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Truancy, low income, enrollment and limited English
Editor's note: This is the fourth in a multi-part series on the Illinois Report Card.
The number of students in Illinois returned to a recent downward trend last year, with 8,114 fewer students in Illinois classrooms, bringing the total to 2,066,692.
That decrease was echoed in Bureau County, which continued its downward trend, losing 131 students and bringing the number of students in local public school classrooms to 5,409, 311 students less than just four years earlier.
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The versatile TopDown cultivator from Väderstad offers a broad spectrum of possibilities. The great advantage is that TopDown is capable not only of shallow tillage but also deeper tillage when the need arises. TopDown works the soil both at the top and down below. This makes TopDown a true one-pass-machine.
The 45 cm diameter System Disc Aggressive cuts residues into small pieces and mixes and crumbles the soil very finely at the same time. The following three-axle cultivator with small tight tine spacing and MixIn shins keeps the clods small and mixes the soil down to 30 cm. The aggressive packer crushes clods and consolidates to full working depth, leaving a very even surface.
The different settings could also be used separately giving various operation modes;
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Working depth of the tines can be adjusted steplessly down to 40 cm independently of the settings of the other implements in the machine. This means that TopDown has a wealth of variation and a range of applications encompassing almost everything that could be required from a modern soil tillage machine.
The independent depth adjustment of discs and tines makes it possible to easily adapt the work done by TopDown to the conditions in each field. Some fields only require shallow tillage to prepare the seedbed and then drill. Other fields require deeper cultivation to mix in large amounts of straw or to loosen hardened layers.
The degree of soil firming can also be adjusted from the free weight of the packers to the entire weight of the machine resting on the steel rings. It is even possible to remove the packer to leave the soil open for a longer period, for instance in wet conditions.
TopDown is an excellent machine to improve the soil structure. The variety of point options and the flexibility of settings on the machine make it possible to increase yields in all types of land and cropping systems.
TopDown is available in 3 to 9 m widths. The transport width is 3 m except for the 9 m model where the transport width is 5 m.
TopDown has undergone rigorous testing, a part of it in Kimme quarry. The reliability of the machine is confirmed by customers who have covered thousands of hectares with their TopDown.
In the front of TopDown there are two rows of conical discs, System Disc Aggressive, that give a full cut-out of the surface. As soon as the harvest residues are mixed in, biological processes set to work and the decomposition rate increases. The working depth of the discs can be adjusted steplessly during work.
The cultivator section of TopDown consists of three rows of hydraulically suspended rigid tines developed to loosen and mix the soil. These can be fitted with a wide range of point options – 50 or 80 mm wide. The division into point and shin maintains the same mixing ability at all times.
A 300 mm wide wing share is available as an option.
The Low disturbance point is available for loosening without bringing raw soil to the surface. The low disturbance point increases the drainage capability and helps in improving the soil structure.
The Deep Loosening point is introduced as a means to loosen the soil even deeper for pan breaking and improved drainage.
The levelling discs on TopDown even out any ridges left by the final row of tines. The levelling discs are mounted on rubber suspension, which ensures good contour following and high stone tolerance. The levellers can be steplessly controlled from the cab during work. In this way it is easy to suit the degree of levelling to the conditions in individual fields and the amount of coarse material on the surface.
Soil consolidation is an important part of thorough soil cultivation. A good reconsolidation is the key to getting volunteer seeds to germinate, whereby they can be controlled mechanically or chemically. Reconsolidation is also good for preserving moisture in the soil. The degree of pressing can be controlled according to conditions from the free weight of the packers to the whole weight of TopDown. The steel rings have an aggressive profile, crushing clods and working straw into the soil surface layer to ensure optimal decomposition rate.
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Algonquin buys 60% stake in two US projects from Gamesa
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By Andrew Lee in London
Wednesday, January 02 2013
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Happy Thanksgivukkah! For the first time in 70,000 years Hannukah starts the same day as Thanksgiving! Also, for the first time in 70,000 years, Erin and Bryan take a look at what they're thankful for. But don't worry,they're still plenty shady. Bryan talks about Ask Amy - an advice column that gave the absolute best advice ever for a parent with a gay child. Meanwhile, Erin looks at the fallout of a plus-size lingerie company that used non-airbrushed models. Just remember this. When you're sitting with your family at dinner this week, don't force anyone to like the Matrix. Show notes
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RES-liveried 47 734 + 47 770 approach Helsby on 1H44, 06:33 Bangor-Manchester Piccadilly on April 18, 2003. For more parcels colour, see page 10. MIKE BALL
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Talking of forthcoming items I'm delighted to announce that we've got a number of exciting changes ahead for your favourite magazine, starting in the April issue, which we all hope will make TRACTION an even better and more enjoyable read for your money. There will be more pages, giving space for new features, more news and more photos; but not forgetting there will also be more of the current type of features you've come to know and love, like railtour reminiscences, drivers' tales, unusual workings and rare 'cops'. The entire magazine will be given a 'makeover' by our expert designer Ryan - the new layout will allow us to make better use of the valuable historic material and photographs provided by both regular and new contributors. The whole magazine will be contained within a 'new-look' proper cover - the first time for this magazine - do look out for it in the shops!
TRACTION is a unique magazine - there's nothing else like it in the marketplace something which I can't emphasise enough. I want to appeal to all those who have a 'soft spot' for this period - that interesting time between the loss of steam on British Railways and the sanitised 'unit-based' railway of today - and are not readers - to give this magazine another look - it has been continuously providing the best in historical motive power for over 15 years and will continue to do so - you won't see anything in here anywhere else - and it's soon to be getting even better! What more reason do you need? Or why not take out a subscription? Take a look at the offer on page 32.
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Mark 3:28 Verily I say unto you, that all sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and all the injurious speeches with which they may speak injuriously; (DBY)
Romans 16:18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple. (KJV DBY WBS)
1 Corinthians 4:19 But, if the Lord is willing, I shall come to you without delay; and then I shall know not the fine speeches of these conceited people, but their power. (WEY)
Jude 1:15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. (KJV WBS)
Numbers 12:8 With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses? (KJV JPS ASV WBS)
Job 6:26 Do you intend to reprove words, seeing that the speeches of one who is desperate are as wind? (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)
Job 15:3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk, or with speeches with which he can do no good? (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NIV)
Job 16:3 Shall vain words have an end? Or what provokes you that you answer? (See NIV)
Job 16:4 I also could speak as ye do; if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could join words together against you, and shake my head at you. (See NIV)
Job 32:14 for he has not directed his words against me; neither will I answer him with your speeches. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)
Job 33:1 Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words. (KJV WBS)
Psalms 55:21 His mouth was smooth as butter, But his heart was war: His words were softer than oil, Yet were they drawn swords. (See JPS)


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Communication and Approvals
A high-end design/build fit-out to a CAT A developers finished space was constructed by Structure Tone. Our team completed the space in 11 weeks, one week ahead of client move in. As with all design/build projects, the design was completed to match an agreed price with the client with all design parameters being met and exceeded in some areas.
Since the client was headquartered in the Cayman Islands they visited the site on only three occasions, two of which were start and finish, therefore all project meetings and approvals were carried via a digital exchange of information and through our structured approach to projects of this nature.
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Investing in Ourselves
What Vision2 means to individuals, to businesses
"Don't Stop Believing" was heard loud and clear in the BOK Center Thursday, Oct. 10, as the band Journey played to thousands of Tulsans, Northeastern Oklahomans and visitors from surrounding states. This wasn't the first time the band had visited Tulsa and performed in the top-ranked BOK Center. The arena, which has hosted Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Lady Gaga and Disney's Icescapes, is testament to the successful investment the citizens of Tulsa County made in 2003 when voting to support Vision2025. The original Vision2025 initiative was intended to meet the needs of our region at that time. Close to 10 years later, our region is faced with a new set of needs to continue the successful momentum established with Vision2025.
Tulsa County Propositions 1 and 2, commonly referred to as Vision2, will meet the current needs of our region. Clearly, jobs are on the minds of our citizens, and a significant amount of investment is needed to meet this need. In addition, we only need to look down the turnpike to see that continued investment in a city can make a substantial difference in that city's future success. The MAPS projects in Oklahoma City have transformed that city, and Vision2 is our opportunity to continue to transform ours.
Tulsa County Proposition 1 matters to us all, whether we work at the aerospace and manufacturing facilities at the airport, or we have family members, neighbors or friends employed there. A yes vote on County Proposition 1 is investment in citizen-owned infrastructure at the Tulsa Industrial Airport (TIA) complex. It is critical we act now to ensure these facilities are ready for future growth, whether with current tenants or potential future employers.
Eleven thousand or more jobs matter. When considering indirect jobs, more than 15,000 Tulsa County families depend on the aerospace and manufacturing jobs at the TIA complex.
It is also easy to see how those 15,000 families impact the rest of us. Those 15,000 families own or rent homes throughout the region, shop at local grocers, eat out on the weekends at their favorite restaurant, purchase cars at one of the region's many car dealerships, fill up their cars at local gas stations, take their clothes to local cleaners and they probably order popcorn at the movie theater where one or more teenagers work part-time, saving up for their first car.
It is clearly evident these aerospace and manufacturing jobs are critical to the success of other small businesses in the area, and the sustained growth and success of the 10 cities located within Tulsa County. Proposition 1 is about building infrastructure and investing in ourselves. It is not about supporting any one company over another, rather it is about keeping the citizen-owned airport complex buildings in top shape to ensure facilities appeal to any aerospace company looking to hire skilled workers in the Tulsa region.
These employees are our friends and neighbors, and we should do everything we can to keep them, and their aerospace and manufacturing jobs, here.
In the same manner, the job creation fund portion of Proposition 1 is necessary to attract and keep companies that provide and create jobs in our region's major industries, including advanced manufacturing, aerospace and aviation, energy, health care, information security and transportation distribution and logistics, among others. The job creation fund is not a dirty word, secretive pot of money or corporate welfare as some would make it out to be. No dollars will be given directly to companies.
The fund is a necessary economic development tool in the high-stakes world of attracting business and industry to a community. We must not cut ourselves off at the knees by refusing to realize, understand and take part in a normal, expected method of attracting new industry and assisting expansion of current business. Tulsa is today and has been at an extreme disadvantage for far too long in competing with like-sized cities for industry and jobs. The job creation fund gives us our deserved seat at the table.
Capital improvements throughout Tulsa County are also needed to improve our communities and promote a healthy economy. Through Tulsa County Proposition 2, projects like the Tulsa County juvenile justice center to combat juvenile crime, levees in the Arkansas River to prevent flooding in West Tulsa, improvement to county roads, parks and trails, among others, are improvements that attract workers and companies to the region and keep existing successful businesses here.
Vision2 also gives us the opportunity to finally have much needed additional dams in the Arkansas River. One of our region's greatest untapped assets is the Arkansas River. It is an embarrassment to not have water in the river. Tulsans deserve to have water in their river, like so many other cities across the nation. Proposition 2 can finally make this happen.
Propositions 1 and 2 will not raise new taxes. Upon passage in November, an independent oversight committee, consisting of elected officials, will oversee the funds. This ensures the public will know exactly how the Vision2 funds are helping their community. The job creation fund will have strict criteria and oversight to ensure funds are used as intended.
There are no gotcha's or surprise gimmicks in the Vision2 package as some would lead voters to believe. In an age where citizens and cities are taking back the responsibility of their community's success, Vision2 gives us all the tools to continue positive momentum forward. We must not let the naysayers ruin the future of our city, our region, our collective spirit. A yes vote Nov. 6 on County Propositions 1 and 2 is a vote of confidence and belief in our region's ability to continue to succeed and prosper.
--Michael S. Neal is president and CEO of the Tulsa Metro Chamber.
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Hi all, I have not been very active during the last months, too busy in the bush... I am back home now for a few weeks and getting ready to go to CAR again.. I came across some unusual scenes of...
Reminds me why my choice of soft boattails, is an excellent choice.
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No doubt. I always ride in the back and I would have been out of that truck like a lightening bolt.
So it looks like the shot on this leopard was bordering on being too low, but in the end high enough and it severely damaged one lung while poking a roughly caliber size hole in the other. I'd think...
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AICAR and Telmisartan: new, hard to trace, doping methods
Update: Spanish (former) team doctor arrested with AICAR in his luggage
AICAR and Telmisartan: new, hard to trace, doping methods
Since the times of the first, ancient Olympics, since the dawn of sports people have been cheating. That was then and that is now. Anti-doping organizations and sports associations are constantly chasing dopers who resort to more radical means every time. The lengths to which these "athletes" go to get an advantage is sometimes shocking. They are literally putting their lives in danger by experimenting with non-clinically tested drugs.
This blog post is meant to give an insight in the newest doping products that are out there on the market and to show how hard it is to actually detect these. And how scientific progress is often misused by cheaters. The sources I used are all scientific and can be send upon request.
In 2008, Cell published an article which was looked on with interest by the world of sports. Professor Ron Evans of La Jolla, California was doing research to find a cure for the increasing epidemic of obesity and diabetes. He found a substance that would trick the cells in thinking they exercised a lot while in fact they had been mostly idle. The mice ran faste, had better endurance and burnt fat.
When the mice were actually following a training regime the results almost doubled. The media dubbed it the "coach-potato drug", the miracle cure to obesity and diabetes for people who were unable to exercise.
The words AICAR and GW1516, the substances tested by Evans, buzzed around body building and fitness messageboards. By training and taking the drug you could increase your output. If athlete A was training without addition of the drugs and athlete B took the drugs next to training, the latter would have more strength and endurance with the same time investment in training. Or at least, that was the theory, since the tests by Evans were performed only in mice and no proper study has been done in humans.
This is also acknowledged by Herman Ram of the Dutch Anti-Doping Authority. "People have been talking about AICAR for 15 years but effects have only been measured in animal studies. That means that there are unknown side effects possible when used in healthy human subjects."
Professor Evans realized too that this could be an ideal drug for endurance sports, like cycling, also because it burns fat, and informed WADA about it. And in cycling power to weight is incredibly important so losing a few pounds can gain you an advantage. The World Doping Authorization included it into their Prohibited List and that was that?
No. In 2009, after the Tour de France, the French anti-doping organization AFLD trashed bins and reportedly found remnants of drugs that were "unlicensed": third generation EPO, also known as Hematide, and AICAR. "These are products that shouldn't be found around people who are supposed to be in good health," AFLD scientific adviser Michel Rieu said. The AFLD wanted to run more tests on the 2009 urine samples from the Tour but UCI held these samples and didn't grant permission for re-analysis, Le Monde wrote on July, 28.
Unfortunately for WADA there are more problems. Testing for AICAR is incredibly difficult. It requires equipment that only advanced research labs have. Moreover, AICAR is a substance which closely ressembles a protein that is naturally present in the body, as is the case for example for testosterone or EPO. Every substance entering a human body passes through the liver, resulting in so-called metabolites and these can be found in urine. If you know what you are looking for….
The level of AICAR in a person's urine is very variable and depends on sex, level of activity, type of exercise and more. It is therefore very difficult to find a level that is normal and use that as a reference value.
In other words, for synthetic substances like clenbuterol without a natural counterpart, the treshold would be zero since the body does not produce it itself. For AICAR, this treshold would be variable.
GW1516 ultimately never reached the market because clinical trials stopped in Phase II, for reasons unknown. It is only available to biomedical research labs. AICAR is a substance which is still in the testing phase for several applications but can be bought online.
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There is one positive thing about AICAR: it's very expensive to buy. The experiments Professor Evans ran involved a dose of 500mg per kilo body weight for four weeks. That's the time the experiment with mice took. A gram costs between $80 and $100 so, theoretically doses for humans would costs several hundred dollars. The French paper Libération quotes figures of half a million euro for a treatment with AICAR in a lab in Vienna. But again, there is no research whatsoever to show how much and how long you need to take it to sort an effect so figures are hard to determine.
Herman Ram adds. "We do think AICAR is a bit of a hype. It's far too expensive and there are other things on the market that do the same, and better. And again it's dangerous because it's never been tested on humans." But, in the end EPO has never been tested on humans for the use of performance enhancement.
Hype or not, AICAR is out there and money won't deter the ones wishing to try it. High profile riders earn lots of money, but secondly, with the molecular structure mapped you can quite easily go to a commercial lab which doesn't have any ethical obligations against the use of doping and have it reproduced illegaly. The drugs they make in bulk are of reasonable quality, and much cheaper than the originals by pharmaceutical companies Schering-Plough and GlaxoSmithKline. The mention on the package it's only for in vitro use and can't be used by people, won't deter many cheaters.
So, these two substances, AICAR and GW1516, are on the WADA prohibited list 2012 and use of them, in any quantity, is therefore forbidden. WADA got that sorted but, to summarize: it will be difficult to trace because of the costs and because of the endogenous nature of AICAR. But there is another problem looming for those who try to beat dopers and it's called Telmisartan.
Telmisartan is a prescription drug for high blood pressure. It's accepted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and not on the WADA list, nor is the class of drugs to which it belongs. Only specifically named substances and substances that are not approved by government regulatory bodies are on that list. Telmisartan is neither and it has virtually the same specifics as AICAR and GW1516, as recent research by Fabian Sanchis Gomar of the University of Valencia, Spain shows. It also enhances running ability in mice if they are completely untrained. With training, endurance increases, fat's burnt and recovery is faster as there is less lactic acid formation.
Both WADA and the Dutch anti-doping authority heard of Telmisartan but they are not convinced of the effects the study by Sanchis-Gomar revealed. "Recent scientific research does not seem to validate that claim," WADA spokesmen O'Rorke said. Herman Ram added that there is a thin line between what is admissible and what not. "In the end everything has an effect on something. So far there hasn't been a reason to take a closer look on Telmisartan in this respect."
Meanwhile, the substance has been found near cycling. During the same Tour de France raid in 2009 the AFLD-researchers found packages of Telmisartan but this was before research established the hypertensive drug has the same characteristics as AICAR. AFLD therefore couldn't really explain its presence in a cycling-related environment.
Every chemist has acces to Telmisartan and because it's not experimental anymore therefore available to everyone. If AICAR is on the forbidden list by WADA, and Telmisartan which might have the same effect, isn't the latter might be a way to escape detection.
Science helps to develop drugs for those who due to injury or disease are incapable of living normal lives. It's cheaters in sports who abuse this. Cheaters who are not worried by long-term effects because those aren't known yet. Those who want to win, will always beat WADA and the rest of the peloton.
This article has been on the shelve for some weeks but I couldn't find any magazine nor website interested to publish it. The timing wasn't right untill…..
Today (17 March) Raymond Kerckhoffs published an article in De Telegraaf. An anonymous team doctor admits AICAR has been going around the peloton for the past two years. Rumours in the peloton have been saying that several top riders have been using it.
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The Paseo Arts District is the place to beMaking Plans
The Paseo Arts District, located just two miles from Downtown Oklahoma City, is full of history. "In 1976 my husband John Belt decided that the Paseo should be an arts district and he started buying every building and renovating it and making it available to artists at a rent that they could afford, and he has continued to renovate for the last 30 years," said Joy Reed-Belt, owner of JRB gallery.
Renovation of buildings in the Paseo District never stops. "John is currently renovating a 30,000 square foot building, which was the home of the first public swimming pool in Oklahoma City. Now, he is turning that into an art institute," Reed-Belt said. "Back before 1976, there was no Paseo neighborhood. There were a lot of little residential neighborhoods and he consolidated those and made them into one big neighborhood."
The Paseo Arts District, which is located in Oklahoma City and spreads from 28th and North Walker to 30th and North Dewey, is a venue for original works by artists, performance art and live music.
"The Paseo was the first shopping center built in Oklahoma City that wasn't downtown -- built by G.A. Nichols, who also built Nichols Hills, Heritage Hills and Mesa Park," Reed-Belt said. A butcher shop, barber shop, grocery store and a shoe shop used to line the streets, but galleries and restaurants can be seen from the roads now.
Reed-Belt hosts a different exhibit every month in her gallery. "I handle emerging and nationally and internationally recognized, and highly exhibited artists in all media because Oklahoma City is not a huge art market and so I feel like I need to have something for everybody," she said. Reed-Belt also hosted the mother of Oklahoma City Thunder basketball player Thabo Sefolosha at her gallery. "Christine Sefolosha came from Switzerland and she had her show here," Reed-Belt said.
Another gallery to check out is Ashley Griffith's studio, a.k.a. gallery, which is located at 3001 Paseo. "Pretty much the motto of the gallery is 'Tomorrow's artists are here today.' The gallery is dedicated to the promotion of national and local artists providing fine art to established and emerging collectors," Griffith said. "My doors stay open whether I'm selling or not. I have two other jobs to make sure the gallery stays open. To me, the most important thing about the gallery is keeping it open; to show maybe some more edgy and contemporary ideas." a.k.a. gallery is a privately run gallery, so Griffith can choose what art is displayed. "Since I can choose what I show, I lean more towards the young, edgier side."
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Events to check out are: The Paseo Arts Festival that takes place every Memorial weekend and features local and national artists. "Depending on the weather, it attracts 60,000 people and it is free to the public. There are two music stages, nine artist booths and two kid areas -- one is a performance area and the other is where the children can create art," said Jo Wise, executive director of the festival. Oklahoma City is about to get a taste of a FEAST! During the FEAST, which stands for "Funding Emerging Art with Sustainable Tactics," five artists will speak about why they should receive the funds -- which are derived from ticket sales -- to complete a project. "I am the chair -- this is my baby, so this is the event I'm the most excited about," Griffith said.
First Friday Gallery Walk takes place on the first Friday of every month. Twenty galleries open their doors and host an open house from 6-10pm. Wineries come down to do wine tastings; there's great food, lots of music -- some play in the galleries, while others play outdoors. The Paseo Arts District offers fun for children, too.
For Fairy Ball, the district invites children to dress as fairies or magic garden creatures. The district provides tons of flowers and ribbons for the children to adorn their outfits and hair. When the sun sets, professional fairies appear and make their way through the crowd and lead the children to a gated area that is filled with lights. A band plays music, while the children and the professional fairies dance.
The Magic Lantern takes place either the Sunday before or immediately following Halloween. With the streets closed, galleries on the north end of Paseo turn into workshops where children can create costumes. Each gallery also helps build the costumes for the children. The children can also enjoy face and pumpkin paintings. As soon as the sun sets, a band plays while the children line up and parade around Paseo.
"The District makes a labyrinth and we make a labyrinth in the middle of the street, where dancers can be seen dancing on pumpkins," Wise said.
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I don't think I can do a waterfast...when I get hungry I feel weak and like I'm about to pass out. Water makes me more hungry too.
My flight is from San Francisco to Miami. Then from Miami to South America.
I called the airport and the lady did not know if I could take fruit with me. She said "a couple of oranges I think would be fine" I'm taking like 20 peeled!
I'm hoping they'll let me in with fruit!!
What happens if they don't? Do I get a few Odwallas? I guess I could do dates but I'd like something more filling or I might end up eating at the cooked processed carbs on the plane.
I've flown all over and never had a problem, EXCEPT with US customs. They will confiscate any fruit you have. Doesn't matter the form; whole, wrapped, bagged, whatever. No fruit. Last flight I had like 5 Mamay Sapote in my bag. I realized on the flight there was no way I was gonna get these beauties into the country, so I cut them all up (on my little airplane tray!) and put them in a ziplock baggie. My sapote were still confiscated at customs. They don't even have a list of no-entry fruit; its a blanket NO FRUIT policy.
Luckily its never been a problem for me because the US is my usual destination. The one time I had a connecting flight from India to Costa Rica in NYC, I only had like 6 hours to go after my bananas were confiscated. And like, come on, 6 HOURS. Not like its 6 days. No big deal.
You can bring fruit on a plane with you, but you can't cross an international border with it. So you have to eat it all before you get off the plane or it will be confiscated. Even worse, if you don't declare it when you get to the other country you could be fined and even arrested. The sniffer dogs even smelled the fruit leftovers on me once and I had to pass through the special agricultural customs section for further inspection. I once had my fruit confiscated as I did one stop over from a short Canadian flight to the States that was then connecting to Costa Rica. If I had had a longer flight or one that didn't stop over, I could have had enough time to eat it. Bad planning on my part. Many airlines even offer a fruit meal if you order it in advance, check on their internet sites. The airports usually have poor fruit choices, the oranges are usually the best. The bananas are not ripe. the apples are waxed-none of it is organic and it all costs a fortune. Salads can be a decent find because they usually put the dressing in a separate little pouch. Sometimes, what I'll do is go overt fat free weeks before the flight because unsalted nuts and seeds are generally very easy to find at airports and then I'll add them to my salad so the flight days becomes a high fat exception day. You can sometimes find relatively healthy cooked starches like jacket potatoes without seasonings, oil etc. that you can add to a salad. You could even microwave them yourself to bring along since this is still a healthier/less expensive choice than almost everything served in airports and airplanes. The most important thing to do on flights is to keep well hydrated because the climate controls on the planes dehydrate you like crazy. Walking frequently to the bathroom as well as doing other exercises will help prevent deep vein thrombosis which is a serious health risk from sitting too long in a cramped airplane seat. Finally, bring nightshades, earplugs and a neckpillow to sleep. If you can manage even an hour's sleep you'll be doing yourself a whole lot of good when you arrive-much more refreshed and less intoxicated by unhealthy environmental exposures.
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Royal Oak stolen after Friends' work in park
1:45pm Friday 21st September 2012 in News By Annette McIntyre, Reporter
A Royal Oak from the Queen's Sandringham estate has been stolen from a Guiseley park which has been brought back into use by a band of dedicated volunteers.
The infant tree, which was planted to mark the Queen's Jubliee, was taken from Parkinson's Park.
In a separate incident, vandals knocked stones off a rebuilt drystone wall.
The stones were found and put back in place, but the sapling which was given to the park by the Woodland Trust, has disappeared.
Jennifer Kirkby, from the Friends of Parkinson's Park, said someone had dug up the sapling – although self-seeded oaks on either side were not taken.
"A replacement Royal Oak will cost the Friends £30," she said.
"Every penny we have is donated by people who give in order to help the whole community, and someone has decided to take this for themselves.
"Even if we do get a replacement, it will not be the same tree that was planted by a group of Guiseley people last spring, with hope for the future.
"It would be nice if whoever took it felt a twang of conscience and put it back again.
Guiseley and Rawdon councillor Graham Latty praised the work of the Friends and appealed to local people to report vandalism.
"Parkinson's Park is a wonderful open space that has been reclaimed for the people of Guiseley by the efforts of a small dedicated band of volunteers," he said.
"I recommend people to have a walk up there to see just what they have done and to enjoy the space, the peace and the views."
"Guiseley would be a poorer place without the efforts of these volunteers.
"They are small in number but you would really notice the difference if they packed up and never lifted a finger,.
"I appeal to people to keep an open eye for signs of this sort of vandalism and immediately report it to the neighbourhood police."


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Thursday, July 16, 2009
New virtual reality game plays on women's irrational fear of men
NPR's All Things Considered broadcast a story last night about a video game called The Path. It's a variation on the Little Red Riding Hood fable -- a warning to girls about the danger of male strangers. The virtual reality characters (all female) are heading to grandmother's house, and the object is to confront the wolf (the male).
According to the story: "Facing the wolf, you see, is what The Path is about. In each level of the game, you play as one of six sisters. They range in age from 9 to 19, and each of them must make the long trek through the forest. Each must meet her own personal wolf. The moment you step off the path and into the forest, the terror of the game begins. Sunshine fades to murky darkness. You hear low moans but can't tell if they're from pleasure or pain. And you know, all the time, that the wolf is out there waiting. In one of his incarnations, he's a white light that sweeps you into the sky. It feels ecstatic and horrifying at the same time. When it's over, you're left lying in a heap. The game is nothing so much as a rumination on the vulnerabilities of girlhood."
Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of the report concerns a woman's take on the game when a 15-year-old virtual girl "stumbles into a deserted playground in the forest where a young man, sitting on a bench, offers her a cigarette. Then he sits back on the bench. "He's just sitting there," says [Brenda] Brathwaite. Still: 'The actual thought that ran through my head at the time was, "Oh my God, am I going to be raped?"' Brathwaite claims to have been violently attacked when she was younger.
And, you see, this is where we've come: a young male virtual reality character who furnishes no evidence that he poses a threat to a female character is suspected of being a rapist -- for no reason other than the fact that he is depicted as male.
What other group in our society would tolerate being stereotyped as monsters in this manner? It is a fact that innocent males are assaulted far more frequently than innocent females. Yet the object of this game is the vulnerabilities of girls.
I would suggest this in all seriousness, having studied the issue intently: the male character likely has more to fear about a false rape claim being lodged against him than the female character has about being raped. The fact is that this milieu of rape hysteria in which we find ourselves stranded not only is terribly gender divisive because it encourages females to mistrust males, it also enables false rape accusers to spread their lies with automatic credibility. False accusers know that the very mention of rape instills fear and overwhelming anger in the vast majority of decent people. They also know that virtually any young man who is even accused of this vile act will be considered not just a plausible suspect but a presumed felon.
This virtual reality game is a sad manifestation of a culture gone askew -- a culture where rape hysteria is far too prevalent and downright unhealthy, and where blatant stereotyping of a lone male as a possible rapist is tolerated without even being challenged.
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I don't agree. To feature male characters being menacing is NOT an endorsement of anti-male stereotypes. The feminists would argue the opposite: that this is somehow an endorsement of violence against women, which is equally false.
Remember: the Japanese have a lot of violence and sex in their entertainment, but their amount of false rape accusations is miniscule compared to ours. The real problem is the news media and the abuse industry that drives it, along with our biased legal system.
But I think it's a mistake to overreact to a video game, movie, etc. - Jul 16, 2009, 12:46:00 PM
- Novaseeker said...
I fired up the game on my Mac a few days ago to see what the attention was about. I didn't look at it for very long, but it did seem to be a take on little red riding hood, the updated, hysterical, men-are-predators version. It was described as a VR horror game -- so I guess that's par for the course.
I don't agree that video games should be exempted from cultural analysis, any more than films or TV shows should be. They both reflect the popular culture and feed it. And I think that the "vibe" of this game is quite easy to describe the way that the OP did. It didn't strike me as being about rape per se, but instead about playing on female insecurities about their physical safety ... and of course anytime those insecurities are brought into play, rape is kind of the main player. So I can certainly see the connection, even though I only spent around 20 minutes fooling around with the free demo version of this one. - Jul 16, 2009, 1:12:00 PM
Thanks, Novaseeker. I focus on the rape aspect because that's the point of our blog. You've shed some good light on this "game."
Anonymous, I am not understanding your point. First, the feminists would not look at this in the manner you suggest. The entire purpose is for females to confront girls' vulnerabilities, according to NPR. Based on its report, this is not a game the exploits violence against women -- it is nothing like that at all. Either you or NPR missed the point. This isn't a game where the bad guys happened to be male; this is a game specifically designed to underscore female fear of men.
The reason I wrote about it was the reaction of the woman interviewed by NPR -- assuming the female character might be raped.
And I am not suggesting that a little video is the downfall of our culture. It is a puny little piece in a larger puzzle that foments the fear of males by playing up the "vulnerabilities" of females vis a vis males - Jul 16, 2009, 1:21:00 PM
Reading the NPR article again, I noticed that they may have missed the point of Little Red Riding Hood.
The fable is primarily a warning about liars who present themselves as being something other than they truly are. - Jul 16, 2009, 1:54:00 PM
Whenever you go to grandmother's house without meeting the wolf, the game will tell you that you failed," says game co-designer Michael Samyn. "You can roam around in the forest quite a bit without meeting the wolf."
Best video game ever! It should be called "Feminism: the Video Game" for its balls-on representation of victim status seeking.
1- You are a girl on her way to grandma's house. If you arrive safely and aren't raped -- YOU FAIL!
2- You must GO INTO THE WOODS and LOCATE THE WOLF SO HE CAN RAPE YOU.
3- You even hear the low moaning sounds of the wolf having consentual sex in the woods. You are here to disrupt the normal sex and get him to rape you. That's your job, feminista.
4- After getting raped or at least smacked around, you go to grandma's house for your reward. But unless you were a good feminist and found a way to get raped in the woods, no hot apple pie for you! No group hugs, no status, no license to perjury -- nothing.
The only thing lacking in the game is being able to make something up so that you can get your reward from grandma (who should be voice- acted by Oprah) even though you weren't really raped. Then the game would be perfect! - Jul 16, 2009, 2:25:00 PM
- Renee said...
I understand you don't agree with feminists, but to imply that they WANT to and look for was to "get raped"....
No one ever WANTS to ger raped period. And then in the end, you say she really wasn't raped, which is it? Then again I might be looking too much into you comment.
I see what you're saying, but I also look at it in a different way. I see it as a metaphor for how you learn and grow from going through hardships....or something like that. And think about it, with videos games where the main character is a guy (probably 99-95% of the time), most of the time, the bad guys are also male.
You guys should check out the comments. Here are a few:
---You make a valid point, Bill N: Not all males are predators. Many are kind, loving, and use their strength for positive, rather than oppressive means. I have known many of these men. Unfortunately, most acts of violence against women (and they are many) are committed by men. Thus, the game reflects what is reality for many girls and women. I hope some day this will not be the case.
---I think the point is caution rather than blind fear. Sure, being convinced that every man is a monster is never going to solve anything. But at the same time, it's important for women to be cautious. Girls don't always get that message of caution - it's just not talked about.
---The Path itself, while indeed dealing with these themes, is much broader. It is not just about weak women and predatory men. As one of the (few) men who worked on this project, I think the game is also about the relativity of freedom, the complexity of making choices, the lack control we have over our lives, the sacrifices we need to make to grow and move on, the idea that there is no ultimate good and no ultimate evil but that we are all both saints and monsters and that we have to learn to accept that, perhaps even enjoy it, etcetera.
Not to diminish the problems of sexuality and power, though, which I think are presented in a much more refined and rich way than the traditional male vs female. Only two of the six "wolves" in the game are explicitly men. All the others are far more ambiguous. One is even female. And the interaction between Red Ridinghood and the Wolf in the game is never initiated by the latter.
---let's be honest: there are a lot of "wolves" out there, and it's just plain sexist to make a special point that girls and women need to be more careful than men and boys. each of us is a potential predator, each a potential victim, and the beautiful terror of a free society is that we are all equally at risk. the wrong choices can lead ANY of us into the jaws of a wolf.
stop telling little girls that they are at a particular risk and simply teach them to make good choices, NOT because they are girls, but because they are human. teaching them that they are targets just because they are girls not only makes it harder for them to connect with males later in life, but it inspires fear that can inhibit ambition and freedom. so just stop it! - Jul 16, 2009, 4:06:00 PM
- Renee said...
Oh, and if you think this game feeds into the rape hysteria, then prepare yourself, there's a game called Stockholm: Exploration of True Love.
Here's some information from Wiki. - Jul 16, 2009, 4:16:00 PM
- Amateur Strategist said...
Honestly, just because someone makes something awful, and then argues that it's not, doesn't give them a point. There are real monsters out there that would like to force their agenda on everyone; communism, feminism, environmentalism, and when a legitimate complaint is made to them instilling a false fear in them, THEY will want to fight back to insure that they're allowed to.
This "game" is no exception, I see the response from one of the developers in Renee's comment as arguing semantics, he knows that he made a Man-hatred game, or at least helped, but the best he can do is dish out half-excuses and argue semantics, he's still wrong. - Jul 16, 2009, 4:35:00 PM
No one ever WANTS to ger raped period. And then in the end, you say she really wasn't raped, which is it? Then again I might be looking too much into you comment.
They don't want to be raped. It's the group hugs and the attention that they want, and also to be absolved from having to assume responsibility for their own lives. If you can think of yourself as a victim then you have a way to escape from low self-esteem. - Jul 16, 2009, 5:43:00 PM
---let's be honest: there are a lot of "wolves" out there, and it's just plain sexist to make a special point that girls and women need to be more careful than men and boys. each of us is a potential predator, each a potential victim, and the beautiful terror of a free society is that we are all equally at risk. the wrong choices can lead ANY of us into the jaws of a wolf.
But the difference is that when a man falls into the jaws of a wolf -- a false rape accuser -- the legal system bends over backwards to rape him but never stops protecting and enabling the criminal even after she's busted. - Jul 16, 2009, 5:51:00 PM
". . . the idea that there is no ultimate good and no ultimate evil but that we are all both saints and monsters . . . ."
This moral relativism is also a hallmark of radical left, new age feminism. - Jul 16, 2009, 8:28:00 PM
That really means that women are all saints and that men are all monsters.
- Jul 16, 2009, 8:39:00 PM
Please forget the fact that at least two of the "wolves" in the game are not men at all. One of the wolves is a woman, and another is an actual wolf/werewolf.
Also, I can only count one of the endings where the girl gets raped. The one where one of the girls meets the guy in the woods, she ends up getting in a car crash and killing someone. - Jul 17, 2009, 9:59:00 AM
Does she get a sentencing discount for being a woman when she goes to grandma's house?
- Jul 17, 2009, 3:50:00 PM
"This moral relativism is also a hallmark of radical left, new age feminism."
Actually it's a hallmark of the times we live in. Especially the left. Not just radical left. - Jul 18, 2009, 3:55:00 AM
" To feature male characters being menacing is NOT an endorsement of anti-male stereotypes. The feminists would argue the opposite: that this is somehow an endorsement of violence against women"
So if no-one likes it, why'd the make the stupid thing.
"Remember: the Japanese have a lot of violence and sex in their entertainment, but their amount of false rape accusations is miniscule compared to ours. "
Even if that's true, what does it prove? - Jul 18, 2009, 4:02:00 AM
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