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Jawbone UP has excellent automatic sleep monitoring and analysis and coaches you to better sleep habits. It integrates the excellent MotionX sleep detection technology. It's a wristband activity monitor. The current models are the UP2 and the UP3, both of which have automatic sleep detection. The UP MOVE does not track sleep.

 Sleep Recording: The UP2 and UP3 have automatically detect sleep. You can also log sleep time for any period it might have missed and it will analyze the data from that period, or start and stop sleep from the app.

 Wearing it for Sleep: You wear the wristband day and night.

 Alarms: The UP has a Smart Alarm setting. You set your preferred wake-up time and will vibrate when you are in a period of light sleep up to 30 minutes before that time.

 Sleep Data: Both UP2 and UP3 track time you went to sleep and woke up, total time you were asleep, total time in bed, time it took to fall asleep, number of times you woke up , total time you were awake. The UP3 has advanced sleep tracking and it reports total time of light sleep, deep sleep and REM sleep. The UP2 reports light sleep and sound sleep. The UP3 also reports resting heart rate and you can see the heart rate graph during your sleep period. If the band didn't detect sleep, you can log it and then it will analyze the data for that period and report it.

 Sleep Coaching: The Smart Coach in the app gives you suggestions for getting better sleep, including coaxing you to go to be earlier or getting more exercise earlier in the day.

 Compatible Sleep Apps: Sleepio

 Other Data: Steps, distance, total calorie burn, active calorie burn, resting calorie burn, active minutes, longest active time, longest idle time, meal tracking with nutrition analysis, Idle Alerts (set it to vibrate when you've been sitting for a period of time).

 Device Requirement: Bluetooth® 4.0 BLE compatible mobile devices.

 Power: Recharge via a USB dongle every seven to 10 days.

Jawbone UP Review

Jawbone UP2 Review

Jawbone UP3 Review

This practically-free app might be all you need, if you have an iPhone and you carry it with you all day and are willing to sleep with it at night. It provides the brains behind the Jawbone UP's sleep analysis, and you can use it as an all-day pedometer and track individual workouts.

 Wearing it for Sleep: You can set the phone on your bed or wear it attached to your body. You tell the app which you are doing so it uses a different sensitivity setting for each. You can set a sleep goal.

 Alarms: You can set a definite alarm time, or use the Smart Alarm setting to wake you when you are in light sleep within your chosen time period before that time. You can schedule alarms by day of the week

 Sleep Recording: Open the app and tell it to Start Sleep. End it when you get up.

, set the volume, choose sounds or songs from your playlist, set vibration, and set snooze alarm settings. You can set multiple alarms.

 Power Nap: You can set a power nap alert and it will wake you after your chosen time (from 15 minutes to 180 minutes).

 Sleep Data: Actual time asleep, total time in bed, time it took to fall asleep, number of times awakened, minutes of light sleep, minutes of deep sleep, minutes awake in bed, sleep efficiency percentage, graph showing periods of deep sleep, light sleep and time awake. You also see a 7-day average and have an ongoing sleep log. With the app update to the 24/7 version, they have added snoring, sleep-talking and sleep apnea detection.

 Other Data: You can use this app as an always-on pedometer by turning on the 24/7 Step Count, although that will use up your battery time faster. You can also record individual walks with steps, distance, step calories, and cadence. It has a voice coach and you can get audio feedback for a timed walk, steps, or calories, choosing the interval and volume. To reduce your sitting time, you can set Get Active Alerts. You can also measure your resting heart rate.

 Device Requirement: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 4.3 or later.

MotionX Sleep App Review

Fitbit One, Flex, Charge, Charge HR, Alta, Surge, as well as the older models can be used to track your sleep quality. The Fitbit Zip does not have that capability. Fitbits upload wirelessly to a computer via a USB dongle or to your mobile device via a mobile app.

 Sleep Recording: The Charge and Charge HR automatically detects sleep, while you need to remember to turn on and turn off sleep-tracking with the other models.

 Wearing it for Sleep: You can simply wear the wristband models to bed, and they provide a soft wristband for the One.

 Alarms: You can set up to eight vibrating silent alarms from the Dashboard or app, specifying days of week and repeating or not repeating.

 Sleep Data: Actual time asleep, number of times and minutes awakened, number of times and minutes restless, graph. It doesn't distinguish light sleep vs. deep sleep. See daily, weekly, monthly, 3 months and yearly graphs of time asleep and times awakened.

 Other Data: Steps, Distance, Total Daily Calories Burned, Floors Climbed (some models), Time of Day (all but Flex), activity indicator. You can also use their food diary and nutrition analysis via web site or app.

 Computer Requirement: You can set up Fitbit with either the mobile app (iOS or Android) or a PC or Mac computer.

 Power: The sleep-tracking Fitbits all require recharging every 7-10 days.

Fitbit Alta Review

Fitbit One Review

Fitbit Flex Wristband Review

Fitbit Charge Fitness Band Review

Fitbit Charge HR Review

Fitbit Surge Review

The Withings Pulse syncs only with mobile devices, both Android and iOS, although you can view your data online as well. It tracks steps, distance, calories burned, sleep quality and has a pulse reader.

 Sleep Recording: You scroll to the heart/moon screen and press the moon for a second to start sleep recording. In the morning, you press the button twice to stop and return to day mode. I had no problems in activating and stopping the sleep recording.

 Wearing it for Sleep: The Pulse comes with a wristband to slip the sensor into for sleep tracking. But as I did with the Fitbit, I just wore it clipped to my sleepwear.

 Alarms: It has no alarms.

 Sleep Data: On the mobile app, the detail screen for each day shows total time in bed, time to fall asleep, number of wakenings, time in light sleep, time in deep sleep, and total time asleep. The color-coded graph shows light sleep vs. deep sleep vs. awake times each half hour. You can review past days and it gives you a seven-day analysis. On the web site, you can review weeks in detail for both sleep and activity.

 Other Data: Steps, Distance, Activity Calories Burned, Elevation Gained, and you can take your pulse with the LED pulse reader. It will also sync data with the Withings Wi-Fi Scale for weight readings, the Withings blood pressure machine, and the MyFitnessPal app for diet tracking.

 Computer Requirement: No computer needed, but you need an iOS or Android mobile device to use the Withings Health Mate app to view the sleep quality data. The sensor transmits the data via Bluetooth only to a mobile device. You can use any computer to view your data on the Withings web site in full detail.

 Power: The Pulse has a rechargeable battery, so you need to plug it in to a USB power connection approximately every 14 days.

Withings Pulse Review

The Misfit Shine and Shine 2 are sleek activity monitors you can wear on a clasp or wristband. They are purely mobile-compatible via Bluetooth 4.0.

 Sleep Recording: The Shine 2 has automatic sleep detection, while the original Shine needs to be tapped 3 times to start and end a sleep period. It flashes a distinct smile pattern so you are ensured you have done that right.

 Wearing it for Sleep: They suggest wearing it with the wristband to track sleep, although I wore it with the clasp.

 Alarms: The Shine 2 has a vibrating alarm, while the original Shine has none.

 Sleep Data: You see a graph and totals of restful sleep, light sleep and time awake.

 Other Data: Time of day, Steps, Calories Burned, Distance, automatic and on-demand exercise period recording with step totals and intensity ranking.

 Mobile Device Requirement: Sync with Bluetooth 4.0, compatible iOS and Android mobile devices.

 Power: Uses a replaceable coin battery which should last three to four months.

Review: Misfit Shine

Review: Misfit Shine 2

The Polar Loop, Loop 2, and A300 wristband activity monitors track sleep time as well as activity.

 Sleep Recording: They automatically detect your sleep time.

 Wearing it for Sleep: Just wear the wristband.

 Sleep Data: You get a total sleep time and duration for restful sleep, restless sleep, and a percentage of restful sleep. You can also view your sleep period on the daily "clock" activity graph to see times when you were active during the night.

 Other Data: Time of day, Steps, Calories Burned, active time broken out into time up, moderately active and very active, inactivity alerts, and it can link to Bluetooth Polar heart rate monitor straps to display your heart rate and track exercise sessions.

Polar Loop Review

Polar A300 Review

The Garmin activity bands also track sleep.

 Sleep Recording: To monitor your sleep, you have to start and stop a sleep period on the band. If you forget to do that (which is often for me), you can edit the sleep period in the app or online dashboard to capture it.

 Sleep Data: On the app or dashboard you can view your total sleep period time and a sleep graph with low to high movement.

Garmin vivosmart Review

Garmin vivofit and vivofit 2 Review

The Sleep Time app integrates with the Argus activity monitor app and Azumio's Instant Heart Rate app. It has many great features.

 Sleep Recording: Start the app and place your phone face down on the bed. When you get up, stop the app.

 Alarms: You set your alarm time and Sleep Time monitors you for the 30 minutes before that time to find the best time to wake you gently. It has a snooze feature, just pick up your phone to get more snooze time. Choose from over a dozen alarms or from your playlist, and you can add vibration

 Soundscapes: Do you want to fall asleep to the sounds of gentle waves, the rainforest or something from your playlist? Just set this when you start your sleep cycle. It comes with four soundscapes available.

 Sleep Data: It tracks time in bed, sleep duration, sleep efficiency, time awake, light sleep, deep and REM sleep. You can see daily, weekly and monthly graphs. The daily graph also transfers to the Argus activity app as a handy quick-glance icon.

 Sharing: You can share your sleep graph to Facebook or Twitter.

 Device Requirement: Compatible with iOS and Android

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The 2013 NHL season is underway and is still set to be one of the best yet giving every team a greater chance to qualify for the brilliant Stanley Cup. Some hockey fans love to bet on their sport and they are all asking the same question at the moment "Who is the best team to bet on in the 2013 league?"
The first place to check is always the fans. They know the sport better than anyone else and are often the first to know who the hot favourites are. Experts Dan Rosen and E.J Hradek both think that the New York Rangers and the Vancouver Canucks will make it into the final, but Dan favours the New York Rangers overall due to their recent purchase of Rick Nash and E.J is backing the Canucks. If sport betting is more of an emotional wager than a monetary one, you'd be best spending your money at online casinos like and enjoying the various sports based games available.
Break away is a hockey themed slot game that applies the excitement and adrenaline of hockey with a 5 reel slot. The symbols scream hockey fan and include a goaltender, referee and the faceoff. Add to these the unmistakeable hockey sound effects and the chance to win some extra cash and you might get just as excited as watching the real thing. Games like these are a way to incorporate an enjoyment of gambling and a love of hockey without losing money by betting on your team out of loyalty. What's more these are available all year round, and after this year's freeze out there were plenty of fans that were grateful for that fact. It might not be quite the same as watching that puck hit the back of the net, but it's a pretty close alternative.no comments
- Its always just a little more fun to beat the Red Wings.
- Heck of a game from both O'Reilly and Landeskog.
- O'Reilly is the first Av to reach 20 points and has 6 more points than Stastny.
- Varly looks to be back to playing well in net - the confidence has returned. The Wings really dominated most of the first - Varly did really well to keep the game 1-0.
- If Stastny's injury means that Kevin Porter plays on a line with Matt Duchene (like it did in the final stages of this game), I really hope Stastny isn't out too long. (Anyone know if Olver is healthy?)
- David Jones and Brandon Yip were pretty much invisible during the entire 8 game homestand. Yip has 0 points in 6 games.
- Stefan Elliott actually looked like a rookie a couple of times during this game.
- Well, that was fun.
- Big night for O'Reilly - I believe it was his first 3 point game of his career. We're barely into the 2nd quarter of the season and he need 10 points to have a career year. (I think he's gonna do it.)
- If you ask me, O'Reilly will be the next captain of the Avs.
- Even though he only gave up one goal and made a few nice saves in the first, Varlamov still looked far too uncomfortable in net. Hopefully, this game starts to rebulid his confidence.
- Why does Kevin Porter always make the wrong play with the puck?
- Somehow Jan Hejda was named 3rd star by McNab. I know he scored the Avs 3rd goal, but other than that, he played average to below average defense all night.
- I loved the way O'Byrne stuck up for Duchene in the first and fought Clarkson. Say what you want about this team, but there is no question about whether they are willing to protect each other.
- This has got to be Brodeur's last season, right?
- You know it was a good night when you kinda of get sick of hearing the goal song.
ABD's 3 Stars:
1. Kyle Quincey - After suffering a season ending injury after "checking" Ovechkin in Washington last year, Quincey has bounced back and been the most consistent Avs player. He is 2nd on the team with 14 points, including 3 goals and has a been decent in his own zone - where he is a -3.
2. Ryan O'Reilly - If this award was only for games 1-10, Factor would have won it hands down. While he's slowed a little bit in November, his line (along with Landeskog and Winnik) carried the Avs to a good start. With 12 points so far in 2011-12, he is well on his way doubling his career best point total of 26.
3. Matt Duchene - If this award was only for games 11-21, Matty would have won it hands down. After his (typical) slow start, Duchene was back to the kind of form that has given him 2 of the last 4 ABD 1st stars - he led the team in scoring after 21 games.
ABD's Goats:
1. Seymon Varlamov - Varly played well to start the season, but he play dropped dramatically and he ended up with horrible numbers over 14 games. To put his .890 Save % and 3.30 GAA in perspective, both Budaj and Anderson (while in an Avs uniform) put up better numbers last year.
2. Jan Hedja - Like Varly, Hedja also had a strong start, but his team worst -15 is simply to glaring to ignore. To put his -15 in perspective, last year, over games 42-61 (which included a stretch where the team picked up 1 point over 10 games), the worst plus minus on the team was -17 (JM Liles).
Most surprising thing:
Ryan Wilson - During Preseason, Ryan Wilson was on the bubble along with Matt Hunwick and Stefan Elliott for the 6th defenseman spot. He beat out those two and he has been the Avs 2nd most consistent player, leading the team with a +3 and tied for the team lead in assists with 11.
Most expected thing:
12th in the Western Conference. No one outside of Colorado had the Avs finishing in the playoffs - and so far "the experts" have been proven right.
Team Stats:
Record: 9-11-1
Standings: 4th in NW division, 12th in Western Conference
Points: 19 (of 42)
Average points per game: 0.90*
Projected points total: 74
*As a baseline – last year Vancouver (1st in Western Conference) averaged 1.42 points a game and (8th in Western Conference) averaged 1.18 points a game – anything above 1.20 is going to get you into the playoffs.
Home record: 3-7-0
Points: 6 (of 20)
Average points per game: 0.60
Road record: 6-4-1
Points: 13 (of 22)
Average points per game: 1.18
Goal differential: -9 (Avs: 56 - Opponents: 65)
*includes goals awarded for winning a shootout
Special Teams:
Power Play: 25.7%, 2nd in the NHL
Penalty Kill: 77.5%, 26th in the NHL
OT Record: 1-1
Shootout Record: 2-0
Individual Stats:
Points Leaders:
1. Matt Duchene - 16
2. Kyle Quincey - 14
3. Milan Hejduk / Paul Stastny - 13
Goal Leaders:
1. Matt Duchene - 9
2. Milan Hejduk - 7
3. Paul Stastny - 6
Assists Leaders:
1. Kyle Quincey / Ryan Wilson - 11
3. Ryan O'Reilly - 10
Plus / Minus:
Plus leader: Ryan Wilson (+3)
Minus leader: Jan Hejda (-15)
Varlamov - 14 games, 5-8-1, .890, 3.30
Giguere - 8 games, 4-3-0, .924, 1.85
Final Thought:I believe this team should be challenging for one of the final playoff spots in the Western Conference. These 21 games, particularly the 10 games at home, will make it tough for that to happen. no comments
- So obvious stuff first: what a game for Duchene. Ok, the 2nd goal was practically handed to him, and the other two of the goals were perhaps a little soft, but he was flying all night long and made a lot of Stars players look silly trying to get the puck aways from him.
- With the emergance of O'Reilly as a true offense threat, I'm much more comfortable with Duchene playing on the wing.
- Duchene is now tied with O'Reilly with 10 pts.
- This was probably the first game we saw Varly give up some bad goals. Not all his fault - he certainly wasn't helped by his defenseman tonight - I'm looking at you O'Byrne.
- I'm also looking at you Hejda. Jan was god awful on the OT goal - losing his man behind the net and then skating right through Varly to try to get back on him.
- Wilson had a 3 pt night, who now has as many points as Paul Stastny.
- Zero points for Hejduk, Landeskog, Jones, and Lindstrom.
- How exciting was that 3 on 3? I'm not a "I hate the shootout" guy at all, but I wouldn't mind extending the game another 3 mins playing 3 on 3 before going to the shootout.
- Dater uses the term "losers lament" when he hears the old "we're working hard, we're just not getting the bounces" lines from a losing team, and I usually tend to agree.
- However, in this game, I thought the Avs really just weren't getting the bounces.
- The Avs outshot Phoenix in every period and the end total was 40-28.
- No doubt Mike Smith was hot, and had some huge stops most notibly on Stasnty, but he was also lucky. Duchene and Hejduk both had chances in close where the puck was rolling and they just missed the net, Lindstrom had a fantastic tip that simply hit Smith in the shoulder, and the posts bailed out Smith twice.
- I'm not saying these should have all gone in, but usually 1 or 2 of these would. And that would have completely changed this game.
- That's not to say everything was great. Sloppy plays by EJ (a pass to nowhere - 1st goal) Varly (poor rebound control - 3rd goal) and Quincey (outworked by Korpikowski - 3rd goal) gave Phoenix all goals they would need.
- Another -2 night from EJ and Hejda each who are now a combined minus 17 on the season. Plus / Minus isn't everything, but after 12 games, things should even themselves out a little more. (Example, the O'Reilly line is a combined -2.)
- Obvious stuff first - huge goal for Duchene. Last weekend, he was playing on the forth line in Chicago - you could see him getting better and better in the Calgary and Edmonton games until he finally scored the kind of big goal that he can. Let's hope this one really gets him going.
- It certainly doesn't hurt when he gets to play with Jones.
- This was easily EJ's best game this season. Smart solid defense play, no bad TOs, dangerous point shot on PPs.
- Another solid effort from Kyle Quincey, who had 2 pts and now is tied with Stastny and O'Reilly in the team lead for points with 8.
- O'Brien also had a wonderful game. He had more ice time than Hejda. Some players can get mean if they have to, and some are just mean all of the time. O'Brien is the latter.
- LA used to just push around this team. Not anymore. Even though they outshot 32-16, Colorado was able to hang with them in a mucky, no neutral zone game. LA was only able to score on PPs and the Avs ended up outshooting LA 7-6 in the 3rd, even though Colorado got the lead with less than 2 minutes into the period.
- The Avs have 7 wins this season, however, this is only their 3rd regulation win.
- I hate losing winnable games and a game where you outshoot your opponent 41-19 certainly qualifies as winnable.
- The Avs are now 0-3 at home. If you want to know why, the only stat you need to look at is 2 goals in 3 games. I'm sure there are plenty of other interesting stats to look at, but that's the only one that matters.
- The defense play of Hedja and Kevin Porter on Edmonton's 3rd goal could only be described as "clown shoes". Hopefully, it was bad enough that Porter will be out of the lineup on Sunday against the Kings.
- Its great when 2/3 of your 4th line will not be able to score, no matter how golden of a chance they get.
- Sacco may think that TJ Galiardi isn't playing up to his potential, and he may be right about that, but this team is clearly a worse team with Kevin Porter in the lineup. (/end Porter rant)
- Landeskog needs to stop taking goalie interference penalties on PPs. I don't care if the refs aren't getting the calls quite right, he can't let himself getting pushed into the goalie - he clearly isn't getting the calls.
- Duchene is one spectacular goal away from getting out of this slump. Until then, he will be criticized for playing too selfishly. Hockey is a funny game, isn't it?
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- 1st period shots on goal: Calgary 21, Colorado 5.
- Even though the Avs came out of that period with the score 1-1, that stat showed Calgary was sharp and working hard and the Avalanche were far from it.
- Realistically, you're going to have slow starts like these over a 82 game schedule - espeically after having 2+ days between games. Ideally, you would want your best goalie going (i.e. Varly) so he can steal a game for you.
- I'm certainly not blaming the loss on Giggy, but I wonder with Varly finds a way to hang on to shots that became rebounds.
- Duchene was at least visable tonight and almost scored a highlight reel spin-o-rama goal in the 2nd period. The problem was he looked to be trying to do it all himself.
- Dater was tweeting (I thought he wasn't going to tweet during games anymore?) that the team was doomed because Mueller is hurt and they have no 2nd line. I have two problems with this statement.
- 1. Who says O'Reilly's line isn't the 1st or 2nd line? Just because O'Reilly has always been thought of as a 3rd line center doesn't mean that is all he will ever be. He certainly isn't playing like a 3rd liner now - he is tied with Stastny for the team lead with 7 pts.
- 2. When Duchene gets out of he slump (and he will) whatever line is plays on will be instantally better and suddenly dangerous.

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Artie's Playhouse, which offers low-cost morning shows, presents a youth production of the musical about book-loving Belle and how she wins her father's freedom and an unexpected adventure by offering to become a prisoner in a Beast's enchanted castle. It features kids 8 to 18.
June 2-July 14. Saturdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. at Artie's Playhouse at Artisan Center Theater, 418 E. Pipeline Road, Hurst. $5. 817-284-1200. artisanct.com.
A new 5,000-square-foot indoor-outdoor Lego vehicle driving experience, called Lego City: Forest Ranger Pursuit, debuts as a new ride at Legoland Discovery Center in Grapevine on June 1. Kids at least 4 years old (they also must be between 3.2 and 4.6 feet tall) can ride Lego vehicles to "chase" robbers who have escaped with gold bars.
June 1 at 10 a.m. at Legoland Discovery Center in Grapevine Mills mall, 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway, Grapevine. $19, $15 for kids 3-12, free for kids 2 and younger. 469-444-3050. legolanddiscoverycenter.com.
Unless you are immortal or have amazing longevity, June 5 marks your one chance in Texas to watch the transit of the planet Venus across the sun — the next opportunity for this rare predictable astronomical phenomenon won't occur until 2117. You can damage your eyes if you look at the sun, and the experts at the Museum of Nature & Science will guide you on how to safely view what you can with solar safety glasses (first-come, first-served). They will also offer transit shows and Portable Universe Star Talks that explain the significance of the transit, what is in the sky and more.
All activities on June 5. 214-428-5555. natureandscience.org.
Transit shows and Portable Universe Star Talks: In the Nature Building (3535 Grand Ave. in Fair Park, Dallas) at 11 and 11:30 a.m. and 1, 1:30, 2, 2:30, 3 and 3:30 p.m. Included in general admission of $10, $9 for students and seniors 62 and older, $7 for kids 2-11, free for kids 1 and younger.
Outdoor solar observation: It's free and will take place on the steps of the Science Building (1318 S. Second Ave. in Fair Park), weather permitting, from 10:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Regularly scheduled planetarium shows: They'll take place in the planetarium (1620 First Ave. in Fair Park) and require tickets: $3.50 for adults, students, seniors and children 2-11; free for kids 1 and younger.
Kids ages 5-12 can learn to play, practice their swings and master the rules and etiquette of golf at TopGolf Dallas and TopGolf Allen's Junior Camps. Each session includes lunch, a daily snack, a T-shirt and TopGolf's signature teaching technique — a computer microchip in a golf ball that tracks your shot's accuracy and distance.
June 4-Aug. 24 with one-week sessions Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon. 1500 Andrews Parkway, Allen (469-675-9730) and 8787 Park Lane, Dallas (214-341-9600). $210 per week; 10 percent discount for families that register two or more kids. topgolf.com.
Hawaiian Falls is offering its first summer camps at all of its locations: Camp H20 for ages 8-14, focusing on water science, chemistry, weather, physics and the environment; Keiki Kamp for ages 6-12, which teaches manners, leadership and water safety; and Jr. Guard Class for ages 12-14,which provides instruction (but not certification) in basic lifeguard skills. Each camper receives a 2012 Hawaiian Falls season pass, a T-shirt, a meal and a daily snack.
June 4-Aug. 17 in five-day sessions from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; half-day camps from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Early drop-off (8 a.m.) and late pickup (5:30 p.m.) available for additional weekly fees of $25 each ($50 weekly for both). $250 for full days, $200 for half-days; for participants who have season passes, $190 for full days, $140 for half-days. For location finder, visit hfalls.com/splashcamp.


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I'm with Gigawowski. Sweet-ass music. Lyrics, meh.
But the meh isn't a song breaker.
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This is awesome. I'm just not very fond of the lyrics and the vocals but the freakin' music is really good. I'd have some EQ adjustments so that the vocals can be heard better. But I really like the guitar and drums A LOT! Good Job Man.
Thanks. Haha, the equalization that the recording guy did was really crappy. And one of the reasons why this isn't really one of our major songs anymore is because of the lyrics. But thanks for the positive review, and we're glad you liked it.


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India This Evening: Ganga Knowledge Centre to Be Set Up Soon
Here is a roundup of news from Indian newspapers, news wires and websites on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. The Wall Street Journal has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Ganga Knowledge Centre to Be Set Up Soon: The environment ministry will soon set up a Ganga Knowledge Centre (GKC), a single point of reference sharing details on data and plans and policies that would aid in cleaning up the one of the longest rivers in the world.(Source: Press Trust of India)
India Shuns Poor in Commonwealth Games Makeover: Activists say at least 100,000 families have been forced from their homes, while many others – beggars, street vendors and rickshaw pullers – have lost their livelihoods due to a "clean-up" ahead of the Games.( Source: Reuters)
RComm Rolls Out Its First 3G Scheme: The plan, the first initiative by the company to roll out its 3G services, will allow customers access to social networking sites, instant messaging applications, chat services and email accounts like yahoo, gmail and hotmail.(Source: The Financial Express)
IAF to Give Permanent Commission to Women: After winning a three-year-long court battle, women officers of the Air Force will now be accorded permanent commission for which an exercise has been initiated by the IAF.(Source: Press Trust of India)
India, South Korea to Discuss Civil Nuclear Cooperation: India and South Korea will explore possibility of a civilian nuclear deal and ways to further trade and business ties during a Joint Commission meeting co-chaired by External Affairs Minister S M Krishna in Seoul on Friday. (Source: DD News)
Congress's New Excuse: Anderson Could Have Been Murdered by Bhopal Mob: Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson could have been murdered by an angry mob in the surcharged atmosphere in Bhopal after the 1984 gas leak, says an internal document prepared to counter the opposition campaign that Congress governments in Madhya Pradesh and the Centre had helped him leave the country.(Source: The Times of India)
Mumbai Deluge Kills 9, Hits Buildings, Air, Rail: Daily life was thrown out of gear as rains lashed Mumbai causing as many as 9 deaths in various incidents.(Source: The Indian Express)
India Bowl Out Bangladesh for 167: India bundled out Bangladesh for 167 in 34.5 overs in their first match of the Asia Cup cricket tournament in Dambulla on Wednesday.(Source: DD News)


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Pena powers Rays past Yanks
Pena powers Rays past Yanks
With the Rays clinging to a 2-1 lead in the seventh, Pena clubbed a 2-1 pitch from Yankees starter Andy Pettitte into the right-field stands for his 34th home run of the season. The blast gave the Rays a 5-1 lead and tied Pena with Aubrey Huff (2003) and Jose Canseco (1999) for the club's all-time single-season home run record.
The victory clinched the weekend series for the Rays, who took two out of three from the contending Yankees, a rare feat considering Tampa Bay has played 27 series at Yankee Stadium since the franchise first began play in 1998 and only four times has it left the Bronx with a series win; the last time it occurred was in 2005, when the Rays took two series.
"That's nice, we played a great game today as a team," Pena said. "What a great series. We got incredible pitching, great pitching performances all around and timely hitting. That wins ballgames."
As for the new Rays record, Pena was excited about it.
"It's awesome, no doubt about it," Pena said. "It's great. It's definitely an accomplishment. I'm very happy about getting to that point. It's one of those cool things."
Jason Hammel turned 25 on Sunday and started for the Rays, looking for his first Major League win as a starter after 17 unsuccessful attempts. The rookie right-hander held the Yankees to one run on five hits with no walks and seven strikeouts.
"I felt really comfortable mechanically, and it wasn't even in my head, so I felt really good," said Hammel, who has been working on his mechanics lately. "[I] made some good pitches when I needed to, got some great 'D,' and we got the hitting. Once you get the lead, that makes it easier.
"I had the fastball command today -- putting the fastball where I needed it and the slider was coming off the fastball -- so I had a lot of swings at the slider today."
Pettitte started for the Yankees and brought with him a string of six consecutive wins. In addition, the veteran Yankees left-hander had won 12 consecutive decisions against the Rays. Both streaks ended Sunday.
Trailing 5-1, the Yankees scored a run in the seventh on Bobby Abreu's RBI triple, but the Rays answered with two out in the top of the eighth with three runs -- a solo home run by Josh Wilson and a two-run shot by Akinori Iwamura -- to give them an 8-2 cushion. The Rays had four home runs on the afternoon, something they had accomplished just once this season (April 6 vs. Toronto).
Iwamura, who enjoyed being booed by the Yankee Stadium crowd following Saturday's debacle that saw his bat confiscated by the umpires, said he has moved on.
"Nothing carried over from yesterday," Iwamura said. "I haven't done anything bad with my bats, so I didn't think about it. I did everything I could today. It's a new day and I did good today."
Dioner Navarro hit a solo home run in the third off Pettitte to put the Rays up, 1-0.
The Rays saw another scoring opportunity fall by the wayside in the fifth when Wilson tried to score on Iwamura's two-out single but was thrown out on a perfect throw from Yankees left fielder Johnny Damon to Jorge Posada, who blocked the plate to prevent Wilson from scoring.
Andy Phillips had better luck when he tried to score on Melky Cabrera's double to right as he barreled through Navarro's attempt to block home plate to score the Yankees' first run.
Carl Crawford walked to lead off the sixth, went to second on an unsuccessful pickoff attempt by Pettitte, stole third, then scored on B.J. Upton's sacrifice fly to give the Rays a 2-1 lead.
Rays manager Joe Maddon felt like the game was won by the pitching staff's combined effort. Scott Dohmann, Grant Balfour, Dan Wheeler and Gary Glover followed Hammel and held the Yankees to one run over the final four innings.
"I want to say the pitching is what won that game for us today," Maddon said. "You look at all the runs we scored, all the hits we got, but the job that Jason did [was the key]. And you look at what the bullpen guys did -- Dohmann, Balfour, Wheels and finally Glover -- that's why we won, a tremendous job of pitching, attacked the strike zone. I loved it. That's the part I loved most."
In winning, the Rays took back-to-back road series, claiming five wins during the seven-game trip in the process, which Maddon hailed as refreshing given the fact the Rays won just three road games the entire second half of 2006.
"It means things are turning," Maddon said. "The level that we're pitching at now, and the level our bullpen is pitching at now, allow us to win games we weren't winning last year."
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Phillipsburg, Kansas resident, Zachary Paul Albert, died Saturday, February 9, 2013 at his home at the age of 19.
Zachary was born March 18, 1993 in Aurora, Colorado the son of Paul Albert & Heidi (Denning) Fischer. He graduated from Hays High in Hays, KS in 2011.
Survivors include his mother, Heidi Fischer of Phillipsburg; father, Paul Albert of Parker, CO; sister, Nichole Ralston of Amarillo, TX; maternal grandparents, Cheri & Chris Chesney of Raleigh, NC; paternal grandmother, Nadine Albert of Plainville, KS; maternal great grandparents, LaVona Montgomery of Las Vegas, NV and Robert & Judy Chesney of Woodston, KS; and many aunts & uncles.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 15, 2013 in the Plainville Christian Church, Plainville, KS with LeRoy Charvat officiating. Burial will follow in the Shiloh Cemetery, Rooks County, KS.
Friends may sign the book from Noon until 9 p.m. Wednesday and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, 1115 2nd Street, Phillipsburg, Kansas 67661. The casket will remain closed.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Zachary Paul Albert Memorial Fund to be designated at a later date.
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note FunkyMonk Reading [doc://perlguts], [mod://illguts|PerlGuts Illustrated], [doc://perlxstut] and [doc://perlxs] might help. The Porting directory in the perl source also contains a lot useful info.
 However, there's a lot of source code with much magic hidden within. I'd suggest a more focussed approach, such as picking a TODO from [doc://perltodo] and work towards DOing it.
 The p5p mailing list ([http://lists.perl.org/list/perl5-porters.html|subscribe] or [http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters|archive]) and #p5p on irc.perl.org could be sources of assistance, as well as [http://perlmonks.org|here].
 At some point, you will have to learn how to use [http://git-scm.com/|git]. There's a free [http://progit.org/|book], or a more perl oriented cheat sheet in [doc://perlgit].
 Update:
 Another avenue you might like to try, is looking at perl5's [https://rt.perl.org/rt3/Search/Results.html?Query=Queue%20%3D%20%27perl5%27%20AND%20(Status%20%3D%20%27open%27%20OR%20Status%20%3D%20%27new%27%20OR%20Status%20%3D%20%27stalled%27)|bug-tracker] (it's much easier to use if you log in first) and see if there are any bugs you can try to fix.
 Update^2: Corrected address of #p5p (thanks [moritz]!)

Perl: [doc://perlintro] [doc://perlretut] [http://perldoc.perl.org/|perldoc] [id://745674]  [id://693828]
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First Solar, a leading provider of comprehensive photovoltaic (PV) energy solutions, is developing a 280 megawatt (MW) alternating current (AC) solar project located on approximately 2,900 acres of previously dryland farmed, private land in southeast Monterey County, California, near the San Luis Obispo, Kings and Fresno County borders. The California Flats Solar Project is owned by California Flats Solar LLC, a subsidiary of First Solar. When fully operational, the project will generate enough clean solar energy to serve the needs of about 100,000 average homes per year, displacing over 109,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually based on the PG&E grid—the equivalent of taking about 22,000 cars off the road. The project will also displace over 152,000 metric tons of water consumption annually based on the average California grid. The project site is strategically located to minimize environmental impacts, and is not visible from any public gathering points or majors roads. California Flats Solar Project has a power purchase agreement (PPA) with both PG&E and Apple, Inc. to deliver clean, solar energy for 25 years.
California Flats Solar is currently completing the permitting and environmental review process for the project. The Monterey County Board of Supervisors certified the project's Environmental Impact Report (EIR) under the California Environmental Quality Act and issued a Conditional Use Permit for the project on February 10, 2015. The EIR enabled California Flats Solar to complete its state and local permitting processes. California Flats Solar is also working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to obtain a required Federal Clean Water Act permit and complete associated federal environmental review, which is anticipated by the end of Q4 2015.
First Solar is committed to being a good neighbor through our community involvement and through the environmentally sensitive design of our solar projects. We will continue to engage neighbors, community groups, environmental groups, and business organizations to ensure that California Flats Solar remains a valued and respected business in Monterey County.
The California Flats Solar Project will generate state and local tax revenues, provide wages from approximately 300 construction jobs and up to 11 ongoing monitoring and operations positions, and create benefits for many local businesses. First Solar will seek to provide employment opportunities for qualified local residents.
First Solar's projects typically have a low environmental impact. When in operation, our systems generate electricity with no water use, no air emissions, and no waste production, and have the smallest carbon footprint of any PV technology. Located on 3% of land owned by Hearst Corporation in Southeast Monterey County, California Flats is being designed to sit low to the ground and minimize visual impacts. The California Flats site was carefully selected after thorough environmental review. The availability of land near existing electrical transmission lines, the amount of sunlight, and current land uses were also important considerations in the siting decision.
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This is a guest post from Mike Lieberman who blogs at Urban Organic Gardener.
One of the excuses that I often hear from parents about not growing their own food is that they have kids and don't have the time.
Why not include the kids and make it a family bonding experience? That's what families have done for thousands of years. It's not until recently that this trend has changed.
Lately, families and society have shifted the responsibility of food to others. We can go to the grocery store whenever we want to buy whatever we want. There is no sense of where it came from or what's happened to it. It's just there.
Food should be communal from the planting, growing, harvesting, preparing, sharing and eating. All of which bring a deeper appreciation for everything that's involved in getting it to our plates. We have skipped straight to the eating part and most people even do that on the run as if it's a chore.
There are a bunch of fun projects that you can do as a family to keep everyone involved, and keeping costs at a minimum, all while spending some quality family time together.
Now let's get into how to start.
Deciding what to grow. Make this a family decision. Let everyone voice their opinions and come to a conclusion as a family.
Potting soil. Go to your local nursery or health food store and buy some organic potting soil to get started.
Starting seeds. There are many ways (and expensive supplies to buy) that you can start your seeds, but there is no reason for any of them. All you will need it some toilet paper rolls, potting soil and your seeds. Here's a video of how to use toilet paper rolls as a seed starter pot.
After your seeds are planted, you'll want to keep them in a nice sunny area and keep them moist. After a week or so, you'll start to see sprouts develop and peek their way through the soil.
Containers. If you don't have access to land, which is often the case, but have a porch, patio, fire escape or balcony, you can still grow your own food. You'll just have to grow it in containers.
I've found that self-watering containers work great. There are four different ways that you can make a self-watering container.
You can get your kid involved by having them paint and decorate the container.
Caring for. You can divide up the chores of watering, checking for bugs and taking care of the plant amongst the family. Keep a journal and pictures of weekly progress to chart growth to show how the plant has grown.
Harvesting and preparing. You'll have to harvest and pick the plant to get it ready for your meal. Then, you'll have to decide how you want to prepare it. Come to this decision as a family.
Sharing. This is where it all comes together. If you made a salad for your dinner and the only ingredient that was homegrown in the salad was some parsley, you are certainly going to brag about that.
It's that sense of accomplishment and pride that will shine through. You'll tell everyone that you grew this parsley from seed. I'm certain that you kids will be bragging as well.
You don't have to have a huge garden. All it takes is growing that one plant to make a difference. It will bring your family closer together and make you appreciate your food that much more.
What are you going to start growing?
Bio:Mike Lieberman, started to grow his own food on the fire escape of his New York City apartment in May 2009. He had no gardening experience and read about a half of a book on gardening when he started. In April of 2010, Lieberman moved to LA where he started a balcony garden and has continued to grow even more food.
Lieberman thinks that people have lost their connection with and appreciation for food. He encourages and inspires people to grow their own. His belief is that by growing just one plant, it will bring people closer to their food source and renew their appreciation for what goes into getting food to our plates.
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Organic and they contribute to cancer research and wellness clinics from the sale of this tea. Sadly it wasn't that great – sort of tasted like an over-roasted oolong or had some woodiness to it. MUCH improved with the addition of milk, which rounded it out and made it sweeter.
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This is such a pretty green tea – great long wiry twisted leaves and buds of green and white, with a bit of tan. Totally unlike an Asian green – at least in my limited experience. Very delicate, a little floral, a little sweet, a little mild nut. Very very nice tea
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Enjoy local Seattle attractions during your stay at The Heathman Hotel Kirkland.
Things to do:
- Argosy cruise on Lake Washington
- Chateau Ste. Michelle
- Seattle Symphony
- Local theatres (5th Avenue, Paramount, Kirkland)
- Space Needle
- Experience Music Project/Science Fiction Museum
- Seattle Art Museum
- Pike Place Market
- Seattle Aquarium
- Pacific Science Center
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Her heart was heavy. Tears flowed over quiet sobs. "She's leaving and we didn't even get to spend any time together. She promised! She cut my hair, but that's not spending time together. I know that she doesn't like me."
"I tried," said the other. "I really wanted to see my friends, too. No matter how much I do, it's never enough! I love my family and my friends are important to me, too. Everyone thinks I don't love them."
Ugh! My heart broke for the two of them!
Earlier in the week I was invited onto a rollercoaster of other people's emotion-packed misunderstandings. This was only one example. It's not a place I like to be, mostly because it takes willingness on the person who wants to be heard and to have things fixed, to also hear and see what they are thinking and saying that has contributed to the divisive situation or misunderstanding.
And that, I have learned, rarely happens quickly or easily, especially if I'm in the middle.
Instead, people look for agreement to validate feelings about an "attack" from somebody else, or justification for something they've said or done that was misinterpreted.
"But she promised!" she insisted over and over.
"She's always complaining!" said the other, feet firmly planted on her side.
And that puts me in the position of referee.
These days even the best referees have an added advantage of watching a recorded replay to shed some light on the facts. But we don't have that technology available to us day at home with our families or at work with our colleagues.
So, what's a referee to do?
Quit or change tactics. That's my suggestion.
At least we can stop the ego from puffing us up to believe that we can resolve differences better than the two involved. 'Cause you know what? People typically do what they want. Even with the facts in plain sight, there might be an internal dialogue or a self-esteem issue that needs to be handled that no amount of coaching or refereeing can fix without awareness on the part of the "offender" first.
What about changing my job altogether? What if I held up a mirror instead of a solution?
I love this (from Luke 6:42)
"Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye."
What if I pointed out the facts, helped to identify the emotions and feelings that are each person's private responsibility, and encouraged solutions based on what can be done, not on how people felt?
What if I resigned as a referee in Mote Detection, and became a coach in IntraPersonal Beam Discovery? (PMD for short :).} I'll bet it pays better…
I wonder, wonder, wonder. Would it help?
(P.S. I did practice the new approach in the above situation, and there was instantaneous humilty on one person's part. It was a start.)
What do you think?
- Are you often put in the middle of misunderstandings and / or disagreements?
- Have you shifted from referee to coach, or is there an even better solution?
Just askin'….


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I have lived in my current house for over 20 years but am still amazed at the behavior of my Cypriot neighbors, two couples who are long time friends. The two women are meticulous, out every morning sweeping their driveway, their sidewalk, the street in front of their house and often repeating this during the day. No leaf, no bit of mess is allowed to linger on their pristine ground. Every year they grouse about the leaves falling. Uh, trees have leaves, and leaves fall every year. It's nature, folks!
For many years, I had an ongoing battle with my immediate neighbor about this habit. She would be out sweeping/raking while I was still in bed, and as I left for work, I would see her pile of sweepings - in front of my house, next to my car wheel. Sometimes, I would be petty and sweep it all into the middle of the street where the wind could make a decision on where the stuff should go. Other times, I would get a dustpan and brush out and put it in my trashcan. I tried to speak to her about taking the next step after sweeping and finishing the job but she claimed not to understand English.
This behavior was at its worst when it snowed. She and her husband shoveled furiously at the first sign of flakes, and piled the snow up in front of my house. I would come home from work to find a wall of snow that cold not be moved without a lot of bother. It's a wonder my fury didn't melt the snow!
Things changed when my husband moved in. A man in the house seemed to make all the difference. The men spoke and we were now graced with occasion plates of Greek goodies or bowls of figs. But the sweeping didn't change. Finally I spoke to the husband, asking him to explain to his wife that if she went to the trouble of sweeping up leaves in particular, please deal with her sweepings instead of 'gifting' them to me. Finally...her leaves became her trash or her composte, no longer my responsibility.
The other day I noticed the other Cypriot couple out dealing with the leaves from their two Japanese maples. Beautiful trees that are a joy to see each year. But now we are going beyond the usual sweep it in front of someone else's house. They bought a leaf blower! Their red leaves were blown in both directions to the houses on either side of theirs. It was still going on as I was going out so I snapped this picture to remember this behavior. Is this how it goes in Cyprus? It certainly is a twist on the idea of keeping one's side of the street clean. I guess I'll never understand. Do you?
Monday, November 22, 2010
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1 comment:
- Meggie said...
That sort of behaviour would drive me nuts! You must be some saint, to stand it!
I do love that red leaved tree, though!
- November 22, 2010 at 6:44 PM
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POMONA — Prosecutors on Monday charged a Pomona man with grand theft for allegedly stealing $1,200 in metal drain covers from Ganesha Park.
David Villa, 22, has been in custody since his arrest Saturday.
Police received a call at 6:20 a.m. about a person stealing the covers at the park, 1575 N. White Ave., Pomona.
Three drain covers – each weighing between 40 and 50 pounds – had been stolen.
Villa, 22, took the covers to a recycling center and received about $30 for them. Officers were able to recover two of the three covers.
Villa told police he needed the recycling money to pay for a trip to Victorville to attend a barbecue.


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See if you can locate a copy of "The History of Ballymacelligott and
People", published 1997 by Ballymacelligott
Active Retirement Association, Printed by Kingdom Printers. (Paperback, 156
pages). My copy was brought back
from Ireland by a relative - there's no ISBN listed on it.
On page 13 is a somewhat rambling article "McElligott's Castle"
to Fr. John O'Donovan (1841), which
begins: "In the centre of the townland of Arabella in this parish are the
ruins of a castle called McElligott's Castle.
Nothing remains of it at present, but traces of a foundation and a portion
of one wall, thirty feet in length and
about twelve feet in height at the south east corner."
It seems the castle was wrecked by Oliver Cromwell & Co.
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"Cody Waldrop will be back Saturday morning," predicted offensive line coach Shawn Elliott. With Waldrop sidelined, Will Sport has been playing right guard with Clayton Stadnik at center. "When Cody gets back, Cody will go to right guard and get some reps there. Will Sport has done a really good job," continued Elliott. "He's had as good of camp as anybody we've had up front for us. He was in the mix to play the center position. Will could probably start at center for us. He's had a really good camp. He's come a long way, one of the more improved players we've had since spring. He's carried it on this summer and into fall camp. I'm pleased with him."
Defensively, the Gamecocks have put most of their gameplan in for Texas A&M. "The concern is making sure that we all know what we're doing and we play fast next Thursday," said defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward. "We started preparing for A&M about four days ago, so we've shown them just about 98 percent of the stuff that they do and we're getting familiar with it."
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(COLUMBIA, S.C.) — Even though Tim Tebow has signed on to be an analyst with ESPN, he still has the goal of playing quarterback in the NFL again.
The former Heisman Trophy winner signed a deal on Monday to join ESPN's SEC Network. He will become a regular on the network's pregame show starting in August.
Despite his new job, Tebow isn't giving up on his old one. Even though he was cut by the New England Patriots before the season started, he still hopes to play in the NFL again.
"I feel like I'm the best that I've ever been as a quarterback right now. I hope I get the opportunity to show that," Tebow said. "But I'm also looking forward to being part of 'SEC Nation' and part of ESPN."
Tebow is one of the most decorated players in college football history. Along with his Heisman Trophy, he helped lead Florida to two National Championships while at the school from 2006-2009.
He helped lead the Broncos to the AFC West title in 2011, but was seldom used in his last season in the NFL back in 2012 with the New York Jets.
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I've got a couple of more questions, and I figured I'd just put them in here instead of making a new topic. This is dealing with Keratin and hot oil treatments.
Is Keratin infused shampoo/conditioner alright to use or will it do bad things? I've seen these products advertising brazilian keratin. Then I read in different places, including on here, that brazilian keratin is used as a treatment and it can mess up your hair texture (make it dry, frizzy, frail, less curly). Is this true?
Also, somebody recommended hot oil treatments to me, because they claimed that they had long-term positive results. Is this safe to do as well?
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text: Alpha fights to block health studies from permit lawsuit By Ken Ward Jr. January 9, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Lawyers for Alpha Natural Resources are trying to keep testimony about West Virginia University studies linking mountaintop removal to birth defects and cancer among coalfield residents out of a legal challenge to one of the company's new mining permits.Alpha lawyers want U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers to deny a request by the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition to include the studies in its lawsuit over the Reylas Surface Mine, proposed by Alpha subsidiary Highland Mining.The coalition and other groups are asking to add a claim about potential human health impacts to a suit that challenges a Clean Water Act permit the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued for the 235-acre mine proposed for Logan County.Environmental group lawyers cited three studies co-authored by WVU researcher Michael Hendryx that found generally higher rates of health problems, and specifically higher rates of cancer and birth defects, among residents living near mountaintop removal operations in Appalachia.The three papers are among a series of 20 peer-reviewed studies Hendryx and various co-authors have published examining possible links between mountaintop removal and various illnesses. Collectively, the papers have given weight to citizen complaints about coal's impact on public health. Anti-mountaintop removal activists point to the research to show that the issue isn't just about mining's effects on salamanders, mayflies or isolated mountain streams."The three studies cited by plaintiffs present a seriously different picture of the impacts of mountaintop mining on human health than what the corps found," environmental group lawyers Joe Lovett and Derek Teaney wrote in one court filing. "The corps found that 'no human health effects are anticipated as a result of the' proposed project, while these three studies found an increase in unhealthy days and birth defects and a potential doubling of cancer risk."Lovett and Teaney asked Chambers to order the corps to conduct a new permit analysis that includes an examination of the WVU studies and what they might mean for communities near the Reylas mine site.Alpha lawyer Bob McLusky argues in a court filing that the environmental groups waited too long to raise the studies, that the health impacts cited have nothing to do with the water pollution permit at issue in the case, and that general health studies shouldn't be used in a case over a specific mining permit. In a related bit of legal maneuvering, Alpha lawyers have issued broad-ranging subpoenas to Hendryx and WVU, seeking a wide variety of documents, correspondence and data related to studies of mountaintop removal's health effects.Court records show that Hendryx had agreed to serve as an expert witness in the case. But "after receiving the subpoenas, Hendryx told plaintiffs he was withdrawing as an expert witness," the environmental group lawyers disclosed in a court filing. One of his co-authors, Melissa Ahern of Washington State University, is scheduled to take his place as an expert witness for the citizen groups.WVU lawyers filed a motion seeking to block the subpoenas, arguing that they seek confidential data about individuals who took part in the studies and seek such detailed information that responding would be "unduly burdensome.""In the case at bar, defendant's subpoenas seek twenty different categories of documents, six of which contain subcategories with up to ten subcategories," WVU lawyers wrote. "The breadth and scope of the subpoenas, and the many, many hours necessary to compile such information, is an unreasonable burden to place upon these non-parties."Alpha argues that it needs the information so they can fully understand and respond to the scientific basis for the studies."For example, it is relevant how Hendryx and his colleagues conducted surveys of residents, what data they used and how they analyzed that data, how they selected and rejected variables, how they responded to peer-review comments, etc., in order to evaluate the claims made by OVEC that rely on these articles," McLusky wrote. "Highland can only evaluate the claims made in these articles by having access to the data and documents requested in the subpoenas."In a separate legal filing, environmental groups argue that much of the material being sought from Hendryx involves correspondence and other documents that, if made public, would interfere with the traditional anonymity of the scientific peer-review process. Reach Ken Ward Jr. at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-1702. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum of Shoney's fortune turns 100 2 DHHR report: No neglect, criminal charges in death of ResCare client 3 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 4 Derek Redd: Marshall thinks outside the cable box for broadcasts 5 Former State Police captain now chief in Winfield Candidate filing period starts Monday Previous Story Rand residents hear results of WVU energy audit Next Story


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Fresh cranberries are at their peak in anticipation of Thanksgiving and the Christmas holidays. Smart cooks buy extra and freeze them for use after they disappear at the first of the year.
Freezing cranberries, as with any berries, is easy: Rinse and dry. Place on a baking sheet and freeze. Once they're frozen, seal them in zip-top freezer bags. Labeled, of course.
Peaking or abundant in supermarkets: carrots, cabbage, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, garlic, green beans, herbs, mushrooms, onions, peppers, new-crop russet potatoes and new potatoes (red, white rose, Yukon), shallots, spinach, sugar snaps, snow peas and squash (yellow and zucchini plus fall varieties such as acorn, butternut and spaghetti).
Fruits: apples, avocados, bananas, cranberries, grapes, kiwi, limes, papayas, pears, persimmons, pineapple, pomegranates and tangerines.
This will be the last market weekend before Thanksgiving, a good time to stock up on sweet potatoes, greens and more. Farmers are still harvesting fall and winter squash, leafy greens, eggplant (many varieties), mushrooms, onions, peppers (bell to chile), sweet potatoes, some tomatoes and some specialty items. They continue to sell chicken, beef, pork, honey and eggs, as well as artisanal products such as cheeses, local honey, jams and jellies, baked goods, salsas and locally roasted coffee.
The following markets are open this week. For a complete, interactive list of farmers markets, go to dallas news.com/farmersmarkets.
Collin County Farmers Market: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the second and fourth Saturday of the month. Fairview Farms, 3314 N. Central Expressway, Plano; 972-345-0484; collin countyfarmersmarket.org.
Coppell Farmers Market: 8 a.m. to noon this Saturday. Shifts to winter schedule in December: Dec. 7 and 21, then the second and fourth Saturdays of January, February and March. 793 S. Coppell Road at Burns; 972-304-7043; coppellfarmersmarket.org.
Dallas Farmers Market: Open seven days a week. Saturdays, find a few local farmers and ranchers in Shed No. 1; Shed No. 2 houses restaurants and specialty vendors selling pastured meats, spices, deli fare, pralines, pickles, Bundt cakes and barbecue at Pecan Lodge. 1010 S. Pearl St., Dallas; 214-670-5880; dallasfarmersmarket.org.
Grand Prairie Farmers Market: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday through Dec. 21. Market Square, 120 W. Main St. at NW Second Street; 972-237-8000; gptx.org/farmersmarket.
White Rock Local Market: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. On the first and third Saturday of the month, the market sets up at Lakeside Baptist Church, 9150 Garland Road at Lunar Lane, Dallas. The second and fourth Saturday, it's at the original site, Green Spot Market & Fuels, 702 N. Buckner Blvd. at Northcliff Drive, Dallas; whiterocklocalmarket.org.
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Campaign of the Month: January 2011
Honour Among Thieves
Jiangyin is the first planet orbiting Red Sun, and is the system's capital. Its population is 1,400,000,000.
It bills itself as a "prairie paradise," but despite its aspirations, it's little more than a populous rim world. There are plenty of wide open spaces, to be sure, but those open spaces are as likely to contain fanatical hill folk as they are well-bred Alliance citizens. Jiangyin's population is spread out in small towns that dot the landscape.
The planet's main industries are cattle ranching, foresting, and subsistence farming.
Its people take a perverse sort of pride in the fact that their world wasn't considered important enough for either the Alliance or the Independents to fight over. Jiangyin was untouched by the conflict.
The Alliance doesn't bother to patrol it with anything approaching regularity, and its planetary government is a paper tiger with little real influence on the ground. Each town and village is left to fend for itself. This means that conditions can vary wildly from hamlet to hamlet. Some folk do all right. Others are so desperate they are forced to steal and kidnap just to keep breathing.
Jiangyin has three moons: Tongyi, Dangun, and Rhilidore.
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Elizabeth Skach, a member of St. Francis Parish for 67 years, died Jan. 1. She was 83.
Mrs. Skach was born 83 Jan. 1, 1930, in South Whitley, Ind., to George Mills and Margaret Freiburger Mills. The family moved to Portland in 1946. She graduated from Washington High School in 1948 and worked for a year at the phone company. She married Bob Skach in 1949. She worked in Portland Public Schools' cafeterias for several years, and then as a foundry clerk at Precision Castparts from 1979 until her retirement in 1992.
She was preceded in death by her husband Bob. She is survived by sisters, LaVerne LaRue, Columbia City, Ind. and Leora Lomnicki, Portland; brother, Dale Mills, Portland; children, Arthur Skach, Thomas Skach (Cathy), William Skach (Milly), Lorraine Skach (Christine Linder), Joseph Skach (Mary Ann) and Kenneth Skach-Mills (Daniel); 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17, at St. Francis Church. A rosary prayer service will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16, also at St. Francis. Memorial donations can be made to the St. Francis chapter of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, c/o St. Francis Church, 1131 S.E. Oak St., Portland, OR 97214.


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The Dietetics education program at Cornell includes two separate components:
A Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD), which provides students with the coursework necessary to apply for supervised practice programs in dietetics. Students successfully completing didactic program requirements at Cornell are issued a Verification Statement as proof of program completion.
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Albany police investigate early morning break-ins
Mon, 08 Jul 2013 12:47:40 GMT —
First Update
Albany police say that two brothers, ages 15 and 16, have been charged with burglary in the second degree for the break-in at the Homerun Foods.
Initial Story
Albany police are investigating two early morning break-ins .
The first was at Maryland Friend Chicken on Slappey Boulevard. Someone smashed drive-thru window with a rock just before 3:20 Monday morning, July 8.
The burglar was only inside the restaurant for about a minute then ran off without an undetermined amount of cash.
Then just before 3:30 a.m., the Homerun Foods at 3315 Gillionville Road was burglarized.
The burglar smashed through the front glass door and took off with cigars and cigarettes.
No word yet if the two break-ins are related.
If you have any information, call the Albany Police Department or Crime Stoppers at (229) 436-TIPS.


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Tonight the Republican presidential candidates will battle in the New Hampshire primary.
This year, five of the six major contenders in New Hampshire all happen to be writers. In one candidate's case, his father is an author–so we included a sample of his father's book. Follow the links below to read free book samples by the candidates competing tonight.
Mitt Romney No Apology: The Case for American Greatness
Ron Paul The Revolution: A Manifesto
Rick Santorum It Takes a Family: Conservatism and the Common Good
Newt Gingrich A Nation Like No Other:Why American Exceptionalism Matters
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A new Public Policy Polling survey in Ohio, conducted on behalf of Health Care for America Now, finds Barack Obama leading Mitt Romney 50-45.
Key findings from the survey include:
-Obama's approval rating is at the key 50% mark, with 47% of voters disapproving of him. Romney's under water on his favorability, with 46% of voters rating him positively while 48% have a negative opinion.
-Obama's already amassed a large lead in the state. 33% of voters say they've already cast their ballots and he leads 62-35 with them. Romney has a 50-45 advantage with those yet to vote.
-Obama leads with both women (53/44) and men (48/47). He is holding Romney to just a 50/46 advantage with white voters, not nearly enough to win the state. Obama also leads within every age group except for seniors.
-Obama has a strong advantage over Romney on several key issues, such as who voters trust more to stand up for the middle class (53/44) and who they trust more to protect Medicare (51/45). Independents have more faith in Obama by 53/40 and 47/41 margins respectively on those issues, and that's helped him to tie Romney with independents overall after trailing with them on most of our recent polls.
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The last time the Bruins won two games in a row was way back on Jan. 12, after an emotional win over the Montreal Canadiens.
Since then, injuries to Rich Peverley and Nathan Horton have robbed the B's of some much-needed firepower and the team has sputtered and struggled while treading water in the standings.
The Bruins are still in second place in the Eastern Conference and even though the Ottawa Senators are threatening for the Northeast Division title, Boston still has three games in hand on the upstart Sens. However, with the time remaining until the trade deadline now measured in hours instead of days, time is running out for the Bruins to bring in any fresh faces for another Cup run.
On the one hand, the Bruins roster is almost entirely the same as the one victorious in Vancouver back in June. On the other, the team's recent play suggests that relying on Tim Thomas to get hot again in the playoffs might not be the wisest of moves.
There's plenty of time left for the Bruins to get healthy and maybe that's all they need to do for their playoff prep. Or, adding another body or two before the deadline on Monday could be in the cards.
Can the Bruins repeat as Stanley Cup champions with their current roster?
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Let's be clear about one fact: "There is no such thing as a perfectly safe investment." There are, however, a number of good low risk investments available to investors -- which the industry loosely calls "safe investments" -- but none are completely risk free. So, please bear this in mind as you read on.
This article is dedicated to answering questions that I am regularly seeing from people wanting to know where they can find: "the best investments for today's economy". And they all involve the central themes of low risk, safety and asset security.
And who can blame them? The global economy is on tilt, largely being driven by the United States, the world's financial core. Stock markets are experiencing significant devaluations, financial institutions are defaulting left and right, the foreclosure market is rampant and the price of oil has plummeted from record highs. Sound like Armageddon?
What's an investor to do? What is the the safest place to invest money today? Is it possible to find HIGH YIELD safe investments anymore? Or, should I just keep my money in my mattress where it won't lose value? Oops! I forgot about inflation! Even in my mattress, I'm losing money!
For answers, please keep reading....
Things You'll Need
- An open mind
- Knowledge of your finances
- Access to your financial records
- Willingness to butt heads with your financial advisers
First off, I want to review some of the questions I am seeing from investors these days. I've boiled them down into two central themes:
What are the most secure, safe investments today?
- Where can I find legitimate HIGH YIELD safe investments today?
I'm guessing that you're probably asking one or both of these questions yourself. I know that I was! So, I've conducted a great deal of research on these two central themes.
Based upon this research, below is a list of what I consider to be the most secure, safe investments today. And, I've included my top picks for the best HIGH YIELD safe investments at the end.
First of all, there is no perfect list of safe investments that works for everyone. Factors such as age, income, portfolio size and diversification, IRA type (self directed vs. traditional), health, family situations, etc. all must be considered on an individual basis to do this properly. However, for the general population, here are my top picks (safest investments first):
We'll start the conversation about safe investments with the idea of putting your money in your mattress or burying it in a coffee can in your backyard (I know someone who still does this.) The risk here is three-fold: your money will lose value based on the inflation rate. (i.e. Assuming a 3% inflation rate, you'll lose 3 cents on every dollar each year.) Also, someone could steal the money from you or you could forget where you buried the coffee can!
I also include in the "Cash" category: FDIC-insured banking accounts including Checking and Savings Accounts, Certificates of Deposit and Money Market Deposit Accounts. These are considered by many to be the safest money investments you can make. However, you are limited to the amount insured by the FDIC (currently this has been raised to $250,000 per bank per individual through 2009.)
What risk is there associated with these?
First, is inflation risk. The rate of interest you'll earn on your money will probably not keep up with the rate of inflation, though it's a little better than doing nothing with your money.
Second: anyone every hear of the Great Depression? Well, that's what the FDIC was created to protect against, but you never know.
Now, Checking Accounts typically pay no or very low interest and assess a menu of fees which usually result in the average account not pacing with inflation. Savings Accounts usually average well below the inflation rate. Money Market deposit accounts pay a little more, but still below inflation and have limitations on the number of checks/withdrawals you can make (limited liquidity). And, even the best CD investments aren't much above current inflation rates, plus you'll need a very large amount of money to get the best rates and/or be willing to forgo access to that money for a number of years (no liquidity without penalty fees). Even then, the interest rate earned is not going to rock your world.
Treasury Securities or 'Treasuries' are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government. These are broadly considered around the world to be arguably the safest money investments available and are exempt from state and local taxes. However, I rank them below Cash because I feel they are both equal in terms of asset security (both are backed by U.S. Government institutions), have generally less liquidity and typically pay less interest than Money Market Deposit Accounts or CD rates.
Treasury Bills mature in less than one year. Treasury Notes mature between 2-10 years. Treasury Bonds mature up to 30 years.
Downsides: Interest earned on Treasuries may not keep pace with inflation. You can usually get a better rate choosing among Money Market Deposit Accounts and the best CD investments (see #1 above). Also, liquidity is an issue depending on your choice of Treasury investment. And if you need your money before the security matures, you may not get back all of your original investment. Finally, it's important to understand that treasury security prices have an inverse relationship with interest rates. When one rises, the other one falls. So, if interest rates have gone up and you need to sell before the treasury maturity date, you'll get less than the entire principal amount back.
Note: There is a newer form of Treasury security now available that keeps up with inflation. It's called the "I-Bond" (Inflation Bond). Semiannually adjusts for inflation and sold in $50 to $10,000 denominations. You must hold for at least 1 year and pay a penalty of 3-months earnings if redeemed before 5 years.
Municipal Bonds or 'Munis' are issued by state and local governments to pay for new highways, build schools and other projects for the good of the public. They are backed by the full faith and credit of the state or local government and considered just a step down from U.S. Treasuries in terms of being among the most secure, safe investments available. These securities are exempt from federal taxation and in some cases, from state and local taxes as well, if you live in the municipality issuing the bond.
Downsides: Interest earned is usually quite low and you may have to pay a commission to buy them. Also, like a Treasury, if you redeem before the maturity date, you may not get all of your money back (not liquid).
These are Mutual Funds managed by financial institutions such as Fidelity Investments that pool investor funds to invest strictly in short-term U.S. Government Treasuries (see above). These securities can be traded, so are more liquid than Treasuries purchased directly from the U.S. Government. However, the share price and yield of the fund can fluctuate with interest rates and the timing of the securities bought and sold inside the fund. This means, there is some uncertainty about how much of your original investment you'll get back when you cash out, plus you'll have to pay an on-going expense to own the fund (called the "expense ratio) and you may have to pay a commission to buy and sell the fund securities (called a "load"). Also, there's always the risk associated with the fund manager's financial stability to consider these days. (Case in point: Merrill Lynch.)
NOTE: Unlike Money Market Deposit Accounts, this form of Money Market fund is NOT FDIC insured. (Very important!)
These are Mutual Funds managed by financial institutions that pool investor money to invest strictly in Aaa Rated Corporate Bonds (highest Moody's rating for financial stability). This security type is one of the safest money investments because it diversifies by investing in a combination of different Aaa rated corporations' bonds. Therefore, these are considered to have lower risk versus buying a singular Aaa Corporate Bond.
Downsides: Like U.S. Treasury Money Market Funds, these funds are susceptible to the mutual fund's share price and yield fluctuations based on interest rates for the different securities traded inside the fund. Also, you'll have to pay the "expense ratio" and "load" costs similar to U.S. Treasury Money Market Funds (see above).
Now we're going to address the 2nd group of questions about
A lot of people today have been stung by the current financial conditions, whether in stocks or otherwise. And, as a result, many are running for cover and seeking the safest investments they can find to shelter their assets until the economy turns around.
We're seeing many investors now moving their money into investments like cash and "treasuries" that aren't going to keep pace with inflation. And although they aren't happy about losing money with any investment, they are settling for losing a little versus losing a lot somewhere else (e.g. the stock market).
I too have taken a more conservative approach with my investment portfolio, but I want you to understand that you can still find high yield safe investments right now if you know where to look! That's the key: most people don't know where to look, so they're settling for break-even or money-losing investments, when they don't have to.
"You can still find asset security without having to settle for break-even or money-losing investments!"
Below, is important information about two of the most secure, high yield safe investments you can make today.
One is a very timely short-term investment that is expected to continue flourishing for the the next 2-3 years.
The other has been a cornerstone investment for many of the world's wealthiest investors for generations because it can deliver both asset security and superior yields. Best of all, it is expected to flourish for the next 25 years and I'm going to tell you exactly why, how and where this is happening!
These days, many people run away when they hear anything related to "real estate".
At the same time, if you ask people whether we are in a buyer's or seller's market for real estate -- most will correctly say BUYER'S MARKET. In other words, great deals can be found and sellers are motivated.
So, before YOU run away, you owe it to yourself AND your bank account to learn about two very timely forms of real estate investment that have the potential of making you rich!
For the next 2-3 years, I absolutely believe that foreclosure properties & bank-owned REO properties are the very best investments available to investors today. And I'm talking about across ALL investments -- these investments have the greatest wealth-building potential of all.
To learn more about a high yield safe investments strategy that can make you rich, click on the "FORECLOSURES" link in the Resource Section below.
For the mid-long term, I recommend a form of real estate investment that few investors understand or even know about: INVESTING AS A SILENT PARTNER IN RAW LAND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
Raw land development bears no resemblance to other forms of traditional real estate investments that most people are familiar with, such as residential or commercial real estate.
Also, please be clear that I am not talking about buying Raw Land or "Land Banking". (Where you would buy undeveloped property, sit on it for a period of time, pray for appreciation and then hopefully, sell it for a profit.)
"RAW LAND DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS" are much different.
Professional raw land developers do not rely on market appreciation for their profits -- unlike "land bankers". Developers actually make their money by obtaining government approvals to use raw, undeveloped land for projects such as master-planned communities, shopping centers, business parks, etc. Once their plans are drafted and approved by the governmental agencies, the newly approved or "entitled" land is worth, on average, 3-5 times more than it was when purchased as raw, undeveloped land. (And this is before any structures or other improvements have been installed on the property!)
IMPORTANT NOTE: True raw land developers are not builders. They acquire raw, undeveloped land, get it approved to build on and then sell it to builders at a 300-500% MARK-UP, on average! This is why raw land development is the most profitable form of real estate.
You may have heard it said that: "more millionaires have been made in real estate than any other asset type of investment". To take that a step further, professionally managed raw land developments are the most profitable and secure form of real estate investment! And that is why raw land developments are cornerstone investments for many of the world's wealthiest investors.
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