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Missouri's own guide to great gardening and landscaping. A State-by-State Gardening Publication
5 Must Have Herbs for Summer
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I decided to plant some herbs along with my annuals. That was the summer I broke free from my mother's way of gardening and went out on my own. The fragrance and flavors of the herbs were more powerful to me than the colors brought by the annuals. In the years that followed, I learned how to grow, harvest, and preserve herbs. >> read article
Fill in the Blanks with Shrubby Annuals
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I can't wait for shrubs to fill the bare spots in a new landscape. So I don't! Instead, I plant some select annuals that quickly grow into big, bushy plants that can fill the void in a matter of weeks. >> read article
The Annual Review
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Just as they review their yearly financial statement, many gardeners do a plant assessment as they consider their gardens for the following year. This is no different than the trialing done at the Gardens at Ball Horticultural. The few new varieties that follow have been chosen from the broad range of annuals (plus one crossover perennial) that are available for the 2012 market. >> read article
'Black Velvet' Petunia
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'Black Velvet' is the latest petunia to hit garden centers and is sure to be a big hit among gardening enthusiasts this spring. This unique black petunia has great potential in the landscape as it looks spectacular mixed with white, yellow and pink colors. Use other colors of petunias or accent 'Black Velvet' with delicate flowers like gaura, 'Snow Princess' lobularia or euphorbia. >> read article


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I am using The ASM bytecode manipulation framework to instrument my classes. I would like to capture sql query of prepared statements and callable statements using asm. Please help.
For example given below is the code for prepared statement.
PreparedStatement pStmt= con.prepareStatement("Select * from emp");
pStmt.setString(2, "name");
Here I would like to print the sql triggerd by pStmt.executeUpdate() and response time taken by executeUpdate method. I am aware how to get respose time taken by executeUpdate method, but I am unable to get query triggered by executeUpdate method at byte level.
For example the output should be like:
executeUpdate() method has triggered the sql query : "Select * from emp" and this method executeUpdate() took 10 millisecs of time to execute
Thanks in advance

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Larry Hagman's absence from the "in memoriam" segment of the Oscars last month rankled fans who loved him even more than they hated his J.R. Ewing character.
But the actor, who died in November at age 81, is getting a more suitable television sendoff Monday on the latest incarnation of "Dallas," which features a new mystery with a old twist – going from "Who Shot J.R.?" to "Who Killed J.R.?"
It took J.R. 35 years from when he first started scheming on TV to finally get what was coming to him, in the form of fatal gunshots heard at the end of last week's episode of the TNT reboot. Hagman, meanwhile, finally gets his due Monday night in a form he no doubt would have relished.
Monday's episode – which reportedly features a somber version of the "Dallas" theme song and J.R.'s funeral – offers a fitting goodbye to an iconic TV character and to a likeable actor who embraced the bad-guy role in two versions of the nighttime soap opera forever associated with his grinning sneer.
Hagman, as we've noted, imbued J.R. with a deliciously ambiguous evil as slippery as the crude that made him filthy rich. Viewers who took "Dallas" dead seriously and those who dug the show's camp value equally appreciated Hagman's portrayal during the show's original 14-season run. He got to return last year to strut a victory lap around oil-soaked Southfork Ranch, an outsized product of Hollywood imagination, a long way from Tinseltown-style glamour.
We suspect Hagman would have laughed off the Academy Awards snub, which came on a night dominated by "Argo," a fine film about the Iran hostage crisis. The 1980 "Who Shot J.R.?" craze overlapped with the real-life international drama, offering a diversion for a bad news-weary public.
For all the hoopla surrounding the "Who Shot J.R.?" nuttiness, the resolution (his sister-in-law/mistress Kristin plugged him) wasn't all that memorable, even if the revelation episode drew 83 million U.S. viewers, about twice the audience as the latest Oscars broadcast. There undoubtedly will be less interest in the answer to "Who Killed J.R.?" (who knows – it looks like the "Dallas" folks are going to milk the gimmick as long as they can).
But there's no mystery as to why Hagman will be missed: In his TV glory days and in his final days, he delighted fans by playing an award-worthy villain, no matter what the Oscars say.
Hester is founding director of the award-winning, multi-media NYCity News Service at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is the former City Editor of the New York Daily News, where he started as a reporter in 1992. Follow him on Twitter.


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Sometimes innovation doesn't come in the form of faster clockspeeds or extra pixels crammed into a display. Sometimes it's as simple as creating a line of envelopes with a lickable adhesive flap that tastes like grapes, cherries, and strawberries.
In fact, if these Flavorlopes taste as good as they sound, they have the potential to completely shift our communications away from email, and back to handwritten letters. Instead of that horrible glue flavor left in your mouth after licking an envelope, the Flavorlopes leave the essence of grape, orange, strawberry, apple, and cherry on your palette. And come the Fall, the company even plans to introduce seasonal varieties including flavors like candy cane, egg nog, and candy corn. It's like Willy Wonka has broken in to the stationery business. [Flavorlopes via Laughing Squid]


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A concussion occurs when the head sustains a hard blow and the
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DIRT Megapack discounted on Steam, three games for just over a tenner
DIRT developer Codemasters has slashed the price of three of its mucky racing games on Steam today. The DIRT Megapack can be yours for just over £10.
DiRT 2 headlines
Final Steam 'Give and Get' lot features Mafia II, Metro 2033, DiRT 2 for $5
Dear Valve: stop taking our money. Signed, us.
Lewie's Weekly Deals - BioShock 2, World of Goo, DiRT 2 for a fiver
Whilst the Steam Sale is worth your attention, it's not the only source of discounts right now. I've got some excellent discounts on games for all platforms lined up for you, so read on. For always up to date news on any and all cheap games, be sure to head to SavyGamer.co.uk. This week's deals […]
DiRT 2 PC demo released
The PC DiRT 2 demo is out now. Yours for 1.31Gb. Get a full list of mirrors, plus gameplay and tech videos, on the game's official site. It features two full events. DirectX 11 boffins take note: the game supports it. Get to it. PR after the break. It released on December 3 in Europe, […]
DiRT2 PC system specs bring DirectX11 to the party
Codemasters has put out system specs for the PC version of DiRT2. And here they are: Recommended Specifications: Enhanced for DirectX 11 OS: Microsoft Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i7 or AMD Phenom II Memory: 3GB HD Space: 10GB Video Card: ATi Radeon HD 5700 Series Minimum Specifications: OS:Microsoft Windows XP, […]
DiRT 2 PC to be released on December 4
Codemasters' announced that DiRT 2 for the PC will release on December 4 in the UK, with a release on December 1 in the US and December 2 in mainland EU. The game will support DirectX 11. To celebrate the announcement, CM's sent out brand new screenshots. Find them after the jump, as well as […]
Codemasters now 70 QA staff lighter [Update]
Update: We've just had Codemasters on the phone to reiterate that no permanent staff have been affected by this in any way, and the 70 QA positions were held by temps reaching the end of contracts. Original story: Codemasters has confirmed to VG247 that it's just dropped "around" 70 QA staff, temps designed to push […]
UK charts: GH5 beats Beatles: Rock Band in Battle of the Bands
Guitar Hero 5 has beaten The Beatles: Rock Band to No. 1 in the latest UK charts. Harmonix's effort didnt even land in the top three, only getting to four in the charts. DiRT 2 and Batman: Arkham Asylum round off the top three. Top ten is below. You can find last weeks data here.
DiRT 2 looking safe for Friday release with big MC averages
Codemasters done good, say the reviewers of the internet. Releasing this Friday, DiRT 2's managed an 89 percent MC average on 360 and 88 percent on PS3, and all anecdotal indications are accompanied by large thumbs pointing up. Round-up below. Do yourself a favour. Gamepro – 5/5 SI – 9.3/10 Team Xbox – 9.2/10 IGN […]
Codemasters uses breasts, tattoos to promote DiRT 2
Nothing says DiRT 2 like tattoos, breasts, and guitar riffs, apparently. That is what Codemasters is using to promote the racer, at any rate, via a Flash game called Dirty Tats where you draw tattoos on a lady's cleavage. Durty taht more like, or at least that is what we came up with after about […]
Official Playstation Magazine reviews in, gives FIFA 10 a solid 9
Official PlayStation Magazine UK has released its monthly scores on some new titles hitting or to have hit the market, and those interested in FIFA 10 should be pleased to know that the sports title got a solid 9/10 from the mag. Other highly reviewed titles include DiRT 2, IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey, Madden […]
Euro PSN update, August 20 - WET and DiRT 2 demos
The Euro PSN update today has some nice demos for you. WET, DiRT 2, Mini Ninjas, and IL2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey. Add-ons consist of Andy Dick for the game Pain, a Street Fighter II themed table for Zen Pinball and the usual Rock Band and Guitar Hero stuff. PSP users can get Wild Arms […]
DiRT 2 soundtrack revealed: Queens of the Stone Age, more
Codemasters has announced the soundtrack for Colin McRae: DiRT 2. It will include songs from White Lies, Queens of the Stone Age, Ladyhawke, Friendly Fires, You Me at Six, The Qemists, and loads more which we have posted after the break. Games out September 8 and 11 in the US and Uk respectively.
Natal won't replace wheels for driving games, says Codies
DiRT 2's Ralph Fulton's told VG that Natal, as lovely as it is, will never be a standard controller for racing games. "I certainly don't ever see it replacing the wheel or the controller as the principle controller method," he said. Don't panic, though, Natal-based racing fans. The motion-sensing system and traditional control aspects could […]
DiRT 2 game designer talks events, multiplayer in new video
Codemasters' chief game designer, Matthew Horsman, is seen in the video after the break talking about how DiRT 2 has benefited from work the team did with GRID. Horsman also chats a bit about the one hundred events jammed into the game, and explains how multiplayer allows you to mix up car and track types. […]
DiRT 2 asset overload: Four videos and loads of screens
Codemasters has gone all out of late promoting DiRT 2 with assets. Today, CVG has posted no less than four, and just in case you have not seen any of these, go have a look. Gamespot has posted six screens today, showing off the X Games. Rally overload for the win.
DiRT 2 to include ESPN X Games
Codmasters has announced that Colin McRae: DiRT 2 will include three new ESPN X Games stages along with official branding. X Games America, X Games Asia, X Games Europe will "infuse added realism by bringing the series' unique action sports atmosphere to the game" and be headlined by Ken Block, Dave Mirra, Tanner Faust and […]
DiRT 2 on Wii gets video
Want to know what the Wii version of DiRT2 looks like? Hit the link. The racer looks to be doing a nice job on the machine, all told. It's out in September.
DiRT 2 features a Colin McRae Memorial Cup race
Codemasters has included a Colin McRae Memorial Cup rally race in DiRT 2. In the game, players will work towards qualifying for the race, and his name will pop up in other places as well. "You'll hear other drivers talking about him," Codemasters' Mark Turosz told MTV. "He's the central figure in the narrative." According […]
DiRT 2 gameplay trailer from E3 shows loads of racing
Of course the DiRT 2 gameplay trailer shows loads of racing. What else would it show? Has stunts, cheering fans, roll-overs, you name it. It's posted after the break courtesy of GameTrailers. Expect it to drift into stores in September.
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We have to say, we can't not back Alex Zanardi, who lost his legs five years ago in a CART wreck with fellow Alex — and fellow vowel-ending-surnamed racing driver — Tagliani. For the first time since his stint with Williams in '99, Zanardi got back into a Formula One car, trading his normal size-9 prosthetic feet for a pair of 4 1/2s (how rad is being able to change your shoe size on a whim?) and whipped four laps around the Valencia circuit. That guy must have more chest hair than Donkey Kong. R k. [Thanks to Scott for the tip.]
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Ada County was established on December 22, 1864, with its county seat at Boise. The county was named for Ada Riggs, the daughter of H. C. Riggs, one of the founders of Boise and a member of the Idaho Territorial Legislature. Boise became the capital of Idaho in 1865.
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GOP contenders engage in feisty debate, blasting each other, Obama
AMES, Iowa — For months, Republicans vying for their party's presidential nomination focused their criticisms on the record of Democratic President Barack Obama. On Thursday, they fought to defend their own records.
For two hours, eight of the candidates clashed sharply over their resumes in a fiery debate that saw the first face-to-face attacks in the fast-developing campaign.
The two Minnesotans in the contest lashed out at each other, with former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty accusing Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., of having no record of accomplishment in Congress. "Nonexistent," he sneered. Bachmann shot back that Pawlenty was just another version of President Obama.
As they fought, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney defended his record as an investment banker whose businesses often cut jobs, and as a governor who once boasted of tax increases while arguing for a bond rating upgrade for his state.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich lashed out at questions about turmoil in his own campaign. "Mickey Mouse," he called the questions.
Watching it all from Texas was the man who's waiting in the wings to jump in with a late entry that's certain to shake up the race.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry was not invited to the debate — and will not be on the ballot for the Iowa straw poll Saturday — because he has not formally declared his candidacy. But he will announce his campaign in a speech Saturday in South Carolina, then sweep into Iowa on Sunday.
The debate's immediate audience was in Iowa, the first state to vote next winter. Bachmann has leapt to an early lead there, threatening to eclipse Pawlenty in their own Midwest neighborhood.
Pawlenty had the most at stake in the debate, fighting to jump-start a faltering campaign that was hurt when he delivered a tepid performance at a June debate in New Hampshire.
Pawlenty came out blazing this time, first taking on Bachmann, then Romney.
"It is an undisputable fact that in Congress her record of accomplishment and results is nonexistent," he said of Bachmann.
She retorted that Pawlenty supported environmental "cap and trade" legislation that conservatives hate, that he "praised" mandates that would force people to buy health insurance, as the new national health care law will do, and that he once said the era of small government is over.
"That sounds more like Barack Obama," she said.
Of her own record, she said she fought against the health care law, opposed raising the government's debt ceiling, fought the "cap and trade" energy proposal and pushed to overturn a law that phases out incandescent light bulbs.
"I was at the tip of the spear fighting against the implementation of Obamacare in the United States Congress," she said.
"She fought for less government spending, we got a lot more," Pawlenty said. "She led the effort against Obamacare, we got Obamacare. She led the effort against TARP, we got TARP. She said she's got a titanium spine. It's not her spine we're worried about, it's her record of results. If that's your view of effective leadership with results, please stop, because you're killing us."
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum jumped in as well, criticizing Bachmann's fervent opposition to raising the nation's debt ceiling under any condition, calling it "more showmanship than leadership."
Turning personal, Pawlenty criticized Bachmann's truthfulness. "She's got a record of misstating and making false statements," he said.
And he hit Romney for enacting a state health care law in Massachusetts that required people to buy insurance, much as the national law does.
After flubbing a chance to criticize Romney to his face in the last debate, Pawlenty leapt at the opportunity. "I don't want to miss that chance again," Pawlenty said.
Romney said his health plan was not like the national law because it applied only to his state.
He also was asked about his record on jobs, as an investment banker when he acquired a paper company and it cut jobs, and as governor when the state ranked 47th out of 50 in job growth.
"Let me tell you how the real economy works," Romney responded. "When I was at Bain Capital, we invested in about 100 different companies. Not all of them worked. ... They don't always go well. ... But ... in those 100 businesses we invested in, tens of thousands of jobs, net-net, were created."
Romney sidestepped a question about his record of arguing successfully for a ratings upgrade from Standard & Poor's, the agency that just downgraded the U.S. debt.
Romney boasted last week that he'd managed to get the upgrade for his state through "sound fiscal management." What he did not say is that he based his pitch for the upgrade on the fact that Massachusetts had cut spending AND raised taxes, according to state files obtained by the Politico website.
Asked about the report, Romney said, "I don't believe in raising taxes, and as governor I cut taxes 19 times."
Also participating in the debate: business executive Herman Cain, former Gov. Jon Huntsman of Utah and Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas.
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Not far west of Philadelphia – the City of Brotherly Love – there's a town called Reading. Due south, in the backwoods of Reading, is a zip code with the name Mohnton attached to it – this is the home of Maple Grove Raceway. It's a place that pulls car nuts from all direction in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, New York, and even New England.
And on July 14-17, 2011, with weather that perhaps will be the best of the summer, about 1,500 Chevrolet owners and nearly 400 swap meet vendors converged at Maple Grove Raceway for some Bow Tie fun.
As an owner of a Brand X General Motors vehicle, Chevrolet is just another GM brand to me, albeit one that made super-cool SS 427 Impalas and mid-year Corvettes. But I've learned the Chevrolet posse is a bit more than just followers of the Bow Tie: They are restorers, hard-core racers, old-school hot rodders, and original owners. Sounds like any brand can make that claim, no? But Chevrolet represents more than a brand – it's an automotive lifestyle.
This guy is the perfect example. Chevrolet built well over a million Chevettes, but how many do you see today? Using a well-designed motor as the basis for creative-ideas-on-wheels is what it's all about.
Next to this Camaro was an early-1950s Plymouth wagon. It too was given the Rat Rod treatment but obviously has had a transplant to Chevy power.
Which brings me to the question: Why are Chevy guys and gals so hell-bent on installing their motors in anything? Isn't it sacrilegious? But I arrived at a breakthrough thought – it's a hot rodder's mentality. In another era, hot rodders would buy whatever car they could get their hands on, then install the hottest motor they could find, whether it was a Flathead Ford, a high-compression Cadillac or Oldsmobile V-8, or a 331 HEMI. Due to the popularity of the small and big block Chevy motors, this mentality continues today with any Brand X car. Take a look at this rare 1972 Charger Rallye as a great example.
But what about regular Chevrolets? How about Bow Tie power in Chevys? Relax! Plenty of variations at Maple Grove, from the Blue Flame Six, small blocks starting at 265 cid, the W-motor 348 that evolved into the 409, the Mark IV big block starting at 396…even a Cosworth-modded aluminum four-cylinder in a Vega. They all have had their proud moments, which is why Chevrolet is America's favorite brand. How would you like to start? Citation? Bite your tongue! Let's start with the Chevelles.
Early Chevelles don't have the popularity of, let's say, 1970 LS6 454s. However, there were plenty of 1964-65 cars to show that they're not the red-headed step child of A-bodies. It's also neat to see the evolution from basic mid-sized transportation to America's favorite muscle car.
But this wouldn't be a Chevy show without Camaros! The 1967-69 Camaro is the spiritual successor to the 1955-57 Chevy in the hobby. The combination of classic GM "Coke-bottle" design with two of the best engine series in America has made it a love affair for many. Which year do you prefer? With or without Rally Sport trim?
There's enough variation with different years and trims to give an automotive archeologist a hard time deciding which configuration he or she likes best. Is it a car with the Style Trim Group like above? Or a '67 Rally Sport with the chrome rockers? Or maybe you don't like the vent windows on the '67?
Every once in awhile you stumble upon something that's different from the same old, same-old that everyone else is doing. Look at the above '67 RS – it's using perhaps the best color combo known to Man, and the owner did a nice job flipping the colors for a "shadow mask" effect. Nice, eh?
None of this could happen without Chevrolet's big cars. The Bel Air spawned the Impala, which spawned the Caprice, but in between all those there's the 150, 210, and Biscayne. In some years one may have been the top of the line, while subsequent years may have knocked it down a notch.
In 1957, Chevrolet unleashed Fuel Injection in two flavors: 250 hp and 283 hp. It continued for 1958-59, but for those years they are very rare for the full-size cars. The owner of this '59 convertible built a Fuelie car using all the correct parts, from NOS Fuel Injection badges to the little screw that held the air box. By 1959, the top 283 was rated at 290 hp.
Do you know what the above photo is? It's a Sun tachometer for a 1961 Impala SS with a 409. The car is a true Super Sport – the first year for the package – but it originally came with a 348/350, which is rare enough as it is. Tommy Nolen from Virginia is the proud owner.
Below you can see the proud owner of this 1968 Caprice sport coupe. Wouldn't owning that make you proud too? But, the thing is, he bought it new so the pride runs deep.
In case you think pre-Tri-Five Chevys don't get any love, this one's for you!
Next up are the Novas. Created as the utilitarian Chevy II to offer a conventional alternative to the advanced Corvair, it soon developed into a serious performance vehicle, especially with the L79 327/350 in 1966. By 1968, big blocks were being offered.
As I had mentioned earlier, I came to the realization that being a Chevy guy may mean being into building an outrageous motor for an outrageous car. What may have passed for outrageous back then may be tepid today, but the older way seems to always stay in style.
So where were the Corvettes? America's Favorite Sports Car is a Chevrolet, after all, and always has had Chevy's top motors. Fuel Injection? Check. Mark IV big block? Check. Aluminum ZL1 427? Check. But late-model Vettes also get some love too.
The 1970s surely were a tough time to be a car guy or gal – this was true throughout the world, not just in Detroit. It was a long road to get back on track with horsepower, but that doesn't mean those cars along the way aren't interesting. Take this Vega for example.
Truck fans were not ignored either. From funky orange behemoths to pickups to Blazers and more, it was a reminder that "Chevy Tough" was an idea before a copywriter came up with the tagline for a certain vehicle from Dearborn, Michigan.
But this is Maple Grove Raceway – where's the racing?
There were over 800 racing participants – wow!. From stock muscle cars to jet cars (which I don't believe are small or big blocks – do you know?), they all put on a big show for the crowd that was willing to enjoy the heat.
Parise Racing are a husband-and-wife team of Pro Modders who race 1953 and 1963 Corvettes. They also created Vettes for Vets, a VIP program that invites veterans, wounded warriors, and active duty military for a fun day of racing.
Next on the agenda was the swap meet. Sometimes it seems everything you need for a Camaro is being reproduced, but not every Chevrolet benefits from that luxury. If you needed that Liquid Tire Chain to restore your Impala correctly, this may have been the place to find it.
So what were my favorite cars? I found two similar cars that were equipped in interesting manners. First for your enjoyment is this 1971 Chevelle Concours three-seat wagon. Sold by Lafferty Chevrolet of Warminster, PA, it was ordered with AC, clock, roof rack, air foil, AM radio…and a 402/300 and a 4-speed.
However, I think this car caught my heart. While the motor is 52 cubic inches smaller, it also puts out an even 300 horses. Invoice shows it came with power tailgate window, AC, "special" suspension, Posi, engine block heater, mag wheel covers, and fiber optics. Pretty cool, right? So what if it had a 4-speed behind that 350? Me want now!


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How much does a chip on the nose of a Murano Picasso face devalue the piece? I saw one for sale locally for a very good price. Wasn't sure if it destroyed the value or just reduces it. The piece still looks amazing. Thanks.
If it's a scarce and good piece, damage will reduce the value quite considerably, but not completely. Often the only way mere mortals can hope to own top quality work is if it has been reduced in price by damage!
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You heard correctly. They concern different aspects of the use of language.
The expression "Anorak" refers to an introverted perfectionist or pedant [British train-spotters are generally assumed to wear anoraks, as do computer geeks], so in saying "Get away from the Anorak language..," Chris Patten means that he does not want to be tied down by narrow definitions of what his job entails.
"Management Goulash" refers to what is also known as "management-speak", which applies to people using words and phrases which they think make them sound well informed and important, rather than using simple, straight-forward words. For example, such expressions as "a holistic, cradle-to-grave approach", or "paradigm shifts", or "stakeholders" are heard all too often. Chris Patten's official job specification will undoubtedly be well laced with that sort of rubbish, and he wants to explain his role in simple terms.
The major difference in their accents is that Chris Patten has an English accent, while Andrew Marr has a Scots accent. Both men are instantly recognisable from their speech as being well educated, sophisticated individuals.
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In this thread, the question was to find a $f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that
$$f(f(x)) = f(x) + x$$
(which was revealed in the comments to be solved by $f(x) = \varphi x$ where $\varphi$ is the golden ratio $\frac{1+\sqrt{5}}{2}$).
Having read about iterated functions shortly before though, I came up with this train of thought:
$$f(f(x)) = f(x) + x$$ $$\Leftrightarrow f^2 = f^1 + f^0$$ $$f^2 - f - f^0 = 0$$
where $f^n$ denotes the $n$'th iterate of $f$.
Now I solved the resulting quadratic equation much as I did with plain numbers
$$f = \frac{1}{2} \pm \sqrt{\frac{1}{4} + 1}$$ $$f = \frac{1 \pm \sqrt{1+4}}{2} = \frac{1 \pm \sqrt{5}}{2}\cdot f^0$$
And finally the solution $$f(x) = \frac{1 \pm \sqrt{5}}{2} x .$$
Now my question is: *Is it somehow allowed to work with functions in that way?** I know that in the above, there are denotational ambiguities as $1$ is actually treated as $f^0 = id$ ... But since the result is correct, there seems to be some correct thing in this approach.
So can I actually solve certain functional equations like this? And if true, how would the correct notation of the above be?


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Imagine if all the water that fell onto Maine in a single year stayed right where it landed. We would be wading through water higher than our waists! Fortunately, the 41 inches of average precipitation (both rain and snow) runs into lakes, rivers, ocean, or into underground storage areas called aquifers. Aquifers are underground reservoirs. The water that reaches these chambers is usually much cleaner than the water of reservoirs at the earth's surface. Almost no bacteria live in aquifers. Many pollutants are filtered out as the water passes through the soil on its way to the aquifer. Unlike surface reservoirs like Sebago Lake, there is no silty mud to cloud the water, no pollution from boaters, and no evaporation of the water supply by the sun.
To tap the groundwater in an aquifer, wells are dug until they reach the top layer of the aquifer, the water table. The water table is not flat as its name makes it seem. It has peaks and valleys that echo the shape of the land above it. When a lot of water is pumped from an aquifer, or when there is a dry spell, the water table sinks lower.
Water flowing into recharge areas--land covered with soil and trees-- refills the aquifer. Bogs and swamps may absorb and store water that later slowly drains into aquifers. When recharge areas and wetlands are replaced by parking lots and highways, less water reaches the aquifer. Oil and road salt from paved roads may trickle down with rain and snowmelt and pollute an aquifer.
Sometimes an aquifer pops out the side of a hill as a spring. You can think of a spring as a newborn stream. Not many animals live in its water because it doesn't yet contain enough oxygen to support much life. Water mites, scuds or "sideswimmers," black fly or caddis fly larve, and occasionally beetles, snails, and salamanders may live in the cold water. Minks, raccoons, deer mice, and jays use springs as people do, for watering holes.
About seventy percent of the earth's surface is covered with water. Only one percent is fresh water, flowing through rivers, lakes, and underground streams. Much of that has already been polluted by humans. That is why aquifers and springs--natural sources of clean water-- are so important.
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Water not only covers two-thirds of the earth, it floods our language as well. Make a list of all the expressions you can think that refer to water, such as: "bogged down," "swamped," "treading water," "the well's dry," "up the creek without a paddle," "swimming against the tide," etc. Then try to come up with an explanation for their origins.


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Kleiber has been a requested feature performer for Bob Saget ("Full House"), Jim Breuer ("Saturday Night Live"), Ralphie May, Bert Kreischer (Travel Channel's "Bert the Conquerer"), John Witherspoon, Josh Blue (winner of "Last Comic Standing"), Pablo Francisco ("MADtv"), Tommy Davidson (In Living Color), Bret Ernst (Comedy Central) and Steve-O (MTV's "Jackass"). He's also had the privilege to open for Billy Gardell ("Mike and Molly"), Tom Green (MTV), Bobcat Goldthwait – and one of his comedy idols, Sinbad.
Aaron recently filmed a guest-starring role for the Nickelodeon series "Supah Ninjas", airing now. He co-starred in the film Help Me, Help You opposite Sabrina Bryan (The Cheetah Girls, Dancing with the Stars) and appeared in the acclaimed drama, Warrior, starring Tom Hardy and Nick Nolte, for Lionsgate, in addition to numerous national commercials. Kleiber was featured in the original series The Mercury Men, seen on Syfy; he's also known for producing and performing in both the groundbreaking independent film (and subsequent Web series) Captain Blasto as well as the beloved Star Wars mockumentary A Great Disturbance, both of which claimed multiple awards at film festivals nationwide.
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GFP levels in hospitals
My question concerns required levels of ground-fault protection (GFP) in health-care facilities.
The facility is a medium-size hospital that has grown from a small hospital through several additions and remodels over the past 20 to 30 years. In addition to the 3,000A main mentioned, there is another 3,000A main and two 2,500A main services all grouped and all with GFP. The distribution scheme is similar to Figure 517-30(b). The GFP on the 1,600A breaker is coordinated with the GFP on the main. The 400A feeder in question feeds a panelboard supplying nonessential loads in a separate temporary laboratory building.
The NEC Handbook commentary on Section 517-17 seems to say that GFP on the 400A panel feeder (Third level) would be Code allowable and possibly desirable "at the option of the governing body of the health-care facility," but is not a Code requirement. The underlying issue with this question is that if the determination is made that GFP is Code required on this feeder, the same would apply to numerous other feeders throughout the facility that do not presently have GFP. This would incur a substantial cost.
The hospital administration certainly wants to provide the level of safety required by the Code, but would like to have the option on whether to go beyond the Code requirements.
Two or more levels of GFP may be required, depending on how the various feeder branches are supplied.
The intent of Section 517-17 is to enhance the reliability of the electrical system. Additional levels are required so that a fault in the normal branch (nonessential loads) will not cause an interruption of power in the essential electrical system. Because the language used in 517-17(a) says "an additional step," this may be interpreted to mean that only one additional level of GFP is required. However, the words "additional levels" in the second paragraph indicate that two or more levels may be required in order to provide the "100% selectivity" required by Section 517-17(b). In addition, more than one GFP device may be required at the second level, depending on the way the normal branch and the essential electrical systems are arranged. In your case, if the 400A device feeds the normal branch, and another device at the same level (also fed by the 1,600A device) supplies power to emergency equipment, then the 400A device may require GFP in order to meet the selectivity requirements of Section 515-17(b). However, you did not say what type of health care facility you are dealing with or what types of loads are served by the mentioned feeders. Normally, the essential and nonessential loads are separated at the first feeder level. Figures 517-30(a), (b) and (c) illustrate this arrangement. If your distribution scheme is similar to Figure 517-30(b), and the 3,000A device is at the service entrance level, only two levels would be needed. However, more than one device would likely be required at the second level.
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Wiring railroad cars
I am involved in rewiring railroad passenger cars. Amtrak says that the wiring must meet the applicable NEC requirements. The particular problem is that passenger cars vibrate a lot, and are subject to jolting forces. I wish to weld the new conduit (EMT inside, rigid outside) to the car body to prevent rattling and looseness, before inserting the wiring. The Amtrak inspector says that I am not allowed to weld conduit to the car body, citing a provision that prohibits welding wire trays to a building, and combining with that a definition of tray that includes conduit.
Does the NEC apply? I think it's mentioned in the NEC introduction.
If the NEC does apply, is the Amtrak inspector correct?
Additionally, the inspector also said that liquidtight used in lengths of more than 6-foot conduit must include a ground wire. The metal conduit on either side of the liquidtight is welded or clamped to the steel car frame. Further, the majority of railroad passenger cars are wired with three-phase delta non-grounded circuits. Thus the circuit breakers are all two-pole, which means the ground or neutral floats.
Is there any need for any bonding ground wire in this circumstance?
The NEC does not specifically mention railroad passenger cars. Section 90-2(b)(1) says the NEC does not cover "railway rolling stock," and I would take that to include passenger cars. However, read the FPN under this section. Like ships, the fact that the NEC did not intend to cover railroad cars does not mean that parts of the code could not be applied to railroad cars. If the AHJ (Amtrak and their inspector) has decided that the NEC or "applicable" parts of the NEC do apply then they apply. Of course the AHJ will also have to decide which parts are applicable.
As for the welding question, Section 300-18(b) forbids welding directly to a raceway.
Section 250-118 says the equipment ground wire must be run with or enclose the circuit conductors. Since more than 6 feet of liquidtight flexible metal conduit can never be used for grounding, a ground wire must be run in the raceway. You could put an equipment-grounding conductor/bonding jumper on the outside of the flex, but that permission, which is located in Section 250-102(e), is also limited to 6 feet. You could argue that Section 250-136 would eliminate the need for the ground wire, and this seems to agree with your thinking. However, although the conduit is equipment, the car frame is not necessarily "provided for its support." The railroad car chassis is, in effect, the "structural frame of a building," and using the structural frame for grounding is not permitted.
Remember, the point of these rules is to make the installation comply with 250-2(d), and the lowest impedance for the ground return path will generally be provided by a conductor "run with or enclosing" the circuit conductors.
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JSS wrote:No matter how small, infinitely small, there is always an infinity of space between any two points.
The distance between any two points is infinite. This means that there is no such a thing as zero distance which in turn means that there are no points that are adjacent to each other which in turn means that all action is an action at a distance which goes against your pseudo-scientific theory which is based on the principle of locality.


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Everyone makes money mistakes. But missteps or miscalculations can cost you a lot over the long term and could inadvertently hurt your family when you're gone.
Consumer Reports offers seven ways to correct your missteps or at least mitigate the damage they can cause.
1. Not updating your beneficiaries. In Consumer Reports' recent nationally representative survey about Americans' money habits, 86 percent of respondents said they hadn't created their will and other estate-planning documents or updated them within the past five years. Even if nothing has changed in your life, every year you should check your beneficiary designations in your will, insurance policies, investment accounts and retirement plans such as 401(k)s.
2. Withholding information from family. The survey showed that in only 40 percent of households did both spouses know where to find details of their financial accounts, required passwords and keys to safe-deposit boxes. An easy solution is to designate a safe, file cabinet or safe-deposit box to hold all important documents and account-access information.
Communication between generations can also reduce hassles and misunderstandings. Yet just 37 percent of respondents with adult children said they'd told their kids where to find important documents, accounts and passwords. Adult children stand a better chance of gaining their parents' trust and helping them make plans if they get their own financial houses in order first.
3. Botching your 401(k). In interviews with Consumer Reports subscribers who've been successful savers and investors, a common refrain was to start saving early in life, invest consistently and put the maximum allowed into a retirement plan. But in the survey, two-fifths of respondents with 401(k) and similar retirement plans said they were investing 6 percent or less of their income, the typical ceiling for getting a full employer match.
Notably, a large percentage of survey respondents mentioned costly investment errors, such as buying or selling at the wrong time. Investing at regular intervals and holding over the long term is the most surefire way to avoid those mistakes and build wealth in a relatively risk-free way.
4. Underinsuring your home and your life. Only 36 percent of the homeowners surveyed said they'd purchased replacement-cost coverage, a more expensive homeowners insurance that provides replacement of your home with like-kind and quality materials. And only 20 percent have umbrella coverage against liability claims.
Two other coverages that should not be overlooked are life and disability insurance. Term life insurance is more economical than other types. Use an online broker such as Accuquote, SelectQuote, Find My Insurance or LifeInsure.com to compare premium quotes.
5. Not preparing for emergencies. Most Americans don't save even half a year's worth of living expenses. Saving a bit at a time -- say, $20 a week -- can help build your cash buffer. That money should go into an accessible bank or credit-union savings account.
6. Ignoring your credit report. Consumers can obtain a credit report from each of the three major credit bureaus -- Equifax, Experian and TransUnion -- free through the industry's official website, at annualcreditreport.com. To most efficiently monitor your credit, Consumer Reports recommends staggering your report requests to one every four months.
7. Mismanaging debt. Credit cards generate among the most expensive type of consumer debt; the average interest rate is about 14.3 percent, according to LowCards.com, a credit card comparison website. In spite of those lofty costs, almost half of the survey respondents with credit cards said they carry a balance on their cards.
To begin to free yourself from that balance, consider consolidating your debt with a home-equity line of credit; rates on HELOCs average between 4 and 5 percent, according to Bankrate.com. Focus on retiring your debt by paying more than the minimum due each month.
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Under a new promotion, customers who buy a diamond worth $2,499 or more from D. Geller and Son and will get a voucher for a free hunting rifle.
Owner Mike Geller told WSB-TV that he got the idea after seeing a similar offer at a Missouri car dealership. He said many of his customers are hunters.
Geller's stores are not handing out rifles at the counter. Customers must go to a local gun dealer to redeem the voucher and follow all laws governing the purchase of firearms.


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Georja: We went to see LA Opera's Don Giovanni last night and Mozart's beautiful lyrical arias and coloratura are still pleasantly ringing in my ears. The melodies become familiar even as you are listening to them because they have so many variations and repetitions. As such this piece is very important as an ensemble piece. And the vocalizations and music sequences worked beautifully as such. All the voices are lovely and meld together like a jigsaw puzzle. One of the three sopranos, Donna Anna, played by Julianne Di Giacomo, deserves special mention, as her voice is extra sweet and lyrical. James Conlon and the orchestra were in top form.
And yet those same highlights and flourishes also slow down the plot of the story since there are so many pauses for variations. It extends the scenes extra long and at times one would wish for a little more timely plot movement.
Gerald: Don Giovanni is Mozart's Italian opera buffo interpretation of the Spanish legend Don Juan about the infamous serial seducer. At its heart and through most of the music, it is a frivolous comedy of flirtations and attempted seductions, but the story is framed within an ominous tragedy involving murder and retribution.
Georja: I found Don Giovanni as opera disjointed and unsettling. In the opening scene we are treated to the antics of Serbian bass David Bazic as Leporello. His comedic timing is as spot on as his voice and he amusingly prances about the stage in his bright orange jester-ish, servant costume. Oh boy, it seems like we are going to be in for another lovely dessert opera in the likes of Cosi Fan Tutti.
But immediately and in the same setting while Leporello is flopping and ducking, we witness a brutal rape and murder scene. Don Giovanni (Italian bass-baritone Ildebrando D'Arcangelo) in disguise appears on the stage full blown in the midst of one of his most ruthless and predatory actions.
Gerald: Apparently, Mozart didn't initially choose this material. Following the popular success of his Marriage of Figaro, the Prague theatre commissioned the piece, recommending that he and librettist Lorenzo da Ponte adapt Bertati's one-act play. They also drew on a version by Moliere. Their opera became enormously popular, spawning translations in German, French, and English, which were mounted all over Europe. Why were audiences so receptive to this story? I think it's like the old movie formula – let them experience forbidden pleasures and indulge secret desires – but make sure that all the sinners are punished in the end. A good example of this type of entertainment in Mozart's time was the tradition of the masked ball, a device he incorporates in this and other operas. What is the purpose of the masks but to temporarily suspend the rigid social order and permit otherwise inappropriate flirtations?
Georja: OK, so if this is a story about a heinous criminal, then let's bring that on full force. And it does – showing the scorned women and their suffering and Giovanni's continued rampage. But yet at the same time, the story flits around Giovanni and his crimes, makes fun of him and his list of hundreds of women he has sullied, even as it continues to reveal more cruelty and deception. Giovanni never changes and ultimately he is punished by eternal forces. As such he is one dimensional, as is Leporello who continues throughout to complain about him and yet secretly admire him in many ways.
The scorned women are also stereotypical and the usual plots of vengence are to be expected. One of them, Finnish soprano Soile Isokoski as Donna Elvira cannot get the bad boy out of her heart.
Gerald: The singers in this production are all uniformly strong and competent. The males sing predominantly in the lower registers, to thrilling effect, and they are offset by the loveliness of the soprano melodies. The one tenor is Don Ottavio (sung by Russian tenor Andrej Dunaev), perhaps the most feckless character, but Mozart gives him lots of stage time and some of the most sublime arias. Some of the other arias have become so familiar and famous that they are stunning show stoppers. My favorite is the Giovanni-Zerlina (Roxana Constantinescu) duet in Act I "Là ci darem la mano (There We'll Be Hand in Hand)." Perhaps more than any other song, this one shows Giovanni's seductive charm, which Zerlina takes (momentarily, at least) to be sincere and genuine. (I couldn't help noticing the resemblance between the lithe D'Arcangelo with his long, stringy hair and a young Steven Tyler, bad-boy rock star.)
Georja: The staging is simple except for two awesome scenes. The graveyard scene where the dead Commendatore (Ukranian bass Ievgen Orlov) becomes a speaking statue, and the dining room scene where Commendatore also appears as white marble and beckons Giovanni to dine with him in hell. LA Opera is very good at creating dramatic fires on stage.
Gerald: Setting a comedy inside a tragedy creates an uncomfortable tension. In this opera, I think it also underscores the hypocrisy of Mozart's age, particularly Viennese society. Enhancing this impression, costumer Moidele Bickel has clothed the actors in 18th century Austrian dress. Particularly striking are Ottavio and Anna, dressed consistently in black to indicate mourning but also emphasizing their straight-laced and stiff-necked mores as members of upper-class, respectable society. These are Mozart's typical theater patrons, and for an evening at least, they'd wish to behave more like Giovanni and Zerlina.
Georja Umano is an actor and animal advocate.
Gerald Everett Jones is the author of the Rollo Hemphill series of comic novels.
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The number of people killed in militant attacks across Iraq reached 761 in June, lower than the multi-year high hit the previous month, the United Nations said on Monday.
More than 1,000 people were killed in violence in Iraq during May, making it the deadliest month since the height of sectarian bloodletting in 2006-07.
Violence is still well below the level it was then, but al-Qaeda's Iraqi affiliate and other Sunni Muslim insurgents launch attacks on a daily basis, seeking to undermine the Shia-led government and provoke wider confrontation.
The vast majority of casualties in June were civilian, with 131 policemen and 76 members of the Iraqi security forces also killed, the United Nations said in a statement.
The worst-affected region was Baghdad, where 258 people were killed and the death toll in Salahuddin, Diyala, Nineveh and Anbar provinces each exceeded 100, the statement said.
On Monday, police discovered the bodies of eight former members of a government-backed Sunni militia who had been killed execution-style and dumped near the town Tarmiya, 25 km north of the capital.
Sectarian tensions in Iraq and the wider region have been inflamed by the civil war in Syria, where mainly Sunni Muslim rebels are fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad, who is backed by Shia Iran.
A decade after the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, a stable power-sharing compromise is yet to be found between Shias, Sunnis, and ethnic Kurds who run their own autonomous region in the north.
Last year, a total of 4,471 civilians were killed in what rights group Iraq Body Count described as a "low-level war" with insurgents - the first annual climb in the death toll in three years.


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Hingham boys track garners Sportsmanship Award
February 20, 2012
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Hingham boys track garners Sportsmanship Award: Harbormen win Ralph Lord Sportsmanship Award
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Under the leadership of Coach Fred Jewett, the Hingham Boys Track Team has demonstrated the important rolethat student-athletes and their coaches can play in creating and promoting sportsmanship as well as safe relationships andcommunities.
On Friday February 17 at the Division 3 Championship Track Meet, where the Harbormen finished third, behind Pembroke andBishop Feehan, the MIAA recognized the team for being voted the Patriot League Team Sportsmanship Award and for theirparticipation in the White Ribbon Day Campaign, by presenting them with the Ralph Lord Sportsmanship Award.
"We congratulate these male student athletes for their courage to step forward and take on the issues of respect and safety inrelationships," stated Craig Norberg-Bohm, Coordinator of the JDI Men's Initiative commented, "High schools are not immuneto issues of sexual and domestic violence. Whether the violence occurs among students or is experienced at home, at work, or inthe community, sexual and domestic violence affects everyone - including athletes. Since many athletes are leaders in theircommunities, their stance in stopping violence against women can inspire others in their schools and communities to do thesame. The coaches and athletes from Hingham High are role models for what it means to be well-rounded athletes on and offthe field by using one's leadership skills to take a stand on important community issues, including violence against women."
Coach Fred Jewett in conjunction with the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office, the Hingham Police and High SchoolAdministration was actively involved in many White Ribbon Day events at Hingham HS and schools throughout the south shorefrom 2001-2007. Jewett has been a White Ribbon Day Ambassador since the statewide campaign began in Massachusetts in2008. He most recently was involved in the development of the Jane Doe Inc. White Ribbon Toolkit for student athletes andtheir coaches. (http://whiteribbonday.janedoe.org/sports_team_toolkit.html) His insights have been instrumental in creatingthis program to engage schools around this issue.
Jewett said the involvement with Jane Doe Inc.'s White Ribbon Day campaign has opened new doors for his players and theschool at large.
"The positive approach of JDI's Massachusetts White Ribbon Day campaign is an effective way to engage young men inconversations about what it means to treat people with respect," he said. "By raising awareness about the devastating effects ofrelationship and domestic violence, the White Ribbon gives men a chance to speak out against and help break the cycle ofviolence toward women. The White Ribbon Campaign gives athletes the opportunity to publicly state to their peers that theyshould never commit or condone violence against women. As coaches, we have the opportunity to set the norm for how we andthe members of our teams will conduct ourselves in practice, competition and life. I strongly encourage coaches and athletes toget involved in the White Ribbon Campaign and attend the statewide event."
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Across the trailer of Barbara Shake's early model Ford pickup, an iridescent "fish" decal shimmers in the sunlight.
The sticker identifies the Palacios native as the local "Shrimp Lady," who drives through the Crossroads four days a week selling fresh-from-the-Gulf jumbo shrimp from the bed of her truck.
"I love this job," said Shake, 64. "People know me wherever I go. I couldn't imagine doing anything else."
Dirt kicks up behind the Ford's back tires as Shake turns right and left down winding Inez country roads.
It's 1 p.m. Friday, and she's already visited about eight clients in three counties.
"They call me for shrimp, and I'll go by and see if they need any," she said. "Sometimes, they're home, and sometimes, they're not."
All day long, the Shrimp Lady drives by the homes of existing clients - a Rolodex that's grown to about 4,000 people since launching Barbara's Shrimp Co. in 2000.
At each stop, she knocks on clients' doors then brings her buyers around to the ice chests in the back of the cab and pulls out chilled, sealed bags of 6-inch, de-headed jumbo shrimp.
Lois Green, of Inez, is one of the Shrimp Lady's clients. She is always hungry for Shake's fresh shrimp.
"She's got the best shrimp. It's always fresh and iced down. I've never gotten a bad one," said Green, 73, who has been buying shrimp from Shake for the past decade. "I would never buy shrimp at the grocery store."
Green, a self-proclaimed seafood lover, said she could eat shrimp just about every day. But she buys shrimp from Shake because they're caught local and fresh every day, and they're larger than any shrimp she could buy at the store.
"They're all big jumbos. She never mixes in the big ones with the small ones," Green said.
There's another reason why Green prefers Shake's shrimp - it's served with a side of friendship and spiritual guidance.
"We always talk about God and pray for each other," Green said. "She's a good woman, a trustworthy woman."
Shake said sharing the Gospel of Jesus with her clients is almost as important as selling the shrimp itself.
"It's not just a business. It's a chance for me to show love to people and tell them about Jesus," she said.
Green's family has been in the shrimping business for about five decades, but she said she started Barbara's Shrimp Co. with her daughter, Laura Longoria, 10 years ago.
"I used to sell real estate in Mississippi, and Laura convinced me that if I could sell houses, I could sell a bag of shrimp," Shake said.
Each morning, Shake goes to the Palacios shoreline and picks up about 300 pounds of fresh jumbo shrimp.
She'll drive as far as Dallas to get rid of her load each day.
"I can always tell if it's been a good day by how much money falls out of the glove compartment at the end of the day," she said.
Friday was the eighth anniversary of her daughter's death. Her daughter was killed in a car wreck Aug. 30, 2005. She was 38 years old.
"I think she would be proud of me that I continued our business," Shake said, wiping a tear from her eye. "Had I been the one who died and she stayed behind, I would have wanted her to continue, and I would have been proud of her."
Shake said she plans to continue the shrimp selling business so she can keep sharing the message of God with her clients and so she can honor her daughter's memory.
"I do this because I know my shrimp is good and because my customers mean so much to me," she said. "It's fresh shrimp. It's Texas shrimp. I can't stop doing this, or my customers would go hungry."


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Two California Highway Patrol officers were killed Monday morning in a crash on Highway 99, near Kingsburg, about 20 miles south of Fresno.
CHP Capt. Dave Paris said the officers were killed while responding to a call of a multi-vehicle accident on Highway 99 in the Central Valley town of Kingsburg around 6 a.m. Monday.
Monday afternoon, the officers were identified by CHP as Juan Gonzalez, 33, and Officer Brian Law, 34.
Paris said the officers initially were driving southbound to the accident that had been reported on the northbound portion of Highway 99. They discovered that the collision was actually on the southbound part of the highway and that one of the persons involved was on the road.
The two officers tried to swerve out of the way, lost control of their vehicle and slammed into a guardrail.
"The officers took evasive action to avoid striking any of the parties from the previous collision," Capt. Paris said.
Both officers were pronounced dead at the scene.
All southbound lanes of Highway 99 remained closed into the afternoon as investigators reconstructed the crash.
CHP officials were meeting with the families of the two officers on Monday afternoon to work out funeral details.
Gonzalez worked in San Jose for several years before getting transferred to Fresno.
"He always had a smile, really approachable, really calm in most situations," San Jose CHP Officer Ross Lee said. "I never saw him lose his temper."
Law started his career in Oakland before he transferred to Fresno. His colleagues in Oakland are heart sick. They say Law will be remembered as a fun-loving workout buff, who loved his job and his family, an "all-around nice guy."
"I just want them to know, here in Oakland, we're all remembering them," Oakland CHP Officer Sean Wilkenfeld said. "The community, as well as the officers here in Oakland, he'll never be forgotten."
Both officers were both classmates at the CHP Academy in 2008. Officer Law leaves behind a wife and three children, according to CHP. Officer Gonzalez leaves behind a fiancee.
"They were graveyard partners and the best of friends from my understanding," Capt. Paris said.
Law enforcement agencies across the Bay Area took to Twitter after learning the news:
Our thoughts are with @CHPCentralDiv, the families and friends of the fallen officers, and the entire CHP community.
— Palo Alto Police (@PaloAltoPolice) February 17, 2014
The sympathies of the BPD go out to our colleagues at CHP who lost two ofcrs this morning in a traffic collision near Fresno. #BelmontWatch
— Belmont Police Dept. (@belmontcapolice) February 17, 2014
Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of our two fallen CHP heroes. End of Watch 02/17/14. pic.twitter.com/JYOQ5H8ZgU
— CHP Headquarters (@CHP_HQ) February 17, 2014
California Governor Brown released this statement on the deaths of the two CHP officers:
"Anne and I extend our deepest condolences and sympathies to the families, friends and colleagues of Officers Law and Gonzalez as they mourn the tragic loss of these dedicated public servants. We join all Californians in honoring these officers for their courage, commitment and service."
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Oklahoma tornado leaves dozens dead, including many children
Updated 3:04 p.m. ET
MOORE, Okla. Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least nine children, and those numbers were expected to climb.
As the sun rose over the shattered community of Moore, the state medical examiner's office cut the estimated death toll by more than half but warned that the number was likely to climb again. Gov. Mary Fallin said an untold number of people were still missing.
"We will rebuild and we will regain our strength," said Fallin, who went on a flyover of the area and described it as "hard to look at."
Many houses, she said, have "just been taken away, they're just sticks and bricks."
Amy Elliott, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner, said she believes some victims were counted twice in the early chaos of the storm that struck Monday afternoon. Downed communication lines and problems sharing information with officers exacerbated the problem, she said.
"It was a very eventful night," Elliott said. "I truly expect that they'll find more today."
Authorities initially said as many as 51 people were dead, including 20 children.
Hospital officials say they've treated more than 200 patients, including dozens of children. About 20 patients remained at one hospital Tuesday, but it wasn't clear how many patients remained hospitalized at another facility. Spokeswoman Brooke Cayot says Integris Southwest Medical Center has seen 90 patients, including five children who have been released. About 20 people remain hospitalized there.
OU Medical Center spokesman Scott Coppenbarger says 85 people, including 50 children, came to his hospital and an affiliated children's hospital for treatment. He does not know how many have been released. Some 236 people were hurt, and that number was also expected to rise. It included some 50 children.
In Washington, President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of "one of the most destructive" storms in the nation's history.
"In an instant neighborhoods were destroyed, dozens of people lost their lives, many more were injured," Obama said from the White House State Dining Room. "Among the victims were young children trying to take shelter in the safest place they knew - their school."
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The president added that the town of Moore "needs to get everything it needs right away."
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla, said: "I spoke with Department of Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano last night about FEMA's response. We still don't know the scope of devastation and won't for some time. As the ranking member of Senate committee that oversees FEMA, I can assure Oklahomans that any and all available aid will be delivered without delay."
The ferocious storm -- less than 1 percent of all tornadoes reach such wind speeds -- ripped through the suburb of Moore in the Midwest region known as Tornado Alley. Severe weather warnings were posted in much of the region Tuesday morning.
The storm laid waste to scores of buildings in Moore, a community of 41,000 people about 10 miles south of Oklahoma City. Block after block lay in ruins. Homes were crushed into piles of broken wood. Cars and trucks were left crumpled on the roadside. Rescuers launched a desperate rescue effort at two elementary schools, pulling children from heaps of debris and carrying them to a triage center.
Many houses have "just been taken away. They're just sticks and bricks," the governor said, describing the 17-mile path of destruction.
The National Weather Service said the twister was on the ground for 40 minutes, with winds estimated at 190 mph.
Emergency crews were having trouble navigating neighborhoods because the devastation is so complete, and there are no street signs left standing, Fallin added.
Fire Chief Gary Bird said fresh teams would search the whole community at least two more times to ensure that no survivors or any of the dead were overlooked. Crews painted an `X' on each structure to note it had been checked.
"That is to confirm we have done our due diligence for this city, for our citizens," Bird said.
The community of 56,000 people, 10 miles south of Oklahoma City, braced for another long, harrowing day.
"As long as we are here ... we are going to hold out hope that we will find survivors," said Trooper Betsy Randolph, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
More than 200 people had been treated at area hospitals.
Other search-and-rescue teams focused their efforts at Plaza Towers Elementary, where the storm ripped off the roof, knocked down walls and turned the playground into a mass of twisted plastic and metal as students and teachers huddled in hallways and bathrooms.
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said she watched up close late Monday as rescuers tried to find people in the wreckage of the school.
"It was an incredible sight to see how big the debris field was and how much destruction there was," Fallin said. "It would be remarkable for anyone to survive."
Seven of the nine dead children were killed at the school, but several students were pulled alive from under a collapsed wall and other heaps of mangled debris. Rescue workers passed the survivors down a human chain of parents and neighborhood volunteers. Parents carried children in their arms to a triage center in the parking lot. Some students looked dazed, others terrified.
Officials were still trying to account for a handful of children not found at the school who may have gone home early with their parents, Bird said Tuesday.
Many parents of missing schoolchildren initially came to St. Andrews United Methodist Church, which had been set up as a meeting site. But only high school students were brought to the church, causing confusion and frustration among parents of students enrolled at Plaza Towers. They were redirected to a Baptist church several miles away.
"It was very emotional some people just holding on to each other, crying because they couldn't find a child; some people being angry and expressing it verbally" by shouting at one another, said D.A. Bennett, senior pastor at St. Andrews.
After hearing that the tornado was headed toward another school called Briarwood Elementary, David Wheeler left work and drove 100 mph through blinding rain and gusting wind to find his 8-year-old son, Gabriel. When he got to the school site, "it was like the earth was wiped clean, like the grass was just sheared off," Wheeler said.
Eventually, he found Gabriel, sitting with the teacher who had protected him. His back was cut and bruised and gravel was embedded in his head but he was alive. As the tornado approached, students at Briarwood were initially sent to the halls, but a third-grade teacher whom Wheeler identified as Julie Simon thought it didn't look safe and so ushered the children into a closet, he said.
The teacher shielded Gabriel with her arms and held him down as the tornado collapsed the roof and starting lifting students upward with a pull so strong that it sucked the glasses off their faces, Wheeler said.
"She saved their lives by putting them in a closet and holding their heads down," Wheeler said.
The tornado also grazed a theater, and leveled countless homes. Authorities were still trying to determine the full scope of the damage.
Roofs were torn off houses, exposing metal rods left twisted like pretzels. Cars sat in heaps, crumpled and sprayed with caked-on mud. Insulation and siding was smashed up against the sides of any walls that remained standing. Yards were littered with pieces of wood, nails and pieces of electric poles.
President Barack Obama declared a major disaster and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts.
Country music star Toby Keith, who grew up in Moore, said his hometown would persevere.
"Hometown got hit for the gazillionth time. Rise again Moore Oklahoma," Keith tweeted Monday evening.
Pope Francis tweeted a message of concern for the victims, saying: I am close to the families of all who died in the Oklahoma tornado, especially those who lost young children. Join me in praying for them."
Queen Elizabeth II said she was "deeply saddened" by the loss of life and devastation caused by the tornado in Oklahoma and sent her "deepest sympathies" to all those whose lives have been affected.
The National Weather Service issued an initial finding that the tornado was an EF-4 on the enhanced Fujita scale, the second most powerful type of twister. It estimated that the twister was at least half a mile wide.
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., forecast more stormy weather Tuesday, predicting golf ball-sized hail, powerful winds and isolated, strong tornadoes in parts of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. The area at risk does not include Moore.
In video of the storm, the dark funnel cloud could be seen marching slowly across the green landscape. As it churned through the community, the twister scattered shards of wood, awnings and glass all over the streets.
Monday's tornado loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region with 300 mph winds in May 1999. It was the fourth tornado to hit Moore since 1998.
The 1999 storm damaged 600 homes and about 100 businesses. Two or three schools were also hit, but "the kids were out of school, so there were no concerns," recalled City Manager Steve Eddy.
At the time of Monday's storm, the City Council was meeting. Local leaders watched the twister approaching on television before taking shelter in the bathroom.
"We blew our sirens probably five or six times," Eddy said. "We knew it was going to be significant, and there were are a lot of curse words flying."
Betty Snider, 81, scrambled inside with her son and husband. She put her husband, who recently had a stroke, in a bathroom, but there wasn't room for both of them. So she and her son huddled in a hallway.
"That is the loudest roar I've ever heard in my life," she said.
She said she didn't have time to do anything. She couldn't duck, couldn't cover her ears, couldn't find another place to hide.
Snider lived through the 1999 tornado, but said this was the closest a twister had ever come to her house, which was still standing.
Monday's twister also came almost exactly two years after an enormous twister ripped through the city of Joplin, Mo., killing 158 people and injuring hundreds more.
On Monday, Joplin organized a team of about a dozen police and firefighters to assist in Moore.
Joplin City Manager Mark Rohr said his community remembers the assistance it received in 2011 and feels an obligation to lend a hand in Moore.
That May 22, 2011, tornado was the deadliest in the United States since modern tornado record keeping began in 1950, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Before Joplin, the deadliest modern tornado was June 1953 in Flint, Mich., when 116 people died.


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