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President Obama's FY 2011 budget makes education a priority
Proposed budget demonstrates strong commitment to education and the future
WASHINGTON - February 03, 2010 -
President Barack Obama today released his budget proposal for fiscal year 2011. It includes a more than seven percent increase in funding for education.
The following statement can be attributed to National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel:
"We are encouraged that President Obama's budget includes a significant increase in funding for education. His budget reflects his understanding that education fuels success—for our students and for our nation as well. We are especially encouraged that despite the serious economic challenges we currently face, the President remains steadfast in his commitment to our students and the future of our country.
"While we are continuing to carefully review the details of the President's budget, we applaud the apparent emphasis on developing systems to strengthen and improve education from early childhood to college. For example, the President is taking steps to strengthen and expand early childhood education. We applaud the $989 million increase in funding for Head Start and Early Head Start and the increased investment in programs that serve the needs of diverse students.
"The President's plan includes a proposal to end student lending subsidies to banks and shift the savings to programs that make college accessible for more Americans. It also includes more money for the Pell Grant program, which will help more students pay for college, and increased funding to revitalize community colleges, which would help make college accessible to more Americans. We enthusiastically embrace the President's goal to once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020.
"NEA supports elements in the President's budget to reform education in America and bring about change that works to benefit students. We applaud innovation in education as long as it helps to improve student success. We look forward to continued collaboration with the administration to build a system of accountability that really prepares students for college and 21st century careers.
"All in all, President Obama's proposed 2011 budget bodes well for education. Even in these tough economic times, it is clear that the president is unwilling to sacrifice the future of our children and our nation. He said in his State of the Union address that a world class education is the best anti-poverty program available and he demonstrates the depth of that belief with an increase in education spending. We are committed to working with the president to move forward an agenda that focuses on innovation in education and programs that make a world class education possible for all of America's students."
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This is a 1946 Sinbad the Sailor movie ad apparently torn out of a magazine. I just found it today. I realize that they are not rare. However when I searched online for the exact same one I could not find it. I do love this pick though because my mom had the old Technicolor VHS of this movie. When I was a kid I would watch it over and over and over. That was about 17-20 yrs ago. I'm 24 now and still enjoy the movie. They just don't make movies like that anymore. Any body know its value, if any? (I paid $5 for it :) )

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Torontonians tend to hibernate in winter, annoyed at the prospect of standing in a line outside during a blizzard in hopes of scoring a seat at one of the city's popular no-reservations restaurants.
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Miraj Hammam Spa by Caudalie Paris offers a unique urban oasis where Moroccan-style steam bath pairs perfectly with a wine-focused French spa. Rest and relax while inhaling a refreshing mist in a petite hot steam chamber then exhale on Jerusalem gold marble while a sarong-wrapped therapist offers an invigorating full body exfoliation.
The Shangri-La's breezy Lobby Lounge is Toronto's favourite living room and the perfect setting to sip tea and nibble on dainty sandwiches. The afternoon tea program here offers a staggering selection of over 60 premium loose leaf sourced from around the globe. Relax in front of a booming fireplace with a hot chai while watching the snow sparkle across the hustle and bustle of University Avenue.
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Toronto's ultimate boutique spa experience can be found at the luxurious Hazelton Hotel in the heart of Yorkville. The Spa at the Hazelton is an intimate space with only four treatment rooms. The spa's signature Hazelton Massage features fragrant holly oil and customized bodywork to match each client's unique needs.
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Fredegar Bolger was one of the Conspirators, a small group of Hobbits who knew that Frodo had the Ring. Fatty was a descendant of Hildibrand Took (T.A. 2849–2934), one of the many sons of the Old Took. He was the son of Odovacar Bolger and Rosamunda Took.
When Frodo Baggins, Sam, Merry and Pippin set out to take the Ring to Rivendell, Fredegar stayed behind in an attempt to keep up appearances and delay news of their departure. He was frightened half out of his wits by the arrival of the Nazgûl but escaped unharmed. Fredegar could have gone with Frodo and his companions into the Old Forest, but was terrified of the stories about it. Though Merry tried to persuade him that the Old Forest would be nothing compared to meeting the Ringwraiths, Fatty was adamant, so the other Hobbits went into the forest with only the knowledge of Merry to aid them.
Fatty was born in 2980. He had a younger sister, Estella Bolger (2985–?), who married Meriadoc Brandybuck.
During Saruman's rule of the Shire he led a group of partisans fighting against the Ruffians around the hills of Scary, before eventually being captured. He was imprisoned and starved, meaning that after his release nobody could call him Fatty any more.
In earlier drafts of The Lord of the Rings, Fatty Bolger played a much larger role, but this was later abandoned. His role survives as a minor anomaly in the book — before the Hobbits go into the Old Forest, they have five ponies prepared — but only take four. Bolger was originally supposed to go with them.


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We have compiled this list of common names, terms and materials used in old and new buildings, and have also added a short definition of each term. This list is almost certainly not complete, and is to be used as a work in progress. Hopefully it will help modellers to know each part of a building.
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This cheese bake is very easy and quick, so anyone can make this, including those who have lots to do or those of you who have not enough time.
1. Cut the big prawn in half.
2. Put mayonnaise, milk, mustard , salt and pepper in a jam jar. Close the lid and shake it.
3. Place the broccoli and the prawn into an ovensafe dish.
This traditional German Christmas Stollen bread is a festive addition to your holiday celebration! The rich, buttery sweet bread is studded with a variety of dried fruits like cranberries, cherries and raisins, nuts, subtle notes of citrus, and plenty of warm spices. Finish it off with a blizzard of powdered sugar, grab a warm cup of coffee, and settle in for the ultimate cozy treat!
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This is a collection of information copied from the wikipedia interspersed with some Psychedelic Photographic art pieces.
But first Here is an original poem Inspired By Salvia Divornium Followed By a Link to a Short Film
Ok let's get up I'll just get the over by this gotta get the
keys are over near the OK NOW i'll just get out of this.
Wait! Ok I'm sitting here in the car and I have the lighter
and my wallet and I 'm just gonna get my coat and I'll be
I am I'm getting out of the
wait did I just drop
I'm getting out of the car
and here I'm getting out of the car
I'll just be getting out of the
and there
oh here go the feet
Ah I can breath
I'm getting out of this
I can feel the other thing
coming over the top but It's not
wait I'm getting out
I'll just swing my way up out of the car
ah I can breath again
getting out
this is the thing isn't it
here we go getting out
Hey look
I'm over here I'm getting out
just like you
we all get out
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breath deep
now they are all up
all up all over
we got out up
swung right up and popped down here
right next to this car
we all get up
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Machine elves (also known as fractal elves, self-transforming elf machines) is a term coined by the late ethnobotanist, writer and philosopher Terence McKenna to describe the apparent entities that are often reported by individuals usingtryptamine-based psychedelic drugs, especially DMT.[1] References to such encounters can be found in many cultures ranging from shamanic traditions of Native Americans to indigenous Australians and African tribes, as well as amongWestern users of these substances.[2]
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This concept may be related to a tendency for the brain to imagine living entities during certain altered states[citation needed]. The best example of this is the extremely common feeling of a living presence during sleep paralysis (which has been theorized as the origin of the succubus, as well as a common theme in many alien abduction stories). However, Terence McKenna and Dr. Rick Strassman have both asserted the sense of reality of the experience is distinct from ordinary hallucinatory experiences, leading both researchers to speculate that perhaps the physics of many worlds is involved.[1]Jacques Vallee has proposed that the entities met may be of an interdimensional nature in his interdimensional hypothesis.
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James Kent has put forth a different explanation for machine elves.[3] Kent postulates that the DMT landscape is simply disrupting or "editing" our processing of visual information and causing a chaotic interpretation of it inspired by hyperactivephosphene activity. The brain may fill in the blanks and since we all have an affinity for anthropomorphic things, a humanoid entity may appear out of all this chaos. Our "imaginal workplace" will take the center stage in brain activity, allowing internal data to be interpreted as external stimuli.
When reflecting upon his mescaline experiences Aldous Huxley suggested that there was something, which he called Mind at Large, which was filtered by the ordinary functioning of the human brain to produce ordinary experience. [4]
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At about minute one or two of a DMT trip, according to McKenna, one may burst through a chrysanthemum-like mandala, and find:
There's a whole bunch of entities waiting on the other side, saying "How wonderful that you're here! You come so rarely! We're so delighted to see you!"
They're like jewelled self-dribbling basketballs and there are many of them and they come pounding toward you and they will stop in front of you and vibrate, but then they do a very disconcerting thing, which is they jump into your body and then they jump back out again and the whole thing is going on in a high-speed mode where you're being presented with thousands of details per second and you can't get a hold on [them …] and these things are saying "Don't give in to astonishment", which is exactly what you want to do. You want to go nuts with how crazy this is, and they say "Don't do that. Pay attention to what we're doing".
What they're doing is making objects with their voices, singing structures into existence. They offer things to you, saying "Look at this! Look at this!" and as your attention goes towards these objects you realise that what you're being shown is impossible. It's not simply intricate, beautiful and hard to manufacture, it's impossible to make these things. The nearest analogy would be the Fabergé eggs, but these things are like the toys that are scattered around the nursery inside a U.F.O., celestial toys, and the toys themselves appear to be somehow alive and can sing other objects into existence, so what's happening is this proliferation of elf gifts, which are moving around singing, and they are saying "Do what we are doing" and they are very insistent, and they say "Do it! Do it! Do it!" and you feel like a bubble inside your body beginning to move up toward your mouth, and when it comes out it isn't sound, it's vision. You discover that you can pump "stuff" out of your mouth by singing, and they're urging you to do this. They say "That's it! That's it! Keep doing it!".
We're now at minute 4.5 [of the trip] and you speak in a kind of glossolalia. There is a spontaneous outpouring of syntax unaccompanied by what is normally called "meaning". After a minute or so of this the whole thing begins to collapse in on itself and they begin to physically move away from you. Usually their final shot is that they wave goodbye and say "Deja vu! Deja vu!".
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The term psychedelic is derived from the Greek words ψυχή (psyche, "mind") and δηλείν (delein, "to manifest"), hence "mind-manifesting", the implication being that psychedelics can access and develop unused potentials of the human mind.[1] The word was coined by Humphrey Osmond, loathed by Richard Schultes, but championed by Timothy Leary.[2]
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The word psychedelic (From Ancient Greek ψυχή (psychê) mind, soul + δηλος (dêlos)manifest, reveal + -ic) was coined to express the idea of a drug that makes manifest a hidden but real aspect of the mind. It is commonly applied to any drug with perception-altering effects such as LSD, psilocybin, DMT, 2C-B, mescaline and DOB as well as a panoply of othertryptamines, phenethylamines and yet more exotic chemicals.
The term "psychedelic" is used interchangeably with "psychotomimetic" and "hallucinogen",[4]thus it can refer to a large number of drugs such as classical hallucinogens (LSD, psilocybin,mescaline, etc.), entactogens (e.g. MDMA), cannabinoids and dissociative drugs (e.g.ketamine). The classical hallucinogens are considered to be the representative psychedelics and LSD is generally considered the prototypical psychedelic.[4] In order to refer to the LSD-like psychedelics, scientific authors have used the term "classical hallucinogen" in the sense defined by Glennon (1999): "The classical hallucinogens are agents that meet Hollister's original definition, but are also agents that: (a) bind at 5-HT2 serotonin receptors, and (b) are recognized by animals trained to discriminate 1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylphenyl)-2-aminopropane (DOM) from vehicle.[5] Otherwise, when the term "psychedelic" is used to refer only to the LSD-like psychedelics (a.k.a. the classical hallucinogens), authors explicitly point that they intend "psychedelic" to be understood according to this more restrictive interpretation (e.g. see Nichols, 2004).[6]
Common herbal and fungal sources of psychedelics include psilocybe mushrooms (largely psilocybe cubensis), variousayahuasca preparations, peyote, Peruvian Torch, and San Pedro cactus.
One explanatory model for the experiences provoked by hallucinogens is the "reducing valve" concept, first articulated inAldous Huxley's book The Doors of Perception.[7] In this view, the drugs disable the brain's "filtering" ability to selectively prevent certain perceptions, emotions, memories and thoughts from ever reaching the conscious mind. This effect has been described as mind expanding, or consciousness expanding, for the drug "expands" the realm of experience available to conscious awareness.[citation needed]
Psychedelic effects can vary depending on the precise drug and dosage, as well as the set and setting. "Trips" range between the short but intense effects of intravenous DMT to the protracted ibogaine experience, which can last for days. Appropriate dosage ranges from extremely low (LSD) to rather high (mescaline). Some drugs, like the auditory hallucinogenDiPT, act specifically to distort a single sense, and others have more diffuse effects on cognition generally. Some are more conducive to solitary experiences, while others are positively empathogenic.
Though the natural drugs have a long history of use and usually have an extensive study profile aside from the mortality rates of the drugs, in recent times there has been large production of hundreds of virtually unstudied psychedelics (JWH-018, CP 47,497, DPT, TFMPP, 2C-T-7, 2C-H, Methylone, N-Methyl-N-isopropyltryptamine (MIPT), and AL-LAD to name a few) that may be potentially harmful. This is especially the case with the designer drugs in the psychedelic-amphetamine class. Because of this factor, one should not make the generalization that all psychedelics can not be potentially harmful at normal doses.
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Hallucinogenic substances are among the oldest drugs used by human kind, as hallucinogenic substances naturally occur inmushrooms, cacti and a variety of other plants. Numerous cultures worldwide have endorsed the use of hallucinogens in medicine, religion and recreation, to varying extents, while some cultures have regulated or outright prohibited their use. In most developed countries today, the possession of many hallucinogens, even those found commonly in nature, is considered a crime punishable by fines, imprisonment or even death. In some countries, such as the United States and theNetherlands, partial deference may be granted to traditional religious use by members of indigenous ethnic minorities such as the Native American Church and the Santo Daime Church. Recently the União do Vegetal, a Christian-based religious sect whose composition is not primarily ethnicity-based, won a United States Supreme Court decision authorizing its use ofayahuasca.
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I have heard of a cloning technique called the Gateway system but Im wary as Im not entirely sure what it does... could someone please put it into simple english for me? I know it has something to do with recombination rather than PCR but after that Im stuck.
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Motorola's Defy+ handset is already touted as a tough-as-nails smartphone, embracing the elements and surviving tumbles from great heights. However, for those who need to turn things up to 11, the company has teamed with digger maker JCB to launch an even more rugged version of the beefy blower.
The limited edition JCB Motorola Defy+ is being touted toward construction site workers. While the ability to wolf-whistle at leggy blondes might need further programming, the handset does come packed with relevant pre-loaded apps such as a spirit level, theodolite, decibel meter and directions to local DIY stores.
Speaking of hardware, the JCB-branded handset features a 1GHz processor running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a 3.7in Gorilla glass display, 2GB of internal storage, a 2GB Micro SD card and a 5Mp camera.
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Have you seen Descpicable Me 2 yet? John and I went and saw it last week and LOVED it! Oh my goodness I have not laughed that much at a movie in a long time. After the movie I told John that I wanted to come up with Minion Cupcakes!
Because really they are already super cute and making them into cupcakes seemed the perfect fit.
I had so much fun making these cupcakes!
Minion Cupcakes
White cake mix
White or Cream Cheese Icing
Blue icing dye
Yellow food coloring
Twinkies or similar
Black Icing Pen
Candy Necklace or candy eyes or smarties candies
How I made the Minion Cupcakes
I started with a white cake mix and mixed it according to the box directions. I used blue icing dye to change the cupcakes to blue. I baked them according to the directions.
I used yellow food coloring to color cream cheese icing for the base.
I cut generic Twinkies in half for the bodies
For the eyes I had planned on using Smarties Candies but found a candy necklace and used the white candy from there. This worked out perfect.
I was able to put black icing from an icing pen on the back of the candy and it worked as glue to hold the eyes onto the Twinkie
I used the icing pen to draw the lines around the eyes and the smile
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Mitchell making a name for himself
Junior point guard Shelton Mitchell has gone from regional to national recruit over the last year.
On Friday night, Mitchell capped his rise when he announced via Twitter that he has committed to Wake Forest.
Mitchell drew college coaches from the Demon Deacons, North Carolina and North Carolina State to the Holiday Invitational at Raleigh (N.C.) Broughton High last week. He averaged 22.3 points per game with a high of 30 against Hampton (Va.) High and Wolfpack point guard signee Anthony Barber.
Mitchell said some of the college coaches gave him a heads up that they were coming to watch him.
"It was good, and I knew coming into this that during my whole high school career, I knew about this tournament and playing in front of big crowds," Mitchell said. "I talked to [UNC assistant] Coach [C.B.] McGrath, [Wake Forest assistant] Coach [Jeff] Battle and Coach Roy [Williams of UNC], and they all said they were coming."
When Mitchell plays with the Chris Paul All-Stars, he's more likely to aim for double-digit assist totals than gaudy scoring numbers.
"CP3, if they need me to score, I'll attack more and be aggressive, but with this team, [it's scoring] all the time," Mitchell said. "CP3 has a lot of guys that can get hot and same with this team [at Cuthbertson]. I just have to be a little more aggressive with this team."
Cuthbertson coach Mike Helms is appreciative of the work ethic and leadership Mitchell has displayed.
"Shelton is the hardest working kid I've ever coached," Helms said. "The kid is back in the gym. He's texting me, 'How can I get back in the gym the next day?' He wants to get in there and get better in all facets of his game, and he has. He has continued to improve and knows there are areas he still needs to improve.
"He is a kid, I have no question he will reach his ceiling. He is going to be the best player he can be before it is all said and done."
Rivals.com ranks the lanky 6-foot-3 point guard No. 60 in the country in the class of 2014. The Nike Elite 100, which took place in St. Louis last June, helped boost his stock nationally
"That was huge," Mitchell said. "Playing then, I wasn't as known as I am now. Being able to go against guys that were ahead of me, and basically on the same path as me, and competing against them was huge."
Mitchell has been well-known in Charlotte circles since playing in the eighth grade for Covenant Day and winning the Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions. In that tournament, he played with Team United's Kennedy Meeks (UNC signee) and Sindarius Thornwell (South Carolina signee).
Mitchell grew up in Vancouver, Washington, and Portland, Ore., before settling in the Charlotte area for middle school. He transferred to brand-new Cuthbertson High his ninth grade year and helped them finish second in the NCHSAA 2A playoffs. Cuthbertson fell to Kinston 58-55 in the title game, despite 22 points from Mitchell.
Cuthbertson and Kinston were able to renew their rivalry in the losers bracket at the Holiday Invitational. Mitchell and senior wing Isiah Cureton sparked a second half comeback to pull out a 50-47 win over Kinston back on Dec. 28. Mitchell had 19 points in the big win and looks like he has improved since last March.
"I've gotten a little stronger, though he [Helms] might not believe that," Mitchell said. "I'm more mentally tough. Even when things aren't going my way, I still keep my head in the game. Last year, I think I got down on myself at times. This year, I just keep playing."
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Agricultural soils accumulate trace metals, particularly copper and zinc, as a result of their presence in wastes (sewage biosolids and manures) and fungicides that are applied over long periods of time. Regulations and guidelines for tolerable concentrations of these potentially plant-toxic elements in soils are based on the assumption that the toxic effects of the metals are substantially independent and not additive. However, additivity would imply that soil tolerance limits for each metal must be adjusted to compensate for the presence of another metal. There has been very little experimental work to date to provide a basis for determining the degree to which copper-zinc interaction in soils is additive as defined by the toxicity response in crops.
Researchers at Cornell University have investigated the copper-zinc interaction in two soils with different textures, using soybean growth and metal uptake into leaves to evaluate both toxicity and availability of these metals to the plants. Soybean crops were grown in pots in the field in two successive years after allowing copper and zinc sulfate-amended soils to age in the field for one year prior to the first planting. Copper and zinc were added to individual soils to provide 0, 50,100, 200, and 400 mg/kg of each metal as well as every possible combination of addition levels of the two metals. The results from the study are published in the November-December issue of Journal of Environmental Quality.
Interactive effects of copper and zinc were observed both in the soil as well as in the soybean toxic response. In the soil, high copper had a strong effect on inhibiting zinc adsorption on soil particles, thereby causing zinc to be more easily extractable and available. Conversely, there was only a moderate interactive effect of zinc on copper adsorption, probably explained by the higher affinity of copper for soil adsorption sites, particularly those associated with organic matter.
The toxic effects of copper and zinc on soybean growth was found to be additive to a large degree, as measures of both extractable copper and zinc in the soils were needed to adequately explain the inhibition of plant growth over all treatments. However, the toxic effect of copper was stronger than that of zinc, possibly explained by the observed severe impact of copper on soybean root development. Soil texture had a marked influence on the degree of copper and zinc toxicity and availability to soybeans, consistent with numerous studies that have shown coarse-textured soils to be more susceptible to the toxic effects of heavy metals on crops.
The results from the study indicate that guidelines for tolerable upper limits of copper and zinc concentrations in soils are likely to require allowance for the presence of a second toxic metal at elevated concentrations, which could lower the tolerable limit for either copper or zinc. Furthermore, tolerable limits for copper and zinc in soils are likely to be lower in coarse-textured soils.
More information: The full article is available for no charge for 30 days following the date of this summary. View the abstract at jeq.scijournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/38/6/2253
Source: American Society of Agronomy


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Junior midfielder Julia Macchi scored five goals, including one with six seconds left that broke a tie, as visiting Hopkinton (5-5) came away with a 12-11 Tri-Valley League victory over Ashland (5-8) in a girls lacrosse match on Friday.
Junior midfielder Julia Macchi scored five goals, including one with six seconds left that broke a tie, as visiting Hopkinton (5-5) came away with a 12-11 Tri-Valley League victory over Ashland (5-8) in a girls lacrosse match on Friday.
Senior midfielder Jenna Yaggy added three goals for the Hillers, who also got a pair of goals from freshman midfielder Taylor Pichel. Senior attack Caitlin Graves tallied seven goals and an assist for the Clockers.
WAYLAND 15, COHASSET 11: Kaitlyn Haase and Emily Bernard netted four goals apiece, and Amy Cunningham had two goals and four assists as Wayland (9-2-1) clinched a tournament berth for the fifth straight season with a non-league victory at Cohasset.
Maddy Schwartz and Kirsten Grazewski scored two goals each, and Margot Turner added the other goal for Wayland, which led 10-8 at the half.
Haase and Schwartz also had an assist apiece.
FRAMINGHAM 19, BRAINTREE 12: Beth Sullivan and Bella Tersoni potted three goals each as Framingham (7-6) picked up a Bay State Conference win over visiting Braintree.
NORWOOD 7, WELLESLEY 6: Sophomore goalie Carley Boyle made 10 saves as Wellesley (6-5-1, 4-3-0) fell to BSC host Norwood.
Ashton Chryssicas had a pair of goals for the Raiders, who were tied 4-4 at halftime.
HOPKINTON 11, ASHLAND 7: Kyle Clark had four goals and two assists as Hopkinton (6-7) edged Tri-Valley League foe Ashland (8-6).
Patrick Ryan had three goals and a helper and goalie Alex Terry stopped 13 shots for the Hillers.
DJ Miller and Alex Covell (2 goals) played well for the Clockers, who trailed 6-4 at the half.
WELLESLEY 19, NORWOOD 4: Kerry Lyne had five goals and two assists as Wellesley (9-3) cruised to a Bay State Conference win over Norwood.
The Raiders led 13-1 at the half and 17-3 at three quarters. Tucker Dietrick (assist) and John Caraviello (3 assists) potted three goals each for Wellesley. Jack Vandervelde had two goals and a helper and Andrew Dahl had a goal and two assists for the Raiders.
BRAINTREE 7, FRAMINGHAM 6: Senior midfielder Amir Raissipour scored twice for Framingham, but Braintree tallied with 25 seconds left to come away with a Bay State Conference victory over the Flyers (7-5, 4-3).
Sophomore midfielder Brett Chin added a goal for Framingham, which got nine saves from junior goalie Mike Montouri
SHARON 17, MILFORD 3: Owen Mulcahy's 13 saves led Milford (3-7, 1-6 Hockomock League) in a loss at Hockomock host Sharon.
Mike Casey and Danny Gately starred on defense for the Scarlet Hawks.
HUDSON 16, FITCHBURG 1: Senior attack Tom Whiting had four goals and an assist as Hudson (5-4, 5-2 Midland B) routed league guest Fitchburg.
Adam Cariveau added a hat trick and an assist, while goalie Jake Frazier made nine saves for the Hawks.
TRI-COUNTY 11, BISHOP CONNOLLY 5: Collin Spillane had a hat trick and two assists as Tri-County (5-5, 5-2 Mayflower League Small) beat visiting Bishop Connolly.
The Cougars also got a pair of goals apiece from Jake Kelley, Evan Sheehan and Jake Ducharme.


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That makes sense for a simple mechanical solution, but given the presence of the microcontroller and quite likely a stepper motor I wouldn't have thought that a reverse gearing mechanism would be required.
Howdy, Retroplayer; That threaded rod idea is one I've also been contemplating. Using your illustration labels with C being the output gear, A the idler, and B the driven gear, would you use the threaded rod as the axle for A, or B? The "hooks" are currently made from 18 gauge stainless wire, hardened by heating over a gas range, and quenched in water; I'll try 14 ga. or 16 ga. next, but it would be easy enough to add a loop or two to extend below the present rod to a threaded rod.Your nuts...where might I find those, and by what name? I haven't had any luck with locating them, but they sound perfect. Since I don't want for either the steel rod the steel rod, nor the threaded rod to move due to the hooks that connect them, I'm thinking of adding a 4th gear to the array. It will be below, and between A & B, and if I go this direction, the threaded rod will be it's axle, as well as the pivot point for A & B.I haven't worked out yet what to make the trip levers from, nor how throwing the lever will move the bar that connects A & B. One step at a time. I appreciate the exchange of ideas. My thanks to both of you!


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BOT Elektrownia Opole S.A. power plant is located 9 kilometres north from the city of Opole, downstream of the Mala Panew River which flows into the Odra River. The existing and planned production facilities cover approximately 290 hectares. This location ensures good opportunities for providing the power supply to the South-Western area of Poland as well as the transfer of energy to other parts of the country and abroad.
At present, BOT Elektrownia Opole S.A. power plant runs four hard-coal fired energy power generating units (of the six planned originally). The Opole power plant was the last significant investment of the Polish power engineering industry. Its generating units were commissioned during the years 1993-1997. As the construction of the generating units progressed, the Opole power plant was equipped with the environment protection equipment and now meets all national and EU environment legislation and does not need to spend significant money to keep pace with tightening engine-emission standards.
Equipped with four generating blocks, BOT Elektrownia Opole S.A. is the most modern hard coal fuelled power station in Poland. The overall installed capacity is equal to 1492 MW (1x376 MW; 1x373 MW; 1x373 MW; 1x370 MW) and achieved capacity reaches 1532 MW. Coal is the main fuel. BOT Elektrownia Opole S.A. holds ISO certificate 14001 for Environmental Management Systems, SA certificate 8000 for social responsibility and three certificates for Health and safety (OHSAS 18001; PN-N 18001; level 7 of the International Safety Rating System ISRS, pursuant to the OES area examination techniques).
The situation and the Grundfos solution
The CIM/CIU 150 is a standard interface for data transmission between Profibus DP network and a Grundfos pump or controller. It makes data exchange possible between Grundfos pumping systems and a PLC or SCADA system.
BOT Elektrownia Opole S.A. power plant has an existing installation of several Grundfos CRNE multistage pumps (delivering solution water and urea which is sprayed through nozzles into the power plant's chimney).
The current system contains:
- 10 CRNE 1-23 (product no. 96570982)
- 2 CRNE 5-29 (product no. 96518538)
In the power plant these pumps should be controlled by the main process control system Teleperm (Siemens). The complete pump system was delivered and installed by an external Swedish company using a local Polish contractor. The existing data transmission used Profibus protocol, but the existing system was delivered without CIM/CIU modules.
Grundfos Poland offered the prefect solution: Grundfos CIM/CIU. For Grundfos CIM/CIU 150 modules no custom programming is needed to integrate them in a Profibus network. The system integration is very straight-forward. Now the new add-on-equipment includes Grundfos CIU modules and a Siemens PLC system, which provides full control of pumps and S7 300.
The outcome
BOT Elektrownia Opole S.A. power plant is very satisfied because all Grundfos pumps and the new control solution have performed very well. Now local technicians can control and monitor all connected pumps via CIM 150. And these pumps are very critical ones: If they stop running and the NOx concentration reaches a too high level the control system will immediately stop the complete power block.
The most modern hard coal fuelled power station in Poland relies on the Grundfos CIU 150 – the perfect communication interface for Profibus
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Originally posted on blog.mozilla.org/ladamski on August 14, 2012
I've had the privilege of introducing a fair number of people to Mozilla between my time running various security teams here, so I figured maybe I could provide some simple perspective on how to thrive here.
Mozilla is based upon the fundamental principle of meritocracy, but not in the clipboard-wielding sort of way. What does that mean? It means nobody is going around handing out assignments and grading exams. Mozilla may seem like a warm-and-fuzzy fusion of academia and start-up, but looks can be deceiving.
Success at Mozilla is fundamentally measured by impact, and impact is by its nature is a subjective thing. Your impact may be great or it may be small. It may be positive or negative. Or all the above, depending on whom you ask.
Thus you should focus on making a large positive, tangible impact, as broadly as possible (magnitude * reach).
Sounds simple, but this has some profound implications. First of all, nobody is going to hand your impact to you. Its something you need to figure out. Then you need to make people aware of it. Its not sucking up, its communicating.
Preferably this also involves actually doing some awesome, highly impactful stuff.
As with most important things, focus is necessary. The hardest thing for most new (and many veteran) Mozilla contributors and employees is simply the plethora of opportunities to engage and relative lack of boundaries to prevent you from doing so. That's great, except that results SQUIRREL! in an experience akin to Dug the dog.
Don't expect the management chain at Mozilla to provide any of this for you. Its best thought of as a resource for getting you what you need to get great stuff done, assuming you have a plan in mind. Whenever you get stuck, ask yourself "am I truly stuck?" If you look around you, you'll probably find all the help you need.
Finally, a note about silos. Mozilla's core strength is our ability to engage the community. If there's a single pattern I've noticed among teams and projects here, is that success is strongly correlated to willingness to do so (and failure inversely correlated). Communicating broadly early and frequently is 2/3rds the battle.
Disclaimer: Any advice taken to an extreme tends to result in failure.


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A timely reminder of three easily avoided retirement mistakes is offered up by advisor Jason Hull, who U.S. News and World Report describes as a candidate for the CFP certification and a Series 65 license holder.
Hull, proprietor of Hull Financial Planning, notes that a quick check of a client's investment accounts isn't going to truly answer the question of whether or not they have the appropriate mix of assets to see them through to retirement. Here are usually the reasons why:
1) They're including their house in their assets.
Hull often hears people describe their net worth in a conversation like this: "I have a $200,000 house and $800,000 in investments, so I have a net worth of a million dollars." The problem with this description, he says, is that your house cannot independently generate income except in a reverse mortgage, which has its own twists.
"Basically, owning a home free and clear eliminates the need for you to have housing expenses—save, of course, for property taxes, insurance, and home maintenance costs. If you were to sell your house, then you'd need to use the money that you generated to create a stream of income to pay for your subsequent living arrangements, whether that means buying another house, renting one, or moving into an assisted living facility."
2) They don't include Social Security and pension payments as part of their fixed income.
"Let's say that you receive a Social Security payment of $2,000 per month and a pension of $3,000 per month. That's $5,000 in reliable monthly income—just like the sort you expect from the fixed income portion of your portfolio.
"To properly figure how to include that money in your fixed-income allocation, calculate how much it would cost to buy an annuity that would pay out that same $5,000 each month," Hull writes. "The cost is roughly $1 million. (Remember: This amount needs to be adjusted for inflation in the case of Social Security, and possibly for your pension payment as well.) That 'fictional' annuity amount should make up a big chunk of your fixed-income exposure. In fact, if you have a total portfolio worth $2 million, you'd need just $200,000 in bonds or other fixed-income securities on top of the fictional $1 million to get your fixed-income allocation to 60% of your total portfolio. Be sure to include it, otherwise you might have too much invested in bonds or similar investments." 3) They confuse pretax and after-tax assets.
Hull gives a "hat tip" to Bob Veres at Advisor Perspectives for the following example:
"Let's say that you have $500,000 in a Roth IRA and $500,000 in a traditional IRA," Hull relates. "You've already paid taxes on the Roth IRA; however, the traditional IRA is tax-deferred. When you withdraw taxes from the traditional IRA, then you'll have to pay income taxes on your withdrawals. If your effective tax rate is 20%, that means that for every $100 you withdraw from the traditional IRA, you'll only wind up with $80 in your pocket after, so the effective value of your traditional IRA, when compared to the Roth IRA, is $400,000.
"So, whether you're already sitting on the porch watching the world go by, or you're just dreaming of the day," Hull concludes, "it's important that you have a full picture of what you have and what it will take to make those days ones of idyllic bliss rather time spent worrying over your next meal."


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Have duplicated my earlier post. Had a crash whilst uploading. Apologies!
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Posted: Thu 13 Mar 2008, 22:43
Post subject: I vote for a light image viewer as the default action in ROX
I usually click on images in ROX just to view them. I've added rotate-clockwise, rotate-anticlockwise, and open-directory-for-slideshow extra actions for an image file. Sometimes I want to edit the file, and mtpaint is great for that. My preference would be for the default action to be a fast image viewer that can display an 800x600 image or an original 2560x1620 image at a reasonable size on the screen immediately on opening. mtpaint opens it the high res picture at 100% which is much too big to fit on my screen, so I then have to resize it. I know that's a bit picky, but it would be nice if the image viewer was just that little bit more intuitive than mtpaint.
I'll be quite happy whatever the outcome.
(Having trouble with sound at present using Fedora and wondered if my sound card was broken, so booted Puppy and the sound works fine. What a great distribution this is!)
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Posted: Thu 13 Mar 2008, 23:45
Post subject: Citrus Theme
Subject description: Citrus Theme
I vote fof the Citrus Theme as the default in Dingo. Like the bold statement it makes.
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Posted: Fri 14 Mar 2008, 00:47
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Hello Barry K,
I guess the first thing you need to do is sit down and think what image do I want Puppy to have, how do you want user's to see Puppy.
The original Puppy was give a Windows 95-98 look and this is how it was referred to in Reviews of Puppy. Was that your original idea for Puppy or did it just turn out that way.
I know if you look at the forum, one big area Puppy user's modify is the look of Puppy.
Sadly in this world looks count big time in the mind of non tech PC users.
If it looks nice they'll try it. I can not remember how many times I've read about users downloading an older version of Puppy, taking a look at its Looks and then putting the CD on the shelf to collect dust. Later when they've tried a later version and took the time and looked past Puppy's looks they where hooked.
I know when I went searching the Web for themes for TEENpup, I found that there was a good number to choose from.
The question I'd be asking is does a few nice desktop icons and themes really add that much to Puppy. Is it worth having a nicer desktop if the iso has to grow a MB or so.
On the current theme, it bright happy, but is it the image you want. To me the puppy 3 series looks more professional. Why not make the ICEWM the default and make a real statement where Puppy is no longer seen as a Windows 95-98 clone in Reviews, but a beautiful fast version of Linux others will want to copy.
Legacy OS 2017 has been released.
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Please not the Citrus Theme! Maybe something in a nice blue. A sea scrape perhaps.
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Posted: Fri 14 Mar 2008, 02:09
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mtpaint v viewer
question on Blog
I too need to edit rather than view (viewing I use rox increase the size)
Is there a way in Rox to add and launch an external viewer with a right click?
Ah yes forgot to comment on the Citrus theme. I like it (surprised to be saying that)
For long term usage I am presently using Black-vg.
A simple psychological ploy is to employ the 'brash and bright' citrus theme - I find it energising.
When people find how easy it is to change to a more sedate theme people
feel confident they can master and use Puppy
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Hi Barry,
The citrus theme hurts my eyes and it's the first thing I change. Agree with Viking Sailor ... Something light blue or in blue tones seems to be the most restful on the eyes. But then again I'm an old fossil and bright lights are scary and dark tones are depressing.
Re Lobster's blog. To my mind it is more logical to view first (read find) and then edit, rather than the other way round. I'm also pretty sure that if you have a scroll mouse in mtpaint you can use this to enlarge or reduce the image. Can't check at the moment as I'm back in win again!!!
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Posted: Fri 14 Mar 2008, 02:32
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mkdir -p /root/.config/rox.sourceforge.net/OpenWith/.image_jpeg
ln -s /usr/bin/qiv /root/.config/rox.sourceforge.net/OpenWith/.image_jpeg/view
won't work in dingo (no qiv, try a different viewer)
repeat as necessary for different mime types and multiple applications for the same type.
this gets you a view entry at the top of the right click file menu for jpegs
it also places a mime-type specific entry at the top of the Open With.. menu
in practice you would probably want to replace this with a script that does something like
qiv -ft "$@"
You can open the right directory to place the script in by right clicking on a jpeg and choosing file - customise
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Citrus gives the wrong image - gaudy, cheap and most unpleasant to look at for more than a few seconds. Ironically, the most suave offering yet is the plain grey we saw recently. Has real class.
Whatever happened to Hardinfo? Better than XProc, but is it bigger? smaller? And SystemStats (DSL) beats them both as long as benchmarks aren't needed.
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Posted: Fri 14 Mar 2008, 05:45
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1 - I do like Citrus; however, in order to really raise Puppy's popularity, a thorough lift-up to its looks would probably be needed -- not a simple task! We all react psychologically to graphical/colour impressions far beyond our normal awareness.
2 - Another key point to make Puppy really tops is localization: practically all my friends are bewildered at Puppy's performance and ease-of-use, but they complain it's in English and they're Italians.
An appropriate language-switch "kit" would make Puppy's popularity jump up: presently, to translate everything in every new release a team of three or four translators would be needed.
3 - Printing... One of Linux's worst problems. Of course it's not Puppy's fault: Bill allows the claim "Compatible with Win XY" to appear with his logo on printer boxes (as well as other peripheral's) in change of total unavailability of official drivers for other op. systems, generating the mess we all know.
I discovered only recently that CUPS lets me print a document if it's all on one page: it hangs on the second -- this probably also happened on previous Puppies with CUPS, but I usually have single-page things.
*** How can the developers of Turboprint (a German commercial printing program for Linux) develop perfect, up-to-date printer drivers while the Open Source community, through CUPS, PDQ or what-have-you, never can? Is money really sooo powerful?
A few years ago I tried a demo of Turboprint with Mandrake on my Canon i560 and was amazed: it printed even better than under Win, with the original driver!
But using commercial software in Linux seems fully contradictory to me, so I rejected it (often to my regret).
4 - Too many apps for the same task: this again is typical of Linux, it's the Open Source biodiversity. Not easy to solve, since every program has its pro's and con's. IMHO, Puppy should have a minimum of really good applications and offer more as PETs, DotPups or other distro's compatible packages.
BTW Barry, did you see the thread about rootz?
Seems real cool.
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Posted: Fri 14 Mar 2008, 06:34
Post subject: dayglow orange ?
i like it on fishing lures.
if i understand lobster correctly, i have to admit that it is one of the first things i do. change it. but having said that, it has made me learn how to change it, apply any one of thousands of digital pictures that i have taken and use them for a personal background. (like changing wallpaper in windows)
just as puppy has changed my life from just using a computer to learning to interact with one, and sometimes winning, i like it!
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Sage wrote:
Whatever happened to Hardinfo? Better than XProc, but is it bigger? smaller? And SystemStats (DSL) beats them both as long as benchmarks aren't needed.
What do you mean? Hardinfo is in alpha7.
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capoverde wrote:
BTW Barry, did you see the thread about rootz?
Seems real cool.
I just looked at it, very interesting. I posted a comment to the thread.
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I'm one of the few that don't mind the look of the Citrus theme.
To me it does seem to unify the icons and desktop as a "complete" theme,
It does give Puppy a lift in the right direction.
Perhaps if there were an option to select a base colour, it might be better accepted?
Previous releases have been a bit mixed up and clunky looking, which has been a common complaint.
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I vote for a non-citrus theme.
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The Trash Can Cleaning Company
Original post made by Carol, Stoneridge, on Aug 6, 2007
Comments (13)
a resident of Downtown
on Aug 6, 2007 at 4:51 pm
Thats an interesting idea for a business, never really heard of anything like it. I do have to say trash cans can become quite stinky after a while. Kudos to the business owner, although something I would never do, I am interested to see if they will be able to stay in business for a good amount of time.
a resident of Las Positas
on Aug 6, 2007 at 7:22 pm
I also found this idea very interesting and intriguing so decided to call them. Subsequently they cleaned out 2 of my trash cans! I was more impressed by the professional way in which my trash can was cleaned, and i have to admit for the first time it smelt real good!
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Aug 7, 2007 at 8:16 am
We clean out our own cans infrequently but I always wonder about that filthy detritus draining to the Bay. How does this company clean the cans? What do they do with the wastewater?
a resident of Stoneridge
on Aug 7, 2007 at 1:33 pm
I wondered the same thing myself. Amazingly they recycle water and do things the 'green way' nothing goes into the bay. The person cleaning was very informative and explained everything. Apparently they dump the dirty water at a treatment facility somewhere. It really is a great service and something I no longer have to do myself!
a resident of Birdland
on Aug 8, 2007 at 10:35 pm
Don't keep us in suspense, what did it cost you to have 2 garbage cans cleaned?
a resident of Stoneridge
on Aug 9, 2007 at 10:03 am
Check out the website www.vipbincleaningusa.com
I signed up for a year so I got 2 trash cans done for just $12!!!! They will now come every month for a year.
a resident of Pleasanton Meadows
on Aug 10, 2007 at 10:34 am
Is this some kind of joke? Its a trash can. You put trash in it. Its natural state is dirty and stinky.
a resident of Dublin
on Aug 10, 2007 at 11:51 am
I personally think it is a good idea esp. for people who are living in townhome communities like myself. We have to store the trash cans inside the garage which is really unpleasant most of the time. Sometimes my car starts stinking as well if I leave the windows down. And, I cannot just hose them down on the common street, as that directly flows to the bay. I might give them a try.
a resident of Dublin
on Aug 15, 2007 at 4:39 pm
Finally got the trash cans cleaned from VIP. They look cleaner than ever and smell fresher than ever. Very simple, smart and green solution to a very common problem.
a resident of Gatewood
on Aug 17, 2007 at 7:13 pm
Can you give the ph no of this company. I would like to give them a try. Thanks
a resident of Dublin
on Aug 18, 2007 at 8:24 am
The company is called VIP Bin Cleaning USA.
Phone: 1-888-7-VIPCAN
Website : www.vipbincleaningusa.com
Hope it helps.
a resident of Stoneridge
on Aug 21, 2007 at 10:47 am
I got them today. Very fresh and clean. And no mess was left behind. I think this service should be promoted by Pleasanton City more, this saves so much water and prevents filthy water entering the bay. Cool service....
a resident of Mohr Park
on Aug 28, 2007 at 10:55 am
I got my trash can cleaned as well today. I could not wait to tell you all how clean and fresh they look and smell. VIP guys were really nice and helpful as well, in explaining how they recycle water and prevent water from entering into the Bay. And service per month costs the same as one Starbucks mocha latte....I agree with Daisy, it is time to be a bit more responsible with our resources and environment.
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Last night, My mother, her friend, my boyfriend and I were one of the thousands of shoppers to head out to Wal-Mart for the beginning of "Black Friday," which began at 8 p.m. on Thursday.
We headed to the Wal-Mart in Buckhorn, lists in hand.
It was actually pretty enjoyable. We got our items and were able to have a good time, without much pushing and shoving.
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Texas County Preps Psych Facility
CONROE, Texas — Montgomery County will construct a 100-bed secure psychiatric facility to house mentally ill offenders committed by state courts after county officials approved a contract with the Texas Department of State Health Services.
County commissioners approved the $7.5 million deal with the state as they prepared a bond issue to cover the estimated $33 million cost of the project, which is designed to address long-term overcrowding at two state psychiatric hospitals.
The initial agreement will cover operational costs and bond repayment for the first two quarters, while state lawmakers are expected to appropriate about $15 million to cover facility operations on an annual basis, according to reports.
Construction work already is under way on the new secure mental health facility, which is scheduled to come online in spring 2011 to close the shortage of forensic psychiatric beds that forces officials to house up to 250 mentally ill offenders out of state. The facility will be situated adjacent to the 1,287-bed Joe Corley Detention Facility, officials say.
The county-owned Corley jail houses state and federal inmates under the management of private prison operator GEO Group, which will also operate the new psychiatric facility for the county through the company's secure healthcare division, GEO Care, according to reports.
The new facility will serve offenders committed by state courts throughout the region, but it is not designed to handle high-security defendants. Once completed, the facility will act as a regional mental health treatment center for minimum-to medium-security offenders under commitment order from the courts.
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Although San Diego is defined as a desert in terms of annual rainfall, it also has a Mediterranean climate, so if you can meet the water needs of virtually any plant, it can grow here in San Diego. There even are redwood groves at the San Diego Zoo (coming out of the polar bear exhibit) and at Safari Park (going up to Condor Ridge).
One of the more unusual trees that grows here is what I call the "cotton ball tree." Looks like this:
The top two pictures were taken at the San Diego Zoo. The tree is so tall that I had missed it until a few years ago when it was dropping flowers and cotton balls. I asked at the Information Booth what the name of the "cotton ball tree" was. They knew exactly which tree I was talking about.
It's a silk floss tree (Ceiba speciosa).
The lower part of the trunk often is swollen, while young tree trunks and the upper trunk and branches of older trees are covered with thorns. Roses don't have anything on this tree!
The silk floss tree is a deciduous tree native to the tropical and subtropical forests of South America, mainly in Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, northeast Argentina, and southern Brazil.
It is resistant to drought and moderate cold, and grows quite fast when water is abundant. It can get up to 82 feet tall. In an unusual twist for trees, the trunk is green, which means that it is capable of photosynthesis when leaves are absent. In older trees, the lower part of the trunk usually turns to gray. The swollen trunk stores water, as do the thorns.
The fruit is a ligneous ovoid pod, which sounds like something out of a Stephen King novel. They look like this:
Once the pods ripen, they burst open to reveal a mass of cotton balls surrounding seeds the size and color of black beans.
The cotton is used as stuffing (think pillows) and in packaging, and to make canoes, paper, and ropes. The seeds provide both edible and industrial vegetable oil.
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We survived two blizzards in 5 days! This is very unusual weather for Maryland and I hope to never deal with this again. This morning while the boys ate breakfast I went outside to shovel the front pathways and the back pathway for the dogs. The wind is still pretty strong so it is very cold outside and this snow is very heavy. I started to get very frustrated while shoveling in the front because each time I would dump a shovel-full of snow onto our mountain of snow it would just fall back down into the pathway. After I was done with the pathways I stared at the car for a few seconds and decided to call it quits. I couldn't leave the boys inside alone for too long because who knows what trouble they would find and I honestly didn't know where to put all of that snow. Also, I am not planning to go anywhere anytime soon since I refuse to drive on icy or snow covered roads ever since my accident while I was in high school. I generally sit inside and let the sun do the work because once the car is cleared off that usually means the roads are too!
Today I did feel bad or guilty though. Around 9:30am everyone from the court was outside digging pathways, clearing off cars and cleaning out parking spots. I was literally the only person in the court that was not outside and it made me feel extremely guilty. There are only two cars in the whole court that have not been touched yet and one of those is mine. The other belongs to our neighbor who also has an SUV which they have cleared off and taken out for a drive. I can't do everything on my own so I chose to get the pathways done since that could effect the neighbors and I didn't want to make them mad. I also am not really sure how to even go about cleaning off the car because I will not drive my car out of the spot like everyone else has because once again my fear of driving on these roads comes in. Oh well, hopefully nobody will be mad or dislike us because of my fear or lack of ability and motivation!
I talked to Ben this morning and he said that there is a slim change that they might finish early enough to drive home this afternoon, but more likely they would be coming home tomorrow. He knows that I have not cleared the car or our second parking spot which is completely covered in 30+ inches of snow since it has been sitting empty for the whole storm.
Here are some pictures I took while I was outside this morning...
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He eluded U.S. forces much longer than Saddam Hussein, but this 13-pound carp was finally brought to justice recently as part of Operation Catch Fish, on the grounds of Camp Slayer in Baghdad.
Corporal Jason Spakman took first prize in the fishing competition with this beauty, caught in one of Saddam's man-made lakes at the Al Faw Palace Complex, which was formerly used by Baath Party big shots. The building in the background is part of the Victory Over America Palace, which was unfinished due to several pesky U.S. bombs in 2003. From Julie Dermansky's blog:
The man-made lakes around the palace complex are stocked with bass and carp. Soldiers fish at various spots on the base. This year's "Operation Catch Fish" was the second annual fishing competition in Baghdad. Jason recieved a 26 inch flat screen TV as his prize. This year 450 troops participated in the event, up from 250 the first year. The organizers plan to bring another 250 poles next year despite talk of a draw down of troops.
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No. 11 Iowa State beats Texas Tech 74-48
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Hallie Christofferson scored 22 points and No. 11 Iowa State won its third straight Big 12 Conference game with a 74-48 victory over Texas Tech Wednesday night.
Christofferson shot 7 of 10 from the floor and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line. Brynn Williamson added 11 points and Seanna Johnson scored 10 as Iowa State extended its school record for best start to a season and longest winning streak in program history. The Cyclones (14-0, 3-0) only missed one of their 17 free throws.
Texas Tech (6-8, 0-3) was held to just 16 first-half points. The Raiders scored twice as many points after the break (32), but could not overcome the 21-point first half deficit.
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I was destroyed when young; I was destroyed before you work! Those developmental years from 8-12; destroyed! I went to sleep and could not function on a work site or any site! I was destroyed!
That first job; independent; your job; a job for buying your stuff; your basic stuff in high school! ski stuff or music stuff! or computer stuff! Nothing! never happened!
I have no work ethic! nothing!
later, I had jobs thrown at me! I was forced to participate! but I could not last! I never wanted them or liked them or really chose them! I did not care about living! I did not choose the jobs I wanted! I did not understand the concept!
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