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If you got sick, you probably wouldn't go to an evolutionary biologist to get treated. But Daniel Lieberman, professor of evolutionary biology at Harvard University, says that his field can help you understand why you got sick, and make you more aware of healthy and harmful behaviors.
He joins Fresh Air's Terry Gross to talk about some of the noninfectious diseases that may result from our Paleolithic bodies not being well-adapted to modern conditions. It's a list of ailments big and small, including acid reflux, acne, anxiety, asthma, certain cancers, depression, Type 2 diabetes, flat feet, high blood pressure, irritable bowel syndrome, lower back pain and osteoporosis. In his new book, The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health and Disease, Lieberman traces these troubles back to their origins
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On "mismatch diseases"
Many of the illnesses that we confront today are what evolutionary biologists called "mismatch diseases": … Diseases that occur because our bodies are poorly or inadequately adapted to environments in which we now live. An example would be eating large amounts of sugar or being very physically inactive leads to problems like diabetes or heart disease that then make us sick. So mismatched diseases are diseases that are more modern in the sense that they're more prevalent, or even novel or more severe, because we don't live in the way in which our bodies are adapted.
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Miami Dade grand jury: loosen early voting but tighten absentee balloting
A Miami Dade grand jury has recommended that the Florida Legislature change Florida's laws to tighten requirements on absentee ballot voting and loosen the early voting rules in light of what they called the "debacle that was the 2012 General Election."
Florida should reinstate a requirement that someone witness an absentee voter's ballot signature, and Miami-Dade County should work closely with assisted-living facilities in order to prevent voter fraud, according to the report issued this week.
The grand jury, convened to examine problems with absentee-ballot voting, made 23 recommendations — 10 to Florida lawmakers, 13 to the county elections department — designed to tighten regulations for voting by mail and make it easier for law enforcement to punish violators.
Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernández Rundle asked the 21-member grand jury to take on absentee voting following the August primary election, in which two Hialeah ballot brokers known as boleteros were arrested and charged with voter fraud and with violating a county ordinance that prohibits the possession of multiple absentee ballots.
"The headlines of the breaking news coverage revealed gaping holes in the absentee ballot voting process in our community," says the report, released Wednesday. "As we discovered, each of those holes represented an opportunity for someone to commit fraud — undetected and in the shadows."
Among the grand jury's recommendations to the state:
• Reinstate a state requirement that a witness 18 years old or older witness an absentee voter fill out his or her ballot and sign it.
• Require that people who provide absentee voters with assistance fill out declarations similar to the ones required from people who help voters at the polls.
• Make it a third-degree felony for anyone to possess more than two absentee ballots, other than those belonging to the voter and an immediate family member.
• Exempt information on voters who have requested absentee ballots from political parties, candidates and political committees.
Among its recommendations to the county:
• Work aggressively to bring more assisted-living facilities and nursing homes into the county's "Supervised Voting Program," which sends elections staff to group homes so the sick and elderly can vote without having to go to the polls.
• Require user logins and passwords to access online absentee-ballot requests and to update voter information, in order to limit fraudulent ballot requests.
• Contact voters whose absentee-ballot envelopes are unsigned, or whose absentee-ballot signature does not match the signature on file, once the ballot is received, giving voters until the close of the polls on Election Day to resolve the issue.
• Send notices to voters every four years encouraging them to update their signatures on file.
• Publicize ways for voters to report suspected fraud, and use 2 percent of the filing fee paid by candidates toward Crime Stoppers rewards.
One of the recommendations, to pre-pay for absentee-ballot return envelopes, has already been adopted by county commissioners.
And two of the suggestions to the state — to expand the type of acceptable early-voting locations and extend early voting — have been echoed by the elections department and by an election group advising Mayor Carlos Gimenez.
The grand jury, however, asked for more early-voting hours — 120 instead of the 96 hours on the books.
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Jul 2, 2014 at 2:00 pm
WILMAR, Minn. (AP) -- A Willmar teen has been sentenced to life in prison in a plot to burglarize and kill his grandmother last summer.
Eighteen-year-old Robert Warwick pleaded guilty Wednesday to first-degree murder while committing a felony. Another count — of first-degree premeditated murder — was dismissed.
The Star Tribune reports District Judge David Mennis sentenced Warwick to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years.
Prosecutors say Warwick hatched the plan to rob and murder his grandmother, 79-year-old church volunteer Lila Warwick, in her Willmar home.
Robert Warwick's friend, Brok Junkermeier, now 20, pleaded guilty at his trial in April to killing the woman and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
A third teen pleaded guilty in December for acting as a lookout.
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(FORT HALL, ID) – A two-vehicle crash took the life of a Fort Hall man late Thursday night. Idaho State Police say 40-year-old Vieto Appenay was headed northbound along U.S. Highway 91 near Shoshone-Bannock High School when another driver failed to yield on Border School Crossing. Appenay, who was on a motorcycle, collided with the other vehicle. He was taken to Portneuf Medical Center where he later died. Crews blocked the intersection for a little over an hour. The other driver, who authorities identified as 69-year-old Shirley Boles of Pocatello, was uninjured.
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The fall is a bountiful time of year here in New England and many other parts of the country. I do love all the fresh juicy produce that the warm summer months provide but the hearty fruits of the fall are just as good! Don't think you'll be limited to just squash this autumn. There are many foods that are ripe for picking this time of year such as:
Brussels Sprouts — Acorn & Butternut Squash
Cauliflower — Cranberries — Garlic
Grapes — Jalapeno Peppers
Mushrooms — Pears — Pineapple
Pomegranate — Potatoes
Pumpkin — Sweet Potatoes — Swiss Chard
Turnips — Bay Scallops
It was nice to eat fresh salads during the hot months of the summer but now I'll be looking for soups and stews to warm me up as the cold stretch begins. Most of the fall produce is suited for these slow cooking meals so start looking for recipes and go shopping for the ingredients at your local farmstand — YES, it's still open!
A few kitchen items to consider investing in for easy fall cooking are:
Dutch oven pot for large batches of soup or stew
Slow cooker such as CrockPot or Cuisinart
Immersion blender for making creamy soups
Roasting pan for baking root vegetables
Heavy duty peeler to remove tough skins on potatoes & squash
Pressure cooker for expediting cooking time
It's time to look over my cookbook binder and bring all my autumn recipes from the back to the front. Check out Self.com for seasonal produce guides and recipes!


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Employees at a Settle bank completed a step-a-thon to raise £300 for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
Six colleagues at HSBC borrowed a cross trainer from local business Susan's & Images, and spent 30-minute intervals on the machine to keep it running non-stop from 9.30am to 4pm.
Suzanne Bownass said: "It was a learning curve and we were all a bit achy the next day, but it was worth it because we raised £300 for a local charity that's been used by people we know."


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Exactly. It's not like the Morris brothers are lighting it up at the NBA level, and T-Rob couldn't get minutes ahead of these guys.
This is true (at least on this board I think). But the last 2 games was an eye opener for me. The guy is maniacal and he just about willed his team to a win. What a motor along with a decent PF skill set. We need the intangible leadership quality desperately on the Raps. JV seems to have it and so does MKG and TRob is in the conversation now. As it stands its a tossup for me between MKG and he... after AD. Imagine TR & JV in the front. I also see a possible similarity in the strengths that JV and AD bring...they could clash doing the same thing... so missing on AD is "bearable"! (shot blocking and rebounding mostly is my thinking).I also noticed that AD was handled fairly routinely in the post on offense because of his weight and he doesnt appear to me as a body that would get too bulky.
Robinson is a man among boys for much of the NCAA tourney, using his size to simply overpower the opposition (similar to JV in the under-19 tourney). T-Rob should still be a solid NBA PF, but I don't see him putting up anything close to the sick stats he has been putting up. I predict solid contributor, but hardly a star.
As for Davis, I worry that much like Bargnani, he'll always be a slight disappoinment as a #1 pick. He will be an outstanding help defender, but I think he will get out-muscled by bigger NBA PFs (slightly shorter, PF version of Camby, I worry). I don't think he's that good offensively, but he certainly has room to improve. As a #1 pick, he'll always be in demand for his defense, but I think he'll leave his team wanting more (again similar to Camby's one dimensionality).
I wouldn't be upset if the Raptors picked Davis, but I don't like the idea of picking Robinson or Drummond at a stacked position, when there are so many equally good players available to draft to fill positions of weakness on the Raptors roster. My top 3 are still MKG, Beal and Marshall.
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You tell me what looks more intimidating to opposing teams venturing into the paint...Robinson and Val or Bargs and Val?
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Wroten Entering 2012 NBA Draft
Tony Wroten set new UW freshman scoring, assists and steals records in helping lead UW to the NIT semifinals
Tony Wroten was the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year.
April 3, 2012
Terrence Ross Declares For NBA Draft
SEATTLE - Freshman Tony Wroten will hire an agent and enter the 2012 NBA Draft ending his brief but historic career at the University of Washington.
The 6-foot-5 guard out of Seattle's Garfield High School is the second Husky in the last 48 hours to throw their name into the NBA Draft. Sophomore Terrence Ross declared his intentions on Sunday.
"I have been talking with my friends and family and I just felt like this was the right time," Wroten said of his decision that he decided to announce on the same day of his mother Shirley's birthday. "I love the University of Washington, but I just feel that it's best for me to make the jump."
The Huskies will lose their steals leader, second leading scorer and second leading assists man in Wroten. He also attempted 33 percent of the team's free throws.
Wroten was the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and was a first team All-Pac-12 selection in 2012. He was one of five finalists for the Wayman Tisdale Freshman of the Year award.
In his one season at Washington, Wroten set numerous Husky freshman records: most points (559), scoring average (16.0 ppg), assists (130) and steals (66). He ranked fifth in the conference in scoring, eighth in assists (3.7 apg), second in steals (1.9 spg) and was sixth overall in offensive rebounds per game (2.3).
His scoring average was fifth among all Division I freshmen, second among first-year players from the `power' conferences.
He helped Washington to a 24-11 record and 14-4 mark in conference action, including the Pac-12 regular season championship.
Besides his family, Wroten consulted fellow Seattle-are basketball players Jamaal Crawford, Nate Robinson, Will Conroy and Isaiah Thomas.
"They all said the same thing," Wroten, who is cousins with Robinson, said. "'Take your time and do what is best for you. This is a life-changer.'"
Wroten is the second UW freshman to declare for the NBA after their freshman year, joining Spencer Hawes (2007).
"Husky fans are the best in the nation and I would not trade my experience here for any other college," Wroten continued. "It was great that I stayed home and I know the University of Washington will always be by my side."
After the workouts and such I think Royce White will skyrocket.. just throwing it out there
Whoever told you skies the limit is looking dumb because I'm 22 and i'm moonwalking on the sun.
It's his head you have to worry about
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I will post a couple at a time once I get around 5 people that are interested in buying tonight. Prices are dlvd and the first post stating they want it gets the card(s), couldn't be easier....anyone out there? If you do not spend over $10 there is a charge of 1.64 shipping...if you spend over $10 the shipping charge is waived
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Congratulations, David and Ole!
Amazon notified me that they shipped my copy via UPS yesterday morning. I should get it Monday or Tuesday!
Please forgive this blatant commercial plug, but I just noticed that Real World InDesign CS4 is finally listed as available from Amazon.com and other places. (By the way, one site I often use to find the best deal on books is run by my friend Glenn Fleishman, called isbn.nu.)
As the back cover says:
Real World Adobe InDesign CS4 offers industrial-strength and time-saving techniques for design professionals who need to start laying out, proofing, and printing pages with InDesign CS4, without missing a beat (or a deadline!) in their fast-paced production cycles. Design pros will find everything they need here to successfully master InDesign's advanced page layout tools, manage color, snippets, and use the program more efficiently.
Of course, I'm biased, but I'm pretty sure this is the most comprehensive and in-depth book on InDesign on the market. I hope you enjoy it!
Congratulations, David and Ole!
Amazon notified me that they shipped my copy via UPS yesterday morning. I should get it Monday or Tuesday!
My order shipped as well. I'm really looking forward to getting it.
These are the kind of blatant commercial plugs I like.
Congratulations Dave and Ole!
Thank you for all the reference information you put in our heads and minds in a serious and enjoyable reading.
Thanks to Dave and Ole!
I ordered it yesterday in the morning from peachpit and I?m curious, when it will arrive in good old Germany …
David, plug away!!! My copy should arrive from Amazon today. If you and Ole have done half as well as before, you will get five stars from me. After starting to watch Anne-Marie's "What's New" on Lynda, I had the boss order CS4 and I ordered your book. Yes, I'm loyal, but I'm also pretty darned smart and use the best resources available. Congratulations and keep it up!
And UPS delivers!!! I think I may just spend the rest of the day reading. RWIDCS4 has arrived
Just curious – what level this book is pitched at? We are looking for an Advanced InDesign Training manual.
Most Adobe training centers give out hundreds of Classroom in a Book books to our students each year but we hardly even refer to the book in the class. CRAZY!
This book is categorized as Intermediate/Advanced. I've found other versions of this book to be great all around references for ID. I'm not sure I'd classify it as a training manual but please get other references on that!
You may want to check out Deke McClelland's One-On-One book. I haven't dug deeply into it yet but from the looks of it that may be what you are after.
Hi Dave
Yesterday the book arrived in Germany, so I can start to read …
regards Frank


text: [NESDAnet] Model #: JVC av-32260am Subject: unit shuts down Reason: Bad Soldering Other Symptom: Horizontal output transistor shorted. After replacement the set would run for about 2 sec. and shutdown, or the set would run at 22Khz H and 81Hz V, the Horizontal output transistor and horizontal drive transistor would get very hot Cause: Micro ic701p55 had horizontal rate pulses instead of vertical rate pulses. On the second tuner board, corrosion between W019 and W020 measuring 19 ohms, but would change with temperature, was coupling "HP" onto the "VP" line, swamping the Vertical pulse on Q701c and into the micro. Cure: Desoldered, cleaned, resoldered W019 and W020 on the second tuner board. NOTE: The jungle IC is TB1265AN. This is also the jungle IC in the new Thomson ATC113 Chassis. At start up this IC outputs the Horizontal at 22KHz and the vertical at 81Hz. After about 2 seconds the frequencies drop to their NTSC standard. The effect here is a "soft start" in that, due to the tuning of the horizontal section, the High Voltage will only rise to about 19700v. When the frequency drops to nominal the high voltage goes on up to 29KV. Viewing the drive signal when it is running at 22Khz gives the impression that there is a problem in the drive circuit because there is distortion in the waveforms. It appears that, in the JVC chassis, the micro will tell the jungle when to frequency shift. This may or may not be the same in the Thomson chassis, I have yet to see one. Wayne Vanaman Omega Electronics 6904 W Fairfield Dr Pensacola, FL 32506-3310 850-456-5995 voice 850-458-6369 fax Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.PensacolaTVRepair.Com ***************************************************************************** CHECK OUT THE NEW CHATROOM! Just login and click on chat! http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm The Tech Address Book: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/contact.htm Add a Repair Tip Here, or Change/Remove your Email Address: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Lost your Login Info?". Email Archives: http://www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/


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On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 5:10 AM, Valentine Gogichashvili <valgog(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote: > > The following bug has been logged online: > > Bug reference: 5465 > Logged by: Valentine Gogichashvili > Email address: valgog(at)gmail(dot)com > PostgreSQL version: 8.2.1 > Operating system: Red Hat 3.4.6-3 (kernel 2.6.9-42.0.3.ELsmp) > Description: dblink TCP connection hangs blocking translation from > being terminated > Details: > > Hi all, > > we have an issue on our productive server. A stored procedure, that uses > dblink to get some data from the remote database hangs not responding to > kill signal and holds several locks on some tables as well as an advisory > lock. So I have this transaction to be completed in order to have a > possibility to operate the database normally. I believe this is a known issue in dblink, where it's not possible to cancel it when it's waiting in the TCP layer in the kernel. Unfortunately, there is no fix ATM - there was some work towards it for 9.0 at one point, but I think this is actually the first real bug-report on the issue... > It seems like the dblink is waiting for the connection to be closed or > reseted and also makes the hole transaction hang not processing kill > signals. > > Does the dblink TCP connection have any timeout? It does not. But it would detect a conneciton that goes away, so TCP keepalives should be able to deal with this problem. Once the kernel notices the other end is gone, dblink should notice it and roll back. > How would it be possible to shutdown the DB in case this session process is > not responding to normal kill signals? Will it hinder the database from > shutting down normally? My previous experience with issuing immediate stops > or killing with -9 had been quite catastrophic and I could not start the DB > afterwards. What would you suggest in this case? kill -9 on a client will make the postmaster restart the whole process, so yes, it's a very heavy operation. -- Magnus Hagander Me: http://www.hagander.net/ Work: http://www.redpill-linpro.com/
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Plans for a £658,000 renovation of St Margaret's Hall in Bradford on Avon went on public display at the venue.
During the afternoon event, last Tuesday, town councillors and architects talked residents through the proposed improvements, due to be carried out between April and December next year.
They include the removal of the existing stage, a new changing area, raised retractable seating for 200 people, a mezzanine level, a wheelchair ramp and better ventilation and lighting.
An estimated 100 people attended the consultation and where asked for feedback.
Mayor John Potter said: "It will bring in touring shows and offer a venue to aspiring bands. The improvements tare sure to bring in more tonnes more people, which will boost the town's shops and restaurants."
Cllr Potter said 100 per cent of the feedback was in favour of the project, which was launched when it was realised the roof needed repairing.
Councillor Vicky Landell Mills said: "Residents have responded well, raising some sensible questions, and we'll take on board what has been said and see if we need to make minor amendments."
The council has £420,000 in rolling capital funds, as well as £48,000 in the St Margaret's Hall maintenance budget, and a loan from the Public Works Loan Board. Funds could also come from hall users.
The Bradfordians Dramatic Group has offered to part-fund stage lighting and the Film Society found funding for a new screen and offered money towards an acoustic treatment.


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Easy-rsa scripts for OpenVPN still missing in 14.1?
A while ago the OpenVPN project decided to split the easy-rsa scripts into a separate package. Before that, in Slackware they were located at /usr/share/doc/openvpn. I asked the same question on this list a while ago, if I remember correctly, when I first noticed it - and the consensus at the time seemed to be that they should be added back. They are very valuable - as they are the only reasonably accessible way to setup a new CA for OpenVPN and corresponding keys and certificates.
Has it been decided that they are not going back in - or maybe it all slipped through the cracks somewhere? Anybody knows?
It would be nice if it were packaged and included in Slackware, but you can download Easy-RSA from https://github.com/OpenVPN/easy-rsa
Pat might be unaware OpenVPN has broken out its easy-rsa support scripts into a standalone package.
Meantime, I've put together easy-rsa Slackware packaging files and placed them at the slackdepot for the benefit of OpenVPN slackers
(and to make Pat's job easier if he decides to include them in the future).
Considering these are all simple scripts and text files configurations, are all those make files required in there?
The "make" was superfluous; I just removed it. I chose to let "make install" do the installing though. You could script it using cp(1), install(1), cat(1), etc. if you prefer.
Thanks mancha. I'm still hoping that this thread will get picked up by Pat or one of the developers, and easy-rsa scripts will be included by default in Slackware - like it used to be.
I'm going to bump this in case it gets the attention of somebody on the Slackware team. The OpenVPN easy-rsa scripts used to be part of Slackware until the OpenVPN team split them into a different package. This functionality is sorely needed back in Slackware - either as a separate openvpn-easyrsa-scripts package, or as part of the main openvpn package. Here's hoping.
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Chippewa Falls bars required to install security camera systems
Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio
The Chippewa Falls Police Department wants to require bar owners to install security cameras while having access to the recordings at any time.
The ordinance would require security cameras at all entrances, checkouts, cash registers and public areas within a bar. Bar owners would also be required to keep recordings for three weeks for police officers to review at any time.
The proposal was introduced by the Chippewa Falls Police Department, which says requiring cameras in all bars would speed up investigations, saving taxpayers money.
City Council Member Mike Hanke said he gets the argument but doesn't entirely support the proposal.
"I understand the positive influence it can do with saving a lot of time for detectives to investigate and solve certain crimes but, then again, I am somewhat reserved about the language that was in the proposed ordinance regarding forcing just one type of business owner to do something."
Chippewa Falls has a similar ordinance for liquor and grocery stores and the police department says other cities do too.
But Tavern League of Wisconsin spokesman Scott Stenger said if they do, he's never heard of them. He also notes that taverns and bars are small businesses and security camera systems can cost upwards of $2,000.
"To require a tavern to put in a cameras at their exits, their entrance and other areas within the establishment is going to be extremely costly, and I just don't think it will accomplish much of the goal other than bringing big brother to the city of Chippewa Falls," Stenger said.
Bar owners who refuse to comply with the proposed ordinance could face fines as high as $500 and might not get their liquor license renewed.
The issue has been tabled and may be taken up again by the council in two weeks.


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nitroglycerin transdermal (generic name)
It relaxes blood vessels, increasing the blood and oxygen supply to your heart
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We hear about ecological successes, and publicized failures, but what are examples of what not to do?
It seems that our society has developed an adversarial relationship between people who are looking for reasons to diss ecological efforts, and others who want to give anything green a try. What lessons do they teach in the classrooms about what not to do in failed projects? Is there hope for learning from failures, or is ecology just becoming increasingly partisan?
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(NEW YORK) — Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol is out indefinitely with an MCL sprain of his left knee, the team announced Saturday.
Gasol was injured in the second quarter of the team's loss to the San Antonio Spurs Friday night. Gasol pulled up lame, grabbing his knee, while playing defense under the Spurs' net. Gasol exited the game and did not return.
Gasol, the NBA's reigning Defensive Player of the Year, had an MRI Saturday that revealed the injury, which won't require surgery.
The 28-year-old Gasol is averaging 16 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game this season.
Kosta Koufos, 24, is expected to replace Gasol in the starting lineup.
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"An E-W-trending chain of seamounts is located immediately north of Kavachi submarine volcano. The westernmost seamount, located 7 km NW of Kavachi, is the largest, and has a flat-topped summit that extended to within 70-m of the sea surface during a 1979 bathymetric survey. Its summit is covered with calcareous rocks and is fringed by a reef, but thermal plumes were detected in 1992 from one of its two summit craters. The central seamount to the east is lower and reaches to within 450 m of the sea surface. The summit of the easternmost seamount, 9-km NE of Kavachi, lies 240-m beneath the ocean surface. This unnamed andesitic seamount appears to have been formed by relatively recent eruptions."
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Look at this face very carefully, especially if you live in Argentina, South Africa, Zimbabwe, France, Senegal, or Nicaragua: this is Stewart Parnell, a peanut executive that the U.S. is trying to prosecute for indirectly causing a nationwide salmonella outbreak that afflicted 700 and killed nine. He might attempt to go on the lam!
Food Safety News reports that Parnell, 58, recently requested that the Department of Justice return his passport to him "for business purposes," noting that he'd initially returned voluntarily to the United States thinking that he would only be charged with a couple of misdemeanors. Instead, after his arrest, he received a 76-count felony indictment, including charges of fraud and conspiracy, that carries a maximum sentence of 754 years in prison and $17 million in fines. Oh, and one of his fellow executives struck a plea bargain in exchange for testifying against him and four other executives from the Peanut Corp. of America.
So yes, a peanut executive going on the run is a Big Deal, even if "peanut executive going on the run" sounds like the setup for a 1950's sitcom. Parnell's attorneys insist that he would never, never try to escape the U.S. legal system, and that flying to a random third-world country for business when he's faced with seven centuries in jail is just a normal thing that businessmen do all the time.
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Below are the directions for removing your headlight assembly in your 1997 F350. The lower retaining nuts are a little tough to get to. You may have to remove the battery and battery tray along with the air cleaner.
Remove two screws and two nuts retaining headlamp door (13064).
Pull headlamp door from vehicle. Remove three bulbs and sockets.
Disconnect engine control sensor wiring (12A581) from headlamp bulb (13007).
Remove two retainers attaching upper two attachments of headlamp (13008).
Turn horizontal headlamp adjusting screw (13032) completely out of the adjusting nut.
Pull headlamp from vehicle.
Follow removal procedure in reverse order.
Tighten screws to 1.4-2.3 Nm (13-20 lb-in). Tighten nuts to 4-7 Nm (36-61 lb-in).
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How to Stay Healthy While Traveling During Cold and Flu Season
DrSugar's Tips For Staying Healthy While Traveling
DrSugar is in the house! And she's answering your health-related questions.
How to prevent getting sick while traveling and why it's good to avoid touching your face (eyes, nose, mouth) during cold and flu season.
OK, FitSugar readers, as we all know, it's holiday time, which is a time for fun, family, friends, and celebration! However, it is also the time of year for colds, flu, and travel. Learn my tips and tricks for staying healthy this season when you
With the holiday season gearing up, I'm sure many readers are worried about getting sick while they travel to their holiday destinations. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides many useful tips on its website for protecting yourself from the flu (and from other illnesses, if you are traveling internationally). The official CDC recommendation is to get a flu vaccine prior to travel as an important way to protect yourself and others from the flu virus. It also recommends traveling with a "travel health kit," which would be helpful in case you do get sick while traveling, which would include: tissues, pain/fever medicine, soap, and an alcohol-based antibacterial hand rub to use in case soap and water aren't available. The CDC also recommends only traveling if you feel well enough to do so, as if you fly when you are sick you risk infecting others as well as picking up other illnesses given the immune system depression that occurs when you are sick. Finally, it recommends everyday steps to protect your health and the health of others when traveling: cover your coughs or sneezes with a tissue, or sneeze/cough into your upper elbow/upper sleeve and not your hands, wash your hands often with soap and water (if soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based rub), avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth, and avoid close contact with sick people.
EverydayHealth recommends a healthy diet with lots of antioxidant-rich foods to boost your immune system around and during your time of travel. The website also reports on some of the popular remedies to try to prevent illness such as vitamin C, echinacea, and zinc, as these ingredients have been studied in the medical literature and might keep you from getting sick. "Germ warfare" includes switching seats on the plane (if it isn't full) to a seat away from other people, disinfecting your seat/seat area on the plane, and considering wearing a mask if you or someone you are traveling with is sick.
Finally, WebMD reiterates many of the points above, adding these helpful tips for staying healthy whether you're traveling or not: drink plenty of fluids, do aerobic exercise regularly, eat foods rich in phytochemicals (dark green, red, and yellow vegetables and fruits), eat yogurt, don't smoke, cut alcohol consumption, and relax/de-stress (this will improve your immune system!).
Hopefully with these tips, you will be able to try to prevent illness during the cold and flu season, especially if you are traveling! Happy holidays to all from DrSugar!
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Mel has been begging me for a banoffee pie for a while.
Actually, begging is completely the wrong way to describe it.
He's been craving it, & since he didn't believe it could be done gluten-free & still be good, he's been taunting me & telling me that he's going to make one all for himself & eat it in front of me.
Well, I never turn down a challenge.
I also refuse to watch him go through the process of making one, and then have to sit there being tortured whilst I sit witness to him take each gigantic mouthful & listen as he makes "mmmmmm" sounds as if he were some sort of bovine, possibly a buffalo.
So, I beat him to the punch, & more importantly, I proved him wrong. I love proving him wrong, It makes me want to do a victory dance on top of the kitchen table.
All I had to do was perfect the gluten-free version of a digestive biscuit first, seeing as we all know that the most important part of a banoffee pie, is the crust…. don't argue.
Ingredients, crust: (makes one 9″ pie, or two 5″)
– 170g gluten-free digestive biscuits, crushed
– 30g icing sugar
– 90g unsalted butter, melted
Directions, crust:
1. combine all the ingredients in a bowl & mix until the crumbs are evenly coated with butter.
2. place the crumbs into your pie tin (or tins) and press down with the back of a spoon to compact the mixture evenly on the bottom & round the sides.
3. place in the fridge to chill for an hour or so before pouring in your filling.
Ingredients, filling:
– 400ml sweetened condensed milk (1 can)
– 4 ripe bananas
– 250ml (1 cup) heavy cream
Directions, filling:
1. place your can of condensed milk (unopened) into a deep pot & fill with boiling water until completely submerged. Put on the stove & boil the can for two hours, making sure to top up the water when it starts to uncover the can. Remove your can from the pot after the two hour mark & allow to cool until it is cool enough for you to touch without burning your hands. Open the can, give the caramel a good stir, & then pour into your prepared pie crust. Use the back of a spoon or a spatula to spread in an even layer.
2. slice up your bananas & arrange them over the caramel, you can put as much or as little banana as you want. I personally prefer a little more banana, makes me think I'm being healthy.
3. last but not least, whip your cream with an electric mixer until it stiffens up & you can create stiff peaks with it. Be careful not to over-mix or it will curdle. Either spoon the cream over the pie, or pipe on.
If you liked the recipe, go check out our KICKSTARTER project for an upcoming Gluten-Free Cookbook!
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Nothing says party like red Solo cups, but did you know that the lines on a Solo Cup are measurement marks?
Your Comments
I call bs on the supposed 1 oz line. Prove it. In fact, prove all of it, don't just show me a graphic and claim it. Prove it.
Quade rocks. They can't prove it, they spit all sorts of bs bro. but i can see you knew this already.
We teach this in a campus health lecture on alcohol safety, but I have never found a source that the bottom dash is 1 shot of liquor. If you could please list your resource, that would be appreciated.
To the people shooting their mouth off about it being fake who are not only too lazy to go pour an ounce of water into a solo cup but also too lazy to google it:
The "wine" line is actually 3 ounces measured by 2 standard 1.5 oz shots poured from a glass purchased at Spencer Gifts. Check it!
Quade says prove it?!? How the fuck is that supposed to happen on a site where input is anonymous? Here's an idea: Hey Quade, you short dicked moron… Got to the cupboard in your trailer and try it out… What a jackass.
The last person I spoke with thought the marks where there to improve grip to the cup! Don't get me wrong, no one wants to drop their drink – but it did make me laugh!
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text: Make your own toasting goblets! #Food Porn#renaissance#steal-this-idea#toasting September 30 | Megan Finley Horowitz meggyfin Screw toasting flutes — Offbeat Bride Tribe member m_notes79 and her partner are going to be using these toasting GOBLETS that she and her future father-in-law hand made on a lathe! She explains: My future father-in-law loves to turn wood on his lathe and is always looking for a new project. He ended up making 5 goblets. (I got to help turn the smaller goblet of the two pictured!) Three out of White Oak and two out of Maple. The two that are pictured are the White Oak ones. I helped to finish the goblets with a salad bowl finish. These win for coolest toasting flute alternatives! Get your daily dose of Offbeat AWESOME Reporter Name * Reporter Email * Original text Enter the original text here. Edited text* Enter your suggested copyedit here. Notes You can add a note for the editor here. * Required information. Fix Typo Megan Finley Horowitz Megan is the LA-based Offbeat Empire editor. When she's not writing, editing, and sleeping, she's eating like the fate of the world depends on it. You can snoop into her personal life over on her website Funk in Deep Freeze! @meggyfin @treatsandgeeksLA @meggyfin PREVIOUS Lara & Steve's colorful DIY geek-fest wedding NEXT Wedding photo retouching that's about making your pics WAY more awesome Show/Hide comments [ 7 ] These would be especially awesome if you were forgoing the champagne toast for beer or mead or cider or something! Huzzah for a cool alternative! 1 agrees Reply What we are intending to put in the goblets is a mead type of wine called Ceaderberg Spice. (plus at the reception there will also be hot apple cider :D) Reply These are fantastical!!! He should put them on Etsy, I bet they would sell right away! So cool! 2 agree Reply Those are beautiful! I want some for myself! Reply we had one like this that my parents had a local wood artist make as a surprise for us to use in the ceremony (I had secretly wanted one but didn't dare pay the price I had seen the few advertised for). Ours had to loose rings that encircle the stem of the goblet, but the whole thing is carved from one piece of wood-symbolizing unbrokenness, unity etc. It is a an Irish wedding tradition that if you drink from this two ring cupped on your wedding, your vows/commitment will be blessed-it was such a gift that they went out of their way to do that for us. Reply Photos of it on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/52643971@N04/4945958073/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/52643971@N04/4946543820/ Reply Maureen, love love LOVE this! I am now thinking I have to steal the idea, no matter how much the goblets might cost. We have a local woodworking shop, perhaps one of the guys there would do it for me…. Thanx! Reply Join the conversation Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment Participate in this conversation via emailGet only replies to your comment, the best of the rest, as well as a daily recap of all comments on this post. No more than a few emails daily, which you can reply to/unsubscribe from directly from your inbox. No-drama comment policy Part of what makes the Offbeat Empire different is our commitment to civil, constructive commenting. Make sure you're familiar with our no-drama comment policy. Biz owners & wedding bloggers Please just use your real name in your comment, not your business name or blog title. Our comments are not the place to pimp your website. If you want to promote your stuff on Offbeat Bride, join us as an advertiser instead.


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West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has labelled this weekend's clash with Saints as being a "six-pointer".
The two clubs were both promoted from the Championship last season and are bidding to avoid an immediate relegation from the Premier League.
West Ham have enjoyed by far the better start, currently lying eighth in the table, compared to Saints' position of 17th.
A win for the Irons at Upton Park on Saturday would move them ten points clear of Nigel Adkins' men.
Conversely, a defeat would pull Saints to within four of the east London side.
"From our point of view we'd like to beat them on the basis that we have both been promoted and we both know how much of a struggle it is in year one," Allardyce said.
"If you can pick up points from teams of similar standing to you then you take three points and they don't get any points.
"It's almost a six-pointer this early in the season. If we win, they'd only have four points and we'd have 14 and that's a massive gap that they'd have to try and close over the coming games."
Saints will take heart from their success against West Ham last season, though.
A Jos Hooiveld goal separated the teams at St Mary's, before the defender's late strike at Upton Park earned Saints a point in a 1-1 draw.
They were two important results, as Adkins' men held onto second place and automatic promotion, while West Ham finished third and had to negotiate the play-offs.
"They've had some hard fixtures and they beat us away and then drew with us at Upton Park, so they will be thinking that it is a good chance for them to come and get some points, so we've got to try to stop that," said Allardyce, who believes his side can take advantage of a leaky Saints defence that has conceded a league-worst 20 goals already.
"Southampton have not had the best of starts and have had some difficult games and have been conceding a number of goals and we've got to try and take advantage of that."


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NCPA Media: NCPA in the News
Jul 30, 2012
Plastic vs. paper, reusable
OneNewsNow: Reusable bags aren't as eco-friendly as you may think, according to a new NCPA study.
Jul 30, 2012
More Turmoil over Keystone Pipeline
OneNewsNow: Pipelines like the Keystone XL, according to the NCPA, are the safest way to transport oil.
Jul 26, 2012
How President Obama Is Deceiving You On Tax Policy
Forbes: President Obama is deceiving people by saying the rich don't pay their fair share of taxes, says NCPA Senior Fellow Peter Ferrara.
Jul 25, 2012
Why Perry made the right call on Medicaid
The Dallas Morning News: National Center for Policy Analysis experts say Governor Perry made the right economic decision to reject the ACA's Medicaid expansion.
Jul 25, 2012
Do plastic bags do more good than harm?
The Washington Post: NCPA Senior Fellow Sterling Burnett says plastic bags are better for the environment than reusable ones.
Jul 25, 2012
Half of Individual Insurance Policies Eliminated By Obamacare
Heartlander: Insurance exchange requirements under the ACA will limit consumer choices, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick.
Jul 24, 2012
John C. Goodman-The Cost of Healthcare
Fox News Channel: NCPA President and CEO John C. Goodman discussing the increasing price of health care.
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CBO: Supreme Court ruling means 3 million fewer with health care
Christian Science Monitor: Low-income families above the poverty line are better off because of the Supreme Court's decision on the ACA, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.


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To Buy or Not to Buy? Perhaps Social Engagement is the Question
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Google commissioned Forrester Consulting to study the relationship between social engagement and buying behavior. What they found was when brands invest in offering content to their customers who engage the most, they create even more valuable customers.
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Is strategic default nearing its peak? Oppenheim Law doesn't think so.
Pointing to recent positive indicators in the economy and real estate market, today's Daily Business Review poses this question to foreclosure defense attorney Roy Oppenheim in today's Economic Outlook.
Signals of stabilization in South Florida real estate include:
- The Florida Association of Realtors reported May data showing year-over-year increases in the median prices of single-family home sales.
- Default Research of Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, reported that initial foreclosure filings in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties fell 51 percent in May, compared with April.
A turnaround in home prices could eliminate the incentive to voluntarily enter foreclosure through strategic defaults. "If prices start going up, they wouldn't be upside-down anymore," Oppenheim said in the Daily Business Review. "But I don't see that happening for awhile."
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A truly mind-boggling trick: Creating a crossword puzzle out of thin air [video]crossword creatorcrossword puzzlecrossword puzzlesDavid Kwong
Magician David Kwong's mad skills as a crossword creator are truly stunning, as shown in the video below, but they're also an amazing ad for an upcoming film on which he consulted that we assume we'll have to see to believe, Now You See Me.
Though he came to LA to pursue his dream of wowing audiences with illusions and sleights of hand, his career path veered to an assistant job at Dreamworks, eventually leading to a film consultant gig creating crossword puzzles and now, magic.
While audiences these days seem too spoiled by special effects to appreciate a good, old-fashioned magic trick, Kwong begs to differ.
"I think magic is having its wave right now," he says. "But I think magic is always there. Always has been and always will be. People want to be amazed."
… Magic's gone from the Vegas stage to YouTube street performers, he says, but there's a yearning for the thrill that only true sleight-of-hand can bring. "When anything can be done now with LCD screens and circuitry, it's refreshing for people to see a card change right in their hands."
Full story at The Verge.
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Starbucks ( SBUX), the coffee seller, said fiscal second-quarter profit rose 18% and it raised its forecast for the year. Starbucks said global same-store sales rose 7% in the period. Same-store sales in China and the Asia Pacific jumped 18%. Sales rose 8% in the Americas, but fell 1% in the region encompassing Europe, Middle East, Russia and Africa. 14 Deal-Ready Stocks for the M&A Boo
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Also reporting Friday before the opening bell are three Dow components: Chevron ( CVX), Merck ( MRK), and Procter & Gamble ( PG).
Expedia ( EXPE), the online travel company, posted a first-quarter loss, but profit excluding certain costs in the period beat expectations. Expedia posted adjusted profit of 26 cents a share; analysts were expecting earnings of 15 cents. Revenue rose 12% to $816.5 million; analysts forecast revenue of $792.3 million.
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Stop the misery
If you use over-the-counter pain relievers too often, you can actually make your headaches worse by reducing your pain threshold, says Robert Kaniecki, M.D., chief of the headache division at the University of Pittsburgh school of medicine. Limit pill popping to twice a week; if you need more meds, see a doctor. But before you swallow anything, try one of these pain-reducing strategies.
Apply ice
A trusty ice pack is a good short-term fix for head pain because it eases inflammation, Dr. Kaniecki says. Apply the ice to your aching area for 10 to 15 minutes every hour. "The nerves and muscles on the outside of your head can be inflamed and irritated by the headache, or they could be causing the headache," says Dr. Kaniecki.
Strike a (yoga) pose
A 2007 study from India showed that yoga can reduce chronic tension-headache pain by 71 percent as well as decrease spasms in your temporalis muscle, a chewing muscle on the side of your head. Gentle poses are key, says Dr. Kaniecki. Try the tree pose, described at MensHealth.com/yoga.
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Acupressure can reduce pain from chronic headaches, a Taiwanese study found. Peter Goadsby, M.D., director of the headache center at the University of California at San Francisco, says some people find relief by using their right index finger and thumb to gently squeeze the muscle between their left index finger and thumb.
Prevent future attacks
Set up your defense on multiple fronts to ward off the next head splitter. Try these strategies individually or in any combination. (Though we don't recommend a rubdown until after the needles come out.)
Hit the gym on a regular basis
Regular exercise can help stave off migraines as well as drugs can, according to a new Swedish study. People who exercised for 40 minutes three times a week had the same reduction in migraines as people who took the prescription migraine drug topiramate.
Give acupuncture a chance
Acupuncture may reduce the frequency of tension headaches and can also be an effective treatment, according to a recent review from the Cochrane Collaboration. And a separate Cochrane review concluded the same for migraine sufferers. Everyone onto the table!
Book a rubdown
Myofascial release, a special tissue-stretching technique, can help prevent tension headaches when applied to a person's back, neck, and face, a study in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies found. Participants' headache frequency fell by more than half.


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Help! Price For 3 Tiered Cake
Business By jessi01 Updated 18 Mar 2009 , 1:13pm by SweetSweetCreations
I am doing a three tiered cake and two dozen cupcakes for my nephews grad party, I don't know what to charge partly because it's family but my sister in-law gave me the job to help me get started seeing as I have only been doing this a few months... I can't afford to do it for free( even though I would love to.) but I don't want any upset family members either. I was thinking of charging $60
sorry for the long post, I think my husband is getting tired of my contant questioning this issue, I just need to vent somewhere!
what are the sizes of the cakes?
the sizes are 10, 8, & 6 w/ mmf decor
for those size cakes I normally charge a base price of $100.00 and then I would charge an additional charge for the mmf decor
I'm assuming these are round cakes -- there are 60 servings for those sizes. I charge $2.50 per serving for party cakes which would be $150 for the cake. My cupcakes start at $1.50 each. I probably am cheaper than most people in my area (as I am just getting started). But if I were doing it for family, I would cut the price some -- I usually give my dad a 30% discount. Your call. Hope this helps.
I charge 3 per slice for tiers and 30 to 35 for 24 cupcakes. For family members I give them 5-10 off their orders. For a large order like this I might give them 25 off.
I just did a 10-8-6 and charged 70, plus 20 for delivery, but everyone always comments on my prices being too low. BUt I am not a professional and I made 70 on the whole deal. I have a price chart that I have come up with if you would like it. Just PM me.
10-8-6= 60 servings @ $2.00/serving = $120
2 Dozen Cupcakes @ $1.50/cupcake = $36
$120 + $36 = $156 Total
$156 - 50% = $78 Family Total
At least this is what I would charge. I'm also just starting out so don't feel bad to charge what you are worth!
I just did a 10-8-6 and charged 70, plus 20 for delivery, but everyone always comments on my prices being too low. BUt I am not a professional and I made 70 on the whole deal. I have a price chart that I have come up with if you would like it. Just PM me.
Wow...$70...for a fondant 3-tiered cake? I went and looked at your pictures, you're stuff is worth more than that!!! Up your prices girlie!
Wow...$70...for a fondant 3-tiered cake? I went and looked at your pictures, you're stuff is worth more than that!!! Up your prices girlie! [/quote]
It was a BC cake only the Tiera was fondant. I know that everyone on here thinks that is way too much, but I made 70 on the thing. That equalled out to about 14 an hour. That is more than I make at my "real" job.
I want to be able to make people really happy on their special days and make some extra money. This isn't a business, so I don't have overhead and I use box mixes.
I have developed prices that I feel are fair. If people want extras, they pay for sure, just not $1000's of dollars. After all, it IS just cake (but very pretty though)!
10-8-6 tiered cake is 68 wedding sized servings.. my fondant tiered cakes start at 3$ a slice.. 204$ Cupcakes start at $1.50 each.. so 24 would be $37.50.. for a grand total of 241.50. For family I'd give a 25% discount.. (depending WHICH family member.. ) That'd be about 180$.
$60.00 will barely cover your costs.. Charge more!
Really, really pretty!
Sorry, can't help. I don't charge family. If they want to give me something to offset the cost, then I'll accept the "tip." My cakes are my gifts to my family.
I just did a 3 tier cake in the same sizes and charged $70 I knew it was way too low and got another order for the same cake in different colors. So I quoted her $93 / $1.50 a serving and she acted like I was crazy.My prices start at $2 a serving. I have a brochure that as my prices but always feel bad about charging people. I guess that when she called around and checked at the bakeries she realized what a deal she was getting espically since she has tasted and seen my cakes.


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BURNHAM Week closed with close competition and good weather.
Tony and Chuffy Merewether, and their crew aboard their Jeanneau Sunfast 3200 Amazon, won the 2014 Town Cup, one of Burnham Week's most celebrated awards.
Following a week of intense racing, in generally challenging conditions, Burnham Week 2014 ended on a good note, in beautiful sunshine and a fresh breeze with gusts that reached 24 knots at times.
The Town Cup, for IRC Class One yachts, always produces closely-fought racing and this year was no exception. With the silver punch bowl up for grabs, the competition was intense.
The committee boat start gave way to a superb spinnaker run with Team Amazon sailing well off the line on the southern shore to take an early lead from Alan Bartlett's Inn Spirit.
Although the seven-strong team on Inn Spirit, grabbed an immediate opportunity to take the lead as the fleet headed out of the river in a fresh, shifty easterly breeze they were unable to hold off Team Amazon who revelled in the conditions and won on corrected time.
The 29-mile course, which took the fleet as far as Whitaker 4, some ten miles to the east, provided challenging racing throughout and the fleet enjoyed a lively race-long battle in the choppy wind-over-tide conditions.
Tony Merewether said: "Although I have won it five times as crew on other boats, this is the first time we have won the amazing trophy in our own boat, so we are thrilled.
"We had a great race and thankfully we made no mistakes, we spotted all the wind shifts and we were always just saving time on handicap on Inn Spirit all the way round the course.
"Interestingly our topping lift broke just after the start but Simon our bowman fixed it in no time and we were up and running again before anyone noticed. Great crew work all round."


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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Spend a day watching volcanic eruptions and sifting for gems, minerals and other treasures at the Florida Museum of Natural History and University of Florida Department of Geological Sciences' seventh annual "Can You Dig It?" event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 16.
This free, family-friendly event is sponsored by the University of Florida's Department of Geological Sciences and the Florida Museum in collaboration with Geohazards Inc., Creative Environmental Solutions Inc. and Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc. and features many hands-on activities.
Attendees will learn many different aspects of geology, from why some volcanoes erupt explosively, while others do not, to how scientists study the ocean floor.
"We've once again added some new activities this year," said Matt Smith, lecturer for the UF department of geological sciences. "We really want to get people–especially kids– out to see what geology is all about. Lots of kids don't know what geologists actually do, so every year we try to mix it up and make the event better."
New activities this year include investigating how groundwater flows and shapes the earth's surface, discovering how increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere can threaten the ocean's coral reefs and using a computer and 3-D camera to create real-time images of landscapes made in a sandbox.
Smith said the event is also a way for students interested in pursuing a career in geological sciences to learn about the broad range of opportunities in the field.
Visitors may also win prizes by collecting stamps from each activity table. Last year, more than 1,200 people attended the event.
"We will have the boom, the blast and the bombardment at this event," said Catherine Carey, museum public programs coordinator. "You don't want to miss out."
Refreshments may be purchased from food vendor High Springs Orchard and Bakery.
For more information, visit www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/education/canyoudigit.htm or call 352-273-2062.
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Minimal Theories
Over lunch at the pricey Grotto restaurant in Highland Village, Bill Miller is defending the tactics of the Save Jobs for Houston Committee, the PAC formed to defeat the so-called "Living Wage" initiative on the January 18 ballot.
Miller is an Austin-based consultant and lobbyist who's become a ubiquitous figure in Houston politics over the past half-decade, and his latest assignment is orchestrating the campaign against the proposed ordinance requiring employers in the city to pay their workers at least $6.50 an hour -- $1.75 higher than the current federal minimum.
"We're not saying total ruin," Miller says, spearing a leaf of romaine from his Caesar salad. "We're saying bad deal."
Total ruin may not be the intended message, but it's hard to imagine a more dire scenario than the one described in the barrage of ads and mailings from the Save Jobs for Houston Committee: Cops and firefighters yanked off the streets. Higher taxes. Thousands of jobs lost. Soaring prices for such essentials as food and prescription drugs. The wholesale destruction of small businesses. Streets riddled with potholes. Swollen welfare rolls.
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In other words, in the highly unlikely event voters approve the ordinance, Houston will become a deserted island in a sea of progress.
The interests opposing the initiative -- which include the Greater Houston Partnership, the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Houston Hotel and Motel Association, among other civic and business groups -- uniformly cite the same consequences if the city's minimum wage were set at $6.50, making it the highest in the nation. They argue that businesses will be left at a competitive disadvantage and will flee the city to avoid paying the new minimum, and others will drop plans to relocate in Houston, resulting in the loss of 52,000 jobs and $35 million in tax revenues.
"Call it the Fort Bend County job relocation act," jokes City Councilman Joe Roach, who opposes the initiative.
The effort to increase the minimum wage is designed, its supporters say, to raise the income of the working poor and their families above the poverty line. That's the primary thrust of the Living Wage Campaign, a collection of labor and liberal groups led by Richard Shaw of the Harris County AFL-CIO and Orell Fitzsimmons of the Service Employees International Union.
Though the two sides disagree on the exact number of workers in Houston who make less than $6.50 an hour, no one argues that the number is small: It is generally agreed that the number totals at least 200,000. Of the at least 33,000 workers earning the current federal minimum of $4.75 an hour, roughly 40 percent are the primary wage earners in their households, according to calculations based on census data. Meanwhile, the number of children in Houston living under the federal poverty threshold of a $15,600 income for a family of four exceeds 150,000.
But opponents argue that a higher minimum will instead "hurt most those it is supposed to help," as the Chronicle intoned in one of several editorials urging rejection of the initiative. Higher prices will hit the poor hardest, they say, and the jobs that will be lost will be primarily low-skilled and entry-level positions, which are disproportionately held by women and minority workers.
Despite the assertion in a mailing from Save Jobs for Houston that "economists" came up with the numerical projections for the overall prophesy of doom, the figures all emanate from a single study produced by a single economist -- Barton Smith of the University of Houston.
"That was the study we looked at," says Jacob Monty, president of Comerciantes Latinos Unidos de Houston, a group of Hispanic businessmen who oppose the minimum wage initiative. "[The other side] didn't have a study."
Smith's study -- for which he was paid $16,000 by Save Jobs for Houston -- draws from research on the effects of minimum wage increases across the country, though it offers few actual sources to back its claims. The specific negative impacts, as Smith stated in a footnote, are based on economic assumptions "purposefully taken to be conservative."
Not surprisingly, the architects of the Living Wage Campaign are relying on a more ideologically sympathetic economist to debunk Smith's conclusions -- although, given the campaign's lack of funding, it's unlikely voters will hear much about his arguments before Saturday's election.
In a written critique requested by the Living Wage Campaign, Jared Bernstein, a labor economist with the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning D.C.-based research group, dismissed Smith's study as worthless.
Bernstein assailed Smith's lack of sources and what he considers misrepresentations of other studies, concluding that the UH economist's estimates "offer no useful information by which to estimate the impact of the proposed legislation and should be disregarded."
In short, says Bernstein, Smith's study is "really quite badly done."
Smith himself acknowledges that his expertise lies outside the field of labor economics, though he likes to keep tabs on the latest research. But when the pro-increase side asked him to debate Bernstein on the issue, Smith recruited Finis Welch of Texas A&M to better represent the opposition arguments.
"He's a labor economist," explains Smith. "He knows the empirical literature much better than I."
A candid and engaging speaker, Smith says he was chosen to do the study because of his extensive knowledge of the local economy. But, he allows with a chuckle, "Most of my expertise with regards to Houston was not really relevant here."
Nevertheless, Smith stands by his results, placing himself as an objective observer in the middle of a partisan tussle -- unlike Bernstein and the Economic Policy Institute, which Smith says are staked out firmly on the left and are predisposed to support higher wages.
"They've got a particular agenda," Smith says, "just like the other side's got a particular agenda."
While Bernstein agrees with Smith's assessment of his employer, he disputes Smith's assertion of neutrality. The conclusion Smith reaches, Bernstein says, requires leaps of logic not supported by research, including the assumption that 100 percent of the minimum wage jobs within a four-mile radius of the city limits will be lost if the measure passes.
"It's not a 'conservative' estimate," says Bernstein. "It's an estimate by a conservative."
Name-calling aside, the evidence is hardly conclusive either way. Studies of the impact of federal minimum wage hikes show mixed results, though it's hard to find any that quantify the disastrous effects business groups always forecast in advance. Those studies aren't entirely relevant to the Houston case, however, because the federal minimum is imposed across the board. A handful of states have implemented higher minimums than the federal standard, but the results of that legislation have not been studied in enough depth to draw absolute conclusions.
To back its contention that a higher minimum wage in Houston will have more benefits than drawbacks, the Living Wage proponents cite the example of New Jersey, which in 1992 hiked its wage 80 cents above the federal minimum. At the time, opponents predicted that business would flee the state, with a resulting loss of jobs and tax revenues wreaking general economic havoc. In particular, the doomsayers predicted, employers near the Pennsylvania border would simply cross the state line and set up shop there.
But a 1994 study of fast-food restaurants in the border region indicated that employment in New Jersey actually increased, while that in Pennsylvania shrank. Smith and others argue that the methods used in the study were flawed, but Smith agrees that the findings throw a "monkey wrench" into what had previously been accepted economic theory.
And while it seems logical to assume that if labor costs rise, either prices will go up or businesses will find other ways to maintain profits, such as layoffs, that doesn't always hold true in practice. The San Antonio-based H-E-B grocery chain has already established a $6.50 minimum for its workers, in an industry that routinely pays employees the federal minimum. (Kroger, Fiesta and Randalls, among H-E-B's competitors in Houston, have combined to contribute more than $100,000 to defeat the city initiative.)
The unilateral move has improved employee recruitment and productivity at H-E-B, which has 845 workers at its Houston stores, and turnover is down, says spokeswoman Kelli Stevens. Prices have not increased either. "We are a low-price format, so it's critical for us that we keep our prices low," Stevens says.
On the other hand, some small businesses no doubt would be hurt by a hike as dramatic as the one proposed on Saturday's ballot.
Robert Taylor, president of Bio Energy Landscape and Maintenance, says he operates on such a small margin that he would be forced to fold his business or move out of town if the ordinance is approved. Taylor says he has several long-term contracts negotiated under the old minimum and would take a huge loss if he had to increase his labor cost by more than 30 percent.
"That'd be like signing my death warrant," he says.
Proponents of the wage increase acknowledge that labor-intensive businesses such as landscapers and daycare centers may suffer under the burden of increased expenses. But many of those employees need a living wage as well, they note, and they contend the reality of widespread poverty demands some kind of action.
"We're still gonna be left with a major problem in this city" if the wage increase is voted down, says the Harris County AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer Richard Shaw. "Someone's gonna have to cough up some dough here to reach these children."
Oddly, Smith and Bernstein agree that raising the minimum wage may not be the best way to address the problem of the working poor.
"It's not a perfect policy," Bernstein admits. That's because a large number of those who earn the minimum are high schoolers or others who don't need a higher wage to support their families.
Smith believes a possible better approach would be creation of a "negative income tax" to supplement the incomes of poor families, as part of a larger welfare reform strategy.
But no such change is on the political horizon, and in its absence, the minimum wage hike is the best way to go, the Living Wage campaigners argue.
"The vehicle we've got is the minimum wage," says Shaw.
That vehicle probably won't arrive. As of ten days before the election, the Save Jobs for Houston Committee had spent more than $840,000, and the total will likely exceed $1 million by Saturday, while the Living Wage Campaign had raised a paltry $40,000.
"We're being massively outspent," says Richard Shaw. "We may be facing an overwhelming fight."
Bill Miller, the consultant for Save Jobs for Houston, acknowledges that both sides have waged a superficial campaign based more on emotion than a detailed discussion of the issue. But given the short post-holiday campaign, that's the political reality.
"I've got two weeks to sell a pretty simple message: 'It's a bad deal,' " Miller says.
Beyond the numerical projections, how you respond to that message probably depends on which side of the counter you're on. Take the unidentified Grotto waiter we queried when Miller was briefly away from the table. Asked whether he thought a boost in the minimum wage would help him, the worker glanced around furtively before replying.
"I think so, yes," he whispered with a grin. "I think it would be good.
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By:Olivia Werenski '17/ Champlain College News
Over the course of the summer, the Class of 2018 Facebook group for incoming students to Champlain has been jam packed with students bubbling with excitement regarding the upcoming school year, so we've decided to use it to our advantage. Our new Tell Us About Yourself(ie) series will be a weekly profile series of incoming first year students, leading up to the week of orientation and into the fall semester.
The first group of selected students were given a list of questions to choose from, ranging from personal questions to Champlain questions and selected their best answers and sent us an accompanying selfie (get it?).
Once the week of orientation is over, this series will become open to staff, faculty, upperclassman, and more!
If you would like to participate and see your answers published on the Champlain College network, review the questions below, select 10 questions, and send your answers to email@example.com.
Include a favorite selfie image we can use with your profile
Connect with me:
(instagram handle, twitter handle, or website URL)
Interviews should consist of different questions from each of these categories. Please choose 10-12 questions in total.
"What's your favorite…" / "This or That" Questions
What's one dorm room poster you'll be hanging up?
Who is the one artist you want kicked off the radio?
Favorite microwaveable meal?
Name one food you absolutely can't resist.
What's the #1 most played song on your phone or ipod?
Ski or snowboard?
Coffee or tea?
Champlain Questions
Which Champlain Campus would you/did you study abroad at any why?
What is your favorite place to hang out on campus?
There's a campus-wide game of Hide-N-Seek. Where's the first place you hide?
You've created a new, wacky major for Champlain! What is it?
Why did you pick Champlain?
Our motto is "Let Us Dare". What was the last thing you dared to do?
"What if…." Questions
If you could be any character – Book, TV, or movie – who would you be and why?
If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
If you could witness any event past, present or future, what would it be?
You're given 1 million dollars, what do you spend it on?
If you had to give up one of your five senses, which one would it be and why?
If they were to make a movie about you, what would the tagline be?
If you were given a day off with no responsibilities, how would you spend it?
If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
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Ever met anyone famous? Who?
What's your phone wallpaper?
What's something that drives you absolutely crazy?
What's your go-to song to listen to in the car alone (sing along)?
What are your 3 best personality traits?
Who is the most famous person you've ever met?
What's one food you can't resist?
What's a word or phrase you're guilty of using too often?
What's your Netflix binge series?
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What's your all-time favorite book?
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How did you meet your best friend?
What's your heritage?
Where is the funniest place you have ever fallen asleep?
What's the nicest thing someone has ever done for you?
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Describe your perfect day.
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Name one item on your bucket list.
Turn down for what?
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A Cultural Wedding in Rochester, MI
Sonya and Eoin started dating during business school at Harvard. After graduating, each of them they moved to New York City. Two years later, both sets of parents were coming to NYC (Sonya's from Michigan and Eoin's from Ireland) to meet. Eoin proposed right before they got there, so everyone could celebrate together. The Bride Sonya Thomas, 30, a consultant The Groom Eoin Ó hÓgáin, 30, also a consultant The Date August 15 Two months later, Sonya moved to India (and Eoin to Dubai!) for work, so they planned a Michigan wedding via the internet with lots of help from Sonya's mom and her friends. They mixed Indian, Irish, and American cultures and made sure to celebrate all three throughout the ceremony and reception. A handmade textile piece Sonya picked up in India several years before the wedding inspired the stationery design and the colors for the day: green, orange, and peach.


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Plastic Surgery International
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 571685, 6 pages
Open Reduction Internal Fixation Poststernotomy Mediastinitis
Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road, A500, Montreal, QC, Canada H3T 1E2
Received 11 March 2013; Revised 25 May 2013; Accepted 18 June 2013
Academic Editor: Nicolo Scuderi
Copyright © 2013 Hani Sinno and Tassos Dionisopoulos. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Introduction. Mediastinitis has been reported to complicate 5% of sternotomy surgery. We have adopted an open reduction and rigid internal fixation (ORIF) approach during the conventional rescue surgery in the treatment of mediastinitis. Methods. A retrospective review was performed to compare the outcomes of patients that had an ORIF to correct postoperative mediastinitis following median sternotomy. These were compared with the outcome of the patients that did not undergo ORIF. Results. In the 5-year study period, we reviewed 35 mediastinitis patient charts. Postoperatively, the ORIF patient group remained in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and on a ventilator for a mean of 1.5 and 0.75 days, respectively. Patients treated without ORIF spent significantly more days in the ICU (mean of 7.5 days, ) and on a ventilator (mean of 2.15 days, ). Furthermore, it was found that none of the patients (0%) who underwent ORIF complained of any postoperative sternal instability or pain. Preoperatively, however, these rates were as high as 72%. Conclusions. In the select patient, ORIF can be a safe option in the management of mediastinitis, which we have shown to significantly decrease morbidity and mortality by providing anatomic reduction as well as physiologic stabilization. We have shown that ORIF will improve the quality of life of the patient by minimizing abnormal sternal mobility and pain and will also decrease inpatient costs by decreasing days spent in the ICU and ventilator dependence.


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Mick, I was wondering if I could apply with the first character I posted, back on your first recruitment, maybe do some tweaks to her.
Mass Effect: The Shattered Mirror
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World of Darkness
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World of Darkness variant as described on the forums
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The Mass Effect Universe.
There is one major difference between this game and the video games however. In this game we're going to figure out what would've happened if Commander Shepard never existed. Part of the charm, I feel, of Mass Effect was that your decisions shaped the galaxy, I couldn't place Commander Shepard into the game without already making choices that frankly are for the players, not me, to decide. In this case you truly have any option as to what to do, not just what the game lays out in front of you. In addition there are other variants to the time line, but you'll have to find out what those may be
Unfortunately I've had several people either drop or go on semi-permanent hiatus and need some new blood to keep the game going. Hopefully you'll be one of the folks that will help shape the galaxy with us
The game will begin before the events of the original game, though there may be overlap, I'll try to keep things fresh for you guys, and keep the spirit of the game alive. Unfortunately I've had several people either drop or go on semi-permanent hiatus and need some new blood.
Below is how I'd like the application to look like. You may post them here if you like or request a private thread be made for you on the forum
Most information can be found on the forum and if not...well let me know what you'd like to know. I will.
I'm a very easy to get along with DM with a passion for the setting, let me know what you like to see in games etc.. That being said this game is NOT first come first serve, I'll be looking for quality applications. Newcomers to the WoD setting are welcome, hands will be held, questions will be answers etc... A thread can be found here
Also, I've yet to play ME3 so keep those spoilers to a minimum please... At least until my gaming computer comes back from the shop
Disclaimer: Mass Effect and its characters are owned by Bioware. I'm just a humble whore for their products
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One with Nature: MX at the Beach!2012-07-23 3 Share Tweet
It's difficult to be focused on the lookout for good photo ops…when you're relaxing and complete at ease at the beach. However, sometimes, those perfect double exposures just happen magically, and showcases the magnificent beauty of nature – double time!
Hawaii has a plentiful bounty of beautiful and rich natural landscapes and places to visit. Anyone, visitor or local, can attest to the seemingly unending beautiful places on the islands that can be perfect for photos.
For this piece of Analogue Lifestyle, I've picked my favorite beach shots from around Oahu to showcase to you wonderful Lomographers – all in double exposure mode! We'll see if the saying is indeed true: double means, double the fun?
I've found that my personal preference for doubles usually shines through when I expose contrasting images, as opposed to doubling two similar shots upon the other. In most cases, this happens when the double exposure is taken of a nature shot, then of a person or an inanimate thing, like a street sign or my favorite Lomography camera.
The beach is so fantastic and picturesque of the idea of paradise that sometimes, the photos can begin to all look the same. This isn't a bad thing, because, honestly, who doesn't want to see lots of beautiful sand-and-waves photos? However, sometimes, it's nice to change up the mix, and MX is perfect for this.
@Hodachrome has some amazing up-and-down doubles in his Lomohome, and this photo above is my tribute to his ideas! The double exposure makes it seem as if there are two islands and beaches, but obviously, we Lomographers know how to take advantage of our vantage point. Not surprisingly, this photo has always gotten great reactions from my friends.
When things get rough, and the day-to-day grind gets tough, taking a short drive to the beach with a loved one or some close friends is always an unfailing way to relax and feel free, if only just for a little bit of time. Double exposures can show the way nature and urban life clash, which is the way I feel sometimes in Hawaii, where we sometimes struggle to keep nature untouched from the ever-growing metropolis state of mind.
Going to the beach during non-typical hours, such as dawn or dusk, is always a great way to experience something different. A beach is transformed during the hours of the rising and setting of the sun, and to double exposure a great shot with a portrait is also an intimate way to combine different perspectives.
Sometimes, overexposing the doubles can lead to a dreamier effect. We all know that while doubling the shots, we're supposed to compensate for exposure by using a smaller aperture or a faster shutter speed – however, sometimes Lomography doesn't happen logically! Some of my favorite beach doubles are grossly overexposed, but in a beautiful way.
Finally, there are the few multiple exposure shots that take up three or more shots in one! Honestly, I need to work more on pulling these off, but the beach tends to make all messy shots still look extremely nice.
There are many aspects to the beach that can be highlighted through MX through whatever method you choose to employ. Most times, you don't even need to think…just shoot!
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Poor Man's Pecan Pie Recipe
THIS IS a recipe my mother-in-law shared with me several years ago. It's easy to make, and most of the ingredients are in everybody's cupboard. And it does really taste like pecan pie. We have it quite often, but it's tradition to have this pie on the menu during the holidays. -Fay Harrington, Seneca, Missouri
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats
- 3/4 cup dark corn syrup
- 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 unbaked pastry shell (9 inches)
- Whipped topping and toasted sweetened shredded coconut, optional
- 1. In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Pour into pastry shell.
- 2. Bake at 375° for 15 minutes; reduce heat to 350°. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cover edges with foil during the last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning if necessary. Cool on a wire rack. Garnish with whipped topping and toasted coconut if desired. Yield: 8-10 servings.
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1 piece: 339 calories, 12g fat (6g saturated fat), 74mg cholesterol, 173mg sodium, 57g carbohydrate (31g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.
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Servo drives
April 1, 2008
Intended for small packaging applications, Rockwell's Allen-Bradley Kinetix 2000 servo drives are available in low power ranges for end-users with power requirements ranging from 300 watts to 3 kW. The drives integrate with Allen-Bradley Logix controllers, servo motors and actuators.
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