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Unfortunately it all comes down to money. Tim talks about this a bit in his book, about how the health and fitness industry is now a 16 billion dollar industry. Not to mention the wheat and corn industries being staples of the gross domestic product of most western countries. Propaganda about eating calories in versus calories out will not only continue but more than likely thrive, because it is propagated by very powerful industries. Take it a step further and you could see the connection between overfat and obese people and their making the drug companies rich. Yes they are taxing on health care systems, like we have here in Canada, but ultimately the drug corporations make billions in profits as a result of the way the traditional western diet is.
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Excellent chart, however I'd like to see a link to a larger version of it. I Google'd it and got to this amazing article...
You know what's amazing too is that with all this research out there, and no matter how exposed it's gotten (that eating carbs like we do is making us obese), it's almost impossible to get people to believe you. My family and my long-time girlfriend are almost against me, to put it the best way possible, because they're stuck in this whole flawed science of calories in vs. calories out. I tell them that of course there's some truth but the likelihood of calories in, is if you are having like 4000+ calories a day, associate that with what you ate and you'll see that it's likely your carbs were way too high. I wish it were easier to get people to understand but they won't get it until I've done it. And when I do it, they'll tell me that bloodwork will likely show I'm unhealthy (it won't), and when that fails, what's the other option? Ugh, it gets frustrating being the only one who gets it when everyone you know doesn't. And unfortunately they won't read my sources, so how do you even break through people's closed minds?
Also they attempt to be decietful by creating lines of product that are supposed to be healthy carb options. Like for instance that cereal that chef Curtis Stone promotes. It is said to be health because it uses the whole wheat rather than processing it. What he neglects to mention in the commercial is that it has 13g of sugar to make it taste decent. This actually puts the cereal in the same category as most children's sugar cereals, yet it is marketed as a truly healthy breakfast option. Scary how corrupting money can be.
I empathize with you man! It's unreal how stubborn and nasty people are about this! I had a co worker tell me to shut the F up and that low carb is for fat people and old people that can't get around. Pretty ridiculous.
Results don't lie though! Day by day I'm becoming better and better proof that this works!
Very well said @tea.
I've been trying to change my family's eating habits. My dad is down around 20 pounds since he learned that it is not that hard. My mom is really stubborn however, she says she wants to do it, but doesn't want to sacrifice the meals.
Just try to reach as many WILLING people as you can.
I know over 50 people that have been inspired to start the 4HB plan since I started. I think inspired is the key word, in order to keep to the plan you have to understand and accept that 90% of the previous advice handed out for weightloss is flawed and biased. This is not easy - I used to think that people who "did the lentil thing" were nutty hippies. The reason was the GOVERNMENT was telling me it was okay to gorge on fruit and grains/wheat to lose weight. Muesli for breakfast - yeah right!
Telling people and banging on about it just makes you look like a nutty hippy (in my opinion). But the results speak for themselves and will do the work for you in my experience.
Many people are just in denial dude. If you want to affect them you have to be more relentless than the media. You have to beat it into them repeatedly and sound like a broken record with a smile. If you know the media and industry are affecting them just use the same tactics. Tell them over and over again what really works with a smile.
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Yeah, I hear you dude. I am in a business that on a daily basis I am confronted with people who want results in some way or another but aren't willing to do the work and though at times it can be super frustrating what I have realized is that I have about as much success at changing others who are unwilling as I do with changing the effect of gravity on mass. None.
They have to be TOTALLY ready to make a lifestyle change or it will either:
a) not stick & cause resentment or
b) produce temporary results ending in weight gain down the road because they think that (have actually had someone say these exact words) 'Now I can eat like 'skinny people' eat.' Fit people do not eat whatever they want but they generally have learned how to adapt the 80/20 rule into their lives & so they can moderate certain behaviours & enjoy treats occasionally having found a different way to reward themselves that aren't always food related ex. Feeling the JOY of competing in a race, playing soccer with their kids without keeling over etc
Save your breath for the ones who really want to feel amazing and will do the work but need support and knowledge to get there
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I am a HUGE fan of Mark Sisson and his site. Admittedly I am more primal than slow carb (don't hit me) but I see similarities and I think that each community can give the other suggestions and ideas. No one diet is perfect for everyone so we need to share. I think the most important thing between the two is that you should eat REAL food. Period. The major difference is the beans, oatmeal and any grain isn't part of the primal diet. The carb curve helped me get out of my 40 something 10 extra lbs funk that I couldn't get out of regardless of exercise (like P90 and insanity). I had to change what I ate and it has made a tremendous difference in my life.
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Hey Everyone,
I was also trying to find a bigger version of this. Here's a link to it with even more information:
can one eat too many carbs and plateau if its mostly veggie carbs (as opposed to bean carbs)?
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Effect of Levetiracetam on Brain Excitability
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|March 3, 2008
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|Effect of Levetiracetam on Brain Excitability
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|Effects of Levetiracetam on Cortical Excitability in Humans
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This study will examine the effect of the newly developed anti-epileptic drug, levetiracetam, on excitability of the cortex (surface layer) of the brain. Levetiracetam works differently from other anti-seizure drugs, but its mechanism is not well understood. This study may provide insight into a new protection mechanism against seizures as well as the effect of the drug on cortical excitability.
Healthy normal volunteers 18 years of age and older may be eligible for this study. Candidates will have a medical history taken and undergo physical and neurological examinations.
Participants will undergo two different procedures in four separate sessions. One procedure (cortical excitability) involves taking either levetiracetam or placebo (a look-alike inactive substance) and having transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). The other procedure (pinch-training related changes) involves taking levetiracetam or placebo, doing a motor exercise called pinch training, and having transcranial magnetic stimulation. For TMS, a very brief electrical current is passed through an insulated coil wire placed on the scalp. The magnetic pulse travels through the scalp and skull, causing small electrical currents in the cortex that may cause muscle, hand, or arm twitching or it may affect movements or reflexes. During the study, subjects may be asked to make movements, do simple tasks or tense muscles. Electrical activity of the muscles will be recorded using electrodes taped to the skin over the muscle. For the pinch training, the subject makes a brief, brisk pinch after each beat of a metronome every two seconds and then completely relaxes the hand until the next beat.
Subjects will be tested on four different days at least 72 hours apart. Each session will last about 3 to 4 hours.
Approximate schedule for cortical excitability testing:
TMS (study 1)
Take levetiracetam or placebo
TMS (study 2) < 60 minutes after drug or placebo
TMS (study 3) < 120 minutes after drug or placebo
Approximate schedule for pinch-training related changes:
Take levetiracetam or placebo
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TMS and pinch power measurement
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Session 4 < Placebo and pinch-training related changes
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|The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of newly developed antiepileptic drug, levetiracetam, on cortical excitability in humans. This drug may be useful in patients with myoclonus, and its mode of action is not well understood. We plan to determine if oral administration of levetiracetam in therapeutic dosage alters cortical excitability measured by transcranial magnetic stimulation as well as long-term potentiation measured by pinching practice in humans.
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Subjects will be adults older than age 18.
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Veteran reporter Lindsey Hilsum's new book chronicles the revolution in Libya. She speaks with Jeffrey Brown about the war, its aftermath and the future of Libya. Continue reading
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BAYPORT — Andersen Corp. today announced the promotions of Holly Boehne to chief technology officer and Jerry Redmond to president of its Andersen Division.
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Boehne joined Andersen in September 2004 as senior vice president of research, development and innovation. Her experience spans engineering, product development and commercialization, operations and lean management. In her new role, Boehne adds responsibility for supply chain services.
Prior to joining Andersen, Boehne served in leadership roles at Ecolab and Pillsbury. Boehne earned her bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Minnesota.
"There is a natural alignment between our research develop and innovation and supply chain services areas," said Jay Lund, Andersen Corp. chairman, president and CEO Jay Lund. "Holly's leadership will create an integrated supplier strategy that combines our technology direction with our supplier capacity."
Lund praised Evanich's work with Andersen as the veteran sales and marketing officers leaves the company.
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An entertaining and erudite history that offers a fresh look at America's first founding father, the creation of his legend, and what it means for our nation and ourselves George Washington's death on December 14, 1799, dealt a dreadful blow to public morale. For three decades, Americans had depended on his leadership to guide them through every trial. At the cusp of a new century, the fledgling nation, caught in another war (this time with its former ally France), desperately needed to believe that Washington was-and would continue to be-there for them. Thus began the extraordinary immortalization of this towering historical figure. In Inventing George Washington, historian Edward G. Lengel shows how the late president and war hero continued to serve his nation on two distinct levels. The public Washington evolved into an eternal symbol as Father of His Country, while the private man remained at the periphery of the national vision-always just out of reach-for successive generations yearning to know him as never before. Both images, public and private, were vital to perceptions Americans had of their nation and themselves. Yet over time, as Lengel shows, the contrasting and simultaneous urges to deify Washington and to understand him as a man have produced tensions that have played out in every generation. As some exalted him, others sought to bring him down to earth, creating a series of competing mythologies that depicted Washington as every sort of human being imaginable. Inventing George Washington explores these representations, shedding new light on this national emblem, our nation itself, and who we are.


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In the recent years, Sartorius Stedim Biotech has systematically extended its strong position in classic and disposable fermentation technologies through its own research and development, numerous technology alliances and strategic acquisitions. In the company's drive forward, its acquisition of Wave is a key building block. "We are acquiring a company with a very strong track record in innovation and with competencies in fermentation that are outstandingly complementary with our own breadth of expertise in this area. In making this move, we are reinforcing our position in the fast-growing segment of single-use systems for cell cultivation over the long run," said Dr. Joachim Kreuzburg, CEO of Sartorius Stedim Biotech, about the acquisition.
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Sartorius Stedim Biotech is a leading provider of cutting-edge equipment and services for the development, quality assurance and production processes of the biopharmaceutical industry. Its integrated solutions covering fermentation, filtration, purification, fluid management and lab technologies are supporting the biopharmaceutical industry around the world to develop and produce drugs safely, timely and economically. For next generation processes, Sartorius Stedim Biotech focuses on single-use technologies and value-added services to meet the rapidly changing technology requirements of the industry it serves. Strongly rooted in the scientific community and closely allied with customers and technology partners, the company is dedicated to its philosophy of "turning science into solutions" on a daily basis.
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"Romanticism" is usually described as having emerged in English poetry at the end of the eighteenth century and to have become especially influential in English poetry in the early decades of the nineteenth century. "Romantic" poetry is often associated with a number of traits, including the following:
- Emphasis on an appealing past or an appealing future, in contrast with a sometimes unappealing here and now.
- Emphasis on emotion and subconscious feelings rather than on mere reason.
- Emphasis on the poet as a highly imaginative person who brings a kind of new light into the world rather than merely reflecting some already-codified traditional truth (hence the title of M. H. Abram's famous book on romanticism, The Mirror and the Lamp).
- Emphasis on political democracy.
- Emphasis on the individual self and on political liberty.
- Emphasis on freedom of choice in religious matters rather than on adherence to a strict religious orthodoxy.
- Emphasis on imagination and intuition rather than on strict scientific rationality.
- An interest in the medieval past, in the so-called "orient," in the so-called "primitive world," and also in the idea that humanity and human society can become better and better.
- Emphasis on sympathetic emotions, including a concern for other people, especially people who had previously been neglected, disregarded, or marginalized.
- Emphasis on being original and creative.
- Emphasis on expressing one's own personal ideas, ideals, and emotions rather than adhering to any strict, prescribed set of emotions or ideas.
- Emphasis on the power of art to reflect and promote the moral transformation of the individual.
- Emphasis on the beauty of nature and suspicion of large urban, industrial places.
- Distrust of mere materialism and greed.
- Emphasis on children as persons who tend to be innately good and innocent but whose goodness and innocence are threatened by adults and adulthood.
- Contrast between the world as it often is (dark and loveless) and the world as it might be (bright and full of love), as in William Blake's description of mistreated children in his ironically named poem "Holy Thursday":
And their sun does never shine,
And their fields are bleak & bare,
And their ways are fill'd with thorns;
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Cyber Crimes Unit fights hackers, terror in Missouri
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Almost every aspect of our daily lives is impacted by the Internet. We use it as a source of information, to do business,or even to go shopping. Almost every machine is automated by computer programs that are accessible through the Internet.
This makes it easy for hackers and terrorists to steal information or sabotage major landmarks or corporations...something that the Missouri National Guard will be tackling as they launch the Cyber Crimes Unit.
First Lieutenant Derek Ditch leads the 26-person unit as an example for similar such groups starting up within the military across the United States.
He gave an example of a situation when cyber defense may be needed.
"Earlier in the last, the previous decade, there was a major catastrophe at Tomasauk Dam, and that was caused by just a computer glitch and investigation revealed that it was not a...any sort of cyber attack," Dtich said. "That very event stemmed a lot of research to determine if something like that could happen. It's been proven time and again that that sort of thing is what could happen if there was someone that wanted to cause a lot of significant damage."
He also said that his unit would be at Gov. Jay Nixon's call if there were to be a state-wide incident. They will also work with the Midwest division of FEMA, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.


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The Falls Chamber of Commerce invites the public to its spring wine tasting event, the "Falls Sampler," taking place May 3, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Polk County Fairground's 4H Building. The evening will showcase eight wine and craft beer vendors, plus 16 restaurants, delis and food markets offering a wide variety of sample-sized portions of incredible edibles. The event has undergone a makeover this year with a location change and the addition of more wine and beer vendors.
Tickets are on sale at the Chamber's website, www.FallsChamber.org.


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Day 23 of Spring Clean Challenge Part II
Day 23!
Hi guys! Don't lose steam. We need to renew our motivation daily. It's not automatic, it's not natural. Do not be discouraged when you have an off day or if you don't feel like working out. It happens to all of us. The key is to do it anyway. Make it a priority and don't let anything get in the way. Commit to it and take action. We're almost done with this series!!! Only one week left!!! We're taking sign ups for the next challenge. If you decide to move on we hope you take what you've learned here and continue to apply it. If you want to stay and keep connected, we would be happy to have you. I will be partnering with Michelle from Michelle's Health and Nutrition Zone. Michelle is an amazing, certified nutritionist and is a great resource. She normally charges hundreds of dollars and we are offering the next 60 day challenge for ONLY $60!!! That's a dollar a day to help you get fit and help you sustain a lifestyle change!!! You can also sign up just for one month for $30.00. Take advantage of this amazing opportunity!!! Sign up here. Make sure you let them know you were referred by Bootcamp Barre:))) We also offer Beachbody products now. Check the link for info.
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3) Mantra for the Day!!!- Failure is NOT an Option!!!
So many of us get so discouraged when we 'fail'. Why!?!? We act like we should be perfect or something! If you're not failing, you're not trying hard enough. Part of succeeding is failing then getting back up and trying again. We have to change our definition of failure. Failing forward is progress. The only way to fail is to QUIT! So, don't quit. We're almost there. You can do it and this is a lifestyle. What are you afraid of? Don't self sabotage yourself. You deserve to live a happy, healthy life. You are worth it. XOXO!!!
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The Halloween forecast is a little scary for parts of Alabama.
The National Weather Service says heavy rain and sustained winds of 25 mph and more are likely from this afternoon through evening in north Alabama. Some forecasts say wind gusts could reach 60 mph. A wind advisory covering the northern part of the state will be in effect from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. today.
The worst weather during trick-or-treating hours is supposed to be around Interstate 65 in north-central Alabama, but forecasters say south Alabama may be OK until later at night.
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Nov. 2 - 4, 2012 "Change Your Clock – Change Your Battery" Fall Promotion - In conjunction with the time changes to and back from Eastern Standard time and to publicize the support of the Philadelphia Fire Department for this life-saving program, all fire companies will go door-to-door on a block in their local safety and education district with smoke alarms and fresh 9-volt batteries, offering to install smoke alarms and replace batteries for residents.
October 21, 2012 - Fire Safety Exposition, Muster and Radio Interoperability Seminar - The Fire Safety Exposition, Muster and Radio Interoperability Seminar will be held at the Fire Training Academy on October 21, 2012, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.. 80 -120 Fire Departments, 70-90 Fire trucks, a free kidzone and food provided by Jack's Firehouse Restaurant and Sweet Lucy's Barbecue. more>>
October 12, 2012 – Firefighter of the Year Award - The 2012 "Firefighter of the Year" award will be presented to Firefighter Henry J. Magee, Fire Prevention Division. The Selection Committee from Fireman's Hall chose Firefighter Henry J. Magee for his valiant efforts and dedication to preserving the rich history of the Philadelphia Fire Department.
The Philadelphia Fire Department's Historical Corporation Board of Directors sponsors this award. Firefighter Magee will receive this award on Friday, October 12, 2012.
October 10, 2012 - CITY WIDE HOME FIRE DRILL - On Wednesday, October 10, 2012, at 1930 hours the annual City Wide Home Fire Drill will be conducted.
October 7, 2012 - OBSERVANCE OF FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS - Legislation was approved by President George W. Bush in 2001, which stated that U.S. flags are required to be lowered to half-staff on all Federal buildings, as well as buildings in our local communities, to memorialize fallen firefighters annually in conjunction with the observance of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service (Public Law 107-51).
Therefore, on Sunday, October 7, 2012, when 80 firefighters, who died in the line of duty in 2011, are inducted into the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmitsburg, MD, all Philadelphia Fire Department station flags are flown at half-staff in conjunction with the Law.
When we lower our flags this year, we will be recognizing all the brave men and women who died protecting their communities and honoring those who continue to carry on the proud tradition.
October 7 - 13, 2012 - Fire Prevention Week, Open House at Fire Stations - During Fire Prevention Week (October 7 through October 13, 2012), there will be open house at all fire stations between 1000 and 1600 hours. At this time, companies will highlight their "Community Based Fire Prevention Activities" by welcoming visitors to their stations and discussing topics of particular interest and significance to that individual, family, or group.
October 5, 2012 - 41st Annual Fire Prevention Dinner Dance The Philadelphia Fire Department and the Citizens for Fire Prevention Committee will hold the 41st Annual Fire Prevention Dinner Dance at the Radisson Hotel Philadelphia Northeast, 2400 Old Lincoln Highway, Trevose, Pennsylvania on Friday, October 5, 2012.
Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers will welcome supporters of the Fire Department to this year's event which is highlighted by the presentation of the prestigious T. Seddon Duke Fire Prevention Awards and the Richard A. Bailey Fire Code Officer of the Year Award.
This year's uniformed T. Seddon Duke Award recipient is Firefighter James G. Jones. The citizen recipient is Meagan Ladonne, Human Resource Coordinator, Brown's Family ShopRite. The Richard A. Bailey Award recipient is Captain Hugh Woodhouse.
Tickets are still available for this black-tie optional affair at a cost of $125.00 per person. Those wishing to purchase tickets can contact the Fire Prevention Division at 215-686-1382.
September 29, 2012 - NATIONAL TAKE-BACK INITIATIVE - On September 29, 2012, from 10 am to 2 pm, the Philadelphia Fire Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in cooperation with state and local law enforcementagencies will be conducting another national take-back day for the public to surrender expired, unwanted, or unused pharmaceuticals and other medications to law enforcement officers for proper disposal.
Americans that participated in the DEA's fourth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on April 28, 2012, turned in more than 276 tons of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at the 5,659 take-back sites that were available in all 50 states and U.S. territories. When the results of the four prior Take Back Days are combined, the DEA and its state, local, and tribal law-enforcement and community partners have removed over 774 tons of medication from circulation.
There will be many collection sites located throughout the city including fire stations that were chosen to provide easy access along with having available parking. Controlled, non-controlled, and over the counter medications will be collected. However, sharpies and syringes will not be accepted due to the potential hazard posed by blood-borne pathogens.
The stations that are being used as collection sites are as follows:*Engine 2, *Engine 7, Engine 9, Engine 19, Engine 22, Engine 33, Engine 36, Engine 43, Engine 45, *Engine 50, Engine 51, Engine 54, Engine 57, Engine 60, Engine 62, Engine 68, Engine 71, Engine 73, Ladder 2, Ladder 30
* Denotes stations that will receive Spanish language posters and possibly literature.
September 24, 2012 - ESSAY CONTEST (CITY-WIDE) begins The City-Wide Essay Contest, co-sponsored by Saint Joseph's University, is open to all 6th, 7th,and 8th grade pupils in Philadelphia's public, private, parochial, and charter schools.
Essays are required to be 250 words or less in length. They should be composed around a fire prevention theme, usually provided in the contest rules. Entries will be judged for fire safety thought and content, as well as neatness and originality. The contest will begin on Monday, September 24, 2012.
Teachers of each 6th, 7th, and 8th grade classes will be requested to choose the best essay from their respective classes to submit. They should place them in an envelope with the school's name, grade, and classroom number on it, to be picked up by the local Fire Company at the close of the contest. Each essay should have the name, home address, home phone number, school, and grade of the pupil on the back.
Essays selected by each teacher should be picked up from schools by local companies on Friday, October 26, 2012. Each battalion will pick the three best essays.
Final judging will be completed by a panel of impartial judges from the fire/civilian population at Fire Headquarters. The winners will be announced in January 2013, at the completion of the final judging.
The first place winner will receive a trophy, Certificate of Merit, and $200.00 cash. The winning school will hold the perpetual trophy for one year, with the winner's name engraved. Second place is $150.00. Third place is $100.00, each with a trophy and a Certificate of Merit.
Each of the thirty semi-finalists will receive a small gift and a Certificate of Merit, to be delivered by the local company to their respective schools.
September 22, 2012 - 2012 HERO THRILL SHOW
The 2012 Hero Thrill Show will be held at the Wells Fargo Center, Broad and Pattison, on Saturday, September 22, 2012 from 1200 to 1700 hours.
The Firefighters' Spectacular and Police Motorcycle Drill Team will be the highlights of the show. The Thrill Show is a family fun day with rides, games, radio and television personalities, sport celebrities and several types of entertainment. There are two types of tickets: 1) an individual ticket which costs $10.00, 2) a family pack ticket which costs $25.00 and covers 2 adults and three children (no more than three children), with children under the age of two being admitted for free.
The Hero Thrill Show was established in order to provide college scholarships for children of Philadelphia Firefighters and Police Officers killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty.
September 15, 2012 - "FINDING THE LIGHT WITHIN" MURAL DEDICATION - The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, and the City of Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services are combining resources to combat the tragic social phenomenon of suicide.
As a way of proclaiming that "Our Loved Ones Will Not Be Forgotten" there will be a mural dedication on Saturday, September 15, 2012 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Horizon House, 119 S. 31st Street (at Chestnut Street). Led by artist James Burns, the "Finding the Light Within" dedication brings together community based organizations, public and private sector supporters, a community of survivors, those suffering from mood disorders and mental illness and their family and friends.
This mural project was initiated two years ago and has been the work of many artists and individuals from the community consisting of fire department members along with members of families that have lost a loved one to the tragedy of suicide. These individuals dedicated their time by participating in numerous paint days throughout the year. Depicted in the mural are the faces of many that have suffered in silence, including two members from our Fire Department family: Firefighters John Slivinski and David Pannella.
Anyone interested in obtaining more information about the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention can go to their website at www.AFSP.org . Also, individuals interested in the City of Philadelphia's Mural Arts Program can go to their website at www.muralarts.org.
June 6, 2012 - MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR CAPTAIN ROBERT NEARY AND LIEUTENANT DANIEL SWEENEY Commissioner Lloyd Ayers announces that the Philadelphia Fire Department, in collaboration with the Office of Mayor Michael A. Nutter and the Religious Leaders Council of Greater Philadelphia, will be honoring fallen firefighters, Captain Robert Neary and Lieutenant Daniel Sweeney in an All Faiths Memorial Service on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, 18th and Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The memorial service is themed a "Service of Healing and Hope."
May 23, 2012 - FIRE SERVICE PARAMEDIC OF THE YEAR" - This year's recipient of the "Fire Service Paramedic of the Year" Award is Fire Paramedic Lawrence P. Amaker. The Philadelphia Fire Department's Historical Corporation's Board of Directors sponsors this annual award. This year's award is presented for dedicated service and superior performance in the line of duty.
May 20 to 26, 2012 - EMS Week - The Philadelphia Fire Department recognizes National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week, May 20 to 26, 2012. This year's theme is "EMS: MORE THAN A JOB. A CALLING."
On May 21, 2012: An "EMS Appreciation" event will take place on the patio of the Fire Administration Building. Mayor's EMS Proclamation: Fire Commissioner Ayers will read the EMS Proclamation and recognize the service of Emergency Medical Services to the public. A "Chain of Survival" ceremony will celebrate a life saved, highlighting the components of the EMS Team.
May 18, 2012 - 2012 ALBERT H. REDLES AWARD WINNERS - Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers is proud to announce the winner of the 2012 Albert H. Redles Award. The award is given to the field unit that best exemplifies a commitment to community outreach as a key component of the Department's mission to serve the citizens of Philadelphia. This is the 23rd year that the award has been presented. This year's recipient is Engine 41, Ladder 24, and Medic Unit 23.
Other companies ranking high in the selection process included Engine 40, Ladder 4, Medic Unit 19 and Engine 50, Ladder 12, and Medic Unit 22. The "Redles Award" is being presented at the Annual Awards Day.
May 18, 2012 - AWARDS DAY CEREMONY - The Twenty-Seventh Annual Awards Day Ceremony features:
Two (2) department members receiving an award for Heroism, three (3) civilians receiving a Heroism Award, two (2) department members receiving a Merit Award, two (2) civilians receiving a Merit Award, and sixty-two (62) units receiving a Unit Citation.
May 16, 2012 - MEMORIAL PLAQUE DEDICATION TO HOSEMAN JOSEPH DUGAN - On Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 11:00 a.m., a memorial plaque will be dedicated in the memory of Hoseman Joseph Dugan who was assigned to Fireboat 2, Rudolph Blankenburg. Fireboat 2 was located at the foot of Columbia Avenue at Penn Treaty Park. The ceremony will take place at the Local 22, Philadelphia Fire Fighters' Union Hall, which is located at 415 North 5th Street.On March 8, 1942 Fireboat 2 responded to a fire in the hold of a steamboat on the Delaware River. Although rare, this type of fire is extremely dangerous and occurs in confined spaces. Hoseman Dugan was lowered into the hold with a guide rope around his stomach area. When he returned home from work that day, he complained to his wife of stomach pains. For the next 18 months Hoseman Dugan battled health problems related to his brave actions on March 8, 1942. On November 8, 1943 Hoseman Dugan passed away leaving his wife, Margaret, and their five children.
May 2, 2012 - LIVING FLAME MEMORIAL SERVICE - On May 2, 2012, the City of Philadelphia will join with the Police, Park Police, and Fire Department to honor all members of these three departments who have been killed in the line of duty.
April 28, 2012 - NATIONAL TAKE-BACK INITIATIVE - On April 28, 2012, from 10am to 2pm, the Philadelphia Fire Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in cooperation with state and local law enforcement agencies will be conducting another national take-back day for the public to surrender expired, unwanted, or unused pharmaceuticals and other medications to law enforcement officers for proper disposal.
Americans that participated in the DEA's third National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on October 29, 2011, turned in more than 188.5 tons of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at the 5,327 take-back sites that were available in all 50 states and U.S. territories. When the results of the of the three prior Take Back Days are combined, the DEA and its state, local and tribal law-enforcement and community partners have removed over 498.5 tons of medication from circulation in the past 13 months.
There will be many collection sites located throughout the city including fire stations that were chosen to provide easy access along with having available parking. Controlled, non-controlled, and over the counter medications will be collected. However, sharpies and syringes will not be accepted due to the potential hazard posed by blood-borne pathogens.
The DEA will have representatives at each location that will coordinate the collection. The stations that are being used as collection sites areas follows:
April 15, 2012, SUBJECT : BATTLE OF THE BADGES - ROUND XXVI BEGINS - Once again, it is time for the Annual Battle of the Badges. The Battle begins on Sunday, April 15, 2012 and ends on Saturday, July 14, 2012. This is the twenty-sixth (XXVI) straight year Weight Watchers of Philadelphia, Inc., has sponsored this thirteen-week competition between the Fire and Police Departments. The Philadelphia Fire Department leads this competitive series with thirteen victories to the Police Departments twelve. The Fire Department has been the Battle of the Badges winner for the past five years and is motivated again as indicated by this year's slogan, "Every Loss Is A Win For Us."
Weight Watchers' Inc., will donate $10,000.00 to the Hero Thrill Show in the name of the winning department who has the highest percentage of weight lost.
The top individual representing each department with the most percentage of weight lost will receive a $100.00 United States Savings Bond. The top individual winner from each department will also receive a Microwave as an additional gift for his or her unit. In addition, the five runners-up from each department who lose the most percentage of weight will also receive a $100.00 U.S. Savings Bond.
April 13, 2012 - B.A.F.F.Y. BUNNY SPRING FIRE PREVENTION CONTEST This contest is open to all children six to twelve years of age who reside in the city of Philadelphia. The entry forms will contain a cryptogram puzzle with terms related to fire safety.
Entry forms will be distributed by company officers to all local schools, and will be available at the fire stations for any visitors who qualify. The contest will close on Friday, March 30, 2012.
All completed entry forms must be received by Saturday, April 7, 2012. The drawing will be random and held on Friday, April 13, 2012. The winner will receive a $200.00 cash prize. Click here for entry form. You may print the form, fill it out and return it to any fire station by Friday, March 30, 2012.
The official rules for the "B.A.F.F.Y. Bunny Spring Fire Prevention Contest" are as follows:
The Philadelphia Fire Department would like to remind everyone to change the batteries in their 9-volt battery powered smoke alarms when we change our clocks and spring forward one hour on Sunday, March 11, 2012.
In conjunction with this message Fire Department Engine and Ladder Companies will go to hundreds of addresses to replace 9-volt batteries, distribute fire prevention literature and install state of the art, tamper proof, 10-year lithium powered smoke alarms on Saturday, March 10 and Sunday, March 11.
NOTE: Under no circumstances should a long life 9-volt size lithium battery be replaced with a 9-volt alkaline battery.
Philadelphia homeowners, in need of smoke alarms for their primary residence, should call the Philadelphia Fire Departments "Smoke Alarm Hotline" at 215-686-1176.
Any adult Philadelphia resident that would like to volunteer their time and represent a block or group in their neighborhood, serving as a Philadelphia Fire Department Fire Safety Representative should contact the Fire Prevention Division at 215-686-1382.
February 3, 2012 - NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY - On Friday, February 3, 2012, the Philadelphia Fire Department will participate in the "National Wear Red Day" in support of women's heart health to help bring awareness of heart disease in Women and to help promote a heart healthy lifestyle. The day is being sponsored by the American Heart Association and is being supported by the Office on Women's Health, The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and many other groups.
January 25, 2012- 2011 BATTALION YEAR-ROUND FIRE PREVENTION/COMMUNITY OUTREACH BOOK WINNERS
The winners of the 2011 Battalion Year-Round Fire Prevention/Community Outreach Book Competition have been selected.
The result of the judging is as follows:
The Awards Ceremony will take on January 25, 2012
February 1, 2012, GRADUATION OF 30TH FIRE SERVICE PARAMEDIC CLASS
A graduation ceremony for the 30th Fire Service Paramedic Class will be held February 1, 2012, at the Philadelphia Fire Academy.
February 3, 2012 - NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY - On Friday, February 3, 2012, the Philadelphia Fire Department will participate in the "National Wear Red Day" in support of women's heart health to help bring awareness of heart disease in Women and to help promote a heart healthy lifestyle. The day is being sponsored by the American Heart Association and is being supported by the Office on Women's Health, The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and many other groups.
January 25, 2012- 2011 BATTALION YEAR-ROUND FIRE PREVENTION/COMMUNITY OUTREACH BOOK WINNERS
The winners of the 2011 Battalion Year-Round Fire Prevention/Community Outreach Book Competition have been selected.
The result of the judging is as follows:
The Awards Ceremony will take on January 25, 2012
February 1, 2012, GRADUATION OF 30TH FIRE SERVICE PARAMEDIC CLASS
A graduation ceremony for the 30th Fire Service Paramedic Class will be held February 1, 2012, at the Philadelphia Fire Academy.


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Configuring and Connections
Configuring 2X Java Client
When launching the 2X Client you will be prompted to configure a new 2X Connection. If you need to configure multiple 2X Connections, click on File menu and then choose 'Add New 2X Connection…
Java 2X Client is able to connect to multiple farms*.
2X Java Client Initial Screen.
2X Connections
Whether you are adding a new 2X Connection for the first time, or if you are adding an additional connection, the Connection Properties Dialog Box opens so that you are able to fully configure your connection. All existing connections will show on the Info tab on the right hand pane, as shown below.
2X Connections
Connection Tab
2X Connection Properties – Connection tab.
In the Connection Settings area, enter the Server name or IP address, in the 'Primary Connection' field. This should be the name or IP where the 2X Secure Client Gateway resides.
If your administrator enabled 'Broadcast 2X Secure Client Gateway Address' option on the server, you can click on the browse button '…' and you should see the available 2X Connection/s in your area as shown below.
2X Connection Properties – Connection tab for broadcasting 2X Secure Client Gateways
If you do not see any 2X Connections, simply ask your administrator for the application server IP and port and add this information manually.
In the 'Connection Mode' field there are four types available:
- Gateway Mode: Clients are connected with the 2X Secure Client Gateway and the session connection is tunneled through the first available connection. This mode is ideal for servers which are only reachable via the gateway and do not require a high level of security.
- Gateway SSL Mode: Connection is made as in the regular gateway mode, but the connection is encrypted.
- Direct Mode: Clients first connect to the 2X Secure Client Gateway for the best available Server and then connect directly with that particular Server. This is best used when the client and the server are on the same network.
- Direct SSL Mode: This connection is created as in the Direct Mode option, but the connection to the 2X Secure Client Gateway is encrypted.
NOTE: In order to connect through the 2X Secure Client Gateway you will need to set the port number that was configured on the 2X Secure Client Gateway Port on the Connection Settings page. (Default Gateway Port 80/443)
Logon Panel
Check the 'Auto Logon' box to enable the 2X Java Client to connect automatically instead of displaying the logon page every time you need to access the 2X Connection.
To use the local system credentials when connecting with a particular 2X Connection; enable 'Use System Credentials (SSO). When you enable this option, you will automatically login when connecting with the 2X Secure Client Gateway and the Remote DesktopRemote Desktops.
Logon Panel on the Connection Tab
NOTE: You will need to install this module when downloading and installing the 2X Client to be able to use the SSO.
In the 'Logon' section, enter your username, password and domain to be used when retrieving your published applications.
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Sam Fuld had a nice night at the dish in Tuesday's loss to the Rangers, going 3-for-3 with a stolen base.
While not quite at the epic pace that he began the 2012 season with, Fuld has done a very nice job since returning from the DL. He's hitting .317 (20-for-63) with four RBI and six steals in limited action. If he manages to find his way into everyday at-bats, he could be an impact speed option over the final few weeks of the season.


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Another school shut by shortages
A secondary school in Suffolk has been unable to open for the new term because of a lack of teachers.
Holywells High School in Ipswich has had to postpone its return to school after Christmas for two days, while efforts continue to recruit teachers to fill vacancies.
"I have been teaching for 30 years but never in my personal experience have I experienced something as bad as this. I don't think it is going to get any better for a long time," said head teacher Barrie Whelpton.
This enforced extra holiday comes on the day that the government announced extra funds for underperforming schools to recruit and retain staff.
And it will highlight the growing gap between the government's argument that there is no recruitment crisis - and teachers' claims that the staffing shortage is real and getting worse.
And there is scepticism over whether extra money announced for struggling schools will tackle the underlying problem of an overall lack of teachers.
John Bangs, assistant general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, says that there are a number of local authorities considering putting pupils onto four-day weeks because of a lack of staff.
And he dismissed the government's announcement of extra recruitment funds for struggling schools as only a "short-term solution which will have little long-term benefit".
Instead there is a need for a substantial increase in teachers' pay to make the profession more attractive, he said.
Head teachers' union leaders have also been warning about the risk of a staffing "meltdown", with schools unable to fill vacancies and supply agencies lacking the staff to provide cover.
The difference between the government's position and the view from head teachers was apparent when a Manchester head teacher and the School Standards Minister Estelle Morris clashed in an interview on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
Phil Taylor, head of Stamford Community High School in Tameside, challenged the government's claims saying the "recruitment situation is not improving".
A head of an underperforming school which will gain from the extra money announced by the minister, Mr Taylor said that he had two vacancies - for a maths and French teacher - which he had been unable to fill.
But Ms Morris rejected the claim that this reflected a decline in applications for teaching the subjects, saying that "golden hellos" worth Ł5,000 offered to student teachers of maths and modern languages had improved recruitment.
Apart from the money available in increased salaries, Mr Taylor also argued that schools in deprived areas found difficulty in competing for staff with schools in more comfortable circumstances, where there might be greater support from parents and less challenging pupils.
But the minister repeated the government's argument that the overall picture on recruitment is that there are now more teachers than there were two years ago.
And the government says that after eight years of falling recruitment, there is now an increase in applications for teaching.
The divergence in how government and teachers see the problem could be because of how the government measures vacancies, says the National Union of Teachers.
By measuring vacancies the government overlooks the ways in which short-staffed schools are working around a lack of teachers, the union argues.
So if teachers are covering subjects for which they are not qualified or if they are giving up free periods to sit with a class, this might not show as a vacancy.
"Schools go to great lengths to avoid children missing out on lessons and finding ways of covering vacancies. You can't put them into a queue in the way that a hospital has a waiting list," said general secretary Doug McAvoy.
But even these temporary arrangements are now coming unstuck, says the union, with a growing threat of widespread staffing difficulties this year.
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text: http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/10337299 Bush's final play of the game was an interception that Giordano returned for a touchdown. An instant before Bush could grab Giordano from behind, he was taken out by a sloppy offensive lineman. Bush slowly stood, walked to the bench and sat down with his head in his hands. An hour later, while most of his teammates were climbing into jeans and T-shirts, Bush lovingly pulled on a crisp yellow Oxford, beige tie, light brown three-piece suit -- vest buttoned to the hilt -- and leather wing-tips. He placed a diamond into each ear. He wheeled a designer handbag and slung a Heisman Trophy backpack over his right shoulder. He looked a lot better in the locker room than he looked on the field, I'll tell you that. And then Bush disappeared, leaving for the team bus. Saints officials said he would return to meet the media, but he never did. The media understood. Reggie Bush had just spent three hours embarrassing himself on national television. He wasn't coming back.


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University of Toledo bans all smoking on campus
Mon, 14 Apr 2014 18:39:12 GMT —
The University of Toledo has banned all smoking on the school's main campus.
After months of discussion, the school's board of trustees voted unanimously for the ban at a Monday session. While UT's Health Science campus has been smoke free since 2008, students on the Bancroft Street campus had been able to smoke or use tobacco products in designated areas or personal vehicles.
New health survey gives Lucas County poor ranking
In August of 2011, the university implemented a policy that prohibited tobacco use on campus except for any of seven designated smoking shelters set up across the main campus. The policy was put in place in an effort to limit secondhand smoke.
The school's new policy will extend to all students, faculty, staff, and visitors.


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F.I.R.'s Faye and Real might wed in Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo! News
Andy Lau, Leon Lai and Miriam Yeung did it first, on the sly. Then Jordan Chan and Cherrie Ying announced and did it on Valentine's Day. Now Faye Chan and Real Huang of Taiwanese rock group F.I.R. are tempted to exchange vows in Las Vegas.
In December 2007, Real "proposed" to Faye during their concert with what he jokingly called a 100-carat ring (it was about half the size of a person's fist).
Along with F.I.R. member Ian Chen, the trio was in town last Friday to promote their latest album Let's Smile. It is their fifth album since the band was formed five years ago by Ian, the band leader and renowned music producer. The effort also marks vocalist Faye and guitarist Real's first foray into producing their own music.
Being both each other's band mates and partners, did the music couple ever quarrel in the recording studio?
"There were definitely times we disagreed," said Faye, 28. "But you can choose to call it a quarrel or just talking loudly! (Laughs) It's our first attempt, and we didn't understand each other most of the time."
Her boyfriend immediately followed, "When the final product came out, we realized our vision was the same, just that we didn't know how to express it."
It's not the first time the two have had run-ins in the public eye. One of the songs on Let's Smile was written by Real as an apology to Faye after they quarreled onstage during a rehearsal for 2008's Beijing Olympics. As he couldn't bring himself to apologise, he penned the song 'Memorial Day'.
Although the lovebirds are not one to hide their displeasure with each other, their bond is undeniable. They spent Valentine's Day in Vegas, and ran into the wedding of Jordan and Cherrie.
"It was very heartwarming. Especially to find a soulmate in the celebrity circles. I also wish Blackie (who recently proposed to his singer girlfriend Christine Fan) all the best," said Real, 29.
"It's not bad marrying there! It's quick and low-profile. Very suitable for celebrities," he added.
Asked if band leader Ian, who was laughing by the side, would object to their marriage, Real sheepishly said, "I don't think he can, right?"
Let's Smile is available at all major music stores.
F.I.R.'s Faye and Real might wed in Las Vegas
Started by prella , Mar 01 2010 03:44 PM
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Posted 01 March 2010 - 03:44 PM
Posted 01 March 2010 - 10:06 PM
How cute!! They should definitely get married soon! They have been engaged for 3 years already
Posted 02 March 2010 - 12:06 AM
They've been engaged for a long time already. Getting married will be really good for them
Posted 02 March 2010 - 02:15 AM
Writing a song is a great way to apologise. (:


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text: Hi, all, I would like to do with sax processors what I can do with the document() function in xslt, namely include other documents into the one that's being parsed. Here's a sample handler, and three xml files. This approach seems to work for simple cases, but appears to break the innards of the handler (described below): # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # chaining handler class FooHandler(xml.sax.handler.ContentHandler): def characters(self, data): print data def include_proc(self, href): filter = xml.sax.make_parser() filter.setContentHandler(self) filter.parse(href) def startElement(self, name, attrs): if name == 'include': self.include_proc(attrs.get('href')) # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # some xml files to work with: # file1.xml: # <?xml version='1.0'?> <foo> <bar>This is file1</bar> <include href='file3.xml' /> </foo> # file2.xml: # <?xml version='1.0'?> <foo> <bar>This is file2</bar> <include href='file3.xml' /> <bar>Back in file2 again after include</bar> </foo> # file3.xml: # <?xml version='1.0'?> <foo> <bar>This is file3.</bar> </foo> # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # results (with whitespace removed): >>> filter = xml.sax.make_parser() >>> handler = FooHandler() >>> filter.setContentHandler(handler) >>> filter.parse('file1.xml') This is file1 This is file3. >>> filter.parse('file2.xml') This is file2 This is file3. Back in file2 again after include >>> So this seems to work in a simple case. w00t! But in a more involved handler, I get errors like "weakly-referenced object no longer exists" when I try to access the document locator after re-entering. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? Many thanks for any help, Jed -- Jed Parsons / Industrial Light + Magic : 415.448.2974 grep(do{for(ord){$o+=$_&7;grep(vec($j,+$o++,1)=1,5..($_>>3||print"$j\n"))}}, (split(//,"))*))2+29*2:.*4:1A1+9,1))2*:..)))2*:31.-1)4131)1))2*:\7Glug!")));


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Alpcot Agro executes investment plan for milk production business
As a part of Alpcot Agro's long term strategy to further develop its dairy farming business, the company has recently concluded an agreement for the purchase of 800 pregnant heifers, of high yielding Holsteiner breed from breeders in Western Europe. The purchase is a part of a SEK 35 million investment in the livestock business currently being rolled out.
Good genetics in the livestock herd is an important part in the company's strategy for the dairy farms. Another important dimension is management and personnel resources on the dairy farms and the company has recently employed a number of highly qualified specialists for its Kolybelskoe farm in Lipetsk.
Alpcot Agro's livestock business
Alpcot Agro operates four large dairy farms in Russia and had by the end of June a total of about 6000 heads of cattle of which 2800 are dairy cows. In 2010, sales of milk, meat and dairy products generated revenues corresponding to about 16 per cent of Alpcot Agro's consolidated revenues. The current level of milk production is around 37,000 kg per day and the target is to reach a production level of 100,000 kg milk per day within the next four years.
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Alpcot Agro is a Swedish limited liability company incorporated in 2006. The Company's business idea is to generate an attractive return on invested capital by optimally utilizing the Company's agricultural land bank through crop production, dairy farming and other similar operations in Russia and the other CIS states. The shares in Alpcot Agro are listed on First North under the ticker ALPA and the Company's Certified Adviser is Remium. Additional information is available on www.alpcotagro.com.


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Worldwide Hippies News Briefs Monday
Mexico returns former ruling party to power
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's old guard sailed back into power after a 12-year hiatus Sunday as the official preliminary vote count handed a victory to Enrique Pena Nieto, whose party was long accused of ruling the country through corruption and patronage.
The second place candidate, leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, refused to concede, saying he would wait for a full count.
The Federal Electoral Institute's representative count said Pena Nieto of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, won about 38 percent of the vote, prompting wild cheers from a party that was voted out in 2000 after 71 autocratic years in power. Lopez Obrador of the Democratic Revolution Party had 31 percent and Josefina Vazquez Mota of the ruling National Action Party had about 25 percent, according to the institute.
Pena Nieto, who sought to cast himself as the leader of a new PRI, called his victory "a fiesta of democracy."
"There is no return to the past," said the youthful, 45-year-old who is married to a soap opera star. "You have given our party a second chance and we will deliver results." More…
Federal judge blocks Mississippi anti-abortion law
(AP) JACKSON, Miss. – A federal judge on Sunday temporarily blocked enforcement of a Mississippi law that could shut down the only abortion clinic in the state.
U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan in Jackson issued a temporary restraining order the day the new law took effect.
He set a July 11 hearing to determine whether to block the law for a longer time.
"Though the debate over abortion continues, there exists legal precedent the court must follow," Jordan wrote.
The law requires anyone performing abortions at the state's only clinic to be an OB-GYN with privileges to admit patients to a local hospital. Such privileges can be difficult to obtain, and the clinic contends the mandate is designed to put it out of business. A clinic spokeswoman, Betty Thompson, has said the two physicians who do abortions there are OB-GYNs who travel from other states.
The clinic, Jackson Women's Health Organization, filed a lawsuit seeking to block it. The suit says the admitting privileges requirement is not medically necessary and is designed to put the clinic out of business.
If Jackson Women's Health Organization closes, Mississippi would be the only state without an abortion clinic. More…
Japan Restarts Nuclear Reactor Amid Protests
The operator of the Ohi Power Plant in western Japan restarted one of its reactors late Sunday night, ending Japan's temporary freeze on nuclear power for the first time since the Fukushima nuclear disaster 15 months ago, despite widespread protests.
Kansai Electric Power Company, also known as KEPCO, began removing control rods from reactor no. 3 at 9 p.m. local time, and hoped to achieve criticality, a sustained nuclear fission chain reaction, by early Monday morning. The reactor is expected to begin transmitting power Wednesday, and could be operating at capacity in a week.
The country has been without nuclear power since May when the last of Japan's 50 nuclear reactors was taken offline for scheduled maintenance.
The restart today came despite widespread opposition to nuclear power, in the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011, when an earthquake and tsunami triggered meltdowns at 3 reactors. Radiation fallout from the accident forced more than 80,000 from their homes.


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Some Ash Wednesday-inspired blogging: At PSFK, Dan Gould points to a few articles (here's one from WSJ, one from CNN, one from Cnet) about people giving up Facebook for Lent. At the very least, this suggests the ambivalence people feel about using the site. They consider it a sort of vice, but worry that they will lose friends if they don't participate in it—that their social life can't continue normally at this point without Facebook's mediation. (Luckily, there's a support group to help with Facebook withdrawal—on Facebook.)
What makes Facebook an entirely appropriate thing to give up, aside from its creepy voyeuristic element, is how convenient it makes friendship maintenance feel—it removes the requirement of attentive presence, of real-time reciprocity. This clearly still feels weird enough to people to seem vaguely sinful, a retreat from real life into an addictive fantasy world. Consider this, from the WSJ story:
Ms. Wentland paused to ponder the point of such ephemeral connections. They were fun, yes, but they took up more time than she cared to calculate. It had been ages since she'd sat on the floor and played trains with her six-year-old son or baked cookies with her three-year-old daughter.
"I have a real life here, with children, a husband and a job. They need my attention and energy," Ms. Wentland says.
But it probably won't feel wrong like that for much longer, as the attitude toward social networks of the tweens and teens now growing up with it becomes the norm. The idea of giving up Facebook for Lent may seem as crazy as giving up friendship itself for Lent a few years from now. (And then we'll know for sure that friendship has become fully integrated into the culture industry-media company-telecom nexus.)
It's worth considering, though, whether it's a good idea to have so much of our personal life and well-being riding on what's a commercial site (one that has yet to turn a profit). In theory, it could simply close down one day and then we'd all be friendless, I suppose. Or we'll have an experience similar to this rather casuistic college student quoted in the WSJ story:
College students who have abstained from Facebook for Lent in recent years say it was brutal, but valuable. Whitley Leiss, now a junior at Texas Christian University, slipped up only once, on her birthday, when she was desperate to see the well-wishes posted for her. She asked a roommate to log into her account and read them aloud while she averted her eyes from the screen. When Lent ended, she logged on to find dozens of messages waiting and strangely little desire to answer them.
"I saw all that I had missed," Ms. Leiss said. "And I realized I hadn't missed anything." She also learned, she says, who her true friends were—those who would take the radically retro step of calling or emailing to stay in touch.
As much as I sympathize with the idea that "true friends" transcend Facebook, it seems an arbitrary distinction. There's something unfriendly-like about making everyone else accommodate one's own self-imposed restriction. Imagine if she decided not to answer the phone for Lent, and then waited for her true friends to come knocking on her door. Facebook is just a means of communication, albeit an insidious and totalizing one that aims to conform the nature of friendship to suit its commercial purposes. But it wouldn't have any traction if people didn't want some measure of that conforming to take place. We want a kind of rolling yearbook for our lives, and a central dumping ground for our life updates so everyone can see them if they choose, but we don't necessarily want our friend network being leveraged as a means for targeting ads at us and our loved ones, or being strip-mined for entertaining reality-entertainment content that makes a profit for someone else. (Whether social networks can exist without promoting the temptation to manage friends like one would a iTunes playlist is another question.) Perhaps a more sophisticated, noncommercial social network will come into being that will enable us to extract the useful features of Facebook from the invasive, controlling, reifying, commercializing aspects. And then no one would ever even think to give it up this new service for Lent.
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hee hee hee! Overheard on campus
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Overheard cellphone conversation on a blustery 68 degree September day.
"Girl, we ain't going out. I gonna stay in the dorms tonight. It's too damn cold. We can't go out."
I teach in Central New York, an area that will get snowfall measured in feet and will get a wee bit colder, especially when the wind whips between the buildings.
I smiled knowlingly.
I used to teach at a school that had very short, condensed semesters--same number of contact hours, but just over a few weeks. One evening I was walking out of the building and overheard one student say to another:
"Yeah, it's intense and can be difficult to get all your work done, but I like it becuase just when your really sick of it, it's over."
I wanted to chime in: Yes! Yes!!
A few years back, I was walking down the hall and overheard this little snippet of conversation. (I wanted to stay and hear more, but there was no way to do so without actually looking like I was trying to overhear.)
"Well, at least you didn't take Greek just because you're in a sorority and know the alphabet."
Cell phone conversation. Things said by person I overheard:
"Ah dunno."
Why? Why was this conversation necessary?
Not overheard, but a conversation I had with a student who was looking for her TA. the student did not know the TA's name, and was trying to describe her.
Her English isn't too good. I think she's Norwegian.
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Your taxes are done, and let's hope you're getting a refund.
Now the big question is: What's the best use of your tax refund?
Being the savvy money manager you are, you're looking for ways that your tax windfall can help you get ahead. You may splurge a little, but you see this as a chance to improve your finances for the long haul.
Whether your refund is large or small, here are some ideas for getting the most from yours:
1. Pay off high interest debt
It may not be exciting, but it's at the top of the list for a reason. High interest debt can kill your financial future if you let it.
If you're paying 18%, 24%, or even more interest on consumer debt, use your refund to pay it off.
Yes, consumer debt includes car loans. If you owe more in consumer debt than you can pay off immediately, make a plan to pay it off as quickly as you can.
2. Invest in yourself
Can you make yourself more valuable at work by taking a class, getting a certification, or learning a new skill?
If you don't like your job, use your tax refund to get started in a new career, or to start a small business. Tweet this
3. Stop money from going out the window
If your house isn't weatherized, your money is literally going out the window – and through the ceiling, up the drafty fireplace.
You may be able to get free advice from your local power company about the most cost-effective ways to save money on heating and cooling your house.
Sometimes just another layer of insulation in the attic can keep your warmer for less money.
4. Check for other home repairs
Fix leaky faucets, change the furnace and air conditioning filters, and take care of any other little problems before they become big, expensive problems.
5. Start an investment account
If you haven't started investing on a regular basis, now's a great time to start.
Don't wait until you have more money to start learning about stocks and other investments and get in the habit of adding to your account.
Not many years ago, it was difficult to invest in the stock market with small amounts, because the commissions on stock sales made it prohibitive.
Now, you can do online investing with very modest amounts and still get ahead.
6. Contribute to your retirement plan
What better time to tuck money away for retirement than when you have an unexpected windfall? You were getting along without it before, let's hope you won't miss it now.
7. Invest in do-it-yourself equipment
Equipment like a sewing machine, a set of home repair tools, and canning supplies can make you more self-sufficient.
They'll pay for themselves over and over as you save money by doing things yourself.
8. Start a garden
If you haven't gardened before, you may be surprised what it costs for some shovels, seeds and berry bushes, and odds and ends.
You can use those tools and supplies for years, however, and enjoy the fruits of your hard work.
9. Get preventative car maintenance done
Safety is always top priority, so get new tires if you need them, and make sure your car is in good shape for another year.
You may be able to avoid more expensive car repairs in the future by taking good care of your car now.
Is your tax refund more or less this year than in previous years? Were you surprised?
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