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Vital Statistics in Newspapers
This article originally appeared in "Newspapers" by Loretto Dennis Szucs, FUGA, and James L. Hansen, FASG in The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy
One of the most useful genealogical applications of newspapers is for vital statistics'as substitutes for or supplements to civil or other sources for birth, marriage, and death information. In older newspapers, notices of births, deaths, and marriages appeared almost anywhere in the publication. Because of their brevity they made good filler items'to fill in a few lines at the end of a column or a page. Unless you read every page thoroughly, you may miss a notice. Column headings can be misleading too. An unsuspecting researcher looking for the death notice or obituary of an ancestor who had died in a construction accident might easily miss the article headed 'Blown to Eternity' if the search is concentrated on a personal name. A twentieth-century attitude toward newspapers will not be of much help in reading an eighteenth-century publication.
Because there is a wealth of biographical information to be found in Obituaries, family historians generally seek them before doing further research in newspapers. For many individuals, the obituary was the only 'biographical sketch' ever written. In addition to names, dates, and places of birth, marriage, and death, the obituary often identifies relationships of the deceased as child, sibling, parent, grandparent, and so forth, to numerous other individuals. Obituaries may even suggest other documentation of an individual's death. A mention of a hospital in a different county, for instance, might lead you to a previously hard-to-find death certificate. If the obituary records the place of burial or the officiating minister, you'll likely be able to use that information to find church or cemetery records. Likewise, if the newspaper indicates that the death was sudden or unexpected, you might search for a record of a coroner's inquest. Of course, the wealth of detail in an informative obituary may open up many other research avenues.
The amount of information on deaths found in newspapers will not be consistent over the years. Practices also varied in different parts of the country, and individual papers and editors had differing attitudes toward obituaries. Very early obituaries tended to limit the account to one or two lines. A typical early nineteenth-century entry stated the name of the deceased, perhaps an age or estimated age (rarely found in other sources), the date of death, and the last residence; mention of the funeral was sometimes included. Further details of the death may have been given, but rarely were survivors named. The fact that a husband or wife was 'left with ten children to mourn the loss may be the extent of the help provided in such a notice. Parents' names were rarely given except in the case of a child, and even these may merely say: 'Baby Mary departed this life to live with the angels.'
While older newspapers often disappoint the researcher for their lack of lengthy obituaries, even a few lines like those found in a newspaper clipping dated 14 February 1814 can provide a gold mine of information:
- Died in Licking County, the 6th instant,
- Mrs. Elizabeth Davis consort of Mr. Isaac Davis, aged 26 years. She has left a disconsolate husband and three small children to deplore her loss.
Because official government vital records do not exist prior to the early twentieth century in most places, this newspaper death notice may be the only source for determining the death date of Elizabeth Davis, her age, the name of her husband and that she had three small children. This information may also open the door to possible court, cemetery, land, or other records.
As the nineteenth century progressed, an increasing amount of information was furnished. It is not uncommon to find biographical accounts that include birth dates, marriage dates and places, and children's and grandchildren's names. While the small-town newspaper could find space to print details on the deaths of even common people, this policy was not practical for the metropolitan press. Large dailies printed lengthy obituaries only of the prominent, the powerful, the wealthy'those for whom a fee was paid to laud their lives or whose passing was considered newsworthy. In short, there are no set rules on the amount of information that can be expected. You won't know until you look.
When searching for death information, it's wise to look for all newspapers that may have served the area in which the individual of interest lived. One newspaper may have included more details than another, so it's important not to limit the search to one title or edition. Most cities currently have only one or two daily newspapers, but a century ago that city may have had five or six, any one of which might have carried the death notice of the person of interest. Even comparatively small communities had at least two papers'usually, one Democratic and one Republican. Also, unlike today's papers, which often share a printing plant or even editorial staff, older papers were often fiercely competitive, and each paper had its own strengths of coverage.
If you cannot find an obituary during the dates you would expect to find it, consider a more general search of the newspapers printed around the same time. Searching papers dated before a known death date can help you find news of a serious illness that may have preceded the death. A story of a prominent member of the community falling gravely ill and of family members traveling to be at the bedside often made the headlines in large and small towns. You may find details that you will not find elsewhere, if you begin your search of a weekly paper at least two weeks before the date of death. Also, there may be details published much later than the traditional one to three days after the individual's death. The news of the death may have reached the paper shortly before the printing deadline and a fuller obituary may have followed later.
The circumstances of the death will often determine where information appears within the newspaper itself. Accidental deaths, murders, and suicides were news items and were therefore placed in attention-getting spots, but the deceased might not be accorded a separate obituary. The word suddenly is a clue that the death was unnatural and that a coroner's inquest may have been held, even if it was not reported.
When considering possible obituary sources, it is wise to go beyond the community where the individual died and to check the place or places where the individual previously lived. Many people spent their later years with children and died far from where they had lived most of their adult lives. But, if they still had connections with the hometown, there is a good chance that an obituary will appear there, perhaps a more detailed one than will be found in the place of death, where that person was just a new or temporary resident. However, the opposite may also be true, depending on the policies of the individual papers or whether it was a slow news week in a particular community. When the deceased had previously lived elsewhere or had significant links to another city, it was common to see an obituary or death notice requesting that another city newspaper 'please copy,' thus providing a lead to earlier residences and perhaps a place to search for additional relatives or information.
The Atlanta Constitution of 16 January 1875 carried the notice that Col. Charles T. Goode had passed away and it provides leads to his previous residences:
- The telegraphic wires yesterday flashed sad news when it conveyed the intelligence of the death, at Americus, Georgia, of Col. Charles T. Goode, the silver-tongued orator, as he was justly termed by all who knew him. Of the nature of the disease that snatched him away in the prime of his manhood, we are not advised. Col. Charles T. Goode was the son of Thomas W. Goode of Upson County. He was born in Upson County about 1834 or 1835, and resided there a short time previous to the war. He married a daughter of Gen. Eli Warren of Houston County then moved to that county.
Death and Funeral Notices
In addition to obituaries, other sources of information for a person who is deceased include death or funeral notices, burial permit lists, and death lists. They may not include the wealth of useful detail that obituaries do, but they can provide important documentation of deaths.
Death or funeral notices were paid announcements. Unlike the obituary, the notice usually stated only the name of the decedent, when and where the death occurred, and, occasionally, the name of a survivor. An example might be: 'Dyer, Harry, 26th inst., funeral from St. James at 1 pm, thence by carriage to Greenwood Cemetery.' Even this simple statement can provide needed clues to continue research in church, cemetery, court, and other records. Many ancestors will not be found in paid announcements because survivors either did not deem them necessary or couldn't afford them. In hard economic times, such as the Great Depression, there were noticeably fewer paid announcements.
Official lists of the dead are commonly found in newspapers. This kind of list gives the meager information supplied to the newspaper from city or county records and was included as a free service to the readers. Other printed lists that provide needed death dates or places include lists of war dead, disaster victims, and deceased members of fraternal organizations. Names of policemen and firemen who died within the year were often published periodically. Sometimes all of the area deaths were noted simultaneously at the end of the year, or as part of the summary of the previous year in a January issue.
Newspapers can also explain why certain death or other vital records cannot be found. The following article from the Brooklyn Daily Union Argus (12 February 1878) calls attention to a problem that was all too common in municipalities in every part of the country:
- Death Certificates
- The untidy bundles of death certificates which have hitherto made an unsightly appearance on the shelves of the record room of the Health Department have been by years in volume, and now appear in the form of a library reference'but not for general reference, as the Board yet holds to the fallacy that public documents do not belong to the public.
Cemetery Information
Frequently, it is difficult to track cemeteries that have been moved, or to guess where someone may have been buried. Area newspapers may be especially useful in finding answers. Consider the article from the New York Daily Times of 29 March 1854 that explains where the poor of the New York City area were buried.
- A proposition is before the Board of Governors for the purchase of additional lands on Ward's Island for the purposes of a City Cemetery, or Potter's Field. It is time that the remains of paupers were interred in some quarter better fitted for their last resting-place than the one now used on Randall's Island. A more disgusting spectacle can scarcely be conceived than the trenches filled with coffins, loosely covered with earth and subject to trespass, which now receive the bodies of the City's poor. The old Potter's Field was a disgrace to the City, years ago; and continual use has made it much worse. The dictates of propriety point to the obvious requirement of a new location.
Marriage items, like other vital records in newspapers, varied considerably, both over time and from one newspaper to another. The listings range from brief announcements or lists of licenses to full, detailed accounts of the wedding ceremony itself, occasionally including even a list of wedding gifts.
Marriage license notices appear frequently in both city and rural newspapers. Often, these were posted weekly and in many instances noted the age of the bride and groom, as well as their places of residence. The Central Illinois Gazette of West Urbana ran this fairly typical notice on 12 May 1858:
The following marriage licenses have been issued since our last report:
- P. Haynes to Temps Green,
- J.R. Thomas to M.J. Stacy,
- W.I. Traywick to Willella Gray,
- J.Y. Pearce to Cora Pearce
- Charley Weathers to Van King
The best sources for engagement and marriage information are local papers. Generally only the socially and politically elite were newsworthy enough to get coverage in metropolitan dailies. Because couples getting married frequently traveled to the place of marriage'perhaps they eloped or went to the bride's hometown, or went to another state where there was no waiting period'newspaper accounts can frequently provide the clues leading to an otherwise elusive record. And that account might appear in a paper wherever the bride or groom was known.
Stories of marriages that may otherwise be lost to the ages are sometimes found in newspaper accounts. The following example from the Brooklyn Daily Standard Union of 13 April 1906 included this:
- A romance which began in Bukranis, Austria, several years ago, resulted, to-day, in the marriage, in the Third District Municipal Court, by Justice Rosenthal, of Jacob Canderer, 23 years old, and Miss Tillie Fried, 22 years old. The husband, who is a jeweler, at 294 Grand street, came to this country five years ago. A year later Miss Fried, who had been playmates in the old country, came to the United States with her parents, who live at 36 Belmont avenue. One day this week Miss Fried happened to go into Canderer's store to look at some jewelry. They had not heard from each other since he left Europe. It didn't take them long, however, to renew the acquaintance that had been broken off, and when the jeweler proposed marriage he was quickly accepted. As Justice Rosenthal is a friend of the bride, it was decided to have him perform the ceremony.
As with death information, there's always a chance that a marriage may have been registered in an unexpected town or county. The clipping from the Arkansas Gazette of Little Rock, Arkansas, dated 8 January 1916 leads one to wonder. At which end of the railroad line was the following marriage registered?
- With the train going the maximum speed allowed by the condition of the track, last night B.B. Rice and Miss Dee Ellington stood up between the seats, faced the preacher, steadied themselves as the car jolted and swerved, and plighting their troth were made man and wife. Rev. S. L. Halloway, pastor of the Baptist church here, performed the ceremony.
When brides and grooms ran across restrictive marriage laws in their home county, they frequently found a place with more liberal legislation. Waukegan, Illinois, was just one of the places where Chicago couples went for a quick wedding. An article in the Waukegan Daily Sun (31 December 1925) stated that 'Waukegan, as a marriage ground, more than held its own through 1925, showing an increase of approximately 434 marriages, which is healthy to say the least.' The article noted that a change in the Michigan law, demanding a five-day notice that was also in effect in Wisconsin, had 'boomed' the local marriage business. The newspaper article indicated that 'scores of Chicago couples who once went to Michigan to get wedded now choose between Crown Point, Indiana and Waukegan.'
Birth announcements, though less common in newspapers, could be found in certain places and in various time periods. Sometimes they appeared in a society column and sometimes in the most unexpected places. Generally, birth announcements did not include details, and sometimes even the names of the parents or the baby were overlooked. Some newspapers, especially in the twentieth century, included hospital lists of babies born, including the names of the parents and their respective addresses. Small town newspapers were likely to provide fascinating tidbits of information about people in the community. Under the headline, 'Little Locals,' the 12 July 1889 Carroll County Democrat (Huntington, Tennessee) provides dozens of one-line items under the headline, including a birth announcement:
- Mrs. R. H. Caldwell is reported sick this week.
- These are lovely nights. It is not raining.
- Nath Peoples killed two white cranes this week.
- Hogs are dying in this section of the county with what is called red mange.
- Mrs. Will Collins presented her husband with a fine girl last Monday evening.
- George Woodard, who lives near Bennet's mill, has a chicken without wings!
While not always written with such detail, the following 1884 article from the Champaign County Herald (Illinois), stories and court recordings of divorces often appeared in big city and small-town papers.
- Mary Smith says she was married to John on May 10, 1881 and that he beat and abused her generally in a manner that indicated that he did not love her as in days of yore. He has willfully absented himself for more than two years and for these reasons she submits to the court whether she ought not to be made a free woman so that she can try it over again.
The Ohio Repository of Canton, Ohio, published on 4 April 1849, presented surprising information for those who think divorces didn't happen in earlier times. 'Divorces crowd, in formidable array, the business files of all our State Legislatures, bearing ample testimony to the fact that ill assorted marriages are a principle of American life. At the late session of the Kentucky Legislature one hundred and ninety-six divorces were granted.'
Wedding Anniversaries
Wedding anniversaries celebrating twenty-five, fifty, or more years of marriage were of special interest in local papers. For example, the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph V. Parkinson merited two full columns on the front page, including a complete review of their fifty years together, in the Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Jasper County, Indiana, in 1901. Another anniversary notice that appeared in the pages of the Cleveland Plain Dealer of 27 February 1935 provided wonderful details of the 68th wedding anniversary of Civil War Veteran Nicholas Weidenkopf. Complete with a photo of the anniversary couple, the detailed article stated that 'Nicholas Weidenkopf, president of the board of the Soldiers' and Sailor's Commission and his wife, Kate, today were receiving congratulations on the 68th anniversary of their marriage.' The newspaper account stated that Mr. Weidenkopf, who was ninety-two, and his wife, who was eighty-eight, were observing the event quietly at their residence at 1223 Summit avenue in Lakewood, and that during the day, Mr. Weidenkopf put in the usual amount of time working at his office. Besides being active in the veterans' organizations, the article mentions other social groups in which the ninety-two-year-old held memberships. Weidenkopt was quoted as saying, 'I'm the only living member of the First Ohio Light Artillery. We were on our way to battle twelve days after Fort Sumpter was fired on, and took part in the first land battle of the war.'
While rich details of special events like these can be extremely helpful in understanding the lives of our ancestors, unless it is well indexed, it may be necessary to conduct a page by page search of the newspaper of interest.
Abandonment and Missing People Notices
Pre-dating the 'personals' pages of a later era, the Ohio Repository of 7 May 1835 posted a notice that Lydia Cogan anxiously awaited word about her missing husband. It was not uncommon to find physical descriptions of missing individuals such as this in early papers. This newspaper account provides details about Jacob, Lydia, and Imerand that would not be found elsewhere.
- CAUTION: On the 21st inst. My husband, Jacob Cogan, left me with eight children and absconded with another woman. He is about 45 years old, has dark hair, heavy eyebrows, black beard, a scar on his forehead over the right eye, a lump on the right arm and one on his leg. He had on a blue cloth coat and pantaloons of the same, one of his little fingers is cut off. The woman he went off with is named Imerand Shaner, aged about 25 years, has sandy hair, freckled face, and letters marked on her arm. She was born in Germany. This notice is given to caution the public of the character of this pair. Any information as to the place of their location will be thankfully received in order that they may be brought to justice. Lydia Cogan, Sandyville, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. April 25, 1835.
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The Prime Minister tonight pledged to do everything he could to help the flood-stricken communities of the Somerset Levels but warned solutions would take some time.
David Cameron's decision to come and see for himself the devastation caused by weeks of flooding coincided with a trip by beleaguered Environment Agency chairman Lord Smith to the area, where he faced furious residents and calls to quit.
Mr Cameron travelled to the Somerset Levels via helicopter - meaning he was able to view the region's 65 square miles of submerged land first hand.
The Prime Minister stood in deep flood water in a pair of Wellington boots to survey the damage to Tony Davy's farm in Fordgate.
"It's a biblical scene," Mr Cameron said.
"The scale of it here in Somerset is immense when you think of how many square miles are under water.
"Clearly people here have faced a very tough time and continue to face a tough time and that's why we have got to do everything we can to help.
"So more pumps, we brought in more pumps, more help from the emergency services, more help is there, money to help Somerset get back on its feet, the money is there, the Army coming in to help, whether it's helping with sandbags, which they've been doing over the last 24 hours, or looking to see whether temporary bridges can be put in place.
"Everything that can be done will be done and I'll make sure that happens.
"There are always lessons to learn and I will make sure they are learned but Cobra has been sitting in almost permanent session so we can bring the whole resources of Government, the country, the military to bear."
Mr Cameron admitted that the decision to stop dredging the Tone and Perrett rivers in the 1990s was "wrong" and a period or more "intensive" dredging was needed.
"I've said when the water levels come down and it's safe to dredge, we will be dredging to make sure these rivers can carry a better capacity of water so there are lessons to be learned and I'll make sure they're learned," he said.
"These are difficult times clearly across the South West with real needs. But these things are going to take time - I don't want to make any false promises to people.
"We will do everything we can, the resources are there, the money is there, the councils will get the money from central government, the military are on standby to help where they can."
Earlier in the day, Lord Smith, who was making his first visit to the Levels since the flooding began at Christmas, ignored calls to quit after being confronted by residents who were angry he was refusing to apologise.
The under-fire Labour peer said: "I have no intention of resigning because I'm very proud of the work the Environment Agency and its staff have been doing right round the country in the face of the most extreme weather."
Local resident Jim Winkworth, a farmer and pub landlord, said he was "bloody mad" at his refusal to apologise.
"We thought that's the least he could do today and he's not apologising or admitting any liability," Mr Winkworth said.
"He hasn't come down here to apologise, which is what he should be here for. If you apologise it means you're admitting you got it wrong, I made a mistake, I'm sorry, I messed up but he's not fit to do that."
And angry farmer Julian Green confronted Lord Smith live on television and demanded that he resign.
Mr Green told him: "We just need something done, it's as simple as that.
"Our house is going under, it's as simple as that. I am one of the last ones. Moorland's gone, which I am sure you are aware.
"At least it's nice to see this time that you've got a pair of wellies on."
Asked what he wanted the chairman of the EA to do, he said: "Sort the rivers out."
Mr Green said he agreed with calls for Lord Smith's resignation, saying: "I am not the only one round here who would like him to resign. We have had this for too long, we've had this for five weeks."
But the agency boss refused to quit, and said: "As I have said before, I have no intention of doing so because there is important work to be done, getting the dredging done as soon as possible, and getting the long-term solutions for the Somerset Levels sorted out."
Earlier, local Tory MP Ian Liddell-Grainger said he had not been given any details about Lord Smith's visit and branded him a "coward".
"I will tell him what I bloody well think of him - he should go, he should walk. I'm livid. This little git has never even been on the telephone to me," he said.
"He's a coward."
Local councillor Julian Taylor, who was evacuated on Wednesday, said: "I think it's all very well for politicians in Westminster to send condolences and say that they're going to do things, but the issue is now that we're reaping failure of something like about 50 years of bad maintenance and short-term policies."
Somerset County Council leader John Osman, who has also visited flood-hit residents, said: "To see families forced to leave their homes because of floodwater is just devastating and I can only imagine what they are going through.
"The message from everyone I met came across loud and clear - more needs to be done, and I am determined that the views of those worst affected will be heard further up the line."
Mr Cameron and Lord Smith's visits - a week after Environment Secretary Owen Paterson was heckled by local residents - came as Royal Marines were helping evacuate some 140 properties in the village of Moorland.
Another night of heavy rain overwhelmed local flood defences and, despite advice from police, a handful of people have chosen to remain in their homes.
As residents have struggled to cope with the rising water, police arrested three men on suspicion of stealing fuel from near the cut-off village of Muchelney.
The arrests follow the theft of 600 gallons of domestic heating oil from a farm in Moorland and the theft of two fire service quad bikes from Burrowbridge last week.
Around 5,000 properties have been affected by flooding across the country, including 40 in Somerset, and more flood misery is expected in the coming days, with severe weather alerts in place for parts of England, including the South East, South West and Wales as more wet weather is forecast.
The EA was warning that large waves and strong winds could cause further significant flooding along the coastline of Devon and Dorset this weekend.
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin travelled to Devon to see the Dawlish damage, which is going to take around six weeks to repair.
His visit coincided with an announcement from transport operators that flood-hit travellers in the south west are to get more flights and coach services and special rail fare offers.
Ian Liddell- Grainger, the Conservative MP for flood-hit Bridgwater in Somerset, told the Daily Mail that foreign aid money should be diverted to help Britain's flooded regions.
He said: " We send money all over the world now we need to give people down here the hope that they will get what they need.
"We should divert some of it down here. We don't have to divert it forever, but we need it now."
Neil Parish, the Conservative MP for Tiverton and Honiton in Devon, told the Daily Mail: 'We've got to make sure we look after our own at this stage. Foreign aid is good, but it is wasted.
" We need to make sure that money comes straight to the West Country. We've got to rebuild coastal defences and railways."

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You've Got a Cold, Now What?
Maylin Rodriguez-Paez, RN
If you've read our previous blogs, you'll know we always emphasize the importance of cold prevention. But in our imperfect world, even the most vigorous of nutrition enthusiasts and supplement takers still get sick … once in a while.
So we've done a little investigative work and came up with several ways to help you bounce back to your healthy self in no time.
Why? Because we don't want you to suffer any longer than you have to, and we're pretty sure that you don't want to either.
The Basics of Cold Busting: Rest and FluidsWhen trying to stop a cold in its tracks, getting enough fluids and rest should be a top priority.
Drinking fluids helps to loosen mucus and prevent dehydration, which is more likely when you have a cold. A cold may also come along with a fever, which can also decrease your fluid stores.
Rest provides the energy your body needs to fight illness. Pretty straightforward, right?
As such, hitting the gym while you're sick can actually lower your defenses. So do yourself a favor and stay at home when you're sick. You have our full permission!
Enhance Your Sleep and Immune System with MelatoninSleep recharges your immune system. But let's be honest. It can sometimes be hard to sleep when you're ill. Luckily, there are safe aids like melatonin that can help with that.
Not only does melatonin help you sleep,1 it also offers immune-boosting effects. Studies show it activates several members of the immune system, including T-cells and natural killer cells,2 which play crucial roles in warding off pathogens.
To optimize the immune-boosting effects of melatonin while you're sick, higher dosages such as 3 mg/day are typically suggested.
Fight Nasal Congestion with Bromelain, Saline Nasal Rinses, and NACPerhaps one of the most annoying symptoms of the cold is nasal congestion. It makes breathing and even sleeping difficult.
But before you reach for those over-the-counter decongestants, please think twice. Some of them increase your blood pressure and can cause a rebound effect, making you even more stuffed-up than before.
If you want to go the safe, natural route, consider these options:
1. Bromelain
Bromelain, a mixture of enzymes found in the pineapple stem3, has been clinically shown to ease nasal and sinus inflammation. In a clinical trial, 85% of people with sinusitis showed complete resolution of the inflammation in the nasal mucosa while taking it.4
Bromelain is also effective at thinning nasal secretions and inhibiting inflammatory compounds that can make cold symptoms worse.
For optimal results, try an enteric-coated version on an empty stomach.
2. Sterile saline rinse, 3% concentration
One of the best ways to decongest is by irrigating your nose with sterile saline. It flushes out mucus and reduces histamine, a chemical that seriously increases mucus production, in your nasal tract.5
Consider a 3% sterile saline solution. It may sting a little, but the salt helps pull water out of your nasal passages, keeping down inflammation. This often provides quick relief.
NAC (N-acetyl cysteine) is an underestimated but powerful antioxidant. A derivative of the amino acid cysteine, NAC boosts internal defenses in several ways. It inhibits viral replication and reduces inflammation6 — two factors that are essential while battling a cold.
NAC is no stranger to conventional medicine. Doctors actually administer it to cystic fibrosis patients to help thin out mucus. So if you need to decongest yourself, give it a shot.
Shorten and Alleviate Cold Symptoms with Proven NutrientsTo date, we don't have a cure for the common cold, nor is there a medication that will shorten its duration.
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The following ingredients have been clinically shown to shorten the duration or alleviate the symptoms of a respiratory infection. Take your pick, as we've included several to choose from:
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- Probiotics (Look for Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium strains)8
- Vitamin C10
- Zinc gluconate10
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Have any of these (or any other) natural remedies worked for you? Please share your experiences in the comments.
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Health care stocks delivered mixed results in afternoon market action, with a pair of down components – UnitedHealth Group (UNH) and Pfizer (PFE) falling better than 2%.
Medicare insurer Humana (HUM) fell 2.3% to $81.08 despite good news on the Medicare funding front. In a report published today, Medicare trustees predicted that the federally-funded insurance program for the elderly and disabled will run out of funding by 2026, two years later than initially predicted due to cost reductions stemming from the Affordable Care Act.
Up TK since the start of the year, Humana's share price is pulling back from the 52-week high it hit yesterday.
Other insurers were down in Friday market action. UnitedHealth fell 2.3% to $63.20, while WellPoint (WLP) dropped 2.2% to $77.66.
Pfizer fell 2.7% to 27.48. Analysts at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey initiated the stock at Reduce with a $27 12-month price target.
Deal speculation has boosted shares of hospital operators Health Management Associates (HMA)and Community Health Systems (CYH).
Health Management,an operator of 71 hospitals in the U.S., gained 5%, climbing to $13.63 after a report published by Susquehanna Financial speculated that Community Health may consider buying the company.
Health Management has been in the news a lot in the last six months, most recently with this week's announcement that CEO Gary Newsome will retire in July. But takeout speculation began last week when New York hedge fund Glenview Capital Management LLC, revealed that it owns about 14% percent of the company, bolstering skittish investors.
And finally, the initial public offering of a cancer-fighting company, Epizyme (EPZM) was a hit on Wall Street today as share soared by 53% to $23.01.


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If you've ever seen those fluorescent fish at your local pet store and wondered what they are, you'll learn everything you want to know in this article.
Keeping large species of freshwater fish in a community tank can be challenging but, with proper planning, you can be successful.
The saltwater aquarium industry takes millions of fish from oceans around the world each year.


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Q & A: Creating a Toxin-Free Nursery - What's After Getting an Organic Crib Mattress?
Q & A: Creating a Toxin-Free Nursery - What's After Getting an Organic Crib Mattress?Q: I am going to be a new mother in about two months. I am now the proud owner of a Naturepedic crib mattress, but I'm not sure what my next priority should be to make sure our nursery is free of toxins.
A: Congratulations on the soon-to-be new arrival! And on your new Naturepedic organic crib mattress. Your next step to creating a toxin-free nursery really depends on your current environment. If you have just installed new carpeting or just painted the nursery, your first priority right now would be opening windows and/or installing a heavy duty air purifier.
To hasten the off-gassing process, you can also 'cure' your nursery - to see exact steps, read the Curing a Sick House section in our recent blog.
You also want to make sure the baby's bedding and clothes are free of toxic dyes and other chemicals. Organic cotton is your best bet. Fortunately, more and more stores are selling organic cotton clothing for babies so they shouldn't be too hard to find. By the way, if you're looking for info on natural products, check out Debra's List. She's the Queen of Green – knows just about everything.
I seem to be referencing materials from Debra Lynn Dadd quite frequently of late. No, she's not paying me. But she does excellent research and has volumes of helpful info on living without harmful chemicals.
Also, it's very important to make sure your cleaning products aren't toxic. See our blog on non-toxic cleaning products for more info.


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U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon has invalidated the Federal Reserve's cap on debit interchange for debit issuers with over $10 billion in assets and ordered the regulator recalculate it.
The Fed established the debit cap in accord with regulation it put into place to enforce an amendment to the Dodd Frank financial reform law that was named for its chief sponsor, Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.)
- CUNA, NAFCU Assail Ruling
- Ruling Could Force CUs to Add Processors
- Aug. 14 Hearing Set on Cap Ruling
- Financial Researchers Rate Chances of Appeal
- Judge Gives Fed One More Week
In an often sarcastic 58-page opinion issued Wednesday, Leon, who sits on the District Court for the District of Columbia, concluded that that the Federal Reserve had included costs of debit card issuing in its calculation of the cap that Leon said Congress did not intend when it passed the Durbin Amendment.
"Accordingly, I find that the text and structure of the Durbin Amendment, as reinforced by its legislative history, are clear with regard to what costs the Board may consider in setting the interchange fee standard:," Leon wrote.
"Incremental ACS [authorizing, clearing and settling] of individual transactions incurred by issuers may be considered. That's it!"
At times parsing sentences in both the amendment and the Fed's rule and at least once footnoting a popular manual on writing, Leon declared that the results were clear.
"In short, the Board's interpretation is utterly indefensible. As explained above, the statute is not silent or ambiguous. Rather, the plain text of subsection (a)(4)(B) and the statutory structure and legislative history of the Durbin Amendment clearly demonstrate that Congress intended for the Board to exclude all other costs," the judge wrote.
Credit unions were among the groups who lobbied unsuccessfully against the 21-cent cap, and litigation followed its imposition in October 2011. Reaction from one of the main participants in the long-running battle was swift and predictable.
"From the very beginning, retailers and restaurants knew the Federal Reserve Board of Governors had grossly misapplied the swipe fee law, also known as the Durbin Amendment," said Mallory Duncan, general counsel for the National Retail Federation, which filed suit against the cap.
"They failed to heed Congress' call to set fee standards that were 'reasonable' and 'proportional' to the actual cost of a transaction. Instead, the Board manufactured a standard that was two to three times higher than the Fed staff recommended," Duncan said.
"As a result, small ticket transactions, such as those imposed on convenience stores and restaurants, skyrocketed under the misapplied law," he said.
"Congress clearly told the Fed to introduce competition and transparency into the debit card marketplace by making multiple networks available, so as to reduce swipe fees for merchants and their customers," Duncan said.
"The Fed failed to do so, and the court rightly ruled against them as a result. Today's decision is the first step in setting these initial wrongs right and will ensure that swipe fee reform is done correctly," he said.


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Two of my buddies from HP, Calvin Zito and Michael Haag recorded a podcast at SNW last week. The topic is Building Storage for Virtualization. In addition to having good content, this podcast is very well recorded – good job Calvin. Of course, the discussion moved to 3PAR systems and although I no longer work for HP/3PAR, I still like the 3PAR system and its architecture. I'm glad that StorSimple does not compete with 3PAR because I have so many good friends over there.
At one point Calvin suggests that Michael sounds like JR (Jim Richardson, legendary 3PAR employee). No, Michael you don't, thank goodness. I can't imagine two JRs breathing the same air – something would have to give.
At the end of the podcast, they talk about storage efficiency for virtual servers. The two technologies mentioned were thin provisioning and deduplication. While StorSimple is now becoming known for it's cloud integration, I always like reminding people that our systems use both thin provisioning and deduplication technologies with primary storage.


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Despite a significant, long-term shortage of grapes and economic pressures that are putting the squeeze on profit margins, two surveys recently conducted by the University of California at Davis reveal that wine industry leaders are cautiously optimistic about the future.
Findings from the surveys of wine executives and winemakers were presented last month at the Wine Industry Financial Symposium in Napa.
"Industry leaders agree that while the somewhat giddy wine-buying days of 2006 and 2007 are not likely to return in the near future, there remains a strong and growing consumer base for California wines," said Robert Smiley, an emeritus professor and former dean of the UC Davis Graduate School of Management.
Smiley has surveyed wine executives for each of the last 11 years and winemakers for 21 years.
"This fall"s harvest of California wine grape appears to be strong, but it will not make up for several years of shortfall," Smiley said.
Most of the survey participants noted that they are dealing with a grape shortage resulting from a growth in demand for wine that has not been matched by establishment of new vineyards or replanting of aging vines.
As a result, the wine producers are paying higher prices for grapes, establishing or extending contracts with grape growers, and buying grapes from other countries.
They also are using grapes from broader appellations — buying fruit from vineyards beyond the most premium areas for specific wine-grape varieties. And they are planting new vineyards.
As wine-grape prices and other operating costs climb, the wine producers are being hit from the other side by wine prices that remain stagnant.
Furthermore, many of the wine executives said their firms are struggling with a shortage of vineyard laborers, noting that there are fewer people in the farm labor pool. When harvest of other crops in the region overlaps with wine-grape harvest, growers often find themselves scrambling for field workers.
To deal with the labor shortage, many survey respondents said they are increasing wages and benefits to attract employees, using labor contractors, and increasing their use of mechanization for harvesting.
Meanwhile, the wine professionals said that social media played a moderately important role in their own businesses. Most cited Facebook, followed by Twitter, company blogs and LinkedIn, as their preferred social media tools.
The wine professionals predicted that during the next three years the strongest demand among red wines would be for Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and red blends. Among white wines, they predict that the greatest consumer demand will be for Chardonnay, Muscat and Sauvignon Blanc, followed very closely by Pinot Grigio.
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California & U.S. Renewable Energy Legislation
This section provides a listing of solar-related legislation that are either approved or currently in session from the time the California Solar Initiative was launched. For previous legislative summaries, please see the summary of energy-related legislation below.
Current Legislation
You can search to find the status of any current bill before the California Legislature or the U.S. Congress through these links.
California Solar-Related Legislation, 2009-2010 Session
|Bill No. & (Author)
|Chapter Number
|AB 920 (Huffman)
|Chapter 376, Statutes of 2009
|This bill will require electric distribution utilities and cooperatives to compensate eligible customer-generators, generating electricity with solar and wind energy systems, for any excess electricity they supply to the grid. The utilities and cooperatives will either provide a direct payment to the customer or credit the customer. This bill will also clarify that solar energy systems that are larger than is needed to serve a customer's on-site electricity needs, are still eligible for financial incentives under the California Solar Initiative and New Solar Homes Partnership, but may qualify for incentives for only that portion of the system's capacity needed to serve the customer's on-site needs.
|AB 1031 (Blumenfield)
|Chapter 380, Statutes of 2009
|This bill will allow community college, University of California, and California State University campuses to receive credit on their electric bill for power generated by a renewable energy facility by expanding the definition of "local government" as it relates to the California Solar Initiative.
|AB 1351 (Blakeslee)
|Chapter 525, Statutes of 2009
|This bill will authorize a state board or agency to be the applicable entity to issue the Renewables Portfolio Standard certification, pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act, for out-of-state hydroelectric generating facilities that have increased their generation incrementally via energy efficiency. The bill also requires that a hydroelectric facility be owned by a retail seller or local publicly owned electric utility.
|AB 1551 (Committee on Utilities and Commerce)
|Chapter 336, Statutes of 2009
|This bill will correct language that was codified last year that inadvertently restricted the size of all projects financed by the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority. This bill also revises the definition of 'low-income residential housing' relating to eligibility requirements for the California Solar Initiative program. This bill contains an urgency clause and extends net-metering eligibility for fuel cells though January 1, 2014.
|SB 32 (Negrete McLeod)
|Chapter 328, Statues of 2009
|This bill will revise and expand the current feed-in tariff program for eligible renewable electric generation facilities.
|SB 412 (Kehoe)
|Chapter 182, Statutes of 2009
|This bill will authorize the California Public Utilities Commission's to collect funds for the Self-Generation Incentive Program, as well as extend the administration of the program. Also, the California Public Utilities Commission, in consultation with the Air Resources Board, is required to determine what distributed energy resources are eligible for program incentives; and in the case of fossil fuel, add strict requirements for their operation.
California Solar-Related Legislation, 2007-2008 Session
The 2007-2008 Session was a busy year for solar-related legislation in California. Below is a summary of key solar distributed generation legislation that was passed by the California Legislature and signed into law by the Governor. In most cases, legislation signed by the Governor in 2008 will take effect on January 1, 2009.
|Bill No. & (Author)
|Chapter Number
|AB 811 (Levine)
|This bill authorizes California cities and counties to designate areas within which city officials and willing property owners may enter into contractual assessments to finance the installation of distributed generation renewable energy sources, including solar, and energy efficiency improvements.
|AB 1062 (Ma)
|This bill requires the State Architect within the Department of General Services to develop uniform criteria for the approval of solar design plans for school facilities. The Department shall complete its review of such applications within 45 days, and within 10 days for applications corrected at the request of the Department.
|AB 1451 (Leno)
|This bill modifies the existing property tax exclusion for solar energy systems to specify that "the construction or addition of an active solar energy system" includes the construction of an active solar energy system on a new building in which the owner-builder incorporated solar in the initial construction and the owner-builder does not intend to occupy or use the new building. This bill extends the solar energy system exclusion through the 2015-16 fiscal year.
|AB 1892 (Smyth)
|This bill provides that any provision in the governing documents of a common interest development that effectively prohibits or restricts the installation or use of a solar energy system is void and unenforceable.
|AB 2180 (Lieu)
|This bill requires homeowners associations to respond to a request from a member to install a solar energy system within 60 days. If no action is taken within that timeline, the request shall be deemed approved. The application shall be processed and approved in the same manner as an application for approval of an architectural modification to a property.
|AB 2466 (Laird)
|This bill authorizes a local government to receive a bill credit for electricity supplied to the electric grid by an eligible renewable generating facility. The generating facility and the benefiting account that receives the bill credit must both be located within the geographical boundary of the local government but do not have to be at the same site.
|AB 2768 (Levine)
|This bill deletes the requirement that a customer who installs a solar energy system must take service on a time-of-use tariff. This bill requires that utilities offer solar customer generators the option to take service under flat rate or time-of-use pricing, if there is a flat rate pricing schedule for which the ratepayer would have qualified if the ratepayer had not installed the system.
|AB 2804 (Hayashi)
|This bill authorizes a school district or community college district applying for California Solar Initiative incentives to request an extension of the reservation expiration date, up to a maximum of 3 extensions of 180 calendar days for each extension.
|AB 2863 (Leno)
|This bill creates an exception from the definition of an electrical corporation for an "independent solar energy producer." This bill clarifies that the solar power purchase agreement model of third party ownership is not subject to monopoly utility regulation. This bill also requires independent solar energy producers to provide certain disclosures to residential customers, it requires all contracts for residential systems be made available to the CPUC upon request, and imposes civil liabilities for violation of such contracts.
|SB 380 (Kehoe)
|This bill expands the small renewable generation feed-in-tariffs authorized by AB 1969 (Yee, 2006). This bill would require every electrical corporation to:
|SB 1399 (Simitian)
|Existing law prohibits a person owning or in control of a property from allowing a tree or shrub to cast a shadow on a solar energy system on a neighboring property. The bill exempts trees and shrubs planted prior to the installation of the solar energy system. This bill also requires the owner of a solar energy system to provide written notice, prior to the installation of solar, to owners of neighboring properties that may be affected. The bill provides that a local ordinance specifying requirements for tree preservation or solar shade control would govern within that local jurisdiction.
AB = Assembly Bill, SB = Senate Bill
Source: California Public Utilities Commission & California Energy Commission
Past Legislation on Renewable Energy
|Bill No. & (Author)
|Chapter Number
|AB 1890 (Brulte)
|"Provided the framework for the deregulation of the electricity market in California, created the Independent System Operator (ISO) and the Power Exchange, and established the public goods surcharge for investor-owned utilities. The surcharge funded public interest programs including the Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program and renewable energy programs under the Energy Commission, and efficiency programs under the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)."
|SB 90 (Sher)
|Provided the administrative and expenditure criteria necessary to implement the renewables support and public interest RD&D provisions for AB 1890.
|AB 995 (Wright)
AB 1194 (Sher)
|"Extended the public goods surcharge on electricity to fund public interest energy research, renewable energy support, and efficiency programs for 10 years."
|SB 1078 (Sher)
|"Established the renewable portfolio standard, requiring retail sellers of electricity to increase procurement of electricity from renewable energy sources by at least 1 percent of retail sales per year until their portfolio of renewable energy increases to 20 percent. Set the deadline for reaching this threshold at 2017. Required municipal utilities to implement and enforce their own such program."
|AB 32 (Nuñez)
|"Enacted the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, requiring the Air Resources Board to adopt regulations aimed at curbing GHG emissions."
|AB 2723 (Pavley)
|Electricity: solar energy: low-income residential housing
|AB 2778 (Lieber)
|Electricity: self-generation incentive program
|SB 1 (Murray)
|"Established the California Solar Initiative. Required the Energy Commission and the CPUC to implement a program aimed at installing 3,000 megawatts of solar energy systems on new and existing residential and commercial sites and placing solar energy systems on 50% of new homes by 2020."
|SB 107 (Smitian)
|Accelerated the 20% target of the Renewable Portfolio Standard from 2017 to 2010. Also redirected funds toward the Existing Renewable Resources Account to achieve competitive and self-sustaining renewable facilities.
|SB 1250 (Perata)
|"Reauthorized the Energy Commission's PIER Program and the Renewable Energy Program for five years, and established specific goals for the PIER program."
AB = Assembly Bill, SB = Senate Bill
Source: Office of Governmental Affairs, California Energy Commission


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Q. I want to configure modem to dial out and connect to the Internet. Since I don't have good display card, I am not using the X window system. How do I configure (external) modem to connect to the Internet using a PPP dialup account under Debian Linux?
A. It is true that dialup modems have become almost obsolete due to broadband Internet connections, there are still situations where dialup access can prove useful 🙂
Under Linux you can dial out using program called wvdial. It is a PPP dialer with built-in intelligence. It dials a modem and starts PPP in order to connect to the Internet. The connection started with wvdial can be dropped by switching back to the terminal from where it was started and pressing ctrl-C.
The default configuration file is: /etc/wvdial.conf.
Since you are using Debian Linux, use apt-get (assuming that CDROM is your source):
# apt-get install wvdial
Other Linux distribution users can download wvdial from Internet or install from your distribution CD/DVD-ROM disk.
First, make sure modem is installed and type the following command to configure the modem:
# wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf
Once modem is detected you need to edit /etc/wvdial.conf configuration file to specify the PPP username, password and dial out phone number.
For example:
[Dialer Defaults]
Modem = /dev/ttyS1
Baud = 115200
Init1 = ATZ
Phone = 172226
Username = Your-USERNAME
Password = Your-PASSWORD
Save and close the file.
To connect to internet type command:
# wvdial
To disconnect, switch back to the terminal from where it was started and pressing CTRL+C.
See also:
- PPP Howto (old document but contains some good stuff)


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For example When Hibernate creates instance of entities using reflection it uses Class.newInstance() method, which require a no argument constructor to create an instance. It's effectively equivalent of new Entity(). This method throws InstantiationException if it doesn't found any no argument constructor in Entity class, and that's why it's advised to provide a no argument constructor.
Effect of not defining Default Constructor in Java
How about this code, do you think this will work if Order class doesn't have a no argument constructor?
No, it will not work if your OrderManager class has an explicit constructor, because above configuration will create instance of OrderManager by calling no argument constructor and than use Setter Injection to provided dependency. If you have defined your class like below, then you better use constructor injection to create instance of this bean.
Above configuration will show following error :
Exception in thread "main" org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'OrderManager' defined in class path resource [app-config.xml]: Instantiation of bean failed; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.BeanInstantiationException: Could not instantiate bean class [com.exchange.OrderManager]: No default constructor found;
So, You should always define a no argument constructor in your Java class, even if you are writing an explicitly constructor, until you are absolutely sure that, it's won't be instantiated using reflection and instantiating it with no argument constructor is a bug, like in our example of Spring Bean management. Though, In case of Hibernate Persistent classes or Entities, it's must to provide a no argument constructor, so that Hibernate can create instance of Persistence classes, when you hibernate load them from database. It also uses newInstance() method to create instance of persistent classes.
Further Learning
SOLID Principles of Object Oriented Design
Absolute Introduction to Object Oriented Programming in Java
Java - Object Oriented Programming [For Absolute Beginners]


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Helmed by enigmatic frontman SA Rawls, the ever-evolving Still Flyin' have been redefining indiepop since 2004, drawing inspiration from classic pop songwriting and great times with great friends.
On a Bedroom Wall sees the band streamlining their setup to bring a tight new ethos to their production and songcraft, while never denying their proclivity for fun and off-the-cuff ingenuity. Following on from the krautrock and new wave-influenced releases of 2011's Neu Ideas compilation, Still Flyin' have once again upped their game, mixing hook-heavy melodies with signature call-and-response chants and a double dose of rototoms.
The album's lead single, Travelin Man layers 80s production with profound longing and melancholy. The song speaks of the fraught dichotomy between wanderlust and domesticity a regular experience for most touring musicians, but a sentiment beautifully stated here.
Spirits is a fun romp that nods to the band's 2009 antic-filled debut, Never Gonna Touch the Ground, mixing the slightly creepy pleas of a lonely ghost trying to get a girl to die and join his haunting escapades with irrepressible guitar hooks.
Perhaps the album's nostalgic apex, Surrender to Me longs for the romantic urgency of youth, framed with synths and dance grooves. Take These Streets revels in the small joys of the everyday such as walking around familiar streets, taking wrong turns and trying to get lost, highlighted by handclaps and a drumbeat worthy of Dancing in the Dark-era Springsteen. The album was recorded by Haima Marriott of Architecture in Helsinki fame and mixed by Wyatt Cusick who's worked extensively with Love is All. In keeping with the classic production values that are the album's essence, On a Bedroom Wall was mastered at Masterdisk in NYC by Scott Hull (Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Yuka Honda, Sting).
1. Elsie Dormer 2. Travelin' Man 3. Big Trouble in Little Alabama 4. Spirits 5. Cleat Talking 6. Surrender To Me 7. Camouflage Detection 8. Take These Streets 9. Candlemaker 10. Jacket In July
Please note: this album is a co-release with these fine labels: Ernest Jenning (US), Highline (UK), Staatsakt (Germany) and We Were Never Being Boring (Italy). Please support your hard-working local label!


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Recently Fyodor sent me a pre-publication review copy of his new self-published book Nmap Network Scanning (NNS). I had heard of Fyodor's book when I wrote my review of Nmap in the Enterprise last month, but I wasn't consciously considering what could be in Fyodor's version compared to the Syngress title. Although the copy I read was labelled "Pre-Release Beta Version," I was very impressed by this book. In short, if you are looking for the book on Nmap, the search is over: NNS is a winner.
I've reviewed dedicated "tool" books before, including titles about Snort, Nessus, and Nagios. NNS dives into the internals of Nmap unlike any other title I've read. Without Nmap author Fyodor as the author, I think any competitor would need to have thoroughly read the source code of the application to have a chance at duplicating the level of detail Fyodor includes in NNS. Instead of just describing how to use Nmap, Fyodor explains how Nmap works. Going even further, he describes the algorithms used to implement various tests, and why he chose those approaches. The "Idle Scan Implementation Algorithsm" section in Ch 5 is a great example of this sort of material. I will probably just refer students of my TCP/IP Weapons School class to this part of NNS when we discuss the technique!
One of the best parts of NNS, mentioned by explained in no other text, is the Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE). Ch 9 is all about NSE, with a brief intro to Lua and excellent documentation of using and building upon NSE. Beyond this groundbreaking material readers will find many examples of Nmap case studies from users. This and other sections help make NNS a practical book, showing how people use Nmap in their environments for a variety of purposes.
NNS is a five star book, and when it's posted at Amazon.com I'll upload this review there. You can learn more about the book at nmap.org/book, and see it in paper at Def Con next month.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Review of Nmap Network Scanning
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text: Time to Still-Hunt Photo credit: Beth Crow It happens more than most deer hunters want to admit.Hundreds of dollars and countless hours of scouting are spent trying to figure out exactly where a deer will step during some course of the deer season. All that effort relies on one very important aspect -- that deer will be moving when a hunter sits down on his $200 treestand with his $800 rifle, bow or muzzleloader.Unfortunately, deer do not always cooperate. Most of our hunting pressure is confined to a few hours in the morning and a few more in the evening. And those too few hours normally occur on the weekend.The fact that so many deer are killed on such a limited schedule is a credit to the number of deer in the country. Still, with so many deer and an ever-decreasing time schedule for most deer hunters, there are more days than not when the hunting and the hunted force a stalemate. Whether because of pressure or weather conditions, there is more time during the hunting day when deer do not move around than when they do. Invariably in the early fall we all experience these kind of weather patterns. Saturday is warm and muggy, and after the first hour of the day most deer movement has ceased. By Sunday, a stiff north wind helps keep activity to a minimum, and the weekend turns out to be less than stellar for most.It is that way because deer hunters like to concentrate on the situations that can make a deer step into view. Great attention is placed on scrapes, rubs, funnels and food sources, each believed to hold the key that will ensure an encounter between the hunter and deer.Hunters seldom think about the time when deer are not moving. During these times, if a hunter is not moving, chances are there will not be an encounter.Even though it might appear as if every deer in the woods has magically disappeared, it's certain that deer are still close by. In most cases, they are doing what they do best, lying around and waiting for the moon or stars to align just right, or for a particularly strong hunger pain to get them up and put them in action. For most deer hunters, waiting for the moon, the stars or hunger pains to kick in doesn't complement their schedules.In those cases, one of the best ways to have an encounter with a deer is to go to them. It's known as still-hunting, which is odd, since hunters are actually moving rather than sitting still.Still-hunting, or the act of searching out game on its own ground and by its rules, is the purest form of deer hunting. It's a simple process, but it's not easy -- which may be the reason few deer hunters practice it. It requires stealth and knowledge of the game you are hunting, along with a great deal of patience and confidence. But it is entirely possible. Most deer hunters have walked up on deer that were as surprised to see the hunter as the hunter was to see them. By slowing down the process, the hunter can be ready and, if done right, can be virtually assured of having an opportunity to encounter a deer.The idea behind still-hunting is to move within range of a deer without the deer seeing you first. Since deer spend most of their time in defensive mode, ready and waiting for a predator to show itself, the tactic requires that a still-hunter take advantage of every strength the hunting ground offers, while remembering the strengths and weaknesses of the deer.Every deer hunter knows that the first obstacle to overcome in chasing deer is the deer's nose. While cover scent is a must, there are few, if any, reliable ways to totally wipe out human scent.Because of that, a still-hunter's course should be set with the wind direction in mind. Always move with the wind in your face or on the side of your cheeks. Knight and Hale have a product, Windfloaters, on the market that accurately shows wind direction.While everything isn't linear in the deer woods, and wind has a way of reminding hunters of that, every move a hunter makes should be made with the thought of keeping scent away from the deer in front of you.Although moving is critical to getting to the deer, moving slowly is essential. An old deer hunter's yarn applies: "If you want to kill a deer still-hunting, move 100 yards every hour. Anything quicker is too fast."The fact is you can't move too slowly, and in most instances, moving too fast is the reason still-hunters often fail. You know you are moving too fast when you see the telltale flashes of whitetails waving in front of you.The following are some tips to follow for a successful hunt: If you have to look down to see where you are going to step you are moving too fast. Good still-hunters plan their steps before they move, memorizing their course for the next few yards. When they move forward, they are alertly watching their surroundings. Often the hunter's movement, no matter how slow, will be the thing that forces a quick, short movement from the deer.If a hunter's head is down, by the time the hunter looks up the deer are several steps ahead of the hunter, and most likely on their way to safer ground.When possible, take advantage of dark places, shadows on the side of large trees, blowdowns or thickets that can mask your movement. Every stop should be planned to break up the hunter's outline.Be aware that deer are playing the same game. It's not often they will be found in the open, but rather lying in the shadows or the thickets. With that type of refuge, they can't be seen easily. A hunter looking for a piece of a deer -- the white or shiny glow of an antler, an ear twitching, a leg or part of the outline of a body -- will find more deer than someone looking for the whole thing.Walking quietly means making slow and careful footsteps. The hunter's body weight should be kept on the back foot while the front foot moves ahead and becomes secure before the whole body is moved. The foot should be placed heel first and slowly rolled forward to keep from breaking twigs or small branches that will trigger a snap and alert deer. If ground clutter is everywhere, deliberate steps that slowly crush twigs rather than snap them are best. Those crushing sounds won't carry as far.Care should be made to not brush overhanging limbs or small saplings. Movement is the biggest spoiler of a still-hunt, and one small brush of a sapling can transmit all the way from the ground to several feet in the air.Still-hunters have to know where deer will likely be. Like a bass fisherman who knows a fish will be on a point, still-hunters can pattern and expect deer to be in certain places.When deer are not moving, they are likely lying in cover. Thickets and blowdowns or dark shadowy areas are especially likely. But the hunter who just scans the closest cover before moving will miss a lot of chances. A successful still-hunter will scan every dark place within sight before moving, and keep scanning those places as they become closer.Scouting to find bedding areas can be critical, because deer will often use the same places over and over. But just because a bedding area is hot with use doesn't mean thickets close by won't have deer in them. Still-hunting in those places will make sure that a lone deer bedded close by doesn't warn the rest of the herd.Of course, it would be nice if deer were on the same schedule as the hunters. Since they are not, still-hunting is the best way to utilize time on a slow day.Go to 2013 Deer Camp GET THE NEWSLETTER Join the List and Never Miss a Thing. Sign Me Up


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Yahoo and India-based business conglomerate Tata Sons on Monday announced an agreement to work together on cloud-computing research.
As part of the agreement, Tata subsidiary Computational Research Laboratories will make available to researchers its supercomputer. Called EKA, the system is ranked the fourth-fastest supercomputer in the world, Yahoo said.
For its part, Yahoo plans to contribute its technical expertise in Apache Hadoop, an open source distributed computing project of the Apache Software Foundation.
Cloud computing refers to the use of giant data centers to run applications that users can access from a PC or mobile device. Companies offering such Web-based software include Internet companies Google, Yahoo, and Salesforce.com. Microsoft is also launching software offered as a Web service.
The CRL supercomputer in the Yahoo/Tata project comprises 14,400 processors, 28 TB of memory, and 140 TB of disks. The system has a peak performance of 180 trillion calculations per second (teraflops) and a sustained computation capacity of 120 teraflops. The only supercomputer funded by the private sector, EKA will run the latest version of Hadoop and other Yahoo-supported, open source-distributed computing software, such as the Pig parallel programming language developed by Yahoo research.
"Launching our cloud computing program internationally with CRL is another significant milestone in creating a global, collaborative research community working to advance the new sciences of the Internet," Ron Brachman, VP and head of academic relations for Yahoo, said in a statement.
Yahoo and Tata made the announcement on the eve of the first Hadoop Summit. Sponsored by Yahoo and the Computing Community Consortium, which is funded by the National Science Foundation, the summit is expected to bring leaders from the Hadoop developer and user communities to discuss current projects and future directions of the cloud-computing environment, Yahoo said.


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Is this the future of our Highway Patrols here in Hawaii?
According to the New York Times:
…The Subaru Highway Automated Response Concept vehicles, developed by Subaru Research and Development in Japan and designed specifically for Hawaii, are powered by renewable energy — and they have aquatic capability. "The cutting-edge SHARC patrol vehicles will provide an innovative, affordable and environmentally conscious solution for 24-hour highway monitoring," the designers say…
Full article here: Freeway Drones for a Futuristic Highway Patrol
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Florida skydiver falls with tangled parachute
LAKE WALES, Fla. – Authorities say a Florida skydiver suffered broken bones and a head injury after falling 9,000 feet with a tangled parachute.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office says Victor Bryie of Winter Haven and Shaun Phillips of the United Kingdom jumped Sunday near the Lake Wales Municipal Airport.
According to the The Ledger, Phillips told deputies that his ankle got caught in Bryie's parachute lines, and both skydivers' lines started to tangle.
Phillips told investigators that the line around his ankle broke, freeing him to fall with a fully open parachute. Bryie continued falling wrapped in lines and with a partially open parachute.
Bryie was airlifted to a hospital. The sheriff's office said Monday that Bryie remained hospitalized in serious but stable condition.
Phillips was not hospitalized.


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Cortica™ Canister Small
Loose leaf tea storage options tend to be plain tins and dull containers that aren't pleasing to look at. With the small Cortica Canister, you'll be able to see your beautiful tea through the glass body. The cork lid sits tightly on top to lock in freshness.
- Borosilicate. Cork
Size & Volume
- Size: 11.0 cm X 10.0 cm
- Volume: 0.70 Liter / 23.00 oz
Use & Care
- Handwash - Not for use on stove top
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What is the jar made of?This jar is made from our own Vitriluma borosilicate glass and the lid is made from our Biotera cork. These natural materials look at home in any space and will completely transform your kitchen pantry. Is this jar dishwasher safe? The glass body of the jar is dishwasher safe. The cork lid should be hand-washed, as cork is a natural material that may degrade in the dishwasher. What items do you recommend storing in a jar this size?At 11 cms tall, this small canister is ideal for storing coffee beans and tea leaves. How big is this jar?This jar measures 10 cms x 11 cms. It can store up to 700 ml of tea leaves or coffee beans. What are the advantages of storing tea in a glass jar?
Glass is a wonderfully sensory material to house your tea. It looks beautiful when it's on display, so why not show off your collection of teas in these jars to elevate your kitchen's style.
What is the jar made of?
Glass is a wonderfully sensory material to house your tea. It looks beautiful when it's on display, so why not show off your collection of teas in these jars to elevate your kitchen's style.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Borosilicate. Cork
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- H:11.0 cm X L:10.0 cm X Vol:0.70 ML - 23.00
Use & Care
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This tea is delicious! It has an amazing aroma and it tastes just as wonderful. So refreshing!
Nicola™ Porcelain Teapot
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I totally love this teapot. It looks really stylish on the kitchen counter and because it's so stylish, I can actually leave it out on the counter top. It also works really well. It really pours without dripping, which is a problem with so many other teapots. I also bought the cork base and would recommend getting it as it completes the look, but also, the base of the teapot is flat ceramic, so it gets hot. I also like the fact that this is not a typical teapot, that one sees everywhere.
A little larger than I anticipated, but still so beautiful.
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Elmwood Reiki Blend Ayurvedic Herbs & Green Tea
These are great hot beverage mugs. Really cute too
Beautiful and very well made - it feels like self care to use this mug. Love it and would recommend!
I love the metal cover, keep my tea hot just how I like it! Pours really well unlike similar teapots. A little on the pricey side but it's worth it if you are tea lover like me 😊😊😊
Anytime™ Emma Cup
Very refreshing and my friends love it too
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Infusion™ Collapsible Tea Strainer
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Received the Christian carafe recently and couldn't be happier. Beautiful design and the quality is top notch.
I love the minimalistic design and how it fits perfectly in your hand.
Just as I had expected, the best coffee I have ever tasted. Planning on recommending it to my friends. Thank you for your prompt delivery.
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I've gotten lots of compliments on the set! Very happy I purchased it.
So beautiful and elegant!
Infusion™ Porcelain Teapot Small
My order arrived in a timely matter and was exactly what I wanted.
The born collection tea set: I love the double layer of the tea cups that allows for heat protection. The clear style of the tea set is great to see the tea I'm drinking. Also when there's almost no more tea left, I'll know exactly when to add more water to the pot. I love this set so much 💕
Wicked tea.
Beautiful full flavour hot or cold
Minima™ Balance Tea Mug
This makes fantastic iced tea as well. I've been trying to find an iced tea that comes out clear without much hassle. Lipton, Luzianne, Tetley - all these teas are a bit finicky when trying to brew just right. On occasion if you overbrew you get a cloudy, mucky mess of a tea. And I like my iced tea to be clear as highly polished amber. This one is so hard to mess up. I use four bags in a pyrex measuring cup. I can walk away from it while it's steeping. Somewhere after 6 minutes or so I check on it. Then I pour it over ice. I've tried to take pictures of how it looks, but it's frosting the pitcher so it's hard to tell how nice it looks. I know people might be like, who cares how it looks? But often cloudy tea has a horrible taste to it. Very bitter.
This also tastes great. It has a nice sharp flavor to it without being too much. I found I had to get used to it, the first couple of glasses I was expecting the more mellow taste of more basic iced teas. Once I did get used to the change, I will not go back. This is my new iced tea!
Senses™ AMBIENCE Tea Set
Beautiful piece! Highly recommended!
Beautiful items, perfect for our tea shops. Great service. Thank you. We will order again.
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Austin Travel Guide
Austin Skyline © Ed Schipul
Capital of Texas, the city of Austin lies almost in the centre of the state, a big city with a small-town feel, young population, casual lifestyle and reputation as a Mecca for live music shows.
Home of the University of Texas campus, Austin life is closely entwined with the energy and enthusiasm of its students, but this city that has been a state capital since 1838 does not ignore its history. Young people are drawn here too by the array of live concerts that are held frequently around the shores of Town Lake. Most famous of these events is the annual South by Southwest music festival-conference held every March. Visitors wanting to tune in to Austin's live musical repertoire, which spans everything from blues and country to reggae, simply have to drift down the famous Sixth Street strip of pubs and clubs any night of the week.
Austin's laid-back attitude lends itself to the great outdoors, and the city has miles of hiking and biking trails linking parks, preserves and greenbelts adding to the ambience of its leafy streets.
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