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Neonatal Nutrition Initiative
Postnatal nutritional deficit in Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) infants is associated with developmental delay and adult morbidities. Hospital teams participating in the Neonatal Nutrition Initiative work to reduce the number of VLBW babies discharged with body weight less than the 10th percentile by increasing their growth after birth through evidence-based feeding protocols. These protocols have been shown to optimize the growth of VLBW infants and improve long-term health outcomes for these at-risk infants.
As compared with the intrauterine growth of normal term infants, the growth of prematurely born infants is typically delayed. Approximately 90% of VLBW infants fall in the category of extra-uterine growth restriction by 36 weeks post-conceptional age. Poor nutrition is a significant contributory factor and is associated with prolonged hospitalization and an increased risk for poor health outcomes.
The goal of this initiative is to improve the nutritional status of premature infants, particularly VLBW, by instituting early enteral feeding and TPN (total parenteral nutrition) supplementation when indicated. By standardizing the method of early nutrition with increased use of breast milk, appropriate use of TPN together with closely monitoring the growth parameters (weight, length, head circumference) at each NICU, we will try to achieve improvement in the growth pattern, therefore diminishing the number of extra-uterine growth restricted infants in Illinois.
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Henry — Ella. [Group Sheet]
Peter married Annie Speed approx. 1898. Annie (daughter of Joe Speed) was born approx. 1880, Gordo (Pickens County), AL; died 12 Nov 1929, Reform (Pickens County), AL; was buried 13 Nov 1929, Reform (Pickens County), AL. [Group Sheet]
Henry married Mary L. approx. 1903. Mary was born approx. 1905, Alabama; died unknown. [Group Sheet]
Joe — Thelma Stockster. Thelma was born approx. 1907, Alabama; died unknown. [Group Sheet]
Curtis married Frances McClellan 18 Mar 1951, Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama. Frances (daughter of Champ McClellan, Sr. and Leola Coleman) was born 20 December 1924, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, United States; died 6 August 2014, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, United States; was buried 12 August 2014, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, United States. [Group Sheet]
S. married Jan 1967, Talladega County, AL. Unknown [Group Sheet]
Roosevelt married C.M. [Group Sheet]
Frank married E. Williams (daughter of James Charles Williams and Vergil Lois Wisdom) [Group Sheet]
Frank married J. Curry (daughter of T. George Curry and Annie B. Storey) [Group Sheet]
C.". — W. Truss. [Group Sheet]
K.M. — L. Summerville. (daughter of Curtis Lee Summerville and L. Brodie) [Group Sheet]
K.M. married N. Clark (daughter of Robert Lee Clark, Jr. and J.E. Scott) [Group Sheet]
K.M. — U. Johnson. (daughter of Hubert Johnson, Jr. and R.B. Joyce) [Group Sheet]
K.M. married T.Y. Koonce (daughter of W.J.". Koonce, Jr. and D. Robinson) [Group Sheet]
A. — . Unknown [Group Sheet]
A.R. married E. Winfrey [Group Sheet]

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Hi Everyone not too sure if this is the right area to be posting this but my Red R34 Gtt coupe was stolen this morning at around 3.30am from Benowa Waters Gold Coast.
Its a very distinctive car, it has white drift teks wheels, and it has On Track Drift plastered all over it. It also has a brighter red front bar. (not a good color match)
I use this car to earn a living teaching drifting. I need this car back!
Please if you have any information however small let me know. 0412 898 772.
There will be a reward...
Mods on the car are....
dark tint
blitz fiberglass bonnet
blitz fiberglass nizmo style side skirts
Hicas lock bar
Vertex Gravity coil overs (black the only ones in Australia)
caster arms
hi flow Mr turbo turbo
straight through exhaust with a rear blitz Nur cannon
front facing polished inlet plenum
intercooler kit with custom piping
oil cooler kit and relocator
Profec B boost controler and turbo timer
saber boost guage
nizmo 2 way
white drift teks
STOLEN On Track Drift Red R34 GTT coupe
Started by euge 180sx, Jan 25 2012 02:11 PMeugene arendsen ontrack drift
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Posted 25 January 2012 - 02:11 PM
Posted 25 January 2012 - 02:25 PM
Wow man, that's terrible! Hope you get it back in one piece!
People really need to stop being so shit and stop stealing cars...
Humans suck, society sucks!
People really need to stop being so shit and stop stealing cars...
Humans suck, society sucks!
Edited by JEDDY!, 25 January 2012 - 02:26 PM.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6522397117835170141.post3701930148629299682..comments2017-08-11T00:28:35.701-07:00Comments on Gary Rides Bikes: NO on Santa Monica Propostion T, also known as RIFTGaryhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6522397117835170141.post-84674349810830985502008-11-04T22:35:00.000-08:002008-11-04T22:35:00.000-08:00Hey man,Thanks for leaving a comment on my voting ...Hey man,
Thanks for leaving a comment on my voting stance. I would have loved to chat it up with you about propT before today, but thats the nature of the beast.

I agree wholeheartedly that its connections with traffic seemed loose at best, but when I look around Santa Monica, most of what I see is commercial development. Anything that puts a limit on over commercialization of this area is fine by me.

I certainly wouldn't care to have another 3rd street promenade, or an additional Santa Monica Mall, more hotel towers, office buildings and complexes, or even more car dealerships and car lots.

Anyways, I thought this entry was very well thought out, and full of information. Great to see.casey!!!https://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6522397117835170141.post-5886114353728829762008-11-03T20:05:00.000-08:002008-11-03T20:05:00.000-08:00There is a relationship between commercial develop...There is a relationship between commercial development and traffic, however it has been vastly overstated how much this proposition would actually effect traffic. It also ignores the solutions that have been part of the ongoing land use discussions in Santa Monica.

From what I gather, it's really about limiting commercial development period, and is being sold as a traffic solution to get it passed. I feel this is a rather deceptive way to go about creating policy.Garyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6522397117835170141.post-50494911578718573812008-11-03T17:33:00.000-08:002008-11-03T17:33:00.000-08:00Hello! Thanks for the info on RIFT. After readin...Hello! Thanks for the info on RIFT. After reading the measure, it didn't make a lot of sense (i.e. them connecting traffic to commerical development), and makes even less sense after reading this.joemorgshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6522397117835170141.post-72815112498506046712008-10-17T13:52:00.000-07:002008-10-17T13:52:00.000-07:00I wish I'd known about the Cash-Out law back when ...I wish I'd known about the Cash-Out law back when I worked at Activision. I could've gotten back some of the wages I lost to the grind.Adam Rakunashttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Beef tenderloin filets in a delicious demi-glace using our Raspberry Pineapple Sauce and Horseradish Sauce. Perfect for a stay-at-home date night dinner.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 2
Ingredients2 Beef tenderloin filets (about 5 - 6 oz. each)
Olive oil
1 clove Garlic (crushed)
Cracked black pepper
Kosher salt
1/2 cup Water
1.5 oz. Classic French demi-glace or 1 Tbsp. Better Than Bouillon Beef
2 Tbsp. Robert Rothschild Farm Horseradish Sauce
1 bottle Robert Rothschild Farm Raspberry Pineapple Sauce
Drizzle extra virgin olive oil on the beef and rub with crushed garlic. Season both sides with cracked black pepper and a sprinkle of salt. In a skillet on medium heat, sear tournedos for 7 minutes on each side (turning occasionally to keep from burning).
In a small sauce pan, combine French demi-glace with 1/2 cup water and heat on low. Add Raspberry Pineapple Sauce and reduce in half, about 10 minutes. Turn off heat and add Horseradish Sauce and whisk until smooth. Allow the beef to rest for about 4 - 5 minutes and slice. Drizzle the sauce over the steak and serve.


text: > > Paul, do you think you might be able to put your files (or > > diffs or whatever) into ~ftp for those of us on the porting fringe who > > don't have accounts on sun-lamp? > > Actually, I would like to see this stuff commited to the tree as soon > as possible. > Umm, might want to wait a bit to sync up with the other m68k ports so the various m68k ports aren't duplicating code unnecessarily. It looked like alot of it was gcc related and some of the m68k ports, Amiga for one, have at least some gcc 2.4.5 PIC support already, I know gcc 2.5.4 certainly has full PIC support for both MIT and MOTOROLA syntax. In this case it might pay to take a step back, have the various m68k ports pow wow briefly and decide which parts are generic m68k and which will have to be port specific. It would be surprising if all of the ld specific code can't be shared amongst all m68k ports. Take the time to do it right the first time... So, what do the Amiga, Atari and Mac people have to say on this? I notice their trees haven't been integrated fully into the grand scheme yet... Haste would probably make waste in this case. -Rob ------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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Halo Waypoint - FREE
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Package name: com.halo.companion , Last Update: 2012-04-09 18:40:47
381 ratings (3.262 average)
50,000-250,000 downloads
What's new in this version (1.1):
- Available on any Android device now
- Added German, Spanish, French
- App loads faster, fixed sign in issues
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- ATLAS automatically follows you between games. No interaction with your device required!
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Waypoint features ATLAS, the official multiplayer companion for Halo: Reach. Check out overhead views of multiplayer and firefight maps, as well as beautifully illustrated versions from Brady Games. The maps show weapon and vehicle locations, and you can get near real-time position and score information for Multiplayer games, for you and your team.
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Video and Review: 2001 Volvo S60 T5 and Atlanta Road Trip
In August of 2010, I bought this 2001 Volvo S60 T5 manual in Atlanta. I paid $5300 with 116,000 miles. It was a one-owner car that spent its entire life in Georgia. I originally intended to pick up a Lincoln LS when I went down there, but there was a twist to the story.
Fast Tube by Casper
I originally intended to buy a 2001 Lincoln LS with 130k, manual transmission, V6, and Alpine stereo. '01 also introduced AdvanceTrac. The asking price was $4999.
Ian's Lexus was in the shop, so I drove my brother's Prelude.
I woke up and checked my email, and my offer on a Lincoln LS was accepted.
The dog (this was his first road trip) wasn't too pleased with squeezing into the back and trying to sleep, but he had no choice.
I pretty much had to shove him in there. Getting him to voluntarily jump in the back was almost impossible.
"This sucks."
Saw this awesome vanity plate on a G8.
Found a small town in Illinois with a Wendys. Their mall was pretty quiet and had a subway attached to it which I thought was unusual. Usually you see a Cheesecake Factory.
Yes, thats a Jr Bacon.
Newton found a spot to pinch a loaf at a rest area.
Found a cupholder back there.
The driving position is strange, like sticking your arms and legs straight out and staring down, but once you get used to it its reasonably comfortable over long distances. Its a tight fit, but still feels wider and more breathable than the Corolla.
I got to this gas station in west Nashville. As soon as I pulled up I was eager to leave. While filling, a big white guy with a Carolina accent walked up to me and asked me for gas money. He pointed at a black 2006+ Cadillac DTS and said, "I work for a security company and I just lot my wallet. Can you help me out? I drive that $53,000 Cadillac over there I can show you my business card." I said, "Uhh, sorry man." He replied, "Thanks anyway" and jumped in his Cadillac and drove off. The LAST thing I wanted to do in that neighborhood was whip out my wallet stuffed with fifties and hundreds.
Now, let's see… you're in a strange town with no ID and no money. Why the hell would you think getting $1 from a stranger would get you home? If I were him, assuming he wasn't pulling a scam, I'd have found a place to park, slept overnight, and called my bank, my coworkers, my friends, or my family in the morning to arrange a Western Union transfer. The last thing I would do is BEG in a crappy neighborhood.
Standard portable sustenance.
Checked into a Motel 6 in Roswell GA. It was quite terrible. Roswell was an attractive upscale suburb with winding boulevards and high end strip malls.
$44 per night.
Pretty darn good gas station food from Racetrac.
This looks like it dates back to the Reagan era.
A mysterious open space. I think a prostitute was killed here so they threw away the blood-stained couch.
At least the bathroom was clean.
A Cuban and some funyuns. Newton apparently hates funyuns.
I slept quite poorly. The room was located near the mechanical/boiler room of the hotel, so the AC was unable to keep up. It was blowing cold, but the room baked. Ian decided to crawl under the desk next to the AC and sleep on the floor while the dog panted all night.
The drive to the dealer (Atlanta Best/Car Online) was stressful. Atlanta is a bizarre mix of all people from all places, NONE OF WHOM CAN DRIVE. On the highway its great. People fly down I-75 at high speeds, but in town they're like New Yorkers. This lady in a green Jaguar S-type pulled out of her left turn lane right in front of me, forcing me to slam my brakes. I gave her a honk, then 20 FEET LATER she stopped again and tried to squeeze back into the left turn lane she just abandoned! I finally squeezed by, put down my window, and yelled "F***ING C***". Normally I'd just honk and move on, but I was cranky and tired.
Here's the Lincoln. The interior was okay. Nothing was torn but there were some carpet stains, a missing vent on the corner of the dash, dirt and ash in the front ash tray (though the car did not smell like smoke), and the shift boot was detached from the center console underneath, so it flopped around.
The sales guy told me the long plastic center console piece surrounding the shifter was cracked, so he grabbed one from another LS but didnt have time to glue the shift boot in place.
That didn't bother me, but the body…
He did tell me that the bumper needed a repaint, but I didnt realize how bad it was.
The two LSs on the lot were missing this piece of the lower grille.
It needed a new set of tires too.
It was previously owned by the city of New Orleans. There was, fortunately, no evidence of flooding from Katrina or a bad title history.
I wasn't crazy about the spoiler. More damaged paint and deep scratches.
One thing after another.
Despite my disappointment with the physical condition, I test drove the Lincoln anyway.
Ford did an amazing job with the DEW98 platform. Steering was linear and quick and the ride was the perfect compromise between comfort and firmness. The shifts were a bit notchy but throws were short, and the clutch had a nice chunky bite. Brakes were strong and easy to modulate. The duratec V6 had plenty of pull for tooling around town but lacked in passing power on the highway. It was a pretty extensive test drive — I put $15 of gas in the tank and went over railroad tracks, through local streets, and flew up and down the highway. When we got back, I had a grin on my face and managed to enjoy myself. I didnt see any leaks or smell anything funny, and since I have a body and paint guy who does good work for cheap, I figured why the hell not.
In addition to the tires being low on rubber, the air bag light was on and the cruise didn't work. Fortunately, I did a lot of research the night before and learned that the clock spring was the cause of both of those problems, a reasonably cheap fix. I used that as a bargaining tool to get the price down to $4400 out the door. I told him, "I cant register and insure a car with a faulty airbag. What if I have to replace the whole unit? What if there was an accident? I'm taking a big risk here." He replied, 'I dont have a lot of room in that car.' I said, "Just give me another $200 off and we'll have a deal." I then put my hand out and gestured for him to shake. We then agreed to $100 off my original offer of $4500 for $4400 out the door and shook on it. The car was beat, but it was strong, and it was nothing a few hundred dollars in cosmetic work couldn't handle. A mint LS V6 manual sells for $5500-$6300, so $4400 for an ugly one that I can spit-shine is reasonable.
I went inside and sat down, then asked the girl doing my paperwork if Ian and my dog could come in and cool off. She said sure, so I went out and called him in. As he was walking in, another salesman said "YOU CANT BRING THAT IN HERE NO PETS." The girl and my salesman yelled back across the sales floor, "No its okay its okay! Come in come in!" but this jackass responded, "I DONT WANT PEE ALL OVER THE RUGS YOU CANT COME IN." Well, the sales floor was dirty and the floors were wood. There were only a couple tiny rugs and they were already filthy. Ian said, "Fine, we're not buying the car." We went in, sat down, and I was pretty pissed. Both my salesman and the cashier were like, "Im so sorry that guy's an a**hole. I dont know what his problem is." I said, "You know, I'm from the midwest, we don't treat people like that." I sat there fuming quietly and asked her to hand back my envelope full of cash. I told the guy I wanted to go look at a Volvo that was nearby. He reminded me that my $300 deposit was non-refundable, but I told him I didn't care.
I got to a shell station and two cute girls were trying to pull the same BS that the guy in the black Cadillac did in Nashville the night before. They waved and asked us to roll down the window, then in a sweet southern voice asked for money to get to the MARTA (transit) station because they supposedly lost their credit cards. Ian was polite to her, but after the s*** I endured over this trip the last thing I wanted to do was be nice to anyone. She lucked out by approaching the passenger window, because I'd have told her to stop being an irresponsible cumbucket and stop begging in the street.
45 minutes later my salesman at Car Online (what a stupid name for a dealership) called me to apologize again. He said he talked to the owner and the owner was sorry about what the other salesman said. Well, I'd have preferred a call from the owner directly, but whatever. He said the guy apparently had problems at home. I told him I appreciated the followup but I was already going to see the Volvo, and if I didn't like it I'd maybe call him back. He also offered to give back my deposit to show some contrition for what happened. I think what surprised that dealership was how little I cared about $300 (what they probably thought would be their hook), proof that I was genuinely pissed and wasn't messing around.
Car Online is also known as Atlanta Best, so if you see either name, avoid it.
Went further out in the suburbs, away from all the morons who can't drive, the beggars, and the sleazy idiots, and found a very nice dealership with a great selection of mostly European cars. They even had a Maserati Spyder for $40k.
This Volvo, to my surprise, was beautiful. I didnt think I'd like it because I hate the 80s/90s-style black plastic all around the car, but because the paint was a dark green/blue/gray, it all blended in nicely.
Its a T5 with a 5-cylinder turbo and 5-speed manual. 116k, asking price $5999.
Sharp 17″ wheels.
One cosmetic flaw — this scrape and ding on the driver side. One tire was flat, so they took the car to a tire shop and put a new one on for me. Unfortunately, the other three tires are due for replacement.
This pop-up nav unit is clever. The controls take some getting used to — there's a Nintendo-style directional pad on the back of the steering wheel.
Since they didn't take credit cards, I drove to a Wal-Mart nearby and picked up a $1000 money order to supplement my cash.
The owner and the salesman were both very friendly people. The guy who owned the place (called Sean Auto Sales) was from Iran. They both owned dogs and offered Newton some water and a treat.
There's the cash and the keys. We did the paperwork, I thanked him for the excellent deal his kindness and was on my way. Whats funny is that when I shared with him my horror story during the test drive, he said, "Let me guess, was the dealer called Atlanta Best?" I LOL'd.
We went back and forth for a while as I tried to get him down to $5,000. He got down to $5700 with the warranty, then $5500 without. I asked for $5300, then pushed for $5250. He said, "Well, $50 isn't going to make you or me rich." He had a point. We shook hands on $5300 out the door, a price we were both satisfied with.
Parked at Motel 6 in Norcross (MUCH nicer than the last location).
Three cupholders — one in the dash and two in the center console below.
Happy to be out of the Prelude.
Volvo calls this the "SPACEBALL" shifter, an optional feature. This is the coolest damn thing I've ever seen.
A diagram.
$39.99 Motel 6 in Norcross, much cleaner with functional AC.
Uhh, you share, dog.
It started raining and I quickly discovered that my wipers were shot, rubber flapping around like a limp d!ck. Stopped at Wal-Mart and picked up some Michelin Radius wipers which work BEAUTIFULLY.
Went to Fat Matt's for ribs. Live blues music, great service, AWESOME RIBS. The location is interesting, surrounded on all sides by strip clubs. Factoid: Fat Matt's was mentioned in the movie "Up In The Air"
I ordered a full rack with sweet potato pie, potato salad, and beans.
This whole parking thing is foreign to me.
Went to Walgreens to pick up some CDs. I didn't know until reading the manual that I had a 4-disc changer.
Got back to the hotel with a full stomach and read through my owners manual. Volvo owners tend to be paranoid about safety, which apparently includes nuclear disasters.
For some reason, the owners manual had dealer info for the UK.
This business card from West Yorkshire was in there, inexplicably. Did this car spend some of its life in the United Kingdom?
List of UK dealers.
The floor mats (which came in the trunk) have large pegs for mounting. Toyota should take note.
Neat little vents in the B-pillar for back seat passengers. Unfortunately, something in this area of the car was rattling and I couldnt figure out what it was.
Met up with Austin (ga_etc on Caddy forum) in Dalton GA. He arrived in his aunt's horrible rental car, a Yaris.
Ugh, center gauge pod.
I dont understand how a car almost as TALL as me can have so little head room! I sat in the back and my head was touching the roof — I'm 5'9″
Cool feature — When the car detects odors or pollutants in the air, it automatically switches to recirculate. I didnt pay attention to the button, but I didnt smell anything foul on my drive home so it must have worked.
Leaving Chattanooga, climbing some hills.
Dog looked thirsty. Got him some water.
Unfortunately, the car only came with the nav CD for the southeast, so I used my phone to find things. I also have no idea where the nav CD drive is installed. I didn't even know what model year the car was when I bought it. I took it for a brief spin, felt the turbo throw me back in my seat, and said "OKAY IM SOLD." For such an impulsive decision, it sure is practical.
Stopped at the Wal-Mart in Smyrna TN just across from the big Nissan complex.
Stocked up on dog treats and music. Unfortunately, the CDs in this 2-disc set were poorly manufactured. Tracks 2-5 skipped badly. >:(
Stopped at a gas station in Illinois.
"I can has sandwich?"
'NO DOG, YOU CANT. Okay, a little bit.'
Yes, I seriously got 30mpg on the trip doing 70mph.
I topped off in Dalton GA and didnt refill until I got home, and even then I still had a quarter tank remaining.
Went for a car wash after getting some gas but the wash bay was closed. The clerk said he couldnt give me a refund without his manager there to override the system and do it. Im not sure why the hell the gas pump sold me a car wash if the f***ing car wash wasnt open. He decided to open the wash for me anyway and I thanked him for it.
Dog started shaking in fear. He hates rain.
Nasty goo left from where the Sirius satellite antenna was. I'll have to remove this tomorrow.
It was superbly comfortable, quiet, and efficient on the drive home. The dolby pro logic sound system is incredible. I still miss the Lincoln (maybe not that particular one), but I'm very pleased with what I got. What's also nice is that the guy who works on my Saab, Kurt at Absolute Swedish, can work on my Volvo since he does only Swedish vehicles. He's reliable and cheap and does pickup and dropoff service at no charge.
As for the Prelude I drove to Atlanta, its one hell of a car. I'll write up a separate review of that later.
Ride: 8/10
Style: 8/10
Powertrain: 9/10
Braking: 7/10
Steering/Handling: 7.5/10
Audio/Accessories: 10/10
Interior: 10/10
Comfort: 10/10
Quality/Reliability: 8/10
Overall Value: 10/10
Things to look out for:
If you get an automatic, avoid 2000-2003.
DSTC errors in some models can be fixed for some years by sending the module to an aftermarket repair company like Modulemaster. See Swedespeed and Volvoforums for more details.
If you work on anything electrical yourself, READ THE OWNERS MANUAL FIRST on how to properly disconnect the battery and disengage the computer system. This car uses a MOST bus system seen in a lot of European cars.
The ETM or Electronic Throttle Module has been given an extended ten year warranty Volvo. Your dealer will fix it for free. Mine failed and forced me to limp home and the vehicle would not start the next morning, requiring me to call Sprint Roadside for a tow to the dealer.
Enjoy the ride. 🙂
Because of problems with my left knee, I had a hard time using the somewhat heavy clutch, so I sold the vehicle for $5200.
I ran into some trouble replacing the blower resistor because I failed to remove the battery first and shorted out the blower motor. In addition, by removing the climate control unit I managed to disable the air bag. A visit to Weiss Brentwood Volvo cost me over $700 with parts and labor (the blower is buried underneath the dash). They reset the error for free and replaced by ETM for free (recall), and took care of a tire rubbing issue, also at no cost. It was, by far, the best dealership service I've ever experienced.


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Ellsworth Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting, Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 6:00 p.m., Ellsworth Public
Library, 312 West Main St., Ellsworth, WI 54011. Call to
order. Establish a quorum. Certification of compliance with Open Meeting Law. Approve agenda. Approve minutes from the November 2011 Meeting. Current Business - Review and approval of financial reports - Audit and approval of monthly expenditures - Review and approval of Director's report. New Business - Discussion and approval of 2012 Library Budget. Adjournment. Next Meeting: TBD. The Ellsworth Public Library will attempt to provide accommodations to the public who wish to attend meetings, provided reasonable notice of need is given. To request such accommodation, contact the Ellsworth Public Library at 715-273-3209. For more information on the agenda, please contact Sue Palmquist, President, Ellsworth Public Library Board of Trustees at 715-273-5717.


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NEAT athletes win big at Provincial Indoor Championships
Tuesday, Mar 05, 2013 09:15 am
Four local athletes from the North East Alberta Track Club traveled to Edmonton last weekend to take part in the Provincial Indoor Championships, with Hayley Lucas and Nicole Kitt bringing home hardware.
Lucas had a strong outing at the event, picking up gold medals in shot put and long jump as well as a bronze medal in the high jump. Lucas also competed in the 60-metre sprint, where she finished fourth, and the 60-metre hurdles where she finished fifth.
Kitt also had a strong weekend in Edmonton, as she picked up a gold medal in the 3,000-metre run and a bonze medal in the 1,500-metre run.
�It was really a very productive weekend for them. They did extremely well,� said NEAT head coach Reg Green, adding that in the 3,000 metre Kitt finished over 20 seconds ahead of her competitors with a time of 10:27.42. �She also set the club record and broke her own personal record.�
Kitt and Lucas managed to gather these five medals only two weeks after competing at the Simplot Games in Idaho, and made a note of thanking all of those who have helped them have such a successful year.
�(We) would like to thank Reg Green, Dr. Albert Harmse, Loree Laramee, and Alex Lawrence for coaching them and giving them the opportunity to compete at high leveled competitions like the Simplot Games,� Kitt said in an email to the Journal.
Also competing at the event were Eric Laramee, who managed a fifth place finish in the 60-metre hurdles, and Rachel Abejero, who fell shy of qualifying to the finals in the 60-metre and 200-metre sprint events.
�He�s coming back from (a leg) injury so I�m really pleased with the progress that he�s making at this point . . .Once that (injury) gets straightened away, he�s a really good jumper,� Green said, adding that Abejero only joined NEAT this winter, but has become a key athlete. �All of us coaches are very impressed with the progress (Abejero�s) making . . . We�re still kind of looking to see where she can use her talent the most productively.�
NEAT will now prepare for the outdoor track and field season, and Green says if weather permits they will be out training come mid-April.


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I have too many irons in the fire, so to speak. I like my life that way. I start projects often, and I am learning how to chip away at them until they start to take shape. I have three blogs, a podcast, two children with whom I am the primary care provider, six friends and a wife. I love to be busy with all of the things that interest me, but I have much to learn about time management. When I asked you to start a blog with me, I knew that I was adding an intense element to my daily and weekly regiment, but I knew it would be worthwhile and I have pushed ahead because I know that we have things to write, things to say to each other and to the world that are valuable. After reading your last few posts, I know that what we are doing is worthwhile and I am proud of our success so far. I am invested in too many things, my interests as complex and diverse as yours. I have heard people say "your dad is a true renaissance man," and I have heard others say the same things to me. Personally, I think their grasp of the renaissance seems a little trivial.
I am not overwhelmed, but if I were it would not be you that has overwhelmed me. It is interesting, though, that you mentioned that you use words to overwhelm people in conversations, perhaps to keep control or at least to have the upper hand. I do the same thing., though mine manifests itself in di[plomacy rather than argument. My wife and I have decided that my diplomacy is overactive and hers is barely existent. I am aslo working on being still in order to get the most out of my conversations. Listening is not really my area, and usually I don't have to because I always have the floor. I used to say that one of three things would happen when I entered a room: 1. I would control the room, 2. I would take control of the room, or 3. I would leave. Coincidentally, I have left most of the rooms that I have found myself in.
It is my goal in the next few weeks to post to this blog at least once every day. The great thing about this blog is that at least one person is guaranteed to read it and ask me about my progress.


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Each year, millions of Americans get the flu (influenza). Most people have muscle aches, chills and a fever for a week or so, but some get much sicker and end up in the hospital.
High risk of serious illness and death is greatest for:
- Children younger than 5 years old (especially children 2 or younger)
- Older adults
- Pregnant women
- People with certain health conditions.
Luckily, the flu vaccine can prevent most cases of flu. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends everyone 6 months of age and older get the flu vaccine each year.
There are two types of vaccines against the flu.
- The flu shot, which contains killed virus. Most people are OK to get the flu shot.
- The nasal spray flu vaccine, which is made with live, weakened flu viruses. The nasal-spray flu vaccine is an option only for healthy people 2-49 years of age who are not pregnant.
Who should get a flu shot?
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Who should not get the flu shot?
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You should not get the flu shot if you have ever had a serious allergic reaction to eggs or a previous dose of flu vaccine.
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Created on 11/06/2001
Updated on 10/15/2012
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Seasonal influenza.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Live, intranasal influenza vaccine 2012-2013: What you need to know.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Inactivated influenza vaccine 2012-2013: What you need to know.


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The Chamber of Commerce traces its roots to an earlier association of merchants – the Auto Dealers and Merchants Association, the original sponsors of Jubilee Day. Encouraged by the success of the celebration, the association decided to enlarge the exhibit area and, at the same time, to become a permanent organization meeting monthly instead of once a year. From this decision, the Chamber of Commerce was born and incorporated in 1927.
The main interest of its early years was the annual Community Chest Drive to contribute to various community activities such as the Red Cross, the Visiting Nurses Association and other charitable groups.
In 1976, the Mechanicsburg Chamber of Commerce moved its offices from 22 East Main Street to the old mail car on the railroad tracks next to the Station Master's House and the then Borough Building, the former train station (now the Mechanicsburg Museum Association).
The Chamber purchased the car at the time of the bicentennial celebration of the country. While the interior has been remodeled as an office, the old slots for mail and mailbags are still evidence of the train car's original purpose.
Today, Chamber membership is open to all interested persons. The Board of Directors meets once a month.
Our Mission Statement:
The purpose of the Mechanicsburg Chamber of Commerce is to promote the commercial and community interests of Mechanicsburg Pennsylvania and its environs.
Our Vision Statement:
Mechanicsburg Chamber of Commerce continues to enhance business growth and development through member services and networking opportunities in Mechanicsburg and its surrounding communities.
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|Board of Directors and Officers – 2016
|Ryan Canfield – Waddell & Reed
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|Mary Heimbuch – Members 1st Federal Credit Union
|Anna May Nauss – AmeriChoice Federal Credit Union
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|Ashlee Altland – It Works! Global
Anne-Marie Brandt – TeamBrandt Marketing
Paul Christophel – Holy Spirit EMS
Dale Flor – Orrstown Bank
Jeremy Freeland – Mechanicsburg Area School District
James Hockenberry – Bridges at Bent Creek (The)
Dennis Mahaffey – Drayer Physical Therapy Institute
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October 08, 2012 11:46 PM EDT
Suzy Poses With a Baseball / Credit: missA_suzy @ Twitter
Today in Korea's sports world, Suzy had the honor of throwing the first pitch for the Doosan Bears.
After her pitch, she posted a photo on her twitter saying how much of an honor it is to throw the first pitch.
I'm honored to be in the opening ceremony of today's baseball game! I am not going to put this down... And they gave me a surprise gift so please don't miss it!!
Fans who follow Suzy on twitter commented, "Pretty Suzy...", "You're so pretty!" showing the undeniable beauty the Nation's First Love has.


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What would happen if all the animals in The Lion King got the 'Angry Birds' beach-ball-menagerie treatment?
I love the spherical safari zebras, I'd like a bunch of these zebra-print jazz-ercise balls for people to sit on at fondu-soirees…and a elephanty version for playing in the shallows during beach excursions!
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Ann McGuinness should be at the forefront of the drive to create a Digital Britain, an ambition which the government believes will help drag the country out of recession and compete on the world stage in the 21st century.
Instead, the 52-year-old former IT engineer was made redundant days before Christmas with 21 other people and now faces an uncertain future.
She is in no doubt that her redundancy was a cost-cutting measure by her employer Arvato Services, an IT call centre business. "We never noticed the workload diminishing - we never had any slack time there."
Arvato, owned by Germany's Bertelsmann empire, which also includes Channel Five owner RTL and publisher Random House, is a huge supplier of customer communication and logistics services, and the Liverpool office counts Microsoft and several telecoms firms among its clients.
At the Liverpool office, which Arvato calls its centre of excellence, Ann was involved in the online advertising market, an area where ministers would like to see British business take a more active role, as they cast a jealous eye on the success of US firms such as Google.
Now, like many of her fellow Liverpudlians, she has found some temporary work in the public sector. She worked for Marconi, but expansion saddled the business with so much debt it collapsed. Ann and hundreds of colleagues lost their jobs seven years ago. "I've been on temporary contracts ever since," she says.


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WSFA Small Press Award – 2012 Nominees
The WSFA Small Press Award honors the efforts of small press publishers in providing a critical venue for short fiction in the area of speculative fiction. The award showcases the best original short fiction published by small presses in the previous year (2011). An unusual feature of the selection process is that all voting is done with the identity of the author (and publisher) hidden so that the final choice is based solely on the quality of the story.
The winner is chosen by the members of the Washington Science Fiction Association and will be presented at their annual convention, Capclave, held this year on October 12-14th in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
The complete list of the finalists for the 2012 WSFA Small Press Award is:
"A Militant Peace" by David Klecha and Tobias S. Buckell, published in Clarkesworld Magazine, edited by Neil Clarke, November 2011.
"Flowers in the Shadow of the Garden" by Joanne Anderton in Hope, edited by Sasha Beattie, published by Kayelle Press, October 2011.
"Lessons from a Clockwork Queen" by Megan Arkenberg, published in Fantasy Magazine, edited by John Joseph Adams, September 2011.
"Sauerkraut Station" by Ferrett Steinmetz, published in GigaNotoSaurus, edited by Ann Leckie, November 2011.
"The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees" by E. Lily Yu, published in Clarkesworld Magazine, edited by Neil Clarke, April 2011.
"The Patrician" by Tansy Rayner Roberts in Love and Romanpunk, edited by Alisa Krasnostein, published by Twelfth Planet Press, May 2011.
"What Ho, Automaton!" by Chris Dolley, in Shadow Conspiracy, Volume II, edited by Phyllis Irene Radford and Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, published by Book View Cafe, February 2011.
"Yesterday's Taste" by Lawrence M. Schoen in Transtories, edited by Colin Harvey and published by Aeon Press, October 2011.
The first award was presented at the 2007 Capclave in Rockville Maryland and WSFA looks forward to continuing this tradition for many years to come. See our Past Winners page for full details of the winner and the other finalists.


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Back during the run-up to the "passage" (hardly an above-board process) of Obamacare, we wrote several columns discussing how government-run health care would alter the nature of medical treatment and likely provide new enticement toward estate looting actions. One such article was Obamacare a potential boon for estate looters, probate abusers, another Obamacare: Stimulus for Estate Abuse?
We know no one is going to apologize to Congressman Paul Ryan for using his likeness in a 2011 and now a new version of "throw Granny off the cliff" ads produced by pro-Obamacare interests. It is nice, however, to see analysis that recognizes not only the dangers and limitations of a government-run health care program, but also that those who support such a program most put at risk the elderly and vulnerable of our society.
While always a self-evident point, it was also a lost point as long as emotion rather than reason was allowed (or designed) to dominate targeted public discourse arenas. The idea that government-run health care is a guise for an agenda of an unrevealed sort is also not far-fetched when the history and ideology of Obamacare's staunchest supporters is studied.
Funny how things change when reality sets in. Here is Michael Snyder's The Elite Are Attempting To Convince Us That Killing Off The Elderly Is Good For America article:
What should be done with elderly Americans when they become very seriously ill? Should we try to save their lives or should we just let them die? Unfortunately, there is a growing consensus among the "intellectual elite" that most elderly people are not going to have a high enough "quality of life" to justify the expense of costly life saving procedures.
This philosophy is now being promoted very heavily through mainstream news outlets, in our television shows and in big Hollywood movies. The elite are attempting to convince us that killing off our sick grandparents is cool and trendy.
We are being told that "pulling the plug" on grandma and grandpa is compassionate (because it will end their suffering), that it is good for the environment and that it is even good for the economy. We are being told that denying life saving treatments to old people will dramatically reduce health care costs and make the system better for all of us. We are being told that it is not "efficient" for health insurance companies to shell out $100,000 for an operation that may extend the life of an elderly person by 6 months.
But the truth is that all of this is part of a larger agenda that the elite are attempting to advance. As I have written about previously, the elite love death, and they truly believe that reducing the population is good for society and good for the planet. Sadly, population control propaganda has reached a fever pitch in recent months. Time Magazine has just come out with a very shocking cover story entitled "How To Die". The article goes on and on about how wonderful and compassionate it is to remove life-saving treatment from sick relatives.
The Elite Are Attempting To Convince Us That Killing Off The Elderly Is Good For America
Michael Snyder
July 12, 2012
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Community fights Alzheimer's disease one step at a time (video)
Sept. 7, 2013 at 4:07 a.m.
Updated Sept. 8, 2013 at 4:08 a.m.
As a trained nurse, Sharon Simms knew exactly what was ailing her father when his health began to decline.
He was angry.
He was grumpy.
He was paranoid.
After a 2009 family vacation, he got worse. "He would ask a question, and then a few minutes later, he'd turn around and ask you the same question," Simms, 49, said.
Her father was showing early signs of a disease that affects more than 5 million Americans.
He has Alzheimer's.
Simms and about 300 other people gathered in DeLeon Plaza early Saturday morning decked out in purple shirts to participate in the fifth annual Victoria County Walk to End Alzheimer's.
The mile walk through downtown raises money for care, support and research efforts for those impacted by Alzheimer's disease. Last year, it raised about $50,000, said coordinator Mindy Brown.
Brown, who lost her grandfather to Alzheimer's disease, said she is passionate about the event and its cause.
Brown did not live in the state when her grandfather was sick and said getting behind the event is her way of helping.
Alzheimer's disease is an age-related, nonreversible brain disorder that develops over a period of time. It is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States and the only cause of death among the top 10 in America without a way to prevent it, cure it or slow its progression, according to the Alzheimer's Association website.
Simms said her father's mental decline was quick. "Within a year and a half of being diagnosed, we had to put him in a memory care unit," she said. "Sometimes, he knows who I am, and sometimes, he doesn't. It's hard to handle when he doesn't."
Her father lives at Sodalis Elderly Care in Cuero. Her mother moved into a home next door to the assisted-care unit.
Simms said she cherishes her father's good days because he is sweet and gives a lot of hugs.
"He smiles," she said.
Simms' father was a maintenance supervisor at the Dow Chemical Company in Seadrift, and she said his careful financial planning and long-term care insurance afforded him the medical attention he needed.
Some, however, aren't as lucky. According to the Alzheimer's Association website, the disease has cost the nation about $203 billion in 2013 - a number that is expected to rise to $1.2 trillion by 2050.
AARN Health Services in Victoria presented the association with a check for $11,000 at the event to help curb some of those costs, said owner JD Hoagland.
The money was raised during the rodeo event Saddle Up for Alzheimer's.
Hoagland said he has a special place in his heart for the cause because his family also was affected by the disease.
"We were hoping to give more money," he said.
Next year, he wants to bring a check for $15,000.
Simms, who is the director of nurses at Warm Springs Specialty Hospital in Victoria, said she finds comfort knowing that she's not alone and that so many of her industry friends showed up to walk Saturday.
"I became a nurse because I like helping people," she said. "I apply that philosophy to my father. It's helpful to know there are more people out there who suffer from this disease."


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Land for saleLedrah Gardens, St. Austell PL25
Outline Application with all matters reserved: The construction of a single dwelling house at the land North East of 5 Ledrah Garden, Ledrah Gardens, St Austell, PL25 5HQ. Application number: PA14/02002
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- St Austell (0.5 miles)
- Luxulyan (4.4 miles)
£180,000 Guide price
Land for saleEden Way, Penwithick, St. Austell PL26
Situated in a quiet cul de sac location, in a popular village location with a back drop of woodland, grazing and pond area, and a short distance from the clay trails and Eden Project is the opportunity to acquire three building plots with planning ...
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- Luxulyan (1.7 miles)
- Bugle (2.1 miles)
Land for saleCornwall Business Park East, Scorrier, Redruth, Cornwall TR16
A clean, efficient, environmentally aware waste energy development. Cornwall Business Park East is Cornwall's only bio park. It is a specialist development dedicated to waste transfer and processing. It provides the unique opportunity to produce ...
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Land for saleCornwall Business Park West, Scorrier, Redruth, Cornwall TR16
Contemporary business, manufacturing and distribution development plots and accommodation for sale/to let. Cornwall Business Park West provides businesses, investors and developers the opportunity to design, build, own or occupy their own premises in ...
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Land for saleLand At Dunveth, Dunveth Business Park, Wadebridge, Cornwall PL27
Suitable for A variety of uses, subject to planning adjacent to existing industrial development, tesco, close to travelodge, marston's inn, new lidl and home bargains 1.8 acres oieo £400,000
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- Bugle (8.4 miles)
£500,000 Guide price
Land for saleLand Off, Clodgey Lane, Helston TR13
Well located site extending to about 1.0 hectare situated close to the Tesco super store. The site which is generally rectagular in shape and of a level terrain has consent for 2 large detached houses but previously benefitted from outline consent ...
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- Camborne (8.1 miles)
- Hayle (8.6 miles)
Farm for saleLewannick, Launceston, Cornwall PL15
Quietly set 78 acre stock farm, well-presented 5 bed Grade II listed character house incorporating 2 bed annexe, grounds with feature lake & ponds. Substantial traditional barn with full residential consent. Holiday letting mobile home. Traditional ...
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- Gunnislake (9.8 miles)
- Liskeard (10.1 miles)
Farm for saleMorwenstow, Bude, Cornwall EX23
Outstanding and well located 222 acre dairy, livestock & arable farm. Appealing and substantial 6 bedroom house with 3 reception rooms and an adjoining barn with planning consent. Livestock and storage buildings, further traditional barns with ...
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- Chapelton (Devon) (22.8 miles)
- Barnstaple (23.0 miles)
Land for saleSt Austell Ford, East Hill, St Austell, Cornwall PL25
Approximately 100m from the centre of St Austell Occupying a prominent position within a mixed residential, commercial and retail location Detached vehicle dealership with extensive open display and external areas Suitable for alternative uses subject ...
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Land for salePlot 3, St Austell Enterprise Park, Treverbyn Road, St Austell PL25
Prominent development site corner position adjacent to premier inn and st austell enterprise park fronting the A391 1 acre (0.39 hectares) potential suitable for A variety of uses to include retail, office, showroom, car\vehicle sales subject to ...
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Land for saleFormer Foodstore Site, Western Promenade Road, Wherrytown, Penzance, Cornwall TR18
Potential development site available due to relocation Adjacent to Penzance Promenade Views across Mounts Bay
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Land for saleLand At Chiverton Cross, Blackwater, Truro, Cornwall TR4
Commercial development land with planning consent Permission for roadside hotel and restaurant App. No. PA15/06100 Located alongside the main A30 trunk road at Chiverton Cross Approximately 0.99 hectares (2.43 acres) Truro approximately 4 miles ...
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MudlarkingSunday, November 16th, 2014
I've spent a lot of time around the Thames, but I never actually was in it. Like many major cities, London was built close to the fall line, located relatively far inland, yet still experiencing significant tides. At low tide, the bed of the river is surprisingly accessible.
One sunny Sunday afternoon last September, Elizabeth and climbed down a stairway to look for Thames treasure. Lots of other people were taking advantage of the high sun and the low tide to build sand castles, walk along the beach, or just snooze.
The floor is mostly sand at the outer edge, adjacent to the embankment walls. Closer to the water, the floor is coarser, composed of natural and manmade pebbles.
It was surprising how much much the riverbed varied across what would otherwise be a 15 minute stroll along the Thames Path on the South Bank. Most of the natural pebbles were flint nodules, broken and smoothed, showing a variety of different colors. Some of them were sandstone and other conglomerates. We found a lot of chalk, which comes with the flint, and Elizabeth even found a black pumice pebble. The Thames is an restless river that over the eons has brought a wide variety of river gravel from as fare away as Wales.
Natural items included oyster shells, crab claws, leaves, and twigs. As we strolled downstream, we encountered areas with very different textures and colors.
The river bottom in some areas was characterized by 'stones of manmade origin, mostly bricks, but we also found areas that had limestone building stones, usually broken, but with tool marks still clearly visible.
One spot had a number of yellow refractory bricks from the Star Works in Glenboig (Scotland).
We found lots of manmade objects, mostly plastic pens, but also razors, sandals, insulators, wire, pottery, CO2 cartridges, plastic cutlery, plastic bracelets, can lids, lots of burnt wood, and lots of glass.
I don't know that we found anything economically valuable, but it was a day that we treasure.
(NOTE: all of the photos in this blog entry, and the preceding entries from Amsterdam, were taken with the Cyber-shot Digital Camera RX100 III, a camera that fits in my jeans pocket.)


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Since everybody in the technology world is apparently having a vacation, and nobody told me about it, we're kind of low on news. As such, this seems like the perfect opportunity to gripe about something I've always wanted to gripe about: a number of common mistakes in English writing in the comments section. I'll also throw in some tidbits about my native language, Dutch, so you can compare and contrast between the two.
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"There" in its use as a "pronoun," I believe, is still actually an indication of location. Much like you can say, "there he lay," you can say, "here he lay." Also, in my Northwest American accent, the three "thaers" (can I coin that term?) sound identical. And I totally agree; learning the difference between these three words can appear daunting but it actually VERY easy. I think it's low-hanging fruit that can make a person feel like a better English writer with so little effort.
I have to admit, Thom, that for some crazy reason, I love reading your language-related tirades :-)


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I first saw Elizabeth Patterson with her flute beside her at a writer's workshop in her hometown of Sydney, Nova Scotia, in 1997. "Music To Read By" was the sign she had taped to her table. "Is it Celtic?" I asked. "Not really," she replied. In typical Cape Breton fashion she asked where I was from. "Judique," I said. "It's Celtic," she laughed, "at least a bit." I put my name on her list, to be contacted once her CD was released. Not until this year did I come across it and, remembering, purchased it.
It is Celtic -- not fiddle Celtic, but an enchanting blend of traditional and original tunes. She released Pengalleon first in 1997 and in 1998 it was re-released by Banff Music with three additional tunes. Originals are composed by both Patterson and David Burke, a Cape Breton musician. Burke, who adds piano, electric and acoustic guitar, mandolin, percussion and santur, also arranged and produced the album, which was recorded and mixed at Island Recordings in Frenchvale, Nova Scotia.
It's all about travel. Bring your pillow, hot tea and book to a cozy chair if that's your usual way of exploring, but the CD is really too interesting not to give it your full attention. Play it on a long quiet drive, and like the mariners who traveled the world over in the days of sail, you'll have visions of storms a-brewing, sails a-gusting and waves a-chopping or indolently rolling, and you'll hear exotic sounds from foreign wharves.
"Pengalleon" is definitely a reference to the sea, and about the title cut the liner notes state, "A sea shanty, sort of, it should remind you of galleons and ships from long ago, and if it doesn't, tough." Whimsy and strength, this is a flute instrumental that displays both.
Burke shakes fresh flavour into the traditionals. Beginning with "The Carrion Crow," then "The Bold Tenant Farmer," "Star of the County Down" and "The Skye Boat Song," it's a mix that I haven't tired of hearing yet. There's no harshness in Patterson's flute: no grating, or whining. It's soothing and uplifting, never flat or cloying.
In "Dark Waters," Patterson has created a lingering, moody, melody, and conversely, "Imagine The Day" expresses a lightheartedness that takes you skimming over waves in the sunshine. I found shades of Jamaica in "Mahone Bay," and listening to her seventh cut, "Arabesque Under One," I could taste sand in my mouth and imagine the sway of a camel (ship of the desert?) beneath me.
"Phoenix," composed by Burke, is a smooth guitar piece and with the flute added creates a rich flow of sound. I envisioned seagulls gliding between masts in a busy harbour. "Piper's Lament" has deep drum reverberations, shades of lonely emigrants and the military tradition of the clans. "The Skye Boat Song" is drawn out, expressing tension and yearning without verbalization, and is my favorite rendition of the tune.
The title cut, "Pengalleon," is brisk and rousing, while "Farewell You All," the final selection, echoes a lonely fog horn and the evocative pull of the sea on all who live near.
Never monotonous, Patterson generously lets each melody celebrate its own voice, letting the tunes and not the player be the focus. I'm interested in where she goes from here with her newest work, Tidal Wheel.


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Table of Contents:
1. The Rise of the Processed Food Industry
- a. Working Moms and Television
- b. Convenience Food
- c. The Resistance to Convenience Foods: Tradition, Home Economics Classes and Extension Agents
- d. The Counter-Resistance to Convenience Foods: Marketing (and Betty Crocker)
- a. Sugar is Delicious (and Has Many Other Uses)
- b. The Bliss Point
- c. Just How Much Sugar Are We Talking About?
- d. Sugar on Trial (Beginning in 1975)
- e. More and More Sugar
- f. The Health Epidemics
- a. That Ooey-Gooey Feeling (and Other Uses of Fat)
- b. The Health Issues
- c. The Story of Cheese
- d. The Back-Story of Cheese
i. The Government Subsidy of the Dairy Industry
ii. The End of the Dairy Subsidies, and the Beginning of the Dairy Marketing Campaign
iii. The Government's Dilemma
- a. Salt and Hypertension
- b. Whence the Salt?
- c. Salt and Processed Food
- d. Addressing the Salt Problem
i. In Britain
ii. In Finland
5. Addressing the Salt, Sugar and Fat Problem in America
- a. Kraft's Anti-Obesity Campaign
- b. Campbell's Reduced Salt Campaign
i. Introduction/Synopsis
You open a bag of chips intending to eat only a few handfuls. You find the chips tasting quite good, and a few handfuls turns into a few more. Just one more… o.k., last one… definitely the last one. A few minutes later you find yourself staring down at an empty bag. Then your stomach starts to hurt—then your heart. The guilt isn't far behind. Who among us hasn't experienced this at one time or another? This is junk food in a nutshell: it tastes great (practically irresistible) and is very convenient, but if you indulge too much (which sometimes seems all too easy), it's not very good for you. All of this has an easy explanation, it's right there on the label: impressive portions of salt, sugar and fat, the junk food trifecta. Each has its own appeal, and each is very inexpensive (which explains why it's in our food), but over the years each has also been implicated in some of our most common and serious conditions and diseases, including obesity, heart disease and diabetes.
Unfortunately, the junk food trifecta is not only popping up in our junk food, it is increasingly being featured in virtually all of the processed foods that we eat—from chips and soda, to canned food and prepared meals, to cake and ice-cream. And as salt, sugar and fat have become more common in the foods that we eat, the conditions and illnesses associated with their abuse have reached epidemic proportions. In his new book Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us journalist Michael Moss takes us behind the labels and explores the history and practices of the processed food industry–a story that features the rise of salt, sugar and fat, and the deterioration of our health.
Moss divides his book into 3 parts, one for each of salt, sugar and fat (not in this order).
In Part I, on sugar, we learn how the processed food players have used very precise science to identify just what amount of sugar they need to add to their products to hit our `bliss point' (a self-explanatory concept). We also learn how the bliss point (as well as marketing) has figured into the evolution of breakfast cereals, the soda wars, and the composition of so-called fruit drinks (such as Tang, Kool-Aid, and Capri Sun)–as well as many other processed foods. Interspersed throughout we learn about the emergence of science that has fingered sugar as a major culprit in numerous health concerns from tooth decay to obesity and diabetes.
In Part II, on fat, We learn how this substance, unlike sugar, has no bliss point, but is instead something whose allure just seems to keep on rising the richer it is, and the more of it we find in our mouths. The focus in this section is on the history of processed cheese, and the explosion of cheese consumption since the 1970's. This explosion, we find, has been aided and abetted in the United States by certain government policies and interventions. Indeed, while one arm of the USDA has identified cheese as being a source of deep concern for its high quantity of fat, another arm has actively promoted it through a marketing program intended to prop up the dairy industry. Processed meat is also discussed in this section, with a special focus on hamburger and bologna.
In Part III, on salt, we learn how our taste for salt can be amplified through increased intake (and how our blood pressure tends to suffer as a result). We also learn how salt is used in the processed food industry for a plethora of purposes from enhancing certain flavors, to masking others, to adding crunchiness to products, to delaying spoilage. Finally, we learn of the ins and outs and ups and downs of the snack food sector, with its heavy reliance on salt (as well as sugar and fat).
The following is a CBC news segment on the processed food industry that features Michael Moss discussing the research that went into his new book:
What Follows is a full executive summary of Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us by Michael Moss.
1. The Rise of the Processed Food Industry
a. Working Moms and Television
Modern processed food has been around since at least the late 19th century (loc. 1450); however, the true rise of the processed food industry may be said to have begun immediately following the Second World War. Numerous societal changes occurred in the industrialized world at that time that led to this phenomenon. Two of these changes are particularly important.
To begin with, an increasing number of women were finding work outside of the home. As Moss explains, by 1955 "nearly 38 percent of American women were leaving the home to work" (loc. 1342). Traditionally, these women had been responsible for the care and nourishment of their husbands and children; and traditionally, this included preparing home-cooked meals—a time consuming and arduous process indeed (loc. 1319-25, 1329-33, 1343). Now that women were leaving the home in increasing numbers, they had as little time as their husbands to tend to these matters, and yet the responsibility remained on their shoulders (loc. 1344). Less time, same responsibilities.
At the same time, an increasing number of American households now had a television, which provided an additional distraction. As Moss puts it, "who wanted to be still eating dinner or doing the dishes when Lassie and Gunsmoke were on?" (loc. 1345).
The food companies sensed an opportunity. Specifically, they understood that meals (including desserts) that could be prepared in less time, and with less effort, would be a huge hit. It was the dawn of convenience foods. As Moss explains, "the family-owned grocery store was fast evolving into the supermarket, and food manufacturers were scrambling to fill the shelves with time-saving innovations that fed directly into the country's frenzy to modernize" (loc. 1068).
b. Convenience Food
One of the first players to spot the opportunity that lay in convenience foods was General Foods. In the early 1950's, General Foods succeeded in making an instant pudding that shaved hours off of the home-made process (loc. 1108-15). The product: Jell-O instant pudding (loc. 1114). It was a huge hit (loc. 1115).
Here's a Jell-O pudding commercial from the 1950s that captures both the product, and its selling point.
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While Australia will hope to use local knowledge to their advantage in the fifth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) next week, debutant Michael Beer has admitted that his contribution will be zero.
Plucked from obscurity to join the Australia squad before the third Test in Perth, left-arm spinner Beer carried the drinks for two Tests without getting a chance to bowl as England took an unassailable 2-1 lead in the series.
That is almost certain to change on Monday at the spin-friendly SCG but Beer gave a reminder on Saturday of just how limited his top class cricket experience has been.
"Experience, I'd say zero, it's the first time I've been inside the SCG today," he told reporters after training.
"I've trained on the training decks out the back before a One-dayer at (the) Hurstville (Oval) and a second XI game at Hurstville but it's the first time I've been out there.
"I really like the ground, and it looks different on TV," he added with a laugh.
"So zero now but obviously I'll talk to a lot of the senior guys and hopefully I'll learn a lot about how to bowl."
With seven New South Wales players, including captain Michael Clarke and vice captain Brad Haddin, in the squad, there will plenty of team-mates to tap for local knowledge.
One more familiar face is Beer's fellow Western Australian Mike Hussey, the hosts' standout batsman of the Ashes series so far.
"He's got very good control, he's very disciplined and I think he gets very good revs on the ball as well. He uses drift very well," Hussey said of his 26-year-old team-mate.
"I think what we like about him is that he's got a very level head, he handles pressure situations very well. Having all those attributes mixed in together will definitely help him have success at the highest level.
"It's going to take time to feel comfortable around the team and playing at test level. I remember my first test, I was an emotional wreck. So I hope we don't put too much pressure on him and let him go out there an enjoy it," he added.
Despite the disappointment of missing out on his debut in Perth and Melbourne, Beer said he had relished being part of the test squad.
"It's really enjoyable, I'm loving being around the group and looking forward it," Beer, who had played just five first class games before his Australia call-up, said.
"I'm just looking forward to playing, if I get the nod. I'm looking forward to the opportunity. The series is 2-1, we can still tie the series so there's something to play and obviously it would be a great honour to represent my country."Hopefully it will be worth the wait," he added.


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Kimberly Hébert Gregory's latest role is as Yvette on ABC's "Kevin (Probably) Saves the World." During her time off from filming, she enjoys heading off on trips with family and friends. "It's getting harder to find untapped destinations nowadays," says the Los Angeles-based actress. "One of my favorite places is Lake Retba (Senegal). It's a beautiful pink lake and is in a part of the world with which I am completely obsessed. The beauty there is incomparable."


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There was a wonderful show on Oprah's network on her 'Super Soul Sunday' show recently. It featured Dr. Brene Brown discussing her newest book, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the way we Live, Love, Parent, and Lead.
Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent the past twelve years studying vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame. Her groundbreaking research has been featured on PBS, NPR, CNN, The Washington Post, and The New York Times.
Brené's 2010 TEDxHouston talk, 'The Power of Vulnerability', is one of the top ten most viewed TED talks on TED.com, with approximately 6 million viewers. Additionally, Brené gave the closing talk at the 2012 TED conference where she talked about shame, courage, and innovation.
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Our Hyundai Starex, (actually Jac Refine, it was bought in Beijing) has been having trouble since summer 2008 with occasionally not starting when warm. It needs to be driven for a bit, then try to start it within about 30 min. Of stopping. In the past it only did this in summer, but I've had trouble several times this winter. I don't speak Chinese so I haven't been handling the repairs--I know several things have been tried and seem to make a difference for awhile, but then it begins again. I'm getting tired of being told to just take my chances, nothing can be done. At a minimum, I would like info if this is likely to ever leave me completely stranded--neither 25 degrees or 95 degrees would be fun to get stuck.
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Twenty years ago today, I passed out.
Strange that I could recall that, isn't it?
It was strange then, too, especially since all I could hear upon coming to was everyone speaking in German.
This was the third time I had ever passed out and, I'm glad to say, the last time for the past 20 years. The other two were from shock due to injuries. This one was, technically, due to blood loss.
I say technically because it was only blood loss from a blood test. Not really that much blood was lost, to be honest. But still, it was apparently enough to put me on the floor for a few seconds and when I came to, all I could hear was German.
True, I was in a doctor's office in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, so that would explain the German.
I was also fresh off a trans-Atlantic flight that had resulted in very little sleep and a lot of walking with luggage through the Frankfort airport, on buses, up streets and finally into a hotel. I was dead tired, probably dehydrated, and a little woozy to start with.
The blood test, done in order to get a visa to stay in Germany for six months, was that straw that broke me.
It wasn't a great start, but it was six months that remain to this day as the best six-month period of my life.
In 1992, I was one of several International 4-H Youth Exchange, or IFYE for short, participants that traveled around the globe to live with families and to learn about other cultures. The IFYE acronym was often translated by us as "I'm the fool you expected," a sentiment we sometimes lived up to.
I was out of college, so I wasn't technically an exchange "student." Just an exchangee, meaning I didn't have to go to school while I was there. At that point, I really thought I had had enough school for a while, anyway.
There were three of us assigned to Germany, Chris from Colorado, Melissa from Illinois, and myself (from Ohio at the time.) We spent a day in Frankfort getting the paperwork all set for our stay, seeing a few sights, passing out (just me – they were fine), and trying to find the towns we would be staying in on a map.
Unlike the exchange programs we're used to over here, this one had us moving to a different family every 2½ to three weeks, totaling seven families over six months. We would be in the same state, starting with Heβen (Hessen), but each with a different family. In all but a few cases, we were far enough apart that we didn't get together.
The first problem that came up was that we couldn't find all of our towns on the map we had. It was a tourism map that showed a lot of towns, but most of the ones listed on our sheets weren't among them. At the time, we didn't take this as a good sign.
Rather, it was a little alarming. Having grown up in a small Ohio town that didn't always appear on maps, I had that "Oh, no, not a tiny town out in the middle of nowhere" feeling.
My first town was, fortunately, featured on the map, so I was off to a good start.
Also at first, the three of us were disappointed we weren't going to be close to each other. We'd only met four days before during orientation at the National 4-H Center near Washington, D.C. And now, four days later, the three of us were the only thing we had in common. Why break up the act?
But the contact person from the Landjügen (young farmers) program had given us our travel directions, and I was on a different train than Chris and Melissa.
Those who know me may detect two potential issues with the above narrative.
First, I am not a farmer. I have lived near farms. I have visited farms. I stayed overnight with cousins who lived on farms. I, though, am not a farmer. As the program was set up through the young farmers program, all of our families were going to be in ag-related businesses in some fashion. This was going to get interesting in a hurry.
Second issue, I was heading out on my own and had more pieces of luggage than German words. I knew gesundheit, Achtung and Kindergarten. Not exactly a comprehensive grasp of the language.
Regardless, the second morning in Germany, I split with Chris and Melissa, found the train, boarded it and headed west to meet my first host family. The only information I had was their family name, town and phone number. No idea of kids, the type of farm, or anything else. It was one of the biggest steps into the "unknown" that I had ever taken.
I was also worried as I approached the station how they were going to know who I was.
Turns out I didn't have to worry. I was the only one to get off at that stop with that much luggage. I was pretty easy to spot.
I also discovered something else. I didn't have any jet lag, which I contribute to passing out, because once I was up off that doctor's office floor, I was fine. But I don't think that method will ever catch on.
(As I look back at my time in Germany 20 years ago, I plan to share some of those experiences with you over the next few weeks. I hope you don't mind.)


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Abraham recently revealed she had been "drugged and raped" at porn conventions and the whole experience has put her off sex forever.
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Reality TV regular-turned-sex tape porn star Farrah Abraham has stunned fans by revealing she has been drugged and raped "more than once."
The "Teen Mom" and "Couple's Therapy" star, 22, became an X-rated sensation last year following the DVD release of a graphic sex session with porn star James Deen.
The film, "Farrah Superstar: Backdoor Mom," became a big hit and earned the single mum millions in deals and endorsements, but she claims her debut as a porn star also led to some very dangerous situations at clubs and X-rated film conventions.
In a new interview with In Touch magazine, Abraham reveals, "I was drugged and raped more than once. I allowed the (wrong) type of people into my life. It was a very dark time."
And she has also opened up about her troubled upbringing, claiming her parents were abusive towards her.
She says, "(They) would beat me with a belt if I acted out. I had cuts, bruises, welts, swelling and scars."
She tells the magazine that she finally cut ties with her mother in 2010 following a fight over Farrah's now 4-year-old daughter, Sophia.
She adds, "It was a turning point. I needed to stop the abuse."
Abraham admits that intense therapy sessions with TV shrink Dr. Jenn Berman during the filming of reality series "Couple's Therapy" helped her come to terms with her troubled past: "I (still have) a lot of issues but I'm more aware now, and I'm determined to break the pattern."
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The "Teen Mom 2" star became an overnight X-rated sensation when "Farrah Superstar: Back Door Teen Mom" was released, but now she admits she would not have made the adult film if she had known of the repercussions.
She tells In Touch magazine, "It made it hard to have friends and a private life and to trust family, who I feel use me for money. If I went back in time, I would not have done it. The sex tape ruined my life.
"Knowing my sex tape was out there for everyone in the world to see… was overwhelming. I wanted to hide my face and not go out or pick up my phone."
Abraham has even tried therapy to help her deal with the fall-out following the sex tape, adding, "Therapy helped me understand… that I'm more special than sex tapes."
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Abraham allegedly romps with the adult movie star, who appeared with Lindsay Lohan in erotic thriller "The Canyons," in the clip, which was reportedly filmed for X-rated film company Vivid Entertainment.
However, the reality TV star's lawyer has sent a cease and desist letter to the organization's boss Steve Hirsch in a bid to stop the video being released without Abraham's permission, according to TMZ.com.
The letter states, "Ms. Abraham retains ownership rights in this video and any unlawful conduct could infringe on those rights."
Abraham, who first appeared on the MTV teen pregnancy series in 2009, has previously denied the existence of a sex tape.
James Deen films sex tape with 'Teen Mom' star
Porn sensation James Deen has made a sex tape with former "Teen Mom" cast member Farrah Abraham.
The adult movie actor, who appeared with Lindsay Lohan in the erotic thriller "The Canyons," insists he thoroughly enjoyed his romp with the mom-of-one, which was filmed for X-rated film company Vivid Entertainment.
He tells EOnline.com, "We definitely shot a scene, and in my opinion it was very amazingly awesome. I thought she was very nice and super sexy. I had never heard of her before as I don't follow pop culture, but it is nice to see that her fame has not gone to her head. I hope she has positive feelings about me, but regardless, I will never have a bad thing to say about her."
Deen was photographed holding hands with his sex tape co-star over the weekend, but he's adamant they're not in a relationship.
He adds, "Not dating at all. I don't know where that picture was taken. Holding hands was to build chemistry and help make her more comfortable. I try to be nice to everyone and holding hands is the bees knees, so I figured it was a harmless way to help make her more comfortable before she had sex with a stranger. I always want everyone to leave the set smiling."
Abraham, who first appeared on the MTV teen pregnancy series in 2009, has staunchly denied the existence of a sex tape.
Vivid Entertainment boss Steve Hirsch tells TMZ.com he has seen the video and he has confirmed Abraham is featured in the footage.