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Bacteria recruited to fight salmonella
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WASHINGTON – The 10 tomatoes sitting in a Tupperware tub at the Food and Drug Administration seem to be doing nothing more than rotting, slowly. But an invisible battle is raging on the surface of the fruit, with provocative implications for food safety and the war that humans have been waging against bacteria for a century.
"This is the wrestling ring," said Eric Brown, a microbiologist at the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, as he clicked open the lid to the tub. "This is the smack-down."
Working in a College Park, Md., laboratory, Brown and a team of FDA scientists trying to prevent salmonella contamination in tomatoes have stumbled upon what they believe are powerful, naturally occurring "good" bacteria that can slaughter the "bad" bacteria that have become a persistent problem in fresh fruits and vegetables because they harm humans.
"This is highly efficient weaponry, right here," said Brown, pointing to pipettes filled with the "good" bacteria suspended in a saline solution that will be dripped onto the contaminated tomatoes. He presented the initial findings of his research at an international salmonella conference this month in France. "The beauty is that we take something alive and organic and put it back into the field, and by itself, it will kill other bacteria. We're right on the edge of this."
While Brown's findings haven't been applied outside the laboratory yet, in his experiments the microorganisms obliterate not only salmonella on tomatoes but also several other pathogens blamed for food-borne illnesses, including listeria and E. coli O15:H7. So far, only vibrio, the bacterium found in warm seawater that can contaminate oysters and other seafood, has stood its ground against Brown's bacteria.
"It's a phenomenal finding he's got," said Steve Rideout, an assistant professor of plant pathology at Virginia Tech, who has allowed the FDA team to take samples from the university's 200-acre research farm tucked among industrial tomato growers on Virginia's Eastern Shore.
Salmonella has become a leading cause of food-borne illness in the United States. Once largely associated with poultry and eggs, the bacteria live in the intestines of animals. But recently, the bacteria are increasingly being found in fresh fruit and vegetables, for unknown reasons. Of nine nationwide salmonella illness outbreaks since 2007, just one was linked to a meat product, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The rest were associated with vegetables, fruit, nuts or cereal.
Salmonella causes about 1.4 million cases of food-borne illnesses and more than 500 deaths a year in the United States, according to the CDC. While most people recover without treatment, young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems can become severely ill.
Salmonella, which describes a group of 2,600 strains of related bacteria, can survive outside living organisms and has lived as long as 18 months in soil.
"Salmonella is turning out to be a far more challenging environmental bug than we ever thought it would be or could be," Brown said. "It's very difficult to get rid of, and we don't even know where it comes from."
Fruit and vegetable farmers face a particular challenge because produce is often eaten fresh; there is no "kill step," such as cooking. Most produce is not packaged, which increases the chances for contamination. And some pathogens such as salmonella and E. coli burrow inside the fruits and vegetables, making it impossible to wash them away. In fact, Brown has found that his microorganisms are not effective against salmonella when the battle takes place inside the tomato, only on the surface.
Salmonella is a particular problem for tomato growers in Florida, Georgia, Virginia and other states along the East Coast. And the tomato industry is eager for a way to reduce salmonella contamination and regain consumer confidence, said Reggie Brown of the Florida Tomato Exchange. An outbreak of salmonella illness last year was incorrectly linked to tomatoes – later traced to jalapeno peppers from Mexico – but not before the tomato industry suffered losses of about $150 million. Consumer demand still has not returned to levels before that outbreak, said Reggie Brown, who is not related to Eric Brown.
"Every time someone reports in a news article on food safety about an outbreak associated with salmonella, the word 'tomato' will appear out there," Reggie Brown said. "There's concern and distrust."
Like Brown, other researchers have been trying to find a naturally occurring bacteria that can kill pathogens on human food. Scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported in 2007 that they isolated microorganisms from baby carrots that suppressed the growth of four harmful pathogens. Last year, the same team applied "good" bacteria to kill salmonella on sprouts.
Brown and his colleagues, known around the FDA as "Team Tomato," made repeated trips to tomato-growing regions on Virginia's Eastern Shore this spring and summer, where they stomped through fields and swamps and collected more than 200 samples from plants, water and soil. Each trip, they stayed with their coolers of water and muck and plants in the same hotel. "I had to leave a substantial tip to satisfy my conscience," Brown said.
Back in their College Park, Md., lab, Brown and his main collaborator, Alex Enurah, identified more than 300 species before isolating five "good" bacteria.
The "good" bacteria don't appear to be harmful to humans but further investigation is needed, Brown and Enurah said. They intend to test the bacteria on tomatoes grown in research hothouses in the coming months. And they are testing whether the "good" bacteria could prevent salmonella contamination as well as treat fruit that is already tainted. Brown envisions a day when "good" bacteria could be sprayed onto fields of tomatoes just before harvest.
Still, what works in the laboratory often runs into trouble on the farm and never makes it to the grocery store, said Jeri Barak, an assistant professor of plant pathology at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
"The tripping point for biocontrol has always been commercial application," she said, noting that outside the lab, the process is complicated by the presence of many other bacteria and fungi, and even sunlight. "A lot of times what looks really, really good in the laboratory doesn't work in the field."


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Police were investigating a robbery at a north side business Tuesday morning.
Authorities said that the robber targeted a BP gas station, located at Morse Road and Interstate 71, before 6 a.m.
Detectives said that the robber was dressed in all black and covered his face with a mask.
The robber ran away after taking around $100 cash.
Investigators said that a weapon was not observed during the incident. There were no reports of injuries.
Police were working to learn a description of the robber. They were reviewing security footage for clues.
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83 human rights activists killed in Colombia since 2010: El Tiempo .
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83 human rights activists killed in Colombia since 2010: El Tiempo .
Tuesday, 02 October 2012 10:50 Esteban Manriquez
As many as 83 human rights defenders have been assassinated in Colombia's northwestern department of Antioquia from 2010 to September 2012, reported newspaper El Tiempo Tuesday.
During the same period 111 human rights defenders reported threats against their lives and work, while 37 were the victims of displacement.
The continued threats to human rights defenders have not been confined to Antioquia. In July, the U.S. Office on Colombia and the Latin America Working Group Education Fund issued a report on the matter, which concluded that the national situation was critical.
Defenders continue to suffer attacks, aggressions, threats, assassinations, systematic stigmatization, spying and wiretapping, and unfounded criminal proceedings, said the report.
Read more: http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/26299-83-human-rights-activists-killed-in-colombia-since-2010-el-tiempo.html
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Tue Oct 2, 2012, 01:46 PM
Comrade Grumpy (13,184 posts)
1. Billions in US aid helped pay for this. There is blood on our hands.
Where are all those people so concerned about human rights next door in Venezuela? Chavez scowls and they get an attack of the vapors, but the thousands of political murders in Colombia elicit barely a yawn.
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Judi Lynn (114,889 posts)
2. It's peculiar, isn't it? The paramilitaries have been proven to be connected to their military,
as well as over 11,000 politicians, have testified that during their massacres, including ones in which even children were slaughtered, or villages forced to watch as members were cut apart with chainsaws while living, were in many cases done in conjunction, in coordinated efforts with the country's military personel. Both enlisted and officers have testified, been sentenced, along with paramilitary witnesses, and with one horrendous case of a para (death squad member) who testified, and was murdered immediately after his testimony in court.
This doesn't include the many individual, or small group murders they committed on hapless citizens who were then counted as "enemy dead" in order to fluff out their kill stats. Mass graves, even crematoria have been used to hide the tell-tale piles of bodies, as well as tearing them apart, throwing them into rivers, or ripping open their torsoes and loading them with stones so they'll sink to the bottom of the water, etc.
One Colombian lady and her husband have spent years going to a river and snagging bodies floating along, and attempted to find their loved ones, or at least give them a respectful burial.
Indigenous, African-Colombian, clergy, teachers, union workers, human rights workers, community leaders, people they see as drunks, or prostitutes, even street vendors get swept away, many only after horrendous suffering first through torture.
And, of course, this country continued to support their government lavishly, the 3rd largest recipient of US foreign aid for years, while our own corporate media NEVER BREATHED A WORD about these events.
However, should President Chavez, next door, break wind somewhere in Venezuela, there will be articles flashed around the world on Propaganda Wire Service, picked up and trumpeted in all our news sources as the greatest infamy known to mankind, at this point.
And, of course, the same with all the other Latin American countries. Our corporate media, at some point decided we shouldn't have to worry our pretty little heads about this stuff. So if we want to find out about things we have to read as much as time allows us, search, search, and search.
Or we can continue to listen to tv "news" and read wire service articles. (our newspapers decided they'd just cut back, withdraw their foreign correspondants in the hemisphere (who wants to know what happens outside the US in this hemisphere, anyway?) and let the several wire service writers handle ALL the news from the Americas, instead. And we know we can trust them!
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Murder Training: Colombian Death Squad Used Live Hostages
April 29, 2007 By El Tiempo
El Tiempo, Bogota -- "Proof of courage": that is how the how the paramilitaries would term the training they imparted to their recruits so that they learnt how to carve up people while they were still alive.
Initially, the authorities rejected this version of the farmers who reported the practice... but when the combatants themselves started to admit to it in their testimonies before the prosecutors, the myth became a harsh crime against humanity.
Francisco Enrique Villalba Hernández (alias Cristian Barreto), one of the perpetrators of the massacre at El Aro in Ituango, Antioquia, received this type of training in the same place where he learnt to handle arms and manufacture home-made bombs. Today, a prisoner at La Picota in Bogota, Villalba has described in details during lengthy testimonies how he applied the learning.
"Towards the middle of 1994, I was ordered to a course... in El Tomate, Antioquia, where the training camp was located," he says in his testimony. There, his working day started at 5 in the morning and the instructions were received directly from the top commanders such as 'Double Zero' (Carlos Garcia, since assassinated by another paramilitary group).
Villalba claims that in order to learn how to dismember people they would use farmers they gathered together in the course of taking neighbouring settlements. As he describes it, "they were aged people whom we brought in trucks, alive and bound up". The victims arrived at the ranch in covered trucks. They were lowered from the vehicle with their hands tied and taken to a room. There they were locked up for days in the hope that the training would start.
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Will Cars Be Programmed to Kill?
Like it or not, cars currently drive themselves around the country. Google's self-driving car is the most ambitious project which has earned lots of press. But any consumer can already buy a Tesla, which has an autopilot feature for hands-free operation. What will happen when these cars are in life-or-death situations? For example, if the […]More


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The Mets are finishing up BP to the mellow sounds of Sinatra. Maybe the D-Backs are trying to lull the Mets to sleep.
Here's the Mets' order for tonight:
SS Jose Reyes: Hitting .214 on the trip.
C Paul Lo Duca: Hasn't homered since May 13 at Milwaukee.
CF Carlos Beltran: Second in NL All-Star voting among outfielders.
Carlos Delgado: Three homers this week.
David Wright: .336, 11 HR, 42 RBI
Jose Valentin: Hitting .390 over last 10 games.
Endy Chavez: Five RBI in last three games.
Lastings Milledge: Has eight RBI in 10 major league games.
Alay Soler: Making fourth career start.
Pre-game buzz: Cliff Floyd won't play until Tuesday in Philly. … Brian Bannister threw a three-inning simulation game in Port St. Lucie, Fla. … Everybody is available out of the bullpen. … Xavier Nady is eligible to come off the DL Tuesday, but Willie Randolph said he's nowhere close. Until then, we'll get Milledge and Chavez on the left and right corners. … Randolph keeps raving about Chavez's defense.


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The trickiest part of replacing ceramic tile or stone tile is when you don't have the extra tiles needed to replace it. It's always good to get a few extra tiles to stash away when you purchase your tiles.
If you do run into the problem of a damaged tile or two and need to replace them, you can check the back of the tile for any of the manufacturers markings and check with a tile retailer to see if the tiles are still available.
If you can't find your particular tile this way, the next best thing is to head for the internet And find The companies that specialize in helping customers to find replacement tile designs.
You can also look up Preserving Historic Ceramic Tile Floors. It's publication by the National Park Service that is available online.
If your replacement tile is a nontraditional tile design you shouldn't have as much of a problem finding a replacement, as these tiles are relatively new and more easily accessible.
* If you find that you have more than one or two loose or broken tiles, there is probably an underlying problem. And If the problem is not taken care of it will only cause the same thing to happen after replacing ceramic tile or stone tiles.
To test for problems in your wall or floor tile installation you can lightly jump on the floor or push on the wall or countertop with the heel of your hand. If you feel any flex, you may need to remove all the wall tiles, countertop tiles or floor tiles in this area.
Once you've removed the tiles, check your substrate underneath for damage. If you find any, You'll need first to locate and fix the source of the problem. Then install a new patch of the original substrate which could be dry-wall or cement backerboard. Then reinstall the tiles.
* If you are replacing ceramic tile to a wall and using a slow curing thinset, secure the new tile to the old ones with masking tape to prevent it from sagging.
* Old tile grout goes bad over time, so if you find an old package of tile grout don't use it, But instead use the packaging to get the brand and the color information, so you can purchase the new grout to match your old grout color.
Even though it's the same grout color, it won't look the same as your existing tile grout, because the old tile grout has darkened over time.
It's a good idea to use a grout cleaning product to refresh all of the existing grout. So you can match the new grout to the old grout, and both will darken together.
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that a drill won't be able to cut through. So You'll need to use an angle
But the problem with using an angle grinder is it can easily damage the adjacent tiles, So you'll need to protect them.
To protect these tiles use pieces of fiberboard and adhere them to the
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1- Remove the Tile Grout
It's best to begin by loosening the tile grout around the perimeter of the damaged tile. It will help in preventing damage to the neighboring tiles.
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3-Weaken The Tile
Use your drill loaded with a masonry cutting bit, Start in the center of the tile and work outward, drilling holes in the damaged tile.
It helps to weaken the tile. And it also helps in removing it without damaging the surrounding tiles.
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text: ZANESVILLE Congressman Bob Ney, R-St. Clairsville, on Monday endorsed State Sen. Joy Padgett, R-Coshocton, in her campaign for election to the Ohio Senate."Joy Padgett has the experience, enthusiasm and energy necessary to be an effective advocate for economic growth and continued improvements in Southeastern Ohio," Ney said. "I believe strongly in Senator Padgett's positive vision for our future and I am proud to support her campaign for the Ohio Senate."Padgett was appointed to the Senate earlier this year to serve the remainder of former Sen. Jim Carnes' unexpired term. Padgett is opposed in the general election by Terry Anderson."I'm thrilled to have Congressman Ney's support," Padgett said. "Words cannot express how honored I am to have earned the endorsement of such a dedicated and accomplished public servant as Bob Ney."


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Over the past few years, I've heard several people in the natural gas industry estimate that the United States is sitting on 100 years worth of natural gas. Every time I've heard the 100-year estimate batted around, it's been presented as a positive thing, a shorthand way of saying, "We've got tons of home-grown energy, people! We don't need to worry about the future of energy at all!"
It's an interesting example of the fundamental disconnect between short-term and long-term thinkers.
All things considered, 100 years is not really a very long time. Especially given the fact that estimates like this are based on current natural gas usage rates, but are presented with an implication that we should be using more natural gas than we currently do. I don't think that a 100-year-supply of something as critical as energy represents a time of plenty. I think it represents a ticking clock. At best, what you've got there is a transitional energy source—something with the potential to be cleaner and less politically complicated than coal and oil, that you can use while you build up an energy infrastructure based on something other than fossil fuels.
But the critique of that "100 years of gas" estimate goes even deeper. That's because any estimate of fossil fuel reserves is made under the limitations of corporate secrecy. Different well owners estimate reserves in different ways, so you can't just add up everybody's estimates and compare apples to apples. There's no way for independent sources to check estimates. Read the rest


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Ha! That is so funny. I just posted a similar post on my blog tonight. Pics taken from the car while driving. I love the one with the cows :-)
I am glad you posted Hilary's article! When you mentioned it I was interested to read it. Really good. Also that Leonard cover gave me chills! A cappella always does. xo
ah i took the same picture of the tree on the rocks - a few weeks ago !
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MAKE is livestreaming from SXSW today. Visit MAKE's Alt.SXSW page for updates and coverage of the festival.
Hot on the heels of alt.GDC comes alt.SXSW. What does "alt." mean? It's a throwback to the old alt. domains on USENET and refers to MAKE taking a slightly askew view of these large commercial tech events, in search of maker stories amongst the conventional mayhem. We have a video team and some bloggers at SXSWi and are doing live streaming of the event, making it up as we go along. And this is alt.SXSWi (interactive), so we want to hear your ideas for what we should cover, where we should point our cameras. Send your thoughts and feedback to #makesxsw @make.
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Ligonier landmark to be restored
One Ligonier couple hopes to breathe new life into a historic building, once known as the Seger House and then as the McGinnis Hospital, on West Main Street.
Adam and Michelle Gardner applied for permission from the borough for permission to turn the Victorian mansion into an eight-room hotel. Hotels must be approved on an individual basis, according to the borough's zoning ordinance.
On Monday night the couple passed through the first round in the process to obtain their occupancy permit when planning commissioners voted unanimously to recommend that borough council members approve the application. Borough council will likely hold a public hearing before the March 14 council meeting.
The Gardners are hoping to open the hotel this July. Gardner told commissioneres she also plans to move her yarn shop, Bo Peep Fine Yarns, from the Ligonier Diamond to the first floor of the historic structure, located at 221 W. Main St.
"The main thing is to just restore the building to it's original state. I want people to walk in there and feel like it's the way it used to be," Michelle Gardner said. "The building's in amazing shape. It just needs some cosmetic work."
Under the name Scout LLC, the Gardners bought the property from Excela Health for $265,000 in January, according to county real estate records. It has been vacant and up for sale since Excela Health closed the SurgiCenter of Ligonier in June 2011.
The Gardners have been working to restore the inside, with hopes of opening the hotel, which will be called Thistledown at Seger House after the original owners of the building, this July.
"It's a landmark in Ligonier coming back to life," said Jim McDonnell, a planning commissioner and councilman.
The couple also hopes to rebury the electrical wires, repair the roof and rip down some walls that were added by various owners throughout the years.
The final building will include a lounge area and retail space on the first floor, with eight hotel rooms with private baths on the second and third stories.
The $50,000 original construction of the Victorian-style mansion finished in 1918. It was owned by the Seger family until 1944 when the Allegheny County Sisters of Mercy purchased the building for $34,500 to start a hospital.
Excela Health spokeswoman Robin Jennings said in 2011 that use of the Ligonier facility had steadily declined as patients and insurance companies selected other venues for care.
The building includes three kitchens — one of which will be converted into two bathrooms by the Gardners — and an indoor swimming pool in the basement that has been boarded over for years.
Michelle Gardner said the couple has no plans to renovate the swimming pool or the carriage house located on the back of the 21,600-square-foot property at this time.
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As a result of the attempt to destroy Northwest flight 253 as it landed at Detroit, new rules will be imposed which will limit passenger and crew movements. TSA has yet to post them, but Air Canada has announced them on their website. Read about it HERE
Additionally, enhanced screening of passengers and carry-on luggage will occur at gates. More patrols by drug sniffing dogs will be noticeable. Expect to see increased secondary screenings at main TSA checkpoints.
I wonder what will happen when someone says they "gotta go" 30 minutes prior to landing? Will they be escorted to the restroom or have to chance wetting their pants?
The UK has invoked tighter rules for passengers on flights to the U.S. Once again, they are reducing passenger carry-on limits to one item total. Plus, all passengers will undergo a second screening prior to boarding the flight. Read it HERE
According to Alaska Air's website there are also new restrictions for flights from Canada and Mexico into the mainland U.S. Everyone will be searched at the gate. Reports from Canadian news outlets say this will include "physical pat downs" of all passengers. Read the report from Alaska Air HERE
Also - I've read reports where TSA at DFW is confiscating any personal containers of liquids - regardless of size. In other words, if you have a 3 ounce bottle of shampoo you poured at home it is being taken. But if you have a 3 ounce bottle of shampoo from your room at the Sheraton it is okay. My, that will help reduce incidents. The terrorists will never think of using bottles with labels on them. http://cruise-chat.com/groupee_commo...n_rolleyes.gif
I generally never use airplane lavatories if I can avoid it. I was thinking of the international passenger who goes to sleep after leaving London and wakes up half an hour before landing with a full bladder. I guess they *will* have to make a "last call" announcement for lavatory use. But what's the point of the one hour rule? What happens when someone mixes up a bomb two hours before landing? I think I read this latest nut had been in his seat for over an hour.
TSA has always frustrated me with their reactionary approach. On our sister forum FlyerTalk, a commonly used phrase for the TSA approach is "security theater".
"No personal items in your lap for the last hour": so I assume this includes no puzzle books or comics for the kiddies? Put that paperback book up, sir. I assume they'll have to gather up all the pillows and blankets too. Trays cover up the lap so I guess they will have to be stowed too. We'll see how strict this one is when reports start to trickle in from flyers over the next few days.
All we can hope for is that this is all just a stop-gap response and they'll adjust it soon. If not then I just saw my range for driving to a cruise increase by another 200 miles.
Well I understand that the TSA is putting safety first, but I'm guessing that the "no personal items in your lap for the last hour" approach may need to be adjusted. Some people may get bored just sitting doing nothing for the last hour.
Personally, I wouldn't mind just reading a book, but we'll have to see how that goes.
I wonder how the no personal items in the lap is being interpreted for babes in arms?
I've been looking around at various reports this afternoon. Some say that flight crews are imposing the clear lap rule for the entire flight in some cases, and this on flights that last longer than 60 minutes.
I recall a Seinfeld episode where Elaine and her boyfriend "Puddy" were flying from Europe to NY, and he was sitting there staring into space for hours. She asked if he was bored and he said no. Actually I am one who can do that. My military training probably has much to do with it. I don't need to talk, read, or otherwise interact with the environment. Just sit there and breath. For me the limit is probably an hour, and I imagine for most it is much less than that.
Meanwhile, published reports about the location of the explosive materials on this terrorist's body portend increased physical checks of sensitive areas, particularly for men.
Great Article. This is what we need to be doing instead of knee-jerk reactions like removing shoes.
if the TSA eliminates all carry ons we will be paying more for the luggage and security taxes then we are paying for the ticket. I think the airlines are going to have to drop the luggage fee.
Tell us about these rules. We will not be flying to the U.S. ever again unless they relax these carry on rules. What we do not understand, coming back to Canada from the U.S. we can still bring on board two carry on, so what is the big deal!!!! Also, as we live near Buffalo, lots of my friends are driving to Buffalo and flying out of there as there is no hassle of this carry on or even secondary checking. This is just going to hurt tourists from going to the U.S. Our next trip will be to Europe or China. Also, why are they hitting the carry on, as this guy did not have a carry on or even any check luggage, sorry but we do not understand all the issues.
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Tropa Macaca are the ambient-noise duo of André Abel and Joana da Conceição and have been going strong from their Portugal home base since 2005, while
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The newly released follow up to 2009′s Sensação Do Princípio on Siltbreeze, "Ectoplasma" finds Tropa Macaca moving to Software Records (the sub-label
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Helm is the solo project of Luke Younger, one half of the London/Berlin noise duo Birds Of Delay, and label boss at Alterstock Records. He has just released "Impossible Symmetry", his third full length record, on the brilliant Berlin based PAN label. It marks a new chapter in the artists'canon as it's his first to be informed by live performance rather than studio experimentation, incorporating more extensive use of electronic
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Sören Runolf has been a member of free improvising group Lokomotiv Konkret (with Tommy Björk, Dror Feiler) for decades as well as Too Much Too Soon Orchestra, Smullotron and Cloudchamber. He has played regularly alongside Mats Lindström, Lise-Lotte Norelius, Johannes Bergmark and many others, is a member of Fire! Orchestra and was amongst the many talents involved in the Bucky Dome this summer on Skeppsholmen.
He is generally known for his innovative use of conventional instruments, such as the cello and the electric guitar but also uses synth, sampler, contact mics, analog & digital sound processors. He has made music for intermedia projects and dance, and has also been involved in innumerable Swedish and international improvised music constellations and "experimental rock" groups.
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Paying in Pennies...
Some collage kids pay their fine 8,800 pennies! Apparently no "legal tender" can be refused... The police were called and told the business that they would be breaking federal law if they did not accept the pennies!! :eek:
cool! :D perfectly legal!
That a good way to get back at them for towing the car. I would hate to be the guy who has to count those pennies. :D
I would hate to be the person counting those pennies as well. No wonder the woman tried to get out of it by saying she wouldn't take them unwrapped.
If I was her, I would have just accepted them and told the boss if there was anything missing, I would personally pay the rest of it. I would rather pay a few dollars, than count all those pennies.
"Legal tender for all debts public and private"
That has given me a wonderful idea how I can pay anything I might owe for income tax this next April. So happens I have a crapton of pennies....
I went through this while buying gas one time. They have to accept it, but one thing they can do is refuse to count it and have you count it out to them. In my case, I didn't mind, I had to have gas.
That was great! But these kids were the perfect example of what is wrong with America~ Stupidity! Evidently they do not have any respect or responsibility or have not been taught! Tying various officers up which is our tax dollars at work. And for their prank and keeping them from more important responsibilities. The kid even referred to the pennies on one occasion as she will not even accept rolled dollar bills. " He obviously was about a sharp as the Leading Edge of a Bowling Ball"! :D And one said that they would have to get O involved! God forbid as good as he is with the American budget issues!Then the issue that the towing company was either called by the Police or who ever, not the towing company's fault! And finally it made for an entertaining video. But by law the federal government is who "must" accept all forms of legal tender. But by law a merchant who sells products or services are permitted to specify which legal tender they will accept. Just to explain they have every right under the law to refuse pennies if they choose. For example when you go into a Quick Stop some will advise we do not take anything larger than $20.00 Bills. No hundreds or fifties for example. Not that credit cards are legal tender but many do not take American Express or Discover for example, But do take Master Card or Visa. Or a sign that advises no checks or debit cards. I probably would have messed with them myself. And advised since I have other job responsibilities and would be glad to accept the pennies! ;) He could either take them to a bank and have them wrapped there and return, or it would take me a couple of days to have the time to count them to assure the correct amount was there and he could return in two days to get his car out. Plus two more days storage. Perfectly legal! Anyway the video was a hoot! I don't deal with S.A kids very well.
It would be game on!
I wonder how many of them are in the occupy movement?
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Deer crash threat high in Pennsylvania
Everyone in Western Pennsylvania has a deer story.
And that's just the drivers.
The chance a driver will hit a deer on a Pennsylvania roadway is 1 in 76 this year, according to insurance experts. And last year, more deer died in vehicle crashes in Pennsylvania than any other state, according to a new survey.
"We're in the heart of when it's most dangerous. November is the worst month," said Dave Phillips, a spokesman for State Farm Insurance, which conducted the survey.
"And you now have that happening with hunting going on," he said. "You stand that much more of a chance seeing them standing in the roadway."
Because of the Appalachian Mountains, the chance of hitting a deer probably increases, he said. The likelihood in bordering West Virginia is slightly better than 1 in 40, the highest in the country.
As if it's not hard enough to elude the state's 750,000 licensed hunters, deer are challenged to dodge traffic, even in urban areas.
Monday marked the beginning of the state's two-week firearm hunting season. Deer, which travel in packs, often are startled by the sound of gunfire and hunters moving through the woods and leap into roadways in early morning and at night, Phillips said.
Last year, 115,571 deer were killed in vehicle collisions in Pennsylvania, according to the survey. That's 17,715 more than in Michigan, which had the second-highest number.
At Mignogna Collision Center in Hempfield, the calls started trickling in a few weeks before Thanksgiving, and now Patsy Mignogna said 29 deer-ravaged vehicles sit on his lot awaiting a mechanic's skills.
"That's typical for us," he said. "Deer do a lot of damage."
In the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, Mignogna, company president, offered a free turkey to drivers who brought in vehicles damaged by deer.
He gave away 32 turkeys.
"We don't do it for the business," he said. "We know we're going to get them. It's the luck of the draw if you don't hit a deer."
Vehicles hit by deer usually sustain front-end or side damage, and repairs typically cost between $3,000 and $5,000, experts estimate.
Five vehicles were marked to be repaired for deer damage Monday at Wolbert Auto Body and Repair in Crafton.
"It's just that time of year," said Jessica Bittner, office manager. "They're everywhere. People are hitting them real close to the city. You don't need to be out in the boonies."
To alert drivers, 3,330 deer crossing signs are posted on state-owned roads where deer roam, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission requests the signs when field officers notice a well-traveled area.
Across the state, there were 3,403 crashes and nine fatalities involving at least one deer last year, according to PennDOT.
Allegheny County reported 182 crashes, the most in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Westmoreland, which had the second-most with 123 crashes, had the only fatality involving a deer in the region.
Drivers should slow down at dusk and dawn, said J.J. Miller, safety adviser for AAA. She advises drivers to try to stay in their lane and not swerve to avoid a deer because it could cause more serious damage.
"The problem with deer at this time is if you see one, another may be following," she said. "They could jump out of anywhere. You'll see deer wander around city areas."
Amanda Dolasinski is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 724-836-6220 or email@example.com.


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Unfortunately, I have to be the bearer of bad news concerning one of our most prized landscape plants: Knockout roses. Knockouts revolutionized the rose industry by giving us a low-maintenance rose that did not need constant spraying for insects and disease, and blooms all season long.
Well, Wednesday of last week, for the first time, someone brought me a cutting of a Knockout rose that had the dreaded rose rosette virus. My fellow agent in Columbia County, Tripp Williams, told me no one had brought the rose problem to him, but a couple of people had described the symptoms to him on the phone.
Just last April a master gardener forwarded me an article about the virus and asked me about it. I told him it sounded like it was only a matter of time before we got it in the Augusta area. In the Atlanta area, retired county agent and gardening guru Walter Reeves received a sample of the problem in November 2010.
Rose rosette virus has been described since the 1940s but it wasn't until 2011 that the causal agent was confirmed to be a virus spread by the "rose leaf curl" eriophyid mite. Rose rosette virus was found predominantly in multiflora roses that were introduced to the eastern U.S. in the 1800s from Japan. They now grow wild in many places and are considered an invasive/noxious weed. The wild multiflora roses were thought to be how the mite and virus spread into rose landscape plantings.
Knockout roses have been so disease resistant, they blanket commercial and residential landscapes throughout the South. The presence of all these Knockouts provides an easy means for the mite and virus to spread.
Dr. Jean Woodward, the extension plant pathologist, confirms the suspicion that some plants are already infected when they are bought at the garden center.
"If the problem came from the wild roses, it would start at one end and work its way over to the other plants," she says.
The symptoms of rose rosette virus mimic herbicide injury. They include an increased and rapid elongation of new growth; abnormal reddish discoloration of shoots and foliage; witches broom (proliferation of new shoots); an overabundance of thorns; and deformed buds and flowers.
If you have Knockout roses that you suspect have these problems, control options are few. There is no cure for rose rosette. Roses growing near infected cultivated or wild (multiflora) roses have a high risk of infection. To prevent infection prior to planting, inspect the plants at the garden center for symptoms before you buy them; remove all multiflora roses from the area; and increase plant spacing so rose plants will not touch to reduce mite spread.
There is some discussion in online garden forums and rose breeders that just pruning off symptomatic canes/stems will remove the virus. But according to Woodward, this will not work as the whole plant is already infected. Whether you prune or not and just leave the plant, it will eventually die, and of course, potentially spread to other Knockouts.
If you prune roses that have rose rosette, then prune other roses, you can spread the virus this way. So it is important to clean pruning equipment.
A miticide can help reduce mite (and virus) spread, however, the miticides in retail garden centers are ineffective. An alternative is to hire a commercially licensed landscape professional who can use commercial insecticides that can provide some control.
One last point that Woodward made is that, we might have to look at Knockout roses as a plant that we might have to replace every five years or so or at least until they succumb to this problem. After getting rid of a plant or plants that have rose rosette, you can replace it with a new one. Before replanting, be diligent in raking residue from the infected rose.


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OTHERS IN DANGER OF BEING LET GO: In Ottawa, Bruce Garrioch noted some GMs "are feeling the heat," and when the season ends April 13, "there could be changes in a few front offices." Some GMs who "could be in trouble" are the Predators' David Poile, Canucks' Mike Gillis and Capitals' George McPhee. Meanwhile, if the NHL chooses to expand and Seattle gets a team, "don't be surprised if former NHLer Jeremy Roenick is named the president of the club." The "whisper in league circles is that he has close ties with the group trying to bring hockey there." Returning to Quebec City "makes the most sense and construction of a new rink is well under way." There also is "talk a group in Las Vegas has made a pitch," with producer Jerry Bruckheimer behind the bid (OTTAWA SUN, 3/23).
NOT GOING ANYWHERE RIGHT NOW: In N.Y., Larry Brooks reported NHL Rangers President & GM Glen Sather "may be 70 and one year removed from successful prostate cancer surgery," but he is "not about to end his term." Sather on Friday said, "Everybody retires sometime, but I'm not intending to step away or retire from anything this year. I don't know how stories like this keep coming up, because I haven't said anything to anybody about retiring. … One day, yes. But not now." He added, "I'm not thinking about stepping back, or a change in my title or responsibilities" (NY POST, 3/23).
ISLAND OF ADVENTURE: Friday's edition of SNY's "Daily News Live" discussed who had the most difficult job as a front office exec of turning around the New York City-area teams. SNY's Marc Malusis said Islanders GM Garth Snow has a difficult job, but they will be "off the Island relatively soon and they're going to transition to Brooklyn." Malusis: "You look at the Nassau Coliseum, nobody wanted to play there. They drafted a young star in John Tavares, he's now done for the year. They've drafted well at times, but they cannot keep key component and key players there because they want to go someplace else. They don't want to play out there on the Island." Snow has to "live up to the great past of the early '80s where this team was a dynamic hockey team" ("Daily News Live," SNY, 3/21).


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– Paul Ropel-Morski, Hamilton
"I like the idea of a major facelift to the area. But does it have to be that tall and what about more green space?"
– Barry Lam, Toronto
"I'm all for it as long as the complex's street level integrates well with street life. I would hate to see another condo with no retail space on the main level take the place of the restaurants and shops along that strip. Wall-to-wall condos will curb pedestrian traffic and push people into their cars to shop and dine. The area is known as an entertainment hub and it would be a shame to see it transformed into a pure residential area. Just one block away, the night club district which drew many thousands to the area to dine and party is now filling up with condos whose owners complain about the noise! Many bought into a hip urban area vibe and now want it to become an urban "suburb."
– Nick Bibassis, Toronto
"Great cities all over the world are famous for their daring architecture, and Toronto should welcome a native son to create this masterpiece. Critics will no doubt decry this development as they always have with similar bold projects, but those voices often grow silent once a master architect's vision takes hold in a city and elevates it! Please proceed with the endeavour."
– Michael Bussiere, Ottawa
"Yes, this is the bold vision that Toronto needs. I am ready to sacrifice elements of the current built stock of King West as long as this new project is stellar at giving back to the street and is committed to city building in innovative ways. I am excited that Toronto native Frank Gehry will design this major project, and that it will be one of his last big projects capping off a highly prominent career this century globally. He is a very important architect internationally. That makes this great for the new Toronto."
– Peter Chin, Toronto
"Frankly, I think they are too high by about 20 storeys, but the concept is fine with me. At the proposed height, the tops look as though they are about to fall off, as would the top of a tower of childrens' blocks, when they get too high."
– Neil Baird, Singhampton
"I do not like the look of them, no elegance or grace, just a bunch of stuff piled on top of one another."
– Glenn Brown, Toronto
"Toronto needs bold visions of this kind, and ALSO the determination to preserve the best of what has already been built. There is no shortage of undistinguished buildings in downtown Toronto that would NOT be sorely missed if they were demolished to make way for the bold new visions."
– Martin Gerwin, Toronto
"The city needs to keep a lid on the cost of housing. Allowing housing supply to meet demand keeps prices down in a natural, organic manner that doesn't involve complex, expensive and intrusive government policies and programs."
– Donald McHattie, Toronto
"I wish we had people who could and would execute a vision like that in Vancouver instead of being infected by too many NIMBYists (Not In My Back Yard) and lovers of copied glass boxes stuck at 30 storeys. One of the things that has helped transform Toronto into a true global destination, compared with its so-so status in the 1980/90s, is fantastic architecture. I say go for it! Who needs another old underperforming theatre space when a fantastic new magnet of dynamism can replace it? Why not go for 90 or 100 storeys with one tower? Embrace the 21st Century!"
– Paul Schellenberg, Vancouver
"It's a better use of space than what is there currently. We have to build up in Toronto, as so many people want to live in the city, this is how cities progress."
– Barry Bruce, Toronto
"Just the kind of vision Toronto needs!!! One more step toward being world class. Unfortunate that the city still can't solve the vision and plan for transit to support such great ideas. One step forward and two back because of the lack of an advanced and integrated transit vision."
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CONCERNS over rural crime and preparations for the Tour de France have been addressed by North Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner.
Julia Mulligan hosted a live webchat this week for residents to highlight their issues about crime in rural areas, ahead of the launch of a new scheme to focus on criminal activity in remote parts of the county.
Mrs Mulligan said: "I think the issue has been a bit of a 'Cinderella' problem in the past. Being a farmer's daughter I'm pleased to see a renewed focus on it. PCCs have also just created the new National Rural Crime Network which is launching at the Great Yorkshire Show next month."
Responding to concerns over the recent thefts of cattle and sheep in the Craven area spreading across North Yorkshire, Mrs Mulligan said the prompt reporting of thefts or suspicious vehicles was key to ensuring better police response, but further work was being done to try and tackle the illegal sale of meat around the county.
She said: "One of the problems with the sheep rustling is the remote locations of the stock – sometimes it can go and farmers not realise it for a few days after which time it can be difficult to tackle. One of the really important things we can do is join rural farm watch groups as locals reporting strange vehicles and people is invaluable to the police.
"Also the police are working with the slaughter houses to try and prevent the illegal meat getting into the food chain. And if you buy meat that is extremely cheap and its provenance is not known, report it."
Mrs Mulligan also said the plans for the upcoming Tour de France were "very thorough – although one can never guarantee what might happen", with support from other police forces meaning a great deal of officers on the streets.


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KEYSTONE, S.D. — For 50 years the giant faces of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and Thomas Jefferson have stared out over South Dakota`s Black Hills, watching for a committee of VIPs who would formally dedicate Mt. Rushmore to the American people.
The committee never came. One might have, soon after sculptor Gutzon Borglum`s masterwork was completed in 1941, but Pearl Harbor was bombed less than two months later, and any dedication plans were bombed with it.


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Walkers built their first ships for the Government in 1887. They were the "Bonito, Stingaree, Pumba, Bream and the Dolphin". This memorial was built to represent the bow of a ship and was dedicated in 1993. It features the names of ships built for The Royal Australian Navy by Walkers Shipyards from 1940 to 1974 during which time 37 ships were launched into the Mary River.
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4-loaf, over night rise recipie...advice?
I would appreciate any advice on the following bread recipe. With a moderate amount of baking experience over the past few years, I have begun a quest to develop an efficient method for baking four loaves of bread per week. I have three kids and a full-time job so my time is limited, but my family all enjoys home baked bread and when possible helping with the process. The recipe I have been using for the past few months was pieced together from a couple of recipies that I found in books.


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Is the BYOD craze going to bring a revival of NAC, the policy-based network-access control that was hyped a decade ago but didn't end up widely adopted for endpoint security?
Gartner, for one, is predicting the bring your own device (BYOD) phenomenon, in which employees are being allowed to use their own personal Apple iPads, iPhones, Google Android devices, and other mobileware for business purposes, will lead to a revival of NAC.
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BYOD BATTLE: A tale of two opposing IT viewpoints
NAC, you may recall, was supposed to be widely used for employee and guest worker computer access to enterprise networks, doing things like checking to make sure antivirus or patch updates were in place before allowing users on. Although a respected technology, NAC just didn't catch on to big effect. This time around though, NAC will be wedded to mobile device management (MDM) software and the NAC function will be there to ensure MDM requirements are being met before allowing that Android devices, iPhones, or Windows mobile devices onto the networks -- at least that's the idea.
"NAC has been around for almost 10 years," says Gartner analyst Lawrence Orans, who acknowledges the "first wave" of NAC crested with a fairly modest adoption, mainly by financial institutions and some high-security situations, plus a few universities.
But NAC is getting a second chance to go mainstream because of BYOD, and this time it will gain much more ground as a security approach, Orans predicts. "BYOD is an unstoppable trend," he says, with businesses in ever greater numbers allowing employees to carry enterprise data on personal tablets.
It seems the software industry may be willing to bet on it, too. The first integrated NAC/MDM was announced today as Fiberlink, which provides MDM via its cloud-based MaaS360 mobile device management service, detailed how it's partnering with ForeScout with its agentless CounterAct appliance for NAC.
According to Scott Gordon, ForeScout vice president of worldwide marketing, anyone with the Fiberlink MDM will now be able to exert NAC controls for Apple iOS and Google Android devices with a CounterAct add-on module. And ForeScout in turn will soon be selling what it calls "ForeScout MDM powered by MaaS360" under a licensing arrangement with Fiberlink. ForeScout anticipates similar arrangement with other MDM vendors.
There are a lot of MDM vendors today -- London-based consultancy Ovum estimates there are about 70 MDM vendors of varying types angling for attention.
NAC being forged into MDM offers some advantages, says Orans, in terms of allowing IT managers to set policy-based controls on BYOD tablets and smartphones in the enterprise. In the mobile device context, NAC might check to see if there's BYOD "containerization" in place, for instance, to make sure personal and business data is cordoned off in some way before granting network access.
Fiberlink and ForeScout say their approach for BYOD allows for a policy to isolate personally owned devices in a limited access zone, where they may access a subset of applications and data.
Employees may find advantages in the NAC/MDM controls, too, said Neil Florio, Fiberlink's vice president of marketing, because it will allow for the enforcement of privacy settings. "Employees have the fear that management will have the ability to see things on their devices they wish they wouldn't," he noted. But an IT organization can set that, determining not to look into personal data on a BYOD tablet.
Orans says the Fiberlink/ForeScout partnership may be the first to meld NAC and MDM but there are going to be several more to follow in the future.
Ellen Messmer is senior editor at Network World, an IDG publication and website, where she covers news and technology trends related to information security.
Read more about wide area network in Network World's Wide Area Network section.
This story, "BYOD will revive network-access control idea, Gartner predicts" was originally published by Network World.


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The crowd prodding MedImmune (MEDI ) to put itself on the block is apt to get bigger--even though the seventh-largest U.S. biotech has rejected such a move. David Katz, president of Matrix Asset Advisors, which owns 1.8 million shares, has urged the board to sell to a strategic buyer, noting that MedImmune has "world-class products and intellectual property" whose value can best be marketed by a biggie such as Pfizer (PFE ), Merck (MRK ), GlaxoSmithKline, (GSK ) or Johnson & Johnson (JNJ ). Its products include FluMist, a nasal spray vaccine, and Synagis, an injectable antibody to treat respiratory infections in infants. "A number of the bigger stockholders agree with us," says Katz, who figures MedImmune, now trading at 33, is worth 45. Among analysts who share Katz's view is Geoffrey Porges of Sanford C. Bernstein, who says management and the board should "actively consider the sale of the company to a major pharmaceutical buyer that has the capital, expertise, and infrastructure to more effectively manage and commercialize the product portfolio." Based on its earnings potential, MedImmune's worth is in the mid-to-high 40s, says Porges. He sees earnings of 26 cents a share in 2006 and 88 cents in 2007, vs. a loss in 2005.
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Think about it if parents don't play a role of deciding their child's future, someone else might and you might not know who that person is.Our Parents experiences can contribute to our decision, parents may have the same situations as us before, and also learned knowledge to offer, For example what university or college to attend, what vehicle to buy and what area to live, i don't mean that parents have to force their child to do this for a living or who they marry, basically they should help them understand about wrong from right, and teaching them what they can do to be successful.How children are raised determines quite a bit of how they will be in the future. If they are raised with love and affection, they are more likely to treat others the same way. If they are raised differently, then they probably treats others the same kind of way.
Parents are older and more mature which means that they can look out for positive problems.In conclusion, i think that parents have a right in deciding their child's future.
Mon, 30 May 2011 08:16:13
Mon, 30 May 2011 08:21:21
HELLO! I do not agree with you. I think that kids should pick their own future. When they are yound their parents may guide the kid and make desionions for them such as what elementry school they want to go to. But as they get older they should make their own desionions of what to do. They should pick what universty they want to go to and what job they want to get. this is why I dissagee with you, whoever you are!!!
Mon, 30 May 2011 08:24:08
i agree that parents should make some decisions for their kids, but at a point the parents should know that their kids should also make their own descions in life.
-manaal :)
Mon, 30 May 2011 08:25:22
I think that that parents have the right to give a suggestion of what their kids should do when they get older because like you said, they usualy know what's best. I said that they should only suggest on what they will do because they can't force it. It's like the saying "you can force a horce to go to a watering whole, but he will only drink if he is thirsti" just like you can tell your child to do something, but they will only do it if they want to. Whe getting a career, you should do what you will enjoy doing everyday, because that's what a job is, something you do everyday for money.
Mon, 30 May 2011 08:43:20
I think that you are right that parents should influence your desicions because they have been through this aready and they know what is going through our heads.
Good job david
Mon, 30 May 2011 08:44:27
i disagree with you. i donyt think parents should make decisions for their child's future. it is true that parents know whats best for their kids, but in the end, its the child's decision. for example... if the parents thought that their child should be a doctor, but the child doesnt like blood, they could not like their job. i think that the parents should help their child in making decisions, but not make the full choice. in conclusion, i think that parents should NOT make their children's future decisions.
Mon, 30 May 2011 08:48:25
i think that u r right but mostly wrong. this is beacuse that parents don't always understand modern day situatoi that we may face. they moight take a little thing like dancing with a girl a big thing in whic modern day it is not. and i also want t oprove u worng the the way of a parent might be a durnk and they might give u worong advice and not evnen pay attenion to you.
in the end think that kids should have something in mind about theier future because u can't relay onmn parents all your life
Miss M. Giles
Mon, 30 May 2011 08:57:44
In my opinion, parents at most should just guide their children to not be bad people like a klepto or a drug dealer... other than that they shouldn't try to decide their child's future
ps go boston bruins lol =3)
Mon, 30 May 2011 08:58:19
Hey David! Great job. I totally agree with you because without the guidence of your parents your children will be left without food, clothes, and a shelter because they would want to do whatever they want and they willnot have proper care soooooo i belive that parents should make good desions for their beloved chirldren to
Mon, 30 May 2011 08:59:08
....... guide them for the future!
Mon, 30 May 2011 09:00:55
i totally agree with Balkar because he has a good point because kids should be able to pick their own future and all that. Because when you get older you know what you want to do with your life and i think parents shouldn't tell their kids what to do. Like my dad hes forcing me and my older 2 sibligs to become a doctor and all that and i think hes right because i do want to be a doctor and he has a right on my decision and i also think parents have a right on their kids future decision
So in conclusion i some what agree with you.
Byee Arshvinder
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Mon, 30 May 2011 09:04:06
i sooo agree with u david. without parents guidence us kids would be no where. we would make the wrong decisions all the time and that would not be good for us in the future because we would not know the right decisions from the wrong ones and if we make one wrong decision than that be really bad
Tue, 31 May 2011 17:20:02
Good Job Unknown Person loool whos is this?
I disagreee wiith uuu!! :(
I think U should decide on Ur OWN future cuz its ur future not theirs. i know some people think oh parents know best but ur old enough and responsible to make good decisions and if ur not then its ur parents fault for not raising u properly. u know wat u want and dont more than anyone else. and some people arnt really close wit their parents or their parents wernt around for them. What i think is parents should HELP you choose your future NOT do all of the decision making. and if their going to choose their childs future its only if the child comes up to the parents and tells them to.
Tue, 31 May 2011 17:52:11
Heyy Daviddd!!
I do agree with you that parents should guide their kids decisions. Like you said, the parents know best, they learned from thier mistakes and have been in the same situation as you so knowing how to get out of it would be a simple guidance talk with you. Parents are almost always right. There are just sometimes where the kid matures enough and knows for sure that their opinion is correct and not the parents.
Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:47:31
hey David!!
I agree with you that parents should make decisions for their kids lifes cuz lik parents usually know what is good for you and what is not.. Sooo yeaa.. GoodJob !!
-Sarah :)
Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:53:20
Hi whoever u r
I totally agree with Balkar but i disagree with u because he has a really good point that we should be able to make our own decisions when we get older instead of our parents persuading us to become something they want us to become. I also think its our future not our parents so they should give us suggestions on want maybe to become and like guide us through that path until we reach our goal.
My own experience is i want to become a doctor and my dad was pressuring me to choose that career i know what you guys might be thinking what person decides that so early on what they wanted to be in there life and it turned out my dad was right he knew i always wanted to become a doctor and i know he'll guide me through that path.
So in conclusion i ndon't agree with u
soooo ya
Byeeeeeeee Arshvinder -.- =.=:P :D
Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:27:21
I dont agree with you, kids should pick what they want to do when they're older because, lets say their parents want them to be a ''doctor'' but they DONT want to be a doctor, they wont do good in school because its not to their interest. But I think parents should guide their kids to get a good future. I know parents are mature but sometimes they make bad decisions towards their own children.
Good job tho :)
--Racha ;D
Fri, 03 Jun 2011 11:17:23
I agree and disagree, I think that parents don not have the right to choose there childrens future, my paretns do that alot to me and it makes me really mad. -.-
Im dont think its right for someone to tell you what to do, and whatnot to do in life,regardless if there your parents, you should be able to have the right to choose what you want to do with YOUR own life.
But on the other hand, parents do know whats best for their kids, to a point..
kids always change their mind, and think they want something, but do something else, so parents should take charge, but not make their child do something they dont want to.
Yours Truly,
Ilayda. (:
Fri, 03 Jun 2011 11:23:03
I do not agree with you.
Sun, 05 Jun 2011 09:02:41
Hey David, i agree with you. You're right, your parents should be by your side and should help you on your journey, but just HELP, not DO! What I'm saying is that your parents should guide and encourage you, not decide and do their stuff for them. As you get older, you should get more independent and be able to make your own decisions because as you become an adult, you don't have the privilege of asking your mom amd dad's opinions. They should not make decisions for you.
Hush :)
Sun, 05 Jun 2011 18:37:31
hey david GJJ!!!
personally i think that parents should be abl
Sun, 05 Jun 2011 18:41:19
hey david GJJ!!
personally i think that parents should be able to guide their child in what to do for the future at a young age, but when the kid is an adult, he/she would be mature enough at that stage to be able to sustain his/her life, and to learn from some of the failures that he/ she may face. it is important for the kid to know that his parents arent doing whatsoever for their own sake, but for him/her future. in a nutshell, i agree with most of what you said.


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Representing the Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM), beef producer Mike Callicrate appeared on AgriTalk radio Tuesday to discuss the organization's lawsuit against USDA and the Cattlemen's Beef Board, which seeks to end NCBA's role as a beef checkoff contractor. NCBA's CEO Forest Roberts provided a response.
In the lawsuit filed on Aug 10 in Kansas City, Callicrate and OCM claim that some of the $200 million NCBA has received over the years as a checkoff contractor has been misspent, and diverted to promote policy rather than research and promotion. They also charge those policies are intended to help large packers and processors at the expense of family farmers and ranchers.
Some of the most interesting discussion related to Callicrate and OCM's alliance with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), which has been widely reported in trade media.
"HSUS came to us knowing our policy of fighting for family farmers and ranchers and a fair income at the farm and ranch gate," he says. "They said we have some things in common."
Ninety-five percent of HSUS supporters eat meat." He adds. "They just don't want to eat the NCBA's version of meat . They don't want to eat meat from these big meatpacking plants with fast chains, with contaminated meat, where workers have to speak 110 different languages, where they are treated as a disposable resource, where they are exploited.
"They don't like the way animals are treated under the Smithfield-Tyson-JBS-Cargill model of food production. So they said 'hey, we like the family farm and ranch model, we want to support that, what can we do to help?' And of course we opened a dialog. We aren't going to turn them away because someone said one time they are anti animal agriculture. They've been called an animal rights group. They are not that, they are an animal welfare group, and I'm in complete alignment with their philosophy that animals should be treated humanely – as well as people."
Callicrate goes on to say HSUS is working to try to build a humane economy where people are given the opportunity to succeed and to be in business without monopoly power putting them out of business.
"I honestly don't care where they've been. I want to know where they are going, and if they're there to support me in my effort to reestablish a marketplace that's fair and just, around family farm and ranch agriculture, then I am willing to work with them. They do not have a vegan agenda, they do not have a vegetarian agenda."
As for NCBA, Callicrate says his organization has continually fought NCBA on all critical issues that he believes are important, from COOL, securing borders, mandatory price reporting and World Trade Organization issues that threaten family farmers and ranchers. "NCBA lands on the other side of the issues, fighting us in Congress, fighting us in our state legislatures and doing it with our checkoff money."
The lawsuit, he adds, is not seeking damages, but rather demands a permanent injunction to separate NCBA from checkoff funds. NCBA can collect money from those they represent, Callicrate contends, naming big packers, retailers, food service that he says are opposed to family farmers.
Callicrate also contends that beef producers have lost market share, beef demand and their share of consumer dollars spent on beef under NCBA's management of checkoff dollars. He says the Secretary of Agriculture should have eliminated NCBA as a checkoff contractor when a review from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found NCBA had misappropriated some checkoff dollars.
Representing NCBA, Forrest Roberts expressed extreme disappointment over the lawsuit. Referring to the OIG review, which was conducted two years ago, he points out that the discrepancies were completely resolved to the satisfaction of the USDA and the Cattlemen's Beef Board. He also expressed total confidence in processes the organization has put in place to ensure the separation of checkoff dollars and membership funds which can be used for policy-related activities, a separation which he says the organization takes very seriously.
It is absolutely incorrect, Roberts says, that NCBA uses checkoff money to fund policies that help large operations at expense of small farmers and ranchers, adding that they have ability to demonstrate the accusation is untrue.
Roberts says the lawsuit comes at a time of great challenges, such as the drought and its impacts on markets, and of great opportunities such as building global demand for U.S. beef. He calls the action a distraction, "but we are going to face it straight up."
He also questions the integrity of OCM in forming an alliance with none other than HSUS, which he says is all about eliminating animal agriculture and putting livestock producers out of business.
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Once you answer with 'yes,' experts say you should know what to ask when planning your wedding flowers
By Tiffany Esshaki
Posted January 29, 2014
Cascade or hand-tie bouquet? Lilies or freesia for scent? Salal or bakers fern?
There are thousands of decisions a bride has to make during her wedding-planning process. Go ahead and tack on another dozen, because choosing the perfect flowers for a bridal bouquet can be just as tricky as netting the guy of your dreams.
Bob Kupfer, owner of Tiffany Florist in downtown Birmingham, has helped plenty of engaged couples select the flowers and décor scheme for their big day. He said many brides may think choosing the right bouquet is easy to do, but with so many elements to think about, the task can quickly become overwhelming.
His advice? Get a few of your wedding day ducks in a row before you make an appointment for a consultation with a floral designer. Details, such as the date of your event, will give your florist a good idea of where to start with floral design ideas.
"The date is really important," said Kupfer. "The designer will take into consideration what flowers are available that season. As for the venue, that doesn't really matter too much. We've got to do whatever you like and make it work, regardless of the venue."
But to Kay Kiekbusch, instructor with Macomb Community College's Floral Design program, the venue should really be used as an asset to accentuate your floralscape.
"If it's an outdoor wedding, you could do something very natural or woodsy," Kiekbusch said. "I just did a wedding at a very high-end country club, and the bride wanted lots of pearls. So that really went with the venue. And I did one that was outside at an apple orchard and it was beautiful — gorgeous. It had a vintage feel, with wine bottles filled with baby's breath."
Kiekbusch went on to say that a color is also a big dictator of what flowers can and should be used in wedding designs.
"I would say 99 percent of the time, it all starts with color," she said of wedding planning in general. "If the girl's favorite color is red, then red roses fall right into that category."
Oftentimes, brides will select their color scheme based on which colors they've loved for years or the time of year the wedding will be held.
"Right now, we're seeing a lot of very natural colors, ivories and creams and whites combined with a pale pink or blush. It's a seasonal thing," she said, saying that spring weddings prompt many brides to select pastel colors, particularly Tiffany blue, which she said is trendy right now.
"We also have to decide how we're going to use that color. Not every flower comes in every color. Some brides will come in and say, 'I want an orange hydrangea.' Well, they're not grown that way," she said.
Kupfer added that the season and color could also dictate a certain bloom's availability. For instance, if you've got your heart set on peonies or lily of the valley, you better be sure your wedding is at a time when those species are in season, since they're both only available for a few weeks each year.
Lastly, Kupfer said, when you sit down with your floral consultant, you'll want to be honest about what you want to spend. Every bride has a budget, and there's no point in keeping that figure to yourself if you want the designer to create something that you love — and can actually afford.
"We try and talk to every bride and ascertain her wishes, but it's really easier when she's honest about what she wants to spend and is flexible," she said. "When she really leaves it to us to choose the flowers, we can really give her more bang for her buck."
Here's a quick list of tips to keep in mind when you meet with a wedding floral designer:
• Have colors chosen. That will decide which flowers can be used and which will be available for the look you want on your big day.
• Know what you like and what you don't. If you've got your heart set on roses, great! Hate carnations? That's helpful, too. But let your florist know so they can create something you love.
• Bring in examples, but not too many. Clip photos of bouquets you love, but don't spend too much time on Pinterest, florist Bob Kupfer says. Make sure you're choosing designs you truly like and not just designs that are trending.
• Bring in color. OK, so you're not likely to find a Tiffany blue rose. But you can certainly find that color in a ribbon, material or even flower tint.
Did you know flowers can sometimes be painted the color you want? Just ask.
• Consider being flexible. Sure, you might hate carnations, but they're relatively inexpensive and might not look as bad as you think when included in an arrangement. The more open-minded you are, the more likely it is that your designer will be able to blow your mind on a budget.
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By Reader's letter
9:33am Wednesday 5th December 2012
By Reader's letter
THE more I see of York I wonder why the city gains so many accolades from outside, along with the awards for tourism, etc.
I see inadequate street lighting; streets and roads in need of major repairs; footpaths in need of repair; litter and graffiti on almost every street; I see a lack of housing and council houses being sold.
I see most of the council tax collected; I see fines for parking and littering offences being paid; I see vast amounts of revenue coming in from residents' parking schemes, car parks and other services.
So why is there still such an imbalance? It looks like all take from the council and no give.
Those things I have listed will only get worse, then who will have to pay? Yes, it's the residents again.
So costs rise and the service goes down. Please try and put improvements in place rather than cutting services.
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ok i have 3 tables (simplified for example):
postid int()title varchar()
tagid int()name varchar()
tagid int()postid int()
Ok i want to be able the user to search using multiple tags to find posts. The system only allows for users to look for tags that are already in the tags table, so no need for % like % or anything. Just strait, search = tags.name.
There are 5000 posts so far and there are about 1000 tags, each post can have many tags.
The user can search for as many tags as they like.
First what is the most efficient way of doing this? I cant help the feeling that finding all the related post/tags then all the places where the tag.name = the search is super inefficient.
Finally as there can be multiple tags being searched for is there a way to make results that have all tags be at the top, then ones with multiple tags then results with only one tag.
SELECT posts.postid
, post.title
, COUNT(*) AS tagged_count
FROM tags
JOIN post_tags
ON post_tags.tagid = tags.tagid
JOIN posts
ON posts.postid = post_tags.post_id
WHERE tags.name IN ( 'tall','blonde','smart','hot','rich' )
BY posts.postid
BY tagged_count DESC
Thanks this worked fantastically.
I've been trying for about an hour now to try and get all the tags that belong to a certain post within that same query. Been looking at recursive queries and sub queries but cant get my head around it.
Is it even possible????
Basically i want everything to stay the same, but any results have all there tag.name values as well???
Thanks again
is there perhaps a way using sql variables, to have a subquery that gets all the results and then creates a column "tag1,tag2,tag3" or "tag1|tag2|tag3" and then i could do the rest with php???? :S
i can do this with sql, but it would be quite complex, as it would require additional joins
here's a suggestion
the above query retrieves the ids of all the posts that you want to display, and the descending count of hits
use the list of ids in a second query, which retrieves all the data for each post
separating "search" from "display" logic makes it easier to make future changes
if i were to give you a single query that does it all, you'd only be back here soon asking to make changes to it
haha cool, thanks alot yeah, i have it working with an additional query but thought id try and get it in one (the query is on a page being called from an ajax search so wanted to try and make it as efficient as possible).
Think your right being left as two, there is a fair bit more i need to display as well (just kept simple on here) so is prob for the best
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It's been reported today that BBC presenter and former newsreader Andrew Marr is still in a "serious" condition in hospital having suffered a stroke.
However, it's understood that he's able to speak and is "doing well" as a specialized team are assisting him to recover.
53 year old Andrew was rushed to hospital after suffering chest pains on Tuesday night, prompting his wife Jackie to call 999.
The Mirror reports that a BBC insider said, "Andrew felt in pain on Tuesday night and was rushed to hospital.
"It was a scary time for him and his family. But thankfully he has responded well to treatment.
"His family sound positive and he seems to be recovering well…
"With strokes it is difficult to know the full prognosis for some time but we are working on the assumption we will need guest presenters for his shows for a few weeks at least.
The stroke came rather much out of the blue – as they're wont to do – as on the previous Sunday, Andrew was in good health as he quizzed PM David Cameron on his chat show.
After hearing about Andrew's collapse, the BBC issued a statement which read, "Andrew Marr was taken ill yesterday and taken to hospital.
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"We will continue to broadcast The Andrew Marr Show and [his Radio 4 programme] Start The Week with guest presenters in his absence.
"Colleagues and the whole BBC wish him a speedy recovery."
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Labour leader Ed Miliband said, "My thoughts are with Andrew and his family. Hope he gets well soon."
And former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott wrote onlie, "Terrible to hear Andrew has had a stroke. Pauline and I send our very best wishes to Andrew and Jackie."
Author Salman Rushdie added, "So sorry to hear about Andrew Marr's stroke. All the best to him and his family and here's to a full and speedy recovery."
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