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Wild Neighbors: Following the Passionvines
If there's a passionvine in your neighborhood, you may have noticed a big showy butterfly, flame-orange with silvery spots like a spatter of mercury on the underside of its hindwing, hanging around. That would be a Gulf fritillary, which is actually a longwing rather than a true fritillary.
Someone once proposed renaming it the silver-spotted flambeau, which didn't catch on. In Hawaii, where its larval host plant is ubiquitous, it's called, sensibly enough, the passionvine butterfly.
By whatever name, it's one of the few North American members of a mostly tropical group. The butterflies can't tolerate cold winters, and those at the northern end of the range stage mass southward migrations. Common in the Southeast (hence the Gulf part), its range is limited by that of its host plants. One species of passionvine gets as far north as Arkansas, where we called it maypop and made jam from it, and there are a bunch of wild species in Florida.
California has no native passionvines, though, and the Gulf fritillary didn't establish itself here until they had been planted as ornamentals. It's not clear when the butterflies first turned up; one lepidopterist speculated they followed the Southern Pacific tracks, but they might have wandered up from Mexico. After colonizing Southern California, they followed their food plant north, reaching the Bay Area in the 1950s. Art Shapiro at UC Davis says this species is pretty much an urban butterfly, especially common in Berkeley.
When the adult butterflies emerge from their chrysalids in spring, there's a brief courtship in which the male fans his wings to give his mate a heady dose of pheromones. Then she lays her barrel-shaped eggs on stalks, so ants and other small predators can't get at them on a passionvine leaf. The caterpillars hatch out and begin to munch.
Flowering plants have a many-sided relationship with animals. A passionvine needs to have its flowers pollinated, its seeds distributed, and its leaves left the hell alone. So it's evolved colorful fragrant blossoms to attract pollinating insects, and tasty fruit enclosing seeds that will hopefully be deposited somewhere away from the parent vine. And several lines of leaf defense have been developed.
One tropical passionvine has hook-shaped hairs that puncture the soft bodies of caterpillars. Some resort to trickery: their leaves have projections that look like fine places to lay an egg but that are jettisoned by the plant once an egg is deposited. Still others have nectar glands that attract ants, which eat the longwing eggs or larvae, or faux eggs that make the leaf appear to have been preempted.
The most common defense, though, is chemical. Passionvine leaves contain substances called cyanogenic glycosides, precursors of cyanide. This is enough to deter most leaf-eaters, but the evolutionary arms race hasn't gone far enough to make the leaves unpalatable to the larvae of longwing butterflies.
The butterflies get an advantage from their toxic diet. Experiments have shown that birds find Gulf fritillaries and other longwings distasteful. And it's in the butterfly's interest to advertise this. Gulf fritillaries may have evolved their vivid colors for the same reason that deer hunters wear Blaze Orange vests: to maximize their visibility.
That would only work for predators with color vision, of course, which happens to include birds. The idea is that an inexperienced bird will take a bite of fritillary, go "Feh!," and avoid big orange butterflies from then on. The learning process takes its toll of a few individuals, but the species benefits.
Gulf fritillary caterpillars are also fairly gaudy, at least in their later stages: orange with menacing-looking black spines. The chrysalis, in contrast, is a cryptic object that looks like a curled-up dead leaf.
Other butterflies publicize their bad taste in similar ways: the monarch, whose caterpillar stores up milkweed toxins, white butterflies that feed on mustard, the pipevine swallowtail whose larval diet is, guess what? And there's an advantage to being orange, or whatever warning coloration: a bird that had tried to eat a fritillary might also pass up monarchs, and vice versa.
This is where mimicry comes in: palatable butterflies which have evolved a protective resemblance to the distasteful ones. In the tropics this gets really complex, as most things do: there's a whole raft of passionvine-feeding longwing species whose colors and patterns have converged to better spread the message, and free riders pretending to be poisonous.
Warning coloration is not just a butterfly thing: it occurs in amphibians, sea creatures, and at least one bird, the hooded pitohui of New Guinea. It's a nice bonus that the colors that function as keep-away signals to predators are also pleasing to humans. If you have room and a sunny exposure, you might consider planting your own passionvine to attract Gulf fritlliaries. Just remember not to eat the leaves.


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I saw these folded strawberry pancakes in a Japanese food market the other day and thought they looked absolutely appetizing. Though I'm more of a chocolate lover so I decided to do up my own version of chocolate pancakes~
This is a very quick and easy version.
Chocolate pancakes with strawberries & custard
(makes 9-10 mini pancakes)
For the custard:
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 tbsp cornflour
- 1.5 tbsp of sugar (reduce to 1 tbsp if using cow's milk)
- 100 ml unsweetened soymilk (I didn't have cow's milk left in the fridge)
- 5 g unsalted butter
- some chocolate chips (I used about 1 gram)
For the pancake:
- 1 packet (150g) Moringa Pancake mix
- 1 medium egg
- 150 ml unsweetened soymilk
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder
Strawberries and icing sugar for decoration.
- Beat egg yolk, cornflour and sugar in a small bowl.
- Heat up soymilk in a small saucepan until it starts to bubble at the sides. Take off heat and slowly pour into egg mixture, stirring to combine.
- Pour mixture back into saucepan and stir until thickens. Mix in chocolate chips and butter. Once it has cooled, pour into a piping bag and set aside in fridge.
- Mix Moringa Pancake mix with egg, milk and sifted cocoa powder. Pour equal sizes of batter in a lightly oiled frying pan (I used an egg frying pan to get equal sizes). You can better control the amount of batter you pour in by using a cookie scoop. When it's about done (holes will appear on top), bend the pancake in half. You can keep the shape by resting your flat cooking ladle on it, or wrap it in aluminium foil.
- Once it's cooled, pipe in the chocolate custard and place strawberries in each pancake.
My son enjoyed this dessert very much. If you've tried it, let me know! ^^


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The Gospel teaches us that we are accountable. Jesus taught the parable of the king who entrusted 'talents' to his ministers: one received ten, two others five and one. When the king returned he demanded an account (Matthew 25,14-30; Luke 19,12-28). This obviously applies also to church leaders, but are they only accountable to God? Surely not. Paul gives the example in his address to the elders of Ephesus. "You know what my way of life has been ever since I set foot among you … I have never asked anyone for money or clothes . . .Here and now I swear that my conscience is clear as far as all of you are concerned . . . I have never asked anyone for money or clothes . . ." (Acts 20,17-38). He was rendering an account to the community of Ephesus. See note 1 below. The trouble in the present-day Catholic Church is that church leaders are only considered accountable to those 'higher up' in the hierarchy:laity to clerics, priests to bishops, bishops to the pope. Some bishops have given a good example by publishing accurate financial reports of the diocese or by publicly explaining their actions. But by and large this does not happen. Church leaders act as if they are only responsible to God and their ecclesiastical superior. There is no proper mechanism by which those in authority can be held accountable by the people in their care.
Not a pyramid of power . . . !
"The debate over authority and accountability is not in the end about political structures in the institution, but about whether the Church is a divine or human reality. Of course, it is both human and divine, but the insistence on unthinking obedience to a hierarchical structured polity is the reduction of the church to a purely human reality. Liberals who stop at a simple critique of the dysfunctional elements of the present church structures are playing into the hands of the institution by accepting the rules of the game as the institution understand them. The truth is that good order in the Church is God-given, but it is a structure of openness, accountability patterned on the divine life, not on the pyramid of power that has bedeviled the Church since the Middle Ages. . . ." Tom Kyle
When thinking people of all persuasions look at church leadership, they raise questions about, for example, real participation of the membership in its governance and how in fact church leadership is to be held accountable, and to whom. If the Church and its leadership profess to follow the values of the Gospel and the principles of Catholic Social Teaching, then its internal life, its methods of governing and its use of authority will be scrutinised on the basis of what we profess. Bishop Kevin Dowling — Read his words!
The Church, too, is accountable. In the past, at times, some Catholics acted like the Church was above reproach, exempt from the demands of accountability, on its own, above it all. That was wrong. That was tragic. As your archbishop, I am accountable to many, and I'm glad that I am, because I am weak, imperfect, flawed. Daily do I examine my conscience. Every two weeks I tell God, "I'm sorry," in the sacrament of penance. Often do I meet with people, boards, and councils to whom I report, and ask for advice and criticism. Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan — Read more!
NOTE 1. Accountability is implicit in this description of the bishop's task: "A bishop, since he is sent by the Father to govern his family, must keep before his eyes the example of the Good Shepherd, who came not to be ministered unto but to minister, and to lay down his life for his sheep. Being taken from among people, and himself beset with weakness, he is able to have compassion on the ignorant and erring. Let him not refuse to listen to his subjects, whom he cherishes as his true children and exhorts to cooperate readily with him. As having one day to render an account for their souls, he takes care of them by his prayer, preaching, and all the works of charity, and not only of them but also of those who are not yet of the one flock. who also are commended to him in the Lord. Since, like Paul the Apostle, he is debtor to all people, let him be ready to preach the Gospel to all, and to urge his faithful to apostolic and missionary activity. But the faithful must cling to their bishop, as the Church does to Christ, and Jesus Christ to the Father, so that all may be of one mind through unity, and abound to the glory of God." Vatican Council II, Lumen Gentium § 27.


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Gaming - new arrivals! (more to come :)
For a while we were working on a surprise for you, and here it comes:
OpenMandriva launches gaming page!!
Your favorite games on OpenMandriva? Now - quick and easy to setup and execute.
Our talented and very much playing ;) members created a portal to help you to install and execute most popular Windows Games and Games Platforms - now - in your OpenMandriva Lx!
We used all community forces (Wine, PlayOnLinux and our knowledge) to provide best and easy way to install all of them. We started from most popular games and platforms.
Forget dark commands with a lot of parameters and codes and configurations, you will install simply and quick, using basic linux commands, but most of the time you will need just your mouse.
Already there:
Dota 2, League of Legends, Minecraft, Minetest, Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead 2, Heroes of Newerth, Hearthstone, Alien Swarm and Gear UP.
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PlayOnLinux and Steam.
Next games how-to to be released:
World of Warcraft, Heroes of the Storm, Sword Coast Legends and CS:GO.
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It's lovely when you meet someone you admire and they not only live up to your expectations, but surpass them.
I am a big fan of Charlaine Harris's work. I have 35 of her books on my shelf, and there are 60 of her books in this house. I love the Sookie Stackhouse series, and others, and the True Blood TV show, too.
Charlaine Harris is someone I never thought I'd meet and I feel incredibly lucky that I have. It was so special and she was really, really lovely.
This is an experience I will definitely treasure, and the perfect end to the journey I have been on with these books.


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Some people say that trying to get rid of the "woo hoo" is trivial, but we here at the TRPS believe that is simply not the case. Obviously on field results speak the loudest but a fan base can also gain a reputation. We don't want our reputation among our opponents' players to be a weak one so with that said, It's time to put some strength and ferocity back into Tiger Rag; enough with sounding like a bunch of lackadaisical pansies. The goal of the TRPS is to rid Tiger Nation of this nonsense chant.
It's hard to fight when your fight song isn't serious so whenever possible we should politely point out the silliness of the "woo hoo" and convincingly suggest to others to replace the it with infectious volleys of the classic "FIGHT TIGERS, FIGHT TIGERS, [ — pause — ], FIGHT, FIGHT". We are Tigers, and Tigers fight for domination. We do not submit to something designed specifically for the weak minded.
Some people have suggested some of the old Tiger cheers that contain profanity as replacements for the "woo hoo". While we do love the throw back to Old Clemson College, we do not feel that we can endorse those chants that contain profanity as replacements because we want everyone from age 1 to 101 to be able to join in and help us get rid of the "woo hoo". We can still rebuild the difficult playing environment of Death Valley without resulting to swearing.
This site is intended to make easier the difficult task of getting the "Ban the Woo Hoo" message out. We hope that this site will make it easier for us to collaborate and that it will enable you to become involved in your own small way. We look forward to hearing from you if you have any questions or need further information.
Woo Hoo Background Info
From what we have been able to piece together over the past few years, we have come to the following conclusion: the "woo hoo" was originally heard during a Clemson -vs- UVA game in 1990. It stayed dormant until 1998 when the flag line started doing it. It gained momentum with some students (especially freshmen). From what we understand, it is now taught at freshmen orientation. This is a huge problem because these freshmen come into Clemson thinking that the "woo-hoo" is part of our tradition when it is most absolutely NOT!!! It must stop here.
In 1990, the Woo-Hoo was first used in our fight song against Virginia. In this game, we lost to Virginia 20 – 7, the first time Clemson had not beaten Virginia in 31 years. We started to feel the effects of the "woo-hoo" soon after as 1991 was the last year we won the ACC title. In short, the "woo-hoo" began the slide to mediocrity we are just now beginning to recover from."


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Well, it's Friday afternoon and we're just finishing Rawhide's Plasma 4.6.2 builds, codenamed "Congrats". And why congrats? As you can see, Fedora Planet is full of Gnome 3 release blogposts. So it is KDE community congratulations to finishing it and my gift for tomorrow's Gnome 3 Launch party @Prague I'm going to attend. I hope to meet a few friends from Gnome, other distributions (OpenSUSE guys, party animals are alive!) etc. The schedule looks awesome, even Unity is going to be presented there!
Gnome Live! event info page if you're interested to join us. Tom Bzatek and Jirka Eischmann have some small gifts for visitors :)
So congratulations Gnome guys! And see you tomorrow! Unit(y)ed (TM) - Gnome, KDE, RH, Ubuntu, OpenSUSE - celebrating.
PS: 4.6.2 build took some time, Rex being @Camp KDE, /me was working on presentation skills for the last two days... Expect F14/15 builds soon!
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As planned, the current Uncle Mike saga was supposed to break into three parts. What I've done is excise part three, choosing to jump straight to the conclusion. This means a few big losses for me. Gone are the running gags of Jacob's V encyclopedia and Mike giving the kids coffee. Gone is a twist I had planned to set up over a few weeks. The big casualty of the change, however, is poor Sydney. Since she spends half of her time in the city, managing her apartment buildings and doing general businesswoman hobnobbing, this was my opportunity to drop in on her and show how she lives when away from family.
But here's the thing: Just because you CAN, doesn't mean you SHOULD. Bringing Sydney in would mean extending the city trip for dozens of strips - which is risky for a story that's already running long. Looking over the scripts, while I was having fun with her, it was clear Sydney's involvement ended up having zero impact on the story as a whole. No events depended on her triggering them, and she actually delayed some payoffs if I think about it that way. She's simply a fun character to write for and I wanted to use her.
My preferred method of writing is to set up a scenario and sit on it, letting its potential play out. This can easily lead to a "too much of a good thing" effect. I may write 20 good gags about the kids and Mike in a museum, but running them all risks joke fatigue. There's also the problem of pacing, should I devote a strip to every little silly detail just because I though I was clever for thinking of it. It's my nature to really be indulgent and revel in my stories, but this time I felt editing was the best option - especially considering all the indulgence I'd already placed in this story!
Now the questions is... what will fill that gap? I've had a story, set during summer break, that I could do. The timing would be right for it, and it will eventually rotate a few characters back into the spotlight. The downside to that direction is that I'll be subjecting the readers a long, drawn-out story again without giving them a gag-a-day break to cool off.
A second idea to fill the space is to create a series of one to two week vignettes that focus on some of the supporting cast, and ride those short stories through the summer. Those might be easier on the readers, but I'm not as prepared on my end to run them. At this point, I only have one solid vignette idea. There's also the problem of this idea bumping the summer story mentioned above to next year. (Which might not be a bad thing, in regards to long-term pacing.)
Clearly, I have to whip out my giant Word file of ideas and get some inspiration going again. The end of the Mike stories will come sooner than expected, and I must be prepared to move on!


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text: The High School Technology Department offers a wide range of courses focused on meeting various student interests. It is suggested that students consider taking the basic technology courses in preparation for college, advancement to career and technology programs or entrance to the work force. More advanced courses are available for students who like to pursue a technical field or who would like to further their knowledge in areas of individual interest. Courses are designed to challenge students and provide opportunities for students to develop their critical and creative thinking skills, to act respectfully and to reach their fullest potential. The Department's goal is to align student achievements with the GWRSD Vision, KRHS Mission Statement, the NH Framework and the International Technology Educators Association National Standards. In keeping with the Mission Statement, the Technology Education Department is committed to providing an equitable and flexible environment for all members of our learning community. The Department has been recognized as a leader in the State of NH and has received several state and national awards.


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Aktive – Auckland Sport & Recreation (Aktive) has announced the establishment of the Organised Sport Advisory Group to provide input, collaboration and guidance on organised sport in Auckland.
Chaired by Murray Lockwood, Board Member, Northern Netball, the Group comprises: Dean Murphy, Chief Executive Officer, New Zealand Golf; John Limna, Chief Executive Officer, Northern Football Federation; Julie Paterson, Chief Executive Officer, Tennis New Zealand; Lara Collins, Chief Executive, Waka Ama; Phil Vyver, General Manager, Auckland Bowls; and Nigel Cass, Chief Strategy and Operations Officer, NZ Rugby.
The Organised Sport Advisory Group replaces the Auckland Sport Coalition and now includes National Sport Organisations. Representatives have been appointed based on extensive business and sport experience and will provide a sector-wide perspective. Mr Lockwood was previously Chair of the Auckland Sport Coalition and has been appointed to Chair the Group for one year.
Dr Sarah Sandley, Chief Executive Officer, Aktive says the establishment of the Organised Sport Advisory Group acknowledges the significance of organised sport in Auckland.
"As we pursue the vision for Auckland to be the world's most active city, we recognise the continuing importance of organised sport, both historically and in the future, in creating relevant, high-quality physical activity and sporting experiences for many Aucklanders," says Dr Sandley.
"In such a complex, fast-changing city, it's critical that organised sport organisations are able to further develop the part they play in the lives of our citizens, particularly our young people and diverse communities."
With both regional and national body representation, the Organised Sport Advisory Group will provide high-level strategic input to guide decisions, enhance collaboration, share research and help direct advocacy. The Group will meet initially quarterly, and as a minimum twice a year.
Dr Sandley adds: "The establishment of this Group is an important addition to the sector's information sharing and will help inform Aktive's plans in our five current priority areas – advocacy, sector development, schools and community, spaces and places, and coaching. It will also provide input into the long-term strategic planning for sport and recreation in Tāmaki Makaurau, a diverse city with many challenges but also unparalleled opportunities to increase participation."
Aktive is a charitable trust that has been established to make Auckland the world's most active city. It is a key strategic partner of Sport NZ, Auckland Council and major grant makers and funders. Aktive invests more than $11m per annum in a range of delivery partners, organisations and projects that will get more people recreating and playing sport in Auckland, with focuses on young people and identified communities.
Organised Sport Advisory Group
Murray Lockwood, (Chair)
Current role: Chair of Netball Northern and Windross Farm Golf Course. Murray is a volunteer across a wide range of sports, whilst also CEO of a large structural and civil engineering consultancy. He has been a board member of Netball Counties Manukau, chair of Auckland Manukau and Northland Gymnastics. Murray was a member of the Auckland Sports Coalition Executive from its creation in 2009, and chair from 2015.
Julie Paterson
Current role: CEO, Tennis NZ. Julie has extensive experience in Badminton and Netball, with spells as CEO of Netball Southland and Netball Northern Zone. She is co-Chair of Women in Sport Aotearoa (WISPA), launched in 2017 to increase the visibility, value and recognition of women's sport in NZ. Julie has also been an Executive member of the Auckland Sport Coalition.
Nigel Cass
Current role: Chief Strategy and Operations Officer, NZ Rugby (NZR). Nigel's sporting pedigree extends back to the Hillary Commission, working in Local Government Liaison and Active Living, including roll out of the Push Play campaign. He was a senior staff member in NZ Rugby from 2001 to 2007 before working on the Rugby World Cup 2011 as GM Tournament Services. Nigel returned to NZR in 2012 as GM Strategic Relationships and Planning before taking up his newly-created role to deliver NZR's strategy including a recognition of the importance of Auckland to the success of New Zealand.
Lara Collins
Current role: CEO, Waka Ama NZ. Lara is also currently President of the International Va'a Federation, and Board member of the NZ Canoe Federation. Lara moved from being President of Waka Ama to their CEO in 2012, following a long career with College Sport Auckland, working across a range of sports, and four years with the Sir John Walker Find Your Field of Dreams programme in Manukau.
Dean Murphy
Current role: CEO, NZ Golf. Dean has been working with New Zealand Golf since 2007, initially as Commercial Manager, appointed as Chief Executive in 2010. Prior to joining New Zealand Golf, Dean was employed in sales and marketing for Lion Nathan and spent 10 years in London working in the tourism industry. He is also a member of the Institute of Directors, a board member of Central Districts Cricket, and a trustee of Project Litefoot. Dean was awarded the C.K. Doig Leadership Award at the Sport and Recreation Sector Awards earlier this year.
Phil Vyver
Current role: GM, Auckland Bowls. Phil has experience in the Local Government sector and leisure centre industry in the United Kingdom, and with the former Manukau City Council, as well as holding positions in Sport Bay of Plenty and Counties Badminton. Phil has also been a member of the Auckland Sport Coalition Executive and their delegate to OneVoice – Auckland Sport and Recreation.
John Limna
Current role: CEO, Northern Football. John has over 25 years' experience in high performance and grassroots sport around the world, serving The British Olympic Association, Sport England, Sport Scotland, UK Sport, and working in the London Olympics in 2012. He spent seven years in the Singapore Sports Council and the Singapore Sports School. In New Zealand he was part of SPARC/NZ Academy of Sport in the early 2000s and is now returned to lead the northernmost football federation.


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Oral and Written Contracts and Wrongful Termination
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A rare sight: Grandma Moses' 'Old Bennington Bridge'
Artist's piece found in storage space is at antiques center
Jan Woodcock knew his grandmother and her sister had been reared by their aunt, Grandma Moses. He knew that his own mother regarded the revered American folk artist as, yes, a grandma.
And he remembered the embroidered picture given to his mom as a token of grandmotherly affection — which, sometime in the 1970s, Edna Margaret Woodcock squirrelled away to protect from the light.
A few years ago, Edna died. Jan Woodcock and his sisters were sorting through their mother's belongings at her home in Cambridge, and there, tucked inside some storage space, they found it: "Old Bennington Bridge," a worsted-wool embroidery that's now on exhibit, with a few other artworks from the Moses family, at the Loft Gallery of the Cambridge Antiques Center.
"We knew about it, but it wasn't something that was on the top of our minds," said Woodcock, who lives in Cambridge. "I don't know if it was a 'Eureka!' It was more of an 'Oh, yeah!' ... As children, it was on the wall. But then it came off the wall and went into a box."
Hildegard Bachert, co-director of the Galerie St. Etienne in Manhattan, which archives Grandma Moses' oeuvre and handles her estate, said of the rediscovery: "Her pictures show up — especially the little ones like that, which Grandma gave as gifts. ... It's always nice when another one comes up."
The small (about 10-by-12-inch) piece is the artist's only known rendering of the Bennington covered bridge, although she painted many other such spans in her late-blooming but hugely productive career. Bachert said Moses listed the piece under the year 1941 in her own record book, calling it "the Old Bennington Bridge worsted" — a reference to the fine weave of the wool she used in her embroidery.
The artist more properly named Anna Mary Robertson Moses was born in 1860 and began painting more than 70 years later — after arthritis made needlepoint painful. Woodcock said Moses' sister, who helped rear his grandmother and great aunt, first suggested the switch to a less-taxing medium. "Her sister said, 'Well, you know, why don't you paint? Instead of doing needlework?'" he said. "So that's when she started painting."
According to Bachert, "Old Bennington Bridge" is one of 72 such "worsteds" that the gallery knows of, a fraction of the 1,700 or 1,800 paintings on record. Three embroidered pictures turned up in 2013, "and there will surely be more coming to the surface in the future."
The story behind it is fairly typical of Grandma Moses' embroideries, which were carefully sealed against moths and vermin and handed out as gifts. "She gave them to friends and family and the mailman, and whoever she owed a present to," said Bachert, an authority on Moses who knew the artist for about 20 years until her death in 1961 at the age of 101. "And they didn't cost too much."
If you go
Grandma Moses' "Old Bennington Bridge"
Where: Loft Gallery at the Cambridge Antiques Center, 30 W. Main St., Cambridge
When: This fall; hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Admission: Free
Info: 677-8359; http://www.cambridgeantiquescenter.com/gallery.html
Bachert said a Grandma Moses embroidery hasn't been seen at auction in a long time, but estimated the value of a small one at about $18,000 to $20,000, if in good condition. "It's certainly not 50 (thousand), and it's more than 10 (thousand)," she said.
The picture's public display offers a rare chance to view an example of Grandma Moses' work that predates her more celebrated, prolific and profitable paintings, rendered in her colorfully idiosyncratic American folk style. "It's something that people do not necessarily think of when they think of her artwork," said William Boylan, owner of the Cambridge Antiques Center. "They think of her paintings. And this worsted wool — it's quite a technique."
Woodcock and his sisters have not yet decided what to do with the picture in the long term. "But our intentions are to preserve it in a manner that is appropriate," he said.
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The tallest waterfall in the world: Angel Falls
Next time you're in Venezuela, make sure you add a visit to Canaima National Park. This is the home of Angel Falls, the world's tallest waterfall with a drop of 3,212 feet. The main plunge is an impressive 2,648 feet and a spectacle not to miss if you have the chance to visit the area. The best time to go is June through December, and you should be prepared for a trek since the falls are in an isolated jungle.
It's undisputed that Angel Falls has the tallest single uninterrupted drop of any waterfall in the world. However, there is a dispute over whether or not it is actually the tallest waterfall in the world. Our next slide features the contender. (Text: Jaymi Heimbuch)


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If you're looking to add some variety to your fruit bowl, consider red bananas. They're available year-round in supermarkets and specialty stores. Use them as you would yellow bananas -- eating them raw, slicing them into fruit salads or baking or frying them. While tasty, these purplish bananas are also nutritious, providing you with vitamins and minerals as well as fiber.
Calories, Fat, Carbohydrates and Protein
An average red banana weighing 99 grams has 90 calories and no fat, according to the Centers for Disease Control. It has 23 grams of carbohydrates -- 8 percent of your recommended daily value. Of these 23 grams, 16 grams are sugars and 1 gram is dietary fiber. A red banana, therefore, provides 4 percent of your recommended daily value of fiber. It also has 1 gram of protein.
Vitamins and Minerals
Under their purplish skins, red bananas hold a significant amount of the vitamins and minerals your body needs every day. A 99-gram red banana has 2 percent of your recommended daily value of vitamin A and 15 percent of vitamin C. It has no sodium or calcium but gives you 2 percent of your recommend daily value of iron. Red bananas also provide vitamin B6 and potassium.
Compared with yellow bananas, the bananas most often seen in U.S. markets, red bananas tend to be smaller. Their peel is a deep red, maroon or purple hue and their flesh is a creamy whitish-pink that often tastes of not just banana but raspberry. Nutritionally, both yellow and red bananas are valuable fruits.
At the market, look for bunches of red bananas that are fairly firm, with no bruises, breaks or blemishes visible on the peel. Bananas with a deep purple color are ripe. Grocers in the United States often import their red bananas from Costa Rica.
Once you bring them home, leave red bananas out at room temperature to ripen, if need be. Turn them occasionally. Do not cover or refrigerate them.
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Naples Real Estate Market Sales Report - 3rd Quarter 2014
Posted by Benjamin Dona on Monday, October 20th, 2014 at 11:07am.
Limited inventory continues to be the story of the Naples area real estate market as we head into season in SW Florida. Demand is definitely outweighing supply. Statistics* released Friday by the Naples Area Board of Realtors (NABOR) for the 3rd Quarter of 2014 showed an 11 percent decrease in closed sales year-over-year and 12 percent drop from August's sales numbers. Pending sales were down 10 percent year-over-year and dropped 4 percent from last month. Overall home prices continued to rise though jumping 13.5 percent to $265,000 year-over-year. For September, the closed sales price was up 1 percent to $262,000 from August's $260,000. Inventory fell 9% and average days on the market (DOM) shrank 45 percent year over year.
Here's the recap of the 3rd Quarter's numbers:
- Overall closed sales in the $300,000 to $500,000 category increased 13 percent from 398 in 3rd quarter 2013 to 451 in 3rd quarter 2014.
- Overall closed sales in the $1 million to $2 million category increased 14 percent from 91 in 3rd quarter 2013 to 104 in 3rd quarter 2014.
- Almost 65 percent of the closed sales were to "all cash buyers."
- Overall inventory of Single-Family homes in the $300,000 to $500,000 market increased 15 percent from 422 in 3rd quarter 2013 to 487 in 3rd quarter 2014.
- Closed Single-Family home sales in the $300,000 and below range fell 22 percent, due mostly to a dramatically short supply of inventory.
- Distressed sales fell to only 7 percent of overall closed sales.
- Closed sales in the $1 to $2 million price range rose 14 percent.
- Closed Condominium sales in the $1 to $2 million price range rose 36 percent.
- The median closed sales price in the $500,000 to $1 Million range rose 2 percent to $650,000.
- The median closed sales price in the under $300K range rose 9 percent to $180,000.
- The overall median closed sales price in the $1 Million to $2 Million range fell 1 percent to $1,337,000.
- The median closed price for Single-Family homes in the $2 million and above category increased 18 percent to $3,400,000.
- Total inventory supply stood at 3,702 at the end of September.
- The inventory supply of Condominiums was at 1,748 units, down 17 percent versus last year.
- The average number of days on the market (DOM) for the quarter was 78, down from 142 a year ago.
While the overall Naples real estate market was great in the 2014 winter season, the on-going shortage of inventory in many price range categories continued to take its toll in the 3rd quarter. Prices are rising at an uncomfortable pace in many of the ranges and buyers are often times finding themselves in bidding wars for the most desirable properties currently available on the re-sale market. The one saving grace is all the new construction that is going on through-out the SW Florida area, especially in the Bonita Springs and Estero real estate markets. Without its availability, pricing pressures could easily get out of hand in no time at all. It will be interesting to see how things go in the 4th quarter as season begins in earnest. Hopefully, we'll see more of the "on the fence" sellers finally listing their properties for sale and things will stabilize a bit more.
As we always find is the case here in SW Florida, only time will tell the tale.
*Sales Data Statistics from NABOR.
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Benjamin Dona is the Broker and Owner of Gulf Coast Associates, Realtors in Bonita Springs, Florida. He holds two advanced degrees, an MBA and an MA, and has an extensive background in both business and marketing. In 1998, he founded Gulf Coast Associates, and formed a group of like-minded Realtor® associates dedicated to offering professional Southwest Florida real estate services by concentrating on information, education and the use of leading edge technologies. He also is a recognized expert on the "Net," a much-quoted and read blog author, and a contributor to both national and international news outlets. Benjamin is a member of the National Association of Realtors, the Florida Association of Realtors, and numerous local real estate boards throughout Southwest Florida.
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The flight went well and we rambled about the beauty of the Salt Range. A cursory remark about the benign nature of Cumulus clouds was thrown in for small talk. An hour's flight over some of the most picturesque scenery, coupled with first-rate navigation by the student had had a salutary effect, on the whole. In good cheer, we landed at Sargodha and were welcomed by colleagues who were eager to show off their fighter stuff. Views were exchanged on the quality of Flight Commanders (same at either end), the working hours (long, to very long at both places) and other similar trivia. A sumptuous lunch at the Officers' Mess was followed by an IP (Instructor Pilot)-guided tour of the venerable F-6. The student's expression at seeing the length of the pitot tube confirmed that he was eager to move on to fighters. The cross-country mission had thus served its purpose and we were ready for the return flight.
Flight details were passed and enroute weather rechecked; nothing significant was reported except the same Cumulus cloud formations that had been seen on the way in. At take-off, it seemed as bright and sunny as it was when we had landed. Departure was standard and everything seemed to be in order other than post-lunch grogginess, which was at a manageable level.
Approaching the Salt Range at 15,000 ft, we saw numerous cloud formations that had transformed into the dreaded Cumulo-nimbus variety. Assuming that these clouds would not test our guts, we decided to find a gap and press on. Getting closer, we noted that the sky was darker than usual and the turbulence bothersome. It was not long before we ran into a sheet of rain. A course deviation was quickly done – 'dog-leg,' in aviation jargon – and we continued. The respite from rain lasted only a few minutes before we flew into another wet squall. I thought about returning to Sargodha but, being a junior instructor, was worried about flak from the Flight Commander for blocking the aircraft off Base.
The downdrafts were becoming nasty, so we locked our shoulder harnesses and descended to stay clear of the lowering cloud base. I was just hoping that we did not have to get down much further as the rising ground would leave us with a very narrow band to fly in. The term 'vertical envelopment' rang in my ears as we wedged our way through. A glance to the rear revealed total cloud cover, and flashes of lightning confirmed that turning back was not an option any more. By this time we had reached the point-of-no-return anyway, as the fuel gauge indicated.
Trying to stay composed in front of the student was a challenge in itself, since no IP worth his salt would allow the slightest hint of panic, come rain or hail. I tried to plot my ground position but, with the visibility down to a few hundred metres, remained clueless. The radio compass did not help either, as it had been ruined by the static charge in the atmosphere and its pointer was going round and round, rather madly. A homing attempt was made with Cherat Control's UDF, but it was evident that we were losers that day; Cherat just wasn't responding.
As if our share of misfortune wasn't enough, a violent downdraft whacked the little T-37 and our helmets hit the canopy with a thud. There was no doubt that we had been engulfed in a terrible storm. All we could see were menacing strokes of lightning, and sheets of rain thrashing the windshield. I recall envying the helicopter pilots who could at least put their craft down, rather than have to fly into a deadly abyss, like we were doing. I had to do something quickly to get out of this awful situation, as it wasn't my life alone. I had been entrusted with a fledgling pilot who had done nothing wrong to deserve this fate.
Ejection! Was it time for the doing the unthinkable? Life in the cockpit had become so distressing that the idea of ejecting seemed sound; however, it had the aura of embarrassment, as if one were surrendering just to cling on to dear life, without having put up a proper fight. Pride took the better of me and I resolved to give it one more try. I could not think of anything else other than turning in circles at the same spot, which is the closest I could do to emulate a helicopter. At least I was still clear of the rising ground and lightning hadn't yet struck the aircraft, which was no small mercy. Local thunderstorms are known to last no longer than 20-25 minutes – at least their fury is spent during that while – so I was willing to hang around, waiting for a break. I was hopeful that I would be able to recover my senses, and fuel permitting, put the aircraft down at one of several disused airfields in the general vicinity. In the event, I would be able to talk my OC Wing out of a likely Summary of Evidence, if I made it alive somehow. He was the sweet kind who could even recommend one for a Chief's Commendation, given the right smile.
Reckoning that we were in the vicinity of Basal, I set up an orbit and started a prayer with clenched lips so as not to unduly upset the student. I tried to take a breather by handing him the controls but, under the circumstances, he did not seem too excited about the IP's new-found confidence in his abilities. I, therefore, took over again. The bolts of lightning continued to unnerve both of us and we expected to be engulfed in what now looked like a raging firestorm. Desperate, partly brain dead and completely confused, I thought that this was it – the end. What a way to go!
The cloud base was now so low that I could not delay the decision to eject, any longer. Hesitatingly, I called out to my student to recheck his ejection seat safety pins were out. So as not to cause a seizure which was the last thing I could handle, I assured him that this check was being done, 'just in case'. He also followed it up with the periodic LOFI checks, which got me wondering if he knew just what was going on. Such gullible lads, these students are!
As I was trying to figure out the ejection drill, an anaemic sort of a river appeared adjacent to our track. For want of a better option, I turned for it as its bed seemed lower than the adjoining terrain. Skimming the surface of a river seemed a safer prospect than flying over ground that could rise up suddenly. Where the river would take us was not a big worry for the moment; staying aloft was. Thus started a brief but hair-raising bit of low flying. The SOP on low flying height was put on hold and the student was tasked to lookout for river banks lest we nicked a wing tip or two. The height at which we were flying gave us a feeling of literally wading through the river. The rain continued in torrents, leaving the outside scene just a blur of muddy grey. The turbulence and lightning had however subsided, which gave some hope. If I could fly on without losing my nerve for a few more minutes, everything would be alright, I assured myself.
Miraculously, the visibility started to become better, and what had seemed like abstracts began to turn into distinct landscapes. Figuring out that the worst was behind us, I started to get my bearings right. The magnetic compass was showing an Easterly heading, and I had flown in this direction long enough to cause unease amongst Air Defence people. I had not been challenged on the radio yet, but one couldn't be sure of receiving radio signals at the height I was flying. The rain had reduced by now and I started to look for tell-tale landmarks so I could make a course correction. The student too started to pore over his map. To him, every habitation was either Nila or Dulla, which wasn't very encouraging to hear, after having covered so much ground. With no idea where we were, and not sure where to go, I was now at wit's end. Awfully uncomfortable at my plight, I was hoping to pick up some worthwhile feature to report to my student.
Luckily, some built-up area started to emerge, then a small airfield whizzed past, and not much later appeared water tanks, roads full of vehicles and the rectangular blocks of a well-laid out cantonment. I reckoned that Wah did not have an airfield around it; Campbellpur was too small; Kharian and Jhelum were too far south-east. While I was trying to fix my position through guesswork, a huge expanse of green started to emerge in the windshield. The surroundings seemed very familiar as a row of stately houses with antique cannon and an assemblage of guards stood at their gates. Aghast at where I was, I kept my cool and announced to my student, "you see, this is the Race Course ground, and those are the Generals' houses." "Rawalpindi, sir!" was his well-deduced reply.
Gradually it dawned on me that we had followed River Soan, veered off to Dhamial Base and almost ended up at the Quarter Master General's residence! Getting to Risalpur was now a cakewalk. I quickly called Chaklala that we had diverted due to weather and were now setting course for home. Mercifully, Chaklala's suspicions about our loafing around were not aroused and we were cleared to proceed 'as per flight plan'. The rest of the flight was routine and the student was allowed the aircraft controls as I sat back and mused about the horrifying ordeal.
Back in the Squadron, everything seemed normal and the Flight Commander was glad to have his aircraft back for the next day's routine. I was glad too, to have arrived in one piece. Cherat Control's possible 'hazard report' was pre-empted with a polite discussion on the land line. Wonderfully, everything fell in place; Allah too seemed pleased, if one were to go by the answered prayers.
This episode would be incomplete if there was no concluding sermon. I wish to add that the next time you encounter those dark grey thunder clouds, just abort. Remember, you can't go over them or under them. Going around them may not be as simple either; also, there is the possibility of violating a lot of airspace. Turning back is prudent double time, never mind a fretting Flight Commander.
This article appeared in PAF's Flight Safety Newsletter, Summer 2002 issue. The article was adjudged as "Best Article of the Year 2002".


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The purpose of this project was to build similarity measures and custom clustering algorithms to identify similar sentences in a financial text. We used several approaches to do so : we used embeddings, named entity recognition and naive methods to define sentence similarity and we built a pipeline that enables the company to generate more labelled data for training the classification/clustering algorithms.
First week: build a Flask application that takes 2 input sentences and outputs a Word mover distance graph and a distance heat-map between words in each sentences using fine-tuned BERT embeddings
Second week & Third week: build similarity scores between 2 sentences based on custom Named entity recognition. We build a global score from each of the following entities : DATE, ORG, PERSON, MONEY, FINANCIAL entities
Fourth and Fifth week: build an Active learning process using Typeform API to query labels from the user, retrieve the labels in the database and set rules based on Jaccard or most common words approach to generate next polls of questions.
Challenges & Achievements
– Automated process for sentence labelling: getting a working pipeline that was working for several iterations and generating new batch of similar questions.
– Feature engineering: we managed to create custom similarity measures based on embeddings, entities and naives rules such as term frequency in a sentence, clustering with Named entities, Jaccard similarity or cosine similarity measure.
– Clustering: text event clustering on financial sentences using BERT embeddings and classical clustering methods.


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From preachers kid to Beale Street music rat, to singer songwriter, the musical journey of Barrett Baber has been just that……a journey.
The journey that has spanned almost two decades has seen the songwriter and showman bounce from Nashville, to Memphis to Fayetteville and beyond.
Always evolving, always moving ahead, the unique sound of Barrett Baber has found its way into the hearts of fans and onto the national scene.
A perfect blend of soul and country creates a new genre of country soul that Barrett Baber is now known for. The songs are real, the work is hard and the future is bright for an artist that is willing to be vulnerable and grind until he meets his goals.


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Apple releases iTunes 10.5 beta 8 to developers along with new iWork for iOS appsApple has made available an eighth beta release of iTunes 10.5 to developers, focusing on bug fixes and improvements. The update is available alongside a new release of iWork for iOS beta 3.
The new iTunes update focuses on support for iCloud among iOS devices and apps, including tighter requirements for apps using iCloud Documents & Data to identify their cloud-stored documents securely.
The update also refines iTunes Match, a song delivery service included under the iCloud umbrella of Apple's online services. Devices that enable iCloud Backup will now automatically disable backup through iTunes, accelerating the iTunes sync process.
Apple continues to refine iOS 5, iTunes, Apple TV, and Mac OS X Lion and Snow Leopard releases to launch its full iCloud service smoothly, apparently taking care not to repeat the rushed, problematic and very embarrassing launch fiascos of MobileMe back in 2008.


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GotchaPaperback June 25, 2013
#21 in the Sisterhood Series
Publisher: Kensington
FINALLY!!!! Here is what you've been waiting for… GOTCHA!
Revenge Is Never Outdated
Sometimes, justice is a long time coming. That's the case withJulie Wyatt, whose story strikes close to home for the original founder of the Sisterhood, Myra Rutledge, and her best friend–and fellow Sister–Annie. Julie is convinced her greedy daughter-in-law Darlene had something to do with the mysterious circumstances surrounding her son Larry's death. She desperately wants to get a confession out of Darlene–and to secure the safety of Larry's daughter, Olivia. As Myra, Annie and their cohorts dig deeper into Darlene's shady dealings, events unfurl in a way that no one could have predicted, bringing to light the true meaning of loyalty ad courage–and the kind of friendship that can create miracles…


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The first time I ever engaged in tongue scraping pretty much sealed the deal, I knew there was no going back. I was going to do this every day for the rest of my life. Now, if you don't know what tongue scraping is, or why you might be even remotely interested in it, let me ask you something. Would you be willing eat something for breakfast every day that you knew was loaded with bacteria? And I'm not talking about the beneficial, gut-friendly bacteria that you find in healthy fermented foods like yogurt. I'm talking about the kind of bacteria that smells bad, and makes you sick. Read more »
Researchers have long known that the foods you eat during your premenstrual cycle can influence PMS, but with recent studies they now have a better idea of what foods will alleviate the symptoms of PMS, and here are the top eight best foods to even out those mood swings. Read more »
Here in New Zealand we have a secret, it's called Manuka honey and it can heal our bodies both externally and internally, but thats not all, some honey when tested in the lab has been found to contain a second unique healing factor which enhances the uniqueness of this wonderful natural healing nectar. Manuka honey is a 'mono-floral' honey, meaning it's made predominately from one flower, in this case it's made from the delicate small flowers of the Manuka tree (Leptospermum scoparium) or Tea tree as some call it . Native to the shores of New Zealand, its a pretty low growing tree which has an abundance of tiny white or pink flowers in summer, and it's wood is highly prized for its aroma and is used in wood fired pizza ovens or in the smoking of many food items, but it's the nectar we are interested in today. Read more »
Sometimes I feel that it would be infinitely easier to pretend that our world's healthcare problems do not exist. It would be bliss to trust that our food industry operates with the public's best interests at heart and that the FDA and the pharmaceutical industry are committed to human health. I suspect however that you already realize that this is currently a fairy tale dream. Or perhaps you're like many others and understandably feel confronted by criticism of these paradigms. Whatever the case may be, James Colquhoun and Laurentine ten Bosch have learnt the hard way. In 2003, James' father experienced a severe health crisis. After decades of working in stressful conditions and consuming a typical western diet, Roy Colquhoun's body completely shut down. Bedridden for months with depression, chronic fatigue, anxiety and severe flu-like symptoms, Roy sought the best medical care available. Psychiatrists and medical specialists recommended a myriad of drugs that did nothing to alleviate Roy's physical ailments […] Read more »
Goji berries (Lycium barbarum) are the most nutritionally dense fruit on Earth. They are a member of the nightshade family (Solonaceae), which contains many other common vegetables such as potato, tomato, eggplant, and pepper, as well as some poisonous plants like belladonna and deadly nightshade. Native to the Himalayan Mountains of Tibet and Mongolia, the goji berry is now grown in many other countries as well. Read more »
The statistics on diabetes are staggering… Over the last 20 years the world population has grown by 30%. During that same time the population of diabetics in the world has grown by 766%! If you're one of them… this film could change your life. The incidence of diabetes has reached pandemic proportions. Those of us in the western world have a greater choice of foods available to us than ever before in history. We have access to supplements of every type and description, far more food than we need on a daily basis, yet the average person's state of health is arguably worse than any at any other time in history. Read more »
A report from the Union of Concerned Scientists on the value of GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) crops is the first to evaluate in detail the overall yield effect of these crops after more than 20 years of research and 13 years of commercialization in the United States. Based on all the information that's been gathered during that time, the report concludes that these frankencrops have done little to increase overall crop yields. Read more »


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Transforming How We Think about Good Food + Good Jobs. Throughout the second of three co-labs, the FoodLab Detroit Strategy Council members worked to further refine what it means to be a provider of good food and good jobs. Taking the findings from the first co-lab, our friends at The Work Department synthesized the strategy council discussion to produce more clear definitions of "Good Food" and "Good Jobs". Our strategy council worked to edit those definitions in this second co-lab; assuring that those definitions articulated the core values of FoodLab Detroit, and painted a clear picture of the vibrant, local food economy that we envision. This is what our strategy council concluded.
Continue reading this story on Exposure: https://foodlabdetroit.exposure.co/redefining-good-food-good-jobs


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Obama's Second Term - Middle Eastern Memos
The Bedu have a fitting reminder: free advice is worth a camel, but no one takes it. Here at the Caravan, we are optimists. We have come forth with free advice for a re-elected President Obama as to how to deal with the Greater Middle East.
American presidents invariably find themselves High Commissioners for the affairs of the Middle East. The imperial age is gone, but that region is forever in search of an outside arbiter. President Obama was in the Far East, in Myanmar and Cambodia, and with him was his secretary of state. This was the "pivot" toward Asia that was billed as the centerpiece of the Obama diplomacy in his second term. But the Middle East had refused to follow the script, a small war broke out between Israel and the Hamas rulers of Gaza as the President and his secretary of state were visiting Buddhist pagodas in Cambodia. Secretary Clinton rushed to Egypt, Israel, and the West Bank to put out the fire. Benign neglect had not worked, and the obvious erosion of American power and authority had emboldened the anti-American axis of Iran, Syria, Hezbollah and Hamas. Things deferred in Mr. Obama's first term have not gone away.
To this effect, the Caravan has enlisted a wide range of strategic thinkers. We asked of them a memo to the re-elected president, or a set of reflections, as to the way forward in the Greater Middle East. We know the surprises that history throws at policy prescriptions, but we are certain that our contributors have identified and mapped out the maladies and dilemmas that will press upon us in the phase to come. From Truman to Obama, the Middle East has tempted, tugged at, and frustrated American presidents; Mr. Obama's second term is fated to know its share of upheaval. President Obama is famously "cool" and cerebral, but America's enemies in that region have their own cunning, they are methodical and relentless under the sound and fury. Over the next several days we will be rolling out our contributors one day at a time.
Contributors to this Caravan –
Russell Berman, senior fellow at The Hoover Institution; Itamar Rabinovich, former Israeli Ambassador to Washington, D.C. and Chief Negotiator with Syria; Professor Charles Hill, senior fellow at The Hoover Institution; Robert Satloff, executive director of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy with seminal studies of Islamic fundamentalism and the Hashemite kingdom; Asli Aydintasbas, columnist at the Turkish daily Milliyet; Habib C. Malik, Associate Professor of History at the Byblos campus of the Lebanese American University; Reuel Marc Gerecht, former case officer in the Central Intelligence Agency and a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies; Leon Wieseltier, Literary Editor of The New Republic; Tammy Frisby, Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution; Abbas Milani, the Hamid and Christina Moghadam Director of Iranian Studies at Stanford University and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution; Fouad Ajami, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and co-chair of the Herb and Jane Dwight Working Group on Islamism and the International Order, Hoover Institution.


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The 2012 flu season is not yet in high gear. Infectious disease specialists are on alert for new strains of the flu virus as another swine flu virus emerged in the United States and a drug resistant flu is circulating in the Southern Hemipshere. Australia wrapped up its flu season months ago. Public health officials there have claimed that the version of so-called swine flu that is resistant to the drug Tamiflu is spreading more easily in the land Down Under.
There were 12 cases reported in the United States in December. Federal authorities are preparing another flu vaccine to combat these latest strains of the flu.
The flu season is about to get underway as February typically tends to be the month with the highest activity. The full season is typically October through mid-May.
What do you do to prepare for the flu season?
Experts Advise:
1. Get Vaccinated – Everyone over 6 months old can be vaccinated and it's important for the very young, old and those with compromised immune systems to be vaccinated.
2. Cover your nose and mouth when coughing and sneezing.
3. Avoid touching your face, especially your eyes, nose and mouth as that's how germs can spread.
4. If you think you may have the flu stay home for 24 hours and be sure to get anti-viral drugs as soon as possible from your doctor.
5. Avoid close contact with those who are sick – if there is a flu outbreak in your area avoid crowded places.
6. Wash hands thoroughly by singing happy birthday two times – if soap and water are not available use alcohol based hand rubs.
And we advise if you are a healthcare worker, purchase fluid repelling medical uniforms that will prevent fluids such as bodily fluids from spreading from patients to you and from you to your patients and family members.


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A Relationship Built Through Generations.
Regional West Physicians Clinic-Women's Center offers health care for women that is second to none. In 1980, it began with a vision to provide women with a lifetime of complete care. We've done that and more. We have cared for women and their daughters, and today we are caring for their granddaughters.
We specialize in obstetrics and gynecology, which includes the examination, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of all aspects of women's health. All of our physicians completed (at least) four years of specialty training after medical school and take courses regularly to keep up with the latest advances in women's care.
In addition to standard specialty care in obstetrics and gynecology, we offer:
- Contraceptive management
- Evaluation and management of infertility
- Gynecologic urology
- Menopausal management
- Endoscopic and laser gynecological surgery
- High risk obstetrics
- Ultrasonography
- Minimally invasive gynecology
Appointment No-Shows and Late Arrivals-It is the policy of Regional West Physicians Clinic to monitor and manage appointment no-shows and late appointments. Any patient who arrives 15 minutes after their scheduled appointment time is considered late for his or her appointment. Regional West Physicians Clinic will make reasonable efforts to accommodate the patient within the patient session or to reschedule the patient at the earliest possible time, based on the nature of the presenting reason for the visit and the patient's wishes.


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Whether you're building an infrastructure or determining the best location for a water well, knowing the quality of your soil is essential for reducing the risk of working with unstable or unhealthy soil. Soil sampling with Little Beaver drills ensures efficiency, precision and accuracy, even in remote locations.
- Soil Testing
- Core Sampling
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Standard Penetration Testing (SPT)
- Well Monitoring
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Little Beaver Soil Sampling Equipment
Big Beaver
The Big Beaver auger and SSK-1 cathead kit are the ideal combination for environmental soil sampling. The SSK-1 includes a tower kit with stabilizer legs that extend in front of the drill for stability. This allows the powerful Big Beaver to drill a 6-inch hole to depths of 100 feet. The Big Beaver is portable and, with a width of only 26 inches and a height of 80 inches, it easily maneuvers through gates and doorways to reach limited-access locations. When you need a powerful drill for tight spaces, or you simply want to grow your business, turn to Little Beaver.
For hard-hitting power in the most rugged conditions consider Lone Star Drills' LST1G+ geotechnical rig. The LST1G+ offers 5,000 pounds of push-down force to tackle soft rock formations, in addition to clay and sand. Transport the LST1G+ easily in a truck bed or have the unit trailer-mounted.
Hydraulic Earth Drill
If you need even more portability or don't require the power of the Big Beaver, you can pair our standard hydraulic post hole digger with a variety of core sampling tools to achieve precise testing in all types of soil. With a powerful hydraulic drive and 11-horsepower engine, Little Beaver's hydraulic earth drill can achieve controlled drilling up to 4 inches in diameter and provide smooth lifting of samples from as deep as 35 feet with the use of our tripod kit.
SSK-1 Cathead Kit
The SSK-1 includes a third hydraulic valve, tower kit and spool. It can be used with Little Beaver's AWJ drilling rod and 24-inch split spoon sampler, which allows users to obtain core samples for environmental tests or geotechnical engineering projects.
Hollow Stem Augers
For sandy or loose soils, our hollow stem augers collect samples without the risk of contamination from the surrounding unstable soil. The augers are available in 6- and 8-inch diameters and feature a 2 ¾-inch or 3 ¾-inch internal diameter. The center rod and center plug can be removed to create a clear path for inserting a soil sampler.
Tripod Kit for Hydraulic Unit
The Little Beaver tripod kit allows fast set-up, controlled drilling and easy removal of a 4-inch auger from as deep as 35-feet.
Split Spoon Sampler
The split spoon sampler provides core sampling up to 24 inches in depth. It is commonly used with the cathead kit and safety hammer.
Safety Hammer
The optional 140-pound safety hammer is used to drive our split spoon sampler into the soil.
Hand Sampling Tools
Little Beaver offers standard hand sampling tools for environmental soil testing. The samplers are available in 1.5-and 2-inch diameters and can be used with any of our mechanical or hydraulic augers.
Lone Star Drills Soil Sampling Equipment
LST1G+ geotechnical rig
The LST1G+ geotechnical rig is ideal for any soil sampling application, including those in challenging limited-access areas. The unit is equipped with a 4-inch-diameter auger for drilling 6-inch boreholes to depths of 100 feet, and it includes a tower, cathead and 140-pound safety hammer for standard penetration testing. It offers a lifting capacity of 5,000 pounds to ensure easy removal of augers and extensions. A Honda 20-horsepower gas engine powers the LST1G+ geotechnical rig, and the hydraulic system provides a speed of 150-rpm at 10 gpm. For added versatility, Little Beaver's optional interchangeable head allows users to switch from soil sampling to water well drilling.
LST1G+HD geotechnical rig
The LST1G+HD geotechnical rig offers enhanced power and capabilities when compared to the LST1G+. It features a planetary reduction gearbox for as much as 1,100 foot-pounds of torque and has a reduction mechanism for 8,500 pounds of push-/pull-back force for tackling challenging soil conditions. The unit drills as deep as 100 feet with an optional 4.25-inch hollow stem auger for standard penetration tests and soil sampling. Lone Star increased the strength of the steel frames on the unit by 50 percent when compared to the LST1G+. The unit comes standard with a 27-horsepower Kohler gas engine that features electronic fuel-injection and a powerful 3,000-psi hydraulic system. The hydraulic power pack operates at 13.5 gpm to achieve a rotary speed as fast as 200 rpm.
LST1G+HDA geotechnical rig
The LST1G+HDA, the newest of Lone Star Drills' geotechnical rigs, addresses the growing need for automatic hammers for soil sampling applications. The automatic hammer's design ensures precise, foolproof sampling depths as well as easy operation. The drill includes a hydraulic winch with 1,500 pounds of pull and features a planetary reduction gearbox with up to 1,100 foot-pounds of torque. This model comes standard with a 3,000-psi hydraulic system and 27-horsepower Kohler EFI gas engine. A rotary speed of 100 rpm is achieved with a 12.5-gpm hydraulic power pack.
SSK-1 Cathead Kit Includes
Honda 20-Horsepower gas engine
Auger drive head: 150 rpm at 10 gpm
Powerful 3,000-psi hydraulic system
50 ft. of 4-inch diameter D-series auger
Tower and cathead for standard penetration tests
Hydraulic lift cylinder to raise and lower the mast
Can be shipped fully assembled in a 20-foot container or knocked down and palletized
Additional Accessories
Interchangeable Head
140-Pound Safety Hammer
Split Spoon Samplers
AWJ Drilling Rod
Soil Types
Soil Sampling
Geotechnical Testing
Monitor Test Wells
Foundation Repair
Sand, clay, soft and hard rock formations
Sand, clay and soft rock formations
Sand, clay and soft rock formations
Sand, clay and soft rock formations
Soil Sampling Kit Included
Drilling Depth
Borehole Diameter
Dimensions LxWxH
Auger Diameter
Auger Length
Pull/Push Back Force
Max Drilling Torque
Drilling Angle
Transport Options
Fuel Tank Capacity
100 ft (30.5 m)
16 in (40.6 cm)
48 x 26 x 80 in (121.9 x 66 x 203.2 cm)
540 lbs operating, 675 lbs shipping (244.9 kg, 306.2 kg)
4 - 18 in (10.2 - 45.7 cm)
36, 48 or 60 in (91.4, 121.9 or 152.4 cm)
2,500 lbs (1,134 kg)
690 ft*lbs (935.5 N m)
up to 15° from vertical
Welded mechanical steel tubing
Mounted on a wheeled base frame
Honda 20 hp / Kohler 20 hp (14,914 W)
5 gal (18.9 L)
160 rpm @ 10 gpm (160 rpm @ 37.9 L/m)
100 ft (30.5 m)
6 in (15.2 cm)
40 x 26 x 80 in (101.6 x 66 x 203.2 cm)
1,750 lbs operating (793.8 kg)
4 - 8 in (10.2 - 20.3 cm)
36, 48 or 60 in (91.4, 121.9 or 152.4 cm)
up to 5,000 lbs (2,268 kg)
500 ft*lbs (678 N m) @ 2,500 psi
Vertical only
Heavy-duty welded steel
Truck bed or trailer mounted
Honda 20 hp / Kohler 20 hp (14,914 W)
5 gal (18.9 L)
150 rpm @ 10 gpm (150 rpm @ 37.9 L/m)
100 ft (30.5 m)
6 in (15.2 cm)
1,950 lbs operating (884.5 kg)
3 - 8 in (7.6 - 20.3 cm)
36, 48 or 60 in (91.4, 121.9 or 152.4 cm)
up to 8,500 lbs (3,855.5 kg)
1,100 ft*lbs (1,491.4 N m) @ 2,800 psi
Vertical only
Heavy-duty welded steel
Truck bed or trailer mounted
Kohler 27 hp electronic fuel-injection (20,134 W)
5 gal (18.9 L)
200 rpm @ 13.5 gpm (200 rpm @ 51.1 L/m)
100 ft (30.5 m)
6 in (15.2 cm)
3,000 lbs operating (1,360.8 kg)
3 - 8 in (7.6 - 20.3 cm)
36, 48 or 60 in (91.4, 121.9 or 152.4 cm)
up to 8,500 lbs (3,855.5 kg)
1,100 ft*lbs (1,491.4 N m) @ 2,800 psi
Vertical only
Heavy-duty welded steel
Truck bed or trailer mounted
Kohler 27 hp electronic fuel-injection (20,134 W)
5 gal (18.9 L)
100 rpm @ 12.5 gpm (100 rpm @ 51.1 L/m)


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Information for New Practice Members
Welcome to The Wellness Path, a family-based practice where we celebrate life! Our practice is easygoing, comfortable and contemporary. We have a kids' section where they can color and build with LEGO® blocks. The environment is calming and soothing as we have diffusers emitting aromatic essential oils. When you walk in after working a stressful day, you can truly relax.
The First Visit
To save time, you can download an intake form from our website, complete it and bring it in with you. You also may choose to fill it out in the office. Here's what you can expect next:
- You will be taken on an office tour and see everything that we do.
- Dr. Vic will begin the consultation process to determine how this is affecting your life and taking you away from the things you love to do.
- He'll ask you what your expectations and health goals are to gain an understanding of why you're here.
- You'll receive an examination, which includes three different types of scans: heart rate variability, thermography and surface electromyography (sEMG). Dr. Vic also will perform a posture exam and digital x-rays (if necessary).
- You'll go to the front desk and schedule your next appointment.
This appointment takes approximately 45 minutes.
Second Visit
At this Report of Findings visit, Dr. Vic will spend 20-30 minutes explaining the results of your scans, what's going on, and how severe the issue is. He will review his care plan recommendations with you and explain what the process will be. This process includes starting with the rescue phase and moving into the recovery stage.
Dr. Vic's financial CA will review the financial details with you and if you decide to invest in your health at this time, we will set you up for your first chiropractic adjustment. Next, we will schedule your subsequent visits. This appointment also takes about 45 minutes.
Regular Visits
When you come in for a routine visit, you'll get a chiropractic adjustment, which takes 2-3 minutes. If any physical therapy is needed such as whole body vibration with head weights, that will take an extra eight minutes. Expect regular visits to take 10-12 minutes.
Do I Have to Come for the Rest of My Life?
If you're just looking to get out of pain, then chiropractic isn't going to benefit you in the long run. Though it will get you out of pain, the problem is going to come back. We'll help you create a lifestyle, which will enable you to make the shift, so you don't have to worry about the problem coming back. And if it does, we'll help you along that process also. We give the analogy of working out. If you don't work out, you can't expect to see the results you desire.
Our Workshops
Practice members' education is a big part of what we do at the practice. We host a variety of workshops, including ones specifically designed for new practice members in the office. We feature one called "The Disconnection" for kids who are experiencing Autism, ADHD or have Sensory Processing Issues, Asthma, Allergies, etc. We host multiple other workshops such as Mindfulness 101, Guided Meditation, Breath Work, Weight-Loss, Nutrition Workshops, and much more. Click here to see our upcoming events.
Expect a great experience in our friendly office. Book an appointment today!


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GreenFuel Technologies, a startup that uses recycled CO2 to grow algae, which can be turned into biofuels, has hired a new CEO…finally. Since June 2007 the company has been led by "interim CEO" (and Ethernet inventor) Bob Metcalfe; it had initially been aiming to find a permanent replacement by last December. Today GreenFuel says former Dow Chemical executive Simon Upfill-Brown will become its CEO as of July 23.
This means GreenFuel has almost completed its 7-step turnaround plan, which also included raising new funding. The company needed to "turn around" after it hit a few speed bumps over the past year that resulted in layoffs, a CEO switch and the shutting down of a greenhouse in Arizona after discovering that its algae tech was more expensive than first planned.
In May the company announced that it had raised $13.9 million of a Series B round from existing investors, and said it would announce details of a strategic Series C round "in the coming weeks." GreenFuels also said that it will soon announce deals for scaling its algae-farming technology, so look for more news to come out of the algae-to-biofuel startup.