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Here's a fun new music video for A-Trak & Tommy Trash's 'Tuna Melt'. The Rube Goldberg device moves through almost every room of the The Ohage House in St. Paul, MN as dominoes crash, paper airplanes fly, and submarines chug along underwater. I couldn't say for sure if it was all shot in one take, but there are some fantastic sequences regardless. The video was directed by Ryan Staake and most of the dominoes and other kinetic devices were created by Tim Fort. (via booooooom)


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Bring the kids to 'The Berenstain Bears LIVE!' at the Heckart Performing Arts Center at Smith-Cotton High School in Sedalia on Sunday, Apr. 21, brought to you by U.S. Cellular. Adapted from the classic children's book series by Stan and Jan Berenstain, "Family Matters, the Musical" brings everyone's favorite bear family to life in a thrilling theatrical experience that kids as well as their parents will treasure for many years to come.
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Major League Baseball ramped up its instant replay system Thursday, with owners, players and umpires approving sweeping changes in how close calls will be reviewed.
A look at the new way of putting extra eyes on the umps:
WHAT CAN BE REVIEWED? Most every call on the field, except balls-and-strikes and checked swings. A notable exception is the "neighborhood play" at second base on potential double plays. There might be times when runners are called out, even if middle infielders aren't quite on the bag with the ball — there were safety concerns from many about the danger of hard slides wiping out shortstops and second basemen who linger too long.
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HOW CAN A CALL BE CONTESTED? Each manager will be allowed at least one challenge per game. No need to toss any NFL-style red flags, a manager merely tells the crew chief he wants another look. If the manager is right, he gets one more challenge. If a manager runs out of challenges, the crew chief can decide on his own to review a call starting in the seventh inning.
WHO MAKES THE CALL? Current MLB umpires will staff a replay command center at MLB.com's office in New York. They will check the TV angles and make the final decision. They also will decide where to reset the runners if, for example, a call is reversed from out to safe on a near catch in the outfield. And once a replay decision is made, it cannot be argued.
WHEN DOES IT TAKE EFFECT? This year, although it may not be used when the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks open the regular season with a two-game series in Sydney, Australia. The replay rules will remain through the end of the World Series. The players' union has given its approval for 2014 and will review it for beyond next season.
ANY OTHER TWEAKS? Managers and others will now be allowed to talk on the dugout phone to someone in the clubhouse who can watch the video feed and advise whether to challenge a call — that was a no-no in the past. Stadium video boards also can show replays of any close play, regardless of whether it is reviewed.
ANYTHING ELSE EXEMPT? Obstruction and interference calls are still subject to an umpire's judgment. That was last seen in October when Allen Craig of the Cardinals was awarded home plate after tangling with Boston third baseman Will Middlebrooks, ending Game 3 of the World Series.
WHAT'S NEXT? With MLB joining the NFL, NBA, NHL, Grand Slam tennis and soccer's English Premier League in ramping up replay, baseball will turn its attention to banning home plate collisions. There are expectations that guidelines will be in place this season.


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Saturday, July 09, 2011
Graniteman Clearlake Triathlon
Well, I never imagined that this triathlon would be so much fun! It truly was. I really thought that all of the fussiness would take away from the fun in moving. It didn't.
I completed my first and only 'open swim' up at the cabin over the holiday earlier this week. My sister Laurie and I, along with a cabin neighbor who swims the bay every day, Gabbi, swam the bay together. It was quite nice. Gabbi's husband followed along in the pontoon incase we needed help. This took away any panic I might feel.
No panic was necessary. We glided across Wolf Bay on Lake Vermilion effortlessly. It was great fun.
I've felt a bit dehydrated from the Afton 50K I completed last Saturday. I felt like I was coming around just in time for this race. Good thing.
This morning I loaded up all of my gear-so much stuff: bike, helmet, gels, HEED, iPod, run shoes, flip flops, swim cap, goggles. Man alive. I decided to complete the whole tri in the same clothing: run shorts, run top. Easy peasy. I'd bike in my running shoes and run in them. Double duty.
My first impression was that I was impressed and that I was wrong with the stereotype I have of triathlon races. This was VERY laid back. The race was full so I thought it would be crowded. It wasn't.
I was directed to a perfect parking place under a tree, near the lake and then wandered up to the visitor center to check in. I learned that I was in Heat 1. This couldn't be! Heat 1 was for the Elites, I had read this online. OK, I went to get my shirt, bag, number, visor, towel, cap, all this stuff and to be marked. They marked me in Heat 1.
I went back to my car and looked at my iPhone. Yup, Heat 1 is for the Elite. Not me. Back I went explaining that I am not Elite and that I think I should be in Heat 10. OK, back to marking and please add a ZERO to the ONE you marked upon my leg thank you very much :)
I packed two bags. 1 with bike stuff, 1 with run stuff. I hauled both bags, bike and helmet to the transition area. I saw a bunch of bikes and asked someone if I could just make any place my home. Sure thing. I put my bike upon the rack, laid out a towel to place my bags. Bike bag: run shoes, socks, bottle with 3xHeed, gel, helmet. Run bag: 2xHeed, gel, iPod, sunglasses.
OK, I'm ok with this. Feeling good, not rushed, not the cluster f+ck I imagined a triathlon would be. Yay!
I see my friend Susan! She is uber triathlete. It was cool to see her here. I wander down to the lake area in my flip flops. There is a good .5 mile walk to the beach where we start. I realize I am the only one with my race number pinned to my shorts. I realize I am the only one wearing running shorts. Oh well. I am a runner.
I ask someone near me if we should have numbers on at this point. Nope, it causes drag in the water. OK. I unpin myself and tuck my number into my gel alley of my cleavage in my top. Good storage area.
Continue walking on to the beach area. I removed my flip flops and place in Bin 10, for heat 10. So glad I have the correct heat number upon my engorged calf as I lifted calves and back yesterday.
OK, here is the deal: Heat 1 goes first in the water, they start, then we wait three minutes and Heat 2 goes. AWESOME! Plenty of spacing between us. I'm liking this.
I hear two women in back of me speaking of Brook who is training for IM WI. I have to ask "Brook Wheeler" OMG, yes! So cool. We chat for a while and become friends. They are in my heat 10, too. Heat 10 is women 40-49 I believe.
OK, so the heats are taking off and 10 is up. Into the water I go. It is warm!! GO! We are off swimming. I'm doing my tri, baby! I swim along, just as happy as a damn clam. Nobody is near me, I can clearly see the big pink banner on the other side of the lake .52 miles away that I am aiming for me. Piece of cake. Really.
18 minutes.
Pretty soon I am to the shore. Out of the water, run! To the bike area. Heats 1-9 are already out of here and there are only 11 heats. It's pretty empty. I go to my bike, wipe off my muddy feet, towel off, put on socks and run shoes, chug a LOT of my 3x Heed (3 scoops-super strong), eat a gel, place the helmet upon my head and walk my bike out to the OUT BIKE sign. I'm off to bike! This is really cool. I am just one big smile.
4 minutes.
I pedal along, it's windy. Real windy. I pass a few people, know that I have 15 miles so take it easy. I don't want to tire out. IT's really hilly. It is SUPER windy! Up some hills, an overpass over 94 in St Cloud, buzzing around, me and my bike. So fun. I love it, totally love it.
I chug off my HEED and see I'm at Mile 10 already. Wow. That was fun. A few more miles and it's time to run baby.
15 miles biking.
1 hour, 2 minutes.
I walk my bike back to it's home in the transition area and don't have to do too much. Take off the helmet, chug my HEED, eat a gel, feet are great, grab iPod. I'm outa here! Run baby run!
1 minute, 17 seconds
We run up a huge hill, past a few farms and guess what I see? A TOPAZ in horse form! A pinto with black ears, brown over the eye, white face and yes, merle eyes. I couldn't believe it! I went back to get a photo but Topaz Horsey was gone. Boo. Soo cool.
We run off the pavement and hit some gravel. Water at the turnaround and do it again. So awesome.
Alright, here is the finish line: "Julie Berg from Big Lake and she is smiling" darn right, that was a blast!
29 minutes.
I see the two women I met at the swim, they congratulate me and say they saw me on the course and comment that I was smiling the whole way. Oh yeah, that was great fun.
Final finish: 1:54
Julie Berg 239th/331entrants Group: 22/30 109/147 Swim: 18:07 T1: 4:03
Bike: 1:02:30 T2: 1:17 Run: 29:00 Final Time: 1:54:00
Yup, total blast. Graniteman Big Lake is August 6, then the Olympic distance at Lake Marian Oly Triathlon.
Next up is BETA VI!! It's BETA time again up on the Superior Hiking Trail :)
7 comments:
- suzi said...
Good job, Julie! Miss you.
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Great job, Julie - Aren't triathlons a blast?? You sound like you had an amazing time!! Lovin it!
I love the part where you say "0h well. I am a runner."
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Well hello, Suzanne!! I miss you too. I was floored when I realized you had moved away. I hope all is well :)
Julie, yes, and absolute blast!
Hey Lor, yup, I am a runner!
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Eric R. Kandel, M.D., is University Professor at Columbia, Fred Kavli Professor and Director, Kavli Institute for Brain Science and a Senior Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. A graduate of Harvard College and N.Y.U. School of Medicine, Kandel trained in Neurobiology at the NIH and in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He joined the faculty of the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University in 1974 as the founding director of the Center for Neurobiology and Behavior. He organized the neuroscience curriculum at Columbia and is an editor of Principles of Neural Science, the standard textbook in the field. He recently has written a book on the brain for the general public entitled In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind.
Eric Kandel's research has been concerned with the molecular mechanisms of memory storage in Aplysia and mice and, more recently, with animal models of memory disorders and mental illness. Kandel has received sixteen honorary degrees, is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences as well as the National Science Academies of Germany and France. He has been recognized with the Albert Lasker Award, the Heineken Award of the Netherlands, the Gairdner Award of Canada, the Wolf Prize of Israel, the National Medal of Science USA and the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 2000.
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On her show today, Martha Stewart made pizza with Seth Meyers while complaining that she's never been invited on Saturday Night Live. Well, she was asked, but "for some reason they didn't let me go on. It was during probation."
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Taylor Swift gave it all during the filming of her record-breaking music video for Look What You Made Me Doand in newly released behind-the-scenes footage, she takes us into her wardrobe room to show off her most iconic looks from previous album cycles which are used in the final video.
In the below video, Taylor walks around the racks and racks of clothing while pulling out some of the looks used in the music video. "This guy. I've sweated a lot of sweat in this guy, and she still kinda fits," explains Taylor as she pulls out her red sequin jacket ensemble from her RED tour.
She even shows you a little of the magic behind 'Taylor Mountain' when all of the past 'Taylors' are climbing up to the 'new Taylor' in the video. So many Taylor Swift doubles!
Bringing all of those looks together for a "sarcastic look down memory lane" as Taylor calls it, help make the Look What You Made Me Do music video even more iconic. So much meticulous work was put into it. No wonder it was record-breaking!
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After eight years of using the FatWire CMS to manage its websites, Colorado is migrating to Drupal to more easily serve content to an increasingly mobile user base.
Colorado government agencies and schools will now have reduced wait times and access to more functionality when it comes to launching new websites. The Colorado Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA), the quasi-governmental organization that oversees Colorado.gov, announced in November that it was adopting Drupal as its new content management system (CMS) and abandoning FatWire, which it had been using since 2005. The state is now planning a 12- to 18-month migration of all existing websites to the new CMS.
The change is no reflection on FatWire, nor does it reflect an altered relationship with NIC subsidiary Colorado Interactive, which provides SIPA with staffing and additional support, said SIPA Executive Director John Conley. The state's needs have simply changed and new technology was needed to meet those needs. The open source Drupal CMS was just what they were looking for, he said.
"In October 2012, we took a look at our growth trajectory," Conley said. "We were adding 40, 50 new sites a year on behalf of governmental entities and when we originally deployed FatWire, it really wasn't architected for that amount of growth."
They looked at the other options on the market with several criteria in mind. "One of the major criteria to be considered was, 'Can you bring us into 2012, now 2013, with all the modern conveniences of a website when people on mobile devices and Google Chrome and Firefox think of when they think of a website?'"
Another criteria, he said, was that the chosen platform needed to have a large user base because staff wanted access to a lot of resources and documentation. And finally, they wanted the ability to easily make changes across a number of websites without a lot of tedious coding, Conley said. Drupal met all these needs.
FatWire is fine for certain organizations, but the state outgrew it, Conley said. "With FatWire, if an agency came to me for a website, it took my design and development staff approximately two to three weeks to provision the website in such a manner that the content editors could start uploading their content," he said, but with Drupal, the design of a new website now takes two days at most.
Also, SIPA had dug itself into a hole with FatWire, where updating something like a simple banner across multiple websites could require editing the code of as many as eight codebases. One central change on Drupal can distribute changes across multiple sites, Conley explained.
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The state will also use many other core Drupal features found in a modern CMS, such as the ability to upload multiple files concurrently, the ability to create Web forms, the ability to create vanity URLs, the integration of user-customizable top-level menus, and the ability to integrate consistent theme and branding across all state websites.
All of these changes add up to more functionality and faster deployment for the state's online presence, Conley said. "In 2012, we were barely keeping up with demand and our queue was growing exponentially with people wanting websites. As soon as we deployed five websites, 20 more popped up," he said. "Now, once we get through the backlog, we'll be able to meet and exceed the demand that's placed on us because of this move to Drupal."
SIPA now runs 192 Colorado websites on FatWire, and the migration of those sites to Drupal will begin in January. In the meantime, all new websites will be deployed using Drupal.


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Ruminations on Perfection
Very few pursuits allow for perfection. In bowling, there's the 300 game but how much of that has to do with luck? Football quarterbacks can post a perfect passer rating but that usually still involves incompletions which is far from perfect in my book. And let's be honest, when you're forced to define perfection by a mathematical formula, how perfect is it really? (No offense to any of the mathematicians out there, obviously.)
But in baseball, perfection exists. And when Mark Buehrle hit the mound the other day, we got to see it. There were tense moments and some great plays that made it happen. But it was perfection.
The most amazing thing about perfection is how it's a snapshot in time. No one is going to achieve perfection over the course of a season. No batter is going to get a hit every time he's at the plate, no pitcher is going to avoid giving up a hit during every outing. The reason that perfection appeals to us is because it happens so rarely.
Some of this sentiment also plays into the betrayal many have felt at the hands of various players who used PEDs. I still remember the summer when Sosa and McGwire were racing for the home run crown and how astounding it was to watch them rack up those totals. They made the extraordinary ordinary. And when Bonds came along and shattered those records, it almost became mundane. We came to expect these kinds of feats and now we're disappointed by their absence, a problem similar to what swimming is now facing with the ban on many of the new suit technologies. No one wants to ride in coach after they've experienced first class.
But the perfect game stands out because it is one of those things that is still so rare. Clemens may have been juicing and he may have been a dominant pitcher but that never earned him perfection. Nolan Ryan threw seven no-hitters but none of them were perfect. But a guy like David Wells, all 250 plus pounds of him, managed to do it.
Possibly the best part of Buehrle's perfect game, though, is the time in which it came. This season has been marked so far by Manny's suspension, A-Rod's admission and several mediocre divisional races. It's only fitting that the thing that takes our minds off of the mediocrity and failure……is perfection.


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Senate Bill No. 505
(By Senators Wills, Snyder, Tucker, Yost, D. Facemire and Kessler (Mr. President))
[Introduced February 2, 2012; referred to the Committee on Banking and Insurance; and then to the Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-11-11, relating to unfair trading practices by insurance companies; providing a third-party claimant may collect damages from an insurance company that has intentionally engaged in an unfair trade practice; and setting forth the requirements that must be met before damages may be awarded.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-11-11, to read as follows:
§33-11-11. Willful or intentional violations; cause of action; elements; damages; procedure.
Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, a third-party claimant who sustains damages as a consequence of the willful or intentional violation of this article, may bring an action against the person or entity committing the willful or intentional violation and may recover all damages and pursue all legal and equitable remedies available under the law. The individual or entity shall bring the action in a court of competent jurisdiction and shall be required, in order to recover any of the damages and remedies provided by this section, to establish by competent proof by clear and convincing evidence: (1) That the violation did in fact occur; (2) the violation was willful or intentional; and (3) that damages resulted from the violation.
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I have a KX99 that has been connected to a PS1200 intercom. The intercom operation is fine and radio reception is fine; but when the PTT is activated (by either the KX99 PTT or an external PTT that is connected to the PS1200) there is an undesireable static added to the sidetone when engine RPM exceeds 900. This seems to be magneto-generated noise and is non-existant at engine RPMs less than 900. It does seem to affect the transmitted signal but not so much as to make the transmission unreadable by ATC.
Both units are portable, are powered by a small 12v battery, and the only contact with the airframe is via the antenna ground. Diconnecting the aircraft antenna from the KX99 and re-attaching the small flexible antenna that came with the unit does not fix the problem.
If the radio's mic circuit is disconnected from the intercom and an independant headset mic connected to the radio through the mic input jack (leaving the radio's audio output connected to the intercom) the noise goes away.
Does this seem to be a shielding issue? The cable connecting the 2 units is a 3 wire twist plus shielding. The sheild is only connected to the mic ground at the radio end of the cable.
I'm new to the site and sure hope someone may be able to help!
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Try looping your headset cord through a ferrite core.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007
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welcome to nixon country
when richard nixon resigned in 1974 his approval rating was down to 23% ...
bush's approval at new low in reuters: 24 percent
by mark silva
president bush's approval rating has reached a new low in the newest reuters/zogby poll — with just 24 percent of those surveyed approving of bush's job performance. that is down from 29 percent last month.
it is lower than the latest register of bush's approval rating in the gallup poll — 32 percent in gallup's newest october survey.
the newest gauge arrives as president bush prepares for a press conference in the west wing this morning — at 10:40 am edt — and as the president prepares to fend off an override of his veto of an expansion of children's health care on capitol hilll tomorrow.
public approval for the job that congress is performing — 11 percent in the new survey — matches the all-time low that reuters found last month.
"deepening unhappiness with president george w. bush and the u.s. congress soured the mood of americans and sent bush's approval rating to another record low this month," reuters reports today.
"the reuters/zogby index," which measures the mood of the country, also fell from 98.8 to 96 — the second consecutive month in which it has dropped. the number of americans who believe the country is on the wrong track jumped four points to 66 percent.
"there is a real question among americans now about how relevant this government is to them," pollster john zogby said. "they tell us they want action on health care, education, the war and immigration, but they don't believe they are going to get it."
(video courtesy of rich garella)
i have a feeling that the former holder of the title of "the worst president in the nation's history" is sleeping less fitfully these days.
let's hope george doesn't forget to wave to harry on his way down; truman's approval rating had sunk to just 22% at the end of 1952 (though it did bounce back to 32% by the time he left office a year later).
Sunday, October 07, 2007
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'At Least My Mom Works!'
Nothing new to report outside of the summertime routine -- swim lessons, baseball times two sons and hunting for paid writing gigs. And swallowing bitter pills.
Tomorrow I take the kids on our city's Pacific version of the city bus, the Aqualink. For three bucks a pop, we get a postcard view of the harbor and an hour-long float around The Queen Mary and environs. 'Should be enough eye candy to keep the kids out of each other's faces.
At night I'll escape to the cafe to "work," something a few of my friends can't believe I do. Seems they can't take me seriously as an independent contractor and mom. I have to be one or the other.
Is the stay-home mom role I've played for nearly seven years throwing the haters off? Does my long run as a stay-home mom make my search for paid work less valid? Am I a less skilled worker now than before I bred? Do my emptied breasts and stretch marked belly make me less valuable in the writer's market?
Like taking care of my children isn't "work" enough in the first place, never mind paid work.
"What? You can't talk because you have to work? What work? Are you serious?"
How about this one from The Lawyer's guy friend: "At least my mom goes to work!" Yeah, all day. And she sees you for just long enough to feed you, bathe you and kiss you good night.
Just because I don't report to a dull office to write articles doesn't mean I'm screwing off at the cafe. That I should take your kid with me so you can go see a movie.
Don't I work?
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Friday, 20 May 2011
Simple Ways With Avocados
I did a Tuna and Avocado Sandwich which is so simple to assemble. I've buttered 2 slices of wholemeal bread before spreading some tuna spread on one slice. Next, slice up the avocados and place on top of the tuna spread. Sprinkle freshly grounded black pepper and place the other slice of bread over. As easy as 1-2-3. You could actually put on some cheese and grill this sandwich as well.
Next, I've made an open sandwich of Eggs and Avocado. For one serving, just hard boil an egg. Once it's cooled down, cubed the egg. Then cubed up half an avocado. Mix the egg and avocado with some mayonnaise, I've used Japanese mayo for more eggy goodness. Season with some salt and black pepper to taste. Spread mixture on buttered bread or toast or even crackers. Crazy goodness here. Loved the creamy avocado combination with egg.
I've assembled this Grilled Chicken Salad which was great for a complete meal of its own. All I did was grill half a piece of chicken breast rubbed with some olive oil, salt and black pepper. Sliced chicken up after letting it to cool down for 10 minutes. Then I shred some carrot and Japanese cucumber with a vegetable peeler; cut tomato into wedges and slice up half an avocado. In a small bowl, whisk some extra virgin olive oil, apple cider vinegar, a little whole grain mustard, seasoned with salt and black pepper till well blended. Toss all ingredients in a big bowl together with some lettuce. To serve, place salad on a bowl and topped with sliced chicken breast.
Another way of serving a salad of similar ingredients as above is to cubed them up and drizzle in extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar and seasoned with salt and black pepper. Toss and serve. As easy as that.
So there you go on my lazy-woman way of serving up delicious and nutritious avocados.
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- "Joe" who is constantly craving said...
avocado also works well with a tiny pinch of salt, gives it a bit of flavour to the otherwise bland creamy texture.
- 20 May 2011 at 09:28:00 GMT+8
- Kenny Mah said...
Okay, so avocados aren't just about salads - who knew? :)
- 20 May 2011 at 09:53:00 GMT+8
- Babe_KL said...
Thanks for the tip Joe ;-)
Yeah Kenny. Attending such events are really educational.
- 20 May 2011 at 11:22:00 GMT+8
- Sean said...
avocados and eggs, two of my favorite ingredients in one recipe! it looks really delicious. i'm thinking poached egg with a runny yolk might also work well with avocado :D
- 20 May 2011 at 14:00:00 GMT+8
- ping said...
Great ideas all! I had this sandwich fr some sandwich shop made with the filling of sliced avocados, green apple slices, alfalfa sprouts and walnuts and of coz salt and pepper .... to die for! Gosh, now I need to go make some.
- 20 May 2011 at 19:35:00 GMT+8
- TasteHongKong said...
They all sounds nice. Hmmm, hard to decide which to start with ...
- 20 May 2011 at 23:32:00 GMT+8
- Babe_KL said...
Sean, runny yolk with creamy avocado, not jelak ka?
Ping, sounds like a great combi!
TasteHongKong, one day at a time perhaps ;-)
- 21 May 2011 at 15:09:00 GMT+8
- GFAD said...
Uses for over-ripe avocadoes - blend in smoothies or as a sandwich spread, to replace butter/margarine.
- 21 May 2011 at 15:38:00 GMT+8
- NightlySun said...
Healthy and refreshing! Yes, I regained my energy!!
- 23 May 2011 at 00:57:00 GMT+8
- Babe_KL said...
;-) GFAD, you eat marmite ka? if yes, try spread some on bread/cracker then follow by avocado
Thanks The Tame Lion
- 23 May 2011 at 10:12:00 GMT+8
- Unknown said...
I love avocados in salads, but I haven't tried it with eggs. Looks delicious :)
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Author: Hammond, James H.
Date: March 4, 1858
Senator James Hammond offered this speech as a rebuttal to those recently presented by Senators in oppositon to his perspective, questioning their argument that the Lecompton Constitutional Convention was a tool of the Territorial Government to maintain the dominance of proslavery policy. Hammond maintained instead that the Convention was "an assembly of the people in their highest sovereign capacity" and thus acted with the will of the majority of Kansas citizens. He also indicated that the South did not feel threated by the possibility of Kansas becoming a free state, as their exports and businesses were well off even without the increased foreign slave trade that Kansas potentially could bring.
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Maritime Ops: Overcoming high freeboard
When making a climb, sometimes all you have is a boat
By Phillip Null
The first and most critical issue to address in any ship boarding or interdiction is how to get a team on board, a planning concern primarily decided by the freeboard of the vessel.
Freeboard is the height between a ship's deck and its waterline, or the distance from the water to the rail. On small boats it is low and poses no obstacle to a boarding team that only needs to step across from their own boat to board. On larger vessels and commercial ships the height is significantly increased and can only be overcome from the surface by climbing.
Compliant boats will drop a Jacob's ladder or make similar accommodations for a team to get on, but an unwilling or hostile crew can't be expected to do the same. There are only a few methods available to make this climb, and though fast roping from helicopters gets boots on deck quicker and in more intimidating fashion, sometimes all you have is a boat.
Use What's Available
Everyone has seen photo or video of U.S. Navy SEALS climbing chain to board an anchored ship, a tactic that illustrates the first technique teams should consider. If there is already a ladder over the side and it's tactically prudent, use it. If capable climbers are involved an anchor chain could provide a viable substitute to a hanging ladder, but remember that once on board the team will be at a disadvantage in most cases as they have to maneuver across an open deck from the bow where the anchor deploys to the accommodation and engineering spaces where the vessel's controls and most of her crew will be. The chain also won't be available if the ship's moving, and even if the anchor is set and the ship is stationary, the climb is going to be awkward and slippery.
Climbing Rope
A rope with a grapnel hook tied to its end could be used for some medium freeboard vessels, but by the time climbers make it up they should expect to be fatigued. If carrying a lot of equipment it only gets worse. Knots can alleviate some of the physical strength needed, but safety concerns persist as there is no solid point to clip in if a fall becomes imminent. Ascenders, particularly the kind with power, are available and will make the job easier, but they require additional training and equipment. Their use also limits the number of simultaneous climbers to the number of lines and ascenders available, a factor that could seriously delay embarkation.
Fixed Ladders
The marine boarding ladder, a favorite of Somali pirates, is the best method for medium freeboard heights in the ten feet or less range. Anything higher and they won't be able to reach. The best of these are fitted with top hooks that slide over a ship's handrails or kick plates to keep them secure. Teams lift the ladder onto a hook point, test with a pull, then climb up using rungs spaced between the uprights. More narrow pole ladders are also available, and unlike traditional ladders have their rungs leading away from a single pole rather than suspended between two. Many models are collapsible to allow easy transport and storage and some are also buoyant, preventing those nightmare scenarios where the only way onto a target sank after someone dropped it over the side.
Caving Ladder
These are flexible ladders made of two high strength cables with metal rungs spaced between. Used for highest freeboard embarkations, they come at a standard length of 32 feet, but can be custom made to extend even higher. To set them a hook is attached to the top of the ladder then a telescoping (painter's) pole is used to raise it up to the deck and secure. These can accommodate multiple climbers at one time, but it's not recommend until the first climber shores up the hook point with a safety runner to prevent the weight and movement from dropping the hook.
Because the painter's pole must be extended and locked into place and the ladder and hook must be connected, the setup process can cause delays. Several companies have addressed this issue, including ResQmax which offers the VerTmax Pole, an upgrade on the original telescoping design that uses compressed air to raise and lower for faster employment. They also have a line throwing gun that can deploy climbing ropes up to 100 ft and the weight of a ladder up to 50 feet. Another model from Henriksen uses a mechanical winch similar to a fishing reel to speed extension. A top choice for caving ladders and associated equipment is Yates, a popular climbing and weight handling manufacturer with a record for quality and in stock specialty tactical equipment. The last place you need this kind of hardware to fail is miles from land and 30 feet up the side of a ship.
Whenever discussing a high freeboard boarding the question comes up of what to do if the opposition starts trying to release or cut the ladder, rope, etc or otherwise impedes the embarkation from their elevated position on deck. Simple answer is that the bad guys are not only trying to prevent the boarding, but at this point trying to kill officers by forcing their fall. Do whatever's needed to protect yourself and your team. One way to avoid the interference entirely is to choose the hook or embarkation point wisely. Find a spot those on board aren't covering or won't expect and climb on quick with solid cover backing the ascent.
As discussed there are only a handful of options for overcoming high freeboard from the water's surface. The final decision on which method a team chooses will be based on the target vessel's construction, the physical ability of the involved officers, and the amount of gear they need to carry on board. Ladders will take a lot of the physical effort out of the equation, but unless they're a fixed model will require more hardware like a telescoping pole or launcher to get into action. Regardless the method, good luck and hold on tight. Remember the climb is only the first step — someone will be waiting at the top.
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Last week, the UGC and the Breezy Point Green Committee presented Rayne Fouche and Larissa Searle of Queensland, Australia, with $1,000 checks for their winning resilient single-family coastal homes designs in the UGC's 3rd Annual Emerging Professionals Design Competition (R3Build).
"When there is widespread devastation like that experienced in Breezy Point after Sandy, too often the inclination is to rebuild homes and structures exactly as they were before," said Russell Unger, executive director of UGC. "Our goal was to create a competition that would inspire people to build greener, safer and more affordable houses on the same site."
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Zach loving the fireworks! OOOO, AHHH!
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I can't remember what is happening in this photo, I just had to laugh at it! Check out how Caleb is lounging just like my dad! I love the expressions on everyone's faces!
Dad on Grill Duty! Great job just like always!
The typical 1/2 circle of chairs filled with the hungry Peterson Family!
Once again the time has come for our Peterson Family Draper Days Celebration. What makes me crack up is the fact that for years now we have outlawed the actual "Draper Days" festivities and just have our own fun at Mom & Dads. But I think it will always be known as Draper Days. The kids and I ventured up to Draper on Friday night, (Craig needed to stay and work on the retaining wall and would come meet us Saturday). We got up there and Cortney & Cari's family were there. We had a great time eating and laughing and just hanging out all night and into the morning. It amazes me that I haven't figured out how to go to sleep at a decent hour when I attend these things (2:00 am isn't a decent hour). The young ones were up early as usual, they wanted a head start on a day of play. We spent Saturday hanging out, playing outside, playing in the little swimming pool, & eating of course! The party officially began around 5:30 or 6:00 pm. We had a great dinner as usual, a great talent show that was absolutely hilarious! A little more play and then the great Draper City Fireworks show! Which did not upset! It was a long day but a great day spent together as a family. There isn't anything I would rather do! The people in my family are those who I love to spend time with, laugh with, cry with, play with, and everything else! I am one lucky gal to have so many great people in my life. I love you all!


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Haleakala telescope finds planetUniversity of Hawaiʻi
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The team, led by Peter McCullough of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, includes UH astronomer James Heasley. They used a relatively inexpensive telescope made from off-the-shelf components to scan the skies for extrasolar planets. Called the XO telescope, it consists of two 200-millimeter telephoto camera lenses and looks like a pair of binoculars.
The team found the planet, dubbed XO-1b, by noticing two percent dips in the star's light output when the planet passed in front of the star. The observation also revealed that XO-1b is in a tight four-day orbit around its parent star, which is in the constellation Corona Borealis.
Heasley stated, "In the future, we can use small telescopes such as XO to find out where planets around stars may be, and larger telescopes such as those on Mauna Kea to confirm such discoveries." The team confirmed XO-1b's existence by using the Harlan J. Smith Telescope and the Hobby-Eberly Telescope at the University of Texas's McDonald Observatory to measure the slight wobble induced by the planet on its parent star. This so-called radial-velocity method allowed the team to calculate a precise mass for the planet, which is slightly less than that of Jupiter (about 0.9 Jupiter masses).
University of Hawaii staff members on Maui who made operation of the XO telescope possible include Bill Giebink, Les Hieda, Jake Kamibayashi, Daniel O'Gara, and Joey Perreira.
For more information, see the following Web sites:
Space Telescope Science Institute: http://hubblesite.org/news/2006/22
McDonald Observatory: http://mcdonaldobservatory.org/news/
Rice University: http://media.rice.edu/media/Default.asp
Boston University: http://www.bu.edu/phpbin/news/releases/browse.php
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I was half way through Friday night's Pick N Mix show when someone came to the studio door and said that two gentlemen were in reception and that they wanted to drop off a hard drive.
"Want to meet Scientist?" asked Brendon, the studio manager.
So we had a quick huddle, switched around the timings for the last hour of the show and went outside to meet Mr Hopeton Brown and his manager, and asked if he had a spare ten minutes to come on the show. He did.
Here's what happened, though of course you can hear the whole thing here.
Hello and thank you.
It's our pleasure. In terms of dub reggae, you're one of the guys that originated things back in Jamaica, influencing much of the music we're all enjoying today.
Hmmm. Short but sweet. Some people will have seen you last night at Fabric, playing with The Upsetters. They were on the stage and you were in the booth, controlling things. How was it for you?
I can't complain. It was very good, one of the best gigs I've done in a long while.
Can you explain why you weren't up on the stage with the band?
I am shy.
You must have had a problem, then, with all the eyes peering at you through the grid around the DJ booth…
I felt it, but I had to keep focused on the objective which was to make the band sound as good as possible.
It was a really nice evening. You spent all of the day before down here at the studios. Can you tell us what you were doing?
I recorded three tracks with The Upsetters. I shared some recording techniques. They captured some of it on tape: how to mic the drums, and after that I did a dub mix of one of the songs we recorded.
Are you usually a fast-working person?
Growing up in Jamaica you're pushed to the max, just like they pushed that racing car outside. A lot of folks doesn't have an unlimited budget. Some folks can only have a bit of studio time, and exactly what happened here happens there. You do four songs in four hours: mix, overdub, horns, percussion, the whole nine yards.
Another thing you've done recently is work on an album that's forthcoming on Tectonic where you reversioned tracks created by dubstep artists. Can you tell us how that came together?
I played at Bloc Weekend and after that I came to Bristol. I was interested in doing some more dubstep after I saw what I saw that weekend. I've never seen anything like it before, a whole weekend with 20,000 people. Lee Perry was the only person there with vocals.
That was your first introduction to dubstep. It must have been interesting and strange: you must have seen the connection to what you guys did, but you must also have seen how it's been switched up…
Yes, and I appreciate the switch. The guys doing dubstep, they're onto something very good. I personally endorse it and want to see more of it.
What do you know about dubstep now that you didn't know before you entered into the fray so to speak?
I am hooked on it.
Is that the addictive quality of bass culture?
Yes. Music is music. It's like good food. Everybody appreciate good food.
What else have you got coming up?
When I get back to the States I have a Santigold mix I'm finishing up. But who knows what else. I might end up mixing the Fairy Godmother.
I'd like to hear that one. Scientist, thank you very much.
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For a subscription of £5 a month, Pure Music streams millions of songs, mixes and radio channels to laptops, smartphones and - yep - its DAB radios.
As with Nokia's new music platform, Pure will let users listen to music offline too, tagging the tracks they like for times with no signal. That'll be included at a later date, though, and may fall under a different pricing tier.
There is also free mobile apps for iPhone and one for Android on the way, which gives any user signed up to the service access to tunes on the move.
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The "Shine" program at Glenn C. Marlow Elementary is technically an empowerment group for fifth-grade girls, but he group made room for the State Superintendent of the Public Schools of North Carolina.
The "Shine" program at Glenn C. Marlow Elementary is technically an empowerment group for fifth-grade girls, but during Thursday's "Shining Star Showcase," the group made room for a young woman from West Henderson High and the State Superintendent of the Public Schools of North Carolina.
This year the elementary school's guidance counselor, Lindsay Davis, and Academically or Intellectually Gifted teacher, Lynne Fender, teamed up to create a group where fifth-grade girls studied core values and mapped out personal goals. Sierra Fender, Lynne's daughter and a senior at West, got involved in the program and made it her senior project to market Shine to the school district — and beyond.
During the 10-week program, 26 girls learned about perseverance, courage and strength by talking about famous women who achieved their dreams in the spotlight, and meeting with more local young women in the process of accomplishing both academic and professional goals.
Fender said the Shine girls met with panels of women already successful in the local workforce, and high school girls who spoke about the struggles of the ninth through 12th grades and working toward college.
"Give them something to play around with in their mind(s), and it's amazing how they can apply it to their own lives," said Fender.
When it came to the famous women figures, Fender said, "We give them an example," like Diane Sawyer, Sally Ride and Hillary Clinton — "Women who've broken the whole glass ceiling."
Which is why Fender, as part of her marketing initiative, invited June St. Clair Atkinson, state superintendent of North Carolina public schools, to be the keynote speaker at the Shine program's culminating event.
Fender said, "She's had to overcome a lot of struggles ... personally, professionally and academically," as North Carolina's first female state superintendent.
Atkinson shared with the Shine girls a story about a playground accident that quite literally knocked her to the ground when she was in fifth grade.
"In our lives, regardless of whether we're 11 years old ... or 42," she said, "We will falter. But we have to get up and keep on going. Sometimes you may have to change your dream — but dream every day."
Atkinson listened as two dozen young girls presented their hopes and dreams. To one day be an author, a dentist. A marine archaeologist. To make honor roll all year.
The fifth-graders shared what they'd be taking away from the program: be resilient, have integrity, everyone is beautiful — only some people can't see it.
Daizy Forester, 11, was the Shine student who voiced her dream of becoming a marine archaeologist and studying the Titanic.
"The Shine group has made me realize I'm an individual," she said. "And that I have a bunch of people who support me."
One of Daizy's biggest supporters, Dyna Forester, said the Shine program came along at the perfect time in her daughter's life.
"There's so much drama going on with girls," especially in the fifth grade, Forester said. So she's happy her fifth-grader is "involved with a group that's positive" and encouraging.
Atkinson saw the same positivity and confidence radiate from the Shine girls Thursday.
"I see young girls developing character traits that will last them a lifetime," she said, calling the girls' introspection "a sign of maturity."
"I also see students enthusiastic about school," Atkinson added.
She noticed that when the Shine girls spoke of their support groups and their role models, "They mentioned teachers. They mentioned school counselors." Atkinson told the 26 girls that Fender was also someone to be respected.
As part of her senior project, Fender created the program's schedules, posters, the "Shining Star Showcase" invitations to parents, and Shine letterheads, establishing core marketing materials for the program's future use.
"I want to provide the women who are in charge of it ... with a basis for planned publication," Fender said, adding that future Shine events can be advertised on news releases she's formatted.
"She's a role model for all of you," Atkinson told the Shine girls.
The state superintendent also said "it's a rare day" when a student calls and requests her presence, but when one does, "I always like to honor that request. It says to me, 'Here is a young woman who is willing to reach out."
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March 06, 2014
Washington smells the saffron
Never give up hope until the body is buried. Relations between India and America have slipped into a coma, but there is a long way to the graveyard.
President Obama's Asian priorities do not include India.
The news item flickered warily somewhere in the middle of NBC's morning bulletin on Friday the 28th of February, almost as if the editors were wary of including it. A dead man had come alive. A major channel such as NBC would not have used "dead" without checking, or "alive" without confirmation. Mourners were taking the corpse to its destination when it began to kick within the coffin. The anchors, who looked as astonished as the mourners must have, described it as a miracle, and then quickly moved on to the comfort zone of the weather: icy winds in minus-zero temperatures under blue, sunlit skies. No miracle has been hailed with such embarrassment.
But there is a moral to this story. Never give up hope until the body is buried. Relations between India and America have slipped into a coma, but there is a long way to the graveyard.
A small but determined lobby within American academy and media, which influenced attitudes if not policy towards India, is at long last beginning to accept that Narendra Modi's march towards Delhi cannot be stopped or sabotaged. One of its achievements was the continued denial of a visa to Modi. It never raised any questions about a visa to Mrs Sonia Gandhi, although she has been indicted by an American court for an alleged role in the 1984 riots.
The extensive opinion poll done by the American organisation, Pew, has been a crucial input. The results have just been published, but data had begun to filter into conversation over the last few weeks. This poll gave Modi an unprecedented 63% support against 19% for Congress. Washington trusts the integrity of Pew.
Then there was the growing evidence from the inclinations of small parties in the Indian electoral mix, who by themselves could not achieve much but whose vote shares make a winning difference when attached to principal magnets. In 2004 and 2009, they were largely with Congress and UPA. This year, the gravitational pull has been in the other direction. For two months in Bihar the talk has been of a revival of the Lalu Yadav-Ram Vilas Paswan-Congress triumvirate. When push came to shove, it was the BJP that had stitched together a decisive partnership of two parties. Big boys can be wrong, inflated as they are in ego and self-worth. Small parties cannot afford to err.
Washington has woken up and started to smell the saffron.
It is hardly a secret that President Barack Obama has lost what limited interest he might have once had in India. His Asian priorities are to the east and west of India. He continues to invest heavily in the China relationship because of its value to the American economy. India brings nothing to the economic table.
A small but determined lobby within American academy and media, which influenced attitudes if not policy towards India, is at long last beginning to accept that Modi's march towards Delhi cannot be stopped or sabotaged.
Obama remains committed to withdrawal from Afghanistan, for which he needs the cooperation of Pakistan. India probably has greater potential role after America leaves, but that is a role which will be defined by the future.
Obama's most significant initiative is the extraordinary effort to normalise relations with Iran. He knows that this is one for the history books, apart from the immediate and dramatic geopolitical implications. India could have served as a supplementary bridgehead, but that needed trust, which had evaporated.
Instead, the powerful group of American bureaucrats and politicians, who shaped the nuclear deal with India, are advertising a feeling of betrayal. In their estimation, India has not lived up to the unspoken part of the arrangement. No one has hurt Indo-American relations more than Defence Minister A.K. Antony, who eliminated the American bid to sell fighter planes at an early stage. Those with a memory recall another left-leaning politician from Kerala, Krishna Menon. If Antony has a case, he and his envoys have not done a good job of explaining it.
The curious incident of Devyani Khobragade's underpaid maid was a minor event that became major because establishments in both Delhi and Washington chose it as a battleground for hostility that had accrued on other issues. Five years ago, such a problem would have been sorted out with minimal fuss.
Relations between India and America have not deteriorated into disrepair, but they have become dangerously untidy. They need to be aired and laundered and ironed back into shape with a transparency that only good friends can afford. The present unease between two nations who can become important partners in zones of serious tension, and who share core values and interests, is illogical and unnecessary. It is immature to sulk.
Nor will course correction require a miracle. Obama will still have two years of administration left when there is, as projected by Pew, a change of government in Delhi by May. Change is an opportunity. The best thing to do with the immediate past is to put it behind us. Both capitals need to craft a new initiative that revives a momentum that once promised so much, but has been allowed to lapse.
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50% of victims survived, compared with 36% in other indoor public places
Posted: May 5, 2011
By Randy Dotinga
HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) -- You stand a better chance of survival if your heart stops beating while you're in an exercise facility than if you're in another type of indoor public place, a new study found.
Overall, 50 percent of cardiac arrest victims survived if the attack occurred in a public place where some sort of exercise was happening, whereas only 36 percent of those who experienced cardiac arrest in other indoor public places survived. Exercise facilities included places traditionally thought of, such as gyms and fitness clubs, as well as places considered alternative exercise venues, such as bowling alleys and dance studios.
"Survival from sudden cardiac arrest with prompt resuscitation can really be quite high at exercise facilities," said lead researcher Dr. Richard L. Page, a cardiac electrophysiologist and chairman of the Department of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin. "That relates to the fact that people are healthier, they're feeling fit enough to go exercise, and they had a higher likelihood of CPR."
"We shouldn't just be deploying [automated external defibrillators] at fitness clubs," Page said. "We ought to consider less traditional exercise facilities as having patients at risk who could benefit from prompt resuscitation."
Though it's often confused with heart attack, sudden cardiac arrest is actually a different phenomenon.
Heart attack is a "plumbing problem," Page said. A blockage in the vessels of the heart cuts off blood flow, and part of the heart muscle dies. In some cases, a cardiac arrest can also occur.
Sudden cardiac arrest, Page explained, is caused by a disruption in the heart's electrical system. "You're unconscious within seconds and you're dead in 10 minutes if you don't get CPR and a defibrillation," he said. "The chance of survival is only a couple percent if you can't get immediate attention."
The goal of defibrillation is to reset the heart so it will return to a normal rhythm.
In their research, Page and his colleagues studied where cardiac arrests occurred in the Seattle area -- in indoor public places only -- between 1996 and 2008. They found 960 cases, 150 of which occurred at exercise facilities.
In the exercise facilities, 90 percent of the victims were men, 77 percent got CPR, 16 percent were treated with an automatic defibrillator machine and 50 percent survived.
Elsewhere in indoor public places, 75 percent of victims were men, 55 percent got CPR, 7 percent were treated with an automatic defibrillator machine and 36 percent survived.
At the exercise facilities, researchers found that 16 percent of the cardiac arrest sufferers were playing basketball, 9 percent were dancing, 9 percent "working out," 8 percent were on a treadmill and 8 percent each were playing tennis, bowling, swimming or weight lifting.
Though exercise is good for you overall, it does raise the risk for cardiac arrest, said Page, former president of the Heart Rhythm Society.
When asked why bowling alleys have so many cases of cardiac arrest, considering that bowling isn't a high-impact form of exercise, Page said the answer might lie in the fitness of bowlers and the atmosphere at a bowling alley, where people may be drinking alcohol.
He suggested that automatic defibrillators, which are often required in certain public places, should be placed in bowling alley s and dance studios, too. The machines typically cost $2,000 to $3,000.
Dr. Byron K. Lee, director of the electrophysiology laboratories and clinics at the University of California, San Francisco, said that though the study was interesting, it did not say whether the various physical activities boosted the risk for cardiac arrest over "baseline." Nor, he said, did it provide enough information to confirm whether the risk is high enough to warrant defibrillators in those places.
The study was to be presented Thursday in San Francisco at an annual meeting of the Heart Rhythm Society. Experts note that research presented at meetings should be considered preliminary because it has not been subjected to the rigorous scrutiny given to research published in medical journals.
More information
The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has more on defibrillators.
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Thursday, May 5, 2011
High School Student Dies at Track Meet
EAU CLAIRE (WEAU) - A 16-year-old high school student has died during a track meet in eastern Wisconsin.
It happened about 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon in Brillion at the middle school. Police say the student ran a short distance on the track when he collapsed. Staff at the school called 911, while students performed CPR, but he later died at a local hospital.
The school is now providing counseling for the students.
[Blogger's Note: It's really not clear whether the CPR performed was adequate or timely, and it's really not clear whether there was an AED at the track meet.]
It happened about 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon in Brillion at the middle school. Police say the student ran a short distance on the track when he collapsed. Staff at the school called 911, while students performed CPR, but he later died at a local hospital.
The school is now providing counseling for the students.
[Blogger's Note: It's really not clear whether the CPR performed was adequate or timely, and it's really not clear whether there was an AED at the track meet.]
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An event every 2 weeks that begins at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, repeating indefinitely
If you've never been to B&C before, it's an unstructured night of fun, programming, and drinking. BYOB (or other favorite beverage), a computer and your forever project.
The event starts at 7:00 pm and usually runs for a few hours.
It's taking place at Substantial on Capitol Hill. Nearest cross-street is Pine and Broadway. The entrance is just to the right of Sugarpill across the street from Molly Moon. Dial 202 on the intercom and someone will let you in!


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