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Psychotherapy Helps Treat Depression
In other news: Losing weight may help relieve psoriasis, and a Midwest metropolis is America's fittest city.
Rather than automatically reaching for the prescription pad, a new study in PLOS Medicine says psychotherapy is also an effective way to treat depression.
Researchers found seven different forms of psychotherapy that help reduce symptoms, but three in particular had promising results. They are:
- Cognitive behavioral therapy, where the patient's beliefs are challenged and changed by teaching them new ways to cope with stressful situations.
- Interpersonal therapy, which addresses specific problem areas within depression.
- Problem solving therapy, where the patient's problems are defined, multiple solutions are conjured and then the best solution is used.
The other four therapies are behavioral activation (counters avoidance and withdrawal behaviors), psychodynamic therapy (looks at past unresolved conflicts), social skills training (building healthy relationships) and supportive counseling (unstructured therapy that helps vent experiences and emotions).
"There is very strong evidence, both from formal studies and through clinically experience, that the most effective treatment is a combination of appropriate psychotherapeutic intervention well-integrated with judicious prescription of psychotropic medications," said David M. Reiss,MD, a psychiatrist based in San Diego.
Weight Loss Helps Ease Psoriasis
People suffering from psoriasis may benefit from significant weight loss. More than five million adults have the skin disease, which causes red, inflamed patches on the skin that can be itchy or sore.
A new study looked at 60 obese adults aged 25 to 71 with mild to moderate psoriasis and found that those on a diet compared to those who kept eating normally not only lost weight but also found relief from their psoriasis. Researchers suspect that inflammation is the main cause in obesity-related psoriasis.
"No organ is its own island and therefore ongoing inflammation in the skin means inflammation in other organ systems," said Adam Friedman, MD. "This inflammation can lead to heart and blood vessel disease (high blood pressure, erectile dysfunction), diabetes, cancer."
Though obesity isn't necessarily a cause of psoriasis, this new finding could lead to better treatments.
Specific Cells Cause Prostate Cancer to be Treatment-Resistant
Prostate cancer could become resistant to treatment due to a small group of resilient cancer cells, and targeting these specific cells could help treat it better.
"The results indicate that these persistent cancer cells somehow differ from cancer cells that respond to androgen withdrawal, and are likely to be the precursor cells that lead to advanced androgen-resistant disease," Gail Risbridger, MD, study author and researcher at Monash University, said in a statement. "We will now investigate how to effectively target these cells."
Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men, and is typically treated by depriving tumors of testosterone. But eventually this treatment doesn't work, and researchers believe the small group of cells could be the reason why.
New treatments against these cells will likely be developed, to ensure the cancer can be completely eradicated.
America's Healthiest City For the Third Year in a Row
For the third year in a row, Minneapolis-St. Paul wins the title of fittest in America, according to the American College of Sports Medicine's annual rankings.
A survey called the American Fitness Index is used to measure city policies, community resources, health care access, prevalence of chronic diseases and preventive health behaviors in 50 metro areas across the U.S.
Washington D.C. came in second place, followed by Portland, Ore., San Francisco and Denver.
Minneapolis topped the list because of its abundant city parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, tennis courts and dog parks. Their use of public transportation, biking, and walking to work also made them number one.
Erinn Connor is a staff writer for Health Matters with Dr. Sanjay Gupta


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Read all 11 events for 28 October at diary.QueenSongs.info
Composer: Freddie Mercury
Album: A Night At The Opera, 6th track
Meter: 4/4 shuffle beat
Key: C Major, F Major
Intro | Verse | Bridge | | Solo (Verse)| Bridge | | Verse - tag |
Seaside Rendezvous is one of those 4-5 songs that Mercury wrote under vaudevillian/musichall influence. "Authentic" vaudevillian songs are usually not very creative in musical point of view due the heavy use of square phrasing and chain of fifths (and other chormatic cliches), and simple songforms. Our song too has simple songform: two bridge model with a triple-tag ending. It also makes use of chromatic scale fragments and several cliches. The phrasing is more or less square, not perfectly so tough (see the Verse). Chain of fifths are remarkably sparely used. Queen-esque detail is that these sections and their lead melodies are quite long, and the song is quite non-repetitive, and the arrangement is exceptionally much altered between the same sections. The beat is shuffled and the rhythm is often syncopated, but it's another vaudeville influented detail.
The arrangement is rich and playfully creative (kind of tour de force). The main instrument of the accompaniment is the piano, there's no guitar in the mix (rare occassion). Some intruments are imitated by vocals resulting in an extravagant a-capella touch. The homekey is C Major, the Bridge modulates to IV (F) (as Bridges often do), but returns to C Major.
Freddie's vocals are heavily colored with bent notes, vibratos, tone changes, brief falsetto singings, talk-like phrases.
Roger's drumming shows his capability to adapt this style perfectly.
The instrumental Intro is four measures long and is preceded by a two beat pick-up. The piano figure makes use of parallel thirds (and also fifths in the final descending figure: F > Em > Dm > C ( > G)) and chromatic steps instead of playing just chords. The chordal center of the whole intro is the dominant chord (G).
Beside the piano and drums the arrangement features jangle piano and a "bassy" instrument (?).
There are three 20 measure (6+4+2+4+4) Verses, second of which is "instrumental". The first two phrases start on downbeat with similar rhythm. The harmonic rhythm starts slow, but fast in the last two phrases partly due to some cliche-like run. The ones in the 15th and 19th measure resonate with the ending of the intro. Freddie "bents" many notes in the third sung phrase.
| C | - | - | - | G7 | - * | | I | - | - | - | V | - | | Dm | - | G* | - | | ii | - | V | - | | C | -7* | | I | V/IV| | F G | C Am | F Em Dm C | Bb Gm | |IV V | I vi | IV... |bVII v | | C B | Bb A | Em Ebm Dm G | C | | I chromatic| "V" | I |
The modal infection (flat 7th degree) in measure 16 is definitely not something vaudevillian-influenced. What I've labelled as C7* in measure 12 omits the root (C):
E F G C D E Bb Bb Bb
Overdubs: vocal harmonies in measure 6, backing vocal harmonies in measure 9, 15-18. Note the rests of the bass and drums at the end of phrases 2, 3, 4, 5.
The last Verse has busier and completly different voval harmony arrangement, also the lead vocal is altered here and there. The trumphet vocals return briefly in the fourth phrase. The third phrase closes with drumroll and a single slash on triangle.
The last phrase is completed with two repetition (tag) of the title phrase added various fills. In these repetitions the bass follows the lead vocal in different (ascending) inversions. The very last beat (bass+ drums) sligtly precedes the downbeat of the 25th measure, in symphaty with the title phrases also ending off beat.
The solo-Verse is arranged very differently and the lead tune is also slightly varied in the first two phrases, exchanged during the rest of the section until the return of the title-motif at the end.
The jazz big-band imitating arrangement makes this section closely asociated with "Good Company" from the same album, just like those sweet closed mooth harmonies.
Overdubs: lots of vocal overdubs, jangle piano (m.1 and m.7), and Roger's (varyspeed?) tuba imitations (m.7), slide-whistle (double tracked, end of the section).
Freddie originally wanted Roger to do a tap dance solo, but the idea was altered to a drum-stick solo in measure 15 (and another drum-fill in the first phrase of the Bridge).
We have two 12 measure Bridges with square 4 measure phrases, the first and the last with ascending chromatic upbeat. The tonality is weak. Note the abandonded chain of fiths (m.m. 7-8). Also note the chross relation between the Bb (m.9) and B (m.11).
F: | F | - | C | -7 | | I | - | V | - | | C7 | - | A | D7 | | V | - |... | I | - |V/V/V| V/V | | Bb A | Ab G | G... | - | | chromatic | V | - |
The second Bridge is differently arranged, but the differences are not as striking as those between the verses. Measure 2 adds happy whistling, measure 3-4 adds semi-chromatic ascending bassline, measures 5-6 mouth-trumphets.

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So I visited the arcade of someone I have come to know and while taking a look around and playing a few games, I stumbled across this screen on a Frogger:
Not exactly playable, if you catch my drift. Went over the usual stuff, power, reseating, etc. Voltage was a little low, and the power supply could use some maintenance because of a bit of ripple. But was able to get it back up again. When it booted, it booted into an odd screen and I realized it had some kind of HS kit in it. This was actually nice because it included a RAM and ROM test that showed everything passed.
Went into the game and coined it up to play, and saw this:
Pretty sure that we do not want that many lives per game. Seeing that this was a pretty strange issue, I thought to reconfigure things in the HS kit. After readjusting things to 3 lives per game, saving the changes and restarting the game:
Much better, eh?
After fixing something, always be sure to actually try to play it and make sure everything is working right.


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Ramzi Saleh a hit @ Ahli
I've always said Ramzi was world class. Hes pretty much taken over as starter goal keeper at his new club, Ahli FC of Egypt. Chances are this means they would be less willing to let him go join the national team at the end of the month. Whatever the case, best of luck to our star keeper. Heres a youtube clip of his saves in the last match vs Petrol Asyot:


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Take a look behind you. Betcha your pup is looking at you as if to say, "I want a bear named after me too. Or if you'd rather use my fur for a scarf, I'll keep you warm."
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Felted Bear with ball & shawl (approximately 7" -8" tall) $125.00
Watch the reactions you get from folks who haven't heard of dog hair yarn or garments. Dog lovers will smile real big and say "Ooohhh, cool!" and probably reach out to touch. Those who don't care for dogs will probably recoil and grimice. Clue 'em in! Dog yarn really isn't any different than any other yarn. We just happen to be friends with the contributors.
Our fuzzy friends, those loyal and forgiving dogs who share our lives, offer us lots more than just love. Beyond the morning wakeup calls, the sloppy kisses, the sound of happy feet running to meet us when we arrive home, many of our pups provide an ongoing supply of fiber which can be made into wonderful wearables. Whether you spin yourself or are going to have somebody else produce the yarn or garment, you'll have to get the coat from your pet and into a bag.
Brush double-coated dogs: You want the undercoat. Not guard hair, the stiff spikey top coat. Not grass, dirt, dandruff, or worse. You want to save only the soft down that grows close to your dog's body. When you brush your dog, look at what you collect in the brush. Hold a bit of hair against a background of a different color, in good light, and you'll see the difference between the hair and the downy fuzz. You'll have to remove those stiff hairs one by one, as leaving them in will give you a prickly yarn. Of course, if you want to make a rug, it doesn't matter, so think about what you want your yarn to do for you. Collect and sort accordingly.
Brush and clip single-coated dogs: We speak here of breeds like the Poodle, Afghan Hound, Llasa Apso, Cocker Spaniel. Breeds that get haircuts have a soft coat that grows long if you don't keep cutting it. Get out that brush (save the brushings too) and keep your dog glowing and tangle free. Before too long, he'll have enough length to his coat that he can get "sheared." Let your groomer know that you're going to spin it so that she clips carefully. You'll need to sort the clipped coat to remove anything short or coarse. You want to keep soft locks of somewhat uniform length, with a minimum length of one inch. 2.5 to 4 inches long is even better.
The brushings or clippings you've collected should be carded before spinning if you desire a high-quality yarn. We generally recommend blending with wool to give elasticity and prevent felting. But sometimes spinning the dog hair alone is wonderful! Think about what you want to do with your yarn and the properties of the fibers in it. Sampling is helpful, as is experience. Talk to spinners who are familiar with different fibers if you aren't sure how you want to proceed. Spinning will not be covered here, as much has been written on it and personal help is available throughout the country. I'm happy to help with any questions you may have. Feel free to get in touch!
Woofspun, yarn designed by Detta's Spindle especially for you from your own dog's fur, has been our specialty since 1981. If you want it made into a garment, we can do that too. If you want to spin it yourself, we can teach you to spin and even supply you with a spinning wheel.
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Perry Poisons Education Funding
How will Texas schools fare without federal education money?
By Richard Whittaker, Fri., Sept. 17, 2010
Sometimes it feels like only a constitutional scholar could unravel the current fight between the U.S. Department of Education and Gov. Rick Perry over emergency public school funding. In reality, it's just another example of Texas school districts being left in a financial hole.
On Sept. 3, Texas submitted an application for its $830 million share of the $26 billion in job support cash allocated by Congress under House Resolution 1586; $10 billion of that was set aside for education spending, intended to prevent an estimated 160,000 teacher layoffs nationwide and alleviate the pressures of low teacher salaries. If Texas' application had been approved, the Austin Independent School District stood to gain $17.5 million.
But on Sept. 8, the Department of Education announced that it was rejecting Texas' application because of what amounted to a poison pill inserted in the application by Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott on Perry's behalf that was designed to flout an amendment in the enabling legislation authored by Travis County Congressman Lloyd Doggett. The amendment, which obliged Texas to maintain education spending for three years (rather than one year, as is the case for other states), was a response to Perry's use of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act money in 2009 to shore up the state budget. Back then, Doggett's office calculated that AISD was supposed to receive $78 million in stimulus money; instead, due to Perry's diversion, the district only got $12 million, and the rest went into state coffers. This time around, according to Texas Education Agency spokeswoman Debbie Graves Ratcliffe, the application rules clash with clauses in the Texas Constitution barring long-term spending commitments. Therefore, said Ratcliffe, "We can't make those assurances until the Legislature meets and adopts a budget." Without a commitment, the application is invalid.
In total, 30 states and four U.S. protectorates had their funding applications approved by the Department of Education by Sept. 13. That means California, Ohio, and even the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands get the cash – but not Texas.
AISD hadn't been counting on the money, but the board of trustees had outlined plans for its spending. When they decided not to risk a tax rollback election on this November's ballot, they discussed instead using this latest federal cash injection to cover a one-time 2% pay boost. Now, said AISD board President Mark Williams, "There's not a pay raise coming without the EduJobs money for this school year."
It is the political fingerpointing between Doggett and Perry – not the wage crisis – that has been grabbing headlines. In a press release, Perry savaged what he called "Congress' anti-Texas provisions." In turn, Doggett accused Perry of acting in "bad faith" by rewriting the application and noted that Perry exhibited no such "hand-wringing" in the "July 1, 2009 request for federal education support," which included similar commitments to those required this time around.
The money isn't completely off the table, however. Ratcliffe said the state and the feds are discussing the possibility of ring-fencing the cash until the Legislature passes its next budget. However, the state wouldn't reapply until 2011, and the cash would not become available until fiscal year 2012 at the earliest. AISD "could certainly use the money," Williams said, "and at this point we're just left to the negotiations between Washington and Austin."
However, not all districts can just sit and wait. For example, Waco ISD was in line for $4.6 million and had already committed to use it for pay and benefit improvements. With the application failing, Superintendent Sheryl Davis told the Waco Tribune-Herald that she was going to have to cut line items to cover those commitments. "All across Texas, districts are laying off teachers," said Education Austin Co-President Rae Nwosu, "and in the long run, it's going to affect the students."
There will be some small respite for some AISD employees this year. In 2009, the Legislature mandated a one-time statewide salary bump for teachers, nurses, speech pathologists, counselors, and librarians. The increase, though worth less than 1% of their salaries, could mean as much as $50 a month before taxes for some. However, there is no cash for the lowest paid district workers, like bus drivers and custodians, and even eligible staffers could see little to no effect if they hit their salary ceilings. That's a particular problem for Austin: The state comptroller has acknowledged that low pay is one of the main reasons teachers quit the classroom, and AISD has traditionally suffered from losing experienced staff to surrounding high-paying school districts like Eanes and Round Rock. The historic classroom turnover rate of roughly 15% dropped to around 9% last year – in part because of the recession – but Nwosu warned that AISD is built on a time bomb of uncompetitive salaries. "We're feeling right now that the district is sitting and waiting," she said, "instead of actually doing something."


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News headlines capsulize the events of traffic accidents every day. Details of fatal crashes and victims' identities are passed along in paragraphs that fade quickly from the front page. The people left behind -- the victims struggling to recover and families trying to cope with a loved one's death -- are changed forever by sudden, unexpected losses.
A recent fatal accident on Interstate 294 shocked the Chicago law enforcement community. A 28-year-old Illinois state trooper was killed on late night traffic patrol when a tractor-trailer smashed into his squad car.
The Vernon Hills victim had been a trooper since 2008. He was recently reassigned to road patrol after serving as a pilot in air surveillance operations. The trooper died while sitting in his service vehicle along the shoulder of the highway.
Authorities were not certain whether the patrol car's emergency lights were activated at the time the truck rear-ended the trooper's car. Flames erupted upon impact, engulfing both vehicles. The truck driver suffered hand burn injuries. The trooper died at the scene.
A procession of law enforcement officials accompanied the burned squad car as it was towed to the morgue. Firefighters extricated the trooper's body as investigators photographed the wreckage.
Published reports did not elaborate on the follow-up interview police had with the injured truck driver. Officials offered the public no assumptions about the cause of the crash.
The victim was the second Illinois trooper in the last few months to die on traffic duty. A Litchfield state police officer was killed in November when a tractor trailer struck him on Interstate 55.
Many workers accept the risks of dangerous professions. That does not excuse negligent parties from accountability. Personal injury and wrongful death plaintiffs have the right to compensation when harm is traced to carelessness.
Damage awards allow wrongful death plaintiffs -- usually the victim's closest relatives -- to move forward after suffering extraordinary financial and emotional losses.
Source: articles.chicagotribune.com, "Trooper killed in crash 'loved putting on the uniform every day'," Peter Nickeas, March 29, 2013


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A look back at February 2017
Article publish date: Friday 8 December 2017
Aviva Multi-Vehicle cover.
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So I've been talking to this kid for about two and a half months now and we've made out at his house but he acts really distant and I don't like it. Plus he made out with one of my best friends three weeks ago. My school's winter homecoming is next Saturday and I really want him to ask me. I doubt he will.
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PHARMASEPT is a purely Greek company with almost 20 years of experience in dermocosmetic products sold exclusively in pharmacies. All products show great respect and care for the consumer. The R&D department ensures that all products are free from allergens, parabens, colorants and synthetic substances, making them ideal for everyday use even on the most sensitive types of skin. Additional proof of quality are the numerous clinical tests in prestigious institutes in Germany, Italy and Greece.
With respect for the consumer, we offer products of high dermatological value. We adapt to your needs and we continuously improve our products and formulas. Our goal is to establish long term relationships with people who trust our products, support us and follow us in every step. We treat each one separately and do everything in our power to satisfy your needs.
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I just looked at Google Webmaster tools.
My first impression: Pretty good and useful for Ego Surfing for a blogger. Google must be taking real pains to maintain such a vast historic data.
Deepak just started his new blog and we were actually looking at tools for getting some stats for blog. And the best we could probably see in 20 minutes was this Google webmaster tools. Unfortunately, he could not use that for his blog because Google Webmasters needs the site owner to add a meta tag or an html page to the site for verification and Wordpress supports neither :-(
But I just looked at mine and was pretty surprised.
It tells you the date when Google Crawler last saw your site. It also shows the sites linking to your site.
And best part of it is the Query stats. It shows you the top queries on google which return your site and at what position. I never knew the search query "saurav ganguly score" on google would show up my blog at #3 :-) and that too a negative article.
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Magazine in illustrated paper wraps, with slight edgewear and marking but otherwise in Very Good condition. pages 91-180, with b&w illustrations, graphs and advertising. The Journal of the Salmon and Trout Association. Number 105, May 1942. Articles include: Trout Flies Old and New by Richard Clapham; Fishing Memories Written as a Wartime Relaxation, by Major Anthony Buxton; The Wharfe in Retrospect by W. Carter Platts; The Third Anniversary by Alexander Wanless; Wye Salmon by J. Arthur Hutton.S28.
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Dogs can develop itchy, dry skin for many reasons including allergies, overuse of grooming products and seasonal weather changes. It is important to restore natural oils to your pooch's skin so he does not scratch or lick himself and cause abrasions that may lead to skin infections.
Step 1
Wash and dry a powdered coffee creamer container. Unscrew the lid and open the spout to clean the container thoroughly. Dry the container with a towel or allow it to air-dry completely. You can use other types of containers to store dog shampoo; containers with a small spout work best as dispensers.
Step 2
Pour 1 cup of water into the container. Add 1 teaspoon each of mild dish soap, olive oil and aloe vera gel to the container. Screw the lid on and close the spout tightly. Shake the container to mix all the ingredients.
Step 3
Bathe your dog with the homemade shampoo as you usually do. Shake the shampoo container to blend the ingredients, as oils tend to separate from water. Open the spout and pour the stuff directly onto your four-legged friend while bathing him. Work the shampoo into his fur and down to his skin level to alleviate itchy skin and add oil to his coat and skin, resulting in a healthy sheen.
Aloe vera gel calms itchy skin, rashes and abrasions to keep your pet from scratching and adding to skin damage.
Olive oil is a natural skin treatment to repair dry canine skin.
Items You Will Need
- Powdered coffee creamer container
- 1 teaspoon mild dish soap
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon aloe vera gel
Photo Credits
- Comstock/Comstock/Getty Images


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On March 5, Mayor Rahm Emanuel issued a press release boasting that motorists in Chicago had saved millions of dollars in parking meter fees thanks to the deal he renegotiated last year with the company that owns the meters.
"By delivering on free Sunday parking in the neighborhoods," Emanuel said in a statement, "we're able to make a bad deal better."
It sounded great—who doesn't want to send less of our money to the wealthy investors who control the meters?
But a report attached to the press release—prepared by Navigant, a consultant to the city—doesn't prove anything of the sort. It's the latest example of Emanuel claiming he improved the unpopular deal—though he actually may have made it worse.
In case you've tried to forget, it was December 2008 when the City Council, at the urging of former mayor Richard M. Daley, voted to lease the city's 36,000 parking meters to Chicago Parking Meters Inc., a consortium of investors led by Morgan Stanley.
The best way to think of the deal is as a loan. The consortium agreed to lend the city, struggling with unpaid bills, about $1.2 billion. In exchange the city agreed to pay back the consortium with 75 years of revenues from those meters.
Not surprisingly, the deal was unpopular with the public, if for no other reason than that the council also gave CPM permission to jack up the parking rates from 25 cents an hour to $2 an hour in most of the city, and to as much as $6.50 an hour downtown.
Clearly, it was a boon for CPM. In 2008 the city collected $23.8 million from the meters. Four years later CPM raked in $139.5 million, according to audited reports filed with the city. The company's analysts expect revenues to increase yearly to almost $162 million by 2020.
It adds up to a double whammy for Chicagoans. Not only are drivers paying more to park, they're forking it over to CPM instead of providing the money for basic city services—like filling potholes. (The city spent most of the proceeds of the meter sell-off to plug budget holes during Daley's last couple years in office.)
Shortly after being elected, Emanuel said he was looking into retooling the parking meter deal or scrapping it. Once in office, he continued to rail against the deal and blame it on Daley. But at the same time he instructed city lawyers to defend it in court against a lawsuit challenging its legality. His move effectively killed the effort by attorney Clint Krislov and the IVI-IPO, a public-interest group, to have the deal nullified on constitutional grounds.
"The city's allowing the parking meter company to keep the meters going longer and increase the fees we pay. But they're saying we'd be paying less to the meters? I don't buy it."— Alderman Scott Waguespack
Instead, the mayor negotiated a slightly revised deal with CPM that ensured the meters would stay in private hands for seven more decades. Under the new terms the company agreed to drop some of its preexisting demands for so-called "true-ups"—payments the city is required to make every time a meter is taken out of commission for street work, a fair or festival, or a change in traffic regulations. But the city will still be on the hook for such payments in the future, potentially to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars.
Emanuel also agreed to allow CPM to increase the hours the meters stay running, extending them from 9 to 10 PM through most of the city, and until midnight in the Gold Coast and the Loop. In exchange, CPM agreed to turn off the meters on Sunday in neighborhoods outside of downtown.
To sell this swap to the public, Emanuel contended that he was playing hardball with the meter company. He also declared that motorists would end up paying less into the meters overall, thanks to free Sundays.
After several aldermen questioned the savings, the mayor awarded a no-bid $250,000 contract to Navigant to study the matter.
In the spring of 2013, just before the new deal came to the council for a vote, Emanuel aides produced a Navigant report that said that the mayor was right: motorists would indeed feed less money into the system thanks to the renegotiated deal.
Alderman Scott Waguespack (32nd) remained unconvinced. "It makes no sense," he says. "The city's allowing the parking meter company to keep the meters going longer and increase the fees we pay. But they're saying we'd be paying less to the meters? I don't buy it."
Waguespack says he pressed Stephen Patton, the city's corporation counsel, to substantiate the claim with data, such as usage and revenue figures down to the level of individual meters. "Patton said that information is protected by attorney-client privilege. I said, 'I represent the people.' Patton said, 'I represent the mayor. If you want to see that data, go get an attorney.'"
In other words, if aldermen wanted information needed to make an educated vote on the reworked deal, they'd have to sue the mayor to review it, according to Waguespack.
On June 5, the City Council voted 39 to 11 to reratify the deal.
"These changes will provide much needed relief from this horrible deal," Emanuel said at the time. He went on to thank the council for making "a little lemonade out of this lemon."
Not all Chicagoans see it that way. For one thing, many local businesses and chambers of commerce are unhappy with free Sunday parking. They claim it cuts into their profits by enabling motorists to take up valuable spaces that would otherwise be available to Sunday shoppers.
In his March 5 press release heralding the good news in Navigant's latest report, Emanuel said that Navigant had analyzed metered parking from July 1 to December 31 and found "a net savings to motorists of at least $2.1 million."
The promising development was reported by a number of news outlets, though it wasn't exactly true. Navigant didn't actually compare what Chicago motorists paid into the meters in the second half of 2012 with what they paid under the new deal in 2013—at least not citywide. Instead, the new report measured "the actual results" against Navigant's original estimates last year.
"The savings to parkers and the net benefit to the City . . . have been greater than those we estimated," David Moes, Navigant's managing director, wrote Patton in the introduction to the report.
Basically, the chief finding of Navigant's latest report is that its original report was off target.
It's not clear how Navigant reached its conclusions. The new report didn't explain its methodology. It didn't provide or cite any data. It didn't reveal the totals of how much drivers across the city fed into the meters—either in the affected areas or in areas where no hours were changed.
And it didn't explain where its "actual results" came from. In past years, CPM didn't release revenue or usage data until the end of April, after the figures had been audited.
We called and e-mailed Moes to ask, among other things, how he came up with his results. He didn't respond. A spokeswoman for the mayor's office wasn't able to supply specific data either. She said she couldn't immediately provide the total amounts paid into the meter systems before and after the revised deal.
Aldermen weren't given a chance to see or ask questions about the report before Emanuel began touting it. Waguespack contends the report is "bogus" and was drummed up to counter complaints from businesses about free Sunday parking.
Other aldermen agree. "It's really just a memo that says, 'I told you so,' and there's no data to back it up," says Alderman Brendan Reilly (42nd). "Their homework is missing."
Meanwhile, local businesses are pressuring their aldermen about the free Sunday parking. Waguespack and Reilly say Emanuel and his aides have so far ignored them.
But the renegotiated deal has put the mayor in a proverbial parking pay box. He can't go back on his agreement to extend meter hours, so if he's eventually pressured to give up free Sunday parking, CPM will get even more money from motorists.
Then the mayor will have to come up with another consultants' report that explains why that's a good thing for anyone but the people who own the meter system.


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When Tony Flude talks about his battle against cancer, he understandably gets a little bit emotional.
'When I came out of hospital at the end of September, I had to be lifted in and out of bed,' Tony says. 'I'd been receiving chemotherapy and got an infection, so I spent a lot of time in ICU. My body had wasted away.'
But Tony is determined to keep fighting. Now thanks to a new program at St George's, Tony is well on his way to regaining his independence.
The Oncology Rehabilitation Program is specially designed for cancer survivors and their carers to build strength, stamina and confidence to recover after treatment for cancer.
The eight week program is run by a range of health professionals, including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dieticians, social workers and psychologists,
Project Manager Andrea Shone says the program offers twice weekly exercise sessions as well as information sessions on topics such as healthy eating, dealing with the emotional impact of cancer, relaxation, managing fatigue and linking into community services.
'The program also offers information and strategies for carers in their support of loved ones receiving treatment for cancer,' Andrea says.
After two months of sessions, Tony says the program has made him much fitter and he can now do most of the things he did before treatment.
'I'm almost back to normal, walking around, lifting weights. I'm almost doing now what I was doing before I went in to hospital, but I still have a little way to go.'
'I want to get back to doing the practical things I was able to do, like catching public transport.'
'The staff are particularly trained to my needs and we have been able to build a one-to-one relationship during the program.'
'The focus on exercise, education and relaxation has helped me stay focused on regaining my strength and muscle mass.'
The pilot program has been supported by a $100,000 grant from The Victorian Cancer Survivorship Program and Department of Health and Human Services.
For enquiries and referrals please contact the St Vincent's Community Rehabilitation Services on 9231 2324.
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Your donations help us to go above and beyond for our patients, who come from all walks of life. We offer every individual the best in care, treatment and facilities. We're also world leaders in medical research and training. All this would not be possible without your support. Thank you so much for helping us continue to be a world class public hospital.


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Here are some of my favourite web sites.
Promoting science, skepticism and, well, er, just plain reason
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is a web site, run by the New England Skeptical Society (NESS), that promotes skepticism (or scepticism, if you like) about non-scientific nonsense. From this site, you can download the SGU's weekly podcast in which the gang of rogues, as the NESS folks like to call themselves, take aim at dangers such as the anti-vaccination movement, complementary and alternative medicine, and faith healing. But that's only half the fun. The rogues also enjoy skewering the less dangerous (but far from harmless) "woo" beliefs such as astrology and creationism, and scams such as telephone psychics. And they always include some real science news in every podcast.
Among the SGU rogues are Steven Novella and Rebecca Watson.
Novella, a neurologist, writes the Neurologica blog, which discusses a lot more than medicine and neurology. Check it out if you want to learn the latest real discoveries in evolution, for example.
Watson's Skepchick blog aims to interest women in science and skepticism.
Biologist P.Z. Myers writes Pharyngula, a sometimes snarky blog that targets religion, scientific ignorance and woo. Read this blog to get your daily dose of watching intelligent design and its idiot sibling creationism get kicked down the stairs.


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Resource Use
Resources necessary to grow algae sustainably include non-arable land, non-potable water, waste nutrient streams, waste carbon dioxide, sufficient sunlight, and supporting infrastructure to access downstream processing operations. Development of an algal biofuel industry requires scaling up to use a significant amount of these resources. The Advanced Algal Systems Program coordinates with the Analysis and Sustainability Programs to do the following:
- Identify potential geographic locations for algae farms based on resource access and availability
- Estimate the costs for current and future resources
- Assess the environmental sustainability of the use of these resources.
Biomass Development
Algal biomass includes microalgae and macroalgae, as well as cyanobacteria. Algal biomass development focuses on identifying or improving on those properties, such as a fast growth rate and high oil content, that make algae attractive to convert into biofuels. Advanced Algal Systems R&D activities include searching for new strains out in the wild as well as investigating potential biological improvements from breeding and genetic engineering. Systems biology approaches to improve advantageous traits for production are also part of biomass development.
Biomass Characterization
The fundamental components (lipids, starches, and proteins) of algae vary greatly among strains and in comparison to plants. However, standard procedures to reliably quantify these components are not readily available. It is critical to understand the biomass characteristics of algae at different times in the growth cycle in order to develop cultivation management strategies, downstream processes, and final products. The Advanced Algal Systems Program is funding work to standardize laboratory methodologies and learn more about algae components.
Cultivation Systems
R&D funded by the Advanced Algal Systems Program focuses on a variety of algae cultivation systems that include, but are not limited to, open ponds, attached growth systems, and closed photobioreactors. Cultivation systems must minimize resource use and costs while maximizing productivity. Cultivation strategies include crop protection, water and nutrient management, ecosystem design, light optimization, temperature management, and seasonal succession.


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This year Quays Culture will be hosting some of the infamous Blackpool Illuminations as part of our annual LIGHTWAVES digital art festival from December 9th-18th 2016, outdoors at Salford Quays and MediaCityUK. LIGHTWAVES once again presents a new, large-scale contemporary art commission, this time by UK artists GNI, alongside other large digital artworks. On the opening weekend there will also be an interactive light workshop where you can have a go at making your own light paintings.
The Blackpool Illuminations are kindly loaning us some of their most familiar TV characters to add a bit of fun and familiarity to the festival. Our Programme Manager, Laura, and Programme Producer, Lucy, paid a visit to Blackpool Illuminations last week to check out the programme and have written on their experience:
Visiting our friends at Blackpool Illuminations is always a pleasure and this time they treated us to a whirlwind trip to the Illuminations with everything from the world-famous light sculptures, to a beautiful NEON exhibition at The Grundy Gallery. This Friday was part of the World Fireworks Competition hosted by the town so we were lucky to have a VIP view of the event, followed by a projection show on to the Blackpool Tower, featuring the UK's space astronaut Tim Peak. All in all it was a great day of art, work and seaside fun as we moved through the large crowds gathered for the Illuminations – a day trip well worth adding to your calendar.
We'll be announcing more of this year's LIGHTWAVES programme in the coming weeks, with artist interviews, previews and more. Be sure to follow the story on Twitter with #Lightwaves16


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Our Parasitic Wasp mix contain a mixture of Muscidifurax Raptorellus, Muscidifurax Raptor, Muscidifurax Zaraptor, Spalangia Cameroni and Nasonia Vitripennis.
They are perfect for stables with straw bedding, housing cows, calves, horses and more. Just sprinkle out our parasitized larvae at regular intervals throughout the fly season, and sit back, as the insects kill off the house and stables flies before they even get a chance to leave the pupae.
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KISSmetrics (Cloud Destinations)
MetaRouter makes it easy to send your data to KISSmetrics. Once you follow the steps below, your data will be routed through our platform and pushed to KISSmetrics in the appropriate format.
What is KISSmetrics and how does it work?
KISSmetrics is a customer engagement automation suite that combines behavioral analytics, segmentation, and email campaign automation to deeply understand and engage your customers. It allows you to access "out-of-the-box" behavior reports across platforms, track your key growth segments, and deliver behavior-based automated emails to keep your users engaged.
KISSmetrics also gives marketers insight into custom population behavior for both active and churned populations.
To install KISSmetrics itself, you have to:
- Map out the events and user traits to be collected
- Decide which libraries and SDKs you need to collect that data
- Install them into your products.
KISSmetrics event reporting is easy to use if your events are properly planned following best practices, but getting set up takes manual work and due diligence.
Why send data to KISSmetrics using MetaRouter?
If you want to set up multiple analytics tools in your stack, going through this installation process individually for each one is probably not worth your developer's time.
Using MetaRouter to send data to KISSmetrics ensures that your developers only need to implement one platform and learn two simple calls:
identify and
track. With MetaRouter, your customer data will not only be sent to KISSmetrics directly, but also to internal tools like email and chat.
With MetaRouter, skip the need for custom code and benefit from additional customer data.
Getting Started with KISSmetrics and MetaRouter
KISSmetrics Side
Once you have a KISSmetrics account, get started sending events to KISSmetrics. You'll need your:
- Project ID
- Your Write Key
- API Key
The Project ID is what tells MetaRouter which project within KISSmetrics are yours and the Write Key gives MetaRouter permission to send data into it. Both will be long strings of random characters (the ID will be 24 characters and the Write Key will be 224).
See the below for more details on how to find your API key. This will be a 40 character string found in the JavaScript snippet that they suggest adding to your application.
MetaRouter Side
Now that you have your API Key, go ahead and enter it into the KISSmetrics connector on your MetaRouter dashboard and give your new connection a unique name.
Once that's done, click on Save to activate your pipeline.
Click around your application to send off some test events. It might take an hour or so for events to start populating into your project. You can check to see if events are coming in by clicking on the
Live tab at the top of the page and looking at the
All Activity section.


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Bobby Baun: A True Playoff WarriorApril 23, 2009
We have seen our fair share of hockey playoff warriors over the years.
Guys like Mark Messier, Bobby Orr, and Maurice "Rocket" Richard come to mind when thinking about players who step up to another level during the playoffs.
One man, in particular, took it up a couple of notches in the 1964 Stanley Cup Final.
Forty-five years ago, one of the greatest moments in National Hockey League history took place.
"I knew it was broken; I didn't need any X-rays to tell me that. But I didn't want to miss the overtime. I told the trainer he had to do everything possible to get me out there. He gave me a shot of painkiller, which numbed the ankle, and taped it tight. Then I laced up my skate and went back to the bench."
That's right.
He broke a bone near his ankle.
And he still played.
Bobby Baun is his name, and his lengthy career is defined by Toronto Maple Leaf and hockey fans for one of his three career playoff goals, scored on April 23, 1964 against the Detroit Red Wings.
It was game six in the best-of-seven series for Lord Stanley's Cup. Halfway through the third period, the score was tied at 3-3, when Baun took a shot from "Mr. Hockey" Gordie Howe in the ankle.
The hard-hitting defenseman had to be carried out on a stretcher, but that wasn't going to stop him from playing again that day.
Baun, who later called it (jokingly) "the best break I ever had," would return to the Detroit Olympia ice in overtime with the score still 3-3.
Just two minutes into overtime, Baun made history, putting the puck past Detroit goaltender Terry Sawchuck off of an intercepted pass from Red Wing defenseman Al Langlois.
The game winning tally forced a game seven, in which the Maple Leafs defeated the Red Wings 4-0 to win the Stanley Cup.
While Baun only scored 40 goals, regular season and playoffs, in his 17-year career, none were bigger than his one to cement himself in NHL history.


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Talk:History of Yerf
Hello, this is Dingo. I'm very open for suggestions for Yerf 2.0. Please send your suggestions to email@example.com. I very much welcome it.
Also, if you'd like to help with coding, email me as well. I want to revive the site very much, though not only a "furry" art site, I want it to be a general art site.
I'm looking for coders, you name the language.. And DBAs.
I'm not a database admin, though I plan on coding the new site in PHP and Perl.
I'd really appreciate help, I want the site back. Please let me know if you wish to help.
Yerf needs to come back. I chose the year of 2012 because that's how long it would take for me to code it myself..
But any help would be appreciated. I'm not a great coder myself, hence why I'm seeking those interested out.
-Love, Dingo
I will also disband the grandfather policy since the new site would be far different than the original furry site. I'm sorry to all those who figured I'd always honor the grandfathering policy. I figure it's time to start anew.
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In the latest 2016-2017 tiger census, a population of 242 tigers was recorded in Uttarakhand's wildlife reserves. The recent declaration made by CM, Trivendra Rawat also confirms that the state has secured the 2nd position in India as the destination with highest tiger population. The first place is still maintained by Karnataka with a tiger count of 400. According to Rawat, there has been a rise of 63 tigers as compared to the last year census, and 11 new cubs were also sighted in the state's two major tiger reserves, i.e., Corbett and Rajaji.
There has been noticed a rise of tigers from 163 to 208 Uttarakhand's popular national park, Corbett. Also, additional 6 tiger cubs were also spotted in the park. On the other hand, 34 tigers have been recorded from Rajaji Tiger Reserve, which were around 16 last year; there were also recorded a presence of 5 tiger cubs in the reserve this year. The Uttarakhand Government is said to have installed more than 500 camera traps each in both Corbett and Rajaji Tiger Reserves to trace the tiger movement.


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Brandi Olson (Phelan)
December 08, 1969 Married 3Wish I could have been there to see everyone! I've been living in Texas for almost 10 years (loving it!) and have 3 incredible boys (13, and twin 11 year olds) and an amazing husband!!
Allen Pierson
We will never forget you, your ability to make us laugh, that great green pickup, and that great arm of yours. Thanks for the memories, Nelly
Nelly... thanks for puttin this up. I'll never forget Al Pierson. Big righthander. Hilarious... crazy strong. Could teach clinics in loyalty. A leader that was taken way before his time. I wish the best to Al's folks and his sister. Cobber
Jason / Tony - echo the comments...still think of #9 and his big spirit. I know he'll be looking down on us over the weekend. Keener
A fun guy indeed - his parents are Wes and Patti Pierson, 1562 201st St.,Hardwick, MN 56134. I remember going on many church trips with him (yes - church trips!) he was always the life of the party, a decent trumpet player, and had a lot of positive energy!! The "now" photo was taken in August of 1987 at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington DC. Dawn (Witt) Saxton
Forgot all about his green pickup. That thing took an oxe to steer. Perfect for Al. I went to St. Cloud with him for a year. A great friend and I still think about him from time to time. Just about fell off my chair when I saw this picture. Thank you for putting it up. Al cracked me up at every turn. Miss him big time. Greg Peterman
Big Al was one in a million! I remember when I blew my engine on my Toyota Corolla and my dad sold my car. Al called me to say he'd pick me up for school everyday until we graduated. The first day he picked me up he jumped 6 curbs and ran through a fence with that beast pick up truck on the way to school. I figured out a way to NOT have to drive with Al after the first trip. A lot of fond memories but mostly of Al's big heart. RIP Big Al! Rick Marker
Elise Hope (Raarup)
Married 3
Hello all...
I attended the University of Minnesota and worked in advertising and retail until going back to get my teaching license. I married Eric and taught Social Studies for 5 years. I am currently home with my 3 children in Minnetonka. I cheated and posted a picture of them. We're looking forward to the reunion!
Eric Raarup
March 15, 1970 Technology www.inetium.com Married 3Looking forward to seeing everyone at the 20 year reunion!
Sue Ramos
Sue passed away in California surrounded by family in 2006 after suffering from a brain tumor. Leaving behind a beautiful daughter Kayla. She was such a beautiful and energetic person and great friend. Whenever she was mad she'd start speaking in Puerto Rican and we'd just start laughing at her and she couldn't stay mad she'd just laugh---she never wanted anyone to hear her swear. She'd always tell you how she felt to those she cared about and how important you were to her. She's still thought of often and missed.
Her best friend since 6th grade. Kim
Matt Ray
March 04, 1970 Deputy Sheriff www.myspace.com/on_patrol Married 2I am now enjoying the warmth and sunshine in Pensacola, Florida
Allison Reese
June 30, 1970 Single
Jennifer Reiter
September 06, 1970 yoga instructor~massage therapist Committed Relationship
Nicole Forsman (Rennie)
July 20, 1970 Physical Therapist www.sauhome.com Married
Douglas Robertson
January 17, 1970 Restaurant Owner SingleI'm living in Bend, OR. I've been here almost 10yrs. I love it. I own a small French Bistro, I make a lot of art, and hang out with friends.


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Visitors to OnTheSnow.com have chosen [R436R, Sugarloaf] in Maine as having their "Favorite Downhill Terrain" in the Northeast. The data period for voting was January 2010 when a Nielsen audit showed 2.3 million unique browsers logged in to the world's most visited Web portal. OnTheSnow.com is published by Mountain News Corp.
The ski resort with the top average score (on a scale of 1 to 5) in each category, and a minimum number of entries, receives the award. Visitors then ranked them in five categories: Overall Favorite, Best Nightlife, Most Family-Friendly, Best Downhill Terrain, and Best Terrain Park.
"User-generated content is a very powerful and effective way Web visitors have to communicate with each other," said Mountain News Corp. President and Publisher Rob Brown. "Skiers and snowboarders are relying on the word of their peers when they make resort choices."
Here are just a few samples of what OTS visitors wrote about Sugarloaf: "The terrain is unparalled by any other ski resort in the Northeast. Everything from above tree-line snowfields. Sugarloaf is besting the East. Period..." "There is lots of variety of fall line runs. Steeps, cruisers, bumps, everything."
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- Favorite Northeast Resort: Jay Peak, Vt.
- Favorite Northeast Downhill Terrain: Sugarloaf, Maine
- Favorite Northeast Family Friendly: Jiminy Peak, Mass.
- Favorite Northeast Terrain Park: Killington, Vt.
- Favorite Northeast Nightlife: Stowe, Vt.
See all 2010 Visitors Choice Award winners
OnTheSnow.com is the Web's most visited snow skiing and snowboarding site with Nielsen-audited 2.3 million unique monthly visitors. The site offers ski reports, news resort reviews, Web cams, and value deals for virtually every ski resort in the world. Click for the complete list of the 2010 OnTheSnow Visitors Choice Awards. There are 13 International Editions of OnTheSnow, published in seven languages.


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Igniting a partnership with Knorr
Ignite Joe Public has recently been awarded the Knorr Soup business. The below-the-line specialist agency has been awarded the business as part of Knorr's long-term strategy to redefine its role within the soup category.
Ignite aims to create something that will revitalise the market across 17 of the brands variants through in-store promotions, activations and promotional touch points.
"As a market leader, Knorr looking for an agency to step change the soups category. We are truly delighted to have been selected to partner with the brand and create ignition thinking that delivers on the brands business objectives," says Tiaan van Jaarsveldt, Managing Director Ignite.
"We really liked Ignite's forward and fresh thinking. It's just what we are looking for to grow the brand," said Vuyo Henda, Brand Manager Knorr Soups. "It's about looking to where we want to be in three years time", added Conrad Shezi, Brand Building Director Savoury and Dressings, "we feel that Ignite are the right partners to get us there."
Learn more about specialist agency Ignite Joe Public: http://ignite.joepublic.co.za/work
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Sharing space with the Wash House Laundromat, the Rockin' Crawfish resides in a squat, L-shaped building that resembles the severed tail of a mini-mall. A glowing sign shows the restaurant's cartoon namesake, a guitar-shredding crustacean with an appetite for his own consumption. It looks like a travel plaza chain in some dowdy Midwestern town.
Inside, the Rockin' Crawfish looks like a Millennial's brightly lit update on a Hard Rock Cafe. Instead of Buddy Holly and The Shirelles, records from Def Leppard and Erasure line the back wall. A dusty, forlorn Atari perches next to a vintage radio, sure to make the Asteroids generation feel ancient. Radio pop sets a bubblegum mood. A wall-mounted, signed ("No one famous," a server assures me) electric guitar looks passably similar to the one used by the cartoon crawfish.
But don't be fooled: This place is more than a kitsch factory with a seafood menu. The Rockin' Crawfish is East Oakland's first introduction to a peculiar, only-in-America culinary phenomenon. It started on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas, where a generation of Vietnamese immigrants settled after the war. The community of ex-pats found something hearteningly similar between the Cajun crawdad boil and their own seafood feasts back home.
About seven years ago, the "Asian Cajun" phenomenon moved west, when a Vietnamese couple from Arlington, Texas, opened the Boiling Crab restaurant in Orange County's Little Saigon. Within weeks, the nautical-themed seafood shack was wildly popular, and a crop of SoCal competitors soon sprouted up. One of these, a Westminster spot called the Rockin' Crawfish, opened a second branch in Oakland last year.
"This is the first uniquely Vietnamese-American style of restaurant," Vietnamese food writer Andrea Nguyen told me. "It's not pho and it's not banh mi. The new generation has created something all their own."
Which is, what exactly? A loud, audacious restaurant, where Asian twentysomethings congregate over cheap beer and seafood by-the-pound. Each one typically bears a goofy theme (Nguyen asked me of the Rockin' Crawfish: "Is that the pirate one?") and formality is frowned upon. Instead of utensils and dishes, you're given bibs, paper towels, and disposable trays; at meal's end, servers wrap everything in a paper tablecloth and trash the whole bundle. Customers are allowed to tag the walls with Sharpies, although most keep it remarkably PG-13: "Mark Yanga is Nice!"
The Rockin' Crawfish menu is short. For appetizers, there are deep-fried oysters, zucchini, and calamari, as well as Cajun chili fries (greasy boardwalk fare, best for soaking up alcohol). Non-beer beverages include an achingly sweet peach green tea, root beer floats, and a roster of saketinis. You can also get boiled potatoes, corn on the cob, and little nubbins of generic, barely Cajun sausage. But the main attraction is obviously the boiled shellfish, served shell-on with a combination of butter sauce and fiery Cajun spice.
Front and center is the restaurant's namesake, served whole in an angry shade of scarlet. For the uninitiated, crawfish can frustrate; like pistachios or baby back ribs, there's mucho work for a tiny payoff. Even the most efficient (and sexy) method, popping off the head and sucking meat out of the tail, requires some investment from the eater. Though I occasionally lost patience, Nguyen points out a cultural precedent to the chore. "Vietnamese people have always loved to pick at seafood with their hands," she said. "There's no hurry to fill up; the meal is a social event that can last for hours."
The crawfish, like crab, shrimp, oysters, and clams, is served in one of three sauces, at spice levels ranging from mild to volcano. The considerable heat is achieved by boiling everything in a salty slurry of fresh and powdered habanero pepper, as well as an unsubtle Cajun spice blend that would make Emeril blush. The oily sauces are lemon pepper, garlic butter, or the "Rockin' Combo," a blend of the two. You can also layer on flavor with limes and black pepper, a Vietnamese throwback.
All seafood is served in a juicy plastic bag, which you dump into a disposable black tub for consumption. If you order sides, they're in there, too; hopefully you like your corn as spicy as your clams. Skip the king crab legs and shrimp; they're brought in frozen (I found out too late), and the crawfish are a hoot but won't fill you up. Your best bet is a whole Dungeness crab, built to share. Bib up, son: It's going to get messy.
As you release the meat using hefty metal crackers, you'll have the option to dunk each nugget in the sauce below. I favored the garlic butter, as the lemon pepper had a mildly artificial tang, but you can also eat the sweet crabmeat straight-up. I strongly suggest ordering a side of steamed rice for your grand finale. Spoon the rich, yellow-green "crab butter" (Google it if you're unfamiliar) onto the rice, then mix in some spicy sauce from the bottom of the tub. The rich, liver-like custard is well-met with the garlicky fire, and the sticky white rice sops up the aftermath. Like the oyster on a chicken, crab butter is a tiny treasure, all the more valuable for its scarcity.
Budget enough time for a full experience at the Rockin' Crawfish. The boiled seafood is fresh but not mind-blowing; the restaurant's draw is largely social. Open until 11 p.m., it's a chance to sit around and create carnage with your friends, make a huge mess, and scribble on the walls. You'll get red sauce under your cuticles, and you'll probably drink too much beer. The experience is brought to you from Vietnam, via Texas, with a pit stop in Orange County. It's all very ... American.


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Hey ASIO: Australians Bashing You on Twitter, But You Probably Already Know
SYDNEY — Following the introduction of controversial spy laws, Australians have decided to pen some personal responses to their buddies at the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO).
The problem? ASIO probably already knows.
Using the hashtag #HeyASIO, the public are having their say on what exactly they think about the bill approved by the Australian Senate overnight to give Australia's spy agency extreme powers to monitor computer networks.
There are concerns about the wide-reaching new powers, as the bill does not establish the definition of a "network" and allows for ASIO to access third-party computers to reach the targeted computer. This means essentially the entire internet is an open playing field for Aussie spies.
Leveraging the power of social media and humour, Australians are making it clear they won't let this pass unnoticed. ASIO might now have a hard time wading through the interference to find their targets.
#heyASIO I hafta confess I did something terribly #unaustralian: I made vegan sausage rolls for a barbie one time back in 2012.
— Soon-Tzu Speechley (@speechleyish) September 26, 2014
#heyASIO, I don't know you and this is crazy so don't track my number or call me maybe?
— GetUp! (@GetUp) September 26, 2014
#HeyASIO, will the next story I publish get me sent to jail for 10 years for just doing my job as a journo
— Asher Wolf (@Asher_Wolf) September 26, 2014
#HeyASIO Can I say ASIO deleted my homework instead of the dog ate it now?
— Wolf Cocklin (@wolfcat) September 26, 2014
#heyASIO I only bought Afghani bread because Jamie Oliver told me too. I think he is a very real threat to our way of life.
— justine donohoe (@justinedonohoe) September 26, 2014
#HeyASIO I swear to god I was only looking up hot firemen just then for a story later today.
— Elias Jahshan (@Elias_Jahshan) September 26, 2014
#HeyASIO when you get your 1 Warrant sees all Interwebz, call first, no need to bash down door, thanks in advance :) http://t.co/FctlFIFOtQ
— Meta Cranky Noely (@YaThinkN) September 26, 2014
#HeyASIO I'll give you the dirt on lefty journos if you could please just tell me where I left my damn keys.
— Chris Leese (@Chris_Leese) September 26, 2014
#heyASIO i forgot my tinder login details can you help
— Sancratic Method (@fivewalls) September 26, 2014
#HeyASIO, please don't tell anyone I sometimes drink wine straight out of the bottle. It can be our little secret, right?
— Sharna Bremner (@sharnatweets) September 26, 2014
#heyasio there's a very suspicious looking ibis sitting about two feet away from me, I'm going to need back-up
— finncandescent (@oh_pies) September 26, 2014
Every breath you take, Every move you make, Every bond you break, Every step you take. #HeyASIO will be watching you.
— GetUp! (@GetUp) September 26, 2014
Walked outside. There's a guy just sitting in a tree. I said "mate, what are you doing?" He said "shh, special branch." #HeyASIO
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1Password 4 for Windows
Unable to install Firefox extension
May 2011
1Password 4 for Windows
I've been using 1Password with Internet Explorer and Google Chrome perfectly fine.
However, I cannot get the plugin to install into Firefox at all. I've even removed/reinstalled (and upgraded) FireFox as well as 1Password but I still get the following message:
Firefox (profile name: default) is running.
We cannot install our Firefox add-on while Firefox is running.
Please close the existing Firefox process, and try again.
There is no FireFox processes running that I can see, so what is going on? Can I force the plugin to install anyways?
Team Member
May 2011
edited May 2011
Bring up Task Manager (Ctrl+Alt+Del) and then close as many applications/processes as possible, especially those named "Mozilla something".
1Password Alumni
May 2011
...and if all else fails, try restarting Windows and immediately launching 1Password and enabling the extension for Firefox.
Please let us know how it goes, sofakng!
Lee Theobald
March 2012
Hi all,
I'm having trouble installing the Firefox extension on 1Password Windows 184.108.40.2068. It also occurred on the update immediately before this one.
The problem is that when I load 1Password it tells me my Firefox extension needs updating and would I like to install it. I press "Yes" but it then tells me Firefox is running and the install can't continue until I close it. Trouble is it's not open (and I've checked in Task Manager). Interestingly, since this started happening an update was released. So this morning I had the above problem, I then checked for updates and saw I had an update to install - which I did. This installed with no problems - if Firefox was still open, the installation would have prompted me to close it too but it did not. After the installation, I reopened 1Password and got the same update your extension request. Clicking yes is still telling me Firefox is open though.
Any suggestions on what might be causing this and how I get round it? I can supply a diagnostic report from 1Password if this helps in any way.
Social Choreographer
Team Member
March 2012
Welcome to the forums, Lee. I'm sorry that you are having this problem.
It sounds like there may be a program on your system that is using an embedded version of Firefox or it is somehow still running on your machine. When you check in Task Manager, please be sure that "Show processes from all users" is enabled.
Does it help if you boot Windows while holding down the left Shift key and try to install the extension immediately after a fresh, clean boot?
Lee Theobald
March 2012
edited March 2012
Hi Khad,
The left-shift restart has solved the issue. I didn't think there was anything that was running an embedded Firefox but obviously there was. I would have thought that would have stopped any installation/update of the main program too though. Oh well, it's all fixed.
Out of curiousity - what does that hold left-shift do? I hadn't heard of it before but it's done something.
Thank you very much for the help & thanks for the nice welcome too.
Social Choreographer
Team Member
March 2012
Holding the left Shift key during boot time should suppress all startup processes. Whatever was loading and "getting in the way" was not loaded when you did that. If you figure out what it was, please let me know. It could be useful for others who come across a similar problem.
July 2012
On my Windows XP SP3 computer with 1Password 126.96.36.1996, the 1Password icon does not appear in FireFox 13.0.1 and when I load the 1Password application, I get the messages:
"An important update to our Firefox Add-in is avail...." I click Yes
"Moz Firefox is running. We cannot install our add-in....."
but FFx is not running. Even after a cold boot, the same thing happens.
Thanks for any help.
Social Choreographer
Team Member
July 2012
edited July 2012
mischul, I merged your post with this existing thread for the same issue.
It sounds like some other program is loading a component of Firefox. Try holding down the LEFT SHIFT key while turning on your computer to prevent all third-party programs from loading when you start up. You should be able to install it then.
Let me know how it goes.
July 2012
I am having the same problem. Restarting Windows and immediately launching 1Password does not help; I get the same error message even then.
Social Choreographer
Team Member
July 2012
I merged this thread with another one which contains the solution. As mentioned above, please try holding down the LEFT SHIFT key while turning on your computer to prevent all third-party programs from loading when you start up. You should be able to install it then.
Let me know how it goes.
This discussion has been closed.


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We were going to stop writing for a little while about Earth Biofuels, the Knox Street-based alterna-energy company that, on the surface, appears to have been running out of gas since day one. But over the past few days, we've heard from a number of local investors who're furious with the company and, especially, chairman and CEO Dennis G. McLaughlin, who's been involved with a number of federal bankruptcy cases during his career in the oil and gas business. Writes one Friend of Unfair Park who possesses a relatively large amount of stock: "I've been holding it still hoping for something, but it seems like all hope is about to be lost." As of this moment, our Friend's 50,000 shares of stock are worth about $4,000.
A note to our Friend: You could always do what Marc Weill, Tom Groos and Josh Cohen did -- file a federal lawsuit against Earth Biofuels. Unfair Park has discovered that on July 5, the three investors in the company -- collectively, they claim, they're in for a total of $1.55 million -- filed a suit in U.S. District Court in New York, in which they claim they weren't allowed to convert their investment into shares of Earth Biofuels common stock, as per an earlier agreement with the company. And since the company wouldn't turn their dough into stock, they couldn't sell that stock and recoup their investment. It's the same allegation a Friend of Unfair Park made in an e-mail we received last week.
In the suit, to which Earth Biofuels has yet to file a response, the three investors claim that Earth Biofuel's "breach, which has never been remedied, has caused Plaintiffs substantial economic injury as the company's stock price has plummeted in the months that have passes since the Plaintiffs' initial demand." As of this morning, Earth Biofuels stock is worth 8 cents a share -- or $3.72 cents less than it was during its 52-week high.
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The suit was filed around the same time a group of investors, who have some $33 million sunk into the company, filed an involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition against the company in a Delaware federal court. They insist the company hasn't been paying its debts on time -- which makes sense, as its most recent financial report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission says Earth Biofuels lost some $60 million in 2006. In that same annual report, filed two months ago, the company admits: "We have had net losses from operations each year since inception, and there can be no assurance that we will be profitable in the future."
On Wednesday, Earth Biofuels filed with the SEC a response to the Chapter 7 petition: "The Company intends to vigorously contest the involuntary bankruptcy filing and expects to prevail upon conclusion of a trial on the merits."
A trial. One wonders whether board members and shareholders such as Morgan Freeman and Willie Nelson will be called to testify. I call dibs on the documentary. --Robert Wilonsky


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Home Appliances Trends for 2018
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For home appliances, 2018 will see more and more smart technology and new ways of cooking, all wrapped in new colors and finishes.
Michael Bowman, sales consultant with Genier's Appliances in Vernon, BC, predicts it will be a big year for consumers wanting home appliances with the latest smart technology as well as new color finishes. It's also an exciting time for home chefs, with the latest line of cook ranges that have steam and even sous-vide capabilities.
While appliances businesses such as Genier's have been talking about smart technology the past year, 2018 is the year when buyers will finally see what's in store.
"All the best brands —Whirlpool, Jenn-Air, Miele— are releasing their new line of Wi-Fi-capable appliances this spring," says Bowman. "We will soon start training on how these appliances will work so we can make the transition and help our clients with how they operate."
Most of the technology is being applied to kitchen appliances. This includes ovens that homeowners will be able to turn on and preheat from a remote location using an app on their phone.
"Consumers will also be able to remotely operate their dishwasher and even see if they need milk or eggs while they are out grocery shopping, as some refrigerators will feature cameras," said Bowman. "Some of these apps will also be able to activate by voice command so that you can tell your oven when to turn on."
While black stainless steel was the big trend in 2017, this year consumers will be able to see the latest color appliances.
"Whirlpool has just released a new color, which it is calling sunset bronze. It is similar to the gold iPhone in that it's a metallic color with a bronzy finish," says Bowman. "This is part of the trend, where modern kitchens are going for more warmer tones and colors. All of the new stainless steel appliances also feature fingerprint resistant finishing."
When people ask what are the top kitchen appliances in 2018, according to consumer appliance reviews, the answer is steam, induction and convection cooking appliances. However, there is an old way of cooking in France, known as sous-vide, that is now appearing in North American appliance warehouses.
A fancy way of cooking food in a bag, sous-vide means "under vacuum" and is a food preservation method used by the French. It involves putting proteins such as meat and fish and fresh produce, along with herbs and marinades, into vacuum-sealed bags and then placing the bags in a water bath or steam environment at a low heat. The food is cooked at a steady temperature for a longer period of time, which is said to enhance its flavor as well as keep it tender and moist.
Both Miele and Jenn-Air have appliances coming to North America that will have sous-vide capabilities. The Miele involves a steam combination oven and a vacuum-sealing drawer, with three settings that extract the air from the bag allowing food to stay fresher longer, while the Jenn-Air steam convection oven has a sous-vide reheat mode.
"Sous-vide is a healthier way of cooking, as like steam there is no butter or oil needed to cook," said Bowman "In a way, these new home appliances are helping us to eat and live better, which is the perfect way to commit to those new year's resolutions."
Read more about home appliances.
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