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For many, Valentine's Day will bring jewelry or a power tool. At the very least, a card or a stuffed hedgehog holding a heart that says "Be Mine" will show up sometime, a reminder that somebody cares enough to pay attention to the hype that says they'd better pay attention. Whether they want to or not. Whether they're happy in their relationship or not. Whether they, themselves, remember their sweetheart or not.
For others, the day is a reminder that this year will be yet another spent in the company of one very special, dependable, reasonably good-looking and really quite cool person with great taste: Themselves.
It's not so bad to be single, though it's not so much fun to be reminded constantly of your unpaired status through the hearts and flowers and cards and chocolates that dominate the landscape (under the snow and ice). Still, there are reasons to celebrate singlehood, and we're here to remind you that being by yourself does, at the very least, put you in good company.
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3. Your money is your own. Spending $120 on face cream or chrome polish for your Harley isn't going to raise anybody's eyebrows or ruin anyone else's plans. You earned it, so you spend it. Or save it — another plus: Nobody's going to spend your money out from under you, either.
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A funeral is planned Thursday for a 38-year-old western Michigan soldier who was fatally injured in an insurgent attack in Afghanistan.
The funeral Mass for Sgt. Mark Schoonhoven is set for 11 a.m. at St. Margaret Catholic Church in Otsego.
Visitation is 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Winkel Funeral Home in Otsego.
Gov. Snyder ordered U.S. flags lowered for the funeral.
Schoonhoven was from Plainwell and was part of a unit out of Fort Carson, Colo. He arrived in Afghanistan in November and was wounded Dec. 15 when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device in Kabul.
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LAURINBURG - Scotland's preparation for second-round playoff opponent Lee County focused on a specific goal, according to linebacker Artemis Robinson: Pressuring that Yellow Jacket offense that racked up some 50-plus points in the opening round against Terry Sanford.
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The Golden Bulls (11-1), a team Scots coach Richard Bailey said could match Scotland "athlete for athlete," ousted Southeast Guilford on Friday, 54-36.
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Running back Josh McPhatter contributed three of the Scots' first-half touchdowns. He ended the night with 63 yards on five carries.
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It's funny how much the first album you spend time with by a given band can color your impression of that band. Take Callisto, for example. When I signed up to tackle Providence, I wasn't overly familiar with their work—I'd heard True Nature Unfolds and it struck me as a solid but not wildly exciting post-doom sound that closely resembled Cult of Luna. Upon spinning Providence, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that Callisto has opted for a fresher, more melodic direction that was less reliant on big metallic crescendos than their past work.
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The tunes on Providencetend towards the cinematic, and because they generally shy away from the more abrasive end of the metal spectrum, I suspect that they'll often be described as "sparse." Such descriptions couldn't be less accurate. Even the quiet moments on this album teem with detail; subtle keyboards and warm delay build complex beds for Ala-Hukkala's voice while the rhythm section thrums like a reliable old car. Nor does Callisto push themselves into loud, hammering moments at every turn. Sure, they get heavy (though not crushing), but in a wholly organic and often unpredictable way. Like later ISIS, Callisto has moved beyond rote quiet-loud dynamics. But where ISIS often feels so calculated and detached, Providence is a violently emotional record that feels more like the band forcibly expelled it from their minds than 'wrote' it.
And perhaps that's why Callisto have overreached themselves here. Providence is an excellent album, but there's simply too much of it—it's 68 minutes long when it could get its point across in 50. But these guys aren't the only band of this ilk who sorely need an editor and their successes more than make up for their flaws. It's not often that I come across a post-metal release that's both so instantly accessible and so worthy of repeated listens, and Providence is the best example of its breed that I've heard in years.


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Music: It should bring something new and/or unique to it's genre, and have appeal for both the mainstream and the non-mainstream. If it just sounds like the same stuff that you've heard before, it usually won't turn out so good, and will be boring. Also, sometimes using skits and interludes can link songs together and even make the album like a movie.
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When it is necessary to obtain a precise and reliable dosing of materials handled, it is advisable to adopt metering systems which, considering the mass flow of materials handled, are not subject to measurement errors which can be attributed to the variations in density of the material.
Gravimetric metering systems are generally adopted in applications when the exact measurement and control of the material in question are of fundamental importance (pharmaceutical industry, chemicals industry, etc.) or where the flows involved are so small that the error which occurs if a volumetric metering system is used is not tolerable.
Examples of metering systems are metering screws, continuous metering belts and continuous vibrating channel metering systems; the screw feeders have been described as devices for handling, extraction and feeding of solid materials (see "Mechanical Conveying Technology in Handling Powder and Granular Materials", "Technology in Discharging Powder and Granular Materials" and "Powder and Granular Material Feeding Technology"), while conveyor belts have been described as devices used for handling and feeding (see "Mechanical Conveying Technology in Handling Powder and Granular Materials" and "Powder and Granular Material Feeding Technology").
This document describes how such devices can be used in an integrated system for solids metering.
The metering system consisting of metering screws comprises:
- A load hopper (or storage silo) containing the material to be metered;
- A weighing system, load cell, connected to the hopper (or silo);
- A product infeed section to the screw;
- A motor-operated screw conveyor;
- A control system which operates on the operating conditions of the screw conveyor.
At regular intervals, the load cell measures the loss in weight that occurs during the unloading of material by the movement of the screw conveyor. The quantity measured, a difference in weight, is transformed into a signal which is transmitted to the control system; the latter compares this with the set-point value and, in the event of any incongruence, brings about a corrective action by adjusting the screw conveyor rotation speed, so as to guarantee the required flow.
The screw conveyor must be capable of transferring the material in a constant manner from the infeed section to the unloading section; choice of the profile of the screw most suitable for the performance and the choice of material with which the screw conveyor is to be constructed must be made on the basis of the product¿s physical and chemical characteristics, in order to prevent the product adhering to the surfaces with which it is in contact, thus affecting action of the metering system.
Since the system is based on the measurement of difference in weight and not on the absolute value of the weight of material unloaded, when it becomes necessary to top up the material in the hopper (or silo), the system is no longer capable of operating as a metering device; the metering operation is thus interrupted.
The metering of material transported by a conveyor can be done in different ways, depending on the length of the belt. The metering system for long belt conveyors comprises:
- A weighing system, load cell, positioned exactly in the middle between two consecutive rollers, which weighs the material present per unit length of the conveyor belt (kg/m);
- A measuring system which measures the conveyor transport speed (m/s);
- An integrated system, which processes the input data (flow and speed) in terms of flow per unit time, and compares the flow measured with the set-point value and, in the event of an incongruence, processes an output signal or a corrective action which brings about modification of the operating parameters of the conveyor belt, in order to guarantee the required flow.
Generally, it is preferable to position the weighing device at a suitable distance from the silo unloading area to prevent any influence of the unloaded material; in this regard, it is necessary to remember the importance of the calibration of the load cell, which must be done frequently, to guarantee accurate dosing, in order to take into consideration any 'slackening' of the conveyor belt, the rigidity of which tends to diminish with time, under the load.
For conveyor belts of limited length, it is preferable to position the entire mechanical structure, including the hopper, on the load cell in such a way that measurement of the transported material is as precise as possible.
The factors which can alter the quality of metering can be adhesion to the conveyor belt of the transported material, or depositing material on the weighing device; these situations involve estimating the unloaded capacity greater than the actual value.
A system for dosing solids using a vibrating channel comprises:
- A loading hopper, which contains the material to be dosed.
- A weighing system, a load cell, connected to the hopper.
- A channel along which the solid is conveyed.
- A vibration generator.
- A system that controls the operating conditions of the vibration generator.
The material to be dosed, contained in the hopper, is made to fall on the channel and conveyed by the action of a vibration generator positioned below the channel.
The load cell measures the mass flow of material unloaded by vibration at regular intervals; the quantity measured, transformed into a signal, is transmitted to the control system, which compares it with the set-point value and, if there is an incongruence, corrects the situation by varying the vibration frequency, so as to guarantee the required flow.
Usually all materials that do not have a high degree of cohesion and are not subject to flooding can be dosed using the vibrating channel; dosing of materials having irregular shapes (fibres or chips) is possible if the batcher is fitted with suitable devices for aligning the particles.
The absence of contact between the material dosed and mechanical parts in motion makes this system suitable for dosing materials that can be easily contaminated.
Because of the nature of the induced shifting, the flow unloaded is continuous rather than intermittent.
The dosing quality of these devices is influenced by various factors:
- Careful selection of a weighing system, in terms of load cell performance (resolution and measuring range) and transformation of the measurement into a transmitted signal.
- Correct choice of feeding system, connected with the silo unloading section, to prevent irregular flow of material or flooding the feeder.
- Choice of the control system, which must be capable of receiving the signal from the weighing system in real time, comparing it with the set-point value and processing an output signal which causes modification in the operating parameters of the feeding system.
From the description, it may be deduced that dosing of solids using gravimetric devices - because of the high precision that is ensured, and therefore the technology underlying these systems - requires investments which are considerably higher than those necessary for acquiring volumetric feeding systems.
Colijn H., "Weighing of Bulk Solids", Bulk Solids Handling, March 1991
Vetter G. "The Dosing Handbook", Elsevier Advanced Technology, Oxford 1998
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David O'Brien is a fortunate man and he knows it. Talk to him about his three adult children and 10 grandkids and he can't help but flash a big smile. "There are no more skaters on the ice," he says with a laugh, in reference to the fact he and his wife Gail named 10 water wells they donated in Zambia after those younger family members.
He is also, as anyone in Canada's business world knows, a very smart and talented man. In a column earlier this year detailing O'Brien's retirement as chairman at oil and gas giant Encana Corporation, my colleague Stephen Ewart described O'Brien as a corporate leader who over a 35-year-career in the city managed to "transform Calgary's corporate landscape, Alberta's oil and gas industry and business in Canada."
What many Canadians also know is that the Montreal native, along with his wife of 45 years, is one of the country's top philanthropists, donating tens of millions of dollars to everything from the Toronto Sick Kids' Hospital and the University of Calgary to his alma mater, McGill University.
It should hardly surprise anyone, then, that the 72-year-old has no plans to spend all his days on the golf links as he retires from two of his top chairman positions: "It's never been on my agenda, nor it has been for my wife," the 2008 Order of Canada recipient says with a chuckle when we meet on a recent day.
Instead, he is taking his business acumen in a new direction, focusing on more hands-on involvement in the not-for-profit organizations closest to his heart. On this day, he wants to talk about his newest commitment, that of chair of the board of directors for the Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology. CAWST is a Calgary-based organization that provides professional services in water, sanitation and hygiene to organizations and individuals that work with local communities in the developing world.
"I'm lucky, I'm at a stage in my life where I'm stepping down from for-profit boards," says O'Brien, who is also currently wrapping up his chairman role of the Royal Bank of Canada. "So this is fun for me, to take this on."
Along with having fun, O'Brien intends to help CAWST, which now assists impoverished populations in more than 60 countries, make an even bigger impact around the world. "It is just a little jewel," he says of the organization, formed in 2000 by Calgary engineer Camille Dow Baker. "Now, it's time for them to spread their wings and really fly."
In the hands of someone as capable as O'Brien, this isn't just wishful thinking. Since he arrived in Calgary in the late 1970s as a young lawyer and family man, he has been making a splash of his own. "Rene Levesque had come to power and I could see the future was not for an English speaking guy," he says of his and Gail's decision to come to Calgary, first for a position as staff counsel for Petro-Canada.
Back then, he says with a laugh, he didn't know a thing about the oil and gas industry: "My ignorance was profound." He was, however, a quick study, and within a few years became executive vice-president. In his role as CEO of Canadian Pacific, he oversaw its division into five public companies; later, he would negotiate the merger of PanCanadian Energy Corp. and Alberta Energy into Encana Corp.
His rise through the corporate ranks was accompanied by ever-increasing philanthropy: over the years, Gail would become hands-on with various non-profit boards across the country, while the pair donated millions of dollars to Toronto's Sick Kids Hospital and founded such initiatives as the O'Brien Centre for the Bachelor of Health Sciences at the U of C and the David O'Brien Centre for Sustainable Enterprise at Montreal's Concordia University.
It was through his wife that O'Brien met Dow Baker in 2004. From the start, he knew CAWST was a winning idea. "From the very beginning they applied business principles," says O'Brien, who would donate more than $2 million to the organization over the next nine years. This year, in addition to his hands-on involvement, he has given CAWST $6 million to expand its international reach. "You know you're going to get bang for the buck."
In a stroke of brilliance, last year CAWST's CEO Shauna Curry seized on the opportunity to bring O'Brien more into the fold. "She said, 'You now have more time and we have great need,' " says O'Brien. "I said I didn't want to go to more meetings, but I'd like to keep an eye on how the money is spent," adding with a smile, "I don't have patience for a lot of meetings."
These days, the charismatic business pioneer is now busy selling CAWST to his contacts across the country, as well as helping create awareness of its many programs that include an Internet component to the WET (Water Expertise and Training) centres they plan to build around the world.
"They don't fish for you, they teach you how to fish," says O'Brien of CAWST's approaches that include teaching the local population how to install and maintain the water filtration systems. "They are using all the modern means of communication to extend their reach."
The CAWST cause is just one of the ways O'Brien says he hopes to give back to communities both local and international. "I've been fortunate enough in the for-profit world to make a fair amount of money," he says of his philanthropic efforts, which also include an orphanage in Zambia, where he hopes to visit on a CAWST tour next spring.
"I can't change the world but I can make small steps that will improve it," says O'Brien, who is confident he can help CAWST reach its goal to aid 20 million people by 2020. Not a bad way to spend one's so-called retirement years.


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Rapha presents an invaluable description of the first climb on this year's Etape Acte II, the Col d'Aubisque, taken from The Great Road Climbs of the Pyrenees by Graeme Fife.
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The Col d'Aubisque, 'queen of the Pyrenees', sits atop the main passage over the high buttress dividing the old frontier province of Béarn from the Bigorre region and two river gorges, Ossau to the east, Pau to the west. First climbed in the 1910 Tour de France and included in every race thereafter until 1958; since then, excluded only 16 times.
The road surface is variable on the western approach, generally good on the east side, with the pass open between June and October/November. The col (but no further) is rideable from the west most of the year, kept open for cross-country skiing.
Allow between 2 and 3 hours, whichever way you ride up to the Aubisque. No problem with refreshments, cafés on Aubisque and Soulor (these linked by the Route des Corniches). The northern and eastern approaches afford a splendid panorama as you ride on to the final stretch to the col. One of the great, historic Pyrenean climbs.
"There is nothing in the world more hypocritical than the 1709 metres of the Aubisque. Because one rolls out of Pau on deliciously flat country. Because, from the beginning of the climb, all the way to Eaux-Bonnes, there are 5km of a very beautiful road, mounting 'prettily'. It isn't till after Eaux- Bonnes that the treachery of this Aubisque declares itself. It is cruel, tortuous, frequently thick with shit when it isn't choked with dust and littered with stones." —Henri Desgrange
He was perhaps referring specifically to the 1926 Tour de France, at 5745 kilometres the longest ever.
Bayonne-Luchon in heavy rain, by midnight only 47 of the 67 starters have arrived. 12 riders finish the stage by bus. Lucien Buysse wins by 25 minutes, takes the Tour and, in souvenir of the hell they all endured over the Pyrenees, names the hotel he buys 'L'Aubisque'.
Start at Laruns. Out of Laruns, (from a Basque word 'lar-un' for pasturage) across the river Arriuse (0.5km) and the bridge over the Ossau gorge (1.5km). Junction at 1.9km: the D934 heads on south towards Col du Pourtalet. Two sizeable parking spaces either side the D918 (the old coaching road across the Pyrenees) which swings east.
The climbing begins quite easily, between 4 and 6%, all the way to Eaux-Bonnes, (720m, 5.9km). Some bad gouging and pitting in the road (snowplough damage), ancient pines standing sentinel along both verges, a fine aerial view of Laruns below. A sign trumpets the virtues of the Eaux-Bonnes thermalbaths – a cure for 'aching joints, breathlessness, stress'. Be encouraged. Into town, a rather decayed spa, elderly five-storey terraces parading a faded grandeur, a Casino, a rectangular central reservation you will have to ride round, and back to the turn.
Certainly used by the Romans, the spa first came to later notice when its sulphurous waters aided the convalescence of Béarnais soldiers, returning wounded from the Battle of Pavia in February 1525, in which the Hapsburg emperor, Charles V, trounced the French army of Francis I, who was taken prisoner. Some fine cascades a short walk up the neighbouring southern slopes.
Out of Eaux-Bonnes, the road snaps up sharply then swings into 3 kilometres of long bends, 7, 4.5 and 7%, a sudden slap of 13% and on across two bridges over deep-set rivers. This marks the real start of the climb. You ride a kilometre of 10% and the rest of the way varies between 8 and 9%. The screen of trees crowds you, allowing not much in the way of a view down or up, just the sour-faced wide road ahead. Wide roads are harder, somehow. The gradient slackens fractionally into the snow tunnels, then a flat left-hand bend at a car park ('Gourette Welcomes You') before swinging left up a wide ramp into the winter resort (variously named Gourette or Gouretta – 1346m, 8km) and a sudden twinge of discomfort. The big wide unyielding slab of concrete hauls you coyly into ski-town – the routine gaudy chorus line of bars, restaurants, hotels and resort tat – as if to say 'well done, you made it, take the weight off' only to spit you straight out the other side (steep) onto the final run-in with the Aubisque.
The 4.3 kilometre approach to the col is hard but scenically more engaging. The road – a much better surface – narrows and has more movement in it, giving you a better sense of your own progress. It hugs steep buttresses to the right and intermittently sneaks a glance through the trees over the deep valley way below to the left and to the large cream- coloured Hôtel des Crêtes (Rock Ridge Hotel), perched on a bluff way ahead. As the trees thin out, the road emerges at 9% onto a bare mountainside – sheep grazing lazily on cropped furze – and the hotel at 1571m, 16.6km. You're on the bare mountain for sure now, travelling a high-rise, pinched track, exposed, unprotected – the Aubisque is one of the bleakest of summits. You begin to get tantalising glimpses of the great wind-scraped massif lurking round the last bends, testing your patience, your nerve. The stonewall parapet gives way to wooden post barriers. Suddenly round a big right-hand hairpin, it arrives, the bald dome of the Aubisque in full view. A final 0.5 kilometre kick of 8% and you're onto the pate of the summit.
There's a good café to your left by the broad car park of the col: souvenirs and postcards, food and drink, a friendly owner. (It also serves as a Raid Pyrénéen control.) A summit sign for photographs. A truly magnificent vista eastwards over the deep valley to your left and the yoke of the Soulor ahead. One look down there and you can begin to gauge how Lapize and the others felt in 1910 when they first rode up here.
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by Rosalyn Carson-Dewitt, MD
Iron is a basic metal or mineral. It is also an important part of every cell in the human body. Most importantly, iron is found in the red blood cells where it delivers oxygen to all of the organs and tissues.
Iron is needed to create new blood cells so a lack of iron can cause a low blood count (called anemia). Anemia is one of the most common nutritional problems worldwide.
Anemia can lead to a number of problems, including:
Babies and young children need iron for proper growth and development of their entire bodies, in particular their rapidly growing brains. When young children are anemic, they may show delays in normal development. They may have problems in school, including difficulty completing tasks and problems paying attention. Remember, however, that not all children with anemia have the symptoms listed above. Also, some children have low iron levels but have not yet developed anemia.
Some children are particularly susceptible to becoming anemic. Children who are born prematurely, have a low birth weight, live in poverty, or are recent immigrants have a higher risk of developing anemia. Adolescent girls are at higher risk of anemia due to blood loss from their menstrual periods.
Generally, full-term breastfed babies are thought to receive enough iron in the breast milk for the first four months of life. After that, they will need to be given an iron supplement until they get enough iron from other sources, such as iron-fortified formula or iron-rich food. Formula-fed infants need iron-fortified formula. Once babies are taking solid foods, they should be getting iron-rich food, such as meat or iron-fortified cereal, each day. Premature babies should almost always be given iron supplementation starting at one month of age to 12 months.
Children under 12 months old should not drink cows milk. Because cow's milk is a poor source of iron, toddlers are prone to developing anemia if they drink more than 2-3 cups of milk each day. If you restrict how much cow's milk your child drinks, he will be more likely to eat foods higher in iron.
Your child should have a balanced diet that includes daily portions of iron-rich foods, such as:
Interestingly, the body absorbs iron from animal sources (such as meats) better than iron from plant sources. The ascorbic acid of vitamin C also helps the intestine absorb iron more efficiently. Serve iron-rich foods with drinks or foods that are high in vitamin C. Examples include: orange juice, citrus fruits, broccoli, strawberries, and melon.
Anemia can be easily detected with a simple blood test. Different organizations have different recommendations regarding routine screening for anemia. Often children are checked for the first time at about one year of age, but if your child is at higher risk, he may be checked earlier. Let your child's doctor know if you are concerned that your child has anemia or is at risk for anemia.
The exact amount of iron needed in the diets of children varies depending on age and gender. For example, because teen girls lose iron through menstrual blood, they need more iron than teen boys. Here are some basics on how much iron children need at various ages:
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If your child is anemic, talk to the doctor to make sure that your child is eating a well-balanced diet rich in iron-containing foods.
If the doctor thinks that your child needs to take iron supplements, you should ask which form of iron your child should take. There are many types of iron preparations on the market, and you may need to try several to find one that your child tolerates. The doctor may encourage you to give your child a food or beverage containing vitamin C along with the iron supplement to improve its absorption. If your child has any stomach upset from the supplement, you may be asked to give smaller doses several times a day.
If you are giving your child iron supplements, carefully follow the doctor's instructions. Iron at doses higher than the ones listed in the table above can cause serious symptoms in children. Never give more than the amount prescribed, even if you have accidentally missed a dose.
Iron supplements are a leading cause of poisoning deaths in young children. Even though our bodies need a certain amount of iron, excess iron can kill—especially when small children swallow iron supplements intended for use by adults. To keep your child safe, put the supplements on the highest shelf of your cabinet, preferably in a locked cupboard. The supplement should also be in a marked container with a child-resistant lid.
If you think that your child may have taken an overdose of iron supplements or other multivitamins that contain iron, immediately contact the Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222), the doctor, or the nearest hospital's emergency department.
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Last reviewed April 2012 by Brian Randall, MD
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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