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Ooh La Frou Frou Collection card line.
One of the eight girlfriends writes a post to the blog each Monday,
talking about WHATEVER we'd like ...
and we LOVE it!
Occasionally, the artist, herself, will write a post about something
on another day of the week, such as a special giveaway, etc.,
but Mondays are reserved for the eight Ooh La Frou Frou girls
to visit with you!
but we're all city girls.
Oh ... and we're all stylish in our own way ...
just like all of you!
Okay, so that's the quick background ...
now on to MY very first post!
Let me tell you a little about me, Violet.
I guess the first thing you should know
is that I'm an interior designer --
if you put something in front of me,
I'll think of a way to make it a little more glamorous.
Like all of the other girls, I love the city.
What do I love about the city?
Well, I love the fact that
you never know who you'll see or what you'll see.
I can walk out my door on any day of the week
and see a crowd gathered on a corner
and realize that they're filming a scene from a movie.
I love all of the city architecture.
And I love the surprising little things you see as you walk along,
like these pretty yellow umbrellas --
not on the ground where you'd expect to see them --
but high above the people on the sidewalk below.
By the way, that's me walking by in the yellow dress!
(Thanks for walking with me on a little tour of the city.)
|Illustration of Violet by Sandy - artist, Ooh La Frou Frou Collection
Yes, that's me again in the pink jacket!
|Illustration of Violet by Sandy - artist, Ooh La Frou Frou Collection
I'm actually lucky enough to live in a townhouse
with a rooftop garden!
(I know, I know, I can hardly believe it myself!)
I set out to find a place with a rooftop garden
when I realized how much I loved looking down on the city streets.
Each time I'd be dining in a restaurant with a city view below,
I'd just fall in love.
I'll give all of you a tour of my townhouse and the rooftop garden
at some point.
In fact, sometime I'll host a little virtual
rooftop party and invite all of my
Glamorous Girlfriends ... you!
There are some very breathtaking townhouses in the city.
Being a designer, I've been lucky enough
to have seen the inside of a few.
These are some of the residences I adore.
|Illustration of Violet by Sandy - artist, Ooh La Frou Frou Collection
Like the view from this penthouse on Fifth Avenue.
Or maybe you'd like a Park Avenue Penthouse. I adore this one ...
These interior shots of New York penthouses
are from Sotheby's --
a fun little website to browse through and dream!
I can't end my city post
during the month of October
without talking about Halloween in the City!
You never know what you'll see in the city
at Halloween!
New York's Village Halloween Parade and Street Pagaent
takes place on Halloween night!
It stretches more than a mile and draws two-million spectators,
fifty-thousand costumed participants, dancers, artists and circus performers.
It boasts of dozens of floats bearing live bands
and other musical and performing acts
and a worldwide television audience of 100 million.
It's sometimes called New York's Carnival.
The parade even features giant rod puppets run by teams of puppeteers!
And all over the city,
Autumn and Halloween decorations abound.
I've dressed up the front of my townhouse entrance
especially for the Ooh La Frou Frou Collection's
fabulous Halloween Card,
and its envelope is orange.
Inside reads: "Happy Halloween, Ghoulfriend!"
This card will available for purchase on the
Ooh La Frou Frou website Wednesday, October 6!
|(c) Ooh La Frou Frou 2010 - Ooh La Frou Frou Collection Halloween Card entitled
"Glamour Ghoul." Illustration by Sandy - artist, Ooh La Frou Frou.
All photos of New York City were taken by Sandy - artist, Ooh La Frou Frou
All photos of Interiors of Penthouses from Sotheby's website
All illustrations are by the artist of the Ooh La Frou Frou Collection card line, Sandra Markwalder. The images are copyrighted. (c) Ooh La Frou Frou Collection - all rights reserved. Do not copy images from this site without the written permission of the artist.


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Experts offer guidelines on pediatric obesity
With childhood obesity a persistent problem, leaders of the nation's top children's hospitals recommend that primary care pediatricians help identify and treat four related medical conditions previously found in adults that may be overlooked.
The experts, including Dr. Elizabeth Estrada, director of the Pediatric Obesity Center at Connecticut Children's Medical Center, issued recommendations this month that call on pediatricians to screen for and treat lipid abnormalities, abnormal liver enzymes, hypertension, and polycystic ovary syndrome in children with obesity.
The recommendations, developed in collaboration with the Children's Hospital Association, include guidelines on when to involve specialists in the care of the child.
"In providing a core set of user-friendly consensus statements on screening and treatment plans, we are not only empowering the primary pediatrician to address diseases that are rapidly spreading among children with obesity, we hope to motivate families to address these serious health conditions with a provider (with) whom they've held a long-standing relationship," Estrada said.
The group cited recent studies indicating that about one-third of children in the U.S. are obese or overweight, putting them at higher risk for such conditions as hypertension, sleep apnea, diabetes and fatty liver disease.
While the number of children with those conditions has climbed, primary care pediatricians often are under-equipped to deal with those co-morbidities, instead referring patients to specialists. But such specialists are in short supply, the hospital leaders said, prompting the push for pediatricians to take on more responsibility.
Currently, there are no specific evaluation criteria for children with obesity who are at greater risk for certain medical conditions, nor are there guidelines on how pediatricians should proceed with abnormal laboratory results. Practice patterns vary greatly, depending in part on access to subspecialists, the hospital group said.
By issuing guidelines, the Children's Hospital Association hopes to "address the conditions at the first line of defense -- the primary care pediatrician," said association president and CEO Mark Wietecha.
This story was reported under a partnership with the Connecticut Health I-Team (www.c-hit.org.)

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Keith Seim needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 189 designs submitted by 33 freelance designers.
Social Stork
Social Stork is a new social moms Facebook application allowing moms to scrapbook their kids online, to share with friends, and to socialize with other moms.
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Mothers, friends and family of mothers. Primarily US, but also globally.
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Africa stands poised to "turn the corner once and for all" on building food and nutrition security and helping lift itself out of poverty, Kofi Annan, the former secretary-general of the United Nations, said.
But the continent still faces many challenges in launching its own "Uniquely African Green Revolution" and becoming able to grow enough food to feed itself, Annan said during his keynote address to the World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogue in Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday.
Annan, who currently serves as chairman of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa or AGRA, said no one should underestimate the depth of the problems confronting Africa's millions of small farmers, many of whom barely operate above a subsistence level and are dealing with growing pressures on their land.
"There is a huge amount more to do. Many millions are still going hungry. Populations continue to grow, and climate change is, almost by the day, adding to the pressures on Africa's land," Annan said. "But I remain very optimistic about Africa's chances to turn the corner once and for all."
Not self-sufficient
Africa currently is the only continent which does not grow enough food to feed itself, said Annan, who grew up in Ghana in Africa who studied and ran track at a small college in Minnesota in the 1960s.
"It alone has failed, in recent decades, to see agricultural productivity keep pace with its growing population. Unfortunately, Africa was bypassed by the science-based agricultural development, built on the ideas of Norman Borlaug, which so dramatically transformed food production in Asia."
Much of the discussions at the World Food Prize, which was established by Dr. Borlaug to recognize those who are addressing the problem of world hunger, have centered on solving the problems of hunger and malnutrition in Africa.
Annan said the challenges for agriculture in Africa can only be overcome by working in partnership with the continent's smallholder farmers.
Women in majority
"More than three-quarters of Africa's population is engaged in agriculture and related activities, and the vast majority of these farmers are women, mostly on small farms of two hectares (a hectare equals 2.47 acres) or less."
While agriculture contributes one-third of the continent's GDP and provides most of its food, it receives only minimal government support, Annan noted. African governments in the final decades of the last century pulled back from agriculture at a time when the private sector and market forces were unable or unwilling to fill the void.
"It was to address all these problems – and to understand why the lessons learnt from Asia's successful agricultural transformation had not touched Africa – that as U.N. Secretary-General, I commissioned a study from the Inter Academy Council," he said.
'Uniquely African'
The conclusions and recommendations of that study have led to the concept of a "Uniquely African Green Revolution" – modern and sustainable agriculture with an emphasis on improved seeds and integrated soil fertility and water management practices.
The new approaches are beginning to have an impact in countries like Mali, Kenya, Malawi and Tanzania where the increased access to high-yielding seeds, fertilizer and credit are making a difference to farmer's livelihoods.
"The balance is changing. There was a real sense of optimism last month at the African Green Revolution Forum in Ghana which was attended by more than 1,000 partners," he said. "They included government leaders and parliamentarians, bankers, civil society organizations, scientists and researchers, and farmers.
"I also saw something I had never seen before in Africa – the attendances of company CEOs at an agricultural event."
Annan said the world has a stake in Africa's future. "Without a prosperous, stable and peaceful Africa, our ambitions for our world will not succeed. We need African governments to stand by and support their farmers through resource allocation and the right policy environments. But it is equally important that the developed world upholds its commitments to Africa's development and continues to see agriculture as a priority for support."


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Kologarn is the sixth boss in Ulduar, who guards the Shattered Walkway and blocks access to the central area of the instance.
Kologarn's arms have different attacks and can be targeted as separate mobs, and once an arm is destroyed damage equal to the arm's maximum health is passed on to Kologarn's main body. Each is periodically destroyed during the encounter, but regenerates after sixty seconds.
To get this achievement, both arms must be destroyed within a short time and Kologarn himself killed. It is not as difficult as it may seem, as destroying both his arms when he is at low health can easily pass on enough damage to kill him when the second arm is destroyed.
Focus DPS on his more dangerous right arm (on your left) to destroy it as quickly and as often as possible, and have DPS switch to his left arm (on your right) whenever his right arm is down after killing the spawned elementals. With some luck you'll near the end of the encounter with both arms at low health, which is the key to getting this achievement.


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City of Lincoln
Mayor's Office
Media Release
Mayor Coleen J. Seng will dedicate the new Stransky Park at 17th Street and Perkins Boulevard at 2 p.m. Sunday, October 26. In case of bad weather, the dedication will be held at the Irving Recreation Center, 2010 Van Dorn. Angeleen Stransky and her late husband Leonard, a prominent Lincoln grocer and businessman, donated about $550,000 for the park as part of a 1994 gift totaling more than $1 million to the Parks and Recreation Department.
"We are very pleased that Mrs. Stransky will join us for this dedication," said Mayor Seng. "It was the love she and her husband had for our parks that resulted in their generous donation. Mr. and Mrs. Stransky have given this City an important legacy that can be enjoyed by many generations to come."
The Victorian-period park covers three-fourths of an acre and includes a naturalized stone fountain, a gazebo, a playground, lighting, landscaping and parking. The Stransky Trust is also providing funds for the park's long-term maintenance and replacement costs.
Mayor Seng thanked the park's design team which included Mrs. Stransky, the planning and construction staff for the Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department and architects and engineers from Olsson Associates..
The park's dedication plaque honoring Mr. and Mrs. Stransky reads, "It is their wish to give a place of beauty back to the many customers that supported them in the Near South and Irvingdale Neighborhoods."
In addition to the grocery business, Leonard Stransky was also involved in real estate and other investments. He died in March 1998. The Stransky's 1994 gift to the Parks and Recreation Department also funded the larger than life-size bronze elk sculpture at the north entrance to Pioneers Park, which was unveiled in October 2001. Their other donations have included $100,000 to the Capital Humane Society; $100,000 for a scholarship at UNL; and $100,000 for the building fund at Milligan High School, Mrs. Stransky's alma mater.


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2009-03-05 / Front Page
Amityville Village candidates talk about roads and services
When Jim Carbone was in high school, he ran twice for class vice president and won. He's hoping his bid to become Amityville Village's next mayor produces the same results. "I think it's time for a change", Carbone said.
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So yesterday Sam & I watched "How to Train Your Dragon" while we were working. It was a frustrating day, we were both having issues with color, and it felt like I was banging my head against a wall. I was having a bit of tunnel-vision, so I thought I needed to shake things up somehow. The movie was fine, there was some good stuff and some not-as-good stuff, but it was sort of fun to note all the behaviors that the dragons in the movie and regular cats had in common. So, I thought I'd apply the principle of "Dragons are essentially flying cats with fire" to our own cat, Ripley, and do a quick drawing for fun.
Then, of course, since Sam & I both have Norwegian backgrounds I had to put us in there as Vikings.
Ripley is a feisty, stout, loud American Bobtail, and she just has a little stub tail that waggles when she's excited. She's named after Sigourney Weaver's character in the Alien movies.
Ripley, on a hot day.
Makes me wish I had more time for fun little doodles! And drawing people I know as Vikings.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
How to Fly your Cat Plane
Posted by Kali Ciesemier at 1:47 PM
11 comments:
- THE RIDER said...
- December 2, 2010 at 2:58 PM
- Nancy Muller said...
Hahaha I got a good kick out of this~ you two look great as vikings, and Ripley makes one hell of a dragon!
- December 2, 2010 at 3:22 PM
- laura said...
pretty much perfect
- December 2, 2010 at 4:44 PM
- jen mussari said...
I love this :D
- December 2, 2010 at 5:28 PM
- B.Wallz said...
- December 2, 2010 at 5:41 PM
- EDD said...
hahahaha fantastic!
- December 2, 2010 at 9:42 PM
- Radstronomical said...
UGH you're making me miss lil' rippler!
- December 3, 2010 at 9:25 AM
- Brian said...
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- December 3, 2010 at 9:35 PM
- Brian said...
What are Harry Potter and Pippi Longstocking doing on Ripley the flying cat?
- December 3, 2010 at 9:37 PM
- Jordan Jeffries said...
Haha, excellent!
- December 5, 2010 at 12:16 AM
- hcmussari said...
Ripley needs to marry Bobtail Dylan, my kitty. Jen said the are the same cat in boy and girl form.
- April 2, 2011 at 12:45 AM
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LanBox-LC, LCM or LCX driver.
Developer website: CDS advanced technology bv
LCedit+ is a Mac (or Windows) program for editing the light scenes and sequences inside a LanBox. In other words, LCedit+ is just a friendly way to program the LanBox, all the "real" lighting work is done by the box. The program has several types of windows called a stage (that holds the fixtures and light groups), cast (lists all used fixtures and groups as a list), control window (for editing the lighting parameters, and engine control for managing the sequencers, setting scene parameters and chasers).
LCedit+ also has several built-in tools e.g. to edit the fixture library, to manage files (Utilities, Backup and Restore), to upload firmware, to edit global settings of a LanBox (e.g. set name, password) and to make patches (DMX channels, curves, slope limits, etc.).
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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) said Friday that the shootings that took place in an Aurora, Colo. movie theater hours earlier were a result of "ongoing attacks on Judeo-Christian beliefs" and questioned why nobody else in the theater had a gun to take down the shooter.
During a radio interview on The Heritage Foundation's "Istook Live!" show, Gohmert was asked why he believes such senseless acts of violence take place. Gohmert responded by talking about the weakening of Christian values in the country.
"You know what really gets me, as a Christian, is to see the ongoing attacks on Judeo-Christian beliefs, and then some senseless crazy act of terror like this takes place," Gohmert said.
"Some of us happen to believe that when our founders talked about guarding our virtue and freedom, that that was important," he said. "Whether it's John Adams saying our Constitution was made only for moral and religious people ... Ben Franklin, only a virtuous people are capable of freedom, as nations become corrupt and vicious they have more need of masters ... We have been at war with the very pillars, the very foundation of this country."
Ernest Istook, the host of the show and a former Oklahoma congressman, jumped in to clarify that nobody knows the motivation of the alleged Aurora gunman. Gohmert said that may be true, but suggested the shootings were still "a terrorist act" that could have been avoided if the country placed a higher value on God.
"People say ... where was God in all of this?" Gohmert said. "We've threatened high school graduation participations, if they use God's name, they're going to be jailed ... I mean that kind of stuff. Where was God? What have we done with God? We don't want him around. I kind of like his protective hand being present."
Gohmert also said the tragedy could have been lessened if someone else in the movie theater had been carrying a gun and took down the lone shooter. Istook noted that Colorado laws allow people to carry concealed guns.
"It does make me wonder, with all those people in the theater, was there nobody that was carrying a gun that could have stopped this guy more quickly?" he asked.
CORRECTION: Due to a transcription error, a previous version of this article quoted Gohmert as referring to the shooting as a "crazy act of a derelict." He in fact called it "a crazy act of terror like this." The error has been corrected.
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Ok, so we start with the very first line of this story. Republican from Texas. And you could almost stop reading right there!.
Second: "questioned why nobody else in the theater had a gun to take down the shooter" because in Texas, the first place you think about taking your gun is to the theatre. You should have seen what I was packing when I went to see the movie Ted.
I am not even gonna start on the godlessness thing.
I know right, it boggles the mind that he wants to know why no one was carrying in a crowded theater doesn't it!
I understand the gunman was wearing a gas mask and armor from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet and throwing out tear gas containers. What good would someone else with a gun do? Shoot other innocent bystanders?
Great a talking douchebag wants to co-opt the spotlight to pander during an election year... what a shock! Just what these families needed don't-cha think? Someone needs to poke Gohmert and ask, "If there was god.... wouldn't he have made sure he had an armed counter shooter in the audience?" I mean after all, one of his stupid children bought a 3 month old to the after midnight premiere, you'd think if there was a god, it could be bothered to protect innocence.
As an aside, what kind of inconsiderate asshole brings a 3 month old to a movie theater?
As an aside, what kind of inconsiderate asshole brings a 3 month old to a movie theater?'
I was discussing that with my mom. She is of the mindset that the baby would just sleep through the whole movie. I explained the absurdity of that idea.
Okay, first of all, this is an action flick, right? Action flicks are going to use every last ounce of the 7.1 surround sound, both in terms of dynamics and frequency response, from 20 Hz to 20 kHz.
Add to that the fact that this was a premiere of a highly anticipated movie and the theater is going to be PACKED with VERY excited viewers. And the kid is going to SLEEP through all of that?
Sure he will, mom, SUUUUUUUUUUURE he will....
LOL! Yep. I told here that to. She immediately conceded.
I heard it was Batman. I went to see that last night and I was glad I happened to have some earplugs in my purse. I've never worn earplugs to a movie before.
Screaming baby in a theater= most annoying thing ever.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks this way. When I pay to see a movie I want to 'hear' it, as well as 'watch' it and this bringing children to the theater and talking on your cellphone during the movie.... oy vey, my pet peeves! People just don't seem to care that they're inconveniencing others, but invade what they perceive as 'their' space and watch that attitude change!
Did I hear that a 9 year old was killed at this movie? If so... again, why are children in a theater parent in attendance or not, after midnight??? It makes no sense!
Did I hear that a 9 year old was killed at this movie? If so... again, why are children in a theater parent in attendance or not, after midnight??? It makes no sense!
Well, it is summer. Some kids will be up that late.
I listened to AFA radio while I was driving earlier because I knew some bullshit like this would be going down. Sure enough, they were putting a xtian spin on what went wrong. Crazy. They also blamed violence in movies, and our culture in general.
I'd like to know what percentage of random public murders/acts of terrorism are God-related, because I'm pretty sure most of them are.
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Idaho House Majority Leader Fights With Governor Over Education
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — House Majority Leader Mike Moyle has opened a rift with Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter, opposing his plan for Idaho to adopt a state-based insurance exchange. In a guest editorial, Moyle says a state exchange won't necessarily give Idaho more flexibility and control. Otter said last week he favors a state exchange. But a final decision is up to state lawmakers.


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The U.S. Department of the Interior's (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) has approved a construction and operations plan (COP) submitted for the Cape Wind project, which is required before construction may begin on the generation facility planned for Nantucket Sound in Massachusetts.
The time frame reported in the COP submitted by Cape Wind Associates suggests that construction of the nation's first offshore wind farm could begin as early as this fall.
'After a thorough review of environmental impacts, we are confident that this offshore commercial wind project – the first in the nation – can move forward,' says BOEMRE Director Michael R. Bromwich. 'This will accelerate interest in the renewable energy sector generally and the offshore wind sector specifically, and spur innovation and investment in our nation's energy infrastructure.'
The proposed action, including its size and location, remains substantially the same as analyzed in the Cape Wind final environmental impact statement (FEIS), which was published in January 2009. The Cape Wind project calls for 130 wind turbines, each with a maximum blade height of 440 feet, to be arranged in a grid pattern on the Outer Continental Shelf in Nantucket Sound, offshore Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Island.
As part of its evaluation of the COP, BOEMRE conducted an environmental assessment (EA) under the National Environmental Policy Act in order to determine whether there were any significant impacts that had not been discussed in the 2009 FEIS or other EAs, and concluded that all impacts had been properly examined.
BOEMRE also issued a record of decision for the COP approval, which details the terms and conditions that Cape Wind Associates will need to follow. These terms and conditions are in addition to those established in the lease agreement.
A notice about the preparation of an EA was posted on the BOEMRE website in February, which initiated a comment period and provided an opportunity for public input. BOEMRE received and considered approximately 160 comments during the comment period.
Issues considered in the EA include additional surveys and sampling, conflicts with aviation traffic and fishing use, emergency response, migratory birds, microclimate, oil within wind turbine generators, permits issued by other federal agencies and consultations with other agencies.
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|Editor's Note: In 2008, NAW will deliver insightful news and analysis about the integration of renewable resources on the power grid in three Renewable Energy Transmission supplements. Look for the first installment with NAW's April edition.
BPL Global Ltd., a Pennsylvania-based smart grid technology provider, recently entered an agreement to acquire Rochester, N.Y.-based Connected Energy Corp. (CEC) in a deal BPL Global representatives say will enhance the company's ability to offer electric utilities in North America a broader view of all generation resources on the grid. In the acquisition, BPL Global will gain access to a valuable new sector of the energy information distribution market, while also working to ensure reliable energy delivery from intermittent resources.
Proponents of the migration from traditional grid technologies to a smart grid suggest it is possible to meet highest peak electricity demand and demand spikes through intelligent energy and information distribution.
'There's an emerging gap in supply and demand of electricity over the next five years,' says Thorne King, senior vice president of marketing for BPL Global, 'and new generation that will be built is likely to include a lot of renewable resources.' According to the American Wind Energy Association's annual market report released in January, wind power alone accounted for about 30% of all power generation capacity installed in the U.S. last year.
'We feel that by integrating and managing across the types of renewable energy resources, we can reduce the variability of supply of renewable energy and have it delivered in a reliable way to customers,' says King.
As a software provider with a smart grid focus, BPL Global wants to provide utilities with more information rather than more data.
'Utilities have enough data today,' says Mark Rupnik, senior vice president and general manager of North American operations for BPL Global. 'We need to convert that data into meaningful information that lets utilities take action based on the result of the information.' In the acquisition, BPL Global will subsume CEC's software and hardware solutions, which aggregate various distributed energy resources, such as wind or solar power, to offer users a real-time, Internet-based platform for viewing and managing energy assets remotely.
'We can take disparate pieces of equipment and make them communicate in a uniform way, and aggregate them together so that they can be controlled and managed as a single entity,' says Chris Campbell, president of CEC.
The demand management solutions offered by CEC include a flexible connectivity device, called Century web communication controller (CENTURYwcc), that is installed at the wind generation site level and provides a two-way interface to an array of site-level loads and control systems.
'The CENTURYwcc can speak multiple communication protocols, which means it can interface to the site level's data systems and convert data to a highly standardized communication protocol,' says Campbell. Data from the site level can be transmitted to a data center, where it can be aggregated with multiple remote facilities in real time.
{OPENADS=zone=11}'At the data-center level,' says Campbell, 'data can be combined with other data sources – whether price or grid communication information – and then it's available to users through a standard browser interface to the platform.'
Campbell notes also that either a utility or an energy facility operator can initiate the platform installation.
'An independent wind producer can manage and use the system end to end,' says Campbell, 'and the only touch point with the utility might be grid communication signals.'
CEC's platform allows the Long Island Power Authority, for example, to interface with small wind generation assets, but the solution is applicable to wind farms of any size. This year, CEC will be working with a large wind farm on intelligent software applications that would maximize the amount of power that can be delivered from a wind farm to the grid. The applications, Campbell says, would optimize transmission through analysis of site-level variables, such as transmission line loading versus total line capacity.
BPL Global's acquisition of CEC repositions the company's initial focus on residential demand control to include similar commercial and industrial solutions.
'CEC provides more than just a capacity shed, which is exactly what BPL Global already does in the residential space,' says Rupnick. 'We don't just shed load, we validate the load so that when we do shed load and reduce demand, we can quantify and validate exactly how much load we shed.' This process, he adds, increases the value of that load in the market.
The acquisition also fulfills part of BPL Global's strategy to improve its offerings to utilities so that utilities, in turn, can improve their service reliability to end users.
BPL Global's aim, says Rupnick, is 'to bring distributed sources of energy – renewables, storage or demand response – together to a central view for the utility so they can understand exactly what they have on their distribution grid in the form of supply or demand reduction.'


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Political gridlock might be bad for the nation, but it's good for the stock market, so goes a popular axiom. But is that always true?
The news media is now reporting:
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"Hardening positions on the federal budget and borrowing limit, and recent political setbacks suffered by both President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders as they go into the fight, are raising the odds of a government shutdown, debt default or near-miss that could roil equities markets."
During 2011, the debt ceiling fight (political gridlock) between U.S. politicians, shook the S&P 500 stock index (NYSEARCA:SPY) to a 16.58% decline from Jul.22 to Aug.8. (See chart below) The Aug.8 date was the first day of trading after the U.S. government's credit downgrade by Standard & Poor's from AAA to AA+. Although stocks (NYSEARCA:SCHB) gained 12% thereafter, the S&P 500 ended the year basically flat.
Since the federal debt limit was raised to $16.69 trillion in May, the U.S. Treasury has been using "extraordinary measures" to avoid defaulting on the nation's debts. By mid-October, these extraordinary measures will be completely exhausted unless Congress steps in.
Thus far this year, the VIX, which measures stock market fear or volatility (CBOE:^VIX), has experienced a sudden spike roughly every two-months. On June 20, the VIX (NYSEARCA:VXX) hit a yearly high of 20.49. WATCH: Gold Experts Keep Misleading the Public
President Obama's approval rating is currently 44%, according to Gallup's latest poll. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEARCA:DIA) has gained 12.3% over the past five decades proceeding Obama's first term, when presidential approval ratings hover between 35% to 50%, according to Ned Davis Research.
As presidential job approval ratings sink, so do stock market returns. When approval ratings fall between 50% and 65%, the Dow had an average annualized gain of just 5.4%. President Obama's low point in approval ratings was 38% from Oct.15-17, 2011.
The average approval rating for U.S. presidents over the past 75 years is 54%. Contrary to conventional wisdom, political gridlock is not always good for the stock market - especially when it involves the potential for government debt defaults and other bizarre scenarios that our generation has never seen or experienced.
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i wanted to read the policies before i wrote this, and i know it's too late now, but for future reference, here is my question.
In Chardok, we randomed for the Queen's blade drop...an epic drop.
In Fear, Uilea was predetermined to do the turn in.
In Fear, the Tear was randomed.
In Fear, the Ball of Everliving Golem cost me 32 DKP pts.
The DKP policy states that epic drops will be determined before the raid, although i am perfectly fine with /random 100. So how are we handling epic drops? one way or the other is fine with me, but it should be the same at every raid, and consistant with the policy so we know what to expect.


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Feb. 12, 2007
Halie Proffitt, a two-time All-State soccer player from David Lipscomb High School, has signed to play soccer for the Lipscomb Lady Bisons soccer team.
Proffitt is one of the most heavily recruited soccer athletes signed by the program with approximately 30 schools seeking her services.
She was named All-State in 2004 and 2005 and also All-TACA in 2004 and 2005. She was also an All-Region selection and All-District selection in 2004 and 2005,
She is a three-time team captain in 2004, 2005 and 2006. She was the Most Valuable Player for David Lipscomb High School in 2004 and 2005.
She has been a member of the Tennessee State Olympic Development Team for two years. She started her high school career at Franklin High where she was a member of the 2003 State Championship Team.
As a member of the Tennessee Futbol Club she has been part of a state finalist team in 2003 and 2006 and a State Champion in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005.
In 2004 she scored 29 goals in a season. She has scored 54 goals in her career. She has 27 career assists. She has averaged 1.96 goals per game and .73 assists per game.
She has also excelled academically with membership in the National Honor Society, Who's Who Among American High School Students and inclusion on the school Honor Roll.
She plans to major in sports medicine.
"I love Nashville and the people," Halie said. "The school offers everything I want and need for the next four years of my life."
Halie is the daughter of Dawn and Nathan Proffitt and lives in Brentwood. She was coached in soccer at David Lipscomb by her father.


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The 90s Gadgets That Could Sell For Hundreds Of Dollars
Have you ever thought: "I can't throw THIS out, it'll be worth so much money one day!"
Well you might be in luck, as that one day might have finally arrived.
There's been a massive rise in the amount of nineties and early 2000s technology being listed and sold on eBay, and let me tell you - some of these babies are selling for hundreds of dollars. Yes, Aussie dollars.
We are guessing it has to do with the retro revolution we've had lately, with Star Wars, Pokemon and Super Mario all getting revived.
Take a look through some of the dollar tags below. And, if your item is a special edition then you'll be making it rain in no time.


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Accelerating Efforts to Achieve Universal Basic Education: A Critical Component of the Global AIDS Response (2005)
Advocacy Brief on Education and AIDS
Author/Publisher: Global Aids Alliance
Language: English
Download: PDF
- Eliminate School-Related Fees. School-related fees prevent millions of children, particularly girls and orphans, from attending school.
- Mobilize Additional Resources to Achieve Universal Basic Education. Poor countries need assistance in order to scale up and improve educational systems, as well as to eliminate school fees.
- Reform Financing and Delivery Mechanisms. There is an urgent need to reform and accelerate the impact of bilateral education investments and the multilateral Education for All-Fast Track Initiative.


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PCS wrote:Quantum mechanics is a religion invented by so-called scientists to try and disprove God by saying the big bang theory is true and the universe came from nothing.
Actually, QM is the single most verified field of science. It makes spookily accurate predictions which are tested by experiment. Under some interpretations of QM, it is possible to borrow energy from nowhere. If this is the case, it is conceivable that enough energy may have been borrowed to bring the universe to its initial state. Of course, this is largely speculative, but the big bang theory is not. It is strongly supported by observational evidence. The big bang theory is not an attempt to explain the cosmogony of the universe, but rather the cosmology.
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Without a working understanding of QM, it is impossible to fully understand semi-conductor physics. This was a fundamental requirement for scientists and engineers to develop transistors. Every transistor that has ever worked is experimental evidence in favour of QM. Your computer is filled with transistors. Are you telling me they don't exist; that your computer doesn't work?
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Widup's Gem Earns Wabash Winby Brent Harris • April 20, 2011 Share:
Sophomore pitcher Chris Widup fired a compete game, nine inning, five hitter on Wednesday night at the US Steel Yard in Gary, Indiana to help Wabash to a 4-1 win over Elmhurst College.
Widup (below left) faced a total of 35 batters, recording a career-best 10 strikeouts. His only rough inning came in the fifth inning when he issued a one-out walk — one of only three walks surrendered in the game by the right hander Two batters later Elmhurst's Alex Molek drilled a pitch off the left field wall to tie the game at 1-1.
Wabash jumped on the board in the second inning. David Seibel was hit by a pitch, then scored one batter later when Joe Johnson drilled a pitch to right-center field for an RBI double. Johnson got things going again for the Little Giants in the seventh inning, leading off with a walk before moving to second on a sacrifice bunt. Chris Deig was hit by a pitch, then John Pennington hit a flair single to right to load the bases. A passed ball with two outs allowed Johnson to come home with what would prove to be the eventual winning run. Montana Timmons brought home two more runs with a single past third to lock up the win for Widup.
Pennington had two hits, while Deig, Timmons, and Johnson each had one.
Wabash improves to 16-20 with the win, while Elmhurst falls to 11-13. The Little Giant return to action in the North Coast Athletic Conference this weekend with a key four-game series. Wabash plays two seven-inning games at Kenyon on Friday afternoon before closing out the regular season on Saturday with a pair of seven-inning contests at Denison.


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I wrote it also, losing Jose Reyes could make it easier for the Mets to eventually trade David Wright if they go in full rebuilding mode. However, it is not imminent and regardless of what you read, it won't be to the Yankees.
Despite his power dropoff in two of the past three seasons, Wright is the only marketable player the Mets have remaining. Ike Davis and Lucas Duda are a promise. Nobody else generates more than a yawn.
Wright will not be dealt while the Mets are trying to sell season tickets and advertising for SNY and Citi Field. And based on his production in two of the past three years, his value is at its lowest. If the Mets are bent on trading Wright, they'll need to see him healthy and hitting for power. That's what will get Sandy Alderson's phone ringing. Dealing Wright now would be trading him when the market is low.
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Josephkakoz needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 105 designs submitted by 47 freelance designers.
LESCOL or LESSCHOL
We are a food manufacturing company who deal in a variety of different margarine products. Our products go under the brand name of Belle. We are quite new players in this market and want to make an impressive entry into the market based on our logos and pack designs being new and hip.
As a brand extension we have developed a new Cholesterol reducing margarine product which is made from plant sterols which we add to our margarine which then assist in reducing cholesterol.
The target audience are people who suffer from Cholesterol, as well as health conscious people. Target market age is over 35s both males and females.
We require a logo that looks modern and yet professional looking. The logo should look at highlights the words " Les" in Lescol to show our product reduces cholesterol. Quite like the logo for a medicine brand called Cholesstrinol. We still have not finalised the spelling of the name so please do a logo as Lescol and on as Lesschol. Since the product is used to reduce cholesterol probably something should be included which shows a reducing theme (like an arrow downwards), also plant are being used to make it and so perhaps some leaf design, and also it is good for your heart so a heart. These are only ideas and we welcome creativity, so nothing is fixed these are only some ideas from us we want yours which are more important to us. Also since this product is a brand extension of our Belle range of margarines, we will also be using the belle logo but in smaller size on the pack and close to the Lescol logo (maybe positioned to the top left hand side of the logo will be the "Belle" Logo).
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Walter E. Nichols, a cutlery manufacturer in Greenfield, Massachusetts, is pictured here with family members in his 1901 Locomobile Steam Surrey. The Locomobile Company operated between 1899 and 1929, with plants in Watertown, Worcester, and Westborough, Massachusetts. The Nichols, who lived on Crescent Street, may have converted their barn, seen behind them, into a garage for their automobile. Nichols' car was, for a brief period in August, 1901, the only automobile in Greenfield. It could reach a speed of twelve miles an hour. By 1904, Greenfield had enough cars that the newspaper printed a letter decrying the danger posed by the many cars that raced down Main Street at twenty-five miles an hour, "altogether too great for the safety of any one."
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Shaun White and Kelly Clark win the Halfpipe at the Burton US Open at Vail Colorado
Words: Hondo
Holy crap! The Burton US Open halfpipe finals went off today. Today, March second was sunny, warm, and to top it off the riders were absolutely crushing it. The day started with the guys. Man, watching the guys ride the pipe is pretty awesome. It's pretty spine chilling seeing dudes do methods that are more than double head high. A method is such a timeless trick. The best method of the day has to go to Christian Haller. His method is unreal.
Other standouts from the pipe were Ryo Aono's sick frontside spins with melon grabs, Scotty Lago grabbing truck driver, and Taku Hiraoka's backside 540 Japan grab. They were all so sick, but they didn't make the podium. Louie Vito on the other did make the podium. He landed in third place, and he was going higher than we'd ever seen him go before. Ayumu Hirano ended up in second place. This 14 year old phenom is the future of halfpipe snowboarding. He has epic style and he goes so damn high. He was super close to taking the win, and we have a feeling he won't be sitting in second place for too much longer. Want to know who won? Well if you read the title of this post you know that Shaun White is your 31st annual Burton US Open halfpipe champion. He rips. Haters can can, but Shaun White can ride a halfpipe. His airs are huge and he did one of the craziest 1260's.
After the guys went, it was time for the ladies, and they didn't disappoint. Kaitlyn Farrington's first hit backside 900 is awesome, and she even did a backside 1080. But it didn't put her on the podium. Arielle Gold did make the podium however thanks to her timeless style. She ended up in third place. Hannah Teeter snagged second place, and Kelly Clark picked up her six US Open win, that's the most US Open wins of all time.
This contest ruled. Sure the US Open isn't at Stratton anymore, but you know what, things change. And we have to say that this change was pretty sick. Vail and Burton put together an amazing event, and we can't wait to come back next year
Men's 2013 US Open Halfpipe Finals:
1. Shaun White
2. Ayumu Hirano
3. Louie Vito
Women's 2013 US Open Halfpipe Finals:
1. Kelly Clark
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Rielle Hunter has gone quiet after less than hoped-for sales of her memoir — she's scheduled no additional tour dates to promote her tell-all about her relationship with John Edwards, "What Really Happened." After a serious media blitz, which included interviews with ABC's Chris Cuomo and appearances on "The View" and "Piers Morgan Tonight," Hunter, the mother of Edwards' daughter, Quinn, has sold 6,000 copies of her story, Bookscan told Page Six — enough to crack the New York Times best-seller list but "not big enough to make the major New York houses sorry" for not choosing it, Publishers Weekly said. A rep for Hunter told us: "Rielle's book tour has not been canceled. She completed her scheduled media appearances, and there are still requests that she's considering." But the rep added that no other tour appearances are currently planned. Hunter reportedly got a small advance from boutique publisher BenBella Books because larger publishers feared women would not buy it.
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Former Bison Caleb Joseph to receive Orioles community service award
Former Lipscomb baseball player Caleb Joseph is in Baltimore, Md. , with his family to receive the Elrod Hendricks Community Service Award on "Minor League" Night Wednesday night at Camden Yards before the Baltimore Orioles play the Tampa Bay Rays.
Joseph played for the Frederick Keys, an advanced Class A affiliate of the Orioles. Joseph earned Carolina League All-Star honors in the midseason and the postseason. He finished eighth in the league in batting with a .284 average.
Joseph won the award over all of the other minor league players in the Orioles organization. He spent many hours working with camps, youth groups and other organizations on home game days for the Keys who are located in Frederick, Md.


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Mavis Mary Withers, a 19-year resident of Rice, passed away May 30, 2012 in Colville. Mavis was born in Eureka, South Dakota on June 2, 1940 to Edwin and Otiela (Leidle) Withers.Mavis was raised and attended a one-room school in Eureka until the age of 12 when her family moved to Moses Lake, where she completed the 10th grade at Moses Lake High School. In 1966 she married John Withers in Rubidoux, CA. At the time, John was enlisted in the United States Navy and because of that, she and John had the privilege of traveling around the world. In 1980 they moved back to Moses Lake and she spent her time taking care of her house duties and baby-sitting her grandchildren. They lived in Moses Lake until 1993, when John took a job with the Kettle Falls School District and they moved to Rice, , where Mavis lived until her passing.Mavis loved her family and spent lots of time taking care of the grand and great-grandchildren. She was also very talented and enjoyed piecing quilts together and embroidering. Mavis was a dear wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. She will be greatly missed by all.She is survived by her husband, John Withers, Rice; daughters, Kimerlynn Withers, Florida; Jill Kersting, Butte, MT; grand-daughters, Courtney Roth-Hernandez, Brynn Roth, Bailey Miller, Taylor Miller, Aubrey Kersting, Morgan Kersting; two great-grandchildren.A memorial service for Mavis will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, June 23 at the Rice Christian Fellowship. Memorial contributions may be given to the American Cancer Society. Please visit the online memorial and sign the guestbook at www.danekasfuneralchapel.com. Danekas Funeral Chapel is entrusted with the arrangements


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The correct carb would be a Rochester 4mv. Someone else in this forum will be able to get you the part # I'm sure.As far as the original air cleaner, good luck! I think it's pretty unique and hard to find. To my knowledge no one reproduces it. It's a black base with the snorkel facing the driver's side. The top is chrome with the red 350 sticker. (the stickers are readily available from classic industries and others.)


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From its humble beginnings in 1996 as a small site by the Creek where little kiosks sold products from different countries, Dubai Global Village has grown into a huge crowd-puller. Dubai Global Village is now the star attraction of the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF), an open-air extravaganza which attracted 4.5 million visitors in 2008.
Huge pavilions from around 40 countries are at the heart of Dubai Global Village, bringing together diverse world cultures selling native food, goods and handicrafts. There are some real treasures too, including fantastic cottons from China, nuts from Syria, honey from Yemen, carpets from Iran, textiles from India and furniture from Morocco.
The fairground rides help promote a distinctly carnival atmosphere, as does the broad spectrum of stalls and activities which include music, dance and theatre. Dubai Global Village is a must-see, but do be prepared for a fair amount of walking.
Dubai Global Village is currently undergoing extensive refurbishment to replace the temporary pavilions with a permanent display area and is due to relaunch in 2009 – check the Dubai Global Village website for more details.
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Whitney Houston's Dear Friend Robyn Crawford Writes Open Letter to Nippy
Understandably, people all over the world are still grieving over the death of Whitney Houston. One of her closest friends Robyn Crawford penned a touching letter to the late pop icon for Esquire.
For those of you who may not know Crawford who is, she was once Houston's personal assistant for a number of years. Her close attachment to Houston sparked rumors that her and the veteran songbird were lesbian lovers. Houston vehemently denied that she was romantically involved with Crawford in a 1993 Rolling Stone interview.
"You know what? I am so tired of this. I'm really sick of it. People want to know if there is a relationship: Our relationship is that we're friends," Houston told journalist Anthony DeCurtis. "We've been friends since we were kids. She now is my employee. I'm her employer. And we're still best of friends. That's what it is. You mean to tell me that if I have a woman friend, I have to have a lesbian relationship with her? That's bulls—."
In the letter, Crawford details her lifelong friendship with Houston before the music and fame:
"I met her when she was 16. It was at a summer job. I was working at a community center in East Orange, New Jersey, and she was working just like the rest of us. She was there to work. She introduced herself as "Whitney Elizabeth Houston," and I knew right away she was special. Not a lot of people introduced themselves with their middle names back then. She had peachy colored skin and she didn't look like anyone I'd ever met in East Orange, New Jersey.
She was nothing like the Whitney Houston she became but at the same time she was already there. She knew, and so did everyone around her. She was doing shows in Manhattan with her mother, and she'd change her clothes in the car and get on stage and do her thing. She hadn't signed her contract yet. But she was modeling for Wilhelmina because she was discovered on the street. She was walking in front of Carnegie Hall and someone walked up to her and said, "There's a modeling agency upstairs that's looking for someone just like you." She walked upstairs and they signed her. That's what it was like, that's what she gave off. She looked like an angel. When my mother first met her, she laughed and said, "You look like an angel, but I know you're not." And she wasn't. But she looked like one."
To read Robyn Crawford's elegiac letter to Whitney Houston, click HERE.
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The NeverNotKnitting Podcast : Episode 31 : Knitting Emmy
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- Andrea said...
Yay for episode 31! It's good to have you back :)
- March 2, 2010 at 6:32 AM
- yarndancer said...
Yay, you're back!!! Off to listen!
- March 2, 2010 at 7:04 AM
- sconelady said...
Soooo glad to have your podcast back. Can't wait to hear all the upcoming epidodes!
- March 2, 2010 at 9:34 AM
THANK YOU so much for including my knitting story. I listened to the episode at the gym and I think people might have been wondering why I was tearing up on the eliptical trainer! :) It was an honor to appear on your podcast. And I am so happy to have NNK back after your break!
- March 2, 2010 at 9:50 AM
- Becky Whipple said...
welcome back! i can't wait to download this episode.
- March 2, 2010 at 11:49 AM
- StaceyKnitsIt said...
Welcome back! Thanks for keeping me company while I weave.
I don't like to reknit things either and also rarely knit a second project twice. :)
- March 2, 2010 at 11:59 AM
- Michelle said...
Yay so thrilled you are back!!
- March 2, 2010 at 1:41 PM
- Ang said...
Surprise internet yarn buying experiences are always interesting - glad yours worked out! I'm highly considering doing the Cosette during Malabrigo March...hmmmm.
- March 2, 2010 at 4:00 PM
- Nancy said...
Yeah! Alana is back. Missed you!
I am just finishing my spring garden tee for my little grand child.
- March 2, 2010 at 8:00 PM
- Patti said...
Glad your back. Great podcast.
- March 2, 2010 at 9:13 PM
- smitten said...
Love your podcast--& your patterns are sooooo lovely! tweeted via @lancyarnshop contact info
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- March 3, 2010 at 6:32 AM
- kathryn said...
kathrynlmyers (at) yahoo.com
- March 3, 2010 at 6:48 AM
- Michelle said...
I'm a somewhat new listener -- love the podcast. I'm always making notes on my phone of websites to check out while I'm listening! Contact info -- you can find me on Ravelry with "shenene" as my username. :)
- March 3, 2010 at 11:56 AM
- cpowers said...
Love the podcast and the patterns. Making Chloe for both of my girls now.
- March 3, 2010 at 3:54 PM
- Betsy said...
Your toys are so cute. Glad you're back. Missed your podcast.
- March 3, 2010 at 7:00 PM
- Yvonne said...
The hiatus is over! Yay! Downloading as I type :)
- March 4, 2010 at 7:21 AM
I am finally caught up with your podcasts - having found you two weeks ago.
Thanks to your inspiration, being a crocheter first and a knitter second, I am considering my own podcast for crocheting! Thank you! ☺
I am Fiodior (pronounced FEE-oh-door) on Ravelry and you can contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com
- March 5, 2010 at 1:20 PM
- Angela :o) said...
Welcome back!!
- March 7, 2010 at 3:06 AM
Welcome back! I think many of us have been suffering from NNK podcast withdrawl!! :)
- March 7, 2010 at 2:46 PM
- Jean said...
I'm a beginning knitter and I missed hearing your podcasts. You inspire me to learn more. Welcome back!
- March 8, 2010 at 11:44 AM
Loved your new episode (as always). Especially the story about Emmy! I am a 911 dispatcher and I never get the endings of my calls. It's nice to know she is doing well! We pray endlessly for our callers!
For all the mother's, please don't yell in the phone. We totally understand, but there is so much more to it then you can imagine. ( http://thedispatcherandherofficer.blogspot.com/2010/02/dear-parents-mostly-mothers-dispatcher.html)
- March 8, 2010 at 2:57 PM
- ebgrivas said...
Love that puppy! Please enter me in the bag giveaway - Thanks!
- March 9, 2010 at 7:12 PM
- ebgrivas said...
Love that pup!
Please enter me in your bag giveaway - they look fantastic! Thanks for doing your blog.
- March 9, 2010 at 7:13 PM
- Jen said...
Welcome back! You've been missed! Thanks for all the time and effort you put into your podcasts - I look forward to each and every one!
- March 14, 2010 at 1:10 PM
- ssburke said...
Glad you are back!
- March 14, 2010 at 4:14 PM
- scarlet834 said...
Well, I realized you were back and listened to your podcast on 3/16 so have missed your incredibly generous giveaway. However, I want to thank you for starting off the season with such a drool-worthy prize, and more than that I want to welcome you back. Will be checking out those bags, definitely!
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PARIS — In "Live and Let Die," a black-clad James Bond silently flies in the night in a black hang glider and lands on a mountain.
More than 40 years later, French special operations forces seek to do something similar, this time using a combination hang glider-dune buggy under development.
A prototype flying dune buggy designed for the military is going through tests at an air base, said Jerome Dauffy, chairman of Vaylon, a start-up company that developed the vehicle.
The prototype is a light all-terrain vehicle that can take off and fly in powered flight and paraglide.
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The need for a stealthy air transport was apparent in an attempted night rescue of a French secret service agent held hostage in Somalia in January 2013. Insurgents heard the French helicopters flying in and were armed and ready to thwart the mission.
France's Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) procurement office placed a December 2012 order worth €200,000 (US $276,000) to build the prototype, which was delivered in early December 2013.
Vaylon designers see the vehicle filling missions such as reconnaissance, hostage rescue, transport of equipment and air drop.
The company would supply the vehicle, leaving the special forces to decide what equipment to install, Dauffy said.
"One of the options would be to arm later versions of the vehicle with a bigger payload with weapons such as machine guns, 2.75mm rocket, or the light multi-role missile from Thales UK," said Francis Rodriguez, business development director for Vaylon. That larger payload would be 200 to 300 kilograms.
The prototype carries two seats. The design allows taking out the passenger seat out to allow arms and equipment to be stored for the mission, Dauffy said.
Vaylon pitched the Pegasus concept to the DGA in 2010, he said. As the special forces had a requirement for an all-terrain vehicle, the procurement office agreed to back the project and inject €60,000 to partially fund two years' development.
The company also raised finance from state-owned Banque Publique d'Investissement and its own funds. Total development cost is undisclosed.
Vaylon hopes to receive further funding for a second phase comprising pre-production and full-scale production in 2015.
Once on the market, the unit price is expected to be €100,000.
Meanwhile, the company is working hard to promote the vehicle. The company will have a stand at the Special Operations Forces Exhibition in Jordan, which opens May 6, showing a mock up and video footage.
The company also plans to put the Pegasus on display at the French Eurosatory land armaments trade show, opening June 16.
The flying car was on display in November, at the entrance of Ecole Polytechnique university, which played host to the DGA Innovation Forum, a technology showcase.
Vaylon is one of some 20 start-ups in Starburst Accelerator, which offers strategic marketing, help finds institutional funding and rents office space to the small company members, said François Chopard, a managing partner at Impulse Partners, a consultancy that set up the business angel.
Vaylon sees civilian applications for the vehicle, including civil security, crisis management and tourism.
The prototype runs on petrol, but a later version would also use diesel. On costs, flight would be €20 per hour, rising to around €50 including maintenance.
Pegasus can take off in 50-100 meters, fly at a height of 3,000 meters and land under 10 meters.
Vaylon is also a member of Astech, an association for aerospace industry competitiveness.


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Apr 14,2009
Lifelong Health: Studies say PSA tests don't reduce number of cancer deaths
by Dr. David Lipschitz
Though the debate over screening for prostate cancer has been brewing for years, new information further questions the role of the prostate-specific antigen test in preventing death from prostate cancer.
Recently, two major articles published in The New England Journal of Medicine seriously question the value of the PSA test.
The first study followed 76,693 men from 10 U.S. medical centers. Half the patients received PSA tests annually, and the others did not. After seven years, analysis showed that measuring PSA did not significantly reduce the death rate from prostate cancer. The second study followed 182,000 men in Europe and showed that the tests had a similarly low impact on the number of prostate cancer deaths.
The problem with the PSA test is that elevated results often lead to tests and invasive procedures that may not be warranted. For every 12 elevated PSA levels, biopsies of prostates reveal only three instances of prostate cancer. The biopsy process involves inserting a needle into the prostate gland 12 times to remove a small piece of prostate tissue. Between the pain and the potential risk of bleeding, many men certainly would be much happier to avoid biopsies altogether.
If prostate cancer is diagnosed in a patient, he usually is treated by a prostatectomy (having his prostate removed), which can be done with irradiation or by implanting radioactive seeds in the prostate. After treatment, many of these patients are placed on medications to remove testosterone (also known as chemical castration). These procedures have many side effects, including impotence and urinary incontinence. In some cases, stomach pain, diarrhea or constipation occurs. And evidence suggests that in many men, aggressive treatment is not warranted.
Based on all these facts, should we stop screening for prostate cancer? The answer is definitely no. More than 26,000 men die of prostate cancer every year, and detecting cancer early can lead to curing it. Prostate cancer is serious in young men, black men and in those with strong family histories of prostate cancer.
Some cancers are far more aggressive than others. How aggressive a particular cancer is can be determined by examining the cancer cells under a microscope. Pathologists rank the aggressiveness of cancers with the Gleason scale, which scores tumors from 1-10. Tumors with scores of 7 or higher need to be treated aggressively. Tumors that score less than 5 can be approached more conservatively.
We must continue to screen for prostate cancer, but our approach must change. The PSA test is simply too inaccurate for us to investigate every patient with an elevated result. Many things cause PSA levels to be abnormally high, including a very large prostate, recent sexual activity and prostatitis. Also, if a physician has done a digital rectal examination immediately before obtaining blood for the measurement, it's possible for the level of PSA to be abnormally high. An elevated PSA level does not necessarily require an immediate referral to a urologist for a prostate biopsy.
With all the mounting evidence against PSA screening, here is the most rational approach: For men between the ages of 40 and 70, PSA measurements should be obtained every one or two years. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force does not recommend PSA measurements in men older than 75; some experts state that it is of no value for a man who is 70 or older. Screening also should include an annual digital rectal examination. That can identify very hard nodules, which may indicate the presence of a cancer.
If the PSA level is moderately high, the test should be repeated after three months, six months and one year. If the level remains stable, increases only minimally, or decreases, no further investigation is warranted. However, if the PSA level increases rapidly or is very high (greater than 15), a referral to a urologist for a biopsy is warranted. If the biopsy reveals a tumor with a high Gleason score, prostatectomy is the treatment of choice. Some may recommend irradiation or radioactive seeds, but treatment definitely is warranted. If the Gleason score is low, wait watchfully; more PSA measurements may be needed.
By being rational and taking sound scientific evidence into account, screening for prostate cancer can be done appropriately, without undue procedures. This is the best way to ensure the most appropriate, rational and financially viable care.
Dr. David Lipschitz is the author of the book "Breaking the Rules of Aging."
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Carmelo Anthony Blames His Team & Coach For His Lost To The Lakers! "We Quit, Yeah I Said It, We All Suck"
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Joe currently serves as Head of Startup Support and Promotion for Indiana University. He is in charge of shepherding promising discoveries and innovations into the marketplace through new company formation. Prior to his current role, Joe was a Principle at In-Vivo Ventures, LLC and Vice President of Research and Development for Kylin Therapeutics, Inc. He also served as a Sr. Innovation Strategy Manager at the Purdue Research Foundation. Joe received his Ph.D. from Purdue University in Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology. He is a published author in peer-reviewed academic journals and an experienced entrepreneur. Joe returns to Wabash often to speak to aspiring academics and entrepreneurs. He assists in recruiting efforts for the football team and hosts students for job shadowing. Joe has mentored and hired a number of students and alumni. Joe's hope for Wabash men is that they gain an early understanding of the complexities of creating and supporting entities that are sustained on innovation. He believes that Wabash men are uniquely suited for such endeavors.
Joe was a Lilly Scholar and is a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He serves as a class agent and is a member of the 1832 Society. He and his wife have a daughter, Josie, and two sons, Will and Sam. They reside in Carmel, IN.
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Didier Drogba scored on his Galatasaray debut in a 2-1 win at Akhisar Belediye
Didier Drogba struck the opening goal in Galatasaray's 2-1 win at Akhisar Belediye on Friday.
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The former Marseille and Chelsea striker, who joined Gala this month following an ill-fated spell at Shanghai Shenhua, came on for his debut as a 63rd-minute substitute and needed just five minutes to break the deadlock with a well-placed header.
Two minutes later Drogba was involved again as his shot was saved but Burak Yilmaz followed up to make it 2-0 to Galatasaray, who also included Holland star Wesley Sneijder in their line-up following his January arrival.
Sertan Vardar pulled a goal back for bottom side Akhisar in the 85th minute but Galatasaray held on for their 12th win of the campaign.
The arrival of Drogba and Sneijder has rightly been viewed as a formidable statement of intent by Galatasaray, who have gone from strength to strength since winning the league title last season.
Tonight's win gives the Istanbul club an eight-point lead over Besiktas at the Super Lig summit ahead of the remaining weekend fixtures.


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As provost and academic vice-president of Duquesne University, Dr. Michael P. Weber, a distinguished urban historian, first encouraged Duquesne's Political Science and Sociology Departments to combine forces to create the Graduate Center for Social and Public Policy. Upon his death, Dr. Weber's family and friends created the Michael P. Weber Endowed Research Grant in his memory.
Highest priority for this annual grant of approximately $2,500 is to fund a student in the Policy Center who is working on a thesis involving urban issues and social problems, urban history, or city development.
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