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Labrador Retreivers: The Underdogs of Westminster
The Labrador Retriever is the most popular dog breed in the U.S. But no Lab has ever won Best in Show at the Westminster Dog Show, making Labs the Chicago Cubs of show dogs: the most lovable of four-legged losers. WSJ's Ben Cohen reports. Photo: Getty.
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Easiest way to make about 5 lbs of whole wheat dough?
I've been going around in circles on this topic for a few months. I prefer to bake once a week (it's easiest to schedule), and this requires about 3 8x4 loaves, or 2 9x5 loaves. I've been making the whole wheat and oatmeal bread out of Laurel's kitchen as our standard sandwich loaf. I make a batch and a half of dough. This is about 1300 gm of whole grain flours and 900 gm of water. It also includes 6 TBSP of oil and 4.5 TBSP of honey.
I have a 12 cup kitchenaid food processor and a 4 qt kitchenaid stand mixer. The stand mixer says it can handle up to 6 cups of whole grain flour (I think I saw 5 or 5.5 somewhere else in the manual, but can't find it again. The manual gives recipes calling for up to 6 cups of whole wheat). I'm less clear about capacity for the food processor, but I think one loaf is about it.
I use 3 S&F during the rises (45 min apart).
The question is: how can I most conveniently knead the dough? I have a 3 year old son, and another son on the way, so taking long stretches of time to knead is difficult.
I've tried the stand mixer, and am never satisfied with the results. 10-20 min of trying to get it to knead a loaf still doesn't yield a window pane. Given the capacity, I need to work in at least 2 batches, maybe three. And, I have to babysit the mixer the whole time because the dough keeps climbing the hook or trying to jump out of the bowl. I usually stop kneading because the motor is smoking, not because I think the gluten is fully developed.
I've tried the food processor. The problem is, the dough is prone to falling apart and sliding under the dough blade. The dough blade will also lift up off the shaft. Adding more flour helps, but the dough blade ends up with flour inside it, and the last time I couldn't get it off the shaft at all when I was done. My husband had to use substantial force, and thought the inside of the dough blade looked melted. The dough blade is a recent replacement, and I'm wondering if it is the wrong blade or defective. The bottom arm of the dough blade doesn't lay flat against the bottom of the bowl, it's raised up by 1/2 in. If the dough would stay in a ball like it's supposed to, this would be a really convenient option (about 2 min a batch and I'd need to do 3 batches).
I've tried doing it all by hand with more S&F, autolyses, etc. I haven't gotten a loaf as fluffy as I'd like this way. Using the food processor has yielded the best results, although even then the dough never window panes.
So . . .
Ideas? My husband is threatening to buy me a bosch compact if that would make this easier. I'd prefer to make do with what I have (He just got me a Brod and Taylor proofer for Christmas, and this hobby is getting expensive!).

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text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - Spawn Fan Art Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Work in Progress View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "Spawn Fan Art" Leethaljunior memberMember #Joined: 28 Dec 2000Posts: 23Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 4:12 pm I am a big fan of spawn, and i was wondering if anyone who has made some spawn pics in the past could post them. I just got my wisdom teeth pulled and i need something to look at before i am bored out of my mind. Thanks Back to top IcannonmemberMember #Joined: 13 Sep 2000Posts: 597Location: st.albert, AB, Canada Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2001 4:16 pm dont spam the forums. if you want fan art then search the web. i only replied because i just saw this post in the finished art gallery. Back to top Leethaljunior memberMember #Joined: 28 Dec 2000Posts: 23Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2001 7:35 pm Hmmm, thats funny, 'cause i didnt post it in the finished art gallery. I posted it in the digital art discussion board. Back to top sacreliciousmemberMember #Joined: 27 Oct 2000Posts: 1072Location: Isla Vista, CA Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2001 12:13 am You also posted in the work in progress forum. That is a no no. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Sijun Forums Forum Index -> Work in Progress All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Digital Art----------------Digital Art DiscussionWork in ProgressGallery/Finished Work Miscellaneous----------------Random MusingsArchive : Sep99 - Dec00 You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2005 phpBB Group


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SKILLMAN, N.J. – Barry University men's tennis team received Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Academic Team honors for the 2012-13 school year.
The ITA All-Academic Team award is open to any ITA program that has a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher on a 4.0 scale. All eligible student-athletes whose names appear on the team roster and have competed in one or more varsity matches, figure into the team's GPA for the academic year.
The Buccaneers had a 3.219 team grade point average this year.
Senior Max Wimmer, junior Fabian Groetsch and freshmen Eduardo Alfonzo and Renato Lombardi each received Scholar All-American honors.
An ITA Scholar-Athlete must be a varsity letter winner, have a GPA of at least 3.5 for the current academic year and have been enrolled at their present school for at least two semesters.


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Dec. 29, 2000
"Obviously, that was a good win for us. We have been working on some things in practice and I was really pleased the girls came out and applied the things we had practiced. We showed some improvement. We have kind of been playing ugly lately. Even though we beat Providence the other night, it was sloppy. But, we banked on our defense a little bit and played pretty good. Tonight we actually scored some points. We shot 55 percent, although we are normally a 55 percent shooting team. In my eight years here, I have never had a team shoot as poorly as we have to start the season. Normally, we are in the top-20 in the nation and we are shooting 35 percent. Tonight was finally a break-out night for us.
"I was happy with our balance. We had four in double figures and Sorenson had nine off the bench. Becki had 13 assists. That's how I like our team to play. I like to have some balance.
"Our shot selection and our decision-making hasn't been really good up until now. It was improved tonight, but we still had some stretches where regressed a little bit. We had some stretches where our shot selection was good and we moved the basketball a little better. We got the ball inside and we worked the ball inside-out. We got open shots for our shooters on the perimeter when they were ready. We got good looks for people and they stepped-up and made shots."


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Flickr Adds Pinterest Restrictions to Better Reflect Users' Sharing Preferences (See Update)
UPDATE: When I wrote this story I tested Flickr's behavior on how a default account is set up. In my test image it appeared that this image was coded by default as "all rights reserved" with sharing disabled and I could not pin it. Based on this behavior by Flickr, I assumed that all default photos (the majority on Flickr) could not be pinned. In actuality the fact that this account was set up with the "all rights reserved" "no sharing" options default may have been an error in the default settings on flickr. I'm now told by Flickr that the default setting actually *should* be all rights reserved sharing enabled.
What this means is that the only photos that are being restricted from Pinterest are a very small number of photos where users have consciously chosen to restrict their sharing elsewhere on the web. This is actually a pretty smart thing to do to give these users more control over their flickr photos. The vast majority of all rights reserved images on flickr then are still very much able to be shared to Pinterest. Aaron Hockley has a good rundown on the situation here.
Original article corrected:
Flickr apparently disabled the ability to post Flickr photos to Pinterest
when the photo is uploaded using the all rights reserved license that Flickr defaults to when a user has opted not to share their images outside of flickr in their flickr settings.
1. This limitation is super easy to get around. Just install Dan Pupius' mega-excellent FitrFlickr extension. Now on a flickr images' main photo page under every photo will be direct links to the various sized copies of the images that flickr stores. Here you can easily just go to where the photo is stored directly and share that version of the image circumventing flickr's code that has been put in place.
2. If you've disabled sharing in the past but now want people to be able to share them on Pinterest, just go to your sharing options and turn the default no to "yes, that would be lovely."
3. One of the biggest things that this does is helps to make sure that flickr's underground porn world stays underground. The "no pin" tag has been put on all non-safe, non-public photos on Flickr non matter what settings you've put on your photostream.
You can of course still post non-safe, non-public photos with the hack that I described in item 1. For example. Flickr has coded this photo that I took of a painting at the Chicago Art Institute as naughty (rolls eyes) — so if you try to pin it you can't. But if you go to where flickr actually stores the image you can pin it from there just fine. And here it is, a super naughty non-safe flickr photo live living and breathing on Pinterest. 🙂
4. Flickr Help Forum thread on the topic here.
As far as Pinterest goes generally speaking, I like it. I blogged about it the other day here. My friend Trey Ratcliff blogged about it the other day as well here. Alot of photographers are pretty wound up about it though. The most recent bugaboo is that Pinterest strips your metadata when a photo is uploaded there. This upsets alot of people because they embed things like their copyright in the metadata on their photos. Thanks for the heads up on the metadata thing Gary!
My view in general on Pinterest is that many photographers are overreacting about it. Pinterest is not going to steal your photos and sell them as stock photography no matter what mumbo jumbo you might come up with on their TOU. Pinterest users are really not even the type to buy your photos. They're basically a bunch girls/women who like to scrapbook stuff (and Trey Ratcliff). It's no different than back in the olden days when bored housewives would cut pictures out of Good Housekeeping magazine and put them in shoe boxes to show them to their girlfriends later — or some girl printing up a photo of Justin Bieber from the internet to hang up in her locker at school. [no chauvinism meant or intended by describing Pinterest as a largely female user base with my flowery language in this part. It's a cool site for men and women both]
Oh, and if you want to follow me on Pinterst, you can find me here.
Update: I'd like to emphasize that this change only affects the *Default* all rights reserved photos uploaded to flickr. I put default in my headline specifically to try to emphasize that this applied to default all rights reserved photos, not every all rights reserved photo on Flickr. In point #2 I show users who are using all rights reserved licenses with the original default how they can actually use the settings on flickr to change the default no share option and control how their photos are shared or not with that setting.


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After George Zimmerman was found not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter, athletes quickly took to Twitter to share their reactions on Saturday.
Here is a sampling of what some athletes had to say:
@DwyaneWade: "How do I explain this to my young boys????"
@CP3 (Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul): "WoW!!! Prayers out to the Martin family..."
@roddywhiteTV: "All them jurors should go home tonight and kill themselves for letting a grown man get away with killing a kid"
@StevieJohnson13: "Living in a world where you fight dogs; you could lose everything (Mike Vick).. If you kill a black man you're not guilty! #INjusticeSystem"
@JonVilma51: "I get if you're mad about the verdict. I don't get going out and looting/rioting 5min from where you live. Be constructive not destructive"
@AdrianPeterson: "My Heart goes out to the Martin Family! Keep the Faith! #God is in control, He's the one and only Judge!"
@Jones_Drew32 (Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew): "I've tried to get my thoughts together about this Martin trial. I just don't understand how u can kill a child and go home. Sad day"
@Highway_30 (Philadelphia 76ers forward Royce White): "Our justice system is broken! Attorneys skills are deciding cases, might as well be sport, theatre. Justice should be more thorough. #Reform"
@DeseanJackson10: "That's the face he make after killing a young black mans life ! Smh http://instagram.com/p/buvgJpONuK/"
@sfujita55 (former NFL linebacker Scott Fujita): "Who really failed here? The prosecution? The jury? No. The laws in the state of FL failed. Be constructive in response. Focus on change."
@ajgreen_18: "Praying for the Martin family ..... Smh ..."
@SwinCash: "These tears right now in my eyes are for Trayvon's family, for my nephews for my unborn son(God willing one day) this is so hard to bare!"
@dontestallworth: "Instead of rage & anger, let's direct that emotion towards a positive movement. Like education, poverty & black on black crime in the hood."
@LennoxLewis: "Hoping the same outrage & energy for young blacks being killed by guns is also directed to places like Chicago. #TrayvonMartin"
@brendon310 (NFL free agent linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo): "I guess murder is OK."
@Isaiah_Thomas2: "People are about to go crazy now. SMH!!!!!!!"
@EricLeGrand52: "Racism is still alive, people can say some really ignorant things"
@TJLang70: "Did the jury get it right? I can't answer that question.. But a kid lost his life and it all could have been prevented."


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NEA News 2006 Volume 24, Number 2
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Advanced fuel cycles and radioactive waste management
E. Bertel*
In a new NEA publication, the effects of various advanced fuel cycles on the management of radioactive waste are assessed relative to current technologies and options, using tools such as repository performance analysis and cost studies. The results of the study show that advanced fuel cycles offer possibilities for various strategic choices regarding uranium resources and optimisation of waste repository sites and capacities, while keeping almost constant both the radiological impact of the repositories and the financial impact of the complete fuel cycle.
Reducing the volume and radiotoxicity of radioactive waste to facilitate its management and ultimate disposal is a major goal for developers of advanced nuclear systems. High-level waste (HLW) containing long-lived isotopes is the focus of this effort because it requires long-term stewardship to ensure its isolation from the biosphere. Many innovative nuclear fuel cycle schemes, at various stages of development and technology preparedness, are being considered by researchers and designers aiming at lowering the amount of HLW waste generated per unit of electricity produced. Reprocessing of spent fuel, recycling of fissile materials in light water or fast neutron reactors and eventually partitioning and transmutation of minor actinides are various options that may contribute to this goal.
A study1 examining the impacts of advanced fuel cycles on radioactive waste management policies, carried out by a group of experts under the umbrella of the NEA Nuclear Development Committee (NDC) was published by the OECD mid-2006. The experts investigated and analysed various fuel cycle schemes (see Table 1) to assess their qualitative and quantitative impacts on the performance of different repository concepts.
In addition, the study addressed natural resource requirements and economics from a broad sustainable development perspective. The fuel cycle schemes considered include options already at the industrial and commercial development stage, as well as very innovative variants which have not yet been fully demonstrated. They pertain to three main families: existing technologies; partially closed cycles; and fully closed cycles. The reference scheme is pressurised water reactors operated with a once-through fuel cycle.
Participating experts from 13 countries provided information on existing and advanced fuel cycles. Although some processes that will be used in the most innovative schemes are at an early stage of design, it was possible to compile reasonably reliable data on mass flows for the full range of all these fuel cycles. Based on those data, estimates of waste streams for systems at an equilibrium state were calculated using validated computer codes and the outcomes were peer reviewed by the group of experts. Taking into account the uncertainties remaining on the future performance of advanced processes, ranges of values were considered for many parameters and sensitivity studies were carried out when appropriate.
Although emphasis was placed on HLW, the impacts of advanced fuel cycle schemes on low- and intermediate-level waste generation, management and disposal, are addressed briefly in the study. Results indicate that issues raised by secondary waste should not be neglected, in particular for innovative schemes leading to the generation of new types of waste with chemical and isotopic compositions different from those generated by current fuel cycles.
The HLW repositories assessed in the study cover various deep geological formations that are considered adequate for long-term isolation of radioactive waste from the biosphere. The assessment was carried out for hypothetical, conceptual repositories in granite, clay, salt and tuff formations. The parameters affecting repository performance analysed in the study include HLW isotopic composition, heat load and volume. The indicators selected to illustrate the main results from the analyses (see Table 2) represent key aspects of the schemes in terms of their capabilities to address sustainable development goals. The metrics used in the evaluation are the ratios of the indicator values for a given scheme to their values for the reference PWR once-through scheme 1a.
A number of other parameters are evaluated and compared in the study to complement the assessment and provide a comprehensive overview of the fuel cycle schemes analysed. Those parameters include the flows of separated plutonium and the volumes of short-lived, low and intermediate waste.
Uranium consumption is driven by the fraction of fast reactors included in the fuel cycle scheme; an all gas-cooled fast reactor scheme provides a theoretical potential reduction by two orders of magnitude as compared with the reference PWR once-through scheme. Transuranic losses to waste are reduced by a factor up to six with partially closed schemes, and by up to two orders of magnitude with fully closed schemes.
The activity of HLW after 1000 years is not modified significantly by partially closed schemes, but fully closed schemes can reduce it by nearly two orders of magnitude. The HLW volume is reduced significantly by any scheme, including reprocessing and recycling, with a reduction factor up to 24 for some fully closed schemes.
The decay heat of HLW after 50 years is not reduced by more than a factor of four by any scheme as compared with the reference scheme. However, the decay heat after 200 years is reduced by a factor up to 30 with schemes including minor actinide partitioning and transmutation.
The repository performance assessments are based on analysing the effects of different HLW isotopic composition and heat load on repository capacity and maximum doses released. According to the approach adopted in OECD countries, all the repository concepts considered guarantee that maximum doses released to the biosphere at any time in normal conditions remain well below accepted radiation protection thresholds and authorised limits.
The comparative advantage of any scheme over the reference once-through scheme, in this context, is the additional quantity of HLW that could be disposed of in a given repository while respecting the dose limits. Heat load and waste volume are the most-affected parameters. For example, some advanced fuel schemes could allow a repository to accept waste produced from five to twenty times more electricity generation than the reference PWR once-through cycle scheme.
The analyses of the evolution of radioactivity in the waste over time illustrate the complementarities and time range of relevance of the three major courses of action in waste management: conditioning, geological disposal, and partitioning and transmutation. Partitioning followed by transmutation, storage, embedding in durable matrices, conditioning and deep geological disposal are redundant and complementary means to achieve the safe confi nement of waste.
The economic analysis carried out in the study shows that the differences in total electricity generation cost between the schemes considered are not significant because waste management and disposal costs represent a very small fraction of those costs. All schemes, even the most advanced ones, may be implemented without jeopardising the competitiveness of nuclear electricity. Differences regarding fuel cycle costs are more visible, but clearly not a decisive factor to assess and compare alternative schemes.
The main results from the analysis are summarised in Figure 1. The spider web diagram displays indicators on a logarithmic scale: the closer the indicator is to the centre, the better is the performance of the scheme.
A key message drawn from the conclusions of the study is that, for all fuel cycle schemes considered, all the repository concepts analysed provide reliable and safe solutions for HLW disposal. Given the flexibility of the advanced fuel cycles under development, it is possible to design new reactor cycles that use resources more efficiently and generate less waste at acceptable costs.
1. NEA (2006), Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycles and Radioactive Waste Management, OECD, Paris.
Related links
Table of contents, NEA News No. 24.2
NEA Press kit: Radioactive waste management
NEA Nuclear development programme
* Dr. Evelyne Bertel (email@example.com) works in the NEA Nuclear Development Division.


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This EPA funding was made available through the federal Beach Act of 2000, which requires coastal states to monitor beaches and notify the public about water quality. Since 2001, when the program began, Maine has been awarded over $1.6 million towards improving water quality monitoring along coastal beaches. With this years' funds, the amount awarded in the region will surpass $8 million.
The EPA funding assists Maine's Healthy Beaches program, a seven-year-old effort to improve monitoring and overall water quality at state coastal beaches. In 2001 only three Maine beaches were monitored and in 2007, the state expanded the program to include 58 beaches. "Because Maine's beach season is so short, it makes every beach day a precious one," said Robert Varney, regional administrator of EPA's New England office. "EPA's goal is to eliminate chronic beach closures across New England. We are working with state and local officials to develop and implement aggressive efforts to remove sources of contamination, so that everyone can enjoy a day at the beach."
EPA's Clean New England Beaches Initiative has helped states and local beach managers take the next steps of finding and eliminating pollution sources that cause beach closures. We are doubling our efforts this year to develop action plans for those communities with chronic closures at coastal beaches.
"This EPA-funded program gives us beach information that we never had before," said Martha Freeman, Director of the Maine State Planning Office (SPO). "Now residents and visitors can make informed choices about their beach activities and stay healthy," she said. The Maine Healthy Beaches Program is administered by the Maine Coastal Program at SPO. Freeman added, "We very much appreciate the work that our partner state agencies, the Marine Extension Team at the University of Maine Sea Grant, EPA, beach communities, and all of our beach monitors do to help keep our swimming beaches safe so that we all can enjoy them."
Polluted runoff and untreated sewage released into the water can contain bacteria, viruses, and protozoa, some of which can cause minor illnesses such as gastroenteritis or more serious diseases such as hepatitis. Runoff can be contaminated from pet waste, wildlife, illicit connections and various other sources. Sources of sewage include leaking sewer pipes, failing septic systems, boats and combined sewer overflows. Detecting these bacteria requires consistent, high quality monitoring; exposure is preventable.
Maine Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner David Littell added "Clean beaches are healthy beaches for the people that use them and the ecosystems around them. We are grateful to the EPA for providing funding to the many partners who work on the Healthy Beaches program to continue to monitor Maine's beaches. Clean and healthy beaches are an important part of our economy, especially during the busy tourism season, and keeping the public informed regarding the safety of our beaches is an important service that government provides."
The number of beach closures in any given year in Maine has been low, but according to the most recent Maine Healthy Beaches Program data from the 2007 season, 30 out of 47 monitored beaches posted advisories for one or several days because of water pollution.
That's a substantial increase from the number of 2004 beach advisories, possibly because of runoff due to heavy rainfall and because the total number of beaches monitoring for sources of contamination is much higher now than when the program started.


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Nancy Lynn Jarvis
©2008 Good Read Mysteries
She invites you to take a peek into the real estate world through the stories that form the backdrop of her Regan
McHenry mysteries. Real estate details and ideas come from Nancy's own experiences.
To keep her writing fresh after four mysteries, she took a time out to write Mags and the AARP Gang, a comedy about a
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Dave, a former police officer who has been forced into a semi-retired position as Santa Cruz Police Ombudsman after
losing an eye in a shoot-out.
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of Cozy Food, (though he doesn't want credit for it) and chief hand holder, gave her a great idea for another series
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Prehistoric but Far From Primitive
Scenes From the Stone Age: The Cave Paintings of Lascaux
The Field Museum
Through Sept. 8
The Paleolithic drawings and carvings in the caves of Lascaux, France, were discovered in 1940 by four teenage boys looking for their lost dog. Public tours of these ancient masterpieces were conducted from 1948 until 1963, when scientists discovered that increased exposure to the outside air and carbon dioxide from human breath were destroying the paintings. The caves were closed to the public, but not to artists and researchers. Initially, they used tracing paper to capture the caves' images before they disappeared. What made this even more difficult was the fact that they couldn't press the paper against the paintings, but had to hold it close enough so that they could shine a light and see the image beneath.
Thanks to "Scenes From the Stone Age: The Cave Paintings of Lascaux," at the Field Museum in Chicago, visitors can now see life-size replicas of half a dozen sections of the caves. These include the most technically accurate reproductions of the cave paintings ever done, some being shown to the public for the first time. Simulated torchlight illuminates the facsimiles, giving visitors a sense of what it must have been like for the sophisticated Stone Age artists who created these treasures an estimated 20,000 years ago.
Two reproduced paintings, in particular, stand out at the Field and demonstrate the far-from-primitive eye of the artists. The first is the "Frieze of Stags," which shows several deer from the shoulder up migrating across the cave wall. It's unclear if the images depict several deer, or a time lapse of one deer moving across the canvas. One thing's clear, however: The artist purposely chose to position each image above a protruding ridgeline that runs along the cave wall, symbolizing either the surface of the water or tall grass that's obscuring the lower half of the deer.
The other important image here is the "Crossed Bison." The placement of the hind quarters of the two animals makes one bison seem closer to the viewer than the other. And the one on the right is painted on a section of cave that juts out, giving the impression that it's coming toward you.
And just who were the creators of these compelling images? Scientists believe that—caveman clichés notwithstanding—they didn't look much different from us. To demonstrate this in Chicago, French sculptor Elisabeth Daynès has taken a skeleton acquired by the Field in 1926, Magdalenian Woman—the oldest complete skeleton of its kind in North America—and used forensic reconstruction techniques to create a bust of what she would have looked like in the flesh. Nearby panels explain that Magdalenian Woman was about 30 years old when she died, was part of a sophisticated nomadic society of hunter-gatherers who followed the animal migrations, and ate a pretty healthful and plentiful diet. Also on display are the tools the Magdalenians fashioned to hunt, make clothing and, yes, create colorful art using red, yellow, black, brown and violet paints made from minerals.
The exhibit also includes 3-D scale models of the entire cave system along with a handful of the 2,000 images that adorn the walls. Some parts of the caves are enormous: The Nave, which stretches more than half the length of a football field, is nearly three stories tall and features large works such as the famous "Frieze of the Ibexes." Others are tiny: The Chamber of Felines is but 5 feet tall yet features more than 51 engraved figures. Some sections required the artists to squeeze through tight openings or scamper down narrow passageways deep into the caves. The reasons the artists chose to work there, and the purposes of their art, are lost to prehistory.
A final small gallery displays some of the artifacts found in the cave, such as sewing needles made from animal bone, a basic design that hasn't changed in about 20,000 years. Among those who toiled in the caves in modern times was Father André Glory, who discovered, among other objects, the red sandstone lamp on display here that looks like a big spoon. It's believed that cave artists would fill the ladle with animal fat, light it and use it as a torch.
While the shadowy caves of Lauscaux house many mysteries, "Scenes From the Stone Age" still enlightens.
Mr. Yost is a writer in Houston.
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2011 update on navigating the boardz and not getting your feelings hurt.
1) You should know that the Coachella message board members are VERY QUICK about finding and posting information related to Coachella. We already know just about everything that is going on. We know before CoS, we usually know before Monklish, etc. So if you think you've learned something new, search before you post it.
2) If the lineup isn't out yet, and you see a lineup poster on any other site than Coachella.com, it's a fake poster.
3) Nothing is confirmed until the official lineup comes out. Many a dream has been crushed by inflated lineup rumors. Calm down. The real lineup will be out soon enough. Also, if you tell us that someone you know has a dad, mom, boyfriend, husband, girlfriend or whatever that works for Goldenvoice and they told you that so-and-so is playing, we probably aren't going to believe you. So don't get butthurt when we tell you so.
4) We don't know when the lineup will be released, when the poster will be up, why the poster isn't organized the way you like it, or who will be added after the lineup is out. We don't know. I repeat, we don't know. And you don't know either-so don't claim you do. If you feel the need to ask, try utilizing the search function (see below). It's probably already been asked and answered 500 times.
5) Its imperative that you learn some of the functions of the board; primarily, the search function and reading the FAQs.
Step 1: the search button is located in the upper right hand side of your screen. Clicking on it will bring up a search window.
Step 2: the search window allows you to enter a string of text, and then allows you to search for your information by thread or by individual post. As you can see from the example, I am doing a search to see if anyone here knows anything about Kings of Leon. I have entered "Kings of Leon" into the text box, and have selected "show threads". Click on Go.
WTF? 500+ threads with Kings of Leon in them?
Step 3: Let's try doing a more comprehensive search. Go back to where you before, and instead of entering a string of text, click on Advanced Search.
Step 4: This search window is broken into four areas:
Area 1) Enter a string of text that represents the band you are looking for information on. In this instance, I have entered "Kings of Leon".
Area 2) If you are looking for information posted by a particular person, you can enter that person's board name here. I have not entered anything.
Area 3) This area allows you to further narrow your search. You can find threads that have a certain number of replies, find threads or posts based on age, and determine how you want your results displayed.
Area 4) This final area allows you to look in certain sections of the board for information.
Click on Search
Step 5: Hey now! 22 threads have the words Kings of Leon in the title. And it's still early! It even shows them in date order so you know you're reading the most current information available! Very nice!
Read the FAQ before posting questions like "Can I bring in alcohol?", "Where should I stay?" etc. They've done a pretty good job of putting together every damn thing you could possibly want to know. Don't clutter up the board your retardation.¶
To get to the FAQ, click on the link in the bar at the top of the page:
Here, you can search the FAQ or browse the topics.
A word about the ignore function
There are many assholes here. I tend to be one of them. If you decide you don't want to read the musings of these assholes, you can put them on ignore.
Click on the person's name
Click on "View Public Profile"
When you are taken to the public profile, click on "User Lists" and then "Add to Ignore List"
There, you're done.
This concludes your tutorial to the Coachella message board. Don't be scared-just don't be stupid.¶


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A posed picture of the U.S. Supreme Court from March 3, 2006. First row, left to right: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Justice John Paul Stevens, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice David H. Souter. Second row, left to right: Justice Stephen G. Breyer, Justice Clarence Thomas, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Justice Samuel Alito. On Tuesday, President Barack Obama introduced U.S. Federal Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor as his choice to replace Souter, who is retiring.
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Yesterday at the conclusion of a Mass celebrated at the John Paul II Cultural Center, everyone attending was invited to join in a prayer for the sainthood cause of Pope John Paul II.
The Mass was celebrated in honor of Pope John Paul's Marian spirituality by Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz of Krakow, Poland, and Cardinals Adam Maida of Detroit and Theodore McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington.
The prayer read:
"O Blessed Trinity, we thank you for having graced the church with Pope John Paul II and for allowing the tenderness of your fatherly care, the glory of the cross of Christ, and the splendor of the Holy Spirit, to shine through him.
Trusting fully in your infinite mercy and in the maternal intercession of Mary, he has given us a living image of Jesus the Good Shepherd, and has shown us that holiness is the necessary measure of ordinary Christian life and is the way of achieving eternal communion with you.
Grant us, by his intercession, and according to your will, the grace we implore, hoping that he will soon be numbered among your saints. Amen."
After Pope John Paul's death, Pope Benedict XVI waived the traditional five-year waiting period for the beginning of his sainthood cause. In March, CNS posted a story regarding the need for English speaking testimonials.
Here's a look at other candidates making the news for their own sainthood causes:
— The St. Louis Review has an article on the sainthood cause of Father Emil Kapaun. Father Kapuan studied at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis. He served as a military chaplain during the Korean War and was from the Diocese of Wichita, Kan. The Catholic Advance, Wichita's diocesan paper, has a pagecontaining many of the articles it has published regarding Father Kapuan and his sainthood cause.
— CNS had a story on the Mass in celebration of the beatification of Father Jacques Haddad from Lebanon, which took place June 22.
One of Pope John Paul and Pope Benedict's predecessors has also made the sainthood news of late. June 17 there was an article about an upcoming Vatican exhibit and conference about the life of Pope Pius XII, whose sainthood cause was put on hold by Benedict XVI in 2007.
Other recent CNS stories include one on the exhumation of the bodies of the parents of St. Therese of Lisieux and another on a healing miracle credited to Father Damien de Veuster which recently received the Vatican's stamp of approval.


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When mumps erupts in a highly vaccinated population, a third dose of vaccine might help control the outbreak, researchers reported.
As part of efforts to control a major mumps outbreak in 2009-2010, health officials tried a third dose of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine in one center, according to Preeta Kutty, MD, of the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues.
The intervention was followed by sharp declines in the mumps attack rate, Kutty and colleagues reported online and in the December issue of Pediatrics.
But the investigators cautioned that the vaccinations took place after the peak of the outbreak, which affected mainly Orthodox Jews in New York City, two upstate New York counties, and one New Jersey county.
"For this reason, it is not possible to exclude the possibility that the rapid decline in incidence after the intervention was entirely unrelated to our intervention," Kutty and colleagues cautioned.
The outbreak made more than 3,500 people sick from June 28, 2009, through June 27, 2010 and in a separate report this week, investigators -- some of them also involved in the current study -- concluded that crowding in religious schools might have played a role.
The outbreak was traced to a twice-vaccinated 11-year-old boy who developed mumps on June 28, 2009, while at a camp in Sullivan County, N.Y., with approximately 400 Orthodox Jewish boys.
The virus spread within Brooklyn and Rockland County, N.Y., after infected campers returned home to those communities. The disease then spread to Ocean County, N.J., and Orange County, N.Y., from contacts in Brooklyn.
In an affected village in Orange County, Kutty and colleagues offered a third dose of the MMR vaccine to 2,265 students, in grades 6 through 12, in three schools.
Of those, 2,178 had documentary evidence of two previous MMR doses and 1,755, or 80.6%, opted to get the extra shot.
The overall attack rate for all students in grades 6 through 12 fell from 4.93% in the prevaccination period to 0.13% after vaccination (P<0.001), Kutty and colleagues reported.
Among all residents of the village, the attack rate fell by 75.6% after the intervention, they reported, but the drop was only significant among 11- to 17-year-olds (P<0.005) and 5- to 10-year-olds, where the relative declines were 96% and 72.9%, respectively.
Adverse events, reported in a follow-up survey by 91% of those who received the extra shot, were similar to those seen during routine MMR vaccination, including pain, redness, swelling at the injection, and joint or muscle aches.
There were no serious adverse events, the investigators reported.
The authors noted that due to the circumstances of the outbreak response, an ideal evaluation of the effect of a third vaccine dose versus a placebo -- as in a controlled, randomized clinical trial -- was not possible.
Kutty and colleagues cautioned that although the results suggest a benefit in this situation, their findings "should not support the routine use of a third dose of mumps vaccine in national vaccination programs."
There was no external support for the study.
The journal said the authors reported no conflicts of interest.
- Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner


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Event: Bollywood stars Shahrukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, Zarine Khan, Rishi Kapoor, and many others attend Sanjay Dutt's party for the success of the film AGNEEPATH.
Guest List: Priyanka Chopra, Abhishek Bachchan, Karisma Kapoor, Minissha Lamba, Vidya Malvade, Zareen Khan, Anjana Sukhani, Ajay Devgn, Tanisha Mukherjee, Sanjay Dutt, Shahrukh Khan, Arshad Warsi, Mallika Sherawat, Vivek Oberoi, Priyanka Oberoi, Neetu Singh, Rishi Kapoor, Arbaaz Khan, Arshad Warsi, Dino Morea, Kush Sinha, Sophie Chaudhary, Amisha Patel, Jackky Bhagnani, Rohit Roy, Sudhanshu Pandey, Sheeba, Vashu Bhagnani, Krishan Kumar, David Dhawan, Bappa Lahiri, Anupama Verma, Masaba Gupta, Ekta Kapoor, Shirish Kunder, Dj Akhil, Farah Ali Khan, Shweta Pandit, Chunky Pandey, Ashmit Patel, Nandita Mahtani, Sanjay Kapoor, Gita Kapoor, Priya Dutt, Manyata Dutt
Bollywood celeb Aamir Khan along with wife Kiran Rao were spotted at PVR.
Bollywood producers-directors Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Krishan Kumar, Ravi Bahl, Divya Khosla Kumar, Sajid Nadiadwala, Wardha Nadiadwala celebrate diwali with Bhushan Kumar
Bollywood celebs Kareena Kapoor Khan, Malaika Arora, Sonali Bendre, Nimrat Kaur among others were snapped by paparazzi.Bebo looked super cool in a casual look. She wore a white t-shirt with yoga pants...
Bollywood actress Shama Sikander celebrated Diwali festival at her residence.
Bollywood celebs Aamir Khan, Zaira Wasim, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Anil Kapoor, Nitesh Tiwari, Aparshakti Khurrana, Bhushan Kumar, Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi, Sachin Tendulkar, Rajkumar Hir...


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Let's face it we all lose motivation to stay active once in a while. Part of the reason is that we are creatures of habit and tend to do the same things over and over. For example, when going to the gym, people tend to do the same machines or use the same peice of cardio equipment and naturally, they will get bored with that. A good thing to do, especially in the good weather, is to take your cardio outside. Go on a walk and breathe the fresh air or dust off that bike and take it for a ride. Another great thing to do is invest in a personal trainer who will take the time to design a program just for you. Then after you know your program, mix up the order once in a while. Working out doesn't have to be routine or boring! Let me know if I can help you in any way.
Here is a healthy snack and great for a pre-workout or post workout fuel.
Mix all together and roll into 24 balls
1 cup of organic almond butter with the oil drained
1 1/4 cup of organic vanilla whey protein
1/2 cup of raw honey
1/4 cup of coconut oil
Makes 24 or 2 balls per serving
Nutritional Information:
Protein: 10 Carbs: 18 Fat: 11 Fiber: 2 or 203 calories
Let's face it, as we get older our joints don't always feel good. One way to prevent injury is to have a thorough warm up before you start exercising. Another way is to roll out all of your muscles on a foam roller to warm up the fascia that acts as a cushion for your joints. The fasica becomes dry and brittle as we age. "Gentle compression with a soft foam roller helps rehydrate our fasica by stimulating its cells and helping fluid move back into the tissues," according the Sue Hitzmann, an exercise physiologist and creator of the Melt Method. Thirdly, it is always a good idea to vary your workouts so we aren't putting pressure in the same places over and over. Finally, make sure to stretch thoroughly when you finish. I like stretching with bands because I can go deeper into the stretches. Make sure to hold at least 20 seconds and up to 2 minutes if tight in an area.
I tell my clients that the scale is just one way of measuring progress. Far more important is taking regular measurements. They need to include the chest, waist, arms, hips, and calves. Measure at the same time of the day every 2 weeks or at least once a month. This will really measure your fat loss and muscle gains. I have had clients lose only 2 pounds, but lose 9 inches. This means that the fat is getting converted to muscle which takes up less space.
I recommend weighing only once a week at the same time taking into account high sodium intake from the day before which will make the body retain water, and other factors such as a pasta meal the night before. Carbohydrates attract water to the body which is 55-65% water anyway.
I tell my clients to measure progress in the following ways: How do my clothes feel?, How much progress am I making in my workouts?, How is my energy now that I am working out? Am I noticing muscle definition? These are all signs of progress. It is time to put the scale in its place. It isn't the most important measurement, but just one of many!!
It isn't all about the calories!! It is about the type of food we eat. Unprocessed whole raw foods take more energy=calories to break down. For example, protein takes 20% of it's energy just to break it down. So le'ts say you eat 500 calories of protein a day. Your body only takes in 400 because it took 100 calories just to break down the protein. That is is why we are full when we eat whole nutritious foods that take a lot of work for the body to digest. It is also what our bodies were designed to do. Processed foods are easier for the body to digest, but the chemicals in it are hard for our body to get rid off. You will notice when you switch to whole foods that you have more energy. That is because our bodies don't have to use energy breaking down toxic chemicals it wasn't designed to deal with. I suggest focusing on eating organic nutritious fruits and raw vegetables. In addition, eat protein in the form of lean meat, diary without sugar, and complex carbohydrates like beans, raw nuts, and vegetarian protein sources like quinoa. You will be so full you won't have to focus on every calorie. You might even think you are eating more than ever because the quantity of unprocessed foods is more than that of processed foods that are very calorie dense. In addition, you will probably start losing weight!
For those of you that have a great workout plan, it is easy, because we are creatures of habit, to do the same exercises in the same way each time. Some of the things I do with my clients is change the order of the exercises, add a balance component like doing bicep curls on one leg to get the core stabilizer muscles at the same time, and change the method of doing the exercise. For example, sitting down to do shoulder presses instead of standing to take the temptation of using the body to push up the weight. It is a good rule of thumb to change up something every time you workout so your body doesn't get used to what you are doing and therefore can still give you the results you desire.
Of course one of the very best investments you can make is to hire a personal trainer. I do, even as a trainer myself, once a year just so I can make sure I have the best workout plan for my goals and health. Find a trainer who not only looks, but lives the lifesyle you want to emulate. I recommend at the minimum to purchase 5 sessions so the personal trainer has enough time to really teach you the correct form for every exercise in your plan. The best investment of course is 20 sessions because then you can have a different plan for several days of the week and that will give you enough time to thoroughly learn the correct form without your trainer. I am currently taking new clients and also have my Health Coach Certification so I can bring you more to the service you invest in.
Here is a great recipe and pre or post workout snack:
3 cups of egg whites
8 oz. of organic cheddar cheese
1 cup of fresh organic spinach
1 can of organic mushrooms
Spray muffin tins with cooking spray. Put a 1/4 cup of liquid egg whites in each of the 12 muffin tins.
Divide the cooked spinach and mushrooms in each muffin holder. Sprinkle the cheese in last.
Cook on 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown. These last for 5 days in the fridge. To reheat cook for 30 seconds in the microwave.
Nutrional Information:
Calories: 75
Fat grams: 3
Protein grams: 10
Carbohydrate grams: 2.3
Here is a great recipe that is a healthy alternative to the traditional muffin. It is also great before or after a workout because of the healthy distribution of protein to carbohydrates.
2 ripe bananas
2 cups of almond meal (I use Trader Joes)
1 tsp of baking soda
1 tsp of baking powder
1 tsp of cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
pinch of salt
2 eggs ( I use organic)
1 tablespoon of honey (I use raw)
1/2 cup of dark mini chocolate chips (Enjoy Life brand is gluten, dairy, and soy free)
Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ones.
Makes 12 muffins
Bake on 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or until toothpick in center of muffin comes out clean.
Nutrition Facts:
Calories: 158
Fat grams: 11
Protein grams: 6
Carbohydrates grams: 8.3
Sugars grams: 11
Potassium grams: 95
Do you drink enough water? Most people have heard 8 glasses a day, but did you know it is really .5 oz per pound? Also when you drink alcohol or coffee you need one glass of water just to cancel out the dehydrating effects. So my 2 cups of water first thing in the morning just cancel out the effects of my 2 cups of coffee. I still need 70 oz more water for the day. Then if I workout, which I usually do, I need 20% more (plus the water to cancel out my coffee) or a grand total of 100 oz a day based on my weight of 138 pounds.
The answer is yes!! Food is energy input and exercise is energy output. If you don't have fuel in the tank, how can you expect to spend fuel that isn't there? When we wake up in the morning, our bodies are on empty and we are in starvation mode. Our bodies use energy at night even when we are sleeping to repair muscles, burn fat, and if needed, burn lean muslce mass if there wasn't enough fuel from the day before. There are many dangers of working out on an empty stomach. I have had clients faint when they work out without fuel and even more serious conditions can happen. If you are a early morning exerciser and just can't face eating, at the very minimal use one scoop of whey protein in water for your muscles which are made of protein. The good thing about whey protein is that it is digestable in 10 minutes. Another suggestion is a banana with peanut butter. Experiment, but eat something. If you eat a big meal before your workout make sure that you have at least an hour to digest it before working out. Your body can't digest food and bring blood to the muscles at the same time. It will have to chose to get you through your workout and your food will still be sitting in your stomach and it may not sit well!


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Olivier Martinez: Post Brawl Grocery Run!
Olivier Martinez steps out for a late grocery run at Bristol Farms on Friday (November 23) in West Hollywood, Calif.
Later in the day, the 46-year-old actor was seen filling up his gas tank.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Olivier Martinez
Earlier in the day, Olivier's fiancee Halle Berry was spotted taking her daughter Nahla to see the Yo Gabba Gabba show in Los Angeles.
The day before, Olivier was involved in a fight with Halle's ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry.
10+ pictures inside of Olivier Martinez grabbing some groceries after his altercation…


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Cooler Master Storm Enforcer Review
It almost seems that since the dawn of high-end custom gaming machines, Cooler Master has been there to support the never-ending market of keeping our systems cool. Recently seen in the news, pictures have been speckled about the Internet regarding the Cooler Master Storm Enforcer. Back in 2009, we reviewed an original Storm Scout from Cooler Master. It performed well for its price and offered a sleek, stealthy look along with a comprehensive list of features. This Storm series could easily follow in the footsteps of the prolific HAF line of cases, which offers great performance, quiet operation, and loads of room to house the latest components — including the giant video cards of today's market.
Personally, I hadn't seen much or heard much about the Storm Enforcer, but I do know what to expect in regards to the Storm/Scout line of computer cases. This automatically assumes a sleek, mid tower case with probably a door on the front panel, tool less features, and easy wire management. After reviewing quite a few Cooler Master cases, I have been, for lack of a better expression, "turned on" to Cooler Master's ongoing improvement of their designs and continually improve its high-end cases. It seems with every Cooler Master case that I evaluate, I like each successive one more. In this review, I will provide a complete evaluation of the Cooler Master Storm Enforcer, from un-boxing, sharing my thoughts about the exterior and interior, to an intense testing session to evaluate the overall performance of the case.
Closer Look:
As we can expect from a manufacturer of "gaming" cases, the graphics and finish on the packaging is of high quality, which is a common trait with Cooler Master. The front of the box features a low-angle, quarter-view of the case with the front red LED fan powered on, sitting in front of of some armored, 'cyborg' type creature wearing the same "storm" logo on its chest that appears in the upper-left side of the package and on the case itself. The right side of the case features a similar picture of the case, but more of the right side and looks from above. The most content appears on the rear of the box, as usual. It explains useful features that the case offers as well as other specifications and offerings from the Cooler Master team. Finally, the left side of the box lists a complete table of specifications from the case's dimensions, weight, form factor, etc. It also has an option selection table, where a green dot will identify the power supply that arrives with the case. These options range from 400W to 850W.
Breaking open the tape that seals the top flaps will reveal the case sandwiched between two pieces of rigid Styrofoam, wrapped in a plastic bag, with the user's manual on top. The user's manual contains more information about the features and specifications that the Storm Enforcer offers. Through the plastic bag, the front of the case is slightly visible. You can make out the front fan grille and vents as well as the stealth front drive bay door.
The case itself is a small mid tower with a side panel window that takes up about half of the side panel itself. There are only two fans provided from the factory, and that is one 200mm front intake and one 120mm rear exhaust. There is room for two 120mm fans up top or a single 200mm up top. Included in a cardboard box within the case is six pairs of hard drive rails, a 5.25" to 3.5" device adapter kit, a 2.5"/1.8" to 3.5" hard drive adapter, various screws, twist ties, and Cooler Master's "Storm Guard", which I will explain later.
With everything out of the box, it's now time to take a closer look at the exterior of the case and its features.


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Forestry & Tree Resources
Benefits of Trees in Our Urban Forest
Aspen Trees in the fall
- Trees supply the oxygen we need to breathe.
- Trees keep our air supply fresh by absorbing the carbon dioxide that we exhale and also that which is emitted by factories and engines.
- Trees are natural air conditioners. They lower air temperature by evaporating water in their leaves.
- Trees cut down noise pollution by acting as sound barriers.
- Trees trap and filter out dust and pollen on their hairy leaf surfaces.
- Trees slow down strong winds.
- Trees shelter us from direct sunlight on hot summer days.
- Tree roots stabilize the soil and prevent erosion.
- Trees provide us with colors, flowers, and beautiful landscapes.
- Trees camouflage unsightly scenes and break the monotony of endless highways, sidewalks and lawns.
- Trees give us privacy.
- Trees provide food and shelter.
- Trees properly located can significantly reduce home heating and cooling costs.
Use the resources in this section to find out more about trees in Colorado Springs and how they can make all our lives better.


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bigbuzz73 wrote:MichaelB wrote:The old adage from my Air Force days
"If it jams, force it. If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway"
Hi Michael,
You weren't an Airfarame Fitter, by chance? Sounds like something a Framie would say!!
I watched a cadet insert a breech block into a Bren Gun, back to front and upside down, one day. It would not come out, despite the gentle encouragement from the armourer. In fact, when he tried to duplicate the act, it was shown to be physically impossible, yet I watched that lad do it and the rotten thing just slipped in. Just another reason why I enjoyed being a Bren Gunner


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When in the act of getting a blowjob, you pull your penis out right before shooting your load and stuff it into your partner's nose. Your load goes up one side of her nose and back down the other.
Dude! I was totally Busting a "U" on this chick I took home from the bar last night. This morning she woke up whining and complaining about a stuffy nose! Can you believe that? What a bitch!
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National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE:NFG) reported the completion of two horizontal wells drilled into the Utica Shale in McKean and Forest counties in Pennsylvania.
National Fuel Gas Company said that both Utica Shale wells are shut in for 60 days and will be put onto sales in November 2012. The company reported that Tionesta well in Forest County had all hydraulic fracturing stages completed successfully, while the Mt. Jewett well in McKean County had only three hydraulic fracturing stages completed successfully. National Fuel Gas Company said that the problem with the Mt. Jewett well was unrelated to the quality of the reservoir.
National Fuel Gas Company plans to drill the Owl's Nest well into the Utica Shale in fiscal 2013.


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Lately the rumor mill has been churning with reports about two new Samsung tablets, the Galaxy Tab S 8.4 and Galaxy Tab S 10.5, which will reportedly feature 2560x1600 AMOLED displays. Now a new report claims that those aren't the only high-res Android tablets that Samsung's got cooking in its kitchen.
A source speaking to GSMArena says that Samsung is working on a new tablet that features a whopping 13.3-inch display at a resolution of 2560x1600. The device, said to be codenamed "Warhol," will reportedly feature an LCD display rather than the AMOLED panel found on its high-res counterparts. The device is expected to arrive in Wi-Fi-only (T910) and 3G (T911) variants.
It's not often that we see tablets larger than 10 inches hit the market, but there have been a couple in recent years. Samsung recently took the wraps off of 12.2-inch NotePRO and TabPRO slates, and Toshiba once launched a 13.3-inch tablet of its own.
Now Samsung appears to be making "bigger is better" its new motto. Obviously a tablet with a 13.3-inch screen won't be the most portable device around, but for those folks that love to sit on their couch and watch TV shows on movies on their tablet, this new 13.3-inch Samsung slate could be worth keeping an eye on.
Today's report also claims to have a couple of additional details on the aforementioned Galaxy Tab S tablets. It's said that the 8.4-inch model is codenamed "Klimt" and will be available in Wi-Fi-only (T700) and 3G (T701) variants. Meanwhile, the 10.5-incher may be codenamed "Chagall" and could also be offered in Wi-Fi-only (T800) and 3G (T801) flavors.
What do you think of today's leak? Would you be interested in a new tablet from Samsung with a super high-res 13.3-inch display?
Via GSMArena


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Voice Over IP (VOIP)
Over the course of the next several months, OIT will be upgrading the UAF campus to the new Voice over IP (VoIP) telephone service, and replacing the phone on your desk with a new Cisco IP Phone. With this new phone comes an entirely new set of features that were not previously available with your old phone.
If this is your first time with the new phone, check out Cisco's interactive tutorial that will show you most of the features of the phone and how to use the basic functions of the system.
Useful Links
- IP Phone Tutorial
- IP Phone Administrative Guide
- IP Phone Quick Reference Guide
- Phone Overview Model 7965
- Phone Overview Model 7945
- Configure speed dials, & other phone settings
Login on campus only with UA Username and Password.
Note: Does not work in Chrome Browser.
- VoIP Project Information


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I would like to address the point that Ken made about Chuck choosing admins from people that he knows outside of the forums. The only peope that are actively involved in the scanslation portion of Yanime are Motoko and I, and the only other person who is actively involved with IRC is Waya. The rest came from the board like you guys and were approved for admin/mod status by the rest of the admins. I will admit freely that I am an ass. I have a large ego and I don't sugarcoat my words. I am a very friendly person and so I rarely do anything that reflects genuine hostility. Basically, I try to use the harsh method to get people to either stop and think or stfu and gtfo. I do hope you realize that I am possibly the least power abusive mod here. I don't lock topics, I don't edit people's posts, and I don't toss around my weight to get people to do as I want. If I do any of those, it's because a serious infraction of the rules has occured or my own personal sense of ethics have been violated. Before people start saying that the admins are abusive, I would like to see evidence of when we use our power for personal gain.Now, to address the issue of strife in this forum. There is this feeling that the people on here that come from IRC are better than the people that are only members of the boards, and this is mainly because IRC and the Staff have a much more intimate interaction with each other and closer relationships. This is not right, but it's unavoidable. We spend hours in the main and staff channels talking back and forth about anime, projects, life, what have you. The IRC community is also much more playful and things like "pwning nubs" is seen as harmless and everyone participates in it. If an op gets abusive, they get a good smack by one of the other ops and things fall back into place. Here there exists a division between the staff and forum members that we can call the cccnnn faction vs the angel faction. While not everyone belongs to one of those, most of the incidents that arise here come from the angel faction doing something and the cccnnn faction pwning them and then the angel faction gets upset and a flame war starts. When an admin intervenes, they get hasselled from one side for being too intrusive and from another for not acting sooner. The truth is that there are many people on this forum that do stupid things (oft called nubs) and the act of pwning is meant to be a way of hazing those people for having a moment of idiocy. If the person is truly a nub, the pwning will "ghost bust" them. If they aren't, then they either have an epiphany and the idiocy is extinguished, or they use a reverse pwn and there is much laughter to be had. Here there is the unique situation where pwning neither extinguishes a nub nor corrects the idiocy. The pwn is taken as a personal attack and the pwnee becomes viciously vociferous and very nearly violent about the incident (I hope you'll excuse my alliteration). This becomes a very difficult situation to moderate because it is difficult to place the blame. It is very easy to say that the pwner is at fault because they provoked the person, but the pwn itself is not flame and so it is possible to say that the pwnee is at fault for reacting to it improperly. As a mod, I can't jump in and instantly lock any topic where this occurs in, nor can I start editing posts. I can't edit the idiocy out of a post in order to prevent pwns, nor can I edit out a pwn just because someone might take it out of context, both users are well within their right to post those. I can't control how users react to posts, to try to do so would be dictatorial. What I can do is suggest that people lighten up and think about the reasons a person has for making a post before becoming upset. Even if a post is malicious, if you ignore it then you stop the spread of flame and it makes it easier for a mod to deal with the person responsible.As for admins "tearing up new users", either I'm completely blind and stupid, or you need to produce so evidence to back up your claim. I have nothing against you personally, Kitsune, but it lends your post an element of credulity when you post examples as well. I try to read as many posts here as I can, and at the moment I can't think of a single recent post where a new user was attacked. Please enlighten me.
True I totally agree, I also take pride in being part of the 2% who is not under the age of 18.
Since we rarely ever get very mature members under the age of thirteen, why don't we ever enforce the rule of being thirteen or older to register? Just wondering...
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Start a lean manufacturing initiative by focusing on safety
The easiest entry point to get going with a lean manufacturing initiative is to focus on safety, according to Robert Hafey, president, RBH Consulting LLC. Hafey, speaking at IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show 2010 conference, talked about "Transforming Your Safety Culture with Lean Management."
Lean and safety personnel, put on the same team, may begin with different goals – safety staff members usually have the most concern about any situation being out of regulatory compliance.
Those working on lean initiatives readily realize that customers are most important, Hafey said, which inverts the traditional hierarchical pyramid.
Common focus for both groups, however, is people, best approached in a coaching, rather than directive, style of management. A coaching style, said Hafey, asks questions of team members, such as, "Tell me how…," "What would you do if…," and "Why is it…."
Hafey gave examples from his experiences to illustrate how to pull people into lean initiatives.
Involve those interested: A manager for a series of small cells in his manufacturing area had a passion for lean. "I asked his supervisor if he could work on lean initiatives for 30% of his time." Within five months, Hafey said, the manager had transitioned to full-time on the lean team. Asked what the manager thought about working on lean efforts, compared to quality assurance, Hafey said the manager felt he was having a greater impact in helping people improve the business.
What percentage of employees feel they're engaged in making difference? Audience members in the IMTS session guessed 3%, 10%, and 30%. A Gallop poll said 29% employees felt as if they make a difference, and 54% of respondents said they were not engaged, Hafey said.
Reach out to other teams and outside the company: Hafey, put in charge of coordinating a safety Kazan blitz, involved two team members from within the company, two from the state Workman's Compensation group, and six from other companies in the area. Purpose of the event was to improve safety by 75% in three days. Though most people were confused about the methods and mission the first day, Hafey said, by the third day, they were engaged in safety, understood the value of lean, and had a grasp of lean terminology. Among work behaviors seen and corrected: A worker stapling the bottoms of 300 boxes; standing on toes on barrel to rake; pushing boxes down conveyer, and sticking a hand in a potentially hazardous area.
He added that the Workman's Compensation representatives were particularly impressed. Hafey said the Workman's Comp personnel noted they often return to plants three months later to find that a laundry list of concerns still would not be corrected. A Kazan blitz applied to safety immediately identified and corrected hazards, he said.
– Also read:
IMTS 2010 coverage – links to all stories to date
Manufacturing: Get lean, flexible, and improve product flow
How to manufacture a 5S program for your facility
Lean and Green Becomes Lean and Safe
– Mark T. Hoske, Control Engineering, www.controleng.com, CFE Media, www.cfemedia.com.


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The Bachelorette This new episode heads to Italy. 8 p.m. ABC
MasterChef The contestants prepare a seafood menu for a beachfront wedding in this new episode. 8 p.m. Fox
Beauty and the Beast Vincent and Cat (Kristin Kreuk, Jay Ryan) accept Agent Knox's (Anthony Ruivivar) offer and try to live normal lives but that's not easy. 9 p.m. KTLA
Major Crimes When the division works to solve the murder of a dog — that was left a 20 million dollar estate by his deceased owner — the squad begins to suspect foul play in the death of the dog's owner too. 9 p.m. TNT
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Longmire Walt and Vic (Robert Taylor, Katee Sackhoff) track missing teenage campers on a leadership trip in the wilderness in this new episode. 10 p.m. A&E
Teen Wolf The science fiction comedy-drama begins its fourth season with no one quite sure who that mysterious, mouthless creature is, but they're certain more people will die. Dylan Sprayberry and Shelley Hennig join the cast and JR Bourne, Tyler Hoechlin and Jill Wagner return. 10 p.m. MTV. That's followed at 11 p.m. by "Wolf Watch," a discussion of the night's episode.
CeeLo Green's The Good Life In the premiere of this new unscripted series CeeLo and the Goodie Mob launch a chauffeur service. 10:30 p.m. TBS
Under the Dome: Inside Chester's Mill With the Stephen King-inspired series about to start its second season, this new special brings viewers up to date. 10 p.m. CBS
The Case Against 8 Coming on the first anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling, this new two-hour documentary chronicles the efforts of two lawyers and four plaintiffs to overturn Proposition 8, California's controversial ban on same-sex marriage. 9 p.m. HBO
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Ms. Toni Crawford, Mr. Wilfredo Gonzalez, Ms. Ann Hicks, Ms. Joan Newton, Dr. Judith Solano
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Chair Hicks called the meeting to order.
Chair Hicks asked for a motion to approve the minutes. The motion was offered, seconded and carried unanimously.
Chair Hicks presented the opportunity for open comments.
Dr. Bob Vergenz, UNF professor in the Department of Physics, expressed concerns regarding the repeal of the Religious Observances Regulation. He stated that his concern was with the level of authority governing this regulation. He felt that repealing this regulation and making it into a policy made a statement in and of itself. Withdrawal of this Board's oversight would place jurisdiction at a lower level and would send the University in the wrong direction.
Chair Hicks asked if the Religious Observances Regulation appeared elsewhere, other than regulation format. Vice President Serwatka stated that there were references to religious observances in the Student Handbook, Student Conduct Code and the Faculty Handbook.
Associate General Counsel, Mr. Marc Snow, stated that Florida Statute indicated that religious observances should appear in "policy" format, as opposed to "regulation" format.
President Delaney asked about the consequence of leaving religious observances in "regulation" format. Mr. Snow stated that there was no consequence and this would only require a modification of language and minor updates.
President Delaney asked that the Religious Observances Regulation be pulled from the repeal list and presented to the Educational Policy Committee for review at a later meeting.
Provost Workman stated that the Board had responsibility for approving recommendations for tenure of faculty. This process affected the quality and shape of the institution and the community.
Provost Workman stated that these recommendations reflected a careful series of reviews. There were a few cases that emerged from the process with negative recommendations. This confirms the integrity and rigor of the process. The candidates being presented for consideration have the strong support of the entire University community and are ready for the endorsement by the Educational Policy Committee.
Trustee Gonzalez asked if there was information available on the diversity of these candidates. Mr. Marc Snow stated that the information included in the meeting materials was a biographical summary and did not highlight diversity.
Provost Workman stated that the recruiting and hiring process embraced diversity – the promotion and tenure process rewarded excellence.
Chair Hicks asked for a motion to approve the tenure nominations. This motion was offered, seconded and unanimously approved.
Vice President Serwatka stated that the committee was being presented with two regulations and one policy – Equal Opportunity and Diversity Regulation, Sexual Harassment Regulation, and Amorous or Sexual Relationship Policy.
Vice President Serwatka stated that the Equal Opportunity and Diversity Regulation was updated to better fit recently developing case law, emphasizing court rulings and movements across the United States in equal opportunity areas.
Chair Hicks asked for a motion to approve the Equal Opportunity and Diversity Regulation. This motion was offered, seconded and unanimously approved.
Vice President Serwatka stated that this regulation was updated to reflect the United States Supreme Court's ruling that employers must establish appropriate reporting procedures for the timely reporting of sexually harassing behavior. The update also included examples of types of conduct that constitute sexual harassment and further, examples of conduct that do not constitute sexual harassment.
Vice President Serwatka stated that a training program was being developed to educate departmental chairs and administrators on reporting mechanisms and would be implemented after Summer 2006.
Chair Hicks asked for a motion to approve the Sexual Harassment Regulation. This motion was offered, seconded and unanimously approved.
Vice President Serwatka stated that this policy was being presented to the committee for review and information only. This policy was in place primarily for individuals who had a direct reporting relationship, or relationships which directly affected educational performance or employment.
This item was for review only. No further action was required.
Vice President Serwatka stated that the Board had a responsibility to approve the repeal and/or addition of all regulations. The purpose of this item was to repeal old regulations discussed in items 4A, 4B and 4C. There were also several other regulations (included in the meeting materials) that were either out of date or covered in other places and/or not required to appear in regulation format.
Vice President Serwatka stated that the Board had recently approved the Human Resources Personnel Program and Parking and Traffic Regulations – both of which had gone through a similar repeal process.
Chair Hicks asked if the regulations listed for repeal appeared elsewhere. Vice President Serwatka stated that these appeared in the Student Handbook, the Student Conduct Code and the Faculty Handbook.
Chair Hicks acknowledged the prior public comment and asked that the Religious Observances Regulation be removed from consideration from the repeal process.
Chair Hicks asked for a motion to approve the regulation repeal. This motion was offered, seconded and unanimously approved.
President Delaney stated that one objective of the Blue Print for Prosperity (BPFP) was to increase the baccalaureate degreed population of Jacksonville from 21% to 30%. This item addressed UNF's cost of meeting that objective.
President Delaney stated that UNF was currently redefining its image to reflect a quality education. The BPFP's objective to escalate post-secondary degrees might negatively affect UNF's goal. He asked Vice President Serwatka to discuss the projections for this objective.
Vice President Serwatka presented the committee with a hand out that included a rough draft of the preliminary estimates. He stated that in order for the criteria to be met, and if UNF accepted 100 percent of the burden, the University would need to produce 66,000 additional degrees – this would cost the University about $2.7 billion.
Chair Hicks asked if there was a conduit for feed-back to BPFP. President Delaney stated that the Chamber of Commerce and Mayor Peyton were both presented with this data and were aware that this program would compromise the current mission defined for UNF.
This item was provided for discussion only. No further action was required.
Chair Hicks stated that the agenda had been sufficiently covered and this meeting was adjourned.
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With David Raison's groundbreaking Mini Teamwork experiencing mad speed and great results since her launch three years ago, it's not a surprise that the new Minis for this next cycle have embraced the concept. You're looking at an evolution of the original Raison boat, called the Magnum Max – this one will be skippered by Davy Beaudart for the next two seasons under the Cultisol brand with the main goal being the 2015 Mini Transat. Thanks to aesthetics and fear, the hull form is outlawed in other major design classes – the Open 60, TP52, Class 40 – so this is the only place to find ocean racing scows – at least until someone has the balls to go break Sydney-Hobart records in a 100 foot version…
We dig it; not only do we love scows, but we also like disruptive designs and the guys who put their finger up to the establishment. Speaking of scows, did you know the A-Scow Nationals are expecting up to 30 boats this June? And we'll be covering it…live.
Say thanks to Sir Charles for the title, Davy's Facebook Page for the photo, and Chris Tutmark for the heads up. More info and discussion here.
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Last month while in Manhattan I visited the Museum of Modern Art for a few hours. And was captivated by an initiative they have right at the lobby.
Here is what they do. All visitors to MOMA can pick up a piece of paper and write/doodle/whatever they want to on it, ideally about how their MOMA experience went. Then they can scan it in a easy-to-use scanner and up their masterpiece goes on to the MOMA website inside the 'iwent' section (incidentally it also gets projected on to a wall in the lobby). You can go later to the MOMA website and 'claim' and share your scan using the unique id that each piece of paper has. Essentially, this is a really creative and cool method of giving user feedback, a whole lot more fun that just writing a Review. Exactly mirrors our thoughts on how HolidayIQ's hiq! should feel. Loved it.
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Checking my horoscope is a guilty pleasure I indulge in more often than I should admit. In fact, I've even had my charts read when my life was feeling out of control (side note: I highly recommend it). With the help of our friends at POPSUGAR, we decided to combine our love of weddings and astrology to find out which engagement ring is best for every sign. So, go ahead, treat yourself and let the stars align.
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Andrews Rankings and Enrollment
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Andrews University has been ranked as one of the "Best National Universities" for 2013, as reported in U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges 2013" issue. In addition, Andrews is also ranked again on Forbes.com's 2012's "America's Top Colleges."
Of the 281 institutions classified in U.S. News & World Report as national universities, Andrews is ranked at #189. Andrews is the only Seventh-day Adventist institution included in this classification. According to U.S. News, schools in the National Universities category, which also includes Columbia University and Stanford University, offer a full range of undergraduate majors, plus master's and PhD programs. These colleges also are committed to producing groundbreaking research.
Andrews University made a few other U.S. News & World Report college ranking lists, too: with a diversity index of .73, the University tied for 4th in Campus Ethnic Diversity. (The closer a school's number is to 1.0, the more diverse it is.) And with 13% of our student body composed of international students, Andrews tied for 9th in Most International Students.
The physical therapy and social work programs at Andrews made the top 150 of U.S. News' "Best Grad Schools" list. Andrews was also named on the "A+ Colleges for B Students," "Economic Diversity" and "Freshman Retention Rates" lists.
Andrews Ranked on Forbes.com
Forbes.com also ranked Andrews University #553 in "America's Top Colleges," a compilation of the 650 best educational institutions (out of more than 6,000) across the country. Forbes gives an overall rating and smaller subcategory ratings; once again, Andrews University also made the lists "Best Private Colleges," "Best Research Universities" and "Best in the Midwest."
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The University has also seen an increase in the 2012–13 enrollment, with 3,551 undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students on our main campus. That's the second highest enrollment ever. Andrews had its highest enrollment in 2009–10 with 3,589 students enrolled. Over the past 11 years, enrollment has increased by over 800 students.
Additionally, there are 3,686 students pursuing an Andrews degree at an affiliate or extension site. Griggs University & Griggs International Academy, which Andrews assumed ownership of in November 2010, has 5,963 students. These students include elementary and high school levels; Job Corps, a program that offers high school diplomas and job skill training to at-risk students; and students in higher education.
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I was watching Beauty and the Beast the other day, and I, and I'm totally crazy, seemed to think that they were kind of similar. The obvious being Belle and Bella a)pretty much being the same name and b) that they look kind of similar (Other than Belle being animated) The not so obvious being that Belle brings the Beast back to being human and Bella bringing out Edward's human side.
I'm crazy, I know.
Any other similarities? Opinions?
I'm crazy, I know.
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