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Flooding closes Bully Pulpit Golf Course
DICKINSON, N.D. -Flooding along the Little Missouri River has left one of North Dakota's top golf courses unplayable for nearly a month.
Bully Pulpit Golf Course outside of Medora had water on 13 of its 18 holes Monday afternoon. With the Little Missouri not predicted to crest until at least Wednesday, course officials say they are making plans to be closed until June 20.
This is the third time Bully Pulpit has flooded but Dave Solga, the course's head professional, said this is the first time it has happened after opening for the season.
Nonetheless, he is confident that the course will be back in top shape after the water recedes and workers are able to complete clean-up efforts.
"We're very experienced with dealing with the flood," Solga said. "When we're done cleaning this thing up, you'll hardly be able to tell it ever happened. It's just going to take some time to get it there."
The United States Geological Survey flood prediction service lists the Little Missouri's flood stage at Medora at 15 feet. As of Monday evening, it was at 17.7 feet. The USGS predicts the river will crest at 19.5 feet sometime Wednesday morning and begin to recede below flood stage by Saturday.
Solga added that Davis Creek, which is a Little Missouri tributary, has also been the cause of some flooding.
Solga said cleanup will be minimal on some holes and extensive on others. He said the river tends to leave the course filthy with debris and mud causing the most problems.
"It's unfortunate, but our staff is prepared to take it on once the river is back in its banks," Solga said.
It's another tough break for the popular course that attracts both tourists and local golfers.
Bully Pulpit workers finished cleaning up earlier flood damage throughout April and finally had the course playable by April 29 when it hosted the East-West Classic high school boys tournament.
About seven holes into the opening round, a blizzard hit.
Still, the course quickly bounced back and hosted the North Dakota Golf Association's two-man scramble on May 14 and 15.
"Everybody was just in awe of how good it was," Solga said of the scramble weekend. "My prediction is it'll be just as good as it always is once we get it cleaned up. It's just a matter of getting it done."


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Bikie charged over bouncer gun threat
A bikie has allegedly threatened a bouncer with a gun after being denied entry to a club in Melbourne's inner south.
Victoria Police spokesman Sergeant Kris Hamilton said four men and a woman linked to the Mongols Outlaw Motorcycle Gang were outside a Fitzroy Street bar in St Kilda when a man allegedly produced a firearm and threatened security at about 12.45am on Sunday.
Although the group was allowed entry, police were called soon after.
When police arrived the gang members fled east down Fitzroy Street before officers found them in a nearby car park. Two knives and a gun were also found, Sergeant Hamilton said.
A 28-year-old Brighton East man, a 29-year-old Heatherton man, a 40-year-old man from Altona Meadows, a 27-year-old Brighton East man and a 29-year-old Langwarrin woman were arrested at the scene.
After being interviewed at the St Kilda police station, all but the Brighton East man were released, pending further investigation.
The 27-year-old Brighton East man was charged with being a prohibited person possessing a firearm. He is expected to face the Melbourne Magistrates Court later on Sunday.
Assistant Commissioner Stephen Fontana said outlaw motorcycle gangs such as the Mongols posed a "significant threat to the community".
"Over the last 12 months, we've probably charged close to 300 members of outlaw motorcycle gangs for 1200 serious offences," Assistant Commissioner Fontana said.
Referring to the St Kilda incident, the assistant commissioner said the Mongols - who re-branded from the Finks - were trying to increase their base in Victoria, and to "patch over to this international gang".
"They hunt in packs, and this is just another example of cowardly use of force with weapons ... where they're trying to intimidate and stand over people," he said.
"We'd ask people who have any information about their criminal activities to please contact Crime Stoppers."
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Saudi Arabia to Launch Online Atlas of Renewable Resources
Saudi Arabia is launching an online atlas of renewable resources as part of a wider project to identify the potential renewable energy sources and where best to deploy technology to tap into those resources.
The atlas data will be available in late 2013, published online through the Renewable Resource Monitoring and Mapping programme. The King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KACARE), which is managing the project, is in the process of establishing more than 70 meteorological stations and centres nationwide to collect data on renewable energy potential, according to an official press release.
Saudi King Abdullah set up KACARE in 2010 to develop alternative energy sources so the country will not need to burn millions of barrels of oil a year on power generation. The atlas is part of the government's plans to develop renewable energy programmes that will produce 54,000 megawatts of electricity by 2032, and to save their oil for export. "The installation of the meteorological stations is fast and essential for such a project as they provide essential data, for example, about the intensity of sun and wind, as well as dust levels and waste-to-energy data for decision makers," Amr Mohsen, founder and CEO of Lotus Solar Technologies, tells SciDev.Net.
He believes that this project reflects the Saudi government's strong commitment to reduce fossil fuel consumption and invest significantly in alternative energy. "The Saudi government had announced before that they are planning to be one of the clean electricity exporters". He adds that the data produced by the Atlas project will pave the way for developing policies and legislation that support achieving their new renewable energy targets.
The Atlas will be a guiding database for the country's renewable energy sources, to help both government and investors in making decisions such as choosing between different locations to install a project depending on the collected data.
Omneya Sabry, vice chairman for technical affairs with the New and Renewable Energy Authority in Egypt welcomes this step, comparing it to the wind atlas for Egypt that was published in 2005. "Creating an atlas for renewable resources helps to provide reliable and accurate data sets for evaluating the potential for renewable power output and to decide the most efficient type of technology to be used," Sabry says.
For example, she adds, whether the country chooses to invest in expensive solar panels or cheap wind turbines it will need data.
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, August 23, 2012, 10:57 AM
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Restaurants: Best of Mountain View 2012
Original post made on Aug 23, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, August 23, 2012, 10:57 AM
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on Aug 23, 2012 at 4:36 pm
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It's always interesting to see the poll winners revealed.
But I wonder if there is a mistake here, or a mix-up with the parallel poll by the Palo Alto Weekly:
"Best Sushi/Japanese" text here online refers to one restaurant, then lists two locations of Sushi Tomo, both in Palo Alto. Sushi Tomo? I don't recall even seeing that restaurant on the MV Voice poll, and unlike Chef Chu's (right at the MV border), one Sushi Tomo location is in downtown PA, miles from MV; the other is on El Camino Way, off ECR beyond Charleston.
In contrast, Sushi _Tomi_ is a popular and widely respected restaurant in downtown Mountain View with a very similar name. I believe it has won the Best-of_MV poll in years past.
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@Max: Thanks for your observation, which triggered an internal fact-finding mission. It turns out you are right. The list of winners provided to the newsroom had Sushi Tomo in Palo Alto as the winner, but after some digging, it turns out that a typo is to blame and Sushitomi is the real winner, pulling down the most votes for Best Sushi/Japanese.
The corrected write up for Sushitomi (sometimes written as Sushi Tomi) is:
A champion every year since 2007, Sushitomi clearly has a lot of fans in Mountain View. Open for lunch and dinner, the restaurant serves sushi, of course, but also tempura, teriyaki, donburi rice bowls, noodle soups and grilled appetizers.
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Amaro happy for Phils, impressed by Reds
By Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
He worked his way around the room, congratulating players on another step toward a 2010 World Series championship.
The Phillies swept the Reds in the best-of-five National League Division Series to advance to their third consecutive NL Championship Series.
They got there because of incredible pitching against the best offensive team in the league. The Phils allowed just 11 hits against the Reds to set a Division Series record. The Yankees held the previous mark, when they allowed just 13 hits to the Rangers in the 1998 American League Division Series.
"It's hard to explain," Amaro said. "It was extraordinary. They rose to the occasion. They're good pitchers. But for them to perform under these circumstances in the postseason in this atmosphere is pretty extraordinary."
Philadelphia did not score runs in bunches, but it scored enough against a hard-throwing pitching staff that impressed Amaro.
"That's about as good a pitching performance on the other side as we've seen," he said. "They were all fantastic. They're going to be good for a long time. They've got some great, great young arms. They're going to be a formidable opponent for a lot of years to come. I think we're a better offensive team than we've shown so far, but you have to give credit to their pitching staff. This is an outstanding staff that pitched against us."
Phillies manager Charlie Manuel agreed.
"Do I want us to score more runs? Of course. And we're definitely capable of it. I'm always positive. When we start [hitting], somebody is in trouble."
Amaro also marveled at Cole Hamels' performance in Game 3 on Sunday. He allowed just five hits and struck out nine in his first postseason shutout.
"His performance did all the talking," Amaro said. "Cole Hamels is as good a makeup guy as we have. He's as good a competitor as we have. Everybody puts Roy Halladay at the top, but Cole's right there with him."
It has Amaro feeling good about his team entering the NLCS.
Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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We are creatures of the grid. We are embedded in it and empowered by it. The sun used to govern our lives, but now, thanks to the grid, darkness falls at our convenience. During the Depression, when power lines first electrified rural America, a farmer in Tennessee rose in church one Sunday and said—power companies love this story—"The greatest thing on earth is to have the love of God in your heart, and the next greatest thing is to have electricity in your house." He was talking about a few lightbulbs and maybe a radio. He had no idea.
Juice from the grid now penetrates every corner of our lives, and we pay no more attention to it than to the oxygen in the air. Until something goes wrong, that is, and we're suddenly in the dark, fumbling for flashlights and candles, worrying about the frozen food in what used to be called (in pre-grid days) the icebox. Or until the batteries run dry in our laptops or smart phones, and we find ourselves scouring the dusty corners of airports for an outlet, desperate for the magical power of electrons.


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Cosmetics retailer Sephora has pulled a lipstick shade called "Celebutard" from its shelves after customers and advocates for the disabled expressed outrage over the name.
The lipstick is part celebrity tattoo artist, model and "L.A. Ink" star Kat Von D's makeup line.
By Wednesday morning, the product was no longer on the Sephora online store, WXIA reported, and the company issued an apology.
"It has come to our attention that the name of one shade of a lipstick we carry has caused offense to some of our clients and others," a Sephora spokesperson wrote to NBC affiliate WXIA. "We are deeply sorry for that, and we have ceased sale of that shade both in our stores and online."
The nude shade started gaining attention across the web about a week ago when customers and groups like All About Developmental Disabilities and Inclusion BC criticized Sephora for carrying the controversially-named lipstick, according to the Huffington Post.
"It should have never been on the shelves to begin with," Inclusion BC's executive director Faith Bodnar told Canadian TV brodcaster CTV British Columbia.
Kathy Keeley, Executive Director at AADD, agreed. "It's shocking that a company in this day and age would even consider such a demeaning name for a product," she told WXIA.
After a number of complaints, #Sephora takes 'Celebutard' lipstick off the shelves. http://t.co/9P3J9UyW3jpic.twitter.com/AnoGY8xwhx
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text: [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] Edit: Skip ahead to page five for the beginning of our un-ride report. *****************************************************************[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Disclaimer: This thread, by no means, guarantees or implies that a 'ride report' is going to happen, it merely allows a spot for a random picture or video to be tossed up for anyone who may be thinking about travel to Ecuador or who may want to follow along on our trip if we* do happen to produce a ride report. We'll see what develops. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]*I say we. In reality I don't dare try and suck whizzerwheel into another one of these things but if he wanders in on his own he'll be more than welcome.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]*****************************************************************[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Fortunate enough to be able to step off the treadmill for a few weeks a year, whizzerwheel and I have made annual trips to Costa Rica to ride motorcycles the last couple of years. One was carefully documented. The second, not so much. [/FONT] At least not to the point where it was posted. There certainly are more than enough photos and videos. Ride report or not, rest assured, we did spend our time wisely learning more about the language and various cultural nuances... ...as we already had plans to expand our south of the border travels in the future.


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Lincoln Blumell, Nibley Fellow, publishes critically acclaimed book
Lincoln Blumell, a recipient of the Maxwell Institute's Nibley Fellowship from 2003-2009, recently published an excellent study of the sociocultural life of early Christians. His book, Lettered Christians, examines fascinating papyri containing letters written at the Egyptian city of Oxyrhynchus between the third and seventh centuries C.E. The letters, while not always explicitly Christian, shed light on […]Read More


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Yeah, sad news, second tragedy for the Charlatans.
Cracking band, seen them twice, best was a triumphant return to Manchester on the Tellin' Stories tour.
Tim Burgess' hair do aside, great band.
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In a nutshell, here's the skinny: My wife Mary and I have toured extensively on our old /5. It was only 27 years old when we took (her first) long ride (12,000 miles) with quite a few miles added thereafter. A '92 K1100LT came into the picture in 2003. Lots of touring miles since then. This second very reliable friend is now 21. Now talks about a 'new to us' bike keep coming up in recent discussion. I have periodically brought up the option of a properly appointed GS. "Too FN ugly", she often retorted. So, a few weeks ago we met a couple on a 2012 GSA..... with all the 'fixins'. She loved it. That's the basics.
So, now we are looking for a 1200GS. It has to look like the one she saw (Touratek stuff, new seat, new gps, see-and-be-seen lighting, etc). Can't really get a new one but can bring in a year old from U.S. to Canada. We start looking in Florida (because we will be in Key West) in late November and spending a couple of weeks just looking around to dealers.
My question is: Aside from all the good reasons to buy one, what might some of the perceived drawbacks be (not being inseam challenged is likely in my favor) in looking at a long term ownership? Is there one particular year to avoid? One to seek? At 65 I do not aspire to be a "GS Giant" but I do like a bit of a challenge. We both do actually. Opinions? I know most places to research but I am most interested in experienced observations about the bike itself. - Bob


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So I didn't bug SWMBO enough to get my passport out of the safe-deposit box.. and I finally got off my duff and got it out myself, about 10 days before a planned Canada trip and found it expired - last month.
ZOWIE! That was a costly mistake. The basic government fee for renewing a passport quickly is $170. That's bad. Worse is having to use a passport service to do it for you. Turns out that the only quick way to renew a passport is to visit a passport center. Those are located in major cities that have a "Federal Building". No more going down to the post office.. And to go to the passport center you must make an appointment. I called all the major ones within 400 miles of me - and the soonest any could offer an appointment was a week after the trip was going to be over. That wasn't a working solution.
So - I went to a passport service. These services are authorized by the government to process passports for people, and somehow they have access to getting it done quickly. For a bit under $250, I should have my new passport next Tuesday. Company seems very efficient, got excellent writeups in lots of major travel and business publications, but - it appears their cost model is based on a business paying for an employee to get an expedited passport, and for the average Joe Schmo that is a lot of money.
Lesson is - plan to start the renewal process at least 2 months before you need the passport. It will save you a bunch of money that could better be spent on the trip.


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gben wrote:Your world will contain as many objects as you need it to. First you separated yourself from the world to create yourself. Then you looked at what was left and divided it into the words of your dictionary.
Hi GBen,
This seems to be very similar to paticca-samuppada (or the dependent arising). More specifically, the arising of consciousness and the nama-rupas (names and forms) associated with it.
It is true that some people live by their dictionary... it's essentially a book of namarupas.
I disagree with this. Many people live in their own world.TheNoBSBuddhist wrote: 'Your world' and 'the real world' are one and the same.
How true that is. What happens if the person started to think that he was the Buddha, and then keeps on clinging to it?gben wrote:Whereas thinking may spend forever clinging to one falsehood and never know it.
This reminds me of the Lotus Sutra, except there is something which makes it a bit different. It says that the Buddha arises when there are people who are gentle, reverent and upright, but then that he disappears when people are perverse and arrogant. (Chapter 16, "The Lifespan of Tathagata.")gben wrote:The buddha is seamlessly invisible or visible at will as is needed.
In any case, welcome to the forum GBen and please stick around.


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Quote:really interesting article Dan, and nice presentation with the video etc etc.
Quote:In simplistic terms I see 'uke', in realtion to the hands in three ways -1. Hard, direct, damaging blocking (we use double bone method in the main)2. soft, deflection based methods (we use single bone, palms, forearms in the main)3. combinations of 1 and 2Hard blocking MUST come first (IMO), it is the least skilled, and when a situation is not 'perfect' (ie your off balance, have fear going on, didn't see it, or was surprised) it is what will save you when under real pressure from commited non karate like attacks, but they do lead on to the softer method, and then both, when appropiate.
Quote:Dan, Interesting post and supporting material. From my perspectives there are other aspects to this. We have a number of differing methods of block execution that are used to draw the attacker closer for a stronger counter attack. Using my friend Ernest Rothrocks Jing Do short range striking practices we also use blocks as opening deflections for attacking techniques. The block just a fractal of the attack. They attack but our attack uses their opening to slice into them. Ive lately been doing research on Gusukama Shinpans Demonstrations on the use of Karate Kata documented in Nakasone Genwas 1938 Karatedo Taiken. In that case the block is more a kamae entered into an attack to deflect them and then expand upon for an attack. Somewhat different from how I normally use kamae as an immovable force inserted into the attack too. BTW Karates documented use of bobbing and weaving is found in Mutsus 1933 Kempo Karate as the first series of Karate technique applications he is sharing.
Quote:While I agree in general terms, my view is somewhat different. I believe there are no 'hard' blocks in goju (or shorin styles for that matter!). I think they are all capable of being used as 'soft' deflections - consider my chudan uke (goju & shorin) in the video. Beginners will, through inexperience default to hard. Sometimes you will use it as a strike or 'stop' - hitting a nerve etc - but I've found this largely overstated as an application.Shorin styles have a higher percentage of what are perceived (in my view incorrectly) as 'hard' blocks, especially your sword hand block and jodan/age uke (which only occurs in gekisai in goju). However both of the latter can (and in my view should) be applied 'softly' except against very circular techniques such as a haymaker. Even then I use the twisting forearm to 'slide' into the attack...
Quote:How exactly are you differentiating what constitutes a "soft" vs a hard block?
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Posters and Election Propaganda
A blog dedicated to the examination of communications in election campaigns, with a focus on posters
Tagged as "parliamentary elections"
Friday, April 30, 2010
Jonathan Gabay of brand forensics talks to the BBC about the British Conservative Party's poster campaign for this year's elections that directly attacks Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
It echoes Saatchi & Saatchi's famous 1979 campaign for Margaret Thatcher's Conservatives, best seen in the classic poster, titled "Labour Isn't Working."
Saturday, January 30, 2010
The Hungarian parliamentary elections are set for April 11 and 25. Hungary has had democratic elections since it ended Soviet domination in 1989.
The center-right Hungarian Civic Union (Fidesz) is favored to win by a large margin over the ruling Socialists by promising to boost the economy by cutting taxes, as well as cutting debt, according to Reuters. One poll shows Fidesz with 47% backing and the party in power with only 12%. As in the United States, job creation is key, with unemployment in both countries around 10%.
Two other parties have some support: the right-wing Jobbik (9%) and the conservative Magyar Democratic Forum (3%).
The Democratic Forum (MDF) won Hungary's first victory post-Communist parliamentary election in 1989, but has been in decline since and needs to attract at least 5% of the total vote to gain any of the seats available by proportional representation. Hungary's electoral system is complicated (click here for more on it, as well as results of recent elections).
After the withdrawal of Soviet troops, the Hungarian Communist Party disbanded and reestablished itself as the Hungarian Socialist Party.
The posters displayed in Hungarian election campaigns are often quite creative. One MDF poster featured a trash bin, along with symbols of the old regime (i.e., a statue of Stalin, Mao's and Kim Il Sung's writings, the Communist Party newspaper); another illustrated the back of a bullnecked Soviet soldier, and pasted over his hat the message "Comrades, the End!" in Russian (see figure). The MDF raised funds by selling thousands of copies of this poster. Moreover, its imagery had such appeal that it resurfaced in 1991 in demonstrations in the Baltic countries.
Hungary had earlier experienced democracy. In 1848, a "peaceful revolution," led by Lajos Kossuth, freed the country from the Austrian Habsburg Empire and a constitutional monarchy was created, which was short lived. To learn more about the political history and election posters of Hungary, see my book, Posters, Propaganda, and Persuasion in Election Campaigns Around the World and Through History.


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Does Breeding Impact Stallions' Performance Under Saddle?
Providing exercise as a prebreeding warm-up can help prevent possible injuries during collection, as vigorous movements during collection could cause trauma, such as to the hind legs or musculature of the back.
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From breeding shed to show ring? Why not? Researchers recently confirmed that collecting semen from well-trained stallions does not have a negative effect on performance.
"The majority of stallions cope very well emotionally with parallel use in performance and breeding," said Christine Aurich, DVM, PhD, head of the Graf Lehndorff Institute for Equine Science in Neustadt, Germany. "There are individual stallions that may be difficult; however, if they're well-trained, it does not cause problems."
Aurich; Stephanie Pasing, PhD, also of Graf Lehndorff; and colleagues studied stress parameters in 16 experienced breeding stallions used in an artificial insemination program. They looked at how the breeding process affects heart rate and salivary cortisol (commonly referred to as "the stress hormone") levels.
Although heart rate tended to increase earlier before ejaculation in more experienced stallions—suggesting they were anticipating it—in general all stallions' heart rates returned to normal within 15 minutes of ejaculation, Aurich said. And in any case, she noted, the stallions' average heart rate only reached a maximum of 90 beats per minute during semen collection, even at ejaculation (for comparison, at maximum exercise a horse's heart rate can reach 200 beats per minute). This is about the same heart rate that horses have when they begin transport, she added.
Heart rate variability studies showed no significant changes during the collection process, indicating that collection could not be seen as anything more than a "moderate stressor," Aurich said. Likewise, she noted, there were no significant differences in salivary cortisol levels during the collection process. Results of previous studies by the same research group have shown that stallion performance under saddle does not affect his semen quality.
So can a breeder collect a stallion for artificial insemination while the horse is in training and competition without impacting his performance? The answer, according to Aurich, is yes—and the two activities can even be carried out back-to-back.
Providing exercise as a prebreeding warm-up can even help prevent possible injuries during collection, Aurich said. Vigorous movements of the stallion during semen collection could cause trauma, such as to the hind legs or musculature of the back, she explained, especially if he's not properly warmed up.
"A stallion should get some time for warming up before semen collection," said Aurich. "So, for example, training could be done before the collection. Otherwise, the stallion could be walked for some time.
"If you want to reverse the order, however, that's possible too," she added. "Stallions are often quite relaxed after semen collection; we've noted that the process does not have adverse effects on training. Therefore, it would be possible to do the warm-up by walking the stallion for 10 or 15 minutes, for example, then collect semen, and then saddle him and train him, or even perform him."
The study, "Influence of semen collection on salivary cortisol release, heart rate, and heart rate variability in stallions," was published in Theriogenology.
About the Author
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Christa Lesté-Lasserre is a freelance writer based in France. A native of Dallas, Texas, Lesté-Lasserre grew up riding Quarter Horses, Appaloosas, and Shetland Ponies. She holds a master's degree in English, specializing in creative writing, from the University of Mississippi in Oxford and earned a bachelor's in journalism and creative writing with a minor in sciences from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She currently keeps her two Trakehners at home near Paris. Follow Lesté-Lasserre on Twitter @christalestelas.
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There are no screening tests for CAD itself. Instead, most screening is aimed at prevention of CAD and identifying the risk factors associated with the development of CAD.
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The following are regular screening tests that help to identify risk factors for developing CAD. These tests are often done as part of regular physical exams.
Blood tests can help look for conditions that can lead to CAD. These include:
- Cholesterol—Your total cholesterol should be checked every 5 years once you reach the age of 20. Your doctor may recommend more frequent testing if you have high LDL cholesterol or triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol, or other factors that increase your risk of heart disease.
- Blood glucose—Once you reach the age of 45, your blood glucose should be checked every 3 years. Blood glucose testing screens for diabetes .
Your body weight should be checked at each exam once you reach the age of 20. Your doctor will assess your body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference to determine if you are at a healthy weight. Excess weight increases blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood glucose levels. All of these compound your risk of CAD.
Screening Tests for High Risk Populations
If you are at high risk of developing CAD, you doctor may recommend screening tests to look for signs of CAD. These include:
Elevated C-reactive protein levels may indicate an inflammatory response in the body. This elevation is associated with a higher risk for CAD.
If your doctor suspects that you are at risk of developing CAD, you may have an EKG . This test records the electrical activity of your heart through electrodes attached to the skin. An EKG may be able to show changes in your heart's rhythm or damage to heart muscle. However, a normal EKG does not mean you are free of CAD, since most early changes are not seen on this test.
Your doctor may order chest x-rays to check your heart's size your lungs for signs of congestion.
Also known as coronary artery calcium scoring, this noninvasive x-ray examination detects calcium levels in the coronary arteries, expressing the findings as a calcium score. Calcium build-up is a marker of CAD.
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD), the hardening of the arteries outside of the heart, is also a marker for increased cardiac risk. An ankle-brachial index measurement is done to screen for and diagnose PAD. Blood pressure is measured at your ankle and at your arm. If blood pressure is lower in your ankle, it indicates that an artery between your heart and your leg may be blocked. Atherosclerosis is a systemic disease, and its presence in one area of the body increases your risk for disease in other areas as well.
Measuring the thickness of the two innermost layers of the arterial wall may detect the presence of atherosclerosis. However, research has not determined if the relationship to CAD is clinically significant enough to recommend measurement of IMT as a screening tool.
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SAN DIEGO -- Whatever momentum the Denver Broncos had, they didn't misplace it over their bye week. Now they hope they will not lose quarterback Peyton Manning.
The Broncos beat the San Diego Chargers 28-20 Sunday at Qualcomm Stadium, but the later stages of the victory came with some anxious moments.
Manning was hit in his right leg by defensive lineman Corey Liuget while completing a pass to wide receiver Demaryius Thomas with less than two minutes to play, and Manning was limping afterward. He didn't exit the game, but he did argue with officials when a penalty wasn't called.
Manning will undergo an MRI exam Monday morning on what is believed to be an injured right ankle.
Manning didn't clarify what happened or which body part was bothering him.
"I don't know," he said. "Somebody was around my feet, so I'll have to see the play. I'm pretty sore; he kind of got me twice."
Liuget stressed he wasn't trying to hurt Manning.
"He was trying to tell the ref something, but the center was on me and I tried to tackle him but I got tripped up and I fell into his leg," Liuget said. "It wasn't intentional at all, and I want to apologize to him."
Manning continued to build his candidacy for his fifth MVP award by throwing for four touchdowns and 330 yards. He completed 25 of 36 passes and was not intercepted. Three of Manning's touchdown passes went to Thomas (seven catches, 108 yards) as the tandem took turns exposing numerous San Diego defensive backs.
"If you look at every game, he is one of the best receivers in the league, without a doubt," Chargers coach Mike McCoy said. "He is a great player, but you got to do a better job on him."
The Chargers, trailing 28-6, rallied in the second half. Quarterback Philip Rivers threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to running back Danny Woodhead, and running back Ryan Mathews added a 1-yard touchdown run to make it a one-possession game in the fourth quarter.
However, the Chargers (4-5) got no closer. Rivers finished 19 of 29 for 218 yards and a touchdown.
Denver (8-1) played without head coach John Fox, who underwent heart surgery last week. Defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio took over Fox's duties. The Broncos awarded Fox, who remains in North Carolina, a game ball.
"We look forward to giving it to him in person," Manning said.
The Chargers, who lost their second game in a row, countered the Broncos' touchdowns with field goals during the first half, but even that went haywire when Nick Novak missed a 37-yard attempt.
San Diego's lack of success deep in Denver territory was critical. The Chargers got inside the Denver 22-yard line three times in the first half and came away with six points.
"We had a chance there with a couple of them, and we knew how important it was this week to score touchdowns and not settle for field goals," Rivers said. "Eventually it caught up with us and that was the difference, those early drives. We would have been right there in better shape late in the game."
Just before halftime, Manning dissected the Chargers' defense, completing eight of nine passes while guiding the Broncos to the San Diego 7-yard line. Manning then found Thomas for the second of his two first-half touchdown catches with 13 seconds left in the quarter.
Manning froze the Chargers on a play-action fake, and Thomas beat cornerback Shareece Wright for the 7-yard scoring reception and a 21-6 Denver halftime lead.
After Manning's first touchdown pass, a 74-yarder to tight end Julius Thomas in the first quarter, the Chargers cut the lead to 7-3 when Novak kicked a 26-yard field goal to start the second quarter. Novak converted from 40 yards with nine minutes left in the half, making it 7-6.
Manning got the ball, and again worked fast. In just under 2:30, the Broncos went 80 yards on another scoring drive, this one capped by an 11-yard strike to Thomas for a 14-6 cushion.
"The tempo, we knew it would go fast," Chargers safety Eric Weddle said. "But we had a couple times where we didn't get lined up quick enough; we got it going in the second half. But credit to them because they made some plays up the field."
NOTES: Chargers OLB Jarret Johnson didn't play Sunday after aggravating a hamstring injury in practice leading up to the game. Johnson, who is tied for the team lead with three sacks, sat out for the third time in four games. ... Chargers C Nick Hardwick left the game in the third quarter with a neck injury. ... Broncos SS Duke Ihenacho (ankle) was inactive after being listed as questionable heading into the game. He was replaced by Mike Adams. ... Sunday's game was the Broncos' first of three against AFC West foes over the next four weeks. Denver plays twice against the Chiefs, first in Denver, then in Kansas City, with a visit to play the New England Patriots in between.


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Discussion in 'Racing' started by ADK, Sep 12, 2012.
Try not to be an idiot,for your own sake if nothing else.
Hope so, he was pretty fast when he was on.
Fun to watch.
How about that lapper800?
What a ride!
lol. Fuck me five ways from friday. That shit is funny.
that is what happens when you catch the video changing. it was just switching from her to the starting line so what you see is the spokes of the front wheels of the bikes. assuming that is what you are talking about.
Mike appeared to be having a bad night,he was sooo fast before he turned pro.
Its a strange pic,oddly sweaty and weird looking along with the spoke effect.
How's the snow up above Howard's place so far this year?
We were just up that way saturday,we stayed mostly below 4000' but snow is melting fast with the high temps.
Howard had 5' at one point in early winter.
I tried a Trials tire Tubliss on my 200 with 5psi,unstoppable.
LOL sorry my mind is pretty twisted
Absolutely. Please notice I didn't say anything personal about Flug or anything like that. I'm sure he is a good guy. This is just my opinion of his opinions.
He just has not seem right after that bad wreck in the 2008 outdoors.
link to it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYSAApmCxVw
Ryan sure got a bad start and made the best of it.
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Actually he got a pretty good start, top 5 start isn't bad. And he did make the best of it.
I sometimes take GoPro video when I ride, why doesn't it look like that???
Hoh! I hadnt seen that crash/runover squence,that's very bad,its amazing he got up after that one.
Yeah he stuck tight on the inside and zapped right through guys.
Man! Hes hitting the rev limiter about 20 times per lap and at full pin right below it much of the time,on a 55+hp 450.............
That's GOT to be exciting!
Is it your riding, or isn't that a new gyro style camera?
Any disclosure on what happened to RV's motor during the heat race?
I saw smoke or possibly steam on the last lap.
To clarify, he DIDN'T get up, he was carted off. He did come back a year later however.
Alessi gets a lot of shit around here, most of it earned and deserved, but you can't watch something like that and not be impressed by a guys fortitude to come back.
And then you see the old video of the young Alessi and you remember why he deserves some of the disrespect he gets.
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I had a couple of vacation days floating around so hatched a plan for a Four Corners (ish) tour of PA. I was at the National this summer in Bloomsburg, but for those who hadnÔÇÖt heard, it was pretty darn hot, and I never explored the area like I wanted. I spent most of the time drinking lemonade in the shade, though I had a great time in Bloomsburg. IÔÇÖve wanted to get back to that area and ride the roads I missed this summer. My home base is SE PA so I planned on camping at RickettÔÇÖs Glen SP , Cook Forest SP and Ohiopyle SP to complete the other three corners, more or less, of PA. HereÔÇÖs my story.
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I left this past Friday and the forecast called for rain on Friday and maybe Friday night, but then it looked like dry weather. The forecast was a little off. I packed the S since itÔÇÖs an awesome bike and has heated grips and an outlet for my heated jacket.
I planned to stop at HermyÔÇÖs BMW on my way north to have my MOA mileage form signed so I could mail it and ensure my position well down the list of PA finishers. IÔÇÖm actually hoping to get lucky and be ÔÇ£average maleÔÇØ. I left about 9:30 and took great joy, when at the end of my street, I turned right rather than left, as I do every day going to work. So far so good.
I got on the interstate to make better time, and as it looked a little threatening I stopped at the Allentown service plaza to put on my rain suit. I was to practically live in it for the next 3 days. Thank God for Frogg Toggs.
I exited the interstate and headed west.
Whenever IÔÇÖm in the area of HermyÔÇÖs, I like to ride up and over Hawk Mountain on Hawk Mountain Rd. Today was no exception.
As I stopped briefly at HermyÔÇÖs, it started to rain a little. As soon as I left, it started raining so hard I thought about heading back to HermyÔÇÖs but was sure the rain would stop any minute.
I ended up spotting a pavilion where I could pull the bike under cover and try to dry out.
After about an hour I headed out again. I wandered up towards Hazelton and then found my way over to Mahanoy City where I picked up PA 339, a great way to get to Bloomsburg.
IÔÇÖd been in and out of rain showers, but partway to Bloomsburg, the sun actually came out.
Soon after this picture on PA 339, I noticed the sky was getting pretty dark and soon thereafter the skies opened up. This is the next picture I took.
I went by the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds and was amazed to see it compared to this past summer. ItÔÇÖs still a muddy mess and the houses bordering the Fairgrounds were heavily damaged from the flooding they experienced. I was sorry to see that.
I picked up PA 487 to get to RickettÔÇÖs Glen, but the heavy rain continued with the skies still dark. The thought of setting up camp in the rain was not appealing and, as much as I hate to admit it, I ended up turning back and getting a hotel in Buckhorn. When I pulled off my overmitts, it was like pouring water out of a boot. It was my low point standing in the hotel lobby watching people mop where I stood and putting out ÔÇ£Caution, Wet FloorÔÇØ signs. My only request was a room with towels. Needless to say, day 1 didnÔÇÖt go as planned.


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"There comes a time in life where you question life's worth. Here's my answer, yours is worth the loss."
"Am I Immortal? No, Its just by luck that I have lived this long. Everyone dies eventually. Its just a matter of time. Time and death are things that none of us shinobi, no matter how powerful may be, can fully control, however, we can cheat it and leave on our own accord. Here, allow me to make an example of that by using you."
NAME: Bermecia Lucis
As a child, Bermecia was a cheerful and optimistic young girl. She loved playing and talking with her peers and enjoyed taking strolls with her mother when her father was away.
As a ninja, before the incident, she displayed remarkable courage, and support. Her analytical abilities have saved her and her team countless times. She is a reliable asset to any team. As she has displayed a calm demeanor in even in the most peril of sitautions.
Now, after losing all hope in humanity, she displays a cold demeanor to other humans, and questions the value of life. Even so, she still remains true to the Hidden Stone, not the current one, but the one from her memories. She hopes that one day, she will meet someone who can clear the darkness that controls her.
VILLAGE OF ORIGIN:Hidden Stone
VILLAGE OF ALLIANCE:Hidden Stone
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SPECIALTY: Earth/Lightning
ELEMENTS: A Rank Fire/ C-Rank Wind/
S-Rank Genjutsu/ S-Rank Ninjutsu
Bermecia was born into an middle-class family in the land of earth. She lived with her mother and father. Her father, who was a Hidden Stone shinobi was often away, traveling to other countries. One day, on his trip back from visiting a far away country, he brought her back a brand new pure white scarf that was made out of precious materials, the scarf costed him a fortune, but it was worth every coin. She cherished it and brought it everywhere she went. Being a naive child, she thought if she became a shinobi like her dad, then she would be able to find more interesting things like her scarf. She then made it a goal of hers to join the Hidden Stone Village's military by becoming a ninja.
"When I grow up, Imma be a great shinobi, just like my daddy!"
Becoming a ninja
As a student, she barely slid by, not because she didnt know the courses, but she felt they were a waste of time. She already had a vast array of knowledge on the inner workings on becoming a ninja. At every test, she would hurry through it. Mentally, she was ahead of her class, academically, she was behind. Finally, on the last day of school, Bermecia was announce a full fledged Genin.
"YESSS!!! I did it I did it!! whoo hoo!! Wait till I tell mother!! oh, and father will be sooo impressed!! hehehe!"
Life of a Ninja
Over the next few years, she would train, alongside her father in the arts of ninjutsu. She was never allowed to accompany him during any of the missions, but hoped that one day, she would. after several years, she had eventually made chuunin, and then Jounin. Finally reaching her her father's level. Soon afterwards, the day she always dreamed of had arrived. The day where she would set out in a mission with her father. The mission was to retirieve valuable information to the very north near the land of iron. As their team made their way to the destination, they were confronted by Hidden Leaf Ninja who were after the same information. During the fight, Bermecia was separated from her father. She and part of her team fought their way through the forests and snow against their enemies. Finally, she caught site of her father, and as she approached him, in the corner of her eye, she noticed a silver gleam. Just as she turned to see, it was too late, a silver haired young boy had attacked her with a white bladed sword, slashing her father's throat, Bermecia catching her father's limp body with blood gushing everywhere, her pure white scarf was dyed red. At that same moment, countless amounts of explosive Kunai came falling from above. In shock, with the rest of the world tuned out, Bermecia could not hear the yells of her comrades who were trying to warn her of the incoming danger. Suddenly, she was engulfed in the explosion, and was presumed dead. She was not dead however, somehow, she had survived the explosion, and awoke in a soft bed, with the sunlight shining. She learned that she was in a hospital, near the border of the iron country. Her first thought was finding her fathers body, but she was told that the only thing they had found was herself, holding onto a red scarf, under several feet of snow. They were surprised that she wasnt dead, and told her that if she hadnt been wrapped in her scarf, she would have been. Confused as to what they meant, and unsure of her surroundings, she eventually made her way back to the Hidden Stone. The paths had seemed different than the day before. As she reached The Hidden Stone Village, she was amazed at how everything looked so different. As she made heer way through town, she noticed seveal unfamiliar faces, she went to the academy, and realized that all of the teachers were different. Thinking she had a severe case of amnesia, she panicked and quickly headed to meet with the Tsuchikage. Upon meeting him, she was shocked to see that in fact the Tsuchikage was actually, Oonoki, but the Oonoki she knew was alot younger than this, confused, she demanded to know what was happening. It was then revealed to her that she had been presumed dead, and was gone for several decades. She couldnt believe it because she had not changed at all since the last mission she was on. She was preserved underground in the freezing cold. She then later visited her mother's grave, apologizing to her. As she was there, there was a sudden explosion from the village, as she arrived at the scene, she saw the devastation and destruction that was caused by the explosions. But not only that, the explosions were caused by one of their own, Oonoki's student, Diedara. This drove Bermecia over the top. She grew to detest humanity and its wars. She vowed vengance on Diedara for betraying their village, and vengence against the Leaf's White Fang, AKA Sakumo Hatake, for the death of her father.
"What is the point of it all...do we as ninja exist just to fight, do we not get to experience love without it getting snatched away from us?"
The Akatsuki
At sometime during her travels, Bermecia was approached by a man in a spiral mask wearing a black cloak who claimed to be Madara Uchiha. He attempted to recruit her, telling her that he would create a world where there would be no more lies, and that all war would cease to exsist. He told her that they were alike, that this world has gone to hell, and there is nothing worth caring about anymore. There was a certain power that he claimed she had that he could help her control. Confused she almost joined him, until she learned that the traitor Diedara, was part of the group. After a short clash, she lost sight of Deidara. She decided that she would not join Akatsuki. She was angry when she learned that The Hidden Stone had hired the akastuki during one of their wars, which made her shun her village. She was living in a place that she hated.
"The Akatsuki..even my village is in league with the likes of them...there is no hope for this cursed world."
Kakashi Hatake
Some years after the Third Great Shinobi World War, during a battle, she had come across Sakumo, or so she thought, she singled him out and followed him until he finally came to a rest. As he was of gaurd, she steathily closed in and was ready to attack until she saw him pull his mask off to drink water. She then realized that it was not Sakumo Hatake, but his son, Kakashi Hatake, one of the Konoha Heroes from the battle at Kannabi Bridge. While distracted from the sudden realization, she was attacked from behind and captured. Upon being interrogated, she explained that Kakashi's father, Sakumo, had killed her father and now she wanted revenge. "Sigh...You arent in your right state of mind. Im sorry for what my father did to you, but I wont accept your challenge as of now, you arent as strong as you want to be." With that, they left her there alone, helpless, and defeated. Once again, Bermecia was bested by the ones who caused her so much pain.
"Kakashi Hatake...I will drive my blade right through you! Just as you're father did to mine!"
Present Day
Bermecia still resides in The Hidden Stone Village, one the far outskirts away from people. The only time she goes into the village is to get food, pay for things, attend meetings, and have audiences with the Tsuchikage. Other than that she is usually training.
She is still stuck in the past, and cannot accept the time she has lost afterall these years. She bears a grudge against the village leaders for she feels as though they are treating her case as if nothing happened. Inside, she harbors deep pain and sorrow, she was never able to grieve for her parents, or the loss of her friends. She has failed at revenge there is a large darkness inside her, that she unleashes in battle. But deep in there, in the creveses of her heart, there glows a dim light. the girl she once was, who is trying to break free from the dark.
"Everyone, my friends, superiors, EVERYONE! they thought I was dead, they never came back for me..."
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Hi, I am going to try the waz recipe. I live in Columbus and worked for my brother at "The Pizza Shop" here for many years. Made it all. He and my other brothers worked for Grote when he started on Thurman Ave. in Columbus in the 60's. Another brother has a shop too here but the one I worked at is gone since he is now in politics. Someday I will get my 614pizza site going since it is supposed to be the pizza capital with most shops per capita.Anyway, I remember some things and I know the dough I made was similar since thats where my brother learned it. It was not the same though. Eggs....dry milk...yeast..flour...oil...water. I cant remember more now but it all went in a big mixer and then after a few hours in went in a big plastic trash can. It would rise and you punch it down a few times and it was ready. Rolled on a 2 step roller, put the pan upside down on the dough, cut the dough, flip pan, put on cornmeal, flip dough. Go put on sauce, etc. oh....Winchester Farms Sausage with hot pepper "bird seed" was the same. We put more hot in it.But....now that I think about it maybe you are now talking about MacDonatos. Someday I will write to Grote. It has changed so much. The original sub bun is gone too. That is a story in itself. That was the best. Can't eat the current pizza without heartburn. But I can eat other shops. Now its a disc made somewhere else brought to the shop put in a mchine to rejuvenate it. Like a space cracker.So there is "original" and "MacDonatos"which are you going for? Maybe some of the things I remember help.Joe


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A 13-year-old Rifle girl is deep in the dumps about the absence of her beloved horse.
The girls mother, Tina Holtz, said by phone Wednesday that the saga started with an injury.
We had two mares, but after I got a concussion in a horse accident and couldnt ride for six months, we sold them, she said. Mataya (the daughter) cant ride alone.
The mothers mount and Phoebe, a 19-year-old grade quarter horse that Mataya rode, were sold to different buyers the weekend before Thanksgiving, Tina Holtz said.
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text: Wild Pesach Posted on April 11, 2012 | by A.N. Other Our Passover Seders are typically enjoyed at the home of one of Hubby's Aunts and Uncles. They always do an incredible job, and are some of the few people we know who are equipped to handle 20+ people for dinner (and make it look pretty darn easy, even though I KNOW it's not). Last year, I have to admit, I was dreading the Passover Seder. Baby boy was almost 1, he was mobile, and I just KNEW he was going to be a handful. I was pleasantly surprised at how well it all went. Of course, that doesn't mean that I WASN'T worried about this Passover… on the contrary. Baby boy is now almost 2, and all that goes along with that. His big brothers, while typically well-behaved, have a penchant for egging him on (mainly because he's so darn cute, but also because, well, they're big brothers). Add to that the fact that I realized about half an hour before we needed to leave that I never procured a travel high chair. I had no way of strapping him down ensuring he could sit safely at the table. Again, my fears were *mostly* unfounded this year. As he climbed the front steps, Baby boy excitedly called out "Aunt Su-san house! See. Aunt Su-San!" (Try to read that in your best squeaky-toddler voice.) Baby boy was pretty good, if somewhat restless. He mostly sat in my lap, until he realized that Zayde was at the next table, and then he'd sort of roam between Mommy, Daddy, and "Zalie's" lap. He didn't eat much dinner (not that I expected otherwise; he's definitely in the "picky" stage of toddler eating), though he did ask for more and more "apple-cinn-mon" (charoses). He wore his kippah, (he kept calling it his "hehmet" because anything that goes on one's head right now MUST be a baseball helmet) except for when he shared it with me or Daddy. (Even showing him that his big brothers were quietly and calmly wearing their "hehmets" didn't persuade him to keep his on.) There were a couple "extra" (i.e., not related to us) kiddos at this year's Seder, which made the hunt for the Afikomen even more exciting! Bear found it this year, and after some pretty intense negotiations for its ransom, we had to have a little "lesson" with Bear about the ransom's fair division between his co-searchers. All the kids did GREAT on their reading (and considering the youngest reader is only in kindergarten, I'm SO, SO impressed), and they all (with the exception of Baby boy) behaved very well at the table. It was a late night, as usual, and maybe a little wilder than in years past, but I'd still say it was a very successful Seder. Maybe one year Hubs and I will be brave enough to have our own family little Seder. About A.N. Other View all posts by A.N. Other →


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>Off the Beaten Path>Mad Libs News Headline
Prince of Fatness
Anyone remember Mad Libs? Really, you can't make this crap up.
Feeling the growl again
That's hilarious. I still have a Mad Libs I found when junking my old car, that my wife (then-girlfriend) and I used to do on road trips.
My hick hometown just had a big hullaballoo about those bath salts, the one place that sold them got broken into 3 times in 2 weeks. They were not illegal, so the Health Department claimed some "public health threat" loophole to ban them anyways.
Crazy stuff. And to think smoking corn silk was thought edgy when I was a kid.
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I am spaniel - Crusher of Treadmills
Okay, mention Mad Libs and I'm in the game. Here you go, MrFinn, lots of variants on the story are possible.
MTA: The funny (sad?) thing is that the madlibbed stories are pretty much believable, regardless of the particulars.
Well at least someone here is making relevance to the subject. - S.J.
Those headlines are very madlibby.
FWIW, for those who don't know, these 'bath salts' are not really bath salts. They are bad news and people are not smart for doing them, but it's not like they are ingesting stuff from bed, bath, and beyond. 'bath salts' is just a weird code name for a new kind of meth-like drug. Kind of like how Nicolas Cage called getting drunk in Raising Arizona "knocking back a couple of cocoas". He wasn't really drinking cocoa.
Ok, PSA over.
Princess Cancer Pants
That headline is totally not Mad Libs...the words poo, butt, fart, sexy, and boobs are not used even once.
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That headline is totally not Mad Libs...the words poo, butt, fart, sexy, and boobs are not used even once.
Ha, you guys needed more adult supervision.
Ha, you guys needed more adult supervision.
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Keep Town Square user Friendly rather than divisive
Original post made by Resident, Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on May 14, 2007
Comments (26)
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 14, 2007 at 1:32 pm
It is true that anonymity allows people to write things they wouldn't if they had to sign their names. They can even agree with themselves using another name.
But dumbing down the forum is not a good solution. If you want to relax and take your mind off the city, have a cup of tea. The forum is a rare opportunity for people to say what they think about local matters and the city.
Coincidentally here is an article that sees through Republican spinmeister (Frank Luntz) who offers this advice to Democrats: don't get mad. Web Link
I think your suggestion (don't worry, be happy) is in the same vein.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 14, 2007 at 4:44 pm
I think it should be possible to do both and for the most part, this is what happens. Sometimes there are some very interesting, helpful threads which people read but do not comment on. Maybe we should just comment on anything we find interesting just to let the original poster know that their comments are being read.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 14, 2007 at 5:19 pm
Is there a way to find out if thread you posted is being visited, even if there are no comments? It is true that I read every thread, but comment only on those I have an opinion on. How do the people who start a thread know others are seeing it?
a resident of Midtown
on May 14, 2007 at 5:54 pm
[Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
This forum occasionally gets contentious because there are indeed points of contention that need airing. I must confess to be less than charmed with those whose disagreement with me is expressed primarily by suggestions I am off my meds, but when you lack the wit, substitute the hit.
There are a wonderful assortments of well written, thoughtful articles, ads and editorials in this paper so one need not fret if a little sunshine breaks through on occasion. Turn the page, change the channel or twist the dial if you are disturbed with the content, or pay attention and break your programming for once.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 14, 2007 at 9:52 pm
Go to the Message Board View or the center small print at the top of the topics page and click on that. You will then see a list of all the topics with latest comment on top and there is also a column for the number of hits that thread has had.
a resident of Barron Park
on May 15, 2007 at 1:18 am
Resident, I agree. We can be direct and even forceful without being nasty, ad hominem, or sarcastic. There are many (myself included) who think being called ignorant or racist, or even getting a nasty sarcastic reply, is a lot to swallow for trying to contribute to the debate. Maybe the posters think it is clever or witty - to me it is just mean. And it lets the nasty element control the floor - that's not right.
My vote is that we focus on the issues, and show respect for our fellow posters. Worth a try.
a resident of Fairmeadow
on May 15, 2007 at 5:34 am
I have come to expect some lack of civility in discourse in anonymous forums about "hot" topics on the internet. ...on-line behavior that would cause most people to walk away from a face-to-face conversation.
That said, I encourage the Town Square staff to develop a web mechanism where its community of readers can rate thread posts, and where individual readers can use those ratings to filter out off-topic or offensive postings: being able to seperate the thoughtful from the off-topic or mean would improve the Town Square experience.
a resident of Midtown
on May 15, 2007 at 11:18 am
Resident: Your acquaintance says that this forum is "full of divisive issues and not neighborly helpfulness." We have many divisive issues in Palo Alto. Do you suggest we not discuss them? Is it not neighborly and helpful to present different perspectives and ideas that might lead to solutions to some of these issues?
If all you do is "read the friendly ones," I fear you will be missing the point of the forum. Do you consider opposing opinions unfriendly, even if they are respectfully written?
The point of blogs is to offer a forum for many different ideas, which I think we get on Town Square. A lot of intelligent people present well-thought-out views. Not everyone agrees, but for the most part the discourse is civil. If anything, I think the Palo Alto Online staff deletions are overly censorious.
We live in a city that doesn't like conflict, and our city council doesn't like to hear from people with opposing views. In my mind, that's a big problem. If we're unwilling to discuss difficult issues and hear all sides, how will we ever make good decisions?
a resident of Downtown North
on May 15, 2007 at 12:31 pm
to the person that posted this topic: thanks.
I agree that this forum can be quite divisive at times.
perhaps this is a due to the polarizing effects of the present
leadership (or lack of) that is present in the country today.
These are polarizing times, you might say. Having said that,
I wanted to mention that I myself have contributed to some of the
negativity circulating here, and of this fact I am not that proud.
Also, there seems to be a select few individuals who like to swim around
in these pools (so to speak) and attack people with whom they disagree.
Time and time again this seems to be the case, and these sharks are usually
found in the shallow waters. So be careful. If they attack you, realize that they
need help, and love, and while you are not expected to provide this to them, you can
also help by not stooping down to their level, going for their bait, and getting caught
up in their malicious games. Don't feed the trolls/sharks, and maybe they will
move on. But don't hold your breath waiting for their good side to spring forth.
thanks again. As one man once stated: "If you get down and quarrel in a negative way,
you are making prayers to the devil I say."
a resident of College Terrace
on May 15, 2007 at 1:09 pm
People who want to read only what they agree with anyway and are reluctant to encounter views about controversial issues they might disagree with, should join the Bush administration, where one is allowed to express only what the boss wants to hear.
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on May 15, 2007 at 1:28 pm
"The beginning of thought is in disagreement - not only with others but also with ourselves"
Eric Hoffer
There's to much non-directness, and parrying in this forum. Some people need to learn that strong adjectives, taken personally, are bothersome only because the recipient is troubled by them. We can choose our responses, as well as what we write. It's called "maturity".
a resident of Esther Clark Park
on May 15, 2007 at 2:32 pm
FYI: there is a difference between exchanging ideas, dissagreement, and debate that is done
in a respectable manner, and that which is done in a disrespectful manner. Obviously, the idea here is not to quell It's about being civil, not following the herd.
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on May 15, 2007 at 2:51 pm
Please, define what is "civil". Are you talkig about pure pablum - minus intelligent sarcasm, and the rest? Please provide an example...
a resident of Midtown
on May 15, 2007 at 3:07 pm
Even when advancing civility some here gratuitously toss in a Bush bash. The BDS is strong in the air around here.
a resident of Barron Park
on May 15, 2007 at 3:12 pm
As I'm sure you would agree, one person's "intelligent sarcasm" is another's wounding insult; and that doesn't mean the insulted person is a wimp.
We can be direct and even forceful without belittling, insulting, or baiting others. The result need not be pablum - it is debate.
My personal approach is try to err on the side of respectfulness, since it is difficult to gauge tone and intent in a anonymous posting. And who knows - I might be dead wrong about something, so I can at least be polite about it! I think it is worth a try. We can also go back to being nasty if the debate fails.
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on May 16, 2007 at 8:11 am
All too often, debates begin in respectful manner, but then descend into a series of recriminations around issues regarding the facts, as participants go on the attack as they question the essential motives of those in disagreement.
What we're dealing with is something that social psychologists call 'naive realism'; it's a rather universal element of cultural cognition that defines itself as an inability to see how the cultural (including microcultural) differences in experiences can shape a perception - even around seemingly obvious facts.
Palo Altans are no different than anyone else in this respect.
Given the higher general level of education here, in addition to the fact that this place is filled with overachievers (not a bad thing, depending on the situation), it's no surprise that debate can get weighed down with questioning ad nauseum and ad infinitum around facts, which then get transferred to questioning general motives.
So, where does that leave us? Erring on the side of respectfulness is one way to deal with this, but that doesn't change the fact that naive realism is always at work, even around your efforts to err in the way you describe.
In all, debate can be considered to be about two things, with those things about where the debate takes place.
Persuasion and power are two ingredients of debate. There is a real power derived if one can persuade, or even go so far as to destroy the argument of an opponent, piece by piece. Personally, I've always enjoyed that - even when I'm at the receiving end - because I can learn something (however difficult that may be, depending on how merciful, or merciless, my oppoinent has been) :)
There are no definitive answers to all of this. 'Difference' is what drives perception (figure-ground). There are differences in style, and differences in perception. It's hard to judge the 'other' in any absolute way.
All we can do is muddle through, and not let ourselves get into a place where - no matter our personal style, or perception - we take ourselves too seriously. Why? Because in the end, we need each other's perceptions to form our own, especially those we disagree with, no matter how violently.
So, we need each other, and we repel each other. There's something wonderfully universal about that. There's a kind of comfort in it.
In all, when you come right down to it - no matter the extremity of an argument - one must hang in there. Even an insult, if parried well, can be the spark that creates a bond that would otherwise not have existed. Some of the best friendships come out of relationships that started off on a rocky road. We just have to hang in there.
a resident of Green Acres
on May 16, 2007 at 8:58 am
Well said Pooh Bear
Thanks for the comments/words of wisdom
a resident of Barron Park
on May 17, 2007 at 9:05 am
Thank you WTP, that is an interesting post. Maybe the occasional biting comment will spark a bond - it seems more often, though, to spark a bite back! Given these innate differences in perception you point out (and difficulties in really understanding each other), being respectful still seems very helpful. Besides, I just prefer not to hurt other people's feelings.
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on May 17, 2007 at 1:57 pm
Fred, just so you know, recent research indicates that those with elevated testosterone levels actually derive pleasure from barely distinguishable facial expression that indicates anger in another. Some things are hard-wired; we have to recognize that, and keep on trying to communicate - hurt feelings or not.
In fact, it seems the best way to overcome this is to absolutely not respond in kind to an insult, ever. (though it sure does feel good, if your testosterone levels are elevated).
It also turns out that those (men and women, both) who have lower levels of testosterone find these barely minimal displays of anger off-putting.
gee, we're closer to the chimps that we thought, eh?
a resident of Fairmeadow
on May 18, 2007 at 2:44 am
For me, if there is a lot of what I consider rude or uncivil prose on a discussion thread, then I will not participate in that thread.
I suspect that there are other Palo Alto Online readers who behave the same way.
I don't think that means that I have lost interest in communicating about local issues with my neighbors, it just means that I won't attempt to do so in the Palo Alto Online Town Square forum.
a resident of Midtown
on May 18, 2007 at 7:19 am
Right on, Phil!!
a resident of Downtown North
on May 18, 2007 at 10:19 am
But Phil, and "Me, Too!", here you are, anyway. Welcome! We all delight in difference here. This a wonderful place, after all!
a resident of Fairmeadow
on May 19, 2007 at 3:36 am
Yes, I feel that that the discussion on this thread has been generally civil and I am happy to participate and share my perspective on a topic of interest to me in such an environment.
a resident of Crescent Park
on May 20, 2007 at 6:03 am
Resident, there is some forum software that emails participants when a comment is posted. I haven't seen any that emails on just visits. PAOnline could upgrade to the former. If they do, I suggest the type that emails once and then not again until the recipient has visited the thread to read a new comment, so that 12 comments don't produce tweve emails.
digital editor of Palo Alto Online
on May 20, 2007 at 10:30 am
Tyler Hanley is a registered user.
Town Square does offer a version of that service, but you must be a registered user. Once you've registered as a user and you then post a comment, you are given the option of having an e-mail sent to you when new posts are made to that thread.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on May 20, 2007 at 11:06 am
Fascinating post--I have to say the sophistication of it combined with your nom de cyber is pretty funny.
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