text:
FLINT, MI -- It's the final week of the 2013 prep sports season. Spring tournaments conclude this week and multiple Flint-area teams are still vying for a chance in a state championship game, which are played Saturday around the state.
Last week was full of action as well. Here's a look back at some of the top performances from the week that was in Flint-area sports:
Jack Weller, Swartz Creek boys golf -- Weller was the lone Flint-area qualifier for the Division 1 boys golf state finals. He shot a 72 Thursday, June 6, at Boulder Pointe in Oxford to claim one of three individual qualifying spots. The Dragons missed out on qualifying as a team, finishing eighth.
Kennedy Clothier, Flint Powers Catholic girls soccer -- Clothier scored a goal and provided an assist as Powers held on to beat Lake Fenton, 3-2, Friday, June 7, in a Division 3 girls soccer regional championship game. The Chargers are once again onto the state semifinals and looking for a chance at another state championship after finishing runner-up last season.
Flint Powers Catholic's boys baseball team held on for an extra-inning win and then scored a rout to claim a regional championship Saturday, June 8. The Chargers beat Frankenmuth, 6-5, in eight innings with a comeback effort in a regional semifinal. They then slammed Capac 14-4 in the final. Powers is regional champ, despite being just 16-17 overall on the season.
Keith Villano, New Lothrop baseball -- The Hornets won a regional championship June 8 and are now one win away from Battle Creek. New Lothrop beat Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes 8-5 in the semifinal and then Potterville, 2-1, in the regional championship game.
"We play in KLAA and it got us ready for the postseason. We knew when we got to the postseason we would be battle-tested. I felt we had a run in us." -- Grand Blanc baseball coach JD Wheeler after the Bobcats lost to Bay City Western in a regional final June 8.
4: Straight trips to the golf state finals for New Lothrop. The Hornets qualified as a team for the Division 4 state finals, which begin Friday at Forest Akers East in East Lansing.
8: Strikeouts for Linden pitcher Molly Sherman in a 6-3 regional final win over Williamston Saturday, June 8. Sherman also had a triple and an RBI.
0: Goals allowed by Fenton goalie Tiffany Cairns in a 2-0 shutout of Haslett Thursday, June 6 in a regional championship game.
State finals: The boys golf state finals begin Friday and conclude Saturday in all four divisions as do the baseball and softball finals. Baseball and softball finals will be played at Baily Park in Battle Creek. Soccer state championship games will also be played Saturday.
Soccer semifinals: Fenton and Flint Powers Catholic are both still alive in the state playoffs. Fenton plays Bloomfield Hills Marian Wednesday at Fenton and Flint Powers Catholic plays Pontiac Notre Dame Prep at Ortonville Brandon High School.
Contact Ross at firstname.lastname@example.com and follow him on Twitter @Maghielse.


text:
CORNER BROOK — Canada may theoretically have the opportunity to do it, but Sean Dolter says it may be impractical to preserve half of the country's boreal forest from development.
The authors of a paper presented at the International Congress of Conservation Biology in Baltimore, Md. earlier this week said Canada needs to take action to protect about 50 per cent of its vast tract of northern forests in order for the boreal forest to maintain its health.
According to an article on the report by The Canadian Press, that would be significantly higher than the 10 per cent level researchers previously thought was necessary to conserve natural systems.
Dolter, who is currently on sabbatical from his job as general manager of the Model Forest of Newfoundland and Labrador, had not yet read the actual report when contacted by The Western Star. He did say that Canada gets the lion's share of the pressure to conserve more boreal forest at the global level, likely because the country has the most of it.
Canada, he said, sequesters about twice the carbon as tropical forests do and is considered "a breadbasket" for carbon storage when it comes to global pressure on conserving forests.
Development releases carbon stored in the boreal forest, which aggravates climate change.
"Canada could solve a lot of global issues with respect to carbon and some levels of protection by doing a 50 per cent level of conservation, but we will never be compensated for that," said Dolter.
By that, Dolter means Canada would have to give up numerous economic opportunities generated from using the forest, if that much of it was to be protected.
Pressure likely to mount
He said the pressure on Canada to act on its potential to institute major conservation measures will likely continue to mount, but the economic value associated with the boreal forest must also be considered.
"You can be as eco-centric as you want, but the fact of the matter is we have a fairly large pulp and paper industry and sawmill industry," said Dolter.
In Newfoundland and Labrador, there is a little less pressure on the forest resources from industry these days with the shutdown of two paper mills and the downsizing of Corner Brook Pulp and Paper in recent years. Still, the tough times in the forest products industry also means mills have to harvest trees in more concentrated areas.
"It would be nice if we could spread out harvesting all over the province and take a little form here and a little from there, but the costs of doing that are prohibitive," said Dolter.
The surplus of forest also means there are more opportunities for the boreal forest to be used in the province in other ways.
"The challenge the provincial government now has is to look for ways to best use the forest while still maintaining its uniqueness and conservation and wildlife values," he said. "It can sometimes be a matrix of competing interests."
The boreal forest is a huge stretch of green that runs across the northern part of most provinces and the southern tips of the territories. Its 5.8 million square kilometres of forests, taiga, tundra, peatlands, salt marshes, rivers and lakes include the largest blocks of intact forest and wetlands left on Earth — more than half the world's intact boreal forest and its largest area of surface freshwater.
It's also home to caribou, grizzlies, wolverines, lynx and wolves as well as to many aboriginal communities that depend on it for food and cultural sustenance.
The report notes increasing industrial activity.
The authors say about 730,000 square kilometres have already been disturbed by oil and gas, mining, forestry and hydro development. Many boreal species from woodland caribou to Atlantic salmon to Canada warblers appear on at-risk lists.
Canada had the world's largest share of mineral exploration spending in 2011. Much of that probing was in the boreal forest.
Also at risk are "ecological services" such as water quality and marine productivity.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Endicott, NY (WBNG Binghamton) The push to bring ice back to Endicott is heating up.
The Skating Community for Opportunities and Enrichment, or SCORE, want to bring a two-sheet ice complex to Endicott.
The group presented its ideas to area community leaders Tuesday.
The new rink could be constructed at the empty parking lot next to K-Mart in Endicott.
SCORE plans to start a two year fundraising campaign this summer.
It aims to have construction started by 2013.
But in order for that to happen, it needs help from the community.
"There's no individual effort, it's a totally community based grassroots campaign to put an ice rink in Endicott facility and fill the void left by the absence of Grippen Park," says Jim Tofte, President of SCORE.
SCORE hopes to be registered as a non-profit organization by the end of the year.
That way donations would be tax-deductible.


text:
Wanted to give props to the Syracuse Crunch for a great new website.
The new site is much easier to navigate than the old one and even features blogs by Crunch Owner Howard Dolgon and play-by-play man Bob McElligot
I regretfully have been a little swept up in "Grob Watch" and the beginning of the SU Basketball season and have yet to get over to the War Memorial this season to see some pucks.
That will have to change, although not anytime soon. The Crunch are currently on a 7-game road swing and their next home game isn't until December 15 when they take on Hamilton.
or click "post a comment" below


text:
Browse by Author
Group by: Item Type | No Grouping
Jump to: Book Section
Number of items: 1.
Book Section
Eiben, A E, Jansen, B, Michalewicz, Z and Paechter, Ben (2000) Solving CSPs with evolutionary algorithms using self-adaptive constraint weights. In: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference - GECCO 2000. Amercian Association for Artificial Intelligence, pp. 128-134.


text:
The Devil's Double
Release Date: July 29th, 2011
R|1 hr. 49 min.
Plot Summary
Having been forced to act as a body double for one of Saddam Hussein's sons, Latif Yahia (Dominic Cooper) gives an insider's look at the life of the Iraqi tyrant.
Cast: Dominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier, Mimoun Oaïssa, Raad Rawi, Philip Quast, Mem Ferda, Khalid Laith, Dar Salim
Director: Lee Tamahori
Distributor: Lionsgate Films


text:
The Tyne Bridge is over the River Tyne in Newcastle, linking the city to Gateshead. At the time of its construction it was the world's longest single span bridge. The bridge was officially opened on 10 October 1928 by King George V and has since become a defining symbol of Tyneside. It currently stands as the tenth tallest structure in the city.
Categorised in: UK city breaks
This post was written by rejuvenate


text:
HACKENSACK — Michael Mordaga, a former city cop and chief detective in the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, is poised to become its first police director.
Multiple sources with knowledge of the decision confirmed it to NJ.com, but asked not to be identified because an official announcement had not been made. City Manager Stephen Lo Iacano, who did not return messages this afternoon, is expected to announce the hiring at a City Council meeting tonight.
The council will also have to give final approval for the move to become official.
Mordaga, a longtime member of the city force who served as a captain until 2002, will take over a department that has struggled with internal divisions and corruption in recent years.
Former chief Charles "Ken" Zisa is currently on house arrest as he awaits an appeal of a five-year sentence on official misconduct and insurance fraud convictions, and more than 20 members of the department have sued the city claiming retaliation and civil rights violations.
However, much of the force has reported an improvement in morale under Acting Chief Tomas Padilla, who is scheduled to retire in early February.
Mordaga's name had circulated as being among the city's top choices for the job since the City Council voted to create the position in November. Other rumored candidates included Trenton Police Director Ralph Rivera Jr.
Despite being extremely well regarded in Hackensack, Mordaga has also found himself the subject of controversy in the past.
He is named in a pair of lawsuits that accuse him of having an inappropriate relationship with former Tenafly resident and Lucchese crime family associate Frank Lagano.
Former state department investigator James Sweeney alleged in 2010 that Mordaga and Lagano had both business and personal dealings, and that Mordaga advised Lagano to hire a specific lawyer after he was arrested as part of "Operation Jersey Boyz" - a large 2004 gambling sweep that targeted members of organized crime syndicates.
When Lagano declined, the suit alleges that someone in the prosecutor's office leaked information that Lagano was working with Sweeney as an informant. Soon after, in April 2007, Lagano was murdered outside an East Brunswick diner - a case that remains unsolved.
Many of the same allegations were repeated in a suit by Lagano's family filed last year, and an investigation by The Record published in December found that Mordaga made numerous phone calls to Lagano throughout his time in the prosecutor's office, many before his arrest in the gambling sweep.
Mordaga has denied all accusations of misconduct.


text:
Marc Solomon Is Freedom To Marry's New Campaign Director. Maybe He'll Teach Joe Solmonese A Trick Or Two?
Marc Solomon — the gay marriage activist who I've never met but has been described to me as "affable," "grating," "capable," "narcissistic," and "polarizing" — is now the national campaign director at Freedom to Marry, the group he joined after
being pushed out of exiting Equality California, where he arrived as executive director after leading Massachusetts' MassEquality. You'll remember Freedom To Marry as one of the only Gay Inc. groups that wasn't sucking Obama's nuts since his election.
"Gay, Inc." has done a pretty good job on getting rid of DADT, the DOMA letter, and promoting gay marriage. Of course, lots of others were working on all this also. But, why always the rants on the major organizations ? Bitching on your blog, Queerty, ain't activism.Mar 2, 2011 at 2:06 pm · @Reply ·
His Prop8 campaign sucked.
@Drake: That was a joke, right?
@SF Pol: Marc Solomon didn't join Equality California until 2009 – after Prop 8 passed.
In fact, he left MassEquality to go to California because Prop8 passed – but he wasn't a part of the original Prop8 campaign.
I'm not sure what you're referring to when you say "his Prop8 campaign sucked."
@justiceontherocks: Are you kidding or just dumb? Show, stats , not irrational opinions of exactly who has helped to change the system.


text:
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A state investigation released Tuesday into the sales of cars to Ohio State athletes or their families found no wrongdoing on the parts of two car dealers who sold the vehicles.
The report by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles found the dealerships made money on 24 of 25 sales that took place between 2006 and 2010; the other car had been sitting on the lot for more than 150 days. The investigation came amid the scandal at Ohio State that saw coach Jim Tressel resign and star quarterback Terrelle Pryor bolt to the NFL.
"Today's report from the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles supports the sworn statements two Columbus auto dealers provided us that the manner in which they conducted sales with Ohio State student athletes and their families adhered to university and NCAA rules," Doug Archie, Ohio State's compliance chief, said in a statement.
The investigation stemmed from a May 7 story in the Columbus Dispatch that reported several OSU athletes and their relatives had bought used cars from Jack Maxton Chevrolet and Auto Direct in Columbus during the past five years. The story also said that Aaron Kniffin, a former salesman at the dealerships, had been involved in a number of those sales.
State investigators checked each of the transactions, reviewing the dealers' sales files, certificates of title, power of attorney forms and records pertaining to prior ownerships, according to the report.
The investigators also reviewed business records from the dealerships that showed the wholesale prices that they paid for the cars sold to OSU athletes or their families, the report said.
Those records indicated that Auto Direct made money on all 10 cars sold and that none of the buyers paid wholesale price or less, the report said. Jack Maxton made money on 14 of the 15 cars it sold to the athletes or their families. According to the report, the only car that the dealer lost money on had been sitting on its lot for more than 150 days.
The report said that during the course of the investigation, allegations had been made that some of the purchase agreements signed by Ohio State players or their family members didn't reflect the true cost because the athletes provided the dealers with tickets or sports memorabilia in exchange for cash.
"We found no evidence in the dealers' business records that tickets and/or sports memorabilia were included in the sales, and the dealers and their legal counsel contend that the allegations are false," the report said.
Kniffin said in an interview the report confirms what he has said for months: His dealings with Ohio State athletes were no different than any of the thousands of other customers he has served over the years.
"It's just a shame that I had to be dragged through the mud," he said.
Larry James, the Columbus attorney who represented Pryor in recent months, sent documents Tuesday to Ohio State's compliance office over Pryor's cars.
While in Columbus, the quarterback drove three cars, two that he bought at a dealer in Pennsylvania. James included records involving the purchase of a black, Nissan 350Z that Pryor's mother bought for her son in May from Auto Direct. The car, with 74,703 miles on it, cost $11,135, after a trade-in.
"Jason Goss, owner of Auto Direct, has repeatedly stated that Mr. Pryor was not given preferential treatment or special benefits," James wrote to the compliance office. "He treated Terrelle Pryor as he does all customers."
The purchase of the Nissan 350Z was not one of the sales the state investigated, as it came late last month, well after the probe began. The investigation involved sales from 2006 to 2010. But the car became a lightning rod when television cameras captured Pryor driving it out in a parking lot soon after Tressel resigned.


text:
Susan Lammers enjoys the opportunity to share her passion for community service with Kenya, her Little Sister of 11 years, by taking her to volunteer at nursing homes and other organizations on a regular basis. Over the past 12 years, Susan has worked and volunteered with two dozen organizations throughout Muscatine, Davenport and Dubuque, Iowa. While still engaged in various volunteering opportunities, including being Kenya's mentor, Susan received a breast cancer diagnosis in 2010.
The experience of Susan's breast cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment was made all the more challenging and impactful because she continued to mentor Kenya at that time. Kenya showed understandable concern for her Susan. Susan's battle against cancer helped Kenya to understand that with the right kind of strength and support, cancer can be overcome.
"When Susan told me she was diagnosed with breast cancer I didn't know much about it, to be honest," Kenya says. "I didn't know if I was going to lose my best friend. I just kept in my mind that Susan is a very strong woman and she will get through this. God was truly with her."
Susan will have had a clean bill of health for three years this coming year. Since her diagnosis and treatment, she has continued her mission to help others, working to assist in packing and shipping of medical supplies for a church mission headed up by her surgeon, who had become a good friend. Susan says, "Out of a trying time in my life, I was introduced to someone who not only contributed to saving my life, but who also shares in my passion to better the quality of lives of those with whom we come in contact."
Born to a very young mother, Kenya did not have a typical family setting. When she and Susan were matched through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Muscatine County, Susan made it her mission to help give Kenya a better life than her mother had growing up. Placing an important emphasis on education, Susan participated in both the school-based and community-based mentoring programs with Kenya.
After 11 years of being matched with Susan, Kenya looks forward to graduating from high school – a first for her immediate family. "Being matched with Susan is always an adventure. She is the type of person everyone will get along with, and will make you laugh and smile," Kenya says. Being with Susan has helped Kenya to grow as a person. She has an appreciation for the importance of education, and for the importance of giving back and making an impact. Kenya now stops by a nursing home to visit with elders on her way home from school. That is truly the power of mentoring.


text:
Years ago, when the South and Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer District was being developed all around the southern half of Chautauqua Lake, the hamlet of Ashville was overlooked.
The projected cost of the massive undertaking was skyrocketing, rising from $10 million to $75 million in only a few short years, and those figures aren't accounting for inflation. In the end, Ashville was deemed to be too sparsely populated to warrant a costly connection with the sewer network, and other measures were taken to get the project's cost under control.
Three decades later, President Obama and Congressional Democrats are throwing tens of billions of dollars at infrastructure projects across the county through the recently passed economic stimulus package to reinvigorate the nation's lumbering economy.
Article Photos
Sewage waste is processed at the South and Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer District's processing plant in Celoron. The plant is capable of handling excess capacity as district officials look to expand service into Ashville.
P-J photo by Patrick Fanelli
Sally Carlson, North Harmony town supervisor, only hopes some of that money finds its way to the South and Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer District so sewer service can be extended to Ashville residents.
''It's pie in the sky. Until you get the check in your hands, it doesn't mean a thing. But if you don't try, you never get it,'' Mrs. Carlson said Tuesday. ''And this certainly would benefit the area.''
According to the application for funding submitted by sewer district officials, the project would require the construction of 49,000 feet of pipeline into the hamlet of Ashville and the surrounding area. Almost 400 homes and buildings would be plugged into the system at a cost of $14 million, which district officials hope would come from the federal government.
If that project is approved, says Mrs. Carlson, it would greatly benefit Chautauqua Lake by reducing the amount of sewage that seeps out of septic tanks and finds its way into the watershed. It could also boost property values in Ashville and spur new development.
The construction project would also be labor intensive, fulfilling Obama's goal of creating jobs through infrastructure projects to breathe new life into the economy.
The project isn't entirely shovel-ready, says Christine Humphry, a sewer district official, at least not as shovel-ready as other projects for which the district is applying.
''The approach we took when we saw there might be funding for projects was we decided to gather up some projects here that haven't been done ... and go ahead and submit them,'' she said.
Other projects for which the district is applying are shovel-ready and could be considered more pressing, like the replacement of equipment that's been around since the district's sewage plant in Celoron was opened in the early 1980s.
Another project being considered would involve the construction of 67,500 feet of pipeline to service an additional 728 homes and buildings and link the network with the other sewer district that operates along the northern half of Chautauqua Lake.
This month, Chautauqua County Legislators are considering a bill that would allow the sewer district to spend $21,400 on engineering services related to the Ashville extension in hopes of securing additional money from Obama's economic stimulus package.
Nevertheless, Mrs. Carlson believes the Ashville extension and the north and south connection, at least for now, is little more than a pipe dream.
''We figured there was nothing to lose,'' Mrs. Carlson said. ''I'm guessing because neither project is shovel-ready, at this point if there is any hope for us, it's going to be further down the road.''


text:
FAQ / News / Contact / Join JUG Switzerland
participiants have registered for our events so far in 2016
The "Swiss Eclipse User Group" is a special interest group of the Java Users Group Switzerland (jug.ch). The existing "Eclipse RCP" SIG is extended and renamed into Swiss Eclipse User Group, to address all aspects of the Eclipse universe.
The SIG promotes the application of Eclipse technologies and helps to grow the personal networks of interested members.
This is achieved through the organisation of regular Eclipse related presentations and events.
To meet other interested individuals, get together opportunities are following both presentations and events.
This SIG welcomes all Eclipse users, from beginners to experiences and advanced users.
Serano Colameo, itemis Schweiz GmbH
Matthias Zimmermann, BSI Business Systems Integration AG
Robert Blust, 3AP
JUG Switzerland aims at promoting the application of Java technology in Switzerland.
JUG Switzerland facilitates the sharing of experience and information among its members. This is accomplished through workshops, seminars and conferences. JUG Switzerland supports and encourages the cooperation between commercial organizations and research institutions.
JUG Switzerland is funded through membership fees and industry sponsors.
Java User Group Switzerland
8000 Zürich
© Java User Group Switzerland


text:
10 stories you might have missed: 'X-Men: First Class' won't be a 'Kick-Ass' version of 'X-Men'
Plus: News on 'Rubicon,' Charlize Theron, 'Breaking Bad,' Jay-Z and more
Charlize Theron will be a 'Young Adult' for Diablo Cody and Jason Reitman
Charlize Theron is in talks to star in the dark comedy "Young Adult" as a divorced young-adult fiction writer who returns to her hometown to track down (stalk?) the ex-boyfriend who got away. That he's married with a kid a minor complication. While zeroing in on the unlucky ex, she reacquaints herself with old high school pals and learns of their experiences trying realize high school hopes and dreams
Theron would be the new ingredient to the Reitman-Cody recipe that last cooked up the Ellen Page hit "Juno" to great success including academy nominations for them both and an Oscar for Cody. "Young Adult" has been set up at Mandate since March. The Hollywood Reporter brings us the news of Reitman and Theron's involvement. As of this moment, no deals have been signed.


text:
How to Deal With Toddler Tantrums
Picture this scenario and think about whether it sounds familiar to you:It's a beautiful sunny Saturday morning and what better way to spend a pleasant weekend day then running a few errands and enjoying some quality time with your 2-year-old. You plan to start the day at the local grocery store in order to pick up a few things for the week's meal planning ahead, so you plop your toddler into the shopping cart and begin your usual circumnavigation of the store.
Forgetting the milk, you decide to take a shortcut down aisle seven, not realizing at first that aisle seven is where all the toys are held, glistening in all their glory, and seemingly calling out the name of your little darling child.
Initially the questioning begins and your child asks to stop and play. As you continue motoring down the cursed aisle seven, the gentle questioning quickly turns to loud demanding and ultimately leads to screaming and body thrashing.
The child that is, not you.
What happened to the perfect Saturday morning of errand running and family bonding? Nobody said anything about including a toddler tantrum in the planning!
When do tantrums occur?We're all familiar with the term "the terrible twos," which is often used when describing the, sometimes difficult, developmental stage of toddlerhood and some of the behavioral challenges that can be associated with that age group.
Tantrums can occur much earlier than the dreaded age of two however, and some children can even display this type of behavior as early as 9-12 months. Tantrums are a normal part of child development and, although it can be quite frustrating for us as parents (and those around us in aisle seven); these are experiences that our children are growing and learning from.
What can trigger a tantrum?Essentially, a tantrum occurs as a result of the toddler experiencing emotions that are new for them, like frustration or a lack of desired independence or control, and they don't know how to cope with the new and, often quite strong, emotional responses. They don't know how to tell us about these emotions, so they react in the only way that they can in an attempt to try and convey to us how they are feeling or what it is that they want.
They might be hungry. They might be tired. They might really, really want that toy car. Luckily for us (insert sarcastic tone here please) the results are wonderful 2 year old tantrums.
If you are able to identify what activities or events are triggering your child's behavior, keep those triggers documented in a notebook, journal or an app on your smart phone. Be sure to include any behavior of note you witness leading up to a tantrum that may give you clues for future use and allow you to intervene before things get really out of hand.
How do you avoid tantrums?Of course, every child is different and that also includes how frequently they will throw a tantrum, but inevitably they will likely occur. By arming yourself with the data you collected in your tantrum trigger journal, you can work at nipping the behavior in the bud before it becomes a full-fledged tantrum.
Easier said than done, there's no doubt about that!
The manner in which tantrums are avoided is two-fold: keep the child's frustration level within a range that they can handle and avoid backing them into a corner, so to speak. Of course, you can't just let the child run crazy without providing some guidance and authority, but doing so cautiously in a way that allows the toddler to feel that they are making some decisions on their own or that they have maintained some control over what is going on, can go a long way in preventing a tantrum from occurring.
How do you deal with the inevitable tantrum?Dealing with toddler tantrums can definitely test your ability to handle frustration and it may even have you casting self doubt onto your ability to parent. That's a normal way for a parent to feel, especially if the tantrum is occurring in a public place, but there are some ways to help manage the situation if, and when, it boils over.Firstly, if your toddler is throwing a tantrum, try your best to make sure that they're not going to hurt themselves, or you, during their thrashing. This can sometimes be a challenge, but by clearing away obstacles that are around or by removing the child from a particularly stressful environment, you can help to alleviate this risk. Try to stay calm yourself and don't get caught up in yelling or attempting to reason with the toddler while they are actively having a tantrum.
Secondly, don't give in to the child's demands in an attempt to quash the tantrum. Ignoring it while it's occurring, remaining as calm as you can and avoiding any negative or positive rewarding after the fact, can help to demonstrate to your toddler that throwing a tantrum provides no benefit to him or her at all, which will hopefully prevent any manipulative tantrums from being thrown in the future.
With that said though, a tantrum thrown out of frustration can be quite frightening and confusing for a toddler, so providing that emotional reassurance that you love them and understand their fear after the fact, is key.
Finally, consistency is very important. As difficult as it may be, your behavior, and response to their behavior, should be the same at home as it is when you're out in public. If you attempt to bribe your toddler or respond differently to how they're acting when you're out, they will soon catch onto that and begin to throw tantrums in an attempt to manipulate you, rather than out of their own frustrations.
Stay strong, and be assured that no one is out there judging your parenting skills. Well, at least not other parents.
Will it ever end?!The good news is that, yes, the tantrum throwing stage of our children's development will pass (insert cheering here!).
Usually by the age of 3- to 4-years-old, this stressful and character building stage of our parenting life will, thankfully, end and you'll be full of stories to include in your speech at your child's wedding in another 20 or 30 years. Just take some long deep breaths and remember to stay out of that pesky aisle seven!
How do you deal with toddler tantrums? Have you discovered some of your kid's tantrum triggers? If so, what are they?
April Carvelli
I was a big fan of the shock factor. I just ignored his temper tantrum and continued on to the next aisle, around the corner, or whatever would get me just out of his sight. When he realized I was gone he was suddenly concerned that mommy was missing and the temper tantrum stopped as he hurried to catch up with me.-


text:
Wow ... It just keeps getting more and more interesting for the lovely ladies of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey."
On Thursday, Dina Manzo, former New Jersey 'Housewife' and baby sister of Caroline, tweeted that she's no way involved in any of the confrontations or drama that took place this season. In fact, she claimed to be unaware that Teresa and Caroline were even fighting.
"eww getting some MEAN tweets. I didn't take sides, don't assume~didn't even know they were not getting along until recently~I'm not involved," said the tweet.
The statement probably stems from the fact that during a promo for the "Real Housewives of New Jersey" reunion (airing Sunday), Teresa alluded that Caroline doesn't speak with Dina anymore.
"No wonder why Dina doesn't even want to speak with you," a livid Teresa screamed at Caroline (watch below in the video). "...You back stabbed her."
Still, Dina declared in a tweet on Friday that no drama comes from knowing Teresa. "If I get one more tweet about this I may scream. TERESA HAD NO IMPACT ON MY RELATIONSHIP WITH ANYONE. Give it a rest tweeple it's annoying."
Dina left 'Housewives' in season two and is currently the host of the HGTV event planning show "Dina's Party."
In a recent interview on "The Gayle King Show," Caroline spoke about her relationship with Teresa, which quickly took a turn for the worst after some "jokes" about her son Christopher wound up in Teresa's cookbook, "Fabulicious!."
"We were never really friends," Caroline told King. "She was an acquaintance. She was very good friends with my sister, Jacqueline [Laurita]. ... I think Jacqueline suffered the biggest blow here."
And speaking of Jacqueline, People reports that she has allegedly quit the show, which is already taping it's fourth season. Hmmm, maybe THIS is why.
Related Stories:
• Is Jacqueline Laurita leaving 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey'?
• 'Real Housewives of New Jersey': Bravo denies firing Jacqueline Laurita
• 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star Teresa Giudice to join 'Celebrity Apprentice'?
• Lawyer: 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star Teresa Giudice will pay her debts
• Exclusive: 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' husband Joe Giudice takes the Fifth, begs off bankruptcy


text:
Rev. Al Sharpton visits Harrisburg
Friday, October 19, 2012 2:21 PM
The Rev. Al Sharpton sits with Harrisburg Mayor Linda Thompson during his appearance at the National Action Network Pa. Voter Engagement Luncheon at the Goodwin Memorial Baptist Church Family Life Center. 10/19/2012 SEAN SIMMERS,THE PATRIOT-NEWS
Related articles
- Rev. Al Sharpton visits Harrisburg for voter education programs October 19, 2012, 10:42 AM
- The Rev. Al Sharpton fires up Harrisburg crowd at voting rally October 19, 2012, 1:07 PM
- The Rev. Al Sharpton throws his support behind Mayor Linda Thompson during a stop in Harrisburg to rally voters October 20, 2012, 5:15 AM


text:
How about....
Pinch, Pull, and Pray.....
Selmer 80J in Matte
Monette STC-1 Prana B4 S3
how about this on the front side of the shirt "we are the trumpets..." and have the names of the trumpet players surrounding it
then on the back have "...you are the rest of the band" and having all the other sections in the band crossed out and surrounding it
"We don't need a clever slogan. We play the trumpet."
Nothing is more contagious or tenacious than music. Once you are exposed it gets inside you and you can never get rid of it. It is also non-discriminating. It can be Ride of the Valkyries, In a Gadda da Vida, the Jeopardy 15 second thinking tune, your most disliked commercial jingle - it doesn't matter. Once triggered, off you go, like it or not.
I made a shirt when I was a Freshman at band camp in 1979, and then I wore it every Friday (football game days)
Trumpet Players Tongue Faster
It was those fuzzy heat pressed blocky letters and just text. Nothing like the fancy shirts they do now.
The woman at the shirt place almost didn't make it for me because she thought it was vulgar, but I convinced her it was a reference to double tonguing (and demonstrated the da-ga-da-ga sound)... she said OK.
I got seriously razzed by the upper classmen..
I was jokingly told in a conducting class not to look at the brass section because it will only encourage them
Kiss a brass player, feel the difference.
Why bother printing the obvious?
In 10 minutes you will know why I sit on THIS side of the trumpet!
Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.
Trumpet players make the best kissers...
It's all in the chops
Olds Supers, LA (1953), Ful. (1962)
Olds Recording, LA (1952)
Olds Studio, LA (1953)
Olds Special, Ful. (1964)
Olds Ambassador, LA (1954)
Olds Ambassador, Ful. (1973)
Bach Strads 37-(1967, 1970, 1974, 1982)
Bach Strad 72 MLV (1973), 72* (1982)
Kanstul 1500 (2002), 1502 (2008), 1503 (2002)
Kanstul 1537 (2007)
Kanstul Chicago (2000)
Kanstul 1510 C
King Liberty (1929,1929)
King Liberty 2 (1938, 1944)
King Liberty 2b (1950)
J.H. Darby 45 USA
Holton (Revelation) 1924
Kanstul 1525 Flugelhorn
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)


text:
Gunnery Sergeant, Pay Grade E-7
Vietnam Era, Cold War
Medals/Awards - Purple Heart, Meritorious Unit Citation, Combat Action Ribbon, Vietnam Campaign Ribbon, Vietnamese Service, Good Conduct (3), Certificate of Commendation. Letter of Appreciation, Expert 45 Caliber Military Pistol
Article Photos
Stanley Sosinski, U.S. Marine
Combat History Page - Participated in the following operations: Operation Virginia Ridge, Operation Herkimer Mountain, Operation Utah Mesa, Operation Iroquois Grove, Operation Arlington Canyon, Operation Williams Glade, Operation Georgia Tar and Operation Idaho Canyon
The combat history page is a page in the Marines official record book. This page lists all the combat military operations that the Marine had actually participated in while in the Marine Corps. Each operation is listed with a name and entering their name into a computer one can read the entire operation to it's area, unit, accomplishments. It also included enemy and friendly KIA and WIA.
Military Schools/Classes - 81 mm mortars, Marine NCO School, Unit Embarkation, Basic Warehousing, Warehousing Stall NCO Leadership Course, Recruiting School, Multiple USMC Correspondence Courses
Married: Sandra Smith on his birthday Nov. 10, 1978, in Houston, Texas
Family: Sisters Janice, Phillis, Sandra; nieces Michelle, Catherine, Lisa; great-nephews Nicholas, Carson; great niece Brooklyn.
Stanley Eugene Sosinski was born on Nov. 27, 1948, in Brooks Memorial Hospital. He is the son of Stanley H. and Caroline (Kuhn) Sosinski. The family lived on 20 W. Green St. in Dunkirk. His father was a steel worker for the Allegheny Ludlum Steel Plant and earned his pay as a welder. His mother stayed home and performed the duties of a mother, homemaker and wife.
As all young children find out, at the age of 5 you can no longer stay home and play, so it was off to kindergarten at Dunkirk School 6. Sosinski attended Dunkirk School 6 until his fourth year when his parents sent him to Sacred Heart Catholic School. He attended there until the eighth grade. He went to Cardinal Mindszenty High School for one year and spent the next three years at Dunkirk High School where he graduated in 1966.
While in high school, he landed work at Garden Gate Florist Shop and later he made ice cream at the Dunkirk Ice Cream plant.
On June 10, 1968, he decided to serve his country. He knew the Vietnam War was kicking into full gear with the Tet Offensive in motion so it wouldn't be long before his Uncle Sam would be looking for him.
He recalled going down to join the U.S. Army. When he got there the Army recruiter was out to lunch. He then ran into the Marine recruiter on his way out. The Marine recruiter asked what he wanted. He wasn't going to say anything and then said he was thinking of enlisting. The Marine recruiter basically said sign here and asked him when he wanted to leave.
He went to the famous 13 weeks of hell at the U.S. Marine Corp. Training Depot at Parris Island, S.C.
If a young recruit made it through basic training, he was given the title of a U.S. Marine. A seat on the bus would take him off to the hell hole which transferred him from being a civilian to being part of one of the finest fighting forces in the world. As the new Marines traveled off the island the bus headed north to Jacksonville, N.C. to Camp Lejeune where this new Marine was trained in all light weapons used by Marines. After Camp Lejeune the new marines were sent home for a 30-day leave with orders to West Pack, another name given to Marines headed for Vietnam.
In the Marine Corps of the 1960s it took about 180 days to take a young man fresh out of high school and actually put him a combat unit to engage with hostile forces in Vietnam. This was true for Sosinski.
He hit Vietnam in December and in his first days in the country he participated in combat operations with communist insurgents in defense of the Republic of South Vietnam. About a month in the country, he received a shrapnel wound to the abdomen. He was hospitalized in Da Nang for 30 days which is where he met Jimmy Stewart who was entertaining troops and visiting the wounded.
When he got back to the hospital bed he received all his mail he missed while out on patrols. It took around six hours to read all the mail. One night he recalled looking out of his bunker and saw this small to medium size animal which looked like a dog. When he investigated it more he found out it was a rat. After that he didn't leave any food laying around.
He finished his first tour and decided to do another so he signed up for tour number two. During his second tour, he saw operation after operation. They were mostly search and destroy with the order of the day being body count. It seemed that all that mattered after the firefight, patrols and operations was the body count. The better the body count the better the operation. After his second tour was over he was assigned to Iwakun, Japan to live out his enlistment obligation.
He returned to Dunkirk and bought a small home and intended to settle down. Two years later, he realized civilian and military life were basically the same in some aspects. He decided to revisit a Marine recruiter and see what the corps had to offer.
After he signed the papers, he was off to California for two years and then he got transferred to Okinawa, Japan. That is where he met his wife-to-be. She was the sister of a friend of his that he was stationed with. After corresponding with each other they decided to meet. When they met for the first time he knew she was the one for him. They married on his birthday, a day he claims he could never forget.
From Okinawa he was assigned to recruiter's school. After recruiter's school his assignment was now in the Niagara Falls area where they lived in Lockport. With rank and time he was given his choices of duty so it was next off to Barstow, Calif., after two years. In came orders which were unaccompanied so his wife went back to Houston with her parents and waited for his tour to end. A year later he returned with his 20-plus years and retired from the military.
The Sosinski family decided to retire in Arkansas. It was funny because the state of Arkansas sent them so much more information on their state than the others. They loved what they read and decided to give it a try.
He received a job at the Mountain Hope Hospital and has now been retired from the Marine Corps for 20 years and married to the same woman for 33 years. The couple's long range plan is to both be buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
This is the story of a local boy who when it was time felt that it was his duty to serve. To most of us in that era it was our duty, most of us were children of World War II veterans and Korean veterans who all had gone, served, came back and said nothing. Most of us felt we were required to do the same. It was our duty to go do our part, join the military, come home, find a job, get married and raise a family.
No one went in trying to get Purple Hearts or chest full of medals. He went a little further; he did his tour in Vietnam came home and went back for another. Coming back after the second tour one could wonder how much more with the war over in Vietnam winding down could this marine want to achieve?
With Americans returning back from Vietnam the country found itself having more men it now needed, for most coming back meant early outs. Yet for Sosinski, it meant still being part of the U.S. Marine Corp. He served our country for 20 years of his life, seeing combat and the rest of the time preparing for it if it ever came our way.
Stanley Sosinski thank you for serving and welcome home. Marine Stanley Sosinski is our Hero of the Week.


text:
User talk:Assholeism101
From Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
edit Welcome!
Hello, Assholeism101, and welcome to Uncyclopedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. If not, the door's right over there... no, a little more to your left... yeah. Anyway, here are a few good links for people like you:
- Beginner's Guide
- Our Vanity Policies - why we don't care about your friends
- How to be funny and not just stupid
If you read anything at all, make it the above three links. If you want to find out more about Uncyclopedia or need more help with something, try these:
- About Uncyclopedia and The five pliers of Uncyclopedia
- How to get started editing on Uncyclopedia
- Help Pages - if you need help with a specific issue
I hope you enjoy editing here and being an Uncyclopedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~) or use the "sign" button () above the edit box. This will automatically produce your name and the date.
At Uncyclopedia, writing articles is not a requirement, but it certainly is a fun and easy way to express your creativity. To write an article, it's recommended that you start it in your userspace (for example, User:Assholeism101/Article about stuff) so you can edit it at your leisure. If you decide to create it in the cold world of mainspace, make sure it is in accordance with the policies laid out above, and if you're not done put the "Work-In-Progress" template - {{construction}} - onto it as well.
If the current colonization doesn't suit your fancy, then browse our rewrite and idea categories. We have lots of articles just sitting around for someone to improve, so don't be afraid - dive right in!
If you need help, ask me on my talk page, ask at the Dump, or ask an administrator on their talk page. Additionally, the Uncyclopedian Adopt-a-Noob program is there to bring experienced editors straight to you. Simply leave a message on an adopter's talkpage to join. Again, welcome! -- Brigadier General Sir Zombiebaron 16:23, March 9, 2011 (UTC)
edit User:Assholeism101/UnNews:Dallas mayor makes thinly veiled political power move
Welcome to UnNews! Unfortunately, I have moved your article from the UnNews space back to your own userspace, where you can continue editing under the filename shown above, moving it back to UnNews when it is done.
The basic problem is that no one outside Dallas (least of all outside the US, where we do have readers) understands what the hell this is about. At the least, you should tie it to an actual story in one of the Dallas newspapers or a wire service and include a real {{Source}}. If you just made this up to smear your mayor, it is going to take a lot more to explain why it is funny. That you think he is an asshole doesn't count; it needs to relate to something in the news. For more, read our spiffy Style Guide and maybe even the letter from the Chief. Thanks and see you again soon. Spıke Ѧ 00:03 25-Mar-11
edit User:Assholeism101/UnNews:President Kong to Send Aid to Japanese Mainland
Yo. Not to discourage, but I've moved this one to your userspace as well. An interesting notion, it needs more than just a headline and bananas - flesh it out more into a proper news, follow the style guides, fix the formatting, perhaps look at other UnNews or even find an actual news article about a nation sending aid and rewrite it so it's about the guy sending bananas... and once you've got a full article, put it back in the UnNews space in its full glory, mon. ~ 20:14, 25 March 2011
- Thanks, Lyrithya. Author, I'm glad the story references Romartus's Godzilla article of a week before, but it simply doesn't break much new ground. Keep working on them. Spıke Ѧ 20:38 25-Mar-11


text:
LondonUnited Kingdom
June 4, 2013
No answer yet
Since 2012, and as described by the RSA http://ow.ly/nzgMX, come and join us all for drinks, and join over at the London Behavioural Economics Network on Facebook.
The boat (for those with us in 2014) is having a refurb so we're in-land at the sister pub near Piccadilly Circus called 'The Comedy Pub' – the same great behavioural network *without* any sea-sickness!
We have the actual Comedy Club downstairs, and all mod cons (inc. beer on tap, lavatory, fridge wine/bottle cooler, screen, chairs tables). https://twitter.com/oliverpayne/status/7094...
Check the dates: SECOND MONDAY (for those who a. hate boats, and b. can't do Tuesdays) for the informal evening gathering for communications, marketing, and research specialists working with behavioural sciences (behavioural economics, decision theory, psychology, neuromarketing, etc) in business or government who're in, or are visiting, London (UK).
It's the great networking place for practitioners, academics, and clients to meet and chat about all aspects of cognitive-behavioural communications – and it's in a central London location.
Feel free to drop by for a bit, or stay for a while. It's a very friendly bunch, and all are welcome. And do bring buddies you think may enjoy it.
Here's some more photos
London Behavioural Economic Network was first talked about by Oliver Payne and Leigh Caldwell towards the end of 2011, as a way of providing a place to bring together behavioural academics and practitioners; Towards the beginning of 2012, we were in our first home at the Salisbury pub. That year Oliver, Leigh, Nathalie Spencer, and Elina Halonen, put their heads together and settled on the overall name of London Behavioural Economics Network (LBEN). 2013 saw the move to the larger Sussex pub, and 'Ten Min Talks' speaking slots, and in 2014 a move to the more malleable space at the Tattershall Castle – a large bar-boat moored at Embankment on the Thames.
As well as here, join us at
Organising effort and financial support for the Meetup
Organisation and financial support for the Meetup
10,975 Digital Professionals
10,633 Members
9,889 Gluggers
8,348 Entrepreneurs, Experts, Startups
6,214 Members
2,226 Agile content enthusiasts
Meetup members, Log in
By clicking "Sign up" or "Sign up using Facebook", you confirm that you accept our Terms of Service & Privacy Policy


text:
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — John Taylor has been promoted to vice president of customer service for Atlas Van Lines. Taylor, the former vice president of Atlas' Relocation Services Group (RSG) operations, has worked at Atlas since 1979.
"John's previous position in the operations area translates very well to customer service because he knows the agency family and he knows our customer base," said Glen Dunkerson, president and chief operating officer of Atlas Van Lines. "We will leverage that experience as we continue to develop our customer-focused services."
Taylor attended Indiana State University at Evansville (now the University of Southern Indiana) and Indiana University. He's also a member of the Newburgh Barbeque Coalition, a cooking team that prepares meals for charitable organizations to sell to the general public.
Atlas Van Lines is the largest subsidiary of Atlas World Group, an Evansville, Ind.-based company that posted record revenues of $949 million in 2005. Atlas World Group companies employ more than 700 people throughout North America. More than 500 Atlas agents in the United States and Canada specialize in corporate employee relocation and in the transportation of high-value items such as electronics, fine art and new fixtures and furniture. Visit www.atlasworldgroup.com for more information on the company and Atlas agents.


text:
SuperCool ZIP Backup 1.81 build 18
Sponsored Links
SuperCool ZIP Backup 1.81 build 18 Ranking & Summary
RankingClick at the star to rank
Ranking Level
User Review: 0 (0 times)
File size: 1.05 MB
Platform: Windows All
License: Shareware
Price: $39.5
Downloads: 1731
Date added: 2005-02-10
Publisher: CW
SuperCool ZIP Backup 1.81 build 18 description
SuperCool ZIP Backup 1.81 build 18. System
SuperCool ZIP Backup 1.81 build 18 Screenshot
SuperCool ZIP Backup 1.81 build 18 Keywords
Bookmark SuperCool ZIP Backup 1.81 build 18
SuperCool ZIP Backup 1.81 build 18 Copyright
WareSeeker.com do not provide cracks, serial numbers etc for SuperCool ZIP Backup 1.81 build 18. Any sharing links from rapidshare.com, yousendit.com or megaupload.com are also prohibited.
Featured Software
Want to place your software product here?
Please contact us for consideration.
Contact WareSeeker.com
Version History
Related Software
iMobileTool SMS Backup can provide you: Backup SMS messages from Windows Mobile Phone to computer and keep them safe; View and Manage old Windows Mobile SMS on your computer; Restore SMS from the backup SMS file (.sms file). Free Download
Backup and restore files and folders easily. Set compression level and restore mode. Split large backup file into several parts. Free Download
Ez-Backup - a fast and easy way to backup/restore your folders. Ez-Backup is a small and simple utility that enables you to easily copy selected folders/extensions from one computer to another computer, or an FTP server, or send to an email account. Free Download
Backup & Restore Mozilla profiles Free Download
Easy to use backup and restore program can make a backup during idle time of the computer. Also suited for non-advanced users. The backup medium to be used is: hard-disk/usb-stick/usb-drive or network. Logfile and 5 backup settings. Free Download
Urgent Backup offers a quick, step-by-step wizard to walk you through backup and restore tasks. It helps you to create backups at various different compression levels, automatically backups data on schedule to local disks, network drives, FTP servers Free Download
Backup your Outlook Express and restore it including identities, message rules, email accounts, preferences, blocked sender lists, signatures, Windows Address Book, Favorites and My Documents. Transfer your data between different computers. Free Download
Backup & restore messenger conversations Free Download
Latest Software
Popular Software
Favourite Software


text:
Acta Cryst. (2013). E69, m610-m611 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536813028006 ]
Abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title salt, (C7H11N2)2[CuCl4], comprises half a tetrahedral tetrachloridocuprate anion, being located on a twofold axis, and a protonated 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine cation. The geometry around the CuII ion is highly distorted with the range of Cl-Cu-Cl angles being 94.94 (1)-141.03 (1)°. The crystal structure is stabilized by N-HCl and C-HCl hydrogen bonds. In the three-dimensional network, cations and anions pack in the lattice so as to generate chains of [CuCl4]2- anions separated by two orientations of cation layers, which are interlocked through - stacking contacts between pairs of pyridine rings, with centroid-centroid distances of 3.7874 (7) Å.
CCDC reference: 966114
Hyper-Text Markup Language (HTML) file
To open or display or play some files, you may need to set your browser up to use the appropriate software. See the full list of file types for an explanation of the different file types and their related mime types and, where available links to sites from where the appropriate software may be obtained.
The download button will force most browsers to prompt for a file name to store the data on your hard disk.
Where possible, images are represented by thumbnails.
Copyright © International Union of Crystallography
IUCr Webmaster


text:
|"'F5vjc'" <firstname.lastname@example.com>, <firstname.lastname@example.com>
|Re: [TowerTalk] Used Heliax ?
|"Mike" <email@example.com>
|Sat, 24 Dec 2011 09:29:45 -0800
http://www.theantennafarm.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath =342_344_412&products_id=1481&zenid=4b43a8518b361f712535438311a176b0 -----Original Message----- From: firstname.lastname@example.com [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] On Behalf Of F5vjc Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2011 8:45 AM To: firstname.lastname@example.com Subject: [TowerTalk] Used Heliax ? I'm thinking to buy some used Heliax locally. I have a couple of offers, one is LDF4-50 which I am familiar with, the other is LDF1-50 which I am not. I have of course looked these up on the net and can find and compare the specs of both. This is for an HF only installation (up to 50 MHz) 150 feet in length so losses are not my major concern. However in general is there anything to watch out for when buying used Heliax of any type? I believe it is Andrews. The LDF 4-50 will come with N type connectors so that is a plus, is the LDF1-50 any use in this application? Any advice please? 73 Deni F5VJC _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list email@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1901 / Virus Database: 2109/4700 - Release Date: 12/24/11 _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list email@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
|<Prev in Thread]
|Current Thread
|[Next in Thread>
|Previous by Date:
|Re: [TowerTalk] Using Electric Drill Instead of Hand Crank, Jon Pearl - W4ABC
|Next by Date:
|Re: [TowerTalk] Elevated vertical, Paul Christensen
|Previous by Thread:
|Re: [TowerTalk] Used Heliax ?, Jim Hargrave
|Next by Thread:
|Re: [TowerTalk] Used Heliax ?, Cqtestk4xs
|[Date] [Thread] [Top] [All Lists]


text:
I use fitday
I'm pretty new to all of this and I've seen people post in many places that there is no need to track nutrients etc. but, I am still tracking my food until I can get the hang of everything and how much fat, carbs and proteins I'm eating on a normal day. I find it keeps me under control.
My question is this, when everything we eat like the fruits and veg all have in carbs, what source can you depend on to tell you how much you're really eating (nutrient wise)? My Fitness Pal's database is quite extensive but sometimes unreliable from the point of view that hard boiled and soft boiled eggs should technically be the same macros, but they have all the nutrients at different levels. So I really just want to make sure that I'm eating the correct amount of carbs and not too much. I would still like to drop about 10 lbs or so.
I use fitday
When I'd had enough of the grain and starched based 'diabetic eating for health' diet (eating for health, my ass!) my weight was 242.5 lbs. On starting primal- 18th April 2013 weight : 238.1.
27th July 2013. weight after 100 days 136.9 weight lost 101.2lb ; that's 105.6lbs since I stopped the 'diabetic eating for health'
new journal http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum...ml#post1264082
I use Fit Pal and love their pie chart with the percentages of each macro. I also like how it has a barcode scanner to add foods. However, you're right that sometimes the counts can be off. I know the nutritional info for foods I eat prior to adding them to My Fit Pal, so I just check that the info for the food I'm choosing are accurate. I can understand how it could make someone not used to nutritional tracking nervous to have to cross-reference each item.
I love cronometer.com
I use BodyMedia, but I think it is about as good as anything else. Something like that will say a banana is 90 calories. But the banana you are about to eat isn't 90 calories. Is your egg small, medium, large, xlarge or jumbo? Tracking is awareness and wild guesstimation, that's all. If you like how Myfitnesspal works, keep using it.
In God we trust; all others must bring data. W. Edwards Deming
Blogging at http://loafingcactus.com
I use SparkPeople when I track.They have a paleo sub forum on their boards and a way to enter recipes on SparkRecipes and get the breakdown by potion sizes you decide on.
I use mfp but I know it's not 100pct accurate. If you want that you need to start weighing everything. I'm not willing to go that far at this point.
I think it's more important to be consistent, even if your calculations are a bit inaccurate. Find a program that you like, and stick to what it says. In my opinion, it's better to be consistently inaccurate so that you at least have some information to go by rather than jumping from program to program.
My nutrition/fitness/critical thinking blog:
I use MyPlate - Food Diary & Food Calorie Counter | LIVESTRONG.COM. Is it perfectly accurate? I'm sure it's not but it gives me a good idea of what's going on.
I use the Nutrition Tracker at SparkPeople, even though they're not especially "friendly" to alternate diets. There's lots of forums for us, but we have to be careful on the open forums because their dietitian there will spank us for sharing our personal experiences and successes... even though others are not treated that way.
Nevertheless, back to carb tracking - their nutrition database is awesome, and easy. You can enter your own data from labels or any other source you choose, you can make recipes with their Recipe Calculator, which will give you a "nutrition label" based upon what you've put into the recipe and the servings you specify, you can track nearly anything (I even put my meds and supplements in there), and it will give you a list by meals for the entire day, plus a summary (complete with a pie-chart of your macro percentages). You can set your chosen ranges (with a couple exceptions) for the nutrients you're tracking, and it will give you feedback based upon your personal ranges. I think the Trackers are probably the biggest boon to me there, alongside the forums pertinent to my dietary plan. I just have to tread carefully in the open forums. I'd like to go ballistic on them there, but I'd probably get banned. It's a free service. They can probably punt anybody they choose.
Anyway, if you're looking for a nice tracker, check it out. Just ignore the "experts" on the site.
The problem with people these days is they've forgotten we're really just animals.
We did not create the web of life; we are but a strand in it.
~ Chief Seattle
We do not have souls. We ARE souls. We have bodies.
~ C. S. Lewis


text:
4 Answers
Still havent gotten my refund!?
Asked by: posadas 1477 views YA Discussion
I was accepted feb 14 with an education credit and still havent got approved! And the WMR still says processing! i called the IRS they tell me the same thing still processing!! does anybody know whats going on?
How others found here:
- still havent received my refund 2014
- why havent i got my refund 2014


text:
So, I confess - I didn't bring a pen to the nutrition clinic and I've forgotten what was the name of the multivitamin she suggested. She touted it because it was a local brand and was specific to both men and women.
Does anyone remember the name?
It was www.scienceforhealth.com
I was pretty intrigued by what she said about regular multivitamins being so compressed that they can't dissolve in your GI tract, but looked up this company and they're on the FDA list for having found lead in their children's vitamins which certainly doesn't impress me either.
I have been thinking about starting to take vitamins (or at least calcium) and wonder: does anyone take vitamins regularly and/or have a strong opinion about them? like/dislike specific brands?
I was meaning to ask whether there were any helpful handouts from this for those of us who didn't make it...but it sounds like the answer is "no"?
Consumer Reports did testing of major brands of vitamins to see how well they are absorbed & they found One a Day to be best. I take their women's formula. I also take Trader Joe's Calcium with Magesium. It is in a green food base. When taking Calcium, remember that the body has to have vit D & Magnesium with it in order to absorb the calcium. Also, the body can only absorb 500mg of calcium at once so if your supplement has more than that in one pill, it will just be eliminated. Hope this helps!


text:
This is hard to admit. I probably should just keep my mouth shut. But I need help.
I'm spending too much time thinking about that school up North. There, I said it.
It's actually quite disgusting. No self-respecting Buckeye should ever acquire, much less acknowledge, such a condition. But I find myself thinking about that school in Ann Arbor, specifically its football team, in some of the same ways I routinely think about my Buckeyes or my Browns.
Are they healthy? I often wonder.
Will All-American quarterback Denard Robinson win the Heisman Trophy? Will the 8th ranked Wolverines go undefeated and win a national championship, if they somehow manage to beat the 2nd ranked Alabama Crimson Tide (they were scheduled to play Saturday evening)?
How will Michigan match up against my Buckeyes on Nov. 24, a game that will mean even more than usual in these parts given that Ohio State is banned this year from post-season play?
This is not a good feeling, to say the least. It's unnatural, if not treasonous.
I was reared to despise, if not hate Michigan. I was born at a Columbus hospital within walking distance of the Horseshoe. I came to idolize Archie Griffin around the age of 8. I still quote Coach Woody Hayes.
I'm a Buckeye to the core.
But something happened last year, when I moved to Ann Arbor for a year of academic study and travel. I shook hands with the devil and didn't drop dead. I got a little too close to the enemy and relaxed.
I fought it at first. When I was offered a package of very difficult to get tickets to each of the Wolverines home games, I sneered in the face of my UM benefactors.
"There is no football god but the god in Columbus. I will not worship in your false temple," I said when rejecting offers to attend games at the Big House.
That was stupid, of course. I could have given the tickets away or sold them for substantial profits to fans in football crazed Ann Arbor.
But I didn't accept the tickets out of principle. I'm a Buckeye and saw no good reason why I should partake of Saturday afternoon paganism with 114,000 people mostly dressed in maize and blue.
I belonged to a different, superior cult, I reassured myself.
But fast forward to this weekend, the start of the college football season. I'm feeling a little strange. I find my mind – not my heart -- in two different places. That feels like cheating.
But what am I to do?
Is there some form of exorcism for this weird variant of the Stockholm Syndrome?
Is there some way I can regain my healthy hatred of Michigan and root for its demise, or is my anti-wolverine passion permanently weakened?
It doesn't help, of course, that my daughter, an 8th grader, visited Ann Arbor and came away declaring that she now intends to enroll at the University of Michigan after high school.
That cut to the quick.
It also doesn't help that rarely a day goes by that I don't get email from the university or someone affiliated with the school updating me on all things Michigan.
Perhaps this condition will fade over time. Perhaps the cure is closer than I think. Perhaps my recovery lies in reacquainting myself with some of the tales of legendary Coach Hayes who, incidentally, is revered almost as much as legendary Michigan coach Bo Schembechler in some of the sports bars of Ann Arbor.
One of my favorite coach Hayes stories has him returning from a recruiting trip in Michigan, when his car runs low on fuel and one of his assistants ask whether they should pull over to gas up.
Woody's reply was classic:
"We'll coast and PUSH this [explicative] car to the Ohio line before I give this state a nickel of my money."
Now, that's Wolverine hate. And now that I'm reflecting on the coach's passion, I feel something stirring in my own soul.
Is it hate?
We'll see.
Maybe there is a cure.


text:
Weary about Exitebots
Excitebots: Trick Racing - April 20 - $39.99/$49.99 (bundle)
Fantasy Aquarium World - April 21 - $29.99
That's it.
Excite should be good...
Weary about Exitebots
Went to pick up Excitebots today, but the shipment wasn't in at EB Games in my town.. So I'll wait until tomorrow. I wonder when IGN will review it.
Playstation Network: yanks96
Steam I.D: yankees96
Xbox LIVE: dotKev
Xfire: yanks96
My Twitter Account
^I heard Wal-Mart had it today. They usually have the games on the ship date...


text:
Historical Fiction
By Svetlana Grobman, Reference Librarian
I love historical fiction. For one thing, good historical novels introduce me to many colorful characters I would not be able to meet otherwise. For another, these books give me a better understanding of the past, and without learning about our past we cannot build the future. Having said that, I'd like to introduce you to several recent works of historical fiction from our collection. Let's start with the reign of Henry VIII, as depicted in Hilary Mantel's novel "Wolf Hall" (Henry Holt and Co, 2009) and its sequel "Bring Up the Bodies" (Henry Holt and Co., 2012). Both books follow the life of Thomas Cromwell. "Wolf Hall" starts as young Cromwell leaves his abusive father to join the French army. Several decades later we find him helping Henry VIII annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon in order to marry Ann Boleyn. This, as we know, will prompt creation of the Church of England and the execution of Thomas More. What we don't know is that Cromwell -- according to Mantel -- is a rather sympathetic character and Thomas More is not.
"Bring Up the Bodies" begins as the king's marriage to Anne Boleyn is deteriorating: Ann hasn't produced a male heir, and Henry VIII has become attracted to Jane Seymour. Once again, Cromwell is given the task of eliminating obstacles to Henry's next marriage. As Cromwell begins weaving his web of intrigue, he's acutely aware that one mistake can bring him down, too. This will happen, although Mantel will describe that in her next book.
"The Good Lord Bird" (Riverhead Books, 2013), by James McBride, transports readers to pre-Civil War America. A young slave boy, Henry Shackleford, is snatched from his family by the quixotic white abolitionist John Brown, who mistakenly identifies Henry as a girl. What follows is the boy's account of his life in a Missouri brothel and, two years later, with Brown and his ragtag band, including Brown's unsuccessful raid on the federal armory in Harper's Ferry, VA. Funny and tragic, the book also features Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman.
"The Bartender's Tale" (Riverhead Books, 2012), by Ivan Doig, is also told from a boy's point of view, but the story takes place in the summer of 1960. Twelve-year-old Rusty comes to northern Montana to live with his father, a popular saloon owner. Since his father works long hours, Rusty and his friend, Zoe, spend lots of time watching the adult world from a concealed air vent in the saloon's backroom. Then several new characters appear, and the story flashes back to the Depression era. Nostalgic and engrossing, Doig's novel is sprinkled with delightful details throughout: fishing competitions, mudslide and quirky characters of the bygone era.
"The Wives of Los Alamos"(Bloomsbury USA, 2014), by TaraShea Nesbit, tells a story of a group of women who are relocated to Los Alamos, NM with their husbands during WWII. While the husbands work day and night on a secret project, the wives deal with everyday existence in a desert military town. They live in an atmosphere of high security: their names are changed upon their arrival, they don't know what their husbands are doing, their letters are censored and, on top of that, they're thrown together with people they have never met. The author uses a collective "we" to highlight different aspects of the women's lives. Yet the women appear different from each other, especially after the first atomic bombs are dropped, and the women, as well as their husbands, grapple with the consequences of that action.
Many works of historical fiction are dedicated to love. We've read about Mark Antony and Cleopatra, Napoleon and Josephine, and many others. In "Under the Wide and Starry Sky" (Ballantine Books, 2013), author Nancy Horan brings to life the romance between Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson ("Treasure Island," 1883; "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," 1886) and American divorcee Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne. The novel begins as Stevenson and Fanny meet in France in 1875. He's just earned a law degree and she's escaped her unfaithful American husband and recently buried her young son. Stevenson, ten years younger than Fannie, immediately falls in love with her and soon wins her over. Horan then describes the trials and evolution of their relationship: Fanny's return to America, her eventual divorce and marriage to Stevenson and their extensive travels all over the globe in search of a suitable climate for adventurous, but sickly Stevenson.
"The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion" (Random House, 2013) by Fannie Flagg, moves between the present and past. Sookie Poole, a middle-aged Alabama woman, who lives in the shadow of her domineering mother, suddenly learns that she was adopted and a year older than she thought (!). Her birth mother, Fritzi, was a daughter of Polish immigrants from Wisconsin. Fritzi never went to college, but she and her sisters were courageous young women who ran a family filling station and could fly an airplane. During WWII, Fritzi joined the WASPs (Women Air force Service Pilots) and delivered military planes to the front lines. Finding inspiration in her heritage, Sookie learns how to make her own decisions and take pride in the person she is.
And if you'd like to learn more about our state's history, "The Missouri Immigrant Experience: Faces and Places" Photo Exhibit will be open in the library April 5-25. Come join us on April 5, 10 am – 12:30 p.m., and you'll be treated to the stories behind the photographs, presented by Danny Gonzalez of the Missouri Historical Society and several local photographers.


text:
Explore the crystal clear water of Lake Tahoe by kayak. Paddle along the shoreline on your own or join a tour. Kayak rentals start at around $20.00 and are offered by several companies:
Tahoe Adventure Company, located at Tahoe Vista Recreation Area
(530)913-9212 or Toll Free (866)830-6125
Offering single and double sit on top kayak rentals from the beach in Tahoe Vista or for delivery. Directions to Tahoe Vista Recreation Area From Truckee and I-80: Take exit 188 for Hwy. 267 and Northstar Ski Resort. Go right onto 267 and follow past Northstar over Brockway Summit to the stop light in King's Beach. Turn right (west) on Hwy. 28 towards Tahoe City. Continue one half mile to the next stop light at National Ave. Turn left into the parking lot and look for the kayaks on the beach.
Tahoe City Kayak, located in Tahoe City Offering rentals, guided tours, specialty tours including full moon tours, hobie cat rentals and stand up paddleboard morning work out classes.
521 N Lake Boulevard, Tahoe City
If you live in the Reno-Tahoe region and want to experience an amazing staycation, our Village at Northstar and Old Greenwood residences are just the ticket!
Click here for details >
Stay 7 nights in the Village at Northstar or Old Greenwood and the next night is on us!


text:
A darkened stretch of North Front Street will be fully illuminated by 15 streetlights by the end of next week, thanks to a donation from the organizers of the recent 5K Glow Run.
Organizers on Friday presented a check for $22,000 to Mayor Eric Papenfuse at a press conference in front of the Dixon University campus in the 2900 block of North Front.
City crews plan to install the first three streetlights on Monday, continuing with three more streetlights daily until all 15 are installed.
The city is paying for the labor to install them and adding seven more streetlights on Front as a match for the organizers' contribution.
Stacia Zewe, who sits on the Historic Harrisburg Association board, came up with the idea for the Glow Run fundraiser after tripping on a raised sidewalk while running on Front Street before dawn, according to The Burg. She got linked up with Matthew Krupp, who had raised money for his group, Lighten Up Harrisburg, and the plan took off, according to The Burg.
The run June 7 attracted hundreds of runners.
"The Glow Run was a great example of what can be accomplished when a community comes together to help their city," said Devan Drabik, co-chair of the Glow Run, according to a press release.
The new streetlights, which will replace ones that had been knocked down over the years, are regular streetlights, not LED lights.
Papenfuse would like to eventually replace all the capital city's streetlights with energy-saving LED lights. To that end, the city on Thursday put out a request for qualifications from energy service companies to conduct a technical energy audit and implement a guaranteed energy savings contract for the upgrades.
The city expects to select a company and enter into a contract in October, with a goal to complete the project in 2015.
The conversion should pay for itself in five to 10 years in energy saving costs, according to Joyce Davis, the mayor's spokeswoman.
The City owns about 6,000 streetlights of various types, which cost $64,000 per month in electricity, Davis said.


text:
Join Jackson Hole Wildlife Safaris for a wildlife and information filled tour of Jackson Hole, Grand Teton National Park and the National Elk Refuge. Begin your wildlife photo tour with a light breakfast on the way to explore the National Elk Refuge, home to thousands of wintering elk, hundreds of bison, bighorn sheep and an array of waterfowl. We will then head north along the western boundary of the refuge to Grand Teton National Park. Here we will travel along the southern park roads watching for wildlife and stopping frequently for photo-ops. You will see places like antelope flats, the small town of Kelly, and have views of several mountain ranges. Wildlife we frequently encounter on this trip includes bison, elk, deer, moose, fox, coyote, bald eagle, trumpeter swan, and even wolves. If time allows we might also choose to stop at the Jackson Hole Visitor Center or the new Moose visitor center in Grand Teton National Park. The route varies seasonally based on group interest, road closures and wildlife migration.
Includes: All transportation in a safe, snow equipped vehicle with an experienced local guide, hot/cold drinks, light breakfast, organic snacks, a souvenir insulated travel mug, use of high quality optics and learning material.
If you want to experience the best of Jackson Hole in the winter then this is the safari for you! Your day will begin with a pastry and gourmet coffee, tea or hot chocolate from a local coffee house before heading into the National Elk Refuge and Grand Teton National Park in search of the area's abundant wintering wildlife. Thousands of mule deer, elk, moose, big horn sheep and bison migrate into the valley in search of food each year along with coyote, fox, bald and golden eagles, swans, and even wolves! This gathering of wintering wildlife makes winter one of the best times to view wildlife in Jackson Hole! After a full morning with the animals we will head to the National Museum of Wildlife Art where we can gain inspiration from one of the best collections of wildlife art in the world and enjoy lunch at the rising sage cafe. After lunch and a walk through the museum we will take a horse drawn sleigh through the National Elk Refuge into the middle of one of the largest elk herds in North America.
Includes: All transportation in a safe, snow equipped vehicle with an experienced local guide, hot/cold drinks, light breakfast, lunch at the Rising Sage Cafe, entrance to the National Museum of Wildlife Art, a horse drawn sleigh into the National Elk Refuge, organic snacks, a souvenir insulated travel mug, use of high quality optics and learning material.
Join a professional nature photographer and area guide for a private, photography oriented wildlife photo safari tour of Jackson Hole. We will share our knowledge of photography technique and equipment with ample time for photographing your unique areas of interest. This often includes finding and safely photographing wildlife, historic structures and area scenery. We will customize this pro photo safari tour based on your experience level and areas of interest. If you want to be a better photographer, this is the safari for you. (This safari is available on a limited basis depending on photographer availability)
Did you know: Jackson Hole is named after the trapper and guide Davey Jackson. Trappers were the first Europeans to explore Jackson Hole in search of Beaver pelts and other valuable firs. Beaver felt was used to make the traditional black top hats worn by 19th century gentlemen.
Jackson Hole is a large glacial valley that was fully or partially covered in glacial ice several times. The last glaciation, known as the Pinedale glaciation, covered almost half of Jackson Hole with over 2,000 ft of ice. The terminal moraine can be seen just south of Triangle X Ranch at the Snake River Overlook. It was here that the massive ice flows stopped and that Ansel Adams took his famous photo looking down at the river with the Tetons in the background.
Each canyon in the Teton Range had a glacier sliding out of it and the pressure of the moving ice created the lakes at the base of each canyon including Jenny Lake, Jackson Lake and Leigh Lake to name a few.
The National Elk Refuge was created after a particularly hard winter in 1908 caused a large percentage of the herd to starve. The loss of winter range and tragedy of a hard winter, brought locals to action to save the elk. The Elk Refuge was created in 1912 and funds were made available to help with a supplemental feed program to save the herd from future mass starvation.


text:
Tinsel Korey sits down with Ology to talk the end of Twilight and her beloved character Emily.
How does it feel now that the production on the series is wrapped?
TINSEL KOREY: It's bittersweet. You're sad that this huge chapter in your life is coming to an end, but you're excited about the new possibilities that are out there. Like the wolf pack and I are family. I had this moment when I was like, 'Are we still going to be friends after this is over?' But I feel like we're so bonded by it that we will remain family. It's bittersweet.
What was it like auditioning for the role of Emily? Did you audition opposite any of the werewolves?
No, it's funny because the other boys apparently had a really long process! I had one audition and that was it. And they shortlisted me for that part and I booked the role. So I had no idea who else was cast when I got this opportunity.
What was it like to play Emily? It was great for young audiences to see how beautiful a character can be even though she's scarred.
Yeah, I mean a lot of people love the Emily character, which actually in the books a lot of people said that they didn't like Emily because she was kind of like the other woman in a sense. And a lot of people sided with Leah. A lot of fans told me that I brought this sensitivity to the character where they were like, 'Oh I didn't even think of that love story part of it and how strong their bond was.' They were focusing on Leah's turmoil that she was going through. And even when we were filming New Moon I remember playing it different ways and maybe hiding the scar and Chris Weitz was like, 'No she's really proud of who she is and the fact that she has that doesn't discourage her and Sam loved her no matter what.' So definitely the filmmakers thought of the beautifulness of that rather than the tragic.
Read the full interview with Tinsel at Ology.
Views: 369


text:
MOBILE, Alabama -- In her book "A Fusion of Cultures: A Memoir," Estela Gustilo Igpuara Dorn shares her life's journey from Manila, Philippines, to Mobile.
This year Dorn completed the nearly 500-page book which chronicles her childhood in Manila, her work experience in Tehran, Iran, in 1978, her marriage, and relocation to first New Orleans, then Mobile. Dorn also devotes a large portion of the book to her experiences with the Mobile International Festival from which she retired as executive director in December 2010.
Dorn said her husband of 33 years, Chuck Dorn, inspired her to write the memoir.
"Chuck always says that I do have an interesting life," said Dorn. "We laugh about things and he always said I wish you could write a book, so I thought for my retirement project, I'm going to write a book and that's exactly what happened. I retired in December 2010 and in February 2011, one day Chuck was taking a nap and when he woke up, I said, 'Listen to what I wrote. This is the very beginning.' He said, 'I'm so proud of you.'"
"It's a big job to write a book," said Chuck Dorn, "but she had no outline to this book. It was all laid out and organized in her head. I realize this is a great ability."
Dorn said the title comes from her love of various cultures and how her experiences of those cultures have influenced her life.
"It's a very easy read -- enjoyable and insightful," said Chuck Dorn. "We've been exposed to many cultures through our travels and through the international festival and her book provides a lot of insight into those cultures."
During the writing process, Dorn only allowed her husband, her cousin Teresa Gustilo Villasor, and long-time friend Turner Rogers to read the manuscript which she is publishing herself through the use of Amazon subsidiary CreatSpace.com.
"It's a fascinating book. It was a real honor to be asked to edit it and a delightful pleasure to be one of first or the first to read it," said Rogers. "There's a little of everything in it- sociology, history, almost anything you could think of. Estela has such an interesting history and has done so many things and knows so many people. I really enjoy how Estela has a certain cadence when she speaks, a certain syntax and with her book, the experience is not so much like reading as like listening to Estela. For that reason, I edited with a very light touch."
Dorn said she hopes her book will put a big smile on the faces of her readers and that they will "see how lives may look different, but that cultures don't really divide us. It really doesn't matter what the culture of the individual is or where they come from. In the end, we're human beings."
Fittingly, Dorn launched her book on Aug. 5 at a Mobile International Festival meeting. Book signings include: Sept. 22 at the Richards DAR House at 2 p.m. and Oct. 24 at 6 p.m. at 360 Jazz Café where a portion of admission proceeds will be donated to the Mobile International Festival.
To learn more about Dorn's book, visit www.esteladorn.com.


text:
In response to Michelle Krupa's report on NOLA.com, "Mayor Mitch Landrieu to let N.O. citizens in on truth about city's budget in 'State of the City' speech Thursday," reader gimme has this to say:
"The truth is that the city wastes a lot of money on bloated contracts, too many city workers, waste at every turn. This city has more than enough money to operate and do the things it should do such as pay for police, fire, education, water, sewer, roads with plenty left over for cutting taxes to business and homeowners so we can attract people and business to the city.
"Too much is wasted on the connected crony businesses that have sucked the life out of NOLA for years. Too many people think NOLA government exists to give them jobs and business, forget about getting the best deal for taxpayers.
"I have my doubts that Mitch will make drastic changes and change the system that after all his family virtually invented and continues to benefit politically from, but we'll see."
Join the conversation. Respond to gimme's comment.


text:
DURHAM, N.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Larry and Jerry Hester's love story spans more than four decades. But just after their ten year anniversary, a genetic disorder known as retinitis pigmentosa robbed Larry of his sight.
"If my sight was ever completely restored, the very first thing I would want to do would be to see my wife," Hester told Ivanhoe.
Hester's now closer to that reality: he's a candidate for a new bionic eye at Duke University Hospital.
"We can for the first time restore vision that was once considered to be permanently lost," Paul Hahn, MD, PhD, Retinal Ophthalmologist at Duke Eye Center, told Ivanhoe.
A miniature video camera picks up images that are sent to a micro-processor and wirelessly transmitted to a computer chip in the eye.
"It stimulates a part of the retina that's still healthy, and provides flashes of light which the patient can interpret as an image," Dr. Hahn said. "So they're not going to see the way you or I see."
Patients have to learn to see in a new way. Hester will see high contrast items of light and dark and identify movement. And maybe will even be able to see his grandchildren for the first time.
"Words really can't express how exciting it is and how thrilling it is," Hester said.
The bionic eye known as the Argus II is now being offered in 13 sites around the country and is currently only approved for those with retinitis pigmentosa. But in the future, it could help restore other forms of blindness.
The gift of sight comes with a price tag of about 145,000 dollars. But nationally, Medicare has approved reimbursement.
BACKGROUND: Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is an eye disease in which there is damage to the retina. The retina is the layer of tissue at the back of the inner eye. It converts light images to nerve signals, and then sends those signals back to the brain. This can cause decreased vision at night or in low light, loss of peripheral vision, and loss of central vision. Retinitis pigmentosa affects one in 4,000 people in the United States. Retinitis pigmentosa can run in families. The cells controlling night vision are most likely to be affected. However, in some cases, retinal cone cells are damaged the most. The main sign of the disease is the presence of dark deposits in the retina. (Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002024/)
SYMPTOMS: Symptoms usually start during young adulthood, although RP may be seen at any age and include night blindness and loss of peripheral vision. Symptoms may not necessarily mean you have the disease, but if you experience one or more, you should contact your eye doctor for a complete eye exam. (Source: http://www.kellogg.umich.edu/patientcare/conditions/pigmentosa.html)
Copyright Copyright 2014 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.


text:
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — John Kohlmann of Bulls Head never gave much thought to Daylight Saving Time, but when it comes to an end this weekend, he admitted he'll be somewhat bummed out.
He'd prefer darkness to come later in the day, not an hour earlier.
It's not good mentally, he said, calling it "depressing."
The clock adjustment may also hit Kohlmann in a different way.
"I'll be in Atlantic City [this weekend], so I'll have another hour to lose money," he said.