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The Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science
External Advisory Board Members
Philip Greenland, MD, is the Harry W. Dingman Professor of Preventive Medicine and Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. His research, teaching, and clinical interests focus on the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
Greenland has authored over 300 papers, book chapters, and monographs on topics related to heart disease prevention, heart disease in women, risk prediction, and other aspects of heart disease. From 2004-2008, Greenland was Chief Editor of Archives of Internal Medicine. He is a member of the NHLBI Board of External Experts, of the NHLBI's Observational Study Monitoring Board for the Framingham Heart Study, and a recent standing member of the NIH Study Section on Cardiovascular and Sleep Epidemiology (CASE).
Greenland is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London, elected in 2008. He was, from 2005-2012, the Senior Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Director of the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute. He was also Principal Investigator of Northwestern University's Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) from 2007-2012.
Other EAB Members:
Andrew M. Dahlem, PhD, was named vice president and chief operating officer for Lilly Research Laboratories (LRL) and LRL Europe in February 2007. He has previously served as vice president of toxicology, drug disposition, pharmacokinetics, and Lilly Research Laboratories in Europe since January 2003 and is a member of Lilly senior management.
Dahlem received a bachelor of science degree in wildlife biology from The Ohio State University in 1982 and a doctor of philosophy degree in toxicology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1989. He joined Lilly in 1990 as a senior pharmacologist and became head of biochemical toxicology in 1992. He was named director of drug disposition and biochemical (investigative) toxicology in 1993. Dahlem was promoted to executive director for toxicology and drug disposition in 1998, and he assumed responsibility for LRL in Europe in 1999 and for discovery operations in 2000, and in 2001 promoted to Vice President.
Dahlem serves as adjunct professor of toxicology in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Purdue University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and at The Ohio State University. He is also a member of the Ohio State University College of Pharmacy Corporate Council and the Illinois Professional Science Master's Board.
Dahlem currently serves on the board of directors for Indigo Biosystems, the YourEncore board of advisors, and is a member of the Indiana State Museum Foundation Board of Directors. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine Forum on Drug Discovery, Development and Translation, and the Translational Research and the Critical Path for Tuberculosis Drug Regimens for the Gates Foundation.
Al Edmonson is the President of the Historical Mt. Vernon District Improvement Association and heads the (Columbus) East Side Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative.
As President, Edmonson is committed to helping bring business back to the community and setting community standards for the next generation. As the owner and proprietor of A Cut Above the Rest Barber Shop in the King-Lincoln District of Columbus, Ohio, he is a long time resident of Columbus and a proud graduate of East High School.
Commitment to service truly defines Edmonson. He is a United States Army veteran who served in Operation Desert Storm and received a Bronze Star Award for bravery. When he first established his business, he intentionally chose the community in which he was raised. Over the years, he has transformed his business into a multi-use facility that houses a barbershop, a beauty salon and Making A Difference, Inc, a non-profit organization working with families in the community.
Edmonson's dedication to service extends directly into the community. He spearheads local community action committees, is a member of St. Marks Lodge #7 and New Salem Baptist Church, and he facilitates a men's bible study group at his shop. He is also an ambassador for the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, and Lifeline of Ohio.
Edmonson works tirelessly to provide support and services to the people in his community. He recently hosted the 1st King-Lincoln District Memorial Parade, honoring and remembering African-Americans for their service in the armed forces.
Johnson's research explores the use of information systems to promote communication, coordination and collaboration in patient care and biomedical research. The goal is to develop models that increase our understanding of interactions between information systems and biomedical organizational structures, patterns of work flow, and the specialized languages that professionals employ. This work is a fusion between technical and social disciplines, drawing from computer science, information technology, cognition, linguistics, and behavioral and organizational science.
Methods include database design, natural language processing, distributional linguistic analysis, work flow analysis and social network analysis. Applications include electronic health records, research databases, clinical research systems and systems to locate scientific expertise, resources and collaboration.
Kurt Kroenke, MD, is Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics at Indiana University, and a Research Scientist in the Regenstrief Institute. He is a past President of the Society of General Internal Medicine and Immediate Past-President of the Association for Clinical Research Training.
Kroenke has served on the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) Services Research Study Section, the MacArthur Foundation Steering Committee on Depression in Primary Care, and several Institute of Medicine committees. His research focuses on physical and psychological symptoms in medical patients including pain, depression, anxiety and somatization.
Kroenke has been a principal or co-investigator on multiple effectiveness trials for depression and more recently pain, including several NIH-funded studies. He has more than 200 peer-reviewed publications.
Doris M. Rubio, PhD, is a Professor of Medicine, Biostatistics, Nursing, and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh. She directs the Evaluation Core in the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and codirects the Education Core.
Rubio is the past Director of the Design, Biostatistics, and Epidemiology Core for the CTSI. Additionally, she is the Co-Director of the Institute for Clinical Research Education, which provides training in clinical and translational research and offers multiple programs for career development. She is Director of the Center for Research on Health Care Data Center, which provides data management and analysis services across the University.
Nationally, Rubio serves multiple leadership roles. She is the Past President for the Association for Clinical Research Training and is the Chair for the Evaluation Key Function Committee for the Clinical and Translational Science Awards. Her research focuses on alcohol use co-occurring with depression in women and in particular how life events impact alcohol use and depression. She has published in such fields as psychometrics, structural equation modeling, quality of life indicators, alcoholism, and career development.
Lisa Guay-Woodford, MD, is the Richard L. Hudson Professor of Pediatrics and the Associate Vice President for Clinical and Translational Research at The George Washington University. She also serves as Director of the Center for Translational Science at Children's National Medical Center (CNMC) and Director of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute-Children's National (CTSI-CN).
Guay-Woodford is a Pediatric Nephrologist and an internationally-recognized investigator whose research focuses on identifying clinical and genetic factors involved in the pathogenesis of inherited renal disorders, most notably autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease.
In April 2012, she moved to CNMC from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she had founded and served as Director of the Inherited Renal Disorders Program at the Children's Hospital of Alabama, established the NIH P30-funded UAB HepatoRenal Fibrocystic Disease Research and Translational Core Center (HRFDCC) and was the founding Director of the UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Science.
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Why an optical line?
It was too complicated and expensive to do a thoughtful, small-scale line. There were only big factories and too many middlemen complicating the process to manufacture exactly what we wanted. We were looking for a quality product with more options that weren't available to us before.
Steven Alan has been very successful at dressing people head-to-toe, creating a uniform for many men and women. How does the eyewear complement your existing line of offerings?
Similar to our new home line, we saw a void in the market. We are now able to sell eyewear with the specific Steven Alan point of view.
To you, what sets the Steven Alan Optical collection apart from other eyewear?
I really like the shape, colors, weight and overall styles. There are an infinite number of shades and style varieties that we are now able to produce for our customer.
Who or what was your inspiration for the optical line?
The Steven Alan customer is always the inspiration. We are always thinking, what would the Steven Alan customer like?
Who is the Steven Alan customer?
We see our customer as creative thinking. They have an urban or New York sensibility even if they don't live here. They are looking for and appreciate the "special" thing that embodies our design.
Does the urban experience influence the line?
Yes, we think of our customer living in a city - traveling in a taxi, riding the subway or living downtown. We feel our customer is looking for alternatives - a more creative option to what is commonly found out there.
You travel quite a bit for inspiration and are always on the lookout for new things. What are some influences you have brought home from these trips?
Japan is very important to me right now. I love the attention to the details and how they see imperfection as good.
Finally, do you wear glasses?
Yes, I do… or I should, definitely when I drive. I noticed at the moment he is not wearing any. Steven pulls out a crunched, battered pair of frames and quickly states what a wreck his old glasses are and how much he is anticipating wearing the new Steven Alan Line.

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Published: February 7, 2013
Sharon Cope, president of Columbiana County Fair Board, presents a certificate of recognition to Delmar Karlen of Salem at a recent meeting. Every year individuals from across the state are recognized for their outstanding support of local fairs during ceremonies at the Ohio Fairs Convention in Columbus. Karlen represented Columbiana County Fair with this honor for his continued devotion and support.
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Rise and shine, People's Choicers! Allow us to present to you our freshly typed Thursday edition of celebrity headlines! Josh Harnett talks superheros, Pharrell Williams reveals the identity of the individual who originally recorded "Happy," and The Mindy Project loses a series regular. Those stories and more in today's celebrity headlines!
Here are the 6 stories you need to read today:
1. Josh Hartnett…the superhero? During a recent interview with Details, Harnett revealed he was in talks to play both Spiderman and Batman when he was in his twenties. The actor — who reportedly turned down Superman Returns — said he was worried playing such high profile roles would define him. [Details]
2. The "Backstreet Boys Meet New Kids on the Block" fanfic you wrote is about to become a reality! Nick Carter And Jordan Knight are teaming up to produce an album shrewdly titled Nick & Knight. The two boy band members will also embark on a North American tour scheduled to begin later this fall. [MTV]
3. Get ready for even more Sharknado! The Syfy channel has reportedly already green-lit a third Sharknado movie. Sharknado 2: The Second One will premiere on the network in July. [Vulture]
4. During a recent interview with Howard Stern, Pharrell Williams revealed that his ubiquitous smash hit "Happy" was originally recorded by Cee Lo Green. "He sounded amazing on it," Williams said. "But how do I say this diplomatically? The powers that be, at the time, did not see it fit for him." [Rolling Stone]
5. The Mindy Project is losing a cast member. Zoe Jarman, who plays receptionist Betsy Putch on the Fox comedy, will not be returning for the series' third season. [TV Line]
6. Beyonce honored the memory of one of her most passionate fans recently. The singer sent a bouquet of 90 roses and an emotional message of support to the family of Chelsea Lee James, a well-known Beyonce super-fan, who passed away earlier this month after a lifelong battle with leukemia. [People]
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Jimmy Fallon And Emma Stone Face Off In Truly Epic 'Tonight Show' Lip Sync Battle
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ESPN drew a 5.4 overnight rating for coverage of the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night, up 26% from a 4.3 for last year's first round, which took place on a Saturday afternoon.
details, plus the NFL Networks ratings of the Draft at Sports Media Watch.
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Those eyes!! Those eyes!! Did you see her eyes?!!?
It haz to be said...
Between tattoo-girl and bug-eyed girl, is every young woman bat**** crazy these days? (Don't answer that, LOL)
But this guy isn't any gem either . . . who pays for a tattoo on a girl he's been seeing only for a week?
This whole thread is disturbing me.
So everyone thought that video was real?
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The Fallout from the Bailout: The Impact of the 2008 Bailout on Lending Regulation, Securities Regulation and Business Ethics
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP Program in Law, Religion & Ethics and the Dayton Law Project for Law & Business Ethics presented on March 20, 2009, "The Fallout from the Bailout: The Impact of the 2008 Bailout on Lending Regulation, Securities Regulation, and Business Ethics."
The symposium focused on government bailouts of private institutions with a focus on the financial sector. It drew together academics, practitioners, and regulators to have a frank and full discussion of the legal implications and consequences of the government's focus on bailouts as a means to combat the current financial crisis.
Symposium Agenda
The 2008 Bailout: An Economic Necessity or Government Folly
This panel provides an overview of the 2008 bailout focusing on its benefits and shortcomings. Speakers explored the causes of the financial crisis that precipitated the bailout, whether the bailout was really a benefit to taxpayers or a burden and whether bankruptcy provided a viable alternative to the bailout.
Rethinking Lending Regulation after the 2008 Bailout
This panel focused on how failures in lending regulation potentially created the need for the 2008 bailout. Speakers explored how weaknesses in the mortgage market lead to the 2008 bailout, if lending regulation can prevent a future economic crisis and what is the appropriate level of regulation of the lending market.
Securities Regulation as a Means to Avoid a Future Economic Crisis
This panel focused on whether failures in regulating mortgage backed securities brought about the 2008 bailout. Speakers explored the role of mortgage backed securities in the current financial crisis, if new securities regulation could prevent a future economic crisis and what is the proper level of regulation in the securities market.
Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility after the 2008 Bailout
This panel focused on how notions of business ethics and corporate reasonability have and will evolve as a result of the 2008 bailout and financial crisis that precipitated it. The topics include whether breaches of ethical duty created an environment necessitating a bailout, what role executive compensation may have played and what ethical duties corporate boards and managers have on a going forward basis.


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Practicing for your knowledge test?
ICBC has launched a new and improved practice knowledge test online.
- The same content as before
- Compatible with more devices: Tablet, smart phone, notebook, PC
- Got the answer wrong? There will be a link to the Drive Smart manual section that you need to study
Happy studying & as usual Drive Safely Everyone!
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The second year of the Reveille Peak Bike Festival will be held March 20-22, 2015. We expect to draw participants from across Texas to the centrally located Reveille Peak Ranch in Burnet, TX.
This is an extraordinary venue. Reveille Peak Ranch offers over 62 miles of trail with something for every skill level: single track, super D, pump track, and a flow track. As an added bonus, the trails are open rain or shine. We are looking to attract national vendors to grow this festival to include all cycling disciplines in future years.
The Ranch has on-site camping (RV hook ups with water and electricity and over 250 primitive camping sites), men's and women's restrooms with showers, a spring-fed lake, parking to accommodate more than 4,000 cars, & an educational Nature Center. The Ranch is easily accessed from TX-29, with restaurants and hotels nearby.
This will be a family friendly event where participants of all ages and different skill level are welcome. Expo area, pump track skills clinics, a 25/50K Gran FUNdo, XTERRA night trail runs 5k/15k, bike games, children's clinics and rides, and more will be available to participants. For those who prefer road biking, there is a 100 mile paved loop beginning at the Ranch to explore.
Participants will have the option to provide their own food, or eat from participating food trucks. Once Saturday's riding festivities conclude, beer from local breweries will be available for those of legal drinking age to enjoy while listening to music.
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FOLSOM — Some cultural traditions date back to pre-Columbian times. Some have been expanded and given new meanings through a cultural blending of past and present. One such tradition is being revived at Harris Center/Three Stages as Danza Floricanto presents Fiesta del Día de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) on Oct. 27.
In California, where so many cultures come together to negotiate everyday life, the blending of music and traditions of the Day of the Dead is not only unstoppable but also incredibly vital to this remaking of tradition as the old and the new come together to celebrate.
Floricanto Dance Theatre's Fiesta del Día de Los Muertos takes its inspiration from the very traditional Day of the Dead activities in Mexico-altar offerings of favorite foods and flowers honoring our dead, processions to the grave sites, songs, candles, sugar skulls, skeleton dioramas and paper cuttings and gives it a contemporary flavor designed to entertain and delight the whole family.
Choreographed by Gema Sandoval, this program is a series of dance theater vignettes orchestrated by "La Catrina," the skeleton like figure created by turn of the century Mexican graphic artist José Guadalupe Posada. These snapshots of life — a mother who lost her child, star-crossed lovers, a bull fighter and field hands — become an affirmation of life through dance.
Floricanto's program combines traditional folklore with contemporary themes and humor in order to appeal to the whole family. Additionally, in the lobby of the theater, a community altar will be set up. Here audience members are invited to include the name of their departed loved ones as they come in to watch the performance and in this way become part of the event.
Mexican lore says, "We experience death three times: one when we leave our body; two when our spirit leaves us; three when we are forgotten by our loved ones." Let us not forget!
Danza Floricanto/USA was founded in 1975 by Sandoval. From an Aztec ritual to the vibrant fiestas of today's Jalisco, from the Spanish-influenced tropics of Veracruz to the conflictive realities of the Chicano experience, Danza Floricanto/USA presents the bold, colorful panorama of its Mexican heritage as it interacts with its American reality. This award-winning 39-year-old company has been enthusiastically received on tour throughout California and the American Southwest. Danza Floricanto/USA, has recreated the movement, costume and song of 17 different regions of Mexico and over half a dozen works on the Chicano experience which celebrate cultural identity for the Mexican American community and the immigrant experience for the rest of America.
Danza Floricanto: Fiesta del Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead Celebration) will take place at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27. Tickets are $19 to $29 with premium seats available for $39; students with ID and children get in for $12. Tickets are available online at harriscenter.net or from Harris Center ticket office at (916) 608-6888 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and two hours before show time. Parking is included in the price of the ticket. Harris Center is located on the west side of Folsom Lake College campus in Folsom, facing East Bidwell Street.


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I am in the middle of an adoption case and yesterday, we met with the attorney for the children, called the Guardian Ad Litim. He told us that the birth parent in this case (this is a step parent adoption), had called him and told him that paternity was established only on the birth certificate.
My husband and mother said they both think that he's trying to deny the kids. He was there when they were born, he wanted to be put on the birth certificate (we weren't married) and then, when I took him to court for custody and child support, he didn't deny them at all. They think he is trying to deny them to get out of having to pay the $20,000 he owes in back child support OR to try to save face and say the reason he's not paid or been in their lives is because he thought they wasn't his.
It seems stupid to me, because if either of these are the case, it's on HIM to have to pay for the testing and he KNOWS that the kids are his, because I was 100% faithful to him (a favor which was not returned).
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Date published: Thursday 6 December 2012
We're all getting very excited about the arrival of Balmer Lawn's very own Twizy, which should be arriving later on this month!
It will be available for our guests to hire on a daily basis and explore the forest, it really is great fun to drive, it's basically a quad bike with roof.
We are having our one designed with a unique Forest theme, watch this space to see the photos!


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We sent 3 lifesize Black bear hides to be wet tanned for the 1st time ever? They came back in 3-4 months and All seemed to be well while we've put 2 of the hides on the forms - lots of stretch and they seemed just fine... They are dry now and they stunk like wet leather for the 1st week and the hair is still kinda sticky not soft and fluffy like they have been with the dry tan in the past? Anybody ever experienced that? The wet leather tan finally went away - what can you do for the sticky hair - just not fluffy.... very dissappointed in the final results ( one of those hides are mine !)
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Evidently your tannery did not tumble the hides enough to clean the tanning oil out of the hair.
If you continue to use this tannery, I would let them know the problem!
You can tumble the skins for a while with sawdust that contains mineral spirits if they have not been mounted; if they are mounted let them dry completely and then shampoo them; dry with towels and place under a fan to speed the final drying.
Hi Linda, Did you wash the hide before mounting? I have found that a wet tan needs to be washed before mounting. this will get the tanning oils out of the hair and give you the nice full soft look you want.
this is esspecially true with fine hair animals such as bobcats etc.
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That's why they're "wet". As Mark said, you're expected to wash your cape before mounting to get the residual oils off.
A little bit has worked very well for me.
Guess we didnt no that and were not told.
We have called the tannery that did the hides and the fellow said he had never had this complaint before ! ? That is hard to believe. He is suppose to be sending us something to bathe the 2 lifesize bears with. That outta be fun ! 350 pounder and a 150 pounder !
Hope they fit in the bathtub shower - we live in Wisconsin and it's cold here! Thanks again for your imput ....
If you have any more problems with your current tanner give H&H Fur Dressing a try. I sent them some Bears and Deer capes to tan and wanted them all wet taned. They all came back great with no oil on them and lots of stretch.
Good luck!
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I am picking up some Pert Plus today
The bear hide and run around in the shower while someone shampoos ! Great free entertainment! LOL I always have to to my great puppet tricks! Makes work more fun . Admit it , you all have done the great puppet trick atleast once ! LOL Maybe next time someone brings in a large bear and has no idea what pose he wants it in, just climb inside and strike a few poses to help him decide ! Great buisness ! LOL Anyway, Pert Plus does do a good job .
Thanks for the advice, I think that would be a good job for my husband the Taxidermist - he always says I'm his assistant ! And it's his bear that isnt together yet... So I will assist in soaping him up in his bear hide ! Thats meant to be funny ! The 2 bears that are on forms could be a challenge for him - although we do bathe 1 oversized Black Lab every other month and a Good sized Golden Retriever after that ( TOTALLY ALIVE ! ) In the bath tub...
We do love our Taxidermy work - we work together and all goes fine as long as it goes my way ! LOL It'll be a Pert Plus evening... Thanks
You are welcome Linda . Don't forget candles and champagne for soaping up his bear hide ! LOL The bear wont drink much so more for you two ! LOL Have fun, bradlee


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Tomorrow is the annual running of the Kentucky Derby, where ladies get to don fancy hats and everybody drinks mint juleps. Oh, and some horses run a race, too.
Many of us started reading books long before we were into romance novels—and many of those books featured horses, including such classics as The Black Stallion and Black Beauty (and those respective books' subsequent series books).
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It appears that someone over at MobileSyrup was just able to snag what appears to be one of the first actual shots of Samsung's upcoming Superphone – the Samsung Herculus. While the folks who took the shot of this 4.5 inch behemoth didn't get any actual hands on time with the device itself, they did happen to remark that it features the same display tech behind what is considered by many to be the world's best current Android phone, the Samsung Galaxy S II, but at a slightly larger size. Other quick facts to note are that it appeared to be running on Telus' 42Mbps HSPA+ 4G network, and is similar in design to Samsung's latest Android offerings.
Rumored Specs
- 4.5-inch 480 x 800 Super AMOLED Plus display
- Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
- NFC support, though compatibility with the forthcoming ISIS mobile payment standard is "to be determined"
- Category 24 HSDPA (42Mbps) and Category 6 HSUPA (5.76Mbps) for extremely fast HSPA+ support — faster than any HSPA+ phone currently sold in the US
- AWS plus 850 / 1900MHz compatibility for support on AT&T's "4G" network if the merger succeeds
- Preliminary measurements place it at 5.16 x 2.76 x 0.37 inches — within a few hundredths of an inch of the Infuse
- 16GB internal ROM, 1GB internal RAM, external microSD up to 32GB
- Apparently it will have a Qualcomm 1.2GHz dual-core APQ8060 application processor, which is highly unusual for Samsung, especially considering the performance of its own multi-core Exynos line
- 8 megapixel primary camera with flash and 1080p video capture, secondary front-facing camera
- Won't have a dedicated HDMI port, but will have MHL for HDMI HDTV charging
TELUS has been really lacking in terms of offering the latest, most powerful devices, but it's looking this beast of a phone is set to change all that, and update Telus to Android's finest.
Any thoughts on this upcoming superphone? It appears that Canada is truly winning the mobile technology war this year, with the Samsung Galaxy S II being already offered on two separate carriers, while their neighbors to the south are still waiting. Not to mention that the Motorola Droid 3 is also a 4G handset in Canada too. Really though, if Canada is to get the Samsung Hercules first, then that will be the final nails on the coffin. Any thoughts? is 4.5 too big? Sounds like Droid Bionic territory to us.


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The US Coast Guard is searching for a cruise passenger who fell from the 10th deck of a ship and disappeared into the water below.
According to reports, 46-year-old David Mossman, from Texas, was on a cruise holiday aboard Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas when he fell overboard off the coast of Key Largo, Florida.
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Abreu's three RBIs lead Royals past Twins
Abreu's three RBIs lead Royals past Twins
Abreu, a utility infielder playing second base, knocked in three runs on Sunday to lead Kansas City to a 6-4 victory to take the last game of the three-game series against last-place Minnesota. It was just the Royals' fifth win in 15 games this season against the Twins.
Going against a former D-backs teammate in right-hander Esmerling Vasquez, Abreu had a two-run single in the Royals' three-run second inning.
"He doesn't throw so hard now," Abreu said. "Before he threw he threw 97 or 99 [mph]. Now he's got a changeup. He's a good pitcher."
It was a changeup that Abreu hit in the second inning and again in the fifth, when his single opened a one-run inning against Vasquez. Abreu's third hit and third RBI came in the sixth against reliever Tyler Robertson and pushed the Royals back into the lead, 5-4.
"He's been more of a clutch hitter than a good hitter," manager Ned Yost said. "I mean, he's hitting .300 (.344), but the majority of his hits have either tied ballgames or given us the lead. He's done a great job for us."
Vasquez had a control lapse in the second inning, wrapping walks to Salvador Perez and Lorenzo Cain around a single by Mike Moustakas -- all with nobody out. All three eventually scored, on Eric Hosmer's sacrifice fly and, after a double steal, Abreu's two-run single.
Abreu was thrown out trying for second and, after David Lough hustled to a double, Vasquez got the third out. But the Royals had a 3-2 lead.
They added a run in the fifth on Billy Butler's RBI single, scoring Lough, who had singled.
That gave Royals starter Luis Mendoza a 4-2 lead, but Yost decided to take him out after five innings, bringing in left-hander Tim Collins to face the left-handed middle of the Twins lineup -- Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau and Ryan Doumit. Yost thought Mendoza was starting to labor a bit.
"He's a guy that traditionally gets quick outs, so when you look up at that board out there and see he's got 85 pitches after five innings, you know it's been tough for him," Yost said. "But he battled through it and did a great job."
Mendoza, who gave up seven hits, including a solo homer to Chris Parmelee, had no walks, but of his 84 pitches just 49 were strikes. Still he didn't expect to come out at that point.
"I was surprised, but he told me there are four or five lefties coming and he wanted to use Collins," Mendoza said. "I'm fine with it, just to get a win and keep it a close game."
Collins, however, immediately gave up singles to both Mauer and Morneau. Doumit failed on a sacrifice attempt and Parmelee struck out, but Matt Carson walked to load the bases. Alexi Casilla then singled up the middle, scoring two runs for a 4-4 tie.
Abreu, however, came to the rescue. After two outs in the bottom of the sixth, Hosmer doubled and Vasquez was relieved by Robertson. Abreu, a switch-hitter, moved to the right side of the plate and smacked an RBI single to center for a 5-4 lead.
That marked the second three-RBI game of Abreu's career; he knocked in three for the Dodgers at Colorado on Sept. 18, 2007.
He actually had a chance to add a couple more RBIs in the eighth inning against right-hander Alex Burnett. Perez and Moustakas each singled and Cain doubled to left, scoring Perez. Hosmer was intentionally walked to load the bases to bring up Abreu.
Sure, more RBIs and an even bigger lead danced in Abreu's mind.
"I know, I tried. I tried to put the ball in play," Abreu said.
But he struck out.
Greg Holland struck out the side in the ninth inning to record his 10th save in 10 chances since taking over the closer role from Jonathan Broxton on July 31.
"When we traded Broxton, I just had a feeling that he was going to take that opening and run with it. And he's done it," Yost said.
Meantime, Abreu will get another starting opportunity on Labor Day as the Royals open a series against the Texas Rangers.
"We'll probably give Escobar the day off tomorrow and let him play shortstop, just to get him in as much as we can here in the last month," Yost said.
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I was just changing into my Quidditch robes for practice when Dominique burst into the locker room. "Rosie! I feel like I haven't seen you in ages!" she exclaimed at the sight of my half-naked body wriggling out of my jeans.
I rolled my eyes. "I see you basically every day, Dom."
"You know what I mean," she replied, ruffling my hair as she approached me. "Where have you been?"
I shrugged. Truth be told, I had sort of been avoiding Dom the past few weeks. I knew, on some level, that I was bothered by her snogging Malfoy, but I wouldn't allow myself to dwell on this fact. "Just busy with schoolwork and prefect duties, I suppose," I replied carefully.
"And Sebastian?" She wiggled her eyebrows suggestively.
I flushed. When I had confronted Sebastian with the information Scorpius had given me—without revealing the source, of course—Sebastian had laughed it off. Not that I had expected anything different. You know how people are, Rose, he'd said. They see something they're jealous of, so they try to destroy it for no other reason than that. It's pathetic! While I had taken his word for it—what's a relationship without trust, after all?—I still felt a bit uneasy about the whole situation and wasn't really sure how to act around him. As a result, I'd been far less inclined to spend much alone time with Sebastian lately, and I could sense him getting a little testy.
Dominique, of course, took my red face to mean something else entirely. "Rosie, you slag!" she teased. She had finished dressing for practice by this time and was focused on tying her loose waves back into a high ponytail. "Can't say I'm not jealous, though," she continued, sweeping her fringe out of her eyes. "If only Scorpius Malfoy would stop playing hard-to-get."
My stomach lurched as my mind immediately went back to Dom straddling Scorpius on the couch in the Gryffindor common room while his eyes were locked on mine. Knock it OFF!, I scolded myself. Luckily, Lily chose that moment to poke her head into the locker room. "Oi! James is threatening laps for all of us if you two don't get your arses out here now! I told him I'd happily stick a rabid Kneazle down his robes if he didn't get off his power trip, but even that hasn't deterred him."
Dominique and I sighed, picked up our brooms, and followed Lily outside. It was even colder than usual for this time of year, and a chilly wind whipped our robes around our legs as we met James, Frankie, Alfie, and Hugo on the pitch. James had us running drills for over an hour and a half, until the darkening sky and our rumbling stomachs reminded him that we should probably return to the castle for dinner. By that time, I was convinced I had been frozen solid.
"Right, then. Same time tomorrow, everyone!" James called as we began to trudge back to the locker rooms. A chorus of groans resounded, which only resulted in a lecture about the Slytherin match being less than two weeks away. As if we weren't already bloody aware.
I changed quickly, wanting to avoid Dom as much as I wanted to catch James on the way back up to the school. He'd seemed a tad grim the past few weeks since the Violet debacle, and I was concerned that this wouldn't help his tendency to turn into a controlling Quidditch maniac in the weeks leading up to a big match. Luckily, he was just finishing locking up the broom shed as I rushed out of the locker rooms and caught up with him.
"Still no luck with Vi?" I asked gently after a few minutes of chitchat.
"No," he replied glumly. "She still thinks I'm a womanizing prat." I decided to say nothing, but he came to the obvious conclusion himself, anyway. "Which I am," he conceded, "but that's not what I wanted with her. I mean, Penny's great and all, but I never would have been snogging her if I hadn't thought Violet was blowing me off!"
"I know." I patted him on the back consolingly. Sure, what he was saying sounded kind of awful, especially with respect to Penelope, but what else was I to expect from a seventeen-year-old boy who couldn't admit that a girl had actually hurt him? Besides, Penelope didn't seem too beat up about it—she had quickly moved on with Freddie. "But James, you have to realize that Violet wouldn't have gotten so upset and stormed out if she had no feelings for you whatsoever."
"Then why won't she talk to me?" he complained.
"You hurt her feelings," I reasoned. "You're just going to have to woo her a bit until she gets over it."
"Did you really just tell me to 'woo' someone?"
"Yes, I did. And not even ironically."
He gave me a little smile and slung his arm around my shoulder. "You're the best, Rosie. You know that?"
"Yep. Sure do."
"And so modest, too!"
"That's me!" I gave him a grin as we climbed the stairs to the castle and headed toward the Great Hall.
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Sebastian was waiting for me outside the Great Hall after dinner. I greeted him with a peck on the cheek. "Hi, Seb."
"Hey babe," he replied, giving my bum a little squeeze. "What's the plan tonight?"
"Lots of homework." I pulled a face.
He rolled his eyes. "Shocking. Guess it's a good thing your brother asked me up to your common room for a game of wizard's chess, then. I just love to watch you study," he teased.
I did everything in my power to prevent my eyebrows from shooting up into my hairline. As far as I could tell, Hugo, like Dad, had never particularly taken to Sebastian. However, again, like Dad, Hugo was a sucker for a good game of wizard's chess, and Sebastian was a legend.
"You could seem a little more enthusiastic," Sebastian pouted as he put his arm around my waist and steered me toward the Gryffindor common room.
I sighed. "I'm sorry, I am. It's just that I'm so stressed right now, with all my work and everything. Plus James is starting to get riled up about the Slytherin match—you know how he gets about us practicing for these things."
"I know. But don't worry, you'll be brilliant." He kissed the top of my head. "And I promise I'll be there to see it this time."
I smiled up at him. Maybe things were going to turn out just fine, after all.
* * *
Sebastian had only returned to the Slytherin dorms a few minutes previous and I was just ready to turn in for the night when I let out a loud groan and smacked my palm to my forehead.
"What is it, Rosie?" Roxy stopped slathering moisturizer on her face and looked over at me with concern.
"My new Quidditich gloves with the built-in Heating Charm. I wrote Mum a letter to owl them to me but completely forgot to send it!"
Roxy shrugged. "So? Just wait 'til tomorrow."
I groaned again. "I can't. The Slytherin match is already less than two weeks away, and I'll freeze to death if they don't get here in time."
Roxy glanced at the clock. "You'll be cutting it close, but I reckon you can get up to the Owlery before anyone will give you detention for it."
"Don't have much of a choice, anyway. Be right back." I grabbed the letter I had written earlier that day and dashed out of the dorm.
A few minutes later, I ran up the steps to the Owlery and entered, finding myself alone except for the scores of owls perched about haphazardly. I spotted the snowy white feathers of Hugo's owl, Artemis, and whistled for her to come to me. She immediately flew down from her spot on the rafters and hooted at me softly as her long talons dug into my forearm. "Take this to Mum quick as you can, if you please," I murmured to her as I tied on the letter. "Try not to be too cross with me when she has you bring back my gloves." I gave her a few scratches to appease her before she took off. I stood at the window a moment and watched her until she became a tiny white dot in the night sky.
"Fancy meeting you here."
I jumped and reached for my wand, causing a flurry of disgruntled owls around me, then slumped back against the wall, hand to my chest, when I saw who it was. "Merlin, Malfoy, you nearly gave me a heart attack!"
He smirked. "Lovely to know I can have that effect on you, Weasley."
I rolled my eyes. "What are you doing up here, anyway? It's getting late."
"Same as you, I suppose," he replied, pulling a rolled-up letter out of his back pocket. He whistled for his owl, who came flying down to him immediately from a spot not too far from Artemis's previous perch. Scorpius cooed gently at the large creature and smoothed its downy grey feathers comfortingly before it took off into the night. Then he straightened and we both stood there for a few awkward moments, staring at each other.
I cleared my throat and started to make toward the staircase. "Well, good night, then."
As I moved to pass him, he grasped my arm. "Rose, are you really going to keep avoiding me forever?" I looked up at him. It was a fair question, I suppose. I had been avoiding him ever since his revelation to me in the library. That is to say, I had been trying to avoid him, while he'd been trying his damnedest to not let me do so. Almost every time I found myself studying in the library alone the past few weeks, Scorpius would appear, set his books down beside me, and silently do his own work at my table. He seemed to understand that I wasn't ready to talk to him, and he hadn't tried to speak to me—until now.
"Maybe," I replied, pulling away from him and retreating back to my window, which I looked out forlornly.
I heard him sigh behind me and could almost sense him running his hand through his hair. "Look, I was just trying to do the right thing—"
I whirled around. "The right thing?!" I exclaimed. "You lied to me about my boyfriend shagging some other girl! What were you playing at, anyhow?"
Scorpius's eyes widened and his jaw dropped in disbelief. "I lied to you?" He was yelling now. "Why in Voldemort's reach would I lie to you, Rose? Especially about something like that?"
"How should I know?!"
He scoffed. "We may not be the best of mates, but when have I ever done anything to make you believe that I would purposely try to hurt you that way?"
Now I scoffed. "Oh come off it, Scorpius! Stop acting like you're such a bloody hero, and stop acting like you care so much about me and my feelings. Just go back to snogging Dominique!" I had no idea why I was engaging him, why I was getting so heated.
"Why does the fact that I snogged Dominique bother you so damn much?"
"It doesn't!" I spat. "I couldn't care less what you do or who you do it with!"
Scorpius was pacing by now. "You drive me absolutely insane, Weasley!"
"Oh yes, Malfoy, because you're just pure joy and sunshine every bloody moment!" I replied hotly.
It only took him three long strides to make it across the room to me. His expression was thunderous as I backed against the wall, waiting for his sure-to-be infuriating retort. Instead, in one swift move, he pulled me to him tightly with one arm, grasped the back of my neck with his other hand, and crushed his lips against mine.
I found myself melting for a moment. His lips were so soft. I hadn't remembered that from our brief tumble last Christmas. I suddenly realized what I was doing, and tried to push him away. "Scorpius—"
"Oh for the love of Dumbledore, Rose, just shut up!" And for some reason, I did.
He quickly resumed our kiss. Slowly my mouth opened, allowing his tongue access to mine. He pressed me up against the wall behind me, much like Sebastian had done only a couple of months ago on the Hogwarts Express. Though Scorpius kissed me just as urgently, I didn't feel any of the pressure, the discomfort I had with Sebastian.
As much as I knew I shouldn't be doing this, my traitorous body seemed to have a mind of its own. I found myself pressing back into him, my arms wrapped around him with one hand buried in his pale golden hair. I had no idea how much time had passed by the time we broke away from each other, gasping. He looked at me expectantly. "I can't—I have to go," I blurted out. I ran out of the Owlery without looking back.
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A Prince George's County Council member was stopped by police after reportedly driving almost twice the speed limit last week, police said.
A Prince George's County officer cited Council member Karen Toles for an unsafe lane change about noon Wednesday on the Capital Beltway near Branch Avenue, police said. She also received a warning for excessive speed.
Police sources said she was driving her county-issued Ford Edge almost 105 mph in a 55 mph zone, which generally carries a $500 fine and five points on a license.
In a statement released Tuesday, Toles said she was leaving a meeting and was late for another appointment.
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The officer's in-cruiser camera recorded the traffic stop, which is under review, police said. A police executive review panel will be held next week.
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436: The Psychopath Test
May 27, 2011
Recently we heard about this test that could determine if someone was a psychopath. So, naturally, our staff decided to take it. This week we hear the results. Plus Jon Ronson asks the question: is this man a psychopath?
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- Ira and the radio show staff get their results on the psychopath test from Dr. David Bernstein, of Forensic Consultants, LLC., who administered the test to them. (6 minutes)


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Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Florida
my ex agreed and i have a divorce juidgement that if he sells the home or dies it is to be sold and i get half. should he will it all to his children , does his will void this agreement or if he puts it in a trust for his grandkids will i loose my share
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The title to the house will control. If you own as tenants in common then you get your share upon sale or death, but his share goes to whoever are his heirs or transferees. If you own as tenants in common he cannot void your share by transferring his share to anyone else. He only transfer his interest. Seek legal guidance with your actual paperwork to make sure you are protected.
Who has legal title right now? Did the judgment require your ex to put 50% of the house in your name if it wasn't already. If you do own 50%, then he cannot divest you of your interest no matter what he does with his 50%. If you were represented by an attorney in your divorce proceeding , why don't you ask that attorney for an answer to your questions? You have a right to be comfortable with your situation so you don't worry unnecessarily. Your attorney should be more than happy to explain your situation to you and answer your questions. Its part of his or her representation.


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Managing Director of Ubisoft Toronto Jade Raymond offered up her thoughts that future game design will be done with community engagement in mind during an one-on-one South by Southwest Gaming Expo talk with Spike TV's Geoff Keighley Sunday, March 9. Raymond stated she expect even single player game design will be done with the thought, in an age of streaming channels, of ways of engaging the player as actor in such streams and they being ways for the community to engage with others in this format. She also explained why she initially turned down offer to lead Ubisoft Toronto, what she hopes will be the reputation of the studio, touched on the issues in creating games with a transmedia plan, as well as answered audience questions concerning managing such a large studio and the value of diversity on a team.


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This week's photo challenge theme is "Treat," an intentionally open-ended prompt. For many, candies aren't a favorite indulgence. Maybe you're a savory food lover, or you've gone on a beautiful vacation to treat yourself. Perhaps some quiet time alone with a beloved novel is your greatest pleasure. This week, share with us a photo of something that you consider a marvelous treat. (For more information, go here.)
For Mlle. Renee, a treat is receiving a special letter from a little girl.
30 DOC – Origami Butterflies … Day 22
30 DOC – Origami Butterflies … Day 19, 20 & 21
This could be my catch up on three missed Days Of Creativity, but I prefer to think of it as …
In other words, I decided to fold three different Butterflies all based on the same butterfly folding pattern, but using different thicknesses, types and colors of folding paper.
I used the double- weight paper with a star pattern on one side and white on the other for my first variation. Thick paper is stiffer and harder to fold.
SUNDAY – DAY 20 – THE PATRIOTIC BUTTERFLYI used the thinnest folding paper printed with shades of red, white and blue on one side and white on the other. Thin paper is easy to crease and fold.
MONDAY – DAY 21 – THE SUNSET BUTTERFLYI used a glossy coated paper with a different shade of red on each side. The glossy paper is a little harder to fold and photograph due to light reflection. But it did produce a butterfly closest to the original pattern.
So, which variation do you like best.
30 DOC – Origami Butterflies … Day 18
Friday was a cool blue sky day filled with puffy clouds. Notice that the emphasis was on COOL. That is a very rare happening in Saint Louis, and it inspired me to create today's origami butterfly.
My Pretty In Pink Butterfly
It also inspired me to get out of the house and enjoy the day which I will tell you about in my next post.
30 DOC – Origami Butterflies … Day 17
The Origami Butterfly for Thursday … Day 17 –
That right, I'm offering a fantasy butterfly of my imagination. OK, I had a sheet of folding paper at the bottom of my paper box that was covered with zebra stripes, and I decided to either use it or throw it away. So waste not, want not!
So I spent a good part of the day at the veterinary hospital with my faithful friend, Mlle. Renee. No problem, just a follow-up visit for last week's ear infection. And she passed with flying color. (Renee is golden brown from head to toe with the exception of the white tip of her tail and her spotted right front boot of white with tan freckles. We had a long wait because the office was crowded. All the staff spoils her with pats, and naturally she works the crowd. The infection is all cleared up, and the swelling of her ear caused by the broken blood vessel is almost all back to normal.The vet did discover that the point on one of her rear teeth was broken off and advised extraction before the nerve becomes exposed. (They could put a cap on it for about a thousand bucks, but he advised extraction.) And my wallet agreed!
And that was my Thursday! And the weather is still amazingly cool for July!
While I was waiting for the vet, a woman with three little boys came in and the oldest climbed onto the dog scale and shouted, "Mom, I weigh 50 dog pounds!"
30 DOC – Origami Butterflies … Day 16
It's Wednesday and time for yet another origami butterfly…
Today's butterfly was inspired by childhood memories. When I was a kid my mother and father would walk down Saint Louis Avenue to 14th Street. Back in the post war 40's 14th Street was a bustling shopping area in North Saint Louis. The hadn't invented shopping centers back then. So, if you were shopping, you either went downtown where the department stores were or you went to 14th Street or Grand Avenue on the Near North Side. They also had shopping areas on the south side of the city … but to shop there required a long streetcar ride. So 14th Street was closest for us. And the shoes of choice for any kid who listen to the radio and Smiling Ed McConnell, Midnight the Cat, Groggy Gremlin and Squeaky the Mouse were Buster Brown shoes.
Who could forget the famous Buster Brown tag line … THAT'S MY DOG TIGE. HE LIVES IN A SHOE. I'M BUSTER BROWN, LOOK FOR ME IN THERE, TOO! Little did I realize that when I got my first job in advertising, it would be working for a shoe company owned by Brown Shoe Company … the company that made Buster Brown.Shoes. Thankfully, I never had any desire to name Mlle. Renee TIGE! But I did name today's origami butterfly after Buster Brown. There is a sad tale about Tige though, he was an American Bull Terrier with a toothy grin.
In the late 20th century the Bull Terrier became known as a PIT BULL, a dog trained to fight other dogs viciously. And mother's became excited about the kids being frightened by poor Tige. So the ad mavens had poor Tige redrawn into a happy faced lap dog…And my childhood dog and shoe idol was gone forever. Maybe I should have named my butterfly TIGE. Butterflies don't have teeth.
30 DOC – Origami Butterflies … Day 15
Today has been totally strange day. First we broke a 123 year old weather record for the lowest high temperature for July 15. Our high for the day was a very pleasant 76 degrees which was one degree lower than the previous lowest high recorded in 1891. I'm not complaining, because last week we were sweltering and sweating. Only one problem I had to go grocery shopping and my MetroBus goes through Forest Park and apparently everybody decided to take a trip to the zoo which caused a massive traffic jam in the park and delaying my travel time by about 25 minutes. I'm not saying we have stupid drivers in the Wicket City, but everyone was so desperate to find a parking spot they paid no attention to the YELLOW stripes painted along the curbs, or the NO PARKING SIGNS, or the FIREPLUGS along the streets. There wasn't an empty parking space on any of the streets through the park. And did I feel upset when I saw the Park Rangers slapping PARKING TICKETS on any of the cars illegally park. HELL NO! Stupidity pays a lot of the city's bills.And as soon as one of the returns to the car and drives off … some other fool will fill the spot.
Anyway, I'm late in posting my daily origami butterfly. Basically because I couldn't get an internet connection for the past three hours. Probably, another foolish driver hit just another utility pole and brought down the cable again. That's the problem with living in a city that's been around for 250 years. It will be years before they get around to burying the utility wires.
And since it is already a half hour into July 16, that's all I have to write.
30DOC – Origami Butterflies … Friday Day 11
Guess what? I'm playing catch-up for two days of missed posts. This one is for the missed Friday entry for my 10 Days Of Creativity Origami Butterfly project.
I thought it was a good choice because I received this year's U.S. Postage Butterfly stamp.
In case you're wondering, the butterfly being honored is the Great Spangled Fritillary.
My Friday was rather busy. In addition to playing nurse-maid for my beloved canine companion (washing her ears out twice a day an applying healing medications), I had to go to my eye doctor to pick up my new glasses … get my hair cut and do some grocery shopping. Renee is being an angel about the medical treatment … except for washing her ears out. I have no problem getting the soap solution into her ear. But she shakes it out before I can wash out the ear. Her ear is getting better, and the swelling of the ear flap is going down. She's also returning to her happy dog demeanor.
One of the things I went to the stupidmarket was to get some watermelon sticks for myself. While I was in the produce department I was conned by a sweet little old lady into sampling a Rainier Cherry. Rainier cherries are yellow inside and out, with just a bit of red blush on them, and exceptionally large. They are quite sweet, very firm and totally delicious!And no, I didn't buy that little dish of cherries!
I bought an entire bowl of cherries.
Proving once again that life really is just a bowl of cherries! (Groan!)
I moved on to the bakery department to pick up a loaf of sour dough bread where another little young lady conned me into sampling a bite of Oreo Gooey Butter Cake. (Hopefully, Gooey Butter Cake is a Saint Louis tradition with which you're acquainted. I only bought a single slice.
But I'll be able to cut it into four brownie-sized portions that will last me four days. Then I hurried out of the store before I could be tempted into buying other treats for myself.
And yes, Mlle. Renee checked out my grocery bag as soon as I got into the house. And she found nothing for her. That's when I got her "See If I Let You Pour Soap Water Into My Ears Tonight!" look!
30DOC – Origami Butterflies … THURSDAY Day 10
Got a late start folding my Thursday origami butterfly. It was a very complicated fold, and I ended up refolding it several times.
The Golden Aztec Swallowtail Butterfly.
Yes, it was a real bitch folding that Aztec design on the wingspan.
I also got a late start because I had to take Mlle. Renee to the vet today. I had made her appointment a week and a half ago because she had several vaccinations due. Then over the weekend she had a lot of problems dealing with the neighborhood pryomaniacs who were determined to send their entire month's food budget up in a cloud of sulfurous smoke. I noticed that she wasn't her usual happy dog self. Tuesday I noticed that she was scratching her left ear with her hind leg. Something only a dog can do. When I checked it I noticed that her ear was a little puffy. This morning when I was getting her ready to go to the vet, it was a lot puffier.
The vet tech knew what it was as soon as we walked into the exam room. She had an ear infection, and in shaking her head and/or scratching her ear she had broken a small blood vessel. Her vet decided to treat it with meds for a week before resorting to surgical treatment which would involve splitting the ear flap in half. I also got instructions on washing a dog's ear out and putting in the medication to treat the infection. It took two young lady techs to hold Renee to wash out her ears. Tonight, she let me do it all by myself. Without a whimper, too! I felt like the kindly Dr. Kildare of the dog world. (OK, I confess, I was a food inspector with the U.S. Army Veterinarian Corps when I was in the Army in my younger days. And on the Friday Animal Clinic Day, I assisted the Post Veterinarian with treating the animals.)
After a half day at the vet hospital and several vaccinations, Renee was all tuckered out and spent the afternoon napping.
30DOC – Origami Butterflies … WEDNESDAY Day 9
Today, I created my own butterfly design…
The Sunrise Sunset Butterfly
And my garden supplied color-cordinated blossoms to go with him.
Or her? How do you determine the sex of a butterfly? Looks like it's time to visit the interweb again.
BEHAVIOR: The male butterfly covers his territory by flying the same flight pattern throughout the entire day. The female flies an erratic pattens continually searching for food.
SIZE! The female butterfly is always larger than the male.
APPEARANCE! The wing patterns is different on the male and female.
EGGS! Another way of telling the gender of a butterfly is to watch and see whether the creature lays eggs. If you catch a butterfly and keep it overnight, if she's female, she likely will have laid a clutch by morning. If no eggs are present, the butterfly is presumably male.
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Tax Cuts Could Help Balance The Budget
October 3, 1996
In the debate over what drives economic growth, the focus on the deficit is misdirected, say the authors of Why America Needs a Tax Cut. The new Heritage Foundation study says:
- Lawmakers should focus on the level of government spending, which takes resources out of the productive sector of the economy whether it is financed by taxes or by borrowing.
- At the same time, robust economic growth will be difficult to achieve unless the burden of taxation is reduced and the fundamental problems of the tax code are fixed.
- The most direct approach to increasing economic growth, suggest the authors, is across-the-board reductions in tax rates -- which are fair, since every taxpayer is given a tax cut of equal magnitude.
Also, tax rate reductions have a proven track record: lowering tax rates in the 1920s, 1960s and 1980s helped spur periods of strong economic growth.
Cutting tax rates supports higher economic growth by reducing both the cost of capital to businesses and the cost of working harder. The economy grows faster than it would otherwise because new businesses are being formed with cheaper capital and new workers are entering the labor force. This expands the tax base, producing higher revenue growth. The higher revenue from a strong economy combined with prudent, decisive spending cuts, makes balancing the federal budget entirely possible.
However, because the tax system presents so many problems, the book concludes by making the case for more fundamental tax reform. House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-TX), Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) and former presidential candidate Steve Forbes favor a flat tax that would treat all taxpayers and all income equally.
Source: Angela M. Antonelli and Christianna L. Shortridge, eds., Why America Needs a Tax Cut, October 3, 1996, Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002, (202) 546-4400.
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In perhaps a sign that Chrome OS hasn't been a failure, Lenovo plans to release its first Chromebook laptop, which it calls a "rugged" model for K-12 schools.
Before now, only Acer and Samsung have offered computers based on Google's Web-based operating system. Their first Chromebooks launched in 2011, and both companies released new models late last year, including a $200 laptop from Acer and a $250 laptop from Samsung.
Lenovo's newly unveiled ThinkPad X131e Chromebook runs on an Intel processor (no word on which one) and has an 11.6-inch, 1366-by-768 resolution LED display. It also has three USB ports, HDMI output and VGA output. A blog post from Google says the X131e lasts 6.5 hours on a charge, and it weighs about four pounds. A bumper for the top cover, stronger corners, and reinforced hinges account for the laptop's rugged design.
Lenovo only plans to sell its Chromebook to schools at volume bid pricing of $429 and up, starting February 26. The company hasn't said whether it'll release any Chromebooks for consumers.
It's nearly impossible to write about Chromebooks without discussing why they should exist. The common argument against these machines is that similar Windows laptops can be had for roughly the same price without restricting you to a computer that only runs Google's Chrome browser and can't install any other software.
My feeling has been that Chromebooks--or the really good ones, at least--provide an Apple-like experience at a fraction of the cost. No, you can't find all the applications you might want in a Web browser, just like you can't get Microsoft Office on an iPad or play all your favorite computer games on a MacBook. But the Chromebook performs its core function of Web browsing very well, and a lot of the little things--weight, thickness, boot times and quality of the keyboard and trackpad--are better than what you'd get on a comparably-priced Windows machine.
I know this from experience, having purchased Samsung's $450 Series 5 550 Chromebook late last year. I brought it with me to CES 2013 last week, and used it as my primary laptop to carry around and to file stories from the show floor. It always booted up quickly, was light on my shoulder and was a pleasure to type on. Not all Chromebooks are as well-suited for the task--Acer's $200 model, with its bulky construction and three-hour battery, is a bit puzzling to me--but the $450 model was a great travel laptop. I can't say the same for most sub-$500 Windows machines.
Also, price is a consideration. Lenovo's Windows-based X131e, for instance, starts at $539. Schools could some money by getting Chromebooks instead, and they won't have to worry about viruses or deal with installed software.
It's unclear if Lenovo plans to do more with Chromebooks in the future, but there are rumors of a Chromebook with a touch screen in development (though rumors of a late 2012 launch didn't pan out). Maybe Lenovo, with its many experiments in convertible Windows 8 machines, would be a good candidate to release one.


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Discover the beauty secrets that the ancient Mayans knew about the Avocado. This delicious and nutritious fruit with its healthy high fat content appears to fight the ravages of age, sun and wind damage as it softens and smoothes the skin. Its high mineral, vitamin and nutrient compounds help to support healthy cholesterol levels, ease inflammation, improve brain function, fight serious malignant disease and promote good eye health.
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The Avocado probably originated in southern Mexico sometime between 7000 and 5000 B.C., and was cultivated from the Rio Grande to central Peru by 500 B.C. This nutritious fruit has been a part of the New World diet for over two thousand years. The Aztecs called the Avocado the Nahuatl word, ahuacatl, meaning "testicle," because of its shape, and considered it to be a sexual stimulant. The Mayans thought it to be a multifaceted beauty treatment for smooth skin and lustrous hair, and the Spanish conquistadors, who could not pronounce the Aztec name, changed it to a manageable aguacate. The first English-language mention of Avocado was by Sir Henry Sloane in 1696, and by 1871, when Judge R. B. Ord of Santa Barbara, California, successfully introduced avocados to the United States with trees from Mexico, growers soon afterward realized the potential of the Avocado as a valuable cash crop. A single California Avocado tree can produce up to sixty pounds of fresh fruit (or about 120 Avocados) annually, and it is a fruit - not a vegetable - and is actually botanically classified as a berry. The Avocado tree is a dense, perennial, evergreen tree that may reach a height of eighty feet, and the fruit of the Alligator Pear (one of its common names) is highly nutritious and has a soft, smooth, buttery flesh with a bland, nutlike flavor. The fat content of the flesh is very high, and the center of the fruit has a large smooth stone (pit). The skin of the Avocado has a coarse texture and may vary from green to maroon in color. The flowers are inconspicuous, greenish-yellow, and the size of the fruit may also vary from one to eight inches in length, with a weight of between two ounces to four pounds. There are three cultivated species of Avocado: Mexican, Guatemalan and West Indian, with many hybrid forms among all three types. Although not low in calories, the Avocado is nourishment-dense and rich in more than twenty five essential nutrients, including more protein, fiber, an exceptionally high potassium content (sixty percent more than banana), magnesium, vitamin E, folate, thiamin, niacin and riboflavin than any other of the twenty most commonly eaten fruits. The Avocado is naturally cholesterol and sodium free and also includes rich sources of chlorophyll, lutein, phosphorus, glutathione, beta-sitosterol, alpha- and beta-carotene, B-vitamins and vitamin K.
Beneficial Uses:
Avocado is exceptionally nutritious; it is a wonderful source of phytonutrients, which are thought to help combat many diseases. Its high potassium content helps to balance electrolytes and relieve cramps. Moreover, Avocado acts as a "nutrient booster" by enabling the body to absorb more fat-soluble nutrients, such as alpha- and beta-carotene, as well as lutein (nutrients important for good eyesight).
Avocados are a source of lutein, a carotenoid or pigment compound, which is also found in other green vegetables like spinach, kale and broccoli, and it is believed to promote good eye health. The lutein content is said to filter or absorb cell-damaging, high-energy blue light from the visible light spectrum, which may protect human cells in the eye's retina.
High in carbohydrates, Avocados are useful in the treatment of malnutrition, anorexic conditions and bulimia.
Avocados are thought to be very beneficial for good heart health. The fruit contains healthy fatty acids, which help to reduce artery-clogging LDLs (the "bad" cholesterol), while increasing HDLs (the "good" cholesterol). Recent studies in a V. A. Hospital in Florida have indicated that blood samples taken from those who ate Avocados showed a definite decrease in serum cholesterol. This action works to improve circulation to the heart, brain and elsewhere in the body, as well as reduce hypertension. Avocado may help meet the dietary guidelines set forth by the American Heart Association, which are to eat a diet that is low to moderate in fat, and the fats should be primarily unsaturated and low in saturated fat and cholesterol. Avocado is virtually the only fruit that contains monounsaturated fat. Furthermore, the high fiber content has been said to be helpful in achieving and maintaining good coronary health.
Avocados help in treating constipation as a quick and fast-acting laxative that promotes a vigorous bowel movement. The Avocado's high fiber content may also play a contributing role in this important function.
The beta-sitosterol, a
phystosterol found in Avocado, is thought to have a beneficial effect on prostate health. According to a paper presented by Dr.
John Birkbeck, Professor of Nutrition at Massey University in New Zealand, the sitosterol
has been used in the management of a variety of conditions, including benign prostatic hypertrophy, as carried out in a trial reported in the British medical journal, The Lancet, and in fact is the basis of drugs sold in Germany for this purpose. There is also evidence that phytosterols may reduce the risk of malignant prostate disease at least in animal models.
High in vitamin E, vitamin A and lutein content, Avocado acts as an antioxidant, helping to reduce the harmful free radicals that can occur in cells and contribute to cell and tissue damage. The protective qualities that enable lutein to protect plant cells from sunlight and oxidative stress may also protect human cells in the skin and other organs and tissues from these same free-radical damaging factors.
For thousands of years Avocado has been considered a beauty treatment and to possess anti-ageing properties as an emollient that helps to improve dry skin. It works internally (perhaps because of its high vitamin E content) toward the surface of the skin, soothing deep muscle inflammation; and applied topically, the oil extract keeps both the skin soft and the hair lustrous. Avocado fights the ageing process and helps the skin ward off the damaging effects of sun and wind. There is some evidence that Avocado may be of some help in relieving symptoms of osteoarthritis when applied topically (see below for related article).
Further combating the ageing process, Avocado is said to help improve brain function. Steven Pratt, M.D., who is on staff at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, California, wrote, in 2006, that Avocados may reduce the effects of age-related conditions such as Alzheimer's disease or dementia, since the reduced cholesterol and increased blood circulation not only helps to lower blood pressure but also improves blood flow to the brain, which is said to promote brain health, as hypertension is considered a risk factor for the decline in cognitive abilities.
Recent evidence indicates that Avocado may be very helpful for relieving osteoarthritis. A combination of Avocado and Soybean unsaponifiables (an extract made from Avocado and Soybean) is considered one of the most promising arthritis remedies. Four high-quality clinical trials suggest that the extract can improve the pain and stiffness of knee and hip osteoarthritis and reduce the need for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). It appears to decrease inflammation and stimulate cartilage repair. In France, Avocado and Soybean extracts have been approved as a prescription drug.
Regarding blood sugar balance, there is some dispute with regard to Avocado's actions upon insulin production and glucose levels. Recent American Diabetes Association findings present evidence that a diet high in monounsaturated fat can improve glucose tolerance and may also reduce insulin resistance allowing for better control of the disease. While the new dietary guidelines warn that total fat intake should be limited, people with diabetes are encouraged to replace saturated fats with heart-healthy monounsaturated fats, and Avocados are the only fruit that provides this fat. On the contrary, Avocados contain a rare seven-carbon sugar called D-Mannoheptulose that is said to depress insulin production and may, therefore, raise glucose levels and thus be effective in cases of hypoglycemia. Obviously, there has been nothing definitive written with regard to Avocado's evident affects on blood sugar, but, hopefully, continuing research will light the way. Concurrently, the D-Mannoheptulose is also the subject of an Oxford University study regarding how this Avocado sugar extract may be helpful to patients with malignant tumor cells by limiting glucose uptake of those cells.
Currently, there are no warnings or contraindications with the use of Avocado Herbal Supplement.
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