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Runners brave enough to attempt this 3.1-mile race face more than 20 obstacles throughout the course, including mud pits, tubes, 12-foot walls, cargo nets, and water slides. Not interested in getting down and dirty? Spectators are invited to watch from the sidelines and enjoy live music, beer, food, vendors, and festival games. Guests can also test their strength on a mechanical bull or find their inner child in the adult bounce house. Boone Hall Plantation, 2340 Hwy. 17, Mount Pleasant. $63-$38; $10 spectator. (843)884-4371, www.ruggedmaniac.com


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It's often accepted that individual investors chase stocks higher but the most recent sentiment survey from the American Association of Individual Investors suggests at least some have been right on the money.
From the AAII's press release:
Bullish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will rise over the next six months, fell 5.0 percentage points to 34.5%. This is a seven-week low. It is the second time in three weeks that bullish sentiment is below its historical average of 39.0%.
Neutral sentiment, expectations that stock prices will stay essentially unchanged, rose 3.5 percentage points to 37.3%. This is the 12th consecutive week and the 18th out of the past 21 weeks that neutral sentiment is above its historical average of 30.5%.
Bearish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will fall over the next six months, rose 1.5 percentage points to 28.2%. This fifth consecutive weekly increase puts pessimism at a seven-week high. Nonetheless, bearish sentiment is below its historical average of 30.5% for the seventh consecutive week and the 12th time in 15 weeks.
That 12-week streak of above-average neutral sentiment is the longest since the late 1990s.
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) has dropped 1.1% to $117.1 today, but has gained 17% this year. The small-cap iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) has dropped 1.4% to $102.57, but has gained 22% this year, while the SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF (MDY) is off 1.4% to $220.79 but up 19% this year.


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By Tiernan Ray
Following a Q1 report this afternoon by Netflix (NFLX) of higher-than-expected revenue and profit, and higher-than-expected subscriber additions, and a jump in late trading of $42.63, or 23%, to $215.06, CNBC's Melissa Lee this evening hosted noted Netflix bear Michael Pachter of Wedbush. She asked Pachter when he thinks the story has conclusively turned against his bearish argument.
"I think they have another quarter of this, and then if they continue to do this in the September and December quarters, I throw in the towel and I'm wrong," said Pachter.
"But I don't think it can continue," continued Pachter. "If you look at the last page of the release, revenue went up by $49 million, but content costs went up $16 million."
"But that is unsustainable," concluded Pachter. "Netflix is not paying enough to content owners. The content owners know it."
Pachter also noted the company had negative cash flow of $41 million in cash flow for the quarter.
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Two More Fighters Qualify For It's Showtime Brazil
- Written by Rian Scalia
Yesterday in Sao Paulo, Brazil, two more It's Showtime Brazil qualification tournaments took place under the WGP promotion, the biggest kickboxing organization in Brazil. The tournaments took place at 63kg and 85kg respectively.
At 63kg, the tournament began with Emerson Falcao vs. Eduardo Vieira and Diego David vs. Amilcar da Fonseca. Falcao defeated Vieira by split decision in what was a rematch and Diego David defeated Amilcar da Fonseca by unanimous decision. David couldn't make the finals due to injury so Paulo Sergio Freitas, who won earlier on the card by unanimous decision in a reserve fight against Daniel Matos, replaced him and faced Falcao. Falcao defeated Freitas by split decision in the final and qualifies for It's Showtime Brazil in Sao Paulo on November 10.
At 85kg the tournament match-ups were Clei Silva vs. Ricardo Soneca and Alex Sandro Pereira (pictured) vs. Felipe Michelleti. Both Silva and Pereira won by unanimous decision, setting up a rematch between them in the final. Pereira won their first fight and won again in the final, knocking out Silva in the first round and qualifying for It's Showtime Brazil on November 10.
So far there have been four qualifiers for It's Showtime Brazil from these WGP tournaments and they are Emerson Falcao at 63kg, Wallace Lopes at 70kg, Rogerio Bezerra at 77kg and Alex Sandro Pereira at 85kg. On October 20 in Belo Horizonte again under the WGP promotion, there will be a final qualifying tournament.
63kg Tournament:
Reserve Fight: Paulo Sergio Freitas def. Daniel Matos by unanimous decision.
Semi-Final: Diego David def. Amilcar da Fonseca by unanimous decision.
Semi-Final: Emerson Falcao def. Eduardo Vieira by split decision.
Final: Emerson Falcao def. Paulo Sergio Freitas by split decision.
85kg Tournament:
Reserve Fight: Alessandro Benacci da Silva def. Daniel de Oliveira by unanimous decision.
Semi-Final: Clei Silva def. Ricardo Soneca by unanimous decision.
Semi-Final: Alex Sandro Pereira def. Felipe Michelleti by unanimous decision.
Final: Alex Sandro Pereira def. Clei Silva by KO in Round 1.


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For information and registration on 2017 tryouts, click here.
Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar will act as the tournament commissioner and will receive assistance from his father Sandy, along with Blue Jays alumni Paul Quantrill, Tanyon Sturtze, Devon White, Lloyd Moseby, and Duane Ward. The tournament will consist of 8 teams: (1) BC-Orange, (2) Alberta-Red, (3) Prairies-Purple, (4) Ontario- Black, (5) Ontario-Green, (6), Quebec-Blue, (7) Atlantic-Maroon, and (8) Futures-Navy. Each team has 20 players.
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Players will be evaluated by the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Academy and the Toronto Blue Jays Scouting Department, in conjunction with the MLB Scouting Bureau. All final roster decisions will be determined by the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Academy.
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The North Country Angler is pleased to announce the Second Annual Pink Fly Contest.
The rules are simple. You simply tie a fly, of any type, using pink as the primary color. You send your creation to a participating fly shop along with a five dollar check made out to Casting for Recovery; yes, we will also except cash. The flies will be judged by a distinguished panel of judges. The winners will win valuable prizes most notably a Ross Rhythm Reel in the Cure Fly reel. The reel is pink, of course, and is number 38 of a limited addition of 100. It is a size 1 for 2 to 4 weight lines. Second prize will be a Temple Fork Outfitters Casting for Recovery fly rod. The winner will have their choice of either a eight and a half foot five weight or a nine foot eight weight. Both rods are four piece.
You need not be an expert tier in order to enter a fly. The important thing is to enter and contribute to a great program. Those who enter have the option of donating their flies to Casting for Recovery or have them returned. Should you wish to have your fly returned please enclose a self addressed envelope with the correct postage. Flies will be judged on originality and the best use of pink.
All of the flies entered will be displayed at the New Hampshire Fly Fishing Show in Pelham. All flies must be received by February 29th.
Last year we were able to raise nearly fifth-teen hundred dollars for Casting for Recovery.
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Sounds like you two are back on another adventure. I love the thought of hiking with temps in the 40s! Cold with blue sky here yesterday. The Ridge trail was gorgeous. I look forward to the trip. Thanks for keeping me updated. Love you guys.
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This morning, after I thawed out the water hook-up, we drove down to St. Geo, gassed up and hit the road for Page, Arizona.
It's a two lane highway with lots of Saturday traffic. We weren't in too much of a hurry, since it's only about 150 miles to Page.
We stopped at the Pipe Spring National Monument and had lunch. We haven't visited the Monument yet, but it's near the HQ of the Kaibab Paiute Indian Tribe. It was much warmer already at noon, with temps in the forties. The area abounds with towering walls of red, pink, gray and black stone
As we approached Page, we came to the Colorado River and stopped at the Glen Canyon Dam. The dam was built in 1957-59 or so and was the main reason for the city of Page coming into existence. I was amazed at how narrow the gorge is and remarked that it was a natural spot for a dam. The water backed up is the Lake Powell, a very popular area for water sports. This is the quiet time of the year and the water level seems to be low. The high water mark on the rocky precipices must be at least twenty feet above the water's surface. The lake is narrow above the dam and looks more like a river, apparently due to the low level of the lake.
We stopped an looked down at the river and back at the lake. The power plant seems small and is dwarfed by the dam itself. It's unusual in that it's a separate unit and not built into the dam itself.
As we approached the area, a huge plume of steam appeared well before we arrived in Page. I'm told that that is a coal-fired generating plant fed by coal from the area.
We found our place to rest the night easily. The clerk, a Navajo, was a young man working to pay his way to college. He patiently answered my questions about his tribal affiliation and about the area
Our site, number 19, is just a flat, gravel area with water and electricity. The view isn't. It's just a spot to eat and rest as we continue down to one of our favorite parks near Cave Creek. It's still about 265 miles for tomorrow, so we'll try to get an earlier start.
It was near fifty degrees here when we arrived, but it will be below freezing again, so I planned ahead and disconnected the water and stowed the hose ahead of time. I'm a slow learner, but to make up of it, I forget real fast. Not today however...
Oh, one shot is of the small stuffed animal, a wolf, that I sent to Lynn while I was away last spring. He rides on the dash just in front of her. I'm calling him "Shotgun", since that's his current position, but I'm open to suggestions.
We'll have internet from Cave Creek, so I hope to keep you informed about our doings. Again, thanks for checking in.
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Sure rub it in that it got into the 50s while we struggle with much lower temps. I have been to Powell Lake and the dam....it is awsome....I may have camped where you did---did it overlook part of the river? Looks like your renters are at your place....just saw the truck.. Nice video.....gives a good look at where you were at. Not sure if you ever read the Monkey Wrench Gang---novel that included some action near the dam. Edward Abbey wrote it....one of my more favorite writers. Good luck on your next road travel....


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Growing up in McComb, we got used to newspaper editor Oliver Emmerich's trickery on April 1. …..Every day, Mr. Emmerich wrote a Page 1 column and chatted about folks' comings and goings, his travels, etc.
But on April 1, his column always took on the fantastical. It usually was so ridiculous that lots of people truly believed it.
Then, we'd spend days answering the phone, telling people it was all a joke.
Nowadays, we don't play games in the newspaper anymore.
A textbook case, from which I will delete the expletives, came from Natchez where a linotype operator and a proofreader played a high-stakes game.
The linotype operator would type in an lurid sentence in the middle of an otherwise innocuous article, with the expectation of horrifying the proofreader, who then would mark through the offending line of type for deletion.
This was the old days for sure.
Of course, as you think about this scenario, you know at some point the joke is going to turn bad.
A grossly offending statement got past the proofreader or didn't get deleted by the folks in the back shop.
And, of course, the horrendous verbage went to press and out for all the day's readers to behold.
Needless to say, the fellow who was deeply disparaged came into a handsome settlement from the newspaper. And the idiots whose little game went awry found themselves in the unemployment line without a recommendation.
Another time, at the newspaper in McComb, my editor discovered two silly back-shop guys who had mocked up their own version of the day's news. They were laughing hysterically at how funny their front page was. It looked real.
They, too, were famously brought back to earth with the fierce admonition of what could have happened if their page somehow had wound up on the press and in our readers' homes by mid-afternoon.
"We don't play games in the newspaper" is deeply emblazoned upon my brain, even after all these years.
I'm sure some of you folks may see something ridiculous in print and think it's a joke, but friends, it's just truly ridiculous. That's all, no joke.
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For all of you saying Percy is injury prone you might want to do a little research. He spent a ton of time at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester and they found out his migraines were due to sleep apnia. Since then they havn't given him a problem at all. This year he injured his ankle after being tackled from behind. It was a freak injury as the defender's momentem caused him to roll over Percy's leg. I don't see how from that information you consider him injury prone.
And those of you who think Percy isn't one of the most electric players in the league you should probably do yourselfs a favor and just watch a couple Vikings games. He is mister all purpose. He ran the ball out of the backfield, caught tons of passes and is an all world return man. SMDH at people who don't know the talent this kid has.
One thing is for sure as well, if the Patriots can make a trade for him they will and they will also have no problem letting Welker go if they do. That is a scenario I do not want to see happen.
When I die I want to hire the Miami Dolphin's to be my pallbearers so they can let me down one last time.
Trading a 3rd for Harvin would be ok. Harvin could return kicks and be the #2 wr if Miami say signs Jennings and drafts a wr too like Keenan Allen. Then release thigpen. I wouldn't mind a receiving core of greg Jennings, Percy Harvin, Keenan Allen, Brian hartline, Davone bess and rishard Matthews
If Harvin becomes available it will be because the folks in Minnesota have figured out something about his personality not his ability on the field. Harvin had quite a reputation here in Gator country, but a lot was overlooked because of what he could do between the lines. IDK he's a Philbin type.
I now know to ignore every single thing you say with regards to scouting a player.
edit: for more substance... Percy is being ridden HARD. If he were given just a WR role, the guy would excel. Instead, he's their only playmaker besides AdP. This means he has to work his ass off on EVERYTHING, because they are just that bad.
If Miami delegated him to solely WR, he'd be putting up numbers that would make DeSean Jackson blush. He'd be discussed in the same breath as Mike Wallace. Percy Harvin would be a fantastic WR to have on our team when it's gameday.
But he doesn't fit the mold of Philbin. Miami doesn't grab him. I'd be shocked if they did.
I can definitely see him in a Patriot uniform next year :/
The Patriots revolve around Brady, but after him who are their stars? Not the revolving door or RB's, but the WR's and pass catching TE's around which their passing game is built. I would say only San Fran is a top team without a top receiver.
As an offense we want to be Green Bay south. For this to happen we need quick WR's who are great at creating separation, running great routes, and have great hands. Marshall has bad hands, is a bad route runner and has a disruptive impact on the locker room. He doesn't fit our offense and had to go. The only argument is how much we got.
WCO offenses are built around precise route running, accurate passing, reliable catching, and ability to run after the catch. If the offense has those things it is unstoppable.
We all want the guy who is 6'4 with deep speed, but if they don't have the stuff I described above, they will stall our offense. In the draft, only Justin Hunter and maybe that kid from Va. Tech have that profile. Neither has great hands to be a reliable catcher, and only Hunter looks like he has the makings of a good NFL WR. But, someone like Cordarrelle Patterson has less red zone ability but boatloads of RAC and is a great fit. He does need to improve his route running and hands before he is ready to play, so he is also a bit of a project.
Robert Woods and Keenan Allen may not be the physical specimens, but they fit the WCO well. Woods is smaller but fast. Allen doesn't have quite the deep speed but he is bigger. Those guys or Ryan Swope would be great fits.
Marshall is better fit for down field passing teams IMHO.


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Frank Zappa Talks Gear, Praises Steve Vai in His First Guitar World Interview from 1982
The late Frank Zappa made his first Guitar World cover appearance with the March 1982 issue, during the magazine's third year of publication. The cover calls him "America's Most Misunderstood Genius," and the story by John Swenson starts on page 34.
To see a full photo of the first Frank Zappa cover, check out our photo gallery of all six GW covers from 1982.
Here's part one of this Zappa interview. We'll post part two later this week.
Frank Zappa was at the Palladium in New York for his perennial Pumpkin Day concert celebration with his most loyal fans.
The maestro played five illuminating shows, running through a range of material which included an instrumental passage from 200 Motels, crowd pleasers like "Montana," "Cosmic Debris," "Bobby Brown," "The Illinois Enema Bandit," ''I'm the Slime" and "Broken Hearts Are For Assholes," virtually everything from the recent LP's You Are What You Is and Tinseltown Rebellion, and even a variation on one of the instrumentals from the Shut Up 'N' Play Yer Guitar mail-order set.
Zappa's crack eight-piece band (himself, Steve Vai and Ray White on guitars, Tommy Mars on keyboards, Bobby Martin on keyboards and horns, Ed Mann on percussion, Scott Thunes on bass and Chad Wackerman on drums) is brilliantly arranged to showcase guitar work, with White pinning down rhythms while Zappa and whiz-kid Vai play breathtaking solo after solo.
There were a few as-yet-unreleased songs thrown in for good I measure, including one particularly interesting tune called "Returning Again," an ironic criticism of the wholesale regurgitation of late sixties/early seventies rock moves by current groups. The song could also be considered a Jimi Hendrix tribute (Zappa has a painting of Hendrix in his basement studio).
The ever unpredictable Zappa surprised the hall on several occasions by playing a full encore version of the most-requested tune in rock concert history, "Whipping Post" (That's right, the Allman Brothers tune) in absolutely deadpan sincerity.
Zappa's own soloing was at an all-time peak, a fact which he later attributed to the superb accompaniment his band offered.
During the Palladium stand he relied on his Les Paul almost exclusively, although he used a Stratocaster for an opening solo. Fortunately, the shows were recorded and some of these solos may well turn upon forthcoming private releases like the Shut Up ... set.
Zappa is such a multifaceted talent that his guitar playing is often overshadowed by his compositional ability when it's not being completely swamped in a misreading of his personality, but the fact of the matter is that he is one of the greatest guitarists we have and is sorely unappreciated as such. His guitar solo albums are only the most recent manifestation of this.
After a year-long boycott on print media interviews (He has done some television interviews during this time); Zappa agreed to talk with me following the Palladium shows. I arrived at his exclusive Upper East Side hotel just in time to see another interviewer scurry out, looking pretty goggle-eyed in a Zappa T-shirt and Smokey the Bear state trooper's hat. Turns out the guy was a state trooper with a passion for Zappa, which he attributed to Frank's antidrug stance . . .
"By the way, I really enjoyed the review that you did of the albums in Guitar World," Zappa said.
GUITAR WORLD: Oh, thanks. I really loved the records.
I am glad I did them. I mean, I have been waiting to do it for a long time. And a lot of people thought I was crazy for spending the time to do it. But right now that group of albums is selling better than You are What You Is and Tinsel Town Rebellion. We went into a profit position after two weeks on the market.
You are selling more through mail order than you are in record store distribution?
That's right.
Somewhere in there is a message ...
Well, I am just saying you're talking about cost of making the album versus what it has brought in in profit after two weeks. I was in profit on the guitar albums and right now You Are What You Is is only being played on the radio in New York and Connecticut. It's not being played anyplace else and it's not selling worth a shit. And it's a great album. And right now the guitar albums are continuing to sell.
I notice that you seem to use the Les Paul almost exclusively.
Well, I had planned on using the Strat more on this tour. But I had a bunch of modifications done to it, and because I am such a nice person I don't rant and scream when work doesn't get done on my equipment. I was the last guy to have my stuff fixed up by the equipment guys prior to the start of this tour. And, as a matter of fact, they didn't send that Stratocaster out until the Las Vegas date, which was two weeks into the tour. And it's not exactly right. I had some modifications done to it and it doesn't behave exactly right on the stage and so I don't really feel comfortable playing it. I was going to play more Strat on this tour. The first time I used it on the tour at all was on "Zoot Allures" last night.


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Palin was running for VPOTUS of the US, your guy wanted all the chips having little skin in the game. Please don't try to conceal your less than wise choice with a feeble excuse. Hopefully, you are too bright for that.
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Everyone's friend is No One's friend
Someday your life will flash before your eyes. It's your responsibility to make sure it's worth watching!
Kevin Walker
Drive is the manifestation of Desire, and measured in Style.
Thank you judges who score Style, you are preserving Desire!
So what happens when your neighbor finds "your values" offensive or objectionable based on their culture, political position or religious belief?
Just because it is right for you, doesn't make it right for your neighbor, assuming you are right in the first place.
"Or how can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye." --Luke 6:42
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"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anais Nin
Whether or not your vote was best for the country will be determined over the passage of time. I truly hope you're right....but continuing to talk about anything to do with which candidate/party didn't win is starting to look like a smokescreen. I'd be more interested in your predictions of how long it will take #44 to turn things around. I, and I'm sure several others, are much more interested in that observation than continuing digs against the losing team.
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catalac wrote:samuraicrab wrote:I am thinking about dropping the whole 'Reason' system. This wiould make the game more pulp. What are the drawbacks of doing this?
besides your players becoming over powered and you getting head splitting headaches because they do something entirely stupid and/or immoral and you have nothing to reason with them about since you just threw logic and incharacterness out the window?
Because you can't send the law after them, nor have them ruined by their peers, superiors, or inferiors. Nope, can't do that. [/sarcasm]
Reason is there to add a mind-destroying sanity system. Such mechanics play up the cumulative psychological trauma of the events of the campaign.
Cutting that out means that you don't have to worry about your PCs transforming in personality due to PTSD, you've removed the mechanical reason to risk an opiate addiction, and you've removed the game mechanic that could send them down the path of Jack the Ripper. These changes may be a positive or negative effect, depending upon the style and tone you're aiming for. Regardless, best of luck.


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Sensory is a collaboration between composer Marvin Ayres and film maker Pete Gomes. Conceived specifically for DVD, it was intended to work as both a public space installation and as something that could be viewed domestically. Utilising electric cello and violin instrumentation, the music was composed using surround sound and subsequently mixed in Dolby Digital 5.1.
The Ayres/Gomes filmic installations have been screened at prestigious events and galleries internationally. Beautiful audio-visual environments using a mix of spatial acoustics and computer generated sequences. Multi dimensional spaces for contemplation, relaxation, escape, exploration, or possibly just wind down to.


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Natasha McDermott gets tired of putting new batteries in her kids' toys. Natasha McDermott "They're expensive! And I have to run out and buy batteries, and it's a complete hassle!" Double-A batteries are the most widely sold. Consumer Reports tested a dozen, including ones from Rayovac, Energizer, and Duracell, as well as store brands. "We looked at different types of batteries - lithium, nickel oxyhydroxide, and alkaline." To measure how long batteries last, testers load them into identical digital cameras. They zoom three times … take five photos with the flash … zoom three more times … then take five photos without the flash. After a 10-minute rest, the test is repeated again and again until the batteries die. Walgreens Alkaline Supercell - the lowest-rated battery - took only 133 photos. Compare that to the Energizer Advanced Lithium - the top-rated battery - which took 809 photos! But this four-pack costs almost eleven dollars. Sarah Goralski "Lithium batteries cost more, but they last longer, so you save in the long run." But you have to be careful which lithium batteries you buy. While that top-rated Energizer Advanced Lithium took 809 photos, the Energizer Ultimate Lithium took just 470.6714726
Lithiums are best for digital cameras, which use a lot of energy. For remote controls and devices that use less power, go with alkalines. The Duracell Ultra Advanced are the top-rated alkalines and cost around seven dollars for a four-pack. And for toys, opt for rechargeable batteries. They'll save you the most. Consumer Reports says most alkaline batteries can be thrown out in the trash, but rechargeables should be recycled.
They contain toxins that shouldn't go into the landfill.
You can find a recycling center near you by checking the website earth911.com or call2recycle.org.
I'm Martha Koloski and that's today's On YOr Side. ."
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Alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency is a condition in which the body does not make enough of a protein that protects the lungs and liver from damage. The condition can lead to emphysema and liver disease.
AAT deficiency; Alpha-1 protease deficiency
Alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) is a type of protein called a "protease inhibitor." It is made in the liver and it works to protect the lungs and liver.
AAT deficiency means there is not enough of this protein in the body. It is caused by a genetic defect. The condition is most common among Europeans and North Americans of European descent.
Studies show that AAT deficiency may be more common than was once thought.
Adults with severe deficiency will develop emphysema, often before age 40. Smoking can increase the risk of emphysema. Other patients can have higher levels of AAT in their blood, and therefore have a less severe condition.
Persons with this deficiency may also develop liver disease.
A physical examination may reveal a barrel-shaped chest, wheezing, or decreased breath sounds. The following tests may also help with diagnosis:
Your doctor may suspect you of having this condition if you develop:
Treatment for AAT deficiency involves replacing the missing AAT protein. The protein is given through a vein each week. However, it is not yet well known who may benefit from such therapy.
If you smoke, you need to quit.
Other treatments for emphysema and cirrhosis are also used.
Some people with this deficiency will not develop liver or lung disease. However, emphysema and cirrhosis can be life threatening.
Call your health care provider if you develop symptoms of AAT deficiency.
Bacon BR. Inherited and metabolic hepatic disorders. In:Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 93.
Niewoehner DE. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In:Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 88.
Shapiro SD, Reilly JJ Jr, Rennard SI. Chronic bronchitis and emphysema. In: Mason RJ, Broaddus CV, Martin TR, et al. Murray & Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2010:chap 39.
Silverman EK, Sandhaus RA. Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. N Engl J Med 2009;360:2749-2757.
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Watch This Great Peter Aerts Highlight
- Written by Dave Walsh
Our good friend Jacob, better known as IQ Wrestler in internet circles has gone ahead and made another of his fine highlight reels, this one dedicated to the man, the myth, the legend Peter Aerts, Mr. K-1 himself. Aerts has a fight coming up in December, sadly not for K-1, but in his home away from home in Japan and it is hard not to support him. Go ahead and take a peek at this video and marvel at Mr. K-1.


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Olga Kurylenko may have snagged the #1 Bond Girl role in Quantum of Solace, but it was Gemma Arterton's Strawberry Fields who made the lasting impression, first shepherding Daniel Craig's 007 about in a Burberry and boots and seemingly not much else, then turning up sprawled Goldfinger-naked on his bed in the year's heaviest-handed film allusion. Arterton was on screen for barely 10 minutes, but in the new BBC version of Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles that airs on WGBH this Sunday and next (January 4 + 11 at 9 pm), she's on for almost the entire four hours, and she makes it the rare 19th-century-novel adaptation that doesn't seem populated by 20th/21st-century time travelers.
Any film/TV adaptation of Hardy is in fact rare: over the past 50 years, his big five — Far from the Madding Crowd, The Return of the Native, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Tess, and Jude the Obscure — have spawned just 10 treatments, only three of them theater releases (Far from the Madding Crowd in 1967, Tess in 1978, Jude in 1996). The novels are long (even four hours is hardly enough for the 450-page Tess), the later ones are downbeat (Tess is hanged, Jude and Casterbridge mayor Michael Henchard die in ignominy), and Hardy's personal observations resist visual translation. (They generally get swapped out for stunning vistas of his native Dorset.) Tess (1891) is a grimmer version of Far from the Madding Crowd (1874), with Tess a poorer and more vulnerable Bathsheba Everdene, Angel Clare a more priggish and less capable Gabriel Oak, and Alec d'Urberville a less principled and more reprobate Sergeant Troy. Hardy also describes Tess as his Mary Magdalene: after she's been seduced/raped by Alec, she falls for parson's son Angel, but he's not enough of a man to forgive her her sin, or to save her from falling back into Alec's clutches.
It's not only Tess who's tempted: Hardy wrote (at the last minute) on the draft title page "A PURE WOMAN, faithfully presented," prompting readers then and now to see her as his tragic heroine, the victim of poverty, patriarchy, and puritanism. But Tess's real tragedy is her human nature. Part of her wants to be Teresa d'Urberville rather than plain Tess Durbeyfield; that's why it's just as well that Hardy wasn't permitted to be more specific about how she came to be "Maiden No More" after her night in the Chase with Alec. And like Michael Henchard, she has a self-destructive streak. It's this ambiguity, this complexity, that Arterton conveys. With her broad face and high cheekbones and peony lips, an unlearned stammer here and a self-righteous toss of the head there, she's a English country-innocent version of Nastassja Kinski's French urban sophisticate in Roman Polanski's 1979 film. You get Tess's virtues, her shortcomings, and everything in between.
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Has anyone used one of these launchers? I'm looking for a compact unit to use for walk-up training that will hide well. It may be a suitable alternative to box lunchers.
Thanks for any input,
Has anyone used one of these launchers? I'm looking for a compact unit to use for walk-up training that will hide well. It may be a suitable alternative to box lunchers.
Thanks for any input,
Elliott's Amazing Grace Of Diamond E MH, CGC
HRCH Elliott's Rockin' Roxy MH30, CGC
HR Elliott's Carolina Thorne MH, CGC
Elliott's Dixie Lou MH, CGC
Elliott's Carolina Duchess MH, CGC
Elliott's Armbrook Go Tell It On The Mountain SH
Elliott's Armbrook Lilly Of The Valley SH
Elliott's Armbrook Set My Soul Afire SH
Elliott's Armbrook Living By Faith SH
America would be a different place at sundown if we all started with a devotion at sunup! Wally Elliott
I've got a couple friends who have a few of these that they have used for years and they work really well. We use them all the time and they work really well. Transmitter is really cheap and easily broken but other than that they are good. I actually bought 3 off of a member on here and used them several times, but ended up selling them to a friend of mine who moved away and needed launchers. Then I upgraded to zingers. I personally would get one of the box launchers if that's all you want it for because they can be comparable in price and these things can flat throw a dummy a good distance (especially the pro model- throws REALLY far and both can even launch a duck pretty far especially with new rubbers). Just my
Also, if you do a search on here you will find several threads on this type of launcher. However, most accuse anyone who has something good to say about them of being "paid endorsers" for the product so you will see lots of negative comments (learned this when I started a thread when I wanted some and then did searches. I had a different vehicle at the time and like I said really liked my friends). Like I said, I use my friends' launchers several days a week and they've had them for years, trained a couple dogs to HRCH and MH level with them and they work great. I probably would still have mine and be using them if my friend hadn't needed some. But if you are wanting walk ups, you may want to look at a box launcher. Gundogsupply.com has some that come with their own electronics (DT I think) for pretty reasonable (plus Steve is great and they have awesome service!) if you aren't wanting to have to purchase dogtra or TT electronics to run a GU or zinger box launcher. Good luck and happy training
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God bless!- Jamee
"If your dog doesn't like someone you probably shouldn't either"[/U]- Author unknown
My team:
HR Dr. J's RxRated High Caliber JH, QA2 "Kali"
Jamstar's Hot Tubb "Cuzzi" (NAFC Tubb x HR Kali JH QA2)
Watermark Shadow's Sweet Addiction "Jones" (FC AFC Shadow X Watermark's One Way)
#1 cheerleader: SJ's Gotta-Lot-A Go Lil "Jake"
Gone but never forgotten:
HR Stevie-Joe's Super "Star"- my heart dog, I love you baby
October 24, 2001-January 6, 2013
I have some older model RS Birds Up launchers. I was in the field using them just today. Without question, despite the cheap transmitter on mine, the launchers have worked more reliably from even long distances than any other launchers I've seen; 400 yards is not a big deal for these. The only non-launches that have occurred are when the launcher batteries needed to be recharged or when the transmitter battery needed to be replaced which would be the case with any launcher. Still, it's been hundreds of launches since either of those situations occurred. I've put well over 1,000 launches through each the units and they just keep on going. That said, I do not like the primer firing mechanism. I can get it lined up right 90% of the time but I occasionally have to turn the unit off to release it so I can realign the catch on the primer firing spring. My wife made a big tote for me to carry the arms for the launchers. With that, I can carry two launchers, the arms, a bucket of birds, and a Bumper Boy or two into the field by myself in one trip which would be all but impossible with other launchers.
"When a good trainer stops learning about dogs, he stops being a good trainer." the late Gene Hill
"If you want to find out what kind of trainer you are, leave your transmitter in the truck." the late Rex Carr
Can these units not be used with Tri Tronics or Dogtra electronics? If no then why?
Scott Cormier
HRCH Southern Breezes Black Cloud MH "Thunder"
HRCH War Eagles Midnight Storm MH "Boomer"
HRCH Southern Breezes Southern Bell MH "Bella"
HR Southern Points Cut To The Chase SH "Chase" RIP
The link in the first post indicates the site is no longer up, anyone know what's up?


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Come out and enjoy Irish beers, Irish foods, live Irish entertainment, variety of vendors, and kids activities on March 12th, 2015 at Valor Park! Painted Man will perform. A variety of beers will be available for purchase including Highland Gaelic, Brooklyn Irish Stout, and Goose Island IPA.Next Date:


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Jersey City man killed 2, cut off heads and hands, police say
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A man has been charged with two counts of murder days after police found the bodies of two men with their heads and hands cut off buried in the woods.
The grisly case spans several days and multiple locations around New Jersey and Philadelphia.
Authorities at a news conference on Monday said Yusuf Ibrahim, of Jersey City, fatally shot two other men in the past week or so during an argument in a parked car in his hometown, severed their heads and hands, buried their bodies and dumped the car in Philadelphia.
The victims were 25- and 27-year-old Jersey City residents. Authorities have not released their names because their next of kin had not been notified. Both men were foreign nationals, though police would not say what country they were from — one of several questions they said they could not or would not answer.
State police Lt. Col. Matthew Wilson and First Assistant Attorney General Tom Calcagni declined to explain a motive for the killings, for instance. But they said the body parts were cut off to deter identification of the victims.
The investigation came together on Thursday, when state police got a tip about something suspicious in rural Buena Vista Township, 40 miles southwest of Philadelphia. There, they found disturbed dirt.
And when they obtained a search warrant, they dug up the two men's bodies.
A cadaver dog helped locate their heads and hands buried separately nearby.
One of the victims was reported missing on Thursday. Police said he hadn't been seen alive in four days.
As investigators started to zero in on Ibrahim, who was wanted in a Jersey City armed robbery on Sept. 20, police in Philadelphia found another clue.
On Wednesday, they had seen a man trying to torch a white luxury car. Police gave chase, but the man got away.
New Jersey authorities said the car belonged to a victim and the man trying to set it afire was Ibrahim.
He was arrested Sunday at a home in Bayonne. He faces two charges of murder and two charges of desecration of human remains. The state attorney general's office is handling the prosecution.
Ibrahim, 28, was being held at the Atlantic County Jail on Monday and couldn't be reached for comment. There was no word on whether he had a lawyer.


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Call Bear at RGH Enterprises. He uses real good durable material and the poles are solid and won't bend when you try to push them into hard ground.
Call Bear at RGH Enterprises. He uses real good durable material and the poles are solid and won't bend when you try to push them into hard ground.
HRCH Porjay's She's No Debutante MH "Dixie"
Wagzu's Mighty Miss. "River"
SHR Wagner's Courtin the Ducks "Beau"
Rainbow Bridge - (Meat Dog Extraordinaire) Shoeless Joe Jackson II "Jax"
Gunners Up has a great blind. I have had mine since before they were released, well over a year now (can't remember how long ago). It has help up fantastically and I could not be happier. Very light and when I first got it I was worried it was too light (the poles) but they still look like they did when I first got it.
Views and opinions expressed herein by Badbullgator do not necessarily represent the policies or position of RTF. RTF and all of it's subsidiaries can not be held liable for the off centered humor and politically incorrect comments of the author.
Corey Burke
I just got a Lou Magee holding blind and it looks like it will last forever. Very well made and a really nice guy.
Tom Rogers; Owned and Handled by AFC Al Capone's Magic Patriot Son - Riot
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Riot's Career on EE
Albeit atypical, this hunting blind works well as a makeshift holding blind. It's called an Apache Hunting Blind. It is free-standing; sets up/comes down in about 10 seconds; weighs about a pound, and in its collapsed, rolled-up (carrying) configuration it is about 66" long x 3" (in diameter). It also works well to conceal wingers and I use it for that purpose as well.
Prtproducts.com. Is a new company that makes very good blinds at a great price, just bought one!


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You don't have to be Harry Potter to play the magical wizarding game of Quidditch. Although you may not able to zoom through the air on a broomstick, the earthbound version — Muggle Quidditch — still has its perks.
Daniel Miller, captain of Ringling College of Art and Design's Quidditch team, started playing the game as a freshman.
"I grew up reading Harry Potter like just about everyone my age, but the great thing about Quidditch is that you don't have to know the books to play," Miller says. "We started out as kind of a ragtag club because we wanted to bring the sport to campus, and now we compete on a national level with other teams from around the world and have become the official sport on campus."
On Saturday, Sept. 10, the Florida Quidditch Conference held daylong matches during which several Florida college Quidditch teams competed at the 17th Street Park. The Ringling team caught three golden snitches during their five matches.
Miller has played basketball and football for the majority of his life, but he says Quidditch is out-of-this-world.
"It's more fun than any other sport I've tried," Miller says.


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3.2: Numbers in Expanded Form
Remember Julie and her decimal from the last Concept? She had the decimal .67 written in her notebook. In that Concept, you learned how to write identify the decimal digits according to place value.
Well, how could you write this decimal out the long way if you don't use words?
This is called expanded form, and it is the focus of this Concept. At the end of the Concept, you will know how to write any decimal in expanded form.
In the last Concept, you learned how to express decimals in words using a place value chart and in pictures using grids with tens and hundreds in them. We can also stretch out a decimal to really see how much value each digit of the decimal is worth.
This is called expanded form.
What is expanded form?
Expanded form is when a number is stretched out. Let's look at a whole number first and then use this information with decimals.
If we read this number we can read it as two hundred and sixty-five. We can break this apart to say that we have two hundreds, six tens and five ones. HUH??? What does that mean? Let's look at our place value chart to help us make sense of it.
If you look at the chart you can see how we got those values for each digit. The two is in the hundreds place. The six is in the tens place and the five is in the ones place. Here it is in expanded form.
2 hundreds + 6 tens + 5 ones
This uses words, how can we write this as a number?
200 + 60 + 5
Think about this, two hundred is easy to understand. Six tens is sixty because six times 10 is sixty. Five ones are just that, five ones.
This is our number in expanded form.
How can we write decimals in expanded form?
We can work on decimals in expanded form in the same way. First, we look at a decimal and put it into a place value chart to learn the value of each digit.
Now we can see the value of each digit.
4 = four tenths
8 = eight hundredths
3 = 3 thousandths
We have the values in words, now we need to write them as numbers.
Four tenths = .4
Eight hundredths = .08
Three thousandths = .003
What are the zeros doing in there when they aren't in the original number?
The zeros are needed to help us mark each place. We are writing a number the long way, so we need the zeros to make sure that the digit has the correct value. If we didn't put the zeros in there, then .8 would be 8 tenths rather than 8 hundredths. Now, we can write this out in expanded form.
.4 + .08 + .003 = .483
This is our answer in expanded form.
Now let's practice. Write each number in expanded form.
Example A
Solution: 500 + 60 + 7
Example B
Solution: .3 + .04 + .005
Example C
Solution: .9 + .09
Now let's apply this to the decimal that was in Julie's homework. Here is the original problem once again.
Well, in the last Concept, Julie had the decimal .67 written in her notebook. In that Concept, you learned how to write identify the decimal digits according to place value.
Well, how could you write this decimal out the long way if you don't use words?
Now let's write out .67 in expanded form. We have the tenths place and the hundredths place represented.
This is our answer.
Here are the vocabulary words in this Concept.
- Whole number
- a number that represents a whole quantity
- Decimal
- a part of a whole
- Decimal point
- the point in a decimal that divides parts and wholes
- Expanded form
- writing out a decimal the long way to represent the value of each place value in a number
Guided Practice
Here is one for you to try on your own.
Write the following decimal in expanded notation.
We have four places represented in this decimal. We have tenths, hundredths, thousandths and ten - thousandths represented in the decimal. We have to represent each of these places in the expanded form too.
This is our answer.
Video Review
Here is a video for review.
Khan Academy Decimal Place Value
Directions: Write each decimal out in expanded form.
1. .5
2. .7
3. .11
4. .05
5. .62
6. .78
7. .345
8. .98
9. .231
10. .986
11. .33
12. .821
13. .4321
14. .8739
15. .9327
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Thread: How critical is a bubbler?
If you look really well at a bubbler you'll see that the bubbles go straight up. They don't add all that much oxygen to the tank while going up. So, the main thing those silly contraptions provide is a visual effect that some people enjoy.
Plants, by the time you see pearling you will have had quite a bit of oxygen that's already gone into the water without you seeing it. Would be a good idea in your case. You're providing almost no cover at all to your fish
If you really want aeration use a spraybar on your filter and hang this an inch over the water surface.My 33 gallon/125 liter tank. My photography on flickr.
I've not used a bubbler for years. They do help with aeration (increasing surface area of air-water surface) and can significantly improve circulation if you have and dead spots. But I would only use one in emergencies (sick tank, broken filter etc). They're not very nice to look at, and are a pain to weight.
I have a heavily stocked, planted tank. Very little surface movement (not ideal) and no issues with oxygenation. Monitor your fish behaviour and they will tell you if they're breathing ok."Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known." Carl Sagan
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. . . As I recall I have two sponge filters running to use for my QT when needed but I don't think of them as [nor rely on them for] aeration at all.
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Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.
Why pretend there are no stupid questions? Actually, There are many stupid questions: "Should I drink this bleach?" Is just one example.
Having said that, Just because it's a stupid question doesn't mean that it shouldn't be asked. It's better to know.
A warm beer is better than a cold beer. Because nothing is better than a cold beer, and a warm beer is better than nothing.
Adding my two cents - any time one has high oxygen demand, such as with high density planting (remember, plants use oxygen when the lights are off) or a number of large fish or a lot of small fish in a tall tank (less surface area per fish) than anything that increases the 'surface area" (i.e. bubbles going to the top do produce a lot of extra surface area; so besides just breaking the surface tension, a stone/wand do increase oxygen dissolved in the water) will aid the fish. Further, some meds can cause oxygen levels to drop so an air stone or bubble wand would be essential. Finally, some pieces of equipment - like my nitrate filter from hell - will deplete oxygen in the water so again, an air stone/wand is very useful. Also, filter bacteria use up oxygen and waste in a substrate will consume oxygen (all these are limited but still a strain on supply.)
That all said, for the average tank, I think it is not required but will always help and in special circumstances, can be critically important: bottom line: always helpful, never harmful, so a good idea to have unless (like you) it causes issues and you really don't need it.
Due to my large discus, I always keep a wand going even with my in tank algae scrubber (produces very large bubble's so the extra surface area is limited compared to an air stone or wand). My canister's spray bar is too close to the waters upper surface to add much extra oxygen, and UGF's do use oxygen so I use a wand to produce a lot of tiny bubbles (which translate into a large surface area exposed to oxygen.) Finally, I keep the wand under one of my horizontal underwater heater units and it helps to circulate the heated water even faster and more completely.
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A 75 gal with eight Discus, fake plants, and a lot of wood also with sand substrate. Clean up crew is down to just two Sterba's Corys. Filters: continuous new water flow; canister w/UV, in-tank algae scrubber!! Finally, junked the nitrate removal unit from hell.
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This is good information, thanks. I will keep an eye on things and if I start to see signs of oxygen depravation, I will just put it back in.55 Gallon Freshwater Tank (semi-planted) 48"x21"x13"
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Mitchell County is having problems with the use of steel wheeled tractors on their roads. They have even gone as far as to hire a private investigator to see who has been using them. The roads have been heavily damaged by the steel wheels.
The county banned the wheels previously, but the Amish Community cites religious beliefs as their reason for still using them. David Patterson, Washington County Engineer, says Washington County doesn't have a problem with the wheels.
He says many of the Amish Communities around Kalona use the wheels, but the unpaved shoulders on Washington County's roads are wide enough that the tractors don't have to drive on the paved portion of the road, and don't do any damage because of this. He says if they did have to drive on the paved roads, they might cause some damage.
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DeLee Sell, age 90, passed away on Sunday, February 17, 2013. She was born in Ward County, West Virginia, on June 9, 1922, the daughter of John and Stella (Hall) Bailey. She met George R. Sell in Fairmont, West Virginia where he was teaching, and they were married on September 19, 1942.
DeLee loved to entertain, was an avid sports fan of the Green Bay Packers, the Brewers and all University of Wisconsin teams. She was known for her feistiness, her sense of humor, and her devotion to her family and her many friends.
She is survived by her children, G. Richard Sell and his wife, Mia, and Jane Sell and her husband, Philip Berke; five grandchildren, Lyle, Murray, Rick, LeeAnn and Timothy; four great-grandchildren, Dylan, David, June and Olivia.
She was preceded in death by her husband; five sisters; and a brother.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 21, 2013, at RYAN FUNERAL HOME, 2418 N. Sherman Ave., with the Rev. Franklin Wilson officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memory Gardens. A visitation will be held from 1 p.m. until the time of service at the funeral home on Thursday.
The family wishes to especially thank Dr. Albert Musa and the staff at Dean Clinic and the staff at St. Mary's Hospital, MICU.
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Results from last week's poll: Who will defeat Giorgio Petrosyan?
42% - Buakaw Por. Pramuk
22% - No one for awhile
8% - Mike Zambidis
8% - Yoshihiro Sato
6% - Andy Souwer
5% - Cosmo Alexandre
4% - Other
2% - Albert Kraus
2% - Pajonsuk
1% - Gago Drago
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Every time the Toronto Police launch a "blitz" campaign, all we seem to care about are the numbers.
How many tickets were issued? How many law-breakers were brought to justice? How many scofflaws now have to pay a hefty fine?
But when all is said and done there is one number that is almost always absent. This is probably the most important number, the one that ultimately frames the true issue at hand. The one number that could reveal whether or not these "blitzes" actually yield results at all.
Let's look at the numbers we already have: Prior to the "blitz," Toronto Police warned 250 cyclists that they were breaking laws in relation to the Highway Traffic Act.
During the "blitz" 367 tickets were issued to cyclists. (PDF: http://is.gd/eF3q0)
Without the missing number though, these totals are meaningless. Alone, these totals can be spun to mean whatever you want. And that's exactly what is happening…
You see, the missing number from this scene is the number of people on bicycles that the Toronto Police actually encountered. With this number we'd have an idea of possible problems. We'd have a percentage, one that would carry over to future campaigns. We'd have context.
However, without these numbers we have generalizing. We have people jumping to conclusions based solely on their limited experiences. Is 367 tickets a lot? Since we do not know how many cyclists passed by Toronto Police during these 3 days, then we cannot know. Did they ticket 90% of the people on bicycles they encountered? Or was it just 10%?
If the Toronto Police really want to influence positive change, then include this vital missing number. Every cyclist should follow the rules of the road. But how many do? We want to know! Do not let anecdotal evidence, the kind that runs rampant in news article comments, distort the facts.
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New Jersey will hold Special Primary and General elections to fill the U.S. Senate seat of the late Senator Frank R. Lautenberg. The Special Primary will be held on August 13, 2013, and the Special General will be held October 16, 2013.
Candidate committees involved in these elections must follow the reporting schedule posted at http://www.fec.gov/pages/report_notices/2013/njsen.shtml. That schedule also applies to PACs and party committees that file on a semi-annual basis in 2013 and participate in these elections. PACs and party committees that file monthly should continue to file according to their regular filing schedule.
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U.S. Senate committees file with the Secretary of the Senate and are not subject to the FEC's mandatory electronic filing rules, but may file an unofficial copy of their reports with the Commission in order to speed disclosure. For other political committees, reports filed electronically must be received and validated by the Commission by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the applicable filing deadline. Electronic filers who instead file on paper or submit an electronic report that does not pass the Commission's validation program by the filing deadline will be considered nonfilers and may be subject to enforcement actions, including administrative fines.
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Registered and Certified Mail. Reports sent by registered or certified mail must be postmarked on or before the mailing deadline to be considered timely filed. A committee sending its reports by certified mail should keep its certified mailing receipt with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) postmark as proof of filing because the USPS does not keep complete records of items sent by certified mail. A committee sending its report by registered mail should keep its proof of mailing. Note that a certificate of mailing from the USPS is not sufficient to prove that a report is timely filed using registered, certified or overnight mail. 2 U.S.C. §434(a)(5) and 11 CFR 100.19 and 104.5(e) and (i).
Overnight Mail. Reports filed via overnight mail [fn1] will be considered timely filed if the report is received by the delivery service on or before the mailing deadline. A committee sending its reports by Express or Priority Mail, or by an overnight delivery service, should keep its proof of mailing or other means of transmittal of its reports. 2 U.S.C. §434(a)(5) and 11 CFR 100.19 and 104.5(e).
Other Means of Filing. Reports sent by other means—including first class mail and courier—must be received before the Secretary of the Senate Public Records Office's or the Commission's close of business on the filing deadline. 11 CFR 100.19 and 104.5(e).
Forms are available for downloading and printing at the FEC's website (http://www.fec.gov/info/forms.shtml) and from FEC Faxline, the agency's automated fax system (202/501-3413).
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A participating candidate's principal campaign committee must file a 48-hour notice each time it receives a contribution of $1,000 or more between July 25 and August 10 for the Special Primary and between September 27 and October 13 for the Special General.
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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission has scheduled weekend and extended hours for the Public Records Office to accommodate press and public seeking review of campaign disclosure reports.
From January 31 through February 8 the hours are:
In non-election years, candidate committees and other political committees which normally file quarterly reports, file semi-annual reports. These reports cover financial activity from July 1, 2001, or the date of inception, through December 31, 2001. The reports are due by close of business Thursday, January 31, if sent by regular mail or hand-delivered. If sent certified or registered mail, reports must be postmarked no later than midnight of the due date. Electronically filed reports must be received by midnight, eastern time, on the filing date. Senate campaigns file their reports with the Secretary of the Senate, who then transmits the reports to the FEC. House, PAC, and party committees file their reports with the FEC.
Digital images of campaign finance reports are now available on the FEC Website, www.fec.gov. All reports filed by PACs, political parties, Presidential, Senate and House campaigns are available for viewing on the Web within 48 hours of the reports being received by the FEC.
The Public Records Office is now accepting Visa and Mastercard as method of payment for copying documents and deposits for Public Records accounts. The telephone number for the Public Records Office is (202) 694-1120, or toll-free (800) 424-9530 (extension #3). The FAXline number is 202/501-3413.
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The lithe young woman rotates her wrists and hips, slowly and elegantly moving across the stage to the music of a traditional Cambodian orchestra. She seems the very embodiment of an apsara, the beautiful supernatural being that dances for the pleasure of Indian gods and heroes in their heavenly palaces. Reliefs of such creatures dot the nearby temples of Angkor Wat, where graceful poses have been frozen in stone for eight centuries by sculptors of the Khmer Empire.
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This real-life apsara is dancing for tourists, but it is the plain white bangles on her wrists that catch my eye. I'd seen similar ones just a few days earlier, not far from this steamy Cambodian lowland, at an archaeological site in northeastern Thailand. They'd circled the arm bones of a woman who had died 2,000 years before the Khmer artisans first made stone sing at Angkor.
The bangles hint at something archaeologists have only lately grasped about Indochina, a region seen as an exotic but late-blooming hybrid of Indian and Chinese civilizations: long before these two neighboring behemoths cast their shadows in the first centuries A.D., Angkor's unnamed predecessors had forged their own sophisticated styles, along with complex irrigation systems, moated villages, long-distance trade and graves rich in beads and bronze artifacts. Indian and Chinese flavors only enriched this mix, producing the grandeur that today draws hundreds of thousands of visitors to central Cambodia each year.
More than 150 miles from Angkor Wat is a Thai village called Ban Non Wat. Standing on the edge of a vast 13- by 66-foot trench that he and local laborers have excavated, Charles Higham holds up a trowel for me to inspect; the steel tool is worn nearly to a nub. For the past 40 years, Higham, an archaeologist at the University of Otago in New Zealand, has labored in Thailand's dense jungles and rich rice fields to understand what took place here before the Khmer Empire rose to prominence, starting in the ninth century A.D. It's not easy. No written documents survive (only hints of an earlier culture in Chinese chronicles), and decades of war and genocide—not to mention leftover land mines—put much of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia off limits to researchers.
Although scholars had dismissed Angkor's ancestors as isolated tribes living in small settlements, peacefully growing rice as they awaited enlightenment from Indian Buddhist missionaries and Chinese traders, Higham and a few other archaeologists are describing a vigorous and innovative people who merely grafted outside influences onto an already vibrant way of life. Higham believes that about 4,000 years ago, rice farmers from southern China made their way down river valleys and joined sparse bands of hunter-gatherers who lived off the heavily forested land. Clearing the jungle for fields, the newcomers domesticated cattle, pigs and dogs and supplemented their diet with fish, shellfish and wild game.
Centuries later, these settlers had uncovered large deposits of tin and copper in the highlands of what is now Laos and Thailand. By 1000 B.C., they were extracting these metals, turning them into ingots and trading them to villages hundreds of miles away. Five centuries later, Southeast Asians were smelting iron—a technology they likely borrowed from India or China—and building substantial towns. Non Muang Kao, now an archaeological site in eastern Thailand, encompassed more than 120 acres and housed as many as 2,500 people.
Higham says the ancient 30-acre settlement at Ban Non Wat is an "extraordinary find." Thanks to the highly alkaline soil in this area, which leaves bone intact, he has uncovered a well-preserved cemetery that spans a thousand years—from Neolithic times (1750 to 1100 B.C.) through the Bronze Age (1000 to 420 B.C.) and Iron Age (420 B.C. to A.D. 500). The graves are yielding rare insights into the pre-Angkor life of mainland Southeast Asia.
Higham's trench has several levels, each containing burials from a particular era. We climb down a ladder to the bottom of a rectangular pit, where two women using trowels and brushes painstakingly expose a skeleton; a long-haired young man sketches another in his notebook. On the opposite side of the trench, other women are digging pits looking for additional graves, and men use pulleys to bring baskets of earth up to be dumped and then sieved for missed artifacts.
Higham moves among the workers, joking with them in the local dialect and checking on their progress. A white canopy flaps over us in the breeze, blocking the intense subtropical sun. Higham points out a Bronze Age skeleton with 60 shell bangles and an infant surrounded by a wealth of pots and beads. Other graves clearly held high-status individuals, as shown by the tremendous effort that went into the burials; they were deep, with wooden coffins and elaborate offerings such as rare bronzes. The findings, Higham says, indicate that a social hierarchy was in place by the Bronze Age. Moreover, the remains of rice and pig bones, Higham says, "are evidence of ritual feasting, and an elaborate and highly formalized burial tradition."
This sort of archaeological research is increasingly rare. In many parts of the world, including North America, cultural mores prevent or curtail detailed examination of human remains, for reasons that Higham finds reasonable. "I have a cottage in England next to the village church and cemetery," he says, "and I wouldn't want a Thai archaeologist mucking around there." But Ban Non Wat's villagers express no such concerns, even those working at the site, brushing away dirt from bones that may belong to ancestors. Higham says that cremation came to the area in the first centuries A.D. (the result of Indian influence), and today's villagers "don't relate to the bones they find."


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The GBA2 is also set to recieve an upgrade to its internal architecture, in the shape of a more powerful processor, and the possibility of more onboard RAM.
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It was sometime late in 2003
that I realized something had to be done with Mom. She had reached
the end of her ability to manage her affairs independently, and the
reports I got from family and friends in Illinois began to fill me
with alarm. And as I lived far away in Florida and knew that Mom had
no desire at all to move from the Chicago area where she had lived
all her life, I knew I had to manage to somehow find her a suitable
situation long-distance.
Assisted Living was a relatively
new concept to me. I learned it was a system by which seniors
entered a sort of group home facility, while still retaining a
modicum of independence. Generally, the residents have their own
apartment or separate bedroom. Often daily meals, laundry services,
housekeeping and transportation are provided. It sounded like a
perfect solution for my independent, social-butterfly, 87-year-old
mother who was becoming too frail to live on her own.
Some families in America still
manage to take their elders into their own homes, but changing job
locations, long work hours, and other family responsibilities may
make this impossible. Even getting seniors to places where they can
socialize with others of their own generation and experiences can be
a logistical nightmare. Assisted Living seems to fill these gaps
nicely. There are always social activities, outings, guest speakers,
card games, bingo, and religious services. Doctors come to the
facility to treat medical needs, and caregiving assistants monitor
the residents for changes in diet, behavior, and activity level. Yet
there is always the ability for the resident to retreat to his or
her own 'separate space' to regroup should the need arise.
Thank heavens for the internet!
I was able to search web sites for eldercare facilities and all
kinds of advice. This in itself is an education that took some time,
because the costs and accommodations vary so widely and the legal
issues can get complicated. By process of elimination, I began to
see what was do-able. It also led to that 'serious talk' with my
mother about financial resources and planning. Of course, I was a
bit fearful to broach these subjects. Mom has always run her own
affairs, and intruding into these personal details intimidated me,
but these are the realities of modern life, and we both wanted what
was best for her. If you, like me, are dealing with someone from the
'Greatest Generation' age bracket, rest assured they are not
ignorant of financial realities. If a parent has reached the point
where independent living has already made their circumstances muddy
and confused, they will appreciate the help, as long as you include
them in the process.
At this point, I was ready to
look into specific state resources for elders. Often, if assets will
not cover the monthly assisted living fees, one can 'pay down'
assets and then go onto state aid. If a parent's needs fall into
this category, you will have to look for 'subsidized care.' This
varies greatly from state to state, so I looked into Illinois'
Department on Aging and Health and Human Services Division. I was
sent an enormous amount of material to sift through on programs for
elders, which ranged from in-home care to full nursing home
facilities. Over time, I was able to whittle it all down to what
would work for Mom. I was fortunate in finding an assisted living
facility affiliated with her particular religion, which allowed for
daily services and special services for Holy Days. Many religions
have endeavors in this area of elder care, and I would encourage
anyone to look there first before going into state-run facilities.
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