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How Should the US Government Respond to ISIS?
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#1 Sep 30, 2014
This is a Topix site-wide discussion about the US response to ISIS. Join the discussion and leave your comments below.
#3 Sep 30, 2014
Thanks for bringing this up, Topix.
IMHO this topic hasn't been covered as much as it deserves.
It is obvious to me that the US should send more journalists to the area so that a more balanced reporting reaches the audience back home.
Leeds, UK
#4 Sep 30, 2014
they should blow them off the face of the earth before they blow everyone else up they will come after everyone its time the world woke up
Nürnberg, Germany
#5 Sep 30, 2014
Dialogue is the answer.
#6 Sep 30, 2014
Securing our country is imperative,Seal The Border!! While I am not a fan of boots on the ground,at this point airstrikes alone will probably not be effective. They should have commenced earlier before Isis scattered like roaches. Hopefully,we will have some help from our allies if it comes to this,but first oblamer needs to stop gutting our Military and build it back up to Reagan era levels. I pray it doesn't come to this.
Adelaide, Australia
#7 Sep 30, 2014
hey dopey the problem with sending journalists over there they have a tendercey to loose their heads! personally i think the coalition of the willing lead by the USA should nuke the whole middle east then there maybe peace over there
United States
#8 Sep 30, 2014
They should drop a crap ton of atom bombs on them and blow them them off the earth then every other country would get the message.
#9 Sep 30, 2014
Our goverment should close our borders. Also the goverment needs to get all active duty non active duty law enforcement together and have a game plan to hunt these terrorist down. Isis isn't going to stop they are determined to take over and aren't going to stop unless they are made to. I pray for our goverments wisdom.
#10 Sep 30, 2014
A bit difficult to have dialogue without a head , don't ya think?
United States
#11 Sep 30, 2014
I like cherry flavored Isis. What you guys are talking about is beyond me.
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#12 Sep 30, 2014
KILL every one of them. I don't care what it costs or how long it takes just KILL'EM ALL!!
#13 Sep 30, 2014
Stop over in ferguson pick up everyone that's acting a fool take them with u drop them all off in the same area that Isis is at then take a big fat tanker mow them all down......
#14 Sep 30, 2014
How do you talk to people that only speak of bringing death and destruction to anyone that is not of their faith. I could never in my life have imagined there were people of this nature in this world when I was a 13 year old girl. Now they have children that age fighting and dying for there "cause". There cause as I see it, as only "death & destruction". Different factions are now joining together to bring down the world as we know it. Should they ever succeed, then they will turn on one another and kill each other. All they seem to know is money, power and killing. I know about their culture in general, but I cannot understand the hate they have for the rest of the world. I hope I never truly understand their reasoning. That would mean I was, in some way, like minded. I know that all of the Islamic people of faith cannot be like these murderers. I pray not anyway. I've even tried praying for these people of Isis and all the others, that God would touch their hearts, give them some kind of peace in their souls, but I can't. Somehow that makes me feel less close to my God. They have touched my soul in a deep and dark manner that I fear I will never rise above again. Damn them to Hell!!!
#15 Sep 30, 2014
Secure the borders for real, first and foremost. Especially, watch all public transportation and airlines, trains, subways, etc. Screen and carefully watch the universities and who are going to school there. Watch who is training for pilots and screen them carefully, especially those from the Middle East here for training, work, education, etc. Keep up the bombings and air strikes, if that is what it takes. No boots on ground. Take out there oil refineries, their source of income funding their terrorism. Quit telling on tv our war plans,..............catch them off guard. Secure our water drinking sources with monitors to guard our water supplies. Spread some eboli virus, or other virus on them if all else fails.
#16 Sep 30, 2014
It's not enough. It will never be enough. 130,000 people have already crossed into Turkey trying to get away from them, many families like our. Spreading a disease that could kill thousands of innocents is not the answer. Boots on the ground is the only. I have great faith in our armed forces and know in my heart given what they need to do the job, they will be victorious. Them I pray for everyday and it makes me feel stronger. Many will die or be terribly wounded. I will mourn for them deeply and shed many tears for those that have died before them. My faith is in God and they are my hope everlasting. Allow those brave young men and women go and do the job they have been trained to do. It is the only way.
#17 Sep 30, 2014
Look into this man of Isis' eyes. He has what I call "dead eyes" meaning no soul, no caring, no love for himself others. No love for what I believe God calls "our fellow man". These are the eyes of our world's enemy. He will not go down quietly nor willingly. The "People of the World" must fight him or our children and grandchildren are doomed.
#18 Sep 30, 2014
I will be gone from here soon. I have no computer where I live. I am an old woman and do not wish to leave this world knowing that I had not done all I could to save both my children, grandchild but those of grandparents around the world. I have only my words, so I use them to the best of my ability and whenever I can. Please look at this mans eyes and see what I see.
#19 Sep 30, 2014
I am the American woman they hate so much. One that will swallow any fear I may have and speak out against them and those like them until I draw my last breath. I and others like me are what they fear around the world. Without the strong women of this world nothing about them is ever going to change. We must come together as mothers, daughters, granddaughters that have born the children, nursed them and raised them . It's time for the women to take the lead in what we demand of our governments around the world. Tell them we want this evil stopped. That we want a better world for our children. Women of the world, we have the power. It's time for us to use it in whatever way we can.
#20 Sep 30, 2014
Good bye for now. God Bless and keep us all.
#21 Oct 1, 2014
A religion that deals with dissenting opinions by cutting the dissenters head off isn't a religion at all. It's a cult or a gang. We should take all the pig waste from all our factory farms, put it on planes and dump it on every city and refinery controlled by these animals. We get rid of our contamination and we render those occupied areas uninhabitable by Muslims. It's a win, win situation. We need to turn their idiotic religion against them.
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I am not an energy Rater .. I am an architect
I am curious if any "Home Energy Pros" make an effort to locate the Neutral Pressure Plane (NPP) of a house that is being blower door tested?
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Robert, LOL, simplicity is a must. One thing I have learned in energy auditing is KISS.
Paul Morin gave me this version and John Brooks dug up John Straube's version at http://www.buildingscience.com/documents/digests/bsd-014-air-flow-c...
The "H" is whatever height you select and since we don't know from the start where the NPP is, just use the floor to ceiling. What we want is the pressure per foot so we could actually use 1. I just like to walk readers through just how simple stack effect really is and the many ways we can benefit from understanding it.
I will give your version a try as well.
And for another version.....
Here are a couple of Illustrations (in-progress) that I am adapting from John Klote's paper.
One example is for a single opening
the other example is for two openings
For estimating the height of the NPP ....
Temperature and Season don't make a big difference.
It is the Size and vertical distance between Significant openings that matter most.
The delta-T has a significant impact on the actual pressure difference inside to out (or from floor to ceiling), but not on the location of the NPP.
Nice illustrations. But why would you open the doors and windows on a 35° day? ;-)
Yes the rectangles just under the eaves are the Airlet 100 passive air inlets (there are seven all together, plus a 6" round inlet in the air-sealed laundry room for dryer makeup air and a 4" inlet in the first floor for direct-coupled woodstove combustion air).
There are also two bath exhaust fans (one on each floor) with the ducts dropping 3' before exiting the sidewalls to prevent cold air thermo-siphoning, and a kitchen range hood with a similar down-and-out anti-siphon duct. Both the dryer make up inlet and the woodstove combustion air inlet have similar cold air traps.
There are no upstairs ceiling penetrations other than masonry chimney and plumbing vent - both well air-sealed. The attic hatch is above the thermal/air envelope in the gable wall.
The house tested to 2.13 ACH50 (460 CFM50) with the air inlets taped. That shows an effective leakage area (@ 4 Pa) of 11 square inches, which increases to only 13 square inches when tested with the inlets open - so I don't think they contribute to much passive leakage when the exhaust fans are not running.
I had set the bath fans to run approximately one hour out of three to provide a little more than the ASHRAE 62.2 minimum, and flow tested them for actual CFM (94 CFM for the 110 fan and 74 CFM for the 80).
Since the downstairs has more mechanical openings (including the chimney cleanout door), I would guess that the NPP is somewhat below the first floor ceiling (particularly given 8' ceilings on the 1st floor and 7' ceilings on the 2nd) when no exhaust fans are running, and at the upstairs ceiling when one or more fans are running (baseline ΔP was 2.2 Pa, 4 Pa with one fan running and 8.6 Pa with both bath fans running).
With the static NPP likely below the downstairs air inlets, there's probably little or no flow between lower and upper passive inlets without either fan pressure or some wind pressure. I also installed a sweep on the door at the top of the stairs to pneumatically isolate the two floors.
Robert, thanks for all the detail
How did you calculate "effective leakage area" ?
(I found a ballpark formula of CFM-50 divided by18)
Why do you think "ELA" only increased 2 sq in (13-11)....
after you opened up 7 openings of approx 5 sq in (net free area) each?
CFM50/18 is a ballpark approximation of natural leakage (or more accurately normalized leakage), but the conversion factor (typically 20) depends on the climate zone, height of building, degree of shielding, and "leakiness factor" - as determined by LBNL studies http://www.homeenergy.org/show/article/id/1015.
The formula I use to determine ELA (in SF) is
ELA50 = CFM50/(2400 x √(50/248.88))
ELA4 = (CFM50/NL conversion factor)/(2400 x √(4/248.88))
[ELA @ 4 Pa is the standard]
or generically
ELA(sf) = CFM/(2400√(Pa/248.88))
Pa/248.88 = inches water column
The CFM50 went up from 460 to 570 with the Airlets open (24% increase), but when that is converted to ELA at a normalized 4 Pa, it amounts to an 18% increase.
I suspect that's because the combination of the foam dust filter and the mylar reed valve in the Airlet is sufficiently restrictive that it presents less net free area than a simple measurement would show.
With both bath fans running (168 CFM measured flow), I was getting between 6 and 8 CFM per Airlet for a total of about 50 CFM (which was very close to the 62.2 target of 47), which amounted to 30% of the exhaust flow. Including the laundry room inlet and chimney leakage, I measured about 80 CFM, or 47% of exhaust flow - with the remainder from envelope leakage.
Robert, you mentioned "cold air thermo-siphoning"
can you explain how this "works" ?
what is cold air thermo-siphoning?
and how does dropping the duct 3 feet prevent it?
why 3 feet ?
Air increases in density about 2% for every 10°F drop in temperature, so any duct with an outside termination at the same height or higher than the inside termination will allow the denser (winter) cold air to displace the warmer air and thermosiphon into the conditioned space (slowed, but not likely stopped by mechanical dampers, which sometimes get stuck open).
This is a potential problem when exhaust fans terminate through the roof, but even when they terminate at a wall on the same elevation as the fan. It's also a potential problem when inlet ducts come either straight in or in and down.
Indoor air at 70°/40%RH with outside air at 0°F/50%RH will produce a buoyancy (or downward cold air displacement pressure) of 0.0117 pcf. At the same conditions, a 3' chimney would create an upward stack effect pressure of 0.034 psf.
If you calculate actual duct air volume buoyancy vs duct stack effect pressure, they balance out at 3' of duct or "chimney" height.
Whoops! I've got to come up with another rationale for the 3' drop.
Air buoyancy and stack effect are the same thing, so they'll be the same regardless of "chimney" height. I was using two different formulas, with buoyancy based on wet air density and stack effect on dry air density, but the difference is not significant (moist air is actually less dense than dry air).
Any 3' "chimney at a 70° delta-T will create a 1.63 Pa stack pressure, which is the equivalent of the stagnation pressure of a 3.65 mph wind. But I don't know that tells us anything useful.
It's just an old rule of thumb that I learned many years ago and it makes sense to me, so I've used it for 20 years.
So, About a dozen "intentional openings" not including doors and windows
Let's say it is pretty darn cold outside (0 F)
What happens when one bathroom exhaust fan is activated?
and 94 CFM is pushed out of the house
doesn't 94 CFM also enter the house?
Is One exhaust fan powerful enough to raise the NPP all the way to the 2nd floor ceiling?
Can one bathroom exhaust fan make the entire house "negative" (WRTO)?
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I just hope this manages to stay good... it could so easily fall into a rut once the current events finish playing out.
As for #4 the announcer did mention she was doing her patented "cutey escape" so it might be par for course when it comes to her. Show up and do something flashy and look good doing it, but gtfo when shit hits the fan. I'm sure she'll get some development (as well as a lot of insert songs) since she seems to be the most important character after the title pair going by the OP.
|2011-04-05, 04:05
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Or maybe both, he's pretending to die while actually hiding and mask himself as the supervillain Dark Sky. Well, let's just see how it goes then...
|2011-04-05, 04:56
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"There's no use waiting for the cavalry, because as of this moment, the cavalry is us."
|2011-04-05, 06:10
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well that are good plot possibilities for this show to take later on
|2011-04-05, 06:15
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Knight Errant
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Location: Dublin, Ireland
Age: 30
Some are saying that humour is undermining the possibility of serious plot in this show. I disagree, I think you can have both, that this will be a Black Comedy of sorts.
However the next 2 or 3 episodes will be the real deciding factor in where this series plans to go, and how well it does it. It's certainly cleared this first hurdle, managing to be both entertaining andthought provoking, which is not an easy thing to maintain.
|2011-04-05, 08:48
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I could see the whole him getting the axe part.
Honestly though, the CG is killing it for me. I like Wild Tiger as a protagonist as having a non-highschooler be the hero is somewhat refreshing. The overuse of the brands is also somewhat distracting.
|2011-04-05, 09:20
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Koh nara dekiru!!!
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Am I the only one who was laughing his ass off when I first saw an actual "flaming" homo superhero? I know it's kinda wrong of me to laugh... but it's just too damn funny!
Oh, and we also have:
- Mr.-Wonderfully Generic-#1hero, complete w/ audience pandering generic good guy speak...
- A weebo wannabe ninja... who does nothing but pose in the background...
If they keep the comedy fresh and the action good, this one will be a gem.
|2011-04-05, 10:23
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Don't really have much to say, but as a show that is likely to not be followed by many people due to a perceived suckiness from the previews, just wanted to add to the post count of a show that is surprisingly better than anything that names itself "Tiger and Bunny" should be allowed.
The name is just all sorts of lol, but this is the Japanese, so I can overlook it. A satire on reality tv and hero worship? Adult characters? Gosh, how can I say no to this!
|2011-04-05, 11:09
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Koh nara dekiru!!!
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Spoiler for Putin showing off his skillz, 2v1 OMFG!!!:
I'm laughing even harder now!
|2011-04-05, 11:23
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First episode was so much fun that i felt like it finished after 5 minutes or so. Hiroaki Hirata is a favorite VA of mine and it seems he'll do great as Kotetsu.
The title is so misleading though, at first i thought it would be some kind of Jewel Pet crap. Maybe that's keeping this series from getting more popular for now, too? If not for ANN's review, i doubt i would give it a chance.
|2011-04-05, 12:16
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Age: 27
While I do like the character designs in the show, I can't helped but feel a little irked at times by the CGI. I guess I'm not loving the idea of superheroes being CGI'd in an anime, but I suppose it's something I can get used to.
Anyhow, the episode was an entertaining one. The idea of corporate sponsored superheroes is something I've never seen before, and in some ways offers a more realistic deconstruction of the superhero genre than something like the beloved Watchmen. However, I don't believe this ultimately a deconstruction in the truest sense of the word, but it offers an interesting way in which the superheros are actually integrated into the world.
Wild Tiger represents the idealistic notion of what a superhero is though. He is a bit of the old guard, the traditional superhero. All the other ones seem more interested (Save clunky armor dude) in fame, and money, promoting their company. It's an advertisement job for them really.
This leads me to question if the villains they just captured and will be capturing/fighting in this series are true villains or ones planted by those broadcasters. It seems a bit fishy really.
Anyhow, I give this episode an 8/10. It was solid, and wasn't a piece of trash like Nichijou... Seems like my Spring season list is just getting packed... Oh man.
|2011-04-05, 16:22
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Location: Dublin, Ireland
Age: 30
I thought Nichijou was okay myself. Better then K-On or Lucky Star anyway.
But over all this season is going quite well so far. I hope we get a few more shows with as much potential as the first few that's shown up.
With the number of shows this season (44?) I'd say we'll definetely have 3-6 good shows. Better then the last few seasons at least, 2009 and 2010 weren't nearly as good as 2008, to my mind.
As for Tiger and Bunny, I'd say next episode Tiger will quite handily beat the monster of the week with his new suit, we'll get some more background information too. Maybe they'll imply more that the execs are behind it.
The mystery factor for me is how the Tiger and Bunny relationship will play out, I'd say that can go a number of ways. Will Bunny take on Tiger's idealistic outlook? Or perhaps Tiger may be seduced by fame and glory... I'd say the fangirls will have a field day though (Oh Sunrise...).
|2011-04-05, 20:36
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My fear for this show is it will go completely under the radar for most.
The PV was less then impressive, but the stellar premier episode banished most of my doubts. Sadly, I already know several people who aren't even going to bother checking it out.
|2011-04-05, 22:00
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fushigi ojisan
Join Date: Jan 2011
Well, this was a very pleasant surprise. I'd put off watching the first episode because of the premise and early promos, but it turned out much better than I expected. A series not set in high school is so rare nowadays, not to mention a (relatively) older protagonist.
I like all the character introduceds so far, but I really empathize with Kotetsu. The sequence where his company closes down and he has to basically grovel for his new asshole boss ("if you don't like it you can quit") plus the sneering from various characters of "old man" hit home. I wonder if part of the target audience for this is salary men who have experienced something like that with the economic problems in Japan (not to mention the rest of the world). Hell, I've been going through some of that myself the last few years (job uncertainties and ageism).
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Freshman Brittani Steinberg turned heads with 15 kills in her Yale debut against Missouri. In her second week of college play, the Ivy League has taken notice.
Steinberg was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week after smashing 27 kills in three matches - including 10 in a loss to No. 8 Stanford.
"Brittani had an impressive weekend," Yale head coach Erin Appleman said. "She came up big against No. 8 Stanford and really let us compete at a high level."
Steinberg had 10 kills in a four-set victory over Army and added seven more in a sweep of Air Force as the Bulldogs finished 2-1 at the Armed Services Challenge at the Pentagon.
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The Bucs held a lead of as many as nine points midway through the second half, but 14 first half fouls by ETSU helped Dayton stay close early on and the Flyers 43-31 advantage on the boards - particularly a 17-10 edge on the offensive glass - were too much for the Bucs to overcome.
"This is an extremely tough place to come play and they don't lose many on this floor," said ETSU head coach Murry Bartow, whose team played in front of a menacing sellout crowd of 12,115. "Overall, we did a lot of good things and really had a chance to win, but we knew going in this early season schedule would be tough. Giving up 17 offensive boards didn't help, obviously. We'll just go back and get to work. It's just one game and we are stressing the big picture to our guys."
In the first half, the Bucs rode Pigram's hot shooting to a lead of as many as nine points with 10 minutes left before the break, as the junior guard scored 20 first-half points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field and a 3-of-4 clip from beyond the line.
As a team, ETSU would hit on 50 percent of its shots from the field and an impressive 47 percent from beyond the 3-point line in the first 20 minutes, helping to give them the advantage throughout the first half. However, the Flyers managed to stay right with the Bucs thanks to ETSU's 14 team fouls and an 11-of-17 clip from the foul line, as the Bucs held a 41-40 advantage at the break.
In the second half, both teams traded the lead throughout, with
After a couple of foul shots by the Roberts, junior transfer Jocolby Davis (Meridian, Miss.) hit a lay up to make it 76-74, but with two seconds left
While no other ETSU player reached double figures on the night, Roberts was joined by teammates Wright and Marcus Johnson, who scored 22 and 11 points, respectively. As a team, the Bucs hit on 45 percent of their shots, including a 41 percent clip from 3-point range. However, the Flyers matched those numbers with 47 percent from the floor and 46 percent from outside the arc.
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"Computers are ubiquitous in modern life. They offer us portals to information and entertainment, and they handle the complex tasks needed to keep many facets of modern society running smoothly. Chances are, there is not a single person in Ars' readership whose day-to-day existence doesn't rely on computers in one manner or another. Despite this, very few people know how computers actually do the things that they do. How does one go from what is really nothing more than a collection - a very large collection, mind you - of switches to the things we see powering the modern world?"
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Intrinsyc Software will offer ARM IEM technology for integration into Soleus™ and Windows Mobile powered devices
VANCOUVER, CANADA AND CAMBRIDGE, UK – Sept. 19, 2006 – Intrinsyc Software International, Inc. (TSX:ICS) and ARM [(LSE:ARM); (NASDAQ:ARMHY)] today announced at the ARM and Microsoft 2006 Executive Summit, Redmond, WA, the integration of ARM® Intelligent Energy Manager software (IEM™) with Intrinsyc Software for Windows Mobile powered devices and Soleus™, the world's first feature phone software platform based on Windows CE. The partnership brings together IEM software and the Intrinsyc Software's processor-level power management solution, which will significantly reduce power consumption on mobile phones and portable media devices.
As the complexity of building mobile devices outstrips the evolution of battery technology, device manufacturers need innovative and integrated approaches to reduce power consumption during active processing time, while still enabling consumers to get the best performance from their mobile applications.
A recent benchmark of the Intrinsyc Software processor-level power management technology and ARM IEM software carried out on Freescale's i.MX31 development platform delivered power savings of up to 58 percent in certain common use scenarios. Full details of the benchmarking are available in a whitepaper from ARM or Intrinsyc Software. In addition to the Freescale solution, the integrated software is also available today for the Texas Instrument's OMAP2420 application processor.
ARM IEM software works with the operating system and applications running on the mobile device to dynamically adjust processor performance according to what the device demands are at any given time. IEM technology controls voltage scaling hardware such as Freescale's i.MX31 application process, using advanced patented algorithms that enable significant power savings on battery-powered devices.
"OEMs are constantly looking for ways to improve battery life in order to better handle the needs of customers who are continually increasing their application use, which makes this integrated offering a highly relevant solution for Windows CE, Windows Mobile and Soleus environments." said Kevin McIntyre, IEM product manager, ARM. "With ARM and Intrinsyc integrating their power management solutions, OEMs will be able to significantly improve the battery life of devices and deliver products that meet the demands of today's savvy consumers."
"Our partnership with ARM is an important milestone in the drive to extend and improve, our power management product offering," said Mike Suraci, director of Soleus product marketing, Intrinsyc Software. "Intrinsyc understands that our customers' profits depend on the successful delivery of product development projects that are also capable of meeting increasingly tight power budgets. The addition of ARM's IEM processor-level power management solution will further enable customers to meet their precise project technology needs while building best-in-class, energy-efficient Soleus and Windows Mobile devices."
"As mobile technology evolves, consumers will continue to make use of more and more advanced applications on their mobile devices, and will expect battery life to be maintained or increased without sacrificing form factor or speed," said Scott Phillips, senior product manager, Microsoft Corp. "Power management is one of the keys that enables that scenario and we are pleased to see ARM and Intrinsyc bring sophisticated power management software to Windows CE and Windows Mobile devices, enabling continued growth of smart, power-sensitive devices."
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Intrinsyc Software is a mobility software and services company. Its mobile software products, engineering design services and systems integration expertise help customers make better decisions, improve productivity, and reduce time-to-market. Since 1996, Intrinsyc Software has built a strong customer base and has formed solid alliances with many leading technology companies including Microsoft®, IBM, Intel, Philips, Siemens, Symbian, General Electric, Hand Held Products, Texas Instruments and Ford.
Named a Microsoft Gold Partner, Intrinsyc has extensive experience with the intricacies of designing, developing and supporting voice and data-enabled handsets built on Microsoft's Windows CE operating system. Intrinsyc is also the creator and licensor of Soleus™, the world's first feature phone software platform based on Windows CE. Soleus offers mobile phone manufacturers and network operators a new way to build feature phones through a modular design and use of the Microsoft® Visual Studio™ tool chain.
Intrinsyc is a publicly traded company, headquartered in Vancouver, Canada with additional regional offices in Bellevue, Washington; Singapore; Birmingham, UK and Barbados. To find out more about Intrinsyc, visit: www.Intrinsyc.com.
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ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital products, from mobile, home and enterprise solutions to embedded and emerging applications. ARM's comprehensive product offering includes 16/32-bit RISC microprocessors, data engines, 3D processors, digital libraries, embedded memories, peripherals, software and development tools, as well as analog functions and high-speed connectivity products. Combined with the company's broad Partner community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com.
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It is clearly a trend during this year that the interest in second homes has increased – a positive sign and an encouraging economic outlook indeed.
Prospective buyers of second homes will certainly buy in an area that appeals to their family's hobbies and lifestyle, and also for the ideal holiday destination. This could be the bush, coast, mountains, golf estates, idyllic fishing area, and many more. To have your own holiday home is absolutely a splendid prospect for everyone with busy schedules to get together for a few weeks during the year, and also a golden opportunity to relax and unwind in familiar surrounds. A last-minute decision to get away to your own weekend home is possible in such a case and eliminates the hassle of looking for suitable accommodation.
Craig Hutchison, CEO Engel & Völkers Southern Africa says, 'If you have done your homework on the real values of properties in your area of choice, this could be a wonderful long-term asset for your family. However, be cautious about buying whilst on holiday, when your common sense and judgement can be clouded by the pure relaxation and the romantic influence that a vacation seems to bear. Clearly, if you are familiar with the area and have spent considerable time there to establish your desire to buy your holiday home, then you can enjoy the fruits of your judgment.'
A wise decision for this investment will invariably result in a profitable addition to your property portfolio.
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An additional advantage of a second home is that you could rent it out for those times of the year when you know you would not be utilising the property. Ideally though, one should use an independent rental agency to vet the calibre and integrity of the holiday tenant and to also manage the deposit and payment process.
You must give the security of your second home a high priority and undoubtedly employ the services of a reputable local security and response company. Unoccupied holiday homes are an easy and sought-after target for criminals.
Dullstroom is one of the many areas where the second home market has shown a definite and steady increase in interest from investors this year. According to our resident Engel & Völkers agent Charmane Horn, trout farms are very popular with Gautengers with a profile of buyers being in the 35 – 45 age group. Farms are sold in the region of R1,47 million to R14,5 million, however the majority of properties sold are under the R2 million mark.
According to Gert Vorster, KZN North Coast license partner, holiday homes on golf estates and other estates have shown a noticeable increase in the second half of 2014. He notes that virtually 95% of their buyers are South African, who seem to prefer the areas of Ballito (including Zimbali Coastal Resort and Seaward Estate), Shaka's Rock (including Simbithi) and Sheffield Beach. Prices vary from R1,3 million to R30 million with full title properties forming about 60% of the holiday home market.
The Engel & Völkers Hoedspruit office has noted a marked increase in second home enquiries and sales during the last few months, with most of their buyers coming from Johannesburg, Cape Town, Polokwane and Europe (with German and Dutch buyers in the lead). They have a variety of residential estates and wildlife estates for the leisure market where the profile of buyers are in the 36 – 49 age group. In some of the estates, the second home caters for the yet unsaturated rental market.
However, the share block option of ownership is most common with the national clientele where sales prices for a half share start from about R3 million upwards. Full title properties form about 80% of their second home market, with prices ranging from R950 000 up to R3,95 million.
According to a recent article in The Investment Week by Joan Muller, "Foreign buyers are back. Offshore investors looking for second homes in wealthy hot spots like Clifton and Plettenberg Bay are returning to SA after a virtual absence from 2009 to 2011."
As Craig concluded, "With our wonderful South African climate and natural scenic beauty, it is not surprising that foreign buyers are once again streaming in. However we are very proud that so many South Africans are also once again re-entering the second home market." Engel & Völkers' trained and qualified property sales advisors are well prepared to assist with all enquiries about your investment potential.
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HILLSDALE � The story behind the murder of Shannon Mohr has long been documented as one of the most unique stories ever involving Hillsdale County.
Multiple television shows and movies have chronicled the events, and this Saturday night Investigation Discovery will air the newest television recounting of the events on "Happily Never After," airing at 9 p.m.
Although the story began more than three decades ago, the incredible nature of the story compelled producers of the show to revisit it for the program.
"This story especially is just a gripping story. There are a lot of twists and turns in the investigation," said David O'Donnell, an executive producer with m2 Pictures, the production company behind the series. "What made it most interesting to us is Shannon. She is just a fascinating person. I think she is really relatable as a person."
Entering its second season, "Happily Never After" is a television show that chronicles the true stories of recently married people who are then killed following their nuptials. After 10 episodes in season one, 13 more will air in season two. Mohr's episode is the third episode this season.
"With Shannon and with most of our stories, what 'Happily Never After' does at its core is pull back the veil on the relationships. It makes the viewer think about if they are like the victim of the story," said Dominique Spann, another executive producer on the show."You also get to look at yourself ... and you learn from other people's stories."
While Mohr's story sounds like one that was created for a fictional television drama, it was an actual case that featured twists and turns that kept authorities puzzled for almost 10 years.
"Although it started in 1979 it's kind of timeless story. The girl falls in love with the boy, but it's the wrong boy," O'Donnell said.
While only a small number of scenes were shot in Hillsdale County, crews did visit the area to shoot a handful of "beauty shots" and to meet with some of the locals involved with the case. Interviews�were conducted with the Mohr family's attorney, members of the family, the prosecutor and the local resident who transported Mohr to the hospital following the "accident" that killed her.
Even though the television show chronicles the events, O'Donnell said he thinks the focus of this story is more about Mohr than the crime committed.
"Everybody sort of falls in love with Shannon. She was just your everyday wonderful woman. She thought she had found this great guy... only to have him rip her away," O'Donnell said.
The episode airs in the Investigation Discovery channel at 9 p.m. Saturday night.
Read Saturday's Hillsdale Daily News for more details on the Shannon Mohr murder case.
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RIAA Seriously Smacked Down (Again) By Judge
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The judge also challenges a bunch of questionable or misleading claims by the RIAA, basically suggesting that the RIAA was assuming he wouldn't actually look into any of its claims. For example, the RIAA filing claimed that there were no "reported" cases where attorney fees were awarded without using a specific test, but the judge looked around and quickly found that there were many unreported cases, including ones against the exact same plaintiff. So the claim my be truthful that there were no "reported" cases, but ultimately misleading. Trying to trick a judge that way doesn't tend to end well. Also, rewriting history doesn't work well, as the judge points out the RIAA tried to do in claiming that it had offered the defendant a way to settle without paying anything. As the judge says: "Of course, that is not true. By the time the plaintiffs offered to dismiss their claims against the defendant, she had made a considerable litigation investment, and would have been required to pay those expenses already incurred. Furthermore, the plaintiffs offered merely to dismiss their claims without prejudice, thus leaving the defendant exposed to continued litigation in the matter." There's a lot more like that in the decision, including the judge pretty much slapping the RIAA down for suggesting that it may have won the case anyway... It's nice to see judges are recognizing the real issues in these cases.


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Hard look at NFL concussions may bring soft helmet
As an offensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers in their glory years, Steve Wallace knew plenty about the dizzying pain of concussions.
So when he got clobbered by a linebacker in 1994, he recalls, he expected the familiar blinding aftershock. Instead, Wallace walked away uninjured because he was wearing an ungainly foam helmet protector called a ProCap.
"I was just waiting for that buzz, that pain you get, but it didn't happen," he said.
During a football season marked by head injuries and a quest to better protect players, the technology that spared Wallace may be poised for a comeback. Its inventor, a designer named Bert Straus, has incorporated the ProCap concept into a helmet he calls the Gladiator, with three layers of protection instead of the standard two. The Gladiator has padding on the outside, then hard plastic, then more padding inside to distribute the energy of impact. The face mask is mounted on flexible plastic to absorb blows.
"The answer is not to keep making these things harder," Straus said, smiling as he bashed his knee with one of his helmets.
The original ProCap was a curiosity worn in the early 1990s by a handful of players who had suffered concussions. It was a tough polyurethane foam shell stuck to a standard hard helmet with Velcro. Players thought it looked ridiculous, so it never caught on.
"You wanted to look cool out there," said Mark Kelso, who as a safety for the Buffalo Bills wore the ProCap because of concussions.
Kelso swallowed his pride and discovered, he says, that it worked well, adding years to his career. He is an investor in Protective Sports Equipment, a Pennsylvania company part-owned by Straus that made both the ProCap and today's Gladiator, now streamlined so it no longer seems like a prop from "The Jetsons."
As an independent designer, Straus has worked on everything from dental equipment to streetcars. He designed the ProCap in the 1980s after seeing players carted from the field on stretchers. He calls the Gladiator a passion, driven by the conviction that concussions can be stopped by abandoning rock-hard helmets.
The National Football League says players can wear the Gladiator if it is approved by a national standards group. Straus says he's seeking approval. The real prize, though, is the much larger market for college and youth teams, which often take their cues from the pros.
One potential roadblock is a claim by some specialists that the foam shell, because blows are absorbed rather than glancing off of it, may transfer the energy of a hit from a player's head to his neck. Straus insists the theory is not backed by evidence, and Wallace and Kelso say that's contrary to anything they experienced in years of using the ProCap.
"I never had another concussion when I wore it," Wallace said. "I want the guys out there to know about this."


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Cozying up on the couch with a blanket and loved ones is such an amazing and relaxing after work or weekend activity. The holidays are approaching pretty quickly and I've decided that a cozy blanket is at the top of my wish list.
I'm all for keeping blankets and throws on the couch even when they aren't in use. They come in so many beautiful colors and designs so why would I hide it in a closet when I'm not using it? Just fold and throw over the side of the sofa or drape it across the back cushions!
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Trainer Doug O'Neill has won a lot of big races this year including the Kentucky Derby, and he has now added another big one to his resume. Goldencents, who was one of two O'Neill trainees in the race, led gate to wire and held off two late runners in Bern Identity and Mylute to win the Grade 3, $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot on Nov. 17.
Ridden by Kevin Krigger, the 2-year-old son of Into Mischief broke from the far outside in post 9 and set speedy early fractions of 22.64 and 46.22. Once the two reached the far turn, Krigger tapped the colt to cover the 1 1/16 mile course in 1:44.98 over a fast track, winning by 1 3/4 lengths over the 9-5 betting favorite Bern Identity. Longshot (25-1) Mylute with Gerard Melanconon board made a late run to finish third.
"Kevin knows this colt," said O'Neill. "He's worked him nearly every out. When I heard the announcer give the early fractions, I thought, 'Uh oh, we are going a little too quick,' but we all have so much faith in this colt. Kevin kept him out of trouble and didn't fight him, and it worked out perfect. I don't know the exact path, but we will probably look somewhere at Santa Anita after the first of the year — maybe the Bob Lewis Stakes. This horse has been in New York and Louisiana in two of his three starts, so he travels great. This colt has both speed and stamina and will plan a path to next year's Kentucky Derby."
Owned by Dave Kenney, Rick Pitino (coach of Louisville basketball) of RAP Racing, and Josh Kaplan and Glenn Sorgenstein of W.C. Racing, Goldencents improved to 2-3 with earnings of $722,000. The horse earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 89 for the race.
Making his first trip to Delta, the 28-year-old Krigger is a native of St. Croix, Virgin Islands, and has been riding in Southern California.
"I wasn't concerned that I had never ridden on this track before," said Krigger. "I knew I had a great horse. I came in confident like I did in New York when we finished second in the Champagne Stakes. This is the best 2-year-old I have ever sat on, and it's a dream come true. I've waited my entire career to ride a horse like this and win this type of race. When I got to the final turn, I quote my wife who always tells me to, 'Move.' I played the race like it came. The more I asked, the more he gave."
The $2 win ticket returned $7.20 with exotics $2 trifecta ($175.40) and $2 superfecta ($881.20). Total money bet on the 11-race program was $4,359,362, which was the second highest in Jackpot Day history and only 1.57 percent lower than last year's record total of $4,434,099.
There were also seven other stakes races on the Nov. 17 program including the Grade 3, $500,000 Delta Princess for 2-year-old fillies.
Delta Downs Princess
Rose to Gold shook off rival and 25-1 longshot Touch Magic down the stretch then pulled away to win the $500,000 Delta Downs Princess as the 2-year-old daughter of Friends Lake covered the 1 mile distance in 1:39.38. Ridden by Paco Lopez for trainer Sal Santoro and owners Kathleen Amaya and Raffaele Centofanti, Rose to Gold improved to 3-4 with earnings of $372,889. The $2 win ticket returned $7.60.
Delta Mile
Making his 14th career start, Prospective, who finished 18th in the Kentucky Derby in May, swung wide around the final turn and pulled away from the pack to win the $150,000 Delta Mile for open bred 3-year-olds by 1 1/4 lengths. With jockey Miguel Mena up for trainer Mark Casse and owner John Oxley, the Ohio Derby and Tampa Bay Derby winner is now 7-14 with earnings of $706,235. Winning time for the mile was 1:38.57. The $2 win ticket returned $8.20. The betting favorite, Pants on Fire, whohas won the Grade 2 Louisiana Derby and Grade 3 Pegasus, was very fractious in the gate and finished six of seven.
Treasure Chest
Trainer Patrick Devereaux Jr. had two entries in the $150,000 Treasure for older fillies and mares going 1 mile, and they finished 1-2 with Bella Medaglia, who won the race last year, defending her title and Little Ms Protocol rounding out the Devereaux Jr. exacta. The 5-year-old mare won by 1 3/4 lengths in 1:38.52 with John Jacinto riding for owners Coteau Grove Farms LLC and improving to 5-20 for earnings of $355,776. The $2 win ticket returned $6.
Louisiana Legacy
Westernator rallied from five lengths back to win by less than a length over Heitai to claim the $150,000 Louisiana Legacy for 2-year-old bred Louisiana runners going 1 mile. With Mark Guidry riding for owner/trainer Steve Asmussen, the son of Intimidator covered the distance in 1:41.16 and improved to 2-6 with earnings of $138,092. The $2 win bet returned $7.60. Heitai defeated Westernator in their last race, an Allowance race back on Oct. 20 at Delta.
In the fastest race of the day, Monono dominated the field in a new Orleans stakes record time of 1:26.04 over 7 furlongs, which broke the old record of 1:26.60 set last year by Mollys Miss'bhaven. Jockey Richard Eramia was in the saddle for trainer Michelle Lovelle and owner Agave Racing Stable. It marked the fifth time the filly has been in the winner's circle in 12 starters for earnings of $160,685. The $2 win bet paid $12.40.
Sam's Town
Jockey Miguel Mena and Donoharm wore down rival Peace Wins then held off a furious rally by Jonesy Boy to win the $70,000 Sam's Town for 3-year-old horses who have never won a stakes. The son of Lemon Drop Kid covered 7 furlongs in 1:25.98 to return $4.40 on a $2 win bet. Trained by Bret Calhoun for owners Wayne Sanders and Larry Hirsch, Donoharm improved to 4-13 with earnings of $137,080.
Louisiana Jewel
Fresh off breaking her maiden Oct. 19 at Delta Downs, the Joey Foster trained Hometown Gossip whispered her way from the field to win impressively by 3 1/4 lengths in the $150,000 Louisiana Jewel for 2-year-old fillies from the state of Louisiana. The daughter of Milwaukee Brew along with jockey Chris Rosier covered the 1-mile trek in 1:41.06, which improved her record to 2-6 for earnings of $124,040. The $2 win ticket paid $15.20.
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Mrs. Earl (Betty J.) Davies passed away with her family at her bedside late Saturday evening, May 18, 2013, in Morris Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center.
Born Feb. 19, 1923, in Morris, Ill., she was the daughter of the late Henry E. and Evalena (Breese) Punke.
"May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy."
Betty attended the Mazon schools and graduated from Mazon High School with the Class of 1940. She went on to attend Illinois State University in Normal, Ill., for two years.
On Nov. 19, 1943, she married Berwyn E. Johnson in Dwight, Ill.
Betty was employed with Grundy Bank, Standard Oil Corp. and Reichhold Chemical Co.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Morris and belonged to the Rebecca Circle. Betty also served as a volunteer with the Grundy County Health Department.
On Jan. 31, 1976, she married Earl W. Davies in Peoria, Ill. He preceded her in death on Jan. 13, 2000.
Surviving are her children, Judy (Art) Berry of Junction, Texas, James (Kay) Johnson of Mazon, and Bill Davies of Moline, Ill.; four grandchildren, Michele Thompson of Claremore, Okla., Heather Kane of Momence, Ill., Earl (Kathy) Johnson of Clay Center, Kan., and Carol (Bob) Knibbs of Verona, Ill.; 10 great-grandchildren, Matthew and Mark McGehee, Reily and Sydney Kane, Ashley, Rebecca, Sabrina and Annaleah Johnson, and Taylor and Torie Knibbs; several nieces and nephews; and a very good friend, Susan Fronek.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Earl; four sisters; and three brothers.
A memorial service will be conducted at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, at First United Methodist Church in Morris, with Pastor Deborah Percell officiating. Cremation rites were accorded. Burial will be in the Mazon Brookside Cemetery at a later date.
Memorial gifts may be made in Betty's name to the First United Methodist Church in Morris or Mazon Brookside Cemetery.
Condolences can be extended online to the family at www.ucdavisandsons.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted with the U. C. Davis-Callahan Funeral Home Ltd. For additional information, call (815) 942-0084.


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Nail Lacquer: Mommy Kissing Santa, Phat Santa, Ruby Deer
China Glaze Holiday 2010: Part 1
For the holidays, China Glaze has an impressive sixteen new shades for us. The first six I'm reviewing include three red-based shades as well as three cream finishes. I had no application issues with any of these six; they all applied quite easily for me–two coats needed for opaque color. The consistency of these shades was on the thinner side, but it wasn't watery or sheer. Each China Glaze retails for $3 to 4, depending on where you purchase yours from. I know the brand is carried at various etailers as well as Sally's (not sure if it's in store yet, though).
- Mommy Kissing Santa is a ruby red with matching shimmer. It almost has a metallic look but not quite. It's a pretty red, but there's a good chance you have something that seems similar in your stash. Zoya's Karina is a little lighter and glitter rather than shimmer based; Two coats.
- Phat Santa is a deepened red cream. It seems a touch lighter than Essie's Limited Addiction. Two coats.
- Ruby Deer is a brightened cherry red cream. It's similar to Zoya's Burke (less neutral red) and Essie's Red Nouveau. Two coats.
- Naughty and Nice is a blackened burgundy cream. The base color actually reminded me of China Glaze's Mummy May I (which has glitter), also similar to Essie's Velvet Voyeur (a bit redder in tone). Two coats.
- Sugar Plums is a burgundy wine with flecks of darkened ruby micro-glitter. It does have a bumpy/gritty finish, so it needs a thicker top coat to look smooth. Two coats.
- Little Drummer Boy is a rich navy blue with softened blue micro-shimmer. There's something about this particular shade that has a lot of depth and character. I looked through my past nail swatches from the year, and I couldn't find anything quite like it. Two coats.
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Roasted Beetroot Salad with Pistachio Pesto and Goat Cheese Served over Fresh ArugulaOther beetroot recipes you may enjoy from Lisa's Vegetarian Kitchen:
3 pounds of beets, trimmed and unpeeled
1 tablespoon of olive oil
juice from one small lemon
a generous bunch of fresh arugula
4 Clementine oranges, peeled and separated
300 grams of goat cheese, cut into pieces or slices
For the pesto:
1 cup of shelled pistachio nuts
2 tablespoons of fresh parsley
2 tablespoons of fresh mint
1/2 teaspoon of sugar
1/2 teaspoon of sea salt
1 teaspoon of lemon zest
juice from one lemon
1/2 cup of olive oil
1/2 cup of water
In a preheated oven, at 400 degrees, roast the beets until fork tender - roughly 60 - 90 minutes depending on the size of the beets. Let the beets cool until you can handle the without burning your fingers . Peel and slice into small rounds. Toss the beetroot with lemon juice and olive oil.
To make the pesto:
Place the pistachio nuts, parsley, mint, sugar, salt, and lemon zest in a food processor. Blend until you have a coarse mixture. Now add the lemon juice, olive oil, and blend. Add roughly 1/4 cup of water and blend until you have a pesto that you can drizzle over the beets.
Arrange some of the arugula on plate, top with beets and pieces of the orange. Top with some goat cheese and then drizzle with pesto and serve at room temperature.
Serves 6 - 8.
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Haloumi, Beetroot and Greens Dressed with Tahini and Lemon
Beetroot and Quinoa Salad with Feta and Olives
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Sukkot is one of the three holidays on which Jews from all over Israel would make a pilgrimage to the holy city of Jerusalem; the other two are Passover and Shavuot. The Sukkah, tabernacle or hut, serves multiple purposes: for one, it is a yearly reminder of the "Clouds of Glory" that followed and protected us in the desert after we had left Egypt. Another reason we sit in the Sukkah is to remember the impermanent and migrant dwellings in which we lived in the desert for forty years. Aside from procuring the four species, one of the very first things we do in Sukkot is building a sukkah, using the most beautiful sukkah decorations we can find. Indeed, the sukkah decorations are a major part of making the sukkah a beautiful home for an entire week.
The great thing about sukkah decorations is that the decorations can be whatever you want them to be. Some common sukkah decoration ideas include a Bruchim Habaim, Hebrew for welcome, sign; The Ushpizin, the 7 mystical shepherds of the Jewish people who "visit" the sukkah during the 7 day holiday celebration. The Ushpizin are Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Aharon, and King David; and many more. Sukkah decorations can be colorful paper clips, tin foil, anything your heart desires. For children, sukkah decorations are often the best time of year. Many homemade sukkah decorations can be made by the children of the house. Popcorn chains, paper chains, drawings, favorite New Year's cards and paintings are some common sukkah decoration ideas that children go crazy for.
It's always important to remember, while making the Sukkah decorations, is that it might rain. Do not fret, though; you can find instant solutions, like zip lock bags for drawings, cards, and smaller crafts and, clear contact paper for larger sukkah decorations, and more.
Another great idea for sukkah decorations is to take a family picture, frame it, perhaps laminate it to make it water-proof, and hang it at the entrance to the sukkah. Always remember that if you have children, they should be able to take as active a part as they want in making sukkah decorations. This will make them love the holiday even more, which is a God-given commandment in its own right.
Sukkah Decorations
The main commandment during the holiday of Sukkot is to live in the temporary hut known as a "Sukkah" for the entire duration of the holiday. The general practice is to live in the Sukkah as one does in his house. This is the reason why Jews eat in the Sukkah and many also sleep and even work in the Sukkah during the holiday. Because of this tradition, it is common for Sukkahs to be brightly decorated. Sukkah decorations include posters, chains of different types, paper and foil fruit, greetings cards and colored lights.
Posters are very popular Sukkah decorations. The vast majority of these posters are related to Judaism, Jewish History and the Torah. One very common poster is that which depicts the "Ushpizin", the seven greatest leaders in Jewish history – Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Aharon and King David. Another common poster is one that has the blessing made over the 4 Species waved during Sukkot as well as the Kiddush blessing made before each of the meals. Other common posters include scenes from the Bible (Tanach), scenes of idyllic Jerusalem, and religious leaders from the past such as Maimonides and Rashi as well as images of modern Israel and the Western Wall.
Another type of decoration that can be found in Sukkahs are chains. While many families make these from paper and many are also school projects that children bring home, there are fancy chains that are also available. These chains usually take one of two forms, either having text or some sort of item. The most common chains with items usually have the Seven Species while those which feature text usually say "Happy Holidays" and "Welcome" in Hebrew, "Chag Sameach" and "Beruchim HaBa'im" in Hebrew.
Colored lights are a very common Sukkah decoration. These lights are usually the same as those used to decorate houses during the secular holiday season and are strung across the Sukkah in a similar manner to chains. These lights give the Sukkah a festive feel.
Because Sukkot takes place during the fall and is also known as the "Festival of the Harvest" or "Chag Ha-Asif" in Hebrew, many people hang foil and plastic fruit in their Sukkahs, such as applies, grapes and pomegranates. The Seven Species – wheat, barley, dates, figs, pomegranates and dates – are especially popular, although other fruit such as lemons and gourds are also commonly found in Sukkahs.
Greetings Cards
Sukkot also falls out during the first month of the Jewish calendar, Tishrei and therefore many people hang the different greetings cards they receive from friends and relatives in the Sukkah. These greeting cards can have multiple forms but all contain wishes for a happy, healthy year and an inscription in the Book of Life.
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As I'm sure you know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, which means a whole lot of stuff that isn't usually pink is now pink (Nick and I actually burned a breast cancer ribbon-wrapped Duraflame log the other night—the flames were pink, I kid you not.) October is also peak season for football and the NFL has been pinked right along with our yogurt containers and fake, chemical-laced logs. The players wear pink cleats, the refs toss pink coins, the goal posts are wrapped in pink pads, and, of course, the cheerleaders shake pink pom poms. There is an ongoing debate over what impact the pinking of America truly has on the epidemic of breast cancer in this country but before you weigh in, read this email, sent to the New York Jets two days ago:
Name: Tina A
Subject: Community Relations
Message: Last year October I was watching a Jets game and noticed the pink the team was wearing. I didn't know why and asked my husband. He said it was for breast cancer awareness. That night for the first time ever I gave myself a self breast exam. You guys saved my life! I am a 34 year old mother of 3 and I was diagnosed 2 weeks later with breast cancer.The outcome had I not seen that game and the players wearing pink would have more than likely been tragic because the cancer had already started to spread and was making its way toward my lymph nodes. I just wanted to say thank you, and to let you know that your efforts in creating breast cancer awareness work. I am living proof. It is a year later and I am here and cancer free. I underwent chemo and radiation and I am here thanks to you.
Tina A, Staten Island, NY
Tina, her husband and their three sons just months before the Jets helped her find her cancer.
How awesome is that? It gives me the chills. My sister and I are both moms and cancer survivors (lymphoma and leukemia, respectively) so it hit particularly close to home. Say what you will about the NFL but three kids in Staten Island still have their mom to tuck them in tonight because a bunch of dudes ran around in pink cleats. I spoke to Tina last night and she's only a few months out of treatment but she's feeling good. And she is eternally grateful to the NFL. She said she usually just waited until her annual gynecologist appointment to have her breasts examined, but after catching a glimpse of Gang Green in pink, she took matters into her own hands. Literally. (It wasn't that she was unaware of the pink = breast cancer awareness thing, it was that she hadn't seen the color on football players before and it was just the jolt she needed.) Within two weeks she started treatment at Sloan Kettering. Her children were 5, 4 and one. The chemo and radiation were grueling but she never missed a school drop off (her husband would drive and she'd stay in the car, often too tired to get out but still present for her kids). This weekend the whole family will be participating in The American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk to pay it forward. You rock, Tina!
PLUS: 6 Parenting Lessons Learned from Cancer
True, the NFL has been under fire a lot lately—the bounty hunting, the ref sitch, the head injuries and lawsuits. There's even a story circulating stating that only 5 percent of the pink merchandise sold for breast cancer awareness month goes to the American Cancer Society, their charity partner. That one is entirely false—all the profits either go to ACS or back into the awareness program; the NFL does not make a penny. And in the first three years of their awareness program, which they call "A Crucial Catch: Annual Screening Saves Lives," the league has raised over 3 million for ACS. As someone who sits on the board of a cancer charity (LLS, baby!), I'm sure the ACS is not displeased with this contribution (and the NFL expects 2012 to be the most successful to date). In other words, the NFL does a lot of good things, too. And, as Tina's letter shows, all that pink is not just about raising money (or trying to make the players look like nice guys—my least favorite argument out there), it's about raising awareness. Reminding women to take care of themselves, to make doctor's appointments, to follow up when something seems amiss, to know their bodies.
PLUS: These Moms Showed Cancer Who's Boss
This is exactly what we're doing at Parenting with our mom's health pledge (sign it and share it today!) and our big momvivors spread in the October issue. I've heard from so many friends and readers who made doctor appointments after reading about the other moms in the piece who battled—and beat—cancer, moms who advocated for themselves and went to the doctor when they needed to. It feels great to have that kind of impact. And I know it must feel good for the Jets to see this letter (it inspired a near win against New England on Sunday!). Yes, there is still a lot to be done in the fight against breast cancer (and all cancers). Yes, we need more funding to do so. And yes we need to do more than just sell pink stuff in order to get women to really absorb crucial information about detection, treatment and ways to protect their health. But in the meantime, if football players wearing pink wristbands and cleats can save even one woman's life isn't it worth it? I say hell yes. And rather than roll my eyes at the pinksanity this weekend (The Bills are turning Niagara Falls pink for their game), I will think of the three little boys in Staten Island who get to keep their mom because of it. And I will smile. And hug my own kids a little tighter.


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Department of Revenue News Release
August 26, 2011Interested Bidders Will Have Until Sept. 27 to Submit Proposals to Manage Aurora License Office
JEFFERSON CITY - Interested groups or individuals will have until Sept. 27 to bid to operate the Aurora License Office.
On Thursday, the Office of Administration issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) asking for bids to manage the office. The ability for people or groups to bid to run local license offices is part of Gov. Jay Nixon's reformed competitive process that requires the Missouri Department of Revenue to choose office agents that present the best proposals for customer service and financial efficiency.
Denise Blauvelt, the current agent, will no longer be the agent for the office, but she will stay until a new agent is selected. The office will remain open until a new agent is chosen.
Alana M. Barragán-Scott, director of the Missouri Department of Revenue, explained how the bidding process will work.
"People or groups interested in managing the license office will have until Sept. 27 to respond to the Office of Administration with a bid," she said. "All of the bids are then evaluated by a review team at the Department of Revenue, and the proposal that scores best in the areas of customer service, business experience, office location and other criteria is the one that is chosen."
During Fiscal Year 2010 (July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010), the Aurora office conducted 25,155 transactions and generated $85,982 in agent processing fees. The office is located at 316 E. Church St. in Aurora. Potential bidders can propose to keep the office at the current address or submit another location in Aurora.
Common transactions that take place at local license offices include renewing or applying for a driver license, renewing or applying for registration on motor vehicles, boats and outboard motors, and applying for titles and paying sales taxes on these units.
A copy of the RFP that bidders will use to develop their bids can be viewed at https://www.moolb.mo.gov/. To review an RFP, select "Guest" on the home page, click on "Open Bids By Agency," then scroll through the list of bids until the appropriate bid is located. (The bid number for the Aurora office is B3Z12040.) Additional information regarding the bidding process can be obtained at http://oa.mo.gov/purch/vendorinfo/DORoffices.pdf or by calling the Office of Administration at (573) 751-2387.
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Hello to everyone,
My name is Bodger and I'm new to pigeons. I've kept Birmingham Rollers for the last 18 months and get a great deal of fun from them. I have 30 of rollers and 11 Turkish Dewlaps.
My reason for seeking this forum out is that it was only last night that I bought the Dewlaps and I know absolutely nothing about them. I really am going to need all the help and advice that I can get. I'd love to keep and fly them properly.
Here are the birds that I picked up last night. I got them from a local man who also knew nothing about them. He couldn't even say which were cocks or hens and didn't know which were brothers and sisters. They were extremely cheap. They fetch usully fetch quite a bit of money here in the UK. I only paid £20 for the eleven, which is around 25 to 30 dollars.
I look forward to getting to know people and to getting my dewlaps sorted out and on the right track,


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1 Disassemble party hat, flatten, and trace on patterned paper; cut out.
2 Cut 30" length of crepe paper; stitch center and pull thread to gather. Fold in half and adhere to patterned paper hat.
3 Adhere ribbon.
4 Layer crepe paper strips, cut fringe along top edge, roll, and staple to secure. Adhere to hat.
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6 Remove party hat elastic and adhere to patterned paper hat.
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As U.S. health care reform moves into the congressional home stretch, it's as good of a time as any to remember that organized health care in America owes much to Catholic religious orders, and most of those are religious orders of women.
The current issue of Imagine One magazine, which is published by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, recalls some of the order's earliest accomplishments in Catholic health care, as well as how members carry out health care ministry today.
In one feature, Sister of St. Joseph Helene Lentz recounts some great moments in the order's history. You can download the magazine as a .pdf (Sister Helene's two articles begin on Page 14), but for readers' convenience I'm copying three vignettes below. They are great reminders of the creativity, zeal, and just plain cleverness that these sisters — as well as other orders of men and women — exercised in taking care of the ailing and needy, and in building up a system that today delivers almost a quarter of U.S. health care.
Here are the three snapshots:
In the mining town of Pittsburg, Kan., in 1903, the sisters began one of the first managed care programs. They went to the mines and collected 25-cents per month from each miner to cover health care costs in case of an accident, illness or injury in the mines.
During a yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans, the sisters helped care for people in their homes where, as a precaution, doctors and nurses were not allowed to go. In appreciation, the city let the sisters ride free-of-charge on all public buses and trolley cars for many years thereafter.
In the 1920s, in the city of Kokomo, Ind., and surrounding areas, the Ku Klux Klan had significant presence and influence. When the Klan held a national "conclave" in Kokomo in 1923, white-robed Klansmen paraded through the streets carrying a large American flag by its four corners asking for contributions so that another hospital might be built in Kokomo. Local lore says that the Klan collected some $50,000 so that local residents "would not have to suffer the indignity of being born, cared for or dying in a Catholic hospital." The Klan completed its new hospital in 1925; however, circumstances changed greatly and they could not continue their financial support. In 1930, the hospital doors closed and Kokomo auctioned the building for unpaid property tax. The sisters, working quietly through members of their advisory board, were able to buy the facility which, in 1936, became known as St. Joseph Memorial Hospital.