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Cat Diarrhea
Veterinarian Reviewed on April 1, 2014 by Dr. Janice Huntingford
Cat Diarrhea (Feline Diarrhea)
Signs and Symptoms
Diarrhea is a problem that commonly affects cats of all breeds and ages, and involves an increase in the volume, frequency, and/or the watery consistency of bowel movements. Many different factors can trigger cat diarrhea, and this condition can have a sudden onset and short duration (acute diarrhea) or it can continue for an extended period of time (chronic diarrhea). Feline diarrhea is characterized by loose or watery stools that are passed more frequently, and often more urgently, than normal. Sometimes, blood or mucous may be present in the feces of a cat suffering from diarrhea. Often, the liquid stools will be accompanied by a bad odor. After defecating, a cat with this problem may continue to strain, and may also develop matted fur beneath its tail. Tenderness in its hind end and a loss of appetite may also be exhibited by a cat that is experiencing diarrhea.
Rather than being a disease or illness in itself, diarrhea is actually a symptom of another problem or condition, such as in the case of Cat Distemper. The potential underlying causes and triggers are nearly countless, and the majority of them are not serious. As a result, diarrhea is often short-lived and not a cause for alarm. However, sometimes diarrhea is a symptom of a more serious, and possibly even life-threatening, illness. In addition, even less serious diarrhea can lead to other health problems if it persists and is left untreated. This is due to the fact that diarrhea can quickly cause severe dehydration, especially in kittens.
When trying to determine whether or not your cat's diarrhea is a cause for real concern, there are a number of signs that you can look for. First of all, if your pet's diarrhea is persistent or is causing your cat a great deal of distress, consult with a veterinarian. Furthermore, there are several symptoms and warning signs that may suggest that your cat is suffering from a more serious, underlying condition. For example, if your cat has a Cat Loss of Appetite and has Cat Vomiting as well as experiencing diarrhea, this may suggest that your pet is ill. In addition, abdominal pain, Cat Fever, Cat Swollen Abdomen, and lethargy are other warning signs to watch out for. Also, if you observe blood in your cat's feces, you should have your pet examined by a veterinarian. Moreover, if your cat experiences diarrhea and is particularly young, elderly, or suffers from other health problems, you should contact a veterinary doctor. Such cats are particularly susceptible to developing severe Cat Dehydration, which could put their health at great risk.
Identifying the underlying cause of a cat's diarrhea is not always easy, as there are so many different factors that can trigger this problem. However, if your pet is showing signs that indicate that its diarrhea may be the result of an illness or condition that requires specific treatment, there are a number of different tests that a veterinarian can perform in order to hopefully arrive at a diagnosis. Some of these tests include fecal tests, blood tests, x-rays, biopsies, and exploratory surgery.
The first thing a veterinarian will do is take a complete medical history of the feline patient and then conduct a thorough physical exam. Next, one or more of the above tests may be performed. Fecal studies can include fecal smears and fecal floats, and these tests allow a veterinarian to look for the presence of harmful bacteria or worms in the cat's stools. Blood tests serve a similar purpose, potentially revealing the presence of an infection, allergies, or showing signs that an infection of worms could be at the root of the feline patient's problems.
In some cases, abdominal x-rays may be employed. These radiographs can be used to identify any abnormalities in the cat's abdominal area. Such irregularities can include masses, structural anomalies, or the presence of foreign objects that a cat may have purposely or inadvertently swallowed. Ultrasound can also be used for this purpose, and this diagnostic tool also allows veterinarians to study soft tissue, which x-rays do not.
Conducting a biopsy or exploratory surgery are other methods which may be used to arrive at a diagnosis. A biopsy involves obtaining a sample of tissue from the cat's intestinal tract so it can be studied directly. Anesthetic will likely be required in order for the veterinarian to be able to procure the sample. Anesthetic is also required when exploratory surgery is performed. This method allows a veterinary doctor to take a close and direct look at the cat's abdominal area in order to identify any potential problems or abnormalities. As a result, there are a number of different tests and methods that may be used in order to attempt to make a diagnosis of the underlying cause of a cat's diarrhea.
As mentioned previously, a cat can experience diarrhea in two forms — acute diarrhea or chronic diarrhea. The acute form is characterized by a sudden onset and short duration. Often, acute diarrhea will only last for approximately forty-eight hours. Chronic diarrhea, on the other hand, lasts for an extended period of time, sometimes even for several weeks. In addition to the categorization of acute and chronic, diarrhea can also be classified according to its origin from either the small intestine or large intestine. Diarrhea originating from the large intestine can be more difficult for an animal to pass, and may cause more straining and effort. When loose or watery stools originate from the small intestine, they are often large in volume and are accompanied by a foul odor.
In many cases, diarrhea is simply a response to toxins or harmful substances in the body which can be expelled from the cat's system relatively easily, after only a small number of episodes of diarrhea. Other times, the underlying problem may be more serious, causing diarrhea to be an ongoing or severe occurrence. The reason that cat diarrhea can be problematic if it is not treated or does not clear up on its own is that it can cause extreme dehydration. Excess water is expelled from the body in the liquid stools, resulting in water loss that can become very significant. This fluid loss eventually weakens a cat, and can also cause electrolyte disruptions and acid-base imbalances. These effects can then lead to a variety of other negative consequences with regards to a cat's physiology and biochemistry.
There are numerous different factors and conditions that can cause cat diarrhea, some of which are more serious than others. Two of the most common causes of acute feline diarrhea are dietary changes and viral infections. Dietary changes that may be problematic can include feeding your pet rich or spoiled foods or dietary indiscretions on the part of your cat. This latter category can include eating inappropriate foods or non-food objects, or ingesting certain bugs and other critters. While viral infections may be one of the most frequent causes of acute diarrhea, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic infections can also give rise to feline diarrhea. Parasitic infections frequently involve worms, such as roundworms or hookworms.
Toxins and certain medications can also trigger diarrhea. For example, acetaminophen (Tylenol) is not safe for felines and, when ingested, can cause serious harm, a symptom of which may be diarrhea. Also, inappropriate use of antibiotics can also cause diarrhea, as can exposure to some chemicals and cleaning agents. In addition, an intestinal blockage or obstruction can also give rise to this problem. Other potential triggers include metabolic disorders such as liver disease and kidney disease. As result, there are many potential causes of feline diarrhea. In many cases, the particular underlying cause will not be serious. However, if your cat's diarrhea is persistent, particularly distressing for your pet, or is accompanied by other warning signs and symptoms, be sure to contact your veterinarian immediately. This way, if there is indeed a serious underlying condition, it can be identified and treated as promptly and effectively as possible.
When cat diarrhea is triggered by an underlying illness or medical condition, treatment will depend upon what that condition is. For example, if a bacterial infection is the culprit, antibiotics may be required. Similarly, if a parasitic infection is at the root of the problem, deworming will likely be necessary. However, in circumstances where the diarrhea is milder and does not seem to be caused by a serious illness or influence, there are several common steps that may be employed to provide relief for your cat.
Often, dietary adjustments will go a long way toward alleviating the suffering of a cat with diarrhea. Reducing the amount of food ingested for a day or two may be helpful. In addition, removing any rich foods and serving only a bland diet can also be very beneficial. It's also important to make sure that your cat has access to plenty of fresh water at all times. Encouraging your pet to drink frequently will help to reduce the chance of dehydration occurring.
In some cases, the use of homeopathic remedies may also be appropriate. Natural substances have a variety of properties that can soothe digestive problems and promote healing. For instance, peony has anti-bacterial and analgesic effects, and helps to reduce inflammation and relax spasms. Myrrh and mullein have similar effects, soothing pain and discomfort. A number of other natural ingredients also have very beneficial properties that can relieve your cat's distress and discomfort when it is suffering from diarrhea. Thus, homeopathic remedies can provide effective treatment and relief for some cats suffering from feline diarrhea.
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Carter Ashton Receives 2 Weekly Awards
The American Hockey League announced today that Norfolk Admirals right wing Carter Ashton was named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Oct. 9, 2011. Ashton scored three goals and recorded an assist in two games to help Norfolk to a pair of victories.
The AHL stole our thunder as we at Bolt Prospects were set to name him our Prospect of the Week today. Yes, we're putting ourselves in the same category as the AHL Player of the Week. It's our site.
As the Admirals reported, Ashton earned First Star honors on Friday night as he scored Norfolk's first goal of the new season at 6:37 of the first period, then potted the game-winner 1:55 into overtime as the Admirals rallied past Charlotte, 6-5. In Saturday's rematch, Ashton opened the scoring again and then assisted on the game-winning goal in the third period as Norfolk beat the Checkers, 4-3.
In recognition of his AHL achievement, Ashton will be presented with an etched crystal award prior to an upcoming Admirals home game.
In recognition of his Bolt Prospects achievement, Ashton will receive his name on a computer screen. We're sure he's thrilled.
A 20-year-old native of Winnipeg, Man., Ashton was a first-round draft pick (29th overall) by the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2009. He made his pro debut with Norfolk late in the 2009-10 season, recording one goal in 11 games, and also appeared in two Calder Cup Playoff games in 2011. Ashton played his junior hockey in the WHL, tallying 33 goals and 38 assists for 71 points in 62 games between Regina and Tri-City last season.
According to the Admirals, Ashton becomes the sixth Norfolk player to be named the AHL Player of the Week and the first since Johan Harju in November 2010.
Previous BP Prospects of the Week:
Brett Connolly, Tampa Bay Lightning - October 2, 2011
Mattias Ritola, Tampa Bay Lightning - September 25, 2011
*Portions of the Norfolk Admirals press release were used. Photo courtesy of Eric DuBose.
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Superior Hiking Trail Night Run Report
In May I emailed the MN DRS group that I belong to, to see if anyone was up to a BETA II run on the SHT. We did one last year, a 50 mile beta run, trying to help out Race Director, Larry Pederson, to see when and where he'd have runners at aid stations and how long would it take runners to get through the first 50 miles of the new 102.5 mile SHT Superior Sawtooth 100 (102.5). Well, we had a blast. So it was only obvious that I'd ask the question.
In the end, there were 8 others that were able to make it up for a run on the SHT. Maria and I planned a night run on the trail. We'd run the night portion of the race. Maria's great roving aid station volunteer and husband, Doug, agreed to follow us along the course and offer us aid. Race Director, Larry Pederson, offered to help Doug. Now, how many RD's do you know out there that are willing to offer aid for 13 hours during a training run? Maria, me, Jason, Pierre, Duke and Wynn were going to run.
We rented a home in Tofte, right on the beautiful Lake Superior for the festivities. This home has it all. 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, a home theatre, bar and pool room, awesome deck looking out onto Lake Superior, bonfire upon the rocks. It was incredible.
I arrived about 2PM. The cleaners were still doing their thing inside so I sat on the beautiful deck, taking in the view of the lake, waiting for the next arrivals. Pretty soon Maria and Doug, Larry and Wynn, Pierre and Duke showed up. Jason was going to meet up with us later on the trail, as he was waiting for his friend, Amy, to get off of work, then they would drive up, meeting us around 8 at Co Rd 6 aid station.
After getting our packs, food, water, etc. together we all piled into the roving aid station and headed out to Co Rd 1, where we'd begin. Ah, the excitement!
We took some pictures (which I will post soon) and headed on up the trail. I had two 24 oz bottles of heed and a few gels to start out. In 6.8 miles we'd meet up with Doug and Larry. It was beautiful, warm, still, I love the SHT. I was surprised as we were climbing up a huge cliff, up to Sawmill Dome, I told Maria "I smell cigar smoke, what the hell?" Sure enough, we rounded the corner and there was a guy, sitting on the huge outcrop of rock, smoking a cigar! I laughed at him, told him I KNEW I smelled someone smoking a cigar, that he wasn't able to get away with anything! We ran on, amazed that one would damage their lungs that way, while out climbing cliffs.
At the next aid, Co Rd 6, I was dry on liquid. During the race I carry 3 24 oz bottles, but during this run only carried 2. Don't know why. We met up with Larry and Doug and were surprised that Duke and Wynn were here. Apparently they waited for Larry and Doug, as they were waiting for Jason somewhere. They never found Jason, so came to aid us. Duke and Wynn are super fast. They waited quite a while for their aid, then left for the trail as Maria, me and Pierre filled up. We had our lights ready, this section would become dark. This section would be 7.6 miles, before we'd meet our aid at Finland Rec Center. As we were eating peanut butter jelly sandwiches, rollups and filling our bottles, Jason and Amy pulled up. He was able to run the next section with us and Amy went to the house to rest. This section has the Cliffs at Section 13, the crazy beaver boardwalk, it passes through excellent moose habitat. As we were going over the beaver boardwalk the beavers began thumping their tails at us! We talked of alien beaver attacking runners. Sure enough, they were out to get us! Crazy beaver.
The bug section wasn't bad this time. There were plenty of moths bothering us, gathering toward our lights, but the other bugs weren't bad at all. Unbelievably, Maria and I AGAIN passed the SHT trail sign as we were running quickly down the Finland Ski Trail. We missed it last year during a training run, too! We laughed, turned around Pierre and Jason, and headed back 10 minutes. Sure enough, there was the sign for the turn off the ski trail back onto the SHT.
Finland Rec Center to Sonju Lake Parking Lot is 7.5 miles. This is the rooty section. The Cedar bogs are deep and thick. The roots grow across the SHT, causing major lifting of the legs and foot pain. During this section I heard something in the tree. It made a TON of noise. I was leading the pack..for some reason I did most of the leading..I was scared when I heard this thing and screamed and ran way back to Pierre .. and hid behind his knee. His bad leg, I was trying to squat down and hide behind it. Jason aimed his flashlight at the 'thing'. Here was a crazy, mad, giant .. ROBIN fluttering his wings at us. Jeeze. A frickin' robin! It scared the heck out of me :)
We went past the Old Trapper's Cabin, overlooked Sonju Lake, Jason incorrectly took a boardwalk out to the lake, we called him back to us on the trail and finished this section up.
When we arrived to Doug and Larry it was about 4 AM. Duke and Wynn were finished for the night, and Jason said he was done as well. Maria, Pierre and I wanted to continue and run the next section..9 miles of hell from Crosby-Manitou State Park to Caribou River Wayside. We filled up on aid and headed out. Doug and Larry would take the three guys back to the house, then meet up with us in 3 or 4 hours. It was only 9 miles but this section is tough as hell. One thing on our side: the bridge was now built across Manitou River. During the 100 it wasn't and I fell here and cut my head. At least I now knew I could walk upon a bridge. I remembered this was a tough section, but thought that since I only had 30 or so miles on my legs, it wouldn't be such a bitch. AH, was I wrong! It was still a bitch. Man, the wild Manitou River, has deep deep gorges that you go down, on lose rock, pounding your legs and toes. You can't run this section. Most everyone will hit this section in the dark. I guess those slower may get lucky and have the sun rise-but then you'd be pushing the cut offs. The first 4 miles are all walking. You climb down down down into the gorge, cross the river and climb up up up forever and a day. I was becoming very quiet, worrying about how tough this was for me on relatively fresh, 30 mile legs. I thought about the 100 mile race at Vermont I had just finished, three weeks ago, maybe this is why my legs felt so sore? I couldn't believe how tough it was. SO TOUGH. Finally we climbed out of the Manitou River gorge, to higher ground, that we could actually move a bit faster over. We went over a bridge at the Caribou River, where there was an aid station last year, where Larry's daughter was serving up pancakes. She won't be there this year, we will have to go another 2.5 miles to the Caribou River Wayside for aid.
We were running forever to reach the Caribou River. Finally, there it was. We knew we had only 2.5 miles to wrap this run up. Maria wrote into the notebook at the SHT stand, I sat on the bench and ate a PBJ 1/2 and took the first Advil of the run. My legs were aching like never before. My quads and hamstrings. I couldn't figure it out. Pierre squatted on the bridge. A few minutes later and we dragged ourselves up and out. I said "Shit. This next 2.5 miles is going to take us an hour". It was daylight now, we put away our lights, but still, the moving was slow. We told one another it didn't matter if it took us an hour. This was all about time on feet, training the night portion of the race.
Maria led us the next 2.5 miles. We ran! We were able to do quite a bit of running this next 2.5 miles. I couldn't believe that the pain went away in my legs, it felt good to use running muscles again after all of the climbing and downhill picking. It was wonderful.
13 hours later, we ran into Caribou River Wayside to Larry and Doug. Happy faces all around. Thank God. We completed 38.6 (I think) miles in the time it takes me to run the 50 mile here in the daylight. This was one fricking tough 50K+ in the dark!
I kept telling myself during this section "now during the race, just keep thinking..only one aid station at a time" I can't think about the 30 miles still ahead of me, that's just too big. I need to focus on one aid station at a time.
We climbed into the van and headed to the house. Duke and Wynn asked us all about the 9 mile section. They were going to go out and run it later in the day.
I showered, went down to the beautiful deck and enjoyed the day. It was fabulous. We hung out, cooked dinner, rested, had a bon fire on the rocks and slept deeply and soundly Saturday night.
What a fabulous weekend. Big thanks to Doug and Larry. Without them, this would have been very difficult and long. We would have had to do aid plants along the course, then we would have had to go back and pick up everything. They were just so generous of their time, to do this for us. Thanks to Jason, Maria, Pierre, Duke and Wynn for joining me in a wonderful training run and another fun weekend adventure !
The next time we meet up there it will be showtime. The Superior Sawtooth 100 Mile Trail run. There is also a Moose Marathon and a 50 mile option; something for everyone. Go HERE for more information.
6 comments:
- Olga said...
I always think one AS at a time, never more:) and night running is slower indeed, what I just proved by running loops,right?
It was an awesome training for the test, and I need to make my way there to see what is it you love so much:)
- Rebecca said...
I remain in awe that someone can use the word 'only' preceding '30 miles on my legs'. In one day. Whoa.
- SteveQ said...
You're ready for that nasty 100! You've done everything right, from the Buck Hill repeats to a beta run to a fast 100 at Vermont. Can't wait to see your post after Superior, where you'll say "It wasn't so bad and the people were great."
- Lisa Smith-Batchen said...
Julie...you inspire me:)
You are ready my friend..its going to be great
- Adam said...
Sounds like a great weekend! See you on the course or at the finish.
- WynnMan said...
Good times Julie! What a fun expedition! you're gonna rock the rocks!


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ATI Radeon HD 4350
If the official driver from the manufacturer keeps crashing then it is best to report the bugs to them rather than looking for an alternate download. You can report the bugs at http://emailcustomercare.amd.com/.
However I would also like to request that you state you exact issues and report updates to us here so that other member can attempt to help find a solution while ATI is also working on the issue.
Until it is fixed you can remove the ATI driver and use the X11 driver for you card which is stable and should work for most non-intense needs.0
In Fedora 13 ATI proprietary graphics don't work. That is because Fedora is already using Xorg 1.8, and, though some hacks have been made with other distros, none have been ported to Fedora. Since RedHat/Fedora is busy supporting those who are developing the Open Source version of the drivers, i.e., Radeon for ATI and Nouveau for Nvidia, they are not interested in hacking fgrlx so it works with the updated Xorg. BTW - The Radeon Open Source driver works to render 3D very well here. I have boxes with Intel, Nvidia and ATI graphics cards, and, have not had to install a proprietary driver to achieve accelerated 3D graphics.
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I agree wine will be unable to apply changes to the kernel level so that will not work. If you want to use the proprietary drivers you would be best to switch distros.0
Post #2 in the thread in the link below is a how-to to use fgrlx to install ATI proprietary drivers. If followed correctly, with all the steps followed, it has a high degree of success on F12. If you feel that these directions are too difficult, as mfillpot said, you should be using another distro, that isn't so bleeding edge, and one that has an older Xorg that allows for easier installation of proprietary drivers.


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Lynda was a 1958 graduate of Proviso Township High School in Maywood, Ill. She married Leslie W. Flott at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Melrose Park, Ill. on Jan. 27, 1962. She was a short order cook at the Wabash Sweet Shop 18 years, and also owned and operated, along with her husband, Flott's Dairy Queen in Wabash seven years. She was a member of the St. Bernard Catholic Church and the Altar Guild, and she volunteered at the Helping Hands in Wabash.
She is survived by her husband, Leslie W. Flott, Wabash; three sons, Robert L. Flott, Terre Haute, Daniel N. Flott, Melrose Park, and Jonathon P. (Sarah) Flott, Ann Arbor, Mich., seven grandchildren, Stuart Flott, Minneapolis, Minn., Audrae (Max) Sanders, Indianapolis, Moira Flott, Vincennes, Caroline Flott, Indianapolis, Thomas Flott, Sophie Flott, and Noah Flott, all of Ann Arbor, and her brother, Terry (Kim) Wietzorek, Elmhurst, Ill. She was preceded in death by her parents.
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Sami confesses to EJ, Brian gets Sonny to laugh, and Abigail asks Cam out.
Sami walks out of the cafe and calls EJ to meet, later. She then leaves a message for Will about the baby. EJ's in the square where he sees Rafe. They rehash history and Rafe warns him to make sure Gabi stays away from Will and Sami. EJ admits he hired a lawyer just in case Nick and Gabi try for sole custody. They disagree about which man knows Sami the best and Rafe says he threw in the towel with her. They were going to be together after the wedding. EJ's skeptical but Rafe's sure she'll tell him all about it.
In Gabi's room, Nick reads an old newspaper and realizes Lucas took the rap for Will shooting EJ. Will pops his head in and Nick hides the news. Will gushes about the sonogram and shows him the photo Gabi gave him. Will's happy they put their animosity aside. He hugs Nick and leaves and Nick gets back to plotting. Downstairs, Sami attacks Gabi, accusing her of getting a quickie wedding in order to gain sole custody of the baby-to-be. Gabi denies it and stresses. They postponed the wedding and Will's going to be a part of the baby's life. Sami softens after hearing Will was at the sonogram and that it's a girl. She starts making plans to be at the birth but Gabi doesn't like being attacked and sets ground rules. Sami starts threatening and Nick comes between them. Sami leaves to shop for the baby. Gabi feels like she's choking when Sami's around. Rafe pokes his head in and invites them to dinner but today's not a good day. Gabi goes upstairs and Nick complains about Sami's attack. Rafe will take care of her.
In the cafe, Sonny gets Abby's order wrong but she doesn't mind. She knows Will is on his mind and tries to get him to forgive him. Chad watches from nearby and Cameron accuses him of watching her like a stalker. Chad knows he blew his chances with Abby and destroyed Sonny and Will's relationship. Abby wonders if Will was right to keep it a secret, based on Sonny's reaction. EJ arrives and Elvis strolls in and inquires to his brother about Sami and Rafe being together at the wedding. Chad says people were gossiping about it. "Don't ever be a woman's second choice," EJ says before leaving. Later, Chad stops Abby who tells him to try being a better man. Nearby, Brian and Sonny joke about how Will's baggage includes a diaper bag. Brian hasn't been around a while. He was contemplating "the emptiness of existence" after Sonny turned him down. Brian's flirty and Sonny soaks it in. He closes shop and they share an easy banter.
Abby finds Cam at the hospital and asks him out.
Chad stops Will at the square to apologize for his actions at the non-wedding. What he did "kinda sucked" but Will's glad to at least be able to show him the sonogram photo. Chad thinks Will's going to be an awesome dad and encourages him to talk to Sonny, who he heard professing his love for Will, earlier.
At her apartment, Sami meets EJ and spills about things leading up to her and Rafe starting over. She kept it from EJ in order to avoid him but it was selfish. She saw Rafe for who he really is. She tears up and tells EJ she's been a coward, afraid of how EJ makes her feel. This feels right and losing him would be the biggest mistake of her whole life. She wants him but is it too late? There's been something between them since day one that they've danced around. Things got in the way. She's tired of fighting what's between them and since he's been so patient, she will, too. She won't give up on him. "I believe we belong together." It takes EJ a while to respond and when he does, he says he's at the end of his patience with her. She sobs but he stops her crying with a kiss. They ignore Rafe pounding on the door.
Brian makes Sonny laugh at the cafe. He goes for a kiss. They start making out as Will walks up and sees.
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Rafe warns Sami to stop attacking his sister.
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Waking up this morning and seeing yet another social media disaster by another corporation makes me wonder if such brands even need a social presence at all. McDonalds is the perfect example. You have a product with room for ad nauseam ridicule and yet you throw out hashtag promotions without any foresight of the backlash you might receive?
Twitter is a tool just like any other. Corporations shouldn't feel obligated to use every gadget in the toolshed just because the neighbor is doing so. And if you do choose to utilize a tool, make sure you use it wisely.
On a personal note, I tweeted about Zappos the other day and the hacking emergency they encountered. I received an direct message within minutes from Zappos thanking me for my mentioning of their honest brand. I was shocked even on their magnificent scale of customer service that on the day their corporation lost 24 million personal accounts, they had the effort and time to communicate with someone who was simply just giving them praise. That is how Twitter should be utilized in a corporations attempt to stay relevant, honest, personal, and effective.
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Painting Nature
I saw these wonderful Candied Gumballs on Casa Maria's Creative Learning Zone. Be sure to check out the both of the follow up posts, Gumball Sculptures Project 1 and Tie Dyed Gumballs, as well.
We have so many gumballs around our area, that I knew we had to try this. Our playground is literally covered with them, and the kids spend hours collecting, counting, and playing with them in a multitude of ways. It was a "no-brainer" to put some in our art center to let the children have a go at painting them.
Most of our gumballs fall with pretty long stems attached, so we didn't use toothpicks, we just held on to the stem. Instead of dipping them, we used paintbrushes to apply the acrylic paint.
With the first few balls, the kids were hesitant, and only painted portions of the balls.
They looked pretty cool individually.
After letting them dry for a few days, I added string and attached them to a nice branch to make a mobile to hang from the ceiling. ( For photographic purposes, I placed white paper behind it to show it better.)
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Simply beautiful!ReplyDelete
I love this! I wish we had those around here - they have great shape!ReplyDelete
They turned out beautiful! :)ReplyDelete
Wow. Cool!ReplyDelete
This is so neat - I love it!!ReplyDelete
We love to collect driftwood and paint in the same way...sometimes the children plant them in a pattern or shape in the sandpit, turn them into sculptures by planting into a slab of clay or making minature worlds by planting into a tub of dirt. We have also threaded and tyed them together and hung or glued and arranged directly onto recycled boards.ReplyDelete
These are beautiful! I would display them at home!!!ReplyDelete
I love this kind of stuff! My daughter calls them "ouchies" when we see them outside lol.ReplyDelete
Id love to hear everyone's inputon a new early childhood education project Iv started! (plus you get to see a really sweet video of my life with my very comical daughter) Feel free to share! I really need all the support I can get, this is my dream :)
Woohoo, can't believe I have my own gumballs thanks to you! You are a star!!ReplyDelete
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MWC 15 Special
With the announcement of Windows Phone 7 Series during last week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Microsoft confirmed that it will have pretty strict hardware requirements and will basically decide what a Windows Phone 7 Series smartphone is about. This brings us back to the chassis discussion which was rumored before. In a recent "Frankly Speaking" podcast from February 20, the Microsoft Australia Developer Evangelists Michael Kordahi and Andrew Coates talked about Microsoft's decision to cut down the unwieldy number of supported Windows Phone/Windows Mobile chassis to only three for Windows Phone 7 Series!
ZDNet's always well-informed Mary-Jo Foley summarizes the podcast as following:
"Chassis 1 will be for PC makers developing 'big touchscreen' phones. These will be touch-only devices, with 1 GHz processor and a dedicated graphics processor. These are the phones that will be out first at launch this holiday season."
"Chassis 2 compliant devices will support real sliding keyboards plus touch" and mentioned that "these would be more Palm-Treo-like."
"Chassis 3 phones weren't explained at all but Chassis 3 phones might be candy bar phones."
No word yet when Chassis 2 and 3 Windows Phone 7 Series smartphones might be ship but hey - maybe this is finally the explanation what the "Series" in Windows Phone 7 means.
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Key West, Florida
Pack your bags and head to South Florida-this lively rental's already having a good time.
It may not look like much from the curb, but don't be deceived by the humble exterior. Step inside this original Key West conch cottage and you'll want to stay past your planned departure date.
When partners Troy Roberts and Hugh Fuller bought this warm-weather haven in 2005, they set out to create a rental that's always on vacation.
Frozen daiquiris inspired the array of calypso-colored paints that parade throughout the rooms. The vibrant palette sets the cottage in motion. Guests' eyes dance from bold fabrics and dashing artwork to the festive barware lining shelves and filling cabinets. "The house makes you feel good. You just can't help but have fun here!" says Troy.
Comprised mostly of glass, the rear of the shotgun-style cottage opens to a large covered porch. Guests can enjoy a pool and tropical foliage year-round. Inside, a small but fully stocked kitchen allows for family dinners or cocktail parties.
The 100-plus-year-old cottage once served conch chowder and Key lime pie to customers during its days as a diner. But even after several hurricanes, renovations, and owners, the home maintains its original flavor. And with its prime location exactly eight blocks from the beach, the marina, and the thrills of Duval Street, only one question remains: How soon can you get here?
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Oscar Loayza 2012 - Bolivia
An innovative approach to indigenous peoples participation in protected area management has been cited in awarding Oscar Loayza, from Bolivia, the Kenton Miller Award for Innovation in Protected Areas Management. Oscar received the Miller Award at a ceremony at the IUCN World Conservation Congress.
An international jury chose Oscar for his development of initiatives that strengthened indigenous participation in the management of protected areas, leading to improved governance. His efforts in Madidi National Park – one of the world's richest protected areas for biodiversity – to develop favorable conditions for governance promoted alliances between conservationists and indigenous peoples defending their territorial and organizational rights. Madidi National Park is threatened by large infrastructure projects, roads, dams, oil exploration and small scale mining.
"We are inspired by Oscar's work, and delighted to present the Kenton Miller award to this well-deserving individual," says Nik Lopoukhine, Chair of the World Commission on Protected Areas. "His innovative approach to governance of protected areas has ensured that not only do indigenous people participate in the process, but they are empowered and become an integral part of it."
The Kenton Miller Award is given annually by IUCN's World Commission on Protected Areas. Named for Dr. Kenton R. Miller, one of the leading figures in international protected area conservation, the award honours innovation in communications, planning and management, finance and economics, assessment, monitoring and evaluation, learning and capacity building, or governance.
Past recipients include Nigel Dudley and Sue Stolton in 2011 for their new approaches in communicating the benefits of protected areas; Ernesto Enkerlin Hoeflich for his innovations in the creative employment of language, policy, legislation, educational activities, public-private partnership arrangements, and local community cooperation; Marc Hockings for developing methods for park managers to evaluate if actions are really achieving conservation goals; and Heliodoro Sanchez for his new methods for re-establishing mangrove ecosystems.
"On behalf of the Miller children and our children, I salute Oscar and the past recipients of the Kenton Miller award," says Kenton Miller's son Todd Miller, who participated in the award presentation. "In view of the unprecedented changes sweeping the globe, the survival of protected areas and the benefits they provide to future generations will depend on the innovations developed today".
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Semyon (Sam) Slobounov, professor of kinesiology and neurosurgery at Penn State, has published a book titled "Concussions in Athletics: From Brain to Behavior." The book offers state-of-the-art clinical guidance on diagnosing and treating concussion, the latest research findings and implications written by an international panel of experts and advanced brain imaging findings to delineate the hidden symptoms of concussion.
The book -- which Slobounov edited with Wayne Sebastianelli, Kalanek Professor in Orthopedics and director of athletic medicine at Penn State -- was published on March 7.
"Concussion in athletics is a growing public health concern with increased attention focusing on treatment and management of this puzzling epidemic," Slobounov said. "Despite the increasing occurrence and prevalence of concussions in athletics, there is no universally accepted definition, or 'gold standard,' for its assessment."
According to Slobounov, the new book provides a range of major findings that may shed important light on current controversy within the field. It is a reference that will be of significant interest to a wide range of clinicians, researchers, administrators, and policy makers.
Slobounov conducts basic brain science research with specific focus on neural substrates of human movement both in normal and pathological populations. His clinical research focuses on sports-related traumatic brain injuries using advanced virtual reality and brain imaging tools, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and electroencephalography (EEG).
Slobounov joined the faculty of the Department of Kinesiology at Penn State as an assistant professor in 1994. He became a full professor in the department in 2007. Prior to coming to Penn State, he was the director and head of the Sport Psychology Department of Moscow (USSR) Scientific Research Institute of Physical Culture and before that he was the USSR National Head Olympic Diving Coach from 1982-86.
He earned a bachelor's degree at Azerbaidjan State Institute of Physical Culture in 1973, a doctorate degree at the University of Leningrad in 1978 and doctorate degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1994.
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February 16, 2012
Tired of your flippin' Klippan, Ektorp or Karlstad? Or looking for ways to make your Ikea shopping experience more fun!? Following on from their shabby chic 'Country-Style' loose fit linen covers, the people at Bemz are expanding the range and introducing 'Urban Style'. Slightly edgier, dirtier, scrunchier linens in sludgy whites and greys that look great with industrial furniture, factory lighting and other salvage pieces…yes please!
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as well as Bemz bed skirts. Ooooh such linen loveliness:
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"No notice is taken of a little evil, but when it increases it strikes the eye." ~ Aristotle
For decades incidents of crimes committed by cops and the ensuing cover ups that almost always comes with them, were largely relegated to the realm of urban legend and oral history in the black community. Everyone knew it happened on a frequent basis. If you were black and didn't find yourself on the receiving end, you probably were an eye witness. If not, you certainly knew others that were. America has a rich tradition of racist policing.
|Many more faces could be added to this list.
For a black person in America, there's just simply no escape of this painful fact.
Most people are unaware the first forces resembling an organized police department were actually slave patrols. Their purpose was never public safety, but rather to keep the niggers [escaped slaves] in their place. Back on the plantation. Just like it is now with the projects and other "black neighborhoods" of today.
The very roots of this country was built on an inherently racist foundation. The so-called majority [white people] never had a problem with their ilk enslaving and brutalizing black people. They didn't then and they sure as hell don't now.
It is for this reason all of the racial disparities, so well studied and documented, persisted for so long in America'a so called judicial system. And to this day continues to happen at a disturbing rate, and doesn't seem like it's going to stop.
Despite increased awareness and the ability to instantaneously search and find tons of examples, despite all the social media sharing, a lot of folk would be surprised to learn a majority of white Americans still believe there isn't racism anymore. They think discrimination in law enforcement and the courts is made up, make believe complaint. They say we're just whining.
Don't believe me? Take an informal poll of ALL of your white friends and family. Ask this simple question; do you believe black people are treated worse than white people by the police? If they're being honest, you'll see for yourself.
In my decades of keenly observing the American people, I've discovered for many, this country's racism is so prevalent, so deeply ingrained in the very fabric of our society, it seems normal. They've grown so used to it, they don't even realize it for what it is.
It's hard to say which is more troubling; the openly racist, backwards bigot, or the folk so conditioned they sincerely feel racism is no longer an issue.
Another category are those who find any discussion of race at all to be "racist." I find these most amusing.
Deep in their hearts, white Americans know black people have long been exploited, brutalized and abused. It's systemic. It's institutional. But thinking about this is very uncomfortable, much less having a frank, honest conversation about it.
It's for this reason, a person attempting to have an honest conversation on the subject is often met with harsh derision.
They come face to face with a reflexive, instinctive, knee jerk reaction of defensive deflection.
Our lack of the ability to keep it real with each other instead of insulting, invalidating or shutting each other down is at the heart of why we're not nearly as far as we should be by now.
Liberty and justice for all? Where? Here??? Sounds good. Maybe one day. I'm still waiting...
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Apparently, it's now possible to load a package from a remote location on the web. I put a simple init.m file that defines a function HexToDecimal at this url: http://www.math.armstrong.edu/faculty/hollis/init.m Entering this quietly loads it: Import["http://www.math.armstrong.edu/faculty/hollis/init.m"] For verification, enter this: ?HexToDecimal Stunning. - Selwyn On May 27, 2007, at 4:52 AM, Murray Eisenberg wrote: > You've stumbled upon a long-standing problem I've faced with using > Mathematica in an academic setting (or perhaps any setting) where > systems are locked down by the folks whom maintain the systems: how to > handle 3rd-party add-on packages. > > In my own experience, getting the packages installed on the students' > own machines is not that big a deal provided the zip file (or > whatever) > is properly assembled and the instructions are sufficiently clear and > the students are able to follow direction. (Hmm...the last IS a > bit of > a problem: if only students read directions as carefully as I wrote > them!) > > The real problem resides with lab & classroom computers. Given > sufficient advance notice, of course, such packages can be > incorporated > into the standard software on the systems. (At my own institution, any > package needed for the September semester needs to be in the hands of > the IT folks no later than July 1, and preferably earlier; for the > Spring semester, no later than Thanksgiving. This is a real pain.) > > I don't have a good solution to this. Perhaps somebody at Wolfram > Research will look into it. > > Helen Read wrote: >> dimitris wrote: >>> Hi Helen. >>> >>> I don't have version 6 but in case you don't know >>> there is a much more flexible package named >>> SwitchableRealOnly by Ted Ersek available at >>> >>> http://library.wolfram.com/infocenter/MathSource/560/ >> >> I'll have a look at that, but I'm not keen on using a package that >> the >> students would have to download and install themselves. (They use >> Mathematica on their own laptops and in computer labs all over >> campus, >> not just the classrooms maintained by the math department.) > > -- > Murray Eisenberg murray at math.umass.edu > Mathematics & Statistics Dept. > Lederle Graduate Research Tower phone 413 549-1020 (H) > University of Massachusetts 413 545-2859 (W) > 710 North Pleasant Street fax 413 545-1801 > Amherst, MA 01003-9305 >
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I would like to start a discussion that focuses on the use of technology within the car. The main topics would be:
EXAMPLE: Tesla plans to offer and support wifi in the first quarter of 2013. What is the best way to support a movie library on an external drive (USB connection) so that iPads/iPhones in the car can select a movie and play it over the internal wifi network? Will Tesla handle the routing or will I need to set up and run a mobile router from someone else?
EXAMPLE: I have found a useful link with instructions for Valet parking http://www.teslatap.com/guest/ and a good screensaver at http://tesla.signsmart.com
Tesla API specs
EXAMPLE: Here is info on a Model S Rest API http://docs.timdorr.apiary.io
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Published on: 07:40AM Dec 15, 2009
Manuring Hay Fields
We don't spread manure on any of our fields used for Hay production or pasturing of our animals. It's a personal decision that we made years ago simply due to the fact that it doesn't seem like a healthy option. Of course there is manure in our pastures that is deposited by the animals while they graze. As far as I know, no one has been able to train their cattle to only "go" in one area, kind of like a Cattle bathroom!
I recently read an article that spoke about "Johne's disease" as an increasing problem. The disease is especially problematic in dairy cattle. The article took a look at weather or not manure should be applied to forages? I'm sure most (if not all), of you have heard of Johne's disease, but do you know how cattle contract the disease?
Calves under 6 months of age are the most susceptible. The common route of infection is when these young calves consume colostrum or milk from infected cow's/heifers that have been on pasture, or that have eaten forages infected with MAP.
MAP is Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis, MAP is what causes "Johne's disease. MAP can survive in manure & water for up to ONE YEAR!
MAP can be reduced by exposure to sunlight, liming, as well as the process of fermentation as when ensiling.
Manure should NOT be applied to pastures where calves and young heifers graze during grazing season. If you don't have the option of applying your manure on non-animal pasturing or hay production fields, make sure you apply it/top dress it as soon as possible following harvest. This will allow the sun's light to kill the bacteria (MAP). If applying manure to your hay fields that will be utilized for haylage, be sure to follow good ensiling techniques. This means making sure the harvested forage is at the proper DMC (dry matter content), when storing in a silo, trench or agbag.
For most of us, pasturing is over for the next few months. If applying manure remember to keep it thin/top dress only. Especially if your ground is frozen.
Pitch of your fields and run-off is another problem you must consider unless your going to be renovating your hay field in the spring. Make sure you work "it" (manure), in as soon as possible. This will help keep the nitrogen in the ground where you ultimately want it and not going up in the air. This will also help keep the phosphorus out of your streams too! Your local watershed Representatives will thank you.


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By Abby Rogers
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Voters in Los Angeles County had to choose yesterday between authenticity and safety for their porn.
And they chose safety.
Nearly 56 percent of LA County voters voted in favor of Measure B, which requires all porn actors to wear a condom and producers to get a permit to shoot raunchy scenes, according to the LA County Registrar's Office.
The permit fee would pay for inspectors to randomly check porn shoots to ensure all the actors are using protection while working.
As 8:11 a.m. EST, 4,987 out of 4,993 precincts had reported to the LA County Registrar's Office.
But porn industry execs have already vehemently opposed the initiative, claiming all actors undergo strict STD testing frequently and the use of condoms would ruin their work.
Before they shoot a scene, performers have to show each other an email from a lab proving they tested negative for H.I.V., syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea.
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This Week in TampaCuse
The Lightning ended the week on a high note, defeating the Red Wings, 4-2. The Bolts went 1-2 last week, dropping a close decision in Minnesota, 2-1, and at home to the Maple Leafs, 4-1. They enter the Olympic Break one point up on Toronto and Montreal for second in the Atlantic Division, seven points behind Boston.
The Baby Bolts of Syracuse went 1-1-1, beating Rochester, 4-1, and losing in regulation and overtime to the first place Springfield Falcons – a former affiliate of the Lightning.
Random thoughts on the week in and surrounding TampaCuse:
1. The big news this week was Marty St. Louis being revealed as Stamkos' replacement for Canada's Olympic team. I found this picture, taken in 2011, and captioned it, "It's you!" I didn't think anything of it, but it received more activity on Twitter than almost any other post of ours. Ever. Congrats to Marty for the honor. After the first practice today, the media reported he was not part of the top-12 forwards, but was getting some power play time. We'll see how he fits in.
2. I feel for Stamkos not being healthy enough to go. Yes, he's just 24 years old and he has a shot at 2-3 more Olympics, but you just never know. We all thought it was a given he'd be there this year before he hit the post in Boston. Stamkos is so strong mentally that he'll be just fine. I would have loved to see him on the global stage in Sochi, possibly even stealing some of Crosby's spotlight. I don't want to wait four more years to see him there.
3. As I mentioned on Twitter, during the Olympic break Ben Bishop will have random strangers push him over on the sidewalk to simulate game situations. It's really quite absurd the amount of hits he's been taking. Yes, you want to get in a hot goalie's head, but not literally. He's being treated like a tackling dummy (aside from the friendly fire he's taken to the head). As fellow BP staffer Pete (@jollymeangiant) said during the Wings game, it's in the NHL's best interest to start treating goaltenders like the NFL does quarterbacks. After all, it's what's best for the NHL brand. Bettman has never cared about the brand before, though, so don't expect any changes. Maybe that's his way to increase scoring – have teams dress their third goalies because the first two are injured for taking too many hits to the face, breast, chest, neck, and head. (That's a play on an old Jerky Boys quote for those who remember them… and cassette tapes.)
4. Congrats to Vlad Namestnikov for making his NHL debut. He didn't have a lot to show for it, but the Wizards of Ov line with Kucherov and Brown(ov) had scoring chances on each of their first three shifts. Look for that line to be together again in 2014-2015 or 2015-16. Vladdy should make a run at the roster next season. Where, I don't know; there is so much traffic in front of him. It was weird to see tweets talking about "Vladislav" Namestnikov. That's like referring to Marty St. Louis constantly as "Martin" or Vinny Lecavalier as "Vincent." At least most got his name spelled right. Most.
5. Vladdy wore No. 65 in the game, which was his preseason number. I've beat that horse to death on Twitter, then beat the glue bottle made from the dead horse. Why, you ask? Because I grew up watching hockey in the 80's and early 90's when there were unwritten rules about jersey numbers. Only Montreal had untraditional numbers because of all their retired numbers. It was never a black and white rule, but it was something that purists liked and appreciated. It's really not that big of a deal. I like having fun with it now. Erik Karlsson has made 65 a "real" number now, I guess. Slater Koekkoek chose to wear it when he moved to Windsor last winter. He was 29 with the Petes. I guess this is here to stay, eh? By the way, get off my lawn.
6. Don't look now, but Tanner Richard is starting to heat up for Syracuse. If you will recall, it took Vladdy until about now in his rookie pro year for everything to click. It's a big jump from juniors to the pros, and Richard has been focusing on the defensive side of this game thus far. As Jon Cooper always says, if you pay attention to your defense, the offense will come. In Syracuse's loss Saturday night to Springfield, Richard had three assists, which was always a typical stat line for him in Guelph. He's an assist man who can put up penalty minutes – a rare player type. His behind-the-back-between-the-legs pass was a beautiful. Just beautiful.
7. Speaking of beautiful goals, there were two big ones this week. I hope you've seen Henri Ikonen's shorthanded penalty shot goal. "The Forsberg" is becoming a relatively common move, and Kucherov pulled it off earlier this year for Tampa Bay. I've never seen it done with a shot elevated like Ikonen did. And don't forget, Ikonen is a lefty so he roofed the puck using the reverse/backhand curve of his stick… with just his right hand. That's a move you try to pull off in a low-key skills competition or maaaaaybe a shootout, but not a shorthanded penalty shot in the second period of a 2-goal game. Wow. The kid's got stones and will be bringing them to Syracuse as soon as his season is over (if Syracuse is still playing).
Mike Angelidis had a highlight-reel goal for Syracuse on Saturday night where he dove in the crease and wrapped the puck around Mike McKenna while he was swimming. Another beauty.
Finally, he didn't score, but JT Brown had a filthy move on Lashoff of the Wings on Saturday. Brown had posted a Vine of him getting played by Nate MacKinnon in an earlier game. We suggested Brown post the Vine of him making a move to even things up. Brown tweeted us after the game and said "now if I could only score." It'll come. Brown got to the NHL by being a hard working scorer. He'll make it.
8. Do you remember where you were when Forsberg scored the postage stamp shootout goal in 1994? I was in a hotel room in Nashville. I woke up early to watch the Gold Medal Game. Poor Paul Kariya (he got his Gold in 2002 though). The shootout was new to most North Americans as a big game decider then. Canada followed that loss up with the 1998 shootout loss to Dominik Hasek and the Czechs – the first year NHLers were in the Olympics. A couple years later I was a finalist for a job writing play-by-play/color scripts for the Vancouver-based EA Sports NHL franchise. I mentioned the Nagano shootout in my test scripts and that's probably why I didn't get the job. #regrets
9. The Crunch got JP Cote back this week, which was a welcomed re-addition to the club. He'll help solidify a top-4 that includes Taormina, Witkowski, and Sustr. Saturday's 6-5 loss – Cote's first game back – wasn't indicative of the defensive effort. There were far fewer scoring chances and fewer Grade-A scoring chances allowed than have been prevalent over the past couple months. Three of the Falcons goals were scored by Prout from the point through a hoard of traffic. At least two appeared to hit Crunch players before beating ECHL loaner Allen York. Another goal was on the power play on a quick one-timer from the weak side. You always look for signs of sustainability and I don't see Syracuse's opponents scoring on long point shots like that three times a game from hereon out. Did I mention the three goals were Prout's first of the season? It's not like he's Karlsson.
10. If you were watching the Lightning-Wings game on SunSports, did you catch in the charity golf report that Teddy Purcell had a dislocated shoulder? Purcell has always favored the pass over his God-given shot (except his contract year), but it's almost like he's been adamantly against shooting lately from anywhere outside the blue ice. Put two and two together and there's your reason. He had six shots against the Wings, but I don't recall any of them being from outside the general crease area. I just shake my head when (a healthy) Purcell doesn't use his shot. Not to be a creep, but that's like Brooklyn Decker wearing a gray, loose-fitting Walmart sweatsuit. Maximize your strengths.
11. Earlier today I saw a tweet that used "'Ning" as a nickname for the Lightning. I know the unwritten rule here (again with the unwritten rules, I know), but I asked the Twitter machine anyway, "Is it ever acceptable to use 'Ning as a nickname for the Lightning?" Not even close to being close. Not only did people say "No," it was usually "Hell no," "No, no, no, no," "NEVER," or "only if you want to be thrown in front of a speeding Zamboni." It should be in the Lightning fan handbook. Bolts is acceptable; 'Ning is not. Also, you should know how to spell Khabibulin by heart and know where Dave Andreychuk was when the final buzzer went in Game 7 of the 2004 Finals.
12. According to icethetics.com, there may be a new third jersey for the BOLTS next season, possibly black. I wouldn't mind a retro look, like the one Andreychuk wore in 2004 while he was in the penalty box at the buzzer.
13. I wish the OHL kept track of ice time. By all accounts, Slater Koekkoek doesn't come off the ice. He's likely over 30 minutes a game, and excelling at it. Koekkoek is certainly making up for lost playing time due to injuries the past two seasons. In my opinion, he's leading the "ones to watch" list next year at Lightning camp. He could force his way on to Tampa Bay's roster. Again, it's okay to get excited about him.
14. Kristers Gudlevskis is the Lightning Olympian with the most to gain from the world's most high profile hockey tournament. Think about it. Latvia isn't supposed to do much, if anything. If Gudlevskis can win one game that Latvia isn't supposed to win, he becomes a story. If he pushes for a second, he goes from a "Who?" prospect to the North American media to a guy who's clearly on everyone's radar. His World Championship performance got him noticed; now he can take it a few more steps. He's capable of stealing one. Palat and Gudas can both further their reputations; Palat for good, Gudas for evil (especially if he knocks out a North American).
15. As far as roles go for the Olympics, Palat and Gudas are young complimentary guys who will likely see PK time, St. Louis was a late addition so he may not fit in right away, Salo is a veteran presence who will probably be on the third pair, Panik will fight to get ice time, and soon-to-be-Bolt Reto Suri is one of a group of forwards capable of making noise. I can't wait for this tournament to get started.
16. Fantasy hockey is on an Olympic break, too, obviously, but there are a few targets out there worth keeping an eye on. The first is the aforementioned Palat. Odd are overwhelmingly in Palat's favor to play the left wing with Stamkos and St. Louis when 91 is cleared. Palat should rate high in most categories. Even if Killorn takes that spot, Palat only drops down a line. Look for Brown and Kucherov to remain wingers on the third line. Another player to watch is Sam Gagner if he moves to Los Angeles, and John Carlson's assist numbers have to rise some time. He's got 10 goals from the backline.
17. This week's must-follows on Twitter are @LAKings and @BlueJacketsNHL. I could care less about the teams (well, the Kings are fun to watch if you can't sleep and I like Ryan Johansen from his Winterhawk days), but they have a lot of fun with the accounts talking to fans and other teams. I knew about the Kings, who will even poke fun at themselves at times, but the Jackets were recommended to me as a definite follow. Note that this in no way is a slight against the Lightning's feed, which you're probably already following anyway.
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SAC Capital manager's insider trading trial starts
By Larry Neumeister, AP
NEW YORK–A prosecutor told jurors at the start of the first insider trading trial of a portfolio manager for SAC Capital Advisors that insider trading was relied upon to boost slumping results in 2007, but a defense lawyer said Wednesday that his client was the victim of a corrupt analyst who cooperated with the government to escape a long prison sentence.
The differing analysis of the facts at the trial of 41-year-old Michael Steinberg came during opening statements in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. The trial began just weeks after SAC Capital agreed to pay a record US$1.8 billion to settle civil and criminal insider trading charges. The Stamford, Connecticut-based company is owned by billionaire businessman Steven A. Cohen. He has not been charged criminally but faces civil claims.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Antonia Apps told jurors that Steinberg made illegal trades between 2007 and 2009 after receiving insider information from an analyst, Jon Horvath of San Francisco. Horvath pleaded guilty last year to insider trading charges and agreed to testify against Steinberg as part of his plea deal.
Apps said Steinberg "chose to break the law" after losses were incurred and he needed to boost his results.
"He chose to break the law to make big money for himself and the company for which he worked," she said. "He did it to get an illegal edge."
She added: "He knew it was wrong to trade on that information but he did it anyway."
Defense lawyer Barry Berke described Horvath as the government's star witness and said he had framed his client to avoid prison himself.
"He needed to point the finger at somebody to get a deal," he said. "He chose self-interest over the truth."
Apps said Horvath was part of a circle of four analysts who used contacts at public companies to gain insider information that they would pass on to each other and to their own portfolio managers.
She said the government would prove its case through four turncoat witnesses who had pleaded guilty to the insider trading scheme, including two former employees of public companies. She said their testimony would be corroborated through trading and phone records, as well as emails between participants.
Berke, though, said the witnesses would twist innocent information to make it seem Steinberg had committed a crime.
"Mr. Horvath is so clearly trying to rewrite history … to get a deal for himself," he said.


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Seminars Near and Far
What do Sydney, Australia and Greenville, South Carolina have in common? Both cities are hosting free Accordance training seminars this weekend. If you're Down Under or near the Palmetto State, be sure to check our Seminars and Shows page for details of how to attend.
Our team doing the Australia seminars has actually spent the last month doing seminars in South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. You can read a detailed report of this whirlwind tour of the Far East here. Now they're teaching several seminars in Sydney over the next week as well as one in Perth later this month. After that, I imagine they'll collapse from exhaustion!
Knowing that we don't make it to Australia all that often, Accordance-using Aussies are pretty well packing those seminars. One student even confessed on twitter that she was attending an Accordance seminar even though she had been too sick to attend classes!
Although South Carolina is a lot easier for us to get to, we really haven't done too many seminars there. In the past, you South Carolinians have had to travel to Atlanta or Charlotte to attend a seminar, so this is your chance to attend one in your own backyard.
Once again, if you'd like to attend any of these seminars, or to see where else we've got them scheduled, be sure to check our Seminars and Shows page.


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Life insurance can be confusing under the best circumstances. Our Consumer Advocates shared some questions they've received about life insurance benefits under unusual circumstances:
My ex-husband died and the life insurance company won't give me the money, even though I'm still listed as the beneficiary on his life insurance policy. Can they do this?
Yes, they can. In fact, state law requires it. Under Washington probate law, divorce automatically cancels an ex-spouse's standing as beneficiary on a life insurance policy. What if someone still wants their ex-spouse to be the beneficiary after the divorce? After the divorce is final, they should fill out and submit a new beneficiary form listing the ex-spouse (again) as beneficiary.
I'm in the midst of a divorce and I want to remove my soon-to-be ex-spouse as the beneficiary on my life insurance policy. Do I need to wait until the divorce is final?
The answer to this depends on a few things.
Does it look like the divorce decree will list this life insurance policy as one of the marital assets? If so, you should wait until the divorce is final, because the divorce decree might dictate what you can do with the policy. If you're sure the divorce decree won't list this life insurance policy as a marital asset, you could remove your wife as beneficiary for up to 50 percent of the policy.
While the marriage is still in effect, though, state community property laws make people list their spouse as beneficiary for 50 percent of the policy unless the spouse agrees in writing to do otherwise. The moment a divorce becomes final, state probate law automatically cancels the ex-spouse as beneficiary on the policy. As a result, even if you never remove your ex-spouse as the beneficiary, the insurance company won't give your ex the life insurance money.
For obvious reasons, though, most people choose to fill out a new beneficiary form after a divorce is final.
I briefly dated someone and after we broke up, she told people that she bought a life insurance policy for me while we were still together. Is that even possible?
As odd as this may sound, we hear this question regularly. The answer: It's unlikely that someone could buy a life insurance policy on your behalf without your knowledge and consent. Washington state law says that people need to have an "insurable interest" before they can buy a policy on someone's life, and only a close relative such as a spouse or parent would meet this standard.
Also, before selling a life insurance policy, most insurance companies send a representative to meet you, check your identification and take a sample of your blood for testing.
If you are genuinely concerned in a situation like this and fear for your safety – something we've heard from many consumers – we advise you to contact your local police department.
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Woman Claims Gov. Dayton Advised Her To Buy Pot Illegally
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A mother who met with Gov. Mark Dayton earlier this month says he told her to buy marijuana illegally to treat her 2-year-old son's intractable epilepsy.
Jessica Hauser of Woodbury said Wednesday that Dayton suggested she buy marijuana on Minnesota streets or in another state where medical marijuana is legal.
Dayton spokesman Matt Swenson said the governor doesn't advocate breaking the law. Later, Swenson said Dayton spoke with the woman in private but wouldn't say whether her claim was true.
Hauser says Dayton made the remarks in front of several other medical marijuana supporters at the meeting. Heather Azzi, one of those supporters, confirmed Dayton's remarks.
Advocates for legalizing marijuana have criticized the governor sharply for not supporting legalized marijuana.


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Like other phone companies, AT&T is having a hard time competing with cable broadband in much of its service area, because regular "DSL" broadband is now much slower than what cable companies offer. After reviewing its options, AT&T concluded that it won't sell off phone lines in outlying areas like Verizon Communications Inc. did. Instead, it will pursue a split strategy of upgrading some areas to higher speeds and abandoning phone lines in less dense areas in favor of wireless.
AT&T already sells a "wireless home phone" box that buyers can plug a regular home phone into. It then relays the signal wirelessly to an AT&T tower.
To help shift households to wireless, AT&T said it plans to build out its "4G LTE" wireless network to cover 300 million people, up from the 250 million people it had initially planned to cover. Of the $14 billion investment, $8 billion will go to the wireless network.
Data speeds on "4G LTE" are often faster than DSL and can be comparable to cable, but since AT&T has limited space on the airwaves, it imposes caps on monthly data usage that are much lower than those for wired broadband. That means customers who replace wired broadband with wireless will find it expensive to use data-intensive services like TV-quality streaming video.
Not all of the $14 billion represents an increase over AT&T's regular $19 billion to $20 billion in annual capital spending. The company expects to spend roughly $22 billion a year for the next three years, it said, before returning to more normal levels.
Still, investors were not happy about the plan to invest more in the wired operations, which are only marginally profitable. AT&T shares fell $1.21, or 3.5 percent, to $33.59 in midday trading as broader indexes fell about 2.5 percent.
Speaking to investors in New York, AT&T Chief Financial Officer John Stephens said the investments in wired and wireless infrastructure would be "mutually supportive," with faster lines helping to serve cell towers. That's part of the reason the company decided not to sell off local-phone service areas.
Dallas-based AT&T is the country's largest wired phone company, serving 33 million traditional phone lines in 22 states. It's the second-largest wireless carrier, after Verizon Wireless.
To compete with cable broadband, phone companies have made expensive upgrades of their lines to replace them with optical fiber for at least part of their run. AT&T calls this upgraded DSL "U-Verse," and uses it to provide TV services in addition to broadband.
U-Verse is available to 24.5 million homes, and AT&T said it will expand that number to 33 million. It's going to upgrade phone lines with a less expensive technology to serve an additional 24 million homes. In all, these upgraded lines will serve three-quarters of homes in AT&T's service area.
Also Wednesday, AT&T said it's raising its quarterly dividend by 1 cent to 45 cents per share. The next dividend payment is on Feb. 1. AT&T has raised its dividend every year for the last 29 years.
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As per my last post, I'm still appealing for help in tracing living relatives of Flt Lt Donald Banbury Douglas, a young Canadian airman who died in a plane crash while on a test flight in Banffshire, Scotland in 1945. Craig Anderson is planning to erect a memorial to Donald and the Scottish leading aircraftman who was also in the plane, G P Robbins, and would like to make contact with their relatives. Having found a collection of documents and photos relating to Donald on the Veterans Affairs Canada website, I emailed them to ask permission to post a picture of him.
I then received several emails and documents from the archivist at the High School that Donald attended in Toronto. Forty young men from the same school died in WWII and the school commemorates them in a Memorial Book. (Photo reproduced from the Memorial Book of Lawrence Park Collegiate in Toronto, Ontario with kind permission of R Whitehouse). Capt Whitehouse was able to tell me that Donald was the only son in the family, and Craig had information to say that Donald's mum, Lela Douglas, maiden surname Banbury, was part of the Knowles family from Aurora, Ontario. I wonder if Donald had any sisters?
I appealed to the genealogy blogging community and my Facebook and Twitter followers to spread the word about this appeal (thanks, guys, please keep going!) and a comment was posted by Lorraine on Part 1, pointing me in the direction of Canada 411, a directory site. It shows that there are 5 Knowles families in Aurora, and a LOT of Douglas families in Edmonton, so it will be more efficient to contact the Knowles families first.
Adrian left a comment saying "there is only six degrees of separation between everyone on the planet so if lots of people share this request on their Facebook page, the relatives will be found".
Thank you, and please share using your preferred method of social media – there's a nice selection of buttons below!
On the Veterans Affairs Canada website, you can view documents about the accident and very moving correspondence to and from Donald's father, Walter Douglas. These documents can be accessed in person – File RG24 (War Dead) Volume 27404, in Ottawa, Canada, with the exception of the photo above.


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NFRC provides a printable fact sheet for you to take to the store when shopping for windows.
Strategic Window Selection Offers Green, Economic Benefits (January 2012)
One area that plays a vital role in making buildings greener and more sustainable while providing a greater return on investment is choosing the right fenestration products – windows, doors, and skylights…More
Empowering Customers With a Green Button
Sixty days ago, U.S. CTO Aneesh Chopra challenged the utility industry to enable consumers to download their detailed energy usage with the simple click of a "Green Button."…More
DOE Lauds Construction of 10,000 Energy Efficient Homes, Challenges Builders To Do More
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) says about 10,000 recently constructed homes meet the energy efficiency specifications of the voluntary Builders Challenge initiative.
These highly efficient homes advance the U.S. homebuilding industry because they integrate construction with an integrated design approach toward saving energy. They are equipped with a wide range efficient features, including windows and heating, cooling, and ventilation systems.
The DOE estimates that the Builders Challenge initiative has generated an energy cost savings of about $15 million over the past four years.
The DOE plans to introduced a revised version of the Builders Challenge promote energy efficiency in homes and in the broader market. The challenge will call on builders to construct homes that save up to 40 percent more energy than outlined in the 2009 energy codes…More
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- The Efficient Windows Collaborative Window Selection Tool
- ENERGY STAR® Information
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- International Code Council (ICC)
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- The Responsible Energy Codes Alliance (RECA)
- US Green Building Council (USGBC)
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text: Acer pseudoplatanus(Planetree Maple)The sycamore maple is really the sycamore tree of Europe. Its bark when mature has broad, flakery scales like our sycamore, but its seed and leaf are like our maples. The leaves have live lobes with toothed edges, but do not turn the brilliant colors we usually associate with maples in the fall. These leaves simply turn a dull brown and fall from the tree. The seeds which cling to the tree during winter are small flat nuts with wings on each side. Children call them "witches' noses" or helicopters.


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Sunday, April 15, 2012
tub poppin...
First big blooms on a squash plant today - started from seed 7 weeks ago. Started prepping more planting tubs. These things are next to impossible to separate by hand. Tried drilling a little hole in the bottom of each one - applied some compressed air - and POP! 73,80,52,0,W
Posted by John Wells at 8:11 PM
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7 comments:
- liteluvr said...
If your squash goes like mine did last year, you'll be up to your ears in it in no time.
You might think about dehydrating some of it. It rehydrates wonderfully and given your local, it'd be an easy thing to do.
- April 15, 2012 at 9:52 PM
- Beth Elmore said...
The tubs had molasses cow feed in them. That is why they are so hard to pull apart.
- April 15, 2012 at 10:12 PM
- Riverhauler said...
You needed a drain hole anyway
- April 15, 2012 at 10:59 PM
- Scuba Steve said...
Squash blossoms are delicious and have a really neat, crunchy texture. Eat them in a salad or grill them for a few seconds (literally, maybe 5 seconds).
- April 16, 2012 at 1:10 AM
- mike said...
u a smart guy John
- April 16, 2012 at 8:38 AM
- Unknown said...
My brother-in-law in the plastics industry says PVC fails explosively. So be careful!
- April 17, 2012 at 9:05 AM
- Allen Hare said...
Squash, yum.
Great idea to get those tubs apart. Good thing you had the compressed air.
- April 22, 2012 at 2:11 PM
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Hello friends, it's been a while!
I thought it was about time to pop back here and give you some glimpses of what's been happening around here!
There has been art! So much art I have made and sold and not even gotten chance to share here!
And purging ... much clearing and purging and unloading of the "stuff" to make room for the new and energizing!
I've also been busy reorganizing and redecorating many rooms. They feel lighter now ... in color and in energy!
In the shuffle, there was also a chest of drawers make-over and a brand new picture wall, that is yet to be filled!
Also two peg boards, one still being in progress in my daughter's room!
And so much more! But I think, for now, I will just give you a few glimpses!
My latest love is plaster sculpting! All of the above is work in progress right now - and then some! I'm totally loving the houses/niches!
The garden is thriving, despite the recent weeks of hard frost. But in true low dessert fashion, we're quite warm again now!
Not even the arts/craft room/studio was spared the purging and organizing!
The revamped IKEA dresser and some of the yet to be filled empty frames on the picture wall!
The beginnings of some nourishing bone broth!
The cat is served!Pin It


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