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Here is a Reddit post
Reddit Post | [Archive.org link in case of linkrot]
In short:
"If you buy bagged lettuce or salads, choose the bag that is the flattest. When the greens are packaged, all of the air is sucked out of the bag. Then as they age, they give off gas, making the bag puffier. Choose the flattest bag and your salad will be fresher, and last longer in the fridge."
It seems like a simple little tip! When you read it it comes off as something helpful and you may even be thinking you'll give it a try the next time you get groceries.
The issue is that it is 100% wrong. Salad bags are NOT emptied. In fact, they have a special gas mix pumped in to keep them fresh. The "puffiness" of the bag will have no affect on the freshness of the salad.
You may think this is a minor issue but as I said above - you were probably thinking (at least, many people were) of using this very technique to make your choice in the future. This could have pretty big effects if done by enough people.
If you look at the comments, the current top ones I see are:
"My wife always chooses the flatter ones, but her reasoning was she had better luck with the flatter ones. So this is explains her "good luck" with the flatter ones. Now I know. I will share this science with her!"
"a good LPT... I'm... I need a moment. Thank you."
"Exact opposite of what I've been doing; legit tip!!"
To make the comment they had to click a few times and type in their comment. If they had clicked their address bar and types in a question in Google they would have found this:
An actual source | [Archive.org link in case of linkrot]
What's she's talking about in detail | [Archive.org link in case of linkrot]
And even a NyTimes Article on it | [Archive.org link in case of linkrot]
Which is the actual answer. Same amount of work, but would have gotten a true answer.
That post has over 5000 upvotes and hundreds of comments, all just assuming it is true.
"Same. I always thought they inserted air, the way they do with bags of chips, to make sure the content isn't crushed. Guess I was wrong."
is a comment. They had their idea changed. While their idea was wrong, the new idea they have is also wrong. They still haven't taken the time to verify it.
This is a serious problem that we need to face online - a culture of fact checking needs to be pushed, even for small things like this.
Imagine the power of a wrong fact that adheres to your ideals on politics? Or one that sounds like the kind of thing someone you hate would say.
If people can't fact check something that doesn't attack any preconcieved notion, how can we expect people to fact check when there is a preconcieved notion.

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Sometimes it rains in summer. Sometimes it makes you feel a little autumnal. Sometimes you need cabbage with nutmeg and pork in the middle of July even though it reminds you of October. All of these things happen, and all are OK.
That is what happened today. After London has been bathed in glorious sunshine and record breaking temperatures, today it poured, reminding us Brits of the summers that we're used to. With this being my first week back after my Ibizan holiday a little comfort food was in order to cushion the shock of 18 degrees.
Pork and cabbage are a match made in heaven with cultures all over the world embracing the combination. Whilst I've used savoy cabbage this would be equally lovely with kale, spring greens or cavolo nero. You could even ditch the pasta and use as a decadent side dish.
- 4 pork sausages, the best you can find
- 1/2 small savoy cabbage
- 1 onion
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1/2 tbsp fennel seeds
- 1 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp ground coriander
- 200ml chicken stock
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- Salt and pepper
- 250g rigatoni
- Thinly dice the onion, remove the sausages from their skins and finely shred the cabbage.
- Heat some olive oil over a medium heat and sweat the onions. Before they are cooked break up the sausagemeat into small non-uniform chunks and begin to brown. These small chunks of pork will be scattered throughout the dish so break them up as much as possible with a wooden spoon as you stir.
- Add the spices and crush the garlic into the pan whilst the meat finishes browning.
- This is probably a good time to boil a kettle and get the pasta on. Salt the water well and cook until soft with a little bite. I've chosen rigatoni as it's bulky shape means it holds up well against chunky sauces.
- Add the chicken stock to the sausage meat mixture and simmer for 5 minutes before adding the cabbage. Stir it through thoroughly ensuring it's coated in the mixture.
- Once the cabbage is nearly cooked add in the lemon juice. This will give a fresher taste to the dish, whilst keeping its comfort food credentials intact. This is also the time to season. I found that the sausages I used and the chicken stock gave enough salt to the dish without the need for much more, so remember to taste as you go.
- Once the rigatoni's cooked add a ladleful of starchy water to the sauce as it will help the two to combine. Drain off the remaining water and fold the pasta into the pork and cabbage mixture.
- Spoon into bowls and serve with a small grating of parmesan.


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THIS is the infamous UFO photo dubbed by some as the "world's best" as it shows a huge diamond-shaped object pictured flying over the Scottish Highlands.
凯蒂搬回房子时震惊了粉丝 "Calvine Photograph" – which was for decades considered lost – has finally been uncovered after a years of research by academic and journalist Dr David Clarke.
Showing what seems to be a huge angular object flying over the Scottish highlands with what appears to be a Harrier jet in the distance, the image is an extraordinary piece of the UFO 谜.
It was taken at around 9pm on August 4, 1990, by two hikers on a hillside near Calvine, just off the A9 some 35 miles north-west of Perth in Scotland.
The men – whose identities remain unknown to this day – claim they watched the metallic object hovering with a low hum for around ten minutes – while fighter jets made passes in the distance.
As they watched the jaw dropping scene, the object – which is estimated to have been up to 100ft long – then is said to have shot off at high speed straight up into the sky – never to be seen again.
But luckily they seemed to capture the moment on camera – snapping six photographs of the diamond shaped craft with a fighter plane in the background.
The photos were then were given to the Scottish Daily Record newspaper who in turn passed them to the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
But for unknown reasons the story was never published – and the photos vanished into the black hole of Whitehall.
And so began the modern myth of the "Calvine Photograph" – with the images never being seen by the public, until now.
Dr Clarke – who has worked as a curator for the MoD UFO files project at The National Archives and is an an associate professor from Sheffield Hallam University – managed to track down the photo by seeking out former RAF press officer Craig Lindsay.
Mr Lindsay had kept a copy of the original photograph as he was the go between who was liaising between the press and the MoD when the original story was probed in 1990.
He had the original envelope sent by the Daily Record – and inside was one of the original photographs from Calvine.
The ex-RAF man agreed to hand over the photo to Dr Clarke and Vinnie Adams, from campaign group UAP Media UK, and it has now been filed in the archives at Sheffield Hallam University.
Mr Adams told The Sun Online: "It's been a privilege to work on this case with such a dedicated team of researchers.
We may not be any closer knowing exactly what the object seen over Calvine […] or who it belonged to, but an important piece of the puzzle has dropped into place
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"后 32 年, and an intensive investigation, it feels good to be able to show this elusive photograph to the world."
他加了: "We urge anyone with any information on the identity of the photographer or the case to come forward."
And the photograph has been rediscovered just as UFOs once again take centre stage in Washington DC.
Lawmakers, former servicemen and intelligence officials are now all speaking more openly about the traditionally fringe topic – including a landmark hearing on Capitol Hill.
US officials have acknowledged there is something in the skies they cannot explain – and the stigma around UFOs is finally being stripped back.
Much of the Calvine Photo legend is built around reports of a big blown up version of the image which is claimed to have once hung on the wall at the MoD's so-called UFO office.
The poster-sized photo however was allegedly removed mysteriously without a trace.
It is a story often told by Nick Pope, who worked to investigate UFOs for the MoD in the 90s and worked in Whitehall until 2004, who first revealed the tale in his 1996 书 Open Skies, Closed Minds.
Mr Pope claims the UK asked the US if the photo showed an experimental aircraft – only for the image to then be taken away and never seen again.
And to further add to the mystery, the MoD decided to withhold certain details of the case until 2076.
But this is understood to have been done to protect the names and addresses of those in the file – not as part of some wide-ranging cover up.
The National Archives file included a photocopy of an eerie black and white line drawing, something that only further inflamed the mystery around the case.
But with all these questions, what exactly is the angular shape seen in the Calvine Photo?
Is it an elaborate hoax? A piece of never before seen secret technology? Or perhaps more outlandishly, an alien spacecraft?
We simply don't know for sure – with MoD files from the time saying there is "no definite conclusion regarding the large object".
The craft is theorised to potentially be an experimental US aircraft – possibly the semi-legendary black project, the Aurora.
The Aurora – which has never been confirmed to exist – is suggested to have been a hypersonic spy plane capable of extraordinary speeds.
Brits made numerous reported of angular objects being seen in the skies during last 80s and early 90s.
And this included one famous sighting by an oil rig worker Chris Gibson, who said he saw a triangular aircraft being escorted by F-111 fighter planes.
Mr Pope has previously claimed the poster-sized Calvine Photo was removed from the MoD after a diplomatic row with the US.
He claims the UK asked the US if the photo showed their prototype "Aurora" hypersonic spy plane – with secretary of the US Air Force Donald Rice becoming "incensed" by the questions.
In the aftermath of the dispute, the photograph was taken away and never seen again.
二月里 1993, Lord Kennet asked the House of Lords whether "US experimental aircraft" were allowed to fly over the UK – something which was denied by the MoD.
And three years later, Martin Redmond MP asked about the Calvine incident – but was told by Nicholas Soames, the armed forces minister, 有 "nothing of defence significance" in the photo.
Graeme Rendall, from UAP Media UK, 说: "We may not be any closer knowing exactly what the object seen over Calvine in August 1990 曾是, or who it belonged to, but an important piece of the puzzle has dropped into place due to diligent research."
Dan Zetterstrom, also from the group, 添加: "The Calvine photograph stands as one of the biggest mysteries in UFO history.
"Finally revealed after 32 年, it shows that answers only bring new questions."
US officials are now openly talking about UFOs – despite decades ago dismissing the topic at the conclusion of Pentagon investigation Project Blue Book.
It comes after The Sun Online revealed an extraordinary UFO case where a hypersonic object buzzed a US nuclear bomber.


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Since 2011, the Leica Gallery shows its exhibits in the staterooms of Schloss Arenberg. The exhibitions range from Erich Lessing's Sound of Music to other well-known professional photographers including Hubertus Hohenlohe, Irene Andessner, Jim Rakete to Wilfried Hedenborg, a member of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and an enthusiastic Leica photographer.
Just as diverse as the exhibits are the exhibition openings. This is an opportunity to introduce and interview the artists, sometimes accompanied by a violinist or saxophone player, or even a ballerina. At the "Sound of Music" exhibit, artists from the musical sang, and by the time they got to "Edelweiß", the whole audience joined in, some even wept. Photography workshops with excellent photographers such as Ralph Gibson, or a lecture by Sven Barrow on the psychology of photography are also part of the program at Schloss Arenberg.
It is wonderful to see how art transforms Schloss Arenberg. Everything that takes place at Schloss Arenberg is for the greater good. Doctors come from all over the world to learn how to take better care of their patients and to share their knowledge with colleagues. This is the human face of medicine. Schloss Arenberg is a place where people can take time out of their busy schedules to meet, discuss, and understand the human condition.
Photography is the ideal art form for these discoveries. "Does not the very word 'creative' mean to build, to initiate, to give out, to act – rather than to be acted upon, to be subjective? Living photography is positive in its approach, it sings a song of life – not death." (Berenice Abbot)
Current Exhibition
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Leica Matinee on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at 11:00 am at Schloss Arenberg, Salzburg.
Opening hours
Thursday from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Saturday from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday from 12:00 am to 4:00 pm
The exhibitions, which are featured in the staterooms on the third floor of Schloss Arenberg, are free and open to the public.
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text: Apple might be the most profitable technology company on the planet, but its chief executive's hefty paycheck still wasn't as high as his top rival's last year. A new report from Reuters on Monday points out that Samsung's mobile head JK Shin earned $5.8 million in compensation last year, 36% more than Apple CEO Tim Cook, who made $4.25 million in 2013. Cook's pay was up slightly from the $4.17 million he earned in 2012. Samsung's co-CEOs Kwon Oh-hyun and Yoon Boo-keun also saw huge paychecks in 2013, taking home $6.4 million and $4.8 million, respectively. Samsung, as Reuters points out, was the world's biggest technology company by revenue in 2013.


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- The Hyundai Venue is the smallest in a lineup that already has four crossovers in it.
- The Venue is about the same size as the Hyundai Accent and is more than five inches shorter than the Kona, previously Hyundai's most compact SUV.
- Although pricing has not been announced, we expect the Venue to come in just under $20,000 to compete against the Nissan Kicks.
Kona. Tucson. Santa Fe. Palisade. These are the names Hyundai uses for its current lineup of crossovers, and every single one of them takes after an actual place. Hyundai's newest, smallest crossover puts a weird spin on this naming convention by being named not after a place, but after the description of a place: Venue.
Maybe the name "Noun," which feels nearly as vague and open-ended, was trademarked. Or maybe we're overthinking this noun-vs.-adjective thing. What should matter to you is this: The 2020 Hyundai Venue is a handsome-looking li'l crossover. Hyundai's new corporate SUV face is applied nicely here, with eyebrow-like running lamps hovering over boxy headlights mounted low in the bumper on either side of an egg-crate grille. Meanwhile, the detailing around the roof pillars is interesting, and the pronounced shoulder line running the length of each body side gives the Venue a substantial appearance despite its size.
Speaking of, in case it wasn't clear, the Venue is tiny. As in, Ford EcoSport and Mazda CX-3 tiny. It lives at the small end of the already small subcompact-SUV segment and is 5.1 inches shorter in length than Hyundai's Kona, which also competes in this class; its 99.2-inch wheelbase matches that of the EcoSport.
In every dimension save its height, in fact, the Venue is roughly the same size as Hyundai's Accent sedan; since that model's hatchback sibling was discontinued two years ago, the Venue more or less fills in for it, albeit with a more appealing pseudo-SUV appearance and a more usefully shaped body that affords 19 cubic feet of cargo space. Fold the rear seats down, and that cargo volume expands to 32 cubic feet. Both figures fall in the middle of those quoted for the Mazda CX-3, Ford EcoSport, and Nissan Kicks and a few cubes shy of the Kona.
This, Unlike the Kicks, Can Have a Manual Transmission
Unlike the Kona, the Venue only comes with front-wheel drive and a single engine option, a 1.6-liter inline-four—a configuration that throws the Hyundai into direct competition with Nissan's Kicks, which also uses a 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine to power its front wheels. Hyundai will offer a six-speed manual transmission as well as a continuously variable automatic (CVT)—which is the only transmission Nissan sells the Kicks with. Hyundai is targeting a combined rating of 33 mpg on the EPA's fuel-economy testing cycle.
The Nissan also provides a useful blueprint for understanding how the Venue fits into Hyundai's lineup, which as we pointed out already includes a subcompact crossover (the 10Best Trucks and SUVs–awarded Kona!). What the Kicks is to the larger Rogue Sport—a less expensive, barely smaller alternative that lacks optional all-wheel drive—the Venue is the Kona. Jeep has similar overlap between its Renegade and Compass models. The point is, people are flocking to small crossovers, so the more an automaker can offer, the better. Or so, we assume, the thinking goes.
Hyundai has seemingly copied Nissan's approach with the Kicks, loading the Venue with content and streamlining its trim-level structure to only SE and SEL variants. Every Venue plays host to an 8.0-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto phone integration, a 60/40 split-folding rear seat, forward-collision warning, automated emergency braking, lane-keeping assist, and a driver-fatigue monitoring system. The SEL adds blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert to that roster and also unlocks an optional package with front and rear heated seats, proximity key with push-button ignition, automatic climate control, and a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob.
Pricing is forthcoming, but Hyundai isn't known for pricing its vehicles on the high end of any segment it competes in. The Nissan Kicks starts at an aggressive $19,585, an MSRP we assume Hyundai will bogey for the Venue. Given how popular Nissan's Kicks seems to be—not to mention the Kia Soul, which is similarly priced on the low end of its range—Hyundai has realized that the hottest venue in the industry is the under-$20,000 crossover space.


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(CNN) – Students in other countries assessing where to study abroad are increasingly scared of coming to the United States because of gun violence, the nation's top diplomat said Monday.
Speaking with CNN foreign affairs correspondent Jill Dougherty in Tokyo, Secretary of State John Kerry said he'd discussed the situation with officials there who said students felt unsafe in the United States.
"We had an interesting discussion about why fewer students are coming to, particularly from Japan, to study in the United States, and one of the responses I got from our officials from conversations with parents here is that they're actually scared. They think they're not safe in the United States and so they don't come," Kerry said.
He noted Japan's restrictive gun laws – which prevent private ownership of nearly all firearms, including handguns – and said the country was safer "where people are not running around with guns."
In 2011, Japan sent 21,290 students to study in the United States, making it the seventh largest country of origin for international scholars. That was down 14% from the previous year, according to numbers from the Institute of International Education.
Figures have shown international study is down markedly among Japanese students to all destinations, including the United States. Experts have attributed the decline to Japan's low birthrate, the expense of foreign study in a poor economy, and a desire among Japanese young people to remain at home rather than venture to other countries.
Unlike the United States, the right to private gun ownership in Japan is not guaranteed in law. Individuals wishing to possess any firearm must obtain a license and demonstrate a reason for owning the gun.
Out of a total 582 homicides in Japan in 2008, 11 were by guns.
CNN's Kevin Liptak contributed to this report.
When I see people say that a significant number of Americans do not want any restrictions (or licensing or registration) of guns, I say "who cares?". "A significant number of Americans" think New York City is the capital of New York, that cavemen rode dinosaurs, that 9/11 was an inside job, that we didn't land on the moon, that the U.N. is plotting to enslave us all, and that Newtown didn't happen. Before we give credence to the opinion that guns should be completely unregulated, we should know about their opinion on other issues and find out if they're really worth listening to or are from ignorant sheep who only watch Fox News (and don't realize that their only source of info is owned by a Saudi Royal Prince and a Aussie Billionaire- a couple of foreigners who only make money if the U.S. descends into chaos).
That's fine. Open up the classrooms for more Americans. We really do not care about foreign students taking up space, benefitting from the freedoms we have, and reducing the number of spaces for our own citizens.
Kerry is just a rich boy elitist that is trying to enslave this country like the rest of the garbage in this administration. To even say this has to be the dumbest thing ever. Try asking that of students from Brazil. One trip to a Favela and coward Kerry would change his toon.
They should be more afraid of our substandard education system than our guns.
So what's the problem again?
Many foreign cultures don't have freedom of speech or religion. Let's make sure we don't offend any foreign students there.
Many foreign cultures don't have basic human rights... or equal rights for women. Don't want to scare those people off.
CNN – have you NO BOUNDS on what you will print in your blatant all-out anti-gun campaign????
I'm foreign and I love guns, Kerry, you are WRONG! I would be more afraid if you take away my guns!
As someone who has watched the gun debate but has stayed out of it, I have to say this is the stupidest argument either side has made so far.
I feel the same, stay home in your own country.
Media fuels this – since gun violence is actually down – but each shooting now gets much more coverage to feed the 24/7 news cycle monster.
Still, our guns are our culture and our freedom – no tourist here has learned of the American experience without some time at the range (there are international tourism agencies that deal in such things).
the media should not repeat the same story every few minutes for days. Just check how many minutes of time Sandy Hook has gotten. I don't think it deserves that much time. It has been on twice as much as even I would think was fair. I understand updates – such as who the judge is or if an important motion were filed but to just beat it to death every day is way, WAY overkill.
Bull. what scares them is criminals and violent crime. Criminals will find a way, knife, gun, bat. . . stop blaming the object.
What a tool !!!!! Then tell Mr. Kerry to get Mayor Rahm on the phone and tell him you are going to send some Fed Money or the National Guard to solve Chicago's GANG PROBLEM. Chicago has the strictest gun laws in the Nation and the highest Murder Rate....................More Democrat Dribble
Good now we American tax payers do not have to pay for their free schooling, here in the third world of South Florida the colleges are full of nothing but foreign students and yes have asked many of them if they are getting free schooling and most are. Par for the course Americans being bullied into paying taxes to educate other country's young people and not American's.
everybody is a bad person sometime in their life. no humans are perfect.a good man can turn into a bad man any time and can shho, if he has a gun due to anger and hate. a good man is not void of anger and hate because of human emotions and emotions can be directed wrongly. so, there is no such thing as bad man good man, as there is no such thing as a bad driver and a good driver.
Kerry remains a two-talking weasel.
He says whatever is politically popular and whatever benefits his career.
If they're 'scared' then why don't they stay away? We sure as hell don't need them here. If they want to come, then come... no whining about how we do things. As for Kerry, he's a moron. It's not his fault, it's a matter of heredity and power tripping idiocy, but anything that comes from him is tripe. And usually dishonest as well. Screw him.
Sounds like a problem for the overpriced colleges. Most of these people get an education then immediately return home.
Whether "foreign students" are "scared" of guns is a "foreign student" personal problem – not ours! They can easily solve this problem by going back home – wherever that might be. "Scared foreign students" is not a problem we need to be focusing on at all!!
Boohoo. Kerry should try caring about Americans for a change and our civil rights.
We don't want or need them here. If they are afraid stay home, we will keep our guns.
Those who are saying 'who cares' or 'we dont want foreign students in our country' or 'let 'em go someplace else'...you have no idea what foreign students bring to this country...they are kind of the backbone of this country ...they had been for the past 10 years or so. First, they pay on average $20 grand a year for education purposes in the US...whereas an american only pays about $3000 to $4000...sometimes not even that. They are no eligible for those lottery scholarships or other federal financial aids that citizens are eligible for...so all that money comes from their home countries...so imagine...50000+ students ...each paying an average of $20000 annually on their education [that includes only tuition and living]. We are not even considering the extra they spend on shopping or tourism and stuff. So simple math ...50000 times 20000 per year. So, YES they are important for our education system to survive and for the economy. SECOND, most of these foreign students come here to major in engineering and sciences, or business or law. So, when they graduate they get a job in the best companies like intel, amd, cisco, ibm and the other technological companies which make our country powerful. Most of the kids from the US these days dont go into those majors...they go into majors like education, english, history, psychology and stuff, which can get you a decent life...but doesn't give a lot to the country's economy. So, before you start running your mouth about stuff you have no clue about, do some reading and get some education...important education and then make an opinion.
Mr. Kerry,
Your Job is Diplomacy not legislative matters, we could always call on Congress to reduce your department's budget on gun control in the Middle East
Boohoo. Kerry should try caring about Americans and our civil rights. But, noooooo, it's all illegal aliens and others, doesn't care about us.
I'm afraid of Muslims with bombs at Marathons.


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Nominations for the Inspirational Latin Awards 2017, presented by Latincouver, are now open!
The Inspirational Latin Awards is Latincouver's way of recognizing the outstanding achievements of individuals and the significant difference in their community.
Nominations can be made in the following categories:
Entrepreneur Award recognizes a Latin American who has helped promote, enhance and facilitate the changes in the business community in British Columbia.
Art & Culture Award is given to the individual who shows an exceptional support and commitment to a cultural, environmental and artistic cause.
Waldo Briño is an award to recognize people who work to support the Latin American community and make an impact in his/her own community.
Sports and Athletic Award is given to a Latin American who has provided a meaningful contribution to sports. They have shown leadership, dedication and have inspired other generations in their athletic field.
Non- Latino Making an Impact Award commemorates an altruistic member of society who has generously donated to the growth of the Latin American community. They are knowledgeable about the community and its people.
Innovation and Sustainability Company Award, a local company developing sustainable or innovative business in Latin America. This company is a leading example in positive change and responsibility for other companies.
To nominate visit: http://inspirationalawards.ca/nomination/


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Husband of the Future (HOT F) and I made an appointment to go to a major retailer to get a start on our registry.
When we got there, the manager was all smiles and welcomed me to the store. She found out we were there to register for our wedding and hopped on the intercom to call a consultant, "Can I have a registry consultant to the front of the store? We have a BRIDE IN THE BUILDING!" I was a little put off by this; but willing to keep it friendly, so I smiled and said to her, "and BONUS, you get a groom too!" The manager looked me straight in the eye and said, "Oh, he doesn't matter. Grooms don't matter at all! Everyone knows it's the bride's day!"
Flabbergasted, I looked over at my fiance who was clearly uncomfortable. "Um… should we leave?" he asked me. Meanwhile, manager lady was completely oblivious to our exchange because she was still going on about "THE BRIDE'S DAY." I put on my serious face, looked the woman in the eye and loudly announced, "We're done."
It would have been so much smoother had we walked straight out; but I tried to go out through the "in" door and then got caught up in one of those awful impulse buy gauntlet mazes. This woman steps around my fiance in an attempt to stop me from leaving by apologizing profusely and spouting some lame bullshit about it all being a joke.
Mind you, in all of this she had yet to acknowledge my fiance's presence. In fact, she just literally treated him like a piece of furniture. HE was the one she should have apologized to, not me.
I told her that WE didn't find the joke funny and that we were taking our business elsewhere. My fiance grabbed my hand, led me to the correct exit, and out into the parking lot where he promptly high-fived me. We could still see the entire sales team staring at us dumbfounded through the windows.
So we went to the retailer next door and registered there. They were very nice to BOTH of us and we had a great experience overall. Then I opened their wedding coupon booklet and was treated to some corporate-sponsored body shaming. Eh. You win some you lose some. Spanx coupons I can deal with. But NOBODY treats Husband of the Future like a non-entity and gets away with it!
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SAN JOSE — The City Council narrowly voted Tuesday to approve a Rocketship Education charter elementary school on 3.5 acres next to the Tamien light-rail station over objections from some neighbors who argued it would create too much traffic and that the area doesn't need another elementary school.
Mayor Chuck Reed said the proposal would deliver a new school serving 600 students run by Rocketship, which operates seven other schools in San Jose, all targeting underserved poor and immigrant children, and help close the "achievement gap" between those students and their affluent peers. He also said it will provide a park and playground long planned for the area.
"We have an opportunity to get an elementary school and a park," Reed said during the three-hour debate. "If we are going to close the achievement gap, we have to be aggressive and take advantage of opportunities such as we have before us today."
The school plan passed 6-4 with council members Ash Kalra, Kansen Chu, Don Rocha and Xavier Campos opposed. Councilman Sam Liccardo had to recuse himself because his fiancee works for Rocketship.
"We could do better," Campos said. "It just feels like we're getting the short end out of it."
The proposed school still has other hurdles to leap. The city planning commission on Wednesday is scheduled to decide whether the school fits in with city plans for the site. And the school also must secure a zoning exemption on Jan. 23 from the Santa Clara County Board of Education for the project to proceed.
But San Jose's approval was a key step. Under the city deal, Rocketship will buy the land at 1178 Lick Ave. from the city for $850,000 based on fair market value. The school will build a playground and parking area at no cost to the city and maintain it for 33 years and pay $1.5 million toward development of public park land on the rest of the property that would include a soccer field.
Critics said the area really needs a middle school, and feared the city was downplaying traffic problems that would result at that site.
"We want a win for everybody," said Brett Bymaster.
Councilman Johnny Khamis said there was no apparent interest in putting a middle school on the site and that if the city didn't approve the Rocketship deal there would be nothing there but an empty field.
The council also accepted a city audit that recommended ending or restricting the "bumping" that occurs in seniority-based layoffs under the civil service system. The council voted 6-5 to accept the report. Vice Mayor Madison Nguyen and council members Rocha, Chu, Campos and Kalra dissented because they favored Rocha's proposal to also ask management to update its performance review standards so they're consistent and reliable. City Manager Debra Figone agreed with the audit recommendations but suggested there are higher priorities in upcoming labor talks.
The audit noted San Jose has cut its workforce from about 7,500 to 5,400 and laid off 337 employees, nearly all in the past three years as employee pay and benefit costs outpaced revenues weakened by recessions.
Civil service rules in San Jose and other government agencies call for layoffs to be based strictly on seniority. Longtime employees whose jobs are cut can "bump" more recent hires from similar positions.
The civil service rules replaced a 19th-century patronage system of awarding jobs by political allegiance. But the audit argued the bumping created much turmoil in San Jose, with more than 900 workers bumped once, more than 300 bumped twice and 67 displaced three or more times. The report suggested letting employees bump less senior colleagues only within their departments rather than allowing them to displace workers in other departments.
The council also unanimously approved a pilot program to allow some public parking space to be replaced with planters, trees, tables, chairs or fountains, among other amenities, to create a more inviting atmosphere along certain streets.
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The Good Shepherd Children's Home is in the hill country of the Zamorano Valley in San Francisco, Honduras. It is about one hour southeast of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, the capitol. They house nearly 150 kids . There are 14 Tias, who are house moms. They take care of managing everyday activities in the different casitas, or little houses. There are also three couples who stay at the GSCH. With this many children, there are many opportunities to serve the GSCH through various projects. If you are a single person, a couple or a family with children, Her Passion would love to have you join us in meeting the needs of this orphanage. Be in prayer to know how to respond to the information below and become involved with the Kingdom work going on in Honduras. Below, find a special message from Mark's wife Julie, to their friends and supporters.
There are a few major initiatives HPm has committed to fulfilling to help GSCH be more efficient in the mission to their children. Here are the major initiatives:
- Casita Renovations
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Hi Everyone,
Several of you let us know that you were praying for us over the last few days. That means so much – we felt your support. Thank you. We had an incredible time in Honduras! Our trip getting there was interesting: hit some really bad weather on the way to Houston, delaying our landing about 40 minutes. Mark and I had to SPRINT through the gigantic Houston airport to make it to our gate. They were holding the plane for us, thank the Lord. So we made it… barely.
Oh my goodness, those little ninos are so precious!! I loved getting to hug on them and get to know them… even though I don't speak any Spanish at all. My biggest frustration was that I was so limited in my communication. However, it was fun to try to piece together words with them and have them teach me some vocabulary.
Mark and I got to spend a lot of time with Kevin and Julie, who are Candice's friends and the reason she is connected there. They are an awesome couple. We stayed in an empty casita, but ate all of our meals and spend most of our time at their house. Kevin and Julie have 3 kids and 10 of the orphans live in their house with them. Those kids are the ones we got to know the best. They welcomed us well. It was so neat for me and Mark to be in their environment. While it was crazy and noisy the majority of the time, they showed us such a cool picture of family and community. Everyone shared everything – very rarely heard "Hey, that's MINE!!". Lots of love, wrestling matches, laughter, and playing. Who wouldn't love getting to ride a razor scooter through the house as a kid??
The Good Shepherd Children's Home is located in the Zamorano Valley in Honduras, near a little town named San Francisco (easy for me to remember!). It was about an hour southeast of the capital. It is beautiful there! The orphanage is on about 70 acres and we got to tour pretty much the entire place, including the school that is on the grounds. It was SO helpful for Kevin to walk us through everything. We really got to know the campus and how things function there. And the best thing – even though the amenities are simple and humble, the name of Jesus is being lifted high in that place. The sweet tias and the 3 American missionary couples who run things really show the love of Christ to those kids who have heartbreaking stories of abuse and neglect. The kids are told about Jesus, taught to pray (and man, can they pray!) and taught to serve others. We got to meet with 5 of the 7 missionaries there and got a great handle on what they need and how we can help. I am so looking forward to going back and following up on our offers to help them.
Mark got to play soccer a few times with a bunch of the boys, which was SO fun for me to watch! Of course, language barriers sort of disappear when a ball is the focus, so he really got to connect with some of those guys. They loved him. And I got to know some of the sweet girls too. Couldn't do all my normal question-asking, but we still had fun :-)
My school gets a mid-Winter break this week, so we are going to Ft. Lauderdale Thursday through Monday! Which means, I'll be out of pocket for a few more days, but will be excited to get together with as many of you as possible to catch up when we get back.
Mark and I are taking a team back to Honduras the week of June 11-18, 2011. If you're interested at all in coming with us, please pray about the opportunity. I can give you more details if you let me know you're interested.
I'm including a handful of my favorite pictures. Mark put a few more up on Facebook, so feel free to check those out.
Thank you again so much for your support and encouragement to us. We love you!
Julie and Mark


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By David Bozeman — Most registered Republicans will not pick their party's presidential nominee this election. Because of a curious tradition in our electoral process, voters in a handful of small states will get to anoint a frontrunner early this winter.
Now, granted, Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina don't always decide a presidential nominee, but we know the drill. Candidates all but live in these early states. Voters, particularly in Iowa and New Hampshire, are wooed and courted, and some are even known by name. These ordinary, unknown Americans resemble, for a fleeting moment, unlikely tie-breakers in an urgent moment of national deadlock.
In 2008, with no early GOP frontrunner, some of the talking heads were delighting in the prospect of a floor fight at the Republican National Convention to select a nominee (Romney, Rudy Guiliani and Mike Huckabee led, with John McCain rounding out the field). Of course, John McCain secured the nomination surprisingly early (March), thus by the time North Carolina's primary rolled around, no GOP contender had come to town or called my home or even run an ad. While that scenario is not a guaranteed repeat for 2012, it's not unlikely, either. Just ask voters in Indiana and West Virginia (also with primaries in early May).
Interestingly, the Gingrich campaign recently announced plans to launch a committee in North Carolina, with former state GOP chairman Tom Fetzer heading the effort. Party officials are enthused that North Carolina could matter after all. Yes, after all. Indeed, my vote might very well count.
But therein lies the point of the matter — why should states have to fight for relevance in the nominating process? Why should the voters in New Hampshire and Iowa have a greater say in deciding a presidential nominee over the party faithful in Arkansas (primary in late May), Utah (late June), California (early June), New York (late April) or New Mexico (early June)? I ask rhetorically, of course, as I know that the states, according to the Constitution, set their own primary dates).
But frontrunner status, of course, confers momentum that those of us in the less important states typically cannot offer. That momentum feeds on itself, and sometimes not even the early voters can resist the sentiment, advanced by a 24-hour news cycle, that certain candidates, however well-qualified, are not worth consideration.
Presidential campaigns now seem to start well over a year before the votes are cast. Political strategists are surely not fully rested up from the endless campaign of 2008. And public opinion polls, which used to be taken occasionally to gauge national sentiment, are now reported with mind-numbing constancy and tend to shape public opinion — "My guy's still in the single digits, should I bother voting for him next year?" Furthermore, a huge favorite, Herman Cain, was drummed out of the race before a single vote was even cast.
Granted, early primaries don't always pick the winner and can sometimes smooth the way for a promising upstart. But far too often, the outcomes hinge on the voices of a select few offering us a limited menu from which to choose.
As a North Carolinian, I have seen no commercials thus far from any of the candidates. No one has called or made an appearance in my state. Still, I have questions for Mitt Romney. I have a question for the current frontrunner, Newt Gingrich: In 1995's To Renew America, you lauded FDR as "probably the greatest President of the 20th Century." Do you stand by that assessment?
Breaking bad with the media and holding court at debates fires up the rank and file and makes for great headlines. But how about more in the way of character, worldview and nuance? How about this voter venting his frustration at knowing that his bottom-tier candidate, whom he thinks is debating and performing well, cannot be saved by his vote?
Fortunately, as Americans, we have a voice beyond the ballot box, leaving us free to contribute and speak out. If the process will not invite the rest of us to the forum, then maybe it's time for the rest of us to inaugurate our own political tradition, and a more inclusive one at that.
David Bozeman, former Libertarian Party Chairman, is a Liberty Features Syndicated writer.


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Monday, September 10, 2012
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David Cameron and George Osborne are to come down firmly on the side of those who object to payments currently worth £400 million a year to companies who produce onshore wind, The Sunday Telegraph has learned.Obviously Cameron flying a kite but if this happens Scottish windmills would have to be entirely subsidised by Scotland - whether we were independent or not.
MPs have no idea what the Climate Change Act means
They passed it almost unanimously, but MPs still can't grasp the consequences of the most expensive legislation in British history
The Scottish Act, which is considerably more restrictive, was passed absolutely unanimously. Whether that means they know more about the subject or that their ignorance is even greater rather depends on whether you think government actually try to do good, sometimes being prevented by ignorance, or try to retain ignorance in case knowledge might actually get in the way of their parasitism.
So far their response to being asked to say why they support the Act suggests ignorance and parasitism overrides.
Baroness Airhead whose knowledge underlay the Climate Change Act.
The more you understand science the more sceptical you are about warming.
The group who proved this were actually trying to prove the opposite. I suppose we should be glad, in the current era, that they didn't just fake it.
"The days of permanently available electricity may be coming to an end" National Grid Chief Executive
Based on the most current data it appears that 2010 is going to show the largest drop in global sea level ever recorded in the modern era.
Oh the catastrophe.
Interesting article
in my view, just as Luther triggered the Reformation, and in due course the Protestant church, I suspect that what McIntyre has done is trigger a new and Reformed style of science - one in which openness and transparency are the hallmarks, and which is faster, more dynamic, more creative - and more accurate - than the existing magisterium.If anything I suspect more than that. The needed Reformation should not merely or even mainly apply to scientists. The number of scientists who have endorsed CAGW is probably only in the hundreds, at most a few thousand, though they were individually very well paid by the politicians. Most merely kept silent & kept their heads down.
On the other hand the politicians were and are responsible for funding this fraud with money stolen from taxpayers, for reasons given by Mencken (see heading here). They were and are responsible for using the fraud to pass totalitarian legislation, not the first time ecofascist scares have been used thus. They were and are responsible for all the poverty, all the trillions wasted or stolen and all the unnecessary excess winter deaths.
These scare stories have, from the time Rachel Carson launched the DDT scare, been growing on the intensity with which they are promoted in the tame media, the degree of media censorship and in the speed with which they are disproven and replaced. Such a trend cannot go on. We see the MSM being increasingly ignored by decent people and their hysterical lies, to attract short term interest, merely means long term contempt.
How much longer before the same applies to our political class. In the US, perhaps only till November.
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Love the picture frames and flowers. Such a cute idea.
Just made one of these for my kids bathroom. so cute. my first time using a hot glue gun. magical thing that is.
Beautiful. :D
Okay… I did it! I made redid my bathroom. I was so inspired by your bathroom I stole most of your ideas. I wanted to add a some yellow so take a look. Let me know what you think! https://scrapalogblog.blogspot.com
Thanks for the inspiration!!!
Stobbe Family…..Haha! Those are actually a pair of Crocs. Crazy huh? But they sure are comfy! :)
Such cute flowers! But what I am really wondering: Where did you get that cute red shoe peeking out in the before picture of the frames. SO adorable!
WOW!!! What a fabulous idea! Your blog is gorgeous!
These are SO INCREDIBLE!!! Good work!
Wow!!!! I want to make those flowers for my baby girl's room. Thanks for the idea!!! You are so talented! And I think I need a ruffled shower curtain!
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Simply gorgeous… but i cant help wondering how to clean them when they start getting dusty?
Kristin – I used hot glue for everything. For the multi petal one, I just put most of the glue at the base and then a little line up the petal…..and you can't see it at all. Good luck!
QUESTION: What adhesive did you use for the petals on the Multi-Petal Flower? It must not have been hot glue because that'd be visible through the fabric. How did you do it?
BTW: Gorgeous!
You are amazing! What a wonderful talent you have!
I might try your third flower only flip it and make it a strawberry… hmmmm, wish me luck on that. I am having a VERY hard time finding anything strawberry for my little girl's room. If you need project ideas, do STRAWBERRIES for me! :)
Now that's a project I'm going to do…like tomorrow. No sewing, awesome product…I'm all over that!
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Great idea! I had a hard time coming up with artwork for my bathroom, but I finally settled on framing some old perfume labels.
This is great! good idea!
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE these! I just picked up the keys to our new rental house and your blog will surely inspire some of the decorations!
I have no idea how you always come up with such amazing ideas but I truly love them! I love these! ~Sam
Beauty! How very cheery.
Those are really, really cute! What a fun project!
Wow you are amazing! I am LOVING all the fun things you come up with!
This is great! I'm about to redo my bathroom and I'm going to try this.
I too plan on redoing or adding to my bathroom. Great work!!!!!
your idea was so cute that I decided to make a picture for me.
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"Somewhere along her Christian path, some teacher or mentor had told this woman that God is good because He does what seems right to us. She had been taught that we are to name what we want and claim it territorially, as if we can instruct God on the best way to do things."
I once attended a non-denominational women's Bible study, and each week we discussed the passage of scripture in small groups. I loved some things about it: the mix of ages, learning from other women's life and faith experiences, praying for each other. Overall, it was a great experience.
But, I'll never forget one day when one of my group members began telling us about her pregnancy. She asked for prayer, and she was visibly emotional as she explained to us that she had lost a late-term baby during her last pregnancy. She tearfully told us that God had spoken to her and had assured her that this pregnancy would be different. She believed He had promised her that this baby would be perfectly fine, and she told us so with confident conviction. "He isn't going to let anything happen this time," she said. "I'm holding on to His promise."
Even as she spoke the words, I cringed inside. I joined in as we surrounded her and cried out to God on behalf of the little child that was growing inside of her. Yet, none of us really knew how this situation was going to turn out. Least of all the mama who was determined that God had offered her a special revelation about her baby.
I left there that day praying another prayer. I prayed that God would help the poor little mother's shaken faith recover if the baby somehow didn't make it to term.
Someone had taught her wrong thinking about God. Somewhere along her Christian path, some teacher or mentor had told this woman that God is good because He does what seems right to us. She had been taught that we are to name what we want and claim it territorially, as if we can instruct God on the best way to do things. And, in her desperation to hold onto the hope that she would never again have to endure the death of a child, she convinced herself that God had promised her that she would never have to.
A few weeks later, she suddenly stopped attending Bible study. Our group leader contacted her and learned that, despite the "promise" that she thought God had made, that young mother had lost yet another baby, and her faith was rocked right down to its very foundation. She had wrongly assumed that God would do what she desperately wanted Him to do, and when He didn't, she crumpled with hopelessness, partly because of her terrible grief, and partly because of some bad teaching that misrepresented the character and sovereignty of God.
It is possible to grieve the end of our plans while still maintaining hope for the future. It's possible to beg God for one outcome, and still praise Him in the middle of a different outcome. It's possible to love and trust God when He doesn't choose to rescue us or a loved one. It's completely possible to be living through the most horrific hell we can imagine on this earth and still love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength.
But, only if we have a proper understanding of our place within His unsearchable, sovereign will.
Our position as His creation cannot be that He should do as we demand. It cannot be that He is only good if He gives us what we want. It cannot be that His love is spelled out by how satisfied I am with His answers to my prayers. Yet, it is possible to have great hope and security in His ability to rescue us while also having great faith that even if He doesn't, we can trust Him and He is good.
In the book of Daniel, three young men demonstrate this balance to perfection. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednago are ordered by King Nebuchadnezzar to bow down to false gods. They refuse to do so and face the king's wrath in the form of a furnace that was built to burn seven times hotter than usual. It is so hot that the guards who tie the boys up to throw them inside die just by getting that close to the opening where the fire rages. Before they are thrown to their certain death, the three Hebrew boys explain to the King the kind of faith that they have in the one true God: If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty's hand. But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up. (Daniel 3:17-18)


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- Preface vii8 free
- List of Participants xi12 free
- Coding Theory 116 free
- Quantum Computing 6984
- Quantum walks on graphs and quantum scattering theory 7186
- A continuous variable Shor algorithm 97112
- 1. Introduction 98113
- 2. Mathematical Machinery 98113
- 3. Fourier Analysis on the Real Line R 99114
- 4. The Algorithm for Finding Integer Periods 101116
- 5. The Observable O 102117
- 6. The Algorithm for Finding Rational Periods 103118
- 7. Finding Irrational Periods 104119
- 8. Conclusion 104119
- 9. Appendix: Number-Theoretic Probabilities 105120
- References 107122
- Entangled states of light 109124
- Entanglement beyond subsystems 117132
- Generalized GHZ states and distributed quantum computing 131146


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I'm an internationally published amateur photographer, best known for long exposure, light painting and street portraits. In terms of my photographic background, I've been shooting seriously for five years (models for two) and have been featured in Advanced Photography, Absolute Photo, Amateur Photographer and Composition (Israel), including 10-12 page features and interviews. I shoot stock for Getty Images, with images used by Lonely Planet, Epson, Sky, BT, Yahoo, Elle Magazine (France) and many others.
I love images that try to place the viewer inside a story. Historically that's meant drawing extra characters into the scene with torchlight. If you have a story you'd love to bring to life, though, drop me a line. I'm a massive fan of trying to achieve the seemingly impossible all in camera - as a way of driving the creative process, and of improving one's craft. It's generally a lot of fun too. If you live/work/find yourself in central London on a week day, please do give me a shout through PP. I've already met some fantastic people through PP doing 2-4 hour evening shoots on location around town, and I'd always be happy to hear from you if you have spare time and would like to discuss a shoot.
If you're looking to collaborate, you will always find me packed with enthusiasm, creativity and an eagerness to deliver images that will benefit both of our portfolios. When I work TF I share full res images, without watermark, and generally spend around eight hours per TF shoot processing. Additionally, I'd always be happy to work with more experienced photographers to share assistance with lighting/reflector, etc.
If you'd like to see more of who I am, and what I shoot, please do check out my Flickr account (link below) - that's the hub of my online portfolio for all genres with just over 12 million hits so far from 400 public shots. Thanks for checking my profile, have a fantastic day and please do get in touch if there's a project we should discuss.
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LaVerne Fae "Bun" Price (1951 – 2014)
FORT WORTH — LaVerne "Bun" Fae Price passed away Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, at the age of 62.
Celebration of life: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, in Brown Owens & Brumley's Joe B. Brown Memorial Chapel.
LaVerne was born July 28, 1951, in Boerne. Laverne was a large naturist and also donated lots of time and money to animal causes for their safety and well-being. She had a special talent for arts and crafts.
LaVerne was a devoted mother and grandmother and a kind and compassionate friend to all who were blessed enough to have known her.
Survivors: Daughter, Tammy Barnett and husband, Clayton; son, Brian Don Nealey; son, Dylan James Nealey and wife, Kimberly; granddaughter, Courtney Barnett; grandsons, Clinton Barnett and Devan Bedell; great-grandson, Hayden Jay Berndt; beloved mother-in-law and friend, Ann Waggoner; and many friends.
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What is Yarrow Poisoning?
Achillea millefolium, more commonly known as yarrow, is a stiff-stemmed plant that grows wild throughout the United States, and parts of Europe and Asia. It has clusters of small white flowers with yellow centers and is frequently found growing wild along roadways. Historically this plant has been used as a treatment to stop bleeding and reduce bruising, however, in large enough doses the various glycoalkaloids, saponins, and other chemical compounds contained in the plant can cause damage to the mucous membranes, gastrointestinal upset, and occasional photosensitivity.
Yarrow, a stiff-stemmed plant with clusters of small white flowers, can be utilized to help heal bleeding or bruising in small quantities. In large quantities, however, it can be toxic.
Symptoms of Yarrow Poisoning in Horses
Your horse may present with irritation to the mucous membranes, particularly in the mouth, and gastrointestinal upset which could include the development of diarrhea or colic. Signs of photosensitization can occur on any part of the body but are most often found in places where the hair is sparse or in in areas of low pigment. These signs can include:
- Bumps on skin
- Mouth ulcers
- Oozing sores
- Peeling or reddened skin
There are several ways in which yarrow has been used for the healing of horses in the past.
- Bruises - This plant is an excellent external treatment for bruising as well, reducing both the pain and the swelling
- Calming agent - The scent is said to soothe horses and may be planted near pastures to ease anxieties
- Hemostatic - Yarrow is also used externally to slow or stop bleeding as well as supporting circulation to the peripheral blood vessels; in small amounts, it has been known to reduce or eliminate internal bleeding as well
It is essential that you consult a veterinary professional before starting any treatment plans to avoid risking a reaction with another medication or overdosing on the plant.
Causes of Yarrow Poisoning in Horses
Achillea millefolium contains several toxic compounds which can cause harm to horses that eat large quantities of this plant. These compounds can include glycoalkaloids (notably the glycoalkaloid achilline), monoterpenes, and lactones. These naturally occurring chemicals are not only responsible for the toxicity of the plant, but also the healing abilities.
Diagnosis of Yarrow Poisoning in Horses
The proper identification of the plant in the pasture may be sufficient to make an initial diagnosis. If you can obtain a sample of the plant, this will assist in the correct identification; there are a few plants that look comparable to yarrow, but are sometimes even more poisonous, such as White Snakeroot and Poison Hemlock. Your veterinarian will ask you questions regarding information about the amount of plant material consumed, how long it has been since it was eaten, and which part of the plant was ingested. They will also need to get a comprehensive history of the horse which includes getting as much knowledge as possible about the horse's diet, medications, and environmental elements.
Standard blood tests typically include a biochemistry profile and a complete blood count which will be evaluated to see if any infections are present as well as establishing the levels of liver and kidney enzymes found in the blood. Phototoxicity is generally more conspicuous on areas that have low pigment or that are the most exposed to the sun. A sample of any skin that has been affected by phototoxicity will be evaluated by cutaneous cytology. This microscopic examination will help reveal if fungal infections, mites, or allergies are causing the rash. If that does not locate the underlying cause, a biopsy of the tissue will be required for further evaluation.
Treatment of Yarrow Poisoning in Horses
The horse should immediately be moved out of the sun if any photosensitivity is seen. If the consumption of large quantities of the plant material was recent, then your veterinarian may choose to perform a gastric lavage in order to physically purge as much of the toxin from the digestive system as possible. Activated charcoal is also commonly administered prevent further absorption of the toxic compound into the bloodstream. There is no antidote for these compounds, making treatment other than decontamination mostly supportive. Treatments may include IV fluids to prevent dehydration as well as combinations of electrolytes and sugars in order to adjust for any imbalances that may have developed.
Avoiding sunlight for 48 hours after the exposure will significantly reduce the likelihood that skin damage will develop, however, if skin damage occurs, medications such as corticosteroids, anti-inflammatories, and antihistamines may be prescribed for the animal as needed to ease the discomfort. Medications like this may be administered either orally, topically, or by injection.
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Recovery of Yarrow Poisoning in Horses
The prognosis for horses who have eaten toxic quantities of yarrow is usually relatively good, although liver damage is possible with most poisons, and yarrow root is no different. Infections and infestations can develop if photosensitive skin is not kept cool and clean. Flies are often attracted to the skin while it is damaged, and will need to be kept away to avoid maggot infestation.
Although the initial symptoms of photosensitivity are reduced after about 48 hours, some sensitivity to the sun may remain. Removing as much of the yarrow from the grazing pasture as possible will help prevent ingesting overabundant quantities of this plant.


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Google To 'Support' Android OEMs Facing Lawsuits As LG Makes A Deal With IV
Some heartening news for Android device makers today from the mouth of Google's chairman Eric Schmidt: Google (NSDQ: GOOG) will continue to back those of them facing legal disputes over patents. But that's not stopping those device makers from shoring up their patent licensing deals, just in case. The latest is LG (SEO: 066570) signing up to have access to Intellectual Ventures' trove of patents.
Schmidt's remarks were made on day-three of his trip to Asia, when he visited Taipei. "We tell our partners, including the ones here in Taiwan, we will support them," said Schmidt (via Reuters).
That support will not be in the form of financial backing. Rather, Google will offer tesitmony, advice and access to its own patents. That is currently is a small number that one estimate put at less than 600 back in Janaury of this year, but could be bumped up by some 17,000 patents when and if the Motorola Mobility acquisition is approved.
Yet it's unclear what that Google's "support" has meant up to now.
At the moment, Samsung is embroiled some 20 lawsuits against Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) over patent disputes, and HTC is also facing cases in several jurisdictions, as is Motorola (NYSE: MMI).
But if Apple is the rock here, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) is the hard place for these handset makers. Eleven of Google's biggest Android device partners have signed on to a kind of "Android tax", licensing Microsoft's patents to avoid getting taken to court by the Redmond, Washington software giant over their use of Android.
Some Android device makers are not agreeing to Microsoft licenses without a fight: that's made clear enough in the Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) case. The company is currently being sued by Microsoft in a patent suit and the bookseller offered up a presentation detailing what it believes are Microsoft's anti-competitive practices in patents (via Geek Wire).
In light of all these cases, it's hard to believe Motorola's 17,000-odd patents would give device makers the protection they need against litigation: after all, Motorola Mobility is also involved in an Apple suit of its own. That seems to imply that it may not.
Given all of the above, it comes as no surprise to hear of one more licensing deal signed between Android partner LG and patent holder Intellectual Ventures.
Under the agreement, LG will now have access to some 35,000 patents held by IV. That is the same deal that IV has already signed with RIM, Samsung, HTC and Pantech, among others. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
LG already has its own trove of patents — not clear how many — but it has already been on the receiving end of a court case over patent infringement so you can see why it might want to beef up its defense. In 2009, Kodak successfully sued the company over camera technology and LG had to pay Kodak $414 million in damages (via BBC).
IV says that the patents are not only useful for defending LG in court but also to give the company a basis for future product development.
Ironically, IV is currently suing Motorola over patent infringement as well.


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I know, I know – Monday Mischief is all about dogs and the trouble they get into. But Flash and Patches, at half past ten years old, just don't get into much mischief anymore. Unless you count eating duck and chicken poo in the back yard. Or eating the first duckling Roger Ann hatched (I think they thought it was a squeak toy). Or getting into fights with Jimmy.
Y'all haven't met Jimmy? Little Jimmy Dickens? Allow me to make introductions. World, meet Little Jimmy Dickens.
Little Jimmy Dickens, meet future adoring fans.
This duck isn't even a year old (October first is his birthday), and he's already sired two sets of eggs, a total of seven hatchlings. But that's not mischievous. It's just … mumble mumble mumble … I'm being reminded that this blog is rated G.
Jim is the alpha critter. Typically Patches, my female dog, is the alpha, but then Jim came along. He's bossy, rude, he bites, quacks, stays underfoot. He attacks the dogs, the cat is terrified of him. Here – I've put together a photo collage as proof:
See what I mean? But all of that pales compared to what he does to the mama who loves him, the hand that feeds him. Ordinarily Jimmy nibbles my hands and ankles. I have to wear my Crocs when I step outside because the boy has a real thing for toes. Ow. But today he went after my ankles in a huge way.
I water the vegetable gardens with the water from the duck pond. It makes for yummy 'maters. For some reason, Jimmy is offended by my removal of all the water from his pond a few times a week, even though I replace it with clean, cool water. So he bites me while I walk and water. While he's weaving in and out between my feet, trying his best to kill me.
What on earth am I going to do with this duck?!? I mean, he's part of the family now.
He even wants to live inside. That, or he's plotting something.
But how could you not love this face?
I wonder if Jimmy would like Jones Natural Chews? I should probably just stick with chicken scratch and shredded coconut …
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Since I was first exposed to Depression-era photography as a teenager, I desired to revisit a place that had been documented by a Farm Security Administration photographer and make a visual record of what had become of it. This project would combine my loves of American history, photography and travel. But of all the places FSA photographers visited, where to go?
When I saw color pictures that Russell Lee, an FSA photographer, had made of homesteaders living like 19th century pioneers in Pie Town, New Mexico, I had my destination. Lee didn't just photograph the homesteaders. He saw them. With his camera he declared, "You matter."
While working in Pie Town, I imagined myself as an FSA photographer documenting what had become of the "pioneer spirit" that so impressed Lee. What emerged evokes what William Faulkner wrote, "The past is not dead. It's not even past."
In making these photographs, I made a connection with a community. At the beginning of this project its members were strangers. Through an accumulation of small acts that spoke volumes, they became friends. Their collective appreciation of the work made me hope that just like Russell Lee, I had declared with my camera, "You matter."
Roy Stryker, the head of the FSA photo unit, said that the goal of FSA photography was to "introduce America to Americans." In doing so, the pictures would help unite citizens despite their differences. That goal resonates in our polarized times. In this spirit, I introduce to you a few Americans and the place they call home, Pie Town.


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FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Police say they've arrested five of six people accused in a months-long crime spree in Larimer County that has so far led to 107 charges.
Fort Collins police said the six people were involved in 15 different incidents in a spree that started last December and ran through May. They said the alleged crimes happened in Larimer County and the city of Fort Collins and impacted at least 20 people, though they did not say specifically what happened.
Already in custody are 19-year-old Savannah James, 23-year-old Mark McQuilliams, 21-year-old Raymond Valdivia, 19-year-old Alyssa Johnson and 23-year-old Michael Carrillo. A judge has issued a warrant for 22-year-old Brittany Orton's arrest but she is not currently in custody, police said.
Among the charges the group faces are violations of the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act, felony kidnapping, various assaults, firearms charges, burglary, conspiracy, motor vehicle theft, identity theft and drug possession.
Anyone with more information about Orton's whereabouts or the case is asked to call Detective Chris Tibbets at 970-416-2948 or Larimer County Crime Stoppers at 970-221-6868.


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Dwarf Mine by Yggdrasil Gaming released on 21.03.19 is a 5-reel & 4-row online slot with 1 024 ways to win and a 96.8% RTP. This is a mining-themed game offering players a max win of up to 4000x their stake. Dwarf Mine can be played on all devices from €0.1 to €125 per spin and is considered a medium volatility game.
Where to play
Design and Symbols
Yggdrasil is probably the most consistent provider when it comes to on-point visuals. Set in a deep underground diamond mine the timber-framed gameboard is designed to resemble and work like a hydraulic drilling machine.
It is operated by a level wielding ginger-bearded miner standing on a platform to the right of the board — boxes to the left of the gameboard store Gems unearthed during the excavation process.
Clubs, spades, diamonds, and hearts are the lowest paying symbols. Spades, lamps, pick-axes, and miners helmets are the higher paying regular symbols.
There are also 4 super high paying symbols which only appear in the expanded reels which take the form of green, yellow, blue, and red gems.
The red gem is the highest paying of all with 5 on a payline worth 4x the stake. Identical symbols on 3 or more adjacent reels constitute a win, regardless of their position on the reel. Every additional identical symbol on a reel adds a multiplier to the win. The bonus symbol, which only appears on reels 1, 3, and 5 is a fierce looking drill-head.
Special Features
Expanding reels enable up to 16,807 ways to win and can help to trigger a free spin round with super high paying symbols. Trigger another bonus round by landing all 3 bonus symbols.
Expanding Reels Feature
Landing any bonus symbol causes the dwarf to pull his lever and bury down one row, thus revealing more symbols. More ways to win can add to existing wins or create new ones. The Dwarf unearths two rows when two bonus symbols land. 3 bonus symbols landing creates 3 new rows as well as triggering the free games in the bonus round.
Gemstones are occasionally unearthed during the digging process which is then added to the boxes to the right of the gameboard. Fill the boxes to unlock Collection Free Spins.
Collection Free Spins
Unearthing 5 identical gemstones trigger 5 Collection Free Spins. These are played on the expanded 5x7 board and feature the super high paying symbols alongside regular symbols.
Free Spins
Landing 3 bonus symbols activate 10 more spins on a fully expanded 5x7 gameboard.
Our Thoughts on Dwarf Mine
Dwarf Mine as a slot has a lot going for it. If offers a decent number of features, has relatively good potential (the maximum win is around 4000x the stake), and can be fun to play. The design and details are also top drawers.
However, there are often protracted periods between wins, let alone between features, certainly more than I'd expect for a mid-variance game. The Collection feature also seemed incredibly difficult to trigger, and when triggered, can be very disappointing. The biggest wins come from the regular scatter triggered spins that are free which is significantly easier to activate – but the wins aren't spectacular.
Having played several thousand spins on the newly released Dwarf Mine slot, I'm still undecided on its overall merits. A minor tweak or two and this could either be a good mid variance game or a good high variance game. As it stands, it's a passable mid/high variance game.


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Our Mission
We provide information, resources, and activity ideas to School Librarians for girls in grades 3 through 8. We are geared toward helping librarians develop programs that foster confidence and excitement for girls in STEM related education and activities. By educating teachers and parents about the special challenges girls face further up in the educational system, we can prepare our students and daughters to meet those challenges in a 21st century STEM-World.
Girls are being Left Behind
- Girls are less likely to agree that they are "good in at science"1
- 32.7%; Coloradoans hold BA/BS or higher degree, 36%; of 8thgraders scored proficient or above on the science portion of the National Assessment of Educational Progress Exam 2
- The number of Bachelor's degrees in Science (not including the Biological Sciences) and Engineering earned by women is around 18%. 3
- Research shows that attitudes are set by 3rd - 4th grade 4
- Most programs geared toward encouraging girls to consider STEM careers are created for middle to high school-aged girls.
- STEM fields will grow 17.5% from 2008-2018 5
- STEM workers earn 26% more than non-STEM workers 6
- The positions will be there, but unless attitudes change, our girls will be left behind!
Proven Strategies for Engaging Girls in STEM 7
- Collaborate! Note that girls will benefit the most when they can participate and communicate FAIRLY.
- Provide activities and projects that have meaning and relevance to girls.
- Develop activities and projects that are open-ended.
- Let the girls approach projects they way they want, using their creativity, unique abilities, and favorite learning styles.
- Be Positive! Giving positive feedback to effort, strategies, and behaviors increases confidence and performance.
- Encourage girls to think critically. Girls will boost their confidence levels and trust in their own reasoning when they learn to think critically.
- Be a Role Model & find Role Models to talk to your girls. Let them know that the possibilities are endless.
From: SciGirls Seven
Read the Harris Interactive report: STEM Perceptions: Student & Parent Study
Parents and Students Weigh in on How to Inspire the Next Generation of Doctors, Scientists, Software Developers, and Engineers
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- National Science Foundation, 2003.^
- US Census Bureau, Quick Facts, June 3, 2011; U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2009. ^
- National Science Foundation, Division Resource Statistics, 2009."Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering:2009" (NSF 09-305, Tables C-4 &C-5). Retrieved from: The SciGirls Seven: Proven Strategies for Engaging Girls in STEM.^
- Ambady, Shih, Kim, & Pittinsky, "Stereotype Susceptibility in Children:Effects of Identity Activation on Quantitative Performance", Psychological Science (2001), Vol.12, No.5. pp.385-390.^
- Fortune Magazine, July 15, 2011. ^
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- Public Broadcasting System (PBS) Parents, SciGirls:Learning Goals.(2010) Accessed May, 2012.^


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What is it that makes someone feel at home – or not – when they go into a hotel bedroom?
This mysterious thing that cannot be defined and that bears no relation to anything physical or tangible, is down to the warmth of the atmosphere and the subtle energy that gives the traveler the feeling that they have come to the right place.
All we can say is that in Cas Gasi, each object and each detail has a meaning and has not been chosen at random but with great care, giving guests the sense of a personal touch that invites them to have a memorable stay.
At Cas Gasi, no bedroom is the same. The furniture and décor have been chosen individually and with painstaking attention to detail, with exclusive and perfectly matched fabrics and hand painted tiles in the bathroom.
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