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Fluticasone and Salmeterol Oral Inhalation (patient information)
- 2 Why this medication is prescribed
- 3 How this medication should be used
- 4 Other uses for this medicine
- 5 Special precautions
- 6 Special dietary instructions
- 7 What to do if you forget a dose
- 8 Side effects
- 9 Storage conditions needed for this medication
- 10 In case of emergency/overdose
- 11 Other information
- 12 Brand names
In a large clinical study more patients with asthma who used salmeterol died of asthma problems than patients with asthma who did not use salmeterol. If you have asthma, use of salmeterol may increase the risk that you will develop serious or fatal asthma problems. There is not enough information available to tell whether inhaling fluticasone with salmeterol increases, decreases, or does not change this risk. Your doctor will only prescribe fluticasone and salmeterol if other medications have not controlled your asthma or if your asthma is so severe that two medications are needed to control it.
Do not use fluticasone and salmeterol if you have asthma that is quickly getting worse. Tell your doctor if you have had many severe asthma attacks or if you have ever been hospitalized because of asthma symptoms. If you have any of the following signs of worsening asthma, call your doctor immediately:
- your short-acting inhaler [inhaled medication such as albuterol (Proventil, Ventolin) that is used to treat sudden attacks of asthma symptoms] does not work as well as it did in the past
- you need to use more puffs than usual of your short-acting inhaler or use it more often
- you need to use four or more puffs per day of your short acting inhaler for 2 or more days in a row
- you use one whole canister (200 inhalations) of your short acting inhaler during an 8-week period
- your peak-flow meter (home device used to test breathing) results show that your breathing problems are worsening
- you need to go to the emergency room for asthma treatment
- your asthma symptoms do not improve after you use fluticasone and salmeterol inhalation regularly for 1 week or your symptoms get worse at any time during your treatment
Talk to your doctor about the risks of using this medication.
Your doctor or pharmacist will give you the manufacturer's patient information sheet (Medication Guide) when you begin treatment with fluticasone and salmeterol and each time you refill your prescription. Read the information carefully and ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions. You can also visit the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) website (http://www.fda.gov/cder) or the manufacturer's website to obtain the Medication Guide.
Why this medication is prescribed
The combination of fluticasone and salmeterol is used to prevent wheezing, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties caused by asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD; a group of lung diseases that includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema). Fluticasone is in a class of medications called steroids. It works by reducing swelling in the airways. Salmeterol is in a class of medications called long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs). It works by relaxing and opening air passages in the lungs, making it easier to breathe.
How this medication should be used
The combination of fluticasone and salmeterol comes as a powder to inhale by mouth using a specially designed inhaler. It is usually used twice a day, in the morning and evening, about 12 hours apart. Use fluticasone and salmeterol at around the same times every day. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Use fluticasone and salmeterol exactly as directed. Do not use more or less of it or use it more often than prescribed by your doctor.
Talk to your doctor about how you should take your other oral or inhaled medications for asthma during your treatment with salmeterol and fluticasone inhalation. If you were using a short-acting beta agonist inhaler such as albuterol (Proventil, Ventolin) on a regular basis, your doctor will probably tell you to stop using it regularly but to continue to use it to treat sudden attacks of asthma symptoms. Follow these directions carefully. Do not change the way you use any of your medications or stop taking any of your medications without talking to your doctor.
Do not use fluticasone and salmeterol during an attack of asthma or COPD. Your doctor will prescribe a short-acting inhaler to use during attacks.
Fluticasone and salmeterol inhalation controls asthma and COPD but does not cure these conditions. It may take a week or longer before you feel the full benefit of fluticasone and salmeterol. Continue to use fluticasone and salmeterol even if you feel well. Do not stop using fluticasone and salmeterol without talking to your doctor. If you stop using fluticasone and salmeterol inhalation, your symptoms may return.
Before you use fluticasone and salmeterol inhalation for the first time, ask your doctor, pharmacist, or respiratory therapist to show you how to use the inhaler. Practice using your inhaler while he or she watches.
To use the inhaler, follow these steps:
- If you will be using a new inhaler for the first time, remove it from the box and the foil wrapper. Fill in the blanks on the inhaler label with the date that you opened the pouch and the date 1 month later when you must replace the inhaler.
- Hold the inhaler in one hand, and put the thumb of your other hand on the thumbgrip. Push your thumb away from you as far as it will go until the mouthpiece appears and snaps into position.
- Hold the inhaler in a level, horizontal position with the mouthpiece toward you. Slide the lever away from you as far as it will go until it clicks.
- Every time the lever is pushed back, a dose is ready to inhale. You will see the number in the dose counter go down. Do not waste doses by closing or tilting the inhaler, playing with the lever, or advancing the lever more than once.
- Hold the inhaler level and away from your mouth, and breathe out as far as you comfortably can.
- Keep the inhaler in a level, flat position. Put the mouthpiece to your lips. Breathe in quickly and deeply though the inhaler, not through your nose.
- Remove the inhaler from your mouth, and hold your breath for 10 seconds or as long as you comfortably can. Breathe out slowly.
- You will probably taste or feel the salmeterol powder released by the inhaler. Even if you do not, do not inhale another dose. If you are not sure you are getting your dose of fluticasone and salmeterol, call your doctor or pharmacist.
- Rinse your mouth with water, but do not swallow.
- Put your thumb on the thumbgrip and slide it back toward you as far as it will go. The inhaler will click shut.
Never exhale into the inhaler, take the inhaler apart, or wash the mouthpiece or any part of the inhaler. Keep the inhaler dry. Do not use the inhaler with a spacer.
Other uses for this medicine
This medication may be prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
Special precautions
Before using fluticasone and salmeterol:
- tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to fluticasone (Flonase, Flovent), salmeterol (Serevent), any other medications, milk protein, or any foods.
- tell your doctor if you use another LABA such as formoterol (Foradil) or salmeterol (Serevent). These medications should not be used with fluticasone and salmeterol inhalation. *Your doctor will tell you which medication you should use and which medication you should stop using.
- tell your doctor and pharmacist what other prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and herbal products you are taking. Be sure to mention any of the following: antifungals such as fluconazole (Diflucan), itraconazole (Sporanox), and ketoconazole (Nizoral); beta-blockers such as atenolol (Tenormin), labetalol (Normodyne), metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol XL), nadolol (Corgard), and propranolol (Inderal); cimetidine (Tagamet); clarithromycin (Biaxin); cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune); danazol (Danocrine); delavirdine (Rescriptor); diltiazem (Cardizem, Dilacor, Tiazac); diuretics ('water pills'); fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem); fluvoxamine (Luvox); HIV protease inhibitors such as indinavir (Crixivan), nelfinavir (Viracept), and ritonavir (Norvir); isoniazid (INH, Nydrazid); other medications for asthma or COPD; medications for seizures; metronidazole (Flagyl); nefazodone; oral contraceptives (birth control pills); troleandomycin (TAO); verapamil (Calan, Covera, Isoptin, Verelan); and zafirlukast (Accolate). Also tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are taking the following medications or have stopped taking them during the past 2 weeks: antidepressants such as amitriptyline (Elavil), amoxapine (Asendin), clomipramine (Anafranil), desipramine (Norpramin), doxepin (Adapin, Sinequan), imipramine (Tofranil), nortriptyline (Aventyl, Pamelor), protriptyline (Vivactil), and trimipramine (Surmontil); and monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors, including isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), selegiline (Eldepryl), and tranylcypromine (Parnate). Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects.
- tell your doctor if you or anyone in your family has or has ever had osteoporosis (a condition in which the bones become weak and fragile), and if you have or have ever had high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, seizures, hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid), diabetes, tuberculosis (TB), glaucoma (an eye disease), any condition that affects your immune system, liver disease, or heart disease. Also tell your doctor if you have a herpes eye infection or any other type of infection and if you smoke or use tobacco products, if you do not eat a healthy diet, or if you do not exercise very often.
- tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while using fluticasone and salmeterol, call your doctor.
- if you are having surgery, including dental surgery, tell your doctor or dentist that you are using fluticasone and salmeterol.
- tell your doctor if you have never had chickenpox or measles and have not been vaccinated against these infections. Stay away from people who are sick, especially people who have chickenpox or measles. If you are exposed to these infections or if you develop symptoms of these infections, call your doctor immediately. You may need to get a vaccine (shot) to protect you from these infections.
Special dietary instructions
Talk to your doctor about eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice while taking this medication.
What to do if you forget a dose
Skip the missed dose and continue your regular dosing schedule. Do not inhale a double dose to make up for a missed one.
Side effects
Minor side effects
Fluticasone and salmeterol may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:
- runny nose
- sneezing
- sore throat
- throat irritation
- sinus pain
- headache
- upset stomach
- vomiting
- diarrhea
- stomach pain
- muscle and bone pain
- dizziness
- weakness
- tiredness
- sweating
- tooth pain
- red or dry eyes
- shaking of a part of your body that you cannot control
- sleep problems
Severe side effects
Some side effects can be serious. If you experience any of the following side effects, call your doctor immediately:
- coughing, wheezing, or chest tightness that begins soon after you inhale fluticasone and salmeterol
- hives
- rash
- swelling of the face, throat, tongue, lips, hands, feet, ankles, or lower legs
- choking or difficulty swallowing
- hoarseness
- noisy, high-pitched breathing
- pounding fast, or irregular heartbeat
- fainting
- chest pain
- cough
- burning or tingling in the hands or feet
- blurred vision
- white patches in the mouth
- fever, chills, and other signs of infection
Fluticasone and salmeterol may cause children to grow more slowly. Your child's doctor will monitor your child's growth carefully. Talk to your child's doctor about the risks of giving this medication to your child.
Fluticasone and salmeterol may increase the risk that you will develop glaucoma, cataracts, or osteoporosis. You will probably need to have regular eye exams and bone tests during your treatment with fluticasone and salmeterol. Talk to your doctor about the risks of using this medication.
Fluticasone and salmeterol may cause other side effects. Call your doctor if you have any unusual problems while using this medication.
If you experience a serious side effect, you or your doctor may send a report to the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program online [at http://www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report.htm] or by phone [1-800-332-1088].
Storage conditions needed for this medication
Keep this medication in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children. Store it at room temperature and away from sunlight, excess heat and moisture (not in the bathroom). Throw away the inhaler 1 month after you remove it from the foil overwrap or after every blister has been used (when the dose indicator reads 0), whichever comes first. Talk to your pharmacist about the proper disposal of your medication.
In case of emergency/overdose
In case of overdose, call your local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. If the victim has collapsed or is not breathing, call local emergency services at 911.
Symptoms of overdose may include:
- seizures
- chest pain
- dizziness
- fainting
- blurred vision
- fast, pounding, or irregular heartbeat
- nervousness
- headache
- shaking of a part of your body that you cannot control
- muscle cramps or weakness
- dry mouth
- upset stomach
- dizziness
- excessive tiredness
- lack of energy
- difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep
Other information
Keep all appointments with your doctor and your eye doctor.
Do not let anyone else use your medication. Ask your pharmacist any questions you have about refilling your prescription.
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Carole Hudson-Hummel is a recurring character on Glee. She is Finn's formerly widowed mother and Kurt's stepmother, and wife to Kurt's dad Burt. When Finn was young, she had a relationship with a lawn-care worker named Darren who left her for a younger woman, leaving Carol distraught.
Upon discovering that Quinn is pregnant, she allows her to move in with them when Quinn's father kicks her out. Kurt sets Carole up with his father Burt in an attempt to get closer to Finn. They decide to move in together, until Finn uses a homophobic slur against Kurt and Burt refuses to allow him to stay in his home. Their relationship continues, however, and Carole visits Burt's bedside when he suffers a heart attack early in the second season. She marries him later that fall.
In Season Three, she tells Finn the truth about his father and she tries to stop the marriage between Rachel and Finn with the help of Rachel's gay dads, LeRoy and Hiram.
During Season Four, Carole sticks by Burt when he gets cancer, which he beat. Sadly, however, she loses her son, Finn, in Season Five. Later in this season, she attends Nationals as a chaperon and witnesses the New Directions pay homage to him.
In the final season, she happily witnesses the wedding of her stepson, Kurt, and attends the rededication of McKinley Audtorium under her late son's name in the series finale.
She is portrayed by Romy Rosemont.
Early life
Originally from Toledo, her first husband, Finn's father, Christopher, a US Marine, was killed while serving in the Middle East when Finn was a baby, leaving Carole a widow, a loss that she was still wounded by fifteen years later. As a single mother, she often took many jobs and did everything that she could to make sure her son was happy and healthy. Late in season one she found new happiness with the man she would marry in Season Two, Burt Hummel.
Despite her love for her son, Carole also craves romance. She had a short relationship several years before with a lawn care worker named Darren. During this time Darren helped Finn discover his singing voice and the three of them would often sing together on the front lawn as Darren painted it. The relationship ended when Carole found out that Darren had started seeing a sexier and younger girl, abandoning her without so much as a word. This abrupt and upsetting end led to Finn becoming fixated on making his mom proud, above all else in his life.
Carole, while stopping by Finn's bedroom to drop off clothes, finds him singing to a sonogram of his girlfriend Quinn Fabray's baby. Upon confronting him, Carole discovers to her shock that Quinn is pregnant with what they both think is Finn's baby (the baby is actually Puck's). Despite the upset of knowing her son is going to be a father at the age of sixteen, Carole consoles Finn as he breaks down crying. Soon after, Quinn is kicked out of her parents' house, and Carole lets her stay with them.
Finn is very unsettled at his mother moving on, believing that she is forgetting about his father, and is initially cold towards Burt when the two families sit down for a 'family' dinner of sorts. However, he begins to warm to Burt when they begin to talk about sports. While Carole is content about this, Kurt feels left out and hurt at his father's new friendship with Finn, and suggests to Finn that they break Burt and Carole up. Finn attempts to make his point about his mother forgetting his father, by pretending that he is going to flush his father's ashes down the toilet, stating that is essentially what Carole is doing by dating Burt. Carole tells him emotionally that as much as she loved and continues to love his father, she needs the chance of a family and a home for herself and for Finn, with Burt. She later invites Burt over, during which Finn relents and accepts him as a part of Carole's life, inviting him to sit down in his father's prized recliner chair and watch a game on TV.
Eventually the relationship between Burt and Carole proceeds to the point where Burt invites her and Finn to move in with them. While Burt, Kurt and Carole are thrilled with the idea, Finn is not particularly since he will be forced to share the room with Kurt. Finn's discomfort towards Kurt along with many other factors results in him to explode upon seeing how he decorated their room, calling the decorations "faggy." Burt overhears this, rants at Finn for being a "bigot," before putting him out on the street. Finn later comes to Kurt's defense and the two manage to repair their friendship somewhat, which is helped by Kurt's crush on Finn having ended.
It's revealed that despite the unfortunate incident between Finn and Kurt, Carole and Burt have remained a couple and he has repaired his relationship with Finn somewhat. However, when Burt suffers a heart attack, neither Finn nor Carole are initially alerted. While Finn is angry and upset for not being told, both he and Carole go to Burt's bedside, and with the rest Kurt's friends Rachel, Tina, Mercedes, and even Quinn pray for Burt's well-being. Kurt however, who does not believe in God, is furious at them all for forcing their beliefs into his and his father's life. Carole attempts to explain that they are all just trying to do what they can for Burt and Kurt, but accepts Kurt's feelings as he asks her and the others to leave.
Burt and Carole reveal to Finn and Kurt that they are getting married, and they ask Kurt to be the wedding planner. Burt states he doesn't care about what kind of food or how the wedding looks, so long as Kurt gets a great band to perform. Kurt offers up New Directions. The New Directions perform a cover of Bruno Mars's Hit song Marry You. Burt and Carole marry, making Finn and Kurt stepbrothers. At the reception, Finn says that "Furt" has been born and he has Kurt's back no matter what it costs him, cementing the family bond between them all. However the happiness is marred due to the fact that Kurt has been bullied terribly at school by Dave Karofsky, a closeted homosexual boy, who, unable to deal with his own sexuality, has taken to terrorizing Kurt in order to deal with his own emotions. Worried about Kurt, Burt and Carole use their honeymoon money to pay for Kurt's tuition at Dalton Academy, feeling that it is safer for him to transfer there than to remain at William McKinley High School.Blaine, cheer on Finn's football team and New Directions' performance of Thriller/Heads Will Roll. Carole is shown being proud of Finn and the teams winning victory.
Carole returns in this episode, and she supports Burt's congressional campaign. She also encourages Finn to help manage the tire shop, as Burt will be busy in Washington DC.
Carole is seen alongside Burt, Will, and Emma confronting Finn about his decision to join the army. After a brief conversation, Carole told Finn the truth about his father, that he didn't die in Iraq, he died of a drug problem. Finn is upset that she didn't tell him sooner, but Carole claims that she wanted to wait until he was ready and she told him that he died in Iraq as not to tarnish his memory. Finn storms off, angry that they never told him. Later while Finn is at Breadstix with Rachel and Kurt questioning why she would tell him sometime like that.
Carole appears briefly at dinner at the Berry household, meeting and dinning with Rachel, Hiram and Leroy.
Carole is seen discussing how to stop Finn and Rachel's wedding with Hiram, LeRoy, and Burt. Carole says that she knows how determined Finn can be and that he would get married to Rachel. Hiram eventually suggests a plan to stop them, which involves having Carole distract the Justice of the Peace.
Carole talks to Finn about not being able to give his father an honorable discharge. She is later seen with Burt watching Finn and Kurt graduate, proud of her sons.
Although she doesn't appear, Kurt mentions that Carole is visiting her sister for Christmas.
Carole is at Burt's doctor's appointment along with Kurt. All three are ecstatic when they are informed that Burt is cancer free.
Carole is seen with Burt and Kurt going through Finn's things to either donate, give away, or keep. She breaks down after questioning how parents go on when they lose a child. Carole is last seen sharing a hug with Kurt and Burt.
Carole and Burt accompany the New Directions to Nationals as chaperones. Carole is initially excited; she feels that being close to Finn's friends will help her feel closer to him. However, after Tina makes an insensitive remark she realises that it is just upsetting her more by acting as a reminder of the brevity of Finn's legacy at McKinley. Burt suggests that they leave Will and the Glee club and return to Ohio, which she accepts.Just before the New Directions perform, Sam checks to see if she and Burt have arrived with Mercedes to watch them, but realises that they must have bailed.
Just as Will is delivering the pre-performance pep talk, she reappears, revealing that she just couldn't bear to abandon them, and encourages the New Directions to "wipe the floor" with the competition, Throat Explosion. As they perform a tribute act comprised of Finn's favourite songs, she is emotionally overwhelmed. Back in McKinley, she consoles the club over their loss, reminding them of how Finn still lives in all of them, no matter whether they won or lost.
Brittany, Santana, Rachel, and Mercedes are figuring out the arrangement of the seats at the wedding when the latter realises that Sam and Rachel haven't been put together even though they are a couple now. Rachel explains that she doesn't want to upset Carole specially now that they haven't talked as much as they used to. Mercedes says that she will understand since she has been in a similar situation. Rachel changes her mind and decides to go with Sam.
Before the wedding, Carole is hanging out with Maribel when Pam introduces herself to her. They nicely shake hands.
Later, Burt and Carole meet Blaine and Kurt at the wedding. Carole remarks how handsome they are and Kurt reminisces about her and Burt's wedding, and they share a kiss. Carole says that she has learnt to treasure every good moment since that's what Finn taught her. Then, Burt makes a tiny speech and he Carole go away insisting that he's not drunk. When Kurt and Blaine enter the room during At Last, Carole is as astonished as everyone and shares this with Blaine's mom.During the reception, Carole is seen dancing to Hey Ya with Kurt and Rachel and performing I'm So Excited. While Our Day Will Come is being performed, Rachel and Sam hesitate for a moment about whether dance or not, and when they look at Carole, she smiles and indicates that she's okay with it. Carole dances with Burt, and when they swap dance partners with the other couple, she ends up with Sam. They all have fun during the rest of the song.
Carole appears for the last time, sitting in the Auditorium, alongside Terri, Emma, Becky, Burt, Figgins and Will. Then, Sue appears saying that the auditorium has been renamed as the Finn Hudson Auditorium, which makes Burt and Carole applaud happily. She watches the former members of New Directions perform I Lived. During the song, Carole is seen celebrating and enjoying the performance.
Carole, from what we have seen, is a good and caring, hardworking mother, raising Finn single-handedly after his father's death and taking on the role of mother to Kurt Hummel in season 2. She supported Finn when he thought that he had fathered Quinn Fabray's baby and took Quinn into her home after her own parents threw her because she was pregnant. She seems to have done a very good job raising Finn despite her difficult circumstances, him becoming a basically kind, decent and generous young man. Carole has been shown to be quite an emotional and direct person at times, and in Home, she casually tells Finn, after he protests about her selling off some of their old furniture - including her honeymoon set - that he was "conceived on a pinball machine." Perhaps Finn takes after Carole in his tendency to speak before he thinks at times.
For a long time, Carole had become a somewhat desperate woman, taking what little joy she could from the attention of the men who gave it to her. As a result, she would become visibly hurt and angered when that attention faded. However, following meeting Burt Hummel and thanks to the friendship of Kurt, Carole has become stronger and more self-sufficient woman, finally moving past the death of her husband and allowing herself to be happy.
At her wedding she expressed her pride in Finn and her joy at gaining a son and a friend in Kurt. She was visibly moved by Finn's serenade to Kurt during the wedding reception, Just the Way You Are.
She has always supported and helped Finn in many certain ways. In Season Three, she revealed to him the truth about his father's death and was honest about it. Finn later chooses to break up with Rachel and let her go New York while he decides to train in the Army to represent his father.
She's crestfallen when she loses Finn and states she has a void in her heart because of that, but has to keep going on in life.
- She and Principal Figgins are the only characters that appear in Pilot and throughout the entire series without ever becoming a main character.
- She is the first relative of a main character that is introduced.
- She is one of the few recurring characters that have appeared throughout the entire series' run.
- She is from Toledo, Ohio.
- Back-up singing
|Season Six
|Sung by
|Back-up with
|I'm So Excited
|A Wedding
|Santana, Mercedes, Brittany, Maribel, and Whitney Pierce
|Sugar and Pam Anderson
Finn: Don't you have any feelings about it? It's your and dad's honeymoon set. I was conceived in that bed.
You think what we have is normal.
We don't need any more memories or ghosts. We need a family. A home.
How long have we been waiting?
Carole: I don't know like...15 minutes
Kurt: After half hour in the waiting room
—Carole and Kurt Hummel, Wonder-ful
You have to keep on being a parent even though you don't have a child anymore.
—Carole, The Quarterback


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Polka club celebrates 38 years
Staff writer
The Midwestern Polka Club of Kansas had a birthday party Saturday at the Marion County Lake Hall. The club was organized in 1974 and has been holding an anniversary dance every year at the lake since 1977.
About 75 people attended the party. As soon as the Dave Salmon Polka Band of Omaha, Neb., started playing, couples were out on the floor dancing to tunes such as "Waltz Across Texas" and "Doodle-De-Doo."
At least 19 individuals from Marion County are members of the club. Locals attending the Saturday event included Mary Ann and Keith Conyers of Marion and Irma Benda of Pilsen. Joyce Buckley, formerly Joyce Steiner of Durham, is vice president.
According to treasurer Velma Compton of Wichita, the club's current membership is 215, down from a peak of 400. Compton decried the fact that the art of polka dancing is dying out as the older generation passes. She said some clubs in other states have closed. The Kansas club includes a few individuals from Oklahoma and Iowa.
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Aki Watanabe, a student in the comparative biology doctoral program at the Museum's Richard Gilder Graduate School, was recently chosen as a beta-tester for Google Glass. In this video, Watanabe shows what he's packing for a fossil-hunting expedition to Mongolia.
In 1993, Museum researchers working with Mongolian scientists uncovered one of the richest fossil beds ever found. They have returned every year since then to excavate dinosaur, lizard, and mammal fossils from the Cretaceous period. Watanabe made the trip this year with his advisor Mark Norell, chair of the Museum's Division of Paleontology. What did he bring to Mongolia? Among many other items, he packed a satellite phone, field hat, Thermos, sleeping bag, iPod—as well as a "few dozen sausages" and a duffel-bag's-worth of cheese. (Watch to the end of the video to find out what else they eat out in the field—and where they grocery shop.)
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Tinderbox stores and organizes your notes, plans, and ideas. It can help you analyze and understand them. And Tinderbox is a powerful but personal content assistant that helps you share your notes through the cloud and on the Web.
Tinderbox maps your notes as you make them. Build relationships by arranging notes, organizing them with shape and color, and linking them. Tinderbox lets you record ideas quickly and keep them where you'll find them again when you need them.
Tinderbox's new timeline view creates wonderful, interactive diagrams to reconstruct events and plan projects.
Tinderbox gives you maps, timelines, charts, outlines, and more – and you can have many views open at once.
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Tinderbox export is unequalled in flexibility. Everything is stored on your own computer: you aren't dependent on a distant server. Write anytime: on airplanes, in cafés, at home or away.
Tinderbox is a deep program with an active and friendly user community. The Tinderbox Forum and Tinderbox Wiki host ongoing discussions and tutorials. Tinderbox weekends – held throughout the US and Europe – bring Tinderbox users together to share ideas and to explore Tinderbox with the developers in person. Application notes and case studies explore uses of Tinderbox from Forensic Psychiatry to writing musical comedy. The Tinderbox Public File Exchange hosts a range of templates, assistants, and samples. You can arrange private Tinderbox training for you and your team.
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Never let it be said that Kobe Bryant likes adultery more than kids, as he's doing his part for the little people by helping to sell this autographed Hummer H3 on eBay for Governor Schwarzenegger's Afterschool All-Stars charity. Schwarzenegger & Kobe! How many references to unwanted sexual advances can we make?
The winner gets to attend a meet & greet with Kobe Bryant, so you're going to want to put in a high bid when the auction starts this November 25th. The H3 appears to be a standard-issue model, and there's no word on whether Kobe tagged it in the front, the back, or both. [eBay]


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By the end of 2013, the number of mobile-connected devices will exceed the number of people on earth, and by 2017 there will be nearly 1.4 mobile devices per person. As the consumption of mobile devices increases, so does the need for businesses to change the way they work to reap the benefits. Investment in IT is vital if businesses are to take full advantage of new ways of working – with the best tools and solutions to achieve high levels of workforce connectivity.
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Businesses need to address the IT challenges of created by mobility and invest in the most suitable solutions for their business. Unified Communication solutions like Cisco Jabber integrate voice, video, instant messaging, presence, voice messaging and conferencing capabilities. It allows staff to choose the most suitable tools for their needs. This means the workforce can be productive from anywhere, on any device.
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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Observing Student Connections
|Introduction | Cutting Squares | Problem Reflection #1 | Designing a Paper Quilt | Problem Reflection #2 | Classroom Practice | Observe a Classroom | Reflection Questions | Your Journal
As we look at the Connections Standard, we will consider several aspects of connections in mathematics learning and teaching. We want students to recognize that mathematical concepts connect and build on one another. For example, students begin to develop deeper insights into the ideas of subtraction when their experiences with this operation highlight the relationship between addition and subtraction. Additionally, we should consider the connections of mathematics to other subject areas as well as to applications in the world outside the classroom.
Mathematics instruction that focuses on the relationships between different ideas helps students understand those ideas better and use mathematics to solve problems. If the mathematical tasks we provide are embedded in real-world settings, young students see mathematics as part of their everyday experience, rather than an isolated subject they study in school.
We begin with two examples of student work for you to consider. As you observe these problems, look for the connections among mathematical ideas, to other subject areas, and to everyday experiences.
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Telework Exchange Town Hall: Keynote Address
Today I am fortunate to attend 12th semi-annual Telework Exchange Town Hall conference in Washington D.C.
This year's theme Mobility in the Fast Lane integrates two parallel tracks: Mobile IT and Mobile Workforce with best practice sharing around the rapid rate of adoption of technologies for telework, mobility, cloud, bring your own device (BYOD), collaboration, video and secure remote access to provide capabilities to address mandates including the President's memorandum for 21st century digital government and the mobility strategy from the Federal CIO and CTO.
John D. Porcari, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation kicked off the conference keynote. He is responsible for day-to-day operations of the 10 modal administrations and the work of more than 55,000 DOT employees nationwide and oversees.
In addition, this morning I attended the first session of the Mobile Workforce session Going the Distance with Telework: Setting Goals, Action Planning, and Measurements that featured an impressive panel discussion concerning setting realistic telework program goals and selecting measurements to deliver strategic results. The session was moderated by
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- Arleas Upton Kea, Director, Division of Administration, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Naomi Leventhal, Director Deloitte
The session included a number of best practices for engaging key stakeholders and highlights from the annual report to Congress produced by the interagency website via the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the General Services Administration (GSA).
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One of the great heritages of the Reformed tradition is the regulative principle, which recognizes that worship must be governed by the Word of God and not whatever we happen to think is best. How do you approach the worship ...Read More
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The commendations of Noah's righteousness are intended to illustrate the benefits of holiness and motivate our obedience. Those who seek to follow all that the Lord commands can rightly expect a blessing, even if the fullness of this blessing ...Read More
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3 Steps to Personalizing Your Wedding
Every bride wants to create a wedding that is uniquely her. But adding some personal style does not mean you have to banish wedding traditions — or the importance certain traditions carry. Here, experts weigh in on three ways you can ensure your big day carries an air of tradition but also displays who you are as a couple.
Marisa Manna Ferrell, owner of So Eventful Wedding & Event Coordination in Healdsburg, Calif., encourages her clients to make various wedding elements true to the couple.
For example, rather than signing the traditional guest book, a bride and groom that are are wine fanatics, could have guest sign their names directly on a wine barrel that could later be displayed in their home. This tweak on tradition can be carried out with any item exemplifying the couple's shared interests, Ferrell says.
Think beyond guest books, too. At her own wedding, Ferrell and her husband gave out mini glass bottles of Patron as party favors, representative of their love for the tequila. Any detail can be shaped or altered to embody the couple, she says. "Ultimately, your tastes, interests, passions and heritage should be captured in the event," Ferrell says. "Those are the details that people will walk away with and talk about — the details that matter most, that really reflect the bride and groom and really showcase what they're all about,"
Wedding expert Sharon Naylor, author of "Your Wedding, Your Way" (Adams Media, 2009), says putting a personalized twist on traditional aspects of a wedding is commonplace today. Whether it's allowing the flavors of the cake to derive from the love story — Boston crème filling if the couple met in Boston — or displaying photos of the couple's courtship, the event details depict the couple personally without straying too far from tradition. "Brides and grooms have struck a good balance between loving and incorporating tradition and personalizing in small ways," she says. "They're finding less crazy ways to make the wedding their own."
Adhering to tradition despite personalization adds a sense of timelessness to the wedding overall, Naylor says. Drawing in traditions family members may have or maintaining the formality of certain practices stresses their importance and gives the sense that you're taking the event seriously. "It's not too creative, it's not too edgy at times, but there are some traditions that we hold sacred, that our family holds sacred, and we want to include them as large parts of our day."
Overall, view your wedding as a blank canvas on which you can blend both tradition and personalization. After all, no two weddings are ever alike.
"It's an opportunity for you to create an incredibly unique day or weekend-long experience for yourselves, your family and your friends," Ferrell says.
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Loading becomes easier with the HANDS-FREE ACCESS option. This system allows the trunk lid or tailgate to be opened without any physical contact; all it takes is a motion of the foot in the area of the rear bumper.
In addition to their distinctive visual appeal, the LED High Performance headlamps boost night-time driving safety thanks to broad light distribution, a daylight-simulating colour temperature and low energy consumption.
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It's been more than a month since last season's top scorer was seen in orange. Will Bruin is back on Saturday to give head coach Dominic Kinnear another option in attack as the Dynamo look to overcome the Columbus Crew at BBVA Compass Stadium (8 p.m. CT; TICKETS).
Bruin was away on Gold Cup duty with the U.S. national team for so long that his return almost feels like a new signing. As he showed off his winners' medal at training this week, the 23-year-old's thoughts were already turning to how he can help the Dynamo lift MLS Cup at the end of the season.
"It's like a new start for me, that's the way I look at it now," he said. "Before I left I don't think we had a full squad, we'd been battling a lot of injuries, a lot of guys had been gone with national team duty. So I think coming up this weekend we're going to have our full squad available for selection. Hopefully guys stay healthy this week and we're going to turn some things around."
Forwards Omar Cummings and Brian Ching missed last Saturday's 1-1 draw with the Chicago Fire through injury. But Cam Weaver started in attack alongside Giles Barnes and scored, while promising youngster Jason Johnson came off the bench as a late substitute.
The result meant that the Dynamo slipped to sixth in the Eastern Conference standings, below the New England Revolution on the "goals scored" tiebreaker. With plenty of fixtures left, Bruin is confident Houston will rise back into the playoff places by repeating their usual late-season surge.
READ: Will Bruin "chomping at the bit" to get back on the field for the Dynamo
"The last two years I've been here, we've got in at the end and made some runs. You always want to be higher up in the standings, you never want to be dropping but I think we'll fix it, score some goals and get some wins," he said.
"We still have [14] games left. But that being said, you never want to take any game for granted. So you go for three points in every game and I think once we get one or two rolling I think we can make up pretty good ground."
Assistant coach Steve Ralston echoes that view. "We know where we're at but we feel like we still have a couple of games in hand. The most important thing is we pick up the points in those games. This weekend's important, it's a team not far behind us that we can separate ourselves from and hopefully continue moving forward," he said.
Bruin found the net 16 times last year. He has not scored in his past seven Dynamo games, though he's gone close on numerous occasions. The striker's month with the national team could boost his club form, according to Bobby Boswell.
"He's been playing at a higher level and I think you'll see it in his finishing, things like that. We welcomed him back with open arms, it's good to have him back, he's a good player," the defender said.
"The level there, the time and space, is a lot sharper and faster. I feel like he'll come back here and feel like it's a little slower-paced," said Ralston, who won 36 U.S. caps.
Bruin said that in training sessions, head coach Jurgen Klinsmann stressed hard work and simplicity. "They pretty much give you freedom to do your own thing, they really stress just play simple, keep the ball, one or two touches, move it around, change the point of attack. Pretty basic stuff, not over-analyzed," he said.
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"Winning one-on-one battles, Jurgen really stressed that: one-on-one battles across every position in the field. I think our team had some good depth, and it's just the fact that we wanted it more, we were willing to do the extra stuff like the extra 20-yard runs. It shows that hard work does pay off because it was a long month, a lot of training sessions, a lot of games, and to be able to be rewarded with the trophy was awesome."
Bruin knows that with Klinsmann's attention to detail, he will need to impress with the Dynamo on a regular basis if he is to achieve his dream of being selected for the World Cup finals. The path to Brazil goes through Columbus, Philadelphia, Montreal – all the Dynamo's MLS opponents.
"He's going to be watching everything ... he finds everything out, he knows how guys are doing and it's more than just scoring goals. Ultimately that's what you get critiqued on but it's about how you fit in with the team, how you are as a team player as opposed to just scoring goals," said Bruin.
"Everybody's dream is to play in the World Cup for your country ... you've got to earn your time on the field, every minute you get you've got to take advantage of it. It just gives me more motivation to try and get up there."
Starting Saturday, as he bids to emulate Weaver and Barnes, who scored in the BBVA Compass Dynamo Charities Cup win over Stoke City last week. "The more goals the better," said Bruin. "It's good that they both got one and now it's my turn."
Tom Dart is a contributing writer to HoustonDynamo.com. Former editor and reporter for The Times of London, Dart currently freelances for The Guardian and SI.com.


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A JavaFX Custom Container
I recently needed a JavaFX layout component that could display its children in a horizontal grid, where the individual controls could be resized. Take, for example, a set of lists of data arranged horizontally, where the user can click on a gap between the lists and drag to resize the associated list. Although JavaFX 2.0 consists of some layout components that come close to providing this functionality, none of them fit the bill exactly.
For example, the HBox layout spaces its children controls evenly across a horizontal region automatically, as shown in Figure 1. Simply position and size the HBox, and the controls are laid out for you.
Figure 1 — An HBox container lays out components horizontally
The code for this is very simple: Create the components you want laid out horizontally, and then add them to the HBox in the order you want them displayed. Here's an example:
HBox hbox = new HBox(); Scene scene = new Scene(root, 300, 250); ListView list = new ListView(); Button btn = new Button(); Label label = new Label("JavaFX Rules!"); TextField text = new TextField(); btn.setText("Press me!"); hbox.getChildren().addAll(list, btn, label, text);
This is a good start, but the
SplitPane container comes even closer, as it provides an actual splitter line between the controls that you can click and drag to resize (see Figure 2).
Figure 2 — A SplitPane container provides a splitter between controls to resize
The code is similar to an HBox, except for the additional line of code at the end to set the divider positions:
SplitPane sp = new SplitPane(); sp.setPrefWidth(scene.getWidth()); sp.setPrefHeight(scene.getHeight()); ListView l1 = new ListView()); ListView l2 = new ListView()); ListView l3 = new ListView()); sp.getItems().addAll(l1, l2, l3 ); sp.setDividerPositions(0.3f, 0.6f, 0.9f);
However, this container has some shortcomings: You're forced to use the splitter as is, and it doesn't provide enough flexibility in how child controls are resized when the parent container is resized. Also, you need to specify the locations of the divider in percentages. I want a container that automatically divides the components regardless of how many I place within it. To achieve exactly the visuals and behavior I was looking for, I set out to create my own JavaFX layout container to use in my applications. Hence, the
SizeView container was born.
The SizeView Container
As I contemplated how to do this, I decided to just extend HBox, where I would place a
Rectangle shape object as a divider in between each component added to the container. I could make the divider transparent to appear as an invisible gap between the components, or give it a color to be more explicit. Either way, you simply click on this space between the components and drag the mouse to resize (see Figure 3).
Figure 3 — The SizeView container, derived from HBox
The only tricky part was to get the behavior I was looking for as you drag a divider. For instance:
- When you drag a divider to the right, the component directly to the left of it grows in size, and the components on the right become equal in size and shrink together. Before and after:
- When you drag a divider to the left, the component directly to the left of it shrinks in size, and the components on simply grow equally. Before and after:
Here's how it works. When the
SizeView container is created, it adds a listener for changes to the underlying HBox's children components. As components are added or removed, the
divide() method is called for each. This method adds the
Divider component (which extends
javafx.shape.Rectangle) in between the controls. The code for this is below:
public class SizeView extends HBox { boolean ignoreChanges = false; public SizeView() { setManaged(true); // Listen for changes to the pane's child nodes ObservableList<Node> children = this.getChildren(); children.addListener(new ListChangeListener<Node>() { public void onChanged(ListChangeListener.Change change) { if ( ignoreChanges ) return; ObservableList<Node> c = getChildren(); if ( c != null && c.size() > 0 ) { Control[] cs = new Control[ c.size() ]; cs = (Control[])c.toArray(cs); divide(cs); } } }); } protected void divide(Control[] controls) { // There needs to be at least one control in the array if ( controls.length == 0 ) return; ignoreChanges = true; // Place each control (with a divider) into the hbox for ( int i = controls.length-1; i > 0; i-- ) { Control control = controls[i]; if ( i > 0 ) { // Add a divider first, and assign it the control // to the left to resize when moved Divider div = new Divider( this, controls[i-1] ); div.setHeight( this.getHeight() ); getChildren().add( i, div ); } HBox.setHgrow(control, Priority.ALWAYS); } ignoreChanges = false; } }
Since adding the
Divider to the container in response to a changed event leads to more changed events, the
ignoreChanges flag is needed to prevent an endless loop. Otherwise, this is very straightforward. The real work is done in the
Divider class; here's a snippet:
public class Divider extends Rectangle { public final Control control; Vector<Control> leftControls = new Vector<Control>(); Vector<Control> rightControls = new Vector<Control>(); HBox parent; // ... public Divider(HBox parent, Control c) { this.control = c; this.parent = parent; setWidth(SEP_WIDTH); setStroke(Color.TRANSPARENT); setFill(Color.TRANSPARENT); setOnMouseEntered(new EventHandler<MouseEvent>() { public void handle(MouseEvent me) { setCursor(Cursor.W_RESIZE); } }); setOnMouseExited(new EventHandler<MouseEvent>() { public void handle(MouseEvent me) { setCursor(Cursor.DEFAULT); } }); setOnMousePressed(new EventHandler<MouseEvent>() { public void handle(MouseEvent me) { processChildren(); // Lock the left components for ( Control control: leftControls ) { double w = control.getWidth(); control.setMinWidth(w); control.setMaxWidth(w); } oneTimeProc = false; } }); setOnMouseDragged(new EventHandler<MouseEvent>() { public void handle(MouseEvent me) { draggingRight = false; // A positive relative X position indicates the user // is dragging to the right. Do this once per click if ( oneTimeProc == false && me.getX() >= 1 ) { draggingRight = true; oneTimeProc = true; } if ( draggingRight && ! preserveResize ) { for ( Control control: rightControls ) { double w = control.getWidth(); control.setMinWidth(Control.USE_COMPUTED_SIZE); control.setMaxWidth(Control.USE_COMPUTED_SIZE); } } double newWidth = control.getWidth() + me.getX(); if ( newWidth > control.getWidth() ) { control.setMaxWidth(newWidth); control.setMinWidth(newWidth); } else { control.setMinWidth(newWidth); control.setMaxWidth(newWidth); } } }); setOnMouseReleased(new EventHandler<MouseEvent>() { public void handle(MouseEvent me) { draggingRight = false; } }); } //... }
The resizing logic is contained within the mouse-processing code. When the divider is clicked on, the components to the left of the control this divider manages are locked by setting their min and max widths to their current size. This prevents them from resizing at all. Next, as the mouse is moved, all of the components to the right are set to use the computed size of the HBox container, and the component immediately to the left of the divider is resized by as much as the mouse was dragged. As a result, the HBox automatically resizes the components to the right. It's quite simple, actually, thanks to the JavaFX HBox container.
You can find the complete code for the
SizeView container with a test application on my site here.
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I think the blogosphere pretty well covered this project last year, but the my house did not get around to it then. This year, however, I'm happy to report The Schmitt House has incorporated a new tradition into the month of November. A thankful tree!
If you've never heard of a thankful tree, the premise is simple; You begin with a bare 'tree' and add 'leaves'. On each leaf is a little note about what you (or whoever) is thankful for.
Every day,
I force everyone takes a minute and tries to think of one thing they are grateful for. No repeating allowed (my rule).It's really cute to ask Kennedy what she's thankful for, she started out with answers like "Tinkerbelle" and "Fruit snacks" but recently she's shifted her responses to be more people-oriented, like "Papa." It seems even the two-year-old is getting something out of our new tradition! By the way-, she has yet to say she is thankful for Mommy, but I didn't really expect it, anyway. I'm have another twenty years before she feels any gratitude toward me.)
As for the construction, it was super easy. I went outside, gathered a bunch of sticks and tied one end together with a ribbon. Then I poured some coffee beans in a vase and stuck my stick bouquet in. For the leaves, I used a circle punch and a hole punch on some left over fall-ish colored card stock. Then I grabbed a bunch of sharpies (also fall-ish themed) and stuck them in the coffee beans too. Easy peasy.
I'm so proud of myself for doing this! Every year I say I'm going to go all out, and really make the house magical for the holidays. And every year it seems we barely get our tree up in time for Christmas Eve, much less set up a mantle, or hang mistletoe… Heck, we are lucky get the all Christmas presents wrapped in time! So this my friends is a new beginning for the holiday season!
It's a great tradition! (I'll be sad to see it go!) What holiday traditions have you started? Did you do a thankful tree? Or are there any traditions you've been meaning to start, but haven't gotten around to it? Can you believe turkey day is only about a week away? Where did the time go?


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So after the first wk I have 55 pages of notes/brief/assignments is this way too much? If not I better get cracking on cutting it down into 4 manageable briefs.
Well the briefs and notes (class discussion) about the briefs run about 45 pages (48 cases) and I'm up to 62 pages right now, then I started outlining the reading in civ pro and contracts for the remainder.


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We are affected a great deal by movies, TV shows, advertisements and generally every little thing else to think that a One Piece Swimsuit cannot be hot; that they are just worn by females who are body mindful or professional swimmers. But that's simply simple incorrect. Although the majority of women move to swimwears when summertime rolls around, you would be wrong to ignore the potential of a sexy one item swimwear. There are numerous one item designs that look as attractive as any kind of swimsuit. Below, we will certainly inform you all about the various sexy one piece designs that you can use this summertime.
High Cut Swimsuit
It made use of to be that a high cut one item swimwear brought scandalous appearances from others on the beach, but that isn't really the instance any longer. Since the very early 2000s, the high cut one item bikini has actually ended up being a lot a lot more preferred as well as a lot a lot more typical. These sort of bikinis plainly showcase your thighs as well as legs, while still preserving the basic shape of a regular one item. If you spent all winter months and also springtime working hard to obtain sexy, toned thighs then you owe it to yourself to sport among these throughout the summertime. You'll be transforming heads as well as obtaining appearances but in a good way.
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Another choice if you want a hot one piece swimwear is to go with a mesh one item. A mesh one piece has 2 strong items of fabric covering both the breasts and also the genitals. However, in between both solid items of fabric is a mesh covering. This provides a great blend of discreetness and also sexiness. You reveal a good quantity of skin, while still covering exactly what is very important. If you wish to here make it also sexier, go for a sexy shade. A regular red one item swimwear is currently extremely sexy, but a mesh one is much more so. Just keep in mind to use sunblock, otherwise, you are most likely to end up with some odd tan lines.
There are really 2 kinds of monokinis. The first kind isn't truly an apparel so much as a style. Somebody that simply uses bikini bases (which is the standard at nude beaches) is stated to be using a "monokini." We're most likely to concentrate on the much more standard monokini, which is a mixture of a one-piece and a swimsuit. This can be a terrific choice if you want to enter using singles, however, do not feel comfy totally deserting the bikini just yet.
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For many people the change of seasons is such a beautiful experience in different areas of the country. Leaves changing color, mountains becoming snow covered and the ability to open windows in the evening for sleeping all have their special effects. However, for candle makers the change of season can create havoc and the need to change procedures. As many have learned, the procedures used to make candles are as important as the raw materials used.Read More


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John helped Visa evolve its cardmember loyalty platform to enhance credit market adoption and attract large financial institutions to its loyalty offerings.
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Ubidesk is a web app aiming at managing projects over the Internet. With Ubidesk you can run project tasks, document collaboration and project management. It´s an easy-to-use application using software as a service.
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Ubidesk's own description: "…Ubidesk is an online collaboration space where you can run team projects with document collaboration and task management. Ubidesk is offered as a SaaS(Software as a Service), and you can use it through your web browser anywhere, anytime…"


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Now, the Civil Death records for the Cape Province of South Africa, have started to be added to the Historical Records collection at FamilySearch. As of 16 May 2014, the collection contains over 2.2 million records, however only about 11,000 have been indexed at this point.
A simple search of the collection shows the quality of the information provided. I knew that Leah Cohen died on 2 Jul 1954 in Cape Town. Using that information, I found the entry below that also gives me her age and her last place of residence, the Cape Jewish Aged Home. The information also provides the Family History Library Film number (1,796,463).
I was further able to click on the link to view original document. By doing so I was able to view the original record of her death. In that document (below) we also find out that Leah Cohen, was born in Russia. We also find that she is a widow and that her maiden surname was Gradner.
This record should be most helpful more many families. As so many of the Jewish community of South Africa were from places such as Russia, Lithuania and England, their impact is very far reaching. As always these records are available free at www.familysearch.org.


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Lind, Jays edge Red Sox
Boston, MA – Adam Lind's solo home run in the ninth inning led the Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox in the second of three games from Fenway Park.
Lind finished the game 3-for-4 with two runs scored, while Melky Cabrera and Colby Rasmus each drove in a run for the Blue Jays, who snapped a three-game losing streak.
Darren Oliver (2-1) got the win despite blowing a two-run lead in the eighth inning. Mark Buehrle was solid in a seven-plus inning performance, giving up just one run on five hits with two walks and five strikeouts.
"That's vintage Buehrle right there," said Toronto manager John Gibbons. "He had it going today. A tough day to pitch. A short left field wall and you had the wind the blowing out. That's as good as it gets."
Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia each drove in a run for the Red Sox, who have dropped seven of nine.
Clay Buchholz gave up just two runs on six hits over eight innings, while Junichi Tazawa (2-2) was tagged with the loss for giving up the home run in the ninth.
"I thought both guys on the mound threw the ball exceptionally well today," said Boston manager John Farrell. "This was a solid game from both clubs today, we just came out on the losing end."
Toronto had blew a two-run lead in the eighth, but Lind led off the ninth by clubbing a curveball over the wall in dead center for his second home run of the year and a 3-2 lead.
Casey Janssen started the ninth by giving up a leadoff double to Will Middlebrooks, but he set down the next three batters to pick up his 10th save of the season.
There was a 50-minute delay to the start of the game due to rain, but once action got underway the Blue Jays took the lead in the third inning.
Rasmus led off the frame with a walk and, after Emilio Bonifacio struck out, moved to second on a Munenori Kawasaki sacrifice bunt. Cabrera followed with a single to left for a 1-0 lead.
In the fourth, Toronto got a leadoff single from Lind, who moved to second on a Brett Lawrie groundout and crossed the plate thanks to a single from Rasmus for a 2-0 advantage.
Boston had runners in each of the first three innings, but a strikeout of Mike Napoli to end the third inning began a run of 13 consecutive batters retired by Buehrle until he was pulled after beginning the eighth with a walk to David Ross.
Darren Oliver took over on the mound and promptly gave up an RBI triple to Ellsbury, who came home two batters later when Pedroia hit a sharp grounder to short that Kawasaki misplayed.
Game Notes
The last time Buchholz faced the Blue Jays on May 1, two Toronto analysts accused him of using a foreign substance on his arm to get a better grip on the ball ... Before the game, Boston announced that pitcher Joel Hanrahan will miss the rest of the season as he will undergo surgery for a torn flexor muscle tendon in his right arm ... Buehrle came into the game having given up 17 earned runs over his past three starts ... Boston went 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.


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If you own a mid '60s Chevy Impala or Caprice, this tech is for you. The engine has to work a little harder on these heavier vehicles. You can compensate with a big-block engine, which will give you more torque and less stress. They will also make the car move a little better; instead of feeling like a sluggish land ship, your heavy Chevy will power along almost like a speedboat.
While doing a 350 build, we were talking with Jerry of Ace Machine in Riverside, California, about the different engines and Jerry invited us to come back when he was going to put together a big-block. On the scheduled day, we talked about how people get intimidated by a big-block, but the reality is that it works the same as a small-block with only minor differences in parts.
For instance, Jerry showed us that with a big-block you have to grind down the edges for clearance where the connecting rods could hit the wall. Other than that modification, this engine went together very similarly to a small-block. We were very surprised as he put together this long-block in just a few hours.
We talked about doing a 502 build tech, but opted to show you how to build a 454 before jumping into the bigger projects, as there's more 454 cores to work with versus the newer-style engines. Now follow along as the Jerry of Ace Machine shows us how to put together a 454 long-block.


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April 23, 2008
NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA-Mount Ida built an 8-5 lead and held off a late rally to defeat the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's men's lacrosse team, 8-7, in a non-conference match at Cressy Field Wednesday afternoon.
Trailing, 8-5, the Corsairs scored consecutive man-up goals in the latter part of the fourth quarter. Freshman midfielder Josh Arsenault (Revere, MA/Malden Catholic HS) took a pass from freshman attackman Tim Walsh and fired home a shot with 5:40 remaining, and junior attackman Matt Leary (Framingham, MA/Framingham HS) scored with 2:16 left to cut the Mustangs' advantage to a single goal. UMass Dartmouth had a final chance and called time out with possession in the offensive zone and 27 seconds remaining, but was unable to get off a final shot before time expired. "We set up a play for our best offensive midfielder," said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Kevin Mahoney. "We set it up, but they countered it and made a good defensive play."
Sophomore midfielder Pat Kohout (Leeds, MA/Northampton HS) gave the Corsairs a 1-0 lead 3:50 into the game, but Mount Ida got a goal from freshman midfielder Dan Harrington (Westford, MA) and two more from junior attackman Brett Conley (Fairfield, CT) to take a 3-1 lead. Leary and sophomore attackman Andrew Foster (Newbury, MA/Danvers HS) sandwiched goals around a score by the Mustangs' junior attackman Leo Shidler (Peabody, MA) to make it 4-3 after the first quarter. Senior defenseman Andrew Getto (Westfield, MA/Westfield HS) tied the game at 4-4 with a goal at 10:37 of the second quarter, but Conley and freshman midfielder Paul Battipaglia (Clinton, CT) scored to restore Mount Ida's two-goal advantage at halftime.
Arsenault scored with 1:28 left in the third quarter, but senior midfielder John Lightbown scored just before time expired in the third quarter. Freshman attackman Matt Savage (Peabody, MA) scored with 10:05 to play to set the stage for the Corsairs' late comeback.
Leary and Arsenault each scored twice for UMass Dartmouth, while Conley had three goals for Mount Ida.
"We didn't play well in the first half, but we came back and played great defense in the third quarter and showed a lot of fight coming back in the fourth quarter," said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Kevin Mahoney. "It was a good wake-up call for us going into the WestConn game and going into the playoffs."
The Mustangs out shot the Corsairs, 35-26. Senior goalkeeper Steve Chase (Boston, MA/Boston Latin HS) made 11 saves for UMass Dartmouth, as did sophomore goalie Matt Vernik (Bethany, CT) for Mount Ida.
The Corsairs dropped to 10-3 with the defeat, while the Mustangs improved to 11-5 with the victory. The Corsairs will return to action when they visit Western Connecticut State Saturday afternoon, while the Mustangs will host a North Atlantic Conference playoff game Saturday.


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Kate and Pippa Middleton made us do a denim double-take! The Duchess of Cambridge and her younger sister both recently stepped out in light wash denim styles by Italian label Met. Kate paired her "Karma" skinny jeans with a shearling coat and rain boots (perfect for strolling around Kensington Gardens!), while Pippa styled the brand's "X-Angel" skinnies ($165 at metonweb.com) with a checked Maje shirt topped off with an olive green Fay jacket. Shop similar Met styles at metonweb.com and yoox.com.
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text: Ever read the FINE PRINT: Options carry a high level of risk and are not suitable for all investors. Certain requirements must be met to trade options through Schwab. Covered calls provide downside protection only to the extent of the premium received and limit upside potential to the strike price plus premium received. With long options, investors may lose 100% of funds invested. Multiple-leg options strategies will involve multiple commissions. Spread trading must be done in a margin account. Please read the Options Disclosure Document titled Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options.


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10,000 dreams interpreted: a dictionary of dreams from "Abandon" to "Zodiac"
Bell, Nov 30, 1988 - Psychology - 635 pages
Examines the symbolism of 10,000 different dreams, alphabetically arranged
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Found it at a church booksale a couple of years ago. As said, some of the interpretations are at bit dated, but this book still get some use in my home. If we have guests and the conversation falls on ... Read full review
LibraryThing ReviewUser Review - xsherix - LibraryThing
I bought this book quite awhile ago from a book club by mail. It is pretty good and contains a lot of information. However, I rarely use the book. It is nice to have around though for the rare very weird dream. Read full review
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10,000 Dreams Interpreted: A Dictionary of Dreams
Gustavus Hindman Miller,Hans Holzer
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Gustavus Hindman Miller,Hans Holzer
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Voxeet.com today launched their immersive 3D audio conferencing app for iPhone and Android. Voxeet's new apps enable participants to switch among devices without disrupting the conversational flow of Voxeet-based conference calls. I took the app for a spin using an iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, and Android-based Samsung Galaxy SIII.
After installing the app you have the option of connecting to Facebook so you can send invites as well as the option of importing your contacts as seen here:
After installing the app, I had two co-workers test this with me - Rich Tehrani and Erik Linask. After launching the app I called Rich and when he accepted the call we were immediately put into conference. I then clicked the '+' icon and invited Erik. He accepted the invite and was joined into our ad-hoc conference. The conference user interface is touch-friendly so I was able to drag Rich to the left side and Erik to the right side to test the 3D feature (stereo separation) as shown here:
Wearing my stereo iPhone ear buds I was able to hear Rich in my left ear bud and Erik in my right ear bud. As I moved Rich's icon closer to the middle his voice started to play increasingly louder in my right ear. Very cool! We also tested the whisper feature, which worked quite wll and is a nice feature to have in audio conferencing. The other nice benefit is if you are dropped from the conference due to poor 3G/4G/Wi-Fi connectivity, you can rejoin the conference in progress. It features high-definition (HD) audio and sound algorithms that reduce background noise and echo, eliminate over-talk and boosts audio quality. Overall, we were pretty pleased with the audio quality.
Although we got a 3-way conference to work, there were some bugs. My iPhone 4S's screen kept blanking and one time I heard the Siri beep. I have 'raise to speak' turned off, so not sure why this was kicking in. Erik's Samsung Galaxy SIII stopped working entirely after our test conference call. He rebooted his phone, but it still crashes right at the point where you join a conference. Rich's and my iPhones worked flawlessly except for the weird screen blanking on my iPhone and the single Siri beep I got.
Voxeet founder and CEO Stephane Giraudie had this to say, "Our new Android and iPhone apps provide the ultimate in conferencing freedom – you no longer have to hang up and redial when you're on the go," He added, "The whole idea of Natural Conferencing is to allow participants from multiple locations to forget about the call and focus on the conversation. Now you don't even have to be at a fixed location to join the flow."
Natural Conferencing benefits include:
● Crystal-clear sound reproduces the natural way the brain analyses sounds. People don't cut out when they talk at the same time and background noise stays where it belongs.
● Immersive 3D sound and speaker recognition provides audio and visual cues that make it easy to follow who's speaking.
● One-click transfer - Seamless mobility lets you transfer calls between smartphone and PC or tablet without interrupting the call and disrupting your colleagues.
● Facebook and phonebook integration make it easy to share and invite participants.
● Whispering mode allows you to conduct private one-on-one conversations without disrupting the conference.
Voxeet users will always know who's talking – even when several people talk at the same time, due to the audio signal bars next to their name. Their are some kinks to work out, but this app shows promise. The other concern is patents. I know DiamondWare had some patents on 3D audio which is used in Second Life. DiamondWare was later acquired by Nortel, and then sold off to Avaya. So I wonder if Voxeet's 3D technology runs afoul of Avaya's patents?
Users can download Voxeet for Android from Google Play at http://play.google.com or Voxeet for iPhone from the App Store at http://www.itunes.com.


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One of the things I have noticed in the last few years is that we are becoming more isolated and less social. How many times have you gone to a restaurant or a store and seen people with their noses glued to their smart phone? Most often totally oblivious to everyone around them. Perhaps your own dinner table is this way as well with everyone Facebooking or YouTubing instead of actually talking to each other.
We are getting distant with our fellow man and we are teaching our children to do the same. We need to reverse this and become social again. One of the ways you can do that is to have a family game night. Pick a night that works for everyone and have the rule of no phones on during the two hour time period. Pick a game that everyone agree's on, or even do a hat draw and pick one randomly and then play together for a could of hours. Its fun and you might just learn something along the way.
One of the games that I like to play is Watch Ya Mouth - Throwdown Edition. It is a fun game that is good for kids or adults 12 years or older. Its great for families because it involves 4 or more family members at a time. You get 142 cards, 10 colored mouthpieces, 4 straws, 4 noisemakers, and 2 throwdown balls. There are over 100 head to head mouth piece challenges.
You have to wear a mouth piece ( there are 2 different sizes one for kids and one for adults) and depending on the card drawn you have to speak a phrase or do a challenge. Things like making the most noise with a noisemaker, or drink a glass of water the fastest are not going to be easy with your mouth wide open. It is a funny game that will definitely bring your family together.


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Pictures of Kurt Cobain Looking Happy
[Editor's note: In celebration of the holidays, we're spending the next two Tuesdays by counting down the top 12 Flavorwire features of 2012. This post, at #10, was originally published February 19th.] Tomorrow would have been the 45th birthday of legendary grunge hero Kurt Cobain, who committed suicide at age 27 to the despair of the world at large. Though we know there were many times in his life when he was a happy, goofy guy, he very publicly struggled with depression, addiction, and illness, and when you think of Cobain, you tend to think of a doleful guy barely looking out from behind his matted blond locks. So, to celebrate the good times in Cobain's life, we've collected a series of photographs with family, friends, and bandmates, where the guy just looks really happy. Because that's how we'd like to remember him. Click through to see Kurt Cobain smile a whole lot, and if we've missed your favorite photo, direct us to it in the comments!
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