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STARKVILLE – Preston Smith keeps getting bigger, stronger and better.
Fans and media alike can get a look at the defensive end now that Mississippi State has begun spring practices. Work began Wednesday, and all sessions are open to the public.
Spring can be a time for certain players to emerge as potential stars and to begin making a case to be a starter. Smith, a rising junior, has been a key reserve the last two seasons and could be one of those players.
He led the team in sacks last season with 4.5.
"Preston Smith is a guy that just happens to be around the ball, makes good things happen," defensive coordinator Geoff Collins said. "One of the knocks on him coming out of high school by a lot of schools was his size and his size potential. And I think that kind of speaks to Matt Balis and his crew, how much they've developed the kid."
Balis is MSU's strength and conditioning coach. Between the Bulldogs' Jan. 1 Gator Bowl loss to Northwestern and today, he's been in charge of the players, putting them through their paces in weight and conditioning drills.
When Smith arrived on campus in 2011, he was a 6-foot-6, 225-pound beanpole. He was 245 at the beginning of last season, and Balis said on Tuesday that Smith is now up to about 255.
"His size has been pretty good lately," Balis said. "He's a true junior, I think he's athletic, I think he's explosive, he's strong. He can run for days, he's really a conditioned guy.
"So I think he's got to be a great player for us, and I thought he took the steps necessary to do that this offseason."
Head coach Dan Mullen like what he's seen of Smith since last season ended.
"This is it. This is a big year for him coming in," Mullen said. "Coming out of the offseason, looking on the depth chart, he'll be breaking the huddle with the ones."
'Genetic potential'
It's hard to know for sure if a player like Smith can pack on enough weight and muscle to play a position like defensive end. Balis said a lot of it has to do with "genetic potential," and his program is designed to maximize that potential.
"We try to do a great job nutritionally with our 'breakfast clubs' and our training tables, especially the first couple of years of staying on top of their meals. Because that is a big deal, too, is how they are eating and how they are recovering," Balis said.
"It's based on genetic potential, of what his body can handle and still not lose the ability to be at his best on the field. How do we know? You really don't know until they start training and start eating consistently and those kind of things."
One of Smith's strengths is his quickness, and so Balis has to be careful not to compromise that when bulking him up.
"It's a hard balance," Balis said. "Because any position you put weight on a person, you have to make sure you're not taking away from their talent, taking away from their ability to move and be explosive.
"That's a big thing now for spring ball; I watch and evaluate. Our job as a strength staff is to communicate with our coaches during practice and really watch and monitor and see how they move."


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February 15, 2008 , Frank Herzog
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"This wine is a full cherry red in colour with purple hues. The nose displays generous floral notes from Viognier, combined with dark fruits, black cherries and red spices of the Shiraz. The palate is silky smooth, soft and supple, yet complex. Exotic spices, musk, dark chocolate and cherry flavours combine with soft layered tannins, producing a stylish wine. The Wine Advocate The outstanding 2004 Shiraz/Viognier (95% and 5% respectively) offers an exotic, flamboyant nose of blackberries and flowers along with wonderful intensity, richness, fruit, and glycerin. Enjoy it over the next 3-4 years. Score: 90. —Robert Parker, October 2006. "
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"Shiraz viognier blends are all the rage and it's hard to say they don't deserve the fuss, as there are many good ones, and not all are expensive. This is a lovely spicy, herbal, slightly vegetal but ripe red with tinges of licorice and anise in the palate. Features of the wine are its soft, fine-grained tannins and smoothly drinkable texture. There's a lot of fruit sweetness and its balance means you'll want to drink it right away. A few years ageing would certainly do it no harm. Best now to five-plus years. 14.5% per cent alcohol. 93/100." Food: Vitello tonnato, roast veal chops, char siu pork, mild soft cheeses such as taleggio and Red Square. Huon Hooke, Sydney Morning Herald - Good Living (Aus), 16 October 2007 "This is one of the best, entry level SVs in Australia - partly due to Yalumba's incredible understanding of the viognier grape, and partly to the brutal pursuit of excellence which is an integral part of the Yalumba team make-up. Fresh, vibrant, berry fruit and pepper spice is topped off beautifully with exceptionally discreet viognier in this wine." Matthew Jukes & Tyson Stelzer, Taste Food & Wine 2008 (Aus), October 2007 "Yalumba's pioneeering work with the Rhone white grape viognier over many years - let alone its historic success with shiraz - has left it well placed to make and market this fashionable red blend. Compared with straight shiraz, the 5 per cent viognier addition results in a slightly sweeter bouquet and flavour and a more open, forward and friendly nature. A fine example of the blend." Paddy Kendler, Herald Sun - City Style (Aus), 11 September 2007 Close Window"
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"This is ripe and expressive, with a purity and clarity to the blueberry, plum and white pepper that lets the flavors sail on, lingering beautifully against superfine tannins. Drink now through 2015. 5,500 cases imported. –HS " Best 2009-2015
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Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas to control blood sugar. Diabetes can be caused by too little insulin, resistance to insulin, or both.
To understand diabetes, it is important to first understand the normal process by which food is broken down and used by the body for energy. Several things happen when food is digested:
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Singapore: A psychiatrist named Dr Angelos Halaris at the US-based Loyola University Medical Center has proposed a new subspecialty to diagnose and treat patients, who suffer both depression and heart disease, calling it "Psychocardiology." Dr Halaris is medical director of Adult Psychiatry and a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at the medical center.
In his recent study, Dr Halaris and colleagues found that an inflammatory biomarker, interleukin-6, was significantly higher in the blood of 48 patients diagnosed with major depression than it was in 20 healthy controls. Interleukin-6 has been associated with cardiovascular disease. Dr Halaris presented his findings at a joint congress of the World Psychiatric Association and International Neuropsychiatric Association in Athens, Greece. At the congress, Dr Halaris formally proposed creation of a new Psychocardiology subspecialty.
Forty-to-60 percent of heart disease patients suffer clinical depression and 30-to-50 percent of patients who suffer clinical depression are at risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Stress is the key to understanding the association between depression and heart disease. Stress can lead to depression, and depression, in turn, can become stressful. The body's immune system fights stress as it would fight a disease or infection.
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4.1: Multiplication of Decimals and Whole Numbers
Have you ever been to a science museum? Have you ever had to figure out the admission cost for a group of students? Multiplication is definitely involved if you have ever tackled such a problem yourself.
Mrs. Andersen is planning a field trip to the Science Museum for her sixth grade class. She wants to spend the entire day at the museum and plans to take all twenty-two students with her. She looks up some information on the internet and finds that a regular price ticket is $12.95 and a student ticket is $10.95. However, when Mrs. Andersen checks out the group rates, she finds that the students can go for $8.95 per ticket at the group student rate. Because she is a teacher, Mrs. Andersen gets to go for free. One chaperone receives free admission also. Mrs. Andersen has a total of three chaperones attending the field trip. The other two chaperones will need to pay the regular ticket price. The class has a budget to pay for the chaperones. Mrs. Andersen assigns Kyle the job of being Field Trip Manager. She hands him her figures and asks him to make up the permission slip. Kyle is glad to do it. When collection day comes, Kyle collects all of the money for the trip. Kyle has an idea how much he should collect, what should his estimate be? Given the student price, how much money does Kyle need to collect if all 22 students attend the field trip? What is the total cost for all of the students and for the two chaperones?
While Kyle is adding up the money, you have the opportunity to figure out the answers to these two questions.
You will need to use information about multiplying decimals and whole numbers.
Pay close attention during this Concept, see if your answers match Kyle's by the end of the Concept.
In this Concept you will be learning about how to multiply decimals and whole numbers together. Let's think about what it means to multiply.
Multiplication is a short-cut for repeated addition. We think about multiplication and we think about groups of numbers.
Here we are saying that we have four groups of three that we are counting or we have three groups of four. It doesn't matter which way we say it, because we still end up with twelve. When we multiply decimals and whole numbers, we need to think of it as groups too.
2(.25) = _____
Here we are multiplying two times twenty-five hundredths. Remember that when we see a number outside of the parentheses that the operation is multiplication. We can think of this as two groups of twenty-five hundredths. Let's look at what a picture of this would look like.
Our answer is .50.
This is one way to multiply decimals and whole numbers; however we can't always use a drawing. It just isn't practical.
How can we multiply decimals and whole numbers without using a drawing?
We can multiply a decimal and a whole number just like we would two whole numbers. First, we ignore the decimal point and just multiply. Then, we put the decimal point in the product by counting the correct number of places.
4(1.25) = _____
Let's start by multiplying just like we would if this were two whole numbers. We take the four and multiply it by each digit in the top number.
But wait! Our work isn't finished yet. We need to add the decimal point into the product. There were two decimal places in our original problem. There should be two decimal places in our product.
This is our final answer.
Here are a few for you to try. Multiply them just as you would whole numbers and then put in the decimal point.
Example A
Solution: 13.56
Example B
Solution: 11.7
Example C
Solution: 24.92
Now back to Kyle and the trip to the science museum!
Now, let's think about the estimate. About how much money should Kyle collect? The first step in working this out is to write an equation.
22 students at $8.95 per ticket = 22(8.95)
Kyle wants an estimate, so we can round 8.95 to 9
Now let's multiply 22(9) = $198.00
Now that Kyle has an estimate, he can actually work on collecting the money and counting it. Once he has collected and counted all the money, we will be able to see if his original estimate was reasonable or not.
One week before the trip, Kyle collects $8.95 from 22 students. He multiplies his results, 22(8.95) = $196.90
Kyle can see that his original estimate was reasonable. He is excited-the estimation worked!!
Next, Kyle figures out the cost of the chaperones. There are two chaperones who each pay the regular price which is $12.95.
2(12.95) = 25.90
Finally, Kyle adds up the total.
196.90 + 25.90 = $222.80
He gives his arithmetic and money to Mrs. Andersen. She is very pleased.
The students are off to the Science Museum!!!
Here are the vocabulary words in this Concept.
- Multiplication
- a shortcut for addition, means working with groups of numbers
- Product
- the answer from a multiplication problem
- Estimate
- an approximate answer-often found through rounding
Guided Practice
Here is one for you to try on your own.
Nine friends decided to go to a movie on Friday night. They each paid the $8.50 for admission. How much money did they spend in all?
To solve this problem, we can write a multiplication problem.
Our answer is $76.50.
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Khan Academy Multiplying Decimals 2
Multiplying Decimals by Whole Numbers
Directions: Multiply to find a product.
1. 5(1.24) = _____
2. 6(7.81) = _____
3. 7(9.3) = _____
4. 8(1.45) = _____
5. 9(12.34) = _____
6. 2(3.56) = _____
7. 6(7.12) = _____
8. 3(4.2) = _____
9. 5(2.4) = _____
10. 6(3.521) = _____
11. 2(3.222) = _____
12. 3(4.223) = _____
13. 4(12.34) = _____
14. 5(12.45) = _____
15. 3(143.12) = _____
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A man was recently arrested after several beach-goers called the police to complain that "he repeatedly drove his jetski close to the shore and among swimmers at a popular bay north of Auckland." Thanks to the swift action of responsible citizens this thoughtless behaviour was curtailed before it had the chance to develop into an accident or even a fatality.
My response to jetskiers in the immediate vicinity isn't so public spirited. I simply order my child and whatever other children I happen to be supervising out of the water whenever I hear the distinctive whining of a jetski engine. All too often the riders speed parallel to the beach and well inside the lawful 200-metre distance from the shoreline and they're prone to turning in towards the shallows at any moment.
There wouldn't be many swimmers or body-boarders who feel safe in the face of such dangerous and unpredictable patterns of behaviour. My policy of vacating the ocean until the threat has passed isn't overly inconvenient.
Jetskiers have short attention spans; they're not usually harassing swimmers for too long.
The typical demographic of the rider is a key reason for my mistrust of jetskiers. You can pretty much bank on the fact that any jetski rider motoring close to swimmers and endangering members of the public will be a young man. I knew this from experience but it was also reported in Jetski victim's family in safety campaign that "[m]ost incidents involved men aged 17 to 30".
Young men, of course, are not widely known for considering the consequences of their actions. They're the last people you want near you while they're in charge of a high-powered marine vehicle. These concerns are only magnified when you take into account the fact that "[a] young woman reaches full maturity, in terms of brain development, between 21 and 22 years of age. A young man does not reach full maturity, in terms of brain development, until nearly "30 years of age." This is worrying information indeed, since the lawful age for being in charge of a jetski is 15 across the board and no allowance is made for the different developmental stages between the genders.
The sheer purposelessness of jetskis is another red flag. They're an expensive toy with a powerful motor that could seriously injure someone yet they appear to have little reason for existing. Furthermore, little skill is required to operate them. And, because jetskis are largely pointless sometimes two or three jetskiers frolic in a group, perhaps chasing each other or playing some ill-advised game of chicken - thereby endangering themselves as well as innocent swimmers.
Riding a jetski is the marine equivalent of hanging out at the mall. It's an aimless activity reserved for people with nothing better to do - for people without the imagination, enthusiasm or skill set required to participate in one of the dozens of bona fide recreational activities (that don't negatively impact other people) on offer during a New Zealand summer.
The engine noise alone is reason enough to loathe them; it's certainly not conducive to a relaxing day at the beach. But, by all accounts, jetski ownership is increasing and authorities predict an accompanying rise in the number of near misses and accidents. So watch out: jetskis are poised to infiltrate a beach near you. At the very least they'll shatter the peace but evidence suggests that in the wrong hands they're also an accident waiting to happen.
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I just did this one for my mom. She showed me this picture of her and her parents and I just HAD to scrap it for her! Thanks to Ann for the great CafeTexts papers!
Oh, how beautiful is this! Did you do some colorizing on the photo? It's great.
It goes so well with the Cafe Text papers, too. Perfect.
It goes so well with the Cafe Text papers, too. Perfect.
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This is a great layout. I love Ann's papers too, and the photo is really enhanced by your use of the papers and elements. TFS
The stitching adds a lot to this. Very pretty. Leslie
Oh I really really like this! I love your oval overlay about the picture ... the stitching DOES add quite a lot! This may sound silly, but those buttons are my favorite!!
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It's all about borders this time around!
I'm challenging you to create borders on your page...with patterned paper...with buttons or brads...with journaling...ANYTHING! Put it around your focal photo, around the whole layout, or just on one side, whatever you want! Be creative and have FUN!
December 15 Challenge!
Started by ditzyscrap , Dec 15 2005 12:18 PM
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Posted 20 December 2005 - 07:00 PM
How did I miss this challenge? I'm off to scrap now, thanks Bree!
Posted 20 December 2005 - 07:43 PM
what a fun challenge Bree..here's mine
#4 roxanna
Posted 26 December 2005 - 12:39 AM
Here is my attempt
Here is my attempt
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Here is mine. I multi-tasked. Hope it fits in all of the challenges for this month.
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Columbia College also operates a campus at Hancock Field in Syracuse, N.Y., about 70 miles south of Fort Drum. Columbia College-Hancock Field was established in 1975.
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You might recall that we gave fans on social channels a first look at the Frankenmuth spot this past winter, and today we wanted to share some behind-the-scenes photos from the shoot. Take a look at the gallery below and let us know what you think!
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Additional ads running regionally this season include Games on the Grass, Road Trip, First Tee, Catch Up and Mermaid Tails.
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Hana Nitsche went from Germany's Next Top Model to one of America's hottest women in the game!
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You can tell she's grown a lot since we last saw her in a smoldering PETA ad.
Hana got to met her idol Heidi Klum on while she was on set of the German show and she told us all about it!
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Alternate name: Foothill Bird's-foot Trefoil
Family: Fabaceae, Pea view all from this family
Description A hairy, matted plant with many small yellow pea flowers, each almost hidden in the axil of a pinnately compound leaf.
Habit: native annual herb; creeping and mat-forming or shrubby and upright.
Height: stems to 18 in (45 cm) long.
Leaf: alternate, irregularly compound, fleshy, hairy; 4-5 leaflets, alternate or opposite or palmate, elliptic or obovate, pointed, .15-0.5 in (4-12 mm) long.
Flower: tiny, yellow, often orange-tinged, solitary, pea-like, to 0.25 in (6 mm) long, held in leaf axil.
Fruit: small oblong pod, hairy, held erect, 0.25-0.5 in (6-12 mm) long, 0.125 in (3 mm) diameter.
Flower February to June.
Habitat Dry and rocky: grasslands, oak, pine, or juniper woodlands, desert scrub, rocky slopes, roadsides, disturbed sites.
Range Native to western U.S., from Oregon and Idaho, south to California, east to Utah and Texas.
Discussion Also called foothill deervetch, hairy deervetch, foothill bird's foot trefoil, hill locust, maresfat, short podded lotus, colchita. This common weed in California is attractive when covered with hundreds of deep yellow flowers. The similar Chilean Birdsfoot Trefoil (L. subpinnatus) has almost no hairs and grows on Californias dry grassy slopes. It is one of nearly 100 plants of various genera also found in Chile and Argentina but not in the intervening thousands of miles. This natural distribution has yet to be satisfactorily explained.


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Buffalo's boys' swim team took the Conference Championship last weekend in Rawlins, finishing well ahead of second-place Worland to capture their third straight conference title.
Buffalo finished with 337 points, followed by Worland with 292, Douglas with 225, Rawlins with 204 and Newcastle with 102.
Coach Ron Chapin said this was the most exciting conference championship he has been involved in, and he was pleased with how the team responded to a good challenge from a good Worland team.
The Generals and Lady Generals traveled to Riverton Saturday to take on the Central Wyoming Community College Rustlers. After a slow first half for the Generals, down 41 to 28 at the half. The Generals came on strong and defeated the Rustlers Saturday night. Sheridan College now moves to 19-4 on the season, just a half game out of first place in Region IX North. The Generals & Lady Generals are back in action this Wednesday, February 15, against Western Wyoming College at 7:30 PM, at the Bruce Hoffman Golden Dome.
Friday Night Boys Scores:
#2 Sheridan 48 at Laramie 45
#5 Buffalo 56 Rawlins 48
Big Horn 68 Tongue River 58
Kaycee 88 Arvada-Clearmont 42
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#2 Sheridan 55 at Cheyenne South 40
Greybull 64 Big Horn 54
Tongue River 45 Wright 43
#3 Midwest 65 #4 Normative Services 49
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#3 Laramie 47 #4 Sheridan 28
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Another busy weekend for high school sports in Johnson County is in the books, and the teams had a fair weekend.
The Bison basketball teams played just one game each this weekend.
The boys played at Rawlins Friday night and came away with a 56-48 win over the Outlaws.
The girls hosted the Lady Outlaws and fell 57-40.
Also on Friday, the Kaycee Buckaroos ran away from Arvada-Clearmont 88-42, while the Lady Bucs beat the Lady Panthers 56-39.
Both Kaycee teams struggled on Saturday, eventually losing to Lingle.
The Kaycee boys lost 50-36 and the girls lost 41-35.
Lady Broncs beat Cheyenne South 56 to 22.
Sheridan 48, Laramie 45
Big Horn 68, Tongue River 58
Buffalo 56, Rawlins 48
Burlington 71, St. Stephens 39
Campbell County 77, Cheyenne South 47
Casper Kelly Walsh 34, Green River 20
Cody 36, Mountain View 14
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Evanston 33, Casper Natrona 32
Lander 46, Star Valley 44
Lingle-Fort Laramie 48, Banner County, Neb. 42
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Lovell 68, Riverside 50
Lusk 47, Newcastle 40
Lyman 53, Powell 52
Midwest 64, Chugwater 35
Buffalo Bison beat Rawlins on the road 56-48.
Lady Bison fall to Rawlins at home 57-40.
Final: Sheridan Broncs defeat Laramie 48 to 45
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These guys have got to be some of the most talented group of people in the world (IMO!).
BIO: Led Zeppelin were an English rock band. Formed in 1968 in London, the group consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, drummer John Bonham and bassist John Paul Jones. With their heavy, guitar-driven blues-rock sound, Led Zeppelin are regularly cited as one of the progenitors of heavy metal[1] and hard rock, even though the band's individualistic style drew from many sources and transcends any one music genre. Led Zeppelin did not release songs from their albums as singles in the United Kingdom, as they preferred to develop the concept of "album-oriented rock".
More than thirty years after disbanding following Bonham's death in 1980, Led Zeppelin continue to be held in high regard for their artistic achievements, commercial success, and broad influence. The band have sold over 300 million albums worldwide, including 111.5 million certified units in the United States, making them one of the world's best-selling music artists of all time, as well as the second best selling band of all time in the United States, only behind The Beatles. They have had all of their original studio albums reach the top 10 of the Billboard album chart in the US, with six reaching the number one spot.[10] Rolling Stone magazine has described Led Zeppelin as "the heaviest band of all time", "the biggest band of the '70s" and "unquestionably one of the most enduring bands in rock history." Similarly, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame described the band as being "as influential in that decade [70s] as The Beatles were in the prior one
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin
Jimmy Page - Guitar
John Bonham - Drums
John Paul Jones - Bass
Robert Plant- Singer
(Just some examples)
Black Dog- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl6s1x9j4QQ
Misty Mountain Hop- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxSEDnJ-1eA
The Lemon Song- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tHHRpAzGcM
I Can't Quit You Babe- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX_cixaPHbA (live)
Royal Orleans- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMDpC88-1oQ
Good Times Bad Times- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1KFb9w9azA
Like i said before those are just some examples but there is a lot more!
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The family settled on the name Baxter on the drive home. He did ok. He only threw up twice. He and our older dog seem to be getting along fine. 20130616_134859.jpg
The family settled on the name Baxter on the drive home. He did ok. He only threw up twice. He and our older dog seem to be getting along fine. 20130616_134859.jpg
congrats - Nice looking pup!
Awwww he's sleeping. Pfft...that won't last long lol. Good luck with him!
God bless!- Jamee
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Nice looking little guy. Enjoy the puppy time.
Hebrews 11:3 By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.
What if all we have today is what we gave thanks for yesterday?
Let the views of others educate and inform you, but let your decisions be a product of your own conclusions. (Jim Rohn)
Well we had a slight set back yesterday. We have a self closing door when coming in from the garage. I thought he was in front of me as I was holding his food bowl. Well he was behind me and the door closed on his foot. I felt so horrible. I thought he would be ok. He would limp for a while but was not crying later on. The next day he kept limping and now was whimpering a bit. We took him to the vet and the poor guy had a broken toe. $350 later he was out of the vet feeling better with a little pain med and a nice new collar. I feel better that he is fixed I literally couldn't sleep last night because I felt so bad.
I was quite surprised at the vet bill but at this point I did not care. I have never needed a vet for anything other than shots as none of my dogs have ever been injured. $199 for x-ray's, $50 for the pain shot, $50 for the exam, $30 for the foot wrap, $7 for his new necklace. Seem right or do I need a new vet?
Well he seems to be a trooper and will get through this.
Always keep in mind the old saying, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Always remember they are dogs, it is up to us to control the situations we find ourselves in sometimes. I learned this the hard way too!
I ignore stupidity unless you bring it to my attention!
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We are missing Baxter. He recovered well from the toe issue. I was going to do my best to train him however with time constraints and my ability to not be a very good trainer we sent him away. He is off to our friends at the Raney Ranch. We know Steve and Carrie are taking great care of him and we look forward to getting him back.


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Family: Muridae, Mice and Rats view all from this family
Description The most widespread, geographically and ecologically variable mouse in North America. Has large black bulging eyes, relatively large, naked ears, fine, smooth-lying fur, and white feet. The well-haired, sharply bicolored tail is tipped with a tuft of short, stiff, hairs something like a watercolor brush. Juveniles are gray, subadults are yellowish brown. The two main forms include a long-tailed, large-eared forest dweller and a short-tailed, small-eared, open-country form. Generally has darker, richer colors in humid regions and paler, drabber colors in arid regions
Dimensions 120-225mm, 50-125mm, 10-30g
Warning The droppings of the Deer Mouse have been associated with a sometimes fatal illness in humans called hantavirus. Never vacuum or sweep mouse droppings; thoroughly wet the area with a disinfectant, then carefully wipe up the droppings with a wet cloth.
Similar Species Differs from White-footed Deermouse by having a distinctly bicolored tail that is about as long as the head and body length; from Northwestern Deermouse by having a shorter tail and foot; from Brush and White-ankled Deermouse by having a shorter tail; from California Deermouse by being smaller; from Cactus and Merriams Deermouse by being darker in color with more hair on tail and more distinctly bicolored tail; from Canyon Deermouse by having darker color, shorter tail, and shorter, less soft pelage; and from Piñon and Northern Rock Deermouse by having smaller ears.
Habitat Scrub, shrub & brushlands, Meadows & fields, Grasslands & prairies, Forests & woodlands, Alpine & subalpine habitats, Canyons & caves, Cities, suburbs & towns
Range Plains, Great Lakes, New England, Mid-Atlantic, Rocky Mountains, Southeast, Southwest, Texas, California, Northwest, Eastern Canada, Western Canada, Alaska
Discussion Found in almost all habitat types within its range.


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Next Tuesday is Mardi Gras. If you come from New Orleans and suddenly find yourself transported to Kansas, you may experience culture shock on Fat Tuesday. That's exactly what happened to Mike West and Katie Euliss. The musical duo known as Truckstop Honeymoon moved to Kansas after Hurricane Katrina. For the last several years, they've been bringing the Big Easy to their adopted hometown of Lawrence with their Mardi Gras Parade which is now attracting upwards of 400 people. We're pleased to have Truckstop Honeymoon with us in Studio A performing Mardi Gras in Kansas.
If you are interested in joining the Mardi Gras festivities, the parade (more like a Mardi Gras flash mob) will begin next Tuesday (2.21) at noon at Aimee's Cafe and Coffeehouse and the procession will continue down Massachusetts St. to Freestate Brewery.
If you weren't able to make it to the parade this year, here is a look at what you missed:
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I thought the lightsaber selection was EXACTLY like the HP scene. Lots of ANH imagery and references, too: inner corridors of the ship looked just like the Falcon, especially when the younglings trained with remotes; lone Jedi holds off attacking villain(s) to allow comrades to escape; docking with a captured ship, then exploding the hatch to burst inside; ordering a hatch opening via comlink.
I also had fun trying to find recognizable saber hilts in the droid's hologram (saw ROJ Luke, ROTS/ANH Vader/Luke clearly).


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| It doesn't really matter if you've just made it "Facebook official," you're newly engaged or you've been with your guy since the Clinton administration. Buying holiday gifts for the man in your life can take your mood from festive to Grinch in no time. But before you just pick up a gift card and call it a day, check out our ideas for all stages of a relationship.
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Your Strategy: When you're still just hoping a date might be in your future, there's no need for a formal gift, says New York-based dating and relationship expert and matchmaker Rachel DeAlto. "Ask him to grab a holiday drink to celebrate the season," she suggests. But if you don't want to arrive empty-handed, hand him a Bite Me! Vampire Tooth Bottle Opener. Whether you've bonded over your mutual love of "True Blood" in the past, or just want him to be thinking about, um, your mouth, this is an inexpensive gift that shows you're interested, but without sending any crazy stalker signals.
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| Your Strategy: So, it's too early to tell if he's The One … but he could be! Style expert Lindsay Alabanese says when a relationship is really new, it's best to just have fun with your gift. "You have to play it cool in this stage," she says. "Too much too soon could have him dating elsewhere." Show this guy you're still in casual mode -- and that you're having lots of fun hanging out -- with a silly (but adorable) gift like these Superman caped knee socks. At the least, he'll laugh. At the most, it'll be a great story to tell your kids one day.
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| Your Strategy: When you have a feeling things are about to get serious, show you're into him by paying attention to his likes and hobbies. "Listen to what he says about gifts in general," says Elizabeth Lombardo, Ph.D., bestselling author of "A Happy You: Your Ultimate Prescription for Happiness." "Does he say things like, 'I am not a big gift person,' when talking about his family birthdays? Or, in relationships, 'Can you believe she got that pathetic gift for him?!'" If you've done your homework, and you remember that his all-time favorite superhero is, say, the Caped Crusader, a Batman Money Clip will make his day -- and possibly take your relationship to the next level.
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| Your strategy: "This is a time to show your love and appreciation, not push him into the next level of your relationship," Lombardo says. So, instead of dropping hints for a ring, fete your man with a Whiskey Advent Calendar. It shows him how well you know him and it's something you can do together. After all, he loves whiskey and you love him -- if that's not win-win, we don't know what is. Just be sure the card lets him know you can't wait to do a shot for all the fun, life-changing, forever-lasting, times you have ahead of you. Cough.
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New Pricing Study Reveals Weakness in Global Logistics Strategies
May 20, 2013
According to a new study conducted by the global strategy and marketing consultancy Simon-Kucher & Partners, price pressure is higher in the logistics industry than in other sectors – no matter the country.
Simon-Kucher's Global Pricing Study stated that only a "strong positioning and committed leadership" can help companies in Europe, Asia, the Americas and the rest of the world to counter the pressure.
The Global Pricing Study 2012 was based on questions posed to 151 respondents from the transportation and logistics sectors throughout Europe, Asia, Northern and Southern America. The consultancy is based in Bonn, Germany.
Dr. Philipp Biermann, a partner with the consultancy, said that the study reveals that "logistics companies are often the source of their own misery."
"Three-fourths of logistics companies are unable to get the prices they deserve for their services," he said. "The causes are the price-aggressive competitive environment and the prevalence of standardized products."
Biermann noted that successful companies, regardless of industry, have "pricing power" – the ability to charge prices that reflect the value of their products and services.
"Still, its importance in the logistics sector, where margins are considerably lower compared to other sectors, should not be underestimated," he said.
Logistics companies with strong pricing power achieve on average 17 percent higher margins than their competitors, said Biermann. "A strong market positioning and selling premium products greatly improve a company's pricing power – which also guarantees international business success," he added.
So where's the problem? Company leaders need to step up and provide fresh impetus, the study shows. With stronger management involvement and a specialized pricing organization, the findings reveal, a company has the best chance to truly raise prices and achieve sustainable profits.
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Republican Candidates for Electors of President and
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2. Marguerite "Maggie" Downham
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What will our Eunuch in Chief do about this crisis? besides blame W?
What will our Eunuch in Chief do about this crisis? besides blame W?
Bob Gutermuth
Canvasback Chesapeakes
Nothing can be done short of a strike and that won't happen because their Dear Leader is tougher than our Dear Leader.
Besides, our guy is too busy to deal with the North Koreans on this Memorial Day. He'd rather play golf.
What a leader!
I wish W were still in office, he has cojones, something Osama lacks. Kim Jong Ill is threatening war over these nuke tests, The eunuch in the White House will do nothing except run his gums.
Bob Gutermuth
Canvasback Chesapeakes
Pay attention, He will do whatever the teleprompter tells him to do.
"The thing I admire about the rat tail is that it takes commitment. It's not like one day you just decide you want one, you have to grow out that bad boy and you have to repeatedly convince the hairdresser to trust you because it's a great idea."
In the weeks before being delisted, North Korea expelled international inspectors, first from its Yongbyon plutonium-reprocessing facility and then from the entire complex. It moved to reactivate Yongbyon and to conduct a possible second nuclear-weapons test, and prepared for an extensive salvo of antiship and other missile capabilities. All of this the Bush administration dismissed as North Korea's typical negotiation style.
The irony is that the DPRK need not have gone to the trouble. President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice were apparently ready to cave in without the show of force, and indeed rushed to announce the terrorism delisting during a three-day weekend. Thus, while the North's macho display was irrelevant, the conclusion Pyongyang will draw is that bluff and bluster worked.
The only upside is that the Bush administration may not have time to concede anything more to Pyongyang before it limps into history. It is hard to see how Barack Obama could do worse.
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Keep your home cool during the summer and warm during the winter when you use the LG 9000 BTU Single Zone Heat Pump Mini-Split System (LS093HE). This heater/cooler features a powerful 9,800 BTU capacity that provides heating and cooling for small- to medium-sized rooms in the home or office. The four (4) air speeds give you quicker cooling and heating for those extra warm or cold days, while the dehumidification function takes up to 3 pints of moisture from the air per hour, meaning you get a crisper and cleaner-feeling atmosphere, which can help to lower the room's temperature. The temperature display on the inside part of the system displays the current room temperature, allowing you to adjust the temperature to meet your preferences or leave it the way it is.
This mini-split system is auto-operated, which means it can read the temperature in the room and shut off when the desired temperature has been reached, which saves you money in the long run on energy bills. An auto restart setting ensures that if there is ever a power outage, the unit will be able to turn itself back on to the settings it was on, which means you will receive uninterrupted cooling after the power turns back on. A 24 hour on/off timer allows you to set the time that the mini-split system powers on and off, which allows you to keep the system off during the day and powered on by the time you get home, conserving energy and keeping your cool or warm whenever you need it. Complete with a remote control for added convenience, this unit will allow you to stay warm or cool when the need arises, keeping your home comfortable.
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EXELON PATCH (rivastigmine transdermal system) contains rivastigmine, a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor known chemically as (S)-3-[1-(dimethylamino) ethyl]phenyl ethylmethylcarbamate. It has an empirical formula of C14H22N2O2 as the base and a molecular weight of 250.34 (as the base). Rivastigmine is a viscous, clear, and colorless to yellow to very slightly brown liquid that is sparingly soluble in water and very soluble in ethanol, acetonitrile, n-octanol and ethyl acetate.
The distribution coefficient at 37°C in n-octanol/phosphate buffer solution pH 7 is 4.27.
EXELON PATCH is for transdermal administration. The patch is a 4-layer laminate containing the backing layer, drug matrix, adhesive matrix and overlapping release liner (see Figure 1). The release liner is removed and discarded prior to use.
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By Ben Levisohn
The old rhyme says "Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me." But in the case of India's central bank, the saying has it backwards.
As expected, the Reserve Bank of India left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 7.25%. But that decision was accompanied by words that have spooked the market. The Wall Street Journal explains:
India's central bank kept its key lending rate steady Tuesday, as it focused on keeping the local currency stable rather than pushing for growth.
In its monetary policy statement, the Reserve Bank of India said while slowing inflation would have normally led it to cut rates, for now it was going "to forfeit some monetary policy discretion to address external sector concerns."
On Tuesday, the central bank lowered its expectations for India's growth, citing a persistent slump in industrial output and the weak global economy. The RBI now expects the Indian economy to grow at 5.5%, instead of its previous forecast of 5.7%, in the year ending March 31, 2014.
The decision to leave interest rates unchanged, though well telegraphed, left few feeling happy. India's BSE Sensex fell 1.3%, while U.S. investors suffered doubly due to the falling rupee. The iShares MSCI India Index ETF (INDA) has fallen 3% to $22.85 so far today, while the WisdomTree India Earnings ETF (EPI) has dropped 3.6% to $15.62.
Marketfields Michael Shaoul explains why:
The RBI made clear that its primary concern is now the Rupee. The RBI commented specifically on the need to rein in the unsustainable Current Account deficit and made it clear that its recent tightening of monetary policy will remain in place for a good while longer.
This determination is now shared by the Finance Ministry whose Chief Economic Advisor, in perhaps a deliberate use of Draghi's famous intonation, stated that India "will do whatever it takes" to stabilize the INR. Unfortunately the response of the market to the use of this magical phrase proved to be less than enthusiastic, with the INR falling -1.8% to close back above the key 60 level this morning at 60.48. The all time low of 61.21 is now clearly at risk of being surpassed.
Small cap equities have suffered much more damage and we note the BSESMCAP index fell to a new 4 year low this morning (see chart) taking its YTD decline down to -27.4%. We believe [that] is probably the more accurate gauge to the level of distress being felt in the domestic economy underlining the considerable risk that the RBI's "currency first" policy may cause a further sharp downturn in economic activity in the weeks ahead.
Individual stocks linked to India's local economy also got hammered. ICICI Bank (IBN), for instance, has fallen 3.1% to $33.10, while Tata Motors (TTM), which despite its Jaguar and Land Rover brands is still an Indian car company, has plunged 4.6% to $23.71. Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY) has plunged 4.7% to $36.11 after its profits missed analyst estimates.
Credit Suisse, meanwhile, worries that India's consumer stocks could be about to roll over:


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BioSpectrum Smart Healthcare Survey 2012
Bioscience companies across Asia are witnessing a silent shift in the way they operate and promote innovation. These companies, now, are actively working at a cross section of various scientific disciplines, most notably in integrating information technology in their products and solutions for diagnosis and treatment.
BioSpectrum conducted a Smart Healthcare Survey in October 2012 to document this shift and create a mechanism to measure the impact of this trend and that how deeply it has penetrated the industry and its segments.
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1. Healthcare technology providers make up more than 50 percent of this new segment - Smart Healthcare, which is on its way to establish itself as a market segment.
2. Smarter diagnostic kits make up almost 80 percent of this segment. However, since the players operate across sub segments, such as patient devices and imaging equipment, and have realized the value add of integrating information technology in their products, these sub segments are speedily catching up with diagnostics.
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|For Immediate Release
February 23, 2001
|Ron Harris
Sharon Snyder
Ian Stirton
Kelly Huff
WASHINGTON The Federal Election Commission has forwarded two priority recommendations to Congress and the President for legislative action in the area of campaign finance law, as required under 2 U.S.C. §438(a)(9). The proposals deal with election administration and the Commissions Administrative Fine Program for reporting violations.
In the near future, the Commission will forward additional legislative recommendations. The two proposals forwarded today are:
Duties of the Office of Election Administration, Advisory Panel
The Commission is recommending that Congress amend 2 U.S.C. §438(a)(10), both to clarify that the responsibilities of the Office of Election Administration include the periodic update and enhancement of the voluntary Voting System Standards (VSS) program, and to establish statutorily an Advisory Panel.
The Commission recommendation states, "The OEAs expertise in voting system standards, voting equipment, and election administration practices and issues is well established. Building upon both this expertise and the credibility it has established with state and local election officials, the FECs Office of Election Administration could immediately and efficiently undertake an expanded role in this field. With no need for start-up time, the Office, with the assistance of its Advisory Panel, could help fulfill the increased demand for the compilation of information and the review of procedures with respect to the administration of Federal elections to directly benefit the conduct of elections in 2002."
The FECs Office of Election Administration was established as part of the Commission by the Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974, mandating that the FEC serve as a national clearinghouse for the compilation of information and review of procedures with respect to the administration of
federal elections. In connection with the OEAs duties, the Commission established an Advisory Panel of state and local officials by administrative action in 1976.
As stated in the recommendation, "The state and local officials who serve on the Commissions Advisory Panel counsel the Commission on the most useful allocation of resources and advise the Commission and election officials on consensus best practices in the administration of elections. A statutorily chartered Advisory Panel specifically would be responsible for advising the Commission on the VSS program, including issues relating to the scope and frequency of updates to the VSS, and the independent testing authority that would use the VSS to test voting equipment."
Extending Administrative Fine Program for reporting violations*
Congress amended the FECA in 1999 (PL 106-58) to permit the Commission to impose civil money penalties for violations of filing requirements that occur between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2001. Accordingly, the Commission promulgated new regulations to implement a new Administrative Fine program for violations of reporting deadlines. Under the program in place, when a committee files a late report, or fails to file a report, the Commission assesses a civil penalty based on a schedule of penalties that takes into account the committees level of financial activity in the reporting period, the election sensitivity of the report, the number of days late, and the number of previous violations. Committees have the option to either pay the civil penalty assessed or challenge the Commissions finding and/or proposed penalty.
The Commission is recommending that Congress extend the Commissions authority to conduct this program for another two years, to cover violations that relate to reporting periods that begin on or after January 1, 2002 and that end on or before December 31, 2003. Extending the duration of the pilot program would give the Commission and Congress an opportunity to evaluate the effects of the impact of the pilot program on one full cycle of reporting. Additionally, the extension would allow the agency to evaluate the effects of mandatory electronic filing upon the ability of the filers to meet reporting deadlines and avoid administrative penalties.
FEC Chairman Danny L. McDonald commented, "We hope these recommendations can assist Congress in bringing to fruition some necessary changes in both campaign finance and election administration. With more than 25 years of experience and accomplishments in these areas, the FEC stands ready to work with the President and Congress to implement the legislative package."
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*The recommendation to implement an administrative fines program was also made by Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP in its Technology and Performance Audit and Management Review of the Federal Election Commission (January 29, 1999), pages 4-78 and 5-2.


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The winking disconnect between Ketman's promotional art (swingin' young people from a half-century ago enjoying the pleasures of their hi-fi system; Twiggy types with black bars across their eyes) and Ketman's music (lean, pugilistic rock with 1980s American punk in its rear-view mirror) is now a little less disconnect-y. The local band's second proper full-length, Ketman a Go Go, transcends simple paradoxes by embracing the fringes of so-called "kitsch" culture, from surf and head music to the panache of Swinging London and '60s-era foreign-film soundtracks.
Ketman's live shows of late have been bolstered by an unruly horn section, and the mixture of Eastern European, New Orleans, and free-jazz idioms is prominent throughout. The result is an æsthetic that's not without precedent, though it does defy expectation.
"Saint Jean," "Celia Cooney," and "The Fiji Mermaid" fashion a new language out of past vernaculars, all the while leaving the old definition of Ketman in the dust. This is another way of saying that Ketman a Go Go is the first Ketman album you can dance to — flailing excitedly, of course, and pleasantly mystified as to exactly how one should move to something as yet undefined.
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The proportion of older male drivers on US roads is declining, which will affect vehicle demand, energy consumption and road safety, University of Michigan researchers say.
"Females are more likely than males to purchase smaller, safer and more fuel-efficient vehicles, they drive less and tend to have a lower fatality rate per distance driven," says Michael Sivak, a research professor at the university's Transportation Research Institute.
The researchers found that, in 1995, male drivers outnumbered female drivers for each age group up to 70, but today that is true only up to age 45.
Also, the percentage of males with driving licences decreased from 1995 to 2010 for those younger than 60.
For females, the decrease occurred for those younger than 50.
Researchers say a likely cause is a rise in electronic communication, such as cellphones and the internet, which are used more by men, reducing the need for contact.
The researchers predict the trend likely will continue.
"One possible interpretation of the finding that the decrease in licensure rate has been greater for males than for females is that males are relying more on electronic communication than females," says Sivak. "Because virtual contact through electronic means is reducing the need for actual contact, driving demand has been reduced more for males than for females."
Using data from the Federal Highway Administration and US Census Bureau, Sivak and colleague Brandon Schoettle examined recent changes in the gender demographics of US drivers from 1995 to 2010.
"Our data indicate that the shift toward having more female than male drivers has been a gradual one that has continued throughout the 15 years examined.
"While in 1995 male drivers outnumbered female drivers, the opposite was the case in 2010.
"Furthermore, we expect that this trend is likely to continue in the future, further increasing the relative proportion of female drivers."
Sivak and Schoettle say that changing gender demographics will have major implications on the extent and nature of vehicle demand, energy consumption and road safety.