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Okay my BLF is supposed to be going in heat. which the vet said she is starting to after doing a vaginal swab and looking at the cells on a slide, I still didn't really get the question answered tho by the vet. and I did try the search function there were just ALOT of threads about heat cycles
Started to see blood drops last friday on the floor only a drop a day till today there were multiple, do I start counting the days she is in heat last friday at the first blood drop or do I start counting today.
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Well, it's been a year. Certainly what will stick out most in our minds are those wonderful hours late on November 4, when we hugged and cheered and attempted to get from one side of Empire to the other without spilling our beer. But there was other big-ticket news in 2008, namely the outcomes of other elections, as well as several business developments that will change Maine's economic landscape; these made us waver between smiling and rolling our eyes. Here's a round-up of what we won't forget from the past year.
A little something called November 4There were exciting elections on the local, state, and (obviously) national level this year.
Locally, Portland elected two new city councilors — community organizer and Democratic activist Dory Waxman, and former school committee chairman John Coyne (see "Portland City Council: A Look At Who's Running for City Hall," by Deirdre Fulton, October 31). Waxman unseated former mayor and "maverick" Ed Suslovic; some observers suggested Suslovic split the more progressive vote with Green Independent Tina Smith.
Portlanders voted to send some new faces to Augusta, including new state senator Justin Alfond, and freshman representatives Steve Lovejoy, Diane Russell, Peter Stuckey, and Joan Cohen. The biggest issues in the state elections were the failing economy and healthcare (see "Maine House Candidates: Who Wants to Go to Augusta?" by Deirdre Fulton, October 31) — namely, what to do with the failed experiment that is Dirigo Health (see "Baldacci Raids the Cookie Jar," by Lance Tapley, October 15). Speaking of which, voters struck down a new bottle tax that would have helped fund Dirigo, and also said no to building a casino in Oxford Hills.
Democrat and former state senator Chellie Pingree won a long, hard-fought race to represent Congressional District 1 in Washington, DC. The field started with twelve relatively impressive candidates (see "DC Wannabes," by Deirdre Fulton, December 26, 2007), who were whittled down to two in the June primaries (see "Top 10 Questions for Maine Voters," by Deirdre Fulton, May 28): Pingree, and Republican Iraq war vet Charlie Summers. Despite questions about Pingree's connections to high-powered hedge-fund lobbyists, she pulled out a win in the end.
The man whose seat Pingree is taking, Democrat Tom Allen, didn't fare so well. Despite the Allen campaign's attempts to tie her to our hugely unpopular lame-duck president, "moderate" Republican Susan Collins trounced Allen on November 4, and will hold onto her US Senate seat for six more years. Allen, for his part, says he'll probably not seek elective office again, but is hoping for some sort of gig in the new administration.
Which leads us to the obvious: Some dude named Obama won the presidency. Portland went bananas for Obama, first on primary day, and through the general election. (See photos from Election Night at thePhoenix.com/About Town.)
Maine State Pier predicamentWe thought that once the City Council chose a company to develop the Maine State Pier, this contentious development debacle would come to an end. We thought wrong. An ongoing dispute between the city and the state over who owns the submerged lands beneath the pier led to Olympia Cos. — the company that won the bid to develop the property with a tie-breaking vote from then-councilor Ed Suslovic — pulling out of its deal with the city (see "Council Sinks Pier Deal, Floats Arts TIF," by Deirdre Fulton, November 16). Now, the council will reestablish negotiations with Ocean Properties, the New Hampshire-based company with ties to the Baldacci administration (the governor's brother, Bob Baldacci, was OP's vice-president, and the gov's cousin, former US senator George Mitchell, is part of the team).
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Carolyn (Kay) Minter
Carolyn M. "Kay" Minter, age 76, of Madison, peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, November 1, 2013 at U.W Hospital. She was born April 25, 1937 in Madison the daughter of Edward and Esther Denson. She was married to Robert Minter on May 29, 1963 and he preceded in death. She later married George Thorsen on June 21, 1997.
Kay graduated from Madison Business College as a CPA. She was a corporate manager for many years at Stearns Chemical. Kay was actively involved in bowling. She and Robert started the Junior Bowling Program in DeForest, and also coached. She was Y.A.B.A. officer, M.W.B.A. president, a member and president of 600 Club and was inducted into the Madison Bowling Hall of Fame. She was the Wisconsin Olympic Bowling Coach and bowled in many other leagues up until six months ago.
She was also very involved with her churches; United in Christ Lutheran in Morrisonville and Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Georgia. She loved working with, and helping people. She was a Sunday School teacher, church treasurer, was involved in Jail Ministry, was a Gideon officer; recorded books for the blind, tutored dyslexic high school students, was a coordinator for Senior Care and a tax preparer for AARP. Kay loved to sing and was a member of Sweet Adeline's. She was an avid reader and enjoyed her book club. George built up his biceps toting her many books each time they moved! Kay happily traveled one and one half times around the world, setting foot on every continent including the glacier at Mt. McKinley, knee deep in snow.
Surviving Kay are her husband, George Thorsen; daughters, Nancy Kessenich, Sharon (Steve) Pulvermacher, Marlene (Rick) Porter; daughter-in-law, Nancy (nee Manke) Minter; grandchildren, Jason Kessenich, Kristy (Rich) Plier, Julie (Jeff) Pulvermacher, Nicole Pulvermacher, April Pulvermacher, Crystal (Andy) Miller, Adam (Kay) Porter; seven great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; step-children, Nancy (Grant) Geigler, Penny (Tom) Taylor, Holly (Fred) Clark, Matt Thorsen; nine step grandchildren; one step great-grandchild; brother and sisters, Butch (Gerri) Denson, Ruth Strand, Dottie (Bob) Mellenberger, sisters-in-law, Emma Bethke, Marge Millette and numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Robert Minter; son, Don Minter and son-in-law, Richard Kessenich. The family is very grateful to the doctors, nurses and staff at U.W. Hospital 3rd floor ICU.
A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at RYAN FUNERAL HOME, WINDSOR/DEFOREST CHAPEL, 5701 Lake Road with Rev. T. Brent Walsworth and Rev. Rolf Olson officiating. Burial will follow at United in Christ Cemetery in Morrisonville.
Visitation will be on from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5 at the funeral home and again on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to Gideon International or American Diabetes Association. To view and sign this guestbook, please visit: www.ryanfuneralservice.com.


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By Shuli Ren
Channel checks conducted by Nomura Securities show that China solar unit sales prices have remained flat for four weeks in a row. The analysts do not see any price increases, but this is still good, reassuring news. Stable pricing means less operational risk.
Here is Nomura's analyst Nitin Kumar:
Data from PV Insights shows ASPs for polysilicon at US$18.34/Kg. This is now the 4th straight week with poly ASPs largely flat. PV Insights also notes that the bottleneck created by China customs requiring certificate or origin and original invoice has been resolved and the poly demand supply is now balanced. As such, any further increases in poly ASP look unlikely in the near term.
Wafer ASPs for multi-crystalline wafers moved up 0.8% w-w; albeit 3Q13 qtd is still down 1% q-q. While we think wafers could be a little tight in 2014F on higher demand, we would not get over-excited here.
Cell and module ASPs fell 0.3~0.6% w-w. PV Insights suggests this is owing to prices in Japan coming off a little given increasing supply offset by module ASPs in China which are on the rise on shortages. Japan module ASPs are 10~15% higher than spot prices and thus margins are still attractive for key suppliers into that market, i.e. Canadian Solar (CSIQ), Trina Solar (TSL) and JA Solar (JASO).
Nomura still prefers midstream suppliers to upstream ones, because:
1) margin expansion owing to flat to higher module ASP even as wafer and cell ASPs have come off a bit q-q; 2) meaningfully higher shipments driven by China, Japan and US markets enabling operational leverage on opex; 3) entry into downstream project business to enable further margin expansion into 2014F; and 4) valuations are still relatively attractive compared to polysilicon makers.
As such, Nomura thinks any investor who wants exposure to the solar sector must own Canadian Solar and Trina Solar:
We continue to see both these names as must-own stocks in this sector given cleaner balance sheets, strong management and strong cash flow outlook. We reiterate our Buy on Canadian Solar and Trina Solar. On our existing numbers, both Trina and Canadian Solar trade at 1x 2014F P/BV and are very attractive for long-term growth story.
And the broker recommends a Sell on GCL Poly (3800.HK) because of the rich valuations:
GCL Poly, in contrast, trades at 2014F P/BV of 2x which we see as overpriced given that even in our relatively positive cost reduction and shipment expectations, best-case ROEs for GCL are 11~14% and ROICs are only 10~11%, suggesting expensive valuations.


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While in a costume store over the weekend (shopping for Burning Man stuff), I saw a woman in a clown suit yelling at her daughter for something, basically for having too much fun in public. Hmm.
Working on a new MailCrypt site (moving it all to SourceForge), mostly an excuse to play with blender. Also getting back into my dusty-with-neglect project to build a hardware GPG decryption/signature agent. It should be on a JavaButton eventually, but I may stuff it into a USB microcontroller board I have lying around first.
Got a few driver bugs fixed; now my vaio can play sounds without locking up again. Yay. Also found a way to hack the cpuload stats so that kapmd doesn't appear to be keeping the CPU out of idle mode (basically the task structure acquired an extra bit that says "don't contribute to sys time", and kapmd is the only thread with that bit set).
Stopped by the Debian booth at LWCE and saw Joey Hess with a vaio picturebook, camera working and everything. Man, I like this world.. six months ago folks were in despair about the fact that Sony wouldn't give out any docs on the camera chip. Today it works perfectly. And soon it'll be in a nice standard V4L kernel driver, removing all the fuss. Nifty.


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10.8: Ocean Ecosystems
Which ecosystem doesn't depend on photosynthesis?
When scientists first dove in Alvin and witnessed hydrothermal vents, they were not surprised by the eruptions of hot water. But they never anticipated finding life there. Without sunlight, they knew that photosynthesis could not be the basis of this community. Eventually they discovered a different way of producing food, chemosynthesis. Many more hydrothermal vents were discovered and many more types of vent organisms.
The Intertidal
Conditions in the intertidal zone change rapidly as water covers and uncovers the region and waves pound on the rocks. A great abundance of life is found in the intertidal zone (Figure below). High energy waves hit the organisms that live in this zone, so they must be adapted to pounding waves and exposure to air during low tides. Hard shells protect from waves and also protect against drying out when the animal is above water. Strong attachments keep the animals anchored to the rock.
Organisms in a tide pool include sea stars and sea urchins.
In a tide pool, as in the photo, what organisms are found where and what specific adaptations do they have to that zone? The mussels on the top left have hard shells for protection and to prevent drying because they are often not covered by water. The sea anemones in the lower right are more often submerged and have strong attachments but can close during low tides.
Many young organisms get their start in estuaries and so they must be adapted to rapid shifts in salinity.
Corals and other animals deposit calcium carbonate to create rock reefs near the shore. Coral reefs are the "rainforests of the oceans," with a tremendous amount of species diversity (Figure below).
Coral reefs are among the most densely inhabited and diverse areas on the globe.
Reefs can form interesting shapes in the oceans. Remember that hot spots create volcanoes on the seafloor. If these volcanoes rise above sea level to become islands, and if they occur in tropical waters, coral reefs will form on them. Since the volcanoes are cones, the reef forms in a circle around the volcano. As the volcano comes off the hot spot, the crust cools. The volcano subsides and then begins to erode away (Figure below).
In this image of Maupiti Island in the South Pacific, the remnants of the volcano are surrounded by the circular reef.
Eventually, all that is left is a reef island called an atoll. A lagoon is found inside the reef.
Oceanic Zone
The open ocean is a vast area. Food either washes down from the land or is created by photosynthesizing plankton. Zooplankton and larger animals feed on the phytoplankton and on each other. Larger animals such as whales and giant groupers may live their entire lives in the open water.
How do fish survive in the deepest ocean? The few species that live in the greatest depths are very specialized (Figure below). Since it's rare to find a meal, the fish use very little energy; they move very little, breathe slowly, have minimal bone structure and a slow metabolism. These fish are very small. To maximize the chance of getting a meal, some species may have jaws that unhinge to accept a larger fish or backward-folding teeth to keep prey from escaping.
An 1896 drawing of a deep sea angler fish with a bioluminescent "lure" to attract prey.
Many ocean-related videos are found in National Geographic Videos, Environment Video, Habitat, Ocean section: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/. Just a few are listed below.
- How we can know what lives in the ocean is in "Deep-Sea Robo Help."
- Some of the results of the Census of Marine Life have been released and are discussed in "Record-Breaking Sea-Creature Surveys Released."
- Bioluminescence is common in the oceans and seen in "Why Deep Sea Creatures Glow."
Hydrothermal Vents
Hydrothermal vents are among the most unusual ecosystems on Earth since they are dependent on chemosynthetic organisms at the base of the food web. At mid-ocean ridges at hydrothermal vents, bacteria that use chemosynthesis for food energy are the base of a unique ecosystem (Figure below). This ecosystem is entirely separate from the photosynthesis at the surface. Shrimp, clams, fish, and giant tube worms have been found in these extreme places.
Giant tube worms found at hydrothermal vents get food from the chemosynthetic bacteria that live within them. The bacteria provide food; the worms provide shelter.
A video explaining hydrothermal vents with good footage is seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFHtVRKoaUM&feature=related.
- In the ocean, phytoplankton photosynthesize as the main food source. They are eaten by zooplankton and other larger animals.
- Organisms that live in the deepest ocean have amazing adaptations to the exceptionally harsh conditions, such as unhinging jaws, backward-folding teeth, or a bioluminescent lure.
- A hydrothermal vent ecosystem has chemosynthesis as its food source. The ecosystem is independent of photosynthesis at the surface.
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Use these resources to answer the questions that follow.
1. What is the intertidal zone?
2. What do organisms in an intertidal zone have to deal with each day?
3. What is zonation?
4. How have some of the organisms in the intertidal zone adapted to life there?
5. Why is the deep sea not well explored?
6. What organisms live in the epipelagic zone?
7. What organisms live in the mesopelagic zone?
8. What color are most of the animals in this zone?
9. What is bioluminescence?
10. What is found in the deep scattering layer?
1. Why is there so much biodiversity in the intertidal zone?
2. Why is survival in the deep ocean difficult? What adaptations to organisms have to do this?
3. What is bioluminescence and how does it help organisms survive in the ocean?
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2.1: Properties of Matter
Lesson Objectives
- Describe a substance according to its physical properties.
- Distinguish between extensive and intensive properties.
- Describe the three states of matter.
- Identify physical changes to matter.
Lesson Vocabulary
- extensive property
- gas
- intensive property
- liquid
- mass
- physical change
- physical property
- solid
- substance
- vapor
- volume
Check Your Understanding
Recalling Prior Knowledge
- What are some physical properties that can be used to describe matter?
- What are the three states of matter? Describe their similarities and differences.
The science of chemistry is largely concerned with the understanding and classification of matter. This understanding naturally begins with careful observations. What does a particular sample of matter look like? Is it a solid, liquid, or gas? Is it hard or soft? Is it shiny or dull? These types of questions are where we will begin our study of matter and its properties.
If you would like to refresh your memory about states of matter, go to "The Phantom's Portrait Parlor: Phases of Matter" at www.miamisci.org/af/sln/phases/watersolid.html and view solids, liquids, and gases at the molecular level.
Description of Matter
Recall that matter is considered to be anything that has mass and occupies space. Matter can be best understood in terms of its properties. Some properties of matter can be determined without altering the identity of the matter, and it is there that we will begin.
Physical Properties
Figure below shows two very different objects. Each has a different chemical composition, meaning that each is made up of a different type of matter.
(A) This lamp from the country of Sri Lanka is made of silver. (B) These large salt mounds from Bolivia were produced during a salt mining operation.
Silver and ordinary table salt are two examples of chemical substances. A substance is matter that has a uniform and definite composition. All samples of substances, sometimes called pure substances, have identical properties.
A physical property is a characteristic of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing the identity of the substance. For example, silver is a shiny metal that conducts electricity very well. It can also be molded into thin sheets, a property called malleability. These are all physical properties of silver. In contrast, salt is dull and brittle, but it can also conduct electricity after being dissolved in water, which it does quite readily. In addition to color, hardness, malleability, solubility, and electrical conductivity, some other physical properties of matter include density, melting point, and boiling point.
There are many examples of physical properties that can be further investigated on the internet.
- Magnetism is a physical property. Are all metals magnetic? Find out at www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK-5-BRLn78.
- You can view a video of the melting points of various substances at www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYb2iTNFCsI.
- Do you think metals like lead melt easily? Check out this alloy containing lead melting in boiling water! www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI9qKbQCukg.
- The physical property density can be observed by floating bubbles on carbon dioxide. Watch the video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3EWYrxrsns.
- The melting and freezing of tert-butanol can be viewed at these two links:
Extensive and Intensive Properties
Some properties of matter depend on the size of the sample, while some do not. An extensive property is a property that depends on the amount of matter in a sample. The mass of an object is a measure of the amount of matter that an object contains. A small sample of a certain type of matter will have a small mass, while a larger sample will have a greater mass. Another extensive property is volume. The volume of an object is a measure of the space that is occupied by that object.
An intensive property is a property of matter that depends only on the type of matter in a sample and not on the amount. For example, the electrical conductivity of a substance is a property that depends only on the type of substance. Silver, gold, and copper are excellent conductors of electricity, while glass and plastic are poor conductors. A larger or smaller piece of glass will not change this property. Other intensive properties include color, temperature, density, and solubility.
For more information on extensive and intensive properties, visit www.chem.tamu.edu/class/majors/tutorialnotefiles/intext.htm.
States of Matter
Water is a very common substance that we frequently encounter in all three states of matter, as seen in Figure below. When water is in the solid state, we call it ice, while water in the gaseous state is referred to as steam or water vapor. The physical state of matter is a physical property because the identity of a substance does not change when it is melted, frozen, or boiled.
Water is the same substance in any of its three states. (A) A frozen waterfall in Hungary. (B) The Nile River in Egypt. (C) A steam powered train in Wales.
A solid is a form of matter that has a definite shape and volume. The shape of a solid does not change if it is transferred from one container to another. The particles of a solid are packed tightly together in fixed positions, usually in an orderly arrangement (Figure below). Solids are almost completely incompressible, meaning that solids cannot be squeezed into a smaller volume. When a solid is heated, it expands only slightly.
The particles of a gas are very far apart compared to the particles of a liquid or a solid.
A liquid is a form of matter that has a definite volume, but an indefinite shape. As water is poured from one container into another, it adopts the shape of its new container. However, the volume of the sample does not change, because the water molecules are still relatively close to one another in the liquid state. Its ability to flow means that water is considered a fluid. Unlike a solid, the arrangement of particles in a liquid is not rigid and orderly. Liquids are also incompressible, and the volume of water expands slightly when heated.
A gas is a form of matter that has neither a definite shape nor a definite volume. A gas takes up the shape and volume of its container. This is because the particles of a gas are very, very far apart from one another compared to the particles that make up solids and liquids. Gases, like liquids, are fluids. Gases are easily compressed because of the large spaces in between gas particles. The term gas is most often used to refer to a substance that is found in the gas state at room temperature, such as hydrogen and nitrogen. However, substances that are solids or liquids at room temperature can also evaporate into the gaseous state. A vapor is the gaseous state of a substance that is a solid or liquid at room temperature. Examples include water vapor or sodium vapor (Figure below).
Sodium vapor lamps glow with a distinctive yellow color.
For a summary of the phases of matter, visit www.chem.purdue.edu/gchelp/atoms/states.html.
A fun, interactive simulation about phases of matter can be downloaded at www.concord.org/activities/states-matter.
Another interactive simulation that will help you understand solids, liquids, and gases can be found at http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/states-of-matter. A variety of activity guides can be found by scrolling down.
NASA provides diagrams and explanations of states of matter at http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/k-12/airplane/state.html
NASA explains properties of gases in an informative website at http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/k-12/airplane/gasprop.html.
Physical Changes
As an ice cube melts, its shape changes as it acquires the ability to flow. However, its composition does not change. Melting is an example of a physical change. A physical change is a change to a sample of matter in which some properties of the material change, but the identity of the matter does not. Physical changes can further be classified as reversible or irreversible. The melted ice cube may be refrozen, so melting is a reversible physical change. Physical changes that involve a change of state are all reversible. Other changes of state include vaporization (liquid to gas), freezing (liquid to solid), and condensation (gas to liquid). Dissolving is also a reversible physical change. When salt is dissolved in water, the salt is said to have entered the aqueous state. Boiling off the water will cause the salt to reform in its solid state.
An example of an irreversible physical change would be grinding a piece of wood into sawdust. Such a change is irreversible because the sawdust cannot be reconstituted into the same piece of wood that it was before. Cutting the grass or pulverizing a rock would be other irreversible physical changes.
Some other examples of physical changes can be seen on the web:
- Iodine undergoes an interesting physical change called sublimation. Click www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E0sy-FN2M8 to watch!
- Metals expand when heated. This physical change can be seen using a ball and ring at www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNoE5IoRheQ.
Lesson Summary
- A substance is a sample of matter with a fixed composition and identifiable physical properties that are the same for every sample of a particular substance.
- Extensive properties depend on the size of a sample, while intensive properties do not.
- Solid, liquid, and gas are the three common states of matter.
- Physical changes do not alter the identity of a substance.
Lesson Review Questions
Reviewing Concepts
- Explain why water is considered a substance, while milk is not.
- List at least three physical properties of silver.
- Give an example of an extensive property and of an intensive property of an iron nail. Explain.
- Compare the arrangements of particles in the three states of matter.
- The odor of gasoline is very strong and distinctive. Should gasoline in the gaseous state be called a gas or a vapor? Explain.
- Describe how the sharpening of a pencil is a different type of physical change than dissolving some sugar in water.
Use the Table below to answer the following questions.
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- What is the physical state of each of the following substances at room temperature?
- oxygen
- iron
- mercury
- What is the name of the physical change that occurs in each of the following instances?
- Oxygen is cooled from −150°C to −200°C.
- Iron is cooled from 1600°C to 1500°C.
- Mercury is heated from −130°C to -100°C.
- Which colorless substance is a solid at −50°C?
- Which substance is a liquid at 1000°C?
- Which substance condenses from a gas to a liquid as the temperature is cooled from 20°C to −50°C?
Further Reading / Supplemental Links
- Take a quiz on properties of matter at www.chem.tamu.edu/class/majors/tutorialnotefiles/intext.htm.
Points to Consider
A mixture is different from a pure substance because it does not have a uniform and definite composition. Pure substances include both elements and compounds.
- Can mixtures be further classified into more than one type?
- How are compounds different than elements?
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About Jeff Masters
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 4:00 PM GMT on January 07, 2010
The Deep South shivered through another frigid morning today, with low temperature records crumbling again over much of Florida. Lakeland hit 27°F, smashing the old record of 34°F; Melbourne hit 28°F, eclipsing the old record of 32°F; and West Palm Beach bottomed out at 37°F, besting the old record of 38°F. The cold wave is being driven by an unusual sharp and persistent kink in the jet stream that is being blocked from moving by a strong ridge of high pressure over Greenland. As a result, an exceptionally strong surface high pressure of 1055 mb over the North Central U.S. is pushing large amounts of cold, Arctic air southwards from Canada. No coldest January temperature records have been set yet from the cold blast, but the 500 largest U.S. cities have been averaging about 11 new daily low temperature records per day the first five days of January, according to the National Climatic Data Center. The cold will ease Friday in the Deep South, but return with a vengeance Saturday night though Monday morning, as another push of cold air descending from Canada promises to bring a cold wave that will approach the December 1989 and January 1977 cold waves in intensity, and may being some new all-time January low temperature records to the South.
Colder in Florida than Alaska and Greenland
The sharp kink in the jet stream has brought record warm temperatures to a few stations in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest this week, making much of coastal Alaska warmer than Florida. Cold Bay, Alaska, set a record high yesterday of 47°F, after recording a low temperature of 30°F. This made Cold Bay warmer than Pensacola, Florida, which had a high of 47°F and a low of 24°F. In fact, most of Florida--including Jacksonville, Tampa, Melbourne, and Tallahassee--recorded lows at or below the 27°F low recorded in Anchorage, Alaska yesterday. The jet stream kink has also brought temperatures more than 30°F above average to Greenland. The temperature in Narsarsuaq, Greenland at 10am EST today was 46°F, far warmer than most of Florida.
Figure 1. Departure of the surface temperature from average for the first three day of 2010 shows much colder than average conditions were present over the Southeast U.S., much of Europe, and Central Asia. Much warmer than average temperatures were present over the Northwest U.S., Greenland, the Arctic, and Southern Asia. A sharp kink in the jet stream was responsible for the temperature anomaly pattern. Image credit: NOAA/ESRL.
Snow in Florida?
It doesn't snow very often in Florida, and the Wikipedia list of snow events in Florida lists only seven such events over the decade of the 2000s. This weekend's cold wave may be able to generate some snow over isolated regions of Central Florida, though it appears that the odds of this happening are less than 30%. The most widespread snowfall in Florida history occurred on January 19, 1977, when snow fell over much of the state, with flurries as far south as Homestead. Snow flurries also fell on Miami Beach for the only time in recorded history.
Figure 2. North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) index for September 9, 2009 - January 6, 2010 (black line) and forecast from the GFS model (red lines). The NAO index was strongly negative, near -2.0, for much of December and January. Image credit: NOAA/CPC.
The winter cold blast: blame the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO)
Why has the winter been so cold over Eastern North America and northern Europe? Well, don't blame El Niño. El Niño winters are rarely this cold. Instead, blame the the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). The NAO is a climate pattern in the North Atlantic Ocean of fluctuations in the difference of sea-level pressure between the Icelandic Low and the Azores High. It is one of oldest known climate oscillations--seafaring Scandinavians described the pattern several centuries ago. Through east-west oscillation motions of the Icelandic Low and the Azores High,the NAO controls the strength and direction of westerly winds and storm tracks across the North Atlantic. A large difference in the pressure between Iceland and the Azores (positive NAO) leads to increased westerly winds and mild and wet winters in Europe. Positive NAO conditions also cause the Icelandic Low to draw a stronger south-westerly flow of air over eastern North America, preventing Arctic air from plunging southward. In contrast, if the difference in sea-level pressure between Iceland and the Azores is small (negative NAO), westerly winds are suppressed, allowing Arctic air to spill southwards into eastern North America more readily. Negative NAO winters tend to bring cold winters to Europe, and the prevailing storm track moves south towards the Mediterranean Sea. This brings increased storm activity and rainfall to southern Europe and North Africa.
The winter of 2009 - 2010 has seen a very strong negative NAO, causing much of our cold weather over Eastern North America and Europe. The NAO index for the month of December 2009 was -1.93, which is the third lowest NAO index since 1950 for a winter month (December, January, or February). The only winter months with a lower NAO index were February 1978 (-2.20) and January 1963 (-2.12). January 1963 was one of the coldest months on record in the UK and the Eastern U.S.. February 1978 was the coldest February on record for five U.S. states, and featured the historic blizzards in both the U.S. and UK. The NAO so far for January 2010 has continued to stay strongly negative, ranging between -1.5 and -2.1. However, the blocking ridge over Greenland is forecast to weaken next week, allowing the sharp kink in the jet stream to straighten out. This will increase the NAO index to more typical values, allowing a return of more ordinary winter weather to the U.S. and Europe.
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park (title)
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An unbelievable variety of animals (bison, prairie dogs, wild horses, elk, golden eagles and more) and a view that goes on forever. Old Teddy sure knew where to go.
Summer Expedition 2007
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Wow, the photos and LO are just gorgeous! I also really liked your LOs in the Memory Makers magazine.
I loved this when I saw it in the NL. How majectic! Great view! I love the LO, I never think to use round-edges but they look great. Ummm, how'd you get a close-up of a bison like that??? lol
That big shot is Absolutely AMAZING! Is it a stitched together panorama? If not, what lens did you use? All those shots are so clear!
Wow, this is beautiful! Just the right balance between the large and small photos and all the elements. Lovely page.
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Wow this looks like something out of National Geographic!! Beautiful.
You are a fabulous photographer!!! Love the layout too.
Beautiful photos, and LO. Makes me wish I was there. TFS.
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Ozzy rules!!
Matthews did look good...
A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
Ozzy rules!!
But wait a second...are we talking about the next Dan Marino?
What Strangeworld and some of you others fail to understand is the TEAM concept in football - you are only as strong as your last weakest link and we have no offensive weapons - if we have a TE who can RUN the seam, we win this game - the Bess & Hartline show is not going to win you games - Good on yah Ryan for trying to do too much rather than too little - You are in a new environment has anyone ever stood in with 20 career college starts - he is not Henne, it is clearly obvious - he is not ratttled
And Hartline (allergic to the big play) cost us big time with his fumble and PI call - He needs to clear up his play, in fact if the entire team concentrated on lowering their mistakes we win this game - he is a third or fourth WR - where he would be good because the pressure is off him -
Bess is limited - gives what he has
Fasano non factor
Clay - Ryan clearly missed him over the middle but did Clay start breaking early - I need to see a replay
Bush - is gone
Carpenter - should be gone
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As previously reported by KCII, on March 17th the Henry County Sheriff's Office received reports of possible human remains found on Old Highway 34. The remains were found by two children riding bicycles in the area. The remains were sent to the State Medical Examiner's Office where they were examined by a forensic anthropologist. The female remains have now been identified as that of a missing Mt. Pleasant woman.
While no scientific identification has been made, the Department of Criminal Investigation believes the remains belong to 24 year old Jackie Douthart based off anthropologist's findings and the identification of personal items by family members.
The remains will continue to be analyzed through scientific DNA tests and once testing is complete, the remains will be released for proper burial. Douthart was reported missing by family members and her fiancé on May 22nd of last year.
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School Production 2010 Beautiful Dreamer
We were delighted to welcome audiences to our very special 2010 school production as we celebrated the young life of one of Isleworth's oldest residents and an era as fascinating for its hardships as for its innovations. Beautiful Dreamer was born out of a desire by myself and the then Head of Music, Richard Lake, to collaborate in the writing of a musical. We wanted to write a play that reflected the rich history of the Isleworth community. Gumley House School has been at the heart of this community for more than a hundred years and we wanted the girls to feel the connections between the past and the present right here in Isleworth where they spend the larger part of their week.
I had carried out an interview four years earlier with life-long Isleworth resident, Eileen Woodbridge (nee Lucy), for a Reminiscence Theatre project I was involved in with Year 10 girls. Eileen, then eighty-four, had a wealth of stories from her childhood in the late nineteen twenties and early nineteen thirties. They were poignant and funny, rich in detail and at times deeply moving. Not only were they personal stories of family life, but they had a deeper resonance. They revealed a spirit of that period between the two world wars that was challenging, changing and creative, not unlike the times we live in now.
At that time, life was hard for many as economic depression gripped and state social care didn't exist. There was hardship and suffering for the poor, and the workhouse to end up in if you couldn't cope. Despite this, and because of strength of character and strong extended family bonds, many of course survived and thrived. This was, after all, an era of technological advances that saw the first sound recordings of the big band music of the day. Wireless radios began to appear in people's homes, with the likes of Al Bowlly, Britain's first pop star, crooning over the air waves. Talking movies like The Jazz Singer were speaking out from the cinema screens, rivalling masters of the silent silver screen such as Charlie Chaplin.
Charlie Chaplin's rags to riches story was an inspiration to many in those hard times. Though by the thirties, Chaplin was a millionaire in Hollywood, persistently making his silent movies even as talkies clamoured to be heard, his Little Tramp figure walks through our play, emblematic of the importance of keeping hope in your heart and humour about you even when times are tough.
Eileen Lucy was brought up in these exciting times and recalled them for us with warmth and vigour when Richard and I spent several hours interviewing her last July. As she spoke we saw and heard the Thames as a working river, the dairy man and his horse and cart, the new fangled American shopping experience that was Woolworths, the steam train's whistle, the smell of the hop fields of Kent, the flicker of the movie screen and the crocodile of Gumley girls emerging from those familiar gates.
Out of these experiences and many more we wrote our musical and we offered it as a piece of living, local history and a tale of a girl with spirit who soaked up the times she was brought up in, stored them safely in her memory, shared them generously with us so we could share them with the girls and our audiences.
The production was a great success with sold out shows after the first performance. This local tale touch our audiences profoundly. Many people who saw it said it should eb done again in the community. richard and I had been thinking along similar lines, and two years later in March 2012, the inaugral production of the Isleworth community play was Beautiful Dreamer, which you can learn more about in its dedicated gallery on this site.
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A Golden Stream of Wheat Flows From the Thresher to the Elevator
But 1937 has been Jabob Meyers' lucky year. Late June found him
reaping his planted rows, binding and shocking them. Then he called
in the threshing crew: members of the wheat army that three months
each year roam the mid-continent wheatlands. Sometimes the Jacob
Meyers have threshers of their own; more often they hire them. Harvest
hands, ready to haul and pitch for 15 hr. a day, work from sunup
to sundown for $1.50. They move fast, in heat, dust, and sweat,
for now the kernels are ripe and must be winnowed before it rains.
Into the clattering thresher goes bundle after bundle. Out of it,
from one end, comes a wind-borne storm of chaff; from the other
stream of grain which Farmer Meyers trucks to his local grain elevator.
Soon it will be swelling the mighty rivers of wheat that are now
flowing to Kansas City, Minneapolis and Chicago mills and markets
in one of the greatest freight movements of all time.
Every Carload of Wheat is Tested
Key wheat market of the U.S. is the wheat pit of the Chicago Board
of Trade. This big square room where, with frantic gestures and
grimaces, brokers buy and sell a dozen times over the grain. The
nation's bread is made of, has gone imperishably into U.S. literature
in such classics as Frank Norris' The Pit. But before it is sold, every carload of grain must be tested. For this purpose
the state of Illinois maintains in Chicago a scrumpulously scientific
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that rolls into the Chicago yards escapes the sharp eye of the State.
Testers climb into it, take samples, bag them, lable them, and turn
them over to the testing machines. Here the kernels are run through
a moisture meter (dry wheat is best), are measured and weighed,
tested for protein content, scrutinized with tweezers for dockage
(weeds, wild garlic, weevils), smelled for mustiness. No. 1 grade
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All children and adolescents should have the means and the opportunity to develop to their full potential
Life, survival, maximum development, access to health and access to health services are not just basic needs of children and adolescents, but fundamental human rights.
The primary instrument for protecting and fulfilling these rights is the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The CRC reflects the international consensus on standards for ensuring the overall well-being of all children and young people up to the age of 18 years. In addition to presenting a channel for advocacy and practical support for child and adolescent health, the CRC is the normative and legal framework for WHO's work across the broad spectrum of child and adolescent health and development.
Capacity building in the application of the CRC as a normative and legal framework
To facilitate the integration of a "rights-based perspective" into the planning and implementation of policies, interventions and programmes for child and adolescent health, the Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development (CAH) has developed a training course. The course aims at strengthening understanding and knowledge of child rights and the CRC framework. Participants from WHO and in countries learn about the relationship between needs, obligations and rights, and about how the CRC can be used for policy development, as well as planning, programming and managing programmes for child and adolescent health.
Through the development of specific human rights checklists the department aims to systematically integrate key human rights norms and standards into its tools and guidelines.
CRC monitoring and use of the CRC reporting process
When a state ratifies the CRC, it enters a continuous cycle of monitoring and reporting on the capacity of its children and adolescents to experience their rights. State Parties prepare situation-analysis reports which are submitted for review to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (the Committee). The reporting process of the CRC can act as a valuable monitoring and evaluation mechanism for child and adolescent health. CAH has the responsibility for coordinating WHO input to the work of the Committee. Since 1998, CAH has prepared and presented to the Committee more than 50 health commentaries on State Party reports. As a result, the Committee has actively encouraged a number of countries to seek support from WHO and to adopt or strengthen activities in favour of child rights in their country.
To increase health monitoring through the CRC reporting process, the Department is developing key indicators on child and adolescent health in the context of the CRC.
Moreover, recommendations on child and adolescent health issued by the Committee to states, following review of their CRC implementation efforts, can provide a useful platform for action in countries. CAH facilitates national follow-up to health-related recommendations issued by the Committee through, inter alia, the conduct of workshops on follow-up, and dissemination of the recommendations to WHO Regional and Country Offices.
In the area of newborn and child health, CAH increasingly uses the CRC as a normative and legal framework for addressing infant and young child feeding, and child survival. A rights-based assessment tool for child health laws, policies and programmes is being developed, in collaboration with the Harvard School of Public Health, and will provide a valuable contribution to country situation analyses in the context of child survival.


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Lightly Smacking Dogs: Ok or Bad?
Ive had dogs and cats all my life, and all my life ive seen my family hit them (not hard, just a light tap on the muzzle or head) when they are bad. When i got old enough i was taught also to do the same, and i did, with great results. Now i read online that it does nothing but make the animal fear you or hands, but that was never the case for my dogs or cats. The smacking taught my dogs and cats the same as the shock collar teaches the dog where the invisible fence is.
Ive always had this technique used for dogs that destroy things or bite people or animals, and cats that pee on the floor or scratch or bite. Its not used for barking, being rambunctious, or not following a simple command. Its not overused. They always only got smacked if caught the action, or while they were held down looking at what they did (like for peeing or destruction). Never after the action has passed. Within no time at all i had very well behaved animals that werent afraid of hands or me.
In the wild, alpha wolves will slash open a shoulder or grab the throat of a misbehaving pack member to teach them to stay in line. Lightly smacking a dog is not nearly as bad as that, but the owner is the alpha and animals in nature learn through pain, and that is why its always worked for me i guess.
So based on my experience i think it is okay to lightly smack misbehaved dogs or cats, and its not abuse if not overused. Online i see lots of different views as well, almost split 50/50 between a useful punishment and useless abuse. What do you all think about lightly smacking bad pets?10gal Betta Tank - Skye the crowntail and Squiggles the deformed albino cory
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I treat dogs and cats similar to young children. When they do wrong, it's fine in my eyes to give them a swat on the rear. Our society has become soft and people just want to be their kids/pets friends and not the authority figure that we are supposed to be. Just my .02 w/out getting too far off topic.-Jordan
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yea i think the not punishing children right nowadays is horrible and i see horrible children everywhere because of that, and i feel same way about my dogs as i would a child. my neighbor screamed at me for hitting my dog today when he was outside and attacked a cat that was in my yard. so i wanted to see if it really was all that bad.10gal Betta Tank - Skye the crowntail and Squiggles the deformed albino cory
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There are other far more effective ways of training and controlling your dog than hitting it. This coming from someone who has kept dogs all his life. Also, making a dog look at something its done while punishing it achieves absolutely nothing. They cannot make the connection between pee on the floor or something they have destroyed with being hit for it.
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When it comes to training dogs, I have found that the most effective method is one that best reflects their natural / instinctive behaviors. That is why I won't give them a smack, but I will grab a little bit of their scruff and give it a tug. By no means will I do that in any way that will hurt the dog, only get his attention. If you watch a mother dog correct the behavior of one of her puppies, that is how she will do it. But that has to come right after, or during, the bad behavior (as Aeonflame has already suggested)
If you use that method combined with a firm and authoritative "NO" in a deep voice, pretty soon you will only have to say the word "NO" in that same deep voice and they will listen. That will make you the dogs "pack leader" making it almost instinctive for the dog to obey you.
That has always worked for training my dogs. And believe me, the last thing that I want is a 200 lbs St Barnard that won't listen.
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I use the scruff technique. I was also showed one method when you are absolutely serious, pin the dog down and don't let it up until it submits fully (goes limp, totally relaxed, licking lips and not making eye contact). Works like a charm. I would not advise trying this on a dog over 100lb.
That being said, I have used rolled up newspaper or magazines for the noise, and I have on occasion swatted them on the backside with my hand. I don't use it as a regular training technique, but when your dog gets into hump mode one swat is all it takes to remind him of his manners. Not hard...I don't hit to cause pain. I swat to make noise. It works.
And I must admit I did recently buy a shock collar. Only had to use it once. Our dog would not stop eating apples. To the point he would vomit. Every time we let him out, he would run down and eat apples. (he is a pug and pugs are just stupid with food) It was a game, and he knew we couldn't catch him. One zap with the collar accompanied by a "Drop it!" and he realized we could now reach him and the game was no longer fun. Hasn't touched an apple since then (except when friends let him out...rrg).
Lots of different techniques. Not one is more right than the other. Just use common sense and don't hurt the dog. And remember that they do not in fact understand what you are saying. So you have to make it very obvious. Catching them in the act of doing something wrong- GREAT time to punish or scold them. 20 minutes afterwards...they aren't going to make the connection.Who is "General Failure" and why is he reading my hard drive?
Dog training to no small degree is dependent on the type of dog you keep. You can not train a toy breed in the same way you train a rotweiler. They are completely different beasts. Yes there are similarities but the final execution has to be different. As an example i can get very physical correcting one of the rotweilers (allthough i do not hit or cause damage) but I never get physical with the great dane because they think in another way.
Dog should not be made to feel pain but you might have to show them who is the boss. In most dogs this is easily achieved but with rescues or dogs that has been handled the wrong way this can mean getting very physical with them. You should however think wrestling not hitting them. The goal is to show them you are stronger without causing them pain. if you buy a puppy and train it from the start this should never be needed.
In everyday training there is no need to hit gods as far as i see it. as aeonflame says, there are more effeicient methods.Do as I say. Not as I do.
I've always given smacks on the rear end (never the head/face/muzzle) of my dogs while at the same time yelling "NO!". After a while, just the "NO!" makes them stop because they associate that word with a smack. Just my experience...
Also, I only smack when they are actively misbehaving. After the fact, as someone pointed out, does nothing because they have already forgotten what they did.The early bird may get the worm, but it's the second mouse that gets the cheese.
I had a phobia of dogs. but i felt bad for my bf so i let him get a dog. since he pointed out i baby sat my brothers dog just fine. as long as the dog didn't do things to cause me to panic. like growling, barking and biting. (even play versions of these cause me to have a panic reaction though not as bad as before.)
when our dog bites at me play wise (he never has out of meanness) he gets smacked with my hand if that's all i have. if he doesn't stop after no. or if it's closer i have padded pool noodle on pvc pipe sword. and i smack him with that. cause it makes a loud noise and doesn't hurt him. but it scares him. usually just picking it up is enough to make him stop his bad behavior. the other thing he gets hit with it for is when i'm walking him and he pulls me. he is much stronger than me. and he's pulled out both my shoulders and pulled me down a flight of stairs. so it's our training method so he doesn't hurt me. he ignores the choker collar completely.
even when i hit him with my hand he's not afraid of my hand. but i don't hit him for potties in the house which is hardly ever. and it's usually our fault. or for biting stuff he's not supposed to. he gets yelled at and then we pry it out of his mouth and take it away. and i find when he does bad things denying cuddles and pets and ignoring him is as effective as spanking for those things. cause he knows he's done bad when i won't play or cuddle with him. but i also see nothing wrong with spanking. i'm not abusing or hurting him. i'm scaring him. the same things he's doing to me when he does the things he gets spanked for.artist page: http://metal-otaku.deviantart.com
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I would never hit a dog on principle.
I have had giant breeds (Neapolitan mastiff, Rottweiler mix), as well as medium-sized dogs, and I grew up with Boston terriers (dumb as house plants, bless their hearts).
Two of my dogs were rescued strays with apparently abused backgrounds. The Neo, who I raised from a puppy, was a big lunkhead who never had a bad thing happen in his life.
So I've had a huge range of size and temperament to work with.
A correction works only IN THE ACT.
What works with all of them is the "Ankh!" noise. It's nasal, harsh, and penetrates right to the limbic system. It means "No!" in any animal language.


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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a LWP?
What is the WOM?
What is the MOWINS system?
What is a WIC Clerical?
What is a HPA?
What is a WIC Certifier?
What is a CPA?
What is a Nutrition Coordinator?
What is a WIC Coordinator?
What is the FIC?
What makes a participant eligible for WIC?
What is Adjunct Income Eligibility?
What is a WIC vendor?
How can I find contact information on other Local WIC Providers?
Who do I call if I have additional questions?
What is a LWP?
Local WIC Providers (LWP) are local organizations that contract with the State to provide WIC services in their communities. Most are Local Public Health Agencies (LPHA), but some are Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) and Hospitals.
What is the WOM?
WIC Operation Manual (WOM) is an electronic document used to obtain current information about policy and procedures for operating a LWP in the Missouri WIC Program. The WOM should be installed on all WIC computers. The disc is updated periodically and mailed to the local agencies with instructions on how to reinstall.
What is the MOWINS system?
The MO WIC Information Network System (MOWINS) is the current computer system used by the Missouri WIC program to track participant information and better manage the program.
What is a WIC Clerical?
The WIC clerical is authorized to complete administrative work functions. Some examples of Clinic Functions: Assessing income, completing participant common information on certification forms, issuing food instruments, explaining how to use the food instruments, and scheduling appointments. Required training for WIC Clerical staff.
What is a HPA?
The Health Professional Assistant (HPA) is trained to assist the CPA by performing specific duties such as obtaining height/length, and weight. Required training for WIC HPA staff.
What is a WIC Certifier?
The WIC Certifier is trained to certify participant for eligibility into the WIC program, including assignment of risk factor(s), providing initial nutrition education and prescribing standard food packages under the supervision of the WIC Nutritionist. Required training for WIC Certifier staff.
What is a CPA?
The Competent Professional Authority (CPA) is authorized to determine nutritional risks and prescribe supplemental foods. Physicians, registered dietitians, registered nurses and nutritionists are all examples of CPAs. Required training for WIC CPA staff.
What is a Nutrition Coordinator?
The Nutrition Coordinator coordinates nutrition services and provides nutrition education and counseling. The Nutritionist is the most appropriate staff member to counsel high-risk participants.
What is a WIC Coordinator?
The WIC Coordinator plans and coordinates all WIC activities and staff to ensure the program operates within program rules and meets goals.
What is the FIC?
The Food Instrument Custodian is responsible for inventory and ordering of check stock paper for printing food instruments. Each agency is required to have a staff person designated as FIC.
What makes a participant eligible for WIC?
An applicant is considered eligible for WIC when they are determined categorically, residentially and income eligibleand have a nutritional risk. Categorical Eligible includes:
- Women who are
- Prenatal (Category = P)
- Breastfeeding Postpartum, nursing a baby up to one year old (Category = B)
- Non-Breastfeeding postpartum, up to 6 months after a pregnancy has ended (Category = N)
- Infants, a child under one year old (Category = I)
- Children, from 1 year old up to age 5 (Category = C)
In addition to Categorical Eligibility participants must be residents (as defined in WOM ER# 3.01800) and within income guidelines. These items must be documented in the MOWINS data system along with a proof of ID. A Nutritional Risk is now assumed for all WIC participants.
What is Adjunct Income Eligibility?
Applicants or participants are adjunct income eligible that prove that they are eligible for MO HealthNet; or who have presumptive eligibility for Temporary MO HealthNet and TANF; or are members of a household eligible for TANF or SNAP; or are members of a household with a prenatal or infant eligible for MO HealthNet. Adjunct Income Eligibility only applies to income eligibility.
What is a WIC vendor?
A WIC vendor is a grocery store or pharmacy that has been approved by the WIC program to accept WIC food instruments for WIC-approved foods. Check the WIC vendor webpage for additional information.
How can I find contact information on other Local WIC Providers?
In Missouri you can use the interactive Missouri map. USDA maintains a listing of other state agencies contacts and websites that can helpful when trying to find out contact information for dealing with transfers.
Who do I call if I have additional questions?
That depends on the type of question you have. This guidance is provided to help you know who to call. If you have questions about:
- entering data in the MOWINS system call the MOWINS Help Desk (800) 554-2544.
- resetting passwords or having trouble with printers call the ITSD Help Desk at (800) 347-0887.
- the MOWINS system being down in your office call the MOWINS Help Desk (800) 554-2544.
- Nutrition Issues call your State Nutritionist at (800) 392-8209.
- Policy or Clinic Management call the WIC Health Program Representative III in your District or call the WIC Technical Assistance Coordinator at (800) 392-8209.


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High school facilities debu on first day of school
The first day of school was Tuesday, Sept. 3, and as students entered the Pequot Lakes Middle and High School building they were in for a sight of new classrooms, a new cafeteria, a new media center and new athletic facilities, among numerous other aspects of the district's $33,175,000 building bond project.
The Pequot Lakes School Board noted at a work session Aug. 26 that the project began when the district developed a strategic plan in 2007, when the need for updated facilities was recognized.
It took two votes for the referendum to pass, but on Feb. 8, 2011, the community approved the referendum and the project hit the ground running. Around two and a half years later, construction is nearing completion and students and the community have new and updated facilities at their disposal.
While there are numerous aspects to the project, including several major additions and renovations that went into use for the 2012-13 school year, below are some of the project highlights that debut this year.
Cafeteria transformation
Lunch will be transformed this year with new kitchen equipment, a new lunch line process and new eating area.
The district saved up $200,000 over many years to purchase new equipment for the kitchen, some of which was installed over the summer.
The middle level gym was transformed into a cafeteria, though the wood floor was preserved to keep the space multi-purpose and available for dance practice or other uses. The area has a new ceiling, sound-absorbing panels on the walls and the façade of a stage on one wall.
Athletic facilities
The former high school gym became the middle level gym, and a new gym and athletic wing was constructed on the south side of the building.
The new gym has three courts and bleachers on either side. Around the outside of the gym, on the second story, is a walking track. During varsity games the track will serve as an entrance to the top of the bleachers.
Superintendent Chris Lindholm said the indoor track will not be available to the public immediately after school, when sports teams have practice or when varsity teams play, but will be open for public use at other times of the day.
The addition also includes an auxiliary gym, weight room, locker rooms and two concession stands: one opening out to a patio area looking over the track and football field and another that opens to the hallway outside the gym.
The school also has a new football field and new track. In the future, most likely next summer, more bleachers will be added to either side of the existing bleachers, bringing seating from 500 to 1,000.
Community education was moved from its building on Lake Street to a new office adjacent to the gym. Three classrooms were constructed for health classes or community education. The wing can remain open while the rest of the school is secured.
Lindholm said that will be useful during sports tournaments or other athletics activities.
"I have never been in a more beautiful athletic facility anywhere," Lindholm said.


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BOONEVILLE – Saltillo's inbounds play went nothing like it was supposed to, but it worked out well for the Tigers.
A.J. Hunt took an inbounds pass all the way to the rim for a game-winning lay-up in a 63-62 win against North Pontotoc Saturday in the Booneville Kiwanis Classic.
"One of my guys got it mixed up, but Hunt just took it and took it to the goal," Saltillo coach Craig Lauderdale said.
The play was designed to go to Hunt anyway. His winning shot left 10 seconds on the clock. He had 19 points in the win as the Tigers improved to 11-3.
Tucker Wood had 18 and Brody Whitehead had 12 and four blocks for Saltillo.
It went back and forth at Northeast's Bonner Arnold Coliseum. Brandon Gonzales made a tough bucket for a 62-59 North lead with 90 second to play. Hunt made a pair of free throws and North turned the ball over twice in the final seconds.
Marcus Green missed a well-defended 3 at the buzzer.
"It was the third game in three days and we got a little tired in the fourth quarter but I told them to suck it up and they did there at the end," Lauderdale said.
The first half ended with four consecutive turnovers and Hunt making a tying lay-in for a 30-30 knot.
Both teams missed their share of transition baskets. North (11-4) built an 18-10 lead on a 3-pointer from Green, who had 17 points. Ben Shannon had 12.
"It's nothing they did. It was more about us than anything else," said North Pontotoc coach Chris Pettit. "I know at halftime we had missed about 14 points worth of layups and about the same in the second half, just easy looks."
Saltillo scored five straight to end the third quarter. Reggie Miller hit a 3-pointer and Wood made a lay-up to put the Tigers ahead 48-44.


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As networked computers disappear into our bodies, working their way into hearing aids, pacemakers, and prostheses, information security has never been more urgent -- or personal. A networked body needs its computers to work well, and fail even better.
Graceful failure is the design goal of all critical systems. Nothing will ever work perfectly, so when things go wrong, you want to be sure that the damage is contained, and that the public has a chance to learn from past mistakes.
That's why EFF has just filed comments with the FDA in an open docket on cyber-security guidelines for medical systems, letting the agency know about the obstacles that a species of copyright law -- yes, copyright law! -- has put in the way of medical safety.
Imagine a new, disruptive company figured out a way to let hundreds of people watch a single purchased copy of a movie, even though the rightsholders who made that movie objected. The new company charged money for this service, and gave none of it back to the movie's creators. That's exactly the business model that a controversial project at the Web's premier open standards organization seeks to prevent.
Of course, it's also the business model of Netflix, circa 1997, not to mention every prior video rental service relying on the traditional principle that a copyright owner's control ended when they sold a copy of the work.
A crowd upset about the possibility of DRM in Web standards gathered to protest outside the World Wide Web Consortium's Advisory Committee meeting in Cambridge, MA last night. EFF is participating in these W3C meetings as a member, encouraging the group to adopt a non-aggression covenant to protect security researchers, standards implementors and others from the effects of including DRM-related technology in open standards.
Last night's protests, shown below, were organized by the Free Software Foundation and included comments from EFF's International Director Danny O'Brien.
As with other original material on EFF's site, these photos are released under the permissive Creative Commons Attribution license.
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) will consider adopting a DRM non-aggression covenant at its Advisory Committee meeting in Boston next week. EFF has attended several of these meetings before as a W3C member, always with the intent to persuade the W3C that supporting DRM is a bad idea for the Web, bad for interoperability, and bad for the organization. By even considering Web standards connected with DRM, the W3C has entered an unusually controversial space. Next week's membership meeting will be accompanied by demonstrations organized in Boston by the Free Software Foundation, and other cities where the W3C has a presence.
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Yoga Flow class offered in Pequot Lakes
Learn the Vinyasa style of yoga incorporating elements of Pilates and Tai Chi for optimal fitness and relaxation in a Yoga Flow class that is appropriate for beginners and beyond.
The class will run from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 8, 15, 22 and 29, and Feb. 5 and 12, at Eagle View Elementary School.
Wear comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat. Instructor is Kara DeVriendt.
Class fee is $50 or $10/day. There must be a minimum of six students registered for the six-week session in order for the class to be held.
Call Pequot Lakes Community Education at 218-568-9200 to register.


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By Tiernan Ray
Shares of ARM Holdings (ARMH) are up $5.39, over 13%, at $45.63, and hit a new 52-week high of $45.83, following a Q1 report of better-than-expected revenue, up 26%, year over year, in dollar tens, and profit as well, and an outlook for revenue this quarter and for the full year in line with analysts' estimates.
Royalty revenue was up 32%, making up 53% of total revenue, while licensing revenue rose 24%.
In a brief phone chat a short while ago, incoming CEO Simon Segars was kind enough to spend a few minutes reviewing the results. Segars noted what he said was "solid performance across all the business lines." He noted there the growth in the company's "V8" architecture licensing "has been very good" and that ARM's partners are "adopting our 64-bit architecture in a big way" for servers and networking products, even though product for 64-bit is a ways off yet. He particularly cited chip designer LSI (LSI) using ARM's technology in its "Axia" line for networking and also using the "Cortex A-15" architecture for another networking chip design.
Regarding the company's backlog, which was up 5% from the prior quarter, Segars noted that the increase in backlog came despite the fact that a greater portion of license revenue in the quarter came out of backlog in the quarter, and a lower proportion of revenue from "turns" business closed within the quarter.
I asked Segars about the move of chip makers to the next process shrinks, at 20-nanometer and 14-nanometer feature sizes, and the increased complexity. "As long as I've been in the industry, people have been saying Moore's Law is going to run out of gas," said Segars, "but industry has always found a way around it."
I pointed out that there is some debate over whether the lithography technique known as "extreme ultra-violet," or EUV, will save the day, especially with tool maker ASML NV (ASML) last week saying it had pushed out the time frame to deliver systems for EUV to chip makers.
"It's unfortunate that EUV hasn't come to fruition yet," said Segars. "Fortunately, double patterning can be used to get industry through the next couple of process nodes.
Raymond James's Hans Mosesmann reiterated an Outperform rating on ARM shares following the report, and raised his price target on the stock a dollar to $50.
Mosesmann thinks the uptake of the V8 architecture is an "ominous sign" for Intel (INTC) in the data center:
An important (and likely underappreciated) portion of ARM's licensing upside was that 9 of the 22 licenses were for ARVv8 64-bit technology and spanned various applications, including servers/datacenter into new markets for ARM (like enterprise/ networking). This is an ominous sign for Intel and its x86 dominance in servers as well as MIPs and PowerPC players in other markets, concepts that will become increasingly apparent to the Street when these units start shipping.
Mosesmann lauds the 2% royalty rate on those V8 licenses, above the 1.5% ARM gets for 32-bit architecture licenses.
"We believe the royalty rate expansion story should continue to take shape (and could see more catalyst with Mali in 2013 and big.LITTLE in 2014)."
Mosesmann raised his 2013 view to $1.07 billion and 94 cents from a prior $1.04 billion and 88 cents.
Benchmark Company's Gary Mobley, reiterating a Hold rating and a $44 price target. rating, writing there is "no reason to chase the stock," as "investor expectations have become a little too bullish," in his view.
That said, Mobley raised his 2013 estimates to $1.07 billion and 92 cents per share from $1.05 billion and 84 cents.
Mobley digs into the move of processor license revenue out of backlog:
Approximately 75% of ARM PD license revenue during 1Q13 was recorded out of backlog, which is up from the normal 50%-60%. This helps explain some of the deceleration in backlog but also validated strong turns licensing business. In essence, ARM was building its backlog during FY12 as the company was preparing to make the Cortex A50-class of cores and two new Mali cores generally available. Additionally, ARM had a spike in license activity (and backlog relating to some significant ARMv8.0 ISA deals signed in FY12. Deferred revenue, likely representing no more than one-third of total backlog, increased 6.5% q/q.


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