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Steve Lombardozzi, who grew up in Columbia and graduated from Atholton High School, made his Orioles debut Wednesday, batting ninth and playing second base.
"It definitely means something. It's very exciting to be part of this organization now," said Lombardozzi, who was acquired from the Detroit Tigers in a late March trade for Alex Gonzalez. "I grew up coming to games here as a little kid so, yeah, I'm excited to get out there and get a game under my belt."
Lombardozzi said he's had a bunch of ticket requests, but it's nothing new for him. He played parts of three seasons with the Washington Nationals.
"I'm sure there's going to be a lot of people I know every night, because I am right down the street from here and a lot of my buddies, family and friends are Orioles fans," he said. "I've become accustomed [to getting tickets for others] from playing in Nats Park as well. I'm used to it by now."
Lombardozzi struck out in his first at-bat as an Oriole.
"The last week has been kind of hectic, getting traded and what-not. But I'm finally getting to settle in," he said before Wednesday's game. "Being so close to home is a dream to come true. And I'm here to help this team win."
** David Lough also made his Orioles debut Wednesday, playing left field and batting second in between Nick Markakis and Adam Jones.
Lough said Monday's 2-1 thriller was hard to watch without grabbing a bat and heading to the plate.
"After that win the other day, I'm pretty excited to get in there. I was scraping my fingernails against [the dugout bench] just to try and get in the game," Lough joked before Wednesday's game. "No, it's just exciting to be here."
In his first at-bat as an Oriole, Lough popped up attempting to bunt Markakis to second.
** Orioles manager Buck Showalter said Johan Santana threw 30 pitches Tuesday from a full mound in Sarasota, Fla. The left-hander threw all of his pitches, and, "it went really well, so that's progressing well," Showalter said.
Santana is attempting to return from shoulder surgery, and the Orioles hope he can join the major league club at some point in the first half of the season, maybe in June.
** Right-hander Dylan Bundy threw 25 pitches -- all fastballs -- from the full mound in Sarasota and, "that is progressing well, too," Showalter said. Bundy is recovering from elbow surgery last June, and he also could be in a position to return this June.
** Left-hander Troy Patton, who is suspended for the Orioles' first 25 games this season for testing positive for a banned amphetamine (Adderall), threw a bullpen session Wednesday. He is expected to pitch in an extended spring training game Monday. Patton can come back to pitch in a big league game roughly around April 29.
** Francisco Peguero (right wrist tendinitis) had his cast removed Wednesday. He is on the 15-day disabled list.
** OF Nolan Reimold (on DL recovering from neck surgery) is preparing to play in extended spring games in Sarasota, Fla. The goal is for him to play the outfield every day.
** OF Francisco Peguero (on the DL with right wrist tendinitis) had the cast removed from his right wrist. He has had no issues with range of motion and can now begin strengthening exercises.


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GOP: The Fairy Tale Party
WASHINGTON - Florida Senator Marco Rubio gave a Republican response to the President's State of the Union address that will likely only be remembered for the awkward lunge toward, and audible gulping of, a bottle of water. However, the context of the speech proved quite revealing of the state of Republican thought.
Sen. Rubio is running for President. He has not made that official yet, but it is a mere formality at this point. This was his chance at an introduction on the national stage. As a consequence, his speech had to be something that in principle all Republicans can get behind; something that would cause him no trouble in primary season three years from now.
So here is what we now know about today's Republican party: they believe in magic. Republicans want to base policy on their beliefs about how things ought to be, not with respect to how things actually are. For these guys, facts are something that can be wished away.
For example, Rubio cited Obamacare as a policy meant to help the middle class that instead ends up hurting them. He supports this claim by saying that people are losing their existing healthcare, that small businesses aren't hiring, or are even laying people off, and that workers are being moved to part-time in order to avoid giving them health benefits.
Let's be clear; Obamacare will not be fully implemented until 2014. Anyone who is making hiring or firing decisions today is not doing so because of the Affordable Care Act. Ditto that for making people part-time, which has been going on for decades. It is reprehensible, but nothing new, and not at all about a law that hasn't gone into effect yet. Similarly, health insurers have been kicking people off their rolls whenever it was deemed profitable for years. Anyone losing coverage now is a victim of business as usual in that industry. When Obamacare comes online, that will be illegal, and hence will no longer be standard practice.
Rubio and the Republicans don't want to acknowledge any of the above, because those are facts. They want to believe that Obamacare is going to be a job-killer, so they keep repeating it in the hopes that it will come true.
Rubio's speech could yield a hundred more examples of the same type of thinking; not by accident, but by design. Just as surely as Republicans want to believe climate change is a hoax, they want to believe that the only things holding the economy back are taxes and regulations. It doesn't matter to them that these ideas simply aren't true, they can push for policies that pretend they are, and just keep ignoring the contradictory facts afterward.
Pinocchio got to be a real boy because he so badly wanted it to be true, right? That kind of thinking might make for entertaining fairy tales, but public policy ought to be based on something more substantial than wishing upon a star.
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As in previous years, the parade will kickoff at 11 a.m. at the County Courthouse with an opening ceremony, the Laying of the Veteran's Day Wreath, and the playing of Taps.
The Parade will begin from the Courthouse immediately after this. It will depart the square via College Street (Hwy 10 South) to Hwy 52, turn west on Hwy 52 to Ellington Drive, turn right onto Ellington Drive and proceed on Church Street. The parade will head East on Church Street and end at Key Park.
Once at Key Park, there will be a closing ceremony/celebration with a guest speaker, G. W. Knight, and entertainment followed by refreshments.
If you are going to have a Parade Float or other entries in the Parade please inform Mike Scott, the County Veterans Officer at 666-4480.
Lineup for the floats and other entries will be down Main Street starting at the corner of Public Square. Parade lineup begins at 10 a.m.
The theme for this year's Parade is "A Tribute to Veterans."
We are looking forward to a great parade and it is our sincere wish to make this a fitting tribute to our veterans.
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1. I like to look for rainbows whenever there is rain
And ponder on the beauty of an earth made clean again.
2. I know when I am baptized my wrongs are washed away,
And I can be forgiven and improve myself each day.
I want my life to be as clean as earth right after rain.
I want to be the best I can and live with God again.
Words: Nita Dale Milner, b. 1952; adapted. © 1989 IRI
Music: Nita Dale Milner, b. 1952. © 1989 IRI


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For Pakistanis who raise and train the monkeys they are an important source of income in an impoverished country, and they form a strong bond with the animals.
The monkeys are usually captured in the wild when they are babies and then trained. A trained monkey can fetch 20,000 to 30,000 rupees ($190 to $285).
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By Julie Cadieux – The Hudson St-Lazare Gazette. Fall is the time of year where, once we are done closing the pool, storing the outdoor furniture and raking all those leaves, we turn our attention back to indoor projects like finally cleaning out those cluttered closets and replacing the leaky faucet. For many, it also means spending on new home decor items like a new lamp, installing shelves or painting the living room a brand new colour. This interest to perfect our homes has been fed by the hundreds of home improvement television shows, magazines, books, websites and of course the new home improvement stores that are multiplying in order to feed our habit. I personally love it, and I know I'm not the only one who has wasted hours drooling and 'pinning' over at Pinterest.com.
The $65.2 billion gifts and home decorative accents market has increased 72% since 2002 and is, according to a study done by Harvard, expected to grow 3.5% per year.
A recent survey done by Houzz.com found that 86% of homeowners who were planning to build, remodel or decorate in the next two years, stated "improving the look and feel of the space" as the reason. "We expected that in this economy Americans' highest priority would be increasing home value, but instead we found people are focused on pleasing themselves." says Liza Hausman, vice president of marketing for Houzz.
Figures released this month from Statistics Canada showed that Canadians household debt ratio is currently 163% (which means Canadian owe $1.63 for every $1 of disposable income). While Americans have actually managed to reduced their debt from the 165% since before the 2008 crash to just around 140%. It might look good on paper but compared to the average household debt from over 50 years ago of about 113%, it's still huge.
Bogged down with so much debt why do we keep spending on unnecessary items like throw pillows and area rugs? I think way before credit cards and Home Depot were invented, we have always had a desire to nest. To put a stamp on our homes and create a personal place by using colour, mementos and objects that not only make our spaces an attractive refuge for ourselves and those who live with us, but also to show others a glimpse into who we are.
A new lounge chair by the fireplace with a coordinating blanket might not fall into the important-necessity category, but I do know feeling good about where we live is. A home is a backdrop for our lives and tells a story of who we are, where we have travelled, our hobbies, passions and interests. Which is why we want to feel pride when we walk through the door, comfortable when we gather our loved ones around the dinning room table and happy to invite a friend over for coffee.
I get it; if I'm not painting, improving or decorating my own house, it's only because I've been hired to help someone with theirs! However I do feel that there is definitely a huge disconnect if we are willing to put our finances at risk because of it. Wanting to make a house a home for our family versus wanting to have the best and most beautiful things to fill it up with at risk to our family's financial future is not the same thing. What story does your home say about you?
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"I so agree with you. That's why we are so thankful that our son got into Vanguard. Twelve students per class. Classes are made up of close in age children that have the same types of learning disabilities and about the same level of reading ability. Then let's say a kid is better than the average in math, he joins a stronger math group for his math classes and so on for different subjects. Plus the teachers are almost all orthopédagogues specialized in helping children with learning disabilities. I too believe our school system is no longer adequate for many children and that you can not blame the teachers, most of the time they do the best they can with what they have. Thanks for the interesting column." — Cynthia
"You have recognized some really important concepts on multiple intelligence! Keeping up with tech will be just half the battle. Thanks for tackling this issue." — Guidance Counsellor
"My wife and I agree and feel the exact same way. Thanks" — Peter from St-Lazare
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Both factory revenue and unit shipments grew in the second quarter of 2012, according to research firm IDC, with worldwide factory revenue recording an increase of 6.3 percent year-over-year to just under US$ 2.0 billion, and shipments increasing 6.5 percent to 496,697 units.
This growth marked the ninth consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth, IDC said. In Q1 2012, factory revenue growth stood at 9.7 percent and unit growth was 12.9 percent compared to Q1 2011.
"While the macroeconomic environment remains somewhat uncertain, these latest tracker results show that companies continue to prioritize security and will spend the dollars necessary to secure their organizations' infrastructure," said John Grady, senior research analyst, Security Products at IDC.
While the "Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker" report noted that at the functional market level, the Firewall/VPN segment again saw the largest year-over-year revenue growth at 21.2 percent--accounting for 28.3 percent of the overall security appliance market in Q2 2012--IDC attributed this growth entirely to shifts in Cisco's revenue.
The UTM market represented 27.8 percent of security appliance revenues as result of 19.0 percent year-over-year growth. The IPS, Content Management, and VPN segments all saw revenue declines compared to the second quarter of 2011.
Geographically, IDC found that Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) and Canada were the only regions to witness double-digit year-over-year growth in factory revenue, with Latin America (18.6 percent year-over-year increase) and Central & Eastern Europe (18.5 percent) seeing the fastest growth in shipments.
The US witnessed an 8.0 percent increase in revenue on 4.8 percent growth in units due to strong results in the unified threat management (UTM) segment.
"Security professionals with the responsibility of providing applicable cyber intelligence and timely technical information for defending against emerging threats in rapidly growing markets require multiple levels of security to protect everything from small and medium-sized businesses to corporate data centers," said Ebenezer Obeng-Nyarkoh, senior research analyst, Worldwide Trackers Group.
Earlier last month, research firm Gartner had released a report that found that the security infrastructure market would see positive growth through 2016 as organizations prioritize on security budgets despite trying economic times.
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Okay, so I have to admit that when it comes to the holidays the last thing I am worried about is counting calories. I'm more a "moderation" girl than a "no bread and cheese" girl. Thanksgiving is the only day of the year I EVER feel over-full and Christmas means all of those delectable dishes we only taste once in 365 days.
Since 2011 has been such a challenging year and I have committed myself to taking the 2012 bull by the horns and changing my life in a complete one-eighty why should I concern myself with healthful recipes at the holidays? Maybe I want to set a good example. Could it be that I want to impress my friends with flavorful and healthy food? Perhaps my intent to completely change in 2012 needs to get a good start, or I need to send 2011 off on a healthier note. No matter. Here are some of the "better for you" recipes I will be serving this year. Enjoy!
Ricotta Dip for Fruit
1/2 Cup low fat Ricotta cheese
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons orange juice
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1 6-ounce container vanilla low fat yogurt
6 cups cubed cantaloupe, honeydew, pineapple and strawberries
In a blender or food processor, combine ricotta, cream cheese, orange juice and powdered sugar. Cover and blend or process until smooth. In a medium bowl stir together cheese mixture and yogurt. If desired, cover and chill dip up to 24 hours. Serve with assorted fresh fruit.
Chili-Toasted Pecans with Dried Cherries
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon bottled hot pepper sauce
2 cups pecan halves (8 ounces)
1-1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon black pepper
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
3/4 cup dried cherries or a combination of raisins and dried cherries (4 ounces)
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a large bowl combine oil and hot pepper sauce. Add pecans; toss to coat evenly. Set aside. In a small bowl combine chili powder, pepper, salt, cumin and oregano. Add to pecans; toss well to coat. Place pecans in a single layer in a 15 x 10 x 1 inch baking pan. Bake fro 12-15 minutes or until toasted, stirring every five minutes. Stir in dried cherries. Serve warm or cooled to room temperature.
Praline-topped Brie
1 each 13-ounce round Brie or Camembert cheese
1/2 cup orange marmalade
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
1/3 cup coarsely chopped pecans, toasted
Apple slices and/o toasted French bread slices
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place cheese in a shallow, ovenproof serving dish or pie plate. In a small bowl stir together orange marmalade and brown sugar. Spread on top of cheese. Sprinkle with pecans. Bake about 15 minutes or until cheese is slightly softened and topping is bubbly. Serve with apple and/or bread slices.
I must thank Better Homes and Gardens for these lovely recipes, but for my own personal tips, well, here you go:
- Always go for the whole grain. Be it french bread, mustard or cereal - whole grain is better for you.
- If a recipe calls for crackers or bread, improvise with sliced fruit or vegetables. Serve the brie, as mentioned above, with apple slices. Serve that family-favorite cheese ball with sliced cucumbers, zucchini, celery or carrot slices.
- If you're serving a pasta dish, even spaghetti, lighten it up by using julienned squash (zucchini or summer) or take advantage of the fall harvest and use spaghetti squash.
The best advice I can offer is don't overdo it. Enjoy yourself. Pamper your palette. Don't drink and drive. And if you do eat that one extra cookie, forgive yourself then get up and go for a walk the next day.
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Arthur Harold Helvin II, 20, 2743 Remington Rd., Marion, and Anthony Wade Combs, 27, 24805 Sweet Rd., Calhan, Colo., collided at 4:50 p.m. Sept. 30. Helvin was driving his 2002 Saturn sedan, and Combs was driving his 1987 Peterbilt semi. No injuries were reported.
190th Rd. west of Holly Rd.
Royce L. Kliewer, 62, 2088 27th Ave., Canton, drove off the road and struck a ditch in his 1993 Chevrolet sedan at 11:47 a.m. Oct. 4. Kliewer had a possible injury but was not transported by an ambulance.
210th Rd. west of Diamond Rd.
Tyler Glen Jones, 22, 1527 Orchard, Hutchinson, and Andrew Logan Meier, 18, 211 E. Maria St., Lehigh, collided when Jones stopped to avoid hitting a deer in the road at 11:25 p.m. Oct. 6. Meier was driving his 1998 GMC pickup, and Jones was driving a 2006 Ford pickup owned by Kevin Wayne Dies, 208 Marion St., Lehigh. No injuries were reported.
Timber Rd. north of 175th Rd.
Cyle Lee Wilson, 20, 12490 N. 230th Rd., Okmulgee, Okla., reached down to pick up an item he dropped, went off the roadway, overcorrected, and rolled his 1994 Ford sedan. Passenger Kimberly Pierce, 48, 210 N. Roosevelt St., Marion, had a possible injury but was not transported by an ambulance.
Deer strikes
Shanna Marie Jensen, 36, 213 W. 2nd St., Washington, struck a deer with her 1999 Chrysler van at 7:15 a.m. Oct. 4 on K-15 north of 170th Rd.
Steven Bradley Goertzen, 57, 1040 Falcon Rd., Newton, struck a deer with his 2008 Toyota sedan at 9:20 p.m. Oct. 4 on 120th Rd. west of Eagle Rd.
Quentin G. Wacker, 22, 510 Novak St., Ellsworth, struck and killed a deer with a 2007 Suzuki sedan owned by Josie Anne Peterson, 601 N. Newton St., Lincolnville, at 7:47 p.m. Oct. 5 on U.S. 77 south of 257th Terrace.
Nurzahidah Binte Saadon, 23, 505 E. 1st St., Ramona, struck a deer with a 1997 Buick sedan owned by Billy E. Alcorn, same address, at 7:40 p.m. Oct. 9 on U.S. 77 north of 250th Rd.
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Janis Smith feels a lot healthier — and more confident — since shedding 65 pounds in six months, and that has helped in her job leading employee training for 1st Mariner Bank.
"Being in front of a classroom of people … I don't feel like everyone is looking at me, they're listening to what I'm saying versus what I look like," said Smith, 55, a vice president and director for the Baltimore-based bank. "I just have a lot more energy. I have more stamina. I feel like I have a clearer mind."
Smith's transformation in 2012 prompted her bosses to offer the weight-loss program she used, Medifast, as a corporate wellness program. Since the launch last April, dozens of bank employees have lost more than a combined 700 pounds. As a manager, Smith believes participation has paid off in improved morale, increased energy and less sick time.
As businesses look for ways to blunt the impact of rising health costs, many are investing more in workplace wellness — especially initiatives that help prevent chronic diseases down the road. In the Baltimore area, workers compete to walk the most steps, lose the most weight and eat the most fruits and vegetables. Companies offer flu clinics and health screenings, exercise classes and nutrition guidance, healthy living newsletters and seminars.
Wellness programs have been around in various forms for years, in place at about half of employers with 50 or more workers, according to nonprofit research group RAND Corp. But such programs are getting renewed attention amid health care reform, with the Affordable Care Act promoting wellness programs to lower costs.
"Employers have become more concerned about costs and are looking at additional ways to reduce spending," said Soeren Mattke, senior scientist and managing director of RAND's health advisory services. "Many have raised copayments, and some have introduced more narrow network plans or high-deductible plans to reduce costs. The sense among the employer community is that's as far as we can go with streamlining the health coverage benefits.
"Now they have to see if they can go to the root of the problem and address the underlying drivers of spending, which is chronic disease."
A RAND study that examined a PepsiCo wellness program found that efforts to help workers manage chronic illnesses saved $3.78 in health care costs for every dollar invested. But the study found lifestyle-management programs failed to offer returns greater than the costs.
Still, employers say they believe preventive efforts are worthwhile, with programs helping to attract and retain workers as well as keep them more engaged and productive.
When Gabe Oropollo gets to his desk each morning at Agora Inc. in Mount Vernon, he feels alert and energized. The senior sales manager at the newsletter publisher works out five mornings a week at the company's gym and nearby partner gyms, doing circuit and weight training with a personal trainer, running on a treadmill and taking yoga classes, all benefits that come with the job.
The 26-year-old father of two young children said the perk helps him stay fit without giving up evening family time. He's also lost more than 40 pounds.
"It gets the blood flowing, and I'm ready to start my day," Oropollo said. "And it takes away a lot of stress."
Workplace workouts at Agora, which built a gym in the basement of one of its nine buildings, also help build camaraderie, promote work-life balance and attract job candidates, the company said. The firm's 600 workers also have opportunities to work out at MV Fitness Athletic Club and Charm City Yoga.
"We never invested in this thinking we would see a dollar-for-dollar return," said Agora CEO Myles Norin. "From the beginning, we planned to measure our success based on the number of employees who take advantage of the program and tangentially from the stories of the impact it has on their lives."
Workers in better health stay at their jobs longer and are absent less, said Vanessa Hedgebeth-Bell, Mid-Atlantic human resources manager for M&T Bank, which hopes to expand wellness offerings this year.
"The return is a more engaged workforce, a happier workforce," Hedgebeth-Bell said. "We want them to have a better personal life and professional life, and it's hard to do that when you don't feel well."
The banking company hands out "wellness" wall calendars each year with health tips. It sponsors flu clinics each fall. And each spring, employees are invited to form five-member teams to compete in walking and fruit-and-vegetable-eating competitions. Employees track the number of cups of fruit and vegetables they consume and wear bank-supplied pedometers to track steps. Winning teams get fruit baskets at the end of each week.
Last year 800 employees participated, walking more than 32 million steps and eating more than 165,000 cups of fruits and vegetables, Hedgebeth-Bell said.
Peggy Miller, a relationship liaison in the business banking department, headed a team a few years ago and said employees in the group offered one another moral support, though they chose not to compete against others in the company. They pooled money and bought fruit and vegetables to eat at the office each day.
"Every one of us commented on how much better we felt not eating chips and snacks throughout the day," Miller said. "Everyone appreciated having the fresh options available to them."
Wellness is a department of its own at McCormick & Co., where about 2,400 of more than 3,000 domestic employees work at the headquarters in Hunt Valley. The spice maker began expanding wellness offerings a couple of years ago to focus more on preventive care.
Its Hunt Valley wellness center is staffed with a medical assistant, a part-time physician and a part-time nutritionist who offers counseling. Employees can go for annual company-paid health screenings, vaccinations, health counseling and coaching, and a health safety fair, said James Downing, director of global benefits. McCormick also sends out a monthly wellness newsletter and offers a 12-week educational fitness program that focuses on healthy eating and exercise. Other programs focus on chronic diseases.
McCormick offers private health screenings designed to identify risks and encourage individuals to connect with their doctors, Downing said.
The goal is to "keep the healthy people healthy and try to get people to stay away from being unhealthy," while keeping the company's medical cost growth flat or below the national trend, he said.
"We have seen that over the last three years," Downing said.
About 10 percent of the workforce at the Domino Sugars refinery in Locust Point participates in wellness programs, some of which have been in place more than a decade, said Nicole Copeland, human resources manager for the ASR Group plant. Programs include a monthly wellness newsletter and annual walking and weight-loss challenges.
Last year, "we challenged employees to maintain their weight from Thanksgiving to New Year's," she said, and this year workers who get an annual physical can get a $10 per month reduction in their benefit premiums. "Every year, we're looking at new challenges or new initiatives. People spend a lot of time at work, so we want to make certain they have opportunities to make healthy choices."
T. Rowe Price expanded beyond its traditional offerings — partial reimbursement at fitness clubs, partnerships with Weight Watchers — to "really begin taking a deeper dive into wellness" and encouraging people to be more educated about their health, said Michelle Tracy, manager of global benefits.
The financial services firm now offers on-site biometric screenings and health assessments and uses the information to shape programs. For instance, the company delivered apples to office pantries last fall alongside posters alerting workers that most people don't eat enough fruits and vegetables.
"It's softly presenting information," Tracy said. "We're not saying you should eat more fruits and vegetables, we're just saying 91 percent of us don't eat enough fruits and vegetables, and here's a piece of fruit."
Smith, the 1st Mariner vice president, had struggled with her weight for many years before she and her daughter went on a Medifast program in 2012.
Medifast, which is based in Owings Mills, customized a program for 1st Mariner, giving employees the option of going to a Medifast center, ordering products online or working with a volunteer health coach, said Brian Lloyd, executive vice president of international and business development.
Employees are reimbursed up to $300 per month for two months. About 70 joined the program and about half continued it after the first two months, Lloyd said. Eight people lost more than 30 pounds each and five lost more than 50.
Smith's weight loss has corrected problems such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and developing diabetes. She can sit comfortably in an airplane seat and no longer shops in the plus-size section at clothing stores.
Beyond the physical changes, "I feel like I'm not negative any more. I have a better outlook on life," Smith said. "I'm able to dream about the things you never thought possible … and I can achieve those now."


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This has been the craziest summer I have ever had. I did a couple of presentations, went to SpaceCamp, visited the White House, saw the final shuttle launch, traveled with my family, and through it all have been continuing my doctoral coursework. I think I literally blinked and it's over. I'm ready though. A new year is here. I'm thinking of ways to make this the best school year ever. I don't want to take any of my summer experiences for granted, nor have them be a waste of time. Each one of them taught me something. As I start the year, I'm thinking about how to make it a great one. So, what did I learn on my summer vacation?
1.) Final Shuttle Launch: "Teach this year like it's going to be your last." Watching the final launch and the final landing of the space shuttle taught me to teach this year like this is it. Don't wait to take that risk and try something new. Just go for it. Don't wait for opportunities to come your way, find them.
2.) White House: "Accept that there are things you cannot change, and stop complaining about them." As I listened to President Obama answers questions from all over the world, I realized how many problems and issues there really are in our country. There are things everyday in our world, and schools, that we cannot change. But, we have full control over ourselves. This year I'm going to seek to learn and improve myself. It's really the only thing you have full control over, right?
3.) Space Camp: "Set your alarm everyday to get up an inspire kids." It doesn't matter WHAT is on your lesson plan if you you're not there to inspire kids. Find out what they love to learn about, support them, mentor them, help them. Provide experiences where they can struggle and help them find their way.
4.) Doctoral Studies: "Be open, be honest, be authentic." After ten years in education, and lots and lots of classes, I'm having authentic discussions about 'change' with some amazing people in my cohort and realizing that change IS possible. But, it's not going to happen without difficult discussions. It's not going to be some magic-wand experience where everything gets better. It's going to take some open, real dialogue. So, don't be afraid of it, embrace it, listen to others, share your thoughts, and make a difference.
5.) Twitter: "Never underestimate the power of collaboration." People you've never met are willing to help you. Learn to rely on others when you need to, and more importantly, learn to be there for others when they need you. Share. Collaborate. Truly collaborate. Open your door to the teachers you work with and open your door to the global community on Twitter.
6.) Blogging: "Keep learning…forever." Stop. Think. Reflect. Repeat. Learn something.
7.) Reading. "Education is about Passion." I read the book "Passion Driven Classroom" in June. I'm still thinking about it and what it means. I 'm going to have discussions with my students in the fall about their passions. It's also about embracing your own passions and sharing them with students. Telling kids about your hobbies just might inspire them to share theirs. Don't overlook the value of learning what kids truly love to learn about. The passion driven classroom is one in which kids LEARN.
8.) Traveling with Family: "I love my family." They support me. They make me laugh. They are the reason I keep going.
I also learned that my dog loves pickles and was once again reminded that I truly love my job. I'm pretty sure those things have no relation to each other, but I also know that I am excited to make this the best school year ever.
What did you learn this summer?
Post by guest contributor Krissy Venosdale of TeachFactory.com. Veteran eMINTS teacher, gifted education teacher, Tweeter, photographer….. and that's just her day job. Original post August 2, 2011 on TeachFactory.com.


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I kept them organized by folding and clipping them together but it was a bit unsightly. I had started pondering the cost of a box of manila envelopes, when the obvious occurred to me.. why not make envelopes?
So I deconstructed a manila envelope I had using my trusty sewing awl, (I know a letter opener would have probably worked better, but that was handy and to be honest, I've never had any sewing project that required an awl yet, so at least I finally found a use for it).
Then made the adjustment for the reduction.
Now I had my template ready for tracing.
I traced it onto the wallpaper.
And cut it out.
Is all wallpaper this curly? Or is this just extra curly because its been in Mom's basement in shrink wrap for the last decade?
It was obvious where to fold it and where to glue it, and if you try this yourself I'll give you a tip. I glued the first few together with Elmer's glue, but I guess because of the finish and texture of the front of the paper, it didn't stick. Even drying overnight, I could just lift it right off. So I stopped at the office supply store and bought a glue stick. That worked!
Because a stack of identical envelopes wouldn't be very user friendly, my initial plans were to glue printed pictures of the finished project depicting the pattern inside, but once they were done, they were so pretty, I decided not to deface them with something so permanent.
So I paper clipped the printed pictures instead.
And because the envelopes turned out so pretty, I decided to cover the shoe box that I keep my patterns in as well.
I guess I can add Elegant Envelopes and Elegant Storage Boxes with the Elegant Paper Beads to my paper project portfolio!
Have you found uses for wallpaper other than papering a wall? I'd love to hear about your projects if you have.
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The reveal trailer for Dark Souls 2 gives us a land shrouded in darkness and dragons.
In our last discussion of Dark Souls 2 a number of people took the quote I had posted from Edge and attributed the statement about The Elder Scrolls to From Software. That, so far as I know, was not something anyone at From actually said. Rather, it's the assumption of Edge itself. Here's the passage again:
As we find out in issue 249, the answers to these questions are in the hands of game directors new to the Souls series, Tomohiro Shibuya and Yui Tanimura, who have taken the reins from Hidetaka Miyazaki. Their descriptions of how they intend to mould Dark Souls II into a more approachable form seem reasonable. But Shibuya admits that their approach will be influenced by their individual characters. "I personally am the sort of person who likes to be more direct than subtle," he tells us. "[Dark Souls II] will be more straightforward and more understandable." We sympathise if that sort of statement concerns you, but at the same time, we can surely agree that we would all like to see Dark Souls attain as great a presence as The Elder Scrolls. How it gets there is a worthy matter for debate, but it's certainly a noble task.
For readability's sake, I put Shibuya's comments in bold. You'll note that it was not his assertion that "we can surely agree that we all would like to see Dark Souls attain as great a presence as The Elder Scrolls."
Coming from a blogger rather than the game designer, this statement is much more palatable obviously.
Anyways, here's the trailer:
EpicNameBro has a good analysis of the trailer which you should listen to. He shows the scene of the hooded woman looking over the mountains at the towered city in the distance. He then shows a shot of original Dark Souls concept art that is extremely similar, which turns out to be a drawing of Lordran from a distance.
And doesn't that rope bridge in the screenshot above look a lot like the bridge from the Painted World of Ariamis?
So is this the story of an Undead's journey to Lordran? Is it a prequel that takes place during the Age of Fire? It certainly seems to be. The dragon in the trailer looks like Kalameet, the black dragon from the Artorias of the Abyss DLC which takes place in an age long before the events in Dark Souls proper.
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The donation by Dr. Gary K. Michelson, 64, will go toward building a 190,000-square-foot facility with state of the art laboratories that will include microscopy imaging machines that can take precise measurements inside cells, university officials said.
"Dr. Michelson's generous gift is truly visionary, as it will bridge USC's strengths in a broad range of disciplines, including the sciences, engineering, medicine, mathematics, and computer science," USC President C. L. Max Nikias said in a statement. "The new USC Michelson Center will be a vibrant hub for innovation, and will help create a major biomedical research corridor in Southern California."
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Specifying the LDAP data view as the primary data view, and the JDBC data view as the secondary data view.
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As an anonymous user, search the join data view.
In this step, we search Kirsten Vaughan's entry to see whether data from both join views is retrieved.
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Re: Revolutions
This is exactly what I'm talking about. People decided for themselves what the Matrix movies were about, and then complained when the Wachowskis told them that it wasn't about that.
I'm not assuming anything - I'm going off the information that was actually presented to me in the first film. Such as a lengthy sequence of how much effort it took just to get Neo out of bed for the first time, and dialog such as:
"Why do my eyes hurt?"
"You've never used them."
and then watching real-world Neo lean tiredly against walls for most of the rest of the film, etc.
So I'm not assuming it, it was actually part of the movie they made.
But the fact of the matter remains that the Wachowskis never contradicted their film, only your assumptions about what that film meant.
While that's not the case - see above - the Wachowskis do get to make whatever movie they want. And I'm allowed to like it, or not. I thought their sequels were flawed and just explained why. But neither the Wachowskis nor I will be losing sleep over it.
And you're absolutely right, that was an awesome scene in the first movie, but it would have been horrible if that was the draw of the next FOUR HOURS. You can't make a trilogy with that as your only drama.
I wasn't suggesting that Super Neo/Weak Neo should have been the only plot of the sequels, I was suggesting that as a B plot it would have been more interesting dramatically than the Super Neo/Super Neo B plot they went with.
And again, it's only my opinion, and the sun will still come up tomorrow.


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I have displayed this lovely hand vase on a lady's antique writing desk for several years. The vase is beautiful with lots of detail and the color shading is outstanding. Vase measures 5 ¾" tall (at tallest), 5 5/8" long (at longest), and 2 ½" wide (at widest). It has a stamp on bottom: "Hand Painted, Lenwile China, ARDALT, Japan, 6554". It is in excellent condition.
Several years ago, I began a small collection of "hand" vases – this vase is from that collection and I will be listing others in the future. Vase measures 5 1/8" tall (at tallest) and is in excellent condition – there is some wear to the color on her fingernails – that's it! Bottom has the original silver with burgundy foil sticker that shows a covered wagon, a crossed sword and gun, the letters P (at top), D (at bottom), and Japan. Lovely item that caught my eye!


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Building upon 20 years of groundbreaking exhibitions of Russian avant-garde art--including The Great Utopia: Russian and Soviet Art 1915-1932(1992) and Kazimir Malevich: Suprematism(2003), among others--the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum presents this blockbuster show, which demonstrates that Russia's contributions to world art history extends far beyond the early twentieth century. Like the exhibition, this catalogue explores the vast and complex phenomenon embodied by the word "Russia" through the lens of the masterworks of Russian art from the twelfth century to today, as well as art from the world-class collections amassed by Russian tsars and merchants from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries. The remarkable and interconnected history of Russian art and Russia's most important collections over nine centuries includes icons, portraiture in both painting and sculpture, social realist works since the nineteenth century, landscapes from all periods, pioneering abstraction, and experimental contemporary art. Librarian of Congress and renowned historian of Russia James Billington contributes the introductory essay, providing a context for the more specialized selections by Robert Rosenblum, Evgenia Petrova, Lidia Iovleva, Mikhail Allenov, Alexander Borovsky, Alexander Kostenevich, Valerie Hillings and others. The book's design subtly evokes the six major periods covered--Medieval Russia (twelfth to seventeenth centuries), the epoch of Peter and Catherine (the eighteenth century), the nineteenth century, the early twentieth century, the 1930s-1960s, and the 1970s to present. This scope makes Russia!one of the most comprehensive sources on the history of Russian art ever to be published in English. The companion publication, Russia! Catalogue of the Exhibition, provides expanded and detailed, curatorial information for each work in the exhibition.
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When Charles Lang Freer first encountered Asian art, he was particularly intrigued by Japanese paintings, stoneware ceramics, and tea-ceremony items. While other enthusiasts were focusing on popular collectibles such as netsuke, dolls, woodblock prints, and enameled porcelain, Freer's first Asian art purchase in 1887 was a painted Japanese fan. Between 1894 and 1911, Freer made four extended visits to Japan, and, by the time of his death in 1919, he had collected over two thousand works of Japanese art. Spanning more than four millennia, the Japanese art collection has grown in size since Freer's death, and is especially rich in paintings and ceramics from the twelfth to the nineteenth century.
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- Ukiyo-e paintings depicting Japanese theater, pleasure quarters, and landscapes from the early 17th–19th century, highlighted by the world's premier collection of paintings by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
- Select collections of lacquerwork, baskets, and textiles
- Over 5,500 prints from the 18th–20th century, and 19th–20th century photographs of Japan
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When I look at pictures taken by a modern spacecraft (like that one showing the surface of Titan:
and taken by Cassini) I kinda understand how they might be produced. There might be some kind of CCD sensor installed and the data is later transmitted to Earth.
But then I think about it I start to wonder how cameras worked on older spacecrafts like Mariner, for example this one taken by Viking 1
As far as I know there were no digital cameras back then. How did they get around it and were able to produce photos and more importantly sent imaging data back to Earth?
I can imagine that there was an analog camera installed along with some scanning facility but that sounds sooo unlikely as it would require a rather complex machinery which isn't feasible for an operation in space. But other than that I'm out of ideas. Wikipedia is surprisingly silent about it, too.
EDIT: Thanks, everybody, for your great answers! I upvoted everything I could and accepted Georg's answer for a great Wiki link.


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Wayland trustees approve funds transfer, honorary degree
PLAINVIEW – During its regular fall meeting on Thursday, trustees from Wayland Baptist University approved a recommendation to use surplus funds toward the student activity center planned for the Plainview campus.
The board's finance committee recommended that $1 million be moved from a surplus operating fund (quasi endowment) being held in the Baptist Foundation of Texas into the account of funds already raised toward the Laney Activities Center, a project first proposed in 1999.
The project will be completed in two phases, with the first phase involving a double gymnasium, indoor running track, weights and aerobics area, classrooms and student lounge. Total projected cost for that phase is $5.6 million.
To date, gifts and pledges for the activity center total around $2.3 million, and the university hopes to be able to approach foundations and other donors to help secure the remainder needed to fund the center. The added $1 million should make that more of a possibility, say university officials.
The board also approved a recommendation by the program committee to award an honorary bachelor's degree to Eva Graham, a former board member and former Wayland student who was never able to complete her degree due to life events and was only a semester short of graduating. Graham's husband, Ervin, served on the board previously, with Mrs. Graham taking over his term after his death in 2001. Graham resigned her place on the board in April due to health reasons.
Based on other recommendations, the board also discussed its membership, approving a motion to decrease the number of trustees from 39 to 36, the minimum stipulated under the Board bylaws. The move was made in order to make it easier mathematically to figure the 25 percent of members elected by the board and the one-third membership rotating off each year.
The board also approved membership for Dr. Tim Powers, a public school administrator in Wichita Falls, to fill the term of Gary Lawrence of Lubbock. Also named to the board were Rose Mediano of Lubbock, a retired school administrator, and Edgar Murphy, who recently finished his first three-year term on the board and is eligible to serve again.
The nominating committee recommended the slate of board officers to serve another one-year term, with the board approving that move. Bruce Julian of Perryton serves as board chairman, with Vernon Stokes of Midland as vice chair, Sally Shaw of Lockney as secretary and Connie McMillan of Lubbock as assistant secretary.


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STAMFORD, CT--(Marketwire - Dec 17, 2012) - In his new book, "Government Control of News: A Constitutional Challenge" (http://tinyurl.com/9al7srv), former NBC-TV legal counsel Corydon B. Dunham chronicles the government's censorship of broadcast news. He warns of a pending proposal that could renew television and radio news censorship and increase official control of local news content.
A new Localism, Balance and Diversity Doctrine would authorize the FCC to revise local news to meet government administration views, Dunham says. Since the FCC is now transferring the broadcast spectrum to the internet, it could potentially control internet local news as well.
"Government Control," which includes pages of carefully cited references, began as a study at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars at the Smithsonian Institute. Dunham did extensive research of records and witnesses to document the effects of the Fairness Doctrineand other television news censorship.
"The government justified the doctrine as a way to investigate and ensure stations aired opposing viewpoints on issues," he says. "But if a complaint was made about a view that had been broadcast, the FCC could order that the view be changed or other views presented."
Failure to comply could result in no license renewal.
In 1987, the FCC revoked the doctrine after the agency and courts found that it deterred news coverage of important issues, imposed censorship, chilled speech and prevented criticism of the administration.
But in 2008, the FCC released a proposed Localism Doctrine to force local TV news to satisfy government's views on localism, balance and diversity. "It has many of the same characteristics of the old Fairness Doctrine," Dunham says.
The new rule would have three presidentially-appointed federal commissioners authorized to change news reports and impose penalties, and an official local board for each station that could override the news judgment of local journalists. These boards would recommend loss of broadcast license for violations.
A special 2011 FCC report concluded the new doctrine would violate the public interest, but it remains pending.
About Corydon B. Dunham
Corydon B. Dunham is a Harvard Law School graduate. His "Government Control of News" study was started at the Smithsonian Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and expanded and developed for the Corydon B. Dunham Fellowship for the First Amendment at Harvard Law School. As an NBC executive from 1965 to 1990, Dunham oversaw legal and government matters and Broadcast Standards.
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A major settlement involving federal and state regulators and the City of West Haven will significantly reduce illegal discharges of raw sewage into the environment throughout West Haven from the city's wastewater collection system. The agreement is between the U.S. EPA, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Connecticut DEEP, the Connecticut Attorney General's Office, and the City of West Haven.
Under terms of the settlement, the city will reduce illegal raw sewage overflows from their wastewater collection system, which previously has been discharged to area waterways including New Haven Harbor and the Long Island Sound, in violation of the federal Clean Water Act. The city of West Haven will also pay a fine of $125,000, which will be split equally between the United States and the State of Connecticut. Because Connecticut law allows for "penalties" to be used to fund environmental projects, the state's half of the penalty ($62,500) will be paid into a fund to be used to pay for environmentally beneficial projects.
"By taking strong steps to eliminate raw sewage that is being discharged into rivers and streams that flow into New Haven Harbor and Long Island Sound, we are both cleaning the environment and enhancing the recreation opportunities in these areas," said Curt Spalding, regional administrator of EPA's New England office. "It is encouraging that the city agreed to quickly settle this case and move ahead with the important work of remedying the problems in their wastewater collection system that have contributed to these untreated discharges."
"We recognize West Haven's diligent efforts to resolve these Clean Water Act violations," said U.S. Attorney Deirdre M. Daly. "The agreed upon remediation measures will in particular benefit minority and low income neighborhoods where many of the sewage overflows occurred. West Haven's corrective steps should help to prevent future overflows in these residential areas and make recreation in local waterways safer for residents."
Under the terms of the settlement, the city will reduce illegal raw sewage overflows from their wastewater collection system, which previously has been discharged to area waterways including New Haven Harbor and the Long Island Sound, in violation of the federal Clean Water Act.
Additionally, the city will implement an "operations and maintenance" program and a long-term preventative maintenance program to ensure the city's sanitary collection system remains properly functioning.
The city must also implement a program to reduce the amount of fats, oils, and grease that get into the collection system from restaurants. The introduction of these waste products into the sanitary collection system often accumulate, causing blockages, resulting in illegal discharges of sewage into streets, surface waters, and even basements of homes and businesses.
Finally, the settlement requires the city to conduct modeling, investigations, and assessments necessary to determine how best to reduce extraneous flow from entering the sanitary collection system.
"We are pleased that our precious resources on Long Island Sound will be improved by West Haven's efforts to reduce sewage discharges," said Connecticut's Deputy Attorney General Perry Zinn Rowthorn. "The settlement serves as a reminder of the importance of proper maintenance and operation of all municipal sewage treatment plants.
"We applaud West Haven for accepting that responsibility through this settlement," Rowthorn said. "The Long Island Sound ecosystem is a unique and irreplaceable environmental resource, critical to our economy. It must be protected. Using half of West Haven's penalty for an environmentally beneficial project provides an additional benefit for everyone."
"The steps that West Haven have agreed to take are going to have a significant beneficial impact on the environmental health of New Haven Harbor and Long Island Sound," said DEEP Commissioner Daniel C. Esty. "We appreciate the cooperation of the city and their recognition of the importance of taking these actions. Long Island Sound is Connecticut's greatest natural resource – it requires true cooperation from the local, state, and federal partners that are responsible for its continued protection."
EPA's investigations had documented that the City reported over 300 discharges of sewage from its collection system between January 2007 and June 2011. The discharges occurred primarily during wet-weather when the capacity of the wastewater collection system was exceeded by groundwater and rain water that infiltrates the system. Blockages in the collection systems, particular from fats, oil, and grease, have also resulted in dry-weather raw sewage overflows.
Properly designed, operated and maintained sanitary sewer systems collect and convey sewage to a wastewater treatment facility prior to discharge. However, discharges of raw sewage from municipal sanitary sewers can occur.
These types of discharges, called sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs), have a variety of causes, including insufficient conveyance and treatment capacity that occurs, in part, due to clean water that infiltrates into collection systems through defects in the system or clean water that is improperly discharged directly to wastewater collection systems through cross connections with storm sewers and by individual homeowners through sump pumps, roof leaders or down spouts, yard and foundation drains.
Sanitary sewer overflows also occur due to the improper discharge of fats, oils and grease to the collection system, debris deposits and root intrusion associated with improper system operation and maintenance, electrical and mechanical failures and vandalism. The untreated sewage from these overflows can contaminate our waters, causing serious water quality problems. Raw sewage discharges can carry bacteria, viruses, and other organisms that can cause life threatening ailments such as cholera, dysentery, infections, hepatitis, and severe gastroenteritis.
Government officials had been working closely with members of West Haven's previous administration, to resolve these violations and enter into the consent decree. Staff from the office of new Mayor Edward O'Brien, who began his term on December 1st, have indicated their recognition of the importance of eliminating SSOs by implementing the terms of the settlement agreement.
More information:
– EPA's enforcement of the Clean Water Act in New England (epa.gov/region1/enforcement/water)
– EPA's storm water program in New England (epa.gov/region1/npdes/stormwater)
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