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With Boston undergoing a flu emergency, guess who's not getting the flu shot? A lot of us
A shot they can't be bothered with; many pass on vaccine, struggle to explain why
With the flu raging all around her, Boston University sophomore Shara Ogg took immediate action when she got an e-mail from her school urging students to get a flu shot.
"I deleted it,'' she said as she strolled in the Back Bay on Thursday. "It's a hassle.''
Never mind that Mayor Thomas M. Menino has declared a public health emergency, sending out some 45,000 robo calls practically begging Boston residents to roll up their sleeves. Or that the threat of infection is so severe that hospitals are restricting visitors. Or that the director of Boston's Infectious Disease Bureau considers a flu shot "the best protection we have.''
Many Bostonians think they know better.
"Number one, I'm lazy,'' said Karl Saint-Pierre, 38, a customer service representative from Mattapan. "Number two, my 6-year-old says, 'Daddy, you're going to get the flu if you get the flu shot.' ''
The Centers for Disease Control recommend that everyone 6 months and older get a flu shot, but it turns out that most of us don't bother — working in offices, shopping in malls, coughing, rubbing our eyes, and wiping our noses, helping the virus make its rounds.
By the end of November, only 37 percent of Americans had gotten vaccinated according to the CDC, although a spokesman said he expects the rate to rise when the December statistics come in.
Forget the kindness of strangers: These people have germs. The city has 750 confirmed cases of the flu, as of the week ending Jan. 5 — that's more than 10 times the tally of last year's entire season.
So why not get a shot that's being given away free, or is covered by insurance, or nets you a discount coupon at CVS?
There are many reasons. There's the common misconception that a flu shot gives you the flu, a myth that may come from the fact that the shot takes about two weeks to work, so even if you do get one, influenza enjoys a grace period, said Nick Martin, a spokesman for the Public Health Commission. Furthermore, the vaccine was found to be effective only 55 percent of the time against the dominant flu strain in the state, H3N2, according to testing conducted by the CDC and released Friday.
Next justification? Even though an average case of flu can sideline a person for three to five days, many say they are just too busy to take 10 minutes out of their daily routine to get vaccinated. That includes Rachael Tracy — a pharmacy technician at CVS's Boylston Street location.
Yes, Tracy works at a flu clinic. "But I'm always working,'' she said, as she pondered snack options during a break at the store, which happened to be administering shots at that very moment. Couldn't a co-worker just give her a quick prick when her shift ends? "I just run out of here,'' she said.
Kathy Solomon, 61, a retired medical researcher, isn't getting a shot either, but not because she's too busy, too lazy, or unsure if it would protect her. In fact, she's pro shot — for others, that is.
"I don't like getting injections,'' she said. "If everyone else gets it, I won't need to.''
Others believe they're safe without the shot — safer, in fact.
"Every person I know who gets the shot, gets the flu,'' said Nate Wall, 31, a service technician from Wakefield. He has no plans to get inoculated, but understands those who do. "Some people get it for peace of mind.''
Indeed, those who don't get a flu shot and then contract the flu feel they have only themselves to blame, layering guilt on top of the fever, chills, and coughing, and sometimes leaving care-givers less than sympathetic.
"All I had to do was walk down to CVS during my lunch break and get the shot,'' said a self-flagellating Nicole Russo, a publicist with 451 Marketing in Boston. Russo was speaking by phone from her bed, on her fourth of day of feeling lousy. She was suffering from a double whammy of sorts. Earlier in the week she had too much work to stay home, but her obvious illness made her a pariah to colleagues.
"My husband is telling me to get the shot now,'' she said, "but what will that do? I can't reverse time. Do I get it or not?''
(Yes, says Martin, the Public Health Commission spokesman, explaining that there are multiple strains of the flu circulating, so should a person be unlucky enough to catch a second strain of the flu, a shot might indeed help.)
With weeks and weeks to go until flu season ends, there's no shortage of experts urging people to get inoculated. But some would rather crowd source the decision on social media sites, putting their health in the hands of random "friends'' — a former realtor, perhaps, or a third-grade classmate.
In Cambridge, Erica Chilson, 41, an actress and a cake decorator, has not gotten a flu shot yet, and earlier this past week she polled her 350 Facebook friends, eager to hear their arguments pro and con.
"They were split down the middle,'' she said, still shot-free Friday afternoon. "I don't like the idea of putting something into my body. I'm a healthy woman. I like to take the natural approach.''
But others fall back on simple fatalism to explain themselves.
"If you're going to get the flu,'' said Saint-Pierre, of Mattapan, "you're going to get the flu.''
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There was a survey that I happened upon recently asking about side effects from aromatase inhibitors. I wanted to find out what the originators of the survey intended to do with the results before I promoted it. Turns out I missed the boat. The survey is complete, and the results are in. I happened on an outdated Web page. The results, however, are enlightening but not surprising: 64 percent of respondents complained of bone pain, over 40 perent had weight gain, and over 50 percent had muscle pain. The number one side effect was hot flashes. An interesting outcome was 47 percent who indicated "mental fuzziness" as a side effect. You can read the full report on the side effects from aromatase inhibitors by going to www.bcaction.org . I should point out that 96 percent of respondents complained of at least one side effect. The report concludes with three recommendations one of which is to continue research on the short term and long-term side effects.
My greatest concern continues to hinge on bone pain which 64 percent of respondents experienced. When I was on chemotherapy and my white blood cells dipped below the acceptable level my oncologist would order a filgrastem injection. The trade name is Neupogen. Filgrastem was injected to stimulate the bone marrow to produce white blood cells, and the significance was to prevent infection which is potentially fatal to chemotherapy patients. My bones would hurt terribly, especially my sternum and pelvic bones. The point is that there was activity in the bones that explained the pain. With aromatase inhibitors, there is pain without explanation as to what the activity is.
Hopefully, you get what I'm driving at. Pain is an indication that something is out of whack or at least an indication of some kind of response. Why do we not know what this is when we are taking an aromatase inhibitor? What is the outcome from that pain during and when we stop taking the drug? Unanswered questions are certainly something I can't live with. So I have decided that this week I am going to call the manufacturer of Arimidex (anastrozole) and ask them what the pain is from, why I experience it when I take their drug, and what the long term outcome is? I'll get back to you with what they tell me.
Important: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and not Everyday Health.


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Frank Giustra has a new travelling companion.
It's not his pal, Bill Clinton. It's not a dark-haired Italian movie-star. It's not even a book.
Believe it or not, it's olive oil.
"I won't go anywhere without my olive oil," the Lionsgate Entertainment founder, mining financier and philanthropist says. "I always travel with several bottles in my luggage everywhere I go, because you never know when it comes into conversation. So you whip out a bottle of oil and you serve it. And people dip their bread in it. ... I'm really proud of the stuff."
Giustra has not simply rediscovered his tastebuds, he has also recently won an award for producing the best organic, medium-blend olive oil in the world.
It has been three years since Giustra bought his first olive tree in Umbria, Italy. At the time, he knew nothing about olive oil and was buying it at Safeway like everyone else.
But Domenica Fiore Olio Reserva, named after his mother, has received the highest score of more than 700 entries from 22 countries at the inaugural New York International Olive Oil Competition, and Giustra can't stop talking about it. He had been prepared to wait 10 or 20 years for his reward.
Giustra has always loved food, but now he is obsessed.
To see a photo gallery of Giustra's new obsession, click here
A chance vacation encounter with a small Umbrian olive grower three years ago sent the jet-setting mining financier off on a "slow food" journey. ("Slow food" is an international movement promoting traditional cuisines using sustainable ingredients.) Within a few months, he owned 1,800 olive trees and his first parcel of mineral-rich Umbrian land. He has bought more parcels since, and now owns 9,000 trees.
Organic, natural, sustainable and heritage food not only dominates his kitchen, it is now in his investment portfolio. His new stable of agri-business investments range from a Vancouver Island sablefish hatchery to a Saskatchewan grain farm; a Chilliwack organic farm that raises heritage pigs and poultry; Sole Food, a company that turns vacant urban land into street farms; and Alter Eco, a San Francisco specialty food company that produces organic chocolate, among other items, sourced from small-scale farmers in 11 countries.
"The olive oil started everything," Giustra said. "I'm not thinking about a food empire. I'm thinking about learning and seeing where the opportunities are."
He has invested mostly in small, "slow food" operations, but also owns some industrial farmland in the Prairies.
The farmland part of the equation is a straightforward, unemotional investment.
"If you believe in hard money philosophy, which is to say that government continues to print enormous amounts of money ... we're heading into an environment where you'd better own hard assets as opposed to paper assets," he said. "Farmland, in times of hyperinflation, is one of the best assets to own."
At the same time, he is among those who have noted the growing North American and European food movement in which consumers care where their food comes from. So he has "dabbled a bit" in related businesses, but "I haven't done anything on a grand scale yet."
He has even launched a 138-page quarterly magazine while everyone else is bailing from print. Modern Farmer, the brain child of Monocle magazine founding editor Ann Marie Gardner, is aimed at both the new food-conscious consumer and the farmer.
In the process, the mining and movie mogul is learning what farmers have known for centuries: Mother Nature does not really care about business plans or cash flow. Last year, rain right through June messed up his planting season. And this past year's scorching Italian summer reduced his olive oil production by half, to just 5,000 litres.
Giustra is also learning, for the first time, about retail, wholesale, packing, advertising and branding. Domenica Fiore Olio Reserva extra virgin olive oil ($34.95 for 500 ml) is encased in stainless steel bottles, and vacuum sealed with nitrogen to preserve antioxidants and polyphenols. Each bottle is labelled with a hand-written lot number.
Giustra's is so enthusiastic about the new product that he has been approached to host his own cooking show.
But, being Frank Giustra, play is never just play.
"This is a very particular business," he said. "Most of all, I'm having fun with it. But it's always a business."
To date, Domenica Fiore oil has been available only in Vancouver. But Giustra is looking to sell elsewhere in North America, Japan and parts of Europe.
Kim Galavan, a former Giustra executive assistant from his early career at Yorkton Securities, has returned to the fold as COO of Fiore Fine Foods. She is responsible for packaging, marketing and selling the new product. Meanwhile, farmer Cesare Bianchini is looking after Giustra's 9,000 olive trees in Italy.
"He creates it. She sells it. I taste it," Giustra said.
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Frank Giustra's Domenica Fiore Filet Tenderloin:
Take a beef tenderloin and massage it with Domenica Fiore olive oil. Massage with generous amounts of rock salt and black pepper.
Sear all sides in a hot skillet. Put tenderloin in the oven at high heat (425 degrees) for 10 minutes. Cut into steak size pieces.
Grill three minutes on each side on the barbecue. Cut steaks into thin slices and arrange on a platter. Dress with fresh arugula and drizzle generously with Domenica Fiore olive oil.


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Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. church's international relief and development agency, received Operation Rice Bowl donations from 12,681 parishes and schools across the country this year. Participating donors (and possible future contributors) can check out how their contributions are used here.
Operation Rice Bowl began in 1975 in the Diocese of Allentown, Pa., in response to a drought in Africa. CRS adopted it as a national program a year later. Each Lent, about 13,000 faith communities in the U.S. take part in the program, contributing roughly $8 million a year.
During Fridays in Lent, families are encouraged to prepare a simple meal and place the money they saved in the cardboard Operation Rice Bowl boxes, which their school or parish then sends on to CRS headquarters in Baltimore.
Seventy-five percent of these donations support hunger and poverty relief efforts around the world and 25 percent is allocated for hunger and poverty relief in the U.S. diocese where the funds were collected.


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Perception Versus Reality: Bridging the Gap
Our perceptions influence the way we think and make decisions, but they can become problematic if they don't align with reality.
Our perceptions dictate our actions. What we perceive will cause us to act, react or do nothing. Unfortunately, perceptions are not always based on reality, which should be what dictates our actions. So, how is this related to CNC, or manufacturing in general? Let me elaborate.
Problems with Perceptions
Perceptions can make us ignore the need to change, to become complacent. For example, the reality might be that your company is using an outdated cutting tool for an important, or time-consuming operation. However, if people in your company perceive the cutting tool to be state-of-the-art, they will not even consider the possibility of improvement. As human beings, we tend to shun change of any kind. So it is especially easy for our perceptions to trick us into becoming set in our ways.
Perceptions can provide an incorrect assessment of a situation. The reality might be that machines are down between production runs more than 60 percent of the time, but due to the way your company accounts for time, setup time is charted as only 25 percent of available production time. This leads to the perception that machines are down during setup for an acceptable amount of time and that no action needs to be taken.
Incorrect perceptions can also cause us to make unwise or unnecessary changes. The reality might be that cutting tools are machining properly and lasting for an acceptable length of time. The operator is able to keep up with the machine, but there is no extra time during the CNC cycle for anything else. A manager's perception might be that cutting conditions are not aggressive enough, and that more aggressive cutting conditions will result in higher output. If the manager acts on this perception by increasing cutting conditions, the operator will no longer be able to keep up with the machine.
In a nutshell, perceptions can lead to costly mistakes, either through action or inaction. The greater the gap between perceptions and reality, the higher the cost of the related mistake. The sad fact of the matter is that we don't even recognize that we're making a mistake. We go merrily on our way thinking all is well with the world, unless something happens that slaps us back to reality.
Unfortunately, it can be difficult to change perceptions since we're dealing with beliefs. When you believe something to be true, emotions get involved and realities often take a back seat. The longer you have a perception, the more
difficult it can be to change it, regardless of how much proof to the contrary is staring you in
the face.
For instance, consider anyone who has been left on his or her own to solve a complex problem. There is a pride of authorship that comes with solving such a problem. Often we perceive our solution to be the best—or even the only—way to solve the problem, and turn a deaf ear to anyone trying to make suggestions to the contrary.
Bridging the Gap
Here are some ways we can work to improve our perceptions and bring them closer to reality:
• Question your perceptions. Aggressive awareness might be the only real weapon against perceptions that make us complacent. Take a lesson from continuous improvement, which begins with the premise that no task within your company is being performed as well as it could be. There is always room for improvement. This will cause you to question tasks you may be taking for granted.
• Do a reality check. This works especially well for perceptions we've formed based upon information we get from others. Pick random facts that you've been given and test them. If, for example, you're told that setup time (the time a machine is down between production runs) is only 25 percent of production time, walk the shop floor a few times and see how many machines are down. If the number is consistently more than half the machines, it is likely that something is wrong with the information you have been provided.
• Get more input. Often the reason why there is a gap between reality and perceptions is related to the amount and quality of available information when decisions are made. Avoid making important decisions on your own. Always research difficult problems, enlisting help from others who are in a position to provide quality information.


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Very nice looking mat that fits our Infiniti perfectly, thank you for the color swatches that really helped in picking the correct color. The mats have a great feel to them. I'll order another set of mats for the Honda soon.


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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Everybody tells you that if you want to land a job, you need to learn advanced skills. But everyone is wrong. If all you want is a job, you don't need college.
Many of the skills companies say they need the most are skills you learned (or should have learned) in kindergarten. If all you want is a job, forget college and concentrate on honing the skills that are acquired in the School of Hard Knocks.
Ask any boss and you'll hear the same thing: Good workers are hard to find, and hard to keep because other companies want them too. About a fifth of small-business owners say they couldn't find a qualified candidate to fill a current job opening, according to the monthly survey by the National Federation of Independent Business.
And, yet, look around: There are 10.5 million people who are officially unemployed, another 6 million who say they'd like a job but aren't actively looking, and 7.4 million people who are working but who want a full-time job.
That's a lot of potential applicants. And none of them have the right skills?
To be sure, many job openings can't be filled easily. The skills required to do the job may be scarce. Companies large and small say their biggest complaint about job applicants is a lack of specialized training in computers, math, science or finance.
There's only one way to get those jobs: Get the advanced training that's required.
But many jobs don't require an advanced degree or special skills. They require the so-called soft skills that are typically taught in kindergarten: Play well with others, cooperate, be honest, be helpful, don't be late to class, don't run with scissors.
Reading, writing and arithmetic come in handy too.
That's what business leaders told researchers at the New York Fed in a recent survey. Asked about their difficulties in filling job openings, executives said candidates with advanced computer skills are the hardest to find.
But they found it almost as difficult to find workers who had interpersonal skills or who were punctual.
It turns out Woody Allen was right when he said 80% of success is showing up.
Basic English, math and computer skills were also difficult to find, would-be employers said.
So if you're a job seeker, the path is clear: Highlight your soft skills. Show prospective bosses that you can show up on time, work with your co-workers and be pleasant to customers, even the cranky ones. For some jobs, that's all you'll need to succeed.
There are millions of people out there working who don't know any more than you do. So why shouldn't you have a job too?
Relying only on soft skills isn't likely to get you very far, however. To make a living wage, you need at least some education. The typical full-time worker who didn't graduate from high school makes just $362 a week — about $9 an hour. High school graduates earn $477, on average, while college graduates take home $754 a week.
Education matters a lot, but soft skills can get you started. And if you didn't learn them in kindergarten, find a charm school to teach you the graces. Or look for a Henry Higgins type who can transform you just by teaching you the proper way to say: "The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain."
Above all, don't let your lack of skills discourage you. Show up!
See these must-reads on MarketWatch:
Companies say it's tougher to keep skilled employees
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I'm still sorting through the literal and figurative detritus of the National Lampoon adventure that was our recent camping holiday. So far as I have been able to determine since our return, I think that I came away from the experience with nearly 400 digital photos, 60 lbs of dirty laundry, innumerable mosquito bites in unmentionable places and the discomfiting realization that I am currently marching determinedly into the condition of being relentlessly boring and that that's okay. More on that once the laundry's sorted.
The trip was good, though, on the whole, in that strange way that deeply stressful but enlightening experiences can be, when interspersed with breaks for building sandcastles and paddling canoes and quaffing cheap liquor. As, for example, when two days of sharing a 29 foot long motorhome with my mother-in-law culminated in a spectacular thunderstorm that turned the campsite – shared with three sets of siblings-in-law and their families, living in tents – into a mud slick and drove everybody into the tiny, muggy tin shack on wheels that we were calling home, whereupon there was no choice but break open the tequila, let the children swing from the bunkbeds and upper cabinets and make the best of it. It's moments like those that teach you that when life gives you thundershowers, mud and in-laws all in one messy package, it's best to just pull out the liquor and throw a party. Those are life lessons. They're precious.
It's too easy to forget that most of things that cause us stress and anxiety are actually quite ridiculous, when considered against the vast, inscrutable complexity of nature and the universe and life and everything. That being human is a condition of being relentlessly silly, insofar as being human means struggling against disorder and chaos and mess and thunderstorms. We can't fight thunderstorms. They just happen.
We can't fight a thunderstorm, but we can shelter ourselves against a thunderstorm, we can huddle together wherever it's warm and dry, and maybe have a drink or two or three and sing a song or six and tell a joke or seven to pass the time while the rain and the wind pound the walls around us and then, then, when the rain has passed and the ground is sodden with mud and rain-slicked leaves and we go outside into the fresh-scrubbed air and stamp our feet into the soft ground – then, we can dance.
The WonderBaby Mudslick Two-Step: clap, clap; step, step; right foot mud stamp; left foot mud stamp; run. (West African drum stylings courtesy of brother-in-law and sister-in-law; any percussive beat will, however, serve nicely as accompaniment.)
(This is not, perhaps, exactly what was called for in PBN's Make A Move On Me Blog Blast – intended to promote Baby Loves Disco – but hey. It's dancing.)


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Get Set to Learn! is a Sesame Street CD-ROM game for home computers. The game was developed by Creative Wonders and Children's Television Workshop in 1996.
It was re-released subsequently as part of the 2-disc Kindergarten Deluxe CD-ROM set in 1997, and by Encore Software and Sesame Workshop in 2002.
It was also included in the Get Set for Kindergarten CD-ROM set with Elmo's Preschool and Elmo's Reading Basics.
This game promotes the thinking and problem solving skills necessary for learning.
- "What Size is Your Prize?": Choose the right size object to win Zoe's game.
- "Count it Up! Up! Up!": Count to the right number and watch as the wheel spins.
- "Match the Moons": Match The Count's moons, spiders, lightning bolts, gold coins, and numbers.
- "Kooky Cookie Game": Complete Cookie Monster's frosted cookie pattern.
- "Dunk or Dare": Fill the barrel with trash and dunk Telly.
- "Fabulous Prizes": All the prizes won in the games are collected in the chest.
- Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar
- Frank Oz as Cookie Monster and Grover
- Jerry Nelson as the Count and a Martian
- Martin P. Robinson as Telly and a Martian
- Fran Brill as Zoe
- Don Reardon as Guy Smiley
- A trunk seen backstage in the opening features stickers with titles of previous Sesame Street computer games, including Let's Make a Word!, Art Workshop, Elmo's Preschool and Numbers.
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Kids' Mossy Oak Beach Dawgs - Pink Breakup Infinity
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- Do not leave your Dawgs exposed to extreme heat whil they are not being worn (i.e. in direct sunlight, near heating vents, or in a hot vehicle)
- Dawgs can be washed in warm water with a mild detergent as necessary. Air dry or dry with a soft cloth.
- Dawgs can be sanitized in 10 parts water to 1 part bleach for approximately 10 minutes. Allow Dawgs to air dry or dry with soft cloth.
- Fleece Dawgs insoles can be removed and washed on cold in the washing machine. We do not recommend putting Fleece Dawgs insoles in the dryer.
- Be sure to spray your new Sheep Dawgs with an all weather protectant spray (for all synthetic fibers), or a suede/leather protector (cow suede & lambskin products) prior to wearing them outside. Spray as needed for the lifetime of your Sheep Dawgs.
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(This one goes out to all you punk motherfuckers out there
Yeah, eat a bowl of dick'up putos!
Do ya wanna get crazy?
Comin' at 'cha in 93'!)
Through the car swings the firing pins
Go click when I duck behind the trash bin
Ran out of ammo no doubt
My gat is dry like a fuckin' drought
Got to make my way home, hit the gate and get my chrome
Hot damn it's on
They got me cornered lemme just warn ya
I'll pull this trigga make your family mourn'ya
Boo-hoo! Where ya gonna run to
When I pull out the scooby doo
Run! Let me break ya off some
Hit the floor cuz it ain't no fun
But here they come, they must wanna get done
No frontin'. Punk I'll break ya off somethin'!
(1 2 3 that coppa goes down!)
What the fuck I'm rollin'
In a Mack truck that's stolen
Guess what I'm holdin'
Ammo to bust my load
Still I'm easin' on down
The yellow brick road
Whatta ya know? A pig in a plain brown
Wrapper, he wanna bring me down
I'll hit that corner, lemme just warn ya
I'll bring ya ass down make ya family mourn ya
21 gun salute, trying to take my loot
Don't make me shoot
I'll hit my blunt and pass you a lump
And punk let me break ya of something
(break em' off some)
I got to roll with the self control
In the green tank when the shit unfolds
Hold up. I got it sewn up
Me and my niggas are about to blow up
Got the pigs on my tail, what they get
Is the hollow point shell
Caught in the cell
Servin' my sentence, got my apprentice
In the hood but the nigga is senseless
Out on parole, now the nigga has
Turned to my fold, now the punk gotta go
That punk got shady, woudn't repay me
Let the punk know that ya still can't fade me
Maybe the frontin' would stop, but nothin'
Would stop me from havin' to break'em off something
(On to the next spot kid
We ain't havin it yall
Ya know what I'm talkin bout
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The Best Food from Mudstock
What's a Mudstock without some of the tastiest southern food around? Whether you were craving corn dogs, chicken-fried chicken sandwiches, fried catfish strips, baked potatoes, poboys or the good old standby the hamburger, the food trucks and concession stands set up at River Run ATV Park this weekend managed to fill attendees' bellies -- and then some!
Check out some photos of the great food we saw people chowing down on at Can-Am ATV Mudstock.
Special thanks to our food vendors, who made sure that Mudstockers were never riding on an empty stomach: H&C Concessions, USA Concessions, Rolling on the Bayou, C&C Custom Catering, Hook's Catering, Double D Concessions and Miss Kay.


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Other names: chondrodysplasia punctata with ichthyosis; Happle syndrome
Inheritance: X-linked dominant
Incidence: rare; lethal in males
Key findings:
- skin: follicular depressions with mild scale or increased pigmentation in a linear or whorled pattern
- hair: various hair shaft abnormalities and pattered hair loss (common)
Associated findings:
- skeletal: asymptomatic bone densities on x-ray that resolve with time; limb shortening, extra digits and hip dysplasia (common)
- eyes: early cataracts (common)
Age at first appearance: birth
Long-term course: erythroderma and generalized scaling at birth resolves within several months; whorled, follicular scale often progressively improves
Diagnostic tests: analysis of cellular DNA
Abnormal gene: sterol isomerase
Clinicians seeking to confirm a diagnosis should visit FIRST's TeleIchthyosis site to submit a case to experts in ichthyosis.
Learn more about FIRST's Regional Support Network - connecting affected individuals and families with each other. Or call the FIRST office at 800.545.3286.
This information is provided as a service to patients and parents of patients who have ichthyosis. It is not intended to supplement appropriate medical care, but instead to complement that care with guidance in practical issues facing patients and parents. Neither FIRST, its Board of Directors, Medical & Scientific Advisory Board, Board of Medical Editors nor Foundation staff and officials endorse any treatments or products reported here. All issues pertaining to the care of patients with ichthyosis should be discussed with a dermatologist experienced in the treatment of their skin disorder.


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Tandem parking spots sell for $560,000
Sold for $560,000: Rarely available tandem parking spots in Back Bay. Sweeping alley views in exclusive neighborhood, just steps from high-end Newbury Street shops. Amenities include fully lined asphalt spaces, stains included. Second space ideal for growing one-car family.
In the end, it came down to a bidding war between two neighbors, who took the price of two parking spots behind 298 Commonwealth Ave. from $42,000 to more than half a million dollars — nearly double the $313,000 median sales price for a single family home in Massachusetts — in less than 15 minutes.
The neighborhood is home to the most valuable parking spots in the city. A space behind 48 Commonwealth Ave. set the record for a single spot at $300,000 in 2009. Two tandem spots a block from the Public Garden on Commonwealth Avenue sold for $200,000 last summer, and a single spot on Marlborough Street went for $250,000 in December.
Dozens of local residents, business owners, real estate agents, and lawyers turned out Thursday afternoon for the auction at the parking spaces, which the Internal Revenue Service seized from a man who owed more than $600,000 in back taxes.
A common complaint of those in attendance: difficulty finding a place to park.
Auctioneer Tim Smith, an IRS liquidation specialist, started the bidding in a light rain shortly after noon, calling the property the "two prettiest parking spaces I've ever seen.''
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2012 (Senior): Named one of five team captains.
2011 (Junior): Led the team with 8.5 sacks for 55 yards… Also recorded 13.5 tackles for loss for 64 yards… Tallied 55 tackles with 24 solos and 31 assists… Forced and recovered a fumble and also blocked a kick… Recorded 2.5 sacks against Lynchburg (Va.) and two more against Huntington (11/12)… Blocked a kick against Huntingdon (11/12)… Also had full sacks against East Texas Baptist (9/3), Salisbury (10/29) and in a NCAA Second Round win over Linfield (11/26)… Forced a fumble against Frostburg (10/8) and recovered one at the Apprentice School (11/5)… Had tackles in every game with a season-high seven at Walsh (10/22)… Tallied six stops at Lynchburg (10/15) and against Hobart (11/19).
2010 (Sophomore): Outstanding season punishing opposing QBs for nine Sacks...had 12.5 tackles for a loss totaling 27 tackles on the season...one of the top returning pass rushers in the country.
High School: Participated in football and track... 13-1 state champ finalist in football... Second team all-state
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It's the moment Sherlock Holmes fans have been waiting for since the inception of Elementary: Moriarty has arrived!
Sherlock Holmes' (Jonny Lee Miller) greatest foe made his first appearance, sort of, last week after calling Sherlock for a long overdue chat — which is an understatement. Moriarty was apparently behind the death of Sherlock's only love Irene Adler (Natalie Dormer), which sent the private eye into a drug-induced downward spiral. Heading into Thursday's episode (10/9c, CBS) and the drama's first season finale next week, TVGuide.com hit up executive producer Rob Doherty to find out the ramifications of Moriarty's introduction and what this means for Irene Adler's arrival on the show.
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We've finally (apparently) been introduced to Moriarty. What can you tell us about the final episodes?
Rob Doherty: It is a Moriarty-centric finale. The episodes that precede the finale tee up Moriarty. Again, he's not present, physically, but we're very much on his trail. It comes to our attention he may be operating in New York. The finale is really about a build to a showdown between Sherlock and Moriarty.
What kind of person is Moriarty?
Doherty: As Moriarty becomes more present in the last episodes, I feel like we're staying pretty close to the way Moriarty's depicted in the books, at least as a personality. Ours is not a professor, but he is the spider sitting at the center of this web of crime. He's a puppet master, he's frighteningly smart. In the books, Moriarty was not as concealed as he has been on our show. In the books, he worked out in the open, and as far as most people knew, he was a professor working at a university. And yet, on the side, he was also the mastermind of a criminal organization. Our Moriarty is absolutely involved in bad things, but I don't believe he has a day job.
Will we find out why he has targeted Sherlock in particular?
Doherty: Yes. We absolutely want to speak to his very specific interest in Sherlock
What are we going to learn about Sherlock's past through the introduction of Irene Adler?
Doherty: For the first time, we're going to see actual moments from his past. We're going to see him outside of New York and in London. Seeing London isn't so much the point. It's really about how he came to meet and fall for Irene Adler. Our Sherlock is a very complicated guy, to say the least. He has issues with women and the notion of love, and yet, he did fall in love with Irene Adler. So we, the writers, have been itching for a long time to try to show what exactly he saw in her. How did they meet? What was so appealing about her to somebody like our Sherlock? We will tell the story of their courtship, and take the flashbacks all the way up to her demise in the UK.
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What can you tell us about your incarnation of Irene Adler?
Doherty: I'd say she's pretty complex herself. She's a bit more left-brained than he is, but most people are. Our Irene made her living as a restorer of older paintings. She did work for museums and private collectors restoring paintings. When Sherlock first meets her, it's case-related. He'll often consult with experts depending on the case he's working. He happens to be doing something art-related, and it leads him to her door.
What will we see for Sherlock and Joan's (Lucy Liu) relationship as he's dealing with the possibility of hunting down Moriarty?
Doherty: Obviously, in London, Moriarty triggered Sherlock's descent into addiction. So for him to appear in New York and eventually face off against Sherlock, that's a lot to take on. You would imagine the stress of it would be trigger enough. But it's hard not to imagine that's something Moriarty would want. Moriarty engineered everything that happened to Sherlock the first time around. So to think he's looming once again, it's something Joan has to be very mindful of.
Sherlock went off the hinges when he first thought Sebastian Moran (Vinnie Jones) was Moriarty. Will we see him handle his rage in a different way this time around?
Doherty: If his reaction was exactly the same, if he went after Moriarty the way he went after Moran, I just fear the stories would feel too similar. He certainly wants to bring Moriarty to justice, and he certainly wants to exact some measure of revenge, but I don't believe we're going to see a Sherlock who's only seeing red.
Especially since Moran was more outwardly brutish, whereas Moriarty has always been described as strategically smart.
Doherty: Yeah. By the time Sherlock realizes Moriarty is around, he recognizes him for the brilliant foe that he is, and he knows he has to focus in a different kind of way.
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With Sherlock on the hunt for Moriarty, what will his standing with the police department be like?
Doherty: It's funny. It's one of the challenges of the show. I mean, he's so helpful with the police, and he certainly has a handle on what they do day-to-day, professionally. It's hard for that to work the other way. Sometimes it's difficult for our police to really wrap their heads around everything Sherlock's been through and is going to go through. I can say for sure that he'll definitely have the support and understanding of his friends Gregson (Aidan Quinn) and Bell (Jon Michael Hill).
Are you excited for the introduction of Moriarty and Irene Adler? Hit the comments!
Elementary airs Thursdays at 10/9c on CBS.
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LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Mich. – The Livingston County Sheriff' is warning seniors in Putnam Township to watch out for a man claiming to work for a driveway seal coating company.
The sheriff says the man approached an elderly resident and offered to seal her asphalt driveway for $9,400. The man offered her a warranty on the work and said he would start the job immediately.
The worker, who said his name was Jimmy Carroll, coated the woman's driveway with a thin black substance that was not seal coat material.
The sheriff's office says this type of scam is common, and it is not unusual for the fake worker to use motor oil or another substance instead of seal coating.
Whatever the material sprayed on the victim's driveway was, it did not seal any cracks.
After seeing the finished product, the homeowner tried to place a stop payment on the check, but it was too late. The man was caught on bank surveillance cameras cashing the check.
~Image of suspect's red pickup truck with a yellow top light.~
The victim told police the man spoke with a southern accent and said he was from South Carolina.
He was driving a newer model four door red pickup truck with a yellow top light. A second worker was with the man and drove a white pickup truck which had a sprayer unit in the back.
The Scam:
The Sheriff's Office wants to remind residents, and especially seniors, to be careful if anyone comes to your home offering services.
Common scams include driveway seal coating, concrete work, asphalt work, and barn painting. The scammer will often be prepared to begin the job immediately and will have materials present.
The problem, often the materials are of substandard quality and in many cases are not even what was promised.
In the case of asphalt work material is often genuine; but workers will skip steps and not prep the existing surface or they will lay too thin of a layer down.
The scammer often claims to be working in the area with extra material and promises a deal to start the job immediately.
Anyone who has information on the worker is asked to call The Livingston County Sheriff' at (810) 632-7179.


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Transcend…and rejuvenate
No other method has so much scientific support to confirm the reversal of the ageing process as TM.
Transcending is doing something very special with body and mind. All 600 studies that were done into Transcendental Meditation are showing in their own way that there is a process that goes in the opposite direction as the ageing process.
Tensions will disturb the normal functioning of the body more and more as they accumulate. This is the main cause of the are ageing process. Transcending removes these tensions, and will effectively reverse the aging process.
As incredible as this may sound, it can be confirmed quite easily, and this is exactly what happened. By measuring several variables, scientists are usually able to predict your age quite accurately. In other words, the "biological age" as it can be measured, corresponds for most people perfectly with the chronological age. Someone who is 55 years old, on average, will also function biologically as someone who is 55 years old.
In the same way, one can measure objectively whether Transcendental Meditation practitioners are effectively becoming younger and by how much. A study with 84 subjects showed that TM practitioners who have practiced the technique for 2.9 years on average, are 5 years biologically younger than the norm. Long term practitioners, who, on average, were using the Transcendental Meditation technique for 7.1 years, were biologically even 12 years younger than their chronological age would predict.Ref.International Journal of Neuroscience 16: 53–58, 1982
So we could say that the time we will invest to practice Transcendental Meditation (2 times 20 minutes per day), will give us a very big return on investment later in life. Not only do we live longer, but also the quality of life will be better.
Can research actually confirm that we live longer? Yes, it seems. In a study by scientists from Harvard University, a group of elderly people with an average age of 81 was divided into four subgroups, TM, mindfulness, a mental relaxation technique (Relaxation response) and a control group. After three months, significant improvements were already noticed in the TM group, in comparison with the control groups, for both intellectual abilities and blood pressure. TM practitioners just performed a lot better than those practising other techniques (they found the TM technique also more enjoyable)
But the really big difference was noticed three years later, when the group was examined again. In the control groups, a large portion of the elderly were already deceased, (12% in Mindfulness up to 35% for the relaxation technique). In the TM group, 100% was still alive (p<.00025). And these people have only started with TM when they were already 80 years old. Imagine what the impact would be when people should start with TM in their youth, and a lot of degeneration could be avoided.Ref.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, vol 57, 1989, pp. 950-964
There are other ways to measure the degree of aging, which are confirming the rejuvenation effects of TM. One can measure the level of a substance in the blood, plasma dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S), of which it is known that it slowly decreases after the age of 20 years. Higher values of this substance are related to a better health and to a younger biological age.
In an American study in collaboration with the Maharishi International University and the City University of New York, the DHEA-S levels of a big group of experienced TM practitioners, 270 men and 153 women, were measured and the results were compared with a control group of 799 men and 453 women who did not practice the TM technique. The TM practitioners had values on the same level as those of control subjects that were 5 to 10 years younger. The result was so significant that it had a p-value of p<.0001 (what is a p-value)Ref.Journal of Behavioral Medicine 15: 327–341, 1992
For more research into the rejuvenation effect of TM see rejuvenation research.
How can a simple technique do so much?
600 studies confirm the effect of TM with:
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- Emotional stability
- Insomnia
- Impulsivity
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Better Health
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MONTREAL - A Quebec cabinet minister will donate one of the salaries he's collecting to a social cause.
Jean-Francois Lisee says he will give away deferred pay he's been collecting since his departure from the Universite de Montreal's international-relations institute. Once his pension from that old job kicks in, as of March, he says he'll give that away too for as long as he's an MNA.
Writing on his blog Wednesday, Lisee said he'll give the money to an organization in his riding that helps high-school dropouts get job training.
Lisee is the minister for international relations, with responsibilities for the City of Montreal and for outreach to anglophones.
The payments from his old job had stoked some controversy. A front-page headline in the tabloid Journal de Montreal on Wednesday said: A Minister Gets Double Pay; Lisee Also Gets Money from the U of M Despite (University Funding) Cuts.
Lisee responded by announcing on his blog that he'd already been planning to give away the money, anyway, and would start doing so.
He also took a shot at the newspaper. Lisee said that last spring, before entering politics, he'd negotiated a deal to work for its parent company, Quebecor, and was certain that had he been working there his salary would never have made the front page of the Journal de Montreal.
"But I'm elected. And I'm one of the lucky ones," Lisee wrote.
"I'll give this money, in a stable and predictable way, to the (training programs) ... that work miracles to give a second chance — and sometimes a third — to young people who need a helping hand to get started in life... Mine is off to a (relatively) good start. Theirs need some help from us."
The newspaper revealed that, since September, Lisee had been collecting $150,924 in salary from the legislature, a $16,000 expense account, and payments from the university at a $104,000 annual rate, and was set to receive a $27,000 retirement bonus.
The continued payments were part of a confidential deal that Lisee negotiated with his former employer, and he described them as a deferral of previous salary.
The news emerged after the new Parti Quebecois government announced spending cuts at universities, following an elimination of tuition increases planned by the previous government.


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Iroquois County Purging Voting Files
County Clerk Lisa Fancher is announcing a purge of voter registration files. The state-required purge takes place this month. All registered voters will receive a new voter registration card by mail. It is important that voters review their new voter registration card for accuracy. The next election will be the Primary on March 18, 2014.
If you feel you are a registered voter and have not received a card by June 10th, or if you have any questions, please call the County Clerk's office at: (815) 432-6960.


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Three Semiconductor Device Models Using the Density-Gradient Theory
You can use the density-gradient theory to model semiconductor devices. Here are 3 examples: a Si inversion layer, Si nanowire MOSFET, and InSb p-channel FET.
Intro to Density-Gradient Theory for Semiconductor Device Simulation
The density-gradient theory is a computationally efficient way to include quantum confinement in the conventional drift-diffusion formulation commonly used for simulating semiconductor devices.
Simulating Radiation Effects in Semiconductor Devices
Analyzing radiation effects in semiconductor devices is an important capability for consumer electronics, medical imaging, nuclear engineering, aerospace, and a wide range of other industries.
Hydrodynamic Thermal Transport in the Kinetic-Collective Model
F. Xavier Alvarez from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) discusses using COMSOL Multiphysics® to model heat transfer at the nanoscale and better understand transport processes.
How to Simulate the Carrier Dynamics in Semiconductor Devices
Learn how to simulate carrier dynamics in semiconductor devices with 2 examples: reverse recovery and forward recovery PIN rectifier models.
How to Model the Interface Trapping Effects of a MOSCAP
Looking to analyze interface trapping effects in a MOSCAP? Learn how to use a feature in the Semiconductor Module that enables you to add charging and carrier capture/release effects to a model.
Simulating the Tunneling Current Across a Graded Heterojunction
Interested in semiconductor design? Get an intro to the theory behind quantum tunneling as well as a demonstration of simulating the tunneling current across a graded heterojunction.
Self-Consistent Schrödinger-Poisson Results for a Nanowire Benchmark
This benchmark model of a GaAs nanowire validates the Schrödinger-Poisson Equation multiphysics interface, which is useful for modeling systems with quantum-confined charge carriers.
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As US warships approached, on February 22nd four American hostages were killed by Somali pirates. It was an ominous harbinger of the crisis in Washington, where Republican pirates are holding hostage the legislative process and threatening to kill the American dream unless their ransom demands are met.
The root cause of Somali piracy is the collapse of that impoverished nation's central government. The genesis of Republican piracy is more complex but can be traced to the rise of a predatory ethic that preaches winning is worth any price; that it's permissible to say and do anything to ensure political victory – because of the billions of dollars involved. As a consequence, Republicans care more about wealth and power than they do the health of the US economy or the viability of democracy.
Republican pirates are holding the Federal Budget hostage until the Obama Administration agrees to egregious cuts in Federal programs. On March 2nd Congress approved a stop-gap spending bill that would fund the government until March 18. Few expect the next round of negotiations to be easy and it's increasingly likely that Federal government will shut down and millions of Americans will suffer.
Somali piracy is a business that offers employment to thousands of Somalis and hundreds of millions in profits. Currently 51 vessels and at least 819 people are held hostage – the average tab to ransom a ship is $5 million.
Republican piracy employs thousands of GOP politicians, political operatives, and lobbyists, not to mention the media personnel at the Fox "News" Channel and conservative radio programs. But just as the main recipients of Somali piracy are shadowy financiers – many rumored to be part of International organized crime – so the primary beneficiaries of Republican piracy are America's uber-rich, those in the top one tenth of one percent who each year control more of America's wealth. These individuals – such as the notorious Koch brothers or Wall Street hedge fund managers – don't care about the plight of American workers or the size of the deficit; their entire focus is to keep the government off their backs so they can make even more billions.
It's far easier to understand the motivation of Somali pirates than it is to prevent their attacks. Their East African piracy operation has become increasingly sophisticated and now covers more than one million squares miles of the Indian Ocean – from Somalia to Oman to India to the Maldives to Madagascar.
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Since the 1971 Powell Manifesto Republican pirates have also broadened their reach. They elected Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush and, more recently, sponsored the Tea "Party" insurrection. More to the point, they shifted the Federal tax burden from the rich onto working Americans, as economist Richard Wolff pointed out in a recent article.
The Somali pirates have a broad base of support because the Somali economy is in shambles and they're the only game in town. It's harder to understand the appeal of Republican piracy. In his classic political analysis, What's the Matter With Kansas? journalist Thomas Frank analyzed politics in his native state and concluded that Republican (pirates) had successfully diverted working-class Americans from populist anger by throwing them red-meat cultural issues (abortion) or blatant lies (Obama caused the recession). Republicans have waged a decades-long propaganda campaign that's blinded most Americans to the astonishing increase in inequality, the fact that over the past thirty years average worker income has increased by a paltry $280 while the income of the uber-rich has tripled.
Republican pirates now control the House of Representatives. They've convinced many Americans that "pirates are your friends" and launched an attack on "law enforcement" at all levels: Federal regulators, IRS agents, not to mention public safety officials. Republicans control the dominant narrative, arguing that "government is the problem." Pirates want to enact savage budget cuts, insisting that the best way to a healthy economy is to let the market do whatever it feels like. And now Republicans want to eliminate labor unions, make it impossible for American workers to stand up to their corporate bosses.
It's clear that there's a two-fold solution to Somali piracy: come down hard on the pirates while simultaneously rebuilding civil society, giving average Somalis viable economic alternatives.
It's also clear what to do about Republican pirates. The long-term solution is to rebuild populism and place the interests of average Americans over those of the uber-Rich. That means taxing wealthy Americans and corporations; increasing Federal expenditures to help educate and employ Americans; protecting the rights of workers to organize; and ensuring the requirements for effective democracy override those of a "free" market.
But what needs to be done first is to call Republicans by their true name: pirates. The American people must deal with Republicans as we do the Somali pirates: refuse to buckle to their hostage demands – even if that means shutting down the Federal government. After all, freedom is worth fighting for.


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Chinese 5-spiced Potato, Leek and Feta cannelloni with a panko topping
I have never been one for going on a 'diet' or consuming trendy foods just because. I have always eaten what I wanted to yet in moderation, most of the time. I've always looked in the mirror and seen room for improvement, but I like bread, cheese and steaming hot pakora. But.
Just before I got married, during the run-up I had decided that I wanted to look every bit the blooming bride. I was only 23 and I wanted pictures to look back on, proudly, of me looking my finest on a glorious day. I wanted no pleats of belly-fat as I sat on the throne-like chair bearing my midriff and neither did I want wobbly arms fanning the guests as I took my vows in the Hindu manner. I didn't want those shadows around my nose to show and I certainly did not want to reveal stained teeth. There needed to be classy cheek bones, not cute chubby cheeks. I imagined gliding, slender and light whilst greeting and mingling with my guests. And so it started with eating lean salads at lunch time. I ruled out even miniature chocolates but at work, where celebratory birthday treats decorated communal cupboard tops daily, this was hard. When we were in our favourite Chinese restaurant we ordered stuff that wasn't deep fried and a curry with salad instead of rice or noodles. I went to the gym every, single day.
I thought it was working. I was wearing white, sheer cotton tops and hot pants that summer.
But as I called my then fiancé into the room whilst trembling, I knew it had not worked. Every time I ran my hand through my hair a bunch fell out. It had worn out to a wispy and flyaway state. That's what 'dieting' did.
After I had my boy I adhered to the dietary requirements stipulated by female elders and ancestors. I overdosed on fenugreek, millet flour, spinach, roasted aubergines and mung beans. I ruled out cruciferous vegetables, tomatoes, spice, potatoes and many other items that lend to a balanced diet. I was borderline diabetic but consumed ghee, jaggery and nuts in the name of natural healing. And I do think that they are useful and nutritious, when they complement a balanced diet.
Again, the horror of losing fistfuls of hair in the bath was upon me. I wore a headband to disguise the thinning, especially around the temples. I was fearful of washing my hair but the greasy look didn't do me any favours. I felt sluggish, heavy and I just wanted my hair back.
My recipe today offers carbohydrates and cheese and plenty of taste. Let us embrace them with our taste buds, hearts and tummies. I have used Chinese 5-spice in the stuffing and I know it does sound unusual, but really, truly. It's good. I could the stuffing on its own as a salad, in fact…
Ingredients to serve 4
A pack of cannelloni tubes
2 tins of chopped tomatoes
3 red bell peppers
2 cloves of garlic, minced
Chilli flakes to taste
250ml water
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
2 tbsp. sesame oil
2 large leeks cut into bite sized pieces
200g feta cheese
3 medium potatoes, cubed
1 ½ tbsp. soy sauce
3 tsp. Chinese 5-spice powder
1 tsp. cumin seeds
- Wash, cut and drizzle the peppers with oil and roast them until they brown lightly
- Head the vegetable oil in a pan and the cumin seeds and once they sizzle, stir in the garlic and sauté for a minute before pouring in the tomatoes and the roasted peppers. Sprinkle in the chilli and water and then cook for 5 minutes before blitzing it smooth.
- Boil the potatoes for 4-5 minutes and then drain then and allow them to cook
- Heat the sesame oil in a deep dish and then add the leeks and then once they start to soften, sprinkle in the Chinese 5 spice and soy sauce and then cook them for 4-5 minutes on a medium flame.
- Stir in the potatoes and then crumble in the feta and then remove the mixture from the heat.
- Pour some of the sauce into a deep dish, then turn your attention to stuffing the cannelloni evenly and then place each tube into the sauce. The sauce should almost cover the cannelloni tubes.
- Once the tubes are stuffed, sprinkle the top of the dish with panko breadcrumbs and then bake the cannelloni in the oven at 180 degrees until the topping is golden brown and the tubes can be pierced all the way through.


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In a matter of time, college football could be adding one more neutral site game to the early season line-up. A group in Nashville is beginning to make a push to add a game in Nashville, Tennessee that would ideally feature one SEC team clashing with a relatively high-profile opponent.
"Music City Sports and Entertainment Group has been working on a significant college football event for Nashville, and we are about 60-90 days from making an announcement," said Tammy Genovese, CEO of MCSEG according to a report by The Tennessean. The Music City Sports and Entertainment Group is targeting hosting a game in LP Field, the home of the NFL's Tennessee Titans. LP Field has a stadium capacity of 69,143 and 177 executive suites. The idea of the game would be to mimic the Chick-fil-A Kickoff that is played in Atlanta, with the hopes of becoming as successful and attractive for an early season neutral site game. As The Tennessean reports, Atlanta has seen $44.3 million injected in to the local economy since the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic launched in 2008. The earliest season a neutral site game in Nashville could likely be played is in 2016, so there is time to find a pair of schools willing to play a neutral site game at the expense of potentially losing a home game and for the financial details to be sorted. Concerns over the state's occupational privilege tax on athletes are some of the issues standing in the way at this time.
Nashville currently is the host city for the Music City Bowl, which has conference tie-ins with the ACC and SEC. The bowl game has been played in Vanderbilt Stadium and is currently played in LP Field. LP Field also is the home stadium for FCS Tennessee State, so the Tigers would have to be on the road or serving a bye week. The Tennessee State schedule is far down the list of potential obstacles though.
Need a somewhat buzz worthy match-up? How about home-town Vanderbilt going up against former head coach James Franklin and Penn State? Penn State actually has a full non-conference schedule with games against Kent State and Temple scheduled at home and a road game at Pittsburgh, so it would be unlikely the Nittany Lions would have any interest in a Franklin Bowl in 2016 away from home. Vanderbilt also has three non-conference games already scheduled in 2016 with road games at Georgia Tech and Western Kentucky and a home date against Middle Tennessee. Vanderbilt may be more open to moving a home game to LP Field, and Middle Tennessee would bring in some more local interest but this is not quite the caliber of game the Nashville group may be hoping for.
Tennessee is out of the picture. The Vols will be kicking off with Virginia Tech at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2016. Alabama will be playing neutral site games in 2014 (vs. West Virginia in Atlanta) and 2015 (vs. Wisconsin in Arlington, Texas). LSU will face Wisconsin in Green Bay in 2016. Texas A&M will play Arizona State in Houston in 2015.


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I'm dying for Bones to come back. Give me some scoop! — Will
ADAM: The newly single Sweets is moving in with Booth and Brennan! Although the arrangement begins because Booth pities Sweets, who's been sleeping in his office, Seeley soon becomes less than enamored with his houseguest. Why? Let's just say it involves a Jacuzzi and some unfortunate timing. Also: Ever wondered what kind of superhero skivvies Booth wears? Wonder no more!
What's this about Snow and Charming finding a way to communicate between worlds on Once Upon a Time? — Emily
NATALIE: It's true. The star-crossed lovers will find a way, but like everything in these worlds, it comes with a price. "They find a direct line of communication that requires a great risk," Ginnifer Goodwin says. "There's something very tragic about the fact that the risk that's taken is potentially a great sacrifice that is made in order to get Emma and Snow White home. There's something really beautiful about the selflessness that is necessary to communicate."
I'm looking forward to Danny's flashback episode on Hawaii Five-0. Are any other characters getting flashbacks? — Terri
ADAM: As a matter of fact, yes! Executive producer Peter Lenkov tells us that there will be a McGarrett flashback late in the season that is actually a direct prequel to the pilot. "The flashbacks take place hours before the pilot began in Korea," Lenkov says. "You'll get to see McGarrett in training as a Navy SEAL. The idea is that McGarrett had actually gone into North Korea with another Navy SEAL, a man who saved his life and was killed there." So will we see familiar faces as well? "We're hoping to bring back one of the Hesse brothers," Lenkov says. "We'll see what actually happened with Hesse in Korea."
I can't believe Fringe is almost over. Got any scoop to cheer me up? — Jeanie
NATALIE: As the final season inches closer to the end, a familiar face we haven't seen in quite a while will pop up — and Walter will not be too happy about it. Hit the comments with your guesses as to who's returning!
Florrick for Governor! What can you say about Peter's new opponent on The Good Wife? — Janet
ADAM: As the producers have teased, this individual is definitely someone viewers already know. He or she will be strong in an area where Peter is weak — so much so that the new candidate offers to make Peter the lieutenant governor if he drops out of the race now. Although the most recent affair allegations may be a good reason to quit, don't expect Peter go down without a fight. (Plus: Alicia's pretty fired up about it too.)
This season of The Walking Dead has been so bloody! Will things ever let up? — David
NATALIE: Not even close. In fact, this week's episode will shock you as not one, but two people are on the chopping block by episode's end — both making gallant sacrifices for the greater good. Hint: Have some tissues handy, if you can find them.
How long is Mac's aphasia story line going to last on CSI: NY? — Brenda
ADAM: Executive producer Pam Veasey says it will take some time, mostly because, as we saw in the most recent episode, Mac is going to be slow to accept other people's help. "He's not going to share [his struggle] and what you learn later is that he really needs to share it," Veasey says. "As we move through the season, he does meet challenges. There are some conflicts with people in the office. Ultimately he does get better, but it's a challenge and a struggle for him. It's about: 'When do you let others help you as opposed to you being the hero helping others?'"
Is Elena going to kill anyone on The Vampire Diaries anytime soon? — Gene
NATALIE: She's certainly getting closer. When Damon takes her to a Halloween party at a fraternity house on this week's episode, she enjoys herself a little too much. It's not until one of her besties shoots her a look that she realizes just how far she's taken things. The upside? The blood dripping from her mouth kind of looks like it's part of her costume.
Last week's Last Resort was intense! Give me some more spoilers! — Steve
ADAM: As one might expect, shooting the Secretary of Defense isn't going to be good for Admiral Shepard. "His actions make it harder for Kylie to interact with him," executive producer Shawn Ryan says. "I mean, he's dragged away by Marines, and he just shot the Secretary of Defense. It will certainly have consequences." As for Capt. Chaplin & Co., they may not need the admiral as an ally to sustain their new civilization. Remember those minerals Sophie was testing for? "If they do exist, do they represent a means of surviving for Marcus and the crew?" Ryan teases. "How does it change the way the outside world views them?"
An obvious Arrow question here: How does no one realize that Oliver is Arrow?! — John
NATALIE: Stephen Amell feels your frustrations, but don't worry: It won't be long before that very question is addressed! "It's like, 'Hey, he's shown up to Starling City right at the same time that the vigilante has. How long do they expect us to suspend disbelief?' I think that we do a good job of presenting questions and that's an obvious one and it's not going to take us too long to figure that out," he says.
What's going to happen on Homeland now that Brody is a double agent? — Mark
ADAM: Brody seems to be keeping his word to help the CIA... for now. He'll give Carrie & Co. some valuable intel about the shop where his suicide vest was made. The real question: Will paranoid Carrie believe Brody, even when he's telling the truth? Then again, by the end of the next episode, she'll have a very good reason to be suspicious.
Any Char/Coop scoop on Private Practice? —Heather
NATALIE: Private Practice is doing one last crossover before the end... sort of. Get ready to put on your dancing shoes because that's exactly what Charlotte and Cooper will be doing in the upcoming Charlotte-centric episode, in which the duo will shake their groove thing in numbers choreographed by Debbie Allen (aka Jackson Avery's mom)! (We did say sort of!)
Natalie's Mega Rave: The return of 3XK on Castle was masterfully done. Even I began to suspect that the ruggedly handsome scribe could be guilty of murder before we learned 3XK had masterminded the whole thing. I'm with Rick: 3XK is definitely not dead — and that makes me both angry and excited.
Adam's Mini Rant: NBC is shelving Revolution until March? Don't networks usually try to keep hit shows on the air?
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Orange Transparent Chainsaw
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Orange Transparent ( OT ) is the most powerful form of ABS known to Minifig, and is extremely difficult to procure. The only known source of OT Leg-Ore is the frigid planet of Iceworld, where ancient battles against long-dead Ice Demons dropped temperatures to far below absolute zero.
Under these supernaturally-cold conditions, even lasers froze, rendering most attacks useless. Only the attackers' planet-destroying Orange Laser was able to retain any effectiveness; thanks to its massive scale, a central core of destructive energy was able to reach the target, even as the outer layers of the beam froze and peeled away. Bazillions of years later, the shards of frozen laser remain preserved under continents of shifting ice, retaining all of their ancient world-destroying power for anyone with the will to forge them into weapons.
Chainsaws made of OT are widely known as the most awesome Artifakt of all. There are two types of minifigs who know the power of the OTC: those who wield it (usually Iceworlders), and those who feel the sharp end. The second type is known for its unusually short life span. Research is being conducted on this enigma.
The Original OTC According to some historians, the OTC was created at or before the begining of time by the Dread Pirate 2x2, along with many other Artifax. The first OTC was given to the Deadly Spaceman, who then awarded it to his violent commander, General Krysto, whose name an Icy region of space still bears. His descendants, the Ice folk, are born with the genetic memory of chopping Mega Demon-bots into tiny, meaty chunks with OTCs, and with an unquenchable urge to shred faces for no reason at all. This urge is in turn forged into all OTCS making all who wield them bloodthirsty, berserking, reckless warriors.
Today, the whereabouts of the first OTC are not known with certainty. Records of it were lost a few thousand years after the death of General Krysto, but the most likely resting place is in the hands of an Iceworlder known only as Enigma. Not much about Enigma is known other than that he was born on Krysto and has fought hundreds of battles to defend the planet from attack by a myriad of enemies including the degenerates of the Negaverse and the Peach Mutations who believe that if they had the original OTC they might be able to win their fight against the Yellows. Enigma surrounds himself with his most loyal warriors, and only the best of them are allowed to know where he keeps the original OTC in its shrine of the bones of long-dead daemonic ice dragons. The weapon is rarely taken from its shrine, but the looming Immortal War looks like it will draw more people to attack Krysto in search of more OTC's to buff up their ranks. In times like this there have been mysterious reports from those who tried to raid Krysto of their entire forces disappearing or being murderously slaughtered with no survivors. This is thought to be the work of Enigma defending his special OTC and the supplies of Orange Transparent that are buried beneath Krysto's frozen glacier surface. As such, only the most skilled raiders with the best troops and weapons ever survive a descent to the surface of Krysto, and of those groups only the strongest and luckiest will find a supply of OT large enough for them to fashion weapons and equipment out of. Contemporary Use ORANGE TRANSPARENT CHAINSAW Because of their great power, the OTC is probably the most sought-after weapon in the BrikWars Universe. Basically any force with any self-respect tries to obtain at least one in order to strike fear into the hearts of their enemies. As such, the larger a faction is, the greater the chance that they own an OTC, and when it gets even larger there is the potential that they might own multiple OTCs. This principle is known as Krysto's Law. As a result, most of the battles between large factions involve insane chainsaw action with each side sending its hardest units to battle the other's, OTCs in hand. The awesome results of these battles are massive explosions of violence and blood which go down in the books of BrikWars legend.
All factions unfortunate enough to have suffered an OTC attack recognize the insane power of this weapon, but they don't all give it the same level of reverence and respect. Some see it as merely a powerful weapon that can get the job done, while others worship it with cult-like fanaticism like the Iceworlders. Most factions fall somewhere between the two extremes. The ASE has more of the utilitarian view for example, while the Vol at times seem to almost regard it as an object of worship. The best way to gauge the respect of the OTC of a given force is to look at who wields them... The ASE only lets elite units and officers wield the weapon, but they also have given it to their Assassin Droids which are programmed heartless killers, but at the same time aren't exactly warriors either. The OTC itself however doesn't seem to mind... Like all weapons it is most satisfied when put to use destroying the enemy, so whether an OTC is respected by its user or not doesn't seem to change its effectiveness in battle.
OTC Launchers
Throughout the ages, many cultures have aspired to fuse the dread of the OTC with the power and might of a rocket launcher. Only few actual constructs have been completed. Chief among these are IVHorseman's famed schematics and The Shady Merc's OTC Launcher. Today, research continues among various civilizations.
The exact stats of the OTC seem to vary at about the same rate of decline as the Inverse Ninja Law, and with the same principles. However, the lowest damage any self-respecting OTC has been recorded doing is 2D6.


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Cajun Calvin seeks personal Triple Crown
NEW YORK -- A Cajun, a cowboy and a tough little gelding have teamed up to make this Triple Crown season one to remember.
In Saturday's Belmont Stakes, Cajun rider Calvin Borel will be reunited with trainer Chip Woolley's Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird in an attempt to become the first jockey to win the Triple Crown on different horses.
Borel has guaranteed victory in the 1 1/2-mile Belmont, and isn't about to back down as post time approaches.
"I said it, and I'm sticking with it," the jockey from St. Martin Parish, La., said. "I'm confident 100 percent that he'll win."
Woolley, a former bareback rider from New Mexico with the big, black cowboy hat, loves Borel's fearlessness, and was thrilled he was available to ride Mine That Bird in last month's Derby.
"You've got to go into these big races with a lot of confidence and patience and belief in yourself to do it," he said. "He's the perfect match."
Borel won the Derby on the 50-1 long shot by an astonishing 6 3/4 lengths in a daring rail-rattling, last-to-first ride. The plot thickened when Rachel Alexandra -- the filly he rode to six straight wins -- was entered in the Preakness by new owner Jess Jackson and Borel was obligated to ride her.
Borel guided the filly to a one-length win over late-charging Mine That Bird. With Rachel Alexandra not in the Belmont, the stage is set for Borel to carve out his own place in thoroughbred racing history.
"Sure I want it for myself," Borel said.
"Why not? Nobody did it. I'd like to do it. It's another milestone. I want to do it for Chip, too. I'm grateful he gave me an opportunity to ride the horse back. It's a dream, and I'm just riding it."
Mine That Bird is the 2-1 morning-line favorite in a field of 10 3-year-olds, with Charitable Man the second choice at 3-1. Son of 2004 Belmont winner Birdstone, Mine That Bird will leave from the No. 7 post for one lap around the wide, sweeping turns of huge Belmont Park.
"It's a very large place," Woolley said on a rainy Thursday morning as Mine That Bird galloped over the track for the first time. "When you walk up there and look at the oval, you can't see the whole thing."
After several rainy days, the weather forecast for Saturday called for partly cloudy skies with a high temperature of 77 degrees, and a 10 percent chance of rain. Post time for the Belmont is 6:27 p.m.
While it's now 31 years since Affirmed became the last Triple Crown champion, the novelty of a "Calvin Crown" has become the popular theme.
Personal Triple Crowns are not entirely new, though. In 1995, trainer D. Wayne Lukas won the Derby and the Belmont with Thunder Gulch and the Preakness with Timber Country. The Hall of Famer is bidding for his fifth Belmont win with long shots Flying Private and Luv Gov.
"You almost wonder if it isn't destined for him," Lukas said. "There were so many decisions that had to be made for it to fall into place for him to get the ride back. That said, at least he's in a position to do it."
Again, Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito will try to play spoiler with a pair of long shots of his own in Brave Victory and Miner's Escape. Zito dashed the Triple Crown bids of Smarty Jones when Birdstone won at 36-1 odds and of Big Brown last year when Da' Tara won at 38-1 odds.
"I think I've got live long shots here," Zito said. "If we're good enough, we'll make it. If not, we won't. We just gotta play the game and see."
The biggest threat appears to be Charitable Man, who did not run in the first two legs of the Triple Crown but won the Peter Pan Stakes by 3 3/4 lengths at Belmont on May 9. The colt is trained by a confident Kiaran McLaughlin, winner of the 2006 Belmont with Jazil, and will be ridden by Alan Garcia, winner of last year's Belmont aboard Da' Tara.
"I've got a lot of respect for Mine That Bird, but my horse couldn't be doing any better," McLaughlin said.
Look for Charitable Man and Miner's Escape to set the early pace, with Mine That Bird somewhere near the back of the pack. After a long run down the backstretch, the key to victory likely depends on when a rider asks his horse to make a move. Woolley thinks Mine That Bird could be about 10-12 lengths behind the leaders.
Borel said he doesn't have to be "out in the cloud like I've been, going a mile and a half.
"There's a long stretch here, and he has about three-eighths of a mile run. I think I'll be in position at all times, and from the eighth pole home, he'll take me there."
And perhaps into history.
The field, from the rail out: Chocolate Candy (10-1, Garrett Gomez); Dunkirk (4-1, John Velazquez); Mr. Hot Stuff (15-1, Edgar Prado); Summer Bird (12-1, Kent Desormeaux); Luv Gov (20-1, Miguel Mena); Charitable Man (3-1, Alan Garcia); Mine That Bird (2-1, Calvin Borel); Flying Private (12-1, Julien Leparoux); Miner's Escape (15-1, Jose Lezcano); and Brave Victory (15-1, Rajiv Maragh)


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Bingen and Rüdesheim form the southern gateway to the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, which runs for around 65 kilometres to Koblenz. With the beauty of nature, breathtaking panoramic views and an incredible wealth of castles and palaces overlooking sun-drenched vineyard slopes, the valley remains one of Europe's biggest tourist attractions.
For two millennia, the Upper Middle Rhine Valley has been one of the main routes for cultural exchange between southern and northern Europe – a former border, a bridge between cultures and the ultimate romantic destination. The steeply rising rock of the Loreley has always stood as a symbol of Rhine Romanticism. The beautiful siren would sit on the rock combing her golden hair – a sight that, as legend has it, lured many sailors to their death upon the rocks. This legend was recounted by Heinrich Heine in his famous song of the Loreley.
The Upper Middle Rhine Valley and its romantic small towns and winegrowing villages on both sides of the river are best discovered by boat – perhaps on board the last remaining paddle steamer on the Rhine, the 'Goethe' – or on footpaths such as the Rhine Castles Trail or the Rheinsteig. The valley ends at the Deutsches Eck (German Corner) in Koblenz where the Moselle meets the Rhine. The best way to view this striking location is by cable car. Although the cableway across the Rhine is not a UNESCO World Heritage site itself, the trip over the river and up to Ehrenbreitstein Fortress is something not to be missed. However, if you prefer to keep your feet firmly on the ground, the Romanticum in Koblenz has an interactive exhibition depicting the beauty of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley on board a virtual steam ship.
Guided tours
World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley: March to December
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Ruby on Rails Web Development
Ruby on Rails transformed the way I think about building web applications.
I use Ruby because it's an exciting and compelling technology that empowers me to build professional and quality software fast, while remaining nimble to react to change.
Technically, Ruby's flexible, dynamic and object oriented nature leads one to model elegant and stylish solutions.
Like the characteristics of fine red wine, I use a blend of tools to complement web development services, namely Ruby on Rails and Sinatra.
Rails, because it leverages the power of Ruby and brings it to the web. Rails conventions free the developer to start creating immediate value without having to satisfy the requirements of large frameworks before writing a line of code.
Sinatra, because its light design and compact mindset encourages one to build focused web applications and services rapidly.
iPhone Software Development
The iPhone revolutionised how I think about user experience.
I use and develop applications for the iPhone simply because I believe it to be the most innovative and compelling mobile device available.
I'm addicted to how intimate and empowering the iPhone user experience can be, and believe the depth of interaction iPhone applications can offer, still lies unexplored.
Technically, I enjoy writing iPhone applications in Objective-C, a language that shares it's Smalltalk heritage with Ruby, and find the iPhone SDK's rich features and toolset a joy to use.
I also find the iPhone to complement the web, and excel in providing applications with innovative interfaces for working with online content and consuming web services.
The iPhone is one of the most exciting and inspiring inventions ever made.
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I specialise in the creation of exceptional Web and iPhone applications, with focus on quality, elegance and performance in design and implementation.
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Available today, the RFLKT wirelessly receives or "reflects" your cycling App data, heart-rate, speed, cadence, music data and more, all while your iPhone stays safely in your jersey pocket or storage box
Atlanta, Ga. – (February 13, 2013) – Wahoo Fitness, the leader in iPhone™ powered fitness, running and cycling, announces the RFLKT iPhone bike computer, the world's first and only iPhone powered cycling computer. Using Bluetooth Smart, Wahoo's newest innovation allows cyclists to transmit their cycling App data from the iPhone 4S or iPhone 5, wirelessly to the handlebar-mounted RFLKT. Shipping today, Wahoo Fitness' RFLKT is available for $129.99 at www.WahooFitness.com.
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RFLKT Page Link: WahooFitness.com
The RFLKT wirelessly receives all App data and ride info from the iPhone 4S and/or iPhone 5 via Bluetooth Smart. Equipped with control buttons, cyclists can operate their favorite iPhone cycling App, toggle between screens, start/stop intervals and even control iPhone functionality such as music playback all from the RFLKT, while the iPhone remains safely in a jersey pocket or bike mounted compartment. RFLKT's sleek profile and lowly 2 ounce weight, make it virtually unnoticeable when mounted, while the coin cell operated battery has a life of over one year and requires no charging.
"RFLKT is the perfect solution for App loving, data junkie cyclists that shy away from mounting their pricey iPhone on their handlebars risking drop, crash and weather damages," says Chip Hawkins, CEO of Wahoo Fitness. "Whether to monitor their ride with a cycling App or just for safety, cyclists and triathletes routinely carry their iPhones during their rides. Instead of the iPhone sitting idle in your back pocket, the RFLKT captures all that data from the iPhone and displays it on your handlebars in real-time. This puts your App info, GPS, music, speed/cadence, heart rate, power and all other cycling data, conveniently within view and reach like a traditional bike computer."
RFLKT iPhone Bike Computer features include:
• Wirelessly receives data, images and cycling App features from the iPhone 4S and new iPhone 5 via Bluetooth Low Energy
• From the RFLKT cyclists can navigate screens, start/stop timer, control music playback and additional App features, while the iPhone remains securely in your jersey pocket or bike mounted compartment
• Coin cell operated, requires no recharging with a battery life of 1 year
• Weighs 2 ounces and measures 2.4" L x 1.6" W x 0.5" H, making it lightweight and compact like the top bike computers on the market
Available at: http://www.wahoofitness.com/Products/Wahoo-Fitness-Wahoo-RFLKT-iPhone-Powered-Bike-Computer.asp
Wahoo Fitness has fully integrated the iPhone into all aspects of cycling fitness. With Wahoo's speed & cadence sensor for iPhone, heart rate monitor for iPhone, the recently unveiled KICKR Power Trainer and now the RFLKT iPhone Bike Computer, Wahoo users can track and power their cycling with their iPhone on the road, the trail and the trainer. Wahoo Fitness' iPhone cycling system allows users to monitor all the vitals including power, speed, cadence, heart rate, pace, distance, location, course and more.
At launch, the RFLKT will be compatible with the Wahoo Fitness App with more scheduled to roll out in the future. To request additional information on the RFLKT, please contact PR Representative Brad Hobbs at (305) 374-4404 x119 or by email at email@example.com. For more information on Wahoo Fitness, please visit www.WahooFitness.com and for a complete list of compatible Apps, please visit www.WahooFitness.com/Apps.
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Located in Atlanta, GA., Wahoo Fitness connects iOS devices and smartphones to your favorite fitness activities – running, biking, and gym going. Wahoo Fitness' award winning products also include its Wahoo Run/Gym Pack, which adds heart rate training to your iPhone, and its Wahoo Bike Case, which simultaneously protects your phone and connects it to the sensors on your bike. For more information on Wahoo Fitness, please visit www.wahoofitness.com.


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By the time your child starts school, he or she will have received more than 36 injections, including four doses each of vaccines for Haemophilus influenzae type b infections, diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis — all of them given during the first 12 months of life.
And by then, it may be too late for the CDC to make up their mind about whether or not vaccines are dangerous.
In 1976, children received 10 vaccines before attending school, and in the early 1980s, the incidence of autism was 1 in 10,000 births. Today, it is 1 in 150 births and still climbing.
A significant number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder suffer a loss of previously-acquired skills, suggesting neurodegeneration or a type of progressive encephalopathy with an etiological basis occurring after birth.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the age at which children got their first Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine on autism incidence. This is a reanalysis of the data set, obtained from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC), used for the Destefano et al. 2004 publication on the timing of the first MMR vaccine and autism diagnoses.
Brian S Hooker embarked on a study to evaluate whether a relationship exists between child age when the first MMR vaccine was administered among cases diagnosed with autism and controls born between 1986 through 1993 among school children in metropolitan Atlanta. The Pearson's chi-squared method was used to assess relative risks of receiving an autism diagnosis within the total cohort as well as among different race and gender categories.
When comparing cases and controls receiving their first MMR vaccine before and after 36 months of age, there was a statistically significant increase in autism cases specifically among African American males who received the first MMR prior to 36 months of age. Relative risks for males in general and African American males were 1.69 (p=0.0138) and 3.36 (p=0.0019), respectively. Additionally, African American males showed an odds ratio of 1.73 (p=0.0200) for autism cases in children receiving their first MMR vaccine prior to 24 months of age versus 24 months of age and thereafter.
The present study provides new epidemiologic evidence showing that African American males receiving the MMR vaccine prior to 24 months of age or 36 months of age are more likely to receive an autism diagnosis.
There a connection between autism and vaccines and we urge you to keep your child and yourself away from all vaccines. – Nation19 Magazine / APDTA
Sr. Government Scientist, Dr. William W. Thompson, breaks 13 years of silence on CDC's Vaccine-Autism FRAUD


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So while you were out drinking beer and shooting guns at hamburgers yesterday, science found "the God particle." But, uh, if you didn't already know what that was, you were probably too drunk or are too hungover to read anything too in-depth about the new boson. No problem. Here's part one of the MinutePhysics rundown, for the drunkards, dullards, and otherwise uninformed. [YouTube]
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Modern media includes television, radio, newspapers, and Internet sources, together bringing us news from local to international. But until about a century ago, newspapers did the job. By the mid-1800s, the process of delivering timely news to the nation's dailies was achieved, courtesy of the telegraph. It wasn't until the 1920s when other forms of media (radio and newsreels) began carving their own niche in reporting the news.
When newspapers ruled, editors wielded great power and thus bore great responsibility. Ethics were critical but weren't always adhered to. It took men of courage to do what was right, and among the best of them was Chester Sanders Lord, a man with roots firmly embedded in northern New York State. » Continue Reading.