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American companies are poised to put idle cash to work as demand rebounds in 2013 after spending slumped amid the slowdown in China and Europe's recession.
Manufacturers project they will invest more next year than this year, according to the Institute for Supply Management's semiannual survey released yesterday. Orders for capital equipment excluding defense and aircraft rose 2.9 percent in October, the biggest increase since February, Commerce Department data showed Nov. 27.
Apple Inc., Starbucks Corp. and Chevron Corp. are among those announcing additional expenditure plans as economies stabilize, banks ease lending rules and some industries approach full capacity. Companies, excluding financial institutions, are sitting on a record $1.74 trillion in liquid assets that could be put to use, especially if lawmakers agree to avert budget cuts and tax increases scheduled to take effect in January.
"Businesses are flush and highly competitive and this will shine through in a revival of investment spending by this time next year if Washington can get it roughly together," said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics Inc. in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Spending on capital projects, those meant to increase productivity and capacity, will increase 7.6 percent next year, the biggest gain for any December survey going back at least seven years, according to the Tempe, Arizona-based ISM's poll of purchasing managers. Last December, respondents forecast a 1.9 percent advance for 2012.
Executive Survey
A survey conducted by American Express Co. from Nov. 12 to Nov. 21 showed similar positive outlooks. Seventy-five percent of senior finance executives polled forecast sales will grow in 2013, and 69 percent project profits will improve. A majority, 59 percent, plan to invest to drive growth, in contrast to 37 percent who said they were focused on saving money to protect earnings, the survey showed.
"Companies' expectations should pick up in the second half of 2013 and business spending should accelerate," said Christophe Barraud, an economist and strategist at Market Securities-Kyte Group in Paris, top-rated forecaster of the U.S. economy in Bloomberg Rankings for the two years ended Oct. 31. He credits the low interest-rate policies followed by global central banks and government efforts in Europe and Japan to stimulate growth.
The Federal Open Market Committee, meeting today, is weighing more stimulus to bolster the U.S. economy, the world's largest. The central bank may supplement $40 billion a month of mortgage-bond purchases with Treasury purchases, according to a Bloomberg survey of economists.
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He sports a decent K/9 and his BABIP is nice. But that's where the fun ends. His FIP and xFIP are in the 4's and his tERA is 5.13 . His SIERA which i believe is a better indicator than tERA (happy to be told otherwise) sits at 3.90.
A lot of managers were counting on him to be a top of the rotation guy (and I know some of those who focused heavily on hitting might be counting on him to lead their staff). He's not even providing QS, as he's gone over 6IP five time this year (3 times he went 7 IP)
I'm frustrated and feel like cutting ties or trading for pennies on the dollar. What does the Cafe think?

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One of the great perpetrators of the United States' wastefulness is urban sprawl, which leads to SOV (single occupancy vehicle) disorder. Many Americans drive to work, and we usually don't carpool. Beyond driving to work, we use our cars for other things – soccer practice, forgotten items at the grocery store, and trips across our giant country. It doesn't need to be that way. If we could break ourselves of this habit of hyper-convenience, we could have better bike lanes, rail, and bus systems. Or we could share our cars. Zipcar is an innovative car sharing service that prides itself upon its convenience and accessibility. We recently caught up with Zipcar spokesperson Lesley Neadel to ask a few questions about the company's green cred.
There are two ways for businesses to be green. The first way is by retrofitting; reformulating the company's mission to include sustainability. A good example is Maid Brigade, who I wrote about two weeks ago. They took their existing product and tweaked it to make it greener.
The second way to be green is by innovating. This is crucial for a society that grew up too fast and too recklessly. Americans consume and dispose largely because of existing structures that promote wastefulness. Zipcar cuts down on car consumption by providing its members with access to conveniently located vehicles that can be rented by the day or by the hour. Insurance is included and so is the first 180 miles of gas. When you're done using the car, return it to the designated spot and leave it for the next driver.
The Zipcar innovation was not the result of a commitment to the environment. The company's CEO Scott Griffith told BusinessWeek that the "the core appeal of Zipcar is convenience" and "green virtues are fundamental, but they're not how you build a billion-dollar business." But the fact is, car sharing is inherently environmentally friendly.
Zipcar spokesperson Lesley Neadel wrote in an email that "Each Zipcar member consumes approximately 220 gallons of gasoline less than when they owned their own vehicle, resulting in significant oil conservation. At current membership levels, Zipcar will save 16 million gallons of gasoline and 150 million pounds of CO2 annually".
Neadel also said that Zipcar now estimates that they have taken 100,000 cars off of the road: "Sixty-five percent of our 250,000 members tell us that joining Zipcar led them to either give up a car, or halt/change a purchasing decision".
However, the company could have a greater impact by converting to an all-hybrid or fuel-efficient vehicle fleet. Zipcar uses customer surveys to decide which vehicles to include in the fleet. In 2006, only ten percent of Zipcars were hybrids. After the 2007 merger with Flexcar, Zipcar said one fifth of its fleet were hybrids.
Explaining these figures, Neadel wrote that "Zipcar is creating a mainstream behavior change, and as such must make the transition as seamless as possible for people – as well as make car sharing as good as or better than owning a car. As such, we need the best cars for the best types of trips – for instance, a higher-end vehicle for when attending an important business function, a pick-up truck for the trip to Ikea, and a Hybrid for when you are taking a trip to the grocery store."
The bad news is, BusinessWeek reported in September that Zipcar isn't making a profit even though membership is booming – up 80% compared to last year. But Zipcar says it needs to expand even more to survive. They face competition from established car rental companies, and high gas prices cut into their revenue.
Yes.The Zipcar option challenges the way we do business. Many Americans are dependent on their cars because other options just don't meet their needs. Even if Zipcar doesn't survive, they blazed a trail. We need companies like Zipcar to take these risks or we'll never be cured of single vehicle occupancy and other disorders.
Absolutely. But if humans want to scale back our damage to the planet, we need to start thinking like Zipcar.


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- 1 can whole cranberry sauce
- ½ cup sugar
- 1/3 cup fresh minced onion or ¼ cup dry onion
- 2 Tablespoons horseradish
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Stir constantly and bring to a boil.
- Chill for at least 1 hour. May be made up to 3 days ahead.
Terri's Notes
This little appetizer is so easy and so much fun! Have several trays or baskets of crackers arranged next to pretty combinations of cream cheese/spreads served up on holiday plates. Place around the room, near where people are visiting. The only requirement is a sweet/spicy combination of flavors….Bright green hot pepper jelly, red and golden fruit flavored chipotle sauces, salsa, or mix shrimp cocktail sauce with a well drained can of flaked crab and pour over cream cheese! Wheat Thins are the perfect little nibblers.
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One reason Vikings fans shouldn't give up on Brett Favre putting on a purple uniform this fall is because coach Brad Childress has an inside track on the three-time NFL MVP because of the quarterback's friendship with Vikings offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell.
Bevell was an assistant coach with the Packers for six years, from 2000 to '05. He began as an offensive assistant and was Favre's quarterback coach from 2003 to '05. The two first met when Bevell was the quarterback at Wisconsin while Favre was early in his career with the Packers (though Bevell is nine months older than Favre).
They are very good friends, and no doubt Favre wanted to come here last year, but the Packers wouldn't allow that to happen and traded him to the Jets instead.
It's not like it was last year, though. The Jets have released Favre, making him a free agent, meaning the Packers can't block his path to the Vikings anymore.
Rest assured, through this whole period, Bevell and Favre have been in contact.
Believe me, Vikings President Mark Wilf wouldn't have acknowledged the team still had interest in the retired Favre the way Wilf did the other day unless he knew that Childress wanted Favre.
Wilf talked about a process the Vikings have to go through with all players, and this process also was to apply to Favre. Well, I don't think so. They don't have to go through Favre's agent to talk to him. Bevell can handle that.
Sure when it comes to the contract, agent Bus Cook will be involved.
But one phone call and Bevell can get Favre to come here for an examination of his shoulder, if Favre decides he wants to play.
Stay tuned. The Favre story won't be off at least until a couple of weeks before training camp opens.Didn't complain
When the Twins sent down Matt Tolbert to Class AAA Rochester at cutdown time at the end of spring training, the infielder didn't complain.
"I played hard, and I did what I can do in spring training and they just had a lot of great guys on the team, great players; once you get to this level, that's just how it is. I was still playing," he said. "I still had a shot; bottom line, I didn't get released I just got sent down, that's how I looked at it."
It was different than last year, when Tolbert, as a rookie, earned a job in the major leagues as a utility player out of spring training. He got off to a hot start in April, but his season was ruined when he tore a thumb ligament diving head-first into first base in mid-May. Tolbert was on the disabled list until September and didn't see much action after playing quite a bit early in the season.
Now, though, the 2004 16th-round draft pick is getting to play at second base every day after Alexi Casilla was sent to the minors.
Asked if he had a favorite position, Tolbert said: "Either second or short, wherever [manager Ron Gardenhire] puts me is fine with me. Just being out there is good enough."
A switch hitter, Tolbert also has taken over Casilla's No. 2 spot in the batting order, hitting behind Denard Span and ahead of Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau and Michael Cuddyer.
"They are some great hitters, I'm just trying to get on base for them, that's all," Tolbert said. "I'm ready to play all the time, it's just a matter of getting it done, and getting on base and everything for the big guys."McHale may still coach
Glen Taylor is taking a long time to pick a Timberwolves general manager. He has been quoted many times that the new GM will pick the coach.
While that might be true, I believe the new GM will be encouraged by Taylor to give strong consideration to retaining Kevin McHale.
McHale and Taylor have had a great relationship. Taylor has a lot of respect for McHale and his basketball knowledge. Taylor previously had said the choice to keep coaching was McHale's before backing off on that statement.
It's my opinion that if McHale wants the job and Taylor will pay him a salary similar to what Flip Saunders is receiving from Washington -- $18 million over four years -- that McHale will remain the coach of the Wolves.Jottings
As it turned out, Vikings linebacker E.J. Henderson was healthy enough to play at the end of last season, but he was placed on season-ending injured reserve in October after dislocating two toes in his left foot. He is 100 percent healthy and with him back at middle linebacker this fall, the Vikings will be that much better. ... Asher Allen was not one of the 30 draft prospects the Vikings brought in to look at here, but they still ended up drafting the Georgia cornerback in the third round. ... The Wilfs had some big plans to remodel Winter Park, but because of the economy, no doubt the plans will be delayed.
For years, many college football coaches held out freshmen from competition, and they got the opportunity of having five years of coaching. Talking about that subject, Gophers coach Tim Brewster said: "The days of wholesale redshirting freshmen are over, and I think for the most part, the guys that are going to definitely redshirt from this point forward are the big guys: the offensive linemen, the defensive linemen. But, the skill players, the athletes, are going to be on the field. They help with special teams, and there's just a number of different ways that the young guys can help your football team."
Gophers athletic director Joel Maturi said of his department's needs: "We need to do some things to raise some money to get that baseball stadium, that certainly is a high priority, we would like to get a basketball practice facility, there is a lot of needs and they will never stop. The people of Minnesota have been generous, we are going in the right direction. [President] Robert Bruininks has just been an outstanding advocate for every aspect of the university, including sports." ... With all fall and winter sports tabulated, the Gophers rank second nationally in the Directors Cup standings, which tracks universities' athletic success across all programs. Stanford is first with 1025.25 points; the Gophers have 776.25, and North Carolina is third at 740.75. The results of spring sports will determine where the Gophers finish. ... Minnesota won the "Border Battle" all-sports competition between the Gophers and Badgers for the second time in five years. The Gophers have an insurmountable 455-345 lead entering this weekend's Big Ten outdoor track and field competition.
The Southwest Minnesota State baseball team earned a berth in an NCAA Division II regional for the first time. The Mustangs (27-13), coached by former Gopher Paul Blanchard, will play Minnesota State Mankato today in the Central Regional in Grand Junction, Colo.
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text: Student protests in South Africa have centred around free tertiary education. Reuters/Sumaya Hisham April 5, 2017 Why every generation of students must find, fulfil or betray its mission Edward Webster, University of the Witwatersrand Generational rebellion is an enduring feature of all societies. Indeed, it is the dynamic through which societies renew themselves and move forward.


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Put Dover in the rear view mirror this weekend and check out a couple of other regional locales and events that are more than worth the drive.
Headed North...
WHERE Home Depot, 350 Auto Park Drive, Middletown
WHEN 5 to 11 p.m., Friday; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday
COST $5 each day; $3 senior citizens; $10 three-day wristband
INFO middletownareachamber.com or 378-7545
You can bet your sweet keister the first weekend in October is going to be a rockin' one, thanks to the second RocktoberFest in Middletown, which will be held Friday through Sunday in the parking lot of Middletown's Home Depot.
The event is three days of live music, with nine local and regional acts duking it out in a battle of the bands.
Opening day will feature performances by up-and-coming country singer Payton Taylor and the band It Is What It Is.
Saturday plays host to round one of the battle of the bands competition, which will be entirely judged by the audience. Bands are required to play three songs and allotted a maximum of 20 minutes.
The top three bands will advance to the second and final round on Sunday. During the same day of round one, the Stone's Throw Band and Due West will also grace the stage.
On the day of the final round, each competing band will be given a maximum of 45 minutes to perform. After the final band performs, reigning RocktoberFest winner Chasing Thea will perform while the event committee tallies the votes. After Chasing Thea's set, the reigning band will then crown this year's champ.
The first place winner will earn a grand prize package that includes $1,000, the
the opportunity to play in the fourth annual Middletown Delaware State BBQ Cook-off in 2013, the 20th annual Middletown Old-TymePeach Festival in 2013 and the opportunity to close out the third annual RocktoberFest in 2013.
In addition, the winner will have a conference call with Eugene Foley, founder and president of Foley Entertainment, Inc., a New York-based music industry consulting firm and licensed entertainment agency. The firm provides a variety of professional services, including artist development and publicity.
Headed South...
WHERE The Jefferson School, 22051 Wilson Road, Georgetown
WHEN 6 p.m., Saturday
COST $35 to $75
INFO www.jeffersonschoolcom.ticketleap.com/jack-hanna
Anyone who has seen the late-night talk show appearances or the Saturday morning show of Jack Hanna knows there's no way to predict what kind of animal shenanigans will ensue when Hanna introduces wild animals to his fans.
And this weekend, southern Delaware fans will have the opportunity to see a menagerie of wild animals when Hanna and a few four-legged friends stop by The Jefferson School in Georgetown for a fundraising show.
Only 500 tickets are being sold for the show, meaning there's a better chance everyone will get a good spot. "The show will be under a big tent and there's just not a bad seat in the house," said Head of School Connie Hendrick.
There are three general admission ticket options: $35, $55 and $75. The $75 tickets sold out quickly but there are still plenty available at the less-expensive price points.
Hanna is also slated for a meet-and-greet with fans of all ages after the show. Having a pen for autographs and a camera for pictures may not be a bad idea. Also, bring some extra cash because there will be food from Moe's, Kick n' Chicken, Charlie's Hot Dogs, Sweet Serenity and Grandma's Kettle Corn.


text: Lifesize sees increase in Global Resellers Nov 17, 2010 Telecom Paper | Staff Casey said Westron has seen revenue growth of approximately 35% this year in videoconferencing solutions, which he attributes to tight relationships with just a few vendors in this space that offer systems that accommodate conferences that span from mobile devices all the way into room-based, immersive systems. Those key vendors include Lifesize and Mirial, which was acquired by Lifesize in July 2011. "We have seen good steady growth by keeping a fairly tight focus," Casey said.


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April 19, 2006
A Theory
Think of 3 scenes from your life-inflection points from which you defined things as before and after. Describe the moments and why they are important. My theory is this:
If you are a man, you will describe the overall scene often including your geographical location. Then you will move smaller until you get to yourself. At this point you might throw in a few details: the smell of the summer air, the crackle of the car radio... When you explain the before and after you will tell it as a story.It's just a theory, but in my tests so far it's been accurate. I don't know why.
If you are a woman you will start with the personal details, the sweater you were wearing, the feeling of the wind on your face, and then move outward. You will gloss over details of place but will locate the memory precisely in your emotional history. When you explain the before and after you will tell what the moment meant ignoring narrative.
3 Inflection Points (without the descriptions):
1. It is 1979. August in Texas. I am in the corner of Tim Almond's living room on Live Oak Lane. The sofas and chairs have been pushed aside to make a ring. 10 boys are chanting "fight, fight, fight!" Bill Melton is standing on the other side of the ring without a shirt on cursing me at the top of his lungs daring me to hit him. Angry and scared as I have ever been, I step forward.
2. I am on the 53rd floor of the Citicorp Building in an office looking out onto the Chrysler Building. It is January 2, 1990. A secretary tells me I have a phone call and the person on the other end is speaking in Spanish. It is my uncle. When he hears my voice he can barely speak. He tells me my mother and brother are dead.
3. New York City, the Lower East Side many years later. I have a dinner with a girl named Jenn. We had met the night before. We talk through dinner. We walk around the city. Hours pass. We end up at the Cloister Cafe in the garden. Flowers from a tree are falling onto our table. We have been talking for 8 hours now. A strap on her blouse falls off her shoulder. She is still talking but I am not listening anymore. I reach over and replace the strap with my index finger. I say, "I'm sorry I couldn't concentrate." She smiles.


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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Golden Eagles rallied in the bottom of the seventh inning to tie a back and forth contest with the Blue Raiders, 6-6, but Will Skinner's second homer of the game answered in the top of the eighth as the eventual game-winner, fueling Middle Tennessee towards a final score of 10-6.
Middle put the first runs on the board in the top of the first; Skinner notched his first RBI on a sacrifice fly to right field to score Hank LaRue, who earned a free base, and move Justin Guidry to second after his base hit. Tyler Acker logged the Blue Raider's second hit of the inning, a double that sent Guidry home to give MTSU a 2-0 lead.
Freshman Zach Stephens got the bats going first for Tech, as he followed up Casanova Donaldson's single, Chad Oberacker's double and Ben Burgess' walk with a single to score two. Devin Rivers reached on a fielder's choice to bring Burgess around and give the Golden Eagles the 3-2 lead.
Right handed pitcher and starter for Tech, Cullen Park, went three-up three-down in the second, but lead-off man Johnny Thomas got Park for a double in the top of the third and advanced to third on LaRue's groundout. Guidry got another hit for an RBI and moved to second on a wild pitch, setting Skinner up for a two-run longball, his first of the game, making the score 5-3 in favor of MTSU.
"This is a tough loss, right now we're struggling with finishing games a little bit," said head coach Matt Bragga. "We've got a great group of guys and I believe heavily in them, and I believe that first win is coming."
Hunter Dawson was named the winning pitcher for MTSU, putting him at a record of 1-0 thus far this season, while Keaton Baker got the save. Bilbrey was tagged for the loss for Tech.
The Golden Eagles will host the Eagles of Eastern Michigan this weekend in a three game series beginning on Friday at 3 p.m.


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Barkley Rosser Featured on Virginia Insight
Dr. Barkley Rosser, Professor of Economics and Kirby L. Cramer, Jr., Professor of Business Administration was featured on WMRA's Virginia Insight on June 20. Virginia Insight is a live, call-in radio show hosted by Tom Graham, and covers topics that matter to the community, from politics to culture, technology to religion, entertainment to relationships.
Dr. Rosser gave an overview of "Rosser's Equation," and answered questions from the audience. His "Rosser's Equation," first labeled by others in 2010, shows that people retiring at a time the system has been forecast to "go bankrupt" in a bit over 20 years if there are not changes to the system, will actually receive more in Social Security benefits after inflation than those retiring today.
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Desperate for a fresh start after a tough two years in Chicago, the Solomon family retreats to a desolate sunflower farm in North Dakota. But the calm of farm life is shattered when 16-year-old Jess (Kristen Stewart) and her 3-year-old brother Ben begin to see nightmarish apparitions throughout their new home -- visions that nobody else can see. As the visions grow darker, they become fear-inspiring experiences and Jess' parents (Dylan McDermott and Penelope Ann Miller) start to question their daughter's sanity. Now, Jess must find a way to save her family and win
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Cyclist 'Sub-Species'
The University of Southern Oklahoma extension campus in downtown Broken Elbow, has released some startling information from a study of bicyclist characteristics. The Sociology Department studied various group bicycle rides to investigate the interpersonal dynamics that effect large groups. While the study itself is quite long, the summary details the fascinating personality types or, as the researchers dubbed them, 'sub-species' they identified. Like any pack or herd of animals, each type has a role to play in pack behavior, and if further funding can be secured, the university plans to do additional research next summer.
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Gazellopes: Skinny wiry guys who make climbing hills, sprinting, and fast pack riding look so easy any idiot can do it. I hate them. On the other hand, female gazellopes are fascinating to watch, though their indulgent smile and superior attitude is somewhat irritating as they ride away from me up a hill. Come to think of it, I hate them too.
Thesaurosaur: A boring, talkative old fart who goes on and on about how things were so much better in his youth - unless it's ME going on and on about interesting, informative topics from MY youth. Thesaurosaurs are often spit out the back of a pack of Gazellopes, where they regale all and sundry with tales of how much better they used to be.
Rolling Thunderer: A large guy on a bike who ate something disagreeable for lunch. Always be aware of the wind direction when near a Rolling Thunderer.
Lone Horseman of the Apocalypse: Here's the guy who's ready for anything - especially if that turns out to be a post-nuclear wasteland inhabited by cannibalistic zombies. He's equipped to fix a flat tire or nearly anything else too. He carries every important bicycle tool ever invented by man, and a few he's invented himself. He clanks when he walks. Conversation revolves around gloom or doom, unless he's depressed, then it's gloom AND doom. He expects the worst and is mildly disappointed when doomsday is postponed yet again. Inside every dark, ominous cloud, the Lone Horseman finds a darker, more ominous one.
The Duke of Hurl: The guy who will toss his cookies in every time trial he enters, usually on an uphill section, and always right in front of you. Sometimes this leads to sympathetic hurling. Just like the rolling Thunderer, it's important to know the wind direction when passing the Duke.
Flesh-Eating Bambi: A sweet, innocent-appearing young woman with an inner tiger looking for a rich husband or a quick meal. Make no mistake, the Flesh-Eating Bambi is an uber-predator, luring its prey in close before killing it.
Euro-Suave: Known as both predator and prey of Flesh-Eating Bambis, the Euro-Suave sports the latest high-tech bike equipped with the latest high-tech gadgets. He wears this year's kit from a top ranked European racing team. He spends more on cologne than the rest of us spend on beer. Despite all that, Euro-Suaves are often found torn and bleeding on the roadside after an encounter with a Flesh-Eating Bambi, unless he happens to be a doctor or someone else with money. In that case, he'll be found on the roadside in a few years, torn and bleeding from his bank account.
Clueless Bumblerbees: Wandering from side to side, Clueless Bumblerbees have the attention span of a gnat. They're completely unaware of other cyclists, motor vehicles, potholes, or any other potential hazard. Instead, their attention is given to roadside flowers, birds, or cows, and they'll wander all over the road while other cyclists dodge their meandering path. Clueless Bumblerbees live in simpler, less stressful world, and I sometimes envy them for that. I do not envy their frequent crashes or the odd ambulance ride.
Pseudo-Cops: Remaining at the back of the pack, Pseudo-Cops will yell, "Car back! Car back! Car back!" with each shout becoming louder and more shrill, until only dogs can hear them. Their expectation is that the rest of the group will form a single file riding on the fog line. Simply ignoring Pseudo-Cops ruins their day - not that I'd do that, of course.
Chicken Little Hans: Sigmund Freud did a case study of a patient he called "Little Hans". Hans was afraid of many things, but was especially disturbed by horses. In the same vein, Chicken Little Hans is afraid of nearly everything to do with riding a bicycle and insists that the roads are far too dangerous in their present state to permit safe bicycle travel. "The cars are coming! The cars are coming!" is a constant Chicken Little Hans refrain. He will not feel safe until he's given an entirely separate bicycle path system free of the motorists he hates and fears. Then Chicken Little Hans will be free to terrorize pedestrians in the same manner as motorists have terrorized him.
Mister Clean: With an absolutely pristine bicycle, Mr. Clean finds little time to actually ride. In order to keep his machine spotless, he will not ride in the rain, or when it's threatening to rain sometime in the near future. He will not ride on damp streets, and recoils in horror at the idea of riding along a dirt road or even on one that's rough and pebbly. Pebbles can chip paint, you know.
Re-Tars: Not to be confused with the epithet 'retards', re-tars are those who use the same tires and tubes that came with their bike way back in the Pleistocene, or maybe the 1980s. They are polar opposites of Mister Clean. Their tires are lumpy with patches, so lumpy that any cyclist with a sense of self-preservation will not ride near them. The bikes squeak and squeal due to rusty chains, mis-aligned brakes, and cables that remain attached by a few stalwart threads. Re-Tars are often found in the company of the Lone Horseman of the Apocalypse to their mutual benefit.
Infectious Recumberent: Possibly a sub-species of the Thesaurosaurus, the Infectious Recumberent is known to talk endlessly about the advantages of his outlandish machine. He will spend an equally endless time talking about the international conspiracy to suppress recumberents. If you are in close proximity to Infectious Recumberents on a regular basis, it's strongly advised to get an innoculation of anti-Recumberent DNA in order to keep your sanity, if desired.
George Leroy Tirebiter: More commonly known as 'wheelsuckers', but university researchers felt the term was a mild epithet, and the substitute term - George etc. - was more neutral in tone. Cyclists dogged by a persistent wheelsucker who will not take a turn at the front have no hesitation in using more colorful and far less neutral terms to describe them.


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San Joaquin Valley's groundwater is being depleted at an alarming rate and something needs to be done before it's too late, state officials were warned last week.
Here's a scary statistic: Groundwater reserves are shrinking by 800billion gallons per year in the Central Valley.
"At 100 gallons per day, that is enough water to supply the needs of nearly 22million people each year," calculated Jay Famiglietti, director of the University of California Center for Hydrologic Modeling.
Famiglietti has been tracking groundwater levels since 2002 using satellite technology. He shared his dire findings during a daylong groundwater workshop with the State Board of Food and Agriculture.
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"We're mining groundwater, meaning we're using it faster than it's being replaced," Famiglietti explained. He said the problem is in the San Joaquin Valley – not the Sacramento Valley – and it has been getting worse since 2006.
"People need to truly understand groundwater is disappearing," Famiglietti stressed. "Without intervening, that water is not coming back."
He is part of a growing cadre of hydrologists and scientists calling for more government control over how much water gets pumped out of the ground. State lawmakers not only are listening to their pleas, but also have started drafting plans for how the government can protect California's water basins.
That's new, because California currently has very few restrictions on groundwater pumping and only sketchy data on how much water is being sucked out, and by whom.
"People are having to drill deeper and deeper wells to chase the water lower and lower," said Eric Oppenheimer from the State Water Resources Control Board's office of research and planning.
That's serious because more than 30percent of California's water for agriculture and urban use is pulled from the ground, Oppenheimer said. Reliance on groundwater increases to 40percent during dry years when surface water supplies shrink.
California doesn't have a statewide groundwater management system, but something like that may be coming soon. "We think local and regional management is the most effective way to protect groundwater," said Oppenheimer. He said state officials are considering "surgical, focused" oversight of water use in regions "where ongoing management and control efforts are not protecting groundwater."
That is why the state water board last month released a 10-page Groundwater Workplan Concept Paper outlining the issue and the options for new regulations. That plan notes how the government could "take enforcement actions of varying types and levels of stringency" to protect groundwater.
"We envision a future where well-equipped local and regional groundwater management entities use monitoring information and thresholds to manage and maintain groundwater of sufficient quality at sustainable levels over the long term; and where local and regional management efforts are backed up by state support and oversight, where needed," the concept paper states.
Establishing protective groundwater thresholds is important, the report contends, because "quantifiable triggers" are needed to signal when corrective actions must be taken.
The report contends that physical differences in California's groundwater basins "do not lend themselves to a 'one size fits all' solution" to the overdraft problem. But enacting legislation to manage groundwater withdrawal, use, storage, monitoring and reporting is among the proposals.
Fees to cover the costs of monitoring and managing groundwater also are being considered.
The presentations last week to the Board of Food and Agriculture point to an urgency to act sooner rather than later. "We don't know how much groundwater is pumped in California," said Steven Phillips, a hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. But he said declining groundwater levels are causing significant portions of the Valley's surface to sink. In some overpumped portions of the state, Phillips said, the land above those basins has sunk 30 feet since the 1930s.
"The global poster child for subsidence is the San Joaquin Valley," explained Phillips, noting that there is an 80-mile-wide region south of Merced where ground levels have fallen as much as two feet in two years. That's bad because once underground water basins collapse, they never can refill with water.
"The big challenge is to get more water into the groundwater systems," Phillips said. He is working on a geographic solution to that problem in Stanislaus County, where he's been creating a 3-D computerized mapping system to identify places where the aquifer can be recharged most easily. By flooding fields that have the right soils, Phillips said, water can drain down to help refill underground basins for future use.
He said some California communities even have had success using recycled water to recharge groundwater basins.
Whatever the solution, protecting California's groundwater is critical, insisted Ruth Langridge, a professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who is researching groundwater reserves. "Enforceable standards for groundwater withdrawals" are needed to secure water supplies for the future. Although there currently are few restrictions on pumping, she said, "cities and counties have an ability to pass ordinances to manage their groundwater."
The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors last month approved a modest measure to protect groundwater. Starting Dec. 17, the county will restrict out-of-county transfer of groundwater or pumping to replace surface water sold to buyers outside the county, but the ordinance includes numerous exemptions.
Many Stanislaus residents don't think that ordinance will do enough. The Turlock City Council last month voted to ask county supervisors to consider a moratorium on drilling for new agricultural production wells. Its main concern stems from the rapid conversion of rangeland in eastern Stanislaus County to orchards and vineyards.
To water those new permanent crops, an unprecedented number of industrial-size wells have been drilled. Those new wells, combined with two years of relative drought, are believed to be at least partly responsible for some older wells going dry around Denair.
Stanislaus County officials say they're continuing to study options for protecting groundwater reserves.


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The Nissan Sentra is a compact car produced by Japanese automaker Nissan Motors; however, it sells under a different name in Japan. The Sentra once classified as a subcompact sedan, but Nissan has redesigned the car and increased the interior volume. Now the Nissan Sentra classifies in the United States as a midsize sedan.
The Nissan Sentra earns a good reputation for its reliability and consistency. The ride; however, lacks a bit in the way of comfort. The suspension does not do its best job at dampening the bumps in the road, and the handling remains mediocre. This does not deter buyers, as they continue to make the Sentra a brisk seller. The two-liter, 140-horsepower engine saves money on fuel costs by helping the sedan average 34 mpg on the highway.
The 2012 Nissan Sentra offers six trim levels with a healthy cache of standard features. The trims levels include: Base, 2.0, 2.0 S, 2.0 SR, 2.0 SL, and SE-R. Nissan also offers an SE-R Spec V model. The SE-R Spec V model serves as a sporty version of the SE-R trim and it adds more power, larger brakes, higher-performance tires, and a stiffer suspension system. It comes with a good number of standard safety features and it receives four out of five stars for crash protection.
The interior of the 2012 Nissan Sentra offers plenty of space in the front seats, but it lacks legroom in the rear seats. The dashboard keeps things simple and easy to read and understand. The navigation system, however, consists of a small screen that may be difficult to see. The CVT produces a remarkable level of noise while driving and accelerating.
The first generation of the Nissan Sentra arrived in the United States in May 1982 to replace the Datsun 210. It comes in four body styles, including a two-door sedan, four-door sedan, five-door wagon, and three-door hatchback coupe. It marks the second car to be marketed in the United States under the Nissan nameplate and with a model name instead of a number. The Sentra represents the first Nissan to use a front-engine, front drive layout and come equipped with a 1.5-liter, four-cylinder, single overhead cam engine. It uses either a four-speed manual, five-speed manual or three-speed automatic transmission with a lock-up torque converter.
This generation has the same body styles as the first generation. The B12 Nissan Sentra chassis first saw production in 1985 in most parts of the world, but did not reach the U.S. until 1986. In 1989, Nissan made some minor changes to the body style to make the Sentra coupe and sedan larger. It also receives new headlights and taillights. Nissan moved the logo to the center of the front grille. In 1990, Nissan added safety features, such as electrically retracted front shoulder belts and three-point harnesses for the rear passengers.
The Sentra uses a standard fuel-injected, 110-horsepower, 1.6-liter engine. The available trims include the base model, E, XE, GXE, SE, and Limited Edition. The GXE and Limited Edition come with power accessories, and the XE, SE, and SE-R feature standard alloy wheels. The B13 Sentra SE-R marks the first car to receive Nissan's SR20DE engine, which produces 140 horsepower and 132 lb-ft of torque. It accelerates from zero to 60 mph in about 7.6 seconds and it comes outfitted with a MacPherson strut independent suspension and four-wheel disc brakes.
In 1995, the Sentra changed from an independent rear suspension to a torsion beam suspension and employed a 1.6-liter dual overhead cam (DOHC) engine and a Variable Intake Valve Timing Control System (NVTCS). It has the standard five-speed manual transmission and a fuel economy averaging 35 mpg highway. The available trims include Base, XE, GXE, GLE, SE, and SE Limited. Some of the available standard features include 13-inch steel wheels, vinyl seats, and rear headrests. Nissan offers a variety of optional packages that include features such as keyless entry, a rear spoiler, a moonroof, and a trunk pass-through.
The Sentra received a redesigned and re-launched in 2000. The upgrade caused the Sentra to change from a subcompact to a compact sedan. Previous Sentra models remain very similar to their Japanese-market B-series Nissan Sunny twins, but with the redesign, the B15 Sentra becomes its own sedan. The Sentra SE with the SR20DE Roller rocker motor, which produces 145 hp and 136 lb-ft of torque, marked the premier Sentra trim from 2000 to 2001; then the SE-R trim returned in 2002.
Nissan introduced the sixth generation Sentra at the 2006 North American International Auto Show in January where it classified as a midsize sedan by the EPA, due to Nissan increasing the interior passenger and cargo volume to 110 cubic feet. The Sentra grows in every dimension from the previous models. The Sentra received a facelift in 2010 that consisted of replacing the grille, headlights, and taillights and revising the lower fascia. The truck features additional chrome trim and the sides have new moldings. New trim lines balance out the prices. Nissan also revamps the trims and options packages.
2019 Nissan Sentra
Compact, Sedan
2018 Nissan Sentra
2017 Nissan Sentra
2016 Nissan Sentra
2015 Nissan Sentra
2014 Nissan Sentra
2013 Nissan Sentra
For the launch of the 2013 Nissan Sentra, Nissan has completely redesigned the compact sedan.
2012 Nissan Sentra
Newly available on 2.0S models is the technology package that, at $650, is an excellent value. It consists of Nissan's navigation system, XM satellite radio, XM Traffic, and a USB port for MP3 players.
2011 Nissan Sentra
The 2011 Nissan Sentra receives a host of revised option packages as well as new standard equipment. The list of new packages includes the SL Value Package, SL Audio Package, and Visual Audio Package, which is available on the 2.0 S and 2.0 SR. Navigation is now standard in the SE-R Upgrade Package, while ABS and stability and traction control are standard on the 2.0.
2010 Nissan Sentra
2009 Nissan Sentra
Unlike many modern sedans, the 2009 Nissan Sentra has plenty of room for average-sized adults.
2008 Nissan Sentra
The 2008 Nissan Sentra comes in a variety of models.
2007 Nissan Sentra
The redesigned 2007 Nissan Sentra classifies as an economy sedan.
2006 Nissan Sentra
The 2006 Nissan Sentra comes with more transmission options; manual and automatic and four-speed, five-speed and six-speed manual transmission.
2005 Nissan Sentra
The 2005 Nissan Sentra is a compact four-door sedan and one of the best-selling cars for Nissan.
2004 Nissan Sentra
In addition to a variety of new names, the 2004 Nissan Sentra enters the market with a revitalized body style and technology features that modernize this popular sedan.
2003 Nissan Sentra
2002 Nissan Sentra
The Nissan Sentra is a five-passenger sedan that was first introduced in 1993.
2001 Nissan Sentra
The 2001 Nissan Sentra is a compact economy sedan that's significantly more exciting than many competing models in its class.
2000 Nissan Sentra
The 2000 Nissan Sentra is a big change for the economy vehicle.
1999 Nissan Sentra
The 1999 Nissan Sentra is the final model year before Sentra's most significant redesign of the time beginning in 2000.
1998 Nissan Sentra
The 1998 Nissan Sentra is a solid entry among lower priced sedans.
1997 Nissan Sentra
The 1997 Nissan Sentra is a front-wheel-drive, four-door sedan that carries on Nissan's tradition of reliability and good performance.
1996 Nissan Sentra
The 1996 Nissan Sentra provides plenty of acceleration and power for a four-cylinder sedan.
1995 Nissan Sentra
The 1995 Nissan Sentra is a practical compact car and makes no effort to disguise that fact.


text: Monday, May 09, 2011 FSBPT Survey to Inform Content in National Licensure Examinations Last month, the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) mailed surveys to a random sample of about 18,000 physical therapists (PTs) and physical therapist assistants (PTAs) asking them to describe specific knowledge and skills necessary for competent and safe practice. The surveys were sent to PTs and PTAs working in various clinical settings and with various years of practice. This survey is part of FSBPT's project to update the National Physical Therapy Exam (NPTE) for PTs and PTAs. This project, called a practice analysis, occurs about every 5 years. Its goal is to update the content outline for the PT and PTA examinations so that they continue to test knowledge currently required for safe and effective patient care by entry-level practitioners. These survey results are the building blocks for developing new content outlines for the NPTE, so every response is valuable. APTA encourages those PTs and PTAs who received the practice analysis survey, especially if they were licensed in the last 3 years, to fill it out and return it to FSBPT. More information on the previous practice analysis is available on FSBPT's Web site.


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Posts Tagged 'Jonathan Franzen'
Worthy of some sort of award
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The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
It's very difficult to form an opinion of this book because it is already weighed down with so many.
I have heard it called the Great American Novel. Americans are always looking for the Great American Novel and I think they are a little bit lenient sometimes when they find something that appears to want to carry that label.
This novel appears to aspire towards something literary because the plot is really dull. Also, the characters are dysfunctional and lack an inner life. These three factors makes the writer's job really hard. Just to get a reader to finish this book should merit some sort of award.
I suppose if your view of America is a very cynical one then you could call this the Great American Novel.
I think of it more as the Mediocre American Novel. It's more or less what I've come to expect from literate American male novelists turning a spotlight on their society and it wouldn't have held my interest for more than 60 pages if Franzen's reputation hadn't been so huge.
I was surprised at how unstylish the prose was, how dreary the story was and how unenviable the characters were.
It was literate. I'll give it that. But I'm looking for something more than literate. I'm looking for something with soul.
Vanessa Wu is the author of Love Has No Limits


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James E. Reiter
James E. Reiter, 85, of Brownell Drive, Rasselas, died Monday, Aug. 19, 2013 at the Western Pennsylvania Hospital in Pittsburgh after a lengthy illness.He was born Feb. 17, 1928 in Philipsburg, son of the late James Earl and Jean (Price) Reiter Sr.On May 2, 1948 he married Naoma (Thompson), and she survives. He was born and raised in Philipsburg and has lived in Rasselas since 1973. He was a graduate of Philipsburg High School, Class of 1946.He served in U.S. Navy during WWII and was honorably discharged in 1948 with a Seaman Apprentice, Music Striker rating.He was the owner/operator of Reiter's Meats in Rasselas.He was a member of the Nazareth Evangelical Lutheran Church of Wilcox. He was also the founder of Reiter's Meats of Rasselas which is still in the family today. He was an accomplished saxophone player and tenor vocalist and had organized and directed an 8-piece orchestra in the Philipsburg area in his youth. He loved the outdoors, including hunting, fishing, camping and especially boating. He was a member of the Wilcox Sportsmen's and past member of the Johnsonburg Lions Club and Clermont Sportsmen's.In addition to his wife, Naoma (Thompson) Reiter of Rasselas, he is survived by two children, Connie (Jack) Swanson of Rasselas and James P. (Pamela) Reiter of Rasselas; four grandchildren, Bradley (Heather) Reiter of Rasselas, Megan (Brad) Park of Sigel, Chris Swanson and his partner Sherri Himes of Rasselas, and Bob Swanson and his partner Michele Saf of Rasselas; two great-grandchildren, Tenley and Taylynn Reiter; a brother, Edward (Daisy) Reiter of Philipsburg; a sister, Mildred Kosut of Philipsburg; numerous nieces and nephews; and his beloved pet dog, Libby. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Martin "Skip" Kosut.Funeral Services for James E. Reiter will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22, at the Ubel Funeral Home in Johnsonburg with Pastor Stephen Fair officiating. Military honors will be accorded by the Johnsonburg/Wilcox Servicemen's Detail. Military members are asked to assemble at the funeral home at 12:45 p.m. Thursday. Interment will be in Wilcox Cemetery. Visitation will be on Thursday, Aug. 22 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ubel Funeral Home in Johnsonburg. The family suggests memorials to the Nazareth Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wilcox.


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Recently, I have had some trying times. In talking with some of my friends (Christians), suicide came up. They were afraid I would do something like "kill myself". With that said, they gave me reason why I shouldn't: I would go to hell, some afterlife scenario...
Well, since I don't believe in heaven or hell or some type of punishment from God, what would stop me from doing it. Well, I have people who love me, that's why. However, that made me think...hmmmmm
Are atheists more prone to comitting suicide because they have no expectations of some type of punishment from God in the afterlife. Maybe, the fear of God has kept many people from doing that very thing. But what if you do not have a fear of God. What if you believe your purpose in life is to live and die. Nothing more, nothing less. What if you don't believe you have to fullfill some divine plan?
I think most people have to have that type of belief as a copng mechanism. In my trying time, I was told "God can do anything. Let go and let God...". And I so badly, wanted to believe that! But the harsh reality for me was no God was gonna come clean this mess up for me, ever!!!!! Which made me feel really down. But my friend had cancer, and was jolly as ever. Why? Because he knew God would heal him. Which he did finally become cancer free. His belief in God, kept him going thru it all.
I don't know. I just wondered if there were any statistics on suicide rates of atheists vs christians.
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There is some information about suicide in Phil Zuckerman's excellent paper on atheism and societal well-being: http://www.pitzer.edu/academics/faculty/zuckerman/Zuckerman_on_Athe.... Apparently, at least in America, suicide rates are lower among churchgoers. It was the only metric by which religious countries fared better than secular countries.
Thanks for the link. I was trying to read thru it quickly, while at work. Interesting thus far!
Navitta, I hope you are not feeling suicidal. You are an interesting, thoughtful person. I want you in my world. I, too, have suffered with depression and some very hard times. It's true, atheists must give reason to our own lives. What would you like to change in the world? What can you do to promote those changes? Working toward those changes gives meaning. Also, joy, fun, affection, food, music, nature, intellectual curiosity, adventure, travel, and all the other pleasures, give us comfort, rest, and a respite from the troubles we face, and from our work of improving this, our only, world.
I intend to commit suicide when, and if, my health fails, and a long, painful death seems inevitable. Until that time, I'm here. I'll try to accomplish something.
You, Navitta, are full of potential. I wish you happiness, love, and purpose!
Thanks, so much. Time are hard, right now. But, I am trying to keep up the fight!
It would be hard to find useful data on that since people lie while they are alive and we can't ask them what they truly believed after they're dead. I'm fine with there not being a reason for life. I've had my bouts with depression and considered suicide many times, but I was always able to understand that my feelings were a result of being depressed and that they would eventually pass. I only speak from my experience, of course. My point is that god was NEVER a factor.
This is something that I've thought about once or twice and my take is pretty simple: Depression is a horrible, lonely, isolated feeling. I've been there. I think most of us have been there once or twice. But I think suicide is more of a believer's choice because they think "there will be something better in the next life." However, since atheists don't have that delusion, they will think far harder about ending everything for all time. Life may suck, but being gone forever probably sucks more. At least alive, we have the ability to make things better. Dead is dead.
As for your friend with cancer. It's great that he got better, absolutely. But unless he did nothing but sit at home and pray and that healed him, then no credit should go to any god. It was doctors, medicine, and science that caused the cancer to go into remission. Not prayer. Not god. So if his denial of reality kept him happy, well so be it. But it's nothing but a lie he told himself to keep from facing his own mortality.
There are studies that say religious people commit suicide less than non-religious people, but I have serious doubts as to how they came to those conclusions. Considering atheists value life far more than the religious do (the only lives they care about are the unborn and those who want to die [euthanasia]. Everyone else is fair game) and don't bank of something better "on the other side," I find it hard to believe that non-believers wouldn't work extra hard to get through their issues because they know this is their one go-round in this universe and how UNIMAGINABLY lucky they are to have ever have the chance to live at all.
But that's just my opinion.
Thanks for your response! Yeah, I believe it wasn't God that healed him, but like you said, it helped him from facing his own mortality. Therefore, stopping him from slipping a deep depression and keeping him in a positive spirit (so to speak).
We share the same last name, Trevor. Maybe we are related, lol.
About "purpose in life" ... you give your life purpose. Period.
I have been depressed and semi-suicidal since my early teens (when I was trying to be a Christian, but not succeeding). I found things and friends that kept me going. When I went through some other rough spots (mostly financial...and an employer who was a whistling bitch) later there were finally medications like Paxil that I took for a year, and it helped immensely. And nothing terrible happened when I stopped taking it.
There is NO shame IMO in needing medical help and asking for it.
And clinical depression does run in my family, just like diabetes. (I'm SO proud that I never passed on either condition by refusing to have children!) It IS connected to brain chemistry, and the only thing you can do for it is correct the chemistry. "Talk therapy" doesn't work. THAT is as useful as xian science. Pleh.
Navitta, this is a great idea for a discussion! Thanks for bringing it up, for it's one of the aspects of atheism I don't think many atheists have ready answers for.
This is a subject that's touched me personally. I attempted suicide and was unsuccessful, and I have a few uncles and a cousin that were. I discovered something about our family history that was simply not discussed, given that we were a third-generation Jehovah's Witness family - especially males in my line going back several generations tend to have severe depression and are very prone to suicide. Just bringing it up to the various relatives involved has allowed us all to recognize this formally and to get help for those members who are at risk. As fundamentalists (which JWs decidedly are) it was not discussed, and was in fact hidden as much as possible. This was a disservice that I, as an atheist, have helped to rectify to some degree.
What you say in the original post is quite true: Theists have an extra incentive to avoid suicide. In my experience, most atheists fail to make the connection between suicide and 'mortal sin' for the religious, that there are injunctions against it in almost every religion. Literally, if you kill yourself, you're destroying a temple to god, and are headed for oblivion or perdition, depending on the flavor. This counts as a huge disincentive in my books.
It is not only unfair, but downright ridiculous to assume that believers value life less than we atheists do. I tend to avoid sweeping generalizations like that, being unfounded and opinion-based. What is clear to me is that humans value life, whatever their circumstances. We can, however, value life less than the magnitude of our real or potential suffering, no matter what we believe about the afterlife. Suicide is a choice, and we are all free to make it, provided we succeed.
In very real terms, theists have a coping mechanism that we lack. It isn't necessarily that god will rectify the situation they find themselves in, but just that he is there to listen. In this same regard, confession to a priest or other clergy critter must have some positive therapeutic benefits to the conscience-stricken offender. Even the effect on the surviving family members is magnified in the mind of the suicidal theist, given that they will likely believe their loved one is suffering every time they think of them. Regardless of whether the person believes in an afterlife themselves, they will hesitate just that little bit more when considering the severe and continued anguish they will be instigating.
Finally, I believe that the intense social situations of churches and other religious groups are a stark comparison to atheists, who have our own social structures but mostly lack formal gatherings. In short, it is far simpler to tell that something is wrong with a person you have known for years through shared worship than it is to see these same signs in someone we may only see at social functions, or at least more infrequently than the religious tend to.
We atheists do have an advantage that many theists lack, though. We tend to be much more aware of the power of our own minds, that we do not attribute malign influence to what is essentially a chemical or structural problem in our brains. It may be far easier for an atheist to accept they have a real problem that needs to be clinically treated in order to achieve a positive outcome. Theists may use their belief in the transformative power of prayer and faith to avoid taking a pharmaceutical approach, and may even consider it to be a disloyal lack of faith in 'god the healer'.
Afterlife is something I believe every human would like to be true. I would certainly like to sit up after death and be conscious in some form, even if that meant the heaven so poorly described by theists of all stripes. The fact is that there is no good reason to believe it to be true - there is no evidence for it and much knowledge gained that counts against the possibility. This discussion puts me in mind of an excellent quote:
"We would all like to believe that there is a meaningful world beyond our own capacity to inject meaning into it. We'd like to suppose that life goes on after our own death. We would like to believe that the people we most love will continue to exist. It's very hard to be told that all these wonderful people will cease to exist altogether. Furthermore, we'd like there to be justice in the end, since it's obvious there is no justice here on Earth. We would very much like there to be a 'Divine Justice' which will come. The problem is that those are things we'd like to believe. We really have no evidence to suppose that they're true and we ought methodologically to be suspicious of believing something that we very much want to believe, something that would make us immensely satisfied, which would make us happier if we could believe it. I think religion is here to stay because it does satisfy those needs but intellectually I don't think you can justify it. The arguments for God's existence are uniformly bad." - John Berkeley
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Sure you can cycle year round and in cities like Winnipeg there's a program for it. The Winter Cycling Congress met this year and I wrote a feature for Wired about Snow Biking. This new film shares the riding winter cyclists did, including commuting in the dark.
Watch as they challenge each other during the cold, dark and snowy Colorado winter and experience the surprising camaraderie that forms as nearly 200 like-minded riders from across the USA, Canada, and other countries join in the Challenge.


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To serve the Harlequin Soup:
Ladle some of each soup into its own pitcher. Pour both soups simultaneously into each of 6 bowls, creating a swirled almost yin-yang like appearance.
Garnish with chives and serve hot.
Cut the broccoli florets from the stems. Peel the tough outer skin from the stems and trim off the fibrous ends. Cut the stems lengthwise into slices about 1/2-inch thick and then crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces.
Heat the olive oil and butter in a soup pot over medium-high heat until hot. Add the garlic and cook until light brown. Add the onion and celery, lower the heat to medium, and season with salt and pepper. Cook the vegetables slowly until tender, about 10 minutes. Regulate the heat so the vegetables cook without taking on color.
Add the thyme and stir. Add the broccoli stems, stock, and salt and pepper, to taste, and bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, for about 3 minutes. Add the florets and continue to cook until very tender, about 5 minutes more.
Puree the soup in a blender in small batches. Add some of the spinach and some of the lemon zest to each batch and then puree it. (The soup can be made to this point, covered, and refrigerated for up to 1 day or frozen for up to 1 month.)
Return the soup to the pan and reheat over gentle heat. Stir in the cream. Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper. Keep warm.
To serve:
1/4 cup mascarpone cheese, optional
2 tablespoons toasted pumpkin seeds, optional
Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat until hot. Add the onion, celery, carrot, and cinnamon stick and saute until soft but not brown, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Add the chicken stock and the coriander, if using, and bring to a boil. Simmer for several minutes. Stir in the squash until smooth, then simmer gently to let the flavors meld, about 10 minutes. Discard the cinnamon stick.
Puree the soup in a blender until smooth. (The soup can be made ahead to this point, cooled, covered, and refrigerated for several days or frozen for about 1 month. It will thicken as it cools and may need thinning with stock or water when reheating.)
Return the soup to the pan and reheat gently. Add the half-and-half, if using. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper. Keep warm until service.
To serve:
Ladle the soup into serving bowls. Garnish evenly, with the cheese and pumpkin seeds, if desired.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Peel the squash with a vegetable peeler. Halve lengthwise, discard the seeds, then cut into 1-inch dice. Place in a large bowl and season with salt and pepper.
Heat the butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. When the butter ceases to foam and has turned a light brown, pull the pan off the heat and immediately add the sage, sugar, vinegar (stand back so as not to get splattered), molasses and toasted spice rub. Mix well and let simmer over medium-low heat for 1 to 2 minutes to meld the flavors.
Pour the vinegar mixture over the squash and toss well, then transfer to a heavy rimmed baking sheet or baking dish large enough to hold the squash in a single layer. Place in the oven and roast, tossing at least once, until very tender and caramelized, about 45 minutes to 1 hour. Set aside until cool enough to handle but still warm, so the liquids are runny.
Working in batches, if necessary, transfer the warm squash and all the cooking liquids to a food processor and process until smooth. Use immediately, refrigerate for up to 5 days, or freeze for up to 2 months.
Serving suggestions: Serve the puree on its own as a side dish for roast chicken, turkey, or pork; stir into polenta just before the end of cooking; use as a stuffing for ravioli; make into a soup; or use to flavor pastina. Or omit the sage, season with ground cinnamon and freshly grated nutmeg to taste, and use as a substitute for canned pumpkin in your favorite pumpkin pie recipe.
Variation for Smoky Butternut Squash: Cook the prepared squash on a baking sheet in a covered grill with soaked chips to give a slightly smoky taste. Substitute in any of the recipes that call for roasted squash. If cooking kabocha, acorn, or other difficult-to-peel squash, cut in half, scoop out the seeds, and rub the insides and cut edges with the vinegar/molasses mixture. Place on a baking sheet, cut sides up, and roast at 400 degrees F until tender. Scoop out and puree.
Toast the fennel seeds, coriander seeds, and peppercorns in a small, heavy pan over medium heat. When the fennel turns light brown, work quickly. Turn on the exhaust fan, add the red pepper flakes, and toss, toss, toss, always under the fan. Immediately turn the spice mixture out onto a plate to cool.
Put mixture into a blender with the chili powder, salt, and cinnamon and blend until the spices are evenly ground. If you have a small spice mill or a coffee grinder dedicated to grinding spices, grind only the fennel, coriander, pepper, and chili flakes. Pour into a bowl and toss with the remaining ingredients. Keep the spice mix in a glass jar in a cool, dry place, or freeze.
Taste your chili powder before adding and, if spicy and hot, cut back the amount. California chilies are almost sweet, not hot.
*When I plan on finishing a dish with the addition of a dairy product, as I do here with cream, I often add a dairy product early in the cooking, too, as I do with the butter in the initial cooking of the vegetables. It melds the flavors *Toasting freshens spices, releases their oils, and makes them more fragrant, as well as adding a new dimension of flavor.


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Have you ever really looked inside your sewing bags? What kind of collection do you have lurking in the corners of those beautiful bags you carry to and from class or social stitching evenings?
The other Tuesday night we decided to check inside Anna's sewing bag and look what we found, the 'thimble research' collection. If you ever want to know how a thimble functions... just call Anna!
After 'thimble research' we moved on to mobile phones, and found an interesting collection of RED and some gorgeous Kath Kidson covers, they look very nice too!
And then we peeped under the table... oops, I think my love of RED shoes might be rubbing off on the girls!!!!
I also had a look inside my RED sewing bag and found an interesting assortment of scissors... BUT I will share that collection with you all another day!
Until next time,


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An actor turned director, Mantello is a three-time Tony winner. He made his Broadway debut and picked up his first Tony Award as Louis in Angels in America. He left acting and went on to direct 18 Broadway shows, including Other Desert Cities. His biggest success came from directing the blockbuster musical Wicked. He returned to acting on Broadway in 2011 with his Tony-nominated performance as Ned Weeks in The Normal Heart.
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If the hypotenuse (base) length is 100cm and if an extra line splits the base into 36cm and 64cm parts, what were the side lengths for the original right-angled triangle?
Water freezes at 0°Celsius (32°Fahrenheit) and boils at 100°C (212°Fahrenheit). Is there a temperature at which Celsius and Fahrenheit readings are the same?
Jo has three numbers which she adds together in pairs. When she does this she has three different totals: 11, 17 and 22 What are the three numbers Jo had to start with?"
Imagine starting with one yellow cube and covering it all over with a single layer of red cubes, and then covering that cube with a layer of blue cubes. How many red and blue cubes would you need?
We can show that (x + 1)² = x² + 2x + 1 by considering the area of an (x + 1) by (x + 1) square. Show in a similar way that (x + 2)² = x² + 4x + 4
Pick a square within a multiplication square and add the numbers on each diagonal. What do you notice?
This shape comprises four semi-circles. What is the relationship between the area of the shaded region and the area of the circle on AB as diameter?
To break down an algebraic fraction into partial fractions in which all the denominators are linear and all the numerators are constants you sometimes need complex numbers.
The sums of the squares of three related numbers is also a perfect square - can you explain why?
Choose four consecutive whole numbers. Multiply the first and last numbers together. Multiply the middle pair together. What do you notice?
Show that if you add 1 to the product of four consecutive numbers the answer is ALWAYS a perfect square.
Prove that 3 times the sum of 3 squares is the sum of 4 squares. Rather easier, can you prove that twice the sum of two squares always gives the sum of two squares?
Take a complicated fraction with the product of five quartics top and bottom and reduce this to a whole number. This is a numerical example involving some clever algebra.
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Five equations... five unknowns... can you solve the system?
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Find the polynomial p(x) with integer coefficients such that one solution of the equation p(x)=0 is $1+\sqrt 2+\sqrt 3$.
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By considering powers of (1+x), show that the sum of the squares of the binomial coefficients from 0 to n is 2nCn
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One of the most effective weapons in Dave Letterman's arsenal is his faux-naïve act. Unlike his rival Jay Leno, "The Late Show" host can be a relentless interrogator, but he often disguises his grilling with feigned obliviousness.
Case in point: Wednesday's sit-down with Kim and Kourtney Kardashian, who were in town to promote their latest reality show, or maybe their new line of diet supplements, but really just themselves. Letterman dove right into the subject of Kim's messy personal life by pretending not to know much about it at all.
"Now, you're still married to the former husband, Kris Humphries?" he asked, sounding curious rather than judgmental. When Kim replied in the affirmative, Letterman went in for the kill: "Now, when are you going to wrap that up?"
PHOTOS: Kim Kardashian's relationships and flings
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About Me
- Crystal
- I would classify myself as an artist. It took me a while to finally accept that monicker, but that's what I am; AN ARTIST!!! I have a wonderful hubs that supports my "talents" in most all avenues, except maybe when the credit card bill comes in the mail...LOL And I have 4 great kids and 5 beautiful grandchildren that I love to pieces. Come on by and sit a spell and "STAMP 'TIL YA CRAMP!!! & "CROP 'TIL YA DROP!!!"
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
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11 comments:
- Sandi said...
those are the sweetest little shoes, love your roeses, thanks for joining us at the BBTB2 Challenge, hugs
- June 19, 2012 at 8:48 AM
- Stephanie said...
Those shoes are adorable. And those are the sweetest roses. Thanks for joining us at BBTB2. Stephanie
- June 19, 2012 at 12:45 PM
- Suzanne cricutcraftingrammyblogspot.com said...
This is so gorgeous. This is one of my absolute favorite cuts. I love these shoes and those sculpey roses are such a wonderful touch. Thanks for joining us for the BBTB2 rose challenge and congrats on the new baby girl coming. I have three granddaughers and expecting my first grandson in Oct so changing to blue now. LOL
- June 19, 2012 at 10:50 PM
- Web Services said...
Thanks for this informative post , keep Sharing like this !
- June 20, 2012 at 7:17 AM
- Carole Beath said...
congrats on your new grandbaby coming soon...
your card is just precious. Thanks for joining us on our BBTB2 Rose challenge.
- June 20, 2012 at 8:06 PM
- Jayne said...
Gorgeous card.Thanks for joining us at BBTB2.
Jayne x
- June 21, 2012 at 12:57 PM
- Brenda said...
First congrats on being "Sugar" again!! That is always special!! Second your card is just adorable. I love those shoes and I am dooling because I want that cart. lol Thank you so much for the tutorial on how to make clay roses, so cool and pretty!! Thanks for joining the rose challenge at BBTB2 ;-)
- June 21, 2012 at 1:47 PM
- DonnaMundinger said...
A huge congrats, Crystal! OOOh, another little sweetie on the way. LOVE your precious card. Thanks so much for joining us at BBTB2. xxD
- June 21, 2012 at 5:06 PM
- Tangle said...
Aw! I love those cute little shoes and the darling roses! Thanks for sharing your creativity with us at BBTB2!
- June 23, 2012 at 7:14 PM
- Susan said...
I love this card - so, so sweet! Your roses are great; thanks for showing us how you make them. Thank you for sharing with us at BBTB2.
- June 24, 2012 at 4:38 PM
- Andrea C said...
Congratulations to you and your family. LOVE your card the roses are so sweet xx
- June 25, 2012 at 3:34 AM


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A good video game keeps you on the edge of your seat while you play. A great video game does that and more, with a powerful story and immersive gameplay environment sticking with you far past the time that you set your controller down. It's games like these that cause nightmares, forcing you to carefully look behind doors and peer into dark corners for fear of the approaching enemy, even in real life.
Lone Survivor is a great Mac game which fits solidly into the second category. It's a psychological thriller set in a chilling, virtual environment. While the length of each play through the game lasts only a few hours, Lone Survivor definitely continues to stick with you. It definitely caused me at least one nightmare! Read on to learn more about the story, the game and what I thought of it.


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Angioplasty is a procedure to open narrowed or blocked blood vessels that supply blood to your legs. Fatty deposits can build up inside the arteries and block blood flow.
Angioplasty and stent placement are two ways to open
Alternative Names
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty – peripheral artery; PTA – peripheral artery; Angioplasty – peripheral arteries; iliac artery-angioplasty; fermoral artery-angioplasty; popliteal artery-angioplasty; tibial artery-angioplasty; peroneal artery-angioplasty
Angioplasty uses a medical "balloon" to widen blocked arteries. The balloon presses against the inside wall of the artery to open the space and improve blood flow. A metal stent is often placed across the artery wall to keep the artery from narrowing again.
To treat a blockage in your leg, angioplasty can be done in the following:
- Aorta — the main artery that comes from your heart
- Artery in your hip or pelvis
- Artery in your thigh
- Artery behind your knee
- Artery in your lower leg
Before the procedure:
You will be given medicine to help you relax. You will be awake but sleepy.
You may also be given blood-thinning medicine to keep a
blood clotfrom forming.
You will lie down on your back on a padded operating table. Your surgeon will inject some numbing medicine into the area that will be treated, so that you do not feel pain. This is called local anesthesia.
Your surgeon will then place a tiny needle into the blood vessel in your groin. A tiny flexible wire will be inserted through this needle.
Your surgeon will be able to see your artery with live x-ray pictures. Dye will be injected into your body to show blood flow through your arteries. The dye will make it easier to see the blocked area.
Your surgeon will carefully guide a thin tube called a catheter through your artery to the blocked area.
Next your surgeon will pass a guide wire through the catheter to the blockage.
The surgeon will push another catheter with a very small balloon on the end over the guide wire and into the blocked area.
The balloon is then filled with air. This opens the blocked vessel and restores blood flow to your heart.
A stent may also be placed in the blocked area. The stent is inserted at the same time as the balloon catheter. It expands when the balloon is blown up. The stent is left in place to help keep the artery open. The balloon and all the wires are then removed.
Why the Procedure Is Performed
Symptoms of a blocked peripheral artery are pain, achiness, or heaviness in your leg that starts or gets worse when you walk.
You may not need this procedure if you can still do most of your everyday activities. Your doctor can try medicines and other treatments first.
Reasons for having this surgery are:
- You have symptoms that keep you from doing daily tasks. Your symptoms do not get better with other medical treatment.
- You have skin ulcers or wounds on the leg that do not get better.
- You have an infection or gangrene on the leg.
- You have pain in your leg caused by narrowed arteries even when you are resting.
Before having angioplasty, your doctor will do special tests to see the extent of the blockage in your blood vessels.
Risks of angioplasty and stent placement are:
- Allergic reaction to the drug used in a stent that releases medicine into your body
- Allergic reaction to the x-ray dye
Bleedingor clotting in the area where the catheter was inserted Blood clotin the legs or the lungs
- Damage to a blood vessel
- Damage to a nerve, which could cause pain or numbness in the leg
- Damage to the artery in the groin, which may need urgent surgery
Heart attack
- Infection in the surgical cut
Kidney failure(higher risk in people who already have kidney problems)
- Misplacement of the stent
Stroke(this is rare)
Before the Procedure
During the 2 weeks before surgery:
- Tell your doctor what medicines you are taking, even drugs, supplements, or herbs you bought without a prescription.
- Tell your doctor if you are allergic to seafood, if you have had a bad reaction to contrast material (dye) or iodine in the past, or if you are or could be pregnant.
- Tell your doctor if you are taking sildenafil (Viagra), vardenafil (Levitra), or tadalafil (Cialis).
- Tell your doctor if you have been drinking a lot of alcohol (more than 1 or 2 drinks a day).
- You may need to stop taking drugs that make it harder for your blood to clot 2 weeks before surgery. These include aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), clopidogrel (Plavix), Naprosyn (Aleve, Naproxen), and other medicines like these.
- Ask your doctor which medicines you should still take on the day of your surgery.
- If you smoke, you must stop. Ask your doctor or nurse for help.
- Always let your doctor know about any cold, flu, fever, herpes breakout, or other illness you may have before your surgery.
Do NOT drink anything after midnight the night before your surgery, including water.
On the day of your surgery:
- Take your medicines your doctor told you to take with a small sip of water.
- Your doctor or nurse will tell you when to arrive at the hospital.
After the Procedure
Many people are able to go home from the hospital in 2 days or less. Some people may not even have to stay overnight. You should be able to walk around within 6 – 8 hours after the procedure.
Your doctor and nurse will explain
Outlook (Prognosis)
Angioplasty improves artery blood flow for most people. Results will vary depending on where your blockage was, the size of your blood vessel, and how much blockage there is in other arteries.
You may not need open bypass surgery if you have angioplasty. If the procedure does not help, your surgeon may need to do open bypass surgery, or even amputation.
Related:Aspirin and heart disease, Cholesterol and lifestyle, Clopidogrel (Plavix), Controlling your high blood pressure, Angioplasty and stent placement – peripheral arteries – discharge , Cholesterol – drug treatment, Peripheral artery bypass – leg – discharge , Peripheral artery disease – legs, Smoking – tips on how to quit, Risks of tobacco, Duplex ultrasound , Angioplasty and stent placement – peripheral arteries, Peripheral artery bypass – leg, Stent


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I am out of town so I am republishing an article posted to the Technology Tamer's blog that was written by my friend Pam Treme. Enjoy!
A watermark is a word, phrase, or image that appears as a pale background behind text. Watermarks are frequently used when the author of a document has no idea who will use the document, how they will use the document, or where the document might be posted. As an example, I've had an original biography copied from my family website and posted to Ancestry.com without even so much as a thank you…a clear copyright violation since my work was entirely original and I gave nobody permission to use it.
Let's suppose that you've written a bio for a family member. You want to make the information available; however, you also want to be credited for all of your hard work and your imaginative conclusions backed up by some solid evidence that you've unearthed.
One of the best ways to deploy a document of this nature is to save your Word document to a PDF, which you can post to a website or attach to an email. However, when you do that, it is possible for others to simply take your work and post the PDF elsewhere. Adding a watermark keeps everybody honest because it's a subtle reminder to everyone who reads the document that it is copyrighted work. When work is copyrighted, the copyright owner (that's you!) controls where the text gets used.
Had I followed this procedure with my own story, Ancestry.com would never have allowed my story to be published on its website because of the copyright statement appearing in the PDF.
Adding a Watermark:
1. Open Word and type your document.
2. Add a watermark.
For Word 2003: Click the following: Format--Background--Printed Watermark. The dialog appears.
For Word 2007 or 2010: Select the Page Layout tab. Locate and select the Watermark button. A dialog appears. Click Custom Watermark. The dialog appears.
3. Select Text watermark.
4. Add text in the Text field, and check that you have the same selections shown in the sample above, and then click OK. You might want to take a minute to look at the other available options.
5. Inspect your document to see the results. If you're happy with the results, you can save your document, and then save it as a PDF for deployment.
I wouldn't necessarily advise placing a watermark on every document you create. However, knowing about watermarking adds to the arsenal


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