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The Aspen Fabric Frame System is the perfect blend of class and versatility. Available in various width and height configurations as well as single or double sided display. Setup as a floor standing display, hanging ceiling sign or hang on the wall as a poster. Optional graphics are printed on Deco display fabric including a rubber strip for an easy fit.
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Chicken Chili Nachos
Total TimePrep/Total Time: 25 min.
Makes8 servings
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
- 1 can (10 ounces) diced tomatoes and green chiles, undrained
- 1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can (16 ounces) chili beans, undrained
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 package (13-1/2 ounces) tortilla chips
- 1-1/2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend
- In a large skillet coated with cooking spray, saute chicken until no longer pink. Add tomatoes; cook over medium-high heat for 3 minutes or until tomato juice is reduced. Stir in the beans, paprika, cumin and cayenne; cook for 5 minutes or until heated through.
- Arrange the tortilla chips on 2 large microwave-safe plates; sprinkle each with 1/4 cup cheese. Top with chicken mixture and remaining cheese. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 25-30 seconds or until cheese is melted.
Nutrition Facts1/2 cup: 484 calories, 19g fat (7g saturated fat), 50mg cholesterol, 754mg sodium, 54g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 8g fiber), 26g protein.
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Feb 28, 2017
Very tasty! Baked on a pizza pan in the oven instead of microwave.
Oct 13, 2013
Quick and tasty ... Used fresh tomatoes and the oven to finish off
Jul 2, 2012
This was amazing! We made some minor changes, though. We used great white northern beans and regular pepper. All in all, it was really good!!
Mar 1, 2012
I put in a can of diced tomatoes with no green chilies. Everyone loved it. I served it with sour cream for my "not so hot" crowd.
Jan 3, 2011
Excellent nachos but pretty spicy. Use less cayenne if you don't like hot food.
Aug 28, 2010
I have been making this recipe for quite awhile. I also add garlic, taco seasoning and chili powder. Sorry I am Italian and can't tell you how much because I never measure. I also add a can of black beans. The recipe is very versatile too. Try it with ground beef and you can also wrap them in tortilla shells. Add lettuce,chopped tomatoes, sour cream and black olives on top of the chips or inside the tortilla shells. Have fun with it. Enjoy!


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Preparation is key to driving, but it's particularly important if you're headed out in cold-weather months. Even with the safest driving techniques, the most well-prepared driver sometimes runs into inclement weather. How should you handle it when your drive time intersects with winter weather? Learn from these seven scenarios.
The windshield ices up while you're driving
Before you hit the road this winter, be sure your defrost system is fully functional. If you find that it is having a hard time keeping up in icy conditions, find a safe spot out of traffic to pull over. While your vehicle is parked but running, manually scrape the ice from your windshield; repeat as necessary. Once you've arrived at your destination, consult your mechanic to ensure that the defrost system is fully functional and that your wiper fluid includes a de-icing ingredient.
You need to brake safely in snowy or icy weather
First, avoid the impulse to firmly push the brake pedal. Instead, ease off the accelerator, slowly tap the brakes to slow momentum and eventually come to a complete stop. In addition, while you're driving, double the usual distance between your vehicle and the one in front of you to about eight seconds and decrease your speed by five to 10 miles per hour.
Nearby drivers start spinning out
If you observe nearby drivers losing control of their vehicles, there is a good chance you could, too. Two actions will help. First, slow down and put as much distance as possible between your vehicle and other vehicles, in case you spin out or someone else loses control. If your vehicle begins to skid, do not overcorrect. Instead, keep your foot off the brake and steer into the direction of the skid until you regain control of the vehicle. More important, if you can, pull off to a rest stop or other parking area until you can make a better judgement about the condition of the roads.
Drifting snow makes road lines less visible
Getting off the road until conditions improve should be your first goal. Until you can do that, turn your headlights on low, which will increase your visibility to others, and try to follow in other drivers' tracks. If possible, pull over safely or exit if possible, turn your hazards on and wait to resume your drive until the wind and snow decrease. Make sure you have a well-stocked emergency kit that's easily accessible.
You've got several miles left in your commute and the weather continues to worsen
If you feel that you can't safely drive any further, pull off the road out of traffic. Contact the local authorities for help getting the weather forecast, deciding on alternate routes or getting to a safe place until weather conditions improve. If the forecast shows no signs of improving, try to find a spot to stay put for an hour or two. In addition, when choosing alternate routes, try to avoid bridges and highway overpasses, which tend to accumulate ice more quickly.
Rain turns to ice
Once temperatures hit the mid-30s or below, freezing rain can turn to ice and may create black ice, which is often invisible to drivers. Watch the road and other drivers carefully for clues about conditions. When driving over icy patches, take your foot off the accelerator, avoid braking and straighten your steering wheel.
You're driving behind a snowplow
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Call this an excellent demonstration of the "ring of steel" at Sochi, even if it's aimed at dissent rather than terrorism. Two former members of the Russian protest band Pussy Riot and several other human-rights activists found themselves hauled off to jail while walking near the Olympic Village yesterday. The two band members were released a short while ago, but the activists may still be detained:
Two members of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot have been released after being detained by police in Sochi, the host city of the Winter Olympics.
No charges were filed against Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alekhina, who were held along with several other people near the city's ferry terminal, a popular area for fans celebrating the Olympics.
Supposedly the arrests related to the theft of a purse at their hotel, but the arrests of nine people sounds a bit like overkill for a simple purse snatching. The two women called ABC News to explain what happened:
"We were surrounded by FSB and other security forces and they stopped us every day. The day before yesterday they detained us to inspect our documents, we spent nine hours in the police station," she said.
"Yesterday we spent hours at the FSB and they openly told us that we are wanted. And today we were walking along the sea near the seaport building in Sochi and we were surrounded by police, and they arrested us, saying that something was stolen in our hotel. They used force, shoved us into the car and brought us into the police station, locked in a room surrounded by police," Tolokonnikova added.
Police did not respond to calls by ABC News for comment.
One of the other activists detained said they were arrested after leaving a church and were walking toward the port. A total of nine people were arrested, Semyon Simonov said, and are still being held for questioning. He said they were not carrying any banners or shouting at the time of the arrest.
The pair had come to Russia to cut an English-language protest song, "Putin Will Make You Love Your Motherland," which they see as the reason for the FSB's intense interest rather than a missing purse. They had been expelled from Pussy Riot last month for spending too much time on activism for prison reform rather than "feminism, separatist resistance, fight against authoritarianism and personality cult," the group said in a statement quoted by ABC. For some reason, that reminds me of this (NSFW):
We can joke about this, but the Russians take the propaganda fight seriously. To get a sense of just how seriously they take it, state-owned Rossiya 1 pre-empted the Olympics to run an 85-minute program explaining to Russians how the United States planned to create a legion of traitors to dismantle the Soviet Union — er, I mean the Russian Federation:
An attack on the "daily betrayals" that Russia suffers, the film argued that America has waged and still wages a cunning psychological war against this country, picking up where the Nazis left off in 1945. (This wouldn't be Russia without a dark reference to World War II.) Americans want nothing less, it said, than the breakup of the Russian Federation.
"Their aim," said a historian named Yuri Zhukov, "is to create as many traitors as possible, who would be able to cooperate with the new occupiers."
Coming in the midst of a winter sports festival designed to promote international harmony, and just days after President Vladimir Putin's amicable visit to the American Olympic house here, the prime-time film on nationwide TV portrayed the United States as an implacably hostile and astonishingly competent foe.
Anti-Americanism is par for the course on state-supported Russian TV, but the airing of the film on a night of Olympic action made an especially unsubtle point.
To prove its case, the film interspersed clips of Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels with snippets from 1950s American TV ads, paused briefly on the punk protest group Pussy Riot, and cut from the toppling of a statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad by U.S. troops in 2003 to the toppling of a statue of Lenin in Kiev, Ukraine, by protesters in December.
This seems like a good time to remind people of the "reset button" that was supposed to improve relations between the US and Russia, because Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton blamed the existing issues on George W. Bush's supposed arrogance:
Smart power.
Oh, by the way, about those theft charges? Er …
Pussy riot made a splash in sochi. Husband of one of members says charges of theft dropped pic.twitter.com/3BCtCyeOfa
— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) February 18, 2014
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Baker recalls wild suspended game as player
CINCINNATI -- Tuesday night's suspended game vs. the Phillies was the first for the Reds since July 30-31, 2004, vs. the Astros. In that game, play was suspended in the top of the 11th after four rain delays that totaled three hours and three minutes. Action resumed at 11:30 a.m. ET the following day, and Jason LaRue won the 3-2 game for the Reds in the 13th inning with a two-out, walk-off double against Chad Harville.
Reds manager Dusty Baker had his own suspended-game saga as a player for the Dodgers on Aug. 17, 1982 vs. the Cubs at Wrigley Field. The ballpark was without lights then and the game was suspended in the 18th inning because of darkness.
Los Angeles won the game the following day by a 2-1 score on Baker's sacrifice fly in the top of the 21st inning. Lefty Jerry Reuss pitched the final four innings for the win, and then worked the regularly scheduled next game for five innings to get two wins in a single day. Baker recalled shuffling back and forth defensively between left field and right field with pitcher Fernando Valenzuela.
"[Manager Tommy] Lasorda put Fernando in left field against a left-handed hitter, and I'd move over for a right-handed hitter. ... That was crazy," Baker said. "It was like running sprints during the game. The umpire was like 'C'mon, c'mon, c'mon.' I was like '... Dude, I just got over here.' I was 1-for-3 in regulation and 1-for-[8 overall]."


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Age these babies for a few months, and prepare to be blown away by a VERY CUBAN style twang! I honestly didn't think much of these sticks either way when I first received them. They were okay; mild, sort of nutty, but nothing that blew me away. Flash forward four months; I dig one of these guys out of the bottom of my humidor and light her up. At first it was harsh, and a little peppery, but, about a quarter of the way in, that's when it hit me. BLAM! A very pronounced Cuban twang! I'm talking Partagas Series D No.4 level twang! I had four more of these in the humi, so, a couple of days later, I lit another, hoping it wasn't a one time thing, and, sure enough, the twang was there. Rich and nutty and leathery with just a hint of pepper. Absolutely delicious. Personally, I store my gars at 65/% humidity, so that could play a factor in the development of these flavors, and your mileage may vary, but these are cheap enough to take the gamble. Now I'm off to order a few more boxes to stash away in my coolerdor!
Unlike most of the world, I guess, I'm not much of a fuente fan, im more of a Ruination guy, but Sencillo Platinum is a super fine, super tasty, super smooth smoke. Worth every penny !!!
Sencillo is not quite as AWESOME as the God of Fire, but it is pretty darn close. I have tried the Double Robusto and the Piramide with zero issues! If I was to give this a score, I would give it a 93+: Burn is great, flavor is complex and medium-full in body (very smooth with hints of cedar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a very slight hint of leather); and construction is outstanding. I would recommend if you like cigars like God of Fire or OpusX. Much cheaper but worth it when compared to the GoF and OpusX.
A near perfect cigar. Great enough to smoke until your fingers and mount burn. Nuff said.


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This event is now sold out.
For those with Pollack Hall tickets, remember that they must be picked up no later than 5:30 p.m. on November 5th, 2013 at Pollack Hall Box Office.
Event starts at 6 p.m. sharp.
No latecomers and no recordings allowed.
Tweet your Q's to Al Gore using #AlGoreMTL.
His talk will be followed by a 15-minute conversation with Media@McGill Director Christine Ross.
Have your say starting now: Which questions would you like Al Gore to answer?
Tweet your questions to @Media_McGill using #AlGoreMTL no later than 6:40 p.m. on November 5th, EST.
Media@McGill is pleased to announce that the 2013-2014 Beaverbrook Annual Lecture will be given this year by the Honourable Al Gore. This free public lecture (phone registration required), entitled Technology and the Future of Democratization, will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. in Pollack Hall, McGill University, 555 Sherbrooke West, Montreal, QC.
In his presentation, Mr. Gore will examine the emerging forces currently reshaping our world, most notably the impact of technological advancements (digital communications, Internet, news and information) on democratic processes. Drawing from his recent book, The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change (2013), Mr. Gore will address what he calls the rise of the "Global Mind," brought on by the development of worldwide digital communications that reshape the ways in which people connect with each other and intelligent machines, as well as the emergence of what he terms "Earth, Inc.," an integrated holistic entity that represents new relationships to capital, labour, consumer markets, and national governments.
Media@McGill Beaverbrook Annual Lecture Partners
The Dean of Arts Development Fund; The Center for International Peace and Security Studies; the Institute for the Study of International Development; and the Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship.


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University Intercessor
The goal of the Intercessor is to promote a respectful, inclusive university for all members of the community by resolving disputes, challenging perceptions, and advocating for fairness at the University. For over 40 years, University Intercessors, appointed by the Provost, have been untangling complex problems and unresolved interpersonal and departmental issues with staff, faculty and students who call on them for help.
From their University-wide activities, Intercessors gain insights about problems that would best be addressed at policy or systems levels, and may identify, influence, or recommend policy or systems changes to resolve them. They actively collaborate with others to provide training, programs, and educational interventions aimed at preventing harassment and discrimination and fostering respect and inclusion.
Problem Solving within the University Setting
Assisting with Disability Issues
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Lynnett Van Slyke
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Tucked away in a small private room adjacent to Jaleo's bustling bar and paella grill, é by José Andrés offers a clever and creative tasting menu of Spanish avant-garde dishes. Accessed through a glass door emblazoned with the letter é, the room is dominated by a steel-topped bar with seating for nine. Set against a dramatic red glass wall and red velvet curtain, the space is a nod to the chef's concept of cooking as performance.
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I am not a historian, but I am curious, and completely fascinated by the Regency Era. What I present here is not intended to be a definitive or even authoritative voice on the topic, but rather, an expression of just a few elements of the period that, when I first came upon them, elicited surprise, and in some cases, shock or delight. The extensive knowledge of Janeites in general is part of what makes every day in the world of Austen an adventure, so I encourage those readers who have some to add or clarify in the comments below.
The end of the Georgian Era known as "The Regency" was a remarkable time in World History, particularly so in England. King George III, referred to at home and abroad as "Mad King George" was proclaimed unfit to rule, so his son George was named as the Prince Regent. Given little political power, George, nicknamed "Prinny" by his subjects, became a patron of the arts, and demonstrated a lifestyle that was extravagant and indulgent, which example was followed by fashionable society.
- Funerals: Today marks the second anniversary of my own father's passing. Had we lived 200 years earlier, the events and traditions that marked a parent's death would have been dramatically different. Women, particularly wives and daughters, were discouraged from grieving publicly, so as a daughter, I wouldn't have been allowed at the funeral. Female friends or distant relations were allowed to be present, but regardless of the relationship, the women were relegated to the chapel for the actual internment, which only men attended.
Mourning: I have long known that widows were expected to wear black for a year after their husbands died, but I was completely floored by the extent of the restrictions society placed on widows. During the initial period referred to as "deep mourning", black or dark brown dresses with a matte finish was expected. During this time, which, depending on a number of variables such as location and societal sphere, would last from six-months to a year and a day, no trims or decorations were allowed. Children of the deceased were subject to six-months of deep mourning. During deep mourning, social activities were curtailed, and the widow and other family members would not go out in public or entertain beyond simple visits in their home. Even their correspondence was expected to reveal their mourning status with black-trimmed stationery.Once this time had passed, they had a second half of the mourning period to go. They were allowed to relax a little and add trims such as lace to the clothing, and also a few other colors such as lavender – which were then trimmed with black.
The rules were more lenient for men, who were expected to be able to conduct business, so to manifest their status, they wore black armbands, black gloves, and in some cases, black cravats. Some wore all black for the duration of the mourning time, but it was not expected. The period was often shorter for men, and the records reveal no half mourning attire for men.
- Mourning Jewelry: This aspect was amazing to me. I was delighted to inherit a necklace from my grandmother's collection and wear it in her memory, but the Georgians took it much further. The idea of keeping a lock of hair that had belonged to a loved one didn't seem too strange, but they didn't just tuck the lock away in a drawer. They had rings, pendants, bracelets and similar accessories made, often with the hair of their loved one woven, braided or embroidered into the design. I even found a reference to a case where a tooth of a deceased relative had been turned into a tie-pin! The designs were extremely sentimental, with such motifs as grieving women throwing themselves on a grave or inscriptions such as 'Not lost, but gone before' or 'In death lamented as in life beloved'.
- Bundling: We have all heard of the extreme strictures of propriety imposed on courting couples, so this one was a revelation! In truth, it had been more common in previous decades, but still happened in some of the far-reaches of the country, in cases where travel to call upon the maid they were courting could be a hardship. A young couple would essentially spend the night together in the same bed. Of course, this was fraught with peril, so all sorts of obstacles were put in place to prevent easy access, from a board that ran between them, to tying or sewing their nightclothes together to keep them encased. In some cases, both parties were actually sewn into a large bag with a seam down the middle to keep them in their own side. The parents would then chaperone in the room while the couple availed themselves of pillow-talk to get to know one another.
- Wife Selling: While not common, but not unheard of either, this practice occurred most often in the more humble classes. The newspapers mention this happening at a rate of about once a year.
- The After Dinner Separation of the Sexes: I had been reading JAFF and other Regency novels for well over a year before I got a hint of this one, although it makes perfect sense. The romantic notion that the men and ladies separate so the women won't be subjected to hearing the men's coarse language, suffer through their cigar smoke or watch them pound back the brandy glosses over one other activity. Both genders required a post-dinner bathroom break. While a chamber pot in the dining room makes me a bit squeamish, by this point, I'm less surprised at such conventions than I used to be.
- Underwear: Here's the shocker – women wore very little in the way of underwear as we would define them. (Panties/Knickers) Yes, they wore a chemise, slips, corsets and short-stays but should a stiff breeze kick-up, it is highly likely that our Regency sisters felt a distinct draft-in-the-aft.
- Arsenic: When we think of "Emerald Green", I suspect few of us think of death, but that is exactly what this paint color brought during the Regency era. In Germany in 1814 a highly toxic pigment named emerald green was developed. Made with arsenic and verdigris, this bright green color was rapidly adopted by users of pigments. Painters, dyers, wallpaper and textile makers availed themselves of the lovely green shade, along with many other industries – including confectioners who died candies green. When the paints oxidized and shed paint dust, when flocked wallpapers lost bits of their flocking, when people wore clothing dyed green, when people in many industries worked with the pigments on a daily basis, or heaven forbid, they ate food dyed green, they were subject to chronic exposure to arsenic. Although there were some alerts to the dangers made within one year of the development of this pigment, they were ignored, and it was many decades–and many deaths–before the pigment was removed from homes and industry.
- Tea: I don't drink regular tea, but I do drink herbal tea, and I simply can't imagine re-using the tea leaves, but that is precisely what happened during this era, when tea was an expensive import. The common scenario went like this – the first use was made by the householder. After they had enjoyed their tea, the housekeeper would collect the leaves and dry them out, whereupon she would enjoy the second steeping of the leaves. She may then pass them onto some lucky individual who had fallen into her favor, blessed to enjoy the third use of the tea.
- Traveling by Mail-Coach: Set-aside your romantic notions – this was not a comfortable way to travel. You've seen those photos of trucks in third-world countries where passengers are clinging to the sides? Well, the mail-coach wasn't much different. The passengers piled in, they piled on, and they suffered the bad roads and the elements when need be. This makes a ride on a bus seem like luxury travel!
Are there any Regency customs or facts you find surprising? Curious people like me want to know!


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Tell us which Giants - if any - deserves a trip to Hawaii.
The voters' selections are below. Keep in mind the players get picked by conference, but the teams get to "choose up sides" via a draft which will be held Jan 22. Don't ask...
Patriots QB Tom Brady, Saints QB Drew Brees, Broncos QB Peyton Manning, Panthers QB Cam Newton, Chargers QB Philip Rivers, Seahawks QB Russell Wilson.
Running backs
Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles, Bears RB Matt Forte, 49ers RB Frank Gore, Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch, Vikings RB Adrian Peterson, Eagles RB LeSean McCoy.
Wide receivers
Steelers WR Antonio Brown, Cowboys WR Dez Bryant, Browns WR Josh Gordon, Bengals WR A.J. Green, Texans WR Andre Johnson, Lions WR Calvin Johnson, Bears WR Brandon Marshall, Broncos WR Demaryius Thomas.
Offensive tackles
Chiefs OT Branden Albert, Eagles OT Jason Peters, Cowboys OT Tyron Smith, 49ers OT Joe Staley, Browns OT Joe Thomas, Redskins OT Trent Williams.
Offensive guards
Saints OG Jahri Evans, Saints OG Ben Grubbs, 49ers OG Mike Iupati, Pariots OG Logan Mankins, Broncos OG Louis Vasquez, Ravens OG Marshal Yanda.
Panther C Ryan Kalil, Browns C Alex Mack, Dolphins C Mike Pouncey, Seahawks C Max Unger.
Tight ends
Browns TE Jordan Cameron, 49ers TE Vernon Davis, Saints TE Jimmy Graham, Broncos TE Julius Thomas.
Raiders FB Marcel Reece, Panthers FB Mike Tolbert.
Defensive ends
Panthers DE Greg Hardy, Saints DE Cameron Jordan, Rams DE Robert Quinn, Dolphins DE Cameron Wake, Texans DE J.J. Watt, Bills DE Mario Williams.
Defensive tackles
Buccaneers DT Gerald McCoy, Ravens DT Haloti Ngata, Chiefs NT Dontari Poe, 49ers DT Justin Smith, Lions DT Ndamukong Suh, Bills DT Kyle Williams.
Outside linebackers
Cardinals OLB John Abraham, 49ers OLB Ahmad Brooks, Chiefs OLB Tamba Hali, Chiefs OLB Justin Houston, Colts OLB Robert Mathis, Ravens OLB Terrell Suggs.
Inside / middle linebackers
49ers ILB Navorro Bowman, 49ers ILB Patrick Willis, Panthers MLB Luke Kuechly, Bengals WLB Vontaze Burfict.
Chiefs CB Brandon Flowers, Dolphins CB Brent Grimes, Browns CB Joe Haden, Cardinals CB Patrick Peterson, Buccaneers CB Darrelle Revis, Seahawks CB Richard Sherman, Patriots CB Aqib Talib, Titans CB Alterraun Verner.
Free safeties
Bills FS Jairus Byrd, Seahawks FB Earl Thomas, Chargers FS Eric Weddle.
Strong safeties
Chiefs SS Eric Berry, Seahawks SS Kam Chancellor, Steelers SS Troy Polamalu.
Dolphins P Brandon Fields, Rams P Johnny Hekker.
Ravens PK Justin Tucker, Broncos PK Matt Prater.
Punt returners
Steelers WR Antonio Brown, Chiefs WR Dexter McCluster
Patriots WR Matthew Slater, Cardinals DB Justin Bethel.


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2016 Olympics men's football preview
The Olympic football tournament is almost set to kick off in Rio de Janeiro. Here is a preview of all 16 teams.
BRAZIL: The Brazilians are red-hot favourites to at last win the only title they are lacking, both because of the depleted competition and because they are taking it so seriously. For many Brazilians, the men's football tournament will be the most important part of the Games. Moreover, after years of disappointment, Brazil need something special to bring the fans back onside.


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An Energy Newsletter for Local Governments
A combination of state renewable energy requirements and voluntary "green power" purchases of renewable energy are causing the demand for renewable energy to exceed the supply, according to a recent report from DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Published in late October, the report notes that green power purchases reached 12 million megawatt-hours in 2006, a three-fold increase from 2003. Meanwhile, 25 states and the District of Columbia have enacted laws that require renewable energy to provide from 2% to 30% of each state's electricity supply within the next 5 to 15 years.
Noting that most of the new renewable energy capacity is currently in the form of wind power, the report projects near-term renewable energy capacity increases using two scenarios: a steady increase of 4,000 megawatts (MW) per year through 2010, and an increase that accelerates to 7,000 MW per year by 2010. Assuming a continued growth in green power of 35% per year, and taking into account the amount of renewable power required by the states, the report finds that demand for renewable power is already slightly exceeding the supply. In the "steady increase" scenario, supply lags further and further behind demand through 2010, while the "accelerating supply" scenario comes much closer to meeting demand, but still falls short.
The report concludes that there is a national need to accelerate renewable energy deployment from all energy sources to meet the burgeoning demand for renewable power. It also notes that future policy changes could increase the demand or slow the increase in the supply, while a supply shortage could drive up costs in the green power market and discourage the voluntary purchasing of renewable power. See the NREL report (PDF 521 KB) on the Green Power Network Web site (www.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/pdfs/42266.pdf).


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COLUMBIA, Mo., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- University of Missouri dietitians recommend people maintain a healthy diet during the holiday season, beginning with Thanksgiving.
Donna Mehrle, a registered dietitian, reminds people to consider how they feel when they eat healthy foods and are physically active, so they're more likely to continue those behaviors when holiday stress and cold weather offer convenient excuses. Feeling better is a great motivator, she said.
"People can continue their healthy habits by being aware of their food choices at the Thanksgiving table and identifying time commitments that may interrupt their regular exercise schedules," Mehrle said in a statement. "Choosing different ways to socialize can be a great strategy. Playing a game of flag football or participating in a 5K race as a family, rather than having another big dinner or TV marathon, are enjoyable ways to incorporate physical activity on Thanksgiving Day."
The nutrition experts also recommend to:
-- Eat healthily throughout the day and have a small, high-protein snack such as an apple with peanut butter, a hard-boiled egg or yogurt.
-- Make simple swaps such as whole-wheat bread rather than white, brown or wild rice rather than white, or a yogurt parfait instead of another piece of pie.
-- Enjoy some of your favorite seasonal treats, but use a small plate to control portion sizes.
-- If you do overindulge, try to maintain perspective. One day of overeating won't make you gain weight, so plan to get back on track with healthy eating and regular exercise the next day.


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Ray Lewis' career marches on after upset
- Ravens middle linebacker Ray Lewis has announced that he will be retiring at the end of the season
- But he will play at least one more game -- the AFC Championship -- after the Ravens upset the Broncos
- After the game%2C Lewis and Peyton Manning shared a private conversation in the visitors%27 locker room at Mile High Stadium
DENVER – They met at midfield for the coin toss before the first overtime – Ray Lewis sleeveless and smoldering in the single-digit temperatures, Peyton Manning bundled in a big blue winter coat.
They hugged and shared private comments on the field, minutes after the game ended.
They met in the empty visitors locker room a little more than an hour later -- Lewis in a grey three-piece suit, wearing gold-rimmed glasses; Manning in a darker jacket and slacks, standing a few inches taller than his rival.
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They talked about an epic of a football game that served as a goodbye -- but Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, and not Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, will play next week.
Despite the Ravens being heavy underdogs and surrendering two touchdowns on special-teams plays in a wild game, Lewis' 17-year career isn't over yet. The Ravens, helped by Manning's interception (his second of the game), beat the Broncos 38-35 in the second overtime in an AFC divisional playoff game Saturday night to advance to the conference championship game against the New England Patriots.
It was a crazy contest that featured lead changes and improbable touchdowns, but in the end, the Ravens prevailed with Justin Tucker's 47-yard game-winning field goal.
Lewis, who announced he is retiring at the end of the season, will play at least one more game.
"God is amazing," Lewis said. "When you look back at it and let the emotions calm down, it will probably be one of the greatest victories in Ravens history."
As players filed to the team bus, Lewis stayed behind to share some private remarks with Manning, who before the game said he would save his personal thoughts on Lewis' pending retirement for Lewis.
"I've addressed it every time I've played against him. He's an excellent player," Manning said at the time. "He's special. That's all you can say."
The victory was Lewis' first in 10 games against Manning. And while Manning's postgame remarks concentrated on the great disappointment of a season that ended on the heels of 11 victories in a row, Lewis spoke of the many great battles between his and Manning's teams during the quarterback's time with the Indianapolis Colts. Twice before Saturday's classic, Manning and the Colts denies Baltimore in the playoffs.
"The wars, that's why you do it," Lewis said. "When you finally sit down, the only thing you remember is the great wars that you actually went against some of the greatest of all time. That man right there has the ultimate respect because he is, in my book, probably the greatest of all time."
If not for the Ravens connecting on an unpredictable 70-yard touchdown pass to force overtime against the Broncos, Lewis might be headed for the next stage of his life today. The Ravens forced overtime on a pass from Joe Flacco to Jacoby Jones with 31 seconds left in regulation, after Jones slipped behind a pair of Broncos defenders.
"Awesome. Awesome. Awesome. Awesome. (Flacco) grew up today," Lewis said. "He grew up today and in the tunnel I told him, 'You're the general now. Lead us to a victory. You lead us today. I'm just here to facilitate things.'
"And to look in his eyes, he has something different about him today, and I just wanted to encourage him. To watch what he did today is probably one of the greatest things I'll always sit back and remember."
Late in the first overtime, Manning threw across his body on second down, and Corey Graham picked off the ball to give the Ravens the ball on the Denver 45. Two plays later, the first overtime ended and the teams switched directions, and after three Ray Rice runs up the middle, Tucker capped the upset.
"We wanted to get this win for Ray and I was going to do everything I could possibly do to get this win," Graham said.
Added Tucker: "I don't think anybody had a doubt in their mind. Ray Lewis just said it a minute ago. We were down at one point. Nobody wavered – not a single man on that sideline -- player, coach, staff member. We were all confident in each other."
Lewis had a team-high 15 tackles in his second week back in action after tearing his triceps in October. His speedy recovery, a marvel in itself, sparked Baltimore to a wild-card victory against the Indianapolis Colts before tripping to Denver.
On Saturday, the Ravens allowed the most points in franchise postseason history, though Lewis wasn't on the field when the Broncos' Trindon Holliday ripped off 90- and 104-yard returns for touchdowns.
But those two TDs weren't enough, and the Ravens and Lewis have but one more win between them and a Super Bowl.
"I've never been a part of a game so crazy in my life," Lewis said. "Our team is so confident and everything went against us, but we found a way to come here together and we're leaving together. It's just awesome. One thing about the playoffs -- the only way to top it is to win the following week."
He said he spoke to the team last week about the doubters.
"What if we do the impossible?" Lewis recalled saying.
"For us to come in here and win, nine- to 10-point underdogs, that's the beautiful part about sports," Lewis said. "That's the thing that, if I miss anything about my career, it will be to listen to what people say you can't do and then to go do it."


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Microsoft Outlook.com is the modern approach to email. This new service combines all the elements one would expect from a first rate email service and so much more. It connects you to your social networks like Twitter and Facebook. You can also work smarter with online versions of Office web apps and SkyDrive storage for your documents. Outlook.com is so much more than an email client. It literally puts the power of Microsoft Office in your web browser anywhere you can access the web.
Let's say you're at a friend's house and you decide to jump on their computer to check your email. You get an email from your study partner reminding you of a PowerPoint presentation that the two of you are collaborating on. It's one of those moments where you smack your forehead because you realize you totally forgot about the assignment. Fortunately for you, Outlook.com gives you all the power of Microsoft Office right there in your browser. In the image below, you can see an example of the PowerPoint presentation that was sent. Notice the large PowerPoint icon in the middle of the screen. You have several options here. If you click the PowerPoint icon title, it will automatically download the presentation down to your computer. What if you don't have Microsoft Office on that computer? That's where the handy "View online" button will help. You see, with Outlook.com, you don't have to Microsoft Office to be able to edit presentations. It comes with Office Web Apps which allows you to edit your presentation right there in your browser.
Notice in the image below, how viewing the presentation online looks very similar to what you would see in desktop application of PowerPoint. This is the view you see when you choose to edit the presentation online. You will notice the standard ribbon toolbar that you are used to seeing in PowerPoint. You also have many of the same elements of the desktop application of PowerPoint like the slide thumbnails and the toolbar buttons.
If you click the "New Slide" button, you will get the dialog box pictured below. Choosing the "Picture with Caption" option will allow you to upload a picture onto the slide. You also can add titles and text just like the full version of PowerPoint.
Below, you can see an example of the picture slide with a caption and title. However, that is not where the Office Web Apps' capabilities end. If you click on the picture, you get the contextual "Format" tab at the top of the ribbon toolbar. Notice all the frame options in the image below.
Once you have completed your presentation, there's no need to worry about saving. Outlook.com automatically saves the presentation as you go. Another fantastic feature is versioning. You can literally revert back to an earlier version of the document if you mess something up. When you close the presentation, Outlook.com automatically asks you whether you want to send the updated presentation back to the sender. It shows how well the Outlook.com team thought out its features–and this is just PowerPoint. The other Office Web apps work similarly with the features you've used for years.
This is just one example of how Outlook.com is truly a modern approach to email. I could literally write dozens of tutorials based on the new features built in to Outlook.com. No other service I know of integrates so well with social networks like Facebook and Twitter. You can literally write posts on your Facebook friends' walls directly from Outlook.com. Email storage is virtually limitless as well. As long as you're not spamming the world or abusing the service, Outlook.com does not put quotas on your account. This barely scratches the surface of the new capabilities built-in to the new Outlook.com. I highly recommend taking a moment to visit their preview website at Outlookpreview.com and learn more about this great service.
Outlook.com is a preview of modern email from Microsoft. It has a fresh and intuitive design, connects your email to useful information from Facebook and Twitter, and gives you a smarter inbox with the power of Office and SkyDrive. Visit Outlookpreview.com to learn more and connect with us at @Outlook on Twitter.
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Dear dispatched,
this will be my last post on Dispatches from Reading for the very simple reason that I'm not in Reading anymore. In fact, I'm not even in Europe: as I write this I'm sitting on the Caltrain from Sunnyvale to San Francisco, in California, United States, headed for WWDC at the Moscone center. I arrived last saturday to my new home in Cupertino and I'll be here until November to intern as a type designer in the Type group (Frameworks department) at Apple.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, my colleagues of the 2009 MATD class (of which I am still part, make no mistake) are working their butts off to finish their practical projects (typefaces) for the submission deadline of the 6th of July, and after that the deadlines for the reflection on practice, the workfile and, lastly, the final dissertation submission on the 17th of September. My workfile is done but my practical project is far from it and I'll be putting the "final" touches to it from here. I will also write my dissertation over the summer, I hope to make it in time for the deadline. I did most of my research already and I have my room here in Cupertino full of books and articles. I have very good material on my hands and I hope to do it justice by not rushing my writing too much.
Back to Reading: the weeks before leaving the UK have been very intense. We had a lot of visitors to the department, lectures, reviews etc. We did the usual MATD trip to the Low Countries and it was really a blast meeting one to one with all these typographic monuments (just a sample: Robert Granjon's Ascendonica italic original punches! Nikolas Kis' Armenian and Georgian types, with handwritten notes on top! Original drawings from many typefaces by Jan van Krimpen, Gerard Unger, Bram de Does!). We also had dinner at Thomas Milo's place in Amsterdam and at Gerard and Marian (and Juanita) Unger's place in Bossum, great food, great people!
And of course I had a lot of goodbyes to say. I will miss the walks by the Thames, the ales, the grill parties, the easy access to so many awesome typographic resources in the department and beyond, but most of all I will miss the people from all over the world with whom I shared this crazy ride. Thank you, guys and girls!
I will do my best here, and I will be in good company: there's more than 400 other interns this summer working on all sorts of interesting stuff from the iPhone to OS X to UI design to accounting & finance to the iTunes store, etc.
To wrap up this post: thanks for following along these Dispatches from Reading, I will keep people posted with a new series of Dispatches from Cupertino – I don't know yet in which form or language.
I also look forward to check out the work of next year's MATD students, and be sure to drop me a line when our own work will be up on typefacedesign.org sometime in July, I would really appreciate to have your feedback on my Enquire family.


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This tutorial explains how to migrate from an Arduino board to a standalone microcontroller on a breadboard. It's similar to this tutorial, but uses an Arduino board to program the ATmega on the breadboard.
Unless you choose to use the minimal configuration described at the end of this tutorial, you'll need four components (besides the Arduino, ATmega328, and breadboard):
Burning the Bootloader
If you have a new ATmega328 (or ATmega168), you'll need to burn the bootloader onto it. You can do this using an Arduino board as an in-system program (ISP). If the microcontroller already has the bootloader on it (e.g. because you took it out of an Arduino board or ordered an already-bootloaded ATmega), you can skip this section.
To burn the bootloader, follow these steps:
You should only need to burn the bootloader once. After you've done so, you can remove the jumper wires connected to pins 10, 11, 12, and 13 of the Arduino board.
Using an Arduino board to burn the bootloader onto an ATmega on a breadboard.
Once your ATmega328p has the Arduino bootloader on it, you can upload programs to it using the USB-to-serial convertor (FTDI chip) on an Arduino board. To do, you remove the microcontroller from the Arduino board so the FTDI chip can talk to the microcontroller on the breadboard instead. The diagram at right shows how to connect the RX and TX lines from the Arduino board to the ATmega on the breadboard. To program the microcontroller, select "Arduino Duemilanove or Nano w/ ATmega328" from the the Tools > Board menu (or "ATmega328 on a breadboard (8 MHz internal clock)" if you're using the minimal configuration described below). Then upload as usual.
Uploading sketches to an ATmega on a breadboard. Remember to remove the microcontroller from the Arduino board!
If you don't have the extra 16 MHz crystal and 18-22 picofarad capacitors used in the above examples, you can configure the ATmega328 to use its internal 8 MHz RC oscillator as a clock source instead. (You don't really need the 10K pullup resistor on the reset pin either, so we remove it to get a truly minimal configuration.)
You'll need to install support for an additional hardware configuration:
Once you've done this, you can burn the bootloader and upload programs onto your ATmega328 as described above. Be sure to select "ATmega328 on a breadboard (8 MHz internal clock)" when burning the bootloader. (If you select the wrong item and configure the microcontroller to use an external clock, it won't work unless you connect one.)
This procedure works on Arduino 1.0.x software.
Using an Arduino board to burn the bootloader onto an ATmega on a breadboard (w/o an external clock).
Uploading sketches to an ATmega on a breadboard.
Once you've programmed the ATmega on the breadboard, you can eliminate the Arduino. To do so, you'll need to provide an alternative power supply for the microcontroller. See the standalone Arduino on a breadboard tutorial for details.


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Phase Three
Back home Thursday to face the Rays on national TV, ESPN and MLB Network.
Thursday's also the day for players and staff to bring personal luggage, bikes, strollers and golf clubs for the equipment truck that gets packed Friday morning for the ride north. Phillies have a night game in Tampa on Friday against the Yankees.
Friday is also the day players and staff automobiles are loaded on transports. The team leaves for Philly after Sunday's game in Orlando.
In other words, Phase Three of every spring (let's get the regular season started) is rapidly approaching.
Minor leaguers on the 7:45 a.m. bus today (Twins, Ft. Myers) include infielders Miguel Abreu and Albert Cartwright, catcher Jeff Lanning, pitchers Frank Gailey, Justin Friend, Tyler Knigge and Juan Sosa. Minor league camp also ends on Sunday.
Spring Training Memories
Chase Utley
"I signed in 2000 and went right to Batavia. So my first spring camp was the following year and I was invited to the major league camp which was at Jack Russell Stadium. My number was 80. A bunch of lockers were in the middle of the room and that's where I was, along with the other rookies. Stayed at the Econo Lodge but didn't have a roommate. When I walked in the clubhouse there were so many of the players I had watched on TV 4-5 months ago. It was a very cool experience. My stay in the big league camp wasn't that long. I was among those in the first cut."
Opening Day Memories
Larry Christenson (RHP, 1973-83)
"April 6, 1973, at Shea Stadium in New York, Steve Carlton vs. Tom Seaver. I was 19 years old and the youngest player in the majors. Willie Mays was in the Mets dugout as a player and at the end of a great career. Seaver struck out 8 and beat Carlton in a very close game. I was on the front step as close to home plate as possible and remember the explosive fastballs from each of them on a cool dark night lit by the lights at Shea. I was scheduled to pitch in game 2 against Koosman on Saturday night but got rained out. They held me back until a game against the Mets, Friday, April 13. I won my debut, pitching a complete game."
For more Alumni memories of opening day, check out www.phillies.com.
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iPhone Push Notification Server tied to Snow Leopard ServerDespite licensing the proprietary ActiveSync Exchange Server protocol from Microsoft for use with the iPhone, Apple is building its own Push Notification Server for messaging services in both the iPhone and Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server using open, interoperable standards.
However, the company's pioneering, yet protracted leap into push messaging indicates that notification technology can be more complex that it seems, having delayed Apple's intended deadline for shipping PNS by many months.
The push for push messaging
Push messaging relates to information that is sent immediately rather than queuing up on a server, waiting to be picked up. In conventional email, delivery is always push; sending an email immediately pushes it to the server using the outgoing email SMTP service. The client can always push out email because it knows where the SMTP email server is supposed to be.
In contrast, the incoming POP3 or IMAP mail server doesn't typically track the location of the email client, meaning that new emails sit on the server until the client system manually checks for email. This polling process (Apple calls it "fetch") is often set to occur on a schedule, as often as every few minutes. With mobile devices, having to rapidly poll for new emails on the server results in frequent network connections that usually result in discovering that no new emails are available.
The original goal of push messaging was to provide battery savings for mobile devices by having the server track the location of the device so that the server could both push out updates immediately and only when necessary, sparing the mobile device from having to fruitlessly poll for data to stay current.
RIM vs Microsoft in push messaging
The added luxury of having the server track the location of email clients came at a steep price: RIM's highly profitable BlackBerry empire was not built on hardware sales, but rather from service revenues related to licensing its BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) software, which is used to track mobile devices and relay them new messages from the corporate email system as they arrive.
Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) software (which has only its name in common with the company's unrelated desktop sync tool) duplicates the role of RIM's BES as an add-on mobile device tracker for facilitating push messaging. Both systems also allow IT administrators to manage the devices they track, limiting the software users can install or remotely wiping a lost or stolen unit, for example.
Apple licensed Microsoft's EAS for iPhone 2.0 rather than introducing its own competing push system, a decision which made the iPhone immediately useable for many businesses who already owned EAS infrastructure, or at least already used Exchange Server and could easily set up EAS for use with the iPhone at no additional cost.
Apple pushes back with MobileMe
At the same time, Apple also completed its own push messaging system for use with .Mac and delivered this alongside EAS in the iPhone 2.0 update. The new cloud push service and the existing .Mac services were fused together to create MobileMe, which allowed home users to enable push messaging on the iPhone without needing an Exchange Server account. In contrast with Microsoft's soon to be officially unveiled My Phone for Windows Mobile users (formerly known as SkyBox), MobileMe supports users' existing email accounts and contacts and also provides data sync with their desktop apps, in addition to web hosting and video uploads.
When an iPhone is set up to perform push messaging with MobileMe, it registers with Apple's cloud servers, which then track its location on the network so that new email, contacts, calendar, and browser bookmarks can be immediately delivered over the air the instant they change on the server, without continuous polling by the device.
MobileMe can also push updates to desktop client computers that register with the service. On Mac OS X, once users enable push messaging, the system registers its location with Apple's cloud servers and updates are pushed to Sync Services, which then distributes the updates to Address Book, iCal, Safari, and any other apps that register with that system. On Windows, iTunes handles the syncing of contacts, events, and bookmarks via a Control Panel interface, and sends new data to the configured Windows apps.
Email push messaging doesn't require messages to run through Sync Services (like calendar and contact updates) because the incoming email IMAP-IDLE service supports the ability for the client to inform the server that it will accept new message notifications. This means that rather than pushing the entire email to the client, the server sends a notification of new email when it arrives at the server, giving the client software the option of downloading it immediately. This is more flexible than a straight push, because the system may want to delay the downloading a large email, particularly if the system is mobile and the user only wants to download full messages when a fast connection is available.
Apple's Push Notification Server
Last year, Apple introduced plans at WWDC to provide a third push mechanism for the iPhone, in addition to EAS support and MobileMe. Rather than pushing updated contacts or calendar messages, the new Push Notification Server (PNS) would allow third party developers to push notifications of any type to the iPhone, which would then badge the application's icon, alerting users that the application had new information waiting for it.
Apple's long-lost Push Notification Service would funnel notification data from third party servers through its own, and then on to users' iPhones.
That application, once started, could then download (or offer to download) whatever new data the notification server had alerted it to. For example, an IM provider might push notifications of new messages to the iPhone in order to badge its specific IM app. A mobile app that presents news, stock events, or some other information via an RSS feed could similarly be badged by the developer via PNS.
PNS was intended in part to allow third party iPhone apps to reflect regular new updates, pushed over the air, without the apps actually needing to stay active in the background listening for updates themselves (and eating up memory and processor cycles while waiting around). Instead, the iPhone would triage all the push notifications itself and badge the apps' icons so users and developers could both benefit from push notifications as efficiently as possible, and without developers needing to implement their own notification system.
Originally due last September, the service would allow iPhone developers to push three kinds of notifications to users' iPhones: badges, alert sounds, and textual messages.
However, Apple indicated that PNS was supposed to ship by last September. That deadline came and went, and the service was never rolled out. Apple released a developer seed with a PNS API, but the company noted that "this API is not yet integrated with a live push server." It appears that PNS ran into unforeseen complications. Apple hasn't given up though; the company itself uses a notification system to push badge updates on the App Store's icon, which then has to be launched to check with the iTunes server of what those notifications actually are, behavior identical to that described for PNS.
With the App Store icon, neither the actual software updates nor even their descriptions are automatically pushed to the phone; its badge is simply incremented by, presumably, PNS. However, the system isn't yet fully operational even for internal use; sometimes apps are available but aren't reflected with a new badge increment, and sometimes the badged number doesn't match the software updates that are actually available. Apple has been working similar kinks out of iTunes, which also tracks available iPhone software updates with less than perfect results.
The progression of a notification badge being sent from a server belonging to a third-party iPhone developer to an iPhone running the developer's application.
Apple has historically allowed a number of technologies to languish as it focuses on the most promising and profitable products to invest its resources in. That's good news for anyone wondering if the company's PNS will ever see the light of day, as the company has so much riding on it. Unlike Apple TV, iCal, and other projects that seem to have taken a long time to develop as back burner hobbies due to the lack of any real revenue stream to justify their development, Apple's PNS is directly related to immediately profitable, high priority projects from the iPhone to MobileMe to iTunes to Snow Leopard Server.
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text: Missouri Department of Conservation Missouri Waterfowl Hunting Forecast: Loads of ducks! Missouri waterfowl hunters have lots to look forward to in the 2013-2014 season. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Ducks are abundant. The table is set for them at many state-managed wetland areas. If the weather cooperates, duck hunting could be excellent in the Show-Me State this year. That's the word from the Missouri Department of Conservation.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates this year's total number of breeding ducks at 45.6 million. That is down 6 percent from last year's record number, but still 33 percent above the long-term average. Mallard numbers were estimated to be 10.4 million, down 2 percent from 2012 but up 36 percent long-term. Long-term trends for other popular duck populations in this year's survey include: Northern shoveler +96 percent Gadwalls +80 percent Redheads +76 percent Blue-winged teal +60 percent Green-winged teal +51 percent Canvasback +37 Widgeon +2 percent Northern pintail and scaup -17 percent each.With numbers like that, you might think good hunting is assured. But without quality habitat and favorable weather, a boom year for waterfowl numbers still can turn into a bust for hunters.The habitat picture at state-managed wetland areas is generally good, with plenty of water and fair to good crops and moist-soil vegetation available at most areas. Exceptions include: TED SHANKS CONSERVATION AREA (CA), where flooding damaged levees and will prevent flooding the southernmost part of the area. The area has no row crops, but millet and moist-soil vegetation have done fairly well. COLUMBIA BOTTOM CA also sustained significant flood damage. Row crops will be scarce, but moist-soil vegetation has done well since floodwaters receded in June, and water levels should be normal.MARAIS TEMPS CLAIR CA, where extended high water wiped out row crops, but moist soil plants are in good shape, and water levels are expected to be normal.EAGLE BLUFFS CA lost early crops to flooding, but there was time to replant and they are expected to provide fair to good food for ducks. Sparse natural cover will make layout boats or blinds the best way to hunt some pools.FOUR RIVERS lost all its row crops and most of the moist-soil vegetation to flooding. Late plantings of buckwheat and Sudan grass in Draw Units 1 and 2 fared poorly due to lack of rainfall. The 16 to 18 parties that go out on opening day will find little food or cover, and shallow water may limit accessibility with larger boats. Ongoing construction in Unit 4 will mean that much of the unit will remain dry. There will be some walk-in hunting opportunities in Pools 17,18, 19, and 20. Unit 3 will offer some of the area's best hunting this year. Moist-soil vegetation growth was good in this unit, and it currently is holding 250 to 300 acres of water, with more possible with favorable weather. SCHELL-OSAGE CA lost much of its moist-soil growth, but the outlook here is better. Schell-Osage still has decent habitat around permanent blinds and in some other places, because flooding didn't last as long here as at Four Rivers.The overall picture at Grand Pass CA is good. The area has good crop growth and good moist-soil vegetation. Summer flooding wiped out crops at Coon Island, but it still has fair to good moist-soil vegetation.Montrose, B.K. Leach, Otter Slough, Ten Mile Pond, and Little River CAs also should generally have good hunting this fall. On the other hand, although Fountain Grove, Nodaway Valley, Bob Brown, and Settles Ford CAs have fairly good habitat conditions, drought could affect the ability to pump enough water to flood wetland pools at these areas. Updated information about hunting conditions at the Conservation Department's managed wetlands is available at mdc.mo.gov/node/9627.Weather is the final factor – and always a wild card – in determining waterfowl hunting success. The best waterfowl seasons have a series of cold fronts that push waves of new ducks into Missouri from farther north throughout the hunting season. The worst-case scenario is a strong, early-season cold front that pushes the ducks into Arkansas before Missouri hunters have much chance at them. Another less-than-ideal possibility is a late fall, when ducks arrive late in one or more of Missouri's three hunting zones and leave soon after.Missouri's waterfowl seasons are set to coincide with the average peak of migration in previous years. 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With Chevrolet's Nomad concept car likely never to see the daylight of production, we turn our fleeting attention span to history. The original Corvette Nomad concept, shown as part of GM's 1954 Motorama, is up for sale. With a fascia styled to resemble the 1956 Corvette, the Nomad hearkened Chevrolet's two-door wagon of the same name, which was introduced in 1955. But while the production Nomad was built on a Bel Air chassis, the show car was Corvette based — one of two 'Vette concepts GM showed that year at New York's Waldorf Astoria hotel. No word on price, but we'd say bring a pair of sunglasses (oh, the brightwork) and the AMEX Centurion, but leave the wife at home. [Thanks to Josh for the tip.] [UPDATE: It's a reproduction. The original was based on the '54 Corvette. Thanks to Htrodblder for the legwork.]
1956 Corvette Nomad [Corvette World Dallas]
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Action 1: In December 2016, the Agency requested, pursuant to Article 32(1)(a) and Article 34(7) of the CACM Regulation, all TSOs of Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia to review the bidding zone configuration in that area in accordance with the process in Article 32(4) of the CACM Regulation. The request was based on Agency's assessment, which revealed inefficiencies in the current bidding zone configuration. This assessment was based on the technical report of ENTSO-E and market report of the Agency performed in the context of early implementation of the CACM Regulation. The technical report issued in 2014 can be found here. The market report issued in 2014 can be found here.
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The ACT® at a Glance
Like the ACT, the SAT is a nationally administered, standardized paper-and-pencil test that helps colleges evaluate candidates. All colleges now accept scores from the SAT and ACT interchangably. This means you'll have the opportunity to decide on which test you'll perform better. And in many cases, students prepare for and take both exams. Is the SAT vs. ACT – what's best for you?
Generally, you'll take the ACT for the first time in the spring of your junior year. This allows you to reserve the summer months for college applications or enough time to re-take the test during the fall of your senior year if you're not satisfied with your score.
The Anatomy of the ACT
How long is the ACT test? Without the optional Writing Test, the ACT exam lasts 2 hours and 55 minutes, or 3 hours and 25 minutes with the Writing Test. The order of test sections and the total number of questions covered in each test section never changes:
English - 45 Minutes
40 Usage/Mechanics Questions
35 Rhetorical Skills Questions
Mathematics - 60 Minutes
14 Pre-Algebra Questions
10 Elementary Algebra Questions
9 Intermediate Algebra Questions
9 Coordinate Geometry Questions
14 Plane Geometry Questions
4 Trigonometry Questions
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10 Literary Narrative or Prose Fiction Questions
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15 Data Representation Questions
18 Research Summary Questions
7 Conflicting Viewpoint Questions
Writing Test - 30 Minutes - You write in response to a question about your position on an issue
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On the ACT English Test, you'll have 45 minutes to answer 75 questions—that's about 30 seconds per question! The test is divided into 5 passages, each with about 15 questions.
You're not being tested on spelling or vocabulary. Rather, the ACT English Test is designed to assess your understanding of the conventions of English—punctuation, grammar, sentence structure—and of rhetorical skills. Rhetorical skills are more strategic including things like organizing the text and making sure it's styled clearly.
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On the ACT Math Test, you'll have 60 minutes to answer 60 questions—that's 1 minute per question! Questions include Pre-Algebra, Elementary and Intermediate Algebra, Coordinate and Plane Geometry, and Trigonometry.
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On the ACT Reading section, you'll be tested on Social Studies, Natural Sciences, Literary Narrative or Prose Fiction and Humanities. You'll have 35 minutes to answer 40 questions—that's about 50 seconds per question! The section contains four passages, each followed by 10 questions.
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On the ACT Science Test, you'll be given passages containing various kinds of scientific information—drawn from the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, geology, astronomy, and meteorology—which you'll have to understand and use as a basis for inferences. You'll have 35 minutes to answer 40 questions—that's about 50 seconds per question! The section contains seven passages, each followed by 5-7 questions.
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The optional ACT Writing Test is 30 minutes long, includes one essay, and is always the last section of the test. You'll be given a topic or an issue and expected to take a position on it, supporting your point of view with examples and evidence.
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Some of the most common questions we get from students and parents are: "What does this ACT score mean?" and "What is a good ACT score?"
Each of the four multiple-choice ACT test sections (English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science) is scored on a scale of 1-36. You will also receive a composite score, which is the average of your four test scores (1-36).
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Boston hospital staff looks back on Marathon Day
"Bridge year." That was the term to describe the rebuilding process of the 2013 Boston Red Sox. It was to be a group of complementary players, no real stars, who were put in place just long enough until the "kids on the farm" were ready for the big leagues.
A funny thing happened on the way to October, though. Those complementary players not only became a team -- they ended the year as the best team.
So what goes into building a successful team? Not just a sports team, any team. Is it having the right mix of high performers and role players?
This question can make for an interesting sports radio debate, but when it comes to building the right team for an emergency department ... well, that is a matter of life and death.
For the Red Sox, they know they will be tested when playing division rivals or in the postseason. But for the staff at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the calendar is not as useful a tool when it comes to knowing when their next test will come.
"All I could hear was yelling on the radio. Couldn't really understand any words that were being said. And that's when I knew this was real," said Dan Nadworny, a nurse at BIDMC on the day he heard the yelling -- Marathon Monday, 2013.
All hands were on deck. Nurse manager Alison Small looked around and saw six nurses come in on their day off on their own accord. A support service team member started readying 100 stretchers, taking breaks only to clean blood from the floor. A tech with an Army background rolled himself under parked ambulances looking for possible explosives.
Coaches often inform players to worry more about the name on the front of the uniform than the one on the back. On this day, cardiologists became note takers, radiology techs helped out with food services.
"Everybody came in and left their ego at the door and did the thing that they were asked to do," incident commander Marsha Maurer said.
The 2013 Red Sox will be remembered as a team that overcame obstacles (losing two closers in the early part of the season) and performed consistently (their longest losing streak was only three games). The same can be said for the official hospital of the Boston Red Sox, the Harvard-affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Only there, the results of a poor outing can be much more dire.
The events of that day will always stay with the staff of BIDMC. Feelings of sorrow for the pain patients suffered will forever compete with the pride of knowing that their actions not only saved limbs ... they saved lives.
"People understood their job here was to care for patients," Maurer said. "Care for them physically, but care for them mentally, and that was people's first instinct; to protect their patients. It felt to me like we were put to the test to live our values, and we did."


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Hey everyone,
Quick Question Posed to ME
The question:
Create a Television store that can hold three Television objects in an
array. Use the Television class below:
class Television
boolean isOn;
} // end class Television
Use a for loop to print the isOn instance variable for each Television in the
TelevisionStore. Use a second for loop to change the isOn instance variable for
each Television to true. Finally, use a third for loop to print the isOn instance
variable for each Television in the TelevisionStore array.
Sample output:
Openening the tv store for the day... tv status:
Television 0 is on? False.
Television 1 is on? False.
Television 2 is on? False.
Turning the tv's on...
Television 0 is on? True.
Television 1 is on? True.
Television 2 is on? True.
So I made a program that does create this output, with this code + the Television Class I was supposed to create:
public class TelevisionDriver { public static void main( String[] args ) { String[] Television = { "Television 0", "Television 1", "Television 2", "Television 0", "Television 1", "Television 2" }; String[] Boolean = { "False", "False", "False", "True", "True", "True"}; System.out.println( "Openening the tv store for the day... tv status:"); for( int x = 0; x < 3; x++ ) { System.out.println( Television[x] + " is on? " + Boolean[x] + "." ); } System.out.println( "\n" + "Turning the tv's on..." ); for( int y = 3; y < 6; y++) { System.out.println( Television[y] + " is on? " + Boolean[y] + "." ); } } }
Is this the proper way to do it? I think I was supposed to do something different, even though the output is correct.


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Introducing the second delivery of Chapter's Spring/Summer 2016 collection now available in stores and online.
Inspired by the city of Los Angeles and its inclusive nature, Chapter's Autumn/Winter 2016 collection, ADMISSION, revels in confidence, intention and the experience of finding yourself on a path lined with distractions that can be all consuming. The city has many nocturnal faces, each unearthing a subculture sought after by the individuals who seek to not only fulfill their personal ambitions but to encounter new experiences along the way.
The collection brings those elements of transformation and distraction to life with a new approach to familiar Chapter silhouettes. In a nod to the styling of the city's mid to late 90's swing revival, dropped rise pants feature a high-waisted silhouette developed both with a fuller leg and a more tapered fit. Woven and knit tops make use of understated paneling and color blocking; their silhouettes are shortened by raw, high-density overlock hems, adding an effortless element to a refined offering. By hand detailing brings two-face fabrics such as wool blended Melton into use while cashmere/wool knits and washed down Tencel/linen add a new element of richness and simplicity. Outerwear is designed with familiar lines that are enhanced by subtle detailing that captures the thoughtful eye. Finally, the brand's signature color palette is highlighted by a rich dark emerald green, clay and mud.


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Medications for Heart Valve Symptoms
How do medications help people with valve problems?
People who are diagnosed with heart valve disease may be prescribed a medication to help relieve symptoms and decrease the risk of further problems.
Can I take medications instead of undergoing treatment for the valve?
Although medications can serve a very important purpose, there is no medication that will stop a valve from leaking. Likewise, there is no medication that will open a valve that is too tightly constricted.
Still, there are times when the medication is determined to be the best course of action. This decision may be most appropriate for someone whose valve condition is very mild or for a person for whom surgery is not an option.
When should surgery be considered over medications for valve replacement or repair?
Medications cannot always protect the heart and the diseased valve may continue to damage the heart. Further actions may be needed. Your healthcare team can help you understand and evaluate options for heart valve repair or valve replacement surgery. Highly effective procedures are available for treating heart valve conditions. Some people find that medications are no longer needed within a few weeks after surgery.
Below are some of the types of medications that heart valve patients may be prescribed.
|Medication Class
|Purpose for a Valve Disease Patient
|ACE inhibitors
|Vasodilator: Which means it opens blood vessels more fully and can help reduce high blood and slow heart failure
|Anti-arrhythmic medications
|Helps restore a normal pumping rhythm to the heart
|Can help to prevent the onset of infections
|Anticoagulants (*blood thinners)
|Reduces the risk of developing blood clots from poorly circulating blood around faulty heart valves. Blood clots are dangerous because they can lead to stroke.
|Can reduce the heart's workload by helping the heart beat slower. Some patients find them helpful for reducing palpitations.
|Diuretics ("water pills")
|Reduces amount of fluid in the tissues and bloodstream which can lessen the workload on the heart
|Can lower the heart's work by opening and relaxing the blood vessels; reduced pressure may encourage blood to flow in a forward direction, rather than being forced backward through a leaky valve
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|Oklahoma Learning Center Raises $2,000 for SeniorNet
by Charlene Francis, Oklahoma Learning Center Coordinator
Early this year it was suggested by June Ranney, that CCOKC-SNUG
(Computer Club of Oklahoma City-SeniorNet User Group), hold one more garage sale as a fundraiser.
During discussion of this idea with our members, it also was suggested that the funds raised be donated to the SeniorNet organization. Our goal was to raise $2,000.
June Ranney has been a member and volunteer of SNUG for a number of years and is one of the most energetic persons I know. Also, she is the "Garage Sale Queen" and has a Certificate of Appreciation for her hard work and dedication to prove it. If you want to know how to hold a garage sale just ask June.
Our garage sale was held in June 2008 with the help of many volunteers.
We raised over $1,300, a little short of the goal we set. However, I am happy to say that our computer club agreed to make up the difference and a check for $2,000 was presented to Kristin Fabos, during the July Board of Directors meeting.


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Harry Tsakalos, who put the "H" in H&S Bakery and helped build the company he co-founded into a baking empire that's the largest supplier of McDonald's buns, died Thursday at his Harbor East residence. Family members said he had had Alzheimer's disease for several years. He was 93.
Family and friends recalled Mr. Tsakalos on Friday as a pillar in the Greek community. The son of immigrants, he loved his work and was noted for his warmth, simplicity and generosity.
"He was more comfortable with a broom in his hand than he was with meeting the politicians," said a grandson, Michael Tsakalos of Hunt Valley. "He was happiest when he was working at the bakery with his family. If he wasn't sweeping the loading dock on Bond Street, he was asking the employees about their families."
What would become an industrial anchor of the Southeast Baltimore waterfront began when Mr. Tsakalos met Isidore "Steve" Paterakis at another bakery. They began by purchasing Olga and Son Bakery in East Baltimore in 1943, reopening under the name H&S, the letters representing their first names.
H&S Bakery has grown into one of the largest bakers on the East Coast, producing more than 100 varieties of breads, rolls and specialty items, according to his grandson. A subsidiary, Northeast Foods Inc., has been a major supplier to McDonald's since 1965 and is now the fast-food chain's largest supplier of buns in the U.S.
Mr. Tsakalos was born in Vandergrift, Pa., and raised in Weirton, W.Va., his grandson said.
The family moved to Baltimore in 1936, and he worked as a truck driver for Athens Bakery, where he met Mr. Paterakis, who was a baker. Through him, Mr. Tsakalos met his future wife, Mr. Paterakis' daughter, Liberty. They were married in 1942 and had their only child, Nicholas Tsakalos, the following year.
"He came through the Great Depression and World War II," his grandson said. "He knew hard work, and he knew that hard work had its rewards."
Today H&S Bakery employs more than 2,000, according to a company website, and deploys a fleet of hundreds of delivery vans and tractor-trailers that are familiar sights on Baltimore's roads. The website boasts that "many of its products are still hearth baked for traditional European flavor and crust."
In the early days, the bakery worked out of a South Fagley Street rowhouse, according to a family history. Mr. Paterakis, his wife, Kyriaki, and their son, John, made Italian bread by hand and baked it in a brick, flat-hearth oven. Mr. Tsakalos drove the company's sole delivery truck, handling all wholesale and home delivery service.
Steve Paterakis died in 1953 as the bakery was continuing to attract customers.
John Paterakis was 23 when he inherited his father's interest in the bakery, according to the company website. He has since expanded his business interests in Baltimore and developed Harbor East.
According to a 1993 Baltimore Sun article, H&S Bakery won a major account, the old Harley's sandwich shops. Soon the bakery signed up two supermarket chains, Food Fair and Acme, and supplied goods to Rice's and Bond bakeries.
Michael Tsakalos said that his grandfather would often meet the bread deliverers and route salesmen as they brought their trucks back to the Southeast Baltimore plant. He helped settle their daily accounts.
"He was a hands-on man who managed the plant," said his daughter-in-law, Jeanne Tsakalos of Phoenix in Baltimore County. "He was also the treasurer of the business. He had a good head for business."
Mr. Tsakalos was a parishioner of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation in Baltimore. He and his extended family were responsible for the establishment of the Annunciation Orthodox Center and other projects.
"He was one of the most generous and down-to-earth gentlemen I've ever met," said his pastor, the Very Rev. Constantine Moralis. "He was caring and compassionate, and had a strong feeling for his family and the church."
The pastor said that Mr. Tsakalos was "one of the pillars" of Baltimore's Greek-American community. In 1981, he was given the title of Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, one of the highest awards offered to a layman.
Attorney Peter G. Angelos, majority owner of the Baltimore Orioles, issued a statement saying Mr. Tsakalos would be "deeply missed by all who knew him."
"Harry was deeply committed to his family," Mr. Angelos said, "dedicated to his profession as a successful businessman, and was a great contributor to his beloved community."
Christopher Tsakalos, another grandson who lives in Phoenix, said, "He was a humble giant who had a heart of gold. He and my grandmother worked so much, they ate out every night. They dressed in their work clothes, too."
Christopher Tsakalos recalled that Monday was Sabatino's, Tuesday was Haussner's and Wednesday was the Acropolis, Michael's Steak and Lobster, Ikaros or Jimmy's Seafood. Sundays were spent at church and at home.
"If he saw a cousin or an employee at a restaurant, he would pick up their tab," his grandson said.
"He was one of the most beautiful people you ever met," said Xenos Kohilas, co-owner of Ikaros, "as big a heart as could be, as generous as could be, as kind as could be."
His grandson Christopher Tsakalos said his grandparents lived for decades in a Highland Avenue rowhouse, adding that "he was not a flashy person."
Mr. Tsakalos owned a hunting lodge in western Pennsylvania. "He went a few times a year but he didn't do much actual hunting. He liked being in the wilderness, but after a while he was happy to get back to the bakery," said Michael Tsakalos.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, Maryland Avenue and Preston Street.
Mr. Tsakalos is also survived by his wife of 70 years, Liberty Paterakis Tsakalos; a son, Nicholas Tsakalos of Phoenix; a brother, James Tsakalos of Aberdeen; another grandson; and four great-grandchildren.
Baltimore Sun reporter Timothy B. Wheeler contributed to this article.
Harry Tsakalos, who put the "H" in H&S Bakery and helped build the company he co-founded into a baking empire that's the largest supplier of McDonald's buns, died Thursday at his Harbor East residence. Family members said he had had Alzheimer's disease for several years. He was 93.


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