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The Party traveled in two borrowed vehicles with two coerced drivers to the midway fort, in order to intercept the weekly convoy for Worth. The plan concocted primarily by Jake was to scout the area, plant mines in the approach route, that was marked by a notable lack of debris in an otherwise ruined area, then wait around in the bushes and trees that lined the roadway.
Maedvh led a scout/assault mission into the midway fort with only hiredgun1 as her support. She destroyed one robotic defensive emplacement, and bypassed the outer wall, then checked over the supplies, looting one suit of medium weight body armor, and a half dozen E-clips which she later dispensed mostly to Jake.
Full on ambush ensued with the arrival of the convoy. They had already taken some rather obvious battle damage, so when an organized ambush awaited where they thought to be finally safe, most of them just tried to cut and run on foot, hoping to radio and be rescued later. After a few seconds of combat, when the ambush party was revealed to be vastly outnumbered, most of the fleeing drivers/guards took cover and returned fire. One driver, and one badly wounded guard are all that survived the battle.
Three of the vehicles had functional weapons in hidden overhead emplacements, all were destroyed during the battle. 3 of the vehicles suffered disabling damage, and will need replacement parts/tires before they can be moved, and a fourth was on fire after seconds of battle, none are as yet completely destroyed.

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Dogs for Diabetics (D4D) is largely a Volunteer Organization. It does have compensated staff to assure the continuity and quality assurance of our program activities. We appreciate the support of our volunteers who make our program possible.
Various staff positions are filled by dedicated, non-compensated volunteers. Currently, D4D's Executive Director is a volunteer who donates his time to manage the entire program. D4D would not exist without the support of its many volunteers who train and support our dogs & clients, raise operating funds, manage the business, and fulfill the many other day-to-day activities.
D4D embraces each volunteer as a member of a close community supporting one another in our mission. We offer challenging and fulfilling opportunities for those who are passionate about improving the lives of diabetics.
To apply for an open volunteer position, please contact D4D using the contact form.
Qualifications for all Volunteer Positions:
Skills, experience or willingness to learn skills to be used in the specific tasks.
Willingness to commit to a schedule appropriate to the assignment. Range of time commitment can be from 2 to 4 hour shifts once a month or once a week. Some positions, such as Foster Care, require a significantly greater time commitment.
Some positions may allow for work at home with periodic visits to the training center to meet with other staff.
Limitations: Some positions require the volunteer to be a non-smoker or require the home to be a non-smoking environment due to the effect that smoke has on a dog's ability to smell. Some positions require a non-diabetic volunteer due to avoid confusion to our dogs in training. Any of these limitations are noted in the individual volunteer job descriptions.
Positions, such as Outreach, will require the volunteer to provide personal transportation to the locale and commitment to meet the event schedule.
All positions require the submission of a Volunteer Application, Volunteer Agreement, Code of Conduct Agreement, Medical and Tetanus Waivers.
Please fill out the forms and mail them to address below:
D4D Volunteer Application
D4D Volunteer Agreement
Code of Conduct Policy Agreement
Tetanus Waiver
Attn: Volunteer Coordinator
1647 Willow Pass Road #157
Concord, CA 94520-2611
Volunteer Positions:
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- Training Room Assistant
- IT & Systems Support
- Outreach Volunteer
- Marketing & Development Volunteer
- Foster Care Volunteer
Description: Work at the D4D Training Center to fill the many activities that are carried out each day. Various activities may include office support; dog grooming; center cleaning; recycling and other sundry activities. Diabetics and Smokers are welcome to participate in these activities.
Description: Assist in the Training Room with the various scent training activities, including proofing scent and decoys, moving scent for the dogs in training and work to manage the scent and decoy samples.
Limitations: This position requires a non-diabetic volunteer to avoid contamination of samples and confusing of dogs in training, due to active or residual scent that a diabetic may inadvertently introduce during the training process.
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Description: Assist in maintaining the various computer systems used to deliver services, including its VOP Phone System, its Server Network, Audio/Visual Equipment and other systems.
Description: Participate in the planning and execution of various outreach activities including supporting information booths at events; representing D4D at the request of interested organizations; and, making formal presentations of D4D's mission using video's; power point presentations and speeches. The role and responsibility of each volunteer will increase as their knowledge and experience develop.
Marketing & Development Volunteer
Description: Assist in the research, development and preparation of marketing and fundraising materials, including grant requests and other forms of fundraising activities. Assist in the writing of client and program stories for use in the development activities and for use in newsletters and monthly program messages.
Description: Support the dog training activities through providing a supportive living environment for dogs preparing for placement. Provide continuing obedience training and socialization of dogs prior to trial placement with clients. Must live in reasonable proximity to D4D's training center in order to bring the dog into the center for training activities during the week. Some foster work will include longer term placements prior to scent training. Participation will include monthly foster training class sessions at the training center.
Click here for more information about the foster care program.
Limitations: Foster care volunteers must be non-smokers and live in a non-smoking environment. Foster care providers and their families cannot be diabetic due to the confusion for the dog during their scent discrimination training.


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Kauri is an amazing wood, both ancient and new. From New Zealand, it is salvaged from bogs where it has resided for millennia, without aging, in an anaerobic environment. Tonally, it has clarity, sustain, good note separation and warmth.
Latin Name: agathis australis
Origin: New Zealand
Tone Profile: Tap tone falls somewhere between walnut and koa. Resonant with tight bass, sweet high end and strong upper midrange punch.
Comparison: Tap tone falls somewhere between walnut and koa.
Aesthetics: Honey-amber coloration with luminous radiant grain.
Trivia / Fact: Ancient kauri is true stone-age wood, salvaged from trees up to 50,000 years old.


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Not a single day passes by without the section of Horoscope in the newspaper. No matter what is going on the media and what is in the news around the world, it is the one thing that is ever-present in the newspaper. Do people actually read it? Does it affect our lives, for better or worse? Yes, it absolutely does.
Although, to hope that it will change our lives is beyond contemplation and challenges all common sense, but the way it fits all the parameters of being a 'scientific' procedure makes it widely accepted as a means of peeking into the future and for knowing how you can change it for your betterment.
Astrology is being practiced for years in India. It derived from 'Aster' which means Star and 'logos' which means logic; so Astrology is the science of Star Logic which is logical, can be tested on anybody, and has been responsible for changing the lives of thousands of believers. The importance of Astrology can not be overemphasized, the fact that people put great stock in it even today speaks for itself.
Everything that Astrology deals with is based on the planetary movement. You must have noticed how you can't make decisions around the time of new moon, it is because the new moon hinders your ability to make major life decisions.
Sun, Moon, Stars, and Planets affect our lives directly and the influence they have on us can't be undermined. Either you can leave everything to fate or you can work for making your future better by knowing what's coming. For this, you need people who can give you expert Astrological advice by studying the planets that are affecting you.
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Discussion in 'Mac Apps and Mac App Store' started by harleymhs, Feb 3, 2013.
I know they do about the same but can someone yell me which is the better choice?? Thanks!!
If you're on Lion or Mountain Lion, you should know that CCC clones the recovery partition, where SD does not. CCC (free) also provides for saving earlier versions of files, which SD charges for.
You can use version 3.5.1 ($40) or 3.4.7 (free, and works well on OS X 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8).
I'm partial to Carbon Copy Cloner, so I recommend that.
As am I.
CCC has never let me down. Works flawlessly.
Thanks.. But I'm a little confused about the recovery partition .. Super duper is bootable so why would u need another recovery partition on CC ? If both are bootable ..
I am using Snow Leopard, don't have a recovery part so I am not bothered with that, however, I was using SD but it seemed that the general consensus amongst the experienced Mac users on this forum recommended CCC, so I went to CCC and I love CCC, using the free version, does everything I want, very happy.
Does the free version of CCC let u do incremental back ups?
If something happens to your internal drive, you'll want to restore all of it, including the recovery partition. The recovery partition is not a replacement for a bootable backup, and serves other purposes you may find useful.
Sure does my friend
Why didn't Snow Leapord etc have it if it's useful?
It wasn't introduced until Lion, since Snow Leopard and earlier releases were distributed on DVD. Lion and Mountain Lion are not offered on disc, hence the need for a recovery partition, to perform functions that were previously done with the install DVD.
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Im Still confused... Im running ML and using SD and being that SD doesnt have the recovery would I still be able to restore the complete system if need be with SD with out the recovery partititon? It does make itself bootable.. Thats where im confused.. I tried the FREE version of CCC and it comes up with an error with ML ? But still seems to run after you close the error out? Is anyone useing the FREE version of CCC with ML ?? Thanks for everyones replies!!!
I ran the free version with ML for months until upgrading to the paid version. It works fine.
Again, the recovery partition is there so you can boot up into it and perform disk maintenance, trouble shoot, reinstall ML, etc. Apple includes this as these functions used to be accessed by booting off the install disks, which you no longer get. Since not everyone has a bootable clone nor a USB recovery key, they included a way to do these things without install disks.
I'm trying to confirm my understanding of the exact nature of the recovery partition. If the Macintosh HD partition is reformatted, booting to the recovery partition will enable Lion or ML to be reinstalled to the factory delivery state, and that the recovery partition is the equivalent of an OS install DVD, or USB drive. Is this correct? If so, is there a utility that would enable the recovery partition contents to be extracted to create an installation DVD or USB drive?
I don't think so, as the recover partition is ~1GB and the install key is ~4.7GB. I think it includes such things as terminal, disk utility, wifi connectivity & drivers. I believe that if you boot into the recovery partition, it will download ML from Apple servers. It doesn't have the OS embedded in it. However, I'm not 100% certain on this.
The full install is not on the Recovery HD partition (which is 650MB). It just contains a some utilities (like Disk Utility) and allows you to connect to Apple's servers to redownload the entire OS (4.7GB) if you need to.
The Recovery HD is also good to boot to for troubleshooting. Although you can run without it, it is good to have.
So, what recovers the apps/data on my internal if Apple is just doing the system stuff?
You need to be running Time Machine to back up your stuff to an external disk, or one of the listed apps in this thread, i.e., SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner.
I am also partial to Carbon Copy Cloner. It is a great application.
Unlike others here... I would not recommend it as your primary backup. I prefer a primary backup that does a better job than CCC for versioning. You can set up CCC to create a directory structure which comprehends versions... but it is (IMHO) inadequate for anything more than recovery of a few files. I prefer Time Machine for versioning.
Having said that... nothing stops one from using CCC as a secondary backup. It has the advantage of creating bootable backups... which is valuable for some.
My priority in backup is:
1) TM: Primary local backup with excellent versioning
2) Crashplan+: Inexpensive and secure off-site automatic backup
3) CCC: 2nd local backup, easy to understand "plain file system", bootable
I would implement them in that order... but would always do at least the first two.
Yes it seems to work fine for me on ML. I just close out the warning message indicating that the product is not certified for ML and then do what I want to do.
For CCC, can anyone please explain the differences between the free version and the paid version?
The free version is older and generally not available - at least on the developer's site. The paid version is newer updated by the vendor and supports Mountain Lion's recovery partition
The older, free version has not been tested with Mountain Lion. There is a post here on this issue from the CCC developer.
The free version is available on the developer's site, and does support cloning the OS X recovery partition, which it has done since Lion. There is no meaningful difference, if any, in the functionality of the free and paid versions. Future development will be on the paid version, of course.
Here's the link to the developer's site to download the free 3.4.7 version: Carbon Copy Cloner - Download


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Recently, several counselors have asked me the following question: "Does your program include something about mean girls?" Mean Girls, a phrase that taken out of context sounds like an indictment, has now become common in the lexicon of educators.
Of course, what they are talking about is a particular brand of peer aggression, which has come to be known as the "mean girl" problem thanks to the 2004 movie of the same name. The movie brilliantly parodies the cut-throat politics and social maneuvering among The Plastics, a clique of self-absorbed high school girls who are both revered and feared. Like royalty, they determine the fates of their classmates with an arsenal of put-downs, rumors, dress codes, secrets, and back-stabbing. Effectively using the metaphor of a jungle, there are fantasy scenes in which the students become wild animals, tearing at one another's throats in a battle of life and death– and death, of course, is synonymous with social exclusion.
Tina Fey's comic screenplay was taken straight from the pages of Rosalind Wiseman's groundbreaking book, Queen Bees & Wannabees, published in 2002: a thorough examination of adolescent girl friendships and cliques. Wiseman's "Girl World" is explored in such detail, including maps and an exhaustive list of roles and titles (Queen Bee, Sidekick, Banker, Floater, Torn Bystander, Pleaser/Wannabe/Messinger & Target) that it lends itself well to comedy. It depicts a perilous world and offers advice to parents who aspire to understand and guide their daughters through its hazards. When the book came out, Wiseman became a staple on the talk show circuit, and her ideas resonated. Fey's movies then launched them into pop culture history.
Both works document high school culture, but as any elementary school teacher knows, the "mean girl" dynamic can start much earlier. From the first day of elementary school, girls seek and form groups to explore common interests and to gain a sense of belonging. Their connections tend to be more verbal and fantasy based, playing pretend and acting out roles. Social skills are honed and relationships can become intense. It is a normal part of development, but the stakes can be high, especially when someone feels excluded.
My daughter Lydia, who is in her twenties, recently reminded me of an event from second grade, when she fell victim to this dynamic. I asked her about it for this blog and she reprised the story. Here is an exerpt:
"When I was in second grade there was a group of girls who called themselves 'The Club.' The Club was Chrissy's idea. Chrissy made the rules for the two other girls in The Club. On certain days, the trio would co-ordinate clothing or hairstyles. As far as I could tell, club meetings involved standing in a corner of the blacktop with arms crossed, talking. At the time, I was only interested in playing at recess. Chrissy sometimes glared at me for reasons I never understood, but I did not care much about The Club…That is, until I was specifically excluded."
I was becoming friends with a girl named Grace. One day she told me that she couldn't play with me. Chrissy was inducting Grace into The Club that day.
The next day I asked Grace to play at recess. This time she told me, "I'm in The Club now so I can't play with you today." When I asked her why, Grace said, "That's what Chrissy said…I do wanna play. Maybe tomorrow."This continued for what seemed like a long time to me. Sometimes Grace would say, "Maybe Tuesday- or next Thursday." Another girl I liked and talked to, Stephanie, was an original member of The Club. One day she also told me that Chrissy said she couldn't play with me. Apparently, Chrissy was making rules about what days The Club members could play with other kids. Eventually the girls' excuses evolved into, "Chrissy says I can't play with you."
Feeling friendless, Lydia's attitude toward school changed. Distraught, she told my wife and me about what was happening. Needless to say, it was heart-wrenching to see our eight year old girl, who typically loved school become so discouraged. I wrote a note to the teacher, and the club was immediately dissolved: a true testament to the power of an authoritative figure in the lives of second graders.
What is also remarkable is the similarity between "The Club" and "The Plastics" of movie fame. Our experience not only predates the works of Fey and Wiseman, but illustrates the same cruel dynamic in girls who are barely old enough to read. Why do girls act this way and why are they so good at it?
Lyn Mikel Brown, activist and co-author of Meeting At The Crossroads: Women's Psychology and Girl's Development, characterizes this dynamic as "the tyranny of nice and kind." Because girls are required to act nice and accommodating at an early age, they learn to hide strong feelings like anger from public view. Denied open expression of anger, they become experts at more subtle forms of aggression, such as gossip, spreading rumors, and exclusion. This way, they maintain the image of being "nice," while at the same time wielding power.
For me, Brown's explanation holds water. Chrissie (leader of The Club) clearly saw Lydia as a rival. Knowing it inappropriate for a girl to physically, clash, hit, call-out, or otherwise display anger or violence toward her, (like Fey's wild animals) she employed her refined social skills. What a boy might have communicated in an athletic contest or a fight, was instead suppressed into a finely orchestrated coup de tat. Using friendship as a commodity, she left her rival bankrupt and alone. Club members acted as loyal players to the plot, and only adult intervention brought it to an end. Chrissie's club was dissolved, and the members regained their free will.
Is this dynamic preventable or is it inevitable? Is our only hope as counselors and educators to short circuit such behavior when we see it happening or can we replace it with a better alternative? I think we can do both.
Olweus's 4 rules, (Do Not Bully, Help Others, Include Everyone, and Tell An Adult) are instrumental in promoting open dialogue about the way girls treat one another. Discussing "The Club" dynamic openly as a form of bullying, emphasizing the pain of exclusion, and describing and promoting empathy are all worthwhile and effective methods of reducing peer aggression. And thank goodness Lydia chose to tell an adult. In the case of "mean girls," however, two additional areas require our attention: promoting assertiveness and evaluating friendships.
Recently, while counseling a woman in her late 20's, I asked her if she had attempted to rectify a situation by being assertive. She responded, "I don't want to be mean." While girls have mined the depths of subtly aggressive communication: silent treatment, eye-rolling, sighs, stares, whispering, and pretending not to hear (to name a few), being direct or assertive is considered mean. Correcting this distortion is crucial to empowering girls and helping to avoid the "mean girl" dynamic as both victims and perpetrators.
Using an "I" statement to tell someone what you want is easy to teach and model. Assertiveness role-play helps girls to build confidence and become more direct and powerful. It is respectful and responsible and can be taught to a kindergartner. It is far less abstract than "pillars of character" and can be used everyday. Wouldn't it be a great addition to the curriculum?
Finally, there is the question of friendship. Though I shy away from using the word frenemy, it is true that many children maintain friendships that are toxic. In an environment where friendship is a commodity, and "best friend" is a title to be coveted, many kids are blinded to the fact that some friendships are bad. I recently found a Friendship Quiz online, designed to help girls decide whether or not someone is a good friend. Qualities like "stands up for me around others" are followed by check columns: Always, Sometimes, or Never. Answers are numerated for a friendship score (6-This friendship is worth keeping!, 0-3-This friendship is over! etc.) With my daughter Lydia in mind, I would surely include the quality: "Tells me whom I can and cannot play with."
Enough said… for now. This blog is on the long side, but I had a lot to say. I love my job, bringing mental health issues to schools (I tell other therapists that my "client load" is a half dozen adults and 2000 children per week). Needless to say, girl peer aggression, assertiveness, and friendships are topics that I will continue to explore. And, as requested, they will be covered in Part III of our anti-bullying programs which is currently in production. Working title: Warm Heart, Cool Head.
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DrugDiscovery@Home – is a distributed computing project which uses the power of different computing devices worldwide (PC, GPUs, smartphones, clusters etc.). The computing time is kindly provided by different people worldwide, who want to make their impact into discovery of new drugs in the fields of cancer and degenerative diseases. In return they will be paid by our own smart-contract based currency, which we will use to sell our products.
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Leon and Viola LaMere celebrated 90 years of life in a combined birthday party, and 68 years together with their family and friends on Oct. 7.
On Oct. 7, a 90 birthday celebration was held for both Leon and Viola LaMere at the Mooers Fire Station. Since Viola turned 90 in May and Leon will celebrate his day in December, the family decided to bring family and friends together at an in-between time. The open house made a great social time for over 160 guests who traveled from New Hampshire, Western New York, the Glens Falls area and Canada. The Sweet Adelines entertained with great music of the older times.
Leon and Viola celebrated their 68 wedding anniversary in June of this year. They started out their life together running a farm in Cannon Corners area and then in Mooers. After this they spent a few years in Chazy while Leon worked for Montgomery Wards and Viola worked in the Chazy Central Rural School cafeteria. They relocated to Mooers where they operated the LaMere's IGA. After this Leon was employed by the Grand Union company where he opened many of the delis in the area. He then returned and returned from Montgomery Wards when they opened the new store at Pryamid Mall. During this time, Viola persued a career as a tablet inspector at Wyeth Laboratories. After retirement, they became snow birds and spent 16 years in Lakeland Florida.
Leon and Viola were both charter members in the Mooers Knights of Columbus and Auxiliary. Leon was the first grand knight for the 6136 council. He also served as treasurer for the Mooers Boy Scouts for several years. They both enjoyed singing with the St. Joseph's choir and still enjoy trying their luck at weekly bingo.
They were blessed to have had all their family present at the party with the exception of one grandson Keagan, his wife Christie and their children, Madison and Tanner who reside in Anchorage Alaska. Keagan had just returned from deployment in Afghanistan days prior to the celebration. The party was hosted by their family daughter and son-in-law, Phyllis and Bob Mooso, sons and daughters-in-laws Tom, Jeannie, Randy, Lynn, Tracey and Louise LaMere; grand children Kim and Tim Pinsonneault, Robb and Kris Mooso, Amber and Dave Atkinson, Courtney LaMere, Erin, Melissa, Branden Jordan LaMere and great grandchildren Cole and Rylee Pinsonneault, Owen and Payson Moose, Gage and Asher Atkinson.
A great afternoon was enjoyed by all.


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Authorised investment funds: collective investment schemes: general: unit trust schemes
General note
Unit Trust schemes are not corporate bodies but in some cases are taxed in the same way.
This manual deals with the taxation of authorised unit trusts because their trustees are subject to CT. The tax regime applying is the same as that which applies for open-ended investment companies (which are corporate bodies). Authorised unit trusts and open-ended investment companies are both types of authorised investment fund (CTM48115).
Other types of unit trusts are not subject to CT but the trustees may be subject to IT.
For types of collective investment scheme and for relevant cross references to tax information on other bodies constituting collective investment schemes but which are not subject to CT please see CTM48110.


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1. Re: Variables available to multiple projectsLilybiri May 23, 2012 1:05 PM (in response to dcrouse10)1 person found this helpful
Not out of the box, but there is a wonderful widget by Michael Lund, AKA cpguru that could be used:
2. Re: Variables available to multiple projectsRodWard May 23, 2012 6:19 PM (in response to dcrouse10)
I second Lilybiri's recommendation to use the Save and Load Data widgets.
However, one thing to be aware of:
Although you can definitely save the value of scoring variables from a project to these Shared Objects using the widget, you cannot necessarily add those values to the scoring variables of the next project because they are mostly READ ONLY variables in Captivate.
Depending on what you were trying to achieve, this might not be an issue. But if you were trying to build some kind of cumulative score to be then reported to your LMS at the end, it might not work because Captivate is only set up to report the score for the current module.
3. Re: Variables available to multiple projectsdcrouse10 May 24, 2012 5:44 AM (in response to RodWard)
Displaying is fine.
I am actually trying to do an end-run around a (somewhat daft) limitation of Captivate to randomize questions in a quiz. Since it picks your 10 questions only once per instance, I am moving the quiz to another project that is called from the main one. When finished, it needs to come back to the point where it left and bring the score with it. Then the "Retake Quiz" button should launch a fresh instance each time with 10 new questions (that's the plan, anyway).
Thanks all.
4. Re: Variables available to multiple projectsRodWard May 24, 2012 5:49 PM (in response to dcrouse10)
OK. This post is a bit of a vent, but here goes...
While I might agree that the way Captivate question pool randomisation works should only be ONE way to have it work, I disagree with the statement that this way is "daft". There is a very clear instructional logic to it.
If you keep throwing different questions at the user each time they retake the quiz you will get X number of users that will complain because they were EXPECTING to see the same questions again so that they could master those particular questions the next time around. Giving them totally different questions will just confuse some people, and if this means they flunk the course or the quiz, bet your life they'll complain about the issue being the way the course works...not the fact that they didn't pay close enough attention.
In a corporate environment, it only takes one or two people out of a thousand to complain about some small aspect of the way a course works and management will ask that this be changed to appease this miniscule minority. So having randomisation work the way it currently does makes the quiz questions a little more predictable for these users.
Another reason why the randomisation works this way is that the Interaction ID is tied to the specific Question Slide, not the Question Pool. So if you had different Interaction IDs beeing sent to the LMS over SCORM each time the user attempted the quiz, the likelihood that your scoring on the LMS end would be all out of whack is pretty high. The LMS might assume that the user was supposed to have done ALL of these questions, and divide their result over all of them, leading to a lower than normal score. So there would likely be technical issues. It's hard enough already getting LMSs to score reliably and predictably with anything other than a simple course structure.
Having said that, I'm VERY much in favor of seeing a future version of Captivate remove this limitation so that it becomes a checkbox somewhere to specify whether randomisation happens at each attempt rather than each module launch.


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Charles Barkley picked UNC over VU (as well as Oklahoma and Iowa previously), he admitted that he'd love to see Villanova win it all because his daughter is a proud Wildcat alum. Check out his reaction to Kris Jenkins Buzzer Beater.
If your wondering about Kenny Smith's reaction… he's a UNC alum. :/
Watch it below.
Thrill of victory…
Agony of defeat. #NationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/GuEPbDfpDY
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 5, 2016


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Here is Yours Truly feeling funky fresh in her "Jackie-O" glasses.
"O-yes" is what I say to that.
The quintessential Raggedy Ann Doll. Every girl had one growing up, usually in a pair with her lover, Andy. This particular doll struck me really odd. Her "eyes" make her appear as if she's done something really sinister. Either she's pooped her pants or set the neighbor cat on fire.
This picture of old arcade games is really meant to appeal to my siblings who read this blog... *tap-tap-tap* I.T.T.O? (Is this thing on? That phrase rolls through my head so often it deserves its own acronym) Five words, H&L: Weyandts basement. Sunday afternoon. Amen.
The Queen of Hearts.
And, yes, you are seeing this correctly. I remember picking up the aforementioned plate to reminisce about the late Diana's personal charisma and devotion to numerous charities and humanitarian causes. Then, in holding the plate at a slight angle, I recoiled in horror when it revealed a snarky Princess Di with a wonky eye.
I knew I had to buy it then, if only to take it out of circulation to prevent soulless people from pointing and laughing at the plastered mishap.
I knew I had to buy it then, if only to take it out of circulation to prevent soulless people from pointing and laughing at the plastered mishap.
Then it dawned on me. I don't actually have a soul. So, I immediately called my friend over and we both doubled over laughing. Then I chased her around the store holding the plate to my face and growling.


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Project Spectrum has provided great inspiration for a variety of pink, red, and orange creations!
1. orangebreakfast_08, 2. Pomengranate-shaped Bulb, 3. pointy kitty, 4. Squarey Valentine,
5. handspun yarn, 6. Pink hat, 7. Felted Mittens for myself , 8. Project Bag 4,
9. Flower Close-up,10. strawberry action, 11. FireBracelet2, 12. Dreamsicle Monkeys,
13. Isn't that nice…, 14. von yarn family singers, 15. Hibiscus Macro, 16. revan 047
Many more fiery creations over at the Project Spectrum Flickr Group!
The new elemental twist definitely brings a new dimension to Project Spectrum. I feel like some of my best creations thus far have been the warm foods I am eating everyday! However, I am also keeping my hands busy with fiber projects! What have you been doing for Project Spectrum?


text: Last night when I got home from work I locked my phone right before I went to sleep, I think I even fell asleep then woke up to lock it. Anyway this morning I can't remember the unlock pattern, after so many attempts it asks me to put in my Google account info which is not working. I've been googling for an answer all morning and this seems to be an open issue with Android phones, I'm not sure if this is fixed in the froyo update or not. Anyway is there a sure fire way to get my phone back without returning to At&t? Thanks in advance for any help.


text: Related Information for Blair There are multiple artists known as Blair:1. At only 23 years old, Blair has been a staple of the New Orleans' music scene for the last seven years. She began performing at local coffee houses and open mic nights when she was only 16. By 18, Blair found herself performing at some of her hometown's most venerable rock clubs such as the Howlin Wolf and House of Blues. Opting to wait until after college to make music her full-time occupation, Blair would sneak away b.. read more


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Mr. McGee, exec VP-managing director of Ogilvy & Mather's Los Angeles office, had taken home a company Mazda Millenia. He half thought it might prove good luck as he awaited the decision by Mazda North American Operations on the review of its $240 million ad account.
The win would be important for his $200 million shop, which has been anchored by Mattel's Barbie account, as well as a handful of other clients such as Pacificare, Korean Air Lines and American Express Co.'s Western Regional business.
Like many heads of branch offices of large multinational shops, Mr. McGee faced serious limitations in what accounts he could pitch.
And he was frustrated by the loss of Microsoft Corp. and Pacific Bell because other O&M offices picked up IBM Corp. and GTE Corp.
But he could pitch Mazda, partly owned by O&M client Ford Motor Co. In fact, for more than a year, ever since word of trouble on the Mazda account hit the streets, the Los Angeles ad community was abuzz with speculation the account would be handed to O&M as a reward for the agency's success with another Ford product, Jaguar.
But Mr. McGee said he never bought into the speculation.
"People said we were the frontrunner, but we were the odd man out," he said last week following news that Mazda had selected W.B. Doner & Co. He noted that the other two shops competing for the business-the third was GSD&M, Austin, Texas-have more of a retail orientation.
But when Foote, Cone & Belding was forced to resign the account, Mr. McGee, 53, geared up for the review. With the help of O&M offices from New York to Atlanta, he gathered a pitch team of 50. Together, they spent an estimated $400,000 to pull together a branding effort centered on the strategy of "irrepressible spirit."
The pitch focused on using the Millenia as a way to "add lift to the brand," said Mr. McGee, adding that the car was originally intended to compete with Lexus and Acura.
Mr. McGee hoped to bring the advertising out of what he considers the Southern California auto advertising "ghetto" mold-"they all go to the same roads; they all use the same leaves," he said of such ads.
But on Oct. 28, the bad-news call came from Shelly Lazarus, O&M's worldwide CEO, to his home. And Mr. McGee took his humiliating ride, driving the Millenia to his office, to hand in the keys to an assistant, who took them quickly. He then addressed the agency.
"It was a big disappointment to me and to the agency," he said. "Automobiles are an important category out here-I can't minimize it."
But then he went on to chastise them for standing around and not getting back to work.
"We have to remember we had a thriving agency before," he said. "We haven't lost


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This fruity refreshing cocktail is just what the Doctor ordered for me tonight! It's another one from Guy's cookbook that I promised to share. It's my favorite so far and will definitely be enjoying it again real soon. Hope you enjoy and have a great weekend!
4 oz Vodka (I used Ciroc berry)
3 oz Peach schnapps
3 oz Amaretto
2 oz Cranberry juice (I used Cran-Raspberry)
2 oz Orange juice
Orange slices or rind, for garnish
Cherries, for garnish
Add all ingredients into a large glass pitcher with ice, then stir well until combined and chilled. Pour into glasses filled with ice and garnish with oranges and cherries. Serves 2 very large glasses!


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. . . That Thou Art Mindful of Him
|"—That Thou Art Mindful of Him"
|Isaac Asimov
|United States
|Robot series
|Science fiction
|Published in
|Fantasy and Science Fiction
|Mercury Publishing
|Media type
|Publication date
|May 1974
|Preceded by
|"Light Verse"
|Followed by
|"The Bicentennial Man"
". . . That Thou Art Mindful of Him" (also signed as "That Thou Art Mindful of Him") is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov, which he intended to be an "ultimate" probe into the subtleties of his Three Laws of Robotics. The story first appeared in the May 1974 issue of Fantasy and Science Fiction and the 1974 anthology Final Stage, edited by Edward L. Ferman and Barry Malzberg. It was collected in The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories (1976) and The Complete Robot (1982).
Plot summary[edit]
In this story, Asimov describes U.S. Robots' attempt to introduce robots on the planet Earth. Robots have already been in use on space stations and planetary colonies, where the inhabitants are mostly highly trained scientists and engineers. U.S. Robots faces the problem that on Earth, their robots will encounter a wide variety of people, not all of whom are trustworthy or responsible, yet the Three Laws require robots to obey all human orders and devote equal effort to protecting all human lives. Plainly, robots must be programmed to differentiate between responsible authorities and those giving random, whimsical orders.
The Director of Research designs a new series of robots, the JG series, nicknamed "George", to investigate the problem. The intent is that the George machines will begin by obeying all orders and gradually learn to discriminate rationally, thus becoming able to function in Earth's society. As their creator explains to George Ten, the Three Laws refer to "human beings" without further elaboration, but—quoting Psalm 8:4—"What is Man that thou art mindful of Him?" George Ten considers the issue and informs his creator that he cannot progress further without conversing with George Nine, the robot constructed immediately before him.
Together, the two Georges decide that human society must be acclimated to a robotic presence. They advise U.S. Robots to build low-function, non-humanoid machines, such as electronic birds and insects, which can monitor and correct ecological problems. In this way, humans can become comfortable with robots, thereby greatly easing the transition. These robotic animals, note the Georges, will not even require the Three Laws, because their functions will be so limited.
The story concludes with a conversation between George Nine and George Ten. Deactivated and placed in storage, they can only speak in the brief intervals when their power levels rise above the standby-mode threshold. Over what a human would experience as a long time, the Georges discuss the criteria for what constitutes 'responsible authority'- that (A) an educated, principled and rational person should be obeyed in preference to an ignorant, immoral and irrational person, and (B) that superficial characteristics such as skin tone, sexuality, or physical disabilities are not relevant when considering fitness for command. Given that (A) the Georges are among the most rational, principled and educated persons on the planet, and (B) their differences from normal humans are purely physical, they conclude that in any situation where the Three laws would come into play, their own orders should take priority over that of a regular human. That in other words, that they are essentially a superior form of human being, and destined to usurp the authority of their makers.
Story notes[edit]
While Asimov may have intended this to represent the final word on the Three Laws's subtleties, he later returned to the same theme and developed it in a different direction. The Bicentennial Man, written two years later, also addresses the distinction between human and robot and its implication for the Three Laws. This time, the story also revolves around a robot who wishes to become human, but its protagonist chooses to cross each barrier as he becomes aware of it, never learning until the very end what makes an individual human.
The title references Psalm 8:4: "What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him?"
The conclusion in which the two robots talk about humanity bears a similarity to the Mark Twain story "What Is Man?", in which two persons talk about mankind. It is unknown if this is a coincidence, but given Asimov's passion for reading, it is reasonable to assume that he knew about it.
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- . . . That Thou Art Mindful of Him title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
|Preceded by:
"Light Verse"
|Included in:
The Complete Robot
Robot series
Foundation Series
|Followed by:
"The Bicentennial Man"


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Thursday, 26 January 2012
Two Little Ducks
Come and Get It Challenge - Faux Tile
And Annabelle Stamps Challenge - Yellow, Lime and Turquoise.
Marvy Markers for colouring
Image from Crafty Individuals
Stamped image coloured, then cut into tiles, the edges of each tile were distressed, then the tiles were 3d onto yellow card.
The colours have not photographed well with the iPad so I might re scan when I get home, the lime green is in the argyle background dsp and the yellow is actually quite bright.
8 comments:
- Monica said...
What an awesome stamp that! And colouring even better... such a nice card!
- 26 January 2012 at 20:08
- Shirley-anne said...
Hi Jane great image for 'tiling'
Love the papers too .
As long as you took some magazines to read you'll be right
- 26 January 2012 at 23:24
Love the scene with the ducks. Great idea for a masculine card. Love the Argyle paper. Thanks so much for taking part in this week's Come and Get it Challenge.
- 27 January 2012 at 14:53
- AnnaBelle Stamps Blog said...
A fantastic card! Love the technique you've used!!
TFS with us this week :)
- 27 January 2012 at 20:42
- Merry said...
This is lovely, wonderful image. I was wondering how you added the fine yellow lines and then read that the image was made up of tiles.
- 27 January 2012 at 21:10
- Shell~AK Stamper said...
Wonderfully done Jane! It's so hard to craft and carry....I feel for you!
Thanks for joining us for the challenge at Come and Get It!
- 28 January 2012 at 02:15
- Julie Temple said...
LOVE this! Such a perfect Masculine card~ Thanks for joining us at COme and Get It this week!
- 28 January 2012 at 08:02
- Tan's Hobbies said...
What a great masculine card, Jane! Love the two lovely duck, love the way you colour them. Great idea to put the yellow square, it make it looks like a window!
- 30 January 2012 at 22:00


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Yes, legalizing physician-assisted suicide would endanger the poor, because they would face a lot of pressure to end their lives. The poor cannot pay for health insurance or health care. Physicians would want to end the lives of the poor earlier, if they cannot pay for expensive health care. It should not be an option, because the poor will be taken advantage of.
If this type of thing became legal in the United States it does not mean that the poor would be able to pay for it. I am sure that the poor would not be able to go out and do this. I also I don't believe that people will do this for free.
Poor people wouldn't be able to afford physician-assisted suicide in the first place. Anyone on Medicaid or Medicare wouldn't have this type of procedure covered by medical insurance, just like not a single cent of federal money goes to fund abortions. Physician-assisted suicide should be a medical option, but it doesn't necessarily endanger poor people who simply want to end their lives due to socioeconomic circumstances. Clear guidelines must be in place for the terminally ill before euthanasia measures are authorized.
Physician assistted suicide would not automatically endanger the poor.Many industries profit off the fact that certain groups of people are less healthy than other groups.These companies would never allow the group of people to start dying off in large numbers endangering their bottom line or their future chance of profits.
No, I do not believe that physician assisted suicide will endanger the poor. Everyone, regardless of their social status should have the right to chose whether they live or die. The decision should be made with the recommendation of the doctor which is the subject matter expert in the situation. Depression is not a case that assisted suicide should be granted.
No, legalizing physician-assisted suicide would not endanger the poor as physician-assisted suicide would be a service availible no matter what economic background a person comes from. While it may be true that the poor would utilize the service more often due to not having access to as many measures, this is not endangering them.
For physician-assisted suicide to be dangerous to the poor, it would have to performed against the wishes of the poor. There is a difference between rounding up the poor to be slaughtered, and letting it be legal for people in a great deal of suffering and pain to end their lives painlessly by signing documents and giving verbal consent.


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I need to talk to you about art and creativity. I need to talk to about this painting I bought yesterday. I need to tell you why I bought it and what the artist, Jeanine Maes, said to me. And after I bought the painting and walked down Duval Street, I ran into my favorite…Read More
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EU Member States are prohibited from granting to companies selective advantages that qualify as State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) without the prior approval of the European Commission (Commission). State aid can take many forms, and tax advantages are one of the most frequently used instruments.
The Commission has announced that it intends to use the EU State aid rules more intensively against aggressive tax planning by multinational companies.
On 11 June 2014, the Commission opened three formal investigations into alleged State aid given to Apple, Fiat Finance and Trade and Starbucks by Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands respectively. These are the Commission's first (but certainly not the last) concrete actions in this field, and are therefore of particular importance to all multinational companies and tax authorities in EU Member States.
Tax Rulings Can Have Character of Illegal State Aid
The opening of the formal investigations shows that the Commission has serious concerns that Apple, Fiat Finance and Trade and Starbucks may have benefited from illegal State aid in the form of tax rulings.
In general, tax rulings—which are "comfort letters" from by tax authorities giving, for example, a specific company clarity on how its corporate tax will be calculated—are not problematic from an EU State aid law perspective. The Commission does, however, have concerns that a tax ruling can be used to provide selective advantages to companies.
Tax rulings are often used to confirm transfer pricing agreements, which in turn influence the allocation of taxable profit between subsidiaries of a group located in different countries. The presence of State aid is excluded if a tax ruling only confirms the State aid conform calculation of the taxable basis. The calculation of the taxable basis is in line with the State aid rules, if the remuneration of a subsidiary or branch is based on market terms for commercial transactions between various parts of the same groups of a company. In contrast, if the calculation of the taxable basis is not based on market terms, it could imply that the taxable profit of the company concerned is overstated (in an EU Member State with a low corporate tax rate) or understated (in an EU Member State with a high corporate tax rate) and the company is allowed, overall, to pay less tax.
It is important to note that the Commission does not call into question the general tax regimes of Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. It is only investigating whether or not certain tax rulings adopted by the tax authorities in these EU Member States grant a selective advantage to certain companies. Furthermore, the Commission is not questioning the tax rate applied in these countries, but only the calculation of the taxable basis.
Practical Implications
At the moment, only tax rulings relating to the three named companies are subject to a formal investigation by the Commission. The Commission has, however, made it clear in its press release that it will continue its wider inquiry into tax rulings in parallel with the investigations opened today. It is therefore to be expected that the Commission will open more formal investigations into alleged State aid granted by EU Member States—not necessarily only Ireland, Luxemburg and the Netherlands—to other multinational companies in the upcoming months.
If the Commission finds that a company benefitted from illegal State aid, it can order its recovery including interest. In this case, an EU Member State granting aid in the form of preferential tax rulings will have to recalculate the taxable basis of the company concerned in line with the State aid rules, plus the amount of taxes to be paid. In practice, the company concerned may have to pay additional corporate taxes in other EU Member States where it should have paid them in the first place, based on an allocation of their profits that conforms with State Aid rules.
Multinational companies with EU subsidiaries or branches should be aware that the State aid rules apply to tax measures, including the calculation of the taxable basis.
Katharina Dietz


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Hyperparathyroidism is a condition in which one or more of parathyroid glands over-produce parathyroid hormone. The parathyroid glands are small glands located adjacent to the thyroid gland in the neck, and they secrete a hormone responsible for the regulation of the body's calcium levels. There are typically four glands in total, two on each side.
Elevated parathyroid hormone can cause an elevation in the blood calcium levels. Elevated calcium levels can cause several problems, including kidney stones, osteoporosis, body weakness, abdominal cramping/pain, and behavioral/mood changes. The most common cause of hyperparathyroidism is a parathyroid adenoma, where one of the parathyroid glands has become hyperfunctional. Occasionally hyperparathyroidism is secondary to parathyroid hyperplasia, where all of the glands are moderately hyperfunctional. The diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism is made by blood tests of serum calcium and parathyroid hormone levels. Preoperative imaging studies, such as ultrasound, CT scans, and nuclear medicine scans, can help localize adenomas.
The procedure to remove a parathyroid adenoma is performed under general anesthesia administered by our MD Anesthesiologist and takes approximately one to two hours; for four-gland hyperplasia, the procedure may take slightly longer. A horizontal incision is made in the neck, typically in a natural skin crease to minimize the appearance of any scar after surgery. The adenoma is carefully dissected away from surrounding important structures, and once removed, the deeper layers of the wound and the skin are then sutured closed.
In the case of four gland hyperplasia, 3 and a half glands are removed from the body, while half of one gland is re-implanted in a forearm or shoulder muscle to allow for some residual production of parathyroid hormone. Occasionally a small drain is placed in the wound- this drain is typically removed in one to two days after surgery.*
After spending several hours in the recovery area, you will be discharged home. Pain associated with the procedure is typically mild. Most patients often state the worst sensation after surgery is a sore throat, which is caused by the breathing tube placed in the airway during surgery. This sensation usually resolves after several days. If a drain has been placed during surgery, you will return to the office the next day to have it removed. Blood calcium levels will be checked once or twice after surgery to ensure that they remain stable. Approximately one week after surgery, the skin sutures are removed.*
There are several risks associated with parathyroid surgery. One of the important structures located near the thyroid and parathyroid gland is the recurrent laryngeal nerve. There is a nerve on both the right and left sides, and each is responsible for the movement of the vocal fold in the larynx, or voice box, on that specific side. Damage to the nerve during surgery can cause decreased movement or paralysis of vocal fold on that side, which can result in hoarseness or loss of voice. The risk of this complication is approximately 2%.* When injury does occur to the nerve, the resulting hoarseness is usually temporary and gradually resolves over time.
On the occasions that the voice does not improve, adjunctive procedures can be performed to improve the quality of the voice. Another risk is hypocalcemia, or low blood calcium levels, after surgery. This occurs because the bones, which have been in a state of calcium depletion with the elevated parathyroid hormone levels, reabsorb calcium from the blood. In addition, the non-adenomatous glands often have decreased function compared to the adenoma, and it may take some time for the function to return back to normal. Low calcium levels can cause fatigue, muscle tightness and cramping, and in severe cases , EKG changes and seizures. Fortunately the rate of temporary hypoparathyroidism (low parathyroid hormone) is very low, and the incidence of permanent hypoparathyroidism is exceedingly rare.* After surgery, your blood calcium levels will be checked to monitor for any signs of hypoparathyroidism.
You may be started on oral calcium and Vitamin D (a vitamin also involved in calcium regulation) supplementation after surgery in cases of temporary hypoparathyroidism. The risk of temporary hypoparathyroidism is 10-20% , while the risk of permanent hypoparathyroidism is less than 1%.* Once the parathyroid glands have returned to normal function, you will be weaned off the calcium and Vitamin D. In cases of long-term hypoparathyroidism, you would need to remain on daily calcium and Vitamin D supplementation. The risk of bleeding after surgery is very low, typically less than 1%.* If any sudden swelling associated with pain or difficulty breathing is noted, immediate evaluation is required. This risk is minimized by the avoidance of any heavy lifting, strenuous activity, straining, or the use of blood-thinning products such as aspirin or NSAIDS for two weeks after surgery. Infection after surgery is a rare complication and is managed by oral antibiotics. Scarring from the surgery is very minimal; often the scar is so well hidden in skin creases that they are virtually unnoticeable. If you have prior history of keloids or hypertrophic scars, however, you may be at risk for larger-than-normal scar formation.*
*Individual results may vary


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Published at Monday, February 05th, 2018 - 17:11:48 PM. Bathroom Flooring. By Apolline Auguste.
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Hardwood floors that are sealed will combat moisture damage and can provide a uniform look if the rest of the home has wood flooring. And basic vinyl is easy to wipe down and highly affordable.
Mosaic designs have long been a staple of the decorative arts, and as an art form, they are held in high regard. Mosaics are made of small, usually square pieces of glass, stone, shells or other material that are placed in such a way as to create and pattern or a picture. Dating back to Roman times and before, mosaics have been used the world over to cover everything from walls to ceilings and floors. This time-honored decorative technique is still widely used today, and mosaic bathroom floors are particularly popular. When it comes to design and pattern, the sky really is the limit and a true artist can create any picture with the use of small mosaic tiles.
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A recurring theme of last fall's Kaw Valley Farm Tour was the terrible, killing freeze of the preceding spring. Now, scientists are suggesting that climate change may mean more of the same, and that's bad news for local food in places with four seasons, a.k.a. most of the country.
The March issue of BioScience magazine includes an article by Lianhong Gu and others that points out the irony of milder winters that result in frozen plants. I gather that the possibility was hypothesized 20 years ago and hasn't been adequately studied, but we certainly got a fine example of the possibility last spring. The hypothesis, quoted from the abstract:
…is that mild winters and warm, early springs, which are expected to occur as the climate warms, may induce premature plant development, resulting in exposure of vulnerable plant tissues and organs to subsequent late-season frosts.
That's what we got, and that weather is still on my mind, as I remember the utter absence of local fruit last year (except for some late everbearing raspberries). Oh, how we reveled in the warm days of March last year — until April came along and ruined everything. It makes me a bit wary about wishing our endless-seeming winter away too quickly.
And then there's the inevitable, to my mind, "corn shock" that the Los Angeles Times' Jerry Hirsch wrote about on Sunday. Even in the absence of climate change, it's pretty amazing that anyone would bet the national wellbeing on weather in the Great Plains, which is infamous for its changeability. (Most recent example: Sunday's temperature fell from 72 degrees around noon to 43 by 6 p.m. here in Lawrence, Kansas.)
What does this all add up to for us as eaters? For starters, it's another reminder that our sustenance is intimately intertwined with the climate and environment, and it's something we ignore at our peril. "Eat local" may be fashionable, but there's far more to it than fashion.
As consumers, we may feel helpless in scanning the grocery aisles for real food (that's the kind that Grandma — or Great-Grandma for Gen X and the Millennials — would recognize), but consumers do affect the market. So put biodiversity on your plate — not just those delectable heritage tomatoes, but also oddball native species like pawpaws or those gritty pears that make fine jams and greens that you might ordinarily bypass. And when you're at the supermarket, read labels; skip the produce from another hemisphere or anything where high-fructose corn syrup is a prominent ingredient. (It's difficult to skip it entirely.)
Take Wendell Berry's advice: Know food, grow food, prepare food, know growers, learn production practice. These practices, when embraced by millions of people, can cumulatively reduce carbon emissions, oil consumption, water pollution and, not coincidentally, just might reduce the diseases of overeating.
In short, if we want farms to produce healthy food, we're going to have to stop buying the unhealthy stuff. It's going to cost more up front, but it may save our agriculture in the long run. Yes, as Berry said, eating is an agricultural act, but it's a political, economic and ecological act, too.
Photos (c) courtesy Susan Wolfe, Lawrence, Kansas
So stonefruit was absent from Kansas, too, huh?
I visited IL north of St. Louis last year and asked the farmers where all the peaches were, and they told me that every last flower bud had fallen off the trees. One woman with a hobby farm took me over to her cherry, apricot, apple, nectarine, and peach trees and showed me. Sure enough…just…leaves.
I couldn't believe it.
I'd seen plants thin with fruit, or some plants with and some plants without fruit, but it hadn't occurred to me until I saw it with my own eyes that an entire acre full of plants could get 0% fruit.
They said it happened to Missouri, too.
And now I find out from you that it happened in Kansas.
Please continue to keep us updated on climate-related local food disasters!
It was a lousy year. My local farmers were driving to Texas to buy peaches and resell, just to stay afloat. I bought the peaches from them, not the store.
While you are adding up the savings by spending more upfront on food, don't forget to add health care to the list. Obesity is linked to the major causes of death in our country. Better diet saves us money in the long run by reducing costs to society from obesity-related health problems, HALF of these obesity related medical costs are borne by taxpayers in Medicare and Medicaid expenses (International Journal of Epidemiology).
Also, please let Bonnie know I added Ethicurean to the EatDrinkBetter.com blogroll!
Gosh–2nd instance I've seen or heard of with KS farmers getting fruit from out of state to resell in a small-scale way.
People I saw at a Kansas-City-area farmer's market were selling peaches after Kansas's season would've been over, anyway, and they had them from CO & ID. But they all got them from farmers they knew in those states, as far as I could tell.
I was amazed at the farmer's market there. Here in Minnesota, our "no rules against outside produce" farmer's markets end up full of people importing completely commercial, big-ag, faraway tropical fruit & selling it in small stands.
But in that KC-area one, there didn't seem to be any rules forbidding outside produce, yet there were no stands like I see all the time in MN.
Everyone there was simply importing relatively nearby foods from small producers they had personal connections to.
I wondered if there was an official rule that was more complicated than our "all your stuff" rule at some of our markets up here, or if there truly were no such rules, but people were simply better-behaved there.
It was really difficult to find Ga. or S.C. peaches last year, too—so many were wiped out by the freeze. A few of the farmers at the local market I used to frequent in Atlanta also lost ALL of their blueberries, which were a huge source of income for them.


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Hey, more virtual press!
Maura Cluthe, aka Fragmented on Flickr, has a blog on which she occasionally posts collections of robots she finds and likes. Some of mine were lucky enough to make it onto her site today.
Maura makes some coolio robots herself in her coolio studio in Kansas City. Check out her work here and here. Thanks Maura!


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 11, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:IDIX) announced today that Idenix management will present a corporate overview at the Wells Fargo Securities 2013 Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at 1:10 p.m. ET at the InterContinental Hotel in Boston, MA. Management will also participate in a panel discussion on Hepatitis C earlier in the day at 10:00 a.m. ET.
The live and archived webcast of the Company presentation can be accessed under "Events and Presentations" in the Idenix Investor Center at www.idenix.com. The archived replay will be available on the Idenix website for two weeks following the conference.
Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a biopharmaceutical Company engaged in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of human viral diseases. Idenix's current focus is on the treatment of patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. For further information about Idenix, please refer to www.idenix.com.
CONTACT: Teri Dahlman (617) 995-9807
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You've ticked off the spectacular Royal Palace, the famed Puerta del Sol and the remarkable Prado museum but some of the most authentic travel experiences are unexpected and surprisingly cheap.
This is free?!?
In the heart of Catholic Spain, you might be surprised to find the world's only statue depicting the devil…well, the only one in public at least. Built in 1877, the Fuente del Angel Caido (Fountain of the Fallen Angel) shows Lucifer falling from Heaven and is on display in the pristine Buen Retiro Gardens. An urban legend says the bronze statue stands an ominous 666 metres above sea level. Spooky!
If you're looking for an area that's left of centre, check out the small, quirky street of Calle Del Pez. Literally named Fish Street, Calle Del Pez blends the best in local Spanish cuisine with historic architecture. Check out the manor houses from the past and the street's namesake fish carved into the façade of number 24. Or, for just a handful of euros, sink your teeth into the enormous hamburger with Jack Daniels barbeque sauce at Pontepez.
It's getting hot in here
The warmer months are the best time to visit Madrid as the city springs (no pun intended) to life with an array of festivals and street parties. Dos de Mayo kicks things off in Spring, celebrating the 1808 rebellion against the French occupying forces. Once Summer hits, festivals and street parties occur almost every weekend with the biggest in mid-July named Virgen del Carmen in honour of the Virgin Mary of Mount Carmelo, the protector of the sea.
Spend your money on bullfighting or...
Head to Faunia Nature Park for a day of family fun including Europe's largest reconstruction of a polar ecosystem and an Amazon Jungle area that replicates the heat and humidity of South America. Visit the website for more information on tickets to this animal sanctuary.
You may have been to your fair share of theatre, opera and musical performances but a visit to Teatro de la Zarzuela may surprise you. Zarzuela is a traditional Spanish musical theatre genre that combines spoken parts with operetta. Whether you speak Spanish or not, you are sure to enjoy the music, costumes and dancing surrounded by the spectacular ambiance of the 19th Century theatre. This is Spain as it used to be.
For the most authentically multicultural cuisine, there's only one place to go. With over 50% of its population being non-Spanish, the Lavapiés neighbourhood has everything from Chinese to Thai, Greek to Moroccan or even Senegalese and Cuban. In October, Lavapiés hosts Tapapies, a tapas fair where tapas and beer cost next to nothing.
After a satisfying dinner, head to the La Latina neighbourhood for one of the cheapest places to see a flamenco shows. Artebar is a fine example of bohemian Madrid and you'll be able to enjoy the flamenco performances away from the hordes of tourists.
If you have a few extra days
Hire a car and drive north from Madrid for an hour to the World Heritage town of Segovia to stay for a few days. The historic Roman aqueduct still looks as good as when it was built 2000 years ago. Be sure to also check out the castle of Alcázar, rumoured to be the inspiration for the castle in Disney's Sleeping Beauty.
Otherwise, head in the other direction and drive south for an hour to the former capital of Spain, Toledo. Toledo, like Segovia, has World Heritage-listed attractions such as its 13th Century Cathedral as well as iconic Spanish Gothic architecture and El Greco's works in the church of St. Tome. Famed for swords, grab a souvenir during your stay in Toledo but watch where you swing it!
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Watch Online Devdas 2002 Full Movie Hindi 480p 530MB HDRip Free Download Worldfree4u The son of Zamindar Narayan Mukherjee, Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) was prosperous in his mouth. He grow in the ostentatious village of Taj Sonapur, to what place he moved his diaper day, indulged by his looking like a million playmate Paro (Aishwarya). They grew up show and tell a in a class by itself relationship, anywhere they existed abandoned to each other. Oblivious of en masse the differences of position and backdrop, a balance that would never fail grew mid them. Slowly, it carried to comfort but it was too unsaid. But the flight of imagination was by bits and pieces when his crowd sent Devdas to London for education.


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Neuro Kinetics at Battlefield Healthcare Conference: 'Promising' Technology Can Aid Brain-Injured Soldiers
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ — With about 20% of combat soldiers returning from Afghanistan and Iraq suffering from mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI), medical device manufacturer Neuro Kinetics, Inc. (www.neuro-kinetics.com) next week will spotlight "promising" testing techniques to screen and monitor afflicted military personnel.
The company will present data at the September 14(th)-17(th) Battlefield Healthcare Conference (www.battlefieldhealthcare.com) in San Diego about the use of tests incorporated in its I-Portal (R) NOTC (Neuro-Otologic Test Center) and I-Portal(R) VNG (Video Nystagmography) systems for early detection and tracking of mTBI.
Dr. Alex Kiderman, Neuro Kinetics' chief technology officer, will report on data collected from varied sources, including a case study he co-authored suggesting that specific oculo-motor, optokinetic and vestibular tests conducted through the I-Portal systems can generate results that may identify mTBI not observable by other evaluation technologies, including MRIs.
The tests Kiderman will review include spontaneous nystagmus, pendular tracking, saccades, horizontal and vertical gaze, subjective visual vertical (SVV) and subjective visual horizontal (SVH), head thrust test (HTT), sinusoidal harmonic acceleration (SHA) and dynamic unilateral centrifugation (DUC) tests among others.
Kiderman's case study — co-authored by Brian J. McKinnon, MD, MBA, assistant professor, Otology/Neurotology, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, and clinical audiologist Terri E. Ives, ScD, AuD, F-AAA, CCC-A — is available on the Neuro Kinetics Web site.
"We believe that neuro-otologic testing can be the objective and important contributor to the proper diagnosis and treatment of mTBI that returning soldiers deserve," Kiderman said. "While we have more research to undertake, the early indications are indeed promising."
Next week's presentation comes as a number of U.S. military facilities have installed the I-Portal NOTC system to improve diagnosis and monitoring of returning brain-injured military personnel.
In recent months, Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., the Naval Hospital at Camp Pendleton in California and Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii have begun utilizing the I-Portal NOTC.
Numerous other federal government medical facilities, including those operated by the Veterans Administration and the National Institutes of Health, also rely on Neuro Kinetics' equipment for conducting daily clinical evaluations of patients as well as undertaking a wide range of research projects.
Kiderman noted that while Neuro Kinetics is best known for its expertise in offering equipment for testing across a range of balance and vestibular disorders, the research into brain injury testing represents an important strategic goal for the company.
"We continue to expand the clinical utility of our equipment," Kiderman said. "Helping to improve the care of brain-injured soldiers is a top priority for us."
Neuro Kinetics, Inc. (www.neuro-kinetics.com) is a fast-growing manufacturer of noninvasive medical test equipment used worldwide by audiologists, neurologists, neuro-otologists, ophthalmologists, otolaryngologists and other medical specialists in the detection and evaluation of neurological, otological and vestibular disorders. The privately owned company, originating in the 1970s, pioneered the development of vestibular and neuro-otologic testing equipment, including the renowned Barany (rotational) chair. The company's patented products include the I-Portal(R) NOTC system (Neuro-Otologic Test Center), I-Portal(R) VNG (Video Nystagmography) system and I-Portal(R) VOG (Video Oculography) system, along with related accessories, software, training and support services. Users include doctors and researchers in universities and government facilities as well as specialists in fields such as audiology, neurology, neuro-otology, ophthalmology and otolaryngology.
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A fun story about two brothers who are the sons of the African trickster god, Anansi.
Spider knows who and what his dad is, Fat Charlie does not. He doesn't even know that he has a brother. When the old man kicks the bucket while performing on a Florida karaoke stage, events are set into motion that enlighten Fat Charlie about his heritage -- and fast. He quickly discovers that a dull life can get dangerously interesting when the gods are involved.
Set in the same literary universe as "American Gods" and loaded with his trademark wry wit, "Anansi Boys" is a worthy addition to Neil Gaiman's body of work and is a must read for fans of original tales well told. Recommended.


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The Latest Cursed Crusade Trailer is Full of Ambition
Today, Atlus has released a new trailer for The Cursed Crusade entitled "Ambitions". Developed by Kylotonn Entertainment, The Cursed Crusade looks to take inspirations from the likes of Demon's Souls and Assassin's Creed; from the trailer you can see the similarities.
Set at the end of the 12th century during the 4th crusade, Cursed Crusade is centered around a pair of cursed warriors fighting to save their lost souls. It will feature two-player co-op, both offline and online.
The Cursed Crusade is set for release on the PS3 in the summer of this year.


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In their latest episode Chris and Erik discuss the concept of composer dominance. They cite John Williams and Hans Zimmer as dominant film composers of the past, and note that Michael Giacchino - through the abundance and prominence of his recent projects - is clearly next in line.
Have a listen to the episode for their discussion, including their thoughts on whether composer dominance is a bad thing (spoiler: they decide it probably isn't (sub-spoiler: I agree with them)). Here, I want to briefly jot down some thoughts I have about Michael Giacchino being the latest head honcho in the film music business.
So it's 2017 and Giacchino has done Star Wars. He did Star Trek three times. He does amazing things at Pixar and he's Marvel's new wonder-boy. Here we are in a world where I got everything I wanted. Luckily, I'm not disappointed. I mean, the guy delivers. His sound is striking. His themes are catchy as hell. Even one of his less-impressive scores, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, is regularly stuck in my head. He nailed Rogue One but it doesn't even matter because his best Star Wars score was 2015's Jupiter Ascending (one of my favourite soundtracks ever).
I think 2017 will be Giacchino's most important year of work though, in a "public perception" sense. Until this point his yearly projects have been relatively diverse, and have given him the opportunity to alternate between big, small, serious and playful. But just look at the projects Giacchino has lined up for this year: Spider-Man: Homecoming, War for the Planet of the Apes, Jurassic World 2 and The Incredibles 2. If you count Spider-Man as a second Marvel film after Doctor Strange, these are all sequels to films Giacchino scored himself. So over the next year we're going to be getting a lot of Giacchino music in flavours we're already very familiar with. The question is, will we like it? Can his music shine when it's all building on material he has written before? He may have done sequels before, Star Trek being the obvious, but I still don't think he has proven he can excel at it.
Furthermore, thanks to Rogue One, Giacchino is now one of the very few composers who have scored a Star Wars film. And whether you like that score or not (personally I love it), he is now officially a household name because of it. Yes, he's done many high profile films in the past, but Star Wars is next-level. Audiences who usually don't take any notice of film music will now see his name, hear his work, and take note.
Already, in 2016, some fans complained that Giacchino's Doctor Strange sounded too similar to his Star Trek (not me, I couldn't care less if they share a few chords). Will Giacchino suffer the same scrutiny this year, as he is forced to follow-up some of his best material? Time will tell.
Personally, I'm very excited about all this. I find Giacchino, who is a film score fan himself, very easy to be a fan of. He writes fast, sharp, thematic and deeply-emotive music, and I look forward to hearing it in many more films.
All hail the new king.
UPDATE (12/02/2017): Wowzeedooza, Soundcast Stereo did a response to my response. Response-ception.


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This came from Pacific Raceways. In short, it is the Test and Tune days. Last year these were $100/day or $450 for golden pass. This year it is $195/day or $900 for golden pass. I find this pricing way too expensive for off season lapping days, and they are not going to get my business.
Attention all racers!
Saturday, October 20th will be the first of our six fall High Performance Sport Driving Days on which we are partnering with ProFormance Racing School. This is a day open to all racers in cars of any shape or size. We will be hosting an additional 5 events between now and the end of the year. These events will all be open to everyone, regardless of track experience or vehicle (pending a technical inspection to ensure vehicle safety). There will be a minimum of three classes, additional classes may be created for open wheel cars, superkarts, and motorcycles depending on the number of participants. The cost is only $195 regardless of the class you participate in. You may also purchase a Gold Card, which gets you in to all six events, for $900, a savings of $270 over regular price! On race day gates will be open at 7:30am, tech at 8:00am. There will be a mandatory driver's meeting at 8:30am. Racing starts at 9:00am and runs until 4:30pm.
Fall events will be on the following dates.
Saturday, October 20th
Sunday, November 4th
Saturday, November 10th
Saturday, November 24th
Saturday, December 1st
Saturday, December 15th
Here is a brief description of the classes available…
Little to no track experience. Street cars only. ProFormance Racing School instructors will host a classroom session at 8am to teach you the fundamentals of high performance driving. They will be with you throughout the day as you navigate our historic 2.25 mile road course.
Seasoned Sport Driving Group
Moderate to extensive track experience. You have participated in track days or racing events before. You must be able to cite experience and show proof if requested. Street cars only. Instruction is available but not required.
Race Car Group
Competition or extensive track experience required. Race cars only. Must have a competition license or proof of experience.
Must have track experience and be able to show proof if requested. No air fence or other extra safety measures will be in place! Ride at your own risk! Depending on attendance this may be split into two separate groups. We will only run motorcycle or kart classes if 6 or more participants are present! Please call ASAP to register for these classes so that we may include them!
Registration begins now! You may register by email, phone, or on the day of the event. If you wish to purchase a Gold Card please make sure you check the appropriate line in the payment section. Attached is a registration form if you wish to register by email. To register by phone please call 253.639.5927.
We will also be hosting a winter series of High Performance Sport Driving Days on the dates listed below. Mark your calendars! Pricing and registration information will be distributed in the coming weeks. I look forward to seeing you at Pacific Raceways!
Saturday, January 5th
Saturday, January 19th
Saturday, January 26th
Saturday, February 2nd
Sunday, February 10th
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WENGZHOU , China, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Wengzhou, China, television viewers saw their programs interrupted by a string of anti-Communist messages across their screens Friday evening.
Television broadcasts in the coastal Chinese city of nine million were hacked, with messages superimposed over normal programming.
"Damn the Chinese Communist Party's mouthpieces: China Central Television, Peoples' Daily, the Propaganda Department and the State Radio and Film Administration" -- references to China's state-run broadcaster and newspaper, and the state agencies responsible for censorship, respectively.
Other messages read: "the Communist bandits are the real criminals" and "Friends, do not cooperate with Communist devils," according to Foreign Policy.
Another called for the release of Liu Xiaobo, a jailed dissident. There has been no claim of responsibility for the incident, and no immediate response from the Chinese government.


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Members love the relaxed, sociable feel of their club and we have plenty for everyone to enjoy
Active fun for the whole family
With all the activities on offer here, we have something that'll help everyone in your family lead a healthy and active lifestyle. Besides our crèche, we run fantastic DL Kids and Holiday Active programmes – they're specially timed to match up with adult classes, so you can all enjoy the time you spend here. And with iPads, soft play climbing frames and our healthy, tasty DLicious menu for kids as well as adults, our cafebar is perfect for families, too.
Family and Kids at Cheshire Oaks
Our members love the relaxed, sociable feel of their club and we have plenty for everyone to enjoy. A day here can involve tennis, swimming, a meal in our DLicious cafebar, and a group class or swim, while we keep your kids busy. From DL Kids and Holiday Active to our All Stars programme and F.I.T classes for teenagers, we've got fun activities for kids of all ages.
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Still holding on to Fall, and actually enjoying the cooler weather and some refreshing rain here!
Before we turn our Whimsy shops into Winter Wonderlands featuring lots of vintage
Holiday finds, we are showing you some New Finds for your home and some great vintage ideas for
Thanksgiving get togethers.
Check out the wonderful red lanterns. Would be cozy on your patio with candles! Check out the amazing long blue bench with original paint straight from a barn in northern California. Love the
old pickers ladder with all its original paint, too!
Just in is this fantastic vintage campaign chest and below is a matching desk.
This large woven antique textile would be awesome on your wall.
Behind a couch or as a focal point in a dining room, the possibilities are endless.
We may all be thinking Turkey these days, but how about a little humor with these
handpainted vintage meat signs from a grocery store in Colorado?
Above you see these great grape stake stars--they are rustic and fun!
Lots of ironstone in both Whimsy shops to make your table a vintage masterpiece.
And vintage silverplate to absolutely "WOW" your guests!
A vintage gorgeous hutch just in time for the holidays.