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I found this explanation, given by Mister Micawber, very helpful
"It is not the tongue, it is the tension of the apparatus and the form of the mouth. For the /æ/ of 'bat', smile widely and tense your cheeks where the smile ends. For the /ə/ of 'but', relax the jaw and mouth completely and let the mouth drop open only enough to let air pass through, then simply voice an exhalation"
Could you give the explanation of other sounds like the o of 'word', the i of 'bit', the u of 'cup' and the s of 'measure'?
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Not being familiar with Vista at all, but yet I'm the guy all my friends run to with their problems... laptop was brought to me, boots up to a black screen with mouse pointer, normal, safe mode.. safe with cmd.. all the same. A little research comes up with the BSoD and/or "Reduced Functionality Mode". Fun part = friend has no bootable media like the Vista disk or restore CD... which I'd use to access repair or even command prompt.
So I boot backtrack on USB but, for some freaking reason I cant get the GUI to load.. and cant get the laptops hard drive to mount. One of the simpler causes/fixes I found through google was that BSoD could be caused by corrupted event logs... I was hoping to atleast get into the file system and work from there.
Any suggestions? I was thinking about just making a generic DOS bootable CD for situations like this.. I know there is a CD utility called UBCD (Ultimate Boot) but I've only ever used it with XP/2000. As it looks like I'l be troubleshooting vista and 7 more and more now.. looks like I better find some resources.

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I've started using breast pump 3 times a day since yesterday. How many days it may take to actually express milk.
I've started using breast pump 3 times a day since yesterday. How many days it may take to actually express milk.
Welcome! It is very difficult to say how long it may take for you to see milk, because there are so many factors that go into the answer. It would help to know the following:
- Have you ever been pregnant or nursed a baby?
- If you have nursed a baby, do you still have some milk left or are you totally dried up?
- Do you already have a baby, or are you waiting?
- If you already have a baby, will your baby nurse?
- If your baby will nurse, how often are you putting him/her to the breast?
- What sort of pump are you using?
- Are you doing anything in addition to pumping and/or nursing- are you taking drugs or herbs, or using an Oxytocin nasal spray?
In general, if you are trying to create a supply, you want to nurse or pump as frequently as humanly possible. 3 times a day is unlikely to be enough to bring in a supply of milk unless you respond unusually well and/or quickly to the pump. I would aim for more sessions, trying to shoot for 8-10 sessions per day. Using a great pump will help a lot. A hospital-grade rental would be the best thing to use.
i actually cannot answer your question but i hope that someone else here can. i just wanted to say great job mama from one adoptive bf mama to another!
(i give my son who joined my family via adoption expressed breast milk that i have left over from my bio son, i did bf my adopted son a few times if you want to hear my experience please private message me)
many congrats on your new bundle of joy!
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Everyone, do me a favor and tip your waiters and waitresses when you go out to eat.
Everyone, do me a favor and tip your waiters and waitresses when you go out to eat.
They deserve it.
For Day 2 of my adventure trying out new jobs in the community, I worked at the Fort Walton Yacht Club. General Manager Eric Mattiza had me do several different jobs throughout the day. I rearranged supplies, cleaned the windows, helped set up the buffet for the Rotary Club of Fort Walton Beach�s weekly luncheon and bused tables as people finished their chicken Florentine and fried fish.
View a video of Dusty's day >>
I have been a member of the Rotary Club since February of last year, so I�m used to attending the weekly meetings at the Yacht Club. It was great seeing what goes into getting the clubhouse ready for us each week.
Plus, I think most of my fellow Rotarians got a kick out of it when I came over to them to ask if they were finished with their plates and if I could take them away.
Something I learned while working at the Yacht Club was that I am not in as good of shape as I thought I was. I go to the gym two or three times a week, but I really need to do more cardio work. Within minutes of washing the windows outside I was sweating and it wasn�t even hot out.
The highlight of my day definitely was waiting on the nice ladies who play cards on Wednesdays. When I first went in there to drop off some glasses and ice, one came up to me and said how nice it was to have a nice looking young man waiting on them. Flattery most definitely will get you some ink.
I was told afterward that my day at the Yacht Club was not an overly busy one. Compared to my first Out & About job last month at Godfather�s Pizza, which was non-stop from the time I walked in to the time I left, there did seem to be more downtime at the Yacht Club.
But I also was told there were days there when it is incredibly busy � setting up and breaking down the main dining room multiple times for events.
Initially, I thought I would have a chance to work on some different maintenance projects around the club after lunch. Unfortunately, the way the week worked out there really wasn�t anything like that for me to do. And honestly, with my ignorance in most things mechanical, it was probably for the best for the roughly 300 members of the Yacht Club.
One bad thing that came from working there is that my wife now knows I can help her clean the windows.
Contact Daily News Business Editor Dusty Ricketts at 850-315-4448 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @DustyRnwfdn.
Q&A with Fort Walton Beach Yacht Club General Manager Eric Mattiza:
Dusty: How did I do?
Eric: You did fine. You have a great attitude. The staff likes you. They were all like �he�s a nice guy.�
D: What type of experience do you look for?
E: I operate a little bit differently from my years in the business. I wish more people in the workforce would think this way, but lack of experience is not necessarily the worst thing. You bring no bad habits from another place. Attitude to me and personality are really key.
D: What is the average salary?
E: It varies depending on the position and if they receive tips.
D: Am I hirable?
E: You are hirable. You would fit in fine here.


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28 Aug 2013 09:38:57 AM
Knockout of the Year Candidate: A Man Known Simply as "Tick" Uncorks a Rolling Falcon Punch in an Ammy Fight
(Props: MiddleEasy)
To the untrained eye, it might appear as if the Team Quest Thailand amateur MMA fighter above (known simply as "Tick") pulled this one-punch knockout from the deepest, darkest realms of his asshole. But as Sensei Rogan would tell you, fighting is equal parts technique and deception, and being that Tick started his fight against David Van with a picture perfect spinning back kick to de liver, we know he's got the former in spades. So to claim that the "Rolling Falcon Punch" he finishes Van with at the :37 mark was anything less than Machida-esque in its timing and grace would not only be wrong, it would also be incorrect, inaccurate, fallacious and plain ig'nant.
Lucky punch, you say? Please, luck is for people who didn't play Super Smash Bros as a child and immediately start applying those techniques to real life. It is a well known fact that Jon Jones learned most of that crazy spinning shit he throws by mimicking Youtube videos — this is simply the next evolutionary step of that mentality. Tune in to Tick's next fight, where he will attempt to inhale his opponent, drain his powers and crush him by turning into a boulder in mid-air.
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Results posted for Colby-Sawyer tennis tourney
July 23. 2013 5:29PM
NEW LONDON — The Colby-Sawyer College Chargers Club, which is the school's athletics booster club, held its 20th Annual Tennis Classic July 19-21, at the Patricia D. Kelsey Tennis Courts.
The following are the results:
Senior men's A final: Glenn McKune (Grantham) and Bea Manning (New London) def. George Wachtel (Naples, Fla., Sunapee) and Bob Wilkie (Sunapee), 6-2, 4-6, 10-6.
Senior women's final: Denise Olson (New London) and Judy Fledderjohn (Sherborn, Mass.) def. Gail Costello (North Conway) and Lynn Miller (Franklin, Mass.), 6-1, 6-2.
Men's A final: Larry Barnes (Salisbury) and Andy Day (Bow) def. Matthew and Max Prestwich (Newbury), 6-7, 6-3, 10-5.
Women's A final: Hannah White (Stockbridge, Mass.) and Jen LaChance (Wilmot) def. Laura Joslin-King (Bradford) and Suzy Psomas (Hanover), 6-7, 6-3, 10-6.
Mixed A final: Ben Taylor (Wilmot) and Jen LaChance (Wilmot) def. Rhonda Green (Boston) and Brian Goddard (Woburn, Mass.), 6-0, 6-1.
Century final: Whitey Joslin (New London) and Diana Piotrow (New London) def. Peter Bartemus (Charlotte, N.C.) and Gail Costello (North Conway), 6-2, 6-0.
Senior men's B final: Dave Marshall (New London) and Bud Rice (Andover) def. Dave Whitehouse (Dover) and Paul Violette (Dover), 6-4, 6-2.
Men's B final: D.J. and Sean Karasik (Stratford, Conn.) def. Paul Violette (Dover) and Dave Whitehouse (Dover), 7-5, 6-4.
Women's B final: Dalia Paradie (Hollis) and Rachel Garrity (Hollis) def. Kristin Stetson (New London) and Kathy Joslin (Loudon), 6-1, 6-0.
Mixed B final: Chester Porowski (Spofford) and Kristin Stetson (New London) def. Linda and Paul Noiseaux (South Pomfret, Vt.), 6-3, 6-2.


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It's liberating to write such easy CSS. No more effort spent naming things. Shadow DOM looks like it is
making its way to full browser support. It's likely to make it into the
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The property is a way of setting all CSS properties at once—everything from
. What values does it accept? I can't think of any use case when I'd want all properties to
, but that's an option. Then there's
which is more like applying a
CSS reset
where all the styles are gone. No padding. No margin. The initial value is set per property, regardless of the element it is applied to. The initial value of
even if you apply it to a div
. The
of an
tag is
, as is the
of a
tag. Link text will be black. You get the idea. (You can find the initial value of any CSS property on .) This does perhaps limit its usefulness, going further than we might like by removing all styles, regardless of context.
Sadly, the most useful value for
is also the least widely implemented:
. It can remove the styles that you as a developer have applied, while leaving the default user-agent styles intact. We've all seen a page of HTML without a stylesheet—black Times New Roman on a white (transparent) background with blue underlined links. If you really want to avoid inheritance, then
all: revert
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display: block
and spans will be
. All
tags will be italic and
tags will be bold. Links will be blue and underlined.
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is used to whitelist an existing custom meta value for access through the REST API. By setting a meta field's
parameter to
, that field's value will be exposed on a
key in the endpoint response, and WordPress will handle setting up the callbacks for reading and writing to that meta key. This is much simpler than
, with one caveat:
Alert: Meta fields set to using are registered for all objects of a given type. If one custom post type shows a meta field, all custom post types will show that meta field.
This is because meta registration is currently handled at the base level of WordPress object (post, user, etc) and cannot be specified per "subtype" (
custom post types).
This limitation may be improved
in future versions of WordPress, but if you are trying to add a custom field to a specific API endpoint's response then
is currently recommended over
function is the most flexible way to add fields to REST API response objects. It accepts three parameters:
Each of the keys of the $args array is optional, but if not used, that capability will not be added. This means that you may specify a callback function for reading the value and omit the update callback to make that field read-only if desired.
Fields should be registered at the
action. Using this action rather than
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This example illustrates adding a field called
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field exists, but is unused by core.Note that an actual implementation of comment karma would need to use a separate endpoint.
This is a basic example; carefully consider what permissions checks or error handling may be required for your specific field.
The global variable
is used internally by the REST API infrastructure to hold the response fieldsto be added to each object type. The REST API provides
as a utility function for adding to this global variable. Adding to the global variabledirectly should be avoided to ensure forward-compatibility.
For each object type — posts, or users, terms, comments, etc. —
contains an array of field definitions containing the callbacks used to retrieve or update the field's value.
function simplifies the process of defining a meta field for a particular object type. By setting
'show_in_rest' => true
when registering a new meta key, that key will be accessible through the REST API. Note however that at this time
there is no way to register a meta field for a specific post type
: meta fields registered for the "post" object will appear on
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Overall, these results show that TCR induced gene expression is potentiated by the stiffness of the surface presenting TCR ligands and genes related to CD4 + T cell immune response are particularly sensitive.
In a founding study ( Engler et al., 2006 ), substrate stiffness was shown to induce different programs of differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells. We thus asked whether different stiffness values could induce different programs of T cell differentiation or whether stiffness acts instead as a rheostat on TCR/CD3-induced activation.
We first used the microarray data to perform pair-wise comparisons (presence vs. absence of aCD3 for each stiffness value) with the gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) method. We used the publicly available Gene Ontology – Biological Processes (GO-BP) and the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway gene sets to identify the relatively enriched collections of genes and then extracted the enriched gene sets for each condition ( Figure 3A , Supplementary file 2 ). Results showed that most of the enriched gene sets were common for the three different substrates and these included cell-cycle-related and immune-response-related processes. The stiff 100 kPa gel caused the enrichment of a higher number of gene sets in response to aCD3 stimulation, due to specific enrichment of gene sets such as mitochondrial biogenesis, oxidative phosphorylation and glycolysis ( Supplementary file 2 ).
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Pathway analysis on the differentially up-regulated genes, using the GO and the KEGG databases, showed that the 6.4 and 100 kPa PA-gels induced mostly common pathways, which were mitotic cell cycle, transcription and translation related (
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It's still a few weeks before Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition hits the iPad and there's some filling in to do with your game time. That journey to work and back just ain't going to entertain by itself so, instead, pay a little heed to what good old PL has to say on App of the Day today.
Magic 2013
- Platform
- iPad
- Price
- Free/£6.99
- Where
- iTunes
If you haven't heard of the fantasy card game Magic: The Gathering, then you either died in 1995 or this really isn't the app for you. Magic's move from purely coffee table to the virtual has been a really, really good one over the years. You can get it on all sorts of gaming platforms such as the Xbox Live Arcade as well as a bunch of more portable ones. Suddenly, you didn't have to find someone else who was as geeky as you to play it and you didn't need to indulge in the more niche area of swapping, collecting and winning more creatures for your deck. It also meant you could do it in private rather than suffer the slight embarrassment of your partner catching you with your cards out.
Well, Magic has now moved on a step by taking the FIFA approach of future dating the year of release with Magic 2013. What's new? Well, a few things. First, of course, it looks better. Black is the new green or brown or whatever the main background hue used to be and it's generally a bit swisher looking than it was. There are also a couple of new game modes apart from just the duals. With the main campaign there's something called Encounters which are fights - ones with cards, of course - against specific set AI tactics. In practice, we couldn't really see the difference between them and normal games but we appreciate the effort.
Now that - along with access to three decks, five unlockable cards, four deadly oppononents and as much gameplay as you like - is what you get for free, and, frankly, it'll be enough for some people. For the full experience, though, you'll need to fork out an iPad-sized payment of £6.99 for the Premium Content Package, which is probably a necessity if you're going to get more out of Magic 2013 than a passing fantasy fix.
That hit buys a whole seven extra decks to unlock, 250+ cards, puzzle challenges, online multiplay, a two-headed giant, several minions and the right to call yourself Lord Magic Face 2013 (some of the afore may not be true).
Ultimately, if you like Magic, then there's no need to puzzle. It's a no-brainer. It's more card-based fantasy fun, Dungeons and Dragons lite, a way to pass the time until Game of Thrones Season 3 comes out - however you want to look at it. And, if you've never played Magic before and you're into the whole RPG fantasy genre, then dive on in. ut do be warned of the slightly silly feeling after a hard-fought victory: chess, this isn't; a grandmaster, you are not.
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In the third quarter, the wheels came right off for Marian, which was outscored by 24 before eventually falling 38-12 to the Crusaders in a Catholic Central Small contest at the Maple Street Field.
Despite having less than half as many players on its roster, the Marian football team was right in it at halftime Saturday afternoon against Lowell Catholic.
The Mustangs trailed by just eight at the intermission and were a touchdown and two-point conversion away from making it a whole new game.
But in the third quarter, the wheels came right off for Marian, which was outscored by 24 before eventually falling 38-12 to the Crusaders in a Catholic Central Small contest at the Maple Street Field.
"Being a team that's struggled through wins and losses over the last three years, it was at that point where we're down 14-6 and we're in the game. We are in the game until that point," Mustangs coach Gene Robinson said after his team fell to 1-2 overall (0-2 CCS). "The next score that happened was going to be the difference and that's where the letdown was. It was, more or less, because they've got to learn how to win and that's hard to say because people don't understand that.
"But when you've been a winner, you know how to win. When you haven't won that much, you don't know what that extra six inches or that extra step takes to be a winner. They just came out a little more fired up than us in the third."
The visitors got the ball first to begin the second half and went right to work.
Running back Chris Tamukedde (14 carries, 230 yards) went for 19 yards on first down and three plays later, Tamukedde found a hole and made his way into the end zone for a 33-yard score. A blocked point after left the score 20-6 just 1:26 into the third.
On Marian's ensuing possession, quarterback Andrew Sharkey fumbled after being sacked by James Sullivan on first-and-5. Jerome Seglah recovered for Lowell Catholic (2-1) and two plays later, Connor Sullivan found paydirt from 8 yards out. The two-point pass was intercepted, however, which made it 26-6 with 7:22 left in the third.
"To be honest, I think in the third quarter, we just kind of came out flat," Marian senior wide receiver Brendan Walsh said. "They came out with a good play at the start of the third and our defense was just kind of sleeping. Then, they got a touchdown to go up by two scores and then that's pretty much what they fed off of. Our team got kind of lousy after that."
It only got worse for the Mustangs. On the ensuing kickoff, the ball was rolling around and nobody for Marian jumped on it. The Crusaders ended up recovering the kick and this time, they needed three plays to score, with Tamukedde taking it in from 13 yards out for a 32-6 lead after a missed PAT.
After an interception by Dan Gillette on the Mustangs' next drive, Tamukedde took a handoff on second-and-5 and raced 76 yards for a touchdown. A failed two-point pass made it 38-6 with 2:45 left in the third.
"We made a couple of adjustments at halftime that I thought would give our O-line better positioning and we got some better downfield blocking from our wide receivers," Lowell Catholic coach Rick Sampson said. "Once you get Chris outside, he's got enough speed to break anything. We kind of surprised them pretty quick there and put our foot to the pedal."
The Mustangs' touchdowns came on Damari Yarrell's 2-yard run in the second and Josh O'Connell's 10-yard scamper with 1:08 left to play.


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NH's crumple zones: State lists intersections where caution highly urgedBy MICHAEL COUSINEAU
New Hampshire Union Leader
March 24. 2013 12:56AM
When state transportation officials look for intersections that might need safety improvements, they don't merely look at the ones with the most crashes.
Exceeding expectations rather than simple numbers can land troubled intersections on a state watch list each year.
Two intersections in Nashua each saw nearly 100 traffic accidents in 2011, but it was one in Lebanon topping a state list of intersections with the most number of injury-related crashes that exceeded what statistically should have been expected.
State transportation officials use the list to identify intersections to investigate.
"These have more accidents than we would expect, which leads us to believe there is an issue with that intersection," said Bill Oldenburg, administrator of the state's bureau of highway design.
The top 10 list featured five intersections in Manchester, three in Nashua, one in Plaistow and the top one in Lebanon.
Three of the top 10 have already received upgrades, two are slated for changes this year and five haven't been looked at or won't receive any modifications, according to Oldenburg. Variables considered include the type of intersection (whether three or four roads form an intersection), the number of crashes involving injury and the traffic volume each intersection receives.
The intersection with the greatest number of crashes in 2011, regardless of injury, occurred at Routes 101A and 122 in Amherst, with 102 crashes. That same intersection ranked No. 68 on the most troubled list.
According to the state Department of Transportation, there were 30,861 crashes on New Hampshire roads in 2011, 6.3 percent fewer than in 2007. The state Department of Safety cites a statistical average of about 4 out of 10 reportable crashes (those involving $1,000 combined property damage and/or injuries) result in injury.
A state report released last year said 70 percent of fatal speeding crashes in 2009 happened on curved roadways, 65 percent on town roads and 25 percent at intersections. Of those fatal crashes, 45 percent involved alcohol.
When it came to addressing the most troubled intersections, the state used $20 million in federal stimulus money to widen bridges to accommodate a wider Route 12A in Lebanon, including providing dedicated left-turn lanes and traffic-signal arrows at the intersection of the Interstate 89 Exit 20 southbound ramps.
That intersection saw 78 accidents in 2011, including 15 with injury.
Lebanon police Lt. Scott Rathburn said his department has noticed a difference. From September 2012, when the project was essentially completed, through December 2012, the intersection recorded only three accidents compared with 12 during that same time frame in 2011.
"You always want those dangerous intersections off the list," Rathburn said.
In Manchester, the intersection of Bridge and Beech streets, fifth on the list, was improved in 2012 for $103,000. Motorists relying on traffic signals mounted on pedestals on the sidewalk now use signals on metal poles hanging over the street.
"It has been made safer," said Bruce Thomas, a design engineer with the city department of public works.
Two other city intersections on the list will be improved this year, with those projects being advertised to contractors in about a month, he said.
Changes to the intersection of Cilley Road and Beech Street are estimated to cost about $130,000 and involve changing the traffic signal location and "realigning the intersection a little bit," Thomas said. Manchester police reported a two-vehicle crash with injury there Saturday morning. (See story, Page A2)
Signal light and other improvements to the intersection of Maple and Spruce streets are expected to cost about $126,000.
Those three city projects received 90 percent federal funding.
Oldenburg said the state works with communities to spend about $6 million a year on improving troubled intersections and road segments and implementing other safety measures.
Thomas said he was surprised Weston Road and South Willow Street made this year's troubled intersection list, ranked second. The other Manchester intersection on the list was at South Willow Street and the westbound ramps of Exit 1 of Interstate 293. Oldenburg said no improvements are likely there.
In Plaistow, the intersection of Route 125 and Garden Road was modified in the last year or two, according to Oldenburg. Crews installed a median on Route 125 that eliminates cars turning against oncoming traffic, he said.
In Nashua, police said the three intersections making the list all are high-volume traffic areas.
Nashua police Lt. Bryan Marshall said motorists heading south on Main Street who want to take a left and head east on Route 111 must wait for a green-arrow turn signal or obey a sign directing them to yield to oncoming traffic at a solid green light.
"The thing is they'll just look and see green and not literally look at the two northbound lanes (on Main Street) in front of them and get t-boned," Marshall said.
At Route 101A and Somerset Parkway, there are two dedicated lanes to go west on Route 101A, and people can make a legal right on red. Some cars make the right and others hesitate, resulting in crashes.
"That is a huge-volume intersection, and a lot of those are rear-enders," Marshall said. Eliminating the right on red would back up traffic considerably during peak times and would make it difficult for police to pull over violators on busy Route 101A.
At Main and Canal streets in Nashua, vehicles "cut directly in front of oncoming traffic," Marshall said.
A separate ranking of road segments pegged a 1.2-mile stretch of the F.E. Everett Turnpike northbound, between the Exit 5 off-ramp and on-ramp, as the state's section of urban pavement with the most injury-related crashes above statistical expectations.
Nashua police's Marshall was surprised, saying he sees more crashes heading south near Exit 5E.
But Oldenburg said it's not about pure numbers - but about areas that exceed what's expected.
The most accidents on a single segment, without factoring whether they resulted in injury, was found on Interstate 93 northbound from the Exit 4 on-ramp to the exit 5 off-ramp with 277 crashes in a 3-mile stretch. That area is slated for widening and rebuilding in the coming years as part of a larger interstate improvement project.


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This logo is for a new fitness, diet and health web site. The key focus of the site is in creating a community where people can support each other and get help and ideas for exercise, diet and healthy living with an emphasis on long term support, rather than quick fixes.The logo should reflect a friendly, supportive group environment. It is not an aggressive 'pump the abs' type fitness site or a quick fix "drop 20lbs in 3 days" diet site. We are thinking pastel colours with an abstract design and a slightly stronger leaning towards a female audience, but not exclusively female. However we are really open to creative ideas. The logo will be used as the basis for a web site design contest in the next stage.
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Special education reports released to public
Information regarding school districts performance on improving the educational outcomes of students with disabilities was made available to the public last month and is now online. Results of early childhood services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays are also available.
Released annually, the State Performance Plan Report is divided into two parts. One part addresses the federal special education program known as Part B. This report identifies school districts ability to meet federal special education requirements on several indicators, along with performance targets. The report is based mainly on data from the 2011-12 school year with exception of Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate, and Suspension/Expulsion. Statewide data also is available.
Click here to view the Part B report.
The other part of the State Performance Plan Report addresses the federal special education program known as Part C. This report identifies the ability of early childhood services, called the Birth to Three program in South Dakota, to meet 14 federal special education requirements. Statewide and regional data is available.
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Fernan C. Cruz
Nov. 14, 1938 - Jan. 12, 2013
Fernan C. Cruz, aged 74, passed away on January 12, 2013. He was born on November 14, 1938
in Imus, Cavite, Philippines. As a young man, he joined the US Navy and was in active duty for 20 years before going back to civilian life and working at Rough and Ready Island until his retirement in 1997. He enjoyed gardening, cooking, watching sports, and traveling back to the Philippines to visit family. He took great pride in recording his family history for future generations.
He is survived by his wife, Cristina from Stockton, CA; daughters, Rosemarie (Cruz) Yadao from Las Vegas, Nevada, Sheryl (Cruz) Mariscal from Stockton, CA, and Sharon (Cruz) Lum from Modesto, CA; grandsons, Ryan C. Yadao, and Richard M. Yadao from Las Vegas, Nevada, and granddaughter Sophia O. Mariscal. He is also survived by his older brother,
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Viewing starts from 12-8 pm on Thursday, January 17 at Cano Funeral Home, 2164 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Stockton with a Rosary Service and Mass at 6 pm. Burial will be held at noon on Friday, January 18 at San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery, 719 E. Harding Way, Stockton.


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Rosacea Trigger Aids Medical Research
The same biochemical process that causes people to flush when alarmed or embarrassed may be linked to the development of rosacea, according to findings presented by Dr. Richard Granstein, chairman of dermatology at Cornell University, during the recent Society for Investigative Dermatology annual meeting.
"By exploring the potential inflammatory pathways associated with common triggers of rosacea signs and symptoms, we hope to increase our biological understanding of what causes the disorder and how it progresses," Dr. Granstein said. "Such knowledge can then provide a basis for developing improvements in its treatment and control."
In research funded by the National Rosacea Society, Dr. Granstein and colleagues found that emotional stress, a common rosacea trigger, may activate the sympathetic nervous system with the release of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) from sympathetic nerves running throughout the skin's blood vessels. In turn, the researchers discovered that ATP can induce a cascade of biochemical events within the body that may play a role in the inflammation of subtype 2 (papulopustular) rosacea.1
"ATP may act as a messenger within the nervous system to regulate blood flow to the skin by signaling the dilation of blood vessels after exposure to various rosacea triggers, such as emotional stress," Dr. Granstein said.
He noted that flushing may ultimately be prompted by the nerves surrounding the blood vessels of the skin. These dermal vessels are associated with nerves containing substances such as the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), which dilate the vessels and thus may be associated with facial redness and the growth of the tiny blood vessels called telangiectasia, both signs of subtype 1 (erythematotelangiectatic) rosacea.
Upon investigating the potential significance of CGRP in prompting subtype 1 signs and symptoms, the researchers found that CGRP may play the opposite role in inflammation -- the bumps and pimples characteristic of subtype 2 rosacea. In recent tests, Dr. Granstein and colleagues observed that CGRP inhibits the stimulated release of certain chemokines (small proteins that recruit inflammatory cells) from the cells lining skin blood vessels.
These results suggest that while the nerves containing CGRP may be linked to flushing, they may also serve to regulate inflammation by modulating chemokine production by the cells lining the blood vessels.
"Although there is still much work to be done to fully examine and define this complex process, substances that block or enhance the individual components of such pathways may ultimately lead to the effective control or prevention of rosacea," Dr. Granstein said.
Associated Reference
- Seiffert K, Ding W, Wagner JA, Granstein RD. ATPγS enhances the production of inflammatory mediators by a human dermal endothelial cell line via purinergic receptor signaling. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 2006;126:1017-1027.
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By: WCTV Eyewitness News
Update -- August 28, 2017
The State Attorney's Office has expunged the charges for Christopher Mertin.
UPDATED 1.7.2013 by Julie Montanaro
An FSU student accused of selling counterfeit tickets to the 2012 FSU-Clemson game could eventually have those charges dropped.
Court records show Christopher Mertin was offered a pre-trial diversion deal in late December.
Mertin must pay restitution to all his victims and do 200 hours of community service.
If he successfully completes the diversion deal, his attorney said, the felony charges against him will be dropped.
UPDATED 9.20.2012 by Julie Montanaro
Christopher Mertin posted $21,000 bond this morning and has been released from jail.
FSU Police spokesman MAJ Jim Russell says no other victims have come forward.
UPDATED 9.19.2012 by Julie Montanaro
An FSU student is under arrest. He's accused of printing and selling fake tickets to the FSU Clemson game.
A Tallahassee couple was the first to report it on Monday and just a few hours later, three roommates helped police nab the man suspected of selling them.
Christopher Huxford, Thomas Finnegan and Matt Manno wanted tickets to the sold out FSU-Clemson game and found two "student guest" tickets available on Craiglist.
They arranged to meet the seller, paid 140 bucks and soon realized the tickets weren't real.
"We got home and really started thinking about it and we were like, you know, when you buy them online you can print out as many as you want," Huxford said.
"I'm furious. I wanted to go to the game. We had a good price on the tickets. I thought it was legit and it wasn't and I'm bummed out," Finnegan said.
FSU police have arrested 20 year old Christopher Mertin. He's facing felony charges for forgery, fraud and counterfeiting. Authorities have heard from at least five victims and fear there could be more.
"We think he may have printed up as many as 22 of these fake tickets so there is a potential there could be people out there that have been had," said FSU Spokesman Major Jim Russell. "If so, we want to hear from them."
Christopher, Thomas and Matt actually helped police solve the case. When Christopher and Thomas got suspicious, they asked their roommate Matt to call and see if the two tickets were still available. Mertin said yes. All three wound up confronting him - comparing bar codes and guest names - and demanding their money back.
"He turned white as a ghost. He was just kinda ... had that face, that look on his face that he was busted and he knew it," Manna said.
"We ended up calling the police and they showed up and that was it. He was arrested," Huxford said.
"Bottom line ... you're out 140 dollars and you don't have a ticket to the game?"
FSU Police have since searched Mertin's apartment, and seized his computer and cell phone. They're trying to find out if there are other football fans who have fallen for the fake tickets.
Tallahassee, FL - September 19, 2012
By: Julie Montanaro
FSU student Christopher Mertin was arrested Tuesday and accused of printing and selling bogus tickets to this weekend's FSU-Clemson game.
FSU Police say the victims all responded to ads on Craigslist for "student guest" tickets. Police say Mertin sold at least five tickets at $70 each before two of the buyers got suspicious.
"They set up their own sting really," said FSU Police Spokesman Jim Russell. Russell says the roommates bought two tickets and then got suspicious. Russell says they arranged to meet Mertin to buy another ticket and confronted him.
They also called FSU Police.
FSU Police say they searched Mertin's home and confiscated his computer and phone.
Arrest papers released today say Mertin "remembers selling at least five tickets with altered barcodes and printing at least 22 copies of these tickets."
FSU Police Spokesman Jim Russell says at this point they have identified five victims.
Mertin faces six counts of counterfeiting and forgery as well as petty theft and fraud.


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My approach to teaching varies with the age level of each student. With younger students, imitation is often one of the best methods of learning and I prefer the Suzuki method for students up to age 8, especially with strings. For older children and adults, learning music notation and basic music theory for a full understanding of musical language are more important to get them to the level where they can learn any music that they want to play for fun. For students who wish to excel in their school band, a more practical approach with technique specific warm-ups and exercises seems to be the best in general.
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I instruct children as well as adults ranging from beginning to advanced levels in the art of playing the piano. I teach various styles of music including standard classical repertoire and popular pieces. Through a creative, fun and individualized approach to teaching, my students also learn ear training, sight reading, music theory, piano technique and music history as it pertains to the pieces they are currently learning. After one month, beginning students can expect to have learned how to play one piece of music of their choosing and one piece of music chosen by me. After a few months of studying with me, they can expect to have gained basic music reading skills.
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He is a nice fellow and easy to learn from. I look forward to more lessons with Lonny.
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In a laid back fun way we will learn the fundamentals of our instrument. I start out with the All For Strings series of books and add the Suzuki method books for some tunes. In 3 to 6 months you will be playing the music you like and having fun and learning new things while you do.
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Piano students age 4 and up
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Hello, fellow music lovers! My name is Nicole and I would be honored to have the opportunity to help you take your music skills, whether beginning to advanced, to the next level! I am a singer with 25+ years of experience with solos, small ensemble groups, and large choirs. My singing styles range from opera, musical theatre, jazz, gospel, and christian contemporary, just to name a few. : ) I am also an experienced flutist with 5 + years of study and an intermediate-level pianist with about 5 years of study in the classical technique, and playin
My training first began in elementary school, in Virginia Beach, VA, when I took my first group voice lessons and concert band classes as a beginning flutist. I continued my study with a large home school band in the 7th grade. I was then chosen to play the flute in an All City Band in Virginia Beach, for excellence in my performance skills. From there I continued my study at a private school in Virginia Beach with many chorus, band, and youth band classes to further my music reading and improvisational performance skills. At age eighteen I moved to Tampa, FL and became a Liberal Arts major with a concentration in Music at Hillsborough Community College (HCC). I graduated from HCC with an AA in Liberal Arts/Music. I was then accepted to further my music study at the University of South Florida (USF). I studied voice and a sampling of other instruments in the Music Education program. I graduated with two and one-half years of music education training and another four years of voice training with a BA in Music Studies. Also, during my college years I participated in the elite USF Chamber Singers, the University Singers, the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, and many studio recitals.
In 2013 I completed my fourth year of music teaching in a small private school in Tampa, FL. I have sang with Opera Tampa since their 2012-2013 season in the professional opera chorus for productions such as Carmen, The Magic Flute, and Madame Butterfly. I have continued to add new performance jobs with The Princeton Festival in Princeton, NJ (2014), St. Petersburg Opera in St Pete, FL , and the Tampa Spiritual Ensemble performing in the surrounding Tampa Bay areas. In addition, I continue my studies part time at the Patel Conservatory in downtown Tampa.
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AdamB wrote:Midnight Oil wrote:What Cog forgot to add is if you can PRINT the cash to buy the Oil, life is good!
The Devil is on the details, which the Industry Shrills naturally ignore.
The devil is also in the reality. That chart I posted up thread? That isn't oil that was PRINTED, but produced. Peak oil isn't about peak printed money.
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NEW YORK (AP) - November 19, 2013 --New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has signed a bill banning the sale of tobacco products to anyone under age 21.
The legislation makes New York the first large city or state in the country to prohibit sales to young adults.
During a bill-signing ceremony Tuesday, Bloomberg said the law will help prevent young people from experimenting with tobacco at the age when they are most likely to become addicted.
City health officials say 80 percent of smokers start before age 21.
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TERRE HAUTE, IND. – Men's cross country took seventh place on Saturday as they competed in the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Gibson Invitational.
Senior Xavier Ortiz again finished in the top spot for the Panthers, posting a top 25 finish and a time of 27:30.5. Ortiz claimed the 22nd slot overall and registered a pace of 5:32 per mile on the course.
Rose Hulman and the Terre Haute Convention and Visitors Bureau teamed up to host the third annual Gibson Family Collegiate Cross Country Classic, held at the LaVern Gibson Course.
The meet featured 380 student-athletes from 14 colleges and universities in eight states. Teams traveled to Terre Haute from Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
The meet also showcased three of the top seven teams in the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Region on the men's side, including No. 2 Wabash, No. 6 DePauw and No. 7 Manchester. The Little Giants are also ranked No. 14 nationally.
Men's cross country will next hit the course at the highly competitive Evansville invitational on Saturday, October 15 at 11:00 am. Greenville will also take a group of athletes to the Wisconsin-Oshkosh Brooks Invitational on Saturday, with details to be provided when available.


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This course examines issues of human resource management in today's organizations. Of particular interest is the need for a strategic approach to and inclusion of human resources in the organizational planning analysis. Interwoven throughout the course will be the importance of creating linkages between human resources and organizational strategies and accountabilities. Topical areas of examination will include a basic understanding of legal requirements as applied to employment. Current topics and emerging issues in the field such as implications from recent court rulings are covered as well as emphasis on ethics and social responsibility. This is a concentrated course utilizing case analysis and group work as a major instructional basis.
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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT, NASSAU COUNTY, VNB NEW YORK CORP., Plaintiff, v. 5000 SUNRISE HIGHWAY, INC., THE CURTAIN STORE, INC., LORI PERDUE, JOHN J. GRUNERT, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, Defendants, Index No. 10-020254. Pursuant to an Amended Final Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated October 4, 2011, and entered in the above-entitled action on October 11, 2011(the "Judgment"), I the undersigned Referee in said Judgment named, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at The Trial Part, located on the first floor of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Nassau, located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York 11501, the premises directed by said Judgment to be sold. The premises will be offered for sale, as one parcel, on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. The premises therein described are located at 5000 Sunrise Highway, Village of Massapequa Park, New York 11762. All those certain plots, pieces or parcels of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Village of Massapequa Park, Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York, designated on the Nassau County Tax Map as Section 53, Block 103, Lots 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846 and 1847. Premises will be sold subject to the provision of the filed Judgment, Index No. 10-020254, and the Terms of Sale, all of which are available from plaintiff 's counsel upon request. The approximate amount of the Judgment, for the property referred to therein, is $1,787,876.79 plus interest and costs, as provided in the Judgment.
The successful bidder will be required to deposit 10% of the bid by certified or official bank check, unendorsed, made payable to the Referee. Lisa Segal Poczik, Esq., Referee (516) 521- 9472 Herrick, Feinstein LLP, Attorneys for Plaintiff, 2 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10016 (212) 592-1400, Attention: Avery S. Mehlman, Esq. 4x 11/23/11#720- POST
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PUBLIC HEARING CALENDAR NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BY THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 246, Article III, Section 246-18-E of the Code of the Town of Oyster Bay, notice is hereby given that the Zoning Board of Appeals has scheduled a public meeting, which will take place in the Town Hall Meeting Room, Audrey Avenue, Oyster Bay, New York, on NOVEMBER 17, 2011, at 7:00 P. M., to consider the following appeals: BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS APPEAL NO. 10-118 - AMENDMENT MASSAPEQUA JOSEPH V. COONEY: Amend Specific Plan as presented for Appeal No. 10-118 and granted by Decision of the Zoning Board of Appeals, dated June 10, 2010, to amend front yard setback as originally granted and to indicate changes with respect to second story rear dormer, deck at family room, windows, floor joists and interior changes. E/s/o Ocean Ave., 405 ft. S/o Berkley Pl., a/k/a 131A Ocean Ave., Massapequa, NY APPEAL NO. 11-421 MASSAPEQUA EDWARD NIETO: (A) Variance to maintain existing rear raised masonry patio (containing built in gas barbeque and sink with plumbing) with landing and steps to grade having less average side/front yard setback than permitted by Ordinance. (B) Variance to construct second story addition with reverse gable, front reverse gable roof alteration, front roof over portico and maintain existing front masonry landing with steps to grade having less average front yard setback than permitted by Ordinance; also encroachment of eaves and gutters. (C) Variance to construct second story addition with reverse gable having less roof pitch than permitted by Ordinance. NW/cor. Fox Blvd. and Shoreham Rd., a/k/a 121 Fox Boulevard, Massapequa, NY APPEAL NO. 11-422 MASSAPEQUA ANTIMO & NATALIE MASSARO: (A) Variance to erect gas fired pool heater having less front yard setback and less side yard setback than permitted by Ordinance. (B) Variance to erect pool equipment, pool filter and pump having less front yard setback than permitted by Ordinance. E/s/o W. Shore Dr., 110 ft. S/o Amity Pl., a/k/a 194 West Shore Drive, Massapequa, NY APPEAL NO. 11-423 MASSAPEQUA LAWRENCE ESPINOLA: (A) Variance to maintain existing 16 ft. x 22 ft. one story addition having less average side/ front yard setback than permitted by Ordinance; also encroachment of eaves and gutters. (B) Variance to erect 6 ft. high PVC fence exceeding maximum height across side/front yard (Clocks Boulevard) than permitted by Ordinance. NW/cor. E. Cedar St. and Clocks Blvd., a/k/a 1 East Cedar Street, Massapequa, NY APPEAL NO. 11-424 MASSAPEQUA GERALD VOGT: Variance to construct first floor and second floor additions having less side yard setback, less aggregate side yards, and exceeding maximum building coverage than permitted by Ordinance. E/s/o Waterview Ave., 340 ft. N/o Stillwater Ave., a/k/a 72 Waterview Avenue, Massapequa, NY NOVEMBER 7, 2011 BY ORDER OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS TOWN OF OYSTER BAY, OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK 1x 11/9/11 #723-POST
NOTICE TO BIDDERS ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the Sale of Surplus vehicles will be accepted by the Incorporated Village of Massapequa Park for the following items: One (1) 1977 GMC Yukon (#15) One (1) 1997 Ford Escort (#9) One (1) 1992 GMC Pickup (#3) One (1) Wassau 10' Snow Plow One (1) Meyer 8' Snow Plow One (1) Swenson Spreader One (1) Jacobson Lawnmower Bids are returnable to the Office of the Village Administrator, 151 Front Street, Massapequa Park, New York up until 11:00 AM on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at which time they will be publicly opened and read. Copies of the Bid Form are available at the office of the Village Administrator at the above location. The Village through the Board of Trustees reserves the right to waive, any informalities, to reject any and all bids, and to accept that bid which it deems most favorable to the Village. Peggy Caltabiano, CMC Village Administrator By Order of the Board of Trustees of the Inc. Village of Massapequa Park Dated at Massapequa Park November 1, 2011 1x 11/9/11 #724-POST NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: NASSAU COUNTY Aurora Loan Services, LLC; Plaintiff(s) vs. CARLOS CARRASCO; et al; Defendant(s) Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill, New York, 12524, 845.897.1600 Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale granted herein on or about October 22, 2009, I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501. On December 13, 2011 at 11:30 AM Premises known as 339 Unqua Road, Massapequa, NY 11758 Section: 53 Block: 195 Lot: 17 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying, and being at Massapequa in the Town of Oyster Bay, County of Nassau and State of New York. As more particularly described in the judgment of foreclosure and sale. Sold subject to all of the terms and conditions contained in said judgment and terms of sale. Approximate amount of judgment $452,972.42 plus interest and costs. INDEX NO. 003306/2008 Richard Langone, Esq., REFEREE 4x 11/30/11 #725-POST FARMINGDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Farmingdale, NY NOTICE TO BIDDERS Request for Proposal Description:
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Over 9000 tonnes of rooibos is produced per annum in South Africa, approximately 40 percent of which is exported to key markets, including Germany, Holland, Japan, China, the UK, the USA and Eastern Europe. The industry has seen an exponential increase in demand over the years and the cultivation of Rooibos is now posing a threat not only to Fynbos vegetation in general, but also to wild rooibos in the area.
The cultivation of Rooibos is mostly limited to its natural geographical range within the Cape Floristic Region, with most production existing within the Cederberg and Sandveld areas of the Western Cape and the Bokkeveld area of the Northern Cape.
The total South African rooibos industry crop footprint is currently ca. 79,000 ha (GreenChoice Biodiversity Baseline Study 2010), approximately half of which is in the Sandveld región, the second most highly threatened ecosystem in the country and in the heart of Greater Cederberg Biodiversity Corridor. Under 50 percent of the Sandveld remains untransformed and rapid rooibos industry expansion is constantly increasing pressure on critical biodiversity. An average of 2.7 ha of Northern Sandveld natural vegetation is cleared daily, much of this illegally.
Right Rooibos
In 2007, in response to the threat to biodiversity in this region, a partnership was formed between CapeNature, The Greater Cederberg Biodiversity Corridor, and the South African Rooibos Council (SARC), namely the Rooibos Biodiversity Initiative. The initiative was renamed Right Rooibos in 2010 and to date comprises of 36 member farmers. These farmers contribute 94,148 ha of land that is considered now to be under better management, 22,810 ha of which overlaps with critical biodiversity and 3 405 ha of which is conserved in land stewardship agreements. This has resulted in 31 percent of the rooibos crop footprint now belonging to the Right Rooibos Initiative.
The Guidelines
A farmer-friendly guideline focusing on environmental and social aspects of Rooibos farming has recently been produced in English and Afrikaans for all members. The Handbook for Implementing Rooibos Sustainability Standards was based on detailed studies into the social and environmental conditions in the Rooibos-growing areas.
Right Rooibos farmers are monitoring the efficacy of following this guideline by using an online farm management system called Simpatica and regular Farmer Study Groups where results are aggregated, compared and discussed in a process of peer-to-peer learning. With input from Kuit Consultancy and the GreenChoice Alliance, Rooibos farmers in South Africa are the first to test the latest version of Simpatica, which includes biodiversity aspects such as alien invasive clearing, land stewardship and restoration, as well as social aspects such as worker well-being.
One of the projects great successes stories is that the Right Rooibos guidelines have directly influenced the code of conduct for two eco-labels: Utz and Rainforest Alliance. It is not often that a biodiversity initiative determines the details of its own market mechanisms instead of vice versa.


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The Cincinnati Bengals have terminated the contract of LB Abdul Hodge, and waived G Isaac Sowells, S Marvin White, DT Orien Harris, TE Chase Coffman, TE Darius Hill, HB James X. Johnson, DT Clinton McDonald, S Rico Murray, WR Maurice Purify, G Otis Hudson, OT Gabriel Manns, S Jeromy Miles, LB Vincent Rey, OT Chris Rodgers, CB Johnny Sears and FB Joe Tronzo.
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PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A self-healing battery electrode could bring a new generation of lithium ion batteries for electric cars, cell phones and other devices, U.S. researchers say.
A team from Stanford University and the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory report they've developed a stretchy polymer that coats the electrode, binds it together and spontaneously heals tiny cracks that develop during battery operation.
"Self-healing is very important for the survival and long lifetimes of animals and plants," Stanford post-doctoral researcher Chao Wang said. "We want to incorporate this feature into lithium ion batteries so they will have a long lifetime as well."
The self-healing polymer contains tiny nanoparticles of carbon so it can conduct electricity, the researchers reported in the journal Nature Chemistry.. When it breaks or cracks, the broken ends are chemically drawn to each other and quickly link up again, mimicking the process that allows biological molecules such as DNA to assemble, rearrange and break down.
"We found that silicon electrodes lasted 10 times longer when coated with the self-healing polymer, which repaired any cracks within just a few hours," said Stanford Professor Zhenan Bao, whose research group has been working on flexible electronic skin for use in robots, sensors, prosthetic limbs and other applications.
The coated electrodes worked for about 100 charge-discharge cycles without significantly losing their energy storage capacity, the researchers said.
"That's still quite a way from the goal of about 500 cycles for cell phones and 3,000 cycles for an electric vehicle," scientist Yi Cui, who led the research with Bao, said, "but the promise is there, and from all our data it looks like it's working."


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On March 1, we challenged you to vote for the best show on TV today with the help of television critic Alan Sepinwall, Senior Editor for the entertainment site HitFix. While Alan got a five percent voice in which shows would advance in each tournament-style round — and his say only swayed the results in one challenge, when "Vampire Diaries" took a bite out of "True Blood" in round one — it was ultimately up to you, the fans, to make the call in Hulu's Best in Show. After 5 million votes and some heated competition — rabid "Supernatural" fans rallied around their beloved CW series, only to see it eliminated in week two; "Dexter" surprised many of us by slashing through "Glee" with ease that week, as well — there was room for just one winner: "Chuck."
While the series — a favorite of Sepinwall's — may not be at the top of critics' lists, one thing's for sure: "Chuck" fans are a passionate lot. They snacked on Subway sandwiches as a sign of loyalty in 2009, helping convince NBC to renew the show; this year, it seems, they came together on Hulu to show their support for the nerd-turned-super spy's fourth season.
To wrap up Hulu's second annual Best in Show tournament, we went back to Alan Sepinwall for his take on the "Chuck" phenomenon this year.
Hulu: In 2009, "Chuck" fans rallied to save the show by buying Subway sandwiches. Do you think that its popularity in Best in Show is a similar attempt to get the show back for a fifth season?
Alan Sepinwall: That was definitely the attitude in that "Chuck"/"Community" match-up [in Week 4]. "Community" had just been renewed, while "Chuck" is still very much on the bubble. And while I don't believe this contest is actually going to influence NBC's decision one way or another, fans of a show like to feel like they can do something to try to help.
So what's "Chuck's" secret formula? What do you think resonates with fans — particularly those who are online?
"Chuck" is, like its hero, unapologetically fun and warm and eager to please. It's not trying to be cool because it can't be, and I think that's a lot of what the fans love about it. The show's made with a lot of love, for both its characters and for the pop culture that its writers and fans grew up on, and that comes across. Its appeal isn't wide enough — or else it wouldn't be on the bubble every year — but the people who love the show really love it.
Earlier in the tournament, there was a controversial round where "Chuck" edged by "Supernatural" — much to the dismay of SN fans. It's all speculation at this point, but how do you think the competition would have turned out had "Supernatural" won?
I could have easily seen "Supernatural" winning out. That show's fans are also crazy-passionate, and they beat out "Chuck" and a bunch of other cult-ish shows to win that TV Guide magazine cover contest a few months back.
The final round came down to "Dexter" and "Chuck." What would have been your dream playoff?
My four favorite shows in the bracket were, in no particular order, "Community," "Parks and Recreation," "Mad Men," and "Breaking Bad." None of them ever wound up being matched against each other — for which I'm a little glad — but I think a final round between one of the hilarious NBC comedies and one of the gripping AMC dramas would've been pretty spectacular. Of course, I'm not sure how I would have voted in such a circumstance. Ron Swanson or Don Draper? Troy Barnes or Walter White?
And finally, who's your money on for next year?
Well, if "Chuck" gets renewed, you can never count that show out. Otherwise, I'd install "Community" as an early favorite, based on how it's done in the contest the last two years.


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When terminal illness affects a loved one, it isn't always easy to know how to react. Find out how to offer support and deal with grief.
Knowing how to offer comfort and support to a loved one who has a terminal illness can be challenging. What can you say or do? How can you help your loved one cope? How will you deal with your own grief? Get the facts about supporting a loved one who is terminally ill.
Your relationship with your loved one might not necessarily change because he or she has a terminal illness. If you're concerned, try to build on your relationship's strengths. It's also important to be open to new possibilities. A loved one's terminal diagnosis might improve your relationship. Or unresolved conflicts might present new challenges.
Remember that your loved one is still the same person and will still have the same needs and desires as he or she had before the terminal illness. Many people facing terminal illness want to be treated as normally as possible, without always focusing on the illness.
Let your loved one know that you're willing to listen to his or her concerns — and never underestimate the value of your presence. Even if it feels as if you're not doing anything, your presence sends an important message. Don't, however, try to be a counselor.
Dying isn't a science. Don't assume that a loved one who has a terminal illness is going to go through a methodical process of coming to terms with death. It might not happen that way.
Acceptance or accommodation might be the most desirable outcome of the grieving process — learning to live as fully as possible while accepting the presence of a terminal illness.
But does your loved one have to accept that he or she has a terminal illness? Does your loved one have to accept that he or she is going to die before he or she expected? No. There's no right or wrong way to come to terms with death.
Denial is an important coping mechanism. Your loved one might be in denial because reality is too frightening, too overwhelming, or too much of a threat to his or her sense of control. Denial is a form of natural protection that can allow your loved one to let reality in bit by bit and continue living as he or she contemplates death.
As long as denial isn't causing your loved one significant harm — such as causing him or her to seek out painful treatments of no therapeutic value — then denial isn't necessarily bad.
Your loved one might be afraid of pain. Perhaps your loved one is afraid of losing control of his or her bodily functions, mind or autonomy. Your loved one might also fear failing family or becoming a burden to others.
To provide emotional and spiritual support to your loved one, invite him or her to talk about his or her fears. Sometimes, however, it's easier for a dying person to share what he or she fears and explore it with someone other than a family member, such as a spiritual counselor.
If denial is interfering with a dying person's necessary tasks or plans, you might need to take action.
If, for example, a single parent's denial of his or her illness is stopping him or her from planning future care for a child, then it might be necessary to intervene. This can be most effectively handled by a professional who has expertise in the care of the dying. Examples of professionals in this area include hospice, palliative care nurses, physicians and social workers.
Clergy may also be of great help if religion is important to the patient.
You can encourage your loved one to talk about his or her life. For instance, ask your loved one to talk about how he or she met his or her mate. You might be amazed at the stories your loved one has to share.
Talking about memories can also help affirm that your loved one's life mattered and that he or she will be remembered. Consider recording your conversations as a way of honoring the memory of your loved one.
Keep in mind that your loved one is still the same person he or she was before becoming ill. Your loved one will likely still have the same needs, desires and interests.
Start by asking your loved one what he or she would want. Most people wish to die with family nearby, but others might prefer to go privately. Let the dying person be your guide.
Keeping a vigil by your loved one before his or her death can be a sacred experience. Sitting by your loved one's side — even if you feel helpless or powerless — can give your loved one both strength and comfort.
Keeping a vigil can also help you ensure that your loved one's pain and symptoms are addressed and that he or she has access to spiritual resources.
Remember, however, that keeping a vigil can be exhausting. Constant, physical presence is not required as part of being loving and supportive. If you choose to keep a vigil, be sure to take breaks, drink plenty of fluids, eat balanced meals and accept support from others.
Also, understand that you might not be at your loved one's side when he or she dies. The timing of your loved one's death is beyond your control.
Sometimes it might appear that your loved one is having trouble letting go. If you think your loved one is hanging on for your sake, it's OK to say that you'll be all right and that he or she can let go.
Grief is a natural response to loving and feeling loss that often comes in waves. Emotions can sometimes feel overwhelming, making even simple tasks difficult. This is normal. It doesn't mean that you won't be able to function for the rest of your life.
Right now you need to grieve. Keep in mind that grief doesn't necessarily begin when your loved one dies. The grieving process can begin as your loved one's illness progresses or normal roles change.
If you're concerned that you're unable to stop grieving and it's affecting your ability to function, consider seeking professional help. Hospice or palliative care experts can be a great resource.
After your loved one dies, you might question whether you did enough or said the right things. Guilt is a normal part of grieving. Often, we come to peace and guilt gradually fades. If you're having trouble dealing with guilt, consider talking to someone who can help you work through your feelings.
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Every year at this time, because of the inevitable confluence of Easter and tax day, my inner Catholic gets resurrected, big time.
This year's guilty, post-itemizing revelation: What the hell happened to our budget, and where did all our money go? After vetting our expenses using Mint.com, one big culprit was clear:
Food in all its forms: groceries, meals, dining out, snacks, coffee, take-out—and the stealth expense that sabotages every budget, lunch.
So we dusted off the Spending Smarter plan, and in 10 minutes—by subtracting our essential expenses from our monthly income—we ended up with a weekly allowance we're going to stick to.
Do I feel deprived? Sigh…yeah. But when I think about the security better planning and steady savings will give us, I feel rich. And a lot less guilty.