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I honestly believe she forgot. She was right there last year during my diagnosis and saw me crying my eyes out and going through the motions. And she read up on RA so it's not like she's ignorant about it. But I honestly think she meant no harm and just because I've been well and haven't mentioned my arthritis for months she just forgot. Or maybe she doesn't think it's as serious as cancer or MS? I don't know.
I wish I could forget too, unfortunately even though I'm well there is still something to remind me of it most days. I wonder what everyone that knows about my RA thinks. I was a MESS, seriously..for like 3 months I was an emotional wreck. And now I'm back to normal I guess. I wonder if they think I made a big deal out of nothing, just because I now don't mention my daily problems. And yes, those problems have decreased significantly and my mood has lifted as well. I hope they don't think I made it all up. I wish I had!!!
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The other day a group of moms was sitting together discussing illnesses/disease. The husband of a new mom has an autoimmune disease so I was sharing my story. When I shared the last two years in a horrible flare a very good friend of mine said, "Well, you did okay. You managed." I looked at her in confusion and thought, "You have no idea. I thought you did, but you didn't." I often feel the same way, that people maybe think I am making things up. I try not to talk about it often or be obvious about my limp or inability to lift things and I think people just tend to think that I must be fine. Sometimes I think that is good that they don't reaize the pain I can experience and other times it kind of makes me mad that they don't realize it.ReplyDelete
This is one of the toughest things to deal with (well, you know, aside from the extreme pain and killer fatigue).ReplyDelete
People do forget, and they do minimize our disease. I think it's a combination of not understanding, garnering knowledge about RA from stupid painkiller commercials, and our own minimizing of our pain.
I get sick of myself! Honestly, sometimes I can't handle myself complaining anymore, so I hide it. In all truth, I don't think I complain that much, not as much as I could anyway. I just don't always want attention drawn to it.
But, the close friends and family settle into it. They get used to it and recognize that it is not all that you are, but it is a part of your life.
Take care Squirrel :)
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First of all, if your friend forgot after seeing you cry. That just sucks. Plain and simple. I'm sorry. : (ReplyDelete
Very well said, Pony. People do forget and they definitely minimize our disease for the very reasons you mentioned I believe. Hate those commercials!
We have to think about our disease all the time. So when people forget and minimize the diagnosis we've been slapped with--it really hurts! I've been in the same situation as you, Squirrel. It makes me wonder where certain friends were when I was sharing my heart with them. Were they listening?! They have no idea what it is like to live with the knowledge that we have a disease that isn't going away and has an uncertain future attached to it. So, they forget to ask how we are doing if they see us getting around ok and refraining from complaining--and they get busy with their own lives. But I have to hope that sometimes friends are afraid to ask. They don't want to bring up a sensitive subject or be a downer.
I struggle all the time with whether or not I should tell more friends what I have been dealing with. And then I choose not to because I could do without the additional judgement and hurt because they will never truly understand.
But we get it, Squirrel. And we know that it's real. And we WON'T forget. That's why I love the blogging community.
Thanks guys! It's good to have an outlet for a bit of a rant. Cathy, sorry about your friend's comment. Maybe she meant it as a compliment, like... 'you dealt with the bad situation well'? Ugh!ReplyDelete
Pony, I agree with you, there are many many times especially when I'm having a normal day that I don't want to talk about my RA. It's always in the back of my mind no matter what, but some days it's further back than others if you know what i mean! It would just be nice if friends thought before they spoke. Then again maybe I've done the same thing to them in regards to some other situation?
Rheumforgod, I think they might be afraid to ask too. Maybe I would be too if the situation was reversed. Afraid of upsetting me again or something. I don't know, maybe I need to write my good friends a letter or something and try and explain it and then if they don't take notice, I'll know who's a true friend.
Hmmm, good point! We probably have done something similar to friends in the past. Maybe this is an example of how nobody's perfect. However, I like the idea of writing your friends a letter. You can be honest and get everything out there at once.ReplyDelete
Have you read the Spoon Theory? It's a perfect explanation to friends about living with a chronic illness and how we have to balance, bargain and measure everything that we do when dealing with pain and fatigue. Here is a link: http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory-written-by-christine-miserandino/
The whole website is excellent, focused on individuals with invisible disabilities. Take care, Squirrel :)
I was talking about this the other day with my family. People that know do seem to 'forget' since there is no outside reminder. Well, unless I'm grimacing in pain, limping, or carrying my arm weird. But most days, with 'normal' pain, it doesn't show on the outside. I get patted on the back, hugged around the neck, or even do my normal duties without any one offering help because there is nothing outwardly to remind them. If I had a cast, things would be different.ReplyDelete
I hear you, I wish there was a way to change that and I'm sorry you experienced such a weird (and I'm sure hurtful) moment.
I'm a follower now. Stopping by from http://throughpainandsmiles.blogspot.com
Take care
The drugs taken for arthritis should be supplemented by exercises and the minimal use of the damaged joint. But leaving aside the symptoms like drugs you buy vicodin online without prescription.ReplyDelete


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Flanders Recorder Quartet performs Tuesday
The Flanders Recorder Quartet implies a mere four recorders. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Founded in Belgium in 1987, the ensemble travels with an astounding 50 recorders – from a tiny piccolo recorder to the granddaddy of them all, a sub-bass recorder measuring 7 feet, 6 inches.
A rare chance to hear the quartet, and marvel at its impressive instrumental arsenal, happens at 8 p.m. Tuesday when the group gives a concert at the Mary Seaton Room in Kleinhans Music Hall. It is the quartet's first appearance in Buffalo, by all accounts, and it comes courtesy of the Buffalo Chamber Music Society. The evening bears the appetizing title "A Musical Banquet With Johann Sebastian Bach."
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I haven't played in a while, but I am around a 4.5/5.0 player looking to play with similar level players. Would love to schedule something for this week. Can do evenings at around 6:30pm. Free to play anywhere in Boston or Cambridge that is public transportation accessible.
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Hi Ashish,
I'd like to play if you're still looking... I usually play in Somerville (Tufts), but I can definitely make it to Cambridge courts (like the ones at Harvard).
Lemme know if you are interested.
Hey Michael,
I just noticed your reply (it went into my spam in my email). If you are still interested in hitting at Tufts, want to get together sometime next week to play?
Hello Ashish,
Yeah definitely. I am free after 6:00 (sometimes earlier) and on the weekends. I work in Somerville so Tufts is close. My email is email@example.com in case that is easier to communicate.
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These scrappy leaf key fobs are so much fun to sew and you get to use up some of your scraps in the process. I don't know about you, but to me that is always a bonus! They are fun and easy to sew up and make great last minute gifts for friends and family!
I am very grateful for the help I got from my wonderful pattern testers Penny, Nova and Charise, I owe you one girls!
We are in different time zones, but if you head on over to their blogs a little later today I am sure they are happy to show you the pretty leaves they have been sewing up. There might be a little something in it for you too...just sayin' ;)
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The bad thing about that move is what it will cause from teams with their camera and sound guys badgering flight attendants worldwide for similar upgrades. I believe that World Race Productions will have to ban such requests. I want to see that sooner rather than later in addition to banning following taxis and all begging two rules changes that are long overdue.
but more importantly, I wish there was a way to put the four of them in a room and hatch this out, once and for all.
CBS did show that temper Jet gave to Phil on the mat in ep 7. CBS also showed cowboys' somewhat sneaky behavior (the bus, the pullover, the indifference to lesbians, just name a few)
As far as I can see, CBS is pretty fair regarding all the contestants. All they care is to give the audience some dramatic scenes, they didn't twist the contestants' personalities.
Stop blaming CBS. Stop pointing out that CBS is a master in manipulating viewers' feelings towards contestants and portraying in the way they want the viewers to see.
And here is my opinion:Cord's 10 years pro in PBR, he suffered countless injuries,and his career earnings is only 330,000 something, and Dan/Jordan run a race and win 1 million, If I were Cord, and I do care money more than he does, I would say in front of the camera to Dan/Jordan: I don't care if you cheat or not, I don't care if it is against the rule or not, stop explaining because you DID CUT IN LINE.
I'll give you those instances. However, when compared with all of the glowingly positive edits PLUS the incessant, overplayed generic wild-wild-west theme music that seemed to underscore their every move, it's safe to say that the edit was overwhelmingly positive for the Cowboys.
I have to disagree. If CBS was truly fair, their editors and story-writers wouldn't have gone for the lazy narrative of "We lost because Dan & Jordan are meanies who cut in line!!! WAAAHHH!!" The reason they lost was because under the circumstances they didn't think outside the box and get to the front of the plane AND failed to grasp a crucial concept at the VR Task. None of their failure to win can be traced back to a line-cutting. But, of course, I'm afraid that will never assuage the über-fans.
Why do you insist I stop blaming CBS? If you think they don't manipulate viewers' feelings, you're kidding yourself. Want a current blatant example? Survivor Redemption Island...where we're supposed to be sooooooooo excited that powerhouses Rob and Russell have returned.
This is where you truly lose me. The Amazing Race is not a charity case. Nor is Survivor or Big Brother. None of the teams are more entitled to the money based on life hardships. It's all about who gets to the finish line first. With all due respect, Cord isn't the only guy out there with money problems. Who's to say that Dan and Jordan were super rich before the race, and thus, somehow less deserving? We don't know their financial situation, and it's unfair for people like my relative to assume that east coast = rich. And I don't think Dan and Jordan should feel bad for explaining themselves. I believe Jordan himself has even expressed regret over cutting in line because he is decent enough to realize it cast him in a bad light.I'm just sick to death of reality shows being turned into huge morality plays. That's all.
GeKKou, I smell some banning in the next few hours. Yum! If you want to flame, go to Survivor Sucks.
"While it is perfectly fine to explain why you think a racer or a team did not do well in a task, or behaved badly, or just isn't your favorite, it is NOT okay to be rude or impolite in doing so. We don't allow personal attacks on each other or on our racer friends. Comments on how they raced are fair, personal attacks are not. "Don't hate on the Racers, hate the game."
It was totally unprovoked, and very embarrassing. I can not thank you all enough for the love and support in these last few posts. I wear my heart on my sleeve and do get emotional (sometimes too often and unsolicited). I am not proud of the tweets I made Sunday night and definitely wish the cutting Jet and Cord in line incident at the Shanghai airport had never happened (especially since it had no effect on the Race and ended up making me look like such an a-hole). Still, I try not to live my life with regrets. I am proud of the way my brother and I ran the Race and promise to all of you that if there is ever a true allstars season where they bring back all the previous winners, and I get blessed with yet another opportunity to live the dream, then I will try harder than ever before to make you all proud, and win the Race for all of the adoring Race fans out there (I have been one for 18 seasons, and will be one until long after the show ends).
Dan Pious: Yeah, Jet called Jordan a "fag" Saturday night for absolutely no reason and Jordan just said hello to him, so there was something on the Race and I guess, in all fairness, there's some stuff that isn't shown and I think it's an important thing to get out.
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These cookies are a "remembrance of things past." The recipe comes from the Quaker Oats test kitchen and you probably know the cookies as Berry Berry Streusel Bars. I renamed them when I realized that each time I made them I received a bouquet of dandelions or a daisy chain. Not bad for a cookie, huh? With very small changes these cookie bars can be enjoyed by vegans and the gluten intolerant. The recipe is extraordinarily easy to make and the only complaint I've ever heard is that the cookies are too crumbly. Firmly pressing down the base and crumb layer should take care of the problem. These are simple and wholesome, so get a jelly jar ready for your bouquet and that unbeatable "for you, Mommy." No tears, please.
Dandelion Blueberry Bars - Berry Berry Streusel Bars
1-1/2 cups Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
12 tablespoons (1-1/2 sticks) butter or margarine, melted
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries (do not thaw)
1/3 cup raspberry or strawberry preserves
1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel (optional)
1) Heat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine oats, 1-1/4 cups flour, sugar and butter; mix until crumbly. Reserve 1 cup oat mixture for topping. Press remaining oat mixture evenly onto bottom of ungreased 8 or 9-inch square baking pan. Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool slightly on wire rack.
2) In medium bowl, combine blueberries, preserves, 1 teaspoon flour and lemon peel, if using; mix gently. Spread evenly over crust to within 1/2 inch of edges. Sprinkle with reserved oat mixture, patting gently.
3) Bake 20 to 22 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars. Store tightly covered. Yield: 16 bars.


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This is a quick tutorial to show you how I made Haley's reversible headband. I am no expert – so I feel kinda silly putting this online. Anyway, it's an easy project that would be good for beginners. I used some cute owl ribbon and a Jessica Jones ribbon that are 7/8 inch ribbon. The one I made the other day was 1.5 inch ribbon – just depends on what you like!
What you need: Head measurement, ribbon, elastic, thread
1. Measure your daughter's head all the way around where a headband would fit. For Haley this was 20 inches. My children seem to have big heads. 🙂
Subtract 4 inches from this number to figure out the length of ribbon you need. So for Haley, I cut each ribbon 16 inches long.
Cut elastic 3.5 inches.
(I think you could manipulate these numbers depending on what you have on hand – I wanted the finished head band to be about 1 inch smaller than her head measurement.)
2. Sandwich the elastic piece between the RIGHT sides of the ribbon.
3. Sew this end shut.
4. Flip it so the right sides are out and top stitch the ribbon. Sew as close to the edge as you can. I did each side separately. Do not go all the way to the end. You'll need a little bit of room to tuck the ends under and insert the elastic.
The part where the elastic is inserted is the weakest. I back stitch over this entire row to be sure it's secure. Then I pivot and top stitch the other side.
5. Tuck the unfinished ends under. Now you'll insert the other side of the elastic in between the ribbon. Secure with a pin and sew shut. Be sure to back stitch!
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FAYETTEVILLE � Former Arkansas football player Bret Harris was arrested earlier this week and charged with felony terroristic threatening.
Harris, according to a University of Arkansas Police Department arrest report, threatened to "kill" university employee Matthew Summers via Twitter. Summers is the head athletic trainer for the Arkansas football program.
According to the report, Harris, 23, was arrested by UAPD on Tuesday at 8:07 p.m. after tweeting �Hey Matt remember I checked your (expletive) for questioning me?� and �You set me up to be placed in Springwood. I am going to kill you."
An Arkansas athletic department spokesperson declined comment regarding the arrest.
Springwoods is a behavioral health facility in Fayetteville.
Harris, an Irving, Texas, native, was a reserve linebacker at Arkansas from 2007-11. He is being held in the Washington County Detention Center with bond set at $20,000. Harris has a hearing set for Friday morning and a court appearance on Nov. 2.
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The biodiesel industry is poised to regain growth in 2011 with the reinstatement of the biodiesel blenders' tax credit ($1 per gallon) for 2011, reported Gary Haer, vice president, sales and marketing, Renewable Energy Group, Ames, IA, and chairman of the National Biodiesel Board's Governing Board.
During a news conference at Ag Connect, January 7-10, in Atlanta, GA, Haer also reported that the tax credit was made retroactive for all B100 gallons sold in 2010. However, the current blenders tax credit is due to expire at the end of 2011.
"We're going to work hard to get a longer term tax credit for biodiesel," Haer said, adding that both Senators Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) have supported a five-year tax incentive.
Senator Cantwell has reported that the Biodiesel Tax Incentive Reform and Extension Act of 2009 would "provide predictability to investors and producers so the United States can continue moving forward to displace imported fossil fuels with low carbon, renewable biodiesel."
During 2010, biodiesel plants ran at reduced rates or had idled production. But, with the reinstatement of the tax credit and continued demand for Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2) volume obligations, idled capacity is expected to return. The final 2011 RFS2 Volume Requirements require the use of 800 million gallons of biomass-based diesel, the National Biodiesel Board has reported.
Moreover, because the EPA has categorized biodiesel as an advanced biofuel, it is very likely that petroleum companies and other obligated parties will use biodiesel to meet their EPA RFS2 volume requirements. Biodiesel is currently the only domestically-produced advanced biofuel available on a commercial scale. Other domestically-produced advanced biofuels are still about five years away from becoming commercialized, Haer said.
Haer added that biodiesel demand is being driven by some states with blending requirements: Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Oregon and Washington. There are also financial incentives to blend and use biodiesel in Illinois, Iowa, Texas and South Carolina.
Demand for biodiesel for home heating purposes (Bioheat) in the Northeast as well as for uses in underground mining and the military also bodes well for the industry, Haer said. "Bioheat is an evolving market. Heating oil is facing competitive pressure from natural gas. But, biodiesel's image as a cleaner burning fuel has been enhanced. This will help throughout the Northeast where home heating oil is used. Farmers on the United Soybean Board are enthusiastic about Bioheat."
Soybean producers have provided scientific data and have educated industry officials about the sustainability of soybean production and how biodiesel can be used to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Haer said.
Also during the news conference, Haer said that 50 percent of the biodiesel used in the U.S. has soybean oil as its primary feedstock, which adds $.25 per bushel to the value of soybeans. There is growing demand for animal fat, other oilseeds and used cooking oil as well. The biodiesel industry also generates some 23,000 green collar jobs.


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Fixed – Sound Not Works on Oppo F7 Youth
Sound Not Works on Oppo F7 Youth
Oppo is the best phone but "Sound not working" is very Common Problem on Oppo F7 Youth devices. Good news is you can Fix this by yourself within 10 min. first you have to understand what type of Sound problem you have then you can easily fix it. procedure is below, please go Step by step to fix "Sound does not works" on Oppo F7 Youth. IF you have a Problem, then feel free to leave a comment.
Why sound not working on my phone
- When you dropped the Oppo F7 Youth.
- When you dropped the phone in to the water.
- When phone is infected by some viruses.
- Application error
- Software errors.
- Hardware errors – this will not be listed here.
Turn on the Sound on Oppo F7 Youth.
Read – root my phone. Make sure whether Sound is turn On or Not through the setting, Most of times this happen who not familiar with their phone. please check whether it is turn ON or OFF. to Check go phone's Setting. (Steps are Below)
1.Go to setting page.
2.Go to Sound or Ringtone and notification / Sound & Vibrations
3.See whether Sound is turn on. (fill up Ringtone/ Media/ Notification/ system)
4.If you have option to Choose always Turn On or something then select one of them.
Turn off the phone for 5 min.
This method can help for all small errors of androids. Please Turn Off your Oppo F7 Youth and Turn ON the phone by pressing Power Button. See whether Sound is Worked or Not. IF not, then Go to below step to Check your phone's Sound
Restart with Headphone
Restart your phone with Headphone connected. This will change the temporary setting in the Oppo F7 Youth. Setting will set into defaults. But remember, this changes only the headphone related settings. So, perhaps this method also may fix your no sound issue.
Go SAFE MODE and Check
Read – What is Stock & Custom Rom? Firmware? Bootloader? you can check your Sound through the SAFE MODE. If you enabled SAFE MOOD, then your apps are disabled. So you can Identity whether that Sound error come from the App. IF your phone is Ringing in SAFE MOOD, then Go to Normal mode and uninstall one by one and uninstall permanently cause app. If not, perform Factory reset. Dedicated Guide for SafeMode
1.Turn Off the phone by pressing power.
2.Turn On the phone by pressing power
3.When the Oppo logo displays, press Volume down key until the Lock Screen.
4.Now You are on SAFE MODE
5.Dedicated Guide for SafeMode
Check Oppo F7 Youth Sound / Speakers
Read– Root my phone. Go to Keypad and Dial #0# to check whether your Sound is OK or NOT. after dialing #0#. you are on white tester Screen. Now select Sound/Speaker Box. After tap it, you can hear that your phone is ringing . Also you can check Mic of your phone, Camera, Touch, frequency, Colors
Wipe cache on Oppo F7 Youth
Most of Sound Case happen because phone's Cache. So you have to delete that Cache from your phone. Don't worry. There is no big deal or any DATA Lose. We only Delete phone's Caches. so please Follow me step by step. After Restarting, check whether Vibrator is Works or NOT.
we have dedicated Wiping Cache posts. Click here
Please Don't Turn OFF the phone while Wiping.
1.Turn off the phone.
2.Press and hold the Volume up key, Home key and Power key till appear Android LOGO.
3.Now, you are on Recovery Menu. Choose the "wipe your phone" from that menu.
4.Confirm It.
5.Reboot the phone.
Update Software
Update is more important thing when using a smartphone. If this error is, error Of android OS then Next Update come with Fixed that. So, when you face this king of problem Update your phone's Software. When you update your phone's OS. it helps to Increase Battery Life and It speed up your phone too.
Perform Factory Reset on Oppo F7 Youth
Above methods didn't help? Then Reset your phone. that means, Restore your phone to Factory Setting. and This cause to Lose all DATA (call logs,photos,videos, SMS history,phone book,Music, mp3,whatapp viber history,and all passwords) on phone.So, we recommend to get full Backup before perform Factory Reset to your phone. Reset Sound is BIG? Don't worry we have dedicated Reset post. Click here
Reset the phone with Headphone connected. Sometimes this will help to settle the no sound matter. From this method we expect all settings to be set in to defaults.
1.Turn off the Oppo F7 Youth.
2.Press and hold the Volume up key, Home key and Power key till appear Android LOGO.
3.Now, you are on Recovery Menu. Choose the "factory reset" from that menu.
4. Choose "Yes — Delete All User Data option" by pressing power button
5.After performed Reset, Reboot the phone.
Flash a Stock ROM on Oppo Device
all above methods didn't help? then This is the last one.. When you face this kind of problem, virus affection badly, your last method is Installing Windows again. Stock Rom is like a Windows..There are 2 type of Rom. One is Stock Rom and second one is Custom Rom. If you install Custom Rom it break your Warranty. Stock Rom is Official Rom. we have dedicated posts about flashing Stock Rom to Oppo phone..
Hardware problem
Above all methods and Solutions Didn't work? Its mean; your phone has a hardware problem. Because we did all things to fix your phone. No other method for fix your phone. So give it to authorized service center and check and repair it.
Other Sound and Vibrate Related errors
Turn off Vibrate and Turn ON Sound for Calls
1.Go to Setting to Change Sound Setting.
2. Find "Sound and Notification/Sound & Vibration" and tap it.
3.There option called Sound/Ringing and you have to drag that DOT to 10 (full) position. then you can hear sound.. or there is a switch to change the status.
4.unless, Find Sound Mood and change it to Sound only mode.
No Ringing for Text Messages / Turn On Vibrate for Text Messages.
If you have problem NO Sound when receiving Text messages.. Most times this happen when you Turn off Sound for Text Messages. So you have to Turn ON it again. To do this you have to go Messages. Make sure that Ringing volume is full.
- Go Messages
- There are three dots on above messages tap it
- .Now, you can see there are List options.. Select Settings option
- Find "Notification" and tap it.
- Check for "make sound and show icon in status bar".
Dropped to water now Sound not works
- Get out it from water as soon as you see.
- Turn off the Oppo F7 Youth and remove the battery as soon as you get.
- If phone already OFF,Remove the battery.
- Remove SIM card and Micro SD card.
- Clean the phone.
- put your android phone in a small bag plastic/polythene with rice and seal/tie it and let it to stay for one day or two day after that will be dry.
- Now check whether it is works or not.
- If not, you have to give it to Shop.
Rear speaker Not works Oppo F7 Youth
If actually your Oppo F7 Youth back speaker does not work, then you are in serious moment Now, But you have to identify whether this error is come from Speaker or not. So, go safe mood and Check it. IF not work then you have to repair but we recommend you to install Rom. there are two type Roms. one is Stock Rom and other one is Custom, Stock Rom is official one so it will not avoid warranty (Link is above).after installing Rom, all Software errors will disappear
No Sound Comes from Headphones/earphones
This can be happened when your earphone jack port damaged or software or other app error. Most of time,this happened because of Software errors. best Solution is Follow this post A to Z. Make sure that you should have turn on turn sound on your player. If you can't find that then use new player like KM Player or VLC player. (clean your headphone's jack and port)
I can't hear anything during Voice Call
Make sure whether "Call volume is full. You can turn on call Volume during call by pressing Volume up key. If actually your front does not work, then you are in serious moment Now, But you have to identify whether this error is come from Speaker or not. So, go safe mood and Check it or use whatapp viber or other calling app to check.
IF not work then you have to repair but we recommend you to install Rom. there are two type Roms. one is Stock Rom and other one is Custom, Stock Rom is official one so it will not avoid warranty. after installing Rom, all Software errors will disappear. most of times, when we updated to phone , then can be happened this, you had better install previous stock again (Link is above).
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Puerto Rico to lease farmland to boost production
August 21, 2013
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's governor is leasing state property to local farmers in a bid to boost the island's sluggish crop production.
Alejandro Garcia Padilla said Wednesday that 17 farmers will receive more than 1,400 acres (560 hectares) so they can plant a variety of crops. The land is in the central town of Villalba and surrounding areas.
Garcia says the government will train farmers and provide economic incentives as well as help market their products.
He says the farmers who are successful will eventually be awarded the property they help cultivate.
His administration aims to increase to 75 percent the portion of Puerto Rican-produced food in the meals served in public schools across the U.S. territory.


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The 16x12 MXCore-UH Expandable HDMI Video Router over Cat5e/6 Matrix from Smart-AVI is an HDMI video router that features HDBaseT technology, which enables you to route 1080p HD video, multi-channel audio, Ethernet, IR, and power signals up to 425' away over a single CAT 5e/6 cable. This unit includes 4 input cards, and 3 output cards. Each card features 4 inputs/outputs respectively for a total matrix of 16 HDMI inputs to 12 RJ45 outputs. In order to convert the signals back to HDMI, an HDX-MX receiver is required (not included).
You can locally switch between sources via the front panel controls, or remotely via the RS-232, IR, or TCP/IP connections. The MXCore-UH can be controlled by Smart-AVI's Windows-based manager software. The front-panel LCD display and keypad allow you to determine which inputs are routed to which outputs. The RS-232 allows you to assign a unique name to each port on the Matrix along with a display for specific project requirements. The IR control interface allows you greater flexibility when managing the MXCore-UH from a distance. This can be used when the displays are not visible from the Matrix, which would require control via Infrared command signals.
The MXCore-UH features 16 inputs, each incorporating the SmartEDID programmable technology capable of learning video resolutions, audio settings and 3D data. The EDID memory of each display is stored in a single flash memory, designed to give you freedom to choose any EDID and emulation of any display. The MXCore-UH enables HDMI sources to continuously read the EDID of a monitor with full emulation at any given time. The EDID management allows learning and saving of up to 100 displays, including audio. The MXCore-UH can learn EDID from any display device provided.
SmartConrol is the Windows GUI application that enables users to control SmartAVI Matrix using graphic user interface without having to write the codes and send serial commands to the devices. The software allows configuration of the size and type of the Matrix, including a preset defined at macro. The software also enables identification by name for each source and display. The Net-IP-Pro gives the user full control of the Matrix from anywhere in the world through this web browser software. The Net-IP-Pro enables multiple users to control and configure the Matrix, including names of sources, names of displays, IP addresses and low level features of the Matrix. This Google based software enables the support of telnet for easy integration with other control systems.
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HDTV: 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p/60 Hz/48-bit
TV: 480i
|IR Signal
|38 kHz
Front Panel:
1 x 3.5 mm phone jack, IR interface Rear Panel:
1 x 19-pin type A TMDS female, DVI-D input
1 x 19-pin type A TMDS female, DVI-D output
1 x 9-pin Sub-D, RS-232
16 x HDMI input
12 x RJ45 output
1 x 3-pin IEC, power input
1 x Esc push-button
1 x Menu push-button
1 x Enter push-button
1 x Switch push-button
1 x Up push-button
1 x Down push-button
10 x Input select push-button
1 x 4x40 LCD display
Rear Panel:
1 x Power On/Off switch
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|Operating Temperature
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|Storage Temperature
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|Up to 95%
|Power Supply
|Dimensions (W x H x D)
|5.0 x 1.1 x 4.1" (12.7 x 2.9 x 10.5 cm)
|Cable Length
|Up to 40' (12.2 m)
|20.0 lb (9.1 kg)
|Video Amplifier Bandwidth
|Input Video Signal
|0.5 - 1.0 V pp (TMDS)
|Input DDC Signal
|Supported Signals
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|4:4:4 and 4:2:2 data input formats
|480p, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p
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YCBCR: 8/10/12/16/20/24-bits
|38 kHz, RC5
|9600 b/s, software flow
|Webserver, Telnet
|Operating Temperature
|32 to 131°F (0 to 55°C)
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|100 - 230 VAC, 50/60 Hz
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If you were amazed at how your child's scribbles transformed into words last year, get ready for pure delight as your first grader learns to write full, meaningful paragraphs this year! Under the Common Core State Standards, first graders learn everything from spelling and grammar to expressing — and clarifying through revisions and edits — their thoughts.
While the bar is high for first grader writing under the Common Core Standards — "shared research and writing projects" and citing "sources" to answer questions — remember that this year's work is a progression, starting with mastery of the alphabet.
A to Z — and all the sounds in between
Teachers often kick off the year with an ABCs review, just like in kindergarten. But this year's review is also likely to include a couple dozen high-frequency words (e.g. he, and, good, play) your child should recall from last year, triggering your first grader's memory of the letter sounds he's familiar with and how those letter sounds combine to create words.
If your child didn't master the alphabet last year, it's okay. Under the Common Core Standards, first grade is the year to nail ABC fluency and the ability to print all upper and lowercase letters.
Cn u rd this?
A first grader may start the year writing "cac" for cake or "becs" for because. Dropping a word's silent e at the end or middle vowel sound to spell it the way it sounds is known as phonetic or "invented" spelling. (See a real example of "invented" spelling.) Children are often more comfortable using consonants and the sounds at the beginning of words because they're more distinct than vowels or sounds at the ends of words. By using invented spelling, children are demonstrating what they know about letter sounds. Research shows that letting children use invented spelling (and not immediately correcting them) allows them to focus on the purpose of writing: communication.
With daily writing practice, your first grader should gradually transition to conventional spelling for simple words with common spelling patterns (e.g. bike, like, hike, and sing, ring, king – or see our first grade rhyming words worksheets for more examples) and high-frequency but irregularly spelled words (see our first grade snap words worksheets for some examples). Keep an eye on your first grader's spelling near the end of the year: if a child's spelling does not improve or their invented spelling is arbitrary rather than phonetic, it can be a sign of a learning issue.
But don't expect to banish invented spelling completely this year. Under the Common Core literacy standards, first graders should be encouraged to keep using what they know about letter sounds (aka phonemes) and newly learned spelling patterns to spell irregular, unfamiliar, and new vocabulary words, for example "preshis" for precious and "inportint" for important.
3 types of writing in first grade
Under the Common Core Standards, first graders should practice and learn three kinds of writing: opinion, informative, and narrative. Opinion and informative writing will likely start with kids reading one or more books and responding to what they've learned. In an opinion piece, your child introduces the book or topic he's writing about, states his opinion or preference about it, gives a reason or two to support his opinion (e.g. Ramona was wrong because she hurt Susan when she pulled her curls.), and then offers some sort of conclusion to complete his writing.
In an informative piece, your child names what he's writing about and gives some information, facts, or details about it (e.g. Dinosaurs lived on Earth a long time ago. Some dinosaurs were bigger than people are today…), and, as in an opinion piece, offers some sense of conclusion.
Writing a narrative is like writing a story, and your child's story may be inspired by books, experiences, or pure imagination. Your first grader's story should describe two or more events, include some details about what happened, and use sentence order, verb tense, and words to put the events in order (e.g. Then Goldilocks tries the second bowl of porridge. Next she eats the third bowl of porridge.) and give some sense of the story coming to an end — not only by writing "The End," although that's a good start.
Check out these two real examples of good first grade informational writing:
• "Water is inportint"
• "How to savs water"
See what first grade writing looks like
bttr, better, best!
Teaching your child to write well means helping her understand that writing is a multistep process. Before your child picks up a pencil, prewriting begins with reading, thinking, rereading, taking notes, and discussing. This important first step is about building knowledge and processing new thoughts. When your child's first draft is done, the teacher and other students might ask your child questions about the work — to elicit details or facts that could be added, to prompt your child to find more information (maybe from another book on the same subject), to make sure your child's word choices convey what she means, to make sure there's an introduction and a conclusion, or to help organize the order of events in a story.
Then your child may be asked to do a revision. After one or more revisions of the draft, the teacher might help your child with the final edit — focusing on spelling, capitalizing proper nouns and the first word of a sentence, and adding a period at the end. These steps — prewriting, doing a first draft, revising their work, and editing the final piece — helps first graders learn all the important parts of writing: gathering and recalling information, organizing their thoughts, strengthening and clarifying their ideas, and improving grammar and presentation.
Research and sources and publishing, oh my!
Picture this: "Excuse me, Mommy, but based on my reading you should let me play a little before my homework because it's good for my brain." This may sound funny coming from your 6-year-old, but it may not be far off — assuming your child's evidence stacks up. (It does.) The Common Core Standards for writing put a huge emphasis on kids responding to questions and prompts by — you guessed it — recalling information they've learned, looking up answers to their questions, and using that evidence to inform their arguments.
In their writing, this means that kids will pull information from various books, websites, class presentations, and other experiences to form their opinions, arguments, and even stories. When they use this information, they should be able to recall where they learned the facts they're including and organize them into their own writing. An example in the standards you might expect to see your child working on: reading a few "how to" books and mimicking the new structure to write their own instructions — in order! (For great practice, check out our pizza recipe worksheet.)
Finally, the Common Core Standards emphasize students working together and with the teacher to "use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers." While this may mean posting handwritten work on the wall for others to see, or typing and printing a report — don't be surprised if you get an invite to read your child's blog post! But don't worry if you're not raising a little techie, the standards spell out that this work is only to be done "with guidance and support from adults."
What how first graders research and discuss a topic
"I go'ed there," no more!
Get ready for your first grader's grammar — in the form of noun-verb agreement, adjectives, sentence complexity, and punctuation — to leap forward. First graders learn to use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in simple past, present, and future forms (e.g. I walked home., He runs home., They will skip home.), common, proper, and possessive nouns (e.g. sister, Shawn, Shawn's); articles (e.g. a and the) and determiners (e.g. this and that), pronouns (e.g. I, me, my, they, them, their, anyone, and everything), common adjectives (e.g. good, happy, sad, small, cold, and pretty), and increasingly difficult prepositions like during, beyond, and toward.
In fact, think of first grade as the year of "because" — because your child's sentences should move beyond simple statements to compound statements, questions, and exclamations using conjunctions (e.g. but, so, and, or, and because) to connect thoughts and ending with the correct punctuation marks: periods, question marks, and exclamation points. Finally, building on the capitalization rules your child learned last year (I and the first letter of a sentence's first word), your first grader will learn to capitalize the first letter of people's names and dates — and add commas in dates (Tuesday, February 14) and to separate words in a series (e.g. I like dogs, cats, and rats.).
Check out these related worksheets:
• Commas
• Verbs
• Verb tenses
• Above, on, below
What about the big H?
Despite what you may have heard, the Common Core Standards don't do away with handwriting. The standards acknowledge that your child still needs to know how to write legibly — and that means penmanship matters. In first grade, the only specific skill is printing upper and lowercase letters. However, half the language skills and all of the writing skills — from writing paragraphs to learning grammar — are meant to be mastered in your child's handwriting. Does that mean your child doesn't need some typing skills, too? Not at all. But maybe not yet, and that's okay.
Check out these related worksheets:
• Practicing letters a and b
• Practicing letters c and d
Updated November 2013 to align with the Common Core Standards


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Let the Peace of Christ Rule
Pastor Steve Ellison
Peace is a marvelous quality to have. In fact, peace is part of the nature and character of God. Having peace in our hearts just might bring about spiritual awakening and real revival in our churches which would spill over into our communities. Isaiah 9:6 introduces Jesus as the Prince of Peace. The angels in Luke 2:14 announced peace among men because the Messiah is born. Christ the King, in His great Sermon on the Mount in which He laid down the laws of the kingdom, declared that those who make peace will be called sons of God (Matthew 5:9). Making peace is a far greater thing than simply refraining from breaking the peace. Sharing the gospel is our only method of making peace. On the night before He was crucified, Jesus told His disciples that He was giving them a different kind of peace, one that was uniquely His (John 14:27). Romans 5:1 tells us that we have peace with God because the death of Christ justified us.
Colossians 3:12-15 commands us to let the peace of Christ rule in our hearts, "So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful." (NASU) Letting the peace of Christ rule is not some mystical idea that we could never measure and can only hope for. This passage gives simple to understand (but hard to do) instructions that if followed will lead to letting the peace of Christ rule.
Colossians 3:12-15 gives practical instructions that will lead to having a spirit of forgiveness. If we practice compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, and bearing with one another that will go a long way toward cultivating a forgiving spirit. If we combine love, which is the perfect bond of unity, with this forgiving spirit, then we will be letting the peace of Christ rule in our hearts. Peace is a gift from Christ who is the Prince of Peace. Our job is not to manufacture peace but rather to simply allow Christ's peace to rule in our hearts. We do that by following the instructions in Colossians 3:12-15.
Please note that in verse 15 specific reference is made about the church allowing the peace of Christ to rule in our hearts. The peace of Christ should be found in the hearts of church members. I love Psalms 122:6-9 in this connection, "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you. "May peace be within your walls, And prosperity within your palaces." For the sake of my brothers and my friends, I will now say, "May peace be within you." For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good. (NASU) Psalms 133
is encouraging in this area as well, "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brothers to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious oil upon the head, Coming down upon the beard,Even Aaron's beard, Coming down upon the edge of his robes. It is like the dew of Hermon Coming down upon the mountains of Zion; For there the Lord commanded the blessing — life forever." (NASU) Peace and unity in His people is where God commands His blessings to flow. ..……..…..email@example.com


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Satellite Locations
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Orthopedics involves the care and treatment of the human skeletal system, or bones and joints. It encompasses everything from the treatment of a fractured or broken bone, to the evaluation and prevention of osteoporosis, to the joint replacement procedures that so many of us need as we grow older.
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text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - damn i am pissed off! Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Random Musings View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "damn i am pissed off!" xyzmemberMember #Joined: 04 Feb 2000Posts: 123Location: Dallas, TX USA Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2000 2:30 pm Damn I was trying to make excusesfor my myself for not being so bad ass like all you other folk.... if you can understand it becaus i cant write very goood damn i am even more stupid..... shit well as you know i asked you all what youy age was in the digital forum and you got mad and told me to it should of been on this forum but i felt the you would pay more attention to it if it was ther aahhaa...... well i found out that you people are the same ages i am damn... you peoples you are better than me i am going into a depression phase now leave me alone eNd mEsAgE Back to top xyzmemberMember #Joined: 04 Feb 2000Posts: 123Location: Dallas, TX USA Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2000 2:33 pm damn i am not even going to fix them errors why just to let you people know how stupid i am Back to top KomemberMember #Joined: 17 Feb 2000Posts: 457Location: Aarhus, Denmark Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2000 6:11 am This much selfpity will get you absolutely nowhere!! Stop whining and start working! You could have made a few sketches instead of writing out complaints! Ko Back to top ZidjimemberMember #Joined: 31 Jan 2000Posts: 68Location: Kristianstad, Skåne, Sweden Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2000 7:18 am Man, you need some self-esteem, I suck, maybe you do to, but that doesn't matter, everyone sucks at least one time in their life, does this make any sense?. Anyhow, eh... YOU CAN'T SUCK FOREVER ! (todays words of wisdom) hehe I know I'm not going to stay suckish for much longer, hope not. - ZiDji - Back to top Jesijunior memberMember #Joined: 23 Oct 1999Posts: 24Location: Canadia Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2000 8:21 pm Hey, no comment on the usage of the word "suck" there. Just kiddin. You know, like that "When i grow up I want to be a tree" commercial says, everyone's good at something. And someone's good at everything. No, wait, that's not how it goes. Anyways, get down with your bad self, xyz, and take that baby step outta self-pity, 'cause it's waaaaaaay sunnier up here, eh. And on your way up, I dropped an earing. I wonder if you could give a little looksee. ------------------ Oh my God! Is that really what it looks like??? Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Sijun Forums Forum Index -> Random Musings All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Digital Art----------------Digital Art DiscussionWork in ProgressGallery/Finished Work Miscellaneous----------------Random MusingsArchive : Sep99 - Dec00 You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2005 phpBB Group


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The Police Log is a digest of reports filed by the Warwick Police.
A loss prevention officer for Macy's in Warwick Mall told Officer Stephen Major they detained a woman who attempted to make several fraudulent purchases in the store earlier. They said the woman had already purchased three Michael Kors handbags, priced at $378, $448 and $398, respectively, and charged them to a Macy's in-house card. He said same woman raised red flags when she went to the Fine Watch section of the store and attempted to buy a Gucci watch worth $4,395 on the same card. He said she presented a New York State driver's license, a procedure associated with prior fraudulent purchases at the store. He said a quick call to the cardholder in New York determined that she was 65 years old and the woman at Macy's was in her mid-20s at best. She confirmed that she did not authorize anyone to use the card. He said the watch sale was denied and the woman was walking out of the store when loss prevention personnel detained her outside the store. He said he saw a dark car with New York plates speed off and she attempted to drop the license she was using as they led her back inside. Major said it had the young suspect's photo on it but had the older woman's birth date. Charity Izenwata, 18, of 2270 Walton Ave., Bronx, N.Y., was charged with fraudulent use of a credit card and identity theft and held as she was, so far unsuccessfully, attempting to raise money for bail and gather proper identification to be released.
A Viscount Road resident told police he found the driver's side door open the morning of Jan. 14 and found that four pairs of sunglasses and two flashlights were missing. No suspects or witnesses. A similar incident was reported on Viscount Road on Jan. 11. On that occasion, a GPS unit worth $125 and a $25 Amazon gift card were taken. The glove box contents were strewn about and the man told police the gift card was taken from a bag in the trunk of his car that was apparently opened from the front seat, where a remote latch mechanism was located. No forced entry. No suspects.
A Strawberryfield Road resident told police that three antique metal milk cans worth about $30 went missing from his porch overnight on Jan. 12, the same time someone went into his vehicle and found the wallet he had hidden in the center console was now empty and its contents, minus a Citizens Bank debit card, were strewn around the cab of his pickup truck. A GPS unit and a CD player in the cab had not been disturbed. He said he already put a hold on the debit card. He also told Officer Robert Hart his neighbors said they saw nothing. He also said he found an older woman sitting on his front steps that morning who "appeared to be somewhat delusional" and she left when he told her to but he did not believe that she had anything to do with the thefts.
A Flamingo Drive resident told police that someone rummaged through his vehicle overnight on Jan. 14, but it looked like nothing was missing. The contents of the glove box had been strewn around the front seat and the interior light was left on, but there was no sign of forced entry or damage. He said he heard his neighbor's dog barking around 2 a.m. but other than that nothing unusual occurred. No witnesses.
Police went to Industrial Drive around 11:45 p.m. on Jan. 10 for a report of two vehicles that had been broken into while two workers were working the night shift at the Claflin Company, a Ford Explorer and a Pontiac Grand Prix. The Explorer's had the driver's side window smashed and was apparently not rummaged through, but the wallet that he left in plain sight on the console was gone. He said it contained his license, Social Security card and several bank cards.
The Pontiac owner found the passenger side window smashed and his car had been rummaged through. He said nothing appeared to be missing but he would call later if he discovered something was gone. They said they parked their vehicles around 3 p.m. and found the damage when they came out around 11:30. No suspects or witnesses.
Officer Joshua Myer reported thieves did a little better on Jan. 12 when they forced the lock on a car parked on Atlantic Avenue overnight. The owner said she returned to the car and noticed the lock on the door was not working correctly and believed it was damaged when someone got into her Jeep Cherokee and took an iPod, a phone charger, 10 dollars in cash and $150 in rolled coins, sunglasses and 10 CDs worth about $70 total. No suspects or witnesses.
Will you people stop leaving valuables inside your car? What is wrong with you? These crimes have been happening for years now and you don't get it.
why does someone leave a wallet in plain sight. in their car while they are not in the car is beyond me.
Ther person on Atlantic Ave was particularly stupid.


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You've heard the expression "penny-wise and pound foolish." A new study released by the University of Tennessee's Agriculture Policy Analysis Center says ideas about doing away with the Conservation Reserve Program could be just that.
As Congress prepares to get down to the task of writing the next farm bill, some organizations are suggesting that it do away with or scale back the 34.7-million-acre Conservation Reserve to save federal tax dollars and make more land available for growing crops.
The APAC study says eliminating the CRP would produce initial savings of $12 billion as contracts expire over the next eight years. But taxpayers could also wind up spending $33 billion more on farm programs, assuming they remain unchanged.
"While it seems logical to assume that eliminating a government program would save money, such is not the case with the Conservation Reserve Program," says Daniel De La Torre Ugarte, associate director of APAC, speaking at a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington.
"However, increased production and lower prices caused by former CRP acreage returning to production causes an increase in government payments of $45 billion over the same nine-year period. The net additional cost to the government of eliminating the CRP is $33 billion."
De La Torre Ugarte is co-author of the APAC study titled, "Analysis of the Economic Impacts on the Agricultural Sector of the Elimination of the Conservation Reserve Program," which was released during a news conference held by the American Corn Growers Association.
De La Torre Ugarte and co-author Chad Hellwinckel say the study estimates that in 2015, when the last CRP contracts would expire if the program ended in 2007, corn prices would be 31 cents per bushel below USDA's current projected baseline price of $2.60.
"With additional CRP acres coming into production, wheat prices would be 63 cents per bushel below current expectations and soybean prices would suffer from a 90-cent per bushel drop," said De La Torre Ugarte. "These lower prices are the trigger that brings about the $33 billion increase in farm program spending."
The Conservation Reserve Program, which Congress authorized in the 1985 farm bill, was the first federal set-aside program specifically aimed at reducing soil loss on highly erodible lands.
Congress has changed the funding and the acreage caps on the CRP in the years since, but as of April 1, 34.7 million acres of farmland had been converted from crop production to soil, water and wildlife conservation uses under the Conservation Reserve Program.
Besides protecting highly erodible watersheds, protecting and providing new habitat, and reducing pollution, the CRP has reduced supplies of crops that would have been produced on that land if it had not been placed in the CRP. APAC simulations indicate reducing CRP acreage will have major impacts on crop prices, net market income for producers, and government payments.
"Two years ago, Larry Mitchell was attending a meeting in which someone mentioned that you could save $13 billion to $15 billion if you eliminated the CRP as the contracts came due," said Daryll E. Ray, Blasingame Chair of Excellence in Agricultural Policy and APAC's director. (Mitchell is the CEO of the American Corn Growers Association.)
"Larry began wondering about the impact of such a change on the commodity markets, government payments and the environment. And we started putting a study together analyzing CRP contributions in those areas."
Since then, several proposals have been floated to eliminate or cap the CRP at lower levels than the current authorization of 39.2 million acres. On Sept. 13, a National Grain and Feed Association representative said Congress should consider changing the CRP "to allow the market to bid productive, non-environmentally sensitive land back into production."
The APAC study estimates that if CRP contracts are eliminated as they expire, 37 percent of today's 34.7 million CRP acres, or 12.6 million acres, will return to crop production by 2015, according to De La Torre Ugarte. At least 71 percent of returning acres, or 9 million, will grow corn, soybeans and wheat.
"The study estimates the three major crops will lose at least $6 billion in net market returns in 2015 if CRP acres flow back into crop production," says Ray, who also spoke at the media briefing.
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Previous generations of the LS were loved or hated for their somewhat stodgy aesthetic. Some would call them boring; others might say classy. All would, no doubt, agree that the early LS models seemed to echo a bit too closely the German style it wished to displace. No longer is that the case.
The 2013 Lexus LS 460 features a design that is proudly Japanese and notably its own. The L-Finesse design language that has slowly been filtering down from the automaker's concept cars and into production models is in full effect here. The sheet metal seemingly peeling back from the gaping spindle grille has become the automaker's trademark in a manner that Lexus tells us should imply motion, speed, and strength.
For as in-your-face as the spindle grille and LED headlamps with their L-shaped accent/daytime running lamps are, the rest of the LS' design is remarkably subdued. The vehicle features a flowing roofline and a wide stance that gives the large sedan a hunkered-down look that, particularly in photos, hides some of the vehicle's mass. The wide, horizontal tail lamps wrap around the rear end and feature L-shaped LED elements. Meanwhile, the dual exhaust tips integrate into the rear bumper. To use a luxury automotive cliche, the LS looks like it was machined from a solid ingot of metal. This is a very good thing.
If the 1989 LS was a crisply pressed suit and tie, then this new Lexus ditches the tie and opens its top shirt buttons in a cavalier, Richard Branson-esque fashion. Whether you agree with me that 2013 LS 460's aggressive design makes it one of the best-looking vehicles in its class (particularly when outfitted with the F-Sport package, which we'll come back to shortly) or if you think that its gaping maw is overdesigned and tacky is completely subjective. Either way, it's good to see an automaker taking chances with one of its most important nameplates.
There's an engine somewhere in there
Lift the LS' large hood and you'll be greeted by...well, a sea of black plastic shrouds and a silver engine cover. With the exception of the washer fluid filler and the oil cap and dipstick, Lexus has hidden all of the sedan's mechanical bits from the driver. Nothing to see here!
Somewhere beneath the plastic is a 4.6-liter V-8 gasoline engine. Using a combination of port and direct injection that is largely unique to Toyota/Lexus vehicles, this internal combustion engine turns its crank with 367 pound-feet of twisting force and 386 horsepower.
That power flows through an eight-speed automatic transmission on its way to the rear wheels where it is divvied up by an open differential. The LS is available with an optional all-wheel-drive system that can send a portion of that torque to the front axle when needed, but our vehicle was not so equipped -- not that San Francisco's typically mild climate necessitated the additional $2,945 expense.
The EPA estimates that the 2013 Lexus LS 460 will cruise for 16 miles in the city and 24 miles on the highway for every gallon of premium gasoline that its V-8 burns with a combined average of 19 miles per gallon.
The F-Sport package
Lexus' packaging is a bit confusing. There are no fewer than nine "Comfort Packages," six "Ultra Luxury Packages," and seven "LS F Sport Packages" ranging from $3,490 to $16,130. Our LS was equipped with one of the F-Sport Packages with Additional Options -- an all-inclusive deal that adds most of the go-faster and look-sharper options that the automaker offers for the LS in one $15,230 line option.
For about the price of a brand new 2013 Scion iQ, our F-Sport package adds aggressive F-Sport front and rear bumpers, dark inserts for the upper and lower grilles, and 19-inch BBS wheels with all-season tires. Summer or performance tires would be nice as part of this this sport package, but the LS doesn't seem to suffer for the use of all-seasons.
Performance upgrades include a sport-tuned, Adaptive Variable Air Suspension that has a static ride height 10mm lower than stock. The brakes are upgraded with Brembo stoppers while the Electronic Power Steering system gains Variable Gear Ratios. The open differential on the rear axle is replaced with a Torsen torque-sensing limited-slip differential and the automatic gearbox learns to rev-match on its downshifts.
All of these performance upgrades and the existing power-train systems come under the control of a five-setting Drive Mode selector with settings for Eco, Comfort, Normal, Sport, and Sport+.
On the road with five drive modes
Normal is the LS 460's baseline mode. The vehicle's computer attempts to offer a reasonable balance of power, economy, and comfort.
Select the Comfort mode and the suspension softens up for a smoother, more supple ride. Eco mode adjusts the engine's output for maximum efficiency and remaps your throttle inputs to reduce lead-footedness.
Twist the Drive Mode knob to the right and the Lexus transitions into its Sport mode, which adjusts the engine output, transmission shift points, and throttle mapping to maximize responsiveness and power at the expense of a few MPGs. Give the knob another clockwise twist to activate Sport+ mode, which builds on the Sport mode's settings by firming up the adaptive suspension system and adjusting the power steering ratio for better handling and feedback.


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Friday, 7 May 2010
Onset Story
It's not been very long for me. Almost 6 months, although in a way it feels like forever. I said to a friend the other day that I felt like I was in a daze for the first 3 months.
So, November had been a super busy month for me - at the start I'd been abroad travelling, then work sent me on a business trip to London and I spent the last week of Nov staying back late and working on a deadline. Now, I don't blame the RA on being busy. I've been a lot busier and a hell of a lot more stressed in my life than I was that month. But maybe I was a bit more run down than usual, who knows? Anyway, I woke up on the 1st Dec with the middle joints of my ring and middle fingers on my right hand all swollen up. I remember thinking 'How utterly bizarre!'. Laughed it off for a couple of days - it wasn't painful, but my tendons were so swollen that I couldn't bend the fingers properly. I booked an appointment with my GP for the following Monday, fully thinking that they'd be gone by then. When they were still there by the weekend, I sat at home on Saturday afternoon, Googled my symptoms and had a nervous breakdown - I was convinced I had arthritis.
I freaked out, went into hysterics. A bit prematurely, perhaps. My friends and family thought I was over-reacting but I've never been a hypochondriac and I've always been super healthy - not an allergy, not a broken bone even. My foot and knee felt 'strange' and I knew something was really wrong with my body.
I went home for a few days and waited for the GP appointment. He took blood samples and that began the long arduous process of finding out what's wrong with me.
To cut a long story short, since then I've done a whole lot of waiting around for tests and to see a rheumatologist. I'm not a clear case, all my bloods and inflammatory markers have been negative (tested twice), all my xrays are normal and my symptoms are also quite vague and kind of come and go. I'm waiting for an ultrasound now and hopefully starting a DMARD next week - they're still deciding if I should get hydroxy, sulpha or mtx. My rheumy says I have mild sero-negative inflammatory arthritis.
I feel ok really, physically. I have no right to complain really, I am still able to function normally and take no painkillers so I am grateful, I know I'm lucky (well not as lucky as those other 24 year olds who don't have arthritis!) but I also fear that one day my luck might run out and everything can become full blown and really painful. Fear is my biggest enemy and trying to deal with the weight of the diagnosis. For me so far it's been more of a psychological journey rather than a physical one, although of course the two are linked and I do have aches every day that a 'normal' 24 year old shouldn't have and some limitations to my walking distances.
But even so, I am mentally much better than I was at first. I still worry a lot about the future - 60 more years in this body, yikes! - but I cry less. I'm learning a lot about a disease I had barely heard of, met some incredibly brave people and have made new friends through it. I'm trying to just live my life and appreciate every day that I'm still able to do the things I love. With a bit of luck, I hope to muddle through somehow.
Well that was a long bloody essay. If you're still reading, wow! Well done, you got to the end, you can go now :D
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- Anonymous11 May 2010 at 18:02
I'm glad that it sounds like they were able to diagnose it relatively quickly and easily-I've read horror stories about it taking years for the dr to figure out what's going on and then having that much more damage. My journey has also been more psychological than physical too- it's a hard pill to swallow in your 20's! Hang in there- I'm glad you're blogging!ReplyDelete
sounds a lot like my last 9 months. my blood tests are negative, my x-rays and mri found nothing...i don't even swell (which makes me feel even more stupid about complaining when i read everyone else's awful stories). and i never know what to tell people i have (my doctor is treating it like ra but i don't have an official diagnosis). the hardest for me is definitely the fear of the future. especially cause i'm almost 18 and heading to college across the country next year=/ but mentally/physically things are better then they were and i'm graduating in 3 weeks!ReplyDelete
The psychological journey is the hardest part, in my opinion. But, you seem to be doing great, and seeking out an important thing on this journey: support. As sad as I am to meet you for this reason, I'm glad that you're here! I'm not getting any younger, but it is nice to meet folks in my general age bracket with RA.ReplyDelete


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A variety of images flashed through my mind when I read this May 25 report from the UK:
Five Undercover Police Cars Sent To Arrest Single Alleged Movie Pirate
Police assisted by the Federation Against Copyright Theft showed up in large numbers to arrest an alleged movie pirate in the UK this week. Armed with an emergency search warrant issued out of hours by a judge, five undercover police vehicles containing detectives and FACT officers were deployed to arrest a 24-year-old said to have recorded the movie Fast and Furious 6.
Five undercover cars containing 10 police officers and officers from the Federation Against Copyright Theft arrived at a property in the West Midlands at 07:30 Thursday morning. The person they were looking for no longer lived at the address but in the space of 15 minutes three cars, four detectives and two FACT officers had made it to the correct location. Armed with an emergency search warrant issued out of hours by a judge, police and FACT officers entered the suspect's home.
Ten police officers and five police cars? On a mission to rescue a pirated movie? Isn't that a rip-off of Alice's Restaurant?
I want to tell you about the town of Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where this happened here. They got three stop signs, two police officers, and one police car, but when we got to the Scene of the Crime there was five police officers and three police cars, being the biggest crime of the last fifty years, and everybody wanted to get in the newspaper story about it.
Then, again, the thought of a squad of police officers popping out of their cars, scampering around the wrong address, tipping their hats (this is Britain, after all), and scurrying off to a different house is a clear homage to the Keystone Kops.
Neither Arlo Guthrie nor Mack Sennett, though, capture what's truly chilling about this story. You would think that an emergency after-hours order to deploy a platoon of scarce public-safety resources would be tied to a life-and-death situation: Terrorism. Hostages. Desperate criminals with explosives and assault weapons running rampant through a shopping mall or metro station. Sadly, the UK is not unfamiliar with such crises, including the brutal murder by extremists of British soldier Lee Rigby in London only one day earlier.
But no, this was a different kind of emergency. Her Majesty's Police were dispatched not to protect the public from bombs or bullets but from an unauthorized copy of a movie.
Let that sink in. An unauthorized copy of a movie. A movie.
And so the most appropriate mental image here comes from Fahrenheit 451. In Ray Bradbury's dystopian future, it's illegal to possess books. When a suspected violation is reported, firemen speed off in a kerosene-spraying firetruck to destroy the house claimed to contain the books as well as any recalcitrant occupants.
In the U.S., the Copyright Police are already asking for the right to destroy suspect computers, networks, and data without the time-consuming and expensive requirement of first proving guilt. There's no mention of arson, but perhaps they just haven't yet read Bradbury.


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What a difference a month makes.
Clicking on all cylinders and executing on both ends of the court, the Internationalz looked like a completely different team on February 15th, ushering a 96-73 beat down to the New Hope Trailblazers in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Baruch College in Manhattan.
The victory was New York's second in four games and moved the Internationalz to 3-8 on the season.
The Internationalz dropped a 94-92 decision to New Hope the day before, but came out with a different intensity from the very start. The Internationalz roared out of the gate to take a 28-14 lead after the first quarter.
Tim "headache" Gittens started the second quarter off with a jumper to push the New York lead to 16 points.
Gittens said the Internationalz, still steaming over some controversial calls from the Saturday game, were not going to allow the officials to dicate the game.
"Today we came out with a different intensity." He said. "We wanted to take it away from the very beginning, and we didn't allow the refs to take the game away."
Gittens certainly contributed, pushing the lead to 45-26 with two free throws with 3:14 left to play in the half. Both teams traded baskets, and New York took a 49-37 lead into the locker room.
The Internationalz came out strong in the third quarter, as Gittens connected on two threes as New York pushed the lead to 58-40 with 10:01 to play.
New Hope countered with a 9-1 run to pull with 10 points with 6:48 left in the quarter, but New York then countered with a 9-1 run of their own. A Gittens three at the third quarter buzzer pushed the lead to 76-60 and began to leave erase any hope of a comeback.
In the fourth quarter, the teams traded baskets, with a Marvin McCullough layup pushing the lead to 83-67 with 8:48 to play. McCullough added a circus layup with 3:41 to make the score 92-69, and from there it was just a matter of running down the clock.
Game notes: St. Anastasias and St. Stan's faced off at halftime of the contest, and the announcer game the kids streetball nicknames like "Little Yao," and "Vanilla Shaq." The players on the Internationalz have developed chemistry, as Gittens described the bond with his teammates: "Being with these guys has been great. I've formed frienships for life." The Internationalz will return to Baruch on Sunday, March 8 at 4:05 pm.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 110 diseños de 30 diseñadores freelance.
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Ander-Beacon Corporation is a private bakery that sells cinnamon rolls, danish, cookies, pies and other pastry products to grocery stores, restaurants, and big box retailers such as Sam's Club and Costco. We bake many private label items and also sell under our Brooks Street Bakery(R) brand. We are family owned and we pride ourselves on quality.
We have a long-standing product that is very popular in certain areas which is called Rugalah. It is sometimes spelled rugelach, rugulach, rugalach, ruggalach, rogelach, or rugala. It is a very popular Jewish pastry, but its origin is really unknown and EVERYBODY that tries it loves it.
These "cookies" are incredible pastry dough made from butter and cream-cheese and flour, and then are filled with chocholate or fruit fillings. They are crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. So the name sounds terrible (to me anyway) and the product is absolutely delicious. In talking to our customers, friends and families, we have decided to try renaming the product "Balboa Bites(tm)" to remove any preconception that this is an ethnic food and that it really can't be described by any generic name such as "cookie" or "danish" etc. Why "Balboa Bites(tm)"? We all live in or near Balboa, California and have wonderful childhood memories of all sorts of goodies from this beach resort such as: frozen bananas, Balboa bars (dipped ice cream), salt-water taffy, fritters, etc. So let's bring that energy to our pastry.
We need a 3" diameter round label that features "Balboa Bites(tm)" as the brand name. As a subtitle, we want to put "Sweet Filled Pastry" to help describe it. There will also need to be a flavor - so let's use "Chocolate Chip" for this contest - but there will be many others. This will be the product label that actually goes on a clear plastic tub of pastry you might see in the grocery store. You are able to see the product in the clear plastic container so there is no need for a product picture on the label.
We imagine something fun and new, maybe with a beach flair such as waves or palm trees. We are hoping to convey to the customer that this is a fun, delcious, cookie-like product, and not some funny-sounding stuff from grandma's kitchen.
We are completely open to colors and ideas, but our simple in-house protos have used "beach" colors such as navy and light blue, red and green. But we are bakers not graphic artists.
You can see an example package and the "old school" label at
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Summary of Board Actions - Spr-Sum05
Summary of Executive Board & Council Actions
The following is an account of official actions taken and some of the topics discussed by the AAPT Executive Board during its Spring and Summer meetings in 2005. A more complete description can be found in the minutes from these meetings.
Editorial Appointments
The Executive Board approved the three-year appointments of Bruce Thomas (Carlton College), Andrew Sangwell (Georgia Institute of Technology), and Art Poisson (University of Guelph) to the American Journal of Physics Editorial Board. Also approved for three-year appointments to the Resource Letters Editorial Board were Joe Hamilton (Vanderbilt University) and Amy J. Kolin (St. Olaf College). In addition the Board authorized the appointment of Bob Beichner, Editor of Physics Review Special Topic – Physics Education Research, as a member of the AAPT Publications Committee.
Audit Report for 2004
The Board approved the recommendation from the Audit Committee that the external auditors' report for 2004 be accepted and approved. The auditors' report stated that the AAPT accounting practices followed generally accepted principles of accounting.
Budget Committee
The Executive Board created an advisory committee to review the draft annual AAPT operating and capital budget that will come before the Board for its approval during the October Board meeting. Members of the newly created Budget Committee are the Treasurer (Chair), the senior At-Large Member of the Board, and the Past President. Also serving on this committee will be the Executive Officer and the Associate Executive Officer.
Subscription Rates
During its April meeting, the Executive Board approved an increase in 2006 Member and Non Member Subscription Rates. The member rate for The Physics Teacher was increased from $101 to $103 and the member rate for the American Journal of Physics was increased from $129 to $131. These new rates will produce a revenue increase of $11,300 for TPT and $3,600 for AJP. Members subscribing to both AAPT journals will not realize an increase in subscription rates. Members who add the online journal to their print subscriptions will continue to pay an additional $9 for TPT or an additional $12 for AJP. Members subscribing to both online journals will only pay an additional $16. Nonmembers will pay an additional $6 for TPT and an additional $5 for AJP which will result in an approximate revenue increase of $19,000.
2007 Nominating Committee
The Executive Board and the Section Representatives completed the appointment of the members of the Nominating Committee who will select candidates for the Fall 2006 election. In addition the committee will select two members for each Area Committee. Board members elected in 2006 and new committee members will begin their term of office at the close of the 2007 Winter Meeting. Members of the 2007 Nominating Committee are Patricia Allen (Chair), Appalachian State University: William Waggoner, Creighton University; Todd Leif, Cloud County Community College; George Amann, FD Roosevelt High School; and Jill Marshall, University of Texas at Austin.


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Dots N Boxes is a very simple game. One and Two players take turns drawing lines between dots on the game board. When a player draws a line that completes a box, the player "owns" that box. Whoever owns more boxes when the game board is full is the winner.
If you are playing single player mode, you get to play 3 different modes - easy, medium and hard. The system will play based on your skill level. The artificial intelligence used by the app makes sure that easy is actually easy to beat where as hard will just be very tough to beat.
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Manifest Destiny "To Conquer Or Redeem" "To Conquer or Redeem," focuses on the Spanish-American War of 1898 when the United States under President William McKinley and Vice President Theodore Roosevelt set out to free colonial Cuba from the cruelty of imperial Spain and ended up, after a brutal guerilla war, with a colony of its own - the Philippines. D
9:00 pm
Antiques Roadshow "Mobile, AL - Part 1" A whirlwind of finds include a lap desk given to Martha Washington's granddaughter by the Marquis de Lafayette and a watch once belonging to baseball great LeRoy "Satchel" Paige, bought at a pawnshop for $25. Part 1 of 3G
10:00 pm
Seisen! The Rise and Fall of the Japanese Empire 1905-1945 As Japan's burgeoning power in Asia brings it into direct conflict with the West, the country allies itself with fascist Germany and Italy. The Japanese leadership, dominated by military expansionists, reacts angrily to western opposition and initiates the attack on Pearl Harbor resulting in a long war that ends disastrously for Japan. Part 2 of 2G
11:00 pm
Homeland: Immigration In America "Enforcement" This episode explores how communities and the nation struggle to enforce inconsistent immigration policies. One story explains why two Kansas City beat cops have adopted a "don't ask, don't tell" policy toward legal status, knowing that aggressive enforcement threatens to break community trust when illegal and legal immigrants live side by side, often in the same family. Part 2 of 3G


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Legendary Texas ranch listed for $9.5 million
A massive and historic ranch located in Lago Vista on the outskirts of Austin is up for sale and can be yours for $9.5 million.
Edgewater Ranch overlooks Lake Travis and the Texas Hill Country. It is about 30 miles northwest of Austin on about 109.45 acres.
The ranch used to belong to legendary Texan Red Adair, a oil well firefighter. The 1968 film "Hellfighters" was loosely based on his life, and John Wayne played the character depicting Adair.
According to Austin Culture Map, the ranch, known as "Adair Ranch," was sold by the Adair family in 1997. Currently, a film called "Hot Air," which stars Jere Burns, Matthew Gray Gubler and Schuyler Fisk, is being filmed there.
"The ranch is home to an abundance of wildlife; whitetail deer, turkeys, and white winged doves to mention a few," The ranch's website states. "Sunrise, sunset, and wildlife will fascinate anyone longing for privacy and nature. Future development opportunities exist on numerous vistas throughout the ranch."
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Prosecutors have dropped a first-degree murder charge against Darnell Moody in connection with the shooting of Quentin Phillips.
BROCKTON – Darnell Moody walked out of Brockton District Court a free man on Thursday after prosecutors dropped a first-degree murder charge that they had filed against him just days earlier.
"We're no longer going to prosecute this case," said Russ Eonas, a spokesman for Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz. "We had received additional information subsequent to his charge and that information cast doubt upon the viability of the charge."
However, Eonas declined to elaborate as to what the additional information was.
"That's it," said Lefteris Travayiakis, Moody's attorney. "He's been released on personal recognizance."
On Tuesday, Moody, 29, of Laureston St., Brockton, was arrested and arraigned for first-degree murder in the shooting of Quentin Phillips, 28, of Mattapan.
Phillips was sitting in a car in a parking lot behind 11 Crescent St., when he was shot in the chest around 2:20 a.m., on Saturday, said Bridget Norton Middleton, spokeswoman for the Plymouth County District Attorney's office.
Friends drove Phillips to a Brockton hospital where he was later pronounced dead. The killing is the city's ninth homicide this year.
Family members described Phillips as a quiet man who was a good father to his 4-year-old son. He had a large family, most of whom live in Brockton and Boston, family members said.
Eonas said Phillips' murder remains under investigation and that no one else has been charged in the case at this time.
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text: This Veteran's Day, I received gut-wrenching news. I was turned down at the Federal Level for my SSDI. The Facts: I have what is called an ascending and descending dissection of my aorta. It is what killed John Ritter. To put it as simply as possible. Think of your aorta as a garden hose. That hose is actually layers of different type of hosing/tubing.A hose can have an inner thick rubber layer, a middle insulating layer and the outer weather protection. What happened to me, is one of two scenarios. Its a chicken/egg scenario. Either a section... could be just a few centimeters... will POOF out suddenly. It could have happened weeks before my catastrophic event. I probably wouldn't have even noticed it. Oftentimes it doesn't feel like much more than tweaking your back. That created a weak point, as the "hose" is stretched out and thin. This is called an aneurysm. The other scenario of which came first is the tear. We do know the tear did happen that night in 2009 and its forever altered my life. We know where it started. At my aortic arch. It is the point of the greatest pressure in the aorta, as it makes a BIG bend there. So either my aorta went POOF and started to tear, or it started to tear and went POOF along the way... THREE TIMES. Yes, the tear continued up and down the entire length of my aorta. It tore straight up BOTH of my carotid arteries. It continued down to the branches off to both my kidneys. The tear continues past my kidneys and stops just short of the femoral artery, in my right leg. The only place they were able to repair? A 6cm section at the aortic arch. It took 13 hours in surgery , to repair SIX CENTIMETERS. The rest can't be repaired. I have been told multiple times, by every kind of specialist... they can't open me back up. The damage is too "severe" and it will kill me, to open me up. A board of UCLA neuro/cardio surgeons, radiologist, gave me the medical opinion of "Sometimes shitty things happen to good people", because they didn't have anything else to tell me, besides, "I don't understand how you're still alive ?" and "I haven't ever seen anything like this.". Seriously. These were surgeons with 20+ years in their fields. The heads of their respective departments, at UCLA. The odds say, its only a 3% survival chance. The looks I get from EVERY physician I encounter, tells me mine were less than that. My common greeting from doctors is, "you shouldn't be here". What I've discovered, dealing with the medical community and government bureaucracy is, maybe they're right. I'm NOT supposed to be here. But I am. I'm not going away. I survived something I shouldn't have. I live with the reality that any second, moreso than 99% of the population, I could drop dead, typing this wor... Ha ha. Trust me, humor, even dark... is comfort at times. Because of this carnage in my chest, my blood pressure must be kept BELOW 110/70. 120/80, is considered Condition Yellow for me. 140/90... well. We don't want to go there. The reason for this, is pretty simple. Increased pressure, causes shearing on the tear, traversing the entire length of my aorta INCLUDING two aneurysms, along the way. As the dissection/tear, traverses in a spiral direction around the inside, shearing will cause further tearing of the aorta. The only outcome in that case, is death. I am one of those people that my system adjusts and builds tolerances to meds, rather quickly. In the 3 years since this incident, my meds have been adjusted no fewer than at least a dozen times. My lowest recorded BP, was 63/36. It can be that low and 3 hours later, easily be 115/78... up over that safety net. Its damned if I do and damned if I don't, basically. I suffer frequent spells of vertigo. Just standing up, can trigger it. Other times, it just comes. I've encountered syncope (fainting) more than a few times. I get frequent visual disturbances, that cause my vision either to blur and difficulty focusing, or the darkness will start in my peripheral vision and start closing in. Given ALL these circumstances and medical restrictions... a court appointed Job Analyst, found that I was unqualified to do ANY work. Besides, the fact... who is going to take on my liability? But the judge, who gave my medical records to an INTERN. Found that I should be able to do some type of menial labor. Oh really? What, exactly? Given my medical reality, does it look like I should be in the work force? Federal Guidelines (section 4.10) specifically states that ANY aneurysm, is automatic 100%disabled. I have TWO! How the Hell can the Federal Government continue to deny me the benefits, I served my country for, I paid into all these years? I was there when my country needed me. Where is my country, when I need them? I don't know how much fight I have left. I have tried my congressman and the VA. Both say, I have to go thru this district court appeal. WHY!!!??? Why can't anyone tell me, if the guidelines state to give it to me... why is it being withheld?


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Moganshan is a mountain top tourist region near Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It is a good weekend retreat from Shanghai, as it is only a 2.5 hour drive west. It is busiest in July and August, when the weather in the cities and valleys below is much hotter.
Get in
The most convenient way is by private car, about a 2.5 hour drive from Shanghai. Or, there is a direct 4 hour bus from Shanghai which leaves 3 times in the morning from the Old North Bus Station. Or, you can take the high speed train to Hangzhou, and take Taxi or bus from there.
Get around
The tourist area on top of the mountain is relatively small; there are numerous meandering footpaths that pass by bamboo forests, tea fields, and old stone houses.
There is a nice park with walking trails at the very top of the mountain. Half way up is the center of the quaint village, made mainly of stone houses, many of which were built in the early 1900s. Below the village is a series of pools and waterfalls that go down a steep canyon. You will need your Moganshan entry ticket to go all the way in.
Enjoy the fresh air and beautiful views. Read a book, go for a hike, sit in a hammock, or try some delicious local beer and cuisine. Be at one with the forest.
Visitors must pay 80 RMB to enter the scenic area. Do not lose this ticket, or you may have to buy it again!
Moganshan Beer is quite good, and comes in an attractive bottle.
Naked retreats are nice, but relatively pricy. Book in advance. http://www.nakedretreats.cn/
Miss Xu's hotel located in a beautiful old stone mansion is right near town, but with plenty of privacy. 13645725033
A similar hotel nearby with the largest Japanese (small leaf) maple tree I have ever seen can be reached at 13567229790 (cell), 0572-8033495, or 0572-8033493


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The Lakers made their preseason debut Saturday night in Ontario, beating the Golden State Warriors, 104-95.
In a game where Coach Mike D'Antoni sat out Steve Nash and Pau Gasol to avoid playing the veteran duo on back-to-back nights (the team also plays Sunday at Staples Center against the Denver Nuggets), the Lakers found an unlikely hero in Xavier Henry.
Henry scored 29 points -- seemingly out of nowhere. The buzz around camp thus far has been of Wesley Johnson, Jordan Farmar and even Gasol, who spent most of the summer rehabbing knee issues.
In a little over 26 minutes, the Lakers outscored the Warriors by 21 points with Henry on the floor. Conversely, Golden State had a 12-point advantage over the Lakers when Henry was sitting on the bench.