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As I reflect on the past month, I realize so much has happened and, yet, sometimes it seems nothing at all. I have been busy with my research, I joined a business, and have re-released my first book, Pure Blood, with a brand new cover. All of this I am proud of, but I will let you know as soon as it happens, when Pure Blood will be approved and released for iTunes and Amazon Kindle. It will be available on all platforms of e-book downloads. It is just a matter of time. As with my previous post, I love my new cover and cannot thank Hugo and Fabian enough. Also, as a way of thanking my fans, 15% of my book can be downloaded for free as a sample AND I have included a long preview of the second book at the end of Pure Blood. I hope to have my second book published by next year. Happy Reading!
My Stranded-On-A-Deserted-Island Reading List
I found this on Barnes & Nobles' website/blog and thought it would be fun to have my own top five books I would have with me if I got stranded on an island. I rarely agree with B&N's blogs, because sometimes they seem too cliché, so here is my list
1. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas – It has action, it has romance, it has revenge and fighting… it is everything a good book should be!
2. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton – who wouldn't want to read about dinosaurs eating people trapped on an island?
3. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern – because finding an amazing book in today's world is sometimes difficult and this one captivated me from the first page.
4. The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling – this one was a tough decision, because I was between this one or a dictionary. I love this book due to the complexities of human nature and I think it was be a good thing to have when I am missing society on that small island, but I would also benefit from a dictionary because I love looking up and learning new words. Either would suit me.
5. The Bible


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The florida racing season has come to a close. It was about this time last year that I set my sites on training for Disney. The next big race I plan on is the local OUC half marathon on 12/4/2010, so its been a little hard to keep my weekly motivation up for running. Its real easy to slip into only a couple of short runs to the Y every week I definitely want to stay in shape, keep my weight down, and be prepared for a quick ramp up to 13 mile readiness.
Therefore, I've adopted two easily attainable goals:
- run at at least 10 miles a week, something I can do with two runs and take weekends off
- run a sub-30 minute 5K (which I've never done but I'm sure I can with a little effort)
So far so good, last week 12.3 miles, and this week I did a 6.3 and a 5.2 mile run on Monday and Wednesday respectively. Easy.

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Episode 136 - Paging Jim Benning
Did you miss us? Brendan has recovered from a smorgasbord of infections, which means we're back to infect the masses with more Just A Bit Outside! We start this week with a Vancouver hockey club in the playoffs, the Giants. Fresh off their first round series win over Seattle, we look forward to round two against top rival Victoria, We also salute the re-imagining of the Seattle Mariners, who are off to their best ever start. Can they keep it up, or is this just a flash in the pan?
More hockey ensues, as the Canucks approach the end of their season. They will miss the playoffs for a fourth straight year, but has the season been a disappointment? We discuss the upcoming roster decisions the cartel is facing, including some potentially difficult moves. Where does the team sit in their rebuild? How does it compare to the successful builds of other franchises? All this and so much more, plus our best and worst in Garbage Time!


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Each quarter, the St. Joseph's Tithing Committee disburses available funds to needy recipients based on recommendations from our parishioners. If you would like to propose an appropriate organization to receive a portion of the funds allocated, please complete the following form which will automatically be forwarded to the Tithing Committee at the parish Pastoral Office.
Typically, funds are provided to organizations providing for basic human needs, including food, clothing, shelter, medical or educational services for impoverished people and disadvantaged people in our community, throughout the USA, and around the world. It is important that you provide as much information as necessary to help the Committee evaluate this application. You may also send an email with supporting documents attached via email to Cathy Kamp.


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Notes, Exercises, Videos, Tests and Things to Remember on Electromagnet
Please scroll down to get to the study materials.
A solenoid behaves like a magnet during the flow of electric current through it. This is known as electromagnet.
A solenoid is made by winding a length of insulated wire around a magnetic material such as iron bar. In the figure, a long copper wire insulated is wound around an iron bar. The two ends of the wire are joined with key and battery.
Working method:
Switch on the key and bring some pins near one end of the iron bar. These pins are attracted, if the key is switched off, no current flows in the circuit and pins fall immediately. It behaves as temporary magnet.
Electric bell is a source of sound that converts electrical energy into kinetic energy and then sound energy. An electric bell consists of a U-shaped soft iron core around which an insulated wire is wound to make it an electromagnet. It's one end is fixed, while the other end is connected with a hammer which is free to move.
Working method:
When the key is closed, the electromagnet attracts the armature. Due to this, the hammer strikes the gong and the bell rings. As soon as the armature is pulled by the electromagnet, current in the circuit is automatically switched off. This is because the circuit gets broken at the point x. In this situation, the electromagnet loses its magnetism and it no longer attracts the armature thus the armature returns to its original position. When armature returns to its original position again the circuit is completed and current flows in the circuit. The cycle is repeated again and again the bell till the switch is on.
The magnet made by making flow of current is called electromagnet. The strength of electromagnet can be increased by following ways: -
The important characteristics of electromagnets are:
Electromagnets can be useful in:
With increasing number of turns current flow in the solenoid (electromagnet) increases. Due to increase current flow, higher magnetic lines of force are generated. So, increasing number of turns of wire in an electromagnet increases its strength.
Electromagnet is a ______.
temporary magnet
very powerful
does not demagnetize by its storage for a long time
All of these
Electric bell is a source of sound that converts electrical energy into ______.
electrical energy
nuclear energy
sound energy
kinetic energy
Solenoid is made by winding a length of insulated wire around a magnetic material such as ______.
iron bar
______ is used to remove magnetic substance from the eye
Electric bell
None of these


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So how is it doing now?
Let us start with a 2.5 Year Chart:
Looking at this chart, we see that the NYX stock has been on a good 2.5 year uptrend. But if we draw a trend line (see note below on Trend Lines), we notice that the stock may have recently gone below the uptrend, though it has not done it with good volume.
Looking at the this time frame, we also notice that the Bollinger Band Width is under 10 (for this stock), a low value. Everytime the BB Width goes below Ten, we often have a move (either up or down). Some people would call this a volatility squeeze.
Now, the 10 month chart of NYX:
There is a lot of information on this chart, so let us examine each part.
The Negatives:
- NYX stock has gone below horizontal resistance of around $79.31.
- Once Support has been broken, Support becomes resistance.
- Stock is below both the 50 day and 200 day moving average.
- Based on the 2.5 year chart, the 2.5 year uptrend line may have been broken.
- Stock's 50 day moving average has gone down below the 200 day moving average, also known as the Death Cross.
- If you look to the left, you'll see the volume of stock activity by price. Around the $80-$88 range, we have a lot of congestion and lots of buying and selling. However, below that we see that buying and selling volume is much lower. Will buyers be supporting this stock at lower levels?
- If the stock continues to drift down, the stock will have difficulty moving up again because of all the overhead supply. Look at all the volume at the $80-$88 level and above. Investors who have held the stock at higher levels want to desperately sell the stock as it gets closer to their cost basis, pushing the stock down.
- Notice that from March 2007 to June 2007, we notice an inverse cup and handle, which is a bearish pattern.
- Since December 2006, the stock has formed a series of Lower Highs and Lower Lows, or in other words, the stock is in a 7 month downtrend.
The Positives:
- Stock has not gone down with good volume. However, stocks can still drift down without volume confirmation.
- In the lower window, we have a MACD (Moving Average Convergence/Divergence) indicator. There's a possibility that we may have some positive divergence with the NYX stock and the MACD indicator. The NYX stock has recently been going down, but the MACD indicator seems to be suggesting higher lows, a positive divergence.
So what do we make of the NYX Stock Chart? Many indicators would point to a breakdown in the stock. There are some positives we can look at but at this point, the negatives outweigh the positives.
From the sentiment perspective, there are many holders of the stock from $80 and above. Many investors may even be accumulating more shares at the $80 level. If the stock starts to trend downwards, there will be many investors who will be holding the stock at a loss. Their patience and conviction could be tested. If NYX continues to go downwards, many holders at higher levels will finally give up, and we will finally hit the bottom as former holders capitulate. This could then start a slow and arduous climb back up. But we are not at those levels yet.
Track NYX Stock Chart Now
2.5 Year Current Chart of NYX
Ten Month Current Chart of NYX
Note on Trend Lines:
Yes, give a chart to several chartists, and they may draw trend lines a bit differently. However, in the case above, the trend line looks correct, as the line is validated by seven different points along the line. The Trend line also nicely approximates the 200 day moving average.


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Thanks to Goodreads, I get to read books that I would be normally be sceptical about and I am glad to have had the chance to explore new horizons through this one.
Cate Montana's memoir is something like a spiritual quest to understand the feminine, the concept of a woman. Well, that is good but when I first read the jacket my immediate thought well, here comes another sob story.
To give you an idea, Unearthing Venus instantly reminds one of Eat, Pray and Love (EPAL). There, you get the gist of what this one is all about now. This one though similar, in the sense it is a life story but also interesting one, mainly because of the way it has been handled. To be honest, though I liked what I read of EPAL, I couldn't bring myself to stick to it to the end.
But where Eat, Pray and Love was about a divorcee who was trying to make sense of her life by going to Indonesia, India and Italy (what soured it for the reader that apparently she was commissioned to these places to write a book). However Montana here traces the concept of the role of woman and applies it to her personal life and upbringing and explores it through her experiences.
Montana begins by saying that what she wanted to write a book about being a woman and then flashes back to her background, growing up in the 50s and 60s, the kind of society she lived in. What makes it personal is her narrative about her female role model, own mother and seeing the role of women through her. Years later, she makes a career for herself in the cut throat world of television and takes us through her personal relationships but her mother still plays a pivotal role.
Her quest for the spiritual begins after she decides, when in her mid 40s, she gives up her job and begins the journey for "spiritual upliftment". The reason why I put it in quotes is that, that is something that I can't relate to. I could understand the personality traits when growing up, the need to excel in her career, her attempt at her marriages but then the spiritual bit alienated me. However, she does manage to make it immensely readable and credit to her for making an abstract and obscure concept of spiritualism into an engaging narrative.
What works:
- Great style. Very fluid and effective. Keeps you hooked
- Interesting the way she has talked her mother and put into perspective the role of women in western society in the 50s
- Spiritual experiences can be a bit off putting but she makes it readable
- What doesn't:
Well the second half was a bit of a ramble, maybe because the spiritual aspects left me a bit cold. Maybe it is because I have been unable to experience a similar thing.
However, kudos to her for coming up with a book that is impossible to put down. I mean you can relate to some bits, you may fail to connect with the rest, but the point is you can't ignore it. You can't leave the book half way saying well, this stuff is boring, because Montana is a good storyteller. She makes it her business to see to it that we keep going till we get to the end.
I don't hesitate to give up if the going gets boring. But Montana ensures that I stuck to it and I did because I admire the book as a fantastic piece of storytelling. The style and narrative are effective and is a great read without being heavy.
One does not have to have an interest in spiritualism to read it. Montana has had such an eventful life, that it is fun reading through it just to find out what happens to her next.


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HVAC equipment is generally installed on top of the flat roofs of industrial, commercial, and institutional buildings. The maintenance personnel sometimes are exposed to danger of falling if the units are close to the roof's edges. In this case, a guardrail system is required. How do you know if it is sufficiently structurally secure?


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Not enough hours in the day! I still have so much outside work to do. I'm still trimming and cleaning out my cotoneaster bushes and it's taking up way too much time.
Last week Mom and I found our way to this Amish greenhouse that we had heard about and they had the biggest baskets of flowers I have ever seen for $15.00 each. I asked the cute little Amish girl how they get them so big and she told me in her sweet little Amish accent voice, "They just grow".
This pot of these little yellow flowers was about $1.50!
I hung this huge basket next to my blue and pink seating area. See my previous post.
Over the weekend, Mom and I took a little road trip to Pittsburgh to help Spring clean my girlfriend's mother's house. Her mother and my mother were very good friends years ago, and the four of us have reunited recently. See post about this here. My friend's mother had a stroke a couple of years ago and just isn't able to keep up with her house by herself. So my girlfriend arranged for a Spring Cleaning Party with family and friends jumping in with scrub buckets and food. Mom and I drove the 4 hours to get there Saturday morning and spent the night in a very nice room at a Country Inns and Suites. We cleaned again on Sunday and got back on the road for the trip home by 3:00. It was fun! Really!
I'm cleaning the light fixture in the master bath. With a smile!
Hubby couldn't quite understand why we would be willing to do this when I keep saying how much work I have to do around here. We did it because they asked!
We also stopped at an outlet mall before coming home. I've been looking for a dress for my upcoming 35th year class reunion coming up next weekend in Cincinnati. I wanted something classy, but sexy, but not too revealing, that fit well but not too tight, oh my! And I think I found it! We went into Dress Barn and I wasn't hopeful because I had been to a Dress Barn years and years ago and was not impressed. Well, this one was a nice store with very nice clothes.
Here it is. I'll be sure to get a picture the night of the reunion.
I also found this cute little pink top and had to get it, too.
This weekend we have a wedding to go to on Saturday. Sunday we'll have the 3 grandkids here and are going to brunch for Father's Day. On Thursday I leave for Cincinnati to meet up with my best friend that now lives in California and we'll be going to our class reunion get togethers on Friday and Saturday nights. I'll come home on Monday and then on Saturday the 2nd, we're having a 4th of July party here.
For someone (me) that likes to just stay home and putz around the house, I don't know why I let myself get so busy!


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Diet to Lower Cholesterol in Vegetarians
Optimal Cholesterol Levels
Optimal amounts of cholesterol (in one dL of the blood) are:
- Total cholesterol: less than 200 mg
- LDL cholesterol: less than 100 mg
- HDL cholesterol: more than 60 mg
Foods to Avoid or Limit to Lower Cholesterol
To reduce high blood cholesterol, limit the intake of:
- Cholesterol:
- Red meat
- Whole milk products: milk, cheese, cream, butter, ghee (Indian butter), ice cream
- Egg yolk.
- NOTE: if your LDL cholesterol is above 100mg/dL, take less than 200 mg cholesterol per day. Plant foods do not contain cholesterol, so any commercial plant food (especially oil) advertised as "low cholesterol" has no additional benefit.
- Saturated fats:
- Red meat
- Whole milk products
- Egg yolk
- Coconut, including butter and oil
- Palm oil, palm kernel oil
- Trans fats or hydrogenated oils (2):
- Vegetable shortenings
- Hard margarines (the softer a margarine is, less trans fats it has)
- French fries, commercially baked cookies, donuts, biscuits, cakes
- NOTE: amounts of saturated and trans fats are listed on nutritional labels.
- Total amount of fats. Limit calories from fats to 25-35% of your total calorie intake.
Recommended Foods for Vegetarians With High Cholesterol Levels
The following foods are recommended instead of foods high in cholesterol and saturated fats:
- Monounsaturated fats: olive oil (extra virgin, if possible)
- Polyunsaturated fats:
- Vegetable oils: safflower, sunflower, corn, soy or cottonseed oil
- Nuts (except coconut), (3) and seeds. Nuts can contain as much as 80% of fats, so it is not recommended to eat more than a handful of nuts per day
- Omega-3 fatty acids: canola oil, ground flaxseed, walnuts (4).
- Margarine or orange juice fortified by plant sterols and stanols (5) reduce absorption of cholesterol from the intestine. About one cup (200 mL) of fortified orange juice per day would be neded for cholesterol lowering effect. These fortified foods are not appropriate for children and pregnant or breastfeeding women.
- Soluble fiber:
- Oat bran in oatmeal and whole oats
- Kidney and lima beans
- Other foods high in soluble fiber
- NOTE: foods high in soluble fiber should be taken with sufficient amount of water to prevent constipation.
Other Points to Remember
- Discuss with a registered dietitian which foods are appropriate for you.
- Losing weight, if you are overweight, can reduce cholesterol levels.
- If you are constipated, try to avoid liquid oils, which can cover the intestinal walls and slow down digestion. Try nuts or nut butter as a source of healthy fats instead. Be aware that milk and cheese can also cause or aggravate constipation. Check foods that relieve constipation.
- If you are bloated or have excessive gas, try to limit or avoid foods that can cause bloating:
- Soluble fiber (oatmeal, psyllium husk, green plantain, certain beans and peas and other foods high in soluble fiber)
- Foods high in fructose or sorbitol, like honey, plums, dates, figs, apples, pears, diet soda, 'low calorie foods')
- Chose foods you like and are good for your stomach.
- Optimal blood cholesterol levels (nhlbi.nih.gov)
- Foods high in trans fats (fda.gov)
- Nuts and polyunsaturated fatty acids (mayoclinic.com)
- Sources of omega-3 fatty acids (heartfoundation.org.au)
- Plant sterols and stanols (mayoclinic.com)


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By Carol Marbin Miller
At 2 a.m. on Dec. 13, 2013, a Riviera Beach mom woke up to find her newborn baby's lips were purple. Blood and milk oozed from the girl's nose. She had stopped breathing.
The baby, authorities say, likely was accidentally smothered to death by her mother, who placed the girl in bed with her and three other children -- a practice known as "co-sleeping" that can be lethal to infants. Child welfare investigators had been involved with the family four times before the infant's death.
An investigator prepared an incident report on the baby's death later that day and emailed it to a supervisor.
The paper trail ended there.
Kimberly Welles, an administrator at the Department of Children & Families' Southeast Region, deleted the incident report, email records show. And she instructed the supervisor who wrote it, Lindsey McCrudden, to deep-six it, as well.
"Please do not file this in the system. No incident reports right now on death cases," Welles wrote in an email that day. "Please withdraw this and thanks. Will advise why later."
Last November, the Miami Herald was finishing a tally of Florida child abuse and neglect deaths among families that had previously come to the attention of DCF. The count was undertaken as part of a project called Innocents Lost. To track the number of dead children, which soared to new heights in recent years, reporters relied on public records, including incident reports.
Documents obtained after Innocents Lost was published show that starting at least as early as last November, as the Herald was grilling DCF on its problems in preventing the deaths of children under its watch, one branch of the agency deliberately kept as many as 30 deaths off the books -- ensuring they would not be included in the published tally.
The incidents were in DCF's Southeast Region, encompassing Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Okeechobee and Broward -- the county cited by the Herald as having the most reported deaths by abuse or neglect.
DCF's new secretary, Mike Carroll, said he has dispatched his top deputy, Pete Digre, to look into the missing records.
Carroll's initial assessment of the matter: "Was it ill-advised? Absolutely. Was it a mistake? Absolutely."
But as to whether the missing records amounted to a deliberate attempt to conceal deaths or suppress numbers in a series of articles highlighting DCF blunders, Carroll said: "I am not certain yet. I hope that's not the case. I have made it clear to folks that we are not in the business of hiding information."
Southeast Region administrators say they ceased filing the required reports for at least five months because they were in the process of developing a new reporting tool, Carroll said.
He added: "There is no evidence that makes me think there was a conspiracy to withhold information. ... I don't have anything that shows me this was done with ill intent."
Carroll reaffirmed previous pledges to transform his agency into one of the most open and forthcoming in the United States, beginning with the online posting of "every single death report."
Streamlining and speeding up the availability of agency information, Carroll said, will not only allow DCF to quiet its critics -- it may help the agency improve its performance.
"We have to get better at what we do," Carroll said. "If DCF had contact with a child, we should have zero child deaths with those families."
Bedsores and Wounds
The story of the Southeast Region's phantom deaths likely begins at the end of September. That's when Lauderhill police began an investigation into the death of 12-year-old Tamiyah Audain, whose emaciated and pockmarked body was found at the home of her DCF-approved caregiver. Diagnosed at birth with a rare genetic disorder, Tamiyah was wholly dependent on her young cousin for nourishment and medical care.
The Herald learned of the death through sources and sought details from DCF. Agency administrators refused to discuss it.
But an incident report describing Tamiyah's final days later helped fill in the gaps. It was provided to the Herald in response to a public records request. The details were grisly: Though Tamiyah was supposed to be under the protective supervision of a private foster care caseworker, she had become mortally malnourished. Her body was covered with bedsores, one of them a crevasse deep enough to show her bone. Police described a "stench" that pervaded her caregiver's home.
An autopsy concluded that both the cause and manner of Tamiyah's death were undetermined. But it also detailed a pervasive infection, a healing rib fracture and multiple wounds and bedsores. The episode was deeply embarrassing to DCF, which was already reeling from a series of child deaths that had caused DCF's top administrator to resign.
In the ensuing weeks, records show, child abuse investigators in the Southeast Region's five counties ceased filing child death incident reports, which are required by DCF policies.
The missing incidents ran the gamut from gunshot deaths to accidental drownings to smotherings to a murder-suicide.
Meanwhile, the Herald published Innocents Lost -- which detailed the deaths of 477 Florida children over a six-year period -- starting March 26.
Rash of Deaths
In an effort to bring readers up to date, reporters on March 31 requested all child death incident reports statewide since Nov. 1, roughly when the Herald's gathering of death reports had concluded.
As the agency prepared to fulfill the records request, it discovered a strange new development: From at least November onward, the Southeast Region apparently had stopped filing incident reports, though more than two dozen child deaths had occurred in the region, according to the state's child abuse and neglect hotline.
On April 2, a DCF child abuse and quality assurance specialist, Leslie Chytka, wrote in an email that she had found 30 child deaths with no corresponding incident reports -- a violation of agency rules that say such reports must be completed "within one working day" of a child's death. She instructed staff in the region to file reports for all of the 30 deaths.
That led to another email, from another staffer, with the title: "the upcoming rash of incident report deaths." In it, DCF quality assurance manager Frank Perry wrote: "Disregard the next thirty or so incident reports that will be posted in the next day or so. They are child deaths we are aware of but are not in the ... system. I have been asked to create these incidents so they are recorded."
And create them he did -- very quickly. The reports, filed by Perry on April 3 and April 4, are unlike any of the of the 145 or so the Herald received from the rest of the state at that time: They were largely devoid of information. Many of the Perry reports consisted of four sentences or fewer and offered no information, or scant information, regarding each family's history with DCF. Such information is customarily provided in an incident report.
"[Redacted] was found in rigor mortis face down in the blankets where he slept," Perry wrote in one report, neglecting to include a sentence-ending period.
"[Redacted] died from drowning in the pool at the home," he wrote in another, also lacking final punctuation.
And another: "EMS responded to a call from the mother about her daughter, [redacted] being "non-responsive and not breathing."
Only one child death incident report from the region included unredacted details of the family's history with DCF. That one involved a November 2013 case in which an infant from Miami-Dade County was accidentally smothered by a relative in Broward. In the report, DCF administrators blamed the death on a Miami judge who ignored an agency recommendation about where the baby should live.
"A Miami judge overruled a negative homestudy," DCF's then-secretary, Esther Jacobo, wrote in an email that the Herald received later.
Many Priors
One of the incident reports filed on April 4 concerned the Jan. 25 smothering death of a Palm Beach County infant. Perry's incident report described the case this way: "[Redacted] was found face down on a pillow not moving or breathing. The crib was not set up because there was no room."
Manner of death, according to Perry's report: accidental.
By the time Perry filed the report, however, agency administrators knew there was considerable evidence that was not true.
The incident report appears to correspond to a string of emails obtained by the Herald. In the discussion, the Southeast Region's director, Dennis Miles, told DCF's deputy secretary that the baby's death was probably a homicide.
"Originally came in and appeared to be a [sudden infant death] type situation," Miles wrote. "However," he added, "children began stating that the father was seen smothering the baby with a pillow."
As to DCF's history with the family, Miles wrote: "Many priors." Miles downplayed the significance of the agency's involvement with the family by saying most of the prior investigations "are with different combinations of these parents and their ex's." The most recent investigation had occurred earlier in the year. Miles wrote that it was closed unverified -- meaning not determined to be neglect or abuse -- though family members were "uncooperative" with the investigation.
Welles, who apparently reviewed the case, wrote in an email that investigators "could have" considered seeking advice from agency lawyers a year earlier to determine whether the family should have been forced to accept help, or whether the children should have been removed from their parents.
The 8-month-old's siblings were taken into state care following his death. "Kids safe," Welles wrote on Jan. 26.
A Good Mother
One of the most puzzling incident reports concerned the Riviera Beach newborn who died on Dec. 13, 2013 -- the report that Welles insisted be spiked.
Following requests from the Herald, DCF produced what it said was the report originally attached to McCrudden's email. But it was contained in a format that does not match any of the hundreds of incident reports the Herald has reviewed in recent years. DCF later acknowledged that McCrudden -- a nine-year DCF employee and supervisor since April 2013 -- had "filled out the wrong form" -- a document typically used for slip-and-falls at office buildings, or employee injuries.
The incident report given to the newspaper was unusual in other ways. It was not dated. And it contained no information on the family's history with DCF, though such information is included in virtually all such documents.
A DCF spokeswoman later said the newborn's parents had been the subject of four prior investigations, the most recent in 2011. A police report said a DCF complaint had been received last year.
Three of the investigations involved allegations of family violence; the other was a report of substance abuse. None of the reports were verified as abuse or neglect.
The incident report described the baby's mother and grandmother in glowing terms: "The mother is a good mother and takes really good care of the children." The grandmother, it added, "is a great grandmother; she helps care for the children."
The newborn was found dead after her mom placed her in bed along with herself and three other children, a 6-year-old, a 3-year-old and a 1-year-old. This manner of co-sleeping, considered especially dangerous, was linked to an estimated 77 of the 477 deaths reviewed by the newspaper in Innocents Lost. A little before 2 a.m., a police report said, the baby's mom found her face "turned into" her mom's chest. She was "bleeding from her nose, and her lips were purple."
A report from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office attributed the cause of the girl's death to co-sleeping. The mother, the report said, rolled over the infant during the night, "causing her to suffocate."
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Litigation attacking the validity of testamentary documents is commonly referred to as Will and Trust contests. Common grounds for a Will and Trust contest include improper execution of the Testamentary Document, incapacity of the person executing the Testamentary Document, fraud, duress, undue influence or mistake.
Proper Execution. When the proper execution of a Will and / or Trust is challenged, the complaint will consist of allegations that the required formalities of execution of the Testamentary Documents were not followed. The litigation will consist of specific and detailed examination of the witnesses, the attorney(s), the notary and anyone else involved in the execution of the document.
In order for a Will to be valid, the Testator must be at least eighteen (18) years of age or an emancipated minor at the time the Will is executed. The Will must be executed in accordance with the statutory formalities required under Florida Law. The Will must be in writing, and signed by the Testator at the end of the document.
The Testator must sign in the presence of at least two (2) witnesses or acknowledge his or her signature to at least two (2) witnesses.
The witnesses must be competent and sign the Will in the presence of each other and the Testator. In Florida, witnesses may be beneficiaries of the Will.
The testamentary aspects of a Trust are invalid unless the instrument is executed by the Settlor (Creator of the Trust) with the formalities of a Will discussed above. Further, if the testamentary plan consists of a "pour over" Will and a Revocable (Living) Trust, the Trust must be executed before the "pour over" Will is executed to be a valid beneficiary of the Estate.
If the challenging party can prove that any of the foregoing formalities were not followed, the Will and / or Trust will be declared invalid.
Fraud, Duress, Undue Influence or Mistake. A Will or Trust is supposed to reflect the testamentary intentions of the Settlor / Testator. If a Will or Trust is procured by fraud, duress, undue influence or mistake, the testamentary intentions of the Testator / Settlor are defeated. As a result, any Will or Trust proven to be procured by fraud, duress, undue influence or mistake will be voided.
A Will or Trust procured by fraud defeats the Testator's / Settlor's testamentary intentions through deceit. The challenging party must show that the perpetrator made fraudulent representations of material facts to the Testator / Settlor with the intent that the fraudulent representations be acted upon which resulted in a Will or Trust that does not express the Testator's / Settlor's true testamentary intentions.
A Will or Trust procured while the Testator or Settlor was under duress may not reflect the testamentary intentions of the Testator or Settlor.
To void a Will executed under duress, the challenging party must show that the Will or Trust was created under threat of force or blackmail which served to defeat the Testator's / Settlor's testamentary intentions.
Undue influence is a common challenge to a Will or Trust. It is not uncommon for over zealous heirs to improperly impose their wills and desires on older family members which may result in a Will or Trust which reflects the heir's desires and not the testamentary intentions of the Testator / Settlor.
An important consideration in proving undue influence is the establishment of a presumption of undue influence. If a person challenging the Will or Trust is able to make a preliminary showing that one having a substantial benefit under the Will (i.e., a beneficiary) possessed a confidential relationship with the decedent and was active in the procurement of the Will (i.e., recommended attorney or presence at execution), a presumption of undue influence will arise.
Florida Law provides that the presumption of undue influence shifts the burden of proof from the person challenging the Will to the proponent of the Will. Thus, the Will may be voided if the proponent is unable to overcome the presumption.
A Will or Trust challenge based upon mistake requires a showing that the decedent mistakenly executed the wrong document. Mistakes in fact, wording or scriveners errors will not result in the Will or Trust being declared void.
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25. Bo Dallas
Dallas got the crap kicked out of him by Brock Lesnar this Monday on Raw. But hey, at least he got to be on Raw. Will Bo Dallas ever recover his credibility after his treatment by WWE Creative? All you have to do is Bolieve!
24. Zack Ryder
WWE may have buried Ryder deeper than Jimmy Hoffa, but he picked up a win on Superstars against Heath Slater, and I always like to show the long Island Iced Z some love
23. Big Show
The Big Show is still around because he's, well, really big. If WWE could decide whether he is a babyface or heel maybe he can actually engage in some decent matches in the twilight of his career. After all, he is an awe inspiring size, and can move pretty well for an aging giant. There has to be something better for him than the treatment he is currently getting.
22. Randy Orton
Orton picked up a win in an 8-man tag match this week, but until he gets in a rivalry against someone big and actually becomes relevant again, he will remain in the midcard void.
21. Stardust
Stardust is very entertaining to watch, and is a fabulous worker with a great instinct for the business. With that said, I'm just not feelin' his rivalry with Neville. It is incoherent and there isn't a lot of substance to it. I think a big part of it is that two awesome wrestlers like Neville and Stardust need longer matches to really tell their story and show what they can do in the squared circle. Until Stardust starts winning some matches against formidable opponents, however, he will remain towards the bottom of the list.
20. Prime Time Players
PTP managed to get a victory against Los Matadores on Super Stars. As former champs and #1 contenders for the belts, they are technically still in the title picture but will probably be overshadowed by the recently returned Dudley Boyz.
19. Neville
"The Man that Gravity Forgot" will soon become the man the audience forgot if he doesn't start winning some memorable matches and engage in a feud that is more coherent than the one he currently has with Stardust.
18. Rusev
After losing in tag-team competition twice this week, Rusev is stuck in the midcard limbo. His feud with Ziggler is forgettable, and at times, it is down right bizarre. Rusev lost a lot of momentum after his feud with Cena and has been unable to pick it up again.
With a victory over the Bellas on Smackdown, Charlotte and Becky helped to secure PCB's spot in the top 20
16. Cesaro
Cesaro suffered a major loss at SummerSlam against Kevin Owens, but gained a victory in an 8-man tag match on Raw. He needs to start picking up singles victories or the momentum he managed to reestablish since losing Tyson Kidd as a partner will quickly vanish. Cesaro is such a phenomenal wrestler and pure athlete, though, that he even looks strong in defeat.
15. Dean Ambrose
Ambrose was decimated by Bray Wyatt's new henchman Braun Strowman on Monday, and then defeated by Sheamus on Smackdown. "The Lunatic Fringe" may be down now, but its just a matter of time before he is seeking revenge on The Wyatts. He can usually work with anything that creative gives him, and continues to hold his own as one of the best workers on the roster.
14. Roman Reigns
Reigns is steadily improving every week, but Braun Strowman proved to be the Samoan Superman's kryptonite. The way the story is going, however, I'm sure Reigns will have plenty of chances to exact his revenge and boost his ranking in the coming weeks.
13. Dolph Ziggler
Ziggler's feud with Rusev isn't doing anything for either men. While Ziggler and Rusev's match at Summer Slam ended in a no contest after a double count out, his tag matches on Raw and Smackdown ended in two victories, giving "The Showoff" his spot on the list.
12. Kevin Owens
Still buzzing from his victory over The Swiss Superman, Owens went on to lose in an 8-person tag match on Raw the following night, but picked up a victory on Smack Down against fellow NXT alumnus Neville.
With a win over Orton at SummerSlam, and one against Ambrose on Smack Down, Mr. Money is the Bank in bulldozing through the upper midcard. His new gimmick got a little while to get used to, but his aggressive and ruthless new style is earning him great heat and big victories.
10. Team Bella
Despite being upstaged by the NXT divas brought up to the main roster, The Bellas are still the powerhouse in the women's division. They picked up a big win on Raw but couldn't get the back-to-back victories on Smackdown. The Diva's division is still pretty wonky despite the injection of new talent, so expect to see the Bellas as the queen bees for a little while longer.
9. Ryback
Ryback has been on a winning streak lately. After defeating Miz and Big Show at SummerSlam, he went on to earn several victories this week. As IC championship, hopefully we'll see him defend the title in some decent matches in the near future.
8. The Wyatt Family
The Wyatts recovered from their defeat at Summer Slam in a big way with the addition of Braun Strowman to the family. Strowman manhandled Reigns and Ambrose on Raw and again on Smack Down. He makes a great addition to the Wyatts and a man of his size and strength can only boost their rankings in the coming weeks.
7. New Day
The newly crowned tag champs may have been given a one way ticket to Dudleyville, but they still hold the titles, and the team as a whole is really hitting its stride. Their interview with Michael Cole this week on WWE.com was fresh and actually really funny.
6. John Cena
Not only did Cena manage to get revenge on Jon Stewart for interfering in his match at SummerSlam, he also fulfilled his 500th wish for Make-a-Wish for a chronically ill little boy by bringing him to Raw. Say what you want about the Cena we see in the ring, but his commitment to bringing joy to sick children and other charitable acts are what make him a true icon and living legend.
5. Seth Rollins
Rollins is now the WWE Heavyweight and U.S. Champion. He didn't see much action this week on WWE Programming, but the promo with Sting's return made for great television. Rollins is a pure heel whose character has very little redeeming qualities. He owns the microphone and manages to actually be entertaining. Triple H signed off on the match against Sting at Night of Champions, but I can't see Rollins dropping both titles to an icon like Sting at any PPV except one of the "Big 4".
4. The Dudley Boyz
After nearly a decade of absence from the WWE roster, the Dudley Boyz returned on Raw and made a huge impact by putting the newly crowned tag-team champions, New Day, through a table with a 3D, plus they picked up a victory against the Ascension on SmackDown. Hopefully their return is the signal that things are about to be shaken up in the tag division.
3. Undertaker
The Undertaker didn't appear on WWE Programming this week, but I'm still giving him the #3 spot because the storyline between him and Lesnar is easily the most interesting in the company right now, and his apparent heel turn at SummerSlam only adds to the intrigue.
2. Brock Lesnar
As usual, Heyman was on fire on the mic as Lesnar challenged the Taker to one final match. After taking out his frustrations on Bo Dallas, Lesnar never received an answer to his challenge. Despite his loss at SummerSlam, Lesnar still looks like an absolute beast and now has a believable reason to be mad at the Undertaker.
1. Sting
Sting makes the top of the list this week for his spectacular return to a WWE ring. Not only was his comeback a great swerve, but it was also reminiscent of the mysterious yet bad ass Sting we knew and loved from WCW in the 90's. He inserted himself into the title picture and is now the #1 Contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
Do you think anyone should be listed differently?
What can these Superstars do to get back up at the #1 spot?
Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!


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Post-Toronto days.
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The Toronto wrap-ups are rolling in — a few selections:
Although the Toronto Film Festival lacks an official competition, lots of awards are handed out on closing day. As they were announced Saturday, I felt like I was standing on the pier waving sadly as the ship sailed. Although I saw 43 of this year's films, either here or at Telluride, Cannes or Sundance, I managed for the first time to get through the entire festival without having seen a single film that won a prize.
David Poland (who also picks his top twenty from the festival here):
I saw four unmitigated disasters this year at TIFF. (I didn't catch "Tideland," so I remain hopeful.)
All four of the car wrecks were high profile. Part of that is because everything ugly is uglier under a microscope, and part of it is that I'm not real interested in shredding small, helpless indie films whose birth already left enough marks for the filmmakers. Still, the most disastrous directing debut of the festival was that of Stephen J. Mavilla, whose pre-show "no cameras/no cell phones" piece for Motorola was universally despised, marking the fastest rise and fall of a career in movie history, not just TIFF's history. You shouldn't have put your name all over that thing, Steve. So change your name or start writing documentary grant applications.
If you're wondering, his disasters picks are: "Mrs. Harris," with Ben Kingsley and Annette Bening; "Elizabethtown" (nothing but bad buzz about that one — heh, Cameron Crowe!); "Edison" (Justin Timberlake's acting debut); and "Revolver" (Raising the question: when would you call time of death on Guy Ritchie's career? Now, or around "Swept Away"? Or when he married Madonna? You burned bright, Mr. Ritchie.). Also, you can watch Mavilla's piece here.
(Also, baaaad buzz for "Tideland" (sniff!). At a screening the other day we heard someone refer to it as "career suicide for Gilliam.")
Sharon Waxman on the new film investors:
[Several of the big studio acquisitions] are "independent" in the most basic sense: paid for by these individuals and a few other investors who believed in the material. And if Hollywood has expressed skepticism about the affluent neophytes who have entered the business in the past few years – mainly Internet, retail and trust-fund tycoons – this, their first real crop of movies entering the marketplace, may indicate that they have a future in the industry.
Patrick Goldstein on SPC's old-school biz style:
In an era when most studio films vanish from multiplexes in a matter of weeks, Sony Classics will patiently work a film for months to find a broader audience. "Triplets of Belleville," which was released in November 2003, was still in theaters on July 4, 2004. "That's our mantra," says Barker. "The longer you keep a film in the theaters, the more value it'll have down the line."
Eli Roth (who directed "Cabin Fever"), writing to Empire about screening his latest gory horror (gorror?) flick "Hostel" at the festival:
At the first screening…we had not one, but TWO medical emergencies. One guy left
in the middle because he was so distraught and dizzy, and he passed out
and fell down the escalator outside the theater! Paramedics were called
and, luckily, the guy was fine, although if he had died it would have
been a better story.
About 15 minutes later, a woman flees the theater thinking that the film's
giving her a heart attack! She's having chest pains – so the festival
people called the paramedics again!!! Turns out she was fine, too. Oh
well, serves 'em right for leaving in the middle!
Tim Robey of the Telegraph on falling for an unexpected film:
[T]here's no way of summarising [Curtis Hanson's] "In Her Shoes" without making it sound like bog-standard chick-flick mush, but it really isn't.
Hanson has always been a skilled actor's director…and this movie really is the reinvention of Cameron Diaz. She isn't afraid to make Maggie a total hair-flicking pain even past the point when the film strictly needs her to be, but we always know there's something in the character worth redeeming. [Shirley] MacLaine, who has done little but chew scenery for the past decade, reins it all back in to give us a lovely, contained supporting turn.
But even so, it's [Toni] Collette's film, all the way. Rose is more sympathetic than a dozen Bridget Joneses, and this sublime actress – so good at romantic frustration, welling emotion, and outbursts of giggly euphoria – is the reason why.
We dunno about you, but we're feeling positively positive about film again, possibly because we saw "L'Enfant" this morning, but mostly because of all the good words reaching us from TIFF. 'bout damn time.
+ Toronto #8: The winners (RogerEbert.com)
+ TORONTO WRAP UP (The Hot Button)
+ TORONTO WRAP UP. PART 2 (The Hot Button)
+ And the Film Deal Goes to . . . an Outsider (NY Times)
+ Savvy kings of the art house (LA Times)
+ Hostel Causes Hospitalisation (Empire)
+ Toronto Film Festival: when feelgood is actually very good (Telegraph)


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If you have decided to use Ghost as your blog engine, you may soon realize that it's missing one vital thing and that Searching. Since I tend to use my blog as a knoweldge base and a repository of things that took effort to implement, I want to be able to search my content at any time with ease.
Although I believe that the Ghost developers are actively working on integrating Search in the blog engine, there are only a couple of solutions at the moment to help you implement search yourself. One is Google Search and the other is Tapirus.
The Tapirus site contains some setup instructions but, in the end, some parts of the implementation where ommitted :(
So, to save you from going through the same pain, I have included all the necessary steps below so you can easily implement the search on your site.
Step 1
First you will need to head to Tapir's site (here) to obtain your token. This is easy and doesn't require registration, just an email address (yours preferrably) and your sites rss address. Mine is http://cmatskas.com/rss so yours should be fairly similar.
Step 2
Download the Tapirus code. This is available as a zip file here. Extract the javascript files and copy them to your site via ftp or whatever means you use. (I work on WebMatrix since my site is running on Azure). The following files should be placed withing your theme's assets folder. The path should look similar to this root\content\themes\yourtheme\assets\js
- moment.js
- handlebars.js
- jquery.tapirus.js
Step 3
Now we need to reference the jQuery Tapirus script together with the dependencies. Open default.hbs file, located at the root of your theme, and add the following code after {{ghost_foot}}:

Step 4
Next, open your theme's main JavaScript file, named index.js or main.js and add the initialization code within the
(document).ready function as per the example below:
NOTE Do not place it at the end of the file as instructed on Tapirus's website as this will cause javascript errors!!!
* Main JS file for Casper behaviours
/*globals jQuery, document */
(function ($) {
"use strict";
Remember to replace 'YourPublicToken' with the public token you got during step 1
Step 5
Edit the HTML inside the default.hbs or index.hbs page in order to add the search textbox and decide where and how you want to display the search results. In my case, I decided to put the search box right below the header and the results are displayed right below it as per the example:
<form class="site-search">
<input type="search" class="search-box">

Step 6 - Optional
Finally, you may want to make your search results look slightly nicer and add some formatting and css magic. Open the screen.css file from your theme's Assets\css folder and paste the following css code:
width: 250px;
float: right;
font-size: 1.8rem;
margin-right: 10px;
text-align: center;
margin-bottom: 20px;
.search-result h2 {
font-size: 2rem;
text-transform: uppercase;
font-weight: 600;
.search-results h3 {
padding-top: 50px;
color: #99CCFF;
font-size: 2rem;
/*text-transform: uppercase;*/
font-weight: 500;
.search-result time {
font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
font-size: 1.8rem;
Feel free to edit it as you feel best to match your overall site.
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The word count, so far, looks like this:
Day 1: Zilch-o-rama. Brain is vapor, too much to do. Tuesdays are 'analog' so I'll get a good start then.
Day 2: 400, need quiet to focus.
Day 3: 3189, wrote 6 pages longhand on looseleaf, blogged it here.
Day 4: 5084, expounded on the looseleaf transcription and filled in the gaps.
Today, day 5: 6,057 as of a little after 1pm today.
Spent most of the morning capturing ideas that I wanted to incorporate. Timeline was a big hangup for me so I started working on an outline of sorts. The outline has the normal layout, but there are points that spread out into complete dialogue or full scene layouts that I gratefully accepted as they came. Hoping that happens more often but I have a lot to work with right now so it's cool.
Plot is forming and unfolding its wings. Knew my beginning and wrote my entire first chapter first. Reacquainted myself with Caitlyn and went, "Oh crap. That wasn't how it happened, I forgot that. Grrr. How am I going to work that out." Simple: Set it aside, ignore it's existence. Come back to it. DON'T edit.
I know how my main character Caitlyn is going to handle things but no clue about the rest. Ok, I'm lying. I have no clue, in truth, how Caitlyn is going to handle it since she is already developing some personality quirks I'd not seen before. You think you know a person…
Caitlyn is an old LARP character of mine; LARP is "live action roleplay". Basically, as I have been quoted in print, it is "Interactive Impromptu Theatre". I made her as a 'one night wonder', storyline fodder for the night's game. You know…go in, throw a few plot twists to mess with people, get gacked and build another character for the next game…
Fat chance.
I played Caitlyn for over a year.
I have never had so much fun as a character actor in my life. She was nationally known by people I had never even spoken to. There was always a little bit of pride mixed in with the unnerving feeling I got meeting people from other parts of the state/country for the first time. I never got used to hearing "OH!! YOU'RE Caitlyn!"
Caitlyn had depth and her background was fun to research. Writing and developing character backgrounds has always been a greta love of mine and it has been a HUGE help with participating in NaNoWriMo. I learned a lot about (various parts of) history and even about myself in the time that I spent with her.
It has been like having an old friend come stay for a long visit. So much to talk about. hehe Decidely, I am leaving the storytelling to Caitlyn since she knows what's going on. I am just along for the ride apparently so I might as well kick back and enjoy the show. hehe
Ok, back to the storyboard, literally!


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Bassists who rock gotta have the Big Block. And here it is... the Mesa Boogie Big Block 750! Answering your demands for a rig bad enough to anchor Mesa's Recto wall of gain, here is 750 watts of crushing fundamental, pure and mean. Simplicity rules this front panel. No high-tech overkill between you and fast, fat tone. Straight-ahead circuitry delivers instant attack with massive authority. Just the brutal, potent truth, served up with mighty attitude. Mesa's exclusive Simul-StateÖ technology provides all-tube performance from input jack right up to the dual Mosfet power blocks. A classic all-tube tone stack is augmented by an additional active mid with a sweepable frequency control. This lets you zero in on the precise region of attack to let you drive the band where it needs to go. The Big Block features dual mid-range controls. A wide band passive mid takes care of overall midrange blend while the semi-parametric active mid lets you focus in on specific regions. A footswitchable all-tube overdrive, sporting its own dedicated drive and master controls, adds a menacing growl to your sound, sinking teeth into the mix. The all tube overdrive circuit allows for a warm range of distortion, from subtle fur to a rebellious grind. The overdrive master gives you a separate volume level for the overdrive mode.
Twin fans cool the dual power blocks arrayed with no less than 12 custom matched Mosfet output devices. Even these power units are directly driven by one of the 8 tube stages in the Big Block 750. This is Simul-State, tight and focused, warm and musical. The M-Pulse all-tube preamp guarantees musical warmth all the way through the tube driver stage. Dual power blocks with dual cooling fans house a battery of 12 custom mosfets! Massive toroidial transformer produces stunning current while reducing noise. For convenience, tuner outputs are provided front and rear. The rear panel features also include a series Effects Loop and a slave out with its own dedicated level control. Handy front and rear panel tuner outputs with footswitchable mute function allows silent tuning during performances. A balanced XLR direct out is switchable between Pre and Post and includes a separate Level control and ground lift. Quarter inch and Speak-On jacks deliver this massive horsepower to the cabinet(s) of your choice. The massive power of The Big Block calls for heavy duty ōSpeak-Onö XLR speaker outputs. Current this big likes a wide road to travel on. Standard ╝ inch are also provided for compatibility with any cabinet.
The heritage of rock bass has been built on vacuum tube tone. The Big Block 750 elevates todayÆs bass performance while paying homage to that great tradition. Here is a menacing new amp that's infused with the percussion, warmth and feel of an all-tube classic while providing double or even triple the output power, and at a fraction of the weight. Big Block torque rules!
Mesa Boogie Big Block 750 750 Watt Rack Mount Bass Amp Features: Ģ750 Watts @ 2 Ohms (550 @ 4, 280 @ 8), Simul-State Power / 12 Tube Driven Power MOSFET's, 4x12AX7 ĢActive/Passive Input Switch Ģ8 Stage Vacuum Tube Preamplifier with Gain, Active Bass, Active & Passive Mids, Mid Frequency (Adjustable from 200 Hz to 2 kHz), Active Treble & Master Volume Controls ĢFootswitchable Vacuum Tube Over-Drive with Independent Over-Drive & Master Level Controls ĢTuner Output with Footswitchable Amplifier Mute ĢFX Loop with True "Hard" Bypass Switch ĢBalanced XLR Line Out with Pre/Post Switch, Level Control & Ground Lift Ģ2 Speakon and 2 1/4" Speaker Output Jacks ĢSlave Out w/Level Control ĢTwo Speed, Dual Fan Cooling Ģ2 Button Footswitch (Over-Drive & Mute) Ģ2 Rack Spaces ĢBlack Bronco Vinyl ĢHandbuilt in Petaluma, California
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Two Maryland roads were closed Friday morning due to flooding.
In Gaithersburg, MD-124 between Brink Road and Watkins Road was closed due to heavy rain from Thursday night. As of 6 a.m. Friday, Riffle Ford Road at Darnestown Road in Germantown was closed; and in Clarksburg, Newcut Road was closed at N. Frederick Road.
Doppler radar estimated 3-4 inches of rain fell over parts of the warned area between Damascus and Cooksville by about 8:40 p.m.
Around 8 p.m., a swift water rescue team responded to a report of a car stuck in high water at McEndree and Rover Mill in West Friendship, according to Howard County Fire & EMS.
Most flash flood deaths occur in automobiles. Motorists are reminded never to drive where water covers the road, as floodwater usually is deeper than it appears and just a foot of flowing water can sweep vehicles off the road.
Some storms produced damaging winds, lightning and hail.
A tornado warning for Frederick and Clarke counties expired at 5:30 p.m. Doppler radar indicated a tornado, but there is no confirmation on the ground Storm Team 4 Chief Meteorologist Doug Kammerer said.
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The Jimmy Green Marine Rigging Team invite you to try our wire rigging service involving the meticulous production of complete rigging wires to your exact lengths and specifications.
Jimmy Green Marine offers a comprehensive range of...
The Jimmy Green Marine Rigging Team invite you to try our wire rigging service involving the meticulous production of complete rigging wires to your exact lengths and specifications.
Jimmy Green Marine offers a comprehensive range of wire rope terminals suitable for marine and architectural applications from stock to complement the stainless steel wire. More obscure fittings can be obtained from our Rigging Manufacturer partners at reasonable notice to solve any manner of rigging issues.
Deadlines are there to be met and Team Jimmy Green take great pride in delivering on schedule, whether in the UK or the other side of the world.
Marine Grade 316 stainless steel 1x19 wire is generally the wire rope of choice for Yacht Rigging with cruising performance in mind.
Compact dyform offers increased performance for the racer. 7x19 is the flexible option for running rigging.
Leading marine industry manufacturers such as Sta-Lok, Petersen Stainless, BSI, Selden and KOS are carefully sourced to ensure all our completed wire rigging is of the highest possible quality.
Jimmy Green produce Wire Rigging on machines recognised as the best in the marine industry - up to date, serviced WireTechnik Hydraulic Roller Press and Cabco Talurit Hydraulic Presses are on hand in our Rigging Workshop at Jimmy Green to carry out the work.
All prices include swaging onto the wire rope.
Strict Quality Control Procedures and Accountability Systems ensure that only the best quality stainless steel wire and terminals are considered. Traceability is an important feature of the Jimmy Green assurance policy: Stainless Steel Wire - Quality Control and Care
Jimmy Green Marine offer the full range of Sta-Lok and Petersen swage terminals e.g. eye, forks, tees, strap toggles plus all manner of turnbuckle and backstay insulator options.
Jimmy Green Marine also offer the full range of Sta-Lok and Petersen Hi Mod DIY fittings plus Norseman replacement cones manufactured by Tylaska Marine for wire rigging solutions involving one end swaged, the other end left long for finishing in situ.
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The Jimmy Green Rigging Team are always on hand to help you through this process, by email or on the telephone.
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An interesting article written by Victor R. Fuchs titled "How and Why US Health Care Differs From That in Other OECD Countries" appears in JAMA, January 2, 2013,Vol 309, No. 1, pp. 33-34. The article attempts to discuss the difference between the U.S. Healthcare system and other countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
One way they differ is that the healthcare expenditures in the U.S. are twice as high. A second way they differ is that the share of expenditures funded by the U.S. government is lower. Most OECD countries have a tax-supported system healthcare system that is able to have lower administrative costs and is able to negotiate costs more aggressively with drug companies and physicians. Thirdly, there are differences in care with the U.S. being more technology intensive such as with MRIs.
The author then argues some reasons for the differences. He says that in the U.S. individuals appear more distrustful of government, and that this has a deeply historic cause. Of course the author points out that Medicare and Medicaid are an exemption to this. I find this argument hard to believe. For example, many Americans put money in a private bank, yet they want to make sure they have FDIC insurance which is backed by the government so that their money doesn't evaporate if the bank goes out of business.
The author goes on to make the following argument
"Closely related to the weaker support for government action in the United States is a reluctance to achieve more equal for the population through redistributive public policy. Although US individuals have always rejected European- style class distinctions that required deference and subservience, the declaration that "all men are created equal" did not carry any suggestion of equality of outcomes, such as in income or health."
I'm not really sure I entirely buy this argument either, although the author later goes on to say that their is a sense of wanting to have redistributive public policy amongst homogenous groups such as with race, religion, and national origin.
The author later goes on to say
"Many observers attribute US failure to enact comprehensive health care reform to the opposition of "special interests," such as pharmaceutical and device manufacturers, insurance companies, physicians (especially those in high-income specialties), and hospitals. But all countries have special interests; only in the United States have they been particularly successful in blocking comprehensive reform."
I find it interesting that the author argues that U.S. individuals appear more distrustful of government as opposed to other special interests that have agendas that run counter to the best interests of U.S. individuals. Hence, it would seem that U.S. individuals should be more trusting of the government.


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For government employees, an out-of-town conference isn't as much fun as it used to be.
To avoid media scrutiny, any city considered to be a travel destination or vacation hot spot are off limits, reports the Wall Street Journal.
"We do have guidance that says avoid locations and accomodations that give the appearance of being lavish or are resort locations," said a spokeswoman for the Department of Justice.
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Acording to a May e-mail from an FBI employee obtained by the U.S. Travel Association and viewed by the Wall Street Journal, The Department of Justice decided "conferences are not to be held in cities that are vacation destinations/spa/resort/gambling."
"We get the sense that these agencies are worried about scrutiny, and inorder to avoid criticism from the media they are essentially willing to spend more money and do things that they think will prevent them media scrutiny," said Geoff Freeman, senior vice president of public affairs for the U.S. Travelers Association. "In the quest to demonize travel, we're killing jobs."
Travel industry lobbiest charge that the policy has backfired. By blacklisting a gablimng mecca like Nevada, governemnt agencies are missing out on thousands of hotel rooms and millions of square feet of conference space at a discounted price, according to officials from the U.S. Travel Association.
The ban is also giving the hotel industry a black eye it would rather not have. Freeman said an estimated $240 billion was spent on business travel in the U.S. in 2007, and the group estimates that 2.4 million Americans rely on business travel.
The General Service Administration, the group that sets the amount government employees can spend per day at each destination, says no restricitons have been put in place. The ban, so far, has been self-enforced.
According to a staffer with the Department of Agriculture, the criteria for a conference destination is a travel hub, low cost, and a non-resort. While resort locations aren't technically "banned" justification must be provided to supervisors for approval, all but making it an impossibility.
"To ensure the proper use of taxpayer dollars, we are continually reviewing and eliminating unnecessary travel and encouraging staff to instead use videoconferencing," said Agriculture Department spokesman, Justin DeJong.


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Welcome to the First Community Podcast where we talk about life and faith with our First Baptist Family.
Caroline and April get to talk with Zach Pippin about working in the government, mission trips, and the importance of forming a relationship with communities you serve around the world and frequently returning to those locations. Hear the impressive story of how Zach made it to Haiti his first time and tales from subsequent visits. Find out ways that you can get involved with missions at First by listening below.
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Hosted by April Adams and Caroline Roberts, this podcast aims to bring our church family closer together and expand past our walls by discussing relevant topics about our faith and having guests from our community come on and share their stories. We hope that you'll get to know the family better and join in on the discussion as well. Got questions or something to add? Comment in the comment section below; we'd love to hear from you!


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Avoid import loop in Python 3.3. Fixes
Under Python 3.3, site.py can run into an import loop if distribute is on the sys.path more than once (or a second version of distribute is on the sys.path - don't blame me, sys.path can be messy.). This is likely due to changes to the import machinery [1].
To fix this, the
import imp statement has been moved further down, into the try/except clause, to catch cases when distribute tries to load itself or a sibling.
Patch 'site.py': [[https://bitbucket.org/stefanholek/distribute/changeset/dfc6aafc0d21]]
[1] Python 3.3 import changes: http://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/3.3.html#using-importlib-as-the-implementation-of-import
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The Lonely Planet calls Austria "the last bastion of smoking" and, very disappointingly, you can still smoke in a lot of pubs and cafes in Vienna. If a place is larger than a certain size it has to have a dedicated non smoking section. Establishments even have the choice to be totally non smoking. But there are plenty of interesting, tiny places in Vienna that are so small they are not required by law to have two sections. A lot of them have opted to be totally smoking.
If most places have separate sections, then what am I complaining about? As many of us know from bygone days in the UK the non smoking section is usually in the ugliest part of an establishment, or the partition between smoking and non smoking is so wholly inadequate that it reeks.
Many office buildings here still have smoking rooms which basically stink out the whole corridor or make the people who emerge from then smell so bad they might as well be giant, walking cigarettes. I've met lots of students who like to smoke and like to be able to smoke in pubs. They bemoan the separate sections, saying that it separates groups of friends. Do you know what also separates groups of friends? That's right; lung cancer. Apart from the obvious health risks, I find it all terribly old fashioned that smoking would be so protected. The stance on smoking has been linked back to culture. Friends have told me that it's "so Austrian" for them to reject the moves that most of Europe has followed because they don't want to be like everybody else; but more so, they don't like to be told what to do. 'People should decide for themselves' is the justification I most often hear in relation to the smoking rules. Others simplify the argument and say it's simply because, for Austrians, drinking and smoking cannot be separated; it would be like a sausage without mustard. Culturally for me, a smoky pub equals a blast from the past and seems a little, well, backwards.
I know lots of people who decide whether to go on a night out depending on the smoking status of the venue. The first thing I do when in need of a drink or bite to eat is look for the red and green sign on the door which announces whether it is totally smoking, totally non smoking, or a mixture of both. I have made a point of lingering so that hopeful waiting staff come out and ask if we are coming in and then walk away when we discover it is smoking. Things will only change when business suffers as well as health.
Last weekend was a bit of a victory; the nice pub down the road that we hadn't been to for a while because the non smoking section was small, always packed and in the least atmospheric part of the pub, had swapped the sections and now dedicates most space to non smokers. It was a happy day for me in the Fischer Brau, and I also think the bar staff, the people who are never mentioned in this smoking debate, must appreciate the lack of fog around the bar.


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Magneticraft is a mod for those looking for more realistic approach to machines and factories. This mod introduces two types of energy: Electricity and Heat, as well as many machines producing them, converting them into each other and using them for things such as mining, ore processing or oil processing. Electricity and Heat can be produced by different sources, including wind, solid fuel, oil, solar panels and others. Electricity can also be generated from Thermal Expansion RF, RailCraft Charge or IndustrialCraft2 EU and can be converted into RF.
- Early game ore doubling.
- New Energy system (TESLA compatible).
- Auto-breeding system.
- Electric furnace.
- JEI support.
How to install:
- Download and install Minecraft Forge.
- Download and install CodeChickenCore. (Only for Minecraft 1.7.10)
- Download and install Forge Multipart. (Only for Minecraft 1.7.10)
- Download the mod.
- Click on the Start Menu in Windows.
- Type run into the search box, and select the Run program at the top of the results.
- Type %appdata% into the Run program, and press Enter.
- Go to .minecraft/mods folder.
- Drag and drop the downloaded jar (zip) file into that.
- Enjoy the mod.


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Hard luck to Limerick on their narrow defeat
Commiserations to the Limerick footballers on their very narrow defeat to Cork in the Munster football final. Despite a wonderful effort from all involved Limerick were defeated by the smallest of margins. Great credit is due to the entire panel and hopefully the lads can regroup over the next week before entering round four of the qualifiers. Well done to our own Joe Redington and also to Ger Collins who played well throughout the match and who scored a great point from play just after half time.
On Saturday next a torch will be carried from the birthplace of Michael Cusack, founder member of the GAA, in Carron, Co. Clare to Hayes Hotel in Thurles. The torch run will pass through the parish of Milford and our club are honoured to be able to participate in this historic event. The torch is due in Limerick at 3 o'clock. Milford encourages all our supporters to support the run as it passes through the parish.
Our junior footballers entertained Patrickswell last Wednesday in round three of the city junior football league. Despite fielding a very under strength team, the Milford lads acquitted themselves very well throughout the match but despite a strong performance in a number of key areas, Patrickswell took the points following a 3-5 to 8 points win.
Junior football training on Tuesday and Thursday night at 7 o'clock in Roselawn.
Our club website continues to be one of the leading GAA websites in Ireland. The website now includes detailed maps of every GAA pitch in the country. Limerick 's most comprehensive list of club fixtures and results remains available on the club website: www.milford.limerick.gaa.ie.MILFORD CLG - LIG AMACH DO LAOCH ISTIGH
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UFC President, Dana White gives a little light on his descision to make the middleweight title rematch between current champion, Anderson Silva and trash talking rival, Chael Sonnen after the UFC 136 event in Houston, Texas.
Speaking via USA Today, Dana said:
"Those guys really don't like each other. Anderson, I don't know if any of you saw his face when (Chael) won, but he wasn't doing the whole joking around thing. He (Silva) was pissed and he's really upset about the whole smacking his wife on the butt thing and cook him dinner. He's really upset about it. He's really pissed about it. Probably, (I'll make this fight), yeah. More than likely. I don't like to commit to anything the night of the fight, you know what I mean? But yeah, I'd be pretty fucking stupid if I don't make that fight."


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We can create Shopping Cart Price Rules from the Admin panel of our store from Promotions->Shopping Cart Price Rules. Click on "Add New Rule" button and Fill all the information about your shopping cart price rule with Conditions and Actions which you want.
The Shopping Cart Price Rules are to be applied when customer reaches to Shopping Cart Page or adds any product into cart.
The shopping cart price rule has divided into mainly 3 tabs which are following.
1). Rule Information:-
Here, you can specify the details of the rule like, Rule Name, Description, Status, accessibility, coupon code etc.
2). Conditions: –
In a conditions tab you can put the condition for applying the price rule on cart when the conditions will true then shopping cart price rule will be applied to the cart.
3). Actions: –
In an actions tab you can update the price of particular product and whole cart as well with Fixed Amount Discount, Percent of Product Price Discount, etc. and you can also put conditions for shopping cart price rules in Actions tab as well.
4). Labels: –
Here, you can specify label of price rule which will display on cart page.
I have created the example code of shopping cart price rule with following information.
-> The Rule will only be applied when the "Price" is greater than or equal to (>=) to 200.
-> The Rule will be applied explicitly on specific product as a percentage discount by certain amount of discount (Here: BY 25 PERCENT) of Currency Amount.
<?php ini_set('max_execution_time', 600); ini_set('memory_limit', '1024M'); require 'app/Mage.php'; $app = Mage::app(''); $labels = array('0'=>'25% off','1'=>'25% off','2'=>'25% off','3'=>'25% off'); $shoppingCartPriceRule = Mage::getModel('salesrule/rule'); $shoppingCartPriceRule ->setName("25% off") ->setDescription('Get 25% Discount on Product which price is greater than or equal to 200') ->setIsActive(1) ->setWebsiteIds(array(1)) ->setCustomerGroupIds(array(0,1,2,3,4)) ->setFromDate('') ->setToDate('') ->setSortOrder('') ->setSimpleAction('by_percent') ->setDiscountAmount(25) ->setStopRulesProcessing(0); $priceCondition = Mage::getModel('salesrule/rule_condition_product') ->setType('salesrule/rule_condition_product') ->setAttribute('price') ->setOperator('>=') ->setValue(200); try { $shoppingCartPriceRule->getActions()->addCondition($skuCondition); $shoppingCartPriceRule->save(); $rule_id = $shoppingCartPriceRule->getId(); $shoppingCartPriceRule = Mage::getResourceModel('salesrule/rule'); $shoppingCartPriceRule->saveStoreLabels($rule_id,$labels); } catch (Exception $e) { Mage::getSingleton('core/session')->addError(Mage::helper('catalog')->__($e->getMessage())); return; } ?>


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Designed by Arik Levy
Manufactured by Artemide
Product code: ART-DAL0027*
Stablight pendant light by Arik Levy for Artemide.
The Stab pendant light comes in three different shapes, each available in a choice of three colours. The glass is blown and shaped by hand in a traditional bohemian method that uses hardwood blocks as moulds. The surface is then polished to a high gloss, giving the glass an added clarity.
The Stab pendant can be hung individually or grouped together as a light installation.
Available in the colours clear green/amber, clear blue, and clear brown.
1 x GU10 LED max 6.8W
Stab A: 13.5dia x 12.7cmh
Stab B: 10dia x 27.2cmh
Stab C: 21.2dia x 16.6cmh
Cable drop - 210cm
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