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Rep. Tommy Hardin (R-Madill) and Rep. Charles McCall (R-Atoka) have received their additional committee assignments for the upcoming legislative session, which convenes Feb. 4. Previous to their assignments, Hardin was named Vice-Chair of the House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee and McCall was named Vice-Chair for the Committee on Appropriations & Budget for Revenue and Taxation.
Hardin will also serve on committees for Public Safety, State's Rights and Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Transportation.
Hardin said he is pleased to served on the budget subcommittee on transportation because all bills that concern road and bridge funding will pass through the committee.
"We've made great strides in updating Oklahoma's aging infrastructure, but we are always looking for more opportunities to speed up the pace of work" Hardin said.
Hardin is also excited about serving as the vice chair on the veterans committee. Hardin served in the Marine Corps reserves and has a son currently serving in the armed forces. Much of the issues facing the state's veterans are reforms to ensure quality of care.
"This fall, we held meetings on claims of abuse and neglect at centers for veterans," he said. "Many of these claims have been substantiated and there are several ideas to bring greater accountability into the system that we will examine in committee this session."
McCall additional committee assignments include judiciary, economic development and financial services committee and the transportation committee.
McCall, much like Hardin, is honored to be named as a Vice Chair on a committee.
"As a freshman, it is a tremendous honor to have been chosen for this vice chairmanship," he said. "I'm humbled by the faith and trust instilled in me by House Speaker (T.W.) Shannon (R-Lawton), and my colleagues. This committee makes decisions that ultimately affect all Oklahomans and I will work hard to ensure that the best interests of the citizens of southern Oklahoma are protected. I'm looking forward to working with Sen. Simpson (R-Ardmore) and Representatives Ownbey (R-Ardmore) and Hardin. Together, we can continue to do great things for our area and all Oklahomans."
Representatives Hardin, McCall receive additional committee assignments
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Google Shares to $1,000? Two Analysts Say Yes
Boy, that didn't take long.
At least two research firms upped their Google price targets to $1,000 Thursday morning, just two days after the Internet company's share price topped $800 for the first time ever. Sanford C. Bernstein cited the emergence of mobile as a significant growth driver and YouTube, which it deems as an "underappreciated asset" as the main catalysts behind its decision to lift its price target to $1,000 from $820.
Analysts at CLSA also boosted their price target to $1,000 from $900.
"We believe mobility, together with continued innovation in search such as new formats and better targeting, will support growth of search revenues in the double digits for several years to come," Berstein analyst Carlos Kirjner wrote to clients. "We also believe YouTube is already a multibillion dollar business, growing fast and with healthy operating margins, whose growth potential is not fully reflected in consensus."
Kirjner said the risks to his call are aggressive investments in research and development that don't pay off, antitrust regulation and Google's ability to continue improving the return on investment on its big money maker -- search.
"The fundamental question (and risk) Google investors face is whether Google can continue to improve search and search advertising ROI so that it can outcompete other media and marketing tools for the incremental advertiser dollar," Kirjner says. "We think these risks are real and well worth taking given the potential upside."
Shares recently edged up 0.7% to $797.83. The stock, which traded as high as $808.97 on Tuesday, is up 30% throughout the last 12 months. Only three other companies are currently in the $800 club: Berkshire Hathaway's Class A shares, Seaboard Corp. and NVR Inc. Even Apple Inc. couldn't make the club; it briefly topped $700 in mid-September before turning sharply lower.
Bernstein and CLSA appear to be the first two firms to slap $1,000 price targets on Google, according to data compiled by FactSet. As the chart shows below, FactSet estimates the current average price target on Google is $844.83.
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The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a service provided to County Employees free of charge through MIIA. EAP helps with "life problems" that cause stress and uncertainty in our lives. Sometimes we are able to solve these problems ourselves but when the help of an experienced professional is needed EAP is there to help.
The EAP program provides you and your loved ones with counseling or consultations to help you with "life problems" whether they are legal, financial or emotional.
Some examples of typical problems that MIIA EAP can help with include:
Marital problems, family problems, couples conflict, alcohol and other drug issues, legal concerns, financial issues, problems with children, problems with parents, aging issues, child care issues, stress management, mental illness, depression, grief, anxiety, crisis intervention, workplace crisis, traumatic events, domestic violence, smoking cessation, personal concerns and many others.
For Confidential Assistance Call: MIIA EAP at 1-800-451-1834
August 17th, 2012
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We have an attractive and entertaining EAP promotional video to share with you! It's a little over 4 minutes and shows the many ways EAP can assist.. Click on the following video button: MIIA EAP Video.
Also, no doubt you have employees that are in care giving roles at home – this can add great challenge to their lives. The following hyperlink will take you to a flyer with helpful information: Are you a Caregiver?
Enjoy the rest of the summer and please contact MIIA EAP if it can be of any assistance to you and your family.
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Finally, your due date arrives, and you're all set to greet your baby. Then...nothing. You're still pregnant the next day, and the next, and the next. Tired and on edge, you wonder if it's possible to deliver a 2-year-old.
I can relate. Pregnant with my third baby, I was convinced that I was going to deliver early. Wrong. Not only did I make it to my due date, but I was still pregnant two weeks later. I took advice from anyone and everyone on how to stimulate labor. My husband and I had sex, over and over again. It didn't work. I indulged in Chinese meals and other supposedly labor-inducing fare. Five pounds later, the baby still wouldn't budge. We drove over bumpy roads, but my water remained stubbornly intact.
Two weeks after my due date, my doctor induced labor. Six hours later a 10-pound girl, Samantha, was born. At last, my seemingly endless pregnancy was over.
Babies are regarded as full-term between 37 and 42 weeks of gestation. But one in ten infants arrives after 42 weeks. "Remember, you're considered post-term at 42 weeks -- not at 40," notes Iffath Hoskins, M.D., chief of obstetrics at the New York University Downtown Hospital. In fact, since a due date is at best an educated guess, many "overdue" babies aren't really late at all. Even if the due date is right, doctors aren't sure why some babies need to gestate for longer than others, but they do know that first-time mothers tend to deliver later than veteran moms.
While more than 90 percent of post-term babies are delivered safely, the risk of complications tends to increase as pregnancy stretches on, according to Kathryn Moyer, M.D., an ob-gyn in Santa Monica, CA. One reason: The placenta, which transports oxygen and nutrients to the fetus, may function less efficiently after 40 weeks. In addition, babies left to grow inside the womb can become too large to pass safely through the birth canal, so a c-section becomes more likely.
In order to keep an eye on the situation, your doctor will monitor you closely after the 40-week mark. You may have a weekly vaginal exam to determine whether your cervix is softening and dilating, and you'll be asked to perform daily "kick tests," during which you count the baby's movements for a set period of time. For some women, 41 weeks marks the beginning of nonstress tests, in which a fetal monitor measures the baby's heart rate to see how he's faring during his extended stay in the womb.
"The monitoring is important because there's a risk of fetal distress as the amniotic fluid diminishes," a common occurrence in post-term pregnancies, Moyer explains. Cushioned by less fluid, the baby may wind up resting on the umbilical cord, which reduces his supply of nourishment and oxygen. This in turn leads to distress, causing him to pass stool into the amniotic fluid, which can result in airway blockage.
In addition to nonstress tests, many women also have regular ultrasounds to determine amniotic-fluid levels as well as the baby's size, and they may be asked to undergo stress tests. Mild contractions are induced by nipple stimulation or an injection of Pitocin, and the baby's heart rate is monitored to see how well he's likely to cope with the rigors of true labor.
There are several methods thought -- or at least rumored -- to kick-start a tardy labor. Your caregiver may recommend exercise (walking is known to encourage labor), nipple stimulation (which can spur contractions), and sex (semen contains prostaglandins, hormones that help prepare the cervix for delivery).
In addition, some practitioners advise taking castor oil or using an enema to irritate the bowel, since this may lead to uterine contractions. Certain herbs are also thought to promote labor by ripening the cervix or by bringing on contractions. They include raspberry leaves (ingested in the form of a tea), extracts from the black or blue cohosh plants (taken orally or in an enema), and evening primrose oil (consumed in capsule form or applied to the cervix). Of course, be sure to check with your obstetrician before giving any of these folk remedies a spin.
If all else fails and your baby simply refuses to budge, your doctor will likely start talking about inducing labor. But as long as mom and baby are both healthy, overdue mothers-to-be who want to go the natural route shouldn't feel pressured to submit to an induction before 42 weeks, says Richard Schwarz, chairman of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at New York Methodist Hospital. If labor doesn't look imminent at 42 weeks or if the baby shows signs of distress before then, your obstetrician will call in the big guns -- membrane stripping, prostaglandin gel, membrane rupture, and Pitocin.
First, for membrane stripping, the doctor inserts a gloved finger through the cervix and sweeps it over the membranes that connect the amniotic sac to the uterine wall, which causes cramping and the release of natural prostaglandins that may help ripen the cervix and stimulate contractions. Next, she may administer a prostaglandin gel vaginally or use a crochetlike hook to rupture the bag of waters. If contractions don't start within 24 hours of the amniotic sac being broken, the chance of uterine infection increases and Pitocin will be administered. Given intravenously, this synthetic version of the hormone oxytocin is a nearly foolproof method for bringing on labor. But be warned -- some women report that the contractions induced by Pitocin are longer, stronger, and more painful than natural contractions. There may also be a greater chance of uterine rupture and fetal distress when Pitocin is used.
In the end, whatever methods are employed in an effort to bring your slightly tardy infant into the world, there's one important point to remember: Your baby will get here -- and when he does, 40-plus weeks of pregnancy may seem like a breeze in comparison.


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Out of the Woodwork: The Allure of the New
If all you have is a hammer, well, you might need another hammer.
By Doug Fulkerson
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From the April 2009 issue #175
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One of my favorite quotes is Baruch's Observation: If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. It seems like an accurate observation of the way people adapt to their surroundings. When it comes time to move out of your apartment your Honda Civic suddenly looks like a Ford F150. Just drive by a good-sized college or university at the end of the spring semester and you'll see this in action.
But sometimes the reverse is true. Maybe all you have is a hammer, but it isn't the right hammer. Sure you can drive an 8d nail with a 9-pound sledgehammer, but you wouldn't use it to drive a finishing nail into the moulding of a jewelry box. It would mar the finish, slightly.
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Rock Band turns five, celebrates with singles from six decades
The Rock Band franchise is turning five, and Harmonix celebrating the anniversary with the release of six singles spanning six decades of music.
The following tracks will be made available for Rock Band 3 starting November 20 for PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360:
- The Allman Brothers Band – "Jessica" O X
- The Band – "The Weight (live)" O X
- Crossfade – "Cold"
- Dragonforce – "Cry Thunder" O
- Modern English – "I Melt With You" O
- Nine Inch Nails – "Closer" O
Each will be made available for $1.99 each on Xbox 360 and PS3, and $2 on Wii. Tracks marked with "O" feature support for keyboards; tracks marked with "X" will offer Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions for an $0.99 per song.


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Sharks need big performances from big players
In the past, Joe Thornton was expected to carry the San Jose Sharks on his broad shoulders.
That's not the case anymore.
That doesn't mean he's stopped trying.
"You enjoy the pressure," Thornton shrugged after Saturday's practice in San Jose. "When you feel some pressure, you know you're still playing. Guys who are at home or on vacation, feeling no pressure, they're not feeling so good, I assume. You want to play good. You assume you're going to play good."
For all the talk over the past week about the emergence of future captain Logan Couture and the evolution of the leadership group in San Jose, Thornton is still the key to success for the Sharks.
Now trailing 3-2 in this best-of-seven series with the Los Angeles Kings, the man they call "Jumbo" needs to be a beast in Sunday's Game 6 at HP Pavilion (5 p.m. PT, TSN).
He's a big man, standing 6-foot-4 and with 225 pounds of muscle on his frame.
He has a big personality.
And he can have a big impact on the ice.
"The big players step up in the big games," said Thornton's linemate, T.J Galiardi. "Any time, even during the regular season, when we needed a big win, he was always there, always our best player. I don't think anything is going to change.
"You saw it in Game 4, and I thought he was great last game, too. We didn't score but you look at his individual performance, and he was great. We just have to ride him next game and hopefully into Game 7."
The Sharks' playoff scoring chart looks like it should, with Thornton, Couture, Patrick Marleau and Joe Pavelski leading the way offensively.
Three of those guys are playing together. Thornton, meanwhile, is flanked by Galiardi and former blueliner Brent Burns on San Jose's other top line, a trio that is absolutely imperative to the success of the Sharks at both ends of the rink.
Thornton has been on the ice for 17 Sharks goal this post-season. He's been scored on just three times, although two of those came in Game 5.
"Jumbo is still the leader on this team," Couture said. "He is our best player. He's expected to go out there and play like our best player every night. He's done a great job these playoffs. I follow his lead. He goes out, he sets the example, and we follow."
Heading into Saturday's action, home teams had posted a 15-3 record in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The Sharks climbed back into this series with back-to-back wins at HP Pavilion last week, running their home winning streak to six straight.
Couture was the overtime hero in Game 3. Thornton was the best player on the ice in Game 4.
While the Sharks need their top-end talent to take it up a notch again in Game 6, head coach Todd McLellan cautioned that Thornton, Couture or any other guy can't try to do it all.
"We have to remind individuals that we got here because of," McLellan started, "and that because of is team play.
"You can sometimes see guys extending shifts because they want to give more. That last 10 or 15 seconds of a long shift is often a waste of time, because you're letting the momentum slip away.
"You have to trust the player next to you. You have to hand the torch off as you come to the bench and let him go do it. We've had a lot of success in the last month and a half because of that. That will remain our mantra."
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45 Years Ago: Rory Gallagher and Taste Release Their Debut Album
45 years have passed since the world was introduced to the singular talents of Irish guitarist Rory Gallagher via the classic self-titled first album by his power trio Taste.
Assuming the world was paying attention, that is. You see, Gallagher's name may elicit mere hints of familiarity to casual music fans, but for any self-respecting students of the electric guitar, it represents the epitome of personal and artistic craftsmanship devoted to both blues and rock. For fellow Irishmen, Rory meant even more: he was nothing less than a national folk hero.
Even as a child Gallagher had known that music was his life's calling, and thus his professional apprenticeship began at the precocious age of fifteen, when he joined one of Cork's homegrown dance bands and set about paying his dues. Even then, though, he had his sights on bigger things…
For while the hokey, old-fashioned dance band scene continued to suffocate most Irish musicians well into the middle '60s, Gallagher had his eye set on the more exciting, forward-thinking developments happening across the Muir Eireann (that's the Irish Sea, for all you non-Celts). And by August of '66, he had formed the first lineup of Taste with bassist Eric Kitteringham and drummer Norman Dameryist.
Two years and countless performances later (including long stints in Dublin and Belfast, and a visit to Hamburg's infamous Reeperbahn), the rhythm section was replaced by bass player Richard McCracken and drummer John Wilson — just in time for Taste's move to London, where the "power trio" was already well into its golden era. Once there, Taste followed in the footsteps of the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Cream by packing their eponymous debut (released through Polydor on April 1st, 1969) with a healthy wallop of the blues, a little jazz, and the exciting new developments in Marshall stack-assisted hard rock (but, tellingly, not an ounce of then-fashionable psychedelia).
But 'Taste' succeeded on its own terms thanks to stunning heavy rockers like 'Blister on the Moon,' 'Same Old Story,' and the timeless 'Born on the Wrong Side of Time,' as well as a wealth of accomplished blues numbers, both covered (Huddie Ledbetter's 'Leavin' Blues'; Howlin' Wolf's 'Sugar Mama') and original ('Hail,' which showcases Gallagher's naked talents; and 'Catfish,' where he "out-Gods" Eric Clapton). Before they were done, Taste even found time to visit '50s rock via 'Dual Carriageway Pain' and American country music with an acoustic and slide guitar-infused rendition of Hank Snow's 'I'm Moving On.'
After the album's release, Taste immediately hit the road and even ventured to America in support of Blind Faith; but though they soon returned to the studio and cut their nearly-as-impressive sophomore album, 'On the Boards,' growing musical and business differences soon convinced Gallagher to embark on a long and critically acclaimed solo career. But his first sighting alongside the other men in Taste cannot be overlooked or forgotten as his first major step towards immortality as perhaps the ultimate working-class-guitar-hero.
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Ellen DeGeneres to Join American Idol Judging PanelBy: Brian Scott Lipton · Sep 9, 2009 · New YorkEmmy Award winner Ellen DeGeneres will join FOX's American Idol as a judge when the show returns to the air in January, replacing Paula Abdul. DeGeneres will join Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, and Kara DiGuardi.As previously reported, Neil Patrick Harris, Kristin Chenoweth, Victoria Beckham, Shania Twain, and Mary J. Blige are among the stars who acted as guest judges during the show's audition process this season.DeGeneres currently hosts her own syndicated talk show and starred on the hit sitcom Ellen.American Idol has featured such stage talents as Clay Aiken, Fantasia Barrino, Frenchie Davis, Diana DeGarmo, Adam Lambert, Syesha Mercato, and Ruben Studdard.http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/09-2009/ellen-degeneres-to-join-american-idol-judging-pane_21134.html
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With the Grand Theft Auto V gameplay video making its very impressive debut this morning, a lot of information about the game was revealed, including lots of customization and stat tracking, as well as improved shooting mechanics. - PSLS
This game is going to be so much fun! I'm still amazed an open world game looks this amazing on current gen consoles.
I watched the gameplay, and truth be told it looked like Saints Row, which is not bad.
That said I have NEVER bought a GTA game, but this might be the first one. Looks good to me.
I don't really care for the MP portion of this game just yet but i hope everyone has to use free aim.
My pc is going to run whenever i get free time when i get gta v,I hope they give some form of co op with lan,nothing beats overnighting and stuffing your face with junk food when lanning a co op game with your best friend,and i hope saints row 4 brings back co op lan.


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It truly baffles me that any woman could be a Christian (or for that matter, a Jew or a Muslim since they all accept the passage I'm about to recite as coming directly from God). The Bible is virulently patriarchal and misogynist in a hundred different ways. Like Leviticus 12:
The Lord said to Moses, "Say to the Israelites: 'A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be ceremonially unclean for seven days, just as she is unclean during her monthly period. On the eighth day the boy is to be circumcised. Then the woman must wait thirty-three days to be purified from her bleeding. She must not touch anything sacred or go to the sanctuary until the days of her purification are over. If she gives birth to a daughter, for two weeks the woman will be unclean, as during her period. Then she must wait sixty-six days to be purified from her bleeding.
"'When the days of her purification for a son or daughter are over, she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting a year-old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a dove for a sin offering. He shall offer them before the Lord to make atonement for her, and then she will be ceremonially clean from her flow of blood."'These are the regulations for the woman who gives birth to a boy or a girl. But if she cannot afford a lamb, she is to bring two doves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.'"
The notion of a woman being "unclean" after giving birth or when she's on her period is repulsive enough. But the fact that this "unclean" status lasts twice as long if she gives birth to a girl than if she has a boy is utter lunacy. And remember, you can't just dismiss this by saying "Oh, that's just how they were back then." This command allegedly comes directly from God himself. He could just as easily have given them a far more reasonable and moral command, but he chose not to.


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Throughout the history of quantum field theory, there has been a rich cross-pollenation coming from the interaction between high-energy and condensed matter theory. Beginning with Dirac's positron and including such triumphs as spontaneous symmetry breaking and renormalization, this cross-talk has been instrumental in shaping our understanding of the universe. We propose to reinvigorate this fruitful collaboration by bringing together high-energy and condensed matter physicists. Scientists wtih a high-energy background have often attracted to condensed matter systems because, simply put, they are so much richer. Rather than having a single Lagrangian which describes all elementary particles and fundamental interactions we observe at colliders, the myriad of possible phases of condesed matter systems allow for a whole host of different and unusual (from a high-energy perspective) behaviour. Many high-energy physicists have recently expanded their horizons in this direction, but often at the cost of working in relative isolation. We believe that bringing together these like-minded individuals in the presence of leading condensed matter theorists will unite, focus and inspire this new community to try and tackle some of the most interesting problems in modern physics.
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Definitions of wash
v. t. - To cause dephosphorisation of (molten pig iron) by adding substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese oxide. 2
v. t. - To pass (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid for the purpose of purifying it, esp. by removing soluble constituents. 2
v. i. - To use washes, as for the face or hair. 2
v. i. - To move with a lapping or swashing sound, or the like; to lap; splash; as, to hear the water washing. 2
n. - Gravel and other rock debris transported and deposited by running water; coarse alluvium. 2
n. - An alluvial cone formed by a stream at the base of a mountain. 2
n. - The dry bed of an intermittent stream, sometimes at the bottom of a ca?on; as, the Amargosa wash, Diamond wash; -- called also dry wash. 2
n. - The upper surface of a member or material when given a slope to shed water. Hence, a structure or receptacle shaped so as to receive and carry off water, as a carriage wash in a stable. 2
v. t. - To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or as with water; as, to wash the hands or body; to wash garments; to wash sheep or wool; to wash the pavement or floor; to wash the bark of trees. 2
v. t. - To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten; hence, to overflow or dash against; as, waves wash the shore. 2
v. t. - To waste or abrade by the force of water in motion; as, heavy rains wash a road or an embankment. 2
v. t. - To remove by washing to take away by, or as by, the action of water; to drag or draw off as by the tide; -- often with away, off, out, etc.; as, to wash dirt from the hands. 2
v. t. - To cover with a thin or watery coat of color; to tint lightly and thinly. 2
v. t. - To overlay with a thin coat of metal; as, steel washed with silver. 2
v. i. - To perform the act of ablution. 2
v. i. - To clean anything by rubbing or dipping it in water; to perform the business of cleansing clothes, ore, etc., in water. 2
v. i. - To bear without injury the operation of being washed; as, some calicoes do not wash. 2
v. i. - To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; -- said of road, a beach, etc. 2
n. - The act of washing; an ablution; a cleansing, wetting, or dashing with water; hence, a quantity, as of clothes, washed at once. 2
n. - A piece of ground washed by the action of a sea or river, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh; a fen; as, the washes in Lincolnshire. 2
n. - Substances collected and deposited by the action of water; as, the wash of a sewer, of a river, etc. 2
n. - Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food for pigs. 2
n. - The fermented wort before the spirit is extracted. 2
n. - A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation. 2
n. - That with which anything is washed, or wetted, smeared, tinted, etc., upon the surface. 2
n. - A liquid cosmetic for the complexion. 2
n. - A liquid dentifrice. 2
n. - A liquid preparation for the hair; as, a hair wash. 2
n. - A medical preparation in a liquid form for external application; a lotion. 2
n. - A thin coat of color, esp. water color. 2
n. - A thin coat of metal laid on anything for beauty or preservation. 2
n. - The blade of an oar, or the thin part which enters the water. 2
n. - The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc. 2
n. - The flow, swash, or breaking of a body of water, as a wave; also, the sound of it. 2
n. - Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters. 2
a. - Washy; weak. 2
a. - Capable of being washed without injury; washable; as, wash goods. 2
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The following commentary does not necessarily reflect the views of AgWeb or Farm Journal Media. The opinions expressed below are the author's own.
Kevin Van Trump has over 20 years of experience in the grain and livestock industry.
Soybeans continue to be a major concern, as the market will soon start talking about the plants aborting pods. Soybean bulls are also pointing out the fact not only is the yield a concern but so are "harvested acres." There is some talk in the trade that soybean harvested acres could be cut by 300,000 to 700,000 in the blink of an eye. There is also some talk that planted acres could be too high as well with many producers simply unable or unwilling to risk throwing the beans in the ground considering the hot, dry conditions. I still see an impossible soybean balance sheet situation moving forward and believe the current USDA numbers simply do not recognize the global "demand" situation. The USDA obviously believes the higher prices will drastically curtail the demand, but my question is how high will prices have to go before we see this happen $18..$20..$22...or possibly even higher??? Who knows right now. What I can tell you is that not only will China be exclusively importing soybeans form the US in a couple of months but so will South America. Tell me then how the balance sheets will look and if "demand" has tapered off. The soybean situation is serious and becoming more serious by the day, August rains or no August rains we are going to eventually run out of supply. How we get to these higher prices still remains a mystery, but it wouldn't surprise me to see some profit taking in the next few weeks, followed by another round of rallies in the late summer to early fall time period. Remember, this soybean rally is going to end up being a "demand" driven market. I have learned through the years "demand" driven markets almost always give you a chance to get back in on the breaks so be patient and do NOT chase the rallies. Producers can entertain buying puts with the thought of trading them rather than holding them. Simply meaning to buy your puts for protection just in case of a major break, but be willing to liquidate them and bank the profits before prices turn back around and move to higher ground.
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- In the Wild - Nurture kids' love of nature in backyard
Courtesy of Green Earth Media Group
Parents and children enjoy spending quality time together, but it's not always easy to find shared interests. The backyard, however, can provide the perfect place for generations to meet when parents help kids learn the delights of bird watching and bird feeding.
Interacting with backyard birds benefits children on many levels, including teaching them the responsibility of caring for other living things to nurturing their appreciation of nature.
Fall and winter are the perfect times to introduce kids to backyard bird care. As food sources dwindle in their natural habitat, birds will frequent a backyard where feeders serve up seed and suet daily.
The wild bird experts at Cole's Wild Bird Products offer some guidance for families launching bird-feeding lessons:
• Tube - Best for serving seed, tube feeders keep the contents clean and dry, providing birds with access to the food through feeding ports. They're great all-purpose feeders and will attract the most variety of songbirds.
It's important to clean tube feeders regularly, so choose a model that's easy to clean. Cole's high-quality tubular feeders are made with state-of-the-art materials to prevent warping, discoloration, and they feature Quick Clean removable bases that make cleaning fast and simple. Feeder bottoms pop off with the push of a button.
• Bowl feeders - If separating seeds into different feeders gets too complicated, bowl feeders can be an all-in, easy solution. Options like Cole's Bountiful Bowl Feeder can accommodate a variety of feed types, from seed and suet to mealworms, fruits and nuts.
Bowl feeders are especially good starter feeders for children since they are easy to fill and clean.
• Suet feeders - During cold winter months, suet is an essential source of energy for birds. Suet feeders can range from a simple mesh onion bag to a wire or plastic mesh box that affixes to a tree, or post. Woodpeckers, warblers, nuthatches, titmice, jays and chickadees love suet.
Whatever styles of feeder you choose - and a mix is ideal - be sure to select feeders that are sturdy enough to withstand winter weather and unwanted visitors, like squirrels. They should be tight enough to keep seeds dry, and easy to disassemble for cleaning. Most importantly, keep them maintained and stocked - if you neglect to feed them, birds will go elsewhere.
In order to attract birds, it's important to serve high-quality food. Seed blends with too much cheap seed, known as fill, won't satisfy birds, and you'll end up with a mound of discarded fill under feeders and few feathered friends in your backyard. Here are some basic foods birds look for in winter:
• Suet - Long gone are the days when serving suet was a messy proposition. Kids can serve suet without messing up their little hands when you choose convenient suet cakes, kibbles, nuts and pearls.
Many of these suet options are mixed with other treats birds love, such as nuts, grains and berries. You can even find options with habanero pepper infused in the fat to dissuade squirrels from dining on the suet. Nutberry Suet Blend, by Cole's, mixes human-grade cherries, apples and blueberry-flavored cranberries, preferred nuts, nutritious insect suet kibbles and whole kernel sunflower meats into an energy-packed, powerhouse feed.
• Seed - Many songbirds favor seeds, and in winter it can be difficult for birds to find seeds in nature. From black oil sunflower seeds and Niger to seed mixes, it's important to serve a variety of high-quality seeds.
Choose mixes with large proportions of sunflower seeds and avoid ones with fillers like wheat, milo and corn; birds will pick out the appealing seeds and kick out the filler. You can learn more about seed mixes at www.coleswildbird.com.
• Dried Mealworms - Although the name might imply an "ick factor" that appeals to kids, serving dried mealworms is easy and mess-free. High in protein, mealworms are favored by bluebirds, flickers, woodpeckers, siskins and nuthatches. Plus you don't have to feed them or keep them in the fridge like with live mealworms!
Introducing kids to backyard bird feeding is an enjoyable - and easy - way to connect families with nature and to each other. All you'll need is a feeder, bird feed and some time. The birds will come, kids will surely enjoy the experience, and you'll all have some good family fun.
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Murfreesboro, TN
Rosemary Jean Unruh
Dec. 11, 1925 - Nov. 17, 2012
Rosemary Jean Unruh, age 86 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee passed away November 17, 2012.
A daughter of the late Willard and Edith Clites
she was born
December 11, 1925 in Fresno, CA and was
preceded in death by her husband Kenneth Unruh, two sisters, a brother and a son Patrick A. Rooney. Survivors include a son Michael (Elizabeth) Rooney of Cave Junction, OR; daughter in law Alice Rooney, Murfreesboro; step daughter
Nancy (Jerry) Henderson of
Stockton, CA; three grandchildren Christy (Jim) Owens, Katy (Bruce) Perry all of Murfreesboro and Alex Rooney, Modesto, CA; two step grandchildren Jason Henderson of Santa Cruz, CA and Darcy (Scott) Zazueta of Holister, CA; four great grandsons Gage, Logan, Chase Lozano and Cooper Perry all of Murfreesboro.
Prior to moving to Tennessee in 2006 to live with her son and his family she was an 80 year resident of Stockton, CA and worked many years at the Tip Top Sandwich Shop in downtown Stockton until she bought it from her aunt Gen in 1960. She was a past President of the N.D.G.W. Joaquin Parlor #5; Past President of the Emblems Club and a member of the Iris Club of Elks BPOE # 218 as well as volunteering at the Discovery Shop for the American Cancer Society.
Arrangements for a memorial service in Stockton will be announced in June of 2013. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Woodfin Memorial Chapel in Murfreesboro, TN.


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Bobridge had previously held the fastest 'non-superman' individual pursuit time - set during last year's Australian National Track Championships - but after stopping the clock at 4.10.534 this afternoon he now holds the fastest mark ever.
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The SKOPE Classic returns for the 22nd year. Join us for our annual celebration of historic and classic car racing!
There's something for everyone with NZ Specials, Formula 5000s, vintage cars and the very best in classic saloon cars, single seaters and sports cars as we celebrate the V8 engine.
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First, the government is expected to raise the minimum ethanol-to-petroleum ratio from the 20% to 25% range sometime in the new year. More importantly, though, the end of the ethanol-subsidy era in the U.S. and a disastrous U.S. corn crop this past summer have sparked a wave of U.S. imports of Brazilian ethanol.
Several months ago, 2012-13 Brazilian ethanol exports were estimated at 2.2 billion liters, up from 1.9 billion in 2011-12. Roughly 75% of exports are destined for the US, but that ratio is likely to grow. The export estimate is being revised upwards, with some analysts putting the figure at 2.55 billion liters. And there is ample evidence that these estimates are conservative. September exports were 452 million liters, up from 174 million liters a year earlier. In October exports reached 492 millions liters, compared with 247 million liters in October 2011. Expect these developments to tighten up Brazilian ethanol supplies and to accommodate a considerably higher ethanol-to-sugar output ratio.
On Nov. 15 The International Sugar Organization raised its estimate for the 2012-13 global sugar surplus to 6.18 million tonnes, up from a previous forecast of 5.86 million tonnes. While we can't disagree with this forecast under current conditions, we believe that Brazilian sugar supplies – the single most important fundamental for the global sugar market – will not be as plentiful heading into the coming months.
We've struggled with a long position in sugar, which we view as still being a long, drawn out bull market. Maintain the 18.5¢-per-per pound stop, basis the nearest contract, we recommended on Aug. 31.


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To start, Germany was unfairly blamed for the war by the allies. I believe that the allies blamed Germany for World War I for the following reasons. First, Germany declared war on all of the other counties. Also, the Allies thought it was necessary to weaken Germany. I think that Germany should not have been fully blamed for World War I.
Germany declared war on all the countries when World War I began, which was unnecessary. Germany was feeling proud of their new emperor military power and industrial leadership. They thought they could conquer everyone. Germany made several rivals by declaring war on so many countries. Germany caused a lot of damage to other places.
The allies wanted to weaken Germany. Germany was struggling enough. The 30 Billion dollars in reparations would just make them even weaker. They also had to sign a treaty that forces them to take full responsibility. This made them more depressed.
My opinion is that Germany should have not been blamed completely for World War I. Germany was not the primary source of the war. Siberia started the war by assassinating Francis Ferdinand, the Arch Duke of Austria Hungary. If Siberia hadnt started the war, Germany wouldnt have had to get involved in anything. This proves that World War I was not Germanys fault. Therefore, they shouldnt have been forced to take the blame.
In conclusion, I believe that Germany was not the cause of World War I. They should not have been blamed. Once again for why Germany was put to blame was that they declared war on all of the other countries. The other reason is that the allies wanted to weaken Germany.


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But following the initial hoopla, some questions are being asked about how well the Nicira platform can deliver network services via software through all of the layers of a typical enterprise network. And others ask whether decades of legacy physical network innovation can so easily be replaced.
"Think of the number of man-years that have been sunk into the networking layers that they are trying to recreate in software," says Jon Oltsik, a principal analyst at the research firm Enterprise Strategy Group. "Conceptually they are spot-on, but I think to go in and replace IP backbone networking with virtual software is a tall order."
Another analyst, Zeus Kerravala of ZK Research, also called the Nicira news significant "in theory."
To be sure, analysts like Oltsik understand the problem, which he has defined as "data center network discontinuity." The use of server virtualization has consolidated the size of data centers and improved operational efficiency, but the network has not kept up. At the same time, more demands have been placed on the network to deliver services such as intrusion detection and prevention, firewalls and load balancing. So Nicira's Network Virtualization Platform (NVP) is certainly compelling, he says.
According to a recent InformationWeek Research trending survey, if enterprises don't plan to virtualize the majority of their servers by the end of 2012, they'll be firmly in the minority. The largest growth came in the number of respondents who say they'll virtualize servers. Just 13% planned to do that back in 2010. This year, the number almost doubled, with 25% citing that goal. Server consolidation was the top driver, by far, for virtualization efforts in 2010. Now that's tied with desires for high availability, better disaster recovery, and improved flexibility and agility.
Meanwhile, other players in the network virtualization space are asking how well NVP can virtualize the full stack of layers in a network. Dante Malagrino, co-founder and CEO of Embrane, says his company is shipping virtual networking software that delivers Web application firewall protection, load balancing and WAN optimization, which he describes as network services targeted at the application layer. Nicira's NVP serves network Layers 2 and 3 ,while Embrane serves the Layer 4 to 7 space. A solution designed for one part of a network is not interchangeable with the other, he argues.


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ceterum Tiberius per omnis valetudinis eius[Drusus'] dies, nullo metu an ut firmitudinem animi ostentaret, etiam defuncto necdum sepulto, curiam ingressus est.
Tac. Annales 4.8
Can anyone give me some sort of grammatical reference to this usage of an ablative absolute where the noun or pronoun must be supplied from context? It seems very irregular to me; A&G cite specific instances in which this can occur, none of which seem applicable here.


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I remember reading over the years about experiments funded by the mysterious Templeton Foundation that studied whether prayer could really heal. They're odd experiments, in a way, since no scripture I know of claims anyone who prays can heal, much less at a distance, and no religion I know of has ever claimed prayer-healing proves the existence of God.
The New Testament certainly shows Jesus and (in the Book of Acts) his disciples walking around first-century Palestine healing sick people – usually by touching them, not praying for them, — but these signs are used to reveal the divine nature of Jesus and the Twelve, not everybody else. In fact, Simon Magus' claim to be a healer in Acts is taken as evidence of evil.
So Christian scripture, at least, very much limits the ability to cure the sick to Jesus and his inner circle.
But there's an understandable modern impulse to test the God hypothesis in a lab setting, and so we have a series of well-publicized prayer-healing experiments, described by Harvard neurohistorian (coolest job title ever) Anne Harrington in her recent article "The Placebo Effect: What's Interesting for Scholars of Religion?" in Zygon.
In 1988, a cardiologist at San Francisco General Hospital recruited a group of born-again Christians to pray for coronary patients. There was a control group of patients who were ignored. There was no overall prayer benefit detected in terms of mortality; however, the prayed-for group showed statistically significant improvements in 6 of 26 kinds of complications. Evangelicals site this study as a win for God, but the results were underwhelming.
Ten years later, a double-blind study of AIDS patients, also in San Francisco, was more encouraging. One group was prayed for based on a name and picture, while a control was not. Neither were told. In the end, the prayed-for group had slightly better outcomes than the control. God: a weak 2 points.
However, the best study yet, run by Dr. Herbert "Relaxation Response" Benson and published in 2006 in The American Heart, involving 2,000 patients at six sites, had a surprising outcome.
First, patients who were prayed for did not fare any better than those who were not. Second, a group of patients who were prayed for and told actually did worse than a group who'd been prayed for but kept in the dark.
Benson hypothesized that those who were told their doctors were seeking divine intervention for their coronary condition might have been freaked out.
What have we learned today, girls? Once again, God has evaded detection in the lab. And if you are a doctor and decide to assign a prayer group to cure a seriously ill patient — for God's sake, don't tell them!


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This post was written as part of the Breastfeeding Cafe's Carnival. For more info on the Breastfeeding Cafe, go to www.breastfeedingcafe.wordpress.com. For more info on the Carnival or if you want to participate, contact Claire at clindstrom2 {at} gmail {dot} com. Today's post is about your personal breastfeeding goals. Please read the other blogs in today's carnival listed below and check back for more posts July 18th-31st!Welcome to The Breastfeeding Cafe Carnival!
With my first daughter, my goal was to breastfeed for six months. I didn't see any reason, nor did I have any information that caused me to believe babies needed to breastfeed beyond this point. My own mother had nursed me for six months, and I believe that was with supplementation, as she went back to work after some period of time and she has never mentioned pumping to me, as a lifestyle or even something she was aware of at the time.
When I was 8 months pregnant I read the Womanly Art of Breastfeeding and though I did not identify with the word "relationship" that was used over and over again with regards to breastfeeding and what occurs between mother and child, as soon as my baby was born, I understood. Like most things, we believe we are experts on babies and children and deciding who and what we will be for and with them, until we have our first baby in our arms and realize that they will shape us and mold us and make us into mothers. We do not have to mold them into babies and children, they already are and it is all that they know.
As six months neared, I was neither ready to give up breastfeeding, nor ready to remove her from my room, my bed, my life. I said I would nurse for two years and agreed with others that anything beyond that was really weird. As two years approached, we visited California for my sister's college graduation and I nursed my little one in a dressing room while shopping one day. It was the only place to sit and since we were in and out trying things on anyway, why not?! My sister heard her ask to be nursed and later, in the car, asked me what I would do in two weeks when she was to be 2 years old. I told her that I'd cross that bridge when I came to it and if she wanted more information on why I didn't believe what I once believed, I was happy to give her information. She declined, all of 21 years old and far from being married or having children herself (though that's about all that she wanted in the world).
Two years later I would have conversations with my little girl about the time to wean coming close. She was approving, she had no idea what she was agreeing to. She had shared this breastfeeding relationship with her mother for nearly four years and with her little sister now, for nearly 10 months. But we moved into that time of our lives with grace, on her part and on mine. A friend asked me if weaning her was a "hard and fast" end to breastfeeding. It hadn't occurred to me, even as a La Leche League leader who had given others information on weaning or not, for the past couple of years, that I could encourage MOSTLY weaning, while still leaving myself open to the occasional request for nursing, knowing that these requests would stem from a need my daughter still had, to be near to me, to be connected to me emotionally, and to still know that my milk was available for her.
My breastfeeding goal, therefore, became to breastfeed my children through love and understanding, through gentleness and weaning with mutual respect. It became less about a timeline goal and more about the emotions surrounding breastfeeding. I know that she will remember her breastfeeding relationship and I know that we did everything possible to complete that part of our journey together, in love.
I never thought I would nurse two little girls at one time, while they held hands and welcome one another into my lap to share it. As the birth of my second daughter approached, I knew that we were in it for the long-haul :) My second daughter was tongue tied, pretty significantly. She was also hospitalized when she was three days old. Of course lactogenesis set in around the same time, and since I was unable to nurse her for about 20 hours, I was so thankful that my toddler was still nursing and could help relieve some of the extra milk in the evenings, while I pumped a ton in the hospital as well. Even after those 20 hours, due to nutritive saline, she just wasn't nursing much and I dealt with terrible engorgement, barely keeping on top of my supply.
Nursing my older daughter through a very difficult two weeks for our family, was a way of letting us all know that it was going to be okay.
We made it, and as I mentioned, my daughters shared their milkies for about 10 months, and even on into the coming years once in a while. As I learned more and more about tongue tie, my goals with my youngest daughter became about making sure she did not wean "early" which, to me, is before 2 years of age. She nursed all of the time, she was huge and fat, and obviously had to nurse all of the time to maintain that, since her latch was so poor. At nine months of age, after watching a presentation on tongue tie, I decided to have her tie revised. I fretted over whether this would cause a nursing strike, was she told old now and would refuse nursing and wean altogether? Was I up for a possible nursing strike and what I'd have to do to encourage her back to the breast? If I waited would she wean earlier than if I did it now?
We had the revision done at nine months. It was only a partial revision done by my willing, but not completely supportive, pediatrician, who was also not super comfortable with the procedure himself. I wish I had known more, but I did what I knew best at the time. We had no struggle with breastfeeding after that, she took to the breast immediately and now, nearing five years old, she is still nursing, though my milk is no longer available to her. She has always been a much more intense child and I know her THROUGH breastfeeding. I understand that her need for this connection is also emotional and that she has a more intense need for that reset and connection. My goal for breastfeeding, has continued to be mutual respect for my child, understanding of her emotional needs and meeting a need that can obviously be met in no other way at this time. It is a foundation for my parenting goals in general.
Here are more post by the Breastfeeding Cafe Carnival participants! Check back because more will be added throughout the day.
- Claire @ The Adventures of Lactating Girl-Until...
- Ashley @ Adventures with my Monkeys-The Goals in my Breastfeeding Journey: A Breastfeeding Carnival Post Day 1
- Amy @ Anktangle-My Goals for Breastfeeding Joel
- Timbra @ Bosoms and Babes-On the way to the Finish Line: Breastfeeding Goals
- And of course the guest poster on the Breastfeeding Cafe's blog today is Carol-My Breastfeeding Goals


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Latin American Cinema at the Thrissur International Film Festival and a lesson or two worth reading
Malayalam cinema will progress only if exhibitors and distributors change their dismissive attitude to alternative productions, veteran filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan has said. He was inaugurating the fifth Thrissur International Film Festival (TIFF- 2010) on Thursday.
"Film festivals are showcases of cinematic trends across the world and lessons in film aesthetics. They play an important artistic role. But t (more…)


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UFC Undisputed 2010 Review
With EA Sports taking a stab at bringing the world of Mixed Martial Arts to iOS with their game MMA, we knew it'd only be a matter of time before the UFC joined the fray. The UFC is the equivalent of the big leagues for MMA, where the best compete for championship titles and worldwide adulation. THQ's UFC Undisputed 2010 is the downsized version of it's console brother of the same name. As Big John McCarthy would say, "Let's get it on!"
Making a fighting game based on MMA is tough, even on traditional systems with 12 button controllers, because there are so many elements that must be considered to make a faithful representation of the sport. Try reducing the input options down to a touch screen, and things get even more difficult. That being said, UFC Undisputed 2010 has an effective approach to making everything jive.
Ground and pound.
One of the most noticeable concessions that THQ makes on the controls is restricting full freedom of movement within the octagon. Fighting functions on a 2-D plane, so you can only move left and right. This is surprisingly easy to get used to. Strikes are executed by punch and kick icons offset to the right side of the screen. Tapping on the icons fires off simple attacks, while sliding over the icons reels off stronger attacks.
Your stamina meter determines how frequently you can load up for big shots, and special attacks become available once you have a full meter. Defense is simply relegated to blocking attacks but it would have been nice to see parries thrown in somewhere. Flash knockouts are in and they add the unpredictable factor ever-present in every fight. All things considered, the stand-up game feels really good. Most MMA bouts end up on the ground though, and UFC Undisputed stumbles a bit there.
Quick-time events dominates the ground game. For better or worse, you'll be tapping buttons or drawing shapes to advance positions. Once a submission attempt is clinched in, you have to successfully draw a pattern three consecutive times before the timer expires to earn a tapout. The main problem is that it's too easy to secure a takedown and finish the fight from a quick submission within 45 seconds. We've played dozens of matches, and it's quite telling that not one of them got past the opening minute of the second round; most matches ended in the first round. This becomes a huge problem because UFC Undisputed 2010 is shockingly bare in features and content.
Listen, Mac. Dodge his punch then counter-punch.
We understand that it's unrealistic to expect a roster with 70-80 fighters like the console versions, but giving us only 25 fighters (five fighters per weight class) is criminal. With a huge delta like that, you'll miss exciting fighters like Roy Nelson, Clay Guida, Jon Jones and a ton of other huge names. The game only has an exhibition and short tournament mode that can be completed in minutes, so expect lots of one-off fights and daydreams of fights you can't make happen. The silver lining is that the fighters that did make the cut look great. Many of them have their own signature ring attire, special moves, and tattoos.
The smooth menus and navigation in the game deserve kudos as well. Game modes are slim, but there is a nice collection of trophies to earn. Also, a sweet interactive poll reflecting upcoming UFC pay-per-view cards is a great value add. It's a shame it's only a poll though: It could have been a persistent metagame keeping track of your predictions over time.
While it's not perfect, UFC Undisputed 2010 is a good first attempt from the guys at THQ. They've managed to create a gameplay system that simplifies the fighting while keeping the fun. Next year's version will need to pack on more fighters and substantive modes to take that next step towards greatness.


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Obama presents himself as detached from the events giving rise to the controversies that now beset his administration. He's just the president.
Obama has found this a useful pose in the face of the exposure of the IRS as the handmaiden of his efforts to help friends and harm enemies. He has touted the IRS as an independent agency. How can he be responsible for the shenanigans of agents that happen coincidentally to benefit him?
The structure of independent administrative agencies in the executive branch wielding congressionally delegated power to make law and adjudicate disputes is confusing enough. The Wall Street Journal helpfully reminds us, however, that the IRS is not exactly such an agency (a point, incidentally, that has not escaped the New York Times):
The IRS is many things, but "independent" isn't one of them. It is formally part of the Treasury Department and is headed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, who is appointed by the President. The Commissioner is accountable to the President reporting through the Treasury Secretary.
The White House has also been at pains to stress that former Commissioner Douglas Shulman, who told Congress in 2012 that there had been no targeting of political groups, was appointed by George W. Bush. So the Commissioner is accountable to the President, as long as he's the former President? Or what?
This attempt to distance Mr. Obama from any control of the IRS is especially rich in light of the Administration's recent attempts to bend other genuinely independent agencies like the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to its will via non-recess recess appointments. The Administration is currently petitioning the Supreme Court to hear its appeal of the D.C. Circuit's decision declaring its NLRB recess appointments unconstitutional.
So let's look at how the U.S. legal code describes the varying standards of Presidential "accountability": The IRS Commissioner "may be removed at the will of the President." A labor board member "may be removed by the President, upon notice and hearing, for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, but for no other cause." At the CFPB, the President "may remove the Director for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office." The IRS job is not like the other two.
We are inundated with pretentious nonsense by the Obama administration. It's enough to make you think these folks have something to hide.


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Monroe County Media Release
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Or visit www.co.monroe.in.us/prosecutor
It is a familiar story to law enforcement investigators. A family hires a caregiver to come into the home to help with an older relative or sick family member. No one is watching. Gradually, family members become aware that medications or personal property have disappeared. What can be done about it?
A new public education video entitled "Hiring An In-Home Caregiver: What You Need To Know" aims to answer that question by providing information to help consumers avoid the most common problems associated with hiring an in-home caregiver, and learn who to call for help if problems do occur.
The video was created in collaboration between the Office of the Monroe County Prosecuting Attorney, Indiana Legal Services Organization, Area 10 Agency on Aging, and TRIAD (a senior advocacy organization). It also features appearances by local community leaders such as Ruth Ann Morris from IU Health Bloomington Hospital, and Barry Lessow from United Way of Monroe County.
"Thankfully there are many good caregivers and agencies that provide quality in-home services. But there are also a few who are willing to take advantage of a vulnerable person," says Monroe County Prosecutor Chris Gaal in the video's introduction. "Unfortunately, problems can happen when a caregiver comes into the home and has special access to medications, confidential information, or personal property."
The video presents information in an easily accessible question and answer format, and features community members posing questions to local experts. Topics covered include:
• What kind of caregiver do I need?
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• Are there steps I can take to prevent problems?
• Who can I call for help if I do have a problem?"
"We want to encourage people to think about these issues and become familiar with the resources before they are needed," says Jamie Andree, director of the Elder Law Clinic at Indiana Legal Services Organization. "Planning for future needs will make the process much easier when the time comes to hire a caregiver."
The video also contains information about Medicare, Medicaid, Long Term Care insurance, and other benefits that can help pay for in-home care.
"Area 10 Agency on Aging offers an Aging and Disability Resource Center as a simple one-stop shop to find out about supports for older adults and people with disabilities," says Kerry Conway, Area 10 Executive Director. "Area 10 also keeps a registry of home care agencies, individuals and volunteer groups, and has certified counselors to help with questions about Medicare, Medicaid, and Long Term Care insurance."
To watch the "Hiring An In-Home Caregiver" video and view the companion fact sheet visit the Prosecutor's Office website at www.co.monroe.in.us/prosecutor. The video will also be shown on Community Access Television (CATS).
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DENVER (AP) — A Colorado plan to set up the world's first financial system for marijuana survived less than 24 hours before state lawmakers changed course Thursday night and shelved the idea.
The proposal would have allowed state-licensed marijuana businesses to create a financial co-op, sort of an uninsured credit union.
The measure was introduced late Wednesday and cleared a House committee on Thursday. But a few hours later, another House committee gutted the plan by amending the bill to say that Colorado will continue studying the problem of marijuana businesses having a hard time accessing banking services.
Lawmakers from both parties expressed reservations about whether the financial-services plan would work.
"Let's take some time to have this properly vetted," said Rep. Kevin Priola, R-Henderson, who sponsored the amendment to study the matter.
The measure would have allowed state-licensed marijuana businesses to create a financial co-op, sort of an uninsured credit union. The U.S. Federal Reserve would still have to grant permission for the co-ops to provide banking services like checking and credit.
Sponsors acknowledged the plan was a long-shot attempt to again try to move the marijuana away from its cash-only roots without running afoul of federal law. Colorado has struggled for years to find ways to help its pot industry access banks.
"I don't know whether this will take an act of Congress or an act of God at this point," joked Rep. Jonathan Singer, D-Longmont and sponsor of the bill.
Banking groups testified that Colorado's co-op attempt was destined for failure. State lawmakers tried but failed two years ago to set up a state-chartered bank for the marijuana industry.
"We really do not believe that that will work," said Don Childers, head of the Colorado Bankers Association.
"It is flatly illegal to deal in any illegal substance or any proceeds therefrom," said Childers, who testified that the banking guidance issued in February only made banks less likely to accept risky marijuana clients.
Colorado's new marijuana coordinator, an office within the executive branch, signed on to the plan, saying it can't hurt even if it doesn't work.
"It's the next logical step forward," Andrew Freedman said.
But lawmakers weren't persuaded.
"It seems like we're throwing spaghetti noodles against the wall to see if they stick," said Rep. Chris Holbert, R-Parker.
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In another thread related to SoftPedia (http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?p=42692#p42692),
I posted and Don replied:
admin wrote:Ah, there are millions of out-dated software sites. They are just overworked robots...j_c_hallgren wrote:On a related note, I found this site http://www.techspot.com/downloads/4852-xyplorer.html where the vers listed is the rather old 8.00 from last June! Is this a valid site and if so, how do we get it up-to-date?
to which I followed up with
j_c_hallgren wrote:These folks don't look like robots to me: http://www.techspot.com/staff.shtml and the related forums are active (somewhat) http://www.techspot.com/vb/
So...this morning I decided to email using the addresses found on that staff page...here's what I wrote (to four of those ppl):
And now, less than 3 hrs later, I got this reply from firstname.lastname@example.com:Hi all!
Yes, I'm sending to multiple staff cause I'm not sure who may respond...
Found your site yesterday...and noticed that my favorite software is VERY outdated:
It's showing vers 8.00 but it's now up to vers 8.80 as can be seen at http://www.xyplorer.com/download.htm
and here's the PAD http://www.xyplorer.com/XYplorer-PAD.xml
Can someone please update this? Thanks!
FYI: I'm a active supporter of XY and maintain http://xyplorer.blogspot.com/
And yes, it IS updated! With a little note in the "What's New" of:It's done. Thanks for the note.
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"8.80 is a free upgrade for all users owning a Lifetime License, and for users owning a Standard License for 7.90 or later. The download is good for the Pro Edition and for the Home Edition."
See? They DID respond! And you thought they were robots... Ha!
Thanks MUCH to Julio for the prompt action to my request! Now I just hope we don't have to notify them monthly or so when XY gets a new "Official Release"...


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Image types
There are multiple types of VMWare Virtual Disk Format (VMDK) data files:
- 2GbMaxExtentFlat (twoGbMaxExtentFlat); descriptor file (name.vmdk) with RAW data extent files (name-f###.vmdk). This image type is basically a split RAW image.
- 2GbMaxExtentSparse (twoGbMaxExtentSparse); descriptor file (name.vmdk) with VMDK sparse data extent files (name-s###.vmdk)
- monolithicSparse; VMDK sparse data extent files (name.vmdk) which contains the descriptor file data.
Descriptor file
The descriptor file defines how and where the data of the VMDK image is stored. The data is stored in extent data files.
Extent file types
There are multiple types extent files:
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With an aim to induct minimum of two new clubs as part of the I-League, the All India Football Federation (AIFF), is conducting an open house meeting for interested agencies to discuss and solicit suggestions prior to finalising the Request for Proposal for formally inviting the bids.The meeting is scheduled for 5 March at the Football House, in Dwarka, New Delhi.
"We (AIFF) will be coming out with a bid document to see if at least two teams can be inducted in the I-League and we hope that these two teams come with a stronger focus - both financial and technical - and we need to bring good teams with solid corporate backing which will introduce some sense of competition, because they will be bidding for players in the next season, the existing clubs will also have to raise the bar and we hope swerve more competition," AIFF President Praful Patel was quoted at the FICCI GOAL 2013 Indian Football Convention.
"We will try to give an entry to two teams, but also based on major financial commitment that the team has to invest in infrastructure. We also want to give a geographical spread to the game. Right now, we have four teams from Goa, three or four from Kolkata, we don't have any team of north India, we don't have any team in south of India. We need to have this spread of teams across the geographical regions, which will also help us to make it a pan-India following for the game."
Praful Patel had as well suggested that the I-League clubs could partner the European ones, while also suggesting a three-year exemption for new entrants against relegation, something which may not go down well with the existing stakeholders.
"If the clubs want to partner with any other clubs in the world, they can come as co-branded clubs. We (AIFF) have no objection to that kind of an exercise as long as a good team comes with a good focus, commitment to the game, and we won't relegate it for the first three years because otherwise, you can't expect a team to come on day one and...I mean, I'm sure, my own assessment is that any of these new clubs will not get relegated because they will come with that much more commitment and will come with that much more strength, but that notwithstanding, we have to give them some type of comfort and we'll do that," he stated.
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Singapore Court Rules That Online DVR Is Infringing... While Noting How Copyright Law Isn't Really Set Up For This
from the it-sure-is-confusing dept
The appeals court sided with Cablevision, saying that such a service doesn't infringe, and the Supreme Court chose not to hear the appeal, so this ruling stands, at least in the Second Circuit, for the time being. But what was most telling about the actual appeals court ruling was how the judges had to contort themselves into all sorts of odd ways to make such a ruling make sense under the law. The conclusion clearly made sense. Copyright law wouldn't make any sense at all if the length of a wire could change something from infringing to non-infringing. And yet, there were ways to read copyright law that would have found in favor of the networks. The issue is really twofold. First, technology advances faster than copyright law, and the conditions that were in place when the law was written aren't the same as what happens later. Second, to deal with this our esteemed elected officials simply apply duct tape-like patches to copyright law, adding new definitions and categories, that didn't exist before. But, then when new technologies come along, the question is what categories do the resulting outputs fall into, and the arguments are often about who gets to categorize the output to their benefit.
It appears that the US is not the only country going through this sort of debate. I've been alerted to a recent ruling in Singapore that actually comes to a different conclusion and finds infringing behavior on the part of the service provider. The story here is slightly different. In this case, the company is RecordTV -- a separate service, rather than provided by the cable company itself. Also, it's a web-based service, rather than a TV-based one. Users log in and can designate which shows (only from Singaporean channels that broadcast over-the-air) they want to record, and the service will record those shows and make them accessible to that user only for a limited amount of time. There is one other complicating factor, in that the way RecordTV works has shifted over time. Initially it would record a show once and allow anyone who requested that recording to access the single file. But later it switched to keeping a separate recording of each show that someone requested, which seems massively inefficient in terms of storage.
What's stunning again, however, as you read through the ruling is how conflicted the judge appears to be. There's a ridiculous amount of "on the one hand, on the other hand, but on the other other hand"-type reasoning found throughout the ruling, which you can see below:
So, why does the judge come to a different conclusion? Well, it almost feels like it depended on which eventual flip of the coin came up which way. The judge agrees with the basic ruling in Cablevision that it is not the service provider who is liable for direct infringement. As in the Cablevision case, it's the end users who "pushes the button" and thus is actually responsible for the action. All good. But, the lawsuit also focused on a secondary level of infringement, and here the court found that RecordTV, while not liable for the actual recording, could be found liable of secondary infringement in the later transmission of the content.
This seems like a total headscratcher. So a user is responsible for recording the file, but not responsible for then accessing it (recognize that the user accessing the file is the same as the service provider transmitting it)? How does that make sense?
There is a second issue also, which is that the court had trouble with the fact that RecordTV meant to be a commercial enterprise in which it would make money by having ads. It used this issue as one of a few factors that removed a "fair dealing/fair use" defense by the company. Again, though, there's a lot of "on the one hand, on the other hand" type debates in the ruling until the judge basically says that under the law, as it stands, the site is guilty of infringement. But even it seems really troubled by what this means from a practical perspective:
I leave open the possibility that such a DVR or VCR product or service, operating remotely or locally, digitally or via analog means, could amount to fair dealing under our Copyright Act only for the non-commercial facilitation of end-users' time shifting. As we have seen earlier... it is inconsistent that the VCR is permitted to be sold at a price (in stores) but the [remote] DVR (through advertising revenue) is not, but until the occasion requires, I shall not make any pronouncements on this anomaly.And there you are. Even the judge seems to recognize that it's silly to find one service infringing and the other not, but basically says that with the way copyright law is set up, that's the ruling that makes sense.
Finally, this should be worrisome on all sorts of levels for a variety of online services that seek to replicate perfectly legal analog equivalents. The fact that where a storage device is stored or how long a wire is could totally change the legality of a product should suggest that something is seriously wrong with copyright law.


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