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Jazz: Brooklyn's Beat Brings
World-Class Jazz to the Heart of Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY – April 30, 2010 This June, Heart of Brooklyn and WBGO 88.3 FM present the return of Jazz: Brooklyn's Beat! The month-long celebration features jazz performances at six of Brooklyn's most cherished cultural institutions, with something for jazz lovers of all ages. All events are family-friendly and free, or free with admission.
Started in 2007, Jazz: Brooklyn's Beat is a unique collaboration between eight esteemed non-profits working together to bring jazz musicians, singers and artists from around the globe to Brooklyn, which is home to 16% of WBGO's listeners. The series celebrates Brooklyn's diversity through both indoor and outdoor concerts, dances, interviews and more. Jazz Brooklyn's Beat presents performances in some of the borough's most vibrant venues: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Public Library, Prospect Park and Prospect Park Zoo.
From Samba with the Sea Lions at Prospect Park Zoo to a Rhythm Revue Family Dance Party with DJ Felix Hernandez at Grand Army Plaza, Jazz: Brooklyn's Beat entertains thousands of Brooklyn residents and visitors with some of the most prominent jazz artists of the day. Additional performers include alto saxophonist Jaleel Shaw, gypsy jazz guitarist Stephane Wrembel, and pianist and composer Helen Sung, as well as a conversation with jazz photographer Hank O'Neal.
Festival schedule:
Saturday, June 5 – 12pm
Samba with the Sea Lions, Prospect Park Zoo
Free with Admission
Thursday, June 10 – 7pm
Conversations in Jazz: Hank O'Neal, Brooklyn Public Library's Dweck Center
Saturday, June 12 – 1:30 & 2:30pm
Stephane Wrembel – The Django Experiment (Part of BBG's Centennial Bee-Day Celebration), Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Saturday, June 19 – 1 & 2pm
Helen Sung Group with Guest Vocalist Carolyn Leonhart, Brooklyn Children's Museum
Free with Admission
Saturday, June 26 – 4pm
Rhythm Revue with Felix Hernandez, Prospect Park's Grand Army Plaza
Sunday, June 27 – 3pm
Sunday Jazz Session, Jaleel Shaw Quartet, Brooklyn Museum
Free with Admission
For more information, visit www.heartofbrooklyn.org/jazz or www.wbgo.org/brooklyn, or follow @heartofbklyn on Twitter.
Jazz: Brooklyn's Beat is presented by TD Bank. Additional support is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts and the Heart of Brooklyn member institutions.
WBGO/Jazz88 is a publicly supported, cultural institution that champions jazz, an American art form, and presents news to a worldwide audience through radio, other technologies and events. Based in Newark, New Jersey, WBGO reaches 400,000 weekly listeners on air at 88.3FM in the Newark/New York City metropolitan area, plus many more globally through mobile devices and online at www.wbgo.org. WBGO produces nationally syndicated programs such as JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater, and is NPR's primary station-based jazz producer. WBGO is supported by 17,000 donors, is a recipient of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts' Certificate of Excellence and Major Impacts Arts Organization awards, and has received the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's My Source Impact Communication Grant. Esquire.com recently called WBGO "the best jazz station on planet Earth."
Heart of Brooklyn (HOB) is a partnership of the leading cultural institutions located near Grand Army Plaza in central Brooklyn. Founded in 2001 by Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Public Library, Prospect Park Alliance, and Prospect Park Zoo, this partnership is dedicated to promoting its unique cultural campus as a "must-see" destination to a diverse audience in Brooklyn and beyond. Heart of Brooklyn encourages tourism and learning by making its world-class collections and historic treasures more visible and accessible. As an integral part of Brooklyn's renaissance, Heart of Brooklyn is committed to strengthening the future of its neighborhoods.
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BURNS, Ore. (AP) — The annual search for marijuana gardens grown by Mexican drug cartels in Eastern Oregon's Harney County got off to a rough start when a helicopter sustained engine failure and crash-landed.
The Harney County Sheriff's office said the pilot and the deputy flying with him walked away unhurt Monday. The crash was near Calamity Butte on the Malheur National Forest.
Sgt. Brian Needham says it was the first day of a federal, state and county marijuana eradication program. He says they hope to resume in a few weeks if another helicopter can be arranged.
The McDonnell Douglas 369E was being leased by the U.S. Department of Justice from PJ Helicopters of Red Bluff, Calif.
Needham says the National Transportation Safety Board is sending the engine to the manufacturer for inspection.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

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Either way, it's all too easy to reach for a packaged solution – lawn care chemicals which are quite effective at killing weeds and helping establish a beautiful lawn.
Some 100 million pounds of pesticides are used by homeowners in homes and gardens each year, and concern is growing about the potential hazards associated with their use. Studies show that these hazardous lawn chemicals are drifting into our homes where they contaminate indoor air and surfaces, exposing children at levels ten times higher than preapplication levels.
The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in a study of 9,282 people nationwide, found pesticides in 100% of the people who had both blood and urine tested. The average person carried 13 of 23 pesticides tested.
What are lawn care chemicals?
They include more than just fertilizers. Chemicals that kill weeds, insects and a variety of diseases are sold separately and in combination with fertilizers such as 'weed and feed'. These formulations may include organophosphates, carbamates, phenoxy and benzoic acid herbicides like 2,4 D, MCPP, and MCPA, pyrethroids and organchlorines.
Do lawn care chemicals pose a health threat to my family?
Yes. Pesticides used in controlling weeds, insects, etc., are toxic. These chemicals have been created to kill pests and most are broad-spectrum biocides. This means they are poisonous to a wide variety of living organisms, including garden plants, wildlife, pets, your neighbors, your family and you. Inert ingredients, which may comprise 50 to 99% of a pesticide formula may actually be more toxic than the active ingredients.
Of 30 commonly used lawn pesticides, 19 are linked with cancer or carcinogenicity, 13 are linked with birth defects, 21 with reproductive effects, 26 with liver or kidney damage, 15 with neurotoxicity, and 11 with disruption of the endocrine (hormonal) system. Of those same pesticides, 17 are detected in groundwater, 23 have the ability to leach into drinking water sources, 24 are toxic to fish and other aquatic organisms vital to our ecosystem, 11 are toxic to bees, and 16 are toxic to birds.
How are we exposed to lawn care chemicals?
Poisons are absorbed through the skin, by the mouth, or by breathing sprays, dusts, or vapors. You or your children can be poisoned if you apply or are present during application of the chemical. Also if you touch contaminated grass, shoes, clothing, lawn furniture, etc., or put contaminated objects (toys, golf tees, blades of grass etc.) or fingers in the mouth.
Children and pets are at higher risk for health effects from exposure to pesticides than adults because their internal organs are still developing and maturing. Children are often more exposed to pesticides than are adults because they play or crawl on grass or floors where pesticide powders and granules normally settle. A recent government report states, until new guidelines for conducting exposure studies are developed, the EPA will not know how much exposure is associated with lawn care pesticides and associated health risks, especially for children.
Why doesn't my doctor diagnose pesticide poisoning?
Pesticide manufacturers are not required to release health information to the medical profession. Doctors are not knowledgeable about pesticide poisonings and often misdiagnose these symptoms as allergies, flu, or some other illness. Doctors often state that the symptoms are psychosomatic. They are also afraid of a large chemical company taking them to court over a pesticide poisoning diagnosis – taking a toll on their time and finances.
Are lawn chemicals safe when dry?
No. Many chemicals remain active from a month to over a year. During this time, they can release toxic vapors. Breathing these vapors, even from neighbors lawns or while playing on or mowing contaminated grass, can cause illness.
What are the symptoms of lawn care pesticide poisoning?
They are deceptively simple and similar to those of other illnesses. Pesticides attack the central nervous system and other vital body centers. Some symptoms include: sore nose, tongue, or throat, burning skin or ears, rash, excessive sweating or salivation, chest tightness, asthma-like attacks, coughing, muscle pain, seizures, headaches, eye pain, blurred or dim vision, numbness or tingling in hands or feet, nausea, vomiting, cramps, diarrhea, tissue swelling, anxiety, suicidal depression, irritability, angry outbursts, disturbed sleep, learning disabilities, fatigue, dizziness, unexplained fever, irregular heartbeat, elevated blood pressure, stroke, death.
Even without apparent symptoms, exposure may still be harmful. Long term problems may include: lower male fertility, miscarriage, birth defects, chemical sensitivity, immune suppression, cataracts, liver and kidney dysfunction, heart disturbances, and cancer.
Is the government allowing unsafe chemicals on the market?
Yes. The EPA makes no claims to protect us from harmful pesticides. In fact, it is a violation of federal law to label any pesticides as "safe", "harmless", or "non-toxic to humans or pets". The US Congress states, 90% of pesticides in current use lack health and safety tests required for registration, yet they continue to be sold and used. Of the most widely used products on lawns, most are lacking health and safety data required for registration.
Can lawn care chemicals contaminate my drinking water?
Yes. Pesticides and fertilizers can and do leach into private and public wells and water supplies. Unfortunately, there currently is no program to monitor our drinking water for this type of contamination. Many of the most widely use lawn care chemicals have been detected in ground water (e.g., 2,4-D, Sevin, Diazinon, and RoundUp).
Are there alternatives to toxic lawn care chemicals?
Yes. Natural landscape maintenance programs can achieve a healthy, pest-free landscape using the latest scientific developments in organic agriculture and horticulture. For example, corn gluten is a natural pre-emergent weed killer and fertilizer now available to home owners. Lawns can be enriched naturally by thin spreading of compost in the spring and fall. Also, natural lawn care practices will lead to a healthy vigorous lawn which resists pests and disease.
Organic Landscape
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Phils sweep Braves on season-high 18 hits
ATLANTA -- This should give the Phillies' front office something more to think about, shouldn't it?
The Phillies swept the Braves in a three-game series with Wednesday's 10-5 victory at Turner Field to move within 4 1/2 games of first place in the National League East, despite a 32-38 record. The Phillies have struggled for much of the season, but thanks to a season-high 18 hits on Wednesday, they have won seven of their last nine games.View Full Game Coverage
ATLANTA -- This should give the Phillies' front office something more to think about, shouldn't it?
The Phillies swept the Braves in a three-game series with Wednesday's 10-5 victory at Turner Field to move within 4 1/2 games of first place in the National League East, despite a 32-38 record. The Phillies have struggled for much of the season, but thanks to a season-high 18 hits on Wednesday, they have won seven of their last nine games.View Full Game Coverage
Maybe the front office, which is planning to potentially act as a seller before the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline, took notice.
"I hope so, I hope so," Marlon Byrd said. "[General manager] Ruben [Amaro Jr.] is going to make the moves that he has to. He has his own timeline. Right now, we have to make an easy decision for him as far as keeping guys here. We've got to win. He put this team together to get to the playoffs, and the only way we can do that is by winning."
The Phillies boarded their flight for the Midwest more upbeat than they have been in a long time. They had the worst record in the National League on June 8, when they were 25-36. They moved out of last place in the NL East on Tuesday, knocking the Braves out of first place in the process.
Their next step?
Get to .500.
It will not be easy. The Phillies will open a four-game series on Thursday in St. Louis, and the Cardinals are one of the hottest teams in baseball, having won eight of their last 10.
"Next series is key, too," Byrd said. "We've still got to fight to .500. We've got a long ways to go, especially with four in St. Louis. We have to make sure we go there and win that series."
Wednesday's win wasn't exactly pretty, but it worked. The first inning took 36 minutes, as Braves right-hander Aaron Harang and Phillies right-hander Roberto Hernandez threw a combined 64 pitches.
The afternoon grind started when Cesar Hernandez bunted a ball up the third-base line for a single. Wil Nieves followed with a single to right. Harang intentionally walked Ryan Howard with one out to load the bases. Byrd then singled to score Hernandez, and Harang walked John Mayberry Jr. with the bases loaded and two outs to score Nieves and make it 2-0.
Hernandez fared worse than his counterpart in the first. He allowed a two-out walk to Freddie Freeman, and Evan Gattis followed with a two-run home run to tie the game and extend his hitting streak to 17 games. Hernandez allowed two more two-out runs in the first to hand the Braves a 4-2 lead.
But Harang and Hernandez weren't working out the kinks in the first.
Harang allowed five more runs in the second inning as the Phillies took a 7-4 lead. The frame included six consecutive hits, and RBIs from Chase Utley, Howard, Byrd and Mayberry. Harang allowed one run in both the fourth and fifth innings to extend the Phillies' lead to 9-4 before Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez pulled the righty.
In five innings, Harang allowed 13 hits, nine runs (eight earned) and three walks, striking out four, as the Braves tried to save an overworked bullpen. Hernandez allowed eight hits, five runs and five walks, striking out two, in six innings.
"On a day like today, he hung in there and gave us some innings," Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said of Hernandez. "That was big because we wanted to stay away from a couple of guys in the 'pen. The bullpen, with [Antonio] Bastardo and [Ken] Giles, was very good. He hung in there. He had a rough first. You know what? The offense bounced right back there and picked him up. He was much better."
Byrd homered in the eighth to give the Phillies their fourth double-digit runs game of the season. They hope they can score a few in St. Louis, too. They will need the runs. Because if the Phillies truly believe they can be contenders, they need to keep winning.
"He's got to do whatever it is he's got to do," Howard said about Amaro. "We've got to take care of business in here. This is a step in the right direction. I don't think we've ever really been out of it. We've played hot and cold, but we've been six, seven, eight, nine games out of it. You want to definitely handle these types of games against the division rivals. This is the step in the right direction."
Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com.


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Kaczynski, May and CUES Receive Distinguished Service Award
Honorees Among Many Recognized at Conference Closing Ceremony
July 15, 2010
LAS VEGAS — Lech Kaczyński, the recently deceased president of Poland who was central in helping establish the country's credit union movement; Harriet May, the newly named chair of Credit Union National Association (CUNA); and CUES, the Madison, Wis.-based professional development organization for credit union executives, were named recipients of World Council of Credit Unions' (WOCCU) Distinguished Service Award (DSA), the global trade association's highest honor. The DSA recipients were among many honorees recognized during the closing ceremonies of The 1 Credit Union Conference, the meeting jointly sponsored by CUNA and WOCCU.
Kaczyński's relationship with credit unions first began in 1989 when he was a direct report to Lech Walesa, the former leader of Poland's Solidarity movement that helped secure the country's freedom from Soviet rule. In 1991, WOCCU officials met with members of Solidarity, including Walesa and Kaczyński, the Ministry of Finance and the Catholic Church to examine the role that credit unions could play in helping Poland's financial services development. Kaczyński served as supervisory board president of the Foundation for Polish Cooperative Savings and Credit Unions created by WOCCU at the request of the Solidarity movement. Since then Kaczyński, who was a professor of law prior to his political involvement, had been committed to developing and strengthening Poland's financial cooperative movement.
"The president wanted nothing more than a dignified life for every person in a free country," said Jarosław Stawiarski, member of Poland's parliament, who accepted the award on the late President Kaczynski's behalf. "The spirit and support of credit unions will continue as if the president were still with us."
CUNA Chair May, who is also president and CEO of GECU of El Paso, Texas, spent her career in credit unions, part of which has been dedicated to helping financial cooperatives work beyond state and national borders to meet the needs of members worldwide. In the 1990s she was instrumental in helping WOCCU develop and launch IRnet®, its international remittance program enabling workers in the U.S. to cost-effectively send money through a network of credit unions. She also has worked to extend the influence and service of the Texas Credit Union League by initiating the league's formal Texas/Mexico CU Relationship Committee in 1999.
"We're not an island unto ourselves, something I realized as I reached out to our neighbor to the south, working in ways that impacted my government, my community and my country," said May. "If I have been one drop in the sea that lifts the life of one individual, then I have been successful."
CUES, the 2010 institutional honoree, has been educating and serving international credit union leaders since 1962, and financially supporting WOCCU's development and relief initiatives for two decades. The organization in 1990 pledged $10,000 to support credit union development in Eastern Europe, became an inaugural WOCCU Supporter in 2000 and continues to support WOCCU's goals and objectives on an annual basis. In 2005, CUES donated $100,000 to help rebuild credit unions in Sri Lanka that were devastated by the tsunami. Earlier this year the organization donated $15,000 to WOCCU's Haiti Relief Efforts.
"The only thing that bothers me about WOCCU is that it doesn't get the credit it deserves," said Fred Johnson, CUES' president and CEO. "We're damn lucky to have WOCCU, and we'll support you in any way we can."
Credit Union Magazine's Hero of the Year Award was presented to Vic Thate, executive vice president of FAA Credit Union in Oklahoma City, Okla. CUNA's flagship publication honored Thate for his work on behalf of the Children's Miracle Network in Texas and Oklahoma, efforts that earned him the nickname of "godfather" of Oklahoma's Credit Unions for Kids.
WOCCU also presented three Ambassador Awards, honors given for outstanding service either to the global trade association or the global credit union movement. This year's Ambassador Award recipients included Mark Sievewright, senior vice president of Fiserv, Inc., honored for helping credit unions better understand and capitalize on their market strengths; Sue Albrecht, vice president of CUNA Mutual Group, for her tireless service to the global credit union movement; and Sue Mitchell, CEO of Mitchell, Stankovic & Associates, for her efforts in helping develop and establish WOCCU's Global Women's Leadership Network.
Also honored during the ceremonies were 33 nominees from 15 countries in the WOCCU Young Credit Union People (WYCUP) program. Of those honorees, the following five received scholarships: Scott Daukas, United States; Carol Karugu, Kenya; Melia Keller, United States; Orla O'Shea, Ireland; and Christie-Anne Scott, Australia. Each recipient will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to attend the WYCUP 2011 program and WOCCU's World Credit Union Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, next July.
In a special presentation, recognition was given to major donors to WOCCU's Haiti Relief Fund, which raised $1.1 million earlier this year to benefit survivors and rebuild credit unions in the wake of the January 12 disaster. Major donors included the Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions, CUNA, CUNA Mutual Group, the Irish League of Credit Unions Foundation, Melrose Credit Union, Municipal Credit Union, the National Credit Union Foundation (NCUF) and Schools First Federal Credit Union. Representatives from each organization were invited to the stage to receive a special award from Greta Greathouse, who runs WOCCU's program in Haiti.
In addition, members of NCUF's Development Educator program who had earned their International Credit Union Development Educator designation were also recognized during the ceremony. Recipients included Carlos Calderone, Jaime Chase, Mike Delker, Ken Halkett, Nancy Johns, Bill Myers, Michael Ray, Helen Godfrey Smith, Joe Thomas, Joanne Todd, Donald Urquhart, Linda Webb-Manon and Debbie Wege.
The 1 Credit Union Conference was a one-time joint event. In 2011, CUNA will host its America's Credit Union Conference in San Antonio, Texas from June 19-22 and WOCCU will host its World Credit Union Conference in Glasgow, Scotland from July 24-27.
World Council of Credit Unions is the global trade association and development platform for credit unions. World Council promotes the sustainable development of credit unions and other financial cooperatives around the world to empower people through access to high quality and affordable financial services. World Council advocates on behalf of the global credit union system before international organizations and works with national governments to improve legislation and regulation. Its technical assistance programs introduce new tools and technologies to strengthen credit unions' financial performance and increase their outreach.
World Council has implemented 300+ technical assistance programs in 89 countries. Worldwide, 89,026 credit unions in 117 countries serve 260 million people. Learn more about World Council's impact around the world at www.woccu.org.


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The Wamena Highlands : The Other Ultimate Trekkers' Rendezvous
Many have been captivated by the story of Shangri La. It is intriguing, appealing, and almost mystifying when chatting about it among travelers. Hidden among the rising 2,500-meter mountains in theBaliem Valley in central Papua, the town called Wamena, was hailed as the other Shangri La. Among advanced travelers, this is the other ultimate trekkers' rendezvous.
Here Wamena awaits as the starting point to a remarkable journey, prior to visiting the villages beyond the mists. At 1,600 meters above sea level, Wamena is the highest ground in Papua where furnished tourism facilities can still be found. Beyond this point, one has to expect less, and get more of the unexpected. Reality can be more compelling than even the best information on the internet.
Imagine yourself standing on a peak surrounded by a lush green valley, screened from the world by fuzzy peaks, while down below in the canyon flows an ever rushing river.
The beautiful Baliem valley was discovered by coincidence in an expedition spearheaded by Richard Archbold in 1938. The town of Wamena is surrounded by agricultural tribes, as recorded in travelers' journals as early as the 19th and early 20th century. The presence of a mummy, sitting in a folding position found in a nearby village, is evidence of the longtime agricultural practices in the Baliem valley. Here, you are also encouraged to learn how salt is prepared by local women, despite the fact that the sea is on the other side of this huge island.
Wamena became known through pictures of warring stone-age tribes. However, In the Baliem valley, in the past decade tribes have made peace with one another, and have, instead decided to hold yearly mock wars to continue to maintain strength in defending their territories. These mock wars are held during the annual Baliem Festival. Tourism has also somewhat changed the local mindset and daily life, although their indigenous knowledge and conventions are still well practiced daily.
Among the most famous villages are those of the Dani. There are three major tribes living around Wamena, they are the Dani, the Yali, and the Lani. They can be identified by the different types koteka (penis gourds) each wears. Until this very day, they still walk around wearing only a koteka, although when in town, they usually change into western clothes. Despite this, you will still meet tribe members wearing koteka to the local market. If you wish to photograph them, be prepared that it will cost you some money. This destination is not cheap to visit, but it's worth all the money spent.
If you don't have all the time in the world, then visit the Dani's first, as they are the most approachable, most decorative, and are very sociable. Here you can observe staged wars, real hot stone cooking, pork feasts, as well as visit the sweet potato farms. It is a most memorable experience that can not compare with merely watching a travel video, or having a perfect snapshot on your desktop wallpaper. You will wish, though, that you had taken more snapshots with your camera while there.
Usually, travelers fly to Wamena from the nearest international or domestic airport. The Sentani Airport in Jayapura serves both as destination as well as transit point to Wamena. The Sentani Airport Information Center will help with your inquiries on flights.
Aviastar Mandiri serves Wamena, specializing in local government officials, plantation, mining, forestry, and tourism industry employees and guests. Trigana Air Services also offer daily flights. Other airlines are: MAF, AMA, Yajasi, Manunggal Air, and Hercules aircrafts of the Indonesian Army, TNI.
Hotels in Wamena are within walking distance. For longer trips, take a becak. There are not many of these becaks here and they usually disappear when it rains.
They are usually marked as A2 and A3, heading up Jalan Trikora to the market or pasar in Bahasa Indonesia. This transport is quite convenient if you wish to be in the market for real sightseeing. To visit the only museum in Wamena, take a Becak, then 800 meters past the stone clock, you will see the museum displaying Dani clothing, decorations, and instruments. The Museum opens from 8 am to 4 pm.
You can visit Merauke any time of the year, although the best period is between March and August. You will meet hundreds of tourists during the August, when on the 10th to 17th. the annual Baliem Festival is held. The Festival is the main reason why many tourists travel to these highlands.
International travelers must be in possession of a travel permit (surat keterangan jalan) before travelling to the interior of Papua. The main Police Stations in Jayapura, Merauke, Timika, Biak, Nabire, Manokwari, and other large cities can serve you with the permit. Prepare also copies of your passport, recent photograph, and list of places you wish to visit. Better yet, ask your guide or travel agency to help you with the travel permit. They will be glad to assist.
Source: Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Republic Indonesia


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Survivor - Exile Island Ep2: The Nova Scotia Trifecta Part 3
It has taken over a year for the Nova Scotia Trifecta (at least one episode each of Survivor, TAR, and The Apprentice) to be completed, but at last, it has been done!
This tale will unfold in three parts. Enjoy.
As usual:
Part 1
Starts at night. Thunder and lightning.
In shelter with older men. They say the shelter is useless. No ****.
Little bit of bad luck. This place breeds bad luck.
Lightning strikes.
Younger men (Night 3)
Shows Nick with the blanket.
Morning day 4. Older womens camp.
Cirie and Melinda trying to start fire.
Younger women.
Courtney and Sally poking at fruit to get off a tree. They get some papaya. They eat it. They're thrilled to have food.
Older Men, Day 4.
Terry looking at the weather. Shane whining about missing his kid. There is no reason for me to be doing this. I make more than enough money, I dont know why I did this.
Cut to Probst. Tribes coming in to area.
JP: Your first look at the group of new older women. Tina voted out at the last tribal council. Allright, lets get to it. Everybody take a spot on the disks. Men on the light disks. Women on the dark disks. "
JP: Everybody take a step back, turn over your disk. You see a buff, pick it up. Terry, take a spot over here to the left (orange buff). Danielle, over here to the right (purple buff)."
NOTE: These are the team captains. I'm sure I need to tell you idiots that.
Four tribes are about to become two tribes (cap of Bruce showing surprise). Terry, youre the first member of La Mina. Danielle, youre the first member of Casaya. Were gonna do a schoolyard pick. Doesnt matter who goes first, because a man has to pick a woman, woman has to pick a man, therefore, ladies first. Danielle, youre choosing a man.
Danielle: "The cool guy with the Boston tattoo." (Shane)
JP throws a bag of buffs to Shane, tells him to get rid of his old one and put the new one on.
JP: Terry, youre picking a woman
Terry: K, uh, green sweats.
JP: Sally, heres the buffs. (throws buffs to Sally) Shane, youre picking a woman.
Shane: uh, you right there, mumble mumble
JP: Courtney, now a member of Casaya. Sally, picking a guy.
Sally: Ill pick the fast guy. John Deere hat.
JP: Austin becomes a member of La Mina. Courtney...
Courtney: Red shirt.
JP: Aras." Aras: deep sigh of relief. "Youre on a tribe.
JP: Austin.
Austin: Im gonna go with Exile Island over there.
JP: Misty becomes a member of La Mina. Aras, youre choosing a woman.
Aras: Cirie.
JP: Cirie becomes a member of Casaya. Misty.
Misty: Nick.
JP: Nick becomes a member of La Mina. Cirie, your choice, youre choosing a man.
Cirie:This guy right here.
JP: Bobby joins Casaya. Nick, your choice, youre choosing a woman.
Nick: The lady in the pink tank top.
JP: Ruth Marie becomes a member of La Mina. Bobby, your choice has already been made for ya.
Bobby: Melinda." Joins Casaya.
JP: "Okay, only one choice left. So Ruth Marie you are in effect choosing your last tribe member and telling one of these guys, nobody wants them on the tribe.
Ruth Marie: This young man right here. (Dan)
JP: Dan goes to La Mina. Okay. So, that leaves you Bruce. How tough would it be four days in to be going home?
Bruce: Uh, I would be really disappointed because I came here to win.
JP: Well, not only are you not going home, you out of all 15, are the only person guaranteed to be safe at the next tribal council.
Bruce screams: "Yeah, Baby! Woooo!" JP: The next three days youre going youre going to be spending on Exile Island. You wont return back to this game until the next Tribal Council and which point you will sit in and listen. After that tribe has voted somebody out, you will replace that person as the new member of that tribe and be back in this game. In addition, theres still a hidden immunity idol that may or may not be out there. Theoretically, Misty could already have it.
Bruce: Im ready for this.
JP: Well go. Boats out there. Well have flint waiting for you so you can make fire.
Bruce walks off. All clap for him and say Go Bruce. Yay for Bruce!
JP: "Okay, two tribes. La Mina, in the orange. Casaya wearing purple. Shall we get to todays Reward Challenge? In todays challenge, you are going to race through an obstacle course, collecting six wooden snakes along the way. One member of your tribe is responsible for carrying all six snakes throughout the entire course. On my go you will make your way to the first station, where you will collect your first two snakess. Youll crawl under a fence and over a 12 foot A-frame wall. Make your way under the bamboo crawl, grab two more snakes. You now have one person carrying four snakes. Youll then go across a wooden ladder bridge. If you fall off the bridge you gotta go back the start and go again. For the last phase: Go through the water and into a pit of leaves, where you must find the last two snakes. First tribe to cross the finish line with all six snakes wins reward."
"Want to know what youre playing for?"
Uh, no, Jeff, we don't. Duh.
Uncovers the table beside him showing ..
JP: Fishing gear. Oohs and aahs from the tribes. In addition, waiting for you at camp, one raft, four paddles to go with it. Should help you trying to get some food. Worth playing for? Allright, take our spots, well get started.
Tribes line up at the start.
Part 2 tomorrow. Noonish.
Glad you folks picked up my little "fanfic," hope you enjoyed it.
my question regarding shane is....don't the contestants know prior to the day they leave for survivor that they are going????? it seems that a 3 pack a day smoker would have quit before the show started... :groan:
sorry...no sympathy from this part of ny! :sera:
I hope he doesn't make it that far. I don't know how much of Shane I can handle! :groan:Same here RJ. :groan: :knuckles:
my question regarding shane is....don't the contestants know prior to the day they leave for survivor that they are going?? it seems that a 3 pack a day smoker would have quit before the show started... sorry...no sympathy from this part of ny!
What was up with last night's opening credits? They didn't show the contestants. Was it because of the tribe mix up and they were trying to make a point about it? Or was the ep longer and they needed the time?


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Having a Plan B in mind for minimizing the effects of breakdowns of mission-critical equipment is sound business. But Plan B is becoming more complicated as systems get more sophisticated.
Such is the case with automated steering and other technologies that rely on GPS and other satellite navigation systems. Although these navigation systems are highly reliable, it's wise to have a backup plan to allow you to keep working if glitches erode accuracy or temporarily shut them down altogether. That's the advice from John Fulton, a precision ag specialist at Auburn University.
Orbit problems in the spring of 2010 with satellites that relay WAAS correction signals highlight what can happen when critical parts of navigation systems go awry. Because of the unexpected orbit shift, some navigation receivers weren't able to receive WAAS corrections. For some, this reduced accuracy during planting.
Although the WAAS orbit challenge was unexpected, Fulton says two known risk factors are on the horizon. "We aren't replacing GPS satellites quickly enough to maintain the proper satellite replacement schedule," he says. "And we could have sunspot activity in the coming years that could have profound effects." More information on both topics is available here and here.
So keep your planter row markers greased and the foam markers on your sprayer in working order.
"In terms of correction services having issues, I suggest considering having the ability to use two potential different services," he says. "For example, someone running an RTK network correction wants the ability to switch to another RTK service (possibly a single base station) or use a less accurate correction service."


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U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to a record, as speculation grew that the Federal Reserve will maintain the pace of stimulus after Congress ended the budget standoff.
The S&P 500 rose 0.7% to 1,732.83 at 4 p.m. in New York, surpassing the previous record of 1,725.52 from Sept. 18.
"The taper seems a little bit further out, certainly than anybody expected eight weeks ago and maybe even just a couple of weeks ago," Walter Todd, chief investment officer at Greenwood Capital Inc., said in a phone interview from Greenwood, South Carolina. He helps manage $950 million. "It keeps a lid on rates and provides more liquidity for risk assets like stocks. People are back to focusing on the individual company dynamics that occur during earnings season."
The S&P 500 gained 2.4% during the 16-day government closure that ended yesterday after President Barack Obama signed a bill to fund the government through Jan. 15 and extend the borrowing authority through Feb. 7.
Investors will now weigh the shutdown effects on corporate earnings and economic growth as the impasse fueled bets that the Fed will delay reducing its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases.
Pacific Investment Management Co. said the central bank will postpone tapering. The Fed "may now have no choice but to stay longer in its intense policy experimental mode –- due both to the likelihood of weaker data and to a perceived need to take out insurance for the economy against future political dysfunction," said Pimco Chief Executive Officer Mohamed El- Erian in a CNBC blog posting.
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The "fiscal shenanigans" undermined the case for tapering, Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher, an opponent to increasing stimulus, said today. Kansas City Fed President Esther George, who has voted this year against expanding stimulus, said the Fed has enough data to assess the economy's strength and should taper even amid fiscal "uncertainty." The central bank next convenes Oct. 29-30.
The Fed stimulus has helped propel the S&P 500 up by more than 150% from its March 2009 low. The gauge has surged 21% this year and jumped to its previous intraday record of 1,729.86 on Sept. 19, a day after the Fed unexpectedly delayed tapering at its last policy meeting.
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"We cannot make North Korea give up their nuclear weapon through dialogue and negotiation. We cannot expect them [North Korea] to give up their nuclear weapon before the regime changes and collapses."
"Beginning in the middle of Hu Jintao's time in the office, China has told us: 'Please don't think we are only on the side of North Korea.' This is what China thinks, in its heart of hearts . . . There is a lot of talk about how a peaceful reunification led by South Korea does not go against China's interest. Although the Chinese government would not official make these statements, there are a lot of scholarly papers and research projects along these lines. This is the beginning of a very important change."
"We have been letting them [China] know that the U.S. military base will never be moved to North Korea after the reunification, that U.S.-Korea alliance would not affect the U.S.-China relationship, and that Korea can play the role of a peacekeeper when the interests of U.S. and China conflict with each other's. We began discussing this at the summit level. . . . At this point, China tells us what they do with North Korea. If they visit North Korea, they let us know that they did."
"There are people who hypothesize that (in case of an exigency) North Korea would call upon the Chinese military, and the military would not leave once it occupies North Korea. But the ethnic minority issue is the biggest headache for China. Just think about Tibet, Xinjiang... Turning North Korea into another ethnic minority territory is not something that China can do haphazardly."


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Mettre sa forest à bandon was a feudal law phrase in the 13th cent. = mettre sa forêt à permission, i.e. to open it freely to any one for pasture or to cut wood in; hence the later sense of giving up one's rights for a time, letting go, leaving, abandoning. [Auguste Brachet, "An Etymological Dictionary of the French Language," transl. G.W. Kitchin, Oxford, 1878]
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Diarrhea is when you pass loose or watery stool.
Alternative Names
Stools – watery; Frequent bowel movements; Loose bowel movements
In some people, diarrhea is mild and goes away in a few days. In other people, it may last longer.
Diarrhea can make you feel weak and dehydrated.
The most common cause of diarrhea is the stomach flu (
Eating or drinking food or water that contains certain types of bacteria or parasites can also lead to diarrhea. This problem may be called
Certain medicines may also cause diarrhea, including:
- Some antibiotics
- Chemotherapy drugs for cancer
- Laxatives containing magnesium
Diarrhea may also be caused by medical disorders, such as:
Celiac disease
Inflammatory bowel diseases (
Crohn's diseaseand ulcerative colitis) Irritable bowel syndrome(IBS) Lactose intolerance(which causes problems after drinking milk and eating other dairy products) Malabsorption syndromes
Less common causes of diarrhea include:
Carcinoid syndrome Disorders of the nerves that supply the intestines
- Removal of part of the stomach (
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- Radiation therapy
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- To drink plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration (meaning your body does not have the proper amount of water and fluids)
- Which foods you should or should not eat
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Avoid medicines for diarrhea that you can buy without a prescription, unless your doctor tells you to use them. These drugs can make some infections worse.
If you have a long-term form of diarrhea, such as diarrhea caused by irritable bowel syndrome,
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider right away if you or your child shows signs of dehydration:
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- Dizziness or light-headedness
- Dry mouth
- Sunken eyes
- Few tears when crying
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if you have:
- Blood or pus in your stools
- Black stools
- Stomach pain that does not go away after a bowel movement
- Diarrhea with a fever above 101°F (100.4 °F in children)
- Recently traveled to a foreign country and developed diarrhea
Also call your doctor if:
- The diarrhea gets worse or does not get better in 2 days for an infant or child, or 5 days for adults
- A child over 3 months old has been vomiting for more than 12 hours; in younger babies, call as soon as vomiting or diarrhea begins
What to Expect at Your Office Visit
Your doctor will perform a physical exam and ask you questions about your medical history and symptoms, including:
- When did your diarrhea start?
- What is the color and consistency of your stool?
- Do you have blood or large amounts of mucus in your stool?
- Do you other symptoms such as
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- Do some things make abdominal pain worse, such as stress or certain foods?
- Are any other people in your house sick?
- Have you recently traveled out of the country?
- Have you possibly been exposed to well or stream water or spoiled food?
- Have you had abdominal surgery?
- What medications do you take? Have you taken antibiotics recently?
- Do you drink coffee or alcohol, and if so, how much?
- Do you smoke? How much each day?
- Are you on a special diet?
Lab tests may be done on your stools to determine the cause of your diarrhea.
Over-the-counter supplements that contain healthy bacteria may help prevent diarrhea caused by taking antibiotics. These are called probiotics. Yogurt with active or live cultures is also a good source of these healthy bacteria.
The following healthy steps can help you prevent illnesses that cause diarrhea:
- Wash your hands often, especially after going to the bathroom and before eating.
- Use alcohol-based hand gel frequently.
- Teach children to not put objects in their mouth.
When traveling to underdeveloped areas, follow the steps below to avoid diarrhea:
- Drink only bottled water and do not use ice, unless it is made from bottled or purified water.
- Do NOT eat uncooked vegetables or fruits that do not have peels.
- Do NOT eat raw shellfish or undercooked meat.
- Do NOT consume dairy products.
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dachizzzz needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 60 designs submitted by 15 freelance designers.
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Looking for a cool logo for new Comedy/Pics/Video website (MustardPants.com)
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PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman is getting her first taste of freedom in more than two decades after an appeals court overturned her murder conviction, setting the stage for a retrial as prosecutors seek to put her back on death row.
Debra Milke walked out of the Maricopa County Sheriff's jail Friday after supporters posted her $US250,000 bond.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned her conviction in March, ruling that prosecutors should have disclosed information that cast doubt on the credibility of a now-retired detective who said Milke confessed to being involved in the killing of her 4-year-old son, Christopher.
The 49-year-old Milke has not been exonerated, but a judge allowed her to go free while she prepares for a new trial in a case that made her one of Arizona's most reviled inmates.
Milke was convicted in the death of her son who authorities believe was killed for a $US5,000 insurance payout. Police said Milke dressed the boy in his favourite outfit in December 1989, telling him he was going to see Santa Claus at a mall before handing him over to two men who took the child into the desert and shot him. She had been imprisoned since 1990.
A defence lawyer told the judge last week that Milke would live in a Phoenix-area home purchased by supporters.
Prosecutors declined to comment on Milke's possible release and have not appealed the bond order.
Milke, whose mother was a German who married a U.S. Air Force military policeman in Berlin in the early 1960s, has drawn strong support from citizens of that nation and Switzerland, neither of which has the death penalty.
Max Krucker, former president of the Swiss community where Milke's mother now lives, said Renate Janka was "ecstatic" Friday about the possibility that her daughter would be released. She was planning to fly to Arizona as early as Saturday, Krucker said.
"She said, 'Now I can finally hold my daughter in my arms again,'" he told The Associated Press in a telephone interview from his home.
For as long as Milke has been incarcerated, she and her mother have only met in situations where they were separated by glass.
"They were never able to touch," Krucker said.
A dozen years ago, Krucker was among the organisers of an effort in the Swiss town of Emmetten to support Milke, including by establishing a bank account that collected donations to aid in her defence. The account eventually netted about 200,000 Swiss francs, or about $US213,000 today. It's now nearly drained, he said.
Doubts about Milke's guilt and deep suspicion about the reliability of the detective's testimony helped motivate Swiss supporters to donate, as did opposition to the death penalty. Many also had concerns that Milke didn't have access to the best defence because she had too little money, he said.
Janka, who is suffering from cancer, was already forced to sell her home to help cover her daughter's legal bills, he said.
Supporters also run a website that requests donations through both German and Swiss accounts.
Milke's ex-husband, whose name is Arizona Milke, believes his former wife is guilty and that supporters have been fooled by the postings on the website.
"It's fed by propagandized lies," he said Friday. "They write whatever they want and put it up there like it's true."
Her chance at freedom comes six months after a federal appeals court overturned Milke's conviction, ruling that the prosecution should have disclosed information about the truthfulness of the now-retired detective who testified that Milke confessed.
Milke was a 25-year-old insurance company clerk when her son was killed. She has maintained her innocence, saying she had nothing to do with the slaying.
The two men convicted in the case both remain on death row. Neither Roger Scott nor former Milke roommate James Styers testified at Milke's trial. Scott confessed during a police interrogation and led detectives to the boy's body.
Maricopa County prosecutors are still seeking the death penalty against Milke at her retrial, tentatively set for Sept. 30, and her alleged confession is at the heart of the case against her.
Police detective Armando Saldate Jr. testified that she confessed to him in a closed interrogation room. But the confession was not recorded.
At trial, Milke denied that she had confessed, but the jury believed the detective.
Doubts about Saldate's honesty arose during Milke's appeals. The 9th Circuit concluded in March that prosecutors' failure to turn over evidence related to Saldate's credibility deprived Milke's attorneys of the chance to question his truthfulness before jurors.
"No civilized system of justice should have to depend on such flimsy evidence, quite possibly tainted by dishonesty or overzealousness, to decide whether to take someone's life or liberty," Chief Judge Alex Kozinski wrote for the court.
The court noted four cases in which judges threw out confessions or indictments because Saldate lied under oath and four instances in which cases were tossed out or confessions excluded because Saldate violated the suspect's constitutional rights.
He was also suspended for accepting sexual favours from a female motorist he stopped and then lying about the encounter, the court said.
Deputy County Attorney Vince Imbordino argued last week during a bond hearing that the purported confession is still admissible, but Judge Rosa Mroz of Maricopa County Superior Court said the undisclosed material concerning Saldate "casts serious doubt" on its validity.
Mroz, who also set Milke's bond, scheduled a Sept. 23 hearing on the defence's request to prohibit the prosecution from using the confession during the retrial.
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Pearl Jam Unveil Official Music Video for New Single 'Mind Your Manners'
Pearl Jam debuted their first single 'Mind Your Manners' from their upcoming disc 'Lightning Bolt' back in July, but now the band is adding visual effects to the song with a new video, seen above.
Produced by famed photographer and film director Danny Clinch, the video definitely stimulates the senses. The band performs in front of a video screen as scenes of natural and human destruction play out behind them. Matching the erratic, fast-paced nature of the song note for note, the visuals behind the band are hard to look away from.
In addition to the first single, Pearl Jam have been introducing new songs into their live sets at their one off shows and festival appearances throughout the summer. At their show at Chicago's Wrigley Field the band played the title track 'Lightning Bolt' in addition to another new ballad called 'Future Days.'
'Lightning Bolt' is due out on Oct. 15 and is currently available for pre-order on iTunes or on the band's official website PearlJam.com.
A few days prior to 'Lightning Bolt's official release date, Pearl Jam will kick off their North American tour in Pittsburgh, Pa with dates through the beginning of December. Check out all the dates and tour stops by clicking below:


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will.egan needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 72 designs submitted by 18 freelance designers.
AusmedOnline is an online learning centre for nurses. The company and most of our content is based in Australia.
Members have access to hundreds of audio lectures, PowerPoint presentations, medical images, Nursing Whitepapers, Fact Sheets, e-book chapters and educational videos.
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30 - 55 year old women.
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Use a computer 2 - 5 hours a week.
Like familiarity and clarity.
The new logo should be clean and simple.
It will be used online, in email marketing and print marketing.
The logo will be used horizontally and in small spaces such as the Facebook and Twitter profile pictures.
The company colours are blue (#00adef), yellow (#fef200) and white. We're open to creative use of these and other colours in the final design.
Things we like
- Recently we liked the use of negative space in the FedEx logo.
- The Amazon logo.
What we don't want
- Stethoscopes!
- Standard medical images (red cross, paramedic symbol, ambulance, etc).
- White coats.
- Doctor references, nurses don't like this.
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The BUZZ around genetic genealogy circles is that autosomal testing is GREAT for genealogy, but with one company, you could get STUNG!
A few years ago I posted on how to choose a company for DNA testing. That was before autosomal testing arrived on the scene, but the guideline are still very useful.
Thousands have already tested their autosomal DNA and more companies are seeing a profit in offering this type of test. Until recently the major players were 23andMe and Family Tree DNA. Now Ancestry.com's DNA testing arm (AncestryDNA) is offering autosomal testing.
Autosomal DNA (atDNA) is found throughout our genome and in all 23 pairs of chromosomes. It is recombined at every conception and gives us, among other things, our physical features so that we look like our relatives, but not exactly unless someone is an identical twin. The test for this type of DNA allows males to match females and helps determine relationships. You can learn if your matches are likely to be 1st cousins or 4th cousins or aunts and uncles, if your 2nd cousin is really related to you (one of mine was not!), if you have half-siblings, etc. This gives you more relatives to help on your genealogy, and it can straighten out your family tree. It is great for adoptees as matches are usually within six generations on your pedigree chart.
Those who have tested several relatives have become interested in determining which sections of their DNA came from which ancestors. This is a growing trend and makes it much easier to find a common ancestor with a complete stranger who is related to you. This is called Chromosome Mapping. Others wish to phase their data to know which allele (Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, or Thymine) came from each parent on each SNP. There are many citizen scientists in the field of genetic genealogy who are recognized by some of these companies and these companies listen to them.
After all, the educated public knows what it wants when it comes to genetic genealogy and those companies that listen will benefit. Members of the community of genetic genealogists have big voices and do speak to hundreds and hundreds of people. (Personally, I have given presentations to many hundred just this year.) The genealogy public turns to the genetic genealogist whenever possible to understand DNA testing. We know what works and let our followers know.
That brings me to today's subject. With the three major companies now doing autosomal testing for genealogists, only AncestryDNA will not let you see your raw data. For some that may be of no interest, but later many from the general public may wish to do the chromosome mapping or phasing I previously mentioned. For others that is a major factor in their choice to test or not to test with AncestryDNA; hence, those who aren't interested in chromosome mapping right now will be deprived of some matches as many of us are doing chromosome mapping and phasing.
You cannot see your own raw data even though AncestryDNA states that it is YOUR DNA. BUT, their consent form requires that you allow THEM to use it for research which could mean profits to them. At this point, there is no way to opt out of allowing them to use it for their research, other studies, or anything else they choose. So...it's OUR DNA, but we can't see it, but they can use it? Hummm....that bee stings!
Currently, the AncestryDNA company isn't listening, so I'm urging all of you who pick a company just because they have a nice sale that week, because they have extensive ads, or because they tell you how easy everything is, beware.
A good genetic genealogy company provides the following:
1. A large database
2. A variety of products to meet a variety of needs
3. Sales several times a year
4. Excellent customer service by email and by phone
5. Wonderful webpages to help you find out about your DNA test
6. Matches on your DNA that you can contact directly
7. Excellent FAQs (frequently asked questions) to help you understand everything
8. Project managers who, even though they are volunteers, understand testing and can help you
9. Storage for your unused DNA sample so you can upgrade or order a new test as needed
10. A stable company with a solid business policy
11. A method preventing your data from being used for anything other than your personal use. If the company wants to use it, they need to contact you regarding the study and have you sign papers allowing it.
12. An ear to the customer, listening to what is needed and what more is desired to help their genealogy
Please read the following blogs from two very fine genetic genealogists. Follow their blogs, you'll learn a lot! Each blog hits upon one of the current issues at AncestryDNA. Do not be mistaken that these issues aren't widespread among the genetic genealogy community and it reaches beyond US borders. From that community (thousands strong), I have not read one positive comment regarding these issues.
Scroll down to the post, if needed.
Choose wisely and do not get stung! These are not the only issues with AncestryDNA. If you do not have a subscription you can access your matches, but cannot see the "trees" that connect. ALSO, the admixture they are doing is wrong in some cases: See Debbie's post (from the UK) entitled: My Ancestry autosomal DNA Test
Sorry to omit your blog Debbie!
If any of you have questions, please contact me directly.
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Rape, murder, galloping gonorrhea and suicide
Posted September 14, 2011on:
Clarissa, or the History of a Young Lady by Samuel Richardson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
A lot of nonsense is talked about Clarissa. It's essentially a rape fantasy, ending in the death of the victim. Condense it down to 60,000 words, stick a distressed nude on the cover and, if it isn't banned, it would sell like hot cakes on Amazon.
According to Lord Macaulay, once entered in Clarissa, you are infected by her and can't leave off for a minute.
On the other hand, says Samuel Johnson, if you were to read this for the story you would be so much fretted that you would hang yourself.
So, there you are. Rape, murder, galloping gonorrhea and suicide.
So much for "Virtue Rewarded."
What do you think?
This story is nearly a million words long, so I always give a copy at Christmas to people who I don't want to meet again for a while.
Vanessa Wu is the author of Love Has No Limits


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Introduction: Scott Phillips is a genealogical historian and owner of Onward To Our Past® genealogy services. In this guest blog post, Scott asks our readers for help in deciphering the writing on the back of an old photo identifying his "Uncle L."
As I would imagine many of you do, I have some intriguing old photographs that unfortunately don't have any identification on them. However, the one I have in my family history stash that makes me the craziest actually does have writing on it. The old black and white picture has a wonderfully clear full sentence on the back, which identifies my father around the age of 2 or 3 and—here is the kicker—a second, older fellow identified as Uncle L. Uncle L?
Yep! The old family photo is as clear as a bell (as you can see here), except for the name of this mysterious uncle!
Every so often I pull that old photo out and try again to identify this mysterious member of my family that I know nothing about. As my family tree continues to grow, becoming more refined and better documented, I keep hoping for a breakthrough. So far though, I have had no luck in identifying this Uncle L. I brought that old family photo out the other day and decided to try some lateral thinking via GenealogyBank.com and its newspaper archives.
To me the handwriting on the back of the photo might be read as Uncle "Lew" or "Len." Unfortunately there is no Lew or Len in any of my Dad's immediate family, nor his father's family. So I branched out to look at some relations of my grandmother's who lived nearby.
I began my genealogy research with the knowledge that the passenger list from Ellis Island shows my grandmother coming to America to live with her brother-in-law Thomas Martin. He happened to be living on the same street as she and my grandfather would later live on for decades. I still have many warm and wonderful memories of that home from my youth.
My new search began with this brother-in-law and fellow traveler, Thomas Martin. I learned many interesting facts about him from GenealogyBank's newspapers, such as his job as a lamplighter—which conjured up many images of a great job, until I thought of winter and rainy evenings—and his later job as a street car motorman. However, nothing I found about Thomas helped me identify my mystery uncle.
So I broadened my search on the Martin surname and it wasn't long before I discovered that a descendant had married a Starr family member related to Floyd Starr, the founder of the amazing Starr Commonwealth for Boys in Albion, Michigan.
While I truly enjoyed reading this old news article, which provides a great history of the charitable youth program, it still offered me no one with a given name that comes close to my mystery uncle's name.
I branched my researching out some more and soon found another family member farther down the street, the Newell family. The Newell family matriarch, Marjorie, was another sister of my grandmother's, so the search was back on. I discovered lots of interesting information about Marjorie in the newspaper archives, such as her old marriage announcement.
While offering good genealogical information on Marjorie, this historical marriage announcement also led me to another interesting story about her soon-to-be brother-in-law being awarded the Purple Heart after an air raid in WWII.
However, once again I had nothing that solved my mystery about Uncle L.
I moved on to the last family member who lived in the States. This was my grandmother's brother Thomas Cottle who lived just a couple of blocks away. I searched his family, his wife's family the Morrells, his wife's brother Wilbert, and his brother-in-law's wife's family the Ricks. Again I gained much useful information for my family tree, but my mystery uncle remains just that.
While I refuse to call this treasured family photograph a brick wall, I am back to staring closely at the photo and analyzing the name. Does it begin with an L, a T, or possibly even a script Q?
What do YOU think? Take a good look yourself, post a comment and let me know…PLEASE!


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Prophyt needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 99 designs submitted by 28 freelance designers.
Catchy, Clean, Modern, with reusable functionality built in.
We are building a community social networking site and what better way to involve community than to have the logo designed by a community of designers
- Clean
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- Catchy,Stylish
- Functional - a reusable element
- Web 2.0 look and feel possibly but not required
- fan of red, black, silver, blue, green colors but not required
- Must be supplied in vector format
- would like to have some 3d element to it
- prefer to have the name PALETTO included
•This will likely be updated after a few submissions are made, we dont know for certain what we absolutely "dont want"
Not cutesyNot graffiti style - Not interested in purple or yellow
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First, you must make a Tangzhong mixture. Prepare this at least an hour before making the actual dough so it has a chance to cool down. You want it to be room temperature.
1/3 cup flour
1 cup milk
Whisk together the flour and milk in a small sauce pan over medium low heat until the mixture starts to become paste-like. Don't let it boil or it will get too thick.
For the dough:
1 cup warm milk
4 teaspoons dry yeast
4 tablespoons sugar (extra fine if you have it)
5 1/2 cups bread flour
2 teaspoons salt
4 tablespoons dry milk powder
3 large eggs (one is for an egg wash after the dough has risen)
4 tablespoons butter at room temperature
In a small bowl or large measuring cup, whisk together the warm milk, yeast and sugar.
In a large bowl or your bread machine, combine the flour, salt and powdered milk.
Add your room temperature tangzhong to the milk and yeast, along with two eggs. Whisk to combine into until smooth.
Add to flour mixture.
If using a bread machine, this will make a 2 lb loaf. You can use just the dough setting, and later shape into mini loafs.
For any mixing technique, after the dough is combined, add the softened butter. Continue with machine, dough hook, or by hand until the dough is ball shaped, but a little sticky.
Put dough in a big bowl in a warm spot and let it rise for 45 minutes, until it has doubled in size.
After the first rise, shape the dough into two large loaves, in two greased pans, or shape into 8 mini loaves.
Let rise for another 45 minutes.
Beat the one remaining egg with a fork and brush the tops of the loaves with the egg.
Put into a pre-heated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes (large loaf) or 20 minutes (mini loaves).


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There aren't many things that I am certain of in this world. But something I know for a fact is that after a big app update, the public are amazing at finding bugs that a developer would miss.
With that simple fact I direct you here to find the v3.1 update to our official Windows Phone app. This is entirely a bug-fixing release which addresses several areas mostly within the forums, a few are listed below...
- Fixed 4 forum response bugs which caused the app to crash
- Fixed 2 instances of live tile refreshing causing the app to crash
- Implemented an improvement for the live tile not rendering bug (more on this below)
- Fixed a design oversight when viewing videos with the light theme
- Fixed a bug where old or saved offline articles would cause the app to crash
- Added bitmap caching to certain image viewing pages to hopefully resolve memory problems on certain devices
I should comment that the bug which causes the tile to incorrectly render with the word "windows" on black rather than our logo is not fully fixed in this version, but should occur less frequently. The good news is that I am currently testing a build which I believe has completely fixed it, you'll find that soon as a v3.2.
As always your feedback is welcome in any form you chose to give it to us, but to answer 2 questions up front:
- A Windows Phone 8 version is currently being worked on, but right now supporting Windows Phone 7 is my priority to cover all of our users
- A Windows RT app is in the early stages of design, don't expect it soon but it will happen
With that I bid you happy browsing, reading and posting!


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(CNN) -- A handheld device the size of a business card can be used to "taste" the sweetness in food and drinks, say researchers, who add that it could be an early step toward developing a fully artificial tongue.
Scientists wonder whether they could create a device to exactly mimic how the human tongue tastes.
Scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign said that when the device is dipped into a food or drink, a series of color-coded dots reveals what type of sweetener is present.
"It's very much the same process that's involved in litmus paper," lead researcher Kenneth Suslick told CNN Radio.
The sensor is able to distinguish among 14 kinds of sweeteners, from natural sugars to artificial products such as Splenda. The project got the attention of the food-service industry, which is looking for testing methods that are less expensive and time-consuming than taste-testing or laboratory work.
The new sensors are able to produce a result in two minutes, compared with the 30 minutes or more required by traditional laboratory techniques.
"As far as real-world applications at this point, it would be more of a quality-control device," said researcher Christopher Musto, who presented the device this week to the national convention of the American Chemical Society.
However, the scientists have much bigger long-term goals. Since the device can detect one specific type of taste, they hope to find ways to measure the others, as well.
The human tongue can detect five distinct tastes: sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami. The last is also known as richness or meatiness.
"I don't know if I could say that we could actually build an array that could mimic exactly how we taste, 100 percent," Musto said. Still, he added with a laugh, "I didn't think we'd get this far on this one. You never know."


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El Paseo Limousine Wins LMC Circle Of Excellence Award
The Northern California company achieves high customer service accolades for the fourth quarter of 2018.
Never stack luggage in the cab area that could obstruct your clear view of your right side mirror. This could cause you to have an accident during a lane change or right hand turn by not being able to see what is next to you.
Make sure any luggage riding in the cab is secured or placed in a manner that will not allow it to tip over while you are driving and cause it to come in contact with you, the steering wheel, or the gear selector of your vehicle. If this were to happen, the resulting interference and distraction could easily cause an accident.
Related Topics: chauffeur behavior, chauffeur safety, chauffeur training, customer service, Jim Luff, luggage space, Shop Talk blog
The Northern California company achieves high customer service accolades for the fourth quarter of 2018.
Commentary: Jeff Rose, president of Limousine Association of New York, explains how the permit cap ignores vital for-hire differences.
Now that the new campus won't be setting up shop in Queens, the city is heading into battle with another tech giant.
When a local bus company shut down, Advantage Chauffeur Services started a new daily service to New York City with a 14-seat passenger van.
Presenters Ken Carter, Derek Maxwell, and Rick Versace Jr. will explain how technology can streamline operations.
eNews Exclusive: Newcomer Megan Sheehy has enjoyed a smooth start thanks to helpful industry colleagues.
Public safety, fair labor, and stricter enforcement define this year's legislative agenda for the GCLA.
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Vehicle Review: The luxury sedan has quite a few classy and luxurious reasons that ensure it keeps its crown firmly on.
The newly named CUV shares basic dimensions, but boasts new styling, base engine, and eight-speed automatic.
The bill would put more strict laws and regulations in place regarding inspection and operation.
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Alfresco Launches First Enterprise Application for Facebook
Alfresco ECM Enables Facebook for Collaboration and Publishing
– November 14, 2007 – Alfresco Software, Inc., today announced the integration of Alfresco
with Facebook to deliver a platform for developing content-centric applications.
This integration makes publishing content to Facebook as controlled and
effective as publishing to a corporate Web site. The Alfresco Enterprise
Content Network application, which is built on this framework, enables
collaboration and makes secure, audited, sharing of content in Facebook as
simple as sharing a photo.
Employees are increasingly communicating on social-networking platforms – outside the control of the corporate IT department. Corporations must choose either to ban social software use or to harness the potential to communicate more effectively with their community of customers, partners and employees. A recent McKinsey survey reported that 37 percent of large enterprise IT respondents are currently funding social networking projects.
From an enterprise perspective, organizations must have the ability to publish to a Facebook audience as effectively as to a Web site audience. From an employee perspective, forward-looking enterprises believe that social networking provides a ready-made knowledge-management platform for their workers, which will increase adoption rates to the levels that knowledge management was always meant to achieve.
Alfresco has integrated the Facebook platform, allowing enterprise content to be uploaded and shared with customers and employees in a controlled, secure and audited way. New platform functionality includes:
- Application registration
- Facebook authorization and single sign-on
- FBML support
- Facebook model support
The Alfresco integration with Facebook provides a platform for employees to access and utilize organizational information effectively with tools they know and like. In a secure environment users can:
- Upload documents
- View My Documents, All Documents or Recently Added Documents
- View documents from colleagues and friends through the Facebook news feed
"While social networking Web sites have typically been perceived as attractive to a predominately younger consumer market, if leveraged properly, these services may provide the enterprise market with a potentially powerful and cost-effective solution to its collaboration and content management needs," said Nicole Engelbert, lead analyst, Vertical Markets Technology, Datamonitor.
Facebook itself has encouraged the use of its Web site for the enterprise. Some of the larger networks on Facebook include Apple, Morgan Stanley, PricewaterhouseCoopers UK, Deloitte and the US Marine Corps. Last May, Facebook formally launched the Facebook Platform, a custom markup language and a set of open application programming interfaces (APIs). The goal was to position Facebook as the best foundation for incorporating social features into a wide variety of applications, including those aimed at business users. Alfresco is the first software vendor to take advantage of the platform for an enterprise application. The productivity of the Alfresco integration with Facebook for developing content-centric applications is demonstrated by the basic application being defined in nine lines of code.
"With Facebook, companies can engage with their customers, partners and employees to share social connections as well as content, and track what is going on in the enterprise," said John Newton, CTO of Alfresco Software. "For example, our new ECM-enabled access to Facebook lets an organization take the latest news or catalog information from inside the corporation and easily publish it both internally and externally to keep stakeholders informed."
More information is available at: http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Facebook.


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New Owasso Restaurant: Sticks Chicken House
Mid-day Saturday, I ran errands, the usual round of stops including: Atwoods, the library, and the Goodwill store. I was looking for some cheap work shirts, and I hate going shopping. But I did come across a 15 million candlepower searchlight at Belks that would do an admirable job of lighting up the road in front of my bicycle. Only two problems: it weighs a ton and requires a high amperage supply, and it's likely to be so bright I'd have an impromptu meeting with the local cops.
The shopping extravaganza made me hungry. I'd noticed that Sticks had just opened, so I decided to try it.
There was a sign on the front door, advising customers that the employees are still training. But the restaurant was open and serving food. As soon as I entered, two employees approached to offer a menu, then waited attentively while I read it and ordered. The shop is brand-spankin'-new and very clean.
Fernando Bernabe, the owner of Sticks, came to my table and asked if the food was OK. It was more than OK! It was very good. He serves chicken, pork, and beef done Philippine style. I'd ordered chicken kabobs. The chicken is marinated in ginger, garlic, vinegar, and spices. I had garlic rice and spring rolls too. Fernando pointed out that one of the sauces for the spring rolls is a kind of Philippine vinegar. He brought the bottle out to the table. It had peppers, garlic, and onions too, but the flavor wasn't intense. It was a good dip for the spring rolls.
Sticks isn't a franchised restaurant. Bernabe owns it. Mom and Pop businesses like his are an endangered species. It's a nice alternative to all the chain restaurants we have. Owasso already has nearly every species of Mexican restaurant imaginable. Pizza and burger places are a close second. Having lighter, tasty food is a refreshing change.
The only thing missing is a bicycle rack out front.
Sticks Chicken House is at 9540 N Garnett Road.


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New Breakthrough in Parenting Shows How to Immediately Put an End to Back Talk & Disrespect.
"No Matter How Old Your Child or How Extreme Your Situation, Now You Can Take Back Your Parenting Powers For Good With These Scientifically Proven Behavior Modification Techniques."
What part of your child's behavior bothers or irritates you the most?
Is it the whining, begging, not listening, talking back, ignoring, rolling eyes or not pitching in for chores? Or worse, is your child a class clown, bully, suspended from school, spending their allowance on marijuana and beer, sneaking out of the house or even lying or stealing from you?
Are you feeling like you did something wrong but you can't put your finger on it? And the real truth and saddest part about all of this is that you know deep down that your kid is a good and loving person. S/He just doesn't act like it.
Have you tried everything to get your child to behave?
You know . . . grounding, restrictions, loss of privileges, loss of phone/computer time, ignoring, yelling, spanking, therapy, medications? Maybe you have considered sending your child to live with another family member or to a therapeutic school outside of your community?
And perhaps some of these things worked to a certain extent but then like a rubber band your child's behavior snapped back to where it was before or perhaps even got worse. Are you so worried that you are losing sleep, drinking more or slipping into your own mild depression?
And to top it off, are your friends and family blaming you and giving you advice that is conflicting and goes against the grain? Is your whole family suffering and walking on egg shells because of your child's bad behavior?
Times have changed and the world may seem like a dangerous place that wants to snatch your child's innocence. I want you to know that your child's bad behavior is not your fault and better yet, you have the power to fix it for good.
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Midweek Message
Historical paintings of Good Friday typically picture three crosses. The Gospels record that the Lord Jesus was crucified between two thieves, one on his right hand and the other on his left. Isaiah 53 prophesied that the suffering servant would be assigned "a grave with the wicked." The experience of being crucified with thieves was meant to further dishonor Jesus.
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Category: General News
New Tools To Help Poachers
OMAK, Wash. (AP) — To find the people who poach deer, bait bear, or kill wolves, law enforcement officers for the state Department of Fish and Wildlife use the same tools available to other police. They set up stakeouts, get search warrants, gather DNA and fingerprint evidence, and use a variety of surveillance techniques. The 150 commissioned officers who work for Fish and Wildlife cover everything from commercial fishing in the Columbia River and Puget Sound to hunting violations in the wilds of Eastern Washington.


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June 2006 4x4 Whoops!Posted in Whoops on June 1, 2007
Send us your wheeling foul-ups! Letters must be signed by the vehicle's owner. Due to the large volume of mail we receive, we regret that not all submissions can be used and none will be returned. Digital photos must measure no less than 1600 x 1200 pixels (or two megapixels) and be saved as a TIFF, an EPS, or a maximum-quality JPEG file.
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This is what happens when you let an officer drive a military vehicle.
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My brother took this track-hoe to get out a D-6 dozer that was stuck. Well, as you can see he never made it to the dozer and just started sinking. After breaking a 111/48-inch cable on another D-6, cutting some trees to throw under the tracks, and pumping the water out of the crank case, out she came.
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