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Here's where things stand:
- For most of the year, my wife has been having heart problems. Irregular rhythm, blood pressure spikes and tachycardia. I've seen her HR hit 209 bpm!
- Doctors have ruled out psychological disorders (stress, anxiety, etc), endocrine disorders, (hormones) and many other potential causes. We've spent a lot of time at the hospital this year.
- Doctors suspected Supraventricular Tachychardia (SVT), a condition where the heart more or less gets duplicate signals, occasionally beating 2x normal. We had scheduled an appointment to discuss further treatment options.
- My wife went to the ER Last Friday with another one of her episodes. She had several episodes in the hospital prior to the procedure.
- Doctors logged the attacks, but they seemed to be a different kind of tachycardia, not specifically SVT.
- She went into catheter surgery on Monday. The Electrophysiologist and Cardiologist did not find anything that would cause SVT -- not a surprise, given the data we saw.
- While catheterized, doctors did some ablation (removal of nerve tissue) in order to stabilize her heart rhythm. That seems to have worked to a certain extent. praise GOD!
- The ablation procedure caused some irritation and now she's still in the hospital with pericarditis. The pericardium (protective lining around the heart) is swollen and putting pressure on her internal organs. It's a common and easily treatable condition, but it's frustrating that my wife's been in the hospital for almost a whole week.
Hopefully, she'll come home tomorrow night, after they're done giving her treatments for the pericarditis. After that, it'll take a few weeks of healing and probably some experimentation with various medicines before we know for certain how well this whole trip to the hospital worked out.
My wife an I are extremely thankful for the calls, e-mails, comments and support.


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OPINION: June 30, 2013
An Open Letter to the Courageous 242.
It was August 17, 2011. Approximately 350 people had gathered for a meeting of the Arizona Surprise Tea Party to hear Dr. Jerome Corsi discuss his new book, "Where's the Birth Certificate?" I had read Dr. Corsi's book and what it revealed about Barack Obama was troubling to say the least. The book reinforced my concerns that developed after viewing President Obama's birth certificate which was posted as a computer PDF file on the White House website, April 27, 2011.
At this point, I must clear up some issues. I was not then, nor am I now a "Birther." I simply wanted to know the truth about the various anomalies that I had viewed on the President's birth certificate. The Left has strategically, but erroneously given credit to Dr. Jerome Corsi as being the initiator of the plan for Sheriff Arpaio to investigate the Obama document. Dr. Corsi, came to the August 17, 2011 Surprise Tea Party meeting at my request, at my personal expense and after I gave him my written proposal about petitioning Sheriff Arpaio for a criminal investigation into Obama's long form birth certificate. Dr. Corsi graciously consented to participate. Apparently, because it was easier to discredit the project as "conspiratorial" in nature, Dr. Corsi was labeled the initiator of the project by the Left. Dr. Corsi was simply the draw for my petition. As the initiators of the project, Denise and I were interviewed for over 3 hours by 5 members of the non-profit corporation called The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Cold Case Posse ( MCSO CCP). The first question asked by the CCP? "Are you going to write a book or run for public office?" We replied that our motivation for the request was to seek the truth and not to write a book or run for political office. Dr. Corsi was subsequently interviewed by the CCP. I still give credit to the good Lord for the idea.
For the 242 of you who signed my petition nearly two years ago, I want to thank you for having the courage to take a stand for the truth, especially in light of the current Obama Administration scandals that are being revealed almost on a daily basis. I believe that I have a responsibility to give you a brief update regarding what has transpired during the past twenty-two and a half months.
During our August 18, 2011 meeting with Sheriff Arpaio, my wife Denise and I, along with three members of the Surprise Tea Party and Dr. Corsi, presented the petition with your signatures requesting a criminal investigation into the alleged Obama birth certificate. On August 22, 2011, I met alone with Sheriff Arpaio and Chief Sands and presented a formal letter of request for the investigation along with an evidence book. I was asked by Sheriff Arpaio to become the liaison between the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) and the Surprise Tea Party. Sheriff Arpaio assigned the investigation to the all volunteer MCSO CCP. The Sheriff also directed that all documentation was to flow to the MCSO through me. This one directive soon became a major issue of contention when Dr. Orly Taitz tried to submit information to the investigation. She was informed by the CCP about the process. She objected and was rather abrupt with me. Much to Dr. Taitz' credit, she later apologized. I was impressed with here sincerity and I accepted her apology. She has worked tirelessly for years on the eligibility issue.
While functioning as a Surprise Tea Party board member, I also did volunteer research for the MCSO CCP as a private citizen for 7 months. I was twice asked to formally join the CCP, once in January 2012, and also in April 2012. Mike Zullo recruited me by invitation over 3,500 existing Posse members and I was sworn into the CCP on April 17, 2012 by Sheriff Arpaio. I participated in interviews, did research and traveled in 8 states. Volunteers are not paid, however I was provided with a county unmarked Crown Vic, a CCP badge and a county gas key for my use as a Posse member. Posse members are support for law enforcement, they are not sworn police officers. I resigned from the CCP on June 30, 2012. I was twice asked by Zullo, over a 10 day period, to reconsider my resignation. During my stint with the Posse, high levels of stress landed me in the hospital. I was also uncomfortable with the potential liability issues that I could see as a CCP volunteer. But among the most pressing concerns, a year ago, I couldn't see the investigation being brought to any meaningful conclusion. One year later, I still see no meaningful end in sight to the CCP investigation. The extended investigation may have stimulated contributions to Sheriff Arpaio's re-election campaign and it most certainly resulted in contributions to the CCP's financial coffers.
On March 1, 2012, the MCSO CCP announced to the public that probable cause existed that the crimes of forgery had been committed regarding the Obama birth certificate and his Selective Service System registration form. Since March 1, 2012, to my knowledge, no criminal complaint has ever been filed by Sheriff Arpaio and the MCSO CCP with state or federal officials and all members of Congress have not been notified of their findings. Crimes have been committed. One can only speculate about the lack of action and what appears to be an unwillingness to release information to those in higher authority. Is this effort really about writing another book?
Just prior to the March 1, 2012 press conference, Dr. Jerome Corsi and CCP Commander Mike Zullo co-authored a book regarding the Obama birth certificate investigation. Many on the Left and the Right were highly critical of the CCP publishing a book that is still currently for sale on the internet. I was shocked. Could it get any worse? In a recent article published by the news outlet and book publisher WND, it was disclosed the CCP is currently working on a possible 700 page report. Will the 700 page report be released free to the 242 petition signers and to the general public or, will it be sold at retail as a second book? Are book tours coming next?
At a recent (June 4, 2013) Surprise Tea Party meeting, Commander Zullo curiously referred to the CCP investigation as a "fishing expedition" and said that taxpayer money can't be used on a "fishing expedition." Apparently, the investigation wasn't considered a "fishing expedition" when Maricopa County taxpayer dollars were used to send a compensated sworn MCSO Deputy to Hawaii to assist with the investigation. As I understand it, a sworn compensated Deputy is required to travel out of state with all volunteer Posse members when their official duties take them across Arizona borders. To the CCP's credit, they tried to reimburse the county with a portion of the nearly $10,000 in taxpayer funds used for the MCSO Deputy's trip to Hawaii. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors refused the partial repayment of private funds offered by the CCP.
Here's where it may get a little muddy for the possible publication and sale of a second book by the CCP. Now that taxpayer dollars have been utilized to send a paid MCSO Deputy to Hawaii to assist the volunteer, non-profit corporation called The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Cold Case Posse, it could be argued that Maricopa County taxpayer dollars have been used to partially fund the investigation. Do potential second book sale profits now go to the county or to the CCP? What is the opinion of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors regarding the apparent use of County taxpayer dollars, our tax dollars, in conjunction with the possible publication of a second retail book by the CCP?
On June 1, 2013 CCP members appeared at Richard Mack's Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA) convention in St. Charles, MO. CCP Commander Zullo gave a closed door presentation to law enforcement officials and at least one member of Congress. There has been talk about trying to get members of the CSPOA to back Sheriff Arpaio if and when he ever approaches all members of Congress with his findings. We approached Sheriff Arpaio in August of 2011 because Congress wouldn't investigate. If anything, with the current NSA wiretap scandal unfolding, members of Congress will exhibit even more timidity regarding the birth certificate issue.
On June 28, 2013 Sheriff Arpaio and Commander Zullo went on the air with Carl Gallups' Freedom Friday radio program to give updates. Sheriff Arpaio stated that he could use taxpayer funds for the criminal investigation but he won't. He stated that he authorized Zullo to attend the CSPOA meeting as his representative. From what I'm told, Zullo was not accompanied out of state by a sworn MCSO Deputy as required by department policy. By not assigning a Deputy to Zullo, county taxpayer dollars were not utilized. Why aren't taxpayer dollars being utilized with the full resources of the Sheriff's Department for the most important criminal investigation since Watergate? At the end of the interviews, familiar requests were made for more donations from the public for the cause. Zullo's most remarkable statement was to tell the listening audience to "stand down" and recommended that people hold off "a little longer" contacting members of Congress on the birth certificate issue. Asking for delay? Can America really afford another delay? Weren't the defenders in Benghazi also told to "stand down?" We all know how that worked. It's time for Team Arpaio to shoot straight with the American public and show us their hand. Is it a Royal Flush or is it all just a bluff? Time will tell.
President Obama could have saved us all a lot of time, aggravation, acrimony and division if he would have only had the common courtesy to put the paper hard copy of his Hawaiian long form birth certificate on display. It seems obvious to many that he has an agenda that is not in any way related to transparency or the best interests of the country. America deserves to know the truth about the alleged Obama birth certificate. Hopefully, the truth will come from a Congressional investigation or a filed criminal complaint and not from another book published by the CCP. America remains in perilous straits. God help us!
Many thanks go out to the members of Waking Up America; The Arizona [2012] Project; The Arizona Freedom Alliance; The Surprise Tea Party; The Sun City West Tea Party; and The Courageous 242 who exercised their Constitutional rights and signed a petition in good faith on August 17, 2011. Members of Congress would do well to remember you and follow your example of courage during our celebration this week of America's freedom from the yoke of British tyranny.
Brian Reilly
Sun City West, Arizona.

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WASHINGTON (AP) Otto Porter scored a career-high 22 points, added seven assists and four rebounds and returned after taking an apparent hit to the head during the second half of No. 15 Georgetown's 89-53 win over Longwood on Monday night.
Porter went to the bench with 13:46 left, holding his hand to his face. He took a hit to the head during the Hoyas' season-opening win over Duquesne and missed the next game with ``symptoms indicative of a mild concussion.'' But unlike against Duquesne, Porter didn't leave the court area, and fans gave him a noticeable ovation when he returned a few minutes later.
Before Porter left the game, Georgetown (8-1) had already built a sizable lead over Longwood (2-8).
Markel Starks was 4 for 5 from 3-point range and had 17 points for the Hoyas while Greg Whittington had eight points.


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Deep Discharge Protection
Consider what happens during discharge:Initially, both cells are discharged in parallel, which is not a problem as long as cell B still has capacity. A problem occurs, when cell B is completely discharged, the other cell(s) still have remaining capacity and a connected load is still supplied. Further discharge of the cells with remaining capacity through the load results in a charge of cell B with reverse polarity.
Thus residual capacity of cell A can not be removed by further discharge, otherwise B cell will become permanently damaged within a very short time. A deep discharge protecting circuit disconnectig battery and load has to prevent that!


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Earlier in the week,Stacy Dash, Fox News contributor and former best friend to Cher Horowitz, said award shows like the BET Awards and Image Awards shouldn't exist. Amid ongoing Oscars controversy, Gabrielle Union was asked for her opinion on Stacy Dash's comments about the BET Awards earlier in the week. Union responded with "Who is Stacy Dash?"
Here's the clip of Stacy Dash in question:


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Whether you are moving from one neighborhood to another within Monroe County or soon to become a new resident of Monroe County, there are many details to be taken care of. To start: water, garbage service, recycling, gas and electric, telephone, Internet and newspapers. Start here to find out more about what you need to complete your move.
Helpful Information
Business and Professional Organizations
- Greater Rochester Association of Realtors
Information on area real estate agents, open houses and housing prices.
Phone: 585 292-5000
- Rochester Home Builders' Association
For more than 70 years, the Rochester Home Builders' Association (RHBA) has continued to strive toward improving the quality and professionalism of the local residential construction industry.
Phone: 585 272-8222
- Greater Rochester Visitors Association
Provides maps, tour guides, hotel information and details on recreation, entertainment and cultural events.
Phone: 585 546-6810
- Rochester Business Alliance
Advocate for business and economic development.
Phone: 585 244-1800
Consumer Services
- Better Business Bureau
Phone: 585 546-6776
Driver's License
- NYS Department of Motor Vehicles
Monroe County Auto License Bureau 24-hour Hot Line: 585 753-1603
- Monroe County Auto Bureau - County Clerk Website
Emergency Numbers
- Ambulance/Fire/Police Emergencies
Phone: 9-1-1
Text Telephone Customers (TTY): 9-1-1
- Electric Interruption/Emergency
Phone: 1-800-743-1702
- Natural Gas Odor/Emergency
Phone: 1-800-743-1701
TTY (toll-free): 1-800-962-3293
- Oil Spills
Phone: 1-800-424-8802 (voice or TTY)
Gas and Electric/Utilities
- Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation
Phone: 1-800-743-2110
Hard of Hearing, Deaf, Speech Impaired/Relay Service
- New York Relay Service (emergency and non-emergency)
Phone: 7-1-1
- Hearing Persons
To communicate with hard of hearing, deaf, speech-impaired who uses a TTY call, toll-free, 24-hours: 1-800-421-1220 or 7-1-1.
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- Highland Hospital
Phone: 585 473-2200
- Lakeside Memorial Hospital
Phone: 585 395-6095
- Park Ridge Hospital
Phone: 585 723-7000
- Rochester General Hospital
Phone: 585 922-4000
- Strong Memorial Hospital
Phone: 585 275-2100
- Spectrum
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- Greenlight
Phone: 585-351-6600
- Frontier
Phone: 833-641-0807
- Monroe County Library System and Rochester Public Library
Phone: 585 428-7300
- Democrat And Chronicle
Serves Rochester and Monroe County
Subscriptions: 585 232-5550
- Messenger Post Papers
Serves Towns and Villages in and around Monroe County
Subscriptions: 1-800-724-2099
- Frontier Corporation
Residential: 585 777-4663
Business: 585 777-9675
- Time Warner Cable
Phone: 585 756-5000
Post Office/Change of Address
- United States Postal Service (USPS)
Visit your local Post Office or use their online Change of Address form.
- Monroe County
Phone: 585 527-8110
- Time-Warner Cable
Phone: 585 756-5000
- Monroe County Water Authority
Phone: 585 442-2000


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Venus Express seeks out gases below the clouds
ESA's Venus Express has recently 'peeled back' the thick clouds around Venus to provide the most accurate and wide-ranging map of water vapour and other gases in the lower atmosphere to date.
As a planet, Venus does not radiate a significant amount of visible light. But because of the searing temperatures below its thick cloud layer, reaching 200°C at an altitude of 35 km and more than 450°C at the surface, there is great deal of infrared radiation coming from beneath.
At certain wavelengths, or infrared 'windows', this radiation can pass through the thick clouds, carrying information on what lies below. For example, its intensity, and how it peaks or dips at certain wavelengths, can tell us a lot about the composition of the atmosphere.
Thanks to the unique ability of its VIRTIS spectrometer to use these spectral windows, Venus Express has mapped the atmosphere over many orbits and has covered the lower atmosphere for the first time.
The atmosphere of Venus is dominated by carbon dioxide but as VIRTIS looked on, it detected the signature of carbon monoxide, an unusual find in the planet's deep atmosphere. Looking further, in higher resolution, scientists also found carbonyl sulphide and water vapour. Since the early 1980s these molecules were known to exist on Venus, but before Venus Express they had never been measured and mapped so extensively and accurately.
Carbon monoxide is such a rarity on Venus that it can be used as a tracer to monitor circulation patterns in the atmosphere. It is like studying the flow of fluorescent ink dropped into a liquid to reveal the circulation pattern in the liquid itself.
The presence of carbonyl sulphide is usually linked to carbon monoxide: wherever there is abundant carbonyl sulphide, there will be little carbon monoxide and vice versa. Past observations have already suggested that this is the case, and VIRTIS has mapped the distribution with greater accuracy.
The results confirm what meteorological models have shown: that such an inverse relationship between the abundances of molecules is due to the large-scale circulation of the atmosphere. The air rises at the equator to higher altitudes and moves towards higher latitudes, both north and south, where it descends, transporting the gases as it goes along.
The existence and abundance of water vapour in Venus's atmosphere has been a subject of debate for many years because the molecule is very difficult to monitor in the lower atmosphere from space. Venus Express has now detected and measured and mapped the amount of water vapour in the lower atmosphere, with unprecedented spatial resolution.
Notes for editors:
The findings have been reported in 'Variability of CO, OCS And H2O Below The Clouds of Venus From VIRTIS-H Night-side Spectra,' by E. Marcq, B. Bezard, P. Drossart, G. Piccioni and the VIRTIS Team, presented at the American Astronomical Society's Division of Planetary Sciences meeting in October 2007.
For more information:
Pierre Drossart, Observatoire de Paris, France
Email : Pierre.Drossart @ obspm.fr
Giuseppe Piccioni, IASF-INAF, Italy
Email : Giuseppe.Piccioni @ iasf-roma.inaf.it
Håkan Svedhem, ESA Venus Express Project Scientist
Email : Hakan.Svedhem @ esa.int


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I firmly believe that there are two types of bakers in the world… the "lickers" and the "scrape it clean"ers. I will admit, I am a licker. I think I consume the majority of the calories when I am baking from the dough and batter, typically preferring that to the finished product. My kiddos always have a good amount of cookie and cake batter to consume when they are helping me in the kitchen. They look forward to it and if there isn't any, I have a riot on my hands.
I grew up in a "licker" house. My sisters are lickers, my mom is a licker and even my grandma was a licker. My mother-in-law is a "scrape it clean"er. If you think you are going to even get a smidgen of a taste of whatever she is baking before it is baked, you've got another thing coming to you. I don't know how she does it. I can't resist a taste of the dough or the batter, but she scrapes, scrapes, scrapes until the bowl is as clean as it would be if she just took it out of the dishwasher.
I dare any proclaimed "scrape it clean"er to try this cookie recipe without a sample of the batter. Mmmmmm… especially after it has been in the fridge and chilled… it is just like biting into a rich piece of chocolate fudge.
I found this cookie recipe to be delicious, batter and finished product. Although I loved the chocolate ganache, the thin chocolate chewy wafers were just as good without it. "Licker" or "Scrape it clean"er….whatever you are…you won't have to go far to find a volunteer to gobble these decadent treats up!
Triple-Decker Decadence Chocolate Cookies (from Better Homes and Gardens Ulitmate Desserts)
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- Chocolate Ganache
1. In a large bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugars, baking soda, salt, and pepper; beat until combined, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in egg and vanilla until combined.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together flour and cocoa powder. Gradually beat or stir into egg mixture. Divide dough into two portions. Shape each portion of dough into a 1-1/2-inch-diameter log (about 8 inches long). Wrap each log in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour or freeze for 30 minutes or until firm enough to slice.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Working with one roll at a time, unwrap chilled dough and cut into slices about 1/4 inch thick. Place slices 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 8 minutes or until edges are set. Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute. Transfer cookies to a wire rack; let cool.
5. For each three-cookie stack, spread 1 teaspoon Chocolate Ganache evenly over the bottom side of one cookie. Top with a plain cookie, top side up. Spread with 1 teaspoon Chocolate Ganache. Top with another cookie, top side up. Pipe remaining Chocolate Ganache over tops of cookie stacks. Chill 30 minutes to set. Makes about 14 cookie stacks.
Chocolate Ganache: In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine 6 ounces chopped bittersweet chocolate and 1/3 cup whipping cream. Microwave on 100 percent power (high) for 1 minute. Stir until mixture is melted and smooth. Let stand about 30 minutes or until mixture thickens enough to spread. Makes about 1 cup.
To Store: Layer plain cookies between sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container; cover. Store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw cookies, if frozen, before stacking and serving. Or store stacks in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.


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IMRIS to hold fourth quarter and annual 2012 results conference call
Feb 27, 2013, 11:00 ET
WINNIPEG, Feb. 27, 2013 /CNW/ - IMRIS Inc. (NASDAQ: IMRS;TSX: IM)
|Q4 and Annual 2012 Earnings Release
|March 5, 2013
|Conference Call and Webcast
|March 5, 2013 5:00 pm ET
|Hosted by
| David Graves, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer;
Kelly McNeill, Executive Vice President, Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
|Participant Numbers
|416-644-3415 or 877-974-0445
|Conference Call ID Number
A question and answer session for analysts and institutional investors will follow management's presentation. A taped rebroadcast will be available to listeners until 12 a.m. on March 12, 2013. To access the rebroadcast, please dial 416-640-1917 or 877-289-8525 and enter the passcode 4592325#
A live audio webcast of the conference call will also be available on the company's website at www.imris.com.
About IMRIS
IMRIS (NASDAQ: IMRS;TSX: IM) is a global leader in providing image guided therapy solutions through its VISIUS Surgical Theatre - a revolutionary, multifunctional surgical environment that provides unmatched intraoperative vision to clinicians to assist in decision making and enhance precision in treatment. VISIUS Surgical Theatres serve the neurosurgical, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular markets and have been selected by leading medical institutions around the world.
SOURCE: IMRIS Inc.
For further information:
Brad Woods
Director Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
IMRIS Inc.
(204) 480-7094
[email protected]


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Salamandersol, Pia Tafdrup's latest collection of poetry, contains one poem for each year of the poet's life. Here's a translation of the first poem.
First is joy,
smuggled across the border
through a narrow tunnel.
The night is over, drowned in the sea
buried in the ground,
thousands of years passed alone.
Smells that already existed,
closely surround,
horses snort in the barn.
Wake with light,
see shadow-play on the wallpaper
hear birds in bushes and ivy.
The grown-ups' voices and laughter,
a safe landing place
on the other side of the wall.
First is the morning garden
in sun,
its illumination of the heart.
Apples fall in the warm grass,
insects rise
up from flowers' petal depth.
First is openness,
that soon closes,
First is trust,
that is easily swallowed
by galactic fear.
First is joy,
that newborn flows
towards the world, dreams it.
Then follows grief, then follows anger,
then someone says:
– Peace be with it.
Life is death that is coming,
but first is joy.
translated from Danish by David McDuff


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The Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series of Hope College will feature fiction writer Don Waters and poet Aracelis Girmay on Monday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland.
The writers will also be featured during a question-and-answer session on Monday, Oct. 12, at 3 p.m. in the DeWitt Center Herrick Room.
The public is invited to both events. Admission is free.
Don Waters won the 2009 Great Lakes College Association (GLCA) New Writers Award for his collection of stories, "Desert Gothic," which also won the Iowa Short Fiction Award. Novelist Percival Everett has called the prose in Waters's stories, which are all set in the American southwest, "as sneaky as the landscape it depicts . . . also as harsh and as beautiful." Waters has received numerous fellowships and honors for his writing, including the Pushcart Prize and the Silver Pen Award from the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame. He was born and raised in Reno, Nev., and now lives in Santa Fe, N.M.
Aracelis Girmay won the 2009 GLCA New Writers Award for "Teeth," a collection of poetry that reflects her Eritrean, Puerto Rican and African American traditions. She is also the author of a book for children, "Changing, Changing: Story and Collages," published in 2005. A former Watson fellow and Cave Canem fellow, Girmay has published extensively in journals and literary magazines. She was born and raised in Southern California, and now leads community writing workshops throughout California and New York.
The Hope College Jazz Ensemble will precede the reading at the Knickerbocker with a 6:30 p.m. performance.
Additional information may be obtained online by visiting www.hope.edu/vws.
The DeWitt Center is located at 141 E. 12th St., facing Columbia Avenue at 12th Street. The Knickerbocker Theatre is located at 86 E. Eighth St.


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He�ll never turn Medicare into a voucher, but if you are lucky enough to be financially comfortable in retirement, odds are you�ll pay higher premiums under President Barack Obama�s plan. It�s not just the 1 percent who�ll feel the pinch.
And take note, baby boomers: The Medicare you get won�t be quite as generous as what your parents� generation enjoys. A higher deductible here, a new co-payment there, and the tweaks add up.
With the future of Medicare on the line in the presidential election, The Associated Press asked the Obama campaign five questions about how his plans for seniors� health care would affect critical issues of costs and benefits. Unlike Romney, Obama is not calling for a major Medicare remake. Most of the president�s cost-cutting ideas are incorporated in his health care law, and will phase in unless Romney wins and makes good on his pledge to repeal it. Other Obama proposals are drawn from government advisory groups or bipartisan commissions seeking consensus on how to reduce deficits.
It doesn�t mean they�re pain-free. AARP gave a thumbs-down to this year�s Obama budget, citing Medicare cost shifts.
If Obama is re-elected and plunges into deficit negotiations with congressional Republicans, he will be pushed for greater Medicare savings, by cutting payments to service providers or squeezing more from recipients.
�Neither one of (the candidates) is going to basically lay his cards on the table before the election,� said former AARP CEO Bill Novelli, now at Georgetown University in Washington. �Obama is going to have to raise the price of benefits, whether by hundreds or thousands, I don�t know. Where else is the money going to come from, besides printing it?�
Some Medicare questions for consumers to watch, along with answers from the Obama campaign and the views of several experts:
Q: What new costs can seniors expect under Obama�s plan for Medicare?
A: You may need a CPA degree to understand the complicated details of changes proposed by the president.
Broadly speaking, Obama would raise monthly premiums for retirees making $85,000 or more ($170,000 for married couples). He also would hit newly joining baby boomers with a series of fees.
Currently only about 5 percent of beneficiaries pay higher, income-based monthly premiums for outpatient coverage under Medicare Part B and even fewer pay higher premiums for prescription drug coverage.
Under Obama�s proposal, a growing share of seniors would pay the higher premiums over time. He�d also bump up the premiums paid by higher-income beneficiaries by 15 percent.
After about 20 years, the top 25 percent of Medicare recipients would be paying higher, income-based premiums.
An analysis by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that in 2017, a single retiree with income of $86,000 would pay $447 more in premiums for Medicare�s outpatient and prescription drug coverage. A married couple with income of $175,000 would pay about $894 more in that year.
As for the fees on newly joining baby boomers, they�d face a $25 increase in their annual outpatient deductible (initially for a few years only), some limits on the use of �Medigap� insurance to fill in gaps left by Medicare, and a new home health co-payment in certain cases.
Think of these proposals as the president�s opening bid in budget talks.
Q: Hasn�t Obama also hinted he might be willing to increase the eligibility age for Medicare?
A: In budget negotiations with Republicans last year, Obama indicated a willingness to consider gradually raising the eligibility age to 67, from 65 now. Romney supports the idea. But the president has since walked it back.
�President Obama has always been willing to make hard choices to confront big challenges, and sometimes that means listening to other ideas,� said campaign spokesman Adam Fetcher. �But (Obama) believes we can strengthen the future of Medicare without raising the eligibility age.�
Translation: The idea is not quite off the table, and Obama, if re-elected, will again face the choice in budget negotiations.
�I think it will continue to be analyzed,� said Don Berwick, Obama�s first Medicare chief. Berwick believes there is a downside to postponing Medicare eligibility, because a sizable number of future retirees would join the program in weaker health.
�As an administration official, I was not impressed that it would save money for the (Medicare) trust fund,� said Berwick. �But I would say it will continue to be studied.�
Q: Medicare�s in-house economic analysts have warned that cuts in Obama�s health care law could eventually drive some hospitals into the red. The health care industry is pushing for repeal of a Medicare cost-control board in the law, saying more cuts will reduce access for seniors. What will Obama do if seniors start having problems getting the care they need?
A: The administration says that�s unlikely to happen. Cuts are being introduced gradually, and dozens of pilot programs are testing ways to provide better care for less money. Health care costs are in a lull, buying time to make changes. Studies indicate there is plenty of waste to be cut.
�The president will continue to make sure that seniors have access to the benefits they have earned,� Fetcher.
But if Obama�s advisers are wrong and the system starts to seize up, most experts believe Congress would intervene. �Congress is always going to step in if there is a real perception that quality and access for Medicare beneficiaries would suffer broadly,� said Mark McClellan, who ran Medicare for President George W. Bush.
Q: Obama�s health care law already increases the Medicare payroll tax for individuals making over $200,000. What�s to rule out a broader tax increase?
A: McClellan says that�s always a risk, particularly because Obama�s health care law funnels the higher Medicare payroll tax into providing coverage for working-age uninsured people.
�Because those revenues are dedicated to the coverage expansion, everything else being equal, the government is going to need more revenue to cover the cost of the (Medicare) program,� he said. �If that money had been used for deficit reduction, or to increase the life of the trust fund, the government would have more existing resources.�
The White House says there are no plans to propose higher Medicare taxes.
Q: The administration pulled the plug on a new long-term care insurance program because of financing problems. How does Obama plan to address this unmet national need in his second term?
A: The campaign says Obama is willing to work with anyone who has good ideas about long-term care, and that Medicaid and Medicare will continue working to help seniors who want to stay in their own homes, instead of going into nursing facilities.
But Novelli said paying for long-term care remains a huge problem for middle-class elders and their families.
Obama �may have to punt, they may not want to go there,� said Novelli. �But, yes, as a society we�ve got to go there.�


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Hypoallergenic Diffuser Necklace with Lime Green Dandelion by Beadfreaky
Hello, friends! Baubles & Blessings is currently on shipping hiatus. My spouse had multiple strokes in May. I had to move us into a tiny ground floor studio which doesn't yet have a workspace for me. I'm also currently jumping through hoops to become AJ's home care aide after being with them in the hospital and becoming a full time unpaid caregiver since they came home from inpatient rehab in August. Please only order at this time if you are okay with a completely open-ended delivery date. Normal service will resume as soon as possible.
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Hypoallergenic Diffuser Necklace with Lime Green Dandelion by Beadfreaky
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This lovely necklace features a handmade diffuser pendant with a chain made of all stainless steel components. Like everything I make, this piece is made with love and infused with Reiki.
The ceramic pendant was handmade by Christine at Beadfreaky and can be used as an essential oil diffuser. Just add 1-2 drops of essential oil to the unglazed back, allow to dry completely, and you're good to go. Repeat as needed.
The chains are adjustable from approximately 14.5" to 18.5".
The last photo shows one of these chains, using the full extender, worn on my 16.5" neck.
Remember to leave a little bit of wiggle room for your comfort. I can also create a custom-sized piece for you in many cases.
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Installing Ruby on Rails on Raspberry Pi
[Please note that raspbian (and, probably, the other current pi oriented linux distros) already have pre-compiled packages for Ruby on Rails; you can find these by checking with
apt-cache search ruby | grep rails. You only need the instructions below if those packages are unavailable.]
This is a guide to install Ruby on Rails on the Raspberry Pi computer running Debian "squeeze". It will also be useful to people who just require a Ruby installation. The guide can be followed by anyone if it all goes right, but when things go wrong, it is often difficult to see what the problem is. It will take several hours to complete and requires an internet connection.
The guide has been developed/tested using debian6-19-04-2012. There is not enough room on a standard 2Gb image. I tested with an 8Gb image, but you may get away with 4Gb. Learn how to expand your image here or here.
The installation was all done from the basic (pre startx) command prompt. We will use Ruby Version Manager (RVM), so first we must install all its prerequisites:
# Install prerequisites sudo apt-get install -y git curl zlib1g-dev subversion
You might come across the error '404 not found', then try update your APT package index:
# Update APT package index sudo apt-get update
The above is enough to proceed, but we will also need the following later, so whilst we're in the mood for apt-getting:
# Additional Ruby dependencies sudo apt-get install -y openssl libreadline6-dev git-core zlib1g libssl-dev sudo apt-get install -y libyaml-dev libsqlite3-dev sqlite3 sudo apt-get install -y libxml2-dev libxslt-dev sudo apt-get install -y autoconf automake libtool bison
Note: Not installing openssl before RVM will cause you grief later!
Now we can use RVM straight from github using:
curl -L get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --rails
Note: With my default Debian image and keyboard map, it was very hard to get a | (pipe) character. I got it by pressing AltGr+|
When run, you will get some messages about requirements for Ruby. You need to press 'q'. Note the computer may not react straight away as it is 'thinking'. After a few seconds, the script will download and compile ruby 1.9 and Rails. This takes a long time! (3 Hrs) Have a sleep and check in the morning.
At the end of the installation, RVM suggests that you have to run a script in order to enable Ruby. (I think I only had to do this once?)
pi@raspberrypi:~$ source ~/.rvm/scripts/rvm
Now you should have ruby:
pi@raspberrypi:~$ ruby -v ruby 1.9.3p194 (2012-04-20 revision 35410) [armv61-linux-eabi]
And you should have a rails command:
pi@raspberrypi:~$ rails -v Rails 3.2.3
pi@raspberrypi:~$ gem install execjs pi@raspberrypi:~$ sudo apt-get install nodejs
Testing Installation
In order to test the installation, let's create a simple project. In this example the name for our new project is school.
pi@raspberrypi:~$ rails new school pi@raspberrypi:~$ cd school pi@raspberrypi:~$ rails g scaffold Pupil name:string form:string pi@raspberrypi:~$ rake db:migrate pi@raspberrypi:~$ rails s
All being well you will now have a running server with database back end, which you can point a browser at.
Note: You can't use 'class' as a field name, so I chose 'form'.
If you do the above in an X-windows terminal, then point the Raspberry-Pi browser to:
You should then be able to Create, Read, Update & Delete (Often called CRUD) pupil records in your database.
Alternatively, if you have another computer on the same network, you can point its browser at the RPi substituting the 0.0.0.0 in the above address for the real RPi one. If you don't know the address of your RPi, then use the following command in a terminal:
hostname -I
We have a working installation of Ruby on Rails. It is very slow but just about usable. If this is your introduction to Ruby on Rails please don't let the speed put you off. If you follow this fantastic tutorial it will show you how to deploy to Heroku (for free), then your website will be as fast as those with proper computers.


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The Municipal District of Lesser Slave River has recently announced a new grant program called the Community Assistance Board (CAB) grant. It is available to not-for-profit community organizations in an effort to enhance social programming, community events and facilities, as well as other amenities located within the municipality. The program will have four intakes during the year (January, April, July and September) and applications will be evaluated on the project's alignment to the MD's community values.
In addition to this new program, groups will also have access to funding through the Municipal District's Public Transit Operating Assistance Grant, its Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) program as well as other provincial programs.
Grant Opportunities in the Lesser Slave River Region
|The MD believes that all local recreational, cultural, educational and athletic initiatives and programs provide a foundation for the physical and mental health of its citizens. In this spirit, the MD plans to provide annual funding assistance for community opportunities, initiatives and programming.
How are funds allocated?
Who will be eligible for funding?
Who will not be eligible for funding?
|The Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP) assists with fostering the unique characteristics of Alberta's many communities. The aim of the program is to:
The maximum amount per application (one facility) is $125,000 per fiscal year.
Only one application will be approved per organization per facility per year. Capital funding will be limited to one grant per organization in each fiscal year, April 1 to March 31.
Funding assistance can be requested for a:
Eligible organizations include groups that are registered under:
|The Community Initiatives Program (CIP) funds initiatives that enhance and enrich communities throughout Alberta. The program:
The funding limits are:
Organizations are eligible to apply for one capital and one non-capital grant per government fiscal year (April 1 – March 31). Non-capital grant requests can be accessed through any one of the CIP grant streams. Capital grant requests can be accessed under CIP Project Based or the Community Facility Enhancement Program. Operating and programming funding from CIP will be limited to one grant per organization in each government fiscal year.
Funding assistance can be requested for:
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Reasons why Johnny Cupcakes is tha shit....reinventing the almightly Jordan symbol...enough said
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ok ok ok...so ive been out for awhile, geeez...so sue me..my stupid dell got a virus. ANYWHO, im back in action...Word on the street is there is a new line coming straight from Diddy himself. Sean John Women's. Now dont be too closed minded peeps. His new line includes a mix of street style and high fashion with a Diddy flair of course. This line my friends is soooo far off from Baby Phat..and even though I love Kimora, Diddy does it better, since everythings not logo crazy...so check it out people. The line drops in December I believe. Oh yeah, Cassie, Lauren London (ATL" Rashad wheres my soda"), and that new pussycat doll are all in tha campaign, so watch for it losers :)
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2. Never been in love with the Falcon much.
4. Where the **** am I gonna put this thing?
I have no room for either, but I'm still buying both and this is probably the last big hoorah I have with SW toys.
I don't want to imagine it being that scarce all the way through the holiday season, but the dice could roll the right way and this could be the next Elmo or Wii...or just an item scalpers realize they can buy all of knowing they can profit on eBay.
3. This will be released and re-released about ten times, I can always get it later.
Respectfully disagree. Shipping rates in the US have gone up too much to make this a palatable item to sell on ebay. What're you looking at to ship it in the US now? Well over $20 I'd guess, if not $40 based on other stuff I'm seeing on ebay. That's got to factor in.
I see four versions rereleased down the road, ESB-Hoth with Chewie Mechanic and either Repair Droid or Han Hoth, ESB- Bespin with Lando and Luke Bespin ROTJ- Death Star II Assult with General Lando and Nein Numb And then Cameo appearence Falcon from ATOC. Or if they go into EU the amount of falcons could go through the roof. not to mention the shadow falcon.
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I'm trying to link to a profile within a loop.
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Tried this
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but it errors out
This gives me the author name and url but i just need the url to the profile
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Mitt Romney's campaign co-chair John Sununu has a long history of making racist comments and being forced to (sort of) walk them back. His attributing Colin Powell's endorsement of Obama to their both being black, is only Sununu's latest race-baiting remark.
And yet Sununu (and others with a similar history) remain valued Romney surrogates. (Don't kid yourself — there's racism behind Donald Trump's Birther garbage and his Obama college transcript crapola.)
So here's a good question posed by John Presta: Isn't it time for John Sununu, Mitt Romney's racist surrogate, to step aside?
Romney Owns His Surrogates' Racism (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
Romney's allies quite frequently base
Their attacks on Obama on race.
Of this fact, Mitt's aware—
Seems he just doesn't care.
Mitt's campaign's racist face — a disgrace!
Update: Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, Colin Powell's chief of staff during his time as Secretary of State criticized the racism of his (Republican) party:
Let me just be candid: My party is full of racists. And the real reason a considerable portion of my party wants President Obama out of the White House has nothing to do with the content of his character, nothing to do with his competence as commander-in-chief and president, and everything to do with the color of his skin. And that's despicable.


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Hey there guys, I have been lurking around here for a few days. A friend of mine told me about the FPV flying a couple months ago and I got started down the path. I had never flown RC planes. I purchased the hobbyzone super cub and have been flying it for a couple months now. Still in one piece! While doing that I have been working on getting together a list to buy for an FPV plane.
I am also in the process of getting my Ham license, will be taking the test on the 28th of this month. I'd like to stay above board for all of this. And my Dad, who lives near by, would like to yack with me on the 2m.
So, I started a list and still have some blanks. I was hoping that you guys might take a look at the list and give me some tips. I'm sure I have some stuff messed up there.
Edit: The list below now represents my current setup to the best of my knowledge. I would however go with a different setup if I were to purchase today as things have changed.
This is the list for review. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... li=1#gid=0
Thanks for any consideration.
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City face a monumental challenge at the Nou Camp t as they bid to reach the Champions League quarter-finals by overturning a 2-0 deficit against the Spanish champions.
They will hardly travel in the best of moods, having been instantly brought back to earth following their Capital One Cup success by old adversaries Wigan.
The Latics repeated last year's shock FA Cup final victory over City by securing an equally unlikely 2-1 win in their quarter-final clash at the Etihad Stadium.
Pellegrini called for his side to immediately refocus and keep the club in the hunt for more silverware this season.
The Chilean said: "I think we all work together, we all have a responsibility to win. We finished one trophy and we won that. Now we have to continue playing the Champions League and Premier League.
"We have a lot of things to fight for until the end of the season.
"First we must try to win in Barcelona and then continue to try to reach the top of the table with the three games we have in hand.
"We must react. We still have a possibility. We will try to do a very good game and we will see what happens against Barcelona.
"Winning always gives you confidence but maybe a game like this can bring a reaction from the team. It could be positive."
City failed to respond to the high-energy and fully-committed approach Wigan took to the game.
They fell behind to a Jordi Gomez penalty in the 27th minute after the erratic Martin Demichelis brought down Marc-Antoine Fortune and James Perch doubled Wigan's lead early in the second-half.
A triple substitution sparked City into life in the final half-hour and they pulled one back with a low Samir Nasri strike after 68 minutes. They went on to lay siege to the Wigan goal but they found no way through. Edin Dzeko, who had earlier hit the post, headed wide and was denied what seemed a certain goal by a remarkable Emmerson Boyce clearance.
Micah Richards also went close and Sergio Aguero tested Scott Carson twice.
Pellegrini felt his side's efforts deserved more but accepted it was not to be.
He said: "The three changes changed the character of the team and that's why, after you lose the game, I think it is difficult to say you are unlucky.
"But I think we at least to deserved the draw as we had three or four chances to score, but it was too late."
On the positive side for City, top scorer Aguero lasted the duration in his second game back after a hamstring injury and should be fit to continue in midweek.
Pellegrini said: "He is now in shape to play the 90 minutes.
"We needed him and he played the 90 minutes.
"It doesn't have any relation to the game against Barcelona."


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Luke Combs revealed the track list to his upcoming album, What You See Is What You Get, which is set to drop on Nov. 8.
Produced by Scott Moffatt, What You See Is What You Get features 17 songs, including the five tracks previously released on Luke's recent EP, The Prequel. The new album also includes featured artists Eric Church on "Does to Me" and Brooks & Dunn on "1, 2 Many."
To celebrate the news, Luke released the title track from the album, which you can listen to below.
Luke's 2017 debut album, This One's for You, spawned five consecutive No. 1 singles, including "Hurricane," "When It Rains It Pours," "One Number Away," "She Got the Best of Me" and "Beautiful Crazy." He scored a sixth consecutive No. 1 single with the release of "Beer Never Broke My Heart" from his 2019 EP, The Prequel.
Earlier this year, the recent Grand Ole Opry inductee made history as the first artist to simultaneously top all five Billboard country charts for multiple weeks: Top Country Albums, Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay, Country Streaming Songs and Country Digital Song Sales.
This One's for You has spent 48 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, second only to Shania Twain's Come On Over at 50 weeks.
Listen to "What You See Is What You Get" below.
What You See Is What You Get Track List
1. "Beer Never Broke My Heart"
2. "Refrigerator Door"
3. "Even Though I'm Leaving"
4. "Lovin' On You"
5. "Moon Over Mexico"
6. "1, 2 Many" featuring Brooks & Dunn
7. "Blue Collar Boys"
8. "New Everyday"
9. "Reasons"
10. "Every Little Bit Helps"
11. "Dear Today"
12. "What You See Is What You Get"
13. "Does To Me" featuring Eric Church
14. "Angels Workin' Overtime"
15. "All Over Again"
16. "Nothing Like You"
17. "Better Together"
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During the 2010 playoffs, David "Crashtern" Matthews, former Deadspin staffer and current production coordinator for the Sports Show with Norm Macdonald blog, put together a tribute for our man Gus, who we learned today is "parting ways" with CBS. It is Gus calling the O.J. chase, Gus calling the infamous New Mexico ponytail takedown, Gus calling people getting hit in the head with different objects, and Gus calling the ending to Citizen Kane.
Gus will find a home, but it's important today that we acknowledge and pay respect to his CBS career, during which he made a soundboard for himself (the URL for which is now, fittingly, expired) and became the single loved person in very recent March Madness announcing history.
Heartbreak city.
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Meet The Beatles, Rock The World!
The world's leading music game meets the greatest band in history! The Beatles: Rock Band gives fans what they've been waiting for: a chance to experience the Beatles' legendary story from the inside. You won't just watch and listen as the Beatles make rock history, create landmark records and conquer the world - for the first time, you'll be part of the band.
Join John, Paul, George and Ringo onstage at legendary shows, behind closed doors in the recording studio, and in dreamscapes that bring their psychedelic imagery to life. The acclaimed Rock Band elements of interactive play and full-band capacity are here, but with brand-new additions. This will be the first music game to offer harmonies, challenging you to recreate The Beatles' vocal blend. There are custom-built models of the instruments the band itself played; audio straight from the masters; and graphics that take you on a magical tour through the key moments in Beatle history.
The Beatles Rock Band Limited Edition Premium Bundle includes:
- The Beatles: Rock Band software
- Controller replica of Sir Paul McCartney's Hofner Bass guitar
- The Beatles branded Rock Band drums
- Microphone and Microphone Stand
- Produced with the full cooperation of The Beatles and Apple Corps, the game is packed with fab extras. Master the songs to hear rare audio and view unseen photos from the archives!
- Follow The Beatles from their earliest days to their triumphant Ed Sullivan Show appearance and beyond. Join them in the studio at Abbey Road and experience dreamscapes that put you inside the psychedelic era.
- Songs - 45 legendary songs, including "I Saw Her Standing There", "I Want to Hold Your Hand", "I Feel Fine",
"Day Tripper", "Taxman", "I Am the Walrus", "Back in the USSR", "Octopus's Garden", "Here Comes the Sun", and "Get Back". Additional songs will be available for download through The
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- Advanced Harmonix game technology brings The Beatles experience to life
- Sing three-part vocal harmonies with support for up to three mics
- Experience historic Beatles performance venues from the Cavern Club to the roof at Savile Row
- Developed and co-created with The Beatles, providing a true-to-life gaming experience
- Hear never released conversations among the band during Abbey Road recording sessions
Compatible with both Rock Band and Guitar Hero instruments
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Rock Band or Guitar Hero instrument controller or microphone required for each player. Some instruments may require Wii remote
The Beatles Rock Band Tracklist:
I Want To Hold Your Hand
I Feel Fine
Day Tripper
Paperback Writer
Don't Let Me Down
Please Please Me (1963)
I Saw Her Standing There
Do You Want To Know A Secret
Twist and Shout
With the Beatles (1963)
I Wanna Be Your Man
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
A Hard Day's Night
Can't Buy Me Love
Beatles For Sale (1964)
Eight Days a Week
Help! (1965)
Ticket To Ride
Rubber Soul (1965)
Drive My Car
I'm Looking Through You
If I Needed Someone
Revolver (1966)
Yellow Submarine
And Your Bird Can Sing
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/With a Little Help From My Friends
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Getting Better
Good Morning Good Morning
Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
I Am The Walrus
Hello Goodbye
The Beatles (White Album) (1968)
Dear Prudence
Back In the USSR
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Helter Skelter
Yellow Submarine (1969)
Hey Bulldog
Abbey Road (1969)
Come Together
Octopus's Garden
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Here Comes the Sun
Let It Be (1970)
Dig a Pony
I Me Mine
I Got a Feeling
Get Back
Love (2006)
Within You Without You/ Tomorrow Never Knows
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One day, a farmer was tending to his livestock when he noticed that one of his cows was completely cross-eyed. He called up a veterinarian friend of his who told him to bring in his cow. The vet took one look at the cow, stuck a tube up the cow's butt, and blew into the tube until the cow's eyes straightened out. The vet charged the farmer a hundred bucks, and the farmer went home happy.
About a week later, the cow's eyes were cross-eyed again, but this time the farmer figured he could probably take care of it himself. So he called his hired hand over, and together they put a tube up the cow's butt. The farmer put his lips to the tube and started to blow. Strangely, nothing happened, so he asked his hired hand to give it a try. The hired hand removed the tube, turned it around, put it in the cow's butt and started to blow.
"What are you doing?" asked the farmer, horrified.
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Teens' lifestyle choices affect their blood pressure
(HealthDay) -- Teen girls who use birth control pills and teen boys who drink alcohol are at increased risk for elevated blood pressure, according to a new study.
The risk is also greater among teens of both sexes who have a high salt intake and those with a higher body mass index (BMI), which is a measure of body fat based on weight and height. High blood pressure (hypertension) increases the chances of heart disease and stroke.
Researchers looked at blood pressure, alcohol consumption, smoking, physical activity levels, prescription medicine use and eating habits among nearly 1,800 teens in Australia.
About 24 percent of the teens had pre-hypertension or hypertension, including 34 percent of those who were overweight and 38 percent of those who were obese.
Average systolic blood pressure (top number in a reading) among boys in the study was 9 mmHg higher than in girls in general. Among boys, systolic blood pressure was significantly associated with salt intake, alcohol consumption and BMI.
Regular physical activity was associated with lower diastolic (bottom number) blood pressure.
The use of birth control pills was significantly associated with higher blood pressure in girls. The average systolic blood pressure of girls who used birth control pills was 3.3 mmHg higher than in those who didn't use this form of contraception, and blood pressure was even higher in girls who used birth control pills and also had higher BMI readings.
Alcohol consumption did not affect blood pressure in girls, according to the study, which was published July 10 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
The major differences in blood pressure found between teens with healthy and less healthy lifestyles could have a significant impact on their risk for heart disease and stroke in adulthood, the researchers said.
"Adolescents need to be aware that a lifestyle which predisposes to fatness, high salt intake and alcohol consumption may lead to adverse health consequences in adult life. The effects are additive and already associated with hypertension. Moreover, teenage girls taking oral contraceptives should be advised about regular blood pressure monitoring," study author Dr. Chi Le-Ha, of the Royal Perth Hospital, said in a journal news release.
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Interview with the 2011 Nobel Laureates in Physics Saul Perlmutter, Brian P. Schmidt and Adam G. Riess, 6 December 2011. The interviewer is Adam Smith, Editorial Director of Nobel Media.
The Laureates discuss how an assumed error turned into the surprise discovery that the universe is expanding and why their theory was readily accepted by peers. The laureates also explain their motivations for becoming astronomers, describe how amateur astronomers have helped research supernovae, and the importance of working with other scientists in person rather than teleconferencing. Other topics covered include their advice for students interested in studying astronomy and how they now will approach their next experiments after being awarded the Nobel Prize.
The 2011 Nobel Laureates met at the Bernadotte Library in Stockholm on 9 December 2011 for the traditional round-table discussion and TV program 'Nobel Minds'. The Laureates discuss issues of global concern, their own research, and their early influences.
Telephone interview with Adam G. Riess following the announcement of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics, 4 October 2011. The interviewer is Adam Smith, Editorial Director of Nobel Media.
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AT&T yesterday announced that customers must now wait 24 months before becoming eligible to buy new phones at subsidized prices. Previously, customers could upgrade at reduced rates with the signing of a new contract 20 months after their previous phone purchase. Verizon recently switched from 20 to 24 months as well.
The new 24-month policy will take effect at AT&T for contracts expiring in March 2014 or later. There is still an early upgrade option, of a sort. "Once you've completed six months or more of your Service Commitment, you qualify for partial discount off the full retail price when you sign a new two-year wireless agreement," AT&T said.
AT&T today also announced that it is bringing push-to-talk capabilities to the iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S for corporate customers, saying it's "the first time a US carrier is offering push-to-talk capabilities on iPhone." The push-to-talk capability will work over cellular or Wi-Fi and will be sold as an app directly to business customers. AT&T's push-to-talk was already available on a variety of devices including the Samsung Galaxy S III, other Samsung phones, some BlackBerrys, and a few ruggedized phones.
The Associated Press noted that the walkie-talkie-like service "replicat[es] a hallmark feature of the Nextel network, which is being shut down this summer."


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Mechanical/Physical Control Options
Sedges can be cut and the roots can be dug up but physical control is difficult because they can reestablish from seeds or remaining roots.
Biological Control Options
There is no known biological control for sedges, although goats are known to forage on many types of emergent vegetation.
Chemical Control Options
The active ingredient that has been most successful in treating sedges is glyphosate (G) and imazapyr (E). E = excellent, G = good
Rodeo, Aquamaster, Eraser AQ, Touchdown Pro, and AquaNeat are liquid glyphosate formulations and have been effective on sedges. These are broad spectrum, systemic herbicides. Systemic herbicides are absorbed and move within the plant to the site of action. Systemic herbicides tend to act more slowly than contact herbicides. An aquatically registered surfactant (see the label) will have to be added to the glyphosate solution for good results.
One danger with any chemical control method is the chance of an oxygen depletion after the treatment caused by the decomposition of the dead plant material. Oxygen depletions can kill fish in the pond. If the pond is heavily infested with weeds it may be possible (depending on the herbicide chosen) to treat the pond in sections and let each section decompose for about two weeks before treating another section. Aeration, particularly at night, for several days after treatment may help control the oxygen depletion.
One common problem in using aquatic herbicides is determining area and/or volume of the pond or area to be treated. To assist you with these determinations see SRAC #103 Calculating Area and Volume of Ponds and Tanks.
Many aquatically registered herbicides have water use restrictions (See General Water Use Restrictions).
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If you get a digital camera for Christmas or Hanukkah this year and start snapping away, you can accumulate hundreds or even thousands of digital pictures amazingly quickly. And even if a lot of them are fuzzy images of red-eyed relatives, you'll soon need a good way to find and organize them on your computer, and to easily touch them up, email them, upload them to the Web and print them.
You could use the software that came with the camera for some of this, but, in general, software created by hardware companies isn't very good. Since most people use Windows computers, they will likely just dump the pictures into the My Pictures folder that Windows provides. But this folder was never meant for true photo organizing.
If you use an Apple Macintosh, you're in much better shape, because Apple provides a very good built-in photo-organizing program called iPhoto. But iPhoto isn't integrated with any of the popular online photo sites that let you store and share pictures. And, of course, it's unavailable to the vast majority of people, who use Windows.
However, there's a very nice photo-organizing program out there that's free, works on both Windows and Mac and is closely integrated with one of the best online photo sites. It brings most of the best features of iPhoto to Windows users, and for Mac users, it offers tight integration with a Web-based photo site.
This free software is called EasyShare, and it comes from Eastman Kodak, though you don't have to own a Kodak camera or printer to use it. It works with any brand of camera and printer to easily organize, email, print and touch up your pictures. And it's closely linked to Kodak's EasyShare Gallery online photo site, formerly called Ofoto, which is one of the best Web photo services and is free to use.
I've been testing EasyShare, on both a Windows and a Macintosh computer, and I like it. It's the exception to the rule that hardware companies can't create good software. EasyShare comes with all Kodak cameras and printers. Owners of other brands can download it by going to kodak.com and clicking on "Downloads & Drivers."
Photo-organizing programs are different from traditional photo-editing software like Adobe's Photoshop. Where traditional photo software is mainly about tweaking and perfecting your pictures, organizing programs are mainly about finding, arranging and sharing pictures, with a little light editing thrown in.
There are other popular Windows programs that aim to help you organize your pictures. Among the best known are Picasa, ACDSee and Corel Photo Album. Adobe had a good organizer called Photoshop Album, but it has since folded it into its editing-centric Photoshop Elements.
But most of these programs fall short of the combination of simplicity and power that Apple's iPhoto pioneered. They often require users to know too much about the Windows folder and file system. By contrast, EasyShare, like iPhoto, frees you from the file system, relying instead on its own system for organizing your pictures.
As in iPhoto, a key feature of EasyShare is the virtual album, which doesn't correspond to any folder on the hard disk. Any picture can appear in an infinite number of virtual albums without having to be copied or taking up extra harddisk space. For instance, a picture of Sally opening a Christmas gift in Providence, R.I., in 2005, could appear in albums called "Christmas," "Sally," "Providence trip," "2005" and so on.
EasyShare lets you burn CDs of your photos, easily email them to friends and print them in creative ways. It also has some very nice touch-up features, including a one-click fix function that previews changes by splitting the picture temporarily into "before" and "after" halves.
The Windows and Mac versions of EasyShare look very different, but they share the same basic commands and about 95% of the features. The Windows version has a few editing features the Mac version lacks, including editing of uncompressed RAW photo files. The Mac version also has some things the Windows version lacks, such as automated backups and the ability to create "smart albums," which automatically gather up photos based on criteria you set in advance.
Once your photos are in virtual albums inside EasyShare, these albums can be uploaded to the online EasyShare Gallery. You can also designate pictures in any album as "favorites," and they can be automatically synchronized with a favorites collection online.
Obviously, this integration with the online site is a business strategy for Kodak: Once your pictures are stored on its online site, Kodak hopes you'll order prints and gifts made from them. But you don't have to join the site to use EasyShare, even though the program will nag you to do so. And if you do join, the Gallery is free and very useful. It provides a safe backup for your photos and a way to share them without emailing copies all around. Instead, you send emails from the software that offer links to the photos on the Gallery.
If you're getting a new digital camera or are just buried in pictures from an old one, Kodak EasyShare software is worth a try.
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Windows Anytime Upgrade (WAU) is an upgrade method offered by Microsoft and selected resellers for users who wish to upgrade their edition of Windows Vista by buying a license. As we talked about in our Windows 7 pricing post, WAU will also be available for Windows 7. Since May 2007, WAU packs have been sold at retail in North America, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific countries. That would suggest that there are WAU retail boxes for Windows 7, right? Correct, as pictured above, Aero XP has managed to grab a few snapshots of them and confirm that the "full version boxes carry the same dimensions as the current Vista boxes."
If the boxes seem familiar, that's because they were leaked last month. We thought they were normal upgrade boxes and were suspicious about how different they looked from the Windows 7 retail boxes that were confirmed earlier this week. Now it all makes sense: they're simply WAU retail boxes for Windows 7.
A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed to Ars that WAU for Windows 7 could be purchased via two separate channels: "You can buy WAU options at retail or online." However, Microsoft is still holding back on pricing: "As with previous Windows operating systems, we know customers are often interested in upgrading to a richer experience by purchasing a higher SKU via Windows Anytime Upgrade," the spokesperson told Ars. "We can confirm that we will be offering anytime upgrades for Windows 7 and will be providing full details of Windows Anytime Upgrade pricing in the future."
A tipster tells us that WAU for Windows 7 might not end up being offered in retail stores in the US and other developed countries. Only regions where broadband access is extremely limited or unavailable will have the WAU retail boxes offered. This is unlike Vista, which required the actual disc to perform the upgrade from edition to edition. Since Windows 7 does not require a disc to perform an upgrade from edition to edition, most users will be able to simply pay for the key online and perform the upgrade. In short, you may not end up seeing the WAU retail boxes for Windows 7 after all.


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Neil Armstrong's shadow appears in an image that was taken during the Apollo 11 lunar mission in 1969 for a 360-degree panorama. Click on the image to play with an audio-enhanced panorama from PhotoJPL.com.
The death of first moonwalker Neil Armstrong and the success of NASA's Curiosity rover have reignited interest in the idea of taking a spin on the moon and Mars, at least virtually. It may be a decade or two before astronauts once again walk on the moon, or take the next giant leap to the Red Planet. In the meantime, 360-degree interactive panoramas give you a sense of what those walks will be like. Here's a quick roundup of the coolest 360-degree views:
Walking on the moon
Armstrong, who passed away last weekend at the age of 82, was the first photographer to produce a 360-degree panorama on the surface of another celestial body. The pictures that make up the all-around mosaic show crewmate Buzz Aldrin working near the lunar module, the glare of the sun in the opposite direction, and Armstrong's shadow on the lunar surface.
Every Apollo mission that made it to the surface since then has featured at least one all-around picture. In Armstrong's honor, PhotoJPL.com has produced a zoomable, spinnable 360-degree display of the Apollo 11 scene. But to get the full Apollo lineup — including the must-see batch from Apollo 17, the last lunar mission — you'll want to check out Panoramas.dk or Moonpans.com.
The Lunar and Planetary Institute offers an atlas of the source images, which were taken with the Hasselblad 70mm camera used on all of the Apollo missions. If you want to find Cat's Paw Hills in Armstrong's panorama, or Hadley Delta in the Apollo 15 panorama made by Jim Irwin, this is the place.
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A panoramic picture from Mars shows the shadow of the Curiosity rover in the foreground as well as Mount Sharp on the horizon. Gaps in this picture have been filled out by Hans Nyberg for a pan-and-zoom panorama. Click on the image to give the interactive version a spin.
Roving on Mars
NASA's Spirit and Opportunity rovers have sent back years' worth of 360-degree vistas from the places they've visited, and Curiosity has already added some fantastic views to the panoramic photo album. You'll find more than 30 all-around views at the website for the Pancam imaging system used on Spirit and Opportunity, plus scores of partial panoramas and mosaics. NASA's website for the Mars Exploration Rovers also rounds up lots of panoramic views, including 3-D versions.
Pan-and-zoom versions of the Spirit and Opportunity all-arounds can be found at Marspans.com and Panoramas.dk. The Mars Panoramas website offers the rover all-arounds as well as 360-degree views from the Mars Pathfinder lander (1997) and the Phoenix Mars Lander (2008).
When it comes to Curiosity, Hans Nyberg of Panoramas.dk has done up a great 360-degree view of the rover's landing site in Gale Crater. This version of the picture has been adjusted by NASA so that the lighting reflects earthly conditions rather than the dull red of filtered Martian sunlight. In addition, Nyberg has filled in the parts of the Martian sky that were missing in the data sent back by Curiosity.
Nyberg also has a black-and-white panorama of the Martian terrain as seen on Aug. 22, after the six-wheeled Curiosity made its first move. A similar view can be seen on the PhotoJPL website. Be sure to check out the rover's tracks in the foreground.
Arounder Mars offers panoramas from Curiosity as well as Spirit, Opportunity and Pathfinder, although its sepia-toned view of Curiosity's surroundings doesn't include the latest pictures of 3-mile-high Mount Sharp (also known as 5-kilometer-high Aeolis Mons). PhotoJPL also has a Sharp-less panorama of the Curiosity landing site.
Over at the 360Cities website, Andrew Bodrov has updated his popular black-and-white Mars Curiosity panorama to include Mount Sharp — and he's added some real stunners, including this full-color, 360-degree view. The Wall Street Journal has an interactive graphic that serves up three 360s: the black-and-white and color views of the landing site, as well as a post-drive panorama in black and white only.
All these pan-and-zoom views are based on the imagery provided by NASA, of course, and there are several places you can go to get the full spread without the clickability. Here are just a few of my favorite haunts. Got more to add? Feel free to pass them along in your comments below.
Correction for 9:30 p.m. Sept. 4: An earlier version of this posting incorrectly stated that Nyberg enhanced the lighting in the color 360-degree panorama. Instead, he selected a rendering of the scene that was enhanced by NASA to look more Earthlike. This webpage from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Photojournal demonstrates the difference between the raw version and the enhanced version. Also, for a time, I improperly embedded Nyberg's panorama rather than providing an outward link.
More ways to satisfy your curiosity about Curiosity:
- NASA's Curiosity image gallery
- UnmannedSpaceflight.com: MSL forum
- DB Prods: Curiosity and more from Mars
- Planetary Society: Curiosity
- The Gale Gazette
- Martian Vistas
360-degree panoramic views from NBCNews.com:
- October 2011: Occupy Wall Street in New York's Zuccotti Park
- May 2012: Annular solar eclipse witnessed from Lassen Peak
- July 2012: At home in a retired Boeing 727 jet
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