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Common Questions About Diabetes
Diabetes information is available almost everywhere. It can be overwhelming and difficult to decide what's relative to you and what doesn't apply. We asked our diabetes experts to answer 20 of your most-asked queries. Here's what they told us.
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What Should My Fasting and Normal Blood Sugar Be?
Q: What should my blood sugar be when I wake up (fasting) and before meals? What about after?
A: For most people with diabetes, the American Diabetes Association recommends a fasting or before-meals blood glucose (or blood sugar) goal of 70–130 mg/dl. One to two hours after eating, a postprandial blood sugar reading at or under 180 mg/dl is recommended.
Must I Go On Insulin?
Q: Does a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mean I will have to go on insulin?
A: No. People with type 2 diabetes may or may not ever need to take insulin injections, depending on several factors, including the timing of diagnosis. Research indicates that if type 2 diabetes is treated early and blood sugar is controlled initially and over the years, the pancreas is more likely to produce enough insulin longer. But a person who lives with type 2 upward of 15 years is unlikely to continue to make sufficient insulin and will need to take it via syringe, pen, or pump.
Do I Need to See an Endocrinologist?
Q: I was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Do I need to see an endocrinologist?
A: "While diabetes is an endocrine disease and falls under the specialty of an endocrinologist, there are only 3,000 of us in the U.S. who treat diabetes," says Nicholas Argento, M.D., an endocrinologist with Maryland Endocrine near Baltimore who has type 1 diabetes. Do the math: 25 million people have diabetes; there are not nearly enough endocrinologists. "Most people with type 2 diabetes, especially in the early years, can partner with a primary care provider who takes an active interest in their diabetes," Argento says. Make sure your doctor keeps up-to-date and provides you with care in sync with current guidelines. Be active in your care and ask questions.
Can I Reverse My Diabetes?
Q: Can I get rid of type 2 diabetes if I stop eating carbs and/or lose a lot of weight?
A: No, but you can control it. If you have prediabetes or were just diagnosed with type 2, losing a lot of weight can put the condition into remission. Weight regain, aging, and the natural progression of type 2 diabetes can bring it back. "Not eating carbohydrate or severely restricting it is nearly impossible for any length of time. It's also not healthy, because you won't get essential nutrients," says JoJo Dantone, RD, CDE, a diabetes program coordinator in New Orleans.
Aren't Fruits Full of Carbs?
Q: Why is it OK to eat fruit when it's full of carbohydrate? Are some fruits better to eat than others?
A: The calories in all fruits (fresh, frozen, dried, and canned without added sugar) are mainly carbohydrate with a bit of protein. People with diabetes need to eat a certain amount of carbs every day for energy and essential nutrients. Healthy sources of carbs include fruits, as well as vegetables, whole grains, legumes (beans), and low-fat dairy foods.
What Does Leg Pain Mean?
Q: Why do my legs hurt when I start walking and stop hurting when I sit down?
A: You have signs of peripheral arterial disease, or PAD. "It develops when too much plaque in your arteries limits blood flow to the legs. The pain may occur while you walk because muscles need increased blood flow. The pain may stop when you sit because your muscles then require less blood flow," says Marjorie Cypress, Ph.D., CNP, CDE, a nurse practitioner in Albuquerque and president of Health Care and Education for the American Diabetes Association. PAD increases the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and foot ulcers. Cypress suggests lowering your risks for PAD with the same advice you follow to stay healthy with diabetes.
How Do I Accept Diabetes?
Q: How can I learn to accept my diabetes?
A: Accepting that you have diabetes is largely an act of cognition—a realignment of what you view as real and vital to your existence and how it can impact your life. Diabetes becomes an integral part of a person's life. "While we all wish it would simply go away, this isn't possible—yet," says David Marrero, Ph.D., who has diabetes and is the director of the Diabetes Translational Research Center at the Indiana University School of Medicine. Marrero's advice: Accept that diabetes will, for the rest of your life, be there. And it's a very treatable disease, which places few restrictions on you if you follow treatment recommendations.
What Are Good Travel Foods for People with Diabetes?
Q: My husband has type 2 diabetes and is a truck driver. What foods can he take on the road?
A: "Preplanning and having healthy snacks at the ready are keys to helping you eat healthy on the road," says Lisa Brown, RD, CDE, of BrownFox Solutions in Minneapolis and chair of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Diabetes Care and Education practice group. Brown suggests fresh fruit, small containers or cans of fruit (no syrup), fat-free yogurt, part-skim cheese (sticks, slices, and cubes), sugar-free pudding cups, nuts (any type), whole wheat crackers or pretzels, peanut butter, baby carrots, and 100-calorie snack packs (buy them or create your own). Also, drink plenty of water and no-calorie drinks.
Will Insulin Make Me Gain Weight?
Q: Will insulin make me gain weight?
A: The reason we need insulin—as a hormone made in our bodies or as a medication—is to push glucose into cells for energy. Insulin's job is to process calories. For this reason, it can—but doesn't have to—cause weight gain. To prevent weight gain: Practice portion control. Burn extra calories with exercise. If your blood sugar has been high for a while prior to starting insulin, you've likely been excreting calories in your urine instead of fueling your body. This won't happen once your blood sugar is under control. If you experience hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), treat it with just 15 grams of carb.
How Can I Lose Weight?
Q: Why is weight loss so important? What's the best way for a person with type 2 to lose weight?
A: Weight loss is vital, particularly just after a diagnosis of type 2 or prediabetes. Weight loss increases insulin sensitivity, allowing cells to more effectively use the insulin the body continues to make. Losing just 10–20 pounds can accomplish a boatload of benefits. Among them are improved blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels and possibly taking fewer medications or lower doses. To lose weight slowly and steadily, change your lifestyle. The pounds you keep off over time are the most important to living a long life.
Can I Drink Alcohol?
Q: Can I drink alcohol?
A: Yes, adults with diabetes can drink alcohol and should follow the same guidelines as the general public—an average of up to one drink per day for women and up to two drinks per day for men, with no more than three or four drinks in any single day for women and men, respectively. "Research shows moderate alcohol consumption has minimal short- or long-term effects on glucose levels in people with type 1 or 2 diabetes," says Marion Franz, RD, CDE, owner of Nutrition Concepts by Franz in Minneapolis.
Although alcoholic drinks are made from grains or fruits (starches or sugars) through the processes of fermentation and distillation, alcohol cannot be changed into glucose, she says. Also, alcohol is the only nutrient that doesn't require insulin to be broken down for energy; carbohydrate, protein, and fat do. However, drinking more than three drinks per day over time has been shown to make glucose control a challenge.
For people who take insulin or another blood glucose-lowering medication that can cause hypoglycemia, eat some food when drinking alcohol. A cautionary note to people with type 1 diabetes: Significant alcohol intake can cause hypoglycemia a number of hours later, so regularly check blood sugar levels when you drink.
Q: Can your menstrual cycle and/or going through menopause affect glucose levels?
A: Yes and yes! It's common for women to have hormone fluctuations the week before their period, and those can affect glucose control. After ovulating, estrogen and progesterone rise. "Estrogen can make women more sensitive to insulin and cause hypoglycemia. Progesterone can do the converse," says Natalie Strand, M.D., of the University of Southern California. Strand was the first person with diabetes to win The Amazing Race TV show. Glucose levels often return to their usual patterns after the first few days of the menstrual cycle. "Check your glucose levels and analyze your monthly fluctuations to know your patterns," she says. Then devise a management plan for these days. Menopause also can affect blood sugar. "During perimenopause, estrogen and progesterone can fluctuate and lead to glucose swings," Strand says. An early sign of perimenopause for women who take insulin is hypoglycemia due to dropping progesterone.
What Foods Should I Eat Before and After Exercise?
Q: What are the best foods to eat before and after exercising?
A: Foods that contain carbohydrate are quick and easy to digest for energy. "Eat foods like bread, crackers, pretzels, dry cereal, 100 percent fruit juice, or sports drink with calories," says Gary Scheiner, CDE, an exercise physiologist and owner of Integrated Diabetes Services near Philadelphia. But if weight loss is a goal and you aren't at risk of hypoglycemia, just drink water—ditto for after exercise. Unless your workout was particularly exhausting or lasted several hours, you don't need food. People who take insulin and are physically active should consult their health care provider about how to adjust insulin dosages.
Why Can't I Share My Lancet?
Q: Why can't my wife and I use the same lancet if we clean it?
A: "The CDC strongly recommends that blood-testing devices, including lancets, should never be used by more than one person to prevent any chance of infection," says Connie Crawley, RD, nutrition and health specialist at the University of Georgia Extension Service in Athens. "And alcohol may not sufficiently disinfect a lancet."
Will My Diabetes Ever Go Away?
Q: Can I get rid of diabetes? Will it ever go away?
A: Once you are diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, you have it for the rest of your life. To stay healthy, keep your blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol under good control. To do so, eat healthy, be physically active, and take your prescribed medications. Also get the tests and checks you need to detect complications early and treat them aggressively.
Q: How often should I replace my glucose meter?
A: The only reason to replace your meter is if you determine it is not working correctly with its strips. To check, use the control solution that comes with your meter. "It's an essential monitoring supply that many people don't know about or use," says Janine Freeman, RDN, CDE, a member of the American Association of Diabetes Educators Board of Directors.
To use control solution, put a drop (similar to the amount of blood you need) on a strip and do a test. Your vial of strips gives you a glucose range in which the result should fall. If it's in the range, your meter and strips are working correctly. If not, contact the manufacturer, which will offer advice and possibly a free replacement meter. "Use control solution each time you open a new box of strips or any time you suspect your meter or strips aren't working together," says Freeman, who also suggests cleaning and disinfecting your meter at least once a week, when blood is on the meter, and before allowing anyone else to use it. Consider upgrading your meter ever five or so years because there is so much innovation, Freeman says.
Should I Always Have Glucose Tabs?
Q: Should I always carry glucose tablets?
A: Your risk for hypoglycemia depends on the category of blood glucose-lowering medication(s) you take, not your type of diabetes. Some medications can cause hypoglycemia, including insulin; those in the sulfonylurea category, such as glyburide (Diabeta, Glynase, Micronase), glipizide (Glucotrol), and glimepiride (Amaryl); and those in the glinide category, such as repaglinide (Prandin) and nateglinide (Starlix). If you take one of these medications, always carry treatment. Most of the commonly used blood glucose-lowering medications for type 2 diabetes don't cause hypoglycemia.
Can I Prevent Complications?
Q: Is it true that complications of diabetes can be delayed and even prevented?
A: Yes! Research shows that the earlier your diabetes is diagnosed and the sooner you start to aggressively get your blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol into target ranges, the healthier you can be over the years. To stay healthy and detect any complications early, make sure your health care provider orders all the tests and checks you need. Let your provider know if you have any signs or symptoms of a potential problem. Today, diabetes complications don't need to happen.
Will I Always Need Insulin?
Q: Will I need to be on insulin the rest of my life? Why can't I take pills instead?
A: If you have type 2 diabetes and were put on insulin, it's likely you need it to bring your blood sugar down farther than pills could. In this case, you'll likely need to take insulin injections the rest of your life. If, however, you started taking insulin when you had an infection, needed surgery, or were hospitalized for a medical reason, your need for insulin may be temporary. These situations raise stress, and stress can raise blood sugar levels. When the stress abates, you may be able to taper or stop taking insulin and get back to your previous medication regimen.
"The big 'if' is whether your pancreas still makes enough insulin to get your glucose down," says Dan Kent, Pharm.D., CDE, a specialty clinical pharmacist with Group Health in Seattle and member of the American Association of Diabetes Educators Board of Directors. "The glucose-lowering medications, other than insulin, available today (mainly pills and a few injectables) use various routes to lower glucose levels. They don't lower glucose as much as insulin, in part because with insulin you can keep increasing the dose as needed," Kent says.
Where Can I Find Motivation?
Q: How can I get motivated to take care of myself?
A: Taking care of diabetes and getting through your daily to-do list along with your other responsibilities is demanding. It's easy to understand why motivation waxes and wanes. BJ Fogg, director of the Persuasive Technology Lab at Stanford University and a leading expert on human behavior change, offers some tips to help get started:
- Move away from all-or-nothing thinking.
- Don't judge yourself as bad or good.
- Make one tiny habit change after another. Experience success, then change another tiny habit, then another. Eventually you'll experience "success momentum." Fogg recommends starting by changing what you already want to change, not what you know you should change but don't really want to.
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Bunny Dating Services
The Wisconsin Humane Society offers a unique bunny dating program to find the perfect match for your furry friend.
Members of our staff are trained to help you and your rabbit find the perfect new best friend!
Socialize Your Rabbit!
Rabbits are extremely social animals and will naturally bond with other animals as they do with humans.
If a rabbit spends too much time alone, he can become depressed and potentially anorexic. Another rabbit will not take your place in his life but will give him a playmate when you are at work or places that take you away from home.
Bunny buddies will cuddle, snuggle, groom and give kisses to each other. They will explore together, eat together and sleep together.
Bunny Love
It's important to realize that it will most likely be your rabbit and not you who decides who their best buddy will be.
Rabbits are not concerned with ear types, size or if they match. You'd be surprised at what odd couples have been fallen for each other! It is true that love is blind with bunnies!
Preparing Your Bunny For A Date
It is important to review the following items to ensure that you and your rabbit are prepared for your bunny date.
Bunnies need to be spayed or neutered before they interact in a WHS bunny date. Preferably, both rabbits will have had two weeks to recover from surgery and for their hormone levels to diminish. Forcing an introduction before this time period has ended can have negative effects on the dating rabbits.
WHS prefers to introduce a male and a female during our bunny dates. Many times male and female rabbits will be territorial with rabbits of their own gender. Alternative matchings are possible however and you should talk to your bunny date coordinator for more information. Rabbits in close proximity in age make the best matches. This is a general rule and both rabbit's personalities will likely dictate which pairings are possible.
Protecting Your Rabbit
WHS uses controlled settings and has steps in place if a rabbit to rabbit interaction becomes negative.
It is important that the experience is a positive one for both bunnies.
Dating Behavior
There are several ways rabbits may react to another rabbit.
If both rabbits immediately start snuggling and grooming each other it's love at first site! Congratulations! Sometimes both rabbits will sniff and go their separate ways to explore. This means that a friendship is budding. If one rabbit mounts another displaying amorous behavior, it may only be as an act of dominance. One rabbit may chase the other rabbit. Many times, this is another way of one rabbit saying they are dominant to the other. It can be frightening to see two rabbits fighting although in their natural environment it establishes rank and order. Rabbits are not quick to forget and fighting could hinder future bonding success.
The Wisconsin Humane Society recommends doing no more than two bunny dates per visit to ensure that your rabbit is not overwhelmed and becomes stressed by the experience.
Interested In Setting Your Bunny Up On A Date?
If you have decided that you'd like to encourage your bunny to find a buddy, come visit us at one of our campuses to meet bunnies available for adoption!

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Here's a real treat for the lunch box. Adding dried cherries and chocolate chips turns classic oatmeal cookies into something new.
- Yield
- Makes 2 dozen
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup dried tart cherries
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted
- Position racks in center and top third of oven and preheat to 325°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Sift flour, baking soda and salt into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter, sugar and brown sugar in large bowl until well blended. Mix in egg and both extracts. Beat in flour mixture. Mix in oats, then chocolate chips, cherries and almonds.
- Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Bake cookies 12 minutes. Switch and rotate baking sheets. Bake cookies until golden, about 6 minutes longer. Cool cookies on baking sheets (cookies will firm as they cool). (Can be prepared 1 week ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.)


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3 months into Medhost EMR, it's universally adored. Proud of my charts, better billing, bedside order entry & dictation, cool status boards
— Dr. Tony Macasaet (@docMacaSTAT) December 8, 2012
Far too often we only read the stories of those who have a bad experience with EMR. Those like Dr. Macasaet that adore their EHR rarely see the light of day. They love it and so they don't see a need to talk to others about it. So, I was really glad that Dr. Macasaet was sharing his views on Twitter. While I still think EHR satisfaction is a split decision (some satisfied, some not), there are many that can't imagine their life as a doctor without their EHR.
@ctorgan @john_chilmark EHR, EMR, PHR, CHR, PCHR, PCEHR is just another acronym for HealthIT w/ patient engagement
— Keith W. Boone (@motorcycle_guy) December 3, 2012
This tweet reminded me of Jennifer's HIT Acronym post. Of course, the real point of this tweet and Carol Torgan's tweet is to get patients more involved in their healthcare. It's a hard battle, but the patient advocates are making progress.
@hitquality David Yakimischak patients will be "writing" to the EMR in the future. #mhs12
— Mark Friess (@markfriess) December 3, 2012
In a number of conference I've been to, the discussion has always gone that reading data out of an EMR is doable with most EMR, but writing something to the EMR is almost impossible. I'm not as optimistic as Mark Friess tweet about how soon we'll be able to write to EMR software. It will happen some day, but will take a pretty big shift in EMR vendors approach to make it a reality.


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Since throwing his hat into the rap arena, Drake has always taken heat for being soft or emotional. While Drake hasn't taken those adjectives too kindly, he definitely wore his emotions on his sleeve when he gave an interview to Rolling Stone Magazine. Drake shared his thoughts on Macklemore posting the apology text he sent to Kendrick Lamar on Instagram. Somehow, we don't think Macklemore is going to like what Drake had to say.
After Macklemore beat out Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Jay Z, and Kanye West for Best Rap Album at the 2014 Grammy Awards, Macklemore sent Kendrick a text message saying, "It's weird and it sucks that I robbed you." Many called the move corny and Drake agreed. Drake called Macklemore's actions "wack as f**k." When he began to discuss the incident with Rolling Stone, Drake elaborated on his opinion:
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I was like, "You won. Why are you posting your text message? Just chill. Take your W, and if you feel you didn't deserve it, go get better — make better music." It felt cheap. It didn't feel genuine. Why do that? Why feel guilt? You think those guys would pay homage to you if they won?… This is how the world works: He made a brand of music that appealed to more people than me, Hov, Kanye and Kendrick. Whether people wanna say it's racial, or whether it's just the fact that he tapped into something we can't tap into. That's just how the cards fall. Own your shit.
The "Hold On, We're Going Home" rapper does have a point, but he sort of tipped his hand about his underlying feelings about not getting a text when he continued, "To name just Kendrick? That shit made me feel funny. No, in that case, you robbed everybody. We all need text messages!"
Do you agree with Drake about Macklemore's actions? What would you have done had Macklemore sent you that text?
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Ga. – Voters in Georgia came out in record numbers to cast their ballots in this election.
In Camden County, 31 percent of registered voters cast their ballots early or absentee, and that number rose to 63 percent Tuesday.
"It's just a record number of people who have voted," said Camden County Election Superintendent Martin Gillette. "Like I said, I think 51 percent is the highest I've had. I've normally run anywhere from 20 to 25 percent in normal elections."
At the Woodbine City Hall precinct, voters streamed in an out Tuesday afternoon, a far cry from the lines poll workers say wrapped around the building early Tuesday morning.
"I thought it would be a long line, but it was a breeze, this time of day anyway," voter Randall Lewis said.
The same held true at a precinct in Kingsland, to the surprise of many voters.
"Definitely thought they were really long, so when I walked in I was very shocked," voter Dawn Dupuy said.
Voters in Camden County say electronic voting machines made the process simple.
"You go in, everything's on the screen, it's all touch screen, it's very easy, it goes right through, it gives you a chance to review everything before you cast your ballot," voter Jonette Smith said.
Gillette said his office got a small number of complaints and a few people asking for their correct precinct.
He said his office would start counting ballots as soon as the polls closed.
The Camden County Supervisor of Elections Office has set up a large screen in the courthouse where results will be displayed for all to see as they come in.


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Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day.
* "Eh, whatta ya gonna do? We're the freakin' Grizzlies over here." [Via the usual suspect]
* The Portland Trail Blazers fired their general manager an hour before the draft began. Because that seems like the best time to make wholesale personnel changes in the front office. That's the sign of an organization with a plan. [The Oregonian]
* Win a chance to watch UFC 116, octagon-side, with the ultimate bloodsport enthusiast—Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He'll kick your ass and then sell you universal health insurance to cover the bill! [Watch Kalib Run]
* The N.C. State "Wolpfack": still going strong.... [State Fans Nation]
* Rob Dibble: still going strong ... (annoying people, that is.) [Midwest Sports Fans]
* What does Reggie Bush's family think of all these USC sanctions? Not much, actually. They're quite comfortable, thank you for asking. [San Diego Union Tribune]
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Friday. We made it. Next week ... the last week. Hold your applause until the end.


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What number are we on?
On the Table
Yeah, I think I like BattleCon slightly more than Yomi. It's not as immaculately designed and probably not as deep as Yomi can get, but it's more fun, narrative, and there's lots more variety and not just because there's 18+ characters. There's some really quite unique concepts with the dual-card play, the discard cycling, and the spacing game- you can't really corner trap somebody in Yomi, and Yomi doesn't have stages with electrical barriers or where you can fall off an airship.
The problem is that it's another game that some will play once and dismiss. But you've REALLY got to know the cards and know who you're playing for the greatness to emerge. It is NOT a rock/paper/scissors game. The strategy and tactics are all in knowing the cards and how to play against certain characters while making the most of your styles, effective range, mobility, and abilities.
You know where to go to read it.
I've also got a new article up at Worthpoint about how reprints have affected the collector's end of the hobby.
Trying to get some more Rex in- my buddy Will Kenyon (Mr. TI3) claims that he's found some kind of massive imbalance for the Lazax player or something. Dunno what he's talking about, but I'm sure he's played the game at least once a day since it released.
On the Consoles
Syndicate reviewed. Had it been a completely co-op game, it might have been great. But they did that thing where they stick a shoddy single player game onto a title that would have been at its best as a multiplayer only thing. I did a seperate article at NHS about how the game represents this idiotic concept of AAA shooters having both single and multiplayer components...and doing neither well. It made Penny Arcade's The Cut.
Totally loving the Vita. I haven't touched a home console game all week, splitting my time between Wipeout 2048, BlazBlue, Rayman: Origins, and FIFA. FIFA is better than the console version. I'm serious. I think it may be the best soccer game I've ever played.
Oh, and Hot Shots: World Invitational. My archenemy. I'm terribly addicted to its weird mix of cutesy/creepy characters with their ridiculous outfits and surprisingly realistic links action even though I hate golf. But I'm no damn good at it at all, and I keep dropping double/triple bogeys in the last half of the tournament I'm trying to win so I wind up 10-11 places down on the leaderboard. Great, great game. Just really hard, and it doesn't help that some of the features and physics are opaque. But seriously, who wears thigh-highs with golf shoes. Oh, the Japanese. That's right.
On IOS
A little Fairway Solitaire here and there, but that's it. Still can't stomach the thought of playing through 30 turns of Ascension two or three times a day. Almost all handheld time is on the Vita right now. Nightfall should be out next month, and it's Playdek so that will probably get me back in the swing of it.
On the Screen
After watching it no less than four times this week, I've realized that movies are either as good as Taxi Driver or not as good as Taxi Driver.
It's such an amazing film, and ironically enough I hated it when I first saw it around 1990-1991. At the time, I was all into John Woo and the HK New Wave stuff not to mention cult horror and I knew that Taxi Driver was considered controversial and violent. There was also that sort of loose connection to punk rock and The Clash. I saw it and was totally underwhelmed.
I was clearly a dumb teenager at the time, because it's a masterpiece. What's more, the actual on-screen violence isn't anything compared to the psychological violence that's going on in it. It's truly an urban horror movie, and Travis Bickle is very much a combination of traditional monsters. He's practically a vampire, a werewolf, a ghost, and Frankenstein's monster. He turns himself into a machine with a drawer guide and a .38. He's unable to connect with or effectively communicate with other humans that don't live this kind of nocturnal, fringe existence.
It's such an incredibly well-made film too, well-acted and well-written. It's definitely Scorcese's best film, far more compelling than the gangster cartoons he's mostly known for.
Movies like Taxi Driver are why I do not give a rat's ass about all the nerd-pandering FX shit anymore. You just don't see films made with guts like this anymore, a real sense of human darkness and real-life grit. It's movies like this that made the 1970s the best decade _ever_ in cinema. And we'll likely never see another film as honest or committed like this again.
On Spotify
I don't even remember the last time I heard a great, new grindcore record. Maybe it was Nasum's "Human 2.0"? I dunno. Anyway, Liberteer's "Better to Die on Your Feet Than Live on Your Knees" is the best grindcore record I've heard in at least a decade. It's on Relapse, and I don't think I've heard anything on that label since the early 2000s.
It's very unsual. It's a one-man-band, the guy used to be in Exhumed and Cretin, apparently. But this isn't Carcassian gore grind at all, it's political, anarchist punky grind with….duhn duhn! Marching band stuff, fife and drum, horns, banjos, early American music, major key riffs, and occasional synths. It comes across something like early Napalm Death, Heresy, or Doom but with occasional NWOBHM guitar leads and then…a brass section. But it is totally 100% grindcore in that old Earache/UK style.
Songs are short, sharp, and stick with you. It's got some serious hooks and great, very topical lyrics. The only problem with it is that listening to it on Spotify sucks. The songs are mixed together and there are recurring themes and figures, but there's that gap between tracks as they stream. Apparently the CD linear notes contain instructions about how to make a bomb and a knife with the CD and its case, so it's probably worth buying.


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Group issues critical report of Maine education system
Report card reignites debate over charter schools
A new report is critical of Maine's public schools, but some in the state are cautioning that the group behind the report has its own agenda.
The group StudentsFirst released its annual State Policy Report Card on Monday.
StudentsFirst gives Maine a C- in elevating teaching, a D- in empowering parents, and a D- in spending wisely. Maine's overall grade is a D.
The group didn't give any state an A and only two states (Florida and Louisiana) received B grades overall.
The California-based nonprofit was founded by Michelle Rhee, who has previously served as chancellor of the public schools in Washington, DC and is criticized as someone who is anti-union.
The report recommends that Maine move away from giving teachers pensions and instead gravitate toward a 401(k) program.
It also recommends that the state move away from letting local school boards control what happens in different school districts.
The report favors removing a cap on charter schools.
Right now, the number of charter schools that can exist in Maine is capped at 10.
Gov. Paul LePage issued a response to the report: "The StudentsFirst report card is a critical and thoughtful effort towards improving education in the State of Maine. The issues examined -- elevating the profession of teaching, empowering parents, increasing transparency and spending scarce resources wisely and in the best interest of students -- are exactly the type of subjects we should be measuring and improving. The overall grade of D is disappointing, but not surprising. This is another call for education reform in Maine that warrants careful consideration. Until we put students first, we will continue to drown in status quo."
The report is reigniting the debate over charter schools in Maine.
State Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen said it's about choice.
Bowen said, "I don't see this as condemning our public schools. It's about having options."
Some educators, parents, and even students are already getting excited about new choice they'll be offered when Portland's Baxter Academy Charter School opens in September.
"I can promise you a lot of kids my age are not comfortable, and I feel that at Baxter Academy you will have that -- that nice, rounded comfortable place to be," Gorham resident Brianna Kelihor said.
Bowen concedes that StudentsFirst has an agenda.
Bowen said, "Obviously, this organization thinks that if you do these certain things, that will result in student outcomes. Lots of other organizations say other things and so you have to take all of these with a grain of salt but we welcome all kinds of feedback."
Charter school opponents are more heavy-handed in their criticism of today's report.
Senate President Justin Alfond said, "Their agenda is front and center: They want to take our public school system and radically change it."
Alfond said there are already plenty of choices for Maine students and parents without adding more charter schools.
Alfond said, "You can't have a great public school system if you're whacking it every other day and I think that's what's occurred and is trying to occur here in the state of Maine."
Lois Kilby-Chesley, president of the Maine Education Association teacher's union, told News 8, "The report does not adequately represent the true success of our schools in Maine. You must first consider who released the document. StudentsFirst portrays itself as non-partisan but indeed aligns with the Tea Party."
StudentsFirst doesn't appear to have factored test scores into its report card, but its website lists the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress rankings, which show that Maine students score above average.
The NAEP, which is part of the U.S. Department of Education, ranked Maine's fourth-graders fourth in math and 22nd in reading and ranked Maine's eighth-graders 13th in math and tenth in reading.


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Both King and Sizemore say modern mosaics make a fine fit for mid-century architecture. "My home is my 'gallery,'" Sizemore says, "and mosaics look great in an Eichler setting."
From its beginning in the ancient world to its triumph in medieval Ravenna and Venice, mosaics have traditionally been used for floors and walls in homes, shops, and religious and public buildings.
Supplanted by paintings during the Renaissance, mosaic returned in the 18th century when the Vatican established a workshop to produce long-lasting mosaic versions of religious paintings—a practice later mosaic artists pilloried for producing characterless work that merely aped another art form.
What Vatican-trained artists created, Peter Fischer wrote in his 1969 book Mosaic: History and Technique, were "neither true paintings nor true mosaics."
True mosaics are nothing like paintings, enthusiasts say. Instead, they are all about light and reflection, and the magical push and pull between the overall design of the work and the hundreds or thousands of fragments that make it up. Artists cut up 'smalti'—Italian colored glass, ceramic, or other materials—to create rich textured surfaces.
Sizemore says, "The elements catch the light. They throw light in completely different ways than paint would. Some material reflects light, some absorbs light. You have a syncopated kind of surface that is a wholly different language than painting."
That's why many modern mosaic artists prefer putting together their mosaics themselves, as opposed to having one artist design the work and others assemble it. Still, mosaics, like film or theater, can succeed as a collaborative art, with the craftspeople providing the textures of the tesserae.
The current revival of mosaics is far from the first. In 1898, in Architectural Record, mosaic artist Lewis F. Day wrote about such modern artists as Burne-Jones and Walter Crane taking up the art. Antonio Gaudí, working in Barcelona in the late 19th century, used tile, glass, broken toys, and other objects in mosaics that were an integral part of his buildings, including the church Sagrada Familia.
During the Depression, as part of President Roosevelt's New Deal that put millions of American back to work, mosaic murals were produced by artists working with the WPA.
In Long Beach, what was billed as "the largest mosaic tile mural in the world…the size of the average five-room house," a beach scene of lifeguards, bathers, sailboats, and dogs filled a wall of the municipal auditorium. It was done by Henry Nord, Stanton MacDonald-Wright, and Albert King.


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A bit of a challenging mix on this show with a dabble into areas which are not strictly jazz but I think fit in well with a jazz sound…..
Cecil McBee – Bassist McBee and Chico Freeman teamed up many times during the late 1970s and '80s. Their collaborations found them playing music that was a spiritual extension on hard bop. On the Alternate Spaces album, they perform five of McBee's originals in a sextet that also includes trumpeter Joe Gardner, pianist Don Pullen , drummer Allen Nelson and percussionist Don Moye.
Chico Freeman – Pied Piper was the two recordings by Freeman for the soon-defunct Black-Hawk label. Freeman plays a range of instruments – tenor, alto, sopranino, soprano, bass clarinet, bass flute and C flute. John Purcell plays alto, baritone, oboe, alto flute and piccolo, and the horns are joined by either Kenny Kirkland or Mark Thompson on piano, bassist Cecil McBee and drummer Elvin Jones. The playing ranges from straight-ahead to more exploratory sounds, and this colorful album is worth searching for.
Jazz bassist Christian Fabian was born in Sweden and moved to Germany at the age of six. He attended the Maastricht Conservatory in the Netherlands and there formed the band Time Design, which released three albums. Fabian relocated to the U.S. to study at the Berklee College of Music, from which he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in performance and film scoring. The show features a track from his Of the Essence album.
International piano trio Phronesis play stunning modal jazz via bassist Jasper Høiby pianist Ivo Neame and drummer Mark Guiliana delivering a cushion of spiky beats Their atmospheric themes are freely developed, awith high energy and great interplay. The track is from their latest album Alive.
I got a compilation album from Manchester Music collective Mind on Fire this week and was impressed by the music – I thought it deserved an airing and was wanting to mix things up a bit on this show so where better to do it? First up DJ and producer LA77 brings a touch of hip-hop electronica to World of Jazz.
Song for Everyone heralds the return of the groove in Shankar's East-West-minded music, with former Shakti colleague Zakir Hussain on tabla, Trilok Gurtu on percussion, and a drum machine used to build the rhythms. The result veers between Western acoustic and electric grooves and the complex beats churned out by the tabla. Jan Garbarek aplays soprano and tenor, and with Shankar's ten-string double-necked electric violin as the second lead there is complex interplay Featured track "Paper Nut" has a compelling revolving pattern.
The second Mind on Fire cut features G Kut with the intriguingly entitled Dance of the Cuttlefish I was impressed with the overall sound and feel of this track.
From her Nuance album from last year pianist Lisa Hilton produces an interest interpretation of Green Day's "When September Ends". She is one of the few curent pianists with her own identifiable sound.
Keith and Julie Tippetts magnificent Couple in Spirit album is one of their best recordings and as a whole piece takes the listener on a remarkable journey. This emotional content of the music is breathtaking.
Kind of Blue isn't just an artistic highlight for Miles Davis, it's an album that towers above its peers, a record generally considered as the definitive jazz album, a universally acknowledged standard of excellence. The Anniversary Edition includes an excellent reading of "Fran Dance" which was not on the original album.
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YOUR VIEW: Hunt for Willard Hunt Frustrates Viewers
RANDOLPH COUNTY - A couple weeks ago KOMU 8 News brought you the story of the manhunt for Willard Hunt, who allegedly set his wife and home on fire. Hunt was taken into custody on the night of June 18 on charges of arson, domestic assault and armed criminal action. KOMU 8 News had to hold off on reporting his arrest until the next morning, because the Randolph County Sheriff's Department refused to confirm Hunt's capture. In this week's Your View, we looked at the process behind confirming news and why it's so important.
Producer Matt Evans worked on the story the night of Hunt's capture and said the Randolph County Sheriff's Department, "said they couldn't do it. So I politely, and respectfully told the person on the phone, you know, 'this is something that's a matter of public safety. We need to know that this person has been captured and if you don't tell us he's been captured, we can't take another news organization's word for it."
Evans decided to cut the story from the show altogether, because he didn't want to report inaccurate or unconfirmed information. This drew criticism from some of our viewers, including Susie Smith. She posted on our Facebook page, "I have been watching the 10 o'clock news for eight minutes now and I have seen stories about signs in Osage Beach and Oats Bus funding but nothing about Willard Hunt being captured in Higbee for setting his wife on fire and burning their home down. What the heck KOMU get you priorities straight."
Supervising Producer Jeimmie Nevalga said that she understood the viewers' frustration. "It is frustrating, because we know that our viewers are constantly looking for the information. They're not waiting for the newscast, they're actually online looking for the stories to be updated, and when we can't provide that for them it does get very frustrating," she said.
Still, Nevalga thinks that Evans made the right decision by cutting the story, saying, "I think the only thing we could have done is leave it out of the show to make sure that we get the right information and continue to call and try to get a hold of the proper officials to confirm the story."
KOMU 8 News ended up reporting the news of Hunt's capture the next morning, when the Randolph County Sheriff's Department finally agreed to confirm the news.


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I participated and wrote a large amount of code in a project which my current company outsourcing to my former company last year.
After that I left my former company and recently join in my current company. Several days ago, my current employer asks me to continue the project on top of the existing code (my current company owns the copyright and they have the code).
I think it is neither ethical nor legal to do this. So should I refuse my current employer? Could my former employer take me to court if I undertake the project?


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Baccalaureate and Commencement at Hope College are scheduled for Sunday, May 3.
More than 700 graduating seniors will be participating in this year's graduation exercises, the college's 144th.
Commencement will be held at 3 p.m. at Holland Municipal Stadium. Baccalaureate will be held earlier in the day, at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel.
The Commencement speaker will be Ellen Tanis Awad, who is director of student life and associate director of the Center for Faithful Leadership at Hope. The Baccalaureate sermon will be delivered by Dr. William C. Brownson, who is president emeritus of Words of Hope.
Awad is in her 13th year as a member of the Hope staff. She directs the overall student activities program for the college, which includes dozens of student organizations ranging from the "Anchor" student newspaper, to Dance Marathon, to the college's fraternities and sororities, to the Pull and the Nykerk Cup competition, to the Social Activities Committee, to Student Congress. She provides oversight each summer to the New Student Orientation program, which is implemented by student interns. Her joint appointment with both student development and the Center for Faithful Leadership reflects the two programs' shared emphasis on enhancing student leadership development through opportunities to grow and learn through concrete experience such as co-curricular involvement.
Awad graduated from Hope cum laude in 1990 with psychology-sociology composite and sociology majors, and completed a Master of Education degree in college student personnel at the University of Georgia in 1993. After completing her graduate degree she was a resident director at Michigan State University for two years before returning to Hope in residence life in 1995.
She has been at Hope for most of the years since, except for a year at Augustana College as director of housing during the 1999-2000 school year. From her time in residence life, which included service as both a resident director in a single hall and as a residential coordinator with responsibility for multiple residence halls, she moved to the student activities program in 2003.
Awad's husband, Habeeb Awad, is international student advisor and an instructor in Arabic at Hope. They met when they worked at a Reformed Church camp in Warwick, N.Y., and were married in his home church in Bethlehem, Palestine. They have two children, Sophie and Simon.
Brownson received his bachelor's degree with Phi Beta Kappa honors from Davidson College in 1949 and graduated from Columbia Theological Seminary in 1952. He pursued doctoral work at Princeton Theological Seminary, where he was awarded the Th.D. degree in New Testament studies in 1963.
Brownson has served Reformed churches in Lodi, N.J., and Chicago, Ill. In 1964 he was appointed Professor of Preaching at Western Theological Seminary, a position he occupied for 10 years. From 1972 to 1994 he served as radio speaker for the Reformed Church international broadcast "Words of Hope." He was president of the Reformed Church in America during 1984-85.
In addition to a widespread speaking ministry in churches, on university campuses and at conferences, he has written extensively for "The Church Herald" and other Christian periodicals. He is the author of 17 books.
His wife, Helen, has served as an educator and minister of outreach at Christ Memorial Church in Holland. They reside in Holland and are the parents of four sons: William and David, deceased, James (Kathy) and Jonathan (Jeannette), and have six grandchildren, Rachel, Anna, Benjamin, Joanna, Will and Samuel.
Brownson continues to be busy in retirement, teaching on occasion at Western Theological Seminary, serving as a prayer leader at Christ Memorial Church, leading Bible studies and giving lectures regularly at Freedom Village, preaching on "Words of Hope" programs in the summer months, and spending time with family.
In the event of rain, Commencement will be held at the Richard and Helen DeVos Fieldhouse. Admission to Baccalaureate, and to Commencement if indoors, is by ticket only.


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Twist! Ron Swanson is getting a love interest who isn't named Tammy!
Yes, the Parks and Recreation's curmudgeon will meet his match this Thursday when Lucy Lawless makes her first appearance as Diane, and TVGuide.com was on set for their meet-cute.
Parks and Recreation Scoop: Bert Macklin returns — sort of!
It's all thanks, in part, to Chris Traeger (Rob Lowe), who has introduced a new initiative called 311, where concerned citizens of Pawnee can call the government to get their questions answered and complaints heard. "While Ron is on the phone shift, this lady keeps calling about this pothole in front of her house," Nick Offerman explains of Ron and Diane's initial interaction. "I think he shares her frustration with the government that nobody at public works is picking up the phone, so he just decides to go out and take care of it himself."
Parks and Recreation Scoop: Leslie's about to get a rude awakening
"At first she's not Ron's type," Offerman says, explaining that Diane is not named Tammy, nor is she a brunette. "She is somebody who doesn't take any b.s. She doesn't suffer fools gladly and she shoots straight from the hip, all of which makes Ron raise an eyebrow."
Interestingly enough, Lawless says this character is "probably closest to me than anything I've ever played." To find out more about how Ron gets on with Diane — and how, according to Lawless, Andy (Chris Pratt) "is instrumental in getting them together" — check out our set visit video below:
Parks and Recreation airs Thursdays at 9:30/8:30c on NBC.


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Unlike That Interloper, does Cain understand Americans, or what?
As the commentor, Casey Abell says:
But let's get back to something resembling reality. Herm continues to bumble and stumble...I'm pro-life and pro-choice and let's not talk about abortion any more! My economic plan is the number nine! Except when it's the number zero! Lighten up! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
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A new tax should be paid by the over-40s to help cover the costs of elderly care, MPs have said.
Two House of Commons committees have published a report calling for a new social care premium to be introduced, to ensure everyone who requires support in old age is able to access it.
Currently, only those on the lowest incomes get help with the costs of social care, meaning many have to fund it themselves.
The proposed tax would apply to those aged over 40, and would extend to retired people with lucrative pensions or investments.
The report argued that employers should also contribute to the premium, and it could be topped up by a levy on inheritance tax for estates above a certain threshold.
The money raised by these reforms would be used to make care available to everyone who needs it, as well as easing pressure on the wider social care system.
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Ivory Coast's Gbagbo Captured at Presidential Compound
Ivory Coast's Gbagbo Captured at Presidential Compound
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Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo has been captured by fighters backing the country's internationally recognized president.
He was captured at the presidential residence after U.N. and French attack helicopters fired rockets into the compound Monday morning.
"Mr. Gbagbo and his wife have been arrested and they are in custody," said Hamadoun Toure," said Hamadoun Toure, the spokesman for the U.N. mission in Ivory Coast.
Toure says no U.N. troops were involved in Mr. Gbagbo's capture which he says was carried out by fighters supporting internationally-recognized president Alassane Ouattara.
Those fighters were backed by French special forces who used a convoy of more than 30 tanks and armored personnel carriers to advance on the compound, where Mr. Gbagbo was holding out in an underground complex, refusing to recognize that he lost November's presidential vote.
Mr. Gbagbo's capture ends the four-month political standoff between the presidential rivals. Gbagbo troops slowly deserted their leader as French, U.N. and Ouattara forces increased the pressure on the incumbent president. More than 300 members of his Republican Guard surrendered Monday less than two hours before he was captured.
Still at large are many members of the youth wing of Mr. Gbagbo's political party, who human rights groups say have been attacking Ouattara supporters. With Mr. Gbagbo's capture, Toure says restoring law and order in Abidjan is now the top priority.
"During the fighting we witnessed an increase in banditry activities," said Toure. "Young armed people were roaming around breaking into houses, carjacking, snatching people's mobile phones and valuables. That has to stop of course. It is a challenge."
Ouattara forces swept across Ivory Coast when international mediators failed to convince Mr. Gbagbo to give up power. They reached Abidjan 12 days ago but were unable to capture the presidential compound where hundreds of Gbagbo loyalists held them off with heavy weapons.
U.N. and French helicopters attacked the compound one week ago, but still Ouattara forces could not fight their way in. U.S. and U.N. officials say Gbagbo troops used a brief ceasefire to regroup and rearm and late last week were regaining ground in Abidjan.
That momentum appears to have collapsed when U.N. and French attack helicopters again bombed the presidential compound Sunday. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the attacks were carried out because Gbagbo forces were using heavy artillery and mortars to attack the U.N. base in Abidjan as well as Mr. Ouattara's headquarters.
Mr. Gbagbo and his wife Simone are now being detained at Mr. Ouattara's hotel headquarters where Ouattara officials say the former leader will be brought to justice for crimes against the Ivorian people.
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Couve is a healthy side dish that goes well with most meals. The kale, onions, and garlic are all rich in vitamins and nutrients. In addition, couve is easy and economical to prepare. Try couve with picanha, ropas vieja, or carnitas.
1 pound of kale or collard greens
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 onion, diced
4 tbsp olive oil
- Rinse the kale in water. Then remove the stems. Roll the leaves tightly together and cut into strips. Set strips aside for later.
- In a skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
- Add the onions and garlic. Cook until onions become clear and translucent in color.
- Add the kale to the skillet. Toss the kale to coat the leaves. Cook the kale until it is tender but not overcooked (about 4 to 5 minutes).


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Vol. 25, No. 10: Females
Viva les women voters
Think about this as you prepare to go to the polls this month:
A self-described female colleague asks why we always refer to women voters instead of female voters, as the normal adjectival form is female.
Mrs. Pelosi to you
California Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi wants to be called Mrs. Pelosi, rather than Ms. Pelosi, we are informed, as an alternative to Rep. Pelosi.
Rulings and reminders
● Posttreatment, pretreatment, postdebate and predebate all omit the hyphens.
● Timeout, unhyphenated, has been added to the stylebook because the dictionary's preference is unclear.
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03 June 2011
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A landmark partnership announced today between Canada's two largest cancer charities, The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation andthe Canadian Cancer Society, will raise significant amounts of money towards conquering cancer through the national expansion of Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer.
Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer is a groundbreaking one-day, dawn-to-dusk road hockey event raising funds for cancer research. The inaugural event, to take place Saturday, October 1, 2011 at Toronto's Ontario Place, is already the world's largest fundraising road hockey event, with more than 250 teams registered! Each team involved in Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer will consist of 8-10 players aged 16 years or older, and will play a minimum of five games through the course of the day, with refreshments, music, interactive games and massage therapy among numerous activities for participants to enjoy between games.
The national expansion of the event will begin in 2012, when Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer is introduced in several key markets across Canada, with specific details of dates and locations to follow.
The intense passion for Canada's game is evident across this country as fans, both passionate and casual, watch hockey in the Stanley Cup Final. The charm of road hockey is its simplicity. It captures a love for hockey in a manner in which anyone can participate. You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone across Canada who, at one time or another, hasn't pulled on their running shoes, grabbed a hockey stick and fired a few balls at a willing target while playing road hockey.
Paul Alofs, President and CEO of The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, said "Playing road hockey takes me back to some of the best memories of my life. Anyone can play, and it's happening right now on streets all across Canada. We are beyond thrilled to have created a landmark partnership with our friends at the Canadian Cancer Society that will see us work together in the battle against cancer. Researchers are currently embarking on a new era of discovery. Events like Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer provide significant funding support to scientists and give momentum to our mission to conquer cancer in our lifetime."
"We are excited to collaborate with The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation on Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer," said Peter Goodhand, President and CEO of the Canadian Cancer Society. "This is truly a unique relationship between Canada's two largest cancer charities. Road hockey is a great Canadian tradition and we are confident that this dawn-to-dusk road hockey marathon will not only be fun but will also unite everyone involved in the fight against cancer. Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer will further enable the Canadian Cancer Society to support Canadians by funding excellent research, advocating for healthy public policies and providing support services and information to cancer patients and their loved ones."
"Like any other kid, I played road hockey," said six-time Stanley Cup champion Bryan Trottier. "It was a dream for all of us to one day play for the Stanley Cup. Road hockey was one of the ways we were able to live that dream, even as kids." Trottier, one of the celebrity participants in Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer, added, "It's a great way to celebrate our game, a great way to have fun, but more importantly, it's a great way to get together and raise money for a very important cause."
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A few weeks ago, Oracle announced the Oracle database SnapManager software for ZFSSA.
It is a license just like the Clone or the Replication license. It's just a one-time, yes-or-no, on-or-off license per controller. Better yet, you can go ahead and get the software and try it out for free for 30 days. Go check it out with the link below.
Snap Management Utility combines the underlying snapshot, clone, and rollback
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A. Customers who purchased the license need to download
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Follow instructions below.
Instructions to download software:
1. Go to eDelivery link: https://edelivery.oracle.com/EPD/Search/handle_go
2. Login
3. Accept Terms and Restrictions
4. In the "Media
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a. Under Product
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b. Under
Platform, select "Generic"
c. Click "Go"
5. From the results, select the "Oracle Snap Management
Utility for Oracle Database"
6. There are two files for download:
a. The "Oracle
Snap Management Utility for Oracle Database, Client v 1.1.0" is required
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Appliance SW provided for customers who need to upgrade
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UPDATE-7-27-13- Just found out that if you buy the SMU license, you do NOT need to buy the clone license. The cloning is included in SMU, so that's cool.


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Over the past weekend, and very quietly, support for WebGL started to appear in WebKit. If you are interested in seeing what WebGL is all about, watch this video on youtube. If you want to see WebGL it in action, you will need to check out a copy from the WebKit repository, as it is not available yet in the nightly builds. A list of browsers that use WebKit is available on Wikipedia. Some of the more popular browsers that use WebKit include Safari, Chrome, Omniweb, iCab, Android browser and the WebOS browser.


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Travelling Aussies pay top dollar for their accommodation
It would appear that Australians are willing to pay as much as is necessary for accommodation when they travel.
Hotels.com's Hotel Price Index (HPI) has revealed we aren't letting price get in the way of our thirst for travel, despite significant spikes in international accommodation costs since 2017.
Despite a weaker Australian dollar in the early half of 2018, Australians were still willing to drop serious cash on their accommodation, with double-digit percentage rises in the HPI in almost a quarter of the 100 most popular destinations in 2018.
The most expensive averages for Australian travellers in 2018 were Mykonos ($445) and Santorini ($412), increasing by 15 per cent and 16 per cent respectively, as Greece experienced another record year in tourism.
US destinations dominated the top 20 highest averages - Boston ($366), New York ($352), Honolulu ($332) and San Francisco ($318) took some of the top spots, each recording 4 per cent price rises. Hollywood ($359) also made the list, despite a 7 per cent drop in accommodation price in 2018.
Paris ($259) and Santorini had the highest rise in average accommodation prices in 2018 - increasing 16 per cent on the previous year - as consumer confidence continues to rise after a massive drop due to concerns over public safety following after 2015.
Thailand's Chiang Mai, Hua Hin and Bangkok had some of the steepest rises in 2018, increasing 15 per cent ($76 to $88), 14 per cent ($118 to $136) and 13 per cent respectively.
Zoe Chan from Hotels.com said a falling Aussie dollar in the first quarter of 2018 didn't deter travellers from feeding their international travel bug.
"Nearly 80 per cent of the top destinations had average accommodation price rises last year," Zoe said.
"It's clear these rises aren't breaking the bank though - with great deals to be found in Thailand and across the world.
Travellers were encouraged to use savings hacks where they could find them, including simple deals such as free breakfast.
Travelling through South East Asia could help your tourist dollar stretch further with the three lowest average prices paid at Pattaya ($68), Phnom Penh ($74), and Cebu ($79), while Angeles City, Manila, Chiang Mai and Siem Reap were budget-friendly at under $100. Deals could also be found in Krakow ($122), Istanbul ($130) and Buenos Aires ($143).
Domestically, Albury ($129), Hervey Bay ($153) and Brisbane ($150) offered cheap holiday options in 2018.
Despite averages falling in Byron Bay (2 per cent) and Sydney (3 per cent), the destinations stayed high on the most expensive list for domestic travellers, with Byron Bay recording the highest price at $234 a night, followed by Port Douglas at $232, the Whitsundays Islands at $229 and Sunshine Coast at $207.
Australian travellers have been consistent in their choice of domestic destinations in 2018 with the first eight places showing no movement from their 2017 positions, as Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane maintained their lead at the top.


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Maine law enforcement honors slain MIT officer
Vice President Joe Biden attends Wednesday's service
Dozens of members of Maine's law enforcement community were in Cambridge, Mass. on Wednesday to attend the memorial for slain police office Sean Collier.
Authorities said the 27-year-old MIT police officer was killed in the line of duty last week by the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.
"Sean Collier wore a badge. I wear a badge. Everybody here with us today wears a badge," said Sgt. Mike Edes of the Maine State Police.
The dozens of officers from Maine sat with thousands of their brothers and sisters in law enforcement in one massive showing of solidarity.
"It's about brotherhood. It's about remembering and honoring the sacrifice of a police officer and it's about letting the family know that we care," said Lt. Tom Williams with the Cumberland County Sheriff's Department.
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That message was clear to Collier's brothers.
"It truly speaks to the respect and bond that you all have and the club that Sean is a part of for all eternity," said Rob Rogers, Collier's brother.
Vice President Joe Biden attended the memorial. He spoke to the Collier family about trying to heal after losing Sean so suddenly.
You'll know it's going to be OK when the first instinct is: you get a smile to your lips before you get a tear to your eye. It's impossible to fathom that that will occur but I promise you; I guarantee you it will," Biden said.
Singer James Taylor offered a touching tribute to Collier, the young man who decided at the age of 7 that he wanted to be a police officer and will always be remembered as a good one.
"We know that we'll see him again and he'll have that big grin and a hug for all of us. Officer Sean Collier, we love you," said his brother Rob.


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Hosting company launches partner program to sell hosted Exchange, SharePoint and other products.
On April 28, Microsoft plans to release SP2 for Microsoft Office 2007, along with SP2 releases for some of its server products.
Microsoft branded some of its best-selling products to come with the "2010" stamp, beginning with the debut of Exchange Server 2010 beta.
Microsoft released a public beta version of Exchange Server 2010, the company's newest e-mail server, which is being rolled out a part of the company's renewed focus on the unified communications market.
Microsoft rolled out eight fixes in its monthly security release, addressing some 23 vulnerabilities.
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"The developers still haven't figured out how to produce a quality assortment of skill-based games. Luck still plays a larger role than it should and sometimes threatens to turn everything upside-down. In one stage, for instance, you have to dig fossils from a field of clay. Since you can't see your buried targets ahead of time, you basically have to tap the screen like a madman and hope for the best. This is an action that most people can easily perform with either hand, so any end results feel hollow instead of informative. Other diversions with more consistency fare better, like one where you push beach balls into large holes at the corner of the playing field, but in the end the available selection is a mixed bag."
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