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Source: Private Immigration Prison Accused of Forced Labor
SAN DIEGO (CN) — A privately run immigration prison in San Diego forces its inmates to clean their own jail for a dollar a day or less, two prisoners say in a federal class action.
Sylvester Owino and Jonathan Gomez sued CoreCivic, formerly known as Corrections Corporation of America, a Nashville-based corporation that is one of the biggest private prison companies in the country.
In 2016, private prisons such as those run by CoreCivic held almost three-quarters of federal immigration detainees, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.


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Sunday, July 19, 2009
Call me Lonesome
Does your vehicle have a name? Seems I've always named our pickups & cars and given them a gender. There was the time I had Rice Rocket, for his oriental origins. Then I had Whitey,(a white pickup). He was ranch raised and did not like to go to town. The Bomber, (a big ol yellow station wagon). Do they make station wagons anymore? Cow Hauler,(the only New pickup we ever had), I hauled sooo many cows with that thing. Cow Hauler, always knew his way home. Butt Burner, had black leather with metal buckles on the seats, not a good choice for somewhere that gets 110 in the summer. Granny, was given to me by my mother-in-love and was a dear. She just sort of lost her will to live after the second engine transplant. And now Bessie, who came to me used, but still has served me well these many years. My ex-Brit neighbor has a pickup named, Henry, he's a dependable ol fellow. What say you.
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A car was on my mind today too! I realised as I answered a comment that I never named cars. You certainly had some string along the way and great work horses as well!ReplyDelete
I've never named any of my cars, even the old bangers I started driving in that were crying out for an appropriate name. I don't think the cars felt deprived. I've never noticed them looking sad and neglected....ReplyDelete
Hi Brighid,ReplyDelete
I met you over at Patti's during the tooth brushing seminar and thought I would drop by and say hello to you. Surprised to see my dear friend Grannymar here, but she is everywhere!
I don't name my cars but my son does. He has Miles (150,000) and Janelle (Less miles cuter face)and Whitey. He loves Whitey the best and shows a lot of partiality towards him. Whitey only needs 7,000 to hit 200,000. I don't know what Jerry will do when that last mile rolls up.
I enjoyed your remarks to Patti about how terrible the windshield washing fluid tastes. Do you really think it is worse than Windex? Maybe we should do a double blind test like they do at the wineries....
Grannymar: You are a wonder, I don't know how you do it. Your comments are Always kind, uplifting, supportive, and interesting. You never seem to lose it, I can only aspire to your high standards. Pass the wine.ReplyDelete
Nick: that's not what they told me.
Nancy: Ol Bessie the suv has, whispering, 237,000 miles on her, sort of like her owner she is.
Snorkle at your own risk ROFL but wow that sounds like a good idea.ReplyDelete
I like vehicles with names, but mostly when they're older with 'character', like different colour doors. And of course it depends on the name... !
Susan: You are always welcome at our little pool soirees. Swimmies are optional.ReplyDelete
Himself's pickup had a bit too much 'character'. So I painted it with a can of high gloss appliance spray paint. Presto changO, it looks just like a pickup that's been painted with a can of spray paint.
Yes we have always named our cars/gender-ized too(-:ReplyDelete
My first car was a capri. I called him Cappie. Then I had A Subaru named Subie. My cars are always male for some reason(-: I have a Vibe now and his name is Vee. Mr. X is the Explorers name. I also had a "Granny" it was my GrandAm, may "he" rest in peace.(-:
When I was a kid the family car was the "Beater" It was a older been around the block a few times Torino! Whew wee! The gas guzler Ford Truck was the Dragon.
Naming cars makes them more part of the family and everyone knows what you are talking about(-:
My kids also have named their cars. The tradition continues...(-:
Never named our cars, just prayed that they ran for years and years. You are getting really hot weather down that way. We have had a much milder summer and I am keeping my fingers crossed against the scorcher August that is headed this way.ReplyDelete
Oops, thought sure I had left comment. Try again. Only car I named was my 74 VW bug, Reba because it was red and Carrot Top didn't seem quite right.ReplyDelete
Always got attached to my vehicles in an almost unhealthy way. Insisted as part of the trade in deal that the old one go to a good home.
Loved your Butt Burner name.
My very first vehicle was "My Love"ReplyDelete
The next one was Chiquita. I gave up after that.
CiNdEe: It warms my heart to know that you have continued the tradition.ReplyDelete
Tabor: I'm hoping we have an unusually cool summer. OOOhmmm.
Patti: lol leave it to you to pickup on the ol Butt Burner.
rummuser: Oh come on, it's Never to late. Come on we'll help you.


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In one of my earliest memories of my grandpa, I'm standing next to him, on a kiddies step at his pink bathroom sink. His hair is still dark. He's wearing a white Bonds singlet, and brushing his teeth, real and false. But I can't stop staring at the tattoo high on his arm.
"Why did you draw on yourself, Papa?"
"It's a tattoo, teenie. I was young and daft."
Papa's 90 now. And, like him, his tattoo has aged well. You can still make out the name "Flossie". He'd lost his appendix on his merchant navy ship off the coast of PNG, and was convalescing in Sydney when he met and fell in love with Flossie, the baker's daughter. Perfect for Papa, whose vice is cake. But it was 1945, and he was soon back at sea – only for the Japanese to surrender as his oil-tanker passed the heads of Sydney Harbour.
It would be months before he arrived home in Scotland. On a stopover in Bombay, he got inked by the side of the road. He was 18 and in love, and Flossie was now forever… "But Mama's name is Elizabeth?"
Try explaining all that to a four-year-old! The long-distance love fizzled; Papa fell head over heels for my grandma back in Aberdeen, and years later they moved to Adelaide with their four children. While back then tattoos were the markings of sailors and outlaws, they're now very much mainstream. One in five Australians are now inked, with more women than men baring body art.
In this edition, Chris Flynn (p14) looks at the colourful history of tattooing; Andrew P Street (p20), Erin Stewart (p21) and several of our vendors share the personal stories behind their ink; and photographer Steven Burton (p22) helps regretful former gang-members in LA remove their tattoos.
As for Papa, he doesn't have too many regrets about his tattoo; he says Mama didn't mind. Too much.
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5 Natural Tips
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1. Treat your hair with respect...That means the fewer chemicals the better.
2. Don't take for granted the health of your hair. What you do today to it may be consequential down the road.
3. Feed your scalp well. What you put on your head will eventually be absorbed into your body.
4. Remember nature when it comes to your hair. What comes from the earth is quite often better than those synthetic chemical alternatives.
5. Don't be afraid to trade in the old ways for the natural. Your hair and body will eventually thank you for it.
Should You Make The Switch To Natural Personal Care Products?
Did you know that there are so many hidden dangers in our hair and body products that could disrupt our health, and what about the cumulative effects after repeated use?
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1. Methylisothiazolinone used in shampoos can negatively impact the brain and nervous system.
2. Parabens can mimic estrogen and increase tumor growth in breast tissue. They are found in everything from shampoo to deodorant, cosmetics and food additives.
3. Propylene Glycol is also found in shampoos, fragrance oils, and cosmetics and can inhibit cell growth and cause problems in the kidneys and liver.
4. Pythalates found in plastics are linked to birth defects and low sperm count in males and cancer.
5. Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and other Lauryl Sulfates are surfactants found in hair dyes, scalp treatments, and makeup foundations. They are endocrine disruptors, cause negative cellular changes and developmental/reproductive toxity.
6. Toulene, which is found in synthetic fragrances and nail polish, is also a neurotoxin and can impair breathing, do damage to the kidneys and liver and is linked to cancer.
7. Triclosan is found in antibacterial soaps, toothpaste, cosmetics, deodorants and body washes. Heart failure, heart disease and muscular function is just some of things impacted.
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The best place to eat one of America's most iconic foods is in the Garden State.
Rutt's Hut in Clifton, N.J. ranked at the top of The Daily Meal's annual list of the nation's best hot dogs.
According to The Daily Meal, the list is created by looking at online reviews from locals, the restaurant's overall reputation and the quality of ingredients.
Rutt's Hut has been serving deep-fried hot dogs since 1928, according to NBC.
"Even if Rutt's Hut, located in blue-collar Clifton, served their trademark Ripper — a pork-and-beef Thumann's link that's deep-fried in beef fat until it rips apart — out of the back of a minivan, it would still be the country's most delicious hot dog," The Daily Meal reports.
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Industry Institute Interaction (III)
Better interaction between Institutions and Industry is the need of an hour. For students it is important because they get exposure to industry and subsequent placement in various disciplines. On the other hand, with the advent of globalization and opening up of Indian economy to outside world, competition among the industries has become stiff. So industries also need good students who are well aware of industry standards and capable of achieving so. Therefore, there is an urgent need of interaction of industry and academics where academic institutes can prepare students for jobs in multinational companies and industry will also be benefited by possibility of receiving well-trained workforce. For this to become reality, Industry Institute Interaction cell is established.


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So apparently Lady Gaga was in Montreal last night and since it was Halloween, she got herself decked out in the most amazing Edward Scissorhands costume we've ever seen.
READ ALSO: Photos Of Justin Trudeau Dressed Up As Clark Kent For Halloween
The costume was so good, you may have walked passed her yourself without even realizing it was Lady Gaga.
No word on what venues she decided to hit up, which means that if you were out last night and you saw someone dressed up as Edward Scissorhands costume, there' s a good chance you were partying with Lady Gaga herself without even knowing it.


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Georgi Atanasov joined Silver Creek in 2017 as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Silver Creek, Mr. Atanasov served with Brigadier Oil & Gas, LLC, an EnCap Investments portfolio company, as Director of Finance and Accounting.
Prior to Brigadier, Mr. Atanasov served in various capacities of increasing responsibility with Ernst & Young most recently as Assurance Manager.
Mr. Atanasov obtained his B.S.B. in Finance and Economics from Oklahoma City University and his M.S. in Accounting from the University of Virginia. Mr. Atanasov is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of Texas.


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Now when you have bought the beautiful crib for your newborn (after all you cannot put your baby angel in your arms whole day), you must make your baby comfortable to sleep in the crib. But it's not an easy task may be.
Babies are tiny no doubt, but they are unique in their likes and dislikes. In fact, every baby is different, and their comfort level also varies. Your baby is no exception. You need to read your baby's mind minutely.
To grow your baby's habit to sleep on crib, you have to follow the trial and error method. Its time- consuming, tiring, and sometimes disappointing too. But you have to keep on trying.
There are several instances that a baby may not like to sleep on a crib. In these cases, parents have to groom the baby's habit for sleeping in the baby cot. But what say the crib-user parents?
It's rightly said that practice makes a thing perfect. So if you try wholeheartedly, you will surely get to manage this bay-crib challenge. To win the challenge of developing your baby's habit to sleep on the crib, you may try some proven sleep remedies.
Here 5 tips are shared from parents which will help you to train your baby to sleep in the crib. Although you can be rest assured that there is no formula of making your baby comfortable to sleep on crib overnight with thee suggestions.
Make It a Routine
Your time should start from the 3-month age of the baby that from bassinet the little kid should be shifted to the crib at least at the sleeping time. Make it a routine very softly… but diligently.
Place the baby in the crib when he is ready to sleep. It will be an association of sleep and crib for the kid, which he will get accustomed to gradually. Stay beside him but don't take him off the crib.
Once the baby is used to this crib placement in his sleeping time, he will be ready to sleep in the crib whenever his sleeping time is.
Make The Room Slightly Dark and Keep it Pleasantly Conditioned
Darkroom creates better ambiance for all of us, and we get quickly induced to sleep. This rule is applicable for your little angel too. Dim the light and keep the room's temperature soothing.
When the darkness of the room and the comfort of the baby bed will be paired, we can bet your little baby will love to sleep on the crib. But stay beside it, till he gets in deep sleep.
Keep The Crib Near to Your Bed
One of the proven remedies of comforting your baby to sleep on the crib is to keep the crib near your bed. Your baby should feel the security of your presence. In fact, it will help you to monitor the baby even in the night.
The nearness of the baby crib to your bed will assure you always that your angel is all okay. Furthermore, you can be alert at the slightest hint of his discomfort. This is safe for the baby too.
Try Swaddling, Maybe it Will Help You
Some babies love swaddling as they feel the comfort and coziness of their mother's womb. But it may not work with your baby. So you have to try this method with an eagle eye.
However, do you know how to swaddle your baby? Didn't try it on intuition. Rather, ask your pediatrician to help you in learning the right way to swaddle your kiddo.
Always keep in mind that some babies do not like wrapping. In these cases, don't try the method. Try to soothe the kid with sound and by gently rocking of the crib. In most of the cases, the sound and rocking remedy has worked so fat. Hopefully, it will work for you too.
Cling to The Habit of Your Baby for Sleeping on The Crib
Persistent effort mostly brings a good result. So is about your baby's habit for sleeping in the crib. When you have decided to make your baby sleep on the baby crib, it has to stick to your plan. Believe us, it is good for him too.
You may not get a good and instant result in your endeavor, but you cannot give up. You have to repeat the process of placing your baby on the crib at the sleep-time. Let the baby associate peaceful sleep and the baby crib together.
Once the baby gets the hang of sleeping in the crib, he will start enjoying his sleep on the baby bed. Ensure that the baby remains safe and well monitored by you or by the attending nurse.
These are the five tips you can follow to put your newborn on the crib for his sleeping. This may not be an overnight process, but with goof level of persistence, you will surely get to enjoy the success in baby's sleep management on the crib.
Let us know if these 5 tips have worked for you. Also, let us know if you have adopted any other method to groom your baby's habit to sleep on the crib.


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After setting up two stereos and syncing up both albums, I sit down, letting the coagulated sounds twist my mind. Creeping static and sub-bass drones coming from one CD player push against the more familiar guitar chords, yells, and drumbeats coming from the other player. Anxiety crawls around in my throat like an amphetamine-crazed lizard. Tension between the albums dissolves to emphasize a massive peak, following which disjointed voices drift on different layers, creating an effect similar to watching multiple TVs tuned to different channels. As violins and cellos slither around a mass of dissonance during the last songs, I simultaneously feel relief and dread.
I'm listening to Neurosis's Times of Grace and Tribes of Neurot's Grace, two albums that can stand alone, but are sonically designed to play at the same time. While this is one of my more memorable music experiences, I also feel mentally drained. Because of these albums' harshness, it's hard to make it through the entire hour of music. By the end, though, wrinkles and creases in my brain feel more defined.
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Surgeon draws ellipse with black marker. Injects anesthetic at several points.
When my skin is numb, the surgeon delicately traces the marker plan with her scalpel. Each cut loosens taut forearm flesh that, throughout the past five years, has been stretching and regenerating to compensate for roughly twenty square inches of removed, tattooed skin. I notice subtle geometric patterns in the ceiling plaster.
Six inches down from the beginning point, she cuts out remaining scar tissue, formed during the eight months since I've last gone through an excision. A burning sting pulses through my arm.
Elliptical wound widens as forearm tautness slackens.
Reflection of gray muscle in glass cover of surgical lamp. Small whorls of skin dot gauze on metal tray. Slowly, surgeon works up forearm, stretching skin, suturing.
While she threads, I try to construct meaning out of this scarification process. During the next six months, my skin will build a protective barrier around this wound, only to be excised after my forearm flesh has once again stretched enough for another procedure. At least two or three more years of excision procedures loom.
Surrounding the jagged scar on my forearm, as well as excision scars crawling up both wrists, is language: bizarre documentation of my mental progression.
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Having two albums play at the same time sounds like something a thirteen-year-old who's recently discovered marijuana might think up: "Dude, each album is trippy alone, but check it out when you play them at the same time. It's gonna blow you away, bro." My reaction when I first heard about the Neurosis and Tribes of Neurot albums was similar to what I would say to this thirteen-year-old stoner caricature: "That sounds pretty dumb." But listening to the albums and reading about Neurosis and their process of designing the Tribes album dissipated this thought.
Neurosis is from Oakland. Like Black Sabbath, whose down-tuned rock reflects the harshness of industrial Birmingham during the 60s and 70s, and Black Flag, whose manic hardcore mirrors the fast, unforgiving pace of 1980s Los Angeles, Neurosis's music—a stylistic and ideological blend of the above bands'—mimics the socio-economic discord of Oakland, California.
Neurosis began as a hardcore punk band in the late 80s, progressively complicating that label, as well as distancing themselves from it, with each album they released throughout the 90s. But the DIY mind frame written into their hardcore roots has motivated prolific recordings, and the creation of their own record label: Neurot Recordings.
By the time the band released Times of Grace in 1999, their fifth full-length, they'd honed a signature method of deconstructing rock music—slow, sludge-laden walls of distortion and noise, coupled with primal drumming and tortured screams. The members of Neurosis also experimented with minimalist orchestration, under the alter ego Tribes of Neurot, for years before this album. In the midst of Neurosis tours and recording sessions, Tribes released four full-length albums, all of which craft soundscapes that provide a vast, often uncomfortable space for interpretation.
Ranging from oddly timed rhythms, disorienting changes, droning sections and delicate layers of noise—all carefully orchestrated into movements—Times of Grace is the masterwork of Neurosis. To compliment this masterwork, Tribes of Neurot wrote their fifth full-length album, Grace, as an accompaniment. Grace not only shares the same track ordering and timing, but also adds to the Neurosis album on several levels. In his article, "Tribal Connection," from Electronic Musician, Rick Weldon speaks to Noah Landis, who does keyboard and synth work for Neurosis and Tribes of Neurot, about the writing process for the Tribes album:
"While working on a Tribes song, Landis would pull samples from the corresponding Neurosis song, drop them an octave, and move them around in the stereo environment. "Those samples are still in the right pitch, and they make reference to the Neurosis album," [Landis] says. "Even though it's a different sound and texture, your mind hears the connection." The sampler was used for composition as well. "We would take some sound, like a bowed electric guitar note," Landis recalls, "and sample that, screwing with the pitch and making a melody out of it. As you slow it down, you hear more of the grit, more of the friction of the bow on the string. The sound gets pulled apart."
The space between notes and instruments in most Neurosis songs leads you to think about ideas fueling the music rather than lyrics or technical proficiency. But these recordings require the listener to play a more active role. As stated on the CD insert that comes with Grace, "Due to the nature of CD players ... the elements of chance and chaos ultimately determine the relationship between the two recordings ... Many interesting and unexpected results are gained through the randomness of longer discrepancies in playing time." This amalgamation of albums transcends genre and progresses the field of audio recording by redefining the role of the listener. The CD insert for the Tribes album suggests, "synchronization times within five seconds are...nearest the "perfect" ideal of the project." Within those ten seconds—five seconds ahead or behind—there is a space for me to affect this music.
I have to prepare to listen to these albums, not only in setting up the stereos and syncing the albums, but also creating enough time in my day to listen to an hour of music without interruption. Like a little kid who's excited to play with a new toy, I ask my girlfriend several times throughout the day, "Are you ready to listen to those Neurosis albums tonight?" It's easy to lose excitement for art when I'm surrounded by so much amazing media: the internet has made every type of art instantly accessible. But forcing myself to create a more active listening situation—to be more conscious of the music I listen to—makes me feel like my sixteen-year-old self, a kid who thought he might piss his pants out of giddy excitement when he bought his first Black Sabbath record.
There is a political message in placing more power in the listener's hands. Living in a broken, corrupt, corporation-controlled society, I often feel powerless. Creating albums that listeners can alter with different stereo set-ups and discrepancies in playing time is a direct way to remind people that we can control what we buy. On a different level, the vast interpretive space in both Times of Grace and Grace tell me that I can alter the way I see reality by constructing webs of meaning.
Countering giddiness when I sync the stereos is the scathing gray of this listening experience. At times, I feel like a subject in the late '50s LSD studies, when the CIA tried to determine the drug's usefulness as an anxiety-provoking agent—like a guy locked in a small concrete room, tripping balls, forced to listen to abrasive noise at ridiculously high decibel ratings while strobe lights flash. Subtle droning on the Tribes album, coupled with more tangible heaviness from the Neurosis album, coils around my chest. Past experiences with these albums, similar types of music, and other disorienting art tell me that, if I keep listening, I will be rewarded. Maybe I'm a masochist, but I think the most meaningful artistic experiences cause pain. The ways in which Grace and Times of Grace encapsulate the listener and make the act of listening more active and spontaneous, which in turn increases consciousness of what is happening around you, intensifies the negative effects of these albums. The need to subvert this negativity with interpretation becomes urgent.
My head aches after four songs. My sinuses tighten under a claustrophobic weight. Instead of getting up to walk around, though, I force myself to focus more intently on the sounds surrounding me.
In small increments, gray peaks of cacophony start to seem beautiful. Perhaps it is a process of getting desensitized, but I think it's something more: actively surrounding these harsh sounds with my own language, fueled by an imposed need to find reasoning for putting myself through this auditory pain. Soon, I taste sweetness in Steve Von Till and Scott Kelly's mercuric guitar riffs, which rest on pedestals of Jason Roeder's syncopated drumbeats, Dave Edwardson's distortion-laced bass, and Tribes's subtle noise.
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Fresno, California, where I've recently moved, has the sixth-highest unemployment rate in the country and the accompanying crime. Riding my bike home one night, three men dressed in camouflage rode past me. Flashing white and red lights adorned their mountain bikes and the carts attached to their bikes. Bins of trash stood in front of driveways. Each guy stopped in front of a different house, hurriedly looking through the recycling bin, tossing a few things into his cart. People who've lived in Fresno for a while tell me that this happens all the time. Popping up in southern parts of the city, shantytowns are the new neighborhoods most of us don't want to think about.
Downtown Fresno, minutes from my rental house, is a harsh reminder of how badly economic recession has fucked up this city. Empty concrete buildings and abandoned storefronts with plywood covering the windows loom above streets. Getting close to city hall, the creak of my bicycle cranks echoes off asphalt. I don't have to wait for cars at most intersections.
I imagine names of bands on empty marquees above old concert halls. At a run-down Chinese restaurant, I see a cleaned, polished version of a circular, yellow, maze-like sculpture that rust is currently consuming. I can hear voices of customers at a street-corner coffee shop whose sign, although there are still coffee machines, chairs, and tables inside, indefinitely reads "Closed."
J.J. Anselmi is a nonfiction MFA candidate at CSU Fresno, where he also teaches undergraduate writing and works as the Assistant Nonfiction Editor of The Normal School. His work has appeared in Copper Nickel, Obsolete!, and elsewhere. His essay, "Living Through Pantera," was published in the Summer 2012 issue of The Writing Disorder. He's also recently become a freelance writer for Splicetoday.
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A Penetrating Odor from a Comatose Patient: A Case of Severe Organophosphate Poisoning
1Atlanta Medical Center, Atlanta, GA
2Atlanta Medical Center, Atlanta, GA
3Atlanta Medical Center, Atlanta, GA
4Atlanta Medical Center, Atlanta, GA
5Atlanta Medical Center, Atlanta, GA
Meeting: Hospital Medicine 2008, April 3-5, San Diego, Calif.
Abstract number: 167
Case Presentation:
An 82‐year‐old woman with a history of depression presented to the ER unconscious with a report of seizurelike activity and urinary incontinence. On exam she had copious oral secretions, pinpoint pupils, tachycardia, diffuse wheezing, and minimal brain stem function. Most striking was a pungent, garliclike odor emanating from the patient. Suspicion for OP intoxication was high, immediately the patient was decontaminated and given atropine and pralidoxime with appropriate supportive care. Because of the severity of illness (patient's RBC cholinesterase < 20 IU/L, normal > 9572 IU/L), a pralidoxime drip was started with scheduled atropine. After day 5 the patient started to improve. The bronchorrhea and wheezing decreased, and the atropine was now given only as needed. Slowly, neurological function improved, and 3 weeks later all supportive treatment was discontinued. The patient had a full neurological recovery. She was discharged with continued psychiatric care for her apparent suicide attempt.
Organophosphates (OPs) work by inhibiting cholinesterase, leading to increased cholinergic activity. Exposure is through the skin, inhalation or ingestion. The diagnosis is purely clinical, but an RBC cholinesterase level confirms it. Treatment involves decontaminating the patient (soap‐and‐water baths, charcoal for ingestion), administrating the antidotes (atropine, pralidoxime), and preventing hospital staff exposure (rubber gloves, respiratory masks). Most patients have a good prognosis, but the severe toxicity is almost lethal. Several points should be highlighted. First, the specific ingestion may guide therapy because some OPs (such as malathion) are more lipophilic and may cause problems for a more prolonged period. There is no standard guideline for duration of treatment. Pralidoxime can be continued after 48 hours as a drip according to patient response, and atropine can be given even at escalating doses, up to 300 mg/day, until signs of atropinization are achieved (end point is reversal of muscarinic symptoms), and uncomplicated tachycardia is not a contraindication to continued use.
OPs poisoning may occur from exposures to pesticides, nerve agents used in military settings or in terrorist attacks, and even in toxicity from therapeutic use. In the appropriate settings, physicians should keep OP poisoning in mind because their role is critical in early diagnosis and treatment for patient survival and also for the prevention of contamination of the health care staff.
Author Disclosure:
E. Pimentel‐Brugal, none.
To cite this abstract:Pimentel‐Brugal E, Safiee S, Pimentel C, Ramirez M, Lim T, Lovett L. A Penetrating Odor from a Comatose Patient: A Case of Severe Organophosphate Poisoning. Abstract published at Hospital Medicine 2008, April 3-5, San Diego, Calif. Abstract 167. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2008; 3 (suppl 1). https://www.shmabstracts.com/abstract/a-penetrating-odor-from-a-comatose-patient-a-case-of-severe-organophosphate-poisoning/. Accessed April 6, 2020.
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With snow possible Saturday, and Sunday night lows potentially dropping to around 25 degrees, some homeless people in Chicago are starting to fear what this winter has in store for them. Maria and Joseph Murray, who live in a tent below the Lawrence Avenue viaduct in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood, say that during the week they can usually duck into a nearby hospital or city warming centers to escape the freeze. But on weekends, those options are closed.


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Clayton Library:
Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m to 2 p.m.
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Applications for TAB membership open in May! These middle and high school teens host a number of regular monthly events, special events and contests throughout the year. TAB's mission is to encourage teens to become life-long library members and actively develop, implement and promote teen and community service events in the community.
TAB hosts free programs for teens each month! Follow us @ClaytonLibrary on Instagram and Facebook, grab a calendar of events from the library, or email Pam Taylor for more information.
We know our local students are always looking for great community volunteering hours. How great would it be– just once a week for a half hour - to open a child's eyes to the magic of a great book!? Every summer we host a reading Pals program in conjunction with our children's department where teen volunteers from grades 7-12 (we're affectionately calling them "Big Pals") are paired with children from kindergarten through 3rd grade (our "Little Pals"). This is easy, fun and a great way to promote literacy skills and a love of reading for children in early elementary school. You're in the comfortable, familiar, supportive environment of our great municipal library right in the heart of Downtown Clayton. And you won't believe the excitement that comes from getting special attention from an older peer - it's so rewarding to see a Little Pal light up as they see how much fun it is to read along! If you're interested in volunteering as a Big Pal, please read and complete the BIG PALS APPLICATION and return it to the library by June 1. The Big Pals application is separate from the TAB application above.


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On slope under Salix. Fruit immature, green Flower organs replaced by green vegetative structures.
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GirdConnect introduced the ConnectSense Smart Outlet at CES 2015. The Wi-Fi-enabled outlet is compatible with Apple's HomeKit, meaning that iOS users will be able to use Siri to make voice commands, and that the device will be compatible with other HomeKit appliances.
Users can program the outlet to control appliances to their personal preferences, habits and routines. For instance, the light will turn on at the time they typically return home from work, or the shut will TV off around dinner or bedtime. These "rules" will allow homeowners to better manage their power consumption, and the GridConnect software will also provide helpful notifications to help cut corners where possible.
The ZigBee antenna and USB port also allow the ConnectSense Smart Outlet to become a hub for other devices.
The ConnectSense Smart Outlet is Compatible with HomeKit
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Best Served Cold, flash fiction, K Patrick Moody, Kim P Moody, Talkback, writers' news, writing magazine
December's one word for the challenge was 'scarlet'.
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Nice to have you visit the page! We are in the middle of combining websites.
My name is Melinda, I apologize for the delay but will be posting again soon!
Nice to have you visit the page! We are in the middle of combining websites.
My name is Melinda, I apologize for the delay but will be posting again soon!
As we move through the days of the weeks in the months of the year that might be the most important year of 'their' lives, we stop and ask ourselves; DID I?
Good Morning Moms,
On this Mother's Day I wanted to say thank you for helping your children grow up mentally healthy.
Reaching this goal is like climbing a mountain that has moving rocks; you never know what will be the step that causes them to tumble and start over.
They still have to climb it; bumps, cuts and fear will be there, but so will you.
Teaching them how to be mentally healthy is a challenge because we sometimes question ourselves; so how do you pass it on?
DID I: Demonstrate, not just say, that my love is unconditional.
DID I: Teach them how to build or get their own tools/skills needed for life.
DID I: Pass on a skills set, one that enables them to deal with bumps, cuts and fear.
DID I: Provide a map, EVEN IF they never want to look at it, for them to take the least painful path. Regardless of their choice, you redirect continuously as they go on their way.
DID I: Allow them to build their own muscles for survival without dropping the parental role I feel honored, most days, to hold.
DID I: Remember to care for myself as I am the security of their tomorrow.
Does this sound exhausting ? Still, you do it everyday.
Thank you.
A different but awesome perspective. #claim2day
Climbing out of her bed to dress, the thoughts of school and friends rush around on top of goals, workouts, chores and clothes. Moments after rising she moves past the mirror and freezes. Her body is not a "her" but a "him." Her day will not be filled with thoughts of what to get done or how to dress to express who she is. Instead, she looks for the outfit that hides the most; covering all the imperfections that she cannot workout to fix and study harder to change. She cannot dig herself out of her gender as one whom from poverty. Stuck. She sits. Looking in a mirror that keeps changing into what she does understand. Being asked to live a life that does not fit what is under her skin.
A yell comes from down stairs and now a girl who got up before it was time excited about her day, stands as a boy frozen in confusion and fear. The 'late to school' conversation that happens everyday starts as HE hits the bottom stair. His head fills with all the things he will have to do today. His conversations with friends that might not be friends 'if they knew' about the her that he is not suppose to discuss. He starts to question all his relationships, wondering if any are real. Isolating in his head and fearing to truly care about others he learns that self is the only person to trust and worry about. Moving from one class to another where they ask the boys and girls to separate for seating, restrooms, activities, sports, and/or games. Where does the Transgender teen stand? Where does she/ he fit in?
Transgender teens are being asked to 'sit at the back of the bus' and do as you are told. Where does it stop? Conform to societies standards of male/female. If your genitals determine who you are, what do we do with the intersex person? When do they get to move to the front and claim they are worth being respected? I work with teens that smile when for a moment in time they are seen from the inside out. Peace and respect sits with them as they talk and joy fills their face when their correct pronoun is used.
Just one. Condemning. Reaffirming. Little. Big. Powerful. Painful. Joyful. Word.
He returns home, head down and moving on to homework. Then SHE smiles. In her room, she is real. She fits just fine into the clothes only she ever sees. She studies in the hat that makes her hair look longer. The words, the math is all making sense with room in her head. She draws hearts and a smiley to remember the steps to complete the problems.
In her room she is comfortable and safe for now. She knows the sadness that will come tomorrow when HE must return to the breakfast table and to school.
Parents. Friends. Counselors.
Read and learn about the transgender teen in your life. If you have questions, ask them, together is when family is the most effective.
I work with the LGBTQIA community and would be happy to help with questions or a direction for you to go in.
Melinda C. Porter, LPC
Said with Grace, on a subject fill with pain.Transgender Suicidal intent.
Have you ever been in the middle of life just living your story and you get Blotted OUT.
Your next line is being written by the others that you don't know but hold a power over you.
In the LGBTQ community this is an everyday issue.
* I need to see my wife in the hospital. (Sorry, only legal family)
* Cancer hit our family and we could not do adoption until next year. (Sorry, the child is not yours)
* He is violent and I need to get a divorce. (Sorry, we don't do divorces for your type in this state.)
* I would like to work in this office. (Sorry, we met your other half and we just don't think that is a good fit for us.)
* This is a beautiful home! (Sorry, you said you would both be on the lease. Sisters correct?)
* My preferred pronoun is… (Sorry, what is in your pants is all I care about.)
Any of those and A million more spin in my head everyday as I move through my personal and professional life.
I wonder who will decide if my marriage is important.
What law will tell my love that she can not be with me in a hospital room
or answer questions about the house we call home.
Will my life be blotted OUT of the family line.
My love, that is what will be erased, with smears of ink or puddles of white out.
The stories of how I found myself and then found someone that loved me.
The pains of trying to follow in other's rigid footsteps.
The self destruction that lead to ENOUGH.
I was done. I love who I love. That is the story that is under your BLOT.
That is . She is. I am. What makes me smile and my heart sing.
Today I am creating a story of life. I wonder who will decide it is not.
This blog is designed for information, thoughts or questions that come up about life. Children, teens and adults all work to get through to the next thing; what if we stopped long enough to be present in this moment. How would our worlds line up for us if we were not always spending today dreaming of tomorrow and fearful of yesterday.
Melinda C. Porter, LPC


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The best Italian pasta brands: PASTA BENEDETTO CAVALIERI, artisan pasta producers since 1918, PASTA MANCINI, a farm that produces pasta in the middle of a wheat field and PASTA FILOTEA, egg pasta according to tradition.
In this section you will find every type of pasta: durum wheat pasta, egg pasta, organic whole wheat pasta, organic pasta o...
The best Italian pasta brands: PASTA BENEDETTO CAVALIERI, artisan pasta producers since 1918, PASTA MANCINI, a farm that produces pasta in the middle of a wheat field and PASTA FILOTEA, egg pasta according to tradition.
In this section you will find every type of pasta: durum wheat pasta, egg pasta, organic whole wheat pasta, organic pasta of legumes and cereals.
All the pasta we offer is made with the best raw material, handcrafted and dried slowly.
You will be amazed at the variety of pasta available: spaghettoni, spaghetti, spaghetti alla chitarra, paccheri, bucatini, fusilli, lumache, maccheroni, orecchiette, ruote pazze, fettuccine, tagliatelle, linguine, tagliolini, trofie, strozzapreti e tanti altri.
Pastificio Benedetto Cavalieri produces durum wheat semolina pasta since 1918.
All Cavalieri pasta is produced with a blend of the best grains that grow in purposely chosen fields especially on the hills of Apulia and Basilicata (South of Italy).
The processing method of Cavalieri Pasta, called 'DELICATE METHOD' consist of the long kneading, the slow pressing, bronze drawing and drying at a low temperature.
With this processing method, Cavalieri pasta preserves its typical flavor, maintains an absolutely natural consistency and a great permeability to sauces.
The organic whole wheat pasta of Benedetto Cavalieri is the result of years of research and experimentation, on the wheat fields and in the factory.
The most suitable durum wheat varieties and the skilful processing method, called "Delicate Method", give the whole wheat pasta a surprising cooking resistance, a consistency to the chewing and a definite taste of wheat.
Mancini company likes to call itself Pastificio Agricolo because around the factory, between the hills of the Marches, the fields of durum wheat are grown, from which Pasta Mancini coming up.
Mancini Pasta is easily recognizable: golden light yellow, scented with ripe wheat, rough to the touch to collect the condiment and porous inside to cook evenly inside and out.
Mancini pasta is bronze-drawn, and once the pasta is released, the pasta is slowly deprived of its moisture.
The drying is done at a temperature of about 40 degrees, for a very long time, thus obtaining the right fleshiness and consistency.
Turanici are a line of organic pasta by Pastificio Mancini in collaboration with Prometeo company and the agronomist Oriana Porfiri.
This Organic Manicini Pasta is produced with "turanico" wheat, an ancient grain of the Khorasan region, in the North-East of Iran, also present in the Mediterranean basin and in Italy, but today forgotten.
It is a grain of highly digestible gluten, from which an excellent, very aromatic pasta is obtained.
Filotea is a small company situated in the heart of Marche region and produces egg pasta according to local traditions.
The top priority of Filotea are the meticulous processing methods, a careful monitoring of all the preparation phase, the choice of the best flour, durum wheat flour and fresh eggs, to achieve an egg pasta with an excellent flavor.
A line of organic pasta made with organic flours of legumes and flours of cereals. Rye flour, chickpea flour and lentil flour are obtained by traditional stone-milling. All the pasta is bronze drawn and slowly dried.
Organic pasta made from organic durum wheat flour Senatore Cappelli with an intense and full flavour. The stem of Senatore Cappelli durum wheat is about 1.80 meters high, too high to allow the development of weeds, so chemical weeding is not necessary. The yield of the harvest is low because of the high stems that bend to the wind and rain, making it difficult to harvest and causing loss of product.


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This wooden horse is hand made by a friend of La Grande Ourse.
Soft to the touch, the details are simplified so the child's imagination is free.
AGE RECOMMANDED: from 3 years old
DIMENSIONS: Height 12 cm
MATERIAL: Hard wood natural and non-toxics oils. Wool for the tail.
CARE: Clean with a damp cloth
ORIGIN: Design and made in Quebec by Michel Couture
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I do like Sal Buscema's Spider-Man. He's still lithe and wiry, but the lean musculature works well on the character. I wonder if the above panels were the inspiration for the classic, "When the Commuter Cometh," issue of Amazing Spider-Man? (#267.)
This story is title, "The Vulture is a Bird of Prey," and the villiain is…Vulture. It's also Hitman, a new character who doesn't really last and is basically a poor-man's Punisher.
The two villains fight each other, with Spider-Man in the middle, to gain power in the underworld. No, it's not the best story ever, but it's fine and enjoyable.
Creators: Archie Goodwin and Sal Buscema
Grade: C+
For the complete history of the MU, year by year, go here.
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- iOS 13.0+
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- Accelerate
This sample code project uses the vImage piecewise gamma function to adjust the response curve (that is, the value of an output pixel based on the value of the corresponding input pixel) of an 8-bit ARGB image. Changing the shape of the response curve changes the brightness and contrast of an image.
A piecewise gamma function allows you to apply a either linear or exponential response curve to pixels in an image based their value.
This app displays a sample image and uses a segmented control to apply different preset linear (labelled L1 to L4) and exponential (labelled E1 to E3) response curves. In this sample, you'll learn how different response curves affect an image by changing its brightness and contrast.
Define Response Curve Presets
This sample app defines a structure,
Response, that contains the coefficients used by the linear function, the gamma used by the exponential function, and the boundary between the linear and exponential functions:
presets array contains sample presets that apply different adjustments to the sample image.
When the user changes the selected segment of the segmented control, the appropriate
preset structure is passed to
get which applies the adjustment to the image and displays the result.
Define the Adjustment Parameters
You specify the division between linear and gamma adjustments by passing a boundary parameter to the piecewise gamma function,
v. The function uses the gamma curve to calculate the output value when the input value is greater than or equal to the boundary value. Otherwise, the function uses the linear curve.
For 8-bit images, the boundary is a
Pixel value, so a value of
0 indicates all pixels are gamma adjusted, a value of
255 indicates all pixels are linearly adjusted, and a value of
127 indicates all pixels with a value less than one-half are linearly adjusted.
You pass the linear and exponential coefficients (for example, the
a and
b in
(a * inputvalue) + b) as arrays of floating-point values:
Remove the Alpha Channel
v function used in this sample treats the interleaved RGBA buffer as a single plane, applying the same gamma adjustment to all channels—including the alpha channel. Adjusting the response curve of the alpha channel changes transparency properties. To avoid this, convert the RGBA source image to RGB and apply the adjustment to that.
Create the RGB version of the source image by creating a 3-channel, 8-bit format:
Create a 3-channel destination buffer using the source buffer's dimensions and the RGB format's
bits value:
Use the
v to populate the destination with only the color channels:
On return,
destination contains the red, green, and blue channels of
Prepare the Buffers
v function expects planar buffers. Create a planar representation of the RGB buffer that is three times its width to pass to the piecewise gamma function:
This approach applies the same adjustment to all three channels of your interleaved buffer. If you need to separate the interleaved buffer to individual planar buffers (for example, to adjust individual colors with different parameters), see Optimizing Image Processing Performance.
Apply the Adjustment
With the parameters and buffers prepared, call
v to apply the adjustment. Because the piecewise gamma function can work in place, you can use
planar as the source and destination:
To create the image, pass the destination buffer and RGB format to
The following explains the presets in more detail:
Apply Linear Adjustment
The following presets use the linear adjustment (that is,
boundary is 255). The output value for each pixel is calculated as:
L1 preset returns each pixel unchanged:
L2 preset returns a washed out image where blacks are transformed to grays. When the input value is
0, the output value is
L3 preset returns a an image with a lot of contrast. When the input value is less than one-third, the output value is
0; when the input value is greater than two-thirds, the output value is
L4 preset returns a negative version of the image. When the input value is
1, the output value is
0; when the input value is
0, the output value is
Apply Exponential Adjustment
The following presets use the exponential adjustment (that is,
boundary is 0). The output value for each pixel is calculated as:
In these examples,
exponential is defined as
[1, 0, 0] and the calculation can be simplified to
E1 preset returns each pixel unchanged:
E2 preset has an overall darkening effect:
E3 preset has an overall lightening effect:
Correct Gamma Before Applying Operations
Many vImage operations—such as convolution and scaling—provide optimal results when working on images with a linear response curve. If you are working with nonlinear images—such as sRGB—consider converting them to a linear color space by applying a reciprocal gamma (such as
1/2), performing the operation, and converting them back to their original domain by applying the original gamma (such as


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Important Hot Weather Watering Tips
The drought-like conditions we've all been experiencing has put us in a tough spot once again this summer…
That's because at GreenScape.ca we have two separate responsibilities to you…
- To ensure you enjoy green, healthy lawns & shrubs, and colorful, vigorous gardens
- To help you manage your water resources, while understanding the cost implications of watering, relative to having those green, healthy lawns and colorful gardens.
Under normal weather conditions, watering every 2 or 3 days would usually be plenty. But, in the drought-like conditions we've been experiening most of the summer – and to ensure your plants aren't stressed or won't die-off – you really should be watering every day.
The City of Ottawa has been running ads telling us it's 'okay' to water… because Ottawa doesn't have a water shortage.
The news about water shortages and the need to reduce water usage only apply if you pump your water from the Rideau River… and so far, those reductions are voluntary.
So, if you've got brown patches on your lawn – in most cases it's not a problem with your sprinkler
system – it's more likely that you're simply that not watering long enough or often enough for the extraordinary conditions.
Here's the quick 'science' behind what your lawn is facing every day (your gardens are similar, but they're a little more tolerant)…
The typical lawn sprinkler zone applies about .27 to.30 inches ( .69 to .76 centimeters) of water for each hour it runs.
With our current, extremely hot, humid conditions, the average amount of moisture evaporating from the soil in your yard is about .25 to .35 inches (.64 to .89 centimeters) each day.
That means (allowing for differences in shade, soil, slope, etc.), if you only water every other day, your landscape will only 'get back' about 50% of the water the hot & dry conditions have 'sucked' out of it in 2 days.
And, this 'moisture deficit' will become worse the longer your landscape remains under-watered. That's why, even though your lawn & gardens may have initially seemed to be managing, they began to get worse and worse, until you may have finally called for help.
The bottom line is – even watering every day will, at best…
Just barely keep up with the moisture your landscape is losing to the heat…
More on effects of heat – one of the biggest contributors to your lawn turning brown is the mid-day heat. Over and above daily watering, one way you could give your most severely affected lawn areas a big lift (not needed in the gardens) is with a 20 to 30 minute, second watering cycle during the hottest part of the day.
Yep, we know… we've all heard you shouldn't water during the day. But, with these weather conditions, watering during the day will allow the evaporation process to wick the heat off the grass blades, cooling them down (similar to the way we perspire).
As it is right now, the searing heat is literally drying out and burning-up your grass, causing it to go dormant, even though there might be enough moisture in the roots.
If you don't believe us, check out your local golf course. You'll usually see they regularly have their sprinklers running during the day. And isn't the grass is always green there?
So it's important to us that you understand and appreciate your choices…
- You can save water costs – by not increasing your watering frequency. But please understand, your lawn will turn/stay brown and go dormant (and should recover when the weather becomes more seasonal). While you'll want to watch for serious plant issues, your lawn and plants shouldn't die, since they'll still be getting regular watering, based on the schedule currently programmed into your controller.
- You can keep your lawn actively green & growing – which also helps a lot in your 'war' against weeds and pests. Because your grass will continue growing vigorous blades and roots ‒ weeds and pests (which are expensive to get rid of) won't be as likely to gain a foothold. However, you'll need to start watering every day, increasing the length of each watering cycle as well. To cool things down, areas of your lawn in the most stress may need a second watering during the hottest part of the day.
But with current weather conditions, you can't have both…
And we can't make the choice for you. But we can make sure your sprinkler system continues to work well, and that you fully understand the implications of whatever choice you make.
We want to make sure you understand the costs…
If your system runs on city water – on an average 60' x 100' city lot, the typical sprinkler system will use about $8.00 (+/-) of water each time it runs a normal cycle.
You can use this number – along with the size of your yard and how often you plan to water – to get a rough idea of how much your water costs will increase.
If daily watering makes sense, you can just adjust your controller to come on every day (or you can call us to book a site visit and we'll do it for you), and then, when the weather moderates, you can return your controller to its regular schedule.
If you're not sure how to adjust your controller, or may have misplaced your owner's manual, most units have quick instructions on the inside of the controller cover.
You can click here to visit the Rain Bird® website, which features pictures of the different controller units to help you identify yours.Many of them also feature interactive tutorials on how to program your controller. You can also download a copy the operating manual for most RainBird® controllers, manufactured as far back as the mid 1980's.
An alternative to having to adjust your controller is to look into getting one of our new, 'Smart,' weather-based controllers, which adjust themselves automatically, and go a long way to ensuring your landscape gets all the water it needs – without you having to do anything.
We'd be glad to discuss options with you.
For more information, give us a call us at – 613.723.8528
Your GreenScape.ca Watering Systems Ltd Team


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March 21, 2020
The wild calls!
From writing, to research, to images, find your preferred way to contribute with our fourth theme: Breath of the Wild!
Gerudo Token
|Gerudo Token
Accessing Gerudo's Fortress
The Gerudo Token is an item in Ocarina of Time.[1][note 1]
Location and Uses
The Gerudo Token can be obtained from the Gerudo Warrior after sneaking past all the Gerudo guards and freeing the four Carpenters. Though the Gerudo do not usually grant membership to men,[3] Link's skill earns their respect, admitting him into their group.[4]
The Gerudo Token allows Link to walk freely around Gerudo's Fortress without being thrown into prison.[5] It also grants him access to the Haunted Wasteland, which leads to the Spirit Temple. Additionally, it enables Link to participate in the Horseback Archery Range and the Gerudo's Training Ground.
- The star and moon symbol in the membership card was replaced with the Crest of the Gerudo in later versions of the game.
- ↑ In all versions of Ocarina of Time prior to Ocarina of Time 3D, the Gerudo Token was known as the Gerudo's Membership Card when obtained and the Gerudo's Card when viewed in the inventory.[2] This was retconned to "Gerudo Token" in Ocarina of Time 3D.
- ↑ Encyclopedia (Dark Horse Books) pg. 124 (OoT)
- ↑ "You obtained the Gerudo's Membership Card!
You can get into the Gerudo's training ground in their hideout." — N/A (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "We were really interested in joining their all-female group, but they locked us up like this just because we're men!" — Ichiro (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "I've seen your fine work. To get past the guards here, you must have good thieving skills. I used to think that all men, besides the great Ganondorf, were useless...but now that I've seen you, I don't think so anymore! [...] Say, you must want to become one of us, eh? All right, then! You're in from now on! Take this. With it, you will have free access to all areas of the fortress!" — Gerudo Warrior (Ocarina of Time)
- ↑ "From now on, you're free to come and go as you please through the gate to the desert." — Gerudo Warrior (Ocarina of Time)


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'Ever your own, Johnnie, Britain 1938-42' recounts the experiences of John Kemp through letters written to his wife about his life in the army, from the time of his voluntary enlistment in 1938 to his departure from Glasgow for the invasion of Axis occupied North Africa in 1942. The book follows John's rapid rise through the ranks from a Gunner to the position of the Regimental Sergeant Major of the 76th Heavy Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, during the Battle of Britain, and the following preparations for the Regiment's overseas service. In addition to his letters, the book contains notes and commentary to give context to his writing.
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Silica & The Importance Of This Mineral | Amoils.com
Whatever our age, we all need silica. It is vital for healthy skin, fingernails, ligaments, tendons and bones and is regarded as one of nature's building blocks providing the answer to healthier, younger looking, more radiant skin, hair, nails and especially helping good bone health.
Silica is often associated with the growth of hair
In fact, silica is one of the most important constituents of the body's connective tissue. Bones need silica to re-calcify and to strengthen bone tissue. Silica is a precursor to calcium and the body coverts silica into calcium as it is needed.
We have all heard about osteoporosis and how it is a symptom of the aging process. As calcium in our body system leaches, our bones become brittle and weak. Taking only a calcium supplement cannot correct or stop this threatening and crippling disease because the body cannot assimilate and make use of the calcium without the presence of silica. Evidence suggests that, instead of affecting healing, supplemental mineral calcium, on the contrary, accelerates the leaching away of bone calcium and thus hastens the degenerative process of osteoporosis and similar diseases that affect the supportive and connective tissues in the human body.
Magnesium, vitamin D and vitamin K along with silica are all important
They are pieces of the calcium puzzle in building healthy bones.
For osteoporosis, silica can stop the pain and even restore the body's self repair process. Osteoporosis symptoms attack women primarily after menopause but the degenerative process starts much earlier in their younger days. Many women actually die of fractures caused by osteoporosis. In order to help re-mineralize damaged bones by depositing minerals (and especially calcium) into the bones as well as to heed up any healing of fractures or reduce scarring at the site of such fracture, it is recommended that a sufficient silica supplement be taken daily.
Apart from supplements, from where do we get silica?
Good sources of silica are vegetables such as:
- Cucumbers
- Bell peppers
- Tomatoes
- Beetroot
- Brussels sprouts
If you can eat these raw rather than cooked, all the better.
The best source of silica is horsetail (proper name eqisetum arvense). Horsetail is also rich in calcium and several other minerals needed to rebuild injured tissue and is also very helpful in the healing of various forms of arthritis. It is also a good remedy for recurrent calcium urololithiasis which is the condition where urinary calculi are formed or located anywhere in the urinary system.
Nettles are another source of silica while wholewheat, oat straw, alfalfa and raw cacao are further good sources.
So many health benefits when you have sufficient levels of silica
It is extra important to eat the right things and to take a supplement if needed.
• Silica fortifies blood vessels to help guard against the effects of coronary disease.
• Silica aids in the repair and maintenance of vital lung tissues while defending them from pollution.
• Silica has positive effects on the lymphatic system as it decreases swelling.
• Silica assists in the prevention of kidney stones and can also heal urinary tract infections, being a natural diuretic.
• Silica is helpful in averting or clearing up both diarrhea and constipation – that is normalizing bowel movements.
• Silica can also assist in normalizing hemorrhoidal tissues, while lessening lower back pain.
• When inflammation of the middle ear is a problem, silica helps in the treatment.
• Silica may normalize circulation and regulate high blood pressure.
• Silica improves elasticity of the joints leading to better mobility as well as helping with the pain of osteoarthritis and and rheumatism.
• Silica may stimulate cell metabolism and division while delaying the ageing process.
• Silica beautifies hair and regenerates skin.
Silica may even assist in the prevention of Alzheimer's disease by inhibiting the body from absorbing aluminum and flush out aluminum from the body's tissues.


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While Star Wars: The Clone Wars helped put Mandalorians on the map for a wider audience by exploring their tumultuous history, Star Wars Rebels touched on the planet's relationship with the Empire, bringing Bo-Katan Kryze and Sabine Wren together.
With the help of her friends and family, Sabine destroyed the weapon that put her people in danger and realized how much more she has to grow as a person. She rightfully handed over the darksaber to Bo-Katan, understanding she is the leader they need to restore Mandalore.
Now, you can accessorize your bags and apparel with these impressive Bo-Katan and Sabine patches. The embroidered "Killer Instinct" patch features Bo-Katan and Sabine in a side-by-side pose. You can also purchase 3-inch PVC patches of Bo-Katan and Sabine's helmets. (Both of which feature Sabine's season one armor.) It's the perfect way to show off your love of these two amazing women.
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Books (me)
- Oz Reimagined: New Tales from the Emerald City and Beyond, John Joseph Adamds and Douglas Cohen, eds.
- Germania: In Wayward Pursuit of the Germans and Their History, Simon Winder
- Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain, Maryanne Wolf
- Halfway House, Ellery Queen
- Big Money, P. G. Wodehouse
- The Red Notebook, Paul Auster
- And God Said: How Translations Conceal the Bible's Original Meaning, Joel M. Hoffman
- The Sundial, Shirley Jackson
- The Night of the Hunter: A Biography of a Film, Jeffrey Couchman
- How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll: An Alternative History of American Popular Music, Elijah Wald
- We Need to Talk about Kevin, Lionel Shriver
Summary: Not a great reading year; I even had a two- or three- month period where I read nothing at all before bed—just burned out, I guess. (In addition to several policy and annual reports, I copyedited three poetry anthologies, one 464-page issue of Gargoyle magazine, the 460-page novel Roughnecks, and the 100,000-word Rutgers 250th anniversary volume.) The nonfiction I did read was uniformly fascinating: Germania has a delicious tone, presenting much scholarship most lightly and delightfully. And God Said is a wise book, clearly demonstrating the perils of taking anything literally in the Bible, given the huge gap in language and culture that separates us from then. How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll has far too subversive a title; it is a sober, fascinating study of popular music, concluding that the current methods of creating and marketing pop music mitigate against the commingling of artistic styles that characterized earlier eras—another way in which our society is becoming increasingly fragmented and segmented. And the The Night of the Hunter is terrific. In fiction, the standout was the tiny Paul Auster book. The Shirley Jackson was something of a disappointment: her tone was there, but it did not work in concert with the story. Lionel Shriver is an excellent author; I will look to read more of her, and I plan to post separately about Kevin.
Books (Steve)
- The Sound and the Fury, William Faulkner
- A Most Wanted Man, John Le Carre
- The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, John Le Carre
- Where I'm Calling From, Raymond Carver
- The Red Notebook, Paul Auster
- The Brooklyn Follies, Paul Auster
- The Houdini Specter, Daniel Stashower
- Our House in the Last World, Oscar Hijuelos
- Play Pretty Blues: The Life of Robert Johnson, Snowden Wright
- Had a Good Time, Robert Olen Butler
- Halfway House, Ellery Queen
- The Beautiful Cigar Girl, Daniel Stashower
- The Teapot Dome Scandal, Laton McCartney
- Who the Fuck Is Linda Chorney?, Linda Chorney
Summary: Steve read a wide variety of books, many outside his usual norm, including The Sound and the Fury, which he still is working to understand. He really, really enjoyed Paul Auster.
Dance and Concerts
- Healing Wars, Liz Lerman
- Willie Porter at the Saint
- Steve Forbert at Woodbridge Middle School
Summary: All of these were most enjoyable. Willie Porter was a pleasant surprise: very energetic, very skilled, very talented. The Lerman piece was thought provoking and in places profound. However, I am not sure the combination of speech and dance always worked: the dance and music put you someplace ethereal, heightened your thoughts and sensibilities; the words tended to bring it all down, earthbound and moribund. And Steve Forbert is always a delight, particularly in a small, attentive venue. We had been very very disappointed when we saw him at Tim McLoone's Supper Club, where a raucous party ruined the performance. This appearance at the middle school more than compensated.
- Bitten
- Hellman v. McCarthy
- Ayckbourn Ensemble: Arrivals & Departures and Farcicals
- Our Town
- London Wall
- The Pink Unicorn
- The True Tragedy of Salome (staged reading)
- FringeNYC: I'll Say She Is
- FringeNYC: Interior Panic
- FringeNYC: HVAC Plays
- FringeNYC: A Thousand Deaths
- FringeNYC: April's Fool
- FringeNYC: His Majesty the Devil
- FringeNYC: Come Thick Night
- "…whatever God is": a love story (staged reading)
- The Last Ship
- If Colorado Had an Ocean
- Sticks and Bones
- Mythunderstood
- Friends Call Me Albert (excerpt)
- Limbo Land (reading)
- Master Matthew
Summary: I reviewed several of these this year; I have provided links where available, and will post the others elsewhere. The last four listed here are productions by my girls: Julie's theater company, No. 11 Productions, puts on Mythunderstood as a primer on Greek mythology for elementary school students; Friends Call Me Albert, about Einstein and featuring puppets, is in development. Sarah wrote Limbo Land and Master Matthew. I cannot pretend to be objective; they were all wonderful. It's hard to pick a standout from among the other plays. The Broadway and off-Broadway shows were all well produced and entertaining on the whole, but not superlative. Of the indie and Fringe productions, I was most taken by The Pink Unicorn, which is about a small-town, conservative Texas mother coming to terms with her teenage daughter's "gender queer" status. It is funny and heartfelt and compassionate and should be required viewing for everyone as a lesson in tolerance and acceptance and love. Read more about it (or buy it) here.
- Monuments Men
- Love Is Strange
- A Trip
- Boyhood
- Words and Pictures
- Ida
- About Time
- Lunch Box
- Kill Your Darlings
- Oscar Nominated Live Action and Animated Shorts
- Inside Llewyn Davis
- Philomena
- Nymphomaniac Vol. 1
- Magic in the Moonlight
- Dance of Reality
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Finding Vivian Maier
- Chef
- Fading Gigolo
- A Hard Day's Night
- The One I Love
- Enemy
- Venus in Furs
- Like Father, Like Son
- Two Faces of January
- The Zero Theorem
- Pride
- Gone Girl
- St. Vincent
- Birdman
- Only Lovers Left Alive
- Whiplash
- Foxcatcher
Summary: Steve's top picks are Grand Budapest Hotel, Birdman, and Boyhood, all of which he found to be thought provoking and thoroughly entertaining. My top picks are Grand Budapest Hotel, Pride, and Dance of Reality. I have never seen a movie like that last: crazy, wild, erotic, erratic, indelible, gorgeous, horrifying, fascinating. I loved it. I also loved Pride, which to me was the year's best in terms of conscience, heart, and soul: positive and life-affirming. But I agree with Steve in picking Grand Budapest as best all-around good movie. It creates a wonderful little world, and I did not want to leave it: I loved its details and its tone and its look and its people. An utter delight with no false notes. Looks like we only saw one documentary this year: Finding Vivien Maier; it was spellbinding. Most disappointing films were Monuments Men, which I thought was hypocritical; St. Vincent, which was an extended Bill Murray SNL sketch and without any heart; Inside Llewyn Davis, which was very flat and uninteresting for a Coen brothers flick we'd been looking forward to; and Gone Girl, which was just not twisty enough! Intriguing also-rans: Chef, Fading Gigolo, Lunch Box, and Nymphomaniac, all of which greatly exceeded our expectations. Two Faces of January was forgettable; of all the movies listed, we couldn't even remember what this one was about without checking online.
One exceedingly lovely new restaurant (new to us): the Ragin' Cajun in Belmar. A thoroughly unpretentious, friendly, tiny, happy place. Other places we tried and especially liked this year were Pho Le in Red Bank and Ming in Edison.
Our shopping find came late in the year, when we were searching for a fresh turkey in late December. The Long Branch Poultry Farm provided a most excellent turkey—possibly the best we've ever had—for a most excellent price.
As to new recipes, the big find was lentils. Steve created a lovely lentil side dish lightly sauteed with onions, carrots, and garlic: very easy and an excellent accompaniment to almost anything.
Field Trips
Very few field trips this year beyond numerous trips to the city and a few to Rutgers. We did go to the Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton in time for the Seward Johnson retrospective, which was great fun. And we went to the Neue for the Degenerate Art exhibit. And the Magritte exhibit at MoMA, which was just terrific: funny and perverse and wild.
And another late year find: a field trip for office furniture on December 31 brought us to E. J. Schuster Furniture, quite the nicest furniture store imaginable. We got two new chairs, had a most knowledgeable and friendly salesman, and learned about the store's history, as it is also the site of Schuster's Poultry Farm, a local egg producer.


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In the matter of the estate of the HONORABLE WILLIAM H. RUGER, of Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY:
Petition to open estate brought by JOSHUA MOORE, JR., one of the named executors of the estate.
24 June 1843.
Named in the Petition were the following heirs/next of kin:
AUGUSTA ANN RUGER, of Watertown Jefferson Co., widow
JOHN RUGER, of Bridgewater, Oneida Co., NY
MORGAN L. RUGER, of Vestal, Broome Co., NY
THOMAS J. RUGER and
ELIZA ANN RUGER, residing at Marcellus, Oneida Co., NY (sister)
ELIZABETH TAYLOR and
ELIAS TAYLOR of Michigan City, Laporte, Indiana
JANE ANN HOLMES and ____ Holmes (husband whose christian name unknown) of unknown place in NY
JANE RUGER and DENCHE RUGER of Willow Creek, Indiana (sisters of deceased)
Deceased William Ruger died at Watertown on 21 May 1843.
WILLIAM RUGER gave and devised all of his property and estate both real and personal to ALPHEUS S. GREEN and JOSHUA MOORE, JR. in trust for the sole benefit of wife, AUGUSTA ANN RUGER. Will dated 20 May 1843. s/s William Ruger
Will proved: 14 August 1843 (At the time of proof, the widow, Augusta Ann Ruger, was a resident of Belleville, Canada)
Wills of Jefferson Co., Estate Papers Box R1.
Information contributed by volunteer Marilyn Sapienza.
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ISAAC ASBERRY and THE WAY TO HAPPINESS:
Isaac and the Teen Intervention Program work with teens who are either on drugs, in gangs or have a problem in school. Isaac Asberry is from the city of Compton, born and raised. He worked for the federal Department of Justice for for thirty years. He started the Teen Intervention Program in 2007.
The city of Compton is known throughout the world as where gangs originated from. Isaac says, "In this environment, to the young gang members, it's an honor and a privilege to murder someone with no significant reason why. They teach them at a very young age 'it's okay to murder.' Compton is known worldwide. So I chose Compton to make a difference."
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