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5 Personal Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Someone
#2. If He Looks Like a Bully, He's Probably a Team Player
Last time, we pointed out that people with wide cheekbones tend to be less trustworthy. That sounds like some unfair stereotype, but it's just a matter of body chemistry -- more testosterone equals a bigger face. And how much testosterone you have goes a long way toward determining your personality type.
"I'd trade these sick guns for free will any day of the week."
Likewise, the classic image of a beer-guzzling, wedgie-giving jock is pretty much carved in stone: a big, wide-faced dude with a toothy grin and rugged features. Faces like that are familiar from a thousand movies and a million school grounds. They are the guys with the varsity jackets, beer bongs, and stupid bro lingo, banging every chick in school while making you feel like the loser you'd have to wait for years to realize you never actually were. But in certain circumstances, that bully-faced guy is actually guaranteed to be nicer than everyone else ... as long as he perceives he's on your team.
How It Works
Those guys don't do what they do because they're mindlessly cruel; they do it because they're competitive.
To study this, researchers made male volunteers play a game in groups. Some of the groups were told that their scores would be compared to a rival school, while other groups were just playing for the hell of it. Surprisingly enough, men with classic bully faces were a lot more likely to risk their personal assets for the benefit of their group's overall results ... but only when they were told they were up against a rival school. They were willing to be altruistic as long as they thought it would help them win.
"I think I can stab two of 'em. They'll arrest me, but we'll still wind up ahead."
Other studies seem to support this. As long as there's a competitive situation of any kind going on, Jock Face Guy has a tendency to be more productive, driven, co-operative, and -- above all -- willing to sacrifice his own well-being for the benefit of the group he views as his own. This applies in even the highest walks of life, by the way -- from CEOs to presidential candidates, that stupid, rugged, wide jock face gives away these men's drive for achievement, and the time and dedication they pour into their close groups of friends and colleagues. All because of how much testosterone they were exposed to in the womb.
"I take estrogen pills, because I refuse to sit through any Little League games."
If it depresses you to think that so much of people's personal destinies are written before their birth, well, we have more bad news ...
#1. People With Symmetrical Faces Tend to Be Rich and Asymmetrical Faces Tend to Be Leaders
As science is fond of reminding us, symmetrical faces are to heads what sculpted abs and perfect boobs are to torsos. They're the ultimate in beauty, leaving us asymmetrical slobs (meaning pretty much everyone) to tread yellow water at the ugly end of the pool.
And of course it gets even worse: Not content with just looking better than the vast, asymmetrical majority, you now know that the next time you see a Symmetrical (screw it, we're just going to call them that from now on), they're also probably richer than you.
"I could buy and sell your puny town a hundred times over!"
On the other hand, the weird-looking dude you run into is the one you want leading you into war -- his leadership skills tend to be better.
How It Works
While a good gene pool certainly helps, throwing boxcars in the genetic crapshoot is only the beginning of the road to facial symmetry. The really important part comes in the form of your conditions of development. When everything -- including tobacco smoke, childhood nutrition, socioeconomic status, and illnesses -- can shape the way your face looks for the worse, your best bet for a mug that doesn't break mirrors is plain and simple: wealthy parents.
"Here you go, kid -- easy mode!"
Don't blame us, we've got the research to back it up: People with symmetrical faces generally have privileged childhoods, and therefore stand a greater chance of being wealthy themselves. Yes, even without going under the knife, the easiest road to beauty remains a well-endowed bank account.
But let's say they grew up underprivileged and end up with one of those plain, ordinary asymmetrical mugs. They have neither trust funds nor a perfect smile to rely on -- it's their guts and personality that matter now. What's more, just because they're not as pretty as those Symmetrical dicks, people expect them to do worse in life.
That, incidentally, is what makes them the most effective leaders there are.
"I've seen some shit. And now I mean to run it."
Yep, the never-ending stream of tiny struggles that a symmetrically featured person will never face thanks to his angelic looks and padded wallet is custom made to turn a person's asymmetrical melon into a bona fide, super-effective leader, scientifically giving him an easy 20 percent edge as opposed to groups under Symmetrical leadership. Of course, having an asymmetrical face doesn't mean that somebody is automatically a Winston Churchill. It just means that they have the tools to become one. So the dude at the bar with the burns down one side of his face -- don't immediately put him in charge of your multinational corporation.
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1. Quick description of bug
When editing the scene properties I can adjust the background but not the border. It states in the help dock that the default is white but when I export I get 1px black border around the scene and the ability to change this inside of Sencha Animator appears to be not displaying as it is called out as a perimeter in the help Docs under the ability to change the background color.
4. Version and build number of your Sencha Animator program.
I am using 1.0 build 41 for the Mac
I can obviously go into the resulting code and change this manually for the short term but figured this was a relatively easy/obvious thing to fix.
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Thanks for the heads up. We have removed scene border fully in our internal build, so I would expect this to be fixed when we push our next update.
As a temporary fix you could go to the project properties and paste this code into the "Head HTML" field:
<style type="text/css"> .AN-sObj-stage { border-width:0px !important; } </style>

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How can I achieve this kind of background in Photoshop? Seems like a noise/paper pattern.
How can I achieve this kind of background in Photoshop? Seems like a noise/paper pattern.
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This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.
You can't really achieve a photorealistic paper texture by simply messing with noise in photoshop. Your best bet would either be in using one of free stocks or scanning the paper sheet yourself :)
If you'd like to have a paper-like texture then try to create noise, apply motion horizontal blur, do the same again, apply 1/4th of that to the motion vertical blur, add a bit of regular noise, blend everything together with significant degree of transparency.
But still it won't be as good as using real paper texture. Especially when you can obtain paper textures for free :)
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Gluten Free Wok: Butternut Squash Rice with Tofu from Julia and Julieta on Vimeo.
Ingredients for two or three people:
- Uncooked brown rice: 3/4 cup
- Super firm tofu: 10 oz (280 gr)
- Butternut squash (only the neck)
- Leeks: 1 or 2
- Sesame seeds: to taste
- Tamari sauce
- Ground Cayenne Pepper to season the tofu
- Fresh ginger
The actual cooking has to be super fast so we need to have all the ingredients prepared as well as the condiments. That's why we previously cook the tofu and the butternut squash.
Tofu: If you want it firmer, before cutting it you can wrap it in paper towels and let sit for 10 to 15 minutes to drain any excess moisture. We cut it into 1 inch squares and season with red ground cayenne pepper. We heat oil in a nonstick pan and when it is hot we stir fry the tofu until evenly brown. Once cooked we let it rest over paper towels to absorb any excess oil.
Rice: The secret is to use cold rice. If you cook the wok with warm rice, it will be very mushy and sticky. The rice should always be chill before cooking it in a wok and it is better to use rice that's been in the fridge for at least a day. This way the grains will separate. If you don't have time to let the rice in the fridge for one day, let it cool on a plate in the freezer.
You can use the rice of your preference but brown rice has more nutritional value than white rice and you avoid the unnecessary loss of nutrients that occurs with the processing of white rice.
Leeks: chop very finely.
Butternut squash: cut it into two. We are only using the neck. Peel it with a knife or vegetable peeler. Cut it into 1/2 inches slices and then cut the slices into six pieces. Steam the rectangles for approximately 5 to 10 minutes (depending on the size of your steamer, the amount of steam, the temperature, etc.). It should be cooked but firm. You don't want to overcook it because it will soften too much and you won't have rectangles or they will mushy when you cook them in the wok. You can cool the cooked butternut squash in the fridge to stop the cooking process.
You can stir-fry the tofu and steam the butternut squash several hours ahead and have them already prepared.
Mise en place:
Once you have all the four ingredients prepared you will also need to have at hand tamari sauce, ginger and a grater.
Heat a large nonstick skillet or iron wok over high heat. Once hot add the oil, turn the heat to medium-high and add the leeks.
After we place the leeks in the wok, let them cook for a few minutes until they begin to soften, we immediately put the rest of the ingredients stirring all the time. Then the tamari sauce and finally the grated ginger. It will be ready to serve as soon as we stir everything together and everything is hot.
Once served sprinkle some sesame seeds and it's ready to eat.


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CHESTER - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Pat McGeehan, on Friday, launched an online petition to defund and abolish the Environmental Protection Agency.
The petition reads, "By signing this petition you are joining Pat McGeehan and grassroots supporters from across West Virginia in calling for the complete defunding of and abolition of the EPA!"
Once completed, the petition will be sent to West Virginia's federal delegation, according to information provided by McGeehan's campaign.
In recent weeks McGeehan, who previously served one term in the House of Delegates representing Hancock County, has been critical of what he calls the EPA's efforts to shut down the mining industry permanently in West Virginia.
"It's time to send a message to Washington we have had enough of this unconstitutional power grab. The EPA is out to destroy industries like mining and farming over an ideological disagreement. That is unconscionable," McGeehan stated. "This is the perfect time to bring attention to an agency that is over-reaching and unconstitutional. Unfortunately career politicians like to talk a good game about standing up for coal miners but simply do nothing when it comes time to actually fight."
The petition can be found on the campaign's website at www.mcgeehan2014.com
The McGeehan campaign has also begun handing out "Save Coal, End the EPA" yard signs and bumper stickers to residents across the Mountain State in an attempt to raise awareness on the issue.
McGeehan's opponents in the 2014 primary election include U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-Charleston, and retired Marine and state employee Rick LeMasters.


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Considering that the Knockdhu distillery was founded over 100 years ago in a land brimming with peat, they've certainly taken their sweet time bringing out some peated whisky in the shape of the anCnoc Peaty collection. What have they been doing with all that peat all this time? Hoarding it in case Islay ever runs out? Using it to run some very slow trains? Dirt clod fights?
In actual fact, back in 1894 when Mr. John Morrison and his cohorts first started producing whisky at the Knockdhu distillery up near Aberdeen, a location chosen for its proximity to the Great North Railway line and the abundance of barley, peat and springs of Highland water, the malted barley was indeed dried using peat-fired kilns. They were making peated whisky all the way back in the 1800s!
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The Nov. 6 general election decided two of the four seats open on the Nemaha Natural Resources District.
Current directors Tom White of Falls City and Bill Umland of Palmyra will conclude their service to the Nemaha NRD at the end of 2012. Jon Keithley of Falls City and Michael McDonald of Palmyra will be sworn in at the NRD's January board meeting
Current NRD director Dan Watermeier was elected to the state Legislature, this opens another seat on the board.
The fourth position exists in Subdistrict 4, which is in and around the Nebraska City area and went unfilled when no one ran for the spot in the election.
The two vacant seats in Watermeier's Subdistrict 2 and in Subdistrict 4 must be filled by appointment, and the district will likely advertise for those openings after the first of the year.
In action at the Nov. 9 meeting, the board approved two applications for well permits to install irrigation wells.
One well for RST Farms northeast of Brock will be used to supplement existing pivot irrigation and other farm uses, and the second for Richard Goracke northwest of Tecumseh will be used to irrigate 140 acres.
Potential wording changes to the District's Soil & Water Conservation Program were reviewed by the board's Programs and Projects Committee.
Orval Gigstad and Lisa Beethe volunteered to serve on a nominating committee for the 2012 board officers. Elections will take place during the boardís January, 2013, meeting.
In addition to the regular slate of officers, the board will be required to select a new basin representative to the Nebraska Natural Resources Commission.
NRD Manager, Bob Hilske, updated the board on the status of the Buck Creek mitigation plan and conservation easement acquisition. The NRD is awaiting approval of the plan from the Corps of Engineers prior to finalizing the easement with the landowner.
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Don't blame Romney
Every election predictor was wrong, except one: Incumbents usually win. …
The Democrats ran up against the incumbency problem in 2004. The landslide election for Democrats in 2006 suggests that Americans were not thrilled with Republicans around the middle of the last decade. And yet in 2004, President George W. Bush beat John Kerry more handily than Obama edged past Romney this week.
Democratic candidate John Kerry won 8 million more votes than Al Gore did in 2000, and he still couldn't win. All the Democrats' money, media, Bush Derangement Syndrome and even a demoralized conservative base couldn't trump the power of incumbency in 2004. …
Romney was the perfect candidate, and he was the president this country needed right now. It's less disheartening that a president who wrecked American health care, quadrupled gas prices, added $6 trillion to the national debt and gave us an 8 percent unemployment rate can squeak out re-election than that America will never have Romney as our president.
Indeed, Romney is one of the best presidential candidates the Republicans have ever fielded. Blaming the candidate may be fun, but it's delusional and won't help us avoid making the same mistakes in the future.
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Pat Donohue performs in The Current studio
Pat Donohue is no stranger to public radio listeners all across the country as the ace guitarist of the Guy's All Star Shoe Band on A Prairie Home Companion. He's also from Minnesota, based in St. Paul, and can be seen with various combinations of musicians around the area. He's readying himself for a musical review he's headlining at the Fitzgerald Theater on March 29, 2008 with lots of guests, including Jearlyn Steele and Suzzy Bogguss.
Pat was in the Morning Show studio recently to talk about the show and play a few tunes from his new album, "Freewayman," a disc of guitar instrumentals.
Songs performed: "Butch's Blues" and "Nordeast Rag"
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Functional equations of the form $f(g(x))=(f(x))^p$, where $g(x)$ is known, is called Bottcher equation. Generally, we have only asymptotic formula for the solution $f(x)$ under certain conditions. In one of my study, I come across the following problem,
How to find a nontrivial (i.e., nonconstant) function $f(x)\in C^\infty(0 ,+\infty)$ satisfying the following functional equation $$f(\frac{2x^3+a}{3x^2})=f(x)^2,$$ where $a>0$ is a constant.
Or can you tell me finding a explicit form for $f(x)$ is impossible?


text: Walk into a typical store in Israel and you may find a display of Coca Cola* products beneath digital signage playing a relevant clip promoting the special of the week. The signage connects to Wi-Fi or 3G, a capability that increases placement flexibility, minimizes deployment effort and lowers support costs using advanced remote management technology from Intel. Wireless, a logical progression for digital signage, creates a whole new dynamic that is bringing customers closer to retailers and their messaging. Deployment Flexibility Coca Cola wanted to play advertisements near their product displays, which change a few times a month. But unlike typical office buildings, most retail environments aren't wired for universal network access. For that reason, Coca Cola selected a wireless digital signage solution based on embedded Intel® Core™ i5 processors. "When retailers and distributors see the ease of deploying and supporting this digital signage solution, along with the opportunity to bring meaningful sales uplift, they are eager to jump onboard and put our displays in their stores," said Moshe Biton, director of trade marketing at Coca Cola, Israel. Lower Support Costs With an escalation of networked devices, retail IT departments are turning to remote management to help them contain rising support costs. Consequently, Coca Cola sought a digital signage solution that allows systems to be serviced remotely and automatically shutdown during off hours to save energy. The solution was Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT), which establishes an out-of-band (OOB) link that enables IT professionals to query, fix and secure devices, even when they're powered off or the operating system is corrupted. Going Wireless The benefits of wireless digital signage are far reaching. Foremost, there's no need to install a new wired LAN connection, requiring cables and connectors to be approved, ordered and installed, which could ultimately cost several hundred dollars (USD). It is also easier to put signage systems in high-impact locations, such as near a product to increase sales, or relocate them as needed – to best reach out to customers. Another plus is wireless eliminates unsightly cables hanging from the ceiling. Copyright © 2012 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel, the Intel logo and Intel Core are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Printed in USA 0112/TB/TM/PDF Please Recycle Read the full Coca Cola* Jazzes Up Product Displays with Wireless Digital Signage.


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I'd like to learn more about Unix & Linux and would like to set up a little home test server/ headless box. (I'm thinking of compiling from scratch, to learn how that works; either Gentoo Stage II or Linux from scratch.)
I'd likely only need a little bit of storage, a USB port, and a network connection. I've heard good things about the (no longer produced) NSLU2 and overheating issues with those "plug computers" made by Marvell and others. I'd like something low-powered and physically small, which is why I don't just buy/get an old box from craigslist, though I'm willing to be convinced that it's worth finding space next the couch and a few bucks more in electricity.


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Mark Attanasio remains optimistic about team's chances
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Obviously the team has been much better since Attanasio has been around but it seems to me he didn't want to invest much money on players this off-season. The rotation has major questions and if they prove to be real contenders this year it would shock any non-fanatic. I guess when the fans spend their money on season ticket packages as soon as they are available what incentive does Attanasio really have to improve the club's personal. Before the Brewers started to turn it around last year I went to a couple games with extra tickets. I couldn't give them away. But they were paid for. If this year's team stinks blame the fans.Hide replies
that is such a weird and slanted way of looking at things for this team. what the owner is saying is that they think the young guys they develop are better than options out there, and if they fizzle out, they have flexibility to trade and absorb money this and next year.
So confident in the young arms that they offered Ryan Dempster 2 years at $23 million. lol
Who should they have signed as a FA wizard??
Just another fair weather fan that would rather blow money on a Suppan kind of acquisition rather than going with our own talented youngsters. They way Attanasio sees it, as do most baseball people, there was no decent pitchers out there other than the bank busters that always seems to fizzle in Milwaukee. Our young guys are good, why not go with them? If they falter, he said he would make some moves. Good call Mark!
"Before the Brewers started to turn it around last year...." they were playing a number of highly-paid, under-performing free agents. When they started playing essentially the same team they will field this year, they kicked the snot out of the NL.
It would have been absurd for Atanasio & Dalton to NOT give these guys a chance given their showing last year. If they perform well, the Brews have cash to spend at the trade deadline.
"Atanasio & Dalton..."?
What would be the point of building the system if you were going to sign every 35 yr old FA pitcher you can find?
Mark is right,spot on.bring up the young guys ad see what they can do.IF it works,Milwaukee is in it at the end of the season,they sell thousands of tix on game day..draw 3M for the season, awesome tailgates in the parking lot and a fun time for all and a playoff spot ( or at least be in it at the end)
Sure the kids did well towards the end of last season but the baseball season is a marathon. I think Yo, Estrada and MAYBE Fiers can eat up innings but then you have Narveson coming off injury and Perralta and Rogers who have done next to nothing. Yes way to go Mark. If he would've opened up his wallet a little and added, say, Dan Haren who signed a one year 13 mil deal with the National this team would be a dark horse canidate to win it all going into the year. If you applaud the owner for not investing in the team what are you really saying? Your saying thank you for being cheap. Thank you for "developing" players while championships can be won. Let's continue to strongly support this thing called Mark Attanasio's bank account/team. I hope the young guys do well but you need innings to be eaten and eaten well for 6 months and you got to spend a little money in baseball to get that done. I'm not going to say that Suppan or Wolf were great but they ate innings. It's a team sport and if 2 or 3 of a team's SP can't get through 4 innings in a week that will kill a bullpen. If you believe in the guys this team currently has you are asking a lot.
Lol as in Harry Dalton?
Dan Haren was awful last year. He finished strong but his ERA was over 5 for much of the year. Also he throws like 88 MPH. And yeah Peralta doesn't have as much experience but I am more optomistic about him than Fiers.
after getting burned on suppan and wolf, and not being able to keep greinke, i think he was wise not overspending on the available free agents. milwaukee is going to have to be successful for the most part with starters they develop.
Be intersting to see the reception Greinke gets when he comes back to MP.Hope I can make the game if he's pitching that day.Hide replies
He should get an ovation for the great job hes done in his time in Milwaukee,especially his undeafted record at M.P.
He stated he wanted to test the FA market ( he never tested it before).He did what he thought he had to do and the Brewers did what they thought best for the organization.Now,lets see if hes worth the cash LA paid him.
( I have the feeling LA will be the 2013 version of the Miami Marlins,not by greinke though)
I don't agree with that. The Marlins signed Buerhle, Bell, and Reyes and expected to contend with pretty bad pitching. The Dodgers have Kershaw, Greinke, Beckett, Billingsley, and Harang/Capuano. Their rotation is very good. Then in their bullpen they have Jansen, Bellasario, Guerra, Guerrier, League, and they just signed Howell. That's very above average. Then their linuep is unreal. Kemp and Gonzalez are capable of hitting 40 HRs, Hanley Ramirez is a .300/25 guy, Eithier is a .300/20 guy, and then if they can get Crawford to get back to where he was and Dee Gordon, they might be the best team in baseball. Hate to say it because I hate them.
I Love the Brewer cances this year all our current young pitchers have done a awesome job when the arose from the farm system last year. Hopefully Gamel can stay healthy cause his batting looks promising for the Brewers offense and maybe more good news coming with a speedy return of corey hart. We will be underdogs this year but that is fine by me better to exceed expetations than not. Looking good Brew Crew
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I'm excited to watch the young players get a chance to show what they got however, I'm also realistic. 81-83 wins.
Im pretty optimistic.After Greinke was traded,Wolf was released and Marcum was out injured and many of these young guys were up,the Brewers went on a real nice run,coming from several games back to almost reach the WC spot ( losing out in the final days).That was impressive AND that included the worst Bullpen many people have seen in years ( and the Brewers did a Real nice job of rebuilding half of it)
question is,can the youngsters pace themselves for a full season instead of a full minor league season.
I am hoping that what we lack in starting pitching we make up for in offense, defense, and bullpen.
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8 Customers Everyone Hates
Let's face it: most of the people reading this have had jobs in the service industry. Waiter, barista, the shoe guy at the bowling alley. Everybody does it at one point in their lives. A low point.
After all, no matter how much you love people, dealing with customers still pretty much sucks. Here are the ones that all of us in the customer service brigade have learned to hate:
#8. The Stoner
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Tomato Eyes, Jamaican flags.
Now don't get us wrong; there's nothing wrong with the occasional trip to Stoneyville. If you can keep the fact that you're high as a kite discreet, more power to you. However, once your being stoned out of your gourd interferes with other people's jobs, you've crossed the line. Especially when it handicaps you from making the crucial decision of what you want on your nachos.
"What happens now?"
Enter the Stoner, the guy who has no shame at all for being ripped off his ass. This dude is weaving in and out of reality, absolutely baffled as to how he got into Taco Bell. Now, we understand your situation : You're the hungriest you've ever been in your life, but you're also, in your condition, borderline useless. Unless you've planned ahead (you didn't) you'll have to make a monetary transaction involving you and another human being.
But it's not like the extraordinarily complicated system of menu-order-wallet-money changes once you've decided to puff the magic dragon. This is something you've been doing on a daily basis for a good part of your life.
"I'd like eleven hundred tacos. And then eight tacos. Please."
Come on guys, either wait until after you've got your food to smoke, or get a grip for the 30 seconds it takes to order a churro.
Suitable Punishment in Hell:
Being constantly stoned out of their minds. While this may not seem like much of a punishment, they will then be made to solve riddles, with each wrong answer resulting in a swift kick to the nuts.
#7. The Soapbox (a.k.a Captain Linger)
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Having no company, reeking of desperation.
Some people have no friends, no one they can chitchat with about the stupid things that they can both relate to. To remedy this problem, some of these people go out and actually make friends. Others simply go to their local coffee shop to talk to strangers working behind a counter, people who don't know/care who you are and are literally forced to listen to you in order to earn a paycheck.
"I'd like to tell you about all my feelings."
Taking full advantage of their captive audience, the Soapbox will proceed to bore you to tears about uninteresting details from their day, their iguana's ailing health and their arsenal of closed-minded opinions and politically incorrect jokes that you have to chuckle at because your boss is standing right next to you.
They will then linger for the next twenty to thirty minutes, talking to you while you're helping other people, trying to hide your waning interest in whatever the hell they were talking about. Sorry dude, but there's a difference between making small talk and forcing someone to listen to your nonsense. Lingerers, as a rule, have not yet discovered the Internet and blogging.
This will absolutely change your life.
Suitable Punishment in Hell:
Chihuahuas grafted to each shoulder, constantly barking in their ears, with no possible escape.
#6. The Anchor
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Dust forming on shoulders.
Ah yes, the sweet victory of coming to the end of a long line. It took forever to finally get there, so what do you do now? Do you make sure that you finish whatever it is you've been standing in line for quickly and efficiently, out of consideration for those that are in your former predicament?
Fuck no! You lay anchor! That means your job is to waste your time and everyone else's, savoring the moment by asking pointless questions, making brilliant insights ("I'll tell ya, I was just standing in line") and commenting on how the place is run ("What you've got is an inefficient floor plan"). The Anchor is also the master of not taking no for an answer. They refuse to believe that the person helping them isn't just arbitrarily withholding the answer they're looking for.
"I know it's not on the menu, but can I have a functioning motorcycle?"
The logic is that if they ask a question that cannot be answered enough times, the answer will magically conjure in the clerk's mind, or that the out of stock product will magically appear.
"Do you still have the eggnog milkshakes?"
"No, that's just for the holidays. It's June."
"Really? Are you sure?"
"Quite sure."
"Because I could really go for an eggnog milkshake right now."
"It's just I'm craving eggnog, so...you know. Are you sure?"
The Anchor is most commonly found at information kiosks and anywhere you can ask a virtually endless amount of questions, multiple times. Think the old Jewish lady from Harvey Pekar's American Splendor, or any middle-aged businessman who's taken one too many leadership seminars.
Suitable Punishment in Hell:
Being reincarnated as an actual anchor.
#5. The Micromanager
Distinguishing Characteristics:
Neurotic behaviors, darting eyes.
You will encounter this customer if you work any place where your work area is visible to the public (i.e. a coffee shop, bar, deli, Subway). This sort of environment is supposed to reassure the customer of the care that is going into their product, and is not meant to be an open invitation to critique sandwich making abilities.
The Micromanager has zero faith in your sandwich-mastery and isn't the least bit shy about expressing this verbally. It doesn't matter that this is your job and that after working here for the last couple years you kind of got the hang of how to spread mustard. The Micromanger is with you every step of the way; telling you how many pickles make the best sandwich and why its way better to cut it diagonally.
If you're going to be involved with every single factor of making something, why not just make it yourself? In fact, if the managers were all that smart, they'd hire this guy as the human equivalent of a training video.
"When you cut the tomatoes, whisper to them."
Suitable Punishment in Hell:
Spending the rest of eternity in a cell with their in-laws, where their every action will be criticized.


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The Illinois Legislature's inspector general, Thomas J. Homer, said he would introduce legislation to bar lobbying by state lawmakers.
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Illinois officials who also lobby say they disclose those ties. But the disclosure rules leave lots of room for errors and omissions.
January 8, 2012, Sunday
Public Officials Found Helping Clients of Family
Illinois public officials often help the lobbyist clients of their families or business partners, an investigation shows.
January 8, 2012, Sunday
When Office Holders Also Represent Clients, Collisions Are Likely
Elected officials who also lobby can abstain from voting on a connected issue, but then voters are disenfranchised.
January 6, 2012, Friday
Is It a Conflict of Interest? Yes, but It's Legal
In most states and municipalities, government officials who vote to spend taxpayer dollars on proposals that also put money in their own pockets as lobbyists could be accused of illegal conflicts of interest. Not in Illinois.
January 6, 2012, Friday
Inquiry Lays Out Chain of Failures in High-Rise Fire
Contractors never had a formal demolition permit at the former Deutsche Bank building in New York, the site of a deadly 2007 fire, a report found.
August 21, 2008, Thursday
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A decision by Georgia legislators to relax the state's gun laws has led to a dispute over whether people can legally carry concealed firearms in the nation's busiest airport.
July 2, 2008, Wednesday
Group Challenges Atlanta Airport's Ban on Guns
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July 1, 2008, Tuesday
Staten Island G.O.P. Candidate Dies
Francis H. Powers, endorsed by Republican leaders to run for Representative Vito J. Fossella's seat, died on Sunday.
June 22, 2008, Sunday
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What are some of the best (read: easiest to care for) indoor house plants to have?
Just looking for some nice plants to hang or have in my new apartment. I have hooks in the ceiling, and they'd be perfect to hang some baskets from.
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Spider Ivy:
I remember having one of these in my house when I was a kid and that thing would not die.
Oh, I should probably mention that if you have children or pets, you want to check to make sure whatever plant you buy is not toxic if eaten.
I have good luck with silk ones.
Any of your ivies will do great. They grow well indoors and need little care/watering. I typically water mine every weekend, if not less, and it's doing fine.
Sansevieria - is also known as Mother-in-Law Tongue - so you know it won't die from neglect.
make sure the hooks can support the weight of whatever you hang. some are more decorative than what they appear to be. and realize that as you add water plants grow and become heavier (more than just the water weight).
and also realize that a lot of plants need actual sunlight/grow lights, not just a regular light bulb type of light.
for ease of life go with @thunderthighs' suggestion of silk--no light issues, no poision issues, no weight issue. just an occasional dusting needed. also you can change the plant to suit your mood more often.
Years ago I got a plant in the Wal-Mart garden center. I never knew what kind of plant it was, but it was amazing. I'd forget to water it for weeks at a time, I left it neglected in a dusty corner for a while. I barely gave the thing a second thought after I'd bought it, and it thrived.
One day I finally took notice of my little plant. It had grown a good bit and was looking particularly lush and healthy. I thought 'Wow, if it does this good when I ignore it, imagine how nice it'll look if I actually take care of it!' So off I went to buy fertilizer and a shiny new pot to transfer it to. My poor little plant died shortly after.
It had long-ish, oval shaped leaves with a yellow/sometimes red striped pattern. I think they're a fairly common houseplant, I've seen them on sale a lot.
@adadavis: My parents still have one of those that I started from a cutting as a project in elementary school (I'm 32 now). It is definitely a survivor.
Aloe vera and spider plants. I had one of each that lived 15 years. Minimal maintenance.
I've had good luck with herbs, but that could be because I tend to eat them before they have a chance to die...
Peace Lilies, Chinese Evergreens and Pothos.
I have a philodendron that my mother gave me years ago. She rooted a clipping from her plant and gave it to me as a housewarming gift. It is huge now, wrapped around itself multiple times and it will. not. die. I can forget to water it for a month and some of the leaves will get a little yellow on them reminding me to water it. A week later, it's green and lush again. If you have pets, it's definitely one that needs to be hung out of reach.
@jsimsace: Definitely a cactus or cacti.
Philodendrons. They are bulletproof. If you kill one of those you should not be allowed near plants of any sort in the future.
Gotta vote for aloe vera plant. cheap and easy to take care of. Besides if you get burnt/sun burn it helps kinda.. lol Walmart sells them for like 1.98 or something I think. Been ages since I bought one. The one I got a couple years ago never dies. and I mean never.
Snake plant. I've had one over 2 years that gets zero sunshine, and i only water it every few weeks when i remember. I tried cacti and succulents, but they all died (lack of sunshine i think).
@moosezilla: Thanks for the tip regarding the hooks! I'll definitely check their weight-bearing abilities.
I have to put in a vote for Jade Plants. We have one that we grew from a leaf (you can plant the leaf and start a whole new plant) that my bro got in 3rd grade.
Whenever it was neglected, it got MORE healthy. In fact, sometimes it would be dying, and finally someone would accidentally knock over the pot; inevitably when that happened, it would get bigger!
After about 15 years, my mom dropped it down some stairs, and it broke in three pieces. We planted the pieces. One died, and two put down roots. I got to bring one of them with me when I got married, and we've continued the pattern. It's about 12" tall and 10" in diameter and doing fine :)


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Care to take a gander at my Woot Mountain of Crap??
Some of my buddies here already know, but if you don't: I've been living and working in Brazil for the last 7 months. I plan on doing so more, but not without having a nice little family Thanksgiving and mini-break in the states!
I just arrived back to my American home with my wife, after our extended honeymoon to this:
Needless to say, my necessity for living in another country has not inhibited my want for amazing Woot products! I mean, c'mon! Who can resist watching 5 woot offs without participating? I submit that NO ONE could!
Anyway, this is kind of my little victory blurb, as I will now proceed to act like a child on Christmas, and tear through all my boxes of goodies that have been fermenting for far too long! My wife won't mind, I have lots of surprises packed away in here for her as well :)
Anyone else been in a situation where they've been away, or just couldn't get to their woot packages for a while? what's your biggest unboxing event?
16 Answers answer
Welcome back, and happy Christmas in November!
edit: To answer your question, I've never been in a situation like yours. My biggest unboxing event was the time I mailed some stuff to myself, and got home before it did. I was in France for two weeks, and I had bought so many gifts for family and friends I had to mail it all in two shipments. The first box got there one day before I got back, and the other arrived a few days after I did. lol...my best unboxing story, and the box of stuff wasn't even for me.
That is exactly what it is like for me when I return from Bolivia. Merry Christmas! It really is like Santa Claus has visited. Have fun!
@rprebel: Thanks :D
I didn't have enough room in my post to say it, but I just wanted to also take this opportunity to just thank woot as well as all the woot staff, and the logistics that go into making the woot-offs, along with all side events. Just awesome. LOVE you guys!
Also: UPDATE!
I also have a hefty package from the first official Wootizen BOC exchange, which I've been waiting anxiously to get home to open!
@erinaine appears to have gone above and beyond with my BOC, and I feels deserves it's own post. Expect one soon! Thank you SO MUCH in advance @erinaine! I can't wait to share!!!
nice stash. the recycle guy will wonder what the heck happened!
my biggest un-boxing event was when I was about 9 or 10 when my sister and I decided we were going to peek at a Christmas present. We saw and re-taped. Christmas morning there was a massive pile of presents. We each went through 25 or 30 presents that had things like silverware, mugs, mail, empty containers randomly thrown in & each with a piece of paper that read 'I saw you peek'. my mom never even laughed. Never looked early again. Still haven't!
Nice :D [edit] Just out of curiosity, were any of those BOCs? [/edit]
@dmaz: Am I an alcoholic or do I remember you saying you lived in China at one point too?
(Just kidding, I know I'm an alcoholic.)
I spent two years in Brazil myself, way back in 1978. I was there with my dad, who was helping to build an electric power plant there. What kind of work are you doing in Brazil, and where?
@jeeperwoot: my parents used to always be amazed by how fast my sister and I figured out how to play all the games we got- we'd open em, play em, then pack them back up
Welcome back, and enjoying your gigantic pile of woot!
Nice @dmaz!
My biggest one comes on a woot-off where I order a TON of stuff. I have it all delivered to my job for multiple reasons, and sometimes a lot of it will get there before I do! Once I had a couple big boxes, and then the mail lady also left one of those Post Office trays full of stuff (and that was just one days!). By time I got there, another few boxes had arrived. Best day of work ever...I spent a decent portion of my day opening all of it! :)
This post makes me very happy! (Welcome back!)
@drchops: I can't - and don't want!- to comment on whether you're an alcoholic (if so, please seek treatment), but your memory is correct (so Korsakoff's syndrome hasn't set in) that @dmaz used to live in China.
I want to know what's in the boxes!
@jeeperwoot: I find that story hilarious! You got your comeuppance, didn't you? Thanks for the laugh. :)
@drchops: haha, you are correct! I actually met my Brazilian wife in China :)
@baybei: Sounds like a blast! :)
While I'm just buying stuff for my wife right now, I plan on eventually introducing her to woot as well...I can imagine the woot off spendings will increase slightly at that point ;)


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Thirteen seek Oxnard City Council seat
By David Courtland 02/28/2013
With 13 people already joining the race to fill the City Council spot Tim Flynn vacated when he became Oxnard's mayor, the June 4 special election is shaping up to be as contentious as November's.
Several of 2012's City Council candidates are back for a second try, as are city clerk candidate Larry Stein, treasurer candidate Martin Jones and mayoral candidate Don Thibeault.
The special election comes as the Council faces a number of difficult decisions that it lacks a critical swing vote for, including replacing a city manager and other fallout from Ventura County District Attorney Greg Totten's April 18 report on the public integrity of Oxnard city officials.
In that report — often mentioned as a reason for running by candidates — Totten concluded that former Mayor Tom Holden, City Manager Ed Sotelo and other officials had committed improprieties, but due to city staff's sloppy record keeping, he couldn't prove it.
"There are a lot of issues that need to be looked at, and I think if I'm on the Council I can start yelling and screaming," said Thibeault, a retired real estate agent who finished last among the four people who sought to replace Holden in November.
Thibeault cited many of the same reasons for running now as he did in running for mayor last year, including the city's looming pension burden and other financial obligations.
"We haven't investigated the DA's report yet. We need to get pension reform started," said Thibeault, who has consistently argued the city's pension debt puts it on the brink of bankruptcy.
Other issues candidates were challenged on during voter forums last year include:
• The controversial SouthShore Project, a 1,545-unit residential project on Hueneme Road, approved 3-2 by the Council in June 2011. A recent ruling on a lawsuit filed by opponents punched holes in city staff's environmental analysis, sending the project back to the council for further approval.
With Flynn and Councilmember Carmen Ramirez opposing the project in the past, and supporter Irene Pinkard no longer on the City Council after losing her bid for mayor, the open seat is critical to the efforts of both developers and environmentalists.
• Replacing Sotelo, whose contract runs out at the end of this month after having been on paid leave since Feb. 2, 2012.
The Council could decide to simply promote Interim City Manager Karen Burnham to the job — a move sure to anger critics of Sotelo, who say Burnham was too close to him to be trusted — or begin a search for a new manager.
• How to pay for planned community development projects now that the state has eliminated redevelopment agencies, taking away the property taxes that were the funding source for them.
• Whether the Oxnard Police Department needs a police commission to handle complaints from residents. The issue surfaced in October after Oxnard police killed an innocent bystander thought to be a fleeing suspect, an incident coming on the heels of the June death of a man overdosing on methamphetamine who was being restrained for paramedics. In November, a Ventura County medical examiner's report called that death a homicide.
Most of the prospective candidates are still gathering the minimum of 20 signatures needed to earn a place on the ballot. Signatories supporting candidates must be registered Oxnard voters; signatures have to be turned in by 5 p.m. on March 8.
So far Thibeault, Orlando Dozier and Jo Ann Olivares have turned in signatures, which were still being verified by City Clerk Daniel Martinez's office on Feb. 27.
Dozier, a financial management analyst at Naval Construction Battalion Center Port Hueneme who lives in Oxnard's RiverPark subdivision, was one of 13 people running for two City Council seats last year. Olivares, an administrator at San Miguel Produce, declared her intent to run last year but changed her mind.
Only incumbent Bryan MacDonald scored an easy victory as the vote was largely split among the other candidates, with CLU administrator Dorina Padilla claiming the other seat by a slim margin.
Besides Dozier, Thibeault and Jones, others who ran unsuccessfully for elected office in November and making another try include postal worker Bert Perello, American Cleaners owner Vince Behrens, former Oxnard High School District Trustee Dick Jaquez, substitute teacher Oscar Madrigal and tutoring center program director Manuel Vasquez Cano.
Along with Olivares, newcomers include substitute teacher and campaign consultant Elizabeth Wolfel, Arthur Valenzuela Jr. and Mario R. Quintana.
Wolfel managed Tony Strickland's campaign for Congress last year, which Strickland lost to Julia Brownley. Olivares sits on the board of directors of local nonprofit El Concilio Family Services with Jaquez and former city councilmember Andres Herrera.
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Comic for Monday 10/21/13
As promised, here's some art by my daughter Leah. This is a character she was working on this weekend and has no connection with Sluggy Freelance whatsoever. On the medical front, bad news, the cortisone injection does not seem to be doing the job on my drawing hand. It's early to know for sure but it looks like surgery might be in my near future. Anywho hopefully new comics Wednesday Thursday and Friday this week!
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ARTIST'S LECTURE | November 6, 2012, 7:30 pm, Tishman Lecture Hall
USDAN GALLERY | November 6–30, 2012
Usdan Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition of Middle Falls by Linda Matalon until November 30, 2012. Begun in 1999 in Matalon's 40th year, this extraordinary work is made up of 36 large-scale minimalist drawings that represent a visual catalogue of every sculpture Matalon had made up until that point in her career. Although each of the drawings bear the title of a respective sculpture, they are not renderings of particular works, rather they revisit intention through memory. The relationship of the drawings to Matalon's sculpture defines a metaphysical rather than purely descriptive mode retracing the fragile observations of memory. Middle Falls was inspired by Claude Lorrain's (1604–1682) Liber Veritatis, in which he made a drawing for each one of his paintings.
Matalon builds and erases surfaces so that her wax and graphite drawings embody both presence and absence; these two opposing realities shape a transparent poetic space. Factual description is let go for a new drawn language where memory and the imagination works with artistic rigor to collect, sort, and catalog each sculpture's less evident form.
Matalon was born in Brooklyn, New York, and lives and works in Brooklyn. She has been exhibiting her drawings and sculpture since 1991. Her work is represented in private and public collections world wide.
Matalon will speak about her work on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, at 7:30 pm, in Tishman Lecture Hall. This event is free and open to the public. The exhibition in Usdan Gallery is on display until November 30, 2012, during gallery hours (Tuesday through Saturday, 1:00 to 5:00 pm).


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This article provides information on malware threats known as 'ransomware' and answers some of the common questions.
Applies to the following Sophos product(s) and version(s)
Not product specific
Operating System(s) Windows only
Ransomware is malicious software that denies you access to your computer or files until you pay a ransom. There are two types of ransomware that SophosLabs is commonly seeing:
There is also 'MBR ransomware'. The Master Boot Record (MBR) is a section of the computer's hard drive that allows the operating system to boot up. MBR ransomware changes the computer's MBR so the normal boot process is interrupted and a ransom demand is displayed on screen instead.
As with a lot of malware the majority of ransomware is targeted at the Microsoft Windows operating system.
Yes, it includes many defenses against ransomware, including "CXmail" detections for malicious email attachments used to distribute malware. But the malware writers are constantly updating and releasing new variants and families. You must stay fully up to date with the latest Sophos releases and ensure all your computers adhere to our best practice advice on Sophos Anti-Virus settings.
Useful articles are:
IT admin:
Regular user:
Delivery mechanisms are further explained in our SophosLabs technical paper at Ransomware: Next-Generation Fake Antivirus
WinLockers, file encryptors and malware that affects the computer's MBR with monetary demands (all described at the beginning of this article) are ransomware. Fake-antivirus pretends to find malicious files on your computer and for a fee says it will remove them.
Both try to extort money, but in different ways.
Ensure that your computer(s) are running the latest version of our software and up to date with identity files. Also make sure our software is configured for best protection.
If you are a network administrator you should educate your users on staying safe while online and consider a multi-tiered security solution such as our Unified Threat Management (UTM).
There are also more generic detections such as Mal/Encpk-*, which include both ransomware and other malware that shares common properties.
If a malicious file is not being detected or cleanup of the infection is incomplete you need to identify the malicious files and submit samples to SophosLabs for further analysis.
If you cannot identify anything malicious and you have access to the computer (local or remote) download the ZIP version of the Sophos Diagnostic Utility and run the command line version with the '-malware' switch (see article 116537 for details on the malware switch) and submit the output log file set with a support query to Technical Support fully explaining the situation and what you have observed so far.
Once the files have been analyzed by SophosLabs, an update has released and your computer has received that update you can run a full scan of the computer (either locally or from the console) to fully remove the infection.
If you are certain that there are malicious files on your computer that are not being detected see the section Identifying malicious files and submitting samples above before running a full scan. If you are not certain or you have submitted samples and an update has been released, run a full system scan:
Your data cannot be recovered and unfortunately we cannot recover it for you in-house as it is not technically possible.
Once any malicious files have been removed the encrypted files should be replaced from a recent backup.
Note: It was possible to decrypt files encrypted with early versions of ransomware. However the latest versions use a public and private key system where the public key is used to encrypt and the private key is used to decrypt. The private key remains on a central server maintained by the crooks and hence is not available.
Note: If you have been locked out of your computer by a warning screen (see screenshots above) and you know all your personal files have not been encrypted (e.g., by checking in Safe Mode or remotely from another network computer) you have a WinLocker type of ransomware.
If you have access to only one computer (the infected computer) then you should try:
If you cannot access the computer locally then you will need to have access to the infected computer from another computer on the same network - see below.
If the infected computer is connected to the same network as a clean computer you should try:
Once you have gained access to the computer the next step is to identify the files causing the lock screen to appear. See the section Identifying malicious files and submitting samples above.
To find more information and see examples of recent ransomware in the news read and subscribe to our nakedsecurity blog.
If you have not already done so, read our PDF on ransomware: Ransomware: Next-Generation Fake Antivirus.
CryptoLocker is a newer type of ransomware that encrypts personal files and then demands a payment of 300 USD to release them. Watch the video below to see it in action.
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Greek students solving the Hypatia problem from Pogana school
Posted by: Thalia Hadzigiannoglou
Hypatia problem from Pogana school.
The project aims at developing students' logical and mathematical thinking. Through texts on famous mathematicians, we will ask our students to invent problems, based on the theory presented or draw the theory, as they perceive it in a comic form. The problems will be exchanged, so that students will try to find the solution, while comic drawings will be presented in a comic form.
Hypatia problem from Pogana school.


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Consumers use mobile devices differently from desktop computers. And that's something that you must remember when developing features and functions for your mobile website. Consider these three factors representing the best and worst aspects of the mobile Web.
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"We've got a grease problem again," said Jack Hotaling, Cedar Key Water and Sewer District Manager. "Best way to describe it is sabotage." On Sunday, someone unlawfully dumped approximately 30 to 40 gallons of grease into the sewer system, Hotaling said in a phone interview Tuesday morning. "Grease destroys the good bacteria that does all the work in the plant," Hotaling said. "It also clogs the filters and headworks of our structure.
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant has arrived and the Cedar Key Police Department is using the $65,723 to prepare for the worst.
The grant paid for a new Ford F150 truck, three radar units, a speed trailer, one set of tactical ballistic gear, and four bullet-proof vests, said Police Chief Virgil Sandlin.
All Cedar Key restaurants are required to have working grease traps, and now the Cedar Key Water and Sewer District is going to enforce that rule.
The District Board voted unanimously Monday night to send a letter to all restaurant owners, as well as landlords if applicable, informing them that they have 30 days to meet the grease trap requirement, or their water will be shut off. District staff will inspect each restaurant to ensure compliance.
Oysters on the Gulf Coast — including those in lugged by Cedar Key water men — are safe from a proposed federal Food and Drug administration "warm months" ban for now.
Leslie Sturmer, multi-county aquaculture extension agent, briefed the Levy County Commission on Tuesday on the status of a proposed rule requiring post-harvest processing of oysters or an outright ban on the harvest and sale of oysters from Gulf of Mexico waters from April through October beginning in 2011.
The FOG Problem FOG: Fats, oils, and grease. If homeowners, and especially restaurants, pour grease down the drain, the sewer lines become clogged and the beneficial bacteria that do the dirty work at the wastewater treatment plant die off. When this happens, rules of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection require that the District stop disposal of the treatment plant effluent by way of groundwater infiltration, and instead disposing of the effluent into Cedar Key's surface waters.
Levy County Commissioners William Samuel "Sammy" Yearty and Robert Anthony "Tony" Parker were unanimously found guilty by a jury of conspiring and accepting a $10,000 bribe to pay for a trip to New York City in December 2007 in return for favorable treatment of a project proposed by an FBI agent posing as a developer.
Yearty was also found guilty on a third charge — lying to a federal agent — for denying in an interview that he had accepted a lunch, dinner or gift from anyone.
Cypress Christmas Party - Dec. 14
Cypress Station in Sumner will hold its annual community Christmas party on Dec. 14 at 4:30 p.m. Santa will bring a present for every child between the ages 0-11 and refreshments will be served.
Sign-up at the store by Friday, Dec. 11 to ensure Santa brings enough gifts for everyone.
4-H Christmas party - Dec. 14
Fifty eight degrees. Fifty-seven. Fifty-six. Fifty-five. Groans filled our van, accompanied by shouts of "Nooooo – make it stop!"
Cedar Key's green movement all started with a citizen on a golf cart, Commissioner Heath Davis said at the Alternative Ways of Managing Solid Waste seminar held in October. "He rode up to me and said, 'Let's make this whole island green,' "Davis said, who was Mayor at the time. "I told him I'm a fisherman – and then someone thought I could do banking.
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Fight Sun Exposure Risk
Outside workers worry about machines and noise more than sunscreen, but too much sun increases risk for skin cancer, the most common form of cancer in the U.S. The best way to fight back is to protect yourself from overexposure.
Most people know that too much sun isn't a good thing, but people take chances all the time: most of the road crew working on a sunny day won't be wearing hats; at a construction site you'll see more hard hats than long-sleeved shirts to protect exposed skin; and a farmer cutting hay will wear hearing protection, but only a thin t-shirt on his back. Using sunscreen is low on the list of job-site safety precautions for many—if it's on the list at all.
Job-site safety risk: sun exposure?
Too much sun exposure can cause premature aging of the skin, eye damage, and cancer. Even on cloudy days, ultraviolet rays (UVR) can be harmful, and the negative effects of UVR accumulate over a lifetime. Many who spend their day outside seem unconcerned—to some the danger of injuries from machinery seems more serious than cancer risk.
Vermont and New Hampshire: highest melanoma rates
Most outdoor workers aren't aware that skin cancer is the single most common form of cancer in the United States, accounting for more than 75 percent of all cancer diagnoses. To bring it closer to home: Vermont had the highest rate of new melanoma diagnoses in the U.S. from 2001-2005 (63 percent higher than the national average), and New Hampshire had the second highest rate of new melanoma diagnoses in the U.S. from 2001-2005 (61 percent higher than the national average).
The American Cancer Society estimates that about 76,690 new melanomas will be diagnosed in 2013, and about 9,480 people are expected to die of melanoma (about 6,280 men and 3,200 women).
Those who know these statistics might think twice about their aversion to sticky sunscreen lotions and bulky protective clothing.
Source: EPA & CDC
Wear sunscreen, long sleeves, sunglasses, and a hat
Overexposure to the sun is the most preventable risk factor for skin cancer. Not all melanomas can be prevented, but you can lower your risk of getting skin cancer through less exposure and protecting your skin while in the sun.
Still, studies in Cancer Prevention & Early Detection Facts& Figures 2013 show that only 32.1 percent of adults reported always or often using sunscreen when outside for an hour or more on a warm, sunny day in the past 12 months, and even fewer adults reported using hats (12.8 percent) or long-sleeved shirts (11.5 percent).
To help people understand how easy it is to lower melanoma risk, The American Cancer Society has an awareness campaign that simplifies sun exposure precautions. The phrase"Slip! Slop! Slap!… and Wrap" helps you remember some of the key steps you can take:
- Slip on a shirt.
- Slop on sunscreen.
- Slap on a hat.
- Wrap on sunglasses to protect the eyes and sensitive skin around them.
The National Cancer Institute offers some more detailed steps:
- Avoid outdoor activities during the middle of the day (10 a.m. and 4 p.m.) when the sun's rays are the strongest.
- Protect yourself from the sun's rays reflected by sand, water, snow, ice, and pavement. The sun's rays can go through light clothing, windshields, windows, and clouds.
- Wear long sleeves and long pants. Tightly woven fabrics are best.
- Wear a hat with a wide brim all around that shades your face, neck, and ears. Keep in mind that baseball caps and some sun visors protect only parts of your skin.
- Wear sunglasses that absorb UV radiation to protect the skin around your eyes.
- Use sunscreen lotions with a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 15. (Some doctors will suggest using a lotion with an SPF of at least 30.) Apply the product's recommended amount to uncovered skin 30 minutes before going outside, and apply again every two hours or after swimming or sweating.
- Sunscreen lotions may help prevent some skin cancers. It's important to use a broad-spectrum sunscreen lotion that filters both UVB and UVA radiation. But you still need to avoid the sun during the middle of the day and wear clothing to protect your skin
What if I am diagnosed with melanoma?
May is Melanoma Awareness month, and dermatologists at Norris Cotton Cancer center hope to bring added attention to the importance of sun protection and annual skin checks while launching a new resource for patients. The DHMC Department of Dermatology will partner with Norris Cotton Cancer Center for a month-long Interdisciplinary Melanoma Clinic.
Patients with newly diagnosed melanoma will be seen at the Dermatology office at Dartmouth- Hitchcock on Heater Road in Lebanon, N.H. On the day of the clinic, patients will have consecutive appointments with Dermatology and Hematology-Oncology. Following this comprehensive exam, patients will have a consult with Surgery at the main campus, and treatment options will be reviewed at a multidisciplinary tumor board. (The melanoma tumor board includes a dermatologist, hematologist-oncologist, radiation-oncologist, general surgeon, nursing staff, and social worker. Together the group formulates a treatment plan based on evidence-based practices and emerging therapies available through clinical trials more here.)
These other web resources may also help:
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(DENALI NATIONAL PARK, AK) August 11, 2011—-U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), capped her "best of Alaska" tour with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) yesterday with the presentation of a...Read more
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I have a system that can alert staff by email if their device goes into/out of a geo-zone
However, we now need to create a route, and then email if someone goes off this route
Technically, how would i do this? I have no idea! Do you just check their GPS location and see if it exists within the GPS co-ordinates of a route?
I'm using openlayers framework
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If a baby who is a Bechor had his Bris delayed to the 31st day, and now on the 31st day he is ready to have his Bris and it is also the day of his Pidyon HaBen - which Mitzva should be done first? Do you do the Mitzva of Pidyon HaBen first as it is its proper time or do you do the Mitzva of Milah first as it is the foundation of the Jewish people and without this covenant between Hashem and Klal Yisroel there would be no Mitzva of Pidyon Haben?
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Shach (Yoreh De'ah 305:12) discusses such a case, and writes that the circumcision should be done first, for the reason you mentioned: the mitzvah of pidyon haben exists only because there's an existing covenant between Hashem and us.
However, R' Dov Aharon Brisman (what an appropriate name for this discussion!), the rav of Young Israel of Elkins Park, argues that in a case where the time for the bris comes out later on the 31st day (which can happen if he had some systemic illness, for which halachah requires a full seven-day waiting period - 168 full hours - after he's pronounced healthy), the pidyon haben should indeed be done first, because its time has already arrived.
The Noda bihuda discusses some whose practice was well, once the bris is postponed, we might as well postpone it a few more days; he strongly rejected this. Taking it further, the Dvar Avraham (1st chelek) rules that if, for whatever reason, circumcision can't be done on the eighth day, then the clock is ticking and it should be done at the soonest time available (during daylight hours, assuming a healthy baby and a qualified mohel) - every delay is another passive violation of the commandment. (Rabbi Hershel Schachter shiur on Vayeira mp3).
If that's how we rule, then it should be simple to deduce that circumcision comes first.


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What view of the tribulation do Calvinists generally tend to take?
I am aware of the Westminister Confession http://www.reformed.org/documents/wcf_with_proofs/ , but I don't see anything related to the tribulation there.
The reason that I ask for a "Calvinist view of Tribulation" is that I believe in pre-destination / TULIP.
I do not know if this belief supports / contradicts certain views of the tribulation, and would like to better understand this subject.
Here is a claim http://www.shepherdsconference.org/media/details/?mediaID=332 that Calvinist -> Premil. However, it's beyond my understanding.


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Traditional as wedding rings and popular as fine fashion jewelry, the diamond band is a ring you need in your jewelry wardrobe.
I purchased this ring for my wife to celebrate our 7th wedding anniversary... she absolutely loves it!...
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Recent and archived news articles by Jeff VanDam of The New York Times.
House Hunting in ... Cornwall, England
The Cornish residential property market was sluggish last year, but has picked up in 2010 with gains of 5 to 10 percent, depending on the area.
July 28, 2010, Wednesday
House Hunting in ... Germany
A one-bedroom duplex loft with a roof deck in a 1900 building in Munich is on the market for about $975,000.
July 14, 2010, Wednesday
House Hunting in ... Malaysia
A three-bedroom three-bath condo in Kuala Lumpur, redesigned last year, is being sold fully furnished, for an asking price of about $1.08 million.
June 30, 2010, Wednesday
House Hunting in ... Belfast, Northern Ireland
Built in 1810, this 2,400-square-foot stone house in County Down near Belfast was once a complex of stables.
June 16, 2010, Wednesday
Forest Hills Gardens, Queens
A small neighborhood tucked away in central Queens offers preserved historic houses and abundant greenery.
June 6, 2010, Sunday
House Hunting in ... France
The Provence region of France was only marginally affected by the property market downturn.
June 2, 2010, Wednesday
Brooklyn Developer Builds Following on Blog
The developer of Third and Bond in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, is building interest in its condo through regular blog posts.
May 30, 2010, Sunday
House Hunting in ... Denmark
Today, prices in Copenhagen have returned to the pre-stratospheric levels of 2004.
May 19, 2010, Wednesday
Long Island City Comes Into Its Own
Long Island City has been described as the "next" hot neighborhood for years. Maybe it's time to drop the "next."
May 9, 2010, Sunday
Beauty and Variety vs. Crowds and Costs
The West Village has lots of people, and limited, expensive housing options. But on the plus side, it's "the best place in the world to live."
May 9, 2010, Sunday
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