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April 3rd, 2013 02:32 AM #1
Toddler Food Ideas, Multisourced
Thanks all who suggested websites, cookbooks and tried-n-true recipes for feeding a young toddler (the 10months - 2years age group, roughly). There were so many fantastic suggestions I have collated them into this admittedly enormous post-- what a great community resource.
Websites, Blogs and Online Recipe Banks
http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2009...-in-order.html [all things crockpot-related]
www.epicurious.com/ [the basics: http://www.epicurious.com/articlesgu...tocook/primers]
http://www.foodnetwork.com/5-ingredient-fix/index.html: Five Ingredient Recipes
http://allrecipes.com/recipes/main-d...er/?src=mer714 [slowcookers]
Child-Friendly Cookbooks
Mark Bittman: "How to Cook Everything"
Joy of Cooking
Alice Waters: The Art of Simple Food/ In the Green Kitchen
Jamie Oliver: 30 minutes meals / 15 minute Meals / Dinner
Nigella Lawson: Express / Kitchen
Nigel Slater
River Cottage Baby and Toddler Cookbook
Tessa Kiros: Apples for Jam
Sophie Dahl
Annabel Carmel (mainly focused on weaning)
The One Armed Cookbook
101 Things to Do With A Slow Cooker
101 More Things To Do With A Slow Cooker
Tyler Florence: Start Fresh: Your Child's Jump Start to Lifelong Healthy Eating
The Everything Organic Cooking for Baby and Toddler Book: 300 naturally delicious recipes to get your child off to a healthy start
One Pot of the Day (Williams-Sonoma): 365 recipes for every day of the year
Baby and Toddler Meals For Dummies
Edmonds Sure to Rise
Super Baby Foods
Miko Shino: Smart Baby Foods
Canadian Cook Book - Nellie Lyle Pattinson
Raw Food for Everyone - Alissa Cohen
Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond
Snacks/ No-prep foods
Plain or lightly sweetened yogurt
Whole canned beans
Whole wheat cereal
Bite-sized fruit pieces
String cheese
plain yogurt, fresh strawberries / blueberries / grapes / mandarins, Cheerios/Kix, pureed fruit, cereal bar, a few Ritz crackers, Goldfish, Gerber Graduates Lil' Crunchies or Yogurt Bites
cheese cut into small cubes
rice crackers, cereal bars, string cheese, full fat plain yogurt, cottage cheese, Amy's soups, organic frozen waffles, avocadoes, frozen peas, canned beans, canned diced carrots, canned refried beans
porridge, muesli, wheat toast
cucumber, peppers, yoghurt, bread
frozen empanadas
pre-breaded chicken fingers
carrot sticks, cherry tomatoes, cucumber cubes, cheese, sultanas, dried apricots, crackers, sliced strawberry, apple or melon
turkey sausage
chicken gyozas, potato pancakes, chicken nuggets, frozen mini tacos
Frozen French toast, frozen waffles
Steamed veggies with chunks of meat: steam vegetables in steamer/rice cooker. Fill a large pot with water; completely submerse the chicken. Add a small handful of kosher salt, seasoning. Simmer for 15 minutes. Turn off heat, cover, and let sit for 30 minutes. Chop into large chunks and store.
Hardboiled eggs
Kidney beans with a little chili powder
Annie's organic Mac and Cheese
brown rice with butter
Amy's tomato soup with Goldfish crackers
frozen sweet potato fries
tuna or chicken salad
scrambled egg on wholegrain toast
baked beans in tomato sauce
vegetable soup
Pasta with tomato sauce, an assortment of veggies and shredded chicken
cottage cheese covered with cinnamon, with grapes, peaches and pears
Oatmeal with honey, cinnamon, raisins and either almond shavings or walnut pieces
Carrot Sticks, grape tomatoes, or broccoli with Paul Newman Ranch dressing
Omelets: toppings including corn, grated cheese, mushrooms or even toddler food in a jar as a filling- eg beef pasta; stir fry Chinese veg or shredded chicken; tomato diced, ham/deli meat cut up, grated carrot.
Boiled small pasta- add some frozen small pre mixed veg (eg carrot cubes, peas and corn) in the last 5 minutes- drain & add some grated cheese. Alternatively, a tin of baby/toddler veggie based food could make a sauce to mix onto pasta- eg a pumpkin puree or a turkey and veg meal.
2 minute noodles (don't use the flavour sachet as they're too salty) with toppings of choice added and some cheese.
Baked beans on toast
Spaghetti bolognese
A bought roast chicken pulled apart and diced- freeze leftovers for another meal in portions. Add as a filling or serve with a finger food meal.
-Tortilla filled with soft cheese and some ham/ other fillings
-Homemade soup: use a vegetable or chicken stock cube and water. Fry some onion in oil as a base. Cook whatever vegetable you want to use in your soup and blend it all together; serve it with bread.
Breaded chicken/fish strips: Slice chicken breasts or fish fillets into strips and dip them in flour and then into a mixture of egg/milk and salt and pepper and then into some bread crumbs; then fry them in oil or oven bake them. Serve them with a tomato salsa and some mash.
Tacos/fajitas: chop up onions, peppers, sometimes cauliflower. Saute meat or tofu, add the veggies and keep stir-frying until they are softer. Then add taco seasoning pouches. Serve it on rice or in a tortilla and top with salsa, sour cream, cheese.
Organic smoothies via power blender (add flax, wheat germ)
French toast
Meat & cheese roll up (in a tortilla)
wheat tortilla spread with peanut butter (or almond or sunflower seed butter if allergic)
Oven roasted veggies: slice them, add some olive oil and spices, and stick them in the oven until they are tender/crispy)
quesadillas (cheese with beans/salsa/chicken/etc.)
ravioli -cheese/spinach/pumpkin and so on
pizza (toppings -maybe feta and spinach, maybe fresh mozzarella and veggies, maybe with bbq sauce and bacon and onions)
Hobo bags: add cut up veggies and meat (fish or chicken are great) into a a foil pouch; season; drizzle some olive oil. Bake at 375 for 35 minutes or so.
Fried rice with egg, chopped carrots, tomatoes, anything!
Grilled cheese or grilled ham/turkey and cheese
Add Store-bought bottles of alfredo sauce to shredded chicken and veggies, with or without pasta
Also any of the still-too-hard veggies can be steamed: Baby carrots, zucchini, turnips, or potatoes quickly peeled and cut into managable strips.
Fish "en papillotte," wrapped in parchment or tin foil: choose halibut or monk fish, cut into serving sizes, drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper (possibly lemon slices, garlic, rosemary OR sesame oil, scallions, soy sauce, ginger), wrap up and roast at 400 for 20 minutes or so.
Broil salmon: drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper and broil for 10 minutes or so; serve with lemon caper butter sauce
Add to crockpot: 4 frozen chicken breasts or thighs, or approximately browned ground beef or ground turkey; 2 cans vegetable soup; 2 cans black beans; 2 cans original rotel. Keep is on low approximately 8 hours.
Muchaca: 2-3 lbs of a tougher hunk of beef, one large jar of salsa, a bottle of BBQ sauce, and a splash of apple cider vinegar. Slow cook until tender (hours) and serve on rice or with tortillas.
Oven-roasted veggies #2. Cut up French-fry sized sticks of carrots or zucchini, halve Brussel sprouts, chop 1" cubes of roots veggies--anything and then bake drizzle in olive oil, salt, and pepper at 400 degrees until they're fork tender and the edges are burning a little.
Homemade meatballs from ground turkey with shredded carrots, zucchini, bread crumbs and egg: shape into balls, bake
Zucchini Slice http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/5546/zucchini+slice
Bean enchiladas: http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/2256...n+enchiladas
Spag bog: http://www.bestrecipes.com.au/recipe...ese-L5081.html
Apricot chicken: http://www.bestrecipes.com.au/recipe...ken-L1401.html
Beef stroganoff: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/campbel...ef-stroganoff/
Quiches: http://allrecipes.com.au/recipe/9508...i-quiches.aspx
Minestrone soup: http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/12013/minestrone+soup
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April 3rd, 2013 02:53 AM #3
Wow, great resource! I'm saving this for when I have a toddler! Well done~ Violet Elizabeth Rose ~
April 3rd, 2013 07:45 AM #5Senior Member
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This is amazing, thank you. We have been feeling stuck on new ideas!!
April 3rd, 2013 08:13 AM #7
I just printed this out and put it with my stash of future baby stuff. This is great! You can't pay for this kind of varied advice. Thank you for putting all of this together!
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Fantastic thread, I've saved this to my desktop for future use. Thanks, Blade!
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Private entities could lease Jefferson Parish's two public hospitals without a vote of the people under legislation that sailed through the Louisiana House on Tuesday.
The House voted 96-0 for the measure which now goes to the state Senate for debate.
House Bill 383 covers East Jefferson General Hospital and West Jefferson Medical Centers and the public's now total control over them.
State Rep. Joe Lopinto, R-Metairie, said the legislation is aimed at helping the public service hospital districts "to hopefully sustain our hospitals over the long haul."
There was no debate on the legislation which was requested by the Jefferson Parish Council.
Current law requires a voter referendum on sale or lease of the hospitals.
According to prior news accounts, the hospitals are evaluating three proposals from other health care systems for partnerships.

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Keep kids learning
Worried your kid forgets everything they've learnt when not at school? Here's how to keep their brain sharp. more
While it's true that children do most of their growing at night, it is extremely unlikely that the rate of growth (even during a growth spurt) could ever cause pain. And while most children experience the onset of growing pains between the ages of 3-5 years, it is during puberty that children do most of their growing.
What causes growing pains - and why only some children experience them - is not known exactly. Possibilities include:
See your doctor if you are worried by the extent of your child's pain, or suspect that there is something more serious going on - if the pains are very severe and persistent, if there is a limp or swelling, or an affected part is tender or feels hot.
This article was written by Ella Walsh for Kidspot. Sources include Raising Children Network, Vic. Govt's Better Health Channel and S.A. Govt's Parenting and Child Health


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May is when desperation sets in for the hardcore football fan.
Definition of hardcore: You, if you're watching spring practice on ESPN, or studying up for the 2014 NFL draft.
Sports books' win totals for the next NFL season are another fix for football fans experiencing cold sweats. The first one is out, reports the National Football Post's Joe Fortenbaugh.
The Broncos and Packers are first with 12 projected wins, as listed by The Atlantis, a book in Reno.
NFL Insider doesn't encourage you to gamble, but here are my early leans.
Jets 7: UNDER. How will the Jets score touchdowns? They have the NFL's least talented offense. They are on their third offensive coordinator, Marty Mornhinweg, in three years. They invested both first-round draft picks in the defense. It would cost them a $17.1 million salary cap hit if they cut Mark Sanchez, who needs a fresh start. Geno Smith has a chance to become a decent starter. But he joined the NFL's least stable environment.
49ers 11.5: UNDER. Their chances of reaching the Super Bowl are as good as any team's. They've pumped 11 draft picks into a deep talent pool. But, they'll have four brawls with the Seahawks and Rams, who have the talent and coaching to give them trouble. And the Cardinals aren't gimmes, even if they did lose 58-0 at Seattle five months ago. (The more I look at Arizona's draft, the more I like it.) I see three intradivision losses and an 11-5 season for Jim Harbaugh's team, followed by a deep postseason run. Harbaugh and his excellent coordinators, notably playcaller Greg Roman, got the jump on foes in 2011 and 2012. That's tough to sustain.
Cowboys 8.5: OVER. It will take Tony Romo leading them to their first winning season since they went 11-5 in 2009. It will mean Dez Bryant's second-half surge of 2012 carries over into 2013, and the injury-depleted defense gets healthy. It will also require protecting Romo, and I think rookie center, Travis Frederick, a mauler from Wisconsin, will help get that done. Given his a sun-dial slow 5.58 clocking in the 40-yard dash, don't expect him to advance any fumbles.
Redskins 9: UNDER. They have two of the NFL's marvels in Robert Griffin III, returning from his second ACL reconstruction, and London Fletcher, the linebacker who's made every start since 1998 and will turn 38 on Sunday. These guys need more help than I think they'll get from a so-so roster, and it appears all three of their division rivals are improved. Looks like a .500 season in D.C.
Bucs 6.5: OVER. Keep an eye on their two Pro Bowl-caliber guards, Carl Nix and Davin Joseph. Injuries cost each of them most of the 2012 season. If they're back to full health, the Bucs should win seven to nine games, although the division is sneaky good. Another injury comeback to watch is that of Darrelle Revis, who had ACL surgery last October. Coach Greg Schiano impressed last season after making the jump from Rutgers. I can see why Bill Belichick is a fan.
Raiders 5.5 UNDER: Two of their four victories last year came against the 2-14 Chiefs, who will stink a lot less this year after having made several upgrades, notably at head coach and quarterback. Is Matt Flynn an improvement over quarterback Carson Palmer? I doubt it. Flynn may become an upgrade, in time. But the former seventh-round pick sat the bench for most of his four seasons in Green Bay and Seattle. Two good defense linemen departed in free agency. The Patch will have to overly rely on scheming to generate a pass rush.


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BWW JR: Broadway's Night Off
By Sandy Rustin
Maplewood, NJ is a Rockwell-esque little nook where theatre people with families hideaway beneath the oak trees. Three years ago, when baby #2 made his appearance, my husband and I took a deep breath and plunged our lives, head first, into this quaint suburban haven. (Full disclosure, I cried in my cross-over vehicle as we waved goodbye to a decade of memories in our Upper West Side apartment).
With both feet planted on the other side of the river, it wasn't long until I had immersed myself amongst the other show tune loving folks ; all of us, looking for a way to be normal parents, despite the abnormality of a career in the theatre. The summer of 2010, we decided to celebrate our quirky clique of commuting show people. We developed, Midtown Direct Rep, a theatre company in residence at the South Orange Performing Arts Center, designed to allow this unique group of performers the chance to work and play together, for and with our community.
This fall marks the kick off of our third season. Our membership boasts over 75 incredible Working Theatre artists in the Broadway community (including actor/parents: two- time Tony Winner, Norbert Leo Butz, Tony Nominee, Christiane Noll, and "Law & Order; SVU" regular, Joel de la Fuente). This is a town where moms and dads stand on the soccer field sidelines Sunday morning, and take their bows on the Great White Way by mid-afternoon.
On Monday, October 1st, we will launch our season with an evening that honors Midtown Direct Rep's mission. "Broadway's Night Off" is a one-night-only, star-studded special event where friends and neighbors (who happen to be among Broadway's top professionals) perform musical theatre favorites and show off their talents in their own backyard. A Broadway themed silent auction (including tix and backstage tours to our members' shows - ie, Wicked, Rock of Ages, Phantom of the Opera, MARY POPPINS, and many more!) will open the evening at 7:30. The concert will begin at 8:00.
Over 20 local, Broadway moms & dads, (including Ron Bohmer (Phantom of the Opera), Catherine Brunell (MARY POPPINS), Michelle Federer (Wicked), & Becky Gulsvig (Legally Blonde) will take the stage to help raise funds for MDR's upcoming season, dedicated to developing new works.
The honor of serving as Co-Artistic Director (along with Jeremy Dobrish) is a privilege that I don't take lightly. I never saw this little New Jersey niche coming, and yet, I couldn't be prouder to be smack dab in the middle of this incredible group of friends, neighbors, peers, and theatre wackos, that we call, Midtown Direct Rep.
You don't need a special invitation to join us, but I'll extend one to you anyway! Please come join us on October 1st. It's going to be a spectacular evening of regular Moms and Dads, showcasing their extraordinary gifts. Introduce yourself if you swing by ... there's a house down the street that's for sale!
Tickets can be purchased at Sopcnow.org. Visit midtowndirectrep.org for details.Sandy Rustin is an actress, writer, and mom. Her critically acclaimed musical, Rated P ... for Parenthood, premiered Off-Broadway in February 2012 and will begin running regionally this fall. She appears regularly at Upright Citizen's Brigade in "Gravid Water" (named "Best Improv Show" by Time Out NY). For more scoop on Sandy visit www.sandyrustin.com or read her blog at http://ratedpforparenthood.blogspot.com/.
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A Comparison of Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) and Standard White Light Laporoscopy to Detect Endometriosis
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Endometriosis is a relatively common chronic gynecological condition that affects approximately 10% of all women of reproductive age. It is a pelvic inflammatory disease that is characterized by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside of the uterine cavity. Typical symptoms of endometriosis include dysmenorrhea, pelvic pain, and infertility; the severity of pain associated with this disease often leads to a considerable decrease in quality of life.
The standard treatment for severe pelvic pain and infertility is to surgically remove endometriotic areas. Identifying all endometriotic lesions is paramount to "optimal endometriosis debulking." The inability to see all endometriosis lesions has been thought to be a factor for patients with little or no relief following surgery. Using the Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) method has the potential to improve visualization of endometriosis lesions, assist in debulking and thus, result in improved clinical outcomes.
NBI is a technique that uses a specific narrow wavelength of light to change the normal color contrasts of the endoscopic image and improve detection of neovascularization, which is the pathological feature of endometriosis for both superficial and deeper vascularization. This type of imaging has the potential to offer improved discrimination of lesions, increasing diagnostic yield as well as resulting in more complete debulking.
This study is designed to determine the degree to which NBI improves the detection and diagnosis of endometriosis lesions. Data collected during the study will be used to test the hypothesis that the use of NBI will improve the detection and diagnosis of endometriotic lesions at the time of laparoscopy compared to standard visible white light examination. Furthermore, this study will also determine the impact of the use of NBI compared to use of white light examination on reported severity of pain at 6-weeks, 3-months, and 6 months following surgery.
The use of NBI in addition to white light examination will improve the diagnostic yield of endometriotic lesions at the time of laparoscopy compared to only using white light examination.
The use of NBI in addition to white light examination will improve the sensitivity of detecting endometriotic lesions and reduce false positives at laparoscopy compared to only using white light examination.
Secondarily, the use of NBI will be associated with a greater reduction in pain at the 6-week, 3-month, and 6-month follow-up compared to the use of white light examination alone because of improved lesion identification and debulking.
|Other: NBI Other: White light
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
|Official Title:
|Diagnostic Yield of Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) and Standard Visible White Light Laparoscopy for the Detection of Endometriosis
- Diagnostic Yield [ Time Frame: Day of surgery, day 1 ]Diagnostic yield in this study is defined as the percentage of patients undergoing the surgical procedure who are diagnosed, based on pathology, with endometriosis. It is hypothesized that the diagnostic yield will be statistically and significantly higher among patients randomized to white light/NBI compared to those randomized to white light/white light.
- Sensitivity [ Time Frame: Day of surgery, day 1 ]Sensitivity in this study is defined as the percentage of lesions biopsied that are determined, based on pathology, to be endometriotic divided by the number of total lesions biopsied. It is hypothesized that the sensitivity for detecting endometriotic lesions will be higher in the white light/NBI arm compared to the white light/white light arm.
- Self-reported pain [ Time Frame: 6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months [post surgery] ]At each of the follow-up time points (6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months), questionnaires will be administered to the patient in order to quantify existing pain and to assess change in pain from baseline. Measurement tools for pain include a 10 centimeter visual analogue scale and the validated Endometriosis Health Profile (EHP-30).
|Study Start Date:
|September 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: NBI
Women will be randomized to white light/NBI versus white light/white light laparoscopy
Other: NBI
Women will be randomized to white light/NBI versus white light/white light laparoscopic surgery
Other Name: Narrow band imaging
Active Comparator: White light
Women will be randomized to white light/NBI versus white light/white light laparoscopy
Other: White light
Women will be randomized to white light/NBI versus white light/white light laparoscopic surgery
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 49 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Women 18 years of age or older
- Women of reproductive age (less than 50 years) undergoing diagnostic laparoscopy for suspected endometriosis.
- Willingness to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy
- General health issues that the physician determines would make laparoscopy unsafe.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01464775
|United States, Illinois
|Lutheran General Hospital
|Park Ridge, Illinois, United States, 60540
|United States, Maryland
|Mercy Medical Center
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21202
|Principal Investigator:
|Kathy Helzlsouer, M.D., M.H.S.
|Mercy Medical Center
|Principal Investigator:
|Fermin Barrueto, M.D., FACOG
|Mercy Medical Center
|Responsible Party:
|Kathy J. Helzlsouer, Director, Prevention and Research Center, Mercy Medical Center
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|NCT01464775 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|September 9, 2011
|Last Updated:
|January 21, 2015
Keywords provided by Kathy J. Helzlsouer, Mercy Medical Center:
Narrow Band Imaging
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Genital Diseases, Female
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 20, 2017


text: W.Va. firefighters describe Western blazes By Travis Crum July 1, 2013 Story Share The Associated Press In this April 12, 2012, photo provided by the Cronkite News, Granite Mountain Hotshots crew member Shane Arollado trains with others on setting up emergency fire shelters outside of Prescott, Ariz. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- State forester Chris White trains a crew of "hotshots" how to use foil-lined emergency shelters before they head out West to battle blazes each year."It's something you hope you never have to break out," White said.His crew from West Virginia was devastated to read about 19 firefighters -- known as "hotshots" -- who died while battling a lightning-sparked fire in Arizona on Sunday.A sudden windstorm spread that fire to about 13 square miles, authorities said, trapping the firefighters outside the town of Yarnell, northwest of Phoenix. All 19 of the deceased firefighters, from a unit based in the small town of Prescott, had deployed their emergency shelters.White said he's anxious to read reports about what went wrong as a way to prevent future tragedies and better train firefighters in West Virginia. Last year, he led a crew of 20 state firefighters to battle a forest blaze near Payson, Ariz., north of Phoenix. That fire wasn't anything compared to the one currently raging, he said, but he's seen some western fires explode in a matter of hours."When I'm in classes I harp on these guys to pay attention, that this could happen at any time," he said. "And when it does happen, it's just a sad situation."A crew from West Virginia would most likely be called to help battle forest fires out West later this summer. They would undergo rigorous physical testing and refreshment training beforehand, White said. Part of that training includes using the emergency shelters during entrapment situations. "It has saved a lot of lives but it's not something you want to rely on," he said. "It's not a guarantee."White has been on the state's hotshot crew for about a decade. He's skipping this year to spend time with his family, he said, but he's not nervous about going back in light of the recent tragedy."I've been fighting fires for 13 years," he said. "It doesn't make you nervous. It really makes you realize what you are going out there to do."Jeremy Jones, regional director of the state Division of Forestry's Milton office, has been out West the past six years. He will go again when the crew is called later this summer, he said. They could be called to fight fires that spark in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming."We know it's dangerous," he said. "But the firefighter community is pretty tightknit. Hopefully we can learn from whatever mistakes occurred out there [Sunday]."Raging fires out West behave differently than those in West Virginia, Jones said.A dry climate and triple-digit temperatures often spread forest fires out of control, like the one in Arizona. But each trip teaches crew members new techniques to battle forest fires here at home, he said."We don't really have a summer fire season here in West Virginia," Jones said. "So this gives us more work out West and helps our firefighting abilities." Reach Travis Crum at email@example.com or 304-348-5163. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Police seek car driven by woman found dead in Kanawha River 2 Teen pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 4 Man allegedly cuts father in Rand over argument about a sandwich 5 WV school district apologizes for 'Trump Perry' sign at football game State Police join five states to target distracted driving Previous Story FirstEnergy to increase power-line tree-trimming Next Story


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deGrom named NL Rookie of the Month
FLUSHING, N.Y. - Major League Baseball named Mets righthanded pitcher Jacob deGrom the National League Rookie of the Month for July.
DeGrom, 26, went 4-1 with a 1.39 ERA (five earned runs/32.1 innings) in five starts, striking out 38 and walking seven. The native of Deland, FL became the second Mets player to earn Rookie of the Month honors. Justin Turner won the award in May of 2011.
DeGrom lost his first start of the month before winning his final four turns. He struck out a career high-tying 11 over 7.0 shutout innings on July 8 vs. Atlanta before beating Miami, 9-1 on July 13. He tossed another 7.0 innings of one-run ball on July 22 in Seattle to win, 3-1, before closing out his month with 6.1 innings in a 2-0 win at Milwaukee.
DeGrom tied for the monthly league lead with four wins.


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Paintball played on flat, open ground. The field contains inflateable barricades ("bunkers") that are made up of the same material as river raft boats. They come in various shapes, from cylinders to triangles, and are generally named after whatever they look like, e.g "Tea bag" "Coke can" "Snake". Fields are almost always symetrical along the width axis.
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Salvaging metals can be either a lucrative proposition or an exercise in futility. Many factors play into the profitability, including how difficult it is to dismantle and load the material, and the going rate when you sell it at the yard. In our quick guide to selling scrap, we kept it simple: We chose a tightly packed pallet of obsolete steel shelving that easily loaded onto our truck. But these tips apply no matter what you decide to scrap.
You can use any sort of vehicle to haul scrap to the yard, even a bicycle. Though, for the heavy loads that will make you some more serious cash, we suggest a good sturdy pickup like this GMC Sierra Denali 2500HD, because an open pickup bed allows easy unloading by crane. If you take your scrap in a closed vehicle like a SUV or hatchback, unloading is on you.
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'"Nope. Gotta love my Sabres. Buffalo's a blue-collar industrial city and Buffalo fans, we're beer-drinkin', hard-livin' guys. The Senators are a reflection of this city, eh? Flashy but wimpy. Too Goody Two Shoes. They're a bunch of momma's boys. These new rules turning hockey into a game for girls is perfect for them. Us guys, we like our players tough."'
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Swindler's DiceProbability puzzles require you to weigh all the possibilities and pick the most likely outcome.
A swindler once approached an honest man with a die. He handed him the die and told him about the bet. The die had six sides. If the man rolled a ONE, he wins, and gets back twice the amount of his bet. If not, the swindler would keep the bet.
"But...my chances are only one out of six," retorted the man.
"True," grinned the swindler, "But I'll give you three tries to get a one."
The man considered. Three tries, with each try having a 1/6 chance of winning. So his chances of winning are 1/2. Why not give it a try?
Is the bet really fair? If not, what are the chances of the man winning?
AnswerAs you have guessed...the bet is not fair. He had calculated the probability wrongly. Probability does not accumulate, like 1/6 x 3.
The probability of the man not getting a ONE in three throws is: 5/6 x 5/6 x 5/6, which is 125/216. This is the probability of the swindler winning.
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The 2014 Bronson Middle High School Homecoming King Jason Ranalli and Queen Emma Harvey were crowned during halftime on Friday, Oct. 3.
The Bronson Eagles defeated the Bell Bulldogs 36 - 16 in the football game.
With over 700 in attendance, the night began with a light steady rain but as evening wore on the rain let up just in time for the halftime festivities. Announcers John Meeks and Cameron Asbell held the attention of the fans with the play by play of the game.
The 2014 Chiefland Middle High School King is Alphonso Timmons and the Queen is Kasidy Leann Shultz. The Prince is David Hallman and the Princess of Becca Thomas.
The Little Homecoming King and Queen were Cooper Swain and Lacee Stalvey. Cooper is the son of Mark and Stacy Swain, and Lacee is the daughter of Harland and C'dell Stalvey.
By Karen Sloat
The Suwannee Valley Players outdid themselves with an emotional adaptation of John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" this weekend at the Chief Theare.
The story is of two migrant field hands, the average-looking yet smart George and the strong but mentally challenged Lennie who both find work on a California farm during The Great Depression.
In addition to the strong lead role of George, played by the seasoned actor Terry Wines, three young actors stood out.
"Of Mice and Men," one of John Steinbeck's most acclaimed works, is in production at the Chief Theater in Chiefland with performances Friday through Sunday.
This American classic chronicles four days in the lives of migrant workers George and Lennie, unlikely friends who move from town to town hoping to work and save enough to own their own piece of land. But Lennie stirs up trouble, and George must choose between his friend and his dream.
The Cedar Key Historical Society announced that it has been selected to host Museums on Main Street (MoMS), which will be taking place from September through October. Funded in part by the United States Congress, MoMS combines the talents of the Smithsonian Institution, the state humanities councils and local organizations to bring national and local heritage to small communities across the United States.
As a scientist, Dr. Ken Sulak is trained to make observations.
He makes his living studying the ways of the natural world, with an emphasis, in recent years, on the lives of sturgeon swimming the lengths of the Suwannee River.
But his professional work over time has bled into his personal interests: observations on the lives of humans and their place in the world.
"In the course of being on the river, you run into a lot of people, a lot of old timers," Sulak said from his office at the U.S. Geological Survey last week.
Gainesville – Internationally-known quilter Joan Shay will present a trunk show of her creations at the Sept. 4 meeting of Quilters of Alachua County Day Guild (QACDG).
Employing her signature Appli-Bond™ technique, Joan creates exciting three-dimensional works of fiber art that literally jump off the quilt.
September's trunk show is in advance of an all-day workshop with Joan to be held in October.
Dr. Brent Stewart was the guest of Rotarian Ben Lott at last week's Suwannee Valley Rotary Club. Stewart, an anesthesiologist, recently opened Advanced Pain Medical Center in Jonesville.
Stewart spoke on the different types of anesthesia in use today, misconceptions about anesthesia and how anesthesiologists determine how much to administer to patient. Dr. Stewart is pictured with SVRC president Dr. Bob Mount.
Julie Davis, left, accepts a thank you from Suwannee Valley Rotary Club President Robert Mount for her talk on services provided by her company Mederi Caretakers.
She spoke at the July 17 meeting.
Robert Mount, left, the incoming president of the Suwannee Valley Rotary Club, presents, outgoing president Bill Hammond with a plaque of appreciation for his leadership of the club for the 2013-14 year.
The presentation was at the club's July 17 meeting.
By Melinda Myers
Picture yourself harvesting a few fresh strawberries for your cereal in the morning or perhaps picking a few apples from your own backyard tree to cook up into a pie. It is possible, even if you garden on a balcony or small lot. And even if you have plenty of space, you will still appreciate the fun and convenience of reaching out the backdoor and harvesting some homegrown fruit.
Haven Hospice is offering a free, grief-support experience for families through the Camp Safe Haven program. The experience will help families understand their feelings of loss and give them an opportunity to heal.
Camp Safe Haven Family Camp will be held Saturday, Sept. 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Otter Springs Park and Campground, located at 6470 SW 80th Avenue in Trenton.
Personnel from the Levy County Sheriff's Office, family members and Sheriff's COPS (Citizens On Patrol) members honored Tom and Donna Munsell on their retirement from the volunteer group on July 14.
Tom Munsell was a part of the second volunteer academy taught at LCSO in the early 1990's. During his many years of service he donated 2,122 volunteer hours to the citizens of Levy County.
Donna Munsell donated an additional 751 volunteer hours.
Summer work begins early in the morning for the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) students at the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. Before the sun makes it over the long leaf pines in the forest, the ice is already in the cooler. Equipment for the day's work is loaded into the truck along with other essentials, but nothing that would attract bats.
This rainbow was straddling Levy County from east to west and was visible from Chiefland to Williston on Friday, July 11.
If you look closely, you might see a fainter double rainbow above the more visible one. Forget the science of why the rainbow formed. Maybe Levy can be our fabled pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
The "Pirates of Penzance Jr.," performed by area children as part of our children's summer theatre program, is coming to the Chief Theater.
When she graduated from CHS last year, she earned a spot as co-valedictorian, a rare happening at the school, and she was also chosen as 2013 homecoming queen.
The Appleton Museum of Art, College of Central Florida, in Ocala, is highlighting the life and work of Dr. Gladys Shafran Kashdin in an exhibition that opened Saturday and will close Nov. 2.
Some say it sprang to life more than 900 years ago, gradually pushing its way up through the Levy County muck in a time when, on the European continent, people were still living in the Dark Ages and setting out on what would be the first of many attempts to reconquer the Holy Land.
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McFarlanes SportsPicks NHL Series 32 is turning back the clock with some past greats, while still mixing in a few new young stars. Johnny Bower and Henrik Lundqvist return to the lineup with all new poses, and present the SportsPicks debut of Jordan Eberle, Joffrey Lupul, Claude Giroux and Hall of Famer Larry Robinson.
This assortment hits stores in November and NHL Series 31 releases this September.
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According to the Associated Press, Evan Clayson, a Houstonian, is participating in an online study on gay Mormons with nearly 1,000 others. It is believed to be the first study to focus specifically on the gay Mormon demographic, said Renee Galliher, who is leading the study.
Clayson came out as gay to his Mormon congregation from the pulpit in Houston earlier this year. Like many gay Mormons, Clayson wasn't so keen on outing himself due to the church's stance on homosexuality.
Like many faiths, Mormonism teaches not only that relationships outside of a traditional marriage are a sin, but that any homosexual feelings whatsoever are sins all on their own. Boyd K. Packer, next in line for the faith's presidency, said he believed gays could change their orientation through prayer.
Researchers at Utah State University are hosting the online study, which is open to Mormons of the whole LGBT spectrum.
"You'll see that we're asking them to talk with us about a whole range of experiences both related to and unrelated to their religiosity," said Galliher, who is neither gay nor Mormon.
They hope the data gathered will provide understanding and insight that can be beneficial to both Mormon church leaders and families. It also aims to separate the truth from the myth in the gay Mormon experience.
"We've tried to develop a survey that was framed neutrally enough that people would be able to tell their stories," said Galliher, "whatever their story is."


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These two delicious recipes come from Mimi of Mimi Avocado. Mimi Holtz, author of "Mimi Avocado", has been married to her California avocado farmer husband for 30 years, raising their four children and teaching music. Originally from Vermont, she writes about life on an avocado ranch, sharing stories, healthy recipes, and her favorite new discoveries.
Smoky 13 Bean, Pork and Quinoa Salad with Avocado
Smoky bean soup is a delicious autumn supper, and the leftovers can be repurposed as a hearty warm salad for another meal. Serve the salad as a side dish, topped with avocado chunks, or as a filling for perfectly ripe avocado halves.
Smoky 13 Bean Soup with Pork
- 29 oz package of Bob's Red Mill 13 Bean Soup Mix
- 2 fully cooked Smoked Pork Chops (approx. 1 lb.)
- 2 cups chopped Brown Onions
- 4 Tbsp Bob's Red Mill Bean Soup Seasoning Mix
- 2 ripe California Avocados
- Wash and soak 29 oz. Bob's Red Mill 13 Bean Soup Mix overnight.
- Drain and rinse the beans. Put the beans in a large pot and add enough water so that there is about an inch of water above the beans.
- Cut up 2 fully cooked smoked pork chops into small pieces (1 lb.) and add to the beans. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 3 hours, or until the beans are tender.
- Add 2 cups of chopped onion and 4 Tbsp. Bob's Red Mill Bean Soup Seasoning Mix and simmer for another 30 minutes.
Serve the soup hot with avocado slices as a topping. Serves 6.
Reserve 1 ½ quarts of soup to use in the salad.
Smoky 13 Bean, Pork and Quinoa Salad with Avocado
- 1 ½ quarts of prepared Smoky 13 Bean Soup
- 2 cups Bob's Red Mill Quinoa
- 4 cups Water
- 1 ½ cups prepared Mild Salsa or Pico de Gallo
- 3-4 ripe California Avocados
- Start with 1 ½ quarts of prepared Bob's Red Mill 13 Bean Soup with pork
- Combine 2 cups of Bob's Red Mill Quinoa with 4 cups of water in a large pot. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and cover for 15 minutes.
- Add the leftover soup to the hot quinoa and combine.
- Fold 1 ½ cups of mild salsa or pico de gallo into the beans and quinoa.
- Serve warm, topped with avocado chunks, or use as a filling for avocado halves.


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Corn futures built upon Tuesday's bounce overnight. Forecasts for improved South American rainfall had weighed upon prices to start the week, but prices firmed later in the day. Traders cited bargain hunting, but we suspect they were also looking at Argentine weather maps that were somewhat less favorable than those seen earlier in the day. That seemed to be the case again overnight. March corn rose 2.0 cents to $4.27/bushel early Wednesday morning, while May gained 1.5 to $4.3375/bushel.
The soy complex is generally mixed Wednesday morning. After diving Tuesday, soybean and meal futures moved slightly higher last night. As mentioned above, suspicions that forthcoming Argentine rains will fall short of prior expectations may be behind the firmness. In contrast, the latest shift in Asian palm oil values reversed a portion of yesterday's advance in soyoil values. March soybeans inched 0.25 cent lower to $12.8025/bushel in pre-dawn Wednesday trading, while March soyoil sagged 0.17 cents to 37.93 cents/pound, and March soymeal added $1.2 to $417.7/ton.
The wheat markets also rallied Tuesday night. Talk of improving export demand supported wheat futures overnight, especially after Algeria tendered to buy 500,000 tonnes in the early morning hours. Traders also remain concerned about the damage being done to U.S. winter wheat, since severe cold and Southern Plains dryness have emerged as factors lately. March CBOT wheat futures edged up 1.25 cents to $5.635/bushel in early Wednesday morning action, while March KCBT wheat futures increased 4.25 cents to $6.255, and March MWE futures ran up 5.0 to $6.1875.
The ongoing cattle rally seems in danger of stalling. Surging beef prices boosted cattle futures again Tuesday, due in part in expectations for another rise in cash prices later this week. However, the afternoon beef report stated cutout values only slightly above the midday quote, which seemingly raised questions about the complex's upside potential from this point. February cattle futures crept up 0.15 cents to 141.70 cents/pound as Wednesday dawned over Chicago, while April futures climbed 0.25 to 140.47. Meanwhile, March feeder cattle futures slumped 0.12 cents to 168.20 cents/pound, and May skidded 0.20 to 169.80.
Hog futures are trading mixed again this morning. Given recent slippage by the exchange index, CME swine traders are apparently worried about the cash markets' ability to justify nearby futures premiums. Modest cash gains yesterday may have alleviated those concerns somewhat, but concurrent wholesale weakness wasn't encouraging. February hogs slipped 0.07 cents to 85.90 cents/pound early Wednesday morning, while June sagged 0.02 to 101.82.
Cotton gave back a portion of its recent gains last night. Talk of substantially reduced Chinese cotton plantings this year seemingly powered Tuesday's sizeable ICE rally, but prices dipped in overnight trading. Chinese news seemingly played a significant role once again, with talk of using price targets and a likely reliance on international prices seeming to deflate bullish ideas. March cotton slid 0.33 cents to 87.80 cents/pound just after the sun rose over New York Wednesday, while July cotton sank 0.37 cents to 87.54.


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What's your toddler's personality type?
Knowing this could impact your parenting style more than you realise. more
If you already own a pet who is firmly accustomed to being the centre of your attention, you may find that bringing a new baby into the household may upset your beloved pet, which now has to vie for your love and affection.
And once your baby is up and moving, the physical threat that he now poses to your pet becomes very real! But bringing the two loves of your life - pet and baby - together so that they can live side by side as friends rather than adversaries isn't impossible if you follow these suggestions:
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CLERMONT, Fla. - A grassroots effort by a group of moms in Clermont to bring a community pool to their neighborhood is picking up steam.
"I don't want other people's children to drown because they don't have regular access to water," said Erin Acosta, a mom of three, who added the nearest public pool is 45 minutes from her home.
Acosta has joined a group of moms who are pushing for the city of Clermont to consider building a community pool and splash pad in the area.
"We just want to stay in our community, we don't want to have to keep going outside of our community to have fun with our kids and again taking those dollars with us," said Melinda Gill.
The moms put together a Facebook page that already has over 800 "likes" and their efforts are catching the attention of local business owners like Amanda Walsh, who owns Cheeser's Palace Cafe in downtown Clermont.
"This gives an opportunity for more growth for our restaurants, for our businesses and more exposure, for everybody is downtown and what we have to offer," she said.
Walsh is in favor of bringing a splash pad to the lot where the city's old auditorium is being torn down
Lake County Commissioner Sean Parks says the project could cost several million dollars.
"Right now we're not in a position to throw a bunch of money at it, we have to form our partnerships," he said.
Acosta tells Local 6 she hopes the entire community will get behind the idea.
"The more people hear about it- the better it will be, the more people will know, we want a pool in Clermont, hopefully we can make it happen," she said.
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Monopoly Empire is an all-new version of the classic Monopoly game from Hasbro. And unlike the original game, there are no cards in Monopoly Empire. Instead, players build their "empires" by buying and selling world-famous brands to create the tallest billboard tower.
Players start by selecting one of the six branded game tokens: a Ducati motorcycle, McDonald's French fries, an Xbox controller, a Coca-Cola bottle, a Chevrolet racecar, or a Paramount clapboard. Then players take turns moving around the board game, buying up brands, and adding them to their towers. Continue around the board and be the first player to stack your billboards to the top of your tower to win the game.
The game features 22 top brands throughout the game, including Nerf, JetBlue, Spotify, and more. A guide to the brands is also included in the back of the game guide. The game also includes a game board, four towers, six tokens, 30 billboard tiles, six office tiles, 14 chance cards, 14 empire cards, a money pack, and two dice.
Monopoly Empire puts a fun and innovative new twist on the classic game. We like that it stays true to some of the classic elements of the original such as collectible game tokens, chance cards, and the basic gameplay, but adds some great additional features. If you like pop culture, this game also delivers the fun element of recognizable brands and logos to the game.
Monopoly Empire is for ages 8 and up.
If a player lands on someone else's brand, he must pay rent based on how high the brand owner's tower is.
Players in Monopoly Empire cannot go bankrupt. Instead they must either return their topmost brand to the board or hand it over to their opponent. If the player has no billboards, there is no additional penalty.
Roll the sneaky swapper and players can swap their topmost billboard with an opponent's topmost billboard.
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Rachel was on a busy Cobb County, Georgia road. She said she saw something that made her stop. "I got out to save the kittens," she said. "Somebody was putting them in the middle of the East-West Connector." She reached down to pick up the wayward kitten, and it nailed her.
Lovely story, what a brave woman! I just hope everything works out with her Mortgage.


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With a four-point lead, Matt Ryan drove down to the red zone, but was unable to score, as the Saints held on to win 31-27.The week also featured the first tie in the NFL since 2008, as the St. Louis Rams and San Francisco 49ers played to a 24-24 draw.Week 11: RGIII is perfect.In his first professional game, Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week. But against the Philadelphia Eagles, RGIII's incredible rookie season went to new heights, as he became the second rookie ever to throw for a perfect game.� The 158.3 passer rating was made possible by completing 14 of 15 attempts, good for 200 passing yards and 84 rushing yards on 11 runs during a 31-6 rout of the Philadelphia Eagles.Week 12: The Jets season turns butt-uglyIn one moment, the New York Jets went from a subpar team to the LOL Jets. That moment came on Thanksgiving night, with the Jets already trailing 14-0 to the New England Patriots in the second. Mark Sanchez tried to sneak up the pocket, when this happened:�Netdna-cdnSanchez ran into his teammate's posterior, and fumbled. To add injury to insult, the Patriots recovered the fumble and took it 32 yards to the house. In that second quarter, the Jets were outscored 35-0. In that moment, Mark Sanchez's reputation was forever tarnished.LarrybrownsportsJust watched 1st quarter of Knicks game. So far, no Knick has run into a teammate's ass and fumbled. I have low expectations for my teams.Jim BradyJets' Sanchez not rattled by butt-fumble blooperIt is a play that will live in Jets infamy, and until he starts throwing touchdown passes and stops throwing and fumbling the ball away a...Week 13: The shootingOn the morning of Dec. 1, one day before the Kansas City Chiefs were to host the Carolina Panthers, Jovan Belcher drove into the Chiefs' parking lot with a gun in his hand. He had already shot and killed his girlfriend,�Kasandra Perkins. Belcher shot himself in front of the team's coaches and general manager.�Jovan Belcher, Girlfriend Murder-Suicide: Kansas City Chiefs Player's Death Shocks NFLabcnewsWeek 14: The blowoutsThe Seattle Seahawks set a franchise record for the most lopsided win with a 58-0 thrashing of the Arizona Cardinals, in which Arizona fumbled five times, and lost four of them.�Meanwhile, the New York Giants, needing a win to stay ahead of division rivals Washington and Dallas, crushed the New Orleans Saints 52-27. Punt returner David Wilson returned four kicks for 227 yards, including this one for a touchdown.�GawkerassetsThe next night, the New England Patriots squared off against the best team in the AFC, the 11-2 Houston Texans.�It wasn't even close. The Patriots led 21-0 at the half, and cruised to a 42-14 victory.�BostonsbettahWeek 15: ShutoutsThe NFC East, which seemed to be the Giants' to lose entering the season, became a three-team horse race after New York suffered its first shutout since 1996. The Falcons came away with 34-0 victory, while the Redskins and Cowboys came away with wins.�New York Giants: Loss to Falcons Costs NFC East Title/Potentially a Playoff Berth by Louis MustoIn 60 long and agonizing minutes, the New York Giants went from surefire playoff contender to potentially spending the final weeks of the...Meanwhile, the New Orleans Saints crushed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers�41-0, and the lowly Oakland Raiders beat the Kansas City Chiefs 15-0.Oh, and the Seattle Seahawks put up 50 points for the second straight week, crushing the Buffalo Bills 50-17.Week 16: Two recordsNot much went well for the Detroit Lions this season. They finished 4-12, at the bottom of their division. 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So me being me was curious about something; there's a lot of people out there who have disabilities(Ex:wheelchairs, schizophrenia etc) and i though it would be cool if clem came cross someone like that (like in carvers camp or whatever) just a suggestion t though it would be very interesting to see how it turns out (and know escaping zombies and surviving and stuff) what do you think? good idea or bad idea?
Realistically I don't think anyone could last long with something as severe as being wheelchair bound. If they didn't die in the first days of the outbreak, most people would refuse them in their groups because of the perception that they'd be unable to contribute "their share". The only disabilities, at least physically, that I can see people getting away with are missing arms or eyes.
Exactly. But If telltale decided to add a disabled character into the game it would be interesting to hear their story of how they survived so long.
Ass burgers is more of a social disability. She seems to have no problems in social situations.
To be honest I doubt the very elderly and disabled would not survive or have a very hard time it.
It's sad but I think if Clem were to come by someone like that, chances are, they'd be dead. Of course it'd be cool to see a bad ass guy/girl in a wheel chair but the chances of them surviving for very long are slim.
Honestly if you bring in a SERIOUSLY mentally damaged person you have to give them a lot of attention story wise. A wheel chair character simply is just a liability to the group and would die if there was a hill too steep or stairs.
i mean even though the chances and slim maybe a love one tried to take care of them until something happened to them and winded meeting clem or something i mean in 400 days it seemed like tavia was willing to get as much people as she can (in the possibility which tavia is with carver considering we saw Bonnie its a good chance plus carver and tavia said there camp was up north so)
Ben taking object out of the door when clearly see zombies and holding door shut something wrong there
Carlos a doctor cannot notice bite on clem is not dog or zombie clearly has schizophrenia or split personality believeing his a doctor
Group of adults letting child make all the decisions and fix all problems like turning a key must be something seriously wrong
But seriously why not be good story angle great idea
Seeing as I'm legally blind, so I might as well throw my two cents in (at least about blind people)...
Partially blind people could conceivably do okay in the Walking Dead universe, but it's unlikely. Being vision impaired really fucks with things like spatial awareness, depth perception and the eye's ability to focus. For example, a vision impaired person might have a difficult time running away from walkers on uneven terrain, without falling and getting eaten. I've personally taken spills a bunch of times while backpacking and trail-running. Not good in a life-or-death scenario. Unsurprisingly, being half-blind makes it more difficult to load and aim firearms. For example, I can achieve good groupings with a pistol, but can't even aim through the peep sights found on most rifles and therefore need to use a Red-Dot or 4x Scope to hit the broad side of a barn. We also tend to suck at certain kinds of manual labor (using power tools, etc.). In short, even with my decent survival know-how, I would find it difficult to make adequate contributions to the group.
Bear in mind that I've had more than two decades (my whole life) worth of time to get used to being half-blind. Plus, my parents invested a lot of time and effort into ensuring that I'm as well adjusted as possible. People who never had the same opportunities as me and/or lost their vision suddenly (cough The Governor cough) would have it far, far worse.


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SU math majors present at the 9th annual Texas Undergraduate Mathematics Conference, held this year at St. Mary's University in San Antonio.
SU accounted for 5 of the 28 student presentations at the 9th annual Texas Undergraduate Mathematics Conference, held this year at St. Mary's University in San Antonio. Robert Lehr presented "Determining the Viewing Target: How to 'Enter a Painting' without using Circles" based on Independent Study work with Associate Professor Dr. Fumiko Futamura. Four students discussed preliminary results of their capstone projects: Alain Chau "Health Coverage Modeling", Andrew Banister "Can You Make Change by Increasing Minimum Wage?", Heather Gronewald "Transfer Attrition: Perseverance and Hazards", and Abigail Dunn "The Cournot Model: Mathematics of Economic Competition." Associate Professor Dr. Therese Shelton is the supervisor for these capstone projects and was the faculty mentor at the conference. Angelyn Convertino also attended the TUMC. Students from fourteen other institutions gave presentations. Overall, 32 institutions were represented by the 170 student attendees. Funding was provided by a National Science Foundation grant through the Mathematics Association of America Regional Undergraduate Mathematics Conferences program, Southwestern's Fleming Student Travel Fund, and SU's Department of Mathematics and Computer Science.


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Maryland on Wednesday night will name the court at its home arena, the Comcast Center, after former coach Gary Williams, but it isn't without controversy.
The six-minute ceremony — just moments before tipoff of the Maryland-Duke game — will honor Williams and his contributions to the school, most noteworthy the 2002 NCAA title. But it is unlikely to quell the fervor about this decision.
Many Maryland alumni and supporters object to any name being on the court, but especially Williams' because his teams didn't consistently win and because only 21.4 percent of his players graduated the last 15 years, the fifth-worst graduation rate in Division I according to the NCAA.
"This is nothing personal," former coach Lefty Driesell told The Washington Post on Wednesday. "It's nothing against Gary. He had a lot of good teams and won the national championship.
"But I don't think his name — or anybody's name — should be on the Maryland basketball court. No. 1, I am not interested in my name being on the court. I don't think it's fair to have any one name on Maryland's basketball court because it's too great a university and too great a basketball program, and (Maryland basketball coach) is too big a job to have one person's name on the court.
"Tom McMillen, Len Elmore, John Lucas, Buck Williams, Albert King, Adrian Branch, Len Bias and others — they're the people that really put Maryland on the map in basketball. It's sort of an insult to them, because they're the ones that built the program."
Williams, a Maryland point guard in the mid-'60s, left Ohio State in 1989 to take over as coach of his alma mater, a program was still reeling from the '86 death of superstar Len Bias. Williams stabilized the Terps, posted a 461-252 record (.646 winning percentage) and hit its apex with the '02 national title.
However, Williams tenure ended on a sour note last spring, retiring under pressure after the Terps missed the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in the last seven years.
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A Baltimore Sun story on Wednesday reported that the court's naming rights was connected to a significant donation to the university. Maryland chancellor Brit Kirwan denied that any donation is tied to the naming of the court. But for an athletics department that has had to cut eight of the school's 27 varsity programs because of budgetary problems, all revenue is important.
"The approval of the naming of the University of Maryland court at Comcast Center in honor of Gary Williams was my decision alone, under my authority as chancellor," Kirwan said in a statement. "A possible gift was not a factor in my consideration. As men's basketball coach from 1989 through 2011, coach Williams brought an enduring legacy to Maryland basketball that helped lead to greater national visibility and enhanced stature for the College Park campus overall. As a result, I felt it appropriate to approve the strong recommendation coming from the campus to honor Gary Williams in this fashion."
Williams played at Maryland from 1964 to 1967. Driesell took over as coach during the 1969-70 season and coached the Terps through the 1985-86 season.


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LoBuck$ Market to close
A local grocery store will close at the end of the year following a bankruptcy filing this week. The LoBuck$ market located in the Evergreen Shopping Center is one of 16 stores slated for closing following a Chapter 11 filing by parent company C&K Market.
In a press release issued Nov. 19, the Brookings Oregon-based company said the decision to file the bankruptcy petition was prompted by the need to resolve debt issues, address legacy costs and to sell or close underperforming stores.
Spokesman Grant Lunde confirmed the Willits location will be closed or the business sold with an end of the year target date. About 34 employees will be impacted. Lunde said the company would do its best to accommodate employees by offering positions within the company and working with workforce services in the areas affected.
"We're just hoping that we can get everything in order and emerge as a stronger company and serve the communities we're in," Lunde said. "Closing stores is not something we take lightly."
C&K's operations are expected to continue as normal throughout the bankruptcy process, as it develops a reorganization plan.
"The decision to sell or close about a third of our stores was extremely difficult," said Gregory L. Sandeno, president of C&K Market. "We appreciate the dedication and hard work of all of our employees and are saddened that some cannot continue with us. We anticipate we will eliminate approximately 20 percent of our positions, as a result of selling or closing stores and restructuring on the corporate side."
C&K Market, Inc. is a family-owned company based in Brookings, Ore. The company operates 60 grocery stores under the banners of Ray's Food Place, Shop Smart, C&K Market and LoBuck$. In 2013, the company was 29th on the Supermarket News' list of top small chains and independents in the country.


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As we continue to wake up the world by building open and secure networks, data traffic is growing rapidly. By the end of 2016, global data centre traffic will reach 6.6 zettabytes. We can get you ready for an onslaught of data that's bound to affect every business data centre, network and process.


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Six years ago, Mary Ann Lindke was diagnosed with Melanoma. After what she called a simple surgery, she was cleared. So, Lindke "relays" for those whose fight was not so easy.
"I had always known about relay but never participated," Lindke said. "I joined in Davis after I was diagnosed. We did two years (there) before we came to Vallejo."
Cancer free for over six years, Lindke is co-chair of the 2013 Vallejo Relay for Life, which begins Saturday morning.
Lindke's sister-in-law, Erin Lindke also will participate with two teams and her two daughters -- Madison, 9, and Riley, 4.
Both children inspire the two women to continue with Relay for Life and the search for the cure.
Relay for Life is a 24-hour event held to raise money for the American Cancer Society, awareness of Cancer and to bring communities together in the fight.
This Saturday St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School will open its track to more than 60 teams for the 15th annual Vallejo Relay for Life. So far, the Relay has raised $148,000, but the goal is $250,000.
Toni Kendall, 2013 Relay for Life Chair, said the relay focus this year is youth, and how cancer touches people of all ages.
"Most people don't like to think of young people and cancer, so we will have many speakers under 30," Kendall said. "We're trying to give youth more empowerment."
Kendall's daughter, Eujenya Lyn, 17, and son Gregory, 20, will both attend the event as chair of the Youth Committee and the logistics team, respectively.
Lindke said the Vallejo Relay for Life is 15th in the state -- and also received a Pacesetter award for meeting goals ahead of time this year.
One main goal is to reach 50 percent of the total teams participating three months prior to the event.
"I cried when I found out we got the Pacesetter award. It's tough work, such hard work, but it all pays off," Lindke said.
This year there also will be new activities for participants, including the Brazen Brassiere Lap -- an ode to Breast Cancer. Participants will do a lap around the track with a crazy, or quirky bra on the outside of their clothing. The craziest bra wins a prize.
To boost nighttime activity and encourage participants to remain on the track, there will be Minute to Win It activities at 4:30 a.m.
The relay will close Sunday, after the 8:30 a.m. fight back ceremony and the releasing of doves. Donations are accepted until Aug. 31.
Erin Lindke, Lindke's sister-in-law, will participate in this year's relay with two Vallejo Charter School teams.
"There are 25 of us between the two groups, so we decided to split in to two groups," Erin said.
Erin agrees with Vallejo Relay and feels that youth awareness is important.
It is her second Vallejo Relay, but the mother of two -- who started Relay in Davis with Mary Ann Lindke -- said she has about five relays under her belt.
"Last year (Vallejo Charter School) started a team because we thought it would be a good way to give support to members of our school who had been diagnosed or were in remission," she said.
Erin said her daughters are just starting to realize the importance of Relay for Life -- something Erin feels is both sad and important.
"Madison has participated since she was 3, and Riley has participated since I was pregnant with her," Erin said.
Erin said Madison has gotten to the point where she understands the Luminaria -- small paper lanterns with the names of those lost to, or still fighting cancer. The lanterns, which will encircle the track, will be lit during the luminaria ceremony Saturday night, and burn most of the night.
"(Madison) said she wants to do Relay until cancer is gone and no new lights have to be added," Erin said.
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Johannesburg - The South African branch of the company contracted to roll out the e-toll system has lost one of its biggest contracts amid allegations of irregular practices.
Traffic Management Technologies (TMT) has run the back office of the Joburg metro police department (JMPD), issuing and collecting traffic fines. It is one of the company's biggest contracts.
But, according to an employee at TMT, the company's contract ends next month, and while it will still be involved in front-desk operations with four other companies, TMT has not been reawarded the main back office tender.
This week, TMT staffers were seen packing up and moving out of their offices at the JMPD.
City of Joburg spokesman Gabu Tugwana said an appointment had been made, but due to "procurement guidelines" the tender award has not been announced.
TMT director Douglas Davey said their contract ended and was put out to tender.
"TMT was one of five companies that have been awarded part of the new project," Davey said.
TMT has been at the centre of controversy over the issuing of traffic fines that were delivered by ordinary post rather than the registered mail the Aarto Act prescribes.
A court case against the JMPD by Fines 4 U has just been launched in the Johannesburg High Court because of the apparent illegality of traffic fines issued through companies, including TMT.
A draft report into the Aarto pilot implementation, which has not been made public, indicates that TMT does not follow the Aarto Act by sending out fines through standard post.
"Of the three service providers contracted by the JMPD, only Syntell and MVS are uploading the camera infringements to the NCR, but no notices are being printed and sent by registered mail by Sapo (South African Post Office), as there is no agreement as to who would pay for the postage.
"TMT sends the Aarto 03 notices of the camera infringements recorded by them by ordinary mail," the document reads.
It is not the first time TMT has lost a multimillion-rand contract.
In Mpumalanga, their contract was cancelled after unmanned speed cameras put up around the province were declared illegal.
The same tripod speed cameras have been spotted in the south of Joburg in the last few weeks.
DA MPL in Mpumalanga Anthony Benadie said MEC of Safety and Security Vusi Shongwe could not account for R91 million that was in a municipal account managed by TMT.
"TMT managed to generate millions of rands through questionable means," said Benadie.
"Traffic management should be about road safety, but TMT contributes nothing to road safety and instead costs taxpayers millions of rand."
He said TMT made R63m through unmanned speed cameras during its contract.
Of significance is that last year, TMT actually cost the government and taxpayers money, as it was paid more than the amount of revenue it generated. TMT generated R45.1m from February 1, 2011 to January 31, 2012, but was paid R47.28m for its services during this period, said Benadie.
Davey said the JMPD had decided on postage methods. He added that they did not retender in Mpumalanga.
Justice Project South Africa chairman Howard Dembovsky said the cancellation of the contract was "long overdue".
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Hi. Firstly I would like to thank everyone who tested that version of the forum. God knows it had it's issues. But, not one for letting a project die, I decided to resurrect it a few weeks ago. I have learnt alot since the last version and the new version is a lot better. <snip/>
This version uses the PHP framework "Silex" and HTML template system "Twig".
Because of this, errors should be kept to a minimum and development will be a lot faster.There are also several tests ran both while coding and deploying. Stuff like grunt and jshint for parsing errors and php unit for unit tests.The code is also deployed via git which means no more FTP errors.
I have also implemented caching in 2 forms. The first and default method is disk caching. Data will be encoded and saved in files so they can be accessed later rather than pulling info from the database all the time. The other method is NoSQL. I use mongodb as a caching layer and store information in collections (similar to disk caching method).<snip/>
The design of the site has been improved a lot and will continue to see improvements as I develop more towards a mobile friendly structure.
It says the domain is pending for renewal or something :X
Sorry, I forgot I was letting that domain expire in favour of the .co.uk one. <snip/>
Just a quick heads up. I've changed the structure of the site to include a home page. <snip/>
To be quite honest I don't understand how this software would meet the business needs of most clients when compared to more mature solutions. It puts a bad taste in my mouth also that the software hasn't changed in about year. For a years worth of work it doesn't really look like much is there. Perhaps it was a nice exercise in Silex but otherwise I don't see it being all that practical when compared to the main players. Especially with the amount of work and large community surrounding those platforms. Things like this make a great exercise and learning experience but there is really no comparison when it comes to powerful features offered by the main stream competitors that most clients looking to have a forum will eventually want/expect are *easy things to do/configure from a technical stand-point. Silex is great and all but really provides very little in terms of what competitors offer from a business and value perspective. I would choose the value of features that are easily configurable over clean but what many clients would refer to as incomplete software based on their expectations of a one-install forum any day. I know that sounds harsh but really there just isn't much there. Putting that aside I disagree with the decision to use Silex. A forum is in all sense of the words an application to me. So if you are starting from scratch you should probably be using the entire Symfony stack since eventually you would probably need it all/most of it if you are to further develop this platform. Silex is really just meant for mini applications and a practical forum software package is not a mini application. If this were to evolve you would most definitely need a MVC architecture, sophisticated router, mailer, database asbraction layer/ORM, authentication, authorization, asset management, etc and by the time you add all that you're pretty much using the standard Symfony stack anyway.
I think in order for this to gain traction is to foster a good development community. For that you will need great documentation and make it easy for others to get involved. Also you need a good plugin architecture to allow people to extend its functionality and make it easy for creating new themes also.
I will have a proper look at it when I get a chance.
For a years worth of work it doesn't really look like much is there.
I haven't said I have been working on this version for a year, I stated that I started developing it again from scratch a few weeks ago.
Especially with the amount of work and large community surrounding those platforms.
They all started out somewhere too didn't they? Whats to say that a small company/person can't compete with them? Yes they have bigger communities and stuff like community made addons but everyone has to start somewhere.
This project has technically been in development for a few of years (the first version was back in 2010), but this version is new and reworked. Yes there isn't much content but I haven't advertised this as a complete project. I'm probably looking at another couple of months just to get the core finished and the features I have in mind.
It will always be evolving and I may decide to use Symfony over Silex but that remains to be seen. Most people I talked to when planning this version advised Silex over Symfony and it is (so far) providing everything I need.
I haven't looked at Silex yet but I am not fond of symfony with their controversial "code annotations". I like CodeIgnitor for its simplicity.
Have you looked at discourse.org? They have some good ideas. Also some very bad ones like making a forum that is very difficult to install. I like Wordpress famous 5 minute install and I think without that it will be an "elitist" project. I've been trying to install discourse for 3 weeks but still no avail and I installed vanillaforums in half hour on my first attempt.
I think it would be helpful if you explain in a blog what makes your forum different from others. Like does it work better with mobile apps? Is it easy to install?
One thing I wish forums had is the ability to uploaad photos and not just link to them. When I posted to a physics forums I wanted to upload some diagrams in png format but they suggested I use photobucket which I hate using from mobile and in the end I had to upload some images to my vps and link to them. However what happens when I move my vps to another provider that forum will then have broken image links!!
Another possibility which will help your market share is the ability to integrate with wordpress.
Of course a lot of these things could be done via plugins as well. On a side note, when you get to designing your plugin architecture, please dont do "monkey patching" with plugins the way phpBB does. Its something I've grown to dislike immensely.
You know you can upload photos to this forum, don't you? In fact, we have a photo competition thread open right now. :)[/ot]
I didn't know but thats because I usually access sitepoint via Tapatalk but that's good to know.
I think it would be helpful if you explain in a blog what makes your forum different from others. Like does it work better with mobile apps? Is it easy to install?
At the minute nothing is different, it is actually missing a lot of content. But this has only been in development for a few weeks now.
Understood, but it might still be helpful to understand your vision for the future.
The plan is for the forum to be simple to install, simple to change and simple to create plugins for. So many times I go from a site to their forum and the forum looks completely different. Even if they have managed to get the colors the same as the main site. I'm not saying that users will be able to make A Simple Forum to look exactly like their home site, but a close approximation is better than not.
Forums have all been the same for years and most of them are exactly the same. I'm not only looking to create a forum, but to change the way they work, and the way they are presented to the user. Granted you may not see much of hat yet but I need to build the core before experimenting and implementing new ideas. One example is the pagination, although there are a couple of forums that do it the same way, the plan was to remove needless page redirects and just use a continuous stream (like facebook).
I also want the community heavily involved in this project ( I haven't been able to drum up much interest so far ). Plug in modules made by the community are good, but what about having them already in the code when you download the software? You may say that this will bloat the software with unneeded code but it will all be modularized, meaning users will be able to pick and choose components when they download.
I also want to offer more advanced features like post and topic analytics and provide an updated product to an old market. I have had a look through the source code of most forums out there and the code is very out dated. It could be a lot more efficient if time was taken to rewrite it.
I'm not saying that my software will be the best on the market ( when I finish it ), but I will make every effort for it to be competitive.
Just want to make this clear since some people seem to have misunderstood. This forum has only been in development for a few weeks. As such there is still a lot of work to do and shouldn't be considered a complete package. There is no way to install it and no wiki or documentation. The current website is provided as a testing stage that you can use to route out bugs and suggest your ideas.
It will probably take another 4 weeks before I can confidently say the forum is in official alpha. Until then, there will be features missing (user settings, admin sections, moderator sections). The forum is currently very bare bones.
The reason it is open source is because the most interesting aspect of it (so far) is the code and the methods I have implemented, which makes it very different from other forums (using mongoDB as a caching layer for example).
Im currently working on an attachment system for posts. In older versions of the forum I have used php to handle this. This was to maintain cross browser support.
Thanks for reinstating the thread @Mittineague ;
I decided to go with using HTML5s FormData. I realise that users of < IE10 won't be able to use file attachments but I am looking to the future. I started ASF to create a forum that was different and modern (after looking through phpbbs horrible code :P).
I have also created a simple installer and brief documentation over at Github so you can install the forum on your local server if you wish.
A big update will be under way tomorrow. After reading comments on here and speaking with fellow developers I have decided to migrate from Silex to Symfony and support PSR-4. This will be a huge task but worth it. I had hoped that the core of the site would be done by now but this migration will take a few days to complete.
It does, however, mean that new features will be alot easier and faster to code and contributions will be easier.
Ok, I am a little more familiar with symfony than silex. Trying to get my head around the "framework within a framework" was proving a bit awkward.
I certainly think its important to lower the barrier to new contributors which seems to be the big failing of so many forums.
I agree with you about phpBB. I particularly dislike their plugin architecture so I would like to put some thought into a good forum plugin architecture and maybe we can discuss it here (on sitepoint) with input from other members.
Input sounds good. I built this forum with the hopes that I would get ideas, feedback and support from not only fellow developers but all of the community.
In regards to PHPBB, I redownloaded their source the other day and they are using very outdated techniques. Using the global keyword is a pet peeve of mine
I welcome anyone who has ideas regarding A Simple Forum and forums in general. I want this to be a community effort, not one person/company thinking they know what people want.
For instance, with Discourse there is the ability to paste in a youtube url, into the thread/post editor, and it automatically turns into an embedded video.


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When you change anything in your profile, ESPECIALLY your e-mail address or PASSWORD, your registration is immediately on HOLD until it is reactivated. I am the only one who can do the reactivation. BEFORE you change your e-mail address, I MUST KNOW YOUR SIGN-ON NAME so I can use our software to immediately reactivate your sign-on. You MUST let me know of these changes as soon as you contemplate doing it so I can immediately reactivate your registration. Due to the number of hundreds and hundreds of new registrations (mostly bogus) I get monthly, it is difficult to select those who are current members of CMG to reactivate it automatically by yours truly.
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