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Good Questions: What's the Best Way to Catch a Mouse?
Hello AT,
Here's the situation.
We've never had mice before, but in the last month they suddenly got in and had a family. In the past two weeks we've unwittingly caught 5 by simply removing our garbage from the can at night.
They got into the can and couldn't get out. Now we think there is ONE LEFT.
This guy can jump in and out of the can NO PROBLEM and has eluded all of our glue traps...
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We've found his trail on our kitchen counter, in our bedroom, on our babies changing table and up the towels in the bathroom. Short of renting a cat, what's your advice on catching this guy?
Thanks, Mouse Warrior
Dear MW,
We really hope the crowd has some good answers here as we've always had good luck with glue traps (horrible as they are). Our advice would be to plaster the floor with traps around where you know he travels and cross your fingers. You could also try putting peanut butter in the very center of a few traps as they are supposed to really like it.
Anyone have a more humane solution???


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#1 Ranked Children's Hospital by U.S. News & World Report
MyPatients provides referring primary care providers with secure access to their patients' information.
Boston Children's has launched the world's 1st program dedicated to offering hand transplants to children who qualify.
Innovation insider is a semi-monthly e-newsletter analyzes innovations at Boston Children's, other academic medical centers and from industry.
Read the latest blog by a Boston Children's doctor, clinician or staff member.
There are many ways you can help children and their families get the care they need.
March 15, 2012
Boston, Mass. - Allergy season can be a difficult time of year for many children and their parents. With spring in the air, pollen is close behind.
"As an allergist, spring is my busy season," says Andrew MacGinnitie, MD, PhD, associate clinical director of the Division of Immunology at Children's Hospital Boston. After an unseasonably warm winter, parents can expect allergy season to begin early."
Depending on how severe a person's allergies are, their symptoms can be as bad (or worse) than the flu. Studies show that during pollen season school attendance and performance for children with allergies suffers significantly.
Because allergies and colds share symptoms, many parents have a hard time telling the two apart. Both allergies and colds (also known as viral infections) can lead to runny noses, nasal congestion and sneezing. But the main difference between the two is that colds tend to last only for a few days, where allergy symptoms last for much longer. Allergies also tend to cause an itchiness or irritation in the eyes and nose, and colds typically do not. So if your child's sneezing and sniffling lasts for more than a week and his eyes and nose are itching he most likely has seasonal allergies and not a cold.
Dr. MacGinnitie offers a few tips to limit your child's allergy symptoms:
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Children's Hospital Boston
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Children's Hospital Boston
Children's Hospital Boston is home to the world's largest research enterprise based at a pediatric medical center, where its discoveries have benefited both children and adults since 1869. More than 1,100 scientists, including nine members of the National Academy of Sciences, 11 members of the Institute of Medicine and nine members of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute comprise Children's research community. Founded as a 20-bed hospital for children, Children's Hospital Boston today is a 395 bed comprehensive center for pediatric and adolescent health care grounded in the values of excellence in patient care and sensitivity to the complex needs and diversity of children and families. Children's also is the primary pediatric teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School. For more information about research and clinical innovation at Children's, visit: http://vectorblog.org.
Boston Children's is so much more than a hospital—it's a community of researchers, clinicians, administrators, support staff, innovators, teachers, patients and families, all working together to make the impossible possible.

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We are extremely proud and honored to be included in Joanna Chapman's inspirational, funny and must-read book Divine Secrets of the Ta-Ta Sisterhood: Pledging the Pink Sorority. You can find the reference to Perfect Cami on page 308 in the chapter that focuses on shopping for her second honeymoon. With our lovely selection of mini camisoles, we can't think of a more heartwarming way for a woman to feel good about themselves in such an intimate setting.
Whether you are going through breast cancer treatment and recovery, have a friend, colleague or family member with breast cancer, this book is a great way to understand more about the disease and the myriad of choices, emotions, challenges and triumphs of breast cancer in a humorous and informational manner.
In Joanna's welcome she says, "Take my hand and I'll be your big sister, guiding you through the initiation rites of treatment and healing. Frankly, I'd rather have joined a sorority known for great keg parties. But it is what it is. I'm a five-year survivor of breast cancer. Stick with me and I'll tell you the truth not everyone else will. Only a few years ago, I found myself at a high-stakes table, playing for my life. Take a seat, Ta-Ta Sisters, and I'll share a few of my trusty card tricks. Game on."
From Publishers Weekly: When Joanna Chapman was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer after a routine mammogram, she favored the most radical treatment options available: a double mastectomy followed a hysterectomy, four chemotherapy treatments, and a few dozen doctor visits. Over about a year, Chapman recovers with support from her Pink Sisters (fellow breast cancer survivors) and other friends. At a party, she quips, "I'm not at death's door. But will you bring me lasagna anyway?" While readers will appreciate the author's vibrant sense of humor toward the solemn subject, at times the jokes detract from the effectiveness of the book. There is little serious attention focused on emotionally-charged issues deserving a closer look, such as early menopause and her mother's concurrent breast cancer diagnosis. Instead the pages are filled with frequent visits to stereotypical Cancerland characters such as "Rock Star Surgeon," "Snippy Nurse," "Reluctant Radiologist," "Dr. L'Artiste" (breast reconstruction surgeon), and "Caring Nurse." Chapman eventually gets in touch with God and begins to think differently about her marriage. The book offers advice and witty asides as Chapman tells her story, but can feel drawn-out at over 350 pages. Even though the book lacks emotional depth, it's entertaining and uplifting tone may be of value to those in similar situations looking for some relatable levity.
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Fitch Ratings upgraded bonds issued by the New York Power Authority from "stable" to "positive." NYPA runs hydropower stations on the St. Lawrence and at Niagara Falls and several large transmission lines. Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the upgrade "testament to the progress we have made over the last few years to put the state's fiscal house in order."


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Hello dear readers, Well another season is blazing by – Halloween has come and gone and Thanksgiving is upon us in less than two weeks. This morning I ordered my gluten-free pie crust from Bacano Bakery and perused the beautiful sugar-pie pumpkins at the farmers' market. The weather is finally chilling in California and […]
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Didn't notice I would get critiqued. D:Originally Posted by Suliso
I'm expecting a Tiny Abom any day now (Through force of punching people through the internet), so regemming so often felt pretty meh as the DPS increases were gradual. But that's me actually being fail not having the money to min/max myself properly.
Divine Purpose makes stuns in most boss fights (not Putricide) trivial for both me or the healer I put it on. Also leads to funny events where the boss' AoEs will miss me entirely. I was specced into Aura Mastery some time ago, but often went ignored or forgotten.
I would think that haste would benefit more than crit would due to being at the crit soft cap for rets. And my high haste gives quite the benefits when you factor in the buffs from other haste effects (My glove Enchant, caster and/or physical DPS buffs both pushing me toward low weapon swing time or gcds, moar divine storm hurricane cowbell). I wouldn't be surprised if I'm wrong as hell, though.
My current trinket ilvl 200 trinket? All I'll say on that is "Fuck Loot Council when the council doesn't know dps from their own assholes" concerning a previous guild.
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Wherein I publicly debate a Pentecostal minister on the Eucharist
May 24, 2011 by Patrick Madrid
Filed under Patrick's Blog
For me, the best part of this 1996 exchange was that it took place at the minister's church before an audience of several hundred people, most of whom were members of his congregation, most of whom (he told me that evening) were ex-Catholics. We also debated the question of sola scriptura. The whole thing lasted about 3 hours and, for a nominal charge, is available as a digital download. I hope you find it helpful.
Techno Apologetics: The "Sola Scriptura" Baptists-Can't-Dance Mix
August 12, 2009 by Patrick Madrid
Filed under Patrick's Blog
I had totally forgotten about this little techno tidbit. Whoever cooked this up describes it this way:
These clips are taken from various debates that Protestant Reformed Baptist Elder Dr. James White has done with Catholic apologists: Art Sippo, Justification, 1991; Patrick Madrid, Sola Scriptura . . .
By the way, the "Sola Scriptura is a blueprint for anarchy!" line that Mr. White quotes contemptuously in this montage (actually, I think he may have quoted it contemptuously in our 1993 Sola Scriptura debate in Chula Vista, CA) is something I have been saying for years. You'll also hear a little bit of Gerry Matatics thrown in there.
And if you're interested in hearing the full debate I had with James White (oh, how I wish it had been video-taped), called "Does the Bible Teach Sola Scriptura?", you can download it here. Be sure to check out my follow-up article on that most excellent debate called "The White Man's Burden."


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Visits With Grandma
Consulting a loving spirit for guidance, insight and healing
Grandma is actually the spirit of Evelyn's great, great grandmother, Margaret Reikhart Henderer. She was a mother of seven who also found the time to prepare and dispense herbal medicine to anyone in need. Now she is a transcendent spirit who is willing to support you with her unique and compassionate perspective.
Since 1991, Evelyn has connected with Grandma on behalf of clients and allows her to share her body so that she may be able to speak directly with you. While Grandma is usually consulted at the end of a healing for her follow-up recommendations, it is also possible to book a session solely dedicated to accessing Grandma's guidance and wisdom.
Anyone who has spent time in the presence of Grandma's warm and loving spirit can attest, these channeled exchanges are extraordinarily useful and beautiful. There is something about how Grandma speaks–how she chooses her words–that helps you to feel at ease. Grandma teaches with a gentle humor and reaches those places in your heart that can give you deep peace.
(A story about how Evelyn began to work with Grandma's spirit may be found on pages 62-64 in Modern Shamanic Living.)
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(San Diego, CA) – Green Flash Brewing sent out a newsletter update this morning.
Fall 2012 marks our 10 year anniversary and Extra Pale Ale was the first-ever Green Flash success. A celebratory reminder of the beginning for us – and also about how much our style and craft beer culture has evolved over the past decade. While this early Millennium American-Style Pale is from a time less hoppy, we think our 2012 redux is the perfect summer vintage: crisp, refreshing and bubbling with nostalgia. Debuting on May 16th in the Green Flash Tasting Room and draught for national distribution!
Join us in the Green Flash Tasting Room on Wednesday May 16th (3pm-9pm) for the introduction of our national summer lineup: Retro Extra Pale Ale, Rayon Vert in 22 oz bottles and (the much-anticipated) 4-pack debut of our Belgian hybrid, Le Freak.
In addition, the brewery shared a link to its seasonal calendar. Friendship Brew will be available from August to October. Grand Cru will be available from November to January.


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Disclaimer: Anyone familiar with my reviews will likely know that Larry Correia is my favorite author.
Once or twice a year a new Larry Correia title hits the shelves and for a brief, shimmering moment everything is right in the world. In this case the title is ALLIANCE OF SHADOWS, Book 3 in Larry's Dead Six collaboration with Mike Kupari. I wasn't overly fond of DEAD SIX, the first book in the series, but SWORDS OF EXODUS won me over and I've been waiting three excruciating years for the conclusion to the trilogy. In typical Correia fashion ALLIANCE OF SHADOWS does not disappoint. (more…)


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It's very important to take immediate action when you experience house flood damage of any type! As a locally owned and operated water restoration company in Vernon, we are strategically located to respond quickly to your water or flood damage event.
We offer full Water Damage Restoration to make your house look as it did or better before it even happened. We are locally owned and operate, so we're already nearby and ready to help residents and business owners with any size cleaning or restoration emergencies.
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When we takeo take on a job, we give it more than what you'd expect. It's not just a professional and complete water damage restoration, fire damage restoration, or mold remediation. We also restore your peace of mind. We handle every part of the restoration, from start to finish, with just one phone call. It couldn't be easier.
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University of North Carolina Wilmington
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Analysis of DTAG data from simultaneously tagged long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas)
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During the summer of 2006 White analyzed data from simultaneously tagged long-finned pilot whales to quantify how these animals use the sonic environment to coordinate group behaviors. A group of three synchronously diving, cross-audible pilot whales was identified from a 2004 DTAG data set. A generalized time difference of arrival (TDOA) acoustic transponder approach was used to calculate estimates for the distance between each pair of animals during the synchronized dive cycle. From these distance estimates, a dynamic baseline was established to later track untagged whales in the synchronized group.
White also participated in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary 2006 Humpback DTAG tagging cruise (P.I. David Wiley). On this cruise his responsibilities included field support in the tagging and tracking of humpbacks in the sanctuary and analysis of data upon the retrieval of tags.
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Riga MapShow map
Well we promised you a better Riga map and here it is... the all new Riga Life 'interactive map', with just a little help from our friends at Google. Using this spanking new feature of ours should prove a real treat, as with a flick of a switch you can display the exact locations of hotels, restaurants, bars, shops, cinemas, museums and more in Riga. Perfect for first time visitors to the city!
cant wait to go to the maskasReply
Tried to find 15 atlantas Street Riga . NOT LUCK at all. Absolutely HopelessReply
Could not find the Matis cemetary or Meza cemetery. People do die and are buried somewhere.Reply
The address finder doesn't !@#$%^ work. Tried to find a street but immediately got redirected to this comments page.Reply
Good map but it should have bus 22 route from airport to its final destination in the city marked so that tourists know exactly where they are being dropped off in the city they don't know, and get a clear idea of how close, or how far, the bus station is from their hotel.Reply
A very useful map of the city, but it needs some extra places marked on it the I would give it full marks!Reply
the page is very useful and easy to access.Reply
wanted to find where i live and was suprised - next to my house is the street which doesnt existReply
Wow, fantastic Riga map. Useful for tracking down those hard to find cafes, bars, and pubs. What a great city - just made better!Reply
This map is really useful. It is very good idea to make available satellite map.Reply


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I purchased a wordpress blog, I log into it and look everywhere and can't seem to find where the old persons google adsense is... I look at videos and they show different plug-ins that dont exist on mine. Regardless where is this code kept?
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Complete newbie here, Purchased WordPress Blog, how to change adsense
You probably need to contact whoever you 'bought' it from since Adsense is not allowed on free-hosted wordpress.com sites.
Thanks for responding. I am trying to figure this out. What do you mean here? I am not allowed to put adsense code on my wordpress? Everyone else uses it no? I see it everywhere. This is not a freehosted location. It is an actual domain.com name that runs wordpress as its website builder (if that makes sense) I need to know where on all the menus I can find the code to change it to mine.
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The 2013 Program Committee, chaired by Jody Puglisi, Stanford University School of Medicine, has already begun developing the scientific program for the 2013 Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, which will be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 2–6, 2013. The 2013 Program Committee members are Laura Finzi, Emory University; Karen Fleming, Johns Hopkins University; Sharona Gordon (not pictured), University of Washington; Peter Hinterdorfer, Johannes Kepler University of Linz; Tanja Kortemme, University of California, San Francisco; and William Zagotta, University of Washington.
In addition to soliciting programming suggestions from Society members via email and an online survey, Membership Committee member Steve Koch moderated a Twitter suggestion session. Participants tweeted their suggestions using the #bpstopics hashtag.
Puglisi will present the 2013 program to Council for approval when it meets at the 2012 Annual Meeting in San Diego.
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Medics responded to the Green Lake Community Center Thursday afternoon after a man called 911 and said someone had been stabbed and was badly bleeding.
But fire personnel walked around the building and found nothing, and staff there told authorities they didn't know of any stabbing.
After circling the Evans Pool building and the basketball court, responders went to the Bathhouse Theater in case the caller had the wrong location.
Attempts to contact the caller were unsuccessful – police said his cell phone was turned off and went to voice mail.
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You want fun shows, Fox Sports 1? Take a chance on these
These are some of my wishes for Fox Sports 1, as the Fox Sports Media Group prepares the channel's Aug. 17 launch.
The success of any sports network depends on its live rights, which consistently will bring in the biggest audiences. Still, the main way for a channel to stand out from its competitors outside of live rights is with studio and shoulder programming.
Fox Sports is emphasizing "fun" as a way to differentiate Fox Sports 1 from ESPN. Here are some ideas for shows that I think would be fun. I'm sure most won't see the light of day. But if these shows made Fox Sports 1's schedule, I'd tune in.
> Watching games with David Hill
Fox Sports' biggest personality isn't Terry Bradshaw or Jay Glazer. It's former Fox Sports Chairman David Hill, who recently agreed to oversee Fox's "American Idol" and "The X-Factor." For me, must-see TV would be a monthly show where Hill talks about Fox Sports and shows off his personality and knowledge of the business.
I would have him answer fan questions about Fox's telecasts. Why has Fox kept Tim McCarver in the MLB booth for so long? Hill would use footage from Fox games to show why he thinks McCarver still is effective as a baseball analyst. Fox could use this platform to introduce McCarver's replacement, show viewers the different announcing teams covering NFL games, preview and review game productions.
The show also could be part "Sport Science." It would be fascinating to watch the broadcasting legend who oversaw the launch of the Fox Box and the introduction of the glowing hockey puck talk about new production tools in the business.
> Battle of the Fox stars
Could you imagine Jason Whitlock racing Regis Philbin in a 100-yard dash? How about Andy Roddick swimming against Troy Aikman or maybe Michael Strahan and Bradshaw playing soccer against Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole?
Is this a cheesy idea? Absolutely! But the old "Battle of the Network Stars" is one of TV's most endearing shows. Fox Sports has hired enough talent for this channel to create its own version. Fox could bring in stars from its other networks (Would Simon Cowell race Bill O'Reilly? Would he box O'Reilly?). Maybe Fox executives would view "American Gladiators" as more emblematic of the Fox attitude. Either way, I'd check this show out.
> Behind the scenes
How does Fox Sports decide what to cover on its NFL pregame show? Why did "Fox Sports Live" lead with one highlight over another? Packaged into a weekly half-hour, this would make for interesting TV that I'd watch.
A behind-the-scenes show should interest Fox, too. Some of the new network's biggest stars are on Fox's NFL pregame show and FS1's 11 p.m. "Fox Sports Live." Fox needs them on camera, and a behind-the-scenes look at how they create each show is an easy way to do it.
> Wide World of Sports
Barrel jumping? Australian rules football? Curling? Why not? Fox can piggyback off the TV sports relationships News Corp. has developed across the globe to bring viewers "the constant variety of sport." This type of show gives Fox Sports 1 an opportunity to present sports that typically don't make it onto U.S. TV screens. But it's also a chance for Fox Sports 1 to focus on non-NFL programming. NFL shows get such high ratings that it's easy to see why there are so many of them on so many networks. But enough! This type of show can help Fox Sports 1 be different from its competitors and move away from an all-NFL, all-the-time mentality.
> TMZ-ification
"TMZ on TV" is a guilty pleasure. I won't admit to watching a similar show focused on athletes. But I'd be well aware of what it covers. This is a show that will create buzz and is tailor-made for creating viral hits. Video of athletes or sports executives leaving nightclubs and answering questions at airports almost certainly would be picked up by sports blogs.
> "Hell's Kitchen," football style
Fox found a hit by having Gordon Ramsay whip wanna-be chefs into shape. Why not produce a similar show with Fox NFL analyst Jimmy Johnson? I envision a show with Johnson spending time with perennially losing high school football teams, taking over practices and offering advice to coaches and players to try to play better and win a game.
> Meet the (New) Press
What's a sports channel without a sports reporters show? But instead of most sports reporters shows, this would focus on the under-30 crowd. I'd invite bloggers or young reporters — nobody over the age of 30 — to talk about the sports issues that interest them. Get Whitlock to host the show, which would guarantee it will have strong opinions.
> Hard-hitting newsmagazine show
OK, there's nothing "fun" about this type of show. And every other network has its own version, from ESPN's "OTL" and Showtime's "60 Minutes Sports" to HBO's "Real Sports" and NBC's "Costas Now."
But if Fox Sports 1 is going to be positioned as the network of fun, it needs at least one signature show that shows off its journalistic chops. It needs to hire the types of reporters who can do these types of investigative stories (Ken Rosenthal is not enough). I will watch to see whether Fox's executive ranks have the nerve to run the type of stories that upset their network partners.
John Ourand can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @Ourand_SBJ.


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Been a while since I posted new art. These are for you Overwatch fans. I did them as portfolio pieces to exercise some creative muscles. They are character skin idea concepts for D.Va and Reaper.
Here's the story I came up with for the D.Va skin concept:
D.Va "K-Pop Idol" skin – In the years of defending South Korea from the omnic threat, the MEKA unit has caused as much damage to the urban landscape as they have helped protect it. Intense combat often destroyed multiple city blocks and even toppled buildings. In an effort to address public outcry against the military's inability to minimize the destruction by forcing the battles away from urban centers, public-relations campaigns were created to leverage D.Va's immense popularity and huge fanbase. During the annual year-end music awards season (Mnet Asian Music Awards, Golden Disk Awards, Mnet, Melon, etc.), D.Va was transformed into a stunning K-Pop idol and performed with some of the biggest K-Pop stars and groups on stage. Even her mech got an adorable makeover and used as a prop on stage (big furry bunny ears and paws).
Here's the story I came up with for the Reaper skin concept:
Reaper "Tormentor" skin – Reaper has an admirer — a talented but twisted man who specializes in weapons and armor design, selling to the highest bidders in the criminal underworld. To show his admiration for Reaper's legendary skills, he has created a set of visually stunning armor and weapons. The armor was inspired by Rodin's "The Gates of Hell," fusing sculpted visages of tormented souls into the armor's design, and the dual shotguns were redesigned and outfitted with terrifying scythe blades — the classic weapon of Death, AKA the Grim Reaper. The hand-written note that accompanied this gift read, "Please accept this humble gift from an admirer. I have followed your legendary rise to become the only killer in existence who is worthy to be called a real life Grim Reaper. You are Death personafied, and I would be so honored if you deemed my gift worthy."


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Everyone and their dog have gift cards these days.
Those of us who collect Starbucks Cards do it for one reason, the love of Starbucks! We love it because of it's great coffee, lattes or Frappuccinos®, it's warm atmosphere (or "third place" as they call it), friendly people, fun retail and so much more. We collect these Cards because we appreciate what Starbucks does for us each and every day. A quick pick-me-up, a genuine greeting or a place to relax and take a break.
I sometimes wonder why someone would collect other gift cards. Truthfully, I haven't seen gift cards that even come close to the interesting designs that we see on Starbucks Cards. The uniqueness of Starbucks Cards is what has made them interesting and collectable from day one. Collecting is for the love of a product. Do you love 7-11 or Wal-Mart? Then collect their products, but keep in mind Starbucks Cards have a tremendous track record on investment/return.
Collecting Starbucks Cards is much like collecting anything. You'll find common items that everyone seems to have, but it's those unusual hard-to-find cards, Sleeves and other unique products that make collecting these cards fun! As you collect, you'll find a LOT more product than you thought was available. Even we're amazed at how many versions of cards were produced, or that some countries will issue Sleeves with a card, but others didn't. North America (USA and Canada) release a new card about every 45 days on average or 8 cards a year. Some issues will be printed in other countries, i.e. the Greece Olympic Card, where others are exclusive to a country or region, i.e. all of the Taiwan or Germany Cards.
For those that collect every variety of each Card, you may find the serial number chart helpful. It's a great cross reference to identifying your Card collection.
Grading a Starbucks Card is very subjective and means different things to different people. Below is a helpful understanding of what someone might expect when using these terms.
Mint (MT) -- A card with no obvious imperfections or signs of wear. Pin covering is intact and has no imperfections. Minor scratches from manufacturing are not visible without a magnifying glass. Card has never been swiped. Card is glossy and looks like it was just pulled off the shelf or from the original manufacturing pack. However, even cards straight out of the pack do not always grade mint as sometimes there are obvious manufacturing flaws. A card may be new but NOT Mint. (See also Freaks)
Near Mint (NM) -- A near- perfect card with perhaps one minor imperfection such as a single swipe mark or very minor shelf scratches that are hardly visible. This can be a new card with manufacturing scratches. Pin covering is intact. Storage and manufacturing scratches are very minor. Card is still shiny. These cards still look brand new. A Near Mint card may be new with manufacturing scratches or Used with one minor visible swipe mark which does not mar the appearance of the newness of the card as in Starbucks corporate cards.
Excellent (EX) -- A card with minor storage scratches or minor swipe marks. Pin is covered but may show minor imperfections from manufacturing or storage. Card must have original gloss and still be shiny.
Very Good (VG) -- A card that shows obvious handling but is still attractive despite wear and imperfections. A VG card may have swipe marks, but that are not severe enough to make the card unattractive. The pin covering may be partially missing. Overall glossiness is still apparent.
Good (G) A card that has had its pin covering removed but that is still glossy.
Fair (F), Poor (P) -- A very worn card with many major imperfections. Lots of scratches, most of the gloss is gone. The pin covering has been removed. Collectors use cards of these grades as fillers until better ones can be found.
Freaks A card that was manufactured with a glaring flaw i.e. a massive missing piece, a large groove or gouge in the plastic from manufacturing, a bug or other material manufactured inside the plastic, obvious artwork differences, etc. Freaks are often valued more than Mint grade cards.
Thanks to Janeen Hunt - Voyajer on eBay for this grading information.
Here are some things to watch for as you take this journey.
Some issues have a straight silver strip, while within the same issue they also have a silver strip with a black overprint.
Some refer to them as "freaks" which are cards that obviously had a printing process error. Case in point, the Doves card where the words in the background were NOT visible.
Cutting errors are also something to look for, where the card has shifted during the cutting process, exposing some of the color registration information in the margin.
Cards where the strip, or serial number is misplaced. A simple shift of the card during the manufacturing process causes this.
Another "freak" card was identified and would be considered priceless because it contains a "foreign object"- A FRUIT FLY- sandwiched between the card layers. As these are produced as multiple laminated cards, there are likely other embedment's that will be found in the future.
It is always necessary to caution the difference between the above freaks, which stand alone as a single card, or in the case of an off cut row of cards, and those errors that would occur over a large number of cards, making them easier to find. An example are two versions of the Penguins card, one with gray penguins, and one with black penguins. Again, this may simply be dilution of the ink by solvent, or a change in the actual ink color.
- Be careful of fakes. Every once-in-a-while we'll see Cards for sale that have been altered. Case in point, the original Core Card in this case. It has a plastic film over the top that has all the writing. This can easily be removed and sold as an error Card. The image below shows one we did in about 2 minutes.
- In 2014, the Teacher Card was produced with an asterisk (*) in the top right corner. We received a response from Starbucks that said: "It appears to be a minor glitch during the personalization process, however that card will behave just like any other."
Nobody knows how many are in the marketplace - maybe a few hundred or possibly a few thousand. In short, depending on how many surface will depend on their current and future value. This was not an intentional asterisk, so its considered an error card. (see image below)
The * asterick even has shown up on the 2014 Holiday Monogram Cards (below)
Actual error Cards like the one below is a great example of a "whoops" from the factory.
The Card below shows a piece of paper embedded in the plastic.
Most recent is the Valentines Doily Card with the wording HAPPY VALENTINES DAY upside down
Below the NYC is missing
Any way you look at collecting these cards and Sleeves, there really FUN to collect. The best part is you can start collecting with little or NO money.
Storing and Displaying Your Collection
Many have asked us ways to store or display their collection. One place for idea's is storesmart.com. Here you can find just about anything to showcase your collection. Another simple idea is to visit your local business supply store (Office Depot or Staples) for more 'hands on' ideas. The item in the pictures below is here.
One collector has shared her Card/Sleeve collection with us. This is a great example of properly storing your collection. As you share your collection with others, this example will keep nasty little finger prints off your valuable Cards. Also note how each plastic slot has a label with the name and year of release.
As noted before, Starbucks Cards have become extremely valuable (especially early years), but completing your collection with matching Sleeves helps the overall value. Some early Sleeves once selling for under $10.00 just a few years ago can bring much more now (many over $100.00). You want to protect your hobby and investment with examples like this.
For eBay buyers and sellers
- Buyers, be sure to search different patterns. i.e. "starbucks cards" and "starbucks card." It's always important to search through the entire "starbucks" catalog, as you'll find cards and Sleeves entered improperly, meaning if a Sleeve was entered as "Starbucks folder", it won't come up in a "starbucks Sleeve" search. To see what we mean, do a search for "Starbucks folder", next "Starbucks Sleeve", then "Starbucks envelope." Each search will populate a different product. I promise you'll find great stuff for a steal if you just vary your search criteria.
- Sellers, don't list your cards as "rare", unless you truly have a rare card. Rare meaning you've NEVER seen it on eBay before, or the last time one was posted was over 6 months prior. I've seen too many entries of very common cards being listed as rare, including cards that were still available at the local Starbucks store for free. This is a good warning for buyers too! Be patient and don't fall for the hyped wording, and you'll ultimately find a good deal.
The 10 rules in Collecting
- It's the hunt that's fun. Collecting on a budget can be more fun than working with unlimited funds -- it's a challenge.
- Do the collecting yourself so that you can learn by doing. It's not as much fun to get someone else to do it for you.
- Most importantly, get to know what it is you like. Learn before you spend your money by reading and talking to collectors or communicating via this Website.
- Buy for the love of it, never for appreciation or investment.
- Know that your taste will change as you grow and learn. At some point in time, you may edit, trade, give away, or change your collecting focus.
- Try to specialize. Specialization will enable you to more fully explore and learn. But, don't lose the sense of fun.
- Learn how to care for and store the collection. Remember, we don't own anything; we are merely caretakers for the next generation.
- Don't fret if you can't afford cards now. Forge your own territory. It's okay to begin collecting common cards and Sleeves until you can afford more collectable ones.
- Look everywhere for your collection. Start with your local Starbucks store, ask friends or barista's, hunt on the Internet, watch eBay, even look at garage sales .... it's amazing what you'll find.
- Collecting is a long term process, so relax and enjoy.
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Intermediate-level. Expansion of ballet vocabulary. Prerequisite: DANCE 302.
Class description
The objective of the class is to approach ballet class as an artistic endeavor while continuing development of all advanced areas of ballet technique. Class focuses on anatomically sound technique, with respect for individual physical limitations. Course emphasizes knowledge of the classical vocabulary, sound alignment, deep muscular core support, and efficient movement mechanics, as well as qualitative and expressive musical phrasing.
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The Supreme Doctors
Its hard to find fault with the authors of the Constitution of the United States. Even in retrospect they did an amazing job outlining in a few pages the structure of a government that has been successful for over two hundred years. Its hard to blame them for a lack of emphasis on health care in the organization of the new country. The people of 1787 cared no less about health than we do, but had pitifully few tools to use. Only primitive knowledge was available about sanitation, disease and nutrition. Health care consisted of a few basic items; a varied diet, fresh air, water, and sanitation. The humoral theory of disease was still in vogue (it was 1881 when Louis Pasteur established the germ theory of illness). Government involvement in health care consisted of only a few people caring for sick and injured sailors. The Public Health Service would evolve from this agency but much later in the history of our country.
Resident Work Limits: Solving the Wrong Problem
There is no question that a medical education is a rigorous experience with tough mental and physical challenges. The training period is great preparation for the real world life of a physician. Working long hours compacts years of experience into the training period. There is also no question that many physicians in training are chronically fatigued and overtaxed beyond the point of diminished performance. No one can argue with the adverse effects of fatigue on performance. Experts point out the impressive safety record achieved by the airline industry that limits pilots to about 80 flight hours a month. In an effort to combat the negative effects of fatigue on the training experience, academic medicine has now limited physicians in training to 30 consecutive work hours and an 80-hour workweek.
The Neurosurgeon's of Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County is a great place to live and many of the best doctors in America have come here to practice medicine. It has also attracted some of the countries most skilled malpractice attorneys.
Neurosurgeons are considered by their colleagues to be the "Green Berets" of medicine. They have one of the longest training programs in medicine, and perform some of the most technically difficult surgery. Neurosurgeons frequently operate against long odds for success.
Doctor or Health Care Provider
After watching a government hearing on health care, it is apparent many people now equate a doctor with a health care provider. Indeed, bureaucracy has forced most of us to function as health care providers even though we are trained to be doctors. The following points may help everyone remember the difference.


text: 01 02 03 * I Think Sew *: Find Your Own Voice Challenge 04 05 23 24 25 Find Your Own Voice Challenge 34 I just finished my quilt for the MQG challenge ~ YAY!!!! My fingers are sore because I whipped out the binding this afternoon. Usually I like to take my time with those, but I wanted to be done on time.So here is what I entered... plus a few more pictures :)The challenge to "find your own voice" was difficult to start. I began by making all sorts of block patterns... but stopped realizing that the first thing about me is that I'm not so rigid. Then I started looking through my stash and found everything was too new, too clean or too crisp to truly represent me. I was stumped for a while... but eventually I decided to just start sewing. I cut into an old skirt I was saving (you know... for the fabric) to test a sewn in circle technique I've recently learned from friends at the PMQG. I liked it so much I decided to use it in the quilt. Then I started going through more old clothes that I've been saving just for the fabric... and the idea hit me to use them in the quilt. I divided them by the years I wore them to make into 8 blocks. Each group of fabric represents a span of 5 years and the clothing I wore at that time. Most fabrics are repurposed clothing, and the rest are newer scraps that emulate the age. I'm not quite 45 yet, so the ninth block is mostly white... awaiting it's own color.I had no plan when I made the first block ~ I just put fabric together till I liked it, then I tried to recreate the block. I chose to use a solid bone color as my "background" to highlight all the different fabrics. My first re-creation was a mess because I didn't write it all down the first time... but I plugged through and figured it out and the rest of the blocks went more smoothly. Once I had all my blocks put together I pretty much knew it was definitely going to be MY quilt ~ who else would like something so random? My first thought went to my favorite childhood character, Pippi Longstocking, who lived in a house in which this quilt would fit right in... Villa Villa Kula. So that is the name of my new quilt! With Pippi in mind, I free-motion quilted my quilt. It's a bit random like the quilt top... and definitely not perfect (just like me). I had fun using different patterns in the quilting. Some stitches radiate from the circle centers to denote growth, some are blocky to denote a good foundation, and some just arrows directing the flow through the years. I added daisies around the edges for fun... and now I love it. Last, but not least... I added some text into each block:born a Earth Monkeywanted to be Holly Hobbysweet sixteenstreet schooledpunk rock mamacoastal caravan gypsyname change for loveliving life creativelyforward to the futureThis last bit really made it sing to me, and that's the voice I want to hear.Villa Villa Kula QuiltFinished September 29, 201163"x84" Labels: my voice quilt 35 36 37 38


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Before there can be a desire to give up TV watching there must be a powerful reason or reasons for doing so.
The above audio should get you moving in the right direction when you start to realize how dangerous watching TV is to your waistline and your lifeline. Not to mention how TV watching literally destroys the brain and leads to dementia and Alzheimer's.
Soon I'll be posting the reasons you guys sent me that you think you shouldn't be watching TV. And thank you for those emails. I really do appreciate it and I learned a lot.
Roger Haeske
The 49-Year Old Teanajer


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First Call for Papers
Italian Journal of Computational Linguistics - Special Issue on "Language and Learning Machines"
Guest editors:
Dan Roth (University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign)
Roberto Basili (University of Roma, Tor Vergata)
Call Deadline: July 20, 2017
Learning is a fundamental ability with respect to the acquisition and use of natural languages within diverse and geographically distributed communities. The ability to apply learning algorithms has been the major cause behind the renaissance of a variety of empirical methods in computational linguistics since the late '90s and it is now amplified by the huge increase in the computational power of modern computing, and the availability of data and cheap storage. The re-emergence of neural architectures and their use in this context provides a key instance of this trend. However, the nature, structure and variety of the processes required to support natural language understanding and the generality of their application is still debated, as little is known, for example, about the nature and validity of these general strategies in language learning. Open questions abound and range from representational issues to those that bridge the gap between advancing natural language engineering and better understanding meaningful linguistic abstractions.
Papers are welcome reporting on all these open issues through the lens of novel on-going research as well as survey papers, position papers or reviews and project reports. Papers devoted to phenomena and specialties related to the Italian language will be of a particular but not exclusive interest.
The topics include but are not limited to:
• Formal Machine Learning methods for Language Processing
• Lexical Learning: distributional methods, word embeddings and neural language models
• Probabilistic and neural models of grammatical and semantic phenomena
• On-line learning, incremental learning, reinforcement learning for natural languages
• Learning with minimal and indirect supervision
• Active learning strategies and autonomous learning in talking agents and machines
• Advanced learning over visual and linguistic input
• Semantic Inference and machine learning
• Pragmatic approaches to learning for NLP
• Cognitive approaches to language learning
• Representation Learning for NLP
• Neural architectures for NLP tasks: from MLPs to recursive NNs
• Scalability of ML over big unstructured data streams
• Linguistically motivated Information Access based on ML
• Inductive methods over Social Web data: computational models of sentiment and emotions
• Learning methods for Human Profiling in Social Web
We welcome manuscripts written in English and Italian.
Instructions for manuscript formatting and submission are at the IJCoL page:
Important dates:
• 20. 07. 2017 - Submission of manuscripts
• 15. 10. 2017 - Notification of acceptance/rejection
• 20. 11. 2017 - Submission of final versions
• 20. 12. 2017 - Publication of the special issue


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Taconic, the Hudson-based company that breeds mice and rats for pharmaceutical research, announced today it is laying off 49 employees – about 5 percent of its worldwide workforce of 1,000 people.
The cuts, which occurred today, will be made at all of its locations. The hardest hit will be the Capital Region where Taconic has the most employees, including in Hudson, Germantown and East Greenbush.
Kevin Leak, the company's senior vice president of client relations, said consolidation of the pharmaceutical industry and the closing of research and development sites had led to a drastic downsizing over the past 18 to 24 months, and with it, Taconic's growth rate had slowed from 10 to 15 percent annually to 6 to 7 percent.
Leak said the company believes the cuts announced today should be enough to adapt to the slower growth. He also noted that the company is still committed fully to the Capital Region.
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Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej was the first Communist leader of Romania from 1948 until his death in 1965. Officially he died of liver cancer but there are rumors that he was intentionally irradiated during a visit in Moscow. Some believe that his regime was worst than Ceausescu's period in terms of repression policies.
The pictures are made in march 1965 by my father, during the funeral parade in the center of the Bucharest. The coffin was transported on a cannon platform as you clearly see on some of the images.
Read more about Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej here.
Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej a fost primul conducator comunist al Romaniei din 1948 pana la moartea lui in 1965. Oficial a murit de cancer la ficat dar exista destule zvonuri ce spun ca a fost intentionat iradiat in timpul ultimei vizite la Moscova. Multi cred ca regimul lui a fost mult mai dezastruos decat cel al lui Ceausescu, in termeni de represalii politice.
Fotografiile sunt facute de tatal meu in martie 1965 in timpul funerariilor organizate in centrul Bucurestiului. Cosciugul a fost transportat pe platforma unui tun, asa cum se vede in cateva dintre imagini.
Cititi mai mult despre Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej here.


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Do You Want to root Sony Xperia Z1 C6903/C6902 on Latest 14.2.0.A.290 Firmware ? if ye then you must know that you are at the right place to Root Sony Xperia Z1 C6903/C6902 on Latest 14.2.0.A.290 Firmware. So just follow the simple process to root the Sony Xperia Z1 C6903/C6902 on Latest 14.2.0.A.290 Firmware very carefully.
Read: Update Xperia Z1 to Lollipop
So as we begin with the process, i would like to tell you that you can contact us in our comments section for any queries or any discussion over rooting the Sony Xperia Z1 C6903/C6902 on Latest 14.2.0.A.290 Firmware
Sony has introduced its device Xperia Z1 to the most recent Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. They are claiming to have fixed the bug that used to hamper the performance of the camera, therefore you can now easily click pictures without getting any noise in it. Makers of Android phones are always trying to incorporate some new features in each of their devices so that they can stay ahead of others in the competition. Now when the bug is fixed, it is automatically becomes one of the best camera phone in the market within the same price range. Updating to the latest OS is done, but you are not able to figure out the technique of rooting your device, so what do you do now? Don't worry as you will be highly surprised to know how easily you can root your device. You just have to install TWRP recovery or CWM recovery in your device and you will be good to go.
Also Read About Some Must Have Applications after you root Sony Xperia Z1
Pre-requisites to Root and Flash CWM/TWRP on Sony Xperia Z1 C6903/C6902 on Latest 14.2.0.A.290 Firmware
Read: Best Custom ROMs for Xperia Z1
There are a few things that you need to know before you start with the further process to root and flash CWM on Sony Xperia Z1 C6903/C6902 on Latest 14.2.0.A.290 Firmware.
- Unlock bootloader of your device.
- Install the ADB Drivers on PC.
- Make sure you backup all your data before you Root Sony Xperia Z1.
- Remember that after rooting you will void you manufacturer warranty. And will no more get firmware updates on you android device on its own if you flash a ROM.
- Backup your SMS. Read : Backup and Restore SMS before you Root Sony Xperia Z1
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- Set Debugging Mode on through Settings>Developers.and hen check the box.
- This is a tested and purely safe Rooting guide for Root Sony Xperia Z1 but still if something goes wrong then We are not responsible for any kind of damage to your device.Also Read About Risks and disadvantages of Rooting Sony Xperia Z1
Assuming the instructions above are followed we move further to Root Sony Xperia Z1. Also Read About Some Must Have Applications after you root Sony Xperia Z1
Downloads required to Root and Flash CWM/TWRP on Sony Xperia Z1 C6903/C6902 on Latest 14.2.0.A.290 Firmware
there are a fwew files that you need to download to root Sony Xperia Z1 C6903/C6902. So just click on any of the buttons below to unlock the download links and continue with the process. o just go and ROOT.
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- SuperSu.zip file. (Must Download)
Choose any one of the 1st and 2nd links but downloading the 3rd link is compulsory.
Flashing CWM / TWRP Recovery on Xperia Z1 C6903 and C6902
In order to carry out this process you first need to download the recovery.img file amongst these options – CWM Recovery for Xperia Z1 C6903/2 or TWRP Recovery for Xperia Z1 C6903/2 or if you ask us then we will recommend you to download this file: Philz Advance CWM Recovery for Xperia Z1 C6903/2.
- With the help of ADB & Fastboot Quick Setup Guide you first need to create Minimal ADB & Fastboot folder
- Now place the Recovery.img file that you downloaded just now in this folder
- The folder where Recovery.img file is placed you need to open up that particular folder
- Press the shift key and hold it with one hand in the empty folder while you right click on empty space
- Click on Open Command Windows Here
- Now completely power off your Sony Xperia Z1
- Press the up key for volume and plug in the USB cable. When you are entering the USB cable you must not remove your fingers from the Volume up Key
- This will take your device to the fastboot mode. To make sure that your device has entered the fastboot mode, you have to verify whether the notification is giving out blue light or not.
- Enter the command: Fastboot Flash Boot Recoveryname.img
- In order to make things easy, you can actually rename your recovery.img file
- Now replace the name of the file with the Recoveryname that you will find in command
- Now press Enter. It will display TWRP / CWM recovery in your Sony device Xperia Z1
- You can safely remove the USB Cable at this point
- It is the reboot time now
- You have one more thing to do, when you see the Sony logo coming up after rebooting you have to promptly press the Volume down and Volume Up key again and again until then it boots into custom recovery that you installed
- Voila! Your custom recovery is there now.
Read: Best Custom ROMs for Xperia Z1
How to Root Sony Xperia Z1 C6903/C6902 on Latest 14.2.0.A.290 Firmware
In order to root the Sony Xperia Z1 C6903/C6902 on Latest 14.2.0.A.290 Firmware you have to follow these steps very carefully
- First, make sure that you have downloaded the SuperSu.zip file
- Make sure the SuperSu.zip file is placed on your device's SD card
- The Booting of your phone must be done in CWM / TWRP recovery mode by switching off. Switch it back on and the time when you see your phone's LED notification light turn Pink! (or any other color) — start pressing either the Volume UP or Volume Down key a couple of times to make your phone boot into recovery mode
- Choose Install Zip, or Install then go to Choose Zip from SD or Ext SD card and finally SuperSu.zip
- Press Yes and SuperSu will be flashed
- When the flashing is over, immediately reboot your phone
- In the App drawer you will find SuperSu
- When you see it there, that means your device is now rooted
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On 10/04/12 21:47, Jan Urbański wrote: > On 10/04/12 21:27, Tom Lane wrote: >> =?UTF-8?B?SmFuIFVyYmHFhHNraQ==?=<wulczer(at)wulczer(dot)org> writes: >>> Yes, that would be ideal, even though not backwards-compatible. >>> Back-patching is out of the question, but do we want to change trigger >>> functions to receive dictionaries in NEW? >> >> Hm, I was not thinking of this as being trigger-specific, but more a >> general principle that composite columns of tuples ought to be handled >> in a recursive fashion. > > Sure, that would be the way. > >>> If so, should this be 9.2 material, or just a TODO? >> >> If it can be done quickly and with not much risk, I'd vote for >> squeezing it into 9.2, because it seems to me to be a clear bug that the >> two directions are not handled consistently. If you don't have time for >> it now or you don't think it would be a small/safe patch, we'd better >> just put it on TODO. It turned out not to be as straightforward as I though :( The I/O code in PL/Python is a bit of a mess and that's something that I'd like to address somewhere in the 9.3 development cycle. Right now making the conversion function recursive is not possible without some deep surgery (or kludgery...) so I limited myself to producing regression-fixing patches for 9.2 and 9.1 (attached). Cheers, Jan
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You can read Amanda's story in her own words; please, do. The many subsequent posts are for Amanda as well as inspired by her. I thank her for sharing her time and story with me so I can share it with you in hopes you will share it with others.
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Amanda nailed this situation during our call when she said, "This is bigger than me." She explained her actions – reaching out to colleagues via emails and social media – is not about revenge or getting even with any organization. She understands the Arizona Board of Nursing must investigate her because she was reported, however, the reason she was reported – a case management consult construed as a medical order – is the bothersome part. "We all make mistakes, realize them, use them to change, give thanks for them, and move on. If I had done something wrong, I could take it. If I had done something wrong."
Amanda's story is a ripple culminating in a tsunami of change and ideas and discussions. When asked what she'd like other nurses to know, she provided three thoughts:
1. Don't be afraid to speak up when you see your patients in danger. "If we lose that, we lose the foundational fabric of our profession." She's right. Nurses are patient advocates, possibly the last advocate the patient has nearby, often advocating behind the scenes where patients and families do not even see or know. Amanda encourages every nurse to be familiar with the Nursing Code of Ethics, to make it more than a school textbook. Keep it at your side, and use it in daily nursing practice. Amanda admits, "It's not easy standing up for the patient." No, no it's not, especially in light of Amanda's current situation. Still, it's our duty and moral obligation to do so.
2. Stop bullying each other. "Nurses have to stop the back-stabbing. When we tear each other down, we diminish our profession." Without a doubt, it's the part of nursing culture that is starting to move out of the shadows. It wasn't until a few years ago when we started talking about bullying within our profession. We must make serious strides toward improvement, and it will take each and every one of us working together to accomplish such an insidious culture shift.
3. One person can make a difference. It happens every day. "It's the ripple effect," Amanda pointed out so appropriately (and so inspired this blog series titles). "Sometimes you have to do the scary things to make a difference." True. Nursing is full of scary moments, few of which I ever thought would be related to educating patients or asking for a case manager to speak to a patient. Still, one person is powerful. It only takes one person – one – to change a patient's outcome.
Astute suggestions in the face of adversity. I expect nothing less from my nursing colleague. Her words ring in my ears. I hope they linger in yours, as well.
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There are numerous ways to support Amanda Trujillo, RN, MSN. Join the Nurse Up Facebook page. Donate to her cause. (Remember, no nursing advocacy organization is currently standing with her.) Share her story with your nursing colleagues and local media outlets.


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Yudit Installation
Installing Yudit from RPM Source Package
The rpm packaged installation is very easy. Binary rpm packages my be available but I recommend that you get the source rpm and recompile. Some of the binaries may not be compatible with your system.
1. Get the the latest version of
2. Type
rpmbuild --rebuild yudit-version-src.rpm
This will configure, compile and install the package. Watch out for errors as you may need some additional software packages. Check the location and name of the resulting binary rpm package.
3. Type
rpm --install the-resulting-binary.rpm
4. Enjoy yudit, mytool, uniprint and uniconv.
Converting soruce tarball to a binary rpm
From version 2.4.8 and above, there is a way to make rpm package directly from yudit-version.tar.gz.
1. Get the the latest version of yudit-version.tar.gz .
2. Type
rpmbuild -tb yudit-version.tar.gz
3. Type
rpm --install the-resulting-binary.rpm
Windows installation is just one click on the executable. For configuration hints type 'howto windows' in the command area.
Installing Yudit from Source Packages
The source package installation will be necessary if you want to install the qt and motif add-ons, or if you want to customize you installation.
1. Get the the latest version of yudit-version-src.tar.gz and untar it with
tar xvfz yudit-version-src.tar.gz
2. If you need add-on packages (qt or motif) these should be untarred in the yudit-version directory.
3. Configure the Yudit with
./configure --prefix=/usr/local
Watch out for error messages. You may need some additional software packages.
4. Make the full package by typing
5. Install the packages typing
make install
6. Enjoy yudit, mytool, uniprint and uniconv.
Yudit is as much stand-alone as it can be. Still you need the following packages to compile and use it.
- needed: any version of X Window System on Unix-like systems.
- needed: any version of GNU c++/g++ compiler.
- needed: GNU make from from http://www.gnu.org/
- recommended: UCS fonts from: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs-fonts.html
- recommended: several other fonts including unifont originated from Roman Czyborra.
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Trauma survivors often feel too responsible for things over which they have had no control. This is one of two extremes that PTSD often inflicts upon us. One extreme is that we feel too responsible for outcomes which we have no control over. The other extreme is that we feel no responsibility for anything, including our own actions. This latter extreme is often associated with spouses and partners who become promiscuous and uncaring after surviving trauma. This essay will focus on the first extreme.
PTSD attempts to change our identity in such a way that we tend towards one extreme or another. We either feel responsible for everything or we don't feel responsible for anything. Developments which we have no control over can make us feel guilty, even though we have had no input into their workings. It is as if someone else cooked a bad meal and we believe we have to take the blame for it.
Conversely, at the other extreme, we might cheat on our partner through porn or adultery and feel that no one has a right to complain or hold us to our previous standards and commitments. The sense of irresponsibility, uncaring about how our actions impact others, may also manifest in other forms of self-harm such as alcohol or drug abuse.
Gravitating towards either of these two extremes is not unusual for those who have suffered abuse. It applies to survivors of child abuse, incest, molestation by people they thought they could trust like a priest, coaches, teachers, or parents. It can also apply to survivors of military trauma.
We may end up feeling as if we are trying to appease or to deny an imaginary authority which judges us.
If we are trying to appease this imaginary authority, this ephemeral judge, then if something goes wrong or unexpected we end up feeling responsible. Outcomes which are out of our control can feel as if we are their direct cause. And, since the outcome, and process which created it, are out of our control, we end up feeling like we are irresponsible failures. This can lead to despair and negative behaviors. The negative behaviors may be alcohol or drug abuse, self-cutting, self-burning, or taking undue physical or financial risks.
These negative behaviors are designed to try and help us cope with our sense of failure. And of course they do no good. In fact, they ultimately make us feel even worse and this reinforces our sense of guilt and failure. PTSD loves this. PTSD loves creating despair. If our despair becomes too deep we will self-harm and may end up dead.
PTSD tries to create an imaginary authority over us which will always find us lacking and irresponsible. We need to free ourselves from this. This imaginary authority can never be appeased, it will only consume us.
Possible Solutions
Ideally, having someone else to talk to, someone who you can tell that you feel guilty about something you have no control over is optimal. Being able to communicate with someone else, someone who is trustworthy and will not make the situation even worse is healing.
If we don't have someone like that we can still benefit from the healing of communication by choosing to write about it in our own journal. The very act of writing about what we feel responsible for when we actually cannot control it can help us regain control, regain authority, over our own lives and viewpoints.
Depending on one's spiritual development, prayer, a conversation with God about the things that we feel responsible for, yet for which we have no control, can help us understand and heal. This can allow us to disengage from false, imaginary authority created by PTSD.
What should these conversations contain? Whether talking to a trusted person, writing in our journal, or talking to God and the angels, we can explore not only how we feel, that is, a sense of hyper-responsibility, but why we may feel this way.
Exploring "How" and "Why" we feel so responsible for things which we cannot control are two different things, but are certainly related. They can be handled in the same conversation or as separate topics. This exploration may be painful, yet it can be very therapeutic and healing.
We can recognize that PTSD has attempted to create a false, imaginary authority to control us and make us despair. This can be painful, but it can also be very liberating. It will reduce our susceptibility to despair and negative coping behaviors.
Through these conversations we can discover what PTSD is trying to do to us. We discover the sometimes unrealized ripples that flow from the original traumatic experiences. We begin to be able to make an inventory of not only what has harmed us back then, but how it continues to harm us now by creating despair.
Over time, as we learn more about how we are affected by our PTSD, we reduce its control over us. We discover that we don't second and third guess everything, especially the things over which we have no control. By making the inventory, by having the conversations (notice conversations is in the plural) we reduce the anxiety and the despair that PTSD endeavors to inflict upon us.
When next we feel guilty about something over which we have no control, and we recognize it, we can actually turn it into a learning experience. While still uncomfortable and potentially painful, we can turn it into an opportunity to learn more about ourselves, dismiss imaginary false authorities, and to reduce the impact that PTSD has upon us. In other words, we can regain more control of our lives.
As always: You Have Value!
Semper Pax, Dr. Z
[I continue to try and mend from my hard fall and the shoulder injury. It is a slow journey, but I am slowly mending. Now able to sleep two hours in a row w/o waking up … Hooray for Our Side!]


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Mexican restaurants in particular would find the Vollrath 59500F induction fajita skillet heater an essential tool to have in their busy kitchens. The unit features a next generation G4 engine with four IGBT switches for durability and accurate temperatures. Its case frame is made from stainless steel with a vitro ceramic top that can be easily cleaned. It also has several safety features that include over-heat protection, small-article detection, and a pan auto-detection.
Product Details:
- Next generation G4 engine with four IGBT switches for better durability and controlled temperatures
- Several safety features include over-heat protection, small-article detection, and pan auto-detection function
- Stainless steel case frame with vitro ceramic top
- Push button pre-programmed heating setting
- Can heat pan from room temperature to 450 to 550 degrees in 120 seconds
- Fajita heaters display hot when unit is turned off if the top is still hot
- Intended for use with cast-iron fajita pans and induction-ready cookware
- All models require unrestricted intake and exhaust air ventilation for proper operation of controls
- Maximum intake temperature must not exceed 110 degrees
- Requires minimum clearance of 4 in. at the rear and 1 in. at the bottom
- 120 V/60 Hz/1-ph, 15 A, NEMA 5-15 P, 6-ft. cord and plug included
- Overall Dimensions: 14-in. W x 15-1/2 in. D x 3-in. H
- UL Listed, NSF Certified
Mirage® Fajita Induction Cast Iron Pan Heater, US model, simple one-touch operation, work with (2) standard fajita pan styles, 304 stainless case, impact resistant hi-temp glass top, LED digital countdown timer read-out, heats standard cast iron fajita pans to 450°-550°F (pans not included with unit), 1 pre-set timer setting temperature control, 120V, 1800W, 15A, 5-15P, 14"W x 15-1/2"Dx3"H, 1 year warranty, units specifically designed for heating skillets, they are not designed for use in other applications or to directly cook food, NSF, UL, FCC, imported
*The warranty will not be honored for residential or non-commercial use of any Commercial Equipment.
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Enjoy coffee, cookies, and cocoa included in cost of event.
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Homily 140 – The Baptism of the LordJanuary 9th, 2011, by Fr. Shawn P. Tunink
Being the Beloved
Today's feast of the Baptism of the Lord marks the conclusion on the season of Christmas. In the Gospel we hear the voice of the Father speaking of Jesus saying, "This is my beloved son, with whom I am well pleased." At Christmas we celebrate that Jesus was truly human and so it must have made him very happy to know that he was loved by his father. We too are beloved sons and daughters of God. In our baptism God claimed us for his own. Through all the joys and difficulties of life we return to the surety of our identity. Who we are is not dependent upon how much money we have or how successful we are in the world's eyes. Who we are was established at our baptism. We are the beloved of God and He is pleased with us.
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text: The phase of the OD process concerned with diagnosis or assessment is the focus of the intensive workshop DIAGNOSING ORGANIZATIONS WITH IMPACT. Teams of participants within the workshop will thoroughly learn one of four models. The teams will present that model to the group, and apply that model in a diagnostic exercise with an actual client brought in by NTL. Additionally, each person in the group will receive group perspectives upon a back-home case study.


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People in this week in racing history include: Joe Weatherly, Dennise McCluggage, René Metge, DominiqueLemoyne, Mark Donohue, John Mauro and Ken Miles.
- This Week in Racing History
Michael Stucker
January 19
Joe Weatherly, champion AAA motorcycle and NASCAR stock car racer, dies in a crash during the NASCAR Motor Trend 500 at Riverside, California, USA (1964).
January 20
Dennise McCluggage, racer and journalist, is born in El Dorado, California, USA (1927).
Mark Donohue drives an AMC Matador to victory in the NASCAR Winston Western 500 at Riverside, California. First NASCAR wins for AMC and Donohue (1973).
January 22
Porsche 959s finish first (Metge/Lemoyne), second (Ickx/Brasseur), and sixth (Kussmaul/Unger) in the Paris-Dakar Rally (1986).
January 23
Indianapolis and Pikes Peak racer John Mauro dies at age 91 (2003).
January 24
Ken Miles drives the R-1, an MG special he built, to victory in the Desert Trophy Race at Palm Springs, California, USA (1954).
January 25
The Ford Motor Company of Australia withdraws from motor racing (1974).


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Hey it's me! I've decided to upload a novelization of the game Final Fantasy III! This game is so underrated and deserves some praise! And I've decided to add some of my own ideas into this but the readers who haven't played this game won't know the difference! Ha ha! OK before you can enjoy this piece of fanfiction, I do not own the characters, they belong to Square Enix.
"Owww, I didn't see that hole there..." A silver haired boy looked up above him.
"What have I gotten myself into now?" He said as he stood up and continued to rub the bottom of his back, which was still sore from the fall he had several seconds ago.
This silver haired boy was called Luneth who had violet eyes. Luneth was an orphan raised by a woman called Nina and the Elder Topapa in the village of Ur. Luneth was a curious boy, always going off exploring whenever he got the chance. But did his curiosity get the better of him this time?
Luneth wore a purple turtleneck covered by a dark sweatshirt and a vest. He wore long, white trousers, knee-high boots, and carried a yellow fanny pack.
He got up and dusted himself off and looked around. The earthquake must have created this. He thought still looking around him. I've got to get out of here. Luneth walked further into the cave to see if he could find a way out of the cave.
Suddenly, three goblins appeared out of nowhere and attacked Luneth! Luneth, equipped with only his knife, hurriedly grabbed it from his fanny pack, and sliced the goblin that had startled him first. He turned to face the other two goblins as they both tried to attack Luneth. One of them missed, but the other one cut his arm. Luneth then attacked them both, finishing them off.
"Those were…monsters?" Luneth cried out, startled. "Why do I get the feeling this isn't the safest place to be?" He groaned to himself.
Luneth then looked down at his arm, remembering that it was cut a few moments ago. "Great, what is om going to say when I come home with a cut like this?" He said aloud. "Oh! I just remembered!" Luneth reached into his yellow fanny pack. He pulled out a small white bandage and clumsily wrapped it around his arm. "That should do it." He quietly murmured to himself.
Luneth continued his exploration through the dry, dim lighted cave. As Luneth walked along, he spotted some chests and thought that this was the perfect opportunity to equip himself with new armour and weapons.
"Let's see what we have here…" Luneth whispered to himself. He pulled out a longsword and a leather shield. "Just what I need!" Luneth said.
"There we go! All set!" Luneth said after carefully equipping the armour on. Luneth groaned in pain and looked down at the cut wound on his arm. It's still bleeding… Luneth said to himself. I better find something to heal me…and fast!
Luneth proceeded down a path that led down to a stone wall. "Great, a dead end." Luneth cursed. He looked over at the pale rock that was standing there. Luneth walked over to the rock and kicked it angrily. The all of a sudden, the dry, stone wall disappeared down into the ground! "Well, at least some good comes out of kicking a rock…" He said quietly.
He continued on where he found yet another chest containing a potion. "Finally, maybe this could cure me!" Luneth greedily drank the potion in one gulp. He wiped his mouth. "Hmm, I don't feel any different…" he said disappointedly. "In all honesty, I think I feel worse! Maybe I drank too much!" Luneth said almost puking. "There's no time for this! I've got to find a way out of here!" He said finally, after pulling himself together.
Luneth continued onto the next room, still feeling sick. Luneth was looking down at the ground while he was walking. "What if I don't make it out of here alive? Maybe exploring this time was a stupid idea…" Luneth was talking to himself. "Look at me, I'm talking to myself. Maybe I am going mad…" He fell to the ground on his hands and knees, losing all hope he had inside of him.
Suddenly a shimmer caught his eye. Luneth looked up from the ground. "A wellspring!" He gasped. He tried walking to the wellspring but fell to his hands and knees once more. Luneth crawled the rest of the way to the wellspring, passing two chests. He finally got to the wellspring. "What mystifying colours…" Luneth stared into the wellspring. He could see his reflection it. Then, Luneth stuck his head into the water, forgetting about his reflection and the mystifying colours.
After a minute - which seemed like forever - Luneth pulled his head out of the water feeling refreshed. "Wow, I feel so much better now!" He glanced down at his arm. The wound wasn't bleeding anymore. In fact, it wasn't red at all. Only a scar was left behind. "My wound," Luneth said shakily, "It's not…bleeding anymore…" He took off his bandage and saw that only a scar was left. "The gods do amazing things…"
Luneth got up onto his feet and walked through the next entrance nearest to him.
Luneth walked through the entrance to find a crystal room. The floor was made of tiles, rubble and dirt, just like the ground was in the cavern.
Luneth looked up from the floor to the walls. But to his surprise the walls were not made of crystal. The walls were made of bricks, the colour of earth, which had strange writing on it. "This must be a different language," Luneth said, as he looked curiously at the walls.
Before Luneth could think of anything else, he saw a crystal. It was a light blue colour, if not nearly white. It was quite tall and it stood proudly in the middle of the room.
Suddenly strange beams appeared around Luneth as a monster appears in front of Luneth. "Wh-What's that?!" Luneth cried.
A Land Turtle appeared before him. It was bigger than Luneth and much fatter for that matter. Its shell was much sharper that an ordinary turtle's shell was. A long tail stuck out of his body. This turtle wasn't happy or scared. It was indeed, very angry and it seemed that Luneth woke him up from his sleep.
The Land Turtle lunged himself forward at Luneth, but Luneth quickly dodged this.
"Well, someone's slow!" Luneth teased the turtle. The turtle got very angry at this and knocked poor Luneth over. "Uh, maybe not!" Luneth nervously chuckled. He quickly got up and took out his longsword and lunged at the turtle. The turtle screeched in pain and quickly backed away.
"Oh, you don't like that huh?" Luneth continued to tease the turtle. The turtle attacked him again, which hurt Luneth. This went on for nearly five minutes when Luneth realised he had something to finally finish the beast off. This item was the Antarctic Wind.
Antarctic Wind was a blue, sphere shaped orb that could cast a spell called Blizzara. It was like the Blizzard spell, only a little more powerful.
"This should do it." Luneth said. He threw the orb at the turtle which caused great damage to him. He winced in pain. Then he suddenly disappeared.
Luneth was gasping for breath. He was still in shock from the fight. "That was too close!" he said. He closed his eyes for a moment to calm himself down.
"You have been chosen."
He opened his eyes and looked around him. He turned around with his fists up for defence. "Wh-Who's that? Who's there?!" Luneth shakily cried out.
"Warrior from the land of darkness… you have been chosen as the bringer of hope."
Luneth put his fists down and walked up the steps to the crystal. "Is this crystal…talking to me?" Luneth said aloud, hoping for an answer.
"Darkness is threatening to engulf the world…When light is lost, the equilibrium will be no more."
"Wh-What are you talking about?" Luneth replied shakily.
"There are others who share your destiny. You must seek them out. Once you find them, I will bestow upon you our last light…our last hope. Now, go!"
A bright light surrounded Luneth. "Woah! W-Wait! I don't understand!" he yelled but he was already back on soft earth.
"I'm back on the surface…" He murmured."What was that…? Light? Darkness? Our last hope? What was that all about?" Luneth was puzzled. "Well, it's good to be back. Hey look! Ur's up ahead!" Luneth got to his feet and hurried back to the nearby village.
"Write what you think is right."


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Hi all,
So, I followed the directions for installing OSX on a PC via http://lifehacker.co...sing-virtualbox
I used Hackboot..etc. OSX (Snow Leopard) installed just fine (or at least it said that it installed successfully), but when I try to go to the next step ( selecting Hackboot2 and then booting OSX it hangs. I can get all the way to the part where I am supposed to boot into my virtual machine to run ######. Any help would be much appreciated, and if there is any other info I need to supply I would be happy in doing so. I took a screenshot of it at http://imageupper.co...359388209534718
A little info about my system:
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T
64 Bit (Win 7)
In Virtual Machine it says that the OS is
Mac OSx (64 bit)
Thanks in Advance
##### = m ultibeast
By the way- When I try to boot it, it goes through about 6 pages of scrolling text before it hangs up on the screenshot I gave the link to.
OSX said "successfully installed, but will NOT boot)
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