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2011-12-25 Against SOPA or How To Do Soap
I'm against SOPA... So I'll explain how to make soap with olive oil
One more time, some lobbyists try to regulate the Internet with some of the stupidest laws or rules. SOPA (in US) is again one of this tentative to break down the freedom of citizen worldwide to preserve some archaic business model. As I have a preference for concrete action leading to a direct social improvement, I'll explain how to do soap (it's better than SOPA and more useful, please note the clever inversion of the letters). My soap recipe is released under the public domain dedication license (CC0).
Safety Disclaimer
Doing soap is a chemical process that requires your full operating brain. Especially that you'll use sodium hydroxide that is a corrosive substance. So respect the proportions, the process and read the whole process multiple times before doing it. Wearing protective gloves and goggles is highly recommended. Avoid to use kitchen instruments in aluminum as it will be attacked by the sodium hydroxide.
Background of the chemical process
Doing soap is one of the first chemical process discovered by the humanity. The process is called saponification that is done by using a base to hydrolyze the triglycerides contained in the fats (organic or animal). This process generates a fatty acid salt along with the glycerol (the greasy touch of the soap). Each fat has a specific value for its saponification. The saponification value (usually called SAP in saponification tables) is expressed by the required volume of base (usually sodium hydroxide) to saponify 1 gram of fat. The saponification value is reduced to keep the resulting soap a bit fat (what is called the "excess fat"). I find it even convenient to keep a "safety" bound to ensure that the hydrolyze is complete and used the whole sodium hydroxide.
So that's the basis if you want to build your own soap, there are other rules to consider but for this recipe this is enough. In my case, I use olive oil as a fat. Easy to find and I have a preference for organic olive oil (to ensure that the oil producer is taking care of its environment). But you can use non-organic olive oil too (it's usually cheaper).
- 1000 grams of olive oil
- 124 grams of pure sodium hydroxide / NaOH (as the olive oil has a SAP factor of 0.134 and we want 7% of over fat → run bc and type (1000*0.134)*0.930) (total weight of fat *SAP factor for the fat)*(0.900<->0.960))
- 350 grams of tap water (usually between 31% and 35% of the total fat. In this recipe ~ 1000*0.350)
- Put your protective gloves and goggles
- Prepare the sodium hydroxide by putting the sodium hydroxide in water (!put the sodium hydroxide in water not the reverse!).
- and monitor the temperature of the prepared sodium hydroxide to reach around 46-47 Celcius degree (it will start at 80 Celcius degree with the reaction).
- At the same time, warm the olive oil until 46-47 Celcius degree.
- When both are at the same temperature (around 46-47 Celcius degree),
- you can start to mix (using a mixer speed up the process) the warmed olive oil by incorporating the prepared sodium hydroxide. (!use a large pot to avoid projection of the prepared sodium hydroxide while mixing!).
- When you start to see that the mixture is becoming consistent (especially that you can see a trace while removing the mixer) it means that's you reach the critical point.
- When you have an homogeneous consistence, you can put the result into a plate.
- Put a plastic film into the plate touching the mixture (to avoid oxygen to be in contact with the prepared soap).
- In the next hours, you'll the "gelification process" where the soap is becoming a gel (usually starting from the center).
- After 24 hours, your soap is becoming harder. (see above picture)
- You can can remove it from the plate and cut the forms you want from your block soap.
- And the soap must dry for the next 4 weeks in a dry and clean place. (see above picture)
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Since these companies are repeat offenders, I'd like to let the internet know that DHL, G4S and Unichem vans park in bike lanes. Specifically, the contraflow bike lane on Northgate in Darlington. Bikes heading north out of town have to cross into the one way traffic coming the other way, risking being hit by busses.
This photo was taken a while ago. This morning was the same, but with a DHL van and G4S van parked further down the bike lane.
Update 26/06/2007: Just Unichem and DHL this morning...
Update 02/07/2007: Just G4S this morning...
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DHL, G4S and Unichem vans park in bike lanes
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C'mon Mike, you have an empty pavement to your right, why not use it! You do want to ride in the Phart, dont you?
These vans are there for about 10 mins early in the morning, they have to park there to make deliveries.
Anyway cycling should (hopefully will)be banned from the Phart.
- 6:38 pm, June 26, 2007
- An Inconvenient Truth said...
Darlo blogger clearly understands what a contra-flow cycle lane is....when I cycle on it, there is a road full of buses to my right, not an empty pavement.
Ah, but what's the difference when you don't give a toss about encouraging sustainable transport.
- 6:51 pm, June 26, 2007
- miketually said...
Thanks for the constructive comment Darlo Blogger...
- 7:42 pm, June 26, 2007
As always here to help ;)
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This analysis program, developed based on the Seismic Analysis of Woodframe Structures (SAWS) and Computer Program for the Cyclic Analysis of SHEar Walls (CASHEW) (see Folz and Filiatrault, 2002) concepts, is aimed at providing both researchers and practitioners with a user-friendly software package which is capable of performing nonlinear seismic structural analysis and loss analysis for woodframe structures. In addition to time domain analysis, several modules that support the NEESWood PBSD efforts are included and described in Section 1.2. This software package is used extensively in the NEESWood project and may have upgrade versions depending on the advancement in analysis models for light frame wood structure. SAPWood is essentially a toolbox which allows the user to model a light frame wood structure for various seismic-related analyses. There are three types of models currently available in SAPWood: the first one is a bi-axial structural model which was introduced by Folz and Filiatrault (2002) in the SAWS program (3DOF in each story with a rigid diaphragm assumption); the second one is a simplified lumped-mass shear building model (with only 1DOF at each story level), which can be useful for preliminary uni-directional analysis and simplified design approaches; and a fully coupled bi-axial shear and bending model (triaxial model, Pei and van de Lindt, 2009, van de Lindt et al. 2010). The triaxial model also has the option for users to add friction pendulum base isolators to the base level. SAPWood also provides the user the ability to build and analyze light frame wood shearwalls using nonlinear connectors (nails, hold-down devices, screws, etc.) elements. This enables the analysis of woodframe structures beginning at the fastener level when assembly (shearwall) test data is not available. The module termed SAPWood-Nail Pattern (NP) analysis is designed to perform this task (the concept is similar to the CASHEW program developed in the CUREE-Caltech project with some modifications). See user manual in "Supporting Documentation" for more detail.
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Freshmen form bonds in seminars
Princeton's first-year students are learning about relationships and building their own through the Freshman Seminar Program.
Among the topics they are covering this fall are the links between the body and the brain, the influence of a global upbringing on issues of identity, the negotiation of differences within political movements and the ties between universities and the common good. They also are forging bonds with their classmates in an academic experience that students typically consider one of their best at Princeton.
Freshman seminars stress close interaction with faculty members in small-group settings, with an emphasis on inquiry that will set the course for the students' years at Princeton. Some 450 students are enrolled in 36 seminars this fall; another 41 seminars will be offered in the spring.
Each seminar is hosted by a residential college. Class discussions often continue in informal settings both on and off campus, through meals, guest lectures, field trips and other activities.
The Nov. 3 issue of the Princeton Weekly Bulletin includes stories on four of this fall's freshman seminars.
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A news clip from late August filled the screen in a Wallace Hall classroom, where Amin Ghaziani's freshman seminar was meeting. Fifteen students watched closely as a news anchor recounted a dispute between two Democratic delegates at their convention. An African American delegate from Illinois reportedly accused an African American woman of being an "Uncle Tom" for supporting Hillary Clinton instead of Barack Obama.
The incident brought together many of the elements students are examining in "Why Can't We All Just Get Along?: Unity and Division in Political Life." Led by Ghaziani, a lecturer in sociology and a fellow in the Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts, the seminar explores how community boundaries are politically and culturally negotiated in political movements. The class studies the civil rights and lesbian/gay movements, but in the heat of one of the most intense presidential elections in decades, it also encompasses discussion of the current political climate.
When the students discussed the clash between the Democratic delegates, they drilled down to some of the causes of divisions within the party.
"They got distracted from the main issue," said Tevia Pollard. "Instead of focusing on platforms, they focused on their personalities."
On the first day of the seminar, students read and commented on statements about race, sex and politics. The exercise was intended to make them more comfortable discusssing sensitive topics in class.
"Organizationally it was flawed," said Jonathan Evans, referring to the structure of the long primary season. "Ideally it should have been over by Super Tuesday. It splintered the party to have the primary go on for so long."
"Do you think the political climate was conducive to political splintering in the Democratic party?" asked Rosemary Raymond-Sidel.
"There were two equally strong factions -- for Hillary and Obama -- in the movement," Evans said later. "If there are too many strong parties, it's conducive to splintering."
The class poses some tough questions to the students: Is unity through diversity possible? Is infighting the death knell of unity? To find answers, the students are reading "Forging Gay Identities: Organizing Sexuality in San Francisco: 1950-1994" by Elizabeth Armstrong and "Political Process and the Development of Black Insurgency, 1930-1970" by Doug McAdam, as well as viewing documentaries on the gay rights and civil rights movements. They also are reading speeches by Obama, numerous essays that tackle subjects such as bisexuality and a purported "class war" in black America, and recent newspaper stories about the use of the word "queer" and comparisons of the civil rights struggle with the fight for gay marriage.
To make students comfortable discussing such sensitive topics, Ghaziani had students read and comment on statements he distributed about race, sex and politics on the first day of class. "I wanted it to be OK for people to articulate their views on controversial topics, to diffuse people's sensitivity," he said.
Ghaziani said the students "bring lots of enthusiasm and engagement to the class, and that creates lively discussion."
It seems to have worked. "We got over that awkwardness on the first day," said Angelina Caruso. "The class has black and white students, gay and straight students. It wouldn't be as rich an experience if we had a homogeneous class."
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For their midterm assignment, the students investigated a campus political organization of their choosing and wrote an essay about how unity is achieved in that group, applying what they've learned about cultural politics and inclusion to real-world situations.
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TUPELO – Democrat Jason Shelton wasn't even his own first choice for Tupelo's next mayor. But after more than two months of campaigning, he has generated so much support that even the state Republican Party has taken notice.
Shelton, 37, a Tupelo native who joined his family law practice, said he tried to convince a dozen people – all Republicans – to run for mayor. Instead, Shelton said they convinced him – a relatively young professional who cares about the community – to seek the office that a Democrat hasn't held in nearly three decades.
In the June 4 general election for mayor, Shelton will face longtime Tupelo business owner and current City Council President Fred Pitts, 70, a Republican, for the four-year term in a job that pays $92,242 annually. Incumbent Jack Reed Jr. did not seek re-election and has not publicly endorsed a successor.
Given Tupelo's reputation as a GOP stronghold, Shelton knows he'll need plenty of support from city residents who cast ballots for Gov. Phil Bryant and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, but he isn't too worried about them crossing the party line.
"About 80 percent of my friends here are Republicans," Shelton said. "I don't think there's a Republican or Democratic way to fix a pothole."
Along with a law firm, Shelton also owns a liquor store and rental property.
With a record of supporting local, regional and national Democratic candidates, Shelton has tried to shore up Republican votes and less partisan voters by promoting his message as a fiscal conservative not interested in changing the area's political culture.
"The party isn't important – it's the person you're electing," Shelton told a crowd at a recent campaign event trying to woo Republican support. "I'm passionate about our city."
Worried about the election, the state Republican Party has even identified Tupelo's mayor's race as one of its top four priorities in this year's municipal elections. Shelton's Republican supporters give credence to the GOP anxiety. Many local Republicans supporting Pitts grumble about their friends voting for a Democrat.
"I feel like he's got my children's best interest at heart," said Kelly Kenney, who has known Shelton for about a decade and leans Republican. "He loves Tupelo more than anybody I know."
The Tupelo attorney has said repeatedly that his top priority is retaining and attracting middle-class families in the city. He also said he would make a goal of having the most open and accessible administration in city history.
"Some people in the city feel like their voices aren't heard," Shelton said. "The city needs a mayor who is friendly and open enough you can talk with."
A precocious fellow from a young age, Shelton graduated from Mississippi State University with a bachelor's degree in two and a half years, the same amount of time it took for him to finish law school at Ole Miss and become, at age 23, the youngest practicing attorney in the state at the time.
Those who have known Shelton through the years aren't surprised to see him seeking elective office. Retired MSU political science and public administration professor Ed Clynch recalls his former student's positive attributes that made him successful academically and professionally.
Clynch recalls Shelton as a bright student, the kind who engages and cares about history, politics and government. Observing Shelton's political campaign from afar, Clynch believes he'd make a quality leader for Tupelo.
"He seems well-organized and has a lot of interpersonal skills," said Clynch, an expert in public budgeting. "These are very important for a person to run the city."
A first-time candidate for public office, Shelton isn't a novice to winning elections. His first winning campaign dates to Lawhon School when he was elected homeroom president in the sixth grade. He held elected school positions through law school.
Since he's never been in elective public office, Shelton points out his time as board attorney for the town of Plantersville and his current role as town prosecutor there.
"He's knowledgable of ordinances," said Plantersville Mayor Gloria Holland. "You have to rely on your board attorney."
Shelton also represented Plantersville in the legal battle against the city of Tupelo seeking to annex additional area and residents.
While Shelton has focused on trying to convince conservative-minded voters to support him, many Democrats say he can also count on their vote. City Councilwoman Nettie Davis of Ward 4, a Democrat and retired teacher, said she and many other members of the black community will support him.
"I taught him and he's a very smart, capable young man," Davis said. "I think he's doing an excellent job."
While many of Shelton's supporters describe him as "honorable" and having strong character, the Tupelo attorney's family has experienced problems. Disbarred from practicing law in Mississippi in 2004, Shelton's father, Jimmy Doug Shelton, 75, pleaded guilty to tax fraud charges in 2002 related to an alleged charity bingo skimming operation.
Jimmy Doug Shelton served nine months in federal prison and now sells used cars and manages his rental property.
Jason Shelton's mother, Judy Woods, a retired administrator at Itawamba Community College, who has been married to Buck Woods for 20 years, said legal problems related to Jason's father forced him into tough situations. However, Woods said his response to the situation revealed his tenacity and strong character.
Jason Shelton was one of the attorneys who represented his father in federal court related to the criminal charges and later assumed control of the family law firm, which he still operates. Woods believes voters should judge her son for his actions, not those of his father.
"Anyone who has survived what he has been through can certainly be an outstanding mayor," she said.
Shelton's legal work has also raised fodder for critics. Having decided to run for mayor the week of the qualifying deadline left Shelton with another political concern. After he formally announced his mayoral candidacy, his law firm filed suit against the city of Tupelo related to a young girl falling and bruising herself at a city park.
Shelton acknowledges the poor timing but said it was hard to avoid.
"I haven't spent the last four years of my life trying to run for mayor," he said. "It was a case that an attorney at my law firm had accepted and the deadline passed after I qualified for mayor."
In spite of these issues, Shelton is running a formidable campaign. Friends and supporters say he's the man for the job.
"It's really about the person," said Robert Thornton, a Tupelo dentist who voted for Mitt Romney and plans to vote Democrat in the mayor's race.
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In order to you suggestions, it would be helpful to know what glitter downloads you are referring to. Can you give the specific product name or a link to the boutique where you purchased them?
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Hi Kappy - this product is a ScrapSimple Tool Style that can only be used with Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. Unfortunately you cannot use these styles with Paintshop Pro. I know when I was new to all of this, I was also confused a bit by some of the products, but if you look at the description of the product there will be a bold red print that will state: Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Photoshop Elements and you will want to make sure you steer clear of those.
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I started out with psp7 as well and struggled along trying to figure things out. I did upgrade to XI and I think the best purchase I made was the "Secrets Revealed for PSP" http://store.scrapgi...oadable-version In this set of videos Ro goes step by step on how to do much of what you asked. I dont think there is going to be a huge difference in basic instruction with PSP7 and PSP XI. So if you are a visual learner (like I am) that download is worth the price!
A little over a year ago I decided I really wanted to use some of the styles and actions that were offered in the Boutique so I "test drove" both PSE and PS (CS-4) and I ended up purchasing CS4 There is a learning curve with all these software (PSP, PSE, PS) so just pick the sotware you are comfortable with and try to learn something new every day .... it does get easier!!
Hope I have helped - look forward to seeing your work in the galleries!
Posted 27 September 2011 - 09:57 AM
If you want to stick with PSP, I would highly recommend getting Ro's DVD training for PSP. She goes step by step and builds on each lesson.
However, if I was just starting out, I would be tempted to switch to Photoshop Elements in order to be able to use the styles and other products that are available. If you have to learn something from the floor up, why not go with the program that is most supported?
Regardless of which program you end up with, I recommend Ro's training DVDs. They are great.
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JACKSON — The Mississippi Parent-Teacher Association is urging state residents to join in making snowflakes for the replacement building being decorated for students of Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School, where the Dec. 14 school shooting occurred.
Leaders of the Mississippi group suggest that PTA groups, families, churches and others make snowflakes to decorate the vacant Chalk Hill school in Monroe, Conn., that Sandy Hook students will occupy beginning in January.
The Mississippi effort is part of national PTA drive to help decorate the building.
Snowflakes can be sent by January 12, 2013 to: Connecticut PTA, 60 Connolly Pkwy., Building 12, Suite 103, Hamden CT 06514.


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What is a precision machinist?
Precision machinists are responsible for the operation of machine tools and also for writing Computer Numerical Control (CNC) programs that are used to control automated manufacturing systems and equipment. Precision machinists take engineering specifications and developing procedures and programmed instructions to manufacture requested components.
What skills are required?
Strong math, communication and problem-solving skills are needed. Precision machinists must be knowledgeable in many areas such as computer systems, Computer Aided Design (CAD), Computer Aided Machining (CAM), manufacturing processes, machine tools and metallurgy.
Where are they employed?
Precision machinists are employed in all types of industries including aerospace, textile, agriculture, electronics and manufacturing industries such as machinery manufacturing and transportation equipment manufacturing.
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Precision machinists' median hourly earnings were $17.84 in 2006.
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- Modern machine tools are primarily computer numerically controlled (CNC) machines.
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- LCC is a Haas Technical Education Center. The Haas/LCC partnership means that new CNC equipment is bought on a continuing basis.
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I got the box that they came in and the ship date on the carton was Sept 2002 so they've probably been sitting in a huge container somewhere just waiting to be turned loose.
Compared to the first set of Tortured Souls...these stand out more as they are more colorful and not dressed in as much black clothing...lots more gruesome, twisted, peeled, gashed flesh showing! But I like both sets equally for different reasons...set one is more classic Clive Barker while set 2 is a tad more flamboyant in colors and a bit more disgusting! The only bad part about set 2 is that they do not come with any novellas like the first set.


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September 10, 2008
Sponsors and players are needed for the 2008 Atlantic Cape Community College "Scramble Fore Scholarships" golf tournament, planned for Friday, Oct. 3, at Cape May National Golf Club in Cape May. Partnering with the ACCC Foundation, CMNGC will host the tournament to raise scholarship money. The tournament is sponsored by Newfield National Bank.
The tournament will follow a scramble format, beginning with a shotgun-start at 12:30 p.m. Player fees, which include an event polo shirt, lunch and a dinner awards banquet, are $125 per person.
Individuals and businesses can also participate in six sponsorship package opportunities ranging in price from $100 to $7,500. Last year's event raised $23,000 for ACCC scholarships.
Located on Route 9 near renowned Victorian Cape May, and centrally located along one of the world's most famous bird migration flyways, Cape May National has been recognized as one of the most naturally beautiful courses in the United States.
For sponsorship or player information, call Sean Fischer at (609) 343-5674 or visit www.atlantic.edu.
Founded in 1978 as an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit charity, the Atlantic Cape Community College Foundation is dedicated to serving the mission of ACCC by providing financial support to the college and its students. In its history, the Foundation has raised more than $2 million for college scholarships, academic programs and enhancing the campus environment.


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kafkian eternity with flowers at 7 pm, signed 24.08.2016acrylic painting on canvas stretched over wooden chassis / edges are painted black / ready to hanglarge painting size: 30 x 38 x 2 cmThis series of artworks refers to the metaphysical approach to space populated by a pot with flowers, a near seen like a section of a personaltemporal eternity, where the vegetative elements are transfigured into the metaphysical, transcendent .Thus, at the limit figuration, the immanents of the light becames oniric reflections and transparents, the flower shape became sphere, within which persist the traces of the pass, of the wear, the cyclicity. The series title, although apparently suggestive, is not refering to the absurdity and anguish prosaic present in Kafka's universe, but rather its starts from the idea of freezing of the personal physical time, by a simple meditative exercise of pure contemplation of the close realities transformed by the passing of time.For me, as an artist, the still life is a perfect excuse to create a vibrant game between the idea of the volatility and the perennial of the worldthat we perceive around us, and the essence of the human spirit: the conscience.My "flowers" are subtle expressions of a meta-reality, where the viewer is invited to meditation, to exercise his spirit, to discover that energy, that forsure we all have it inside us, that resonates with the silence of the begining of begining.Certificate of Authenticity:Every artwork is sent with authenticity certificate that contain details about artwork, my original signature and the name of the collector on it.Shipping informations:I ship to Europe from Monday to Fridays and Thursday outside Europe.Shipping methods: My preferred method of shipping is AIRMAIL PRIORITY SERVICE, almost all of my art will be shipped via this carrier. On special occasions if the buyer asks I also use DHL Mail (for smaller items) and Fed Ex . Artworks have a flat cost for shipping.Tracking numbers will be provided to the collector once the art ships.My experience in handling and packaging artworks will assure safe and fast arriving to your place. I send my packages with confirmation of receiving and with high assurance. In packaging process I use a lot of special protection material and the final box is made from strong cardboard.All artworks offered are guaranteed genuine and accurately described.Please E-mail me or call with any questions. Thanks, KLOSKA
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Why should students study bioethics at a university plagued with bioethical scandals? Thats the uncomfortable question here in Minnesota, where our bioethics graduate program is housed in an academic health center seemingly intent on making its way into the Guinness Book of World Records for Disgraceful Behavior. Research death, corruption, scientific fraud, invasion of privacy, nepotism, double-dipping, employment discrimination, manipulation of research data, improper industry influence, a U.S. Senate investigation into hidden conflicts of interest: As soon as the shock of one revelation begins to fade, the press uncovers another one. Which raises the question: Wouldnt being admitted to study bioethics at the University of Minnesota be a little like winning a fellowship to study ethics in the Nixon White House?The problem is not unique to Minnesota. Like parasites in the bowel of a large animal, bioethics centers seem to thrive at scandal-prone universities. Bioethics has flourished at the University of Pennsylvania, despite Albert Kligmans notorious research at Holmesburg prison, the death of Jesse Gelsinger in a controversial gene-therapy trial in 1999 and an ongoing medical ghostwriting affair; it has thrived at Johns Hopkins, despite the death of Ellen Roche in a healthy-volunteer study and the Kennedy Krieger Institute lead-paint litigation; and it has thrived at Emory University, despite the Nemeroff corruption scandals and the events described in Tom Harbins alarming book, Waking Up Blind. In fact, a good dose of shameful behavior seems to be a prerequisite for a well-funded bioethics program.Many university administrators seem to think that leaving a stack of cash on the table for the bioethicists is a good way to make amends for wrongdoing. Bioethicists dont usually complain. When the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues looked at the issue of making reparations to victims of unethical research, it suggested that reparations do not necessarily have to mean monetary compensation to victims. Instead, they may mean more funding for bioethics. For example, when the Clinton administration apologized on behalf of the federal government for the Tuskegee syphilis study in 1997, it also announced a grant initiative to establish a bioethics center at Tuskegee University. Whether the victims of unethical research see a bioethics program as fitting compensation is not for me to say. But if the point is to prevent future wrongdoing, there is not much evidence to suggest that that ramping up a bioethics program helps. The tacit agreement at most institutions seems to be: We will fund bioethics generously as long as the bioethicists pledge to keep their mouths closed.That arrangement seems to work out just fine. When a bioethics scandal erupts at a university, you can generally count on the bioethicists to clam up. They usually dont write about the wrongdoing, and they rarely talk to the press. This is not to say that faculty members at a troubled university dont have good reasons to keep quiet: Maybe they dont have enough information about the issue or sufficient expertise to make a judgment. And it may well be that the bioethicists are working diligently to improve things on the inside you know, developing ethics consultation services and educational modules, or even writing a Strongly Worded Memo. None of this justifies keeping information away from prospective students, of course. Students need to know exactly what kind of sewage lies at the bottom of the lake before they dive in.Twenty-five years ago, the question of what to tell prospective students would probably not have arisen. Most graduate students interested in bioethics migrated into the field from departments of philosophy or religious studies, or maybe a law or divinity school. When medical scandals occurred, everyone observed them from a distance. Now, however, many graduate programs in bioethics are located squarely within centers of medical power, where the scandals are taking place. Sometimes, in fact, the bioethicists are directly involved. The justification bioethicists have traditionally given for embedding themselves in academic medicine has been to get an up-close, inside look at the way medical practice really works. But the view from the inside can be ugly. These days, in fact, it is a lot like looking in the mirror.It has been over fifteen years since my friend and colleague at McGill University, the late Benjamin Freedman, asked in the Journal of Clinical Ethics why it was so rare to find a bioethicist taking a principled stand about ethical wrongdoing at his or her own institution. The answer is no mystery: It is because that person would probably be punished. Most bioethics programs are built in a way that makes retribution easy. The programs are often funded with soft money; many faculty members work in contract positions; and tenure, if it is granted, usually has to go through other schools or departments. Besides, academic medicine is notoriously hierarchical, authoritarian, and intolerant of dissent. Bioethicists serve at the pleasure of whatever monarch happens to be in power.The real danger of housing a graduate bioethics program at a scandal-plagued institution has less to do with the curriculum than with the hidden curriculum. And the hidden curriculum for bioethics seems to be: Dont speak up. Keep your counsel. If you feel compelled to do something about wrongdoing, work quietly on the inside. Be a good soldier. Respect your superiors. Submit, conform, obey.
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I wrote a long post the other day, but lost it and didn't have time to retype it as I was on the way out the door. My boys are on Fall Retreat, coming home today. Every year about this time, Minnesota has what they call MEA (Minnesota Education Association) weekend and all of the schools in Minnesota have Thursday and Friday off, and many also have off Wednesday. This is MEA weekend and our church sends the 7-12 graders on a retreat in Northern Minnesota. They left about 5:45 on Wednesday and are scheduled to be home between 4 and 5 this afternoon. That means that their regular Sunday night River (9-12 youth group) will not meet tonight.
I have not gotten as much done with them gone as I planned, but my before and after school job works longer hours on days without school. I was home ill on Wednesday, but went to the Corn Maze with the kids on Thursday. Our group did not actually go through the maze, but we played in the corn pit (where I got buried except my head by the kids), went to the petting zoo, and watched a wildlife show. On Friday, I was scheduled after they got back from their field trip to Mill City, a museum of an old flour mill in downtown Minneapolis.
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After last summer's washout we can't complain about not getting enough sun this year, but we still don't want to sit out in it for too long or have the kids play unprotected.
A shade sail can be a good solution over an outdoor dining area or a kids' play area.
Step 1: Mark the position of the posts with spray paint. Decide how tall your posts need to be. In this case the sail was going to cover our trampoline area, so the posts needed to be tall enough to account for the highest of jumps.
Remember to add another metre for the section of post that will be buried.
Step 2: Dig the post holes 400mm wide by at least 800mm deep. Centre the post in the hole and brace the post facing slightly outwards. Do this by offsetting the bubble on the level.
This position will provide added strength when tensioning the sail.
Step 3: With all the posts braced in position, fill each hole with a bucket of clean water before adding a bag of fast-setting concrete.
Mix together and then add more water and more concrete until the hole is full. Follow the instructions on the bag for best results.
Step 4: When the concrete has set, measure and mark the centre point at the top of the post. Drill a hole right through for the eye bolt. Attach the washer and then tighten the nut.
Step 5: Attach the hook of the turnbuckle to the eye bolt on the post and attach the D-shackle to the fixtures on the shade sail and the eye of the turnbuckle. Adjust the turnbuckles until the sail is nice and taut.
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Welcome to the world of DH Lawrence. Here you can explore the life of a great writer, and see how the people and places of Nottinghamshire inspired a miner's son to become one of the 20th century's most important and controversial writers.
Even today, more than 70 years after his death, Lawrence remains an enthralling figure. Hailed as a genius by some, labelled an out-of-fashion misogynist by others, he's probably best known for his novels Sons and Lovers and Lady Chatterley's Lover. But he also explored an extraordinary range of emotions and subject matter and was a prolific short story writer, poet, playwright, essayist, translator, painter and man of letters.
While you're here, be sure to take our virtual tour of important Lawrence landmarks including the DH Lawrence Birthplace Museum in Eastwood which is just nine miles from Nottingham city centre. And find out about his special relationship with The University of Nottingham, where he studied and which now houses thousands of items including rare first editions, manuscripts, notebooks and personal correspondence.
These pages also provide a point of entry to the University's Lawrence resources for students, academic researchers and members of the general public with an interest in Lawrence and his work.
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The coincidental overlap of three recent events--the thwarted Christmas Day airliner attack, the return of six Yemeni detainees from Guantánamo, and two airstrikes targeting Al Qaeda in Yemen--has put a spotlight on Guantánamo transfers even more than usual. As a result, President Obama stopped sending detainees to Yemen. Coming just weeks prior to his self-imposed deadline for closing the detention facility, this move seems to create only problems for U.S. officials. In actuality, recent developments give the United States new opportunities to solve the Guantánamo problem in a way that has lasting, long-term benefits.
First and foremost, the Obama administration now has breathing room on Guantánamo closure efforts. The Jan. 22 deadline President Obama set his first day in office was a public diplomacy windfall with U.S. allies, and represented a key piece of his strategy for improving America's relations with the Muslim world.
It also served to jump start efforts within the U.S. government that are often hamstrung by bureaucracy and internal politics; one year to shutter the detention facility was a tall order from the start, but it helped U.S. policymakers needing the weight of the Oval Office to move things along.
However, it created an unrealistic timeline that, at points, prioritized momentum over long-term strategy. U.S. officials struggling with the Guantánamo problem now have a much-needed respite - time to reassess both the timeline and approach being taken.
This has the added benefit of solving a looming public diplomacy crisis. Unfortunately, creating such an unattainable goal set up the president for international embarrassment when he fails to achieve the most well-known objective of his first year in office. Recent events dampen this backlash - both for the president and, more importantly, the United States overall. No one will question why Guantánamo remains open.
Developments with the Yemeni detainees also refocus attention on transfer efforts that helped reduce the population at Guantánamo to under 200, a far cry from the 750 held there over the past eight years.
Having spent two years coordinating detainee transfers for the Defense Department, I know this was no small task. Each of the 552 transfers to date was a serious headache for U.S. policymakers - whether due to the security concerns for releasing a dangerous individual, the stress it placed on U.S. diplomatic relations, or the chronic worry that Al Qaeda would use the entire effort as a propaganda tool. Having thus far transferred the "lower-threat" detainees, only "higher-threat" detainees remain, making the problem much more difficult. Add to this the latest reports that one out of five former detainees returns to terrorist activity. At some point, the United States will be left with a detainee population too risky to release. Recent events raise questions, for the American public and the international community, as to whether we'll reach that point sooner than expected.
The past few weeks have forced Congress to re-evaluate its position on other options for Guantánamo detainees, namely whether they should be brought to the United States. If we're approaching a day when transferring detainees is too dangerous, at least until the security situation in their home country improves or Al Qaeda is defeated, continued detention in U.S. custody may be best medium-term option - for the American public and the world. But it is difficult to balance this reality with the notion that Guantánamo damages U.S. national security interests and is a "recruiting tool" for Al Qaeda. Less than 200 detainees remain at Guantánamo and, in so far as Congress wants to help solve this problem, sending them to Illinois may be the only option. Now's the chance to avoid politicizing the issue and come to terms with a practical solution.
The United States is stuck with the Yemeni detainees for now and has no chance of closing the detention facility any time soon. Recent events remind the public, Congress, and the international community, just how difficult the Guantánamo-problem is. But they should also help us find a tenable, long-term solution for the detainees remaining there.
Marisa L. Porges is an international affairs fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
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Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Aliph Jawbone Prime
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: Accessories, Techies, Under $100
If you have someone if your life that is constantly on their mobile phone, chances are they'd highly benefit from a Bluetooth headset, and the Aliph Jawbone Prime is the best for the job. You get best-in-class call quality and a cool design (rare for Bluetooth headsets.) Just like previous Jawbones, it's constructed of medical-grade plastic and has no visible buttons. The Jawbone Prime also brings it when it comes to noise cancellation, including wind noise reduction. Finally, it supports multipoint technology, which means this bad boy can be paired to several devices at one time, which is super convenient. The Jawbone Prime sells for $129, but Amazon has them for $92.74.
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2009 Holiday Gift Guide: LG 47LH50
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Family, Techies
We wanted to find a nice mid-range HDTV we could recommend this year, and we think the LG 47LH50 is it.This is LG's 47-inch, widget-powered television, and it brings the heat with a 1080p display, and 5.1 surround sound output. Why would you want to output sound from the display? Well, thanks to the Yahoo! widget support, you get things like Netflix, YouTube, and a bunch of other embedded media playback services, including the Vudu streaming movie service. Just connect the LG 47LH50 to your home network, and the content is right at your fingertips. The part, though, is the price. These typically sell for about $1500, but Amazon is selling it for $1,139.
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2009 Holiday Gift Guide: Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Family, Men, Techies, Under $100
The Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player allows you to attach any external hard drive or USB flash drive to the device, which lets you watch videos, listen to music, or even create your own slideshows from your photos, right on your television. The WD TV HD Media Player can accept up to two external drives at once, and supports Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 sound, making it ideal to play movies stored on those devices in glorious 1080p. They typically sell for $129, but Amazon has them for $99.
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If you've got any Mac users in your life who haven't upgraded to OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, we think it's time you give them the nudge this holiday season. Snow Leopard is faster, leaner, and more intuitive. It's also simple to install, and even hits the user back with some freed up hard drive space. The best part, though, is the price. Snow Leopard is just $24.99 at Amazon. Here's the price breakdown:
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This Sony Alpha A330 DSLR camera is lightweight, and pleasing to the eye what with it's copper-and-black finish. This one hits 10 megapixels, and sits nicely in the space between uber-cameras for the pros and the dead-simple point and shoots. The Sony Alpha A330 boasts a 2.7-inch pullout LCD display that is posable (great for working with difficult angles,) and the image stabilization and autofocus are there to help with getting the perfect shot. Even cooler? You can get short tutorials of the different settings and effects right on the screen itself. A camera that teaches you, so you can learn as you go. The Sony Alpha A300 with 18-55mm lens sells for $599, but Amazon has it for just $549, a nice $50 discount.
2009 Holiday Gift Guide: Zune HD
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: Handhelds, Microsoft, Music, Portable Audio / Video, Techies, Teens, Under $250
We must say, one device we were excited about this year was the Zune HD, and as evidenced in our Zune HD review, Microsoft came through with a superb device with a fantastic service behind it to match. In fact, we've said it many time that, in our opinion, for someone that truly loves music, Zune is the best deal around. Coupled with the $15 per month Zune Pass (which isn't a requirement,) you get a top-notch portable media player with an OLED screen, HD Radio, and web browser with the advantage of being able to listen to pretty much any song you can think of at a moments notice.
The Zune HD retails for $289 for the 32GB model, and $219 for the 16GB model - however, Amazon's got a great sale on the Zune HD that'll put the 32GB model into your hands for $269 ($21 off,) while the 16GB model will run you $189 ($30 off.)
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Just what the title says, who is the worst of all vintage figures?
I pick Luke Stormtrooper. Terrible sculpt, especially after the excellence of the ROTJ line. In fact many of the POTF figures where a step down in quality from what we saw in the ROTJ line. Luke Endor, Barada, Han Carbonite; but Luke Stormtrooper was the worst. If this figure wasn't so rare I doubt there would be much hype surrounding him at all.


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Further adventures in Sitemaps
Sitemap by Brian Talbot CC BY NC
While the two Sitemap formats are straightforward, deciding on the data to put into the templates not always altogether obvious.
There are three main types of metadata about sitemaps and URLs:
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Last modified time of sitemaps
Setting the last modified time on a sitemap allows consumers of the sitemap index to not download the referenced sitemap again if they've already got an up-to-date sitemap. Getting this wrong (say, by always giving the same last modified time) may mean consumers of your sitemap index will try the referenced sitemaps less often than they should.
The last modified time for a sitemap for a web log will probably be the most recent last modified time of the posts. Depending on whether the comments constitute valuable content, the last modified time of comments on the posts may be useful too.
Last modified time of URLsAs with sitemaps in sitemap indices, last modification time for URLs listen in a sitemap is pretty easy — the last time that particular URL's content changed. For a CMS page or web log post, it would usually be the time of the last edit. For a post, the time of the last comment is relevant.
Complications with last modified
Things get a bit murky if you change your web site's style though — the HTML output has changed, but the most relevant content hasn't. If your style change majorly affects the navigation potential or relevance of content, it may be worthwhile updating the last modification time.
Things are also complicated on pages that aggregate content from elsewhere. For example, page two of the archives for March 2008 on a web log. The "correct" answer to that is probably the last updated time of any posts originally posted in March 2008. But if you change from having full-content to summary content per post, or remove any content per post, or add tags to your content, or otherwise change navigation or content relevance, then you might want to update the last modified time for all archives pages to when you made the style change.
Change frequency
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Change frequency is (currently) unique to URLs in a sitemap. It's an opportunity to tell consumers of your sitemap how often you think the content at that URL changes. Valid values are:
- always
- hourly
- daily
- weekly
- monthly
- yearly
- never
Determining change frequency of URLs
The change frequency of a front page will probably be hourly. Similarly, an archives page for the current day, month, year, or all time would be hourly. The change frequency for an archives page for previous days, months, or years could potentially be considered "never" or "yearly", but you can always set it to "monthly" if you're worried about such long periods of time. (The sitemap consumer will watch the last modified time of the entry in your sitemap anyway, and probably try visit that content more often than that just in case anyway.)
The change frequency for a post on a web log or a news article depends on a few things. For example, if you use "related posts" or "related stories", you may not want to use values such as "never" or "yearly" even for posts from years back. If you allow comments, you may similarly want not to use those values.
The most important indicator of likely change frequency in standard cases is probably how long it has been since a particular page has changed. In GibeSitemap, I use a relatively naive algorithm:
- If the content has changed in the last three days, the change frequency is hourly.
- If changed in the last 15 days, daily.
- If changed in the last 45 days, weekly.
- older, monthly.
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The priority of a page signals how valuable and relevant the content on that URL is likely to be to the consumer, relative to other pages on your web site. Priority can run from 0.0 (low) to 1.0 (high). Your front page is likely to have a very high priority (say, 1.0). A web log "About" page is probably one of the highest priority pages (say, 0.9).
Determining priority of URLs
For a CMS with a hierarchical path structure, you can use a simple algorithm to determine priority — the fewer folders between the site root and the page, the more important it likely is. For the Gibe Pages plugin, pages at the top level are given 0.9, losing 0.1 for each folder until a lowest value of 0.6. So:
- /about : 0.9
- /about/team : 0.8
- /about/team/neil : 0.7
- /about/team/neil/interests : 0.6
Web log or news archives pages should not have remotely high priority, since the content on them is more relevant in the individual posts. A value of 0.1 is appropriate.
For web log posts or news articles, priority depends on a number of factors. For example, you may want to set existing popular posts or articles with a high priority, so that people are more likely to find that post or article when searching for them. You may want to set posts with a particular tag or articles in a particular section to have higher or lower priority.
For the basic case, though, you can probably just use the publishing date or last modification time to help determine the priority. More recent posts and news are probably more relevant (on your site) than older ones. You might want to use a simple algorithm like the one I used on Gibe:
- If the publish date is within the last 15 days, priority of 0.9
- last month, 0.8
- last three months, 0.7
- last half-year, 0.6
- last year, 0.5
- last two years, 0.4
- older, 0.3


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By this week, some fine hairs have developed on your baby's face. This soft colorless hair is called lanugo, and it will eventually cover most of your baby's body until it is shed just before delivery.
By now, your baby's genitals have fully developed, though they may still be difficult to detect on an ultrasound examination. In addition, your baby starts to produce thyroid hormones because the thyroid gland has matured.
Your baby now weighs about 1.6 ounces (45 grams) and is about 3.5 inches (9 cm) long from crown to rump.
Under certain circumstances (for example, if you're older than 35 or if your screening tests indicated that there may be a problem with the fetus), your health care provider may discuss amniocentesis with you. Amniocentesis is a test usually done between 15 and 18 weeks that can detect abnormalities in a fetus, such as Down syndrome. During this test, a very thin needle is inserted into the amniotic fluid surrounding the baby in the uterus and a sample of the fluid is taken and analyzed. Amniocentesis does carry a very slight risk of miscarriage, so talk to your health care provider about your concerns and the risks and advantages of the test.
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Dan Mullen uttered a word on Tuesday that I'm not sure has been uttered in a while by a Mississippi State coach when talking about his quarterback.
"I know we're going to have a lot of trust in Tyler to throw the football," Mullen said.
You catch the word there? Trust.
Tyler Russell is stepping into the full-time quarterback role for MSU this fall, and that's significant for at least a couple of reasons. No. 1, the Bulldogs have an unquestioned starter for the first time in ages. Kevin Fant (2003) and Tyson Lee (2009) started all 12 games in those respective seasons but were still sharing significant snaps.
No. 2, Russell should actually be an effective quarterback, one that coaches can trust to make tough throws in tough situations. His predecessors were not given much rope in that department.
The most important part of a coach-quarterback relationship – any relationship, I suppose – is trust. Russell will be a fourth-year junior who has earned that trust by patiently waiting his turn, learning the offense while splitting snaps with Chris Relf for two years.
Relf did some nice things for MSU, but he was no passer. Russell has established himself as a solid passer, and given the chance to be the main man, could become even more. He has the tools and the knowledge, which is why Mullen's offense will be tailored more toward the pass than it ever has been since he came to MSU.
The receiving corps appears to be more than adequate, and it certainly gives Russell a variety of options. He's got speedy Jameon Lewis in the slot, big Joe Morrow downfield, and matchup nightmare Malcolm Johnson at tight end.
There's tons of experience, too, with Chad Bumphis, Arceto Clark and Chris Smith entering their senior year.
There is room for skepticism of Russell. In two years, his completion rate is a modest 55.7 percent. He's thrown 13 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
During spring drills, there were times Russell looked average, but more often than not he looked like a guy who could stand tall next to the SEC's elite quarterbacks, few as they are.
Obviously, Mullen has more knowledge than we do about what Russell can accomplish in this offense. Not that MSU will abandon the run, but the passing game finally has the potential to earn the respect of opposing SEC secondaries.
If the Bulldogs can keep winning, it won't be in spite of the passing game. It will be because of it.
Trust me.
Brad Locke (email@example.com) covers Mississippi State for the Daily Journal and blogs daily at NEMS360.com.


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Three students awarded A. Scott Berg Scholarship
Posted April 17, 2003; 12:56 a.m.
Three Princeton undergraduates have been awarded the annual A. Scott Berg '71 Scholarship by the Department of English .
The prize includes a $3,500 stipend designed to help meet the living, travel or research expenses of undergraduate English majors who plan to use the summer for writing or research in connection with their Princeton courses or independent work.
The winners are: sophomore Patrick Cunningham, who will use the prize to research a novel he is writing, "The Relic Thief"; junior Caroline Murphree, who plans to spend part of the summer studying Jane Austen's juvenilia notebooks housed in the British Library in London and the Bodleian Library in Oxford; and junior Andrew Romano, who will spend the summer in Los Angeles, researching his senior thesis on the city "as a literary idea, an imaginative construction, a landscape of symbols."
Berg, who established the scholarship in 2001, is a member of Princeton's class of 1971 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1999 for his best-selling biography of Charles Lindbergh.
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Thanks everyone it seems like a waste to buy a specific storage container made for the food when I can get a trash can or bucket with a lid that will be more durable.
I bought a plastic container that has a foam gasket and a snap lock lid at Pets Mart.
It's smaller, about the size of a typical kitchen garbage container. I got it for food while traveling. It can only hold about 15 pounds and a scoop and 2 pans. The foam gasket works great. It keeps food for a long time. They sell them in larger sizes and they were reasonably priced.
A plain old trash can works too.
John Lash
"If you run Field Trials, you learn to swallow your disappointment quickly."
"Field trials are not a game for good dogs. They're for great dogs with great training." E. Graham
One of the old style aluminum trash cans. Been using the same one for over 30 years!
Due to being out in the Boonies, I buy my dog food in 10 bag lots. I store it in a clauset that is more or less mouse proof (mostly more). I then put the bag in a galvanised garbage can with metal lid which sits on a rolling platform to go to each kennel run. I've had rats chew up all types of plastic containers and yes I have put out rat bait, but I fear the dogs getting hold of some of it. Works for me for 23 years now,Bill
'Show up for work, do the best job you can and treat others the way you would like to be treated'
Hihope Hiland Heathen of Perth CD, RE, CGC, TDI. (RIP)
teracroft Clan Piper of Perth CGC TDI (RIP)
Boyne's Fast Break of Perth RN CGC CGCU( munchin in training)
My dad had these, but his were made by Purina as a promotional thing I think. I remember them as a kid. Not sure what he did with them when he moved. They hung on the wall!
"Owned by Three AWS's"
Luke 6:38
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
There are things you just can't fix. Can't fix stupid, can't fix a neutered dog & you can't fix junk!
American Water Spaniel Club, AKC - Parent Club
Robert "BAYDOG" Goodman
Metal can and lid/bungee straop, Vittle Vault or Avery food bag for the road depending on how long I'm gone.
Field Trials are competitions....not everyone gets a "participation ribbon" and they do "keep score"
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Limited number of flu shots available
Posted February 14, 2005; 11:03 a.m.
University Health Services has obtained a limited number of flu shots, which will be made available to students, faculty and staff members during the week of Feb. 14 while the supply lasts.
Vaccines will be available by appointment during regular business hours. To make an appointment, faculty and staff members can call (609) 258-5035 and students can call (609) 258-3141.
A nationwide shortage of the influenza vaccine has restricted the number of shots University Health Services has been able to offer to members of the University community during the current flu season.


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Kohler, Ping to read from work
Posted March 5, 2009; 10:21 a.m.
Fiction writers Sheila Kohler and Wang Ping will read from their work at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, in the Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
Both authors draw inspiration for their writings from the tumultuous political times of their childhoods. The South African-born Kohler, a lecturer in creative writing at Princeton, is the author of six novels. Her novel "Cracks" (1999) was chosen one of the best books of the year by Newsday and by Library Journal. Her most recent novel, "Bluebird or the Invention of Happiness" (2007), was described by author Lyndall Gordon as "a terrific achievement -- more graceful, more searching, more truly dramatic than most current fiction." Kohler also has written three books of short stories and is known for troubling, vivid tales of people trapped in perverse and abusive relationships.
Wang was born in Shanghai and spent a turbulent childhood on a small island in the East China Sea, witnessing the sweeping changes of China's cultural revolution. She has published two short story collections; a novel, "Foreign Devil" (1996); two poetry collections; a cultural study, "Aching for Beauty: Footbinding in China" (2000); and a traditional Chinese folk tale, "Emperor Dragon" (2006). Wang's tales, which are sensual and sometimes sad, describe ordinary people dealing with tough times.
The event is part of the Althea Ward Clark Reading Series sponsored by the Program in Creative Writing in the Lewis Center for the Arts.


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Date: 2013-01-21 By: Alexandra Chauran
Wouldn't it be great if you could have a warning system in place to let you know when the work day is about to be so brutally horrible that you might as well just stay in bed? Actually, everybody has access to such a warning system, and it lies right in the palm of your hand. Alexandra Chauran, author of Palmistry Every Day, provides 10 clues to look for in your palms to indicate that perhaps you should stay home from work today.
Date: 2002-05-13 By: Louis J. Hammond
Precis: A timid young man discovers how studying the palms of his hands not only reveals insights into his nature, but brings him a surprising level of popularity. HOW I GOT FRIENDSBy Louis J. Hammond Most people don't realize it, but ...
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| "These are being eliminated in the U.S. but seeing 'partially hydrogenated' in the list of ingredients should warn you away," Dr. Chandra advises. "These are classic artery-cloggers and predispose to heart attacks and strokes, per the research evidence." But the truth is, this is the easiest one to avoid. "They are completely banning these," says Dr. Tolcher, so avoiding them shouldn't be a problem. But fat substitutes, specifically Olestra and Olean, are something to watch out for. "Usually used in fat-free chips, these have been linked to gastrointestinal problems as well as depletion of fat-soluble vitamins (leading to vitamin deficiencies...) and have been banned in Canada," says Dr. Chandra.
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| Specifically, this milk is extremely harmful because of the bacterial content it contains. Dr. Maroon even suggests just using organic milk, as the "antibiotics and hormones used in milk are concerns." Credit: Shutterstock
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| "Flour that is enriched, bleached, or bromated," Dr. Chandra specifies. "It is unnecessary to remove the nutrient-rich wheat germ and then replace some of nutrients piecemeal later (like thiamine). But this is done, I believe, to reduce the risk of rancidity and thus improve shelf life of breads and bread products... Best to eat fresh breadsmade from whole or sprouted grains." Dr. Hirt believes that GMO standard wheat is particularly harmful. "If American's gave up gluten and dairy, 75 percent of the world's health problems would go away."
Of course, this product, just like many others, is ok to consume in moderation. But be particularly cautious.
"'White' foods — potatoes, rice, flour, rice, pasta, bread, and table sugar — all have a very high glycemic index, which will rapidly raise blood sugar and quickly lead to urge to eat again," says Dr. Maroon. Credit: Shutterstock
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| Or really, processed foods altogether. Of course, doctors are just as guilty of eating these foods, but the ones that we spoke to generally try to avoid them.
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| When it comes to canned food and bottled water, it isn't just the food itself that concerns doctors. The BPA that could be in cans is what concerned them most, with Dr. Maroon even saying that he would only eat those foods if they are labeled BPA-free. But specifically? "Cheez Whiz," Dr. Pacheco definitively says. "Cheese wasn't designed to come out of a can."
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