text: The iconic Starbucks Cold Cup, in a beautiful rose-gold stainless steel version that looks like it's been carved from ice. Very cool indeed. The lid and reusable straw are also made of stainless steel, and the straw has a ridged bottom to help keep it in place. The 16-fl oz Cold Cup features double wall construction to help keep your iced tea and coffee beverages cold while helping eliminate condensation. Starbucks name printed on side in white. Dishwasher safe. Do not microwave.


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Family Halloween Spooktacular Party at Ripley's Aquarium will be a fun night for all families!
There will be a variety of fun activities for families to participate in at the aquarium for a night of Halloween fun! There will be pumpkin decorating, costume contests and there will also be a chance to make scarecrows and go on a scavenger hunt!
Tickets are $29.99 per person plus tax.Next Date:

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Open-source Matlab-based simulation coordinator (SimCor) for distributed hybrid PSD simulation
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This tool is distrubuted as a downloadable file. To download, please visit the 'Docs and Attachments' section, or click the button below.
Version 2.8 - published on 03 Aug 2011
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The UI-SimCor has been developed in NEES at UIUC facility to facilitate geographically distributed PSD hybrid simulation. It has been widely used for PSD hybrid simulation and also for multi-platform simulation. Due to the open source code and transparent architecture of the code, it has been also used to implement and verify new integration algorithms by researchers. This release, v2.8, include minor updates and bug-fixed since the previous release in early 2007. The new features include:
- The architecture is modified such that new integration scheme can be easily implemented by a user.
- Network Interface for Console Application (NICA.exe) is rewritten for performance of the code and replaces the former NEES-SAM.exe. NICA supports OpenSees, Zeus-NL, Abaqus, and other generic function written in C++ or Fortran. Up to 1,000 DOFs and 10,000 time steps were tested and confirmed that there is no issue in communication between NICA.exe, UI-SimCor, and other applications.
- Tri-axial component of ground motions can be applied to the model.
- For concept development and verification of an integration scheme, resistance forces can be directly calculated from predefined stiffness matrix. This functionality does not require substructure modules, and hence, is useful to check accuracy of integration schem and functionality of UI-SimCor before involving substructure modules.
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Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Kwon, O., Elnashai, A. S., and Spencer, Jr., B. F. (2008). "A framework for distributed analytical and hybrid Simulations," Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp331-350
Kwon, O., Nakata, N., Elnashai, A. S., and Spencer, Jr., B. F. (2005). "Technical Note: A framework for multi-site distributed simulation and application to complex structural systems," Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 5, p741-753. DOI:10.1080/13632460509350564


text: Poetic quotes welcome baby home with a sweet sentiment. WallPops nursery rhymes, classic prayers, and inspirational expressions for babies make a special sentiment come to life on the walls. These peel & stick decals are beautifully designed with pretty fonts and adorable graphics. They truly personalize a nursery with a lovely look and best wishes. WallPops removable quotes for nursery walls are easy to use and make wonderful gifts.


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Church holds first service since vandalism
MEDIAL LAKE, Wash. - The Medial Lake Church struck with $55,000 worth of vandalism last weekend held its first church service since the incident.
Sometime overnight on Saturday, January 12th, police say 23-year-old Joseph Knop broke into the Lake City Assembly of God and sprayed fire extinguishers, smashed multiple doors and windows and doused musical instruments with soda.
They say Knop also helped himself to the church's espresso machine and hot dog stand before breaking into the church safe.Church holds first service since vandalism
Police say Knop admitted to the crime and officers found several of the items stolen from the church inside Knop's home. He also revealed that he attended the church as a young boy.
A pastor at the church said Knop confessed to him that he was angry, dealing with family issues and was high when he decided to come to the church and "take it out on God."
The church sanctuary was not in any shape to hold service Sunday, so parishioners instead crowded into the gym. "It was wonderful to be back, it was really encouraging and awesome to see the love that comes to this church towards the man that did this," church member Bryan Keyes said.
Pastor Dennis Noble said he's amazed by the amount of love that's been pouring in since the vandalism and says the church forgives Knop.
"We are interested in him, we want to see change in his life," Noble said.
Noble said that on the Tuesday night after the vandalism spree, Knop told one of the church pastors he intended to burn the place down Saturday night and then kill himself.
"That would have been the tragedy of all tragedies, doors are easily replaced, carpet is replaced, his life isn't," Noble said. "This church is on Grace Street and we want to show grace to this young man."
Knop is being held on $10,000 bond for the crime, and appeared in court for a second time on charges unrelated to the church vandalism.


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I'll admit I could have been wrong when I said the trade giving up a second round pick to the Miami Dolphins for Vontae Davis was great. I thought Davis was going to be a lock-down corner and give the Indianapolis Colts two strong weapons on the outside areas of the field. Boy was I wrong.
In three games Davis has played he showed me he can't play tight press coverage. I was so sick of him taking the Jacob Lacey approach of respecting the passing game too much and playing 10+ yards off the line. The Colts pass rush couldn't get to the quarterback's quick enough due to that and took a bunch of the blame. I heard all over Indianapolis that our pass rush needed to get better. What people failed to realize is it's actually Davis' lack of defending and playing tight coverage.


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Monday, November 4, 2013
Quilty Fun Sew Along: Apple Blocks
Kimberly and Debbie are sewing the quilt along with us and have some photos to share. Meet the apple blocks!
Kimberly is using Bake Sale by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs for her blocks. Of course Lori's vintage inspired fabric would look great in these delicious apple blocks!
Debbie is sewing her blocks with Sidewalks by October Afternoon for Riley Blake Designs.
Now get out your copy of Quilty Fun, download the PDF companion sheet for cutting instructions, and sew these apple blocks up! Once you have the blocks sewn, post photos to the Quilty Fun Sew Along & Blog Tour Flickr Group for a chance to win one of two Gracie Girl 3.5" Rolie Polies.
Next week we are onto the next block in the sampler, the Twinkly Winter stars with Amy of nanaCompany! For more information and a full schedule of the tour head here.
What are you waiting for? Head over to VeryKerryBerry and start having some Quilty Fun!
Posted by Fat Quarter Shop at 8:05 AM
Labels: Blog Tour, Lori Holt of Bee in my Bonnet, Quilty Fun, Quilty Fun Sew Along & Blog Tour, Riley Blake Designs
12 comments:
- karen said...
I've tried to access the download, but the link isn't working (not for me anyhow). Is anyone else having a problem?
- November 4, 2013 at 12:00 PM
- Fat Quarter Shop said...
Karen - please email chelsey[at]fatquartershop[dot]com, we will be able to help you!
- November 4, 2013 at 1:08 PM
- Cindy MW said...
Karen, I could get it to download using Google Crome, not sure what you are using, but it down't have measurements on, looks like for the we need to buy the book. :O)
- November 4, 2013 at 1:14 PM
- Cindy MW said...
That should be Doesn't. lol very early typing her in Qld AUs.
- November 4, 2013 at 1:16 PM
- Tiffiny Quilts said...
I love the partially eaten apples and the ones that look like yo yos or butterflies =) What a fun idea, thanks for sharing! Hugs & smiles, Tiffiny =D
- November 4, 2013 at 3:27 PM
- karen said...
Cindy MW, thanks for the tip. I was able to download the pdf from Firefox. Yay! Now to the printout inside my book so it doesn't get lost. ;)
- November 4, 2013 at 6:11 PM
- Amy DeCesare said...
This will be sew much fun! I just adore this book and all of the fun blocks.
- November 4, 2013 at 7:08 PM
- November 4, 2013 at 7:56 PM
I will ask the dumbest question of all. I downloaded the Quilty Fun Sew Along Companion Sheet - Download One - Apples but I can't find the cut dimensions. I'm sure I'm simply overlooking them. For example:
Cut 1 Fabric - Length is 7" - What is width
Cut 1 Fabric D
Cut 20 Fabric E
Cut 6 Fabric G
- November 4, 2013 at 7:58 PM
- Kathi Kraftyzales said...
Plural of leaf is leaves.
- November 4, 2013 at 10:36 PM
- Fat Quarter Shop said...
Anonymous -
You need to order the Quilty Fun book to get the dimensions! You can order the book at http://www.fatquartershop.com/quilty-fun-book-21534
- November 5, 2013 at 8:59 AM
- Vicki ♥ said...
Got the book and have joined in :) am so looking forward to this quilt along :) hugs Vicki x
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This setup was really difficult and Rowdy succumbed to the factors. The distance was 185 yds. There is a strong crosswind right to left. The tree line has a ditch along it with some brush in it that is over the dogs head (barrier).
Rowdy drifted with the wind. Then hit the barrier and started running along it in typical young dog fashion. I hit the buzzer on the tt remote release and Rowdy carried through the barrier and up the hill to the bird.
I don't like to rerun marks but in this case I did. I shortened the distance to about 100 yds. At first it looked like Rowdy might drift with the wind but he recovered and carried through the barrier.
I probably should have run the mark at a shorter distance the first time. We will repeat this concept next week as the tree line must be about 300 yds long.


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I was on the radio before the clubhouse opened and was asked if Moyer would criticize the team for moving him to the bullpen. I said no, Jamie Moyer might be privately grousing, but he is way to savvy and protective of his own image to rip the team in public. I was very, very, wrong.
Here's a more fully fleshed out description of the events as they unfolded:
Jamie Moyer sat alone in the stands at Wrigley Field this afternoon, staring at the infield. He made his major league debut here on June 16, 1986, pitching for the Cubs against the Phillies and his boyhood hero, Steve Carlton.
After a few silent minutes, he sent for the media, and expressed strong displeasure about a late-career development. Moyer, 46, is 10-9, with a 5.47 earned run average this season, and Monday was assigned to the bullpen to accommodate Pedro Martinez, who will make his Phillies debut today as a member of the starting rotation.
"I'm really not happy with this decision that the Phillies have made," Moyer said. "I will take what they've asked me to do, but I'm not real excited about the decision that's been made."
Moyer said that, when he negotiated his TK contract with the Phils last winter, he felt that an understanding existed between him, general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. and owner David Montgomery that he would start.
"I feel like I've been misled," Moyer said. "I'm a little disheartened a little bit because I know this past winter when I was negotiating with the Phillies, this was a sore thumb, if you will, about this potentially happening. Ruben [Amaro Jr.], you can't promise anything in this game, but I really felt that Ruben kind of parlayed to me that this type of situation would not happen.
"I actually even had some conversation with David [Montgomery], and them reassuring me this type of situation won't happen. Again, I'm a little disheartened by the way it's happened, how it's happened."
Amaro and Montgomery were not in Chicago with the team. Amaro said through a team representative that "When we signed Jamie Moyer it was under the pretense of him being a starter. But right now circumstances have changed….we're not going to get into any contract negotiations. That's between players and club."
Manager Charlie Manuel said that the decision to remove Moyer from the rotation was agonizing. "The toughest decision I ever made," Manuel said. "It was very hard. What do you want me to say?"
Manuel added that while he did not know what Moyer's role in the bullpen would be, he would feel comfortable utilizing the lefty as he does Scott Eyre, in hey situations against lefthanded hitters.
"We will look for places to pitch him and keep him sharp and you never know what's going to happen," he said.
Martinez said that "he has all the regard in the world" for Moyer. "I don't have enough words to say how I feel about Jamie."
Moyer, on the other hand, has no trouble finding words. "Whether I like it or not, this is the situation I'm in," he said. "I will deal with it. I will deal with it in a respectful way. I'll be respectful to my teammates. I do not want to be a distraction, and I refuse to be a distraction. It's about the 25 players that are here and are playing. We all have to pick each other up. We all have to support each other And we all have to be professional."
You be the judge: Was HE being professional today?


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Equipped with the Wolfson 8740 DAC
The world's highest performing 24bit/192kHz stereo DAC.
96 GB of total memory capacity
Equipped with dual Micro SD card slots to support up to 96GB.
Head-fiers seem to enjoy its small size.
Good feedback on overall size, people seem generally happy about is UI.
No gapless (maybe implemented at some stage), maybe implemented in the upcoming AK120
Complaints about its high headphone output impedance (22.41ohm) http://monoadc.blog64.fc2.com/blog-entry-99.html which means it can not give accurate portrayal of some CIEMs/IEMs signature sound. This has been `fixed` by mods such as Red Wine Audio mod to 1ohm - the RWAK100.
Also are the stage 1,2 and 4 mods coming out of Indonesia(?).
*Soon there will be the AK120 which will have HOI of 3ohms. 2 Dacs and more memory space.
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YKK makes the best zippers in the world. Period. They are more reliable over a longer period of time, and they withstand the stress of heavy equipment and the abuses of travel. And we only use the self-healing zippers with specially designed zipper coils that easily reconnect if they separate from over-packing.
Nylon is more rugged, water- and tear-resistant than polyester, that's why it's used in all of the best outdoor camping, hiking and travel gear. A nylon exterior ensures that Tenba bags are built to withstand serious professional use and the rigors of heavy travel, yet they remain extremely lightweight.
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STARKVILLE – Jeremey Chappelle exited the spring looking like someone ready to vie for a starting job.
The junior college transfer receiver has made improvement the last few practices, and he put on a show Saturday during Mississippi State's annual Maroon-White spring game at Davis Wade Stadium. Chappelle made eight catches for 114 yards and a touchdown.
On the TD, he took a pass from Sam Cowart, shook off and then juked some defenders, and got a big block from tight end Malcolm Johnson to spring him for the final 20 yards.
With so much experience gone from last year's receiving corps, Chappelle sees a chance to break into the first unit.
"I hope this spring game proves to a lot of people that I can play the game," Chappelle said. "When I was coming in, my first couple of weeks I was having a pretty hard time just learning the plays. Once I got the tempo and once I got the plays under my belt, I knew I could do big things."
After the game, coach Dan Mullen stressed the importance of the coming months before fall camp, and he said Chappelle is a player he believes "should take some big steps this summer."
Cowart's chance
Cowart, a walk-on quarterback, probably won't get many snaps this season. But with backup Dak Prescott limited by a toe injury, Cowart has gotten plenty of snaps this spring.
He had a strong Maroon-White game, completing 23 of 33 passes for 235 yards and two touchdowns. Cowart understands his status in the big picture, but he's glad to be working behind Prescott and starter Tyler Russell.
"I feel like I can develop better over the summer, and I've got Dak and Tyler ahead of me," Cowart said. "Those are two great guys I can learn from."
Dixon's cameo
Things got a little silly in the second half when former MSU tailback Anthony Dixon asked to get in the game. Mullen obliged, allowing him to sneak onto the field to catch a 65-yard touchdown from Josh Hand.
Dixon, who now plays for the San Francisco 49ers, did a little dance in the end zone.


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Traveler's diarrhea is loose, watery stools. People can get traveler's diarrhea when they visit places where the water is not clean or the food is not handled safely. This can include third-world or developing countries in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
This article discusses what you should eat or drink if you have traveler's diarrhea.
See also: Diarrhea
Diet - traveler's diarrhea; Diarrhea - traveler's - diet
Bacteria and other substances in the water and food can cause traveler's diarrhea. People living in these areas often don't get sick because their bodies are used to the bacteria.
You can lower your risk for getting traveler's diarrhea by avoiding water, ice, and food that may be contaminated. The goal of the traveler's diarrhea diet is to make your symptoms better and prevent you from getting dehydrated.
Traveler's diarrhea is rarely dangerous in adults. It can be more serious in children.
How to prevent traveler's diarrhea:
There is no vaccine against traveler's diarrhea.
Your doctor may recommend medicines to help lower your chances of getting sick.
If you have diarrhea, follow these tips to help you feel better:
Dehydration means your body does not have as much water and fluids as it should. It is a very big problem for children or people who are in a hot climate. Signs of severe dehydration include:
Give your child fluids for the first 4 - 6 hours. At first, try 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) of fluid every 30 to 60 minutes.
In third-world countries, many health agencies stock packets of salts to mix with water. If these fluids are not available, you can make an emergency solution by mixing:
If you or your child has symptoms of severe dehydration, or if you have a fever or bloody stools, get medical attention right away.
Arguin P. Approach to the patient before and after travel. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Textbook of Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 308.
Arguin P. Approach to the patient before and after travel .In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed.Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 294.
Basnyat B, Ericsson CD. Travel medicine. In: Auerbach PS, ed. Wilderness Medicine. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2011:chap 84.
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In the spring following a summer fire, with the proper proportions of warmth and rain, the little honeycomb-capped fungi known as morels will pop from the ash-enriched soil by the thousands -- by the millions in a good year. One fire-ravaged spot in Idaho's Payette National Forest is said to have generated $3 million worth of morels the following spring. Morel hunters, whom some might term an obsessive bunch, keep their favorite spots a closely guarded secret. But when a fire sweeps through and the morels follow, everybody converges on the burn site, pickers, buyers, and government regulators alike. The post-wildfire morel harvest can provide pickers in economically depressed areas with a much-needed windfall. Those who make a living at this trade are undoubtedly eyeing the fires sweeping through the forests of Colorado and Arizona, and planning for next spring.
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Grandmother's garden quilt. Lucky for us, Moda has recognized the geometric craze and responded with a new precut! Introducing the Moda Honeycomb!
Each Honeycomb comes with a plastic template with dots at each point, to be used as a seam allowance guide. They may look a little intimidating, but we are equipped with plenty of tips and tricks to show you just how easy they are to sew together.
Moda put together this handy fact sheet, detailing how to sew the Honeycombs together and including a bit of graph paper to sketch out your next hexagonal quilt. The fact sheet takes you step by step through the assembly process, making sewing a cinch.
Lissa Alexander, Director of Marketing for Moda Fabrics, was also kind enough to walk us through the process at QuiltCon. Watch the demonstration for an in depth look at how the Honeycombs can be used and try your hand at Moda Bake Shop's hexagon quilt. P.S. There is a sneak peek of V and Co.'s new line, Simply Style!


text: [Update: added some extra links at http://avien.net/blog/?p=422] Here, so to speak, is a bit of hot potato*. Flippancy notwithstanding, this isn't really funny. For several years now, Brits have enjoyed a banking card system called chip and PIN, a simple form of two-factor authentication for in-person credit and debit card transactions. In countries where the


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2015 - Episode 7 starring Jaina Solo w. her parents Han / Leia and Jedi Master Luke, and cousin Ben, niece Allanah.
This will be the female Jedi lead story of the SW movies, with Jaina possibly being as old as 32, and maybe just prior and or becoming the Empress Jaina Fel.
Jacen Solo (Anakin Solo as well, obviously to those who read NJO books) and Chewbacca will be dead. Harrison Ford has requested a significant storyline for Han Solo to get him to sign his 3 movie contract, with an additional clause to star in Indiana Jones 5.
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2016 - Young Han Solo (Ep. 3.85 ) - an origin story where they will cast SOMEONE YOUNG TO PLAY HAN SOLO age 19 - 23 years old, and maybe even another actor to play him even younger.
This movie will likely feature a new actor playing CHEWBACCA, capable of meeting the demand for action sequences.
We might see Bollux and Blue Max!
Boba Fett (perhaps played by Daniel Logan?)
Emperor Palpatine - by Ian McDiarmid
Darth Vader - by Hayden Christensen
Jabba the Hutt
Bail Organa - by Jimmy Smits
Princess Leia as a 9 year old or slightly older
Lando Calrissian - by a new actor around age 21
Lt. Soontir Fel - Imperial TIE Pilot
Mallatabuk - Chewie's wife (probably before Lumpy is born)
Ithcy - Chewie's dad
Bossk - bounty hunter
Dengar - a little older than Han, I suspect, Swoop Bike Racer
Bria Tharen - Han's girlfriend? Turns Rebel Alliance
Senator Garm Bel Ibis - Corellian in the Imperial Senate (secret Rebel)
Mon Mothma
Captain Antilles - Alderaanian I think
Gallandro - assassin works Corporate Sector contracts
Garris Shrike - trafficker in human children for slaves (and other species' youngsters for slaves)
This story might be closest to following the A.C. Crispin / Brian Daley Han Solo stories.
However, the time Han spent as an Imperial Lt. / Capt. and prior to that at the Academy, was never allowed to be elaborated upon by the Exp. Univ. authors.
I doubt a movie will re-do a book, so this might be Han's rescue of Chewie from Imperial contracted Trandoshan slavers. Then his winning the Millennium Falcon.
This IS NOT ENTIRELY DESCRIBED IN ANY EU BOOK BY WAY OF SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS FROM LUCAS.
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2017 - Episode 8
Likely sarring Ben Skywalker as the lead, while Luke tries to make sure he does NOT follow in Cousin Jaina's footsteps to rebuild a benevolent Empire.
Empress Fel is not going to be a bad girl, just a rogue like her father Han, but with terrible relations with her parents who fought to overthrow Empires.
Jaina will found the Imperial Knights. Basically Royal Guards with lightsabers who do not wear helmets with their armor.
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2018 - a between movie
Vader? Episode 3.25?
Yoda Clone Wars - Episode 2.5?
Boba Fett - Episode 3.5?
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2019 - Episode 9
Starring Ben Skywalker, Jaina Fel, possibly showing Allanah Solo come of age, now most likely in her upper teens like Anakin was shown from age 9 to age 19 in Ep. 1-2.
Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill may still have big parts - Harrison contracted for that. Wouldn't do it if his story arc wasn't great, he's reported to have made sure.
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2020 - between movie
Again, Fett, Vader, Yoda, Jabba, Obi-Wan - all possibilities.
I wouldn't be surprised if Ewan McGreggor is in all of these movies as Obi-Wan - sometimes made to look like old Alec Guiness' ghost for 7,8,9.,
I love Ewan in Star Wars, so I'm fine with that.
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Finale for the time being.
Perhaps a Jaina, Ben, Allanah movie with the new generation cast so that SW can go on into the future?
Note, they are NOT making movies out of any of the EU books, just preserving a continuity that has ready-made product (books, comics, action figures, art, more) that they can continue to profit from.
Jaina Solo is the highest selling Kotobukiya statue of all time, they said at Comic Con 2013.
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Dear Mr. Dad. This is a little touchy but here goes. I have two sons ages 11 and 9. My oldest seems overly shy when it comes to changing clothes in front of other guys. My golfing buddy (whose kids are the same age as mine) and I occasionally take our boys to the country club pool. Because of pool chemicals, we insist that the boys shower and change clothes after swimming. The showers and locker room are communal. Even when it's only our boys in the locker room they say my son showers in his swimsuit and then goes in a toilet stall to change. I talked with him in private and told him there's nothing wrong with being naked in a locker room, but it hasn't helped. Should I be concerned? My buddy thinks I should force him to change with the others to help him get over his shyness. Is he right?
A: Don't listen to your buddy. Forcing your son to get naked in front of others will only make the situation worse.
Taking your son aside for a private conversation was great first step, but you'll need to have another heart-to-heart (or two or three) to find out what he's truly worried about. There are a lot of possibilities:
Is he shy or self-conscious? Some kids are just plain private. If he's one of them, either let him keep doing his routine or have him shower at home. However, you might point out that taking a shower in his swimsuit might attract even more attention than just being nude. Also tell him that he's in the majority: most people don't like communal showers. In fact, it's so common that many public schools have either installed private showers or banned showers altogether.
Is he different? Tweens are notoriously cruel to anyone who doesn't seem normal (and their definition of "normal" can be pretty harsh). If your son is overweight or skinny, too tall or too thin, has straight hair or curly, he may fear that the other kids will make fun of him.
How mature is he? If your son is going through puberty and has spouted more chest and genital hair than other kids his age, he may feel embarrassed about his body. The same is true if he has less hair than the other guys. He needs to know that people mature at different ages and speeds. If you're really worried, talk with his pediatrician.
Is he worried about hygiene? Locker rooms are breeding grounds for all sorts of fungi and bacteria. And showers—despite the fact that there's a lot of soap around—aren't much better. People aren't supposed to spit or urinate in there, but we all know that plenty do.
Below the belt. Most males over the age of 10 feel the need to compare themselves with others. If your son is circumcised and many of the other kids aren't—or vice versa—he may dread being different. If he's ever had an erection in the shower (which is very, very common and can be triggered by something as simple as warm water running on his crotch), he may be mortified. And then there's the daddy of all shower problems: size. This is another issue of people maturing at different rates. Chances are, your son is just fine in this area. You can reassure him that most of the other kids will be so worried about their own package that they won't be paying any attention to his.


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Thread: Betta acting sick?
02-19-2013, 10:40 PM #1Member Molly
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Betta acting sick?
I have a 10 gallon planted cycled tank.
Ammonium: 0
NitrITE: 0
NitrATE: 0
3 otto, 5 nerite, 1 assassin snail, 2 RCS and 1 betta.
Six months ago, my betta was in a 1 gallon tank that was not cycled and did not receive proper maintenance. He has lost most of his color and has since then recovered from his fin rot. Let's call Bruce a "rescue betta".
He got transfered to this new tank as soon as it was cycled and ready for him. He did acted as if he was very happy. He swam and inspected very little corner and liked to come to the top front of the tank to say hi whenever I was around.
Last week, things changed. I introduced 6 otos purchased from Petland. 3 died in the first two days and I only found 2 of the bodies. I deemed the deaths a result of transportation and stress of a new tank (as per what I've read about otos, this is fairly common).
Since I introduced the otos, my betta has been acting sick. He hangs out at the very bottom of the tank and rarely comes up to say hi other than to eat. He barely moves anymore and seems limp. The otos, RCS and snails are very active and my tank gets a weekly 25% water change.
Other facts: I dose water sprite for the RCS (minimal but since then the shrimp have become very active, are a very bright red and do not even hide from my betta so they must be feeling good), I condition the water before water changes of course and I have fert tabs at the bottom for my plants.
Help! What's wrong? What can I do?
sorry about your betta. Unfortunate that you can't find the other dead oto as I would expect an ammonia spike due to the dead fish in the tank
Bettas like at least 80 degrees. You might try to turn up the heat to see if that helps.
Also - is it possible he's constipated? is his gut bulging at all? you might also try to feed him a cooked shelled pea (it will act as a laxative) in the even that's the problem . if not, the veggie would still be good for him.
Good luck. i hope he perks up30 g FW planted:corys, female ABNP, blue angel, harleys, zebra danios, rummies,
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Are you sure your tank is cycled? The 0 nitrates would make me think maybe not.
How planted is your tank? Unless your Otos brought a disease in with them, they shouldn't have affected your Betta. In fact, he'd probably be inquisitive and check them out, if anything.
I have noticed that if you have plants in your Betta tank, and all of a sudden, they have a growth spurt and take up more real estate, your Betta can get stressed from not having the original swimming room he had before. This happened to mine, when my Frogbit got out of control in the 10gal.Adventures in Aquaria - The KevinVA Story
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I just got the water tested. I believe the reason for which the nitrate is at 0 is because I have a lot of plants in the tank and a very low bioload for a 10 gallon tank. I have verified that the tank is cycled. My betta is now hiding in a crevice in my large log and won't come out. I am out of town for the next three days and I fear the worst.. I added some aquarium salt to the tank (about one and a half teaspoons) as per what I have read on a site that suggests that it may help whatever is ailing it. I have also turned up the heat to 80F. I will do a partial water change and hope for the best, considering the situation.
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Aquaclear 20.
I just did a 30% water change then another 30% water change. The poor thing isn't looking good. It looks like it is gasping for air and I can see its gills. Maybe it was a fungal infection I couldn't tell it had due to his lack of color. Well, here's to hoping he will be well in three days when I get back.
Add a bubbler in there to see if it helps. Does he have enough open surface area to breach to gain oxygen? He's a labyrinth fish, so will occasionally take a breath at the surface. =/Adventures in Aquaria - The KevinVA Story
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I will jump in here with my two cents. It's quite possible that the reason you could not find the one Oto, is that the Betta ripped it apart. Not saying that he killed it, but after its death (or just on the verge of it) the Betta may likely view it as food. If the Oto was sick, he would have ingested contaminants. If it wasn't, its also possible he overfilled himself on the Oto. Many people do not realize, that over eating is a high ranking cause of illness and death in Betta, so this could be a contributing factor.
Since you say he is sluggish, is he still eating? I would suggest preparing a pea for him, microwaving a frozen pea for fifteen seconds, peeling the skin off and breaking it up to feed to him. On the day you do this, do not feed him any other food. You can feed him normally the following day, and see if there is improvement.
It is also possible, that during his original six months, any health impairments have remained. His initial excitement at the new tank and surroundings may have been temporary, and have faded away as health deterioration has gotten to him.
Other things you can do, is simply to maintain good water quality, aerate the tank, and keep the lights low as much as possible. You can consider some kind of floating plant (even plastic) on one side of the tank to filter some of the light coming in. Also keep your flow switch on the AC 20 to the lowest setting, as Betta really prefer gentle filtration and not much surface agitation.2 10 gallon tanks, 1 20 gallon tank, 1 Fluval Edge, 1 29 gallon tank, and one backyard pond.
Aquaclears have a relatively high filter flow, even on the lowest setting. It is likely that the flow is simply too much for the betta. They do not like a lot of current due to their fins dragging them down.
I would get a prefilter sponge and put it on the intake, to slow the flow down. You can also shove a few sponges in the media basket to slow it down a bit more.
I agree with bumping the temp up a couple degrees, as well.
Constipation is also a possibility, so the pea idea is a good one. Boil it, de-shell it, and dice it up. A good feeding schedule for a betta is as follows:
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Description Grunion are two fish species of the genus Leuresthes: the California grunion, L. tenuis, and the Gulf grunion L. sardinas. They are sardine-sized teleost fish of the Atherinopsidae family of New World silversides, found only off the coast of California, USA, and Baja California, Mexico where the species is found on both the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of California coasts.
Grunion are known for their unusual mating ritual whereby at very high tides the females come up on to sandy beaches where they dig their tails into the sand to lay their eggs. The male then wraps himself around the female to deposit his sperm and for the next ten days the grunion eggs remain hidden in the sand. At the next set of high tides the eggs hatch and the young grunion are washed out to sea.
A related species the false grunion (Colpichthys regis) lives in the Gulf of California. Although the fish looks and acts similar, it does not have the same breeding method.
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Eight teams and seven games. That's the schedule for area teams tonight in the MHSAA state football quarterfinals.
Three of those teams are in Class 5A. Two of them play each other in Starkville.
Oxford (9-3) goes to defending North champ Starkville (11-1) in the first matchup between the schools since 1980 and West Point (10-2) hosts Ridgeland.
"I hope we can make it a good game. They are loaded," Oxford coach Johnny Hill said. "They've got a lot of experience but this is what you play for, to get a chance to move on. We've had a good week of practice."
In Class 4A, undefeated Itawamba (12-0) hosts Noxubee County (13-0) and Houston (11-2) goes to Louisville, where it lost 35-14 earlier this season.
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Aberdeen is the area's lone Class 3A team remaining. The Bulldogs (11-2) go to Charleston for the second straight season. Defending champion Charleston ended Aberdeen's season there a year ago.
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Calhoun City is the only team to beat Eupora this year. Bruce will face a West Bolivar offense led by Mississippi State commit Kailo Moore.
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I can forgive you for being a Bills fan.Originally Posted by Clumpy
I can forgive you for being from Buffalo.
I can forgive you for hating the 'Phins.
I can forgive you for being old.
You get extra credit for being a veteran.
You get even more extra credit for being a closet 'Phins fan... even if you lack the self confidance to announce it to the world.
The fact that you play with urine and blood for a living is, however, completely unforgivable!
"We don't have any of this stuff, 'When it doesn't work here, let me go someplace else.' That's not how it is. This is the real world. It's business. You have a job and a responsibility."
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This is a request for REAL information.... no sucker punch, no "gotcha" moment.... no b.s.
Do any of you feel that there is a War on Women? Do you feel you are paid a lower wage than a man in an equal position?
I won't go into abortion, but do you feel you are somehow disenfranchised (or that you could be) by those who think abortion is wrong?
I am asking because I just don't see it here.... but it could VERY easily be the area of the country I am in...many things are different in the big city than they are here


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Family: Colubridae, Colubrid Snakes view all from this family
Description Small. Yellow/orange with 24-28 brown crossbands to tail. White underside. scales in rows of 13. Divided anal plate.
Dimensions 17.8-25.4cm. (7-10")
Breeding Small clutch of eggs.
Habitat Desert with creosote bushes.
Range Arizona to Baja California and Sonora, Mexico.
Discussion Mostly nocturnal. Appears at night to hunt for insects, cockroaches and centipedes. Spadelike snout helps it 'swim' through sand. Grooves at the edges of bushes indicate its subsurface activity.


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we have all seen those birds , either hens or toms , when they stand up tall on their toes and spread their wings and give them a flap or two .
first , i don't recall ever seeing a LONE bird do this . it has always been when there is a group of birds.
i do not believe they are just stretching . i think it has more to do with pecking order or dominance. this past sunday afternoon i watched a gang of 12 males , of various age . one of the 2 yr. old toms did the stretch and flap . before he could fold up most of the other birds followed in like manner. but at least 2 of the longbeards did not do it .
later i watched another group of all longbeards . with the field glasses they looked like they were all the same age [ ? ] . it happened again . one started the stretch n flap and the rest followed his lead.
i recall at least once in the past when a jake did this and another jake went at him in bully fashion.
NOW !!! some of our forum companions are out in the turkey woods this morning and will miss out on this post . DON'T YA FEEL SORRY FER 'EM ?
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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 , 1:21 PM GMT on September 22, 2010
Hurricane Igor delivered a punishing blow to Newfoundland Canada, which suffered one of its worst poundings by a hurricane in the past century. Igor made it all the way to southeast Newfoundland yesterday as a Category 1 hurricane, bringing a peak wind gust of 107 mph to Cape Pine in Southeast Newfoundland. Igor brought sustained winds of 58 mph, gusting to 85 mph, to Newfoundland's capital, St John's. The city recorded a remarkably low pressure of 958 mb, and picked up 3.99" of rain during Igor's passage. Widespread rain amounts of 5 - 9 inches fell over much of southeast Newfoundland's rocky terrain, which is unable to absorb so much water. The resulting severe flooding washed out hundreds of roads, collapsed several major bridges, and forced numerous rescues of people trapped on the second stories of their homes by flood waters. Igor generated swells of 6 - 8 meters (20 - 26 feet) that pounded the southern coast of Newfoundland last night and this morning; significant wave heights reached 39 feet at the Newfoundland Grand Banks Buoy, and a storm surge of a meters (3.28 feet) hit the northeast shores of Newfoundland last night. Igor is now a large and powerful extratropical storm off Greenland and Labrador, and continues to generate hurricane force winds over water--winds at Angisoq, Greenland were sustained at 66 mph this morning.
It is not that unusual for hurricanes to penetrate as far north as Newfoundland's latitude; over 40 hurricanes have done so. The last time this occurred was in 2003, when Hurricane Fabian made it to latitude 48.7°N as a hurricane. The all time record is held by Hurricane Faith of 1966, which followed the Gulf Stream and maintained hurricane status all the way north to latitude 61.1°N, just off the coast of Norway.
Figure 1. Little Barsway bridge 10 km north of Grand Bank, Newfoundland, after floodwaters from Hurricane Igor swept it away. Image credit: George J.B. Rose.
Figure 2. Hurricane Igor at 11:47am EDT on Wednesday, September 21, as it pounded Newfoundland as a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds. Image credit: Environment Canada.
Figure 3. Video of impressive flooding on Newfoundland's Burin Peninsula, whose 20,000 residents were cut off from the rest of the province by flooded roads and closed bridges.
Dangerous Caribbean disturbance 95L growing more organized
A tropical wave (Invest 95L) moving westward at 15 mph though the south-central Caribbean is bringing gusty winds and heavy rain to the northern coast of Venezuela and the islands of Curacao, Aruba, and Bonaire this morning. A wind gust of 38 mph was recorded at Curacao last night. Radar from Curacao and satellite loops show that 95L's thunderstorms have a pronounced rotation, with a center of circulation located just off the coast of South America. Thunderstorm activity is fairly limited, but is slowly increasing in areal coverage and intensity. Wind shear over the Caribbean is low, 5 - 10 knots, and is forecast to remain low to moderate, 5 - 15 knots, for the rest of the week. NHC is giving the disturbance a 60% chance of developing into a tropical depression by Thursday. I'd put the odds higher, at 70%. The Hurricane Hunters are scheduled to investigate 95L this afternoon.
The wave should continue moving westward near 15 mph through Friday afternoon, when it will arrive near the northern coast of Nicaragua. Most of the models show some development of 95L by Thursday or Friday, and the disturbance will bring heavy rains to the Netherlands Antilles Islands and north coast of South America on today and Thursday as passes to the north. Heavy rains may also spread to Southwest Haiti and Jamaica on Thursday, and the Cayman Islands, Cuba, Honduras, and Nicaragua on Friday. When 95L moves over or just north of Honduras on Saturday, a trough of low pressure diving southwards over the Eastern U.S. will weaken the steering currents over the Western Caribbean and cause 95L to turn more to the northwest and slow. If the center of 95L remains over water, the storm could easily develop into powerful and dangerous Hurricane Matthew over the Western Caribbean early next week. Even if the center stays over land, the circulation of the storm may be capable of generating dangerous flooding rains over Central America. Steering currents will be weak over the Western Caribbean through the middle of next week, and 95L may spend up to a week over the Western Caribbean, drenching the region with very heavy rains. Another possibility is that the trough of low pressure over the Eastern U.S. will be strong enough to draw 95L northwards across western Cuba and into the Gulf of Mexico 6 - 8 days from now. This solution is not being emphasized as much in today's model's runs as yesterday's, and the danger to the U.S. is uncertain at this point.
Figure 4. Morning satellite image of 95L.
Tropical Storm Lisa
Tropical Storm Lisa continues to churn the waters of the far Eastern Atlantic. By Friday night, upper level winds out of the west are expected to increase, bringing high wind shear of 20 - 45 knots over Lisa. The high shear may be capable of destroying the storm by early next week. It appears unlikely that Lisa will affect any land areas.
Georgette headed towards Arizona
Tropical Depression Georgette hit the tip of Baja California as a weak tropical storm with 40 mph winds yesterday, but dropped little rain. Georgette is in the Gulf of California, headed northwards, and could bring heavy rains to Arizona on Thursday.
Hurricane Karl's aftermath
Mexico continues to clean up from Hurricane Karl, which made landfall last Friday in Veracruz state as a Category 3 hurricane with 115 mph winds. Karl dumped approximately one foot of rain in the Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains, which cause some rivers to rise to unprecedented levels. The death toll from Karl's flooding and mudslides stands at 16, and ten of thousands remain in shelters after being displaced from their flooded homes. Insurance company AIR Worldwide is estimating insured losses at $100 - $200 million. Actual damage is estimated to be as much as $3.9 billion, since insurance take-up rates are low in Mexico. Karl is the second billion-dollar hurricane to hit Mexico this year; in June, Hurricane Alex hit just south of the Texas border as a Category 2 storm, killing 51 and doing $1.9 billion in damage.
Elsewhere in the tropics
The GFS model predicts a new tropical depression might develop in the Central Caribbean about seven days from now. The NOGAPS model predicts a new tropical depression will form off the coast of Africa about seven days from now.
My next post will be Thursday 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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Why do companies continually forget my e-mail settings, and decide that I did indeed opt-in to their "directed mailings."
It's not a very nice thing to do to your customers
Dear Diary, I got my job.
Stopping for a break, I staggered into a gas station bathroom somewhere near Mt. Saint Helens. The bathroom walls were bare, save one out of place decoration added by an individual with a broad purple marker. It made me smile.
"The act of living is the art of applying past emotions to future dreams"
Perhaps someone else out there will find this inked quip and add their own words.
This diary entry contained a comic I created. Then I decided to change the past.
Watch for me in the 2006 olympics: Speed Skating
Men's Freestyle Skiing ... heh!
I may look like a dork, but I did stick that landing.
These past few days, I rewrote all MacTCP related code in ShadowIRC to use BSD sockets, so it could be ported to OS X. http://public.boredom.org/~swift/images/shadowirc.jpg
Yesterday I added support for /proc/pid/maps to linprocfs in -CURRENT. It took me a while to get a new -CURRENT machine up, but I did manage to throw something together. A PPro 180, 40 megs of ram, a 10 gig laptop drive held down by a zip tie. Came out of my iBook. Aren't I a lucky devil.
I don't know what's up with this job I want at Apple. I'm very concerned that I won't get it. The fact is, I need a job. I can't convince myself to take something below my skill set - I know I'll be bored out of my mind in a day. I also know that I'd LOVE this position at Apple, and what's more, I'd be a wonderful addition to their team of developers. I'm cute, sweet, I have a nice smile, I follow style(9) to the letter. What's not to love? :o)
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The Sith War - Tales of the Jedi (Beast Wars of Onderon, Nadd Uprising, Dark Lords)
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Ulic Qel Droma's legacy is probably one of the stories I'm most found of in the entire Star Wars expanded Universe.
Hasbro made 3 action figures:
Ulic Qel Droma (Jedi)
Exar Kun (Dark Lord of the Sith)
Mandalore (commander of the Mandalorian Raiders)
I would recommend much more from this series. It is rich enough to be its own complete toy line!
Nomi Sunrider - is the most demanded and not yet produces (and even actually likely)
Master Thon - Jedi Council Member
Oss Willum - Jedi
Cay Qel Droma - Jedi
Master Arca - Jedi Council Member
Vodo Siossk Baas - Jedi Council Member
Crado - Dark Jedi
Shanoab Culu - Jedi
Master Ood Bnar - Jedi Council Member
(old) Master Odan-Urr - Jedi Council Member
Ulic Qel Droma - Sith Lord
Mandalorian Warrior
Satal Keeto
Tetan Soldier
Krath Battle Droid
Onderon Soldier
Onderon Royal Guard
Naddist Loyalist Soldier
Warb Null - armored Dark Jedi
Spirit of Freedon Nadd
Queen Amanoa
King Omin (in support structure)
Princess Galia
Beast Warrior Prince Oron Kira
Beast Warrior King Modon Kira
Beast Warrior Commando
Vima Sunrider
(older) Nomi Sunrider (Jedi Council Member)
(older) Sylvar - Jedi
(older) Ulic Qel Droma (fallen Jedi Master)
Mutated Massassi Warrior
And there's more.
Plus ships:
Mandalorian Battle Pod
Exar's Starstorm-One
Ulic's Nebulon Ranger (3-seater!)
Republic Fighter
Jedi Starfighter
Tetan fighter
Krath Enchanter (Aleema's ship)
Warb Null's earth-tunneling tank
Iziz Walled City defense cannon station
and beasts: (Master Thon could ship with this assortment)
Beast Rider's air beast
Beast Rider's land beast
And there is more that I can think of.
This is an awesome Star Wars epic, pitting brother against brother, lover against lover in a vicious triangle to include Jedi and Sith adepts, and Master versus Apprentice.
You can't ask for more in a story and I really got into Ulic's character!


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Southern Cross at Sight to Sea MH QAA "Crosby" (by NAFC FC AFC Cody Cut a Lean Grade)
Tealwood's Willing at Sight to Sea JH ( by CH I am Able)
Briarglen's Running on Faith JH (by FC Fish River's Out of the Park)
Glendair's Come Home to the Sea ( By Ch Topform's Edward MH, QAA)
Sight To Sea's Take Aim SH (by Sight to Sea's Southern Comfort SH )Aug 23 2003-Feb 2013 Go get em , Man!
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APR HR Big Air Buster
APR HR Crown's Pistol Pete
HR Tiger Mtn's Bodacious Blond
APR SHR Lone Tree's Who Wrote the Book?
CPR SHR Lone Tree's Kimblederry Rose
Lone Tree's Texas Red
Great, funny read. Thanks for sharing!
God made a dog......
haha i have a blm named Rambo
Marty Lee
HRCH Daisey's Rambunctious Rascal MH "Rambo" gone too soon RIP
HRCH UH Summers Gusty Breeze MH "Gussie"
coming soon "Annie"
That is Awesome!
HRCH Hooton's Nero Huntsman "Dallas"
"The sportsman lives his life vicariously. For he secretly yearns to have lived before, in a simpler time. A time when his love for the land, water, fish, and wildlife would be more than just part of his life. It would be his state of mind."
-Jim Slinsky
Got to love it. Thanks for sharing. I needed a pep me up.
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By Tiernan Ray
RBC Capital Markets analyst Sean Kim today reiterated an Outperform rating on shares of Amazon.com (AMZN), and raised his price target on the stock to $300 from $250, after concluding that the company's multi-year investment in fulfillment centers, which has put pressure on profit, could be reaching a "peak," leading to improving fundamentals going forward.
Kim reiterates a $78.9 billion revenue figure for next year, but cut his Ebitda estimate to $5.59 billion from $5.73 billion to account for the company's having issued $3 billion in debt in November. That brings his ESP estimate for 2013 to $3.88 from $4.01.
However, Kim is not focused on that projection, but rather what he calls "normalized" estimates that would provide pro-forma operating income that would be 27.5% of gross profit instead of what looks like it will be just 13.3% under current spending plans.
That would lead to free cash flow per share in 2013 of $13.44, not the $9.34 the company is current on track to produce. That would boost Amazon's free cash flow yield, as a percentage of revenue, to 7.9% from the current 4.3%, or 5.3% of the current share price.
Kim explains his new valuation for the stock based on a "target" free cash flow yield on that $13.44 of 4%, which would equal a $336 price target. He then mixes that with other price targets based on Ebitda and EPS multiples to come up with his blended price target of $300.


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Both the Farm and Country Park are largely accessible for users of wheelchairs and pushchairs. You are welcome to contact us for further details; we can advise you of the easiest routes and do all we can to make your visit run smoothly.
Please be aware that during wet weather the site can become muddy.
The Park
A network of well-surfaced trails allows easy exploration of the country park. These trails are marked by ringed wooden posts. Walking routes are marked with a yellow ring and horse riding routes with a blue ring.
An Easy-Going Trail gives access to the most popular areas of the country park for the less mobile visitor, with benches located along the routes. A small number of gates within the park require access via Radar key.
Barnfield offers the best starting point for visitors with wheelchairs and pushchairs. From the tarmac car park, you can follow a trail past the kiosk through the woodland and along the riverside. Take a look at our map to plan your route.
The Farm
Wheelchair access into the farm is via a short slope, but once you are inside the ground of the yard is primarily level.
The ground floor of the farmhouse and cottage are accessible to wheelchair and pushchair users, as are most of the barns and outbuildings.
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From about 1896 Long fused a direct approach to depicting landscape with an interest in pattern and form.
In these paintings he kept his compositions dramatically simple by reducing the scene to the essentials, adopting clearly defined outlines and using flattened blocks of colour to translate the river and the land into solid shapes.
This was a new decorative way of depicting the Australian landscape, and one of Long's own devising. It was a stepping back from naturalism and, to some extent, it was modern.
In his 1905 essay 'The trend of Australian art considered and discussed', he suggested that the artist should become 'dependent on delicate colour harmonies for the representation of his ideas – ideas which he, perforce, must treat in a symbolic and decorative manner'.


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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Gluten Intolerance and Probiotics
Just as an aside, I've had a few people ask me if "leaky gut" is a real phenomena. Also known as "increased intestinal permeability", leaky gut is not only real but a quick internet search will show that such respected journals as the Journal of Hepatology, Gastroenterology, the British Medical Journal, the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Digestive and Liver Disease and the Journal of Pediatrics, to name a few, have multiple scientific studies focusing on the importance and effects of a leaky gut on health. There are literally hundreds of articles that focus on this issue. Okay, sorry for the digression.
What are probiotics? A major constituent of the intestinal immune system consisting of 100s of trillions of organisms. You have more (at least you should have) of these organisms in your gut than you have cells in your body!
It's estimated that 70 - 80% of your immune system is housed in your gut. This is why we spend as much time as we do ensuring that our patients' digestive systems are working optimally. More and more research is supporting the premise that without a healthy digestive tract, good health is all but impossible.
Not only do these good bacteria help defend you against infection but the new research that was just released shows that they have an ability to modify gene expression.
What does this mean? The researcher was evaluating why certain people "turn on" celiac disease and gluten sensitivity at different ages. If it's genetic, as we know it to be, then why doesn't that first teething biscuit or gold fish cracker begin the symptoms of gluten sensitivity? It does in some of course but for many the symptoms begin in later decades of life.
Dr Alessio Fasano believes that it's not enough to have the gene and have the presence of gluten, but there must be a third factor, an initiator, that creates an insult to the gut enough for gluten to then be able to cause its inflammation and subsequent damage.
It's like the spark that begins the forest fire. You can have a windy day and dry tinder but you need the spark to begin the decimation.
Dr Fasano believes that the "spark" is an unhealthy balance of good and bad probiotics in the gut. The good ones are protectors, but the bad ones are initiators. The make-up of probiotic populations actually have the ability to turn on and off genes at will.
This is terribly exciting and at the very least should have you interested in "who" is being housed in your intestines! There is a simple lab test that provides the data and treatment is similarly easy but very beneficial.
I hope this helps.
p.s. New Discovery - Appendix Provides an Important Function!
Did you think it was unlikely that you possessed a body part that had no function? I know I did. Well after a very long wait the reason why we have an appendix has been discovered.
It turns out that the appendix houses probiotics. Don't worry if your appendix was removed. You can still restore health to your intestines.
To your good health,
Dr Vikki Petersen
Founder of HealthNOW Medical Center
Co-author of "The Gluten Effect"
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I now have no doubt that this is correct. For the last few months, I have been eating a lot of probiotic yogurt - I have been recovering from an illness that meant I had taken a lot of antibiotics. To cut a long story short, I recently went on a holiday and was put in a position that I ended up eating a little gluten. As I was on my own and had the privacy of my own bathroom, I decided to accept the consequences - not something I would normally do as I adhere strictly to a gluten-free diet because I have had some unfortunate reactions. I had no reaction. The next day, I had a little bit more of a gluten product - again, no reaction. This continued for a few more days until eventually I decided to eat a bread roll. Again, nothing happened. Now, 3 weeks later, after a lot of reading to understand why, I have come to the conclusion that either probiotics fixed me or perhaps I no longer have symptoms. I was originally diagnosed with celiac disease as a result of a blood test and more than 30 years of prolonged pain and suffering including inflammatory bowel disease, arthritis, migraine and dermatitis herpeti formis. I am continuing to take large doses of probiotics in yogurt. I am going to get a blood test done to see what it says. Needless to say that I am very pleased 'so far'.
- Robert said...
I've been able to eat wheat products without problems for 22 years. It wasn't until after I took an antibiotic (Zithromax - Azithromycen) that I started having symptoms from gluten. My doctor had me tested and told me it was gluten intolerance and put me on a gluten free diet. While I was taking the antibiotic, I did not actively restore the good bacteria with probiotics. After doing research online, I believe that probiotics are a large factor. I have decided to go on an anti-inflammatory diet based upon my doctors advice and to take a probiotic supplement. I'm going to start this regiment soon and I will post my results. I have no family history of gluten intolerance. I believe it is not stressed enough to take probiotics if you take an antibiotic.
Hi anonymous,
I am having the same Gluten problem.
Please let us know which probiotic helped you.
Thanks you so much for posting your good news.
I was able to eat wheat products without problems until I was put on a heavy dose of prednisone. After that it took almost a year of trips to the ER for severe abdominal pain until I discovered gluten sensitivity.
However, after being tested for celiac disease and having the results come back negative I began to research the causes of gluten sensitivity. I don't really remember why I started taking probiotics but I discovered I was able to eat wheat and gluten products again without problems so long as I took them religiously.
I still have to take them daily and if I miss a weeks worth I develop symptoms again but I couldn't believe no one really knew about this. Now two years later its becoming better known.
- Nermin said...
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I did not have any symptoms of the Gluten intolerance until I was 17. What happened several months before first symptoms started showing? I had my appendix taken out. Now I am 41 and still gluten intolerant. I never actually connected the dots to figure out that perhaps there is correlation between two events until I read this article.
Thank you for posting this, and keep up your good work,
- karim currimbhoy said...
At the age of 56 i suddenly started suffering from giddyness and vomitting, waking up in the middle of the night with severe head aches.
after trying out emegency vertin and anti vomiting medicine, to the extent of carrying it every where i travelled i was advised a gluten free diet by a friendly homeopath.
unbelievable but true all the symptoms stopped and i was fully, absolutely cured over night. It is 6 months now and i am feeling good. I dont touch wheat, rye or barley or anythung to do with gluten. I constantly research anything u eat.
on reading your post on probiotics i feel there is light at the end if the tunnel as u love bread and cant touch. Pls give mire details of your probiotic diet. It will help us all. Thank you