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I personally don't think she is Tony's biological daughter. There are subtle hints (I counted about a dozen the 2nd time I watched the series) but I think Chase wanted it to remain ambiguous throughout. I haven't read anything on this topic so maybe it's common knowledge or highly debated or neither. Am I alone in this?
In fact, I'd like to speculate that Hunter (Meadow's friend) is in fact his daughter. I base this only on small clues that seem to be put in for a reason, and are out of place if not within this context. Why, in the 1st episode, when Tony is with his ducks in the pool, does it cut to Hunter looking out the window (we see a close-up of Hunter before we see Meadow). For a split second we're led to believe this girl we're seeing is Tony's daughter, until the next shot in the kitchen that pans over to Meadow. Then, towards the end of the series when Hunter is visiting Meadow, she tells Carmela she dropped out of school (like Tony did). "That was always you", Carmela says.
Carmela looks at the painting of the white baby in the gallery, and Meadow's dark skin is purposely contrast against it. "When Meadow was born, oh my God she's so dark".
When MEADOW GOLD loses the race, Chris says "By a c*nt hair". He could have said anything else.
And of course, Meadow is not there with the family at the end. This can be for a number of reasons, the end scene is still a mystery in many regards. For one, if she had parked her car successfully the 1st time then she would be sitting next to Tony and caught in the crossfire. Parking incorrectly saved her life.
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Like I said in reference to whether or not Chris flipped on Tony before being killed:
We'll never know if the frenchman killed by Bobby was in fact Harpo. In this series, not everything is proven. But it could still be the case. That's the art of it.
We'll never know if the frenchman killed by Bobby was in fact Harpo. In this series, not everything is proven. But it could still be the case. That's the art of it.
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Hey maybe Livia wasn't Tony's mother or maybe Meadow was Tony and Janice's daughter and Harpo was Hunter's father...
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The main reason why this is possible to me is that Carmela was not the saint she thought she was. Maybe her anger towards Tony through the initial years was guilt?
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lol. take some more pills
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With a show as structured as this, you have to interpret everything in the frame as intentional. Do that and you pick up on dozens of hidden meanings they stuffed in both visually and between the lines.Billyv wrote:lol. take some more pills
If Artie had kept his hair, he would have become the boss eventually.
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WOW! Can't tell if you're actually being serious or not!!


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|April 3, 2018
|Saraperos de Saltillo signed free agent LHP Raul Valdes.
|September 29, 2014
|LHP Raul Valdes elected free agency.
|May 19, 2014
|Houston Astros traded LHP Raul Valdes to Toronto Blue Jays for Player To Be Named Later.
|May 19, 2014
|LHP Raul Valdes assigned to Buffalo Bisons.
|May 6, 2014
|Houston Astros sent LHP Raul Valdes outright to Oklahoma City RedHawks.
|May 4, 2014
|Houston Astros designated Raul Valdes for assignment.
|April 17, 2014
|Houston Astros selected the contract of LHP Raul Valdes from Oklahoma City RedHawks.
|April 6, 2014
|LHP Raul Valdes assigned to Oklahoma City RedHawks.
|April 2, 2014
|Houston Astros sent LHP Raul Valdes outright to Oklahoma City RedHawks.
|March 27, 2014
|Houston Astros designated LHP Raul Valdes for assignment.
|October 2, 2013
|Houston Astros claimed LHP Raul Valdes off waivers from Philadelphia Phillies.
|August 20, 2013
|Philadelphia Phillies optioned LHP Raul Valdes to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
|July 23, 2013
|Philadelphia Phillies recalled Raul Valdes from Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
|May 17, 2013
|Philadelphia Phillies optioned Raul Valdes to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
|October 5, 2012
|Raul Valdes roster status changed by Philadelphia Phillies.
|September 9, 2012
|Philadelphia Phillies placed LHP Raul Valdes on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to August 31, 2012. Torn meniscus in his right knee.
|August 6, 2012
|Philadelphia Phillies activated LHP Raul Valdes from the 15-day disabled list.
|August 2, 2012
|Philadelphia Phillies sent LHP Raul Valdes on a rehab assignment to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
|July 13, 2012
|Philadelphia Phillies placed LHP Raul Valdes on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to July 9, 2012. Right Hip Strain
|June 20, 2012
|Philadelphia Phillies recalled Raul Valdes from Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
|June 9, 2012
|Philadelphia Phillies optioned Raul Valdes to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
|May 11, 2012
|Philadelphia Phillies selected the contract of Raul Valdes from Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
|April 4, 2012
|Raul Valdes assigned to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
|November 30, 2011
|Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent LHP Raul Valdes to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|October 11, 2011
|LHP Raul Valdes elected free agency.
|October 7, 2011
|Raul Valdes roster status changed by New York Yankees.
|September 30, 2011
|New York Yankees reassigned LHP Raul Valdes to the minor leagues.
|September 1, 2011
|New York Yankees recalled LHP Raul Valdes from Trenton Thunder.
|August 24, 2011
|Raul Valdes assigned to Trenton Thunder from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.
|August 16, 2011
|New York Yankees claimed LHP Raul Valdes off waivers from St. Louis Cardinals.
|August 16, 2011
|New York Yankees optioned Raul Valdes to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.
|August 12, 2011
|St. Louis Cardinals designated Raul Valdes for assignment.
|July 28, 2011
|St. Louis Cardinals optioned LHP Raul Valdes to Memphis Redbirds.
|June 23, 2011
|St. Louis Cardinals selected the contract of Raul Valdes from Memphis Redbirds.
|January 14, 2011
|St. Louis Cardinals invited non-roster LHP Raul Valdes to spring training.
|November 19, 2010
|St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent Raul Valdes.
|November 19, 2010
|Raul Valdes assigned to Memphis Redbirds.
|November 6, 2010
|LHP Raul Valdes elected free agency.
|November 4, 2010
|New York Mets sent LHP Raul Valdes outright to Buffalo Bisons.
|September 6, 2010
|New York Mets recalled Raul Valdes from Buffalo Bisons.
|August 14, 2010
|New York Mets optioned Raul Valdes to Buffalo Bisons.
|July 5, 2010
|New York Mets recalled Raul Valdes from Buffalo Bisons.
|June 24, 2010
|New York Mets optioned Raul Valdes to Buffalo Bisons.
|April 11, 2010
|New York Mets selected the contract of Raul Valdes from Buffalo Bisons.
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|March 23, 2010
|Buffalo Bisons signed free agent Raul Valdes.
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|LHP Raul Valdes assigned to New York Mets.
Was a member of the Cuban National Team before defecting from the country in 2003... was signed by the Chicago Cubs as a 16-year old non-drafted free agent on March 31, 2004...signed by Cubs scout Leon Lee. Was a two-way player in his first year of pro ball with the DSL Cubs in 2004...as an outfielder, hit .241 with three homers... struck out a league-best 152 batters in 87.2 innings that year on the mound. If he gets into a game this season, Valdes would become the first Cuban-born pitcher to appear in a game for the Astros since 1978, when RHP Oscar Zamora tossed 0.2 of an inning on July 21 at Philadelphia ... Valdes would join LHP Mike Cuellar, RHP Aurelio Monteagudo and Zamora as the only Cuban-born pitchers to appear in a game for the Astros. Originally added to a Major League 40-man roster by Philadelphia on May 11, 2012... claimed off waivers by Houston from the Phillies on Oct. 2, 2013...is signed to a one year contract that runs through the 2014 season.2013
Made his first career Opening Day roster and pitched in 17 games (one start) for Philadelphia ... struck out 37 with eight walks in 35.0 innings ... held left-handed hitters to a .229 (11x48) average ... all but one of his 17 outings lasted at least 1.0 inning...went 2.0 or more innings in 11 of his 17 outings ... struck out two or more batters in 12 of those 17 appearances ... began the year in the Majors before getting optioned to Triple A Lehigh Valley on May 17 ... recalled back to Philly on July 23...optioned to Lehigh Valley on Aug. 19 where he remained for the rest of the season...during his final stint with the Phillies (July 23-Aug. 19), posted a 2.38 ERA (3ER/11.1IP) with 13 strikeouts and just one walk across six appearances ... was used exclusively as a starter for Triple A Lehigh ... went 4-5 with a 2.86 ERA (25ER/78.2IP) and 66 strikeouts in 14 starts...had a 21.2 scoreless innings streak that lasted from May 7-29, which marked the third longest such streak in Lehigh Valley franchise history...pitched for the Toros del Este of the Dominican Winter League in the offseason ... in eight starts, went 2-2 with a 3.09 ERA (15ER/43.2IP) and 34 strikeouts...walked just five batters and held opponents to a .259 (44x170) batting average.2012 Was a non-roster invitee to Phillies spring training ... Began the season with Lehigh Valley (AAA) ... 14 of his 16 appearances were scoreless; allowed all of his 9 ER in 2.2 IP in other 2 games ... Did not issue a walk over his first 9 appearances (16.0 IP); averaged 0.60 BB/9.0 IP (2 BB, 30.0 IP) ... Pitched 2.0 or more innings in 10 of his 16 appearances for Lehigh Valley ... Had his contract selected on 5/11 and made his Phillies debut, 5/16 at CHI ... 22 of his 26 relief appearances for the Phillies were scoreless, including his first 7 (8.1 IP) ... Earned wins in consecutive team games, 5/24-25 at STL ... Made his 2nd ML start and first since 2010 on 6/27 vs PIT (L, 2.0 IP, 3 ER) ... Was on the 15-day DL with a right hip strain, 7/13 (retroactive to 7/9)-8/5 ... Tied his career high in wins with his 3rd of the season, 8/23 vs CIN ... Pitched more than 1.0 inning in 11 of his 27 appearances and had a 2.33 ERA (5 ER, 19.1 IP) in those games ... Posted a 0.93 ERA (1 ER, 9.2 IP) over his last 11 appearances of the season ... Placed on the DL (right knee inflammation) on 9/9 (retro to 8/31) ... Underwent arthroscopic surgery on the meniscus in his right knee, 9/10. 2011 Began the season with Memphis (AAA)...Made 7 straight starts (2-2, 7.13 ERA) before being moved to the bullpen...His first 12 relief appearances were scoreless (14.1 IP) and overall went 4-0, 1.14 ERA in 20 relief appearances for Memphis...Averaged 9.5 SO/9.0 IP with Memphis...Had his contract selected by STL on 6/23 and made 7 relief appearances before being optioned back to Memphis on 7/28...Was designated for assignment on 8/12; was claimed off waivers by NYY on 8/16 and assigned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (AAA)...Made a combined 5 appearances between Scranton and Trenton (AA) before having his contract selected by NYY on 9/1...Pitched for Toros del Este in the Dominican Winter League. 2010 Appeared in 38 games for the New York Mets, with 37 appearances as a reliever. ... Made his first and only career start on 10/2 vs. WSH, throwing a career-high 5.1 innings and allowed one run on three hits, struck out five and walked four in a no-decision of a 7-2 Mets win. ... Started out the season at Buffalo (AAA) before being purchased by the Mets on 4/11. ... Recorded first ML save on 5/25 vs. PHI, tossing three scoreless innings to close out an 8-0 win. ... Made six consecutive scoreless apperances from 7/19-28 covering 10.0 IP. ... Recorded 17 appearances of four outs or more; and six appearances of 3.0 IP or more (five in relief). ... Collected his first ML hit, a single off Felipe Lopez (4/17 at STL), in his first ML plate appearance during the 18th inning. ... Earned his first career win on 5/11 vs. WSH, throwing a shutout inning in an 8-6 win. ... Worked a Mets season-high 5.0 innings in relief on 5/20 at WSH to earn his second win of the season, marking the first time a Mets reliever threw 5.0 innings since Darren Oliver in 2007 vs. FLA. ... Went 2-1 with a 3.06 ERA (12 earned runs/35.1 innings) in seven starts for Buffalo...Went 7.0 innings twice, in consecutive starts, August 20th and August 25th...Allowed three runs or less in all of his nine outings, seven starts, at Buffalo. ... Posted a reverse split with LH batters hitting .330 (29-88), while RH batters only hit .216 (30-139), with 24 of his 27 walks coming against a RH batter. 2009 Pitched for Toros del Este of the Dominican Winter League...went 2-0 with a 2.02 ERA (8 ER/35.2 IP) in 11 games, six starts...allowed 35 hits while walking five and striking out 22 ...allowed more than one earned run in only one of his 11 outings ...limited LH hitters to an .087 (2-23) batting average...as a starter, went 2-0 with a 1.74 ERA (6 ER/31.0 IP)...pitched for the Caribbean World Series Champions from the Dominican Republic posting a 2-0 record with a 4.09 ERA (5 ER/11.0 IP) in two starts against Puerto Rico and Venezuela. 2008 Pitched for Leones del Escogido of the Dominican Winter League...went 1-1 with an 11.12 ERA (7 ER/5.2 IP) in five games, one start...Allowed 11 hits, with two walks and two strikeouts...as a reliever, went 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA (two earned runs/3.1 innings) in four relief appearances...limited LH batters to a .125 (1-8) BA. 2007 Split the season between St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League and Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League...began the season with St. Lucie before being promoted to Binghamton on 5/12 after three appearances, two as a reliever...was exclusively a reliever with Binghamton and was un-scored upon in his final 7.2 innings of work from 8/17 through the end of the season... pitched for Gigantes del Cibao in the Dominican Winter League, going 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA (5 ER/8.1 IP) while making two starts. 2006 Attended Spring Training with the Chicago Cubs as a non-roster invitee...began the season with Iowa (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League...was released by the Cubs on 5/17...signed with Nashua of the Independent Canadian American League on 6/1 and appeared in four games with the Pride...was traded from Nashua to New Jersey on 6/14 and spent the rest of the season with the Jackals...went 5-1 with a 2.68 ERA (15 ER/50.1 IP) over the final two months of the season...was named the Player of the Week for the week of 7/17-23 and tossed a complete-game shutout while striking out eight in his only start during that period. 2005 Opened the season with West Tennessee (AA) of the Southern League before being promoted to Iowa (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League on 5/9...earned his first professional save on 8/10 vs. LV, hurling 3.0 scoreless innings. 2004 Split time as an outfielder and a pitcher while playing for the Dominican Cubs...hit .241 (42-174) with 12 doubles, three triples, three home runs and 26 RBI in 50 games as an outfielder... also went 7-2 with a 0.51 ERA in 16 games, nine starts, as a pitcher...In 87.2 innings, he struck out 152 batters for a 16.88 strikeouts per nine innings ratio...walked only eight batters for a 19-to-1, strikeout-to-walk ratio.


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The price of oil hovered around $97 a barrel on Wednesday ahead of the release of U.S. housing starts for January.
By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for April delivery was down 19 cents to $96.91 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The March contract, which expires Wednesday, rose 80 cents to finish at $96.66 per barrel on the Nymex on Tuesday.
Later in the day, the U.S. Commerce Department will release housing starts for the month of January, a key gauge of the real estate industry and economy. In December, builders broke ground on houses and apartments at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 954,000. That was 12.1 percent higher than November's annual rate.
A report on Tuesday showed that confidence among homebuilders slipped, as builders remain concerned about the sturdiness of the U.S. economy and the risk of rising unemployment.
The Nymex contract's West Texas Intermediate was seen supported by news of increased capacity in the Seaway pipeline which carries crude from Cushing, Okla., the delivery location of WTI, to refineries on the Gulf Coast, noted analysts at Commerzbank in Frankfurt.
Pipeline operator Enterprise Products Partners said that Seaway's capacity will average 295,000 barrels a day from February to May, compared with 180,000 barrels a day in January.
In Germany, a survey of investor confidence was upbeat on Tuesday, but traders are concerned about the possible outcome of a weekend parliamentary election in Italy. Traders are worried that a change in leadership could derail efforts to end Europe's financial crisis.
Analysts at Credit Agricole CIB in Hong Kong wrote in a market commentary that the polls "may yet dampen confidence so we would caution about becoming too excited."
Brent crude, used to price many international varieties of oil, was down 32 cents to $117.20 per barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London.
In other energy futures trading on the Nymex:
— Heating oil rose 0.17 cent to $3.1834 per gallon.
— Wholesale gasoline fell 3.44 cents at $3.2808 per gallon.
— Natural gas added 2.8 cents to $3.30 per 1,000 cubic feet.
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Cages of dogs are delivered to an unenviable fate at a market in Yulin(玉林) - a long tradition in the city.
A controversial "dog meat festival" will go ahead next Friday in Yulin, Guangxi, despite an online outcry by animal rights activists.
The annual festival involving savouring the delights of dog meat hotpot, lychees and strong liquor on the Summer Solstice is a cherished tradition among Yulin locals. Thousands of diners are expected to crowd food streets and enjoy the feast. Animal protection activists estimate more than 10,000 dogs are killed during the festival.
"Those who don't have time to go to the food streets usually cook dog meat and eat lychees at home," a resident said.
Activists fear demand encourages the abduction of strays or pets. But officials say the consumed canines are raised by local dog farms.
Efforts to block the festival - including open letters to the Yulin government, recruitment of celebrities to condemn the practice and even petitioning to the US White House - have angered some Yulin locals.
A Yulin resident, who identified herself as Annie, said she would defend the festival as it was part of Yulin's tradition.
"It's unfair to call Yulin people brutal only because we have this tradition to eat dog meat. People who call us uncivilised and cruel should stop eating meat first," said Annie.
Yulin officials did not answer calls for comment yesterday.
Du Yufeng, who works for a Sichuan-based animal protection organisation, said she saw slaughtered dogs on sale in several wet markets in Yulin yesterday. "The massive dog killing is going to start very soon, as it usually take several days for the dog meat dealers to prepare for the one-day festival," she said.
In an earlier response to her organisation's open letter to cancel the festival, Yulin authorities promised they would tighten sanitation inspections and crack down on dog slaughtering in public during this year's festival.
There are no animal welfare laws on the mainland but selling dog meat requires official sanitation certificates.
Du, however, questioned the effectiveness of such inspections, suspecting that officials informed market managers in advance of their rounds.
Officials in Zhejiang province cancelled a similar dog meat festival in 2011 following an online campaign.
This article appeared in the South China Morning Post print edition as Dog meat festival deaf to critics
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Kate Stith-Cabranes is the Lafayette S. Foster Professor at Yale Law School. She served as a Dartmouth trustee from 1989-2000. Professor Stith-Cabranes and I were Dartmouth classmates, she being among the hardy group of 33 in our class who were the first women to graduate from Dartmouth. I met Professor Stith-Cabranes when she flew out to Minneapolis to represent Yale Law School earlier this year at the swearing-in of Minnesota United States Attorney Rachel Paulose. Beyond her professional accomplishments, she is a fine person.
Unsatisfied with recent elections in which a revised alumni constitution was resoundingly rejected and in which four petition trustees were elected, the Dartmouth board now threatens to reduce the traditional role played by Dartmouth alumni in electing half the board. In "Reading Dartmouth's 1891 agreement," we featured the argument made by petition trustee and law professor Todd Zywicki to the effect that this traditional role emanated from contract. Professor Stith-Cabranes respectfully disagrees. She has sent us an op-ed length column taking on Professor Zywicki's argument:
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Hi everyone. I'm sorry I've only posted once in my obviously award winning Miami Dolphins blog. three days.
I promised myself that I would post every day, but I was sick with symptoms of the flu and I am finally better now. I would have posted and had an idea for a post but I was too weak to even lift up my arm to my laptop. Expect a post or two within the next 24 hours.
While you wait I thought you would want to check out this video. It made me laugh so hard it took a day off of the time I was sick (not really).
Most of you will probably not laugh that much but to a sick person like me who has hardly seen the sun these last few days it was hillarious.
To leave a comment click on the link that tells how many comments have been left. It is right below this next to the email link
Well Miami Dolphins Fans, sorry about the inactivity. Here's a youtube video to make it up to you
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Could there be a link between environmental toxins and autism?
A new study by the University of Southern California suggests a correlation, if not a cause.
Children who were exposed to the highest levels of traffic-related air pollution during gestation and early infancy were found to be three times more likely to be diagnosed with the disorder.
Researchers studied more than 500 children, about half of whom were considered to be normally developing and half of whom were diagnosed with autism. The study, published Monday in the Archives of General Psychiatry, found that early exposure to high levels of traffic-generated air pollution, particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide was linked to an increased likelihood of autism.
"We're not saying traffic pollution causes autism, but it may be a risk factor for it," Heather Volk, an assistant professor at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, told Reuters.
Autism - a complex series of disorders that ranges from a profound inability to communicate and mental retardation to milder symptoms seen in Asperger's Syndrome - has become more commonly diagnosed over the past few years. It's estimated that the disorder now affects one in every 88 children born in the United States.
Plus: Early Signs of Autism in Infants
The researchers said certain pollutants could play a role in brain development, but that doesn't prove that being exposed to air pollution makes children autistic. While this study seems to confirm recent research linking pollutants to higher autism rates, more research is needed, experts agree.
Do you live in a high-pollution environment? What do you make of this study's findings?


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By Dale Shrull
Journal Staff Writer
The people behind the Bridge Emergency Shelter, including its board of directors, rarely stop searching for ways to improve the organizations services.
This year, the shelter shifted to a divided facility, separating intoxicated and sober clients.
Another big change, and improvement to the shelter this season was the partnership with Axis Health System. An Axis mental health and addictions counselor comes to the shelter two or three days a week, and is available to both clients and staff.
Many clients are struggling with mental distress whether its coupled with substance abuse or not, Bridge Executive Director Sara Wakefield said. Counselors have spent as much time with sober clients as with intoxicated clients.
We tried a few approaches before, and we all decided that the best, most effective thing to do would be to have a counselor at the shelter, she said.
Representatives from Axis didnt return phone calls seeking comment for this story.
Wakefield said its still up to the individual to make the decision to seek counseling. One area the shelter is addressing is how to accommodate families in need of shelter. The facility is not currently set up to allow families to stay at the shelter.
This is something that we are discussing for the future, Wakefield said. We have determined that it cant happen in the current facility.
The issue of accommodating families is massive, she added, and it would require more staff, a different location and a great deal more funding.
As for the current shelter, Wakefield said they are looking at the possibility of increasing the hours and number of months the shelter is open.
Right now, the facility is housed in the old jail and rent is donated by the county. The shelter is open from mid-October to mid-April from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Adding a fully functioning kitchen is another goal.
We had hoped we could build our own kitchen at the shelter this season but thats a complicated process, said MB McAfee, who chairs the board of directors. We continue to rely on Graces and Hopes kitchens for our evening meals. The generous cooks at our soup kitchens have been making two gallons of soup every weeknight for the Bridge for six winters.
McAfee, who has helped grow the shelter from its infancy, said she sees more growth for the future.
My vision for the Bridge is that we become a year-round facility with the capacity to continue to serve homeless and stranded adults, plus being able to serve families who find themselves without safe places to stay, she said.
She even sees the possibility of adding a fee structure for the facility.
As our organization grows and programs evolve we look forward to developing policies and procedures where clients pay us a nominal fee for staying at the shelter, she said.
Its been McAfees vision and passion that have helped the shelter develop into the community beacon of hope that it is today.
I want the Bridge to be just that, a bridge from hopelessness and loneliness to self-sufficiency and healthy relationships, she said.


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Four trades are poised to post gains for 2013, the CNBC "Fast Money" pros said Wednesday.
OptionMonster's Pete Najarian's top pick was building-materials company USG, citing positive sentiment from Goldman Sachs and RBC, both of which included the company among their top picks.
Najarian also noted Berkshire Hathaway's "huge position" in the name.
"I actually think they're going to have some stronger pricing going into 2013," he added. "For that reason, I think the stock is cheap."
Joe Terranova of Virtus Investment Partners liked financials.
"You're going to continue to see reserve releases, but also look on the capital markets side," he said. "Goldman Sachs, I think, has tremendous appreciation potential in 2013. In the regionals, look for some M&A activity."
Terranova also picked Regions Financial. "I believe that's a name that could be in play," he added.
Jon Najarian of OptionMonster liked VMWare.
"This is one of those great stories that continues to move forward because of the adoption of virtualization and the cloud, whether it's Amazon or anybody else," he said. "I love this play."
Stephen Weiss of Short Hills Capital selected a different trade.
"I think for me the winner is going to be short bonds, particularly the 10-year," he said.
Trader disclosure: On Dec. 26, 2012, the following stocks and commodities mentioned or intended to be mentioned on CNBC's "Fast Money" were owned by the "Fast Money" traders: Joe Terranova is long VRTS; Joe Terranova is long TJX; Joe Terranova is long AAPL; Joe Terranova is long GS; Joe Terranova is long MS; Joe Terranova is long SWN; Joe Terranova is long GLW; Joe Terranova is long DELL; Joe Terranova is long VZ; Joe Terranova is long XOM; Pete Najarian is long AAPL; Pete Najarian is long FB; Pete Najarian is long BAC CALLS; Pete Najarian is long INTC CALLS; Pete Najarian is long CLF; Pete Najarian is long TCK; Pete Najarian is long EMN CALLS; Steve Weiss is long RIMM; Steve Weiss is long BAC; Steve Weiss is long M; Jon Najarian is short AGQ PUTS.


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Storm forces Bruins to postpone contestFrom Wire Services
February 09. 2013 9:16PM
The Boston Bruins postponed their game against the Tampa Bay Lightning Saturday.
The game was originally moved from a matinee to a 7:05 start, but was postponed at mid-afternoon Saturday as a result of a blizzard that dropped as much as two feet of snow in the Boston area.
Bruins officials said that while both teams and game officials were on hand, there was a concern that because of the closure of the MBTA, Garden workers would not be able to arrive in time for the contest.
The problem NHL officials now face in this strike-shortened season, with a compacted schedule, is that the two teams do not have matching open dates the rest of season without forcing one of the two teams to play games on three consecutive nights.


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Our lives as actors are governed by email: We get our audition information from our agents via email, we send out mass emails to promote shows we're in, and we submit ourselves by email for all manner of projects.
But sometimes we might want to compose or reply to emails when we have a few minutes to spare but don't have Internet access. I'm often in this predicament as I'm hopping around town with my laptop. No problem: If you're a fan of Google's Gmail -- I'm an ardent one and prefer it over competitors Yahoo and Hotmail -- the search behemoth announced in 2008 that its email users now have the terrific option of reading and responding to email even when they're not online.
Google announced this as if it's a brand-new concept. It's not; it's just new to Gmail. In fact, if you've been using email clients like Microsoft Outlook or Apple's Mail, you've had this ability all along (which I'll discuss in a moment). But first, let's look at Gmail's offline setup.
Although it takes a few steps to get going, once you're set up you never have to go through the process again. After logging in, click on "Settings" at the top of the page, then click on "Labs." Here you'll see a remarkable page of options that add all sorts of cool features to your email. One of these is called Offline. Enable it, then return to your in-box and click "Offline" in the upper right corner. And one last thing: You need to download something called Google Gears, a bit of free software that will pull all your email from the site onto your computer. Now, even when you're not connected to the Internet, you can compose emails just as you would if you were online. Those emails are placed in your out-box and are sent automatically once you're back online.
The principle is similar with Outlook or Mail. In Outlook, select "Email Accounts" from the Tools menu. Select "View or change existing e-mail accounts" and click "Next." Then click on "Microsoft Exchange Server" and click "Change." Check the box called "Use Cached Exchange Mode" and you'll get a little message that tells you these changes will not take effect until you restart Outlook. Once you do, you're good to go.
In Mail, the procedure is typical of Macs: It's seamless. When you're offline, simply compose or reply to your email. That's it. Your email gets saved in your out-box and sent as soon as you're online. In other words: no setup whatsoever.
You may not need the offline option on a daily basis, but when you're on a plane or a train without Internet access, it's mighty handy.


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|2012-09-12, 20:54
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Knight Errant
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Age: 30
Of course it's equally possible that Terry Jones is just pawn in all this
To be honest, I don't know whose behind this. However, I've never seen Islamicists use such a cynical tactic before. It doesn't feel like the sort of thing they'd do. Call it a gut feeling, but I don't think it's a Muslim Extremist who made this. Regardless, the mysterious Sam Basile was an agent provocateur. He made this film specifically to create hatred and violence.
|2012-09-12, 20:57
|Link #23423
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Montreal, QC, Canada
Age: 35
If this was indeed made to invite hateful reactions as seen in Egypt and Lybia, it's even more baffling how many people took the bait without a second thought. Hence my previous statement: having second thoughts is not a forte in that region.
|2012-09-12, 20:59
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: New England
Age: 35
|2012-09-12, 21:01
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Dai Korai Teikoku
|2012-09-12, 21:03
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books-eater youkai
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Betweem wisdom and insanity
US sends Marines to Libya after deadly attack
La marine américaine envoie deux navires vers la Libye ( US Navy send 2 ship toward Libya )
http://www.lapresse.ca/international...s-la-libye.php ( article in french)
So they send a moderate force, the marine force being a anti-terrorist group are to protect the embassy in Tripoly and 2 destroyer aren't such big threat even if they could launch some cruise missiles or refuel some choppers. I don't think than such effectifs would be enough for a big op. They could still try, if they have some target(s) to ''reply with tomahawk'' like in the Clinton era but it isn't much likely.
|2012-09-12, 21:12
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Location: New England
Age: 35
|2012-09-12, 21:17
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|2012-09-12, 21:18
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
I believe if I heard right, the US is actively seeking the *specific* individuals involved with the attack with the help of the local government. That isn't "attacking the Muslim world" or "retaliating", etc. That is treating them like the criminals they are, instead of letting them claim themselves as "warriors" or whatever bogus rot they may be asserting.
I suppose they could try for "inciting a riot" with the dangerous idiots who made the film. But I like to focus on people who *actually hurt* other people. The attackers had plenty of non-violent choices to respond with but chose the "two year old tantrum with a gun"...
|2012-09-12, 21:23
|Link #23431
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: New England
Age: 35
And I trust the Obama administration on these matters more than I would a Romney administration. I trust the Obama administration and democrats on this so much more. The Obama administration is trying to work with the local government. I'm afraid that the GOP responding to something like this would be with more force and aggression, which is not what we would need for something like this; Not. at. all.
|2012-09-12, 21:34
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
|2012-09-12, 21:46
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Knight Errant
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Age: 30
From what I've seen so far, the Assault on the embassy, and murder of the diplomats, may have been separate from the riots, and pre-planned.
The plot thickens.
I'll stand by what I've said earlier, making a film to ignite anti-west feelings doesn't seem to be the style of Islamicists. Attacking embassies, of course, is.
My guess at the moment, is that the director's knowledge of Arabic may be due to him being an Egyptian Copt, but not a muslim. There's a fair number of Copts out there with an axe to grind. Though, on the flip side, the film does seem to noticeably contain "heroic" Egyptian Christians. This film is a complete enigma. If it's made by a radical Muslim, I doubt he's linked to radical jihadis. As I said, this kind of thing is too cynical for them.
@Urzu7: I think Islamicists are all for crazy martyrdom tactics (including your self infection example), but cynically pretending to make a film in order to incite people to violence. It doesn't feel like their style, because they've consistently shown themselves to believe their own bullcrap. They've never done something this circular and cynical.
Likewise, when I initially heard of the Breivik attacks in Norway, while many were speculating that it was Islamic extremists, my gut instinct told me this was not so, as Islamicists don't tend to use the kind of tactics Breivik used(namely mass shootings and anonymous bombings). I think the same will be borne out here.
|2012-09-12, 21:52
|Link #23434
Not Enough Sleep
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: R'lyeh
Age: 42
once we know who the money man is then we know who is behind it all.
|2012-09-12, 22:06
|Link #23435
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Montreal, QC, Canada
Age: 35
At least, I trust Obama in working things out with local governments just like several Democrat predecessors did before him. After all, Bill Clinton faced the same problems before, didn't he?
|2012-09-12, 22:12
|Link #23436
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: New England
Age: 35
Also, the embassy attack happened on September 11th or September 12th? It could be related to the anniversary of September 11th. A planned terrorist plot having nothing to do with the outrage over the film.
|2012-09-12, 22:14
|Link #23437
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Montreal, QC, Canada
Age: 35
The attacks were made yesterday (September 11). Perhaps a coincidence or it might have been planned too.
|2012-09-12, 22:33
|Link #23438
Le fou, c'est moi
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
Age: 29
This is hardly the "happy ending" of the tragedy; I'm sure in the coming months convictions will be flowing in, if Cameron is serious about his apology.
at least 10%, and historically important. They literally were always there before the Muslims.
However, the majority leaders of Egyptian Copts are moving in solidarity with their Muslim countrymen. This may have been a self-defense reaction to prevent the majority from conducting the witchhunt, now that some leads point to a potential involvement of an American Copt. Tensions have been high since the chaos of the revolution, with the Copts distrusting the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood's intentions.
|2012-09-12, 22:43
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AS Oji-kun
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: In your bloodstream
Age: 68
Japanese Government Considered Eight Plans for Senkakus, Chose Least Assertive
The Noda Government has offered two billion yen (about $25 million) to the private owners of the three islands it will purchase from their current owner. The owner had to be persuaded not to sell them to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government as proposed by Ishihara. It wasn't clear whether a bidding war had taken place, nor why Ishihara did not try harder to enforce Plan D described below, which he claimed was the minimum required for the TMG to withdraw its proposal to purchase the islands instead.
Meanwhile the Government came up with eight plans for what it might do with these newly-acquired chunks of rock, ranked according to how threatening they would be to China and Taiwan. Plan A, which was eventually adopted, calls for doing nothing. Noda himself favored Plan C which would have repaired a lighthouse on one of the islands. Plan D would have implemented Ishihara's plan to build a facility to shelter fishing boats. Noda apparently gave that some serious consideration as well, much to the consternation of his Foreign Secretary and the diplomatic staff. Eventually the Prime Minister was persuaded to adopt Plan A. Ishihara's opinions were not reported.
Plan H called for the stationing of members of the Self-Defense Force on the islands 24/7. In a masterpiece of understatement, the Foreign Ministry staff who drew up the options included a note that read "It is hard to foresee how strongly China and Taiwan would oppose this."
In other news, the Chinese Meterological Administration has begun publishing the weather forecast for the Diaoyu, as they call them. They already publish forecasts for the weather in the area around the various other disputed islands in the South China Sea. Today's forecast for the Senkakus, according to the Wall Street Journal, was "partly cloudy with a chance of patrol boats." The comments to this article make for some disturbing reading.
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MILWAUKEE—A federal agency that keeps tabs on water levels and water quality in Wisconsin is among those closed with the government shutdown.
The U.S. Geological Survey's Water Science Center in Middleton is responsible for equipment that monitors water flow and levels in rivers and streams throughout the state.
Acting Director John Walker said the equipment will keep collecting data and a staff person is on call in case of flooding or another emergency.
But Walker said late Monday that other work, such as the collection of samples to test for water quality, is being halted during the shutdown.
He says the center works with universities and municipalities and stopping its data collection could affect about 100 studies on water.


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From LSU Sports
BATON ROUGE, LA - Seventeen players from LSU's 2013 football team will be on display for the NFL on Wednesday, as the school will host its annual Pro Day starting at noon at the Charles McClendon Indoor Practice Facility.
All 32 NFL teams, including seven head coaches, are expected to be on hand for the workout. The list of head coaches who are expected to be in attendance include Sean Payton (Saints), Marvin Lewis (Bengals), Bill O'Brien (Texans), Rex Ryan (Jets), Mike Zimmer (Vikings), Chip Kelly (Eagles) and Mike Tomlin (Steelers).
Some of the top names taking part in the LSU Pro Day include projected first round draft pick wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., quarterback Zach Mettenberger, wide receiver Jarvis Landry, running back Jeremy Hill and offensive guard Trai Turner.
"This is one of those days that you look forward to as a coach, to be able to watch your players display their talent and abilities for the NFL," LSU coach Les Miles said. "As a coach, you watch and pull for your guys to give great effort and perform well. It's taken a lot of hard work to get to this point, you hope for them to have a great day.
"It's also a big day for our program as anytime you can have 100 or more NFL scouts and coaches on your campus, it's a great opportunity to showcase LSU football and our University and the great things that are happening here."
In addition to the NFL, the NFL Network will be on hand reporting throughout the day. Nearly 150 members of the media will also cover the event.
LSU fans can see video and get up-to-date results for all 20 participants from the event at www.LSUsports.net/proday.
The players will go through a series of testing with the scouts that includes the 40-yard dash, the 225-bench press, vertical leap, broad jump, shuttle run and the 3-cone drill. The players will also have their measurements in height, weight, hand span and wing span taken. Select players will have interviews with team representatives tomorrow as well.
The NFL Draft is scheduled for May 8-10 in New York City and the Tigers are expected to have as many as 10 players selected.


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19 Mar 2013 15:10:40 PM
CagePotato PSA: Attention Male & Female Bantamweights, TUF 18 Will Be Holding Tryouts on April 15th
(Her training methods may be unusual, but dammit, the woman GETS RESULTS.)
Just a heads up for any of you members of the Potato Nation who fancy themselves the next Forrest Griffin (or more than likely, the next Julian Lane); it has recently been announced that the UFC will be holding auditions starting at 8 a.m. PT on Monday, April 15th to kick off the highly anticipated upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter: Rashes*. Auditions for both male and female bantamweight competitors will be held at the Grand Ballroom of the Palace Station Hotel, located on 2411 West Sahara Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In order to apply for TUF 18, one must first download the application here. The restrictions are as one would expect: You must be above 21, a legal US citizen, and have at least three verifiable pro MMA fights. Also, no fat chicks,"ugos," skipskops, skallywags, trick-ass marks, or mark-ass tricks. I'm just reading the release, people.
Featuring female coaches and participants for the first time in the show's history, TUF 18 will see bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey face off against the winner of the upcoming Miesha Tate vs. Cat Zingano fight scheduled for the TUF 17 Finale in April. For her sake, let's hope Ronda is able to communicate better with her team than she did with the dudes from TUF 15, or it is going to be one quiet, awkward season.
Speaking of awkward, let's see what Joe Rogan thinks about the upcoming season…Read More DIGG THIS


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The former chief executive of Derbyshire County Council received a "golden handshake" of £219,000 when he left the authority, it has emerged.
A taxpayers' group has blasted the payout awarded to Nick Hodgson upon his departure from the council in June 2013.
A year later, the details of Mr Hodgson's severance package have finally been revealed in the authority's annual accounts.
Jonathan Isaby, chief executive of the Taxpayers' Alliance, said: "Derbyshire residents will be astounded by the huge scale of the payout.
"It is especially galling at a time when frontline services are trying to find long-overdue savings.
"The size of the payout is totally inappropriate and shows a complete disconnect between the political class and the people they represent."
Mr Hodgson was chief executive for 16 years.
Council leader Councillor Anne Western said: "Mr Hodgson's work helped the county achieve a great deal and we thank him for his committed service."
She added it was now vital that the authority – which needs to slash £157million from its budget by 2018 because of Government cuts – continued to focus on the challenges ahead.
Three months after Mr Hodgson left the council amid mysterious circumstances, the Derbyshire Times submitted a Freedom of Information request to the authority about why he exited his £152,000 role and details of any payout to him upon his departure.
But the council controversially failed to answer our questions, saying Mr Hodgson had entered into an agreement which meant the terms of his exit would "remain confidential".
Cllr Western said: "It was always understood that the figure paid to Mr Hodgson would be published in the annual accounts and we are pleased to be able to do this today."
However, it is still not clear exactly why Mr Hodgson left the authority.


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Still 'our favorite California flake'EDITORIAL
October 21. 2017 6:39PM
When Jerry Brown was running for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1976 against Jimmy Carter and Ted Kennedy, our Publisher William Loeb described the choice before Democrats as "stupid, the coward, and the flake."
Brown struck up a friendship with Loeb, who described Brown as "our favorite California flake."
Now in his second iteration as governor of California, Brown reminds us why Loeb liked him, despite their radically opposed political philosophies.
Brown stood up to the politically-correct mob that dominates the California Legislature, vetoing a bill that would have reinstated Obama-era "guidance" to colleges over how to handle sexual assault claims on campus.
Trump Education Secretary Betsy DeVos rescinded that guidance letter, encouraging colleges to treat rape claims as serious crimes, including protection of the rights of the accused.
The left has tried to frame this respect for the rule of law as pro-rape, and we're pleased to see Brown pushed back at this political opportunism.
Brown also vetoed a bill that would have required presidential candidates to disclose their tax returns, a clear jab at President Trump. We would welcome Trump keeping his promise to release his tax returns, but states should not bar legally qualified candidates from the ballot for refusing to share private information.
Brown has approved plenty of wacky ideas. California is a sanctuary state, it's legal to intentionally infect someone with a sexually-transmitted disease, and the state now recognizes three genders.
But Gov. Moonbeam seems to be the only thing keeping left-leaning California from falling into the Pacific.
The California Democratic Party has moved to the left of Jerry Brown.


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Reviewed By Steven L (Kutztown, PA) Reviewed for a 2012 Chrysler Town and Country —7/25/2015 8:22 PM
Works well have some problems getting temp set but it will work itself out when I read more into the manual. Keep in plugged into active plug in auto 24/7 and auto always starts if fact my son in law has ordered on for his auto. Great product.


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Looking at raw files downloaded from dpreview
... saturating the sensors...
Since I have both Panasonic and Oly lenses, I tend to use the Panasonic with its lenses which for the most part are stabilized and the Oly lenses with the EM-5 - I am keeping both.
English, please.
TThe G5 has the same Venus processing engine as the GH3, but a different sensor, apparently.
Vladmirovich, I don't have that level of technical expertise in my daily work, so I'm not sure it's going to help me with this choice. I just push the little doohickey.


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Hello fellow mamas!
I'm new to the site and just had a question! My daughter is 22 months old, 2 in July! We still nurse when she needs a nap, goes to bed, or any other time she needs comfort. Well, she nurses mainly from my right breast since that's the side I sleep on, so when she sleeps with me it easy access! Anyway, my boobs recently started feeling tender so I'm assuming my period is coming soon. She NEVER nurses on the left boob and never even tries. I have tried to get her to and she refuses it. Tonight I got curious and tried hand expressing my left boob to see how much comes out but it was brownish white and only a couple drops came out. It wasn't like the milk coming from my right side(creamy white a steady flow). I assume it's because she never nurses from that side but why the brown color? Almost like rusty pipes haha. Has this happened to anyone else? Again, she is 22 months and hasn't nursed from the left side in probably 10 months. I googled and found stuff saying possibly my diet or blood from getting used to nursing. But if it was my diet, I figured it would affect the right breast as well and I'm pretty sure it's not blood since my boobs are plenty used to being nursed on. Sorry for the long post but it freaked me out! Thanks!


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CAMARILLO, Calif. — A huge Southern California wildfire carved a path to the sea and burned on the beach Friday, but firefighters got a break as gusty Santa Ana winds turned into breezes.
Temperatures remained high, but humidity levels were expected to soar as cool air moved in from the ocean and the Santa Anas retreated.
At the same time, the reversal of wind direction carried the risk of sending flames in new, dangerous directions.
"It could move just as quickly coming the other way," said Bill Nash, a Ventura County fire spokesman.
The wind-whipped fire erupted Thursday in the Camarillo area, threatening as many as 4,000 homes but only damaging 15, Nash said.
The 15 1/2-square-mile blaze was only 10 percent contained on Friday, and the work of more than 900 firefighters, aided by air tankers, was just beginning.
Evacuations were lifted overnight for neighborhoods as the fire moved toward the coast. California State University, Channel Islands remained closed, and new evacuations were called for coastal canyons, Nash said.
He did not know how many homes were immediately threatened but said the area mainly included ranches, orchards, camps and vacation homes rather than dense neighborhoods. Some expensive ridge-top and canyon homes also were in the path of the flames.
By midmorning, the fire was 20 miles from Malibu, burning mostly in rugged mountains. It jumped the Pacific Coast Highway and burned on a beach shooting range of a coastal naval base. No housing structures were in immediate danger.
The fire reinforced predictions that California is in for a bad summer fire season because dry winter and spring weather has left brush tinder-dry.
In addition, the California Department of Water Resources found the water content in the snowpack was just 17 percent of normal. The snowmelt is a vital water source for the state.
More than 3,000 firefighters were battling six major wildfires on Friday in California, the state fire agency said.
Fire crews have responded to more than 680 wildfires since the beginning of the year — some 200 more than average for the period.
Hot, dry Santa Ana winds gusting to 50 mph or more swept flames from the Camarillo-area fire toward the coast on Thursday.
Cooler, calmer ocean air was beginning to move ashore on Friday and could send the humidity soaring — the beginning of change that could bring chance of rain in the fire area by Sunday night or Monday morning.
The National Weather Service canceled mountain wind advisories and predicted onshore winds of only 10 to 15 mph, with some 20 mph gusts.
The change had been expected to begin later in the afternoon but its early arrival was a potential mixed blessing for fire crews.
"They'll have to be on their toes as far as a wind shift. Now the fire will have to move the other direction," said Eric Boldt, warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
That raised concerns of flare-ups along the path of the fire.
"The fire can jump up at any time and any place," Tom Kruschke, a Ventura County fire spokesman, said earlier. "There's that hot bed of coals out there covering thousands of acres."
Overnight, the fire roared down a canyon in Point Mugu State Park and through an evacuated campground, but firefighters managed to protect a nature center and other buildings.
"We had 20-, 25-foot flames. They were having a devil of a time making a stand," said Craig Sap, a state parks supervisor for the district.
"We had a moment of calmness, maybe a wind shift, and they were able to get a line around it," he said. "I don't think a single picnic bench burned."
Elsewhere in Ventura County, a 4½-square-mile blaze that destroyed a home burned for a third day in mountains north of Banning. It was 65 percent contained.
In Tehama County in Northern California, the size of a wildfire north of Butte Meadows was revised down from more than 15 square miles to 10 square miles, state fire spokesman Daniel Berlant said.
The fire, which was 10 percent contained, was burning in a remote area and wasn't posing an imminent threat to any structures.
Elsewhere, crews expected to fully contain a 125-acre blaze in Sonoma County and a 200-acre fire in Glenn County on Friday.
Containment of a 55-acre fire in Butte County was expected this weekend.


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Oct 31, 2009 at 7:24 pm
Jan 1, 2009 at 8:14 am
Great looking garage. Lots of nice work. Best of luck with all your projects!
Feb 6, 2008 at 10:37 am
Nice to see you working alongside your dad. My 16yr old sone has done the same, helped with my '38 and now doing his own '40 Chevy.
Great work!!
Great work!!


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The pretzel has great historical and spiritual significance. As the faithful in the old Roman Empire kept a very strict fast all through Lent — no dairy products, eggs, or meat — they made small breads of water, flour, and salt to accompany their simple meals of fish, fruit, and vegetables. To remind themselves that Lent was a time of prayer, they shaped the breads in the form of arms crossed in prayer. The Latin word bracellae, "little arms," eventually became the Germanic "pretzel."
Traditional Pretzels
Dissolve yeast in water. Add salt and sugar.
in flour. Knead dough until smooth.
Cut into
small pieces. Roll into ropes and twist into pretzel
Place on lightly greased cookie sheets.
Brush pretzels with beaten egg.
Sprinkle with
coarse salt if desired.
Bake at 375° F about 15 minutes.
Soften yeast in the warm water. Add the honey
and 1 tsp. salt.
Blend in the flour. Turn out dough on a lightly floured surface and knead until
smooth, about five minutes.
Roll the dough into ropes about 18" long and shape into pretzel
shapes. Place on lightly greased cookie sheet. Brush with beaten egg.
Sprinkle with coarse salt or
use sesame seed and Mrs. Dash non-salt seasoning.
Bake at 425° F for 12 to 15 minutes until the
pretzels are golden brown.
Yield: 10 to 12 pretzels.
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Bardo de Saldo wrote:Can one violate its conscience?
A conscience once went to the police station to report its violation.
"Who violated you?" asked the policeman.
"My ignorant beast master."
"And how do you know that it's ignorant?"
"I had to show it how to do it!"
Bardo de Saldo wrote:"(...) when I violate my conscience (aka sin) (...)." (Kopio)
I prefer 'sin' to 'conscience violation'; it is more universal and sounds less denominational. (Denominational, for those who aren't American, means whether you are a Methodist, a Baptist, an Episcopalian, etc.)
"I would say that you CAN [sin]." (Kopio, adapted)
We are all born free of sin, Kopio. If someone is taught sin and believes in it, then yes, one can sin. What to do after you've sinned? The people who teach sin also teach what God says they should do after sinning, so... Aren't you sinning by asking what to do after you've sinned?
I favor expiation through mortification.
Bardo de Saldo wrote:"I prefer 'sin' to 'conscience violation'; it is more universal and sounds less denominational. (Denominational, for those who aren't American, means whether you are a Methodist, a Baptist, an Episcopalian, etc.)
Bardo de Saldo wrote:We are all born free of sin, Kopio. If someone is taught sin and believes in it, then yes, one can sin.
Eureka wrote:I have to say, Kopio, that I'm not sure what you mean exactly by violating your conscience.
benissimus wrote:I assume he is going with the meaning of conscience to be "the distinction (or ability to distinguish) between good and bad". What do I do when I do something I recognize as bad?
benissimus wrote:Unless it really makes me feel awful (when someone I care about or sympathize with is harmed), I don't worry too much about it. Some of the things that you might feel bad about would hardly phase me at all (e.g. swearing, gossiping, sod0my!)...
benissimus wrote:...but if something I did really did disturb me then I would keep the memory as a reminder to avoid a similar situation. I certainly don't see the point in focusing on negative things I have done or in dwelling on them, as so many other people do, and as I would suggest "confessing, repenting, and renewing one's efforts" may fall under. But of course as a non-Christian, I don't have someone always looking over my shoulder
Kopio wrote:Here is one of the places where we part ways.....I do not believe we are born free of sin. Do you have children?? I do....and I never had to teach my children to lie, or be selfish, or throw a fit when they didn't get their way. As a matter of fact, I have always tried to teach them just the opposite. IMHO, "sin" isn't a taught thing, I would say that some specific "sinS" are taught or learned, but the underlying principle of "sin" is something that we, by our own nature, do naturally. But here we are digressing more into theology than I wished to, the objective in my initial post wasn't to speak of the depravity of man, it was to seek out other people's views as to reconciling themselves to the wrong actions that they take.
Rhuiden wrote:PS. How many are thinking..."Oh no, Rhuiden is back!!!"
Bardo de Saldo wrote:I have a very small son, Kopio, and his behavior is not sinful. If I agreed to everything you've said about the meaning of conscience violation, you would have to agree that a small child doesn't have that kind of conscience, the one that knows right from wrong.
Bardo de Saldo wrote:Swiftnicholas has put it so well, that I'll just present the laws of civilized countries to back our point.
Bardo de Saldo wrote:I favor expiation through mortification.
What do you do when you do something that either.......
goes against your moral grain...
can be considered sin (if you beleive in such a thing)
violates your conscience....
or just makes you feel like a plain heel for doing it?????
Kopio wrote:Rhuiden wrote:PS. How many are thinking..."Oh no, Rhuiden is back!!!"
Actually, I was quite glad to see the fella with the long rife back! For the record....are you a member of the NRA?? :)
Kopio wrote:What do you do when you do something that either.......
goes against your moral grain...
can be considered sin (if you beleive in such a thing)
violates your conscience....
or just makes you feel like a plain heel for doing it?????
Bardo de Saldo wrote:Well, Kopio, now that we've shared our beliefs, repassed consciences --fresh and pickled-- and quenched our thirst for testimonials, are you going to present us with an argument?
Bardo de Saldo wrote:Another question, dear Kopio? Those are hard to debate. You've missed your turn; I'll make a statement inspired in your thread that I find debatable:
Bardo de Saldo wrote:"Once again you've missed it." (Kopio.)
Trying to steer this thread (more driving than leading involved) into something that doesn't violate the Rules of the Academy is not missing the point.
Raya...as found in Rules of the Academy wrote:Furthermore...
Please stay on topic. If you find yourself inspired by what you read to discuss/debate a different topic, please post it in a new thread.
Bardo de Saldo wrote:"I agree [...]" (Bert.)
Let's hear your arguments! A simple agreement only lends moral support. Good ideas don't need moral support.
Bardo de Saldo wrote:There is never a need for an argument. Your position is valid and respectable, but it isn't philosophical. This is the philosophical subforum, not the Autos de Fe subforum (the original variety, not the extra-crispy).
Bardo de Saldo wrote:(I rest my case. As you can see, Rhuiden, Luther makes 95 points without saying once "because God commands me" or "because this is how I interpret Chapter 6, verse 24 of whatever book.)
Bardo de Saldo wrote:I want to debate this thread's point: The ethics of sin.


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Starting in 1983, the researchers collected fewer birds killed by cars each year, until they found only four in 2012. And when Charles Brown measured preserved specimens' wing lengths, he saw that, compared with the rest of the population, swallows that died on the road had wings that were a few millimeters longer.A few millimeters — about the width of a Tic Tac — might seem like a small change, but for birds' wings, "a little bit can make a big difference," says evolutionary biologist Ronald Mumme of Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa.Petite wings let birds take off quickly and maneuver deftly through the air. Like quail, which have short, rounded wings and can explode off the ground almost vertically, Brown says, swallows might be better served by short wings that help them whiz up and out of harm's way.He thinks the population's shorter average wing lengths could help explain why roadkill numbers are going down. "It's amazing what natural selection can do," he says.
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It appears that in at least one case, however, evolution is occurring at what seems like jet speed. In the last 150 years, the world's elephant population has evolved much smaller tusks.The average size of an African elephant's tusks has gone down by half in the last century and a half. Indian elephants have undergone a similar tusk size reduction.Experts believe the rapid evolution of the massive land mammals is due to poaching. Zoologists from Oxford University suggest that ivory poachers, who go for the largest males with the largest tusks, have caused the breeding behaviors of the animals to change rapidly in a short time.
Research at the Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, showed that 15% of female elephants and 9% of males in the park were born without tusks.In 1930 the figure for both male and female elephants was only 1%.Genetic accidentExperts say the reason why some elephants are tuskless is a result of a chance genetic mutation.They say elephants are losing their tusks as a rapid and effective evolutionary response to escape slaughter by ruthless and resourceful poachers who kill elephants for their ivory trophies.
Quote from: mrbiscoop on March 21, 2013, 05:18:39 PMBbbbbbut it's still a swallow. African or European?
What I would like to see started is a seriously long-term experiment on mice (or something that is equally "visible" - fruit flies no good!).Set up your control group of mice, and your experiment group. And in the experimental group, do some seriously active selection for particular physical traits (much as dog breeders have been doing for generations). Mice being mice, with fast reproduction, you should be able to push traits a lot further, a lot faster, than with dogs. Make the experimental group's lair conditions dramatically different to what a "normal" mouse would experience.I'm talking a seriously long-term experiment here - 30+ years at a minimum - with the intention of proving that given enough generations, you will produce a creature significantly different to the mice in the control group.
Interesting article on an example of natural selection acting over just a few decades:http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/349028/description/Shorter-winged_swallows_evolve_around_highways
You have to be careful with these stats - one major cause of fewer roadkills of any wild animal is a lower population. Also, if slightly smaller wings give rise to better manoeuvrability then this would also help catching insects, so perhaps the swallows's wings have evolved for different reasons. There are stories in the UK of hedgehogs running when a car comes, rather than curling up in a ball http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/more_or_less/4665482.stm
Changes to their surroundings can trigger "rapid evolution" in species as they adopt traits to help them survive in the new conditions, a study shows.Studying soil mites in a laboratory, researchers found that the invertebrates' age of maturity almost doubled in just 20-or-so generations. It had been assumed that evolutionary change only occurred over a much longer timescale. The findings have been published in the journal Ecology Letters. "What this study shows for the first time is that evolution and ecology go hand-in-hand," explained co-author Tim Benton, professor of population ecology at the University of Leeds, UK. "The implicit assumption has always been, from Darwin onwards, that evolution works on long timescale and ecology works on short timescales. The thinking was that if you squash a population or you change the environment then nothing will happen from an evolutionary point-of-view for generations and generations, for centuries."


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Many people believe that everything happens for a reason. I think this sentiment is related to a fundamental trust that God is in control and that human lives are neither random nor meaningless. Sometimes we draw on this belief as we try to make sense of a tragedy. I certainly hope that none of us views his or her life as utterly ungrounded or untethered from God's care. But actually believing that God is pulling every string or that everything that happens is ultimately good is fraught with enormous difficulties. What about human freedom? Does not sin mean that I have chosen against God's will, that I have opted for chaos and not divine order? Such a dictum can also lead us to seek reasons for incidents that have no reason, especially tragedies or horrifying moral evil.
Having said this, we can still take divine providence seriously. That is, we ought to believe that God is in fact guiding our lives, the church and indeed the world toward his purposes. Consider it "big picture" providence. But big-picture providence does not mean that God is not intimately part of our lives here and now. The twofold confidence that God is with us here as well as broadly drawing all things to his ends are what today's Scriptures witness to.
Paul tells the Corinthians in today's reading, "We walk by faith, not by sight." This faith is not ungrounded in our experience; it is consonant with a living knowledge of God in our lives. Earlier in 2 Corinthians Paul writes, "All of us, gazing with unveiled face on the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory" (3:18). Experiencing a foretaste of God's glory not only supports our faith but shows us a glimpse of the glory to which God is guiding us.
Paul ends today's passage with the exhortation to "aspire to please him," reminding us of the sobering fact that "we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ." I see here the insight that in order for us to live wholeheartedly in harmony with God's providential care, we ought to strive to follow God's will. It reminds me of something the late renowned mythologist Joseph Campbell often taught: When you are following your bliss, then invisible hands will guide you along the right path. By "bliss" he was not referring to some emotional or spiritual high. Rather, he was talking about realizing one's deepest truth, which is the same as God's truth implanted in us.
In today's Gospel reading, Jesus offers two comparisons about planting and fruition. In the first, he compares our experience of the kingdom of God to the experience of a farmer who scatters seeds and later, without understanding how it happened, finds the seeds grown to produce a harvest. In the second, he compares the kingdom to a mustard seed, which is among the smallest seeds but produces an unusually large bush.
I do not know how God's grace works. Sometimes I craft what I consider a perfect lecture and get a "ho-hum" response from my students. At other times, a side comment of mine produces a revelation for a student, who will write me years later and thank me for "that insight that changed my life." This does not mean, of course, that I have a license to be slack in my preparation, as if that didn't matter. But it does mean that I am not in control of the kingdom. None of us are. We should always "aspire to please him," and this means being intentional and responsible. Beyond that, we scatter seeds and can only be surprised by how things come to fruition.
We can also nurture hope that small beginnings can have amazing outcomes. Jesus' ministry must have looked like a disaster to an outsider. He converted very few who heard him, and even his disciples remained relatively clueless throughout his ministry. But, of course, his ministry brought about the salvation of the world. The kingdom is God's providence in action.


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The University of North Florida has been named to Kiplinger's Personal Finance's list of 100 best values in public colleges for 2012-13 for the second consecutive year. The ranking cites four-year schools that combine an outstanding education with great economic value."We take great pride in being nationally recognized by some very elite organizations for delivering an exceptional education at an exceptional value," said UNF President John Delaney. "First-rate academic programs, amazing out-of-classroom experiences and affordable cost provide a value that is hard to beat."Kiplinger's assesses quality according to a number of measurable standards, including the admission rate, the percentage of students who return for sophomore year, the student-faculty ratio and the four-year graduation rate. Cost criteria include low sticker prices, abundant financial aid and low average debt at graduation. Many schools have appeared on the list multiple times, including UNF, which is a testament to the consistent value these colleges provide."We applaud this year's top 100 schools for their efforts to maintain academic standards while meeting the financial needs of their students," said Janet Bodnar, Kiplinger's Personal Finance editor.The annual public school rankings appear in Kiplinger's February 2013 issue, on newsstands Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, and online now at www.kiplinger.com/links/college. Web visitors will find special features, including an FAQ about how the public colleges are ranked, a slide show of the top 10 schools, as well as a tool that lets readers sort by in-state and out-of-state cost, average debt at graduation and admission rate.For nine decades, the Kiplinger organization has led the way in personal finance and business forecasting. Founded in 1920 by W.M. Kiplinger, the company developed one of the nation's first successful newsletters in modern times. The Kiplinger Letter, launched in 1923, remains the longest continuously published newsletter in the United States. In 1947, Kiplinger created the nation's first personal finance magazine. Kiplinger.com is the fastest growing website in the personal finance space.UNF, a nationally ranked university located on an environmentally beautiful campus, offers students who are dedicated to enriching the lives of others the opportunity to build their own futures through a well-rounded education.


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Future Performs at Intimate LA Gig
On Friday night, Hennessy V.S partnered with Complex Magazine at Sonos Studio in Los Angeles for A Night of Music and Art with Future. But, good luck getting in. A line of anxious fans flooded the streets of La Brea for the event. The Hennessy V.S was flowin' nonstop while Robert Raimon Roy painted his live art and DJ PASE ROCK warmed up the crowd.
Future, who is about to drop the album 'Future Hendrix,' took to the stage and had the packed studio singing and bobbing to hits "Same Damn Time," "Karate Chop," "Bugatti," but it was "Love Song" that had the ladies singing along, among them Karrueche Tran and Christina Milian.
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What Valve realized is that playing a game is only one part of the overall customer experience; the experience of discovering and buying the game matters as well, as does the installation and upgrade process. Moreover, these customer pain points were developer pain points as well; the original impetus to develop Steam, for example, was the difficulty in getting players to upgrade en masse, something that was essential for games in which players competed online. And, while Valve is a private company and has never announced Steam's revenue numbers, reports suggest the platform generates billions of dollars a year .
Even that, though, pales in comparison to the iOS App Store: Apple took Steam's app store idea and integrated it with the platform, such that iOS users and developers had no choice but to use Apple's owned-and-operated distribution channel, with all of the various limitations and costs — 30%, to be precise — that that entailed.
Apple was able to accomplish this first and foremost because the underlying products — the iPhone and iPad —
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, independent of applications. Apple had the users that developers needed to make money.
Second, the App Store, like Steam before it, really was a better experience that drove more downloads and purchases by end users. This meant that developing for iOS wasn't simply attractive because of the number of users, but also because those users were willing to buy more than they would have on another platform.
Third — and this applies to Steam as well — the App Store
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; this led to more apps, which attracted more users, which led to more apps, both locking in apps as a competitive advantage and also ensuring that no one app had outsized power (leaving Apple free to restrict Steam-like competitors by fiat ).
This frames the two Apple announcements I noted above. Start with the news of $100 billion for iOS developers: that means that Apple has collected around $40 billion, and at a very high margin to boot.
Moreover, the vast majority of Apple's announcements were, if anything, about competing with those developers: the first new app announced, Measure , should immediately wipe out the only obviously useful Augmented Reality apps in the store. Apple also announced a new Podcasts app for Watch, update News, Stocks, and Voice Memo apps, and the only third party demos were about how one of the largest software companies there is —Adobe — would be supporting Apple's preferred 3D-image format. And why not! The implication of owning all of those high-value users is that, on iOS anyways, developers are cheap.
The Mac, though, is a different story: the platform is far smaller than the iPhone; that there remain a number of high quality independent software vendors supporting the Mac is a testament to how valuable it is for developers to be able to build direct relationships with customers that can span years and multiple transactions. Still, there seems little question that the number of Mac apps is, if not trending in the wrong direction, certainly not growing in any meaningful way; there simply aren't enough users to entice developers.
The first thing you need to know is the structure , or how to format your conclusion. After spending around four paragraphs outlining your argument, look back to your main claim. This is usually your thesis as stated in the introduction paragraph. A conclusion paragraph should begin with a restatement of your thesis to remind the reader of the overall purpose of the essay. However, never rewrite your thesis word for word. This is redundant and shows lack of creativity. Think of another way to put forth the same idea. If you have a complex thesis, shortening it in some way is a good idea for the conclusion.
Next, you want to summarize your main supporting points. You do not need to go into the detail you did in the body of the essay, but remind the reader how your proved your argument. You should also show the connection of all your supporting details.
Finally, you want to end your conclusion with a general statement that leaves your reader thinking about your topic even after the essay is over. Using a rhetorical question or relating the topic to a larger concept will push the reader to continue to think about the ideas you brought up throughout your essay. Other methods include connecting your argument to implications for the future or linking back to some idea used in the introduction, which brings a nice sense of closure to the essay.
Overall, the conclusion does not have to be a long paragraph. In fact, since you have already explained the specifics of your argument in the body, the conclusion should be much shorter and function more as a reminder of how you have proven your point.
Let's look at a quick example to help see the process of writing a conclusion. Imagine you wrote an essay to argue that all schools should require students to wear school uniforms. You have the introduction and all the body paragraphs written. Now it's time to conclude your essay.
First, look back to your thesis statement. Perhaps it looked something like this: 'Although school uniforms might seem like they restrict freedom of expression, requiring students to wear uniforms can help limit inappropriate dress, provide a sense of pride in school, and prepare students for the professional dress required in most careers.'
To start the conclusion, restate that idea, but remember not to write it verbatim. So for example, you might write, 'Instead of holding students back, school uniforms allow students to excel in many facets of school life.' This is a much shorter version, but still gets the main point across: that school uniforms are beneficial to students.
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Now that you've restated the thesis, it's time to look at your body paragraphs and summarize the main point in each. The body of your pro-school uniform essay would have included a paragraph each on limiting inappropriate clothing, providing a sense of pride in the school, and preparing students for future careers. Each of these ideas should be summarized in about one sentence each. Again, do not rewrite anything word for word from an earlier paragraph; instead, rephrase the main points.
Finally, you'll end with a broad statement that leaves your reader thinking about your topic. You can come up with some implication for the future, like what the new generation of well-dressed students might be able to bring to the world. Or you can look back at your introduction and connect to how you began the essay. For instance, if you began with an (a short story) of a personal experience with uniforms, you can bring up that idea again. Or if you used a famous quote, remind the reader of why that quote is important. There are many strategies for writing an introduction, so whichever method you used, link back to it in your conclusion.
And now it's time for the , or the final paragraph that signals the end of this lesson! Remember, the conclusion is a very important piece of an essay. Without it, the reader is left feeling unsatisfied, unfulfilled, and maybe even confused.
To write an effective conclusion, first rephrase your thesis. Simplify it, but never rewrite it word for word. Next, summarize your main points from the body of the essay. You need not get into specifics here, just a short summary. Finally, end with a broad statement. This can make implications for the future, or connect back to an idea used in the introduction paragraph.
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There's no doubt that getting a college degree improves your earnings potential, but increasingly it's not a guarantee of landing a good job. CNNMoney.com points to a study released Monday by Richard Vedder, an economist at Ohio University. His research shows that about 37% of employed U.S. college graduates are working in jobs that require no more than a high school diploma — taxi drivers, sales clerks, firefighters, telemarketers, and so forth. Prof. Vedder calls this phenomenon "credential inflation," as the supply of college grads is growing faster than the jobs requiring that level of education, the story notes. "A lot of people, particularly people with bachelor's degrees, are getting jobs, but not good jobs," he says. And he's something of a pessimist. Prof. Vedder argues, for instance, that an underemployment problem is likely to persist even after the U.S. economy recovers fully from the jobs crisis. He predicts that the number of college grads "will grow by 19 million between 2010 and 2020, while the number of jobs requiring that education is expected to grow by less than 7 million," CNNMoney.com reports. Even so, this story, also from CNNMoney.com, reinforces that education remains the best weapon against a weak jobs market. People with bachelor's degrees experienced 5% employment gains from 2010 to 2012, while those with master's degrees and beyond did even better, with 7% job gains. By contrast, the number of jobs for people with high school degrees or less fell by nearly 2%. "Those with a high school education or less are a large group, making up 36% of all U.S. workers over age 25," according to the website. "Their job losses started in 2007 and have yet to stop. About 767,000 fewer workers reported having a job in 2012 than they did in 2010." Over that same time period, 2 million of them "have left the work force altogether," CNNMoney.com reports.
A college degree helps, but it's no guarantee of a job
The Youngstown Vindicator reports that the state Controlling Board has finalized $2.1 million in financing for Youngstown State University's role in the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute. The university will use the money to buy high-tech manufacturing equipment that will be installed at NAMII's headquarters in downtown Youngstown for use in research and development, the newspaper reports. "Two million dollars' worth of high-end, up-to-date equipment a thousand feet from our campus means our students can go down to work on that equipment, see it operate firsthand and learn how to use it effectively," says Martin Abraham, dean of the college of science, technology, engineering and mathematics at YSU. "It also allows our faculty to work with it and provide the access we need to build academic programs and meet the needs of other NAMII members," he adds. NAMII is an effort by more than 65 private and public entities, primarily in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, to further commercialize additive manufacturing. The Vindicator notes that the technology uses three-dimensional imaging software "that is used to draw a blueprint that specialized machines interpret to build a product by printing layers of plastic, metal and resin in a process that has the ability to drastically reduce the time, labor and material used in manufacturing."
Many workplaces these days are contending with an abnormally high number of sick employees, so this story, about what to do when you have the flu, should come in handy. For workers who begin experiencing flu symptoms, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control advises staying home and not contaminating their colleagues. "That seems like sound advice, but way too many employees are reluctant to call in sick, even when down and out with a flu or cold," according to the story from The Dayton Daily News. For instance, a 2012 study by business retailer Staples found that about 80% of workers show up at the office even if they are sick. And a report from Bloomberg says the rate of sick day usage by U.S. employees is 50% less than in 2006. (Which makes sense, because nobody these days wants to look like they're slacking off. Plus, it's generally a pain to take a sick day.) But on those occasions when you do call in sick, Peter Handel, CEO at Dale Carnegie Training, a New York City-based international business services outfit, suggests you do the following:
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How would Buddha vote?
He also wrote: "Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind." And: "The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed."
On another occasion, he told his followers, "To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent."
So, we are going to hypothesize that he would resist a society dependent on federal entitlements – instead preferring that we trust on providence … and overcome any need for worldly comfort.


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2008-12-10 / Columnists
Pets, Pets, Pets
The holidays accentuate the extremes of emotion. Happy events seem more joyous while sad news is even more depressing. Long before I shared a last name, I had a strong attachment to Hans Christian Andersen's Little Match Girl so the report of an obese Border Collie found frozen to a Wisconsin sidewalk, barely alive, sent chills down my spine. Glad to hear that the authorities are pressing neglect charges against his owner. Hopefully many kind people will flock to adopt the poor dog.
As a child I loved the tragic tale of the Little Match Girl, forced by a heartless father to sell matches barefoot in the snow. Decades before DVDs, my mother bought two 78 rpm records of the story for grab bag gifts. When I overheard a Cub Scout complain about this prize at my brother's party, I quietly cried, and then made sure to fish around in my classroom grab bag to retrieve my donated present. Years later the story became tradition with my own students. The school librarian would make sure the Andersen book plus filmstrip (I am dating myself) appeared in my mailbox the first of December. I keep thinking the aging Border Collie, like so many unfortunates, out in the cold had no matches to keep him warm….
Moving on to a minor Christmas crisis in complete contrast, I fear Purina has discontinued my dogs' favorite treat- bacon flavor Chew-eez Sticks. This could be premature panic but it seems that some other chewie has invaded their space on the grocery shelf. In the past this has signaled product extinction just like my favorite, now defunct, garlic Stove Top stuffing and vanillascented trash bags.
Routine is as important to dogs as it is to kids. Many of my students came from sorrowful family situations. They'd often be the first to remind me that it was the day to change line leaders or time to do "homework yeller", a form of town crier. School was the only consistency they could depend on.
Dogs take comfort in continuity also. Happily I'm watching my newly rescued Edgar Afghan Poe become a creature of habit. He plops himself in position on a rug for his 3 squares (my dogs eat a light lunch), and slowly stretches in the same spot each night when he goes out for his last bathroom break. It's a far cry from his erratic life sandwiched between 66 other Afghan Hounds in the hoarder's New Mexico home.
Our schedule is carved in stone, or should I say, beef hide. My gang goes for an aprés dinner walk; then they are rewarded with the coveted "boney" divided for portion control. Little Charlotte gets a quarter stick and runs off with her treasure; while the Afghans alternate a whole stick or the broken one. They nosh as Siamese twins. Of course, they must "Sit" first. Grabby Edgar is learning the "Wait" command. You'd think I had just handed each a filet mignon.
On Friday this Mother Hubbard went to the King Kullen cupboard, the only cupboard where I still see Chew-eez Sticks, and the cupboard was bare. She wheeled right up to the courtesy desk to request a re-order, telling the puzzled girl behind the counter that she couldn't inform her dogs she's come home from the hunt emptyhanded. Her plea may not be enough. She may need to sniff out the stock clerk and beg since Purina's website doesn't show the 1.8 ounce purple package, and their 800 number is not functional until Monday 9 am Eastern Standard Time. Amazon notes they're "currently unavailable". I can't stand the suspense. Have Cheweez Sticks gone the way of the passenger pigeon and National Liquidators?
My treat reserve is shrinking so I tracked down similar sticks in other stores but those are made in China…I'm not going there…or as one package says, manufactured in some mystery land: "Made in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, China, or Thailand." I'm still not going there.
Last time I had a problem like this, the situation was really a matter of survival. My Jerry, a kitten rescued on the day Jerry Garcia died, had chronic liver disease and never ate on his own. He lived for 19 months at a maximum weight just over 2 pounds only because I hand fed him minute amounts of food, milk thistle and taurine. He nibbled Sheba chicken cat food. Then the company switched the font on the red label. Without tasting it, I suspected Sheba changed the recipe too. Jerry wouldn't eat it any more. I went on a wild goose chase trying to locate the old label Sheba. He died shortly after. In retrospect, the change of appetite
was probably not the label, but his cirrhosis progressing.
Right now only 2 precious Cheweez sticks remain, but my dogs don't know. Not yet. I am trying to forestall the storming of the Bastille and will put out an A.P. B. to locate places that sell purple package Purina's Chew-eez Sticks, real beef hide. Please be on the look out because I'm desperate. I just can't break the bad news to my dogs; not so close to Christmas.
For Adoption: On a more serious note, the homeless pets at Babylon Town Shelter (643-9270) Lamar St. W. Babylon have "more on their plates" than my pampered pets. "Antoinette" a 12 wk. old tabby, is telling Santa she'd like a home for Christmas. She and her littermates were born outdoors and scooped up by my good friend, a super friend to all cats. She's spayed now and available in the blue lobby cage. "Roosevelt", a smooth Akita mix was most likely hit by a car. He has a fractured pelvis which should heal well with cage rest. Still on pain meds, but doing better, Roosevelt in Cage 26 will be re-x-rayed soon. Male: "Scooby" 8 mon. Shepherd mix pup Cage 14; "Prince"- 6 yr. longhaired Shep/Rottie Cage 17. Female: "Helga"- Hound mix Cage 25; "Sasha"- Rottie mix Cage 28; "Lily"- declawed tabby C-8; "Yum Yum"- senior longhaired gray cat, owner entered assisted living- C-1.
Pet Photos With Santa: Visit Pet Smart Huntington with your pet during the weekends of Dec. 13-14 and Dec. 20-21 from 11 to 4 and Last Hope Animal Rescue will receive $5 of every $10 photo with frame purchased. See www. lasthopeanimalrescue.org.


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Sony xperia z ultra
The Sony Xperia Z Ultra is meant to be a phone but with a 6.44-inch screen it is pushing the boundaries of what a smart phone can really be. It is a huge device, there is no doubt about that, but at 6.5mm thick it sits more comfortably in the hand than you might expect and the full HD screen really impresses too.
Spec-fans will be unable to contain their excitement at the thought of the first smart phone with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 chip, a quad-core processor clocked to 2.2GHz.
The design of the Sony Xperia Z Ultra is something that is as much of an acquired taste as the Xperia Z before it. It has the same sharp design, which makes it slightly more difficult to hold in one hand but the rubber exterior does mitigate this to some extent.
Early verdict
The Sony Xperia Z Ultra is a phone that wants to be a tablet. While many will look at the Ultra and recoil in horror at its larger dimensions, those that want the larger screen would not be able to help but desire this handset.
More importantly for the long-term future of Sony Mobile is that this handset shows that the Japanese brand is keen to show it is at the forefront of technology.
Screen and colors
The screen quality is definitely improved, with the Triluminous technology at work to improve colors saturation levels in key areas, increasing the palette for a fairly stunning-looking picture. It is also helped by the X Reality engine that's been developed for mobile, which fills in missing pixels in standard definition pictures.
Videos included to demo the technology are impressive, but overall the screen does not live up to the hype bestowed upon it by Sony. It suffers the same as the Xperia Z, in that it has a slightly washed-out tint to it, which is especially telling as it was mentioned as being 'closer to Samsung's Super AMOLED technology' by one of the Sony representatives.
Magnetic charging port
It is also got a magnetic charging port on the side to facilitate, well, magnetic docks that allow charging it is odd that it takes up so much of the design though, where it is usually more discreet.
The waterproof element to the Sony Xperia Z Ultra is obviously one of the high points, and as such the little doors that seal in the ports are back in force. However, they are fascinatingly not used on the headphone jack, with Sony working out how to make it so the water gremlins won't destroy your sound.
The CPU speed certainly shows in general use, as it is as snappy both flicking between apps and browsing the internet over Wi-Fi were lightning fast. It is getting to the point where smart phones are faster than one can ever had and its performance is impressive.
Let's hear it for the battery though: a 3000mAh power pack is what we expected in a phone like this, and yes we are not disappointed on our expectations. Sony is still crowing about its slightly dubious Stamina Mode being a real benefit here.
Xperia Z Ultra features
6.4″ Full HD TRILUMINOS™ Display for mobile powered by X-Reality™ for mobile engine for the ultimate viewing experience, Ultra slim, waterproof and dust resistant (IP55/IP58) durable design, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor with 2.2 GHz quad-core CPUs and 4G LTE for fast performance. It has 16 gigabytes of internal storage with support for 64GB micro SD cards. An 8 megapixel rear camera and battery offering up to 11 hours talk time or 120 hours of audio playback. It has 8 megapixel cameras with "Exmor RS for mobile" sensor and HDR for videos and photos.
Headphone flap-free
The Xperia Z Ultra is 6.5mm (0.26in) thick only slightly deeper than the thinnest device on the market, Huawei's Ascend P6. Unlike the original Xperia Z the new phone does not need a flap over its headphone socket to protect it from water damage, addressing complaints the feature was fiddly to use. It can also be submerged to a deeper limit - 1.5m (4.9ft) in freshwater for up to half an hour.