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About a month and a half into the new calendar year, and I'm definitely making better progress on my project work than during the autumn term.
The first big thing is that I've put together a proposal for a student Frontrunner to gather data on use of learning spaces around our campus. Frontrunners is a DMU employability initiative which recruits students to work on projects around the university (see the Frontrunners site). Fingers crossed that I'll get the role approved: feedback on the application has been good so far. Either way, putting together the proposal has given me a much better overview of how the project will work, and putting together the role description and outline of skills which the student would learn was an interesting exercise, digging up some of my recruitment and selection skills from my old Occupational Psychology degree.
Our Library and Learning Services project on communication with PhD students is also moving along nicely: the focus groups are due to run over the next two weeks. I'm going to act as the notetaker for the first group, so I'll get to see a colleague in the facilitator role. I've only ever acted as the facilitator before, so will be interesting to have a more detached perspective on the group. I'm sure I'll be scribbling lots of notes! Next month we're planning to go on some visits to other universities and see what we can learn from colleagues in the sector too.
This term has definitely seen me flip round from focusing on teaching, delivering a lot of sessions for the first time, to focusing on project work. However, the teaching hasn't reduced much – I've just got a better portfolio of knowledge and resources to draw upon, and I'm delivering more familiar materials. It's good to feel that everything's starting to get a little bit easier, though!


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This time around, Mitt Romney wasn't throwing down $10,000 bets. He meant business and talked business in the first presidential debate.
And while the Pundit Elite declared Barack Obama the loser in the Denver encounter, the president got in his share of zingers.
Here are some of the best lines from the first debate.

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What is Venture?
Established in 1978, the Venture School is a fully accredited comprehensive school for students in grades K-adult education, and delivers the curriculum through independent or home study. Students come to Venture a minimum of once a week and spend about an hour with their teacher. Students receive weekly assignments at that time, and are expected to spend a minimum of 20 hours a week on academic work.
Students attend Venture by choice. Venture helps students to pursue their educational opportunities outside the classroom, yet within the framework of the educational requirements of the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. The nature of the independent study program gives students the opportunity to personalize their instruction and the freedom to utilize resources and activities to create an exciting and flexible educational experience. While attending Venture, many students take courses concurrently at the local community colleges. Students learn and practice the self discipline necessary for future success.
The Venture Vision
Venture School is dedicated to providing a place where all students feel valued and unique. Students are offered creative opportunities to learn and to accomplish their academic goals. The program offered is tailored to meet students' individual needs and incorporates individual learning styles, interests, aptitudes and passions. Venture is a dynamic institution constantly examining the program and seeking new strategies to better meet the ever-changing needs of students and the demands of the 21st century.


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Simply put, Lenoir Community College is in a funk.
Simply put, Lenoir Community College is in a funk.
Ryan Kennedy homered twice and drove in four runs as Wake Tech swept the Lancers with a pair of 5-2 and 8-1 wins in a NJCAA Division II Region X doubleheader on Saturday at Lancer Field.
The losses were a continuation of what has turned into poor play at the wrong time for LCC (28-15, 15-10), which lost for the sixth time in its last seven games.
�It�s contagious,� Lancers head coach Stony Wine said. �We�re just not there mentally right now.�
Kennedy�s solo shot in the opener tied it at 2-all in the sixth inning. Chris Hicks� RBI single broke the tie in the eighth and Wake Tech�s lead held to drop LCC to 10-3 in doubleheader openers on the year.
Wake Tech (18-21, 11-16) then handed the Lancers their fourth worst defeat this season in the nightcap in a game LCC was never really in.
The Eagles tagged South Lenoir product Jonathan Hardison for three runs to start, then added five more in a third inning that saw Wine use five different pitchers.
Kennedy�s three-run shot to left highlighted the frame for Wake Tech. But it was four walks, a pair of wild pitches and an error that had Wine going to his bullpen just about every other pitch.
�We just didn�t get it done on the mound today,� said Wine, who got another solid start from Troy Jones in the opener but was once again plagued by a lack of run support. �Guys just aren�t coming in prepared.�
North Lenoir product Caleb Kearney was the last pitcher for LCC in the inning and, after being the fifth to touch the ball, inherited a bases loaded situation with two out. Kearney gave up a two-run single to Josh Holcomb, but ended the frame with a flyout, got a double play to retire the side in the fourth then worked around a one-out walk with a pair of strikeouts in fifth to stop the bleeding.
But the Lancers just couldn�t get the hits when they needed.
Ryan Blake�s RBI groundout in the first gave LCC its only run of the second game � its first one-run game since a 2-1 loss at Surry C.C. on March 30.
�We�re not taking a good approach to the game mentally, in all aspects,� Wine said. �It�s spreading like wildfire.�
Since winning a season-best seven in a row LCC has spiraled downward, but Wine isn�t in panic mode yet.
The Lancers will play their final home game of the season today in the rubber match of the three-game series with Wake Tech, then hit the road on Wednesday to play their final four games away from campus.
All teams go through a slump at some point, and Wine feels if his can get it turned around in the next four games the Lancers can be dangerous in the upcoming Region X tournament at Morehead City.
�We�ll get it figured out,� Wine said. �At least they better if they want to keep playing.�
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Assistant ManagerAuburn, Washington Apply Now Date posted 12/12/2019
Job Type Bakery-Cafe Location ID 202275 Address 1022 Outlet Collection Way SW Region Washington Postal Code 98001 Country USA Our Panera cafes are upscale, friendly cafes which feature freshly baked breads and pastries. We serve made-to-order soups, salads and sandwiches as well as specialty espresso beverages.Apply Now
No Fryers and No Late Nights. We're known for our artisan breads, quality soups, salads and sandwiches — resulting in a grease- and alcohol-free environment for our associates. As a supervisor, this means no late nights — but we do hope you're a morning person.
Supervisors at our growing cafes supervise up to 40 staff members to ensure a top quality service experience for our guests.
No Fryers and No Late Nights. We're known for our artisan breads, quality soups, salads and sandwiches — resulting in a grease- and alcohol-free environment for our associates. As a supervisor, this means no late nights — but we do hope you're a morning person.
Supervisors at our growing cafes supervise up to 40 staff members to ensure a top quality service experience for our guests.
- As a shift supervisor at Panera Bread you would be responsible for providing outstanding leadership to your team.
- You should be passionate about the industry, inspiring others, coaching, counseling, creating a profitable environment, and delivering an exceptional customer experience.
- Our supervisors must maintain high standards of restaurant cleanliness, sanitation, food quality, and facility management. At Panera Bread, warmth is our business. It's what we do best. We look for like-minded individuals who are ready to surround themselves with fresh food and great people.
- We are looking for experienced restaurant professionals with a steady, stable employment track record, an attention to detail, and outstanding interpersonal skills. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a rapidly growing concept.We are a growing franchise market located in Northern California that offers stability, opportunity for advancement as well as a great environment, training and benefits. There are currently 25 plus cafes and we are aggressively pursuing more locations and are in search of Managers and Assistant Managers to fill these roles.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Restaurant management combines strategic planning, shift organization and day-to-day management activities. At Panera Bread, restaurant management is fast-paced, highly demanding and very rewarding. Typical work activities for a supervisor:
- Taking responsibility for the business performance of the restaurant
- Coordinating the entire operation of the restaurant during scheduled shifts
- Greeting customers and doing table visits to ensure customer satisfaction
- Recruiting, training and motivating staff Education and Experience
- At least 1-2 years restaurant management experience
- A degree in Hospitality or Hotel/Restaurant Management is a preferred
- Serve Safe Food and Serve Safe Alcohol Certifications also a plus
- Must have the "Run it Like you Own It Mentality"Perks for our employees:
- Competitive salary
- Meal Discounts
- Benefits available
- Development opportunitiesPhysical Standards:
Must be able to stand and exert well-paced mobility for up to eight (8) hours in length. Must have the ability to lift pots, pans, glassware, boxes, etc. up to 50 pounds in weight. Must be able to read and write to facilitate communication. Must possess finger and hand dexterity for using small tools and equipment.
The associate is responsible for performing the essential responsibilities of this position with or without reasonable accommodation. The associate should notify PAN American Group of any reasonable accommodation requests and may need to provide supporting medical documentation. This job description may not list all duties for this position and the associate in this position may be required to perform other duties to meet business needs. PAN American Group LLC, reserves the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment, and either the associate or PAN American Group, LLC may terminate employment at any time.


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Here are a few little projects and developments that may interest you.
Unlike many companies we often make components that factories are unfamiliar with. Every crank factory is expert at 110bcd rings, but our 50.4bcd rings are designed from scratch and so it's easier for an error to creep in.
Our new glassine packaging is very cool, if I do say so myself. We've been looking for a distinctive and environmentally-friendly packaging system for small parts. Kyle came up with the idea of glassine envelopes and worked tirelessly to find a source for them in Taiwan. It'll take a year or more until all the small parts come this way, but we're on the way. The package above contains down tube cable stops.
This is our newly designed fender L-bracket. This bracket uses a single 6mm bolt so it fits front fenders designed for a fork crown daruma and uses the existing hole. Darumas work on most bikes, but sometimes there is not enough room in the steerer tube, especially on carbon forks. So if you can't, or choose not to use, a daruma this is an easy substitute. It can also be used on a rear fender, but you need to drill the hole. Works perfectly on VO and Honjo fenders and probably on some others too.
We have a new scissor action kickstand. The Copenhagen kickstand is a double leg stand that allows both legs to fold to the non-drive side, much like the Pletscher stand we stock. The Copenhagen stand has the advantage of adjustable leg length. And it's less expensive.
We have a small quantity of tan mudflaps. If the tan color sells well we'll keep making them. We've had problems keeping leather items in stock recently, not because of unusually strong sales, but because the little Northern California tannery that supplies our leather has seen a shortage of good quality hides. We may have to find out where that Gucci guy get his.


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East Coast Olive Oil Corp.'s association with olives extends to its new address: 1 Olive Grove St.
East Coast Olive Oil Corp.'s association with olives extends to its new address: 1 Olive Grove St.
The olive oil supplier is showcasing its new home at the Griffiss Business & Technology Park in Rome at a grand opening ceremony today.
The $20 million project on 22.7 acres of land included the construction of a 185,000-square-foot facility, with a quality-control lab and room for 10 production lines.
The project, which began a year ago, was the result of the company needing more space than the 71,079 square feet of space at its plant at 75 Wurz Ave. in Utica could provide, said Steve Mandia, chief executive officer of East Coast.
The company, which now has 153 employees, had also considered sites in New Jersey because they were closer to the ports it uses for importing olive oil and other products and to its customer base, he said.
The decision was made to keep the company local, and relocate to Rome.
"(Because of) our loyalty to the employees and community. And we certainly didn't want a disruption in business," said Mandia, who said the Rome site's close proximity to rail lines was also a factor.
Founded in 1991, East Coast is the largest olive oil importer in the United States, Mandia said. The company imports about 23,000 metric tons of oil per year from farmers and co-ops in Mediterranean countries, including Italy, Spain and Greece.
The company then bottles the olive oil under its GEM and Puglia brands, and vegetable oil, Tri-Fri, for the food service industry. East Coast also serves 60 percent of the private label market by bottling olive oil for retailers, including Wegmans Food Markets Inc. and Price Chopper grocery stores.
The company also bottles canola, soybean and corn oil for itself and private label brands.
Based in Lisbon, Portugal, the Nutrinveste Group acquired an 80 percent stake in East Coast in June 2005. The remaining 20 percent is owned by Steve Mandia, his brother Robert Mandia, who is vice president, his father, Francis Mandia, who retired as plant manager in May, and Dave Lofgren, who is chief financial officer.
The growth the company has experienced in 16 years is remarkable, said RJ Bateman, purchasing and logistics manager at East Coast and cousin to Steve and Robert Mandia.
"It was a start-up operation," said Bateman, who has been with the company since its inception.
He sees tremendous growth potential in the new facility.
"It gives us great opportunities to expand our product lines," he said.
Currently, the new facility operates six production lines 24 hours a day, five days a week, Bateman said.
Utica resident Dennis Dougherty Sr. has been employed at East Coast for three years.
"They care about you personally, as an individual, and they're going places," said Dougherty, who was working on the bottling production line for Carlini's extra virgin olive oil, a private label brand.
U.S. imports of olive oil has growing steadily for decades, increasing 109 percent to 563 million pounds between 1995 and 2005, according to the North American Olive Oil Association in Neptune, N.J. That increase may be due in part to olive oil being associated with health benefits, including its consumption being linked to reducing the risk of coronary heart disease because it is high in monosaturated fat.
Steve Mandia sees East Coast's market expanding to include more organics and specialty oils.
East Coast is receiving more than $9 million in county and state benefits for its new site.
That is the result of bipartisan collaboration targeted at retaining a major employer in Oneida County, Rome Mayor James Brown said.
"Without that collaboration with the development agencies, (Mohawk Valley) EDGE and all the elected officials, they would have probably gone to another area," he said.
East Coast still owns the 71,079 square feet of facility space on Wurz Avenue in Utica, but no decision has been made on how that property will be used, or if it will be sold, Steve Mandia said.
Located on two parcels - the largest is 4.02 acres, the other is 75 feet by 465 feet - the Utica property was last assessed at $590,000 in 1998, City of Utica Assessor David Williams said.


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In July 2008, Tuskegee University hosted a 2nd field day at the Sundown Ranch in Perry County, Alabama. This field day was a continuation of the Sorghum-Sudan Grass Evaluation using Litter under Irrigation Conditions funded through the Alabama NRCS Conservation Initiative Grant Program
Reaching out to "under-served" communities through partnerships resulting in trust and full participation in all NRCS programs.
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DeKalb County Gardener Strives for Organic Certification (10/11)
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Federal Inspection Opens up World of Opportunity for Alabama Producers, Sheep Industry News (NW RC&D) May 2010
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Barbara and Roy Shipman - Alabama NRCS Small Farmer of the Year Award 2008, Alabama Cooperative Farming News, April 2009 (Fay Garner, Public Affairs Assistant, NRCS, Auburn, AL) (text only)
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Good for Man and Good for the Cows (Johnson, Russell Co), Cooperative Farming News, 11/04; Minority Landowner Winter 2006 (pdf)
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We have been reading and hearing about various reports and allegations concerning the Queens Library leadership over the past several months. Some of these assertions are quite serious and shocking.
State Senator Tony Avella is sponsoring legislation that will do just that. He has incorporated the ideas of Queens Borough President Melinda Katz as well as additional proposals of his own to ensure that the library system will not come under a cloud of suspicion again in the future.
I have read that State Senator Michael Gianaris and Assemblyman Jeffrion Aubry have proposed legislation regarding the library system, as well. Apparently, their legislation does not go as far as it should in mandating change and reform in our public library system as Senator Avella's proposal does.
With little time left to this legislative session, it is necessary for all involved to come to an agreement that should include opening up the library system's financial books for an audit.
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Studies suggest these entirely novel drugs (MFAIDs) are able to interfere with a common factor driving the inflammatory process in many diseases – from arthritis to inflammation of the bowel, central nervous system, cardiovascular system, skin, and respiratory tract.
On September 6, Hebrew University of Jerusalem reported that a synthetic anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic family of drugs able to combat a variety of illnesses while avoiding detrimental side effects has been developed by Saul Yedgar, PhD – an internationally recognized biochemist specialized in the study of cardiovascular and inflammatory conditions and director of a lab at the University's Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada.
Problems with Steroids & NSAIDS
Treatments for various inflammatory/allergic diseases, which affect billions of people worldwide, are a major focus of the pharmaceutical industry, Dr. Yedgar explains. The most common drugs currently used to treat these numerous diseases are steroids, which are potent but also associated with severe side effects. These include:
• Metabolic changes (weight gain, increased blood pressure, diabetes),
• Organ-specific effects (glaucoma, cataracts, bone fragility),
• And even psychotrophic side effects (depression, psychosis).
For decades, alternatives, such as biological NSAIDs (non-steroidal alternative anti-inflammatory drugs), have been the focus of the pharmaceutical industry. The resulting drugs have been commercially successful, but have not produced genuine alternatives to steroids due to their limitations.
• Synthetic NSAIDs are less potent and have their own serious side effects, including cardiovascular disorders, stomach bleeding and respiratory disorders.
• The biological drugs are costly, must be injected, and have rare but very severe side effects.
Inflammatory Diseases Share Biochemical Mechanisms
Inflammatory/allergic diseases present different symptoms affecting different organs, such as:
• Skin inflammations (dermatitis, psoriasis);
• Airway injury and allergy (asthma, cystic fibrosis, allergic rhinitis);
• Both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis;
• Intestinal inflammation (ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease);
• Central nervous system inflammation (multiple sclerosis),
• As well as atherosclerosis and cancer metastasis.
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What these diseases have in common is that all of them share biochemical mechanisms, Dr. Yedgar says. A key one among them is the action of an enzyme family (phospholipase A2, aka PLA2) that initiates the production of a cascade of pro-inflammatory mediators involved in the induction and propagation of the diverse inflammatory diseases.
New 'MFAIDs' Control Inflammation-Inducing Enzyme Production
In Dr. Yedgar's lab, he and his associates have designed and constructed an entirely novel synthetic generation of drugs that control the PLA activity and the subsequent cascade of pro-inflammatory mediators, thereby providing 'multi-functional' anti-inflammatory drugs.
The new multi-functional anti-inflammatory drugs (MFAIDs) have so far efficiently treated diverse inflammatory conditions affecting the bowel, respiratory tract, eye and central nervous system, the researchers note.
Animal studies: MFAIDs have reportedly shown "excellent safety" and were found "efficient in treating diverse inflammatory/allergic conditions in animal models," using different modes of administration – oral, rectal, intravenous, inhaled and injected. These conditions included:
• Sepsis (systemic inflammatory response to pathogens),
• Inflammatory bowel diseases,
• Asthma,
• And central nervous system inflammation (myelopathy refers to inflammation of the spinal cord and encephalopathy to inflammation of the brain).
Clinical studies: In particular, in two clinical studies MFAIDs have reportedly been shown to be safe and efficient in treating:
• Contact dermatitis, when incorporated into skin cream,
• And allergic rhinitis, when administered as a nasal spray.
Pharma's First Targets: Respiratory, Skin, Eye, Gut
The platform technology for MFAIDs drugs has been exclusively licensed from the Hebrew University through its Yissum Technology Transfer Company to Morria Biopharmaceuticals PLC (a British company), which is currently developing these drugs to treat inflammatory diseases of:
• The airways (hay-fever, cystic fibrosis),
• The skin (eczema),
• The eye (conjunctivitis)
• And the gut (colitis, Crohn's disease).
This groundbreaking work earned Dr. Yedgar one of the university's 2012 Kaye Innovation Awards. Established in 1994 by Isaac Kaye of England, a prominent industrialist in the pharmaceutical industry, the award is intended to encourage development of innovative methods and inventions with good commercial potential that will benefit the university and society.
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TORONTO – The greater Toronto area will be well represented when Canada faces Peru in an international friendly on Saturday at BMO Field. No fewer than half of the 20-man squad originates from the region with a population of 5.5 million.
Seeing Real Salt Lake midfielder Will Johnson among them is assuring, especially for glory-starved Canadian soccer fans.
Johnson's recent strong play for Canada and RSL provides optimism for the future, while his desire to play for Canada is refreshing in light of past player defections.
In recent years, the Canadian Soccer Association has watched some players opt to play for other countries. Owen Hargreaves of Manchester United and Mallorca's Jonathan de Guzman, brother of national-team midfielder Julian, are the most high-profile choosing to play for England and Netherlands, respectively.
While the impact of their losses is debatable, their exodus is still felt by a country that hasn't qualified for the World Cup in 24 years.
Johnson is a contrast, a player who stayed, yet could have left. Though born in Toronto, he spent much of his youth growing up in Woodbridge, Ill. When the came time to decide between Canada and the US, Canadian soccer fans were nervous.
But for Johnson, it was a no-brainer.
"I'm a big fan of playing for the country you're born in," said Johnson, 23. "This is where you're born, this is where I started my life, so it's always fun to come back here with the national team, especially."
Johnson steadily rose up the youth ranks playing four years for the U-20 National Team under former senior national-team coach Dale Mitchell. In 2008, he burst onto the scene during the CONCACAF men's Olympic qualifying tournament, scoring three goals in three games to lead Canada to the semifinals.
Under Canada coach Stephen Hart, Johnson has become a mainstay playing five matches in 2009.
"Will is a fantastic young player in his attitude in the way he approaches everything," said Hart. "He's been tremendous for me, he's having a good season at Real Salt Lake and he's one of those players that, in the past, when I've asked him to do something that he may not be 100 per ent comfortable with, he just rolls up his sleeves and gets on with it. So he's been tremendous or us."
His rise has coincided with his development as a pro with RSL, where he won the 2009 MLS Cup.
"The past few years have been very productive, played a lot of games I've grown as a player and I feel like I'm just coming into the peak of my career," said Johnson, who has a year left on his contract. "I feel like I'm starting to understand what it takes to play at the highest level and not only to play, but in figuring out what it takes to win and what it takes to help my teams win."
"Now I'm trying to really focus about getting the national team back on track and we need to start winning some games with the national team and hope it starts this weekend."
Johnson's tough no-nonsense demeanor has incited some to talk about him as a future Canada captain, but he shrugs off those notions.
"I think it's jumping the gun a little bit," he said. "I love playing for Canada – I'm very committed to the program, I always have been. I think we're starting to turn things around. ... I'm just excited to be a part of the group right now and do whatever I can. The most important thing is to win some games and build towards the Gold Cup next summer."
Johnson likes playing in Salt Lake City and being part of MLS, but is open to playing in Europe again. He hasn't received a good enough offer to commit to RSL, so is keeping his options open. Wherever he goes, he hopes to return to his attacking roots.
"I see myself in the future going back to being more of an attacking player," he said, "but right now at Salt Lake, I'm kind of just a two-way guy and I'd like to get forward and be more attacking-minded. But at the same time I'll do whatever I have to do to help my team win."
That approach bodes well for Canada, who will need an in-form Johnson to qualify for Brazil in 2014.


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Coumarin Anticoagulants/Vitamin K-Containing Foods Interactions
This information is generalized and not intended as specific medical advice. Consult your healthcare professional before taking or discontinuing any drug, changing your diet or commencing any course of treatment.
Medical warning:
Very important. A change in your diet, medicine, or dosage may be necessary. Promptly consult your doctor or pharmacist.
How the interaction occurs:
When your anticoagulant ("blood-thinner") is taken with foods containing vitamin K, the vitamin K may prevent your anticoagulant from effectively preventing blood clots.
What might happen:
The beneficial effects of your anticoagulant may decrease, which may increase your risk of an unwanted blood clot.
What you should do about this interaction:
Avoid sudden changes in your diet while you are taking this medicine. Foods high in Vitamin K are of the most concern, but the best approach is to try to be consistent in your daily food choices. Do not change the amount of moderate-to-high Vitamin K-containing food in your diet (see the lists below) without first consulting your healthcare professional (e.g., doctor or pharmacist).Also, do not use a strict vegetarian diet (some greens have moderate-to-high Vitamin K content) without first consulting your healthcare professional.Some examples of foods high or moderate in Vitamin K content are listed below: High Level Vitamin K Foods (micrograms per serving listed) include Kale, fresh (547.4 micrograms per 1 cup); Swiss Chard, fresh (298.8 micrograms per 1 cup); Broccoli, frozen, boiled (248.4 micrograms per 1/2 cup); Broccoli, fresh, boiled (210.6 micrograms per 1/2 cup); Spinach, fresh (120 micrograms per 1 cup); Green or Red Leaf Lettuce (117.6 micrograms per 1 cup); Escarole, fresh (115.5 micrograms per 1 cup); Endive, fresh (115.5 micrograms per 1 cup); Cabbage, fresh (101.5 micrograms per 1 cup); Moderate Level Vitamin K Foods (micrograms per serving listed) include Mustard Greens, fresh (95.2 micrograms per 1 cup); Brussels Sprouts, fresh (77.9 micrograms per 1/2 cup); Butterhead Lettuce (67.1 micrograms per 1 cup); Watercress (42.5 micrograms per 1/2 cup); Yellow Snap Beans (41.3 micrograms per 3/4 cup); Kiwi Fruit (38 micrograms per 2 items); Asparagus, fresh (35.7 micrograms per 2/3 cup); Soybeans, dry roasted (31.8 micrograms per 1/2 cup); Split Peas, boiled (27.5 micrograms per 1/2 cup); Green Peas (27.3 micrograms per 1/2 cup); Soybean Oil (26.2 micrograms per 1 tablespoonful); Abalone, Raw (26.1 micrograms per 1/2 cup); Green Beans, cooked (25.8 micrograms per 1/2 cup). Avocados, some varieties of seaweed, and liquid nutritional supplements also contain vitamin K.Contact your doctor or pharmacist for more information. Your healthcare professionals may be aware of this interaction and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop, or change your medicine or diet before checking with them first.
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ATLANTA -- With Eric O'Flaherty and Jonny Venters now out of the picture, closer Craig Kimbrel is the last man standing from the vaunted bullpen trio the Braves have possessed the past few years. The Braves will compensate for the absences of Venters and O'Flaherty by enhancing the roles of some of their less-tested relievers, including Luis Avilan, Cory Gearrin and Anthony Varvaro.
Reinforcements are on the way, with right-hander Jordan Walden likely to return to a significant setup role sometime next week after shoulder inflammation landed him on the disabled list on Friday. Regardless of who it is, the Braves have to find who will be able to consistently get the ball to Kimbrel with a lead in the ninth.
"There are spots they're going to have to step up," Kimbrel said. "It's not a tryout, it's a 'We-have-to-go-out-there-and-do-the-job' kind of position. That late in the game, that's when games are won and lost."
Kimbrel pitched a scoreless ninth for saves in all three games of this weekend's sweep of the Dodgers. Gearrin and Avilan each picked up wins when the Braves' offense turned one-run deficits into multi-run leads in the eighth inning on Saturday and Sunday.
Avilan appears to have fully recovered from a left hamstring injury he sustained on April 16 against Kansas City. In his past six appearances, Avilan has given up just two hits and held opponents scoreless over a span of 6 2/3 innings.
"He's got one of those arms and the way the ball comes out of his hand that it's tough for hitters to pick up on, so he can just go right at guys," Kimbrel said of Avilan. "And with him having that movement and that location, it just makes him that much better."
Avilan turned in a few tentative outings immediately following his return from the injury, but the left-hander credited renewed confidence in his mechanics as the key to his recent success.
"My first couple outings after I got hurt, I felt like it might happen again," Avilan said. "So I was throwing the ball, but not really throwing the ball. I was a little bit afraid. My mechanics were different than they were at the beginning of this year and last year. In the first few outings after I got hurt, my sinker was flat from side to side. That's why a couple lefties hit easily against it. Now I feel pretty good. My mechanics feel good and my sinker is doing really good, too."
Gearrin has been similarly solid, as he has not surrendered a run in nine appearances this month.
Kimbrel, who has handled the closing duties since the start of the 2011 season, expressed confidence that his teammates would pick up where Venters and O'Flaherty left off.
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Fresh chicken and turkey meat (min. 30%), dehydrated chicken meat, rice (min. 20%), maize, lard, dehydrated fish meal, pork graves, beet pulps, dehydrated chicken protein, brewer's yeast, dehydrated eggs, vitamins and minerals, glucosamine, chondroitin-sulphate, bioflavonoids, L-carnitine, preserved with vitamin E. Linoleic acid 4,50%.
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First two ingredients are named meat products
Low quality grains and fats, controversial filler
The first ingredient is a named meat product. This is not in meal form. Fresh ingredients are inclusive of water content (about 80%). Once that is removed, as it must be to create a dehydrated product, the ingredient will weigh around 20% of its wet weight. Ingredients are listed in order of weight, and the dehydrated ingredient would probably be more accurately placed much further down the ingredient list than the 30% indicated. It is followed by a meat ingredient in meal form, which is the primary meat product in the food. There is a fish meal ingredient 6th on the ingredient list, but this is too far down to make any substantial contribution to the overall meat content of the food. We find no sign of a guarantee on the manufacturer's site that they use only ethoxyquin-free protein sources in the product (ethoxyquin is a chemical preservative, commonly added to fish ingredients and which is banned or heavily regulated in human food production due to the belief that it is carcinogenic).
The main grains are rice and corn. Rice is a decent quality grain, but corn is a difficult to digest grain that is of limited value in dog food. It is commonly associated with food allergies. Lard is not a good quality fat. It is the rendered fat of pigs, equivalent in quality to the tallow obtained from rendered beef or mutton. Graves we believe to be Greaves, which is the protein-containing residue of rendering, after partial separation of fat and water. In other words, low quality byproducts.
Beet pulp (fibre) is filler, and a controversial ingredient. It is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required. We would prefer to see the use of whole eggs rather than egg product in the food. The food has added vitamins and minerals, but no information about these is given and it may contain synthetics.
Overall, this product appears to contain a reasonable amount of meat, and more than any other in this product range. It contains ingredients of mixed quality, however, and the use of such low quality ingredients precludes a higher rating.
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The e-mail was sent Dec. 31 and threatened an individual, state Homeland Security Adviser Jerry Bussell said.
"There were no specific actionable threats that were made against Las Vegas or Nevada during the elevated alert level," Bussell said. "We get things like this e-mail, and you have to take a look at them."
The nation's terror alert level was raised Dec. 21, and cities including Las Vegas increased security for holiday celebrations and large gatherings. The level was lowered Jan. 9.
The FBI and state Department of Public Safety were investigating the e-mail threat. Text of the e-mail was not disclosed, but Gov. Kenny Guinn's spokesman Greg Bortolin said Las Vegas and Carson City were mentioned.
"It was directed at state government," Bortolin said.
Word of the e-mail came Thursday when Guinn referred to it during a question-and-answer session after a speech to the Las Vegas chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties.
Guinn initially said a small Nevada town had received the most credible terrorist threat during the nation's heightened state of alert. Later he revised his remarks to say even small towns had to be vigilant.
Guinn said the threat came from within the United States and was not linked to the terrorist group al-Qaida. Guinn said there are threats of more "Timothy McVeighs."
McVeigh was convicted and executed for the 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building that killed 168 people.
Bussell and the FBI said there no specific threat directed against Nevada or any of its cities.
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HoopsVibe's Very Quick Call: The late John Wooden would have liked Derrick Rose.
Coach Wooden always told his UCLA teams not to worry about their opponents and to focus on playing, which is the approach Rose is taking with the Miami Heat.
Instead of worrying about Chris Bosh, LeBron James, and Dwyane Wade, instead of worrying about the attention the Heat are getting, Rose is punching the clock, putting in work, and extending his three-point shot.
Of course, this will make him unstoppable.
Rose has always been able to get to the basket. Defenders have such respect for his athleticism they back off him and concede the jumper.
If Rose can consistently knock down three-pointers, defenders won`t be able to back off him, which will make it easier to penetrate and create scoring opportunities.
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In April, self-styled mad scientist Windell Oskay published his walkthrough for creating a ripped USB cable that hides a Flash drive within the jack. But Register Hardware this week say a remarkably similar product for sale online at website Perpetual Kid.
Unsurprisingly, we thought that Oskay's unique storage device design had been pinched. However, we contacted Oskay and he told us that he's licensed the design out to US company Fred & Friends, whose product Perpetual Kid is selling.
That damn dog...
So, if you're too lazy to follow the walkthrough, then the Hacked USB Flash Drive is Oskay's design – ready made.
The device has 2GB of storage hidden inside the jack, although the cable won't be much use for data transfers.
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According to Dr. Monique Udell, assistant professor of psychology at Flagler College in St. Augustine, FL and author of this new study, dogs "are quick learners, they can figure out when you are going to give them the next treat or whether you are going to give them a bath. Whether we know it or not, we are training them."
She continues, "They are really good at knowing how to live the life they want inside the human home." That is for sure! For example, I quickly figured out that the sound of my person's electric toothbrush meant that it was time for me to move into the bedroom for bed. Whether it is 8pm or 1am, I follow her lead on bedtime. And I figured this out just by watching her!
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In order to understand any book, it's important to understand the background of that book. Some may be surprised to know that the books of the Bible aren't arranged in chronological order, but by genre. Before we undertake a full study of the book of Zechariah, Elder Brian thought it important to show the congregation here exactly what place in time the prophet prophesied. We pray this historical timeline of Israel is greatly beneficial to you.


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In his film debut, that big lizard is scary
"Godzilla" might seem like a strange film to recommend just before Halloween. Sure, it's a monster movie, but it's not exactly scary, is it?
The goofy sequels where he fights other rubber-suited monsters? No. The original? That's another story.
"Godzilla" — or "Gojira," as it was called in its native land — is a dark, eerie movie about an awful force laying waste to Japan. It was released in 1954, less than a decade after Japan was hit by two atomic bombs, and those unsettled fears are woven through the film.
With its black-and-white look and ominous mood, "Gojira" is a rubber-monster movie with a difference. It's serious, somber and, believe it or not, it's even a little scary.
The excellent 2004 DVD includes the Japanese and U.S. versions, so you can see the differences. (For one thing, the U.S. version co-stars Raymond Burr.) They're both good, but if you want to experience Godzilla — excuse me, Gojira — in all his native glory, stick with the original.
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6. Juninho
Pos: M | LA Galaxy | Age: 23
It's been some progression for Juninho. He went from an unknown Brazilian loanee to rising up up the 24 Under 24 ranks from No. 19 (2010), to No. 14 (2011) and now all the way to No. 6. This year some have actually busted out the "MVP candidate" label for the diminutive but supremely efficient center-mid who does it all for the Galaxy: He scores, he wins balls, he connects passes. The tag of "best two-way midfielder in MLS" isn't so far-fetched.
What the TDs and coaches like: "An honest box-to-box midfielder, who is capable of big moments … He links well and is positionally aware … He seems more mature at his age … Very intelligent player. He really understands where danger is and how to snuff it out and whether he needs to close something or sit back … Has a very good sense of the game, good awareness around him … Great vision and technical ability … He knows how to play the game and fit in with other players … And he's got a little bit of bite to him and that's a plus for him … He seems really smart on plays, specifically his positioning … He gets into supporting positions and then can turn to shoot …He's one of those guys when he gets inside the 35 you have to step up … He's crushed some bombs from distance … Very good man-to-man defender, intelligent, hardworking and always finds a way to make a difference … When he needs to be a defensive presence, he is very much that, when he needs to be an attacking presence he can do that … As good a two-way midfielder as there is in this league … Plays on a very talented team and does not get all the headlines that he deserves."
Where TDs and coaches want improvement: Apparently nowhere. Either other coaches and TDs we speaked to are so enamored by Juninho that they can't see the negative, or he has really become the perfect midfielder.
Opta Says: Juninho has more than 100 more successful passes in MLS in 2012 than any other player younger than 24 (1,080 total).
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Choreography by: George Balanchine
Music by: Igor Stravinsky
The outer sections of Stravinsky Violin Concerto are carefully-woven masterpieces of symmetry that peel away to reveal two of Balanchine's most ingenious and unique pas de deux.
Stravinsky Violin Concerto was composed in 1931 and at its premiere, conducted by Igor Stravinsky with Samuel Dushkin as the violin soloist. It was first used by Balanchine for Balustrade with the Original Ballet Russe in 1941. When Balanchine returned to this score three decades later, he could no longer remember his original choreography. "What I did then was for then," he said, "and I wanted to do this music for our Stravinsky Festival." Stravinsky Violin Concerto premiered on the opening night of the 1972 Stravinsky Festival, which also included the premiere of Balanchine's Symphony in Three Movements.


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Heading Over Now and A Prediction
About to head over to the Court. Chance of thunderstorms and an already-existing line shall not stop my final campout of the term.
After my obligatory "First" or "Not-so-First" photo up here, I will switch to my Twitter feed to send sporadic stati throughout the night.
Meanwhile, here's a quick McDonald prediction based upon the oral argument:
- Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, and Alito for full incorporation Heller's federal vision of the Second Amendment to the states via the Substantive Due Process doctrine. Maybe a few concurrences–Scalia explaining himself for why he's accepted SDP, distinguishing its use for incorporation purposes as a matter of stare decisis while still hating on it as a tool for finding unenumerated constitutional rights; Kennedy, in response, trumpeting the "liberty" component of the Due Process Clause for protecting and incorporating both enumerated and unenumerated rights.
- Thomas concurring in the judgment for full incorporation via the Privileges or Immunities Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, arguing that the Court missed its chance to overturn Slaughterhouse and right a longstanding constitutional wrong.
- Stevens concurring in part and dissenting in part, joined by Sotomayor, agreeing with the plurality to incorporate via SDP, but arguing for a more limited scope of incorporation allowing for the states for more breathing room in instituting gun control laws. Although Stevens was the lead dissenter in Heller, he will provide a final example of his "judicial conservatism" by abiding by stare decisis in recognizing the individual right to keep and bear arms. In doing so, however, he will work from the "inside" in a futile attempt to limit what he will present as the deleterious societal effects and misguided interpretive history of the Court's prevailing gun rights jurisprudence. Sotomayor will sign because she joined the Court after the Heller decision and would therefore feel improper rejecting it outright.
- Breyer, joined by Ginsburg, dissenting, still protesting Heller.
That's 7-2 for incorporation; 6-3 for incorporation via the Due Process Clause; 5-4 for full incorporation. Alito hasn't yet written a majority opinion from the February sitting, so he's due. But I wouldn't be surprised if the Chief or Scalia end up as the author. Nor would I be surprised if any or all details of my prediction above, except for the 5-4 for full incorporation, will prove completely wrong.
Okay, it's go time. If you're in DC, come visit me–or, better yet, get in line!
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So any plans to come back and comment on what surely must be a disappointing dissent give you wrote:
"Although Stevens was the lead dissenter in Heller, he will provide a final example of his "judicial conservatism" by abiding by stare decisis in recognizing the individual right to keep and bear arms."
Also any thoughts on Sotomayor's 180 degree flip flop from her confirmation testimony regarding RKBA?
I happen to agree that a wrong precedent should be overturned. I just don't think Heller, McDonald, or Roe, for that matter, are wrong precedent.
I agree with respect to the theater of the absurd that confirmation hearings have turned into. Might as well just do all appointments during Recess.


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Abstract: We use a large, rich Canadian micro-level dataset to examine the channels through which family socio-economic status and unobservable characteristics a ect children's decisions to drop out of high school. First, we document the strength of observable socio-economic factors: our data suggest that teenage boys with two parents who are themselves high school dropouts have a 16% chance of dropping out, compared to a dropout rate of less than 1% for boys whose parents both have a university degree. We examine the channels through which this socio-economic gradient arises using an extended version of the factor model set out in Carneiro, Hansen, and Heckman (2003). Speci cally, we consider the impact of cognitive and non-cognitive ability and the value that parents place on education. Our results support three main conclusions. First, cognitive ability at age 15 has a substantial impact on dropping out. Second, parental valuation of education has an impact of approximately the same size as cognitive ability e ects for medium and low ability teenagers. A low ability teenager has a probability of dropping out of approximately .03 if his parents place a high value on education but .36 if their education valuation is low. Third, parental education has no direct e ect on dropping out once we control for ability and parental valuation of education. Our results point to the importance of whatever determines ability at age 15 (including, potentially, early childhood interventions) and of parental valuation of education during the teenage years. We also make a small methodological contribution by extending the standard factor based estimator to allow a non-linear relationship between the factors and a covariate of interest. We show that allowing for non-linearities has a substantial impact on estimated e ects. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8582
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The Latest: In Oregon, a record number of spawning salmon
Some 16 million salmon and steelhead once returned to the Columbia River Basin each fall, but impediments like the Bonneville Dam near Portland, Ore., decimated their numbers. Costly recovery efforts and courtroom battles brought only marginal improvements, and populations were largely supported by hatchery stock. In 2006, court-mandated spillovers -- running less water through turbines and spilling more over dams -- were introduced to help wild runs recover ("Columbia Basin (Political) Science," HCN, 4/13/09).
On Sept. 24, the number of spawning chinook salmon passing the Bonneville Dam reached the 1 million mark for the first time since 1938. Dam proponents point to safer turbines and improved habitat, but many biologists credit the increased spillovers. A new river management plan, however, may allow dam operators to cut back on future spillovers. At the same time, the record-breaking fish numbers have emboldened calls to remove chinook from the endangered species list.


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I have labeled myself an atheist for the past two years.
Two years of denying the gods of the people around me, two years of abandoning religion. Two years of arguments and tears and explanations.
Still, I find amazing peace in being godless.
"So when you look in the sky you see nothing..."
Someone once tried defining my lack of faith as a lack of wonder. Because I don't see gods I don't see joy or goodness. I tried explaining that they were wrong, but explaining the good in the world to someone who sees sin in a newborn is a challenge that I certainly haven't mastered yet.
It seems so obvious to me.
We get one shot at this life. One chance at doing the things we love, loving the people in our lives, living the breaths that we take. I try explaining to the religious that it is only the things that happen here that matter. Gods and angels, spirits, fairies...these are things I write about in my fiction, they aren't things that I place true value in. Hugs from my son, smiles from friends, tears shed over real loss... these are real, these are beautiful. Reality doesn't need the same plot devices as fiction to make it valuable.
I'm not as angry as I was when I believed.
Faith has a way of tainting all the things I find beautiful. Sinners, hell, damnation, living in fear that we are being judged. In faith you are pressed down by this paranoia that renders so many people useless to the human condition. How can you try and move forward when your god is constantly telling you "no?" How can you love someone when you assume they are sinners, unworthy of love, you are unworthy of love, because love is perfect, love is the almighty.
Love is many things, and as an atheist the idea of love being perfect is about as true of perfection in anything. There are always flaws, little pits in the otherwise perfect spheres of beautiful things. These pits and marks and dents don't render love untrue, but reveal the nature of the human existence. Flaws are natural. I don't need a god to smooth over the pits.
When I look in the sky, I don't see "nothing," I see this amazing, grand, overwhelmingly BIG universe. I stare at it long and hard. It's there, I can see parts of it, I am part of it.
It makes me smile.
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I really enjoyed reading that. Thank you :)
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and I suppose you know this one already but just in case...
WOW! I really liked that. A beautiful, poetic rendering of who you are inside! No need to be justified, no need to be argued about. Simply and beautifully stated! Well done!
"You atheists want to take all the mystery out of the universe with your scientific approach to everything."
No, it's you religious people who can't live without an explanation. Science may have some speculative ideas about the inception of the universe and everything in it but has no set explanation to which all scientists much agree, but you theists can't live without an explanation, hence the myth of God the Creator which I guess you think is better than living with an unanswered question.
^Where'd that come from?
No, it's you religious people who can't live without an explanation. Science may have some speculative ideas about the inception of the universe and everything in it but has no set explanation to which all scientists much agree, but you theists can't live without an explanation, hence the myth of God the Creator which I guess you think is better than living with an unanswered question.
It's the cosmological version of the weasely Big Box Store salesman phenomenon... you know, where the guy doesn't know the answer to your question so rather than saying I don't know or handing you off to someone more knowledgeable, he just makes one up. The first commandment of too many people is to never admit ignorance and never admit a mistake. Religion most assuredly caters to both impulses.
This is brilliant. It's worth 100 of Richard Dawkins' ill-informed diatribes. It's a true wake-up call for the religious, and something they might actually want to listen to.