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The thieves who systematically stripped the lead flashing from the roof of a local school have been accused of depriving local children of a decent education.
Intruders clambered on to the roof of Parkhall Integrated College's senior school at some time between 9:30 p.m. on December 18 and 7:30 a.m. the following morning – and it was clear that they were intent on making it worth their while.
Working under the cover of darkness, they prized lead worth $2,640 from the premises – leaving the school to clear up the mess, and pick up the tab.
[Source: Antrim Guardian]
Irish language enthusiasts from south Armagh and County Louth, who gathered to watch the winter solstice in a passage tomb on the top of Slieve Gullion on Sunday, December 23, witnessed an event of an entirely different sort.
The 20 or so people from the group "Gaeltacht Oirdheasceart Uladh" were sitting in the tomb, which is aligned to the setting sun of the winter solstice. They were waiting for the sun to illuminate the tomb, when they were joined by a young American couple. Amid songs, some poetry and chat, as the light began to shine in through the entrance, one in the group observed that it would be a very romantic place for a marriage proposal. With that, the American man, David Whitehead, turned to his girlfriend, Cristin McKee, and said, "It's funny they should say that because . . ." And with that, he got down on bended knee, produced a ring from his pocket and asked his girlfriend to marry him.
All in the tomb, Ireland's highest surviving passage tomb that dates to about 3,500 B.C., were quiet as they awaited her response, which, luckily for David, was a resounding "yes." Her answer was greeted with cheers and a very relieved David slipped a Celtic style diamond ring on her finger.
[Source: Examiner Newspaper]
Gardaí (police) have seized around 300 cannabis plants from a property on the outskirts of Carlow Town.
It was the second such seizure in the town in less than a week. The haul, worth an estimated $330,000, was discovered as part of a planned search of a house by Garda units. No arrests were made and a Garda spokesman said that investigations were ongoing.
[Source: Irish Independent]
A Cootehill singer is through to round two of R.T.É.'s exciting new music talent show, "The Voice of Ireland."
Primary school teacher Michelle Cunningham (26) from Middle Chapel, Cootehill, bravely took to the stage in a bid to wow the competition's four judges – The Blizzards frontman Bressie, Sharon Corr of legendary Irish group The Corrs, Westlife's Kian Egan and U.K. songstress Jamelia. It wasn't long after she began singing her acoustic rendition of Emeli Sandé's "Read All About It" that Michelle's dream of progressing in the competition was realized, with Bressie pressing the "'I want you" button first. Soon after, Kian joined him and the competition as to who would coach the talented local girl commenced.
[Source: The Anglo Celt]
Students are going without food and some are dropping out of college as a result of financial hardship caused by delays in processing student maintenance grants, according to one students' union leader.
N.U.I. Galway (N.U.I.G.) Students' Union president, Paul Curley, has claimed some students "can't afford rent, food or study materials" as a result of processing delays, since responsibility for new applications was moved from local authorities to the online Student Universal Support Ireland (S.U.S.I.) system.
In December, parliamentary questions revealed that less than half of all students from Clare had their grant applications processed, leaving almost 1,000 students from the county waiting for a decision. More than 2,000 students from Galway were in the same position.
[Source: Clare Champion]
A C.I.T. student says she is "beyond frustrated" after finally being given news that she will receive her grant five months after first applying for it, at half the amount she was originally intended to receive.
Sarah Kelleher, who is studying Early Education, received a letter from Student Universal Support Ireland (S.U.S.I.) last Wednesday stating that she would be awarded her grant. However, the letter said her grant is to be cut in half because the grant was awarded after January 1, when government cuts come into force. Appealing the cut will mean she won't receive any money while the appeal is going through, a situation she is desperate to avoid.
"If the grant is not restored, I'm going to have to drop out," she says.
Sarah, who is in the final year of studying Early Education in C.I.T., says that she will now not be able to afford her rent for the year and will have no money for food.
[Source: Cork Independent]
Stephen McLaughlin says he is living the dream after completing his switch from Derry City to Nottingham Forest.
The 22-year-old winger has signed a three-and-a-half year contract after "The Reds" agreed on an undisclosed fee with Derry City.
McLaughlin caught the eye of Forest's scouts with a string of impressive performances in the League of Ireland and had a week's trial with the club last month.
"Things are just going better and better each week for me," he told his new club's official website. I came here on trial after I won the F.A.I. Cup with Derry City.
[Source: Derry Journal]
An Astroturf playing field flanked on all sides by Dubai's desert sand was a sea of green and gold two weekends ago as Donegal supporters from across the United Arab Emirates came to watch the All-Ireland champions play.
The Donegal players, management, backroom team and their partners are currently enjoying a well-deserved break in Dubai. In addition to soaking up the sunshine, Jim McGuinness scheduled training sessions and a match against a team made of the Middle East's finest players.
The Middle East players had an obvious advantage over the Donegal opposition; these Irish expatriates are now well used to playing in hot, humid conditions, nevertheless Donegal easily won the game.
[Source: Donegal Democrat]
Staff-members at local branches of Ulster Bank in Newry and Newtownhamilton face a bleak start to 2013 after learning their jobs are at risk, following Ulster Bank's announcement that it will close around 20 branches and sub-offices throughout the whole of Ireland this year.
The company revealed two weeks ago that it is reviewing the fate of all 226 of its branches in Ireland and would provide further details on closures within the next few weeks.
The Irish Bank Officials' Association (I.B.O.A.), the bank workers' trade union, was informed of the closures during a staff conference two weeks ago. Larry Broderick, general secretary of the I.B.O.A., warned that half of the closures will be in Northern Ireland, home to 90 Ulster Bank branches.
[Source: Examiner Newspaper]
A Dublin G.A.A. hero's All-Ireland medal is among 18 medals he is auctioning off.
Ray Hazley (53) was sent off in the infamous "Game of Shame" football final between Dublin and Galway in 1983.
Hazley received his medal after Dublin won the final – despite being reduced to just 12 players after a number of sending-offs in the overheated final at Croke Park.
The medals – won by the player during a distinguished career for Dublin and his club St. Vincent's – are being sold by Whyte's auctioneers.
An estimate of $5,000 to $7,000 has been put on the collection. The auction, at Whyte's Galleries in Molesworth Street, takes place on January 26.
The former football star has worked abroad for several years as a high-ranking executive for the Pepsi drinks company. He was president of Pepsi in Spain until 2010, when he was transferred to a senior post in Turkey.
[Source: Evening Herald]
Almost half (613) of all crime incidents in Enniskillen Town Center in the last year took place in the Diamond area, according to the annual Enniskillen C.C.T.V. report, which was released last week.
The overall number of incidents has increased from 1,165 to 1,244, while reported crime has increased from 507 to 533.
Now in its fourth year of operation, seven C.C.T.V. cameras cover areas around Enniskillen Town Center, and the report details statistics from April 2011 to March 2012.
[Source: Fermanagh Herald]
Galway's nine Dail (National Assembly) Deputies shared a total of$1.83 million between them in the 12 months to October 2012 – with each T.D. receiving an average of $203,700 in wages and expenses.
The monthly payments, which include a total of $635,734 in expenses for the year, are detailed in official Oireachtas (Irish Parliament) records just published.
The figures reveal that Galway East T.D. Michael Kitt (F.F.) was Galway's highest paid politician in 2012, netting over $237,380 including expenses.
[Source: Galway Bay FM]
One of the country's premier hotels, the five-star Sheen Falls Lodge in Kenmare, County Kerry, is to be sold in a deal worth about $6.6 million.
Staff has been told of the change of ownership and the sale is expected to be signed shortly.
It follows the $13 million purchase of another top "Ring of Kerry" hotel, Parknasilla, which was acquired last month by international buyers headed by Swiss-Lebanese billionaire Jacqui Safra. He owns a private island next to Parknasilla's 400 acres.
As investors continue to eye up Irish trophy hotels — many at bargain prices — Sheen Falls is the latest to be snapped up by U.K. buyers.
[Source: Irish Examiner]
The Civil Defence has been called in to provide emergency cover at a number of schools throughout the county as school wardens have fallen victim to the influenza virus that has been rampant over the holiday period.
Kildare Road Safety Officer Declan Keogh said every effort is being made to have cover in as many places as possible but up to 10 schools may not have a full service over the last two weeks.
"But it is not as simple as putting a lay person out onto the road to direct traffic and school children across the road, because of implications such as insurance, legislation and training," he said.
[Source: Kildare Nationalist]
Kilkenny People journalist Tess Felder is returning home to the good old U.S. of A and taking up a senior management post at the New York Times.
Ms. Felder, who has worked with the Kilkenny People as a senior journalist for seven years, takes a new path on her career as she returns to her home state of Florida to become a leading editor in the production of one of the world's top newspaper titles.
Her popularity with the people of Kilkenny – particularly among the arts community, local councilors and the business world – means that she will be sorely missed by the newspaper and her colleagues.
[Source: Kilkenny People]
A three-month-old lurcher puppy is in recovery after being found with his throat slashed in Portlaoise. The puppy, who was named Taylor, was found trapped between two high walls with his throat slashed several times from ear to ear near a housing estate in Portlaoise.
It is still unknown if Taylor will make a full recovery; however, Lorraine McEvoy from Cara Resue said that he is looking very bright since his operation.
Cara Rescue, a volunteer-run not-for-profit animal charity based in Portlaoise, responded to a phone call on Friday afternoon, January 4, about the dog trapped between the walls. They took him to Vetcare in Portlaoise where, on initial examination, it appeared his injuries were too severe to treat, with so many muscles severed.
However, his major throat artery, the jugular, was possibly the only thing the culprits had not managed to cut, so he was treated for shock, dehydration, pain and infection overnight and was operated on the following morning.
[Source: Leinster Express]
The body of a man in his late 20s was removed from Ballinamore Shannon Erne Canal on Tuesday afternoon, January 8, following a local search.
Eugene McDermott (27), originally from Dromahair, had not been seen since the early hours of Monday, January 7. Locals were searching the area Monday night for the man who just became a father in October last year. The search intensified with Gardaí (police) and Civil Defence joining locals at 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning.
The Civil Defence and around 50 locals took to the area around Ballinamore, searching vacant buildings, yards, walkways, and around the town's canal for clues of Mr. McDermott's last movements. Gardaí studied C.C.T.V. cameras in the town and traced his movements out towards the Golf Links Roads.
[Source: Leitrim Observer]
The Continuity I.R.A. (C.I.R.A.) has delivered a chilling message to Limerick men who are considering joining the British Army that it considers them a "legitimate target."
During a Republican Sinn Fein commemoration of Sean South, on Sunday, January 6, a message was read on behalf of C.I.R.A. prisoners at Portlaoise Prison.
"We have seen in recent years in the city of Limerick that Irish men are considering a career in the British Army – the same British Army that holds six of our counties," read the statement, which was delivered at the Republican Plot at Mount Saint Lawrence Cemetery.
[Source: Limerick Leader]
The widow of John "Frog" Ward, who shot dead by Padraig Nally two years ago, has married a 24-year-old man from Ghana. The couple married in the Longford registry office two weeks ago.
Ms. Ward has been living in Longford in recent months with six of her 11 children and her new husband. Her husband, Adam Abakker, has been living as a refugee in Longford for the past three years, but now that he is married, he is free to stay in Ireland indefinitely.
Marie Ward left Galway after the death of her husband and is said to be "very happy". Padraig Nally has been released from jail pending a retrial of the case. The Ward family have said that they are "very traumatized" by the decision to release Mr. Nally.
[Source: Longford Leader]
Officers from Revenue and Customs and armed Gardaí (police) stormed a drug-den in Dundalk and have recovered 126 grams of "coke."
As part of an intelligence-led, joint operation between Revenue's Customs Service and An Garda Síochána, 126 grams of cocaine with an estimated street value of approximately $11,600 was seized at an address in Dundalk, County Louth.
The seizure was the result of a controlled delivery of a package originating in Brazil.
[Source: Dundalk Democrat]
A 21-year-old Castlebar man is recovering in hospital after he was shot twice in the back with a pellet gun in an incident believed to be related to a Traveler family feud.
The shooting occurred in a forecourt of a service station at Moneen, Castlear on Sunday evening, January 6, at approximately 5:40 p.m. when a car pulled up alongside him and shots were fired several times from a pellet gun. The Mayo News understands that the 21-year-old received two pellets in the back before a black Volkswagen Golf left the forecourt at speed.
[Source: The Mayo News]
K.F.C., the world's largest fried chicken chain, could be on its way to Navan, as a planning application has been made for the construction of a drive-through fast food outlet at Brews Hill.
If passed, it would be located on the former Irish National Forresters Hall site, which had accommodated a petrol filling station in the past decade but which has been used as a car park in recent years by Navan Town Council.
[Source: Meath Chronicle]
Conroy Gold and Natural Resources (C.G. & N.R.) has moved a step closer to achieving its plan for a $80 million gold mine at Clontibret in County Monaghan after it received good news from the first in a batch of necessary metallurgical tests.
The rock texture and hardness results from specialists' goldfields, which were disclosed last Tuesday, showed a lower abrasion index than was expected but a harder ore (moderate) than was initially thought.
This means that the gold in the rock is readily mineable, but indicates that two mills rather than one mill will be required to crush and grind the extracted material. Both a ball mill and a semi-autogenously grinding (S.A.G.) mill will now be required.
[Source: Irish Independent]
A Mountmellick farming family was faced with devastating scenes over Christmas week when they found two Alsatian dogs maiming and killing some of their sheep flock.
In total six sheep were killed by the dogs and another eight had to be put down after the attack. Many more were treated for injuries including a number of ewes in lamb.
The attack happened on the morning of December 27 at about 8:30 a.m. Speaking to the Express, Claire O' Brien said that she and her husband Henry Burns saw ewes in their garden that morning and knew something was wrong. When they went to investigate, they saw that two Alsatians had corralled about 10 of their sheep in one small area.
[Source: Offaly Express]
Deprivation in County Roscommon has increased significantly over the past five years. West Roscommon is particular has been found to be more disadvantaged than other areas in the county, while the wider environs of Boyle and Athlone, but excluding the towns themselves, have been found to be the most affluent areas of the county.
Eight electoral divisions in the county fall into the disadvantaged category, with the five most disadvantaged considered to be Boyle Urban, Lough Allen/Altagowlan, Aghafin, Artagh South and Carrowduff, all to the north of the county.
The findings are based on the Pobal H.P. Deprivation Index, which uses the 2011 census to determine how affluent or deprived members of the State are.
[Source: Roscommon Herald]
A doctor accused of touching, kissing and biting a number of women nurses has been found guilty of professional misconduct by the Medical Council's fitness-to-practice committee.
Dr. Osmanmahir Mahir, with addresses in Leitrim and Sudan, was found guilty of a range of allegations of inappropriate behavior towards nursing staff, one of which amounted to an instance of professional misconduct, the committee ruled.
The charges related to Dr. Mahir's behavior as a senior house officer at the Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin, in early 2009.
He was also found guilty of professional misconduct for failing to disclose to Sligo General Hospital in 2009 that he had been dismissed by the Dublin hospital after an inquiry into complaints by nursing staff.
[Source: Irish Times]
John Keely, whose father resides in Nenagh, has opened his new Dubliner Irish Pub and Boutique Hotel in Bangkok. The new Dubliner is surely the finest and most authentic Irish pub in Asia – Irish-owned and managed with authentic Irish music and a friendly staff.
There is also a very extensive menu which incorporates excellent contemporary fare as well as many traditional Irish dishes.
The bar on two levels has been a huge success since its opening. The boutique hotel attached to the pub has 18 bedrooms.
[Source: Tipperary Star]
Five families – one with a five-year-old child – were left homeless in Cookstown after arsonists set fire to oil tanks.
A wheelie bin was pushed against property in Ratheen Avenue and set alight in the early hours of Friday morning, January 4, causing substantial damage.
Four flats and a house were affected.
[Source: Tyrone Courier]
The community of Dunmore East was reeling in shock last Thursday following the tragic drowning of local man John Flynn (43). Mr. Flynn died after a fishing trip with a friend went horribly wrong last Wednesday night, January 9.
The punt, the men were fishing in, capsized just off the Saleens near Dunmore East in the early hours of Thursday morning. Mr. Flynn's friend, local fisherman James Tait, managed to make it to shore and raise the alarm; however, efforts to revive Mr. Flynn proved unsuccessful.
[Source: Waterford News & Star]
Three brothers, one 2000 WH-registered Ford Mondeo, and a 6,200-mile drive to Africa – all the way from Castletown, Geoghegan.
That's Team Roadhoggs and their travel plan for the next three or four weeks.
Richie, Colin and Lorcan Hogg are taking part in this year's Budapest to Bamako rally – a distance of 5,395 miles.
"It'll probably be the only Westmeath-registered car in Africa," laughs Colin Hogg, the middle brother of the trio, who are sons of Martin and Evelyn Hogg.
But before that, the brothers have to transport themselves and their car all the way to Budapest – some 1,550 miles from Castletown.
[Source: Westmeath Examiner]
An image of a horse being power-washed at a Bunclody garage, which has garnered much attention on the Internet, has been heavily criticized by South East Animal Rescue.
The picture, which shows a horse being washed by a group of men using a device designed for cleaning vehicles, was posted on Facebook by a local man, which was then picked up by site Joe.ie.
It was then shared on their Facebook page with the caption "Only and we mean only in Ireland," and garnered over 2,500 "likes."
[Source: Wexford Echo]
An investigation is continuing in to an aggravated burglary in West Wicklow on Monday morning, January 7.
Two men, armed with a knife and a hatchet, entered Centra in the town at 7:30 a.m., threatened staff and demanded cash.
They made off with a four-figure sum in a waiting 2008-registered Audi, driven by a third man, which was either black or silver.
[Source: Irish Examiner]


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The stool guaiac test looks for hidden (occult) blood in a stool sample. It can find bloodeven if you cannot see it yourself.
It is the most common type of fecal occult blood test (FOBT).
Alternative Names
Guaiac smear test; Fecal occult blood test - guaiac smear; Stool occult blood test - guaiac smear
How the Test is Performed
Usually, you collect a small sample of stool at home. Sometimes, a doctor may collect a small amount of stool from you during a rectal examination.
If the test is done at home, you use a test kit. Follow the kit instructions exactly. This ensures accurate results. In brief:
- You collect a stool sample from three different bowel movements.
- For each bowel movement, you smear a small amount of the stool on a card provided in the kit.
- You mail the card to a laboratory for testing.
Do not take stool samples from the toilet bowl water. This can cause errors.
For infants and young children wearing diapers, you can line the diaper with plastic wrap. Place the plastic wrap so that it keeps the stool away from any urine. Mixing of urine and stool can spoil the sample.
How to Prepare for the Test
Some foods can affect test results. Do not eat the following foods for 3 days before the test:
- Red meat
- Cantaloupe
- Uncooked broccoli
- Turnip
- Radish
- Horseradish
Some medicines mayinterfere with the test. These include vitamin C, aspirin, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen and naproxen. Ask your doctor or nurse if you need to stop taking these before the test. Neverstop or change your medicinewithout first talking to your health care provider.
How the Test will Feel
The at-hometest involves a normal bowel movement. There is no discomfort.
You may have some discomfort if thestool is collected during a rectal exam.
Why the Test is Performed
This test detects blood in the digestive tract. It may be done if:
- You are being screened or tested for
colon cancer
- You have abdominal pain, changes in bowel movements, or weight loss
- You have
anemia(low blood count)
- You say you have blood in the stool or black, tarry stools
Normal Results
A negative test result means that there is no blood in the stool.
What Abnormal Results Mean
Abnormal results may be due to problems that cause bleeding in the stomach or intestinal tract, including:
- Colon cancer or other gastrointestinal (GI)
tumors Colon polyps
- Bleeding veins in the esophagus or stomach (
esophageal varicesand portal hypertensive gastropathy)
- Inflammation of the esophagus (
- Inflammation of the stomach (
gastritis) GI infections Hemorrhoids
- Inflammatory bowel disease
Peptic ulcer
Other causes of positivetest may include:
- Nosebleed
- Coughing up blood and then swallowing it.
Abnormal tests require follow-up with your doctor. In many cases, no explanation for the abnormal result is found.
There can be false-positive and false-negative results.
Errors are reduced when you follow instructions during collection and avoid certain foods and medicines.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network. NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines): Colorectal cancer screening. Version 2.2013. Accessed October 24, 2013.
Salwen MJ, Siddiqi HA, Gress FG, Bowne WB. Laboratory diagnosis of gastrointestinal and pancreatic disorders. In: McPherson RA, Pincus MR, eds. Henrys Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 22nd ed. Phildelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 22.
Savides TJ, Jensen DM. Gastrointestinal bleeding. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ, eds. Sleisenger and Fordtrans Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Pathophysiology/Diagnosis/Management. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2010:chap 19.
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As a foundation for the development of I-69 in Texas, the I-69 Advisory and Segment Committees all recommend using existing highways. Today, there are freeway sections along the I-69 Texas system that may already approach interstate quality. Under the direction of the I-69 Citizen Committees, TxDOT is evaluating highways along the planned route and working with the Federal Highway Administration and other partners to have suitable sections receive the interstate designation. Currently, there are 140 miles of I-69 Texas.
Over $900 million is currently dedicated to the development of I-69 Texas projects. The I-69 Funded Projects map details funding for studies, design and construction. As additional funding becomes available, existing highways will be improved in a series of small, local-level projects. Piece by piece, these improvements will connect with other interstate-designated sections to extend I-69 across the state.


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kartm3 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de otro y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 57 diseños de 10 diseñadores freelance.
We help people create and share lists of their favorite recipes, restaurants, links, home design ideas, gifts and more. We do it because we want to help people remember and experience the best. We like designs that are simple, fun, friendly, and intuitive. Links and buttons should look like links and buttons. Complexity should be hidden from the user.
While men and women between 18 and 60 use our free service, the design should be more colorful and friendly than google or delicious.
Our members like the design of Facebook, lala.com, and Yelp.
We're looking for you to design the top navigation bar that will be persistently available for all registered users of http://kartme.com, replacing the current logo and header.
The bar should help members easily:
-get to their lists of favorites (i.e., Karts)
-share recent favorites (e.g., restaurants)
Our color palatte is orange, green, gray and beige. We like playful textures and layers. See: http://www.kartme.com/pages/editors_picks
The bar should not be overwhelming--it should not take away from content on the page.
Here is a full page wireframe: http://screencast.com/t/ZTM1OGM5
Here is the part i'm looking for help on: http://screencast.com/t/ZmYxMTQ4Zm
As there are two tiers to the navigation, consider using texture and shading like:
* http://screencast.com/t/MjhhMTI4Mz
* http://screencast.com/t/OGJjYmM1
The top bar should be 960px wide, and conform to a 960 grid ( http://960.gs/ ). It should be around 80px to 120px in height. The final deliverable should be a layered PSD.
I'll happily answer questions and provide prompt feedback.


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I have been involved in Scouting for most of my life. I began as a Tiger Cub Scout and earned the rank of Eagle Scout. As an adult, I have served in various capacities but currently I am my son's Cubmaster, Webmaster for our Council and Communications Adviser for our Lodge.
I have enjoyed using this site and felt I should contribute something to the effort for the benefits that I have received.
- I earned the Arrow of Light in Pack 27
- I was "Tapped Out" for the Order of the Arrow as a youth in Troop 827
- I earned the rank of Eagle Scout, Class of 1993, in Troop 827
- I was honored with the Vigil Honor in 2009
- I received the District Award of Merit in 2009
- I was beaded in 2010 - SR-979 - FOXES ROCK!!
- I was awarded the Distinguished Commissioner Service Award in 2011
- I am a member of the National Eagle Scout Association
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Firstly the diodes D1-D4 are unnecessary. They may even cause problems due to the voltage drop across them. However you should put flyback diodes across the relay coils as explained in the article.I just checked my 60D and the current that flows through the focus and shutter circuits seems to be less than 100uA. So even some small reed relays will do the job.Optoisolators aren't really needed here since the relays are isolating your circuitry from the camera.
I'd defiantly go for a solid state solution, any bounce on mechanical components like a relay could make your camera do strange things.
An optocoupler such as 4n35 is sufficient replacement for your relays. My guess is they are cheaper and less bulky, not to mention silent. They can also be driven by the Arduino board so you don't need 9V (battery ground should be connected to Arduino ground).
Just a practical advice. I would not let the camera focus for each shot because one lens may hunt for focus longer than the other and you most likely won't get simultaneous shots.Set the focus to manual and you need to trigger only the shutter.
I'm also not too sure about connecting the shutter pins together. I'd avoid it, if for no other reason, than just to keep my mind at ease.
I am not familiar with LA-2A Compressor, but an optocoupler is basically a (photo)transistor that (in this case) acts as a switch depending on the state of the LED on the other side. The important part is that the two sides are galvanically isolated from each other meaning the current from one side can not enter the other side (as long as you keep within specs) effectively separating your circuit into two.My Canon DSLR will also focus if shutter pin is grounded (regardless of focus pin) if the lens is in AF, so you might want to put it in MF after all.
No. In MF autofocus is completely disabled.
Why not connect D2 thru a resistor to the camera shutter input?


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Yet Another Company Sues Google For Not Being In Google's Index
from the this-won't-go-far dept
Goldman notes that Ascentive's claim is a bit different than such claims in the past (but no more likely to get anywhere), noting that the refusal to list Ascentive's site is a trademark violation, because "consumers expect to see the trademark owner in organic search results for the trademark and therefore consumers will be actionably confused if the trademark owner doesn't appear there." Talk about twisting the intention of trademark law! It seems unlikely that such a claim gets very far, but it will be fun to see how the court responds to it.


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CROMWELL — The first PGA Tour stop in Connecticut was 60 years ago with the Insurance City Open at Wethersfield Country Club.
Now called the Travelers Championship, it has gone through some name and sponsor changes through the years.
But for many years its status as the most popular single sporting event in Connecticut has not changed. About 240,000 fans watched the tournament at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell last year. The competition, won by Freddie Jacobson, also was seen around the world on CBS.
Since 1952 when President Harry Truman was in office and gasoline was 20 cents a gallon, familiar golf names and greats such as Arnold Palmer, Billy Casper, Lee Trevino,...


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Welcome to Okanogan Behavioral HealthCare (OBHC):
OBHC is a 501 (c) 3 Private Not for Profit Corporation dedicated to supporting and engaging our consumers in managing their personal growth and recovery while they participate as healthy members of the community. OBHC is contractually and morally committed to Okanogan County for providing quality integrated health care to all Okanogan County residents without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, disability, religion, creed, age, or sexual orientation. We provide counseling, case management, life skills training, treatment, prevention, education, and assist with supportive housing to persons with mental health, chemical dependency, and/or developmental disability issue or concern. Our range of professional services is designed to ensure that the level of care needed will be provided to everyone seeking our help.
Okanogan Behavioral HealthCare was established in July of 2002. OBHC is staffed with more than 70 professional full time employees. For the benefit of serving our clients and thanks to the dedicated effort of staff, community leaders, and the OBHC Board of Directors, we were successful in building a beautiful and highly functional 32,000+ sq. ft. integrated facility in Omak, Washington, that opened in the Spring of 2006. We are governed by a thirteen member Board of Directors with diverse representation that includes schools, social agencies, stakeholders, and a broad spectrum of community members.


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Hi Folks,
2 Questions. I am trying out Data Entities in VWD 2010 Express. I have a parent (Customers) and child (Orders) table. Customers table has FirstName, LastName and Email columns.
Q1. When I view/edit/insert an Order, it shows the customer's first name in dropdown list whereas I want the full name. How can this be done?
Q2. How can I change the default behavior of PK/FK relationship so that customer's Email is displayed instead of Name?
Any help will be much appreciated.
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I have the following string which is a list of urls. How do I get this to work so the url shows for the selection and also is the value?
allLinks = newAllLinks
Me.DropDownList1.DataTextField = "Link"
Me.DropDownList1.DataValueField = "LinkURL"
Me.DropDownList1.Items.Insert(0, New ListItem(" - Select - ", 0))
Me.DropDownList1.DataSource = allLinks
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Hello. I am working through Scott Mitchell's ASP.Net in 24 hours book. I am finishing the photo album project.
I have a GridView that retrieves a list of uploaded photo rows for the logged-in user.The GridView is for editing and deleting rows.
The photo Category field in the Gridview is a dropdown list. The text entry field was deleted after converting this field to a Template.
Like the uploaded photos, these Categories are user-specific. They are created in another web page.
Users also have the option to select "none" for the category when they upload an image.
For the GridView: The Category ID field's ItemTemplate and EditItemTemplate both have a " - None - " choice added to them.
I am getting this error:
'pictureReadOnlyCategories' has a SelectedValue which is invalid because it does not exist in the list of items. Parameter name: value
Note: The ID for the ItemTemplate for that dropdown list is the ID listed above in the error: "pictureReadOnlyCategories".
Am I missing some step in this process of changing a GridViews text field to a dropdown that can be used for editing? I went through the book's instructions three times.
Here is my code for the dropdown list and a screenshot of the Design
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I am running WSS 3.0 with other workflows which are functioning correctly.
I created a new workflow in Visual Studio 2008 and was able to successfully run it in my dev environment.
I attached the workflow to a task list in my dev environment and was able to manually start the workflow by using the drop down workflow option and using the menus to manually start it.
I installed this workflow in our production environment and attached it to the task list (which had a SPD workflow attached to it which stopped working about a month ago).
I made sure that the option to manually start the workflow was checked.
When I tried to manually start the workflow, (hover mouse over title, drop down) there isn't a workflow option.
The workflow also will not start automatically when a task is changed.
I attached this same workflow to a different task list in production and get the option to start it.
I have tried creating a small workflow in SPD 2007 and attaching it to the task list.
It shows that it is attached, when I look at the workflows that are attached to the task list, but I still don't get the option to manually start it.
I have checked my security and I have fu
I have an InfoPath web enabled form that gets published to a SharePoint site. I need to add a list box to the form that gets populated with data returned from an existing call to a SQL Stored Proc.
As the form works now, the user types in a patient id #, then clicks a button that calls the Stored Proc and returns any patients that match the given patient ID. This part works.
My task is to add a list box so that if more than one patient is returned , display the list box with all of these patients populated in it.
I am hoping to do this within the confines of the existing code. The existing code looks like this:
private bool LoadPatientInformationFromDB(string patientId, string patientFirstName,
string patientLastName, string patientMiddleInitial, string birthDate, string gender,
string admitDate, string location)
bool completed = false;
//Load from DB
SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(GetOrderSetDBConnectionString());
//Create Form Builder
formBuilder = new FormBuilder();
SqlDataAdapter adpt = null;
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(patientId) || !String.IsNullOrEmpty(patientFirstName) ||
!String.IsNullOrEmpty(patientLastName) || !String.IsNullOrEmpty(patientMiddleInitial)
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i created a dataview for a user table to insert new records. now i have to use a dropdown list that get data from another table. to insert in my user table. in the user table only the code is stored. but i need to get that code description that is in another
table in my dropdownlist to choose from in my dataview.
how can i do this in sharepiont designer2007?
I have 1 dropdown in my sharepoint list with other columns. If dropdown value equal to 'xyz' i need to display some other controls, otherwise these controls should be hidden.
I know we can achieve this with javascript. If any one can provide code or sample then it will be appreciated. or is there any other alternative methods to do this ........
I have many controls on my form, but in particular, I have 2 dropdownlists. 1 dropdown list has 2 values, and each value controls what the second dropdownlist displays. This is an edititemtemplate and both dropdowns have the selecteditem set via '<%# Bind("fieldname") #>' on page load.
THe problem is, if I change the value of the first dropdown, it errors out because the second dropdwon has a bound value that is no longer acceptable.
Can I cancel the bind of the second control, if the the first one is changed? I would like to cancel the bind, and update the values by using a different datasource depending on the value of the first dropdown or hardcode the new values.
If Dropdown1 has a value of "A" for example Dropdown 2 Shows Values "1", "2", "3"
If Dropdown 1 has a value of "B" , Dropdown2 Shows Values "4", "5", "6".
It binds fine initially, but if I change Dropdown1 from A to B, I want Dropdown2 to show the new values, maybe with a default of "Select an Item" and not error out b/c it's attempts to bind a value of 1, 2, or 3.
Hope this makes sence, b/c I'm
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Advice on milling my own flour
When I return from this dismal country I would like to begin milling my own flour to bake my loaves. I have zero knowledge of milling and am humbly requesting the knowledge of my fellow TFLer's to point me in the right direction as far as books to read or videos to watch, or even what brand would be good to start out with.
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Unlike many kindergarten moms, I don't worry that Alex will cry or miss me or sit in a corner by himself. We've been talking up kindergarten and getting excited about it for months and months. He was ready. He was pumped. He's extremely social and confident when it comes to making new friends (perhaps too confident—he comes on strong) so we're good there. And he's been going to preschool and before that part-time daycare, so he knows the separation drill. I am also not worried that he will somehow be behind other kids because of his lack of reading and writing skills I wrote about on Wednesday. First, he can write his name and his letters, they're just not perfect. And he learns fast. I have no doubt he'll excel academically. Eventually.
On his first day, he told me he was nervous-excited for school. He stood right by my side silently as we waited for the teacher's aid to collect the kids (because his enrichment program doesn't start until next week I had to drop him off the first three days, which has been great). He gave me a big hug and followed the hoard of miniature people down the hall. There was the initial heart-tugging goodbye as I watched him walk away from me. He turned around a few times and waved and just picturing his little body carrying his big back pack could make me choke up now. I sighed and left, feeling nervous-excited for my little boy. But I also felt stressed. Here's why:
My real worry—Nick's too—is that the teacher is going to find him to be a pain in the ass. That he will clown around and not listen and take away from the other kids' learning. I'm worried about his difficulty with paying attention…and sitting still… and his need to be silly. Alex is a bit of a clown. He is a spirited kid. He is a physical kid. He is not always a great listener. I often have to ask him to do something (get dressed, brush his teeth, close the door, sit down, sit down, sit down) several times before it sinks in. You might say, Oh, he's just a kid being a kid or he's a boy or he's just _____ (fill in the excuse). But I have been around plenty of kids who listen to their parents the first time they say something. I've also been around Alex when he decides to listen and it's amazing. I know he's got it in him. The other thing playing into my fears: Alex is young—he just turned five on Sunday—and I'm a little concerned that his age is working against him in the silly behavior department (another excuse, perhaps?). I wrote a post about redshirting a while back and while it's not something I seriously entertained, I do imagine that delaying kindergarten a year would have meant better listening/behavior, right?
We don't get to meet the teacher for a few weeks and until then I can only go by what Alex tells me which, so far, is good. I'm trying to secretly pump him for information without putting too much emphasis on my worries. Apparently two kids had to be moved because they were talking too much but neither was Alex. Phew! When I asked him—casually—if he was being a good listener he said, "Of course, mom." To which I replied, " Of course you are. You are a good listener." (I'm going with the positive-reinforcement/benefit-of-the-doubt/fake-it-till-you-make-it approach for now). Anyway, just wanted to get that off my chest. I feel like so many moms are (understandably) worried about their kids fitting in and getting adjusted and I'm the mom who's worried about the teacher and other kids, praying with fingers and toes crossed that Alex doesn't act like the wild thing he is capable of being. Only time (or a call from the principal's office) will tell. Hope everyone's back to school week went well. Any worries you have that you want to share?


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January 07, 2014 08:30 ET
ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwired - Jan 7, 2014) - MissionIR today announces the online availability of its interview with VolitionRx (OTCQB: VNRX) president and Chief Executive Officer Cameron Reynolds. The full audio interview is available at http://vnrx.missionir.com/interview.html.
VolitionRx is a cancer diagnostics company focused on bringing to market its inexpensive, accurate, and minimally invasive cancer detection blood tests. The company's initial focus is on diagnostic testing for colorectal cancer, the third most common cancer diagnosed in the United States.
The company recently commenced a large clinical trial involving 16,000 patients to assess the accuracy of Volition's blood-based test. While the current focus is on developing a diagnostic test for colorectal cancer, future plans call for expansion into detection of various other cancers as well. For the time being, however, the company recognizes the great need for developing less expensive, less invasive, but accurate screening tests.
"Being a small company and colorectal being a multi-billion dollar market in itself, we're focusing on getting product out for that. But it's certainly something we'd be very keen to expand into other cancers as soon as we're through the process of developing this diagnostic for colorectal cancer," Reynolds says.
In addition to detailing the significant accuracy of blood-based tests, Reynolds discusses his own extensive professional background as well as that of the company's management and scientific teams, which collectively have decades of relative experience.
Reynolds also recaps several of Volition's recent significant achievements and provides insight into what to expect out of the company in 2014.
"It's been a very pivotal year for the company and next year we'll begin to get the results from this large clinical trial coming through, so there are some very large data points coming in the first few quarters of the year, which if they continue to go well will be transformational for the company and really put us on the map as a very stable, technologically superior platform for detecting colorectal cancer," he says. "... We're beginning the process next year of beginning legal ability to sell our tests in Europe and start the process of U.S. FDA trials."
Wrapping up the interview, Reynolds notes that Volition aims to uplist to a major stock exchange in the second half of 2014 to fully access capital markets and continue company growth.
About VolitionRx
VolitionRx is a life sciences company focused on developing blood-based diagnostic tests for different types of cancer. The tests are based on the science of Nucleosomics which is the practice of identifying and measuring nucleosomes in the bloodstream -- an indication that cancer is present.
VolitionRx's goal is to make the tests as common and simple to use, for both patients and doctors, as existing diabetic and cholesterol blood tests. VolitionRx's research and development activities are currently centered in Belgium as the company focuses on bringing its diagnostic products to market first in Europe, then in the US and ultimately, worldwide.
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How to Wear a Tiara and Still Look Like a Grownup
BY: Stephanie McDaniel | Apr 7, 2014
Can a person not named Kate Middleton really wear a tiara without looking like a Disney character come to life? Four Etsy artists say yes—and show us how. Tiaras appear to be having a moment, and not just on Game of Thrones or Downton Abbey either. Earlier this year, Kate Middleton caused a commotion when she attended a state event wearing a diamond- and pearl-studded tiara—the first bejeweled headpiece she's donned since her wedding. Royals aren't the only ones driving the trend: designer Vivienne Westwood has been known to wear a coral tiara of her own design on bike rides around London, and Lupita Nyong'o's sparkle headband at the Oscars added a regal touch to her elegant Prada gown. And lest you think the craze is just for eccentric fashion icons or movie stars, remember that Gatsby-style headbands and boho flower crowns are essentially variations on the traditional tiara. Of course, plopping a sparkly crown on your head and running around town is liable to earn you a few sideways glances, unless you know how to do it right. Below, four Etsy artisans—and tiara makers—provide tips on how to pull off the trend without looking like a fairy princess, using their own creations (which we've ordered from subtlest to boldest) as inspiration. The Flower Crown Rustic Berry Circlet by Felicite from Noon on the Moon This berry flower crown is one of Felicite's simpler designs, which makes it easy to wear with any kind of outfit. "I personally love it paired with a creamy peasant blouse, some skinny jeans or cute cuffed shorts, and a pair of chunky sandals for a bohemian look," Felicite says. "It also looks great with a flowing maxi dress and some beaded flip-flops." Another tip: size matters. "The trick to wearing a crown casually is to keep it small. An oversized wreath may look great on Pinterest, but wearing it around town will be a bit of a challenge. A smaller headpiece with dainty flowers is a great way to add that whimsical touch…while staying comfortable and not being too costume-y." The Flapper-Style Headband Gracie Headband by Jaymie Senga from Lottie-Da Designs Senga—who decided to go into the accessories business after making her own wedding jewelry—embraces an aesthetic that's less fantasy, more flapper. "My designs are all vintage inspired. This year's collection is reminiscent of the 1920s art-deco era using feathers, crystal, lace, vintage netting, and ribbon as my main materials," she says. For this '20s-style headband, she suggests hair be worn "wavy, in a loose, low bun or chignon off to one side with a few wavy pieces framing your face." To avoid costume territory, she'd style it with a "white denim jacket, blush-colored top with an above-the knee, A-line flowy skirt, and a pair of great pointy flats." She advises keeping "your outfit simple…and your other accessories understated. Let the headpiece frame your face and be the focal point." It's also probably a good idea to steer clear of any flapper-inspired clothing, i.e. anything featuring beadwork, fringe or a giant feathered boa. The Crystal Circlet Elsa Snowflake Circlet by Jennifer Beasley from Beasley's Wonders To style this simple, sparkly circlet, Beasley recommends "white skinny jeans and a flowing blue shirt with cutouts on the shoulders." Her inspiration: the movie Frozen. "I'm just so obsessed with Frozen. I've got more snowflakes than I know what to do with right now," she jokes. For those who fear the Disney influence, no matter how subtle, she also has other suggestions. "Try the natural look with a bronze circlet and wear loose clothes in earthy tones. Remember to keep your hair relaxed, either flowing free or in a messy ponytail or braid." The Medieval-Inspired Tiara Forever My Heart Headband by Elnara Niall from Medieval Bridal Fashions Like most, Niall's love of tiaras was born in childhood. "I've always had a passion for all things princess," she says. "I played with dolls until the age of 21. I used to dress them up in fantasy medieval stuff. I used to make dresses out of napkins and stuff like that." As you might expect, her designs evoke an ethereal feel, made from precious metals, semiprecious stones, and some lab-grown stones, blended together with silversmithing techniques. To avoid a costumey look, she typically recommends headpieces that don't come to a point in the middle, since those are more fantasy inspired. She also recommends wearing them as a headband, instead of across the forehead. As for an outfit, she remembers one of her customers wore this tiara with a "really puffy white cable-knit sweater and scarf that looked fantastic." Photos (from top) courtesy of Felicite, Jaymie Senga, Jennifer Beasley, Elnara Niall
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Writetoshare necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 146 diseños de 47 diseñadores freelance.
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Elegant, simple, yet unique designs are what we are looking for. No cartoons but unless overwhelming some simple artistic graphics conveying the message is OK. Keep in mind that we will use the logo for our future website, etc. As we grow, the logo will reflect out professional corporate image. Must be submitted in a common vector-based format (e.g. a native Illustrator file) as well as high resolution psd and eps files.
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"A tightening of copyright rules means kindergartens now have to pay fees to Germany's music licensing agency, GEMA, to use songs that they reproduce and perform. The organization has begun notifying creches and other daycare facilities that if they reproduce music to be sung or performed, they must pay for a license. 'If a preschool wants to make its own copy of certain music - if the words of a song or the musical score is copied - then they need to buy a license,' GEMA spokesperson Peter Hempel told Deutsche Welle." Honestly. I wonder how those pro-RIAA/MPAA folk we have on OSNews feel about this. This is EXACTLY why I try to do my part (a small part, but still) in fighting big content. I wonder how much has to happen for our politicians to open their eyes, and see current copyright law for what it really is: pure venom. Poison of the most dangerous kind, which is destroying our very culture, which is stifling art and science. News like this SICKENS me. How anyone can defend something like this is beyond me.


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This is a pencil skirt using Angela Kane's pattern. I have used the pattern before – my blue denim skirt posted here in February 2011. I altered the waistband slightly by widening it and slightly contouring it. It's fully lined. The pattern has a vent but I ended up drafting my own with a generous 2.5 inch width. I drafted the lining pieces to fit and altered the back lining pieces to allow for some ease at the hips and above the vent. I used Sunnilj9's tutorials posted here on Burdastyle which are linked below. This You Tube video here was also helpful in sewing up the back vent.
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Sep 13, 2013, 04.41 AMby esotericdynamo
How did the first one turn out? Did you learn anything the hard way that you could pass on?
Apr 2, 2012, 09.30 PMby marec
Nice skirt, especially the color and fit.
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Apr 2, 2012, 09.42 PMby Denim Skirts Etc
Thanks marec. Took 2 muslins to get the fit right! I like the colour as well – I don't have many light coloured more formal skirts for summer.
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An Ivy League scholar and mother-of-two is touching a raw nerve by questioning whether high-flying career women with families, at least American ones, can truly "have it all."
Writing in The Atlantic magazine, Anne-Marie Slaughter cited her own downshift from powerful State Department official to mere Princeton University professor as evidence that they cannot, at least not as US society now stands.
"I still strongly believe that women can 'have it all' (and that men can too)," wrote Slaughter, 53, referring to the ability to juggle a successful career with raising a family.
"But not today, not with the way America's economy and society are currently structured."
She floated a grab bag of potential solutions, from a female US president to more family-friendly working hours and encouraging young men "to act more like the women — to speak less and listen more."
She also hailed Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg for acknowledging knocking off work at 5:30 pm to have dinner with her family rather than enslave herself to the "time macho" culture of many US workplaces.
No one expected Slaughter to resolve the issue once and for all, but her essay has touched off a firestorm since it appeared Thursday both online and in the print version of The Atlantic with a cover photo of a baby in a briefcase.
According to The Atlantic (www.theatlantic.com), "Why Women Still Can't Have It All" is among its most popular articles ever, on a par with the recent "How Your Cat is Making You Crazy" (about feline parasites and human brains).
It has garnered more "likes" on Facebook than any other Atlantic piece (more than 157,000 as of Wednesday) — although it has failed to make an apparent impact on the November presidential election campaigns.
"Absolutely wonderful … As a 21-year-old woman, it is the most encouraging thing I have read all year," wrote New York blogger Tala Azar Strauss on Slaughter's Twitter account (@SlaughterAM).
But some of the reaction on a variety of blogs, social media and the Atlantic's own website has been critical, if not downright catty.
"Slaughter … wants to be in a high-powered job and also at home making pancakes and doing school pick-up in another city," said author Lori Gottlieb in a blog on The Atlantic's website.
"And merely because she wants this so badly … she believes she deserves it."
"Seriously, you live the life you choose," added an online comment-writer who identified herself — or maybe himself — as "pjs1965" beneath a Washington Post article about Slaughter's article.
"Those who choose to have children (and it is a choice) and have the need to work full-time have to wake up to reality. And having this thing called a 'career' isn't all it's cracked up to be either."
As director of policy planning from 2009 to 2011, Slaughter oversaw the State Department's internal think tank and reported to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, whom she holds up as a personal role model.
Slaughter — photographed inside the print version of The Atlantic smiling on a sofa with her two boys lying in her arms, one twirling drum sticks — candidly admits her lifestyle as a tenured professor at a world-famous university and author of a forthcoming book is out of the norm.
"I am writing for my demographic," she said, rather than the majority of American mothers with far less glamorous jobs, or none at all. She has almost nothing to say about women in other countries.


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loyaltyisacurse wrote:This is kind of like asking who is better at calculus: a 5 year old or corky from "Life Goes On"?
lol, they aren't the worst options in the world but defiantly not the ideal ones either.
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this is a tough one, dunleavy is smoother with the ball and is very unselfish where as fishe is a better spot up shooter. I guess I would take Dunleavy because whenever Fisher tries to create he scares the crap out of me. I think monty should restrict fisher to only spot up shooting, and tell him to never try to create things unless its utterly necessary


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Fresh on the heels of his well-received second placing in the Ames straw poll on Saturday, Ron Paul has trounced so-called "frontrunner" Rick Perry in a presidential survey of voters in both candidate's home state of Texas.
"Answering the question, "If the Texas Republican primary were held today, which presidential candidate would you be most likely to vote for?" 22 percent of those polled selected Mr. Paul. Just 17 percent of respondents voted in favor of Mr. Perry," reports the State Column.
The survey was conducted by Azimuth Research Group.
Paul has lambasted Rick Perry as another RINO Republican, a wolf in sheep's clothing who poses as a firebrand conservative and yet through his actions has proven himself to be an establishment figure.
"[Governor Perry] is getting into the race, I think, doesn't bother me at all, obviously because he pretty much represents the status quo. And the other candidates, in one way or the other, are part of the status quo. And I represent something different," Paul said earlier this week.
Congressman Paul has made waves this week following controversy over the establishment media's deliberate policy to ignore his candidacy, an issue that became the focus of a Jon Stewart Daily Show skit that has since gone viral and received millions of views after being posted on the Drudge Report.
In the days following the fallout from the straw poll result, the establishment media has now seemingly switched tactics. Instead of simply pretending Ron Paul doesn't exist, they have resorted to re-hashing a decades-old smear about racist comments that were never even made or approved by Paul, a claim that was thoroughly debunked during the last presidential election cycle four years ago.
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State health officials are relaunching their "Living Well in Louisiana" campaign for 2013.
State health officials are relaunching their "Living Well in Louisiana" campaign for 2013.
Your goal shouldn't just be to get healthier for the New Year, state officials said. It should be to make a healthy resolution that will last a lifetime.
"We've all been guilty of letting worthwhile resolutions fall too quickly by the wayside," said Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce Greenstein. "New Year's Day is a great starting point for change, but that's only one day. Owning your own health takes a fundamental lifestyle change, and those changes begin with simple but important decisions."
Louisiana is the second-fattest state in the nation, according to a report released last year by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 33.4 percent of residents are considered obese.
Obesity can come with major health risks, including heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes and even cancer. It also increases health-care costs.
Last year, the state launched "Living Well in Louisiana," a three-month challenge that aims to convince people to step away from the couch, motivating them to get fit through teamwork.
The 2013 challenge will begin the last week in January, but you can sign up now at livingwellinlouisiana.org.
There is no cost to participate, and the website includes healthy living tips, video clips, a workplace wellness resource guide and more.
There's even a free mobile app that helps track progress on your smart phone.
Residents can select from four prepared challenges, including a Healthy Workplace one in which participants earn miles equal to a race around London searching for clues to solve a case.
There's also a community one, a family challenge that offers indoor, outdoor and social activities, and a Fit Schools Challenge that gets kids tracking miles through a race that sends them along the same path as explorers Lewis and Clark.
Participants earn points for physical activity and healthy eating and can compete on teams or individually.
Starting off with moderate changes to your lifestyle and small steps will help you ease into healthy routines that stick over time, said Office of Public Health Assistant Secretary J.T. Lane.
If you want to exercise regularly, don't begin by doing an hour-long, intense workout every day. Depending on your own personal health situation, take brisk walk or engage in other moderate activity for 30 minutes three times a week, then build up after you master that task.
"Changing your behaviors and incorporating health routines is hard work, so don't set yourself up to fail by starting with goals that are too big," Lane said. "Each time you succeed at achieving a smaller goal, the next, bigger goal will be easier to accomplish."
Getting healthier goes beyond exercise and diet, officials said. Taking care of our mental health by reducing stress and anxiety will help individuals be more successful at adopting a healthier lifestyle.
"The close correlation between physical well-being and mental well-being is evident, and finding balance between those two is paramount to succeeding and achieving your goals," Office of Behavioral Health Assistant Secretary Anthony Speier said. "Living well is important for preventing chronic diseases and conditions, but your mental health also gets a boost when you're taking better care of yourself."
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Destroys a watch group. Only the group is destroyed, not the watches in the group. To avoid memory leaks, watch groups should be destroyed when no longer useful, before being recreated, and before returning from a subroutine in which the watch group is a local variable.
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This is a lithograph about NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission, or MMS. Learners will cut out and assemble a colorful 3D model of an MMS spacecraft. Web links, additional facts, and QR codes are included for audiences to access more information.
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Full TitleA Phase II/III trial of Neoadjuvant FOLFOX, with Selective Use of Combined Modality Chemoradiation versus Preoperative Combined Modality Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Patients Undergoing Low Anterior Resection with Total Mesorectal Excision (Alliance #N1048)
Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery are methods used to treat rectal cancer. Radiation therapy is associated with side effects such as diarrhea and other bowel problems, so doctors want to find a way to determine which patients with locally advanced rectal cancer need radiation and which can be spared radiation without compromising the effectiveness of their treatment.
This phase II/III study is seeking to determine how well chemotherapy alone compared to chemotherapy plus radiation therapy works for treating patients with rectal cancer undergoing surgery. Patients will be randomly assigned to one of two groups:
- One group will receive FOLFOX chemotherapy (oxaliplatin, 5-fluorouracil, and leucovorin). After six cycles of treatment, patients whose tumors have shrunk by at least 20 percent will have sphincter-sparing surgery; those whose tumors shrank by less than 20 percent will have concurrent chemotherapy (with 5-fluorouracil or capecitabine) and radiation therapy for 5.5 weeks before having the surgery.
- The other group will have standard radiation therapy with 5-fluorouracil or capecitabine for 5.5 weeks, and then have sphincter-sparing surgery.
To be eligible for this study, patients must meet several criteria, including but not limited to the following:
- Patients must have a confirmed diagnosis of rectal cancer that has not yet been treated.
- Patients must be candidates for sphincter-sparing surgery.
- Patients may not have had prior radiation therapy to the pelvis, nor chemotherapy in the previous five years.
- Patients must be able to be ambulatory for more than half of their normal waking hours.
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Youth charged in Ashton Kutcher 'swatting' case
Cops swarmed the actor's mansion in October (12) after officials received a hoax 911 call claiming trespassers were in the property with guns and explosives.
In December (12), detectives arrested the suspected perpetrator, who is also alleged to have been involved with a prank involving a local bank.
The youth has been charged with two felony counts of making false bomb threats and two felony counts of computer intrusion. He is set to be arraigned at Eastlake Juvenile Court on Friday (08Feb13).
Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Kim Kardashian's mother and stepfather and Simon Cowell have also fallen victim to the 'swatting' trend in recent months.


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what size of crate is best?
OK well Nyx hasn't been crated since she was 3 months during the day other then when she was about 6 months for a week as she went through a quick lets chew things when we weren't home. Reason for not keeping her crated is i had the crate in my room( which is in the basement) for night time crating. Porsche our older dog had separation anxiety and would pee on her bed, so we starting leaving Nyx out n no pee on the dog bed.
so now back to my question what size of dog crate should i use for Nyx, I am tired of having to fight with Nyx to get out the door and if i give her a long chew treat she wont touch it for 2 weeks. she 25 1/2 inches at her shoulders now, so not sure if i should go with a 2-x large metal kennel or just a x-large metal kennel. I rather not have a kennel that is to large for her.
I also think this will help my mother out when I am not home and she can put Nyx in the kennel when I leave and she can bring Nyx out again after i leave.
The crate should big enough for your dog to stand up and turn around in it. and you should take your dog collar off when leaving him along in the crate. When I got a crate for my Standard Poodle the crate came with a warning to not leave your dog in the crate with it collar on.
i know about the collar part.. ok heres a question cause how does this measurement go. lol is it height, length width. i having a total brain fart today and can't think of it right now.
(48 in. x 29.5 in. x 32 in.)
only thing going in the kennel is her blanket her stuffy rotty that she had since a pup doesnt chew on in just cuddles it and her.
I have a small and brought a crate to carry him when I first got him.. I put Marty in the crate and locked the door and picked the crate by the handle and the door flew open and my dog jumped out ! '
I was so lucky this happen inside my house and not outside. The design of the crate was horrible. The crate was held together by plastic flaps and the weight of Marty dog pulled the flaps apart .
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well i think she has done growing tall wise she might fill outwards a bit but not to much as she is a mix breed. the x-large kennel online says for 90 lbs and the 2-x is for 110 lbs and Nyx is 100 last time i took her to get weighed.
i would love to take her but not a lot of places in my small town that sell the kennels are a nice price that allow dogs to come in. might go up to a grooming place near my place that does sell a few kennels n stuff for dogs.
i am looking at another metal crate kennel for her.. and i usually go by weigh or even height. as i didn't even think to look up by breed.
being a rottweiler mix and her beating what they average standard female rotty max height and she beats the height for the other mixes to..
I am not a fan of crates for long term storage of dogs. Dog crates sized so your dog can do no more than stand up, turn around and lie down would be banned at most zoos.
If you are only worried about her trying to bolt out the door when you leave then I suggest a heavy duty dose of training in manners for that dog. Failing that (though you should do that anyway ) can you not simply shut her in a room and Then your mother lets her out?
If she is going to be crated for more than a few hours then I would get the biggest crate I possibly could. Large enough for her to stretch out two times over so when one spot gets hot from her body heat she can move to a cool spot.
What I did when mine were puppies was put the crate, with the door open, in a big pen we built or in our gated kitchen. Warning, gating in a room may expose that room to considerable damage as dogs might eat costly hardwood cupboard doors, chew through drywall and even badly injure themselves. However we did not have any of that.
We made our own gates, they are much sturdier and higher than any baby gate you could ever buy and I suggest you go this way, if you do at all, with a dog as big and powerful as a Rottie. My dog is a Lab, those gates are still up, they are handy for containing Mr. Muscles while he dries off after a swim.
stretch out in his crate. Marty is using the crate now and has plenty of room in it.
the longest Nyx would ever be in a crate/kennel is maybe 2 hours at times. we are working on training with her big time right now. but she will only listen to me, she will sit for someone and what not but that far and few unless they have treats..
Nyx doesn't mind a kennel/crate( or whatever you want to call it) she will go in her buddy kennel at times and actually sleep there.
Nyx wont clear a baby gate over even try and go through one. that be said *knocks on wood* she got a scare as a pup but bumping into one n it crashed down so she not a fan of trying to knock them over. she can easily clear one if she so choose
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