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Combining the seasonal goodness of peppermint with the year-round goodness of chocolate, this pie is AMAZING. Warning: If you alert your holiday guests that this creamy treat is low in fat and calories, they might fall over and knock down some of your decorations.
Ingredients: Crust 4 sheets (16 crackers) chocolate graham crackers 2 tbsp. light whipped butter or light buttery spread (like Brummel & Brown) Filling 1/2 cup fat-free sweetened condensed milk 1/4 cup fat-free milk 1 small (4-serving) box Jell-O Sugar Free Fat Free Vanilla Instant pudding mix 3 cups Cool Whip Free, thawed 3 tbsp. mini semi-sweet chocolate chips 2 standard-sized peppermint candy canes, lightly crushed, divided Optional topping: Fat Free Reddi-wip Directions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. To make the crust, crush graham crackers in a food processor or blender (or place in large sealable bag and crush with a meat mallet). Transfer crumbs to a bowl and set aside. Place butter in a small microwave-safe bowl and microwave until melted, about 15 seconds. Add to the bowl of graham cracker crumbs and mix until uniform. Spray a pie pan with nonstick spray. Evenly distribute crust mixture along the bottom of the pie pan, using your hands or a flat utensil to firmly press and form the crust. Press it into the edges and up along the sides of the pan. Bake crust in the oven until firm, 8 - 10 minutes. Set aside to cool. To make the filling, combine condensed milk, milk, and pudding mix in a large bowl. Mix well. Fold in Cool Whip until smooth. Gently stir in chocolate chips and about 3/4 of the candy cane pieces. Once crust has cooled completely, evenly pour filling into the pan. Refrigerate until firm and chilled, at least 2 hours. (Overnight is best.) Sprinkle pie with remaining candy cane pieces. If you like, top with Reddi-wip just before serving. Dig in! MAKES 8 SERVINGS
Serving Size: 1 slice (1/8th of pie) Calories: 202 Fat: 4.5g Sodium: 250mg Carbs: 37g Fiber: 0.25g Sugars: 24g Protein: 2.5g PointsPlus® value 5*
There's something inherently tricky about minty desserts. They seem light. Maybe it's the crisp, fresh bite. Something about the mintiness sends a message to your brain, triggering the response, "This can't be THAT bad for me!" Wrong-O. Candy-cane-inspired pies pop up a lot during the holidays; the kind your aunt whips up from scratch, the ones that someone picks up from Bakers Square... And these desserts usually involve tremendous amounts of sugar, chocolate, and heavy cream -- not to mention the cookie crusts! Here's the thing: There IS a way to enjoy a creamy slice of minty deliciousness, but you've GOT to use our special recipe and make it yourself (or hoodwink some kitchen-savvy friend into making it for you). Our dessert couldn't be more decadent -- fluffy rich filling, chocolatey pieces, that cookie crust, those minty bits... Look at that -- you're getting everything you wanted this year!
Serving Size: 1 slice Calories: 714 Fat: 44g Sodium: 377mg Carbs: 66.5g Fiber: 1.75g Sugars: 54g Protein: 6g PointsPlus® value 19*
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Thanks for sharing.
'07 R1200RT (my favorite!); '12 Yamaha Super Tenere (El Gordo); '07 Suzuki DR650SE (!);
'59 R 26 (my first)
So in the week I have owned this suit I have commuted in -4 degree Celsius and have been hit with down pours. Mind you the long ride I have yet to do...all I am doing right now is commuting to work...total of a little over 2 hours a day. I LOVE this suit that I have found some gear that meet most of my expectations. Most important one to me is to stay dry outside in. The armour and the fact i do not feel like a football player is just awesome. My set up is working for the cold with no bulky feeling. Just my LDComfort underwear all week long and Gerbing heated liner and gloves. I wear Rev it Apache H2O boots with a wool blend sock. This layering is light and simple. So simple it works and the suit is doing its job.
Next things I am going to be watching for is how the material holds up the rest of the winter. Try to get some decent long rides in some rain to see how the waterproofing stands up the our rain forest weather. See hoe long I can keep myself warm without adding a thing to my routine.
The fit...like I said so comfortable except the contoured arms. The forearm is a little snug with the Gerbing but not uncomfortable. I feel more visible in the gray colour and just safer because my should checks are really clear from my shoulder pads like i have on my Rev'it Pro jacket.
Love it! and I think this is such a tomboy suit for the women out there that do not gravitate towards pinks and flowers.
So, I think it is fair to say this suit can qualify as a 4 season suit...
I am also replacing the CE back armour with this because my trunk is not very long and the CE just seems to be just that....too long!
If this does not feel right we might go with the D3o back pad.
I have lost some weight and although my pants and jacket still fit if i keep going with whatever weight goal I achieve i am going to need to downsize. i can tell the jacket is getting looser and the pants the same. i am still in the zone where it is OK for now but in the end I guess no big deal if I need to get anther whole suit. I could sell this one.
I have had the suit for over a month now...and there is really nothing negative to say about it. Although it is just a shell I have learned this winter how to "layer" properly and stay warm and dry. The amount of rain I have been riding in some would say you are nuts but really when you are riding with a suit that protects you it is all relative to me at least. As for visibility my neighbour was driving next to me on the road yesterday on my way home from work and she said I was visible all right but not obnoxious looking. She said with the reflective tape on my bike, the LED aux lights and my suit her attention was brought to my direction. That is great to hear.
BTW....just about 5 1/2 months to go before our adventure up north begins! 40 days of nothing but the two of us and our bikes.
Suspenders will help with the pants. They allow great freedom of movement without the bunch up at the waist.
"You can do good or you can do well. Sooner or later they make you choose." MI5
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I am hoping in the end suspenders would not even do the trick....hoping the weight slides off but thanks for the advise!

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Community advocates are kicking off a campaign today to create the Food District @ Weinland Park, a local-foods hub with a processing plant, employment center, co-op market and space for entrepreneurs.
August 29, 2013
Community advocates are kicking off a campaign today to create the Food District @ Weinland Park, a local-foods hub with a processing plant, employment center, co-op market and space for entrepreneurs.
Supporters say the plan feeds two kinds of hunger: Local-food devotees want a better regional food system, and the Weinland Park neighborhood - improving but still impoverished - craves jobs.
The Food District aims to hum along a continuum "from growing, to processing, to eating, to improving the neighborhood," said Brian Williams, agriculture specialist at the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission. "We want a system that benefits everybody."
The finished plan comes about two years after the commission received an $865,000 federal grant to work with partner organizations and outline the project. The Community Economic Development Corp. of Ohio, a subsidiary of the local Godman Guild Association social-services agency, now will lead efforts to finance and develop the proposal.
The land to be transformed is a 3.8-acre former factory site at N. 4th Street and E. 5th Avenue largely owned by Wagenbrenner Development.
Architects' renderings reimagine the weed-choked lot with a 45,000-square-foot building that would have as its anchor the local-food processing center, where Ohio-grown produce, meat and dairy products would be readied for distribution through flexible pouching, freezing, dry blending and small-batch pasteurization technologies.
Williams said the operation would help keep more food dollars in local communities. Ohioans spend roughly $30 billion on grocery and restaurant food each year, and less than 10 percent of that food is raised and processed locally.
"We're talking about recirculating those dollars instead of exporting them," Williams said.
The district also would house a "kitchen incubator" for entrepreneurs to develop new food products; a licensed "staging" kitchen and event space; a community-owned cooperative market and cafe; wholesale cash-and-carry for restaurants and other large buyers; and job training.
An aquaponics system, combining the production of fish and salad greens, would be incorporated into the Food District, too.
The processing center is expected to employ 40 to 60 people and would generate revenue for other parts of the project. Supporters hope to start construction in the next two years.
"What it would accomplish is bringing together the processing and availability of food, and how that can create economic benefits - not only to this community, but to the city," said Jon Moorehead, executive director of the Community Economic Development Corp.
The Food District business plan says it's not "a feel-good project that aims to direct charity to people in need. It is a social enterprise that must operate as a strong, viable business that provides employment and fair pay to people who need work, and a fair price to farmers who produce for local markets."
Moorehead came out of retirement to head the development corporation. He had been with the Finance Fund, a nonprofit organization that links underserved communities with public and private capital.
"I'm a true believer," he said of the food-district concept.
The vibrancy of a local-foods hub could dent Weinland Park's high unemployment rate and improve nutrition, Moorehead said. A 2010 survey of 440 residents found that 36 percent were unemployed, and
22 percent said health issues were their biggest barrier to working.
At the same time, Williams said, processing "is one of the biggest bottlenecks" in the local-food delivery system. Food that can't be packaged or sold quickly enough is often thrown out.
"The ingredients are here for a transformation," Moorehead said.


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Save Date: September 7, 2009
Activity: Sleeping
My name is Amy Jones. September 7, 2009 was the day my life changed forever. The first part of my story will be told from the recollection of others - the story may be incomplete because my husband, who is a major part in this story, does not like to talk about this. It is simply too painful. It is easier for me because I don't remember. In some ways, I am almost a third party to the entire experience.
We were at home in Charlotte, NC, patiently awaiting our "Labor Day". I was nine months pregnant, just two days shy of my due date. I was sleeping on the couch because I was simply too tired to go up the stairs. I told my husband to go upstairs for a good night sleep because we wouldn't have too many once the baby was here. Well, he did not listen to me and stayed downstairs with me. I am so thankful he did.
Arnie heard me struggling, and before he knew it I was blue. I wasn't breathing and I had no pulse. Arnie placed me on the floor and called 911. He started CPR. After what seemed like an eternity the rescue crew arrived and the paramedics took over. I was shocked two times without any success. The third or fourth time, they got a pulse - a weak one but it was there.
I was then rushed to the hospital, my life still uncertain. They lost me twice in transport, but once again a weak pulse appeared. It was at this point that some more miracles occurred. Although it was a holiday weekend, the area's top doctors were on duty and oversaw my care. Once I was stable they performed a caesarean section and took the baby. She arrived strong weighing in at 8 pounds 12 ounces. I was admitted into ICU. I was then placed in a medically induced coma while my body temperature was kept low to help minimize the brain damage. I was in a coma for several days. Once I was conscious, they implanted an ICD to help regulate my heart rate and to shock me in case it happened again.
The first few days after waking were not good. I was not responding well. When I first woke up, I didn't even know I had the baby.
But as the days went by, I regained more of my mid-term memory. While I am still unable to remember the trauma and a few weeks around that time, I am doing much better. Ten days after my sudden cardiac arrest my daughter Elizabeth and I went home.
We are doing really well. I have very minor memory loss. My heart is strong with no permanent damage. I have an ICD and will have one for the rest of my life. It is a stark reminder of how close I came to dying. Other than that, looking and talking to me you would never know what happened - until I tell you my story.
I now tell everyone I can about my story. My family and friends have heard it so much they are tired of it. Most importantly, I tell my story because CPR saved my life. If my husband did not know CPR, I would not be alive today. I tell everyone I meet that CPR is important. You need to know how to do it. If you know CPR, you truly have the power to save a life. It's something small, but the results are big.
Cardiac arrest can affect children and adults alike. By learning CPR and how to use an AED, anyone can save someone's life. Know how to check a pulse and an airway. Anyone can be a hero, and my husband is mine.
The cause behind my sudden cardiac arrest was Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (a form of dilated cardiomyopathy that is defined as deterioration in cardiac function presenting typically between the last month of pregnancy and up to five months postpartum).
I know that I am back to help in my own small way. If someone hears my story and it moves them to learn CPR or to make sure they know where an AED is in their office or how to use it, I have done my job.
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Even while juggling a busy holiday schedule, Brenda Pryor gives herself the gift of healthy choices. Here's how you can too.
Holidays can be busy for anyone. But they're especially hectic for Brenda Pryor, a classically trained pianist and church choir director who also sings in three choral groups. Brenda's holiday calendar is packed with rehearsals and concerts along with get-togethers with family and friends. "The holiday season can be extremely challenging when you have diabetes," she says. "There are so many celebrations and so much food at every one! There's more stress, more to do, and less time for exercise." Her strategies to stay on track?


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FILE - In this Thursday, April 18, 2013 file photo, emergency personnel search the rubble of an apartment destroyed by an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. Event after nail-biting event, America was rocked this week, in rare and frightening ways, with what felt like an unremitting series of tragedies. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)


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Chicago may have ended their ridiculous Stanley Cup drought on Philly's home ice, but apparently that's no reason to be magnanimous. Celebration or no celebration, there's always time to remind people that Chris Pronger is a bit of a jerk.
Sure, Adam Burish could have been gracious when a reporter brought up Pronger during this post-game interview. He could have said he was a tough competitor or even an annoying little rascal. Or if he couldn't say something nice, he might have deflected to talk about what the moment means for his city and teammates. Or, you know, the opposite of that ...
"I think Chris Pronger is the biggest idiot in the league," Burish said. "I can't stand him one bit. I hope I never have to see him again. If I see him, I'll punch him."
I believe it was football legend Paul Brown who once said, "The worst thing you can do to an opponent is beat them." I bet he would agree, however, that a punch to their face feels pretty satisfying too.


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(And why is it not changed on the download page? it does not work for V1 machines ? )
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Mariners Baseball In The U.S. Capital (6/21/2011)
When the 2011 season scheduled was released, I was extremely excited to see that the Mariners would be making their first trip to Nationals Park. The downside was that the three game series was mid-week, with one game being a day game. I really wanted our whole family to attend one of the games so both Kellan and Tim could see the Mariners in only their second trip to D.C. But real life was not cooperating.
As the series approached, it was certain that we could not attend the second or third games the series because I would be on a brief business trip. The first game looked like it was effectively out too. But something happened during the day of the game that all of a sudden made the game possible. It was such a late call, however, that Colleen (and therefore Kellan too) wasn't prepared to make the trip down. So around 3:30 p.m. on June 21, 2011, Tim and I hopped in the car hoping we could at least catch the tail end of BP.
And that is exactly what happened. We walked in and saw literally two minutes of BP before the Mariners cleared the field. In fact, it was so quick that we didn't even get a single BP picture!
With the field empty, we headed into the infield to see if any Mariners were milling around over there. They weren't.
So, we hung out down the 3B line and watched the field for a bit. After a while, the one and only Jason Phillips popped out of the dugout and headed out to the bullpen. We said our hellos and how-you-doings as he passed by on his way to the bullpen.
Once his colleagues joined Jason out by the bullpen, we snapped this picture of Doug Fister and Chris Gimenez stretching out:
Soon, Adam Kennedy made an appearance down the 3B line:
Kennedy gave Tim a friendly wave, which is always cool to get from a Mariner.
Soon some more Mariners joined Kennedy, including Justin Smoak and Dustin Ackley. This was the first road game of Ackley's career. And when a guy in a Mariners fan called out his name and asked for an autograph, he came over…
…and signed for a few minutes. We didn't have a baseball yet so we didn't ask for a signature. And for some bizarre reason, I didn't even think of asking Ackley if he would pose for a picture with Tim. Man, I must have been off my game!
Anyway, before the game started, we headed out to the LF and sat behind the Mariners bullpen. Actually, before sitting down, we peered down into the bullpen. Bullpen coach Jaime
Navarro walked by just then, saw Tim, and motioned to us as if to say "hold on, stay right there." He then disappeared and reappeared with…
…this lovely Rawlings Official MLB baseball, which he tossed up to Tim.
Thanks, Jaime!
Okay. It was game time and we were primed for our first Mariners win of the season. This was only our second Mariners game of the year, and they lost the first game 2-1 to the Orioles in the 12th inning. It was part of Brandon League's stretch of losing 4 consecutive games. Ouch. So, we needed a win in a big way.
Things started out beautifully. Tim's favorite player, Ichiro spanked a single into LF:
Tim then told me to take a picture of Ichiro on first base. So I did:
Ichiro then took second on a weak ground out by Brendan Ryan. As Ichi stood on second, Tim told me to take a picture of Ichiro scoring. And a few seconds later, Adam Kennedy singled
to CF and Ichiro scored:
FYI, Ichiro is directly behind Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos in that picture. His left leg is visible to the immediate right of Ramos.
Things were going great so far!
The Mariners scored a second run in the first inning when Dustin Ackley …
…singled to RF in this career debut road at-bat.
Doug Fister then came in and shut down the Nationals in the first. In the process of Fister shutting down the Nats, I got this picture of Ichiro playing RF.
After one inning, the Mariners led 2-0. We liked it.
We also liked this huge pile of chili nachos that we got before the top of the second inning:
Although it resulted in a nice action shot…
…Ichiro grounded out in the top of the second. But the Mariners tacked on a third run in the third inning on a Dustin Ackley RBI ground out. And this is what the scoreboard looked like after three innings:
Not only was the 3-0 score a happy sight, but it was nice to see "Seattle Washington" on the board as well.
Between innings, Screech rolled by on his lazy guy walking machine:
Between innings, we were also happy to find A.L. MVP candidate Larry Bernandez sitting nearby:
Larry Bernandez is an instant Mariners legend that hit the scene this scene. Great to see him in the OF at this game. Also, check out the cool 3D effect as Larry's face matches up with his sign holder's face!
During the bottom of the third inning, we needed to go on a water run. As we strolled through the 3B side concourse after filling a bottle with water, Ian Desmond hit a deep fly ball that
Franklin Gutierrez caught to end the third inning. We were in the concourse above the Mariners dugout, so we scurried down the stairs and nearly caught the ball after Guti flipped it about six rows deep into the crowd.
There were about 8 empty seats right where Guti flipped the ball, so we decided to sit down and give it one more shot at a third out ball. But before we knew it, we ended up spending five innings sitting in those empty seats.
On this pitch, Franklin led off the top of the fourth with a solid single into CF:
Franklin then stole second and Chris Gimenez…
…, shown here with all-round good guy Greg Halman, struck out swinging. That led to an 8-pitch at-bat by Mariners pitcher Doug Fister:
On the 8th pitch, Fister bounced a singled into RF and Gutierrez came around to score the fourth Mariners run of the game:
Ichiro and his classic pre-pitch pose…
…followed Fister, but grounded into an inning ending double play.
I don't know what's going on in this picture, but Tim looks hilarious:
See all the Mariners fans and people wearing baby blue behind us? More on them later.
Fister was pitching lights out all night. I was thinking he could pitch a complete game shut out:
In the top of the fourth inning, Adam Kennedy hit in yet another run. At that point, the Mariners lead 5-0. What a game! We were having a great time!
In the middle innings, I shot a bunch of pictures of Tim in our seats. Here are a couple of them:
And then I decided to take one with my cellphone to post on Twitter…
…and a couple minutes later the @Mariners replied: "What a handsome young man."
Thanks, Mariners!
The Nationals finally got on the board in the bottom of the sixth inning when Ian Desmond crossed the plate following a Roger Bernadina single.
On this swing, Ichiro led off the top of the sixth with his second hit of the night:
But he was stranded on base after stealing second base.
Inning-after-inning Justin Smoak tossed third-out-baseball-after-third-out-baseball to the same people:
I'm not sure if he was tossing them to the older gentleman under the red arrow or the younger girl under the red arrow. Either way, it didn't matter. The younger guy under the yellow arrow leapt high in the air and intercepted three of the baseballs (and his dad intercepted another when the yellow-arrow-guy was out of the seats).
Over the course of several innings, I struck up a little conversation with the guy right behind me. That whole row had super thick southern accents. I asked the guy behind me how all of those folks became Mariners fans with such thick southern accents. Turns out, they were Dustin Ackley's friends and family visiting from North Carolina.
The three girls behind us looked like sisters and my understanding is that they are Ackley's cousins. The guy also pointed out Ackley's father sitting nearby. His mom and grandparents and a whole slew of other Ackley-people were sitting around us too. And the Mariners knew it because they were trying like crazy to get a third-out ball to these guys. One of the balls, in the bottom of the sixth inning, was a double-play ball started by Ackley. But the Ackley-people got robbed by the guy in front of them every time, and they went home empty handed.
Aside from watching their quest to get a third-out ball, the most interesting thing about sitting by these folks is that they all called Ackley "Dusty" the whole time. Here's hoping that Dusty* has a long and stellar career as a Mariner.
Late in the game, Tim got a scrumptious ice cream helmet:
In the top of the ninth, Tim posed with Ichiro:
We were bursting with excitement for the Mariners win that was only three Nationals outs away in the bottom of the ninth.
As the Mariners were warming up for the bottom of the ninth, Tim and I slid into some seats right behind the 3B end of the Mariners dugout. When Justin Smoak tossed the infield warm up ball in toward the dugout, it bounced off of the netting and back into the middle of the warning track. But Michael Pineda hopped out of the dugout and grabbed the baseball. I called out "Hey, Pineda! Michael!" He looked up, saw Tim and me above the dugout, and flipped the extremely dirty infield warm up ball to us:
Thanks, Michael!
It was the ninth and the end of a long day, but Tim was still choke full of silly faces:
As things got started in the ninth, King Felix looked our way and gave us a little nod:
A few drops of rain started to fall, and Tim laid back in his seat to track the rain on its way down to earth:
As for the game, even though it was not a save situation and Fister had thrown only 99 pitches and given up 3 hits, Brandon League game came in to attempt to finish out the game. Jason Werth led off the inning and reached first on an error by Justin Smoak. Then League walked Roger Bernadina. Not a good way to start the ninth, but I felt okay with a four run lead.
Ryan Zimmerman then grounded into a double play sending Werth to third with only one out to go in the game. I was feeling good at this point.
And then I had a stupid, stupid idea. League worked Jerry Hairston to a 2-strike count. I thought, "Wouldn't it be cool to take a picture of Hairston striking out to end the game for the Mariners win?" I snapped this picture:
Ball 1.
Then I quickly started thinking that trying to take a picture of the final out of the game was a great way to jinx the Mariners. But it was too late. The jinx was on.
Harrison singled to center to score Werth (unearned run number 1 of the inning). 5-2 led Mariners.
Former Mariner Michael Morse then drilled a line drive off of Brandon League's leg. League had to leave the game:
No one had been warming up at all. David Pauley had to jump up and head to the mound cold. Even though he would get unlimited warm up pitches, it seems like pitchers who come in following an injury to the previous pitcher always struggle. Pauley was no exception.
Danny Espinosa singled to RF scoring Harriston (unearned run number 2 of the inning).
Wilson Ramos (who??) crushed a walk-off home run deep into the RCF seats (unearned runs 3, 4, and 5 of the inning).
Mariners lose. We sat there stunned. It was painful. As I sat with my head hung in disbelief, the Mariners looked equally dumbfounded. Most of the team just stood there for a minute. Then Adam Kennedy slowly walked off of the field and his teammates started to follow him.
Such a great day of Mariners baseball turned so ugly at the end.
It had truly been a great evening at the ballpark with Tim…right up until the 26th out was recorded. Aye, aye, aye…
|2011 C&S Fan Stats
|14/2 Games (Tim/Kellan)
|14/4 Teams [Tim – Mariners, Orioles, Rangers, Brewers, Nationals, Phillies, Mets, Rays, Braves, Diamondbacks, Astros, Royals, Cubs and Angels; Kellan – Mariners, Orioles, Angels and Mets]
|9 Ice Cream Helmet(s) (Orioles (2), Nationals, Phillies (2), Rangers (2), Mets (1))
|43 Baseballs (6 Mariners, 7 Rangers, 3 Orioles, 2 Umpire, 2 Nationals, 2 Brewers, 5 Phillies, 2 Mets, 1 Rays, 2 Braves, 2 Diamondbacks, 1 MLB Authenticator, 1 Easter Egg, 1 Glove Trick, 2 Royals, 2 Cubs, 2 Angels)
|6/2 Stadiums [Tim – Camden Yards, Nationals Park, Citizens Bank Park, Minute Maid Park, Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Citi Field; Kellan – Camden Yards, Citi Field]
|11/7 Player Photos* [Tim – Felix Hernandez, Adam Moore, Garrett Olson, Chris Seddon, David Aarsdma, Michael Pineda, Miguel Olivo, Ryan Langerhans, Greg Zuan, Mark Lowe, Michael Saunders; Kellan – Luke French, Milton Bradley, Franklin Gutierrez, Justin Smoak, Matt Tuiasosopo, Ryan Langerhans, Michael Saunders]
|3/1 Management Photos* [Tim – Howard Lincoln, Jack Zduriencik, Eric Wedge; Kellan – Jack Zduriencik]
|4 Autograph(s) (Michael Pineda, Michael Saunders, Mark Lowe, Felipe Paulino)
|1 Bat* (Milton Bradley)
|3/2 Mascot Photos* [Tim – Mariner Moose, Teddy Roosevelt, The O's Bird; Kellan – Mariner Moose, The O's Bird]
|1/0 Divisions Closed Out** [Tim – A.L. West (Safeco Field, Oakland Coliseum, Angel Stadium & Rangers Ballpark in Arlington); Kellan – N/A]
|1 Line-up Card (Royals vs. Rangers)
|*includes Spring Training**divisions where we have seen each team play a home game.


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Minus the Bear in Playboy!
That's right, you read it correct. The fine folks at Playboy featured an article on the band and a great review of Infinity Overhead, which is out now on Dangerbird Records.
by VANESSA BUTLER
- Like a whirring blur of sound, Minus the Bear's latest album Infinity Overhead pleasantly passes into your headphones and through your ears, proving itself perfect for any fan of the band, new or old. Starting their fifth studio album off with arguably the best song, guitar-heavy "Steel and Blood," as their first single affirms that this album will be unlike the rest.
The insistent shift from electronic to heavier guitar riffs is at first unnerving and proves difficult to get into since one would expect a bit more layering in their songs. Enter "Diamond Lightning," a song which seems to marry electronic composition and guitar riffs with little to no effort. Its hazy demeanor bleeds dreamily with the other tracks as if the entire album was produced solely for the intent of playing the songs in this exact order live. "Heaven Is a Ghost Town" is a softer melodramatic piece that brings the album down to a nice calm roar; the vocal harmonies on this track are by far the best.
There's definitely a new feeling to this album, but it's hard to put a finger on what exactly is different. Maybe it's that this little five-piece indie rock band from Seattle have grown up in the two years since their last album, Omni, or maybe that many bands are now incorporating the same kind of technology as Minus the Bear have been for the past 10 years, so they needed to find something else to make them unique. Whatever the case, this album proves that this band still has it even after 10 years together and won't be leaving the music scene anytime soon. If you feel there's an element missing while you listen to the tracks, we encourage you to check out Minus the Bear live; it definitely puts their sound in a whole other light.


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The Village of La Fontana
The village of La Fontana belongs to the municipality of Parma, in the province of Parma, region Emilia-Romagna.
>>>COVID-19<<< Data about spreading of Covid-19 in La Fontana are not yet available.
For the province of Parma, to whom La Fontana belongs, on 2020-06-03 are reported 3,534 cases. In the previos day there were 3,529 cases, thus having a variation of 5 cases, i.e. 0.14% with reference to the number of cases reported in the previous day.
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The village of La Fontana is 12,47 kilometers far from the same town of Parma to whom it belongs.
To the municipality of Parma also belong the localities of Alberi (6,05 km), Antognano (4,65 km), Baganzola (6,35 km), Baganzolino (5,89 km), Beneceto (6,11 km), Borghetto (6,52 km), Botteghino (6,98 km), Ca' Terzi (8,25 km), Calestani (8,30 km), Campo Bo (9,43 km), Carignano (10,52 km), Carpaneto (13,21 km), Cartiera (5,26 km), Casalbaroncolo (10,09 km), Casalora di Ravadese (8,90 km), Casaltone (12,24 km), Case Capelli (8,53 km), Case Cocconi (9,25 km), Case Crostolo (7,09 km), Case Nuove (4,17 km), Case Rosse (5,61 km), Case sparse (-- km), Case Vecchie (9,29 km), Casinodalla Rosa (4,74 km), Castagnola (6,31 km), Castelletto (11,05 km), Castelnovo (7,19 km), Cervara (7,36 km), Chiozzola (7,78 km), Coloreto (6,35 km), Coloreto di San Lazzaro (6,21 km), Corcagnano (9,57 km), Cortile San Martino (-- km), Eia (7,94 km), Fognano (6,25 km), Fontana (-- km), Fontanini (5,88 km), Fraore (7,68 km), Gaione (6,66 km), Ghiaiata Nuova (7,72 km), Ghiaie (8,01 km), Il Moro (10,80 km), La Catena (9,83 km), La Palazzina (9,10 km), La Palzzina (5,65 km), Malandriano (8,37 km), Marano (10,17 km), Marore (4,52 km), Martorano (10,39 km), Moletolo (3,23 km), Molino di Malandriano (7,72 km), Osteria San Martino (6,66 km), Pannocchia (14,82 km), Panocchia (14,16 km), Paradigna (5,55 km), Paradigna Case Nuove (6,37 km), Pedrignano (6,34 km), Pilastrello (9,05 km), Pizzolese (8,21 km), Ponte (14,10 km), Ponte Taro (10,88 km), Porporano (5,95 km), Pozzetto Piccolo (7,07 km), Quercioli (12,62 km), Ravadese (7,89 km), Ronco Pascolo (7,61 km), Rosà (7,63 km), San Donato (7,14 km), San Lazzaro Parmense (2,53 km), San Leonardo (1,19 km), San Pancrazio (6,99 km), San Pancrazio Parmense (5,25 km), San Prospero (8,30 km), San Prospero Parmense (5,90 km), San Ruffino (8,48 km), Ugozzolo (4,04 km), Valera (4,98 km), Viarolo (11,57 km), Viazza (8,98 km), Vicofertile (8,32 km), Vicomero (8,35 km), Vicopo' (4,32 km), Vigatto (9,05 km), Vigheffio (6,64 km), Vigolante (7,48 km).
The number in parentheses following each village name indicate the distance between the same village and the municipality of Parma.
Please notice that in what follows no statistic nor population data are available at the moment: the same are available for the Italian places having al least the status of municipalities ad for most of the villages too.
The distribution of the most commun family names is equally unavailable.
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Where to stay in La Fontana and its neighborhoods
Hotels, Resorts, B&B in La Fontana and its neighborhoods.
You can arrange the results by number of stars, by popularity, by distance or even by the guest review score choosing among young couples, mature couples, families with young children, families with older children, people withfriends, or solo travellers.
Free ads in La Fontana
Most recent free ads in La Fontana, municipality of Parma, province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna region, updated at 11:04:18, 04 June 2020. Place your free ad on La Fontana: no registration needed. Place your free ad.
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Just fill in the free text search box placed on top of the map with any of previous categories and then press enter.
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Videos about La Fontana Parma, Parma, Emilia-Romagna
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The blog may be retired but the spirit lives on in an iPhone app to help you stay focused on reaching your weight goals in a holistic and fun way!
While I am finishing up on making Back in Skinny Jeans a book, you can carry Steph in your pocket when you find yourself in some of those tempting places like the food court at the mall. {sniff. inhale the gooiness} I always find I'm easily enticed when I smell those sticky buns calling my name, so it would be cool to have something to remind me about choices.
In the video, I give a quick overview of what I intended with the iPhone app to help my readers.
Here are a couple screen shots from the "Back in Skinny Jeans: 25 Inspiring Weight Loss Nudges" app:
The app is only 99cents! What a great deal.
You can purchase the app at the iTunes store here:
If you belong to the Apple iTunes affiliate program, you can sell the app on your blog and make some revenue too!
Thank you again to all my readers! I hope you enjoy my new iPhone app. Please let me know what you think as I value your insights.


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AIUCD (Associazione per l'Informatica Umanistica e la Cultura Digitale) is the Italian professional association of digital humanists. If was founded in Florence, Italy, on March 25, 2011. Its first annual conference took place in Bologna, Italy, in December 2012. It is a member institution of the European Association of Digital Humanities (EADH).
The AIUCD aims to include not only professionals working on the Digital Literary Studies but on all fields of the Humanities, with an explicit mention of "archivi, biblioteche e musei" in the presentation page of the association website.
In line with the Italian tradition of studies, it fosters theoretical and methodological research aside projects realizations.


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Tagged: Ryan Franklin
Snatching Agony from the Glove of Victory
I write to you as a broken blogger. Tonight's game was absolutely gut-wrenching. If you found it painful on TV, think about me, one of the few Cardinals fans, so lonely in the Dodger Stadium bleachers.
I was thrilled that the Cardinals would face the Dodgers in the NLDS – I'd get to see them! And, boy, was it easy to get tickets. I went on Ticketmaster and easily scored tix for Game 2 and Game 5. Obviously, that would not be the case with tickets in St. Louis. There are definitely passionate Dodger fans in LA, but I often feel the city overall is busy taking advantage of the great weather and playing their own personal sports such as surfing or tennis to really follow the pro teams.
I had a work event last night that prevented me from attending Game 1, but I watched the second half of it on TV, disappointed that Carpenter didn't have his good stuff. So I was nervous going into today's game, yet confident because we'd have Wainwright on the mound.
My boyfriend Dave took off work early to go to the game with me. Since we were sitting in the bleachers, I figured it'd be good to have his 6'3″ self for protection. He even donned a Cardinal cap for the occasion, although he is a Yankee fan (something I try to overlook about him :). We were in the All You Can Eat pavilion which is a pretty good deal. You get unlimited Dodger Dogs, popcorn, nachos, peanuts, and soda with the price of admission.
We arrived as the first inning was getting underway. It was clear Wainwright was on his game, as the Dodgers couldn't get a hit. In the 2nd inning, Matt Holliday hit a solo homer to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead. Our hero!
Wainwright pretty much had the Dodgers' number. We had a good view of his pitches as we were almost centered in the bleachers, and it was inspiring to watch. He threw 70% strikes. I couldnt see the scoreboard behind us, so I made the mistake of uttering out loud: "I don't think the Dodgers have a hit yet." Sure enough, Andre Ethier smacked one out in that same 4th inning.
I was a nervous wreck. The Cards kept stranding base runners, and I know that always comes back to haunt you. There were only a few Cards fans in my section, including one particularly obnoxious but amusing guy in front of me. He brought out new accessories for each inning. I asked him if he had the whole clubhouse store in his bag. He waved boxer shorts like they were a flag, and got yelled at (deservedly) for wearing a Cat in the Hat hat that blocked peoples' view, including Dave's (but Dave didn't ask him to take it off for fear of jinxing us). Dodger fans were hating on this guy. Yes, there was obnoxiousness on both sides. At one point, security even came over to ask if we were all being treated okay.
The Cardinals added a run in the 7th, but my stomach was still in knots. Wainwright had a rocky bottom of the 8th, loading the bases before finally getting out of the jam. I was glad to see Tony pull him out for the ninth.
Everyone was standing. Emotions were running high. It seemed like Ryan Franklin had things well in hand, as the Cardinals had two outs. Then a routine-ish fly ball was hit to left field. Matt Holliday lost it in the lights, bobbled it, dropped it. We could taste the win, and it was yanked away. I knew the momentum had shifted there, and 50,000 screaming Dodger fans in my ear only reinforced it. You don't really get a second chance when you mess up that big. Franklin couldn't quite regain composure and the Dodgers tied the game and then got the go-ahead run.
"Let's get out of here," I told Dave. I couldnt stand to be around the celebrating fans who were jeering us. I didn't even say goodbye to the Cardinal Superfan in front of us. I felt tears welling up in my eyes and knots in my stomach. And the stomach pain wasn't from the 3 dodger dogs and nachos I'd consumed. I can't remember ever being so emotional over a sports event before, but it was something about being there in person, tasting the win, and then having it ripped away. It was just gutting.
The walk back to the car wasn't fun. Dodger fans taunted us. One fan screamed at us to get out of their house and go back to St. Louis. Another fan yelled out that we looked like we'd had too many Dodger Dogs. Great – it's not bad enough to lose a heartbreaker, now I have to get called fat too? Stay classy, LA.
It's been a long time since I lived in St. Louis, so I'm used to supporting my team at other stadiums. I wear my colors and cheer quietly. I don't brag or gloat when we win. I try to be respectful. I can't say the same for a lot of the Dodger fans tonight. Now I know many fine and upstanding Dodger fans…unfortunately, I didn't happen to run into any of them in the bleachers or the parking lot today.
I feel terrible for Matt Holliday. Imagine going from being the hero to the goat in the course of a game. We can't make him into a Bartman or a Buckner. I don't think the Cardinals would even be in the NLDS had they not acquired Holliday. He's been such an offensive boost and usually – usually – reliable on defense. This was just the absolute worst time to make an error. And I keep replaying it in my head. And it hurts. Physically.
Fandom is like love. Sometimes it's euphoric. Sometimes it bites. Here's hoping the Cardinals can dig deep, take it one day at a time as the baseball cliche says, and just get a win on Saturday.
The Cardinals' Magic Number is…


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Jessica Simpson is shooting down rumors that she was "saddened" to hear of ex-husband Nick Lachey's engagement to his girlfriend of nearly four years, Vanessa Minnillo.
"I'm extremely, extremely happy for [Nick]," Jessica told Ryan Seacrest, in an interview on his KIIS-FM morning show on Thursday. "I don't know where all of those rumors came from.
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"My mom actually called me and told me that everyone was saying that I was saddened and I was just in complete shock!" she added.
Although the former "Newlyweds" stars may not have enjoyed a fairytale ending with Lachey, the bubbly blonde said she "couldn't be more happy" for her former spouse and his new love.
"Our relationship was over a really long time ago so it would be nice if everybody could move on with us and really just celebrate the love between him and Vanessa – I do," Jessica told Ryan. "I wish them nothing but the best."
As for Jessica's love life, the Texas-born singer-actress-mogul said she's happy to be spending Thanksgiving on the East Coast with her new boyfriend, ex-NFL player Eric Johnson.
"My first New York Thanksgiving!," she told Ryan. "[Eric's] family is going to be with us on the float at the Macy's Day Parade, and my family will be there."
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Olympus E-5
The Olympus E-5 is a rugged DSLR with a 12.3 megapixel Live MOS sensor, a 3.0-inch 920k-dot swiveling LCD and in-body image stabilization.
- Good images and video
- DSLR-like feature set
- Compact, stylish form factor
- Costly body-only configuration, grip and lenses add expense
- A 2x crop factor doesn't lend itself to wide angle shooting
Quick TakeThe Olympus E-M5 is more than just a pretty face. It matches classic style with fast auto focus, a full feature set and great hardware like a built-in EVF. It's costly, but it's likely to please photographers of any skill level.
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A Study to Compare Two Anti-HIV Combination Therapies Each Containing Saquinavir in HIV-Positive Children
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00000913
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 31, 2001
Last Update Posted : March 27, 2012
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The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and effectiveness of a soft-gel capsule formulation of saquinavir (SQV-SGC), a protease inhibitor, when given in combination with other anti-HIV drugs.
SQV-SGC has been tested in adults for the treatment of HIV infection, but more information is still needed about SQV-SGC in children. Recent studies suggest that this soft-gel capsule form may be safer and more effective than other protease inhibitors.
|Condition or disease
|HIV Infections
|Drug: Ritonavir Drug: Nelfinavir mesylate Drug: Saquinavir
|Phase 2
Clinical trials in adults and children suggest that SQV-SGC has advantages over other protease inhibitors in terms of tolerability, safety, and effectiveness in patients who have failed therapy with other protease inhibitors. [AS PER AMENDMENT 11/24/99: Pharmacokinetic data from this study demonstrate lower than expected plasma SQV exposures, particularly in Arm 1. Based on these data, patients in the study will be offered the opportunity to adjust their doses. Ritonavir added to the Arm 1 regimen is expected to significantly increase SQV-SGC plasma levels and allow twice-daily dosing for SQV-SGC.]
Patients are randomized to one of two study arms. Patients in Arm 1 receive SQV-SGC plus two [AS PER AMENDMENT 11/24/99: one or two] NRTIs of choice. Patients in Arm 2 receive SQV-SGC plus NFV plus one or two NRTIs of choice. All participants are evaluated by physical examinations and laboratory tests during the study and are followed for incidence of death, cancer, or fetal abnormality. NRTIs are not provided as part of this study. [AS PER AMENDMENT 11/24/99: This study is closed to accrual. All subjects on follow-up (Cohort 1) are given the option of either discontinuing participation in ACTG 397 or participating in the next phase of the study (version 2.0). Those electing to continue participation constitute Cohort 1A. The adjusted Arm 1 regimen consists of SQV-SGC plus ritonavir plus one or two NRTIs. Ritonavir is not provided as part of this study. The Arm 2 regimen study drugs have not changed but the maximum allowable dose of SQV-SGC has increased from 1,200 mg twice-daily to 1,600 mg twice-daily. Participants continue to be followed with physical examinations and laboratory evaluations that include an intensive pharmacokinetics study on Day 14 of the new regimen.]
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Enrollment :
|50 participants
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Randomized Trial of Two Saquinavir-Containing Combination Treatment Regimens in Children With HIV Infection
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|April 2001
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|3 Years to 16 Years (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria
Your child may be eligible for this study if he or she:
- Is HIV-positive.
- Is 3 to 16 years of age (consent of parent or guardian is required).
- Has an HIV level greater than 10,000 copies/ml.
- Has never taken at least one of the following anti-HIV drugs: lamivudine, zidovudine, stavudine, or didanosine.
- Is able to swallow capsules and tablets.
Exclusion Criteria
Your child will not be eligible if he or she:
- Has cancer requiring chemotherapy.
- Has an acute opportunistic (AIDS-related) infection requiring therapy.
- Has had two or more episodes of moderate or severe diarrhea or vomiting in the 3 months prior to study entry.
- Has ever taken SQV or NFV.
- Is pregnant or breast-feeding.
- Is taking certain medications, including those that would interfere with the study drugs.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00000913
|Study Chair:
|Mark Kline
|Study Chair:
|Courtney Fletcher
|Responsible Party:
|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
11353 ( Registry Identifier: DAIDS ES )
|First Posted:
|August 31, 2001 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|March 27, 2012
|Last Verified:
|March 2012
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Anti-HIV Agents
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HIV Infections
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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HIV Protease Inhibitors
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Enzyme Inhibitors
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Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
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Q. I know that some of the chemicals in antibacterial hand gels and soaps are not good for the environment, but I recently saw one that uses corn ethanol to kill germs. Are natural antibacterial soaps healthier or better for the environment than synthetic ones? – John, MN
A. Actually, losing the antibacterial soaps and germ phobia altogether is your best, healthiest, and most planet-friendly option—despite the fact that our alarmist culture of clean tells us we need antibacterial sprays and lotions on hand at all times, in every purse, every glove compartment, every backpack. The first reason to avoid them, says Rebecca Sutton, PhD, senior scientist for the Environmental Working Group, is an ingredient called triclosan, commonly used in antibacterial products. Triclosan is an antimicrobial agent and pesticide that's closely related to dioxin. Translation: It's been linked to liver and thyroid problems. Awesome.
The second reason to avoid antibacterial products is that even those made with alcohol increase the risk of antibiotic resistance. What that means, in a nutshell, is that as antibacterial products become more common, some germs become immune to them, then come back with a vengeance in the form of "superbugs." Trust us when we say that you do not want a superbug setting up camp in your bod. And since study after study shows that washing your hands with regular soap and water is as effective as using special germ-killing products, there's really no point in buying a bunch of disinfectants you don't need, whether they're synthetic or natural.
Of course there are situations where you might justifiably need a quick, convenient way to wash up without water—whether you're hiking or roadtripping. And yes, if you want to throw a hand sanitizing gel in your diaper bag or camping first aid kit, a bio-based product like ethanol would probably have a slight edge over petroleum-derived, isopropyl alcohol, the more common ingredient in hand gels. We all know corn doesn't exactly have a pristine environmental record, but it definitely never hurts to reduce your consumption of petroleum-based products, even if by just a smidgen.
Story by Sarah Schmidt. This article originally appeared in "Plenty" in December 2008.


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During December and January, Geek Feminism is republishing some of our 2012 posts for the benefit of new and existing readers. This post originally appeared on September 17, 2012.
An earlier version of this post appears on Tim's blog.
Excluding by inclusion
This year's "Future of Haskell" discussion, which traditionally ends the annual Haskell Symposium, stumbled into the question of gender equity, via the perennial question of how to increase the number of Haskell programmers. Many programmers (of all genders) find math intimidating and think that the Haskell programming language requires more mathematical skill than other popular languages. In the discussion, Doaitse Swierstra, a professor of computer science at the University of Utrecht, suggested that a good way to increase the number of Haskell programmers would be to recruit one woman for every man in the room. So far, so good: in fact, Prof. Swierstra showed creativity by introducing the problem of gender inequity at this point in the discussion. But then he went on to say that if this goal were achieved, it would make the meetings more "attractive".
Speaking as someone who attended functional programming conferences for ten years, the field of programming language (PL) research in general is particularly male-dominated even by computer science standards. Also anecdotally, functional programming is an even more male-dominated sub-field within PL research. I would sometimes play a game during conference talks where I would count the number of men with long hair, and the number of women, in the room. There were always more long-haired men than women. I can't know what someone's gender is by looking at them (as I well know, since before 2007 most people who looked at me would have thought I counted as one of those women). Still, even with a very generous estimate as to how many people who appeared to be men may actually have been trans women or genderqueer people, the conferences would still have had a gender balance that doesn't reflect the underlying population, or even the gender balance in computer science or software as a whole. Even the field of mathematics is less male-dominated than functional programming research, so the excuse that PL people are blameless and the numbers result from discouragement of girls learning math at the primary and secondary educational levels does not explain the imbalance.
Prof. Swierstra does get credit for recognizing that there is a problem. And I don't doubt that by making the comments he made, he intended to encourage the inclusion of women, not exclusion. (You can listen to the relevant part of the discussion yourself—the link goes directly to 32:00 in the video. Apologizes in advance to those who are hard of hearing; I didn't want to attempt a transcript beyond what I already paraphrased, since I wasn't totally sure about all of it.)
Even so, Swierstra's remark provides a great example of how it's not the intent behind what you say that matters, but rather, the effect that your words have. By following a call for more women in the room with a comment about his opinion of women's greater attractiveness relative to men, he completely undermined his own attempt to encourage equality, whether or not that was his intent. If you accidentally run a person over with your car, not having intended to hurt them doesn't make them less dead. And if you make an objectifying comment that tells women their value at an academic conference is as decoration, not having intended to send that message doesn't make those women feel any more welcome. (While accidental killings are punished less harshly than deliberate ones, the analogy stops holding at that point, since no one wants to punish people for accidentally making sexist comments, only to ask them to reflect and learn so they don't make such comments in the future.)
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"Texas Democrats crafted a platform that offers real solutions to meet tough challenges caused by Republican politicians who ignore pressing problems to pander to special interests and the far right partisans that wrote the Republican platform," Coleman said.
"For example, Democrats propose solutions to keep kids in school, but the Republican platform, just like Rick Perry, completely ignores a dropout crisis that threatens economic progress and community safety for all Texans," he observed.
Coleman said Democrats will oppose any effort to repeal health care protections favored by the vast majority of Texans.
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If internet is dropping out and yellow light coming on it sounds like a intermittent fault with your connection and you will need to ring support or use trouble shooting tool
Check the settings on all your devices and make sure that some of them are trying to connect on the same IP address. Also, check the DNS settings on your devices.
I have most of my devices at home on static IP addresses (write a list of them if you do that) with the DNS manually assigned to 184.108.40.206 and 18.104.22.168.
This tends to stop this type of issue occurring (and not just on Telstra connections).
i have the same problem , got a new connection after moving house and was given a gen 2 smart modem about a week ago .. its been fine untill yesterday when all of a sudden the wifi plays up .. all lights are green for go but some devices stop working .. not all but some ..the desktop can be on but the laptop wont be or the desktop will be and the phone wont be .. have to unglug the modem and plug it back in and wait and it fixes it for a couple hours .. sometimes all wifi devices cant get on and sometimes only some cant .. somthing gota be wrong with it
Which brand Smart modem GEN 2 do you have? There are two a Technicolor and a Arcadyan. There is a firmware update for the Technicolor 18.1.c.0241-950-RA tat fixes a few bugs. You can check firmware on Technicolor by logging in http://188.8.131.52 (admin/Telstra) and going to Advanced > Gateway
i spent all day on mine with same problem .. ended up just reseting the modem by poking a paper clip in the hole in back for about 15 seconds untill the lights all turn off... then i had to go into modem settings http://192.168.0.1 and re enter my email/password ... has been working good since
This is what my web chat told me to do as well, but as my issues was only every couple of days im giving it a few days to see if it happens again, so far has been good tho
i thought i did ... managed to get it connnected for 24 hours .. then it started its crap again .. im thinking these new smart modems are actualy peices of crap lol
I am sorry for the trouble with your modem and if you have lodged a complaint then we will get a case manager to assist you with this. I am confident they can sort this out for you. They will be in touch within 5 working days.
Lodging multiple complaints will not get this addressed faster, they will be closed as a duplicate of the first issue.
Let me know if you need any further help.
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It's obvious some of these Modem/Gateways are faulty. It happens with all generations of Telstra Modems, not just Smart Modem Gen2. Look over the forums for all the modems, and there are always some complaints.
With that said, compared to the larger number of these modems that get sent out to customers, only a small number have failed. I happen to have one that is working correctly and has not been restarted for over 3 weeks. I am on NBN with HFC and also have the Telstra Air service enabled.
The main issue I find, when a fault occurs, is with Telstra Support. They will not acknowledge that some people have done trouble shooting before calling up. In my case, I am a technician and do all the trouble shooting first. Every time I ring Telstra to report a hardware fault, it has taken 4 or more calls and then to have it escalated to managers to get issues solved (which is replacement of equipment) because no one knows how to deal with hardware faults on the technical support numbers. It is this inability to help with simple hardware issues that make it seem a lot worse than it is.
The issues you guys are having with the IP Address allocation sounds very much like a Modem fault, be it hardware or firmware issues. Insist on speaking to a supervisor when you call Telstra if first level does not help you out. I doubt the call centre will ever get proper training and will always be scripted replies, but the more complaints about quality of service, the more likely it is someone will hear them.
Following on from the previous question by cf4, can you please confirm the version and modem firmware version that your modems have?
Access the modem via http://192.168.0.1, go to Advanced and then Modem. Here you will find the Product Name and Firmware Version.
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On the Arcadyan modem the model and firmware version is located at Advanced.> information summary and on the Technicolor at Advanced > Gateway.
I have been having the exact same issue for over 10 days now since I moved my service to a new house. In that I have had 4 technician visits, 4 new smart modems, have lodged one complaint with Telstra, and a follow up complaint to the ombudsman (TIO). Telstra's latest response is to send a "Platinum" technician out, but I now have to wait one week for availability. All the correct lights are on the modem and it appears to be connected all the time, but we are experiencing multiple dropouts every day, sometimes within minutes of the last one. One of the technicians himself said that many of the new smart modems appeared to be faulty, and he even left us two modems on one occasion, neither of which worked without dropping out. It is unbelievably frustrating.
Do you have any chrome cast devices connected to your modem. There are reports of these devices sending large amount data that causes routers to disconnect devices.
If you have a chrome cast device including a TV with chrome cast built in try disconnecting the device and see if that fixes the problem.
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To listen to politicians and pundits in Washington, Iran and Saudi Arabia are on the verge of war. Conventional wisdom in Washington claims the reason is Iran's "nuclear weapons program," viewed as a "threat" by leaders in both Tel Aviv and Riyadh.
The nuclear scenario as presented by its proponents has two aspects: First, it is claimed that a nuclear armed Iran might launch an atomic bomb at Saudi Arabia. Second, it is claimed that a nuclear-armed Iran might trigger an "arms race" throughout the Middle East.
"Perhaps the only thing longer than Iran's animosity toward the United States is its hatred of Saudi Arabia," wrote neoconservative scholar Michael Rubin, a resident at the American Enterprise Institute.
The October 11 article was echoed by another equally foreboding piece in Foreign Affairs that same day.
"The Saudis recognize that, once armed with nuclear technology, Iran will have a clear and fundamental strategic advantage," warned Mohsen Milani. "As a result, Saudi officials have threatened to pursue a bomb should Iran successfully develop one."
In fact there is no evidence of any move by the Saudi government to pursue such an effort. And while it is true that Iran and Saudi Arabia have had disputes over many years, these tensions have little or nothing to do with Iran's nuclear program.
Land, Religion, History
Actual disputes between Iran and Saudi Arabia fall into three broad categories, these being territorial, sectarian and historical. None involve nuclear issues.
The principal territorial dispute involved the islands named aptly: Arabi and Farsi—small islets in the Persian Gulf claimed by both nations. The dispute was resolved in 1966 as the result of a state visit by then Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to Riyadh, who agreed to delineate the sovereignty of each nation over the territorial waters surrounding the islands, but not the continental shelf underneath.
Sectarian differences are perhaps the most serious matter creating tension between the two nations. The most conservative Sunni Muslims in Saudi Arabia—members of the Wahhabi and Salafi movements—openly reject Shi'ism as legitimate Islam. Extreme religionists in these groups have occasionally opined that killing a Shi'a adherent is a blameless act, akin to killing a non-Muslim.
The sectarian tension is exacerbated by the fact that hundreds of thousands of Shi'a Muslims live in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province—the province in which the bulk of Saudi Arabian petroleum reserves are located. Last year's protests in neighboring Bahrain – which hosts a majority Shi'a population—also sparked concern among Saudi rulers of a possible "Arab Spring" in their own kingdom. Most were quick to blame Tehran, though without substantiation.
An incident in 1987 brought these tensions to the surface in a particularly dramatic fashion. During the annual pilgrimage (the Hajj), Saudi officials attacked demonstrators in front of the Grand Mosque in Mecca. The demonstrators were ostensibly protesting Saudi support of Iraq in the long Iran-Iraq War. In the melee approximately 400 persons were killed, two-thirds of whom were Iranian.
The Saudis effectively cancelled the Hajj rituals that year. As a result Iranians attacked the Saudi Embassy in Tehran resulting in the death of one Saudi official. The Saudis cut diplomatic relations with Iran, making it impossible for Iranians to obtain visas for performing the Hajj.
Repairing Relations
As terrible as incidents like this are, Iran has assiduously worked to repair broken relations with the Saudis. A comprehensive cooperation agreement was signed between the two states in 1998, followed by a 2007 state visit to Riyadh by current Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. That visit came on the heels of a trip to Tehran by Prince Bandar bin Sultan, known for his pro-American sentiments.
On his visit, Prince Bandar expressed the interest of the Saudi government in building and maintaining good relations with Iran. As Professor Paul Aarts of the University of Amsterdam writes for the Middle East Institute in October 2009, Iran and Saudi Arabia have a largely pragmatic relationship based on mutual interest, including the import of Iranian agricultural products and the adaptation of Saudi oil-field technology.
Such friendly gestures seem to contradict statements from 2008 by Saudi King Abdullah, released by Wikileaks two years later. In those documents, King Abdullah is quoted as urging the United States to "Cut off the head of the snake," referring to Iran.
Yet Abdullah's mercurial private views seem to extend to most leaders in the Islamic world – including Pakistani President Zardari, whom he describes as the greatest obstacle to Pakistan's progress.
Two years earlier, in 2006, Abdullah was awarded Pakistan's highest civilian honor, while in 2011 Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani paid a state visit to Saudi Arabia, describing the trip as having "renewed Pakistan's bonds with Saudi Arabia."
Clearly, King Abdullah's private pronouncements are at odds with his government's public position.
In light of this overall pattern of harmonious improvement, incidents such as the FBI-claimed Iranian "plot" to assassinate Saudi ambassador to the United States Adel al-Jubeir in October 2011 seem far-fetched and improbable as most Middle East and security experts have claimed. Likewise occasional negative statements from one or another Saudi ruler regarding Iran—likely cheap sops both to U.S. officials who want to hear this, and to extremist Sunnis in the Kingdom—seem out of place in the overall pattern of accommodation.
Taken as a whole, the Iranian-Saudi relationship looks much like the relationship between any two strong neighboring states. There is some rivalry, occasional misunderstandings but continual contact and attempts to repair the damage.
The fact that Iran and Saudi Arabia share custody of the Persian Gulf, and thus have a special responsibility in this regard was recognized by the U.S. government before the Iranian Revolution of 1978-79 when the two nations were seen as "Twin Pillars" in a bulwark against Soviet influence. The Soviets are gone, but the relationship remains today.
William O. Beeman has lived and conducted research in the Middle East—especially the Persian Gulf region—since 1968. He is Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Minnesota, and author of The "Great Satan" vs. the "Mad Mullahs": How the United States and Iran Demonize Each Other. (University of Chicago, 2008). His blog: "Culture and International Affairs" is found at http://www.wbeeman.com


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The Port Authority of Allegheny County is investigating why a bus driver fell out of his seat, forcing a passenger to take the wheel and steer the transit vehicle to safety.
The incident happened about 9:45 a.m. Monday as the bus traveled on a ramp from Interstate 376 west out of the city onto busy Banksville Road.
Port Authority spokesman Jim Ritchie credited the quick-thinking passenger with steering the bus to safety.
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The driver and two passengers were treated at Pittsburgh hospitals, while five other passengers weren't hurt.
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