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How to Boost Taste Buds
Our sense of taste is the result of a complex relationship between our tongue, our nose and our brain. The taste buds on our tongues work with our sense of smell and messages sent from the brain about certain foods and flavors. As we age, however, our taste buds lose some of their sensitivity. The aging process can also cause certain foods to taste different to us, while some foods becoming difficult to taste at all. There are a few ways to improve the way you taste and heighten your ability to distinguish flavors.
Quit smoking if you are a smoker. It has been found that smoking inhibits a person's ability to taste food properly. But these effects can be reversed. Taste buds regenerate about every 10 days. As a result, if you give up smoking you may be able to improve your tasting abilities in just a few weeks' time.
Consider the types of medications that you are using. Certain medications you take may also affect your sense of taste. Commonly prescribed drugs such as antidepressants, statins and blood pressure medications can hinder your taste buds. Speak with your doctor about the safety of giving up certain medications or switching to alternatives.
Pay attention to what you are eating. Often, we are distracted when we eat. Signals from the brain work closely with the nerves in our nose and mouth to create the full taste experience. If you aren't truly aware of what you're eating, taste is diminished. While you eat, take time to pay attention to the food that is in your mouth. It also helps to alternate different foods with each bite. This keeps the palate "awake" and keeps the food interesting. It may also help to keep your food in its "real" state as best you can. In other words, the food's appearance should be as close to its natural or raw state as possible. For instance, eat carrots whole, cook a whole fish or make a baked potato instead of mashed.
Keep your diet varied. Eating the same or similar foods over and over again can desensitize your taste buds for those foods. Varying your diet, trying new foods and even giving up certain foods for a time can help bring back tastes. People often need to increase the intake of salty and sugary flavors just to taste them if they eat a lot of foods with these flavor profiles. People who have given up salty or sugary foods for a time often find that they can taste them better later on when they resume eating them.
Be mindful of your sense of smell as well. Taste and smell work closely together in the tasting process. Keep nasal passages open by blowing your nose, using saline spray or using over-the-counter medications such as an antihistamine or cold medications. It also helps to avoid prolonged exposure to very strong smells, even those that are pleasant. Such exposure can damage the nerves in the nose and will impact your tasting abilities.
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text: just wanted to give "Shappelle" Dunley a wrap., hes had a big week, but was in everything during the match in both attack and defence. he also dived on that kick which hit the post and would have caused havoc . Willo although he was fresh, also mae good impact once on the field just with simple hit ups, halves defended well, Monaghs involved in two great individual tries, one for Witt early then one for himself, but still struggles to organise structure when we are in opposition quarter. Still the bloke tries his guts out in a fashion we would expect from one G Toovey. cant give him a bigger wrap than that. While on Tooves, If a player with the size/pace/natural abilty of Jason King had half of Tooveys heart he would play for Australia, but unfortunately "Digital" ( as in watch with no ticker ) leaves us dissapointed more and more evry weekend. As for our back row, inspirational, Beaver/BK best on park, Choc who looked a little tired at times still had a cracker, his runs in the last 10 mins to get us out of the danger zone where incredible. BK we salute you, its already like hes played all his life in a manly Jersey. What a champion.

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Before Bowen Session
The ideal time for a Bowtech session is immediately after an injury. That way, your body can overcome the trauma before it begins to compensate for it. (The compensations often create more problems in the long run than the initial trauma itself.) If you can't get to a Bowtech practitioner immediately, the sooner you can the better. Within three days is ideal for the quickest and most complete recovery.
Many people don't find out about Bowtech until weeks, months, or even years of trying other approaches or "learning to live with it." If that's the case with you, you'll get the best results from your Bowtech if you:
During a Bowen Treatment
Your practitioner will ask you about your health history and reason for the visit so as to find out if there are any moves or procedures that are contraindicated for you, the best procedures to apply, how much of the work your body is likely to be able to assimilate without overloading you. The hands-on work usually lasts between 15 and 45 minutes.
The pressure used by the practitioner is almost always less than you would expect. On occasion, you might feel a momentary twinge. Be sure to tell your practitioner if you are uncomfortable at any time.
Application of the technique involves stimulation of precise points on the body, in groups of 2 – 8 points at a time. Your practitioner will leave the room between groups of moves, to allow your body time to assimilate the work. Points generally progress from the torso/core of the body outward.
In most first sessions, the points used are on the back, buttocks, hamstrings, shoulder, neck, and knees. Additional points may be added in areas where you have symptoms and/or elsewhere throughout the body.
The most common reaction to Bowtech is a deep sense of overall relaxation and lessening of muscular tension and pain. These results from the body's balancing and improved flow of internal energy. The restorative process begins once the body is relaxed. It is common for people to fall asleep during a session.
After Your Treatment
Each person's response to the Bowtech continues for several hours or days, as his or her individual body allows. The benefits will be enhanced by following simple guidelines given by the practitioner. The most common include:
not overdoing things for the rest of that day, with regard to exercise or exertion
when getting out of a bed or chair or car, having the weight transfer equally onto both feet
increasing the intake of pure water, to encourage the body's ability to eliminate toxins released by the muscles and connective tissue during and after the Bowtech session
in some cases: not remaining seated for longer than half an hour at a time (in the case of lower back pain and other conditions related to lower back imbalance) not overworking the jaw after jaw imbalance is addressed
How Many Sessions
This varies greatly from person to person. Many conditions are effectively — and lastingly — changed in fewer than 3 – 5 sessions. Musculo-skeletal symptoms generally change the fastest, neurological symptoms the slowest. Some chronic or organic conditions may require ongoing maintenance sessions. Many people choose to have monthly or quarterly maintenance sessions ("tune-ups") once their initial complaints are addressed.
Reaction to Detoxification
Bowtech encourages proper functioning of all body systems, including those responsible for eliminating toxins. If your body has stored unnecessary materials, you may experience one or of these detoxification sensations for a day or after a Bowtech session:
Occasionally people feel detoxification reactions, which can include sensations of:
Your body will function more effectively when the toxins have been released. During the detoxification, the best way to minimize discomfort is stimulate the lymphatic system to increase the elimination of toxins. You can do this by:
Increasing your water intake, and taking distilled water (for a few days only)
Walking 30 minutes each day in fresh air
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This from the Philadelphia Daily News: Rental Giant Finally Goes After the Bugs.
Denver-based Apartment Investment and Management Co., or AIMCO, is the largest landlord in the US, with 1,370 rental properties. Attorney Jeffrey Rudnick is representing six separate clients who were or are tenants of the building, and say they were blamed (individually) for bringing in bed bugs. The landlord refused to pay for treatment. One tenant, Jessica Viccari, a nurse, complained to management.
The local manager sent up an exterminator who reported finding no evidence of bedbugs.
Unimpressed, Viccari called in her own exterminator who found plenty of bedbugs.
This is where Viccari and Park Towne Place part ways.
She complains that the company refused to pay for the exterminator who found the problem to then get rid of the bedbugs. Frustrated, she moved out. Now AIMCO wants to charge her $2,400 for breaking her lease.
AIMCO wants to charge tenants because the landlord blames them for the infestation. As lawyer Rudnick says,
After Viccari and her family called to tell me her story, I used my investigative skills to size up the situation.
By that, I mean I typed "Park Towne Place" and "bedbugs" into Google.
Up popped information about attorney Jeffrey Rudnick, who represents five other tenants in the West building who also say they suffered through bedbug infestations. They say management blamed them for the bugs. Viccari is now Rudnick's sixth client from the West building.
"They've all gotten the same litany, which is you must have brought them with you," said Rudnick, who is preparing to file a legal brief to take the tenants' complaints into arbitration.
Viccari brought furniture from her parent's home when she moved in. Her mother, Linda McLean, objects to AIMCO's claim that the bedbugs came in with the tenants. "That bed and that couch were in my home," McLean said. "There are no bedbugs in my house."
However, AIMCO regional VP Lynn Bora
. . . said Viccari complained late in the game, just before she moved out. She also said Viccari didn't give AIMCO a copy of the report from the exterminator who found the bedbugs.
That last bit is curious, considering that Viccari and her mother returned to her apartment last Wednesday to pick up the rest of her stuff and found that someone had been there, overturning the bed and pulling the cushions off the couch.
Viccari found a note from the building manager, saying AIMCO had indeed found bedbugs in the apartment.
The note said Viccari will be charged an extra $350 to pay for a bedbug exterminator.
So let me get this straight: the landlord claims they did not treat because there were no bed bugs. They fine the tenant $2400 for moving out of a $1200 unit because she claims its infested with a bug five other tenants are also suffering from. They refuse to believe she found bedbugs. And as she is moving out, they ransack her apartment, find bed bugs and fine her $350 for the treatment?
Talk about adding insult to injury.


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Buenas Rafa. Me estoy volviendo loco en buscar el boton de retorno en el Drone DFD F181. Voy a llegar a la conclusión de que no lo tiene. ¿Que me dices?
Ostras, pues este drone no lo tengo, la verdad. Pero tiene que tener ese modo. Lo has mirado bien en el manual?
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text: The darker side of the clothing trade rarely gets as much attention as the season's latest "it" bag, but textile and clothing production can be a duplicitous trade. So what is the human cost of a pair of new sneakers or a snazzy new purse? Pressed to meet global demand for leather, Bangladesh has been at the top of the pack producing the bulk of the industry's leather, but at the very high price of their workers' health. From asthma to cancer, more than 90 percent of tannery workers in Bangladesh suffer from some kind of disease as a result of chemical exposure. With hundreds of tanneries are pouring tens of thousands of liters of toxic waste into the region's main river and a central water supply, you'd think that there would be an outcry. But lo and behold, it's business as usual for these companies.


text: Straight out of Brittany and featuring former/current members of Warkorpse and Necrowretch among others, Deathless Bastards play rocking speed metal punk that has Motörhead written all over it – loud, crusty, heavy and metallic. The sick riffing on the last track reminds me of good ol' Acid (Belgium), but this should also appeal to Inepsy and Midnight fans. Really catchy stuff, looking forward to hearing more from this band! The cassette should still be available from Impious Desecration so support them and order a hard copy if you liked it.


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Adams County Libraries Shelving Dewey- Denver, Colorado school libraries
Are the Dewey Decimal System's Days Numbered?- interesting article
The Demise of the Dewey Decimal System- Canadian librarian has incorporated the bookstore model in her school library
Dewey? At This Library With a Very Different Outlook, They Don't- New York Times article about the 15-branch Maricopa County Library District in Arizona. Here's a link to the NPR broadcast about the changes.
Dewey Decimal, Redone
The Dewey Dilemma- from the Library Journal
Dewey's Not Dead
Ditching Dewey: Hot Topic in Hartford | AASL- article from School Library Journal
Ditching Dewey: Making the Move- blog post from Tiffany Whitehead, The Mighty Little Librarian
Ditching Dewey...and Other Cool Improvements Coming to the Library
Do We Dewey?-New York Times article from 2008
Has the Dewey Decimal system Finally Outlived its Usefulness?- blog post by librarian Roger Green
Red Hawk Elementary Scraps Dewey Decimal System for Bookstore Model
Reorganizing Non-Fiction: A Dewey Hybrid Model- from the Official Blog of the Association for Library Service for Children (ALSC)
Saying Goodbye to the Dewey Decimal System- article about five Albany public libraries
So We Ditched Dewey...What Comes Next For Our Books and Shelves?- from teacher-librarian Shannon McClintock Miller
Students Not Fazed By Dewey-less Library- Gilbert, AZ
Three Benefits of the Dewey Decimal System- from eHow
What's So Great About Dewey?
Why I Won't Ditch Dewey- from elementary librarian Jocelyn Sams
Will 21st Century Libraries Use the Dewey Decimal System?
Will Dewey Still Do?- Massachusetts librarian airs her opinion about Dewey
Who's Killing the Dewey Decimal System?- article about the Gail Borden Public Library District in Elgin, IL
Would Your Elementary Library Work Better if You Scrapped the Dewey Decimal System?- from School Library Monthly's blog


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The Fremont Street Experience is a five block pedestrian mall with casinos, kiosks, shops, and a nightly light-and-sound show. The show is projected on a 90 foot high canopy that spans the length of five football fields. It is the largest screen projection surface in the world.
Freemont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada (click here for more info)
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November 6, 2011 | by City of Hope Staff
The Rita Cooper Finkel and J. William Finkel Women's Health Center will house a new evening clinic (Photo by Alicia Di Rado)
Through its very nature, breast cancer is a relationship disease. It can change a woman's feelings about her body, and it's a disease that can affect intimacy with her spouse or partner.
City of Hope surgeon Courtney Vito, M.D., knows that. She helps breast cancer patients every day, and she sees that men often don't know how to react or relate to a woman going through the disease. In turn, women struggle with their self-image and femininity.
"Treatment for breast cancer means a very visual change, a sexual change," Vito says. "We want men and women to start talking about it: How are you going to work through that as a couple?"
That's part of the thinking behind the new Evening Partners Clinic, a unique, once-a-week clinic set up exclusively for breast cancer patients and their husband or partner. The idea is to bring men and women together as a team so that women can feel supported during treatment.
Couples meet with Courtney Davis, L.C.S.W., and Matthew Loscalzo, L.C.S.W., clinical social workers who understand how to get men and women talking about their relationship and then build on their strengths. Then the couples move on to Vito, who helps them make decisions about medical treatment with confidence.
It's critical to maintain these relationships during treatment. As Davis says, research has shown that having social support helps women with breast cancer live longer. Research also found that as many as 42 percent of couples reported that a breast cancer diagnosis brought them closer together. Unfortunately, Vito also has seen couples break up after cancer, but the City of Hope team provides tools to help a couple keep the communication flowing.
"You often see both people in a couple trying to be really strong — and emotionally inaccessible," Vito says. "But after they meet with Matt and Courtney, you can see a stronger, more open relationship between them."
Interested in learning more about how men and women can better relate during breast cancer? Loscalzo has written a guide about the subject and the American Cancer Society offers resources on caregiving in general.


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George Washington's teeth not woodenSubmitted by Paper Clip on Thu, 2006-09-14 01:56
Jed Kirschbaum / The Baltimore Sun
|Light from a red laser scans a resin reproduction of the 1789 lower denture originally carved from Hippopatamus ivory for George Washington.Â
All about X-RaysSubmitted by Paper Clip on Wed, 2006-09-13 12:46
Dental x-rays (also called radiographs) are a valuable part of dental treatment because they can detect damage to teeth and gums not visible during a routine visual examination.
For example, x-rays can show the condition of your teeth, their roots, jaw placement and the overall composition of your facial bones. X-rays can help your dentist determine the presence or degree of periodontal (gum) disease, cavities, abscesses and many abnormal growths, such as cysts and tumors. X-rays also can show the exact location of impacted teeth and teeth that have not yet fully developed. Finding and treating dental problems at an early stage can save time, money and unnecessary discomfort. If you have a hidden tumor, x-rays may even help save your life.
Open EnrollmentSubmitted by snk on Tue, 2006-09-12 21:30
How to soothe those sensitive teethSubmitted by Paper Clip on Sun, 2006-09-10 23:57
Sensitive teeth can quickly end your enjoyment of ice cream or hot chocolate. If your dentist rules out cavities and fractures, the cause of this common problem could be worn tooth enamel, a cracked tooth or an exposed root, according to the American Dental Association.
Your dentist may suggest brushing with a desensitizing toothpaste containing compounds that prevent sensations from being transmitted to the nerves and cells inside the tooth from the surface.
Subcontracting Dental InsuranceSubmitted by snk on Tue, 2006-09-05 15:18
I don't know why some companies sub contract dental insurance through a 3rd party? It sometimes causes the members to become like a ping pong ball going from one company to the other to resolve an issue.
Any idea why?


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An entrepreneur is planning a new high-tech, sci-fi theme park in Utah featuring seven large rooms where visitors can don virtual reality headsets, delve into immersive environments and exercise super powers.
The park, named The Void, is envisioned as the first of several around the world by developer Ken Bretschneider. Walls of the 60-by-60-foot (18-by-18 metre) rooms, which will host up to 10 gamers at a time, will be movable, and surfaces may change to touch to co-ordinate with what users are seeing through their headsets — the metal of a spaceship, the bark of a tree. Other features will include motion simulators to make visitors feel as if they're racing in a car or flying through the air — or experiencing an earthquake, reports CNET. Bretschneider wants to switch up the themes every three months or so.
Gamers will be able to play against one another or against virtual reality foes.
"There isn't any way to be able to go out and create the full potential of virtual reality in the home market," Bretschneider told the Washington Post, which terms the park "laser tag on steroids or a video game you get to dive into".
He said when he plays virtual reality games at home he feels hemmed in. "I wanted to jump out of my chair and go run around," Bretschneider said. "I wanted to be in there, but I felt like I was separated from that world just sitting down playing a game. So I often would stand up and then I couldn't do anything. It became really apparent to me that we needed to build a facility where people could come to and not have to worry about hooking up virtual reality, making it work and trying to run around inside their house."
Bretschneider has put $13m (£8.4m) of his own money into the project. He has a team of 30 staffers creating custom-made suits, gloves and headsets that participants will wear inside The Void and are tackling the challenge of an effective body-tracking system. He's planning to offer sessions lasting a half hour for an "affordable," though unnamed, price, and plans to open by the summer of 2016.


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high pay-off R&D on promising transportation heat engine propulsion conservation technologies has been constructed. This program aims to provide the automotive industry with proof-of-concepts for advanced engine technology with potential for fuel economy improvement on the order of 30%. Similarly the advanced diesel technology efforts are expected to provide the heavy duty transport industry with like fuel economy improvements. Supporting technologies are included in the program with emphasis on the development of a fundamental advanced materials technology base to provide the ceramics industry with the capability of producing reliable and cost effective components for advanced heat engines. A utiliz.ation-oriented fuels data base for heat engine operation on biomass, oil shale and coal derived fuels is also in development in the program.
Basic guidelines used in constructing the heat engine program include the following:
o Provide a maximum industry involvement both in the identification and selection of projects and in the R&D pursuit of technical solutions.
o Design programs to supplement but not duplicate R&D addressed by industry.
o Emphasize proof-of-concept and technology development rather than product design or demonstration o Concentrate on key technology barriers that prohibit industry "going it alone" because of their high risk and long term nature.
o Focus on technology areas with wide applications and high energy conservation potential.
In order to provide an effective and high quality technical oversight, DOE has arranged working agreements with NASA Lewis Research Center to provide contracting and technical management of the major heat engine projects-the Automotive Gas Turbine, the Automotive Stirling Engine and the Heavy Duty Advanced Diesel and with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to provide technical management for materials and fuels research and development programs.
Major Program Areas
The DOE Heat Engine Propulsion Program is divided into two major program areas- Engine Systems Development and Engine Technology Development. Three sub-programs - the Automotive Gas Turbine, the Automotive Stirling and the Advanced Heavy Duty Diesel - are included in the Engine Systems Development Program. The Ceramic Technology for Advanced Heat Engine Program and the Alternative Fuels Utilization Program are elements of the Engine Technology Development Program. Funding for the total Heat Engine Propulsion Program in FY 1987 was approximately $40 million.
Automotive Gas Turbine
The Automotive Gas Turbine (AGT) program was conceived with the goals of achieving a 30 percent improvement in fuel economy over contemporary spark ignition engined automobiles of equal performance and curb weight, improving the environment through lower CO and HC emissions and providing enhanced alternative fuel capability. To achieve these goals a proof-of-concept approach with experimental engines was taken with two industry teams representing both the gas turbine and automotive industries. The primary technical challenges faced included the development of small, efficient turbomachinery, operation at turbine inlet temperatures in the 2350 F to 2500 F range, the development of reliable high temperature structural ceramic components and the development of low emissions combustor technology.
The following are among the more significant accomplishments thus far achieved in the AGT program.
Automotive Stirling Engine designed (the AGT 100 and AGT 101), fabricated and successfully tested at near design conditions of RPM, turbine inlet temperature (TIT) and horsepower.
o Engine operation with all-ceramic hot-flow-path components was performed for 85 hours at a TIT of 2200 F.
o Proof testing of 137 components in a test bed engine was accomplished and structural ceramics passed over 40 hours of exposure to 2500 F.
o Emissions goals were demonstrated using diesel fuels and methanol in test-bed engines and low emissions were demonstrated with JP-5 fuels in a combustor rig.
Despite the progress made in the program, it became apparent that high temperature structural ceramic development had not progressed to the point that fully reliable ceramic components could be designed and fabricated for turbine application. As a consequence the gas turbine program has been re-oriented to provide a greater focus on ceramic application. This new program called the Advanced Turbine Technology Applications Program (ATTAP) has as its objectives the establishment of reliability of ceramic component designs and materials, the expansion of the experimental materials data base in an operating environment and the development of the analytical tools needed to support industry in the successful application of ceramics to long-life turbine engines. ATTAP will be closely coordinated with DOE's Ceramic Technology for Advanced Heat Engine Program and new and improved materials and technology emanating from that program will be applied where appropriate.
Program goals for the Automotive Stirling Engine (ASE) Program are similar to those for the Gas Turbine with fuel economy improvements on the order of 30 percent, expanded alternative fuel capability and improved emissions being the primary targets of the program. The project began with early proof-of-concept testing of a stationary Stirling engine adapted for automotive installation. Successive engine models were developed to improve fuel economy, vehicle acceleration and engine weight/volume. The first generation MOD I and the upgraded MOD IA engines advanced Stirling Technology to a verified 15 percent improvement in fuel economy with acceptable vehicle acceleration. The second generation MOD II engine currently in development will be installed in a U.S. Postal Service Long Life Vehicle as a final Stirling engine technology demonstration of the project goals.
In addition to the development activity on the MOD II engine, a technology transfer program is also being supported. This program known as the Government and Industry Participation Program (GIPP) provides surplus MOD I engines for additional testing by industry and other government agencies. The government-owned engines are loaned at no charge to voluntary participants. Present participants include NASA, U.S. Air Force, Deere and Co., The American Trucking Associations and Purolator Courier.
Recent project accomplishments i nclude:
o Full MOD II engine system characterization with over 800 hours of engine testing.
o Demonstration of multi-fuel capability of the MOD I engine using gasoline, diesel and JP-4 fuels during a 1000 hour program of mission operation on an Air Force van.
o Analyses indicating favorable fuel economy, emissions and manufacturing costs for the MOD II second generation engine design.
o Installation and test of a first generation MOD I engine in an Air Force pickup truck.
Advanced Heavy Duty Diesel
The objective of this program is to develop a technology base for advanced heavy duty diesel engines used in trucks, buses and other non-highway transportation systems. Goals have been established for attaining a rated specific fuel consumption of 0.25 Ibs/BHP-HR and providing an economically and socially acceptable technology meeting noise and emission standards and broad fuel capabilities while being competitive in capital and maintenance costs. The programmatic approach has been to maintain a strong industry involvement in the planning process while establishing and maintaining an appropriate mix of near term and far term technology projects.
The technical program consists of four interrelated technical disciplines. These are: thermal insulation, friction and wear (tribology), combustion, and advanced thermomechanical systems.
In the area of thermal insulation, the goal is to reduce in-cylinder heat loss by up to 80%. To achieve this reduction the use of thick thermal barrier coatings, solid ceramic inserts, air gaps and hybrid systems combining these approaches are being considered. Programs for the development, design application and test of thick thermal barrier coatings and solid ceramic inserts are presently being supported.
Activity on friction and wear has concentrated on the development and verification of high temperature lubricants capable of operating with top ring reversal temperatures up to
500 C. Both liquid and gas phase approaches are being pursued. Additionally, ion-implementation low friction and wear protective coatings have been tested.
The primary concern in the combustion area has centered on high temperature emissions. Increasingly restrictive Federal emission standards make it imperative that any new diesel technology emanating from the DOE program contribute toward meeting the standards. Several efforts to characterize emissions for the low heat rejection concept are currently underway.
Approaches to advancing diesel thermomechanical systems include as a primary element the development and application of waste heat utilization concepts. The need in this area is to develop an approach that is both effective in reducing fuel consumption and economic in its back pay period. Studies of organic and steam Rankine cycle bottoming systems, diesel/ Rankine cycle integration and turbocharger/turbocompound systems are presently being conducted.
A more detailed description of activity and accomplishments under the Heavy Duty Diesel Program is included in these proceedings in a paper by Jim Wood of NASA Lewis Research Center.
Ceramic Technology for Advanced Heat Engines
The Ceramic Technology for Advanced Heat Engines (CTAHE) program, conducted through Oak Ridge National Laboratory, was established to develop an industrial technology base capable of providing reliable and cost effective high-temperature ceramic components for application to advanced heat engines. It consists of balanced research effort in three areas: (1) materials and processing, (2) data base and life prediction and (3) design methodology.
The objective of the materials and processing research is to develop processing methods that can yield materials with uniform microstructures and high temperature mechanical corrosion-resistant components. Principal research areas include powder synthesis and characterization (to increase uniformity and controllability of properties); processing, characterization and densification of green-state ceramics; and structural, mechanical, and physical properties of dense ceramics.
Research efforts in the data base and life prediction area are focused on the development of techniques, generation of concepts, and acquisition of data on both existing and new ceramic materials necessary to improve mechanical and environmental reliability. They encompass structural qualification procedures and testing for ceramic engine components, making full use of available industrial test rigs for both turbine and diesel engines; detailed study of time-dependent and environmental effects in simulated service environments (in particular, the characterization of the long-term behavior of both existing and new materials); and development of advanced non-destructive evaluation (NDE) methods that can be used in combination with design methodology to generate accurate service-life predictions
Research in design methodology is oriented toward understanding the properties of brittle ceramics under stress well enough to predict accurately their lifetimes in specific engine-component uses. It involves finite element modeling on a microscopic scale, studying static and moving interfaces between ceramics and other ceramics or selected metal alloys, and developing and utiliz.ing advanced statistical representations for new design methodologies tailored to the use of ceramics in advanced heat engines.
Alternative Fuels Utiliz.ation
The use of alternative fuels in place of conventional gasolines and diesel fuels is a means of significantly reducing the nation's dependence on petroleum. To a limited extent, alcohols (mostly ethanol from agricultural sources) blended in gasoline, and natural gas (in a very small number of vehicles) are already displacing petroleum-derived fuels. For the longer-term, it would be desirable to derive transportation fuels from abundant domestic resources such as coal and oil shale.
The primary goal of the Alternative Fuels Utilization Program (AFUP) is to assure the availability of technology for, and eliminate barriers to, the use of alternative transportation fuel options so that industry can bridge temporary and long-term gaps between petroleum supply and demand, and reduce the nation's dependence on petroleum imports by using abundant indigenous resources.
Six classes of fuels are currently addressed in AFUP: (1) new hydrocarbon fuels; (2) synthetic gasoline and distillate fuel (fuels in this category meet current fuel specifications); (3) alcohol fuels; (4) advanced fuels; (5) emergency fuels; and (6) methane and related gaseous fuels. Limited work on advanced fuels (hydrogen) has been carried out part way, consistent with the long-term prospects for supply.
Coordination & Technology Transfer
As is evident from the above sections, the DOE Heat Engine Propulsion Program is divided into two major elements-projects supporting the proof-of-concept of specific types of engines such as the gas turbine, Stirling and diesel and projects which provide research and development of basic technologies broadly applicable to all heat engines; i.e., ceramic materials and alternative fuels.
Effective coordination between these two elements is essential if program goals are to be attained. Typically in the iterative process between these elements, engine designers identify technology needs, as for example material coating requirements. Recognizing these needs coating research and development is directed at relevant improvements which can then be applied to engine components for test verification. If further improvement is required, the cycle is repeated until goals are met.
Bringing engine designers and supporting technology specialists together in workshops such as this or other ways for mutual discussion of engine needs and the technology progress is, we believe, an effective way of stimulating the technology transfer and coordination necessary for program success. As such, we at DOE appreciate the support of this workshop by industry, academia and other government agencies and recognize that this support is vital to the successful pursuit of a meaningful heat engine propulsion R&D program.
Guide to Alternative Fuels
Your Alternative Fuel Solution for Saving Money, Reducing Oil Dependency, and Helping the Planet. Ethanol is an alternative to gasoline. The use of ethanol has been demonstrated to reduce greenhouse emissions slightly as compared to gasoline. Through this ebook, you are going to learn what you will need to know why choosing an alternative fuel may benefit you and your future.


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This essential mineral, required by every cell in the body, plays an important role in many bodily processes; approximately 100 enzymes rely on zinc to carry out their functions. It is required for the body to make proteins and DNA, and is a key nutrient for healthy growth and development during pregnancy, infancy and childhood.* Zinc also helps to support the immune system, helps to keep skin healthy, assists in healing, and is involved in our senses of taste, smell and vision.*
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Bellator 109: 691,000 viewer average
November 26, 2013
MMA Payout has learned through Nielsen sources that Bellator 109 scored an average viewership of 691,000 viewers. It peaked with over 1 million viewers during the Marshall-Schlemenko fight.
Season 9 (Fall 2013):
Bellator 98 – 437,000 viewers
Bellator 99 – 660,000 viewers, 704,000 DVR+3
Bellator 100 – 700,000 viewers, 736,000 DVR+3
Bellator 101 – 649,000 viewers, 710,000 DVR +3
Bellator 102 – 675,000 viewers. 774,000 DVR +3
Bellator 103 – 539,000 viewers, 638,000 DVR +3
Bellator 104 – 615,000 viewers, 684,000 DVR +3
Bellator 105 – 520,000 viewers, 684,000 DVR +3
Bellator 106 – 1.1M viewers
Bellator 107 – 683,000 viewers, 782,000 DVR +3
Bellator 108 – 793,000 viewers
Bellator 109 – 691,000 viewers
Payout Perspective:
The live season average ended at 671,000 viewers with viewership for Bellator 109 down from last week. Season 9 ratings were down from Season 8 despite Bellator 106's big rating. We will see how Bellator can build going into its 10th season in 2014.
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DocOc on
November 27th, 2013 9:58 AM
Good job Bellator. Hopefully Viacom keeps supporting it. Lord knows they should since they have been keeping the ball rolling this long.
BrainSmasher on
November 27th, 2013 5:20 PM
I don't think Bellator will ever pull the plug on Bellator. What I think they will do and should do. Is stop going after big name free agents. I don't think they will ever break 1 million viewers consistently. From the numbers we are seeing from their big name fighters. They aren't really worth the money. The ratings increase isn't there. They need to keep doing their thing and take the 500K to 900K ratings that come cheap. Sign guys the UFC no longer wants and get them for almost nothing. Create your own stars as well. Then maybe pick 1 or 2 guys each year you go after in free agency to keep the perception of credibility. You don't want to be to obvious you are content with second rate fighters. But mostly you want to be the second best out there without a doubt. But there is no reason to be throwing big money around.
I think Bellator will come to that conclusion after 2014. They are on the hook for at least 1 more fight with Alverez for rather large purse. If Chandler would have won the rematch or if he wins the rubber match. He is going to demand even more than what Eddie was paid. More than likely he will want much more. Salaries are increasing and they are not showing much of a return on ratings.
They need to realize that their success is tired to the UFC. The UFc created their market and is responsible for their ratings. If the UFC has more success it will expand their ratings as well. There is no reason to compete with the UFC.
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"A feminist reworking of Beauty and the Beast from a talented fantasy writer."
Well, you had me at that byline. Fairytale retellings are fun (see also - Jane Austen retellings *hearteyes*), and there's always room for a feminist spin, imho. I also looked forward to reading a Beauty and the Beast retelling, not being familiar with the story at all (I know, what can I say?!), so I was pretty much 'come at me with this book!'.
Set in a fairytale Japan, Barefoot on the Wind is filled with vivid and beautiful imagery, that lingers after reading. The story is heavy with beautiful detail and world in the book feels tight and contained. Entirely appropriate considering the village and inhabitants are as entrapped as the beast. A setting that feels eery, almost nightmare - but with just enough warmth to wrap the characters up safe. ish.
The characters themselves feel fresh. Hana is not Belle in the traditional, aesthetic sense. "I was not pretty, or delicate or fine... I was a hard worker, and I was healthy," is just the kind of move away from traditional fairytale tellings that I needed. I've read so many (too many?) fairytales to our kids over the past few years, and the whole beauty = good, ugly = evil, is a massive bee in my bonnet. Hana is obviously beautiful, for so many reasons. Her courage, loyalty and humility, just for starters.
Likewise the beast is a deserving counterpart, and the slow burn of their relationship is perfectly in keeping with how humble they each are. This has something to do with the pacing of the novel (or vice versa), which is gentler than I have come to expect from YA novels. This was to my preference. The story is gripping enough on it's own terms and didn't take long to finish!
All up, Barefoot on the Wind was a super pleasure to read. Perhaps my enjoyment would have been enhanced had I known the original story prior to reading, but it still stood perfectly well on it's own.
Barefoot on the Wind is available now in all good bookstores. Summer reading, y'all.
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I'm just going to pre-warn you, 95% of the photographs in this post are absolutely cringe worthy. So even if you don't like the content, I hope you have a giggle at the photos! I am a MASSIVE fan of fancy dress, and actually worked full time in a party shop during the year out I took before starting uni (thanks for all your nice comments on the last post about my job by the way, much appreciated) We did costume making and hire, balloon decor and party/event planning. It was great fun and although I don't have many pictures of me in fancy dress when I was a child, there seems to be loads from the age of 17+. I have been using Pinterest (finally joined tonight, woo hoo!) and the Fancy Dress Ball party planning app to round up some ideas for my 25th Birthday. You can use it to choose a theme, invite friends, and then choose the appropriate costume and accessories for your event. Thought this would be a fun excuse to show you my dressing up outfits from over the years. Please, be gentle with me... Have tried to make these as chronological as possible.
Jinty McGinty. Think I was 17 here, and this is the sort of clown outfit I used to wear when going out to do face painting and balloon modelling for events. Ohhhh dear.
Santas helper. Also 17 and very orange! We used to run christmas grottos through the costume shop too so most of December I would be helping the big bearded man hand out presents, dressed like this.
I have no idea what this is. Tartan and frilly shirts were the dress code for Scottish banquets we used to organise. Och aye the noo!
Another 17 year old Ayden, trying on a pirate outfit over my work clothes. We used to do this quite a lot on quiet days to save our sanity. That has to be the worst hook I have ever seen!
Goldilocks and Bo-Peep. This was me and Corinne when we went down to Leeds for my cousin Emma's 18th birthday.
Tinkerbell. 18 years old, and my first year of uni hence the freshers weight I was carrying in this picture. That's what months of takeaway food and drinking does :( How strange do I look here with no tattoos?
Moulin Rouge. Still 18, at an Oscars charity night. I actually can't bring myself to say much about all these photos, they're cracking me up :')
Hoola girl. 18 years old, still partying away my first year of uni...
Dora the Explorer! I did this one halloween for a friends house party. Absolutely no one knew who I was apart from my little sister Tyler. Look how tiny she is in the photo :) Also, I was proud of this outfit because you have no idea how hard it is to find a pair of orange shorts in October.
Little Miss Sunshine. I was 19 here, and this was my attempt at a DIY which included chopping up a childs costume from asda and pairing it with whatever yellow and red clothes I could find.
Princess Peach. 20 years old, and my first outfit from Legs Avenue, which do an amazing range of costumes which scale from super cute to super risky.
Not a proper fancy dress outfit, but me and Katrina enjoyed taking some California Girls inspiration for Katy Perrys California Dreams tour. 21 in this photo I think. Lots of candy jewellery and I made us those headbands :)
Princess Peach made a comeback for halloween at the ABC when I was 22. We all went dressed as video game characters so I was glad to get use of this outfit again.
Sugar Skull lady. 23 years old, I had a night out again at the ABC for halloween, and at the Titan Props Halloween party wearing this outfit. Doing the makeup was definitely my favourite part.
Bride of Frankenstein. Last halloween, and 24 years old :) The makeup for this one was fun too even if my eyebrows are a bit mad. We went to the Titan Props Halloween party again, but it was so coat that I kept my fur coat on for the first part of the night and everyone kept asking if I was Amy Winehouse!
That's my history of fancy dress outfits, there might have been a couple more but it took quite a while to go through my entire iphoto library looking for these. It was good fun stumbling across lots of old photos from when I was younger though, I definitely need to look back on them more often :)
In my opinion, fancy dress isn't just for Halloween! I love an excuse to dress up, and all the full posts featuring any sort of fancy dress can be read here. What has been your own favourite fancy dress outfit? And do you like to DIY or buy it off the shelf?


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Johnson & Johnson seeks to cultivate females' STEM2D interests at an early age and help them continue to grow and develop in these areas, preparing and positioning them to pursue higher education and careers in STEM2D. With this foundation, they are primed to make valuable contributions to their communities, companies, and the world in the decades ahead.
To advance student outreach, Johnson & Johnson partnered with leading nonprofit organizations FHI 360, Smithsonian Science Education Center, and JA (Junior Achievement) Worldwide to develop the SPARK STEM2D resource and website. SPARK seeks to enlarge the pool of young people, especially girls and other under-represented populations, who can aspire to future careers in STEM2D fields. This site contains STEM2D activities and best practices that can be used by Johnson & Johnson employees and other volunteers working with young people in classrooms, in out-of-school learning environments, and at community events. Through these partnerships, Johnson & Johnson intends to reach one million girls by 2020.
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I created a JIRA https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-2621 to handle this improvement. Paul, I am not sure till what level are you proposing to use dojo widgets. I made a changes required for this problem for web console deploy portlet. Following your hint about using dojo widget I used dojo dialog box to show detailed exception trace. Have a look at changes provided in Patch https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/attachment/12346339/deployExp.patch in https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-2621 This patch provides a protocol proposed for exception handling in console. Apart from exception handling methods are provided to printInfo, printWarning, printErrors and printFullError. For now only web console part is taken care of, if we want to support logging using same setup this can be easily added. Paul, about your question about life span, I am in favour of giving a error/info message for life span of single request. I feel providing a "explicitly dismissed by the user" is an additional hassle going against the motive of "ease of use". Anyways apart from being printed on web console, messages will continue to go to server log and further down the timeline if user wants details he can also look at logs. What do you say? Please have a look at patch and decide the path we are taking so that I can make changes in all other portlets. Thanks Rakesh On 12/1/06, Paul McMahan <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > > I agree that exception handling is currently not one of the console's > strong suits. I have been thinking about introducing a new dojo > widget for displaying messages in the console. It would be based on > the dialog widget which you can see by clicking the "show dialog" > anchor in this page: > http://archive.dojotoolkit.org/nightly/tests/widget/test_Dialog.html > > The design that you proposed sounds reasonable and would also provide > a first step for introducing the message widget described above by > wrapping the exceptions and providing a place to display them. I'm in > favor of creating a JIRA for this. > > One question I have is what do you consider life span for an error > message? If it only has the duration of a single request/response > then it would be lost by the user refreshing the page, clicking the > 'help' link, or using the minimize/maximize controls your > GERONIMO-795 patch would introduce. Seems like error messages need to > be explicitly dismissed by the user. Also, would your approach > continue to log the message in the server log or just display it to > the user? > > Best wishes, > Paul > > On 12/1/06, Rakesh Midha <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > > Hello > > > > In case I get any exception or error condition in Console, the nothing > is > > printed on web console and huge stack trace is printed on server > console. > > Only thing done in the name of Exception handling in all the portlets is > > "throw PortletException" > > > > I somehow don't like this behavior of console. As a console user I don't > > want to go and see server stacktrace, if there is some error I should > > atleast be informed in console. I think everytime there is a error or > > exception in console, it should be printed in either exception page in > > webconsole, or in header of portlet view page. This is done to some > extent > > in configManager and CA part of console. But not in uniform way. > > > > This is what I am proposing for Exception handling in console : > > 1. Create a ConsoleException.java which extends PortletException, this > class > > will have overridden printStackTrace(PrintWriter), which will set > attribute > > required in _ConsoleException.jsp apart from printing the stack on > > PrintWriter. > > 2. Create _ConsoleException.jsp which should be included in all portlet, > > this jsp will be responsible to print a short message and long stack > trace. > > (with a toggle button to view and hide long stack trace) > > 3. All Portlet classes should throw ConsoleException instead of > > PortletException > > > > I think this will be nice and cleaner way to handle the console > problems. > > > > I am working on > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-2578 to > > solve the same problem in deploy new app portlet. Once don't I will > supply > > the patch and open another JIRA to do this activity for all the > portlets. > > > > Please let me know if I am thinking right or missing something. Your > views > > and comments will be appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > Rakesh > > >
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Anybody watching? It is such a surreal experience to watch this season having gone through it last season. I've really loved the challenges so far and I'm terribly jealous that I was one season off from meeting Ina Garten. Cooking at the Barefoot Contessa would have been a dream...
I am really surprised at all of the "throwing under the bus" that is going on. Play nice finalists! It's hard enough to be away from your family & friends with no support system. Yikes...I can't imagine the tension that was floating around their living quarters. I agree with the decision to send Eddie home last night, but I think Teddy sealed the deal on his ticket home for next week. He will really have to shine to redeem himself. When it is all said and done, I think that he has probably dug himself into a deep hole that he won't be able to get out of. Next week looks like it's a rough one for the whole bunch. I wonder who will get the boot...
Monday, June 22, 2009
Anybody watching? It is such a surreal experience to watch this season having gone through it last season. I've really loved the challenges so far and I'm terribly jealous that I was one season off from meeting Ina Garten. Cooking at the Barefoot Contessa would have been a dream...
Posted by Kelsey at 6:58 AM
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- Durrant Fam said...
We're totally watching. I can't even imagine how hard it is to be away from everyone you love and then have all this animosity between the finalists! I thought they should have booted both of them! :)
- June 22, 2009 at 10:09 AM
- Lewis said...
Debbie, Jamika and Jeffrey
Debbie is very comfortable when presenting and I like the idea of an Asian influenced show.
Jamika is absolutely charming, what a smile and down to earth.
Jeffrey is very confident and polished but I am not sure what his culinary point of view is.
Next to go:
Teddy or Katie
Teddy is a train wreck.
Katie just won't drop the condescending healthy food angle. I am not sure she can cook.
The rest
Melissa is sweet but seems to be on the edge of a melt-down.
Michael makes good food but needs to dial is down a notch.
- June 23, 2009 at 11:55 AM
- mclement said...
I think it was Eddie over Teddy because Eddie had absolutely no remorse for his attitude and Teddy seemed to just go into survival mode and couldn't help himself... not an excuse for what was clearly unprofessional behavior though. It'll be interesting to see if he pulls it together.
This season seems to have more "drama" than past seasons which kinda annoys me some since I just want to get to the food ;)
- June 23, 2009 at 12:21 PM
- Kaylyn said...
I couldn't agree more. I was so mad at Eddie and Teddy on the last episode. Neither of them were playing nice.
I think that Jamika or Debbie will be the winner this season. They are both good in the kitchen, with great personalities too.
P.S. I was driving home from work the other day, and guess who I saw on a Billboard at point of the mountain....
- June 23, 2009 at 3:55 PM
- Mmm...Cafe said...
I am loving it this season, but I agree, there is a lot of "throwing under the bus". Bummer! After this week I like Melissa...she started to really impress me!
- June 29, 2009 at 8:06 PM


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Office of Justice Programs
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We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP) as of September 30, 2000, and the related statements of net cost, changes in net position, budgetary resources, and financing for the year then ended. The financial statements are the responsibility of OJP's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America; the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States; and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Bulletin No. 01-02, Audit Requirements for Federal Financial Statements. Those standards and OBM Bulletin No. 01-02 require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures relating to the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of OJP, as of September 30, 2000, and its net costs, changes in net position, budgetary resources, and reconciliation of net costs to budgetary obligations, for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The information in the Management's Discussion and Analysis and Required Supplementary Information sections is not a required part of the financial statements, but is supplementary information required by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board or OMB Bulletin No. 97-01, Form and Content of Agency Financial Statements, as amended. We have applied certain limited procedures, which consisted principally of inquiries of management regarding the methods of measurement and presentation of this information. However, we were unable to assess control risk relevant to OJP's intra-governmental transactions and balances with non-Department of Justice trading partners, as required by OMB Bulletin No. 01-02, because OJP did not perform all of the reconciliations with its Federal trading partners, as required by the January 7, 2000 technical amendments to OMB Bulletin 97-01. Further, we did not audit the information in the Management's Discussion and Analysis and Required Supplementary Information sections, and, accordingly, we express no opinion on it.
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McVeigh Friend Takes Plea Deal
By Pierre Thomas
OKLAHOMA CITY, AUG. 8 -- Michael Fortier, the Army buddy of the prime suspect in the April bombing of the federal building here, reached a tentative deal today to cooperate with federal prosecutors to avoid being charged as a principal participant in the worst terrorist assault in U.S. history, law enforcement sources said.
Under the proposed agreement, Fortier, 26, would plead guilty to charges related to illegal firearm trafficking, knowledge of the bombing and lying to federal agents. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but the proposed penalties constitute less than a life-in-prison sentence and would remove Fortier from the threat of the death penalty, sources said.
A source familiar with the case said Fortier testified today as the government moved closer to meeting a Friday deadline to seek indictments against Timothy James McVeigh, the prime suspect in the bombing, and Terry Lynn Nichols, who has also been charged in the bombing that left 168 people dead and more than 500 injured. His testimony is considered critical by some federal prosecutors because Fortier apparently is the only potential witness who has direct knowledge of the plot.
Through his attorney Fortier has already said that he and McVeigh had cased the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building and that McVeigh confided that he planned to "blow" up the facility.
Fortier's wife, Lori, meanwhile, also testified today before a federal grand jury under the cloak of immunity approved by a federal district judge on Monday.
Mack Martin, Lori Fortier's attorney, confirmed her appearance before the grand jury, saying that she had testified for about two hours. "Her testimony had nothing to do with Mr. Fortier," Martin said. "Her testimony had to do with other people involved in the bombing." Martin declined to offer more specifics. He did note, when asked, that Michael Fortier and his attorney Michael McGuire were at Tinker Air Force Base, the site of the grand jury deliberations.
The testimony by Lori Fortier, who also had been under federal investigation, represents another example of a common strategy of law enforcement officials -- placing pressure on family members and friends of suspects.
Last week, Jennifer McVeigh, Timothy McVeigh's sister, testified before the grand jury. She too was under investigation for some time and then was granted immunity. She had previously given FBI agents two lengthy statements, including one in which she told investigators that McVeigh had said he participated in a bank robbery in which he nearly killed himself by having an accident in a car carrying explosives.
Stephen Jones, Timothy McVeigh's attorney, in a brief interview today renewed his questions about Michael Fortier's credibility. He said that Fortier had previously told a television interviewer he did not believe that McVeigh had anything to do with the bombing.
"I do not believe Tim blew up any building in Oklahoma," Fortier said on CNN on May 8. "There's nothing for me to look back and say, Yeah, that might have been. I should have seen it back then.' There's nothing like that."
McVeigh's attorneys said if Fortier does become a government witness, he should expect vigorous questioning. "It's impossible to evaluate what Mike Fortier says until he testifies in the court of law subject to the crucible of cross-examination," said Rob Nigh, one of McVeigh's attorneys.
"He's made different statements before a national television audience, now he's apparently saying something dramatically different. He's been subject to extreme pressure, as has his wife."
Both Nichols and Fortier are former Army buddies of McVeigh's; all served at Fort Riley, Kan. The Fortiers are residents of Kingman, Ariz., the area where Timothy McVeigh had lived in the months preceding the bombing. FBI agents had canvassed virtually the entire city of Kingman in a search for associates of McVeigh who were interested in the militia movement and who had espoused anti-government sentiment.
But when their investigation unfolded, they did not find a multilayered conspiracy involving a large number of accomplices, such as citizen militias. Instead, they came to focus on McVeigh, Nichols, and others, including Fortier and his wife, Lori. Agents monitored Fortier closely, searching his home twice and on one occasion confiscating at least seven guns.
Fortier's fate with prosecutors was recently complicated by the revelation that Fortier had sold one gun apparently stolen in an Arkansas robbery that may have provided financing for the bombing. It is unclear whether any of the seven weapons recovered were tied to the bombing.
In addition there were other indications that Fortier had directed a neighbor to hide in the desert ammonium nitrate, a key ingredient in the bomb. Some law enforcement sources, however, question the credibility of the neighbor, James Rosencrans. Fortier has maintained that although he knew of the bombing plot, he ultimately refused to participate. Indictments in the case are expected as soon as Thursday, sources said.
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
Brooklyn Dress
I spotted the designer version of this dress on Piperlime in the fall and loved it, but quickly dismissed it when I saw the ridiculous price tag. Imagine my delight to see a very similar knock off available at Target in their new Merona Retro Resort collection. Yahoo!
Posted by Kim at Thursday, January 20, 2011
File Under clothing
2 comments:
- katie kate. said...
super cute. would be adorable with those yellow shoes you posted about a bit back.
- January 20, 2011 at 12:16 PM
- Vanessa said...
I can totally see you in this dress!
- January 20, 2011 at 2:36 PM
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Hypoadrenia, also known as adrenal fatigue, is a fairly common condition that affects the function of the adrenal glands. This condition is not as serious as Addison's disease, which also affects the adrenal glands, yet the adrenal fatigue symptoms may significantly interfere with a person's daily life. There are many ways to both diagnose and treat the condition at home, though a doctor is necessary to confirm the existence of the condition in the body.
In order to understand hypoadrenia, it is necessary to understand the function of the two primary adrenal glands. The adrenal medulla, part of the sympathetic nervous system, secretes adrenaline, which aids in human and animal reflexes and survival modes. Likewise, the adrenal cortex releases adrenal cortical hormones, such as cortisol, which suppresses certain normal body functions in order to focus all of the body's attention and energy on immediate survival needs. Such functions tend to be over-stressed and over-worked in the body of one who suffers from hypoadrenia.
The list of symptoms is quite extensive, though it may vary from person to person. Sufferers may have a tendency toward irritation and anxiety, a decreased sex drive, dizziness, and lethargy. Digestive discomfort or difficulty may be present as well. Adrenal fatigue often causes cravings for sugary, salty, or carbohydrate-rich foods and, for some, caffeine dependency. Chronically high cortisol levels may also add difficult-to-remove abdominal fat.
A postural hypotension test, which may be conducted at home with the aid of a blood pressure cuff, is a popular test in helping to diagnose hypoadrenia. The patient must first lie down long enough to relax and then take a blood pressure reading. After the cuff is inflated, the patient must stand up immediately and record the new reading. A drop in blood pressure, coupled with a slight faint feeling, may indicate adrenal fatigue, as someone without the syndrome would be more likely to experience a raise in blood pressure.
Dietary changes may reduce the symptoms of adrenal fatigue for many sufferers. It is recommended that someone with the condition limits his or her sugar intake, while adding more vitamins to his or her diet, such as C, B5, and B6. Vitamin C proves particularly advantageous, as it tends to be depleted by the body under stressful situations. This vitamin is additionally vital for the proper production of adrenal hormones. While a low-carb, low-sugar diet is recommended for those suffering from hypoadrenia, sodium intake does not necessarily need to be reduced, as sodium is an essential mineral in adrenal function.
Other remedies, aside from dietary modification, may also reduce the symptoms. A doctor may recommend that a sufferer takes phosphatidylserine, which is believed to repair potentially damaged cortisol receptors in the brain. Stress reduction tends to be the most highly recommended treatment, however, for normalizing cortisol levels. Some may find meditation, exercise, and the elimination of stimulants such as caffeine helpful as well.
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Pat Stimson needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 53 designs submitted by 15 freelance designers.
My name is Patrick Stimson I am the co-founder of GuestTogether.com, the idea for the website was born out of the desire to give the guests of my sisters upcoming wedding a place where they can meet and mingle with each other before the wedding, plan activities to do during the wedding and book travel to and from the wedding itself. What we are trying to get across with the logo is a theme of togetherness and enjoyment with a simple straight forward design. I am not a nit picky person and I believe that as soon as I see the right logo I will know quickly!
Our target audience is wedding guests, we are dealing with everyone from a barely computer literate older person to the young tech-savy teenager.
There are no real 'requirements' I would only ask that the logo is done in the basic color scheme of the existing website. I would ask that the logo be simple and somewhat modern feel. I dont want a lot of things 'going on'. Please feel free to be creative as you like, I am open to any and all types of designs. I definitely am thinking of something that is somewhat twitter or facebookesque. I am looking to choose a design quickly
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With all of the social media sites, friends' blogs and daily emails directing you to the latest and greatest items and ideas, we are on information overload. It seems everyone is a self-professed foodie, fashionista, techie, or (fill in the blank) guru and want to share their expertise with you. So how do you decide which sites are the best resources?
Each of us have a few "go to" sites that help us filter through the options and provide us with some quick ideas. When I am planning an event, it is important for me to learn about the city and culture where the event will take place. I look for information on the local venues, vendors and of course… food. I particularly enjoy websites and emails that are city specific so I can pick up some helpful tips and discounts when visiting the area.
Here are my Top 5 Sites for Top Cities:
1) Tasting Table – This site covers New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Washington D.C. Since TT also has a national edition, they often cover other cities as well.
Tasting Table is a free daily email that delivers the best of food and drink culture to adventurous eaters everywhere. Each weekday, we send our subscribers one delicious idea about dining, wine, cocktails, cooking or restaurant personalities. We feed you only first-hand recommendations that we have tested thoroughly ourselves—one bite at a time.
In our local editions in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Washington D.C., we'll alert you to a must-try dish at a forgotten restaurant, a hot new bar that deserves its buzz, under-appreciated cook shops and neighborhood food purveyors who may otherwise go unnoticed.
2) Blackboard Eats – Currently, this site offers restaurant discounts for New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. I have a feeling this will expand to more cities because the discounts offered are great and easy to use. When there is a discount available, you receive an email with the details. If you are interested in the deal, simply click on the email that day and receive the code. Bring the code to the restaurant and enjoy the deal!
BlackboardEats is a free e-mail and website delivering exclusive deals on restaurants handpicked by seasoned food editors. We also highlight the best food-related specials LA, NY and SF have to offer, including prix fixe discounts, tasting events, weekly dinner bargains and more.
Unlike other sites that focus on the newest openings, BlackboardEats features both hot spots and hidden gems—some of which are new, some of which have been around for years. And we cover everything from the fancy to the no-frills…just as long as the place rocks.
3) The Daily Sip – This website is focuses on the wine industry… and what's an event without wine?! The emails are quick reads and I like that they feature different wine regions.
Think "Daily Candy" meets "US Weekly" of the wine industry. Start your day with insider tips on truly delicious wines, behind-the-scenes stories from winemakers, Celebrity Sips, insider special offers, and much more. Each short email features a winemaker, region, wine, chef or celebrity, or gadget. No one stops after just one sip.
4) Great Places – Check out this website and blog for some venue ideas and trends. While venues open and close often this is a good starting place to look through venue ideas in different cities, including New York, Las Vegas, Boston, Chicago and more.
5) Groupon – While I have never actually purchased a coupon through the site, I think it has some great offers in most major cities. Just make sure to read the fine print. For example, if you buy a coupon for a hair salon and you are already a customer there, they may not let you use the deal. (Also, check out Lifebooker for NYC beauty deals!)
Groupon features a daily deal on the best stuff to do, see, eat, and buy in a variety of cities across the U.S., Canada, Europe and soon beyond.
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Lining It Up
Andy Wittenburg, a Farm Rescue volunteer, prepares to load and transport a combine to its next farm destination. Andy, who works as a pastor in Florence, OR, grew up on a farm in Iowa. Andy used his three weeks of vacation time to travel to North Dakota and volunteer for Farm Rescue in the fall of 2010. Andy's skills both in the field and at the wheel proved to be invaluable during the harvest season.


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I lost the Status Bar on Firefox so thought I'd uninstall, using Revo Uninstaller, which I did, but now of course I dont have internet connection to reinstall Firefox and I cant work out how to get it all up and running again.
Revo must have gone a little too far, eh?
It's not always wise to use third party uninstallers when there is a perfectly good one already provided by the OS (it uses the uninstaller installed by the program, in this case Firefox).
Try this:
Use a manual method to reset TCP/IP
"Doin' right ain't got no end." Cap'n Red Legs
The status bar was removed from Firefox 4 and above, it's now called add on bar and can be enabled by right clicking and putting a check mark beside it.
You always have the built in Internet Explorer browser in XP, whether you were using it or not.
That should connect to the internet fine, unless Revo Uninstaller messed something up. Download Firefox with that.
@ Leroi, Revo works in 4 steps assuming the OP selected the most complete removal option: 1.) Create a restore point, 2.) Run the program's uninstallation wizard (just like Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs), 3.) Scan for and optionally delete leftover files/folders, 4.) Scan for and optionally delete leftover registry entries.
@ MrsMac, If you're going to use Firefox 3.6 again, check the Status Bar option in the View menu. If the View menu isn't showing, hold Alt+V, or right-click an empty area of the toolbar and enable Menu Bar.
As Leroi said, the Status Bar was renamed the Add-on bar in FF 4. It no longer has the website status and progress bar and this Add-on bar is disabled by default. You can read this article about making FF 4 (and FF5) look more like FF 3.6 by making some GUI adjustments and installing add-ons: http://www.computertechtips.net/64/...
One thing mentioned that relates to your query is the Status-4-Evar add-on that converts the Add-on bar to function more like the previous Status bar, with further customization options.
Apologies if I don't respond to your reply immediately. I don't check this site daily, but you're welcome to PM me as a reminder.