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I like to think that our readers have a certain degree of fantasy acuity before they arrive, so my hope is that this start and sit week 8 list – which avoids the obvious – will be useful for all of you. I've made my opinions on start/sit implicitly known via my weekly rankings, so, you won't see a lot of QBs inside my Top 6, etc. listed here. The idea of this post is to give you some deep names that will yield start worthy value and some entrenched starters that should be riding the virtual pine.
In a week laden with byes and injuries lineup decisions for owners become critical. This week, we'll help you make the decisions that carry you to victory.
Week 8 QB Starts
Michael Vick vs. New York Giants – Provided there are no setbacks over the weekend with his balky hamstring Vick is good to go – straight back into your fantasy lineup. He draws the start, at home, against a Giants team giving up more than 20 FPPG to opposing QBs (4th most in the league) including 175 yards on the ground – the 4th most in that area as well. Vick was rolling up the rushing yards on New York the last time these teams met, until injuring his hamstring on a long carry. Despite missing two games and a portion of a third he's still the position's 17th highest scorer on the season. Get Vick in your lineup and expect him to pick up right where he left off.
Colin Kaepernick at Jacksonville – Colin Kaepernick hasn't been throwing a lot of passes and he hasn't needed to with the 49ers rolling over their competition. That should continue this week against Jacksonville, however, the scoring situation remains ripe. The Jags have allowed an NFL high 15 passing touchdowns to go with a league worst 31.7 PPG allowed and have just three interceptions on the year. Even if he throws fewer than 20 passes Kaepernick should easily post 250 yards and two scores, plus whatever he picks up with his feet.
Week 8 QB Sits
Terrelle Pryor vs. Pittsburgh – Playing at home coming off a bye I think that Oakland will be competitive against the Steelers, but, Quarterbacks haven't had a lot of success against the Steelers this season. Just one player – Matt Cassel, mind you – has posted more than 18 points against them with three opponents being held below a dozen. Opponents have thrown just five passing TDs against Pittsburgh through six games, so, it looks as if Pryor will be hard pressed to post a multiple score effort… particularly as he plays behind a line that allowed 10 sacks his last time out.
Carson Palmer vs. Atlanta – I know the matchup is attractive, Atlanta has given up the 5th most points to opposing QBs, but that doesn't always guarantee results. Owners looking for bye week replacement help should turn to Roethlisberger, Dalton or Alex Smith before considering Palmer who has thrown a pick in every game this season including multiples in each of the last five weeks.
Week 8 RB Starts
Frank Gore at Jacksonville – Sure, Gore falls into that you're starting him anyway category so this doesn't necessarily count as advice, but, I have him ranked as the second option at the position this week, his highest such mark of the season, so it's worth discussing. Nearing the end of the first two months of action Gore is the 7th leading scorer at running back on the strength of five touchdowns in seven games. This week, he faces a Jacksonville defense that has given up the most yards on the ground in the NFL by more than 40 over the second place team and more than 100 over the next closest. They've been run on 232 times, the highest mark league-wide. Gore is going to get plenty of work and is as near a lock at 100 total yards and a score as there is this week.
Fred Jackson at New Orleans – With the forecast on C.J. Spiller not looking good this will be a FredEx kind of day in Louisiana. While New Orleans has improved defensively, on the whole, they're still a team that can be run on – giving up an NFL high 5.1 yards a pop. Of course, Buffalo may be challenged to keep it close but Jackson should feature heavily into the gameplan early even if Spiller winds up on the field. With plenty of top options on the sideline via bye and injury, it wouldn't be a shock to see top-12 numbers from Jackson this weekend.
Deep Starts: Chris Ogbonnaya at Kansas City; Roy Helu at Denver
I was mistaken in thinking that Ogbonnaya would see more work than McGahee last week against Green Bay, however, it's hard to envision a scenario where captain checkdown (or maestro, as the case may be) Jason Campbell (5.2 YPA in Chicago last year) doesn't feed the ball heavily to his pass catching back. He's got sneaky flex value in PPR leagues. Roy Helu, meanwhile, after scoring three times last week is not so sneaky, but just as valuable. Again, if Washington trails against Denver you're likely to see a lot of Helu in passing situations – he's already playing nearly equivalent snaps to Morris this season.
Week 8 RB Sits
Lamar Miller at New England – Miller has had more than 12 touches in a game just once this year. New England's defense remained strong in the middle last week despite losing their top two run stuffers and Miami's offensive line hasn't blocked well against the run or the pass this year (ranking as the 8th and 9th worst units via Pro Football Focus respectively). On the road against a still-tough division opponent, don't expect much out of Miller who inexpicably has split touches with Daniel Thomas on the season and was had has hands on the ball three fewer times than him last week.
Willis McGahee at Kansas City – For the reasons that I've included Ogbonnaya above and an X factor that emerged in the Cleveland backfield last week I don't see a lot of work coming Willis' way. When it does, he faces the third worst fantasy RB matchup against a dominant Chiefs front seven that has given up just two touchdowns and 12.64 FPPG to opposing backs this year.
Week 8 WR Starts
Eric Decker vs. Washington – Last year Decker finished the season as fantasy's 8th best wideout, but, he didn't get a lot of love from the fantasy community coming into '13 because of the presence of additional threats in the Denver passing game. If there is anything we've learned through the season's first seven weeks it's Peyton Manning and co. can support as much offense as we'd like them to, and he's still a top 12 fantasy producer so far this year. Giving up catches on 66.4% of passes to wide receivers this year the Washington defense has struggled to contain wideouts (7th most points per game allowed). Facing a QB with Manning's
Terrance Williams at Detroit – With Miles Austin lkely sitting down this week the rookie gets another chance to shine, and earn his place as Dallas' #2 receiver even when the vet makes his way back. Williams has caught 12 of 13 targets over his last three games scoring a touchdown in each contest. This week, while it is likely to be the Dez vs. Megatron show, expect Williams to keep the good times rolling. His high catch rate should mean Romo is willing to look his way in crucial situations more and more.
Week 8 WR Sits
Hakeem Nicks at Philadelphia – Coach Tom Coughlin called Nicks out this week regarding his reliability (a fair comment after a two catch performance against one of the weaker secondaries in the league despite nine targets) and a move behind Rueben Randle on the depth chart – or at least the pecking order – could be in effect. Knowing this, it is simply impossible to pencil Nicks in for another impressive game against the Eagles (his best outing of the year came against them just a few weeks ago). While the Eagles give up the most points in the league to wideouts the Giants haven't traveled well this season, scoring just four touchdowns in their last three road games. Nicks hasn't traveled well either, with just 12 catches on 27 targets and 54.3 YPG away from East Rutherford. Believe in Randle and Victor Cruz this week but stay away from Nicks as anything more than a WR3/4.
Kenbrell Thompkins vs. Miami – Signs are pointing to Danny Amendola getting back in the game this weekend and Rob Gronkowski could be due another 17 targets in his second time on the field this year. That doesn't leave much work for Thompkins to begin with, who should still start outside but will be competing with Aaron Dobson, who has been the more targeted rookie of late, Julian Edelman and the rest for passes. Thompkins hasn't had more than six looks in a game the last three weeks and he's caught just 50% of his passes during that span. Three receptions yields a very low floor (see last week's 16 yard effort). To top it all off, the fish are the third toughest WR matchup so far this season – expect KT to flounder this week.
Week 8 TE Starts
Tony Gonzalez at Arizona – I was the highest of high on Gonzalez in Week 7 banking on upwards of 10 targets for the veteran. Instead, he earned just two as the Falcons built an early lead and Harry Douglas proved an effective receiver. That said, the situation is still favourable for Tony G – let's not overthink one game in the post-Jones era. This week, he heads to the desert to ply his craft against a Cardinals defense that has given up eight touchdowns to TEs so far.
Jeff Cumberland at. Cincinnati – If you're looking for a fill in this week Cumberland is still your guy. He's been on the fringe starter radar for a few weeks and while he only put up 31 yards against the Patriots a week ago he was targeted seven times, good for a tie for the 7th most looks at TE. As Geno Smith continues to look more poised each week, his favorite targets will stay relevant and Cumberland is becoming one of the go to guys in New York.
Week 8 TE Sit
Brandon Myers at Philadelphia – The Eagles have defended TEs well this year, holding the position under 6 points per game, the 5th lowest number in the league. They are one of just two units that hasn't given up a score to the position so far this year and have only seen a curious four redzone targets against them headed toward tight ends. Add in Manning's struggles and the offensive road woes discussed above and there isn't much to like with Myers this week.
Week 8 Defenses to Stream
Atlanta Falcons (18%) at Arizona – The Atlanta defense came up big after the bye and found it's way into the endzone early last week against the Bucs. This week, they draw an aforementioned Quarterback who has been intercepted more than once in every game for over a month and has thrown 13 total on the year. Atlanta's unit doesn't put a ton of pressure on the QB – they have just 14 sacks this year – so you may not see a ton of sack points, but with Rashard Mendenhall looking unlikely and Larry Fitzgerald still at less than 100% the Cardinals offense comes into this one exposed and the Falcons D is good enough to hold them to a low point total while producing a few turnovers.
Philadelphia Eagles (25%) vs. New York Giants – The Eagles are a bottom six defense in terms of overall fantasy scoring this year but they face one of the most generous teams in the league. Not only is New York incredibly turnover prone, their punt coverage has been terrible – as witnessed nationwide last Monday night. There is never a team that represents a good bet for a six point bonus any week but if any matchup spells a DTD it might be this one. Failing that, Eli has 17 turnovers and has been sacked 18 times through seven games, so, they'll find a way to get on the board.


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Using SEO Tecniques on Google, getting your site higher in Google, having your website rank highly in Google is one of the major necessities for attaining your goal's on the internet, particularly if increasing visitor rates or sales are important for you.
I know for most of our clients this is definitely the case! So what's involved? How do you it?
First of all, Google likes content. In fact I'd go further—the way Google behaves they love content. Why? Because they like discriminating against businesses! First and foremost, Google wants you to use Google Adwords, its Pay Per Click (PPC) service. Adwords is where Google makes its money, and why they're worth $50Billion and we're not. So, what Google does is use every subtle little trick it can think of to force businesses to use Adwords. As a balancing act with people using its search engine, Google then presents itself as the search engine that can find you the best, most relevant content. It therefore favours sites with a lot of content, which is exactly what most business sites, and particularly ecommerce sites, are not.
Marketing has shown the business community for years that 'less is more', and customers generally prove this is the case. Ecommerce sites, in order to sell well, generally have less content and more and better pictures, so customers can see what they are buying without their attention being distracted by text. Google uses this against businesses, and the ecommerce sites that do the best are generally those that have worked hard to find ways around Google, as well as padding their sites with content in highly strategic ways.
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This really follows on from number 1, which is that Google likes content, and favours it in the search results over pictures and other non-textual content. Google will like content itself whether it is relevant or not!
But for you to achieve your goals and get the site higher in Google's rankings, YOU must ensure that the content Google sees is relevant to what you want it to be. That means constantly reminding yourself about who you are appealing to on the site, who are your customers, what are their needs, how are you fulfilling these needs, and what search phrases they are using to find the products or services that meet their requirements. So for success on Google, you not only need to provide content, but RELEVANT content.
Put yourself in your customer's shoes and work out what you would type into Google. If you want our assistance for SEO, we would also do a significant amount of research on search phrases, how often the words are searched, what terms your competitors use, etc. In any event, work out a list of search phrases, consider what you believe would be the most important ones, and then make sure your site has content throughout the site that incorporates these search phrases in all the permutations you can think of. Don't overdo it, because Google could see that and penalise you for 'spamming' the terms. As a general rule, use them in the right places (as mentioned above), in page names too, and in the content, just a little more than you as a customer would want to see. Remember, some customers will actually read your content, so don't make it silly!
So you've started adding content to your site, and now you've made that content as highly relevant as possible to the market that is the focus of your business (ie you have 'optimised' the relevancy of your site, which is what search engine optimisation (SEO) is mostly about). Google will, after a time (1-4 months), see this content, and then return your site within its search results for your chosen search terms. Cracked it, right?
Content is good for Google, Relevancy is good for you, but it's not enough to rank highly for search phrases that have any significant competition for them.
So what does Google do? How does it determine that one site should rank No 3 for a search whilst another site should rank at 333, or 333,000?
Basically Google looks at how popular a website is. You do a search, Google sees the relevant content, and then it looks at its popularity index of websites, and if your site has relevancy as good as the next guy's site, but yours is more popular, your site will rank above theirs.
Now let's think about this. If your site is very popular, but you have no relevant content for a search phrase, your site will not rank well. Alternatively, if your site has loads of relevant content to a search phrase, but is not popular, again you will not rank well, unless of course the search term is targeted at such a specific or niche search phrase that there is only minimal competition (in which case the value of the high ranking isn't much!). (By the way, some poor SEO companies try to make themselves appear good by showing top results for very niche search terms—so watch out!).
What this means is that you have to have both relevancy and popularity to be successful now. One without the other is not enough. But how does Google determine popularity? And how much popularity do you need to have?
Google SEO Algorithms
Imagine you are Google. You want to be the best search engine on the planet. How do you become and stay the best? You try to ensure you show the best websites for any subject. How do you judge whether one is better than another? You look at the sites people actually use, ie the sites that are the most popular. How do you determine if a site is popular? By the amount of traffic the site gets. Can you find out how much traffic a site gets? No, because that information is usually private to the site owner. So, if you're Google, what do you do?
You try to find other ways to determine if a site is popular. There are a number of methods now being used by Google, but the main one is incoming links. A few years ago, Google spotted an association between the number of websites linking to a website, and how popular that website is. Let's be clear here, we are not talking about you adding links to your website to other people's sites, we are talking about other people linking to your website. Google effectively sees each of these links as a vote for your website. Add up the number of links, and that gives you the votes for your site, which equates (almost) to the level of popularity Google thinks your site has. When you do a search then, Google first finds all the sites relevant to the search, and then it sees how many votes (or incoming links) each site has, and the site with the most links comes out on top.
This is basically how it works, however it is considerably more sophisticated than this in actuality. Not only does Google add up the votes for the links, but it also weights each of these votes by how popular the voting website is. An incoming link from an unpopular site for example, may be only worth one vote. A link from a popular site may be worth 10,000 votes. You get the idea.
Until very recently Google used a measurement system it created to express how popular a website is, called 'Page Rank'. The measure was as a figure on a scale of 1-10, with higher being most popular. Google.com is a 10! This Page Rank or 'PR' has been a good measurement to use to value links for the last few years, but recently Google has started to de-value it, because SEO people have started to work out how it is used, and Google doesn't like that. So right now, no one is sure how useful, if at all, the PR of a site is. Nevertheless, all indications are, that whilst Google is trying to mystify page rank, it is still using the link popularity principles to determine the popularity of a site. For our SEO clients for example, the page ranks are currently all over the place, however their rankings have stayed where they were and even improved in many cases.
Google is also increasingly using other factors to determine a popularity level, but these are being used to augment the link popularity, not replace it. One of these is certainly with respect to a website's longevity. The longer it has been around, Google gives it more value as a 'trusted site'. That means that the continuity of a domain name is important, it is an asset of the business and should be retained, even if the website using it has not been performing well. A new website can always replace an old one, and if it uses the same domain name, you will get this 'trusted site' status, which incrementally adds to your popularity value.
Getting back to link popularity, how much popularity do you need? The answer is simple—more than the site you want to out-rank. If the search phrase you are competing for is not hugely competitive you will need less links and less valuable links (in terms of the number of votes they convey), than if the phrase is hugely competitive. For example, the search phrase 'current news' will be more competitive than 'current UK news', and that will be much more competitive than 'current Northampton news'. Most likely you will need substantially more votes/links to compete for 'current news' than for 'current Northampton news'. Ultimately though it depends on who the sites are that are competing for a specific phrase. If sites that are successful for 'current news' have specific relevant pages for Northampton current news, then you will still have to compete against them even though there are far fewer sites competing. The devil is in the detail.
So to sum up, and keeping it simple, to be successful on Google you need 3 major things for your site, content, relevancy and link popularity. If the site has all of these you are headed in the right direction, and eventually you have the potential to achieve the rankings you need.
But take note, no matter what you do, it will not be straightforward; there will be ups and downs, because the competitive environment of the Internet is constantly changing, and we are the fleas hanging on to the Google dog's tail, clinging for dear life! What you can be certain of is that changes there will be, and that one must react effectively to the changes or risk falling behind and/or failing. Vigilance and constant review is essential. Relevancy needs to be improved and updated regularly to ensure your sites stay more relevant than the next guy's. The same goes for links. Today you may need more links to compete than you did a year ago, because the competition may be catching up or surpassing you. Also, because Google is making things as difficult as possible to force people to use Adwords, expect the requirement for more work in these respects, and their costs, to rise, just to keep pace. Fortunately, the cost of successful SEO is still substantially less than Adwords—for now!
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PA ID# 093-30550-00; Town of Gramercy
PW ID# 16158; Hazard Mitigation Proposal
Citation: FEMA-1603-DR-LA, Town of Gramercy, Hazard Mitigation Proposal – Water Intake Piping-Hazard Mitigation Proposal, Project Worksheet (PW) 16158
Reference: Hazard Mitigation
Summary: On September 23, 2005, high winds caused a ship moored on the Mississippi River to strike and damage a water intake structure and protective dolphin pile owned by the Town of Gramercy (Applicant). FEMA approved $383,958 under
PW 16158, for replacement of the dolphin pile, repair of the water intake structure, and a Hazard Mitigation Proposal (HMP). The HMP, estimated at $49,860, proposed to install a stronger protective sheathing around the water intake pipe. The Applicant requested approval of a second HMP under the same PW, estimated at $342,000, to install four new protective monopiles as a protective barrier to supplement the existing dolphin pile. FEMA denied the second HMP, because the four additional piles did not exist prior to the event, and the HMP was not directly related to the damaged elements of the facility. The Applicant submitted a first appeal requesting approval of the installation of the four monopiles as an HMP, stating that the proposal is cost effective and recommended by the Town engineer. The Regional Administrator denied the first appeal on December 16, 2008, stating that Section 406 mitigation must apply only to damaged elements of the facility and that the proposed new monopiles did not exist prior to the event. On April 2, 2009, the Applicant submitted a second appeal with a revised HMP requesting five monopiles at a cost of $563,913. On August 18, 2009, the Director of the Public Assistance Division met with the Applicant to discuss the appeal. FEMA requested that the Applicant provide a cost benefit analysis of the HMP project and the Applicant provided one on August 19, 2009.
Issue: Is the installation of new protective piles eligible as a section 406 hazard mitigation project?
Finding: No. The proposal is not cost effective.
Rationale: Disaster Assistance Policy DAP9526.1, Hazard Mitigation Funding under Section 406 (Stafford Act)


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Kerala-based South Indian Bank today reported its highest-ever quarterly earnings at Rs 128.25 crore for the third quarter ending December 2012, registering a growth of 25.44 per cent.
The private sector bank had posted a net profit of Rs 102.24 crore in the year-ago period.
For the nine months ending December 2012, the bank recorded a net profit of Rs 348.45 crore as against Rs 279.70 crore for the corresponding period of the previous year, a growth of 24.58 per cent, bank's MD and CEO V A Joseph told reporters here while announcing its quarterly earnings.
The bank's business increased from Rs 58,884 crore to Rs 68,490 crore on year-to-year basis registering a growth of 16.31 per cent during April-December.
While total deposit has gone up from Rs 33,834 crore to Rs 38,940 crore, the advances increased from Rs 25,050 crore to Rs 29,550 crore.
The bank's net non-performing assets (NPAs) as on December 31 stood at 0.68 per cent of the total loan disbursed against 0.24 per cent in the year-ago period.
Despite subdued growth of the economy during the period under review, the bank could achieve this performance due to improvement in net interest margin, Joseph said.
He expressed confidence that the bank would be able to achieve total business target of Rs 75,000 crore, 750 branches and 800 ATMs by March this year.
South Indian Bank would open three new regional offices at Ahmedabad in Gujarat, Muvattupuzha and Irinjalakuda in Kerala.
CASA (current account savings account deposits) of the bank increased by 9.31 per cent to Rs 7,958 crore from Rs 7,280 crore in the year-ago period.
The lender's total income registered a growth of 26.46 per cent during the nine months period touching Rs 3,483 crore against Rs 2,754 crore for the corresponding period in the previous fiscal.
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Try a mr clean magic eraser. Or easy off oven cleaner. Noxious fumes, but it'll probably make a world of difference if you can't use a razor blade.
I think part of the stove top is ruined, looks like the little pitting spots got messed up by some of this burnt on stuff. The rest of the stove is fine, totally clean, but there are black rings around two burners. Some feels raised, some feels like it got ground in.
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Try a mr clean magic eraser. Or easy off oven cleaner. Noxious fumes, but it'll probably make a world of difference if you can't use a razor blade.
Primal since March 5, 2012
SW: 221 | CW: 204 | LPW: 166 | UGW: 140 (80 lbs loss)
I tried a Magic Eraser already, did not appear to help. I'm destroying that thing on various spots & splashes I'm finding around the apartment, but too lazy to buy more. They are also pretty pricey! I found that sponge from Trader Joe's (the expanding kind) and some castille soap works REALLY well on most wall markings. I got some rusty water splash off the wall by a radiator that Hulky couldn't with other cleaners. He'd been trying for a while, as he's worked in this apartment for Coach on and off over the years.
I'll try baking soda tonight and oven cleaner in a small spot if that doesn't help. Hulky is going to be out so I might do some other cleaning with vinegar (the smell bugs him).
Mood: Something I forgot to recap yesterday. Overall, my moods have been good. If I'm feeling anxious, I'm quick to recognize it and I can mostly wrangle in the feelings until they pass, or therapy myself and sort out the cause & a resolution. I haven't been feeling depressed often, and it's only triggered by a lot of stress or specific events. When it happens, it passes quickly. That said, my mood was iffy yesterday. I could tell in the morning I had anxiety because I couldn't shut off my brain. Cycling helps somewhat, but as cycling gets easier, my thoughts get louder. Being at work was helpful because I was fairly busy throughout the day and I think being at work is kind of a routine for my mind, makes it easier for me to be calm. I felt anxious again at home & had to fight myself not to be pissy with Hulky about food things. Anyway, I think the iffy moods yesterday and a bit this morning is due to the beers over the weekends. I think I'll be fine by the end of the week.
We have a bad habit of letting meat go bad in the fridge before using it or putting it away in the freezer. Usually after getting groceries, we don't bag it up and put it away immediately because we are tired or need to do something else. Or we're just lazy. Hulky hates bagging the meat for some reason. If we make an agreement that I always bag the meat, I will absolutely do it ASAP, but I want him to be doing something in trade. I also feed the cat & clean her litter box so I think he should get assigned some apartment duties. Then again, he does have to do the yard care, but that's between him and Coach.
We had eggs & sausage for dinner last night. Hulky made great scrambled eggs by putting the eggs on when the pan was not quite hot enough and stirring the entire time. I'm usually lazy and don't stir the whole time, just chop them up as they get omelette-y. I was still hungry after and ate a bunch of grape juice gelatin squares that I made over the weekend. I had some Sinus Soother Sleepytime tea as well. I felt very puffy after that, probably from the juice in the gelatin squares. I was suddenly retaining water all over. I was fine in the morning.
I messed up and did something wrong with my supplements this morning. I only took a B-complex (just one left) and Zinc/Copper. About 30 min later, I felt sick to my stomach. I used to get that feeling if I'd take my multi-vitamin on an empty stomach. I think yesterday I had eaten already or ate not long after taking the supplements. I also did not take any L-Glutamine this morning. Tomorrow, I'll make sure to eat something w/ them. I'll experiment later to see if L-Glutamine & supplements together are okay on an empty stomach.
I keep forgetting I have a Gingerade kombucha in the fridge. I've had a few sips from it over the past couple of days. So tasty.
Despite not sleeping very well, I got up at 6:30 today and was out the door by 7:23! Woo. I had time to do some exercises, so I did plank holds and wall crawls. Not much, but it's a start.
Planks: 30 sec and then 20 sec
Wall crawls: 2x holds of 10 sec
Squats with empty barbell: 5
Hulky and I did some presses with the barbell yesterday. The bar came from the basement of the apartment, previous tenants had left it. Hulky estimates that it's around 15 lbs, but I think it's more like 25. Using the bar and standing in a doorframe (facing one of the sides) helps me keep my squat form. I think doing overhead presses will help me build up some strength for handstands.
Looks like you had an awesome summer!
Zinc supplements can cause nausea when taken on an empty stomach. High-dose zinc supplements can cause nausea even if taken with food. I have a lot of personal experience with zinc overdoses. Hah! Yours is only 15 mg so it's definitely not too high. Just take it with food, and you should be okay. You don't have to take it in the morning if you don't always eat breakfast. You could take it with dinner.
I tend to forget if I don't take supplements with others, but since I take Digest Gold with dinner, I'll just take it with that.
Today's blog was interesting. Made me worry about my teeth though. My most recessed gum area is bothering me today. I should probably suck it up (financially) and just go to the dentist soon.
I went ahead and made an appointment, but the soonest they had was the 18th @ 9 AM. The receded gum area is very red today. I hope it improves soon because they're very uncomfortable right now. I wish I could figure out what would make my gums healthier. I'm tired of fighting with them. I really hope I don't end up needing more grafts.
Is it a standard length barbell? If it is, it's probably 45. If it's shorter, it could be 25 or 35. Hop on a scale and see what it says!
Primal since March 5, 2012
SW: 221 | CW: 204 | LPW: 166 | UGW: 140 (80 lbs loss)
I have never held a barbell before, but it does not feel as heavy as 45 lbs. I don't really know what that feels like though .
We don't have a scale and neither Hulky nor myself are weighing right now.
A gallon of water is about 8 pounds --- so 2 gallons would be 16. Is the barbell about as heavy as 2 gallons of water/milk? I'm guessing you're barbell is probably 25 pounds.
25 is my guess too.


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Migratory Fish and their Role in the Greater Ecosystem
We talk quite a bit about "restoring fish passage" and "fish habitat" when we talk about restoration at American Rivers. However, beyond making the connection to the meditative joys of recreational angling or an elusive reference to a salmon steak, we rarely discuss the larger role fish play in the world. As we celebrate the inaugural World Fish Migration Day, we thought we would dig a little deeper, let our river nerd flag fly, and talk about another way in which migratory fish are critical to a healthy ecosystem.
Specifically, let's look at the predator-prey relationship between terrestrial and aquatic species. Throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, Mary F. Willson and her compatriots published several journal articles [PDF] examining the role that anadromous fish (i.e., migratory fish that are born in rivers, but spend most of their life in the ocean before returning to rivers to spawn) play in the food web. Rather than focus on the more commonly considered question of the effects of predators (wildlife) on fish populations, their study examined how populations of anadromous fish influence wildlife populations.
You see, the silvery salmon may seem a bit innocuous— just another happy fish getting fat off bugs— but salmon (all inclusive) and their other migratory brethren could be an important link in the geographic distribution and abundance of wildlife. In Anadromous Fish as Keystone Species in Vertebrate Communities [PDF], Wilson and Halupka note that:
"Food resources for almost all kinds of animals are variable in space and time, but the anadromous fish system is an extreme case in which prey is temporarily very abundant, spatially constrained, relatively easy to capture, and more or less predictable."
They go on to draw parallels between the spawning runs of anadromous fish and the migration of antelope across Africa. The ability of wildlife to anticipate the arrival of a theoretically abundant food source has also led scientists to posit that some species, like the mink, may even time reproduction to coincide with the availability of this high-energy food source. This means that declines in anadromous runs from issues like overfishing and fragmented habitat have ramifications that extend beyond these discrete aquatic communities.
This, of course, is just the tip of the iceberg! We haven't even begun to talk about the link decaying carcasses play in populations of invertebrates (fish food) and in providing nutrients for streambank vegetation.
The bottom line is that the migratory fish runs we work so hard to restore are important to the health of the bears, minks, eagles, and other wildlife we all love.
If you want to continue to see us dig deeper and get geeky here on the blog, leave a comment below and let us know.


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I have some related legacy projects that are a mess and I would like to mavenize them as a multi-module project shared on subversion (first multi-module project, we've always had them separate). There are a few key parts 1) webservice, 2) various swing clients, 3) model (w/ persistence from hibernate), 4) core JSE tasks.
I've been messing around for a few days trying to correctly set it up using Eclipse (Helios), Maven (2.2.1), m2eclipse (0.10.0) and Subversion (1.6) for our team. I keep stumping myself or having random errors that force me to backtrack. I'm hoping someone can help me out with some best practices.
Here are some of the questions:
m2eclipse requires a "flat" eclipse project structure. Does that mean I should create a subversion repository for each module? If I do one repository and try to check in from the parent project I'm having a difficult time setting the svn:ignore property on the nested project target (and other) directories.
If I do a module per repository, I seem to be able to check them in ok. The question then is what is the best way to check out via subclipse? Is there a best order? Parent or child project(s) first? Do I need to checkout the parent project and modify the checkout path of the children project to be nested in the file directory that will allow me to then "clean install" from the parent project?
Or, should I abandon subclipse and m2eclipse and checkout and run my maven goals from the command line.
Or, should I just be using the SCM integration with Maven. Or, maybe just not even try to get a multi-module project setup.
What do others do? Does anyone have some documentation (I missed) or some links (Google didn't recommend)?
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Downton Abbey January 26 Episode: Mr. Bates Looks for Answers (VIDEO)
The January 26 episode of Downton Abbey turns up the drama downstairs with the addition of a new lady's maid for Cora (Elizabeth McGovern). This season the Countess has had a particularly hard time keeping help around (not that we were sorry to see any of them go). Now perhaps things will improve with the reserved Phyllis Baxter (Raquel Cassidy) hired on.
Unfortunately for Baxter, however, the manipulative underbutler Thomas Barrow (Rob James-Collier) holds some kind of sway over her. He looks particularly happy in the preview and as any long-time Downton fan knows, Thomas smiling rarely means something good for anyone but Thomas.
We will also continue with the horrible story line currently unfolding for Mr. Bates (Brendan Coyle) and his wife, Anna (Joanne Froggatt). The once high-spirited lady's maid was raped during the January 12 episode, a brutal trauma she's only disclosed — and then only vaguely — to Mrs. Hughes (Phyllis Logan).
The secret has driven a wedge between the formerly happy couple. Anna left their cozy cottage for a single room at Downton and, understandably, Mr. Bates is worried and confused by the sudden change in his wife.
He is also committed to uncovering what has happened. As he vowed at the end of the January 19 show, Bates will find answers. This latest installment looks to mark the start of that fact-finding mission. Let's hope justice for Anna and no prison time for Bates waits at the end of this quest.
Also featured in the promo: the Dowager (Maggie Smith) and the woman she's taken under her wing, Isobel Crawley (Penelope Wilton) in a lovely English garden and Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) trying on her estate runnin' boots.
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No. 2 Yellow Jackets Sting No. 16 Irish, 5-2, in Women's Tennis
The Jackets won five of six singles matches against the Irish
March 1, 2008
ATLANTA - Freshman Noelle Hickey keyed a Yellow Jacket comeback to lead No. 2 Georgia Tech (9-2) to a 5-2 win against No. 16 Notre Dame (7-7) Saturday afternoon in South Bend, Ind.
Hickey began the afternoon by teaming with Christy Striplin to earn Tech's lone doubles win on the afternoon, an 8-7 (4) tiebreaker victory at the No. 2 spot against the Irish's Kali Krisik and Kristen Rafael. She then tied the match at 1-1 when she breezed to a 6-1, 6-1 win over Krisik at the No. 5 singles position.
No. 30 Kirsten Flower pushed the score to 2-1 with a 6-4, 6-2 victory against Cosmina Ciobanu at the No. 3 spot before fourth-ranked Amanda McDowell knocked off the Irish's Brook Buck, 6-1, 6-3, at No. 2 singles.
Nineteenth-ranked Maya Johansson clinched the match for Georgia Tech by stopping Rafael, 6-3, 6-4, at the No. 6 position, and No. 6 Kristi Miller capped the Yellow Jacket scoring with a 6-3, 6-4 win over No. 59 Kelcy Tefft at the top of the singles lineup.
Notre Dame took an early 1-0 lead when the Irish's third-ranked doubles tandem of Buck and Tefft stopped Tech's 19th-ranked Miller and Whitney McCray, 8-2, and No. 45 Ciobanu and Colleen Rielley downed Flower and Sasha Krupina, 8-4.
The Irish's lone singles win came at the end of the match, when Rielley stopped Striplin, 6-2, 7-6 (3), at the No. 4 singles position.
Georgia Tech will return to Atlanta to host No. 14 Vanderbilt Wednesday at the Bill Moore Tennis Center.
Final Tennis Results Georgia Tech vs. Notre Dame March 1, 2008 at Notre Dame, Ind.
SINGLES 1. No. 6 Kristi Miller (GT) def. No. 59 Kelcy Tefft (ND), 6-3, 6-4 2. No. 4 Amanda McDowell (GT) def. Brook Buck (ND), 6-1, 6-3 3. No. 30 Kirsten Flower (GT) def. Cosmina Ciobanu (ND), 6-4, 6-2 4. Colleen Rielley (ND) def. No. 84 Christy Striplin (GT), 6-2, 7-6 (3) 5. No. 85 Noelle Hickey (GT) def. Kali Krisik (ND), 6-1, 6-1 6. No. 19 Maya Johansson (GT) def. Kristen Rafael (ND), 6-3, 6-4
DOUBLES 1. No. 3 Buck/Tefft (ND) def. No. 19 Miller/Whitney McCray (GT), 8-2 2. Hickey/Striplin (GT) def. Krisik/Rafael (ND), 8-7 (4) 3. No. 45 Ciobanu/Rielley (ND) def. Flower/Sasha Krupina (GT), 8-4
MATCH NOTES Georgia Tech 9-2; National Ranking #2 Notre Dame 7-7; National Ranking #16 Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (5,3,2,6,1,4)
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A new message posted on Pastebin and attributed to the hacking group Anonymous promises to shut down the entire internet on March 31. The group says that it will target the 13 root DNS servers that make up the bulk of the servers that give URL names to most of the Internet.
As to why they would want to do this, they say the following:
"'The greatest enemy of freedom is a happy slave.' To protest SOPA, Wallstreet, our irresponsible leaders and the beloved bankers who are starving the world for their own selfish needs out of sheer sadistic fun, On March 31, anonymous will shut the Internet down."
The rather lengthy post on Pastebin details just how they intend to do all of this. The threat comes off as an open challenge to those companies and organizations that are responsible for the security of these name servers and the people in charge of fighting cyber crime.
They go on to explain how this will affect the average Internet user:
"By cutting these off the Internet, nobody will be able to perform a domain name look-up, thus, disabling the HTTP Internet, which is, after all, the most widely used function of the Web. Anybody entering 'http://www.google.com' or ANY other url, will get an error page, thus, they will think the Internet is down, which is, close enough."
"Remember, this is a protest, we are not trying to 'kill' the Internet, we are only temporarily shutting it down where it hurts the most. While some ISPs uses DNS caching, most are configured to use a low expire time for the cache, thus not being a valid failover solution in the case the root servers are down. It is mostly used for speed, not redundancy."
The group closes by saying that, even though the Internet will "feel like" it is down, they will be able to continue their attack for as long as they like:
"Since the attack will be using static IP addresses, it will not rely on name server resolution, thus enabling us to keep the attack up even while the Internet is down. The very fact that nobody will be able to make new requests to use the Internet will slow down those who will try to stop the attack. It may only lasts one hour, maybe more, maybe even a few days. No matter what, it will be global. It will be known."
So if your Internet connection seems broken on March 31, you know who is responsible. Consider this an early public service message.
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When it comes to using mobile devices hands-free, you'll have an easier time and improve your comfort with a stand. When it comes to choice of stands, there are so many out there that range from ok, good, and great. After having used quite a few, I've decided to never settle for less than the best. The top two criteria are portability and adjustable angles.
Why settle for a stand that provides only a few viewing angles. If you ponied up your good money for that gorgeous iPad Air, you deserve something worthy of it. Felix, a manufacturer of mobile accessories, has just created the ideal iPad Air case. The FlipBook, which is also available for the Apple iPad, combines the best of a tablet cover and stand all in one.
While not in use, your iPad Air will have its screen protected by the FlipBook's soft leather smart cover. When you're ready, peel the cover back to automatically wake your tablet for use. The FlipBook lets the iPad Air seamlessly adjust to any one of 10 viewing angles (22 for the iPad), either in portrait or landscape mode. Whether you're typing, reading, or video-chatting with someone, the Felix FlipBook does all the heavy lifting. Since this is a stand and case together, you don't have to worry about carrying an additional item when you're done and ready to go.
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Critics of President Barack Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency were wrong, The Associated Press informed us just before Christmas. Estimates of the economic impact of Obama's war on coal had been vastly overblown.
Heck, only 22 million Americans would suffer from it, the AP found. And, of course, the EPA, in announcing draconian new restrictions on coal-fired power plants, added the rules would cost the nation only about $8 billion a year.
That's baloney, of course. Ever know a government agency to come anywhere near the truth in telling us what its new regulations would cost?
But here's the thing: Those 22 million folks - also an underestimate, in my opinion - include everyone in West Virginia and most people in Ohio. Nearly all of us rely on electricity from coal-fired power plants.
What happens to the Ormet plant at Hannibal when electricity prices soar because coal-fired power plants are shut down by the EPA? Aluminum smelting is an energy-intensive industry. The cost of power generated by most sources is three to four times what it is from coal-fired plants.
At least 32 power plants may be closed by the EPA's new rules, a survey by the AP determined. Dozens of others may have to shut down some generating units that don't meet the agency's requirements.
Folks in California, Massachusetts, Florida and New York don't care. Most of their power doesn't come from coal now. Matter of fact, they may well be delighted industries in our region are about to be burned with higher prices for electricity. That would open all sorts of economic development possibilities in the Golden State. Heck, Obama's White House might even grant a few hundred million dollars' in loan guarantees for a new aluminum smelter near San Francisco.
Here's the cynical, political aspect of Obama's thinking: Who cares about those 22 million hicks in states that rely on coal? Heck, if the EPA rules convince radical environmentalists in California (population 37.2 million), New York (19.3 million), Florida (18.8 million) and Massachusetts (6.5 million) to vote for the incumbent in 2012, the war on coal is a political winner.
California's electoral college votes also could outweigh the negative impact of the 22 million people whose electric bills are about to soar - and who may be losing their jobs - because of the war on coal.
And so what if the campaign against Appalachia - and that is what the war on coal amounts to - irritates a few small-state members of Congress? Even if they muster enough support to fight back against the war on coal, the White House will simply use executive power to pursue it. It already has happened, in fact, with the EPA in effect overriding legislation approved by both the Senate and House of Representatives.
Were it a proven fact that coal-fired power plants had to be shut down to safeguard the public's health and protect the planet, it would be one thing. But it isn't.
Sea levels have risen and dropped many times because of natural cycles. So have global temperatures. Ever hear of ice ages? In fact, the earth is now in the midst of a warm cycle that may have nothing to do with industrial activity.
Again, however, this isn't about facts. It's about politics. Obama has made the calculation that by devastating the coal industry, he will win more votes than he loses.
It's apparent Obama snookered Republicans in the House over continuation of the 2 percent tax withholding break. But he also took advantage of them regarding the Keystone Pipeline issue, as a friend explained to me.
Sure, the tax bill includes a provision requiring Obama to make a decision within 60 days on whether to allow the pipeline.
Anyone want to bet on how he'll decide on the matter? He may well keep his end of the bargain in two months - by rejecting the pipeline.
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where people must travel long distances to practice
their faith. Sometimes, these distances become
burdensome. In Kentucky, an isolated military
community is struggling with the logistics of
sending their children to a distant Catholic school.
To solve this problem, they have proposed a simple
solution – buy a new vehicle for transportation.
Military families know about making sacrifices. They are often separated for months at a time during deployments. They are frequently transferred from one base to another, often to different states. They come to know a life where continuity and stability are sought-after comforts.
The military families stationed at Fort Campbell Military Base in the Diocese of Owensboro, Kentucky, can add another sacrifice to that list: If they want their children to receive a Catholic education, they have a very long commute.
Military families at Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Screaming Eagles and the 5th Special Forces, face a one-hour drive, morning and afternoon, to attend the closest Catholic school, Saints Peter and Paul, located in Hopkinsville. It can be a burden. The Martin family, who recently moved to Fort Campbell from Washington state, enrolled their children at the Catholic school, in part to soften the blow of the unpopular transfer. They love the school, but Morgan Martin has to commute with her children 150 miles round trip each day. This distance detracts from the overall experience. "The kids can't participate in any extracurricular activities because that would add even more driving," Morgan said.
Rather than commute, many Catholic families at Fort Campbell choose the local Department of Defense School. This was the choice for the Fisk family who has five children. But two years ago, as their oldest daughter started middle school, they felt drawn to a Catholic education. But in contemplating a switch, the family faced a difficult choice – daily driving to the Catholic school or leaving the base and their close-knit community to relocate near the school.
The family ultimately decided to leave the base, which Rosemary Fisk described as "the heart of things," and "make the sacrifice" to move to Hopkinsville. She is happy with the school. "The children go to Mass twice a week, which helps because their Dad is gone so much," she said. However, it's hard emotionally to be far from the base, and costly, which presents another obstacle for most military families.
Another family, the Wagners, also reluctantly moved off the base to Hopkinsville in 2011 to be close to their daughter's school. That year, Thomas Wagner was deployed overseas for 220 days. They miss their military family but want the best for their daughter. Carla Wagner said, "I knew that my daughter was not only going to get an education, but she would also learn about life, about faith, about God." And for Thomas, having his daughter at the school has helped him in his own faith life. "I pray more and volunteer to help," he said. "It's not a school; it's a family."
The draw to a Catholic school is understandable. It gives military families an immediate sense of connectedness and familiarity in their otherwise transient lives. It offers an environment of high academic standards, discipline and Christian values. To facilitate attendance and allow families to have both a Catholic community at school and a military community on base, Saints Peter and Paul School has proposed a solution – a bus.
Sarah Kranz, the principal, said that school research shows, "If transportation is provided, more families will choose a Catholic education as an investment in their children's future." She knows at least 10 students who would use a bus and believes more will join them.
But the school already faces financial challenges – more than a quarter of the students receive free or reduced lunches, and the school annually disburses $110,000 in financial aid grants.
Bishop William Medley of Owensboro has requested assistance from Catholic Extension to purchase a 15-passenger bus that will become self-sustaining through nominal fees to riders. We are raising funds to offer a $25,000 challenge grant towards the bus.
Something as simple as a bus – a means of transportation – will make it easier for Fort Campbell families to serve God and their country with one fewer sacrifice. Putting children on a bus each day, knowing they are in good hands will take a significant burden off the shoulders of these military parents.


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Fresh Android Apps for June 9: Color Flashlight HD, Grand Prix Story, Alberi
by Ian Black
Sometimes I decide what to mention in the Freshies and sometimes the people want what the people want. In today's list, Color Flashlight HD, Grand Prix Story, and Alberi are all top-rated although they've only been available a few days at the most.
Color Flashlight HD (Free)
I tried to ignore this app, but the crazy horde of fans wouldn't let me. Who needs another flashlight app? Apparently, over ten thousand Android device owners, most of who rate this utility app very highly.
The reason – it isn't an ordinary flashlight app. You can shine your phone's flash or the screen itself as the light source. It features pulsing lights, changing colors, adding text and sound and a huge variety of other options so that you can use it to find your way in a theater, search for your lost dog in the dark, or signal the rescuers in a real emergency. It's free. Get it and join the horde.
Grand Prix Story ($4.99)
You knew this was coming. There have been "story" games for running a restaurant, a bakery, a software development house, and more, so a race team story feels like a fulfillment of a higher destiny.
Here you'll need to manage the designing of new cars, hiring drivers, and, of course entering in and running races. The creative team of this game has been very successful with their other engaging story games, so this one is worth a look. The description says that no knowledge of racing is required to play.
Alberi (Free)
Tired of Sudoko? Try a 2D puzzle game of a different nature and a different country of origin.
Giorgio Dendi of Italy created this puzzle. The simple rules are: every zone must have a tree, every row must have a tree, every column must have a tree, but no two trees can occupy adjacent tiles – even diagonally adjacent. This is easier said than done and higher levels add even more columns and rows.
The pastel colors and hand-drawn look make the game beautiful.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — M. L. Schultze, web editor of WKSU-FM in Kent, was elected president of the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors association for 2014-15 at the group's annual convention Sunday.
Jim Bebbington, senior editor at Cox Media Group-Ohio, was named president-elect.
The following directors were elected to two-year terms, which expire in 2016:
— At-Large, representing newspapers from all circulation divisions: Dave Murray, managing editor of The (Toledo) Blade, and
— At-Large, representing newspapers from all circulation divisions: Mike Throne, managing editor of the Chillicothe Gazette.
The following also serve on the board, with terms that expire in 2015:
— Representing newspapers with a daily circulation over 50,000: Bruce Winges, vice president and editor, Akron Beacon Journal;
— Representing newspapers with a daily circulation of 15,001-50,000: Julie Wallace, managing editor, The (Elyria) Chronicle Telegram;
— Representing newspapers with a daily circulation up to 15,000: David Fong, executive editor, Troy Daily News;
— Representing Large-Market TV: Jo Ingles, reporter, WYSO-FM/Ohio Public Radio/TV News Bureau, Columbus;
— Representing Small-Market TV: Tony Geftos, reporter/anchor, WTVG, Toledo;
— Representing Large-Market Radio: Jason Michaels, anchor, WHKO-FM, Dayton;
— Representing Small-Market Radio: Jennifer Clark, news director, WJER-AM, Dover-New Philadelphia.
The Associated Press is a not-for-profit news cooperative serving 1,500 newspapers and 5,000 broadcast stations in the United States, including 85 daily newspapers and 150 radio and TV stations in Ohio.


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