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The moment arrived with a wave of raucous applause and cheers that sent decibels and emotions soaring off the charts Sunday evening. It was a wild scene that blended the fever pitch of a Super Bowl victory with an election-night headquarters celebration - all in the name of children.
A whopping check presented by Walmart for $986,058 pushed the total over the top just before 6:30 p.m. Sunday. An instant later, the final tally hit the big tote board for the 30th annual All Children's Telethon - a grand total of $4,154,917. And prolonged pandemonium erupted on the set inside the Education & Conference Center, hosted by the familiar News Channel 8 anchor crew of Gayle Sierens, Keith Cate, Steve Jerve and, in a surprise return after six years - on horseback, no less - Bob Hite.
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There was Stephanie Hall, the Children's Miracle Network Hospital Program Director at All Children's - marking her 25th year nurturing relationships with all of the Telethon's corporate and civic donors. There was the Emmy-winning trio of veteran Telethon producer Ann Miller, who tirelessly scripted the touching content and endless details of the show; creative services director Mike Sexton, whose colorful graphics and stirring Telethon theme song helped give the event added heart; and videographer Bill Greene, who filmed and edited the poignant pre-taped segments aired throughout the program.
And there were so many others, from ACH board members to department directors to staffers and volunteers working side by side for a common cause.
"It doesn't matter what your position or title is at the hospital with your day job," says Darrell Lee, Strategic Communications and Interactive Services Director, overseeing the Web and social media efforts from start to finish. "When it comes to the Telethon, everyone assumes a role and gets the job done. It is an amazing event."
In this case, the combined efforts resulted in the fourth-highest Telethon contribution total ever, particularly noteworthy since there was no Taste of Pinellas this year to serve as a simultaneous fundraising catalyst.
The day was filled with distinctive sights that began to unfold well before showtime and lasted until sign-off at 6:30 p.m. Highlights ranged from the return of 28-year-old former patient Tommy Duckworth, who spent the first six years of his life in the hospital to a nostalgic, late-afternoon reunion of three Telethon titans.
Former All Children's president J. Dennis Sexton, former ACH Marketing and Foundation executive Joel Momberg and longtime show host and Channel 8 sports anchor, Dick Crippen reminisced, while rocking babies together in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in a nod to the show's roots.
It was a Telethon to remember. And here's a look at some of the behind-the-scenes - and in-front-of-the-camera - happenings that combined to make it that way.
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By 6:30 a.m., the ECC has sprung to life. WFLA-Ch. 8's anchor team is busy getting set for the telecast - Gayle Guyardo sits in front of a boom, applying makeup. Rod Carter and Leigh Spann stand nearby, smiling and staying loose. In another room, the first group of volunteers who'll work the banks of phones receive final instructions. The busy pace and bright lights provide a sharp contrast to the calm, subdued hues only minutes away on the hospital's sixth floor - in the heart of the NICU.
This is where Channel 8 weekend morning anchor Yolanda Fernandez is preparing for her first live segment of the day, accompanied by a mobile production crew directed by WFLA veteran Phil Hill. Fernandez sits and chats with Amanda Fish and David Delmotte, the parents of premature boys Logan and Aden, born seven weeks premature but doing well enough to make their TV debut.
Having time to talk 15-20 minutes prior to the segment accomplishes several things. It gives Fernandez a chance to get the gist of the family's story - beyond the note cards she has been given - and it allows the parents to relax a bit in front of two TV cameras before Hill signals that the segment is live.
"That pacifier is bigger than he is," Fernandez says, smiling, as she engages the parents in conversation. The signals begin to come: "Four minutes to go ... two minutes to go ... one minute." Just then, Aden begins to cry. "Oh, you're going to start getting fussy now?" jokes his father.
At 7:37 a.m., Carter introduces the spot from the ECC set and Fernandez shifts right into gear: "Hi, good morning Rod, we're in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and I'm with the proud parents of these beautiful twin boys," she begins. The three-minute portion comes off without a hitch. The boys cooperate by not crying at all, and the parents tell Fernandez how grateful they are for the care their babies have received. "The communication is amazing," says David. "They make sure you know everything that's going on and why they're doing stuff." Adds Amanda: "It's like a second home."
Back in the ECC, the phones are already ringing steadily.
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Next up for Fernandez, Hill and Co., a signature touch provided by the staff of All Children's Environmental Services department: towel animals.
A room on the seventh floor has been decked out with all manner of little white towel critters, an art perfected and practiced by the many folks who clean the hospital rooms on a daily basis. There are bunnies, dogs, ducks, swans and turtles - even little rays in honor of the major league team in town.
EVS workers are all trained in making the cotton-based creations - a sight guests are more accustomed to seeing in cruise cabins or high-end hotel rooms than in a hospital. But the animals are a way of brightening spirits of young patients, and the staff takes great pride in going the extra terry-cloth mile to do just that.
Martha Drew, housekeeping manager, had a hard time securing an empty room for the segment because the hospital was nearly full the night before. But Room 728 opened up, so that's where the video crew heads now. Soon, two of Drew's experts join Fernandez to give her an on-air lesson - Cecilia "Cece" Barnett and Stephon Anderson - and explain the significance the animals have in the grand scheme.
"The animals are for the kids," Stephon says. "At All Children's Hospital, we are all about making sure that when they come, they get better. And we make these animals to help them feel more comfortable when they come and make them feel more at home."
Cece tells a story of a little boy staying in one of her rooms. "He was sad because he missed his dog," she explains. Cece promptly reached for several towels and, minutes later, brought a smile to the child's face by presenting him with his very own towel dog.
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So it goes throughout the day. Fernandez takes viewers on a wide range of stories inside the hospital. She spends time with 16-year-old Celina Cook, recovering from a type of leukemia called AML that demands a harsher treatment plan. Celina, wearing a protective mask, talks about playing intense games of UNO with other teens - and even some of the nurses - in the game room. "I just feel very safe here because of all the supervision, always seeing how you're doing and checking in with you," she says. "And always seeing what they can do better."
A segment with two Guatemalan parents, Stephanie and Marco, and their premature baby boy showcases the All Children's International Program. Stephanie was the first mother in the program to come to All Children's and have her baby delivered at the hospital - at only 28 weeks - rather than giving birth overseas and then transporting the infant. Both parents express their gratitude for the life-saving care their baby Marco has received. Dr. Roberto Sosa joined the parents, stressing that Marco was past the most difficult time now. "Now he's eating well, and breathing by himself, so we're very happy," he says.
Then comes a trip to the Simulation Lab and an interview with Sim Center and Clinical Research Director Tina Spagnola, a tour of the Emergency Center's pediatric transport units, and a visit with pediatric emergency physician Dr. Patrick Mularoni, minutes after finishing a shift.
"How busy are Sundays here - what's your typical day like?" Ferdandez asks.
"We've been real busy today," Dr. Mularoni responds. "I started at 6 a.m. and all day we've had a trickle of children coming in to be cared for. One of the things that's unique about our hospital is because we're a pediatric hospital, because we take care of some of the sickest kids in the area, we've seen kids from all over the place. Earlier today, I had a kid fly in on a helicopter from Cape Coral. I've seen sick children from St. Petersburg who require cancer treatment, where they have to come here for care as well. And I just got finished sewing up the chin of a little girl who cut it on the side of a swimming pool. We're busy because of the specialized care we provide."
Still, it's adorable 5-year-old Mae Parker who threatens to steal the show. Mae was adopted by her parents in a Chinese orphanage and underwent her first heart surgery in Beijing. Last Wednesday, she had an open-heart procedure at All Children's and came through with flying colors.
By Friday, she was talking up a storm and enjoying a tea party with family. And two days later, she was beaming at a pair of WFLA TV cameras, enjoying another tea party with mom Lauren and grandmother Joyce by her side. "She's doing fabulous - you'd never know she had heart surgery," Lauren says, adding that the medical staff fell in love with Mae. Though she spoke no English 15 months ago, Mae talks plenty now - and even handles the segment sign-off like a pro, following Fernandez' lead and proclaiming, "Back to you Gayle!"
In fact, another showstopper will soon take center stage. Former Channel 8 anchor Hite, now retired and living the ranch life in Colorado, had saddled up during the Saturday night sneak peek of the Telethon on WFLA and started "riding" to St. Petersburg. The bit culminates with video of the popular ex-newsman on horseback as he nears All Children's - and then dismounts to enter the show in chaps and dusty cowboy boots.
It is an emotional experience for Hite, seeing many of his former co-workers for the first time in a half-dozen years since his retirement. But his eyes filled with tears, and his voice broke, as he spoke on air of his three grandchildren, all of whom have received care at All Children's.
"The Telethon has been an annual tear event for me since the beginning," Hite says in a quiet moment off the set. "Long before I had two children, much less grandchildren, you were still moved by these kids and their families - and the devotion of their parents and this hospital staff. You know, I tear up pretty easy when kids are involved - and old friends. I wouldn't have missed this for the world."
Meanwhile, being part of the Telethon holds special significance for a newcomer to the event: Jenine Rabin, Executive Vice President of the All Children's Foundation. She grew up in nearby Seminole watching Channel 8 anchor Sierens host the Telethon each year, and remembers urging her father to listen to the WFLA team and call in a pledge.
Now, joined by her two young daughters, Verity and Chance, Rabin is in the Telethon spotlight herself as the event builds toward its big finish. She stands beside Sierens, teaming up to raise money in a live interview about role of the Foundation and the vital importance of the Telethon.
"Today is one way of giving support, but we work with donors all the time who have an interest in doing something specific," Rabin says. "And we're happy to work with them to make their dream come true."
Many dreams do thanks to the contributions that pour in during the Telethon and throughout the year.
One of them is vividly depicted on screen - the story of a miracle baby and his inspiring return as a thriving adult.
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For sheer power, it's hard to top the appearance of Tommy Duckworth.
Tommy was born in November 1984, with much of his intestines on the outside of his belly. All Children's surgeons had to remove part of his intestines and then carefully place the rest back inside his abdomen. He spent his early childhood at All Children's, celebrating his first five Christmases here, even learning to walk by pulling a specially modified IV pole around the hospital walls.
Fittingly, Tommy is interviewed by Crippen, who had rocked him as a fragile baby in the NICU 29 years earlier. He works today as a nutritionist at St. Anthony's and gives credit to All Children's for making his journey possible.
"I'm just living life and enjoying life, and am blessed to be here," he says. "And I'm blessed to come back and share another 30 years with All Children's."
Crippen quips that he may not be around for that, then looks into the camera and says, "This is a guy that you helped. Those of you who have contributed through the years to All Children's Hospital, you gave him, literally, life."
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The Telethon tour de force takes place in the kind of rocking chairs that Tommy once was comforted in.
It's where the Three ACH Amigos - Sexton, Momberg and Crippen - closed the live programming from the hospital shortly before 5:30 p.m.
Momberg was the man with the idea of launching the Telethon, and did so with the blessing and help of All Children's president, Sexton. Crippen was the host who always opened the show with Sexton, rocking babies in the NICU.
"This was always my favorite part of the show, but I never got to do it until now," says Momberg, as the three enter the NICU and take their seats. "I was always jealous of those guys!"
When the cameras begin to roll, Crippen acts as emcee as Sexton and Momberg talk about how far the event has come through the years.
Sexton: "One of the great things that this has brought is a recognition around the whole region of the wonderful things we were doing way, way back - and now All Children's Hospital they have is on an international scale as far as the skills of the doctors and nurses and the research that's being done. This is what we dreamed about. People say, 'You didn't dream this much.' Well, we did. It really, fortunately, has turned out to be everything we wanted it be."
Momberg: "It's been unbelievable. Of course, this is what it's all about - the babies. We were talking earlier about 30 years, and coming back, and seeing the families and young adults who are now just phenomenal. It's just such a great feeling to come back. It's like giving birth to the Telethon - you put it together, and then you watch your child develop. Now, it's a mature Telethon. It's just beautiful."
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Then comes a moment not in the script. As the segment ends, Momberg and Sexton prepare to head back to the ECC for the big Telethon finish. That's when Sexton notices a familiar woman at the front desk of the NICU checking in about her grandson - a tiny preemie inside the NICU.
|Dennis Sexton and Joel Momberg visit the Morris baby in the NICU
Kelly explained that she was having people sign her T-shirt, and would donate a dollar during the Telethon for every signature she collected. The Sextons wished her well and soon headed for All Children's.
Now, some eight hours later, she has crossed paths again - and the former ACH president immediately recognizes her.
He calls out to her, and notices she has collected a dozen or so signatures on her shirt by now. To help her cause, he reaches for his wallet and hands her a twenty-dollar bill. Momberg does the same. She hugs them both, then asks if they would like to see her grandson inside the NICU.
Returning to the ECC, with all its mounting excitement, can wait 10 more minutes. The two men, long the heart and soul of All Children's, follow the grandmother to an incubator. It holds newborn Roman Isaac Demsey Morris, who has a new chance at life thanks to the hospital they helped so much with the creation of the Telethon 30 years earlier.
Sexton and Momberg smile at the baby, the only sound coming from a beeping monitor nearby. The quiet room is a far cry from the excitement sweeping through the ECC several blocks away, where the tote board will soon jump another million dollars and trigger a thunderous ovation.
Away from the cameras, amid the dim lights of the nursery, the scene is as priceless as any on this day, with the hearts of a little NICU baby and the biggest of Telethons pulsing to a shared beat.


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Breaking NewsFormer NFL star Jerramy Stevens was arrested for assault early Monday morning following an incident involving his girlfriend Hope Solo ... this according to multiple reports.
Hope was spotted inside a Seattle courtroom this afternoon, where Stevens was facing a 4th degree assault charge stemming from an incident at a home in Kirkland, WA.
According to Chris Daniels at KING-TV, cops say Solo and Stevens were involved in an altercation around 3:45 AM on Monday ... after arguing about where they will live after they get married -- Florida or Washington.
According to Daniels, cops found Solo with a small amount of blood on her elbow ... but she wasn't very cooperative with police.
1:52 PM PT -- Stevens is now off the hook ... because the judge decided there was not enough evidence to charge him with a crime. He has since been released from custody.
FYI -- Stevens was a bigshot tight end with the Seattle Seahawks ... and famously dropped several catches in Super Bowl XL ... because he was afraid of the Pittsburgh Steelers.


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Should electronic e-cigarettes be banned in restaurants?Polls
Monday, December 16, 2013 - Monday, March 31, 2014
498 votes
How can people differentiate between water vapour possibly containing remnants of nicotine? Perhaps they should light up a different colour?
London Restaurant and Dinning Polls
Previous London Restaurant and Food Poll Results
Should electronic e-cigarettes be banned in restaurants?
Monday, December 16, 2013-Monday, March 31, 2014How can people differentiate between water vapour possibly containing remnants of nicotine? Perhaps they should light up a different colour?
What's your favourite Summer Salad?
Wednesday, August 14, 2013-Monday, September 30, 2013Summer, summer, summer-time...
Would you consider eating properly labelled horsemeat meals if available?
Monday, March 04, 2013-Sunday, March 31, 2013Horsemeat is nutritious and costs less than a quarter of the price of beef to produce.
Most Romantic Gesture?
Wednesday, January 23, 2013-Friday, February 15, 2013
Where will you be eating Christmas dinner?
Wednesday, November 21, 2012-Wednesday, December 26, 2012We thought it'd be interesting to revisit London diners' locations for Christmas dinner 2012.
Favourite Bonfire Night / 5th November Food?
Thursday, October 04, 2012-Monday, November 05, 2012Bonfire night, stars are bright...
Favourite UNhealthly Breakfast?
Wednesday, August 22, 2012-Friday, September 28, 2012Mmmm, bacon... and sausage... sarnies which can't be beaten.
OlympicEats: What's your favourite healthy breakfast?
Monday, July 16, 2012-Sunday, August 19, 2012Nutritional experts refer to breakfast as the most important meal of the day, skip it and risk problems with concentration, metabolism and weight. What's your preferred healthy start to the day?
Do you think London dining is up to overseas visitors' expectations?
Monday, June 18, 2012-Sunday, July 15, 2012There are many great events going on in London this year! Do you think food and restaurants in London will meet our international visitors' expectations?
How will you be celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee?
Wednesday, May 09, 2012-Tuesday, June 05, 2012To mark 60 years of The Queen's reign the Diamond Jubilee will take place in 2012. The celebrations will centre around an extended weekend in 2012 on 2, 3, 4 and 5 June.
Christmas is a time for...?
Tuesday, December 05, 2006-Sunday, December 31, 2006
Check out the London restaurant Christmas menus and special offers.
Restaurant hygiene ratings should be...
Sunday, October 01, 2006-Tuesday, October 31, 2006
FSA hopes that inter-restaurant peer pressure will prompt eateries to display their rating
How do you prefer to book a restaurant table?
Thursday, April 20, 2006-Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Would you still cook/eat chicken or other poultry if a case of Bird Flu was found in Britain?
Wednesday, February 22, 2006-Friday, March 31, 2006
Best part of a traditional English Christmas dinner
Thursday, December 01, 2005-Saturday, December 31, 2005
Who produces the best summer wine?
Monday, July 25, 2005-Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Will you be celebrating St. George's Day?
Wednesday, April 06, 2005-Saturday, April 30, 2005Check out our St. George's Day Campaign
Are you in favour of Charles and Camilla's marriage?
Friday, February 11, 2005-Monday, February 28, 2005
How do you like pancakes?
Tuesday, February 01, 2005-Thursday, February 10, 2005What tosses your pancake?
Should pubs be able to open 24 hours a day?
Tuesday, January 04, 2005-Monday, January 31, 2005Open all hours
Where will you be eating Christmas dinner?
Monday, November 15, 2004-Friday, December 24, 2004
Is organic food healthier?
Friday, October 01, 2004-Sunday, October 31, 2004
Best cheese by region?
Wednesday, September 01, 2004-Thursday, September 30, 2004
Best summer food?
Monday, August 02, 2004-Tuesday, August 31, 2004What is the best food in hot weather?
Should we limit the number of fast-food and coffee shop chains in each area?
Tuesday, July 06, 2004-Sunday, August 01, 2004
Gordon Ramsay!?
Tuesday, June 01, 2004-Monday, July 05, 2004What's he like?! Here at LondonEats.com we think he's great - keep up the good work Gordon!
Should the price of bottled water in restaurants be capped by the government?
Saturday, May 01, 2004-Monday, May 31, 2004
Should Junk Food Advertising Be Banned?
Monday, March 01, 2004-Friday, April 30, 2004
What is the most important factor in choosing a restaurant?
Sunday, February 01, 2004-Sunday, February 29, 2004
How many portions of fruit and vegetables do you eat every day?
Monday, December 01, 2003-Saturday, January 31, 2004Very few of us meet the government recommended levels. Are they realistic?
Favourite way to cook potatoes?
Saturday, November 01, 2003-Sunday, November 30, 2003
Should restaurant staff pay National Insurance on tips?
Wednesday, October 01, 2003-Friday, October 31, 2003Three-quarters of restaurant goers think not.
Has a London restaurant ever given you food poisoning?
Monday, September 01, 2003-Tuesday, September 30, 2003
Mobile phones and restaurants
Monday, July 07, 2003-Sunday, August 31, 2003No phones or switch them to silent it seems!
What's the worst tasting vegetable?
Sunday, June 01, 2003-Monday, June 30, 2003
The government is considering a total ban on smoking in London restaurants and cafes. Do you agree with the ban?
Thursday, May 01, 2003-Saturday, May 31, 2003
Are you ?
Tuesday, April 01, 2003-Wednesday, April 30, 2003Fruitopian or Carnivore, which are you?
Favourite pasta shape?
Saturday, February 01, 2003-Monday, March 31, 2003
What is your New Year's Resolution?
Wednesday, December 18, 2002-Friday, January 31, 2003
How often do you eat at a restaurant?
Tuesday, October 01, 2002-Saturday, November 30, 2002Two-thirds of LondonEats.com visitors eat at a restaurant at least once a week.
How do you like your steak cooked?
Thursday, August 15, 2002-Monday, September 30, 2002How continental! Most of us prefer Medium steak or less well done!
Because of the new UK law demoting cannabis to a class C drug, it is now possible to open a Bring Your Own cannabis café. Would you object to cannabis cafés opening in London?
Monday, July 01, 2002-Wednesday, August 14, 2002Almost 2 out of 3 people were in favour. Only 1 in 4 people did object.
Favourite takeaway ?
Wednesday, May 01, 2002-Sunday, June 30, 2002Fish and chips remains London's favourite with Pizza and Indian catching up.
Should England have a Bank Holiday to mark St. George's Day?
Monday, April 01, 2002-Tuesday, April 30, 2002Three-quarters of us thought so in this huge poll.
Best chocolate bar?
Friday, March 01, 2002-Sunday, March 31, 2002A late surge for Snickers sees it overtake the nations most bought bar, KitKat!
Best Aphrodisiac
Friday, February 01, 2002-Thursday, February 28, 2002Chocolate, oysters, cream and bananas turn us on!
Best hangover cure?
Saturday, December 08, 2001-Thursday, January 31, 2002For a quarter of us, sleep is the best cure.
Do you tip after a good meal?
Thursday, November 01, 2001-Friday, December 07, 2001We are a generous lot! Almost 50% tip 10-15% However, 13% don't tip at all!
Bacon sandwich with ...?
Monday, October 01, 2001-Wednesday, October 31, 200158% Brown Sauce! 29% Red. 13% Neither!?
Genetically Modified Food Poll
Monday, August 27, 2001-Sunday, September 30, 2001Over 1/3 of us would choose to never eat it!
On Food Safety issues you
Wednesday, August 01, 2001-Sunday, August 26, 2001Most people keep a keen eye on the TV.
What would bug you the most in a restaurant..?
Sunday, June 17, 2001-Tuesday, July 31, 200122% of us chose Screaming Kids!
Restaurant Service Charges should be
Sunday, April 15, 2001-Saturday, June 16, 2001Most people thought that charges should be included in the price of the food. Close second was an optional extra depending upon quality.
What are your thoughts on the Foot and Mouth disease?
Sunday, March 25, 2001-Saturday, April 14, 2001Most people are continuing to eat/buy meat as normal, though 10% have stopped going to restaurants!
Who is your favourite TV chef?
Saturday, February 03, 2001-Saturday, March 24, 2001Nigella pips Jamie to the post as the most popular TV Chef! With Delia a disappointing 8th place.
Choose your favourite from our Top 10 British Foods
Friday, December 29, 2000-Friday, February 02, 200126.1% Voted for English Breakfast (with HP of course)
Should smoking be banned from all restaurants in London?
Friday, December 01, 2000-Thursday, December 28, 2000Dead Heat
Should the British public complain more when the food or service in a restaurant is poor?
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In the past six months, Veggie Grill has opened the first of four restaurants in the Pacific Northwest, and three are non-surprisingly in the Portland metro area. Our city may be considered a bubble, but if this bubble is representative of the changes coming to the rest of the US and beyond, as it sometimes is, the popularity of veganism is in luck.
A few years ago, when I first visited a Veggie Grill in Irvine, CA, I never imagined I'd one day see a location take over a prime Carl's Jr location in downtown, Portland – just next door to my then office building. I suppose I thought of it as this crazy California-vegan bubble, which to be fair, was different from my own, in Portland. Fast forward, and here they are. As vegan living and dining enter the mainstream elsewhere, Veggie Grill has become it own vegan Portland mainstay, in a community whose awareness has certainly reached out and garnered attention on its own already. Bubble this, bubble that!
Like the Beaverton locale, the brand new Veggie Grill has opened up smack dab in the middle of another suburban hell, I mean, shopping center (Tanasbourne Village), and while it's a commute for those of us in metro area – again, we do have one downtown – it's a vegan fast casual restaurant that's taken the place of another awful meat-dependent chain, and will certainly open the eyes of some curious sixteen year olds and their parents, alike. And more. With its familiar yet revolutinary menu, Veggie Grill makes room for even more plant-based options and success (and understanding) in family homes and restaurants, all over.
And now, the food:
Disclaimer: This Veggie Grill sneak peek was a complimentary, special invite dinner. I've come to like them a lot and wanted to share the experience, especially for those who live or work in the Hillsboro area.
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Danger Den Water Box Plus Case (Part 3)
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We have looked at the case and pump for our project and now have reached the next item in the cooling loop, the radiator. This is the device that actually transfers the heat generated by the cpu, graphics card and pump from the liquid medium to the surrounding atmosphere. This is accomplished the same way as on a motor vehicle. With the motor vehicle the heat is generated by the combustion cycle instead of a piece of silicon. The heat is transfered to the liquid coolant (antifreeze), and that is continuously recirculated through the motor by a water pump. The radiator has a fan pulling air through it, exhausting the heat to the atmosphere and lowering the temperature of the coolant. In all, its a pretty efficient process that is the same across both platforms.
The box the radiator came in is a simple cardboard box labeled on the end to identify the product.
Opening the box we can see that the radiator is nestled inside with a blocked-off section containing the fittings and mounting screws.
The fittings we have chosen for the kit are 1/2" and are included along with the mounting screws for the fans and case mounting. The fittings come with an o-ring seal, but no additional means of sealing. I used teflon tape as an additional means of sealing the fitting to prevent any leaks.
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Question: I recently had to fly to Northern Ireland after my brother's death and had my travel agency make the reservation. I was booked on British Airways, arriving at 10 a.m. in one terminal and connecting to a flight at 11:15 a.m. in another. I made it with seconds to spare. On the return trip, the flight was 30 minutes late leaving, ran into air traffic upon arrival, and I missed the connection. The travel agency said the airlines set the times, and I've contacted British Airways and am awaiting a reply. Meanwhile, I'll avoid Heathrow in the future. Is there anything that could have been done about this?
Sylvia Ash
Simi Valley
Answer: Short of avoiding every major airport, including Heathrow, a consumer's best bet is to fly nonstop (sometimes not an option) or to be skeptical of short connecting windows if travels are routed through major airports.
Isn't that someone else's job? Yes, said the International Air Transport Assn., an airline trade association.
"Official MCT [minimum connect time] intervals (defined as the shortest time required to transfer a passenger and his luggage from one flight to a connecting flight) are determined by the airport's local MCT group, which consists of scheduled airlines and railways serving an airport or, if there is no such group, by the airport operating committee," said Perry Flint, an association spokesman.
Airlines can ask for exceptions, Flint said, adding, "It is the airline's responsibility to set realistic connecting times."
Using "realistic" and "airlines" in the same sentence might give you pause, but consider this: Airlines don't want to deal with misconnects any more than you do. (Don't worry — I'm not giving airlines a pass; I'm just saying it's in their best interest not to inflict more misery on passengers than what they already heap upon them in the normal course of business.)
How those connect times are determined results, Flint said, from "quite a detailed list of factors, including physical and operating characteristics of the airport, time to unload and deliver baggage to the sorting area, time to sort and transport baggage to the receiving carrier, time for passengers and baggage to be processed by the receiving carrier, time for passengers and baggage to clear customs and immigration controls, time for passengers to process to the receiving carrier" and more, Flint said.
The "and more," said Rick Seaney, co-founder of FareCompare.com, an air travel analyst, might include whether you are sitting in row 35, which means you must wait for 1 to 34 to get their junk out of the overhead bins and can often be the difference in making a connection.
A busy airport can mean time troubles, Seaney noted. That doesn't necessarily mean you'll get tripped up in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas, Denver, Beijing, Charlotte, N.C., Las Vegas, Houston and Paris — the top 10 busiest airports in terms of aircraft in 2012, according to the Airports Council International, but it should be a big, fat red flag. Likewise, be aware that the list of top 10 airports based on passenger counts has some old favorites — Atlanta, Beijing, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris and Dallas, but also London, Tokyo, Jakarta and Dubai. And this doesn't include cargo, which ranks Hong Kong and Memphis, Tenn., as the top two.
Bigger isn't always better, but it also isn't always an indicator of trouble. Note that New York and Miami don't show up on these lists, although recent news stories have told of lengthy, havoc-causing waits for immigration and customs.
Know too that weather can often hamper an airport's ability to move you through. Connecting flights can be significantly cheaper, which is always appealing to me, but I will automatically cross off any flight that connects in Chicago, Dallas or Houston in seasons in which meteorological extremes may occur, and I nix any connecting flight to anywhere during the holidays. Nonstop may be more expensive, but if you must be there, a nonstop (not to be confused with direct, which does have a stop but no change of plane and thus can be a problem) lessens at least one factor.
As with so many issues with airline travel, unless we're using a travel professional, we are now forced to become our own advocates, based on knowledge and information we don't necessarily have. But trust your instincts and pay attention to your comfort zone and book (or have your travel agent book) flights that have longer connect times. I did that recently on a flight from Buffalo, N.Y., connecting to L.A. through Chicago and was glad I did. There are worse things than spending a couple of extra hours in an airport, including spending the night there.
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by SeaOfTeal
Mannheim, Germany
I fell in love with the floral printed bomberjackets that you see everywhere in the sores. But I wanted an individual piece. I had this fabric in my stash for around 2 yeras and didn't know what to do with it.
I thought this bomberjacket / blouson project was the right choice for this fabric.
I couldn't find a perfect pattern for this project so I made the pattern myself.
You find all my sewing projects on my blog:
Material Notes
- fabric: cotton 2m (1,50m wide)
- zipper: 65cm
- ripped jersey
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TippyCanoe Takes Home National ChampionshipOctober 19, 2011
What do you get when you put the top barbecue teams in the entire country all together competing in the largest and richest competition series in barbecue history? Silence.
At least that's what Joe Beland, skipper for the newly crowned Sam's Club National BBQ Tour National Champion TippyCanoe BBQ Crew team, observed when he looked out across the field of competitors.
"It was probably the quietest contest I've ever seen," describes Beland. "Everyone, including me, was just focused on our cooks. You could smell the intensity. I guess that's what you get when the stakes are this high!"
A journey that started for some teams all the way back in April, drew to a close on Saturday, October 15. The 50 qualifiers for the Inaugural Sam's Club National BBQ Tour National Championship event, held in Bentonville, AR, had to win their way through a local and regional events to even qualify for the Championship. That tournament-style formula created a 50-team field of the best BBQers on the face of the planet.
"I just glanced around the parking lot," described Beland. "When I looked at the caliber of teams, I just thought to myself, 'Wow!'"
Beland, coming off of a win at the American Royal two weeks previous, believes there's a difference in the wins.
"Its definitely different," describes Beland. "In the Royal it takes some luck. I'm extremely proud of the win, don't get me wrong. But to win at the Royal, with so many teams, you have to have a good cook and get some luck."
"When I looked at the field for the National Championship, I knew it was going to take a better cook and its going to have to get past master judges," said Beland. "Basically, I had to cook like a rockstar."
At the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour National Championship the TippyCanoe BBQ Crew team consisted of Joe Beland and his wife Kim.
"With just Kim and I," describes Beland, "it makes it easier to concentrate. On Saturday, as far as the cook goes, we just hit our timing. We did a little adjustment to our ribs and it paid off. It's a rare thing when all the parts fall into place, but I could just feel that they were."
All the parts didn't easily fall into place though for Team Tippy.
"We had a tough time finding ribs," states Joe. "I actually bought our ribs at a Sam's Club on the way down! I called ahead and they held one for me. They were spot on."
TippyCanoe finished with a 701.14 score overall narrowly beating the Reserve Champion team Grog N Hogs by just over 1 point. The Canoe Crew finished 2nd in pork, 5th in brisket, 6th in ribs and 35th in the chicken category at the event.
Starting out at the local event in Woodbury, MN and then moving on to the Indianapolis Regional final, Team Tippy didn't shy away from the heightened competition but instead welcomed it.
"I love the tournament concept," said Beland. "It was fun all the way around. And the tournament is just going to get better and bigger!"
Beating out nearly 650 other teams from across the country, TippyCanoe BBBQ Crew earned $35,000 and now holds the distinct notoriety of being the first ever Sam's Club National BBQ Tour National Champion.


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BBQ Tour Stop #5: Memphis, TNMay 19, 2010
Tunisia is the northernmost country in Africa and was the inspiration for the month-long 2010 Memphis in May festival. As Chris and I loaded into Tom Lee Park in Memphis, you could see the Mediterranean influence with some of the two and three story scaffold structures towering above the over 200 BBQ teams cooking pork shoulder, pork ribs and whole hogs for over $100,000 in prize money.
The Memphis downtown area is convenient to navigate with trolleys, shuttles, and horse drawn carriages, and even had a van that was decorated as a pig pulling two smaller piggies through the streets. Upon closer examination of the pigs, it was not promoting the BBQ event but a local strip club. Since we were staying in a hotel downtown about a mile and a half from the park, Chris and I decided it would be nice to walk to the event. We forgot that the event is a mile long and the trailer location was smack dab in the middle so we ended up with a two mile walk on Thursday morning. The morning walk wasn't too bad but after thirteen hours on our feet, the two mile walk back to the hotel that first evening felt much longer.
Don with Big Bob Gibson stopped by early in the week and invited Chris and I for pie Friday night. Since we stopped by the restaurant in Decatur last year, Chris has been "jonesing" for more of their fabulous pies so we fought the crowds and hit the Big Bob Gibson party hoping that Don would remember inviting us. Chris had the coconut cream and I had the peanut butter pie while visiting with Amy Mills of "Peace, Love and Barbecue" fame. It was neat to look in the back of the booth and see the legend Mike Mills visiting with Chris Lilly. I could only imagine the conversation that these two BBQ powerhouses were having.
Even though we were in not so familiar territory, we had plenty of KCBS representation around including Chris with the "Let's All Get Drunk and Que" team that had a booth right across from the trailer. Clint with "Smoke in Da Eye" BBQ stopped by with his media badge and the KCBS team "Ribbed For Your Pleasure" was right behind the trailer. Heath and Brett with "Pork Barrel BBQ" of ABC's Shark Tank fame competed and stopped by the trailer to say hello. I invited Heath back to compete in Saturday's GrillMaster contest. Since they are opening a restaurant in the DC area, I wanted to test his prowess and he didn't disappoint with his lettuce-wrapped chicken tacos with a side of Master of Mixes mini-Bloody Mary's. Famous Dave Anderson even stopped by after judging and spent some time visiting.
On Thursday, we kept seeing people walking by wearing good-looking Kingsford polos and found out later that Kingsford had meetings with some of their leadership team the week of the BBQ contest in addition to being one of the main sponsors. Chris was wearing a Kingsford T-shirt and as we were on the long walk back to the hotel, we ran into more Kingsford folks who were so excited to see her representing Kingsford that they pulled out a free charcoal coupon and gave it to her. As excited as they were, we didn't have the heart to tell them that we promote Kingsford on the BBQ tour.
We were told that it wouldn't be Memphis in May unless there was rain and this year was no exception as the skies opened up on Friday afternoon. Since some of the MMA Creative folks came down to help us man the sampling tent, the trailer was full of people so Chris broke out the cards for a marathon game of "Go Fish".
Since we were close to the awards stage, you could hear the whoops and hollers going on Saturday evening as awards were handed out. The weatherman was calling for more rain so we were busy packing things away and missed Tuffy getting the call as Memphis in May World Champion in the shoulder category. We had a wonderful time in Memphis and appreciated all the southern hospitality that we were shown.
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If your family is struggling financially right now, author Crystal Paine says that one simple way to save money is to simply buy less -- or to stop buying certain items altogether. "We've found that there are many items that aren't really necessities for our family and we can easily do without them," she writes. "Here are 7 things we don't buy." She's a self-proclaimed minimalist and stay-at-home home who has written a new book, The Money-Saving Mom's Budget.


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4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review
Biggest alleged meth lab: Reports of a strange smell lead police to the GrandMarc on 15th Street, where they recover chemicals that could be used to manufacture methamphetamine and evacuate the building around 3am March 18, according to NBC29.
Biggest fire: A blaze at Boyd Tavern Market closes Route 250. A cashier smelled smoke and called 911 at 7:40am March 23, according to a release, and heavy smoke poured out of the attic, where the fire is believed to have begun.
Worst recidivist: Timothy Ray Shifflett, 46, enters an Alford plea March 23 and gets a 17-year sentence for sexually assaulting a nine-year-old boy. Shifflett served nine years for a 1994 forcible sodomy conviction.
Most layoffs: MeadWestvaco in Louisa will close its packaging plant that has 171 employees May 17, the Progress reports.
Biggest horse seizure: Authorities remove 34 horses and ponies from a Waynesboro pasture and charge Tori Allen Garrett, 53, with one count of cruelty to animals, the News Virginian reports.
Most challenging: Democrat Cynthia Neff takes on four-term incumbent Rob Bell for the 58th District delegate seat in the General Assembly. Neff is the former IBM HR exec who ran Marcia Joseph's unsuccessful campaign to unseat Ken Boyd from the Albemarle Board of Supervisors in 2007.
Latest UVA law prof to allegedly traumatize students: Doug Leslie is accused of using offensive language and offering preferential treatment by some first-year students, the CD reports. In 2002, a first-year sued a professor for assault when he tapped or squeezed her shoulder to demonstrate the "egg-shell skull rule" in class.
Latest UVA football players in court: Charges are dropped March 20 against Corey Anthony Mosley for disorderly conduct, and Ausar Amad Walcott is found not guilty of obstruction of justice in Charlottesville General District Court. Their charges stemmed from a February 22 party at the Student Activities Building. Tasha Kates has the story in the Progress.
Best free-room-and-board gig: R.A.– resident advisor– in dorms is suddenly popular. In the past year, UVA received 390 student applications for those jobs, almost 100 more than usual, according to the New York Times.
Closest to the edge of extinction: UVA plans to close its computer labs by summer 2011 to reduce costs and because 99 percent of students have laptops, Aaron Lee reports in the DP.
Least gracious: Some UVA students have started a petition after Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson, a UVA alum who was shortlisted for the U.S. Supreme Court, was invited to be 2010 commencement speaker, the Cav Daily reports. The students demand more transparency in how the speaker is chosen and have a hard time understanding that the university president picks the commencement speaker and students pick the one for the valediction. Last fall, 2,000 petition signers chose comedian Stephen Colbert for commencement speaker.
Worst week for high-end resorts: The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, files for bankruptcy March 19, and at the Homestead in Hot Springs, employee Beacher Ferrel Hackney is suspected of fatally shooting two supervisors March 21.
Darkest hour: Lights of the Rotunda will be off from 8:30 to 9:30pm March 28 for Earth Hour, and citizens are encouraged to cut off unnecessary lights and electronics for the global conservation initiative.
Best chance to be a girl of the ACC: Playboy, which found an eventual centerfold last time, will be back in town March 30 and 31 looking for that perfect UVA female to be in the October issue.


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Dateline: Argentina—Rock star Andres Calamaro was recently charged with saying that he would like to smoke marijuana--a statement he made more than 10 years ago. "I feel so good that I could smoke a joint," Calamaro told a crowd of 100,000 fans on Nov. 19, 1994 in La Plata, 30 miles south of Buenos Aries. Calamaro, 43, figured he was off the hook in 1995 when a group of enraged parents hauled him before a judge, who dismissed the charges of justifying a crime. Undeterred, the parents spent the last 10 years looking for a less "liberal" judge. "This trial is absurd. It's Kafkaesque," Calamaro's lawyer, Jose Stefanuolo told a crowd of fans who came to support the musician. Stefanuolo says he will try to get the case dismissed. If that doesn't work, he will invoke the statute of limitations.
Dateline: England—An unnamed motorist is recovering after he was struck in the face by a flying frozen sausage while driving near his South Woodham Ferrers home in Essex. An ambulance service spokesman described the accident to BBC online: "The man said he was making his way home after work and had the window down because it was such a nice afternoon. He said he saw a car coming the other way and felt a searing pain in his nose. He managed to stop the car without hitting anyone else." The spokesman added, "I feel very sorry for him. It must have been an incredibly lucky or unlucky shot to get the sausage through the moving car window. I have never seen or heard of anything like this before." Police are investigating the incident.
Dateline: England—A pair of insect experts at London's Natural History Museum have proposed naming a new species of slime-mold beetle after George Bush, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld. Quentin Wheeler, who discovered the beetle, claims to be an admirer of the Bush administration. Nonetheless, the names Agathidium bushi, A cheneyi and A rumsfeldi are proving to be controversial in the entomology world. Andrew Polaszek from the London-base International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature told New Scientist magazine that, "Religion and politics should be kept out of naming of animals. It goes against the spirit of the nomenclature code."
Dateline: Romania—A thief caught stealing a week after he was released from jail is demanding more than $300,000 compensation from the government. Danut Mester, 38, from Sibiu, has filed a civil lawsuit, claiming it's the state's fault he is back in jail because they failed to rehabilitate him. Mester served 13 years for theft, but was arrested again for the same crime after only a week of freedom. "I am just a victim of the system," Mester told reporters. "I committed antisocial crimes after I was released because the Romanian authorities never helped reintegrate me into society."
Dateline: Rhode Island—Firefighters in Providence found themselves battling a particularly difficult blaze last Tuesday when their fire truck caught on fire. Engine 11 was completely burned after a fire started in the engine compartment while the truck was driving through Roger Williams Park. The engine's crew tried valiantly to fight the flames with fire extinguishers, but it was no use. Another fire truck had to be called in to put out the fire on the first fire truck. "This is unusual," Capt. Peter Celini told Providence's WPRO-AM radio. "I've been here a long time, and I've never seen a fire truck fully involved like that." One firefighter twisted his ankle and was taken to the hospital, but no other injuries were reported.
Dateline: Florida—An Orlando police officer has been charged with misdemeanor battery after allegedly using his Taser gun to obtain a urine sample. Officer Peter Linnenkamp was charged last Monday with using his Taser on 18-year-old Antonio Wheeler two times in early March. At the time, Wheeler was tied and handcuffed to a hospital bed. Wheeler had been arrested on a drug charge, had been taken to Florida Hospital Orlando and either would not or could not provide a urine sample. Hospital officials decided to insert a catheter, but Wheeler "resisted." Linnenkamp wrote in a statement to investigators that he "administered the Taser discharge upon Mr. Wheeler in order to get him to release his penis." After Wheeler was shocked in the arm with the 50,000-volt Taser, the report says he, "voluntarily provided a urine sample to the medical staff." Linnenkamp, who remains on restricted duty, was not arrested, but received a summons to appear in court. If convicted on the misdemeanor charge, Linnekamp could face up to one year in jail. Wheeler's lawyer, Howard Marks, said prosecutors let the officer off easy. "We believe this amounts to nothing less than torture," said Marks. "To me, it should be a felony battery."


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WHEAT MONTANA's Prairie Gold
Try as I may I wasn't able to locate a local source of hard, spring, golden wheat at a reasonable price. The freight cost made ordering direct prohibitive. So, I had my nearby health-food-store-pill-pusher try to find any hard, spring wheat for me. I'll give them credit. They will try to find whatever I ask of them. Imagine my surprise when I picked up the wheat today and found that they had obtained a GOLDEN, hard, spring wheat for me - Prairie Gold as grown and sold by Wheat Montana. Here's their web site: http://wheatmontana.com/ [1] I don't know how it compares to Walton's Golden 86, but Wheat Montana's Prairie Gold sounds just as good if not better.
I'll be milling some tonight and letting it age for at least 3 days before I bake some bread with it. I took some Prairie Gold and put it beside the hard, white, winter wheat that I've been using. The Prairie Gold has a slightly "brighter" look to it. I can hardly wait to use it. I'll keep you all posted. Has anyone else out there used any Prairie Gold wheat?


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Isaac, 17 years ago
Isaac's 18th birthday has been an all-week affair.
It began when he got his new iPod two days before his birthday. This one is a refurbished iPod Nano, ordered from the Apple website. He likes it, possibly even better than his previous, larger iPod which was stolen from him at school.
Then on Wednesday, his actual birthday, we had a small birthday dinner and a minor birthday package ( a very minor package, because the Nano was the big present.)
Now we're getting ready for a birthday party with eight or ten friends here at the house tomorrow evening. Yesterday, we shopped for food. Today, I got the stuff I forgot yesterday. This evening, we've been cleaning house. Tomorrow morning, I'll vacuum and bake the birthday cake.
The menu is:
|Hot dogs & fixings
Baked beans
Macaroni & cheese
Veggie & Relish tray
Pea salad
|Chips & dip
Deviled eggs
Oreo Dessert
Cake & Ice Cream
I meant to buy some potato salad, but I didn't have it on the list, so I forgot it. If I have time, I may make some. The pea salad is very easy. I will try to remember to post the recipe. Keely is going to make the deviled eggs when she gets here.
It's very dry, but if the wind is not blowing, we'll have a small bonfire in the evening and roast the hot dogs. We've made a fire ring on the gravel driveway, and we'll have the garden hose handy.
If it is windy, I'll "toast" them in a skillet or maybe boil them.
Isaac is in charge of the entertainment. He set up a net for badminton and/or volleyball. He had to wet the ground with the hose and let the water sink in before he could get the poles in the ground. The net is a little low for volleyball, but that makes it easier. He also has a lawn bowling game he's going to try out.
Many times in past years, Isaac's birthday was slighted a little because early June was when we traveled. When we were at the grandparents, they were happy to celebrate his birthday, of course, but he didn't get to have his friends over. I'm glad we're squeezing in one more birthday party with the group before he totally grows up.
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The 2017 mega-meta is a popular song from the '70s. Guessing the mega-meta early earns you lots of bonus points. If you want to submit a guess for the mega-meta, use the box to the right.
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The first few metas will start off pretty easy. Difficulty will grow throughout the year, with a slight pullback in December.
The 2017 contest once again features a mega-meta, hidden in the 12 monthly puzzles. Similar to last year, puzzle clues marked with (***) indicate a connection to the mega-meta. It's up to you to figure out what's going on. You can enter your solution to the mega-meta in the box at the right at any time during the year, and the scoring is the same as last year: The earlier you solve the mega-meta, the more bonus points you get. Full details can be found in the Contest Rules.
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This item is an interactive tool that calculates the crater depth and energy released when an asteroid or comet collides with a planet. Users can choose to bombard any planet in our solar system, and may also set the diameter, composition, and velocity of the impacting object. This resource was designed to help students understand the relationship between mass and momentum, and how a planet's atmosphere helps protect it from bombardment.
This item is part of a larger collection of animations, simulations, and interactive tools for astronomy students. SEE RELATED MATERIALS on this page for a link to the full collection.
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Microsoft today began letting customers subscribe to Office 365 in monthly payments within its Office for iPad apps.
The change came in Tuesday's revisions of the apps -- Excel, PowerPoint and Word -- for Apple's tablet.
Prices for the monthly subscriptions were $6.99 per month for Office 365 Personal, $9.99 per month for Office 365 Home. Previously, the three apps offered only annual subscriptions of $69.99 (Personal) or $99.99 (Home).
On Microsoft's website, however, the company has discounted Office 365 Home to $89.99 for an annual subscription, and to $8.99 when billed monthly.
The company touted the new monthly iPad price plans as "great options for those who prefer the flexibility," in a Tuesday blog. Customers can dump the monthly plans at any time, and then if necessary, restart a plan later.
The Excel, PowerPoint and Word apps can be used free of charge on the iPad to view documents and spreadsheets, and present PowerPoint slideshows. But to create new documents or edit existing ones, the user must have an active Office 365 subscription.
Office 365 Personal lets customers install one copy of Office 2013 or Office 2011 for Mac on a Windows PC or Mac, and run Office for iPad on one tablet; Office 365 Home boosts the number for both personal computers and tablets to five.
Because Microsoft sells the monthly subscriptions as an in-app purchase, Apple takes a 30% cut of all revenue, just as it has since March for in-app annual subscriptions. Thus Apple receives $2.10 each month when a customer signs up for the Office 365 Personal deal, and $3.00 each month for an Office 365 Home subscription.


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Genomic constitution
HW, the H genome coming from Hordeum jubatum and its allies, the W genome from Australopyrum. All species are tetraploids with the same genomic constitution. The treatment here differs from that of Connor (1994) in including Elymus enysii. The appropriate combination for E. enysii in Stenostachys has not yet been made.
Distinguishing features
Culms slender; inflorescences drooping to nodding; glumes usually reduced; florets radial to the rachis.
Plants perennial, stoloniferous. Culms 29-80 cm tall, lowest internode 0.6-1.5 mm thick.
Leaves not filiform, 1-4 mm wide, flat, upper surface usually with moderately prominent ribs.
Inflorescence spikelike, nodding or drooping; rachis tough, prolonged for (0.2)0.5-6 mm beyond the base of the most distal spikelet, cross section lunate, lowest internode subequal to or longer than the middle internodes; middle internodes 2-7 mm long; initial disarticulation below the florets, glumes following soon thereafter.
Spikelets solitary, their glumes tangential to the rachis but the florets usually completely or almost radial to the rachis, not pedicellate, lowest spikelet slightly longer than the adjacent internode, middle spikelets from 2-3 times longer than the adjacent internode.
Glumes absent or to 6.7 mm long, shorter than the adjacent lemma, to 0.9 mm wide, subulate to lanceolate but tapering from near midlength to an awnlike tip, membranous with a scarious margin when not subulate, usually scabridulos.
Lemmas usually mostly smooth but scabrous distally, at least over the midvein, sometimes scabrous throughout, usually rounded over the midvein except keeled distally, tips often bidentate, midvein extending into an awn 0.5-6.5 mm. Paleas not winged, tapering in the distal quarter. Lodicules lobed or entire, sometimes ciliate distally. Anthers 1.5-3 mm long.
Some of the information in the above description is taken from Connor and Edgar (2000).
As treated here, Stenostachys includes four species. Connor (1994) and Connor and Edgar (2000) exclude Elymus enysii from the genus because its spikelets are tangential to the rachis and it has better developed glumes than the other three species. The glumes in all four species are tangential to the rachis but deflected back. The basal florets are almost radial to the rachis in E. enysii, but this is less evident than in the other three species because the glumes are wider. For a complete listing, go to http://herbarium.usu.edu/Triticeae/stenost.html
Stenostachys is endemic to New Zealand.
Alternative interpretations
As noted above, the interpretation above differs from that of Connor (1994) and Connor and Edgar (2000) in the inclusion of Elymus enysii.
Type species
Stenostachys narduroides Turcz. [= S. gracilis (Hook. f.) Connor]
Known problems
Australopyrum enysii has not yet been formally transferred to Stenostachys.
Dichotomous key to species
Species pages
Connor, H.E. 1994. Indigenous New Zealand Triticeae: Gramineae. New Zealand Journal of Botany 32: 125-154. Edgar, E.. and H.E. Connor. 2000. Flora of New Zealand, volume 5. Gramineae. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln, New Zealand.


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text: Brexit: can the UK achieve its vision of being a great, global trading nation? International Trade Alert Share this 19 JAN 2017 Par: John Forrest Theresa May, the UK Prime Minister, made clear in a in a speech on January 17, that the UK's trade and investment relationships with the EU and the rest of the world would be front and centre of her Government's new vision. In short, May wants the UK to be a "great, global trading nation that is respected around the world". No one doing business in the UK would disagree with the sentiment. The question is how the UK is going to achieve this vision from a position outside the EU and the single market. The key objectives There are two pillars to May's approach. First, free trade with European markets - a new, comprehensive, bold and ambitious free trade agreement (FTA). Secondly, new trade agreements with other countries - building relationships with old and new friends alike. These go to the core of three intertwined elements of EU membership - the single market, the customs union and the ability to negotiate bilateral and regional FTAs. Free trade with European markets The single market establishes tariff-free trade across EU Member States and also aims to remove non-tariff barriers to trade. Within the EU, the single market also carries with it a commitment to the EU's four freedoms - the movement of goods, services, capital and people. May has now said very clearly that the UK cannot accept all four freedoms and will therefore leave the single market, and instead seek an FTA with the EU which still gives it the greatest possible access, on a fully reciprocal basis, to the single market. With respect to the customs union, in line with DLA Piper's analysis, May has also acknowledged that membership of the customs union prevents the UK from negotiating its own trade deals. Free trade agreements seek to reduce or eliminate tariffs, taxes, non-tariff barriers and quotas on goods and services across the signatory states. Such an agreement between the UK and the EU might, May suggested, incorporate elements of the current single market arrangements, for example in relation to the export of cars and lorries, and the provision of financial services across national borders. This latter will be of central interest to financial institutions, many of which are currently able to carry out their activities across the EU from a UK base without obtaining separate authorisations, by taking advantage of EU passporting rules. However, a key consideration of any sectoral approach or sector specific initiatives will be consistency with established WTO rules. New trade agreements with other countries The UK is currently a member of an EU-wide customs union. The effect of this is to impose a common tariff on imports from non-Member States, while ensuring that imports from fellow EU Member States are not subject to import tariffs. The UK cannot negotiate trade deals with other countries whilst it is a full member of the customs union, so again it seems that the UK will leave the current customs union. May made it clear that she does still want a customs agreement with the EU, although she left open the means of achieving it. May has indicated that the UK has already started preparatory discussions with a number of potential future FTA partners, including Australia, Brazil, China, the Gulf States, India, New Zealand and the US. Six stumbling blocks Free trade agreements can take many years to negotiate. May's timeline for agreeing the UK's future relationship with the EU within the two year exit window that will follow the trigger of Article 50 looks ambitious. Negotiating new agreements with other countries around the world will also take time - and the UK is not permitted to begin formal negotiations until it has left the European Union. If the UK rushes the process, it might not get the best deal. Free trade agreements are rarely all-encompassing. Much will be up for negotiation, including, as May mentioned in her speech, the treatment of financial services. It is improbable that, in leaving the EU and entering into a free trade agreement, the UK will be able to obtain an equivalent or better deal than is currently the case. Successful trade is not just about tariff-free access. Non-tariff barriers , such as different regulatory requirements and standards in different countries, also make cross-border trade difficult. EU membership has to a great extent eliminated non-tariff barriers within the EU. Whether the same can be achieved through a free trade agreement remains to be seen. Achieving associate membership of the customs union, or even simply being a signatory to certain elements of it, is likely to be a complex process. It is unlikely that non-EU FTA partners will agree to enter in any substantive FTA discussions with the UK until the contours of the UK's future trading arrangements with the EU are agreed. All that said, May's speech has generally been welcomed in establishing the starting point for negotiation. Whether the final outcome reflects this starting point remains to be seen.


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August 26, 2014
Taking PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) does not negatively impact fertility among HIV-negative men or subsequent pregnancy outcomes among their HIV-positive female partners, suggests a new study published in the journal AIDS.
Limited data are available on the effect of antiretrovirals on sperm health and male fertility, even though PrEP for the HIV-negative partner is common among mixed-status heterosexual couples when trying to get pregnant, according to the researchers.
The study followed 4,747 heterosexual mixed-status couples, where the male was negative and the female was positive, in Kenya and Uganda.
The researchers then looked at the incidence of pregnancy among the female partners, comparing the use of PrEP versus placebo.
Overall, there were 583 pregnancies among the female partners, with a pregnancy incidence of 12.9 per 100 person-years, which was similar across all three groups: 13.2 in the tenofovir group, 12.4 in the tenofovir/emtricitabine group and 13.2 in the placebo group.
The frequency of live births, pregnancy losses and gestational age at birth or loss was similar across all three groups.
Among the male participants, adherence was high, with more than 95% of pills estimated to have been taken, based on the amount of unused pills that were returned. Moreover, more than 80% of a randomly selected subset of participants taking PrEP had detectable drug levels in their blood.
All couples were given comprehensive HIV prevention counseling, free condoms and screening and treatment for sexually transmitted infections.
While there were some limitations, including a lack of data on seminal parameters and conception intentions, the authors concluded that tenofovir-based PrEP does not have adverse effects on the fertility of HIV-negative men or the subsequent pregnancy outcome. While the study only included HIV-negative men, the researchers stated that the findings are relevant for HIV-positive men as well, since tenofovir is a part of first-line HIV treatment in many settings.
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David Barnard Steinman, (born June 11, 1886, New York, N.Y.—died Aug. 21, 1960, New York City), American engineer whose studies of airflow and wind velocity helped make possible the design of aerodynamically stable bridges.
Steinman's thesis for his Ph.D. from Columbia University (1911) was published as The Design of the Henry Hudson Memorial Bridge as a Steel Arch, and more than 20 years later he built the bridge he had planned over the Harlem River. In 1914 he assisted Gustav Lindenthal in the design and construction of the Hell Gate Arch Bridge in New York City and the Sciotoville Bridge over the Ohio River between Ohio and Kentucky. Steinman joined Holton D. Robinson of the United States in constructing the Florianópolis Bridge in Brazil, the beginning of a long partnership. That bridge, then the largest in South America, incorporated a new type of stiffening truss and new cable construction.
In 1923 Steinman set up the consulting engineering firm in which he was active for 37 years. For much of the time he was a controversial figure in the engineering profession, notably in the debate following the failure of the Tacoma (Wash.) Narrows Bridge in 1940, which Steinman believed could have been averted.
Steinman designed more than 400 bridges, including the Mackinac Bridge connecting the two parts of Michigan and the Henry Hudson and Triborough (later renamed Robert F. Kennedy) bridges in New York City. He also designed proposed bridges over the Tagus River in Lisbon, over the Straits of Messina to link Sicily with Italy, and over the Bosporus to link Asia with Europe at Istanbul. His books include Suspension Bridges: The Aerodynamic Problem and Its Solution (1954); Miracle Bridge at Mackinac (1957); and Bridges and Their Builders, with Sara Ruth Watson (1941; revised 1957).


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Ibis Cycles joins a growing list of companies offer cyclocross bikes with disc brakes, launching the all-new Hakkalügi Disc at the USGP stop in Fort Collins, Colorado. The new bike promises the same creamy ride quality of the standard rim brake-equipped Hakkalügi but with the increased stopping power, consistency and modulation that discs provide.
"We've been waiting patiently – okay, maybe anxiously – for disc brakes to hit the road and 'cross scene," Ibis principal Scot Nicol told BikeRadar. "As you know, rim brakes have greatly diminished braking power in the wet. Would you accept driving a car that required you to think ahead a couple hundred feet before the brakes started working in wet conditions? No.
"Since cross bikes get ridden in inclement weather quite often, you are faced with this same dilemma. With the advent of disc brakes, that's not true any more. You can bring the speed down faster with the discs vs. rim brakes and there's no fork shudder. It also takes lower brake lever force, so you are less prone to hand and arm fatigue. This becomes a noticeable advantage on fast bumpy descents."
The new Hakkalügi Disc retains the older version's mostly round and modestly oversized carbon fiber tubing throughout for what we hope to be a continuation of the predecessor's admirably smooth and forgiving ride. However, the head tube now houses a tapered 1 1/8-to-1 1/2" steerer tube for what Nicol says is noticeably improved steering precision while the newly press-fit bottom bracket shell now measures a wider 86mm across, providing more real estate for the more aggressive flared down tube and seat tube plus wider chain stay spacing for improved tire clearance. Nicol says 38mm rubber will fit.
The fat new tapered head tube has greatly improved steering precision, Nicol says
Ibis is again touting versatility as one of the new Hakkalügi Disc's greatest attributes. At 1,150g (claimed), the frame is nearly as light as dedicated high-end road chassis and with high-volume slick or finely treaded tires installed, it's admittedly well equipped for the up-and-coming gravel scene. That being said, the revised geometry looks more 'cross race-oriented than ever with a lower 70mm bottom bracket drop for improved stability in corners – perfect for American-style courses with their typically tighter and more frequent turns.
Routing has been improved relative to the older Hakkalügi, too, and this will be available for those that prefer rim brakes. All three lines now run across the top tube and there's also a tidy housing clip atop the seat stay wishbone to keep the housings away from your legs while attacking the barriers. Sadly, though, the elimination of rim brake posts has also had the unfortunately side effect of eliminating the old Hand Job housing stop. (We suggested it could be used for the front derailleur.)
Ibis has chosen to size both the front and rear post mounts for 140mm rotors – seemingly the perfect diameter for 'cross racing's lower heat dissipation requirements – but larger discs will fit with appropriate adapters.
The wishbone seat stay junction has huge clearance - and no brake calipers to collect mud
Suggested retail price for the bare Hakkalügi Disc frame is $1,449 (add $33 for the headset) while a complete frameset with Enve Composites Cross Disc fork will cost $1,799. Ibis will also offer two complete builds – one with a Shimano Ultegra mechanical transmission for $3,699 and the other with SRAM Rival for $3,579. Both will include Stan's NoTubes IronCross tubeless aluminum disc wheels, Specialized Tracer Pro clincher tires, FSA's Energy hollow forged aluminum crankset with 46/36T chainrings, a Cane Creek 40-Series integrated headset, Shimano BR-CX75 mechanical disc brakes, and Ibis house brand finishing kit.
Nicol says 55, 58 and 61cm frames are currently in stock in white with all other sizes and the black color option arriving no later than early December.
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Quote from: Christopher Moltisanti on August 01, 2008, 06:23:21 PMThe prestige points are funny.They're supposedly based on USNews, but GW/ASU doesn't make any sense.
The prestige points are funny.
It is very important to note that neither law school from Utah was considered in this ranking. The reason is two-fold: First, it is a given that BYUs law school would be considered the most Mormon friendly law school each year. Secondly, if we were to remove BYU from the ranking of most Mormon friendly law schools in the country, the University of Utah would then become the number one ranked most Mormon friendly law school in the country and we just couldn't let the University of Utah be rankied number one so we decided to remove both schools from the running.


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Aaron Paul & Imogen Poots: 'Need for Speed' Premiere!
Aaron Paul and Dominic Cooper make some funny poses while walking the red carpet at the premiere of their new film Need for Speed on Thursday (March 6) at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
The guys were joined by their co-stars Imogen Poots, Michael Keaton, Kid Cudi, Rami Malek, and Aaron's wife Lauren Parsekian.
Make sure to check out Need for Speed when it hits theaters on March 14!
FYI: Imogen is wearing a Nina Ricci dress and Givenchy shoes. Aaron is wearing a Bulgari-Bulgari watch.
20+ pictures inside of Aaron Paul and Imogen Poots at the premiere…


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posted by Thom Holwerda on Thu 6th Mar 2008 16:21 UTC, submitted by SReilly
The SCO Group plans to emerge from Chapter 11 soon and revealed that not only will it modify its business strategy towards mobile products, it will also replace chief executive officer Darl McBride and pick up the Linux and Unix license lawsuits against IBM and Novell. The new owner of The SCO Group, investment firm Stephen Norris Capital Partners, is planning to open a new chapter in SCO's Linux lawsuit history, which started back in March of 2003 when the company filed a USD 1 billion suit against IBM. As part of its plan organization, SCO announced that it will appeal the proceedings, which will begin with an appeal against a key decision in favor of Novell from August 10, 2007, which also impacts the lawsuit against IBM.


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On June 30th, I reported that OAIster had grown by more than half a million records in the previous quarter, for a total of 7.6 million records, and predicted that OAIster would exceed a billion records sometime in 2007.
The pace of growth in the past few weeks has been dramatic indeed - OAIster now lists 8,754,367 records from 668 institutions - growth of more than a million records in less than 3 weeks.
At this rate, an OAIster search will pass the billion mark much, much sooner than expected, likely in 2006.
The list of new institutions harvested recently is long, and impressive.
This post reflects my personal opinion only and does not represent the opinions or policy of the BC Electronic Library Network or the Simon Fraser University Library.


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Well, you should look from Twitter's perspective. They had participated in various political events, like famous Iran election. And even politicians used it to get the news. But this time it's different - the secret information leaked is about US. Where are twitter servers? In US. What Twitter wants? To do it's business. And it really doesn't want bad press, pressure from government and other problems. Amazon gave up, DNS server gave up - the US government is doing their job.
About secret information leaks: in all those situations there is "damage control" going on. Basically it's telling everyone that there is nothing special in those documents and if one is interested in politics, it should already know the problems, outlined in those documents. So government tries to make that leak unimportant. Second thing is to control the visibility. If someone posts links to those documents, well, they will get a phone-call from "men in black". And if you are running a business - you simply don't want to be in that mess. So every company, that dropped wikileaks did that for personal interest to hold a business. Well, this is against free speech. Wikileaks moved to Europe and here they can be quite safe. Unless they will publish some bad thing about country, they are hosting in.
So, this is the real world - everyone has its own interests and.. well being brave is hard thing to to.
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