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Posted June 20, 2008
Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul Infections Linked to Raw Produce
Click here to go to the Final Update
This outbreak appears to be over. However, Salmonella is an important cause of human illness in the United States. More information about Salmonella, and steps people can take to reduce their risk of infection, can be found on the CDC Salmonella Web Page.
States with persons with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Saintpaul, by state of residence
CDC is collaborating with public health officials in many states, the Indian Health Service, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate an ongoing multi-state outbreak of human Salmonella serotype Saintpaul infections. An epidemiologic investigation comparing foods eaten by ill and well persons has identified consumption of raw tomatoes as the likely source of the illnesses. The specific type and source of tomatoes is under investigation; however, the data suggest that illnesses are linked to consumption of raw red plum, red Roma, or round red tomatoes, or any combination of these types of tomatoes, and to products containing these raw tomatoes.
Since April, 552 persons infected with Salmonella Saintpaul with the same genetic fingerprint have been identified in 32 states and the District of Columbia. These were identified because clinical laboratories in all states send Salmonella strains from ill persons to their State public health laboratory for characterization. The marked increase in reported ill persons since the last update is not thought to be due to a large number of new infections. The number of reported ill persons increased mainly because some states improved surveillance for Salmonella in response to this outbreak and because laboratory identification of many previously submitted strains was completed. In particular, the number of ill persons reported from Texas markedly increased, and two new states, New Jersey and Rhode Island, reported ill persons. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Arkansas (3 persons), Arizona (29), California (8), Colorado (4), Connecticut (4), Florida (1), Georgia (11), Idaho (3), Illinois (34), Indiana (8), Kansas (9), Kentucky (1), Maryland (18), Michigan (4), Missouri (10), New Hampshire (1), New Jersey (1), New Mexico (73), New York (10), North Carolina (1), Ohio (3), Oklahoma (5), Oregon (5), Pennsylvania (5), Rhode Island (2), Tennessee (4), Texas (265), Utah (2), Virginia (20), Vermont (1), Washington (1), Wisconsin (5), and the District of Columbia (1). Among the 281 persons with information available, illnesses began between April 10 and June 10, 2008. Patients range in age from <1 to 88 years; 49% are female. At least 53 persons were hospitalized. No deaths have been officially attributed to this outbreak. However, a man in his sixties who died in Texas from cancer had an infection with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Saintpaul at the time of his death. The infection may have contributed to his death.
Only 3 persons infected with this strain of Salmonella Saintpaul were identified in the country during the same period in 2007. The previous rarity of this strain and the distribution of illnesses in all U.S. regions suggest that the implicated tomatoes are distributed throughout much of the country. Because of inherent delays in reporting and because many persons with Salmonella illness do not have a stool specimen tested, it is likely many more illnesses have occurred than those reported. Some of these unreported illnesses may be in states that are not on today's map.
Clinical features of Salmonella Infection
Most persons infected with Salmonella develop diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps 12-72 hours after infection. Infection is usually diagnosed by culture of a stool sample. The illness usually lasts 4-7 days. Although most people recover without treatment, severe infections may occur. Infants, elderly persons, and those with impaired immune systems are more likely than others to develop severe illness. When severe infection occurs, Salmonella may spread from the intestines to the bloodstream and then to other body sites, and can cause death. In these severe cases, antibiotic treatment may be necessary.
Advice to consumers
At this time, FDA is advising U.S. consumers to limit their tomato consumption to specific types and specific sources. These include cherry tomatoes; grape tomatoes; tomatoes sold with the vine still attached; tomatoes grown at home; and red plum, red Roma, and round red tomatoes from specific sources listed. Consumers should be aware that raw tomatoes are often used in the preparation of fresh salsa, guacamole, and pico de gallo, are part of fillings for tortillas, and are used in many other dishes.
Consumers everywhere are advised to:
- Refrigerate within 2 hours or discard cut, peeled, or cooked produce items, including tomatoes and peppers.
- Avoid purchasing bruised or damaged tomatoes, peppers, and other produce items, and discard any that appear spoiled.
- Thoroughly wash all tomatoes, peppers, and other produce items under running water.
- Keep produce items that will be consumed raw separate from raw meats, raw seafood, and raw produce items.
- Wash cutting boards, dishes, utensils, and counter tops with hot water and soap when switching between types of food products.
FDA recommends that U.S. retail outlets, restaurants, and food service operators offer only fresh and fresh cut red plum, red Roma, and round red tomatoes and food products made from these tomatoes from specific sources listed. Cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, and tomatoes sold with the vine still attached from any source may be offered.
FDA information on this investigation.
More information about Salmonella and this investigation can be found at:
- Salmonella in tomatoes FAQ
- Timeline for Reporting of Cases
- New Mexico Department of Health [PDF – 191 KB]
- Kansas Identifies 3 Cases Linked to Multi-State Salmonella Outbreak
- Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services Press Release
- Indiana State Department of Health Media Update on Salmonella Outbreak
- Utah Department of Health: Health News
- Information on the safe handling of produce [PDF - 2 pages]
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Auto Show: 2013 Detroit Auto Show
2014 Infiniti Q50: Detroit Auto Show
- All-new 2014 Infiniti Q50 replaces the G37 sedan.
- Features innovative Infiniti Direct Adaptive Steering and Active Lane Control.
- There are two engine options: 3.7-liter V6 or hybrid.
The 2014 Infiniti Q50 makes its debut at this year's Detroit Auto Show. The all-new luxury sedan officially ushers in Infiniti's new Q-based naming strategy and replaces the G37 sedan in Infiniti's lineup. Aimed at a younger buyer, the Q50 will also feature several "firsts" for Infiniti including the new Infiniti Direct Adaptive Steering and Active Lane Control.
With a design heavily influenced by the Infiniti Essence Concept, the new Q50 establishes the future design direction of the brand. Its sleek look hints at the high-tech features inside and under the hood.
The Q50 will be offered with two engine options: a 3.7-liter V6 engine producing 328 horsepower and 269 lb-ft of torque, and the Infiniti Direct Response Hybrid model with a 3.5-liter V6, lithium-ion battery pack, and single electric motor with a net power output of 354 horsepower. Both drivetrain options will be paired to a 7-speed automatic transmission with available solid magnesium paddle shifters. Power is sent to either the rear wheels or through Infiniti's Intelligent All-Wheel Drive system.
Standard on all models is a new drive mode selector with five selectable drive modes, including; Snow; Eco; Standard; Sport; and Custom. The Custom setting will allow drivers to adjust engine, transmission, and up to four steering settings to their liking.
Perhaps most impressive are some of the Q50's high-tech features. Infiniti Direct Adaptive Steering replaces a standard mechanical steering system with an electronic unit that can better adjust steering input and tire angle. Infiniti also claims that the new steering system can transfer driver input to the wheels faster than a mechanical steering setup. The Active Lane Control system uses a front-mounted camera to monitor roadway lane markings. In tandem with Infiniti Direct Adaptive Steering, Active Lane Control seamlessly adjusts vehicle steering to ensure on-center lane driving, helping to keep the vehicle moving in a straight line.
Additionally, Infiniti will offer a Sport model with distinctive styling, more powerful brakes and a sport-tuned suspension. The 2014 Infiniti Q50 should arrive in dealers this summer.
What it means to you: Apart from the name change, Infiniti sticks with what it knows in its new flagship luxury sedan, but also includes some groundbreaking steering and safety technologies.
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Discussion in 'The Perfect Line and Other Riding Myths' started by scmopar, Jan 6, 2012.
No, but I dated some that should be there!
a gigantic white Igloo cooler/ice chest. I still use it!
Two or three moving blankets. Use then all the time
An 18 volt Dewalt cordless drill. Had to buy a battery and charger at the pawn shop, couldn't live without it!
A hitchhiker who offered to blow me for giving her a ride.
When I was a kid growing up in New Mexico I logged a zillion miles on dirt back roads all around, keeping off the asphalt because my motocrossers and trials bikes weren't licensed . I guess back then tailgates on trucks didn't latch very well and stuff just dribbled out the back as people drove down the washboard roads. I found loads of tools (including a couple of actual toolboxes full), tow chains, several hydraulic jacks, etc. A friend of mine told me recently that he has a "honey hole", a stretch of highway near the intersection of a dirt road that leads into one of the major trailheads into the wilderness of the Wind River Mountains in Wyoming - he says that people drive 50 miles on the rough road with their truck loaded with caming gear, it gets all rattled loose, then they hit the highway and spin up to 70 mph and it all flies out within a few miles. He's scored a lot of goodies over the years in that area and won't share his spot !
I was riding my bicycle up on the Blue Ridge Parkway this Spring, grinding up a long steep hill, and spotted a GoPro Hero camera in the grass. It had evidently spent the winter there because it was crusted with leaves and crap, a bit mangled from the wreck or being hit by a snow plow or mower, but otherwise in OK shape. The case had filled with water through a break in the lens and it had sat saturated for who knows how long. I emptied the water and let it dry for a few months but it appeared to be dead; I couldn't even check the photos on the SD card. I told a friend at work about it and he said he was pretty handy with stuff like that, so he wanted to take a look at it. For about $80 in parts from Best Buy he completely rebuilt it and it works great again! Now I want it back, dammit!
I'm a geologist and many times ride in areas where the geology distracts me. I was riding my DR650 down a tricky single-track trail one day (across the Morrison Formation of Wyoming, source of many fine dinosaur fossil beds) when I spotted a gorgeous dinosaur fossil (a gastrolith ). I turned my head quickly to focus on it, biffed immediately and cart-wheeled to the bottom of the draw, picked myself up, parked the bike (both unhurt), dusted myself off, walked back up the hill and pocketed the fossil. It's a paperweight in my home office now .
I could go on and on with stories of all the stuff I've found in 49 years of riding...
Interesting idea for a thread!
Roundabout coming in to Aspen, Found a High Voltage Elctricians Kit bag. put an ad in the paper but only got scammers calling. Still have most of the tools from the bag. Found a High dollar Bicycle light, Money clip with over a Grand in it, Misc tools,and a bunch of other random items
A crashed and abandoned beer truck between Abancay & Nazca, Peru. This was at about 6:30 in the morning. I had about 8oz of a fresh cold Brahma & then had to be on my way.
Found a fly vest filled with all the tools and flies. Also had the owner's ID so I didn't get to keep it.
Also have found two cell phones, both with nekkid pics of the owners who both happened to be quite attractive. I didn't get to keep the phones but I supppose I wasn't left empty-handed...
Wow, that last one is ripe for the pickin'.
My sanity.
It's like KLR owners nirvana.
My rearview mirror
As a surveyor i used to find all sorts of stuff on the side of the road, pulled into a parking lot and found an Ipod touch last year, which was pretty cool , i probably would have never bought one myself, so it was the perfect gift
I found a brand new roll of electrical tape and was criticized for going back to pick it up. Since then, i've used it for a dozen things including waterproofing my boot in a rain storm. Very useful thing to have in your tank bag!
I was 18 and on my way home from the dentist getting my braces adjusted, 25 mile ride home on my Suzuki TS250. As I was leaving the city on a back road I see a grocery bag (paper back then) with some stuff sticking out, it was an entire bag full of "Special" pipes, bongs and various other "Items", Needless to say the bag went on my lap and I managed to carry it all the way home.
Your good day was someone elses BAD BAD BAD Day
Found $1600 in hundred dollar bills blowing down I-70. Found a brand new Giant mountain bike, somewhat worse for the wear and tear, salvaged a bunch of parts off of it... a pair of WWII era 6X30 Zeiss binoculars.
Most useless nice-to-have shiny thing found is a Porsche hubcap "For off-road use only" in knockoff style.
Didn't fit into my LC4...
In the last week (in my Truck) I have found a medicine ball (30lb'r) and a spare wheel (Toyota I believe) Sold em both got $40 for the medicine ball and $30 for the spare.
10lb sledge hammer. IIt was brandnew. Nearly hit it, that would have been a day ender.
A roll of duct tape
Pair of Ray-Ban Aviators. Up until then I'd always worn $10 throwaways 'cos I kept loosing them, usually at the rate of 2 pairs per year!
The punch line is that 5 years later, I still had 'em, I lost a nose pad, the shop sent them away to be repaired and they LOST them...
They replaced them with a free Pair of Ray-Ban Aviators


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What role should structure have in the design, impact and operation of green buildings? The Sustainable Structures Symposium, to be presented by the PSU School of Architecture on April 17 and 18, explores this question with two days of presentations by experts and practitioners on topics including resiliency, life cycle analysis, innovative wood structures, and how to best educate future architects and engineers on sustainable structures.
"Despite the fact that the structure of a typical office building contributes roughly one-quarter of the initial embodied energy and is, at the very least, the armature for all other building systems, little consideration is typically given to the ways that the structure could improve sustainable outcomes," said Assistant Professor of Architecture Corey Griffin, the symposium's organizer.
The symposium's keynote lecture, Thursday, April 17, 6pm, will be given by architects Michael Green and Eric Karsh, authors of the notable case study "The Case for Tall Wood Buildings: How Mass Timber Offers a Safe, Economical and Environmentally Friendly Alternative for Tall Building Structures."
The final session of the symposium, Friday, April 18, 4pm, is free and open to the public, in the Shattuck Hall Annex.
Information about the Sustainable Structures Symposium is available at the event's web site. Download the symposium's poster here.


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They have all of the parts that you are looking for and you save by bringing your tools and pulling the part yourself!
Give them a call today at 918.875.6110 and let them help you find the part that you need today!


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Welcome to another installment of Bionic Beauty Homemade with Joycey Couture!
What do you get when you wash your hair everyday in the midst of winter? You guessed it- dry hair!
In my quest to find a solution, I came across this recipe. Time for show and tell!
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- 1 quarter of a peeled cucumber
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By Steven Miller / MLB.com
The Braves did it each of the previous two times -- once in 1998, and once when they represented Milwaukee in the 1957 World Series against the Yankees. They lost the 1998 National League Championship Series to the Padres after stranding the bases loaded three times in Game 3, but they beat the Yankees for the title in 1957, when they left the bases loaded four times in another Game 3 loss.
"That kept our momentum going," Fister said.
Alex Rodriguez did his part in the first inning, ripping a ground ball to the left side only to have Peralta rob him with a backhanded dive. Peralta's throw beat Ibanez to second base for a forceout.
Peralta again rescued Fister an inning later, when Robinson Cano sent a ground ball up the middle and off Fister's wrist before it bounced to Detroit's charging shortstop. Again, his throw barely beat the runner -- this time Cano at first -- to the bag.
"Fister is skinny and I am still trying to figure out how the ball hit him," said manager Joe Girardi. "There are other pitchers I can understand that it hits the guy up the middle, but not this guy. We had some bad breaks."
But the Yankees' missed opportunity in the sixth inning was nothing of the sort.
Rodriguez struck out on three pitches with two on and no outs before Nick Swisher walked to load the bases. New York only needed a sacrifice fly to put a run on the board, but Curtis Granderson struck out on three pitches and Russell Martin struck out on four.
It marked the fourth time in the past two postseasons that Fister escaped a bases-loaded jam against New York. He did the same thing in Game 5 of the ALDS a year ago, inducing pop-ups from Martin and Brett Gardner, and the Tigers would eventually end the Yankees' season.
The Yankees became the first team to escape three bases-loaded jams 55 years ago, with Don Larsen pitching in relief to escape all of them -- twice against Hank Aaron. Now, however, they are the third to walk away empty handed with that much opportunity.
Steven Miller is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Calif. surgeon reflects on downrange surgeries in Afghanistan
By JOSH DULANEY | San Bernardino County Sun, Calif. | Published: November 25, 2012
COLTON - Here's the bullet. You're good to go.
American troops wounded in war likely have heard words to that effect after emerging from trauma surgery on the battlefield.
Just ask John Culhane, a 45-year-old trauma surgeon and critical care specialist at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton who recently returned from a four-month deployment to Afghanistan as an Army reservist.
Wounded warriors keep deadly tokens.
"They always want the bullet," Culhane said Wednesday during a break in another busy shift at the San Bernardino County-run hospital.
Culhane has served on staff since 2005. His experience handling between 10 and 20 surgeries a week was valuable on the battlefield, where he had
the same work load.
But nothing can prepare a surgeon for working while hearing the terrifying sound of bullets and bombs. Culhane served at a forward operating base near Kabul.
Once he was operating on a wounded soldier when he heard machine guns and explosions outside. His base was under attack.
He quickly put in a shunt, packed the wound and evacuated the soldier in a helicopter.
"It's different because you see things you don't see over here," Culhane said.
He routinely wore full body armor during surgery because of the dangerous conditions.
Culhane also served on deployments to Iraq in 2007 and 2009.
But it was during his time in Afghanistan that he honed his diagnostic skills.
The base didn't have CT scans, leaving surgeons to work with ultrasound and plain X-rays.
"It helps you rely more on your hands, eyes and ears to make a diagnosis rather than being dependent on technology," Culhane said.
It also meant surgeons turned into artists, improvising with lives on the line.
He once operated with the only light from flashlights after the power went out in the hospital.
Then there was the time he created a colostomy bag for a soldier by suturing a freezer bag.
"We're at the end of a long supply chain that's (depleted) so we were out of things a lot," Culhane said.
He saw his fair share of unusual cases that provided some comic relief during Afghanistan's notorious fighting season.
One soldier had a shrapnel injury to the bowel. When Culhane operated, he found that a piece of shrapnel had severed both the soldier's bowel and a foot-long intestinal worm.
The running joke between patient and staff, according to Culhane: "We should get two purple hearts - one for the soldier, one for the worm."
He said the medical environment on the battlefield is like the TV series "M-A-S-H" except "nobody is clowning around."
It's that kind of matter-of-fact professionalism that Culhane is known for at Arrowhead Regional.
Dev Gnanadev, medical director and chairman of the surgery department, said the hospital is proud of Culhane's service to the country.
"He's actually really quiet but very hardworking and very dedicated to his patients," Gnanadev said. "John is not the kind who would just try to talk about himself. He does things rather than talk."
Culhane started as a paramedic. The experience sparked a desire to become a doctor and surgeon in order to provide regular medical as well as surgical care.
He attended the College of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and did his residency work at Loma Linda University Medical Center.
Now a seasoned surgeon, Culhane described the heartbreak and the glory of life as a doctor on the battlefield.
In one instance, two soldiers arrived at the base after getting hit by a roadside bomb. One was already dead from the crushing weight of an 800-pound door landing on his chest.
The other was alive but couldn't breathe because of a severe throat injury. Culhane and staff saved him but couldn't revive his comrade, "which was a very different emotional experience at the same time."
He recalled the playing of Taps while dead soldiers were taken away by helicopter.
"That's a very emotional experience when you see the person you couldn't save and everybody is honoring their fallen comrade," Culhane said.
But for those brought to the base alive, Culhane and staff made a promise.
"Every soldier that comes in with a pulse leaves with a pulse," he said. "That's what we said and that's what we did when I was there."
And healing soldiers apparently sounds a lot like healing civilians.
"One thing I heard them say," Culhane said, "was it makes their experience easier if they know someone has their backs."


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About Cobble House
We purchased our Cobble Hill property in 1992 after we fell in love with Vancouver Island and the Cowichan Valley while visiting friends in Victoria and exploring the southern Island. On October 2, 1993 we arrived on the property in an old airstream trailer which was to be our temporary home . We awoke the next morning to the sound of trucks ready to pour the foundations of the house. As we were building over the winter, we were very lucky that it was a particularly dry winter that year, which is definitely not always the case here on the BC Coast! We had operated a small Bed & Breakfast in Richmond, in the Metro Vancouver region, and had designed our new home with Bed & Breakfast in mind based on six years of B&B experience. Simon was the general contractor and we did a lot of the finishing work ourselves. We moved into our new home on our anniversary in May, and welcomed our first guests to Cobble House Bed & Breakfast on July 3, 1994.
Ingrid is the innkeeper at Cobble House while Simon has recently retired from his second career at Brentwood College School, where he became a masters rower as well as a rowing coach for several years. He is both enjoying more free time for his many interests, which include long distance cycling trips in Europe, and doing small jobs on the side. He retired from his first career as an Executive Chef when we moved to Vancouver Island. Ingrid's passion is the sport of curling, and you'll find her on the ice twice a week during fall and winter, or on her walks down Cameron-Taggart Road. Her other passion is the Bed & Breakfast industry and she's been a volunteer Board member for both the local B&B association but especially for the BC Innkeepers Guild, including being its President for many years, and is currently its Administrator. With Cobble House now starting its 24th year of operation, she continues to learn new things about the Bed & Breakfast profession, the whole online marketing world, the many wonderful guests we've hosted, and the great folks who are part of the hospitality industry.
We've never regretted moving to Vancouver Island and love living in the Cowichan Valley. We love having nature immediately around us, and the wildlife that's so much part of our daily lives (even though they present a big challenge in regards to gardening!). The Cowichan Valley is a lovely rural area, yet centrally located halfway between Victoria and Nanaimo, both of which are about an hour away. With several private boarding schools, wineries and a cidery, top notch restaurants, specialty food producers, artisans and interesting attractions, it's a region full of creativity and opportunities that we love to share with our guests.
In 2012 Cobble House B&B innkeeper Ingrid was recognized with the Moyra Turner Hospitality Award at the Annual General Meeting of the BC Innkeepers Guild. This award is the Guild's highest honor and is awarded annually to a member innkeeper who best exhibits hospitality and who best promotes the concept of hospitality on an ongoing basis.


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Last night marked the end of a brief yet memorable era for "The Daily Show."
John Oliver, the stand-in host for the popular satirical television program, delivered his last show on Thursday night. The British comedian, who began his eight week stint as a host on July 10, replaced Jon Stewart for the summer, according to TODAY.com. Stewart took time off to direct his first film, "Rosewater," in the Middle East.
After Oliver admitted to the audience that he has been lying about Stewart's whereabouts this summer, he continued to deliver on his "final silly show."
"Traditionally this can be a slow time for news. But this particular summer has just been one story after another," he said.
Oliver reminisced the memories he had this summer and said he had "so much fun" during his brief stint as a fill-in host. He had the opportunity to cover the voting rights act, gay marriage, Paula Deen, immigration, the royal baby and The Anthony Weiner scandal in the past few weeks.
Critics wondered how the show would be affected without Stewart, but the numbers show that ratings remained unchanged during Oliver's time at the "Daily Show," according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Jon Stewart will be back hosting on "The Daily Show" on Sept. 3.


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The technology roadmap for plant/crop-based renewable resources 2020
The long-term well-being of the nation and maintenance of a sustainable leadership position in agriculture, forestry, and manufacturing, clearly depend on current and near-term support of multidisciplinary research for the development of a reliable renewable resource base. This document sets a roadmap and priorities for that research. America needs leadership that will continue to recognize, support, and move rapidly to meet the need to expand the use of sustainable renewable resources. This roadmap has highlighted potential ways for progress and has identified goals in specific components of the system. Achieving success with these goals will provide the opportunity to hit the vision target of a fivefold increase in renewable resource use by 2020.
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text: Welcome to DS9 Avatar Contest 165!! The themes for the new contest as chosen by the winners of the last contest: Gul Re'jal, Praetor Shinzon, and Miss Lemon are: DS9 episode: Sanctuary DS9 Theme: Battle (can be people or spacecraft) Random Theme: Heat You have 10 days to enter, until June 10th. Regular rules apply: 140 kb, 150x150 pix max size. Have fun!


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By Hayden Wright
As Shawn Mendes basks in the release of his new album Illuminate, he stopped by James Corden's studio and started an argument as old as time: Is music better today than it's ever been? Or are the best songs throwbacks that have stood the test of time? The opening to Mendes' high school position paper was not promising:
"I just noticed you never play new music," said Mendes. "You know, Backstreet Boys yesterday. 'This is How We Do It.' It's just like old stuff all the time."
Related: 5 Best Songs on Shawn Mendes' 'Illuminate'
"Everybody knows music was better back then than it is now," Corden shot back. "I should warn you — I've got hits from before you were born."
From there, the pair engaged in a music battle of today's hits (Mendes) and yesterday's classics (Corden). Mendes sang contemporary favorites like "This Is What You Came For" and "Cheap Thrills" while Corden busted out his favorite Spice Girls song, "Wannabe." Ultimately, Corden and Mendes bonded over one song everybody can appreciate— TLC's "No Scrubs." Who can argue with that?
While on The Late Late Show, Mendes also performed his new single "Mercy."


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If you are a fan of well-played baseball you might want to avoid turning on the Cubs the next three days as they welcome to lowly Astros to town. The two teams are a combined 65 games under .500, the Astros being 40 under and the Cubs being 25 under. If you are interested in watching a race for who gets the number one pick in next years draft then this one is for you. The Cubs bats have gone silent, they were already pretty quiet to begin with by they are in full on mute mode right now. They were shut out on Sunday by the Reds, it was their 11th time being shut out this season. It was also the Cubs 11th loss in their last 12 games, and I would venture to say that this stretch of baseball is even worse than the 12 game losing streak earlier in the season. The Astros might be exactly what the Cubs need to get back on track, although they are coming off a series win over the Brewers. The good news is that the Cubs pitching staff won't have to worry about Carlos Lee this time around as the Astros are much like the Cubs, full of guys trying to make a name for themselves heading into next year.
August 13, 2012 – August 15, 2012: Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
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Here are the pitching matchups for the three game series.
Monday August 13, 2012
Houston: Armando Galarraga (0-2, 4.70 ERA)
Cubs: Jeff Samardzija (7-10, 4.21ERA)
No one has really heard much from Armando Galarraga since his perfect game that wasn't while he was with the Tigers. That's because he has been living in the minor leagues since then aside from a handful of starts with the D-Backs last year. He is now getting a shot to see what he can do at the major league level with the Astros. Galarraga has some experience against the Cubs, making three career starts going 2-1 with a 4.95 ERA and a 1.050 WHIP. Jeff Samardzija is coming off a stellar seven inning start against the Padres and has seen a lot of the Astros, out of the bullpen. He has only made one career start against the Astros, it came this year as Shark allowed two runs over six innings in a loss in Houston in May.
Tuesday August 14, 2012
Houston: Lucas Harrell (9-8, 3.97 ERA)
Cubs: Chris Volstad (0-8, 6.94 ERA)
One of the very few bright spots for the Astros this year has been the performance of Lucas Harrell. Harrell is above .500 this year, that is saying something considering the team his pitches for is 40 games under. Harrell has very limited experience against the Cubs in his career, he only has two appearances out of the pen and has not given up a run. Chris Volstad is coming off his best performance of the year, unfortunately it did not result in a win as Volstad is still searching for one of those, has been since July of last year. In his career, Volstad has been decent against the Astros, he has a 3-0 record with a 4.40 ERA in five career starts. He will win this game.
Wednesday August 15, 2012
Houston: Bud Norris (5-9, 4.93 ERA)
Cubs: Justin Germano (1-2, 4.26 ERA)
For as surprising as Harrell has been, Bud Norris has been equally as disappointing this season. His ERA is hovering around five and he is four games under .500, however Norris has been much better as of late. He has also been outstanding against the Cubs in his career. Norris has had seven career appearances against the Cubs (6 starts), and is 3-3 with a 2.52 ERA. Justin Germano came back to Earth in his last start and the last team he probably wants to see is the Astros. In two career starts Germano is 0-2 with a 12.54 ERA, that's really all that has to be said about that.
Season Series: Series tied 3-3
Prediction: Cubs win series, 2-1
Thanks for reading, go Cubs!
– George


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A 65-year-old Ocala man pleaded no contest on Monday to numerous charges of child pornography. He will be sentenced at a later date and faces up to a 200-year prison sentence.
A 65-year-old Ocala man pleaded no contest on Monday to numerous charges of child pornography. He will be sentenced at a later date and faces up to a 200-year prison sentence.
In November 2009, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children alerted Marion County authorities they suspected David H. Dunham of sending emails containing a child pornography attachment, according to a sheriff's report.
Authorities discovered Dunham sent an email to three parties; each email contained child pornography.
On Nov. 20, 2009, authorities met with Dunham at his home in Ocala and he consented to a search of his home and computer. At the time, according to the sheriff's report, he denied having sent any emails with child porn.
Dunham told law officers he looked at adult pornography and frequented sites with clothed children, the report said.
On that day, authorities didn't find any traces of child pornography during their search. But five days later, authorities obtained a search warrant and collected the computer from Dunham's house, the report said.
It was later confirmed that the email containing the pornographic images had been sent from Dunham's email address and computer, the report said.
In fact, the later review of Dunham's computer showed that more than 7,000 pornographic images had been viewed on the computer, 2,000 of which were child pornography, the report said.
He was arrested on June 8, 2010, and released on a $40,000 bond 20 days later.
Dunham was charged with 20 counts of child pornography possession. In court Monday, Dunham's defense attorney sought a pre-sentence investigation since Dunham has no prior offenses.
Dunham submitted an open plea to the court and did not have any plea bargain with the State Attorney's Office.
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By Shannon Carlin
Psy has performed "Gangnam Style" all over the world. Well, everywhere except South Korea's Gangnam district, which was the inspiration for the track. That is until today (June 18).
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Psy performed his viral hit in Seoul's now famous district of Gangnam for the very first time in honor of the World Cup. Fans were hoping to hear Psy's new track "Hangover" featuring Snoop Dogg, but Psy said he needed to perform his biggest hit in hopes to rouse the fans of South Korea's soccer team. The team was set to play their first game in Brazil against Russia, which ended in a 1-1 tie.
"I won't be singing my recently released song today," Psy told the crowd. "I can't sing about hangovers when cheering for our national team."
Related: Hear a Mash-Up of Linkin Park's 'Hybrid Theory' with Psy's 'Gangnam Style'
Psy reportedly wore red pants and a matching red bow tie in honor of South Korea's team. "I've been cheering for the World Cup since 2002, but it's so early in the morning," Psy said about his 6 am performance. "You are the most innocent looking audiences I've ever had."


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Well you have come to the right place.
For 5 years my student loans were serviced through ACS Education Services. I always paid off on time, and occasionally paid extra off.
Recently, ACS Education Services has dumped a bunch of their student loans on to Brazos Loan Servicing. For my loan, they did not report to Brazos any of the early money I paid off. Moreoever, since I did everything with ACS Education Services through e-statements, I have no record of my last balance with ACS Education Services. The moment my loan was transferred to Brazos, my ACS log-in stopped working. And when I called customer service, they told me they are not allowed to comment or look at former accounts. When I asked how I could attain my e-statements now that my account was locked out, she told me I could go to NSLDS, and then when I asked her why my early payments weren't reflected in the transferred loan to Brazos, she hung up on me.
I went to NSLDS, got the info. http://www.nslds.ed.gov/nslds_SA/
I then called Brazos, and they were a little nicer. I told her NSLDS didn't match my loan transfer statement from Brazos. We walked through, and confirmed the numbers didn't match. She then re-directed me to NYS HESC, my loan originator.
Unfortunately, this all took place when Sandy hit, and I couldn't reach NYS HESC. Now I have some free time and plan to pursue that path... but realistically, what else can I do? I am anticipating being bounced around some more, and I bet I am not the only 20-something stuck with this kind of problem due to big corporations screwing the little guy.
Well you have come to the right place.
DEBT is bad, student loans are the arm pit of banking, don't expect much.
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For my loan, they did not report to Brazos any of the early money I paid off. Moreoever, since I did everything with ACS Education Services through e-statements, I have no record of my last balance with ACS Education Services.
things of this nature will eventually become worse once they do away with the post office....
Just stop paying, the gov't will pick up the tab
It seems nowadays if you're owed some money, whatever company owes it to you will dick you around on the phone for hours, with hang-ups, transfers, etc. over and over, until you get so fed up you just give up and let them have your money.
So I called the "good guys" today who are supposed to be able to help -- hesc.com. Tried calling three seperate times with three seperate number menu options. Each time I spoke to a person all they cared was whether I was in default. When I said No and that I have made every payment I was immediately transfered or hung up on.
On the third try, an operator told me I needed to speak to the NSLDS Conflict Resolution Center, and transferred me there. It turns out the Resolution Center is just one lady named Linda who is on vacation. I called back a fourth time and asked for the # to the Resolution Center and was told it is never given out and the only way to contact them is to leave a message. Wow, and these are the "good guys" here to help.
That said, googling NSLDS data conflict resolution led me to some hopeful powerpoints that Linda is in fact the specialist who can help...
Quick update.
Linda at NYS HESC hasn't yet called me back, after promising to do so. I plan to bug her tomorrow morning as to where my case stands.
I hear ya bro. I've been sending a big chunk of my paycheck to Brazzers for like 8 years.
wait, whut?
You might write your congressman and send the letter registered and document everything you can think of. cc the letter to whoever is fcking you and include a lawyer.
Document everything and save in a file. Keep all discussions in written form. All phone calls document with exact time etc. and results of phone call etc eg transfered etc.
Now you have something that you can show a judge for credible/believable resolution. Good luck
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NEW ORLEANS -- National Automatic Merchandising Association president and chief executive Carla Balakgie outlined the association's three-year strategic plan at the Coffee, Tea & Water conference in mid-November.
"We represent so many parts of the supply chain in this diverse industry that it's essential to determine just where to concentrate our efforts," she pointed out. "To do that, we began with an 'environmental scan' of the market." She also sought direct engagement with industry stakeholders through a "listening tour" and a survey of the association's board of directors. The final stage of the determination process was to synthesize the information gathered and to make sense of it.
"The foundational question is, what is NAMA's mission?" she explained. "Our conclusion is that we exist to foster profitable growth of the vending and office refreshment service industry -- and this industry is changing."
The industry's constituents may be designated as core members, principally operators; other members; customers (who are not members); and outside stakeholders, including public officials, Balakgie explained.
"Our long-term goal is to be a superlative leader of a principled, progressive and growing vending and office refreshments industry," she summarized. To reach this goal, the association has defined a series of "mission planks," including advocacy, education, collecting and organizing information, networking, and enhancing organizational effectiveness.
Immediate goals include establishing a system for identifying and managing public policy issues at the federal, state and local levels, Balakgie continued; the association's government affairs function remains at the forefront. Ongoing research to facilitate growth will be initiated, and NAMA will expand its outreach efforts. The association also will strive to reinforce its educational role by defining a body of knowledge that will underlie its core education programs, she said, with the objective of establishing its preeminence as a source of thought leadership.
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She summarized the association's "megastrategies" as making research a core competency, providing thought leadership, developing a robust Internet portfolio of Web-based services, engaging the next generation of industry leaders, and expanding all forms of external relations.
For the near future, NAMA's government affairs focus will be on compliance with the new requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, calorie-content disclosure, debit card interchange fees and small business taxes, the association chief continued. She added that NAMA will continue to take an active role in the ongoing discussion about "healthy" foods and beverages, and nutrition in general.
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Hello again,
I said in my first post that I would be back when I find myself stuck again, well...I'm stuck again.
Kind of at least. I haven't gotten to the point of being stuck since I need a point in the right direction first.
My project is pretty big for a first time go at. I've been studying many different aspects of coding at once...C#, VB, Razor, Javascript, CSS, jQuery, XML and ASP.NET to be precise. My head is swimming, but in a good way. This is fun.
Now, enough of that. My next goal is finding the best way to go about displaying XML as HTML. In my ASP.NET studies, I've read about the neat @render function to create layout pages. It was a big step in the right direction. I'm trying to find a way to play off that.
A big part of my project is a database of articles. Each article shares the common sections 'title,' 'date,' 'author,' 'category,' and 'content.' I'd like to create an article layout page, then have it refer to a particular XML sheet for each article and replace the corresponding divisions on the layout page with the correct sections of the article.
I'm not sure if this makes sense here, I can see it in my head though. Is there some way to make a @render type function pull information from the XML and place it in it's correct spot on the page?
I just recently heard about XSLT, but I do not know enough about it yet to know if this will be useful. I will continue my reading in the meantime.
Any feedback, or a friendly point in the right direction will be greatly appreciated.


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(x= team 1, O= team 2 , * = glasses)
Teams X and teams O will try to bounce a quarter onto the other side, into a filled glass. If the shooting team gets it in the glass they pick a member of the opposite team to drink it. First team to sink all of the glasses wins. The loosing them has to drink the other team's remaining full glasses. The winning team decides who drinks the each glass also. One person could drink all and someone could have to drink none..have fun.


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Hi all,
I'm trying to call a program from within another program using;
The called program is called and run perfectly, but after it's run is over, it does not return control back to the calling program. Is there a special code that I have to add to make the control go back to the calling program?Code:
System(file name);
Also, is the above code the best code to use for calling another program from within another program?
I envision that by the time that I'm through, I'll be calling at least 4 other programs from within my calling program. . . . As usual, I thank you for your replies. . . . therry


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In a unique collaboration, the St. Louis County Library District and Gateway Greening have partnered to establish community gardens at several library branches throughout St. Louis County. Libraries have long thrived on the concept of sharing resources for education and entertainment. Establishing community gardens at library sites builds on this concept while activating the library's outside landscape and establishing it as a community hub as well.
The first in a series of community gardens will be installed at the Prairie Commons Branch at 915 Utz Lane in Hazelwood, Mo., Saturday, March 23, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Local community members turned gardeners, accompanied by Gateway Greening volunteers, will assemble the 20 raised garden beds. Lumber, tools and soil will be generously donated by project grantee Missouri Foundation for Health, along with St. Louis Composting and Accenture. Members from the St. Louis Audubon Society will also be on hand to install a 500-square foot butterfly garden. St. Louis County Library staff will also maintain a library garden bed, donating the produce to a local food pantry.
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Chris Hemsworth may have had to drop about 30 pounds in order to play late British race car driver James Hunt in Rush (his Thor bod was too big for the Formula One cars), but his costar had to go through quite a transformation, too.
Daniel Brühl plays Austrian racing champ Niki Lauda in the Ron Howard-directed film about the real-life rivalry between Lauda and Hunt in the 1970s.
Lauda's face was disfigured after he suffered extensive burns in a near fatal accident during the 1976 German Grand Prix.
Oscar-winning prosthetics artist Mark Coulier was responsible for creating Brühl's facial and head scars. "The first time, I think I fell asleep because it took six to seven hours," Brühl tells me. "When I woke up it was shocking, really shocking."
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He said, "The shocking experience was sometimes I would go on set and there were extras who didn't realize it was prosthetic makeup and they were afraid when they looked at me. That made me understand what Niki had gone through."
Despite Lauda's accident, he returned to racing just six weeks after the accident.
Brühl and the notoriously undiplomatic Lauda became friends during the making of the film.
"When he first called me, he said, 'I guess we have to meet now' and I said, 'Well, Niki, that would be very helpful,'" Brühl remembered. "He said, 'Just bring hand luggage to Vienna in case we don't like each other you can piss off right away.' I went to Vienna but…I had to buy some extra clothes because he liked me.'"
Rush hits theaters on Sept. 27.
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text: In some respects the fact there appears to be no threads at all on this forum dedicated to Mars Needs Moms probably answers this question to a degree, but I wonder what happened? Apparently the Robert Zemeckis film, the latest in his motion-capture 3-D CGI series, tanked bigtime over the weekend, and looks like it could be the 3-D equivalent of Heaven's Gate as a mega-money loser ($150M budget, $7M opening weekend is a flop by any measure, even if one assumes it'll eventually make the money back on Blu-ray). For my part, I never even heard of this film till it opened, unlike Rango which had quite a bit of advance publicity. I've even heard more about that CG film with the Gray that's coming out (I can't remember the title, though) then I did about this one. And my first impression was maybe this was a remake of Mars Needs Women, the old cult film from the 60s. The reviews were mixed, but the didn't seem to be overly bad, certainly no better, no worse than Battle for LA or Red Riding Hood, which both did better. I won't call it the "bubble popper" but is it possible audiences are starting to grow tired of these 3-D animated extravaganzas? I see Rango stayed at No. 2 and I believe that's a good old-fashioned 2-D film. Chinks in 3-D's armor? I certainly hope so as one who dislikes that format, but other than pushback against 3-D I can't really see any other reason why a film like Mars Needs Moms would have tanked so spectacularly. Thoughts? Alex


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[Verse 1: WolfGang]
Take the nigga you find in your bed with your chick
And grab your bitch and shove them in the car like a movie flick
Make me stop, make me quit
She mad because I found a bitch that fulfills my needs more than she ever could
And now she's copping a fit
But honestly, to tell you the truth, man I miss her
She fought for me, and stood by me even when I dissed her
But oh well, I got a new chick calling my name
I fucked the bitch like a fucking baseball game
Long and difficult, that's what I'm tripping for
She thought when we were done, she could leave, hell no
Threw her ass down on the bed and started at it again
She screamed out "Stop, I'm calling the police!"
I said go ahead, it won't really matter
Because by the time they got here, your blood will be splattered
All over the walls after this gunshot
You shouldn't have cheated bitch, now you're on missing watch
[Verse 2: Ty]
Baby, come over here, you know my name's Ty
Wait, what did you say, what do you mean, bye?
Girl, stop tripping, I'm just trynna get them digits
So I can call you over to my place to get a dig in
Look girl, I'm being nice to you, I could be meaner
Isn't that what you want, a motherfucking winner?
Stop with all that bullshit, quit playing hard to get
What did you say, I'm the lamest guy you ever met
Look here bitch, I'm done being nice to you
Now I'm a do what I came here for
To be on top of you
All I wanted was a quick nut, and to dip out
But now I've got to force the shit
Shut up bitch, you're being loud
Gotta ditch the body before anybody notices
Cut her hair off and kept it as a trophy
Next day, I'm feeling horny again
Let's see if I can find a smart one to dig in
[Verse 3]
Yo, my nigga Ty, what we doing here
Raping bitches, don't give a fuck, it's a new year
Vulgar as can be, we're the new Bad Meets Evil
Haha, damn you're right, Evel Knievel
Black kid rapping so factual, it hurts
White kid suicidal, I'm like Kurt


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Jury picked in case versus Britney Spears' parents
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jurors have been selected to hear a case against Britney Spears' parents that will focus heavily on events that led up to her public breakdown.
The panel of eight women and four mean was selected Thursday to hear claims by Spears' former confidante and manager, Sam Lutfi, that the singer's mother defamed him. He also claims he has been unfairly blamed for the singer's issues and is owed a share of the singer's fortune for work on Spears' album "Blackout" and other duties.
Opening statements are expected later Thursday.
The pop superstar remains under a court-ordered conservatorship and is not expected to testify during the trial. Her co-conservators are her father and her fiance.
Spears' parents, Jamie and Lynne Spears, and attorneys for her conservators have denied wrongdoing.
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What�s a 41-year-old mother of three doing writing Harry Potter fan fiction? If you�re here reading my bio, then you probably already know. It doesn�t matter how young or old we are; we�re all here because Harry Potter inspires us to write, to read, and to learn more about Rowling�s world and the people and creatures who inhabit it.
My true immersion into HP fandom came with the discovery of Mugglenet and Mugglenet fan fiction. Before long, I was hooked, visiting almost daily for updates on my favorite authors, to search for new favorites, and more recently to seek writing advice and fellowship over at the Beta forums. Finally, inspired by my rereading of HBP, I decided to offer my own interpretations of various characters and events.
None of us makes any money writing fan fiction, but it�s amazingly satisfying all the same. I�d like to think, moreover, that with each new offering I have validated my writing skills improve a little more. In any case, I�ll keep writing and hopefully so will you, and together we will fill the spaces between and around the action depicted in Rowling�s celebrated series!
House Affiliation: Ravenclaw
My ships: Albus/Minerva, Remus/Tonks, Severus/Narcissa, Severus/grown-up Hermione, Severus/grown-up Luna, Severus/various OC�s: Clancy, Maeve, Patricia (see LariLee�s A Right Bastard)
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British Government Faces Up To Peak Oil
Chris Rhodes, Energy Source (blog), Forbes
The UK Secretary for Energy and Climate Change, Chris Huhne, has committed to establish an "Oil Shock Response Plan" to cope with some of the consequences of peak oil. While there remains dissent as to the facts of peak oil, a growing body of experts think that the phenomenon will occur at some point during the next five years. On a recent BBC radio 4 broadcast a former president of Shell, John Hofmeister, reckoned that there was no problem with the production of oil meeting demand for it until 2050/2060. This kind of estimate includes various sources of unconventional oil for which the EROEI (Energy Returned on Energy Invested) is far lower than for the cheap readily available conventional oil on which the modern global world depends.
(23 May 2011)
Exclusive: Government to develop Oil Shock Response Plan
James Murray, BusinessGreen
Chris Huhne agrees to work with UK Industry Taskforce on Peak Oil and Energy Security to assess risk of soaring oil prices
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne yesterday agreed to develop an 'Oil Shock Response Plan', following a meeting with the UK Industry Taskforce on Peak Oil and Energy Security (ITPOES).
The group, which was formed by Arup, B&Q, Buro Happold, Solarcentury, SSE, Stagecoach and Virgin, and campaigns for greater awareness of the economic threat presented by dwindling oil supplies, said that the meeting had proved "constructive" and had helped to advance the energy security dialogue.
Specifically, Huhne agreed that DECC and ITPOES would work together on peak oil threat assessment and contingency planning.
(20 May 2011)
Fukushima nuclear plant is leaking like a sieve
News Blog, Nature
As more details leak out about the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, it's become clear that something else is leaking—radioactive water from the cores of three damaged reactors.
Leaks have been a persistent problem at the plant since it was struck by an earthquake and tsunami on 11 March. Three reactors operating at the time of the quake went into meltdown after the tsunami wiped out emergency generators designed to circulate water through the cores. TEPCO recently admitted that all three units probably suffered complete meltdowns before workers could flood them with seawater.
Since then, reactor operators have kept water flowing to the cores and several fuel storage pools above the reactors. That same water appears to be flowing out into the basements of buildings and eventually the Pacific Ocean, where environmentalists and scientists have raised concerns about possible contamination.
The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), which runs the plant, hoped to rectify the problem by pumping water into storage tanks until it can be reprocessed, but today Reuters reports that the storage tanks appear to be leaking.
And that's just the start of the bad news because the reactors themselves appear to be leaking as well. TEPCO initially hoped that the leaks were largely coming from pipes that could be repaired, but they now concede that both the reactors' pressure vessels and primary containment vessels, which are designed to contain an accident, are probably leaking water.
(26 May 2011)
U.S. Suit Sees Manipulation of Oil Trades
Graham Bowley, New York Times
After oil prices surged past $100 a barrel in 2008, suspicions that traders had manipulated the market led to Congressional hearings and regulatory investigations. But they produced no solid cases in the record run-up in gasoline prices.
But on Tuesday, federal commodities regulators filed a civil lawsuit against two obscure traders in Australia and California and three American and international firms.
The suit says that in early 2008 they tried to hoard nearly two-thirds of the available supply of a crucial American market for crude oil, then abruptly dumped it and improperly pocketed $50 million.
(24 May 2011)
China's Utilities Cut Energy Production, Defying Beijing
Keith Bradsher, New York Times
YIYANG, China — It is a power struggle that is causing a power shortage — one that has begun to slow China's mighty economic growth engine.
Balking at the high price of coal that fuels much of China's electricity grid, the nation's state-owned utility companies are defying government economic planners by deliberately reducing the amount of electricity they produce.
The power companies say they face financial ruin if the government continues to tightly limit the prices they can charge customers, even as strong demand is sending coal prices to record levels.
(24 May 2011)
WikiLeaks Documents Hint of Slick Plans for Arctic Oil
Joel N. Shurkin, Inside Science News Service via US News & World Report
With Arctic ice receding at an unprecedented pace due to global warming, many nations seem far more interested in carving up the newly exposed resources than doing something to slow climate change, according to documents released by WikiLeaks.
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According to the leaked State Department papers, even characteristically calm countries are staking claims and warning others to stay out of their way. Unlikely allies like the U.S. and China have joined to fight against any environmental agreement not suitable to their self-interest.
The changing climate is creating business opportunities never dreamed of before. At stake could be as much as one quarter of the world's gas and oil reserves, once hidden under huge masses of ice and inaccessible through frozen seas. Greenland's fossil fuel reserves alone may equal those of the North Sea.
That the Arctic is melting is beyond debate. The ice is melting faster than conservative computer models predicted.
(26 May 2011)
Danish warship sails into Greenpeace Arctic oil protest
John Vidal, Guardian
Armed Danish commandoes are thought to have been landed on a giant oil rig by helicopter to prevent environmentalists interfering with a British oil company's controversial exploration of deep Arctic waters. In a stand-off in the Davis Strait, west of Greenland, the Danish navy has been shadowing the Greenpeace ship Esperanza as it tracked the 53,000 tonne Leiv Eiriksson in iceberg-strewn sea to the site where it plans to search for oil at depths of up to 5,000ft.
The confrontation between Denmark and Greenpeace, which argues that it is dangerous to drill for oil in pristine Arctic waters, follows the decision by Scottish oil company Cairn Energy to explore for oil and gas in Baffin Sea this summer.
Fears that an Arctic spill would be difficult if not impossible to clean up were confirmed in an email exchange between the British Foreign Office and the energy secretary, Chris Huhne, that was obtained by Greenpeace under freedom of information legislation.
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Force fined over 'abandoned' files
A police force has been fined £100,000 after highly-sensitive information, including interview tapes with informants and victims, were abandoned at a former police station.
Records dating back to the 1980s were left in the basement of the old station after it is believed the site was vacated by Kent Police in July 2009.
These included recorded police interviews with informants, crime victims and people who were later convicted of offences.
Some documents also related to police staff.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), which levied the fine, said only "good fortune" prevented the files falling into the wrong hands.
The bungle emerged when a police officer visiting a business owner about an unrelated matter noticed a pile of tapes with the Kent Police logo on them on November 27 2012.
The business owner confirmed he had found the tapes in the basement of the police station, after buying the site two months earlier, and that he planned to watch them for entertainment.
The next day, the force visited the old station site and recovered hundreds of extra documents and evidence tapes, including recorded interviews with informants and victims.
An inquiry by the ICO found Kent Police had "no guidance or procedures in place to make sure personal information was securely removed from the former premises".
It said that the problem was made worse due to an apparent breakdown in communications between various departments involved in the move.
Stephen Eckersley, the ICO's head of enforcement, said: "If this information had fallen into the wrong hands, the impact on people's lives would have been enormous and damaging.
"These tapes and files included extremely sensitive and confidential information relating to individuals, many of whom had been involved in serious and violent crimes.
"How a police force could leave such information unattended in a basement for several years is difficult to understand.
"Ultimately, this breach was a result of a clear lack of oversight, information governance and guidance from Kent Police which led to sensitive information being abandoned.
"It is only good fortune that the mistake was uncovered when it was and the information hasn't fallen into the wrong hands."
Kent Police said they accepted the findings of the ICO and that it was "unacceptable" for police property to have been left behind at the former station in Gravesend.
A police spokesman said: "Since this was reported in 2012, Kent Police has reviewed its policies to ensure all documentation and files containing personal information are dealt with appropriately and in compliance with data protection legislation.
"In addition, we have now implemented new procedures when vacating police premises.
"After the discovery of the loss of data from the former police station, officers quickly retrieved and secured all documentation and property belonging to Kent Police.
"No sensitive information was lost or further disseminated."


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Starting rehab, Blanks could return soon
By Tim Powers / Special to MLB.com
SAN DIEGO -- Kyle Blanks' timeline to return to the Padres has taken shape, as Blanks is set to begin a Minor League rehab assignment this weekend. Blanks will travel to Class A Lake Elsinore or Triple-A Tucson to test the injury.
Out since July 12 with a left Achilles tendon injury, Blanks was able to run Friday, and he took batting practice prior to the Padres' matchup against the Chicago Cubs. How his heel responds to game action will determine how quickly Blanks is able to return to the big league club. With rosters expanding Sept. 1, Blanks could rejoin the team at that time, manager Bud Black said.
"Whether he comes back Sept. 1 if he has his legs underneath him and he's playing well and feels good physically, there's a chance that when we expand we bring him up," Black said. "Or, we just wait until the end of Minor League season and get him up here. We want him to get as many at-bats as possible."
Blanks had earned regular playing time in the outfield and at first base prior to the injury, hitting eight home runs with 34 RBIs in 67 games.
Padres not ruling out surgery for Quentin
SAN DIEGO -- Carlos Quentin could be headed for surgery on his injured right knee, Padres General Manager Josh Byrnes and manager Bud Black said Friday. It would be the third knee surgery for Quentin since March 2012. Quentin has not played in a game since July 30.
While surgery is not inevitable, Byrnes said it was an option given that Quentin's knee had not yet recovered enough for him to get back on the field.
"At the very least, surgery is a possibility for Carlos," Byrnes said in an email. "I wouldn't say it is a foregone conclusion. We will see how he responds to the rest/rehab."
Black echoed Byrnes' sentiments regarding Quentin's situation, adding that Quentin would test the knee this weekend, most likely Saturday, before any determination about the 30-year-old outfielder's knee was made.
"He's going to run [Saturday], and then we'll have more of an idea about his status," Black said. "So, Carlos is going to just get some treatment, do his work inside. He is getting his hitting in in the cage; he's done some things there, but as far as running, he'll do that [Saturday]."
The surgery would allow Quentin to recover in the offseason, Black said, clarifying that returning this season was still possible.
"If this thing doesn't progress, the doctors are looking at a procedure that might help him progress over the wintertime," Black said. "I'll know more once he starts to run and whether he can play again. If he can play again, he's going to try to avoid [surgery]."
This would be the second straight offseason in which Quentin had a procedure on the knee. He also had surgery in March last year during Spring Training.
Padres emphasize pitching in coming callups
SAN DIEGO -- Pitching reinforcements will constitute the majority of the Padres' September callups, manager Bud Black said Friday. While a position player, maybe two, will be part of the mix, Black said the primary additions would supplement the pitching staff and most likely have already been on the Major League club.
"It will probably be some guys that you have seen before," Black said. "There might be a guy or two that you haven't seen. We are still sort of working our way through that. There is still a little bit of time left in their season."
Black added that while the club likes to reward players in the organization with the late-season promotion, there were other factors to consider, including clubhouse chemistry.
"From a player's perspective, it sort of validates their performance for the year by coming up," Black said. "It's that fine line that you don't want to bring up too many guys, because it sort of disrupts a little bit of the clubhouse. There will be some pitchers to help our relievers and help our starters. Maybe a position player or two, but a lot of the guys here now are the guys we want to see play."
With over a week to decide which players to add to the roster, Black said the club would take its time making the selections.
Tim Powers is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Unit Corporation (NYSE:UNT[2]) ratings are on the decline this week as the company earns an F ("strong sell"). Last week, it received a D ("sell"). Unit is a contract drilling company that engages in land drilling of natural gas and oil wells. In Portfolio Grader's specific subcategories of Earnings Momentum and Cash Flow, UNT also gets F's. The stock currently has a trailing PE Ratio of 25.40. To get an in-depth look at UNT, get Portfolio Grader's complete analysis of UNT stock[3].
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text: popg0estheworld 0 Report post Posted June 19, 2012 Greetings, all! I picked up Warfare about two months ago, and I fell in love with the world of DUST. It usually takes me forever to get around to painting an entire army, but for some reason, I really flew through my DUST stuff. Anyway, I wanted to share my hard work with you all- -Luther/Lothar/Ludwig Hans- Sturmpionier- (Skoda Factory pattern armor camo, with Maus Grey uniforms) Tank Hunters/ Battle Grenadiers- (W/ Field applied armor camo and Liebermunster camo uniforms) Kampfaffen and Marcus- Flak Grenadiers- Angela- Totenmeister and Zombies- Zombies and Grenadier X- (w/ prison uniforms) Sniper Team- (BMM Ambush Scheme armor camo and SS-pattern spring camo uniforms) Kampfgruppen- (w/ Field applied armor camo and SS-pattern autumn camo) Thanks for checking my stuff out! I still have a few troopers and a Sturm Konig to finish painting, so I'll post when I finish them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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for a while i see alot of people saying it's sasuke's parents who know everything, i will give 2 points on why you can trash that theory.
- how in the name of god would sasuke's parents know EVERYTHING?
- did sasuke forget that those "2 people" are his "parents"?
what do i mean with this? the humans who know everything, do you really wanna meet them? i want to hear everything from them
why would sasuke refer their parents as them? and the "human" who knows everything?
sasuke is still a child and he would say i want to meet my parents, i want to hear everything from my parents, not them.
it's a form of respect it's normal for a son/daughter to say my parents, or my mother/father and not "them"


text: TEL-T 322 TEL networks Class Number: 6449 Instructor: Terry Forkner OBJECTIVES: Understand the development of telephone telecommunications. Be able to describe historical issues with regard to economic, social, political, and technological perspectives. Be able to describe specific events surrounding the rapidly changing telecommunications industry and discuss the impact of those events. Be able to describe the current status of the industry, the impact the industry has on society, and possible future directions the industry may take. Be able to describe the functional components of the telephone system, their operational characteristics, and how technology issues affect the policy process, both directly and indirectly. COURSE FORMAT: This course is presented in a lecture/discussion format. Students are given assigned readings each week that are targeted at the developments in a particular time period. The associated lectures are aimed at creating a comprehensive understanding of the issues and their relationships. Lectures are designed to encourage active discussion by students. PREREQUISITES: TEL T207 with a grade of C- or higher, or consent of the instructor GRADING: Project 1 5 % Project 2 25 % Mid-term 25 % Final exam 25 % Participation 20 % Exams are designed to enable the student to demonstrate a command of the major issues through essay and short answer. Project 1 is a small group discussion and presentation assignment. Project 2 is a 10-page research paper on a telephony-related topic of your choice. Emphasis on participation is designed to encourage attendance and "active" learning. MATERIAL: Introduction to Telephones and Telephone Systems, Noll Telephone – The First 100 Years, Brooks Meetings: Tuesday 2:30pm – 5:15pm This course counts toward Social and Historical Studies distribution requirements in the College of Arts and Sciences. It may, or may not, also count toward other degree requirements. For more information about which requirements this course could fulfill see the College of Arts and Sciences Bulletin at http://college.indiana.edu/undergrad/academicBulletin.shtml. If you have questions, or need additional help, see your academic advisor.


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In a spice mill (or using a mortar and pestle) whirl (or pound) the rub ingredients until they are coarsely ground. Transfer the mixture to a bowl. Reserve about 4 teaspoons of the rub for the pears.
In a medium bowl whisk the marinade ingredients. Place the pork tenderloins in a large resealable plastic bag and pour in the marinade. Press the air out of the bag and seal tightly. Turn the bag to distribute the marinade. Place on a plate and marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Prepare the grill for direct cooking over medium heat (350° to 450°F).
Remove the pork from the bag and discard the marinade. Lightly brush the pork with oil and season evenly with the rub.
Lightly brush the pears with oil and season the cut sides with the reserved rub.
Brush the cooking grates clean. Grill the pork over direct medium heat, with the lid closed, until the outsides are evenly seared and the centers are barely pink, 15 to 20 minutes, turning three times. During the last 8 to 10 minutes of grilling time, grill the pears, cut side down first, over direct medium heat, until they are lightly charred and tender, turning once. Remove the pork and the pears from the grill and let the pork rest for 3 to 5 minutes. Cut the pork into ½-inch slices. Serve warm with the pears.


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Cloud Storage, The New Standard
Cloud storage is becoming the new standard for file sharing and storing among companies and corporations. There are a variety of different options available so it may be somewhat overwhelming when it comes to deciding which model is the best fit for your company. No two clouds in the sky are the same, and this can also be said for cloud storage systems.
There are four main types of storage clouds: public, community, private and hybrid.
Public clouds are just that; they are available to anyone and use a main company to organize the services for them. The perfect example of this would be the original creator of the cloud, Amazon.com
Community clouds are infrastructures that are shared by several different groups that share a common ground or concern. School districts use community clouds store much of their information, and tend to focus more on the security aspect of storage. These clouds are usually monitored by an outside third party and may or may not be contained on the school grounds.
Private clouds are ones that are created for one specific group or organization and can be managed by someone within that group or by an outside party on or off the premises.
Hybrid clouds are infrastructures that combine two or more of the above types of clouds and are unique but still use the same standards that have been set in place. Hybrid clouds allow users to easily convert data from public to private or vice versa and share among the different types located within the hybrid.
Choosing the best cloud storage company for your situation requires you to figure out just what your needs are. Here are some things to take into consideration in deciding this:
How much storage space will you need in 3 years?
Can you afford it if costs go up?
If you decide to changes service providers, you risk losing some or all data during the shift.
What type of information is stored, and how often is it accessed?
Email tends to be the most common, and can take up a large amount of space. There are certain companies dedicated to just this aspect of it.
What type of security measures do you require?
The size of your company now and what it may potentially be a few years down the road should also be considered. As the number of employees' increases, so does the amount of security measures that need to be put into place to lower the risk of corrupted data. Check and see what each cloud storage provider can offer you in terms of security, as well as flexibility to your contract (if there is one) in adding storage space and features as your company grows. You should also see if there is a limit on how often you can access the data each month. The most important thing to keep in mind, when deciding on whom to go with, is not where you are now but where you plan on being in the future. What you may not see as a necessary feature now may become pertinent by next year.


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2012-03-14, 02:03
(2012-03-10, 23:48)Livin Wrote: what percent of displays are 16x10? I know of no TVs in the USA that are and only a small % of computer displays are anything but 16x9 now... way under 1%.
I don't see any logic to making a skin that works on under 1% of the screens perfectly and over 99% of the screen improperly.
A lot of Projectors can do 16x10, And a heck of a lot of the newer 2560 x 1600 displays are 16x10. But I do agree. There is not many users out there that wound need this. That beaning said. I Still wish for it.


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Can the intensity of these new lights be lowered?
Town Square
Too bright!
Original post made by Parkinson Resident, Community Center, on Aug 24, 2012
Can the intensity of these new lights be lowered?
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a resident of Community Center
on Aug 24, 2012 at 2:54 pm
touche! talk about turning the night into day!
a resident of Southgate
on Aug 24, 2012 at 3:54 pm
More whining. The lights are too bright otherwise it would be--there are not enough lights!!!! Whine, whine whine
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Aug 24, 2012 at 6:57 pm
I don't know how bright the lights are in your area, but the lights in most parts of town are too dim, making pedestrians hard to see. Even when they are wearing bright clothing, they are still nearly invisible in the crosswalks at night and a lot of cars don't exactly stop at stop signs.
a resident of Southgate
on Aug 24, 2012 at 7:11 pm
To desperate:Can you hold two ideas in your head at the same time?
Please try. It is possible that (1) some lights are too bright when they shine into your house, and also (2) that it is good to have bright lights on dark streets.
I realize this may be too complex for someone who says whine three times, but please, do try to understand what the writer said.
a resident of Community Center
on Aug 24, 2012 at 9:08 pm
as someone who has to walk a dog in the wee hours of the night on occasion, i applaud the new lights and their brightness. I also wish they could get a flood light on the picnic area in the park so teenagers would stop smoking and drinking there
a resident of Crescent Park
on Aug 24, 2012 at 10:05 pm
> I also wish they could get a flood light on the picnic area in the park so teenagers would stop smoking and drinking there
LOL ... I hung out at the park when I was a kid 30+ years ago and I imagine lots of others did before me and will after. Let the kids have their fun, they don't get out of hand too often, at least we did not when I was a kid ... today ... who knows for sure.
If they're bothering you call the cops.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Aug 25, 2012 at 3:04 pm
Thinking about this post ... I think streetlights should be for light out on the street, wherever, and are supposed to be bright enough to see. Streetlights are not spotlights and do not behave as such unless they are misadjusted. So my response to this would have to be that it is up to the homeowner to process their environment as they see fit within the law. Put up blinds, or a curtain, or a shade, or get windows with tinted glass to lower the intensity of the light. When we have a situation today where random crime is hitting even at the neighborhood level now and the police are at a low concentration and may be there or be able to respond, light cuts down on that or makes it easier to see or deter ... I am PRO STREETLIGHTS BEING AS BRIGHT AS POSSIBLE.
BUT, I really have to opine, maybe people post trivial stuff, complaints, thinks other are not interested in or disagree with, but why can't the editors see clearly that anyone who posts a comment that has nothing in it but to call people names ... ie. "whiner" in this case need to be deleted as just being pointless and offensive? Please do your job and get rid of such posts EDITOR ?? or explain why you are not ?
a resident of another community
on Oct 3, 2012 at 7:17 pm
The street light are suppose to light the streets not your yards and up to the front door and windows. That is why I have a porch light. So, light the streets and not my property. day is day and night should be night.
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Name: Orianna O'Neill'16
Hometown: Portland, Ore.
Major/minor: Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Theatre Performance, and Dance.
What brought me to Beloit: Jim Zielinski, my admissions officer really made me want to come to Beloit. He's the best.
My favorite class so far, and why you should take it: Music and Romanticism: 1800-1900, MUSI 203 with Daniel Barolsky. It was the hardest class I've ever taken, and I took it first semester of my freshman year. The class really showed me how college works and what a college student needs to bring to the table. It's also a fantastic class, and everyone should take a class from Daniel Barolsky in their college career.
You may have seen me: Being a mermaid.
The best book I've read at Beloit: Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline. It's a fantastic dystopian post-apocalyptic novel, filled with '80s references and Monty Python jokes. I read it for EDYS 151, and everyone should read it.
Why you should come and see Coward Land: We shoot guns, smoke cigarettes, drink booze, and say some terrible things. It's gonna be fantastic.
What are you working on? I'm part of the cast of This Is College, a fictional web series written by our very own Lucy Holden. The series tells the story, in somewhat real time, of Julia's freshman year of college. I play Clarisse, Julia's best friend, a friendly but annoying girl who dreams of being an actress. Look us up on YouTube! http://www.youtube.com/user/ThisIsCollege13?feature=watch
What do you do in your free time? What do you wish you did in your free time? I spend a lot of time hiding turtles all over campus. Keep an eye out for them! I wish I spent more time playing hide-and-seek with sharks. That would be so awesome.
What gets you up in the morning? Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, a few friends and I have Awkward Breakfast, an event that starts at 9:07 sharp. Extra awkward points if someone brings along a friend no one else knows.
What's your favorite hidden gem here in the area? Turtle Creek. It's a beautiful creek over on the way out to Walmart. Turtle Creek is a fantastic place to take a quick swim, or just have an adventure in the nature that we forget is all around us.