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Thursday, December 2, 2010
Quick Update On Planning Commission Meeting
The bulk of the bike plan discussion was a presentation by staff on the process for the bike plan, and some progress that has already been happening in the city, such as the success of the bike valet program. Followed by the commission discussing it's role in this process.
Richard McKinnon, Michael Cahn, Eric Weinstein my wife Meghan, and my self were members of the public, associated with the Santa Monica Spoke advocacy group, who spoke during public comment. When I was done with my comments during the bike plan item, I was asked to stay at the mic and was then asked a number of questions by several commissioners on bike route treatments and what I might consider ideal designs and a location for such an ideal bike route.
The big takeaways to me were, the planning commission seemed fully behind us, a number of them bike around town them self, and commission chair Jim Ries called for having a presentation in Santa Monica by visionary bike planner Charlie Gandy, currently with the title of mobility director in Long Beach. To see the lessons learned in the progress happening there, and Ries alluded to precedents from similar presentations made by guest speakers during past major planning processes. Ted Winterer expressed frustration about Long Beach having more ambitious plans and more real progress being made than Santa Monica, and that even Fresno is ambitiously moving forward with it's new bike plan. There was a also motion to explore creating a sub-committee of the planning commission, as well as some talk of looking at creating an officially sanctioned public task force on cycling issues, as West Hollywood has done.
I think it's also worth noting the previous item on the renovation of parking structure 6, which would include some bike parking and which cyclists also commented on, became a topic of discussion amongst the commissioners on how we successfully integrate bike parking into our parking plans. Many commissioners expressed concern that the sheer scale and number of cars spaces in the plan was out of character with Santa Monica and it's new priorities under LUCE.
I found the comments of commisiner Pugh particularly entertaining as he referred to the cities parking placement priorities as "ass backward", at one point in his comments. He expressed his desire to see priority for quantity of car parking closer to the freeway, such as our currently under utilized Civic Center garage, and use higher parking rates at lots in the downtown core to fund a shuttle service for the parking further away to encourage better parking distribution and make it easier for those willing to park further away to get into the downtown core without a car. This would reduce automotive circulation in the downtown, where the pedestrian experience should be the priority, and keep congestion closer to the freeway instead of our street grid.
I'll try to keep up with news of future meetings, and encourage people to attend if they can, constant presence at these public input opportunities is an important component of changing the gears of city government and while there is not much paint on the street to show for it yet, I feel we are having an impact that is already changing the political culture in the city. Now almost every development project and plan in the city has some talk about how it effects cyclists or how improvements for cyclists can be incorporated, and that was not really the case a year ago, or really even 6 months ago.
There are some specific aspects of the bike plan process that has been presented that I also want to comment on and will write a separate post on that in the next few days. Also be sure to come out for the public open house for the bike plan on Dec 13th, it will be a great opportunity to give direct feed-back on what you want to see out of our new bike plan and show support for cycling in Santa Monica.
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Thank you, Gary, for these updates. Although not many comment, I am sure you have a substantial readership. In any case I appreciate your efforts.
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Sound cyber security testing is a critical challenge, in particular for large and complex systems such as the smart grid and other critical infrastructure. In this talk, we explore the need for, and specific issues involved in, security testing for critical infrastructure and how testbeds play a vital role in that environment. ITI has established several testbeds that allow for the exploration of these issues and for other related research in this domain and we provide an overview of those resources and how they have been leveraged to validate and enable research in critical infrastructure. Two research efforts will be highlighted, 1) A validation of quantum cryptography and its application to high-speed PMU communications in the power grid and 2) Enabling smart meter research through emulation and real-world system deployments.
Tim Yardley is the Assistant Director for Testbed Services and a senior researcher and lead for several projects at ITI. He works to define the vision and direction for testbed initiatives under ITI and engages in research to address ITI's mission. His work addresses trustworthiness and resiliency in critical infrastructure, with a particular focus on cyber security, and includes analysis and development of techniques for securing components, systems, and networks.
Yardley's research in those areas includes work on control systems, telecommunications systems, critical incident response, and simulations of real-world systems. Other areas of interest include health technology, mobile system security, financial systems, and dynamically tailored environments. In addition to his research, Yardley is involved in security assessments, external relations, national working groups, technology development and transfer, and entrepreneurial activities. He is also an active contributor to open source projects around the world.
ITI is a campus-wide interdisciplinary unit of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, led by the College of Engineering, that is fostering excellence in information trust and security. Participating units include, among others, the College of Applied Health Sciences; the College of Business; the College of Engineering; the College of Law; the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; the Department of Aerospace Engineering; the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering; the Department of Computer Science; the Coordinated Science Laboratory; the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; the Department of Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering; and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications.
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This blog is on the many avenues that interest Coach Stephanie. Subjects are a vast array of hobbies, career, desires, coaching and lifestyle.
"I am here for support, guidance, education and as an example of what works for ME. What works for me may work for you or at least provide you with a starting point from which to explore. I am discovering what works for me at every moment. I don't have it all figured out, but I do feel I have a teaching and healing nature with which I am here to share. In this blog, I offer you a view into my practice of being that which makes my experience - MINE."
Certified Holistic Health and Nutrition Practitioner, Stephanie Austin, was guided into holistic living in 2002 when she was diagnosed with Dermatomyositis, an uncommon autoimmune disease affecting the skin and muscle.
Opting for education rather than medication, Austin enrolled in a Holistic Health Practitioner program in 2004 after realizing she'd been gifted with disease so that she may learn to heal herself and later teach others to do the same.
Since her education, Austin has released over 60 pounds and conquered years of junk food addiction through holistic healing and nutrition techniques that she now passes onto others through her business, Wellness by Mother Nature.
Austin has been the Director of Education and Board Member for the nonprofit organization, The Wellness Kitchen. She is the recipient of the 2015 Outstanding Graduate Award from www.ACHS.edu.
Austin is an author, coach and speaker who empowers people on the healing value of nutrition and the innate self-healing abilities of a body in balance.
She has helped hundreds of people achieve balance through methods such as meditation, herbs, movement, supplements, aromatherapy, homeopathy, nutrition, mind-body connection, energy healing and by closely listening to the needs of her clients.
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Our PC boxes were powered by Red Hat Linux 9 and, later, Fedora 2 and 5. Software was written entirely in C++ plus a bunch of shell and perl scripts. For video capturing itself we used Video4Linux2. It was approximately 1.2 megabytes of source code, some parts of it with heavy usage of Boost library. I can say, it was PITA to do research job in project, because, nevertheless we had ability to do partial builds via autotools, project was building at least 2-3 minutes, even after one small change. I didn't know any other computer language at that time, except "must have" z80 and x86 assemblers, C/C++ and some shell/perl. Ok, assembler isn't "must" now, but is highly recommended and useful in video processing tasks, believe me :) Of course, as a normal mainstream programmer, I participated to flame wars at internet forums w.r.t "super high-level" languages, and heard, these new languages can speed up development several times. So, I had some thoughts how would it great to abandon C++ in our ISS at least in non-critical parts like GUI, setup tool, logic, etc.
Later I've started to read Common Lisp books and use SBCL for dumb helloworlds. I found Common Lisp is pretty lovely and, in the case of SBCL, is enough fast tool. I wanted to give it a try in video processing, but have changed my employer and country :) Heh.
2 years flew away, some weeks ago, being kinda more seasoned Lisp programmer, I started to dance around CFFI-bindings for Video4Linux2 - CL-V4L2 project, which, in future, should be a base for my small home
Example in CL-V4L2 uses CL-GTK2 to draw a picture in GTK-window. I sent a patch to CL-GTK2's author, Dmitry Kalyanov, the patch adds ability to use GL-accelerated canvas in your application (via gtkglext library). Dmitry should prepare new sources for inclusion in CL-GTK2 shortly. I remember image scaling was one of the largest CPU consumer in ISS, and bulk GLDrawArea-prototype showed pretty good results: image scaling became as cheap, as a cost of cheapest modern graphic card you can buy in stores.
So, basically, bindings are ready for work, but they are capture oriented only, no video output, no VBI, not all ioctls and structure are implemented. However, it is quite easy to extend its feature set now. Use it, enjoy it, report bugs :)


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Motorcycles Stolen
Two motorcycles were stolen from an Ayr Township home this month, Pennsylvania State Police in Mc- Connellsburg reported.
The victims, a 44-year-old male and a 45-year-old female of McConnellsburg, told investigators the motorcycles went missing from Rock Hill Road between 6:45 p.m. on March 8 and 11 a.m. on March 20. The motorcycles are described as a red 2003 Honda XR-70 and a yellow 2005 Suzuki RM-65. Anyone having further information linked to this burglary and theft of a motor vehicle is asked to immediately contact state police Trooper Hoover at 717-485-3131.
Crash Leads To DUI Charges
A single-vehicle accident along Waterfall Road on Saturday, March 22, has led to charges of driving under the influence being filed against a Robertsdale man.
According to state police, 20-year-old Timothy Maurice Powell was involved in a crash at the intersection of Great Cove Road at 10 p.m. Upon the trooper's arrival at the Dublin Township accident scene, police alleged Powell was under the influence of alcoholic beverages. Charges have been filed through Magisterial District Judge Devin Horne.
Simple Assault Investigated
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg investigated a simple assault that is believed to have occurred in Chambersburg Borough in neighboring Franklin County. Police said the assault victim, a 22- year- old Fort Loudon area woman, was interviewed at Fulton County Medical Center by troopers regarding the March 18 incident. The woman told police she was punched in the face twice but refused to provide information on the accused.
Teen Accused Of Harassment
A 16-year-old male from Harrisonville has been cited for harassment in connection with an incident at 11380 Pleasant Ridge Road last Wednesday.
State police reported that on March 19 the teen and a 74-year-old woman, also from Harrisonville, were involved in a verbal dispute at 3:40 p.m. During the argument regarding family matters, the teen is accused of pushing the woman and then leaving the Licking Creek Township residence. Charges have been filed through Magisterial District Judge Devin Horne.
Car Engulfed By Flames
An East Freedom, Pa., man suffered minor injuries when his 2004 Pontiac Vibe caught fire along Lincoln Highway.
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg said Carl H. Nier, 54, was travelling westbound through Licking Creek Township on Thursday, March 20, when he smelled smoke. Smoke came out of the vehicle's defrost vents, causing Nier to pull onto the berm just west of the intersection of Pleasant Ridge Road, police added.
Within minutes the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames. Nier was wearing a seat belt. He did not require medical transport for his injures.
Teen Accused Of Harassment
A 16-year-old male from McConnellsburg has been accused of harassment in connection with an argument at Hillside Estates in Todd Township.
On Tuesday, March 18, state police were alerted to an alleged fight between the boy and another 16-year-old boy, also from McConnellsburg. The boy is accused of punching the victim in the face at 7:56 p.m. The boys were reportedly arguing over a girlfriend and a missing cellphone. Charges have been filed through Magisterial District Judge Wendy Mellott.
Mischief Reported
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg investigated a case of criminal mischief at Southern Fulton Junior/Senior High School on Wednesday, March 19.
According to reports, an 18-year-old girl from Hancock, Md., told police investigators her left rear taillight was broken out. The damage is believed to have occurred between 7:35 a.m. and 7:56 a.m. Anyone having further information pertinent to this case is urged to contact state police Trooper Hoover at 717-485-3131.
Cellphone Stolen
A flip cellphone was reported stolen from 334 Woodside Drive in Ayr Township between noon on March 9 and noon on March 10. Victim is a 29- year- old Mc- Connellsburg woman. Anyone with additional information linked to this theft is asked to call state police Trooper Piasecki at 717-485- 3131.
Teen Accused Of Underage Drinking
A 15- year- old Harrisonville girl has been charged with underage drinking through the office of Magisterial District Judge Devin Horne. The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday, March 19, at 4:42 p.m. at 8764 Lincoln Highway in Licking Creek Township.
Burglary Investigated
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg investigated a break-in at a Brush Creek Township home on Wednesday, March 19.
Reports indicate burglars entered the Old 126 residence of a 51-year-old Crystal Spring man between 4:30 p.m. and 10:40 p.m. Missing from the home are approximately $250 in change and jewelry. Information concerning this case can be directed to state police Trooper Dountas by calling 717- 485-3131.
Internet Fraud Repor ted
A 23-year- old Hustontown woman reported to state police investigators she was the victim of Internet fraud. The incident occurred between 12:01 a.m. on February 1 and 11: 59 p. m. on March 17.
Local Residents Victims Of Hit-And-Run
Four Fulton County men were the victims of a hit-andrun along Lincoln Highway in neighboring Franklin County, Pennsylvania State Police in Chambersburg said.
Kevin L. Heidel, 32, of St. Thomas, was heading eastbound through St. Thomas Township on Wednesday, March 12, when he attempted to pass a 2008 Ford van operated by Roger L. Barnett, 65, of McConnellsburg. Police alleged Heidel's 2003 Ford Explorer sideswiped the left front corner of the van as he attempted to merge back into the eastbound lane at 5:25 a.m.
Heidel reportedly did not stop following impact but continued to his home where Barnett was able to obtain his vehicle registration. Barnett then met state police troopers at a parking lot along Lincoln Way West to phone the information.
Heidel and Barnett were not injured nor was Heidel's passenger, 27- year- old Dustin A. Miller, also of St. Thomas. Barnett's passengers Murray V. Romig, 42, of Big Cove Tannery; Robert L. Taylor, 44, of McConnellsburg; and 44-year-old Mc- Connellsburg resident Sheldon J. Ramsey, were also not injured. All individuals involved were wearing a seat belt.
State police are slated to charge Heidel with overtaking vehicles on the left.
Vehicle Rear-Ended
Pennsylvania State Police in Chambersburg investigated a two-vehicle accident along Path Valley Road on Tuesday, March 18, involving a Hustontown area woman.
Police reported Matthew R. Eckenrode, 24, of Spring Run, attempted to turn right into his driveway in Fannett Township when his 1993 Honda Civic was struck from behind by a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt operated by Leah R. Summers, 19, of Hustontown.
Summers was not injured and is slated to be cited by state police in connection with the 3:08 p.m. accident. Eckenrode and passenger Virginia D. Harris, 31, of Spring Run, both suffered minor injuries and were transported to Chambersburg Hospital for treatment. All three were using a seat belt.


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Advanced Cannabis Solutions (OTCQB: CANN), a firm offering real estate leasing, consulting, and ancillary products to the U.S. medical marijuana and cannabis industry, quietly announced its foray into the cannabis industry in August, 2013 with Promap Corporation's acquisition of Advanced Cannabis Solutions and subsequent name change in late October, 2013.
This week the Company announced its first major effort to reach investors at the ArcView Investor Network conference on January 23, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. With a network of 80 investors around the world that are already involved in the cannabis industry, the ArcView Investor Network is designed to facilitate financing the industry's rapid growth.
Investors in the marijuana space, including companies like MedBox Inc. (OTCQB: MDBX) and MediSwipe Inc. (OTCQB: MWIP), may want to take a closer look at Advanced Cannabis Solutions ahead of this conference. With a uniquely qualified management team and plans to target the real estate side of the market, the stock could see significant upside ahead.
Read the full press release discussing the investor conference here:
Advanced Cannabis Solutions (ACS) (OTCQB:CANN - News) announced today that it has been selected to present before the ArcView Investor Network at its January 23, 2013 meeting in Las Vegas. The ArcView Investor Network, founded in 2010, is comprised of about 80 investors from the United States and abroad, many of whom are already involved in the marijuana industry.
ACS President and CEO Robert Frichtel stated, "It is an honor to be selected to share our Company's plans with such a prominent group of leaders in the marijuana industry. We believe that our business model is capable of meeting many of the challenges that growers and retailers are encountering in finding adequate commercial real estate and funding to expand their operations. We are looking forward to sharing this information with the forum members."
About Advanced Cannabis Solutions:
ACS serves the cannabis industry by providing the following three distinct areas of products and services: real estate, consulting, and ancillary products. ACSs work exclusively with licensed and regulated clients and does not grow, harvest, distribute or sell cannabis or any substances that violate United States law or the Controlled Substances Act, nor does it intend to do so in the future.
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US stocks slide, extending a weak start to 2014
January 6, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are lower, continuing a weak start to the New Year.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 44 points, or 0.3 percent, to 16,425 Monday.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell four points, or 0.3 percent, to 1,826. The Nasdaq composite fell 18 points, or 0.4 percent, to 4,113.
The S&P 500 has fallen three times in a row to start 2014, the weakest start to a year since 2005. The market remains near a record high.
Best Buy, one of top performers in the S&P 500 last year, fell 3 percent after a competitor said it expects to report lower holiday sales.
Wendy's slumped 3 percent after the stock was downgraded by analysts at Janney Capital Markets, who said sales could be weak in the fourth quarter.


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Dec. 1, 2005
Lipscomb baseball coach Wynn Fletcher has announced the addition of five new players during the November signing period. .
Signing scholarships to come to Lipscomb for the 2006-2007 school year are shortstop Ben Williams from Gordon College, left-handed pitcher Rex Brothers from Shelbyville Central High School, right-handed pitcher Matt Bowling of Page High School, right-handed pitcher Taylor Merry from Lipscomb High School and right-handed pitcher Seth McAdams from Beech High School.
Williams, 6-foot-3, caught the attention of the Bisons coaching staff while playing this past summer in Nashville as the Most Valuable Player in the Sandlott (sic) Wood Bat League. He batted .361 and led the league in hits, runs scored and stolen bases. He also posted a .446 on base percentage. He runs the 60-yard dash in 6.6 seconds.
"Ben possesses above average speed," said Fletcher. "His height and outstanding fielding ability may prove to allow him opportunities beyond college.
"We have been very fortunate to have quality shortstops over the last five years. Ben will definitely keep that streak alive."
Brothers spent parts of many summers at Lipscomb's baseball camp. Standing 6-foot-1, he throws a fastball in the mid-to-upper 80s.
"We have enjoyed getting to track his progression over the years," said Fletcher. "Rex is just now beginning to come into his own. He will be the ace of the Shelbyville Central High School staff this season. And if he keeps progressing he should see action early in his career for the Bisons."
Bowling is coming off a breakout summer season playing for the elite Brentwood Bulldogs program. Also 6-foot-1, he throws a fastball in the upper 80s.
"Matt has very sound mechanics," said Fletcher. "His arm action, along with his determination, should allow him to develop into a major contributor early in his college career. We truly feel the sky is the limit for Matt."
Merry put up outstanding numbers in 2005 for the David Lipscomb High School State Championship team with a 9-2-1 record. In 63 2/3 innings he struck out 79 batters and walked only 18.
He also led Hit-After-Hit, his 18-and-under travel team, to a World Series Championship with a 6-3 record. He was honored as MVP of the Sandlott (sic) Super 18 League.
"We look for Taylor to pitch early on here at Lipscomb," said Fletcher. "He has shown the ability to command three pitches and is very composed during the big games.
"We are very excited to have a home-grown product like Taylor join our program, along with the fan support that will follow."
McAdams is ranked among the top high school pitchers in Tennessee. At 6-foot-3 his fastball is explosive having been clocked consistently in the 87-90 miles per hour range.
"He also has a sharp breaking slider that will make even the good college hitter miss frequently," said Fletcher. "Seth is one of the many great student-athletes from Beech High School who has decided to make Lipscomb his college home. His academic numbers are outstanding, and his work ethic is contagious.
"We look forward to utilizing his talents over the next few years. Seth is another player that I feel has the ability to make a major impact in the Atlantic Sun immediately. We feel very fortunate to have Seth join our efforts here at Lipscomb University."


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Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's animated characters
Hyperion Books, Apr 29, 1998 - Art - 460 pages
From Mickey Mouse to Timon, Roger Rabbit to Hades, and Aladdin to Sebastian--the famous, the infamous, and the obscure--every character of the Disney honor roll is present and accounted for in this comprehensive volume that every true Disney fan and animation enthusiast will treasure.
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You probably remember the ASUS MeMO 370T from CES as we freaked out a bit when NVIDIA pulled it out during their press conference and reeled off a laundry list of fantastic specs and then dropped the bomb on us that it would retail for $250. The basic response to that was "give it now!" But of course as with many products that we see at CES, we had to wait.
In the last couple months we have had a few indications that this one might be worth the wait as the ASUS MeMO 370T may now be doing duty as the first Nexus tablet, which our sources have confirmed will most likely come to market as the Nexus 7 (Yes, that is one better than those pesky Nexus-6 units in Blade Runner).
As yesterday's rumor indicated, the Nexus tablet could bring with it the first taste of Jelly Bean (Android 4.1) and may indeed bear the Tegra 3 processor, which was previously rumored to be dropped to bring the price of the tablet down to the insanely low price of $149-199 that we have reported previously.
Today the ASUS MeMO 370T has passed through the FCC with just WiFi radios on board, which is certainly encouraging as even if it would come to pass that this is not the Nexus tablet it would still hopefully deliver a powerful tablet in a compelling form factor and at a price significantly lower than most of the competition. Another possibility is that there could be two versions of the device with slightly differing specs for the Nexus 7 versus the ASUS MeMO 370T.
While FCC approval hardly provides a definitive timeline for a device to release it does typically come weeks and not months prior to launch so if this thing is going to make an appearance at Google I/O next month (perhaps in the hands of all attendees) and then become widely available in July, this timing would make perfect sense.


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UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. -- It's not easy being green -- or staging a comeback.
That's exactly what Kermit the Frog and his pals are attempting with "The Muppets," their first big-screen foray since "Muppets in Space" orbited theaters in 1999. In their newest adventure, set for release Wednesday, Kermit's felt-covered entourage reunites with the help of humans Gary and Mary (Jason Segel and Amy Adams), as well as a new muppet named Walter.
During a break from shooting last January on the same Universal Studios soundstage where the original "Phantom of the Opera" was filmed in 1924, Kermit (with some assistance from veteran puppeteer Steve Whitmire) discussed returning to Hollywood from the swamp, dating Miss Piggy and crushing on "Parks and Recreation" actress Rashida Jones.
What's it been like working with the gang on this film? It feels like it's been a long time since we've seen you.
It's been like 10 or 12 years. It's a good reason for the gang to get back together. Fozzie was actually hibernating, and we had to pull him out because it's winter time. There were lots of logistics like that we had to deal with before filming, like getting all kinds of permits for farm animals, you know, because that's what a lot of us are.
Where does this film find Kermit the Frog in life?
It finds me in a rather unusual place. I'm like Hugh Hefner in frog skin. In real life, I'm a very simple frog. When I'm not working, I just go back to the swamp. In this movie, I'm still playing Kermit the Frog, oddly, but it's like another version of me. I wanted to stretch myself dramatically. It's about time I got taken seriously in Hollywood.
This stage was first used in "Phantom of the Opera" and is reportedly haunted. Any spookiness during filming?
Yeah, this isn't actually the real Muppet Theater. It looked enough like where we did the real "Muppet Show" that we thought it would make a good set. Things do happen. One day, I got locked in my dressing room for hours. I don't think that was a ghost though. I think that had something to do with Miss Piggy not wanting me to come out at that moment.
What is the relationship status with you and Miss Piggy these days?
Piggy and I keep in touch. We do have a relationship of sorts. It's just not that whole married thing. We never actually got married. There's been confusion about that. Maybe you can clear that up when you write this story. I'm a bachelor. I'm still playing the field. It's always great getting back with Piggy. She can be a little dramatic at times.
You have several celebrities providing cameos in the film. Who has been your favorite?
Well, we had Mickey Rooney of all people. He did a small piece, and so did Alan Arkin. These are guys that we would've worked with in the early days of "The Muppet Show," but I must say there's a special place in my little froggy heart for Rashida Jones. If you get a good look at her, you'll understand why. Don't tell Miss Piggy I said that though.


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The ebtables program is a filtering tool for a Linux-based bridging firewall. It
enables transparent filtering of network traffic passing through a Linux bridge.
The filtering possibilities are limited to link layer filtering and some basic
filtering on higher network layers. Advanced logging, MAC DNAT/SNAT and brouter
facilities are also included.
The ebtables tool can be combined with the other Linux filtering tools (iptables,
ip6tables and arptables) to make a bridging firewall that is also capable of
filtering these higher network layers. This is enabled through the
bridge-netfilter architecture which is a part of the standard Linux kernel.
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Committed to teaching the art and ease of cooking real, local, organic foods -- instead of processed foods from boxes and cans -- in order to sustain optimal health and weight for kids and adults. World-renowned Chef and Author Jamie Oliver is quoted in his book "Jamie's Italy" as saying, "My kids' generation is the first to be expected to die before their parents." How shocking is that? CNN was quoted as saying, "There is a coronary time bomb waiting to go off in our young children."
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I have a small thread that I need to terminate when I send WM_CLOSE to it . I am following the MSDN directives to deal with this problem , that is I set the wnd procedure of the thread like this:
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case WM_CLOSE: DestroyWindow(hWnd);
case WM_DESTROY : PostQuitmessage(0);
return 0;
I expect the DestroyWindow(hWnd) to send WM_DESTROY to the same thread, which I manage by calling the PostQuitmessage(0) which should cause the message loop of the thread 's window to exit, that is the thread to terminate.
but what I see is, quite surprisingly, the wnd proc receives the WM_DESTROY before (and not after, as I expected) the DestroyWindow(hWnd) is called.
I am 100% sure there is no such thing as SendMessage(hWnd, WM_DESTROY,...) nor PostMessage(hWnd, WM_DESTROY, ..) around the application.
Nor is there any overriding of window handles anywere (I log any handle before using it and I never detected any undue variation of such handles).
How is it possible ?
What's even stranger is : I know, because I log almost everything, that I correctly get to DestroyWindow(hWnd) (after receiving WM_CLOSE) and that this function call succeeds, that is it returns nonzero. But this always happens a bunch of nanoseconds after receiving that misterious WM_DESTROY. After calling DestroyWindow(), no more WM_DESTROY seems to be sent....


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Channel Four's Doug Kriegel will have a story at 6 p.m. tonight on KNBC detailing a series of extortion threats to various asian businesses in the San Gabriel Valley.
Kriegel said he was tipped to the story thanks to a Chinese-speaking member of the KNBC staff who reads the Chinese Daily News. Today's piece is a follow up to one he ran with on Friday.
"These are Chinese death and extortion threats," Kreigel said. "Threats from the Taiwanese Mafia."


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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is again extending its reach onto University of California campuses, raising questions about the limits of free speech and how welcome Jewish and Muslim students feel at their schools.
But this time, the controversy does not spring from the kind of direct confrontation that occurred two years ago when Muslim protesters tried to shout down the Israeli ambassador during a speech at UC Irvine and then faced criminal prosecution. Instead, the current debate is being stirred by studies UC commissioned about how to cool tempers and whether anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim bias are serious problems on the system's 10 campuses.
The reports revealed that some Muslim students feel their rights are being suppressed and some Jewish students think anti-Israel protests on campus have become anti-Semitic.
UC commissioned the separate studies last year as part of a wider effort to improve relations in the wake of racially offensive incidents at UC San Diego and other cases of perceived bias around the system.
UC President Mark G. Yudof said he did not think there had been a significant increase in ethnic and religious friction on campuses, although the Internet era speeds up any traditional "intellectual debate." Passions are raised, he said, because ethnicity and religion are at "the essence of a human being and a culture and how people identify themselves in the world."
The advisory reports, issued in draft form this summer, found that Jewish and Muslim students were doing quite well but reported some ill ease and prejudice, especially around protests about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and when Muslims students wore hijabs or other easily recognizable religious attire. Portions of both groups also said they wanted more accommodation for religious observances, such as preparing kosher and halal foods and providing late-evening meals for Muslim students who observe daytime fasting during the month of Ramadan.
The study that focused on Jewish students suggests that campus protests against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank sometimes take on such anti-Semitic overtones that they "engender a feeling of isolation, and undermine Jewish students' sense of belonging and engagement with outside communities." It contends that UC does not tolerate similar verbal attacks on other minority groups.
That report recommends that UC define hate speech and prohibit it on campus. It suggests that a description of anti-Semitism might include likening Israeli policies toward Palestinians to treatment of Jews by Nazis during the Holocaust. The document acknowledges that such rules might prompt legal challenges but urges UC to "accept the challenge."
The other study said that Muslim and Arab students thought their political activities were unfairly scrutinized in the post-9/11 era and that the harshness of the punishment in the UC Irvine incident had deepened discomfort and limited liberties. UC Irvine suspended the Muslim Student Union from campus activities for an academic quarter because of its role in the heckling of the Israeli ambassador. during his Feb. 2010 speech. The Orange County district attorney brought misdemeanor criminal charges against the Muslim students and 10 were convicted and sentenced to probation and community service, which they are appealing.
In addition, the report said that easily identifiable Muslims, such as those wearing religious garb, and politically active ones face "persistent insensitivity" among faculty, students, staff and police.
Yudof said that he would probably implement some recommendations in the reports, especially the ones about better accommodating religious observances. But in a recent interview, he said he wouldn't adopt any limits on speech since those would violate the 1st Amendment.
"In general, anti-Semitic, anti-Hispanic, anti-black, anti-women, anti-gay speech, as opposed to action or discrimination, is protected," Yudof said, adding that he would work to ensure that no student is illegally harassed and that no hate crime laws are broken.
Yudof said he would not bring the reports up to a formal vote when his Advisory Council on Campus Climate meets Oct. 22. That council was formed after an off-campus 2010 "Compton cookout" party at UC San Diego openly mocked African Americans and triggered protests there
Adding another layer to the debate, the state Assembly last month passed a nonbinding resolution urging UC to ban speakers who express anti-Semitism and call Israel a racist or Nazi state. The university did not endorse the resolution, saying it needed more protections for free speech. On Saturday , the UC Student Assn. leadership voted to protest that Assembly action and contended it could wrongly label critics of Israel as anti-Semitic.
Schools can ban incitement to violence and harassment but cannot prohibit political speech no matter how upsetting it may be, said Will Creeley, an official at the Philadelphia-based Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, an organization that has sued universities nationwide to halt censorship. "The answer to offensive speech is more speech, not censorship," he said.
Creeley added, however, that he thinks the heckling of the Israeli ambassador violated free speech rules. He said he did not take a position on whether the criminal charges were merited.
San Diego attorney Richard Barton, who is a co-author of the report on Jewish students, said he was not seeking to stifle criticism of Israel, nor contending that all anti-Israel protests constitute hate speech. But when Nazi swastikas are used or the Star of David is defaced in those protests, UC has a "responsibility to prevent the campus environment from being hostile to students," said Barton, who is the national education chairman of the Anti-Defamation League. Where to draw the lines between liberty and protection can be difficult, he said, but UC should try to at least "explore more fully where those lines are."
Many Muslim students think UC responded to pressure from outside political groups when it suspended the Muslim Student Union after the heckling incident, said Imam Jihad Turk, one of the authors of the report on Muslim and Arab students and a religious advisor at the Islamic Center of Southern California. Those students also think UC should have fought the district attorney's decision to prosecute the students, he said.
Most Muslim and Arab students at UC feel "completely at home" except for those who are overtly visible as Muslim with beards or head scarves, he said. "Anyone who stands out feels unwelcome," said Turk, who is also dean of an Islamic seminary affiliated with Claremont Lincoln University.
The UC reports also have set off debate within the Jewish community.
Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, a Hebrew language lecturer at UC Santa Cruz whose allegations of campus anti-Semitism set off a federal civil rights investigation, said the report on Jewish students accurately portrayed how anti-Israel protests make them feel under attack.
But Cecilie Surasky, an official at the Oakland-based Jewish Voice for Peace, a group that opposes Israel's occupation of the West Bank, said that the UC report seemed to exaggerate any anti-Semitism at UC and the hurt feelings of Jewish students. In fact, she said, Jewish students participate in protests against Israel's treatment of Palestinians. Any limits on free speech, she added, "are anathema to everything a university stands for."
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Welcome to First Page Wednesday. This is a fun way to get 'over the hump' in our week and learn a thing or two in the process.
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Scottish Highlands
July, 1599
"Will you stand there all day, Ronan?" she teased, flipping her long red tail of hair behind her shoulder. "Or will you fight me?"
Triona McAllister, the only daughter of Laird Douglas McAllister, and the most stunningly perfect creature that ever lived, faced Ronan over her little silver dagger. It was bad enough this had been his idea, but did he have to freeze up now that he had her there, in the garden, awaiting her daily lesson?
Ronan didn't always loose his wits before her, tongue sticking to the roof of his mouth like a callow lad. He was a full score, for pities sake; and McAllister Clan Champion. But today was different.
"Are you ill?" Triona questioned. Her heavy lashes narrowed over moss green eyes.
"Nay," Ronan managed, strangled.
She stepped up to him in her plum gown and bare feet, her boots having been discarded under a rose bush as if they annoyed her. Creamy lace peeked from under a bodice that curved gently across the middle of her breastbone.
Triona's head came to his shoulder, and she rose up on the balls of her dirty feet to reach his forehead. She fingered his long hair away, placing her free hand over his skin. Ronan brushed her aside. He hated being coddled.
"I am not feverish," he retorted.
"Hmm . . ." She cocked her head to one side and pursed her lips. "Perhaps you dinna want to do this today, Ronan of the Raven Locks?" Triona used her favorite nick name for him.
"'Tis not that," he grouched. Sakes, not that. Her lessons meant he had her undivided attention. It was the best part of his day.
Ronan reached for her arm with a calloused, sword-scarred hand, then pulled away again. "There is something I need to tell you," he said seriously.
Triona's full lips turned down into a scowl too fierce for such a pretty face. She sheathed her dagger with a flourish and crossed her arms over her ribcage. "What?"
Ronan took a deep breath. She was going to make this difficult for him. Of course she was.
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The Handbook of Historical Sociolinguistics
The Handbook of Historical Sociolinguistics
Mar 2012, Wiley-Blackwell
704 pages
DescriptionWritten by an international team of leading scholars, this groundbreaking reference work explores the nature of language change and diffusion, and paves the way for future research in this rapidly expanding interdisciplinary field.
- Features 35 newly-written essays from internationally acclaimed experts that reflect the growth and vitality of the burgeoning area of historical sociolinguistics
- Examines how sociolinguistic theoretical models, methods, findings, and expertise can be used to reconstruct a language's past in order to explain linguistic changes and developments
- Bridges the gap between the past and the present in linguistic studies
- Structured thematically into sections exploring: origins and theoretical assumptions; methods for the sociolinguistic study of the history of languages; linguistic and extra-linguistic variables; historical dialectology, language contact and diffusion; and attitudes to language
Plates x
Figures x
Maps xii
Tables xiii
Notes on Contributors xv
Preface xxvii
Teresa Fanego
Introduction 1
J. Camilo Conde-Silvestre & Juan M. Hernández-Campoy
Part I Origins and Theoretical Assumptions 9
1 Diachrony vs Synchrony: the Complementary Evolution of Two (Ir)reconcilable Dimensions 11
Jean Aitchison
2 Historical Sociolinguistics: Origins, Motivations, and Paradigms 22
Terttu Nevalainen and Helena Raumolin-Brunberg
3 Social History and the Sociology of Language 41
Robert McColl Millar
Part II Methods for the Sociolinguistic Study of the History of Languages 61
4 The Application of the Quantitative Paradigm to Historical Sociolinguistics: Problems with the Generalizability Principle 63
Juan M. Hernández-Campoy and Natalie Schilling
5 The Uniformitarian Principle and the Risk of Anachronisms in Language and Social History 80
Alexander Bergs
6 The Use of Linguistic Corpora for the Study of Linguistic Variation and Change: Types and Computational Applications 99
Pascual Cantos
7 Editing the Medieval Manuscript in its Social Context 123
Nila Vázquez and Teresa Marqués-Aguado
8 Medical, Official, and Monastic Documents in Sociolinguistic Research 140
Laura Esteban-Segura
9 The Use of Private Letters and Diaries in Sociolinguistic Investigation 156
Stephan Elspass
10 The Use of Literary Sources in Historical Sociolinguistic Research 170
K. Anipa
11 Early Advertising and Newspapers as Sources of Sociolinguistic Investigation 191
Carol Percy
Part III Linguistic and Socio-demographic Variables 211
12 Orthographic Variables 213
Hanna Rutkowska and Paul Rössler
13 Phonological Variables 237
Anna Hebda
14 Grammatical Variables 253
Anita Auer and Anja Voeste
15 Lexical-Semantic Variables 271
Joachim Grzega
16 Pragmatic Variables 293
Andreas H. Jucker and Irma Taavitsainen
17 Class, Age, and Gender-based Patterns 307
Agnieszka Kielkiewicz-Janowiak
18 The Role of Social Networks and Mobility in Diachronic Sociolinguistics 332
Juan Camilo Conde-Silvestre
19 Race, Ethnicity, Religion, and Castes 353
Rajend Mesthrie
Part IV Historical Dialectology, Language Contact, Change, and Diffusion 367
20 The Teleology of Change: Functional and Non-Functional Explanations for Language Variation and Change 369
Paul T. Roberge
21 Internally- and Externally-Motivated Language Change 387
Raymond Hickey
22 Lexical Diffusion and the Regular Transmission of Language Change in its Sociohistorical Context 408
Brian D. Joseph
23 The Timing of Language Change 427
Mieko Ogura
24 Innovation Diffusion in Sociohistorical Linguistics 451
David Britain
25 Historical Dialectology: Space as a Variable in the Reconstruction of Regional Dialects 465
Anneli Meurman-Solin
26 Linguistic Atlases: Empirical Evidence for Dialect Change in the History of Languages 480
Roland Kehrein
27 Historical Sociolinguistic Reconstruction Beyond Europe: Case Studies from South Asia and Fiji 501
Matthew Toulmin
28 Multilingualism, Code-switching, and Language Contact in Historical Sociolinguistics 520
Herbert Schendl
29 The Impact of Migratory Movements on Linguistic Systems: Transplanted Speech Communities and Varieties from a Historical Sociolinguistic Perspective 534
Daniel Schreier
30 Convergence and Divergence in World Languages 552
Roger Wright
Part V Attitudes to Language 569
31 Sociolinguistics and Ideologies in Language History 571
James Milroy
32 Language Myths 585
Richard J. Watts
33 Linguistic Purism 607
Nils Langer and Agnete Nesse
34 The Reconstruction of Prestige Patterns in Language History 626
Anni Sairio and Minna Palander-Collin
35 Written Vernaculars in Medieval and Renaissance Times 639
Catharina Peersman
Index 655
"Taken as a whole, The Handbook of Historical Sociolinguistics offers the reader an incomparable source of state-of-the-art papers in the field, most of which were written exclusively for the present edition. I am sure it will become a required text for those delving into the discipline." (Journal of Sociolinguistics, 1 October 2014)
"In this respect, the Handbook represents both an excellent summary of the state of the art in historical sociolinguistics and a good starting point for further research." (Linguistlist, 1 April 2013)


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Sept. 15, 2007
The Lady Bisons cross country team finished in seventh place in the Commodore Classic Saturday at Vaughn's Gap.
Carolyn Latham was the top finisher for the women's team in a time of 19:21 for the 5-K race, an improvement of 1:03 over her time from last year.
Close behind, Shannon Shoemake had a terrific day with a time of 20:08 a 52-second improvement over last year. Erin Pyles was third for the team in a time of 20:15, a 54-second improvement over last year's time. Freshman Jenny Randolph followed close behind in a time of 20:16, while freshman Caitlin Anderson runded out the Lipscomb top five with a time of 20:58. Julie Alley (21:12), Valerie Winkler (21:59) and Paloma Floden (22:14) rounded out the eight finishers for the Bison.
"I was very impressed by the improvement I saw on our women's team," said head coach Bill Taylor. "Although we can improve a ton before the end of the season, the women really competed today. It was fun to watch.
"Carolyn made a big statement for herself up front. We believe her time is her all-time 5K cross country PR. Shannon Shoemake attacked the course and ran terrific for the team. Jenny Randolph impresses me so much with her guts and heart. She ran her all-time 5K PR today. But I think my favorite performance one the day was Julie Alley, who was struggling at the start of the season, but looked great today and really attacked the race. Her performance is an inspiration for the whole team."
Taylor continues to be pleased with the way the teams have quickly adapted to his coaching style. The Bisons also finished seventh in the race as wekk.
"I am extremely happy with the dramatic improvement we've seen already (in just five weeks) for both the men and the women,' Taylor said. "It's tough for a team to get a new coach just one week before the season and then try to learn his system and adapt to his coaching philosophy.
"We've had a lot of hurdles to overcome, yet they are knocking those hurdles down rapidly. Both teams are believing more every day and we are just going to get better and better. Both teams also have a long way to go yet, which is very exciting. We don't really know how good we can be this year, but I know they will put it all on the line and find out. That's all I can ask of them."
Complete results can be found at: http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/w-xc/stats/2007-2008/girlsxcrez07.html and http://vucommodores.cstv.com/sports/m-xc/stats/2007-2008/boysxcrez07.html


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Onslow County is considering building a Consolidated Human Services building and a new county garage.
Onslow County is considering building a Consolidated Human Services building and a new county garage.
Currently, staff within the Consolidated Human Services Department are being housed in five locations: New River Shopping Center, Onslow County Department of Social Services on Onslow Drive Extension, Health Department on College Street, Halsey Building on College Street and the Multipurpose Building on U.S. 258.
County staff has been instructed to look further at a plan that would demolish the Halsey Building and build a new Consolidated Human Services Building on College Street that would house all of the Department of Social Services and the Health Department, except Environmental Health.
The Environmental Health staff currently within the Halsey Building plan will move to the new government center when it opens. It is scheduled to open this summer.
Phase two of the plan would include demolishing the Health Department and Sexton building, as well as building parking, according to information presented Monday. The Probation and Parole office would then move into the former DSS Building on Onslow Drive.
�You would need to tear down everything else on the property and build parking,� said County Manager Jeff Hudson.
According to Sheri Slater, head of Consolidated Human Services, the move would maximize efficiency.
�This would maximize our staff resources, our human resources, so we are then able to provide that service to the community,� she said.
Slater said it would also eliminate a lot of wasted time for staff who have to make multiple stops compiling information to present to board.
The project would cost an estimated $16.9 million plus another $3.29 million for demolition and parking, according to information from the county.
The project could result in a 1.1-cent tax increase in the 2014-15 fiscal year, however, the county could also use $3.77 million of capital reserve funds.
The new county garage, to be located at the Onslow County Landfill, would consist of 10 bays, according to information presented during the Monday workshop. There, county staff would be able to service all heavy equipment, service the vehicle fleet and house mosquito and vector control.
The current facility, located at 1222 Onslow Pines Road, would become available for storing equipment and vehicles for the Parks and Recreation Department.
The current facility is a metal building with seven bays that was built in 1973, according to information from the county. It has limited office, bathroom, vehicle repair and storage space.
The county also says it is not suitable for expansion due to the limited lot size and is not suitable for renovations due to its low roofline.
The new garage would cost about $4.5 million, according to information presented to the commissioners. Of that, 40 percent would be paid for with funds from the Solid Waste Department while 60 percent would be financed.
County officials say that a tax increase would not be needed to fund the project.
The Board of Commissioners unanimously voted during a recent workshop for county staff to study the projects further and, possibly, integrate them into the 2014-15 budget.
Amanda Hickey is the government reporter at The Daily News. She can be reached at email@example.com.


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Caldwell County Courthouse and downtown Princeton, KY
I've been doing a little research lately on WPA buildings in this area of Kentucky. To my surprise, I learned that Princeton, a small town northwest of Hopkinsville, has one of the few Art Deco courthouses built by the WPA in Kentucky.
I had only been in the downtown area of Princeton once, so Dennis and I drove over to look at the Caldwell County courthouse last Sunday. It is a striking, concrete building that sits on the square in the center of Princeton. Each of its four sides has a dramatic doorway, but the main entrance with the widest steps (photo above) is on the south.
Here's a closer look at the south facade (above photo.) This is the area directly above the doorway. The very austere eagles are repeated around the building.
On the east and west sides, the stylized leaves between the first and second floor windows surely must represent tobacco. At the top of the building, another set of designs may represent plants -- tobacco again? I'm not sure.
One wall has a bust of George Washington (I think) under a giant, rounded-off, concrete ledge that is an architectural detail of that wall. You can see the ledge and the bust protruding from the side of the building in the photo below (upper right.)
This is the north entrance (above photo.) In case you get disoriented, the direction is inscribed above each doorway. I wonder if the pillars in front, with the inset glass blocks, might light up from the inside.
The buildings in the two photos above are just a few of the interesting old storefronts in the downtown area around the courthouse. I believe that Princeton has done a better job of preserving its old architecture and keeping some business downtown than Hopkinsville has done.
The church in the photo above is the Christ Tabernacle. The sign says it's a non-denominational church and everyone is welcome. Nearby there's also a large Baptist church. Both churches are only about a block from the courthouse.
I want to drive back over to Princeton and look inside the courthouse on a weekday. I'm curious whether the interior has any distinctive Art Deco features.
General Harlan B. Lyon of the Confederacy burned the Caldwell County courthouse, the Christian County Courthouse (in Hopkinsville), and others during the Civil War so they wouldn't fall into Union hands. He was said to be the "courthouse-burn'est" general around.
Caldwell County built another courthouse after the war was over. It must have been in poor repair or too small, because they needed another new one by the time the WPA was looking for projects during the Great Depression.


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Young, healthy men who added a daily dose of walnuts to their usual diet had improved semen parameters, a randomized trial showed.
After 12 weeks, those who ate walnuts had better sperm vitality, motility, and morphology compared with those who avoided tree nuts altogether (P≤0.03 for all), according to Wendie Robbins, PhD, of the University of California Los Angeles, and colleagues.
Walnuts also were associated with improvements in serum omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids, the researchers reported online in Biology of Reproduction.
"Whether adding walnuts to the diet will go beyond the shifts in sperm parameters as seen in this study to improving birth outcomes for men within fertility clinic populations or in the general population is not yet known and will require further research," they wrote.
Polyunsaturated fatty acids -- which are found in high concentrations in fish, fish oil supplements, flax seed, and tree nuts -- have been shown in animal and human laboratory studies to be involved in sperm maturation and membrane function. However, not all clinical studies of male fertility have shown differences in polyunsaturated fatty acid concentrations between fertile and infertile participants.
Nuts, and walnuts in particular, have a high concentration of alpha-linolenic acid -- a natural source of omega-3 -- in addition to omega-6 fatty acids, antioxidants, and micronutrients like folic acid.
Robbins and colleagues set out to explore whether adding walnuts to a Western-style diet would improve semen quality. They randomized 117 healthy men ages 21 to 35 (mean age 25) with no known history of infertility to add 75 grams of whole-shelled walnuts a day to their usual diet or to continue their usual eating habits while avoiding tree nuts.
The walnuts were supplied by the California Walnut Commission, which provided funding for the study.
At baseline, the two groups were similar in age, education level, race, body mass index (BMI), body weight, and physical activity levels. During the 12-week study, there were no significant changes in BMI, body weight, or physical activity in either group.
Sperm parameters improved in the group that consumed walnuts (but not in the control group), resulting in significantly better sperm vitality, motility, and morphology.
Serum fatty acid profiles were similar in the two groups at baseline, and only the participants eating walnuts had significant increases in omega-6 (P=0.0004) and omega-3 (P=0.0007) fatty acids through 12 weeks.
The only omega-3 that increased was alpha-linolenic acid (P=0.0001).
Despite the change in serum fatty acids, the fatty acid profile in the sperm did not show changes within each group. However, a nonsignificant increase in eicosadienoic acid in the walnut group, coupled with a nonsignificant decrease in the control group, resulted in a significant between-group difference (P=0.02).
There were no differences between the groups in sperm aneuploidy for chromosomes X, Y, and 18 at baseline or at the end of the study, but in the walnut group there were significant decrease in sex chromosome disomy and sperm missing a sex chromosome (P≤0.01 for both).
Increasing amounts of alpha-linolenic acid in the sperm were associated with a lower proportion of sperm missing a sex chromosome and percentage of sperm with any numerical chromosomal abnormality at the 12-week visit (P≤0.01 for both).
The authors acknowledged that the study was limited by the collection of blood specimens for hormone analysis at all times during the day.
The study was funded through a grant from the California Walnut Commission and the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Center for Occupational and Environmental Health.
The authors did not report any conflicts of interest.
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All season long, we brought you viewability rankings for every game every week. That's over with now, because every game is a must-watch. However, let's rank the 16 possible Super Bowl games from most to least enticing.
1. Patriots vs. Saints: Could the Patriots lose the Super Bowl for the third time in seven years? Could the Saints win only a year removed from Bountygate? The two biggest lightning rods in the NFL go head-to-head in a high-scoring game.
2. Broncos vs. Saints: Manning vs. Brees 2.0. A quarterback rematch from 2009. Plus, so much offense!
3. Broncos vs. Seahawks: You could argue that this is the NFL's best-ever offense against this year's best defense. Plus, it's No. 1 seed vs. No. 1 seed.
4. Colts vs. Panthers: Cam Newton vs. Andrew Luck. Back-to-back No. 1 overall picks in a battle for Super Bowl No. 1. This would be amazing considering how bad both teams were just a couple years ago.
5. Chargers vs. Saints: Brees against the team that gave him up. That would be remarkable.
6. Broncos vs. Panthers: Anything with Peyton Manning shooting for his second Super Bowl is good. Add the Cam Newton element and you're golden.
7. Broncos vs. 49ers: Same deal as above but with Colin Kaepernick instead of Cam.
8. Colts vs. Saints: An actual rematch of the 2009 game, and to set this up the Colts would be one hell of a Cinderella.
9. Colts vs. 49ers: Cinderella Colts against a franchise looking for its sixth Super Bowl, which would tie Pittsburgh for the most all time. Plus it's Luck vs. Harbaugh.
10. Colts vs. Seahawks: Blowout possibility but Andrew Luck vs. Russell Wilson would be fun.
11. Patriots vs. 49ers: Great coaching matchup, offensive vs. defense and two tremendous fan bases.
12. Patriots vs. Seahawks: Fun coaching matchup and offense vs. defense.
13. Patriots vs. Panthers: It is a rematch of a great regular-season game and a superb Super Bowl from a decade ago. Plus, it's David and Goliath.
14. Chargers vs. 49ers: California Super Bowl. The South vs. the North. Not a lot more to it than that, and there's definitely a blowout possibility.
15. Chargers vs. Panthers: At least we'd be guaranteed a first-time Super Bowl winner.
16. Chargers vs. Seahawks: Same deal as above, but this could be a blowout.


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Mission Door
Donna La Mattino Pagakis 5/25/2007 11:32:22 PMBeautiful Jill, great textures and colors! #662091
Lynne Morris 5/25/2007 11:43:46 PMBeautiful image Jill, the colours and comp are wonderful, well captured! #4331340
Evy Johansen 5/26/2007 12:04:52 AMLoely image, Jill! Wonderful colors and tone! Beautiful composition! #4331365
Paul E. Earl 5/26/2007 12:15:57 AMI love this image, Jill! Fantastic! #4331386
Dominick M. Dimacale 5/26/2007 1:11:12 AMAwesome details and composition here Jill...Dominick #4331511
Renee Doyle 5/26/2007 2:12:20 AMBeautiful colours and wonderful textures Jill!!! Excellent composition - love it!
Donald K. Cherry 5/26/2007 2:57:41 AMExcellent comp, color, texture and light, Jjill. #4331667
Glenn E. Urquhart 5/26/2007 3:50:48 AMWell Seen, Like the soft lighting, earth tones, lines... Well composed and quite beautiful, Jill!!! Well Done! Cheers, Glenn. #4331808
Shirley Sicurello 5/26/2007 5:11:02 AMBeautiful composition, lighting is perfect. #4332090
Linda L. Ruiz 5/26/2007 7:17:46 AMI love the rich colors. The lighting was perfect. I had a ball. #4332544
Terry L. Ellis 5/26/2007 8:12:27 AMI love the way you saw this one, Jill! Richly colored and beautiful details! What a fantastic day! Thanks! #4332678
Brenda W. LaFleur 5/26/2007 8:15:51 AMHey Jill! Love all the detail seen in the door and walls. Looks so California! Glad you gals had another photo day. Looks like you all got some good stuff, as usual! Enjoy the Holiday weekend. #4332689
Marilyn K. Lincecum 5/26/2007 12:18:05 PMBeautiful image, Jill...love the colors and textures !! Great details. Thanks for a GREAT day..we really should do this more often !! #4333331
Rakesh Syal 5/26/2007 12:39:14 PMLove this composition and color harmony, Jill!! #4333398
Karen Engelbreth 5/26/2007 12:41:15 PMBeautiful image, Jill! #4333400
David Phalen 5/26/2007 5:12:22 PMExcellent color, comp and textures here Jill. #4333973
Sheryl A. Hudson 5/26/2007 9:30:02 PMAgain, you captured not only a beautiful image, but also the "feel" of this beautiful mission! Have a great weekend! #4334539
Pamela Shane 5/28/2007 10:12:54 AMHi Jill! Spotted this beauty in Editor's First Picks. Wonderful detail,
Mick Burkey 6/4/2007 9:20:26 AMWonderful image, Jill! Love the colors and tones. Looks like a movie set. All your pictures from San Juan Capistrano are marvelous! Nicely done. #4364625
Dr Silly 6/26/2007 3:03:28 PMCongratulations Jill for your finalist for this wonderful photo. :O)
Joannie Bertucci 6/26/2007 3:20:47 PMCongrats on photography well done! #4440468
Kay E. Mahoney 6/26/2007 3:22:37 PMJill, Congratulations on your finalist. Good luck in the next round. #4440494
Keith L. Clayton 6/26/2007 4:19:22 PMWonderful capture - Good luck!! #4441355
Dan Holm 6/26/2007 5:36:00 PMBig CONGRATULATIONS, Jill!! An awesome Finalist! #4442175
Mary Timman 6/26/2007 6:05:19 PMFabulous!
ALLEN O. HOWARD 6/26/2007 6:15:20 PMCongratulations Jill! Veeeeery nice! #4442685
Ken Smith 6/26/2007 6:54:05 PMYou have a way with the SWestern style. Congrats, Jill! #4443234
Terry L. Ellis 6/26/2007 7:00:38 PMF A N A S T I C F I N A L I S T and so well deserved, Jill! Huge congratulations! #4443337
Su Sana E. P 6/26/2007 7:57:38 PMCongratulations on this outstanding Finalist, Jill O'!! #4444024
Nancy L. Green 6/26/2007 8:53:00 PMCongratulations Jill on this wonderful finalist!! <>< #4444471
Donna La Mattino Pagakis 6/26/2007 9:02:55 PMA beautiful finalist Jill!! Congrats! #4444528
Nadya Johnson 6/26/2007 10:15:11 PMCongratulations, Jill ! A gorgeous photo! #4444838
Colette M. Metcalf 6/27/2007 3:51:44 AMCongratulations Jill!!! #4446013
Lorraine A. Cook 6/27/2007 5:52:48 AMCongrats Jill!<:)) #4446807
Carla Metzler 6/27/2007 6:32:39 AMCongratulations Jill! :) #4447249
Lindley Johnson 6/27/2007 12:43:36 PMOutstanding finalist, Jill - I love the colors and textures and the way you composed the image - excellent! #4449572
Kate Jackson 6/27/2007 1:48:31 PMWonderful shot Jill! Congratulations! #4450006
Cindy Wong 6/27/2007 9:58:34 PMBeautiful Shot! Congratulations on this stunning finalist, Jill!!! #4451437
Marilyn K. Lincecum 6/28/2007 5:52:42 PMGreat shot Jill and a wonderful reminder of a fantastic day. CONGRATULATIONS on your fianalist from Memphis, Tennesee. :-) Will be home around the middle of July. #4454579
Linda L. Ruiz 7/5/2007 12:08:39 PMThis is an amazing finalist. I loved your shot. Great job and congarts #4475888
Renee Doyle 7/24/2007 4:28:54 PMStill trying to catch up ... so belated but big congratulations Jill on this wonderful finalist!
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How To Do Bleach Designs On Jeans
If you love the fit but are tired of the look, learn how to do bleach designs on jeans. Everyone loves a good pair of jeans, but sometimes wearing the same old pair the same way gets a little boring. One way to change up the look of your jeans is to do bleach designs on them. A way to do bleach designs on jeans is to "tie-dye" them with bleach.
To bleach designs on your jeans this way, you'll need:
- 1 bucket
- water
- bleach
- In a two to three gallon bucket, pour in one to two cups of bleach, then tightly twist the legs of your jeans.
- Using thick, medium to large rubber bands, wrap-tie them around the legs of your jeans. You may vary the amount of ties you put on the jean legs, but at least four is optimal. You may space them out evenly or not, depending on your personal preference. Make sure the rubber bands are on tight.
- When you are satisfied with the placement of the rubber bands, dip the bottom section of jeans up to the rubber band into the bucket of bleach. Hold it in for ten seconds and remove. When you remove it, make sure you hold the jeans so that the bleach water isn't allowed to get other parts the jeans wet yet. When that section has finished dripping, dip another section of jeans between rubber bands into the bleach water and repeat. This will create bleach designs on yours jeans that are much like tie-dye patterns.
- When you are finished dipping the jeans into the bleach water, lay them out on a plastic tarp, rubber bands still attached. Allow them to air dry. Once they're dry, remove the rubber bands to see the bleach design on your jeans.
Another way to do bleach designs on jeans is to paint on a bleach whisk pattern. Some people like the look of a whisk pattern on their lap.
To bleach designs on your jeans this way, you'll need:
- 1 bucket
- water
- bleach
- paint brush
- Dip a medium paint brush into a bleach-water solution like mentioned above.
- Sparingly brush the bleach mixture onto the lap area (top of the thighs).
- Make sure not to allow the bleach-water to puddle in droplets on the jeans so that it will maintain a natural worn look.
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|Larry Kehres has averaged
13.7 wins per season since the playoffs were expanded in 1999. His
Purple Raiders are 7-0 this season.
Photo by Dan Poel for d3photography.com
Record breakers?
Two quarterbacks seemingly broke the same Division III record for completion percentage in a game on Saturday, as Bethel's Erik Peterson had the best numbers of the day for all of nine minutes before Coe's Jared McNutt did him one better. However, in the end, neither of them holds the mark.
Peterson completed 27 of 29 passes for Bethel, which defeated Gustavus Adolphus 41-21 on Saturday. The Royals' game ended at 3:29 Central Time.
He threw for 315 yards and three touchdowns in the win.
Peterson didn't have the upper hand, however. At the same time, McNutt and Coe were in the final minutes of a 47-7 win against Simpson. That contest ended at 3:38, with McNutt having thrown and completed one more pass, going 28-for-30. McNutt threw for 302 yards and two touchdowns.
However, neither of them turns out to be the record holder. Franklin was unaware that the week before, when Jonny West completed 20 of 21 passes against Anderson, that he actually set the mark. The minimum is 20 completions to qualify.
The previous recorded best was a pair of 21-for-23 passing days, set by Monmouth's Mitch Tanney (2005) and St. Thomas' Chris Esterley (1995).
Mount Union coach Larry Kehres moved up on the all-time college football wins list, passing Bear Bryant with his 324th win as the top-ranked Purple Raiders rolled over Otterbein 51-0. Mount Union has not allowed a team to score since the season opener against Franklin. Cardinals quarterback Ben Sizemore was held to 11-for-28 passing for 68 yards and was picked off three times in the loss.
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No. 10 UW-Oshkosh defeated fifth-ranked UW-Whitewater 28-13, handing the Warhawks their first WIAC loss since 2008 in front of 12,318 in Whitewater. Matt Behrendt came off the bench and completed 12 of his first 13 passes for 206 yards but couldn't keep the magic going as the Warhawks failed on a fourth down conversion at the Oshkosh 7 and later missed a 45-yard field goal. Nate Wara completed 16 of 24 passes for the Titans, who improved to 7-0, throwing for 217 yards and three touchdowns. Tim Filter had two interceptions for the Titans, both in the first half before Warhawks quarterback Lee Brekke was pulled from the game.
Mark Hiben caught two touchdown passes in the final four and a half minutes to help Wheaton (Ill.) rally and defeat No. 12 Illinois Wesleyan 38-33. Jordan Roberts found him twice as part of a three-touchdown day on 24-for-38 passing. No. 9 North Central (Ill.) is all alone in first place after a 42-10 win at Carthage.
Salisbury ran out to a 17-7 lead at the half and held on against an Alfred comeback in the fourth quarter as the No. 7 Sea Gulls defeated the No. 21 Saxons 24-21. Chuck Beckwith had two fourth-quarter touchdown runs to cut the Salisbury lead to three with 5:25 left, but Alfred never got the ball back as the Sea Gulls' ground game ran out the clock.
Hardin-Simmons took a 32-31 lead early in the fourth quarter at No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor but the Cru posted the last three scores of the game to win 45-32. LiDarral Bailey was picked off for just the second time all season, but his defense got his back by picking off HSU's Logan Turner four times.
No. 14 Widener overcame seven turnovers, four of them interceptions of quarterback Chris Haupt, and rallied with 14 fourth-quarter points to win 28-23 at Lycoming. The Pride scored twice in the final five minutes, capping it off with a 34-yard pass from Haupt to Anthony Davis with 17 seconds left for the win. It was yet another classic in a rivalry with a history of classics, something we touched on in this week's Triple Take.
Chris Rose completed 32 of 53 passes for 320 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winning 33-yard pass to freshman DJ Spencer with 1:26 remaining, as Cortland defeated No. 17 Rowan, 24-21. The Red Dragons face Kean, which beat TCNJ on Saturday, next week in a battle of NJAC unbeatens.
Josh Dean threw for 335 yards and two touchdowns but was picked off twice, one of which Dalton Richey returned 80 yards for a touchdown to help Pacific Lutheran defeat No. 22 Willamette 41-27 and hand the Bearcats their first loss.
No. 11 Hobart avenged its one regular-season loss from last year, rolling over RPI 35-7 behind a season-high 339 rushing yards. No. 6 Wesley did not trail for the first time all year, winning 30-13 in a cross-country trip to Menlo. No. 13 Wabash shut out Wooster 30-0 with backup quarterback Andy Walsh, playing in place of Chase Belton. No. 24 St. John Fisher struggled to throw the ball but had success on the ground as the Cardinals got three rushing TDs from Cody Miller in a 21-17 win against Ithaca.


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Working on a line-by-line parody of the New Testament is a unique experience for me as an atheist and it's an interesting way of getting up close and personal with the contradictions and, well, bullshit, of the Bible. I was planning on posting several insights but here's one that requires it's own category: shitty miracles. Thus, Shitty Miracles (the first): The coin in the fish's mouth.
What is this miraculous evidence of Jesus's love?
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at what point is breastmilk "no good" 4 my daughter?
at what point is breastmilk "no good" 4 my daughter?
Taylor Don 10/24/98-11/22/98
Katie Elena 8/24/11
Little SW, Aug '09
Miss MW, Jan '11
Sir RW, Oct '12
3 kids in 38 mos
Never. Breastmilk continues to supply health benefits, comfort, and calcium, carbohydrates, healthy fats, and protein to the baby. In addition, increased duration of lactation confers health benefits to mom as well as baby; lowered incidence of diabetes, heart disease, certain cancers, and obesity.
I was just praised by MY doctor for breastfeeding at my annual physical exam.
Mom to Aimee, born 8/22/11
for 20 months!
Way too lazy for formula
Has someone told you that it won't be good for her anymore?
Mommy to
Lilah 10/08 nursed 25 months
Beatrix 01/11 nursed 30 months
The WHO and many other health organizations say that breastfeeding should continue until AT LEAST the age of 2 years. There are no known risks associated with continuing beyond that, and many benefits, as mommal described.
Thanks The Lilah's Mommy: My daughter's old pedi told me at 15 months, the milk wasn't beneficial; I've changed docs and have a new appointment scheduled early next month so I'll see what the new doc says. My curiosity has the best of me is why I asked; so right now she is still getting lots of nutrition?
Taylor Don 10/24/98-11/22/98
Katie Elena 8/24/11
this site.
You can call me JoMo!
Mom to baby boy Joe, born 5/4/09 and breastfed for more than two and a half years, and baby girl Maggie, born 7/9/12.
Thanks for the link
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When legal marijuana comes to Massachusetts, you won't find it in a psychedelic emporium down on Main Street.
When legal marijuana comes to Massachusetts, you won't find it in a psychedelic emporium down on Main Street.
Nearly 200 non-profits, mostly created to dispense medical marijuana, started the race, with 100 making it to phase 2, which came with a $30,000 fee, a long application and extensive background checks on each firm's principal players.
The applications were scored by an outside firm, then reviewed by a selection committee which picked the 20 operations in line for provisional permits (another eight were invited to apply for a different location). The applications and score totals have been posted online, providing ammunition for those dissatisfied by the results. But the selection committee's detailed score sheets haven't yet been released, making it easier for people to speculate about favoritism.
The lawsuits have already begun. One, filed by a group that had hoped to open a dispensary in Framingham, had a court hearing last week. It charges a more successful applicant — led by former U.S. Rep. Bill Delahunt — with using inorganic perlite in its cultivation plan, and another with misstating anticipated sales tax receipts. There have been complaints that experience cultivating marijuana wasn't given enough weight, that problems people connected to applications have had in other states should have eliminated them, that statements of local support were exaggerated.
"This is a high stakes, highly competitive process," Karen van Unen, director of the DPH marijuana program told me. "People are going to be disappointed."
The DPH will soon release more information, she said, that should defuse some of the criticism. Nothing is final yet, and there's still time to get it right, and new reports indicate there may be another round of background checks. The summer target date for opening dispensaries is now more like late summer, and it takes four months to grow a crop, so it may be the end of the year before the first customer can buy the first bud.
While most of the calls to go back and start the process all over again have come from unsuccessful applicants, there's been grumbling as well from politicians and commentators who didn't like the idea of legalizing medical marijuana from the beginning.
For those who stand to profit — especially if, as many expect, voters legalize recreational marijuana in a 2016 referendum, giving the successful medical marijuana applicants a head start — this dance is compelling. But it's ultimately not what's important.
What's important is that hundreds of people with serious medical issues will soon be able to get the medication they need. That includes people with severe pain, like the accident victim I interviewed before the 2012 referendum. The doctors could only prescribe highly addictive opiates like OxyContin, she said, which left her drowsy and unable to function. Marijuana was a life-saver, allowing her to keep a clear head and work, she said.
With Massachusetts in the middle of a heroin epidemic tied to abuse of prescription opiates, people need alternatives to addictive painkillers. And some research indicates medical marijuana can be useful in treating addiction itself.
What's important are the children suffering from seizure disorders who are seeing their symptoms disappear when treated with marijuana strains that have been stripped of their intoxicating properties.
Weed that heals people, but doesn't get them high? Yes. Marijuana has 80 to 100 different cannabinoids that work in different combinations to produce different effects. Because federal prohibition has for decades made it nearly impossible for scientists to obtain it for research, they've barely begun to understand how the plant works.
Dispensaries can do research in-house on strains and purity, but they are only allowed to sell to patients, not outsiders. But if they can figure out ways to legally partner with scientists, research hospitals, universities or pharmaceutical companies, they may be able to unlock more healing properties in this complicated plant.
Colorado, Washington and other states that have moved more quickly toward legalization have a head start, but Massachusetts is well-positioned to become a leader in this new field.
The good news is we are starting to shed the legal prohibition, cultural baggage and drug-war politics that have kept cannabis' medical properties in the shadows. It's time people dropped the Cheech and Chong jokes and started taking medical marijuana seriously.
Rick Holmes is opinion editor for the MetroWest Daily News, Framingham. Email him at email@example.com.


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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - March 12, 2013 --Lawyers are seeking a 12th juror Tuesday to serve in the trial of a Philadelphia abortion provider charged with killing a woman and seven babies.
Eleven jurors have been chosen this month for the trial of Dr. Kermit Gosnell. Six alternates will also be seated, as the trial could last two months.
Prosecutors say Gosnell ran a rogue clinic that flaunted health and safety laws governing abortions, anesthesia and the distribution of painkillers.
A 2011 grand jury report alleges that untrained staff performed many medical duties before Gosnell came to the clinic each day.
Gosnell is charged with eight counts of murder in the deaths of a woman patient and seven babies allegedly killed after late-stage abortions. He could face the death penalty if convicted.
The 72-year-old doctor has pleaded not guilty.


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Johann Sebastian Bach Sheet Music
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Known as "the father of harmony," J.S. Bach is one of the most influential and revered composers in the history of classical music. His musical style is characterized by counterpoint and variation, as well as the use of multiple melodic themes. A prolific composer, Johann Sebastian Bach's music ranges from solo and chamber works to cantatas and large-scale choral/orchestral works. The music of J.S. Bach serves as the prime pedagogical example and foundation for music education classes worldwide.