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Manuel Camblor wrote:James Roscoe wrote:This thread has devolved from inteligent discussion to troll baiting.
LL keep the faith baby!
What in the hell is troll-baiting? Can one do this kind of thing with dynamite?
But seriously, it's a good thing none of us has the time or energy anymore for a good, solid old-school campaign of hate. I did my last one with the newbies on Wine Therapy a couple of months ago. Since then, I feel all spent. Still, while I had that kind of juice in me, it was fun... Who knows? Maybe I'll get it in me again...
Oh, and what exactly is this "faith" you speak of?
Troll-baiting is like bear-baiting. It's in one of the deleted scenes from the Two Towers I think. Lou is the master. As I said I think it was outlawed during the Hayes administration. However in certain internet sites the art has been resurrected.
I don't know what I meant by 'faith". It just sounded so hip. When you're 47 you go with whatever. Keep your groove on then. I don't know. Just keep doing what your doing.


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A Thailand exchange student from the late '60s credits his time in the United States for helping him experience Christianity and democracy.
A Thailand exchange student from the late '60s credits his time in the United States for helping him experience Christianity and democracy, which led him to fighting for those things in his country.
At the age of 19, Krassanai "Krass" Wangrangsimakul came to town to live with the Jewett family on Fairview Street. He's visiting Lexington this week to attend the 45th reunion of Lexington Senior High School's Class of 1968 on Saturday.
"I'm happy just being here and coming back to see the people," said the 65-year-old, who is vice president at the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Thailand and president of Chulalongkorn University Alumni, Songkhla. Also, he is the former dean of the faculty of dentistry at Prince of Songkla University in Thailand.
Wangrangsimakul received an International Scholarship from the American Field Service (now referred to as the AFS-USA), which is a nonprofit organization that offers international and intercultural learning experiences to individuals, schools and communities in more than 40 counties around the world. He had to go through an interview process and pass some written tests to be selected.
"It's very important (at a young age) that you have a good foundation of understanding of humanity and the people of your own culture. This was a very good experience for me," he said.
He wanted to be a part of the program to gain knowledge about the way of life in America by living with a family — the late Bob and Pearl Jewett. Their son Hank Jewett was a senior at LSHS.
While in high school he was instrumental in different activities and was a member of the National Honor Society. He remembered loving the barbecue and not having any hot food options to choose from. He also was the guest speaker at several events that gave him the opportunity to share his culture.
"American people are very friendly and hospitable," he said. "I tried to learn as much as possible in 365 days. Every day is precious and valuable. Never let a day pass by without learning something."
At that time next door to the Jewetts was the Nance family — Carol Nance Harris, Jim Nance, Frankie Nance and Buddy Nance, who became a second American family to Wangrangsimakul. Carol was also a senior at LSHS during Wangrangsimakul's stay. They all became fond of Wangrangsimakul.
Carol suggests that Wangrangsimakul is the first exchange student from Thailand in the history of Lexington. She noted that he's well known through Thailand for his surgical skills.
"Krass turned out to be just the man we knew he would be," Carol said. "He's very accomplished. I'm impressed with how great of a person he is and the life he has lived. He's so devoted to family and friends here. He has done so much with his life. It's amazing."
Before returning home Wangrangsimakul said he was able to travel to other U.S. states along with other students in the program who were from other counties. He said they traveled on a bus from the east coast to the west coast for a month.
Upon returning to Thailand he went on to college and entered the field of dentistry. He has served as a professor at a university and is a well-known oral surgeon. Coming from a Buddhist background, Wangrangsimakul is now part of a small percentage who consider themselves Christians. He had questioned and studied the two religions prior to coming and while staying in America. He has been instrumental in building churches in Thailand, too.
One thing that was important to Wangrangsimakul was sharing his experience with others in his native country. He wanted to end stereotypes of American people.
"American people are very lovely, kind and open minded. They are great," he said.
Since leaving Lexington Wangrangsimakul has visited on several occasions. He actually attended his 25th class reunion. Prior to then he came to visit his American family whenever he was traveling to the United States for work purposes. Wangrangsimakul said Bob and Pearl even came to visit him in Thailand. Hank Jewett lives in Wisconsin now. Wangrangsimakul has even brought his wife and two boys to Lexington to meet some of his American family.
He said things around town really have not changed that much. During his week stay this time he visited the house he lived in with his American family. It's been 20 years since Kangrangsimakul has visited. He will leave on Monday.
Since arriving this past Monday he has been staying with members of the Nance's family. Wangrangsimakul even cooked one night for everyone and visited the high school. The reunion will take place at Tricia's Catering. Between 90 to 100 people are expected to attend.
"It's nice to see many of my old friends and how they live," he said. "It seems like yesterday. We don't look the same. The spirit of yesterday is still here. It's like a dream."
Wangrangsimakul encourages students from the United States and in other counties to take advantage of experiencing another country. He noted that a lot of the participants of the AFS-USA program are very successful in life. He leaves advice to anyone in the program to participate in as many activities as they can during their stay where ever they live.
He admits not wanting to come at one point, but he's glad he was given the opportunity because it helped shape his life mentally, physically and spiritually.
"The most precious experience in one's life is that of the people," he said. "The student exchange program is very valuable. More should participate."
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Anyone have their 60kwh weighed?
Anyone have their 60kwh weighed?
Received a written reply from Tesla confirming curb weight and battery cell type for the 60 kWh cars. Recap of 85 kWh vs 60 kWh information:
-Curb weight: 4647 lbs 85 kWh, 4464 lbs 60 kWh
-EPA miles per charge: 265 miles 85 kWh, 208 miles 60 kWh
-EPA MPG electric equivalent: 89 MPGe 85 kWh, 95, MPGe 60 kWh
-Both cars use Panasonic 3.4 ah 18650 Li-Ion cells, the 60 kWh cars use fewer.
200 lbs is nothing. It doesn't explain the 6 MPGe increase.
The weight difference as a % of the car is a little over 4%. This would increase the mileage by about 4 MPGe. I assume the other 2 MPGe is from decreased hp.
Lower curb weight (5%) is 5% less rolling energy required, still a decent impact on the EPA highway test (with it's comparatively low speeds), and a much more direct 5% reduction in the city test (5% less mass to accelerate and brake). There's also less battery mass to keep at the correct temperature (hot or cold). Final drive ratio may also be different (lower top speed is offered) and inverter profile is different, perhaps allowing more efficient operation in the lower power band. Also, an inverter with 45kw less power output will require less cooling, so possibly smaller air intakes, certainly the the 175kw 40kwh car needs less cooling than the 310kw performance 85kwh car!!
Yes, the 60 "burns" less energy accelerating, because it doesn't do it as strongly. So the 5-cycle test shows that. But steady cruising wouldn't be affected by that, so the difference at steady speed would be from the weight difference, only.
Congrats @djp - real data for a change instead of wild speculation.
@nickjhowe - djp lifted that information verbatim from my post on the Punch List thread this morning noting the response from my Tesla rep. I'm sure djp simply forgot to credit the source.
In that case thanks @ddruz!!!! Not sure what magic you worked to get that much detail out of Tesla, but keep it up.
I made a typo in the recap which djp copied and pasted above. The battery cells are 3.1 ah not 3.4 ah. Corrected:
Received a written reply from Tesla confirming curb weight and battery cell type for the 60 kWh cars. Recap of 85 kWh vs 60 kWh information:
-Curb weight: 4647 lbs 85 kWh, 4464 lbs 60 kWh
-EPA miles per charge: 265 miles 85 kWh, 208 miles 60 kWh
-EPA MPG electric equivalent: 89 MPGe 85 kWh, 95, MPGe 60 kWh
-Both cars use Panasonic 3.1 ah 18650 Li-Ion cells, the 60 kWh cars use fewer.
Does anyone know the weight of the entire battery pack for 85 Kwh? Including the enclosure for the battery.
@BrianH - at steady speed, you are using energy only to overcome drag and rolling resistance, so the weight has very little to do with it. The weight mainly comes into play when accelerating and decelerating, as the force required to change the speed is directly proportional to the mass.
@jat - I'd add that weight has a linear effect when changing elevation also. Not sure if the EPA cycle models flat ground or has simulated hills and valleys - anyone know the specifics?
I'd expect rolling resistance to be affected by weight, at least to some exent.
Brian H,
The question is not whether weight increases rolling resistance (it does, proportionally), the question is how big a factor rolling resistance is compared to aerodynamic drag. In highway use the 4% reduction in weight is negligible.
Another factor that reduces the effect of weight in an EV is regenerative braking. So even urban consumption will be decreased by less than 4%.
I'd be surprised if the 4% reduction in weight yielded more than 2% recuction in energy consumption.
Does the 60 kWh version come with different tires and/or rims?
I would expect that EPA tested 85kWh with 21" and 60kWh with 19" tyres.
Unfortunately EPA does not mention this.
Weight only cannot make the difference between 89 en 95 MPGe.
At 30mph about 75% rolling resistance and 25% aerodynamic drag.
At 60mph 45% / 55%
At 80 mph 30% / 70%
For acceleration power needed is lineair with mass.


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ICD-10 Diagnosis Code M66.262
Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, left lower leg
Diagnosis Code M66.262
Short Description: Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, left lower leg
Long Description: Spontaneous rupture of extensor tendons, left lower leg
This is the 2018 version of the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code M66.262
Valid for Submission
The code M66.262 is valid for submission for HIPAA-covered transactions.
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Leg Injuries and Disorders
Your legs are made up of bones, blood vessels, muscles, and other connective tissue. They are important for motion and standing. Playing sports, running, falling, or having an accident can damage your legs. Common leg injuries include sprains and strains, joint dislocations, and fractures.
These injuries can affect the entire leg, or just the foot, ankle, knee, or hip. Certain diseases also lead to leg problems. For example, knee osteoarthritis, common in older people, can cause pain and limited motion. Problems in your veins in your legs can lead to varicose veins or deep vein thrombosis.
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Sprains and Strains
A sprain is a stretched or torn ligament. Ligaments are tissues that connect bones at a joint. Falling, twisting, or getting hit can all cause a sprain. Ankle and wrist sprains are common. Symptoms include pain, swelling, bruising, and being unable to move your joint. You might feel a pop or tear when the injury happens.
A strain is a stretched or torn muscle or tendon. Tendons are tissues that connect muscle to bone. Twisting or pulling these tissues can cause a strain. Strains can happen suddenly or develop over time. Back and hamstring muscle strains are common. Many people get strains playing sports. Symptoms include pain, muscle spasms, swelling, and trouble moving the muscle.
At first, treatment of both sprains and strains usually involves resting the injured area, icing it, wearing a bandage or device that compresses the area, and medicines. Later treatment might include exercise and physical therapy.
NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
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The ICD-10 and ICD-9 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
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The Present on Admission (POA) indicator is used for diagnosis codes included in claims involving inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals. POA indicators must be reported to CMS on each claim to facilitate the grouping of diagnoses codes into the proper Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG). CMS publishes a listing of specific diagnosis codes that are exempt from the POA reporting requirement.


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Once-Weekly and Once-Monthly HIV Meds in the Pipeline: Studies From ICAAC 2012
September 17, 2012
Two new HIV drugs in development that show promise for less frequent dosing were previewed at ICAAC 2012 in San Francisco.
One of the drugs, a fusion inhibitor named albuvirtide, could make once-a-week HIV medication a reality. Results from two small Chinese studies demonstrated the general safety and effectiveness of albuvirtide.
The first study followed 54 HIV-infected, treatment-naive individuals in Beijing, all of whom had a viral load above 5,000 copies/mL and a CD4+ cell count above 250 cells/mm3. The group consisted of 39 men and 15 women with a median age of 37.5. Each participant was either treated with a single dose of albuvirtide or a placebo. Two participants discontinued treatment during the study.
The second study followed 12 HIV-infected, treatment-naive men who have sex with men. Half of the group (median age 35.5) was given multiple albuvirtide doses of 160 mg, while the other half (median age 26.5) received multiple doses of 320 mg. The doses were given on days 1, 2, 3, then 8 and 15.
Albuvirtide is administered intravenously, while the only approved fusion inhibitor, enfuvirtide (T-20, Fuzeon), is administered subcutaneously. And, unlike enfuvirtide, albuvirtide does not require twice-daily dosing.
NATAP reported:
While these early results indicate albuvirtide is well tolerated and can suppress HIV for up to 10 days, further research is needed in a larger study population with more long-term indications.
The second drug in development, an integrase inhibitor currently known as S/GSK1265744 (or simply "744"), was analyzed in two studies, and showed a potential to control HIV for up to one month with a single dose taken either orally or through long-acting parenteral injection.
The first study looked into the effectiveness of 744 and its potential interactions with raltegravir (Isentress) and elvitegravir (GS 9137, JTK-303).
NATAP reported:
The second study showed that S/GSK1265744 was well tolerated and could be taken with rilpivirine (Edurant) without negative interactions. Still, as with any drug in early-stage development, further research needs to be conducted to test the long-term efficacy and safety of 744 in larger study groups.
[Editors note: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that enfuvirtide is administered intravenously, when in fact it is administered subcutaneously. The article has been corrected to reflect this.]
Warren Tong is the research editor for TheBody.com and TheBodyPRO.com.
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Quick, camera phone photos of the Bike Hugger Racing Bike project in progress … tacked up and ready to weld.
The concept frame and bike will debut at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show, February 8th in Portland. Details about its interesting and innovative design and fabrication to follow.
More photos added with full details on 2/08/08.


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hi guys my name is cameron maramenides. i am 10 years old and i am making this post for all the kids that like to kiteboard and want to share how to do tricks, places you like to kite, equipment you like the most,videos and photos.
so parents if you read this post have you kids share it with all the kids. that way we can practice righting and reading while talking about our favorite hoby kitebording. ok i m late for school got to go.
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If you're feeling a bit sluggish, there's typically no quick fix; nurturing your health is a long-term endeavor. But that doesn't stop marketers from gumming up the airways with advertisements about the latest fad diets. One such diet that keeps being revived is called …
The cleanse
Aka "detox diet". But whichever label you prefer, you'll be hard-pressed to associate it with a clear-cut definition. Presumably, the goal of a detox is to cleanse the body of harmful substances, often called toxins, usually through some type of highly restrictive diet (with a possible seasoning of supplements). Some cleanses are aimed at specific organs, while others aim to purify you from head to toe.
As a rule, detox diets are very restrictive. Food is commonly limited to fruit and vegetable juices, or other approved drinks. The Master Cleanse, for example, prescribes 6–12 glasses of lemonade with maple syrup and cayenne pepper. Ingested daily as your only sustenance, this concoction supposedly removes all toxins from your body and, according to its creator, supports the elimination of every kind of disease.
While detox diets differ in their minutiae, no specific protocol is worth dissecting in detail since it will soon fall out of favor as another variant becomes the next fad.
In a nutshell, detox diets hinge on the premise that the human body accumulates toxins which various super-restrictive diet protocols can eliminate.
Does your body actually accumulate toxins?
According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, "toxins are substances created by plants and animals that are poisonous to humans. Toxins also include some medicines that are helpful in small doses, but poisonous in large amounts." (As we shall see, any substance can be toxic, depending on dosage.) In colloquial speech, "toxins" can also refer to toxicants, which are man-made poisons found in the environment, usually due to pollution.
In the context of detox diets, however, a "toxin" is any substance that is believed to be toxic or noxious and presumably accumulates in the body over time, which is why you need this detox right now to get rid of them before they do more damage to your health. Notable mentions include heavy metals, pollutants, pesticides, preservatives, food additives such as food colorings and artificial sweeteners, added sugars like high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), and synthetic chemicals in general.
However, while breathing pesticides or drinking pollutants is unambiguously harmful to your health, the same cannot be said of all non-natural food additives and modifications. Rather than falling prey to fear-mongering and naturalistic fallacies, let's see what a little science can shed on those gray areas of nutrition.
Toxins and toxicants cover a wide variety of substances, but non-natural substances are not automatically noxious.
Determining toxicity
Context is crucial. Natural or synthetic, any substance can be noxious, depending on many factors, such as the target species. Cocoa, for example, can be safely eaten by people, but its theobromine content makes it potentially lethal to dogs. Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) causes fatty liver in mice, but not in humans. This is important to keep in mind because animal studies are often cited to "prove" that a substance is harmful to humans.
Dosage is another factor to consider. Even water can kill you if you drink too much over too short a period of time, since it lowers the concentration of electrolytes needed for muscles (including the heart) to function.[1] Likewise, those same electrolytes the heart needs to keep beating aren't always your friends. In the United States, for example, the adequate intake (AI) for potassium for adults is 4.7 grams.[2] When this much potassium is consumed through food, it is digested for hours, making it not only safe, but healthful. However, just one gram of pure potassium taken on an empty stomach, with or without water, can have adverse health effects, which is why multivitamins and sports drinks are limited to 99 milligrams (0.099 grams).
But surely some substances are always bad for you, right? Tobacco, for instance, or alcohol? The answer is yes. For tobacco. But alcohol isn't an unmitigated evil. While overconsumption can lead to cirrhosis and an increased risk of cancer, small amounts may provide modest health benefits (e.g. some protection against coronary heart disease).
And what about this modern devil, high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS)? Sure, it is a heavily refined extract made from corn, but this compound is close to regular table sugar in composition and likely no worse for you. Neither HFCS or sugar are intrinsically harmful, and an occasional can of soda isn't going to derail your health. However, regular consumption of these added sugars through soft drinks and processed foods can lead to unintentional increases in caloric intake and potential health problems from the resulting fat gain.
Some substances can accumulate in body tissues, leading over time to serious health problems. This is well recognized with heavy metals. Because fish can contain mercury (a heavy metal with a half-life in humans of approximately 50 days),[3] some people have banned it from their diet, thus depriving themselves of its healthful omega-3 fatty acids. Keeping in mind that the dose usually (but not always[4][5]) makes the poison, however, you could decide instead to eat fish less frequently, vary the type of fish you eat, or focus on fish with a lower mercury content.
Pesticide residues in food are another common concern. Yet, the Pesticide Data Program (PDP) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has consistently found that the vast majority of the food on the market contained residues below the tolerable limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In addition, rinsing, peeling when possible, and cooking can all reduce the amount of pesticide left on your food.[6][7]
Calling a compound toxic, without providing context, is too simplistic. Other factors, such as dosage, determine if a substance (be it synthetic or natural) is a threat to your health.
Does the body need cleansing?
Even if a substance really is noxious, a cleanse won't help. Acute toxicity would likely constitute a medical emergency, while chronic toxicity is best addressed by a well-fed body — not one weakened by a diet of pepper-infused lemonade. The liver, kidneys, lungs, and several other organs work around the clock to remove harmful substances and excrete the waste products of metabolism. They don't need help from fad diets.
What they can benefit from is a healthy diet and smart supplementation. The detoxification systems of the liver, for example, benefit greatly from eating cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, which provide sulforaphane, a compound that up-regulates the liver's detox processes.[8] These effects may extend to other bioactive compounds in plants as well.[9] In terms of supplements, compounds like N-acetylcysteine and milk thistle have strong evidence supporting their use in liver health.
So, no pepper-infused lemonade. But what about commercial products? Unfortunately, a 2009 investigation found that not a single company behind 15 detox supplements could supply any form of evidence for their efficacy (or safety). Worse still, the companies couldn't even name the toxins targeted by their products or simply agree on a definition for the word "detox".
The fact that no company can name the toxin their product targets reveals just how little of an effect cleanses have. To scientifically determine the efficacy of a treatment, researchers must first identify the toxin, so as to accurately measure its accumulation in the body. Only then can they investigate the effects of different compounds, and should they find one that affects the toxin, explore a hypothesis regarding its mode of action.
For example, scientists researching the effects of organochlorine pesticides, which accumulate in mammals,[10] not only know the name of the toxin they are researching, they have also determined that its accumulation can be limited by Orlistat, an anti-obesity drug.[11] In fact, the mechanism behind this pharmaceutical's effect is largely understood: Orlistat confines these particular pesticides to the intestines, through which they are removed as waste. Similarly, heavy metal poisoning is treated with chelating agents that bind the metal and prevent further absorption.[12]
The human body does accumulate noxious elements such as heavy metals or certain fat-soluble substances. It also has mechanisms in place to eliminate many of these over time. If the body does need help detoxing, there are well-studied compounds that are in medical use, such as orlistat for pesticide poisoning. In contrast, most detox supplements have little to no evidence regarding their efficacy or safety.
What science has to say
Studies on cleanses are scarce and, according to a review from 2015, not very convincing, as they suffer from "small sample sizes, sampling bias, lack of control groups, reliance on self-report, and qualitative rather than quantitative measurements".[13]
For example, one controlled trial investigating the Master Cleanse detox program reported no significant difference in weight loss or health improvements between middle-aged women assigned to the cleanse or to a group that simply cut their caloric intake to the same extent.[14] Both groups ate a mere 400 kcal per day and saw reductions in their weight, blood lipids, and insulin resistance, but this wasn't because of any lemon-juice-maple-syrup magic - it was because the women were eating hardly anything. Regardless, the study lasted a mere 11 days, so we don't know whether these health improvements would be maintained when regular eating is resumed.
But many people don't consider the evidence (or lack thereof) and simply notice the weight and fat loss from eating so much less than usual. Thus, detox diets and commercial cleanses remain popular. A friend losing weight on an extreme cleanse? That doesn't need any explanation. Scouring the evidence and analyzing studies in depth? The average person has neither the time or knowledge to dive into toxicology and systematic evidence reviews. Every now and then a case report emerges about potential risks, such as kidney damage from green smoothies[15] or liver failure from detox teas.[16]. But again, the audience for these papers is usually limited to researchers, not those who regularly employ detoxes and cleanses.
There is little-to-no evidence investigating commercial detox programs. What evidence does exist is fraught with methodological problems and suggests that possible short-term benefits are mostly due to extreme calorie restriction, rather than detoxification.
Explaining anecdotal cleanse benefits
Why do fad cleanses spread through word of mouth despite the proven lack of benefits? One answer is: rapid weight loss. Which could be great … if weight loss always meant fat loss.
To store one gram of glycogen in the liver and muscles, the body uses three grams of water. Glycogen stores are easily depleted in 24–48 hours if the body isn't getting enough carbohydrates, which results in a weight loss of several pounds.[17] Once a regular eating schedule is resumed, however, the glycogen and water come rushing back.
Nevertheless, the temporary weight loss leads many people to attribute health benefits to the cleanse they just completed.
In addition, most people eat poorly, and detox diets usually revolve around vegetables and fruits. Therefore, for most people, a detox diet means consuming fewer calories but, paradoxically, more vitamins and other valuable micronutrients. In that case, the diet could be seen as beneficial, but it would still not be as good as simply eating better, especially because the detox diet is more temporary than sustainable.
So, instead of doing a "spring cleanse", focus on healthy habits you can sustain, such as eating nutritious food on a daily basis. Ample protein, leafy greens, and foods chock-full of vitamins are not just tastier and more satisfying than a cleanse, they're also way better for you.[18][19]
Save your money
The evidence in support of detox diets or products just isn't there. You (and your wallet) are better off allowing your all-natural detoxification system to deal with the "toxins", bolstered by a healthy diet and lifestyle. And in the off chance you are actually poisoned, rely on medical professionals, not commercial cleanses.


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"You ain't nothin' but a hound dog, cryin' all the time. You ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine."-Elvis Presley to Sherlock the Basset Hound on "The Steve Allen Show" This week marks what would have been the King of Rock n' Roll's 75th birthday. It is hard to imagine that on July 1, 1956 Steve Allen tried to calm the storm that would become "Elvis" by having the rising star put on a white tie and tails while singing these lyrics to a real, live Basset dressed in a top hat and matching bowtie. Allen's stunt didn't stop the grinding, ground swell. Elvis exploded on "Ed Sullivan" two months later and the world was never the same. Actually the Elvis and Sherlock duo on "Steve Allen" was part of a TV ratings war begun shortly after a Wisconsin diocese contacted J. Edgar Hoover to warn that the young singer was a threat to national security. A month before during "The Milton Berle Show" Presley's rendition of "Hound Dog" minus the guitar shield drew a huge audience but outraged the critics.[NY Times: "Mr. Presley has no discernible singing ability"; Daily News: "popular music has reached its lowest depths in the 'grunt' and 'groin' antics."] Allen wanted to attract viewers but needed to preserve his reputation as a family show, so he came up with the canine serenade as a way to tame Elvis. Supposedly Presley who had never worn a tuxedo before was not thrilled by this idea, but added a personal touch by putting on his blue suede shoes. The song lasted a little over a minute. Watch the episode on YouTube or by Googling the blog of another Basset named Lord Bassington. (What did we do before YouTube?) Suave Sherlock is the picture of decorum while Elvis grabs the Hound's head and tries in vain not to dance. Many Bassets would have bayed right back at him. You can see Presley suppressing giggles, even though reports say he was embarrassed by the performance and complained that Sherlock slobbered and peed on the seat. (Slobber is a Basset given; the other offense, if true, debatable.)Later in the show Elvis appeared in a skit with Allen, Imogene Coca and Andy Griffith. The next day the still steamed-up Presley, officially recorded "Hound Dog" (which is a remake of the 1952 "Big Mama" Thornton/Buddy Guy blues classic). Allen's NBC Presley show beat CBS's Ed Sullivan for the first time, so Sullivan was forced to retract his words that Elvis "wasn't his cup of tea" and book him for three shows, at the unprecedented fee of $50,000. On the September 9th Elvis debut, neither star was in the famous NY theater. Sullivan was recovering from a head-on car crash while Elvis was filming his first movie Love Me Tender. Subbing host Charles Laughton introduced Presley from his Hollywood studio. For most of the segment including two verses of "Hound Dog" the cameras panned on the top half of Elvis the Pelvis. At the end, Laughton quipped "Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast." From then on, Elvis need only utter: "you ain't"…and crowds would start screaming. So did Elvis ever own a Hound dog? Elvis loved animals and made up for the pets his parents couldn't afford when he was a child. According to gracelandthenovel.com and goelvis.com, Elvis had a Basset named Sherlock but I can't find proof that this Hound was his TV co-star. Presley gave his mother a small dog named Sweet Pea in 1956. He also shared Graceland with Baba, a Collie; Stuff, a black Poodle; Muffin, a Great Pyrenees; two Great Danes- Snoopy & Brutus; Getlo, a Chow and Edmund, a Pomeranian. Brutus appeared in a 1968 Presley movie, and died shortly after Elvis and Priscilla divorced. The other Dane, Snoopy, became the favorite of daughter Lisa Marie. Elvis once flew the Chow in his private plane to Boston for treatment of a kidney ailment. Getlo stayed there in ICU for three months but died shortly after returning home. After Presley's 1977 death, Edmund the Pom became attached to his Aunt Delta. When Graceland opened for tours five years later, visitors often saw Edmund in the Jungle Room howling when Delta left him. I went to Graceland in 1988 where I got the overwhelming feeling that despite fame and fortune, Elvis was a prisoner in his own life. His aunt was still living in the part of the house closed to the public, but we didn't see Edmund or any pets. We did speak with the letter carrier because we were fascinated at the notion of someone being the late Elvis' mailman. I have his photo and one of a large ceramic Afghan Hound (of course, I would want that) in the Presley museum. You weren't allowed to take pictures inside Graceland, so my silliest memory is the look of disdain from the rest of the visitors when my camera flash went off in my pocketbook while descending the stairs into Elvis' basement. It was an accident. I swear. You'd think I had desecrated his white jump suit with a Slurpee. Speaking of gold-studded white jumpsuits, your pooch can celebrate the King's 75th birthday in style. You can purchase a Las Vegas style outfit for dogs online. Some come with capes. Take a look. Now I know what my Edgar Afghan Poe will be wearing next Halloween. He "ain't never caught a rabbit" either. However, our squirrels ain't so lucky. For Adoption at Oyster Bay Town Shelter (677-5784) Miller Pl. Syosset: "Snickers" #814 is a Foxhound/Beagle who lost her home when the new baby arrived while "Luca" #800 a sociable tabby kitten has been growing up in the shelter lobby. 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Masada is a lofty plateau in a spectacular desert setting overlooking the Dead Sea. It is a palace-fortress Herod the Great built to last forever, a refuge for Jewish rebels in the century of Jesus, and later for Christian monks, and a World Heritage Site. All these elements make Masada a must on any Christian itinerary.
Less than 40 years after Jesus was crucified, at the beginning of the Great Revolt against the Romans, Jewish rebels took over Masada. In contrast to Jesus' instruction to "give to Caesar what is Caesar's" (Luke 20:25), the rebels believed in zero-tolerance for Roman rule. They were surrounded by the Roman army, which left behind the most complete siege works in the world. After the Romans prevailed, the historian Josephus relates that the rebels took their own lives rather than become slaves. This act has made Masada a symbol of the human spirit's yearning for freedom. For Christian visitors in particular, Masada gives greater understanding of this era of conflict that was the backdrop to Jesus' ministry.
The Israel Nature and Parks Protection Authority has expertly restored Masada's fascinating ruins; The brilliant colors of the frescoes of Herod's cliff-hanging Northern Palace gleam brightly again, helping visitors understand what Jesus meant when he spokes of palaces (Matt. 22:2), or imagine the scene at the beheading of John (Matt. 14:6). Masada's latest attraction is its fabulous new museum. The precious finds displayed in its nine dramatically lit rooms, along with life-size statues, help visitors picture not only the last moments of the 960 souls at Masada, but also the lives they built here.


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Friday Video – Foxy Shazam, "I Like It"
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All right, so there is no video to speak of here – all you see is a cover of the single. But we had to highlight this track because it's AWESOME, a surefire Single of the Year candidate…if we still made lists like that.
The first single from their new album The Church of Rock and Roll, "I Like It" isn't the biggest sounding Foxy Shazam song ever recorded (though not by much), but it sums up their passions and goals better than pretty much anything they've done up to this point. Big, Queen-like harmonies: check. Slightly off-kilter arrangement: check. Swagger: check. Sex: checkmate. Good luck getting that so-simple-it's-brilliant chorus of "You've got the biggest black ass I've ever seen / And I like it, I like it" out of your heads between now and Monday morning. The one question is: how on earth are these guys from Cincinnati? They arrested two guys in Cincy for holding hands once.
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CEO J. Paul Raines is excited for next-gen but also sees software pricing becoming a "hot debate" in the coming months
"AND AS MUCH AS SOME HAVE DISCOUNTED THE Wii U ALREADY AND THINK THE NEW LAUNCHES OF THE CONSOLES FROM SONY AND MICROSOFT WILL MAKE THE Wii U IRRELEVANT, Raines knows better than to count Nintendo out. "This industry has a lot of cynicism and people love to say stuff isn't going to work, but we think the Wii U is a real console that's been disappointing for a couple months,..."
EDIT: some hardcore Wii U supporters wanted the full quote
Everybody is talking about the next X-Box except Microsoft, time for them to give out some info!
Anyway this article is a good read, most of the things Raines says is right and true, we still haven't heard anything about the next Xbox though and I am starting to think other people know more about the Xbox than MS itself does lool :P, I believe by E3 every gamer will have their choice on what console to get
EDIT: @nukeitall and @WrAiTh_Sp3cTr3 I do not know why you are unhappy, I was saying how that particular point that Raines said was a burn, not the entire quote. I do believe that once Nintendo start rolling out IP's, they will sell more, that is just the way Nintendo are.
No Microsoft does not need to start giving info on the next xbox, E3 is coming so why would they not want to wait and show all then when the world is watching? Only the obsessed impatient gamers care anyway, most folks just enjoy playing games now and will get excited when somethings announced.
That is the point...EVERYONE is talking about it :)
I don't think people are eager for the next xbox even if they are talking about it...
really now MS is paying gamestop....really? that's the best you can come up with?
reality check: if MS is rumored to stop used game sales. it will only hurt gamestop and no amount of money givin from MS will stop the decline in their business.which is to sell "used games" and is MS decides to stop used games. do you really think sony wouldn't be far behind since they also lose money from use games.
seriously people don't even try to use their brains these day
i'm sure they will, they've always had the best marketing.
Why leave out the important part of the quote?
"And as much as some have discounted the Wii U already and think the launches of new consoles from Sony and Microsoft will make Wii U irrelevant, Raines knows better than to count Nintendo out. "This industry has a lot of cynicism and people love to say stuff isn't going to work, but we think the Wii U is a real console that's been disappointing for a couple months, but we think there's more there when the first-party titles come out. Nintendo's got a few up their sleeve," he said."
Remember 3DS and it's slow start? What is it doing now?
Nintendo has been in this for the longest time, so I wouldn't under-estimate them.
Cool I should expect an $80 price cut at E3! Right?
Lol you just got burned. No way a price cut is coming with retailers and Nintendo already taking hits lol.
"Remember 3DS and it's slow start? What is it doing now? "
...It's doing even worse...
Also, uhhh... Sony already confirmed a 60-dollar price-tag for their next-gen games...
Burn what?
"And as much as some have discounted the Wii U already and think the launches of new consoles from Sony and Microsoft will make Wii U irrelevant, Raines knows better than to count Nintendo out. "This industry has a lot of cynicism and people love to say stuff isn't going to work, but we think the Wii U is a real console that's been disappointing for a couple months, but we think there's more there when the first-party titles come out. Nintendo's got a few up their sleeve," he said.
The next Xbox will be so powerful it will make a high end PC look like a 32bit console in comparison.
It will introduce the first Holodeck gaming machine and it will come with Kinect 2.0 with AI HAL 1000 which is so power full that it can actually predict the future.
It will be a landmark advancement in many field of technology. It will propel Microsoft to world domination.
I guess at least 8 people don't subscribe to your brand of humor, lol.
Very hot? I hope it doesnt overheat like the old 360
Ha!! Jokes on you cus my first 360 broke way before it had a chance to overheat!!!
I kid!! I kid!!
BTW his optimism towards the new Xbox means MS is not blocking used games.
lol you should reed what this same ceo has to say about the wiiu as he is so excited for it he craps his pants?? lol
according to him the wii-u is a real next-gen console.
sure it is. but can it do nexgen graphics??
I wonder how different/similar it will be from PS4. I think with the open, developer focused approach Sony is taking, Microsoft may have to open up. Indies do not like MS...
My guess is similar, but more economically priced hardware (similar enough to run the same games), and a focus instead going on bundling kinect with every system and pushing for the device to be an entertainment hub. Expect a big focus on media, not just games.
Sony had to go on the charm offensive with indies with the PS4, considering how they treated them in the past year...
Those tweets are bullshit by a Kotaku writer.
-Sanzaru is already working on a new project for Sony.
-Nihilistic im glad they almost got destroyed.
-Superbot has themselves to blame Sony advertised the hell out of PSASBR but alot of stuff was missing polish.
-Lightbox should have made Warhawk 2 wasnt impressed by Starhawks RTS stuff.
-Jaffe leaving eat sleep play days before twisted metal shipped, didnt help nor did trying to run the studio from home help.
"Indies do not like MS."
Yet! there are more indie games and devs on the 360 than any other console this gen.
They also have the most financially indie friendly console platform. Nobody else offers $100 for full publishing rights on consoles, and look what that got MS?
Nothing, but a bad reputation. Should have done what the other console manufacturers do, charge thousands of dollars for the dev kit *AND* be selective at the same time. That will SHUT THEM INDIES UP!
That Durango, he's so hot right now!
The quote below makes me excited to see what they've got in store, can't wait!
"They are doing some really cool stuff, and I'm eager to hear them start their announcements because I think the world is going to stand up and take notice,"
Hansel, he's so hot right now. Hansel.
Don't ask questions. Just give in to the power of the tea.
come on get real like the world is going to stand up and say wow!! really?? whatever.
what ells is he going to say?
i left the meeting and crapped my pant because it was so funny??
Or he could just say nothing, wait for MS announcement/reveal, see the feedback, then comment. Why is it so hard to believe that the next xbox might be amazing? You know if the next xbox is on par or even slightly better spec wise then the PS4, doesn't mean it will be better in the long run. It's clear E3 is the big day and until then, just wait to see it before you write them off.
sure M$ could have something great and i'm not worried at all about whatever the outcome might be of the next generation. (really could care less)
i'm just saying that what this guys says is just comical kinda like Micheal patcher, total nonsensical. its just funny how people cling to his every word while it's obvious he over dramatizing.
come on the world will stop, and stand up to look at what M$ has for a next-gen console?? really?? it's funny come on..
Talk's cheap, want to see what they got before getting excited.
Did he just confirm that it red rings?
Haha. Yeah "hot" may not be the best word to use when it comes to Xbox hardware!
no i think he just confirmed the ps4 will fail
7+ Agrees...
And every single one who did is a total tool of a person, forever.
april fools still?
Considering all the negativity surrounding the next xbox from websites that are simply guessing and looking at these "leaked documents" which could have been easily made up, one positive thing comes up for the next xbox from someone who probably has talked to microsoft about the next xbox and seen it and you want to cast it aside??
If it does cater to the casual fitness fanbase it will get massive sales. Microsoft markets very well with relentless commercials.
Since when do we care about what GameStop says?
Well...they are in one of the top positions to have actual information about the next xbox, considering their significant hand in the distribution of video gaming hardware and software....so, I wouldn't completely dismiss them.
True. When I managed a GameStop we knew a lot of things before they were announced. That's the one thing I miss.
BS, the dudes that run it don't care, and the people that work there know as much as you and I. Which is squat.
@Mikey Mike
So...are you a top Gamestop/Microsoft exec/ceo that has all the insider info and knows what has been discussed behind closed doors about the next xbox??
Only information I got was what quota I had to fill each month...
Which explains why you dont work there anymore
Did you ask this question when they said the same thing about the PS4?
I'm genuinely happy I didn't buy the Wii U, Nintendo needs to get their crap together and release some real hardware.
Until then, I'm holding back my cash.
Hopefully Nintendo shows some of its exclusives at E3 with solid release dates.
$70 games next gen. $30 season passes.
You should feel lucky, in Australia it's $80-100 a game and a season pass for something like Black Ops 2 is around 4000 points (Around $67AUD) on live!!!
Games here in the netherlands are a bit pricy as well, costing 60€ which i think is around 75-80$
But you should buy your points online man, you get the code in the mail for about 45$ for 4200 points.
That season pass price of 4000msp is world wide, its ridiculous, especially concidering that they only released one map pack so far and are already talking mw4
Well good.
As long as they don't insult me to my face again like they have the past two generations by charging $60 for basic P2P online connectivity and applications such as Facebook and Netflix that are free on every single device besides Xbox consoles. The other features are great and as an overall service XBL is fantastic, but the entry barrier being $60 to use P2P technology? how in the world...?
That, as well as hardware reliability and their casual gamer focus are my only other priority issues that would get in the way of a purchase from me. Bring the games too Microsoft, cause I know you will!
But seriously, I don't get how Microsoft can get away with charging for P2P technology and free apps - goes right against consumer standards. And their fans don't have the self-respect to say no to that. PC guys said no a few years back and much respect to them.
@ disagrees, I'd like a response, because I never seem to get one when I bring up this particular topic.
Live looks ridiculous in comparison to PS Plus but MS is unlikely to change.
When u purchased ur nice tv to game on, did it come with cable/satelite channels or did u have to subscribe to a service?
Mine came with freeview, so yes it did come with extra channels :)
Interesting example you chose. NOT ONE smart TV manufacturer charges you to access Facebook, Youtube, Pandora, or any other Internet content through the TV. Not one.
But the TV isn't charging me a yearly fee to view the satellite which I already am paying for. With XBL, you are paying for the internet and then the right to use the internet on your 360. And smart tv's these days don't charge you to use their Netflix and facebook apps. They are free as long as you have an internet connection.
So what did I ask for and what did I get? I asked for responses and I got one. The rest of you who disagreed proved you're loyalist sheep, willing to take that shaft deep for the sake of loyalism.
@ The guy with the Halo avatar:
Well done buddy, you've taken one of the stupidest justifications I've heard on this topic and repeated it. Luckily, the rest of the guys below you have common sense and integrity enough to admit the truth. Cable/satellite channels require a subscription because the provide content that isn't provided by your ISP, plus like others have said, Freeview exists.
Do you know what P2P functionality is and how it works? On the Xbox 360, to play online games you pay Microsoft 60 bucks and then to connect, more often than not, a person hosts the online game and they are the host, then people connect to play via that person's connection, so their console is basically the server. That is P2P and do you think it costs Microsoft to you to be able to do that? Because it doesn't. They've got the unknowing majority exactly where they want them, which is basically holding the online connection to games you have already spent $60 on for ransom.
And how on god's green earth can Microsoft get away with adding a pay-wall for free apps?? FREE APPS! Just how? Who are they paying off? Let me know why you people let Microsoft get away with such disgraceful consumer practices.
Most people seem not smart enough to realise and those that do know but decide to sweep it under the rug just proved that they don't stand up for their characters to say no to something that is beyond a joke.
Call this fanboyism all you want, but I want exposure on this because people are just ignoring it. I want to know how it's being ignored, I want people not to HAVE to pay for the privilege of playing games with their friends, and I want to own an Xbox console.
I see what ur saying but A) as a gamer, I already know I can expect to spend x amount of $ on my favorite hobby and B) I'm still using my LCD tv from 2008. F*** a smart t.v. What is ur response to gamers that say they prefer the 360 controller and all their friends are already on live? For the price of one game I can play online? Not a big deal to me. At the core of it, a t.v. is JUST a box until u hook it up to w.e cable service provider. To max it's use, I gotta subscribe. Right? LIVE bunches all ur apps in a clean, sleek fashion and from the get go that was their plan.
I expect 5 TB at least and 16 GB RAM at least
Hot? I'll wait for them to sort out the hardware, and buy at the first refresh.
Got burnt on 5 360's RRODing, 2 PS3 fat's YLODing (after a firmware update), and one Wii overheating due to the connect24 bug.
All my consoles now stay unplugged till they are used. The previous generation was a lot more solid, though the PS2 had like 9 refreshes and the x-box had 5. Not sure on how many the gamecube had.
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Lone Star College-CyFairs Drama Department presents an over-the-top comedy set in Texas' third smallest town in Greater Tuna April 19 May 5.
Created in 1981, this long-running Off-Broadway hits humor, combined with biting political commentary, continues to sustain its popularity today. Two actors, playing radio talk show hosts Arles Struvie and Thurston Wheelis, transform their way through to create the entire population of Tuna in a tour de farce of quick-change artistry, costume changes and outlandish character quirks.
Greater Tuna reveals the condescension behind misconceptions of Texas through a guise of hilarity, questioning the Texas stereotypes so casually spread throughout America and hinting at the harm that stereotypes cause to all of us, said Jeff Wax, director. The characters of Greater Tuna are full of passion – passion for their families, their pets and above all, their hometown. In the end, their passion shines through as their finest quality, and one that we could all stand to improve upon.
Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays in the Black Box Theatre, located in the Center for the Arts building on the Barker Cypress campus at 9191 Barker Cypress.
Seating is limited. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for seniors. Group discounts are available.
For tickets and information, call 281.290.5201 or go to LoneStar.edu/boxoffice.


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When to hire help
Manicurists, hairstylists, accountants, personal trainers, housecleaners...chances are you have at least one professional on your bankroll. But how do you know when to call for reinforcements from the party professionals?
There are three factors to consider - time, money, and talent. Namely, how much of all three you have. Unsurprisingly, money is the primary factor. If you're short on cash, you'll need to spend more hours and your (or your friends') skills in executing the perfect party.
Time and talent are tied for second. If you've got a little more in the bank, are taking a week off before the party BUT are the world's worst cook, you should probably call a caterer. Likewise, if you're a whiz in the kitchen but will be putting in a 60 hour work week, do you yourself a favor and leave it to the pros. It's all about reducing stress!
Let's look at the various options in detail:
Can't cook? Don't want to spend hours in the kitchen? Want unique offerings that aren't obviously from the frozen-food section of your local warehouse store? Then hire a caterer! Know your limits. I know I can provide appetizers for a party of 25. Any more than that, and I get stressed out. Your threshold may be different. Depending on the food, expect to pay a bare minimum of $10 per person for a cocktail party with light appetizers. Most parties will cost more than that.
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Ah, it's SO freeing to have someone else do all the little things during your party. You know, collecting discarded plates and glasses, emptying garbage cans, refilling the ice, clearing empty hors d'oeuvre trays, tending bar...you can truly be a guest at your own party if you hire someone to take care of these tasks. And really, who wants to handle trash when you're all gussied up? Not me! Average cost is about $30/hour. For a party with under 50 guests, you'll need two people if you want one to be a bartender. Otherwise, one person can handle it.
"Day of" event coordinator
This is for a bigger event with a lot of little details to cover, for instance, a charity fundraiser or a wedding. If you don't want to be the point person for all the vendors ("Flowers over here?" "What time should the band start?" "Um, the police are outside...something about the elephant getting loose?") then hire a DOC. You'll probably meet with them once or twice to cover all the details, and from there, you can concentrate on mingling with your guests! Cost varies widely, but is typically under $1,000.
Event planner
Time to call in the big guns! If you want all the assistance of a DOC plus professional guidance on vendors, etiquette, trends, design, etc., hire an event planner. Again, costs vary widely but even the cheapest will be upwards of $1,000. Note that some event planners don't do design, and some event designers don't do logistical planning. Be aware of what you can expect from your event planner.


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Young or old Elvis? That was the question 20 years ago when the U.S. Postal Service considered artwork for the Elvis stamp. The Postal Service put the vote to the public and controversy soon followed. Members of Congress debated the worthiness of an Elvis stamp, then-presidential candidate Bill Clinton weighed in, and the whole thing became fodder for cartoonists and late-night comedians, according to the National Postal Museum.
Elvis Mania paid off and the Elvis stamp went on to become the most popular U.S. commemorative stamp of all time.


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CEC recently embarked on a long-term strategic planning exercise to shape the next strategic plan and beyond, reports CEC Focal Point Rod Abson.
CEC, the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication, met in Alberobello, a world heritage site in Southern Italy, to begin a long-term strategic planning exercise for CEC which will set the direction towards 2020.
The Bureau meeting consisted of members of the CEC Steering Committee and IUCN Secretariat staff, chaired by Keith Wheeler. Through lively discussion and review, the team looked at the current and future trends which relate to the mandate of CEC and how CEC can best target its efforts to have the greatest impact.
Alex Moiseev of the IUCN Programme and Policy Group presented the next draft Programme for IUCN and advised how the Commission can develope its next planning cycle to have the greatest impact during the 2013–2016 Programme.
The team looked towards the next Regional Conservation Fora, which will take place during the coming months and provides an opportunity for CEC members to connect with IUCN Members throughout the regions. The video 'Love. Not Loss.' is being translated into Arabic, French and Spanish to help reach out to people in each of the regions.
With a current membership of 855 people, and growing, the group looked at the distribution of members, the working methods of specialty groups and the status of new IT tools being developed centrally which will help connect up the members of the commission and wider IUCN community.
Looking ahead to the future, there were updates on CEC's engagement with the World Scout Jamboree in Sweden this July, and with the World Environment Education Conference in Australia in July. On the long-term horizon, CEC has an important role to play in supporting the delivery of the Aichi targets of the Convention on Biological Diversity Strategic Plan to 2020. CEC members are attending National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plan workshops and providing support for sessions on Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA). CEC members have also provided input to the CBD on Target 1, which relates to awareness about the values of biodiversity.
The next steps in the development of the CEC strategic plan will involve CEC members, others within the IUCN community and broader consultation. The next Steering Committee meeting will be held in Vac, Hungary, in October 2011.
For more information, contact Rod Abson, CEC Focal Point, at firstname.lastname@example.com


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(Reuters) - Dr. Frank Jobe, who pioneered the 'Tommy John' elbow surgery that has prolonged the careers of athletes in a variety of sports, particularly baseball, has died at the age of 88.
In 1974, orthopedic surgeon Jobe transplanted a tendon to replace a torn left elbow ligament of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tommy John.
The groundbreaking surgery was successful and John's subsequent comeback lasted 14 years, setting such a precedent for future patients that the surgery bears his name.
"He pitched a great game," tweeted John. "He was a great surgeon but a better person. Many pitchers owe their lives to Dr. Frank Jobe."
Dodgers President Stan Kasten was among those to pay tribute: "Frank Jobe is a Hall of Famer in every sense of the word.
"His dedication and professionalism in not only helping the Dodgers, but athletes around the world is unparalleled.
"He was a medical giant and pioneer and many athletes in the past and the future can always thank Frank for finding a way to continue their careers."
A.J. Burnett, Kerry Wood, John Smoltz, Joe Nathan and Stephen Strasburg are among the pitchers who have undergone the surgery.
Reporting By Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina; Editing by Peter Rutherford


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'Quist' App Provides Daily LGBT History To Your Smartphone
Need to brush up on your LGBT history? There's an app for that!
The new app, Quist, "is a mobile app that displays events from this day in LGBTQ history.
Historical events in the app paint a picture of how far the LGBTQ community has come over time — how we have been treated, how we have reacted, how our allies have supported us, and how others have worked vehemently to stop the progress. LGBTQ individuals' contributions to society and events in HIV/AIDS history are also included."
This free app is available for both IPhones and Android.
According to the site:
"Each day when a user opens the app on their smartphone or tablet, they will see the events from LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS world history that occurred on that date. Each event entry contains a brief description and an image, links to websites, videos, and products like DVDs or books, and a cited source. Events are searchable by date, year, country, and U.S. state.
Events range from LGBTQ individuals' contributions to the arts and sciences, watershed moments in the LGBTQ liberation movements, milestones of the HIV epidemic, specific love stories from the last several hundred years, significant court cases and executions, and worldwide 'firsts' from the first transgender member of parliament's election to the first time a same-sex wedding aired on a sitcom."
Sounds good to us! Will you be downloading Quist, Instincters?


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|Ysabel packing for a stay at Meri's
WARNING: I am about to be brutally frank and definitely mean. If this will disturb you, sorry. And if you don't want to see SPOILERS - STOP READING NOW!
Well, over half way through, and finally, I get to Part Three: Family. Then I take a look at the chapters. Whoa Nellie! What's this? Why is Meri's chapter almost twice as many pages as Janelle's and Christine's combined?
What the heck is happening?
Then I start reading Meri's chapter. I don't know, maybe I'm getting tired of reading this stuff, but for goodness sakes, I can't believe how she could talk so much about so little.
For example, at the beginning of her chapter, she says when she married Kody, they shared a checking account. When Kody married Janelle, Meri added Janelle to the account. Meri paid all the bills, and set up the monthly budget, Janelle felt Meri was trying to control the finances and got mad at Meri. Eventually they got their own bank accounts and started paying their own bills for their households.
Four sentences. Meri conveyed the same information in four PARAGRAPHS. And I'm still left wondering, did Janelle think Meri was perhaps not allocating enough funds in Janelle's budget? Why would Janelle get so upset? Guess I have to wait until Janelle's scant 5 1/2 pages to get an answer, maybe.
As I continued to forge ahead, I notice a major faux pas - well in my book at least. After a lengthy discourse on why she doesn't allow her bonus children to jump on her furniture, how she expects her bonus children to not only respect her, but her space and inanimate objects too etc etc, she starts talking about how she had to discipline the boys who were picking on Robyn's girls on a camping trip. Wait a minute, wasn't that incident on the show (yes it was). And then 3 pages later she talks about her "close bond" with Ysabel and that "Christine will joke from time to time that Ysabel should come live with me...Half the time I'm not sure that she's joking!"
Hey, that was covered in the first 15 minutes of the same camping show, when Mariah was cleaning up the extra bedroom so Ysabel could move in. Are you telling me THAT WAS ALL FOR SHOW AND NOT REAL?????Ysabel wasn't really moving in??????
And why the hell is Meri writing about stuff that already was shown on the TV show anyway? What happened? Did the book writing get in the way of traveling back and forth to Utah?
Here's some tidbits - summarized to preserve your mental well-being:
- The Browns divide the responsibility for bill payment (mortgage, cell phone etc) based on each person's income level. In other words, the person who makes the most money, pays the most in bills.
- Emergency expenses are brought to Kody's attention who then will go to another wife (or wives if it's a lot) to collect enough money to cover the expense.
- If Kody had a good sale month, they would either use the extra cash to pay past due bills or use the money for a trip with a wife and her kids.
- Once when Christine disciplined Mariah, Meri disagreed with the punishment claiming it was inappropriate and extreme. Christine stood her ground and they agreed to disagree.
- When Meri disciplined Christine's 'boys' about picking on Robyn's girls (camping trip incident) Christine later told Meri she was completely out of line for yelling at the boys. Christine would have preferred to talk to her boys in private and individually.
- Mariah is a goody two shoes (my words) and plans on going to college and becoming a doctor and plural wife.
- Mariah shares Meri's eating habits - they prefer fruits, vegetables, chicken and fish instead of "kid-friendly" foods.
- Robyn and her kids join Meri for dinner at Meri's house often. This happens with and without Kody being present.
- Though Meri and Janelle both have pools, the teens tend to congregate at Janelle's house more often. Meri claims this is because Janelle's house is more centrally located and she has a bigger pool.
- Meri's house is the quietest of all the houses.
- Meri has bonded with Dayton, and they share the same birthday.
- Mariah is often at Robyn's house babysitting or helping out with her kids and she "...is happy to do it."
- When Mariah leaves for college, Meri sees her life going down three possible paths: continuing school, pursuing the family business by doing humanitarian work or travel, or Robyn being a surrogate and Meri becoming a mother again.
- Compared to Kody and the other wives, Janelle believes she is a softy, and if it wasn't for them, her children would have run wild.
- Certain kids form attachments with different mothers, in Janelle's case Hunter "gravitates towards Christine."
- She believes that because they are out in the open about being polygamists, they can be available for each other's children at school or sports events. "We can finally be the family we always dreamed of being."
Christine's Chapter
Some tidbits:
- Christine says "While all four of our households have more or less the same rules, the enforcement can be quite different! For example, none of us permit jumping on the furniture - but Meri's couches will last her entire lifetime, while Janelle's were broken after a month,. Mine get really , really dirty, really, really fast, while Robyn's will remain pristine for a long time."
- Christine finds plates and forks under her couches occasionally, and wrappers shoved in between the couch cushions.
- Christine acknowledges she has a problem with Aspyn and Mykelti showing too much skin, and hides their low neckline shirts.
- Mykelti is best buds with Robyn who helps her with hair and makeup.
- Christine has asked her kids not to go on blogs because "...some people have no conscience online and say whatever they feel--and sometimes it really hurts our kids."
- Christine has been thinking about moving into a house with Janelle and her kids, but they would need at least 9 bedrooms.
- Robyn says "...Now that we have a television show, we are essentially working together as a family on a daily basis and we are a team financially."
- Breanna and Robyn are hypoglycemic.
- She stands up for the underdog: She stands up for Mykelti and sees the best in her.
- Robyn does not tolerate bullying and minor teasing is off-limits.
- Admits the older kids did not accept her as a mom, and although their relationship is getting better, its "still a work in progress."
Next but not least: Part Four: Celebrity and Epilogue: Kody.


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Russ was recently asked to sing on Michael English's upcoming solo cd (which is going to be INCREDIBLE!) He joined Michael and Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts in the studio this week– here's their initial practice run, harmonizing on a chorus. Sounds pretty good to me!
Wait– there's more! Michael just posted this to SocialCam– enjoy!