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Forum Post: Man Killed for Shouting "God is Greatest"
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Israeli killed by guard at Jewish holy site in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A security guard shot and killed a Jewish Israeli man on Friday at one of Judaism's holiest sites in Jerusalem, the Western Wall, which was immediately shut to visitors, police said.
The guard opened fire after the man, in an adjacent restroom, was heard shouting "Allahu Akbar," Arabic for "God is greatest", police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.
Rosenfeld said the guard opened fire with his pistol because he suspected the man was a Palestinian militant. The victim turned out to be an Israeli Jew in his 40s.
"The fact he shouted Allahu Akbar, that seems to be why the security guard drew his weapon and fired a number of shots at him," he said. "We are looking into what (the dead man's)... motives were," Rosenfeld added.
The incident occurred as hundreds gathered for prayer in one of Jerusalem's most sensitive areas. The Western Wall is one of Judaism's holiest sites, where thousands worship each week. The plaza where the wall is located is next to the Temple Mount, revered by Jews as the place where two biblical temples stood, and the site of Islam's third holiest mosque, al-Aqsa.
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Skullgirls Creator Combats Piracy With Humor And By Being Awesome
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Enter Skullgirls, a fighting game with an irreverent sense of humor and style, both in terms of its gameplay and the method by which it deals with people pirating their game. For instance, if you pirate Skullgirls and progress far enough through the game, you'll get this message.
Should you be unable to see the screen shot, a popup window comes up that reads: "What is the square root of a fish? Now I'm sad." This message only appears to players who have pirated the game. The player can then simply click out of the popup. Or, if you're Dan Hibiki, a.k.a. @SaikyoChamp on Twitter, you can tweet at the Skullgirls developer, Lab Zero Games, and ask them what's up with the message, which is exactly what he did. The official Skullgirls Twitter account tweeted back at him suggesting that he buy the game instead of pirating it.
Now, that'd be a pretty level-headed response from a game developer on its own, but when Lab Zero Games then went on to hold an awesome conversation with their pirate-on-a-hook, the concept of being awesome got elevated a few notches. Some highlights include:
//@Skullgirls ... I'm sorry. I kinda did a trybeforeyoubuy thing. I already bought it on PS3 and I'm planning on buying it for Steam, soon.
— Dan Hibiki (@SaikyoChamp) July 8, 2014
@SaikyoChamp It's all good, man. Well... I mean, it isn't really, but I get it. Just try to do the right thing eventually.
— Skullgirls (@Skullgirls) July 8, 2014
As a result of not flying off the handle, even though it is understandably frustrating to see people pirating your work, there are a ton of people favoriting and retweeting the entire exchange. In other words, Lab Zero Games builds up a ton of goodwill, Skullgirls gets some viral publicity, and nobody has to spend gobs of money on lawyers. That's some next-level awesome.

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BOSTON (AP) — A doctor who worked as the medical director of the prestigious Phillips Academy boarding school pleaded guilty Monday to child pornography charges.
Richard Keller, of Andover, pleaded guilty to two counts of receiving and one count of possessing child pornography. Under the terms of a plea agreement, Keller's attorney and federal prosecutors recommended a sentence of between five years, three months and 6 1/2 years. Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 27.
Under the agreement, Keller, the former medical director at the elite academy in Andover, acknowledged purchasing child pornography from a Canadian company and having some of it sent to the student health center.
Phillips Academy's alumni include former presidents George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush. Keller worked as the school's medical director for 19 years until the academy failed to renew his contract in 2011.
As part of the agreement, Keller acknowledged that he has had a sexual interest in adolescents since the early 1970s. In a written agreement filed in court Monday, Keller also acknowledged viewing child pornography on the Internet and "that he has previously tried to stop, but failed to do so."
Keller, 57, did not speak during a court hearing in Boston, except to answer questions from U.S. District Judge Dennis Saylor IV.
Keller kept his hands folded under his chin as Assistant U.S. Attorney Stacy Dawson Belf described the charges against him, including an allegation that he purchased videos and images from a Toronto company on 19 different occasions between 2009 and 2011. The videos and images depicted boys engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
Belf said Keller was identified through the company's database after federal postal inspectors began an investigation into the company in 2012. She said that more than 500 high-gloss printouts and 60 to 100 DVDs of child porn were found during a search of Keller's home.
Keller's lawyer, Max Stern, declined to comment after the hearing. Prosecutors also declined to comment.
John Palfrey, the head of school at Phillips Academy, said in an email to students and parents after Keller's arrest that the decision to not renew Keller's contract was based on professional misconduct unrelated to the federal case. Palfrey said Keller had been reprimanded in 1999 for using a school computer to access adult pornography and had shown an inappropriate cartoon to students in 2002.
Keller also worked as a pediatric endocrinologist at Children's Hospital in Boston and taught at Harvard Medical School.


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The big news in education technology this week is Yik Yak, a free, anonymous social networking application that allows users to post comments that can be seen by others within a 5- to 10-mile radius. The app was intended for use by college students and is described as a localized Twitter for campus communities. But the anonymity of the app allows users to bully others without any risk of identification, and has led to reports of severe bullying in schools across the country. As the Chicago Tribune reported, Yik Yak disabled its app within the Chicago area after at least four schools had to address bullying concerns on the app with their students and parents.
One comment that has repeatedly been made about the recent Yik Yak scandal is that it shows how quickly social media moves and how difficult it is for school administrators to address new issues when they arise. For instance, the Yik Yak app only became popular within the last few months and so was not banned in many schools prior to these recent incidents. And even if banned and blocked through a school's internet filters, if a school district allows students to access data plans on personal technology devices at school they still can access the app despite the filters and without school officials knowing.
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- In student handbooks or other informal guidelines, consider specifically banning student use of any social media program or other technology on school grounds or at school-related events and activities for the purpose of bullying other students. Also consider banning such use anywhere if it causes or reasonably could be foreseen to cause a material and substantial disruption to the school environment or invasion of rights of others in the school community. This way, discipline of perpetrators will be allowed even if a new program or technology used for bullying (such as Yik Yak) is not specifically prohibited and, if it is serious enough, even if it occurs off grounds.
- Also consider banning student use of data plans on personal technology devices at school. This will limit the circumstances when students can avoid a filter or other screening technology when implemented. It also allows school leaders to monitor student use of websites and technology through the Internet system, which is not possible when a student uses their own data plan.
- Educate students, parents, and other members of the school community about the harms that arise from bullying before an incident occurs. Such education should be broad enough to cover types of behavior that are now known or that may occur in the future. Your legal counsel is a good resource for training that meets these needs.
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Classic Rias Baixas combination of plush green landscape, stunning Galician architecture and rolling vineyards; seen from the watchtower at the Bodegas Marques de Vizhoja estate in the subzone of Condada do Tea D.O. near the Portuguese border.
For centuries, the Galicia region in northwest corner of Spain has been known for its abundance of fresh seafood, gorgeous beaches, plush landscape, and the visual tapestry created by a classic combination of Gothic and Baroque architecture. In short, it's a region that teases the senses on a daily basis.
However, it wasn't until more recently that that this magnificent maritime area started getting recognition for another one of its treasures: Albariño, one of the world's most distinctive and delicious white wine grape varieties. Known for its thick skin, green hue and relatively high juice level, the Albariño grape is primarily grown in granite and sandy loam soils in the Rias Baixas area located between the famous monastic city of Santiago de Compostela to the north and the border with Portugal to the south. The region is known for its mild and often damp climate created by its close proximity to the many estuaries or rias where a number of the main rivers of northern Spain flow into the Atlantic Ocean. Thus, to compensate for these wet conditions and the natural vigor of the Albariño grape variety, most of the vineyards are trained with a traditional parra system, a seven-foot high canopy with granite posts quarried locally. This arbor-like system is similar to the pergola system in Italy, which basically allows the vineyard owners to circulate air to avoid mildew and spread the leaves to capture as much sunlight as possible. Overall, there are more than 20,000 individual plots—some as small as only a half an acres—that are planted by over 6,500 farmers located throughout the region. Prior to the rainy season, the majority of the vineyards averaging 15 years or older are picked in early September, when the grape clusters are at their finest levels of sugar and natural acidity. Often surrounded by vineyards, the classic rectangular stone structures called oreos are used to store dried grains during the damp and rainy seasons in Galicia.
Rise in ProductionGranite schist, the typical flat stone found in the soil on the Santiago Riuz estate property in the O Rosal subzone of Rias Baixas.
Once in the cellar, the goal of producers who work with these unique grapes is to showcase a balanced amount of fruit, bracing acidity, mouthfeel, and freshness on the finish. Thanks to the integration of new technology in the region over the past two decades, this has been made much easier to do and quality has increased. And as a result, the number of fine producers in the region has more than tripled from 60 in 1990 to 192 in 2005. Yet it wasn't until just the past decade that the wines from Galicia were widely available to consumers the New World. But that has quickly changing, mainly due to the obvious fact that the region's biggest export market is to the United States. So much like the great Spanish reds from Rioja, Priorat and Riberia del Duero have gained recognition in the international wine market, the same is true in the white wine category as delectable Albariños from Rias Baixas are now giving the fine Rieslings from Germany or Gruner Veltliners from Australia a run for the money with sommelier and consumers across the America.
Sub Zones of Rias BaixasNear the town of Meis in the historic Val do Salnés region, winemaker Ana Quintela at Pazo de Senorans winery stands in front of the organically farmed estate vineyard featuring the traditional pergola-style trellis system and granite posts.
Currently, there are five sub zones of within the Rias Baixas denominacion de origen region established in 1988: Val do Salnés, Condado do Tea, O Rosal, Soutomaior, and Riberia do Ulla. Of these specific zones, Val do Salnés is the oldest, largest, and most affected by the cool, wet, and damp conditions cause by the maritime climate. As a result, the wines tend to be soft, round, and often require the most malolactic treatment. The biggest producers in the region are Martin Codax and Condes de Abarei, two ultra modern co-ops that source their fruit from a multitude of different farmers throughout the Rias Baixas region. On a slightly smaller scale is Agro de Bazan, a winery near Villanova that was established in 1992. In retrospect, the winery's president Manuel Otero-Gudino says that people though they were a bit crazy at the time. "Back then, it was rare to find Albarino listed on labels. There were very few rows of vines and no modern production systems. But since then, it's been wonderful to watch this momentum change for the better so quickly," he said. There are many boutique producers in the valley as well. One of them is Pazo Barrantes, a gorgeous winery built into the ancient Creixell palace in 1991 by the owners of Marques de Murrieta Ygay in Rioja. The winery's main release is Anada, made primarily with fruit grown on the estate directly influenced by the nearby ocean. "It's not complicated," said Pilar Jimenez, winemaker since 2000. "We concentrate on making this wine with the best resources that we have at our disposal and a finished products that can showcases the place where it was grown and the unique character of the vintage." Within the stone walls of a fortress in the coastal resort town of Cambodos, Palacio de Fefinanes is another boutique winery established in 1904. According to proprietor Count Juan Gil Gonzalez de Careaga, who began the commercial venture at the winery in 1985, the key to the Fefinanes brand is purity. "In the 1950s the family would call the wine 'Galicia's Mosel'. Today, it's more about this specific region and making elegant, high-quality wines people can enjoy on a regular basis," he said. To make this happen, the winery procures Albariño grapes from over 50 separate old vine growers. After being picked at the relatively low sugar level of 22 brix, each vat of grapes is cold fermented at 16 degrees in stainless steel and converted to wine with natural yeast. As a result, this process gives winemaker Christina Mantilla a flavorful matrix of separate batches to choose from to make a final product that is both homogenous and approachable upon release. In the slightly warmer regions to the south, Albariño is often blended with Treixadura Loureiro or Caino Blanco, indigenous white wine grapes from the region. To the east, the mountainous Condado do Tea sub zone is highlighted by a much warmer climate conditions and soils that feature a combination of granite, slate and pebbles that rest on lighter granite subsoils. This region is across the Miño River from Portugal, where the grape is called Alvarinho.One of the first commercial producers in this region is Marques de Vizhoja, an enchanting winery started in 1966 by Mariano Pelaez, an innovative visionary smitten by his love for white wines made with the unique Albariño grape variety. In addition to being the first to print the name of the varietal on his labels, Palaez has also marketed the wine on billboards across Spain since the mid 1970s and was the first to use stainless steel tanks in the region beginning in 1982. Today, Palaez and his family bottle a number of different wines that meet the needs of a wide range of consumers. "Not only do we want to show the uniqueness of the Condado do Tea region and the special grapes we use, but to make wines that can match up well with many different types of expressive cuisine and fun times with friends or family," said Palaez.Wine maverick Mariano Pelaez, proprietor of Bodegas Marques de Vizhoja, the first premium winery in Galicia to print the grape variety Albariño on its labels in the 1960s; seen here with son Jorge, the winery's head of sales and exports.
O RosalPhoto 73: At Santiago Ruiz in the O Rosal subzone, from left: founding family member Rosa Ruiz, head winemaker Buenaventura Lasanta, and oenologist Luisa Freire.
Similar styles can be found further west along the Miño River in O Rosal, a gorgeous winegrowing region highlighted by a mixture of fluvial soils consisting of slate stone, granite schist and iron-rich deposits. It is here that the Santiago Ruiz winery was established in 1892. Today, the winery's annual production is 125,000 bottles, 25% of which is exported to the United States. Its main brand—a blend of Albariño with smaller parts of Loureiro and Caino Blanco—features a label that looks like an endearing treasure map that leads to, you guessed it, O Rosal. "We look at this as a distinctive product with a lot of history," says head winemaker Buenaventura Lasanta. "Each vintage is a step forward to establish the brand, its identity, and the true personality of the region in the marketplace."
Another fine producer in the region is Terras Gauda, a winery that produces fabulous Albarino-based wines with touches of Caino Blanco and Loureiro, both of which add more meaty character, depth, and a rounder mouthfeel to the finished product. However, unlike many of the other producers in Rias Baixas, the winery is also daring enough to grow most of their vines on modern trellis systems that feature verticle shoot positioning instead of the more traditional parra system. "It's more risky, but worth it!" explains winemaker Emilio Rodriguez Canas.
On the gastronomical side, Albariños from the 2005 vintage pair nicely with spices, salsas, olives, shellfish, grilled fish, white meats, classic Spanish ham and medium-bodied cheeses. They also work great served chilled as aperitifs or by themselves in the afternoon or evening during the warmer months. In a nutshell, these new, provocative white wines from Galicia have quickly become liquid delicacies that can stimulate the senses. Even better, now that new releases are becoming readily available, you can try them for yourself and share them with other wine lovers on a regular basis. Pincher prawns, one of the many seafood delicacies enjoyed in Rias Baixas, the seafood capital of Spain, as seen here served at Condes de Albarei, a co-op winery in the Val do Salnés region.
Rias Baixas Mon-Tues 034In the historic Val do Salnes region, the birthplace of Albariño, Wine Director Jesus Alvarez and President Manuel Otero-Gudino of Agro de Bazan winery.
Rias Baixas Mon-Tues 075Classic Albariño vineyard row featuring a traditional seven-foot high pergola-style trellis system with granite posts quarried locally.
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Outdoor play areas should be covered to protect childrens' sensitive skin from the sun's intense rays. Children should wear hats, 100-percent UVA sunglasses, and a broad spectrum sunscreen (UVA and UVB protection) when playing outdoors. The American Academy of Dermatology recommends that all children—regardless of their skin tone—wear sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher and re-apply every two hours or after prolonged contact with water. Studies show that children do not always experience thirst before dehydration, so it is important that they drink plenty of fluids during and after play, even when they do not feel thirsty.
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Thursday, March 9, 2006 06:26 am
Foul play
Southeast High rejects better-qualified African-American applicant for coaching position
When I called Elbert Kern last week, the first words out of his mouth were simply "I'm done." Kern's tone reinforced that sentiment: His voice was low, hollow, tired, resigned, as though he couldn't even muster the energy to be bitter or mad. As we talked, he kept shrugging off questions by saying things like "I don't want to stir up the wasp's nest" and "I don't want to be the rabble-rouser." But what happened to Kern is so befuddling that it has made some people in Springfield mad and bitter on his behalf. He may not want to stir up the wasp's nest, but some Springfield leaders are ready to rouse rabble for him. All Kern did was apply for a job. He's a football coach working in the Chicago public-school system; for the past 12 years, he has been head coach of the varsity squad at Steinmetz Academic Centre, where he has led the Silver Streaks to an impressive record, including two consecutive state-playoff berths. But with a young family (four kids under the age of 9) and a keen awareness of Chicago Public Schools' current financial woes, Kern is in the midst of a serious job hunt. "I'm just looking to get out of the Chicago Public School system and the crisis we have up here because of the budget," he says. "I don't want to be left out in the cold on something I have a passion for, and that's working with kids." Springfield's Southeast High School appeared to be a perfect fit. The Spartans were looking for someone to replace Willie Boyd, who resigned as head coach and PE instructor four months ago. Kern not only has a dozen years' experience as a head coach, he is also certified to teach PE at both the elementary and secondary levels. He has a master's degree in education and prides himself on inspiring his players to be "productive not only on the field but in the classroom as well." The title of his master's thesis was "Positive Decision-Making for Adolescents." But the Southeast committee charged with selecting a new coach chose instead Jeff Thomas, an English instructor who has been an assistant coach at Southeast for seven years. After a two-week delay, the school board of District 186 confirmed Thomas's appointment by a 5-1 vote. Here's where things become befuddling. Kern is not only the best-qualified candidate; he also brings a bonus factor Thomas lacks. Kern is black. Thomas is white. The school district is under a desegregation order. Isn't this the same school board that just hired a full-time minority recruiter to diversify the faculty? Apparently not. "The district hired a recruiter," says Carol Votsmier, director of communications for District 186, "not a minority recruiter, just a recruiter. We are hoping to increase the number of minority teachers that we have, but she was not hired specifically to recruit minority teachers." Well then, somebody should tell Judith Johnson, who wielded the gavel on the vote approving the recruiter. "Her main emphasis is supposed to be on minority recruitment. That's my understanding. Now, I'm only the school-board president," Johnson says dryly, "so that doesn't mean I know everything. But back to Kern and the coaching job. The desegregation order doesn't apply to that position, Votsmier says, because it only covers teaching jobs. "This is just a coaching position," Votsmier says. Again, I'm bewildered. Where I come from — Texas — no one refers to the job of leading the varsity football team as "just a coaching position." I realize that here in Illinois, people place some kind of Holy Ghost in the Trinity instead of revering the triune godhead that Texans worship (God, Jesus, and the football coach). Still, I can't fathom how coaching is less important than teaching when it comes to integration. Rick Grenzebach, attorney for the district, says the federal desegregation order entered back in the mid-1970s doesn't specifically include or exclude coaching positions. "The order, in some respects, could be clearer than it is," he says, "but, basically, the spirit of the order is that the district should endeavor to hire certificated employees — teachers and administrators — to a percentage level equal to the community at large." He points to the fact that the district did offer Kern a job teaching physical education — or, as we Texans might say, "just teaching PE" — as evidence that the decision not to hire him for the coaching job does not violate the federal order. We may eventually get a second opinion on that perspective. This week, Springfield Ward 2 Ald. Frank McNeil sent a letter to the school board saying that he has asked the NAACP to investigate the district's compliance with the federal order. 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- BSc (Hons), McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario Canada, Biology
- MSc, McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario Canada, Biology
- PhD, University of California, Irvine, Biological Sciences
Marjorie L. Patrick joined the faculty in Fall 2003. In the Biology Department, Dr. Patrick teaches two of the lower division biology courses that provide students a foundation in genetics, evolution, ecology and cellular processes. Additionally she offers upper division lecture and laboratory courses exploring invertebrate physiology. Her research field is comparative animal physiology, with an interest in osmoregulatory strategies of aquatic insect and fish species residing in chemically diverse environments.
Scholarly Work
Dr. Patrick's research field is comparative animal physiology. Her specific interest is to examine how aquatic animals are able to maintain water and ion (e.g. sodium and chloride) balance while residing in environments that pose great challenges to this physiological function. Dr. Patrick studies larval forms of mosquitoes that can thrive in water that ranges from essentially zero ion levels to three-times saltier than seawater. She also studies the ion regulatory strategies of fish that reside in the extremely ion-poor and acidic waters of the Rio Negro, a black water tributary of the Amazon river with enormous diversity of fish life. She utilizes traditional physiological approaches, combined with gene and protein expression assays, to identify ion transporter proteins that are central to the animal's novel ion regulatory abilities and determine how they are regulated in these extreme environments. Dr. Patrick's research has been published in several international physiology journals.
Areas of Interest
Professor Patrick shares her enthusiasm for physiology in her upper division course that examines the evolution and integration of physiological systems of invertebrate animals. In both the lecture and laboratory component, Dr. Patrick exposes students to the primary literature to provide a greater depth of discussion, including how physiological research is performed. In the laboratory, the students engage fully in the scientific method as they perform experiments to understand the integrative nature of an invertebrate's physiological response to a given environmental challenge. In lower division, Dr. Patrick enjoys introducing students to evolutionary theory that underlies the unity and diversity of life.
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Goode files suit against New London, six officers
New London — Lance Goode, who alleged in January that a city police officer planted drugs on him during an October 2010 arrest, is suing the city and six police officers.
Goode also claims that he was falsely arrested earlier that same year, when he said officers beat him and broke his elbow.
Filed at City Hall April 27, the nine-count suit seeks more than $15,000 in damages, fees and costs. Goode is represented by Hartford-based law firm Santos & Seeley and by Seifert & Hogan of Old Lyme.
The suit alleges false arrest, state and federal civil rights violations and "use of excessive force" by four officers.
The complaint names former K-9 Officer Roger Newton, who the suit says planted drugs near Goode's car during the Oct. 20, 2010, arrest. Goode provided a copy of the police cruiser video showing that traffic stop and arrest to The Day on Jan. 5. Newton was placed on administrative leave the next day and, on Feb. 10, resigned from the police department.
Goode was charged with three narcotics-related felonies after that arrest and was incarcerated for 56 days, the suit says. The charges were dismissed in November 2011.
The suit also claims that Officer Todd Lynch posted a "no trespassing" letter targeting Goode at an apartment complex where his mother lived. Goode's visit to his mother's home precipitated an April 29, 2010, arrest on charges of trespassing, interfering with an officer, assault on a police officer and possession of narcotics, the suit says. Those charges were later dismissed, and, the suit says, the state prosecutor admitted that the "no trespassing" letter against Goode should never have been issued.
Police Sgt. Lawrence M. Keating and officers Wayne P. Neff, David McElroy and Kyle Gorra are also defendants in the suit. Those officers, the suit alleges, electrically shocked Goode numerous times with a stun gun and smashed him into a wall and onto the ground during that same April 29, 2010, arrest. Goode suffered a fractured elbow and was unarmed and in a private residence during the arrest, the suit says.
Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio said Wednesday that "standard policy" dictates he cannot comment on pending litigation.
Contacted Wednesday, Goode said he would not comment without his lawyer present.
Earlier this year, after his story was made public, Goode's cause was taken up by the state and local NAACP chapters, which have called for a federal investigation into Goode's allegation that Newton planted drugs during an arrest.
Goode also attended an NAACP-sponsored town hall meeting in February, where he spoke of his run-ins with New London police officers and the discrimination he faced.
Lt. J. Paul Vance, state police spokesman, said Wednesday that an investigation into the city police department is ongoing.


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Orlando Bloom & Miranda Kerr: High Line Stroll!
Orlando Bloom and wife Miranda Kerr walk arm in arm as they check out the High Line on Sunday (May 1) in New York City.
The 34-year-old actor and his 28-year-old Aussie wife pushed their 3-month-old son, Flynn, in a stroller as they checked out the public park built on an elevated rail structure on the western side of Manhattan.
Over the weekend, Miranda shared a photo on her Twitter account of Flynn breastfeeding during a little downtime at a photo shoot.
FYI: Miranda is wearing Empire Tube jeans in Reno by Nobody. Miranda and Orlando are using their Bugaboo stroller!


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Gilford Commemorating a Revolutionary War BattleMay 23. 2013 4:15PM
Route 11-A
Gilford, NH
Marker Number: 118
Name and date established: Gilford 1977
Description: Gilford, the center of which is opposite this location, is the only New Hampshire town named for a Revolutionary War battle, the 1781 Battle of Guilford Court House in North Carolina. After the war, Lt. Lemuel B. Mason, a New Hampshire officer who served in that battle, retired to Gilmanton. In 1812, when the town was divided, as its oldest and most famous citizen, he was accorded the honor of choosing a name for the new town.
Location: Located on Route 11-A near the fire station in Gilford Village.
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The last day of the Oktoberfest 2007. The beer tents close in some hours for this year. But next year they will be open again.
Munich is the capital of the German state of Bavaria and is Germany's third largest city, located on the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Black and gold - the colors of the Holy Roman Empire - have been the city's official colors since the time of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor.


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I am Geoffrey Mackey, a college administrator living in the Hudson Valley of New York State. I have taught philosophy, literature and church history. My wife and I welcomed our firstborn son into this world on August 14, 2005 and named him for the Archangel Gabriel. Glory to God for all things!
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- Chrismation
- Church of Armenia
- Domestic Church
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- Episcopal Church U.S.A.
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- Fellowship of St. Alban and St. Sergius
- John Tavener
- List of parishes in New York (USA)
- Maria Skobtsova
- Theotokos of the Passion
- Rosary
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Thursday will mark the 86th anniversary of John Reed's death, and today Paramount released Warren Beatty's romantic epic about Reed, Reds, for the first time on DVD in honor of the film's 25th anniversary.
I will not pretend that Reds is a Great Film, much as it wants to be, nor will I proclaim it a brilliant work of political popular art. But I love watching it, because part of what it does is what the best romantic epics do -- it presents us with a world that seems like a wonderful place to live and characters who are tremendously passionate, idealistic, and much larger than any life I, at least, know. It makes art and politics seem like things worth living for. It is, in many ways, then, a movie designed to appeal to adolescents. I adored it when I was 16. After watching Reds then I went out and found books about Reed, about Emma Goldman, about Eugene O'Neill (whose birthday, by the way, was yesterday), about socialism and Bolshevism and all the wonderful and terrifying events surrounding World War I and the Russian Revolution.
Among my favorite parts of the movie now are parts that confused me when I was a teenager: the "witnesses" -- the actual people, discovered by Beatty and his research crew, who knew Reed and Louise Bryant, some of them famous (Henry Miller, Rebecca West), some of them not. Their testimonies are interwoven throughout the movie, providing contradictory views, hazy memories, and personal viewpoints that remind the viewer not to take the events portrayed by the film as objective history, but rather as one narrative among many. (Indeed, though sometimes very accurate to recorded fact, the film also includes plenty of moments that are epic but not at all historical.)
Aside from the witnesses, the storytelling is conventional and familiar, but this isn't much of a fault, because some of the acting is tremendous, particularly some of the smaller roles -- Maureen Stapleton as Emma Goldman is so forceful I've hardly been able to imagine Goldman in any other way, and for one reason or another Gene Hackman's bit part as Pete van Wherry has remained among my favorites of his roles.
Publicists may try to sell more copies of the movie by trumpeting its relevance to our current time of unbridled capitalism and wars to spread democracy, and while there are certainly some good speeches against war and money in the film, it's primarily the story of two people who loved each other but couldn't quite ever get that love to work for very long, because the world kept calling them away from themselves. They seem to have gotten caught up in world events as much out of luck as planning, and then found themselves consumed and distracted by more passions than they knew what to do with, which led to more pain than they probably deserved, and the kind of dramatic life that is, on reflection, more satisfying to watch than to live.


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St. Bonaventure University was selected with more than 200 colleges and universities to participate in a national challenge issued by President Barack Obama to motivate institutions of higher education to foster interfaith cooperation through service.
The university also received a certificate and letter from President Obama for participating in the program.
The President's Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge, launched by the White House, invited institutions of higher education to commit to a year of interfaith cooperation and community service programming.
Sr. Suzanne Kush, C.S.S.F., director of the Franciscan Center for Social Concern, serves as the lead coordinator for the challenge at St. Bonaventure. She has connected with student leaders and other campus partners to share information about new and existing interfaith service opportunities. Kush is also responsible for coordinating the documentation of the university's engagement.
Kush said that although the challenge began three years ago, the project will continue each academic year at St. Bonaventure.
"The challenge is looking for what types of interfaith initiatives we have in our service projects and how we interface with the larger community," Kush said. "The challenge also looks to see how students have gained an appreciation of people who are of different traditions."
Kush said the campus community can help St. Bonaventure meet the requirements for the service challenge by encouraging other students to take advantage of service opportunities and collaborating with other divisions or departments to expand existing programs.
A webpage on my.sbu.edu will soon be available for faculty, staff and students to submit details about their involvement in service and interfaith activities.
If members of the Bonaventure community are sponsoring an education piece or service experience during the upcoming year, Sr. Suzanne asks that people document it — number of people involved, number of people served and a narrative — and share that information with her at email@example.com or (716) 375-2358.
About the University: The nation's first Franciscan university, St. Bonaventure University cultivates graduates who are confident and creative communicators, collaborative leaders and team members, and innovative problem solvers who are respectful of themselves, others, and the diverse world around them. We are establishing pathways to internships, graduate schools and careers in the context of our renowned liberal arts tradition. Our students are becoming extraordinary.
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10 Examples of Wallpaper in the Kitchen: Just a Splash, Used Well
I can't help being drawn to wallpaper in the kitchen, even though I question its practicality. Cooking + splatters on wallpaper = a recipe for disaster? (Pun intended.) I think the best solution is what many of these kitchens do: wallpaper on a select wall or else everywhere except the backsplash, which is tile. What do you think?
Related: Lots (!) More Wallpaper in Kitchens
(Images: 1. House to Home; 2. Stadshem via Mackapar; 3. The Village; 4. The Bee and the Bobbin via Apartment Therapy; 5. House to Home; 6. Angus Fergusson for Canadian House & Home; 7. Design*Sponge;; 8. La maison d'Anna G via The Kitchn; 9. Lonny; 10. Design Attractor)


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First, take a look at Try Clojure; it will give you a Clojure prompt ('REPL') in your browser, and a brief tutorial. Then:
- Learn Clojure
- For a detailed introduction to Clojure, Mark Volkmann's Tutorial
- To practice, 4Clojure: Fill-in-the-blank exercises from beginning to advanced. Click on one of the 'title' links to do a problem
- Run Clojure
- To get Clojure up and running on your machine, Clooj: A simple IDE/editor with a REPL
- Once you're comfortable with Clooj, install Leiningen and read the tutorial. You'll need Lein to build programs and run them at the command line, and also to use Clojure libraries
- If you need a more powerful development environment (with a learning curve to match), try Emacs, the choice of many experienced Clojurians. If you want a standard IDE, there are plugins for Eclipse, Netbeans, and IntelliJ, among others
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This will be an evening drinks reception (not dinner) on the London Eye.
Guests are to make their way to the London Eye on the South bank of the Thames over Westminster bridge, and be at the Priority Entrance for the ticket desk at 6:30p.m. The pods will be boarded from 6:45p.m. so guests need to arrive before then.
The trip will take an hour. Guests may also go to the 4D show on the ground before the pod experience or after they get out at 8:00 p.m.
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Free-agent offensive tackle Zach Strief isn't moving.
The New Orleans Saints announced Monday that it agreed to a five-year contract with the 30-year-old lineman.
NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reports that the deal is for $20.5 million with $8.4 million in guarantees, per a source who has seen the contract.
Strief had been in stiff negotiations with the Saints over the weekend after reportedly drawing some interest from the Miami Dolphins. Preferring to stay in New Orleans, Strief never had a visit lined up in Miami, his agent said.
Drafted in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft, Strief has played his entire career with the Saints. The right tackle started 15 games and completed by far the best season of his eight-year career in 2013. Pro Football Focus graded him its seventh overall tackle in 2013 and top right tackle.
"We are excited to announce that Zach will stay with us into the future," general manager Mickey Loomis said in a statement. "Not only has he done an excellent job at the right tackle position, but he has served us well as an offensive team captain for the past two seasons and has always been a great asset in the community since he first came here in 2006."
The offensive tackle was our No. 11 free agent left on the market entering Monday.
This signing might not change Jimmy Graham's shocked response to the carnage that has been the Saints' offseason. However, Strief is a very solid pass protector so it should make Drew Brees smile ear-to-ear.
The "Around The League Podcast" breaks down all the free agency moves and hands out a fleet of high-octane sandwiches.


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There have been several comments in Blog posts about a news article reporting a presentation given by Curt B. Witcher, the manager of The Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library. Unfortunately, my access to Mr. Witcher's comment come only from a Mormon Times article by Michael De Groote. Even though I really enjoy attending the BYU Cofererence on Family History and Genalogy, my schedule does not give me the opportunity. Normally, I would not comment on a presentation I did not personally hear, but so far, I have not found a transcription of the presentation anywhere online. As reported however, I do have a number of comments and I heartily disagree with the entire premise.
First, Mr. Witcher is quoted as saying, ""I believe we have a crisis in our midst," Witcher said. "We have left the care of our written records largely in the hands of disinterested strangers." He said these records include everything from birth records to tombstones — and more and more they are disappearing." Well, I disagree. Our written records have always been "largely in the hands of disinterested strangers." I also do not buy the assertion that "more and more they are disappearing." Let's take birth records for an example. Where are birth records disappearing where they were previously maintained and available? Prior to the early 1900s, very few birth records were created and even fewer of those were available to anyone outside of a persistent researcher. Presently, in more and more jurisdictions, birth records are available on the Internet, either free or for a price. I am unaware of any state in the U.S. where birth records are not available even if there are some (or many) restrictions. Where are the birth records disappearing?
Now, what about tombstones (I prefer the term gravemarkers)? Some jurisdictions have been destroying cemeteries for hundreds of years. Take Philadelphia for example. My Great-great-great Grandfather, William Linton was first buried in the Fourth Presbyterian Cemetery in downtown Philadelphia back in the 1850s. He was moved at least twice and is now buried in the Westminster Cemetery. All of those early cemeteries were destroyed to build buildings. Again, losing cemetery sites is hardly a new phenomena and we certainly are not in the Dark Ages because of the past losses. Many states have a central registry for all cemetery locations and development of existing cemeteries is limited by either local or state ordinance. I agree that grave markers are deteriorating, but that has always been the case. On the other hand, there are huge grave marker databases that are preserving the existing markers. I think we are gaining ground on grave markers.
Any loss of information about our ancestors is a loss. But, as I have been asked several times recently, do we really need to preserve our ancestors' junk mail? Even if they were so diligent as to keep every thing they every received? I have many of these issues myself and it is a current topic of discussion considering the amount of space we have available to maintain paper records.
It is correct that libraries are limiting hours and access. But isn't this primarily a result of the downturn in the economy. Court houses do destroy records, this has been going on forever, but many state and county records are finding their way into online databases. In my own county, Maricopa, court records were almost entirely unavailable until quite recently when they were all digitized and made available free online. I do not see a threat at every turn, I actually see an opportunity.
Mr. Witcher also complains that no one is writing letters anymore. From my own family's standpoint, our family is generating many times the amount of family records that we used to when we had to write paper letters. The real issue is not that people are not writing, but that what they are writing is now so voluminous that we don't know what to do with all that information. I will address the issue of preserving E-mails and Blog Posts in a post in the near future.
I guess I disagree that we are entering a Dark Age. I see a lot of light and promise.


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When you have been diagnosed with cancer, you may feel very low at times. This may be at the time of diagnosis, or during or after treatment. For some people, their low mood may continue or get worse, and they may need professional help or treatment.
Sometimes, it can be difficult to know whether you're depressed or not. It may be other people who notice symptoms and suggest that you might need help.
Depression is a common condition that affects around 1 in 10 people (10%). It can be triggered by a variety of difficult events, including a cancer diagnosis or having treatment for cancer. However, it can also happen by chance or be related to other events that have nothing to do with cancer.
Symptoms of depression include:
- having a very low mood most of the time
- feeling fatigued or lacking in energy
- getting no pleasure out of life or activities you usually enjoy
- crying a lot, or feeling unable to cry
- having difficulty concentrating or making decisions
- being unusually irritable or impatient
- waking up early, having difficulty sleeping, or sleeping more than usual
- feeling less affectionate or having a loss of sexual desire
- hallucinations or hearing voices (although this is rare).
These are just some of the symptoms of depression, but they will be different for each person. If you have other symptoms but think you may be depressed, talk to your doctor or nurse.


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In the past, as federal debt grew the debt ceiling grew with it. Congressional votes to increase the debt limit were routine and always passed, with some members of the "out" party–like Barack Obama–voting against increasing the limit as a form of political theater. Not many months ago, the Democrats were confident that the same thing would happen this year.
Tim Geithner et al. have gone on television to warn of the dire consequences of failing to raise the limit, but the times are different now. This year, it hasn't worked. Many millions of voters, led by the movement loosely called the "tea party," understand that the United States faces an existential debt crisis. So when the House Republican majority put a "clean" increase in the debt limit up for a vote–that is, a stand-alone increase with no spending cuts–it was voted down resoundingly, 318-97. Every Republican voted against the debt limit increase, and they were joined by nearly half the Democrats, including Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer and new DNC chief Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, who promises to be the Joe Biden of the House of Representatives.
So the GOP is winning the battle for the hearts and minds of American voters, at least for now. I take it this vote means that when the debt limit finally is increased, it will be part of a package that includes meaningful–I stress "meaningful"–spending cuts, and perhaps structural reforms.
We are now engaged in a war for the nation's fiscal survival, and for our children's futures. The ultimate vote on an increase in the debt ceiling will be just one battle in that long war. For the moment, however, momentum appears to be on the right side.
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Endangered Species
General Information
This guide is designed to help you find information about endangered species using Internet and/or print resources. An endangered species is an animal or plant that is threatened with extinction. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list; rather, it is intended to be a useful starting point for those wishing to find quality information about the topic.
Print Resources | Internet Resources | Major Associations
Print Sources
Atlas of Endangered Species ed. by John Burton, Macmillan, New York, 1991
Encyclopedia of Endangered Species ed. by Mary Emanoil, Gale, Detroit, 1994
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals ed. by Jonathan Baillie et al, Conservation International, Washington D.C.
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants ed. by IUCN Species Survival Commission, Gland, Switzerland.
Nature in Danger: Threatened Habitats and Species by Simon Noel, New York, Oxford University Press, 1995
The Official World Wildlife Fund Guide to Endangered Species of North America ed. by David W. Lowe et al, Washington D.C., Beacham Pub, 1990
Search Strategies:
If you would like more information than the above print resources offer, try searching your local library's catalog. Following are some recommended subject headings and keywords to be used when searching library databases for books about endangered species.
Library of Congress (LC) The Library of Congress Classification System is used by most college and university libraries in the US to organize materials. Recommended LC subject headings for endangered species:
Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) The Dewey Decimal Classification is used by most public libraries. Recommended DDC call numbers for endangered species:
Internet Resources
EE-Link Endangered Species site
Endangered Species Bulletin
The Endangered Species Home Page (US Fish &Wildlife Service) .
Endangered Species in the National Parks.
Endangered Species
Major Associations
The following associations are involved in the protection of endangered species. If you have more questions about the topic, these associations can offer useful information.
National Audubon Society - Endangered Species Act
The Nature Conservancy
This pathfinder was created by Michelle T. Schewe
You may also wish to see: IPL: Environmental Sciences and Ecology Resources


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The UK's biggest power station is officially launching a biomass facility today.
Energy Secretary Ed Davey will open new systems at the huge Drax power station near Selby, which will receive, store and distribute sustainable biomass to support the plant's first converted biomass electricity generation unit.]
Drax was built as a massive coal-fired power station but is mid-way through a £700m project to convert three of its six generating units to burn biomass. The first has been running successfully on sustainable biomass since the beginning of April, the company said, and it has already burnt a million tonnes of the fuel
The second is planned to come online next year and the third in 2016 and Drax says each converted unit will provide enough renewable electricity to meet the needs of more than a million homes.
The firm says biomass can deliver carbon savings of around 80 per cent relative to coal as all of the biomass used is sustainable, which also protects biodiversity and prevents deforestation. Most of it is grown in sustainable forests in the United States.
Drax chief executive Dorothy Thompson said: "Today marks the transformation not just of our power station, but of our whole business. I am enormously proud of the team at Drax.
"The facilities being opened today are a unique feat of engineering and remarkably they have been delivered at an operational power station which the country depends on to deliver 7-8% of the power we need.
"This fundamental change has implications far beyond Drax and even our supply chain. Sustainable biomass has a critical role in the UK's electricity mix.
"It is the only renewable which can deliver low-carbon electricity on demand, at the scale the grid needs and precisely when it's needed. It is also a low-cost renewable which will help to manage the expense of the UK's transition to a low-carbon economy."
Davey said: "Today is a real landmark for Drax and for Britain's energy security. Drax's ambitious plans have made it one of Europe's biggest renewable generators, helping to increase our green energy supplies.
"In August we announced challenging and tough sustainability criteria for biomass, and we'll be monitoring the sector against those standards."
Drax Power Station is the largest power station in Britain and the country's biggest single emitter of carbon dioxide, but the firm said it is already the cleanest and most efficient coal-fired power station in the UK and the conversion of three of its six generating units to sustainable biomass will see its emissions reduced by around 10 million tonnes.
The project has cost around £650m to £700m and has involved more than 5,000 contractors this year. As part of the operation being opened today, the firm has invested in 200 bespoke railway wagons which will start to deliver biomass to the power station from the ports of Tyne, Hull and Immingham.
Drax said the overall project has helped safeguard 850 jobs at the power station.


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When choosing office chairs for your workplace, it is ideal if you can test it out first to make sure that it feels comfortable enough. This is one way for you to make sure that you are at ease while sitting on it, and that it will give you ample room to move. One of the disadvantages of buying office chairs online is that you do not have the luxury of trying out the chair before buying them, only to discover that the chair does not offer a good fit for you. There are some online retailers that allow you to try their chairs for a period of time before you make a final decision as to whether to purchase their product or not. Go for chairs that does not only have aesthetic appeal but more importantly, choose chairs that offer adequate support.
If you are planning to buy in bulk because you have many employees, it is advisable that you look for retailers, dealers, or companies which give a discount to those who buy in large quantities. Aside from this benefit, there are some who would let you pick the fabric that you prefer and you can have the chair made according to your unique preferences and specifications. Make sure that they offer a good warranty in office furniture chairs.


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Student: Caylin (17) Rocky Point, Long Island
Program: Saturday Live
Precollege Course:
HAR 016 Fashion Art for Fashion Designers
Describe your personal style?
I like to be comfortable! I like to add unique or original twists to different styles.
Where do you go on your breaks from class?
Anywhere I can find coffee!
What is your favorite thing about FIT?
The professors and the atmosphere.
Who or what inspires you?
I get a lot of my inspiration from music and the Long Island music scene.
What do you want to do after you graduate from college?
Intern and eventually get to a point where I have my own successful line!


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Search for reference books in CardCat. Reference databases can be found under the Reference tab on the Databases: Reference page.
Frequently used reference databases include:
Biography in Context
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Oxford Reference Online
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First Party Bringing My Own Food
FruitEnthusiast replied to FruitEnthusiast's topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithThanks guys, good to know I'm not alone!
First Party Bringing My Own Food
FruitEnthusiast replied to FruitEnthusiast's topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithNext time someone gives me that look of pity I'm going to say, I like to eat healthy because it makes me feel great, like I'm in my twenties again. I don't think I'm going to say anything at all about what I "can't" have. I'm going to make my food choices all about being healthy as if I have decided to eat that way by choice. I'm going to turn it into a positive. I will say I eat Paleo, bring some fun containers, utensils and yummy things to eat, like organic raspberries. I won't be the one to feel sorry for, but the one to be inspired by!!!! Yes!
New Nutritionist Is Helping Me
FruitEnthusiast replied to FruitEnthusiast's topic in Celiac Disease - DoctorsSure. It seems that many people who suffer with C have a problem with having enough moisture in their colon, even though they drink enough water. She told me she had helped others like me, and it helped me too. She suggested supplements that bring water into the colon. She had me take one called Triphala in the morning that contains fruits from India. Then at night she had me take Magnesium Citrate capsules. I have also read that many people tend to have a Magnesium deficiency which can cause C, but I'm not sure if that was part of my problem or not. I was already taking Miralax which works the same way, but is a synthetic powder. I still take it along with the things she recommended. I hope to discontinue the Miralax and stick with the natural supplements as my body gets used to working better on it's own. Technically all of these supplements that bring water into the colon are called "osmotic laxatives", but I think that's misleading because they don't contain any stimulants so they are not habit forming. They just give the body the moisture it needs to do it's job. Hope that helps. If you're interested in more detail than that, please feel free to send me a message directly.
New Nutritionist Is Helping Me
FruitEnthusiast replied to FruitEnthusiast's topic in Celiac Disease - DoctorsThank you
First Party Bringing My Own Food
FruitEnthusiast replied to FruitEnthusiast's topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithI don't think I explained this quite right. My friend wasn't giving me a hard time, she just felt bad for me because I couldn't enjoy the things others could. It was my first time at her house and a very small gathering, mostly just her family. They were all so nice and wanted to make sure I was having a good time. My family knows about my restrictions and they don't make a big deal about it, but I think some of them feel uncomfortable eating things in front of me that I don't eat. I just try to keep it as light as possible and let people know it's no biggie, I'm just happy to feel good. I think it's just awkward for me when it seems like people are feeling sorry for me and wish I could skip the conversation about food altogether and just blend in like everyone else.
New Nutritionist Is Helping Me
FruitEnthusiast posted a topic in Celiac Disease - DoctorsI finally found a healthcare professional who is helping me get better!!! She's the Nutritionist on the Celiac/GI team at UCLA (but I see her through her private practice for a lower fee). She has Celiac herself (I'm NCGI) and was willing to do sessions over the phone until I was well enough to make it into her office. Maybe she could do the same for someone who lives too far away to see her in person. First she resolved my severe C problem which seems like a miracle after struggling with it for 5 years, (and after seeing 5 different Doctors). She thought my C problem was helping to cause my food intolerances, not just the other way around. Now she's helping me re-introduce new foods into my very limited diet one at a time, in very small amounts (like 1/4 cup at a time). She explained that eating a normal size portion of a new food can cause a reaction just because my body is no longer used to it, when very small amounts to start can be ok, then can be gradually increased. So, I'm testing foods one at a time, and some of them are working out for me. Lots more testing to do, but each new food I can eat gives me a little more freedom. Never give up... there is always answer
First Party Bringing My Own Food
FruitEnthusiast posted a topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithToday was the first party I've been to bringing my own food, and the first party I've been to in 3 years - that's how long it's taken for me to feel well enough to go to a social event since my food intolerances began - quite a milestone!!! I've been seeing a new Nutritionist who has helped me get there. I'm going to post more info about that in another topic. Now I understand what all of you were talking about when you shared your party stories. The host, my friend (who knows about my food limitations) couldn't seem to understand when I turned down everything she offered me. She was even surprised when I didn't want a piece of her homemade cake that had several things in it that I don't eat - gluten/grains, dairy, eggs, sugar, etc. She seemed hurt that I couldn't enjoy something special she had made, it was hard to disappoint her. She was uncomfortable seeing me not eating or drinking anything, so I took out the water and food I brought. Then people were upset that I was eating out of plastic baggies. It didn't bother me. I was surprised that everyone was so concerned, I'm so used eating with no frills. Next time I'll bring my food in containers or put it on a plate before I eat it, so the others will feel more convinced that I'm enjoying myself Or if anyone has suggestions on how I can blend in better next time, and not stand out so much, I'd love to hear them.
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Is A Celiac Dx Necessary?
FruitEnthusiast replied to FruitEnthusiast's topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsYes, I was wondering about that too, something to consider. Thanks.
Is A Celiac Dx Necessary?
FruitEnthusiast posted a topic in Celiac Disease - Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & SymptomsI already know I'm gluten intolerant. I'm wondering how important it is to have an official Celiac DX, and I could use some opinions. I just went to see a new GI at UCLA who specializes in Celiac/Gluten Intolerance to address my ongoing chronic C that is closely related to the multiple food sensitivities that started after I went gluten-free 2 1/2 years ago. I'm still sick and figuring out what I can and can't eat. Of course this new Dr. thinks it's important to know if I have Celiac or not. I asked him how Celiac treatment would differ from NCGI treatment. He said Celiac is an autoimmune disorder with inflammation which makes it more serious, and it would be more important to monitor my vitamin/mineral levels to guard against bone loss, Vit D deficiency, Thyroid problems, etc. I knew all of that already from what I've learned on this site and my other readings. So far he's given me a Celiac Genetic blood test, but I don't have the results yet. Will that test tell me anything? I've always said I won't do the "Gluten Challenge", and he hasn't asked me to - yet. Honestly I don't think I'm well enough to do it. I have enough trouble getting what I can eat in my body… and out again (sorry if that's TMI) Does anyone think doing the "Gluten Challenge" and getting a small intestine biopsy is worth it for a certain DX. Or can I continue to monitor myself and get tested for deficiencies/imbalances as if I had Celiac to be on the safe side? Is it necessary to know for sure if I have Celiac? I'm going to continue being gluten-free regardless, and continue taking extra good care of myself.
Discussing The Newbie 101 Topic
FruitEnthusiast replied to psawyer's topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithI just wanted to mention in the list of blood tests to have/vitamin + mineral levels to have checked, I noticed vit D wasn't on the list, and I'm pretty sure that's an important one for all of us to watch.
Life Savers Candy Made Me Sick
FruitEnthusiast replied to FruitEnthusiast's topic in Other Food Intolerance and Leaky Gut IssuesOk, thanks
Life Savers Candy Made Me Sick
FruitEnthusiast replied to FruitEnthusiast's topic in Other Food Intolerance and Leaky Gut IssuesThat's so discouraging. The only way I keep making it through this is to try and stay positive and hope for the best. Just the thought of still being sick after five years is more than I can stand to think about right now.
Abnormal Screening Mammogram...worried
FruitEnthusiast replied to icelandgirl's topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithI had the same thing happen, exactly, and it was nothing... but anyone would be terrified, of course. Sometimes, with dense tissue as I also have, they just want to be sure by taking an ultrasound. Then they have something to compare it to the next year. I thought it was a sign that they were doing a good job and being thorough.
Life Savers Candy Made Me Sick
FruitEnthusiast posted a topic in Other Food Intolerance and Leaky Gut IssuesI know, Life Savers making me sick, it's ironic… I had a moment of weakness in the grocery store. I had some hard candy before that was made in Germany that I ate sometimes, just sugar, a few ingredients, never had a problem. I can have a small amount of sugar and it doesn't bother me… but I ran out of those and nothing at the grocery store was available without Corn Syrup. Pretty sure that's what got me, unless it was the artificial coloring, but I doubt it. I hadn't had anything with corn in it for over two years. Now I'm sick again, and I was doing so well. What I still don't quite understand is why my digestive system is still SO sensitive. I stopped gluten over two years ago, and since then I've had trouble with one food after another. I think it's because I still have never had a long enough time just being well without another flare up - I assume it's leaky gut, but it's so touchy, like it has a hair-trigger. I don't think my intestinal lining has had a long enough chance to heal in one stretch. I've improved a lot though lately. I started to get much better as soon as I discovered the most recent thing that was causing me digestive problems: for me histamine was a big piece of the puzzle. I have a diet now that my body likes which is HUGE progress, as long as I don't add one single different thing to the equation. My motility is much better, so I can eat more protein, so I'm putting on some weight. Hopefully it won't take so long to recover from this mishap… fingers crossed. I had just gotten over the last fiasco when I tried one omega 3 fish oil capsule. It took 2 1/2 months to get over being sick from that. It has taken that long to get over each thing my body has a bad reaction to since the beginning. I'm seeing a new GI soon at UCLA who is supposed to know something about functional digestive disorders - my last GI was useless. I would feel better if I understood better what exactly is happening in my body! I like to understand things. If I find out anything useful at the new doctor appt, I'll share it. I've been too sick to write much on here the last few months, but just knowing I'm in good company helps a lot, so I'm glad to be back on here… it's lonely out in the world of people who don't understand this stuff.
Brain Fog Is A Curse!
FruitEnthusiast replied to Georgia_guy's topic in Celiac Disease - Coping WithShe may not have even noticed, and if she did, probably wrote it off as "oh, he probably didn't get enough sleep the night before, or something like that." Next time you see her, you'll be starting all over again. If you want you can say that you were tired, not yourself, or whatever reason sounds good. You get good at explaining away brain fog when you have it for awhile... you weren't feeling well, or out of it that day, or don't know what's come over me today, not yourself. If you want to be really brave, turn it into a compliment, you know something like that you always get tongue-tied when meeting an attractive woman. A lot of women would be flattered to have had that effect on a man, and think it was cute. Or just start over fresh. She may not even remember. No permanent damage. Just be yourself next time. If she's nice, she wouldn't hold it against you. Try again when you see her next time. Good luck


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Fallout 3
RE: Fallout 3
Just started playing NV, again, but this time I an going with Powder Gangers and The Legion. First time I was a classic NCR hound, good and caring, killing all the Powder Gangers and Legionnaires on sight.
I just love this Powder Gangers - Power Rangers shit...
I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.
-Hunter S. Thompson
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RE: Fallout 3
(26-11-2012 01:09 AM)Filox Wrote: Just started playing NV, again, but this time I an going with Powder Gangers and The Legion. First time I was a classic NCR hound, good and caring, killing all the Powder Gangers and Legionnaires on sight.If you're going to be an ass hole in the game try to wipe out the Brother Hood of Steel first, then you can start out with really powerful weapons without worrying about the consequences. Then go to the two places where the Enclave remnant armor, because if you can't get gannon's family tesla armor you might as well have the second best armor. Hope you have fun!
RE: Fallout 3
Oh yeah, the Enclave, that's right. Thanx, I almost forgot about the Enclave soldiers. Cool.
I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.
-Hunter S. Thompson
RE: Fallout 3
There's a mod to remove that horrible green filter. Fellout I think it's called. You can find it on the fallout 3 nexus. For mods, that place is the best bet.
RE: Fallout 3
Nexus is a great place for all things Fallout related. But what green filter? That is the radiation in the air, why would I want to remove that form my game?
I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.
-Hunter S. Thompson
RE: Fallout 3
Love Fallout, and I have since the first one came out back in 1997. I've own a copy of every Fallout game, including 1, 2, Tactics, Brotherhood of Steel (yes, even that POS), 3, and New Vegas. So yeah, you could say I'm a fan...
Fallout 3 was developed by Bethesda Softworks, the same guys that created and continue to release the spectacular Elder Scrolls series. And everything that is great about the Elder Scrolls, is what they nail in Fallout 3.
The whole game feels like one uniform world. When it comes to an engrossing and consistent setting, the guys at Bethesda nailed it. Nothing looks out of place, everything looks like it just belongs where it is. This includes all of the equipment, weapons, and armors. Everything just works, and this is really all summed up with the PipBoy 3000. All of the in game menus are collected together and displayed on an in-game item that perfectly matches the game's aesthetic.
The writing and story telling is a little weaker. The end of the game, without all of the DLC, is one of those 'love it or hate it' deals.The DLC is imaginative and a lot of fun, and is best thought of as mini-expansion packs. The mechanics are fun, but once you've played New Vegas, it's hard to go back.
New Vegas on the other had was developed by Obsidian Entertainment, known for making sequels to other developer's games (Knight of the Old Republic 2, Neverwinter Nights 2, Dungeon Siege 3), and for always biting off more than they can chew (Alpha Protocol). In this case however, a lot of the senior guys at Obsidian were former employees at Black Isle Studios, and had work on Fallout 1 & 2. So New Vegas can really be seen as more of a direct sequel to those two games.
New Vegas takes place in the Mojave Wasteland, in and around the remnants of Las (New) Vegas. NV has much better writing and characters, and arguably a better story. I also really enjoy the reworked Perks and Skills, the Hardcore Mode, and the inclusion of the 4th wall breaking humor of the older Fallout games that was missing in FO3.
However the game isn't nearly as uniformed in design and quality as FO3 was. The new art assets that were created for NW usually stand out, or at least they do to me because I went to school for this stuff. Whereas FO3 had all imaginary weapons, that were inspired by real weapons, but that all had a consistent feel. NV introduced many real-world weapons, and many if not all just don't mesh with the earlier FO3 aesthetic. This also applies to the armors, very few of which look as nice as the FO3 ones because of subpar texture work and skeleton weight bugs that lead to animation glitches. Also, NV is just a lot buggier and will crash more often than FO3. Both games are greatly improved by the 'Unofficial Patches' that are available for them.
But in the end, more options and more interesting base mechanics has me coming back to NV more often than FO3. So take that for what you will, they're both excellent games, but they excel in different areas. I have never been so lost and immersed in a game world as when I played Fallout 1 and 3 for the first times. But I found myself playing Fallout 2 and New Vegas more because of more engaging mechanics.
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RE: Fallout 3
I cant really say much after reading the review above mine *lol* But I really enjoyed Fallout 3.
However I had a harder time getting to to NV. I'm not really sure why. Just lacked something that 3 had. *shrug*
Bethesda however is the -best- game house out there and Skyrim is amazing. I'd love to see them do a Fallout with that engine
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RE: Fallout 3
(08-01-2013 01:31 PM)Hobbitgirl Wrote: Bethesda however is the -best- game house out there and Skyrim is amazing. I'd love to see them do a Fallout with that engineHopefully, given their track record, they will announce it at this year's E3. It would hopefully be out by holiday 2013, and definitely no latter than holiday 2014. But that has to be their next project.
I'm more curious about where it is going to take place. I was hoping the next Fallout would take place further north, maybe even in the 'Commonwealth' (i.e. Pennsylvania) hinted at in Fallout 3. Or even further north, but something with more snow and less sand, coming off of New Vegas. I had fun stomping around in my backyard with The Pitt DLC in Fallout 3. Walking around the bend, seeing one of the bridges over the Allegheny river and digital recreation of the Pittsburgh skyline (complete with recognizable landmarks, like the PPG Place) was amazing.
But then again, Skyrim is full of snow. Which would be great from a technology perspective, the engine already handles procedural snow fall and textures. I'm just curious if they'll do two games in a row with cold environments.
So short of revisiting the deserts of New Vegas, the temperate weather of the Capitol, or the frozen wastes of north; where else would you have a Fallout game? The next best idea would be the swamps and wetlands of the south and gulf coast. This was supposed to be the setting for the canceled sequel to Fallout Tactics, the wetlands of Florida.
RE: Fallout 3
Ah, yes, finally someone who played all Fallout games... Tell me, why do you think that NV had too many real weapons, when all of them and much much more were in the Fallout Tactics? Also, some of the weapons that were missing in the F3, but were introduced in NV are from original 1/2/Tactics. Like Bozar...
I loved the setting of the F3, the geographical area, but NV had better story, companions and the whole faction thing, with all these factions. Reminds me of F2, with all those liquor producers and their factions...
I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.
-Hunter S. Thompson
09-01-2013, 10:24 AM (This post was last modified: 15-11-2013 02:14 AM by EvolutionKills.)
RE: Fallout 3
(09-01-2013 03:31 AM)Filox Wrote: Ah, yes, finally someone who played all Fallout games... Tell me, why do you think that NV had too many real weapons, when all of them and much much more were in the Fallout Tactics? Also, some of the weapons that were missing in the F3, but were introduced in NV are from original 1/2/Tactics. Like Bozar...
To be fair, I think that Bethesda had the right idea in Fallout 3 with sticking closer to the streamlined aesthetic of the original Fallout. The original had a small selection of real world firearms, but they were the exception, not the rule. If you look at the Fallout Wiki, you can see that most of the weapons were original takes on concepts, or sufficiently generic that they didn't raise any eyebrows.
Then you get into more real world weapon in Fallout 2, and even more so in Tactics. To be fair, modeling weapons after real world counterparts is easier than trying to be creative and make up things from scratch. Also, Tactics wasn't developed by Black Isle. It was done by another team, known as MicroForte, and most everything that happened in that game has been written of as non-canonical by Bethesda.
While not as noticeable in the older 2D games with their zoomed out, isometric, sprite based graphics; it is really noticeable in the newer FO3 and NV. Just look at the pistols for example. FO3's basic sidearm is the '10mm Pistol', it's big a bulky, but very cool looking (the original 10mm Pistol in FO1&2 was based off of the gun in the Frank Miller graphic novel 'Hard Boiled'). It's sheer mass would make a Desert Eagle blush, it's intimidating even of it's not terribly powerful. All in all, a very nice weapon design. In NV, the basic sidearm is the '9mm Pistol', which is modeled after the real world Browning HiPower, circa 1950. This little thing is half the size of the 10mm Pistol, but does the same damage. It's also far more effective in game as well. The 9mm Pistol has good iron sights, because it's based off of a real weapon where you would really have to use them. The 10mm Pistol wasn't designed with that in mind, because FO3 didn't support aiming down the weapon sights, fine aiming just zoomed the screen in. The two designs ultimately have different goals in mind (aesthetics vs real world utility), and this shows in game.
Now that isn't to say that everything added in NV was a dud. The Laser RCW looks like the love child of a Thompson SMG and a tesla coil, and they perfectly nailed that old Fallout feel with that weapon. But then you see them compared to all of the copies of real world weapons, and they stand out instead of meshing together. You know what? I'm going to just make a freakin' infographic to explain all of this...
*1 hour later*
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Go to google and type in "miserable failure"...then click on "i'm feeling lucky" instead of search.
How about this one:Type in "French Military Victories" and then press "I'm Feeling Lucky"
Totally HIRALIOUS! Esp. loved the first one! LOLOLOLOL
God bless our president and while I'm at it, THANK YOU LORD that the wooden boy lost the election!!
My body is ready.
Yes, I do real Theology
I am the Antichrist LOL just kidding
Eis polla eti, Mor Ephrem.
The WMD one didn't work, the others were hallarious though... Just what I needed... Even though if you go back far enough in the history books, the French did have SOME military victories... but not over the Russians :-DAs for an Ortho country... well, I thought we had some of those already (Russia, Serbia, etc...), however, if you're proposing a new one, find a nice tropical location.
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