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ARRRFF, escapaders! The debate continues – to crate or not to crate? Although this decision is ultimately up to YOU, the human dog parent, I am barking out my opinion as a dog who was crated regularly inside a garage for the first few years of his life before adoption (and eventual transformation as a world escapader). In my early life, I was confined to a crate on a daily basis – during the day when my former parent worked (8-10 hours) and again during sleeping hours (another 8+ hours). Now that I live a crate-free life, I can't imagine going back to being crated even though I was lucky enough to have a crate-mate, a beautiful and sweet pit bull named Cleo. Of course, the amount of crating time can vary from dog parent to dog parent, but I believe regular crating results in detrimental consequences even with good intentions. Plus, there are more effective, humane ways to potty train your dog without crating.
*For simplicity, the gender of the word "dog" will be in the masculine form ("he" or "him") throughout this post.
Here are 10 reasons NOT to crate your dog:
#1 Reason NOT to crate your dog – IT IS SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
As defined by Google, a cage is "a structure of bars or wires in which birds or other animals are confined." Regardless of all the arguments for crating your dog, a crate is a cage. PERIOD. There is no difference.
Now, imagine being locked up inside a cage or "crate" yourself even if it's only for a few hours each day. You may even have your smartphone for entertainment. However, you won't have the option of using the toilet or leaving unless someone decides to let you out. Your freedom and movement are completely restricted. Sadly, you're denied the natural freedoms of relieving yourself, walking around, and stretching.
As I was crated since puppyhood, I certainly got used to crate life because I didn't know anything else. Consequently, I grew emotionally attached to my cage. However, this doesn't mean that I LIKED being confined. Honestly, who does? Aside from limited space, I barely had access to fresh water or food. I could never get out of the cage myself so I would wait anxiously for hours until the door opens. Upon release, I could finally pee, poop, eat, drink, stretch, and walk. It felt like heaven each time!
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#2 Reason NOT to crate your dog – IT CREATES PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES
This is one of the most compelling reasons NOT to crate your dog. Dogs feel emotions just like humans; they experience happiness, sadness, pain, confusion, and grief. Dogs do NOT like isolation. They are social animals and thrive on interaction with humans and other dogs. Long-term isolation leads to a host of mental and emotional distress – think loneliness, depression, separation anxiety, and even withdrawal. What if your parents continuously confine you to a tiny closet or basement that restricts your freedom and mobility? No matter how "safe" you think you are inside the closet, you will feel isolated. Sure, you may get used to your "area," but you will surely experience feelings of loneliness, and yet, that loneliness can eventually lead to depression.
On a daily basis, I desperately waited for my former parent to return because my bladder would feel like bursting by the end of the afternoon. Several hours went by. No one came. By the end of the 9th hour, I felt so miserable as I also became thirsty and hungry. The moment I heard a faint click of the garage door opener, I would stand up holding my front paws against the bars crying until he gave me the slightest attention. After my rescue, I came to my new family with psychological issues. Not only was I not used to human affection, but I also suffered from major separation anxiety. Constantly afraid of being left alone, I'd cry and even tremble at times when I sense that my parents are leaving.
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#3 Reason NOT to crate your dog – IT CAUSES BEHAVIORAL ISSUES
Contrary to popular belief, crating doesn't solve behavioral issues; it actually directly CAUSES them. Aside from socialization, dogs need to be mentally stimulated. Being confined to a cage on a regular basis eventually leads to boredom, regardless of how many toys and lasting chews are present. In order to kill time, I'd start licking my paws repeatedly and excessively, which in reflection, could have easily led to self-inflicted injury in the long run. Crated dogs could also be more aggressive, hyperactive, and socially inept. It's not rocket science – how would you react if you finally get your first taste of freedom after being locked up for hours? You'll probably go nuts!
As soon as the door swings open, I'd dart out like a running bull. After being cooped up for hours, I had A LOT of energy to release – both physically and mentally. I became frenetic, hyperactive, and impulsive with extremely short attention spans.
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#4 Reason NOT to crate your dog – IT DETERIORATES PHYSICAL HEALTH
Aside from mental health deterioration, crating also crumbles your dog's physical health. Like humans, dogs who are restricted movement on a regular basis inevitably force their bodies to remain in sedentary positions. Can you imagine sitting against the wall with your legs crossed for more than 2 hours? Your legs will likely become numb and you'll start searching for other positions to make yourself more comfortable. Better yet, you'll want to get up, stretch, and walk around. Dogs (and humans) who are forced to be in fixed positions will suffer from tense and sore muscles with the risk of developing muscle atrophy. And, most importantly, we all know that not exercising cardiovascular activity leads to detrimental health issues.
When I abandoned my crate life, I couldn't believe that I could walk around at will without supervision. I was so used to laying down, sitting around, or sleeping on my back as those were the only feasible positions inside a crate. I am lucky that I didn't suffer from muscle atrophy, but I experienced my share of sore muscles from repetitive positions throughout the day.
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#5 Reason NOT to crate your dog – THERE ARE MORE EFFECTIVE WAYS TO POTTY-TRAIN
The #1 reason why crate training is so popular is because it is supposedly the easiest way for HUMANS to potty-train a dog. It is the dog's natural instinct to relieve themselves away from the area where they sleep and eat; hence, crates have to be small enough where dogs would "hold it" as long as possible since they do not want to soil their beds. Dogs love you so much that they're willing to do anything for your satisfaction, including holding their waste until it is physiologically impossible.
BUT seriously, just think about this concept for a minute.
You're locking up a family member (who, again, loves you soooo much) because this is the most convenient way for YOU to control his bladder and bowel movement? You're forcing him to "hold it" until it's a convenient time for you to take him out? Certainly, there has to be more humane ways to potty-train a dog!
The most effective ways are to train him to relieve himself outdoors (either on his routine walks and/or the backyard via doggy door) and indoors on a pee pad. Remember, dogs are highly trainable and intelligent animals who thrive on routines. They know exactly when it's time for their walks and naps so all it takes is some positive reinforcement to train your dogs to pee outside the house on a schedule or simply on a pee pad at their will. Hiring a dog walker is also a viable solution that provides your dog the opportunity to relieve himself and obtain exercise while you're at work. The root of the problem is that dog parents don't necessarily want to invest the time and effort into proper training; therefore, crate training is the easiest way out. It's a convenient way to ensure your dog isn't making a mess when you're gone.
Please consider these alternatives:
Train them to relieve during walks
Train them to relieve in the backyard using the doggy door (if you live in a house)
Train them to relieve on pee pads or "fake" lawns inside (if you live in an apartment)
Hire a dog walker to give them an opportunity for elimination, exercise, and socialization when you're at work
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#6 Reason NOT to crate your dog – A "SAFE PLACE" OR "WOLF DEN" SHOULD NOT BE LOCKED (BY SOMEONE ELSE)
Another argument for crating dogs is because they find crates to be a "safe place." They say that dogs need crates like their wolf ancestors need a wolf den – a place to sleep, chew up their bones, and hide from predators in the wild (or perhaps from obnoxious children in modern day society). Whether or not dogs are truly "den animals," the problem with this argument is that they shouldn't be locked up in their "dens." Sure, it's a wonderful idea to use a crate as a private bedroom for your dog as long as he has the freedom enter and leave at will. That is what I would call a "safe place."
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#7 Reason NOT to crate your dog – THERE ARE "SAFER" PLACES
Essentially, any place can feel safe where you're forced to spend the majority of your day. Confining your dog into a crate will make him feel emotionally attached to it overtime (some even compare it to the Stockholm syndrome), but that doesn't mean he can't find a "safe" place elsewhere. If he were truly in a good home and not subject to harassment, he could feel safe in many places. He would feel even safer sleeping next to you at night if you allowed it. While I do have a crate in my room, the door is always wide open. But I realize that I hardly even go into my crate as I have found much "safer" places around the house. Being entirely "crate-free," I love gnawing my bones on the living room rug, the gigantic rocking chair in the loft, and of course, my KING bed (that I sometimes allow my parents to use).
#8 Reason NOT to crate your dog – IT DOESN'T JUSTIFY "PROTECTION"
Protecting your dog from an emergency or accident does NOT justify regular crating. One may argue that a crate would save a dog's life in an earthquake, which is true but the probability of a natural disaster doesn't justify crating your dog period. Do you wear a helmet INSIDE a car or bus in case of a roadway accident? Do you wear a hazmat suit to protect yourself from a sudden airborne outbreak? Do you wear a life vest at all times in case of a flood? If the answer is no, then you should comprehend that emergencies simply do not make a valid argument to regularly crate your dog. On the other hand, crating your dog when you're away may pose even more danger to him; being locked up, he loses the opportunity to escape in an event of a fire, flood, or break-in.
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#9 Reason NOT to crate your dog – YOU CAN STOP YOUR DOG FROM DESTROYING THE HOUSE WITHOUT IT
Another popular reason for crating is to make sure a dog isn't destructive without supervision. This is a dog parents' quick and easy way of damage control. You abhor coming home to chewed up shoes, scratched up doors, and a week's worth of garbage on the kitchen floor. However, crating isn't the humane solution to the problem. Again, it can cause even more problems (see above for behavioral and psychological issues). Instead of confining him to a cage, the perfect and humane solution is to dog-proof a room or specific area so he has the freedom and mobility he deserves without the capability of destruction. The dog-proof space should be significantly larger than a crate so that he does not feel restricted; ideally, the larger, the better – he should be able to walk around, breathe effortlessly, and access clean drinking water.
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#10 Reason NOT to crate your dog – IT IS DEMEANING
Crating makes things convenient for YOU when you're away. All in all, you don't need to look after your dog because you know exactly where he is – well, trapped inside a cage. You don't have to worry about your dog peeing in undesirable places or chewing up things around the house. As a crated dog in my former life, I am barking out that regular crating is simply demeaning, whether it's for a few hours or 10 hours. How would you feel if you're told when you could pee and poop? As the classic saying goes – if you gotta go, you GOTTA go! Crating denies a dog of the most basic right to relieve himself and creates an undeniable sense of superiority from human to dog.
Now, some of you may be asking – what is the difference between putting a dog in a crate vs. a carrier (for air travel), which is even smaller? Don't both result in the restriction of mobility and freedom? As an international escapader, I can bark out two notable differences: 1) A carrier is REQUIRED by the airlines so you, as a dog parent, don't have a choice (unless you have a legitimate assistance dog) whereas crate-training is truly up to your discretion, and 2) Carriers are solely used for the duration of a flight. Dogs who travel in carriers are not confined to them on a regular basis and can happily resume their daily freedoms as soon as the travel day is over.
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I beg you to please think thoroughly about these reasons not to crate your dog. It's pawsome to offer your dog a crate as his own private bedroom, but he MUST have the freedom to enter and exit as he pleases. The decision is solely up to you, but I hope you would consider all these reasons NOT to crate your dog (even if you're only doing it for a few hours daily). Remember, your dog loves you sooooo much and will do anything to make you happy so please treat him right because he deserves it!
Hope you are convinced by all my reasons NOT to crate your dog! If you haven't already done so, sniff out my 10 tips on how your can potty train your dog WITHOUT a crate.
Just because crating is a commonly accepted practice doesn't mean it's not outdated. Humans, you can do better! If you have other reasons not to crate your dog, please do share in the Comments section below OR shoot me a message. BARK AT ME.
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Located in Olympic National Park on the opposite side of the Olympics from Seattle, the Hoh Rainforest is one of the wettest places in the United States. Just my luck to show up on a bright and sunny day…. Getting there is a good part of the fun – as with the Olympic beaches, there isn't really a quick way to reach it from Seattle, and the roads there have enough scenery around them to keep the drive interesting. Once at the turnoff from Highway 101 the final portion of the drive along a narrow and sometimes winding 2 lane road seems much longer than it actually is, but it is a fair bit off the highway so don't expect a quick in and out.
The visitor center lies at the end of the road, and while the drive in does give some impression of what's inside, a few minutes spent on one of the trails really opens up access into this surprising world of moss and water.

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U.S. Department of Homeland Security Blockchain Consideration Grows
December 6, 2018 by Akshay Makadiya 0 Comment 42285 Views
The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) research and development unit, the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), has launched a Preventing Forgery and Counterfeiting of Certificates and Licenses program. The initiative will focus on the potential of blockchain in curbing forgeries and fraud in the government sector.
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Homeland Security Blockchain Consideration Rising
The solicitation, which is harbored under DHS's own startup accelerator, the Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP), is aimed at blockchain innovations that can improve efficiency and auditability in operations and agencies under its purview.
The DHS, a department of the U.S. federal government principally concerned with public security, thinks the call for proposals can be fruitful.
"Blockchain […] from a government perspective holds the potential for enhanced transparency and auditing of public service operations, greater visibility into multi-party business operations, and automation of paper-based processes," the DHS solicitation, specifically an Other Transaction Solicitation (OTS), stated.
Proposers of interoperable blockchcain implementations that are accepted will be awarded $800,000 USD in funding over 24 months.
That funding will be distributed into four phases, each lasting three to six months respectively.
The Homeland Security blockchain proposals will be evaluated three times in the department's coming review cycle, with the first evaluation being on January 11, 2019, and the last being on April 23, 2019. DHS S&T officials meet with innovators regarding the solicitation on Industry Day, December 11th.
For now, the initiative is being honed around identifying blockchain use cases related to document management in DHS subordinates like the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency.
"The broad Homeland Security mission includes the need to issue entitlements, licenses, and certifications for a variety of purposes including travel, citizenship, employment eligibility, immigration status, and supply chain security," S&T SVIP Technical Director Anil John noted to the press.
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For the DHS and other similar government agencies, the problem with current paper-based systems is their vulnerability to the production of forged documents.
Blockchain may or may not be the answer here, but the DHS is doing its homework across the board.
On November 30th, the DHS posted a pre-solicitation that identified, among other things, the department's forensic analysis requests on privacy coins such as Monero and Zcash.
An outlined objective was the possibility of developing applications that would allow officials to analyze currently inscrutable cryptocurrency transactions, with the department saying it had a "compelling interest in tracing and understanding transactions and actions on the blockchain of an illegal nature."
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It is a new SAS procedure that is available as a hotfix for SAS 8.2 version. It is available by default for SAS 9.1.3 and latest versions.
PROC CDISC is a procedure that allows SAS programmers to import and export XML files that are compliant with the CDISC ODM version 1.2 schema.
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This is an example of a "teamgroup" analysis: the signals were originally spotted by KarapuZ, then analyzed together by me, cryptomaster and IK1YDE: the discussion can be read here ("ansanto" is my nickname in radioscanner.ru forum)
The signal show up in FEC burst and ARQ modes with symbol rates of 4800 Baud (6000Hz bandwidth) and 2400 Baud (3000Hz bandwidth).
The first weirdness we saw is just related to the baudrate lines of the signal in both the two speeds. As shown in figure 1, each burst consists of the preamble segment followed by the data segment: a strong 4800Bd line is visible only in the firts segments of the bursts, preambles, while just weak nuances are visible in the second segments.
|fig. 1 - strong 4800Bd lines for preamble segments
In order to understand the used modulation we have isolated a single burst and then tried its harmonics: results are another weirdness. As shown in figure 2, the signal exhibits a clear PSK-8 modulation in preamble segment "A" (as expected, since its baudrate line) followed by short PSK-2 insert but no signs of modulation in the second segment "B" (altough the weak baudrate lines in fig.1).
|fig. 2 - modulation harmonics in a single burst
Other than the 4800 Baud 8-ary constellation (shown in fig. 3) the segments A are characterized by a 53.33ms ACF that matches a 256 bits frame structure (fig. 4).
|fig. 3 - PSK-8 single tone modulation at 4800 Baud in segments A
|fig. 4 - 53.33ms ACF in segments A
For what concerns the segments B I suggested to isolate each of them from the ARQ signal and merge them together to form one unique file and then use the OFDM approach to study just that file. Cryptomaster spotted OFDM 15-tones structure and also isolated a single channel, detecting the presence of QPSK modulation: figures 5 and 6 show my tests that confirm his OFDM-15 238Bd QPSK observations.
|fig. 5 - OFDM 15-tones in segments B
|fig. 6 - inspecting a single OFDM channel
What remains still unclear, other than the source/user of the transmissions, is the reason of the baudrate line in the segments B since OFDM normally does not cause such pattern in the modulation harmonics.
To be thorough, figs 7,8 show the same behaviors in the 2400Bd waveform.
|fig. 7 - strong 2400Bd lines in segments A


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Written by Lawrence Klingberg
A simple solution for Giant Scale models
As seen in the October 2011 issue of Model Aviation
MANY YEARS AGO, as a scratch builder of large airplanes, I was limited by the size of model I could build by wheel sizes available from the hobby store. Unhappy with that limitation, I decided to make my own wheels for my ¼-, 1/3-, and ½-scale airplanes. The question was how to make them and from what.
While shopping at a local swap meet, I found the perfect source for large airplane wheels. Kids' small bicycle wheels come in 8-inch to 10-inch sizes. Another plus is that the bicycles' plastic fenders can even be used on some of the airplanes, specifically the Fokker C.II and most of the trimotors of the 1930s. A photo of one of the little bicycles used is shown in the article.
The wheels weigh roughly ¾-pound. Made from plastic, they can be painted in dull black or white if the aircraft uses that color of wheel.
To begin construction of a set of wheels, locate a bicycle with the size wheel you need and make sure it is similar in appearance to the one shown in the photo. They usually have a 15/8-inch diameter hub. Remove them from the bike frame, inspect them for any excessive wear or cracks in the plastic, and check to see if the tread is in good condition. They are generally in good shape because kids are not hard on these bikes.
When satisfied that the wheels are in good shape, cut four pieces of 1/8-inch lauan plywood slightly larger than the outside wheel diameter to make two wheels. Cut out the inner hub hole to 15/8 inches.
Make a 15/8-inch spindle as shown in the photo and cut the outer diameter to approximately 6 inches or whatever your size wheel measures. You should now have four discs that you can place onto the wheels for size and make any necessary adjustments.
When the wheel discs are finished, the next step is to make four inner-hub discs. These are needed to create a 1/4-inch axel hole in the wheel center. Cut them from 1/8-inch lauan plywood on a band saw using a ¼-inch spindle as a guide. Also make four hub discs out of ¼-inch balsa using the same ¼-inch spindle as a guide.
Now it's time to start assembling a wheel. Make a template from heavy cardboard, lay out 16 spoke lines on it, and cut out 1/8-inch boxes. After making the template, mark off the four large discs. Place a marked-off disc on the wheel, glue the small, inner disc pieces together (lauan plywood onto a ¼-inch balsa disc). Do all four of them.
Accurately position a small disc in the center of the hub. The wheel will not run true if it is not precisely positioned. The lauan plywood piece disc will be on the inside and the balsa on the outside.
Below: The author chose this type of bicycle to construct his scale wheels. The bike wheels range in size from 8 to 10 inches.
These 1/8-inch lauan plywood blanks are used to make the wheel discs.
Use a band saw to cut an outer circle from the 1/8-inch lauan plywood to make the wheel discs.
A wheel disc is placed on the wheel topped with the 15/8-inch hub used on the jig for cutting the outer diameter of the disc.
Cut some 1/8-inch pine pieces so that they form spokes when glued onto the large discs. They should look like the ones shown in the article. Depending on the size of your wheels, they will be roughly 2 inches long and taper from the inside hub to zero inches
on the outside of the rim.
Glue 16 of these pieces onto the wheel disc using 5-minute epoxy. When they are dry, take the wheel disc off the wheel and put 5-minute epoxy up against the hub to form a glue fillet against the inner disc. This strengthens the wheel for hard landings. Creating the other three discs should go quickly now that the procedure is perfected.
The next step is to cut two pieces of ¼-inch balsa and place in between two "spokes." Create a ½-inch hole that you will later use as an air valve stem hole.
Make sure that the four wheel discs are smooth and fit the wheels properly then coat them with three or four coats of Balsarite, using the fabric-type covering in a green can. Having done that, proceed to cover the discs with Solartex. Cut 16 pieces and iron on. When ready to add additional pieces, coat the overlap part with more Balsarite—roughly ½ inch on each seam—and finish covering the rest of the disc. Coat the center of the disc and iron on a 2-inch piece of Solartex to cover the center portion. Finish
the other three wheel discs in the same manner.
To complete the discs, go to a craft store or fabric shop and buy dressmaker's hooks and eyes. You will need approximately 250 pieces. Only the hook part will be used. Glue them on with thick CA glue, spaced at roughly ¾-inch intervals, as illustrated in the
picture. To accomplish this job, make a board with a spindle hub and raised with a wedge of wood. This will elevate the disc so that the hook eyes will not slide off until the glue has set. This job is rather tedious and I highly recommend using tweezers.
When all of the hook eyes are glued onto the discs and set, clean out the 1/2-inch valve stem hole and drill a 1/16-inch hole for a short piece of toothpick to be glued in as a filler stem. This will be painted silver in the final detailing.
It is now time to decide what color to paint the wheel discs. I use silver Rust-Oleum spray paint from Home Depot, but any good-quality paint will do. The plastic tires of the wheels will also need to be painted. I use flat black on some tires and leave other tires white because some old airplanes had white tires.
After painting the discs, I finish the job by running heavy black cord around through the hook eyes and zigzag it back and forth gluing it at both ends.
The only thing left to do now is to assemble the wheels and get them ready to put on a ¼-inch axel. I use wheel collars to hold them on, along with one washer on each side of the wheel. The wheels are roughly 2½ inches wide and they weigh approximately 1½ pounds.
The finished wheel is pictured on a ¼-inch scale Bellanca WB-2. I have used these wheels on my airplanes—even on my ½-scale Farman Moustique—and have experienced no problems with them.
If you find you need large wheels on the airplane you are building, don't hesitate to construct a pair. This method will satisfy anyone.
Happy landings and keep 'em flying.
Solartex is applied to the under-construction disc on the left. It sits next to a nearly completed version. You can also see the filer hole for the valve stem.
A typical "spoke" shape made from 1/8-inch pine. Two wheels require 64 pieces spokes.
A board is used to glue the hooks at ¾-inch intervals around the wheel disc. The wedge of wood under the disc makes an incline so the hooks remain level. Use thick CA and tweezers for this work.
This finished set of scale wheels is installed on a ¼-scale Bellanca WB-2. They give the landing gear a scale touch.
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Education and Literacy;Human Rights and Civil Liberties
My Rights, My Voice Annual Progress Report 2014
The 2014 My Rights, My Voice (MRMV) Annual Progress Report provides an overview of the programme's progress as well as developments and highlights in the third year.
Children and youth, especially girls and young women, living in poverty are among the most marginalized and voiceless within society. Almost half the world's population are under the age of 25 and almost 85 percent of those live in developing countries, yet they are rarely central to decision making processes affecting their lives and do not always have the relevant information about their choices or rights.
MRMV is working through partner organizations and directly with marginalized children and youth, their allies and with duty bearers around the world to engage these groups in ways that strengthen and support their voice and rights to health and education, and to ensure that the interests and voices of children and youth will be heard long into the future.
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Maybe a scoffing gesture or worse, the evil utterance of one's curse,
Still, upon the waters cast your bread, thinking upon Eternity instead.
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Gallup.Com: Issues Divide Republicans' Views of Potential 2012 Contenders
February, 2011
|Republicans focused on government spending and power are most likely to favor Mike Huckabee or Mitt Romney as the 2012 GOP nominee for president, while those focused on business and the economy favor Romney or Sarah Palin. Social and moral values voters favor Huckabee or Palin.
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NEW ORLEANS—The Lake Erie College women's track and field team was recognized by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) as an All-Academic Team for their performance in the classroom over the course of the 2015-16 seasons.
The team achieved a cumulative team GPA of 3.32.
"We are very proud the effort our women have been putting into their academic careers, as well as athletically," said Storm Head Coach Grant Lofdahl. "For our entire team to average a 3.32 GPA is excellent, but we're still not satisfied and I believe that number will go even higher in 2017."
Individually, Nadia Lee (Tucker, Ga./Tucker) and Danielle Corbin (Brooklyn, N.Y./Walnut Grove (Ga.)) were named to the USTFCCA All-Academic Team. To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, a student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and have reached a provisional or automatic qualifying standard for the NCAA Championship in either the indoor or outdoor seasons.
"Nadia Lee and Danielle Corbin are two of our team leaders on the track, and obviously in the classroom," continued Lofdahl. "They have accomplished a lot in three years at Lake Erie, and I'm very excited to see what they can accomplish as seniors this year. Both of these young ladies are the epitome of what a true student-athlete should be."
Corbin had a season-best long jump of 5.71 meters at the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Outdoor Championships to finish second in the event. Lee had a season-best triple jump of 12.08 meters at the GLIAC Outdoor Championships as well to also finish second.


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Almost from the outset of this intriguing show we are plunged into darkness and my guess is that most of the audience were still in the dark as to what had just happened to them throughout this seventy minute experience long after the lights had gone up at its conclusion. This is a good thing by the way, a very good thing!
On entering we are told that we need a safety word, 'Cut', if we want to leave the proceedings at any time during the show, or journey as it would transpire; on the night I attended this introduction proved so unsettling that one attendee immediately raised her hand and left before any action even took place. Their loss.
Settling into our seats we are almost immediately plunged into darkness and when they go up we find ourselves on a plane. The lone performer, Hannah Norris, then leads us through the motions of an in-flight attendant but there is something especially creepy about this particular role and performance.
At later junctures we are on a train or trapped behind Clingfilm screens with light reflecting and refracting as a well scored original soundtrack adds further tension to an already intense experience.
At several points Norris moves around so swiftly and silently in the dark I am almost convinced that she is one of two twins, as often not only has her character changed but her appearance seems to have altered slightly. It is this sense of mystique and the loss of one of our senses-in the dark nothing can be seen or observed- that adds another dimension to what is already becoming a guessing game.
Norris uses only minimal props to change from controlling predator to victim- something as subtle as letting her hair out of its pony-tail changes the feel of her character totally- and holds us in her thrall throughout the whole performance.
There is something David Lynchian about this whole show and anyone who is a fan of his work-I am very much in that camp- will find this totally arresting and completely irresistible. It is definitely the most intriguing and original work I have seen in this year's Fringe where these particular attributes have been very thin on the ground. Definitely recommended for those who want a theatrical experience to remember and think about!
Cut is at Underbelly Med Quad at 19.00 until August 29th


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|Will Stamps be Obsolete by 2050?
A few years ago, when my grandmother passed away, I discovered a tattered scrapbook tucked away in her cedar hope chest. She had saved all of the love letters between her and my grandfather before they were married, when he was stationed overseas. Can you imagine using an international courier service every time you wanted to say 'I love you'? Now, when my partner travels we email each other. Most epistolary relationships use the sustainability of the web to communicate today. But, what will our grandchildren find?
There won't be yellowed letters with tear stained ink, or musty envelopes with foreign postage. We'll have to leave them a password to unlock our romance. The words of our generation have been rendered immortal, hanging in the great clouds of information that make up the web. The art of delicate handmade stationary and practiced calligraphy is dwindling in favor of sustainable and expedient email. It is a trade off.
|The Lost Art of Letter-writing
Maybe we should all incorporate a little bit of both: personalized notes on eco friendly stationary and emails to leave our legacy of love. The emails can't be destroyed in a house fire or lost in a hurricane. Emotion is expressed in penmanship that typed words lack; however, the ease of a delete key makes for a well-crafted draft. How will you write your next love letter?
|Night Owl Paper Goods Eco Friendly Stationary


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RICHMOND, BC - Showcase Pianos + Academy in Richmond's Aberdeen Centre is now displaying music related art work by talented Vancouver artist Mike Soloman. "I have always dreamed of displaying some unique art that is related to the piano" says store owner Manuel Bernaschek. At this time only 2 pieces are featured in the store, but Soloman promises that there are more coming. Showcase Pianos welcomes visitors to see the art anytime during store hours. The art can be purchased in the store or by contacting email@example.com
Aberdeen Centre location address is: #3480 - 4151 Hazelbridge Way, Richmond, BC
Showcase Pianos is a store with 2 locations that deals primarily with European brands of pianos. Visit Showcase Pianos on the web at: http://showcasepianos.com


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- Project status
- • Cancelled
- Project start date
- Not specified
- Project posted
- 30 May 2016 21:36
- Project duration (approx.)
- 10 Days
- Budget (approx.)
- £1100 / day
- Industry
- Construction, Mechanical / Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing
- Area of expertise
- Procurement
- Location
- Off-site
Objectives and Key Deliverables
Wigston Paper is looking for an experienced Sourcing/Purchasing Specialist with excellent paper mill contacts in Europe and the Far East. This contact will be responsible for sourcing litho grade paper and negotiating competitive ranges of coated and uncoated, sheet and reel stock globally. This will include sourcing quality stock lots, job lots, opportunity tonnage and redundant stocks. Previous trader experience would be a benefit, though not essential.
We need to buy better in a very competitive market place and also need to secure stock lots of paper sheets and reels through established mill relationships.
We are also looking to explore new markets in specialist and industrial papers.
Introduce new mill sources of litho grade stock lots and opportunity tonnage in sheets and reels
Introduce new mill sources of mill guaranteed sheet ranges of coated and uncoated ranges
Suggest sources and market opportunities of new ranges of specialist papers or industrial papers
We have excellent video conferencing facilities so this can be delivered remotely
Highly experienced paper buyer with good mill contacts and excellent relationships that can be introduced to Wigston Paper.
Ability to source clearance stock lots, filler tonnage, opportunity tonnage at advantageous prices
Preferable experience with paper trading in a variety of qualities including specialist and industrial papers
Some knowledge of possible global routes to market for clearance paper stock lots


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"K" is Kennebunkport, Maine & "K-OS" the cat
We took a Canada/New England cruise last September out of NYC. One of the ports of call was Portland Maine. While there, we took a short bus tour into Kennebunkport, It was glorious....clean, serene and simply beautiful. People there were super friendly and it was such a treat. The weather was beautiful that day--about 15 degrees Celsius and sunny.
To close off my "K" day, here's a picture of K-os, our daughter's cat. K-os is a beauty, she is the ultimate lap-cat.


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text: Some cakes are just more of a pleasure to make than others. This was one of them. First of all the couple was really sweet and easy to work with, and I loved the design they chose. It was from Martha Stewart Wedding Cakes, altered to suit their colors. The cake in the book had a tea cup with olive branches on top, which, ahem, wasn't her cup o' tea. So we discussed a couple of options, one of them being the peonies growing in my front yard. I watch the flowers for weeks waiting for them to bloom. They bloomed the very day of the wedding, perfect white peonies. The cake was chocolate with raspberry and chocolate fudge fillings, iced with vanilla butter cream and covered in fondant. Congratulations to Eric and Liz!


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Former FAZ president Kalusha Bwalya says he is on his way to Liberia to attend newly elected President George Weah's inauguration.
Kalusha, who has been in Morocco for the African Nations Championship in his capacity as CAF committee member, has expressed confidence in the 1996 World Footballer of the Year.
Weah is due to be sworn in after recently wining a tightly contested election.
"On my way from Casablanca, Morocco to Monrovia, Liberia to the Presidential inauguration of my good friend #GeorgeWeah I know he will make a difference to Liberia and I know his capabilities. Looking forward to a bright future for this country," Kalusha posted on his Facebook page.


text: Green roofs are sprouting up on buses By Stephanie Bailey, CNN Updated 5:11 AM ET, Tue June 18, 2019 Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. Photos: Urban greenery specialist GWS Living Art has installed green roofs on 10 public buses in Singapore. The "Garden on the Move" campaign is part of a trial to see whether plants can help to reduce the temperatures inside buses so that operators can save the fuel that is spent on air conditioning. Hide Caption 1 of 14 Photos: The plants are succulents and grasses that have been specially selected to withstand warm conditions on top of the buses. Hide Caption 2 of 14 Photos: The same technology has been used in other parts of the world, including this bus stop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The plants reduce the temperature and purify the air around the bus stop, as well as providing a home for city wildlife. According to GWS LIving Art, the bus stop can survive 7-10 days without water. Hide Caption 3 of 14 Photos: As more cities are trying to incorporate greenery into urban living, green roofs have been sprouting up in different places, bringing with them benefits such as reducing flood risk, cooling buildings and providing places for nature to thrive.Beehives in England can be found on top of iconic buildings such as St Paul's Cathedral and luxury department store Fortnum & Mason. Hide Caption 4 of 14 Photos: In 2015, a panel of UK urban experts predicted that cows will be grazing on top of London's skyscrapers by 2100. Hide Caption 5 of 14 Photos: Green initiatives, such as living walls, have sprung up around London. This living wall, built in 2013, reduces flood risk by capturing rainwater in storage tanks. The wall consists of 10,000 plants and is packed with over 20 seasonal species. Hide Caption 6 of 14 Photos: Milan's "Vertical Forest" is an award-winning skyscraper that was completed in 2014. More than 800 trees were planted on steel balconies with the aim of combating urban pollution. Hide Caption 7 of 14


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This third version of Lillian earrings will compliment the Lillian I or Lillian II necklaces well. Lillian III earrings come with ear nuts so you can wear them fastened through the first or second ring, for a touch of elegance, or unfastened, for a more contemporary look (e.g. see images above and below). They are approximately 2" long fastened or unfastened (including the 3/4" drop).
and here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/76404970/lillian-ii-necklace-amethyst-naga
And more earrings in the Lillian series here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/74889161/lillian-i-earrings-amethyst-lilac-stone
and here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/76405838/lillian-ii-earrings-vintage-lucite-lilac
See the Lillian bracelet here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/77650266/lillian-bracelet-yellow-jade-amethyst
Search Lillian on this blog's search feature to view pieces from the collection.


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- For the subzone in Blackrock Spire, see Furnace (Blackrock Spire).
The Furnace is a field of flames in the western Molten Front, next to Malfurion's Breach. The Furnace also makes up the western ridge, south of Fireplume Peak, that surrounds the entrance that leads into the Molten Flow.
After completing [85 Daily] Into the Fire, on the northern edge of the landmass, several Druids of the Talon members appear offering new daily quests.
- After [85 Daily] Into the Fire
- After [85] Need... Water... Badly..., eventually leave for Malfurion's Breach
If players enter the fire, they're advised to run through it quickly if they want to survive. The area on fire is however so large, and the fire so damaging, that it's unlikely that the player will be able to run through before dying. For players who still want to try (without doing [85 Daily] Into the Fire), it's advised to use any kinds of speed-increasing and damage-reducing effects.


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Do you think that nobody wants to hear about your story? Do you think that the events of your life or business cant relate to anyone else?
Well, statistically you are right – most people do think that their own story is a sole history that nobody else can possibly share. Yet every time we watch our favorite TV program we find ourselves engaged because there is something in that program that we relate with. So, is your story really unrelateable if CBS is able to tap into it on an episode of This is us? The answer is no. Every story is relateable, and chances are there are MANY others with the same story. There is a famous saying which says, "there is nothing new under the sun". You may feel like you are the only one (and by the way this goes for positive experiences just as for negative experiences) but you are not the only one. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. (sorry I digress into a Beatles song).
In the marketing/advertising world this is called "hearts and Science". You see Hollywood as well as billion dollar ad agencies have figured out that if I can tell you a "why" that touches an experience you have had – then you are more than likely to decide to purchase my product. This is how you can watch a opening commercial start with a homeless man and a little girl and the product has nothing to do with the little girl or the homeless man, in fact probably NEITHER of them have the buying power to get the product. Like this ad from Lenovo back in 2015.
Whether you have a business, run an organization, your story behind the story has value and people are waiting to hear about it. Let us help you tell your story!


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SPLIT GREEN MOONG DAL TOMATO PANIYARAM – 5 Ingredients /Self Feeding Breakfast for Toddlers with INSTANT VEGETABLE SAMBAR – INSTANT POT
If your Kids trouble to eat their Breakfast try this recipe for Breakfast/ Snack time. Simple recipe with outstanding taste . No school for Kids because of Snow. So prepared a different Breakfast from our regular Idli and Uttapam . Simple recipe to prepare if you have Split Green Moong Dal in your Pantry . Because it will Soak in less than One hour . ( If you want to try for evening snack and have whole Green Moong Dal , soak for 3 to 4 Hours ) .I soaked early Morning after I got message from School that Schools are closed because of Snow. Just mix everything and prepare in Paniyaram Pan . They are soft, tangy and tasty . Simple recipe with outstanding taste .
Moong dal is a good source of Protein for vegetarians Consuming .Green Mung Beans have been studied to treat the following medical conditions Anemia, Inflammation, , Cancer , Heart disease , Diabetes , Gluten free diets . Diets that rely on plant based Protein such as eating Green Mung Beans are recognized by doctors and nutritionists to be extremely healthy. Low in sodium , Low in Cholesterol , High in fiber and Protein . Low on GI at 25 and have a glycemic load of 4 making them a smart food choice for diabetics The low GI , fiber and protein help to regulate blood sugar. Green Moong Beans has 7 g of Protein ( equivalent to one hard boiled egg or 1 oz of chicken ) and 0 g of fat . The insoluble fiber in Steel cut oats helps improved blood glucose levels in diabetes and improved cholesterol levels . The fiber content also aid in digestive system and help you loose weight because it will help you feel full longer than other foods. Steel cut Oats comes from the same plant as rolled or Instant Oats and other Oats products . Steel cut Oats are never cooked and start from the whole grain that is then passed through slender blades that cut the oats kernel into thin slices . Steel cut oats takes a little longer time to cook . In today's recipe I grinded along with Dal . So it won't take longer time to cook. Source : HM
1. Turn IP on Saute mode . When warm add Oil followed by Mustard seeds , Cumin seeds, Black Split Urad dal , Hing and Garlic.
2. Add thinly sliced Onions . Season with Salt and Turmeric. Fry till Onions are Brown .
3. Add 2 chopped tomatoes and 1/2 cup water . Scrape the Bottom.
4. Add all vegetables ( thinly sliced Potato , Carrot , Green Bottle gourd( Lauki) .
5. Add 1 tbsp Sambar powder and 1/2 more cup water . Mix well.
6. Close Lid and Manual 3 minutes . NPR ( 5 minutes ) .
7. Mix 2 tbsp Chickpea flour and rice flour in water . Add Chickpea flour water , tamarind extract and Jaggery . Close the glass lid and bring to Boil .
8. Add 1/2 tbsp Ghee and finely chopped coriander. Taste for Salt and Spices and add accordingly . SERVE WITH SPLIT GREEN MOONG DAL TOMATO PANIYARAM .
Recipe for 24 . SPLIT GREEN MOONG DAL PANIYARAM
Preparation time : 10 minutes and Cooking time – Less than 10 minutes for 12
1. Split Green Moong Dal – 1 cup
2. Steel cut Oats – 1/2 cup
3. Green Chillies – 2 ( Mild or Zero spicy)
4. Small piece of Ginger
5. Salt
6. Oil – 1 tbsp
7. Onion – Finely chopped
8. Tomato – Desseded and Chopped
9. Finely chopped Coriander
10 . Yogurt – 2 tbsp or accordingly .( Optional)
1. Soak Split Green Moong Dal for an Hour . Wash 3 to 4 times. Don't discard the skin of Split Green Moong Dal .
2. Transfer to a Blender and add Oats, Green chillies , Ginger and Salt . Grind with very little Water . The batter must be thick .
3. Transfer to a Bowl and add finely chopped Onions, Yogurt ( Curd) , Deseeded tomato and finely chopped Coriander . Mix well . Taste for salt and Spices and add accordingly . Note : You can add little Rasam or Sambar powder .
4. Heat Paniyaram pan on medium heat . Grease cavities with little Oil . When the pan is warm enough pour 2 tbsp of Batter in each cavity . When the bottom is light brown flip them slowly with the help of pointed wooden stick ( Comes with the pan ) or with a Knife . Drizzle little Oil on each Pakora.
5. Cook on four sides flipping slowly . When done transfer to a Plate. SERVE with Ketchup or Dates Tamarind Chutney or taste good on their own or Curry Leaf Powder .


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Reading level: 7.1
Series: Book 3 of the Old Kingdom series (UK) / Abhorsen series (US)
Genre: Fantasy, adventure
ELL-Friendly: No
Library recommendation: Middle or high school
I am convinced that this series is your library's best kept secret. I may never have stumbled up on these incredible books if I hadn't purchased them on a whim for $0.25 at a book sale. I had never heard of them before despite them having potential to be quite popular with fans of fantasy.
That being said, I think Abhorsen was my least favorite in the series, Lirael being my favorite. It's difficult to pinpoint what exactly I loved or didn't love quite as much. I loved Lirael because it was everything Sabriel was plus better character development. I came to know and love Lirael and Sameth (the characters) even more through Abhorsen, but I thought that some parts went on for too long – such as the journey to stop Hedge. I admit to getting a little bored at parts, especially towards the end.
My favorite part was watching Lirael develop from a meek, depressed girl into a crazy-awesome, confident, smart, and brave woman. Sometimes I laugh at myself for being scared to move away from my college-town while Lirael goes off and does ALL THESE THINGS (I won't spoil too much) that are 10954379 times braver than what I'm about to do. Yes, I know she's "just a character," but whatever.
Sameth developed beautifully too, perhaps just as much as Lirael. I don't know about you, but if I thought my parents were dead, I wouldn't be able to continue hunting for necromancers.
I sort of want to name my next cat after Mogget – that is, if Mogget weren't such an ugly name. That little cat/evil thing really came through in ways I didn't expect. Nice job, little kitty-demon. Part of me always thought that there was some good in Mogget in his unbound form, just liked I continued to hope for the good to come out of Gollum in The Lord of the Rings series.
I would name a dog after The Disreputable Dog if that also weren't a terrible name. What a good girl.
There's nothing I can think of (except magic – for all those parents who don't like their kids reading about that) that would prevent me from putting the book on classroom shelves. It's probably better suited to middle school, but high schoolers could also really like it too.
Like with Sabriel and Lirael, Abhorsen isn't very ELL-friendly with the made-up names of the bells, places, and certain ideas and terms such as "hemispheres" and "charter magic." I wouldn't suggest that ELLs not read this series, though.
Anywho, I'm sad that this series is over. My mission: make sure the world knows about these wonderful books!


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Stories of Mixed Methods: Experiences & Learnings of ESCALATES' Team Members
The ESCALATES team shares stories about their Mixed Methods experiences so far working on the EvidenceNOW project (animated video).Read More
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Shih-Hsu Huang, Chia-Ming Chang and Yow-Tyng Nieh
Department of Electronic Engineering
Chung Yuan Christian University
Chungli, 320 Taiwan
Although the clock skew can be exploited as a manageable resource in the design of
digital systems, it is very difficult to implement a wide spectrum of dedicated clock delays.
The architecture of multiple clocking domains, which restricts the clock arrival
time of each register to specified clocking domains, has attracted a lot of attentions recently.
However, given a target clock period and an objective function, previous multidomain
clock skew scheduling approach requires very high computational expense to
obtain the corresponding optimal multi-domain clock skew schedule. In this paper, we
present a general methodology, which is independent of the objective function, to speed
up the process of multi-domain clock skew scheduling. Our contribution includes the
following two aspects. First, we propose an approach to deriving the ASAP (as-soon-aspossible)
schedule and the ALAP (as-late-as-possible) schedule of each register. Due to
pruning the redundancies, the problem size can be considerably reduced without sacrificing
the exactness (optimality) of the solution. Second, we propose a zone-based scheduling
algorithm to solve a large circuit heuristically, in which a zone is part of registers
extracted from the large circuit. Experimental data consistently show that the zone-based
scheduling algorithm is a very good heuristic.
Received August 31, 2005; revised April 10, 2006; accepted July 17, 2006.
Communicated by Liang-Gee Chen.
*This work was supported in part by the National Science Council of Taiwan, R.O.C. under grant No. NSC 93-2215-E-033-004. A preliminary version, entitled ˇ§Fast Multi-Domain Clock Skew Scheduling for Peak Current Reduction,ˇ¨ has appeared in the Proceedings of Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference, 2006.
Received August 31, 2005; revised April 10, 2006; accepted July 17, 2006.
Communicated by Liang-Gee Chen.


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Project Description
In 2016, we at Level Media were approached by the owners of the Costa Rican based organic produce farm Hacienda Ohkra, because they wanted help designing a mobile application that would allow them to facilitate the ordering and distribution of their organic veggies. We started be creating app specific branding, followed by UX, UI design and prototyping. Next we created visual designs for the app before moving on to the programming and testing phases. We completed the project by launching the Hacienda Ohkra app in both Google Play as well as the IOS App store.


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One bright morning in May, I woke up with the baby next to me and realized something horrible. I was trudging along in the new-mommy game and just as I thought I have gained some ground, in came this like a cold bucket of water: my three-month old caught his first cold. Oh my God, I cannot for the life of me understand how or why that felt like the greatest tragedy. I don't know why I reacted that way but I started crying. I was so very distraught. I didn't for the life of me understand how or why this happened and I was so inundated with grief for ten minutes that I couldn't move. After the initial illness I felt like I had things under control– but this cold was evidence of the fact that clearly I was doing it all wrong. The smug feeling that I was nursing my child and so he would never fall sick- that totally evaporated.
After the first ten minutes, adrenalin kicked it. I had to wear my grown-up socks and suck it. Messaged my friend –whose baby is nine months older than mine, and she is quite the Martha Stewart when it comes to many things (Martha without the scam and insider trading of course)– for some hacks and also called my husband who was sleeping in the other room to catch some extra R and Rs. Got a hold of the snot sucker. Here's a picture:
And got to business.
Googled for tips and tricks like nobody's business. Read every article under the sun. My searches ran as follows:
'Three month old baby with cold mother depressed'
I got a ton of shit on post partum depression which I seriously considered I was suffering from. Plus a lot of the tips were for older babies. For babies three months old all you could really do was rub some Vicks on their clothes and put saline spray in their nose.
After sifting through advice from family and friend, a few things worked still do:
- Tank up the Vit C in the first year
Your baby (even if breastfed) will suffer at least one cold a month in his first year. DO NOT worry, this is normal and remember he is working up his immunity. There is however, no doubt that Vit C-rich foods prevent illness and strengthen immunity so look it up. Citrus fruits, kiwis, strawberries, broccoli all carry tons of this precious vitamin. Once your baby is weaned try and give this to him in various ways- chopped up, mashed, juiced.
- Saline to loosen up snot in the nose and snot sucker
This is a magical contraption to suck out snot from your baby's nose. Yes it sounds very gross but it's not. Here is a picture. Use it once and you are a believer. Also, when your baby is tiny he will let you do random stuff easily and happily i.e. put saline water up his nose and suck snot. Seventh month onwards and its WAAAARRRRR. Every single time. It's even tough for two pairs of hands, we have to pin him down with our knees. Don't ask.
- Garlic burnt in mustard oil rubbed on chest
Heat some mustard oil and in a saucepan and once it's warm add some chopped garlic. Let it heat up until the garlic is dark brown. Then pull it off the stove and store in a jar. (You can store this for a few months). Let it cool a bit and while it's still slightly warm apply the teeniest bit on baby's back and chest. Since my baby was tiny at the time and it was summer I used an extra small amount. But for his winter flu, I used it liberally, plus he was older. This really helps with the congestion and many people use this as a preventive measure.
- Vicks rubbed on the soles of feet
Rub some Vicks on the soles of your baby's feet and put on socks. This really helps with the middle-of-the-night coughing ad congestion. When I say 'help' I mean it won't get you magical results, but it will certainly let baby and you sleep a little better at night.
- Regular baths
Slightly warm baths help loosen up the mucus from nostrils and help babies breathe better. It keeps them clean and helps rid the infection faster.
- No overheating the baby
I learnt this the hard way. Please don't do this. Just cuz baby has a cold doesn't mean he is cold. Don't bundle up the baby in warm clothes and overheat him and then take his temperature to discover a fever of 101 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Don't stress and listen to some soothing music
Again, this is most important. If you are looking after your baby and taking reasonable precautions, don't beat yourself up when he falls sick. It's not a reflection on how you are raising your child. If your baby is falling ill very frequently in a particular season or with a particular food, maybe there is an allergy that you need to track down. Also, kindly don't play doctor yourself and medicate your baby on a whim or suspicion. Take him to a good pediatrician who you have a very good understanding and chemistry with and let him or her make the diagnosis
The remedies/views/opinions/suggestions expressed here are in no way researched and I will not accept responsibility if these cause trouble for you. I am not a physician and don't claim to be. These are things that have worked for me and I have listed them here largely so I may remember them for the next time around. I'm sorry if I sound a little curt, excuse me. I happen to be married to a lawyer and have some idea how nasty people can get in the courtroom. No one likes to be sued.


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Fog Below Italian Alps
The Italian Alps, curving from the top right to the bottom left, are covered by snow, as is the smaller Apennine Range, running southward from the bottom right quadrant.
The lowlands towards the center, between the two mountain ranges, where cities such as Turin and Milan are located, are free of snow but coated with a light fog.
The River Po can be seen flowing through the center of these lowlands, and Lake Garda is visible to the right, just below the Alps.


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There's a lot of information online about OBD-II scanners and "car hacking" in general, but what if you have a car built before 1996 that doesn't use OBD-II? I've found the underlying technology of OBD-II, CAN bus, can be a useful addition to an older car. I'm going to detail a few things I'm working on that might give you some ideas for your own car.
The car I'm working with is a 1986 Ford Mustang SVO. This car is a great starting point because it is has computer controlled fuel injection and ignition timing, but not much else in the way of computerized controls. The factory engine control unit (ECU) leaves a lot to be desired in terms of how airflow into the engine is measured. With that said, the SVO becomes a great candidate for MegaSquirt, an aftermarket DIY-oriented "stand alone" engine management computer. My SVO currently uses a MegaSquirt 2 that I built myself, and I have a MegaSquirt 3 on my test bench that will eventually go into the car. The MegaSquirt ECU will become the heart of the CAN bus network in the car.
Newer versions of the MegaSquirt firmware have CAN bus functionality built in. The easiest and most common way to use the CAN bus is to use the MegaSquirt tuning software to enable CAN realtime data broadcasting. The data format is described in this PDF. Digital dashboard systems from major brands such as AEM and Autometer can utilize MegaSquirt's CAN bus data format to replace the factory gauges in your car.
This is about as far as most people will want to go, but I wanted to do some custom CAN bus programming. Here is the plan for my car.
Meguinauge is my Arduino project (source code on GitHub) that uses CAN bus to display engine parameters (i.e. gauges) from MegaSquirt on a 20×4 character LCD. I deliberately chose to use a character display to preserve a "period correct" look for the car. There are buttons to select how many and which gauges you want to see, and a warning light when an engine parameter goes out of range.
Carfuino is my Arduino project (source code on GitHub) that uses CAN bus to retrieve vehicle speed and a custom trip odometer reading as the basis for an automotive performance computer. Performance computers that measured things like 0-60 time became popular aftermarket accessories in the 1980s and are built in to many performance cars today. Carfuino will display data on a 16×2 character LCD.
My car did not come with a vehicle speed sensor (VSS), so getting this value is a custom job for me. I thought about different ways to handle the VSS signal, including using an Arduino analog output to send a variable voltage that maps to speed. For example, a 0.5v signal could represent a dead stop, and 4.5v could be 200mph. But when you consider the amount of electrical interference and grounding problems in a typical automotive environment, and the possibility of using the VSS signal for multiple subsystems, CAN bus made the most sense.
EPAS Middleware
Speaking of VSS signals, I am installing an electric power steering motor and ECU into my car to replace the hydraulic power steering, and I am going to modify it to create speed sensitive power steering. Most aftermarket electric power steering kits use a knob to adjust how much power assist to deliver, and I am going to replace the knob with a digital potentiometer that moves based on vehicle speed. This is yet another Arduino project, and it is really two projects in one. There is the aforementioned feature of changing a potentiometer value based on speed, and it will also be the controller that accepts and raw input from the VSS. It will take the signal, convert it to a more usable format, and put it on the CAN bus. This way, the VSS signal can be used by the Carfuino project, and MegaSquirt can use its "CAN receiving" setting to take the value from the CAN bus and use it internally.
OBD-II Emulation
I currently have no plans to do this, but it seems like it would be a fairly straightforward task to use the CAN data from MegaSquirt, emulate the OBD-II format, and send the signal to a standard OBD-II diagnostic port. This way you could plug in any off-the-shelf OBD-II scan tool or gauge and it would work. I don't really need this because I find the raw MegaSquirt logs to be more valuable, but it's an interesting idea.
I hope this has given you a few ideas about how you can use CAN bus to bring your older car into the modern era. It is important to check local laws and regulations regarding vehicle modifications. Do not use an Arduino in a way that can cause you to lose control of your vehicle.


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"I can't go on the same old way
Can't keep up the same old game
Why can't you just get it through your head?
It's over, it's over nowâ€Â
-Boz Scaggs
I know a wealthy, self-made man who made most of his money before age 45.
I looked at his financial information and told him, "You are not going to stop working until you drop over dead. If you wanted to retire, you could have done that a long time ago. You like what you do and will never stop.â€
My statement shook his inner psyche, and then he realized I was right. He never truly plans to quit.
He realized I operate in the same fashion. The idea of sitting in a rocking chair and playing shuffle board is not in my game plan.
Someone once asked when I would retire. I responded death.
My work brings me great joy. I can't imagine ever giving it up.
The great Kentuckian Al Smith wrote his first book at age 84, and at age 85, just finished his second book, "Kentucky Cured,†which will be released in November.
Al always has something to do and some place to go.
Al is an interesting role model in that he had a full-time job for twenty years. Years ago, he sold his chain of newspapers and devoted the rest of his life to helping others.
I'm not privy to Al's financial information, but suspect he and his wife set up their finances with a long-term view in mind.
Which is what I would like some former professional athletes to do.
Sports Illustrated did a fascinating study in 2009 titled "How (and Why) Athletes Go Broke.†The statistics are stunning. By the time they have been retired for two years, 78 percent of former NFL football players have gone bankrupt or are under financial stress because of joblessness or divorce. Within five years of retirement, an estimated 60 percent of former NBA basketball players are broke.
These are people who made millions. What happened?
I see a lot of them blow money on large entourages and wild spending, the same way many lottery winners do. But I see a lot more get burned by getting involved in businesses far away from their area of expertise.
According to the USA Today, my childhood hero, Oscar Robertson, has a plethora of tax and financial problems related to a chemical company he owns.
Robertson is not only a basketball legend; he has been a devoted community advocate who has lived his life in an exemplary fashion.
At age 73, it's going to be tough for the Big O to make big money again.
People often ask me, "Why don't some of these professional athletes put their money in the bank or a lifetime annuity? They don't need to do anything risky or stupid.â€
A good question.
I suspect that the same type of confidence and courage that allows someone to become a professional athlete works against them in the business world.
They never know when to go to the sidelines.
It's not that hard to be financially secure. You spend less than you make, you save the rest and don't do anything stupid. You assume you are going to live to an extremely old age and make sure you have money that lasts as long as you do.
It's not hard, but it's tedious. And it's not the least bit glamorous.
I knew of a woman who was always trying to meet a guy driving a new Mercedes.
She should have been looking for someone who drives a 10-year-old Toyota. The Toyota driver is more likely to have real wealth in the long run.
The focus on long-term savings is the primary difference between my friend who has real wealth and big stars who have spent real wealth.
My friend accumulated his wealth quietly and protects his money carefully. I can testify that he is intensely frugal and has no inner need to show off his wealth. His money is a byproduct of his focus on putting out a quality product.
He also knows his business. Inside and out. He knows as much about his industry as Oscar Robertson knows
about basketball.
He goes to work every day because he enjoys operating at the peak of his potential. Just like Oscar Robertson did when he played basketball.
Oscar got out of basketball near the top of his game. After the Cincinnati Royals made the silly mistake of trading him in 1970, he led the Milwaukee Bucks to an NBA championship before he stepped down in 1974.
I hope he works out his financial problems and leaves the business world on top as well.
He is a classy guy who needs to ask himself an important question: At what point do you stop taking
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Don McNay, who lives in Richmond, Ky., is an award-winning financial columnist for Huffington Post Contributor. You can learn more about him at www.donmcnay.com.


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Time for a new Commission in to POLICE Corruption and the future and NYPD App Tracker...
Are people thinking the NYPD may murder me like they did Eric Garner and blame me for murdering me?
Comment sent to me: I just saw that cop video where you were yelling at him.You be careful with those guys and never forget Eric and the loosie sales.
NYPD 1PP Gene Schatz taught Turn Broken Windows on Cop yelling him down
Someone following my blog worried Gene Schatz and friends my murder me?
I just saw that cop video where you were yelling at him.You be careful with those guys and never forget Eric and the loosie sales.
We were at the very moving and motional Michael Blake press conference at 1 Police Plaza and the one police officer I'm not suing there he is going to 1pp maybe because I tweeted to the commissioner Shatz's Facebook page profile of a finger giving he's the guy that put everything in play for retaliation against me from the Mercer hotel to down the street Dr Fagelman , NYPD Gene Schatz fixer for the Mercer Hotel and his FB friend detectives Andy Dwyer and Det John Vergona coercion, lying in police reports they joined in the threats the goal to coerce me for Doctor Andrew Fagelman who did not fire his violent lying receptionist including staff in the video that lied for her.
NYPD Gene Schatz, FB pals Det John Vergona, Det Andy Dwyer Capable of Murder or just party coercion, lying in police reports, breaking the law?
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Yummy-licious cupcakes
Monday, November 2, 2009
I don't think I will ever bake a cake ever again. These pupcakes (as my kids call them) were so easy and so good and even easier to decorate! I'm not a sweets type of gal. Butter cream frosting is instant death. Chocolate chip cookies (we're talking one or two) have to be washed down with a tall glass of milk. Brownies... I can't stand but a 2" square. These cupcakes were a whole different story though!
For the cake part I used a white cake mix and spiffed up using the directions here. I even used the sour milk substitute.
The super delicious frosting was made using Paula Deen's Cream Cheese frosting. Just forget what you put in it so that you can enjoy this guiltless!
I have to confess that I hate frosting, but I found myself eating the leftovers by the spoonful any time I happened to walk by the fridge! Yummy!!
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