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Saturday, September 28, 2013
Gratitude for Grace
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Thursday, September 26, 2013
September IHSW Report
Obviously I am late posting this report. Although I have been writing emails, responding to blog comments, reading, stitching, & I guess that's pretty much it really, I haven't felt up to writing a post. I don't have much to say I guess. However, I do have my IHSW stitching to tell you about, so here I am.
I will leave you today with one of my favorite Bible verses.
Posted by Shirlee at 7:53 AM 23 comments
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Why Did I Buy These???
Can anyone tell me why I purchased these fabrics???
They are both very pretty fabrics. I definitely remember ordering them for specific projects that called for them, but what? They have memorable names. The opalescent fabric, in particular, can't be very commonly suggested.
Do you by any chance remember seeing these fabrics used & suggested for any designs at all?
Posted by Shirlee at 1:32 PM 22 comments
Friday, September 20, 2013
Catching Up - Lots of Pictures
I received an email on Wednesday asking if I was okay. This person was concerned because I hadn't posted for four days. I thought "four days?" I looked at my last blog post & sure enough, four days had gone by. Where does the time go? A week ago yesterday, I was in the hospital having surgery. Now here I am, safe & sound at home. I'll ask it again ... where does the time go?
I am feeling pretty well. The neck port sites are still somewhat sore & I still end up napping at least once a day, but those are minor complaints. The heart pain is almost gone as is the raw throat. No a-fib episodes since the surgery, praise God. On Wednesday I had a strange stroke-like thing happen but it hasn't happened again so praise God for that too. It didn't really alarm me. It was more of a nuisance. While it was happening, all I could think of was how much I didn't want to get dressed & go to the ER. The episode itself didn't last too long. I was typing an email & suddenly I had this odd tingly/numb feeling on the left side of my head. I could feel it as it traveled down the left side of my neck, across my left shoulder, & down my left arm into my hand & fingers. It was kind of interesting how it just meandered along at a slow but determined pace. I was kind of tingly/numb in those areas for a bit of a while, & eventually I was left with just some tingly sensation in my left forearm, the left side of my hand, & my pinkie & ring finger. It's pretty much all gone now. A fluke incident, I'm sure. I did promise John that if it happens again, I'll let him take me to the ER or I'll call my doctor to see if it's of any concern.
I have been stitching although my first project, a simple ornament I had kitted to stitch during my recovery, was frogged as much as it was stitched. I was sure I was counting carefully. I even counted the same areas 2 or 3 times to make sure I was starting each part of the design where it was supposed to be started. However, I'd then be stitching along & discover I had miscounted where to start, or I had missed a stitch in one motif which ended up causing me to begin the motif below it in the wrong place. Be that as it may, I persevered & here is the end result.
(from the book Joyeux Noel)
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Sunday, September 15, 2013
Three Days After Surgery
I thought it would be a good idea to post an update while I'm awake enough to do so. I am really not up to commenting on blogs although I have sat down to read them on occasion since I have been home. I am still very tired & weak. It is a huge effort to do much of anything. The doctor told me my heart would hurt for a few days. I'm not sure if it's hurting but my chest is very tight & my breathing is somewhat difficult. It's as if I have pneumonia only without the coughing & chest congestion. I'm not sure if this is what he meant by my heart hurting but I hope it goes away soon.
Please know that I have been greatly blessed by all your prayers. God has definitely heard them. I am not in a lot of pain. The doctor was surprised that both upper portions of my heart were not affected by the "deformity" (or whatever you call it) that causes a-fib. He just had to fix the right side. Since this puzzled him a bit, he decided to check the lower portions of my heart & discovered an abnormality there that was causing my heart to flutter which he was able to repair. As I understand it, this abnormality may have not been discovered it it wasn't for this puzzlement making him look further into my heart, so praise God! I had a pretty bad time just before the surgery when they had to place a tube down my throat in order to place a camera into it to see if I had any clots in my heart. I also had to be placed on a breathing machine during the surgery & I think they must have had some difficulty getting that tube in or out of my throat as it is quite sore & almost feels as if it has been scraped inside. Swallowing is a bit difficult but it's getting better. They placed some ports in various areas so they could access my heart ... one in my left leg, 2 in my right leg, & 2 in my neck. They left them there for several hours after surgery. I do not know why they did not remove them before they woke me up in the recovery room. John couldn't believe it. He only saw the neck ones & said they looked like bolts coming out of my neck like Frankenstein's monster had. Three nurses stood around me & removed them all at the same time except for one of the ports which had to be removed after the others. The pain when they were removed was unbelievable. It was worse than any pain I've ever had in my life. I just can't describe it to you. I almost went into convulsions at one point.
We won't know if the surgery has been successful until 3 months go by. I pray that it has been successful because I don't ever want to go through this or anything like it ever again. The doctor usually keeps patients on their same dose of heart medication until he sees how things are going at the end of 3 months. However, since the increase he tried in mine a few weeks before surgery caused me to have Parkinson-like tremors which still very faintly make an appearance, he decided to cut my usual dose in half. So far, so good.
John has been taking very good care of me. I am sleeping a lot. Last night I actually tried stitching for a bit. I didn't accomplish much but I did get some stitches in. I will try doing a bit more today if I can.
I ask for your continued prayers.
Posted by Shirlee at 12:32 PM 41 comments
Friday, September 13, 2013
I was released from the hospital this morning. The surgery was both as anticipated & not as anticipated. I will explain when I feel up to it. I am very, very tired. I just wanted to post to let you know I'm home. Thank you again for your prayers. God was definitely with me, John, & the surgical team.
Posted by Shirlee at 7:38 PM 36 comments
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
A Quick Surgery Update
I spent this morning at the hospital taking care of some pre-op stuff. I need to be there tomorrow morning no later than 6:30 so they can prep me for surgery. I'm guessing that I will be in the OR around 7:30 or so.
I will be holding tightly to all the good thoughts & prayers being sent my way. Hopefully all will go as anticipated & I will be back home sometime Friday. If I can possibly post how I'm doing at that time, I will. If not, I will ask John to do so.
Thank you once again for the good thoughts & prayers. I know God is listening & He will get me through this : )
Posted by Shirlee at 9:52 PM 34 comments
Monday, September 9, 2013
A Busy Weekend
I spent the weekend inventorying my cross stitch fabric ... something I've been meaning to do for quite some time. I also decided to kit a few ornaments for me to stitch during my recovery from surgery. I think I got a little carried away : )
Posted by Shirlee at 3:50 PM 28 comments
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Do You Recognize These Projects?
I came across these items while looking for something else & I really like them. Unfortunately there was no information whatsoever regarding who designed them & no way to contact anyone to ask. If you recognize these patterns, could you please let me know so I can add them to my stash? You know how much I need more stash : )
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Thursday, September 5, 2013
All Kinds of Stuff
I would like to start off by saying thank you to everyone who left a comment on my Heart Surgery Scheduled post last Thursday. I responded personally to every comment that I could, but unfortunately there were quite a few comments from followers who are no-reply bloggers. I could not respond personally to those so I want to say thank you now. I appreciate your kind thoughts & prayers more than you know.
Posted by Shirlee at 11:53 AM 22 comments
Sunday, September 1, 2013
And the winner is ...
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A Message from Peggy Lee
Peggy Lee at Kentucky Sampler has asked me to let everyone know that last week she had to unexpectedly fly to Pennsylvania to be with her mother who had surgery & was found to have cancer. I don't have any details to share with you ... only that her mother will be starting chemo in 1-2 weeks.
When Peggy Lee leaves Pennsylvania, she will be going straight to New Jersey for work. It will undoubtedly be a while before she can blog again.
Please add Peggy Lee & her mother to your prayer list.
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PokerStars refunding money, Full Tilt still behind
Following last month's U.S. Department of Justice crackdown on three of the largest poker sites operating in the country, PokerStars has begun refunding money to players.
Ryan Spraggins of Manitou Springs saidhe received a $937.44 check from PokerStars today. He initiated his withdrawal on May 16.
"It's from FNB Central Texas and noted 'Memo: POKERSTARS REFUND CHECK,'" Spraggins wrote in an email.
Spraggins hasn't had much luck trying to withdraw his $1,800 balance from Full Tilt Poker.
"I have emailed them several times, and their reply is always the same," Spraggins said.
Full Tilt's response:
'We're committed to making sure that US players are refunded as soon as possible. We apologize for the delay and the fact that we underestimated the time it would take to work through these issues. We will update our US players as soon as we have more specific information to provide.
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text: Since its IPO earlier this month, Facebook has wasted no time in expanding its empire -- it's already purchased the Karma mobile gifting service and launched a standalone camera app -- and talk about the social network's next steps doesn't seem to be quieting down. The latest rumor, from Pocket Lint, says Facebook is looking to buy the Opera browser as part of its larger effort to compete against Google, Mozilla and other internet mammoths. According to a source at Opera Software who spoke with Pocket Lint, the company is shopping around for potential buyers and has even imposed a hiring freeze. While it's not too hard to believe that Facebook is readying its horse to enter the browser race, this rumor is just that: a rumor. But given the social network's tendency to whip out new features at warp speed, we should have something more solid than speculation soon -- if the Opera purchase story has any legs, that is.


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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Camilo Villegas, whose once-promising career hit bottom last year, emerged as the first-round leader Thursday at the Honda Classic.
Villegas eagled the par-5 18th hole to shoot a 6-under 64 on a day of unusually low scoring at the PGA National course.
There were 60 sub-par scores recorded on a course that normally produces some of the most difficult conditions on the PGA Tour. A score of 4-under par has won the event twice in the last decade.
Villegas won this tournament three years ago and has not had a victory since. He missed the cut nine times in 25 tourneys last year and also missed the cut in two of his three previous starts in 2013. Villegas failed to finish among the leading 125 money winners last season and is no longer is fully exempt to play on the tour.
He had a one-shot lead over Branden Grace, Robert Streb, Graham DeLaet and Rickie Fowler, who revealed Thursday he has been playing with a sore back since last summer.
Boo Weekley, Sean O'Hair, Fabian Gomez, Lee Westwood, Billy Horschel, Ben Kohles, Seung-Yul Noh, Brian Stuard, Doug LaBelle and Tournament of Champions winner Dustin Johnson were all at 66 -- two shots behind.
Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, ranked first and second in the world, both shot a 70 and were tied for 61st place. A poor round by either of them on Friday would likely lead to their missing the cut.
This was only the fourth competitive round of the year for McIlroy, who missed the cut in an early-season European tournament and then was eliminated last week in first round of the World Match Play Championship. Woods has also suffered a missed cut and a first-round match play elimination in 2013, but in between he won the tour stop at Torrey Pines in California.
Villegas admitted his recent poor play had left him downcast.
"This game is great when you're playing good," he said. "But when you're out here missing cut after cut, it's not that much fun."


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PDC 2009 Registration Now Open
A quick post to let you know that registration has just opened for the 2009 PDC (Professional Developer Conference) November 17-19 in Los Angeles.
You get $500 off if you register by Sept. 15th.
There's a lot to talk about at this PDC, and I hope to be able to attend as well!
P.S. You can also follow PDC updates on Twitter @PDC09.


text: These are the 10 most popular Disney-inspired names According to a recent study, more than a million Brits are named after Disney characters. These are the top 10 most popular Disney-inspired names, as revealed by holiday company, Florida4Less. 1. Jasmine Topping the list is Jasmine, named after the lead female character in the 1992 film Aladdin Disney other Buy a Photo 2. Rex Coming in second is Rex, after the beloved green dinosaur in Toy Story (1995), which is up 767 per cent in popularity from 2007 - 2017 Disney other Buy a Photo 3. Belle Third up for the girls is Belle, the woman who tames the beast in, you guessed it, Beauty and the Beast (1991) Disney other Buy a Photo 4. Jessie Next, Jessie, the cowgirl who was first introduced to us in Toy Story 2 (2000) Disney other Buy a Photo View more Page 1 of 3


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Will at Intuit necesitaba un nuevo diseño de formulario quickbooks y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 35 diseños de 6 diseñadores freelance.
N/A--users will add this in QuickBooks
This contest is to create a QuickBooks form background for medical and dental businesses. Patients visit doctors and dentists to improve or maintain their health. Thus, doctors and dentists focus strive to be professional and earn their patients' confidence, as well as deliver great care. Accordingly, their financial forms should convey the utmost professionalism. Further, because patients often seek the help of a medical professional when they are ailing, forms that are comforting as well as professional would be even better.
***Before submitting an entry to the contest, note the file delivery specifications differ from QuickBooks for Windows***
The winning design will be bundled with a future version of the Mac version of QuickBooks. Since this form isn't for a particular business, there are no logo, brand, or color requirements. Users can add their logo or brand themselves in QuickBooks. Abstract elements are preferable to literal ones (e.g. an image of a camera for a photography business).
Final art should be delivered as:
• PDF-formatted preview (to show what the artwork should look like)
• Vector art (AI or EPS format)—Any bitmap images in the file should be at 300 DPI
• Photoshop format (PSD)—All layers should be unmerged/preserved; images should be at 300 DPI
…for a total of 2 files (PDF and AI/PSD). This will ensure that we can reconstruct the forms in the QuickBooks for Mac forms layout program. All files must be compatible with Adobe Creative Suite 3 (CS3).
All other specifications below apply.


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The Benefits of Water Produced by an Alkaline Machine
You hear about the many benefits of using alkaline machines to produced ionized water including more energy and a host of other benefits which, frankly, sound miraculous.
One of the benefits claimed is better performance by athletes through improved hydration. The claim is that water ionization creates smaller clusters of water molecules that are found in ordinary water, and that these micro clusters are better able to penetrate into organs and cells.
In a marketing brochure by one of the leading brands it says that the water has "a pH of 8.5 to 9.5" and helps the body balance the effects of eating acidic foods such as meat and eggs.
Another CEO of a major ionizer brand says that 70% of customers who provide feedback report benefits, such as improvement in diabetes, depression, and lower cholesterol levels. He says customers "love it, use it daily and see the absolute value in owning the machines. Science will at one point absolutely validate the health benefits." Many of the benefits are due to the fact that the water has a negative charge and is an antioxidant.
How to Find the Best Alkaline Machine
If you're looking for an alkaline machine, review the information below to more effectively research the best model, quality and cost of the top brands:
1. A Review of Common Mistakes
2. Comparison Charts
3. Cost Comparisons
4. Quality Comparisons
You are also invited to view comprehensive video reviews, educational and installation videos and reviews for most Alkaline Water Machines via the left menu.
Watch This IMPORTANT VIDEO First
3 More Common Mistakes...
1) Filter replacement costs. Several areas to consider include the ongoing price of alkine ionized water machine filters. Many manufacturers charge a lot, or should I say overcharge, for the "after purchase" replacements.
2) Warranty Terms. Warranty and guarantee terms are often reflections on the quality and durability of the brand you purchase. "Pro-rated" can often mean you have to pay to have it repaired.
3) Quality. Without taking each alkaline watr machine apart it's hard to determine how well they are made (The purpose of this website!) but certification (ETL, UL, CE, etc.) is an important criteria you can use.
Comparison of the 5 Top Water Ionizer Machines
Alkaline Machine Comparison by Cost
When it comes to comparing alkaline machines, the price is probably the most important factor for people, and especially since they are expensive.
But just because the KangenTM machine (The Grandfather of all water ionizers) runs close to $5,000 doesn't mean that you can't get a Water Ionizer just as good for a lot less.
Kangen, while a quality made machine, has some of the older technology. You also have to factor in the Mulit-Level Distributor commissions into your price. While it is a quality machine, which at one point was the only water ionizer brand available, in more recent times there is more competition at better prices.
Some companies are developing even better technology at a lower price, especially because the interest in Water Ionizers have grown so much in the U.S.
Alkaline Machine Comparison by Quality
Several certification standards exist that determine quality of design and of electrical components:
UL Certified - Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (www.ul.com) is an independent lab that writes testing standards and tests products for safety and certifies them.
CE Certified - The European Commission describes the CE mark as a "passport" that allows manufacturers to circulate industrial products freely within the internal market of the EU. Most products covered by New Approach Directives can be self-certified by the manufacturer and do not require the intervention of an EU-authorized independent testing/certifying company (notified body).
ETL Certified - A product bearing the ETL Listed Mark is determined to have met the requirements of 200 prescribed product safety standards.
What I especially like about the ETL certification is the mark indicates that "the manufacturer's production site conforms to a range of compliance measures and is subject to periodic follow-up inspections to verify continued conformance".
The fact that most alkaline water machines are made in the Orient means that safety can be a issue, as their standards are much lower than ours.
More reviews can be seen via the link below...


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Wiki - New Device Copy & Paste Template
- Once you have logged in, simply click the edit tab at the top of this page
- Then from within the editing box at the bottom of the editing page, copy the entire contents of this article
- From within the editing box at the bottom of the new device page you are creating, paste the copied content from the "new device copy and paste template"
- Proceed to fill in the information relevant for the device and delete the italic directional comment sections provided by the template (as well as this notice)
First, if possible, we would like a good overall image of what the device looks like (Note: do NOT use proprietary images unless you have obtained permission to do so). Next, provide a brief summary of what the device is and by whom it is provided (include wiki links to the card type and the vendor -- and, ideally, after you have finished editing this page, you should add links from those pages back to this one). The last introductory piece of information is the all important indication of whether or not the device is supported under Linux. Here's an example:
An ATSC ATSC PCI cards from KWORLD.
The ATSC 115 is supported under Linux since kernel 2.6.24.
Note: The page contents menu will automagically build itself, so you need not worry about it
Discuss the features and facets of the device here. For example:
- PCI interface
- Inputs: Antenna (Composite), Remote and S-Video In
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List the hardware ICs and modules used by the device here. For example:
- Quantek QT1010 (tuner)
- Intel/Zarlink MT352 (demodulator)
- NXP/Philips SAA7130HL (A/V decoder and PCI Interface)
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Use the included code to insert other images if necessary. Add as many high resolution pictures as you can i.e the card, the original box, the remote and, when uploading the files to the wiki, give them detailed specific names. Note: only use images taken by yourself or those 3rd party images for which you have received express written consent (such as from a vendor) that permits their usage. For example:
Provide here, for PCI/PCIe devices, the relevant output of
lspci -vnn or, in the case of USB devices,
lsusb -v . We're particularly interested in the subsystem ID's. To make a code block simply make the first character of each line a space. For example:
# lspci -vvvnn 04:03.0 Multimedia controller [0480]: Philips Semiconductors SAA7130 Video Broadcast Decoder [1131:7130] (rev 01) Subsystem: Compro Technology, Inc. Videomate DVB-T200 [185b:c901] Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 84 (21000ns min, 8000ns max) Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 20 Region 0: Memory at fdcfe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 1 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=1 PME-
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Today is Wedding High-mass for Lena Roth & Elmer Quirin. Rosalia & Bertille went to church. There were quite a few Paderborn people there. His brother & sister were the attendants. The bride wore a white dress & veil & bridesmaid wore a pale blue dress & hat. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up this afternoon.
Category Archives: 1931
Monday, Feb. 9, 1931
Today is Thirteen Hour Adoration. Uncle Fred brought Aunt Mary up then he went home. Henry & family were up too. Aunt Mary was here for dinner then they sewed a dress for Rosalia, until it was her hour to go to church. Uncle Fred came up & got her again this eve. Rosalia & Bertille went to church to the closing. There were 3 priests, one was the Smithton priest. Bertille was at Mamie's to get her dress pattern, & then she went to Ted Eichenseer's & got it from her. Mrs. Deuker is on the sick list. Ethel called for Dr. Smith from Red Bud this evening. Papa took 12 doz. eggs to store this afternoon & got 13¢ some price.
Sunday, Feb. 8, 1931
Henry & family & Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were all here for dinner today. Uncle Fred & the kids also had lunch here this morning. We all went over to see Uncle Fred's property this afternoon. Then, Henry & Leona & Aunt Mary went up to church to confession because tomorrow is 13 hour Adoration. George Wagner is butchering today. Steve Rennecker is the butcher. Tonight is a dance at Papenberg's, but we can't go on account of church tomorrow. Uncle Fred, Aunt Mary, Oscar Birkner, Hy. Ronederberg, Jerome Cortner, Clarence Rettinghouse, Ray Armbruster were all down at Evansville last night at a dance & Chicken Supper by Ronenbergs relation, Marie Davis birthday. Papa got oil changed in the Chev., yesterday at Barthels Garage cost $1.10 12305 miles. Philip Freund was here this evening.
Saturday, Feb. 7, 1931
Papa went out for a trip today. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up this afternoon, they are going to plant some potatoes on their place across the street. It sure is nice today. George Wagner was here this evening & wanted to know if he could get water from Uncle Fred's well for butchering tomorrow.
Thursday, Feb. 5, 1931
Tonight is a dance at Smithton, the Kentucky Mountaineers are giving a show there. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were here for dinner today. They were cleaning at there place again. Ed Neff was here this morn. & got 2 bus. of potatoes from Uncle Fred's. Aunt Mary & Bert. went to the quilting this afternoon, in the school hall. Deukers moved into John Kammlers house, Werner helped them move with his truck. We cut the chickens wings off this evening. Bertille took 8 doz. eggs to Eichenseer's, got 14¢ a doz.
Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1931
Papa went out to the cemetery this morning, because they are going to start to plow it over today. But we don't want it done to our lots. Rosalia fried down sausage this morn. There wasn't anybody at the cemetery today. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up & then we went over to clean their place. They were here for dinner. We were just washing dinner dishes when all at once, we heard there was fire at Mrs. Deukers house. So we all ran down there & fire was a blazing, the house burned to the ground & the shed & barn would of went too if they hadn't called the Smithton Fire Apartment [Department]. The water was to scared or's they could have saved the house. They saved all the furniture down stairs, their clothing was all up stairs, that they couldn't save. Mrs. Ruhl just about went wild about it. They stored all their stuff in Kammler's Hall for the evening. They were here this afternoon & looked at Aunt Mary & Uncle Fred's place, it suited them allright but the rent was to high. They went down to Barthel's house, but the chimneys were condemned, so they couldn't get in there. Deukers was going to call Harold out & then talk it over with them. Tonight they went to Walter Parrot in Red Bud. Olivia Gregson & baby was here this afternoon while Lester helped to move the furniture. This evening Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary, Henry & Leona & kids were all here. The kids stayed at home with Papa, & the rest of us went to the dance down at Wiegand's House. Herzog gave it. Bill Freund & Creses took Rosalia & Bertille along there. It was a crowd there from all over. They said there was about 500 people at the fire today. Bill & Philip Freund was there too. They were working at Ganleys.
Tuesday, Feb. 3, 1931
Rosalia & Bertille, Leona & the kids all went to church. Then Papa, Rosalia, & Bertille went to Belleville with 26 doz. eggs sold 12 doz. for 15¢ & the rest for 20¢. This eve. is meeting for the farmers again in the school hall. Papa is hauling wood this afternoon. He helped Henry fix fence yesterday afternoon. John McCarthy died & will be buried tomorrow. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up this evening. Then we all went over to see there house across the street. Henry & family came too this eve. Henry went to the meeting. Jac. Neff was here this evening & wanted to see Uncle Fred for buying some seed potatoes from him. This afternoon Bertille washed the Chev. & Rosalia spaded a piece in the garden & sewed some lettuce seed. Some people up by Belleville were planting potatoes today already.
Monday, Feb. 2, 1931
Today is Ground Hog day & I guess he saw his shadow & then 6 weeks bad weather. It is so warm. We washed curtains, & ironed this afternoon. This morning Rosalia & Bertille went to church. Bertille got the papers this evening.
Sunday, February 1, 1931
Henry & family & Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were all here for dinner today. Elmer Kammler came here this afternoon & paid Uncle Fred's his $10.00 rent for the first & last time. Phillip Freund was here for supper, then we all went to the show in the new school hall. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary, Henry & family came all up to see it. It sure was good. Adm. was 10 & 25¢ and 25% of what they took in went for the hall. They also sold candy 10¢ & in some boxes you get a coupon & on there you could win perfume, pillows, razor & many different articles. Aunt Mary got a waste basket. It was all over about 9:30. They are going to be at Smithton on Feb. 5 there they will also give a dance.


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Some of the most severe and crippling accidents occur from employees who operator and maintain machinery. Accidents can occur quickly and can be fatal at times. Amputations, lacerations, crushing injuries, and abrasions have resulted when the employee was exposed to unguarded or inadequately guarded machinery. Any machine part, function, or process which may cause injury must be safe guarded. Dangerous moving parts in these basic areas require safeguarding:
The point of operation where work is performed
In running nip points
Pinch points
Power transmission apparatus: all components of the mechanical system which transmit energy to the part of the machine performing the work. These components include flywheels, pulleys, belts, connecting rods, couplings, cams, spindles, chains, cranks, and gears.
Other moving parts: These can include the movement of rotating members, reciprocating, and transverse moving parts, as well as feed mechanisms and auxiliary parts of the machine.
Rotating motions can be dangerous when workers clothing, hair, or body parts can make contact with the machine. Rotating motion is found in such equipment as collars, couplings, cams, clutches, flywheels, shaft ends, spindles, and meshing gears.
Reciprocating motions may be hazardous because, during the back-and-forth or up-and-down motion, a worker may be struck or caught between a moving and a stationary part.
Transverse motion continues in a continuous line that may strike or catch an employee in a pinch or shear point between a moving and fixed object.
Machine guards are used in operations when cutting wood, metal, or other materials with band saws, circular saws, boring or drilling machines, lathes, or milling machines. Machinery used for punching operations such as power presses, notching machines, and punch presses need to be guarded because material must be inserted by hand or held in place by hand. Machines that perform shearing or bending actions may be mechanical, hydraulically, or pneumatically powered. Hazards exist when the material is inserted, held, and withdrawn at the point of operation.
Safeguards on machines must be installed and maintained to protect workers against mechanical hazards. Safeguards must meet these requirements: Prevent contact with moving parts, be firmly secured to the machine, prevent objects from falling into moving parts, does not create a greater hazard, does not interfere with job being performed, and allows for safe maintenance without removing the guard for lubricating the machine.
It is important to understand how to properly use the machinery in your area and how the safeguards provide protection. Training must include hands-on training to; identify the hazards with each machine to be used, how to use the safeguards and why, how and under what circumstances safeguards can be removed and by whom, and what to do if a safeguard is damaged, missing, or unable to provide adequate protection. Training is necessary for employees and or students that will operate and or perform maintenance, when new or altered safeguards are installed or a new machine or operation is introduced.
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South Moravia is a region in the Czech Republic known for many things – a sunny climate, interesting folklore and reasonably good wine. Being the most visited region of the country outside Prague, many people come for historic sights, chateaus and mediaeval castles. But few visitors realize the region along the borders with Austria and Slovakia boats a number of Jewish monuments from times long gone. Most of them now belong to the Jewish Community in Brno which has one man to take care of them – architect Jaroslav Klenovský.
After decades of neglect, Jewish monuments around the Czech Republic got a new lease of life after the fall of communism in 1989. Synagogues, Jewish streets and cemeteries were rediscovered by tourists as well as locals who began to show some interest in the dilapidated buildings in their neighbourhoods that were once proud witnesses to the vibrant life of Jewish communities. The little town of Strážnice recently saw its synagogue reopen after a long renovation project, helmed by Jaroslav Klenovský.
"The renovation of the synagogue in Strážnice has taken a long 15 years. In 1993, it was restituted to the Brno Jewish community which gave it in 2002 to the Federation of Jewish Communities of the Czech Republic. The unfortunate fact that the renovation took so long was also reflected in the quality of the work, and its costs."
Jewish settlement in Moravia took a different path from that in Bohemia. While in Bohemia, most Jewish people lived in Prague and other big cities, those in Moravia were expelled from royal towns and cities in the 15th century, and settled in small towns and villages. After Jews acquired equal rights in the Austrian Empire around mid 19th century, they moved to big cities like Brno, Olomouc, and even Vienna. I asked Jaroslav Klenovský if there were differences between synagogues in Bohemia and Moravia.
"Of course synagogues in general are often similar but there are always some regional specifics. In Moravia, these specifics are some very well preserved synagogues from the 17th and 18th century with painted interior decoration which was made by refugees from the east, from Poland and Ukraine. You won't find synagogues like that in Bohemia. On the contrary, Bohemia has many synagogues from the historicizing period, especially using the Moorish style, such as the Jerusalem synagogue in Prague or the synagogue in Čáslav. No such synagogues have been preserved in Moravia."
The Holocaust saw the end of Jewish life in most places in Moravia, and after the war only the Jewish community in Brno was revived. Today, most Jewish monuments in South Moravia belong to the Brno community. Apart from their own synagogue and community centre, they take care of seven synagogues and 14 cemeteries, with an annual upkeep budget of some 3 million crowns, or just over 200,000 US dollars.
"Jewish 'real estate' and monuments in South Moravia belong to the Brno Jewish Community and the Federation of Jewish Communities of the Czech Republic. In both cases, we have certain inside funds but that's always only a part of the money. We always try to use all the opportunities at various offices and institutions and we apply each year for grants for the maintenance and renovation of these monuments."
Jaroslav Klenovský, who is not Jewish himself, started working in Jewish monument care in 1980, after he graduated from the architecture programme at the Brno Technical University. He says that part of Moravian heritage was little known back then.
"Well, that story is almost 30 years old. I started working at the Brno Institute of Monument care. At the very beginning there I saw that there was a certain area which nobody was interested in. For me it was very interesting; I was drawn more and more deeply into this area, and that's why I am so involved with Jewish monuments today."
Today, the biggest problem with the renovation of old synagogues, cemeteries and other monuments, is acquiring sufficient funds. That is a change from the communist days, when the main issue was actually getting the authorities to approve renovation projects.
"At that time, the situation was of course completely different. There were some money back then, but there were no contractors. There was no way of restoring synagogues, either. They were all used for different purposes, mainly as warehouses. Apart from their own synagogue, the Brno Jewish Community only had cemeteries which had been neglected since 1938 and 1939. We only did basic maintenance, removing plants and bushes, and whenever a piece of a wall collapsed somewhere, it was fixed. But there was no way any systematic rehabilitation of ceremonial halls, for instance could be done. This was also due to the fact that these issues were overseen by the Communist Party officials known as 'church secretaries' who approved anything to do with religion, and they wouldn't allow things like this."
Before the war more than 360,000 Jews lived in the whole of Czechoslovakia. Today, there are an estimated 6,000 in the Czech Republic – with Brno the only city with a living community in South Moravia. Most South Moravian Jewish sights are now run by non-Jewish groups – who wishing to celebrate local heritage – use them as museums and venues for all kinds of Jewish-themed events and festivals, in towns such as Mikulov, Třebíč, Holešov and Boskovice.
"These four places are really old centres of Jewish culture in Moravia. But at the same time, these are towns where Jews don't live anymore. The culture that's remembered now is something that used to be there. We are in very close contact with these civic activities. I think the cooperation works fine, we try to help with the organization and the contents of such cultural events."
Although the Czech Republic does not have a big problem with anti-Semitism, the country's far-right groups are on the rise and last year, a group of neo-Nazis even wanted to march through Prague's Jewish quarter on the anniversary of the Kristall Nacht pogrom. Does vandalism on Jewish sites reflect anti-Semitism?
"These acts of vandalism unfortunately occur all the time. Just yesterday we got a report from the police about an attack by vandals on the cemetery in Prostějov. From my own experience, I can say that the vast majority of these cases are not anti-Semitic but rather just plain foolishness. The teenagers who do these things in most cases have never seen a Jew in their lives; they are just fools, stupid fools who need to express themselves. But I mentioned Prostějov where the situation is a little different. There it's homeless and unemployed people who make some extra money for alcohol by stealing metal parts of the tombstones and selling them for a couple of crown in the nearest scrap metal depot."
As an architect who has overseen the renovation of some 70 Jewish monuments in his career, I was wondering whether Jaroslav Klenovský ever wished he designed a synagogue by himself.
"I'm afraid that is an improper question. No synagogue has been built here since from before the war, with the exception of Liberec, which was a very special case. No synagogues have been built here, and no synagogues will. That's out of the question. But I designed renovation projects for synagogues, before as well as during the restoration works."
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Last days!June 18th, 2013 by breadworkshop
In 1989, when I first started the Bread Workshop with John Simmet, I had no idea what lay in store for us. We started off as a wholesale bakery that would work collaboratively with the chefs of the bay area to develop breads for their stores. There have been many successes and many mistakes in the last 24 years, but it has always been a challenge. As a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week business, there was no end of activity, socialization, creativity, problem solving and, yes, stress. Many highlights have been had, including selling bread to chefs who I apprenticed with and studied under, meeting new and innovative chefs and opening a restaurant of my own. The people who have worked here have gone on and done many things, from opening their own bakeries and restaurants, to mediating, playing music, working at nonprofits, and getting graduate degrees from many highly thought of schools. Those who helped start the Workshop as young adults are now in their 40's. The Atkin's diet hit us hard around 2000, and John decided to step out. He is still a good friend and the owner of a tennis shop on Solano Ave. in Berkeley, "Plaza Tennis" (not a paid endorsement, despite his occasional donation of shoes to the cause), as well as a worthy salmon hunter.
In the beginning, the Bread Workshop was about Bread with a sustainable bend. We started composting with the City of Berkeley in 1994, and were in/among? the first 10 companies to do so. In 2004, it became about sustainability. We studied every ingredient that came into the shop. We would not let High Fructose Corn Syrup or trans-fats in the door, knowingly (it occasionally snuck in, but when discovered was abruptly shown out the door). We bought 'to go' containers made of rice or sugar cane stalks, utensils made of potato (a technology that I am now a bit dubious about) and were dedicated to help our vendors understand what is truly sustainable. Most of them saw the light and grew accordingly, some grew too big for us to order from.
In the past, we have served a president, a prince, decedents, many CEOs of companies big and small, amazing minds, both recognized in the academic world as well as Berkeley cafe philosophers, politicians galore, (with a special shout out to Nancy Skinner, who shared an office and has been a long term supporter, as well as a rare example of a politician that I trust even after getting to know her). Unfortunately, all streaks come to an end. Ours is coming to an end on June 30, 2013. I will try to keep this web page up, sans menus. Maybe I will actually have the time to update it occasionally with sustainable news and thoughts. I intend to always keep my head in the sustainable game, even if my hands aren't.
The reasons for a business's demise are always complicated, so I will not insult your intelligence by trying to encapsulate it with a blurb! If you want to know more, or just want to go out for some coffee, you can always email me at firstname.lastname@example.com. I will hold this email as a symbol from the 23 years as owner.
I also would like to thank all those who have worked with me in this business, a few have been with me for 20 years, or close to it. To them I would like to give a heartfelt thanks, there is nothing on earth that can repay my gratitude to them. Lourdes, Eduardo, Ishmael, Delia – you are the best and will always be part of my soul. There is another handful that have been with me for almost ten years. I am also greatly indebted to their service, help, and dedication. And Carlos, though I am not a man of prayer, for you I will make an exception!
To my guests, thank you all for your support and dedication through the years! I have met many amazing people, I have truly felt the love that people have had for us, and am sorry to leave this community. My thoughts of sustainability have always had the local community in mind.
Our last cafe day will be June 30, 2013.
May your hunger always be satiated by worthy cooks!


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Helton to miss third game, DL stint possible
DENVER -- First baseman Todd Helton, who has a left forearm strain, did not play for the second straight game on Sunday. Helton suffered the injury when his hand came off the bat on a swing in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday against the Mets. The Mets and Rockies were snowed out Wednesday, but Helton played Thursday against the Mets and Friday against the D-backs before resting Saturday.
Helton said he received an anti-inflamatory injection Sunday and will not play on Monday against the Braves. Helton said if his forearm is still store Tuesday, a trip to the disabled list could be considered.
After going 2-for-21 to open the season, Helton is hitting .268 (11-for-41) with three doubles, one homer and 10 RBIs. At 39, Helton is in the final year of his contract and possibly playing his final season in a career spent entirely with the Rockies. For them to get off to such a torrid start has been particularly satisfying and enjoyable for Helton.
"The [wins] are just a product of everything else we do right," Helton said. "You're going to go through bad stretches, we know that. But it's OK. The way we play the game right now, our energy, our competitiveness -- it's just fun to show up at the ballpark every day. I'm having the time of my life. I really am."


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On my 50th birthday in 2030, probably hours before a cliché party with black balloons, I will join AARP, the American Association of Retired Persons, whose members must be beyond the half-century mark. That is, if the lobbying giant and Social Security defender has anything left to do for me. It seems wiser to form my own organization now, perhaps The American Association of Young Persons Who Want to Retire Someday, Too.
At this point, I have little hope of having returned to me even a shred of the Social Security money currently taken from my wife and me. In a break from its historically staunch position on keeping the early and regular Social Security benefit ages at 62 and 66 respectively, even AARP came out this June with an acknowledgment that reforms are needed.
The fiscal fact of the matter is: The Social Security collection age needs to be raised if there's going to be something left for my wife and me.
No need to reprint here the well-known details of Social Security's parlous future, only that the government has enough money to pay full benefits until 2036, when I'm 55. And of course, as with other forecasts on US government debt, it is highly likely that this prediction will change in the unseemly direction.
Born in 1980, it's not at all unlikely that I could live into my late eighties or early nineties. If the age of minimal Social Security collection were raised to 69, I could very well be returned some of my sheared wages for 20 to 25 years.
After finishing a PhD in 2009, I couldn't find an academic teaching job in the United States. I took a position at The American University in Cairo for two years and, due to the income-tax free wages I earned abroad, was happily able to pay down student loan debt and intensively save for retirement.
But not even absconding in Cairo can free Americans from Social Security and Medicare taxes. I paid into the same Ponzi bonfire that other thirty-something-and-younger Americans tragically toss their cash into. One financial advisor recently told me to "save like Social Security doesn't exist. If there's anything left for you, spoil your grandkids with it."
As a university professor, I admit that I have a good setup. The academic's quality of life and job flexibility are worth gold, but the salary is more like pewter, and I will likely need Social Security benefits to make my retirement work. I'm not alone, either.
My generation (Millennials or Generation Y) has come into the workforce at a tough time. Unemployment for people in their twenties is twice the national average. In part because of the poor economy and our entry-level place in it, most Millennials have little saved for retirement and many have a hard time doing anything but living from paycheck to paycheck.
A recent CNBC article cited the sobering results of a Scottrade study out this spring: The majority (55 percent) of Gen Yers surveyed said that they hadn't started saving for retirement yet and an alarming 73 percent of them have less than $25,000 saved for retirement.
At the same time, my generation is more worried about Social Security running out and having to work in retirement just to pay their living expenses (38 percent of them) than any other generation. In our current state, we're most in need of Social Security payments in retirement, but we're also the most at risk for not getting them.
Raising the early Social Security benefit age from 62 to 64 or 65 and regular retirement age from an average age of 66 to 69 or 70 would save hundreds of billions of dollars over the next 10 years and could help reduce US debt by trillions over the next several decades. Certainly, more reforms will be needed to make the program solvent, but raising the benefit age for healthy, working Americans is one obvious and easy way to help ensure that my generation isn't left out in the cold.
I'm filing this dispatch from St. Petersburg, a known retiree heaven where my parents live. I'm glad there's money left now in the Social Security coffers for my folks. When the economy fell apart, they had no lavish real estate or cars they couldn't afford, and fiscally responsible Americans like them keep the US semi-solvent. Their dues to the national kitty have been paid. I think I'm entitled, though, to the same payout system they supported, and I'm willing to accept checks that come a bit later and slightly smaller, which is better than no check and an empty apology.
I hear baby boomer politicians in Washington all the time discussing the need for Americans to sacrifice for the public good, but so far no segment of the population has responded with feeling. Well, I'm willing to sacrifice by retiring later in life, in return for a more believable promise that I'm not being swindled.
Justin D. Martin is the CLAS-Honors Preceptor of Journalism at the University of Maine and a columnist for Columbia Journalism Review. Follow him on Twitter: @Justin_D_Martin


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These Electric Window Helper Modules work in conjunction with your power window switches increasing the voltage/amperage that is supplied to the electric window motors.
How do they work?
When you push one of your electric window switch(es) all the power from the car battery goes thru the electric window switch and then on to the electric window motor(s). Any degradation of the contacts in the electric window switch(es) results in the electric window motors receiving less than 100% of the battery power. As the electric window switches in your Fiero age they wear and lose their ability to pass power on to the electric window motors. Once these Electric Window Helper Modules are installed, all the power sent to the electric window motor is now sent thru these units. Your electric window switches now control the window accelerator units. Even the most worn and degraded electric window switches will still work and control these units.
Why is this better?
These Electric Window Helper Modules have heavy duty contacts, each rated at 30 amps. The average draw on an electric window motor is less than 10 amps. They are also protected by Metal Oxide Varistors. What do these MOVs do? They protect the contacts from degrading over time. You can demonstrate this by plugging a high amperage appliance such as an electric space heater into a wall outlet and (while it is working) pull the plug from the outlet. You will notice a spark. This spark is what degrades your electric window switches over time which reduces their effectiveness. The MOVs absorb this energy and greatly reduce or eliminate this spark. Our Electric Window Helper Modules will keep working like new and provide 100% of the electrical power to the electric window motor(s).
I have already installed new window switches. Will these help me?
Field tests have shown that even those that have installed new electric window switches still show a significant increase in electric window speed after these units have been installed.
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I'm new to this site, so not really sure what it's all about, but figured i'd give it a try. I'm deaf (well hearing impaired...i can lip read pretty well and use BTE HAs) I'm currently a new transfer student at University of Texas Arlington, and looking to meet any other Deaf, HOH individuals here that Sign. If you, or you know anyone that Signs and is at UTA, could you please let me know. It's a really big school, so I have not got to meet other Deaf here yet and would LOVE to .
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A special edition set of Star Wars stamps will be on sale next month to mark the latest movie in the sci-fi series.
The set of eight, illustrated by artist Malcolm Tween, will be released to commemorate the upcoming movie, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which launches in December.
Maz Kanata, Chewbacca, Supreme Leader Snoke, R2-D2 and C-3PO are among those that will appear on the collection.
Four of the stamps will have details in fluorescent ink that will only be visible under a UV light.


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This is a delicious dish that could be served with a mixed vegetable salad or steamed broccoli and french bread.
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Ingredients and Preparation
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- In a medium nonstick skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Sauté onion until tender, about 2-3 minutes. Transfer to an 8 x 8 or 9 x 13 baking dish.
- Sauté the garlic for 1 minute. Add the crushed tomato, basil, oregano, and salt, and cook gently over medium-low heat for 10 minutes.
- Spread a layer of this mixture over the onion layer.
- Add a layer of eggplant and follow with a layer of tomato.
- Sprinkle 1/3 of the mozzarella cheese over top.
- Repeat layers of eggplant, tomato, and cheese until you use all ingredients. Finish with a layer of mozzarella cheese.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 25 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.
- Uncover and bake 10-15 minutes, or until layer of cheese is light brown.


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Gerry Harp
Trained as a quantum mechanic, Gerry was lured to the SETI Institute by the intriguing possibilities of using the multiple antennas of the Allen Telescope Array to generate images of the sky with thousands of beams smaller than any single antenna could produce. Since his arrival in 2000, he has undertaken many studies on beam formation including the Array's ability to produce "negative" beams – useful for cancelling out, or "rejecting", signals from such man-made noise makers as telecommunications satellites. Working with the Allen Telescope Array (ATA) team, this capability is now built-in to the Institute's search system.
For Gerry, trying out new ideas on how signals might be encoded is another exciting angle. While most ETI searches, including those at the Institute, look for the simplest kind of radio signals, he and other scientists are working on techniques to capture more general classes of signals: signals that contain a message from our stellar neighbors. While not abandoning the conventional SETI search, Gerry plans to perform additional kinds of searches in parallel for these message-bearing signals using the unique properties of the ATA which allows multiple simultaneous searches.
And while a SETI detection is a dramatic prospect, Gerry points out that the ATA will really push the envelope for radio astronomy too. It's not just a new instrument for cosmic research; it's revolutionary. Lately, he has turned to the problem of making images with radio data, and he's very interested in "imaging SETI," which can extract thousands of times as much information from our radio telescope than more conventional SETI processing. This will speed up the SETI search by a similar factor.
Before venturing into astrophysics more than a decade ago, Gerry started his physics career in surface physics and thin film magnetism. He has expertise in semiconductors, magnetic materials, and low dimensional systems. In this part of his career, Gerry learned a great deal about quantum mechanics, diffraction and holography, and his thesis topic was on the development of a new kind of electron holography to obtain 3D pictures of atoms. Now Gerry uses these same methods performing holography and interferometry with the ATA.
Gerry is currently the director of the Center for SETI Research (CSR) at the Institute, and most of his effort is still focused on doing SETI with the Allen Telescope Array. The ATA is a radio interferometer telescope owned by the SETI Institute and co-operated with SRI International. Gerry is joined by several other scientists and engineers in the CSR looking for artificial signals coming from outside our solar system (SETI). The technical side of this work involves automated control of the ATA and ultra-high speed digital signal processing systems to isolate weak signals potentially from outer space, from the sometimes strong human-made signals all around us.
The other half of the research is deciding where to look. Where should we turn our telescopes to give the best chance of success? One answer is to focus on stars where we already know there are exoplanets and especially exoplanets that might support life. For this reason, CSR's main SETI program now focuses on the Kepler field, the same part of the sky observed by the Kepler space telescope.
On the astrophysics side, Gerry is fascinated by quasars which are by far the brightest astronomical objects. Quasars are thought to be enormous black holes at the centers of galaxies that are gradually devouring their host galaxy. The light (and radio waves) from these objects is so strong that they can easily be viewed at a distance of 10 billion light years. Since the universe itself is only 13 billion years old, this means we are looking back more than halfway to the big bang. How could anything be this bright? Sometimes, quasars are seen to generate visible flashes of light with a duration of <15 minutes. For an object so big, these flashes are extremely short, implying a radiating surface about the same as a sphere with orbital radius of Jupiter. How could anything be so bright? Humans do not entirely understand the physics of quasars, which makes them even more interesting.


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Spring 2020 classes have resumed online.Please visit
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In a busy family medicine practice, it often is difficult to get patients to engage in and contribute to their own health care, a concept popularly labeled patient self-management, but one family physician in Wisconsin found that changing some basic processes and empowering his nursing staff resulted in more patient-self management, better patient care and more face time with his patients.
FP Dave Eitrheim, M.D., gives Mary Knops his full attention and all the time she needs as he draws out the patient's health concerns during a relaxed office visit made possible by the implementation of clinic efficiencies.
Patient self-management, which can include team-based care, health coaching, motivational interviewing and patient goal setting, resonates with many family physicians, who routinely provide health care for millions of Americans who suffer from diabetes and other chronic diseases.
It also likely will be an integral component of future health care as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is expected to create a surge of new patients in 2014. That increase likely will create a need for more efficient clinical processes to deal with the increased patient volume.
A Patient Self-Management Case Study
One physician who already is working to incorporate more patient self-management into his practice is Dave Eitrheim, M.D., who for 26 years has practiced family medicine at the Mayo Clinic Health System -- Red Cedar in Menomonie, Wis.
Story Highlights
- A family physician in a large Wisconsin clinic spearheaded new clinic protocols in 2008 that stressed previsit planning and team-based care.
- The role of nurses throughout the larger clinic was expanded to include new patient responsibilities.
- The changes gave physicians more face time with patients and the entire clinical team opportunities to work on engaging patients in their health care.
AAFP News Now recently visited the Red Cedar Clinic to observe firsthand how the clinical team there engages patients and supports patient self-management. Eitrheim saw 23 patients that day -- a typical caseload -- but the pulse of the office flow felt measured and calm.
"Family medicine is a team sport. I couldn't feel relaxed seeing that many patients in a day -- and have patients feel like I listened to their concerns -- without the two nurses who work with me every day," said Eitrheim. He recalled a three-week period back in 2007 when his only registered nurse was absent for three weeks. "I was an hour behind and frazzled" the entire time, said Eitrheim.
That experience was the catalyst for change. In 2008, Eitrheim requested that a second nurse, an L.P.N., be added to his clinical team. The two-nurse team assumed responsibility for preventive care measures, including the scheduling of mammograms, Pap smears and immunizations. They counseled patients about tobacco use. "Those things are no longer on my radar. The nurses own that," said Eitrheim.
When the nurses added diabetic foot exams to their to-do list, the clinic's "miss rate" dwindled to just three diabetic patients out of 70, according to a report from the organization's quality assurance staff. "No way -- we never miss one," was the nurses' response to the report, and, as it turned out, all three misses could be traced back to slight glitches in the clinic's proven protocol.
Jill Hartung, R.N., spends a full hour conducting a Medicare annual wellness visit with patient Peggy Kothmam. The visit includes motivational interviewing and goal-setting and elicits information that will guide FP Dave Eitrheim, M.D., in his care decisions.
Eitrheim, who is president-elect of the Wisconsin AFP, told AAFP News Now that the clinic also instituted a patient previsit planning process that includes ordering each patient's lab work ahead of his or her appointment. "In the past, I'd order lab work, and then the results would come in 'who knows when,' and I'd send the patient a letter with the results. It wasn't very satisfactory," said Eitrheim, especially for patients with chronic conditions that require close monitoring.
"Patients like to talk about their lab work. Honestly, when they got a letter and didn't have the ability to ask a question or to clarify, it didn't sit quite right with them," said Eitrheim. For the past six years, however, he and other clinical staff members have used patient lab results as a starting point for conversations about healthy lifestyle changes.
Eitrheim said patients with diabetes are particularly easy to track. These patients have lab work drawn within three days of their scheduled visit, and Eitrheim uses their hemoglobin A1c lipid profile -- past and present -- as a motivator for change.
The previsit planning process also allows nurses to compile patient data, including a list of diagnoses and medications, so Eitrheim has all the necessary information at his fingertips when he greets each patient. "We sit down together and go through it all," he said. "I would never go back to the old way of doing things."
Eitrheim's successful plunge into practice transformation spread throughout the Red Cedar Clinic and inspired all of the 20-plus internal medicine and family medicine physicians employed there to follow his lead.
Changes that have smoothed operations throughout the larger clinic and resulted in more time for the physicians and enhanced patient care include establishment of
- four care-coordination nurses who, among other things, now cover all previsit planning duties, including issuing reminders to patients to bring their patient self-management data (e.g., exercise and peak flow logs) to appointments;
- an expanded nurse advice line that includes additional duties, such as handling medication refills, the clinic's message center and symptom-based calls;
- a protocol that allows a registered nurse to conduct all Medicare annual wellness visits; and
- a diabetes "hot list" that enables nurses to follow up with patients whose names are highlighted in red and are overdue for an office visit.
The clinic also makes use of a handy diabetes score card, a one-page template that holds a summary of the patient's labs and keeps tracks of the top five diabetes goals associated with management of diabetes -- namely, hemoglobin A1c, blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, tobacco use and aspirin use, when indicated.
Diabetes Educator Plays Role
In terms of working with patients on their care, "motivation has to come from within," according to Heidi Mercer, R.N., a certified diabetes educator at the Red Cedar Clinic. Mercer is trained in motivational interviewing and health coaching. Every patient newly diagnosed with diabetes has an opportunity to work with her.
Jackie Weber, L.P.N., will add vital signs to the cadre of information collected on Orval Gabriel during previsit planning so the primary care physician will have all the patient information he needs when he steps into the exam room.
"There are more than 1,400 patients diagnosed with diabetes in this clinic, and I see 350 a year," said Mercer. "Diabetes education is not a visit; it's a lifelong process. I work with patients (in conjunction with the rest of the clinical team) to help them discover and overcome their barriers to good choices."
A typical visit goes something like this: "I allow 90 minutes for a patient's first appointment. I do a thorough assessment; it's like peeling back layers on an onion," said Mercer. Each visit thereafter, Mercer spends about 10 minutes "peeling the onion" and another 15 minutes describing the metabolic chaos going on inside the patient's body. She devotes the final 20 minutes to goal-setting.
Patients set their own goals, with Mercer serving as their guide.
"I want every patient to succeed. If a patient agrees to set the oven timer and walk five minutes in the house, that's huge," said Mercer. "When the patient comes back happy and successful, I'll say, 'Let's try for 10 minutes.'"
Mercer shuns patient-education handouts, opting instead for human contact. "I do a lot of talking and looking in patients' eyes," she said. "I am making a difference in the lives of patients with diabetes because I give them the confidence and the knowledge to live healthier."
Mercer has a reputation around the clinic of success with the most difficult of patients, and her data back that up: Patients under her tutelage reach their goals anywhere from 70 percent to 100 percent of the time.
Hard Work Reaps Positive Results
"The main reason family physicians don't have time to do motivational interviewing and patient goal-setting is that they don't have efficient office practices," said Eitrheim, who admits that back in 2007, his work/life balance was out of whack.
"I love my work now because I get the patient information I need and have the time to spend with patients and develop relationships," he said. The team feels empowered, physician leadership is strong and outcomes are improving, he added.
The impact on patients also is positive. "Their wait time is much less, and patient satisfaction is through the roof. Patient engagement starts with having a trusting relationship with the physician and a good experience during the visit." Otherwise the patient isn't going to buy into anything, said Eitrheim.
Related ANN Coverage
Diabetes Research
Studies Tout Benefits of Peer Coaching, Patient Self-management Teams
Tips, Tools and Teamwork
FPs Can Guide Patients to Healthier Living
More From AAFP
American Family Physician: "Supporting Patient Self-management in Patients With Chronic Illness"
Additional Resource
American Diabetes Association: Diabetes Care: National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support(care.diabetesjournals.org)
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NEW YORK, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Federal environmental regulators are expected to significantly reduce their biofuel blending mandates for next year, marking a historic retreat from an ambitious 2007 law, according to industry and trade sources.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering a proposal that would set next year's target for use of renewable fuels at 15.21 billion gallons, less than the 18.15-billion gallon 2014 target established in the law, according to the sources, who said the new figures have circulated in Washington policy circles over the past week.
At 15.21 billion gallons, the proposal would leave room only for some 13 billion gallons of corn-based ethanol to be blended into the nation's gasoline supply - down from 13.8 billion this year and 14.4 billion required by law for 2014.
Speculation and media reports about the potential reduction in the blending levels ripped through financial markets on Thursday, spurring a major rally in the shares of independent refiners who have been paying hundreds of millions of dollars to buy ethanol credits to cover their blending obligations.
Refiner PBF Energy surged by 12 percent, Valero Energy rose 5 percent while corn futures in Chicago tumbled more than 1 percent on the prospect of reduced demand for corn-based ethanol. Ethanol credits known as Renewable Identification Numbers slipped to 40 cents.
The proposal, if ultimately approved, would mark a significant victory for U.S. oil companies, who have been lobbying regulators and Congress to cut biofuel blending mandates that had been eating into their market share.
It would also mark a significant blow to the U.S. corn ethanol industry, which has been urging regulators to stand pat at the ambitious blending targets required under the law.
Already, some ethanol groups are threatening to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which administers the fuel blending program, if it lowers its volume target.
"We will pursue every option," said Bob Dinneen, president of the Renewable Fuels Association, which represents the ethanol industry in Washington, D.C. Lowering the target to such volumes is illegal, he said.
It is not clear whether the EPA has indeed proposed the 15.21 billion gallon figure. Its formal proposal on the 2014 blending rule is now under review by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which must approve it.
A spokeswoman for the EPA, where most staff have been furloughed due to the partial government shutdown, did not return a request for comment.


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Lt (jg) William E Hall was awarded the Medal of Honor for his 8th of May action in this aircraft while defending Lexington from Japanese carrier attack. Assigned to the low-level anti-torpedo aircraft patrol, Hall was seriously wounded in one foot but remained in the fight and shot down at least one Nakajima B5N attacking the ship. His Viking was so badly shot up that it was jettisoned overboard soon after landing back aboard the doomed Lexington.
Following the US task force's strike against Shokaku and Zuikaku on 8 May, Lexington and Yorktown were attacked by squadrons from both Japanese carriers. Among eight VS-5 crews assigned to a low-level anti-torpedo aircraft patrol was Lt(jg) 'Swede' Vejtasa and his gunner. Radioman Frank Wood. In the ensuing wavetop melee, A6M2 Zeros shot down four scouts with all crews lost. Vejtasa flew his SB4U aggressively, offering only deflection shots to the fighters, and was credited with three destroyed - only one A6M actually ditched with battle damage. Vejtasa was awarded the Navy Cross and soon joined VF-10, where he won a second award for his interception of Japanese torpedo bombers at Santa Cruz in October 1942.
Another recipient of the RAF's unwanted Vikings was the Soviet Union, the first aircraft arriving in the winter of 1941-42. The initial aircraft were Viking IIa variants. While the Viking II was basically a British SB4U, complete with naval gear, the Viking IIa was a switch to a land-based variant, cooler heads having prevailed regarding the aircraft's utility. It also didn't help that the FAA wasn't interested in any more of the RAF's aircraft, which meant there was little point in continuing the navalized aircraft charade. The delivered aircraft were roughly analagous to the USAAC's A-19B variant, incorporating many of the same upgrades that benefitted the SB4U-4, such as self-sealing fuel tanks and armor plating, yet lacking the folding wings.While not as heavily armored or as fast as the venerable Il-2 Sturmovik, it would really be unfair to make that comparison. The Vought Viking was closer to the Petlyakov Pe-2, a dive-bomber. Even then, however, the Pe-2 was a much larger and faster aircraft. As a result, the Viking was assigned to units as a replacement to the generally unpopular Sukhoi Su-2. The Viking ended up being a very popular aircraft in the right hands and quickly gained a reputation for being the most accurate bomber in the VVS inventory. It was tough, maneuverable, and long-ranged, the main issue being its dire need for escorting aircraft over the front lines. This aircraft is depicted in the colors of the 52nd BBAP (Blizhnebombardirovochniy Aviatsionniy Polk - Short-Range Bomber Air Regiment), the first unit to be fully equipped with the type and to take them into combat. Its bomb racks were modified to take Soviet bombs (seen here with two 50 kg bombs and a single 250 kg bomb), but the standard gun armament remained unchanged. Its original British markings have been crudely overpainted and replaced by the red stars and tactical number on the tail preferred at that time.
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Mondo Guerra, Project Runway All Stars champ, cuts his famous hair. Thoughts?
Denver fashion designer Mondo Guerra, winner of the Project Runway All Stars reality show, has shed his trademark pompadour. Guests at Frock Out 2012, held April 19 at Denver's Central Library, were among the first to see the new 'do, perhaps best described as a flat Mohawk.
Guerra, one of the judges for the design challenge that raised money for the library's Fresh City Life programs, said the change was inspired by a kid he had seen on another Lifetime channel show, Dance Moms Miami.
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MINNEAPOLIS (CBSNewYork/AP) — The New York Yankees are no longer expecting CC Sabathia to return to their rotation this year, given the persistence of inflammation in his injured right knee.
Asked Friday whether he believed Sabathia's season was over, manager Joe Girardi said: "I think that's about fair to say."
The six-time All-Star left-hander has been out with a degenerative cartilage problem in his right knee since mid-May, when his ERA reached a career-high 5.28. The Yankees were targeting a post-All-Star-break return for Sabathia, who had begun a rehabilitation assignment.
In his second start, Wednesday for Double-A Trenton, Sabathia was hit hard: five hits, five runs and one walk while striking out two in 3 2-3 innings. The next morning, the 33-year-old woke up with swelling in the joint.
An MRI test on Thursday didn't reveal any new damage. Sabathia will be examined on July 14 by Dr. James Andrews before the next step is determined, Girardi said, but microfracture surgery is possible. Previously, Sabathia had an operation on the knee in October 2010 to repair a small meniscus cartilage tear. The microfracture procedure requires far more recovery time, though.
"That's a surgery a lot of players don't want to hear when they need to have it," Girardi said.
The manager even acknowledged the possibility that Sabathia might have thrown his last pitch for the Yankees, as dire of a scenario that sounds like.
"I think it's too early to predict that, but whenever you have degenerative issues that cause surgery or things like that, there's always a little question there," Girardi said.
Despite his 6-foot-7, 285-pound frame, Sabathia has been remarkably durable, logging at least 28 starts and 180 innings every season of his career. He reached 230 innings or more in five different years, including in 2007 when he won the American League Cy Young Award for Cleveland.
Sabathia is in his sixth season with the Yankees. He gave up 10 home runs in 46 innings over his eight starts before landing on the disabled list on May 11.
After signing a seven-year, $161 million deal as a free agent prior to the 2009 season, Sabathia had his contract extended in 2011 by one year and $30 million. Making $23 million this season, Sabathia is scheduled to earn $23 million in 2015 and $25 million in 2016. The Yankees have a $25 million option on his deal for 2017 with a $5 million buyout.
"It's not the news that we wanted, so we will just have to wait and see," Girardi said Thursday on WFAN radio.
The Yankees have also been missing injured starters Ivan Nova and Michael Pineda, forcing them to go with a makeshift rotation including Vidal Nuno, David Phelps and rookie Chase Whitley. Nova had season-ending elbow surgery in April. Pineda has been out with a shoulder muscle problem and is not expected back until August.
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The allocation of large-scale concessions is decided without prior identification of the natural forests, which need to be preserved, and without consultation with local communities. This generates the destruction of the forest and has a negative impact in many communities who dependent on it for their livelihood.
The expansion of the plantations intensifies deforestation, food insecurity and rural poverty.
The destruction and degradation of forests systems is driving climate change in two ways. First, the clearing and burning of forests releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and second, the area of forest that absorbs carbon dioxide is reduced. Their role in regulating the climate is so crucial that if we destroy the last forests, we will likely lose the battle against climate change. Forests are home to much of the earth's terrestrial biodiversity – millions of unique plants and animals. Furthermore, hundreds of millions of indigenous or forest-dependent people globally rely on them for their livelihood.
There are local solutions in the oil palm sector that protect the forest and provide good socio-economic benefits. Local communities can provide an example of how growing oil palms with greater local control can provide benefits to communities and environmental outcomes including reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The challenge is to develop these local solutions in Africa.
The Indonesia example
A palm oil nursery near Dosan Village. Oil palm plantations have expanded rapidly over the past two decades in Indonesia, clearing large swathes of natural forest and critical peatland areas.
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Oil palm plantations have expanded rapidly over the past decades in Indonesia, clearing large swathes of natural forest and critical peatland areas.
Promises of economic development and jobs to local communities have not come true for many. However, Greenpeace has documented an innovative, independent smallholder approach that has delivered social and economic benefits for the community while protecting the remaining forest.
"What is being done by the independent farmers of Dosan village is a solution for both the community, as well as for the protection of the forest against deforestation. They are making improvements to plantation management and are doing so though responsible and sustainable practices. Furthermore, they have a commitment not to convert any more forestland to plantations," said Greenpeace campaigner Rusmadya Maharuddin from Greenpeace Indonesia.
In the early 2000s, the Siak District Government, along with a state-owned plantation company, set up an oil palm smallholder scheme that resulted in the developed plantation being handed over to local community cooperatives.
Since 2008 the Dosan community has managed the plantation itself, allowing the profits to return to the village, while also providing full employment. With the support of local NGO Elang, improved management practices have increased yields and reduced the environmental impact. The smallholder scheme with improved management is succeeding so that now it has become a model for integrated peatland management across the country.