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Clean your patio using either a shop vacuum with a floor attachment, a broom, a dust mop or a leaf blower to remove all loose debris.
How to Clean a Flagstone or Bluestone Patio
Cleaning and maintaining a flagstone or bluestone patio is well worth the time and effort that you invest in the project. Flagstone and bluestone create a beautiful patio and are usually, as with most natural stone flags, quite a large investment in your home or commercial landscape. Cleaning and maintenance procedures will provide you with a beautiful, protected and lasting stone patio surface that can be used and enjoyed for many years to come. When properly maintained, a flagstone or bluestone patio will add beauty and function to your outdoor living space.
Things You'll Need
- Garden hose
- Adjustable spray nozzle
- Bleach
- Bucket
- Stiff-bristled brush
- Measuring device
- Pressure washer
- Multi-purpose tank sprayer
- Broom, dust mop, shop vacuum with floor attachment or a leaf blower
Rinse the stone patio off using a garden hose fitted with an adjustable spray nozzle once you have removed all loose debris. It is important to make sure to wet the entire surface with water.
Pre-treat stains with a bleach solution. Mix one part chlorine bleach to 10 parts of water. Pour enough solution on the stain to cover completely. Scrub the area gently with a stiff-bristled brush until the stain is removed.
Stubborn stains may require an acid cleaning. Acid can be very damaging to the surrounding landscape and very harmful to humans and other living creatures. Acid cleaning should always be done only by a professional.
Fill tank sprayer with a bleach solution made of one part bleach to each two to three parts of water. Spray the patio with this solution and let it soak for five minutes. Using a pressure washer, thoroughly wash the entire patio.
Allow the stone patio to dry completely. Reseal the patio with a flagstone or bluestone sealant according to manufacturers instructions, if desired.
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258 Fairway Dr has a Walk Score of 2 out of 100. This location is a Car-Dependent neighborhood so almost all errands require a car.
The closest school is Spurwink School-auburn.
The closest grocery store is Downeast Food Distributors Inc.
The closest coffee shop is Landing Strip Cafe The. Nearby restaurants include Rolandeau's Restaurant and Danny Boy's Irish Pub & Restaurant.
258 Fairway Dr is near Pulsifer Field, Raymond Park and Moulton Park.
You simply must come to view this lovely 3 beds contemporary home nestled sweetly into a private wooded lot.
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Ah Yah So Nice! That's definitely the theme of the season in dancehall- and yard-inspired streetwear. Our doopses at RepJA have put their spin on Potential Kidd's spring-and summer-defining hit, with a Miami Vice-inspired design, while that TV show's classic pastels also make their way into their just released summer line in a "Jamaica Nice" tee. Shabba Ranks' classic "Love Punanny Bad"—or perhaps just loving punanny bad—is the inspiration for another. And for di stush gals dem, there's the croptop you see above. Although the loose casualness of a croptop is kind of inherently not stush, no? Hmmm. Check the looks below, then head over to RepJA's store.
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Last year visual artist Kevin Lyons staged a show of his work called Red, Gold & Green for Paris' Colette gallery, inspired largely by the aesthetics of dancehall and Jamaican music culture. "The language is fantastic and so fun to illustrate and draw; words like "BOOMBASTIC" or "COLLIE WEED," Lyons told our Eddie STATS in a Q+A. "The letters are fat and juicy." Among the works was a series of posters grouping similarly named artists: "SHABBA RANKS. CUTTY RANKS. NARDO RANKS. TIGER RANKS. JUNIE RANKS"; "KING STITT. KING KONG. KING JAMMY. KING TUBBY. KING EDWARDS."
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HOLY COW, it's MARCH....DYK???
Find a Conversation
|Thu, 03-01-2012 - 9:44am
...good morning, ladies??
...I simply cannot believe it is MARCH?!?!
...It's coming in like a lamb here?
...what about where you're at?
...we basically didn't have winter?
...it's still possible for us to get snow in March, but it's rare, and it won't last more than a day or two, if we do?
...so I'd say we're out of the woods?
...Karol, I hope, for the girl's sake, it wasn't a connection to her?
...I mean, how awful for her to have to live with that?
...and that may be why it's so hush, hush?
...so as not to mess with the investigation and the guy get off on a technicality?
...but honestly, if I lived in the community, I'd take a little, tiny bit more peace of mind if it was?
...ok, that sounded WAY worse than I intended?
...you see...I get really, really twitchy thinking of random acts of violence?
...the kind no one has any control over?
...I choose to believe that being a totally random victim is rare...there's usually a connection, somewhere?
...that way I feel a *bit* more in control of my family's safety?
...make sense?
...still...super scary and terribly sad, no matter how you slice and dice it?
...Christol, you GO, and enjoy your cabin time?
...sounds awesome?!?!?!
...but be careful walking in the woods, girl?!?!
...every momma needs a break, and girlie you need this?
...I'm a much better mom when I get breaks?
...Lauri, I'm glad your new assistant starts soon?
...I had a really, really bad dream last night?
...and you all know my history with dreams coming true?
...and typically I can tell the difference between the ones that have the possibility of coming true and the ones that don't?
...like, I don't want to talk about it, but I need to get it off my chest?
...it was about my dad?
...and in my dream, I couldn't pull myself up off the floor because I was cry-heaving so bad?
...and I know the reality is, someday I will have to deal with such crushing grief?
...and I got a small glimpse of what some of you deal with, only you don't get to wake up from it?
...I just can't shake it?
...and what's worse...his will was unsettled, so there was a huge dispute?
...NOT what I wanted to see, but very possible?
|Thu, 03-01-2012 - 11:47am
I hate dreams like that Missi and the crushing grief part is true, so do me a favor and give your Dad a call just to say I love you. Do it because you can. ((hugs))
|Thu, 03-01-2012 - 12:27pm
Ok, that just brought the lump from my neck to spilling out of my eyes....
Doing it now.
|Mon, 03-05-2012 - 8:27am
...yeah, Christol, that Valentine's scenario wouldn't have sat well with me either?
...more weirdness regarding their relationship?
...Gerad thinks he's seeing a married woman...was when they started dating?
...that's why he won't firm up plans with her until LAST minute, won't commit to anything beyond today, and Gerad says the only reason a man wouldn't want sex on Valentine's day would be because he already got it?
...spent the night with him Saturday night, no BD...Sunday morning, rather than hanging out all day, he drops hints that he needs to work, and she needs to leave?
...I get a sneaking suspicion he had "plans"?
...either that or he's just not that in to her?
...IF they hang out for extended periods, it's always HIS doing?
...she's always available, which to me is a red flag too?
...either way, it doesn't sit well with me, but when I try to talk to her about it, she defends him, so I know she needs to figure it out on her own?
...I only offer my opinion when I'm asked, too?
...I don't want to hurt my friendship, but I think she needs to pull off the rose colored glasses?
...scares me?
...scary, scary, scary?
...and maybe it's just that he's got some hangups about sex...either way...I'd run, not walk, away from that?
...but it's not my decision?
...so, how was everyone's weekend?
...ours was nice?
...pretty relaxing?
...for us?
|Tue, 03-06-2012 - 9:10am
...Claire made it until 2:15 when she called?
...so by the time I got there she only missed her last class?
...flush cheeks but no fever?
|Tue, 03-06-2012 - 4:42pm
I'm still LOL'ing about Claire's scary eyebrows?
Christol, please don't feel like a failure because you cannot affort that insane amount of money?
Frank and I couldnt' afford it either?
The crazy aide has been back to work for about two weeks?
She is not any better?
She left us hanging during a tornado drill last week?
I really thought I was gonna hurt her?
I have been sick?
Presidents day weekend I had a fever Sat.-Mon.
|Thu, 03-08-2012 - 8:39am
AND, I really can't stand the whole, "we know they suck as a teacher but we can't get rid of them". You can get rid of them, it just takes a lot of work. We had an AP who came in a few years ago and she was known as the sweeper because she did the work to get rid of bad teachers and everyone LOVED her. My new AP is following in those footsteps and I love her too;) Good luck with not having her again and thanks for checking in!!


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|Blue & White American Antique Quilts
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|About Blue & White American Antique Quilts
|Blue and White antique quilts are the most popular color combination in America. One advantage of a two color combination is its ability to fit into any décor. No extra decorating adjustments need to be made for a blue and white antique quilt; it will be perfect in any room!
We have Blue and White antique quilts in every size from crib to queen, and colors from the indigo shades of the 1800's to the cheerful blues of the 20th century.
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Q8991 Indigo & White Feathered Star Quilt with Triple Border
Beaver County, PA
94 x 95 (238.8 x 241.3 cm)
This stunning pre Civil War indigo and white Feathered Star has everything we look for in a fine blue and white quilt of this era. Meticulous hand piecing with exceptional hand quilting and comprised of a single deep indigo fabric - this one with tiny white dots. The triangles in the 'feathers' measure a tiny ¾ inch wide. The large stars measure 11 inches feathered tip to feathered tip with white joining block between. The triple border measures 4½ inches wide in total; each of the sawtooth borders measures a mere ¾ of an inch wide with the white border between at 3 inches wide.
Tiny and precise hand quilting includes ⅜ inch diagonal parallel line stitching in the feather star blocks and the three borders, with ½ inch diagonal cross hatch stitching in the white joining blocks. The backing is fine cotton with a separately applied ¼ inch binding in the same indigo print used for the stars. Beautiful.
An outstanding piece of textile art for collectors of Blue and White 19th century quilts! From the McCarl Collection. In perfect condition this quilt has been professionally hand washed by Betsey and is ready for your home. Please ask Betsey for more details and to have this quilt shipped to you on approval for private viewing.
|Please view the detail photos (click image above) for more accurate colors.
Q8975 Blue Dahlia with Ice Cream Cone Border
Lancaster City, PA
82 x 82 (208.3 x 208.3 cm)
Deep blue stars with solid medium blue gathered petals are set off beautifully by a pristine white ground. White sashing has deep blue corner blocks providing a nice design element. A wonderful blue and white ice cream cone border has an inner solid border in the same deep blue. Scalloped edges are bound with an applied ⅜ inch binding in white. A lovely early 20th century quilt in blue and white!
The Dahlia pattern is one of the most complex and challenging quilt patterns to piece in order to achieve the desired three dimensional effect, and this quilter executed this pattern beautifully. Each block measures approximately 11½ inches square, with 3 inch wide sashing between the blocks. The ice cream cone border is 4¾ inches wide with an inner one inch blue border.
Entirely hand quilted with outline, echo outline, chains in the sashing, and flowers in the joining blocks. The backing is white cotton. In excellent condition and professionally hand washed by Betsey it can be sent to you on approval for private viewing.
|Please view the detail photos (click image above) for more accurate colors.
Q8883 Blue & White Baskets
75 x 90 (190.5 x 228.6 cm)
Lancaster County, PA
This classic and timeless basket pattern quilt is executed in a two color combination of solid ocean blue and white muslin. Blocks measure 10 1/2 x 11 and are set on point. Inside the wide 7" white border are triangular solid blue joining blocks adding a border element which highlights the gorgeous shade of ocean blue.
Nicely executed hand quilting on this quilt includes outline, echo outline, echo zigzag and cross hatch stitching in the blocks and triangles, with a five cable rope stitched in the generous outer border. Betsey gave this crisp quilt its first bath and some faint pencil lines used for the quilting pattern remain. Bleached muslin is used for front and back, with a 1/4" applied binding in the same ocean blue cotton as the front.
A wonderful baskets quilt in excellent, crisp condition it would be spectacular on a bed or as art on your wall. You may ask to see this happy quilt on approval for private viewing in your home.
|Please view the detail photos (click image above) for more accurate colors.
Q8245 Indigo & White Steeplechase with Triple Border
64 x 74 (162.6 x 188 cm)
This eye pleasing indigo and white quilt is pieced in a miniature double nine-patch configuration. The tiny indigo squares on this piece measure just 7/8 of an inch. Nine patch blocks 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches. The larger nine patch blocks contain five of the small nine patch blocks plus 4 solid white blocks. Wide triple borders in both indigo and white showcase a very slightly larger white dot on the indigo print than the print used in the steeplechase design...very nice. Total width of the borders is a generous 7 inches and contains lovely diagonal parallel double line quilting done by hand. The double nine patch blocks are parallel line quilted by hand with just a 1/4 inch between. Large white joining blocks have 3/8 inch cross hatch quilting by hand.
This is a gorgeous antique quilt that has so much going for it - a classic indigo and white palette, triple borders, tiny pieces and lovely hand quilting. A wonderful, warm and cozy antique quilt that has been used but lovingly cared for and is in excellent condition. The backing is white cotton as is the scant 1/4 inch applied white binding. It would be marvelous as art on your wall or equally as charming on a bed or used as a design accent in any room. Professionally hand washed by Betsey it can be sent to you on approval for viewing in the privacy of your home.
|Please view the detail photos (click image above) for more accurate colors.
Q8749 Indigo Blue & White Lemon Peel
72 x 85 (182.9 x 215.9 cm)
This classic Lemon Peel in the two color combination of indigo blue and white is just fabulous. It is comprised of three different indigo prints which are paired with black and white mourning prints. The blocks measure 5 1/2 inches square and are skillfully pieced to form the early and sought after Lemon Peel, also called Rob Peter to Pay Paul, pattern. Double borders measure 1 ¼ inches wide for the outer indigo border, and 1 3/4 inches wide for the inner black and white mourning print border. The addition of a four patch block in each corner of the quilt adds a special touch to the borders framing the inner design.
Hand quilting on this piece includes outline quilting for the body of the quilt and a single cable in the double border. The backing is white and the indigo outer border folds over to the back and is hand stitched down to form the ¼" binding.
This would be a wonderful addition to any quilt collection or a wonderful first quilt in excellent condition. We are happy to ship this quilt to you for viewing in your home on approval before a purchase decision is made.
|Please view the detail photos (click image above) for more accurate colors.
Q8767 Blue & White Combination Snowball / Broken Dishes
72 x 82 (182.9 x 208.3 cm)
Chester County, PA
Such an eye pleasing indigo and white quilt created using a combination of the Broken Dishes and Snowball patterns. Blocks measuring approximately 2 ¾" wide contain one octagon piece and four corner triangles measuring a mere ¾". A mesmerizing effect is achieved through the positive/negative arrangement of octagons (snowballs) and triangles (broken dishes) in this great piece of art.
A single indigo cotton with small white stars and an off white cotton are the only two fabrics used in this lovely quilt. Even the 3/8 inch applied binding is the same white stars on indigo fabric used on the interior design. The maker also showcased her ownership of a new treadle sewing machine by placing a row of topstitching on the binding! Other than that the quilt is completely hand pieced and hand quilted with cross hatch stitching in the white octagons and parallel lines in the blue.
The backing is the same off white cotton as used for the front. This is a wonderful, warm and cozy indigo and white quilt in excellent condition that would be marvelous as art on your wall or equally as charming on a bed. This quilt, which has been professionally washed by Betsey, is ready to send to you on approval.
|Please view the detail photos (click image above) for more accurate colors.
Q8716 Blue & White Rob Peter to Pay Paul
78 x 80
Center City, PA
This classic two color combination of blue and white would make a wonderful addition to any room! It is comprised of solid white and various solid blue fabrics that contain subtle shade differences. Whether as a result of cleverness or necessity the use of multiple blue shades adds tremendous interest to this two color palette. The blocks measure 6 ½ inches square and are skillfully pieced to form multiple pinwheels scattered across the quilt. Double borders, in blue and white, each measure 2 ½ inches wide and frame the design beautifully.
Finely executed hand quilting on this complex variation of the Rob Peter to Pay Paul pattern showcases this quilt maker's expertise with a needle. Stitches include one inch chevrons in the borders and ¾ inch diamond cross hatch throughout the inner design. Original pencil lines used for the quilting are still visible in this unused quilt. A white backing and applied 3/8 inch white binding complete the quilt.
A wonderful 20th century addition to a blue and white collection or a wonderful first quilt in pristine condition. Professionally hand washed by Betsey. Quilts are always sent on approval.
|Please view the detail photos (click image above) for more accurate colors.
Q8280 Indigo and White Feathered Touching Star
71 x 85 (180.3 x 215.9 cm)
possibly New York
This stunning pre Civil War indigo and white Feathered Touching Star has it all. Beautifully hand pieced and hand quilted it is comprised of a single deep indigo fabric with tiny white rings. The triangles in the "feathers" measure a mere 7/8 x 7/8 x 1 ¼ inches! The large stars measure 19 inches feathered tip to feathered tip with white joining block between.
Hand quilting includes large wreaths with cross hatch centers and a unique variation of parallel lines with partial cross hatch outside the wreaths. Stars have central wreaths surrounded by intersecting parallel lines with outline quilting in the small white triangles. The backing is the same white as used on the front with a separately applied 1/4" white binding.
A wonderful piece of textile art for collectors of Blue and White 19th century quilts! In excellent condition this quilt has been professionally hand washed by Betsey and is ready for your home. Originally purchased by a client in the mid west who was told it was from New York. Quilts are always sent on approval.
|Please view the detail photos (click image above) for more accurate colors.
Q8324 Blue & White Goose and Goslings
70 x 82 (177.8 x 208.3 cm)
A perfect quilt for a lover of blue calicoes! Various indigo calicoes were used in the formation of the hand pieced blocks in this terrific Goose and Goslings patterned quilt. An indigo with small white stars is used to join the 7 ½" blocks and also forms the outer 3" wide border joined by machine. Various indigo calicoes form the geese and goslings and include miniature patterns of white stripes with flowers, mustard dots and blossoms, and white speckled hearts.
Finely executed hand quilting on this piece include diagonal cross hatch and parallel lines done in the tiniest of stitches. The backing is white linen and the ¼" indigo binding was applied by machine. A soft and cuddly quilt in excellent condition that has been used but lovingly cared for. Professionally washed by Betsey. Quilts are always sent on approval.
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St. Joseph County finally has the state permission it needs to calculate and mail property tax bills for 2007.
The calculating has already begun. The mailing part should start in about two weeks.
Late Thursday, Indiana's Department of Local Government Finance signed off on St. Joseph County's budget. Some county officials wonder why the process took so long.
Others went as far as to say the county budget was being held "hostage."
St. Joseph County Assessor David Wesolowski said the budget approval was held up while the state requested information that had little, if anything to do with setting the tax rates. Wesolowski says the requests dealt with information on non taxable government owned properties, and on business inventories that are no longer taxed.
Wesolowski said the DLGF developed a "confrontational" attitude that he had "never seen in my life."
St. Joseph County Treasurer Sean Coleman was further angered by the appearance this week of a radio commercial that sought to blame the Democratic Party for failing to send out the bills.
The commercial was on behalf of the Republican candidate for South Bend Mayor.
Coleman, a Democrat, found it odd that the commercial hit the airwaves just three days before the state budget order was signed.
The Treasurer contends that he has had the "distinct impression that local government is being scapegoated as the cause of the property tax woes in the state of Indiana."
A spokesperson for the D.L.G.F. (Department of Local Government Finance) denied any impropriety. She claimed that it wasn't until August 31st that the state received all the information it needed to perform its regulatory duties.
While the majority of St. Joseph County residents should receive tax bills in October, that won't be the case for everyone. There are six taxing units near the LaPorte County border that will be the exception. People in places like New Carlisle, North Liberty, and Walkerton are in school districts that cross county lines. Their bills can't be calculated, until LaPorte County has its budget approved.


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Madeline Rogero, Mayor
Ijams Offering Steps for More Sustainable Holidays
November 4, 2009
- Learn basic steps for sustainable holidays at Ijams Nature Center during their program "Science Café: Green Your Holidays" on Tuesday, November 10 from 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm.
A recent poll showed that people want to have a more fulfilling and less stressful holiday season. Sometimes the most treasured gifts we can give are time, love, and energy.
In the spirit of giving, weve gathered some holiday ideas that create less waste and create more memories. Take this holiday season to truly commit to a more sustainable lifestyle. Youll feel good about it, and youll be instilling a new ethic into family traditions.
Join us to learn fun and easy strategies for more sustainable holidays. Simple changes in the way we decorate, shop and entertain can save time, money and even the earth!
Come find out how to celebrate the season while also celebrating the planet. Participants that pre-register will receive a copy of Seasons Greenings, a guide to green holidays.
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102-year-old Saleh Talib Saleh says he had had dreams when he was younger of growing horns from his head. At the age of 77, he started noticing a hard patch on his scalp. It wasn't really bothering him and, since at the time there were no local medical facilities, he just ignored it. Gradually, the hard patch grew into what looked like a horn. The growth reached 1.6 feet before the stress on it, due to everyday life, caused it to weaken and fall off. Almost immediately, a second 'horn' began growing in the place…
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English pianist Joyce Hatto had risen to some prominence over the year preceding her death. Whilst she never played in public, recordings of her performances of works by artists such as Liszt, Schubert, Rachmaninov and Dukas, produced by her husband from a private studio, had her hailed as an unknown genius. However, an iTunes programme that compares recordings with an online database has thrown her abilities into doubt. A critic for the classical music magazine Gramophone was surprised to find that, when he loaded into his computer a recording of the pianist playing Liszt, the programme identified it as the work of the pianist Laszlo Simon on…
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I found this picture posted on Weird Asia News. It could easily be real. Especially if that woman has some experience handling tigers (though she doesn't look like she does). Or the tiger is really tame. My hunch is that it is real. However, I wouldn't be willing to sit on a tiger's back. My cat is vicious enough, and she's a lot smaller. So assuming that it is real, I wonder what the story behind it is. Maybe you pay a buck and have your picture taken with a tiger, and hope you don't get killed.
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If the nt is good, this is a great sign. nt
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At the NT scan they sometimes look for the nasal bone
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She has not had an amnio per the post, she just found out screening n/t
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Stafford says exiting down stock market worsened position of low-income households
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Murphy says mobile sensor data will allow adaptive interventions for maximizing healthy outcomes
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Stamatakis, K.A., John W. Lynch, S.A. Everson, Trivellore Raghunathan, James Sallee, and George A. Kaplan. 2004. "Self-Esteem and Mortality: Prospective Evidence From a Population-Based Study." Annals of Epidemiology, 14(1): 58-65.
OBJECTIVE: Self-esteem is considered to be importantly associated with both psychosocial states such as depression as well as physical health. There are no population-based studies that examine the association between self-esteem and mortality. The objective of this study was to assess whether low self-esteem was prospectively associated with increased risk of death in a population-based sample of Finnish men. METHODS: A sample of 2682 male residents of Kuopio, Finland were interviewed and followed prospectively as part of the Kuopio Ischemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study (KIND). Characteristics of the KIHD sample at baseline included self-esteem, measured by the Rosenberg ten-item scale, socioeconomic factors, behavioral risk factors, other psychosocial characteristics, and prevalent diseases. Mortality was ascertained through linkage to the Finnish national death registry. We assessed the relationship between self-esteem and all-cause mortality using Cox proportional hazards models. RESULTS: Low self-esteem was associated with a two-fold [hazard ratio (HR) = 2.0, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.3-3.2] increase in age-adjusted mortality. This relationship was partially explained by behavioral and socioeconomic factors, and prevalent diseases, and fully explained by other psychosocial characteristics (hopelessness, depression, cynical hostility, and sullenness). When adjusted for hopelessness alone there was no increased risk associated with low self-esteem (HR = 1.3, 95% CI = 0.8-2.2). CONCLUSIONS: This study found no association between self-esteem and all-cause mortality after adjustment for other psychosocial characteristics, primarily hopelessness. Our understanding of the observed relationships between some psychosocial factors and mortality may be improved by simultaneous measurement of multiple psychosocial domains, thus diminishing the potential for residual confounding. (C) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Welcome to Four Square Clobbers Cancer!
Four-Square Clobbers Cancer is a conversational blog that is dedicated to improving the outcomes of children, adolescents, and young adults who are being treated or have been treated for cancer. The goal is to inform, communicate and collaborate with those in the cancer community.
Four-Square is a very popular game played by children, adolescents and even young adults. Following the rules and reacting to the constant changing path of a big orange ball, the object is to stay in the game as long as possible. It's kind of like the game of life, where the object is to react favorably to the fast, changing things that come your way, stay healthy, live as long as possible and have fun.
Four-Square by definition is also used as an adjective that means firm and resolute, especially in support of someone or something. "We stand four-square in our conviction to improve the therapies and outcomes of children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer."
Clobber is actually a term used in the game of Four-Square and, coincidently, it means the same thing in the game of life. It's what everyone wants to do to cancer!
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Ben Affleck as Batman brings back memories when Ledger was cast as Joker and when Hathaway was cast as Catwoman.
This could be a real home run in the park bringing in a very skilled talent to possibly even direct the solo Batman films in the future or it could very well be another Clooney disaster.
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In the past, when a business alarm was tripped, the company could count on an immediate law enforcement response. That may no longer be the case. Ordinances and policies that implement a nonresponse policy to unverified alarm activations are being adopted by a number of cities across North America. The changes put an organizational and financial burden on businesses and increase the risk that they will be targeted for burglary.
The security industry is concerned about the proliferation of these blanket nonresponse policies and their detrimental impact on public safety. We are working with numerous law enforcement agencies on programs to conserve their patrol resources while delivering the protection alarm-owning residents and businesses expect.
The problem.
Though these types of policies--known as verified response--vary slightly in each community, they all eliminate law enforcement's initial response to automatic alarm systems unless criminal activity is first confirmed. In some places, like Salt Lake City, they require that a guard be physically present on the property to visually verify that a crime is in progress before local police will accept a call for service. Even remote CCTV confirmation is not considered sufficient.
Presently only 20 cities have adopted some form of verified response, but others are already actively considering this approach. Unless the problems with these policies are brought to public attention, more and more law enforcement agencies are likely to see verified response as a simple and reasonable solution to the problem of false alarms.
A related concern is false-alarm fines. Historically, alarm users have been allowed a certain number of invalid dispatches prior to incurring fines, which were developed to urge responsible alarm system management. The days of four to five free alarm responses are gone, however, and some municipalities are instituting stiff fines for a first offense, escalating the fines with each successive alarm response.
The alarm industry supports reasonable escalating fines. But businesses must be cautious of fines and penalties that do not reflect public safety as much as a desire to generate new, unencumbered revenue streams.
The business community needs to head off these wrongheaded regulatory approaches both by working to defeat any such ordinances and by proactively working to reduce false alarms.
Why should those responsible for corporate and business security get involved at all? Because if the company does not participate, it may compromise the safety of employees and customers along with the security of the facility and assets. The bottom line could be hurt by steep false-alarm fines, higher costs for on-site security officers, and losses resulting from the absence of police response.
Beyond the concern over asset losses is the issue of life-safety. The safety of employees is endangered when there is no longer a police response. Police are more qualified than private responders because of their training and experience. Law enforcement personnel are the experts while private guards, no matter how well-intentioned, do not have the same skills or authority as law enforcement.
What can be done? Businesses must begin by diligently monitoring the situation in their locality. They must be vigilant, since these changes can be made by circumventing public debate and limiting community input. In Lakewood, Colorado, for example, alarm companies received a letter from the city on May 13, 2004, announcing implementation of verified response on June 1, 2004, barely two weeks later.
Concerned local businesses, citizens, and alarm companies had not been invited to be involved in the process. Even after verified response went into effect, the city council appeared indifferent to public comment.
Organizations like ASIS can help to ensure that all voices are heard by working with law enforcement, local citizens, public officials, and alarm company groups such as the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC), a not-for-profit association created to serve as a centralized resource on alarm management issues.
For those concerned about reducing false alarms while preserving public safety, there are proven programs that have been effectively implemented by many cities. The framework for solutions to reduce calls for service to alarm activations is known as the Model Ordinance, developed jointly by SIAC and the International Association of Chiefs of Police after several years of study in the Model States Program.
The Model Ordinance suggests a range of ways in which alarm owners can reduce false alarms. It is a flexible document that can be adapted to meet the specific circumstances affecting a community. It allows city officials, law enforcement, and citizens to develop an ordinance that meets their needs while continuing to protect and serve the public by maintaining a reasonable alarm-response policy.
One of the most recent additions to the Model Ordinance is the inclusion of Enhanced Call Verification (ECV). ECV requires that at least two phone calls from the alarm monitoring center be made to determine whether a user error has occurred before law enforcement service is requested. This is a change from past practice in which the alarm center made only a single call to the premises, after which the police would be notified.
The single-call policy resulted in a lot of false dispatches. With ECV, if there is no response to the first call, a second call is placed to another number, preferably a cell phone number provided by the alarm user. Quite often the second contact person remembers some set of facts--such as that an employee was working late or that there was scheduled maintenance work--that will explain the alarm activation. That insider knowledge obviates the need for a call to the police--thus avoiding a false alarm.
ECV has already been shown to dramatically reduce the call volume for police dispatch. While even the single verification call helped to clear up as much as 75 percent of all signals without ever having to request police response, industry tests show that a second verification call before dispatch clears up an additional 10 percent to 15 percent of alarm signals.
This means that up to 90 percent of all alarm activations would never result in a call for dispatch from law enforcement if every alarm company in a community participated in ECV. We are seeing a 50 percent reduction in false alarms as a result of this policy.
Another important component of the Model Ordinance is an escalating series of fines and fees for police dispatch when the alarm proves to be false. Ideally, the fines begin with the second false dispatch in a 12-month period. After a certain number of false dispatches, normally four or above, both the alarm permit and police response are suspended.
Alarm users must register for a permit under terms of the Model Ordinance. These permits are renewed annually and provide law enforcement with the information they need to manage alarm systems in their community. In some cases, there is no police dispatch without a permit, depending on local and state legislation governing the issue.
Though most invalid alarm activations are caused by the user, some are related to equipment. The Model Ordinance addresses this issue by requiring newly installed control panels to meet an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard developed by the Security Industry Association for burglar alarm control panels. The SIA CP-01 control panel standard decreases false activations by reducing common user errors.
The panels have preprogrammed entry/exit delays that minimize user mistakes during entry or exit sequences. Sensors that may malfunction are limited to transmitting only one or two signals that could cause a false dispatch. In the past, some panels would allow a faulty device to report an alarm 99 times, creating unnecessary calls for service to law enforcement.
In addition, communication to the monitoring station is delayed by 30 seconds to allow on-site personnel the time needed to enter a code and abort the dispatch signal. This feature alone has proven to reduce dispatches by 35 percent without compromising safety and security.
Studies have shown that many invalid alarms occur immediately after installation. To address this issue, the Model Ordinance suggests a seven-day waiting period before an alarm activation automatically results in a request for law enforcement response.
Enforcement is the key to any ordinance and without it no alarm ordinance will be successful. With appropriate enforcement, law enforcement resources are more efficiently allocated, public safety is enhanced, and business assets are effectively protected by security alarms.
Another key element of the Model Ordinance is to suspend alarm response to chronic abusers. On average, 10 percent of alarm system users will generate 50 percent of the alarm dispatches.
The major provisions of the Model Ordinance have proven successful in reducing the number of false dispatches. Huntsville, Alabama, for example, averaged 1,300 false alarms per month from 5,450 sites in November, 1996, when the city had no alarm management program in place. Officials took a proactive approach to educate the community about the issue, explaining the problem and the need for all parties to accept responsibility.
Under their alarm management program, permits and registration were required. Policies were also established regarding proper installation, education and training for the alarm user, and guidelines on alarm monitoring.
Officials chose classes for the alarm user as the primary enforcement tool. On-site classes were conducted for retailers, industry, financial institutions, churches, commercial sites, and other businesses.
Law enforcement officials visited problem sites, and recommended modifications to alarm systems and other remedies to enhance the effectiveness of the alarm system. They also addressed installation and other considerations on how to effectively lay out the system.
The result of this cohesive effort was dramatic. In 2004, even though the number of alarm systems had risen to 18,000, the number of false dispatches dropped to 575 per month.
Many other cities have had similar successes. In Detroit, for example, a concerted program reduced invalid alarm calls by 30 percent. In Boulder, Colorado, calls to the police department from alarm activations have been reduced approximately 50 percent. And Charlotte, North Carolina, has demonstrated that the programs are sustainable with a continued reduction in dispatches compared to seven years ago, even though there are three times as many permitted alarm sites.
SIAC provides the resources and assistance to make the programs like these successful in communities throughout North America. Each community has different concerns and issues, but some common considerations include:
Though the solutions will be as varied as the citizens, there is a common goal: Reduce the number of invalid dispatches while maintaining the crime deterrent effect of alarm systems.
Stan Martin is executive director of the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC), a not-for-profit organization formed to represent one voice for the alarm industry on alarm management issues. @ For more information on reducing alarm dispatches visit the SIAC Web site via SM Online. Just Click on "Beyond Print" and scroll to this item.
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The company I work for has embarked on the great open source experiment. Java, JavaScript, Single Page Apps, AngularJS, JBoss, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, MongoDB(maybe) and Hadoop (like everyone else, big data is a big experiment unto itself.) While I believe this experiment shows promise, we've become mired in lack of experience, lack of training and the occasional change in direction that doesn't seem to be communicated clearly to all developers. Mostly, we suffer from lack of proper transitional training and the deep experience that comes with working with a particular stack for the last one or two decades.
I've never been a Java programmer. I don't particularly like Eclipse and the 50 million plug-ins that I am not familiar enough to know why I need them. I've come to respect Maven, but that's led me to a much deeper understanding of Nuget and how to use it in a similar fashion with my .Net projects. My learning progress with JBoss has led me to a deeper understanding of some of the decisions Microsoft has made regarding .Net and how to implement the technologies using more reliable techniques. I was recently introduced to IntelliJ, and I feel it shows a lot more promise for implementing the types of back end services projects that we implement.
So, while my day time job is definitely spent coding Java and JavaScript, my night time hobby is now spent on .Net, and occasionally attempting to interface reliably with open source components like PostgreSQL and MongoDB. As a contrarian, I like to investigate JavaScript frameworks other than Angular. I currently spend a great deal of time on Knockout.js and Backbone.js coupled with marionette.js. I'm also back to spending a lot more time on C++ as a hobby. All of this means I am not getting as much sleep as I probably need.
Which brings me to the point of this blog post (thankfully):
Rob Conery has published a simple, but very useful introduction to using Entity Framework with PostgreSQL. Along the way, he also manages to drag in some useful node.js utilities for creating tables in PostgreSQL and the amazing thing is that the tutorial actually works as advertised, is easy to modify and actually teaches the uninitiated a few useful nuggets of wisdom along the way.
If you are a .Net programmer and you are intrigued by this title, by all means go read it and implement it. You'll be glad you did, and I bet you'll save a bookmark to the page.
Using Entity Framework 6 with PostgreSQL
I do have to add one tip to this post: My company maps the "My Documents" directory to a network drive, which means under the hood, everything is addressed as a network path. The section in Rob's blog regarding node.js will not work correctly with this setup. Node.js does not support network paths, e.g. \\someMachine\someShar\temp\blah\bleh. Simply copy the program to a location on your local hard driver and rerun the node.js commands, such as db-migrate. Everything should function correctly at this point.
My company has a major new initiative to utilize open source software. While I'm primarily a Microsoftie, my C++ skills have not been in great demand, so I've volunteered to go over to the dark-ish side. At work, we are utilizing PostgreSQL and PostGIS heavily for our mapping and search applications. However, at home, I'm still a big fan of MS SQL Server, particularly SQL Server 2012. I'm in the process of learning JBoss at work, and I work with it at home "A LOT!" However, I prefer to step through the examples with SQL Server 2012.
I found this thread on Stackoverflow.com which really helped me get up and running on my home system: Setting up maven dependency for SQL Server
mvn install:install-file -Dfile="C:\Program Files\Microsoft JDBC Driver 4.0 for SQL Server\sqljdbc_4.0\enu\sqljdbc4.jar" -DgroupId=com.microsoft.sqlserver -DartifactId=sqljdbc4 -Dversion=4.0 -Dpackaging=jar
I hope this helps someone. If you have questions, please search Google using the following terms: "Maven SQL Server JDBC."
Eclipse | Java | JBoss | Maven
I've been involved with Git at work since late May of 2013. Transitioning to Eclipse, Java and Git was a bit intimidating in the beginning. However, after some bumps in the road learning how to utilize Git, I became a convert to this version control system. It's light weight, fast and runs well on Windows Server 2012. I'm slowly migrating my projects off of TFS 2010 to a local Git repository. What really sold me on Git is the ease of branching and merging operations. Then, I discovered the add-in component for VS 2013 works as well or better than Eclipse's integration of Git. About the only thing I am losing when I leave TFS is work item tracking. However, that function will be filled by a $10 copy of Jira for my personal use.
I don't own powerful server hardware. So Git is a Godsend compared to how TFS 2010 and Sharepoint 2010 drag on my outdated servers.
This series of blog posts will cover my experiences installing and configuring GitStack.com's version of Git for Windows:
Since it's Christmas morning and the family is waking up, I'll fill in the details later today and tomorrow. I need to go prepare Christmas breakfast for the World of Ware Crack crowd.
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I've gotten a bit hung up on HGTV Network's "House Hunters: International" serial semi-reality/semi-fantasy series. One of the big questions I have for the series comes from the size of refrigerators. Generally, it seems as though almost every other country manages to survive with refrigerators and freezers that are one third the size of American refrigerators. Why is this?
My own personal experience says that we purchase lots of healthy fresh perishable items. Then, we are too tired to cook during the week, or too over scheduled during the week to cook, or simply too lazy to cook during the week. We end up trashing a fair amount of food items because they go bad in storage. Maybe, if we were realistic, we would only buy a couple of days of perishable foods, ostensibly we would have more realistic expectations of our time.
I know this is an inane question, but I'd really like to understand how other cultures get by with such tiny refrigerators.
Tags: Europe, Refrigerator, House, Hunters, International
I've been working in Java/Eclipse for two months. I'm not accomplished at it (at least in the sense of C++ and C#), but I am becoming competent and confident every day: RESTful web services, Java classes and project set up. In addition, I'm writing a lot of UI code in JavaScript, something I never would have believed even two months ago.
I'm also writing iOS applications that interface with these web services. I'm not good at the UI/object C part of the dev cycle, but my C++ components are working and in production.
Who would'a thunk it?
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