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When something on ebay has an inflated price like that there is no way it is down to any tax or tariff .
It could simply be its out stock and they are avoiding having to relist it with a financial cost or losing people who have it on their watch list as is common with spare parts.
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so we have lost yet another Brexiteers from the cabinet!
Seems a shame, we shall have to see who is appointed in her place.
This whole totally unneccessary business of leaving the EU gets more and more difficult every day. If the stubborn EU lot had only given Cameron some space, we would not be here.
It does make you wonder at the Freudian aspect of yet another loss of a Brexiteer from the cabinet.
Wish they would get on with it.
Jack Caley
Just as a bit of light relief, Neil Oliver, archaeologist and historian, and new chairman of the National Trust (?) has described Alex Salmond as:
A round wrecking ball of a man - shaped only to do damage.
Jack. I used to think that Cameron was a half decent bloke but I now think that he couldn't negotiate his way onto an empty bus. I currently think that the PM is a thoroughly decent human being but I doubt if she is strong enough for the task ahead. I hope she proves me wrong.
Went to meeting Wednesday night.
A sheep farmer and his wife and son spoke.
His wife said NZ lamb was more expensive in NZ than here. Food is very dear there.
This morning on farming programme they confirmed there is no tariff on 200000 tonnes NZ lamb.
At least that's one thing that can,t get cheaper!
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Anybody listening to Owen Patterson this morning should be worried, kept going on about the advantages of no customs union etc and listed his perceived areas that would be better, second on the list was "cheap food". Now how is that sitting with UK farmers and the standards we have to compete and produce by.
Always thought this would be the Brexit choice and still do, we will be sacrificed as the freeby with any negotiated trade deal.
The turn of events in the Brexit saga worries me!!!!
We are going to finish up with the worst of all worlds!
I watched a bit of the live coverage of BBC Parliament yesterday afternoon, it was mostly Labour MP,s , but the amount of ignorance of all MP,s worries me. They rattle on about trade deals, democracy , workers rights, you name it but very few of them know anything about the real world!
I am sad to say also that Dominic Greaves mother was a local Yorkshire woman. I met her once a long while ago and was horrified at London establishment air of unreality!
It begins to look like the establishment is going to ignore the will of the people by devious means, and we will finish up with the worst of all worlds.
I believe if we had another referendum the vote would be 70/30 for out, in view of the fact that all the EU wants is our money and to further cripple our industry the same way it has done Italys.
Jack Caley
Our voters have seen the real Europe and are still seeing that all those fat cats in Europe want is our money.
Very skilfully the EU has turned our politicians away from what our voters voted on, they voted on immigration, benefits and our infrastructure.
I see some German businessmen wanted to reopen Cameron's negotiations, and forget all the trade problems.
We have been trading with Italy for more than thirty years, when we first went Italy was a booming industrial nation. It has declined since they went in the EURO and also since Poland ad Roumania joined. My son tells me it is the same in Spain.
Jack Caley
PS Yesterday saw the service for the Grenfell fire. That was an absolute tragedy, but nobody seems to connect the need for housing with the growth of our population from the low 0,s to the high 60,s. Unlimited immigration whether it be in London, or in the northern ghettos has to be coped with somehow.
My feeling is that the referendum vote was a knee jerk reaction to that, and I am not being racist, just realistic.
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The survey was among 1400 voters.
The referendum was roughly 33 million.
Wonder if the 1400 were all around London?
Watched question from Barnsley my overall impression was still one of leave. Most of the audience called upon the MP,s to respect the will o the people.
Just to add a little to the debate as to the influence of the whole ethos of European protectionism and business methods.
Our lorry is at present in Italy picking up a couple mill mixers.
Just out interest it costs £3500 for the return trip, admittedly £1000 of that is the ferry fare and about another £1000 in fuel, but a huge slice is just the privilege of driving on their roads and passing through tunnels, which were created with the help of European money to which we subscribed.
Just how much do European lorries pay for our roads?
All along the lines, Europe has marauded against our businesses and economy, take for instance the pig industry.
We would be far better out so we can protect ourselves just the same.
Jack Caley
On a slightly different tack, and not wishing to dive into the political circus too much but I always watch Andrew Marr on Sunday. He has just interviewed Diane Abbott (yes, the Shadow Home Secretary) That woman, like so many politicos these days, will not, or maybe cannot, answer a single question put to her. She just rolls her eyes to the skies and goes off on a completely different tangent. A Shadow Home Secretary who would not even be drawn on the level of EU immigration post-Brexit if her party were in power. Will there be Visas - dunno. Will there be lengthy checks - dunno. Will there be a limit on numbers - dunno. It would appear that we need migrants to do some of the work that the indigenous people are too b***dy idle to do so at least lets have a policy from the possible alternative government.
At least the Mogg answers all questions in a succinct and precise manner that are put to him.
Half way down is the future for Farming...
It would appear hunger will be our only salvation...
For years I believe we were protected by French farmers. I think that when we broke away from production related the situation was distorted and that agricultural infrastructure was distorted by payments related to acreage only that situation was going to be untenable, especially under Tories.
I believe Teresa May was in her own way trying to achieve a negotiated settlement.
She ought to have followed Dyson,s suggestion: hard brexit then let them come to us.
I heard some figures the other day put out by a remainer, in which he said our exports to Europe were higher as a percentage than theirs to us. Maybe, but their exports to us were about four times ours to them. They have a lot more to lose.
Our negotiators are far too soft, we should adopt their hard line attitude.
Jack Caley.
By the way the Facebook response to the Independent survey was huge, in line with the 1400 sample against 33 million.
Many years ago in the innocence of youth I tried to deduce the meaning of the phrase "To catch a Tiger by the Tail".
In my youthful ignorance I concluded that catching by the tail was the best option....the tail being the least dangerous part of such a mighty adversary.
( I also had a serious misunderstandingof the phrase "Fur coats and Nee Knickers".....being of a Northern persuasion I always presumed "Nee" was spelt "Knee" , I could never work out the significance of commenting about someone wearing a "Fur coat and Knickers" that came down to the Knee)
Ahh the innocence.
Farage, Gove and Johnson have indeed caught a tiger by its tail......
There can be no good outcome...............hard or soft!
When the well roused "Rabble" come to realise that they have been duped by the trio of charlatans and the promised £350 million a day has disappeared in the remains of the cloud of smoke and mirrors that prevailed at the time, the cold light of the economic dawn will reveal how far up the garden path the nation has been led.
Not the end of Brexit......but the very beginnings of the end!
None so blind as those who will not see.
I first started traveling to france some forty odd years ago. I saw the modernisation that brought France up from virtually a third world country. The common market helped to modernise Germany and others, that was a good thing.
What is not a good thing is the way Europe has become a left wing, protectionist monster.
Others are beginning to see that, take Austria for instance, and there are others.
The EU has resorted to blackmail bullies.
If only Teresa May had the balls of Maggie, we would never have got in to this dangerous situation. We should have had hard Brexit from the start, they would have come begging. As it is Withernsea devaluation of the pound the EU will be very pleased to buy our goods.
Jack Caley
Poor Withernsea, whilst not the most popular place in the country having to devalue the pound alone is not really fair on the place.
Just out of interest, my son delivered a Challenger tractor to a farmer near Rimini on the Adriatic coast. Of Italy last week, as. He was fetching two mill/mixers back.
the farmer hated Merkel and the EU. Said he wished Italy could get out of the EU.
Jack Caley
Looks a bit like Jack Caley replies to Jack Caley on here.
Only the EU leave people ever come on here, those that actually do, not talk about and will suffer when our government sells us down the river cant be bothered.
We are leaving, it will be a bloody mess and it will take a few years for everyone to realise we were so much better off as we were.
There is a lot wrong with the EU but there is a bloody lot wrong with our own government as well and as for the argument that at least they are elected, it doesn't cover the bureaucrats that implement and come up with the majority of the rules.
The whole basis on which the referendum was put to the people is being shown up to be lies one step after another. I bet that when the final terms are actually nailed down and laid bare in black and white if it was put back to people they would deem it not a price worth paying.
Be fair to Jack, just because he has the benefit of age, experience in business and now the time to squander debating here shouldn't be held against him.
Nobody in or out of the EU can guarantee where either group will be in the future both economically or politically. Either in or out everyone will still be ruled by politicians and civil servants the majority of whom have their own agendas ahead of what they morally should be doing.
The best thing about Facebook is the logout button......
The answer of course is to get up and do it if you think you can do better but I would not last 5 minutes with my non-pc views.
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As Congress mulled higher tax rates last month, a WSJ review of securities filings found that 58 executives sold stock valued at $10 million or more in December alone, potentially saving them millions in taxes. Scott Thurm reports. Photo: Getty.
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... the the ... late last year ... company executives sold millions of dollars in stock saving ... tons and taxes ... will tell you all about back and mall right here right now on the New Saab good afternoon and welcome I'm Simon Constable ... how with that story on the companies Act is to stop ... and is coming to us ... from San Francisco as well thanks for joining us up ... this is a get out of big story tells about it ... so aam ... we're curious whether or not the ... governor's word about fiscal cliff before the end of the year and there is ... no walk concern the tax rate to be going higher and in fact you know they did Congress ... approved a law last week ... I've that does boost taxes on income for high earners and capital gains so we look to see ... um if executives have been selling stock ahead of that so that they would get ... taxed at a lower rate ... than we thought of what you were ... high and we got the bike to the executives who sold the least ten million dollars worth of stock ... in December ... on or just ahead of the tax law changes in some of them ... in our pure save group identified a ... chunk of change here as a result I mean ... not that easy still let's go through some of some of the people you've you've found some examples in gold and ... some cat tablet Cablevision executives at J James Dolan is one of them as much did he say ... ah the ... role that there would be a little harder to calculate the savings on nuts and oats year soared skinnier I look now for second ... um ... so we know that he ... did that ... Jim Dolan sold shares valued at thirty two million with ... his cane on that would be a little less because he had exercised the options some ... of what say he geography and Dom ... it cost him ... three or four million for the options in the anime walked away with twenty five or thirty million ... in showing to think that that what they say this about ten percent ... this what what happened with cut tax rates after Congress passed a law last week is ... this year those guys at the high and ... will be paying about twenty five percent tax on those things that's combination of higher capital gains rate ... Mott the Obamacare taxes and the phasing out some of the deductions ... so ... I the difference for him might've been two or three million dollars his father also ... I sold some shares ... Charles Boleyn ... endeavors there might've been a couple million dollars is well and are people who ... appear to save even more ... well what one of the puzzle in demand but ... dun emo was Andrew Mackie was the founder of T bondholdings said ... when he sold ... about three hundred and fifty million dollars of stock were very well Tyrrell he ... he owned a majority of teapots that if I was that each company he owned a majority of a dent on public a couple years ago ... in a November ... they agreed to sell the company to Starbucks and flown all the deal after the close on December thirty first ... so he sold the shares on December thirty first of three hundred thirty million dollars worth of shares ... and the difference for him might've been as much as thirty million dollars ... difference in how much tax data pay in twenty twelve ... versus how much tax you might've had to pay in twenty thirteen if the deal would close a few days later ... to and then the satellite's Starbucks CEO Howard should have some and upright bass the community on the other end of that deal ... writes on the other end that dealers Howard Schultz ... and he did something interesting to see the sort of a lot of options here is that Starbucks forever ... the soul in December he sold all the options that he had been even granted back into thousandeight read the bottom of the market these really ... low priced options ... and ... the the the the proceeds from that alone ... was about a hundred and seven ... million dollars ... minus the cost of seventeen million dollars exercise the option so he ... is gamers about ninety million which means if you are ... now assuming that the ten percent difference in my to save nine million dollars ... by selling in twenty twelve versus twenty thirteen ... while this is a great great story ... along global peace now and the story thank you very much caught up with a Wall


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|2008-04-04, 06:00
|Link #81
Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Hiya. I pretty much registered here to get some help with the PC game. Kinda lame huh?
Anyway, I played about a third of the game on the easiest setting. Now I'm restarting on difficulty 5. I figured if they added it, it has to be beatable. I see some of the people here got further with it than I have. I could use some advice because I can't get past the second battle, where you have to trap the tiger beast. I have been stuck there for a while now. (Um, I don't know if that's considered a spoiler or not.)
Unfortunately I keep getting surrounded by those annoying monkey creatures. When that happens the four of them kill the main character just in one round. On rare occasions I have been able to distract some of them using the axe guy in my party, but since the other monkeys walk just about as fast as the main character, they always catch up with him.
I tried to engage in combat to break a hole through the monkeys (lol), but taking even one of them down usually requires 2 combat rounds, sometimes even when my characters are working together. And during those 2 rounds either the beast catches up with me, or those monkeys kill the main character.
What am I missing here?
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|2008-04-04, 15:03
|Link #82
Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Oh uh.. and sort of a follow-up question. I noticed the 4th and 5th difficulty modes were gone after I installed the game on my notebook. I don't remember doing anything specific to unlock them. In fact, I just sort of fast forwarded through the battles (on the lowest difficulty, like I did the first time), just to get to roughly the same part where I left off on my very first run through. It didn't open them up.
How do I unlock them?
|2008-04-05, 04:28
|Link #84
Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Ah. I think someone must have finished it before me then. My mother, likely.
But damn, I cannot believe anyone can make it past that second battle. It's just impossible, I tried and I tried. I finally managed to make the axe guy distract most of the monkeys by letting Hakuoro move north two squares from the start. But as soon as the other guy dies, I lose my speed. The monkeys are in a large group, so they always have enough speed to catch up with me.
Damn, I really wish someone could show me how to do this.
|2008-04-06, 21:29
|Link #85
Keine is moo.
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Ohio
Age: 36
are you starting the battle with special gauges maxed? along with raising atk/def, I'm pretty sure it also increases your turn speed. Other than that, all I can say is try every reasonable combination of moves to start out, although it sounds like you're doing that already. If you can get Hakuoro and Eruruw to meet up then you should be ok since you can heal Hakuoro to full and Eruruw should distract the enemies further.
(Also, try the same thing multiple times; usually there seems to be two different AI responses to a particular situation that it will randomly switch between if you keep loading and redoing the same move)
Also, unlocking Hard 4 and 5 is done by talking to the cat in the development room (final "tutorial" stage unlocked after beating the game); I think that's where you have to choose "Gift" repeatedly until it says something that should indicate it unlocked the higher difficulties.
|2008-04-07, 15:22
|Link #86
Ha ha ha ha ha...
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Right behind you.
Age: 30
|2008-04-14, 03:02
|Link #88
Ha ha ha ha ha...
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Right behind you.
Age: 30
In any case, just make a run for it, keeping Teoro on one of Hakuoro's sides to minimize his damage. You just have to make it to Eruruu for one healing, then make a mad dash to the other side of the pit. It doesn't matter if Eruruu or Teoro die, because they will be revived for the second half of the battle. If you don't care, just have Hakuoro move as fast as he can, and leave Teoro behind him to draw off a few enemies. He won't last more than a turn or two, but it's better than Hakuoro getting swamped and having to restart.
|2008-05-18, 22:10
|Link #89
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
I feel so *low* because I seem to be the only one who hasn't finished the game ;_;
God, I started playing on Friday, and you know I'm already meeting Kamyu though I believe that's just 20-30% of the game >_<.
So far I do *skip* *skip* *skip* to the text and *LOVE* to fight
Can't wait to finish it
|2008-05-19, 01:16
|Link #90
Ha ha ha ha ha...
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Right behind you.
Age: 30
I also find that as I play Hard Mode 4, three characters, if available, are extremely necessary: Touka, Oboro, and Karura. Touka, when you get her def up after you max out her attack, can be a better "tank" (a damage sponge) than Aruruu. Oboro levels up hella fast because he can rip out combos every four turns or so (and his stats are arguable the easiest to level up, ever). And lastly, Karura can not only solo bosses (if you get a combo [plus maxed out attack], she easily can hit 1200+ damage), but also has a fairly huge hitpoint count, meaning she will still take a beating if you max out her attack like I do, but she'll either level up (therefore heal all her damage), or die and take out an army's worth of enemies before she bites the dust.
On the harder levels, though, I still suggest you put some effort into training Dorii, Kamyu, and/or Urutorii in order to have long range attack options. I suggest Kamyu if you're going for high damage, Urutorii if you want better defense. Though I hate to say it, Guraa and Kurou are comepletely useless no matter how many times I replay the game and train them. They not only take their turns slowly, but neither can hit hard, and dont level up fast enough to be of any practical use. Benawi is semi-useful, because he and Kurou can attack from two spaces away, but his combos are fairly decent, unlike Kurou. Benawi has versatility in his favor, but he's not as good of a tank as Aruruu, can't hit hard as Touka or Karura, and doesn't get his combo meter up as fast as Oboro. He is more effective as a back up, placing him right behind your heavy-hitters in case they don't finish off their targets on the first shot.
Okay, I'm done with my strategy rant. I hope I helped some people.
|2008-06-01, 00:08
|Link #92
Junior Member
Join Date: May 2008
I just finished the game yesterday...
there are still many questions that are unanswered...
[spoilers]Anyway, you guys know that hakuoro's mask fell off after he went into slumber right? Hakuoro was originally human (a archaeologist) so he can't possibly live on the surface without the mask as it grants him an increase in physical ability. So in the end how did he get out when he woke up? (if he did).
From what i know the mask is just a fragment of the creature that hakuoro found as an archaeologist right? so wtf is the creature (as in the whole thing)? And before he was killed by somebody, they had a conversation and hakuoro stated that he was merely an archaeologist as if he was lying and implying that he was something else he even knew about that fossil and said that the other man was entrusted with the duty of keeping it hidden from others and he killed of hakuoro. Maybe the guy could be the ancestors of Urtorily since utorily seemed to know about everything like what washi**** was. So we do not even know the true identity of hakuoro and the other guy. [/spoilers]
|2008-06-01, 10:33
|Link #93
Senior Member
Well it is unclear whether or not Hakuoro woke up from my understanding. I've heard people imply he is the wind (ie the God) and I've heard people suggest he does or does not wake up. It is widely open to fan interpretation. It also makes me hope for a sequel, though perhaps that's far fetched and wishful thinking.
If he did wake up, then maybe things changed. We don't know how much time has passed since he was sealed...perhaps that atmosphere recovered--nature is resilient. That's mostly idle speculation but a possibility. We do know he eradicated humans. Supposed the mecha-suits were how humans were able to survive previously.
The creature itself we know very little about...the one scientist suggest it is the missing like between humans and monkeys...and says perhaps without it, we wouldn't have evolved (assuming you believe in evolution). Personally, I feel like it was a dormant deity...and the blood bonded it to him. He was killed because humans weren't "ready" to know the truth of their origins potentially. We do know it had crazy magical abilities...both destructive and restorative. Early myths from the Greeks, Egyptians, and beyond the world talk about such beings. The mask seems little more than a representation that he was linked to it.
It seemed like Hakuoro the man was the host to the entire thing. Nothing more than the vessel, his name isn't even important. When Mikoto was killed, he split into two parts--good and evil isn't exactly right, but rather vengeful and despair. Both sides wanted to be praised...or loved I guess...revered maybe is a better word yet. They just went about it in different ways. Dii's half seemed to think it was cyclical...that it would continue to go on for all eternity. Hakuoro decided to end the suffering.
The theory on him returning in the ending is, that it is just Hakuoro the man--he's given up the being he was the host for. It is just inconclusive.
Urotorii's race certainly knew more about it. It's tough to say if it was because the ruins were in their country or they relied on magic or they simply were more aware of the cycles.
|2008-06-02, 12:58
|Link #95
Lost in my dreams...
Join Date: Jun 2006
Age: 32
The planet's atmosphere had already returned to normal; the reason why humans couldn't live on the surface was the regression of immune systems within their bodies due to living in a sterile environment for so long. This wouldn't affect Hakuoro, as he comes from a time when humans were still living on surface just fine.
Whether he actually does return in the end is open for interpretation.
|2008-07-15, 19:56
|Link #96
Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Anyway the game was awesome but at the end it left me some mixed feelings(if not empty). I can't find the exact words to describe them and now I feel ???... probably because it ended sigh. Damn you Leaf make a sequel or else I would feel the upcoming weeks.
As for Skyfall, let's just interpret that he returned from slumber. Wishing for a happy ending. (not only for him but for all the ladies as well)
*Edit* Sad but it seems like its goodbye to the game now for me. T_T But I will always remember a great game like Utawarerumono.
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Salivary glands secrete saliva into your mouth through ducts. The salivary glands are found around the mouth and throat. The main glands are:
- Parotid
- Submandibular—submaxillary
- Sublingual glands
- Smaller glands located throughout the mouth area
This surgery is done to remove a salivary gland. There are different types of surgeries, depending on which gland needs to be operated on:
- Parotidectomy—to remove the parotid gland
- Submandibular sialoadenectomy—to remove the submandibular gland
- Sublingual gland surgery—to remove the sublingual gland
Reasons for Procedure
Salivary glands can become infected and blocked. They can also have a tumor, stone, or other disorder. Surgery is done to treat the problem by removing part or all of the affected gland. It may also be done to remove tissue for testing, like removing a tumor to test for cancer.
Possible Complications
Problems from the procedure may occur. Your doctor will review potential problems, like:
- Numbness of the face and ear after parotid gland surgery
- Damage to nerves that control movement of muscles in your face
- Saliva drainage—Saliva may leak through the incision after it has been closed.
- Frey's syndrome—This happens when salivary nerve fibers grow into the sweat glands. While eating, some people may notice sweating on the side of the face where the surgery was done.
- Bleeding
- Infection
- Swelling of the airway
- Scarring
- Fistula formation—This is an abnormal connection between 2 structures.
Before your procedure, talk to your doctor about ways to manage factors that may increase your risk of complications, such as:
What to Expect
Prior to Procedure
Before the surgery, your doctor may:
- Do a physical exam and review your medical history
- Have blood tests done
- Have x-rays or other imaging tests done
- Talk to you about any medications, herbs, and dietary supplements that you may be taking. You may be asked to stop taking some medications up to one week before the procedure.
Arrange a ride to and from the hospital on the day of your surgery
If you are having surgery on larger salivary glands, such as the parotid gland, general anesthesia may be used. This will keep you asleep and free from pain during the procedure. If smaller salivary glands are being removed, you may receive local anesthesia. Only the area that is being operated on will be numbed.
Description of the Procedure
This procedure is often done in an outpatient setting. But, if your surgery is extensive or is on a larger gland, you may need to stay in a hospital.
There are 2 types of parotidectomy surgery. The type you will have depends on why the surgery is being done.
The facial nerve runs near the parotid gland. If you have a tumor and it is above the facial nerve, then a superficial parotidectomy will be done. The tumor and affected tissue will be removed without harming the nerve.
If you have a tumor that surrounds or grows into the facial nerve, a total parotidectomy will be done. The tumor, affected tissue, and parts of the nerve will be removed.
For both types of surgery, the gland will be reached by making a cut in front of the ear and into the neck.
A cut will be made in the neck below the jawline. The submandibular gland, and possibly surrounding lymph nodes, will be removed. If you are having the surgery to remove a stone that has grown in the gland, the stone will also be removed.
If you are having sublingual gland surgery, it is most likely because a type of cyst, called a ranula, needs to be removed. During this surgery, a cut will be made through the mouth to remove the cyst. If the cyst is large, a cut will also be made in the neck.
If you are having surgery to remove tumors from smaller salivary glands, the doctor will make a cut in the area where the gland is located. The tumor and any surrounding soft tissue and bone that is affected will also be removed.
For all surgeries, when all tissue has been removed, the area will be closed with sutures. In some surgeries, temporary drains may be put in place to remove any fluids from the wound.
Removed tissue may be sent to a lab for testing. This is often done if a tumor was removed, since tests will determine whether the tumor is cancerous. Knowing this can help the doctor plan for your care and treatment after surgery.
How Long Will It Take?
This varies depending on which gland needs to be removed. Simple glands may take less than an hour to remove. Complex surgeries may take up to 5 hours.
Will It Hurt?
Anesthesia will prevent pain during surgery. Pain and discomfort after the procedure can be managed with medications.
Post-procedure Care
Right after surgery, the staff may:
- Check your facial movements by asking you to smile or pout
- If you have a drain, show you how to care for it
During your stay, the care center staff will take steps to reduce your chance of infection, such as:
- Washing their hands
- Wearing gloves or masks
- Keeping your incisions covered
There are also steps you can take to reduce your chance of infection, such as:
- Washing your hands often and reminding your healthcare providers to do the same
- Reminding your healthcare providers to wear gloves or masks
- Not allowing others to touch your incision
When you return home, do the following for a smooth recovery:
- Follow your doctor's instructions for caring for your wound and drain.
- Ask your doctor about when it is safe to shower, bathe, or soak in water.
- You may also need to return to the doctor to have the sutures removed. After the sutures are out, clean the area with mild soap and water.
Call Your Doctor
It is important for you to monitor your recovery after you leave the care center. Alert your doctor to any problems right away. If any of the following occur, call your doctor:
- Signs of infection, including fever and chills
- Redness, swelling, increasing pain, a lot of bleeding, or discharge from the surgery site
- Persistent nausea and/or vomiting
- Pain that you cannot control with the medications you were given
- Spitting or vomiting blood
- New, unexplained symptoms
If you think you have an emergency, call for emergency medical services right away.
Revision Information
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I have a Garmin eTrex Legend, a Magellan Meridian Platinum, and a Garmin GPSmap 60c. I'm not in Manitoba, but certainly willing to help via email if I can. I also have the routing software for the Platinum and the 60c and could answer questions about that too.
Next time I am in Winnipeg, I want to test out how good the mapping is for the Garmin 60c. I have City Select North America v6 and it's supposed to cover all of the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. I've used it in southern Ontario, and it works well there.
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Ditto! -- Older black and white screen model.
I'm not really sure where to post this info but it does relate to GPSrs. Right now, XScargo on St. James Ave. has about 24 Magellan Meridian colour screen units on sale for $250.00, regular $350. Considering you will pay about $150 at Wallymart for a cruddy little monochrome Etrex, this is an awesome deal. I use the Thales Mobilemapper of this unit (commercial, mapping enhanced software version). The unit comes with the data cord and has the ability to insert a SD card (not included) to load maps, save data, etc. An awesome deal for anyone looking at moving up. Tends to be a power pig if you leave the backlight on all the time but a very rugged unit (even survives flying off the roof of cars moving at 80 km with minor scratches!! This is experience talking.)
Get'em while they're hot!!
eTrex Legend with MetroGuide Canada base maps. Overall I like it, but I wish it had more memory for maps


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Exterior Inspiration: Colorful Row Houses Around the World
Is there anything more photogenic than a row of multi-hued houses? From London to Italy, North America to Africa; the look of a brightly painted block is at once quaint and dynamic, and I for one can't help but pick up my camera whenever I see one.
I put this down to "the merchandising effect" – the idea that many things look better en masse and with some aesthetic variety. The same principle applies to walking into Uniqlo and making a beeline for the stacks of multi-hued cashmere sweaters, or noticing that the bar you're in is full of good-looking, eligible singles.
- Possibly the most famous multi-hued neighborhood of them all: London's Notting Hill. Photo by Mario G. Garcia on Flickr, licensed under Creative Commons.
- A sweeping terrace of beautifully-colored houses in Ireland. Photo by Duncan Fawkes on Flickr, licensed under Creative Commons
- The Burano neighborhood in Venice, Italy is known for its brightly-painted cottages. Image by Janel Laban.
- These Chilean houses, found on Arch Daily, show that contemporary can do color too.
- Colorful houses on the old market square in Poznan, Poland. Image from Shutterstock.
- Cottages in St. Johns, Canada were originally painted this way to allow fishermen to easily identify their home when returning from a day at sea. Image from Travelling with the Shaws.
- Colorful homes in San Francisco's Sunset District. Flickr user Olivander, licensed under Creative Commons.
- Designed like terraces but technically apartments, these bright and creative homes are located in Tokyo, Japan. Loft project by Reversible Destiny, via Curious Places.
So, how to do you feel about these colorful rows? Great for a photo op, but maybe not for living? More importantly – if you were to live in a house like this, which color would you choose?
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Born to be Wild 3d is an amazingly cute IMAX film about how two exceptional people (with the help of their teams) rescue orphaned baby elephants and orangutans and raise them. They help the animals overcome their loss and prepare them to one day be re-released into the wild. Today's blog post is about Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas, and the orphaned orangutans she raises at the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine in Borneo.
Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine (OCCQ)
Orangutan means person of the forest in the Malay language. "They are one of our closet living relatives in the animal kingdom," Dr. Galdikas states. "They share 97% of our genetic material, are benign beings and very intelligent." They live exclusively in the tropical rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra, and are the only great ape living in Asia.
The OCCQ employs over 130 local staff who care for over 300 orangutan orphans, with the intention that all will ultimately be released into the wild. The facilities include an operating and X-ray room, medical laboratory, library, living quarters, as well as a separate quarantine complex.
The orphan orangutans living at the OCCQ are separated into age groups. The youngest ones are infants who live in the center's nursery. These orphans require constant attention and coddling. A baby orangutan will physically not leave its mother's body for the first year of life. So the human caretakers are tasked with caring for infants even more demanding than human babies.
In the wild, orangutans will naturally leave their mothers around eight years old, so that is the typical age when OFI's orangutans are released back into the jungle. At a younger age, they're still immature and small enough to become prey to clouded leopards. But once they're older, as their natural instincts kick in, additional time spent under human care can impede their ability to thrive in the wild.
The relationship between the caretakers and the orangutans is significant. The young ones are so fragile during their formative years that the humans who commit to caring for them become, in fact, surrogate mothers. "If you put a baby orangutan on the ground it will not stop screaming," Dr. Galdikas details. "They are literally pulled off their dead mother's body when they are captured. They know no other place than in her arms or on her back."
In a peat swamp forest near the OCCQ the orangutan orphans enjoy a kind of supervised release, learning invaluable nest-building skills as well as foraging techniques. Small wooden facilities allow the orangutans and their caregivers to sleep in the forest at night. The halfway house this forest represents to the orphans is of dire importance in their journey back to surviving in the wild. When the orangutans reach the age of eight years, they are usually ready to be released into the wild.
Several scenes in the film Born to be Wild were shot at the OCCQ and in the surrounding jungle, including interaction with Tom, the dominant male orangutan now living in the area outside the camp. Tom is a totally wild orangutan, but Dr. Galdikas has known him ever since he was born. Thirty-five years ago, she helped raise his mother, Tut, who was one of the original rehabilitated orangutans released at OCCQ in the 1970s.
"We spent a lot of time with the larger orangutans that have been rehabilitated by Biruté," comments Drew Fellman, producer of the film. "They might be 30 years old, having lived wild now for over 20 years, but they'll come back to Camp Leakey to visit. They might just come up and sit down next to you, or as you hike through the forest, one will take your hand and walk with you awhile. Many of those that Biruté raised now have offspring who are completely wild, and don't interact with humans at all, which is a great thing. That's the whole point of her project. Sometimes the first generation that returns to the wild is transitional and still leans on humans for support, but success is about the future generations."
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The researchers utilized the power of the year-old ASCI White supercomputer, which can complete more than 1013 computations a second, to model the behavior of up to one billion atoms. "The sudden unexpected fracture of a material can have devastating consequences, such as during an earthquake or the failure of an airplane structure," notes Farid F. Abraham of IBM's Almaden Research Center. To better understand the processes at work, he and his colleagues simulated cubes of various materials and tracked the responses of individual atoms during two types of failure. In the first, brittle fracture, bonds between neighboring atoms are ruptured, which happens when glass breaks. In the second, so-called work hardening, a material initially becomes flexible in response to applied pressure but breaks after repeated stress. A bent paper clip often succumbs to this phenomenon.
Each simulation required up to 10 days of computations, during which the supercomputer calculated the forces between each of the atoms and its neighbors. In the first experiment, which modeled a two-layer solid that experienced brittle fracture, the scientists found that a crack could travel through the material at speeds greater than the speed of sound. Although such supersonic crack speeds were previously thought to be impossible, they have been observed or suspected both in laboratory experiments and in recent earthquakes in Turkey. The new results lend further theoretical support to such observations.
In the second experiment, the supercomputer modeled atomic interactions as the edges of a simulated cube made of a ductile substance were pulled apart. The atoms in such a material initially respond to stress by sliding past one another, creating so-called dislocations of misaligned atoms. The computations revealed the formation and interaction of hundreds of atomic ripples. In some materials, dislocations can simply pass through the material, but if the stress continues in stronger substances, dislocations get pinned together, eventually causing the material to turn brittle and break.


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Gem has told VideoGamer.com that its listing was a mistake and that the Xbox One box "won't include the headset".
Some how this, more than anything else, disappoints me!
damn this ain't good for them!! every news about X1 is a disaster more for that console.
PS4 is using a universal jack connection and they're still giving a headset in the box. glad i chose PS4!
Why was johnny badfinger hidden? This N4G policy to hit on anyone who says anything remotely pro xbox?
No I knew, but was not sure it was actual policy... Just in case, PS4, anything Sony are great! Even there fanboys plumbing at that jessica nigri video!! They are great!
Troll bait posts are routinely hidden on here. The sad truth is that PS fanboys are rick rolling the xbox fanboys and they're getting really upset and lashing out.
Is this a case of Sony winning? No, it's more a case of MS losing, which sucks, but MS has no one to blame but themselves.
It's funny to read people like Johnny crying about PS-fanboys about the missing headset. Had they been here in 2005-2008 they would know that it was the x-fans who kept on going about the silent psn and bitching about missing headsets in the PS3 skus. Aint karma a bitch is all I can say.
This is exactly the reason I've never understood the x-fans' mentality when they kept on trolling the PS3 and Sony back then. Stuff like that can...you know.... bite you in the ass one day LOL!
Mate tell me about it!
I know this site is a cluster fuck but fucken hell this shit is getting old! Yes I am a Xbox 360 owner and huge fan of the games and services of Xbox. Does that mean I'm buying a Xbox One.... No it will depend on a number of things.
1# being mates, I ain't gunna buy a console none of my mates have. I play with only people I know personally.
2# how many people jump to the next generation straight away. Would be shit otherwise. Who wants to wait forever to join a match or find a full server on BF4?
3# lag. It will always be an issue into the unforseeable future. I don't wanna play with yanks or poms or Asians. Locale only.
I don't play exclusives I'm against them. However I do like halo but only story wise. Love the books over the games.
Exclusives are what killing the industry. If you see a trailer for a game that you like you should have the right to buy it. Sony however are the greediest when it comes to exclusives. At least MS bring their exclusives to PC to allow as many GAMERS as possible the chance to play a game they'd like. To force a gamer to buy a console into playing any particular game is fucked. Sony fans brag like exclusives are a good thing but fail to realise being exclusive is a negative. No one likes to be excluded from anything why should a game be any different. Playstation is most definitely NOT for gamers. They alienate far too many other gamers. Far more than Xbox Ones DRM policies would have
Ps fanboys, you may help yourself to another bubble if you guys like. But I'm right and you know it!
1 more nail in the coffin =)
yep not only that i threw some garlic in the coffin and put a stake through the xbox ones heart. blood sucking vampires of a company like ms deserves to fail. only those who dont think are getting an xbox one.
Sony never tried to bloodsuck the life out of you when PS3 came out, never arrogant with Statements like 'next gen starts when we say so' even though they admitted the mistakes made with PS3... That was not Sony btw....
Ummm...PS3 was sold taking a huge loss on every console sold. Where is the bloodsucking in that?
Sony was arrogant with some of their comments for sure. They targeted the competition though. MS targets the consumer with their arrogance and that's like a million times worse when you are trying to sell the console to said consumers.
#deal with it
#stick with the 360
Honestly Dude you're not helping your own cause lol
WTF again it's Updated and States It will Include an Wired Headset.
LMFAO!!! Wow dude 22 disagrees for an actual fact.
Yes the site has been updated and it says it was a Mistake. AND it has always been known that the XBO will come packed with a headset.
Disagreeing with facts is the norm around here!
I'm kinda surprised to i dont think people are actually reading the article but are just reading the title of the page.
Of course it won't include a headset, it comes with the magnificent all-seeing, all-knowing, do everything Kinect that MS has an obsessive fetish for. I don't even know why they include the console since the Kinect is all you need.
Kwan Su, dudes! I believe SilentGuard is using what they call "sarcasm"
So there is also confusion on whats inside
They could use that as a marketing tool at this point.
"Xbox One, find out what you paid for - this holiday!"
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have a bubble my friend!
therees nothing inside but a bunch of inferior second rate tech parts and crap overpriced kinect.
Kids. The headset will cost nothing anyway - relax!
I won't be using the £2.00 pos that Sony is supplying, will you???
At least everyone has one and can communicate through it. If there is none inside, there will be quite a few people who won't bother buying one, just like on the PS3.
But I thought not having a headset meant you keep the annoying racist kids off? You guys/gals can't have it both ways.
Last gen, not having a headset was a win for sony. This gen, not having a headset is bad for Microsoft.
Since when was not having a headset last gen a win for Sony?
If they are in to playing on-line they will invest in a decent headset anyway. That earbud that Sony is supplying is as crap as the ones I got with the Vita pre-order special
No I wont be using the one Sony supplies, I will be using the one I already own, that's what people don't understand. If MS allows the use of any headset you think people will be reacting like this to this news? The fact they wont include the only compatible headset with the console is just ridiculous.
Considering this thing is $499 there is no excuse that it couldn't come with some form of headset.
Oh come on price has nothing to do with it. I'm a PS fanboy and my PS3 was $600 and didn't come with a headset but I didn't care. I had a bluetooth headset and used it. It amazing how people still complains about headsets when you can get a cheap bluetooth for like $10 dollars.
A $10 bluetooth will be exactly that. Cheap.
Times have changed since the PS3 was released. Both companies are promoting their next gen consoles as social games consoles, play with your friends, upload your videos.
In a way it is important because Microsoft especially want to promote the Xbox one as the all in one entertainment device but contradict it in as many ways as they can possibly find.
It's not about the price, it's about promoting the right image, at this present moment in time, Microsoft seem slightly confused.
Can't user Bluetooth mics with Xbox. GG.
Hammad is right. It's not about lacking a mic, as my ps3 never came with one and cost more. My 360, however, did have a headset.
So why's it a big deal? Because they are now using a new jack. Why? So you have to buy a new headset.
Ps3 was 600 an no headset. ..it turned out ok right?..
Common sense accounts for nothing on this website.
No, it turned the PSN into a graveyard with noone speaking at all. I'm very happy that a headset is included with every PS4, even if it's not top notch quality.
It did however have wifi larger HD Blu-Ray Free PSN that completely overshadows the not having a mic. XB1 has nothing extra over ps4 unless you want to count Kinect that most people are saying they dont even want in the first place. But I guess MS wants everyone to use Kinect as the headset will see how things go with that.
Yes ser..Correct.
1.Plus you can use kinect Voice/Mic abilities, 2.There will be an adapter for older headsets.
3.You can buy a newer headset..plenty of options.
Their thought is the kinect has a mic on it so you can communicate. Everyone wont use the mic due to having a better mic or just not playing multiplayer so why waste the material. Maybe the mic is of high quality then the 360 which warrents a price tag. Not just a freebie. Time will tell.
Wait until you play against someone with Kinect as a mic and small kids. Considering that will be almost everyone that buys a Xbox and has a kid, yes, it's going to be a huge problem.
I think most parents that dont play games are leaning toward the ps4 because of price. But your right. It will still be a problem but nothing a good mute session wont fix.
If kids are loud enough it goes though the mics now. Dont think it will be as big of a problem as some are thinking.
atleast we arent playing mw2 being forced out of parties anymore.
Well this means Xbox Live will either be:
1. A dead zone with no-one speaking
2. A cluster of feedback protruding in game music from everyone's kinect and ear piercing white noise.
Not to mention other people's skype calls as they snap them in haha.
Cool, then i get to listen to Klingon music, if 2 is true.
Or people can stop being cheap asses... but who am I kidding right?
Or they can be cheap asses and get a PS4 for 100 dollars cheaper.. but who am I kidding right?
@hitman. Very true sir. Very true. Explains the clientèle I see preordering the ps4.
You're going to need to keep updated. The kinect 2.0 only picks your your voice and cuts out ALL non-vocal words even other people in the area. Still it'll be difficult to hear team mates over their speakers.
Somehow the fact that it can tell different voices apart worries me.
@ stage88
I think you need to research more.
Kinect is able to filter out all " ear piercing white noise".
Here watch this so you are more educated on a subject you clearly don't know much on.
The more you know.
You really think that the noise filtering will work like that?
Wake up, it's all PR bull. No noise filtering can come close to that. It's going to be a very sad surprise on launch day for you.
Did you forget that Microsoft fake all their demos as well?
Look at this from 2009. All fake
The more you know.
LMFAO so even when they demo the device, it can't be true because it's MS.
No stage88, you just don't want to believe it works that well. It hurts you in some fanboy way that MS could possibly have a device that actually makes sense and works.
If you are going to believe that corps PR is just BS, then I guess it's fair to say that the PS4's specs will get downgraded since Sonys history has always been over promising and under delivering for their last 2 generations of consoles.
Remember, just because something upsets you doesn't make it untrue.
"LMFAO so even when they demo the device, it can't be true because it's MS."
Absolutely. Here's just two out of many demo examples of MS lying to consumers:
"If you are going to believe that corps PR is just BS, then I guess it's fair to say that the PS4's specs will get downgraded since Sonys history has always been over promising and under delivering for their last 2 generations of consoles."
It's possible future versions of the PS4 may be downgraded but that only happened with the PS3. I don't recall it happening with any of their other systems. Overpromising and under delivering is what MS do. Refer to the examples above.
If anything Sony has been over delivering eg. PS+ and exclusives. The Last of Us is getting 10's everywhere. Not to mention other gems such as Uncharted, LBP, Killzone, MGS, God of War etc.
Not that I've put you firmly in your place...
Remember, just because you're shrouded in jealously doesn't make any of your points true ;)
One real question I have is...since both systems use the same XBL account. ..will I be able to chat with my 360 friends that haven't upgraded To XBONE
yes you can http://www.polygon.com/2013...
The public relations of xbox are just a running joke at this point.What the are they even doing over there? How are they getting weekly paychecks to be this stupid? Just constant confusion from them.
I already knew this was a mistake as no other sites were informed of this but some unknown UK site. But of course in N4G land, even though it was clearly a mistake from Gem and has nothing to do with MS, the blame and negative spins will once again be going towards MS. Same s#!t, different day.
example, see poster ^^^^^^
o shut the fack up.. such a broken record. if you don't like it, vamoosh!
You're so boring. Wahhh. Cry more.
PSN right now is a dead zone because the PS3 never came out with a headseat and people who bought the ps3 in the early years never had the experience of a big online community so they never cared to get a headseat.
Xbox Live grew very fast because the xbox 360 came with a headset, now the community is bigger and everybody use a headset is the xbox one don't include a headset people will buy one (not like the early days of ps3) but i hope in november the console will come with a headset
If going to slant on the PS3 at least get the context right, or at least make sure it's liner. Sheeh!
PSN right now is a dead zone...
Um no it isn't.
the PS3 never came out with a headset...
My Pulse Elite's say otherwise, it even has a logo on the side.
the ps3 in the early years never had the experience of a big online community...
So Warhawk somehow didn't count huh.
Of course it isnt included. How else will MS cut costs and furthermore, they will now be able to offer one of their highly overpriced "use with xboxOne only" peripheral headsets?
In fact, I bet the headset port on the console is of special design to accept only MS designed products.
I am so very done with xbox and all of their bullshit and soaking of consumers wallets at every opportunity. Maybe Ill pick up a ps4 down the road but for now Im sticking with the very open and unrestricted PC.
Microsoft just keep digging a bigger hole for themselves!


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The game was Crazy Ls, a variation of bingo that requires the player to form an "L" shape along the outer edges of a bingo board to win.
"Don't worry about any of the spots on the inside. Just focus on the edges," said Eleanor Suarez, 80, who generously loaned one of the several boards she had situated in front of her last Thursday to me, a bingo novice, during a weekly round of the game at the Orange Senior Center. "It's easy."
Easy, perhaps, for Suarez, whose eyes darted over about a half-dozen boards on the round table in front of her. But the pace picks up pretty quickly, and it becomes mindboggling to watch her fingers flick from one board to the next.
But even with her expert scanning skill and laser focus, the game was won by the woman sitting to her right, Pat Moccia. Bingo is, after all, a game of odds, and Moccia, 81, had three rows of five bingo boards in front of her.
Moccia and Suarez, who were accompanied at their table by Renee Testani, 85, were just three of several seniors gathered last Thursday, enjoying a round of the game, where the winner took home a pot of $2. It's a popular event in Orange, which has the highest percentage of citizens over age 85 of all towns and cities in southwestern Connecticut, according to census figures.
With 4.2 percent of Orange's population age 85 or older, the town has a higher concentration of such residents than even the Sarasota, Fla., metropolitan statistical area, where 3.8 percent of residents fit that bill, making it the densest MSA in the nation for that age segment.
Here in Connecticut, a total of 2.4 percent of the state's residents are 85 or older, the second highest density for any state in the nation, following North Dakota, where 2.5 percent of the population are in that age bracket.
"One of the things that drives the state to be so old is knowing that baby boomers overwhelmingly stay in the same county and home as they lived in during their working lives because of the social attachment, community investment and deep roots people put down here," said Claudio Gualtieri, associate state director for the AARP Advocacy Group in Connecticut.
"There's little incentive to move, and so since our population in some states in the Northeast had more robust populations early on, before the Sun Belt developed more recently as a hot spot, those populations have stayed basically where they were during their working lives," he said.
According to census data, each of the New England states has a higher percentage of people over age 85 than the national average of 1.7 percent, with Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts all in the top 10. In southwestern Connecticut, more than 75 percent of local towns are above the 1.7 percent national average.
"There's an affinity to where you grew up and raised your children -- what organizations you've been a part of. That's not something people are easily able to jettison aside to relocate and start over," Gualtieri said.
That's what's keeping women such as Suarez, Moccia and Testani in Connecticut.
"My husband just passed away, and my son asked me to move, but I said I don't want to move now. I know the people. I know the town, I know how to get around," Suarez said.
"But why would I want to go anywhere? I want to stay where I know where I am. My daughter went through the whole school system here, from kindergarten through high school; I've lived here for 61 years," she said.
But Suarez said her house, a split-level, is starting to become a bit too much to handle. She plans to buy a lift to help her up the stairs. That way she can age in place, which Orange Senior Center Director David Marsh said is very important for Connecticut residents.
"Bridgeport and Milford have much more age-restricted housing, but, yeah, folks tend to stay here. This is where they grew up, where they have homes and children, and this is where they want to be," Marsh said.
"We try to let them age in place, which is a big term nowadays. It used to be that when you get to a point where you have challenges, they would ship you off to a nursing home. Now there are a lot of home-care agencies that will come in and they'll take care of you," he said.
For example, there are "handymen" who will help seniors change light bulbs or batteries, a "friendly visitor" program in which people visit and provide companionship for homebound seniors and several other services for the town's older population, Marsh said. In a town like Orange, which is a bit more affluent than some of its neighboring communities, seniors are more likely to be able to afford to bring someone in to help them cook, clean or stay with them for part of their day, Marsh said.
Those kinds of amenities are key to helping seniors continue to live in their neighborhood, according to Gualtieri who said it is important to enhance livability for older residents as communities turn gray.
Communities everywhere will continue to gray in coming years. Between 2000 and 2010, every state in the nation experienced an increase in the number of residents over 85, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The older population is becoming the fastest-growing segment of Americans, according to data from the bureau, which found that the number of Americans 65 or older grew 15.1 percent in that 10-year period, much higher than the 9.7 percent population growth recorded across age brackets.
"Towns need to prepare through re-envisioning how their towns are designed so they can accommodate people as they age, no matter what their physical capacity," Gualtieri said. "Residential living should be in close proximity to basic needs like grocery stores, shops and places to get food and medicine."
Orange has already done that, Testani said as she prepared her bingo boards.
"It's very convenient. There's good shopping. It's a good place to be as far as people, and Costco is right here, plus there's a good social environment," she said. "Why would I want to live anywhere else?"
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Garren '14 Awarded Fulbrightby Richard Paige • March 11, 2014 Share:
Wabash College's Sebastian Garren has earned a Fulbright Scholarship to pursue postgraduate work in educational policy in Finland.
Garren '14, a native of St. Louis, Mo., was awarded the study/research grant and will enroll this fall in the master's degree program in Learning, Learning Environments and Education Systems (LLEES) at the University of Turku in Turku, Finland. Educational policy has long been a focus for Garren and he selected Finland for postgraduate study because it has one of the finest educational systems in the world.
"I've been interested in culture, history and education my whole life," said Garren. "I have been acutely aware that teachers and administrators form the environment around their students through the values they express and the policies they enact. My Fulbright work will explore the values and the rationale of Finnish educators that gives rise to their education policy and their instruction of students."
Garren's post-graduate research on Finnish education centers on three factors: what do administrators, teachers, and students tell each other about goals and rationales; what goals and rationales are simply understood through social cues; and how does this differ from American educational debate?
He hopes to build on Finnish language analysis research, garner first-hand knowledge of the culture and how Finland communicates its educational methods and goals. Further, the LLEES program will help cultivate the skills necessary to become an expert educator, uniquely adept both in the classroom and crafting policy.
"He has a lifelong interest in the process by which education is delivered," said Dr. Eric Olofson, the Wabash Fulbright Program Advisor and an assistant professor of psychology. "He's interested in building a system of education from the ground up that is in the student's best interest. He's had this remarkable ability to see from the large policy level the big concerns – the concerns about values, about the function of education in society – all the way down to how does a teacher introduce the goals of a single lesson. He has a mature, visionary look at the delivery of education and its role in society."
Studying in the LLEES program also will foster the exchange of culture and insights, and will support work on education culture. The Fulbright award also allows Garren, a Latin major, to meld his liberal arts education, study of different cultures, and a love of language into a one focus.
"Sebastian is an incredibly tenacious student," said Dr. Dan Rogers, associate professor of modern languages and Garren's advisor. "When he sets his mind to something, he just gets it done. I've had very few advisees who were able to face problems and challenges and not let discouragement get in the way of their progress. You can't discourage him."
Eventually, Garren hopes to involve himself in U.S. educational policy, both as an educator and an administrator. Once the Fulbright and two-year course of study are completed, he may seek a doctorate in education or public policy or seek a public school district policy position in his native Midwest.
"He will be a natural in the classroom because he is authentic," said Dr. Jeremy Hartnett, associate professor of classics. "He is a person of strong convictions. He'll do phenomenal things in Finland because he wants to do more. Sebastian is not afraid of the unorthodox path."
In 1945, Senator J. William Fulbright introduced a bill in the United States Congress that called for the use of surplus war property to fund the 'promotion of international good will through the exchange of students in the fields of education, culture, and science.'
From its inception, the Fulbright Program has fostered relationships in which citizens and governments of other countries work with the U.S. to set joint priorities and shape the program to meet shared needs. The fundamental principle of international partnership remains at the core of the Fulbright mission.
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the largest U.S. exchange program offering opportunities for students and young professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and primary and secondary school teaching worldwide. The program currently awards approximately 1,900 grants annually in all fields of study, and operates in more than 140 countries worldwide.
Garren is the third Wabash man to earn a Fulbright Scholarship since 2001.


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Our first Daring Bakers' challenge. To tell you the truth this was quite a challenge for me as I don't like meringues. Actually I hate them. But... Apparently when there is cocoa involved everything becomes better.
This month the Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Dawn of Doable and Delicious. Dawn challenged us to make Chocolate Pavlova and Chocolate Mascarpone Mousse. The recipe is based on a recipe from the book "Chocolate Epiphany" by Francois Payard.
I found the meringue is better when there is cocoa powder added but after all it's not my type of treat. But I really enjoyed the rest of the recipe. And I could have eaten all the mousse and cream if it wasn't Ivan to foist in some meringues beneath them.
We made one hole batch of the meringue recipe (6 meringues approximately 10 cm in diameter) and a half recipe of the mousse and cream and even this way the mousse and the cream were in abundance (lucky me!).
Chocolate Meringue Recipe:
(for the chocolate Pavlova)
- 3 large egg whites;
- ½ cup plus 1 tbsp (110 gr) white granulated sugar;
- ¼ cup (30 gr) confectioner's (icing) sugar;
- 1/3 cup (30 gr) cocoa powder (The recipe calls for natural cocoa powder, but we used dutch processed cocoa powder and added a pinch of citric acid to the egg whites at the foam stage).
Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 200º F (95º C) degrees. Line two baking sheets with silpat or parchment and set aside.
Put the egg whites in a bowl and whip until soft peaks form. Increase speed to high and gradually add granulated sugar about 1 Tbsp at a time until stiff peaks form. The whites should be firm but moist.
Sift the confectioner's sugar and cocoa powder over the egg whites and gently fold the dry ingredients into the white.
Fill a pastry bag with the meringue. Pipe the meringue into whatever shapes you desire. Alternatively, you could just free form your shapes and level them a bit with the back of a spoon.
Bake for 2-3 hours until the meringues become dry and crisp (It took us one and a half hours) . Cool and store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Chocolate Mascarpone Mousse Recipe:
(for the top of the Pavlova base)
- 1 ½ cups (355 gr) heavy cream (cream with a milk fat content of between 36 and 40 percent)
- grated zest of one lemon
- 9 ounces (255 gr) 72% chocolate, chopped
- 1 2/3 cups (390 gr) mascarpone
- pinch of nutmeg
- 2 Tbsp (30 ml) Grand Marnier (we used rum)
Pour ½ cup (120 ml) of the heavy cream and the lemon zest in a saucepan and bring to simmer over medium high heat. Remove from the heat and pour over the chocolate. Let stay for a couple of minutes, then whisk until melted and smooth. Leave at room temperature until cool.
Place the mascarpone, the remaining cup of cream and nutmeg in a bowl. Whip on low for a minute until the mascarpone is loose. Add the Grand Marnier and whip on medium speed until it holds soft peaks. DO NOT OVERBEAT AS THE MASCARPONE WILL BREAK.
Mix about ¼ of the mascarpone mixture into the chocolate to lighten. Fold in the remaining mascarpone until well incorporated. Fill a pastry bag with the mousse. Again, you could just free form mousse on top of the pavlova.
Mascarpone Cream Recipe:
(for drizzling)
- 1 recipe crème anglaise
- ½ cup (120 ml) mascarpone
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) Sambucca (rum, again)
- ½ cup (120 ml) heavy cream
Prepare the crème anglaise. Slowly whisk in the mascarpone and the Sambucca and let the mixture cool.
Put the heavy cream in a bowl and beat with electric mixer until very soft peaks are formed. Fold the cream into the mascarpone mixture.
Crème Anglaise Recipe:
(a component of the Mascarpone Cream above)
- 1 cup (250 ml) whole milk
- 1 cup (250 ml) heavy cream
- 1 vanilla bean, split or 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 6 large egg yolks
- 6 Tbsp (75 gr) sugar
In a bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar until the mixture turns pale yellow.
Combine the milk, cream and vanilla in a saucepan over medium high heat, bringing the mixture to a boil. Take off the heat.
Pour about ½ cup of the hot liquid into the yolk mixture, whisking constantly to keep from making scrambled eggs. Pour the yolk mixture into the pan with the remaining cream mixture and put the heat back on medium. Stir constantly with a wooden spoon until the mixture thickens enough to lightly coat the back of a wooden spoon. DO NOT OVERCOOK.
Remove the mixture from the heat and strain it through a fine sieve into a bowl. Cover and refrigerate until the mixture is thoroughly chilled, about 2 hours or overnight.
Assembly: Pipe the mousse onto the pavlovas and drizzle with the mascarpone cream over the top. Dust with confectioner's sugar and fresh fruit if desired.


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The Mets are now looking more at second-tier and third-tier free agents according to Buster Olney of ESPN.
Anything can still happen, but the three offseason predictions I made for the Mets before the hot stove season started, seem to all be coming to fruition.
Back in September amid all the high hopes and expectations I said:
1. The Mets would not go after any players who'll cost more than $10 million annually.
2. The Mets would not pursue any of the players who declined their qualifying offers.
3. The Mets would not spend more than $25 million this offseason.
They were my educated decisions based on many of the vibes I was getting from the team coupled with my belief that this team is still not out of the woods financially no matter what they would have us believe.
When they signed Chris Young I knew in my mind that it would be their biggest splash of this offseason. I'm sure Young will help a little, but not nearly enough to make a significant difference. I don't believe he'll come close to the numbers Marlon Byrd produced out of right field last season. Byrd came out of nowhere to generate 34 doubles, 24 home runs, and 88 RBI while batting .291 with a .518 Slugging Pct. and a .847 OPS. Young has never posted an .800 OPS in his eight-year career and the closest he ever came to numbers like Byrd's was four years ago in the band box known as Chase Field, and even then he batted just .237.
Andy Martino wrote before the holiday, that the Mets were "spooked" by Byrd's two-year, $16 million deal with Philadelphia. That deal was exactly what MLBTR predicted in early October and less than what Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman predicted he would get. So it's amazing that they were spooked. But not surprising. I once went into a fancy restaurant with $200 bucks in my pocket and with a date I was trying to impress at the time. I remember being spooked when I opened the menu and there were no prices listed for any of the dishes.
Anyway, the Mets are now looking at third-tier options which is a nice way of saying they are scraping the bottom of the free agent barrel. There's no such thing as fourth-tier options.
Tomorrow I'll post some of the scrapheap guys I'd like to see the Mets take a shot on… Feel free to post your own in the meantime.