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Saint Leo, Fla. (March 15, 2008) – The Saint Leo softball team (14-5) swept a doubleheader over Molloy College (2-2) Saturday afternoon at University Field. Ashley Urbanik (Jr., Riverview, Fla.) threw a complete-game no-hitter in an 8-0 first game victory (six innings). Tatiana Casis (Jr., Port St. Lucie, Fla.) hit a first inning home run to centerfield en route to a 2-1 Saint Leo victory in game two.
Urbanik put the Molloy bats to rest, as she dominated the strike zone in game one going 6.0 innings, striking out 12 and not allowing a hit. Urbanik has now collected three no-hitters in 14 appearances on the season. Casis went a combined 5-for-7 with three RBI, and hit for the cycle in the doubleheader. April Slate (Sr., Land O'Lakes, Fla.) was also a combined 3-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base.
The Lions offense backed up her strong effort on the mound, as they combined for 12 hits and scored eight runs. Saint Leo began its scoring in the second inning as Heather Stroud (Sr., San Antonio, Fla.) scored on a Molloy throwing error. SLU would score two more times in the inning when Slate scored on a fielder's choice off the bat of Amanda Patrick, (Fr., Tampa, Fla.). Ally Maddox (Jr., Brandon, Fla.) then brought home Patrick with an RBI single to make it 3-0.
The Lions would pick up another run in the fourth, as Casis tripled home Patrick. In the bottom of the fifth the Lions added three more runs as Urbanik, Monique Dominguez (Sr., LaPuente, Calif.) and Stroud all crossed the plate. The Lions picked up their final run of the afternoon in the sixth, as Casis doubled to deep centerfield once again scoring Patrick.
The offense got off to a quick start in the second game as Casis, the Lions DP, sent a towering fly ball deep over the centerfield fence to put the Lions up 1-0. The Lions maintained the lead until the top of the fifth when Molloy scored on a sacrifice fly to tie the game 1-1. But the Lions recaptured the lead in the sixth inning when Urbanik delivered a two-out single to score Casis with what proved to be the game-winning run.
Kiki VonHolt (Sr., New Port Richey, Fla.) went 5.0 innings, giving up five hits and one run in the no-decision. Meanwhile, Urbanik came in at the top of the sixth with the score tied and recorded her 10th victory (10-3) of the season tossing 2.0 innings and giving up one hit.
The Lions return to action on Monday, March 17 at University Field against #17 LIU-C.W. Post in a doubleheader beginning at 5:00 p.m.


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Top 5 Quick Breakfast Ideasby Toby Amidor in Healthy Recipes, Healthy Tips, January 10, 2011
Think you don't have time for breakfast? Think again. These healthy, well-balanced quick bites are ready in 10 minutes or less.
#1: Cereal and Milk
A bowl of whole grain cereal and low-fat (1 percent) or nonfat (skim) milk topped with fresh fruit like banana, berries or raisins.
#2: Oatmeal
Cook up quick-cooking oats (not the sugary small packets) with a few cinnamon sticks. Add a touch of honey or brown sugar and top with fresh fruit or a tablespoon of chopped nuts. Still not quick enough? Cook the oatmeal the night before, store in the fridge and reheat in the microwave. Poof, a healthy breakfast ready in minutes.
#3: Breakfast Burrito
Need to eat on-the-run? Cook up this scrambled egg burrito in 7 minutes, wrap in aluminum foil and enjoy on your way to work or school.
#4: Smoothie
This Citrus Cream Smoothie combines protein-packed Greek yogurt with fiber and antioxidant-rich bananas and oranges.
#5: Breakfast Bar
Team up a breakfast bar with fresh fruit or nonfat yogurt. Check out our top picks for bars.
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Of Winnipeg's 15 wards, Mynarski had the lowest voter turnout in the last civic election as just over a quarter of eligible voters cast a ballot in 2006. Residents groups are trying to reverse the low voting trend, but it will be an issue for Mynarski's next city councillor to tackle, too. So, if elected, how would Mynarski's six council candidates look to improve civic engagement in the ward?
Ross Eadie, former school trustee
Launched his campaign by holding hot dog barbecues in Mynarski parks. If elected, he thinks keeping the barbeques alive would help boost voter engagement with city hall. He's also pondering a minor boost to ward budgets to support a stronger civic government presence in a ward. "People decide to vote based on whether they think the political system involves them," he said.
Greg Littlejohn, lawyer
Hopes to improve access to polling stations, a big problem in a ward with large chunks of poverty and low mobility. "The lack of any polling station west of Main and east of Salter, from the CPR yards to Luxton Avenue West, is a problem and I believe one of the reasons why the voter turnout in those neighbourhoods is particularly low," Littlejohn said. "The voter turnout would be greatly improved if people could vote at any polling station on election day, in the same way they can in advance polls."
Jenny Motkaluk, retired vice-president of IT sales firm
While pondering reasons for low voter turnout, Motkaluk realized city rules put civic elections on the last Wednesday of October... the same day social assistance cheques are released. For voters who rely on assistance, scrambling to get and cash the cheque and buy needed groceries keeps them from the polls. Motkaluk vows to try and move the voting day to a different day of the week.
Trevor Mueller, construction surveyor
He's seen how much more politically and community active neighbours became when they started meeting for cleanups and other neighbourhood activities. Replicating that on a ward-wide scale is key, he says. "Once you can start getting them going on something that makes them feel involved in something... then they're going to be active for a whole range of activities, including voting."
John Petrinka, non-profit advocate
Community involvement is crucial, he agrees -- but Petrinka says the best way to accomplish that is by encouraging an economic model of "entrepreneurial excellence" by pairing inner-city youth with retired business people to learn to start small businesses. "That will transfer into more participation at a number of different levels, including voting."
David Polsky, sales rep
"We have a large number of voters who are feeling detached, and feeling that no one cares," he said. His preferred solution: broadening community centre programs to include wider options for families and seniors, "not just the hockey players and baseball players. We need to bring everyone back into our community and the best way of doing that is community centres."


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SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo University softball team (26-18, 5-8 SSC) dropped a 2-0 Sunshine State Conference decision to the University of Tampa (22-6, 9-2 SSC), Saturday evening from University Field. After collecting a single in the first inning, the Lions' offense went dormant as they were held hitless the remainder of the game.
Tampa struck with what proved to be the game-winning run on a first inning sacrifice fly to right field to make the score 1-0. Tatiana Casis tried to spark the Lions' offense in the bottom half of the inning, connecting on a single to leftfield. Unfortunately, it was all the Lions were able to muster as Tampa ace Deanna Henriott put the Lions mighty offense down in order the rest of the game.
With the Lions offense quiet, Tampa brought home an insurance run in the top of the seventh inning to make the score 2-0, the final margin of victory.
The two runs proved to be enough as Saint Leo could not answer Tampa's challenge once again in seventh inning.
Henriott closed out the game by collecting her eighth and ninth strikeouts on the afternoon, while solidifying her 14th victory of the season.
Senior hurler Ashley Urbanik (15-15) also had a strong game in the circle for the Green and Gold. She went seven complete innings, striking out nine Spartans and surrendering two runs on five hits in the conference defeat.
The Lions return to field on Sunday, April 5 for an SSC doubleheader against the very same Spartans with first pitch coming at 1:00 pm from University Field.


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CHP gets seat belt grant to raise awareness
The California Highway Patrol has secured an important grant to help with seat belt safety. In 2013 the State of California achieved one of the higher seat belt usage rates in the nation at over 97 percent. Although those are good numbers, the CHP is hoping to increase the seat belt usage rate while simultaneously reducing the number of people killed and injured in collisions.
In California this year, 434 lives were lost and 8,000 others were injured because they weren't using seat belts, CHP Commissioner, Joe Farrow said, "Every day, someone is killed in a collision simply because they were not properly secured in their vehicle. Seat belts save lives and our goal through this campaign is to ensure that every person traveling on California's roadways is buckled up and protected in their vehicle."


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Tooting & Mitcham boss Roberto Forzoni has confirmed his initial 15-man first team squad is the "best of the bunch" he has had in for pre-season trials this summer.
Forzoni welcomed more than 200 prospective players to the club over the past fortnight and has targeted reducing that intake to 25, with an additional six reserve team players capable of stepping up.
Former Kingstonian midfiedler Lee Hall and ex-Dulwich Hamlet forward Sol Pinnock have made the manager's first cut and the Imperial Fields chief expects all 15 to agree terms with the club this week.
Forzoni has installed a six-man management and coaching team as he bids to make an instant impact on the club's return to Ryman League Division One South after last season's miserable relegation campaign.
"There has been a lot of interest in people coming down here," he said.
"I've been getting four or five phone calls a day asking for trials and as players find their feet here they are telling people what we've got going on and more players are coming down.
"The management and coaching set-up means players are getting more specialised coaching and there is a good group assembling.
"Now we have a benchmark of 15 to work with we'll be able to asssess how good everyone else is. I just can't wait to get started."
Forzoni took over the hotseat from Kenny Brown, who oversaw Tooting's Ryman Premier League nightmare last term – which saw the team relegated having conceded more than 100 goals.
And the new man, whose side host Greenwich Borough in their first pre-season friendly next Thursday, insisted his men would not be in the new league simply to make up the numbers.
"From a football perspective, things couldn't be better. With the players that are coming to the club, we will be competitive," he added.


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Carmaking is science, not art. There are limitations on the automotive designer's pen, hundreds of creativity-stifling rules concocted by governments concerned for your safety. But it wasn't always like this. A few decades ago, an impassioned draftsman could sketch up an impossible daydream, and if the circumstances were right, that dream would see showrooms. The stunning Jaguar E-Type, for example, was laid out by a former aircraft engineer with a fetish for aerodynamic formulas; the Lamborghini Miura was designed by an Italian who led with his crotch. But such beauty is now uncommon — it requires too many compromises for modern life, and compromises do not help a car company's bottom line.
Only every so often, they do. Which brings us to the Esquire Car of the Year.
Unlike some awards panels, here we do not assign points to contenders or tally the results according to some impenetrable formula. We go with what stirs the loins. The Car of the Year should be lustworthy and stylish, but it should also be good value, attainable for the average man. It should confidently ferry your boss to lunch yet never suggest that you've spent unnecessarily. It should swallow your commute as easily as a cross-country trip and inhale a winding back road as if it hasn't eaten for days.
We drove for months, over countless states and thousands of miles. Then ten of us took the seven top contenders to the Monticello Motor Club in upstate New York to test them on hairpin corners and 100-mph straightaways. At last, we came to a conclusion: The Esquire Car of the Year is the 2012 Audi A7...
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America runs on trucks. The big ones lug food and Frigidaires down the interstate. The small guys fill our farms and hollers, beds stuffed with manure and migrant workers. Neither evolves much — the recipe for Haul was essentially nailed decades ago, and with the exception of fuel economy, it hasn't really changed. Which is why the Ford F-150 EcoBoost is so very important.
This is a garden-variety F-150, the best-selling vehicle in America for 29 years, that throws tradition into the combine. The old-school, industry-standard V-8 is gone, replaced by a blazingly unorthodox turbo V-6; the swap makes perfect sense but will nonetheless raise eyebrows in the heartland. It shouldn't. That 3.5-liter six is stronger than the F-150's cheapest eight (365 hp to 360, a whopping 420 lb-ft torque versus 380), but it's also worlds more intelligent. Direct injection and two turbochargers help it tow like a backcountry mule but crank out 22 mpg, 1 mpg more than the eight. Ninety percent of the engine's torque is available from just 1,700 rpm, or low enough to be always handy.
We've seen V-6 trucks before, but all of them sacrificed refinement or weren't strong enough to get their hands dirty. Here, there's no missing anything, just honest talent. When they close the book on the country's working-class workhorse, the EcoBoost will be marked as a turning point. This is when trucks got smart.
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Evolving Therapeutic Paradigms for Advanced Prostate Cancer
Evolving Therapeutic Paradigms for Advanced Prostate Cancer
Improving survival in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is no longer an elusive goal. With the expansion of knowledge regarding the biology of the disease, we are witnessing a plethora of novel therapeutics that are undergoing testing in clinical trials. Since the approval of docetaxel for metastatic CRPC in 2004, three additional agents have demonstrated improvements in overall survival in randomized phase III trials: two agents (cabazitaxel and sipuleucel-T) were approved by the FDA in 2010, and a third (abiraterone) was approved in April of 2011. A threshold has clearly been crossed in the management of advanced prostate cancer; however, the impact on survival has been relatively modest, and efforts at personalized therapy have lagged behind those for other solid tumors. Further meaningful advances are needed, and the foundation for future clinical trials must be high-quality, high-impact translational science that focuses on disease biology, the defining of relevant pathways and validated predictive biomarkers, and adequate preclinical characterization of agents and combinations that will facilitate more personalized therapy.
Prior to 2004, major treatment options for advanced prostate cancer were limited to hormonal therapy for hormone-sensitive disease, mitoxantrone (Novantrone) and strontium-89 (Metastron) for pain palliation, and zoledronic acid (Zometa) to minimize skeletal-related events (SREs) in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC).[1-4] The landmark studies demonstrating a survival improvement for patients treated with docetaxel (Taxotere) not only dramatically influenced the management of CRPC but also energized more research in this setting, leading to more FDA-approved agents available for use (Table 1).[5,6]
Just in 2010, three agents were approved by the FDA: cabazitaxel (Jevtana) and sipuleucel-T (Provenge) for the treatment of metastatic CRPC based on improvements in overall survival, and denosumab (XGEVA) for the supportive management of bone disease.[7-9] In April 2011, the FDA approved abiraterone (Zytiga) for the treatment of metastatic CRPC post docetaxel. These agents work by quite distinct mechanisms; they thus reflect the complex nature of CRPC and the potential therapeutic opportunities. The expansion in the understanding of the biology of CRPC has led to a plethora of agents that are currently under clinical investigation in a variety of advanced disease settings (Tables 2 and 3). This review will discuss recently FDA-approved agents for advanced prostate cancer and those under investigation in phase III trials.
Microtubule Inhibitors
Based on cumulative scientific clinical data, particularly data on docetaxel, the microtubule is considered a validated therapeutic target in metastatic CRPC. Microtubules have numerous cellular functions, including preservation of cellular shape, intracellular transport, and formation of the mitotic spindle for movement of sister chromatids during mitosis.[10] The most widely tested microtubule inhibitors are the taxanes and the epothilones, both of which suppress microtubule activity, leading to mitotic arrest and apoptosis. The epothilones (eg, ixabepilone, patupilone) have been studied in phase II trials in patients with metastatic CRPC with variable efficacy.[11-14] The nanoparticle albumin-bound (nab) formulations of docetaxel and paclitaxel are being evaluated in CRPC.[15,16]
Cabazitaxel is the microtubule inhibitor most recently approved by the FDA. The preclinical activity of cabazitaxel in tumor models resistant to docetaxel and paclitaxel led to clinical studies demonstrating antitumor activity in metastatic CRPC refractory to docetaxel.[10,17] This paved the way for an international, multicenter, phase III study that randomly assigned 755 men with metastatic CRPC with disease progression after docetaxel to receive prednisone plus either mitoxantrone or cabazitaxel.[18] While all patients were previously treated with docetaxel, 16% in the cabazitaxel group and 13% in the mitoxantrone group had received two or more docetaxel-containing regimens. The median time from the last docetaxel dose to disease progression was 0.8 months in the cabazitaxel group and 0.7 months in those receiving mitxantrone. Patients treated with cabazitaxel had a median overall survival of 15.1 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 14.1-16.3), compared with 12.7 months (95% CI, 11.6-13.7) in the mitoxantrone-treated patients, with a hazard ratio (HR) for death of 0.7 (95% CI, 0.59-0.83, P < .0001) for men receiving cabazitaxel. The cabazitaxel-treated patients had a median progression-free survival of 2.8 months (95% CI, 2.4-3.0) compared with 1.4 months (95% CI, 1.4-1.7) in those receiving mitoxantrone (HR, 0.74; 95% CI, 0.64-0.86; P < .0001). In patients with measurable disease, 14.4% (95% CI, 9.6-19.3) of cabazitaxel-treated patients had an objective response, compared with only 4.4% (95% CI, 1.6-7.2%) in the mitoxantrone group (P < .0005). Nearly all patients experienced some degree of myelosuppression, but more patients treated with cabazitaxel experienced grade 3 or higher neutropenia (82% vs 58%) and neutropenic fever (8% vs 1%). Grade 3 or higher anemia and diarrhea were also seen more often in patients treated with cabazitaxel (11% vs 5%, and 6% vs < 1%, respectively). In addition, more deaths occurred within 30 days of receiving the last dose of drug in cabazitaxel-treated patients (18 deaths [5%], including 7 from neutropenia and its consequences and 5 from cardiac causes) than in the mitoxantrone group (9 deaths [2%], 6 of which were due to disease progression).
Cabazitaxel was approved by the FDA in 2010 for salvage therapy after disease progression following docetaxel-based therapy.[8] However, the toxicities associated with this treatment, notably myelosuppression, warrant particular caution. Careful monitoring of blood counts is needed, and growth factor support is recommended for patients, including the elderly, who are at high risk for complications from myelosuppression. In addition, the increase in cardiac deaths seen with cabazitaxel compared with mitoxantrone warrants careful administration and monitoring in patients with underlying cardiac disease.
Immunomodulatory Agents
The immune system is heavily involved in the development and progression of cancer. Over the past several years, several strategies have been developed exploiting this concept in a multitude of malignancies, including prostate cancer.
Sipuleucel-T is an active cellular immunotherapy agent composed of autologous antigen-presenting cells (APCs) that have been cultured with the fusion protein PA2024, which consists of prostatic acid phosphatase and granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating factor, and which is designed to stimulate an immune response against prostate cancer cells.[19]
The initial phase III study using sipuleucel-T in prostate cancer, published in 2006, randomly assigned 127 patients with asymptomatic metastatic CRPC to treatment with sipuleucel-T or to a control group (in which patients received APCs cultured in the absence of PA2024). The difference in median time to disease progression (the primary endpoint) between the two groups was not statistically significant (11.7 weeks in the sipuleucel-T group vs 10.0 weeks in the control group). However, the median overall survival, a secondary endpoint, was 25.9 months in the sipuleucel-T group compared with 21.4 months in the control group (HR, 1.71 [95% CI, 1.13-2.58];P = .01). Another small phase III study of patients with asymptomatic metastatic CRPC showed a non-statistically significant trend towards increased overall survival (a secondary endpoint) with sipuleucel-T (19.7 months vs 15 months), but with no significant difference in the time to disease progression, the primary endpoint of the study.[20] A third phase III trial, with overall survival as the primary endpoint, randomly assigned patients with asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic metastatic CRPC in a 2:1 ratio to treatment with sipuleucel-T or to a control arm (in which patients received APCs cultured in the absence of PA2024).[21] Patients randomly assigned to the control arm who developed progressive disease were unblinded and offered treatment with sipuleucel-T manufactured using the patient's cryopreserved APCs. Of the 171 patients in the control arm, a total of 109 (63.7%) received sipuleucel-T as salvage therapy, with 84 of these (49.1%) receiving it as initial therapy following disease progression. Most patients in both cohorts received additional therapy beyond sipuleucel-T. In the experimental arm, 81.8% received additional treatment and 57.2% received docetaxel after a median of 12.3 months, whereas 73.1% in the control arm received additional therapy, 50.3% of whom received docetaxel after a median 13.9 months. The results showed that sipuleucel-T–treated patients had a four-month improvement in overall survival (25.8 months vs 21.7 months; HR, 0.78 [95% CI, 0.61-0.98]; P = .03). As in the other two studies, no antitumor effect was seen, as reflected by the lack of difference in time to disease progression, symptom improvement, decrease in PSA level, or other measure of disease response.
The most common adverse reaction seen with sipuleucel-T was an infusion reaction, occurring within 24 hours in 71.2% of patients (3.5% had grade 3 reactions) and manifested by chills, fever, fatigue, nausea, tachycardia, and hypertension.[19-21] Other common side effects included headache, back pain, and joint pain. Overall, grade 3 or 4 adverse events occurred in 23.6% and 4% of patients, respectively, with the most common being back pain and chills.[7] In one trial, cerebrovascular events occurred in 7.5% of patients treated with sipuleucel-T (11 of 147) vs 2.6% of patients in the control group (2 of 76).[21]
A common concern regarding sipuleucel-T has been the lack of any demonstrable antitumor effect in any of the randomized trials as compared with results in the control groups—and therefore, the inability to assess response at the individual patient level.[22,23] It remains to be proven whether conventional response measures are appropriate with this class of agents or not. If not, then until adequate efficacy assessment measures are established, we strongly recommend that future phase III testing of such agents include an active control arm proven to be of benefit so as to allow confidence in the trial results with regard to comparable or superior outcome. This is especially important considering the per-patient cost of treatment with sipuleucel-T and the fact that it does not obviate the need for chemotherapy.[23] Proponents of this agent argue that the cost is comparable to that of other biologic agents approved by the FDA and that the price may be offset by the more favorable side-effect profile of sipuleucel-T (compared to chemotherapy).[24] However, since this agent was tested in a different patient population than that included in the docetaxel trials (which allowed accrual of patients with pain and visceral disease), and since none of the trials compared sipuleucel-T to an active control with established clinical benefit, the fact remains that thousands of patients will receive a full course of therapy without the certainty of knowing who may be benefiting.
Under normal conditions, activation of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte–associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) leads to inhibition of T-cell activation.[25] Ipilimumab (Yervoy) is a human monoclonal antibody against CTLA-4. Early work on prostate cancer has shown that this agent potentiates a sustained T-cell immune response and leads to clinical benefit.[26] Recent reports demonstrate activity in advanced prostate cancer when ipilimumab is combined with androgen ablation; 55% of patients in one study achieved undetectable PSA levels after 3 months of combined therapy compared with 38% of patients treated with androgen ablation alone.[27,28] Side effects included diarrhea (4.5%); colitis (4.5%); and cutaneous changes, such as localized vitiligo, etc (27.7%). A phase III study evaluating the effect of ipilimumab on overall survival in patients with metastatic CRPC is ongoing.[29]


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Fellow Profile
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Murty, Dr Yerramilli Sreerama
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- "… and take the iodine upstairs to Martha, Billy Stubbs has been picking his scabs and Eric Whalley's oozing all over his sheets — chicken pox on top of everything else."
- —Mrs Cole to one of her helpers at Wool's Orphanage in 1938[src]
Iodine (chemical symbol: I) is a chemical element, and a halogen. Iodine and its compounds are primarily used in nutrition, and industrially in the production of acetic acid and certain polymers. Iodine is also used in the production of tincture of iodine, a disinfectant.
At Wool's Orphanage, in 1938, after Billy Stubbs and Eric Whalley developed chicken pox, Mrs Cole, the matron, told one of her helpers to take the iodine to Martha, so that she could disinfect their scabs.[1]
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)
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I'd say BT doesn't aim at being used as an everyday distrib. If you're trying to watch a movie, Ubuntu will do. And if you know how to do it on ubuntu, you'll know on BT.
And, I don't know how to put that... You're using BT, so I guess that's for pentesting, etc. and you don't even know how to disable the screensaver ? You don't even know how to ask google for something that might help you... Appalling.
Your lack of knowledge is ok, I can't blame you for it. But it seems obvious that BT is aimed to be used by people knowing linux. If you don't and you want to learn, begin with google and swebsites about Ubuntu or Debian. And if you don't want to learn, Ubuntu may be a clever choice.


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LONDON - Day Four:
I haven't seen a sunrise in a long while and forgot how beautiful fresh light along horizon can be. It's not that I was up early, but my crew and I never went to bed following the Olympic ceremony. We had a live shot to do for our 11 PM newscast, which was 5 AM London time.
So we spent the wee hours of the morning in our makeshift newsroom watching the NBC feed of the opening ceremony and writing our story summarizing all that was.
The most breathtaking experience for us was watching the fireworks display at our broadcast location, which was like front row at a Van Halen concert. You felt every pop and boom, and I've never seen so much sparkle fill the night sky. Every journalist suspended good prose and cried "awesome" at the end. I don't think it translated as that kind of experience on TV.
But what did was seeing our athletes beam with pride as they carried our flag and their country's hopes for excellence. I'm ready for heroes to rise in the midst.
So with the pomp, romp and pageantry behind us, it's time to be a tourist, even for a nanosecond. I'm heading to one of seven official Olympic shops to pick up some souvenirs for the family. My son says he wants an "I heart London" shirt. Shouldn't be too hard to find these days...
For more local Olympics coverage, visit our Olympics Zone.
To see all of Dominique's online daily diaries, click here.PHOTOS: Dominique Sachse in London
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If Turkey and Israel and Egypt become allies, there would not be any PKK left in the region. It would all be sorted out in an instant. The Syrian problem and everything else would be solved. It would be done. Egypt, Turkey, Israel would turn the place upside down.
We need to approach Israel with compassion and love. They should live in the region as they wish. We are saying, "Let's open all the borders." We do not think that they must live within the boundaries of Israel. There is no limit. Sinai is limitless. Jordan is also limitless. Beirut is limitless. These lands are empty. They could live as they wish but on the condition that they submit to the Messiah, meaning the Moschiach. There would not be any peace other than that. When they submit to King Moschiach according to the Jewish faith, together with Hazrat Mahdi (as) helping the morality of the Qur'an prevail throughout the world, the domination Israel has been waiting for 4,000 years becomes real. Did they not want to be sovereign? When they submit to Hazrat Mahdi (as) meaning the Moschiach, they become sovereign. They dominate the whole region and the whole world via the Moschiach. However, this is on the condition that they completely submit to Hazrat Mahdi (as).
This is a spiritual domination of love. In the Torah also, love and spiritual domination is mentioned; not a bloody domination. It says, "Moschiach will dominate via Allah's might, not via his own power." So not with guns and weapons, but with love. Allah says, "I will personally help. He will dominate via My Strength." He says, "His weapon will be love."
Therefore, Israel's happiness is here. In case that Israel and Turkey become allies in submitting to Moschiach, meaning Hazrat Mahdi (as), the place would turn upside down. Islam would prevail throughout the world in a very short time. No one could say a word to Israel. They can read the Torah as they'd like. Muslims would read the Qur'an as they'd like and Christians would read the Gospel as they'd like. There would be limitless freedom.
Our Kurdish brothers would be comfortable as well. Azerbaijan, Armenia and all the others would be comfortable. They are two of the greatest powers in the world. One is Turkish power, Turkey's power and the second is Israel. Israel is a very big power in the world; it is a huge power. It would be wrong to ignore this. They are spread all over the world. When there is an alliance, it would bring happiness. They are descendants of prophets. They should be happy.
(Adnan Oktar, 1 Nisan 2013: A9 TV)2013-04-26 14:31:00


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Evolution Hoax
A report titled "Darwinism and Religion" in the 9 May, 2007, issue of Le Soir, Belgium's widest-read French-language daily, noted the serious alarm the Atlas of Creation had provoked in Belgium. This panic, which stems from the powerful nature of the Atlas of Creation, left the Belgian government powerless to do anything other than issue bans. The report in question announced that a debate was to take place, including the subject of the Atlas of Creation, in the wake of this proscriptive censorship policy in Belgian libraries:
A large number of French educational institutions have received a luxuriously printed work called the Atlas of Creation, which maintains that the theory of evolution, and Darwinism in particular, is in error because it is incompatible with religion. This work was prepared from the Muslim perspective. It has led to enormous alarm among the relevant politcal authorities and educationalists…
"Preventing to loan the Bible in libraries? Should the Atlas of Creation be kept out of libraries?" The answers to these questions will be discussed at a debate on the subject of "Should the Bible enjoy primacy in libraries?" to be held this evening.
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" Brand: Tesco / Type: Pickles "
I normally buy these pickled onions when the main brands have sold out, sometimes the silver skin ones are a bit more expensive but i often find that a stronger taste is better for me, especially as i use the empty jar of vinegar to sprinkle on my chips!
These pickled onions are quite strong compared to other value supermarket brands, that's a good thing for me, the stronger the better but when it comes to size they are much smaller than the Branston and Sainsbury's ones. They are roughly the same price though, all but a few pence so i try and buy these. I personally don't mind them being a bit smaller if they are going to be soaked in good quality and strong vinegar. The big brand ones like Branston and Oak lane of course, do have an even sweeter taste. You get what you pay for.
The vinegar is slightly salty but there isn't a really strong salty taste, it is sweet compared to other "value brands". The Sainsbury's value ones do actually have more vinegar in them and they fill it right to the brim so when you open the jar the whole top of the pickled onions is covered. With the Tesco ones they often stick out of the vinegar so the top ones always get soaked at the bottom and the top is out in the air of the jar. They still soak up flavour but i wanted that vinegar for my chips!
The jar has some very helpful food facts on the back and since these are pretty basic vegetables drenched in what is essentially an acidic liquid, they don't have any fat or healthy nutrients other than the vitamins you get. Given the way they are kept in the jar for quite a while their nutrients seep out into the vinegar anyway so the vinegar is probably more healthy!
The onions are really crunchy with a really smooth texture. Not rubbery though, they may be the value ones but they aren't chewy or rubber like in any way. Their skins often fall off in the jar and they shred themselves quite easily whereas the Branston and Oak Lane ones don't do this. You can see them just sitting on the shelf with a pile of shredded onion skins at the bottom of the jar.
Overall these are pretty standard pickled onions if anything slightly sweeter than the other value brand ones but not as sweet as the big name, and more expensive brand ones.
I brought a jar of Tesco Sweet Pickled Onions last week to go with a salad and I didn't think they were very nice even though I've eaten cheap onions before and not minded them.
These ones have got a proper weird taste though and they are sweet and tangy at the same time, even though that usually tastes nice I thought the combination was strange with these onions. I didn't think they were very crunchy either and the middles of them was a bit too soft for how I like my pickled onions.
I am quite fussy when it comes to picked onions and love the more expensive Garners brand but like I said I will eat others and am not swayed by the label on the jar. The vinegar in these onions is really weird because of the sweetness AND tanginess of them that goes so good with other pickled onions but doesn't suit the taste of these. The onions themselves are average size and aren't too big or too small but they have absorbed so much of the vinegar that you can't hardly taste the onion at all through it.
Your better off to keep these in the fridge because they're not nice at all if you serve them at room temperature, chilling them takes the edge off the tang and also makes the onions a bit crunchier which they badly need.
I paid about 98p for these pickled onions and you get a big jar for that, it's a bargain if you like them but if you're a bit more picky with your onions like I am then I reckon you'll be disappointed.
Pickled onions are my favourite lunchtime accompaniament.
They go very well with cheddar cheese and crusty bread. My parents always have them in the house and I have inherited that habit.
I buy the tesco sweet pickled onions as they were only £1 for a huge jar of them. Ive had the jar for about a month now and Im only half way down.
I thought this was great value for money, as a lot of the branded products are twice the price for a smaller jar, although they have nicer packaging.
I would recommend keeping them in the fridge after opening, and they taste nicer cold as well.
They taste like onion, but softer and very sweet, they are kept in vinegar so you also get that vinegar taste. They still have a slightly crunchy texture but not too much. If you eat one whole then its a bit too much but cut in half they are perfect. They are a lot smaller than raw onions, like a bitesize version, which is why they are good as an accompaniament.
They are definately a bit like marmite, you either love them or hate them!
A jar of these onions would definately keep a family of four in pickled onions for a month. You can also get spicy ones, but I find them a bit too much and too spicy. I find they burn your lips and arent very pleasant at all. The sweet ones just taste of onion which is how I like them.
They are a must at the xmas afternoon tea table, my family couldnt have Christmas or Easter without them!


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|Latest & Greatest
KVH Satellite Communications
By Capt. Patrick Sciacca — November 2002
Chances are if you've seen a yacht go by, then you've taken a gander at a KVH dome on top, typically used for satellite TV and Internet access onboard. Looking to hit the trifecta in satellite services, KVH is adding communications to its stable of offerings.
KVH buys airtime at a wholesale rate through Inmarsat, and then offers its own branded service. Phone--or "voice"--is said to cost about $2.75 per minute in North America. KVH says you can sign up for this service when purchasing satcom hardware--even a competitor's hardware.
KVH Industries Phone: (401) 847-3327. Fax: (401) 849-0045. www.kvh.com.
This article originally appeared in the January 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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Dirent is an application programming interface (API) that enables programmers to list files and directories. Dirent API is commonly available in UNIX systems but not all compilers in Windows provide it. In particular, Microsoft Visual Studio lacks a dirent interface.
Thus, if you are porting software to Windows, you may find yourself rewriting code for Microsoft specific APIs. In order to reduce this work, I have create a clone of the dirent interface for Microsoft Visual Studio. The interface attempts to mimic the genuine UNIX API so that you could use the familiar UNIX data structures and function calls in both Windows and UNIX without modifying source code for one platform or the other.
The latest version of dirent can be found at GitHub. Versions prior to 1.22 are archived at softagalleria.net.
To install dirent, unpack the zip file and copy includes/dirent.h file
to system include directory. System include directory contains header
files such as assert.h and windows.h, and it is usually located at
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\include.
Dirent API is implemented completely in the dirent.h
file and you can use dirent just as in UNIX once you haved copied the
The installation package also contains a few example programs and tests. You can compile the examples using CMake.
For more information on using dirent, please see Wikipedia and Open Group.
I created dirent port for Windows in 1998 when only a few alternatives were available. However, the situation has changed since then and nowadays both Cygwin and MingW compilers allow you to compile a great number of UNIX programs in Windows. Both compilers provide a full dirent API for Windows as well as many other UNIX APIs, and MingW can even be used to create commercial applications.


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WWE Studios goes Cruisin'
WWE Studios is developing the action comedy Cruisin' For A Bruisin', an action-filled comedy from writer-director Adam Bhala Lough.
The film centres on two reckless ex-police officers who team up one last time to bring to justice a corrupt senator's criminal organisation responsible for the murder of their former captain.
WWE Studios will produce alongside Edward R Pressman Film Corporation and Blum-Hanson-Allen Films. Cruisin' For A Bruisin' is the second project in the Blum-Hanson-Allen development fund following Lawless.
Ed Pressman [pictured], Scott Hanson and Michael Luisi will serve as producers and Jason Blum, Jon Allen, and Pressman Film COO Jon Katz will serve as executive producers.
Bradley Buchanan negotiated on behalf of WWE Studios with Debbie Von Arx for Blum-Hanson-Allen and Katz for Pressman Film.
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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
I am glad you are saying that. It seems to be the logical sequence. First
semester is a little drier than second, but you have to get the basics
covered. What do you do for measuring projects?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan Aycock" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
To: <email@example.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: [Channel-talkchemistry] Chemistry of life
The sequence you sent is the one that I have found works best in the years
that I have taught chemistry and physical science. In reply to those who do
not like to start off with measuring and math, my kids have great fun with
measuring projects!
-Susan Aycock
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MessageWe have one common topic sequence at my school:
1. inital safety /equipment stuff (a couple of days)
2. atoms and nuclear chemistry
3. periodic tables/electrons/
4. bonding/molecules/formulas
5. stoichiometry/moles
6. gases
7. liquids and solids/solutions/acid/base
8. organic
9. biochem
Seems to work well for us, we usually get through number five by semester.
----- Original Message -----
From: Kathryn Aday
To: 'email@example.com'
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 8:52 AM
Subject: RE: [Channel-talkchemistry] Chemistry of life
I too am interested in a topic sequence. I have been teaching chemistry
for many years. I have tried many different sequences. The other chemistry
at my school has a different philosophy from me and we seem to be at odds
over this. Input from everyone would really be appreciated.
Thank you.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Bulgrin [mailto:email@example.com]
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 3:22 PM
To: email@example.com
Subject: Re: [Channel-talkchemistry] Chemistry of life
You mentioned that you don't start off the year with moles. What IS
your sequence of topics? I'm a first-time chem teacher (also teaching bio &
physics too) and I dislike starting off with lots of math, but I haven't
thought of a better way to do it. Any suggestions?
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From: Fiona Rae
To: firstname.lastname@example.com
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 12:42 PM
Subject: [Channel-talkchemistry] Chemistry of life
First a comment on the effective classroom strategies. I certainly
need to keep hearing these and see what I can improve on, and what is
slipping. I started "math buddies" this year when a started moles. Happily
we don't teach moles at the beginning of the year and so the students are
comfortable with the class environment by the time we hit that place in the
curriculum. I have found that the weaker students will be pulled up by a
having a math buddy to check homework answers or hearing a different
explanation in kid terms while they work on problems in class. The student
also doesn't have to wait until I help three other students en route to
them. So far I like what is happening in class. I definitely have fewer kids
in crisis mode right now!
On to the video. I don't have the bio background to draw from for the
Chem of Life so will have to do some reading. However even the cereal demo
showing the iron at the beginning of the year would be a great way to start
them talking about everyday chemistry. "Look at what you are eating!" The
reference to drugs affecting the body's equilibrium, and in acids and bases,
with poisoning, how diluting is not enough, are both very interesting as
teenagers are well aware of both (peers, and babysitting). I have tried the
reb cabbage indicators and found it to be great. (The blackberries and
blueberries may be too tempting a snack for some though.)
Just as I start reactions and how chemists are always looking for
ractions to make new or better products I need to bring in that idea of the
very best selective reactions having no byproducts. Perhaps if I send the
students away to mull over the question of what makes the best reaction...?
I think that if I could get a quick synopsis of what the students do
in bio I would have been better prepared for this video. It's all in the
connections they make.
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Topic: update on Joe
I am just catching up on this site after being away to visit our daughter in Phoenix for a week. It did not go so well. Joe had chemo on Thursday before we left on Friday and I knew he would be exhausted on Sat. and Sun but he never perked up the whole week. It was all he could do to get from the car to the restaurant to eat. We brought in a few meals and microwaved some leftovers but all he could do was sleep and watch T.V. the walk to the pool was even too far for him except one day. He says it is a chore just to get up each day. Physically the cat scans show no progression of the disease but he has mets to liver, lings and spleen. He has no pain but no desire to eat either. he probably lost about 5 pounds this last week. I think emotionally he is just tired of the fight. We talked about this and he agreed although he said he didn't want to die yet. I have struggled for a few months on whether to keep pushing for exercise and getting together with friends. He seems to be detaching so much. In the house, it feels like I am already alone. I talked with our daughter Karen who was hoping he would be around to walk her down the aisle(but that won't be happening until next year probably) and we think it is time to let go and stop pushing. How do you know? I know you aren't supposed to ask how long they have but when Joe was out of the room two weeks ago, I did ask the oncologist because his ascited is getting so bad. He said he thought 6 months. I don't think it will be that long. I think once you shut down emotionally your body just follows suit. We are Christians so we know he is going to heaven - it is just the time from now til then that is so hard. I read about John who doesn't want to stop trying. I wonder which is harder. No one in this situations has it easy. Jeff you being able to share both sides is really helpful. I just started going to a caregivers support group and I think that will be helpful. I also wonder about stopping chemo and see if he regains some strength. He has been battling this for 26 months so I know we have been blessed by the time we have had but it never is enough is it? Just needed a place to vent and have people understand what I'm feeling. Thanks for being here. Mary Anne


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NEW Forest Green goalkeeper Steve Arnold is ready to fight it out for the number one spot with Sam Russell.
Arnold, 24, a 6ft 5ins giant, penned a two-year deal with Ady Pennock's side at the New Lawn today, following his release from Graham Westley's League One outfit Stevenage.
Arnold said: "I've come here to challenge for the number one shirt. I had that competition at Stevenage and as long as it's a healthy rivalry than the player that ends up in goal will be the deserving keeper."
He made 32 appearances for Boro in 2012-13 during his first season at the League One club, but managed only four games last season after a change in manager and then injury saw him slip behind Chris Day in the pecking order.
"I've got a bit more in my locker than just my size. It was the best season for me personally last year; the one before I played the whole season but there was a change in manager there and I was pushed aside.
"From my point of view it was a no brainer coming here to Forest Green and the ambition to get into the Football League struck a chord with me."
Arnold began his footballing journey at Boreham Wood and Arsenal before settling at Norwich City's centre of excellence in 2005.
He made his senior debut after moving on to Grays Athletic in the Football Conference and had further spells at Eastleigh, Wycombe Wanderers and Hayes & Yeading before signing for League One Stevenage as a 22-year-old.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Jeff Bianchi got a rare start and made the move pay off for the Milwaukee Brewers.
Bianchi drove in two runs with a 10th-inning single up the middle as the Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Saturday night.
Bianchi made his second start since coming off the disabled list on May 2 after he was sidelined by bursitis in his left hip.
''It feels great,'' he said. ''Biggest thing was we got a win.''
The Brewers snapped a four-game losing streak and improved to 3-13 in May. It also gave John Axford (1-3) his first win since Sept. 1, 2012.
Jim Henderson worked a perfect inning for his eighth save in eight chances.
Getting the start over the struggling Rickie Weeks, Bianchi singled just past diving shortstop Pete Kozma to give him his first two RBIs of the season. He had only five at-bats before Saturday and one hit in seven games.
The Brewers loaded the bases with one out in the 10th against Joe Kelly (0-2). Logan Schafer grounded into a fielder's choice to a pulled-in Kozma, who threw home to force out Ryan Braun and set up Bianchi's game-winner.
''You get a guy at third base with no out, all of a sudden the next two guys make outs and you're like, 'OK,''' Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke said. ''And we get a big hit.''
Kelly allowed runs for the first time in five appearances. He allowed two hits and a walk in one inning for the Cardinals, who fell to 0-3 in extra-inning games.
''I just gave up some hits and then I got the ground balls I needed to. I thought I was going to get out of it, and made another good pitch,'' Kelly said. ''It found a way to stick up the middle.''
Axford gave up one hit and two walks in 1 1-3 innings to earn the win. Axford struck out two, including pinch-hitter Daniel Descalso with the bases loaded to end a ninth-inning threat.
He also threw as hard as he had in some time, clocking one pitch at 97 mph.
''I've been feeling good lately,'' he said. ''I looked in the mirror and got a little deeper inside myself the last few outings. I think I dug in and realized I need to do a little bit more.''
Jean Segura, Ryan Braun, Aramis Ramirez all had three hits for the Brewers. Segura and Braun both had two RBIs.
The Cardinals used four consecutive singles with two outs in the sixth inning to tie it 4-4. Matt Carpenter's hit chased Milwaukee starter Marco Estrada and drove in Kozma who started the rally. Jon Jay's single brought in Ty Wigginton.
Braun gave Milwaukee a 4-2 lead in the fifth with his second single of the game.
The Brewers broke through in the third with a two-out rally. Segura's fourth triple of the season drove in Bianchi and Norichika Aoki to make it 2-2. Braun gave Milwaukee a 3-2 lead with his first single.
St. Louis scored twice in the second but left the bases loaded. Kozma drove in Allen Craig, who walked to start the inning. Carpenter's single gave the Cardinals a 2-0 lead.
Estrada gave up four runs, seven hits and four walks over 5 2-3 innings. He struck out two.
Lance Lynn lasted just five innings. He gave up four earned runs on eight hits and two walks as his ERA rose to 3.27 from 2.88.
He struck out three, his fewest since his first start of the season when he was lifted after four innings at Arizona on April 3.
''I would have liked to pitch better today to help us win the game,'' Lynn said. ''But everybody else picked up the slack.''
NOTES: Kozma has a five-game hitting streak (7-of-19, .368). . Jay has 14 RBI in the past 14 games. . Aoki has multiple hits in five of six games (13-of-26, .500). . Brewers LHP Chris Naverson threw curveballs on Friday for the first time since going on the disabled list April 7 because of a strained left middle finger. Roenicke said it was the final test before he is cleared to throw in a rehab game. ... Milwaukee LHP Tom Gorzelanny is on pace to return from the disabled list at the end of the month. He is set to throw a bullpen session Sunday and a simulated game Tuesday. He has been sidelined since May 8 because of tendinitis in his left shoulder. ... Former Cardinals OF So Taguchi provided color commentary for Japanese broadcaster NHK from its Tokyo studio.


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Crystal Palace boss Dougie Freedman has laughed off rumours of two imminent signings.
Newspaper gossip had linked former England U21 skipper Nigel Reo Coker with a move to Selhurst Park, and there was also talk of the Spanish defender Manu Torres, who currently plays for FC Cartagena, heading for south east London, but Freedman laughed off the suggestion.
The Scot said: "There is nothing at all in these rumours. What happens is some kid in his bedroom puts these rumours on Twitter or the such like, and the newspapers jump all over them.
"I have the greatest respect for Nigel as a player, but I have not even thought about it and I've not seen him play in more than two or three years."
He added: "As for the Torres lad, I've never even heard of him."


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Nicole Wakelin loves the latest and greatest in gadgets. But looking at her bin of phones and other gizmos, it appears she's not ready to let go of the old stuff, either.
"I have everything from phones that I haven't used in five years that are still sitting in a pile, various versions of the iPads that also sit in a pile that don't get used," she said.
Wakelin says her gadgets have grown on her.
"It's hard to part with it. You know, it means so much when you buy it," she said.
Dr. Christina Villarreal is a behavior therapist who specializes in hoarding. She says gadget hoarding is becoming more prevalent.
"Gadget hoarding is a form of hoarding disorder, which is a person having persistent difficulty with parting with their possessions, regardless of their value," explained Villarreal.
For serious hoarders, staying current can be a financial drain.
"I've definitely seen patients who struggled with feeling the need to accrue electronic devices, in spite of their ability to afford them," said Villarreal. "It's definitely becoming an increased area of concern for many people."
But, is keeping a collection of dated devices a sign you need help?
"Holding onto old cellphones or old laptops isn't necessarily hoarding or a problem, as long as it's not affecting a person's work life, home life, relationships, and ability to function," explained Villarreal.
Wakelin says she's not that far gone and points out a practical reason for hanging on to old electronics.
"We haven't gotten rid of them because there's that sense, 'What if something happened that I needed this as a backup?'" she said.
However, Wakelin does admit some emotional attachment to her collection, something Villarreal says is not uncommon.
"Some people hold onto electronic devices because they used them during a special time in their life," explained Villarreal. "Maybe they had cellphones from college, uh pagers that they used in particular work settings."
Whether the motivation is sensible or sentimental, if you have gadgets galore, one consumer guru has some advice.
"Consider selling them so you can help pay for some monthly expenses like your cable or electricity bill," said Consumer Savings Expert Andrea Woroch.
Woroch says letting go of the gadgets could lead to some serious cash back in your pocket. Wakelin knows her stash could go for big bucks, but she's holding onto it, at least for now.
"Gadgets are probably my big weakness," she admitted. "I try not to hoard anything else."
Another reason experts say some people hang on to old devices is they're concerned about the personal information on them, and don't want it falling into the wrong hands.
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GONZALES — Heavy rains this week in Ascension Parish highlighted drainage problems near Gonzales Primary School that a few flooded residents and landowners blamed on a $9.2 million school construction project.
While school officials disputed their project was at fault and city officials cautioned Ascension Parish was hit by widespread flooding that prompted flash flood warnings, the officials said drainage improvements are planned in the area that may provide some relief in the future.
The massive storm front out of Texas and the Gulf of Mexico dropped 9.84 inches of rain in Gonzales between Tuesday and Friday mornings, the National Weather Service reported.
Much of the rain, 7.24 inches, fell between Tuesday evening and Thursday morning. By midmorning Wednesday, water was 4 inches deep in the home of Cheryl Ruiz, 52, and Kathy Sparks, 49, at West Roosevelt Street and Felicity Avenue.
"We've been flooded three times since May," Ruiz said during an interview on her carport Wednesday while water still stood in the house.
Ruiz and Sparks, who have rented the residence for three years, attributed the house flooding to the higher elevation of a new, nearly finished classroom building across West Roosevelt from their house, as well as construction damage to culverts and trash left by workers.
"When they started construction on that school is when we started flooding," Ruiz said.
Wayne Cannon, 55, owner of the house, which had been his grandmother's, said he removed 25-year-old carpet in May during the first of three incidents of house-flooding during the past eight months. He said that while the street had flooded in the past, the house stayed dry.
"Something is stopped up somewhere, hampering the drainage, but we hadn't found the problem yet," Cannon added.
Lisa Bailey, a dentist who has a practice behind Ruiz and Sparks' home, did not get water in her dental office, but three neighboring properties she owns on the same block were flooded.
"In the 20 years I have been there, I have never seen it flood like that," she said Friday.
While Ascension Parish underwent widespread street and yard flooding from the storm, parish and city officials reported only a few flooded homes.
Still, school officials said, the West Roosevelt area had flooding problems before construction began on their current project, which is part of a $100 million school improvement bond issue voters approved in 2009.
Begun in 2011, the Gonzales Primary project calls for the new addition and demolition of an old third-grade classroom building on West Roosevelt, which would flood at times after heavy rains, school system spokesman Johnnie Balfantz said.
"There is nothing we're doing that is making it worse," he said.
Jackie Baumann, chief engineer for the city Department of Public Works, said the school system is planning to put in new drainage pipes along West Roosevelt and the city is going to help with downstream improvements and ditch cleaning.
"We're working closely with the city on this project and hope to add some relief to that area," Balfantz added.
Ruiz said Friday that her son brought a pump that got the water out of her house Wednesday night and kept it out Thursday when flood waters returned. She said she and her family are watching for more rain and waiting for her landlord to remove the wet carpet.
"That's all we can do is sit and wait," Ruiz said.


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Steven Soderbergh's new film, Side Effects, is out today.
Soderbergh claims it's his last film, but as just about everyone is saying, "don't hold your breath," and it would be sad to lose him as a working director, when he's one of the most original voices out there right now, at least in contemporary Hollywood filmmaking. But as Mary Kaye Schilling wrote in Vulture on January 27, 2013, "Steven Soderbergh has directed 26 films since his 1989 debut, sex, lies, and videotape — the behind-closed-doors portrait of yuppie Louisiana often credited with kick-starting the indie-film revolution of the nineties, released when he was only 26. In the 24 years since, he's been a remarkably prolific chameleon, managing arguably more than any other director of his generation to successfully bounce between the low- and high-budget, not only directing but often editing and shooting his own films, each, in its way, an audacious experiment.
In one extraordinary three-year streak — 1998 to 2001 — he directed two noirish classics (Out of Sight, The Limey), pulled an Oscar performance out of Julia Roberts (Erin Brockovich), earned an Oscar of his own (Traffic, the same year he was also nominated for Brockovich), and launched a lucrative franchise (Ocean's Eleven, followed by Twelve and Thirteen). Then in 2011, the seemingly abrupt announcement: He wanted to be done making movies by the time he was 50, to focus on painting, among many other things.
[As Soderbergh noted] 'when I was growing up, there was a sort of division: Respect was accorded to people who made great movies and to people who made movies that made a lot of money. And that division just doesn't exist anymore: Now it's just the people who make a lot of money. I think there are many reasons for that. Some of them are cultural. I've said before, I think that the audience for the kinds of movies I grew up liking has migrated to television. The format really allows for the narrow and deep approach that I like, and a lot of people … Well, the point is, three and a half million people watching a show on cable is a success. That many people seeing a movie is not a success [. . .]
The worst development in filmmaking—particularly in the last five years—is how badly directors are treated [. . .] It's not just studios—it's anyone who is financing a film. I guess I don't understand the assumption that the director is presumptively wrong about what the audience wants or needs when they are the first audience, in a way. And probably got into making movies because of being in that audience.
But an alarming thing I learned during Contagion is that the people who pay to make the movies and the audiences who see them are actually very much in sync. I remember during previews how upset the audience was by the Jude Law character. The fact that he created a sort of mixed reaction was viewed as a flaw in the filmmaking [. . .] People were really annoyed by that. And I thought, Wow, so ambiguity is not on the table anymore. They were angry.'"


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Honk If You're Corny: The Farm Truck Is a Farmers' Market on Wheels
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That Russian Guy Who Attended the Trump Tower Meeting Is Almost Definitely a Spy
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Paul Ryan's Case Against Obamacare Goes From Misleading to Outright False
Is Time a Problem for Game of Thrones?
As Steve Bannon Returns, Breitbart Launches New Attacks Against Ivanka
Whatever Happened to Benjen Stark on Game of Thrones?
'I Have to Share a Hotel Room With a Co-worker Who Screams in her Sleep!'
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Unless you're pushing 100 years old, you probably don't remember the first wave of electric cars that rolled along America's roads in the early 1900s. Before the internal gasoline engine was adopted as the standard means of automotive propulsion, different energy sources were tried, including steam power and electricity. Beautiful 'horseless carriages' ran on a series of electric batteries that gave enough range to make a few trips around town. Electric cars were primarily driven by women, who didn't want to have to deal with cranking a gas engine to start it (before Cadillac introduced electric starters), didn't have to learn to shift gears, and didn't want to deal with the mess and hassle of oil and gasoline. Iconic names such as Baker, Detroit and Milburn built the early 20th century electric cars that often came with luxurious interiors and even flower vases.
Fast-forward 100 years, and what's old is new again, as a number of automakers are building cars that run on electricity alone.
The first mass-production electric-only vehicle is the Nissan LEAF. The most remarkable thing about the Leaf is how unremarkable it is. That is to say, it's a typical economy-sized five-door hatchback with room for five, plus a cargo area. With a range of 100 miles and a top speed of 90 mph, the LEAF will meet most people's everyday needs. Just plug it in at night, and the car will be ready to go in the morning. As electric cars become more popular and plentiful, charging stations should appear in garages and parking lots, providing charging while you're at work or getting groceries.
The LEAF's interior is typical of a modern economy car, with touch-screen radio controls, automatic climate control, heated front seats, power windows and locks, cruise control, tilt steering and six air bags. Navigation is standard and a back-up camera is optional. There's a decent amount of cargo room under the hatch and the rear seats fold down, but there's a big hump for the batteries between the two. Room in the heated rear seats is adequate, though head room could be tight for tall people, and leg room is largely dependent on the generosity of front seat passengers.
After engaging the push-button starter, the dash alights, but no sound is heard. The transmission transmits power to the front wheels and is operated by a mouse-like control in between the seats that allows you to engage forward or reverse, park or neutral. Brakes are good, and regenerative braking helps recharge the battery as you brake. The LEAF is more quick than fast, due to the large amount of torque that you have from the start, so there's no problem keeping up with traffic or merging onto a highway. Safety features include traction control, stability control and ABS brakes. It's often hard to gauge speed because there's no engine noise to guide you. Fortunately, the large digital speedometer is easy to read atop of the dash gauges, and beneath is a range indicator so you know how much farther you can go before you need to recharge. It feels well-built and handles comparably to any quality modern economy car. Though it costs a fair amount more to buy, the initial price is offset by fuel savings over the life of the car.
Bommarito Nissan's Steve Colesworthy says the most noticeable feature of the Leaf is how unnoticeable it is. "It drives like a luxury car, quiet with plenty of room, but it's environmentally friendly, cheap to operate and very user-friendly."
Prices for the LEAF start at about $36,000, but there's a $7,500 income tax credit to help offset some of that initial cost.
The other type of electric vehicle is one that runs solely on electricity, but has an internal combustion engine that generates electricity, thus extending the vehicle's range indefinitely. You just have to buy gas for the engine, the same as you would for a normal car. Such is the case with the Karma by Fisker, a new car line building an exotic electric sedan that competes in performance and styling with the Porsche Panamera and Aston Martin Rapide, but is in a class of its own being powered solely by an electric motor.
At first glance, the most notable thing about the Fisker is its beautiful styling. Dramatic curves and angles combine to create a sedan design that truly stands out in today's world of look-alike cars. The interior is six-figure-car luxurious, with acres of sumptuous leather, real wood, a sophisticated touch screen interface for audio and ventilation with navigation and back-up camera, and highly bolstered seats front and back. Rear-seat room is a bit cramped, and entrance and egress are hindered by the sharp slope of the rear window, but that's the price you pay for looking good. The trunk is relatively small due to the placement of the batteries. A solar panel on the roof runs accessory items to preserve battery power for propulsion.
The big performance advantage to electric power is that you get all the torque (twisting power used for acceleration) instantaneously, so you have full power the second you step on the go pedal. Horsepower is rated at 403, and torque at an earth-stopping 959. With the Fisker's powerful electric motor and rear-wheel drive, this means neck-snapping zero-to-60 times and tons of torque power on tap whenever you want it. Throw in a stiff suspension with sports car-like handling, good brakes (with regenerative braking) and excellent steering feel, and this really is a fun car to drive. The only thing missing is the roar of an engine (but you can buy a CD of engine sounds if that really bothers you). Range on electricity alone is about 100 miles, depending on how aggressively you drive.
Plaza Fisker's Rob Jackson brags of the Karma, "It has unique looks and is a super-car for around town. Best of all, if you stay within the electricity limit and recharge it, you never have to go to a gas station."
Like any super-car, the Fisker Karma has a super-car price of $103,000 to $120,000, depending on trim level and options. At least you can keep your wallet in your pocket as you pass gas stations.


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Caroline Shiboski, DDS, MPH, PhD, a longtime professor in the UCSF School of Dentistry's Department of Orofacial Sciences (OFS), has been appointed Interim Chair of OFS and will assume her duties in that role effective July 1, 2014.
Dr. Shiboski will take over as interim chair of the department following the retirement of the current chair, Dr. Deborah Greenspan [1].
Says Dean John D.B. Featherstone: "I am very pleased that Dr. Caroline Shiboski has agreed to accept the position of interim chair of Orofacial Sciences. I look forward to working with her while the search for the permanent chair takes place. She is very well supported by faculty and staff."
In addition to being a Professor in the Department of Orofacial Sciences, Dr. Shiboski is also the director of the Oral Medicine Clinical Center as well as the Post-Graduate Residency program in Oral Medicine at the UCSF School of Dentistry.
She obtained her DDS from the Université René Descartes in Paris, and has advanced training in Epidemiology (with an MPH and a PhD from UC Berkeley) and Oral Medicine (she is a certified Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Medicine). Her research experience focuses on the epidemiology of oral cancer and of oral manifestations related to immune dysfunction in various populations.
Dr. Shiboski has received multiple NIH grants and contracts since 1994. She implemented a collaborative study, funded through the AIDS Fogarty Program, exploring oral candidiasis as a surrogate marker of HIV disease progression among women in Zimbabwe. While visiting Zimbabwe once a year from 1999 to 2005 as part of this project, she also developed and taught the Oral Medicine curriculum of the Department of Dentistry at the University of Zimbabwe School of Medicine.
She is the principal investigator of the Sjögren's International Collaborative Clinical Alliance Biorepository, an NIH contract based on a previous contract that established new classification criteria for Sjögren's Syndrome (approved by the American College of Rheumatology), and that developed a data and biospecimen repository for this disease. The aim of the new contract is to disseminate SICCA data and biospecimens to scientists around the world to advance the field with pathogenesis, epidemiologic, and genetic studies.
Dean Featherstone asks that the school community join him in congratulating Dr. Shiboski and welcoming her to her new role.
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2010 Honorary Degree and Alumni Award Recipients
April 29th, 2010 | SMWC
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) will celebrate its 169th commencement, Saturday, May 8, 2010. Graduation activities begin at 10:30 a.m. with the traditional baccalaureate mass in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. The class of 2010 will receive degrees during a ceremony at 2 p.m. in the Cecilian Auditorium of the Conservatory of Music. Read more about the commencement agenda.
During the ceremony, Deirdre Connelly, president, North American Pharmaceuticals, of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will receive an honorary degree and will deliver the commencement address. Read more about Deirdre and the keynote address.
Bernard Cohen was a visiting professor at SMWC from 1963 to 1970. He taught Contemporary Judaism allowing students to learn about a new culture and religion. Cohen was present during the introduction of ecumenism, the religious unity or cooperation of several faiths, to the Catholic campus.
Cohen received a baccalaureate from Long Island University, Brookville, N.Y., and a master of arts from Columbia University, New York City. He also earned a master's degree in psychology from International College. In 1956, he was ordained as a rabbi and received the bachelor's of Hebrew letters and the master's in Hebrew letters from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, which is the nation's oldest institution of higher Jewish education. He received an honorary doctor of divinity degree from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 1981. Cohen also was a lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserve, 1956-1958.
Since 2003, the Distinguished Alumni Award has recognized SMWC alumni for their professional achievements and dedication to their communities. The 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients are Barbara M. Fossum, Ph.D., FSME and Elizabeth Jeffries, CSP.
Barbara Fossum earned the bachelor's degree in physics from SMWC in 1965. She holds a master's degree in mathematics/computer science from Stevens Institute of Technology and a master of business administration and doctorate in operations management from the University of Texas. She has more than 25 years of experience in computer systems for competitive manufacturing and has extensive project management and business process redesign experience.
Fossum currently serves as the president of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), the first woman president in the history of the 78-year-old professional society. SME is the world's leading professional society supporting manufacturing education. The organization influences more than half a million manufacturing practitioners and executives annually. It boasts members in more than 70 countries and hail from diverse manufacturing industries, including aerospace and defense, automotive and transportation, medical and more.
She also is a Fellow of SME, a highly prestigious honor for outstanding contribution spanning over 20 years of manufacturing experience in areas such as industry or educational service management, technical publishing, research and development, inventions and patents, consulting, and SME service.
Fossum brings a diverse academic and industrial background to SME. Currently, she is an independent consultant and coach in the areas of strategic planning, process engineering, technology assessment, new venture validation and business planning for entrepreneurial startups. Fossum also is a Senior Research Fellow of the IC2 Institute of the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), where she works in worldwide economic development projects involving technology commercialization.
Previously, Fossum was president of the Gordon Group, a Chicago-based organizational and leadership development company; president and a principal owner of Reveille Technology, Inc., a manufacturing execution system software company; a senior data processing consultant at Unisys; and a member of the technical staff at Bell Laboratories. Fossum held various positions at the University of Texas at Austin, primarily starting and operating programs which support small to medium-sized manufacturing companies and high-technology manufacturing startups.
Elizabeth Jeffries, a professional speaker, seminar leader, author, and executive coach, earned a bachelor's degree from SMWC in psychology in 1984. Jeffries is a seasoned professional with expertise in challenging and coaching executives and high potential managers for over twenty years. Jeffries is committed to life-long learning and holds advanced certifications including Professional Behavior Analyst, Professional Values Analyst, and Professional Skills Analyst. She also holds advanced certification in psycholinguistics, the psychology of language.
She is the author of two books including "The Heart of Leadership: How to Inspire, Encourage and Motivate People to Follow You" and as well as a best-selling CD, "From the Inside Out," an inspirational poem with original music. Jeffries is contributing author to "Insights on Leadership."
In 1996, Jeffries and her husband, Stephen Tweed, CSP, merged their businesses and formed a consulting firm specializing in executive coaching, speaking and relationship strategies, Tweed Jeffries, LLC. Jeffries is CEO of her division, Executive Mastery...a Tweed Jeffries company.
Jeffries has addressed over one million people in more than 4,000 presentations to nearly 500 different organizations and has coached numerous executives and managers one-on-one. She challenges people to live and lead from the inside out and her cornerstone topics are servant-leadership, team alignment and relationship strategies.
Jeffries served six years on the board of directors of the National Speakers Association (NSA), a 3,800-member organization of professional speakers from around the world. In 1997, Jeffries received the NSA's elite award, "CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame" for platform and professional excellence. She is one of 34 women in the world who have been awarded this honor.
Jeffries contributes in various ways to her community, including serving as the vice chair of the board of directors of Maryhurst, a Louisville, Kentucky social service agency that serves highest needs children.
Members of the SMWC community are invited to watch the commencement ceremony in the O'Shaughnessy dining room of the Providence Center via a live video feed. Tickets are not required for baccalaureate.
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November 26, 2010 – New York Rangers 2, Florida Panthers 0 (Game No. 24, Away No. 12)
* The Rangers defeated the Florida Panthers, 2-0, tonight at BankAtlantic Center to improve to 13-10-1 overall, including a 8-4-0 mark on the road. New York has now won three of their last four games.
* Henrik Lundqvist posted his third shutout of the season, and 27th of his career, with a 40-save performance to improve to 8-8-1 overall with a 6-4-0 mark on the road. It was his ninth career 40-save effort and first of the season, and his second career 40-save shutout, having stopped 45 shots through regulation and overtime in a 1-0 shootout loss to New Jersey on Jan. 12, 2010 at Madison Square Garden. Tonight's shutout was his fourth career vs. Florida, including his first career shutout on Oct. 17, 2005 at MSG (4-0).
* Derek Stepan tallied the game's opening goal, the eventual game-winner, at 10:06 of the first period to extend his scoring streak to a career-high, six games (three goals, four assists over the span), and has now registered nine points (three goals, six assists) in the last eight games. He ranks fourth on the team in scoring with 14 points, and is tied for fourth on the team with six goals and eight assists.
* With Stepan's goal at 10:06 of the first period, the Blueshirts have now tallied the game's first goal in 17 of their 24 contests this season, and have posted a record of 12-4-1 in those games. The Rangers improved to 8-1-1 when leading after the first period, having out-scored their opponent, 18-10, in the opening frame.
* Brandon Prust notched his first goal of the season with a shorthanded tally at 14:25 of the third period. The goal was Prust's first career shorthanded goal and was his second shorthanded point in as many games, having tallied his first career shorthanded point with an assist on Brian Boyle's shorthanded goal on Wednesday at Tampa Bay. Prust has now recorded three points (one goal, two assists) in the last four games.
* Marc Staal registered two assists, including one on Derek Stepan's game-winning goal and one on Prust's shorthanded goal, and posted a plus-two rating in a game-high, 28:19 of ice time. He is currently tied for fourth in the NHL with three shorthanded points (one goal, two assists) on the season, and has now recorded three assists in the last two games.
* Ryan Callahan notched a power play goal at 5:24 of the third period, assisted by Erik Christensen and Steve Eminger. Eminger, who tallied his first goal as a Ranger on Wednesday at Tampa Bay, has now recorded a point in each of the last two games (one goal, one assist).
* Sean Avery recorded the primary assist on Stepan's game-winning goal, and now ranks third on the team with nine assists on the season.
* Ruslan Fedotenko, who skated in his 700th career NHL game on Wednesday at Tampa Bay, was credited with a game-high, six hits and now ranks second on the team with 62 hits on the season.
* The Blueshirts' power play notched one goal in two opportunities (3:46) tonight, and have now tallied a goal in four consecutive games (4-13, 30.8% over the span).
* New York's penalty kill held Florida scoreless in five power play attempts and have now surrendered just four goals in their last 12 games, registering a 90.5% success rate (38-42) over the span.
* The Rangers will conclude their three-game road trip when they face-off against the Nashville Predators tomorrow, Nov. 27, at Bridgestone Arena (8:00 p.m.), in the second game of a back-to-back set. The game will be televised on MSG Network and can be heard on 1050 ESPN Radio.
* The Rangers are 5-0-0 in the second game of back-to-backs this season having out-scored their opponent, 16-5, and are 4-0-0 when the second game is on the road. Over the last two seasons, New York is 14-2-2 in the back-end of back-to-back sets, including a 9-1- 1 mark away from MSG over the span.


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Been trying to clean out the freezer lately. Tuesday night I was digging through it and found some frozen pizza dough, and some frozen sauce (you mean you don't take your left over sauce and freeze it in an ice cube tray for later?) and a package of pepperoni (seems like few weeks our store has a B1G1 deal on pepperoni. One goes in the meat/cheese drawer, one in the freezer). Pizza it is! This was from Zippy Lips recipe.
Before we get started, thought I'd show you this. I've been pretty lazy about cleaning out the Egg. Just a quick stir to knock off the ashes and refill. Last night I noticed I was really low, so I stirred it really good and was planning on adding fresh lump. All the charcoal I've used lately is Ozark Oak or Royal Oak, couldn't tell you how many bags total or ratio of one to the other. The rocks/cement are sitting in the lid for the large in case you want reference. I really should clean my egg out more.
Ok, time to build the pizza. Went with a thin layer or mozz, then added just a tiny bit of sauce and some bacon bits, topped that with more cheese and some pepperoni. I like my pepperoni on top of the cheese so its exposed to the heat. I feel it cooks better and the heat gives it a different textrure than if it was buried under the cheese. That's how we did it at every pizzas joint I every worked in growing up.
Went on to the Egg at around 450, here it is almost done
I let it cook a total of 29 minutes, then let it sit on the counter for another 5 before removing from the CI Skillet
Look at that crust
And the required bottom shot
Since Mrs. G is out of town and I knew I couldn't eat it all by myself, I took it over to my brother's house. He's in the process of remodeling his bathroom and I knew he either wouldn't stop to eat, or he would get fast food or nuke something. Figured he'd appreciate this much more. And I was right.
I just wish I had more cheese to put on it. Didn't really get the "cheese gasket" around the edges like I wanted. Oh well. Still good and I found out that Zippy's dough can be frozen and used later without any loss of quality.


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WILLOUGHBY, Ohio (AP) -- A judge has ordered a $750,000 bond for an Ohio teenager accused of fatally stabbing her foster mother.
The (Willoughby) News-Herald (http://bit.ly/QpX12w ) reports that 18-year-old Sabrina Zunich was arraigned Monday in municipal court. She is accused of killing foster mother Lisa Knoefel early Friday.
Zunich did not enter a plea at the arraignment.
Police in Willoughby Hills, east of Cleveland, got a 911 call early Friday from a 13-year-old girl screaming that her sister had a knife and was attacking her mother. Officers found Zunich in the house covered with blood and holding the knife.
Knoefel, who worked at the Division of Children and Family Services in neighboring Cuyahoga County, was found in a first-floor bedroom with fatal stab wounds.
Authorities have not publicly discussed a motive.
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Foraging for food is a basic human skill that kept our ancestors alive, but it's one that has been lost considerably since the modern convenience of grocery stores and farmers markets. Thankfully, the art of foraging is becoming more popular thanks to Survivor-type shows and the desire to become more eco-friendly.
Foraging food from the wild is also a great family activity, which teaches children where food comes from and gives them a sense of adventure. Foraging for food in the wild is like going on a treasure hunt!
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Prosecutors said Monday that a decision on charges is not anticipated this week.
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Lane has repeatedly said his daughter was riding in a rear car seat of a vehicle he was driving when it was taken Dec. 2 at gunpoint in Detroit's North End neighborhood.
he car was found a short time later, but Bianca was not in it. Police have said they are looking into the truth behind Lane's story.
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chefknivestogo wrote:Hi Geoff,If you stop at a 1K edge and then strop you won't ever have to worry about polishing out the teeth since the jump is so big the strop won't be able to abrade enough steel to get rid of the toothy edge you have.Try just the boron carbide on a piece of balsa. That will refine the edge well. That's what I use all the time.If you want a second strop you could get our horse butt strop and not put anything on it. That would be a good one for quick touch ups at work since there is no mess. Just leave it in the zip lock bag so when not in use so it doesn't get dirty or wet.
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