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Brightening your smile is as easy as visiting your dentist for a whitening treatment, or purchasing one of the many at-home treatment options available. You don't necessarily have to change your habits to whiten your teeth. Simply replacing your regular toothpaste with whitening toothpaste is a great way to start whitening your smile gradually. Using a whitening mouthwash, trying whitening pens, strips or trays are all good ways to supplement your normal oral hygiene habits. If you regularly chew gum after meals, there are some brands of chewing gum that claim to whiten teeth.
Certain foods and beverages can cause teeth to become discolored. These foods include coffee, tea, wine and sports drinks. Smoking can also cause teeth to stain.
While our teeth are not, by nature, perfectly white, most people feel that they could improve their smile with brighter, whiter teeth. Over time, our teeth acquire extrinsic stains as a result of eating and drinking certain foods and beverages. They also yellow with age, as a result of acquiring pigmentation inside the teeth. There are various ways to safely remove the extrinsic stains and the intrinsic yellowing, leaving a whiter, more radiant smile. 3
Practicing good oral hygiene is essential for anyone who wants whiter teeth. Brushing, flossing and using mouthwash are all great ways to take care of your teeth and help prevent stains from forming.
Flossing teeth at least once a day can help remove dental plaque that has built up.
It is important to wait at least 30 minutes before brushing, after eating and drinking acidic foods. Acids weaken tooth enamel and brushing teeth when enamel is in its weakened state can damage teeth.
The ADA also says that certain foods like apples, pears, celery, carrots, cauliflower and cucumbers can actually help keep teeth cleaner and eliminate bacteria. 4Adding these foods into your diet can help keep teeth white.
Using a straw when you are drinking beverages can help keep stain causing dyes away from teeth. This is especially true for beverages like coffee, tea, wine and sports drinks. 5
- Coffee Stained Teeth and How to Fix Them
- How Can I Whiten My Teeth and Keep Them Bright?
- How Does Coffee Stain Teeth?
- How to Keep Your Teeth White While Sipping Warm Beverages This Winter
- How to Maintain White Teeth
- Three Proven Tips to Keep Teeth White
- How Can I Keep My Teeth White After Whitening?
- How Do I Maintain My Newly Whitened Smile?
There are many ways to whiten your teeth; here are a few of the popular types of whitening procedures:
At Home Whitening
To keep teeth white, it's not enough to get your teeth whitened once and expect them to stay that way. If your dentist recommends using an at home whitening kit, he will send you home with this whitening treatment with instructions to use it according to label directions. Lifestyle factors, such as smoking and excessively drinking stain-causing liquids, may require more frequent touch-ups. Speak with your dentist for more information about the at-home whitening method best suited for you.
If you are looking for a cheaper option, you could try using over-the-counter products, like whitening toothpaste, whitening strips or a whitening pen. These products are all available in supermarkets and drugstores.
Professional Teeth Whitening
For the fastest and most efficient whitening, your dentist can offer professional treatments. These in-office options contain whitening agents in higher concentrations, and produce results much more quickly than over-the-counter options. In fact, your teeth may be visibly whiter in just one visit. You also have the added benefit of a treatment that is supervised by a dental professional. Additional home whitening will be indicated with long-term success of these in-office whitening treatments.
Laser Whitening
Laser teeth whitening is an effective way to removes stains, fast. In fact the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry says that laser teeth whitening can whiten a patient's teeth up to 10 shades in about an hour. The procedure takes place in the dentist's office so you should consult your dentist if you are interested in this procedure.6
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- How to Safely Use a Tooth Whitening Gel at Home
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Across the blogosphere this past week, I saw this on a couple of different blogs. It has been a while since I have done one, so why not now? I know there are some new readers out there, so now is the time to learn some mostly useless info about me, though you may want to keep this to use against me one day. 😉 LOL!
1. I was born in Newport, Rhode Island. My Dad was in the Navy and my parents were stationed in Newport.
2. I played violin as a child. I was 2nd chair. I couldn't play now if you paid me!
3. Until about a year ago, I never ate fruit. My Mom didn't serve us fruit growing up because she didn't eat it. She now loves it, as do I. I feed my kids fruit at least once a day, if not at every meal.
4. I had posters of Jon Bon Jovi plastering my bedroom walls as a teenager. My Uncle used to call my bedroom the "Bon Jovi Museum".
5. I was extremely shy as a child. You would never know that now. I can't shut up.
6. Even though I am not nearly as shy as I was as a child, there are still some situations that make me nervous & very quiet until I can feel things out.
7. I don't like change.
8. I like predictability.
9. I am a planner. Flying by the seat of my pants makes me a bit nuts.
10. I am a touch overprotective of my children. Some people would say that I am more than a touch overprotective.
11. I had thyroid surgery when I was 5 because I couldn't swallow this huge horse pill that I needed to swallow for the drs to be able to do a test. My thyroid was enlarged & they needed to figure out why.
12. I love experiencing the change of seasons living in Ohio, but I despise the cold. What I would give to have the weather be 72 & sunny every day.
13. I was never really an ice cream eater until I was pregnant with Hannah. When I was pregnant with Hannah I ate Edy's Double Fudge Chocolate Brownie Ice Cream almost every night for the last 6 months of my pregnancy. Perhaps that can account for my gain of 75+ pounds while pregnant with her?
14. My Dad was a runner when I was a child. We always went to his races no matter what the weather. I distinctly remember thinking that running was the dumbest sport and who would ever want to do it. Here I am at 36 getting ready to run my first half marathon and hopefully training for a full marathon in May 2010. Funny how things work, huh?
15. My sister & I fought like cats & dogs as kids. She hit me upside the head with a shoe when I was asleep once. I punched her in the face once when I only mean to pretend punch her. She is now my best friend. I don't know what I would do without her.
16. I love to read and wish I had more time to do it.
17. I am deathly afraid of heights.
18. I love to watch hockey, especially when my son is playing.
19. My husband was my first boyfriend that I dated longer than a few months. I am glad I did. 😉
20. I used to eat Wendy's french fries dipped a Frosty for snack after school when I was in high school.
21. I saw Annie on Broadway when I was a kid. We lived in New Jersey from the time I was 8 until I was 12. That was the coolest thing!
22. Speaking of New Jersey, one Thanksgiving we went to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC. It was so cold!! I remember just wanting to go back home to be warm!
23. I am sitting in my house with my fleece jacket on. Remember how I said I hate being cold?
24. I have selective OCD. LOL! Certain things have to be a certain way. Other things? Not so much.
25. My first concert ever was a Willie Nelson concert. Thanks Mom & Dad. 🙂 My favorite has been the multiple Bon Jovi concerts that I have been to over the years.
26. I have lived in 4 different states: Rhode Island, Ohio, Texas & New Jersey. I have been in Ohio for the past 24 years.
27. I drive a 2007 Honda Odyssey. Yet another thing I said I would never do – drive a minivan. I should probably start to say things like "I will never win the lottery" since several things I said I would never do, I now do.
28. I love my life & wouldn't change a thing about it.
Feel free to post yours in the comments or on your blog!
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A slaughterhouse was established on the island of Bornholm to offer slaughtering facilities to small husbandry farms or for larger herds of sheep or cattle.
A micro distillery was established with the aim of producing unique, high-quality vodka and brandy from potatoes that are not of marketable quality.
A micro enterprise received LEADER support and turned a hobby into a revenue-generating business: using insects to produce protein flour for animal feed.
A rural business development and capacity building project with an emphasis on increasing revenue in the small-islands tourism industry of Denmark.
A project to shorten the value chain from the farm to the consumer, to increase the availability of high-quality, local foods and to increase local business profitability.
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Yesterday Robert Spencer 60 people came to see Robert Spencer speak at the VFW in Natick Massachusetts
People came to see him
Even from as far away as NJ to Support Robert after he was dropped from the Worcester Catholic Men's Conference
This Event was sponsored by the local act Chapter:
And Mr. Spencer's remarks ran about 45 minutes
where he talked about Islam and free speech
He spent a fair amount of time signing books and also stood for an interview with me on the evening and the situation with the Diocese of Worcester:
But the majority of his time was spent in the Q & A for the 70 or so attendees for the speech
on Sunni vs Shia Islam:
Whitewashing Islam in education
and much more (below the fold)
Robert will be my Guest on DaTechGuy on DaRadio March 9th to speak further about this situation.
I'm in the middle so to speak. I know the Bishop and his spokesperson and am also a friend of Robert's. If the goal is to avoid controversy, that has failed spectacularly. The question now become, what is the thing that is just and right? Or put another way, this is much like the New Evangelism. We are going to get considerable pushback when we go to boldly proclaim the truth of the message of the Church of Christ. Will we have the courage to speak when objections are made by those who wish to silence us?
I urge you to pray for all concerned that God may grant the gift of discernment.
Meanwhile the rest of the Q & A follows:
Admin Consultants
The Men's Conference
A long statement
Should "we" go to Worcester?
Why silence in the FBI?
How do we go on offense
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MWC 15 Special
Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia is Samsung's latest Windows Mobile smartphone, featuring
a touchscreen. For a Samsung Windows Mobile smartphone, the Omnia is quite
unique because so far, Samsung was pretty focused on keyboard-centric Windows
Mobile smartphones like the BlackJack/SGH-i600 or SGH-i780 which featured full
QWERTY thumb-keyboards; while the i900 Omnia follows the trend to touchscreen
centric smartphones. The i900 Omnia runs on Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.1
Professional platform and features quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE but only singelband
UMTS at 2100 MHz and HSDPA (up to 7.2 Mbps) while HSUPA isn't supported.
Furthermore, the SGH-i900 features Bluetooth 2.0+EDR including support of A2DP
as well as WiFi b/g, inbuilt GPS and FM radio with RDS support.
The 3.2" touchscreen supports a quite uncommon resolution of 240 x 400 pixel
(WQVGA) and automatically rotates between portrait and landscape mode, thanks to
the inbuilt accelerometer. This works in all applications an modes and isn't
limited to certain applications. Furthermore it provides a tactile feedback if
the screen is touched. On the back side, the i900 Omnia sports a massive 5.0
megapixel autofocus camera with a flash light while the front facing camera
supports QCIF only but it's only used for UMTS video telephony. Also massive is
the inbuilt memory. In addition to the 128 MB of RAM and 256 MB of ROM which is
used my Windows Mobile and the applications, the Omnia offers either 8 GB or 16
GB inbuilt flash memory for storing data; however, this inbuilt memory can be
expanded again with microSD/microSDHC cards which are supported up to 16 GB.
At a size of 56.9 x 112 x 12.5 millimeter, the SGH-i900 Omnia weights,
including the SIM card and 1440 mAh battery, 122 gram.
The open market version of the Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia comes with the handset,
the battery, the charger, a stereo in-ear headset and the USB sync-cable as well
as with some PC-software and the manual. A stylus, and this is also unique for
Windows Mobile Professional smartphones is left and only available as accessory.
Also available as separate accessories are a leather case and a TV-out cable.
The i900 Omnia features a quite minimalistic design. The front around the
display is silver polished chrome while the back is black plastic. However, this
material-mix neither looks nor feels cheap.
On the front, the device only features the call send/end keys as well as an
optical joystick instead of a more traditions D-Pad. The optical joystick works
similar to touch-pads and allows to navigate through the menus by sliding a
finger on the joystick. In addition it acts as an action button which can be
pressed. Above the display the Omnia has the QCIF video telephony camera and the
speaker which is also used as a loudspeaker for hands-free calls or media
playback. There is now second loudspeaker on the back but on the back the device
has the 5 megapixel camera with a supporting photo light:
On the left side, the i900 features a propriety USB port, covered by a flap,
which is used to charge the device as well as to synchronize it with a PC.
Furthermore this jack holds the stereo headset or the TV-out cable.
On the right side, the Omnia features on the top a menu key which always opens
the the Main Menu, the volume up/down keys and the shutter for the main camera:
However, the buttons on the side have further jobs: The Main Menu key also
opens a Task Manager, if pressed longer while the volume up key can be used to
zoom into the display; the volume down key either zooms out again or activates
the photo light on the back to be used as a flash light. Pressing the camera
shutter firmly opens the Photo Slides (an application to view stored photos)
while pressing longer starts the camera.
The included stereo headset includes two parts. The main part plugs into the
device and includes the microphone as well as a volume knurl. However, it's also
a 3.5 mm adapter for the stereo headset and while Samsung provides an in-ear
stereo headset, this can be replaced with anything better.
As always, the software implementation is something important as well and in
the past months, other mobile phones have given a benchmark for followers.
So far, Samsung always did a great job in customizing and adopting Windows
Mobile as far as possible and the i900 Omnia isn't anything different. Since it
comes without a stylus, the user is forced to use all functions with the thumb
and therefore, it's clear that Samsung focused on this user experience.
In addition to the Windows Mobile Professional typical Today screens, Samsung
added three completely different Today screens to the Omnia which, more or less,
replaces Microsoft's Today screen.
"Samsung Today 1" and "Samsung Today 2" plug-in into Microsoft's Windows Mobile
Today screen and Today 1 offers the same information as Today 2 while providing
shortcuts to the most important applications, straight from the Today screen.
Samsung Today 2 works with tabs on the top:
Completely different to this two Today screen plugins is "Samsung Widget"
which is also used on other Samsung mobile phones, independent from the OS and
Samsung Widget offers a Today screen which allows to add, remove and freely
arrange widgets on a home desktop:
These three different Today screens and the way how the programs list is
opened demonstrates quite well how much Samsung thought about making the Omnia
user interface experience the best possible one.
While the first level of the Main Menu neither be changed nor resorted, there is
a second level available called "Shortcuts" where up to 11 shortcuts to
applications can be added and this can be resorted as well. Shortcuts also
includes a link to "Programs" which opens a list of all available and installed
All three menu items are large enough to be used with thumbs only and it
replaces, more or less, the need to user Windows Mobile's Start menu.
In addition to these GUI enhancements, Samsung also provides a full set of
applications. This includes Windows Mobile Processional typical applications
like Office Mobile (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote) as well as Outlook
Mobile, Internet Explorer Mobile, Windows Media Player Mobile, File Explorer,
etc. However, Samsung also added Opera Mobile 9.5, ShoZu, a RSS reader and
Podcast fetcher as well as a business card scanner software, a FM radio
interface and more.
Quite interesting is Samsung's own Touch Player which is - again -
thumb-optimized and which is used to playback audio files:
As motioned earlier, the Touch Player can be access from anywhere by pressing
and holding the Menu button:
Beside being a great device for listening music, the i900 Omnia also supports
a wide variety of video formats which even includes DiVX (certified). And since
the Omnia can be connected to a TV, it even allows to watch DiVX movies on TV
The inbuilt FM radio supports RDS (Radio
Data System) and therefore shows either the station name or other
information, broadcasted by radio stations. Furthermore it allows the receiver
to re-tune to a different frequency providing the same station when the first
signal becomes too weak:
While the FM radio requires a connected headset which is used as an antenna,
the applications also supports the inbuilt loudspeaker.
The inbuilt GPS receiver works perfectly with Google's preinstalled Google
Maps. And if the device is out of GPS coverage, Google Maps receives a pretty
good location update through Google "My Location" features which uses cell
towers instead of the GPS signal:
To improve the time to GPS fix, the Omnia also supports to download a list of
GPS information (often referred to as aGPS).
Since the GPS receiver isn't locked to a dedicated service it also works
without problems with GPS navigation software (if the navigation software
supports WQVGA screen resolutions):
Nevertheless, even if the i900 Omnia has an inbuilt FM RDS radio,
TMC isn't
supported at all.
Last but not least the camera which is quite unique for Windows Mobile
smartphones. No other Windows Mobile smartphone has crossed the 5 megapixel
benchmark so far and the Omnia's 5 megapixel autofocus camera is the first one.
It allows to snap photos up to a resolution of 2560 x 1920 pixel and record
videos up 640 x 480 pixel. Photos are saved as JPGs while videos are saved as
MPEG4 files.
The camera is supported by a very bright white LED. While this is far away from
Xenon flashes, as also used by mobile phones, the LED is indeed pretty bright
and allows to snap closer photos in a darker environment, let's say on a table
in a bar.
But also the camera interface offers so many options, it's hard to list them
all. First of all it allows to geo-tag photos with the GPS coordinates and it
offers quite a good amount of settings and shooting modes like white balance
(auto or different pre-sets), ISO (from auto to 50 - 800), metering (center,
spot or matrix) as well as contrast, saturation, sharpness, WDR (Wide
Dynamic Range) and even anti-shake.
The different shooting modes include single and continuous shots as well as
panorama shots where the camera allows to snap up to eight photos which are
automatically pasted as well as a smile detection mode where the camera focuses
on a face and as soon as the face smiles, the camera shoots a photo
automatically (unbelievable but it really works).
I've hardly ever seen so many features on a mobile phone camera but again it
shows that Samsung has a long-tine experience in designing high-quality camera
Talking about quality: While I was first
pretty disappointed about the photo quality of the i900, everything changed
with the final ROM which I used for this review. With the Beta ROM the photos
were yellow tint but now, with the final ROM the photo colors looks richer and
more like the original:
It's now safe to say that the i900 Omnia camera might be one of - if not -
the best Windows Mobile camera available today.
Also quite good is the implementation of
ShoZu (a service which
allows to upload photos and videos to many different web services). Unlike the
freely available ShoZu client for Windows Mobile, ShoZu doesn't asks after each
photo or video if the file should be uploaded now but waits until the camera is
closed. Then it notices the user that there are x new photos/videos and asks if
these photos should be uploaded now.
Final Conclusion
No, the SamsungSGH-i900 Omnia is neither an iPhone nor a iPhone wannabe but
it's a typical Samsung smartphone. But unlike most other Samsung touchscreen
phones, this one is running on Windows Mobile and Samsung did its best to
enhance, tweak and improve Windows Mobile as much as possible. At the end it'S
quite challenging to launch a phone with an operating system, which was design
for a stylus-use, and leaving the stylus.
The design might reminds a little bit on the iPhone, on the other hand it also
reminds on the Samsung SGH-F480/F490 or Qbowl and not everything is an iPhone
copy-cat today. Other manufactures like Samsung have a way longer tradition in
making great mobile phones.
And the SGH-i900 Omnia is a great mobile phone. It feels and looks rocking
solid and the material mix of silver polished chrome on the front side and high
quality black plastic on the backside makes it a good looking phone for everyone
- for everyone who is used to use touchscreen phones. Maybe it's not the best
messenger device since it's only featuring different soft-keyboards (from a
standard QWERTY keyboard to a ShureType kind of keyboard to a phonepad) but as a
phone and data device it works simply great. And even as a messenger device for
SMS and MMS, the i900 sets new benchmarks with its unified SMS and MMS composer.
This allows to write messages in a single interface and every message starts as
a SMS text message. However, users are free to add multimedia content like
photos or videos and the message composer recognizes that this message cannot be
send as a SMS text message anymore but instantly changes to MMS. The user hasn't
have to think first about which kind of message he/she wants to send. Everything
is about the content, not about the type.
The sound quality is top as well and during some calls I even had to turn the
volume to the minimum because the speaker is so loud and clear. With the support
for HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps, the Omnia is also a great mobile data device, doesn't
matter if the inbuilt Opera Mobile browser is used or if it's used as a modem
for Notebooks.
It's also a great entertainment device and the camera, as mentioned above
might be the best you can get with a Windows Mobile device. The 8 GB/16 GB
inbuilt memory provides enough storage space for taking photos, recording videos
or carrying media files. And if this isn't enough, the Omnia can eat another 16
GB. So basically it can hold quite a good amount of navigation maps plus a good
amount of DiVX videos and leaves enough space to store photos and music as well.
And as a navigator it's also unbeatable thanks to the inbuilt GPS receiver which
isn't locked to a specific service but which can be used with any GPS
The screen is quite okay. It's not as sharp and crisp as smaller VGA screens
might be and it's also not the brightest one. Nevertheless, it's bright enough
to read SMS or E-Mails in direct sunlight or to find a contact. That's not a
problem at all. Nevertheless, I wouldn't watch a video in direct sunlight.
Last but not least I'm quite happy and satisfied with the included software
and applications. The SGH-i900 Omnia comes pretty complete and out of the box,
it's hard to say which application is missing. As with all Windows Mobile
phones, again Samsung spent a some time to think about which programs and
applications should be either enhanced or added.
It's hard to talk about standby time or talk time but I barely got the phone
to 50 % battery after a working day. This is an impressive value for a Windows
Mobile device which constantly download E-Mails or is used for web access. No
wonder that this time, Samsung doesn't gives a second battery with the Omnia (as
Samsung did in the past). It looks like the 1440 mAh battery is strong enough to
keep the device running a full day.
So is the Omnia the perfect Windows Mobile smartphone? Far from it,
unfortunately. Thankfully Samsung now supports quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE which
allows a better use in North America. But unfortunately it only supports
singleband UMTS/HSDPA at 2100 MHz which doesn't makes it a true world phone at
all. And while HSDPA 7.2 Mbps is great, it lacks HSUPA which is now rolled-out
in more and more UMTS networks across the world.
And while I appreciate the whole software integration, the soft-keyboards aren't
yet the best one I've seen so far. Sure, on the paper it supports all important
soft-keyboard types and also features XT9 but I'm neither a big fan of XT9 nor I
like the way the keyboards work. I've seen a better keyboard integration in
competitor devices.
And while the touchscreen fulfils it work in 95 %, there are some Windows Mobile
features which are better used with a D-Pad. Unfortunately the Omnia hasn't have
a D-Pad but again this optical joystick which I'm still not such a big friend
of. Indeed, I've heard other voices already from users which love the i780
optical joystick (the i900 optical joystick is the same) but personally I rather
prefer traditions D-Pads.
Last but not least the connector for which I blame Samsung in every review. I
definitely dislike propriety connecters but either prefer mini USB or - if
necessary - micro USB but not Samsung's own connector which - bad enough -
always changes between the different handsets. As far as I know the Omnia's
connector is compatible to the i780's connector but it's incompatible to the
i600/BlackJack connector. I know, there is a good amount of money in the
hardware business but please Samsung - change you philosophy away from your
connectors to USB.
But anyway - Samsung made the best out of this situation by providing a two
parts headset which allows the user to replace the stereo headset part with
something better.
All together I can say that I'm quite happy with the Samsung i900 Omnia and
it made it to my every day phone now. However I will definitely try 3rd party
keyboards to make it nearly the perfect device for me.
UPDATE: I've just received the information that the final sales pack
(in certain regions at least) will now include a stylus. Looks like someone at
Samsung changed its mind. Nevertheless, the TV-out cable stays as an optional
Cheers ~ Arne
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Three of the people arrested were playing video games when police arrived at a Joliet home, where the bodies of Eric Glover and Terrence Rankins were found Thursday.
"This is one of the most brutal, heinous and upsetting things I've ever seen in my 27 years of law enforcement," Police Chief Mike Trafton said. "Not only the crime scene, but the disregard for common decency toward human beings."
Police said Glover and Rankins, both 22 and from Joliet, were lured to the home of 18-year-old Alisa Massaro and then robbed and killed. Officers discovered the bodies of Glover and Rankins on Thursday when they were called to the home, where they found Massaro playing video games with Adam Landerman, 19, and Joshua Miner, 24.
The three, who are all from Joliet, were arrested on first-degree murder charges. Bethany McKee, 18, of Shorewood also faces first-degree murder charges. All are being held on $10 million bond and appeared in court Monday.
"It's demonic," Rankins' mother, Jamille Kent, said. "This is evil."
Joliet is a city of about 150,000 people located about 40 miles southwest of downtown Chicago.
Trafton said Massaro, Landerman and Miner were "very much surprised" when police walked in on them Thursday. McKee had left the house but police arrested her later in nearby Kankakee.
Kent said her son and Glover had been friends for five years. Family members said they called police Thursday night after they hadn't heard from the two since Wednesday.
"It's just senseless," Glover's mother Nicole Jones said. "It's hard for me to say the words."
Glover graduated from Joliet Central High School and had made the honor roll and participated in football, wrestling and track, his family said. Rankins, described as "a very outgoing, loving, fun person" by his mother, graduated from Joliet West High School.
Massaro's father, Phillip Massaro, told The Herald-News in Joliet that he was in disbelief.
"All I can say is it's a terrible thing that happened, and I can't believe my daughter had anything to do with it," he said. "I don't know what happened. I just don't know what to say. I can't really talk about it. I'm too devastated, and I can't talk about it."
Massaro's lawyer, George Lenard, did not immediately return phone calls to The Associated Press for comment Monday. Charles Bretz, attorney for McKee, declined comment.
Public defenders for Landerman and Miner could not be reached. No one answered the phone at the public defender's office in Will County.
Miner's mother, Melodie Miner, told The Herald-News that "there's no way my son can do this." Miner previously was convicted of residential burglary, according to the newspaper.
Charles Pelkie, spokesman for the Will County State's Attorney's office, said State's Attorney James Glasgow will personally prosecute the case, as he did former police officer Drew Peterson's. Jurors convicted Peterson in September of first-degree murder in the 2004 drowning death of his third wife.
Pelkie would not discuss any details about the investigation in the Joliet slayings, but he did address the issue of race. While the two victims were black and the four suspects are white, Pelkie said there is no information at this point that indicates race was a factor in the killings of Glover and Rankins.
Also, Landerman's mother, Julie Larson, is a Joliet police sergeant, but Pelkie said she will not be involved in the investigation of the case in any way.


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Thursday, February 4, 2010
Does it matter though?
One thing I've never bought into is the idea that television made our society worse. You only have to look at the days before television to know that man's ability to do shit things to one another was there long before 24 or The Shield. Vikings raped and pillaged and they barely watched any television at all. All those heads on pikes on Tower Bridge in London - not one of those executioners or the people revelling in their deaths watched television.
Listened to radio perhaps.
But no television.
So I don't buy into the idea that television (or indeed rock music or video games) is responsible for society's ills.
But one thing I hear a lot is - I watched X when I was young and it didn't do me any harm.
How can you possibly know that? Unless you have a perfect clone leading the exact same life as you with the exception of watching certain television programmes, you can't ever know that.
The fact is, children do learn from television. It does influence their behaviour. Who knows what effect watching better television would have on a whole generation? Almost impossible to measure and yet, I think, well worth a shot.
And, if it all goes horribly wrong, it doesn't matter. When today's children grow up, they will say it didn't do them any harm anyway.
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- Gregor Nekdo said...
What about Newswipe then? It's a brilliant show that deconstructs the way news are reported to us, and how the news are presented. I know man is cabable on shit things, and most of it is shown on television, but wouldn't you be happy in knowing that yes, there are people who are aware of this, and have their own show where they tell people just how shit things really are?
- February 4, 2010 at 9:19 AM
- Red Pill Junkie said...
"I watched X when I was young and it didn't do me any harm."
I think people say that because they consider themselves to be pretty "normal". I mean, they claim to have watched a lot of violence on TV and they haven't gone on a shooting rampage themselves... yet ;)
On the other hand, I often fantasize with the idea that you could somehow access information of all the other 'yous' living in other parallel dimensions. How is the other you faring if he didn't spend so much time watching Top Cat & The Flintstones as a child? did he went to become president or a millionaire? a serial killer? a transvestite? It would be cool to find out.
- February 4, 2010 at 3:50 PM
- Humphrey Erm said...
Indeed, that is something one hears alot, even from myself when discussing any entertainment value today. Thing is, alot of times it really doesn't have much to do from my experience. Granted, I didn't have a clone of myself, but I did have friends my own age, and around age of 7-10 there were alot of shows and movies out that I could and couldn't watch. What was very popular at the time was anime, and having lived in Chile, they didn't censor it, leaving all the violence in. Because of that, I never watched Dragon Ball or any other violent shows like that until a teenager I believe. Power Rangers was another thing I wasn't allowed to watch.
Looking back, sure, I was pissed of for not being able to talk about these things with my friends who DID see them, but on the other hand I am not immune to the portrayal of violence, and for that I am grateful. Thing is though my friends have grown up to be seemingly just as sane as me, with no felonies or other misbehaviors (that I know of) so I'm not sure what factors are actually relevant.
Either way, I agree with you that kids do learn and emulate things they see on TV, to different degrees depending on their mind set and parents.
- February 4, 2010 at 6:23 PM
- Red Pill Junkie said...
Thinking about this issue further, I have had to confront myself regarding what is suitable for a kid in the videogaming genre.
I'm a 36-year-old gamer, so obviously I don't restrict myself with the kind of games I buy and play. The trouble first arose with my first nephew. By the time he was 12 he wanted to play games like Gears of War; at first I hesitated but then I slowly acquiesced to his wishes —besides, I needed a gaming partner.
But then my other much younger nephew wanted the enjoy the same benefits; and when I strongly objected to this, his mother complained that I was giving the older nephew more privileges; and that the kid would get to play the games anyway.
That's one of the things I resent the most about our culture: the double standard between sex & violence in TV programming. It is quite OK for a young kid to watch all the violence in the world, but HEAVEN FORBIDS if he gets to watch a naked booby! Now THAT would scar him for life!! :-/
- February 4, 2010 at 7:46 PM
- Bitter Animator said...
I have major issues with that same double standard, RPJ. It's utterly ridiculous. Though it does seem to be more relevant in the US than over this side of the Atlantic. We had a good laugh about the frenzy that followed Janet Jackson's boob incident, for example.
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Yoga has been growing in popularity in recent years, and now there's a new trend that is perfect for hot summer days in Southern California: paddleboard yoga.
It's just like regular yoga, except sometimes, you might get wet.
Yoga instructor Sara Tiefenthaler said she started paddleboard yoga classes in Marina Del Rey after meeting the owners of a paddle board store.
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"They invited me to go out and try paddling on them and decided to experiment with yoga poses, and they told me that people are starting to do yoga on the standup paddleboards," Tiefenthaler said. "It works your core so much more, your balance improves drastically, and you have fun at the same time, and you have peace out there."
You don't have to know how to use a paddleboard or do yoga to get started.
"You see manna rays, and birds, and yoga is so much about unity with yourself and everything around you, and being out on the water, it really drives that home a little bit more," said Elizabeth Rusnak.
"It's relaxing and enlightening at the same time. It gives you a clear head and clean sense of focus," said Mike Nardelli, who loves the new exercise as well.
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In a shaker with ice cubes, combine all ingredients; Stir and strain into a chilled martini glass or into old fashioned glass over ice cubes. (When served this latter way; a splash of schweppes soda water may be added, finally. Please ask.)
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Miley Cyrus + Family Recreate Classic Holiday Photo on Christmas
It's likely infrequent that all members of the Cyrus clan are in the same place at once, even during the holidays. However, this year, Miley Cyrus and her fam recreated a classic holiday photo on Christmas Day, which the 'Adore You' singer shared on Twitter with no window dressing.
Well, it's not like we needed any. We get what the Family Cyrus was going for. The sentiment is obvious. The Cyruses have gone through many changes over the years, but through it all, they are still blood and they are still bound.
Obviously, Miley was the talk of 2013, with her tongue and her twerk. Her parents, Tish and Billy Ray, came in close second, as they filed for divorce for the second time and withdrew the petition… for the second time.
In case you need IDs, there's Trace (who is also a rocker), mama Tish, Miss Miley, Noah, Billy Ray, Braison and Brandi, who, we might add, is the spitting image of Tish. The family is blended, with Billy Ray adopting both Trace and Brandi, Tish's children from a previous relationship.
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What's better than a quart of luscious homemade ice cream, sorbet or frozen yogurt? Two quarts! The fully automatic Cuisinart Pure Indulgence makes 2 quarts of your favorite frozen desserts or drinks in as little as 25 minutes. It's easy - an integrated motor, double-insulated freezer bowl and automatic mixing paddle do all the work. Results are consistently smooth, cleanup is easy, and the brushed metal styling is simply sensational.
Indulge your taste buds with fresh sorbet, ice cream, or frozen yogurt - 2 quarts of your favorite frozen dessert, ready in as little as 25 minutes. It's simple and easy from start to finish: just add ingredients and turn it on. The removable mixing paddle and freezer bowl make cleanup easy. Always get consistently creamy results with a heavy-duty motor, double insulated freezer bowl and automatic mixing paddle, you are guaranteed deliciously smooth frozen desserts and drinks.
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The freezer bowl must be completely frozen before you begin your recipe. The length of time needed to reach the frozen state depends on how cold your freezer is. For the most convenient frozen desserts and drinks, leave your freezer bowl in the freezer at all times. You can take it out any time for immediate use. In general, freezing time is between 6 hours and 22 hours. To determine whether the bowl is completely frozen, shake it. If you do not hear liquid moving, the cooling liquid is frozen. Before freezing, wash and dry the bowl. Wrap it in a plastic bag to prevent freezer burn. We recommend that you place the freezer bowl in the back of your freezer where it is the coldest. Your freezer should be set to 0°F to ensure proper freezing of all foods.
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Remove the freezer bowl from the freezer and place on the center of the base. The bowl will begin to defrost quickly once it has been removed from the freezer. Use it immediately after removing from freezer.
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Paper-Embellished Luminaries
Paper-Embellished Luminaries are a great project for both younger girls and older girls. You can use these luminance bags to decorate for a awards ceremony, or theme them for a holiday to decorate a house hold. This project shouldn't require much skill and should be able to be done in about 45 minutes. You can make a trip out of going to a craft store to learn more about scrapbooking papers and let the girls pick out their favorite sheets, or buy a multi-pack using a theme. Another alternative to the decorative scrapbooking paper is plain construction paper.
Materials Needed:
- 12″ x 12″ sheets of scrapbooking paper
- 1 bolt narrow ribbon
- Square glass containers in 3 sizes: 3″, 4″, & 6″
- Double-sided tape
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- Wash glass containers.
- Measure height of glass containers. Cut a piece of scrapbook paper 12″ plus the height. Use decorative-edge scissors along bottom and top edge. Center this piece round the glass container. It will fit the 3″ square glass overlapping by 1/8″. On the large containers, the 12″ width will not cover completely. Measure the height and cut 2 pieces, 12″ wide plus the height. Wrap the tape measure around the containers to get the amount needed to cover completely and add 1/8″. Cut this measurement from the second piece.
- Wrap scrapbook paper around glass containers and use your fingers to crease on all corners. Remove paper and crease all folds.
- To make the cutout designs, place the paper punch along the folds to reach the center section and along the corner edges. Make soft folds in the center of the paper to punch this area. Align the punch along the soft folds. Punch firmly.
- Once you have punched the entire area, including the extra piece, use double-sided tape to hold paper to the glass, beginning with the largest piece.
- Tape ribbon in place overlapping the ends slightly. Secure with double sided tape.
- Place flame-less candles inside for a soft glow.
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- Use flame-less candles instead of real candles. The paper is highly flammable, of course, so the flame-less candles will make the project safe for girls of all ages.
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What was wrong with the old Android Market? Apparently it didn't sound cool enough, so now Google has created Google Play, a new "digital entertainment destination," that seems like a more graphics-heavy Android Market.
According to Google's Official blog, users can now: store up to 20,000 songs for free, download more than 450,000 Android apps and games, browse eBooks and rent movies. (Wait, couldn't you do that already?) Regardless, starting today, all will be rebranded Google Play -- possibly named for a future Android tablet in the works, according to Search Engine Land.
Google said it will also be offering a different album, book, video rental and Android app at a special price each day for its "7 Days to Play" sale. However, the new Google Play is only fully functional in the United States:
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In the U.S., music, movies, books and Android apps are available in Google Play. In Canada and the U.K., we'll offer movies, books and Android apps; in Australia, books and apps; and in Japan, movies and apps. Everywhere else, Google Play will be the new home for Android apps. Our long-term goal is to roll out as many different types of content as possible to people around the world . . .
Most analysts agree this is Google's attempt to create a more attractive and organized storefront, the lone advantage in Google's (and iTunes) app store war with Amazon. So either Amazon will follow suit with a new interface or risk losing business. Until then, Google is making sure to entice Android users to stay with its own market.


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St. Anne Pumpkin Festival, Oktoberfest in Manteno
Weekend events in Kankakee County include the annual Pumpkin Festival at St. Anne and the Manteno Oktoberfest.
Manteno's four-day event runs today (Thurs) through the weekend.
St. Anne's Pumpkin Festival Friday through Sunday included a "live" broadcast Saturday on 94.1 WGFA. The radio fun starts at 8 am. It's the 25th anniversary of the pumpkin festival. A grand parade steps off at 2:20 Saturday afternoon. There's several forms of entertainment.
The Manteno Chamber of Commerce's 16th annual Oktoberfest Celebration offers a wide range of entertainment. It begins tonight (Thurs).
Bike Night on the village's main street is tonight. The event coordinator Staci Wilken says a lot of volunteers are making it happen.
A pet parade, a showcase of bands, volleyball,car show, and carnival are all included.
Former Bears quarterback Bobby Douglas is scheduled for an appearance Sunday at 1 p.m.


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Last July, we reported that Robert Zemeckis was circling screenwriter Brian Helgeland's Revolutionary War Hero/Sea Monster mash-up Here There Be Monsters. Helgeland's script takes real-life Revolutionary War hero John Paul Jones and pits him against sea monsters after he's hired to investigate the disappearance of a number of merchant ships. Zemeckis passed on the project, but Vulture reports that the great Brad Bird is considering the project.
While I have no love for Helgeland's scripts (L.A. Confidential was a long time ago), Bird never neglects story and I imagine he'll have a strong influence on the screenplay if he signs on. With Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Bird proved he could direct live-action just as well as animation. I'm down for anything Bird wants to direct, but I'm curious about what his interest in Monsters says about the status of his passion project, 1906. Despite his success on Mission: Impossible, 1906 may still be too expensive to make, especially in today's economic climate where studios are willing to axe potential blockbusters due to high budgets. But if Bird keeps knocking out hits, then maybe he'll get to finally direct his historical earthquake film.


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Megadeth, Dream Theater, Mastodon Members Excited for Grammy Awards
As the Grammy Awards are quickly approaching this Sunday (Feb. 12), the nominees for the 'Best Hard Rock / Metal Performance' category are readying their tuxedos and preparing their speeches. Foo Fighters, Dream Theater, Mastodon, Megadeth and Sum 41 are all nominated for the precious prize and have been sharing their excitement with a cluster of new quotes.
Dream Theater frontman James LaBrie has been incredibly vocal about the honor of being nominated ever since the news broke. "We're ecstatic," says LaBrie to Grammy.com. "Personally, I've already got the cleats on the bottom of my dress shoes so I can run up on the stage. This is [about] getting a nod, getting the recognition from the industry itself [and] giving us a little bit more of a platform as far as public awareness."
Mastodon were nominated for 'Best Metal Performance' in 2006, but the jolt of the nomination hasn't desensitized the band for 2012. "We were shocked when we heard about the nomination because we never imagined it would be in the realm of possibility that this might happen," says Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor. "We never saw our music as commercially viable in any way. We'd never expected the Recording Academy to notice that we'd even existed. The fact that we've been nominated is nice to begin with."
Megadeth have yet to gain a golden gramophone, but with their 10th overall nomination the band are still hopeful for a win. "Kenny G came up to us a little while ago — he's got the same manager that I do," regales Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine. "And he said, 'Don't feel bad, I've had [17] nominations and only won once.'"
Mustaine continued, "I still really appreciate the fact that my peers are voting me as a nominee. That's an accomplishment in itself. This year would be great to win it."
The 54th annual Grammy Awards will hit your TV's on Sunday, Feb. 12. Who do you think deserves to win the 'Best Hard Rock / Metal Performance' award?


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This post was written in response to some reactions to the request for information about concealed-weapons permit holders by the Bangor Daily News. It does not reflect the Bangor Daily News's decision to rescind those requests.
Isn't it a good idea to know something about gun use and ownership when considering policy on guns?
You'd think so.
After all, good public policy about education, health care, and many other topics all benefit from good data and well-done studies.
Yet that's not what what some want.
According to a research note in the Journal of the American Medical Association, there has been an all-out effort to squelch rigorous studies of guns from a public health perspective. Drs. Kellermann and Rivara write:
The nation might be in a better position to act if medical and public health researchers had continued to study these issues as diligently as some of us did between 1985 and 1997. But in 1996, pro-gun members of Congress mounted an all-out effort to eliminate the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Although they failed to defund the center, the House of Representatives removed $2.6 million from the CDC's budget—precisely the amount the agency had spent on firearm injury research the previous year. Funding was restored in joint conference committee, but the money was earmarked for traumatic brain injury. The effect was sharply reduced support for firearm injury research.
There are many questions that could be asked such as these, posed by one newspaper, "Are communities where more people carry guns safer or less safe? Does the availability of high-capacity magazines increase deaths? Do more rigorous background checks make a difference?" The paper reports:
The reality is that even these and other basic questions cannot be fully answered, because not enough research has been done. And there is a reason for that. Scientists in the field and former officials with the government agency that used to finance the great bulk of this research say the influence of the National Rife Association has all but choked off money for such work.
"We've been stopped from answering the basic questions," said Mark Rosenberg, former director of the National Center for Injury Control and Prevention, part of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which was for about a decade the leading source of financing for firearms research.
But it's not just the NRA that's sensitive about studies.
One element of public discussions about guns is that they quickly get emotional.
To be sure, there's the argumentation about what the founders believed. There are also empirical claims about gun ownership and crime. But another dominant element is emotion.
Anger. Dismay. Deep unhappiness. Fear.
Those are now on display in response to requests by the Bangor Daily News for information about people with concealed-weapon permit holders.
These come from Republican state legislators, the governor, and the state GOP, but they also come from many private individuals.
Despite the editor clearly stating that, "no identifying information about permit holders will be published," some are in an uproar.
Given that government-funded research has been squelched, more studies and information is needed.
As long as the Bangor Daily News keeps its promise about not revealing information about individuals — and there's no reason to think they won't — analyzing the information is an endeavor that serves the public interest.
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Increase in Eastern equine encephalitis may be partly due to warming climate, more exposure to mosquitoes, researcher says.
THURSDAY, Jan. 17, 2013 (HealthDay News) — Although still rare, the extremely serious disease known as Eastern equine encephalitis may be affecting more people than before.
In a recent review of two epidemics of Eastern equine encephalitis since the mid-2000s, researchers found 15 cases of the mosquito-borne illness among children in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Normally, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention records about five to 10 cases a year nationwide.
"This virus is rare, but it's among the world's most dangerous viruses, and it's in your own backyard," said lead review author Dr. Asim Ahmed, an infectious disease specialist at Children's Hospital Boston.
In 2012 alone, Massachusetts had seven documented cases of Eastern equine encephalitis, which is the highest number of infections reported since 1956. What's more, the first human case ever in Vermont was reported in 2012. And, public health surveillance indicates that the virus that causes Eastern equine encephalitis may now have traveled as far north as Maine and Nova Scotia, Canada.
Results of the review are published in the February issue of the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Ahmed said that better detection of the virus is at least part of the reason for the increasing numbers of people diagnosed with the disease, but he doesn't believe that better testing accounts for all the new cases.
"There's a sense that the activity of the virus has increased. People are living closer to habitats of mosquitoes in nature, and global warming is allowing mosquitoes to be active longer. Most mosquitoes thrive in warmer weather," Ahmed said.
And that's true for the mosquito that transmits Eastern equine encephalitis. Cases peak from the spring through early fall, according to the CDC.
Despite its name, Eastern equine encephalitis isn't more common around horses. The name stems from the fact that the infection was first identified in horses. The disease occurs mostly in Atlantic and Gulf Coast states, though it has recently occurred in the Great Lakes area, too. Eastern equine encephalitis can affect all age groups, according to the CDC.
People can be infected with the virus but never develop the disease. For those who develop Eastern equine encephalitis, the consequences are often severe. The death rate is about 33 percent, CDC figures show.
The disease usually begins between four and 10 days after a mosquito bite. Symptoms include a sudden-onset headache, high fever, chills and vomiting, according to the CDC. As the disease progresses, there may also be seizures and coma.
There is no specific treatment for Eastern equine encephalitis. Doctors treat symptoms as they occur.
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Tree farmers offer advice on choosing the right tree
For many people, the end of the Thanksgiving holiday means that it is time to get ready for Christmas.
VIDEO: Good news for tree farmers: business is brisk
Business was brisk at local Christmas tree farms over the weekend.
The Young family came to Nofke Tree Farms in Mequon on Sunday to find the perfect tree for their two-story home.
They said they usually get one early in the season.
"I like them big and round, and lots of branches and lots of lights, and ornaments and things like that," said Stephanie Young.
Second-generation tree farmer Kathy Gross said dozens of people have come to the farm since it opened Friday.
She said they are taking advantage of the good weather and a good year for trees.
"So healthy, so full of moisture. They're really, really good this year," said Gross.
With Thanksgiving falling later on the calendar this year, Gross said people are rushing to get the right tree.
"The comments have been, 'Oh, we've got to get our tree this weekend because it's December already. We've got to get our tree,'" said Gross.
For those who want to cut their own tree, Gross said one of the things they should consider is whether the stump is straight and to make sure the tree is not too tall.


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This story begins with a walk through the snack aisle of Marden's, a section of the surplus and salvage store that I try to avoid lest I pick up a 10-pound sack of jelly beans or something equally ridiculous. But there I was, reaching for a bag of Hershey's dark chocolate hearts. Into the basket it went, along with an Angry Birds dog frisbee.
About $6 poorer, I returned home to play backyard Angry Birds with my dog Oreo.
After eating a few morsels of my newly acquired chocolate (post-dinner, of course), I left the tempting bag on the dining room table and hit the hay early to read. As usual, Oreo joined me.
If you're a dog owner, you may be able to guess what happened next.
Yes, Oreo ate the chocolate. Sometime during the night, he snuck into the dining room, snatched the bag off the table and had himself a sweet snack. He then crawled back into bed to snuggle with "Mom," who sleeps like a rock.
The next morning, I found the near-empty bag. A few chocolate hearts were left untouched, for whatever reason. The rest were history, and I knew the culprit.
Being relatively new to dog ownership, I was surprised. Oreo couldn't see the chocolate, so how did he know it was there? It was wrapped, for heaven's sake. He couldn't smell it. Could he?
Well, it turns out that yes, he certainly could.
Dogs can identify smells somewhere between 1,000 to 10,000 times better than humans, according to the book "Understanding Your Dog for Dummies." Humans have about 5 million scent receptors, according to the book, while dogs have 100-300 million scent receptors, depending on the breed. Plus, the percentage of the dog's brain that's devoted to analyzing smells is 40 times larger than that of a human.
While I wasn't aware of my dog's nasal abilities at the time, I did know enough to realize the danger Oreo might be in. I'd heard that chocolate was "bad for dogs," but I'd also heard plenty of stories about dogs that had eaten chocolate and been perfectly fine. So what were the facts?
Still in my pajamas, I flipped open my laptop and started researching.
I glanced out the window to see Oreo running around the backyard like a tasmanian devil. Was it just me, or was he being more of a spaz than normal?
Google turned up petMD, the largest global source of pet health information in the world today, authored and approved by veterinarians. That sounded legit. Click.
"Chocolate is derived from the roasted seeds of Theobroma cacao, which contains certain properties that can be toxic to animals: caffeine and theobromine," I read. "If ingested, these two ingredients can also lead to various medical complications and may even prove fatal for your dog."
Another glance out the window. Oreo was standing on the patio table, tail wagging.
OK, time to call the vet.
According to petMD, severity of chocolate poisoning depends on: the weight of the dog, the amount of chocolate the dog ate, and the type of chocolate the dog ate (dark chocolate is more toxic to dogs than milk chocolate).
A young pit bull mix, Oreo is about 50 pounds. He ate about 6 ounces of dark chocolate.
With this information, my veterinarian did some calculations and assured me that Oreo would be OK. He would probably have an upset stomach, and he'd need plenty of water. I should monitor his behavior for a while.
Some symptoms to look for: vomiting, diarrhea, increased body temperature, rapid breathing, increased heart rate and seizures.
If you suspect your dog has ingested chocolate, it's best to call your veterinarian right away, before any of these scary symptoms begin. Like most health issues, the sooner it's treated, the better. To read more about chocolate poisoning, visit petmd.com and search "chocolate poisoning."
Since that scare, I've been looking into what other edibles (or things that Oreo would consider edible) are toxic to dogs.
Oreo spends a large percentage of his free and active hours outside, so when I stumbled onto Pet Poison Helpline's "Top 10 Poisonous Plants to Pets," I had to read on.
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The more I researched, the more toxic plants I uncovered. For example, I learned that bittersweet nightshade — a vine of little purple flowers and red berries that grows along the fence behind my flower garden — is indeed toxic to dogs (and humans), according to the US Forest Service. I guess I'll be ripping that up. What else can I do? Oreo just likes to get into stuff.
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Provincial gaming officials say they won't be intervening in a controversial wolf-kill contest in the Peace River region because no permits are required for such an activity.
The Vancouver Sun on Wednesday asked the B.C. gaming policy and enforcement branch whether organizers of the contest required a permit given that the event involved entry fees along with cash and other prizes.
The branch issued a statement through spokeswoman Sandra Steilo explaining that for an activity to be considered gaming, three elements must be present: consideration (players pay to be eligible), chance (outcome not predetermined), and a prize to be won (money or anything of value).
However, if the contest is determined by skill, a licence is not required. "In this instance, the ... branch has determined that since entrants must present a wolf to be eligible to win a prize, the event is skill-based and does not require a licence."
Ian McAllister of the environmental group Pacific Wild responded: "There is no skill or fair chase in running down wolves in deep snow with high-powered snowmobiles until they are exhausted and shot with high-powered rifles."
He said that if Pacific Wild "hosts a simple raffle for a book or a trip to the Great Bear Rainforest we have to apply for a permit."
The effect of the contest, he added, is that private citizens or businesses can take over sponsored wolf-kill programs from the government. "What's next, $1,000 to whoever kills the most wolves in an open season, no-bag-limit part of the province?"
A story published in The Vancouver Sun on Tuesday revealed that hunters who enter the contest and kill the biggest wolves stand to receive $250 to $1,000 and up. There is also a booby prize of $150 for the smallest wolf and draws for prizes such as a rifle and free taxidermy work. The contest continues through March 31.
It costs $50 to enter the contest, with winners receiving 10 to 40 per cent of the entry prize pool in addition to the guaranteed prizes of $150 to $1,000.
Among the contest sponsors are the Peace River Rod and Gun Club and Rich Petersen, a realtor in Fort St. John who has served on the board of directors of the B.C. Wildlife Federation.
Guy Lahaye, a school teacher and president of the rod and gun club, said of the controversy generated by the contest: "Everyone has their own point of view and they're welcome to it and we respect that. They also have to respect what we're doing...."
Blair Lekstrom, Liberal MLA for Peace River South, said a wolf-kill contest might not be the best tactic but it does highlight the need to control wolf populations for the benefit of cattle ranchers and ungulate populations such as caribou.
"Would I go at it in a kill-contest scenario? No, I would not do that. But I do know something has to be done. We have a wolf problem, without question. We have to find a way to take some of them out.
"Someone in Vancouver who has probably never seen an animal taken down by a wolf thinks that they're nice animals when it is just a horrendous scene ... It's not a clean kill or anything."
Pat Pimm, Liberal MLA for Peace River North, agreed, adding that sponsors of the contest are trying to help out the local ranch industry and bring the problem to the forefront "and I think that's what they have accomplished.
"I can't say too much bad about it."
Pimm said some ranchers are incurring livestock losses of $10,000 a year and he's even heard $100,000 anecdotally in one case.
The B.C. Ministry of Agriculture reports compensation payments to ranchers for livestock losses to predators — not just wolves, but bears, cougars and coyotes — totalled $63,800 last year based on 133 losses verified by conservation officers.
Pimm said provincial compensation in no way covers the total losses, noting that in some cases there is just skin and bones left by the time a farmer finds a cattle carcass, making verification impossible.
Noted wildlife photographer John Marriott, who grew up in Salmon Arm but lives in Canmore, Alta., is calling for a tourism boycott, urging his "readers, which number in the thousands" to avoid the Alaska Highway as long as the wolf-kill contest continues.
The Sun has received several emails from people disgusted with the wolf-kill contest and saying they would be cancelling their travel plans to the region and some would no longer support Re/Max because Petersen owns the Fort St. John office.
Marc Beerling, a clothing store owner in Fort St. John, also emailed The Sun to say that while the contest is "perhaps in bad taste," Petersen has done great work in the area of conservation and the environment and "has my respect."
Minister of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson, said only that the contest does not violate any provincial wildlife laws.
The province last week released a draft wolf management plan that calls for hunting, trapping and even aerial shooting to control wolves, especially to protect livestock but also to help the recovery of caribou populations.
The draft plan says B.C.'s "wolf harvest" is at its highest since 1976, when the species was declared a fur-bearer on which royalties are paid to the Crown; a high of 1,400 "wolf removals," occurred in 2009.
The deadline for responding to the draft wolf plan is Dec. 5.
McAllister, who lives on Denny Island on the B.C. central coast, where he has observed wolves for 20 years and written two books on them, is asking the province to extend the deadline.


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Re: st: More efficient processing of nested loops?
Nick Cox <email@example.com>
Re: st: More efficient processing of nested loops?
Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:59:15 +0100
The good news is that I think you are right. This code appears to be
much more complicated than it needs to be.
I can't follow your word description -- doesn't mean it's unclear,
just means that it is too much for me to absorb -- but from looking at
your code there are several major and minor inefficiencies.
The main problems are
1. You have two outer loops tangled together, one Stata's and one
home-made, but neither appears necessary.
2. The inner loop is a loop over one case, and so not needed.
3. -egen- calls are very inefficient to calculate constants that
-summarize- can calculate, except that #1 implies to me that you can
do most of the work in a few -egen- calls.
4. Some copying of values from one place to another to no obvious purpose.
With some guesswork, your code to me boils down to
egen d2_temp_2 = min(datadate_2), by(cum_id_cum)
egen dt_temp_2 = min(date_t_4), by(cum_id_cum)
egen cusip_mode = mode(cusip), by(cum_id_cum)
local mark "date <= d2_temp_2 & date >= dt_temp_2 & cusip_mode==cusip"
egen cum_ab_temp = total(ab_ret) if `mark', by(cum_id_cum)
replace cum_ab = r(sum) if `mark'
Note that your use of "temporary variables" is not the same as Stata's.
On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Robson Glasscock <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> I am running Stata 12. I have written code that creates a variable
> that is the sum of abnormal returns for each firm. The abnormal
> returns are accumulated from three days after the firm makes its
> earnings announcement in quarter t-4 to three days after the firm
> makes its earnings announcement in quarter t. My problem is that it
> takes around 2 minutes for my code to execute for each firm/quarter
> announcement, and there are around 150,000 earnings announcements in
> the dataset.
> I modified a panel dataset with the earnings announcement dates for
> each firm so that each observation contains both the quarter t
> earnings announcement date and the quarter t-4 earnings announcement
> date (with the three days added to each per above). I then merged this
> dataset with a second panel dataset that contains the daily returns
> for each firm. The merged dataset has around 10.2 million
> observations.
> Next, I created a count variable, cum_id_cum, which is a running total
> of each earnings announcement. This variable is truly cumulative and
> does not reset back to 1 when the next firm releases its first
> earnings announcement. The loop contains a variable, runn, that starts
> with a value equal to "1" and increases by 1 each time the loop is
> processed. I'm using that to help identify the particular dates of the
> quarter t and quarter t-4 earnings announcement so that the abnormal
> returns are accumulated over the correct period. Datadate_2 is the
> quarter t earnings announcement and date_t_4 is the quarter t-4
> earnings announcement. Cusip is the identifier for each firm. Date is
> the date of the firm's return in the stock market for each trading
> day.
> The big picture of my approach was to create temporary variables that
> will equal the cusip, datadate_2, and date_t_4 when runn equals
> cum_id_cum. These first-step temporary variables (d2_temp, dt_temp,
> and cusip_temp) have missing values except in the observation where
> runn equals cum_id_cum so I created second-step temporary variables
> (cusip_temp_2, d2_temp_2, and dt_temp_2) which place the cusip,
> datadate_2, and date_t_4 values for each particular run through the
> entire dataset. This allows me to mark the days for each firm that are
> between the dates of the earnings announcements and then sum up the
> abnormal returns in a temporary variable called cum_ab_temp. The final
> variable with the sum of the abnormal returns for each firm is cum_ab
> and is retained in the observation where _merge==3 (from the merge
> mentioned in the second paragraph of this post).
> My code is below. Note that I constrain it to the first 25,000
> cum_id_cum values due to macro size constraints:
> gen runn= 1
> levelsof cum_id_cum if cum_id_cum !=. & cum_id_cum <25000, local(cum_id_cum)
> foreach 1 of local cum_id_cum{
> gen d2_temp= datadate_2 if runn== cum_id_cum
> gen dt_temp= date_t_4 if runn== cum_id_cum
> gen cusip_temp= cusip if runn== cum_id_cum
> egen cusip_temp_2= mode(cusip_temp)
> egen d2_temp_2= min(d2_temp)
> egen dt_temp_2= min(dt_temp)
> foreach x of varlist date{
> replace mark= 1 if `x' <= d2_temp_2 & `x' >= dt_temp_2 & cusip_temp_2==cusip
> egen cum_ab_temp= total(ab_ret) if mark==1
> replace cum_ab= cum_ab_temp if datadate_2== d2_temp & dt_temp==
> date_t_4 & cusip_temp==cusip & d2_temp !=. & dt_temp !=.
> replace runn= runn+1
> drop d2_temp
> drop dt_temp
> drop d2_temp_2
> drop dt_temp_2
> drop cusip_temp
> drop cusip_temp_2
> drop cum_ab_temp
> replace mark=0
> }
> }
> I'm wondering if there is a more efficient way to do the above which
> will result in a significantly faster processing time. My fear is that
> the above ignores the functionality of Stata and instead uses
> inefficient brute force.
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