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It's that time of year again! Take your Daughter/Child to work Day. Are you or your partner planning on participating? Does your employer support this day? Do anything extra special on that day for the children who come to work?
I 'work' at home for the most part, so I guess mine come to work every day!
My company has lots of activities for kids that sound really fun. My baby is still in my belly so I will be bringing him to work with me just like I have for the last 7 months. I hope someday he can participate more fully and enjoy it.
I am a SAHM and my partner works construction: no way would his job allow a child on the premises.
Nope. My hubby is a funeral director and 99% of what he does isn't really appropriate for little kids to come and observe.
Nah, I wish I could but there's too much heavy equipment at my job. Dh is selfemployed and the kids help him at work too much for it to be anything special.
I work at a rec center, they come all the time :-)
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Yep. DH works for Dark Horse Comics, so dd went with him today. First time she's done it. Of course I work at home, so she's at work with me every day!!
Anyone have pictures of their kiddos at work?
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She had a blast. I admit DH got the cool job.
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DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA – Japan's athletics team head coach Susumu Takano said Monday that newly crowned hammer throw world champion Koji Murofushi is the country's only serious medal candidate at next year's London Olympics.
"From what we saw in Daegu, I have to admit that only Murofushi is an Olympic medal candidate," Takano said at a press conference summing up Japanese athletes' performance at the world championships that ended Sunday.
Athens Olympic champion Murofushi won his first world title on Aug. 29 for Japan's only medal in Daegu.
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I'm using the HTML Logging Component as a basis for my own. I now need to add this logging component to several hundred packages programatically. The log provider is never recognized. To add the default logger you would use the following
LogProvider provider = pkg.LogProviders.Add("DTS.LogProviderSQLServer.2");
I added a ProgID, but still getting the same error: using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
The log provider type "MSMQLogProviderCS.MSMQLogProviderCS" specified for log provider "{CB4160A6-E494-41E2-A3F2-463F94F3514E}" is not recognized as a valid log provider type. This error occurs when an attempt is made to create a log provider for unknown
log provider type. Verify the spelling in the log provider type name.
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inguna said
For ceramic cups I use baking soda. It works great.
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I use vinegar. It takes the stains right off. Then I wash it off with some soap and water to make sure that I get rid of the vinegar smell. It's amazing!
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By all accounts, "The Walking Dead's" fourth-season finale is going to be epic. Words like "bloody," "deadly," "shocking" and "savage" have been thrown out by the executive producers.
Here's hoping it's a payoff worth all the hours viewers have invested in what has oftentimes been an almost insufferably slow and sluggish season.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. "The Walking Dead" is a character-driven drama, not a horror show with nonstop action and cheap thrills. Hey, we're huge fans too, but if we care more about the walkers than the humans to which entire episodes devote, then that's a a bit of a problem — and here are the issues that seemed to drag things down the most.
Man up, Rick. Seriously.
In the midseason premiere, "After," Rick had barely survived hand-to-hand combat with the Governor only to endure another power struggle — this time with his son. Barely able to walk, Rick trailed after Carl like a defeated parent at the grocery store with a whiny 4-year-old demanding sugary treats in every aisle.
His lowest point during the season was cowering under the bed while Joe's marauders fought over who had "claimed" the mattress. Rick was utterly defenseless, having given his only weapon to Carl, who was out foraging for food with Michonne. Brilliant — leave a recently comatose man alone without a gun while you two enjoy a ramble around the countryside and playing with Crazy Cheese! Sure, the former sheriff's deputy did manage to escape, but at what price? The psychopaths Daryl's palling around with are now hell-bent on killing him — or worse.
Alpha-male Warrior Rick is much more fun to watch than Farmer Rick (or even Bonkers Rick). Can this Humpty Dumpty of a man put his pieces back together again in time to save his gang from whatever awaits them at Terminus? Or will he just tend to the pretty flowers?
Puddn'head Grimes
If Joe's gang does square off against the Grimes group, let's hope the first thing they claim is Carl's dirty ol' Stetson. Honestly, if that kid were wearing a Braves cap, we'd dislike him 28 percent less. The boy's rite-of-passage episode, "After," was downright infuriating — like Carl's short supply of bullets, Chandler Riggs simply doesn't have the acting ammunition to pull off those weighty monologues. Michonne seems to like him, so he must have some redeeming qualities. In fact, if we need Carl to bring out Michonne's goofy side, then so be it. Just no more solo scenes, please. (Unless he's eating 112 ounces of chocolate pudding, because that was awesome. And Carl can't talk with his mouth full.)
Daryl's adventures in babysitting
"I never" … want to see Beth again? Of all the people for Daryl to do absolutely nothing with for two whole episodes, did it really have to be the show's least interesting character? We can't agree with shippers who would've preferred to see Daryl and Carol partnered instead — "The Grove," when she reconciled with Tyreese and euthanized Lizzie "Of Mice and Men" — was one of the series' most powerful episodes. Still, imagine how much fun it would've been to see Daryl roam the countryside with someone a little ... smarter. Can you imagine the crossbow-toting redneck's reaction if he were stuck listening to Eugene chatter about video games?
Three's company
The introduction of the D.C.-bound trio of Abraham, Eugene and Rosita was a welcome sight, especially by fans who love their comic-book counterparts. It's refreshing to meet complex characters with a far-reaching agenda: to find the cause of the zombie outbreak and cure it. Their mission is serious, but their characters are fun. If we'd seen more of Eugene's mullet and less of the Governor's eye patch, this season would've been much more entertaining.
The Governator
The Governor's reinvention of himself as family man "Brian" was a fascinating character study, but it didn't need two whole episodes — "Live Bait" and "Dead Weight" — to tell it. The story of our protagonists at the prison was practically abandoned in favor of characters we either, one: despised, or two: had no emotional investment in. And now we're stuck with Tara, whose gimpy leg and guilty conscience are just dragging everybody down.
Not great, Bob
Bob Stookey, the former Army medic with a drinking problem, is one of "The Walking Dead's" more intriguing characters. We need to see more of him. And like Glenn and Maggie, his budding romance with Sasha offers another glimmer of hope in this bleak landscape. Maybe too much hope?
The claim game
For a show that prides itself on its rich, multilayered characters, Joe and his merry men are cookie-cutter criminals. And they're really damaging Daryl's calm. First Beth, then these guys? Our favorite bunny killer deserves to keep better company. Obviously we're not meant to sympathize with this group, but the story always suffers when there isn't room for empathy. (For example, the stakes were much higher when Rick clashed with the prison inmates because we felt pity for some of them.)
"The Walking Dead" is at is finest when the focus is on characters we love — or at least love to hate. Isolating them from one another this season was an interesting experiment, but — like the "searching for Sophia" narrative in season two — it went on too long. Terminus probably won't prove to be the sanctuary everyone is hoping for, but it least it means the end of their disjointed story lines.
The zombie drama does have a history of ending on brilliant notes, so in all likelihood, fans — including us — will be raving come Monday.
"The Walking Dead" season finale airs Sunday at 9 p.m. on AMC.


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HELLO AGAIN been 6weeks and I still feel like ???? some decent days but mostly bad for me it's all about the energy I have very little of it is this normal after this long I was taking around ten loracets a day
it gradually comes back. surprisingly enough, the more exercise you can manage to do, the sooner it comes back... this brings back your endorphines...
hang in there. and remember a bad clean day is far better than a bad using day. remember that...
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Chris Brown ditched the fluorescent safety vest as he continued to perform his community labor in his home state of Virginia, a punishment for pleading guilty to assaulting pop singer Rihanna.
The offender tied his top around his hips, which allowed paparazzi to catch the star shirtless as he continued to work under the supervision of local police.
Brown has been Tweeting as he completes his more than 1,400 hours of community labor.
Among the things he has Tweeted about: Pictures of a new T-shirt line he is promoting. One of the shirts has the word "Violence" in a crossed out circle, with the words "Break The Cycle" written below it, while another shirt says "Stop Teen Violence."
Brown turned 20 in May.
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From an average of 2.7% in much of the 1990s to 4.1% in the 1998-2004 period, the fiscal deficit to GDP ratio for states fell to 2.3% in the 2004-08 boom years, then rose to 2.7% in the next two years, and is projected to fall to 2.1% in the current financial year. The progress across states, needless to say, is not uniform but the important thing to keep in mind is that in FY11, 3 non-special category states saw a deterioration in their fiscal deficit, as did 4 special category states; in FY12, this rose to 10 non-special category states and 8 special category ones. In FY13, this is budgeted to fall to 8 non-special category states and 2 special category ones.
While theres little doubt the buoyancy of central taxes has played a big role in state finances looking better, the states have also upped their game. From 5.1% of GDP in the 1990-98 period, the own-tax-revenue of states rose to 6% in FY11 and is projected to rise to 6.3% in FY13. In contrast, the states share of central taxes rose from an average of 2.5% of GDP in the 1990-98 period to 2.9% in FY 11 and is budgeted to rise to 3% in FY13. If you add all transfers from the Centre, including the grants-in-aid, these rose from 4.5% of GDP in the 1990-98 period to 5% in FY11 and will likely rise to 5.6% in FY13. All revenues of the states, which includes non-tax revenues as well, rose from 6.8% of GDP to 7.2% and 7.5% during this period. In other words, the share of funds being generated through state budgets has risen significantly. So even if there is a shortfall in central taxes in the current yearR50,000 crore is the figure reckonedthis may not hit the states too badly. A R50,000 crore shortfall means central transfers will fall by around R15,000 crore, so state fiscal deficits will rise from the projected 2.1% of GDP to around 2.25%, a figure similar to that in FY12assuming state collections and expenditure remain on track.
None of this suggests the states are out of the woods since petroleum-driven buoyancy wont last forever and costs on electricity tariffs will prove a big burden unless they are passed onin FY12, power expenditure was a fifth higher than projected (R7,640 crore) and while FY13 has budgeted a 11% hike, this is also likely to be exceeded. In any case, interest costs on SEB debt taken over by states will also add up. The short point, however, is that states have, by and large, been fiscally responsible.


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"Cox, Brian" <Brian(dot)Cox(at)ca(dot)com> writes: > The following fails with a "stack depth limit exceeded": > DELETE FROM some-table WHERE pk IN (pk1, pk2, ..., pkN) > where pk = primary key and N is large, may be > 50000. > Is there some limit as to the number of rows that can > be deleted in a single DELETE? Not as such, but there's a limit on the complexity of WHERE clauses. Raising max_stack_depth might help you, but you'll run out of RAM eventually. (FWIW, 8.2 will cope a lot better with this particular construct.) regards, tom lane
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DUNEDIN About Boating Safely, a course offered by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Dunedin Flotilla, will be taught in two sessions Friday, Jan. 25, and Saturday, Jan. 26, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Coast Guard Auxiliary classroom at Dunedin Marina, 51 Main St., 2nd floor.
About Boating Safely is designed for both experienced and novice boaters. Some of the topics presented will be boating emergencies, know your boat, getting underway, navigating the waterways, operating your boat safely and legal requirements.
Register by Monday, Jan. 20, to receive course materials prior to the class. The fee is $35, with a $5 discount each for two or more signing up at the same time. Florida Boater Safety Certification Cards are given to individuals who successfully complete the course. For more information, call Larry OBrien at 736-1191 or email:
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Squadron to host safe boating program
ST. PETERSBURG The St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron will present Emergencies on Board, a safe boating program, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 7 to 9 p.m., at St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 Second Ave. SE, Demens Landing.
The two-hour seminar will acquaint boaters with the actions necessary to cope with the most common boating difficulties. The program is available to anyone 12 or older and deals with both preparing for and managing emergencies such as accident prevention, emergency calls and signals, running aground, man overboard, fire, loss of power, medical conditions, steering failure and getting lost.
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Euchre! Cheats: Tips & Tricks To Improve Your Game
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1x1 romance
((Wasn't your name Mitchee?))
"Uh..." Cole stammered, "nothing, really." He smiled.
((Yea sorry. My brain was having trouble flipping to a different rp...))
"No, tell me. What's going on? Maybe I can help." Mitchee said, worried about Cole.
((haha don't worry, it happens a lot more to me. I do it a lot with "Cole".))
"Nah, I couldn't." Cole tried to cover it up. "It's nothing much anyways." He was slowly backing up. He was searching his mind for a new topic. "So, um..."
"Cole, I'm here if you ever need someone to talk to." Mitchee said. He is going back to how he was in highschool.. He is keeping things from me...
"If I needed to talk, then I would talk to you." Cole smiled. "Did you get a new number?"
"Nope, I've had the same number since 6th grade." Mitchee said smiling, she still had his number in his phone, and he clearly still had hers.
"Oh," Cole laughed, "I wasn't sure." As a response, he took out his phone and texted her a message.
Mitchee heard her phone start playing Cole's ringtone that had been the same song since highschool. His favorite song.
Cole raised an eyebrow, "is that...." He smiled at the familiar ringtone. "I loved that song."
"Yea. It was your favorite. That's that I had it set to that, so I'd always know when you texted or called." Mitchee said, blushing a little.
"You know..." Cole pondered, "maybe...."
"What?" Mitchee ask, still blushing.
"Maybe we should..." get back together. Was what Cole was going to say, but one of his friends inturupted.
The guy looked familar, but Mitchee couldn't place a name with his face. Cole was about to say something important, but he inturrupted him. Maybe she will never know the turth...
Cole's friend Eric came in, which he introduced to Mitchee.
Mitchee just sat there, not really knowing what to do. She checked her phone and was not much interested in this Eric person.
Eric quickly got to the point, he needed Cole to pick up some more ice and beer. Cole sighed, "fine." He turned to Mitchee, "wanna come with? Or are you fine waiting here?"
"I will gladly come with you. I clearly don't know anyone here." Mitchee said standing and putting her phone back in her pocket.
"Okay," Cole said, "follow me." He walked out and got into his car.
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This is a game type I made, xxlazygamerxx gave me the idea and I helped make the original one(there was tons of cheap stuff in it and all of my friends wanted it remade). Here is the link to the game variant. http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=22055024What you do:If you are infected you try to splatter people with the chopper, that is the only way you can kill people unless you assassinate them(which is really hard to do since you move slowly). If you are not infected you wait for the person infected to come down in the chopper and then you throw grenades and try to get the zombie out of the chopper, then assassinate him. Also once you're dead, you're dead!Tips for the survivors:There are two gravity hammers in the two long strips beneath where the zombie starts.Tips for the infected:Try to get in your chopper and off of the jump as fast as you can, because if you wait to long you might be trapped. You can easily splatter those going for the gravity hammers but it's really hard to get out.That's it please post any suggestions/comments.[Edited on 06.13.2008 5:16 PM PDT]
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In an article titled FYI: Taking Into Account Time Spent on Stories, Facebook tells us about how they are trying to fit all of their users into one box. They take a one-size-fits-all approach to software design–as many do these days–and falsely seem to think that they can make a magic algorithm that will make everybody universally happy.
However, the more they fuck with the feed, the more people get mad. But Facebook market their chaos thus: "The goal of News Feed is to show you the content that matters to you." No, it's not. That is categorically a bald-faced lie. The goal of the news feed is to show content in such a fashion that will maximise their revenue.


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Saint Andrew's Net is WL's daily link dump. It often checks in at hotels around the world as "Pedro McWashington III."
- Seriously, if you aren't already on the Michelle Beadle bandwagon, you can't get a better invitation than this.
- Chad Ochocinco says he'll play soccer in Italy if the NFL shuts down in 2011. He'll also cure cancer and navigate a solo flight to the moon. Whatever, Chad.
- Fantasy Football is all about getting your learn on. And keeping it on. And making sure your learn doesn't shrink when you wash it.
- If I only had a dollar for every time I saw a guy catch a laptop with his ass.
- Only in Ohio would they create a "piece" of "art" called "The Rape Tunnel."
- Browns quarterback Brady Quinn looks great on another man's chest.
- Somebody else put together some football power rankings. You know how we feel about power rankings.
- IGN's Jessica Chobot does reporting on video games and also writes an advice column for Maxim. She loves it when you do that up-up-down-down-left-right-left-right-B-A move.
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ON THIS PAGE: You will find a list of common tests, procedures, and scans that doctors use to find the cause of a medical problem. To see other pages, use the menu.
Doctors use many tests to find, or diagnose, cancer. They also do tests to learn if cancer has spread to another part of the body from where it started. If this happens, it is called metastasis. For example, imaging tests can show if the cancer has spread. Imaging tests show pictures of the inside of the body. Doctors may also do tests to learn which treatments could work best.
For most types of cancer, a biopsy is the only sure way for the doctor to know whether an area of the body has cancer. In a biopsy, the doctor takes a small sample of tissue for testing in a laboratory. If a biopsy is not possible, the doctor may suggest other tests that will help make a diagnosis.
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The following tests may be used to diagnose multiple myeloma:
- Blood and urine tests.Myeloma cells often secrete the antibody monoclonal immunoglobulin known as M protein. M protein levels in a patient's blood and urine are used to determine the extent of the disease and to monitor the effectiveness of treatment. In some patients, the myeloma cells only secrete part of the antibody, which is called the light chain.
The amount of M protein in the blood or urine is measured by serum protein electrophoresis (SPE) or urine protein electrophoresis (UPE). These tests help to see if the treatment is working and whether the disease is progressing or coming back.
Immunoglobulin levels are measured to help check the amount of antibody levels in the blood. These antibodies are immunoglobulin G (IgG), immunoglobulin A (IgA), and immunoglobulin M (IgM). In multiple myeloma, when the cancer protein level is up, the normal antibody levels are down.
The amount of free light chains in the blood can be measured before the blood is filtered by the kidneys. This test is called a serum free light chain assay. This is a more sensitive test than measuring M protein in the urine, but both are important to measure. When a light chain is found in the urine, it is called Bence Jones protein.
The levels of serum albumin and serum beta-2 microglobulin (β2-M) are also measured using blood tests. Serum albumin is a blood protein made by the liver that is necessary for maintaining proper blood volume and general health. β2-M is a small protein that plays a role in the immune response. These results are important for determining the stage of the myeloma. Blood tests are also used to measure kidney function, calcium levels, and blood cell counts for possible anemia and other low blood counts.
X-ray. An x-ray is a way to create a picture of the structures inside of your body, using a small amount of radiation. X-rays taken as part of the doctor's evaluation of the patient's skeletal system are typically the first step in evaluating bones when myeloma is suspected or diagnosed.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). An MRI uses magnetic fields, not x-rays, to produce detailed images of the body. An MRI can show if normal bone marrow has been replaced by myeloma cells or by a plasmacytoma, especially in the skull, spine, and pelvis. A plasmacytoma is a plasma cell tumor growing in bone or soft tissue. The detailed images may also show compression fractures of the spine or a tumor pressing on nerve roots. MRI can also be used to measure the tumor's size.
Computed tomography (CT or CAT) scan. A CT scan creates a detailed, cross-sectional view that shows any abnormalities or tumors in soft tissues. A computer then combines these images into a 3-dimensional picture of the inside of the body. It is important to note that the intravenous contrast dye often used for CT scans for other types of cancer is specifically avoided in people with multiple myeloma. Tell the radiologist or the radiology technician about your diagnosis before receiving dye injection into your vein, because this can cause kidney damage in people with myeloma.
Positron emission tomography (PET) or PET-CT scan. A PET scan is usually combined with a CT scan (see above), called a PET-CT scan. However, you may hear your doctor refer to this procedure just as a PET scan. A PET scan is a way to create pictures of organs and tissues inside the body. A small amount of a radioactive sugar substance is injected into the patient's body. This sugar substance is taken up by cells that use the most energy. Because cancer tends to use energy actively, it absorbs more of the radioactive substance. A scanner then detects this substance to produce images of the inside of the body.
Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy. These 2 procedures are similar and often done at the same time to examine the bone marrow. Bone marrow has both a solid and a liquid part. A bone marrow aspiration removes a sample of the fluid with a needle. A bone marrow biopsy is the removal of a small amount of solid tissue using a needle. This is important for making a diagnosis of myeloma.
A pathologist then analyzes the sample(s). A pathologist is a doctor who specializes in interpreting laboratory tests and evaluating cells, tissues, and organs to diagnose disease. The genes in the myeloma are examined by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) to determine if the myeloma is standard or high risk.
A common site for a bone marrow aspiration and biopsy is the pelvic bone, which is located in the lower back by the hip. The skin in that area is numbed with medication beforehand. Other types of anesthesia may also be used to block the awareness of pain.
Fat pad aspirate. If certain M proteins that are misfolded in a particular way are deposited in body tissues, it can cause organs to stop functioning normally. This condition is called amyloidosis. If amyloidosis is a consideration, then it may be necessary to take a sample of the abdominal fat pad (the collection of fat around a person's abdomen) to be examined under a microscope, called a biopsy.
Molecular testing of the tumor. Your doctor may recommend running laboratory tests on a tumor and/or bone marrow sample to identify specific chromosomes (cytogenetics), genes (FISH), proteins, and other factors unique to the tumor as mentioned above. Results of these tests may help guide your treatment options (see the Treatment Options section more details).
After diagnostic tests are done, your doctor will review all of the results with you. If the diagnosis is cancer, these results also help the doctor describe the cancer. This is called staging.
The next section in this guide is Stages. It explains the system doctors use to describe the extent of the disease. Or, use the menu to choose another section to continue reading this guide.


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Virgin Blue airlines in Australia suffered yet another reservation and check-in system crash Wednesday morning from 0510 to 0700 AEST, various news outlets reported. The reservation system suffered a meltdown last Sunday morning that lasted into early Monday morning and affected over 50,000 Virgin Blue passengers.
ABCNews reported that "passengers at Brisbane Airport were being checked in manually and flights were delayed at Melbourne, Sydney and Darwin airports. There appeared to be no delays at Adelaide or Perth airports."
The reservation system, which Virgin Blue said had suffered only a "slight glitch", was able to return to "normal" but operated slowly for the remainder of the morning, news reports stated.
Virgin Blue had been accused by ABCNews of banning news media from its terminals when word of the reservation system crash leaked out. The airline denied that was the case. Instead, it blamed the Australian Federal Police's (AFP) desire for keeping the media out to avoid adding to the passenger congestion.


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Phillips Academy
This is a memorial to Claude Moore Fuess, the tenth Headmaster of the school and a member of the English Faculty. Located off the main path but on a nature trail, the stone bench and the view of the swimming pond and the duck pond has provided a quiet place for hikers to rest and reflect upon the natural surroundings. The somewhat hidden nature trail, bench and stone images will help you identify the area. This is a view from the west side of the bench looking towards the duck pond.
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Sprattler, Timothy, "Cochran Bird Sanctuary Fuess Memorial ," in NOBLE Digital Heritage, Item #15581, http://heritage.noblenet.org/items/show/15581 (accessed September 23, 2017).


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Hello! I wanted to share a quick problem resolution of a call (actually, Sametime messages between myself and an IBMer at a customer site) I took this afternoon. He was installing Feature Pack 18.104.22.168 for Maximo to an installation...
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I gave a presentation on IBM Installation Manager a couple of days ago. We recently released an Interim Release Fix for both Maximo (version 18.104.22.168 and later only) and SmartCloud Control Desk (version 184.108.40.206 and later only) This release includes WebSphere...
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Juvonte Reddic scored 24 points and Virginia Commonwealth blitzed George Washington with an 18-6 run to close the first half, then never let the Colonials closer than 12 in a 84-57 victory Saturday night.
Troy Daniels, Rob Brandenburg and Melvin Johnson added 11 points each as the Rams (21-5, 9-2 Atlantic 10 Conference) won their fifth straight and second game in a span of less than 50 hours. They beat Massachusetts 86-68 late Thursday night, but shot 53.3 percent (32 of 60) against the Colonials.
George Washington (11-12, 5-5), playing for the first time in a week, got 10 points each from freshmen Kevin Larsen and Patricio Garino, but matched its season high with 25 turnovers. The Rams turned the giveaways into 27 points and held the Colonials to 38.9 percent shooting (21 of 54).
The Rams, who played perhaps their most complete game of the season in the rout of Massachusetts, showed no signs of fatigue, especially in the first half. After falling behind 8-2, they finished the half on a 40-16 run, getting 13 of their 19 steals and scoring on five 3-pointers and five dunks.
Reddic, who finished 11 for 13 from the field, was 6 for 6 in the half and scored 12.
Trailing 42-24, the Colonials scored six of the first nine points after halftime, but Reddic scored in the lane and Johnson hit a 3-pointer to boost the lead to 50-30.
When the Colonials made one final push, using a 10-4 run to pull within 63-51 with 9:41 to play, Daniels made a steal and dunk, and Briante Webber hit 3 of 4 free throws. A basket by Garino stopped the burst, but Reddic then scored on consecutive putbacks, the Ram' lead was 72-53 and they coasted to the finish.
The game kept VCU in first place in the league, but with a difficult week ahead. The Rams play at second-place Saint Louis Tuesday night, then travel to Xavier next Saturday.
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M's player suspended for controversial tweets ahead of series against Twins
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (KMSP) - The Seattle Mariners announced on Friday catcher Steve Clevenger has been suspended for the rest of the season without pay. This comes ahead of the Mariners series at Target Field.
Fox 13 in Seattle reports, Clevenger posted two tweets on Thursday referring to the recent controversy over police shootings, particularly to the protests happening in Charlotte, N.C.
Statement from Jerry Dipoto, Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations on Tweets from catcher Steve Clevenger: pic.twitter.com/1xWk6dy5ap
— Mariners (@Mariners) September 23, 2016
Statement from Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto on the suspension of Steve Clevenger. pic.twitter.com/mgpQITiBy0— Mariners (@Mariners) September 23, 2016
Clevenger's tweets
"Black people beating whites when a thug got shot holding a gun by a black officer haha (expletive) cracks me up! Keep kneeling for the Anthem!"
"BLM is pathetic once again! Obama you are pathetic once again! Everyone involved should be locked behind bars like animals!"
Later on Thursday night, Clevenger issued an apology saying he was "sickened by the idea that anyone would think of me in racist terms"
Clevenger's Twitter is now private.
First and foremost I would like to apologize to the Seattle Mariners, my teammates, my family and the fans of our great game for the distraction my tweets on my personal twitter page caused when they went public earlier today. I am sickened by the idea that anyone would think of me in racist terms. My tweets were reactionary to the events I saw on the news and were worded beyond poorly at best and I can see how and why someone could read into my tweets far more deeply than how I actually feel.
I grew up on the streets of Baltimore, a city I love to this very day. I grew up in a very culturally diverse area of America and I am very proud to come from there. I am also proud that my inner circle of friends has never been defined by race but by the content of their character. Any former teammate or anyone who has met me can attest to this and I pride myself on not being a judgmental person. I just ask that the public not judge me because of an ill worded tweet.
I do believe that supporting our First Amendment rights and supporting local law enforcement are not mutually exclusive. With everything going on in the world I really just want what is best for everyone regardless of who they are. I like many Americans are frustrated by a lot of things in the world and I would like to be a part of the dialogue moving forward to make this a better world for everyone.
I once again apologize to anyone who was offended today and I just ask you not judge me off of a social media posting. Thank you and God bless everyone.
The Twins open up their series against the Mariners tonight at 7:10 p.m.


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Microchip Technology Incorporated (NASDAQ:MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced the successful completion of its tender offer to acquire the outstanding shares of Taiwan-based ISSC Technologies Corporation (ISSC). As of the expiration date of the tender offer on July 14, 2014, a total of 57,228,225 shares were tendered, representing approximately 83.46% of the outstanding shares of ISSC, exceeding the minimum tender condition of 27,300,429 shares. The shares were tendered at the offer price of New Taiwan dollar (NT$) 143 per share (approximately US$4.74 per share). "As expected, Microchip successfully completed the tender offer for majority control of ISSC," said Ganesh Moorthy, COO of Microchip Technology. "We look forward to combining ISSC's strengths in wireless products and technology with Microchip's brand, channel and operational scale to drive growth and profitability." "This transaction represents the first major overseas acquisition by Microchip and was funded with a portion of Microchip's foreign cash. We are pleased to effectively use our foreign cash to drive returns for our stockholders," said Steve Sanghi, Microchip's President and CEO. The purchase of the shares in the tender offer will be settled on or before July 18, 2014. As a result of obtaining a majority controlling interest in ISSC through the tender offer, Microchip will begin consolidating ISSC's financial statements with Microchip's based on its percentage ownership of ISSC. In addition to the shares which have already been tendered, certain stockholders of ISSC are parties to a tender agreement pursuant to which such stockholders have the right to tender certain shares owned by them upon the expiration of a statutory lock-up period. As a result, after November 27, 2014, Microchip anticipates acquiring ISSC shares representing an additional 10.47% of the outstanding ISSC shares. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the merger agreement with ISSC, Microchip will acquire the remaining outstanding shares of ISSC through a follow-on merger which is expected to be completed by late December 2014. Upon the closing of the merger, ISSC stock will be delisted from and cease to be a publicly reported company on the GreTai Securities market in Taiwan.
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Thursday, September 1, 2011
LoTR Sketches
Donato has been selling limited edition copies of his "Middle Earth: Visions of Modern Myth" book, which each contain an original sketch inside. Here is a quick peek at some of those sketches.
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I would love to own one of these. Donato surely can draw and paint humans.ReplyDelete
I love His compositional choices, it really elevates his work to fine art.ReplyDelete
Yeah, I'll echo Steven: I'm more than in love with those compositions, especially the Shield Blow piece.ReplyDelete
And the Mucha-esque-swirly-Balrog..? Bloody gorgeous.
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wow those are AMAZING!ReplyDelete
In Donato we trust ... :)ReplyDelete
Love them all, my fave would have to be Gollum, now I wish I had ordered the limited edition...
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ON SEPT. 15, William Carney of Sustainable San Rafael wrote an impassioned Marin Voice column to solve San Rafael Civic Center's housing plan — advocating retaining a designation of "Priority Development Area" and a downsized classification of "transit neighborhood" with 2,750 housing units — over double the 1,056 units within the targeted half- mile area.
Mr. Carney fails to accept that the impacted residents are deeply uncomfortable with the expectations set by this designation and do not want their area urbanized.
His organization, Sustainable San Rafael, states on its website that "right-wing activist groups are trying to derail our local effort "... circulating misinformation." It has a "fact sheet" expressing many sentiments and "sounds right" statements, but provides no facts.
It would seem he and fast-growth proponents' tactics are — if at first you don't succeed, cry racism; and if that doesn't work, then claim opponents are spreading myths.
He suggests that a "Solomon-like solution" of downsizing the PDA to a classification matching the city's general plan. But this belies the facts. The general plan identifies the area's capacity for 620 additional housing units. Such growth would require expenditures of $12 million — in 2004 dollars — to improve Freitas Parkway alone, in addition to many other required circulation improvements. One might reasonably estimate costs exceeding $20 million.
But even this 620-unit capacity is misleading as 200 of those units were planned for the "Christmas Tree" lot, which is now to be made into the permanent location of the farmers market. The majority of the San Rafael City Council has come to the realization that it would not maintain the integrity of the city to accept PDA grants, when there is simply no way that the area can achieve the target number of units.
Mr. Carney writes, "If the PDA is abandoned, the Civic Center area would lose its portion of the $10 million to $15 million in transportation funds set aside for Marin PDAs over the next 10 years." Given that less than half of this amount is allocated to PDAs, and then must be split between five Marin PDAs the upside is at best about $350,000 a year.
This might help with a bike path, but without the $12 million Freitas interchange upgrade the area would become gridlocked.
Finally, Mr. Carney claims the PDA designation be accepted as concentrating housing around this transit point addresses climate change.
Residents remain confused as to how adding thousands of new residents and their cars will reduce vehicle trips and emissions. Is it realistic to presume these residents will abandon their cars?
His argument breaks down under scrutiny: Robert Cervero, a UC Berkeley professor and father of "transit-oriented development" identifies that any such reduction in vehicle trips requires avoidance of locations with "suburban bias." Civic Center neatly matches Cervero's definition of "suburban bias," with free and plentiful parking, low densities and minimal transit services (the SMART train will hardly be part of a network).
When Civic Center is compared to 16 genuinely suitable locations identified by Cervero that would reduce vehicle trips, again the mismatch is obvious: Civic Center has triple the commute time to a major employment hub (San Francisco) and unlike suitable locations, it has no direct transit to that hub.
Mr. Carney has a great solution if climate change is not an issue and we can add thousands of cars to Highway 101 without increasing congestion. However, it is hardly the sustainable "fiscally sound, fact-based leadership" that he advocates.
Perhaps Sustainable San Rafael might consider changing its name to one that is more appropriate?
Richard Hall is the founder of Quiet and Safe San Rafael and has been involved in local debates over housing.


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The public is invited to attend a reception for the author and illustrator of "Hamakua Hero: A True Plantation Story."
This is the true story, in manga style, of Katsu Goto who worked, lived, and died in Honokaa.
Author Patsy Iwasaki, is a faculty member at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. She will be talking about Katsu Goto and how she came to write and publish his story. She will also read excerpts from the book.
The illustrator, Avery Berido, is a student at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. He plans to deliver a short illustration demonstration.
The reception is noon-1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23 in Kilohana, The Academic Success Center. Kilohana is located on the lower level of the library, just past the elevator.


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Discussion in 'The National Football League' started by thunderkyss, Mar 7, 2014.
Oddly enough, neither Matt Schaub or Andrew Luck made the top 15.
I have a Marshawn Lynch myself.
I like having an NFC team too.
I figured JJ Watt would a top seller.
Defense isn't sexy unless you call out Michael Crabtree on national TV.
He was top 10 near the end of the season. Don't know how he dropped so fast
Ryan Tannehill? I didn't realize there were this many dumb Americans living here.
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Came across an episode of "Love, American Style" on Mother's Day and one of the sketches was about a black couple on the verge of divorce when the wife finds out she's pregnant. I was struck by the beauty of the actress playing the wife, so I looked her up -- Gail Fisher. Such a sad life.
Her father died when she was two. Grew up in poverty in New Jersey. Won some local beauty pageants, one of which got her a scholarship to study acting, which she even did with Lee Strasberg. The first African-American actress accepted to the repertory at Lincoln Center, where she worked with Elia Kazan. Appeared on Broadway in "Danton's Death," understudied Ruby Dee in "Purlie Victorious," toured in "A Raisin in the Sun."
Cast as Mike Conner's secretary in the re-vamped second season of "Mannix" (1967-75), she became a viewer favorite and the ratings soared. She was the first African-American actress to win an Emmy award (for Best Supporting Actress - Drama, 1970) and also won two Golden Globes for her work on "Mannix."
But after "Mannix" ended its run, her appearances became more sporadic, mostly guests spots such as "Fantasy Island," "Knight Rider" and "Hotel." She was arrested in 1978 for possession of marijuana and cocaine, and apparently struggled with her dependence for the rest of her life.
Her last acting job was in 1990, playing an unnamed secretary in the tv movie "Donor." In addition to her drug problem, she was diabetic and, in her later years, suffered from emphysema. She died of renal failure Dec. 2, 2000; tragically, her brother died 12 hours later of a heart attack. She was so forgotten that news of her death wasn't published until four months after she had died.


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At any point, Ethan could have returned to corporate America and been incredibly successful. I'm glad he didn't and our business community is better for it.
Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) November 27, 2013
Groove Commerce, a Baltimore-based digital and eCommerce agency, is pleased to announce its founder and CEO, Ethan Giffin, has been named one of Baltimore's "40 Under 40" by the Baltimore Business Journal.
The Baltimore Business Journal featured 40 outstanding young professionals under the age of 40 who are making significant contributions to the Greater Baltimore business community. The 2013 list recognizes the area's innovators, dealmakers and influential leaders who excel in their industries and are making an impact.
In 2007, Giffin left the comfort of directing eCommerce for the nation's largest privately held staffing company to start Groove Commerce. He leveraged a partnership with Magento, a global leader in commerce technology owned by eBay Inc., and his company is currently the only Magento gold partner in the tri-state area.
"At any point, Ethan could have returned to corporate America and been incredibly successful. I'm glad he didn't and our business community is better for it," said Mack McGee, Executive Vice President and Principal of Groove. "He deserves this recognition."
Throughout the years, Groove has developed a niche, not only in eCommerce, but also in web design, inbound marketing and branding. Today, the company is one of the nation's premier eCommerce and online marketing agencies.
In 2013, Groove was recognized as one of fast growing private companies on the Inc. 5,000 list and as the "Best Young Company to Work for in America" by turnstone.
About Groove Commerce
Groove Commerce, founded in 2007, is one of the nation's premier digital and eCommerce agencies. Headquartered in Baltimore, MD, Groove delivers digital solutions to small and mid-sized businesses, ranging from eCommerce, web design, inbound marketing and branding. The growing company was recently recognized nationally on the 2013 Inc. 5,000 list, as an Agency Post "Agency 100" and as a "Best Young Company to Work for" by turnstone. Groove is the only Magento Gold Solutions Partner in the tri-state area and has forged partnerships with some of the world's leading software programs like Hubspot, Shopify and Salesforce.com. To learn more about Groove, visit http://www.groovecommerce.com.


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Sixty robots will dodge boulders and craters and dig simulated moon dirt during the third annual contest, to be held May 21 to 26 at the Kennedy Space Center, said team adviser Brock LaMeres, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Students will be judged on their robot's mining performance, team spirit, a slide presentation, an engineering paper and public outreach.
If MSU wins the overall title like it did in 2010, the team will receive $5,000, the opportunity to watch NASA test its future rovers in the high desert near Flagstaff, Ariz., and $1,000 for each team member and one faculty member to attend a NASA launch.
Montana ALE stands about two feet tall and weighs about 88 pounds, LaMeres said. That's half the weight that's allowed and several feet shorter than MSU's first two robots. This year's robot also has a suspension system and a different way of digging dirt. Instead of using buckets in a system that looks like a Ferris wheel, Montana ALE has a barrel with scoops. The new design digs, holds and dumps the dirt.
MSU's robot is much smaller this year because NASA drastically changed the goals for the competition, LaMeres said. Instead of just seeing which robot can dig the most dirt, NASA is now promoting autonomy and smaller robots. Students can use wireless controls to operate their robots, but they won't earn as many points as teams whose robots work independently. Montana ALE, in fact, refers to Autonomous Lunar Excavator.
Creating an autonomous robot means the robot has to be programmed to handle every task itself, LaMeres said. It has to cross a giant sandbox called a "LunaArena," sense obstacles and decide whether to climb over them or navigate around them. It has to dig as much simulated moon dirt - called regolith - as possible in 10 minutes. Regolith is powdery and extremely fine on the surface, but beneath it are small jagged particles as hard as concrete. The robot then has to make its way back through the LunaArena and dump the dirt so it can be weighed.
"If you can do that and deliver at least 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of dirt, you collect a whole bunch of points," LaMeres said.
LaMeres said the team knew that building an autonomous robot would be its biggest challenge this year, so the electrical and mechanical engineering students sped up their work to give the computer science students more time to do theirs. The robot was built by April 1, giving the computer science students about a month to test computer systems and make sure Montana ALE could work autonomously. NASA requires each team to submit a video by April 30 that shows its robot moving, digging and dumping.
Logan Warberg, an MSU sophomore from Kalispell, said it was also a challenge for underclassmen like him to apply knowledge they haven't yet learned in class.
"At times, it was pretty overwhelming," he said.
Alison Figueria, a sophomore from Lake Carmel, N.Y., said, "We ended up learning a lot, especially from our older team mate."
Warberg, Figueira, and senior Seth Berardinelli of Bozeman are the team's computer science majors.
Kevin Love of Dillon, a senior in mechanical engineering technology, was responsible for welding the robot. Welding took up a large portion of his spring break and Christmas break, but the team saved about $3,000 by not hiring someone outside the team, he said.
"It was a great experience, a lot of work and a lot of time, but it was definitely worth it in the end," Love added.
Other team members are Daniel Benson of Bozeman and Lars Osborne of Fairbanks, Alaska, both majoring in mechanical engineering; and Garth Grubb of Conrad and Bethany Higgins of Bremerton, Wash., both majoring in electrical engineering.
All eight team members going to Florida are undergraduates.
Jennifer Hane from Fort Shaw, an MSU graduate student in electrical engineering and part of the championship team in 2010, handled public outreach this year. For that, MSU built a miniature version of Montana ALE and the LunaArena and shared the lunabot experience with area elementary students. Instead of moving the robot through the regolith that NASA uses in national competition or the masonry sand that MSU uses in its practice pit, elementary students ran the robot through dried red beans.
Team advisers in addition to LaMeres are Hunter Lloyd in computer science and Mike Edens in mechanical engineering. LaMeres and Lloyd will accompany the undergraduates to Florida.
Funding this year - approximately $23,000 - included corporate donations for the first time, LaMeres said. Corporate donations covered about half of the total cost. Sponsors included Newmont Mining, NorthWestern Energy, Blattner Energy, Electrical Consultants Inc. Advanced Electronic Design, and both the Central and Eastern Sections of IEEE Region 6. The rest was funded by NASA, the MSU College of Engineering and the Montana Space Grant Consortium.
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LISBON, Portugal — The words splashed across the front page of the French newspaper Liberation last week sent a clear message to European leaders about what's at stake in the battle for Ukraine's future.
"They died for Europe," the paper headlined over a full-page photo of a faceless phalanx of armed riot police on the streets of Kyiv.
So far, at least four civilians have been killed since the police cracked down on protesters who have been on the streets since November to demand a democratic European future for their country.
More than 30 are reported missing and dozens have been arrested.
With violence rising and demonstrations spreading across the country, Ukraine's former president Leonid Kravchuk warned Wednesday that the country of 45 million was on "the brink of civil war."
The EU's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is in Kyiv for talks with both sides. She said on Wednesday that she was "shocked" by the violence and told the government it's responsible for setting up a political process to end the crisis.
During an earlier visit, Ashton — like several other European leaders — visited the capital's main protest camp, drawing criticism from government supporters and the Russian authorities.
But critics say such symbolic actions aren't enough.
Europe could be facing its gravest risk of conflict since the Balkan wars of the 1990s, a danger made scarier by the polarized positions of Russia and the West.
The crisis began in November after pressure from the Kremlin helped persuade Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych to pull out of a wide-ranging economic and political "association agreement" with the European Union. Instead, he accepted a $15 economic bailout from Moscow.
Fear that Ukraine would be cut off from Western democracy and relative prosperity triggered demonstrations that began in Kyiv's main square, the "Maidan," and spread across the country.
For many in Western Europe, where blasé or even hostile attitudes towards the EU are common, the Ukrainians' intensity of passion has come as a reminder of the union's core values.
"The millions of Ukrainians who have ignored the freezing cold to express their desire for the European future of their country provide inspiration for all Europeans," said a statement Wednesday from the Union of European Federalists, a group promoting closer ties among EU nations.
However, some in Ukraine are growing disillusioned with what they see as a lack of support from the EU.
While Canada has already imposed a travel ban on some Ukrainian officials and the United States is considering targeted financial sanctions against those judged responsible for the violence, the EU has so far ruled out punitive measures against the Yanukovych regime.
"Definitely Europe has abandoned Ukraine," novelist Andrey Kurkov told the British newspaper The Guardian last week. "Apart from the Polish president and the Lithuanian president, nobody else is taking events in Ukraine seriously."
Although officials from EU members closer to Ukraine's borders and wary of instability on their doorstep have been urging a more active approach, including sanctions, the bloc's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, argues the softer line could be beginning to pay off.
They point to the Ukrainian parliament's decision to reverse recent laws restricting the right to demonstrate, a government reshuffle and Yanukovych's agreement on a conditional amnesty for detained protesters, as sign that verbal pressure from Brussels is bringing results.
Sanctions, say officials at EU headquarters and key capitals such as Berlin, could jeopardize hopes for Europe to mediate a deal between Yanukovych and the opposition that would avert further bloodshed.
Others aren't convinced.
"The EU response has been inadequate, amounting to little more than statements," says Amanda Paul, a specialist on the region at the European Policy Center, a Brussels think tank.
"Yanukovych needs to be forced into a genuine dialogue," she added in an interview. "Many of Ukraine's political elites and oligarchs have considerable financial assets in Europe. These could be frozen. By not taking stronger measures, it sends out a negative signal to those in streets who are protesting under the EU flag."
EU diplomats are wary that sanctions could exacerbate an already tense situation.
They're also concerned about straining relations with Russia. The chilly state of Moscow-Brussels ties was clear this week when President Vladimir Putin flew to EU headquarters for his twice-yearly summit with EU leaders.
Instead of the usual two-day talkfest, the meeting was cut back to just three hours. Putin used the occasion to warn the EU against supporting the Ukrainian protesters. "Considering the specifics of relations between Russia and Ukraine, it is simply unacceptable," he told a news conference.
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While the EU dithers over sanctions, Putin acted forcibly this week to crank up pressure on the Ukrainian opposition, warning that he'll withhold $15 billion in cheap gas and credit desperately needed by Ukraine's battered economy until there's a stable government back in place in Kyiv.
Ukrainian exporters are also reporting their goods are getting held up on the Russia border — a tactic used by Moscow late last year to push Yanukovych into rejecting the EU deal.
EU leaders eager to avoid confrontation with Moscow are hoping to sway Putin by insisting a westward turn by Ukraine would bring benefits to Russia. They're also offering to explore Putin's proposal for a wider "European home" that would include Russia and its neighbors in an economic and political cooperation zone.
But such vague concepts are offering little solace to the protesters manning the barricades through the sub-zero nights of the Ukrainian winter.


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When it comes to initiating a campaign or building a movement, It is my contention that much of the battle is , in fact, linguistic. We know how mainstream politicians are told to "stay on message" and how popular political strategists such as George Lakoff advise "control the framing". While most of their prescriptions are liberal nonsense, I believe that even at the basic level of choosing which words we use, consistency and repetition are in fact necessary. This might run counter to a certain strain of anarchist thought but we live in the world we inhabit, not the one we desire. We can model the "new" in the shell of the old but the struggle takes place on THEIR turf.
We know that Parecon theory is effective because it stresses easily understandable (universal) values for which there exists a great deal of consensus around definition and meaning. This is an aspect of the hegemony around which Antonio Gramsci contributed such valuable theory and around which Mouffe and Laclau also develop their "socialist strategy".
To this end then we as a social/economic movement need to consider the contest over such key terms as democracy, politics, government, the state and society, to name just a few. The right-wing/ libertarian tactic is to link the Leftist conotation of each of these terms with totalitarianism, both historical and theoretical. They are effective ( to the degree they are) in this effort because they have gained a normative, or hegemonic position linguistically through the use of culture, institutions and a formal, hollow discourse that serves the status quo. Consider the term politics. In a capitalist system we ( on the Left-left) are used to having to put scare quotes around the word each time we refer to it's present state. Politics as we currently know them are empty, sordid bourgeois affairs, constricted in their aim ( transfer of wealth, holding on to power ,etc) andbreadth. The same holds true for the other such appropriated terms I mentioned. Their meaning has been kidnapped and raped and the world, transfixed by a twisted hostage mentality, now identifies with it's captors and their lies.
A way forward then should include re-claiming the meaning and definition of these terms by adding a simple prefix – capitalist. In each and every conversation, article, speech or communication we need to specify CAPITALIST democracy from the democracy free of class. We need to specify CAPITALIST politics from an authentic politics which would be pluralist and egalitarian. We need to specify, in each instance, CAPITALIST government from the process of decision making and enforcement equals would use among themselves. The same holds trus for terms like "state" or "society" or any other relation which has been co-opted and debased by class relations and the hegemonic structure which they engender.
This requires discipline, a tough order on the Left, I realize. But if we just adopted this new language in a rigorous fashion and insisted on it, articulated it when challenged and perpetuated its use from here to the end of our struggle it coud be an important tool in de-programming a culture which has been traumitized for far too long.


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The Potential for Pomegranate Juice to Ameliorate Endothelial Dysfunction
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Janet Novotny
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Last updated: August 27, 2013
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This study will be a randomized, double-blind, crossover intervention to investigate the health effects of acute ingestion of pomegranate juice when consumed with a high fat meal. After one week of controlled dietary intervention, subjects will consume a high fat morning meal supplemented with either pomegranate juice or a juice-free sweetened beverage. After consumption of the breakfast meal, subjects will be assessed for endothelial function and postprandial meal response.
|Other: Controlled diet
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|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Further study details as provided by Janet Novotny, USDA Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Change in endothelial function [ Time Frame: 0 hour and 3 hour ]After a consuming controlled diet for 1 week, subjects will report in the morning after a 12 hour fast. Upon arrival , subjects' endothelial function will be assessed by measuring endothelium-dependent flow mediated dilation of the peripheral bed (EndoPAT, Itamar Medical, Israel). For this test, subjects will rest in the supine position with a brachial blood pressure cuff on one arm and a finger tip probe on each of two fingers (one on the left hand, one on the right hand). After 5 minutes of rest, the blood pressure cuff will be inflated and remain inflated for 5 minutes. Then the cuff pressure will be released and the subject will remain resting for 5 additional minutes. This test will be repeated 3 hours after the test meal.
|Study Start Date:
|December 2012
|Study Completion Date:
|January 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|January 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Pomegranate Juice
Acute ingestion of pomegranate juice with high fat meal.
Other: Controlled diet
1 week of controlled diet
Placebo Comparator: Control
Acute ingestion of juice-free sweetened beverage with high fat meal.
Other: Controlled diet
1 week of controlled diet
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|25 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men and women between the ages of 25-70 years
- Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 19 and ≤ 38
- Willingness and ability to make scheduled appointments at clinical site as required by study protocol
Exclusion Criteria:
- Known (self-reported) allergy or adverse reaction to study foods
- Presence of kidney disease, liver disease, gout, untreated or unstable hyperthyroidism, untreated or unstable hypothyroidism, certain cancers, gastrointestinal disease, pancreatic disease, other metabolic diseases, or malabsorption syndromes
- Type 2 diabetes requiring the use of oral antidiabetic agents or insulin
- Fasting triglycerides > 300 mg/dL
- Fasting glucose > 126 mg/dL
- Use of cholesterol lowering medication
- Blood pressure > 180/100 or hypertension treated with calcium channel blockers, direct acting vasodilators, or beta blockers
- Fingernails longer than 0.25 inch beyond the finger tip, or unwillingness to cut fingernails to this length during endothelial function testing
- History of bariatric or certain other surgeries related to weight control
- History of major surgery within 3 months of enrollment
- Smokers or other tobacco users (during 6 months prior to the start of the study)
- Antibiotic use during the intervention or for 3 months prior to the intervention period
- History of eating disorders or other dietary patterns which are not consistent with the dietary intervention (e.g., vegetarians, very low fat diets, high protein diets)
- Volunteers who have lost 10% of body weight within the last 6 months
- Unable or unwilling to give informed consent or communicate with study staff
- Self-report of alcohol or substance abuse within the past 12 months and/or current acute treatment or rehabilitation program for these problems (long-term participation in Alcoholics Anonymous is not an exclusion)
- Other medical, psychiatric, or behavioral factors that in the judgment of the Principal Investigator may interfere with study participation or the ability to follow the intervention protocol
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01748617
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|USDA Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center
|Beltsville, Maryland, United States, 20705
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Senate OK's worker-safety bills sponsored by Staten Island's Savino
Published: Monday, May 14, 2012, 6:55 PM
By Judy L. Randall Staten Island Advance
Staten Island Advance photoTwo worker safety measures sponsored by State Sen. Diane Savino have passed the state Senate.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Two worker safety bills sponsored by state State Sen. Diane Savino have passed the Senate.
The first bill would establish the crime of vehicular assault and vehicular manslaughter in an active work zone and intrusion into an active work zone. It amends the Vehicle and Traffic Law by creating a class B misdemeanor with a maximum sentence of three months imprisonment and/or a fine of between $250 to $500. It also amends the Penal Law by creating the crime of vehicular manslaughter in various felony-degree classes.
Currently, there are no penalties for intrusions into work zones that do not result in injury or death.
"Driving on Staten Island can be precarious if you are in a car," said Ms. Savino (D-North Shore/Brooklyn). "Imagine if you were just working in a work zone. Men and women working to improve our streets ... have a right to feel safe at work and go home every night without constant fear of death by a reckless driver."
The second bill, which Ms. Savino sponsored with state Sen. Martin Golden (R-Brooklyn), would equate attacking a social worker or prison guard with assault on a police officer by establishing a second-degree assault charge punishable by up to seven years in prison.
Also on the Albany front, Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis is co-sponsoring bi-partisan legislation that would provide a safe harbor for victims of domestic violence to report abuse without fear of losing custody of their children. She noted that abusive spouses often threaten that Child Protective Services will remove children from the home to keep victims from seeking help.
"These crimes can destroy families and rip children out of their homes, away from the loving parent who was courageous enough to take action against the abusive spouse," said Ms. Malliotakis (R-East Shore/Brooklyn). "This legislation won't just save lives, but entire families."
Elsewhere, at a recent Lupus Awareness Day event, Assemblyman Matthew Titone highlighted a bill he is co-sponsoring that would permit doctors and patients to seek the best care option instead of the least-expensive one by ending the current "fail-first policy," which requires the pursuit and failure of the cheapest course of treatment before more expensive medical treatment is employed.
Titone (D-North Shore) noted that while the legislation does not apply exclusively to Lupus, he said its victims are "particularly hurt by current restrictions."
And back home, Titone's Republican challenger in the fall election, Paul Saryian, and supporters teamed with a group of Port Richmond High School students for a "Step Up & Clean Up" initiative. The candidate said the endeavor "combined volunteer efforts to improve the quality of life and promote a cleaner North Shore and Staten Island."
"I am so proud of these young adults," said Saryian. "They represent the future leaders in our community, and we must encourage, support and emulate them because they are making a difference."


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Oricchios new owners of Snowball's Bar
In a way, although Snowball's Bar in East Ellsworth has changed ownership, it continues to be part of the family.
While no longer managed by relatives of the original owners, as was the case with outgoing couple-in-charge Luke and Jenna Fleming and their partners Luke and Angie Nelson, incoming management Jay and Casey Oricchio feel a kinship nonetheless. Unlike Fleming, whose late mother was the previous owner and daughter of the namesake originators, Mrs. Oricchio has parents who once were employed at the establishment.
"After church on Sundays, we (kids) would ask them if we could come here—it was always a treat," she said Wednesday about the business her and her husband took over last month.
That the local native was destined to follow the lead of her folks, Scott and Joanne Hines, at the business shouldn't be surprising. Mrs. Oricchio said she's been waitressing since age 14. Initially, it was at the former Kruse's Kitchen around the corner in east end and, starting almost the same time since then, it's been at the Ellsworth Rod and Gun Club's chicken dinners. Last year, she began working for the Flemings and Nelsons at Snowball's.
"Sarcastically, they remarked this summer that I'm the one who should be running this place," she said.
After she realized they were serious, the Oricchios took them up on their offer. They intend to keep the operation as it's been at the well-known premises established in 1958, Mrs. Oriccho said.
She and her mate are impressed with the total renovation done on the 1888-era structure by Fleming and the crew from the Original Black Pine enterprise he's also managed. It meant remodeling both inside and out, in honor of his late mom, who succeeded the first owners (her parents), Vernon and Velda Snow, in 1989. Mrs. Oricchio said she's especially pleased with the interior spaciousness, with its seating capacity of 99.
"It's one of the biggest venues here," she said, referring to the entire community and surrounding area, for the type of events she wants to promote including class reunions, company holiday parties, birthdays parties and more. An adjacent deck provides an additional option in appropriate weather. She plans to host bands at least once a month.
For more please read the Dec. 10 print version of the Herald.


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On Wednesday December 15th at 12pm PST we'll have the game team, including the Lead Designer and Producer, answer all your questions live during the Bad Company 2 Vietnam Live Chat.
Here's your chance to ask the team behind Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Bad Company 2 Vietnam all your questions before the new expansion pack releases December 18th for download on PC, and December 21st on your Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. And no, they aren't telling you when Battlefield 3 comes out. Well, not this time.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam is a content-heavy expansion for the game that has sold more than 5 million copies and has been called "a better game than Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" by The New York Times. Learn more about the expansion pack at the Official Website and don't forget to visit ea.com/chat tomorrow to chat live with the game team.