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One of the most violent but beautiful reminders that we live on a geologically restless planet are volcanic eruptions. Around 550 volcanoes have erupted at least once in historic times, and around 50 or 60 are active each year. On any given day, as many as 10 volcanoes may be spewing ash or lava somewhere on Earth.
Some volcanoes, such as Mount Etna in Italy, erupt almost constantly for years on end. Others, like Mount St. Helens, erupt rarely and sometimes extremely destructively. Like Etna and Mount St. Helens, many of the most dangerous and explosive erupters are stratovolcanoes, which are made of layers of ash and lava from previous eruptions. They tend to be steep-sided cone-shaped volcanoes and often rise strikingly above the surrounding landscape.
Many of the stunning images of eruptions captured from space are of violent stratovolcanoes, such as the one above of Kliuchevskoi, the most active volcano on Russia's Kamchatka peninsula. The image above was taken by astronauts on the space shuttle Endeavour in 1994, as an eruption was just getting underway. The ash plume reached as high as 50,000 feet.
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Augustine Volcano is a 4,100-foot-tall, 7-mile-wide stratovolcano. This eruption was captured by NASA's Terra satellite in 2006. Augustine's dome collapsed in 1883, during its largest historical eruption. It has been erupting for at least 40,000 years. The island's jagged edges were created by massive avalanches.
Augustine lies in the Cook Inlet at the eastern end of the Aleutian trench which marks the northernmost portion of the Pacific Ring of Fire. Volcanic activity here is caused by the subduction of the Pacific plate beneath the North American plate. As the wet ocean crust descends into the molten mantle below, superheated water is squeezed out and rises up to melt the bottom of the continental crust, creating magma that drives the volcanic eruptions.
Image: NASA
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station caught a lucky glimpse of the start of this eruption of Sarychev Volcano in the Kuril Islands, northeast of Japan, on June 12, 2009. This was the volcano's first eruption in 30 years.
The smooth white cloud, known as a pileus cloud, topping the eruption column may be made of water condensation caused by rising and cooling of the air above. In contrast, a dark gray cloud of ash near the ground is probably an avalanche of hot ash and rock known as a pyroclastic flow.
This photo sparked a debate among scientists about what caused the hole in the clouds above the eruption. Three possible options came up:
- It could have nothing to do with the eruption and simply be caused by the contrast in temperatures between the ocean and the island.
- A shockwave from the eruption could have blown a hole in the cloud deck.
- As the plume rose, air flowed downward along the sides and became warmer and evaporated the clouds.
Image: NASA
Alaska's Redoubt Volcano erupted five times in one night this year after almost three decades of relative quiet. It continued erupting on and off for weeks afterward. This image was taken by the commercial satellite GeoEye-1 on March 30 when the ash reached heights of 27,000 feet. The volcano's alert level is still "advisory," and the aviation color code is yellow.
Redoubt is a 10,200-foot tall stratovolcano 100 miles southwest of Anchorage in the Aleutian Range, west of the Cook Inlet.
Image: Geoeye
Mount Etna is the second tallest volcano in Europe, at almost 11,000 feet. It is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and is erupting nearly continuously. It is no surprise that there are many great photos of this volcano erupting, including this one captured by astronauts on the International Space Station in 2002. The lighter colored plumes of smoke on the slope of the volcano in this picture are from forest fires ignited by lava.
Etna is a stratovolcano located on the island of Sicily. It is one of the most studied volcanoes in the world and. at 500,000 years old, it may also be the oldest-known active volcano.
Image: NASA
A NASA astronaut spotted this eruption of Cleveland Volcano from the International Space Station in 2006. The volcano is 5,700 feet high and claimed the only known eruption-related death in Alaska's Aleutian Islands in 1944. Its symmetrical, cone shape is typical of stratovolcanoes.
Image: NASA
Popocatépetl, which means "smoking mountain" in the Aztec language, is a very active volcano just 44 miles outside Mexico City. The second highest peak in Mexico at 17,800 feet, this glacier-covered stratovolcano has erupted at least 20 times in the last 500 years and has caused multiple evacuations of the city. This eruption in 2001 was caught by astronauts on the International Space Station, near the end of a seven-year period of frequent activity. The plume reached heights of around 30,000 feet.
Image: NASA
This eruption of Chaitén caldera in Chile was photographed from the International Space Station in May 2008. Volcanism along the west coast of South America is the result of subduction of the oceanic Nazca plate beneath the South American plate.
Chaitén was last active more than 9,000 years ago. The violent 2008 eruption inundated the small coastal town of Chaitén with ash, pyroclastic flows and volcanic mudflows called lahars. The caldera is relatively small at less than two miles wide, and sits on the flank of the larger Michinmahuida volcano.
Images: 1) NASA. 2) USGS.
This image of the Sierra Negra volcano in the Galapagos Islands was taken by NASA's Terra satellite in 2006. Sierra Negra is a shield volcano, which are made mostly of previous lava flows and tend to be broad and gently sloping. The Galapagos are part of an island chain formed by a hot spot where a plume of hot mantle rises up and melts the base of the ocean crust. As the Pacific plate moves over the relatively stationary hot spot, volcanoes are formed. The Hawaiian Islands were formed — and continue forming — the same way.
Image: NASA
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- Asteroid Impact Craters on Earth as Seen From Space
- Photos of Alaskan Volcano's Eruption
- Martian Volcano Could Be Reservoir for Life
- HD Eruption Video Gives Clues to How Volcanoes Work
- Massive Volcanic Eruptions Could Have Killed Off the Dinosaur
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Registration is now open for a series of grant-writing workshops to be hosted this fall by the Penn State Graduate School. The workshops are intended for advanced graduate students and postdoctoral scholars.
The series will open on Wednesday, Sept. 3, with an introductory workshop covering the basics of grant writing, including types and sources of funding, characteristics of proposals that have been funded and general grant terminology. Discipline-specific workshops will begin on Thursday, Sept. 18, with a workshop intended for students and scholars in the qualitative and quantitative social science fields. Registration is required for all workshops.
The introductory workshop will be held in the Board Room of the Nittany Lion Inn, on the University Park campus, and is open to all graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. This session can accommodate up to 250 attendees. Graduate students and scholars may attend only one of the discipline-specific workshops, to be held in 102 Kern Graduate Building, as attendance is limited to 50 participants per workshop.
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Despite tossing seven interceptions in his last two games, Gary Nova will remain the starting quarterback for Rutgers.
The Star-Ledger's Tom Luicci was first to report via Twitter that Rutgers will keep Nova in the starting job under center. Earlier in the day it was reported that Rutgers head coach Kyle Flood had not made a decision on who will lead the offense for the Scarlet Knights this weekend against Temple. Flood had said he wanted to review film on his quarterbacks to evaluate what the best situation will be for the team moving forward. Flood has also suggested the possibility of having multiple quarterbacks take snaps against the Owls could still be in play.
That other option is senior Chas Dodd, who has appeared in just three games this season for Rutgers and took over the offense last week in a 49-14 loss to Houston at home. Dodd completed 11 of 15 pas attempts for 78 yards and was intercepted once. Dodd saw extremely limited action last season and last played a role in the Rutgers offense in 2011, when he passed for 1,574 yards and 10 touchdowns while being picked off seven times.
Nova has completed 56.5 percent of his pass attempts for 1,511 yards, 14 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
Rutgers will enter the weekend with a record of 4-3, needing two more wins to become bowl eligible. Rutger ranks sixth in The American in passing offense.


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The Great Plains of the United States. Some of the most breathtaking landscapes on Earth happen over this vast land. Often, their beauty is on their skies, as these territories are the stage of some of the the most incredible thunderstorms and supercells in the world. This mesmerizing time-lapse—filmed in Wyoming and South Dakota—shows exactly that.
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America's Ballroom Challenge is an exciting three-part series that brings together the nation's top ballroom dancers to compete for the title of "America's Best." Hosted by former U.S. dance champions Mary Murphy and Tony Meredith, the series was shot in stunning high definition at the world's largest ballroom dancing competition, the Ohio Star Ball.
The series features all four major styles of competitive ballroom dancing: American Smooth, American Rhythm, International Standard and International Latin. After a winning couple is crowned in each of the four styles, the four champions compete across dance styles in a best-of-show grand finale to determine a single winner.
America's Ballroom Challenge also includes a half-dozen pro-am exhibitions by couples made up of a professional teacher and his or her amateur student; three stunning exhibitions by the year's best cabaret dancers; and some behind-the-scenes looks at the fascinating world of competitive ballroom dancing.
Executive producer Aida Moreno first brought competitive ballroom dancing to PBS in 1980, with Championship Ballroom Dancing. What was supposed to be a one-time 90-minute special proved so popular that it remained a fixture on PBS for 20 years. Moreno brought ballroom back to PBS in 2006 with a new format and title: America's Ballroom Challenge. Focusing primarily on the stunning "showdance" solos of the 25 finalists, the 2015 season is bigger and better than ever.
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A three digit date code means it is from before year 2000, so that tire is most likely from week 04 of 1999. Well past retirement, I'd say.You can read up on tire date codes in the RVForum Glossary under Tire Manufacturing Date Codes.http://www.rvforum.net/SMF_forum/index.php?action=Glossary#Tire%20Manufacturing%20Date%20Codes
The local tire shop said the Bridgestone tires were made in April of '09 ...sidewalls cracking ...nowhere could I get Michelin or or Bridgestone before the second week of January ...and that just wont work...got a pair of Chinese tires put on ...made in China doesn't always mean cheap to buy!! Gonna keep my fingers crossed...Maybe I'll have good luck w/them..
How about two new tires on the front (not that I think you need them), and now you could keep the old fronts for spares if the rig did not come with one. My guess would be that 90% or more of our so called BLOW OUTS are caused by slow leaks in a tire (nail/screw), as you drive down the road the tire slowly looses pressure which in turn causes the side wall to flex excessively , this generates a lot of heat, as the air pressure drops the flex goes up as does the heat. After a while the rubber inside the tire starts to disintegrate and literally starts crumbling under the flexing and the heat, ultimately with the inside of the tire falling apart as you drive, the side wall fails, boom, blow out. New tires fail the same way as old tires. I would say that tire air pressure monitoring (with a alarm) would be money better spent then throwing out almost new tires. JMHO
Who said rubber does not deteriorate, and no its not a good example.
We have Pressure Pro sensors on all motorhome tires (8 total) plus the toad tires. We've already been glad to have PP because a toad tire got a puncture near Chatanooga and deflated almost instantly. The audible alarm told us something was wrong and it took about 1/4 mile to pull off to the side of the freeway. It was totally flat by then. So get a TPMS as soon as you can. They're worth every penny!ArdraF
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Ned the primary reason I want to buy a tpms is to prevent health problems!
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Digi-Troll 10's backlit LCD screen can display readings from IntelliTroll - our innovative speed, temp and depth sensor - and lets you raise and lower the weight, adjust Positive Ion Control, or program the amount of line you're using. Digi-Troll 10 gives you the most comprehensive control on the water. Cycle the weight up and down at preset intervals and depths, or use Bottom Track to automatically keep your bait at a preset distance from the bottom. You can even store up to five different preset depths for easy reference. CannonLink Compatible - control up to six downriggers at once from your Humminbird fishfinder. The CannonLink accessory lets you cycle your Digi-Troll 10 up and down, bottom track, raise and lower the weight, or adjust Positive Ion Control. Digi-Troll 10 is built tougher and smarter to make you a better angler. Cannon Edge Design features fewer moving parts, one-piece composite construction, a redesigned boom end, protected cicuit boards, and easy access to the spool, switches, plugs and mounting nuts. Adjust the amount of voltage emitted with Digi-Troll 10's Positive Ion Control feature, which emits positive ions from the cable to create a fish-attracting field of energy. Industry-leading retrieval rate of 250' per minute. Short Stop feature automatically retrieves the weight at the push of a button. Waterline Zero lets you keep your weight at a set depth below the surface. Five adjustable retrieve and deploy speeds. Digital depth counter. Heavy-duty telescopic boom extends from 24" to 53". IP68 waterproof power cord. 20 lb. weight capacity. Dual axis adjustable rod holder. Integrated ball storage hook. Includes mounting base and low-profile swivel base. Includes 2 line releases and 400' of 150 lb. test stainless steel cable. Corrosion-resistant construction. Limited lifetime warranty.


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Stop and think! - After your recycling is collected it is taken to a recycling facility to be sorted (see here how your recycling is sorted). If the wrong items or materials are put through the recycling facility they cause problems with its operation and impact on the quality to the sorted materials. The law reqires that all of us recycle correctly.
For guidance of what should be put into the blue bin visit: What goes in which bin
Sampling of loads
Before any of the recycling is put through the recycling plant a visual check is made on the quality of the material. If the quality is not of a high enough standard the load is rejected and not recycled. On a regular basis (every 120 tonnes) a sample is also taken and again if the sample contains more than 14% non-target material (materials not accepted) the load will be rejected and none of it recycled. These rejected loads are a cost to the facility and the council and therefore the tax payer. They also affect the districts recycling rate.
Rejection of Contaminated bins
In order to reduce the chance of a rejected load the collection crews are instructed to make a visual check of every blue bin before it is emptied. If they spot something that should not be in the blue bin they will tag the bin and it will not be emptied. The tag that is attached to the bin will explain why the bin has not been emptied.
The most common items and materials that cause the biggest problems are:
- Nappies / Sanitary Products
- Food Waste
- Animal Bedding
- Refuse Sacks (i.e. bin bags)
- DIY Materials
- Plastic Toys
- Garden waste
- General waste
Refuse sacks are a particular problem as when we do spot checks or view the rejected material from the recycling facility a refuse sack will usually contain unacceptable items as above.
The issue of the wrong items been put into a recycling bin is a national issue and not specific to Cannock itself. This is reflected in an article on the BBC New Pages: Rejected recyclable waste up 84% in England since 2011, data shows
When you put your recycling into your blue bin we request that you put it in loose and not in bags. Your blue bin should look like those shown below:
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DailyDirt: Standing In The Alpha-Beta Parking Lot....
from the urls-we-dig-up deptCity planning in the future might have to take into account some technologies that sound like science fiction from the 1960s. Probably no flying cars, but there could be autonomous vehicles and less sprawl. Owning a car might not even be practical. In any case, parking lots will likely be long gone, and here are just a few links on some interesting parking situations.
- What goes well with a liveried chauffeur? Perhaps a parking spot that costs a million bucks. The first parking spot in NYC listed for $1 million is in a private garage at 66 E. 11th St. [url]
- One of the first automated parking garages opened in NYC in 2002 -- and it dropped a few cars before working out its bugs. But now, car owners don't have to worry about parking attendants (like Richard Edson) taking cars out for joyrides... [url]
- When cars can drive themselves, they'll just drop us off, circle the block and/or park themselves somewhere (hopefully in a good neighborhood). They could also meet up with their other robot-car friends at the automated parking garage and waste time chatting about power converters.... [url]
- To find some more bizarre/crazy stuff, check out some things that other StumbleUpon users have found. [url]
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Side effects, like treatment programs, vary from person to person. They can be unpleasant, but most often they are temporary, and most are treatable. Typical side effects for the most common cancer treatments include:
Surgery: During surgery, complications may include bleeding, organ damage and organ dysfunction. After surgery, side effects include pain and infection.
Radiation therapy: Fatigue, nausea and eating problems, mouth sores, localized hair loss in the area of radiation, skin irritation, and dryness.
Chemotherapy: Nausea and vomiting, hair and nail loss, fatigue, eating problems, mouth sores, infection, bleeding or easy bruising, low white blood cell count, and anemia (low red blood cell count).
Coping with Common Treatment Side Effects
- Cardiac Toxicity
- Fatigue
- Hair, Nail and Skin Issues
- Infections
- Lymphedema
- Mouth Sores
- Nausea and Vomiting, and Eating Problems
- Neuropathy
- Neutropenia
- Pain
Tips for Coping with Side Effects
Cardiac Toxicity
Some chemotherapy drugs may cause cardiac toxicity, or damage to heart muscle. Cardiac toxicity may lead to changes in heart rhythm (arrhythmias) or to heart failure. The chemotherapy drugs called anthracyclines are the most common cause of cardiac toxicity in cancer patients. These dugs include Adriamycin (generically called doxorubicin; other brand names are Doxil and Rubex), Cerubidine (daunorubicin) and Ellence (epirubicin), among others. Other drugs known to cause cardiac toxicity include Novantrone (mitoxantrone) and Herceptin (trastuzumab).
To prevent cardiac toxicity: If you are taking chemotherapy that might cause heart damage, your doctor will closely monitor your heart function and watch for signs of cardiac damage from these medications. It is likely that you will have an initial assessment made of your heart function before you start treatment for comparison purposes. You should alert your doctor immediately if you notice any symptoms of cardiac toxicity such as fatigue, shortness of breath, or swelling of the legs or ankles.
As with all drug treatment, the risks must be weighed against the benefits. In most patients with cancer, the potentially toxic effects of chemotherapy are justified in order to get the cancer into remission. This is not always the case, and you should tell your doctor whether you've ever had any type of heart condition, including high blood pressure. You should also inform him/her about any radiation treatment to the chest area that you might have received in the past.
Treating cardiac toxicity: If you develop cardiac toxicity, your doctor will stop or reduce the dose of the medication causing the heart damage. You may also receive medications to thin your blood and make it easier for your heart to pump more efficiently. Other medications used to treat heart failure include:
- Diuretics: There are several types including thiazide, loop diuretics, and potassium-sparing diuretics; they help rid your body of fluid and sodium.
- ACE inhibitors: These medications open up blood vessels and decrease the work load of the heart. These have become an important part of treatment.
- Digitalis drugs such as digoxin (Lanoxin): These medications increase the ability of the heart muscle to contract properly and prevent heart rhythm disturbances.
- Beta-blockers: These medications slow the nerve impulses that travel through the heart and decrease the risk of heart arrhythmia.
- To avoid fatigue, plan your days so you have time to rest, especially around treatment times. Save your energy for activities that are most important to you and ask for help with the rest.
- Report symptoms of fatigue to your doctor because fatigue caused by anemia should be diagnosed and treated promptly, so it won't interfere with your treatment schedule.
- Fatigue can also be a sign of depression, a not uncommon response to the stress of cancer diagnosis and treatment. If your doctor rules out other causes of fatigue, ask for a referral to a psychotherapist who specializes in treating people with cancer.
Hair, Nail and Skin Issues
- Be especially careful with your skin in areas where you're receiving radiation therapy. While you're being treated, don't rub your treated skin, wear tight clothing over it, use hot pads or cold packs on the area of treatment, or expose your skin to the sun.
- Use only skin care products that your doctor or nurse has approved. Ask your medical team for recommendations.
- Cancer-related hair loss can be especially distressing. Many people plan ahead by buying a wig that matches their hair color before starting treatment. Some insurance plans cover the cost of wigs, and there are organizations that specifically help cancer patients cope with hair loss, including the American Cancer Society sponsored sites, Look Good, Feel Better and Look Good Feel Better for Men.
- Before using makeup or false eyelashes to compensate for loss of hair around the eyes, check with your doctor because your skin might temporarily be too sensitive to handle such enhancements.
- If you lose your head hair, wear sunscreen on your scalp, and cover your head when you go outside in the sunlight or cold.
- When hair begins to grow back, treat it gently, and don't color your hair for at least six months after treatment has ended.
- Research has shown limited success in preventing hair loss during cancer treatment using two methods: scalp hypothermia (basically, icing the scalp during chemo treatments) and applying Rogaine (minoxidil). Neither has proven more than mildly successful.
- Tell your doctor if you have any signs or symptoms might indicate infection, such as pain, fever or swelling.
- If an infection is diagnosed, take the full course of medication that's prescribed for you.
If you have a mastectomy with axillary dissection (removal of the breast and lymph tissue under the arm), you may develop swelling, or lymphedema. This is a symptom that should be reported to your doctor right away.
Lymphedema can be treated with:
- compression bandages or pneumatic compression pumps
- specific exercises prescribed by a physical therapist
- a massage procedure called manual lymph drainage that pushes fluid and waste to drain properly
- surgery in some cases
Mouth Sores
As a result of some cancer treatments, red sores or ulcers can form on the mucous membrane inside the mouth or on the lips. These sores can make it difficult to talk, eat, breathe comfortably and swallow, so it's important to let your doctor know about any mouth symptoms such as pain or sensitivity to heat or cold.
To prevent mouth sores:
- Visit a dentist before you begin treatment to take care of existing issues such as cavities or gum infections.
- Brush and floss your teeth after each meal to keep your mouth in good health; use a soft brush or ask your doctor about nonirritating teeth cleaning.
- Stop smoking because smoking decreases the ability of mouth tissue to heal itself if sores develop.
- Drink lots of water, so your tissues will stay hydrated and fight infection better.
- During chemotherapy treatments, munch on ice chips; this limits the amount of the drug that reaches mouth tissue and thus helps prevent sores.
Treatments for mouth sores:
- Coating agents are medications that coat the mouth lining and form a protective film that can lessen the pain of eating or drinking.
- There are also topical pain relievers that you can apply directly to mouth sores. Because they cause numbness, be careful not to injure your mouth when eating or brushing your teeth.
- Ask your doctor about a medication called Kepivance (palifermin), which is approved to stimulate the growth of cells in the mouth in people with some cancers. Some cancer centers may offer low-energy laser therapy to stimulate cell growth after chemotherapy and during and after radiation therapy.
- Avoid acidic, spicy or irritating foods (such as chips or pretzels), as well as caffeine and alcohol. Also avoid excessively hot or cold food and drinks.
- Use a straw for drinking liquids to keep the liquids away from mouth sores.
- If you use a mouthwash, make sure it doesn't contain alcohol. You can also use slightly salted plain water to rinse out your mouth. Use the softest brush possible to clean your teeth, or use foam swabs made for sensitive mouths.
There are three main types of cancer-treatment related nausea, mostly associated with chemotherapy, but also sometimes with radiation therapy. Prevention and treatment strategies vary depending on which kind you might have:
- Anticipatory nausea: Often doctors prescribe benzodiazepines such as Ativan (lorazepam) or Valium (diazepam) to prevent anxiety and thus quell anticipation of nausea and vomiting. They might also suggest that you stop taking stomach-irritating pain relievers such as the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen, and that you take an over-the-counter stomach-soothing drug such as Prilosec or Pepcid AC.
- Acute nausea and vomiting: The drugs of choice for treating acute chemo-related nausea and vomiting are the serotonin antagonists, which may be given orally or intravenously and include Zofran (ondansetron), Anzemet (dolasetron), Kytril (granisetron), and Aloxi (palonosetron).Your doctor might also prescribe a dopamine antagonist such as Compazine (prochlorperazine) or Reglan (metoclopramide), which work by keeping your brain from perceiving nausea.
- Delayed nausea and vomiting: Steroids are often prescribed for nausea and vomiting that occur two to five days after chemotherapy treatment, because these drugs help soothe inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract. Emend (aprepitant) is an oral anti-nausea medication that can be taken the day of and for a couple of days after chemotherapy treatments for delayed nausea. To be effective, however, Emend must be given with a steroid (dexamethasone) and a serotonin antagonist such as Kytril, Anzemet or Zofran. Serotonin antagonists are also helpful alone in treating delayed nausea.
Other ways to help prevent and relieve nausea and vomiting associated with cancer treatment:
- Eat and drink small amounts throughout the day, instead of having a few big meals.
- Don't go into chemotherapy on an empty stomach; eat a small, light meal beforehand – toast and jam or cereal, for example.
- Although there is little medical research to back this up, many people swear by ginger (in many different forms – tea, raw ginger, candied ginger) as a nausea reliever.
- Again, there is little medical evidence to support the practice, but many people find that various forms of green tea seem to prevent or diminish nausea during cancer treatment.
- Keep a record of your experience. If you do have nausea and vomiting, when does it happen – before, during or after treatment? Let your doctor or oncology nurse know about this, so they can recommend treatments.
Neuropathy is numbness, tingling or a burning sensation in an area of the body that has sustained nerve damage. Some people develop neuropathy in the hands or feet, which is called peripheral neuropathy. This type of nerve damage can happen to cancer patients as a result of chemotherapy or radiation treatments, or sometimes because a tumor is pressing on a nerve.
If your nerves have been injured due to radiation treatment or by platinum chemotherapy drugs, your neuropathy may not ever go away entirely, or it may take a long time to improve after treatment stops. But you may still get relief and improvement by:
- Getting physical therapy and an exercise plan from a therapist who is familiar with cancer treatment-related neuropathy
- Maintaining good nutritional habits and making sure you're getting adequate protein, antioxidants and thiamine
- Taking pain medications
- Treating and controlling conditions such as diabetes that can also contribute to neuropathy
Neutropenia is a low level of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell that helps the body fight infection. Because chemotherapy destroys cells that grow quickly, white blood cells are often affected. Lower white blood cell counts can increase your risk of infection. A normal neutrophil count is between 2,500 and 5,000. When this count drops below 1,500 it is considered mild neutropenia. Severe neutropenia occurs when this count drops below 500.
If you have neutropenia it is extremely important to avoid getting infections. Here are some tips for decreasing your risk of infection:
- Avoid germs. Wash your hands frequently and avoid others who are sick. Use a liquid hand sterilizer when you cannot wash your hands.
- Avoid crowds. It's best to stay away from places where there are a lot of people such as shopping malls or public transportation. Consider going to these places at off-peak hours when they're less crowded.
- Eat a balanced diet. Getting adequate nutrients will increase your energy and help you heal faster after your treatments. Consider working with a nutritionist to design the best eating plan for you and help you decide whether you should follow a neutropenic diet that limits your exposure to bacteria in food.
- Avoid accidents and injuries. It's important to avoid even minor injuries such as cuts, scrapes or abrasions. A low white-blood cell count can make it difficult to heal and increase your risk of serious infection. If you cut yourself, clean the area immediately with soap and water and bandage as necessary.
- Rest. Allow yourself time to rest and save your energy for focusing on your treatment. Plan your schedule according to when you have the most energy during the day.
- Talk to your doctor. It's important to talk to your doctor about ways to manage neutropenia and to tell your doctor immediately if you develop any signs of infection, such as a fever, chills, cough, mouth sores, pains or general fatigue.
Treating neutropenia
- Medications. Your doctor may prescribe medications called growth factors that help prevent and treat neutropenia by stimulating the production of white blood cells. Growth factors such as Neupogen (filgrastim), Neulasta (pegfilgrastim) and Leukine (sargramostim) are administered by injection under the skin, usually by patients themselves. Once your white blood cell count has returned to a normal level, these injections are no longer necessary.
- Antibiotics. If you develop an infection your doctor may prescribe antibiotics. In some cases you may receive intravenous (IV) antibiotics that are injected directly into your bloodstream.
- Stopping treatment. In severe cases of neutropenia your doctor may delay your treatment until your blood cell counts rise.
- Signs of infection. Immediately report any signs of infection such as fever, productive cough, urinary problems or any signs of skin infection.
- Don't be afraid to ask for pain medication. You are the only one who knows what level of pain you can tolerate.
- If your doctor prescribes pain medications, take them exactly according to the instructions – in the correct dosages at the correct times. Pain drugs work most effectively if you take them before pain becomes severe.
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A former chef who killed his wife and cooked her body for four days to dispose of her remains was sentenced on Friday to 15 years to life in prison.
David Robert Viens, 49, was convicted of second-degree murder for the slaying of his wife, Dawn, in 2009.
Before Viens was sent back into custody, the victim's sister, Dayna Papin, urged the court to continue to keep Viens locked up.
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"He's going to continue to fight for his freedom, which I hope you don't give to him for a very long time," Papin said.
Viens attended his court proceedings in a wheelchair as a result of injuries suffered when he jumped 80 feet down Inspiration Point in Rancho Palos Verdes on Feb. 23, 2011, after a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy tried to stop his vehicle and Viens' girlfriend tried to stop him from plunging from the oceanfront cliff by grabbing his clothes.
Viens said he argued with his wife and bound her mouth, hands and feet with duct tape because he didn't want her going out driving while intoxicated, prosecutors said.
After he found her dead the next morning, he concocted a plan to cook her remains, prosecutors said.
"I took some, some things like weights that we use and I put them on the top of her body, and I just slowly cooked it and I ended up cooking her for four days," Viens said, according to audio released in court from an interview with deputies.
He jumped off a cliff in a botched suicide after being confronted by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies.
Defense attorneys argued that Viens did not intend to kill his wife.
Dawn Viens was reported missing by friends and family members three weeks after she was last seen at the couple's Lomita restaurant, the Thyme Contemporary Café, in October 2009.


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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Boy to Man
A Rack of ... wait... what? Chicken?
Working both at home and at the art and craft store, means that dinner at my house is, on some days, complete madness. I'm exhausted and the last thing I feel like doing is cooking.
Ever since I went to the Lenards function in February I have been trying out their tasty morsels. Because I have liked their Facebook page, I get regular notifications of any specials and new and upcoming products. A item always in my freezer now is the chicken jumbos, a great alternative to a meat patty on a burger, and so easy to cook!
My two teens regularly cook in my house. Getting chicken from Lenards decreases the time and effot required to prepare dinner. I can confidently ask either Laura or Nathan to cook, knowing that it isn't going to require any supervision from me. That way I can sit down quietly with a cup of tea and recoup from the day .... Yeh, right! I wish!!
On Monday 10 June, Lenards are launching a new product - 'Rack of Chicken' in Tomato Chilli and Maple Pecan. My family was recently sent one of each of these to try ...oh, ok, if I must! :) Regular BBQers in this house, (we have five - don't ask) and cooked the 'Rack of Chicken' on the weber.
Monday, May 20, 2013
I spoke the truth
The irony of this statement is that it was the only good advice my father, my abuser, gave me.
Today I will speak on the radio about how important it is to educate your children about sexual abuse and how to keep themselves safe. I'm free
Last Wednesday I did something that was huge. I used my voice. I spoke my truth, in about as public arena as I have ever been in. On ABC 612 with Steve Austin.
When Naomi from Seven Cherubs contacted me asking if I wanted to do something in educating our children about how to keep themselves safe from sexual abuse my answer was a resounding YES! My own experiences led me to seek information on how I can keep my children safe from the moment I found out I was pregnant with my daughter. Its information that I passionately feel needs to be shared, over and over, and over again.
Sexual abuse is not a warm fuzzy subject people want to talk about. Because it's not, it is even more important that we are having these conversations, sharing information, educating our children. We teach our kids how to stay safe on the road, the right foods to eat to look after our bodies, how to not spread germs when you have a cold. Constantly, every day, we have opportunities to teach our children something about the amazing world we live in. Yet, so many of us balk when it comes to discussing with our children how to keep themselves safe from predators.
Do they balk because they don't know how to approach it? or have a mentality it won't happen to my child? or because they would rather not look, don't see? It could be any of these reasons, all of them, or something completely different. My plea is don't balk. Walk outside your comfort zone, and educate YOURSELF so you can educate your children.
Bravehearts is a valuable resource for parents. Want some facts? This PDF is full of them. They run an education program Ditto's Keep Safe Adventure Show and have resources available to buy through their online shop.
There is a myriad of children's picture books that can be used in a safe, healthy way to share information with your child. I have listed three below:
The Right Touch A Read Aloud Story to Help Prevent Child Sexual Abuse by Sandy Kleven
Everyone's got a bottom by Family Planning Queensland
My Body Belongs to me by Jill Starishevsky
I looked at the catalogue at my local library. Two of the above books where available to borrow. So check out your local library if you don't want to buy one.
Nathalie over at Easy Peasy Kids also has some great resources - this blog post talks about teaching your children how to say no
Seven Cherubs has also written 10 Tips to protect your children from being sexually abused.
I can't thank Namoi, Amanda and Steve enough for the opportunity to stand back in my power. I'm back from that place of fear. I'm not going anywhere. I have a voice, and I'm going to use it.
If you want to hear my debut on the radio click here to get taken to the podcast.
Please re-share this. I will never ask you to share a post of mine every again. But this one. Please.
This is as real as you can get. And because its so important to me to reach as many people as I possibly can I'm joining up with Jenni from Story of My Life May Challenge - Day 20 of Blog Every Day In May. Get real. Share something you're struggling with right now.
Friday, May 3, 2013
I'm going to tell you a secret, but if you meet me in person you are NOT allowed to do it!
I loathe, detest, and despise Jelly. (For those of you reading in America, I'm referring to Jello, not Jelly, otherwise known here as Jam.)
I know. It may sound completely crazy (and lets face it, if you have read anything else on this blog of mine, its stands to reason that some of my idiosyncrasies can be considered a little crazy), but I really can not stand it. Thinking about it. Looking at pictures of it. The smell of it. The way it wobbles, glistens, all smooth surfaces.... ughhhh.
And of course, people find this fact a delightful form of torture for me. My kids, and friends (nice friends eh?) will wobble it on a spoon near me, laughing at my reaction.
When my children were small, I would make it for them - reluctantly. When it came to serving it, I would have to do it through closed eyes, gagging all the while. Now, they kids make it themselves, and gleefully chase me around with a spoonful of it, wobbling at me.
Right that's it. I can't write another word about it. It's making me feel sick.
Do you have something that makes you feel so uncomfortable that you feel like you going to throw up? Something, that to other people, is a very normal thing?
Oh look. It's FFS Friday
I often read Dear Baby G FFS Fridays. It a weird kind of way it makes me feel better that the snap shots we see of other peoples lives aren't all photoshopped in amazingness. Not because I'm glad that they are having FFS moments, but because it puts my FFS into perspective. In reality life is full of FFS and wonderful moments. And because I choose to look at the half full glass most of the time, and push the FFS moments done, they often don't get acknowledged. And sometimes that just isn't healthy. We all need the opportunity to vent and release, in the hope that by doing so the negative energy those FFS moments are causing will dissipate.
Well that's my theory and I'm sticking to it FFS
The man I live with lost his job on Monday, along with fifty other guys FFS
You are so right Sarah - this is cheaper the MOFO therapy!
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Turn on your creativity. Its in all of us
When the children were at school, I would put on music - anything that my heart desired, and paint and paint and paint. I have lost count of the number of times I have heard people say 'I couldn't paint if my life depended on it'.
You see, I believe that everyone has the ability to create. In some form. Be it sewing, crafting, sculpting, writing, painting, drawing, craving... you get the idea. It is only the individual who limits their ability to create. I had a number of friends come and paint with me for the day. Armed with a canvas, and a sense of 'I can't paint', they would come to the house on the hill, and stand in front of their empty canvases, too frightened to put paint on it. To frightened to let go of the logical side of their brain and let the creative side take over.
I would be madly away in my creative world, and they would still be standing looking at their blank canvas. Covered in paint, paint brush or palette knife in hand, I would guide them over to the stack of art magazines and books I have. "Here. Look. Stop thinking so much about it, and just look for somewhere to start." This would always end up being the point of departure for them, and they would start to paint. Timidly at first, then with more abandonment. It was wonderful to observe.
For me, creating - specifically painting - is soul feeding. It helps restore my equilibrium. For many reasons, I stopped painting as much as I used to. Since I started working in an Art and Craft Supply Shop, my desire to paint has been reignited and I am creating again. And that is a wonderful thing.
Easy Peasy Carbonara Sauce
We always have bacon in our fridge, or ham. And always mushrooms, Parmesan cheese, and eggs. Pasta is a staple carbohydrate in my house. (When you have two sons that never seem to stop eating, I'm always looking for cheap filling healthy food.) More often then not, we have thickened cream as well, but sometimes this is the one item I will implore on the gangsta teen to bike to the local IGA to get for me. Good lad that he is, he always does.
Last night was one of those dinner nights. So pasta Carbonara it was. Every single time it's made it's scarfed down like there is never going to be food provided again.
The basic recipe I use is from Taste. I love that site. I love the app even more! Anyway... Where was I? Oh yes, the basic recipe. If I have left over chicken I will put that in, or sun dried tomatoes. Added bonus is that its a cheap and cheerful recipe that fills the masses.
This is the basic Carbonara sauce:
2 teaspoons olive oil
200g sliced pancetta, roughly chopped (I always use bacon)
3 garlic cloves, crushed
2 egg yolks (at room temperature)
2 eggs (at room temperature)
1/2 cup thickened cream
75g Parmesan cheese, finely grated (I use packet grated Parmesan cheese)
Heat oil in a large, non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add
Cook pasta as per instructions - I use whatever is in the cupboard.
Whisk egg yolks, eggs, cream and three-quarters of the Parmesan together in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
Add egg mixture and
Buon appetito!
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
The tale of two sisters
Once upon a time there were two sisters. The elder one was born as the result of a liaison between a troubled, angry young man of 21, and a confused, lonely, vulnerable young woman of 22. After 3 months of the angry young man not leaving the lonely young woman alone, (staying in his car to sleep in the front of her home - oh my god, does anyone else see the alarm bells right now!!) they married. Within these three months the angry young man had already physically assaulted the lonely young woman once, in a drunken rage. The miraculous conception of me - I mean - the elder sister also occurred.
When the elder sister was born, the lonely young woman felt a love so strong that it birthed within her the protectiveness of a lioness, and she was able to leave the angry young man behind. Alas, that angry young man had the persistence of a wasp, and targeted the lioness, becoming an angry thorn in her side - and the confusion, loneliness and vulnerability leached in, and poisoned the courage that the birth of her daughter had instilled in her.
The angry young man wanted another child. At all costs. The lonely young woman had left and come back, left and come back - so many times already. She could not, would not, bring another child into this situation. So she discreetly applied methods to help that to not happen - but it seemed the universe had other plans, and the younger sister was conceived three years laters. Amongst chaos, drama, violence, terror and fear.
From the womb she felt these emotions ebb through her mother's blood into her own.The angry young man was a musician, and moved where ever he could get work. Home was a caravan and caravan parks - like gypsies they trawled the east coast, occasionally residing in houses. The lonely young woman fell deeper into the black hole of depression until hope of any other existence ceased to exist. The younger sister grew within the lonely young woman's body, hearing the shouting rage, feeling the violence that was going on beyond the walls of the floating world she was in. The sense of danger was so strong that she firmly entrenched herself within the lonely young woman's womb, her feet blocking the exit. Regardless of the younger sister's reluctance to enter a world that was full of anger and rage, the forces of nature took over, and she was expelled from the safety of her mother's womb.
So began the tale of two sisters, and the journey they went on as children of an angry violent young man, and a confused, lonely, vulnerable young woman.
Jenni, at Story of my life has set the challenge of blog every day in May. I would like to be able to say that of course i will, but its highly unlikely. I like the prompts she has given for each day. They appeal to me. There are prompts there that I think I will find cathartic.
The first is the story of your life, or an interpretation. This is the story of where I began.


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Rotary First Harvest Work Party, October 10
The Bellevue Rotary First Harvest Work Party is on the second Saturday, every other month, from 8:30-11:00AM, at the Northwest Harvest Warehouse, 22220 68th Ave S, Kent. This is a wonderful and meaningful way to be a part of a hands-on project that helps people in our own community. All Rotarians, family members and friends are invited to help! (Children must be at least 3rd grade or 9 years old.)
The Bellevue Rotary Club organizes work parties every other month, but you can sign up to attend a work party in any month. Just visit the Rotary First Harvest website and click on the sign up link for the date of the work party in which you wish to participate. A one-step form will open for you to complete, and you can use this form to sign up for a work party several months in advance.
There is always a possibility of a fellowship gathering at Pete's BBQ after the work party. If you have questions or are interested in going to Pete's, please contact Randy Williams-Gurian or Russ Oliver.


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Vanity Fair December 2011
By Christopher Hitchens
If you were to set a competition for the headline most unlikely to appear in an American magazine, the winning entry would surely be jackie tacky or tacky jackie. In her life and even posthumously, it always somehow fell to Jackie Kennedy to raise the tone. An exacting task in her case, and exquisitely so when one appreciates that she had to raise the tone without ever actually admitting that the tone could use a bit of raising.
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Appeals Court Puts A Hold On NYC Stop And Frisk Ruling; Boots Judge From Case For 'Appearance Of Bias'
from the didn't-see-that-one-coming dept
In a rather surprising decision, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked Judge Scheindlin's stop and frisk ruling which found portions of the program unconstitutional and ordered the addition of independent oversight and the deployment of body cameras by certain NYPD precincts.
The city immediately requested a stay pending appeal, stating (among other things), that following the ruling would place undue burden on the NYPD to comply. Somewhat hilariously, the city argued that training its cops to behave in a more constitutional fashion would be incredibly expensive and ultimately counterproductive if the decision was overturned (as it felt it would). Judge Scheindlin denied this request.
Scheindlin's decision hasn't been overturned but it has been kicked back to the district court and a stay has been granted. However, Scheindlin herself won't be handling any further deliberations. The appeals court has kicked the judge off the case, claiming impropriety and a "display of bias" on her part.
Upon review of the record in these cases, we conclude that the District Judge ran afoul of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges, Canon 2 ("A judge should avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety in all activities."); see also Canon 3(C)(1) ("A judge shall disqualify himself or herself in a proceeding in which the judge's impartiality might reasonably be questioned . . . ."), and that the appearance of partiality surrounding this litigation was compromised by the District Judge's improper application of the Court's "related case rule," see Transfer of Related Cases, S.D.N.Y. & E.D.N.Y. Local Rule 13(a), and by a series of media interviews and public statements purporting to respond publicly to criticism of the District Court.The footnotes shed additional light on the court's claims.
In a proceeding on December 21, 2007 involving the parties in Daniels v. City of New York, No. 99 Civ. 1695 (S.D.N.Y. filed Mar. 8, 1999), the District Judge stated, "[I]f you got proof of inappropriate racial profiling in a good constitutional case, why don't you bring a lawsuit? You can certainly mark it as related." She also stated, "[W]hat I am trying to say, I am sure I am going to get in trouble for saying it, for $65 you can bring that lawsuit."The second footnote points to three articles that appeared in May of 2013 in which the judge responded to various criticisms of her court. Scheindlin's comments in the three articles listed (here, here and here) don't seem to cross any lines, but the court may be referencing something Bloomberg's legal team assembled as an indication of her alleged bias against the NYPD. From AP's article:
She concluded the proceeding by noting, "And as I said before, I would accept it as a related case, which the plaintiff has the power to designate." Two of the attorney groups working on behalf of plaintiffs in Daniels, a case challenging the New York Police Department's stop-and-frisk practices, helped file Floyd the next month.
The AP interview came after a New York Daily News article revealed that the staff of Mayor Michael Bloomberg had reviewed her record to show that 60 percent of her 15 written "search-and-seizure" rulings since she took the bench in 1994 had gone against law enforcement.As it stands now, the case sits in the Southern District Court of New York awaiting the circuit court's decision on the city's appeal. A randomly chosen judge will handle the case going forward, which at the moment involves nothing more than enforcing the stay.
This isn't promising news for anyone hoping to see stop-and-frisk curbed. While the appeals court states that removing Scheindlin has no bearing on its view of the merits of the decision or the city's appeal, it does seem to indicate that Bloomberg's legal team have an easier battle ahead of them, especially when their amended appeal will have Scheindlin's "appearance of bias" to use.
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A holistic programme for couples planning to go through IVF to start a family. This educational programme is to improve the couples' general physical & psychological health, thereby enhancing their fertility and chances of success.
We are pleased to announce that there will be an educational programme on IVF/ICSI Treatment by KL Fertility Centre. The details are as below:
Date: 24 January 2015 (Saturday)
Time: 9.30 am -12.30 pm
Venue: Conference Room, 3rd Floor, KLSMC, Wisma Perintis 47, Jalan Dungun, Bukit Damansara, 50490, Kuala Lumpur
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text: Structurally, Voyager was The Odyssey. The books of the Odyssey are not the serial story of the crew. There isn't even any seriality to Odysseus' adventures. You could rearrange their order or omit one or more as you wish. No, there is no inherent storyline in the premise that Voyager betrayed. I know this may sound shockingly categorical, but it is simply an error to think so. Anwar is right. The only way that the premise would have demanded serialization of the crew conflicts is if they were profoundly inimical to each other, such as Cardassians or Rommulans. And given the tech shown previously, a survivalist epic was a self-contradicting premise.


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we are proud to announce that new v2.2.3 is out. Please have a look on the ChangeLog for more info.
In this version we have mostly focused on fixing issues from v2.2.2 like login problems produces by dependency problems and known problems with readKey. Also we did fixes and enhancements affecting the usability of our user interface like
enhancing app error handling, refactoring z-wave device management and info messages if z-way-server isn't available.
We've also updated ExpertUI v1.0.6:
New features
- - Configuration: Select Device Description No configuration file #103
- Configuration: button Set All to Default #136
- Bitrange support and add description in the Configuration #50
- Descriptions about colors of Routing Table #154
- - Can't configure second parameter #174
- Thermostat widget sends wrong command #146
- Associations tab does not work for devices with multiple instances/endpoints #167
- Expert commands use input field from instance 0, regardless of the actual instance #168
- In Association tab Association to 118:0 write 118.0 and not just 118. #173
- Battery Icon Update Problem #179
- Wrong handling of Expert Commands prototypes #184
- New device name not showed in Configuration for field #183
- After Include Redirection Error #178
- In Configuration don't show self #169
- In Interview results dialog run interview on the corresponding channel #181
- Use real scale instead of explicit °C #193
As for us, same procession, we are starting to work on the next version.
The Network > Reorganization / Network > Timing Info functionality in Expert UI has some problems with the new mongoose 6.4
So this functionallity is not available since we've fixed the problem.
Updates via Network > Routing Table are still working.
Because unfortunately some of you guys had some trouble with the latest stable releases:
In our test laboratorities we're testing our software on many different gateways and OS until we're sure it is stable enough so we can release it. Unfortunately we could not fetch all of the different use cases outside ... if we try to do this, it will end up in a mess and stop developement. Also our test process will be improved regularly in particular to avoid the recurrence of known issues.
Your support helps us to find issues, usability mistakes and finally to improve our software. We hope that you will also support us in future.
Thanks for your support.
Some of these hints should help to make your life with z-way easier:
Do Regularly Backups / How to restore them:
Regularly backups especially before fw updates could protect you for loosing data. Z-way gives you different ways to create and restore backups:
Smart Home UI (regular way):
- - Menu > Management > Backup will create a file with ending .zab that you can download
- this file contains whole: config.json (controller data, profile data, room data, virtual device data, instance data), z-way, userModules and all other storage files except of notifications
- Restore with .zab file of your choice via Menu > Management > Restore
If your Z-Way Controller (RaZ/UZB) is completely reseted, you're not able to restore with .zab backup. This backup file allows you only to repair/restore failed nodes or their missing interviews.
ExpertUI (for experts):
- - Network > Controll > Create Backup will create a file with ending .zbk that you can download
- this file contains whole: z-way stuff only and no Smart Home configuration
- Restore with .zbk file of your choice via Network > Controll > Restore
By default the restore of z-way will not overwrite the network topology, what allows you only to repair/restore failed nodes or their missing interviews. If you do a restore with overwriting existing network topology information you have a chance to restore your complete z-way after it got lost (not recommented). But this could also lead into routing problems, so also Network > Reorganization will be necessary. Use Call for NIF under Configuration > DEVICE NODE > Interview to get idle nodes back. Battery driven devices needs to be woken up.
Via ssh:
Every Smart Home UI fw update creates a backup from the last installed z-way-server version under /opt marked as z-way-server_DATE. Next to a downgrade via the common way through Smart Home UI, you can also do this via ssh. First stop the z-way-server
rename the current z-way-server folder like
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and make the backup folder to the current one
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$ sudo mv /opt/z-way-server /opt/z-way-server_old
after that start your z-way-server
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$ sudo mv /opt/z-way-server_DATE /opt/z-way-server
Note: This will not affect a completely reseted z-way controller all other stuff should be back again.
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$ sudo /etc/init.d/z-way-server start.
Reload Apps (Smart Home UI):
Sometimes apps where marked as broken in BE if e.g. dependencies correct. After you're getting such an error please check the event log (next to time field). There you should get the correct app (class/folder) name. Use this to reload the app via
http://MYRASP:8083/ZAutomation/api/v1/m ... e/APP_NAME
If successful and the app code isn't broken you should be able to use it again.
Consider this as a temporary workaround. We work to make the software handling this problem on its own.
Deactivate readKey service:
The readKey script or service is a new feature that allows us to handle commands send by push buttons that are placed on the new RAZ model what is still in progress.
If you have problems with the service you can disable it via
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To remove it from autostart, remove the script with
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Folk Singers Near You
So you're lookin' for some good ol' folk music for your upcoming event, eh? Well how about you check out these singers that'll bring the down home folkyiness out in anyone - complete with toe-tappin' banjos, mandolins, bottle flutes, washboards... okay, maybe these singers aren't that "folky," but they'll definitely bring the soothing, Americana sounds that we all associate with folk music. Whether you're into the sounds of James Taylor, the Indigo Girls, or Mumford & Sons, one of these folk singers are bound to be the perfect fit for you event. Welp... that's all, folks!
Where do you need a Folk Singer?
About booking Folk Singers
Traditional music or Folk music can be easily identified with the grass roots working-class people who created it. The rise of folk music began with performers rooted in authentic American folk tradition like Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger. In the 1960s Folk singers such as Joan Baez and Bob Dylan began writing "protest music" and had crossover hits that spoke to their generation. Other examples of this crossover are seen in bands who fused Folk and Rock and developed Folk Rock, the most well known of which include The Byrds, Simon and Garfunkel and The Mamas and the Papas.
There are a few things you should do when you book a folk singer. First, you should listen to audio and watch video samples. This will ensure that you book the best for your special event. Next, be sure to get a contract. Make sure to read this carefully and watch for specifications made by the singer. Last, as you should with anything you purchase, read reviews and get references. Talk to people in the area and previous clients about the performer and get feedback.
Folk Singers for hire across the U.S. and Canada:
United States:
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The competition winners who helped us wake up Rosetta
We asked you to help us wake up Rosetta from 31 months of deep-space hibernation in a fun video shout-out contest. With over 200 entries and 75 000 votes, you certainly succeeded!
The rules were simple: take out your mobile phone and record a 'selfie' of you shouting "Wake up, Rosetta!" But you were far more creative than that…
We were truly impressed by the effort that all of you put into your videos, from getting your pets, friends and families involved and constructing fantastic model Rosetta spacecraft, to storyboarding brilliant stop-motion animations with Lego, and writing entire songs and choreographing dance routines for dozens or even hundreds of passionate Rosetta fans.
We were also delighted to receive entries not only from across Europe, but from all over the world, including Colombia, Canada, Africa and Hong Kong.
In total, we received 218 entries, including a few from our friends – Chris Hadfield, Bill Nye, our partners in the German and French space agencies, our Director General and our astronauts, with many of the institutes involved in the Rosetta mission also supporting the campaign. We even received video messages from the singer Tasmin Archer – well known for her song 'Sleeping Satellite'– and a band called 'Rosetta'.
Although we encouraged short videos, many of you produced excellent longer contributions. Many entrants also campaigned hard to collect thousands of votes on their videos.
Visitors to the competition page could vote for their favourite videos, which ranked the top ten submissions.
Congratulations to the following entrants!
10. Gerald Darroles, Canada (2355 votes)
9. High School Veno Pilon, Slovenija (2463 votes)
8. Michela Ponzio, Italy (2538 votes)
7. Bruno Correia Da Costa, Portugal (2654 votes)
6. Kristof Verniers, Belgium (2690 votes)
5. Alessio Chiama, Italy (2760)
4. Peñaluenga Public School, Spain (2925 votes)
3. 26th & 29th Primary Schools of Acharnes Olympic Village, Greece (5791 votes)
2. Józef Dobrowolski, Poland (9092 votes)
1. Ellinogermaniki Agogi Primary School, Greece (10508 votes)
Video mashup highlighting some of the excellent entries
Although not eligible to receive a prize according to the published rules, we would nevertheless like to make special mention of Leopoldo Gamba of Colombia, whose video received 2528 votes.
Each of the top 10 videos will be transmitted into space via one of ESA's 35 m-diameter deep-space tracking dishes in a few weeks' time. Each person or team who submitted a top ten video will also receive a gift bag containing a selection of ESA-branded souvenirs.
Top prize winners
The two entries with the top votes also impressed the ESA judges so much that we are delighted to invite Józef Dobrowolski from Poland, and a teacher and student from Ellinogermaniki Primary School, Greece, to our control centre in Darmstadt, Germany, for the VIP event celebrating the first-ever landing on a comet, in November. Both winning entries are shown below.
But to us everyone is a winner! To say thank you, we have put together a short video comprising clips from many of your submissions (see above).
We would also like to invite participants to download a pair of social media images to add to your Facebook page to tell the world: "I helped wake up Rosetta".
There is also a complete new set of Rosetta 'Hello, World!' icons available for PC/Mac, tablets, mobile, Facebook, Twitter, G+ and other formats.
Now that the Rosetta spacecraft is awake, the spacecraft will continue its journey towards comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. In August it will become the first spacecraft to rendezvous with a comet. In November, Rosetta will deploy its Philae lander to the comet's surface – the first time landing on a comet has ever been attempted. Rosetta will also be the first spacecraft to escort a comet as it draws closer to the Sun in 2015.
Comets are time capsules containing primitive material left over from the epoch when the Sun and its planets formed. By studying the gas, dust, structure of the nucleus and organic materials associated with the comet, via both remote and in-situ observations, Rosetta should become the key to unlocking the history and evolution of our Solar System, as well as answering questions regarding the origin of Earth's water and perhaps even life.
We look forward to sharing the next stage of the adventure with you. For regular mission status updates, please follow our Rosetta blog. You can also connect with us on the Rosetta Mission Facebook page and the @ESA_Rosetta twitter account.
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Rosetta is an ESA mission with contributions from its member states and NASA. Rosetta's Philae lander is provided by a consortium led by DLR, MPS, CNES and ASI.


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The recent decision by Flames management to put Ales Kotalik on waivers has sparked a debate among the fans of this franchise.
Should he be bought out? Should he be sent to the minors? The KHL? Training camp?
While all these are sound, rational ideas, we think they are a bit, how do you say, inside the box. With that in mind, we now present 5 new solutions, for the fans to chew on, for the Kotalik problem.
Calgary Animal Services is one government bureaucracy that we think everybody should be able to get behind. The people there are kind, compassionate people, who will look after your dog should you bring it in, no questions asked. Which is nice, because it's the one place where Darryl could get rid of a mutt like Kotalik without facing heavy criticism.
Remember when Billy Madison had to go back and complete grades 1 – 12 in order to gain control of his father's empire – and his heart? Well, that's Kotalik should have to do. In order to earn a spot on this roster, he should have to go back and complete all the levels of hockey again.
That's right, Initiation, Novice, Atom, Pee Wee, Bantam, Midget, Juvenile, and Junior. All of them, in like a month. Actually, Theo did it, and it didn't work for him…
Do you all know what a Poltergeist is? An annoying ghost. They are known for hanging around, long after their welcome has worn thing. Very much like Ales Kotalik, who keeps hanging around, even though his talent, will to play, and desire to win have long ago faded away. It would not be a stretch to say that Ales Kotalik is a ghost of his former self. And when you have a ghost problem, who are you going to call?
Ninjas are hard. They are tough. They are full of grit, and bleed determination. Just the type of people Darryl Sutter loves. Just the type of person Kotalik isn't. And where do you send someone who wants to be a ninja but a Shaolin Temple. There, Kotalik will learn the discipline he needs to succeed for 82 games in the grueling Western Conference. Also, from talking to some bartenders in this city, if Kotalik learns 'the discipline', at least one player on this roster will have it.
Because, uhh, isn't that where one sends thieves?
Furthermore, I think Peter Loubardias should be fired.


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I See Stars produced one of the finest metalcore songs in "Ten Thousand Feet". It was an astonishing achievement. While it wasn't catchy, it had deep textures using Trap music, a dynamic but focused structure, a beautiful melody and a strong candidate for heaviest breakdown ever. If the song is about a plane crashing, the breakdown at the end is the aural equivalent. There's a similar, brilliant breakdown here in "Mobbin' Out".
They can make good heavy music, but their reliance on heaviness was always their undoing. After transforming into an artistic Trancecore band, the guitars always drowned out the vocals. You kept waiting for a beautiful texture or for a bass drop only to have the guitarist chug all over it with the dude screaming nonsensical lyrics. One song like "Ten Thousand Feet" is enough, but when the dance section of "NZT48" is barely a minute long despite being the band's finest hour, it's clear they're is holding themselves back.
The departure of the screaming vocalist and the guitarist was a blessing. No Trancecore band will benefit more from getting rid of their heavy side. I See Stars' charm wasn't in the contrasting between loud noises and electronics. It never was much of a contrast, and their aesthetic put them closer to Celldweller than Issues. Treehouse is an opportunity to expand on their electronic side, but it doesn't really do that either. This is the band's most accessible and artistic record. If it was made by another band, it would be acclaimed as Indie Rock's clever take on Trancecore.
The roots of Trancecore are here, but the approach is completely different. Trancecore/Metalcore is party music. It's about slamming, having a great chorus and screaming profanities. I See Stars were more sophisticated about this than others, but "Ten Thousand Feet" still relied on the fun of the heaviness. They don't go full EDM on Treehouse. Rather, they become softer, focusing more on beauty and vulnerability. Considering "Murder Mitten" is one of their best songs, this shouldn't be surprising.
What is surprising is to hear such tenderness over breakdowns and wobbles. "Break" is the album's defining moment. The chugging riffs with the wobbles are ready for a DJ set, but the context is different. There's something so pretty and cute about Devin singing "Did your heart let someone in?" over twinkling electronics. It's almost like they're moving towards Midwest Emo. When the guitars hit again, it's not so much ready for partying as it is the sound of the song's subject breaking.
Wobbles and dance beats appear, but the departure of the loudest members lets the band experiment with a new kind of electronic. The sounds more warmer, more fragile. It has more in common with Skrillex's soft work. The album's obligatory detour into pure electronic territory isn't a club banger. "Walking on Gravestones" is a slow dance track with chopped vocals. It's more gloomy than Skrillex's soft tracks, tackling that sort of nostalgia you feel at the end of a great social event knowing you probably won't see those people event.
There are some heavy moments here, but now the band is liberated they sound even better. "Mobbin' Out" is the closest they come to their old style, but even that song is bizarre. It has the fragility of the album, with verses sung over beautiful soundscapes. It all builds up like an EDM track to two different breakdowns with bass wobbles. What's bizarre is that between those breakdowns, you still get the emotional resonance. In a way, it's a misstep. It's too heavy and fun to be beautiful but too beautiful to be in a party playlist. Still, it's fun enough. "All In" is inspired by Trap without actually containing any Trap beats. At first it's too much of a tease, but hearing semi-rapping over breakdowns is pretty cool.
In their previous efforts I See Stars forgot about catchy hooks. Their melodies were pretty, but not immediate. This is the same story here, but that's okay. The melodies may not be immediate but they're beautiful, especially when Devin lets the gentle side of his voice out. Pretty much every song here has such a moment that sounds so cute – "Light in the Cave", "White Lies", "Calm Snow". They return to the teen atmosphere of The End of the World Party, only now it's wide-eyed but scared. If that album was about a party full of weird people, this is the aftermath – when relationships fall apart and you sometimes have to say goodbye
Treehouse is a beautiful rock album. For once, the band doesn't just tease something. It's no longer a good Metalcore record with some EDM interludes or soundscapes. The band has a different promise this time, and they deliver it. Breakdowns, for a change, aren't just heavy but add weight to an album full of beautiful melodies and soundscapes. I See Stars aren't a part of any scene now. They combined their influence with a specific vibe they want and made an original album that anyone who likes guitars will find something to enjoy here. If this was a debut album by a new band, it'd get massive hype.
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The appointment of Nate Price as the women's tennis coach at Hope College has been announced by co-athletic director Eva Dean Folkert.
The appointment of Nate Price as the women's tennis coach at Hope College has been announced by co-athletic director Eva Dean Folkert.
Price, head tennis professional at Hope's DeWitt Tennis Center, will
fill a vacancy created by the recent death from cancer of Karen Page
who guided the Flying Dutch for 12 years, including an MIAA
championship season this past spring.
"Though Karen Page, our friend, is not replaceable, we still needed
to find someone worthy of guiding what was "her" program and team with the same
passion for students and the game that she possessed, Folkert said.
"We have found that person in Nate Price. He is an imminently
qualified tennis professional who is extremely excited about this new
position. I, and others in the Hope tennis and athletic communities,
know Nate to be an exceptional young man with much tennis wisdom and a
desire to coach and lead. Again, no one can truly replace coach Page,
but with time and with Nate's leadership, my hope is that we all find
some measure of a peace and comfort to move forward into the 2010 season."
"I am grateful for this opportunity to lead the women's tennis team
and will strive to build on the success the program enjoyed under
coach Page. My goal is to engender the enthusiasm and love of tennis
established through her," said Price.
Price is well known by the Holland and West Michigan tennis
communities. He is graduate of Holland West Ottawa High School and attended
Aquinas College where he excelled on the tennis court. At Aquinas he
was ranked in the top 20 nationally of the NAIA. He has taught tennis
at all levels.
Since 2003 he has been the head tennis professional at the DeWitt
Tennis with a wide range of responsibilities such as coordinating
operations of the Hope College Tennis Academy, leading the Women's
Travel Team program and coaching United States Tennis Association
tournament and high school matches.
In 2008 he was honored as the Western Michigan Tennis Association
player of the year. At the time he was ranked number one in the West
Michigan District in the Men's Open Division and ranked in the top 20
in the Midwest Section of the USTA for the men's open singles and


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Helicopter Hog Hunting Company Suits Up Crews with Industry Leading Protective Apparel
(Houston, TX) – Throughout the farm and ranchlands just outside of Houston, TX, Helicopter Hog Hunting has taken on a new image, and a new layer of protection when it comes to Aerial Gunnery, Ground Recovery and Day-to-Day Operational Apparel. VERTEX Tactical Aviation, a division of VERTEX Aviation Group, proudly announces its recent partnership with new sponsor ATLANCO, the manufacturer of TRU-SPEC® brand apparel and 5ive Star Tactical Gear.
"TRU-SPEC® represents a perfect match for the extreme demands that we place on our apparel that we utilize during both our helicopter hog hunts and ground-based hog recovery operations." states Mike Morgan, President of VERTEX Aviation Group. "Our flight and ground crews are extremely hard on our gear, which is due to the harsh environments where we perform our services. On any given day, we can be running hogs out of high trees and triple canopy wood-lines into rougher terrain with rose thorn thickets where normal clothing gets torn to shreds. TRU-SPEC's Tactical Response Uniforms and TRU-EXTREME uniforms answer all of our company's requirements for clothing that can handle our extreme environments, and continue to stand up to our routine day-to-day demands."
"Our flight crews normally wear Nomex flight suits," continues Morgan, "but they get ripped up when going through thorns to drag out a feral hog that has gone deep into the brush. TRU-SPEC's XFIRE™ Tactical Response Uniform enables our flight crews to continue to have the fire protection of TRU-SPEC's Interlock™fabric, while maintaining the flexibility of going from the helicopter to a ground environment without losing protection from the brush."
VERTEX Tactical Aviation is one of the leading Helicopter Hog Hunting companies in the State of Texas. Texas leads the country in the highest number of feral hogs, currently numbering in excess of 3.2 million. This number represents 50% of the total US population of feral hogs. "Feral Hogs cause in excess of $400 million dollars in economic and agricultural damages each year in Texas, and our company's focus is to assist our farmers and landowners with the removal of this depredating species." states Morgan. VERTEX provides Helicopter Hog Hunts where private hunters attend an Aerial Hunting Safety Course to learn how to shoot safely and effectively from a moving helicopter. The hunters then go out with VERTEX's flight and ground crews to hunt the hogs from helicopters. These hunts take place on private farm and ranch lands where property owners have requested VERTEX to remove the depredating hogs.
"These properties are composed of everything from woods to plowed fields to prairies covered in thorn thickets and over rivers, through the mud, and back and forth over and under barbed wire fences." Says Morgan. "Normal apparel just doesn't stand up to our line of work. That's why we partnered with TRU-SPEC. We started to use their gear, and it continued to stand up to our demands. Partnering with them seemed like the perfect choice!"
"TRU-SPEC is excited to partner with VERTEX Tactical Aviation as their official apparel sponsor. Our tactically inspired apparel fits the needs of their day-to-day operations, both in the field and in the office. If this is your life this is your brand! We know Mike and his team will put our products to the test and provide useful feedback to help enhance the TRU-SPEC brand," stated Darrell Jacks, TRU-SPEC VP of Marketing.
VERTEX Tactical Aviation is based at Hobby Airport in Houston, TX, and has been performing Helicopter Hog Depredation under permit from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department since 2009. In response to the HB716 "Pork Chopper" bill that was passed in May of 2011, VERTEX began offering their Aerial Hunting Safety Course two weekends per month at a cost of $350 per attendee. Since June of 2011, over 500 people have attended the course.
"Our Aerial Hunting Safety Course is an all-day course with 4 hours of classroom instruction in the morning and hands-on Live-Fire training in the helicopter on an active range during the afternoon" states Morgan." Each class is normally limited to 12 people to keep the instruction more concentrated, resulting in more interaction and additional time for hands-on training." Depending on the location, VERTEX Tactical Aviation will travel with one of the aircraft to perform the classes for larger groups at remote locations when scheduling allows.
For those who have attended VERTEX's safety course, Helicopter Hog Hunts can be scheduled anywhere from Monday through Sunday, and in locations all over the state. "Helicopter Hog Hunts have become our specialty." says Morgan, with a smile. "We've proven to be quite capable at teaching our private hunters to become effective gunners in performing our depredation services. We've culled thousands of hogs since we began these services. One property area alone has resulted in over 500 hogs taken out since Jan 15th of this year. Our farmers love us."
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ATIK Fridays
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ATIK is an exciting new venue with 5 brand new rooms of clubbing! Offering unrivaled levels of customer service. Indulge in a wonderful world of fresh new cocktails, extraordinary spirits & exceptional champagnes.
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