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UW-Oshkosh scored six first-half touchdowns en route to a 47-28 football victory over Central College (Iowa) on Saturday (Sept. 1) at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium. It was the Titans' 29th win in their last 32 season openers.
During the first quarter, UW-Oshkosh (1-0) reached the end zone on its opening four possessions. The Titans then extended their lead to 41-0 with touchdown drives of 90 and 81 yards in the second period. Central College (0-1), which had won 25 of its last 31 games, tallied the contest's final 28 points.
UW-Oshkosh's defense forced five punts and one turnover during Central College's first six drives. After a three-and-out, Nate Wara (Sr. • Oshkosh) led the offense down the field. He converted a fourth down with a 12-yard pass to Caleb Voss (Jr. • Van Dyne). Jake Dostalek (Jr. • Waterford) then gave the Titans a 7-0 lead with his one-yard touchdown run.
The Titans forced a fumble on the next possession. Wara then scanned the field and connected with Voss on a post pattern for the 22-yard score. With 3:35 to play in the first quarter, Wara ran over a defender at the goal line for an 11-yard touchdown that made it 21-0.
On their sixth drive, the Dutch finally earned a first down. They ended up punting back to UW-Oshkosh, which used a 36-yard run from Cole Myhra (Jr. • Menomonee Falls) and a 28-yard catch and run from Zach Kasuboski (So. • Wautoma). Voss capped the scoring march with a 13-yard touchdown grab over the middle.
Ethan Steinhoff (So. • Belmont) took a swing pass and walked into the end zone from seven yards out to give UW-Oshkosh a 34-0 advantage. Following a 44-yard reception from Voss and a 29-yard run from Mitch Hintz (Jr. • Kimberly), Wara ran a bootleg to the pylon for his one-yard touchdown run.
Nick Olla caught a 20-yard touchdown pass three minutes into the third quarter to make it 47-0. Wara left the game after score and took with him 275 yards and four touchdowns passing and 118 yards and two scores rushing. He completed 24-of-34 passes and carried the football 14 times.
Central College got on the scoreboard with touchdown runs of seven and two yards by Jack Flaherty. The Dutch then scored on a 12-yard rush by Aaron Eiseler and a two-yard scamper by De'Andre Currie in the game's final eight minutes.
UW-Oshkosh's 33 first downs tied a school record. The Titans also posted a 644-386 margin in total yards. Central College ranked seventh in the NCAA Division III last fall by allowing 80 yards rushing per game, but gave up 346 to UW-Oshkosh today.
The Dutch, who converted 6-of-15 third downs, used 123 passing yards from Eiseler and 119 from Flaherty. Eiseler led the team with 60 rushing yards on 10 carries, while Blaine Forsythe marked 59 yards on three pass catches.
Myhra was the second Titan to break the century rushing mark, totaling 104 yards on 13 attempts. Voss compiled 137 yards and two touchdowns on his eight pass catches, while Kasuboski added 74 yards on his six grabs.
Jason Breon led Central College with 10 tackles and one forced fumble. UW-Oshkosh's defense was highlighted by six tackles from Beau Steffens (So. • Waterford) and interceptions by Tim Filter (Sr. • New Berlin) and Frank Martin (Sr. • Greenleaf).
The Titans have a bye next week before facing UW-La Crosse in a non-conference game at J.J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium on Sept. 15.
Written by Jon Feyen, UW-Oshkosh Sports Information


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At last, perfect for summer parties, a big pitcher of dry sangria that's fruity and refreshing, not cloyingly sweet and dizzyingly boozy. For anyone who's ever been turned off by sangria, this recipe will be a revelation.
In my life, the idea of sangria has always outsold the reality. I idealized a tall glass of Spanish wine served cold and spicy on a steamy summer's day. The sorry reality: a cloyingly sweet wine punch with so much alcohol that a glassful dropped me into a doozey of a dozey daze. Instead, I wanted a summer sangria to sip, one that deserved and allowed a second cup.
So in a moment of inspiration, this perfect sangria was born. It added to a happy party one night, was appointed the drink of choice for the 'family kitchen staff' at a large party the next, and I sipped on the dregs for the rest of the week. Lovely, lovely, lovely. Finally, the idea and the reality of sangria become one.
Time to table: 2 hours
Makes 5 cups
- 1 apple
- 1 orange
- 1 lemon
- 1 lime
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 4 tablespoons agave or honey, optional (see TIPS)
- 1 bottle red wine, preferably Spanish (see TIPS)
- 1 12-ounce cans diet fruity soda (see TIPS)
- Ice (see TIPS)
Core the apple, slice into thin rings. Slice the tips off the orange, lemon and lime, then cut into rounds. Drop << half >> the fruit into a pitcher, add the cinnamon stick, cloves and agave (see TIPS). Put the remaining fruit in a large bowl and 'muddle' (that is, smash) with the back of a wooden spoon to release the juices and oils. Place a colander over the pitcher, add the muddled fruit to drain the juice into the pitcher. Pour the wine and soda over the fruit through the colander into the pitcher. To allow the flavors to meld, refrigerate for an hour or so. Just before serving, add a big block of ice to the pitcher, otherwise, serve in glasses over ice.
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ToyLady ~ White sangria, must try it, too!
Katie ~ Glad to bring back memories! I 'like' the taste of brandy in sangria but find it just too alcoholic. I love your idea of white sangria with peach liqueur, or maybe, for less alcohol (again, a theme!) peach nectar.
Maris ~ I'd like to try a white wine version too - especially sans all the booze.
Dawn ~ Aha! Perhaps because I've been lusting after mulled wine all winter, that's why the cloves taste so good to me? Is there a spice you'd use to make it taste more summery to you? I need to give that some thought myself, we're doing a two-bottle batch for a family party over the weekend, will experiment!
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Most business owners are eager to pass the enterprise to the next generation, but good intentions are a risky crop. Seventy percent of family business transitions fail, a farm succession expert says, and the rate in agriculture may be worse.
Rod Sharp, a Colorado State University professor who will speak Nov. 4 at a farm succession workshop in Salem, Ore., said the issue is quickly coming to a head. The average age of American farmers is 57, and the fastest growing segment of farm operators is the group 65 and older, according to the 2007 U.S. Census of Agriculture.
"With the increasing age of farmers and ranchers throughout the country, there will be a lot of turnover or transfer of ag land in the near future," Sharp said. "Our goal is to help people prepare for that so the percentage of success rate goes up."
Sharp, an agriculture economist, is the keynote speaker Monday at a farm legacy workshop titled, "Planning for the Four Seasons: Birth, growth, retirement, succession." The event happens at the Best Western Mill Creek Inn in Salem. Sharp's presentation is at 9:30; lunch speakers include Katy Coba, director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture, and state Rep. Tina Kotek, Oregon speaker of the House. The event is presented by the Oregon Farm Bureau's Women's Advisory Council and is sponsored by the Capital Press.
Sharp said generational transitions are especially difficult in agriculture. Farmers tend to work to an older age than people in other occupations, and many don't expect to retire. Instead, they envision themselves reducing work hours or the scope of their business, neither of which is easy to accomplish on a farm. In addition, farmers are emotionally attached to the land, and have a hard time letting go.
"Their whole life and livelihood is associated with working every day," Sharp said. "If anything, their goal is to scale back instead of leave and retire. The other issue is they don't have any hobbies or friends outside of agriculture — it makes it difficult to leave."
Money, of course, is part of the problem. Non-farm business owners usually have a retirement account, but farmers often invest their earnings in the operation, buying land or equipment.
"It's tough to retire because they don't have the cash flow to just leave the ranch," Sharp said. "Without having somebody paying them rent or leases, or buying their assets, they don't have the cash flow to do that."
Sharp and others recommend a planning process in which family members communicate openly about the transition. Mike Omeg, a fifth-generation cherry orchardist in The Dalles, Ore., said he and his retiring father met with a planner for a year to iron out the difficult details.
"It's like ripping off the Band-Aid," Omeg said.
Sharp said succession planning involves more than deciding how to transfer real estate and assets.
"We spend time building on the inter-generational relationships, that's the important part: communicating so everybody's on the same page.
He encourages retiring parents to document their beliefs and life lessons in addition to deciding who gets the silverware.
"Life lessons are more important to pass on to the next generation than assets," he said. "This whole idea of passing on a legacy as opposed to an inheritance — people like that idea."


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Disney has unveiled a partial list of its narrators for this year's Candlelight Processional, a holiday tradition at Epcot. The new name that pops out:Olivia Newton-John.
The singer ("Physical," "I Honestly Love You") and star of movies such as"Grease"and "Xanadu," will read the Christmas story and be backed by a mass choir and orchestra at the theme park Dec. 14-16.
The first Candlelight session will be Nov. 23, the day after Thanksgiving. The event runs three times nightly through Dec. 30.
Returning celebrity narrators named so far include Isabella Rossellini (Nov. 23–25), Neil Patrick Harris (Nov. 26–29), Whoopi Goldberg (Nov....


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Celebrate National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in November at St. Louis County Library. All across the country avid readers and writers are taking the challenge to write a novel in one month. Everyone has a story! What's yours?
The library will support participants with writing workshops, a marathon writing celebration, and write-ins. All programs are free and open to the public. An online listing of events is available at www.slcl.org/NaNoWriMo or call 314-994-3300 for more information. Program dates and times follow.
Writing Workshops: Directed by NaNoWriMo liaisons, the workshops are offered in October to prepare for the real deal in November. A combination presentation about writing tips and question-and-answer session, this workshop provides advice on how to manage your writing time and maximize your progress.
Wednesday, October 16, 7:00 p.m.
Tesson Ferry Branch, 9920 Lin-Ferry Drive, St. Louis, MO 63123
Thursday, October 17, 7:00 p.m.
Bridgeton Trails Branch, 3455 McKelvey Road, Bridgeton, MO 63044
Wednesday, October 23, 7:00 p.m.
Samuel C. Sachs Branch, 16400 Burkhardt Place, Chesterfield, MO 63017
Thursday October 24, 7:00 p.m.
Jamestown Bluffs Branch, 4153 N. Highway 67, Florissant, MO 63034
Monday, October 28, 7:00 p.m.
Eureka Hills, 156 Eureka Towne Center, Eureka, MO 63025
Wednesday, October 30, 7:00 p.m.
Florissant Valley, 195 New Florissant Road S., Florissant, MO 63031
Write-ins: Writing doesn't have to be a solitary act. Let's get together and write. The library will provide plenty of comfortable space, power outlets for your laptop, and refreshments.
Saturday, November 2, 2:00–5:00 p.m.
Tesson Ferry Branch, 9920 Lin-Ferry Drive, St. Louis, MO 63123
Thursday, November 7, 7:00–9:00 p.m.
Samuel C. Sachs Branch, 16400 Burkhardt Place, Chesterfield, MO 63017
Evening of Scribing Recklessly: Celebrate the half-way point with other NaNoWriMo writers. During this 6-hour writing marathon, NaNoWriMo liaisons will challenge you with writing sprints and word games and offer inspiration in the form of coffee and treats.
Saturday, November 16, 4:00–10:00 p.m.
Samuel C. Sachs Branch, 16400 Burkhardt Place, Chesterfield, MO 63017
For more information on National Novel Writing Month, visit www.nanowrimo.org.
Program sites are accessible. Upon two weeks' notice, accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities. Contact St. Louis County Library by phone 314-994-3300, or visit www.slcl.org.


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OSHP Student Chapter
The Student Chapter of the Oklahoma Society of Health-System Pharmacists (OSHP) was established in 1998. Students who have an interest in Health-System Pharmacy are encouraged to join and enjoy the fellowship this organization provides. Students can also be members of the Oklahoma Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
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Moab had standouts in the debate events in the Open Public Forum competition, with Maren Larsen and Anna Scherer taking first place. Mary Rice of Grand took first place in the Open Lincoln Douglas event.
Several GCHS students also did well in Novice Congress, according to debate coach Boyd Bryan. Robin Willscheildt was a finalist and Skylar Johnson, Shalia Harmson, Emilia Cubelos, Madi Stocks and Emma Sweeney had strong showings in that event, Bryan said.
In Open Congress, Arissa Kennedy was a finalist and Sarah Quigley, Justin Hawks and Kris Kemp had good showings.
Grand also had standouts in several individual events. In Novice Impromptu, Emma Sweeney placed in the top 10 and Skylar Johnson placed in the top 15 out of 35 debaters. In Open Impromptu, Grand's Maren Larsen tied for third place and Meera Edwards placed 10th out of 48 debaters.
Willscheidt was also a finalist for Grand in Open Oratory and Sarah Quigley placed seventh in that competition. In Combined Extemporaneous Speaking, Rice placed third overall. Becca Farnsworth of Grand took fourth place overall in the Humorous Interpretations competition, and Justin Hawks took 10th place overall in Novice Spar. Emilia Cubelos and Johnson also had strong showings for Grand in Novice Spar, Bryan said. In Open Spar, Kris Kemp had a good showing.
Coaches Bryan, Ryan Hand and Sarah Sidwell thanked the many parents and community members who came and helped judge the event. They also thanked the debate committee, which organized the food and concessions and helped make the tournament a success.


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From airplane rides to finding the right hotel, here are some tips on how to keep it all together when you're traveling with kids
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I was really nervous the first time my son JD and I traveled together. As a single mom traveling solo with her child, I think it's totally fair--expected, even. Did I pack enough diapers? (There was no one to make a middle-of-the-night diaper run.) Would I manage to get JD, myself, our stroller and carry-ons through security with only one set of hands? How would I use the bathroom on the plane with no one to watch my child? Here, some tips I picked up on our cross-country and international adventures, plus advice from the experts.
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Avoid Check-In Lines
Kids and long lines are always a recipe for disaster, and even more so when there's just you to wrangle luggage and an antsy child. "Check in 24 hours in advance from your home computer and sign up for mobile alerts that can be sent to your cell phone with your flight status," says Barbara Higgins, Vice President of Customer Experience for United Airlines, and a mom herself. "This will bypass long lines at the counter or kiosk."
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Fun Waiting-in-Line Games to Play
Strollers are Your Friend
Phew: Car seats and strollers are not counted as bags and can be checked at the gate. Airports are overcrowded and if your toddler is like JD, then he's unpredictable, fearless and fast. As a single mom, with no one else to chase after him (and remember, leaving your bag unattended even to run after a kid on the loose is not recommended), I use my stroller to keep him where I can see him until the two of us step on the plane.
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Board Early
Since some airlines allow families to board after First Class, pay attention to announcements so you don't miss your chance to shimmy down an empty plane aisle--a huge perk when you have a child and carry-ons to lug as you look for your seat.
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Travel Secrets from Real Moms
Ask a Flight Attendant for Help
The flight attendants are there to help, so if you need to use the bathroom, kindly ask one to hang out in your section and keep an eye on your tot while you do your business. I've done this many times and the flight attendants were always delighted (your kid may even score an extra bag of pretzels).
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Nail Your Ride Down
On a recent trip, I was lucky to have my brother, Brian, in tow. When the plane landed at our destination, we had no car waiting for us, because I assumed there would be a taxi. Since my brother was with us, he stayed outside on the taxi line while I took JD for a short walk to avoid the meltdown that would no doubt ensue if we had to stand in a line after a 6-hour flight. If my trusty brother wasn't with us, yep, we'd be standing in line waiting for a cab for who knows how long. Now I book transportation from the airport to the hotel before we travel. Whether there's a shuttle, family member picking us up, or reserved car service, I make sure someone is there for us.
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Research Hotels Carefully
The hotel choice can make or break a vacation with kids. I love Oyster.com, which features a cut-to-the-chase pro and con list for each hotel, as well as real user images--not perfectly staged publicity shots--so you know what you're really getting. Choose "kid-friendly hotels" from the pull-down to start your search. Also, ask other parents you know for their recommendations; you'll want to know how family-friendly a property really is before you book.
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Tell Them You Have Kids
Caryn Kboudi, vice president of corporate communications for Omni Hotels, says to let the person handling your reservation know that children will be staying, since some chains have special programs for kids. For example, Omni Hotels provides a Sensational Kids Program. Young guests will enjoy plenty of kid-minded amenities, including suitcases filled with games and books, a backpack upon check-in, and menu choices prepared especially for young travelers. As a single parent, you know what this means: you can collapse on the bed or unpack while your child digs through a bag-o-goodies. These treats will also come in handy when you need to shower, put on makeup and get yourself dressed.
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Request a Room with a Fridge
Be sure to request a room with a mini-fridge. Not all rooms are equipped, but most hotels can bring one in. JD drinks milk in the morning and at night, so it's nice to be able to store a carton--especially when there's no other adult on hand to make an emergency milk run. You can also fill the fridge with fresh fruit, cheese sticks and yogurt for an affordable, anytime snack. I always pack a box of cereal, too, so you can eat breakfast quickly and cheaply, without a long wait. Room service is expensive and it takes time for the food to arrive.
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Make Sure You Get Downtime Too
Whenever we stay in hotels I ask for a balcony. When JD naps, I lounge on the balcony, sunning and reading. That's how I fit "me" time in, since there's no one to watch JD while I lay out at the pool or get a massage solo. You probably won't be able to turn on the TV while your little one snoozes so be sure to pack a juicy book, deep-cleansing face mask, needle work, iPod or whatever takes you to your happy place. Remember, you're on vacation too!
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Don't Eat Out Every Night
It's hard for kids to sit nicely in a restaurant night after night. And remember: if you're traveling solo, there's no other parent to take the kid outside if he gets unruly. So take some nights off from eating out. Scope out markets close to the hotel, and stock your room with some kiddie meals. When JD and I were in California, I was delighted to discover a Whole Foods nearby and visited it several times for fresh pasta, strawberries and breaded chicken cutlets--all of JD's favorites. We dined in the room or on the balcony, because on some nights he was too pooped to sit through a restaurant meal.
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Say Yes to Babysitting
When JD and I went on a Disney Cruise, I left him in the nursery one early evening and grabbed a drink with a friend, which gave me a taste of being on vacay too. It's not easy to leave your child with someone you don't know, but single parents deserve occasional downtime to get a little relaxation in.
Look for signs it's a good sitter service or kids club, like good security with strict sign-in/sign-out procedures, and CPR- and first aid-certified caregivers. Be sure to let the caregiver know about any special dietary needs, says Melissa Underwood, Chief Brand Officer for SitterCity.com. Your day care facility at home may be nut-free, but the hotel accommodations may not. "Since this is not a routine sitter, parents should educate the caregiver on dietary needs and restrictions in detail along with ramifications so the childcare provider understands the importance of following them." Beyond that, "Just go with your gut when determining if the child care setting is right for your family," says Underwood.
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With ST to ST termination, this high quality fibre optic patch cable is specifically designed for Fast Ethernet, fibre channel, ATM and Gigabit Ethernet applications. The ST connector features a bayonet locking system. The Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH / LS0H) jacket is composed from materials that lessen the smoke and halogen emissions when the cable is exposed to extreme temperatures. This reduces the amount of harmful toxic and corrosive gases that cabling made with plastic materials would otherwise emit into the air during combustion. This construction makes LSZH cables ideal for use where the protection of people and equipment from harmful corrosive gases is absolutely critical. The patented injection moulding process provides each connection greater durability in resisting pulls, strains and impacts from cabling installs.
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After upgrading to Windows 7, there may be no NVIDIA Control Panel option from the right-click menu on the Desktop or from the Control Panel in Windows 7.
Users will need to upgrade to the latest NVIDIA drivers to resolve the incompatibility issue.
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Peliculeando – 'Getaway,' 'Closed Circuit,' 'One Direction 3D'
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This Friday I spoke to Luis Jimenez about Selena Gomez's new movie Getaway with Ethan Hawke, Closed Circuit and One Direction: This Is Us 3D. What is the best movie for you? Here's the audio below and find out for yourself! The audio begins a few seconds late.
Peliculeando airs every Friday at 9:50 a.m. giving reviews on the latest film releases in Spanish with some English thrown in. You can listen to my segment live on Univision Radio's X 96.3FM in New York or the web by visiting: http://luisjimenezradio.com.


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Our crystal ball needs a firmware update and our Wi-Fi is down, so we've resorted to our finely honed gadget intuition to predict what the next iPhone will be packing come its release later this month.
Apple's highly experienced design maestros have always enjoyed shaving off precious millimeters to create sleeker and sexier devices. The two main contenders for the overall look are an iPhone 4-like body or a device with a curvy backplate, a la the iPad. Either way, a nip and a tuck is highly likely, thanks to the new…
Rumours of an edge-to-edge 4in touchscreen sound rather plausible and the extra display area would be warmly welcomed by all but the skinniest of jean wearers. A boost to the resolution to keep up with the larger screen size is probably likely too.
An 8MP snapper appears to be on the cards which should keep the casual snappers and Facebook narcissists more than happy.
Power boost
Inclusion of the iPad 2's dual-core A5 processor is a pretty safe bet and the extra power should ensure that the latest software runs as smooth as butter. Speaking of which…
iOS 5
Apple's latest iOS version is set to pack in a whole host of new features, including a thankfully revamped notification system and OTA updates.
We can't imagine the battery capacity increasing too much due to space constraints, but the more efficient dual-core processor should cancel out the larger screen's increased power draw, hopefully resulting in an increase in battery life.
Contactless communication
NFC rumours have been repeatedly snuffed out and reignited over the past year, but it isn't too far fetched to imagine that some form of contactless communication technology will make an appearance. iPhone and iPad interaction along the lines of the HP Touchpad and Pre 3 would be a nifty little party trick indeed.
Mid-September release
The expected September 5 date has proved to be false, but a release sometime this month still seems likely, especially when clues like Amazon's early case listings are beginning to crop up.


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A person with diabetes should not ignore itchy skin.
Causes of diabetes itching
- Itching can result from damaged nerve fibres located in the outer layers of skin.
- The cause of diabetes-related itching is often diabetic polyneuropathy or peripheral neuropathy. This occurs when high blood glucose levels damage nerve fibres, particularly those in the feet and hands.
- Before the nerve damage occurs, the body experiences high levels of cytokines.
- Persistent itchiness may be a precursor to nerve damage in someone with diabetes. Itchiness should never be ignored.
- People with diabetes can experience associated disorders that include kidney or liver failure. These conditions may also cause itching.
- New medication may cause the skin to itch in persons with diabetes. This should be discussed with your doctor.
- Other reasons for itching may be underlying skin conditions like athlete's foot, eczema, hidradenitis suppurative, psoriasis and sunburn.
Symptoms vary and depend on the cause
- If a person has peripheral neuropathy, they are more likely to experience itching on the lower parts of the legs.
- Peripheral neuropathy can also cause a loss of sensation, usually the feet or hands. This could be accompanied by a tingling sensation.
- Itching often occurs at night.
How to relieve diabetes itching
- Manage diabetes carefully and prevent blood sugar levels from becoming too high.
- Avoid taking very hot baths. Hot water can strip the skin of its natural moisture.
- Apply skin lotion immediately after bathing or showering. A person with diabetes should not apply lotion between the toes, as this can attract harmful fungi.
- Use lotions that are hypoallergenic. There are also diabetes-specific lotions available.
- Stick to a healthy diet and manage blood sugar levels throughout the day.


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The grandstanding starts on Bobby Foster Road, a barely visible side street that's easy to miss. Flashy cars with overlarge spoilers and air-intakes on the hoods exit the industrial sector of South Broadway and climb into the dunes. Bobby Foster leads to another long desert road that stretches into sandy nothing. Wind kicks up plenty of dirt, and the sporty vehicles become only taillights. One more turnoff marked by a badly faded sign with the National Hot Rod Association's logo, and then we're climbing up the hill. The Albuquerque Dragway still isn't in sight.
"People who have lived here all their lives are unaware that it's there, and that it's utilized every weekend," says Bill Elliot, who co-owns Albuquerque's drag strip. The dragway's the only one of its kind within 300 or 400 miles.
Turning a corner, the stadium lights are visible first. Standing sentry at the entryway are a few tollbooths. The lines are short but slow-moving. Engines thunder in the distance. Driving through the lines of racers, real beauties emerge—a late '70s Camaro, a Mustang, a Cobalt SS, two Hyundai Tiburons, a quirky little Sunbeam Tiger. Trailers promise vehicles on racing slicks (tires without the tread that therefore have maximum surface grip). Slicks aren't street legal. Written on some cars in white shoe polish is "NOS," Nitrous Oxide Systems. Two cars sport parachutes, required for any vehicle that will do over 150 mph in the quarter mile. Dual chutes are mandatory for vehicles that top 200 mph.
"These guys work regular jobs like you and me, but on the weekends, it's time to go racing," the announcer tells the crowd. "And they're really serious." It's Fourth of July weekend, and the dragway's putting on the Ritz. Cars from all over the county creep up the line into the staging area. The traffic light, called a tree, blinks yellows 0.5 seconds apart. Finally, it drops to green and the race begins.
Dragway co-owner Elliot had a midlife crisis about 10 years ago. He bought a '67 Camaro pro street car, which is a street-legal race car. "I was scared of running that car on the street, so I ended up taking that car to the drag strip." He fell in love with drag racing and the dragway. "You don't have to worry about getting tickets. You don't have issues with people getting hurt on the street."
At the end of May, the Albuquerque Police Department announced a series of special operations targeting traffic violations. Among them: drag racing, loud music and excessive engine noise. "A lot of kids are out racing on the street, and that's the wrong way to do it," Elliot says. Because of a land dispute, the strip was closed between 2000 and 2002, and Elliot says the city saw an increase in street racing.
"I worked closely with the land commissioner, Pat Lyons, and he graciously re-opened our track as soon as we assisted in getting him elected," he says. Scars of that battle are in evidence at the track in the form of one or two scratched, faded Lyons bumper stickers on the tech shack. Elliot estimates the strip pulls between 75 and 125 cars off Albuquerque's streets every Friday and Saturday night.
The grandstands are packed with spectators. More watch from lawn chairs in the beds of their pickups. A few diehards rest their arms on the 5-foot-tall fence right next to the starting line. One man nods his head to the pulsing of an engine like he's hearing his favorite song.
The Junior Dragsters roll out, and they are what they sound like—kids in small drag cars hauling butt down the track. The funny cars are out tonight. This is a car where the entire body, not just the hood, can be lifted to reveal the forward-mounted engine. The announcer is sure to mention that the body alone on a funny car goes for somewhere between $6,000 and $10,000.
Racers compete in a burnout contest this evening. Usually, racers do burnouts before getting into position to rub any road dirt off the tires. Burnouts heat the tires, rendering them stickier. They also make for a good show, and plumes of stinky white-blue smoke rise into the air and over the audience.
The show stealers, though, are the super jet funny cars. Literally cars with jet engines under the hood, the sound they make is exactly the same as a passenger jet taking off.
A jet engine weighs only 214 pounds, says the announcer, and is about 3 feet in length. The Super Cobra Jet we're looking at weighs only 961 pounds total. The high-pitched whine is punctuated by short spurts that propel the car forward in jumps. Huge flames shoot out the back with each booming burst. When the jet cars explode off the starting line, those flames turn long and blue.
Though the dragway puts together a great show and has a loyal following, the track is still fighting to survive. "Albuquerque Dragway is being developed out of its current space," says co-owner Robert Costa. "We should be open for approximately three years before having to relocate." Costa, Elliot and Mike Labate purchased the track this year. What prompted Costa to buy it up? "Stupidity?" Costa laughs. "No, it's the love of the sport and wanting to make sure drag racing in the Albuquerque area continues for years to come."
Costa races. So does his wife, his brother, and, once upon a time, his son and niece, too. Costa runs a traditional dragster, a one-seater with a long, pointed nose and cage for the driver. He's also got a 1955 Chevy.
The Albuquerque Dragway is on a short-term lease with the New Mexico State Land Office. Mesa del Sol, a housing and business development, will take over the land in about three years and will have a long-term lease.
So Albuquerque Dragway is moving, probably out somewhere by Double Eagle Airport on the Westside. The owners will have to rebuild the track—and it won't be cheap. "We're looking at an absolute minimum of several million dollars to build a new track, and that's just to replace what we have," Costa says. "That's not even upgrading to a bigger, nicer facility." The primary expense is asphalt, and the owners are concerned about the rising cost of gasoline.
A first-time racer we'll call Jack fills up on 101 octane fuel before we get to the strip. It costs about $7 per gallon. This is not a big night like the Fourth of July, just a standard evening of grudge matches and bracket races. We pay the $15 racing fee and drive up to the tech shack where a technician looks under the hood of Jack's car.
The technician gives me a helmet, required for all passengers. He's careful to choose a color that matches the vehicle. He draws "23" on the window in shoe polish and sends us around the corner to wait with the other racers. Two by two, they pull up to the staging area. A PT Cruiser takes on a modern Volkswagen Beetle. Then we're up.
Jack tells me before the race he's worried about ruining his transmission by forcing it into inappropriate gears while hopped up on the adrenaline of racing. There's a moment of intense concentration as the tree flashes its three yellow lights. Then, green, and we're off. Though Jack's accelerating as fast as he can down the quarter mile, it's exhilarating, but not frightening. A single, uninterrupted lane stretches before us, and there's very little danger.
Of course, we were not in a car with 3,300 horsepower, like the one Lawren Jones is building. Jones builds race cars in Albuquerque. He's working on a pro mod, a car with a really big engine. "It's a very highly modified car that's capable of doing 0 to 240 in less than six seconds," Jones explains.
All the parts will be custom fabricated. When it's done, he says, it will be worth anywhere from $150,000 to $175,000. To start working on the pro mod, he sold his funny car, with which he snagged the track record at Albuquerque Dragway at 6:24 seconds with a final speed of 232 mph. (For comparison, Jack and I went down the quarter mile in about 17 seconds with a top speed of 82 mph).
Jones started racing at the dragstrip when he was 15 years old. That was 40 years ago. He owns Law-ru Motorsports and is a race car mechanic, custom parts fabricator and consultant. "People wanted me to work on their stuff, and I was getting more work than I could not report to the IRS," he says.
Jones used to race the cars himself, but now his son, Shawn, drives. Physically, Lawren Jones says, the most challenging aspect of racing is the g-force. "When these things leave the starting line, they leave the starting line at about four g's."
The exciting part, he says, is in the simple task of keeping the car straight. "Keeping that kind of horsepower controlled and keeping it on two slicks that are 17 inches wide is very hard to do. The satisfaction is to be able to conquer and beat the racetrack and the machine and keep everything still in tact without hitting a wall or blowing the engine up."
Jones has crashed two cars, and his son crashed one. And when you wreck a car like this, it's very difficult to get back into another, not just financially. After a particularly frightening crash, Jones was also struggling emotionally with racing, he says. "I wasn't sure if I wanted to do it again."
The rush and the love is hard for Jones to explain. "Do you like a big chocolate éclair and how it tastes when you haven't had one? Well, that's how these things are. It's the most satisfying thing to conquer them and to drive them. That's how come you get hooked on them. They're a disease."
After racing his midlife-crisis mobile, Elliot traded it for a "real race car," he says. In his '57 Corvette, a super gas car built by Don Davis of El Paso, is a computer that can slow or speed his reaction time depending on how he's feeling that day. "Some days you're a little bit more wound-up and you would be too quick to react to a light," he says. "So you can add time into the timer to slow you down, and you can move that timer back and forth." Many races are won and lost depending on the reaction time of the driver to the green light.
The first time Elliot raced, he remembers being intimidated. "Once I did it three or four times, I realized, You know, this isn't a big deal." Albuquerque Dragway hosts mostly bracket racing, a process by which a racer dials in a car as fast as it can go and then tries to get as close to that time as possible without going any faster.
And the beautiful thing about bracket racing, says Elliot, is that anyone can do it with any car. "If you went out there and you're running a Pontiac station wagon and somebody else is running a GTO, which might be faster than your car, what happens is you get an advantage, you get to leave first," he says.
Elliot says he knows a guy who races each weekend using his everyday street car. Elliot's crew chief helps him with his sophisticated car but also takes his street car with 140,000 miles on it to the track. "He is currently No. 1 in points at the drag strip in his division, and I'm nowhere near that. And he drives his car back and forth to the track, runs regular fuel and has every bit as much fun as I do."
Drag racing is educational, Elliot says. There's math, geometry and engineering involved. "You've got to be a pretty talented human being to come out here and figure out how to make your car go faster," he says. "The sport keeps growing and growing nationally. If we lose our venue ... "


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Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita's office helps Hoosiers through financial downturn by supporting Money Smart Week; launches next phase of statewide fraud awareness campaign
October 8, 2009
Indiana Investment Watch program protects Indiana residents from fraud and promotes financial literacy among Hoosiers of all ages
(Indianapolis) – The turbulent and uncertain economy has many in Indiana reexamining their saving, spending and investing habits. Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita's Indiana Investment Watch program will collaborate with more than 175 organizations to educate Hoosiers on smart money management tips and tools during the fourth annual Money Smart Week Indiana, October 10 – 17, 2009.
"Now, more than ever, it's critical that we place an emphasis on financial literacy and empower people with the knowledge and resources they need to be smarter savers, more responsible consumers and better informed investors," said Secretary Rokita. "There is a strong connection between having a basic understanding of the topics covered during Money Smart Week and being able to avoid falling victim to investment and mortgage fraud."
Money Smart Week Indiana is a series of free classes and activities designed to help consumers better manage their personal finances. More than 200 free financial literacy events will take place across the state. Topics will include steps to homeownership, retirement planning, identity theft, investment fraud, budgeting, credit card smarts and more.
In addition to the education opportunities created by Money Smart Week, Secretary Rokita's office recently launched a statewide awareness campaign to underscore the most common types of investment fraud in Indiana: fraud aimed at seniors, faith-based affinity fraud and mortgage fraud. This week, public awareness advertisements began appearing in the South Bend, Fort Wayne and Northwest Indiana media markets.
"Most people don't realize that Americans lose an estimated $40 billion a year to investment fraud," said Secretary Rokita. "The most effective form of investor protection is investor education. That's why I created Indiana Investment Watch and why we launched this statewide awareness campaign."
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These behaviors may be compulsive disorders, which are described as repetitive, ritualistic behaviors that are performed in excess of what is required for normal function and that interfere with normal daily activities.1 Compulsive behaviors are often initially associated with conflict or frustration and are later displayed out of context in other situations of high arousal.2 They can occupy a large percentage of a dog's daily time and adversely affect quality of life.
Treatment for compulsive disorders has mostly centered on the use of serotonin reuptake inhibitors, such as clomipramine (a tricyclic antidepressant), as well as behavior modification strategies to interrupt and redirect the problem behavior to a more appropriate activity.However, before you begin treatment, a thorough history and medical evaluation are essential. It is especially important to rule out any medical disorders that can be a primary or contributing cause of repetitive behaviors. For example, two recent studies have shown that in the case of oral repetitive behaviors, an underlying gastrointestinal (GI) problem may be present.


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Authorities say filthy living conditions prompted them to remove two children from a military housing unit in Portsmouth and charge the girls' mother with child abuse.
Media outlets report 22-year-old Bridgett Rutkowski was released Monday from Portsmouth City Jail.
City spokeswoman Janice Clark says Rutkowski was charged Saturday and her daughters, ages 2 years and 5 months, were turned over to a relative.
Clark says animal control officers also took two dogs that were found chained in the backyard without water, food or shelter.
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CRESTVIEW � An estimated 50 vendors will promote conservation and sustainability at the Environmental Conservation Fair, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday on Main Street.
CRESTVIEW � An estimated 50 vendors will promote conservation and sustainability at the Environmental Conservation Fair, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday on Main Street.
Businesses will promote the use of solar energy, wind power, propane and compressed natural gas, or CNG, use.
Event organizers are the city of Crestview and CH2M Hill, which manages the city's wastewater treatment facility.
"We want people to know that sustainability and conservation is not just about recycling,� CH2M Hill project manager Jayne Swift said.
Many vendors will show attendees � whether they�re homeowners, professionals or city officials � environmentally green, cost-effective technologies and practices like growing produce to raise livestock. There also will be food and family-friendly activities.
Bringing innovative projects
Swift approached Mossy Head resident Jason O'Daniels, a DeFuniak Springs code enforcement officer, to help organize Crestview�s event.
"I did the exact same project on a smaller scale in the city of Defuniak Springs," O'Daniels said. "I'm trying to bring innovative projects to Northwest Florida and to the citizens so they can see what's out there."
For instance, he said, one business featured at the DeFuniak Springs event installs geothermal heating and cooling systems.
"You can heat and cool your house by the energy that is stored underground through simple piping, pumps, fans," he said. "People can retrofit their current household and not draw off the (electrical) grid so much."
Other retrofitting methods include converting gas-powered vehicles to CNG, biodiesel or electric or using solar panels or wind turbines to produce energy.
Former Crestview Councilman Ben Iannucci � who spearheaded the event with O'Daniels, Swift and Crestview Public Services Director Wayne Steele � said he hopes the event benefits private individuals and attracts green businesses.
"The expectation is to get homeowners involved and to show those industries that Crestview is a great environment to bring jobs," he said.
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2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport: New Car Review - Video
The 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport comes from rather humble roots, based on the same platform as the less-than-memorable Dodge Caliber. But Mitsubishi has applied some magic to the Outlander Sport, and the latest edition of its smallest crossover continues the steady stream of improvements it has seen since its introduction in 2011.
The exterior styling has been freshened up since last year, and 18-inch wheels are now standard. The Outlander Sport is no off-road warrior, but its smallish exterior dimensions make maneuvering around town a snap.
Tech-Savvy Interior
The interior of the Outlander Sport shows good quality with a dark, rich look and soft-touch dash materials. The driver's seat in the base ES trim has a manual height adjustment, and the steering column is tilt and telescopic -- a little extra convenience not found in most other Mitsubishi models. Furthermore, the controls are laid out in good order, but the optional navigation system for the uplevel SE or LE trims is another story. Too many small buttons make it complicated to get directions quickly.
A round of applause, however, for the Outlander Sport's standard FUSE hands-free interface with voice-command capabilities for your phone and portable music devices. Not many compact crossovers can match the Outlander's standard technology features.
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Simply put, the Outlander Sport is sluggish. It's the biggest gripe we've got when it comes to Mitsubishi's best-selling crossover. Propulsion comes from a small 2-liter 148-horsepower inline 4-cylinder residing under the hood. The base ES offers a choice of a 5-speed manual or a continuously variable transmission (CVT), while upper trims use the CVT exclusively. But that gearbox makes the Outlander Sport feel even slower. Front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive are available across the lineup. The all-wheel-drive setup pairs only with the CVT.
Since the engine is noisy and underpowered to begin with, there's not much of a fun factor to enjoy when putting the Outlander Sport through some twists and turns. Luckily, you can rack up around 30 miles per gallon on the highway no matter which drivetrain you choose.
And don't expect much from this ute when it's away from the pavement. Going off the beaten path is definitely not its mission in life. To that end, it's fair to call the Outlander Sport a smooth-riding, agreeable, all-weather commuter that just needs more muscle.
But less than $20,000 will get you into a base model Outlander Sport, and going upmarket won't cost you an arm and a leg either. The higher-end LE all-wheel drive begins at a reasonable $24,895. Look at the Kia Soul, Hyundai Tucson or Mazda CX-5 before you make up your mind. They all take their own approach to the compact crossover formula.
The 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport is no hot rod, that's for sure, but it has a smart-looking interior, lots of technology and solid fuel economy. Plus, the price is another important upside. A worthy compact crossover in its own right, the Outlander Sport has remained true to its modest beginnings.


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First I want to start out by saying that I already accomplished one goal for this year. I sent my paperwork in for the Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War and I am now a member!!! I am so excited.
I had a big breakthrough in my genealogy as well. For about 70 years there has been question as to whether my grandpa had half brothers or sisters. We weren't sure if his father had children with his second wife. We didn't even know anything about her except her first name. then after years of searching www.familysearch.org put some Montana marriages online and I found their marriage certificate!!! It listed her maiden name and all sorts of information. Then I was able to see if I could find a second marriage for her. My great grandfather had died in the war. Sure enough, I found it! From there it all took off. I found her in the Social Security Death Index. I was able to contact a volunteer through www.raogk.org who looked up an obituary for her. It listed 2 sons from her second husband, one of them was deceased. I was able to find the second son on www.whitepages.com. I have a letter typed up and am planning on sending it tomorrow!!! Also, I have started entering all my facts into my genealogy software. It's getting close to being ready for me to print. :-) I am so happy with my progress!


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Thursday, March 19, 2009
Creamy Shrimp & Wild Rice Casserole
He specifically requested this shrimp casserole, so I made it for him tonight. It comes together quickly and is very tasty. While the rice does add carbs, it's still a pretty healthy dinner option. You get 4 out of the 5 food groups (veggies, grains, milk and meat) all in one dish - and it's fairly low-fat, too.
Creamy Shrimp & Wild Rice Casserole
(makes 4 servings)
1 pkg. long grain & wild rice mix (the kind that comes with seasoning)
3 oz. neufchatel cheese (or cream cheese), softened
1 1/4 c. warm water
1 large red pepper, diced
2-3 celery stalks, chopped
3/4 lb. raw shrimp, deveined and shells fully removed
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
In a 2 quart casserole dish, mix together rice seasoning packet, neufchatel cheese and warm water. Stir in rice, red pepper and celery. Cover and bake for 30 minutes.
Stir in shrimp and cook another 15 minutes until shrimp are pink and cooked through.
Let cool 5-10 minutes before serving (it's really hot!).
8 comments:
- Kelly said...
What a pretty dish! And, it sounds really good. Thank you for posting it! I may have to get some shrimp on the way home!
- March 20, 2009 at 9:48 AM
- Teresa Cordero Cordell said...
Valley Writer, I love this dish. It sounds light yet filling. We don't eat much seafood, but we do love shrimp. AND I love rice. So it's perfect. Thank you.
And thank you for the link to the blogger templates. I really like some of them. I really like yours. It's beautiful.
- March 20, 2009 at 11:10 AM
- The Koshy Mostafas said...
What an extremely simple recipe and the results - so pretty!!!
I am trying this.
I am also on a sort of (kind of) diet thingy, so I am wondering if brown rice would go with this - will try :)
- March 20, 2009 at 11:16 AM
- ValleyWriter said...
Koshy - I'm sure you could use any rice mix that comes with a seasoning packet. I think I've seen some brands out there that include brown rice. But also check the nutrition labels on the long grain & wild rice ones - I think the "wild" part adds fiber, too.
- March 20, 2009 at 11:44 AM
- LK- Healthy Delicious said...
this looks really good!
- March 20, 2009 at 3:53 PM
- Tangled Noodle said...
I love it when the words 'creamy' and 'healthy' can come together in one dish! I hope Mr. ValleyWriter will keep on with his newfound health regimen but I'm happy to hear that carbs have re-entered your lives.
- March 22, 2009 at 7:46 AM
- "Prof. Kitty" said...
I bookmarked this long ago and whipped it together tonight because I knew we had shrimp and had no idea what to do with it! Thanks for a simple yet yummy recipe. I took it to a party and got compliments all around! (I also sautéed the shrimp in garlic before adding... just cuz frying and garlic are my thing...
- July 3, 2009 at 5:54 PM
- ValleyWriter said...
Prof. Kitty - I'm sure the garlic made it even yummier - great idea!
- July 3, 2009 at 6:39 PM


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Ya know, I really should update this more. Been through the Roborama 2001b and Tabletop contests, built 2 new robots, and have been trying to get a simple AVR circuit working. At any rate, recently was the 3rd Tabletop contest for the DPRG, had a lot of fun, and even did well! I need to remind myself to quit trying to get the robots working the night before the contest. Sarge won in the Minisumo contest, luckily this time since there was some pretty stiff competition. New robot Stingray even won TT Quicktrip, though the IR sensors were picking up all sorts of wonderful noise from the flourescents at BPI. Didn't even try the Line following, as I knew that Stingray was just a bit too fast to reliably stay on the line.
About Roborama, new robot Scooter did ok, but showed those programmed-the-night-before actions. It almost worked in line following, wasn't even going to leave that line, bounced a wall in Quick Trip, and finally finished T-Time, also with a wall touch. Definately needs work, especially if the CanCan contest is to be attempted. But Scooter is definately a pretty good base, Stingray might need some improvements (perhaps a hard drive platen for a base?)
Over the summer, got to visit the MIT Leglab in Boston, really cool toys, even some pics! And have been trying to update the DPRG contest pages to help Eric some. Feel a bit inadequate to the webpage stuff, but will also be trying to get some picture pages together for the 2 Roboramas this year.


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 6th Sep 2012 22:41 UTC, submitted by Hiev
"This is an introductory overview post for the Linux Graphics Stack, and how it currently all fits together. I initially wrote it for myself after having conversations with people like Owen Taylor, Ray Strode and Adam Jackson about this stack. I had to go back to them every month or so and learn the stuff from the ground up all over again, as I had forgotten every single piece. I asked them for a good high-level overview document so I could stop bothering them. They didn't know of any. I started this one. It has been reviewed by Adam Jackson and David Airlie, both of whom work on this exact stack." Introductory or no, still pretty detailed.
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I think you mean that XP & earlier use a stacking window manager so not redrawing when the application hangs. Wayland of course is for compositing WMs. But anyway, like you say, who cares if a window is a bit jittery while you drag it around the screen. If it's the kind of thing you do a lot (like me) then you probably have other problems...
I totally agree about the Wayland framework leaving the BSDs out in the cold being a bug, not a feature.
However, I don't really understand why all the Wayland comment threads here because the original article is not wayland advocacy, it's just one of the relevant things covered within an overview of the graphics stack.


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UK Continues Issuing Tons Of Super Injunctions To Keep Famous People From Being Embarrassed
from the really-now? dept
Nearly 30 footballers, actors and television presenters have won injunctions in recent weeks alone, preventing the press from publishing details of their sexual indiscretions.That story mentions how an MP had to be censored on the BBC, not for naming one of those individuals, but by suggesting a word that rhymed with the last name of one of those individuals.
But, of course, this is the internet. You can't keep people silent. As TorrentFreak points out, if you do a search, say, on Twitter of the woman one such football player was accused of having an affair with, Imogen Thomas (her name is public, it's the guy's name who's verboten) you can pretty quickly find lots of people claiming they know the name of the football player.
The same sort of thing seems to be happening for a number of the other folks associated with these super injunctions. I've seen some claims that say these UK injunctions are "worldwide" injunctions, but I can't see how UK law can be applied outside of the UK -- especially on speech issues. Last year, of course, the US passed the SPEECH Act, which makes it clear that US courts shouldn't enforce defamation rulings from foreign courts that are in conflict with the First Amendment, but I do wonder if that also can be stretched to cover these kinds of free speech denying super injunctions.
In the meantime, it's a pretty sad statement on the UK, where they seem to prioritize protecting famous people from having to be embarrassed over free speech concerns.


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CHAPEL HILL – 1789 is the newest business incubator to open in Chapel Hill. It's geared toward Carolina students and recent graduates, with the goal of supporting the area's entrepreneurial ecosystem. Following in the footsteps of Launch Chapel Hill, it will act as a feeder to its predecessor. Young entrepreneurs are already moving in to the space, with innovative ideas in the works.
UNC alum Aaron Scarboro has played a key role in getting 1789, which has arguably the coolest office space in Chapel Hill, up and running.
"We really want to be able to create an impact on the entrepreneurial community in the Triangle. We think we are filling a pretty big niche here. Launch is for the later-staged companies, and we are trying to focus on encouraging students who may have never thought of themselves as entrepreneurs before." Scarboro said.
Named for the year when UNC was founded, 1789 is located above Four Corners and is replete with conference tables, a kitchen, sitting areas, and private phone booths. For times when venturists want a creative break, there's a ping-pong table and arcade game machines. Scarboro explained it took a lot of work to get the space ready for business.
"The floor was dirty, walls and windows were all dirty and grimy," Scarboro said. The windows were broken and had bars over them—it was an absolute wreck. Over the course of about three months, we did a great job of renovating it, and it is an awesome space now."
1789 also has one of the best views in town, with wide, open windows looking onto Franklin Street.
"The idea behind 1789 was that this was going to be a workspace for students and graduates to come and be able to work on an idea. We didn't want people closed off in their own office space. We definitely wanted ideas to be thrown around and people to interact with each other. We do have some private spaces but really we wanted an open collaborative space," Scarboro said.
After overseeing the renovation process, Scarboro then transitioned into an administrative role. He says local businessman and philanthropist Jim Kitchen had the vision for 1789 and was also heavily involved in LaUNCh Chapel Hill. After just a few months, 1789 is currently home to eight business ventures, from fair trade clothing makers to video production specialists.
Chapel Hill native Mary Elizabeth Lovelace worked closely with Scarboro to open 1789.
"It's been really exciting to see it transform from a space under construction to a working venture lab," Lovelace said.
Lovelace graduated from the University of Richmond. She did not have access to a program like this during her college years, so she has enjoyed seeing the venturists take advantage of a great opportunity.
"It is awesome to watch the entrepreneurial ecosystem grow in Chapel Hill because it wasn't like this five years ago. There's been so much to increase it, and 1789 is a huge part of that," Lovelace said.
She explained that all a student needs to get involved with 1789 is a viable idea and willingness to take risks.
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"I always had a passion for entrepreneurship so I thought I might start my own business one day. I starting interning here [1789] and realized that I love managing people who are starting their own businesses to help them turn it into something real," Izzard said.
Scarboro said he is working to recruit new ventures for the fall and also looking for business experts to mentor the young entrepreneurs.
"Hopefully we will be able to recruit mostly through word of mouth, through our interns, and our current ventures talking to people about it. We hope to generate a buzz on campus," Scarboro said.
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A catholic monastery devoted to the teachings of St. Benedict
(1) Today was the day of the great "internet outage," the reason
why the posting of September's "About the House" was a few days
late. Our IT crew worked throughout the night to fix things. A day
without email and Internet: frustrating from one perspective,
peaceful from another!
(2) Thanks to the perseverance and professionalism of our IT
team (and a good deal of patience from their Hill-full of clients),
email was restored this morning and by mid-afternoon the entire
system was back up and running. Most of us are relieved, but there
are also those who now complain they have no more good excuses as
to why a project didn't get done! +++ Father Jeremy,
our Mass Heb, preached at the Conventual Mass this morning.
+++ The 22nd annual John S. and Virginia Marten
Lecture in Homiletics was presented this evening, one of the first
major events to be held in the newly renovated St. Bede Hall
(which, along with Newman Hall, will be blessed and dedicated this
Saturday). Our speaker was Dr. Lucy Lind Hogan, the Hugh Latimer
Elderdice Professor of Preaching and Worship at Wesley Theological
Seminary. Her talk was titled, "To Teach, Delight, and Move:
Preaching and Rhetoric in a New Age of Evangelism."
(3) Father Vincent is offering the midweek retreat, "To Pray as
Jesus Prayed: The Psalms in Prayer and Worship," to about two dozen
participants at our Guest House and Retreat Center.
(4) After Midday Prayer today, we invested Kevin Hurst of
Columbus, Indiana, as an oblate novice. Congratulations to him, and
prayers for all our oblates.
(5) The Board of Overseers are here for their fall meeting.
Reports from our school and its various departments are splendid
for the present, most encouraging for the future! We're most
grateful for the work of our Overseers. These three dozen men and
women support us--and inspire us--in so many ways. They are always
quick to say they love returning to the hill, even for a few hours.
Likewise, we know we are blessed by their presence.
(6) After three-plus years of planning, revision and hard work,
the renovation of Newman and St. Bede halls was celebrated in fine
style today. Father Abbot Justin presided at a 9:30 a.m. Mass (and
Father Denis, president-rector of the Seminary and School of
Theology preached), after which the monastic community,
seminarians, members of our Board of Overseers and special
guests--about 350 people in all--processed to the "canyon area"
between Bede and Newman. There the blueprints and the ceremonial
key to the buildings were presented to Abbot Justin by Pat Clark,
our director of physical facilities, and representatives of the
primary contractors. After Abbot Justin blessed the water and then
sprinkled the assembly and the main doors of each hall, a dozen
teams, consisting of faculty and staff, co-workers, students and
Overseers, went to their assigned rooms in the buildings to bless
them with water and hang a crucifix on the wall. The weather
certainly cooperated: it had rained quite a bit the night before,
but throughout the morning the skies were clear and the temperature
was brisk but not uncomfortable. The ceremony concluded at 11
o'clock, and all adjourned to the Newman and Anselm dining rooms
for a buffet luncheon. This was a most special day for all of us
here at Saint Meinrad, one of those special days that bring
together the values of "tradition and momentum." In repairing and
restoring buildings that have served us so well and for so long in
the past, we have done what we can to assure that we will continue
to serve God and the Church in the days and years to come. We give
thanks to those who have made this renovation possible: our many
benefactors, friends, co-workers and monks. And, always, we
remember that, as the psalmist says, "If the Lord does not build
the house, in vain do its builders labor." +++ In the
midst of all this activity, Father Meinrad, our director of
oblates, invested Cathy Moriarty of Columbus, Indiana, as an oblate
novice, in a simple and quiet-yet graceful-ceremony in the
Archabbey Church following Midday Prayer. May Cathy, and all who
associate themselves with the people and the place of Saint
Meinrad, know God's guidance and blessings in all they do!
(7) Father Julian was our presider this morning on this
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, taking the place of Father
Brendan, who is in a parish offering a "Saint Meinrad Sunday." He
was assisted by one of our seminarians, Deacon Todd Nance, of the
Diocese of Tulsa. Deacon Todd joined us in the monastic refectory
for lunch after Midday Prayer. +++ This first Sunday in
October is the first of four Monte Cassino Sundays. We had clear,
crisp weather for the procession and rosary this afternoon, and
Father Meinrad preached on "Our Lady of the Table: Mary and
the Eucharist." +++ Shortly before Midday Prayer,
Brother Zachary concluded the weekend retreat at our Guest House
and Retreat Center he was offering to two dozen participants, "Be
Angry But Do Not Sin."
(8) Father Brendan assumed his duties as Mass Heb, including the
preaching of a homily on today's Gospel, the parable of the Good
Samaritan. +++ After supper this evening, Father Abbot
spoke to the community, offering a description of and some
reflections on his recent trip to Rome for the Abbot's
(9) Our Alumni Board concluded a meeting here on the Hill
yesterday. We're grateful for their work in continuing to elicit
support from--and offer support to--our alumni throughout the
country and, in fact, the world!
(10) We welcomed two Benedictines from other monasteries this
evening. Brother Christopher Start, from St. Benedict's Abbey,
Atchison, Kansas, and Brother Bernard Denson, from St.
Bernard's Abbey, Cullman, Alabama, are here for a few days,
considering Saint Meinrad as a possible seminary for their priestly
formation and education.
(11) About 80 priests and personnel from the nearby Diocese of
Covington concluded their several-day annual convocation here on
the hill. We ask God's blessings on them and their bishop, the Most
Reverend Roger J. Foys.
(12) We're expecting about 50 students for another round of
weekend courses in our lay degree offerings. Courses this time
around are "Eucharist," taught by Fr. Thomas Richstatter, OFM;
"Christian Ethics," taught by Fr. Mark O'Keefe, OSB; "Listening in
Pastoral Ministry," by Dr. Tom Robbins; and "American Catholic
Identity: Catechetical Perspectives," by Dr. Thomas Walters.
(13) We joined the women's Benedictine community at Monastery
Immaculate Conception in Ferdinand today in sponsoring a
Benedictine Hills Youth Pilgrimage. The afternoon march began at 1
o'clock at Monastery Immaculate Conception and proceeded along the
six-mile route to Saint Meinrad Archabbey. The group stopped at the
Shrine of Monte Cassino for prayer and a bit of rest. The pilgrims
then entered in procession the Archabbey Church for Vespers,
followed by the sisters and the monastic community. The pilgrims
filled our guest section, and 13 sisters from Monastery Immaculate
Conception joined us in choir. After Vespers all enjoyed a cookout
in the seminary's Holly Tree Courtyard. Crisp, brisk weather for a
pilgrimage, and the four dozen or so youth (as well as the monks
and sisters) obviously enjoyed their spiritual and physical
(14) Father Vincent is our Mass Heb on this 28th
Sunday in Ordinary Time. +++ Father Adrian preached at
Monte Cassino, following the traditional procession and rosary. His
topic was "Vatican II, Mary, and the Church." +++ A
windstorm early this afternoon didn't bring any rain, but did split
a huge branch off one of the trees in our inner courtyard. Many of
us had a good view of the event, as we were in the refectory
enjoying our midday meal when this happened.
(15) Every four years, every monastery in our Swiss-American
Congregation has a visitation-a two-to-four day "review" conducted
by an abbot and one or two monks from other monasteries in the
Congregation. Last evening our visitation was formally begun by
Abbot Gregory Polan of Conception Abbey, Missouri; Fr. Joel
Rippinger of Marmion Abbey, Illinois; and Fr. Matthew Clark of St.
Joseph Abbey, Louisiana. The visitators previously received
the pre-visitation report compiled by six different committees of
Saint Meinrad monks, and this week will meet for personal
interviews with each of our monks. The visitation concludes
Thursday evening, as the visitators present an oral report to the
community on their findings of their review of our report and their
individual interviews.
(16) The second full day of our monastic visitation, and our
three visitators are busy indeed. We have 65 resident monks at the
moment, and each of them--in addition to a half-dozen or so of our
confreres working in parishes--will spend at least a quarter-hour
sharing with a visitator his assessment of "how things are" with
the prayer and work of Saint Meinrad Archabbey.
(17) Visitation appointments continue, as do regular meetings of
our faculty, school administrators and co-workers. As is the case
on most Wednesdays during the school year, many of our seminarians
are off the Hill during the day, working at various hospitals,
parishes and service organizations.
(18) Pope Benedict XVI announced this morning that the
Archdiocese of Indianapolis has a new archbishop! The Most Reverend
Joseph William Tobin, who was the secretary of the Congregation for
Institutes of Consecrated Life, will be installed as the sixth
archbishop of Indianapolis on December 3, the feast of St. Francis
Xavier, one of the co-patronal saints of the archdiocese. Before
his work as secretary of the Congregation, Archbishop Tobin, a
Redemptorist, served as head of his order from 1997 through 2009.
Archbishop Tobin's predecessor, our confrere Archbishop Daniel, was
able to travel to Indianapolis for the official announcement this
morning, and he himself received long and loud applause at the news
conference. Father Denis, president-rector of our Seminary and
School of Theology, also attended.
(19) Our monastic visitators left this morning, having given the
Recessus--the report of their findings and
observations--to the monastic community last evening. Archabbot
Justin is required by our Congregation's statutes to respond
formally to the report within three months, and so over the next
few weeks his Council and the community will be reviewing and
discussing the report with our verbal and practical responses in
mind. Bottom line at this point: we are in a good place, have a
strong community, and are capable of and committed to continued
growth and improvement.
(20) We said farewell to 38 students from Seton Elementary
School in Richmond, Indiana, who made a two-day retreat with
(21) Father Mark is our Mass Heb on this 29th Sunday
(and week) in Ordinary Time, and so presided and preached at our
Conventual Mass this morning. +++ Brother Francis gave
the homily at the Monte Cassino Shrine this afternoon; his topic
was, "Mary, our Partner in Prayer."
(22) After Compline this evening, Mr. Matt Eckert, our business
manager, and Mr. Greg Tate, the general manager of our Abbey Press,
gave about an hour-long presentation of our financial status and
the projections and plans of our Abbey Press. Both men are
relatively new in their positions. Greg assumed leadership of the
Abbey Press this past July 1, and Matt began his new work in our
Business Office on August 31. "Not a beat was missed," as they say,
and both presentations were thorough and optimistic.
(23) We have many guests and retreatants on the Hill this week.
One of those groups includes 53 priests and personnel from the
Diocese of Lexington, here through the 26th for their
presbyteral assembly. Welcome to them and their bishop, the Most
Rev. Ronald Gainer.
(24) Another group on the hill this week are the 38 priests
enjoying Father Eugene's retreat, "The Biblical Prophets: What They
have to Say to Priests Today."
(25) We also have a half-dozen recently ordained priests
participating in an Institute of Priests and Presbyterates
workshop, "Gearing Up to be a Pastor." Among the participants are
three alumni, Fr. Dustin Boehm of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis,
class of 2011; and Fathers Anto Peterraj and Jegan Peter of our
class of 2009, from the Diocese of Palayamkottai in India, now "on
loan" to the Archdiocese of Indianapolis for several years.
(26) As several retreats come to an end today, another begins.
This evening Brother Maurus begins offering the weekend retreat,
"St. Benedict's Way," to two dozen participants at our Guest House
and Retreat Center
(27) Today begins a very busy weekend on the hill for the Office
of Group Accommodations and our housekeepers. Seven guests from St.
Leo Catholic Church in Murray, Kentucky, are with us; six guests
from Signature HealthCARE of Buckhead, from Louisville, are taking
part in a "Spiritual Practices Retreat"; 32 women from St. Barnabas
Parish in Indianapolis are making a retreat; and there are 25
guests from Nativity Catholic Church in Evansville attending a
retreat given by Father Noël. This small sampling gives some idea
of the diversity of groups we welcome to the Hill. And God bless
our housekeepers!
(28) Father Meinrad is our Mass Heb on this 30th
Sunday (and week) in Ordinary Time. He was assisted at our
Conventual Mass this morning by Deacon Alan Carter, a seminarian
studying for the Diocese of Lexington. +++ The
Archabbey Church was full, another group joined us; 50 students and
staff from Bishop Chatard High School in Indianapolis will be with
us through tomorrow. +++ This afternoon we had the last
procession and rosary of the season at Monte Cassino. Father
Vincent gave the homily, titled "Mary, the New Eve."
+++ Finally, this evening the 27 seminarians from the St.
John's Formation House of our seminary joined us for Vespers, and
then supper in our refectory. Brother Peduru, who belongs to the
"house," gave his classmates tours of the non-cloistered parts of
the monastery thereafter.
(29) After Compline this evening, we adjourned to the Chapter
Room, where Father Abbot Justin offered his reflections on the
recent visitation of our monastery.
(30) Our confrere, Archbishop Daniel, is enjoying a three-day
visit with his support and prayer group. We welcome Archbishop John
Vlazny (Portland, OR), Archbishop James Keleher (emeritus, Kansas
City, Kansas), Archbishop Daniel Ryan (bishop emeritus,
Springfield-in-IL), Bishop Robert Banks (bishop emeritus of Green
Bay), and Bishop William Higi (bishop emeritus of
Lafayette-in-Indiana). The bishops will be here through
tomorrow. +++ Our junior monks and novices hosted a
pumpkin-carving party in the calefactory after Compline this
(31) On this eve of All Saints, we resumed at First Vespers the
practice of wearing our cucullas for Vespers, Vigils-Lauds and
Mass. Father Abbot presided at the First Vespers of this
solemnity. +++ Less liturgical and with a definite nod
to the secular, our juniors and novices hosted a Halloween party in
the calefactory after Compline. The freshly carved pumpkins from
last night presented themselves, their grins and grimaces now
glowing from the candles placed therein. Cheeses, crackers, pumpkin
and apple pies, and roasted pumpkin seeds supplied nourishment,
while conversation and a most esoteric "monastic quiz" provided
entertainment. All figures, shadowy and substantial, were safely
inside and, most likely, asleep long before midnight!
On this eve of the Solemnity of All Saints, we remember in
prayer those who have gone before us, especially our parents,
confreres, friends--and all who for us make up the heavenly cloud
of witnesses to whom we owe much and for whom we are grateful.
And now, from St. Benedict's Rule. . .
For obedience given to superiors is given to God, who said:
"Whoever listens to you, listens to me." And it should be given
gladly by disciples, for "God loves a cheerful giver." If a
disciple obeys grudgingly and murmurs not only out loud but
internally, even if he carries out the order, it will not be
acceptable to God.
Chapter 5, vv. 15-18, "Obedience"
Translation by Fr. Terence Kardong, OSB, monk of Assumption
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The interview will take place on Twitter and Facebook at 8pm, after Manchester City's match against Blackburn at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday (25 February).
Fans will be able to tweet questions to Kompany using the hashtag #askvincent, or post questions on his Facebook page ahead of the interview.
Sports stars including footballers have increasingly realised the value of social media to raise their profiles and engage with fans.
Footballers such as QPR's Joey Barton frequently tweet after a game, while Jack Wilshere, the Arsenal star who has more that one million followers on Twitter, tweeted that he would make a charitable donation of £3,000 should Arsenal finish below arch rivals Tottenham in the Premier League.
The fans' interview with Kompany will be streamed on his Facebook page, YouTube, and the Manchester City website.
Kompany joined Twitter in January and already has more than 140,000 followers, after a competition to get fans to tweet him inspirational messages ahead of its derby with Manchester United.
Manchester City has been open about its ambitions to grow its fanbase online and has run a number of digital campaigns and initiatives, including a digital membership scheme and a campaign to spot avatars of players such as Mario Baltolelli in a picture of the crowd.
Last week, it emerged that Manchester City star Joleon Lescott is to follow the likes of David Beckham and Rio Ferdinand by launching his own branded clothing line.
Earlier this year Kompany urged supporters to send him inspirational messages via Twitter ahead of the local derby.
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Today was Tanner's first day of kindergarten. To get to his classroom, we passed through the school's main office lobby. That's where the memory hit me. Seeing that lobby this morning—the L-shaped configuration of chairs, the sliding glass office window, the fake plant, the tattered copies of Sports Illustrated on the table—I was back in grass-stained khakis, back in seventh grade. Coming in from recess, I saw my mother sitting in the school's main lobby. Uh oh, I thought. This is not good.
When your child has no friends, parents go see the principal to find out why their child has no friends. Sadly, there's nothing a man in a short-sleeve dress shirt and lacrosse tie can do about it. As I found out later that day, the principal told my mother rather bluntly, "Mrs. Bean, all of the popular students here play sports."
Four years later, I was on the varsity football and lacrosse teams. This led to being invited to parties hosted by popular people. I ran for school president, and won. I had a pretty girlfriend who was several years younger. I was voted by my classmates to give the senior class speech at graduation. Amazingly, miraculously, I was popular.
Popularity: The Prozac of adolescence. It's the drug that pumps up self-esteem and confidence. Who doesn't want to be liked, admired by their peers, looked up to, thought of as special? Who doesn't want that for their children? Of course you do. You've spent the first years of your child's life making him feel like the captain of the football team. Once he gets older, you think he won't search for that feeling elsewhere?
Popularity appears to be something we want more for our sons than our daughters. Earlier this month, Coupon Codes 4 U conducted a survey of 2,105 American parents with children still in school. The parents were asked which of these they'd prefer their child to be: a straight A student, a successful athlete or good looking. 71 percent of respondents with a daughter wanted her to be a straight A student, while 12 percent chose successful athlete. Meanwhile, 75 percent of respondents with a son said they wanted him to be a successful athlete. Most surprisingly, more people chose good looking (14 percent) than straight A student (11 percent).
But we should be careful what we wish for. Today, popularity is the enemy. In movies, the popular kids are portrayed as obnoxious, smarmy brats. For musicians, going platinum is selling out. All your favorite actors are self-proclaimed "theater geeks," "losers" and "outcasts."
This has birthed a surprising new phenomenon: No one really cops to being popular. I conducted an informal poll in the Parenting offices and via Facebook. I posed the following question: In middle and high school, would your classmates have described you as popular or unpopular? Seventy-nine percent said they were unpopular. Being cool has become uncool.
It's time to make popular popular again. Why? Because the popular kid aces the job interview, wins over the clients, cares about his presentation, charms the party guests, woos the opposing side. He is confident, charismatic and has social skills. He's capable of carrying a conversation and entertaining groups of people.
And here's the best part: Our kids have the power to reshape the very nature of popularity. Child and family psychologist Janet Sasson Edgette is the author of the new book The Last Boys Picked: Helping Boys Who Don't Play Sports Survive Bullies and Boyhood. "[Boys] are growing up in a society that is obsessed with manliness and athletic ability," says Edgette. She is correct, but consider this: We've never been less obsessed with manliness and athletic ability. Monday Night Football pulls in ratings similar to The Big Bang Theory, Glee and So You Think You Can Dance.
So please, give me two sons who are popular. Whether said popularity comes from the glee club or soccer or art or tuba playing doesn't matter. So long as they have it, and use it responsibly. Because let's not forget: it's still a drug. Results may vary.


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A continuous glucose monitor (CGM) has two parts. You wear one part—the sensor—against your skin. It has a tiny needle that stays under your skin and constantly reads your blood sugar level. It sends this information to a wireless receiver. The receiver can tell you if your blood sugar is going up or down—and how fast. And you can view the stored data on a computer to help you identify trends in your blood sugar level.
CGMs communicate with some blood glucose meters and even insulin pump systems. All CGMs need to be calibrated regularly with a blood glucose meter to be sure the readings are accurate.
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