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The cervical spinal column is made up of vertebral bodies which protect the spinal cord.
Cervical spine disease is usually caused by herniated intervertebral discs, abnormal growth of bony processes on the vertebral bodies (osteophytes), which compress spinal nerves, trauma, and narrowing (stenosis) of the spinal column around the spinal cord.
Symptoms of cervical spine problems include:
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The bone that curves around and covers the spinal cord (lamina) is removed (laminectomy) and the tissue that is causing pressure on the nerve or spinal cord is removed. The hole through which the nerve passes can be enlarged to prevent further pressure on the nerve. If an intervertebral disc herniation is present, the intervertebral disc is removed. Sometimes, a piece of bone (bone graft) or metal rods (such as Harrington rods) may be used to strengthen the area of surgery.
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I don't see LSU's O-Line being very dominant against Bama. Successful some, but not Dominate.
The only way I see LSU winning is with more than one TRICK play that leads to points on the board. Not likely.
I also am anxious to see McCarron. Our secondary isn't the BEST, but I doubt you'll see Bama receivers with their feet planted in the endzone just waiting for McCarron to set his feet and throw the ball at them like he's been doing all year, especially last Saturday. That was horribly pathetic secondary coverage by TN.
I don't expect Messyberg to be spectacular, but I've noticed that Bama's secondary does get sucked in pretty hard at times to the play action. Not sure if that will be a problem but just noticed it the last couple games and against TN.
Should be a good game, but the 'HAT' will have to come out for this one and pull something big off at least once.

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I had a phone discussion today with someone and chose to post this publicly.
Several months ago, I was told by someone who judges a certain retriever venue, that another judge had earned a reputation for "throwing crazy tests". The basis behind this appeared to be the fact that this judge in question used to run venues A and B with former dogs, but now chooses to run venue C with current dogs.
While I do think that this sort of thing could be possible, I want to point out that this judge in question probably has an even more well-rounded set of experiences to draw from. Folks who have trained, run and handled dogs in multiple venues are probably, in general, more capable of dialing up or down the scale to suit their test setup to match the standard and rules for the venue they are judging on that day than those who only reside in one particular venue.
My suggestion: Don't automatically believe someone's criticism of another's judging style and experience as fact, unless you've witnessed and experienced it yourself.
Ironically, and I know this for a fact, the judge being criticized by the person making the comments has never run a dog, and never attended a test judged by this judge in question.


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This article was written by Barbara Moore posted under Tarot
Why would anyone want to get out of their tarot comfort zone? If you are in your comfort zone, you are likely to be stable and confident and therefore able to do solid and dependable readings. Rituals and regular processes help ground readers and prepare the mind to begin the important work of interpreting the cards. We spend so much time finding our groove and learning to recognize and recreate our comfort zone; why would we want to step out of it?
As a student of the tarot, you know as well as I that if anything stays too long in the reliable realm of the "4" all the positive attributes of that sturdy number begin to turn negative. Stagnation and close-mindedness creep in. Wonder and curiosity are replaced with dismissal and the seeds of arrogance. Revelation turns to dogma.
A tarot rut will not only dull your tarot talents, it will also steal your enthusiasm and energy for the cards. So stop your practice from becoming nothing more than a deep rut maker by inviting in fresh energy that comes with stepping out of your comfort zone. It can be scary to do so…and the scarier it is to you, the more you probably can benefit from it.
A professional reader would not want to offer less than professional services for paying clients, so I would suggest saving this activity for conferences where you can exchange readings for peers, for gatherings with friends, or with volunteers to understand that you will not be employing your usual professional methods.
For non-professional readers who read for themselves or for friends and family, challenge yourself when you can. Again, attending conferences or meet ups is a way to meet people with whom to exchange. Perhaps offering your services for a charity event or volunteering to read for your friends' parents or children (depending on the age of your friends) can bring new people to your table.
However, using the same deck or the same sort of deck can lead to dullness, a lack of really seeing the images. And let's face it, we use the cards with images on them because they allow the intuition to play along with the logical brain to create a more rounded divinatory experience. Using a new deck is a great way to remind yourself to really look at the images and appreciate the aspect that the visual feast brings to your readings. When you do this try not to just apply your normal meanings to the cards until you've carefully considered the images.
Go into the reading with an open mind and with the intent to pay attention to the reading as a process, not just the reading itself. How is it the same as your process? How is it different? What new things does it inspire you to try?
Sometimes when we've been practicing a while and feel pretty certain of what we believe or what the cards mean, it's easy to forget that there is a whole wide world of ideas out there and that new authors and teachers are always bringing new things to us. And even if they aren't, sometimes we forgot something we read once or discarded the idea for some reason. It wasn't right for us at the time and so we let it go. But perhaps now it is an idea that can take root and blossom.
Many teachers tell their students to take the books that come with their decks and throw them away. I understand the reason: to free the student from rote learning. However, we can add so much to our understanding by reading. Just because we read something doesn't mean we have to believe it or use it. It just means we are exposed to the idea. Being exposed to ideas is a GOOD thing, and nothing to be afraid of. As in point number 4…nothing bad will happen if you explore an idea!
So get out there and shake yourself up! Wake up your mind and inspire your imagination by feeding them fresh ideas, trying new things, and exploring the world outside of your comfort zone.


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BOONEVILLE – Jeffrey Powell has long led educational technology efforts in Northeast Mississippi.
The webmaster at Northeast Mississippi Community College recently received national recognition for that work from the Apple technology company.
Powell was named an Apple Distinguished Educator, joining a select worldwide community of more than 2,000 educators.
"It is a great honor," he said. "It validates all of the work I've done here at Northeast as far as bringing Apple technologies into the classroom."
Powell is one of only five active ADEs in Mississippi, including Jackson State University's Robert Blaine, who also received the honor this year. As a member, he will be able to collaborate with other ADEs through various conferences and online discussion boards, sharing ideas they can take to their institutions.
Apple will also consult with them about educational products.
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"I think the kids today are different learners," he said. "When I was a student, every time an instructor would bring out a computer, I'd wake up and be more excited about class. I think that engagement with the student is important."
For the past five years, Powell has hosted a Mobile Learning Conference that has drawn K-12 educators, higher educational instructors and technology experts to the campus. He also helped Northeast become the first institution in Mississippi to join iTunes U and has helped introduce e-Textbooks.
"Jeffrey knew mobile learning would be important and in his own quiet way, he orchestrated the mobile learning conference and got people together to share what they know," said Larry Anderson of Tupelo, who has been an Apple Distinguished Educator since 2000. "Jeffrey is not seeking the spotlight. He is just creating the conditions in which people can flourish."


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Strange what different people have missed out on. I never saw the Outlander wave (Obi-Wan, Elan, Ayy and Conecpt trooper) but everything else showed up in some quantities.
The Emperor is not that great. It looks good in photos,but the actual figure has a hood that is thicker than his hands are and it sticks way above his face. Chewie Mynock hunt is the same from the Mynock Hunt three pack (which was also hard to find).
I am sure plenty of people from Anchorage etc. see these posts, but I know a few who don't inform me when they find new things even though we agreed that we would. Not sure if they aren't looking anymore or would rather keep their finds to themselves. BUT I will continue to post... when I find something new.


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In his previous eight years at the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Dr. Watt completed a residency in preventive medicine and served as a Public Health Medical Officer at the Immunization Branch before becoming the Chief of the Tuberculosis Control Branch in 2008. Prior to joining CDPH, Dr. Watt was a full-time faculty member at the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, where his research focused on the epidemiology and prevention of bacterial respiratory diseases in Native American and developing country settings.
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Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
yer too late JT i beat you to it
i thought you had those already?
Commtech, was there any Order 66 put out at that store?
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
i was perusing the board from work today but had to cut it short because higher ups were lurking about, otherwise i would've posted "sending PM" or something to that effect.
i already have the sail barge so if it's still there for me tomorrow, i'll either leave it there or restash if another stash spot might be better. either way i'll let you know JT.
TRU has TAC 2 in case that hasn't been posted. Got a Death Star Trooper(they also had that dorky looking Luke and Han). This was at Alhambra TRU. And Pico Rivera Target had the Honor Guard Sentry, 2 Biggs Darklighter, and Luke. I just got Biggs. (Plus there was a single Galactic Marine, which I got).
I'm passing on the rest of TAC 2 except for Fett, if I find him. No Order 66 on the shelves. They did have a couple of the old package yellow Anakin starfighters for $17.99 in case anyone was interested.
Galactic Barn Burner
JT, the tins were at Target on clearance.
Kidhumans ct reset his clock, which is why he is up so early.
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#24 - Gone but not forgotten
i guess i found the rest of the tac 2 case you guys were talking about because i got BOBA, HAN, BIGGS and a REBEL HONOR GUARD, all smashed cards at Burbank Target. Now I still need the others and a MOMC Boba.
ORDER 66 was out also where the registers are. There were two sets on the end caps (got one) and 2 more cases on a cart ready to be put out. Sorry guys, those are hard to stash especially when they are all the way out to the registers. Nobody else was interested in them, not even plumber Bob, so they should last a few hours.
The 66's lasted 1 hour before I got there. The only ones that weren't there was the Vader and Blue Commander and Annie and Airborn. I knew I should had set the alarm! I wanted that wave 2 too! I would had fought you for them fannypack!
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DNR offices reopen after flooding
Clean-up, repairs nearly completed
MADISON, Wis. - Cold temperatures Monday night caused a pipe to burst at a state agency in downtown Madison affecting six floors in the building, officials said.
State Department of Administration spokeswoman Stephanie Marquis said the Department of Natural Resources building on South Webster Street will return to normal operations on Wednesday.
The DOA said a pipe burst causing flooding down the west side of the building Monday night.
DNR Spokesman Bill Cosh said sub-zero temperatures caused the pipe in the HVAC system to break.
Officials became aware of the flooding water issue at about 6:15 a.m. Tuesday, and the building was closed to employees around 1 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.
Cleanup crews were at the building, sometimes referred to as the G.E.F. II building, cleaning up water with wet vacuums, replacing damaged ceiling tiles and evaluating reparation needs.
Other than the repairs, officials said the impact to workstations or computer equipment was minor.
"There wasn't any real depth to it. The carpets were saturated. In many areas ceiling tiles had fallen down onto work stations. We have some electronics that were damaged, and we're still making assessments as we go through the day," Cathy Stepp, DNR secretary, said.
Six of the building's eight floors were affected by the flooding, Marquis said. Floors four and eight did not have issues.
DNR services remain open to the general public, according to a release. The DNR call center that is housed in G.E.F. II is being answered by DNR staff remotely. A State Natural Resources Board meeting scheduled Tuesday was moved to G.E.F. III, Cosh said.
The heating system is working, and the plumbing and clean-up crews are drying the affected areas overnight.
"We are focused on repairing the damage quickly and do not have a cost estimate of the damage at this time," Marquis said.
According to the release, future mold or leak issues are not expected, but as a precaution, carpets will be steam cleaned using an antibacterial solution.
Officials said the cause has not yet been determined, but it appears the HVAC system did not function properly and pulled in cold air overnight that caused the pipes to freeze and burst.
Some of the water in the pipes had a diluted mixture of a rust inhibitor that's used in HVAC systems and is being cleaned up on-site, according to the release.
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December 6, 2011
The Santa Clara Fusion Girls U14 soccer team were Finalists at the North Valley December Classic Soccer Tournament held December 3rd-4th in Milpitas. The U14 girls bracket had four teams competing in the tournament, so every team would play every team once, and then total points earned would determine first, second, and third place. The Fusion started the tournament on Saturday, winning their first 8:30am game (burr cold!) by a 1-0 score. Later that afternoon at 3pm, the Fusion faced a team that beat Santa Clara 1-4 during regular season competition, but the Fusion girls turned the result around this time and won 1-0. The U14 Fusion girls knew they were headed into their final game on Sunday that would determine a first or second place result in the event because Sunday's opponent, the CV Hot Tamales had also won both of their games.
The Hot Tamales Team had a one point edge over Santa Clara leading up to the Final match, and the Fusion knew they had to win to earn a first place result. The championship match was well played by both teams, and the Fusion took a 1-0 lead at halftime, but the CV Hot Tamples tied-up the game in the second half, and that score would stand. Both teams earned four more points, but the Hot Tamales had that one point lead prior to the championship, so the Fusion earned a well-fought 2nd Place Finalist result. The game was well-played by both teams, and the game could have gone either way. Giving-up only one goal the entire tournament, and winning two games and tieing one is very impressive! They deserved first place just as easily as the Hot Tamales.
Congratulations to the players, and head coach Eddie Laranjo and assistant coaches Art Patlan and Dean Hartmann for a great season!


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|Beat about 10 miles south of Skwentna on the Yentna River.
|Beat about 10 miles south of Skwentna on the Yentna River.
Absolutely amazing. Thanks for sharing. Give Beat some encouraging words from me if and when you do hear from him.ReplyDelete
Wow, great photos and WOW! a 1940s era Cessna 120 taildragger!ReplyDelete
Wow, it is so cool that you got to do that!ReplyDelete
I love reading along on this adventure. Gorgeous photos, but oh! Those conditions! Tell Beat to hang in there, the internets are cheering for him.ReplyDelete
Andrea is actually a man, an Italian skier. But Anne Ver Hoef is a super tough woman. She's my friend, and she's trained very hard for this year's race. I'm excited for her.ReplyDelete
Amazing. Thanks for posting these – a friend from Winnipeg, Lindsay Gauld, is braving the conditions as we speak. I've passed this link onto those following his journey. Cheers!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing, Jill! Pass along good wishes and strong hearts to Beat (and Geoff, if you catch him again). Let them know they're being an inspiration to a random stranger/blog reader ... if they can slog through those conditions, I can get off my duff, and go for the run that - until a few minutes ago, I was feeling too lazy to do.
Say hi to the northern lights for me.
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Have you ever wondered what makes tap-and-go services like Apple Pay, Google Wallet and Amiibo work? As much as it seems like pure magic, it isn't.
So what is it exactly? Simply put, it's a method of wireless data transfer that detects and then enables technology in close proximity to communicate without the need for an internet connection. It's easy, fast and works automagically.
How does NFC work?
The tech involved is deceptively simple. Evolved from radio frequency identification (RFID) tech, an NFC chip operates as one part of a wireless link. Once it's activated by another chip, small amounts of data between the two devices can be transferred when held a few centimeters from each other.
No pairing code is necessary to link up and because it uses chips that run on very low amounts of power (or passively, using even less), it's much more power-efficient than other wireless communication types.
At its core, NFC works to identify us by our enabled cards and devices (and by extension, our bank accounts and other personal info.)
How can I use NFC right now?
NFC chips stocked inside credit cards for contactless payments is nothing new. But a more recent and admittedly more enticing use case for NFC is with your smartphone, which can digitize your entire wallet.
Virtually every mobile OS maker has their own apps that offer unique NFC functionality. Android users have the widest variety to choose from. First off, US users can nab Google Wallet, which accesses your funds for contactless payments. Samsung Pay, which operates similarly, is on the way for Samsung phone users in US and Korea this Summer.
However, a feature that all Android owners have been able to enjoy is called Android Beam. It was implemented in Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 as a nifty, simple process that allows for the transfer of photos, contacts and directions that works by holding two phones together.
Apple's iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus received NFC functionality, albeit with limited use so far, only for Apple Pay. It's a lot like Google Wallet, in that it's an app which gives users the ability to pay for goods and services at participating retailers. Lastly, those who prefer Microsoft's Windows Phone will be able to use Microsoft Payments when it launches likely around the launch of Windows 10.
Whichever device you have, it's likely that a local supermarket, train station, taxi or coffee shop supports contactless payments via your phone's NFC chip. Go try it out! Simply hold it close to a contactless payment terminal and instantly, like swiping a credit card, the payment will complete.
Looking toward the future, it's possible that NFC chips could be used to replace every card in your wallet. That means the unique info on your frequent shopper loyalty cards, library card, business cards and the like could be contained and transmitted simply via NFC.


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Kalona Public Library's Teen Advisory Board will hold a canned and non-perishable food drive next week. Youth Services Director Marissa Tartaglia says the event gives donors the chance to shave a few cents off overdue fines. She says for each item donated, the library will take off fifty cents off any overdue charge. All canned and non-perishable food items will be donated to the Kalona Food Pantry.
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1st - Tucker/Eckett
2nd - Jack/Eckett
3rd - Pride/Eckett
4th - Jazz/Rorem
Not sure of RJs or Js.
Congrats everyone! Great show BLKH2O!!
1st - Tucker/Eckett
2nd - Jack/Eckett
3rd - Pride/Eckett
4th - Jazz/Rorem
Not sure of RJs or Js.
Congrats everyone! Great show BLKH2O!!
Any updates on the Amateur? Thank you.
Whoo Whoo Little Jack.
Nana Sue
Never confuse activity with success.
"Ummmmmmm Isn't a word." Judge Judy
Amateur: (second hand)
1st - Taco/Morehouse NEW AFC!!!!!!!!
2nd - Lucy/Hanssen
3rd - Brody/Byrd
4th - Chef/Krueger
RJ - Colby/Larsen
Not sure of Js
Congrats everyone!! Way to go Loren and Carol!
Thanks Jiggy for your diligent posting
I Second that!!
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CFC-CAFC Maralan's C.E.O.
Horsetooth's Otto Know 2012 National Derby List
Berkshire's Bad Medicine Doc
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AFC Bob and Ed's Excellent Adventure.Originally Posted by Jiggy
That kinda has a ring to it.
And what an adventure it has been. Congrats Ed and Chef!
"For everyone to whom much is given, of him shall much be required." -- Luke 12:48
Raven - Moneybird's Black Magic Marker***
(Esprit's Power Play x Trumarc's Lean Cuisine)
Mick - Moneybird's Jumpin' Jack Flash***
(Clubmead's Road Warrior x Oakdale Whitewater Devil Dog)
Peerless - Moneybird's Sole Survivor
(Two River's Lucky Willie x Moneybird's Black Magic Marker)
Congrats to all!! Especially those that titled, and of course Dave Hair and Otto!!
AFC Iron Lines Sergeant Pepper "Pepper"
FC FTCH Westwood's Sunday Silence "Buck"
Sweet Swingin' Fred MH ***
Congratulations Dad and Chef for the big 1/2 point to complete the AFC. That's huge for a 3 year old. Also, congrats to Jim Beck and Amy Hunt. I know my dad is the handler he is today because of you two. Thanks for putting up with him.


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Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Glulten Sensitivity and Celiac Hepatitis
What follows is an excerpt from our book The Gluten Effect:
"A relatively new term, "celiac hepatitis" refers to a number of conditions wherein the liver is affected by gluten sensitivity. Celiac hepatitis does not simply mean that you have celiac disease, as any form of gluten sensitivity places one at risk for liver dysfunction. Liver changes can be mild, with abnormal blood testing and no symptoms, or the changes can be severe, with cirrhosis and liver failure. Predominantly liver dysfunction in gluten sensitivity is felt to be related to auto-immune mechanisms …, intestinal leakage with exposure to foreign proteins and infections, or antibody mimicry attacking the liver."
"Despite sixteen percent of patients with autoimmune liver disease having gluten sensitivity, routine evaluation for this disorder is not prescribed."
"Symptoms of celiac hepatitis can be vague at times. Fatigue may be the only symptom. Other symptoms can include lightheadedness, abdominal discomfort, joint pains, skin itchiness, nausea and vomiting. If liver dysfunction is more significant, anemia and a yellowing of the skin, called jaundice, can develop."
"Several studies have assessed the occurrence of liver dysfunction in gluten sensitivity. Most of the time, symptoms are either mild or absent, and the most common abnormal finding is elevation of liver enzymes during routine blood testing, rather than symptoms."
"In forty percent of people with gluten sensitivity, elevated liver enzymes are found during routine blood testing. In addition, all of these individuals respond to a gluten-free diet with normalization of liver enzymes within weeks to months. These findings have been repeatedly verified. It is therefore strongly recommended that all individuals with elevated liver enzymes be evaluated for gluten sensitivity."
"Frustratingly, we usually find that patients who have elevated liver enzymes without severe symptoms are almost always told to just wait and see what happens at their next annual physical. The idea of waiting a year or more while gluten reactions continue to irreversibly damage the body is a practice we hope to change by increasing the medical profession's awareness of gluten intolerance."
I hope that this data helps you or someone you know.
To your good health,
Dr Vikki Petersen
Founder of HealthNOW Medical Center
co-author of The Gluten Effect
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- Ed said...
I have a friend who has elevated AST and ALT counts. I would like to make sure my friend receives good quality care, so I would like to recommend that the doctors screen for gluten sensitivity.
You mentioned in the comments on another post the following:
"I would recommend two tests. Tissue transglutaminase is good as a celiac screen but if it's negative it's really only telling you that you don't have severe villous atrophy. Moderate to mild villous atrophy rarely shows up positive in this test.
Secondly I would recommend a gliadin antibody test. This picks up the immune system's reaction to gliadin even when severe celiac isn't present."
Is this the same recommendation you would make for screening someone with high liver values? In that same thread, someone else followed up with:
"If you do get an antigliadin antibody test, both AGA IgG and AGA IgA, be sure the lab does not substitute the deamidated AGA test. Some labs are using the deamidated test because that corresponds well with villous atrophy."
These two seem to be the main advice I would send to my friend.
- The HealthNOW Doctors said...
Hello Ed,
Basically I think you have a good plan for your friend.
To summarize the testing:
For celiac use the tTG and deamidated gliadin.
For gluten sensitivity use the AGA both IgA and IgG.
Do remember that the liability of all these tests remains a lack of sensitivity so don't forget my "gold standard" - eliminating gluten and feeling better! Regardless of the results if your friend feels better off gluten I would recommend 3 months minimally gluten-free and then restest the liver enzymes.
Lastly, I just returned from a conference with clinical nutritionists from around the world and new testing is about to be released that will assess any antibodies being made to various organ systems of the body. These tests would show the body's tendency to be moving toward an autoimmune disease. The beauty is that the patient will know which system gluten is attacking as all too often such problems are completely asymptomatic...much like elevated liver enzymes.
To your good health,
Dr Vikki Petersen
Hello, do you know of anyone doing any research on the connection between PCOS and CD? I have been diagnosed with PCOS via bloodwork, symptons, and the pearl cluster of cysts, many years ago. Finally conceived twins after 6 years of fertility treatments, via IVF. I watched a program on CD just the other night and I was stunned to realize I have suffered with all of the symptoms for years of my life. I just never knew what CD was. I am obse since I have a hard time loosing weight with the PCOS, but my weight gain did not happen until my very late 20's, and almost all within one year (I gained 65 lbs in less than one year). Doctor's refuse to test me due to my weight, telling me CD sufferers are not overweight. Is this true? Should I rule out CD or insist on tests? And again, anyone doing any research on the connections between the two diseases? If not, why not?
Almost 40% of people who are diagnosed with CD are obese and I am one of them. When I was in my 20's, I asked my doctor to test and he said no, you wouldn't be heavy. So, I went through Hashimoto's Thyroiditis which became papillary carcenoma, iron deficient anemia, have all of my life struggled with what they said was IBS, etc. Now, at the age of 52 I have finally been diagnosed. I have only been totally gluten free for two months now, but I can already tell the difference. Had I known back then, I could made the change to my diet and had potentially avoided a lot of unnecessary pain, radiation, and surgery. Don't take no for an answer....
I also have PCOS and I have the celiac gene, I was told I do not have active celaics, however when I stop eating it I feel better when I eat it I suffer with....Reflux, nausea, Diarrhoea, Skin rashes, ulcer etc etc. So I have it and no one will tell me other wise. To the lady with PCOS don't listen to Dr's they are only good at one thing KILLING YOU!
I am concerned that untreated gluten sensitivity issues can lead to pancreatic cancer since liver problems can be involved. I had a sister and mom who had panc. cancer-- sister is alive (over 10 yrs ago) but mom died at age 82. If I knew then what I know now, I would have had them checked for gluten sensitivity.
I too am gluten sensitive but so far not celiac.
- Dalamar said...
Any news about those tests?
I have a 15 year old daughter who has been suffering with frequent severe upper abdominal pain, vomiting, and elevated enzymes for over two years. She missed half of each school year over the past two years. She was thin before but is very thin now. We exhausted the specialists in Wichita and Kansas City with no success on diagnosing her condition. The episodes last 1-4 weeks and then go away on their own. We moved to Houston in the hopes of getter better care for her but they are stumped. Plus, it takes three months to get in to see anyone unless the episode gets so bad we have to take her to the emergency room. We have been told there are physicals indications of glutton damage in her small intestine but all the tests come back negative. There are no other food allergies. I seem to think glutton is the problem but specialists we take her to can't seem to figure it out and some of them are considered some of the best. We are just very frustrated that no one seems to be able to figure out what is wrong with her.
- The HealthNOW Doctors said...
Dear Anonymous with 15 year old daughter:
I'm very glad that you found this site. We would be delighted to help your daughter. We have very good success with cases like hers.
Consider contacting us for a free health analysis over the phone: 408-733-0400. We are a destination clinic and treat patients from across the country and internationally.
I look forward to hearing from you so that we can discuss your daughter's condition in more detail and figure out the correct next step.
Dr Vikki Petersen


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WHEN the division of profits has been carried as far as it will go, the business world will be confronted with a quite new set of problems, some of which are constantly being thrust forward by the capitalist party, and not without reason. There will no longer be the same inducement to save; the great prizes will be things of the past, the whole machinery of the wealthy world will need re‐adjustment. The first‐class railway carriages, the state berths in the steamers, the opera boxes on the first tier—these will be the things of the past. Away with the dresses of Worth, and the gorgeous banquets at the Hotel Continental. Carriage horses will no longer look down upon cab horses; there will be no splendid emblazoned carriages and, let us hope, no "growlers"—and be it noted, that this change has already begun. The costly dress of the page: 266 nobleman in the reign of Elizabeth, where is it now? Who sprinkles precious stones among the crowd, or wears a rapier with a jewelled hilt? The aristocrat is still made to pay for the handle to his name, but his habits are not really more luxurious than those of the rich middle class. The heaping up of wealth on to the person of man is a thing of the past; and if an example of female dress is required, look at the effigy of Queen Elizabeth in the armoury of the Tower—the long robe in which she sits her horse is literally embroidered with pearls, while our present Queen wears no jewels, save such as are affairs of State, and would no more powder her petticoats with jewels than any other lady of her dominions. Neither does the greatest gourmand in Christendom now spend upon meat and drink as did the pagan emperors of Rome.
But, on the other hand, what an immense accession of average comfort from the effects of combination, and all secured within the last century. What more wonderful than the post, when one can rescue the idea from columns of statistics. I don't want to know what it brings in to Government, or how far it helps the free page: 267 breakfast table; but I do think it extraordinary that when I walk up to a slit in an old grey wall just where four roads meet—a lonely country road where the phantoms of fourteen mail coaches drive by in the light of the moon, but where swift bicycles and wandering pedlars now constitute the principal traffic—and when I have dropped into that slit a folded paper with one, or three, or perchance five small pennies mystically attached thereto, the paper flies to Teheran or Yokohama, to the limits of Southern Tasmania, or to Vancouver, the furthest northern boundary attained by Captain Cook. It is an astounding thing, to which we have become only used by daily repetition, and within the memory of living man. The feat has been so changed in conditions that for ease and rapidity it partakes of legerdemain.
From the somewhat trite example of the penny post, let us look at a much less familiar one—of the victualling of Paris. Such a combination as that of the Bouillons Duval has never been seen since the world began. Duval was the largest butcher in Paris; probably one of the largest butchers in the world. And in 1867, page: 268 at the time of the Great Exhibition, which was the last occasion on which France shone forth in all the glory of the Second Empire, Duval imagined and carried out the giving of dinners to the hungry public, not, indeed, for a penny, but for about a shilling of English money; a dinner of several courses, with some of the delicacies of each season. A little plate of meat, a little plate of vegetables, carefully cooked, a tiny bottle of wine, a custard, or cream, and fruit. All this can be got out of the shilling. If you are fiercely hungry you might make away with two shillings at the Bouillon Duval, The waitresses are neat, respectable women, and these restaurants are in all parts of Paris. Whole vineyards are employed for the supply of their wine. In the matter of little cream cheeses alone, wagon‐loads must be brought up by rail. I once went into a fisherman's cottage at St. Valery‐sur‐Somme, and saw a room where the fresh shrimps of the morning's catch lay two feet thick all over the floor. Such a reservoir would be needed for shrimp day at the Bouillon Duval. And it goes without saying that the habit of these dinners has so completely taken page: 269 possession of the busy business world of Paris that it is very difficult to get a seat at certain hours, and that imitation establishments are starting up all over the city.
And what is to hinder other men from doing what was done by Duval? He was undoubtedly a genius in his way. The simplicity of his conception has only been equalled by its success. The food has always been in the meadow, the garden, and the sea; the hungry mouths have always been there to eat it. Duval contrived to bring the two together in delicately balanced, ever varying proportions, and there can be no reason why, in the near future, every town in Europe, nay, every village in Europe, should not possess adaptations of the Bouillon which bears his name.
Then will come a day when young children will no longer be fed on Dutch cheeses, and when cow's milk will no longer be a luxury difficult of attainment by the infants of the poor.


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- Find help for a mental health and substance use crisis in your county.
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L'Avant-Scène (formerly L'Atelier) performs
Posted November 17, 2008; 03:32 p.m.
L'Avant-Scène, Princeton's French theater workshop, will perform Georges Feydeau's "La puce a l'oreille" at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 20-22, in the Whitman College Class of 1970 Theater.
The group, formerly known as L'Atelier, was founded in 2001 by Florent Masse, a senior lecturer in the Department of French and Italian, who will direct the performance. This is the workshop's 13th full-length production in French, and the third of a complete set of plays by Feydeau. The show will feature advanced students.
Lies, alibis, perfumed love letters and jealous husbands; uncontrollable urges, powerlessness and lechery: Welcome to the hotel Minet Galant, the setting of Feydeau's comedy about the lives of couples who are "married but not together." The farce depicts the series of frenetic comings and goings of suspicious characters embroiled in complications and hypocrisy.
The performance is sponsored by the Department of French and Italian. Admission is free, but reservations are encouraged. To reserve seats, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Please see the following rule changes forwarded from the AKC Performance Events Department.
1. The first is concerning Senior Hunting Tests and Walk-Ups. The wording has changed to make it clear that a diversion shot will be included in a Senior Hunt Test AS WELL AS a WALK-UP. Before it has been interpreted that a walk-up could be optional at the Senior level. As of September 1, 2013, this is no longer an option. Please be aware of this change and expect to see this change at any test you are running. Please see the specific wording change indicated below
Tim McGarry Jr
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My Dad said to me ."Son, a man just needs three things to be happy....A good dog, a good gun and a good wife.....Thank God I have all three
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Alan Riding
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About the Author
For twelve years, Alan Riding was the European cultural correspondent for The New York Times. He was previously bureau chief for the Times in Paris, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Mexico City. Riding is the author of Distant Neighbors: A Portrait of the Mexicans. He continues to live in Paris with his wife, Marlise Simons, a writer for the Times.


text: Since C-3PO and R2-D2 get assigned to Captain Antilles at the end of ROTS, and he's still their master at the start of ANH, does that mean that the horrible Droids cartoon is no longer canon? Has anyone written anything on this yet? Was it all a figment of C-3PO's new imagination? Did they leave Antilles and then end up there, many wacky adventures later? Or was this just another victim of rewritten history?


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Reality Check: Taxpayers Pay For Lobbying
Private Groups Spend $58 Million
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin taxpayers are paying millions to lobby state lawmakers, in many cases, for more money.
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WISC-TV political reporter Colin Benedict calculated the cost in a "Reality Check."
Whether taxpayers like it or not, they are paying lobbyists to try to sway lawmakers' votes -- and it is for things that the taxpayer might or might not agree with.
For the 2005-2006 session, the total bill for taxpayer-funded lobbying is at least $4 million.
Many cities, towns and counties pay into an association which lobbies on behalf of them all. But some have their own lobbyists, like the city of Madison, which spent roughly $30,000 lobbying the Legislature.
The city argued against concealed carry legislation, against the marriage amendment and in favor of embryonic stem cell research.
Dane County does it too -- it spent nearly $175,000 last session, WISC-TV reported. Part of it was for more money from the state to pay for county nursing home patients, and Dane County argued against the taxpayer bill of rights.
Rock County spent about $6,400 on similar issues, WISC-TV reported.
Schools do this as well. The Madison Metropolitan School District spent $133,000 on lobbying, with some of the tax money spent trying to get more tax money into the classrooms.
The district is on record fighting against revenue limits and against limits to local control, WISC-TV reported.
And those amounts pale in comparison to the amount of money private groups spent. Private groups spent $58 million on lobbying last session.
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Binghamton University to host information sessions for Spanish-speaking students
A series of information sessions offering prospective Spanish-speaking students and their families an opportunity to explore the higher education experience offered at Binghamton University, State University of New York, will be held February 20 – 24. The sessions will be guided by Spanish-speaking admissions staff, beginning each day at 1 p.m. with an orientation, followed by a campus tour.
Students and their families will learn about the unique features of the Binghamton University educational experience, its admissions process, cultural and academic support, and financial aid. Open house attendees will also be able to take a self-guided tour of the campus, which includes residential communities and campus facilities.
For more information, visit the Binghamton University Admissions website at http://admissions.binghamton.edu/tours/ or call 607-777-2171.
Binghamton University is one of the four university centers of the State University of New York. Known for the excellence of its students, faculty, staff and programs, Binghamton University enrolls about 14,000 students in programs leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees.


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On request from JediTricks heres a review of 8008 Technic Stormtrooper:
The Box:
As in the case with my 8007 Technic C-3PO my sample once again came in a thick cardboard box without the inner tray that are common in what I call seal boxes issues and it seems that LEGO has gone for this option of lowbudget boxes.
The instruction booklet:
Is in full color and 92 pages long and takes you through building the left and right leg, torso, head and finally the arms on pages 2 to 64 while pages 66 to 91 once again takes you through building some vehicle or spaceship that LEGO has come up with.
Parts and construction:
Parts come in four sealed plastic bags with pictures on them for each step building the kit and the instruction is pretty much clear on all points and easy to follow and shouldnt cause any problems for any LEGO Star Wars fan(-atic) if care is taken. Also included in the kit is a small decal sheet with one decal to improve details on one of the plates on the back of the figure but once again it should have been printed on the part instead.
The figure itself:
Well... The Stormtrooper is kind of stiff just like C-3PO and just as youve seen him in pictures but after building it and then seeing it in three dimension I must say I that I like him a whole lot as it looks better on the shelf then on pictures. The helmet thats made out of pieces is rather cleverly done even if a one-piece-helmet like the one that was made for 8010 Technic Darth Vader would have looked much better indeed but the one you get looks pretty okay to me at least. As most know the Stormtrooper can interact with 8007 C-3PO by shooting the later to pieces with his lilipop like ammo that shoots away like a missile but this feature once again didnt impress on me at all as it once again is rather silly and made for kids. One thing that definitely could have been done to the Stormtrooper is to Beef his legs up a bit just like the legs are done for 8010 Technic Darth Vader but the ones you get are pretty much okay anyway. Out of all the droids and human beings in the LEGO Star Wars Technic line the Stormtrooper is one of the better of them (even if some things could have been done better though) so therefore Ill give him a total amount of four out of five lightsabers for being better then I thought it was.
Now remember people that this is just my personal opinion...
Kindest Regards,
Lars Olsson in Sundsvall, Sweden.
By the Way... Now all Ive got to do is to buy another Stormtrooper to make a Sandtrooper out of even if its just one piece thats the difference between them... LOL


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Marion Beyer
PLATTEVILLE/MADISON-Marion Beyer, age 85, of Madison, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, at her home. She was born on April 2, 1927, in Platteville, the daughter of Arthur and Dora Byrnes. She married Herman Beyer in Platteville. Marion and her husband loved antiquing and spending time together.
She is survived by her son, Gary (Shirley Moyes); daughter, Kaye (Patrick Fleming); grandsons, Brett and Brian Masbruch; granddaughter, Kelly Beyer; a great-granddaughter, Lynzi Masbruch; and brothers, Richard (Lila) Byrnes and Clinton (Becky) Byrnes. She was preceded in death by her husband; daughter, Linda Beyer; son, Bill Beyer; and granddaughter, Jennifer.
Marion's wishes were to have no services. Inurnment will be held at Hillside Cemetery in Platteville.


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We asked our Big Fun readers on facebook: Where is your favorite place to grab a snowball and your favorite flavor and why?
Jennifer Smith, 25, of Bayou Blue: Cajun Freeze in Bayou Blue. Those ladies are amazing. Prices are great and they load it down. My favorite has to be the banana split.
Sara Peltier of Houma: Mom's of course. Favorite flavor is wedding cake with condensed milk and whipped toppings.
Angel Ledet, 29, of Houma: Mom's Snowballs's blue bubble gum. It's my favorite because it tastes so good.
Samantha Lirette: Miss Mae Mae in Chauvin.
Abby-Lynne Pellegrin, 50, of Houma: Haven't thought of snowballs yet, too cold.
Tammy Mandina, 26, of Houma: Brooks in Houma. Service is amazing. My favorite is Tiger's Blood.
Kimberly Navarro, 32: Fran's. Behind Bayou Cane Adult Education. Prices are great ... very original flavors and she is amazingly sweet to everyone. Plus, she's open all year. She is like a snowball mixologist. Milky Way is my favorite. We live less then a mile from other snowball places in Bayou Blue and will drive to town to get Fran's.
Katie Dupre, 28, of Houma: Fran's of course. My son loves to get an alligator gummy in his.
Marta Basas Walker: Mom's hands down. Best snowballs around.
Sherri Lirette Marcel, 32, of Chauvin: Ms. Mae Mae's in Chauvin. It's like a tradition down here. If anyone mentions Mae Mae's snowballs my boys are running to the truck and ready to go.
Michelle Normand: Mary Anne's in Thibodaux is the best. The best ice and the best taste. Love their chocolate.
Donna Breaux Robichaux: Mae Mae's in Chauvin. She has the best strawberry.
Kimberly Hebert Parfait: Mom's Snowball.
Joey Benoit, 34, of Houma: Brooke's Snowball by far. Cherry is my favorite. Brooke is the bomb and her Facebook page is great. Amazing service and location. And the corn nuggets are awesome too.
Michelle Dupre: Cajun Freeze. The watermelon Bayou Blue.
Donna LeCompte Gregoire: Mom's Snowball on Grand Caillou Road. They have the best nectar cream and great service.
Brittany H. Gilfour, 27, of Houma: Mom's Snowball on Grand Caillou. I love the banana with condensed milk.
Sarah Crochet, 23, of Chauvin: Mae Mae's makes snowballs in Chauvin. Yum yum. My favorite is the nectar with extra condensed milk.
Elizabeth Preece: Lazy Oaks. RIP.
Megan Neil, 27: Mrs. Mae Mae's in Chauvin. Been going there since I can remember, and now I take my children there. Best woman and snowballs on the bayou.
Susan Soudelier LeBlanc, 54: Brooke's is my favorite. I love the dreamsicle with condensed milk.
Kathleen Hotard, 28: Fran's Snowballs is the best. When family comes from out of town it is a must have. I love the wedding cake, stuffed and with condensed milk layered within.
Lenette Thibodeaux, 46, of Chauvin: Mae Mae's in Chauvin. Has served four family generations. Great prices compared to others. Strawberry stuffed snowball is my favorite.
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Pelle Forsberg, guitarist for black-metal band Watain. Photo by Flickr user Tiffany Peters/TiffanyFoto.
Heavy metal has always had a reputation for being Satanic. That reputation came from a number of places: the stage makeup used by Arthur Brown, Alice Cooper, KISS, King Diamond, and others in the 1960s and 1970s, the moral panic sparked by folks like Bob Larson and Tipper Gore (and echoed in churches nationwide), the explicitly Satanic lyrics of bands like Slayer.
But how many heavy-metal musicians are Satanic? Fewer than you might think. Many bands play up the demonic/evil angle because it's theatrical and emotionally resonant. But these are metaphors; it would be a mistake to assume the musicians themselves practice Satanism in any form. As in mainstream society, among metalheads there are Christians, Catholics, Jews, Muslims, atheists, pagans, Hindus, and so on — in proportions that are not widely out of sync with the culture they live in. The primary exceptions may be among those in the early Norwegian black metal scene. There, a number of musicians claim loyalty to Satanic ideals, in part to rebel against the dominance of Christianity and the takeover of old Norse and pagan traditions.
Over at Invisible Oranges this week, Joseph Schafer examines what he calls "The New Satanism" in heavy metal. As Schafer points out, metal and Satanism actually had very little to do with each other until recently:
Only a handful of pre-'00s metal musicians profess to be actual Satanists. Even fewer claim to worship the devil—most out-Satanists in metal music follow(ed) Anton LaVey's Church of Satan, which does not believe in Satan as an actual entity.
More contemporary bands talk about satanism than ever—the Decibel tour celebrated theistic satanism as much as the magazine that sponsored it. And art fueled by genuine faith has a powerful character -— one distinct from music just about opposing the conventions of others.
And perhaps theistic satanism is the most interesting thing about these bands. Musically, Watain, The Devils Blood, and In Solitude all harken back, instead of pressing their genres forward. Performing in live animal blood is not new, neither is torches—that's all descended from Mr. Brown. Their individual knacks for excellent songwriting is overshadowed by their collective ability to work the press in their favor while keeping up mystique.
Still, what's behind that "mystique?" Many fans claim it's just smoke and mirrors; that Watain, for example, probably really isn't Satanic, they're just trying to maintain an image. Still, many outside — let alone inside — the scene would be hard pressed to tell the difference. How do you know when all the blood and animal bodies are there for theatrics, and how do you know when they're there as part of a genuine ritual?
In an interview with Invisible Oranges in 2010, Watain frontman Erik Danielsson had this to say:
These things have been used throughout all of mankind's existence as a way to commune with something that is greater than life. What we're using is, as the way I see it onstage, not a bunch of dead animals. … The important thing is that it has lived, and now it is dead. And therefore it represents a state of in-between. It represents a state of putrefaction that is very relevant in the magickal context, in the context where you actually can correspond with something that is beyond life, that is beyond reality. That is what these things are onstage for.
On the one hand, that sounds like a perfectly legitimate spiritual explanation. On the other hand, it seems like Eriksson is tipping his hand, since on the whole, Satanists do not practice animal sacrifice. Watain isn't claiming they kill the animals (and they certainly don't do so onstage), but the use of these animals seems to serve the same purpose. So perhaps it's primarily theatrics, after all.
Ultimately, does it matter if heavy metal musicians are practicing Satanists? Satanism, whether it's LaVeyan, theistic, Setian, or something else, is a legitimate and protected spiritual practice in many places (even though it is also in a minority position in those places, and is treated very poorly). Will these bands "convert" listeners to Satanism? That's not particularly likely — listeners who were already drawn to the faith are probably also going to be drawn to music that echoes what they feel, just as Christian metal bands don't make fans Christian; Christian fans seek out Christian metal.
We have to remember that there is no harm in listening to music, in celebrating music in the arena, in engaging in theatrics to express shared feelings about the world. For every example of "Satanism" in heavy metal, there are other examples that we revere: Greek Tragedy, Japanese Noh theater, horror movies. It is our understanding of heavy metal music, and of the use of Satanic imagery within it, that is the problem — not Satanism itself.


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Film documents South African freedom music, April 16
Posted April 13, 2004; 06:48 p.m.
"Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony" will be shown at 4 p.m. Friday, April 16, in the Rockefeller-Mathey Theater. A discussion with the director, Lee Hirsch, will follow the screening.
The film tells the story of black South African freedom music and documents the role it played in the battle against apartheid. It was the winner of the Audience Award and Freedom of Expression Award at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival.
The event is sponsored by the Davis Center, Mathey College, the Department of Music and the Program in African Studies. For more information, contact Kathryn Lachman .
At 8 p.m. Friday, South African singer-songwriter Vusi Mahlasela, who appears in the film, will be a special guest at a concert by Oliver Mtukudzi, a legendary figure in contemporary African music, and his band, The Black Spirits, at the McCarter Theatre Center. Tickets are available at the McCarter box office, (609) 258-2787.
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ISPs demanding money for the same access you currently have is no different from the Mafia demanding protection money so that nice store doesn't burn down.
No it's not you can just change ISP. If there is only one ISP then maybe that's more to do with the government or you living in some place in the middle of no where. You are essentally just calling for a government take over of the internet. I say take away all the legal privileges etc that telecom/cable companies have so as to force them to respond to actual consumer demand.
Taxation is theft, it is uncivilised by definition. Why is it wrong for one person to rob another but its called "good government" if a million people say it's okay to steal? You're propagating pure nonsense.
Just because taxes pay for roads that doesn't mean that taxes are needed for civilisation, I mean the government doesn't need to provide shoe shops. Although if it did have a shoe monopoly I know you would be on here saying how no one would have shoes if it weren't for taxes.
And anyway, if these people got their money legitimately (e.g. not through government contracts, subsidies, theft (I repeat my self.)) they've already done more for society buy making products and services that people want to buy. And they've done it voluntarily.
If the government was so fucking great and everyone wanted it taxation wouldn't be needed.
And another thing, how is paying hundreds of billions of dollars to go and kill brown people in foreign countries anything near civilised? It's preposterous that people believe this stuff, though in a dark way it is pretty hilarious.
It's their duty to give as little away as possible to government. If they don't shelter it that'd be just more tanks, planes etc for the US to bomb innocent people in far away countries.
And anyway, from my perspective they just give me free stuff, I don't even notice the adverts on their website. There would be less of that free useful stuff if they had to give away more for whatever social engineering projects those crackpot politicians have.
"The eleventh commandment was `Thou Shalt Compute' or `Thou Shalt Not Compute' -- I forget which." -- Epigrams in Programming, ACM SIGPLAN Sept. 1982


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E-mu B-3
This module is designed to deliver the classic sound of the B-3 Tonewheel Organ in a programmable rack module. It does this via 32MB of sampled B-3 sounds at a lot of different drawbar settings. Authentic sounds are completed by the addition of distortion and a rotary speaker (Leslie) emulator, with B-3 like real-time control! There are also 12 assignable real-time front panel controls, and the B-3 is expandable with an additional ROM slot (or more with the Turbo upgrade) for adding more sounds. This is the best B-3 hardware solution available (for software check out Native Instruments B4) and is used by Steve Walsh of Kansas.
Current E-mu sound modules ship with one 32 MB sound-set each, but are expandable up to 128 MB via three additional slots for 32 MB expansion cards. These cards include (ranging from $249 to $395):
- 9061: Siedlaczek Orchestra 32 MB ROM.
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- 9063: Beat Garden 32 MB ROM - standard in Orbit 3.
- 9082: Protozoa 16 MB ROM - standard in Proteus 1, 2, 3.
- 9083: Definitive B-3 32 MB ROM - standard in B-3.
- 9084: Techno Synth Construction Yard 32 MB ROM - standard in Orbit 3.
- 9085: Orchestral Session Vol. 1 32 MB ROM - standard in Virtuoso 2000.
- 9086: Orchestral Session Vol. 2 32 MB ROM - standard in Virtuoso 2000.
- 9087: World Expedition 32 MB ROM - standard in Planet Earth.
- 9088: Sounds of the ZR featuring the Perfect Piano 32 MB ROM - standard in Ensoniq Halo.
- 9089: X-Lead 32 MB ROM - standard in Xtreme Lead-1, XL-7 and XK-6.
With these expansion options, you could buy a PK-6, then add the sounds of the Orbit 3, XK-6, and the MP-7... or any other combinations you may want. If you like desktop synths, you can start with an MP-7 or XL-7, and then add these same expansion card options to add Proteus, Orchestral, or the new Halo sounds to them. E-mu/Ensoniq's interchangeable sound cards and a variety of keyboard/sound-module options means that there's a model out there for everybody now.
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Herman L. "Leo" Halverson
Madison – Herman "Leo" Halverson, Jr., age 84, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 26, 2013 at Agrace HospiceCare surrounded by his family.
His loving wife Ruth preceded him in death.
He is survived by his five children, LyAnne, Leslie (Brodie), Chip (Kathy), Ole (Kathy) and Kaia; as well as eight grandchildren, Brandon, Kaia, Blake, Finn, Chelsea, Casey, Taylor and Mikala.
He proudly served his country during the Korean War. He was an established businessman and was highly regarded in his field. His zest for life was greatly enjoyed in his travels to the Minocqua area. He loved going "Up North." He enjoyed volunteering at St. Patrick Catholic Church especially singing in the choir. His pride and joy was a well-manicured lawn.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, August 30, 2013 at ST. PATRICK CATHOLIC CHURCH, 404 E. Main Street, Madison, at 10:00 a.m., with Msgr. Kevin Holmes officiating. Burial will take place at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery, Madison. Visitation will be held at the church on Friday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of Mass.
We want to thank all those who showed Leo great kindness in the past few years.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to American Legion, Post 481, 5337 W. River Road, Waunakee, WI 53597.


text: I had to read this twice and then double check it was actually in the Washington Post. But indeed it was one of two lead stories on torture, above the fold in the newly revamped Outlook section, which combines opinion with book reviews. The author, Michael Scheuer, headed the CIA's Osama Bin Laden unit from 1996-1999.The entire article is here in case you thought I was making it up....Americans should be clear on what Obomo has done. In a breathtaking display of self-righteousness and intellectual arrogance, the president told Americans that his personal beliefs are more important than protecting their homes and their families. The interrogation techniques in question, the president asserted, are a sign that Americans have lost their "moral compass," a compliment similar to Attorney General Eric Holder's identifying them as "moral cowards." Mulling Obomo's claim, one can wonder what could be more moral for a president than doing all that is needed to defend America and its citizens? Or, asked another way, is it moral for the president of the United States to abandon intelligence tools that have saved the lives and property of Americans and their allies in favor of his own ideological beliefs?


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Comment Re:But that wouldn't have had the leverage (Score 0) 293
Oh but they tried that in the past -- those products had a consistent result of killing the whole market segment then themselves.
1. Windows CE PDAs -- almost completely replaced healthy PDA-oriented OS due to Windows name, then wiped out the first generation of non-phone PDAs due to being absolutely inadequate in all ways possible. Survivors were iPAQ (Windows CE/Mobile), Palm (PalmOS), Visor (PalmOS), Blackberry (Blackberry OS, a phone but from PDA generation).
2. Windows Mobile phones -- sold to carriers, disappointed users, lost all market to dumbphones and Symbian-based Nokia, then completely wiped out by iPhone.
3. Windows Phone phones -- Survive by being produced by zombified Nokia, can't get any presence on the market due to iPhone and Android competition.
4. Windows RT tablets -- No one bought them in the first place.


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Florence M. Boebel
Boscobel - Florence M. Boebel, age 98 of Boscobel, passed away on Wednesday January 16, 2013 at the Boscobel Care and Rehab in Boscobel.
She was born on June 18,1914 in Marietta Township Crawford County Wisconsin. The daughter of John and Alma (Pullen) Miller. She married Ottmar Boebel Sr. on February 6, 1936 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Boscobel. He preceded her in death on February 8, 1987.
She is survived by a son Ottmar Boebel Jr. of Boscobel and special friend (Patricia Kilkelly) of Dodgeville. A daughter Joyce (Gordon) Butler of Boscobel. Six grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren. A sister in law: Dorothy Miller of Mineral Point. She was preceded in death by her parents, two grandsons Kevin and Roland Butler, a granddaughter Diane Schaff.
Funeral Services will be held on Monday January 21, 2013 at 11 a.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Boscobel. Pastor Charles Koester officiating. Burial in the Boscobel Cemetery.
Friends may call on Monday January 21, 2013 from 10 a.m. until the time of Service at St. John's Lutheran Church. In lieu of flowers memorials can be given to St. John's Lutheran Church in Boscobel. The Kendall Funeral Service in Boscobel is assisting the family. On line condolence can be sent to www.kendallfuneralservice.com.
Charitable donations may be made in Florence's memory to the following organization:
St. John's Lutheran Church Boscobel
208 Mary Street Boscobel Wisconsin
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From an editorial by John Stossel:Our old health care system was already a bureaucratic and regulatory nightmare. It had 16,000 different codes for different ailments. Under our new, "improved" system, there will be more than a 100,000.
Government likes to think regulations can account for every possibility. Injured at a chicken coop? The code for that will be Y9272. Fall at an art gallery? That means you are a Y92250.
There are three different codes for walking into a lamppost -- depending on how often you've walked into lampposts. This is supposed to give government a more precise way to reimburse doctors for treating people and alert us to surges in injuries that might inspire further regulation.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/...#ixzz2S3tjiYZa


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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 , 1:59 PM GMT on November 02, 2007
Hurricane Noel pulled off a surprising burst of intensification last night despite 30 knots of wind shear. The storm's pressure dropped from 993 mb to 981 mb in just a few hours, and the winds cranked up to 80 mph. Noel is the first November hurricane in the Atlantic since Hurricane Michelle of 2001. Fortunately, Noel's intensification burst came after the storm had cleared the Bahama Islands, and wind damage was relatively minor in the islands. The latest Hurricane Hunter eye report at 8am EDT found the pressure holding steady at 981 mb, and weaker surface winds, 70-75 mph.
Noel the hurricane becomes Noel the 'Noreaster
Noel will brush Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, today, bringing winds near tropical storm force and a few rain bands. Strong northerly winds are expected to cause coastal flooding inside Pamlico Sound, with water levels 4-6 feet above normal. Winds at the Diamond Shoals buoy off the coast of Cape Hatteras were sustained at 40 mph, gusting to 47 mph, at 10am EDT. Seas were 15 feet, and 10-12 foot breakers are expected along the Outer Banks today. Noel has expanded significantly in size over the past 24 hours, and is bringing tropical storm force winds over a huge area of ocean (Figure 1). As Noel approaches New England on Saturday, the hurricane will make the transition to a powerful 'Noreaster, as cold air spills into the storm from the northwest. Noel's wind field is expected to expand farther, and the storm will maintain its intensity. Sustained winds of tropical storm force (39 mph) are likely along eastern Long Island and the coasts of Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, and Nova Scotia. The latest (06Z) runs of the GFDL and HWRF models intensify Noel to a 954 mb 'Noreaster, and bring sustained winds of hurricane force (75 mph) to Cape Cod and Nantucket. The ECMWF and NOGAPS models also bring Noel quite close to Cape Cod, and foresee a landfall near the Maine/Nova Scotia border. The UKMET and GFS models are farther east, bringing Noel to the western or central coast of Nova Scotia. Due to the wide wind field of Noel, both Massachusetts and Nova Scotia may see hurricane force winds. Due to the cold air invading Noel from the west, the western side of the storm will be the rainy side, and coastal Massachusetts can expect 2-6 inches of rain. About 1-3 inches are likely for Nova Scotia.
Figure 1. QuikSCAT image from 6:47am EDT Friday, 11/02/07. Can you find the hurricane?
Noel's trail of destruction
Noel's death toll now stands at 115, with many hard-hit rural areas yet to be heard from. The Dominican Republic suffered 73 deaths, Haiti 40, the Bahamas one, and Jamaica one. Noel is the deadliest storm this hurricane season. Hurricane Felix's official death toll was 101 people in Nicaragua and Honduras earlier this season (wikipedia puts this toll at 133). Additional rains of 1-2 inches are likely to fall in Haiti, eastern Cuba, and the eastern Bahamas today, due to Noel. Noel brought over 20 inches of rain to some of the Bahamas Islands, such as Rum Cay and San Salvador Island (Figure 2).
Figure 2. Satellite estimated rainfall totals for October 26-November 1, from the NASA TRMM satellite.
Links to follow for Noel
Satellite loop
North Carolina marine weather and buoy reports
Long range radar out of Cape Hatteras, NC
Google Maps interface, zoomed in on Cape Hatteras, NC
I'll have an update Saturday morning.
Jeff Masters
The views of the author are his/her own and do not necessarily represent the position of The Weather Company or its parent, IBM.
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather


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Comment Re:Did the NSA just kill SMTP? (Score 1) 195
And it won't go anywhere at least as they are selling it now. Darkmail? Protect against the NSA? To get widespread adoption you have to sell this as security and as an upgrade not as armor or defense. You have to make Grandma an Grandpa want to have it to help stop what to there minds are hackers and spammers.


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North Glen Burnie WalMart(Chesapeake Ctr.) had 6-8 merchandisers(12 in @) of exclusive Hero & Droid 2-packs, along with new exclusive comic 2-packs. Comics were in section, Droid Factory sets were on pallets.
North Glen Burnie WalMart(Chesapeake Ctr.) had 6-8 merchandisers(12 in @) of exclusive Hero & Droid 2-packs, along with new exclusive comic 2-packs. Comics were in section, Droid Factory sets were on pallets.
"In my experience there's no such thing as luck."
Checked two DC area WMs today for the Droid and comic packs and saw zippy. But I lucked out at the Target at Potomac Yards - the Rancor is on clearance for $20.00 and the Jedi/Clone tube things are 50% off as well. So much for the news a few weeks ago about these not going on clearance.
picked up the half off rancor and a couple off order 66 for the clones at the north gb target
no sign of battle packs
and the saga figure were still normal price
at last we will reveal ourselves to the jedi
This isn't a VA/DC/MD find, but at the Target by my work in Chambersburg, PA I used the DCPI of 087-06-0877 and got the BAMF (Dane Cook fans know what I mean) Millennium Falcon. Good luck!
Great score! Is it everything we've heard?
"In my experience there's no such thing as luck."
The Target in Frederick has them in stock and apparently secured well in the back under armed guard. They threatened to cut off my favorite body part if I asked them to sell one to me early. I really like my nose so I'll wait a few more days.
Just so no one takes me seriously, they do have them and they won't sell them yet, but no fanboys were threatened or harmed in the production of this post.
Well, I put it together last night. We just bought a new house a few weeks ago so I've been busy. I didn't get a chance to apply the decals or find working batteries. It is awesome. Very very very awesome. I totally had a flashback to a Christmas morning 20+ years ago. I only got to fiddle around with the pack in Han & Chewie as all my toys are still in boxes from the move.
Like I said, awesome. Is it $149 awesome? Not really. This should have been $99. Oh well. I won't be getting the Clone Wars stuff (I hope I can resist) so this should be an ok purchase
I went to Target today and had them run the DCPI for the Legacu figs. They had them but wouldnt bring them out. 087-06-0991 is it. Good luck guys
thanks Chux Turbo LBC Bobafrett Mtriv73 Rjarvis JF96 JT JMG FB Rogue2 Tycho Slicker Deoxy Caesar JontheJedi JJReason Brandon Solo JMS UK for great deals.
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Saw the AT-TE today at the Skyline (Falls Church) Target as well as remnants of the CW and Legacy waves. Kinda bites that you have to buy repack Legacy to get the BAD parts.