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Coming this summer to a crop or home near you — one of Asia's least likeable exports, the brown marmorated stink bug.
These stink bugs get the biggest headlines from irate homeowners who have battled the critters tooth and nail the past couple of years throughout the Mid-Atlantic states. Now, the aptly named insects are posing a real threat to crops from Maryland southward deep into the heart of Virginia. Next up could be a rich smorgasbord of grain and fiber crops in the Southeast.
From a strictly non-technical perspective the brown marmorated stink bug eats virtually anything, from the hard-to-get-to meat encased in an acorn to the soft flesh of a wine grape.
Already, it has caused debilitating damage to fruit operations in northern Virginia's Shenandoah Valley and appears poised to make a run at field crops.
Peach growers are already dealing with the stinky insects in Virginia, and keeping easy to penetrate young peaches out of harms way will be real challenge. Even peaches sprayed numerous times to control brown marmarated sting bugs bear the scars of feeding, making the fruit unmarketable in many cases.
One Virginia peach grower reported spraying his orchards 18 times with an array of different insecticides, from Baythroid to Orthene, with good results each time. However, the stink bug populations just kept coming.
What's next for these prolific insects is a big question for Virginia agriculture right now and maybe for other southern states in the near future.
Ames Herbert, a Virginia Tech Entomologist and leader of the state's Integrated Pest Management program says he is stepping up tests to monitor brown marmorated stink bugs in cotton and soybeans this year.
"We saw some damage in field crops last year, but numbers weren't high enough to cause widespread damage. We recently received reports of high populations of these insects in the Virginia Beach area, which, if accurate, will increase our concern for row crops.
"In the past couple of years, brown marmalated stink bugs were found in crops primarily in areas that border fruit production and confined to the northern part of the state. If the reports from Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads are accurate, that places them in large numbers in the Coastal Plain for the first time, which is a concern," says the veteran Virginia Tech entomologist
Cotton crop in the way
Of particular concern is the state's biggest ever cotton crop. Okra, a close cousin of cotton has shown to be highly susceptible to the marmorated stink bug. With an expected 50 percent increase in cotton acreage expected in Virginia this year, another potentially destructive pest is exactly what farmers don't need.
As of June of this year, the winged native of Asia has become an aggravating pest for homeowners in 33 states and the District of Columbia. While row crop farmers may get their turn at bat with marmorated stink bugs, fruit growers in the Mid-Atlantic States are already battling the pest.
With peaches, apples, and even berries, the major issue is the visible damage a stink bug does. On apples, for example, the bug will insert its tongue into the fruit and suck, leaving a "corky dry area" that's visible to shoppers, says Tracy Leskey,an Agriculture Department entomologist who's co-leading a national working group researching the stink bug. "It looks bad," she says, though it won't affect the flavor.
The Virginia wine industry is particularly concerned about the relatively new pest. These stink bugs burrow into the fruit and vines and can easily be dumped into a wine vat and become part of the winemaking process.
How many stink bugs it takes to create off-flavor is unknown, but a major concern for Virginia wine grape growers.
"Some vineyards and some growers have been wiped out in the last year," says Virginia Rep. Frank Wolf, who is taking the lead in Congress on the issue. "They are devastating our vineyards, he says."
In grapes, the bugs stick to the clumps of fruit during the picking season and can end up in wine presses. As few as10 stink bugs crushed into one ton of grapes can ruin the wine.
For workers, charged with harvesting wine grapes, the little brown bug has become a major source of irritation. Finding a couple of these stinky bugs on a hand-sized clump is typical. Winery workers have to pull the half-inch-long bugs off by hand, which often produces a sickening odor that has been described as smelling like a decaying animal.
Other crops, including corn, tomatoes and soybeans have been damaged to varying degrees by the new pest.
Brown marmorated stink bugs have proven to be excellent hitch-hikers, easily making their way across the country. Their propensity for over-wintering in homes could prove to be a blessing or a curse for the little critters.
The stink bug home invasions have quickly raised the general public to action, a fate not usually found for predominantly agricultural insect pests. This kind of publicity could lead to quick and decisive action against these stink bugs — a good riddance according to row crop farmers.
The pests were first documented in the U.S. in the late 1990s and didn't become much of a problem until the last couple of years. Because of its late arrival entomologists haven't quite got a clear shot at them — at least not yet, but economically feasible, environmentally safe management strategies are coming along fast and furious.
Being a home-body may have its public drawbacks for brown marmarated stink bugs, but it could provide a plentiful and bountiful site for over-wintering. Though these bugs have yet to find many plants they don't like to eat, over-wintering in a forest or fallow field is a bit tougher than making do in an attic or other home site.
Prolific creatures
Controlling these critters is easy enough and insecticides to do the job are plentiful enough. The problem is the prolific nature of these stink bugs keeps new populations coming throughout the warmer months of the year. So, killing a huge population is too often rewarded by having to do it over and over again.
Researchers at Virginia Tech may have serendipitously stumbled upon a natural solution to the problem. Amanda Koppel, a former graduate student, working at Virginia Tech's Tidewater Research Station in Suffolk, Va., happened upon marmorted brown insects while doing research on parasitic wasps used to kill brown and green stink bugs that commonly attack Virginia field crops.
Back in November of 2009, she warned, "On the horizon Southeastern growers might well have another species of stink bugs to worry about. The brown marmorated stink bug, Koppel says, is now an infrequent pest around houses, but has the potential to become a pest of crops."
Now, Koppel's major professor and long-time Virginia IPM Director Ames Herbert says the new pest is, "expanding its range at an amazingly rapid rate. It is attacking a large number of fruit, vegetable, ornamental and row crops, and is also found on a wide variety of trees, bushes and weeds. In Virginia, it has spread into many new counties now as far south as Virginia Beach."
The cutting edge biological work done by Koppel at Virginia Tech may take on a new level of importance, if conventional control methods for the new insect prove to be ineffective.
One possibility for control of brown marmorated stink bugs under study across the country is a tiny wasp, the size of a comma in this story. Koppel, during a trip to China as a graduate student, was among the first to consider the stink bug's natural predator in Asia as a possible way to manage the insect in the United States.
The non-stinging wasp lays its eggs in the eggs of the stink bugs. The wasp larvae then feed on stink bug eggs. Entomologists are treading softly on this approach, not wanting to create a bigger problem with the wasps than they already have with stink bugs.
For homeowners and fruit growers in the Mid-Atlantic states, treading lightly may not be the right approach. Instead they may echo the sentiments from the Jerry Clower story about the coon hunter who found a lynx, not a raccoon, in the tree — the call-to-action being 'just shoot up here among us, cause one of us has got to get some relief'.


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What is TAURUS 09?
TAURUS 09 is a routine deployment of the Royal Navy's Amphibious Task Group, taking in the Mediterranean, the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Far East. It aims to maintain the Royal Navy's fighting capability as well as develop the UK's capacity to operate with key partners and allies from NATO countries and other nations, enhancing interoperability and demonstrating the UK's commitment to the stability and security of those areas. The Task Group will conduct a wide range of activities, including maritime security operations, and exercising amphibious and anti-submarine warfare.
Who's taking part?
The Task Group sailed from the UK in February, comprising 12 ships, including a US Navy destroyer and a French Navy frigate, a nuclear powered submarines, Royal Marines from 40 Commando in Taunton, the Fleet Diving Unit, Assault Squadron Royal Marines from Plymouth, elements of 820 and 857 Naval Air Squadrons (NAS) from RNAS Culdrose, 847 NAS and Commando Helicopter Force (CHF) Sea Kings based in Yeovil and Support Helicopter Force Chinooks from 18 Squadron, RAF Odiham. It will be joined by ships, troops and aircraft from other nations as it transits towards South East Asia. At its height, 3,300 personnel will take part in the 20,400 mile round-trip deployment, interacting, training and building relations with 17 nations. The deployment has now entered Phase Two, after completing a successful series of amphibious and anti-submarine warfare packages in the Mediterranean. Whilst HMS Argyll, RFA Mounts Bay and RFA Fort Austin headed back to the UK and FNS Dupleix returned to France, the other units transited the Suez Canal for the Red Sea. The reduced Task Group will split in the Gulf of Aden, with HMS Ocean, HMS Talent, USS Mitscher, RFA Wave Ruler and HMS Portland conducting a package of Integrated Underwater Warfare training, before heading to Singapore and Malaysia for an exercise under the Five Powers Defence Agreement. HMS Bulwark and RFA Lyme Bay will push through to Bangladesh for riverine training with the Bangladeshi forces, the first such interaction in more than a decade. The Task Group will merge once more for the concluding element of the deployment, a multi-national amphibious exercise which will see the maritime units insert 40 Commando Royal Marines into the primary jungles of Brunei.
What are amphibious operations?
As well as operating in 'blue' or deep water areas, much of what the Royal Navy does is projection of maritime power ashore – that is to say, operations in more shallow, inshore waters, inserting troops (Royal Marines) and fire power ashore from the sea. TAURUS 09 will enable us to practice this in many different environments.
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HANG TIME NEW JERSEY — After Thursday's 90-77 win in Minnesota, the Los Angeles Clippers are now 3-0 without MVP candidate Chris Paul.
All three wins have come on the road against good teams, and in none of them have the Clippers required a huge performance from one of their other starters. In fact, Blake Griffin has averaged just 16.3 points in the three wins. Eric Bledsoe, starting in place of Paul, has done a decent job of running the team, but has totaled only 11 assists.
The Clippers won the three games — and won them all comfortably –for the same reason that Paul has been able to sit the entire fourth quarter in nine of the 37 games he's played in: They have the best bench in basketball.
Here's all you need to know about the Clippers' bench and why they're a much-improved team: Last season, the Clips were outscored by 11.6 points per 100 possessions when Griffin was on the bench. This year, they're outscoring their opponents by 11.7 points per 100 possessions with Griffin on the bench.
That's a 23.3-point turnaround and that's really what it's all about. A good bench should build on leads, not lose them. That's why the Bulls' bench was so good the last couple of years, even though it didn't have anybody who could really score. When Omer Asik, Ronnie Brewer and Taj Gibson were on the floor together, the Bulls shut down foes and scored enough to build on the lead the starters gave them.
With that in mind, here are the best benches in the NBA …
L.A. Clippers
The Clips have a full, five-man bench unit that's one of the best lineups in the league. In 243 minutes with Bledsoe, Jamal Crawford, Matt Barnes, Lamar Odom and Ronny Turiaf on the floor, L.A. is a plus-14.5 per 100 possessions.
Though Crawford is known for his offense, this is really a defensive unit that has only scored 102.8 points per 100 possessions, just a notch above the league average. But it has allowed only 88.3, making it the second-best defensive unit of the league's 72 lineups that have played at least 100 minutes.
The question is how Grant Hill fits in. In Hill's first game back, that unit only played six minutes together. And in the last three games, it hasn't played together at all, though that may have more to do with Bledsoe starting.
Either way, it would be disappointing if coach Vinny Del Negro broke up such an effective unit. And it really could affect where the Clippers finish in the Western Conference standings.
San Antonio
Though Manu Ginobili has been neither healthy nor sharp, the Spurs' bench continues to get the job done. It's just tough to determine where the starters end and where the bench begins, because eight different guys have started at least nine games for San Antonio already. But coach Gregg Popovich's ability to mix-and-match lineups will little drop-off is part of what makes the Spurs' bench so good.
The Spurs don't have a full bench unit like the Clippers. Their latest starting unit is Tony Parker, Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard, Tim Duncan and Tiago Splitter. Their most-used lineup that includes at least three other Spurs has only played 38 minutes together, and that lineup includes Parker and Duncan.
This is why we'd rate the Spurs' bench behind that of the Clippers. But San Antonio is still outscoring its opponents by a solid 5.7 points per 100 possessions with Duncan off the floor. That's a very good thing.
Oklahoma City
Last season, the Thunder were a plus-4.7 points per 100 possessions with Kevin Durant off the floor. This season, they're a minus-3.6, scoring a paltry 98.5. So, yes, they are missing James Harden. But Durant is the only starter they really miss when he goes to the bench, and they still have some strong lineups that include two or three reserves.
Kevin Martin (+257) and Nick Collison (+180) both rank in the top 25 in raw plus-minus this season. But both have played most of their minutes with Durant, who is, by far, the league leader (+407). Fortunately, he's only 24 years old and doesn't need to rest much.
New York
Minor injuries here and there have kept the Knicks from having a consistent rotation of late, but they've kept a second-unit core of Pablo Prigioni, J.R. Smith and Steve Novak in tact. And they're a plus-10.4 points per 100 possessions in 375 minutes with those three on the floor together.
More important, the Knicks have been decent offensively (103.8 points scored per 100 possessions) with Carmelo Anthony on the bench, and decent defensively (100.5 allowed) with Tyson Chandler on the bench.
The Rockets don't have a true second unit, but they go nine deep and have been very good with some of their reserves on the floor. In fact, Carlos Delfino leads the team in plus-minus (+165). Houston is a plus-11.7 in 236 minutes with Delfino, Toney Douglas and Greg Smith on the floor together, strong both offensively and defensively. But they're a minus-2.3 with Harden on the bench.
The Nuggets have basically gone eight deep this season. But though they don't have a true second unit, they have three reserves — Andre Miller, Corey Brewer and JaVale McGee — that coach George Karl has been able to call on for reliable production. The trio is a plus-3.2 points per 100 possessions in 475 minutes together.
Wilson Chandler now gives the Nuggets a fourth reserve and can maybe help the defense from falling off too much when Andre Iguodala rests. Denver has allowed just 100.4 points per 100 possessions with Iguodala in the game and 108.3 with him on the bench.
Asik, Brewer and C.J. Watson are gone, but Gibson is still around, and the Bulls are still ridiculously good defensively when he's on the floor. They're a plus-5.8 points per 100 possessions in 306 minutes with Gibson, Nate Robinson and Marco Belinelli on the floor together.
But the Bulls do miss Asik. His replacement, Nazr Mohammed, barely plays. And as a result, Joakim Noah is averaging 38.4 minutes per game, after averaging just 30.9 over the previous three seasons. It used to be that coach Tom Thibodeau had to lean on Luol Deng for ridiculously heavy minutes. Now, it's Deng and Noah.
For the first month of the season, the Nets' bench carried them. Brooklyn outscored its opponents by 11.3 points per 100 possessions in 159 November minutes with C.J. Watson, Reggie Evans and Andray Blatche on the floor together. Then December came, the Nets hit the skids and coach Avery Johnson got fired.
After shooting 15-for-28 from 3-point range in November, Jerry Stackhouse has shot 9-for-45 from beyond the arc in December and January. Evans, meanwhile, is now a starter. So, coach P.J. Carlesimo has begun to call on MarShon Brooks and Mirza Teletovic for some punch off the bench.
Joe Johnson continues to really anchor the second unit. Overall, the Nets have been better with Johnson and Watson together (+4.8 points per 100 possessions) than with Johnson and Deron Williams (+3.1), though the Johnson-Williams combination has improved of late.


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Their saliva is considered to be one of the most allergenic substances as it can cause a skin disease in pets which is called Flea Allergic Dermatitis (FAD) Also when fleas bite they take in blood and if the infestation is severe it could cause anaemia in puppies and kittens or even death.
Fleas can live between 7 and 14 days and will divide their time between living on your pet to feed and returning to your carpet to lay more eggs and this happens every day. The larvae then get's buried into carpets and upholstery and can lay dormant for several months. When the adults sense warmth and vibrations they will jump onto your pet and start the cycle over again.
Spotting Fleas:
The most obvious sign of fleas will be that your pet is continuously scratching, you should also be able to see them in the fur of your pets, they are dark brown in colour and are approximately 1 – 2mm long, you should also find tiny black specks of flea dirt on your pet just under their fur. The height of the summer is when fleas are most rife; however they can be just as bad in the winter if you have a warm central heated home.
The winter time is the best time to de-flea your pet and just before the beginning of the summer. A continuous de-fleaing of your pet will keep them to a minimum.


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As Edward Norton once said to Robin Williams in the movie "Death to Smoochy", "We all got our bad days."
Sometimes, to get through the bad days, you just have to do something that makes you feel good – and in my case, that often ends up being something culinary. I like a challenge – and I like the feeling I get when I succeed. (This feeling is much unlike the time I decided to try making corn tortillas – used the wrong kind of flour – and failed miserably. The feeling I got when we had to go to the store and buy them after was a bad feeling – one of defeat.)
Recently, some good (and beautiful and talented and wonderful and charming – is it working? are they listening – we love you and your pastry delivery) friends of ours made (AND DELIVERED) "Pain au Chocolat" – it was amazing, flaky, buttery, chocolaty (I feel like there should be an "e" in chocolaty but spellcheck is telling me otherwise) – and so so good.
Thus, on a day when my ego needed some boosting, I decided to give it a try and dive headlong in to my own puff pastry adventure. Terrifying? Yes. Satisfying? Oh, yes.
From the soothing hum of my mixer affixed with dough-hook, to the scraping and smooshing of butter and flour, all the way to the strong-arm of the dough rolling avec fondant roller and wine bottle – this was an experience I wish to repeat again and again – for more than just the house that smells of butter and chocolate. I would repeat this just for the glory any day. Yes folks, in the folds and the layers, there is a certain freedom to be found – there is release. There is butter – my god – there is so much butter. And yes, in that bubbling and puffing up of pastry and ego when you realize you've done it correctly, and that it worked the way it was supposed to, there is glory.
Pain au Chocolat
I used two recipes online for my adventure – this one (Simply So Good) for the ingredients and method, and this one (Graces Sweet Life) for the step by step photos.
Next time, I would probably splurge and get myself a real rolling pin – but you can get by without (I used a little fondant roller and a wine bottle, but things ended up a little uneven) and I would have used a ruler to measure properly so I got more uniformity in size and shape.
Here are some photos of the process as it happened in my kitchen! (sadly I missed photographing one of the most important steps – folding the butter square in to the pastry – but there are many to be seen online!)
I strongly urge you to try this – it's a lot of fun and so totally worth it in the end – and did I mention delicious? Among all of the other things that this is, the main one is delicious. So, on those days when you just can't seem to get going – sit back, get yourself a coffee, and tuck in to one of these bad boys. (I just said tuck in, hehehe, thank you for that Jamie Oliver ;) )
All the best to all of you – I have mucho exciting career news at the moment – stay tuned for more on all of that here when I come up with a way to relate it to food. In the meantime you can read all about it here on my facebook page – http://www.facebook.com/AllisonCroweMusic . ( Seriously though, I will come up with a post all about it once I find a delicious celebratory food to relate to it all, as there is so truly much to celebrate it's hard to fit in one post! ;) )
In other news, I have just discovered the awesomeness that is Battlestar Galactica – which is probably why I felt the need to make such an intense and motivational speech about pastry and butter. Holy frack. Starbuck is my hero. (aside from all the other shows that I loved already – Community, Parks and Rec, the Walking Dead, the Killing – the list goes on.)
At any rate, take care of eachother – love and hugs and healing pastry to you all. xoxo


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Staying Active in Older Life
Every week there seems to be a new viral photo or video depicting the amazing feats of older athletes and keep-fit enthusiasts. From an 85 year-old who recently set an age-group world record at the Toronto Marathon, running it in under four hours, to a 67-year-old completing the hardy Ironman challenge, rebelling doctor's advice that he should refrain from tough exercise altogether.
Of course, these are extraordinary accomplishments, but it's no secret that staying active throughout your life and into older age has numerous benefits and can help to reduce the risk of age-related illness and conditions. Combine it with eating well, regular exercise can keep you feeling fit, healthy and independent for many years.
There are lots of exercise classes and health referral schemes for older people. If you're overweight or suffer from particular health conditions, speak to your GP about what you can and can't do. It's important to start slowly at first and build your fitness. And, of course; do activities that you enjoy.
1. Walking
Walking is an ideal form of exercise for those who want to start exercising a bit more regularly, but don't want to participate in anything too active. Regular walking of a moderate intensity has been shown to have wider health benefits, reducing the risk of chronic illnesses such as heart disease, stroke, asthma and type 2 diabetes. Keep it social by walking in a group or with a friend.
2. Table Tennis
Activities such as table tennis have been proven to improve motor skills and increase blood flow to the brain. It's is a competitive physical activity but it's also is sociable and entertaining. Playing table tennis also improves hand-eye co-ordination and balance. It really is a game that can be played by people of any age, and can even be played sitting down.
3. Yoga
Many people often start yoga in their seventies, as a result of its health benefits. Research has suggested that regular yoga practice can be hugely beneficial for people with aches and pains, including lower back pain, heart disease, high blood pressure, as well as depression and stress. Yoga is often popular amongst people living with arthritis.
4. Dancing
Dancing is an effective way to add aerobic exercise to your weekly routine. There are many dance exercise DVDs that you can use at home or, even better, check out your local community center for dance exercise classes that are specifically for older people. Classes such as low-impact aerobics, salsa, jazz, tap, ballroom and even chair aerobics are easy to join since you can work at your own pace.
At Blenheim House, we encourage our residents to participate in as much physically activity as they're able, whether that's a seated exercise class or a stroll around our beautiful gardens. For more information about our lifestyles and activity programs, contact us today.


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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Penn State knew exactly what Michigan was going to do: Mike Hart to the left, right and up the middle. The 10th-ranked Nittany Lions couldn't stop him Saturday, or JoePa's longest losing streak against one school.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Penn State knew exactly what Michigan was going to do.
Mike Hart to the left, right and up the middle.
The 10th-ranked Nittany Lions couldn't stop him Saturday, or JoePa's longest losing streak against one school.
Hart ran for 153 yards on a career-high 44 carries and scored early in the fourth quarter, leading Michigan to a 14-9 win over Penn State.
Even though the Nittany Lions stacked their defense to stop Hart, Michigan coach Lloyd Carr didn't hesitate to keep giving him the ball.
"I'm not dumb," Carr joked.
Two weeks after its season seemed doomed, Michigan has new life.
The Wolverines (2-2, 1-0 Big Ten) have climbed back to .500 after starting the season with two of the worst losses in school history. They were the fifth-ranked team in the country when Appalachian State stunned them in the opener. The next week, they were blown out of the Big House by Oregon.
"Some people will still talk about us in a bad way," Hart said. "But a lot of people will see that Michigan is back."
The Wolverines always seems to get well against Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions.
Penn State has lost nine straight games to Michigan, the longest winning streak by one team over the famed coach and almost doubling the second-best run against him.
"It's always frustrating when you lose," said Paterno, whose second-longest skid is five against Iowa. "I don't necessarily think it matters that it's Michigan."
Michigan held Penn State's lackluster offense to three field goals and after the final one, midway through the fourth quarter, freshman quarterback Ryan Mallett converted a pair of third downs on passes to take 4½ minutes off the clock and force JoePa to use all of his timeouts.
The Nittany Lions (3-1, 0-1) got the ball back at their 13 with 1:28 to go, setting up a TD-or-bust drive.
Anthony Morelli threw the ball away on the first two downs, avoiding sacks, and almost threw interceptions on the next two attempts to seal the loss. Morelli finished 15 of 31 for 169 yards.
Michigan's defense has given up just 16 points in two games after allowing 73 against Appalachian State and Oregon.
"Sometimes in life, you get a wake-up call," Carr said.
Mallett, starting for the injured Chad Henne, was 16-of-29 for 170 yards with an interception and he scored the first TD of the game on a 10-yard run.
Hart ran for more than 100 yards for the 23rd time in his career, breaking Anthony Thomas' school record, and he barely stretched the ball across the goal line for what turned out to be the deciding score.
"Nobody said to challenge it because nobody saw it," Paterno said. "I asked the official on the sideline, and he said, 'It wasn't my call.'"
Carr improved to 17-8 against Top 10 teams after the much-maligned coach lost five of his previous seven.
The Nittany Lions outscored Florida International, Notre Dame and Buffalo by a combined 135-34, but acknowledged they would know a lot more about themselves by Saturday night.
What they found out wasn't good, at least on offense.
The running back tandem of Austin Scott and Rodney Kinlaw wasn't effective, Scott had a key fumble, and the heralded receiving corps was limited by Morelli's inaccurate throws.
Kinlaw ran for 69 yards on 12 carries, Scott had 35 yards rushing and no receiver had more than three receptions or 33 yards receiving.
Just when Penn State finally showed signs of promise on offense midway through the third quarter, Scott lost his fourth fumble — on his 57th carry of the season — giving Michigan the ball at its 9.
Michigan gave the football right back at its 35.
Mallett mishandled a snap, his second turnover of the game, but the Nittany Lions could only get in position for a 29-yard field goal by Kevin Kelly to pull to within 7-6 in the final minute of the third quarter.
Hart's 1-yard run came after a pass interference in the end zone on third-and-goal kept the drive alive.
Penn State responded with a solid drive, but was held to Kelly's third field goal and had to settle for a 14-9 score midway through the fourth.
"We moved the ball up and down the field on them a bunch of times," Morelli said. "We just didn't score enough points."
Mallett scored on a crafty play, pump faking to the right and running to the left untouched. He flipped the football underhanded as he crossed the goal line in a move befitting his moxie.
"He's showtime," Hart said. "He loves the spotlight."
Henne, looking like a coach with a cap and headset, greeted his replacement on the sideline. A protective sleeve covered his right knee, which has held him out for 2½ games. Michigan might elect to hold him out for the next two games at Northwestern and against Eastern Michigan.
Carr said Henne is day-to-day, and Mallett insisted he won't have a problem going back to the sideline when the senior is ready.
"This is Chad's team," Mallett said.


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Major Section: BOOKS
Include-book has a special provision for dealing with uncertified
books: If the file has no certificate or an invalid
certificate (i.e., one whose check sums describe files other
than the ones actually read), a warning is printed and the book is
otherwise processed as though it were certified and had an open
portcullis. (For details see books, see certificate,
and see portcullis.)
This can be handy, but it can have disastrous consequences.
The provision allowing uncertified books to be included can have disastrous consequences, ranging from hard lisp errors, to damaged memory, to quiet logical inconsistency.
It is possible for the inclusion of an uncertified book to render
the logic inconsistent. For example, one of its non-
local events
might be
(defthm t-is-nil (equal t nil)). It is also possible
for the inclusion of an uncertified book to cause hard errors or
breaks into raw Common Lisp. For example, if the file has been
edited since it was certified, it may contain too many open
parentheses, causing Lisp to read past ``end of file.'' Similarly,
it might contain non-ACL2 objects such as
3.1415 or ill-formed
event forms that cause ACL2 code to break.
Even if a book is perfectly well formed and could be certified (in a
suitable extension of ACL2's initial world), its uncertified
inclusion might cause Lisp errors or inconsistencies! For example,
it might mention packages that do not exist in the host world.
The portcullis of a certified book ensures that the correct
defpkgs have been admitted, but if a book is read without
actually raising its portcullis, symbols in the file, e.g.,
acl2-arithmetic::fn, could cause ``unknown package'' errors in
Common Lisp. Perhaps the most subtle disaster occurs if the host
world does have a
defpkg for each package used in the book
but the host
defpkg imports different symbols than those required
by the portcullis. In this case, it is possible that formulas
which were theorems in the certified book are non-theorems in the
host world, but those formulas can be read without error and
will then be quietly assumed.
In short, if you include an uncertified book, all bets are off regarding the validity of the future behavior of ACL2.
That said, it should be noted that ACL2 is pretty tough and if
errors don't occur, the chances are that deductions after the
inclusion of an uncertified book are probably justified in the
(possibly inconsistent) logical extension obtained by assuming the
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RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - The owner of a pellet gun authorities say was used in an exchange of gunfire with Rapid City police during a March crime spree has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Twenty-one-year-old Matthew Wright was one of five Rapid City men police say robbed two convenience stores, burglarized two homes and led officers on a chase through city streets. Officers returned fire during the chase with a shotgun.
The Rapid City Journal reports that Wright will have to serve more than nine years behind bars before being eligible for parole.
One of the suspects was sentenced earlier to 10 years in prison. The other three are to be sentenced next month.
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Here's something very cool for you all! It's another parkour map! But is it like the other parkour maps? No! In this map, you are a thief, of course, that's an expert at parkour. You won't just be jumping here and there without purpose, but you will be given objectives to complete. As a thief, you will have to steal things in order to achieve the main objective. Obviously, citizens are not going to like you, so don't expect they will help you in any way. You are on your own! Search for things that are necessary for you to get through all the obstacles.
Rules in Parkour Thief Map for Minecraft 1.11, 1.9.4, 1.8.9 and 1.7.10
- Play on peaceful.
- Do not break or place blocks..
- Fences are boundaries, don't jump over them unless you fall pass them.
- You can only burn black wool.
- You can only place wool on light blue wool.
- You can only place ladders on brown wool.
- You can only craft buttons.
The list above, as mentioned, are rules you have to keep throughout the mission. Try not to break any of them. Things will become much more challenging!
Changes with Parkour Thief Map Version 1.3 for Minecraft 1.11, 1.9.4, 1.8.9 and 1.7.10
- The storyline of the map has improved.
- Removed the piston parkour.
- The ladders have been upgraded to version 1.3.
- Bugs that were present in the previous versions are fixed.
- The map has been updated for Minecraft 1.11, 1.9.4, 1.8.9 and 1.7.10
How to install Parkour Thief Map for Minecraft 1.11, 1.9.4, 1.8.9 and 1.7.10
- Download the map file.
- Open "run" search bar and type "%appdata%".
- Open the .minecraft folder.
- Open the saves folder.
- Extract the downloaded (zip) file.
- Move the extracted folder into the saves folder.
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Claudia M.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
By: Claudia Montano
While I was working at Nordstrom, I suffered a stroke.
When my doctor told me that I could go back to work,
I was trying to do my best. I was trying to get healthy again and to continue with my Vocational Therapy.
Nordstrom denied my Vocational Therapy. They cut my work
hours down to one day a week for only 4 hrs. My doctor recommendation was that I could work 5 days a week for 6 hours every shift. Because they cut my hours to work, my
salary, benefits and health became affected.
It is unbelievable that Human Resources from this companies
does not have any clue what a stroke is all about and how to be supportive and understanding with Stroke Survivors.
Due to the very bad way I was treated, I started to feel anxiety, panic attacks, depression. I already file a claim for Disability Discrimination.
Nordstrom is not giving me the opportunity to work in
one of their stores close to my house so I do not have to drive. Nordstrom is not giving me the opportunity to give me another position with less volume of transactions.
To the contrary, they do not care that I suffered a stroke and they are giving me lots of stress.
I do not why everybody said that Nordstrom is one of the 100 Top
companies to work for...I don't believe it! They do not know how
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Orlando, Fla., Jan 9, 2013 / 12:03 am (CNA).- The Seek 2013 gathering brought thousands of Catholic college students to Orlando, Florida's Swan and Dolphin Hotel Jan. 2-6, encouraging attendees to search for what God wants for them in life.
"It's exciting to see so many people who care about their faith who love Jesus and want to follow Jesus and love the Church," Jeremy Rivera, national director of marketing and communications for the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), told CNA Jan. 8.
FOCUS presented the conference, which zeroed in on the theme "What Moves You." The event's speakers gave wide-ranging talks about faith and contemporary Catholic life.
Over 5,000 attendees participated in Eucharistic Adoration while 3,000 to 4,000 students went to confession with 150 priests, Rivera said.
"It's an exciting time in America's history to be Catholic," he said, adding that he hopes attendees will "go back to campuses and tell everything that the Church is for, not just what the Church is against."
"We talk about the fullness of life. We talk about the fullness of truth. We want to put the color back into the negative photograph for people to see the vision that Jesus actually has for our life."
"God doesn't want us to be miserable," Rivera said. "He wants us to be fulfilled. He wants us to be fully alive. He said 'I came that you might have life and have it to the full.'"
Seek 2013 highlights included Eucharistic Adoration, a Matt Maher concert and a keynote speech by Catholic apologist and former model Leah Darrow.
Her talk "really resonated with a lot of the young people there who in our culture are kind of told to worry about the external," Rivera said.
"Ultimately Christ wants a relationship with our true self," he noted.
The Seek 2013 event was formerly called the FOCUS National Conference. Rivera said organizers changed the name of the biennial gathering as part of a "strategic shift" to appeal to more students than those who participate in FOCUS.
"We have a presence on 74 college campuses right now but there's over 4,000 colleges and universities in the United States," he said. "We felt we'd have a broader reach if we didn't focus so much on FOCUS and more on Seek."
The name change could also help bring in those who are not Catholic.
"Wherever you are on the spectrum of faith, or not even on the spectrum – an atheist, an agnostic, spiritual but not religious – there's a place for you here," Rivera said.
"We're inviting people to seek the truth, to have a dialogue with people and ask questions."
He suggested the event is evidence of the "new springtime" of faith proposed by Pope Paul VI and his successors.
"We see this new springtime, this little shoot coming out of the ground," he said. "It's not just the germination from seed. We see it popping out now through groups like FOCUS and the (Denver-based) Augustine Institute and the new generation of leadership within the Knights of Columbus for example."
"There are a lot of great apostolates," Rivera said.
A reality show based on the Seek 2013 gathering is being prepared to air on the EWTN Global Catholic Network in the fall. It will follow five students at very different places in their spiritual life as they experience the event.
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Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack spent an hour talking about rural development at the Iowa State Fair on Friday, August 19.
Friday's event followed President Obama's White House Rural Economic Forum in Peosta, Iowa, earlier in the week. Secretary Vilsack announced that USDA has signed an agreement with the Council on Foundations to provide new sources of capital, new job opportunities, workforce investment strategies, and identification of additional resources that can be used to spur economic growth in rural America.
The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding builds on meetings the Secretary had last month during the Council on Foundations Rural Philanthropy Conference in Kansas City, Mo., where he called on representatives of the philanthropic community to "Step up, take risks, and work creatively create jobs, improve the quality of life and make an impact on rural America.
"This partnership sets a path to greater economic opportunities for rural communities by ensuring a better use of resources," Vilsack said. "Under the Obama Administration, USDA is partnering with philanthropic organizations to effectively leverage funds to improve the quality of life and create jobs in rural America. Working together, the government and its partners will boost the effectiveness of efforts to create economic opportunity in communities and regions of our Nation that need support."
In June, President Obama signed an Executive Order establishing the first White House Rural Council, chaired by Secretary Vilsack. As chair of the Rural Council, Secretary Vilsack is working to coordinate USDA programs across the government and encourage public-private partnerships to improve economic conditions and create jobs in rural communities.
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Vilsack also touched on other developments. He noted the current year will set records for exports and added that will increase when free trade agreements are passed this fall. He said the U.S. now has a trade surplus of $22 billion – it was only $4.8 billion five years ago.
He also announced a new initiative between USDA and the departments of energy and defense. "We want to create a fuel industry that doesn't exist – using biofuels for aviation." Plans include building a commercial refinery.
Responding to a question from the audience, Vilsack said he is working on trimming expenses at USDA. For example, he said when he arrived he discovered the department had 85 cell phone contracts. He has pared that down. He also noted there were 10 email accounts. "Now we have one and that saves us $50 million.
On opening up more Conservation Reserve Acres, Vilsack noted there was not as much interest in the last signup and some of the acres enrolled where not as qualified as they should be. It's time to look at CRP and the competition for those acres. Maybe double cropping is an option. But we need to keep highly erodible acres in CRP."
Regarding the next farm bill he stated, "In the past policy has driven funding. This time funding will drive policy." He said "we need to start with a set of principles" such as a safety net that meets the needs of a diverse group of farmers, a commitment to conservation, a commitment to exports. "Farmers are only about 1% of the population and we have to convince the other 99% the farm bill is for them as well."


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This approach allows us to prioritize partnerships where we can track results and leverage our funding for maximum impact. These include United Way®, Habitat for Humanity®, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America® and Instituto Consulado da Mulher®.
United Way
We partner with United Way across the U.S. to fund thousands of organizations and causes within our communities that focus on education, income, health and basic needs. Our current and retired employees participate every year in raising funds for local United Way campaigns in their respective locations. The Whirlpool Foundation offers a dollar-for-dollar match on contributions made to these campaigns.
Join us as we continue to support the merits of a quality education, help families achieve financial stability and promote healthy lives.
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In more than 19 years of partnership with Habitat for Humanity, Whirlpool has developed active programs in more than 45 countries with a commitment of more than $107 million. In the United States and Canada, the company has donated more than 197,300 ranges and refrigerators to new Habitat homes, serving more than 104,000 families. Additionally, Whirlpool has donated more than 42,000 products to Habitat ReStore retail outlets. The company has engaged thousands of employee volunteers, sponsored nearly 190 homes and donated products to more than 76,000 Habitat families Europe, Middle East and Africa. Whirlpool plans to support the work of Habitat around the world through product donations, financial contribution and/or volunteerism.
If you'd like to join forces with Habitat for Humanity and Whirlpool brand, learn more here.
Habitat by the Numbers
- 104,000+ families directly impacted around the world
- ~10,000 Whirlpool employees who volunteer with Habitat annually
- $107 million+ – Value of Whirlpool Corporation's current commitment
- 1999 – Year the Whirlpool/Habitat partnership began
Boys & Girls Clubs Of America
In 2010, Maytag brand teamed up with Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) as a commitment to youth and communities. The partnership seeks to recognize and promote dependability—a core quality for both that should always be recognized. From this partnership, the Maytag Dependable Leader Awards were created. These awards support the Clubs helping young people succeed for life. To date, Maytag brand has donated more than $7 million to help enable young people most in need to achieve great futures as productive, caring, responsible citizens.
Dependability is always welcome, get involved here.
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- 100,000 club youth served through the Maytag Dependability Awards since 2010
- +6,000 Whirlpool employees who have volunteered with Clubs across the U.S.
- $8.4 million grant dollars distributed in support of Maytag Dependability Awards
- +100 Maytag Dependability Awards granted since 2010
Instituto Consulado da Mulher
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In 2002, the Instituto Consulado da Mulher opened to improve and empower the lives of low-income women in Brazil. We leverage our global presence to eradicate poverty and promote gender equality. Offering workshops, classes and other education, as well as donating appliances and resources sustains families and helps more women and children to achieve an improved social position. With our reach and resources, the Instituto Consulado da Mulher offers small business cooperatives designed to develop the entrepreneurial and employment skills of low-income women, while also providing their families with a steady income. To date, more than 34,000 women have felt the positive impact of this program.
If you would like to help empower equality in South America, get involved here.
Whirlpool Foundation addresses community issues through partnerships and collaboration to make the biggest impact with the resources at hand. More than half a century ago, Louis and Frederick Upton, two of our founders, established Whirlpool Foundation and made a commitment — a promise — to reinvest in the community. They intended to provide financial and leadership support for nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the quality of life in the communities where we operated. Whirlpool Foundation keeps that original promise, using new and innovative ways to make lasting impact on society, with an emphasis on the communities in which we live and work.
We prioritize donations to our signature charities and community relations. Occasionally we give to others who meet certain criteria. Fill out this form to see if you qualify…
Our employees have opportunities to engage with community members and organizations to make our communities better. Whether it be serving a warm meal on a cold winter day, mentoring a young child who had lost their way or building a house that becomes someone's home, our employees continually go above and beyond the call of duty, volunteering their time.
Average volunteer hours each year
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So much of your business data from many of your applications lie in a database like Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL or MS Access, behind a firewall. Getting meaningful reports out of such databases and taking corrective actions based on those reports is what business intelligence is all about. The databases themselves are typically costly and creating reports out of them isn't that easy. Buying additional reporting tools, which you need to install and maintain, adds up to your costs. But by making your data available in Zoho Reports, you get these major benefits:
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Zoho Reports makes it easy to push data from behind-the-firewall databases (and CSV files too) by providing you with an Upload Tool (a database
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As the diagram above shows, the tool works in a simple way. It is a database connector that pulls data from your databases and uploads it to Zoho Reports. Data gets transfered securely over the Internet to Zoho Reports using a secured connection (HTTPS). You can then create powerful reports and analysis based on the data uploaded. Read more about how to move data from your in-house databases to Zoho Reports.
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Once the summer has started, each lifeguard goes through in-service training each week. Lifeguard rescue, first aid, and CPR skills are practiced, observed, and evaluated to maintain the high standards required by the Aquatics Program.
Working as a lifeguard for the Winston-Salem Recreation and Parks Department can be a very satisfying job. Lifeguards have a tremendous amount of responsibility at swimming pools. They must take care of every patron who visits the pool. With the American Red Cross Lifeguard training and the Recreation and Parks Department in-service training, lifeguards can perform their job with a high level of success and satisfaction.
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For the past 12 years I have held office as a Center Township supervisor. As I leave office, there are individuals I wish to thank for their service to our community.
Thank you to those who have served with me and for the township on the planning commission, zoning hearing board and our other boards and committees. Your service has helped to ensure the protection of the property rights of our people.
Thank you to former secretaries Martha Hufhand and Stephanie Sellers, to secretary-treasurer-open records officer Anthony Amendolea, and to building code official-zoning officer Richard Round. You have always kept in mind that those you serve are our friends, our family and our neighbors.
Thank you to township engineer Ron Olsen and solicitor Mike Gallagher. As professionals you have always given us what we hired you to give: your knowledge and experience. But you have also given us your heart, that extra amount of commitment that money alone can't buy.
A very special thank-you to public works director-emergency management coordinator Mark Lauer and to our public works department road crew members Charlie Moorhead, my friend from childhood Tom Smith, Lenny Young, Jeff Winchester, Howard Allison, current Unionville Volunteer Fire Department Chief Greg Brewster, and former member Neil Hutchison. I know that for you, this is more than just a job. You have my respect and gratitude.
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By Keith Robinson June 10, 2014
Some Indiana soybean farmers are now facing crucial decisions on how to recover from erratic weather that is either delaying their plantings or forcing them to replant, Purdue Extension soybean specialist Shaun Casteel says.
Farmers in many areas still needed to plant soybeans as of the first week of June because of large amounts of rain, while others may need to replant. Casteel likened the spring warm-up and field dry-out conditions to a roller coaster.
"Just like any good roller coaster, the rise of temperatures peaked so it could plummet downward while the intensity and frequency of rain skyrocketed," Casteel said. "All this occurred in our typically prime planting weeks."
He noted that only a third of Indiana's soybean crop was planted by May 18. But farmers caught up over the following two weeks by getting nearly half of the crop in the ground. As of June 1, they had planted 81 percent of it. There were late plantings in three of the past five years.
The need for planting adjustments is greatest for farmers in the central and northern parts of the state. Farmers in the southern half generally have more time because of the longer growing season there.
Casteel said farmers still planting soybeans in June need to consider seeding rates, row width and the maturity group of seeds.
"We need to set the stage for the best possible return on late plantings," he said.
He offered this guidance:
* Seeding rate: Planting in the first half of June requires increasing seeding rates 10-20 percent to foster quicker row closure and higher pod height with fewer days to flowering. Increased seeding rates will also be needed in those fields that have heavy corn residue, which has been prevalent this planting season because of limited breakdown over the winter.
Farmers who typically plant 140,000 seeds per acre in 15-inch rows should increase the rate to about 170,000 seeds per acre in the second week of June; 185,000 in the third week; and 200,000 in the fourth week. Soybeans will produce fewer main-stem nodes (attachment points of trifoliates and ultimately pods) as planting is delayed, so the increased seeding rates will also help to overcome the shortage in node production.
* Row width: Farmers planting 30-inch rows should consider planting narrower rows with the limited time to flowering. Soybeans typically have a yield advantage of 5-10 percent for soybeans planted in narrow rows (15 inches or less) compared with wide, 30-inch rows.
"This difference will be even more prominent in late-planting situations," Casteel said.
Wide rows take nearly 25 days longer to canopy compared with 15-inch rows and 40 days longer than 7.5-inch rows.
* Maturity group: Full-season varieties should be planted until June 15 for the northern quarter of the state, June 20 for the central half and June 25 for the southern quarter. Varieties should be dropped by one-half maturity group from the full-season variety for the area, such as from 3.5 to 3.0, after those dates and planted for another two weeks before farmers consider other alternatives. The lower the maturity group the faster the plant will develop flowers, pods and seeds.
"If you are in a very late planting situation, I suggest back-dating 90 days from the typical fall freeze in your region to determine if you have enough growing season to mature a soybean crop," Casteel said. "My hope is that you will not need to make that determination."
More information about late planting of soybeans is available at Purdue Pest & Crop newsletter at http://extension.entm.purdue.edu/pestcrop/2014/issue9/index.html.
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If you can't hear your friends online, or you can't join or host an Xbox Live multiplayer game, go to Settings > Network in the Xbox app and check Server connectivity.
If it says Blocked, your PC was unable to establish a Teredo IPsec connection to the Quality of Service (QoS) server. If you also see Teredo is unable to qualify next to NAT type, visit the Teredo troubleshooting page first to resolve that issue. Then check to see if Server connectivity no longer shows Blocked.
Failure to establish a Teredo IPsec connection to the QoS server can occur when the Windows Firewall is disabled, when security software has altered the Windows Firewall configuration, or when required Windows services have been disabled or stopped. When your PC can't establish a Teredo IPsec connection, you'll be unable to use Xbox Live party chat service or do multiplayer gaming on Xbox Live.
Note Teredo IPsec connectivity is only necessary for Xbox Live party chat and multiplayer features. If your game doesn't use the Xbox Live service, consult that game's support site for help on chat and multiplayer issues.
Try the following solutions in order. Move on to the next one only if the previous one didn't resolve the issue.
Solution 1: Make sure you have an Internet connection
If you don't have an Internet connection, you'll have to fix that before continuing with any additional troubleshooting.
Solution 2: Make sure Windows Firewall is enabled and that the default policy is active
Windows Firewall is required to establish a Teredo IPsec connection. Even if you use additional security software and firewalls, most of these will use Windows Firewall as a base. If for some reason your Windows Firewall has been disabled, you'll have to enable it in order to use Xbox Live party chat and do multiplayer gaming.
To see if Windows Firewall is enabled:
You may need to restart your PC.
To see if the Windows Firewall default policy is enabled:
netsh advfirewall show currentprofile
If the following output is present, the default policy is active:
Firewall Policy BlockInbound,AllowOutbound
netsh advfirewall set currentprofile firewallpolicy blockinbound,allowoutbound
Solution 3: See if you're using one of the following security software programs
In some cases, the security software programs listed below have been found to interrupt a PC's ability to establish Teredo IPsec connections. If you have one of these security programs on your PC, make sure you've updated the software to the latest version, or see the program's support documentation to determine how to enable Teredo IPsec connectivity with their software.
Solution 4: See if the Windows services required for Xbox Live party chat and multiplayer gaming have been changed from their default values
Four key services are required for Xbox Live party chat and multiplayer gaming to function on Windows 10. If any of these services have been disabled, you'll need to re-enable them.
To see if the required Windows services are enabled:
|Service Name
|Default Startup Type
|IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules
|Automatic (Trigger Start)
|IP Helper
|Xbox Live Auth Manager
|Xbox Live Networking Service
If any of the services have been altered from their default values, you can set them back to their default values:
Some applications reconfigure PC settings to try to optimize performance and will disable Windows services in the process, sometimes affecting one or more of the four services listed above. If you use one of these PC optimization applications, make note of any service configuration changes it makes, as you may need to revert those settings to use Xbox Live party chat and multiplayer gaming.
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A judicial ethics panel has publicly sanctioned a Sebastian County circuit judge for invoking her judicial office in a personal dispute.
The state Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission on Friday sent a "letter of informal adjustment" to Judge Annie Powell Hendricks regarding an incident that occurred April 16. It did not impose or recommend any punishment beyond sending the letter.
According to the letter, Hendricks was sanctioned over text messages she sent to Terry Weidman of Fort Smith, the ex-husband of Hendricks' stepsister, Lynn Weidman. The Weidmans were involved in a dispute over information contained on an iPad.
Identifying herself in a text as "Judge Hendricks," the judge told Terry Weidman to deliver his ex-wife's iPad to a third party's mailbox by 9:30 a.m. and said she would turn the matter over to the prosecutor if he did not comply.
After Weidman asked what the judge would turn it over to the prosecutor for, Hendricks texted, "Choose your actions wisely!"
The commission said in its letter that Hendricks violated rules of conduct that require judges to act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the judiciary, prohibit judges from abusing the prestige of their office and prohibit judges from engaging in "conduct that would appear to a reasonable person to be coercive."
The panel said it did not recommend more serious action because Hendricks admitted that she should not have referred to herself as a judge during the exchange and promised to avoid such behavior in the future.
Hendricks did not immediately return a call seeking comment Friday.


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Thursday, March 21, 2013
Hey, ladies and germs, I'm a puddle of water and I am sitting on the dish rack waiting to jump into your mouths. Well, I'm not just water. I'm mostly water but I also have some wine and soda mixed in with me and a little bit of orange juice and whatever else people have been drinking tonight. Plus saliva. Lots and lots of saliva and backwash. When waiters dump the glasses into the rack that sits on the dish rack, whatever is left in the glass drips down and then rests on the ledge and it turns into me. You can call me Liquid Gunk. I just sit here until someone takes the rack down to put it in the dishwasher and then when they put the rack back where it was, if they don't do it slowly, it's going to make me splash all into their faces. It's my favorite thing! And tonight, I got to jump all onto the Bitchy Waiter's face. I just barely missed his mouth.
I have been dying to spooge all over his asshole face forever because he never scrapes the plates clean and he doesn't seem to know how to separate silver. He's always in the dish room eating bread or french fries or checking his Facebook. I have been waiting for this moment for a couple of years. I thought it would never come because he's such a lazy bitch that he hardly ever moves the racks of glasses. "That's Juan's job or Diego's or whoever the fuck," he says. Well tonight, he needed some glasses and so he pulled the full rack of dirty ones off the the ledge and put them in the dishwasher. Man, I was excited! I watched him pick up an empty rack and lift it over his head to put it in its place. If he was thinking, he would have done it slowly giving me no reason to splash, but I figured since he never does it, he wouldn't even think about it.
He threw the empty rack onto the shelf and it landed in me so violently that I threw myself at his face with all my might. I aimed right for his mouth, his eyes and his precious hair that he always bragging about and I spooged all over him. I gave that bitch a Liquid Gunk facial. I didn't get into his mouth which is just as well since it was probably full of Chardonnay anyway, but I did get into his hair.
"Goddammit!" he yelled. "Fucking nasty ass water just got all the fuck over me. Fuck!"
I looked over at Michael the dishwasher who was laughing. I dunno why Bitchy Waiter thinks his name is Miguel.
"You have to put the rack up slower next time," Michael said.
"Yeah, whatever," said Bitchy Waiter. "This is why I don't do this shit!"
Michael and I both know that the reason he doesn't do the racks of glasses has more to do with his laziness than getting Liquid Gunk in his hair.
"I'm going to the restroom to wash this shit off my face. When that rack of glasses comes out of the dishwasher, send 'em out, comprende? Gracias, Miguel. God, my face is all sticky. I feel like a ten-dollar hooker at an after-hours orgy. Fuck!"
So yeah, I got him. I feel proud. And maybe he will learn now that when he puts the empty glass rack back on the ledge, he has to do it slowly because if he doesn't I will come all over his face just like I would with a ten-dollar hooker at an after-hours orgy. He deserved it. He's a bitch.
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29 comments:
I feel your pain. I came under fire one night when a dishy was putting a rack back up and I ended up wearing a brown, sludgy bombardment of what looked to be the dried skin that forms on top of soup when it cools down.
Not a happy camper then.
- March 21, 2013 at 1:39 PM
- Amanda said...
I Know Exactly What You Are Talking About! Had It Happen Many Times And I Still Can't Seem To Remember To Do It Slowly. Sorry For The Capital Letters. Stupid ANdroid 4.1.2
- March 21, 2013 at 1:47 PM
BW, got that shit in my mouth one time. And we were SMOKED so it' snot like I even had time to go and try and rinse it out or anything. I quick splash of water to rinse, wash the face and back out there. God I love this industry! Everyone should walk a day in our shoes!
- March 21, 2013 at 1:47 PM
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- March 21, 2013 at 1:54 PM
I have gotten a liquid gunk facial at work so many times. So gross.
- March 21, 2013 at 2:40 PM
- Practical Parsimony said...
That was just disgusting, even more so since I was eating.
- March 21, 2013 at 3:06 PM
- Kimberly Allen said...
I call it pot luck surprise anddddd I've had it in my mouth also! YUCK YUCK YUCK
- March 21, 2013 at 5:44 PM
- euphoric_mania said...
Ahhh, honey! I know your pain all too well, I sat here cringing, teeth clenched the entire time. I know that feels, brah. I literally started keeping a toothbrush and toothpaste in my ho-bag just because of this. A ho-bag is the backpack I keep in my trunk for occasions like these and surprise late night hook ups. You got your change of clothes for the walk of shame, spare phone charger, hygiene stuff, a pineapple. You know, just keeping it vanilla.
- March 21, 2013 at 7:55 PM
Ugh. That totally sucks! On a side note, maybe I'll order my beverages (non alcoholic) in to go cups now. Lol. I'm sure you have a horror story about those too!
- March 21, 2013 at 8:03 PM
Hahahahah! What about liquid gunk from the silverware bin in the DMO? Especially when a fellow worker throws the silverware haphazardly and the water gets in your face and mouth? Right. So gross
- March 21, 2013 at 9:50 PM
- used and abused restaurant manager said...
I laughed so hard ! So true.
- March 21, 2013 at 9:57 PM
- Rogue Wino said...
We just switched our setup around, so that now the silverware bin is near the kitchen entrance, where we can't see if anyone is about to launch a knife in and make a mess. I can't tell you how many times a coworker has inadvertently treated me to a dish splooge facial when I've come up the stairs in to the kitchen. Ugh, I need a shower just thinking about it.
- March 22, 2013 at 1:46 AM
When I read your blog, I often think of things that happen at my workplace. I am a hair stylist, you see, working at a salon for women. Now, some women brings their kids with them, and then lets them run free. And if any of us at the salon (I am a co-owner together with my mom and her friend Bianca) says something, the parents often get angry at us.
- March 22, 2013 at 10:13 AM
- T.J. said...
I cracked up laughin! OMG! Talk about memories of the Hours Long Dish Orgy. I worked in a place that didn't have the nice little racks shown in the pic. Oh no, it was flat, no holes, etc. ANd in a rush, I tossed the bin, and full coverage. Tossed a few cookies. But, like Euphoric up top, I had a Ho-Bag. Thank goodness.
- March 23, 2013 at 4:19 AM
Oh my god... happens to me all.the.time. I work at Fr**(a popular ice cream/family dining establishment).
We're talking ice cream/gross soda/juice and coffee spooge. LOL
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Nor did we realise that much of our efforts would also go into the creating of the Update Tool known as EZ-Pup which had the ability to produce an ongoing series of great looking face-lifts to the basic Puppy. Considerable kudos should be passed to Warren, our team leader, who was able to control our exuberance as well as to lead us forward in the right direction!
PuppyLinux Community Edition Version 2.15, abbreviated as 2.15ce, has a strikingly similar look to Microsoft's Vista which was long overdue, still buggy when released, and rather disliked by many who were eagerly waiting for its release.
I have run 2.15ce on a 1996 or 1997 Twinhead laptop with a 266MHz Pentium MMX processor and just 64Mb of RAM, albeit very slowly, but equally it has run perfectly on a more recent desktop unit with a 400MHz PII processor with 192Mb of RAM, far less than needed for similar performance by resource-hungry Windows XP.
While PuppyLinux doesn't necessarily look as flamboyant as the 2.15ce desktop does, that's purely what is called "eye candy". It is functional underneath in the same way in both 2.15 and in earlier and later versions. Some later versions do not run at all on very early computers, and for this let me point you to links lower on this page, showing how PuppyLinux can be adapted to run on those computers whose BIOS will not succesfully boot the later Linux kernels used in later versions of PuppyLinux - and which has been adapted very succesfully too :)
PuppyLinux generally has a much simpler looking taskbar and menu system than the 2.15 Community Edition described here. In fact, provision is inbuilt for about four different ones, but the simplest "Joe's Window Manager" (aka JWM) is always there. Below one can see a small image of such a simpler system and to the right is an attempt to reproduce the functionality of the "Start" Menu as used by Microsoft on their Windows Operating System from Windows95 through to Windows2000. Click to open each in a new window or tab.
PuppyLinux v2.15ce uses a different, more "eye-catchy" window manager called ice-wm which can be customised further than the JWM provided with basic Puppy. That comes at the expense of needing more resources, of course.
The purpose of this paper is to show what a variety of clean and attractive looking, yet functional desktops one can have with PuppyLinux, mainly using screen captures from the 800x600 low resolution desktop on the Twinhead laptop, which will nicely fit across a browser page. Some other captures are also used.
It should be mentioned that many Linux users tend to customise their system as soon as they install it, not keeping the "out-of-the-box" look very long. These screen captures are typical, with some customisation, rather than being what all installations look like.
In the image below we see the default "theme" on the taskbar, and the default wallpaper (aka backdrop, background, etc)...
In the one below here, are several "utility" programs being run on the desktop - three are locally created "File Find", "Internet Connection Wizard" and a general setup "Wizard".
Also we see a login window for a refined, tiny, VNC viewer application, where one can log into another (remote) computer - providing security credentials are met - to effect repairs on another system, or to show the owner how to do a particular task.
The associated server to permit a remote login to your computer isn't provided as part of the basic Puppy, but it is available as an add-on, quickly installed, if needed.
Here is the silver XP theme...
Here we can see how one can change themes via the menu, back to the default theme (which is Velvet-Azul). This is default inasmuch when first installed and run, that is what will be used. Any changes made during use are continued "permanent" until you make another choice.
The same goes for the wallpaper or backdrop... the one shown is the default one from a suite of such, shown in miniature under the big image below, and which you may go and look at here.
There are seven differently coloured but similarly themed desktop backgrounds provided as part of the PuppyLinux v2.15 Community Edition and Ez-Pup add-on set...
You may like to explore my wallpapers collection here.
Under the hood
PuppyLinux is provided with a full range of useable open-source applications that cover almost every possible scenario for "normal" computer usage. Refinements, updates, and choices of other similar applications (programs) can be easily downloaded and installed, or uninstalled if you decide to not continue using any of them.
By default in most versions of PuppyLinux, the SeaMonkey internet suite is provided, although many prefer the Opera or Firefox browsers, and the Evolution, Sylpheed or Thunderbird Email clients.
TheGimp (similar to PhotoShop) is provided as part of some versions, and is available as a download for others.
Inkscape - sometimes the light version - is a good alternative Publisher.
AbiWord is a small wordprocessor that is midway between WordPad and MS Word in its capabilities. Likewise Gnumeric is an excellent spreadsheet editor for small Excel spreadsheets. Both are part of the continually developing Gnome Office project, which is a less well established "alternative office" environment than K Office - which is part of the K Desktop Environment (KDE) used by and/or available to many variations of Linux and to a lesser extent Unix.
If you really need an office suite, you can't do better than OpenOfficeorg. OOo is developed by a large world-wide community from the code originally created by Sun Microsustems for arguably the world's best office suite, Sun's Star Office.
Install - or live CD?
Puppy will run live from the download CD if there is sufficient memory (say at least 128Mb), and may be installed to run from a bootable memory stick (if the computer supports bootable memory sticks), or installed to a partition in a hard drive, or installed to run from a virtual partition created as a file within whatever operating system(s) already exist on the computer. It is extremely versatile in this regard. Running from the CD is always slower than from a regular "drive" due to CD access time - unless the entire system on the CD is loaded into memory (which Puppy does).
The big advantage of running from the CD is that it does not require access to the drives of the computer you are running it on. This means there is absolutely no possibility of cross-infection from virii or malware.
Running from a bootable memory stick still means you don't need touch your hard drives, and is even better for two reasons; first you don't wear out the CD/DVD drive through considerably more use than normal, and second because you don't have to carry a CD with you, just one of those lanyards around your neck :)
The EZ-Pup download will create in any version of PuppyLinux from Version 2.14 onwards, the themes provided in 2.15ce, but with the transparent desktop icons replaced with opaque ones of a different look. It is a sizeable download, and requires bits and pieces that were part of the new kernel incorporated in 2.14 which is why it can't be applied to earlier versions.
However there are ideas for improving the look of earlier versions on this website. Links are provided below. Perhaps the best earlier version was a larger size than normal download, which was produced as an excellent beta test verstion. This was Puppy Professional 2.10Pro.
WhoDo (who designed the eye candy for 2.15ce and theEzPup add-on) has created a large thread on the PuppyLinux forums with many contirubuting posters, of some amazing eye-candy for the very simple and lightweight JWM window manager available in all versions of PuppyLinux. Here is a link to the first page of that thread (currently 11 pages).
The three taskbars here are variants from the EZ-Pup follow-on from the 2.15ce project, all captured from an 800x600 desktop. The EZ-Pup actually has the taskbar icons "turned off" as shipped (top bar), but it is a very small job to turn them back on again. The bars below show first the icons enabled, but at their minimal setting, and then below that with them all showing - a concept Microsoft created with WindowsXP, as Windows2000 and earlier did not have the option of hiding them.
Other improvements for old computers (that won't run later kernels)
Ver 2.02r2 (Version 2 Regression, 2nd release), Version 2.10Pro, and Version 2.11 all have enhancements developed to make them look and behave more like 2.15ce/ez, and here are some ideas for you...
and some ideas that will work on earlier and later "litters" of PuppyLinux
It should be emphasised that 2.14 onwards run more efficiently than earlier versions, but some older hardware objects to accomodating them. Currently at Version 4.something, there are also problems on some older hardware for that too.
There is also a set of floating command button bars which may be installed in all versions of PuppyLinux including the later end of the Version 1 series. There is a problem with running the bars on v3 and v4, although there is a work-around.
My personal choice for early boxes that won't run 2.14retro, 2.14 or 2.15 (and later) is an adaption of mine from the Version 2.02retro2 (202r2) - which I've styled r2d2 from the Star Wars movies!
Cybercafé shown above...
Here is a page (on this site) about the cybercafé featured at the top of the page. You can find links to a number of other pages about this particular project from that link.
On Christmas Eve 2008 there was an announcement made concerning the demise of this brilliant test-bed project (the cyber-café) because of pressure being brought to bear by the Microsoft Windows orientated IT community on the government body which actually owned the cybercafé.
Read the disappointing story here on an otherwise encouraging page (on the puppylinux forums) and we place a quote below - copied from there - emphasis being by this webmaster...
Obviously after the time and effort spent for free by us this soured our relationship somewhat, but from what we have heard the PIII 600's are now practically unusable and ridden with virii. This is a shame as it was as important a resource for local community as it was for the development of our in-house puppylinux-based OS - Ecopup.
Our domestic, educational and home markets have really opened up over the last year, providing us finally with some sort of income. We install ecopup on two to three computers a week in peoples homes, and have recently been in receipt of another batch of 37 retired school computers. We've been selling these through the local newspaper (and word of mouth) and have since sold all of them for between Ł30 and Ł80 each as full systems.
In the opinion of this webmaster, it shows the absolute contempt with which bureaucrats are prepared to treat volunteers once a bribe is forthcoming by those with an onging financial axe to grind.
There is absolutely no doubt whatsoever that the local authority will now be up for crippling aquisition costs for new so-called state-of-the-art hardware and software, plus ongoing weekly (or more frequently) professional costs with continual tinkering to remove malware, a regular lack of availability of equipment because of downtime due to malware damage and its spreading from infected machines to previously clean machines, and finally the cash cow itself, the expensive "must-have" upgrades regularly.
In the opinion of this webmaster, more fool them.
There is a sister project, known as GrafPup; its author Nathan has customised the basic Puppy phenomenally, and you may find him at www.grafpup.org - well worth a visit while you are here. Our command bars will work on GrafPup, both versions 1 and 2.
Take the link below to go to a very verbose (wordy) run-through the standard PuppyLinux installation procedure. It is liberally laced with snapshops at each step. The purpose was to create an error-free procedure for people unfamiliar with either puppy, or installing, or both, from the existing installer program.
Other stuff - hints and tips
If you found this article interesting, you may also find the following one about "using audacity as a sound recorder" of value. While written around a larger, heavier, version of Linux, I'm now using it very effectively with Puppy.
The companion article about setting your computer up to use Audacity is here and applies equally to computers which use Microsoft Windows.
I've taken a bundle of screen captures related to a number of tasks within PuppyLinux. When the articles are written, links will be posted to them here. In the mean time here are a few ideas...
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