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With YouView arguably landing with a plop. rather than then splash LordSirAlanSugar would have liked, the set-top-box arena still has plenty to play for. So, with that in mind, Pure is stepping out of its radio comfort zone, and into making Freeview PVRs.
Pure has some interesting technology in its recorder that make it worthy of attention, which is more than we can say for a lot of recorders we've heard about of late. There's the usual stuff though, a choice of two storage capacities, one 500GB and a 1TB model. Both have Wi-Fi built-in too, to get them on your home network.
And that's where the fun starts. As with most set-top-boxes now, the Avalon has network connectivity, it can talk to your PC and network drives. We asked if it was DLNA certified, and were told that it was compatible, but the firm isn't sure it's going to have it officially recognised. Even so, we're really pleased to see the company offering a box with good media support.
There are two USB sockets, too - one at the front, one at the back. These allow you to connect USB keys and drives to play your own media. We checked, and it can cope with HD in an MKV wrapper. That's great for internet content.
And although this might sound like a normal Freeview PVR, there's a bit more too it than that. For a start, it has one of the best designed and graphically impressive user interfaces we've ever seen. It uses PowerVR technology - Imagination Technologies the parent of Pure also owns the IP for PowerVR - to make the menus a lot more impressive.There's also an Intel chipset to power the PowerVR graphics, which allows some really impressive 3D effects.
To give you an idea, when you change channels, there's a fantastic page turn effect to transition from one channel to another. There are also other transitions, or you can switch them off entirely. The best feature though has to be the PiP (picture in picture) preview you get when you scan through for another channel. The show you're watching fills the screen, but a preview appears in the bottom left with your next selected channel: it's very cool, we have to say.
You also get a 4-port HDMI port, which allows the 300R to act like a AV receiver allowing you to use the box to switch between your HD devices. It's a clever idea, it means that you'll end up with the Pure at the centre of your AV system. But you'll almost certainly want to use the PVR instead of your TVs built-in Freeview receiver because it's so much more snazzy.
Pure is also planning to launch a range of on-demand content. The firm also has a lot of audio-based services which it offers to owners of its digital radios. You also get HTML5 versions of the BBC iPlayer and YouTube. We hear 4oD and the like are on the way too, which is good news.
We also asked Pure why it hadn't bothered launching a YouView device. The answer was that there simply isn't enough flexibility for the company; all of the work it's put in to the UI on the Avalon wouldn't have any benefit on a device where the company doesn't get to control the look and feel of the PVR. We wonder if this spells doom for YouView. Certainly, the Avalon 300R offers every bit as much potential as a YouView box and arguably a more impressive user interface.
The price for the 500GB model is £300 - the same as the Humax YouView box - and the 1TB model is £350. Pre-orders are possible from tomorrow, Friday 21 September, at John Lewis.


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Thanksgiving Prayer from the Mohawk Nation
By Curtis Lang with Jane Sherry on Nov 24, 2016
Thanksgiving Prayer
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones! This year we celebrate the quintessentially American Festival of Community Abundance on November 22, 2018.
Let us give thanks to the Universe for all the many gifts we have been given in our lives that have helped us to advance spiritually. Let us give thanks to our parents, to our ancestors, to our spiritual teachers, to the long lineage of teachers that preceded them, and to our friends, our neighbors, our families and all those who have touched our lives.
Let us give thanks in advance for the spiritual gifts we know we shall receive when we are fully prepared, for we are certain that even now, that although we experience the ups and downs of daily existence, the brightening and the darkening of consciousness that comes in cycles as we travel the peaks and valleys of life, we will reach our goal – if not today, then tomorrow, if not this lifetime, then in the next, if not in this world, then in the Realm of Spirit.
For this is the promise of all Wisdom Teachings, that the spiritual evolution of humanity is part of the unfolding consciousness that comprises the totality of the Universe, and each of us shares in that consciousness. "Tat tvam asi", "Thou art That", is the Mahâvâkya (Grand Pronouncement) from the Chandogya Upanishad.
Let us recall the promise of the Cosmic Christ, expressed in John (14:12) "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father."
Let us recall in all humility that service to humanity is the inevitable fruit of gratitude and let us all ask our Spiritual Guides and Teachers at this time of Thanksgiving to provide us with golden opportunities to be of maximum service in the world during the coming year.
Let us extend love offerings to our family, friends, neighbors, and especially to those who grew the food for our Thanksgiving feast during long seasons of labor in sun and rain and wind, and to those who cooked it!
This Thanksgiving let us celebrate the fact that the Universe is surreptitiously guiding us all toward the fulfillment of our spiritual goals, in ways that our rational, egoistic minds can never comprehend.
Let us meditate upon the silence in which the Universe performs her good works, and may our meditations bring us ever closer to that sentient silence that is the hallmark of Higher Consciousness.
As I look around me this Thanksgiving, I am surrounded by abundance, blessed with abundance in every aspect of my life. I have a warm, snug home, just minutes from beautiful beaches, with a lovely garden full of flowers, herbs, spices and veggies.
We have a closet full of fine quartz crystals, and a kitchen full of dried herbs, tinctures, flower essences, and essential oils, teas, tinctures and remedies.
We have some money in the bank.
Most important of all, Jane and I are blessed through a multitude of gratifying relationships. We thank our neighbors who care for one another. We thank our families for their support and love. Without that we would be impoverished indeed. We wish to thank all those who contribute their stories, their poetry, their wisdom, their time and their efforts to the Satya Center website. We wish to thank our many dear readers who make the website a worthwhile endeavor. We wish to thank our many friends, near and far, with whom we communicate and share a tremendous energy, with whom we share our lives.
Reflecting upon these blessings, I give thanks to God and my guides and teachers every morning before I get out of bed, and ask to be given the opportunities to share the wealth I've got. I start every day with sincere feelings of gratitude so strong my heart opens. Then, for just one moment, I can join with the Native American peoples of this continent and others all over the world who walk the path of Spirit, which is always a path of gratitude, love and surrender to the Divine Will.
May you all be blessed with the abundant flow of grace and guidance you need to achieve your loftiest spiritual goals this Thanksgiving!
I would like to share a special Mohawk prayer of Thanksgiving with you all, which is perfect for gatherings of family and friends this month.
Here it is.
The Thanksgiving Prayer from the Mohawk Nation:
~*~ The People ~*~
Today we have gathered and we see that the cycles of life continue. We have been given the duty to live in balance and harmony with each other and all living things. So now, we bring our minds together as one as we give greetings and thanks to each other as People.
Now our minds are one.
~*~ The Earth Mother ~*~
We are all thankful to our Mother, the Earth, for she gives us all that we need for life. She supports our feet as we walk about upon her. It gives us joy that she continues to care for us as she has from the beginning of time. To our Mother, we send greetings and thanks.
Now our minds are one
~*~ The Waters ~*~
We give thanks to all the Waters of the world for quenching our thirst and providing us with strength. Water is life. We know its power in many forms-- waterfalls and rain, mists and streams, rivers and oceans. With one mind, we send greetings and thanks to the spirit Water.
Now our minds are one.
~*~ The Fish ~*~
We turn our minds to all the Fish life in the water. They were instructed to cleanse and purify the water. They also give themselves to us as food. We are grateful that we can still find pure water. So, we turn now to the fish and send our greetings and thanks.
Now our minds are one
~*~ The Plants ~*~
Now we turn towards the vast fields of Plant life. As far as the eye can see, the Plants grow, working many wonders. They sustain many life forms. With our minds gathered together, we give thanks and look forward to seeing Plant life for many generations to come.
Now our minds are one.
~*~ The Food Plants ~*~
With one mind, we turn to honor and thank all the Food Plants we harvest from the garden. Since the beginning of time, the grains, vegetables, beans and berries have helped the people survive. Many other living things draw strength from them too. We gather all the Plant Foods together as one and send them a greeting and thanks.
Now our minds are one.
~*~ The Medicine Herbs ~*~
Now we turn to all the Medicine Herbs of the world. From the beginning, they were instructed to take away sickness. They are always waiting and ready to heal us. We are happy there are still among us those special few who remember how to use these plants for healing. With one mind, we send greetings and thanks to the Medicines and to the keepers of the Medicines.
Now our minds are one.
~*~ The Animals ~*~
We gather our minds together to send greetings and thanks to all the Animal life in the world. They have many things to teach us as people. We see them near our homes and in the deep forests. We are glad they are still here and we hope that it will always be so.
Now our minds are one
~*~ The Trees ~*~
We now turn our thoughts to the Trees. The Earth has many families of Trees who have their own instructions and uses. Some provide us with shelter and shade, other with fruit, beauty and other useful things. Many peoples of the world use a Tree as a symbol of peace and strength. With one mind, we greet and thank the tree of life.
Now our minds are one
~*~ The Birds ~*~
We put our minds together as one and thank all the Birds who move and fly about over our heads. The Creator gave them beautiful songs. Each day they remind us to enjoy and appreciate life. The Eagle was chosen to be their leader. To all the Birds-- from the smallest to the largest--we send our joyful greetings and thanks.
Now our minds are one
~*~ The Four Winds ~*~
We are all thankful to the powers we know as the Four Winds. We hear their voices in the moving air as they refresh us and purify the air we breathe. They help to bring the change of seasons. From the four directions they come, bringing us messengers and giving us strength. With one mind, we send our greetings and thanks to the Four Winds.
Now our minds are one
~*~ The Thunders ~*~
Now we turn to the west where our Grandfathers, the Thunder Beings, live. With lightning and thundering voices, they bring with them the water that renews life. We bring our minds together as one to send greetings and thanks to our Grandfathers, the Thunders.
Now our minds are one.
~*~ The Sun ~*~
We now send the greetings and thanks to our eldest Brother, the Sun. Each day without fail he travels the sky from east to west, bringing the light of a new day. He is the source of all the fires of life. With one mind, we send greetings and thanks to our Brother, the Sun.
Now our minds are one.
~*~ Grandmother Moon ~*~
We put our minds together and give thanks to our oldest Grandmother, the Moon, who lights the nighttime sky. She is the leader of women all over the world, and she governs the movement of the ocean tides. By her changing face we measure time, and it is the Moon who watches over the arrival of children here on Earth. With one mind, we send greetings and thanks to our Grandmother, the Moon.
Now our minds are one.
~*~ The Stars ~*~
We give thanks to the Stars who are spread across the sky like jewelry. We see them in the night, helping the Moon to light the darkness and bringing dew to the gardens and growing things. When we travel at night, they guide us home. With our minds gathered together as one, we send greetings and thanks to all the Stars.
Now our minds are one.
~*~ The Enlightened Teachers ~*~
We gather our minds to greet and thank the enlightened Teachers who have come to help throughout the ages. When we forget how to live in harmony, they remind us of the way we were instructed to live as people. With one mind, we send greetings and thanks to these caring Teachers.
Now our minds are one.
~*~ The Creator ~*~
We turn our thoughts to the Creator, or Great Spirit, and send greetings and thanks for all the gifts of Creation. Everything we need to live a good life is here on this Mother Earth. For all the love that is still around us, we gather our minds together as one and send our choicest words of greetings and thanks to the Creator.
Now our minds are one.
~*~ Closing Words ~*~
We have now arrived at the place where we end our words. Of all the things we have named, it was not our intent to leave anything out. If something was forgotten, we leave it to each individual to send such greetings and thanks in their own way.
Now our minds are one.

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Last Sunday I went with my friend Whitney to take a look at a vintage bike.
After a few saddle and stem adjustments, this 1972 Raleigh 3-speed was a perfect fit—a lighter, sportier complement to Whitney's Jamis that should be able to cope with Nashville's hills. This was my first time seeing/riding a Raleigh and I was amazed at how light and quick it was.
We celebrated with a brief vintage bike ride — brief because of intermittent rain and looming evening plans. Raleigh and Le Peug were a good match! Probably because they're about the same age.
In other vintage bike news, I've suddenly become obsessed with getting an Ideale saddle for Le Peug. They seem to be very hard to come by—anyone have any tips?


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Austria in 2015: Kampusch, Fritzl, Sadegh and other cases of extreme abuse, sacrifice of children, ritual violence and …
… and trauma based mind control.
Over the years, Austria has become a perfect "Potemkin village," having harbored the elite Nazi academy of physicians and psychiatrists during World War II in the city of Graz, Styria (SS-Ärztliche Akademie Graz), and currently harboring perpetrators behind the facade of a western democratic country, a country of trauma-based mind control slavery and organized abuse on children and toddlers. Within the last few years, Austria has been home to spectacular cases of child abuse/ritual abuse slavery. Criminal abuse cases such as "Natascha Kampusch's" and "Elisabeth Fritzl's" were never thoroughly examined (police superintendents ostensibly "killed themselves," thereby protecting the pedophile network operating in the country); and it was all covered up by the same politically influenced top prosecution officer, Dr. Werner Pleischl, of the Socialist Party, that – with short interruptions – has ruled the country for decades.
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It is supposed that Austrian judges, prosecutors, politicians, physicians and famous journalists drive to the close Czech border for rape-parties, to abuse toddlers and children in ritualistic and sexual ways, afterwards getting blackmailed – similarly to the Dutroux case in Belgium or the Franklin case in the USA.
It is rumored that on the big yearly society event, the Life-Ball, hosted by the homosexual community in the Vienna town hall, children and toddlers would be delivered to be used by the top-class of society, corresponding to reports within big events across the world:
According to writer, banker and philosopher Harvey Friedman, who is counting 2.000 cases currently, hush money for parents of abused children is common practice in Austria: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhJoA8wZ7M4 (Min 3:12)
Many other reports are still ignored as well, even from the ministry of justice: http://www.unzensuriert.at/content/006742-Kindesmissbrauch-Wie-viele-Leichen-hat-die-SP-noch-im-Keller
3 top level cases of child abuse, ritual abuse, trauma based mind control and slavery are still covered up. In all these cases there has been no accurate investigation. Statements of witnesses were classified, parts of the records are still being ignored, investigators die and judges are threatened. Children are born (unofficially), paternity and all surrounding circumstances are kept in the dark. Victims are isolated or kept under governmental control. The psychologist's community and their environment, coward or bribed social sector, are acting completely blind to what is internationally well known for decades as ritual abuse and mind control torture:
Natascha KAMPUSCH:
Elisabeth FRITZL:
& present Dara Rubens & Andrea SADEGH:
Andrea Sadegh: The RA/MC of Austria's Children
Interview on Klagemauer.TV from 16.11.2014 about trauma based mind control & human experimentation in Austria with Andrea Sadegh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqpx8_Dbtjg
In sum, at this level of self-respect of a nation it is no wonder that more and more cases are consequently ignored, even from the ministry of justice:
To speak with the words of Fritz Springmeier, a researcher who has looked into all the surrounding circumstances in detail, especially the torture of toddlers and children to create the Dissociative Identity Disorder with the outcome to obtain mental slaves, who obey the will of their rulers for the rest of their lives, even becoming perpetrators as well as adults:
'There are many dangers to the human race, some real and some imagined. I believe that the trauma-based mind control which this book exposes is the greatest danger to the human race. It gives evil men the power to carry out any evil deed totally undetected. By the time the astute reader finishes this book, they will be as familiar with how to carry out trauma-based mind-control as some of the programmers.
Over the years, I have spent thousands of hours studying the Illuminati, the Intelligence agencies of the world, and the occult world in general. The centerpiece of these organizations is the trauma-based mind control that they carry out. Without the ability to carry out this sophisticated type of mind-control using MPD, drugs, hypnosis and electronics and other control methodologies, these organizations would fail to keep their dark evil deeds secret.'
About 2.000 known cases in Austria are waiting for investigation. Before this can be done properly, one has to focus or find answers first on following questions:
How comes the public and its officials out of authorities do not know anything about trauma based mind control and ritual abuse?
How comes so called specialists here in Austria are covering-up the same crimes all over again?
How comes everyone talking about or uncovering these crimes is dead, threatened with prison, declared insane or in best case – is just ignored?
How comes every single help center is organized and paid from state?
How comes the public and its officials are swallowing the official story-boards of the cases Kampusch and Fritzl, as both are leaving more questions than answers?
How comes more than 2.000 children, one of them my beloved son – is still getting programmed via trauma based mind control and ritual abuse without having ever been examined in detail (MR/CT/blacklight, psychiatrically)?
How comes the perpetrators out of the establishment – in all 3 cases – did not even face a report on court?
How comes this country (with its descendants of the Nazi-doctor's) is again allowing its physicians doing human experiments on toddlers and children, satisfying the perverted needs of the pedophile establishment in power?


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See This, Skip That: Detroit
Budding fishermen can get a real workout here.
April 27, 2014 -- There's no doubt: Detroit's image has taken its fair share of punches in recent years, from political scandals to a fiscal meltdown. Right now, however, the city is restructuring under bankruptcy protection and the buzz is building about what's changing and what's improving in the Motor City, especially in downtown Detroit, where a renaissance is in effect. Investment and a surging entrepreneurial spirit have paved the path for a bevy of tourist-friendly things to see and places to go and these are a few of our favorites.
Skip Downtown, Travel Abroad "Most people don't realize that Canada is right across the river," says my colleague, Travelzoo sales whiz Steve Bertogli, who lives in New York but who grew up in the Detroit suburb of Sterling Heights. You cross by car -- tunnel or bridge -- and a short ride gets you to Windsor in Ontario. Here, Via Italia, especially along Erie Street, is home to Italian-inspired cafés, specialty food shops and boutique stores. "After lunch, we like to sit and just watch the Detroit skyline on the other side of the river," adds Bertogli. "It's like Hoboken to New York City." Just don't forget your passport.
Skip the Gym, Go Fishing Lake St. Clair is part of the Great Lakes system and also between Detroit and the province of Ontario. Budding fishermen can get a real work out here, as they hunt for fresh water species like walleye, salmon and trout. Fishing charter opportunities abound through companies like Manistee River Charter and Miller's Sportfishing Charters. For longer fishing trips to lakes and rivers throughout Michigan and northern Ohio, your best bet will be Fish with Jim Outfitters.
Skip the Museum, Visit Ren Cen The GM Renaissance Center –- the locals call it Ren Cen –- is as iconic as buildings get in Detroit. Inside, you'll find the GM Showroom, a year-round auto show experience of sorts inside a 40,000-square-foot display showcase, as well as Coach Insignia Restaurant, which, from Floors 71 and 72, offers sweeping city views. You can learn about Ren Cen for free, with one-hour guided tours offered twice daily, Monday through Friday. Among the neat features you'll see: a world map carved in granite at Riverfront Plaza, a tropical atrium overlooking the Detroit River and "Borealis," the tallest vertical glass structure in the world.
Skip GM, Visit Ford After the classic wheels at the GM showroom have wowed you, drive to the Henry Ford Museum, where you can see one of America's great automobiles being built. At the Henry Ford Museum, you can see one of America's great automobiles being put together from scratch. The Ford Rouge Factory Tour is a self-guided, five-part experience that includes a 360-degree, multi-sensory theater experience. But it's during the Assembly Plant Walking Tour that you get to witness a Ford F-150 coming to life; guests stand on an elevated walkway during the final stages of the assembly process. Tickets are $15 for adults and $11 for kids; kids 2 and under get in free.
Skip the City, Visit the Island Belle Isle is an island state park on the Detroit River, just three miles from Downtown Detroit. Plenty of open, natural spaces on this 1,000-acre isle, which also features golf, a museum, an aquarium and a half-mile swimming beach. One of the great places to visit is the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory; dating back to the early 1900s, it features various displays of fascinating flora, including one of the largest publicly-owned collections of orchids on the planet. Get to Belle by crossing the MacArthur Bridge.
Skip the Restaurant, Savor a Coney Dog Big cities tend to have their signature food item, and Detroit has the Coney Dog: a wiener in its natural casing topped with chili, diced onions and yellow mustard. The Coney Island restaurants are legendary for these, especially two that are actually right next door to one another: Lafayette Coney Island and American Coney Island. Two Greek brothers launched this downtown landmark 100 years ago until, soonafter, a fight between them split the eatery into the two side-by-side establishments today. The décor and ambiance in each is unique, and many locals will encourage visitors to visit them back-to-back to savor and compare.
Skip the Dog, Try the Pizza After your personal Coney Dog challenge, seek out a slice of Detroit-style pizza. More like a square, this Sicilian-inspired pizza features sauce atop the cheese and a caramelized, buttery, flaky crust. Its origin has been traced to Buddy's, a pizza chain institution in Detroit, where you can catch bocce ball matches at the Conant Street location on Saturdays.
Skip the Walking Tour, Take to the Skies Being a passenger is one thing but sitting in the cockpit is a whole different way to fly. American Aces Aviation operates out of New Hudson Airport (about 40 minutes from Downtown Detroit) and offers private lessons in Cessna 152 and larger Cessna 172 and Piper Arrow aircraft. Sixty-minute lessons include basic instruction, half an hour in the air, a log book and an audio recording of your flight. Do it for fun or use your flight time toward your pilot's license.
Skip the Street, Hit the Racetrack Race fans will be flocking to the Michigan International Raceway this summer as two major NASCAR events roll into town. But you can head there for some revving of your own, thanks to the Rusty Wallace Racing Experience. The experience is authentic enough –- from donning the Oakley fire suit, the radio helmet and the five-point harness to getting behind the wheel of a professional stock car around the huge two-mile racetrack. Classroom instruction -– pre-rev –- included. The Raceway is located about 75 miles east of Detroit.
Gabe Saglie is Senior Editor for Travelzoo, which features exclusive local deals throughout Detroit at http://www.travelzoo.com/local-deals/Detroit/deals.


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Expect the Unexpected — The Weirdest Job Interview Questions
Preparing for a job interview is nerve-wracking enough without the unsettling sense that an interviewer might ask a question you aren't prepared to answer. It's those unusual, hard-to-prepare-for questions that we all dread.
But if you've ever been caught off guard in an interview, you're not alone. According to Lynne Sarikas, director of the MBA Career Center at Northeastern University's business school:
The interviewers are trying to catch a glimpse of the unrehearsed candidate in an unguarded moment….Some interviewers also ask unusual job interview questions to gain insight into the candidate's thought processes…they want to see how the candidate will think about the unusual job interview question.
Off-the-wall questions allow candidates "to demonstrate quick thinking, poise, creativity and even a sense of humor," Sarikas says. For example, an interviewer may ask:
- How do you I rate as an interviewer?
- If you were a salad, what kind of dressing would you be?
- In the news story of your life, what would the headline say?
Can't imagine answering those in a high-pressure situation? What about these ones, from Glassdoor's list of the Top 25 Oddball Interview Questions of 2011?:
- Just entertain me for five minutes; I'm not going to talk. (Acosta)
- What do you think of garden gnomes? (Trader Joe's)
- Does life fascinate you? (Ernst and Young)
Hmmm…Does life fascinate an accountant? I suppose there are lots of ways to answer that!
What's the weirdest interview question you've ever been asked? We promise you won't hear anything too weird at the WNY Diversity Job Fair at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center on Wednesday, September 16.
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A new survey says 20% of Canadian households would be significantly hampered in their ability to afford their homes if rates rose by two percentage points.
Bank of Montreal stress tested Canadian households to see how they would stack up in a rising rate environment and found more than half of Canadian households could handle that 200 basis point increase. While 20% said they couldn't, another 23% of respondents said they were unsure if a rate hike would affect them.
"Truthfully I think 2% is pretty reasonable to expect," said Laura Parson, BMO area manager of mortgage specialists for the district of Calgary, Manitoba and Northwest Ontario.
Assuming a 5% down payment on the average sale price of a home in February of $372,763, you can assume a mortgage of about $350,000.
Based on the current BMO rate of 2.99% for a five-year mortgage, the monthly payment on a 25-year amortization would be $1,654.57. If that 2.99% rate went to 4.99%, the monthly payment would climb to $2033.63. While the BMO rate expires March 28 and other banks have moved to end their rock-bottom discount, there are still lenders offering less than 3% for a five year mortgage.
"We picked that [stress test number] because it was the point where we thought clients would start getting uncomfortable," says Ms. Parsons, whose bank has been promoting low rates with the proviso that people lock in for five or 10 years and amortize their loans over a 25-year period instead of the maximum 30-year length.
If you had told me when we were lending money at 21% that we one day be down to 2.99% I'd have been laughing
Based on the latest data from the Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals, 31% of Canadians with a mortgage have opted for a variable product exposing them to changes in interest rates.
Asked whether people are locking in to take advantage of the low rates out of fear of rising rates they won't be able to afford, Ms. Parsons said it could be a bit of both.
"At 2.99% that is the lowest mortgage rate in the past 50 years," she says. "If you had told me when we were lending money at 21% that we one day be down to 2.99% I'd have been laughing."
She adds the current situation is such that the five-year rate offered today is actually lower than a variable product linked to prime and that hasn't happened since the 1970s. "There is always a spread, this is one of the first times we have a fixed rate that competes with a variable rate," says Ms. Parsons.
On a province by province basis, Alberta household scored the strongest on the stress test with 73% saying they could afford their mortgage if it went up two percentage points. Manitoba and Saskatchewan were second at 69%.
British Columbia, which has the most expensive homes in the country in Vancouver, had the worst record. Only 48% of households said they could still afford their home if interest rates were to climb by two percentage points.


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Tickets for the annual Hope College Christmas Vespers will be sold to the public on Saturday, Nov. 9, beginning at 10 a.m. at the DeVos Fieldhouse.
Christmas Vespers will be presented on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., and on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.
The tickets will be sold until noon at the ticket office in the main lobby of the DeVos Fieldhouse, which is located between Ninth and 11th streets at 222 Fairbanks Ave.
Tickets will be $10 each, with a limit of four tickets per person. Following the Nov. 9 sale, any remaining tickets will be available at the ticket office in the fieldhouse and at the Events and Conferences Office located downtown in the Anderson-Werkman Financial Center (100 E. Eighth St.). Both offices are open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and can be called at (616) 395-7890. Tickets will not be sold at the services.
Christmas Vespers was first held on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941. The services feature a variety of Hope instrumental and vocal groups as well as the college's historic Skinner organ.
The Christmas Vespers services will take place in Dimnent Memorial Chapel, located on College Avenue at 12th Street.


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Reality star Kim Kardashian is about the join the ranks of Britney, Sarah Jessica Parker, J.Lo, Paris Hilton and Jessica Simpson, by releasing her own signature fragrance.
Access Hollywood has confirmed that the "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star is working with Lighthouse Beauty on her scent, which she said has been a joy.
VIEW THE PHOTOS: Hollywood's Hottest Beach Bods
"Collaborating with Lighthouse Beauty was a really creative, innovative process," Kim told Women's Wear Daily. "What's so different about their approach is that they have worked closely with me on all aspects of my fragrance, the bottle, the juice, and even our distribution strategy so I can develop a product that truly represents me and speaks to my fans. Because of their commitment to including me in the process, the fragrance really captures who I am."
Kim remained mum on the details of her upcoming fragrance, which is reportedly hitting shelves in spring 2010.
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Her upcoming fragrance won't be Kim's first venture in the beauty world, she also runs a boutique in Calabasas, Calif. with sisters Khloe and Kourtney.
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i am an CS student and i got an job-offer as an Linux Administrator. I took this job to get deeper into Linux in order to understand and use Linux more wise.
So : Do you have any suggestions (books,links) to Linux System Administration. For Example : installing software over ssh , creating a mailinglist, installing and maintaining lampp. etc?


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A Bit Tone DeafPosted by Dorian in DC, gay issues, my fanboy entitlement is showing again, Obsidian
I haven't been terribly impressed with Bill Willingham's run on Justice Society of America to date, mostly because I've found the Captain Nazi story uninteresting and interminable and the expansion of the cast into two titles frustrating. But issue 40, which came out last week, was actually surprisingly very good. Yeah, it wraps up the Nazi story with a bit of a deus ex machina and it's very obviously only meant as a bridge to the cross-over with Justice League, but apart from that it was a good, character-focused look at Obsidian, an under-used character at the best of times, and an angst-free look at that.
There was, however, one note that didn't quite ring true.
Yeah, it's just a joke…but it's a joke about a subject that ruins peoples lives and that ideological doctors are actually pursuing.
So maybe a conservative straight guy who occasionally writes for right-wing blogs isn't the one who should be making jokes like that, is all I'm saying.
Still, the good thing about this is that this was what was passing for gay humor in 1972 in "liberal" Mad magazine.
Yeah, I'll take the conservative who means well over the liberal bigot on this subject, any day.


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Nick is well-known among young artists in Richmond for his robot paintings and t-shirts; he has made hundreds of them. The one pictured above is dated 2005 on the back and is numbered something like 353. Does that mean it is his three-hundred-fifty-third robot painting or the three-hundred-fifty-third from this year? In any case, it is still working. There are good ones and boring ones, some have more personality than or a different mood from others, the backgrounds are becoming more involved. What I'm trying to say is that it seems like he is still working at them, enjoying making them, they aren't yet being made by rote.
This sort of method, discovering an artistic building block like these robots seem to be, is sort of like nanotechnology with it's aim of design and creation from the molecule up. All of these little robot paintings of robots building themselves (and fighting, playing, etc) may be adding up to something. What's crucial is that the artist, once he reaches eventual critical mass with these little robot paintings, breach the Kuzyk quantum gap, defined as "the failure of of real materials to live up to their theoretical potential". Next time you see a bad something by one of those "lots of" artists, doing that "lots of" thing again of taking lots of something and piling it all together until they have a bigger something, just say, "how unfortunate, they weren't able to breach the Kuzyk quantum gap" (Tara Donovan usually breaches the gap).
"Kuszyk's paintings, drawings and murals of robots have attracted significant attention in the Richmond area. Kuszyk, who lives in New York, also has had two well-attended shows at the McCaig-Welles Gallery in Brooklyn"
C'mon! I know he used to live here, is deserving, and has certainly made a positive impact on the local art-scene, but what about supporting the many artists who are living and working here? Isn't that the idea of the award?


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The Thug wrote:Awesome, there are 2 people entering so far! More than I thought would enter.
Three, actually. I know one other person who is planning on entering and has finished one, if not two songs so far.
effigy wrote:Invigoratingly symphonic, $lave!
Johannes Gunnar wrote:If i will find some time to escape my schedule then I might consider submitting a song.
The Thug wrote:OK, I received a total of 4 entries. I'll try to get the results posted by next week. If you named your songs after the levels, please change the names and post them here. We don't need to have four songs called, "Waterloo" in one release!
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YANKEES: Error helps New York beat Rays, 6-4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees are heading to Baltimore for a key division series with some positive momentum.
New York went ahead with help from a Tampa Bay error, Russell Martin homered and had three RBIs, and the Yankees regained sole possession of first-place in the division with a 6-4 win over the Rays on Wednesday night.
Eliot Johnson's errant throw to home plate that led to two runs in the seventh inning lifted New York to its fifth win in 15 games.
"It's a break we got," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "Hopefully (the victory) just propels us to play good baseball."
New York sat atop the division standings by itself for 84 consecutive days -- its longest streak since 2004 -- until Tuesday night's 5-2 loss to Tampa Bay dropped the Yankees into a tie with Baltimore. They moved back into first place when the Orioles lost to Toronto 6-4. New York leads the Rays by 2 1-2 games.
"There's no question ... it's sink or swim time," Rodriguez said. "In order for us to swim, we'll have to swim the right way. We're going to start playing the brand of baseball we started tonight."
A-Rod had a run-scoring double in the fourth, his first RBI in three-games since returning from the disabled Monday.
The Yankees start a four-game series against manager Buck Showalter's Orioles on Thursday night at Camden Yards.
"Buck has them playing good baseball," New York shortstop Derek Jeter said. "They're right there. It's going to be tough for us."
Girardi said Jeter tweaked his ankle on Tuesday, but the Yankees captain said he is fine and that "it's a non-issue."
Andruw Jones and Steve Pearce singled to start the seventh off Matt Moore (10-9) before Jayson Nix moved the runners to second and third with a sacrifice bunt. Jeter, who had hits in his previous three at-bats, hit a grounder to Johnson. With the infield playing in, the second baseman's throw was off the mark allowing pinch-runner Ichiro Suzuki and Pearce to score as the Yankees took a 6-4 lead.
"It was the play that cost us the game," said Johnson, who made his first appearance at second since May 11. "You never want to be in one those situations, you never want to be that guy, but I'm a grown man, I can handle this sort of stuff."
Ben Zobrist drove in two runs for Tampa Bay, which had won four in a row.
"They're good ... they took advantage of our mistakes," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "Two out of three is not bad. I'll take it. Prior to this series, I would have signed up for it. We picked up a game and I think we picked up a lot of confidence, also."
Jeter made a nice running, over-the-shoulder catch on Matt Joyce's flare with two on and two outs in the seventh.
"You have to anticipate, and you have to have good jumps," Girardi said.
Rafael Soriano pitched the ninth for his 36th save.
After blowing a two-run lead, the Yankees went up 4-3 on Martin's solo homer in the sixth. He had his batting average climb from .199 to .202.
"I feel like I've been swinging the bat better for the last couple of weeks," Martin said.
Tampa Bay quickly pulled even at 4 on Luke Scott's first long ball since July 19 off Hiroki Kuroda (13-10) later in the sixth.
After Rodriguez, who returned Monday after missing 36 games with a broken left hand, had an RBI double, Martin drove in a pair on a double that made it 3-1 in the fourth.
Evan Longoria put the Rays ahead 1-0 on an RBI single in the first inning. Tampa Bay tied it 3-all in the fifth when Zobrist hit a two-run triple.
Kuorda gave up four runs and eight hits in six innings. Moore allowed six runs and eight hits over 6 1-3 innings.
NOTES: The announced crowd was just 16,711. ... New York held a team meeting before the game in which Girardi said gave an opportunity "to talk about some of the things that we're going through." ... The Yankees are not planning to use a lot of small ball to try and help their struggling offense. "We're not the 'Bronx Bunters,'" Girardi said. ... New York LHP Andy Pettitte (broken left ankle) threw 16-pitches in a simulated game and will face hitters again this weekend. ... Tampa Bay RHP Jeff Niemann (right shoulder) could pitch again before the regular season ends. ... Yankees 1B Mark Teixeira (left calf) could run on Thursday. ... New York RHP Ivan Nova (right shoulder) felt fine one day after throwing batting practice.


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Hit 70 subscribers to the podcast last night. Happy me. As for the podcast:The path this time begins with a 40-minute consideration of the guitar, with pieces that range from earthly to otherworldly. Matt Borghi begins with some silk-edged sounds. Life Audience blends a funky riff with electronic twiddle. Patrick Smith keeps it gently acoustic with just the right touches of treatment. Petal follows suit with a slow-moving piece that feels like the onset of Sunday rain. Slow Dancing Society drifts through a bar-band 4 a.m. last-call tune. Your host indulges himself with an Anawaty/Russell piece that he's quite simply fallen in love with, and not just for its final two Oldfieldian minutes. Strom Noir lays down layer upon layer of processed guitar sounds in a dense, comforting haze. A Thousand Years runs a straight-rock sensibility through an ambient filter for a feeling that's quite pleasantly disjointed. Steven K. Smith plays us softly out, echoing along the way. From there it's off into drone-based territory with excerpts from long pieces by Ben Stepner and M. Peck moving us from deepening shadow to cloying darkness. Nathan Youngblood brings it back around with a soft flow of his own. Episode 20 concludes heading uptempo, courtesy of Acrylic.http://hypnagoguepodcast.blogspot.com or on iTunes.
This one starts out a little dark and experimental, with work from Yen Pox, Phaenon, Joe Frawley, Dwight Ashley, Michael Avannier and Runningonair. A break, and things lighten up briefly with Dave Preston and Praguedren before Petal and Sleeping Me quiet things down. To finish, spacey flows from Dreamhub and Juta Takahashi.
90 minutes of the good stuff. Nathan Youngblood, John Vorus, Resonant Drift, Rigel Orionis, Transcedent Device, Jonathan Block, Bing Satellites, dep, The Smokering, Patrick Balthrop and Helpling & Jenkins.http://hypnagoguepodcast.blogspot.com/


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In one breath, Colorado wide receiver Paul Richardson says he believes he will play football this season.
In another breath, Richardson is more cautious and says it's a decision he will come to over time after consulting family, coaches and doctors if his knee allows it to get to that point. And in another moment, Richardson acknowledges that despite his optimism about his speedy recovery from an injured knee, it might not be possible or wise for him to even try to play until 2013.
Richardson marked the three-month anniversary of surgery to repair a torn ACL on Monday. He mingled with reporters and athletic department staffers at a news conference for Olympians Emma Coburn and Shalaya Kipp.
Richardson wore a big smile and reported that he recently reached 11 feet high when testing his knee in the vertical leap. He said he has been able to do every exercise and drill team athletic trainers have asked of him without pain and without experiencing much pain or swelling afterward.
Those facts first led him to tweet about his progress a week ago. His upbeat comments created a buzz among CU fans that the talented playmaker and most explosive returning player might actually be able to contribute to this season's team.
"Pretty much right now I'm just building my strength back," Richardson said. "Since I'm healing so fast, they have me doing things slower so they're making sure my mental aspect is there. I really respect that and I appreciate that, but ability wise, I'm not missing a step right now.
"Everything they have given me to do, I've been able to do it fairly easily as far as running, jumping, running with resistance, jumping with resistance, lateral movement. Nothing has set me back so far."
While Richardson sounds bullish about his prospects for returning this season, he says he keeps himself grounded and realistic "by reading stories about people who came back too soon and then re-injuring the same leg or hurting the other leg because they were overcompensating," he said. "Getting those stories and talking to my friends in the NFL that have suffered the same injury pretty much have done it for me."
One of those teammates is former Buff wideout Scotty McKnight, whom Richardson says has been fully cleared to play for the New York Jets just five months removed from his ACL injury.
Richardson said he won't participate in fall camp in August but he isn't ready to rule out playing in the first game of the season against Colorado State if he continues to progress at the same pace with the same success. He said coaches and trainers have told him the decision to play or not to play will ultimately be his once he is medically cleared.
He said the decision he makes will depend largely on when he receives that clearance.
Richardson said he badly wants to play a full season, but if his teammates get off to a good start without him and he feels like he could help get the team to a bowl game, he would be happy to add another partial season to his résumé.
Richardson didn't become a starter until halfway through his freshman season in 2010. He played well enough in the final six games as a starter to be named to several freshman All-American teams. As a sophomore, he started the season strong, but suffered a sprained knee at Washington and missed four games.
He said he was used as a decoy for the final four games of the year because he wasn't completely healthy. He finished the season as the third-leading receiver with 39 catches for 555 yards and five touchdowns.
Eleven of those catches, 284 of those yards and two of those touchdowns came in loss to Cal. So regardless of when he returns, being more consistent week to week will be a focus for Richardson.
"I would love to see, and my family would love to see, just how good it would be as far as film and as far as statistics for me to able to put together a full season," Richardson said. "So right now, I'm not in favor of missing a big chunk of the season just because of like how my career has went so far. I would love for myself and for my own confidence to be able to compete for 12 games and then a bowl game and see how those things add up."
The next breath.
"It will also go by how much my team needs me," Richardson said. "If my team needs me and I can do it, I will do it. But if my team is doing well and to a certain extent they don't need me, I would just take that time to get better. Coming back in say 17 months is better than coming back in five."
So if your team needs you and October arrives and you're feeling strong and you are cleared to play?
"I will play," he said. "That's my word. I will play, Definite. Especially if they are starting off strong and it would be just like smart to play. Like say we get out of September with a really strong record. It would behoove me to play. I would definitely play and do just whatever I can to help me team win."
Richardson said playing the Pac-12 Conference portion of the schedule is the most important to him. He said he wants a chance to redeem himself for a costly fumble against Washington State in 2011 that helped the Cougars come back and steal a victory at Folsom Field.
The Buffs travel to Pullman, Wash., on Sept 22.
"There is definitely a chip on my shoulder," he said. "I kind of take the blame for that game. There were definitely other things that transpired but I had the game in my hands and I didn't step up. That would definitely be a good game to open up with."


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Michael Frazier II helps Florida escape visiting Richmond
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Michael Frazier II got Florida going with a few 3-pointers.
His senior teammates took it from there, rallying the 12th-ranked Gators to a 67-58 victory over Richmond on Saturday.
Frazier scored 18 points, including three huge 3s in the second half, and the Gators won their 23rd consecutive home game.
Florida trailed 46-42 with 7:50 to play when Frazier drained his third shot from behind the arc. Seniors Scottie Wilbekin, Casey Prather and Pat Young did the rest.
Wilbekin hit a nifty baseline floater, Prather followed with his first of two spinning layups and then Florida (11-2) went ahead for good on Young's three-point play. Dorian Finney-Smith's 3-pointer gave the Gators some cushion down the stretch, and they closed it out from the free throw line — barely.
"There were some moments that were pretty good," said Florida coach Billy Donovan, who took blame for his team's lackluster effort early.
Florida missed six of eight free throws in the final minute.
But the Spiders (10-5) were unable to make those mistakes hurt.
Cedrick Lindsay led Richmond with 19 points, and Kendall Anthony added 15.
Young finished with 15 points for Florida. Prather had 12 and Wilbekin added 10.
Florida didn't play particularly well, shooting 26 percent from 3-point range, turning the ball over 14 times and managing just 10 assists.
"We would be great on a horse track because we play like this sometimes," Donovan said, holding his hands next to his eyes. "We've got these blinders on and they can't see left or right. They can only see directly in from of them. … They drive the ball and there's guys standing wide open and they don't see them."
Wilbekin, Florida's starting point guard, missed nine of his first 10 shots and had one assist and no turnovers in the first half. Donovan challenged him at the break, but he still seemed hesitant to shoot and had trouble finding open teammates.
He did manage to get the ball to Prather for some key shots.
"To start the game off, we were flat and we didn't have a lot of energy," Frazier said. "But as the game went on, I think we did a good job of picking it up."
The Gators need one more home win — they open Southeastern Conference play against South Carolina on Wednesday night — to match the school record of 24 straight set between 2006 and 2007.
The latest victory was in doubt midway through the second half.
Richmond made six 3s in the second half, including five by Lindsay. Lindsay answered consecutive 3s by Frazier with 12-plus minutes remaining with a shot from the wing. He drained another one that put the Spiders up 41-38. Richmond was up 46-42 with 8:34 remaining, but Frazier's third 3 sparked the comeback.
Prather's second spinning layup resulted in a three-point play and put Florida ahead 55-50.
The Gators carried that momentum to the other end, ratcheting up their defensive effort. Richmond fouled repeatedly in the closing minutes, but couldn't take advantage of Florida's misses.
"We came into the game with a lot of heart," Richmond coach Chris Mooney said. "We were tough. There were some things we could have done better, but as far as our effort, confidence and toughness, that cannot be questioned."
Florida shot 44 percent from the field despite going 5 of 19 from behind the arc and really handled Richmond inside. The Gators outrebounded the Spiders 44-22 and outscored them 38-20 in the paint.
Donovan's team has won five straight and 10 of 11 — the only loss a buzzer-beater at then-No. 12 Connecticut. So this was another quality win for Florida's non-conference schedule.
Richmond, meanwhile, lost for the first time in regulation since Nov. 23. The team's last two losses — to Wake Forest and Ohio — came in overtime.
"If we were a bunch of seniors, I'd say this might be where we are as a team, but we have four sophomores who are working really hard to get better, so we have improvement in our future," Mooney said.


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I am now 21, weird right? I was 12 when I joined and I'm still lurking around the forums every so often. I've just completed my bachelors degree in Linguistics and I am going on to do my masters degree in Diplomacy and Global Ethics in September, sounds more interesting
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Never in my wildest dreams could I have expected my career to turn out the way it has so far. Ok... A little back story...
I come from a very hard working, lower to mid, middle class family. I was the second person in my direct family (after my mother) to receive a degree from a college. In saying this, I did not expect to be invited to any opportunity usually reserved for the top, best-of-the-best privileged people. That thought was recently
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Long time no see, just thought i'd stop in for a quick update.
Well, I'm 17 now (18 in July) and am preparing for my exams in June for English Language, these exams determine whether i'll be off to university or not in September. I have no way of playing minecraft at the moment, but the future is looking light now i'm earning more money than I did before.
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Long time no see! Well, now its Summer in the UK (Despite all the rain), and well that means 6 weeks to do whatever the hell I want.
I've lost interest in Minecraft now, but ARK and a few other games are catching my attention. So you may see me around the servers, and perhaps lurking on the forums. I've been saving for a computer, but I still have a while left before I can afford a decent one, so hold in there.
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Senator Gallivan Speaks at Medicaid Mandate Relief Press Conference
Senator Patrick M. Gallivan (R-Erie) will propose reforms to the cost administration of New York State's Medicaid System that will provide immediate and permanent mandate relief for the State's struggling local governments.
New York's Medicaid costs have resulted in taxpayers paying the highest local taxes in the Nation. The proposal will seek to eliminate Medicaid's local cost burden imposed on counties by incrementally transferring the local share of Medicaid from the counties to the State over the course of eight years. This will allow local governments to significantly reduce their local property taxes and continue to deliver essential services.


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Age: 36
Occupation: Doctor of chiropractic, Malooley Sport & Family Chiropractic
Residence: Cary
Hometown: Spring Valley
Family: Wife, Laura; daughters Alanna, 3, and Tayven, 1.
Education: Bachelor's degree in biology with focus on anatomy and physiology , Northern Illinois University; chiropractic, Palmer College of Chiropractic
Favorite McHenry County Restaurant: Galati's Pizza and Pasta in Cary offers a delicious Italian menu with great atmosphere
Favorite movie: "Braveheart"
One word that describes me: Driven
What is your job and what makes you good at it?
As a chiropractic physician, my purpose is to bring my patients to a better state of health and wellness. This is accomplished by balancing their nervous system through specific chiropractic spinal adjustments in conjunction with orthopedic rehabilitation and muscle therapy. Being a graduate of the prestigious Palmer College of Chiropractic places me within a select group of elite practitioners. Beyond that, I have extensive training in chiropractic orthopedics and active release technique, thus allowing me to be a diagnostic specialist of muscle-medicine and a master practitioner of manual therapy.
What accomplishments are you most proud of this year?
With regards to the business, Malooley Sport & Family Chiropractic's patient base has tripled over this past year. That means triple the amount of people are now healthier than they were a year ago! I love the community where I practice and my goal is to increase the health and wellness of as many families as possible. On a personal level, my wife and I welcomed our baby girl, Tayven, to our family on July 27. She and her sister Alanna are the joy of our lives.
How do you give back to the community and what drives your service?
A strong community starts with the community's families, especially the kids. Malooley Sport & Family Chiropractic donates time and money to various organizations. Some of those organizations are the Cary-Grove Junior Trojans, Cary-Grove High School football program, the Cary Trojan Travel Baseball League, the McHenry County Hurricanes Travel Baseball Teams, the Cary Basketball Association, the McHenry County Heatwave Softball Team and more.
What is something you have never done but want to some day?
I would love to climb Mount Everest. There is something exciting about the idea of being on top of the world, literally!
What is the best career advice you received?
One of my mentors, Dr. Mike Leahy (chiropractor for the Denver Broncos) once told me, "You must provide the best care to all of your patients. That entails working with all spectrums of the medical field." With that being said, I have surrounded myself with the finest neurologists, physical therapists, podiatrists, pain management specialists, orthopedic surgeons, internists and acupuncturists. This allows me to coordinate the patient's treatment with other specialists to receive the best care possible.
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"For a 36-year-old entrepreneur, Dr. Nick Malooley has amassed the credentials of a seasoned veteran. From humanitarian service, to community service and turning a retiring practice into a highly successful local resource, Nick hasn't missed a beat," said Suzanne Corr, executive director of the Cary Grove Area Chamber of Commerce. "Nick pursued chiropractic medicine after experiencing a grave infection in his bloodstream that he developed after suffering an adverse reaction to exposure to lime during a summer job at a [Starved Rock area] gravel pit at the age of 17. Scar tissue that developed from the infection in his spine left him in chronic pain. Working with a local chiropractor, he found considerable relief and a passion he was determined to pursue as a lifelong career."


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Sample retention time will vary depending on the interaction between the stationary phase, the molecules being analyzed, and the solvent, or solvents used. As the sample passes through the column it interacts between the two phases at different rate, primarily due to different polarities in the analytes. Analytes that have the least amount of interaction with the stationary phase or the most amount of interaction with the mobile phase will exit the column faster.
Main components in an HPLC system include the solvent reservoir, or multiple reservoirs, a high-pressure pump, a column, injector system and the detector.
The reservoir holds the solvent, which is referred to as the mobile phase because it moves. There are usually a minimum of two reservoirs in a system, with each holding up to 1000 cc of solvent and usually fitted with a gas diffuser through which helium can be bubbled. A pump is used to generate a specified flow of the mobile phase. Although manual injection of samples is still possible, most HPLCs are now fully automated and controlled by computer. The injector, or auto sampler, introduces the solvent into a phase stream that carries the sample into the high pressure (up to 400 bar) column, which contains specific packing material needed to effect separation. The packing material is referred to as the stationary phase because it is held in place by the column hardware.
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With HPLC, a high purity helium is to degasse the mobile phase. Helium as well as Nitrogen is also used as a Nebulization gas.
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Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatography (uHPLC):
Where standard HPLC typically uses column particles with sizes from 3 to 5µm and pressures of around 400 bar, uHPLC use specially designed columns with particles down to 1.7µm in size, at pressures in excess of 1000 bar. The main advantage of an uHPLC is speed. These systems are faster, more sensitive, and rely on smaller volumes of organic solvents than standard HPLC, resulting in the ability to run more samples in less time. However, if the systems are run at typical pressures greater than 800 bar, the columns age, or degrade quicker. Newer technology is being developed for uHPLC units to use column particles with 1µm size, and pressure potentials up to 6,800 bar.
uHPLC is also known as UPLCTM, a trademark of the Waters Corporation.
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FPLC is a system similar to high-performance liquid chromatography that is used to separate or purify proteins and other biomolecules from complex mixtures. The main difference between FPLC and HPLC is the standard working pressure. FPLC columns can only be used up to maximal pressures of 3-5 MPa. If the pressure of the HPLC can be limited, nearly every FPLC column may also be used in an HPLC system.


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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is asking residents of coastal New England to be wary of seal pups on local beaches.
The administration recently announced that seal pupping season is underway. New England's gray and harbor seals gave birth to pups in late winter and early spring. The administration said chances of human encounters with seal mothers and pups or lone pups is increased at this time of the year.
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The size of the U.S. government has grown exponentially and it has become superfluous in the supposedly free-market American economy. Yet it is the nature of the government's enormity that presents scenarios where the government ceases, if only temporarily, to operate on the broad scale Americans have become accustomed to. These are situations in which conflicts either within Congress or between Congress and the White House run afoul with legal timetables and/or rates of spending, resulting in what is called a government shutdown.
Those looking to preserve the big government status quo resort to scare tactics to avert shutdowns. Indeed, the idea of a government "shutdown" can be unnerving. However, when properly handled, the entire situation, regardless of the root cause, is entirely manageable, and perhaps a necessary reminder that major fiscal issues need adequate addressing.
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Very insightful article, Patrick Hedger. Good information, especially the graft of Limits on Federal Debt. Tea Party patriots are at a higher level of education on many governmental issues than those just starting to wake up. We should provide education for all interested folks, especially the younger generation. It's a good thing they don't pay young intellectuals like you in candy. Debbie from Charleston912.org.
Its time to move on and stop repeating the same worn-out crap. The election more or less proved this. If Americans were really and truly all about whatever agenda sites like these propagate, then Obama would not have won.
But what do we continue to hear? More of the same old thing, that even though government was "big" and even bigger before Obama was President, lo and behold as soon as a Democrat was elected suddenly out comes all of these "concerns" about spending, the size of government, and entitlements- all of which were around before and yet none of you made even a peep out of during the previous 8 years. Where was this concern before Obama? If that was really the case then these same concerns would have been voiced even louder before. Hence why I read these stories with a degree of hypocrisy.
We as a country are moving forward.
Thank you as well for a thoughtful and well-put response. But let me back things up for just a minute. I'm a little older than you ( mid-30's ) and Bush became president at about the same time as I was your age now, my early 20's. After witnessing the disaster that was that administration, I too began to pay attention to politics.
There are a number of reasons I view the Tea Party with a bit of cynicism. First of all, it was 'supposed' to be a bipartisan movement. If so, then it sure fooled me because it basically fully supports the GOP and never-ever has anything positive to say about the Democrats. Secondly, the demographic that is typically part of the tea party is almost exactly the same demographic that supports the GOP. This bears food for thought for a key reason: The GOP has for the past several decades opted to appeal to one single demographic to win elections. In the past that worked great. The sheer numbers of that demographic was an almost assured electoral foolproof means to the white house. The country has drastically changed since then and moving forward, even if 100% of their demographic votes for them that won't guarantee they'll win and if they refuse to recognize this fully, they will likely lose elections in the future. Am I all for this? No not really. Why? Because a two party system is what's needed for the country to work well. But when one party has less and less relevance to a changing country then that means that party is also losing touch with the issues from a holistic perspective. I grew up in a strongly Republican family and now vote Democratic. But as having had that upbringing, I can appreciate some aspects and the general core principles that is/was the GOP ( Think Teddy Roosevelt for example)
Lastly, we are ALL concerned about debt. We are all not super thrilled about taxes. But there has to be compromise. We have to have taxes. We have to have programs to help one another. We also need to cut spending. You can't either cut cut cut or spend spend spend. You have to have a balance. This is why we have a two party system because like it or not, both parties need one another.
I think everyone should remember that the Tea Party and this type of thinking started in the George Bush era so to say that it only happened during Obama is garbage. It however has accelerated under the present regime and is getting worse on a daily basis. The droids can keep spouting the BS while the rest of try to take control back and put it in the hands of the people like it should be.


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I always aimed to keep the doctor away, following the American Heart Assn.'s now-outdated low-fat, high-carb diet. Because I couldn't make heads or tails of the trends in dietary supplements, I sought a nutritionist.
At the beginning of 2008, I found one. He discovered my diet was bloated with simple carbohydrates: the scourge of the times, yielding, for example, elevated blood triglycerides. Protractedly elevated blood lipids have grave consequences.
He made personalized diet recommendations, color-coding foods to indicate their suitability, based largely on their simple-carbohydrate content. Examples of unsuitable foods are most fruit juices, potatoes and prepared foods containing sugar.
He expects petty infractions.
I took his list as gospel, and he supervised my switch-over. This transition involved frequenting health-food stores — a wash, cost-wise. At first, my wife objected to all the fuss, but, after she had benefited gratuitously, she relented, and our diets reconverged. (What a treasure!) It took close to nine months for me to lose all cravings for sweetness. I sated them first with dried fruits and subsequently with cough drops, and, then, one fine day, there was nothing left to sate.
My high-tech culinary redoubt comprises more whole foods. Amaranth mush and puffed millet constitute my breakfast. (Most strains of oats contain abundant simple starch.) Bread and pasta made of spelt flour are new staples, as are unsweetened soy milk and unflavored whey protein, which I blend with berries. Out with OJ by the gallon and in with (pure) currant and cranberry juice.
I occasionally eat something not recommended, like rice noodles, which hasn't made me fall off the wagon. I am less hungry, in general, and exercising no longer makes me any hungrier than usual. I feel strong. My weight is now lower and stable. My fasting triglycerides decreased from 200 to 50 (without supplements). Sweetness, defanged, is just a flavor; that which previously seemed sour, like carrot juice, is now sweet.
Sweets and simple starches evidently cause cravings for themselves, but this cycle is highly susceptible to deprivation, as my experience shows. Alimentary hormones are the likely suspects, and pacifying them is the end of ill-eating. The distributed cookie network has nothing on me: fare thee well, youthful vagaries of sugar plums dancing.
As for supplements, I recently started taking pharmaceutical-grade vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and fish oil, as recommended by my dietitian. With the right teach, it's evidently never too late to teach a Sneetch.
Torney hails from New Mexico. In 2006 he retired from Los Alamos National Laboratory to pursue pure mathematics — his best career move ever — and, ancillarily, to take better care of himself.
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Nutritionist teaches this old dog some healthy new tricks
I always aimed to keep the doctor away, following the American Heart Assn.'s now-outdated low-fat, high-carb diet. Because I couldn't make heads or tails of the trends in dietary supplements, I sought a nutritionist.


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I can't tell you how many times I've been asked for figures on pesticide use — it must happen at least once a week. "How many pounds of pesticides are used in the U.S. each year?" "Is pesticide use going up or down?" "What's the most commonly used insecticide in the U.S.?" and so on. The best I could do was point to 10-year old numbers.
But last Friday, EPA finally released updated sales and usage numbers. The agency used to produce a report summarizing national pesticide use every two years, but not long after Bush took office they stopped coming out. Now that report is back, though it only has figures through 2007.
And what does it say? Here are some highlights:
- Pesticide use in agriculture is down slightly, from 948 million pounds in 2000 to 877 million pounds in 2007. But that's only about 1% per year, and still close to a billion pounds of toxic chemicals intentionally introduced into the environment and our food supply each year.
- Use of organophosphates continues to decline, and this definitely is a good thing, as these are among the most acutely toxic pesticides still used. But 33 million pounds is still 33 million pounds too many, and despite the decline these neurotoxins are still detected in the bodies of most Americans (see the CDC's National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals) and commonly found on our food.
- The herbicide glyphosate has more than doubled in use, from 85-90 million pounds in 2001 to 180-185 million pounds in 2007. According to a report from the Organic Center, this increase is likely a reflection of the rising popularity of Monsanto's RoundUp Ready genetically modified crops. (Glyphosate is the active ingredient of RoundUp.)
So kudos to EPA for resurrecting this series of reports. Now I can spend less time explaining this particular data gap to perfectly reasonable people and reporters, and more time working on actual use reductions.
hi karl,
thanks for posting this . . .
the interpretation of aggregate data is always difficult . . .
but it seems to me that when looking at temporal changes in pesticide use, one has to take account of differences in the production from that pesticide use . . .
one way to to do would be to look at change in pesticide use and change in acreage harvested . . . but this is problematic because over the past two or three decades the spatial density of planting has increased . . .
so perhaps a way to attempt a comparison would be to look at change in total volume of harvest . . .
craig harris
I too was pleased to see this report by the EPA. I agree not enough has been done. Thought I'd share this,
"Pesticide-related illnesses among farm workers in U.S.A. each year: Approximately 300,000. Number of people in the U.S. who die each year from cancer related to pesticides: 10,400. Number of people in the U.S. killed each year by assault rifles: 250."
Source: Pesticide Statistics, January 10, 2006 by Thomas , http://www.infinitehealthresources.com/Store/Resource/Article/1-35/2/189.html
Really puts it in perspective, doesn't it?


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The Three Rivers Regional Commission has held its two public hearings on proposed road improvement projects to be paid for under a proposed regional transportation sales tax. It has now been sent to the transportation roundtable for review. With the tax, Pike County would get a total of $16.1 million.
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