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2013: 10-6, first in NFC East
Last year in the playoffs: 2013
They're going all the way: Quarterback Nick Foles is coming off an unbelievable season, with 27 touchdowns and just two interceptions. If he can even come close to that type of efficiency, the Eagles will be golden. LeSean McCoy is the defending rushing champion and is the game's most devastating cutback runner, an ideal fit for a Chip Kelly system that frequently gets him in one-on-one situations. If Jason Peters isn't the best left tackle in football, he's certainly in the conversation.
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Old Dominion athletic officials are likely to learn in the coming days if the football team will be eligible for the league title a year early in their new home, Conference USA, as league officials and athletic directors meet in Miami.
ODU athletic director Wood Selig said that he has had conversations with several of his new counterparts in C-USA and all have been in favor of the Monarchs being able to compete for the title in 2014.
"I anticipate while I'm down here that there will be formal conversations to clarify Old Dominion's eligibility to compete for the conference championship," Selig said Monday en route to the meetings.
Old Dominion originally faced a two-year transition into the Football Bowl Subdivision and Conference USA and would not be eligible for the title until 2015. But conference officials aided the Monarchs in scheduling, and they will play a full, eight-game C-USA slate in 2014.
Conference USA commissioner Britton Banowsky told the Virginian-Pilot that he was in favor of allowing the Monarchs to compete for the title, and that he, too, had heard no reservations about doing so from informal conversations with officials at various schools.
"I'm incredibly excited with the thought that all the kids in our (upcoming) junior class, Taylor Heinicke's class, could be eligible for a conference title as seniors," ODU football coach Bobby Wilder said. "A lot of those kids have been critical to our success and helped us get to the playoffs two years in a row.
"They were looking at the possibility that they wouldn't be able to compete for a title for their last two years, but this is a tremendous incentive."
Competing for a conference title a year early also changes ODU's recruiting dynamic. As the program moves from the FCS-level maximum of 63 scholarship players to the 85 scholarships permitted in FBS, Wilder and the staff have targeted junior college players at certain positions, for both a quick upgrade of talent and to help balance academic classes.
Opposing coaches have told ODU's junior college recruits that they wouldn't be eligible for championships or bowls in their final two seasons. If C-USA approves ODU's early eligibility, Wilder said it levels the playing field a bit and removes a big obstacle in recruiting.
Selig called this week's meetings "very important for us" — meaning both ODU and Conference USA. He said that among the primary topics are the league's various bowl alliances and future TV contracts, as well as membership.
Six teams have left Conference USA for the Big East in the past two years, including East Carolina and Tulane. Several other C-USA schools have been linked to the Big East, which apparently will splinter along basketball and football lines.
The Big East's so-called Catholic 7 basketball schools intend to depart and target a handful of other schools for a power basketball league, which will leave the remaining football-playing schools with decisions about how to proceed and whom to target.
"With the rampant movement in college athletics these days, I've given up trying to predict what's going to happen," Selig said. "I think you have to focus on your present home and try to make that the best possible situation."
In its present form, C-USA will be a 16-team league in the fall of 2013, with Florida Atlantic and Middle Tennessee State joining a year earlier than anticipated. ODU will compete in most sports, including men's and women's basketball, starting with the 2013-14 school year.
Selig said that the current plan is to play a 16-game conference basketball schedule — 15 different opponents and one team twice. Presently, he said it appears that ODU will face Marshall home-and-home next season.
When ECU and Tulane leave after next season, Conference USA will be a 14-team league, barring further defections. Selig said that the league could operate with 12 teams, in the event more schools depart. The league must have at least 12 football-playing schools in order to hold a conference title game, which Banowsky told the Virginian-Pilot is the aim in 2014.
Selig said that ODU continues to try to flesh out its 2013 football schedule. The Monarchs have 10 games on the books and aim for 12 — likely one more FCS opponent (home) and an FBS opponent (road). If they cannot land an FBS opponent, they would attempt to schedule a seventh home game, Selig said.

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Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, and affects as many as 1.5 million Americans each year1. Roughly one out of every 20 cases of cancer is caused by an inherited tendency to develop cancer from genetic changes that can be passed down from parent to child. While inherited forms of cancer have been recognized for many years, the gene changes that cause them have only been found more recently. Depending on the family history, doctors can offer a blood test to find out if a person has such a change.
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ATLANTA (AP) Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez says six-time All-Star catcher Brian McCann is ready to come off the disabled list on Monday.
McCann had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder last October. He was expected to complete his rehab assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett on Sunday and accompany the team to Cincinnati.
Rookie catcher Evan Gattis has hit .250 with seven homers and 17 RBIs. Gattis, the NL rookie of the month for April, is expected to play behind McCann and may have spot starts at first base and in the outfield.
Gonzalez says third baseman Juan Francisco is day to day with a mild right ankle sprain he suffered Friday.
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Answers still being sought in Bedford home invasion
When an anesthesiologist and his wife were attacked inside their Bedford home Nov. 24, police warned residents to lock their doors and turn on their security systems, saying they didn't know who the attacker was and if he would strike again.
Two months later, Dr. Eduardo W. Quesada's wife, Sonia, 29, was found dead in what authorities say is a separate incident, the couple's 7 Proclamation Court home has been sold, yet little is known about what, if any, progress has been made in the home invasion.
State police who are assisting Bedford police with the investigation and with processing the crime scenes say that's partly because all the answers aren't known yet.
Motive, for one, continues to dog investigators.
"Everything is still on the table until there is concrete evidence (about why) the Quesadas were targeted. I don't think that's been established yet," State Police Capt. David Parenteau said Friday.
"Someone just didn't pick that house out of the air," he added of the four-bedroom, 5,900-square-foot house that sold Jan. 9 for $1,350,000.
"It's a classic whodunit. It takes a lot of investigative effort. You have to look at all possibilities and not exclude anyone until you get the evidence" that hopefully will lead to an arrest, said Parenteau, commander of the investigative services bureau.
Bedford police remain lead investigators in the case. They would not comment Friday on the status of the investigation, referring all media inquiries to Hillsborough County Attorney Patricia LaFrance. LaFrance did not return several telephone calls.
Parenteau stressed progress is being made.
"They continue to work on this daily. They are looking at many different individuals...who may have been in contact with the Quesadas. They are trying to focus in and ferret out people who may not have been involved," Parenteau said.
"It's by no means a stagnant investigation where there is absolutely no area to look into," he added.
"The Bedford Police Department, with us assisting them, are out there tracking down leads and people who have had contact with the Quesadas in many different areas," he said.
An intruder confronted Dr. Quesada and his wife, Sonia, when they returned to their 7 Proclamation Court home about 10 p.m. Nov. 24. There was evidence of a violent struggle. Dr. Quesada reportedly suffered a severe head injury. His wife, also wounded, ran to a nearby home where the neighbor called 911. Both husband and wife were hospitalized for injuries. Their 2-year-old daughter was home at the time, but not hurt.
The New Hampshire Union Leader has learned there were signs of forced entry at the 7 Proclamation Court home.
The couple later described their assailant as a man at least 6-feet-tall, wearing a black ski mask and dark clothes.
It is not known if there was more than one intruder or if he arrived on foot or car. Police would not say if anything was missing from the home or if the attack is connected to Dr. Quesada's work as an anesthesiologist and pain management specialist. The house was on the market when the attack happened.
Bedford Police Chief John J. Bryfonski earlier this month said the description of the masked intruder dressed in black remains valid and the investigation active.
Six weeks after the attack, Sonia Quesada was found dead and her husband unconscious inside his mother's 49 Kensington Lane home on Jan. 7. A large amount of prescription medications was in the room, authorities have said.
Officials maintain the two incidents are separate. Unlike the forced entry found at 7 Proclamation Court, there were no signs of forced entry at the Kensington Road condominium and no visible signs of trauma to either spouse, officials have said.
Officials are waiting for toxicological test results to determine cause and manner of her death. The medical examiner has said her death does not appear to be a homicide.
One theory police are exploring is whether the Nov. 24 home invasion was the result of a burglary gone awry. At a Dec. 1 media conference, Chief Bryfonski noted burglaries "are one of the major problems here in Bedford."
A builder working on a house next door to 7 Proclamation Court and another Proclamation Court resident have said police approached them about a month before the home invasion asking about an attempted burglary in the neighborhood.
Bedford police released statistics showing there were a 37 burglaries - 27 residential and 10 commercial - and four attempted burglaries in 2012. This compares with 34 residential and 16 commercial burglaries in 2011. There were three attempted burglaries that year. Police would not provide locations where the burglaries happened.
Dr. Quesada is listed as an anesthesiologist at the Pain Management Center at Elliot Hospital and member of Amoskeag Anesthesia PLLC in Manchester. He married Sonia Varela in Meredith in April, 2010, according to town documents. Their 2-year-old daughter was born in September of that year.
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US Senate votes 50-48 to do away with broadband privacy rules; let ISPs and telecoms to sell your internet historyShare Tweet Plus
Despite widespread disapproval from constituents, S.J.Res 34 has passed the United States Senate with a vote of 50-48, with two absent votes. Earlier today, at 12:25 Eastern March 23, 2017, the US Senate voted on S.J.Res 34, and will use the Congressional Review Act to strip away broadband privacy protections that kept Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and telecoms from selling your internet history and app data usage to third parties. S.J.Res 34 was first introduced by 23 Republican Senators earlier this month and its blitz approval is a giant blow to privacy rights in the United States.
The resolution, which is now effectively half passed, will hand responsibility of broadband privacy regulation from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and disallow the FCC from making any rules protecting Internet privacy ever again.
The 50 Senators that voted for S.J.Res 34 are (thanks to happyxpenguin):
Senator Roberts (R-KS)
Senator Lee (R-UT)
Senator Boozman (R-AR)
Senator Blunt (R-MO)
Senator Crapo (R-ID)
Senator Scott (R-SC)
Senator Cotton (R-AR)
Senator Hatch (R-UT)
Senator Capito (R-WV)
Senator Alexander (R-TN)
Senator Toomey (R-PA)
Senator Perdue (R-GA)
Senator Cochran (R-MS)
Senator Inhofe (R-OK)
Senator Ernst (R-IA)
Senator Lankford (R-OK)
Senator Collins (R-ME)
Senator Sullivan (R-AK)
Senator Thune (R-SD)
Senator McCain (R-AZ)
Senator Graham (R-SC)
Senator Wicker (R-MS)
Senator Grassley (R-IA)
Senator Burr (R-NC)
Senator Hoeven (R-ND)
Senator Tillis (R-NC)
Senator McConnell (R-KY)
Senator Heller (R-NV)
Senator Cruz (R-TX)
Senator Daines (R-MT)
Senator Portman (R-OH)
Senator Murkowsky (R-AK)
Senator Cassidy (R-LA)
Senator Flake (R-AZ)
Senator Johnson (R-WI)
Senator Rubio (R-FL)
Senator Corker (R-TN)
Senator Risch (R-ID)
Senator Gardner (R-CO)
Senator Young (R-IN)
Senator Barasso (R-WY)
Senator Moran (R-KS)
Senator Cornyn (R-TX)
Senator Enzi (R-WY)
Senator Kennedy (R-LA)
Senator Shelby (R-AL)
Senator Rounds (R-SD)
Senator Paul (R-KY)
Senator Isakson (R-GA)
The FCC broadband privacy rules are closer to ending – allowing your private internet history to be sold
The Senators that voted for this have been lobbied by the telecoms and ISPs. Those in support of this stripping of privacy rights have even filed with the FCC attempting to claim that web history and app data usage information is not sensitive information. The EFF put it concisely: Senate Puts ISP Profits Over Your Privacy. Now, the only chance to maintain the hard earned FCC broadband privacy rules lies in defeating H.J.Res 86, the House version of this resolution, which will likely be voted on in the House of Representatives within the next month. It's up to us to Save Broadband Privacy and make sure that we Don't Let Congress Undermine Our Privacy.
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What can we do today? How much can our calls influence our representatives? Do they even hold our interests anymore?
Anthony Martin
Everyone that is fucking sick and tired of dealing with rhinos. Need to rally the people in your state and recall these bastards and force special elections. Forget re-election time time for all these people to go.
diy crafts
The resolution, which is now effectively half passed, will hand responsibility of broadband privacy regulation from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and disallow the FCC from making any rules protecting Internet privacy ever again.1 year agoReply
This already happens…this bill doesn't change anything.
Your phone, computer, tablet, etc. ALL track EVERYTHING you do and companies sell that info.
Don't believe me?
If you have the FB app…even if you have ALL the permissions turned off. They will still listen and track what you say.
Try it, talk about switching insurance providers and watch the next ad that pops up on your news feed.
Facebook isn't an ISP nor is it governed under the same rules as they are
Ryan Fry
That was the isp's argument. Everyone else is doing this so why cant we?
Doesn't mean they still don't do the same thing….
Why is it ok for one company but not another?
Because an ISP is a utility company… And utility companies shouldn't be allowed to collect this vast amount of data and sell it (they have access to more data than any other company on the planet. They have more data on you than the government does. The government goes to the isps for most of their data collection purposes…). This is very bad.
Internet service is basically a necessity to modern Life. You can live without Facebook, but it's nearly impossible to live in modern society without internet. Going without internet is like going without power. Most jobs require you to have internet access. I don't think a single job requires you to use Facebook.
I don't use Facebook, google or any of those services. I use Linux. Very little of my data is collected and sold and I want to keep it that way.
Time to start using a vpn again…
Mattthew Warner
Linux is not a ISP service. Linux is technically not even a full operating system either. Linux is the kernel in which linux "distributions" use. When you login and see your desktop, thats not linux. Thats your desktop environment such as XFCE, Gnome, KDE, etc…
But you are right ISP's get all the data that pass's thru them where as if you don't like Facebook you can simply not use it. But heres the kicker. Your data is on the internet whether you use the internet or not. You Social Security number is stored on a computer that is connected to the internet on the government level. Your name, address and phonebook are on the internet even if you do not use the internet. So is your living history. All of this is even if you NEVER have used the internet. So like my grandma who's never owned a computer yet alone had an internet.. All of that information is already on the internet.
So thinking your data is not collected, would be wrong. Tho you at least did say "very little". My guess is you would shit your pants if you realized just how much data is on the internet.
VPN will give you "some" protection. But then again it didn't work well for some hackers. Apparently not all VPN's are created equal. And then the final nail in the VPN coffin is that if the FBI kick the door down and yank the power plugs on those computers then do forensic recovery on the hard drives guess what, some of that data will still be there. Problem is when you delete data your not really overwriting it you are just telling the computer hey w/e i don't wanna use this chunk of memory someone else can. This is why when programming you must null out the bytes or assign a value to it before reading the value otherwise you get pure garbage (unless using debug mode which automatically sets your data to 0x00 for example).2 years ago
This would be like Chevy tracking where you go with onstar versus the Department of transportation tracking where you go no matter what car you use. One kinda makes sense and you can opt out (cancel onstar) the other is terrifying and of zero benefit to you.
But now instead of cheating, and if caught, slapped on the wrist with a fine (that is but a fraction of what they made selling stolen information) it is now legal to do so.
We need to make senators wear NASCAR type suits with their official sponsor embroidered boldly.
Ha I would be for that…a bunch of Ricky Bobbies walking around Legislation arguing
Edgar Alberto Anolin
not yet. has to pass the House.
Which will happen easily. Just a matter of time, and not that much time
Mattthew Warner
I feel like you just false advertised and wasted my time. I just repeatedly infant of ALL my devices which I never turn a single primary feature on. And not 1 damn add popped up for what I was talking about. Also 90% of the ad's I do see are from amazon/ebay. Where if you make a purchase Facebook gets a commission. And they don't even have to "sell" your data.. your data is all stored conveniently in your cookies… know whats better then buying your information and having to pay a half a trillion dollars for a server farm big enough to actually house that volume of data? Tricking everyones computers into hosting this information instead.. wait, this does exist called cookies.. and you have wasted my time. x_x
-Former Web Developer and current Computer Programmer
It'll happen…
Don't blame someone else for your decisions…if your time was wasted that was your choice
Former Web Developer or not, you don't seem to understand how cookies work at all.
Cookies are not used to store 'all your data' and never have been.
They basically store an identifier into Facebooks database. So yes, Facebook absolutely need a server farm to link that cookie id to 'all your data'
Go and update your tech knowledge because its horribly inadequate
Paul, it might be you who doesn't understand cookies completely. I think Matthew is right. I had created my resume in MSWord and stored it in my documents folder. I did NOT upload it to the internet or attach it to an email because, as I was still working on it. A few days later I found it in a temporary internet folder filled with cookies, ready to be uploaded the next time I connected to the internet. So, I know cookies can contain code, (a proc, an instruction), who's purpose is toseek & grab data from your computer, then upload at next connect.
I'm a web developer. It's not true. Cookies are not programs. They are tiny text files that are used to store your ID and your preferences for a particular website (such as the "remember me" on login forms). They cannot "do" anything by themselves, and no website can look at cookies that were created by another website.
Your temporary internet folder does not hold cookies. The cookies are held in another folder (type "shell:cookies" into your windows-r run box to see where they're stored).
I don't know what's going on with your resume, but if you viewed it with IE at any point, it would easily end up in your temporary internet folder. But NOTHING in your temporary folder is uploaded. Ever. That's now this works. That's not how any of this works.2 years ago
I promise you, I understand cookies completely 🙂
> I found it in a temporary internet folder filled with cookies, ready to be uploaded the next time I connected to the internet
This is not accurate. It doesn't upload all your cookies en-masse. They can only be sent to the actual website domain which set the cookie in the first place.
> I know cookies can contain code, who's purpose is toseek & grab data from your computer, then upload at next connect.
No, there's no code or instructions whatsoever. Nothing 'runs' cookies.
Its just a bit of text (usually cryptic looking), but the site has encoded whatever information it wanted to store in there, and its sent to that site next time you access it.2 years ago
Yeah, this is just not true.
Your ISP has no ability to routinely view your Facebook communications, since it uses https and is encrypted end to end. It may be that your ISP is logging the encrypted packets for some users, AND it may be that the FBI or security services are able to decrypt these, in cases where they need to, and with enough time and effort.
But to suggest your ISP is routinely scanning your Facebook messages as plain text and then mining it for marketing data, is just utter nonsense and shows a basic misunderstanding of the technology being used.
really then how do they know when people download torrents and shut off the internet?
Because the bittorrent protocol does not use http or https.
Now you may access a torrent download site via https which is encrypted, but this does not automatically mean the *.torrent download is
In these cases your ISP *CAN* see that you have directly accessed a .torrent file and the site is was downloaded from.
There are improvements to bittorrent in recent years which mean its possible to download torrents using an encrypted protocol, (in which case your ISP *CAN* still see which site or download host you have requested, from DNS requests, but cannot see which file or torrent you have requested).
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_protocol_encryption
In addition to what Paul said, those who own the copyright will oftentimes download the torrent themselves as a "peer" and will be able to see which IPs are violating their copyright. And with admissible proof that this IP was sending packets of data violating their copyright, they'll then request the contact info of those IPs to the ISP (internet service provider) to send you a letter.
Eric Espinoza
Torrenting and other p2p services use the same network port for their connections. ISPs may not be able to see the encrypted information that is being sent/received but they damn well can see what port is being used for the information. They can also see what IP addresses you're connecting to. There are public trackers that are known for distributing pirated software. If you qualify for a few of these criteria, they can infer that you are using p2p services to download pirated software.
Eric Espinoza
Well I wouldn't jump to that conclusion so quickly. Every ISP is a but different but I'm sure that there's a clause somewhere in all their Terms of Service saying that you shouldn't torrent pirated software, receiving or distributing. Torrenting isn't bad, it's just a better way of hosting certain files. Ubuntu distros have an option of being downloaded via p2p. Is this bad? No. But since ISPs aren't looking at what you're downloading sometimes it's easier just blanketing any p2p connection as potential wrongdoing so any action on p2p ports can flag you as a potential criminal.2 years ago
No, the copywriter holder (Let's say NBC for example) downloads the same torrent, makes note of all the peer addresses and then contacts your ISP to IP address w.x.y.z downloaded The Office illegally from your network.
Then your ISP sends you a warning letter saying, NBC contacted us referencing your IP address saying you downloaded The Office illegally. Stop now or we will terminate your account, hand your contact info to NBC, and they will sue you.
The ISP is the messenger in this case, not the accuser.2 years ago
Gene Ponce
Have you ever heard of DPI (Deep Packet Inspection) Don't think that for one minute your traffic can't be inspected. It being legal at the moment for an ISP to do that is another story.
One acronym. DNS. Look it up. Most people use their ISPs DNS servers. They already have all your DNS requests logged. Even if you use 3rd party DNS, that DNS provider could sell your usage. Finally, the primary ISP can easily keep logs of all your browsers GET traffic (Source + Destination IP Address).
The article never said anything about tracking exactly what is typed within https connections.
And even if you're using a 3rd party DNS provider (like OpenDNS), your ISP can still see the IP addresses of any traffic they route, and an easy reverse DNS lookup will easily reveal what sites you're visiting.
You do realize this is a different thing, right? If you write something in the Facebook app, of course facebook listens and tracks it. You're literally handing it to them.
This bill is about allowing your internet provider to share and resell information about what you do on your computer. Whether it's facebook, or gmail, or a web search, or opening a web page in incognito mode, running any program that accesses the internet (they all do now). Unless you unplug your computer from a wall, this makes it legal for a company (that in all likelihood already has a monopoly on providing broadband to your area so has zero incentive to do anything to keep you happy) to package your entire online behavior and make it available to the highest bidder.
Congress is getting paid for it.
By using those apps you have given permission to use your info. Now permission is not needed. This is tyranny.
Where are you getting your information?
Above is a link to S.J. Res 34. The text of which states that its sole purpose is to codify into law that the rule created by the Department of labor, "81 Fed. Reg. 32391", shall have no effect, essentially negating it.
Curious, I decided to actually -read- the rule in question, to see why the Department of Labor would make a law protecting internet privacy, and not the FCC (which is an independent agency).
The rule in question can be found here:
Now like I said, I read the damned thing. In it the word "internet" appears only 36 times, all in section headers. "Browse" doesn't appear at all, "History" only appears 17 times.
In fact, the entire rule has to do with pay rates and overtime and which employees are exempt from receiving overtime pay for overtime hours.
I see absolutely nothing in any of the previously mentioned locations regarding anything to do with the internet, browsing history, personal information, or the selling of data.
Either you, or I, are very confused here. Perhaps you could clarify?
Curtis Weyant
You're linking to an old bill from a previous Congress.
That's not it, this is: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/34
AHA. Thank you Kovah88 and Curtis Weyant. Now to read into all of those…(damn you google for displaying old crap first)
Tim Walsh
they are talking about the SJ34 from the 115th congress happening this year (2017-2018 – see link) you posted the link to the 114th congress's SJ34 from last year
Dan Robinson
Pay to play! Some things never change. How can congress serve the public in good conscious, when they are selling our rights to the highest bidder.
Clearly the public does not want their every move tracked. If we don't like how an app or website tracks our efforts, then we at least can assimilate and boycott. With this new millstone, the public is trapped and sold out for the almighty dollar.
Sheep O'Doom
2018 is gonna be fun Trumpcare no one wants ISPs selling things no one wants sold A Corrupt president & admin that needs impeaching.
How did the Nebraska senators vote? Update the list.
Stops about 90% of ads and tracking done on my computer. The internet version of the Do Not Call list. IF you order anything online that just opens up you computer for more ads. I just update the blocker once a month. http://www.aboutads.info/choices/
Jimmy Jimbo
Everyone look up midgit porn
Kimberly Barkley
Oh, grow up!! If you don't want your shit out there, get off the grid and go live in a cave. Between cameras everywhere and phones in everyone's hands there is no privacy. You will never get rid of advertising, it's a huge money maker.
Let's install cameras in your home then. After all companies want to see what toilet paper you use and advertise theirs. Squeeze the Charmin.
True Justice
Echo, Google Home, Smart TV's, Smart Meters, Smart Barbie etc . . .
Well.. I hope some activist group or something like wiki-leaks now buys each of those senator's and their family's browser histories and publishes it all on the internet.
Rochelle Black
What's the difference? Control of anything in the US internet can now be run by 3rd world despots. Your #44 gave that away giddily. This is small change compared to that.
Great! Start with the senators first. Start selling them. Next, business. Big companies would bay big to see what the next big idea a company is planning to make. And finally, government. More money there. It's a good day to be alive. Now excuse me, I'm gonna get myself rich.
Robert Wilson
The story is misleading. I learned a long time ago to check stores like this.
"Sensationalism" is good click-bait.
Pandora's box is open!
If the internet came with a warning, the booklet would be the size of the old yellow pages. When you surf the internet for information it isn't free and far from a public library. Business want to build a model of every user, so they can sell, target and brainwash you to buy products. This happens at the supermarket, pharmacy, and retail stores. That is why we will never have privacy on the internet or at the stores we shop in.
James Stamulis
I don't know crap about computer technology but i would like to know when did we the people ever say to the government and private sector that we want them to spy on us every way they can because i sure as hell want my privacy back not because i am committing crimes but because it should be my right unless i am committing crimes. Just more proof we are not really represented anymore.
renda blue
RAT Bastards
Candy Flopburg
this government is evil! it will vote to murder all of us in the future! remember he causes all to take the mark of the beast 666 in there right hand or forehead! Satan has taken control of Washington dc its pure pizzagate pedophile evil folks!
Marybeth lafemina
No state from northeast including ny didnt vote for it???? If they didnt good for them. The two wimp senators from nc did of course.
I may be wrong here, but its my choice to go to F/B, twitter or any other website and yes i realize iam being watched..My problem is I have only One choice for my ISP where i live…Why should they have the right to monitor EVERYTHING I do and profit from it…I pay them good money every month
Well if the Senate wants to allow the sale of your browsing history, then the internet companies should pay you a royalty each time they sell it.
Christian Gains
This folks, is NOT a "WAKE UP" call…IT IS a "GOTCHA!" declaration! An IN YOUR FACE, "THOUGH S#*T!"
"WHOWANTSTO KNOW56" is ABSOLUTELY right! The "Alphabet Soups" ALREADY have INSTANT ACCESS to your info, 24/7-365 & HAVE HAD for quite some time…pretty much ever since Phil Zimmerman, [PhP program designer], was given the option he couldn't refuse: "1 million $$$,{4 the "back door"}; OR, 1 million years, {prison time}!!!"
Welcome to the "neo-1984″…Where they're NOT hiding anything anymore, they're SOOOO already in CONTROL, "Big Brother" is simply telling you the TRUTH, and laughing in your face!
IF you HAVEN'T read it! READ the original "1984", and LEARN the depth of their derangement! (esply clearly detailed on {Pgs.140, [8th line from top]…thru 143, [6th paragraph…OR through line 26]}…The thots expressed there, are NOT really FICTION, they're LITERALLY, ALMOST Prophecy!!!…hmmmmm…on 2nd thot, they ARE prophecy!!! We just HATE to believe it…as do Winston & Julia….
THIS SHOULD alert ALL to just how "bought & sold" our Representatives actually ARE!!
IF this passes the Senate!!! (NOTE: Neither Rep. Paul, NOR Isakson (either were NOT present, OR refused to vote…???) They're EITHER our ONLY willing "STANDARD BEARERS" Or they just "went along, to get along"…need to find THAT fact out!
This puts me into THINKING MODE…Get ahold of the "DARK ANGEL" T.V. Series, (Jessica Alba's first appearance I believe), and note the "FORYOUREYESONLY" character…THAT is where we're headed…to the "DARKNET WORLD"…and below, [as it also is UTTERLY COMPROMISED!] (note the number of criminals who've been caught on it {DARKNET} — pedophiles ESPECIALLY!)…
FOLKS! You'd BEST get working on a VERY COMPLICATED encryption, (at LEAST that MIGHT help?!?!…tho "No Such Agency" has had "THE BEAST" for years now…capable of forcing ANY encryption known, as far as I know…(note how the FBI, {which are, by NO MEANS better equipped than NSA}, found HELL-R-eees 30,000 e-mails}, for an example of just how capable THEY are)…
The SIMPLE TRUTH is…It's TIME to get to praying & seeking GENUINE wisdom, not just YOUR knowledge…as to WHAT to do!
THIS IS an "in your face" declaration of ALL OUT WAR!!!…
Get to LEARNING how to dodge this bullet…AND!!! START calling YOUR Senator and DEMANDING they NOT allow this "back stabbing" to go thru…(REMIND THEM…"WE the People…"; put Trump INTO office, and WE CAN & WILL take THEM OUT!!!!)….DON'T RELAX!!! DO IMPACT!!! NEVER QUIT! GIVE'em S#IT!!!
Pale Writer
Now based on government parallel construction there could be two of the same thing. Or two same ISP's that are not exactly the same thing nor reporting the same thing of internet usage. Right?
Say someone else is using your ISP who is a pedophile that you don't know about because you aren't getting any of the information reported back to you quarterly annually weekly or whatever? Then someone else with your internet ID fingerprint could be feeding criminal and nefarious information usage like electronic device and website visit fingerprints that could look like you or your computer users and might be but also has a chance that it is not. How's anyone going to tell the difference between safe sound sober non criminal internet users vs those that are via anyone's ISP history?
I think it's a bad idea and puts even more people at risk for treat fusion data false reality and or also legal fiction profiles to be brought up on only what might be that one person or who knows? What if it's a whole household of family and non family like foreign exchange students or whatever like that who uses the same device that isn't there's? Perhaps some similar concern using internet cafe and library computers etc. What's that going to say about all the various people who might use those computers or devices that belong to the public and private owners of those places and businesses to access the internet?
I think alot more should have been done into investigating and reporting in real news like alt right news sites what all good things and what all harmful or derogatory and potentially inflammatory things that can come from passing this bill and making it into law before anyone just does it?
You know. Like a little (QC) quality control check with transparency to the public sort of thing. Do you remember what that looks and sounds like. Yes that is a little bit like good idea accountability. Because that's what might be what comes back to anyone unsuspecting that they might have to be accountable for something then eventually also.
Because not everyone is going to be able to have Hillary Clinton style level immunity from prosecution on everything all the time. FBI's James Comey even said that too. "That if anyone else does what Hillary did with her State Departments private unclassified server and emails and classified documents set to that already immune free from prosecution third party unclassified server and handler himself?" "But if anyone else did that then they could be prosecuted for felony crimes."
So where is uniform and regulated evenly with transparent accountability for everyone everywhere regardless of who they are in this news information,Hillary's scandals and any matter these days?
Well at least GOA reported that President Trump over ruled Obama's Social Security gun ban for all Americans alike. Thank you Mr Trump. Now might I be able to get my own estate property guns back without a signature for anything admitting anything also? Because none in government required anyone's signature or fingerprint from me or from my guns or estate executor Head manager when those acting in US government law enforcement who were not performing very good law at all had taken firearms away from here last year without anyone in government having a warrant nor accountability nor transparency for them to do so nor why. Now they say I have a felony and I haven't been convicted of any felony crime yet in any court of law here in the US. Because I never had that trial yet on that felony state charged me soon as I Filed papers to get ready to charge state employees for various criminal acts. Then suddenly my papers get removed from File and mailed back to me. And two new charges suddenly appeared in place.
Now that is fact. That is what really happened. Can you even imagine that crazy insane undermining things that also betray the public trust with taking their ISP and what websites they might of visited?
Joe Smith
was the phone company allowed to collect every phone call we made and sell it to advertisers? unless you are using a proxy server or tor your isp knows and logs every web site you visit. just deleting your cookies won't protect you. when you post on facebook you are voluntarily giving that data to facebook. when you use google search you are voluntarily giving that data to google. there are other search engines you can use. you don't have to post on facebook, but it is very difficult to hide from you isp. people need to send mail to whitehouse.gov telling trump to veto this bill or else you will vote for all dems in 2018.
Simple solution. Just build your own. Spying occurs every day, from the time a bird finds a bite to eat, to the moment you were taking a crap and the NSA blue-screened your windows PC. Either way, the bird is trying to survive. Quite simply the American government is trying to survive. Well, if it wants the data, then it has to pay for it. Warrantless wiretaps, no problem charge 1000 to 2000 dollars a day, per tap, and it will fix the issue.
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Alleged Comment
Bad for everybody? But why?
Because once you know your search is not private you will alter it selling the advertisers a bill of tainted goods and the middle man gets away as the only winner.
Government must be laughing at you jerks. That is how most government seem to look at you as.
Billie Davis
Here's what I want them to see….." tRump, in my opinion You are an asshole! Think they may want to solicit to me now?
I wonder what benefit would Republicans get from this?
Bribesdonations from the communications lobby.
Jan Armacost
You know there is something wrong with a bill when only one party votes in favor of it.
True of Obamacare, and definitely true of this traitorous act.
How come nobody wants to comment that it's the REPUBLICANS that DON'T CARE ABOUT anyones PRIVACY? WAKE UP.Please,before it's too late.PLease,Pretty Please,with sugar on top.Stop the hatred and WAKE UP.
So, you say stop the hatred… then reply with hatred. I don't get it. What you mean is bash/hate the republicans. I'm not saying they were wrong,
Or right for that matter, I have to read more but I don't get folks that say quit hating with a hating comment in their thread.
Well first of all, it's not hatred. But you're absolutely right, as a conservative, I am deeply ashamed with every traitorous republican politician that voted for this. I would have expected this kind of behavior from leftists, but not from conservatives. They are all traitors to the people of the U.S.
I guess we don't have any conservatives left in congress.
Wile E Genius
The Unfortunate thing is that people actually believe they can make the country great again. No one has a clue as to what made it great, for a blip in time, & what it will require to do it again, & sustain it indefinitely.
so glad our representative are really concerned and actually representing the people they work for. (sarcasm)
Just Shows how little the Idiots in Government actually care about the Public
buy the judge,key to cover up
no more Mormons in any branch of govt or law enforcement
Andrew Taylor
all the IT nerds in this thread explaining how something can be done … funny. I'm a CompSci major, how it happens is easy & immaterial. their is a big difference between Google & FB using info you voluntarily give them by using their apps, and agreeing to their Ts&Cs, allowing them to target advertising, is way different than allowing your ISP provider to sell all your browsing activity to any and all takers, without providing your consent… IS WAY DIFFERENT
Baby Algebra Toys
Do red states have broadband access?
*uses VPN and then tor and then turns on delete Internet history upon closing browser*
ALL Republicans, show me the money!
Ron Griffinlong
They are pushing us towards using vpn service. Better get vpn or stick with what you currently have than fight with these idiots in the Congress and Senate. More reasons for me to love Astrill now.
Arline Bichner
Internet was our shelter where we were secured and anonymous. Now they are trying to kick us out. It is sad.1 year agoReply


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As a Manchester United fan, I hold the highest regard for Sir Alex Ferguspon. The Gaffer has recently turned 70 (Dec. 31st 2011), and I came across some quirky facts about him on the net. Sorry, SAF, you know we all love you!
The Ten Quirks of Fergie
Sir Alex Ferguson is unarguably one of the greatest managers in the world.
A lot of people have already appreciated the trophies that Sir A.F won, the standard that he set for Manchester United and the generation that he built for Manchester for past decade yet we do not see much of his established quirks on the bench.
Below are the ten quirks of Fergie that he practised/still practises whenever he is on the bench to watch his team play.
We all love the old lad but down the years we've noticed some fine quirks:
1: Lobbing chewing gum – Full time whistle goes, Fergie is quick to hurl his used up Wrigley's with contempt at the turf. He then shakes hands with the opposing manager, probably with sticky gum covered fingers. In the past, tourists on the stadium tour used to collect the discarded gum and sell it on Ebay.
2: Retching constantly – Look at when the TV camera cuts to Fergie on the bench or touchline – 9 times out of 10 he's coughing his guts up. Must be the result of standing on a cold dugout for the last 40 odd years.
3: Heading the imaginary ball – When a United player gets a good chance in the box, usually (but not always) a header, Fergie does an involuntary heading motion to an imaginary ball.
4: Twitching of the head – It's subtle and you'll need to watch closely. You'll see a slight turn to the side, usually accompanied by what looks like him muttering "Aye, laddie". Perhaps it's a muscle strain brought on by all the gum being chewed?
5: Saying "well done" – At the end of an post match interview, as in "Well done for nae asking me any stupid *** questions ye dozy ***". Cringe worthy stuff, makes the interviewer feel like a ***, which let's face it, he usually is.
6: The uncomfortable Press Conference – In his long years of tedious pre/post match Press Conference's Fergie has grown to loathe them with a passion. The phrase "getting blood out of stone" was made for Fergie media sessions. Peppered with uncomfortable silences, denials and simmering rage, Fergie is like a man with a bus to catch. The Govan-er treats media hacks like a headmaster with a class full of under 7's. This attidude can spill over into the above quirk as well.
7: High profile swearing – All managers swear but they do it behind closed doors or non recorded. Few, if any gaffers in the modern game lash out the obscenities to journos and interviewers the way Sir Alex does. Prime examples include: "Knocking Liverpool right off their *** perch" (2002) "Football. Bloody hell" (Nou Camp 1999), "He's a *** great player, yous are all *** idiots" (Veron), "That's absolute ***" (after beating Chelsea 1-0, 2005). He has yet to use the word c-word yet but there's still time yet….
8: Looking at his stopwatch – the classic Fergie ritual and though much mocked is a great bit of mind games. No referee will ever diddle United out of time because they know the hair-dyer from hell is on it's way.
9: The small celebratory jump – When United score a goal Fergie will sometimes do a bizarre mini-jump celebration. He jumps with joy, then it's as if he realises mid leap he's went too far and holds back reducing it to little hop. As a goal celebration it is somewhere inbetween the Martin O'Neill full-on mega-jump and the Sven Goran Eriksson "not even getting up off the bench, I'm so lacking in emotion".
10: Boycotting the BBC – They accused him and his son of crooked dealings a while back so he'll never speak to them again. This has allowed us all to witness the inspirational personality of Carlos Queiroz in post match interviews. Fergie is the only manager in the country to snub the Beeb and to be fair he's every right to given Motty, Lineker, Hansen and co the finger as there was no conclusive proof of wrong doing. It doesn't help that BBC football is littered with Liverpool bias anyway and Fergie has had run-ins with Motty and Alan Green in the past.


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First-term Wheatfield legislator committed to continuing county's successful job-creation strategy
by Christian W. Peck
Public Information Officer
Niagara County Public Information Office
Legislator Kathryn Lance, a second-year lawmaker whose district includes commercial and industrial areas off Niagara Falls Boulevard, will be tapped to chair the Niagara County Legislature's economic development committee, Majority Leader Rick Updegrove, R-Lockport, announced Monday.
Updegrove made the announcement after conferring with Lance, R-Wheatfield, Legislature Chairman William L. Ross, C-Wheatfield, and Commissioner of Economic Development Sam Ferraro. The announcement also ends Updegrove's tenure as chairman of the economic development committee.
"Legislator Lance is the best choice for this critical responsibility," Updegrove stated. "She has served with distinction as a member of this committee, and in that time she has been a leading voice on efforts like the county's commitment to protecting the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station and expanding our Empower Niagara program to create good jobs here in Western New York. I'm proud of what we accomplished at the economic development committee while I served there, but I'm equally proud to entrust this responsibility to someone as capable and committed as Kathryn Lance."
Lance, who is a reading instructor in the Buffalo Public Schools system, represents residents of southern Wheatfield and northwest North Tonawanda in county government. A mother of two, she and her husband, Roger, live in Wheatfield.
Following her 2011 election to the Niagara County Legislature, Lance was appointed to the economic development, administration and community services committees. Within days of being sworn in as a legislator, Lance introduced the first of several resolutions that sought to protect the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station from federal defense cuts. Lance also worked closely with Ferraro and economic development personnel when they prepared a detailed study that concluded the Niagara Falls air base had a $200 million annual impact on Western New York.
"I intend to continue the successful strategies Niagara County has employed in recent years, including a diligent Canadian marketing campaign, strong efforts directed at protecting and restoring our environment, aggressive marketing of the Niagara Falls International Airport, and ongoing efforts to protect the Niagara Falls air base," Lance said after being tapped by Updegrove. "I also fully anticipate continuing to rely on Niagara County's plentiful hydropower as a tool to draw businesses to our area. The Empower Niagara program has retained or created more than 550 jobs to date, and generated $18 million in private investment in Niagara County. It is a critical part of our economic development strategy."
Lance received a detailed briefing from Ferraro about existing programs and initiatives launched by the Niagara County Center for Economic Development as well as ongoing job-creating initiatives of the Niagara County Industrial Development Agency, which works closely with the Center for Economic Development in crafting economic policy.
"Job creation must remain the top economic development priority of Niagara County," Lance said. "To be clear: Jobs are not created by government, but government can adopt policies that create an environment that is conducive to business expansion and job creation. That is what we have done, and that is what we will continue to do."
Lance pointed to the Center for Economic Development's "Niagara County Business Growth and Retention Program" as an example of government fostering a pro-growth, pro-job creation climate. Every year, the Center for Economic Development contacts approximately 60 businesses to evaluate their long-term needs and factors affecting their business models.
"Private-sector job creation is the best long-term strategy for Niagara County, but government must listen to what our businesses are saying and work with our job creators," Lance said. "I have already directed Commissioner Ferraro to continue with the business growth and retention program for 2013, and am pleased with the progress this initiative has shown."
Lance noted that her district was, in particular, affected by economic development policy.
"Unlike the majority of my colleagues, I have no 'Main Street' in my district, but I do have a long stretch of Niagara Falls Boulevard, and the Niagara Falls International Airport is immediately adjacent," Lance said. "Our economic development policy - and its results - are plainly visible to me every day, but the policies of this government have the potential to impact, positively or negatively, every single business in our county. It will be my goal as chairwoman of this committee to foster economic growth in every corner of our county, from downtown Niagara Falls to the village of Barker."
Updegrove also nominated legislators Wm. Keith McNall (R-Lockport), Chereé J. Copelin (R-LaSalle) and Dave Godfrey (R-Wilson) to serve on the economic development committee. Additional committee appointments will be announced later this week.
Pictured is Niagara County Legislature Economic Development Committee Chairwoman Kathryn Lance.


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By WGBH News
Oct. 25, 2011
BOSTON — Does grammar tell the tale of former Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein's self-interest?
Analyzing Epstein's farewell letter to the fans that ran as a Boston Globe op-ed on October 25, media critic Dan Kennedy counted 66 uses of the words "I," "me" and "my" — to only six uses of the word "team."
(The figure rises to 25 when you add "our," "ourselves," "us" and "we.")
Longtime sportscaster and regular WGBH commentator Bob Lobel thought it was a dead giveaway that Epstein's departure was motivated by ego.
"That is not okay," he said in an October 25 conversation with Jared Bowen, guest host of "The Emily Rooney Show." Lobel edits his own opinion columns if he feels he's overused the first-person singular. The fact that Epstein didn't edit all that "I" business out — "That's a red flag," Lobel said.
Then again, the sportscaster has never been a big Theo fan. Lobel believed Epstein's special treatment from Red Sox Nation was circumstantial.
"Here's a local kid, Brookline, great family background. You take that away, he's just another guy. And if he's just another guy he did not do a good job here and in no way should he be given credit for the two World Series," Lobel said.
The first line of the op-ed is "I grew up in Brookline. . . ."
But Lobel wished Epstein well in his new job — and was interested to see how he would fare: "Now he's out in Chicago and this will be the real test. The one good thing he's got working for him, he's got a new owner that's got almost as much money as his old owner."
According to espn.com, the Red Sox team salary total was the third highest in Major League Baseball in 2011 at $160 million. The Cubs came in sixth of 30 teams at $126 million.
Meanwhile, new Sox executive vice president and general manager Ben Cherington said in an interview with radio station WEEI that his top priority is finding a manager to replace Terry Francona, who left two days after the Red Sox completed a September collapse that left them out of the playoffs.
He said he planned to start interviewing "serious candidates" as soon as possible, adding, "We're close to an initial list of candidates and we'll probably try to start setting up interviews very soon."
Cherington downplayed reports that some pitchers were drinking in the clubhouse during games. "I don't believe that anybody should be judged by one moment, one action, one incident of behavior, especially when that behavior was perhaps drinking a beer," he said.
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BRADENTON - The Columbus Crew earned its second consecutive win to begin the 2013 preseason with a 2-1 victory against the Chicago Fire behind goals from Federico Higuaín and trialist Sercan Güvenisik.
The Fire nearly drew first blood in the sixth minute of play when Wells Thompson found space in the box to blast a right-footed shot on frame, but Crew netminder Matt Lampson made a diving save to deny the Chicago attacker's attempt. The Black & Gold went ahead in the 21st minute after midfielder Eddie Gaven collided with Fire goalkeeper Neal Kitson inside the area to draw a penalty kick. Higuaín, wearing the captian's armband, calmly converted the penalty in the bottom left corner of the goal past Kitson to give Columbus the lead.
In the second half, with entirely different lineups, Crew winger Ethan Finlay led a counterattack to find an open Sercan Gúvenisik in front of net. The Turkish trialist finished brilliantly past Chicago netminder James Belshaw to extend the Black & Gold's lead to 2-0 in the 61st minute.
With time winding down, the Fire earned one back as Yazid Atouba blasted a shot into the back of the net past Crew 'keeper Daniel Withrow to cut the lead in half in the 90th minute. The Black & Gold were able to withstand the Fire attack for the short remainder of the match to earn the victory.
The Crew will round out play in Bradenton on Friday against the New York Red Bulls at 11:00 a.m. ET at IMG Academy before returning to Columbus on Saturday.
CLB - Higuaín - 21' (PK)
CLB - Guvenesik (Finlay) - 61'
CHI - Atouba (unassisted) - 89'
CHI - Kitson (Caution) 20'
CHI - Thompson (Caution) 31'
CHI - Jumper (Caution) 61'
CHI - Gallagher (Caution) 73'
Columbus Crew (First Half): Matt Lampson; Josh Williams, Chad Marshall, Tyson Wahl, Agustín Viana; Eddie Gaven, Kevan George, Tony Tchani, Justin Meram; Federico Higuaín (C), Ryan Finley*
Columbus Crew (Second Half): Matt Lampson( Daniel Withrow**, 56); Chad Barson, Eric Gehrig, Drew Beckie**, Kyle Hyland*; Ethan Finlay, Wil Trapp, Konrad Warzycha*, Ben Speas, Sercan Guvenisik*; Blake Brettschneider*
*Trialist, **Draft pick
Chicago Fire (First Half): Neal Kitson*; Logan Pause (C), Steven Kinney, Austin Berry, Gonzalo Segares; Wells Thompson, Jeff Larentowicz, Joel Lindpere, Alex; Chris Rolfe, Sherjill MacDonald
Chicago Fire (Second Half): James Belshaw**; Rich Balchan*, Jalil Anibaba, Rauwshan McKenzie*, Hunter Jumper (Caleb Konstanski 68'); Yazid Atouba**, Daniel Paladini (C), Michael Videira, John Gallagher**; Colin Rolfe* (Eric Robertson* 71'), Dominic Oduro
*Trialist, **Draft Pick


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Homeopathic Remedies for Back Labour and Posterior Presentation
by Piper Martin, DS Hom. Med.
© 2001 Midwifery Today, Inc. All rights reserved.
Editor's note: This article first appeared in Midwifery Today Issue 58, Summer 2001.]
Homeopathic remedies are a safe and effective means of treating a woman experiencing back labour. Homeopathic medicine along with comfort measures such as counterpressure, hydrotherapy and positioning are very positive means of assisting the baby to move into the most desirable position for birth and result in more effective contractions with a shorter and a less painful labour for the mother. Homeopathic remedies are easy to administer and act quickly and dynamically to alleviate back pain. They should be given in the following manner:
Use a 200C potency of the appropriate remedy.
Tip the remedy pellets into the lid of the container and place directly into the woman's mouth; avoid touching with your hands.
Use a 1:10 time frame to assess the effectiveness of your remedy. If the woman has been experiencing back labour for three hours you should begin to see a change in the location of the pain within 18-20 minutes. If the remedy does not seem to be reacting in your time frame you may want to continue observing and talking to your client until another remedy picture is clear to you.
Administering an incorrect remedy will do no harm; the result will be that there is no effect.
There are several remedies that can be quite effective in alleviating the pain of back labour. They may cause the baby to shift positions or even turn from a posterior presentation.* Following are several remedies that present with pain in the back and the differential diagnosis for each:
Case: "Charlotte" was in labour for four hours. She was experiencing most of the contractions in her lower back. The midwife told me that the baby had been posterior for the entire pregnancy. I gave Charlotte a single dose of Kali Carbonicum 200C. The midwife checked Charlotte's dilation at this point and she was six centimeters. After two contractions the baby had turned and Charlotte began experiencing contractions in her abdomen. One hour later she delivered her daughter.
Kali-Carbonicum (potash)
Pains experienced in the lumbar region
Very severe pains in the back, as if her back would break
Desires constant pressure on her back
Pain may pass from the back through the gluteal muscles with cutting pain in the abdomen
Extremely chilly to the point of trembling
Touchy, both mentally and physically—is worse from being touched
Worse 24 a.m.
Posterior presentations
Gelsemium (yellow jasmine)
This is a remedy used for a woman who is about to begin pushing but the baby appears to ascend rather than descend with each contraction.
Pains from the uterus up the back or extending to the back and hips
Nervous chills up the back
Baby appears to ascend rather than descend with each contraction
May lose her dilation during a pelvic exam
Dullness—heavy eyelids, flushed and puffy face
Drowsy and listless—sleepy when she should be pushing
Performance anxiety—this woman may be feeling pressured to perform
Cimicifuga (black cohosh)
Cimicifuga is an excellent remedy when there is lack of progress at any stage of labour. The labour pains of Cimicifuga are present but they are not effective. Cimicifuga will help dilate the cervix.
Misplaced labour pains felt in the back, hips and thighs instead of the uterus
Pains may shoot up and down the thighs or across the pelvis from hip to hip
Cramping in the large muscles
Fear that something bad will happen
Talks incessantly to relieve her fear
Sensitive to noise
Worse from cold
May become hysterical with the pain
Coffea Cruda (unroasted coffee)
Faints due to pain and hyper-excitement of the nervous system
Oversensitivity to pain, despair from pain
All senses more acute
Sleeplessness after delivery (great for midwives and doulas after too much coffee and excitement from attending a birth)
Only pain experienced is in the small of her back
May cry out or scream with extreme fear
Nux Vomica (poison nut)
Irregular pains when the labour does not progress
Ineffectual labour pains extend to the back and rectum
Desire to move the bowels and to urinate—she will comment on this feeling often
Major remedy for fainting during labour
Inflammation or fever after labour with a desire to have a bowel movement
Irritable and impatient
Oversensitive to all external impressions
Very chilly
Postpartum Care
A woman who has experienced severe back labour or an epidural may have residual pain after delivery. I would strongly recommend that Hypericum 200C and Arnica 200C be given for three days following labour for women who are experiencing back or neck pain or headaches. They should take the remedies twice a day in alternating doses, to alleviate the discomfort and assist with the healing process. I would also recommend chiropractic adjustments to help the mother recover fully.
Piper Martin, B.Ed., DS Hom. Med., is a classical homeopath who specializes in pregnancy and newborn care and is a consultant for doulas, midwives and naturopaths. She practices in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada at The Equinox Center for Natural Health. She is the mother of Gabriel, a four-year old boy. You can contact her at email@example.com.


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GFWC Warwick Women's Club
The GFWC Warwick Women's Club will meet Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. at the Elizabeth Buffum Chace center. Members will be making Valentines for veterans to be distributed to the Veterans Hospital and retirement homes for veterans on Valentine's Day. Refreshments will be available. If you wish to attend this meeting call Susan at 737-2651 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Brothers, Sisters and Special Needs
Brothers, Sisters and Special Needs will be presented by Debra Lobato, PhD. Jan. 25 from 7-9 p.m. at the Warwick School Administration Building, 34 Warwick Lake Ave. When a child has a chronic illness or disability, everyone in the family is affected, including siblings. Dr. Lobato will discuss how a child's special needs may affect brothers and sisters (in both positive and negative ways) and will provide strategies for families that will help them bring out the best in siblings. Audience participation and discussion of family experience is encouraged. To register call or text Jessica Schad at 474-3744. Seating is limited to the first 50 registrations. This workshop is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the Warwick special Education Advisory Committee.
Friends of Warwick Animal Shelter
The Friends of the Warwick Animal Shelter will meet Jan. 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Warwick Public Library on Sandy Lane. They will discuss the scheduled fund-raiser and also ideas for new fund-raisers. Everyone is welcome. For more info call Brenda Nordin at 467-2692.
Meadowlark Seniors
The Meadowlark Seniors will meet Jan. 26 at 1:30 p.m. in St. Kevin's Hall. Horse racing will follow. Bakers are Marie Fargnoli, Gloria Greco and Grace Heath.
Little League Sign-up
Due to the weather last weekend, Warwick National Little League will hold a sign-up Jan. 27 from 5-7:30 p.m. at the Warwick National Club House.
Fireside Fridays
Fireside Fridays at the Pontiac Free Library will be held from Jan. 27 through March 16. Read, relax or do needlework by the fireplace on Friday afternoons. The fire is lit at 1:30 p.m. and tea is served from 2:30-3:30 p.m. The Pontiac Free Library is located at 101 Greenwich Ave. For information call 737-3292 or visit www.pontiacfreelibrary.org.
Little League Registrations
The Warwick American Little League will be having a sign-up for the 2012 season on Jan. 28 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Warwick Public Library on Sandy Lane. They will be scheduling tryouts for AAA and Majors in February so please try to make this registration if you have not yet registered. Please bring your child's birth certificate and proof of residence. For more information see their Facebook page, Warwick American Little League.
Steel Guitar Jam
A New England Steel Guitar Jam will be held Jan. 29 from 1-5 p.m. at the American Legion Post #15, 1016 Main St., East Greenwich. The kitchen will be open. The band is Al Carter and the Nashville Boys. Donation is $7.
Rhode Island Burns Night
The Robert Burns Anniversary Committee of Rhode Island will hold its 49th Annual Supper and Dance in honor of Scotland's National Poet Feb. 4 at Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet Ballroom, 60 Rhodes Place, Cranston. A roast beef supper will be served at 6:15 p.m. (social hor, cash bar, 5:30 p.m.). Ballroom and Scottish country dance music for this festive celebration will be provided by Sean Connor and the Irish Express. Entertainment includes The Rhode Island Highlanders Pipe Band and the traditional Haggis Ceremony. For more information call Robin Tremblay at 434-0386 or e-mail email@example.com.
Scholarship Fund
The Rhode Island Building Industry Scholarship Fund is now accepting applications for their scholarship fund. The purpose of the fund is to aid Rhode Island residents who require financial assistance in the pursuit of education in the construction or building industry fields. Any Rhode Island resident who is unable to provide full payment of tuition or other costs for courses related to construction or building industry is eligible. To receive a copy of the application, contact Maureen Myette at 333-3192 or emai firstname.lastname@example.com. Deadline for accepting applications is March 1.
Cornerstone Church
Cornerstone Church, 1990 Elmwood Ave., Warwick, is now a member of the RI Community Food Bank. Hours of operation are the first and third Saturday from 9-11 a.m. and the second and fourth Monday from 6-8 p.m. For more information call 781-6121.
Mentor a Child
Do you have an hour a week to spare? That's all it takes to make a difference in the life of a child. Today's children need positive, caring adult role models to help them develop confidence, self-esteem and a desire to stay in school. For more information on the Warwick Mentor Program, please contact Pamela Leonhardt at 732-7700 x117 or visit the Rhode Island Mentoring Partnership web site at www.mentorRI.org.
Old Warwick Grange #41
The Grange is a fraternal community service, non-profit organization with a special interest in rural life and the traditions of faith, patriotism, leadership and family values. Grange-where the whole family can go and grow. Help them to help others. The meetings are held on the third Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. No meetings in July or August. The Grange hall is located at 1175 West Shore Rd.
Developmental Screening
The Child Outreach Department of the Warwick Public Schools, in cooperation with the Volunteers of Warwick schools (VOWS), conducts regular preschool screening clinics. All Warwick preschool children between the ages of 3 and 5 are offered the Early Screening Inventory-Revised (ESI-R). This is a free service provided by the Warwick Public Schools. Participation in a Developmental Screening is a long established program of the Warwick School Department that provides families with information about their child's development and offers information about community resources. For more information, or to arrange a clinic appointment for your preschool aged child, call the VOWS office at 734-3230.
Free Sunday Lunch
St. Paul Lutheran Church, 389 Greenwich Ave., is offering a free lunch for anyone in need of a meal or companionship. All are welcome every Sunday from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. For more information call 737-6758.
Rhode Island Pet Bird Club
The R.I. Pet Bird Club welcomes anyone who owns birds or has an interest in exotic birds. Meet other people who have birds, listen to guest lecturers and more. The meetings are held on the first Monday of each month. For more information call Michele at 739-7290 or visit www.orgsites.com/ri/ripbc.
All are welcome to try your luck Jan. 11 and every Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Warwick Terrace Hall, 2215 Elmwood Ave., behind the Family Dollar Store on Post Rd. Refreshments and coffee. For more info call Bonnie at 215-4125.
Photographic Society of RI
The Photographic Society of Rhode Island welcomes camera enthusiasts of all abilities. Meetings are held on the second, third and fourth Tuesday of each month, September through May at Lakewood Baptist Church, 255 Atlantic Ave. For more information visit www.psri.us.
There will be bingo every Friday at 6:45 p.m. at Meadowbrook Terrace on Warwick Ave. in the Community Hall.
Donate Shop
The Donate Shop is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit thrift store that provides free clothing to families in crisis. They are an all-volunteer organization that relies solely on the support of the community to continue this endeavor. The shop has a new location at 400 Warwick Ave., Unit #14, between Dunkin Donuts and Shaw's. They are open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The phone number is 533-9944, the website is www.thedonateshop.org and "Like" them on Facebook for special updates.
Gambling Counseling Offered
Bridgemark now offers individual, group and family counseling for problem gambling. If you or a loved one is experiencing difficulties as a result of gambling, call for discreet and confidential assistance, 781-2700. Deaf services are also available; call their videophone number 1-866-730-9573.
Domestic Violence Volunteers
The Elizabeth Buffum Chace Center (EBCC) is currently seeking volunteers for their Speakers Bureau. All volunteers will be trained to provide outreach, as a representative of EBCC, to communities in their service area through attendance at health and community fairs and by fulfilling requests for informational speaking engagements. Volunteers will receive thorough and specialized training under the supervision of the agency services coordinator before beginning this work. For more information, or to get involved, contact Deb Ferrante at 738-9700.
Fife and Drum Corps
The Kentish Guards Fife and Drum Corps rehearses on Wednesday evenings from 7-9 p.m. at the Kentish Guards Armory on Pierce St. in East Greenwich. Free lessons on playing the fife are provided to men and young men interested in joining the corps.
Fife & Drum Corps
Join the Pawtuxet Rangers Fife & Drum Corps of Warwick and continue the great tradition of Colonial/Revolutionary history through music. The Fife & Drum Corps meets every Wednesday night at Wyman Elementary School from 6:30-8 p.m. The corps is open to anyone over the age of 12. Drum and fife instruction is available to beginners.


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Today, I'd like to share a very special online comic I admire very much! Please, let me introduce you to…
Pre-Raphernalia: The Pre-Raph Sketchbook Cartoons of Raine Szramski!
Raine Szramski is the awesome (and, not to mention, super nice) artist/illustrator of Pre-Raphernalia as well as another amazing series called Heaven & the Dead City, which can be either read online here or purchased here.
Pre-Raphernalia centers around the Victorian avant-garde artists known as The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, including the likes of John Everett Millais, William Holman Hunt, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. These artists were quite eccentric, even by today's standards, and lived oftentimes rowdy and scandalous lives.
What's so wonderful about Pre-Raphernalia is that Raine takes the true historical events/relationships/facts and depicts them to the full extent of their eccentricity. When reading, I often find myself laughing out loud! Furthermore, she takes the time to write a full historically-accurate explanation of each comic, thoroughly detailing the backgrounds of each individual involved.
I highly recommend Pre-Raphernalia for anyone who wants to learn a little bit of history while having a fun time doing so. 😀
Below are a number of my favorite images/pages from Pre-Raphernalia.
The following images belong to Raine Szramski.
For more Pre-Raphernalia and Raine Szramski, please check out the following websites…
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DeKALB – Northern Illinois' men's basketball team will wake up in the wee hours this morning in Valparaiso, Ind.
The Huskies will hold a pregame meal at 4:45 a.m. before getting to Valparaiso's Athletics-Recreation Center 45 minutes later.
At 7 a.m., NIU (0-1) will tip off against the Crusaders (1-0) for a game broadcast on ESPN as part of the network's College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon.
Playing so early, not to mention being on ESPN, will be a different experience for the Huskies.
"It's definitely going to take some adjusting to bring the intensity at 7 o'clock in the morning, on national television," junior guard Antone Christian said. "It's definitely going to be something different."
The 24-hour event began with West Virginia's game at Gonzaga at 11 p.m. Monday, and will conclude with today's Champions Classic at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta at 6 p.m., with Michigan State taking on Kansas in the first game and Duke-Kentucky following that contest.
Playing at a time when the normal college student is fast asleep can be an adjustment.
But NIU coach Mark Montgomery has changed his team's schedule around in order for the Huskies to adjust to everything.
Montgomery held practice from 6 to 8 a.m. Sunday and Monday in order to get his team accommodated to the unusual schedule.
"I just wanted to give them that mental edge, but also the feeling of, this is when we're going to be full contact," Montgomery said. "This is when we've got to make sure our bodies are ready to roll and play."
It's not like the Huskies have never worked out in the early morning hours. During preseason workouts, NIU held conditioning at 6:30 a.m. Freshman guard Akeem Springs, a Waukegan native, remembers tipping off at 8 a.m. in high school at the Pontiac Holiday Tournament, and starting AAU games around 7:30-8 a.m.
Playing at this early in the day isn't something normal at the college level, but players like Springs have at least been there before.
"For me, and I think for a lot of people, because of AAU, they're used to the early mornings," Springs said. "We're probably going to wake up a little earlier than we would do on a regular AAU tournament. But I think it's the same, because we have all played AAU, so we've had to get up early and get prepared and get ready to go at a quick pace."
Taking the court so early today does mean NIU gets the opportunity to play on ESPN, something rare for a mid-major program. Other mid-major schools taking part in the 24-hour marathon include Butler, Davidson, Detroit, Hawaii and Kent State.
Montgomery isn't worried about a lack of intensity considering the circumstances.
"The excitement of playing on the basketball marathon, and playing on the big channel, ESPN, it's going to have the guys ramped up," Montgomery said. "And I know Valpo's going to have a good crowd."
Schedule of games
11 p.m., West Virginia at No. 21 Gonzaga, ESPN
1 a.m., Davidson at New Mexico, ESPN
3 a.m., Houston Baptist at Hawaii, ESPN
5 a.m., Stony Brook at Rider, ESPN
7 a.m., Northern Illinois at Valparaiso, ESPN
9 a.m., Harvard at Massachusetts, ESPN
11 a.m., Temple at Kent State, ESPN
1 p.m., Detroit at St. John's, ESPN
3 p.m., Butler at Xavier, ESPN
5 p.m., No. 6 Kentucky at
No. 1 Baylor (women), ESPN2
6 p.m., No. 14 Michigan St vs.
No. 7 Kansas, ESPN
6 p.m., Wichita State at VCU, ESPNU
7 p.m., Cleveland State at No. 5 Michigan (NIT), ESPN2
8 p.m., Lehigh/Robert Morris at Pittsburgh, ESPNU
8 p.m., No. 8 Duke vs No. 3 Kentucky, ESPN
9 p.m., North Texas/Alabama-Huntsville at Kansas State, ESPN2


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The solar energy industry will grow faster than expected during the next few years as American utilities invest heavily in large-scale solar farms, analysts with Barclays Capital said Tuesday in a research note.
Barclays analyst Vishal Shah noted that demand for utility-scale solar projects could eventually make up half of the U.S. market. Major utilities could install about 5 gigawatts of solar photovoltaic projects during the next three years, the analyst said.
Solar power is still a tiny player on the American electrical grid, however.
The utility-scale projects currently in operation in the U.S. provide 444 megawatts of energy to the grid according to the Solar Energy Industries Association. That's enough to power 2.8 million homes, and it's only a fraction of the power generated by another alternative energy source, the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station near Phoenix.
That amount is expected to jump more than 12-fold in the next few years, however, with dozens of new solar plants under development in California, Arizona, Florida and Hawaii.
Shah said SunPower , First Solar , Suntech Power Holdings and Yingli Green Energy will be the primary players in utility-scale projects in coming years.
Because of the banking meltdown, the expansion depends heavily on the promise of billions of federal stimulus dollars that Congress earmarked for solar in the past year.
Power companies have had trouble raising money for major projects, and they still don't yet know how they can access federal grants and loan guarantees.
SEIA spokeswoman Monique Hanis said the Treasury Department and the Department of Energy are expected provide more information this summer.
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I'm a newbie blogger (pushing two months now, but still full of questions), and I have found great help in joining this club and meeting some awesome women...that support one another. What has helped me the most, is the encouragement I receive when someone thinks enough to follow me on any (or all) platform - facebook, twitter, by email, linky follower, etc. Therefore, I try to go through the club and other places and follow those that request it. If you are like me, and you feel good and motivated, when you receive a little follow love, let's help each other out, and get to following.
My blogsite is Properhoney and the blog is here. It's a sweet spot where women are strengthened, empowered, and entertained, as I share tidbits of my life.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/properhoney
Twitter: @properhoney
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Thank you Amanda,
I am now following all your links.
Following you!
Hi Amanda,
Nice, fun blog! I'm following you - can you do the same?
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Hey Jen,
I'm following you on twitter, fb, google, and pinterest. I'm hoping to make that twitter party on Monday! Thanks.
I followed you on twitter, facebook and google.
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I'll also go back through all the post and follow everyone!
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I'm a newbie blogger too, just started on December 29th. I followed you on Twitter and Google+.
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Acorns are one of the great traditional foods of the Southwest, they have been savored from peoples as varied as the indigenous peoples of southern California to the Irish settlers of New Mexico. I cannot speak for the Oaks of other parts of the country, but I can say quite definitively that the acorns of my home region are of unparalleled tastiness. In fact, I prefer them over every other nut I have ever tasted and that covers quite a range. While I once preferred Hazelnuts, I have been slowly but surely won over by the local acorns and pine nuts to the point that other nuts almost seem strange to eat.
There is the unfortunate misconception that acorns are always very bitter, but this is simply not true. ~No boiling or leaching necessary!~ Our acorns need but the gentlest of processing — only to be gathered, roasted to a medium brown color before being shelled and ground to a fine meal. They do not even need to be gathered brown, it's perfectly fine to harvest them while still green and on the tree, as long as they have reached near their full size.
Once they have been made into a fine meal, they can be added to soups, breads, tortillas, cakes, brownies and every form of chocolate imaginable. They add a flavor reminiscent of hazelnuts, coffee and chocolate that varies from tree to tree and species to species, but is delightful in every manifestation. There is a delicated magic to these wonderful nuts, touched by faery and blessed by a special richness unlike any other food.
Keep an eye out for Loba's upcoming post on the Anima blog also all about acorns (we are a little bit obsessed) and will include lots of lovely recipes. For now, you can check out my previous posts and recipes.
Sweet Southwestern Acorns – Another general overview of acorn processing
Roasted Corn Soup with Toasted Acorns & Fresh Rosemary
10 Responses to "Acorn Meal – Essential Nourishment of the Southwest"
Lovely Kiva! Thank you!
yay! I'm so looking foward to those posts! I got more acorns today and there are SO many on the blue oaks getting huge and fat! I'm sure they will be ready in a few weeks time!!
I love acorns too!
So you are roasting the prior to grinding?
Through various browsing, I had read about boiling…
Thank you for bringing this up, I love acorns.
Although as Alchemille has mentioned, you need to boil them. Thereby ensuring the tannic acid is removed. Very harsh on the kidneys otherwise.
Ah, I see from your banana cake post (yum) that those in your area are not so high in tannins. How nice to be able to skip that step! So only beneficial for other readers to know about the boiling.
Wonderful to hear about your acorns. Could you tell me what oak tree you are gathering from? Or is there more than one kind.
I love oak trees. I gathered the nuts once, maybe 30 years ago, soaked them till the water was clear and made a very heavy bread out of them. I did not grind the flour fine. I would if I get the chance to do it again. Here in the NW of Montana we don't have very many oaks. The wonderful oak tree is a symbol of home to me.
Thank you for a lovely post, I look forward to checking out he recipes you have offered.
Hi Kiva. Thanks for the clarifications. I'm in Europe and our oaks and acorns are often enormous! lol Not boiling them is considered hazardous to ones health. Do you have photos, would love to see your oaks – sorry if they're somewhere obvious….


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Citroen ended production of the 2CV in 1990. For most of the population that was just an item on National TV News, but to those who had discovered the secret, it was a devastating blow.
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