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When I disturb a body of water, what causes the familiar "water moving" sound?
If you throw a stone in a large body of water, this is what you should hear:
The major source of sound when water is disturbed is the creation of underwater air bubbles, which oscillate in shape and size, producing damped sinusoid sound waves. The resonant frequency of the bubble depends on its size, so many bubbles of different sizes and different resonant frequencies produce the "burbling" sound that we associate with water being disturbed.
As your question is very general, I can suggest a general answer: when a water wave is hitting a wall for example, you can "trap" an air bubble between the wave and the walls. This bubble can be compressed, the pressure will be higher and when the water moves, this bubble "explode" emitting a sound (which is nothing else than a pressure wave).
Something(can be stone/ pebbles/ hands/ water etc.) interacting with water creates "oscillation of pressure". Nature of "oscillation of pressure" depends on both water and interacting substance. And mostly familiar things interact with water thus giving rise to the characteristic sounds.
From Sklivvz's answer: "a high pitched slapping sound when the stone makes contact with the water. This is due to the air between the stone and the water being pushed out, as well as the surface ripples"
I think the high-pitched sound is caused mainly by the breakdown of the tension formed by the water layer on the surface (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_tension for more detail). So it's similar to slapping a table with your hand.

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I disagree with other answers that this is simply regional variation, with no difference in meaning. While I'm sure there are regional variations, and certainly the core meaning is the same, to me (native southern UK) the meanings are definitely slightly different:
Some examples may help clarify:
In support of this position it is worth using Google to search for "take a decision" and "make a decision" on the BBC News website. The former are (at time of writing) all about formal decisions (by governments, official bodies, international committees etc); the latter - once quotes from US politicians are filtered out - mostly about personal or informal decisions, and about the decision process rather than any decision being taken:
Make decision is the common form used in English.
But take decision is used in British English. It means "making an important or formal decision".
Per se, there appears to be no difference in meaning. Even so, "taking a decision" is common in British parlance, whereas "making a decision" is more common in the US.
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Actually, I think the difference between the two is the final action.
Making a decision implies something you have decided in your mind. The action to implement that decision may or may not have happened.
Taking a decision implies that the action to implement the decision has happened.
That's my two cents worth.
For US English only: Make a decision. Take a position.
A decision is something that is formed through a process. It is put together, or made.
A position is something that is finished. The world "position" itself suggests a specific, stable place to which one has moved, or taken.
One makes a decision to take a position.
making a decision is something you have engineered; taking a decision is something that is put before you (active versus passive).
Actually decisions deal with options. You may have several options to choose from at which time you may choose an option. Hence I may request that you choose or pick an option. Obviously when you pick an option you are taking that corse of action. As you can see when you pick you decide to take. Even though making a decision is more common the logical reasoning leads one to take a decision to use take versus make. Once you decide the corse of action to take in deciding to use "take" the usage will feel more natural .
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The Tur Yoreh Deah 274 says in the name of the Rosh that there is no issue with the different lettering. The Meiri Shabbos 104a also indicates that there is no issue. The Noda B'Yehuda Yora Deah 171 also indicates that it is fine.
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The only real difference being that future changes to this enum, which normally would not be under my direct change control, would not cause the code to be rewritten or revisited in any way other than recompile with new referenced assemblies or projects.
It's also faster and safer to code (than human typed strings, assuming you are human).
Just as a way to avoid erring. Which I personally at least do enough of.
Nice introductory tutorial to the taskbar, and works like a charm. Pity the resolution even in high wma/wmv doesnt allow one to see the actual code really well.
Can we do this for windows XP?
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So at least five of agency has publicly declared that they don't like alt usage but like everyone else nobody wanted to lose a chance at getting 100 cores or so at season's end.
Well, season ended, cores have been handed out, why are you people still in the alt-supporting Agency? This is the moment when actions truly speak louder than words. It's time to show your stand that you refuse to allow din, or anyone else, to abuse alts to such an extreme measure the way din did during season 3. It's time to click on 'Leave Guild'.
Choosing to remain with Agency for season 4 means you have no self respect or respect for other players trying to make a honest living and truly deserves to remain muted indefinitely. Anyone leaving Agency now until season 4 will be given a second chance and unmuted.
You got your cores, now leave. Refusal is proof of your support for alt usage.
I will not bring this up again or mention this any more because the season is now over and it's IMPOSSIBLE for anyone to abuse alts for an entire month. (unless you like being a cunt and use your alt's gyros/airs to wipe towers then use main to clean up cit/silos YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHO YOU ARE)
Much hate,


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BEALLSVILLE - Communication is key when natural gas drillers work in areas that also have active coal mining operations, as leaders of both industries said they cooperate with each other as much as possible.
"We invite oil and gas companies to contact us so that we may share information and ensure the safety of our coal miners," said Gary Broadbent, assistant general counsel for Murray Energy Corp., parent company of the Century Mine and Powhatan No. 6 Mine in southern Belmont County and northern Monroe County.
"Murray Energy Corp. has a longstanding commitment to working with oil and gas companies to ensure that coal, oil, and gas resources are fully and safely developed," he added.
The commitment to work together has not always been as strong, as the two sides have been fighting a turf war, of sorts, over the past several years. The new direction is welcome for area residents, as the safety of coal miners and gas drillers is paramount in any operation.
Robert Murray, founder and chief executive officer of Murray Energy, appealed a decision by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources that would have allowed Oxford Oil to drill wells right into the middle of his coal mine, causing a potential safety issue.
"The Ohio Reclamation Commission has ruled in Murray Energy's favor, and Oxford Oil is now appealing this matter," said Broadbent regarding the current status of the situation with Oxford.
"Murray Energy is confident in its legal standing and looks forward to the oral arguments, which are to be scheduled later this year."
The potential for natural gas rig workers and frackers - many of whom are used to working in states such as Texas and Louisiana that have little or no coal mining - to make a mistake is real. On June 7, 2010, drillers struck a "shallow pocket" of methane gas in an abandoned coal mine near Moundsville, a little more than 1,000 feet below the surface. In addition to injuring several workers, this ignited a large fireball that burned for days.
There have not been any reports of similar events in the Upper Ohio Valley since, however.
The coal and natural gas industries are seemingly competing for the same customers, as increasingly more electricity generation is moving toward natural gas power.
However, Michael McCown, vice president of Gastar Exploration Northeast, said his natural gas drilling company does not view the coal industry as a direct competitor.
"Consol Energy (McElroy Mine) owns the coal rights under our Marshall County operations. We work well with them. We inform them where we want to drill so that it does not create a problem for their operations," said McCown.
For its part, Consol is now drilling its own natural gas wells under the CNX Gas Corp. banner.
The company believes current and potential future environmental regulations make natural gas a more viable long-term option, according to Consol investor statements.


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There's some small cities in the game you can't visit. When you check them out, they have the same color and stock ratios as their nation's capital (Lowee, Laststation etc.). So far there's Sim City,Haneda City, Randome City and Lagoon City.
Do these small towns actually do anything or are they just to populate the map?


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Thursday, January 26, 2012
In His Absence
7 comments:
- Deesdrib said...
Kathy, I hope you get some answers. I can't even begin to imagine what it is like to not know what happenend to your child. I pray for you and your family that you may have peace.
- January 14, 2012 at 3:03 PM
- Jessica said...
Kathy, we love you and we love Aeryn. I want him to come home --as you describe him, I can see him so well. The injustice in this case is so glaring...I don't know how these civil servants can live with themselves. love you,
- January 14, 2012 at 3:37 PM
- alexmarie said...
How sad and frightening that anyone could lose their child like this. I am heartbroken to think that your grown son can just disappear like he did with no clues and no help from the police. I pray you get answers Kathy. How absurd that anyone could judge a person on their sexuality and that alone. Your love for your beautiful son shines through this post. Thank you for sharing with us all.
- January 14, 2012 at 10:13 PM
- Shelby said...
This story breaks my heart every time I think about it. I hope our government helps you get some answers.
- January 15, 2012 at 6:23 PM
- phoebeholmes.com said...
This story never fails to make me shake my head in disbelief at how the case was handled and how Kathy has been treated. I will keep praying for you all, that you will get answers to what happened.
- January 15, 2012 at 6:41 PM
- Aishlin said...
This is a well-written and deeply moving post. I'd heard a little of Aeryn's story before, but I hadn't realized the cops displayed such open homophobia. Reading the details of your son's personality, I felt that he would be a wonderful person to know. His disappearance is a tragedy. I'm so sorry your family has gone through this heartbreak and I hope you can find justice and answers.
- January 15, 2012 at 7:09 PM
- Michael said...
Kathy, your son Aeryn was a good friend to me at FUS and I will help you find justice and some closure In this case as best I can. Who do we need to write to and I'll fire off a letter?
- January 27, 2012 at 3:36 PM


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Sleeping at Noisebridge
Basically, noisebridge was born free and pure. It was composed of excellent hackers who had the highest goals in mind of creating a physical space where people could come anytime and create things. We thought that by renting a space with an open-door policy and inviting more hackers to make use of it, the purity of the initialized meatspace would sustain. Unfortunately, reality is an aggressive dog. -Jake (spaz)
Noisebridge is not your home, it is your hackspace
There is broad consensus that living at Noisebridge or sleeping overnight is not excellent. That means you should not do it. Noisebridge is a place for hacking on creative uses of technology, not somewhere to live or crash out. Our lease prohibits people from living here, and people living at Noisebridge reduce its utility for those who want to hack.
If you are sleeping at Noisebridge anyone has the right to ask you to wake up and hack or leave. As a community, we agree that it is not acceptable to argue, be rude, or go back to sleep after someone has asked you to wake and hack or leave. If you fail to wake up and hack or leave when asked, you should expect to have your behavior discussed at a community meeting, and you are likely to end up being unwelcome here.
People who sleep at Noisebridge may find themselves awakened by the Rooster Brigade.
If you'd like to talk about the issue of sleeping, please join Noisebridge's discuss list at: https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss
Resources instead of living at Noisebridge
General Info
SF Homeless Resource Wiki 211 - Call 211 for food, helath care, shelter referrals, resources and info
Where to store your belongings
- Storing stuff on member shelves is not excellent. Member shelves are for projects, material for hacking, and so on. They are not for general posessions.
- City Storage, 150 Otis St. (between Gough and Duboce), 415-557-6339, Hours: 9am-3:30pm
Where to shower
Where to get food
- Glide Memorial Church
- Look up Tastebridge meeting nights
- Volunteer at SF Food Not Bombs
- Martin de porres House
- Free Eats Chart
Where to get free wifi / computer access
- Noisebridge wireless access is excellent
- Public libraries, housing projects and some other city facilities (map)
- St Anthony's Computer Lab
- Monkeybrains.net free wifi hotspots (corner of 19th and mission, dolores park, numerous other locations)
- McDonalds, Starbucks, Union Square, the Metreon
Where to sleep
- Get involved with Homes Not Jails
- Free shelter chart [1]
- Hostels (some will let you do work trade), co-ops (some rent cheap bunks or sublets)
- Camp in Golden Gate Park or one of SF's forested areas
Lists of free meals, food pantries, medical, hygiene, etc.
- Project Homeless Connect
- Free Printshop - Regularly updated charts of Free Eats, Free Shelter, Free Medical & Mental health care


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May 15, 2010
Nelson Mandela: 'The 2010 FIFA World Cup™ will inspire and unite'
Nelson Mandela. Photo courtesy United Nations Photo
The transcript of a speech by Nelson Mandela, which was read out at the FIFA World Cup™ Final Draw in Cape Town, has been released by the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
Mr Mandela, who turns 92 on June 18, exactly one week after the FIFA World Cup™ final, is known as one of the most inspirational people in history. After spending 27 years imprisoned on Robben Island, he became the president of South Africa and united the nation against all expectations.
His role in inspiring the Springboks to victory at the 1995 Rugby World Cup, was recently depicted in the film Invictus, staring Morgan Freeman as Mr Mandela and Matt Damon as Springbok captain, Francois Pienaar.
Below is a copy of Mr. Mandela's speech, courtesy of the Nelson Mandela Foundation.
"Sport has the power to inspire and unite people. In Africa soccer enjoys great popularity and has a particular place in the hearts of people. This is why it is so important that the FIFA World Cup will, for the first time ever, be hosted on the African continent in 2010. We feel privileged and humbled that South Africa has been given the singular honour of being the African host country.
"We must strive for excellence in our hosting of the World Cup while at the same time ensuring that the event leaves a lasting benefit to all our people.
"The people of Africa learned the lessons of patience and endurance in their long struggles for freedom.
"May the rewards brought by the FIFA World Cup prove that the long wait for its arrival on African soil has been worth it.
"Ke Nako. It's time.
"I thank you."


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When I turn on my computer (a CR-48), I keep loading tty1. I have tried
xstart, and all I get is:
Fatal server error:
Could not create lock file in /tmp/.tX0-lock
When I attempted to make the directory (both sudo and not), I received these two errors:
sudo: Can't open /var/lib/sudo/don/tty2: Read-only file system (I've gotten other tty's for different virtual terminals)
mkdir: cannot create directory '/tmp/tX0-lock': Read-only file system
Before I got to the only terminal state, I had the computer moving a few files from a network server to the computer, I put it to sleep without stopping the transfers, and started the computer again away from my home network, and attempted to stop the transfers, the computer than restarted.
sudo reboot puts me right back in the virtual terminal, and I can't get into any sort of x application.


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The 14 Rules of Long-Lasting Relationships
To use these Rules effectively, you have to start out with someone who wants you to be happy and is prepared at least to meet you half way in making that happen. If you're approaching the relationship with the same attitude, you are well on your way to a long and happy life.
(Excerpted from "The Rules of Love" by Richard Templar)
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Be Nice
You've had a long and tiring day. In fact it's been a difficult week. You get home grumpy and irritable, and you need someone to take it out on. Who's there to oblige? Your partner, of course. They are always available, and it's not surprising you're feeling snappy, so what do they expect?
What they might expect is that you'd treat them nicely. If it was a friend standing there as you walked through the door, you'd manage to find it in you to be polite, so why not your partner? After all, they should be the most important person in the world to you, so why don't they get the best treatment?
It's so easy to use your partner as a handy sponge to absorb all your angst and to vent your anger to -- but that doesn't make it right. I've known plenty of couples who are snappy and irritable with each other on a regular basis. Some are even downright rude, simply because they can't be bothered to be nice -- because neither has done anything wrong. None of them have really happy and enviable relationships.
What's wrong with a bit of old-fashioned civility? What became of "please" and "thank you" and "would you mind?" If you want to feel really positive about what you have together, you need to start by being courteous and respectful to each other. Remember your basic manners, and speak with respect and kindness to one another. Fix them their favorite drink or give them a little gift for no reason at all except the best one -- because you love them. Pay them compliments, help them with daunting tasks even if it's not "your job" to put up shelves or do the ironing or unpack the groceries.
More on: Marriage and Divorce
From The Rules of Love Copyright © 2009, FT Press. Used by permission of FT Press, and Pearson Education. All rights reserved.
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How to Build a Cobra From ScratchWritten by on April 12, 2006 Contributors: Muscle Car Restorations You Really Can Build a Cobra From Scratch. Factory Five and Muscle Car Restorations Shows How.
By definition, a Factory Five Cobra is a kit car. You pay a set price, and at some point in time a big brown truck pulls up to your house and unloads a couple of very large boxes full of parts made of fiberglass and steel. But for decades, "kit car" meant missing parts, shoddy workmanship, horrible chopper-gun fiberglass, and a bundle of parts destined to gather dust in the garage with no realistic hope of getting put together. If that's how you define a kit car--and many people do--then a Factory Five Cobra needs a different label, as it comes complete as advertised, and if you can't finish it in a year or so ... well, you're just not trying.
Factory Five Racing (FFR) owner David Smith realizes that the general public views his Cobra roadster as a kit car, but he has no shortage of customer referrals to debunk the negativity of that label. And after touring the factory, driving several different variations on the FFR Cobra, following along as Muscle Car Restorations (MCR) built one for us, and talking to many of the customers who have built cars by themselves, it's pretty obvious that FFR is in another league, rising far above the stigma that has befallen kit cars since those dark days of the VW Bug-based trash that belittled the genre.
The basic premise behind the FFR Cobra is light years ahead of the competition. For about $15,000, you buy the parts to build a Cobra, minus the suspension, drivetrain, wiring, and some other small pieces. Those missing parts, however, come from the darling of the aftermarket and junkyards alike--every Mustang built between 1979 and 2004. Get a wrecked 5.0 or 4.6 Mustang and rob the suspension, engine, transmission, wiring, and some other minor parts, and you have all that's necessary to build a basic FFR Cobra. It really doesn't get much easier, considering you're building a car from scratch.
To prove the durability of his cars, Smith worked out a deal with HOT ROD wherein we would build one of his cars to our own specs, and then thrash the living bejeezus out of it at our bidding. So we took him on and had a kit delivered to the anal-retentive (and we say that in the most kind way) pros at Muscle Car Restorations in Wisconsin. Over the course of only a few months, MCR's John Balow and his boys turned our FFR Cobra from three boxes of parts into a running, driving, fire-breathing Cobra that would make Carroll Shelby if not proud, at least a little jealous.
We'll let the cat out of the bag and tell you that the car is already done as we go to press with this issue. Did it live up to its reputation? You'll have to wait until next month to learn that. This month, we'll show you what's involved in building one of these cars yourself in your own garage.
Before we gild the lily too much, understand that you need to know your way around a wrench and rivet gun before taking on a project of this sort, but you also don't need to be a NASCAR Cup-level fabricator. It's a little bit beyond a complete bolt-together deal, and there are a few things that you'll probably need to farm out, most notably bodywork and paint. But it's certainly something that the average hot rodder can accomplish. And since it's much easier to build one of these cars after you've already done it before, FFR sponsors a three-day class at Mott community college in Howell, Michigan, where students go through the process of building one. Students range from professional mechanics to soccer moms, so you don't need to be intimidated.
The following is an abbreviated look into what it takes to build an FFR Cobra roadster, as done by the Muscle Car Restorations crew. Check back next month when we put the finished car on the chassis dyno, on the road, on the dragstrip, and around a few curves at speed.
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The kit arrives with the body bolted to the frame and with most of the aluminum panels screwed in place for shipping and to give you an idea of where they all go. Removing the body and panels is the first step in building the car.Factory Five prepackages all the necessary kit parts in the order in which you assemble the kit. MCR took advantage of this in order to plate all of the bare metal components ahead of time.The FFR chassis is based on the original 427 Cobra, with 4-inch round tubing main rails and a birdcage of mostly 1-inch square tubing. All the frames are built on this jig, which is checked often to ensure consistency. All frames get powdercoated gloss black.The kit was designed to accept a Fox Mustang 8.8-inch rearend, but we opted for a Moser 9-inch due to the abuse we are going to subject the car to. Moser's rear is a bolt-in 9-inch for Mustangs, and this one carries 3.73:1 gears and 31-spline axles.Factory Five cars have no stressed fiberglass components. Instead, the cockpit and floorpan pieces are made from T6061 0.040-inch sheet aluminum that must be riveted to the frame. This ensures that all structural loading is directed to the frame. Here the aluminum F panel is riveted to the frame prior to the installation of the front suspension.The front suspension uses Bilstein monotube coilovers and fully adjustable upper and optional lower control arms (the base kit uses the donor Mustang's suspension parts). After the control arms come the spindles and brake assembly. Dave's Mustang Parts provided the spindles, and the big brakes are from Baer. A Fox-Mustang steering rack is used. You can use either power or manual steering. Our car used a manual rack, and it's easy to steer in such a lightweight car.The base FFR car uses the factory four-link, but a more performance-oriented three-link is available, and that's what MCR used on this car. FFR designed the three-link for its spec racers, so it's a race-ready setup that also works very well on the street. Like the front, the rear has Bilstein coilovers and tubular control arms. To install this package, the rear end must be held up on jackstands while the control arms and coilovers are bolted in place.
Factory Five supplied an optional Fuel Safe fuel cell, which mounts underneath the trunk. The fuel pump, regulator, and lines are from Holley.One of the parts you'll need from the donor Mustang is the pedal box, which bolts right in place. Instead of scrounging in junkyards, we found one at Dave's Mustang Parts (DMP). DMP restored this one from a wrecked car, but the company is also in the process of creating brand-new pedal assemblies just for Cobra builders. MCR modified the throttle and brake pedals for the conversion to manual brakes and to improve throttle position in the tight Cobra footwell.The rolling chassis is now ready to accept the engine. While Factory Five kits can utilize a variety of engines, from a 4.6 modular motor to the 460, we used the Coast High Performance 427 small-block as seen in last month's issue. Year One provided the modernized Mustang aftermarket parts such as the ignition, clutch, and radiator. Here, the MCR crew is aligning the scattershield before bolting on the Tremec-supplied TKO transmission. Factory Five provides a detachable rear-transmission mount to make transmission removal easier on a completed car.With the engine and trans in place in the rolling chassis, it's starting to look like a real car. Factory Five provides precut brake lines but you have to bend them yourself. Check out MCR's clean bend around the front crossmember.With the engine in place, the wiring is next. Factory Five provided the optional carbureted wiring harness, or you can use a factory Mustang harness (the 256-page instruction manual tells you how to modify it). The wiring for the lights runs along the frame outriggers and comes back into the cockpit through laser-cut holes in the aluminum. MCR put quick disconnects on the harness so dash removal could be a painless one-step process. The MSD ignition and fuse box were mounted behind the dash to keep the engine bay clean.With the fuel lines routed and in place, the trunk aluminum can be siliconed and riveted into place. All the aluminum comes precut and fits neatly in the prescribed location.Most of the small fitment and trim work is done before the body is mounted. Shown here is the rollbar mounting, which must be drilled and bolted and then removed before the body is in place. Once it's fitted, it's a good time to have it chromed or powdercoated.The doors, hood, and trunk all come pre-trimmed from a five-axis robot that is far more precise than a guy with a cutoff wheel. It leaves a nice, clean edge, but there is nevertheless some finish work required to make it perfect.
Murray Pfaff's rendering of our car had a few custom touches, such as enlarged side vents, rear fender ducts, and a custom hood. MCR spent a good deal of time to make sure the finished product mimicked Pfaff's illustration.The 'glass is filed down into a rough shape and then finished to create a custom opening in the top of the fender.MCR added real carbon-fiber rock-chip guards to the leading edge of the rear fenders. This is real carbon fiber molded into the car, not the stick-on junk you've seen with the import crowd.The hoodscoop was lengthened to meet the leading edge of the hood. MCR built it up with polyurethane foam and fiberglass and made it fully functional.You'll probably need to farm out the paint and bodywork. A full-service shop, MCR did the paint too, using PPG products. The base color is '05 Chevy Arrival Blue and the stripes are red, gray, and white. Before going to the paint booth, the body must be test fit to check for fitment of all trim items with the stripe layout.After carefully dropping the body over the frame, it's time to start assembling everything. Here, aluminum trim is mounted to the radiator and body with rivets.The chromed brass windshield is bolted into place to the frame. The small wind deflectors are then bolted onto the windshield.The side pipes are mounted for a final time. MCR chose to use Factory Five's optional 4-into-4 headers that mate up easily to the side pipes and a small-block Ford.


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Remember the old joke about the four food groups? Fast, frozen, instant and chocolate? If you're old enough to remember Butoni Toaster Pizzas and florescent hair clips, you're old enough to have learned about the original four food groups in school: dairy, meat, fruits and vegetables, and grains. Introduced by the USDA in 1956, the four food groups remained a mainstay of nutrition education for nearly 40 years.
I vividly remember my health teacher, Mrs. Groves, teaching us about the food groups. This was back when we still had health teachers. Mrs. Groves had us planning meals that included all the groups. I recall her praising one group's work in particular. Its members had made a complete meal out of a single piece of pizza. "It's got all the groups," Mrs. Groves explained excitedly, "as long as it's pepperoni pizza!"
You may say that we've come a long way in our understanding of what to eat, but I'm not so sure. I recently asked my students to write an essay about the link between poverty and obesity. They made thoughtful observations about reasons for the trend and resources available to those in need. Unfortunately, when asked to describe inexpensive, balanced meals that poor people could afford to eat, I discovered that some of their ideas about what constituted "healthy" foods were as out-of-date as Mrs. Groves'.
It's no wonder, considering the mixed messages we've gotten all our lives. Ideas about what's healthy seem to change with the advent of each new celebrity diet.
Why hasn't the USDA hasn't helped? Well, the short answer is that it's had a different job to do. The original architect of the four food groups, the voice behind U.S. Dietary Guidelines that govern schools, prisons, and the military, is a government organization dedicated to promoting American agriculture. It was supposed to sell food, not stop us from buying it. Even today, the wordsmiths at the USDA pepper their guidelines with the language of "eat more" (fish, nut oils, green vegetables, whole grains) rather than "eat less."
Two powerful players are behind the wordplay: the meat and dairy Industries. These strong agricultural lobbies have long had a choke hold on the USDA. This explains why they each got their own food groups and prime real estate on our dinner plates. And, according to the documentary "Killer At Large: Why Obesity is America's Greatest Threat," the relationship between the USDA and big food lobbyists is so tight that leaders from these powerful food lobbies often find themselves running the USDA.
To its credit, in 1992, the USDA replaced the four food groups with the Healthy Food Pyramid. Its 2005 iteration, MyPyramid.gov, is notably better in terms of its advice, but worse in terms of its clarity. As a graphic message, it's been criticized as a wordless, incomprehensible jumble. The conspiracy theorists believe the confusion is intentional.
Perhaps a better place to find answers about what to eat is the Web site of Harvard's School of Public Health. These nutrition experts gave up trying to work with the USDA years ago and created their own pyramid, free from the influence of lobbyists. You can find it on www.nutritionsource.org. The graphics are fairly simple to understand and the message familiar: "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants." That's a long way from Mrs. Groves' exclamation, "As long as it's pepperoni pizza!" but we live and learn.


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New Blackboard 9.1 Updates!
Blackboard Olé (Bb) is the learning management system used at the University of San Diego.
Blackboard contains a robust, full-featured set of tools for managing online classes to enhance student learning. Faculty can provide digital content for courses, including syllabi, lectures, quizzes, and assignment submission, while also fostering a collaborative learning environment.


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All of the arguments I've heard against using this method assume that you have adequate supplies for alternate rewarming methods. If you literally didn't, and it appeared they were going to freeze to death anyway, would you have a whole lot to lose? Of course, if you felt yourself starting to get hypothermic as well, then I'd guess you should stop and reassess the situation, but should you at least try this method first?
First, this answer is not a substitute for proper training. I recommend taking a class in Wilderness First Aid or higher to be better prepared for things like treating hypothermic people.
Second, hypothermia is a term that tends to have different connotations with different people. Sometimes what people call "hypothermia" is just a very cold individual, or they mean someone who is shivering uncontrollably for example. The stages of hypothermia are really a sliding scale with the varying degrees of severity sort of fading into each other. But regardless, treatment for 1st stage hypothermia is very different from severe hypothermia at the other end, especially in a backcountry scenario with limited or no resources.
For this question, a moderately severe hypothermic person seems to be the patient being referenced. Typical signs & symptoms would likely include:
With this particular patient example, warming them in the field is not a realistic prospect. You need to seek help for them, and get them out of there ASAP. Body-to-body warming, if anything, is only going to help stabilize them and keep them from getting even colder. But even then it's not a very effective way to try to warm someone in a hypothermic state, especially one of any significant degree.
But in short, body-to-body contact could be used to treat this patient as a last resort, but only as a last-ditch effort to help stabilize them until help arrives, assuming help is on the way to your location and also assuming you have no other heat sources (fire, stove...). If no help is available then trying this treatment is probably better than nothing at all. Just be careful and don't make yourself in to a patient as well!
Side note: Don't let the person get this bad! Any treatment methods including the one being discussed here (which is not the standard of care) are going to be more effective the earlier you catch the hypothermia. Time is not your friend here, so act quickly.
This article from NOLS provides some relevant information to this treatment method:
Sources: Wilderness First Aid from NOLS WMI, other training, and years of experience.
The article referenced above from NOLS.


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Emily Explains: Torrey's Rib Pattern
Recently, I had the pleasure of visiting Spinning Yarns in New Hampshire for a day. I got to know Margot (the owner), Kerri, and Dianna (Margot's mom!). It was so wonderful! I joined in on their morning class where everyone brought the project they were working on. All of the knitters were helping each other and sharing ideas. It was a day filled with knitting and great conversation! We discussed everything from our favorite yarns and patterns to techniques we found confusing. Read more


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Just wondering what to do (flag, ask for an answer, etc.) when someone asks a question, then either states in a comment that s/he:
- has made a mistake and have managed to resolve the issue or
- did some research and solved the problem
I think that since a lot of people only check answers to questions (and not all the comments, especially when its a long list), that some things may be missed. I'm only asking about if they do this via a comment on their own question.


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What are must-do, budget-friendly things to do/see in Las Vegas?
Hubby and I are headed there next month for a few days, staying at the Imperial Palace. Any tips on places to eat, shows to see, things to do, etc, that won't break the bank?
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Walk out of the casino onto the strip. Go left. There is a bar with 2 for 1 24oz frosty cold beers. Now with frosty cold beers in hand walk the other way to Casino Royale. Cheap beer and $3 blackjack tables. Also try Stage Door Casino behind The Flamingo. Local hangout. Cheap beer and damn good hotdogs.
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Most of the big casinos have amazing lobbies, I remember being entertained just visiting a few of them and looking around.
The Luxor has a pretty cool recreation of King Tut's tomb (or did a while back) I can't say how much it cost since I last visited years ago and didn't pay for my ticket in the first place, but I can't imagine that it would be budget breaking.
I believe that most of the casinos have some sort of free or cheap "show" from time to time that fits into their theme. Circus Circus had some circus acts, and I remember Caesar's Palace having something or other going on as well.
Check the hotel websites. They should have a listing of their shows, both the free and the ticketed.
Edit: Not exactly "cheap" but I think the Titanic Exhibit is one of those really awesome, rare opportunities that are worth splurging over. http://www.luxor.com/entertainment/titanic.aspx
Absolutely free: Bellagio fountains, TI Pirate Show, Coca-Cola and M&M Stores are fun even w/o purchasing anything, just walking the strip (Keep your hands at your side or in your pockets or you'll find them full of business cards for strippers.)
Pretty cheap: Mac King Magic Show (find someone with free coupons in the carnival area outside Harrah's. You'll stil have to pay $10 each for drinks, but it's worth it.)
I used this link pretty much when I went to Vegas two months ago.
If you're looking for really cheap eats, go to TERRIBLE'S cafe (2nd floor) over at Flamingo and Paradise road. They'll serve you a steak dinner for only ten bucks and more! Like no kidding. http://www.terriblescasinos.com/din.php Just go at night though... like after 9-ish if you don't plan on waiting long. Their cafe is 24/7. Buffet is cheap too but didn't try it. This was pretty much the highlight of the stay, lol.
Other notable places (from first link)
1) Bellagios dancing fountain runs every hour on the hour.
2) Rios sky thingy parade I forgot what it was called, they're on the weekend evenings.
3) Circus Circus acts, all day acts every 45 minutes. I think there's like about six in total a day.. after that it's repeats.
4) Treasure island people singing I think
5) Mirage volcano in the evening
If you haven't yet, go ahead and pay to get on the stratosphere.
And if you don't mind being under pressure and don't mind wasting a day, go for a time share thing.
It's a trap for sure, but if they say they'll give you free show tickets for something good.. I'd go for it.
Honestly though, I think Vegas has seen it's better days... so many casinos are closing/closed and so much homeless people are walking the streets.
OH YEAH! Do you watch Pawn Stars? Go down Las Vegas Blvd and it's the shop right after charelston to the right.
Looking at other people's suggestions makes me remember a lot that I'd forgotten. Bellagio's fountains are amazing. The Mirage has a 20,000 gallon aquarium behind the front desk, as well as an impressive atrium.
Even if you don't have everything 100% preplanned, I think you'd have to try pretty hard to not be entertained in Vegas. Just wander around and be a tourist, you'll enjoy yourself.
If you're looking for a budget friendly nature hike, Red Rock Canyon is 15 or 20 miles from the strip and it is awe inspiring. It is also very cheap--under $10 per car. We used to visit Vegas several times a year pre-kids and it was a nice way to take a vacation from our vacation.
Hoover Dam.
I'd emphazise the free outdoor stuff. The fountains at Bellagio are a wonderful attraction. The schedule and "playlist" can be found here:
I dont' think they announce what is going to play when (if you specifically wanted to hear something), so you take your chances.
Sirens of Treasure Island
Thanks everyone! Lots of great information. I can't wait!
If the Tropicana in las vegas still has their parrot colony in the lobby do check it out. Most of the birds are on open pearches and have caretakers who, when I visited, taught you how to interact with the tamer ones. Great for kids.


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YOUST, Barry L., 56, of Shadyside, Ohio, died Sunday, March 17, 2013, at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, OH.
Barry was born October 10, 1956, in Bellaire, Ohio, a son of Paul G. and Delores Hammond Youst.
He was employed by Yensen Landscape Supply, Triadelphia, WV, and a Protestant.
Preceding him in death were his wife, Jacqueline Florence Youst; paternal grandparents Stingley and Lucy Youst; and maternal grandparents Asbury and Mildred Hammond.
Surviving in addition to his parents, of Shadyside, OH, are two sons, Joseph Youst and his fiancee, Jessica of Westerville, OH, and Steven (Jaime) Youst of Weirton, WV; a stepson, Jeffery (Danielle) Wallace of Shadyside, OH; two brothers, Curtis (Marla) Youst of Bellaire, OH, and Richard (Gerri) Youst of Shadyside, OH; a sister, Paula (Ted) Zagoric of Shadyside, OH; two grandchildren, Rory and Cady Youst; and the mother of his sons, Donna McGarry Youst of Bellaire, OH.
Family and friends will be received Thursday, March 21, 2013 at the Bauknecht-Altmeyer Funeral Homes and Crematory, 3900 Central Ave., Shadyside, Ohio. from 3 p.m. until time of funeral service at 7 p.m. with the Rev. David Roberts officiating.
Interment will be at the convenience of the family.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.altmeyer.com.