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Stevie Ray Vaughan Live at the El Mocambo 1983
Anything Hendrix could do, SRV could do better—that includes the guitars and the cocaine.
How Marijuana Works
Nat Geo takes a CGI tour of our insides and discusses the physiological processes of getting blunted.
Jim Carrey - Stand Up Comedy
Mr. Rubberface himself doing a half hour set waaaaay back in 1993. The video quality is garbage but the routine is golden.
S'Mores Where the S Stands for "Stoney"
Got a little extra hash oil just sitting around? Mix it with some melted chocolate to spread over graham crackers for a quick and easy Scoobie snack. You can also get all fancy like and add marshmallow or peanut butter or BOTH! [WPD]
The Complete Bob Dylan/Grateful Dead Recording Sessions
In 1987, Bob Dylan was nearing a retirement from his illustrious career but still had some loose ends to tie up. Loose ends like having previously agreed to play a couple of shows with the Grateful Dead. So, he traveled to San Rafael, California to jam with the band. It iniitally did not go well. According to Dylan,
After an hour or so, it became clear to me that the band wanted to rehearse more and different songs than I had been used to doing with Petty. They wanted to run over all the songs, the ones they liked, the seldom seen ones. I found myself in a peculiar position and I could hear the brakes screech. If I had known this to begin with, I might not have taken the dates…. There were so many [songs] that I couldn't tell which was which-I might even get the words to some mixed up with others.
He initially wanted to bail on the project, "But then miraculously," he adds, "something internal came unhinged. I played these shows with The Dead and never had to think twice about it. Maybe they just dropped something in my drink, I can't say, but anything they wanted to do was fine with me."
You can listen to the full studio session—all 74 tracks—free, right here at Archive.org. [Archive via Open Culture - Image: Rocking Good Night]

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Dr. Sweeney is the best Internist I have ever had. Although she does not accept any kind of insurance, her fees are worth the money because she treats my family and me as she'd treat her own family -- giving caring and clear guidance, and interpreting medical tests conservatively, often with a wait-and-see approach that pays off. Other doctors we have had are ruled by the numbers on lab reports, flying into "specialist referral" mode with the slightest provocation. The worry and expense that approach involves ends up costing way more than Dr. Sweeney's fee -- and the specialist visits so often end up finding nothing wrong. Dr. Sweeney does react quickly and very knowledgeably when a real problem arises. She's simply The Best!
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Dr. Sweeney is one in a million. The best! Smart, caring, easy to converse with and always easy to get a hold of in necessary. I have already referred a few friends to her and they say the same things.
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Gilmartin, Obispo sent to Minor League camp
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Left-handed pitcher Sean Gilmartin arrived at Spring Training with the realization that he would likely begin this upcoming season at the Minor League level. Now, Gilmartin will prepare to pitch for Triple-A Gwinnett with the understanding that a promotion to the Majors could be just a phone call away.
The Braves re-assigned Gilmartin and right-handed reliever Wirfin Obispo to Minor League camp on Sunday morning.
Gilmartin, who was selected in the first round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft and is No. 5 on the Braves' Top 20 Prospects list according to MLB.com, surrendered 22 hits and allowed 11 earned runs in the 13 innings he compiled during his four Grapefruit League starts. The 22-year-old southpaw produced a 3.84 ERA in 27 combined starts with Double-A Mississippi and Gwinnett last year.
"I don't know how much more work he needs," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "I like him. He gives us a little depth in Triple-A in case something happens up here. You love everything about him. His work ethic and the way he goes about his business is off the chart."
Gilmartin currently stands as the top candidate to be promoted to Atlanta if the Braves need a starting pitcher. But once other teams make roster decisions this week, the Braves are expected to attempt to acquire a more experienced pitcher who would provide depth in Gwinnett's rotation and serve as a better option if a starting pitcher is needed in Atlanta.
Obispo caught the attention of the Braves' coaching staff, as he surrendered one hit and worked four scoreless innings in five Grapefruit League appearances. The 28-year-old right-hander pitched four seasons in Japan before producing a 3.00 ERA in 30 combined appearances (13 starts) for the Reds at the Double-A and Triple-A Minor League levels last year.
"I thought Obispo was very interesting," Gonzalez said. "We're just running out of innings. He's funky and he's got good stuff."


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Honor guards stand in front of caskets prior to a memorial service for first responders who died in last week's fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, on Thursday, in Waco, Texas.
President Obama, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, and firefighters from across the country were among those who paid tribute at a packed memorial service to the victims of a Texas fertilizer plant blast that killed 14 people on April 17, many of whom were first responders.
The deadly plant explosion decimated part of the small Texas city of West, with a population of only about 2,800. More than 200 people were injured in the blast; 12 who died were volunteer firefighters.
"These are volunteers: Ordinary individuals blessed with extraordinary courage," Gov. Perry said at Thursday's service. "They knew full well that another explosion was a possibility."
Caskets draped in large American flags were lined up in the front of the memorial, which was being held at Baylor University in Waco, located about 20 miles from West. The memorial was comprised of speeches from officials, as well as videos of victims' families and friends, who shared memories of their loved ones.
Obama told the crowd that West was an exemplary place.
"We need people who so love their neighbors as themselves that they're willing to lay down their lives down for them," he said. "America needs towns like West."
Speaking at the memorial service for West, Texas,' fallen first responders, President Obama praised the "selfless" acts of the volunteers who went to fight the blaze at the fertilizer factory.
In the videotaped eulogies, relatives shared how those who died were passionate about protecting the people of West.
"Words cannot express how much I'm going to miss my husband. He was my everything," said Kelly Pustejovsky, wife of Joey Pustejovsky, a member of the West volunteer fire department who was killed, in a video broadcast during the service.
Six of Pustejovsky's other relatives spoke in the video too, including his grandmother, who laughed through her tears about her grandson's love of fried chicken, and said she knew he was in heaven now.
Obama said, "I cannot match the power of the voices you just heard on that video, And no words adequately describe the courage that was displayed on that deadly night ...What I can do is offer the love and support and prayers of the nation."
He also noted that last week was filled with overwhelmingly horrific news events, between the Boston bombings and the deadly blast in Texas.
"While the eyes of the world may have been fixed far away, our hearts were also here," he said.
The service was hosted by the National Firefighters Foundation. Chief Ronald Siarnicki, executive director of the foundation, told mourners, "This disaster happened last week, but we know the ground is still shaking, and will be for a long time."
"It could not break this community," Siarnicki said. "Remember this: Come tomorrow or the next day or anywhere from here on out, you are not alone, because the fire service will be here for you."
Obama flew to the somber event after attending the dedication of the George W. Bush presidential library in Dallas on Thursday morning.
Texas Sen. John Cornyn and first lady Michelle Obama also attended Thursday's memorial service.
The large crowd inside Baylor was dotted with people wearing T-shirts that read, "God bless West."
Before the memorial, 1,000 firefighters from across the U.S. held a half-mile-long procession in Waco to honor the fallen firefighters.
Investigators have located a 93-foot-wide and 10-foot-wide deep crater where the central Texas explosion happened, but still don't know what caused the blast.
A 15th person who was injured in the blast — a 96-year-old man — succumbed to his injuries the following day, according to NBCDFW.com.
Meanwhile, on Monday, the first individual lawsuit was filed as a result of the explosion. A single mom who lived next door to the West Fertilizer plant is seeking up to a million dollars after she and her 14-year-old son "lost all their worldly possessions," the suit says.
Drinking water in West is still not potable more than a week after the chemical fertilizer blast. Residents have boiled their water since the explosion, which shook the ground so much, it registered as a 2.4-magnitude earthquake.
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- First Steps with AnyEvent
- Emulating POSIX Signals
- List Processes AKA ps
- Bad AnyEvent Install
I've been playing around with Plack and Twiggy recently and that motivated me to take a look at AnyEvent, the eventing library that
Twiggy is built upon.
Now, it seems to me that AnyEvent is useful in a similar problem-space to POE (or Coro, on Unix at least). POE has more documentation but AnyEvent can actually use a couple of Event Loops that were implemented in C: EV and libevent which is the backbone of the hugely successful memcached. Sounds good to me.
As usual, first things first. How do you make a simple TCP server? I took a look at how Twiggy does it – the code is available in
Twiggy::Server. I won't need everything in there of course.
The Preamble
I like the way that Twiggy sets a constant called
DEBUG from an environment variable. Now I can call the script like this:
$ SERVER_DEBUG=1 ./ae.pl and get debugging output.
#!/usr/bin/perl use 5.010; use strict; use warnings; package Server; use constant CTRL_D => 4; use constant DEBUG => $ENV{SERVER_DEBUG}; use IO::Handle; use Socket qw(IPPROTO_TCP TCP_NODELAY); use Errno qw(EAGAIN EINTR); use AnyEvent; use AnyEvent::Socket; use AnyEvent::Util qw(WSAEWOULDBLOCK);
Basic Perl Objects
The watch variables only watch while they are in scope. If we have a simple object, we can dump them into the underlying blessed hash reference to keep 'em in scope. I'm lamenting the non-standardness of Moose here, but that's another post.
sub new { my $class = shift; my $self = {}; bless $self, $class; return $self; }
Bottom-up or Top-down I'm never quite sure how to present my code. Hmmm…
So, we're assuming here that a server object will be called (with
my $server Server->new()=) and then we will call
The example tcp_server call in the
AnyEvent::Socket documentation rather unhelpfully demonstrates closing the socket the moment it has connected with a
The internet is full, $host:$port. Go away! message. Oh well, maybe my examples are equally flawed. Thank goodness for
sub start_listen { my ($self, $host, $port) = @_; $self->{server} = tcp_server($host, $port, $self->_accept_handler(), \&prepare_handler); }
prepare_handler just logs a basic message on start-up. The accept handler returns a closure to maintain access to
$self. The closure sets the socket options and then creates a watcher using
sub prepare_handler { my ($fh, $host, $port) = @_; DEBUG && warn "Listening on $host:$port\n"; } sub _accept_handler { my $self = shift; return sub { my ($sock, $peer_host, $peer_port) = @_; DEBUG && warn "$sock Accepted connection from $peer_host:$peer_port\n"; return unless $sock; setsockopt($sock, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, 1) or die "setsockopt(TCP_NODELAY) failed: $!"; $sock->autoflush(1); # my $socket = IO::Socket::INET->new_from_fd($sock, 'r+'); # $socket->autoflush(1); # $socket->blocking(0); $self->watch_socket($sock); }; }
AnyEvent IO watcher
The watcher is setup to echo whatever it received, back to the sender. If it receives EOF (sent when a telnet client hits CTRL-D), then it terminates the connection.
Now, I didn't manage to get this working immediately. If the watcher goes out of scope, it doesn't end up watching anything. And I originally omitted the
undef $headers_io_watcher statements. As the closure wasn't referring to the watcher variable, it went out of scope immediately. Adding them added a reference which stopped that happening. Nice, if a little subtle.
sub watch_socket { my ($self, $sock) = @_; my $headers_io_watcher; $headers_io_watcher = AE::io $sock, 0, sub { while (defined(my $line = <$sock>)) { $line =~ s/\r?\n$//; say "Received: [$line] " . length($line) . ' ' . ord($line); if (length($line) == 1 and ord($line) == CTRL_D) { print $sock "Received EOF. Closing connection...\r\n"; undef $headers_io_watcher; } else { print $sock "You sent [$line]\r\n"; } } if ($! and $! != EAGAIN && $! != EINTR && $! != WSAEWOULDBLOCK ) { undef $headers_io_watcher; die $!; } elsif (!$!) { undef $headers_io_watcher; die "client disconnected"; } }; }
package main; my $host = undef; my $port = 12345; my $server = Server->new(); $server->start_listen($host, $port); AE::cv->recv();
And here is the result.
$ telnet localhost 12345 Trying ::1... Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to localhost. Escape character is '^]'. hello You sent [hello] Received EOF. Closing connection... Connection closed by foreign host.


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You might think, given the game's abundance of politics and griefing on an intergalactic scale, that the kind of people who play EVE Online are complete psychos.
Well, you're only half right.
Ezra Morris and Ben Ritter from Motherboard went to the EVE Fanfest in Iceland last year, and while there, brought a nice camera and the intent to profile a number of the game's players, to see what motivates them and how their feelings on the game may have changed.
I love features like this. It's so easy to fall into the trap of assuming everyone who plays a certain game is alike, so it's nice to get reminders that, even in the world of tumultuous science fiction MMOs, you can never be sure who the person on the other end of a message/missile salvo is.
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1. Compiler is the
(a) name given to the computer operator
(b) part of the digital machine to store the information
(c) translator of source program to object
(d) part of arithmetic logic unit
(e) operator of Boolean Algebra
Ans (c)
2. Main memory is
(a) Random Access Memory (b) Read only Memory
(c) Serial Access Memory (d) None of these
Ans (a)
3. Which of the following is the smallest and fastest computer imitating brain working?
(a) Supercomputer (b) Quantum Computer
(c) Param-10,000 (d) IBM chips
Ans (b)
4. A compact disc (CD) is a data storage of the type
(a) Magnetic (b) Optical (c) Electrical (d) Electromechanical
Ans (a)
5. Which of the following is not as language for computer programming?
(a) WINDOWS (b) PASCAL (c) BASIC
(d) COBOL (e) All of these
Ans (a)
6. What are the two basic types of memory that your computer uses?(
a) RAM (b) RW/RAM (c) ROM (d) ERAM (e) POST
Ans (a)
7. The term gigabyte refers to
(a) 1024 bytes (b) 1024 kilobytes (c) 1024 megabytes
(d) 1024 gigabytes (e) None of the above
Ans (c)
8. A computer with CPU speed around 100 million instructions per second & with the word length of around 64 bits is known as
(a) Super computer (b) Mini computer (c) Micro computer
(d) Micro computer (e) None of the above
Ans (a)
9. What digits are representative of all binary numbers?
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) Both (a ) and (b) (d) 3 (e) None of the above
Ans (c)
10. To locate a data items for storage is
(a) Field (b) Feed (c) Database
(d) Fetch (e) None of the above
Ans (d)
11. Off-line operation is the operation of devices without the control of
(a) Memory (b) CPU (c) ALU
(d) Control unit (e) None of the above
Ans (b)
12. A type of line printer that uses an embossed steel band to form the letters printed on the paper is
(a) Golf ball printer (b) Dot-matrix printer
(c) Laser printer (d) Band printer (e) None of the above
Ans (d)
13. A software used to convert source program instructions to object instruction is known as
(a) Compiler (b) Assembler (c) Interpreter
(d) Language processor (e) None of the above
14. The 'IC' chip, used in computers, is made of
(a) Chromium (b) Iron oxide (c) Silica (d) Silicon
Ans (d)
15. Name the first general purpose electronic computer
Ans : UNIVAC
16. The size of commonly used Floppy disk is
(a) 4.5" (b) 3.5" (c) 3.25" (d) 5.5"
Ans (b)
17. Which of the following statement is wrong
(a) Windows XP is an operating system
(b) Linux is owned and sold by Microsoft
(c) Photoshop is a graphical design tool by Adobe
(d) Linux is free and open source software
Ans (b)
18. Operating system of a computer
(a) Enables the programmer to draw a flow chart
(b) Links a program with subroutine with references
(c) Provides a layer, user friendly interface
(d) None of the above
Ans (c)
19. The term 'Operating System' means
(a) A set of programs which control computer working
(b) The way a user operates the computer system
(c) Conversion of high level language to machine language
(d) The way computer operator works
Ans (a)
20. Wild card operators specifies
(a) can be used when writing into multiple files
(b) allows several files to be read simultaneously
(c) Provide an easy way of groups of related files
(d) Are only used when printing the contents of a file
Ans (c)
21.Which one of the following is not a broadband communication medium
(a) Microwave (b) Fibre optic cable
(c) Twisted pair (d) Coaxial cable
Ans (c)
22.Which of the following performs modulation and demodulation
(a) Coaxial cable (b) Satellite (c) Modem (d) Optical fibre
Ans (c)
23. Which one of the following is not an application software package
(a) Redhat Linux (b) Microsoft Office
(c) Adobe PageMaker (d) Open Office
Ans (a)
24. Who is the father of computer
Ans : Charles Babbage
25.The function of key F4 is
Ans : To repeat the last action
26.The function of key F4 is
Ans : To repeat the last action
27. The 0 and 1 in the binary numbering system are called binary digits or .......
(a) bytes (b) kilobytes (c) decimal bytes (d) bits (e) nibbles
Ans (D)
28. A monitor's ...... is the distance between the holes in the mask behind the screen. This helps determine how sharp the dots appear.
(a) refresh rate (b) dot pitch (c) resolution
(d) colour depth (e) None of the above
Ans (B)
29. A directly accessible appointment calendar is a feature of a ....... resident package.
(a) CPU (b) memory (c) Buffer (d) ALU (e) None of the above
Ans (B)
30. Perforated paper used as input or output media is known as
(a) Paper tape (b) Magnetic tape (c) Punched paper tape
(d) Card punch (e) None of the above
Ans (A)
31. The invention of the slide rule is attributed to
(a) Babbage (b) Oughtred (c) Pascal
(d) Napier (e) None of the above
Ans (B)
32. Which of the following is not an advantage of magnetic disk storage.
(a) The access time of magnetic disk is much less than that of magnetic tape
(b) Disk storage is longer lasting than magnetic tape
(c) Disk storage is less expensive than tape storage
(d) All of the above
(e) None of the above
Ans (e)
33. The memory sizes in mainframe computers and advanced technology micro computer are expressed as
(a) Bytes (b) Kilo-bytes (c) Bits
(d) Megabytes (e) None of the above
Ans (d)
34. A prefix for billion which is equal to .... is called as billi.
(a) 100 (b) 10000 (c) 1000 (d) 10 (e) None of the above
Ans (d)
35. Each model of a computer has a unique
(a) Assembly language (b) Machine language
(c) High level language (d) All of the above
(e) None of the above
Ans (b)
36. One kilobyte = ____ byte.
(a) 1250 (b) 2088 (c) 1024 (d) 1000
Ans (c)
37. Which of the following circuit is used as a 'Memory device' in computers?
(a) Rectifier (b) Flip-Flop (c) Comparator (d) Attenuator
Ans (b)
38. To move the cursor to the end of the document press
Ans : Ctrl + End
39. In Word Processing the red underline indicates
Ans : Spelling mistakes
40. The shortcut key to print documents is
Ans : Ctrl + P
41. First layer in the OSI reference model is
(a) Data link (b) Network (c) Physical (d) Application
Ans (c)
42. Viruses, Trojan horses and Worms are
(a) able to harm computer system
(b) unable to detect if affected on computer
(c) user-friendly applications
(d) harmless applications resident on computer
Ans (a)
43. Program threats are
(a) Trap doors (b) Trojan horse (c) Both (a) & (b
Ans (b)
44. Failure of passwords security due to exposure can result from
(a) Electronic monitoring (b) Visual (c) Both (a) & (b)
Ans (c)
45. Data security threats include
(a) Hardware failure (b) Privacy invasion
(c) Fraudulent manipulation of data (d) All of the above
Ans (b)
46. The bar which displays information about the current page number is
Ans : Status bar
47. Graphical pictures that represent an object like file, folder etc. are
(a) Task bar (b) Windows (c) Desktop (d) Icons
Ans (d)
48. Who invented the super-computer?
(a) P.T Farnsworth (b) J.R Whinfield
(c) J.H. Van Tassell (d) Charles Ginsberg
Ans (c)
49. Accessing records from a file directly without searching from the beginning of the file is
(a) Time sharing (b) Random
(c) Direct access (d) Access time (e) None of the above
Ans (c)
50. Time during which a job is processed by the computer is
(a) Delay time (b) Real time (c) Execution time
(d) Down time (e) None of the above
Ans (c)
1. Who is the Time's Magazine Person of the year 2010?
a)Sachin Tendulkar b)A R Rehman c)Manmohan Singh d)Ratan Tata e)Mark Zuckerberg
2. What is the mascot of 16th Asian Games?
a)Shera b)Le Yangyang c)Kutumb d)Orry e)none
3. Excise Duty is a tax levied on ____?
a)Sale of goods
b)import of goods
c)export of goods
d)both b & c
e)production of goods
4. What is the present FDI limit in Telecom sector?
a)26% b)49% c)51% d)74% e)none
5. 'Sacred Games' is a novel written by ________?
a)Vikram Chandra b)Arundathi Roy c)Vikram Seth d)Manglaya Swinkar e)none
6. Who is the new Chairman of SEBI?
a)C.B.Bhave b)Anand Sinha c)U K Sinha d)O P Bhatt e)none
7. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is the chief guest of India's 62nd Republic day. He is __________?
a)President of Malaysia
b)Prime Minister of Indonesia
c)President of Yugoslavia
d)President of Indonesia
8. At Present, the number of National Political Parties in India?
a)4 b)5 c)6 d)7 e)none
9. Makhaya Ntini who has announced his retirement from International Cricket, belongs to which country?
a)West Indies b)England c)South Africa d)New Zealand e)none
10. Which is the most corrupt country according to the ranking of global corruption index, a Transparency International report?
a)India b)Pakistan c)Iraq d)Somalia e)none


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How is everyone's week going?
It's the final days before Christmas break around here, and TONS to do before school is out.
One thing I like to get done before my girls are out of school is all the Christmas shopping.
It's a rather large goal, and one I don't often accomplish, but I just might do it this year!!
I took a little bit of time to journal and work on my Sketchbook project this morning before starting on the day,
here is my little art offering:
I found the text from a commentary on Romans 5:13 (message version)-
"Oh! May the God of green hope fill you up with joy, fill you up with peace, so that your believing lives filled with the life giving energy of the holy spirit will brim over with hope!"
Are you looking for your MOMENT that you will take good care of?
I found mine yesterday. I can't wait to share it with you!!!!
See you back here tomorrow for the linky party...


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One City Ministries was founded in 2008 to battle the systemically-entrenched poverty that exists in developing countries. This poverty is always accompanied by an interconnected web of oppressive conditions that jeopardize life. Though a few of these countries may be experiencing the beginnings of economic stability, the vast majority of their populations are left behind in an extreme state of vulnerability without opportunity or voice. This must change!
To accomplish its God-sized goals, One City's founders, Mike and Debbie Gilbert, launched a comprehensive set of coordinated programs to break down the foundations of poverty, replacing them with durable foundations of empowerment and sustainable independence. One City's unique approach is to holistically address the issues which trap people in poverty. Our programs tackle the problems of nutrition, economics, agricultural practices, social and gender injustices, as well as the spiritual, character, and leadership development of the individual.
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text: In the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region, there is only limited information available on the overall status of wetlands and resource exploitation because of the difficult geographic terrain and harsh climatic conditions. Thus, to generate a better understanding of wetlands in the region, a common platform was sought to exchange information, learnings and research findings. ICIMOD, in collaboration with the Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB) and the Chengdu Institute of Biology (CIB) under Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and the Yunnan Institute of Environmental Science (YIES), organized a Regional Expert Consultative Symposium on 'Managing Wetland Ecosystem in the Hindu Kush Himalaya: Securing Services for Livelihoods' in Dali, Yunnan Province of China


text: Does anyone know if madmacs program will work with windows 7 home, starter, or any other version? I am thinking of getting a netbook and need the spoofing, so it would be nice to know what OS I should look for. I could use another spoof program but his is very nice.


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Galileo satellites enclosed within launch fairing
The twin Galileo satellites were glimpsed for the very last time by human eyes yesterday as they were enclosed within their upper stage Soyuz launch fairing in preparation for their 20 October launch.
The previous week saw the pair of Galileo In-Orbit Validation satellites attached to their supporting dispenser. On Monday, the combined satellites plus dispenser were mated to the Fregat-MT upper stage that will transport them into their final 23 222 km orbit.
The mating complete, the halves of the Soyuz fairing were closed around the stack on Wednesday to form the 'Upper Composite'.
The Galileo launch team watched intently as Russian technicians completed the encapsulation.
The satellites are now out of sight but hardly out of mind: they are monitored continuously via the data and power umbilicals that connect them to the outside world.
Two days before launch they will be subjected to a full launch dress rehearsal along with their Fregat.
On Friday the Upper Composite is due to be moved from the Upper Composite Integration Stand of building S3B to the Soyuz launch site, where it will be mated vertically to its three-stage Soyuz ST-B rocket, using the mobile tower.
Soyuz from French Guiana
This month's launch will be historic: the first Soyuz launch from a spaceport outside Baikonur in Kazakhstan or Plesetsk in Russia.
As a medium-class vehicle, Soyuz will complement Ariane and Vega to extend the flexibility and competitiveness of Europe's launcher family.
These first two Galileo satellites will be followed next year by two more. This quartet, built by a consortium led by EADS Astrium Germany, will form the operational nucleus of the full Galileo satnav constellation.
They combine the best atomic clock ever flown for navigation – accurate to one second in three million years – with a powerful transmitter to broadcast precise navigation signals.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – While the weather was distinctly winter outside, inside the Carr Tennis Bubble on the MIT campus it was the start of the spring tennis season. The MIT men's tennis team started the season off on the right foot, taking a convincing 8-0 victory over Eastern Nazarene College. MIT improved to 2-2 for the 2011-12 season while Eastern Nazarene fell to 2-1.
MIT gave up just four game in doubles competition, sweeping all three matches to take an early 3-0 lead. The duo of junior Michael Walsh (Omaha, Neb.) and freshman Christopher Hunter (Melville, N.Y.) playing at No. 3 doubles did not surrender a game in their match against Nick Thompson and Tyler Perron, taking the 8-0 victory.
Senior Elia Hamatz (Huntingdon Valley, Pa.) played a strong match at No. 1 singles for MIT, taking a 6-0, 6-1 win over Austin Steelman. Junior Troy Astorino (Laguna Hills, Calif.) and senior Robert Wheeler (Denton, Texas) each dropped just two games in their straight sets victories at Nos. 4 and 6 that gave the Engineers enough points to take the match.
Junior Larry Pang (Torrance, Calif.) and Brandon Lum played the closest match of the evening at No. 2 singles. Pang took a close first set, 7-5, and then held off Lum, 6-4, in the final set. The other win for MIT came at the No. 3 singles match where sophomore Vlad Firoiu (Westford, Mass.) downed Sam McKay-Corkum, 6-2, 6-3. The No 5 match was not finished.
MIT will play again tomorrow when it hosts Bentley University at 3:30 p.m. in the Carr Tennis Bubble. Eastern Nazarene will head to Hilton Head, South Carolina for its next matches, playing against the University of Mount Union and Baldwin-Wallace College on Mar. 5.


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Looking at photos of the surface of Mars as a kid, NASA scientist Ashwin Vasavada says he viewed Mars as exotic, but not that exotic. And when you think about it, that description makes a lot of sense; after all, Mars is likely to be the first planet in the galaxy (other than Earth, obviously) to host a human settlement on its surface.
In this, the second installment in thnkrtv's EPIPHANY series, Vasavada — NASA's Deputy Project Scientist for the Mars Curioisty mission — discusses how Curiosity is helping pave the way for human exploration, and why a human brain will always be the best option when it comes to in-situ planetary exploration.
Check out the rest of the EPIPHANY series over on thnkrtv's YouTube Channel.


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Re: Official: New ChessCube Tournaments launching 28-Nov-201
j00j4nt200 wrote:You have about 720.000 registered users, and 180 votes on that fb page.
So you are making big changes based on sample vote of 0,025% registered users?
I say leave points and time handicap on Thuderhorse - it's more fun that way.
It's not just the poll that was the deciding factor in removing the points handicap. We actively monitor feedback sent to ChessCube Support, monitored external forums and blogs discussing said handicap, monitored online chat on ChessCube as well as followed YouTube comments on videos posted by KingsCrusher, Chess_Network etc, all of which contributed when making the decision on removing the handicap.
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|Nightmare Factory
The belief in vampires of plant origin occurs among Gs. [Gypsies] who belong to the Mosl. [Moslem] faith in KM [Kosovo-Metohija]. According to them there are only two plants which are regarded as likely to turn into vampires: pumpkins of every kind and water-melons. And the change takes place when they are 'fighting one another.' In Podrima and Prizrenski Podgor they consider this transformation occurs if these vegetables have been kept for more than ten days: then the gathered pumpkins stir all by themselves and make a sound like 'brrrl, brrrl, brrrl!' and begin to shake themselves. It is also believed that sometimes a trace of blood can be seen on the pumpkin, and the Gs. then say it has become a vampire. These pumpkins and melons go round the houses, stables, and rooms at night, all by themselves, and do harm to people. But it is thought that they cannot do great damage to folk, so people are not very afraid of this kind of vampire.1As an added bonus, trick or treat yourself to a guest blog I wrote for Reading with bite, discussing the links between vamps and All Hallows' Eve. In the meantime, have a safe and happy Hallowe'en! Brrrl, brrrl, brrrl!
1. TP Vukanović, 'The vampire (in the belief and customs of the Gypsies in the province of Kosovo-Metohija, Stari Ras and Novopazarski Sandžak, Yugoslavia)', Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society, 3rd ser, vol. 37, no. 1–2, 1958, p. 27.↩


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In recent years the nephrology community has been joined by other medical colleagues in recognising the urgent need to increase awareness about Acute Kidney Injury amongst physicians and hospital staff, but also the need for a public awareness campaign which could demystify this dangerous condition and make it recognisable to the public in a similar way that heart-attack or stroke campaigns have done. In the developed world AKI is often seen in hospital settings: US data suggests that an estimated 5% to 20% of critically ill patients (patients in the intensive care unit) experience an episode of AKI during the course of their illness, and development of AKI has a major negative impact on outcomes of any illness. To this end, greater awareness of AKI amongst the general physician and health care profession is needed. There are also important opportunities for prevention, especially by careful attention to prescription medicines management in elderly people. AKI is inadequately addressed in clinical education and training programmes, and largely neglected in public awareness and research programmes. The consequences are missed opportunities to mitigate risk, delayed diagnosis, poor management and increased lengths of hospital stay that contribute to spiralling health care costs.AKI is particularly relevant in the developing world where children and young adults are at special risk for AKI because it occurs frequently as the result of gastroenteritis, poisonings, malaria or other infectious diseases. Victims of crush injuries in natural disasters such as earthquakes often die of AKI. Many cases of AKI can be prevented simply by educating the community, and local and regional health care practitioners about prevention and early warning signs requiring immediate intervention.
Adapted from World Kidney Day 2013, "Acute Kidney Injury" [online] available at : www.worldkidneyday.org
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- Jenny
As a general rule, I prefer to cook with recipes that use measurements that I understand. But once in a while, instead of a teaspoon of this or a half cup of that, one has to be content with the allocation of "some."
Recipes with "some" come best to those at least somewhat experienced with the ingredients at hand, or the method. If you tell me to put "some" black pepper, parsley and onions in a chicken stock, for instance, I know what that means. Tell me I need "some" juniper berries in my fruit cloud, well I probably won't get that right. (To be clear, the Juniper Fruit Cloud on this site is quite specific.)
And so it went with Meen Porichathu (Fried Fish), a surprisingly delicate and flavorful take on fried fish, absolutely compatible for the weeknight cook.
A little background: my husband agreed to join me at the Farmers Market, which is a little like me agreeing to join him at Baylor homecoming week, except that I won't. Almost tingling with the thrill of this, as we stood before Vernon the fish man, I suggested that he should do the honor of picking from the board. "I want fried fish," he said. "So get something that fries."
On one level, an exhortation to prepare lovely fresh fish in the least healthful way possible seemed like a bit of punishment for dragging him to the market when there was an obscure soccer match on, but he also inadvertently made a point. The days of fresh herbs at the market are largely behind me, so from time to time, I need to simply turn to spices. Plus, um, I like fried fish, too.
So, marching home with my cod, I began fantasizing about this dish by pauljoseph, remembering that the last time I cooked one of his recipes it turned out great. Then I suddenly had to go to Moline, Illinois, which is really not of your concern except to tell you that I was forced to freeze my fish, then defrost it and get it all together on a Friday night when there wasn't enough beer in the world to inspire me to get to frying.
Realizing the entire thing was written in grams, I pulled out my scale, normally reserved for baking chocolate, but was quickly frustrated. Have you ever tried to measure 3 grams?
So I went a different way. I added "some" chili powder, "some" turmeric, "some" black pepper (referred to within the recipe as "pepper powder"), the juice of a small lime and some very finely chopped ginger and garlic smashed together to form a paste. I salted my cod a bit, rubbed it with the spice mix and tossed it all in a Ziploc bag for about 30 minutes. Maybe you will choose to marinate it longer; but that was my interpretation of "some" time.
Then came the revelation: rice flour. Who knew? The incredibly light fry that this flour makes, the way it refuses to stick to the pan, the lovely gold it turned this fish -– seeing this was worth all my worrying. I cooked my cod about 4 minutes a side –- you can cut into it and make sure you are not overcooking.
One thing I didn't plan for: my fish sort of fell apart in the pan, perhaps because cod is a bit soft for the task ("any fish" is also a rather open-ended suggestion) or maybe because my frying technique is not what it should be, as I rarely do it. (A&M tell me it's because the fish was frozen and defrosted -- those two like to have their theories!)
No matter: I cut it further into small pieces for Indian-inspired fish tacos. All it needed was cilantro, which our author does not call for but which I think is a nice flavor addition. I believe you know exactly how much to use.
Meen Porichathu (Fried Fish)
By pauljoseph
Serves 4
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Grains closed the day mixed with large intra-commodity spread swings. May corn finished 5 ½ cents lower at $6.42, May soybeans up 10 cents at $13.55, and May wheat down 6 ¼ cents at $6.36 ¼.
The market is back to selling corn and buying soybeans. The new crop corn-soybean spread reached a level we haven't seen for over a year today at 2.37 to 1. I have included a chart below to show how far soybeans have come back against the price of corn. Soybeans are trying to do all they can to hold or even gain acres this year. Ultimately weather has been extremely mild and will likely encourage early or on-time planting for corn especially. Last year we had 10.551 million acres in prevent plant and we also have roughly 1.5 million acres coming out of CRP. We think corn could easily get 95 million acres and soybeans over 75 million. If we have a somewhat normal growing season this will certainly help us replenish stocks for next year, will the prices be able to hold?
The recent bullish mentality seems more related to old crop stocks as well as the potential for more demand out of China. Currently, we don't see near term export pace raising enough for the US carryout to drop significantly on the next WASDE report. We did see a minor uptick in crush on the last crush report. If anything the market has done all it can to ensure that soybeans will gain/hold enough acres in the US to help cover any shortfalls that the South American crop had after this year's weather related problems. Until then, World stocks-usage rates have not gone down significantly as we don't even have a definite South American production number just yet. With soybean volatility still running at a relatively low level, hedging using the old crop options may not be a bad idea.
Tomorrow's export sales expectations are as follows:
Corn: 700,000 – 1,000,000 MTs
Soybeans: 900,000 – 1,300,000 MTs
Wheat: 350,000 – 650,000 MTs
We expect March to continue to be a volatile month as traders gear up for the Planting Intentions report and Quarterly stocks data. If you have any questions or would like to open an EHedger account, please contact a broker today by calling 866-433-4371. Thanks and have a great week!!!
Chart: November Soybeans/December Corn Ratio


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About us
In the north-eastern part of Slovenia, along the Drava River, spreads the region that needs to be discovered, visited, tasted and experienced. This fertile and gently undulating country has been populated since the prehistoric times, as has always been protected and connected by the mighty river meandering through it. The generous region has lured many a visitor to settle here, while the number of those who just refreshed themselves and had a rest on their journey is even more important. And the same is true now.
The photographer Ciril Ambrožič took a picture of this tendril which symbolises the intertwining of the rich and diversified tourist offer in our newly established tourist region. Although grapevine tendrils seem fragile, they hold fast to any support; they twist and intertwine and thus form inseparable bonds. Grapevine, the most beautiful plant in the world, resists to strongest winds, terrible frosts, long summers and the scorching sun.
Just as the tendrils, the hosts living along the River Drava have joined their efforts, knowledge and energy to spoil You in this sunny region!
As once, long time ago, waves of the Pannonian Sea used to break the surface, nowadays hills of Haloze and Slovenske Gorice along the River gently roll and break the surface of the flat Drava and Ptuj Plains. Apparently calm surface of the River and the Lake reflect the image of this generous country. The sun, unspoilt nature, dainties and specialities of all kinds, smile and open-heartedness of its people will charm You forever.
Kakor nekoč davno valovi Panonskega morja, danes v rajski deželi ob Dravi valovijo griči Haloz in Slovenskih goric. Mehka pobočja se nežno zlivajo v ravnini Ptujskega in Dravskega polja. Na navidezno mirni gladini reke in širnega jezera se odslikavajo podobe radodarne pokrajine. S soncem, neokrnjeno naravo, dobrotami vseh vrst in ljudmi širokega nasmeha in še širše odprtih src vas bo očarala!


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Go Ahead. Win This Car. Ruin My Life.
I have just returned from 1,500 miles of Power Tour East. I have been behind the wheel of everything from '78 Malibus to Panteras, canvassing the Eastern seaboard in search of cool cars, good times, and an endless array of seafood and Italian dishes at class joints and run-down seaside shacks alike. It has taken nine days to do this, and I am utterly spent. Jet lag, deadlines, hopping from hotel room to hotel room, the effort required to act like a human being in public-all have taken their toll on my health, my deadlines, and my dwindling reserve of clean underwear. After a couple of $100-plus nights in hotels, my pockets are empty. At this stage, it would take a fair amount more than sleep for me to recover.
Yet all I want to do is drive. I want to visit a place where the sun crawls down the sky, leaving behind a rainbow of glowing embers of clouds and atmosphere in its wake. I want to visit a place where my activities and motions are the only ones for miles and have been for years-a quiet place of simple, undisturbed beauty. And I want to visit a place that I have to drive to: The roads are twisty and wide open; speed-limit markers inexplicably absent.
And I want this Interstate Battery Firebird Formula to be the car I do it in. Slipping along, air barely disturbed, as we slice through at supralegal speeds. Six speeds to choose from, all of them able to access a seemingly limitless supply of torque; grippy extended-mobility rubber on stylish new rims, able to pull in from the inevitable four-wheel drifts; a nitrous-oxide system that will make me disappear into the onrushing horizon so quickly it'll send the scrappy ego-filled Honda and Mustang punks, who dare even think of challenging me, straight back to their mommy's checkbooks. Its performance invigorates and inspires, and its reliability soothes and encourages peace of mind. I want the envy of everyone on my block, in the building, on the Coast, and in America. Whichever comes first.
But at this late hour, I cannot fulfill even this simple dream. I must type until my fingertips are as calloused as my attitude, while you, yes, maybe you, are filling out the entry form you found on pages 8 and 9 of the December '98 issue. Maybe someday soon you will be able to take the drive that I yearn to but cannot. You can achieve the peace that I never will-at least, not this month. Good luck.
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Owner: Maybe you, you lucky thing
Car: 1998 Pontiac Firebird Formula
Type: 1998 GM LS1
Induction: MTI airbox cold-induction system, K&N filter
Ignition: stock with ACCEL Extreme 9000 plug wires
Battery: Interstate Mega-tron 60
Exhaust: Flowmaster American Thunder after-cat system
Power Adder: NOS 125hp system
Transmission: Borg-Warner T-56 six-speed with Centerforce II clutch and Hurst Competition Plus shifter
Rear axle ratio: 3.42:1
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Wheels: 17 x 9 1/2-inch Colorado Custom
Tires: BFGoodrich Comp T/A ZR SSS extended-mobility 285/40ZR17, Smartire low-pressure warning system


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Chelsea Lanzoni was on her way from the lacrosse fields of Vanderbilt University to a summer internship at National Geographic in Washington, but her first stop was a dressing room at Nordstrom Rack in Annapolis.
"I had, literally, nothing to wear," she said. "Nothing."
Thanks to a program at Vanderbilt that advises students on, among other things, how to dress appropriately in the workplace, she bought pants, skirts to the knee, dresses with sleeves and tailored blouses.
And a pair of conservative flats that immediately gave her heels blisters.
"I had never dressed up for anything," said the rising college senior from Annapolis. "But I'd read a few things on what to wear. I wanted to be conservative. I didn't want to do anything to step out of the box.
"But I also didn't want to be sweltering," said the young woman, who will be walking a mile to and from work in the heat.
Summer creates the perfect conditions for bad workplace fashion decisions: clueless young people entering the workplace for the first time during the hottest months of the year.
The result is often flip-flops and too much skin for the women. And guys who look rumpled and poorly put together.
"The sloppy-little-boy look may be a turn-on for the college girls but not in the workplace," says Callista Gould, who founded the Culture and Manners Institute in Des Moines, Iowa. Among other things, she helps universities create career services for their students that address workplace dress codes and other civilized topics.
"Iron your shirt, shine your shoes. People notice the details," she said. "And if you can wear it at the beach, you can't wear it at work."'
Karen Ciurca-Weiner, buyer and manager of the Jones & Jones boutique in Cross Keys, suggests that office attire be "conservative with a flair."
"Throw in a small trend here and there but, not knowing what the office atmosphere is, it's better to err on the conservative side rather than being fashion-forward," she said. "And make sure the clothes fit properly. Many people buy inexpensive clothes that don't fit and then they're constantly pulling at their skirt or fixing a bra strap. So make sure they're tailored properly."
You'd think workplace dress code basics would be self-evident, but fashion magazines and television create the impression that deep cleavage or a cocktail dress is OK if you are also wearing a suit jacket. And that real men wear jeans and running shoes to the office and never tuck their shirts into their pants.
To be fair, workplace dress codes have drifted toward casual, and that can leave the uninitiated wondering where the boundaries are.
"When I worked in New York," said Gould, "a young woman showed up for an interview for a public relations job in a halter top. I wanted to tell her that in order for her to be the face of our company, she needed a back to her shirt."
That's the other difficulty: How do you tell interns or new hires that they are bringing the wrong kind of attention to themselves without ending up in hot water yourself?
"It is up to the company to set the guidelines and the rules, and it is up to the company to explain them," said Maria Everding of the Etiquette Institute in St. Louis.
"I advise them to cut out pictures: 'This is what we accept and this is what we don't accept.' "
People see their clothing as an expression of themselves, said Gould, and criticism can hurt.
"And it can be a legal issue, too," said Gould. "It can be construed as sexual harassment."
Deliver the assessment this way, she said: "You are a valued member of our team, but I need to tell you that your outfits are not in line with our company policy. I am telling you this because you have such great potential, and I want you to succeed."
Young people are often taking their fashion cues from their peers and not looking to the people who could be mentoring them.
"And I honestly believe in working with these college students," said Everding. "They are so hungry for guidance, and the more you give them, the more they appreciate it. But they won't go looking for it for themselves, it seems."
Think of it as a financial decision, said Gould. "If someone told you that you could command a higher salary or get promoted by dressing a certain way, would you do it?"
Lanzoni emailed a supervisor at National Geographic and asked what was appropriate workplace attire, but she was still nervous her first week.
"I was actually the most conservative of anyone," she said. So she loosened up a bit, wearing the occasional long skirts and neck scarves.
But never, ever flip-flops at the office.
"I leave my flats at my desk and I walk home in my flip-flops," she said. "I don't think my feet would make it any other way."
Sartorial smarts
We tapped experts and our own observations for workplace fashion tips for interns and college graduates. Better to go conservative until you know the culture:
• No flip-flops. Ever. No Tevas. No strappy sandals and no toe or ankle jewelry. For women: No open-toed shoes unless you have a good pedicure.
• The less skin the better. Skirts to the knee. Nothing sleeveless without a cardigan or a jacket. No cleavage. "Modest is hottest," said Callista Gould of the Culture and Manners Institute. "Dress so people respect you, not inspect you."
• No sundresses, tube tops or bare midriffs. Nothing too tight or form fitting.
• Not everyone has to wear a charcoal suit. Lighter versions of gray, blue and taupe are fine. "Let your personality do the shining," says Callista Gould. "Don't let your clothes shout you down."
• If you must have brighter colors, make sure the clothes are very traditional cuts. And pair strong color blocks with a neutral color. Don't wear them together.
• Piercings anywhere but the ears of women should be removed and tattoos hidden.
• Jewelry should be simple and traditional.
• Save the golf shirts for the golf course, the tennis shoes for the tennis and basketball courts, and the Hawaiian shirts for the beach.
• Shorts, even paired with a suit jacket, come up short in the workplace.
• Fine-gauge T-shirts under a suit jacket can be acceptable for men, but no V-necks. Chest hair on men can be a turn-off in the workplace. And nothing with slogans or ads.
• And everybody: Save the neon colors for the disco.


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I use a bamboo skewer to pop those bubbles in the middle of the pie, it lays them right down. I only get them in the kitchen oven, not the WFO, I wonder why?
Papageorgio: When you say Crisco, do you specifically mean solid shortening, or do you just mean oil in general?
In the 21st century, shouldn't we be able to trust that our volumetric measuring tools are remotely accurate?
Pic 1: This pic is mostly just to show you what kind of pan Im using. You probably already figured it out, but now you know for sure. This pan used to be pretty well seasoned, but now a little bit of the seasoning flakes off every time it touches anything. If anyone has a good seasoning technique, Id love for you to share it with me.
Please describe "carboned up" for me.
Usually when a pan or screen develops carbon that flakes off, the recommended solution is to strip the entire pan or screen and reseason it. If you can't physically remove the seasoning that is still on the pan, what Tom Lehmann has recommended in the past for removing the carbon is a product known as Carbon-Off.
As one who has done a lot with trying to reverse engineer and clone pizzas of others, in nearly all cases without even having tried the pizzas, I have a question of a general nature: What approach and steps do you take to reverse engineer and clone someone else's pizza, such as ones sold by Tommy's Pizza? Since you appear to have access to Tommy's pizzas, do you at some point do a side-by-side comparison? And do you do any metrics (weight, size, amounts of dough, cheese, sauce, etc.)?


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The Rising Dangers of Ticks
Wild raspberries lured Jacqueline Moore over the wall of her new garden in Westchester County, New York. It was July 2008, and Moore, her husband and their two small kids had just moved up from Manhattan. She was painting the kitchen, up on a ladder, when she glanced out the window and spotted the flash of red. She was thrilled: This was what they had left the city for. She called the kids, and they hopped over the wall. They picked raspberries every day for two weeks.
About the time the berries ran out, Moore—who was 34 then, a personal trainer and marathoner—started feeling an ache in her neck and shoulder. She thought painting the ceiling was to blame; or maybe it was the borrowed mattress she and her husband were sleeping on. Then she noticed herself getting irritable. Family were visiting to see the new house, and "I was having trouble taking care of the guests," she recalls. "Every day, I would be twice as tired as I had been the day before."
By August, a rash, an irregular crimson patch, bloomed on her back. She thought she knew what that meant: A round red rash can signal Lyme disease, a bacterial infection transmitted by ticks. She did not remember a bite, but she found a local doctor. He thought she might have shingles, a painful rash caused by a virus—but to be safe he gave her doxycycline, a standard antibiotic for Lyme.
It had no effect—instead, she got worse. "At night, I had fevers and chills, and I couldn't move my head because the headaches were so bad," she recalls, tearing up at the memory. Moore's worried family took her to the emergency room of a small local hospital, where doctors rushed her into isolation. "My husband would come into the hospital room and want to open the shades, and I'd say, 'I can't handle the light,'" Moore says. She was too weak to shower alone; her mother and husband had to hold her up.
It was days before she learned what was wrong. She did have Lyme disease, doctors told her; the rash was indeed a telltale clue. But that was not as important as what else she had: babesiosis, an infection caused by a parasite that lives in red blood cells. As with Lyme, ticks transmit babesiosis. But unlike Lyme, it can be fatal.
Even after 10 days in the hospital and treatment with anti-parasitic and antibiotic drugs, Moore's alarming symptoms continued. She woke up drenched from night sweats, her skin took on a yellow tinge, and she spotted blood in her urine, a sign of red blood cell breakdown. Only after she consulted with infectious-disease specialists at a second hospital, Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, and took two more drug regimens did the effects finally begin to wane.
Babesiosis ("buh-BEE-zee-o-sis") used to be rare, except off the Massachusetts coast, where decades ago it earned the name Nantucket fever. In 2001, only five cases were reported in the lower Hudson Valley, where Moore lives. But the year she got sick, doctors diagnosed 120 cases—a 20-fold increase.
"It is so new in our area, it has flown under the radar," says Moore's physician Gary P. Wormser, M.D., the chief of infectious diseases at Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College and head of a team researching tick diseases. "A lot of patients haven't heard of it, and a lot of doctors don't know about it."
In fact, babesiosis is one of a raft of under-the-radar tick diseases spreading across the United States. "We've seen pretty dramatic increases," says Jennifer McQuiston, an epidemiology team leader in the vector-borne disease division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. "We're told to get out and exercise and enjoy nature, so we need to be aware." Most people have heard of Lyme disease, which appeared among residents of that town in Connecticut in the mid-1970s and now affects more than 35,000 Americans per year. Most Lyme cases occur in the Northeast and upper Midwest; if you don't live there, you might be safe from Lyme but still at risk for other diseases. Cases of a tickborne illness known as ehrlichiosis grew from 200 to 957 nationwide—a 378 percent jump—between 2000 and 2008, according to the CDC. The infection anaplasmosis nearly tripled in the same period, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever quintupled. The new disease STARI (southern tick-associated rash illness) has spread across the South, and strains of an infection called rickettsiosis have hit the Gulf and Pacific coasts.
All of these non-Lyme tick diseases attack victims in a similar way, bringing on fever, headache, and muscle and joint pain—making it easy to misdiagnose them as anything from flu to meningitis, Dr. Wormser says. If the patient remembers finding a tick, or develops a rash, that's a big clue. If not, "it is somewhat common for these to be missed. The symptoms resemble so many other common viral infections," says Gregory A. Storch, M.D., a pediatric infectious-disease specialist at Washington University in St. Louis, which created a multidisciplinary tickborne-disease research team because cases have surged there.
This lack of awareness can be deadly. Tickborne infections cause only minor or no symptoms in some people but become dire in others. Rocky Mountain spotted fever, for one, almost always results in hospitalization. And among people who develop symptoms of babesiosis, 5 percent to 10 percent will die. The death rate reaches 20 percent in those whose immune system is compromised—like Moore, whose spleen was removed because of a tumor when she was 14. "Although babesiosis is less common than Lyme, you can argue that it creates as big a health burden, because of its severity and fatality rates," says Peter J. Krause, M.D., senior research scientist at the Yale School of Public Health in New Haven, Connecticut. "There are more cases than we previously thought, and babesiosis is also the number-one reported cause of infections through blood transfusions in the United States." But because medical awareness has not kept up, patients have been overlooked, undertreated and taken by surprise when their enjoyment of the outdoors—a hike, a run, a round of golf, their own backyard—turns into a life-altering threat.
Are the outbreaks our fault?
Some of the sharp rises in tick disease cases could be due to better counting and diagnostic tests, McQuiston cautions. "But we also have a suspicion it could be differences at the ground level, a changing ecology." What's especially troubling is that these ecological changes—which wildlife researchers confirm—aren't natural or accidental. "Unfortunately, there is mounting evidence that the increase in risk for exposure to tickborne diseases is a consequence of the ways humans modify the environment we live in," says Brian F. Allan, Ph.D., assistant professor of entomology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. For starters, Allan says, we're seeing more contact between ticks and people, possibly because we're moving farther into woody areas. And ticks and the wildlife they feed on are thriving because we've created appealing backyards for them to live in.
To fully understand how we've increased our own risks, you have to know how tickborne diseases spread. Ticks bite and draw blood only three times in their life. For most species, the first and second meal is from something small, a mouse or a chipmunk, and the third is usually from something larger, such as a white-tailed deer, a dog—or a human being. When ticks take blood, they can pick up disease organisms from the animal they bit and then pass them along to whatever they bite next.
The chance you'll be infected spikes in the spring and summer, when you are outside more and wear less clothing and when ticks are also most active—particularly eager, hungry young nymphs. The risk is highest when you are in the kind of landscape ticks and their hosts prefer: shady forests, places with lots of moist leaf litter and areas where woods transition into meadows or lawns. In other words, the suburbs.
The northeastern communities most plagued by Lyme disease often focus their ire on the deer population, carving up open land into developments that seem less friendly to the animals. Although fewer deer would help a lot, Allan says, it wouldn't be a cure-all: Another key animal in the life cycle of a tick is the white-footed mouse it bites earlier in its life. It's almost impossible to make a patch of land too small for mice to survive on; plus, ecologists theorize that when fewer other species live on a parcel, the rate of disease in mice will go up. Overdevelopment changes the land's natural mix of animals—its biodiversity—and the result can be more of the creatures that spread tickborne disease, such as mice, and fewer of the animals that don't, such as squirrels.
Even living in the city turns out not to be a protection. "If someone [with a tick disease] tells me they live in an apartment, I ask if they play golf," says Farrin A. Manian, M.D., chief of the division of infectious diseases at St. John's Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis. (One study found that people with worse golf scores had a higher risk for exposure—presumably because they spent more time in the rough.) Meanwhile, Allan also hypothesizes from his research that an invasive honeysuckle common in city parks is so attractive to deer that the animals will migrate into parks to sleep under it—carrying ticks with them—and then wander out into suburban neighborhoods to feed.
In New York City, 36-year-old Bernadette Durham was working as a marketing executive and fund-raiser when her neck began to ache. "I thought it was stress. I'd just broken off a relationship, and I had taken on a new role at my firm, so I was traveling a lot," says Durham. But when she began to feel numbness and tingling in her legs, she grew scared.
Her family, who live in suburban New York, had all had cases of Lyme disease that responded to antibiotics. They thought she had it, too. But when she went to an ER, the resident who treated her dismissed the possibility, not understanding that even if Durham couldn't remember a tick bite, city life could have exposed her. "I have a dog," she says she told the doctor. "I run in Central Park. I ride horses in the suburbs and spend time on Long Island." She went from specialist to specialist for more than two years, growing ever sicker with fatigue, brain fog and dizziness. Although she was tested for Lyme, the findings were never conclusive, and no one made the connection that a Manhattanite might have another kind of tickborne disease.
Yet science shows ticks have been hopping a ride on wildlife into new areas. At a medical meeting last June, researchers for the state of New York reported that the tick that carries ehrlichiosis is moving from Long Island into New York City and the rest of the state. After the tick that carries anaplasmosis, babesiosis and Lyme disease invaded lower Michigan in 2002, a study documented its rapid spread in this new area, says author Jean I. Tsao, Ph.D., assistant professor of disease ecology at Michigan State University in East Lansing. Oregon and Tennessee both recently reported their state's first cases of babesiosis, even though the tick species that carries it had never been seen where the victims live.
"As populations of ticks increase in endemic areas, there are more ticks to be dispersed outward, like cups of ticks spilling over," Tsao explains. "Deer have a particularly high capacity to spread ticks because they can carry adult females that can lay 1,000 to 3,000 eggs. Similarly, though one bird might not carry many ticks, it's possible that thousands of migrating birds could pick up ticks from one area and drop them off in another." Climate change might also be helping some tick species move northward, she adds, as warming causes summers to grow longer.
Dr. Manian says he has seen steady growth in tickborne diseases, especially ehrlichiosis, in his St. Louis practice. Yet patients are invariably surprised by the diagnosis. "A lot of people are almost shocked that they could get anything from ticks," he says. "They remember getting tick bites growing up and never coming down with anything."
An elusive diagnosis
As soon as you feel your first symptoms of a tick infection, the clock starts: Getting treated quickly with the right antibiotics or antiparasitics can be critical to preventing symptoms from escalating. Half of the deaths from Rocky Mountain spotted fever in kids, for example, occur within nine days of when the symptoms started.
You might wait a few days, at least, before seeing a doctor. And when you do, it could take even more time for you to get a precise diagnosis: There are no reliable rapid tests that can indicate every important tick-related infection; the lab assays that confirm the diseases may take days to deliver a result, if doctors even think to order them in the first place.
Further complicating matters, a tick often picks up multiple pathogens as it hitchhikes from animal to animal—and when it bites a human, it might transmit more than one. It may be that people with these coinfections—for example, Lyme plus ehrlichiosis or babesiosis—are sicker when symptoms surface and take longer to recover, says Dr. Wormser, who was the lead author of clinical guidelines for treating tickborne disease issued by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
It would turn out Bernadette Durham had multiple tick infections. Yet diagnosis remained elusive, even as her symptoms worsened. "I was literally crawling on the floor from the bed to the bathroom. I couldn't walk my dog," she says. Her weight dropped to 96 pounds on her 5-foot-7-inch frame. One doctor told her she was anorexic; another said she had a neurological disorder; a third, a heart disorder; a fourth diagnosed multiple sclerosis. Finally, two and a half years after her symptoms began, a physician determined she had Lyme, with the complex symptoms that can develop when the disease is not treated quickly. Later tests showed she had ehrlichiosis as well.
Because Lyme is so common, doctors often assume it is the sole problem in patients with tickborne infection, not recognizing newer diseases, says Durham's doctor, Daniel J. Cameron, M.D., an internist and epidemiologist in Mount Kisco, New York, and past president of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society. It's possible that undetected coinfections could help explain the medical mystery that is known as category 4, or "chronic," Lyme. Some sufferers contend their symptoms continue to affect them after the standard treatment of two to four weeks, but not all doctors believe Lyme persists. What if some of these patients continue to struggle because they have another tick-borne infection? "You have to examine whether you have prescribed appropriate antibiotics for each infection that might have been in that tick," Dr. Cameron says. "The problem is that doctors are reluctant to treat any more than the bare minimum, and they lose the opportunity to treat people in a timely manner."
After treatment for both infections, Durham has improved, though not recovered. She is on a medical leave of absence; unable to afford her Manhattan apartment, she moved in with her mother. She still fatigues easily, and her eyesight and attention are affected. "What makes me mad is I knew something was wrong back in 2006, and no one looked at it," she says. "I want people to know they should listen to their body and not give up. They are not alone if they are going through this."
The sickness spreads
The tick-disease threat doesn't end when you get bitten: People exposed to these pathogens can pass them through their blood—including to babies in the womb and to recipients of blood transfusions. That's a scary thought, but in most cases, pregnant women with a history of tickborne disease or symptoms can take antibiotics safely and prevent transmission; likewise, blood banks vet donors and often turn away those who have tick disease in their past. But in one case—babesiosis—preventing transmission is challenging.
Babesiosis symptoms often fade over time, and in one quarter of adult cases, people never notice symptoms at all. So there could be hundreds of Americans who aren't aware they are infected with the parasite—and so aren't taking precautions to avoid passing it along, says David A. Leiby, Ph.D., head of the transmissible diseases department at the American Red Cross Holland Laboratory in Rockville, Maryland.
For now, perinatal babesiosis is exceedingly rare, with only a handful of cases on record. In one incident reported in 2009, a mother in Monmouth County, New Jersey, brought a baby girl to the hospital, feverish and jaundiced, when she was 26 days old. The woman, who was a migrant crop worker, remembered being bitten by two ticks when she was about eight months pregnant, but she hadn't been sick and dismissed the bites as unimportant. Luckily, the baby responded well to treatment.
Infections through blood banks are also raising concern. In 2007, in a case that rang alarm bells, a cancer patient in California arrived at the hospital weak and throwing up blood. Tests revealed babesiosis: He had been infected by blood from a man who had donated in Maine, say Van P. Ngo and Rachel Civen, M.D., epidemiologists at the Los Angeles County Department of Health who investigated the case. The FDA has since reported that over the past 10 years, babesiosis has infected more than 100 Americans via transfusions—and 11 of them have died.
These are tiny numbers compared with the more than 5 million people who receive transfusions in the United States each year. But there are almost certainly more cases than there would be if blood banks could effectively check for the parasite. Right now, donors merely complete a questionnaire that asks whether they have had babesiosis or unexplained fever. In one study in Connecticut, 1 out of every 100 donors who passed that screening was shown to be potentially infectious.
Federal regulators are struggling with how to protect the blood supply from babesiosis. The test used to diagnose individual patients is too labor-intensive and slow to be used on the millions of blood donations made every year, explains James P. AuBuchon, M.D., president of the Puget Sound Blood Center in Seattle and president of the American Association of Blood Banks. "Until a test is available, our hands are tied," Leiby confirms. One encouraging sign: a pilot project by the Rhode Island Blood Center, which is setting aside about 3,000 units of blood yearly to be tested, creating a safe supply to send to hospitals for the most vulnerable patients.
The California patient, already seriously ill, died within two months of having babesiosis. Bernadette Durham and Jacqueline Moore survived. Yet both were profoundly ill, with long recovery times. More than two years later, Moore has regained the 15 pounds she lost and is working out again. But she still doesn't have the energy of her pre-illness self.
She has also never regained her uncomplicated joy in the landscape she left New York City for. Although she knows how she got sick and knows how to protect herself, she has never hopped back over the garden wall to pick raspberries.
"Dr. Wormser said, 'You can go back there when there is snow on the ground,'" Moore says. "I don't live in fear—it's not like when I first came home from the hospital, and I went around in boots up to my knees—but I check the kids and I spray myself with deet when I run. I feel I am in control of the risks now. But it took me two years to get to this point."
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