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The immune system is an intricate biological protection system responsible for
determining what belongs to and in the body versus what does not belong and
requires elimination. It defends the body against infection, disease and foreign
substances. The immune system begins with the skin and digestive system, and
incorporates the glands, hormones, blood and organs throughout the body. Keeping
your companion's immune system in good shape will go a long way in preventing
ill health and chronic disease.
When we talk of keeping the immune system healthy, many people think of boosting
or stimulating the immune system with herbs such as Echinacea. Boosting
immunity, however, is not always appropriate or required. In some cases the
immune system needs calming and balancing – as is the case for autoimmune
disorders and frequently for chronic allergies.
A good, natural diet is the most important component in building and supporting
a healthy immune system. Since your companion is dependent upon you to provide
the best possible diet, it is prudent for you to educate yourself about the
options available and the benefits of feeding the freshest, most wholesome diet
you can. Please see our article, "What You Need to Know About Your Pet's Food,"
for more details.
Along with a top quality diet,
exercise, minimal exposure to toxins and a low-stress living environment are of
utmost importance to the health of your companion. If these elements are not
attended to first, then adding supplements to boost the immune system or balance
it will be far less useful or effective. Giving immune-supportive supplements to
an animal without attending to the foundations of good health is like trying to
heat a house with poor insulation and broken windows – you can turn the
thermostat up as high as you'd like but the house will still be cold.


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Executions in the United States are generally accompanied by an element of uncertainty, with the condemned prisoner filing 11th hour appeals all the way to the highest court in the land and sometimes winning a reprieve at the last minute, NBC News reported.
That's unlikely to be the case when Barney Fuller's date with death arrives Wednesday evening.
The 58-year-old Texas inmate — who admitted murdering neighbors Nathan and Annette Copeland in front of their kids after a long-running dispute — ordered his lawyer not to file challenges to his lethal injection.
In a letter to his attorney last year, Fuller, who has been on death row since 2004, said he he wasn't keeping track of the status of any proceedings.

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"Oh, Dyson, where have you been all my life?"
It sounds like something out of a soap opera, doesn't it? But I am truly, madly in love with the Dyson DC25 Ball All-Floors Upright Vacuum Cleaner I was sent to review.
So what makes the Dyson DC25 so fantastic?
Maneuverability -- I had my doubts about just how much easier the ball design would make vacuuming, but it really works! It makes it so much easier to roll the vacuum around tight corners. It's smooth and effortless, and as a bonus, even the older kids can push it!
Suction -- I knew that we were nearing the time to replace our Hoover Windtunnel Upright, but I had no idea just how much dust and dirt it was NOT picking up. This was readily apparent the first time I took the Dyson DC25 for a spin.
I was totally unprepared for the amount of dirt in the canister when I was done. I may as well have not vacuumed at all over the past five years that we've been in our house from the looks of it. I wish I had thought to take a picture before my husband dumped the canister -- it truly was the height of ickiness.
Convenience -- I simply love the Telescope Reach wand feature. If I had a nickel for every time I went to use the wand on my Hoover only to find it MIA, I could probably have paid for the Dyson in change! But that's not all -- not worrying about replacing bags and the ease of emptying the canister rank high on convenience as well.
So what don't I like?
Frankly, it's got a pretty hefty price tag. At $499, it's going to have to last quite awhile to offset the up front costs. With a five-year warranty, that shouldn't be an issue.
But what I found more compelling than the warranty was Dyson's analysis of the maintenance costs of other vacuums over a five-year period. The Dyson clocks in at $0 because there are no bags, belts or filters to replace. However, they calculate that other vacuums could cost as much as an additional $445 over a five-year period if you perform the routine maintenance recommended by the manufacturer!
So overall, yes, I am very impressed with the Dyson DC25, and I'm kicking myself for not making the investment years ago when my husband was trying to persuade me it was a good idea. Five kids and two dogs put a lot of wear and tear on our carpets, and I really think that we would not have the need to replace them so soon if we'd used a quality vacuum from the start.
Do you own a Dyson, and if so, what are your thoughts on it? Or have you found another vacuum that you feel works just as well at a lower price point?


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Will host exhibition game at Bullman Building on Saturday.
After losing much firepower to graduation, fans of the Missouri S&T women's basketball team probably don't know what to expect from the Lady Miners this season.
Head coach Alan Eads doesn't either.
Fans get their first chance to see the 2013-14 version of the Lady Miners on Saturday, when they host Livin' The Dream in an exhibition game. Tip-off at the Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building is set for 1 p.m.
S&T comes in looking for new leaders in the scoring and rebounding columns after personnel losses from last season's squad, which finished 16-12 overall and 10-7 in Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) play.
And after taking a roster hit just prior to practice starting, the squad doesn't possess the usual depth an Eads' Lady Miners team has.
"It's been hard to get them all there at the same time for practice because of the time constraints we've had," Eads said. "It's hard to tell this early. It's pretty much a completely new group as far as starters. From our senior group, a couple have started off and on. Now they're in a position to have an opportunity to start on a full-time basis."
Gone from last season's unit are guard Taylor Jensen, Katelyn Heil and Kyesha Hall and forward Hailee Parks. The biggest loss is Parks, who was one of the top scorers and rebounders in program history and led the squad last season with 14.4 points and 7.8 rebounds.
Holdovers from last season include 5-6 senior Senait McLeod, 5-7 sophomore Dajae Williams, 5-8 senior Erica Askew and 5-9 senior Toni Knar at guard, and 5-11 senior Karlie Sample, 6-4 sophomore Leigh-Ann Kesper, 6-2 senior Kylie Cooper and 6-0 junior Joslyn Arthur at forward.
Knar, one of the top long-range shooters in the GLVC, is the top scorer returning at 9.0 points last season while Cooper averaged 7.2 points and 6.2 rebounds, Sample 6.0 points and 3.8 boards and McLeod 4.3 points.
Newcomers on the roster are 5-9 junior guard-forward Jaaron Kassanavoid from Highland Community College; 5-9 junior guard Mia Wesley from State Fair Community College, and 5-9 freshman guard Elsie Greenwood.
The most anticipated transfer to the squad was 6-3 sophomore forward Taylor Manuel, who averaged eight points and eight rebounds as a freshman in the Big 10 Conference last season with Purdue. However, prior to the beginning of practice Manuel left school, citing the desire to return to the Division I level. Also not returning to the team was 6-2 forward Carissa Richardson, a Sullivan, Mo. native who would have been a junior.
Eads was depending on Manuel to make a big contribution in replacing Parks inside.
"Every position is up for grabs," said Eads, the Lady Miners' all-time winningest coach in his 12th season with the program. "We've had good competition in each practice.
"It will be interesting to see how the new and old players will mesh. This is probably one year I have no idea what this team is going to be like."
In the backcourt, the big question will be who becomes the starting point guard.
"We've got McLeod and Williams and possibly Wesley," Eads said.
"Wesley is left-handed and I think she'll be a scorer for us. She's a good athlete and will be a scoring guard for us on the other side of Toni. Greenwood is our only freshman and she's showing signs she'll be able to play in her first year."
Inside it will take a combination of players to pick up the pace for the loss of Parks.
"Our (centers) are Kylie and Leigh-Ann," Eads said. "Kylie was solid last year and Leigh-Ann has improved. Sample will be at (power forward) and she's got to step up and play more minutes. Kassanavoid hurt her knee last year and is just getting back to 100 percent."
LADY MINER NOTES: There is the possibility that Parks will compete for Livin' The Dream against the Lady Miners on Saturday.
The Lady Miners will officially open their schedule on Nov. 8, hosting Westminster College (5:30 p.m.). On the Westminster roster is former Rolla High School standout Andrea Zalis, a freshman guard-forward.
S&T's first four games will be at home before competing in the Drury Holiday Classic on Nov. 29-30.
The Lady Miners open GLVC play on the road Dec. 5 against Drury.
The 2013-14 schedule:
Nov. 2...Livin' The Dream exhibition, 1 p.m.
Nov. 8...Westminster College, 5:30 p.m.
Nov. 15...Minnesota Duluth, 3 p.m.
Nov. 16...Arkansas-Monticello, 6 p.m.
Nov. 23...Harris-Stowe, 1 p.m.
Nov. 29-30: Drury Holiday Classic in Springfield: Nov. 29 vs. Union (Tenn.) 7:45 p.m.; Nov. 30 vs. Missouri Western, 7:45 p.m.
Dec. 5...at Drury, 5:30 p.m.*
Dec. 14...at Lindenwood, 1 p.m.
Dec. 21...at Henderson State, 2 p.m.
Jan. 3...Indianapolis, 5:30 p.m.*
Jan. 5...Saint Joseph's, 1 p.m.*
Jan. 9...at Southern Indiana, 5:15 p.m.*
Jan. 11...at Bellarmine, noon*
Jan. 16...William Jewell, 5:30 p.m.*
Jan. 18...Rockhurst, 1 p.m.*
Jan. 23...Maryville, 5:30 p.m.*
Jan. 25...Missouri-St. Louis, 1 p.m.*
Jan. 30...at Truman State, 5:30 p.m.*
Feb. 1...at Quincy, 1 p.m.*
Feb. 6...at Illinois-Springfield, 5:30 p.m.*
Feb. 8...at McKendree, 1 p.m.*
Feb. 13...Lewis, 5:30 p.m.*
Feb. 15...Wisconsin-Parkside, 1 p.m.*
Feb. 20...at Rockhurst, 5:15 p.m.*
Feb. 22...at William Jewell, 1 p.m.*
Feb. 27...Drury, 5:30 p.m.*
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Will Compton has been with Bo Pelini for all the ups and downs within the Nebraska football program the past five years, and no one in the Cornhuskers' camp wants a Big Ten championship more than the middle linebacker from Bonne Terre, Mo.
Compton, like his teammates, says all he's concerned with is Friday's game at Iowa (4-7, 2-5 Big Ten). But Compton and his teammates see the big picture.
A win secures the 17th-ranked Huskers' spot in the Big Ten title game against Wisconsin and a chance to play for the school's first conference championship since 1999. A loss would leave the Huskers (10-2, 6-1) needing Ohio State to beat Michigan on Saturday in order to play in Indianapolis on Dec. 1.
For Compton, if there is to be a satisfying close to his college career, there is no alternative but to win a championship.
``Without a doubt,'' he said. ``I've never won a championship, even in high school or anything like that. Especially the seniors, we want to get this one. We've went through so much together. It would be a disappointment if we didn't win out and get ourselves a championship.''
Compton arguably is more heavily invested than any of the 29 seniors.
He originally pledged to play for former coach Bill Callahan. When Callahan was fired, Compton gave second looks to Missouri, Illinois and Notre Dame. Finally, he came around to putting his faith in Nebraska's first-time head coach.
Compton was a starter along with Ndamukong Suh on one of the nation's best defenses in 2009. He came close to winning Big 12 championships in 2009-10.
Last year the defense was average, at best, and there were blowout losses at Wisconsin and Michigan, a stunning defeat at home to Northwestern and a bad loss to South Carolina in the Capital One Bowl.
This year didn't start any better, with lopsided losses at UCLA and Ohio State. But now the Huskers have won five straight, coming from behind in the second half to post four of their six Big Ten wins, and the defense has steadily gotten better.
``I never want to sit there and say this is `my' defense,'' Compton said. ``We have a lot of great senior leadership. Right from the get-go in the offseason, myself and a few guys took the reins and did what we needed to do this offseason to set ourselves up for the position we're in now. We have to carry it out. We have to win out.''
Compton is playing the best football of his career this season. His 93 tackles lead the team. He has three sacks, three other tackles for loss, seven pass breakups and three fumble recoveries.
``He means everything to our defense,'' safety Justin Blatchford said. ``He has to know what he has to do, but he has to know what everyone else has to do. He's really a leader and shows just great passion to the game and puts in so much time in the film room and out on the field.''
Pelini said, ``I think he has played well all year, he really has. I think that we have a lot of contributors at the linebacker position. Will has been the center of it.''
For that, Pelini can thank Kathy Compton, Will's mom.
Compton started considering other options after Callahan was fired. He took a shine to Illinois because the Illini were coming off a Rose Bowl appearance, and Missouri had just gone to the Big 12 championship game for the first time. Notre Dame had tradition.
``I remember telling my mom that I wasn't coming here that year and she started crying,'' Compton said. ``She really liked the staff, coach Bo and everybody here and she thought I was making a mistake.''
As if his mom's efforts to persuade him weren't enough, four Nebraska assistants visited Compton to make a last-ditch effort to keep him.
``We had a great night and once they walked out I just said I didn't know what I was thinking in the first place and I said that Nebraska is where I definitely want to go,'' he said.
Compton received his degree in business administration last December, and he said he'll treasure memories of the fans, the Tunnel Walk, Pelini's pregame speeches and the good times with his teammates.
Playing for a Big Ten title would be something else he could take with him if the Huskers can lock up a trip to Indianapolis.
``We're in a position to do a few different things that haven't been done here in quite a while,'' he said. ``We're all aware of that, but we have to stay locked in.''


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What is the Prosecutor's role in establishing paternity in Michigan?After a referral from the Eaton County office of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services ("DHHS"), the Prosecuting Attorney's office interviews the custodial parent and files a complaint in Circuit Court. The non-custodial parent is served with a copy of the complaint, and notice of a hearing date in Circuit Court. The Prosecuting Attorney's office schedules court appearances and arranges for DNA testing or buccal swabs from the parties. Finally, if paternity is established, the Prosecuting Attorney will prepare the Order for Paternity that is entered in the Circuit Court's Family Division.
Who do I contact at the Eaton County Prosecutor's office?
Our Paternity and Child Support Specialists, please call at (517) 543-4890, or 543-4897.
What is paternity?
Paternity means "fatherhood". The term "establishing paternity" means making the biological father of a child born out of wedlock the legal father as well.
Why is it important to establish paternity?
The parents and the child have the right to have a parent-child relationship. Establishing paternity gives a child born outside of marriage the same legal rights as a child born to married parents. Other reasons include:
How is legal paternity established?
How do I start a paternity case?
In many cases, when the custodial parent or a child's legal guardian receives state assistance for the child (e.g., birthing expenses, medicaid, food stamps, etc.), the Department of Human Services will send a referral to us to establish paternity and a support order, even if the custodial parent has not requested child support. The support money is used to reimburse the state for the covergae and services it spends on the child.
You must first contact the Michigan Department of Human Services' Support Specialist at (866) 540-0008 to request or apply for services provided by our office. The Support Specialist will assist you with the application. If necessary, they will attempt to locate the absent parent for you. Your case will then be referred to the Family Support Division in the Prosecutor's Office and a case will be opened.
Our Paternity and Child Support Specialists call (517) 543-4890, or 543-4897.
After your case is opened, you will be mailed an appointment letter and a questionnaire. You will be asked to fill out all the information requested and bring it to the office on your appointment day. The information will be used to file a lawsuit against the absent parent so it is very important that all information supplied is complete and correct. A complaint will be prepared and your case will be filed with the court.
What happens with the absent parent?
Once the support order case is filed, our office may schedule an appointment with the absent parent in our office. The case issues will be explained. A final Order, resolving the case by consent, might be signed at that time.
If the absent parent lives far away or out of state, we will send them notice of the case by certified mail. They may then contact us by telephone or mail. At times, it is necessary to arrange for papers to be served by an outside agency if the absent parent does not respond. Once the papers are served on the absent parent, the other party has a little less than a month to respond. If not, we will ask the Judge to enter a "default order" against the parent to establish paternity and/or child support. Payments will then be collected and obligations enforced by the Friend of the Court (FOC).
How can the father voluntarily acknowledge paternity?
Both parents must sign papers acknowledging paternity. The Affidavit of Parentage must be notarized and filed with the Michigan Department of Community Health's Office of the State Registrar. Before signing the form in the presence of a notary public, the father must provide pictured identification and his social security number (plus other identification, if necessary).
Can the Affidavit of Parentage be filed by mail?
Yes. The completed Affidavit of Parentage form can be mailed to:
Vital Records & Health Data Development
Michigan Department of Community Health
P.O. Box 30691
3423 North M.L. King Blvd.
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 335-8676
Is there a fee for filing the Affidavit of Parentage?
No. However, certified copies of the Affidavit of Parentage are available from the Central Registry for $13.00 (additional copies are $4.00 each).
What if the father refuses to acknowledge paternity?
The mother (or the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, if the child is receiving public assistance such as Aid to Dependent Children) may bring a paternity suit to have the matter resolved in court. The alleged father is entitled to a hearing in Circuit Court to prove whether he is the father.
What if the mother is not sure who her child's father is?
The mother should call a DHHS Support Specialist, toll-free at (866) 540-0008, who will help her to identify and locate (if necessary) the father free of charge. The mother does not have to be on public assistance to seek help from a DHS Support Specialist.
When is a DNA/blood test necessary? How is a paternity DNA/blood test done?
A DNA/blood test is needed when the alleged father denies or questions paternity. If blood testing is ordered by the Circuit Court, the mother, child and alleged father will be scheduled for a joint blood drawing in the area. (In Eaton County, most cases do not involve withdrawl of actual blood samples. Rather, painless Q-Tip®-like swabs are rubbed inside the mouth, which painlessly capture skin cells containing DNA.) The samples are taken from the mother, child and alleged father and are tested at a laboratory. The tests compare many different and complex details of the child's blood with similar details in the mother's and alleged father's blood.
What does paternity blood testing show?
The tests can accurately show that a man is not the father of the child, or a percentage of likelihood that he is the father (e.g., 99.48% probability). If the results show that the alleged father is not the biological father, the case is dismissed. Because of its accuracy, the DNA/blood test result generally settles the issue, so contested paternity trials are rare.
Who pays for the DNA/blood tests?
The court will decide who pays. In many case, the alleged father is ordered to pay.
Can the parents do private DNA testing?
Yes. If a private attorney files a paternity case and wants to arrange DNA testing in our area, arrangements can be made directly with Orchid Cellmark, in East Lansing, MI; call toll-free (800) 837-1504.
What happens if the mother or father is not 18?
In Michigan, the mother's or father's age is irrelevant.
How long after the child is born can paternity be established?
Both Michigan and federal laws permit paternity actions to be started anytime before the child reaches the age of 18. But, you should not wait to establish paternity. Your child has the right to expect regular and continued emotional and financial support from both parents. Give your child the best possible chance in life by getting paternity established now!
When can the father's name be put on the birth certificate?
If the mother is married, her husband's name will be recorded on the birth certificate. In other circumstances:
Birth certificates are not automatically changed when an Affidavit of Parentage is filed, unless the change is made at the birth hospital before the birth has been registered. Changes to registered birth records can be requested based upon a properly completed Affidavit of Parentage, but the birth record correction must be requested on an Application to Correct a Certificate of Birth. These forms are available at the County Clerk's office or the Office of the State Registrar. A birth certificate can be changed to reflect the father listed on this Affidavit if no other man is recorded on the birth certificate as the child's father. Should a conflict exist, a court determination of paternity may become necessary.
If the parents decide to voluntarily acknowledge paternity, what other steps must be taken?
Beside filing the notarized Affidavit of Parentage with the Michigan Department of Community Health's Office of the State Registrar, the parents should try to agree on issues of child support, parenting time ("visitation") and custody. If the parents cannot agree, then they must get a court order.
In Eaton County, child custody and visitation issues are decided before the paternity order is entered. Other counties may handle the timing of custody and visitation orders differently. Check with your county's Prosecuting Attorney!
What is a "support order"?
A support order means any order entered by the Circuit Court which requires the payment of money for child support, spousal support (alimony), medical, dental and other health care expenses, child care expenses, and educational expenses.
What is in a support order?
The final court Order will include a child support obligation, to be paid by income withholding (usually expressed in "$____/month"), a child care contribution, responsibility for medical insurance or uninsured medical expenses, the responsibility to report certain changes in circumstances or coverage to the Friend of the Court, reimbursement for pregnancy and/or childbirth expenses and, if the parties agree, a provision for parenting time.
How do I get a court order for child support?
A petition requesting an Order of Support must be filed in the Circuit Court. If both parties (and the Judge) agree on the amount, an order can be quickly entered. If the parties cannot agree, you can consult with a private lawyer, or contact the Department of Human Services to talk to a Support Specialist for free help. (You do not have to be on public assistance to seek help from the Support Specialist.) The DHS can refer a support case to the Prosecuting Attorney, who can file an action in Circuit Court under the Family Support Act.
Contact one of these locations to inquire about child support services (i.e., establishing paternity, child support orders, etc). DHS no longer has contact persons in their local county offices.
Once the support order has been entered, if the parents get back together and decide to end the family support order, they must contact their private lawyer or the Friend of the Court to stop the support order. It is not sufficient to just notify a DHS case worker.
How is child support determined?
Child support is set by a formula in the Michigan Child Support Guidelines. (You may want to download the Michigan Child Support Guidelines Manual.) This formula considers both parents' income, the number of children and their custodial arrangements, other child support payments, etc. (But every-day financial responsibilities like rent/mortgages, utilities, credit card debts, etc. are not factored in.) The baby's medical costs may also be included in the child support order. You may get a copy of the Michigan Child Support Guidelines by contacting:
Office Services Division / Publications Section
7461 Crowner Drive
Lansing, MI 48913
Telephone: (517) 322-1899
Will the Prosecutor help me collect child support?
No. The Friend of the Court is responsible for enforcing payment orders and collecting delinquencies (although you may also hire a private attorney to file an enforcement action). Child support is generally collected through income-witholding from the parent's paycheck. If the person is self- or un-employed, payment must be made personally.
What if the parent responsible for paying lives outside Michigan?
We can file a case for paternity and/or child support even if the absent parent lives in another state. In some cases, when that party is a former Michigan resident or other factors exist, we may still be able to file a case in our county.
If there are not sufficient ties to the state of Michigan, an action is filed under the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA). The papers are prepared in our office, filed with our court and forwarded to the state where the absent parent resides. The final court Order must be obtained in the other state. Although we process interstate cases right away, we cannot control the time it takes another state to obtain an Order. We will monitor the other state's efforts on a regular basis and contact you if additional information is required.
The parent responsible for paying support has stopped paying. What can be done?
The Friend of the Court is responsible for enforcing payment orders and collecting delinquencies (although you may also hire a private attorney to file an enforcement action). There are several options: income withholding orders, show cause hearings (civil contempt hearings held with the Judge who issued the support order), tax refund intercepts, and liens on the payor's property are the most common methods used.
NOTE: Visitation and support orders are separate orders of the Court, with separate enforcement procedures. If you are not being paid the support monies to which you believe you are entitled, you may not withhold parenting time ("visitation") from the delinquent parent.
I cannot find the non-paying parent. Are there free Internet sites that may assist my search?
Yes! The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services' web site has a good list of parent locator services.
The parent responsible for paying support has moved to another state. What do I do?
The parent responsible for paying child support must continue to pay support through the Friend of the Court, even if he or she leaves the State of Michigan. If child support payments stop, the parent who is owed the money has several options:
What web sites have Michigan child support-related information?
Check out the Michigan Department of Human Services' Child Support page, the Marquette County Prosecuting Attorney's Family Support page, the Washtenaw County Prosecuting Attorney's Child Support Division web page, and the Midland County Friend of the Court's web pages! You will find answers to common support questions, plus information on and links to the Michigan Child Support Guidelines and Child Support Formula Manual.
Are there other web sites with child support information?
Check out the Federal Administration for Children and Families, the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement, the Association for Children for Enforcement of Support.
Visit our Downloads page, too. We have posted some child support and parenting time documents.
Read the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Child Support's informative web site.


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Lacey finally goes home to mother
A three-year nightmare for a young mother ended in January when the late-Judge Britt Plunk ordered Lacey Marie Salter returned to her mother by the paternal grandparents who sought custody of the child based on the theory they could be better parents because they had more money than the mom.
Shelly Nash was not allowed to call herself mama, the little girl's first words, and was kept from her daughter for nearly six months because the grandparents said it confused Lacey. Even though they had taken the child away from Nash on a technicality with no evidence ever being lodged that Nash was a bad mother, the Salters called Nash "delusional" and "obsessed" over her little girl. The Salters even told Judge Plunk they never saw Lacey dirty, unclothed, hungry or being abused, but they still believed they deserved to raise the little girl.
It was also revealed in court that the Salters had, at one point, turned the little girl over to their son, Jeffrey Salter, who was an admitted sex offender although he is not registered with the state. Salter and Nash had separated and he filed for custody, which was how his parents were able to intervene in the case using a narrow exception in Texas law.
"Jeff's history is with children five-years and up; Lacey was still a baby at the time," his father, Steve Salter, told the judge. "He took Lacey, got in the car and Karen got in the car with him to make sure he didn't do something in the state that he was in. And the friend that he was with is a very highly moral person, so we were not concerned."
The judge was not impressed with Jeffrey or his parents and at the end of the hearing he said he would be making his ruling soon. The next day, Judge Plunk ruled that Lacey would be returned to her mother, who lived in Detroit and had made almost-monthly trips to Texas to see her daughter for the previous year.
UPDATE: For the first time, Lacey celebrated Easter with her mother, and the two hunted Easter Eggs at their home in Michigan. One night when Nash came in late from her classes at a local community college, Lacey ran up to her, hugged her and said she was "the best mommy in the world."Lacey began school this year and has excelled in vocabulary, which sometimes gets her in trouble for talking too much. This was the first Christmas she has ever been able to celebrate, as her paternal grandparents followed an offshoot of the Jewish faith. She sat with Santa and opened presents left for her under the Christmas tree.
Jerry Jordan can be reached at (409) 498-1074, or at jerry [at] theexaminer [dot] com.


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Rihanna: The New Princess Diana!
Rihanna shows a little leg as she leaves her hotel on Sunday (February 17) in London, England.
The 24-year-old entertainer was recently compared to Princess Diana.
"Not since Diana rocketed from a shy kindergarten aide to a lean, mean fashion machine has there been such a ravishingly seductive flirtation with the world press," The Sunday Times wrote.
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"When your face is pic-stitched to Princess Diana's on the cover of The Sunday Times…. I mean… #extraordinaRIHbehavior," she tweeted.
The night before, Rihanna was spotted with her friend Cara Delevingne getting out of a car and heading into The Box Nightclub for a late-night party.


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks closed sharply lower on Thursday as weak economic data from China prompted investors to sell resource stocks and emerging-markets assets and seek safety in bonds, gold, and high-dividend paying sectors.
The S&P 500 SPX, -1.40% fell 16.40 points, or 0.9%, to 1,828.46, breaking a two-day winning streak. Losses were led by financials and materials sectors. Only telecoms, a sector whose stocks are known for their dividend yields, ended higher. The benchmark index is down 1.1% year-to-date.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.39% fell to a five-week low, shedding 175.99 points, or 1.1%, to 16,197.35. The blue-chip index recorded its third straight session of losses.
The Nasdaq Composite COMP, -1.89% lost 24.13 points, or 0.6% to 4,218.87, trimming gains it clocked in since the start of the year. Read the recap of the stock market live blog.
Indexes suffered broad-based losses amid high trading volumes. Thursday's total composite volume was the largest this year, as more than 7.3 billion shares changed hands, according to FactSet.
Investors appeared most worried about the surprise contraction in China's manufacturing sector, which followed concerns over the country's financial system. On Tuesday, China's central bank announced it is injecting more liquidity into the system ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday.
"China's banks have been having liquidity issues since last summer, and what worries investors is contagion. If their problems are severe, large banks in the U.S. and Europe will be affected, triggering another crisis," said Quincy Krosby, market strategist at Prudential Financial. "What is happening in the U.S. stock market is consolidation and realization that the Fed is not going to come to the rescue of the markets with liquidity anymore, as the economy is growing again."
Gold closed at a two-month high and Treasurys rallied, sending yields lower. The concern about China, alongside expectations the Federal Reserve's monetary tightening would lead to higher U.S. interest rates, hit emerging markets assets hard. The ETF tracking the benchmark MSCI Emerging Markets index EEM, -2.28% closed at a four-month low.
Among the day's other economic data, an early gauge of U.S. manufacturing dipped in January from the prior month, but some of the slowdown was due to cold weather, Markit reported Thursday. The U.S. flash purchasing managers index slipped to 53.7 in January, down from December's level of 55, which was an 11-month high. This is the slowest improvement in conditions since October.
U.S. initial jobless claims rose slightly to 326,000. "Today's jobless claims data had a worrying component — continuing claims stayed above 3 million. Investors are concerned about the labor market and it is showing in today's selloffs," said Chris Gaffney, senior market strategist at EverBank.
The leading economic index rose 0.1% in December, marking its sixth gain in a row, the nonprofit Conference Board said Thursday.
In the housing sector, sales of existing homes rose 1% in December to a 4.98 million annual rate, while the median sale price climbed 9.9% to $198,000.
In earnings news, McDonald's MCD, -0.36% reported nearly flat earnings in the fourth quarter, as sales edged down slightly while expenses rose. Earnings per share were $1.40, slightly ahead of consensus expectations. Chief Executive Don Thompson called 2013 "a challenging year." Shares in the fast-food chain ticked up 0.5%.
Shares in Netflix Inc. NFLX, -4.53% rallied 16.5% after the video streaming company reported better-than-expected earnings late on Wednesday.
Herbalife Ltd HLF, -0.60% shares slid 10% after U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts, on Thursday called for an investigation of the business practices of the company, which he called "a possible pyramid scheme."
Santander Consumer USA Holdings SC, -1.51% climbed 5% on its debut, after the auto lender sold 74 million shares at $24, raising $1.8 billion.
In after-hours market, shares in Starbucks Corp. SBUX, -1.35% rose 0.7% after the coffee-shop chain reported quarterly earnings above analysts' expectations.
Microsoft Corp. MSFT, -2.00% shares rallied 3.7% in the after-hours market, after the company reported better quarterly earnings and revenue than analysts expected.
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But did hoax campaign boost response in teens and 20s?
Seven people in every thousand in England and Wales gave their religion as 'Jedi' in the 2001 Census.
The Census form's question on religion - the only question where a response was not compulsory - offered a series of tick-boxes for the major religions in the UK (Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh); a tick-box for 'none'; and a free space to write in 'any other religion'. This was the first time a religion question was included in a Census.
A campaign on the internet claimed - wrongly - that Jedi, the belief system at the heart of the Star Wars films, would receive official government recognition as a religion if enough people quoted it on their Census forms. An email in support of the campaign, quoted by BBC News, invited people to 'do it because you love Star Wars... or just to annoy people.'
Just over 390,000 of the 52,000,000 people in England and Wales wrote in 'Jedi' on their census form.
The 'Jedi' response was most popular in Brighton and Hove, with 2.6 per cent of Census respondents quoting it, followed by Oxford (2.0 per cent), Wandsworth (1.9), Cambridge (1.9), Southampton (1.8) and Lambeth (1.8).
It was least popular in Easington, on the north-east coast of England between Sunderland and Hartlepool, where it was quoted by only 0.16 per cent of respondents. Sedgefield, Knowsley, Blaenau Gwent, Merthyr Tydfil and Wear Valley all show less than 0.2 per cent of respondents quoting 'Jedi'.
Director of reporting and analysis at the Office for National Statistics, John Pullinger said: 'Whatever its motive, the Jedi campaign may have worked in favour of the Census exercise. Census agencies worldwide report difficulties encouraging those in their late teens and twenties to complete their forms.
'We suspect that the Jedi response was most common in precisely this age group. The campaign may well have encouraged people to complete their forms and help us get the best possible overall response.'
Source: Office for National Statistics
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Class of '63 Medical Alumnus Capra and Wife Bequeath Generous Estate Gift to College of Medicine
- 12-14-2012
- By Jennifer Nachbur
University of Vermont (UVM) Class of 1963 medical alumnus J. Donald Capra, M.D., and his wife, Patricia Capra, of Oklahoma City, Okla., have made a generous provision in their estate to benefit the UVM College of Medicine.
According to Capra, who also earned his undergraduate degree from UVM in 1959, the gift is in memory of his late parents, Richard and Mary Capra of Barre, Vt., and serves as an expression of his gratitude to them.
Capra's parents came to Vermont from Italy as children, in the first decade of the 20th century. Although not formally educated, his parents appreciated and emphasized education as a priority for their children.
"My grandfather was a stonecutter in Barre," says Capra. "My father worked as an electrician/derrick operator in Barre at Comolli and Company his entire working life. My mother was a homemaker and raised my sister Carolyn and myself."
Capra met his wife of 54 years, Patricia, when she was a nurse at the former Mary Fletcher Hospital and he was an undergraduate student. At his graduation from the UVM College of Medicine in 1963, Capra received the William Brown Alumni Prize, named for a former dean of the College of Medicine, and the UVM Century Award.
"I am forever grateful to my parents for introducing me to the concept of going to college early in life," he says. "My medical degree from the University of Vermont has allowed me to have a productive life and see the world."
An academic physician specializing in immunology, Capra served as the Edwin L. Cox Distinguished Chair in Immunology and Genetics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and directed its Molecular Immunology Center from 1990 to 1997. In 1997, he was asked to serve as the third full-time president of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, a moderate-sized research institute in Oklahoma City. Since his retirement in 2006, Capra has been consulting widely for pharmaceutical firms in the field of immunology.
Patricia went back to school mid-career to earn a Ph.D. from UT Southwestern and became an academic clinical psychologist at the university, where she served as vice chair of the Department of Psychology for 15 years.
"As a former foundation president," Capra says, "I know how wonderful it can be to get an estate gift and have the flexibility to do whatever is needed and necessary." In his role at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, he helped to raise more than $100 million dollars.
"My wife and I decided to make this type of unrestricted gift to UVM so that a future dean could use the funds where he or she sees fit," says Capra. "My hope is that upon our deaths, there will be enough money in the account to name a chair for my parents. I think that a Richard and Mary Capra Chair in the College of Medicine would make visitors stop, every once in a while, and wonder who the Capras were – Italian immigrants from Barre, Vermont, whose son graduated from medical school and wished to honor them for lives well lived."


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These conditions refer to an inflammation and infection of the eyelid skin and/or the eye socket (orbit). They are serious infections that involve the eye and the structures around the eye. Pre-septal cellulitis involves the area from the skin of the eyelid to the bony area that encloses the eye. Orbital cellulitis is an infection that involves the eye and the eye structures within the bony cavity of the face. Both of these conditions are serious and require immediate medical attention by your child's doctor.
The most common cause of these types of cellulitis is from an infection with bacteria. The following are the bacteria that are usually involved:
Staphylococcus aureus
Streptococcus pyogenes
Haemophilus influenzae
The bacteria gets into the eye and the surrounding cavity many different ways. The two most common ways the infection gets into the eye include the following:
Trauma. Direct trauma to the eye can lead to infection from the bacteria.
Spread from other areas. Most commonly, the infection begins in the sinuses. The sinuses are cavities, or air-filled pockets, that are near the nasal passage.
The following are the most common symptoms of pre-septal cellulitis. However, each child may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms appear abruptly and may include:
Swelling of the upper and lower eyelid
Redness of the upper and lower eyelid
Warmth of skin
General discomfort of the eye
The eyeball is often not affected and appears normal.
The following are the most common symptoms of orbital cellulitis. However, each child may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms appear slowly and may include:
Swelling of the upper and lower eyelid
Orbit becomes swollen and bulges
Eye may appear red
Decrease in the child's ability to move the eyeball
Decrease in vision
General discomfort
The symptoms of pre-septal/orbital cellulitis may resemble other eye conditions or medical problems. Always consult your child's doctor for a diagnosis.
Diagnosis is usually based on a complete medical history and physical examination of your child. In addition, your child's doctor may order the following tests to help confirm the diagnosis:
Blood tests
X-ray. A diagnostic test that uses invisible electromagnetic energy beams to produce images of internal tissues, bones, and organs onto film.
Computed tomography scan (also called a CT or CAT scan). A diagnostic imaging procedure that uses a combination of X-rays and computer technology to produce horizontal, or axial, images (often called slices) of the body. A CT scan shows detailed images of any part of the body, including the bones, muscles, fat, and organs. CT scans are more detailed than general X-rays. The extent of the infection is detected by performing a CT scan.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A diagnostic imaging procedure, without the use of X-ray, to evaluate the extent of infection.
Specific treatment for pre-septal cellulitis will be determined by your child's doctor based on:
Your child's age, overall health, and medical history
The extent of the condition
Your child's tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies
Expectations for the course of the condition
Your opinion or preference
Treatment will usually include oral antibiotics. Close follow up with your child's doctor is necessary for constant monitoring.
Specific treatment for orbital cellulitis will be determined by your child's doctor based on:
Your child's age, overall health, and medical history
The extent of the condition
Your child's tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies
Expectations for the course of the condition
Your opinion or preference
Orbital cellulitis is a serious condition and must be treated promptly. Treatment may include:
Consultation with an ophthalmologist (eye care specialist)
Hospitalization. Your child may be admitted to the hospital for antibiotics through an intravenous (IV) catheter. Hospitalization also allows for close evaluation of your child and the condition.
Surgery. Surgical drainage of the sinuses or any abscesses of the eye is sometimes needed.
The risk of complications may be reduced with prompt and accurate treatment of the problem. The following are some of the more common complications that may occur:
Meningitis (an infection of the lining outside of the brain and the spinal cord)
Loss of vision
Brain abscess (with the possibility of permanent neurological deficits)


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Wolfeboro police, fire ready for meet-and-greetBy LARISSA MULKERN
Special to the Union Leader
June 24. 2013 6:55PM
WOLFEBORO — Want to see the inside of a jail cell — without getting arrested? Members of the public are invited to the first-ever open house with tours at the Wolfeboro Police and Fire-Rescue Department building this Saturday.
Police Chief Stuart Chase said the Wolfeboro Police Commissioners — Chair Ron Goodgame, Vice Chair Robert Copeland and Commissioner Joseph Balboni, Jr. — are planning and funding the community outreach event.
The open house will be held at the Public Safety Building, 251 South Main St., on Saturday, June 29, between 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Refreshments will be available. Ossipee resident Mike Hashem and his band, the Dixieland Strollers, will perform at the open house. The Dixieland Strollers have been performing together for nearly 40 years and are a long-established band in New Hampshire. Their casual, acoustic styling ranges from jazz, to polka, to traditional Dixieland tunes. The open house is free to the public and all are encouraged to attend.
"We want to show the public our new equipment and our new police cars. This gives us an opportunity to interact with those we serve," said Chase. "The open house offers us a chance to have some one on one time with the public," he added.
Goodgame said he hoped the open house would attract youngsters aged 12 and under who may want to check out police cruisers or fire rescue equipment and interact with personnel.
"We think community outreach is a good thing," said Goodgame, "and we haven't had an open house with the police and fire departments — ever."
Additionally, there will be free giveaways and safety items from New Hampshire Highway Safety Agency. Additionally, to those who need them, free gun locks will also be available courtesy of the Wolfeboro Police Department, the local FBI field office, and the U.S. Department of Justice.
For more information, contact Lt. Dean Rondeau at the Wolfeboro Police Department at 569-1444, or visit the web page at: http://www. Wolfeboropolice.org, or visit our Wolfeboro Police Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/WolfeboroNhPoliceDepartment.


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(CNN) -- It's a statistic we've been hearing far too often -- and for far too long. Two-thirds of American adults are either overweight or obese -- and the problem is only getting worse.
Even Coca-Cola, the world's largest beverage company, is now calling obesity "the issue of this generation."
The world's most valuable brand took the last seat at a crowded table Monday, when it launched an ad campaign aimed at "reinforcing its efforts to work together with American communities, business and government leaders to find meaningful solutions to the complex challenge of obesity."
The first commercial of the campaign, a two-minute video called "Coming Together," begins with a voice-over: "For over 125 years, we've been bringing people together. Today, we'd like people to come together on something that concerns all of us: obesity." The spots are scheduled to run on television, including CNN, beginning this week.
Coca-Cola points out in the video it offers 180 low- and no-calorie beverages out of more than 650 beverage products.
Coke has come under increased fire over the past year as a predominant target of an anti-obesity crusade, led in large part by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, also known as the CSPI.
Appearing on CNN's "Sanjay Gupta MD" in October, Michael Jacobson, executive director of the CSPI, conceded that sugar and soda consumption are, in fact, on the decline.
"But," he said, "the scientific community has ... reached a consensus that soft drinks are the one food or beverage that's been demonstrated to cause weight gain and obesity. And if we're going to deal with this obesity epidemic, that's the place to start."
The CSPI came out swinging in October, introducing "The Real Bears," -- "an animated short film that encourages Americans to pour out their sodas." It stars "The Real Bears," which resemble the iconic Coca-Cola polar bears.
The video was directed by Alex Bogusky, the man behind the anti-tobacco "Truth" campaign, and features an original song, "Sugar," by Grammy award-winning artist Jason Mraz.
In response, Coca-Cola issued a statement that read: "This is irresponsible and the usual grandstanding from CSPI. It won't help anyone understand energy balance, which is key according to recognized experts who've studied this issue -- a group that doesn't include CSPI. Enough said."
In its new campaign, Coca-Cola drives home the sentiment that "beating obesity will take action by all of us, based on one simple, common-sense fact: All calories count, no matter where they come from. ... And if you eat and drink more calories than you burn off, you'll gain weight."
The reason soda and other sugary drinks have found their way to the forefront of the so-called "war on sugar" is the harmful rate at which they are absorbed, said Dr. Robert Lustig, a pediatric endocrinologist at the University of California, San Francisco, as well as the author of the new book, "Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease."
"The reason to eat your sugar as whole fruit and not juice (or soda) ... is because the fiber helps reduce the rate of absorption from the gut into the bloodstream," Lustig says. "When you juice it, it's all going to you and your liver gets overwhelmed and you get sick."
CSPI, in a statement Monday, said the new Coke ad campaign is "just a damage control exercise, and not a meaningful contribution toward addressing obesity."
"What the industry is trying to do is forestall sensible policy approaches to reducing sugary drink consumption, including taxes, further exclusion from public facilities, and caps on serving sizes such as the measure proposed by Mayor (Michael) Bloomberg."
On September 13, Bloomberg, the New York mayor, won health board approval of a proposal to ban the sale of sugary drinks in containers larger than 16 ounces in restaurants and other venues.
In an exclusive interview with Gupta after the board's approval of the ban, Bloomberg stressed the importance of portion control.
"I can tell you -- and I think I speak for almost everybody -- if it's in front of me, I eat it," said Bloomberg. "I love Cheez-Its. If you put a 2-pound box of Cheez-Its in front of me, I'd probably eat them all. That's not very good for you. But if you eat (almost) anything in moderation, there's no harm."
Jacobson told Gupta that the occasional soda could, of course, be a part of a healthy diet. "We don't want to wipe out soft drinks," he said. "But we would like to see soft drinks return to the dietary role they played in the '50s, which was occasionally, and small portions, (as a) special treat. Now, people are guzzling huge containers of soda every day of their lives, practically."
This is something even Coca-Cola can agree is a bad idea. The company is in the middle of a roll-out of smaller, portion-controlled sizes of its most popular drinks, and promises to have them in about 90% of the country by the end of the year.
"We've never been more committed to doing our part to help address the issue of obesity," Coca-Cola spokesman Ben Scheidler said in an e-mail, adding that "2013 is going to be a landmark year in terms of expanding partnerships and efforts to educate consumers about energy balance."
But perhaps most important is a move Coca-Cola has already made: the decision to add the calorie counts to the front of their bottles and cans, to make it even easier for consumers to make informed decisions.


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Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is raising the possibility of a filibuster of President Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel to be defense secretary.
In interview this past weekend, McConnell gave Hagel a poor grade for his testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee several days ago.
The Senate Armed Services Committee could vote as early as Thursday on the nomination and refer it to the full Senate. Democrats hold a 14-12 edge on the panel.
McConnell said opposition to the former Republican senator leading the Pentagon was growing.
"Whether that means he will end up having to achieve 60 votes or 51 is not clear yet," the Kentucky senator, who is seeking re-election, said Saturday at the opening of his campaign headquarters in Louisville.
Senate Democrats, who hold the majority in the Senate, continue to stand behind the nomination, and no Democrat has said he or she would vote against the president's pick for his second-term national security team. Hagel, 66, is a decorated Vietnam combat veteran who served two terms as Nebraska senator.
Assuming all 55 Democrats/Democratic-leaning independents support Hagel, it appears Hagel may have the 60 votes to end a possible filibuster, according to a CBS News analysis.
There are five Republicans who have either indicated their outright support for Hagel's nomination or have said they would not support a filibuster.
Sens. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., and Mike Johanns, R-Neb., have said they'll vote for Hagel. In addition, Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Roy Blunt, R-Mo., while against Hagel's nomination, have indicated they would vote to end a filibuster. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has also said she was "not inclined" to support a filibuster, CBS News has learned.
- Schieffer: Hagel's nomination may be in trouble
- Hagel grilled at confirmation hearing, defends record
Hagel seemed ill-prepared under withering cross-examination from Senate Armed Services Committee Republicans in nearly eight hours of testimony at his confirmation hearing last Thursday. He was repeatedly pressed about past statements and votes on Israel, Iran and nuclear weapons, with GOP lawmakers suggesting he wasn't sufficiently supportive of Israel or anti-Iran.
McConnell's failure to rule out a filibuster marks the first time the leader has suggested it could be an option. In the past, when Republicans occupied the White House, GOP senators have argued strenuously that nominees should get an up-or-down Senate vote, especially Cabinet picks.
Last Friday, White House spokesman Jay Carney said the administration would be "stunned if, in the end, Republican senators choose to try to block the nomination of a decorated war veteran who was once among their colleagues in the Senate as a Republican."
The White House insisted on Monday that the president stands behind the nominee.
"The issue here is `how will an individual do the job,' and there's no question in the president's mind that Sen. Hagel will do the job well," Carney said aboard Air Force One.
CBS News Senate producer John Nolen contributed to this report.


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News Corp to sell stake in Sky in New Zealand
NEW YORK (AP) — News Corp. said Sunday that it is selling its 44 percent stake in Sky Network Television Ltd., a pay TV broadcasting service in New Zealand.
The news caused the halt of trading in Sky shares in New Zealand on Monday morning. Its latest share price was 5.17 New Zealand dollars ($4.24). That made News Corp.'s stake in the company worth approximately $725 million.
The company said Sunday that a subsidiary, News Ltd., has hired investment banks to help with the share sale to institutional and retail investors.
As a result of the sale, a News Ltd. regional director, Michael Miller, will resign from the Sky board.
News Corp. has been selling off minority stakes in companies as it prepares to separate into two companies, one holding its struggling newspaper and Australian assets, the other its faster growing film and TV assets.
The move is intended to boost the value of its entertainment company, which will be renamed Fox Group.


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Hi to all! This page is dedicated to my stay at CCC summer camp (2011) as a Noisebridge geek. I'm mostly involved in food&beverage hacking so I'll be reporting on that a lot. I hope that you will find it interesting and you would come for the next camps and conferences because it is certainly worth of it!
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Hi Lou and all, OK, possible... but sure confusing. Might be hard for ground ops to switch configurations between modes on a minute-by-minute basis. I pipe audio directly into sound card for SSTV, but I use a microphone near an external speaker (into the sound card) for voice activity, so it will pick up my voice too if I am calling. I'm also kind of surprised that ground ops are even calling on voice when the SSTV is active. Silly me. 73, Stan W4SV Hanna, IN Louis McFadin wrote: > It is very possible. There is nothing to prohibit him from simply > picking up the mic and pressing the PTT and making a call in between > SSTV transmissions. > > Lou McFadin > W5DID > ARISS US Hardware manager > > > > On Oct 17, 2008, at 9:26 AM, Stan Vandiver wrote: > >> Hi again, >> >> While sorting some SSTV audio out of the main files, I discovered Mike >> Finke making voice contacts _IN BETWEEN_ two SSTV transmissions. How >> the heck that happened, I don't know... and I'm surprised that I found >> it at all, but it sure indicates that I might have missed some other >> stuff in my activity log. If anyone thinks they made a contact and >> wants me to review my audio files at certain time marks, please let me >> know and I will do my best. >> >> Mike Finke, using NA1SS, heard calling "AO" (alpha oscar) and K9SM, both >> at 1938Z on 15 October. >> >> >> 73, >> Stan W4SV >> Hanna, IN >> >> ---- >> Sent via firstname.lastname@example.com. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >> Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex > > > > ---- Sent via email@example.com. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex
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Jean-Michel Othoniel's 'Personal Stubborn Journey'
As a young French artist in 1991, Jean-Michel Othoniel participated in a Hong Kong residency program where he produced abstract sculptures made out of sulfur. The works were chosen for Documenta, a contemporary-art expo in Germany that propelled him onto the global stage. Since then his work has shown at the Louvre and the Museum of Modern Art, but next week he returns to the region that started it all with a retrospective at the Macau Museum of Art, co-organized by the Centre Pompidou.


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[Intro: Lupe Fiasco]
Uh, what up y'all!
Soundtrack what's popping baby?
Y'all ain't know, I go by the name of Lupe Fiasco
Representing that first and fifteen
Jyea, uh!
And this one right here
I dedicate this one right here
To all my homies out there grinding
You know what I'm saying?
Legally and illegally
You know what I'm talking about?
So, check it out
[Verse 1: Lupe Fiasco]
First got it when he was six
Didn't know any tricks
Matter of fact first time he got on it he slipped
Landed on his hip
And bust his lip
For a week he had to talk with a lisp
Like THISSSSS
Now we can end the story right here
But shorty didn't quit there was something in the air
Yea, he said it was something so appealing
He couldn't fight the feeling
Something about it
He knew he couldn't doubt it
Couldn't understand it
Brand it, just the first kickflip he land it
Uh, labeled a misfit, a bandit
Kakunk Kakunk Kakunk!
His neighbors couldn't stand it so
He was banished to the park
Started in the morning wouldn't stop 'til after dark
Yea, when they said, "It's getting late in here..
...so I'm sorry young man there's no skating here"
And so he kick, push, kick, push, kick, push, kick, push, coast
And away he rolled
Just a rebel to the world with no place to go
And so he kick, push, kick, push, kick, push, kick, push, coast
So come and skate with me
Just a rebel
Looking for a place to be
So let's kick... and push... and coast
[Verse 2: Drake]
(Waddup Lupe, Chi Town!)
My style is very Tennessee
Mixed with some Terry Kennedy
People barely remember me from back in the day
I done got some contacts and threw the glasses away
The time it took me to get cool was a massive delay
But check it gets boring growing up in Memphis
Trying to become a pro but keep showing up apprentice
Mama probably would have done anything to prevent this
Cause every single time I break a board it gets expensive
Luckly my aunt working as a nurse
So every time I needed something she just reach up in her purse
And plus she'd always give me speeches on the first
If I 'm staying in her house then I need to get some work
I tell her I was there on vacation
She say you need to be doing something other than skating
Why don't you go kick it with your uncle in the basement
I ma let him know that your coming honey he's waiting
So now its me and old school
Chekka playa playing chess looking through old school wrek a airs
He knew I didn't really wanna post here
Open up the window told me that the coast clear
Now I coast clear take a deep breath feeling like the popes here
Homie this is Recess east test
Life's ever given me a plus graded by a teacher in a sweet dress
Yes I'm literly Landel Lewis with a kick and a snare
Kick flip in the air
The kids sick till them jeans put a rip in the pair
Just so the space ain't restricted in here
Breathe again think its obvious that they need my soul
Cousins at the door like ri mi fa so
I say aunty this is a safe career
She said Drake I told you there's no skating here
[Verse 3: Lupe Fiasco]
Before he knew he had a crew
That wasn't no punk
And they spitfire shirts
And SB dunks
They would push 'til they couldn't skate no more
Office building lobbies wasn't safe no more
And it wasn't like they wasn't getting chased no more
Just the freedom was better than breathing they said
Any escape route they used to escape out
When things got crazy
They needed to break out
They head to any place with stairs
Any good grinds
The world was theirs
Uh, and their four wheels would take them there
Until the cops came and said, "There's no skating here"


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Opera is giving me this warning now. Never did before. It also says the login is insecure.
its probably my browser being gay, but i figured i'd let you know anyway.
goddamn evils possessing our websites
Knowledge is power - and power is hilarious
You wouldn't happen to have more info would you? A link from them? Are you under VPN?
Rachel Constantine: I was especially interested in the section on Arroway's video unit. The one that recorded the static?
Michael Kitz: Continue.
Rachel Constantine: The fact that it recorded static isn't what interests me. What interests me is that it recorded approximately eighteen hours of it.
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" -Evelyn Beatrice Hall Relax
Some of the adds here on DQ are malicious from my experience. I use F-Secure and Malwarebytes on two different computers and every now and then they warn me. Chrome gives me warnings too.
Please note I see this kind of thing maybe 1-3 times per year. It's not common occurrence.
Interesting. I would need to know which banner causes it in order to get rid of it
i dunno man, this place seems pretty malicious
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British soul sensation Adele has given birth to a baby boy, according to U.K. reports.
The Rolling in the Deep hitmaker and her boyfriend, Simon Konecki, welcomed a son on Friday night, reports the Daily Mail.
A source tells the newspaper, "Adele and Simon are ecstatic at their new arrival. She was over the moon that they were expecting their first child together."
A spokesperson for the singer has refused to confirm or deny the claims, insisting, "We are not releasing a statement at this time. No comment."
No further details about the tot were available as WENN went to press.
Adele, 24, began dating charity boss Konecki, 38, late last year and she announced she was pregnant in a post on her website in June.
Konecki is also dad to a five-year-old daughter with his ex-wife Clary Fisher.
British soul sensation Adele has given birth to a baby boy, according to U.K. reports.


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Former Whitney treasurer appointed after new one resigns
WHITNEY TWP. — The former Whitney Township treasurer, Noreen Pendred, was appointed to her old position at a special meeting Nov. 21, after the newly elected Treasurer Cindy Bodner abruptly resigned.
Bodner issued a letter of resignation at 12:05 p.m. on Nov. 20, five minutes after officially taking office, which led the newly-elected board to ask Pendred if she would be interested in returning to the position. She was unanimously appointed during the meeting for at least a year.
"I'm willing to take the job for a year to train someone for the position," Pendred said. She is interested in training office deputies to take over at that point.
Pendred also was reappointed to her position as the township's water clerk for at least a year, citing her desire to train someone else to take over that position as well. She is interested in a raise, but the board said they would cover that at their next regular meeting on Dec. 11.
Pendred was sworn in following the meeting by Clerk Kimberly Anderson.
Trustee Marie Piotrowski said Bodner's resignation so soon after being elected was strange, but her reasons were not the business of the board. Bodner said in her resignation letter that she wanted to continue serving as the recording secretary for the township's planning commission.
Since the rest of the board is comprised of new faces, Supervisor Donald Becker said the new board has had a rough transition so far, and is still figuring out where everything is located at the township hall — a situation a township veteran like Pendred could help with.
County Commissioner Mike Snyder, who attended the meeting, said Pendred would be very helpful to the new board, and helped alleviate his concerns that there were no incumbents remaining to help with the transition.
He said that the local level is where the "rubber hits the road" in government, and the decisions made by the township board would affect not only the residents, but the county government as well.
"There's an old fable about a goldfish in the pond, and the fish lived well," Snyder said. "It went on to the land and noticed more things in the world."
"I think that's where you folks are," he added. "The world is about to blossom for you."
The township board also signed up for officials training on Dec. 6 so the rest of the board could get brought up to speed on managing the affairs of the township. Snyder also offered to give the board a tour of the courthouse to introduce them to the various administrative staff and officials there they may work with in the future.
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