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According to a study to be published in the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulation Physiology, a typical course of hyperbaric oxygen treatments increases by eight-fold the number of stem cells circulating in a patient's body. Stem cells, also called progenitor cells are crucial to injury repair. The study currently appears on-line and is scheduled for publication in the April 2006 edition of the American Journal. Stem cells exist in the bone marrow of human beings and animals and are capable of changing their nature to become part of many different organs and tissues. In response to injury, these cells move from the bone marrow to the injured sites, where they differentiate into cells that assist in the healing process. The movement, or mobilization, of stem cells can be triggered by a variety of stimuli – including pharmaceutical agents and hyperbaric oxygen treatments. Where as drugs are associated with a host of side effects, hyperbaric oxygen treatments carry a significantly lower risk of such effects.
"This is the safest way clinically to increase stem cell circulation, far safer than any of the pharmaceutical options," said Stephen Thom, MD, Ph.D., Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and lead author of the study. "This study provides information on the fundamental mechanisms for hyperbaric oxygen and offers a new theoretical therapeutic option for mobilizing stem cells."
"We reproduced the observations from humans in animals in order to identify the mechanism for the hyperbaric oxygen effect," added Thom. "We found that hyperbaric oxygen mobilizes stem/progenitor cells because it increases synthesis of a molecule called nitric oxide in the bone marrow. This synthesis is thought to trigger enzymes that mediate stem/progenitor cell release."
Hopefully, future study of hyperbaric oxygen's role in mobilizing stem cells will provide a wide array of treatments for combating injury and disease.
This article is available on the web at: http://ajpheart.physiology.org/cgi/reprint/00888.2005
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Penn's School of Medicine is ranked #2 in the nation for receipt of NIH research funds; and ranked #4 in the nation in U.S. News & World Report's most recent ranking of top research-oriented medical schools. Supporting 1,400 fulltime faculty and 700 students, the School of Medicine is recognized worldwide for its superior education and training of the next generation of physician-scientists and leaders of academic medicine.
Penn Health System comprises: its flagship hospital, the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, consistently rated one of the nation's "Honor Roll" hospitals by U.S. News & World Report; Pennsylvania Hospital, the nation's first hospital; Presbyterian Medical Center; a faculty practice plan; a primary-care provider network; two multispecialty satellite facilities; and home health care and hospice.


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Ground yellow corn, beef and bone meal (source of beef flavor), corn germ meal, soybean meal, animal fat (preserved with BHA), digest of chicken by-products (source of chicken flavor), pork and bone meal, poultry by-product meal, salt, iron oxide, glandular meal (source of liver flavor), cheese meal (source of cheese flavor), choline chloride, zinc, sulfate, ferrous sulfate, vitamin E supplement, copper sulfate, vitamin A acetate, manganese sulfate, niacin, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin supplement (vitamin B2), vitamin B12 supplement, thiamin mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin D3 supplement, potassium iodide, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), sodium selenite, folic acid, biotin.
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Crude Protein (min) 21%
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Inadequate meat content, by-products, use of low quality grains, fat of unidentifiable source, carcinogenic preservative.
This food receives a 1 star rating simply because there is nothing lower.
The primary ingredient in the food is a low quality grain. Corn is a problematic grain that is difficult for dogs to digest and thought to be the cause of a great many allergy and yeast infection problems. We prefer not to see this used in dog food.
The second ingredient is a low quality meat product, in meal form. The 4th ingredient is soybean meal. Soy is a poor quality source of protein in dog food, and a common cause of allergy problems. Some believe that it is the number 1 cause of food allergies in dogs (outstripping even wheat).
Corn appears a second time as the third ingredient, this time as germ meal.
Animal fat is a further low quality ingredient and is impossible to determine the source. Unidentified ingredients are usually very low quality. AAFCO define this as "obtained from the tissues of mammals and/or poultry in the commercial processes of rendering or extracting. It consists predominantly of glyceride esters of fatty acids and contains no additions of free fatty acids. If an antioxidant is used, the common name or names must be indicated, followed by the words "used as a preservative".
This food contains chemical preservatives (BHA) that is believed to be carcinogenic.
There are a further low quality meat products 6th and 7th on the ingredient list, followed by by-products. It is impossible to ascertain the quality of by-products and these are usually products that are of such low quality as to be rejected for use in the human food chain, or else are those parts that have so little value that they cannot be used elsewhere in either the human or pet food industries. The AAFCO definition of poultry by-product meal is a meal consisting of the ground, rendered, clean parts of the carcass of slaughtered poultry, such as necks, feet, undeveloped eggs and intestines, exclusive of feathers, except in such amounts as might occur unavoidable in good processing practice.
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Half of us keep our passwords on Post-It notes and over a third of IT professionals say they could still access their company's network if they left their job.
These are just some of the worrying findings of a survey released on Tuesday by Cyber-Ark Software, which carried out the research at last month's Infosecurity Exhibition as part of the firm's annual investigation into trust, security and passwords.
"Companies need to wake up to the fact that if they don't introduce layers of security, tighten up who has access to vital information, and manage and control privileged passwords, then snooping, sabotage and hacking will continue to be rife," said Calum Macleod, European director for Cyber-Ark.
More than half of those surveyed said they still keep their passwords on a Post-It note; this is in spite of all the warnings to be more protective of passwords. This year's survey revealed that the 50 per cent number now applies to IT professionals as well.
Also, more than one-third of IT professionals admit they could still access their company's network once they'd left their current job, while over 25 per cent of respondents said they knew of another IT staff member who still had access to sensitive networks even though they'd left the company a long time ago.
These figures may be explained by the fact that 20 per cent of all organisations admitted that they rarely changed their administrative passwords. with a worrying 7 per cent saying they never change them. Eight per cent of IT professionals revealed that the manufacturer's default admin password on critical systems had never been changed, despite this being the most common way for virus writers to break into corporate networks.
"The easiest way to infiltrate a company's network is to look for administrative passwords which are left blank, still have the manufacturers default password or just use obvious names. Once you find these, which are unbelievably simple and common to find, you're into the system and have the highest level of authority - you've got control of the company's system."
Those are the words of Gary McKinnon, who has been named as the "most profligate military hacker of all time" and who is still waiting to be extradited to the US for gaining entry to 90 computers at the US Department of Defense.
Fifteen per cent of companies interviewed said they had experienced insider sabotage, an unsurprising statistic if you consider that over 33 per cent of IT staff said they use administrative passwords to snoop around corporate systems. This snooping has the potential to turn ugly if IT workers feel disgruntled or if they've been fired.
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The PRI Story
A need in the market resulted in the birth of the racing industry's trade show in 1988.
As times passes and the years go by, we get many requests for the story of how the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show and Performance Racing Industry magazine came about. It's a unique and fascinating set of circumstances that came together all at once, and it's a fun and interesting story to share, especially when told with the help of its founder, Steve Lewis. So, for those new to the racing industry or veterans who have never heard the full story, here's how it all began.
First, the most important catalytic element in the birth of PRI is that there was a real need in the marketplace for this event to happen.
It was the mid-1980s, and the big SEMA Show out West was thriving. It was also evolving and expanding beyond its original premise of serving the racing market. "Speed" was removed from the organization's title (Speed Equipment Manufacturers Association) and replaced with "Specialty" (now the Specialty Equipment Market Association), as the organization embraced the opportunities in the broader automotive performance aftermarket.
The prime movers of the national racing industry felt there needed to be an annual event for all the people in the business of racing, with new hardcore racing equipment on display. No fans. No weekend racers. No mere enthusiasts. Just manufacturers of racing equipment as exhibitors, while the attendee make-up would include retailers of racing parts, race engine builders, race car fabricators, WD's and manufacturers reps active in racing, and professional race teams. Even in the beginning, it could be a small group of people, but it would be the right group of business people representing the 'hardcore' racing market.
In the winter of 1987, Steve Lewis, a race team owner in the USAC National Midget Series and a successful entrepreneur in publishing and trade shows (having previously 'grown' three highly successful trade shows in three separate industries), closed his second consumer racing show in Indianapolis, held the week of the Indy 500. The name of the show was the Indy Motorsports Expo, and for various reasons, it just didn't work. At the close of the second show, Lewis told the racing companies exhibiting that there would not be a third consumer show in Indianapolis, and asked if there was any important feedback that he should hear.
"It was unanimous. The exhibitors told us they did not need another consumer show, but really needed a true trade show specifically for racing, and they wanted us to produce it," said Lewis. Upon returning home, Lewis immediately met with eight or nine owners of hardcore racing businesses in Southern California at the Long Beach Marriott where further discussions of the proposed venture took place, and there was a unanimous decision at the Long Beach Meeting that there was a need in the marketplace for a racing trade show. "We launched PRI magazine, then nine months later, the first PRI Trade Show was held at the Kentucky Commonwealth Center, the first week of December, in Louisville."
According to PRI records, there were 169 companies exhibiting in the first PRI Trade Show in Louisville in 1988.
The racing industry embraced this new idea for a trade show specifically designed to meet the needs of the growing market. "Everybody got onboard quickly, and made it happen," continued Lewis. "It was magical."
Surge In Industry Sales
As it turns out, the creation of the PRI Trade Show and PRI magazine helped the racing industry take advantage of what might be viewed as a 'golden age.' Several big trends were coming together to provide a major boost to racing component sales. Cable television came into its own and found the sport of racing made for great TV and came with its own advertisers in the form of race sponsors. All the TV hours of racing made heroes out of racers for millions of new fans, and racers were becoming ever more professional.
At the same time, racing was becoming safer. It wasn't just for the daredevils of the old days. Now, we have a whole new group that wanted to race, and they wanted to race badly. Lawyers, dentists, business owners, machinists and young kids were all finding ways to go racing all across the US at over 1300 race tracks, whether it be drag racing, oval track racing or road racing.
The Baby Boomers were coming to that phase in life where their children were raised, and they had disposable income to go racing. And parents finally felt comfortable helping their children to go racing, too, rather than pursue stick-and-ball sports.
Few of this new group entering racing were as savvy with machining and fabrication as their predecessors in the 1940s and 1950s, who were building all of their cars and components on their own. This new generation of racers wanted to purchase their cars and parts ready to race. Simultaneously, as there was a surge in racing parts, there was also a surge in the infrastructure to distribute them. Thousands of retail outlets for racing components started up all across the US to service this demand. These thousands of new retail outlets automatically became subscribers to PRI magazine.
During this time, NASCAR took off like an Apollo rocket. The number of grassroots racers in the country went through the roof. There were 1300 race tracks of all shapes and sizes, and they were busy every weekend, weather permitting. Race parts sales kept climbing the charts. New racing companies were born every minute, and now they had an event where they had an efficient way to get their new racing products distributed to the ultimate end-user, the racer.
"Hats off to the racing industry," said Lewis. "The doors of opportunity opened wide for the racing industry, and hundreds of companies jumped in and took advantage of a Golden Age in racing component sales."
The annual PRI Trade Show made it easy, convenient, affordable and efficient for this growing industry to meet once a year to conduct business face to face, and for the attendees to shop all the new racing product lines....all in one hall, all at one time.
As the racing industry continued to grow, so did the PRI Trade Show as it moved from its original host city of Louisville on to Cincinnati, Nashville, Columbus, Indianapolis and Orlando.
In 2012, PRI was purchased by SEMA. With its mission to serve the industry, SEMA then purchased the IMIS Show in Indianapolis to consolidate it into the PRI Trade Show, then return the PRI Trade Show to Indianapolis in 2013. The consolidation of the two shows was met with great enthusiasm throughout the racing industry, as was the return of the PRI Trade Show to the racing capitol of the world--Indianapolis.
The PRI Trade Show will continue to retain and build on its identity as a Show for the latest in new hardcore racing components.
"It's the annual epicenter of new racing technology," said John Kilroy, vice president and general manager of PRI. "You can't miss it!"
A Blast From The Past
A need in the market was the catalytic element that resulted in the birth of the first PRI Trade Show in 1988, shown here.
Here's a Machinery Row scene from the 1989 PRI Trade Show in Cincinnati.
More than just a trade show: This photo commemorates the 40th Anniversary of the Chevy Small Block Celebration in 1995.
For more than two decades, the PRI Trade Show remains the place where the racing industry goes to get up to speed.


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After Butch Jones openly acknowledged during his introductory press conference that he'd be open to bringing Tee Martin back to Rocky Top… after Martin acknowledged he'd been offered a spot on the coaching staff at his alma mater Tennessee… after all the will he/won't he, the last player to quarterback the Vols to a national championship declined a return.
In his initial comments on the decision, Martin cited "a commitment to my players at USC" as part of the reason behind eschewing a return to his collegiate home.
In a statement released Tuesday night through USC, where he has served as wide receivers coach for the past year, Martin expounded on the decision.
"I was very honored to be offered a position on Coach Jones' Tennessee staff. I truly believe he will do an outstanding job with the Vols program. My decision to remain at USC was the toughest I have ever had to make because Tennessee is such a special place to me.
"At the end of the day, I am a man of my word. I promised Coach Kiffin when I was hired at USC that I had goals I wanted to accomplish here. We still have work to do here to reach those goals. I see a great future at USC with the players on our roster and the recruits we have coming in.
"I have so much love and respect for Tennessee. But at this time, the right decision was to continue at USC and I am looking forward to doing that."
In the end, Martin made a commitment to not only USC but to the players he recruited, and to the families in whose living room he sat all along the recruiting trail. And, after some very real and understandable heart-tugging back toward where he came from, actually stuck to that commitment.
That's very rare these days. And immensely commendable and admirable.
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It is a rarity to encounter people who have faced numerous adversities yet never complain. They continue to hold their heads up high, dig in their heels and keep pushing for a better outcome.
It is even more of a rarity when that person is willing to sacrifice and give their all so that others can lead better lives. Yvette McShan is one of those people.
The 55 year-old mother is co-founder, along with her partner, Renee Harris, of Victorious Black Women. The organization aims to help women of color — especially African-American women — gain a positive second chance at life. Through workshops, one-on-one counseling and mentoring, Victorious Black Women supports participants in overcoming the stigma of incarceration, as well as substance abuse and mental health challenges — with the larger hope of stripping the prejudice and shame that society generally casts on women in those circumstances.
McShan works tirelessly. Even though she finds the work to be stressful, "my passion for people drives me." Most recently, she reached out to ex-cons, the homeless and those with mental health challenges to empower them to vote. She also helped launch rallies for voter registration and the realignment of the criminal justice system in California. VBW is developing a new program geared toward helping women who have recently been released from prison gain life skills and enroll in college.
McShan has a passion and drive from what she does. The excitement and happiness in her voice when she talks about the women who have benefited from the program is so empowering. Since its inception in November 2011, Victorious Black Women has helped more than 135 people, including a woman who was once homeless and now owns a house.
There's another success story associated with VBW — the woman who left home at 13, had a daughter at 14 and has been in an out of almost every prison in California as she battled her addition to heroin. She eventually went to college and started her own business. That woman is McShan.
Though she was born in San Francisco and raised in a middle-classed household, the dysfunction in the home led McShan to leave in her early teens. She spent her adult life in East Oakland's 65th Village, where she encountered drug kingpin Mickey Mo and became hooked on heroin.
"I have been in recovery since 1996," she says. "I just decided one day that I wanted to stop and I did."
Shortly after, McShan enrolled in Merritt College and received an associate degree in substance abuse counseling. She plans to return to school to earn a bachelor's degree but has put that on hold so that she can help others. "I'm not telling you this for a sob story," she explains.
"I just feel that if others see that I can make it, they can do it. It's real."
In reflecting on the importance of helping people stay on a healthy and positive path, McShan says, "I do this not because I think I can do it. I know I can do it."
Oakland Voices Correspondent Katherine Brown moved to Oakland when she was 6 years old.


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100% Premium Fresh rolled oats. These oats from Maine are cold rolled in small batches using special equipment to retain flavor. You can make great raw oat cookies, especially pleasing in colder weather and as holidays treats. Very suitable to serve to cooked foodists.
Ingredients: ORGANIC OATS
Product of Maine.
Nutrition Facts: Serv Size 1/4 cup (42g), Calories 160, Cal from Fat 30, Total Fat 3g (5%), Saturated Fat 0.5g (2%), Cholesterol 0mg (0%), Sodium 0mg (0%), Potassium 150mg, Total Carbohydrates 29g (10%), Dietary Fiber 4g (18%)
Sugars <1g, Protein 6g, Vitamin A 4%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 10%, Iron 45%
Net wt.: 2.5 lb.
Recipe: Living Oatmeal Fig Cookies
Mix 1/2 cup each figs, raisins, dates and 1 cup water, let soak 3 hrs. Combine with 1/2 cup soaked, drained almonds in a food processor and blend well. Stir in 1 cup oats, form into 2" cookies and dehydrate 12 hours at 105 degrees. Cookies should be soft. Refrigerate until use. Add cranberries and agave nectar for Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies.
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Yes, the warning is for real. If you're a Facebook friend you may have already seen these photos so no need to take another look--unless you want to, that is. This is really a cautionary tale so it might not hurt to read even if you avert your eyes when the photos come up--they're all at the end to be more easily avoided.
First, let me say that a cautionary tale may begin by mentioning that something might be foolish or even, egad, dangerous to attempt on one's one. Next the story is told. And then the fate will emerge... in grisly detail!
This particular tale began to unfold around 2 p.m. on Sunday, February 20, when I went to the studio to spend the afternoon as I usually do, by myself weaving tapestry, doing design work, or other assorted things. That afternoon a new-to-me loom sat folded up in the studio. My husband and I had picked it up the night before, a small Baby Wolf loom. I had several things to do at the studio on Sunday but before I got started I thought I'd see how the loom would fit into the studio when it was unfolded. My thoughts ran something like this: "I know how to unfold this loom since I've done it before. I'll move a few things around and set the loom up quickly to see how much space it will need."
I knelt at one side of the folded loom and unscrewed the wing nuts holding the bracket on the wheels (the "baby stroller"). Then I went to the other side and took off one wing nut on the corresponding bracket. Next came the final wing nut to allow the bottom of the loom to be pulled apart. Suddenly--and I can't even begin to emphasize HOW suddenly--the loom collapsed with my hand somehow inside the frame of the loom. I felt a tremendous pain. "XX)(@(@(**! I've mashed my hand!!" I thought. I tried to pull my hand out and then realized I couldn't move it and there was blood--a cut. Then I saw it was more than a cut--I COULDN'T pull my hand away since I'd been impaled by a metal bracket that was firmly attached to the loom at one side and that went through the back of my hand to extend several inches past my palm at the other side!
I managed to get one knee under part of the loom to release some of the tension on my hand. By this point I was screaming. Of course, screaming behind a locked door and around the corner and several houses away from possible help (my husband) wasn't going to accomplish much of anything--except cause me to hyperventilate.
"I have to call Thomas! I have to call Thomas!" I thought and saw that my phone was maybe within reach at the opposite side of a table near where I was kneeling. I stretched as far as I could while balancing the loom on one knee and was able to get the tips of my fingers around the phone. I pulled it closer to me on the table and punched my husband's number. When he answered, I said "YOU'VE GOT TO COME RIGHT NOW!" He said, "Are you all right?!" and I said "NO!!!" The phone went dead as he hung up and ran for the door. Then I dialed 911 because I was beginning to bleed pretty badly and I knew I'd need more help than Thomas could probably give. By the time I was telling the dispatcher where I was, Thomas was unlocking the door and rushing in.
He quickly got pliers and took out the bolt holding the bracket to release it from the loom. But, it was still through my hand and so he pulled it the rest of the way out. He ran for a towel, wrapped my hand and told me to grasp it tightly and to hold my hand up. He helped me into a chair, then called 911 again since we weren't hearing a siren. As it turned out, there were several accidents in the county about the same time as I was creating my own accident and it took a few minutes for the ambulance to arrive.
When they got there the EMTs put me on a stretcher and loaded me up for the 30 minute ride to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. We chose to go there rather than our local hospital because we didn't know the extent of my injury and whether I'd need a hand surgeon right away or not.
As it turns out, the Emergency Department of Northeast Georgia was having an extremely busy afternoon and evening--several stroke victims, car and motorcycle accidents and more. An impaled hand was low in priority, so we waited. And waited. And waited. And waited some more. At last, around six hours after we arrived one of the doctors was able to treat me. I'd had x-rays done by then and he felt that bone wasn't involved. He flushed out the wound, took four stitches inside, then multiple ones on the outside--both on the back of my hand and also in my palm. He'd called a plastic surgeon, who also does hand surgery, and I was told to see him the next day (yesterday).
When the plastic surgeon inspected my hand yesterday morning he determined that I didn't need surgery since what was done in the ER on Sunday night would suffice. He did say that I'll need physical therapy and that my hand may not totally function as it had before.
But, I'm typing with my hand right now and know that my fingers are working. I wove a few passes on my tapestry diary this morning--and can do that. The pain level isn't bad at all. I have a prescription for antibiotic and also for pain medication. I've taken only a couple of the pain pills and will try to do without those from this point on. I cleaned and dressed my hand by myself this morning, and was able to drive the car (although turning the key and shifting the gears is a bit tricky!) If I can type, hold a pen, pencil, and paint brush to draw or write or paint with, and if I can weave... those things are what I desperately need to be able to do. And, by the grace of God, I'll be able to do them all, I believe!
So the end of this cautionary tale may not be too gruesome. Lesson learned? Perhaps more of the same that seems to always be presented to me--be mindful. Be aware. Pay attention to now. I thought I'd learned the lesson when I fell a couple of years ago and gained a black eye from that experience. But I needed a reminder. A refresher course in humility and the need for patience has been given to me.
|This is the bracket that impaled my hand. It's 9 1/2" long, 3/4" wide , 1/8" thick.
|The loom collapsed like so. I was at the left side and balanced the end closest on my knee while I reached for the phone that was at the opposite end of the table that's on the left--can only see one leg of it here.
My hand was impaled by the bracket and wedged here. The hole at the left is where Thomas took the bolt out to remove the bracket and pull it on through my hand.
|Yesterday morning, photo taken with my iPhone as I was getting ready to go to the plastic surgeon.
|After the nurse cut the dressing off and left the room for a minute I snapped a couple of photos with my iPhone. My palm side...
Top of the hand yesterday. It looked much better today when I took off the dressing to clean and rewrap it.
|The loom as it should be. My husband and a friend put upright yesterday.
I posted a comment in reply to Katie and Jan's thoughts that the loom company should be contacted... here it is, in case you miss it in the comments below:
Thanks to Karen Donde (who is a dealer for Schacht) the company knows about my accident and is taking measures to improve the printed instruction manual to include a clear warning about possible injury when unfolding the loom if the black knobs aren't in place as they should be. Additional warnings will be attached to the loom when it is shipped. Those printed changes are being made right now.
The company is also considering possible solutions to add to the loom as a feature that will make such a collapse impossible.
So if anything good (other than causing me to slow down a bit) comes from this accident it may be that others won't have to have a similar experience in the future!
Thanks to all for you the comments of concern! I appreciate them all very much.


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Commuters react to first accumulating snowfall, messy traffic
Early morning snow showers make for messy morning commute
Weather Watch 4 meteorologists predicted the first accumulating snowfall of the season, but Pittsburgh-area residents said it still felt like a shock when they looked out their windows to see snow pouring down and the grass covered in white.
The snowfall made for a messy morning commute in places. Sky 4 captured the shot of the morning when a tractor trailer and salt truck collided on the turnpike between Irwin and New Stanton. The collision took out a chunk of the median and sent the driver of the salt truck to the hospital with a minor injury.
Traffic snarled on the New Kensington Bridge where icy conditions led to a four car pile-up. No injuries were reported.
Some of the bigger trucks proved to be no match for slippery routes. A pickup truck slid into the guardrail at a parkway east on-ramp in Wilkinsburg.
"First thing I thought of was here we go again," said Melvin Hubbard El of Homewood.
"The reality set in and it's like already -- but that's living in Pittsburgh," said Paul Dell of Highland Park.
Whatever was blooming Monday had frozen over. Road crews and many people were forced into clean-up mode.
"I had to clean off two cars this morning. Again, it just shows you this is what you get in Pittsburgh. Get ready for it. We're going to have more coming down the road," said El.


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Spring Cleaning
Now is the time to prepare commercial walk-behind mowers for the spring mowing season. Spending a few hours inspecting equipment and getting ready for the busy season will assure you of having mowers that are ready to cut grass instead of head back to the maintenance shop.
Begin by checking the fuel tank. The addition of gas stabilizer to the fuel tank is the single, most important maintenance task to prepare a mower that will be put back in service after a winter in storage. Gas stabilizer prevents low-octane gas from deteriorating. Running the engine to mix the additive with the fuel gives the stabilizer time to circulate through the carburetor.
Next, it is important to visually inspect the mower. Thoroughly cleaning or power-washing the unit will make the job easier and help you identify areas of concern. Before looking at the machine too closely, disconnect the spark plug wire to prevent accidental start-up while inspecting belts and blades. Look at the tires for any unusual wear spots, and replace the tires if they are worn.
Inspect the drive, transmission and deck drive belts, checking for glazing and cracks. Glazed areas will keep the belt from maintaining steady movement and tension. While checking the belts, also inspect the pulleys for excessive wear. If the pulleys or belts are worn, replace them.
Once you are assured that the belts and pulleys are in good condition, check the belts' tension. The standard is ½-inch deflection with a 12-pound pull. You can use a belt-tension gauge or a simple fish scale to test tension.
On the deck of the mower, check the blade spindle bearings for loose play or rough bearings by giving them a turn. Maintenance-free blade spindles used by some mower manufacturers have eliminated most of the concern with this step. Maintenance-free or not, you should check them because the spindle bearings and shaft might be worn.
Take a good look at the underside of the deck, searching for bent baffles between the blades and looking for any rust under the deck. Both conditions disrupt grass handling. Bend, pound-out or replace the baffles as needed. Clean the deck thoroughly, then sand down rust spots to bare metal. Repaint the newly cleaned and sanded areas. Working on the underside of the deck will extend the life of the mower and assure smooth air flow and proper grass discharge.
Check the front casters by making sure the bearings are still tight. The wheels should have minimal side-to-side and front-to-back movement. You should also inspect the caster supports for free play. If there is too much movement, remove the caster assembly and inspect the pin and bushings for wear. If the pin is not worn, inspect the bushing. If the bushing is worn, drive it out and replace it. Refer to the operator's manual regarding replacing the bushing; on some models, the inside of the support tube should be etched to prevent the new bushing from slipping.
Inspect all safety switches on the traction unit to make sure they are functioning properly. You can do this by referencing the owner's manual and going through the proper start-up procedure for the machine. Usually, mowers have switches for blade engagement, transmission and a master switch for the OPC. Inspect wiring for cracks and wear spots, and check all the junctions. Apply liquid electric tape to hold out moisture wherever there is wear or damage.
Take the time now to replace oil, filters and spark plugs. Thoroughly clean the engine. Blow out the dead grass and debris under the shroud, making sure the engine fins are clean for proper cooling. Grease all zerks on the machine.
On a hydrostatic mower, check all the hydraulic lines — both flexible and rigid — for oil leaks, and inspect the oil level in the reservoir. The oil should not smell burnt or appear discolored. If the oil smells and looks fine and is not due for a change, it is still a good idea to change the reservoir filter. If the oil does not pass inspection, change the oil and filter. Be sure to follow the manufacturer's recommendation regarding the proper hydraulic filter if replacement is necessary. All filters have a certain micron rating, and you must correctly match the filter to the amount of oil the system can generate. If you install the wrong filter, it can negatively affect the performance of the mower.
Finally, install new blades or sharpen the old blades. When you're sharpening old blades, it is important to inspect the lift fin to be sure it is not excessively worn. A worn lift fin will cause poor lifting of the grass blade and poor discharge of the grass clippings. When sharpening the blade, always cut the bevel of the blade back to the original degree (25 degrees is the standard). After sharpening, make sure the blades are balanced before you reinstall them on the mower.
Before starting a new mowing season, organize maintenance records, making sure all entries and receipts are up-to-date and checking the status of equipment warranties. Having equipment and the equipment records in order will save time and frustration during the busiest times of year.
Billy Harms is the national service manager for Encore Mfg. (Beatrice, Neb.).
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Vivaldi's "Gloria" (RV 589) is part of the Catholic Mass, but it fits the Christmas season perfectly because it opens with the words of the angels to the shepherds in the Gospel of St. Luke. A masterpiece of exuberant joy and harmony in 12 parts, it was lost for centuries until rediscovered and first performed in Siena in 1939.
NEW HAMPTON — Vivaldi's "Gloria" (RV 589) is part of the Catholic Mass, but it fits the Christmas season perfectly because it opens with the words of the angels to the shepherds in the Gospel of St. Luke. A masterpiece of exuberant joy and harmony in 12 parts, it was lost for centuries until rediscovered and first performed in Siena in 1939.
Friday night at the Denton First Presbyterian Church, the Warwick Valley Chorale, under the direction of Stanley Curtis, offered a stirring version of the popular work accompanied by keyboard artist Gail Johnson and an ensemble quintet of strings and oboe. In its 72nd season, the group of 80 singers offered "A Glorious Christmas" program of sacred music and secular songs and carols that will be repeated this coming weekend in Goshen and Warwick. This is a concert well worth attending.
The "Gloria" begins with an "in excelsis" heavenly call to God on high with vocal octave leaps, declamatory momentum and upswing string accompaniment. "Et in terra pax" gets down to earth with slow meditative phrases, and "Laudamus te" praises God as four sopranos share and interweave solos in unison. The full chorus invokes a hymn of thanks, "Gratias agimus," in a rising crescendo, followed by a fugal "Propter magnam gloriam," "for thy great glory," with emphatic intonations.
Soprano soloist Linda Norton with oboe and cello counterpoint sang "Domine Deus" to God the Father with prolonged tender feeling and clear tones. The only begotten Son is praised with "Domine Fili Unigenite" sung in triple meter with four-part harmony and as Lamb of God with "Agnus Dei," sung by alto soloist Kristin Henne in descending lines and moving supplication, accompanied by cello and electronic harpsichord.
Full chorus intoned "Qui tollis," pleading to "take away the sins of the world," with short plaintive phrases. Alto soloist Zoey Savale continued the prayer with "Qui sedes" to the enthroned Son with serious, heartening expressions of reverence. The choral "Quoniam" ("For you alone are holy") mirrors the oscillating octaves of the opening "Gloria." The final "Cum Sancto Spiritu" completes the hymn to the Trinity with double fugues and accelerating exaltation.
After intermission, Johnson accompanied on piano the first set of popular songs. "Hot Chocolate!" hits an explosive "Hot" in humorous monophonic style, and "Good Ale" follows up with a recitative in part-singing and rhythmic timing. "The Christmas Song" celebrates "chestnut roasting on an open fire" with female voices alternating the melody. A more thoughtful note was struck with "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" with slower tempo and subdued colors. "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" rang out with Yuletide spirit and a climactic polyphonic close.
The final medley of carols opened with "Deck the Hall" sung a cappella with each section of the chorale exchanging lines across the full spectrum, while "Come, All Ye Faithful," and John Rutter's version of "Joy to the World" had Curtis involving the audience in a sing-along. Some joined the group in the traditional "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's "Messiah," accompanied by the quintet and Johnson at the electronic organ. It was an uplifting experience incorporating the true meaning of Christmas. As an encore the chorale offered "Light a Candle" as a parting gesture of inspiration.


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Championship Preview: QPR and Burnley clash
Second hosts third in the Championship on Saturday as Burnley travel to Loftus Road to face QPR.
A Danny Ings brace saw Burnley triumph in October's reverse fixture, but a run of five winless matches followed and defeat this weekend would open up a six-point gap between Sean Dyche's men and the automatic promotion places.
QPR have won their last four league games, with former Burnley striker Charlie Austin netting four times during that period to take his season tally to 15 in all competitions.
But such form has failed to make a dent in Leicester City, who will chase a remarkable ninth-straight Championship triumph when they arrive at Bournemouth buoyed by an eight-point lead at the summit.
Derby County have taken seven points from the nine on offer since their 4-1 defeat at Leicester earlier this month and Steve McClaren's fourth-placed team will look to capitalise on any lost group from QPR or Burnley when they face a Birmingham City side on a run of three consecutive reverses.
Reading have rattled in 12 goals in their last two home games and will look to take that form on the road against struggling Millwall, for whom DJ Campbell bagged a debut goal to ensure a 1-1 draw in the relegation scrap against Sheffield Wednesday in midweek.
Campbell's parent club, Blackburn Rovers, are faced with an all-Lancashire clash against Blackpool, who are expected to travel to Ewood Park without Premier League-bound star man Tom Ince.
Wednesday take on some other fellow strugglers in the form of second-bottom Barnsley. Defeat for Danny Wilson's team against his former club would mean a nine-point deficit to their Yorkshire neighbours.
Leeds United welcome Huddersfield Town to Elland Road for another all-White Rose affair. Brian McDermott's men desperately need a win to reignite their play-off hopes following a dismal stretch of seven winless league games.
Huddersfield have fared little better, losing their last three, but they would leapfrog Leeds with a win.
Middlesbrough and Wigan Athletic shared a goalless draw on Tuesday night and the duo will continue their bid to break out of the mid-table pack at Doncaster Rovers and at home Charlton Athletic respectively – two teams embroiled in the relegation battle.
Fifth-placed Nottingham Forest's Thursday night clash with Watford means they host Yeovil Town on Sunday, while Giuseppe Sannino's team travel to play-off chasing Brighton.
Ipswich Town – level on points with Brighton but above them on goal difference in seventh – take on out-of-soughts Bolton Wanderers a day earlier.
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Tagged: MLB Awards
End of the Year Awards
The Yankees were winless, in fact 0-for-58 this year, when trailing after eight innings entering play last night. They couldn't have picked a better time to change that in game number 161 of the regular season; needing a victory to remain a game ahead of the Baltimore Orioles in first place.
Thanks to the timely hitting and clutch offense of Raul Ibanez, the Bronx Bombers put on a drama show, beating the last place Boston Red Sox 4-3 in a bona fide thriller. The Yanks' win now sets up these possible scenarios for today:
- A Yankee win over Boston: New York takes the AL East.
- A Yankee loss to Boston and an Orioles loss to Tampa Bay: New York takes the AL East.
- A Yankee loss to Boston and an Orioles win over Tampa Bay: a New York vs. Baltimore game at Camden Yards on Thursday to determine the AL East winner and the second Wild Card team.
What's more, pending the outcome of the Oakland A's/Texas Rangers game this afternoon, the Yankees have a chance to enter the postseason with the best record in the American League. If the A's beat the Rangers – and the Yanks win tonight – they'll go into October as the top seed, having won the most games of any team in the AL.
While we'll all have to play the waiting game for division winners and playoff seeds, it's that time of the year to hand out end-of-the season awards. There are a number of Yankees who have stood out this year, and they deserve to be recognized in one way or another. So without any further ado, here are the 2012 Yankee Yapping awards!
Most Valuable Player
Winner: Derek Jeter
It always seems that just when you think the Yankee Captain is done, he just adds more to his mind-bogglingly illustrious career. Last year he made history, clubbing a home run for his 3,000th hit – a nice, astronomical number to go along with his five World Series titles, seven pennants, his '96 AL Rookie of the Year, his 2000 World Series MVP, his 2000 All-Star Game MVP…you get the picture.
On Sept. 14, as part of a 19-game hitting streak, Jeter put another notch on his accomplishment belt, passing the legendary Willie Mays on baseball's all-time hits list, Jeter now in 10th place all by himself.
Jeter will finish this season with a batting average above .300 and he currently has 215 hits, which leads the majors. He's also at double digits in home runs (15), and if he scores a run tonight, he'll have 100 runs scored, as he currently sits at 99 for the year.
With more history made this season and a fine offensive campaign, Jeter has earned arguably the most prestigious accolade of his career: the Yankee Yapping MVP. Congrats, Derek!
Best Season from a Newcomer
Winner: Raul Ibanez
After last night, it's only fitting Raul Ibanez claims this distinction.
I'll be the first to admit, when Ibanez was signed by the Yankees basically on a dime, I was confused. A 40-year-old designated hitter who was chosen over Johnny Damon?
It didn't make sense to me at the time. In fact, I dubbed him, "Grandpa Ibanez."
The joke was on me, because grandpa showed me – and everyone – that he still has a lot of baseball life left in him; with 91 hits, 62 RBIs, and 19 homers – none more important than his blast in the ninth inning of last night's game.
Not only did Ibanez prove his worth at the plate, but for an aged player signed to be a primary DH, he did a nice job playing left field for Brett Gardner, who sat out most of the year with injuries. Ibanez showed, despite his age, he was worth the signing.
And for that, Raul, we thank you. Congrats on a great season.
Walk-off Hero
Winner: Russell Martin
All season long, Russell Martin was thrown under the microscope for hitting below .200. But all the chatter and criticism probably motivated him to swing the bat better, because look at him now: hitting .210 with a career-high 21 home runs.
All of his long balls were meaningful, but two stand out in my mind.
On Sunday June 10, Martin came up to the plate in the ninth inning against Jon Rauch of the Mets. Tied 4-4, Martin launched a ball deep in the air to left field for a solo, walk-off home run, giving the Yanks a 5-4 win to complete a weekend sweep of the Mets.
Then on Friday Sept. 21, he duplicated the feat vs. the Oakland A's.
Knotted at one in the bottom of the 10th, Martin lifted what turned out to be another game-winning home run off Oakland reliever Sean Doolittle to push the Yanks past the A's 2-1 in a crucial game the Bombers needed.
With a flair for the dramatic, Martin got it done. Congrats on not only persevering in terms of your batting average, but also saving the day with some power (twice) this year, Russell.
Ace of the Year
Co-Winners: CC Sabathia & Hiroki Kuroda
Considering the fact CC Sabathia spent time on the disabled list this year, it almost surprised me that he finished with the numbers he did. His 2012 totals aren't what you'd expect from an ace, but nonetheless, 15 wins with only seven losses and an ERA of 3.38 isn't too shabby.
What helped put Sabathia in the running for this award was that, despite his DL stints this year, he still logged 200 innings and struck out 197 batters. Plus, having struggled mightily throughout the month of September, Sabathia turned it around to finish strong, striking out 29 batters over his final three outings of the season – going 2-0 over those three games with the Yanks winning all three of them.
And then there's the guy who piggy-backed him.
Although his 15-11 record isn't exactly indicative of a standout year, Hiroki Kuroda did a fantastic job this season – better than his record indicates. Basically being thrown into the role of ace in Sabathia's absence, Kuroda pitched extremely well, albeit he didn't receive the type of run support I'm sure he would've hoped for.
Kuroda pitched 212.2 innings – and obviously that total will go up tonight, as he's starting this evening's game. Opponents are only hitting .249 against him, and he's given up less than a hit per inning going into his final start (198 hits allowed).
There's no doubt Kuroda proved his value through his impressive pitching this year, and teamed up with Sabathia to make a pretty fearsome 1-2 punch. Congrats on the award, fellas.
Reliever of the Year
Winner: Rafael Soriano
The Yankee clubhouse was said to have the feel of a morgue on May 3 when Mariano Rivera blew his knee out shagging fly balls in Kansas City during batting practice. The great Rivera was carted off the field and diagnosed with a torn ACL, his season over and the Yankees unsure of his future.
Superman lost his cape. Or, Thor lost his hammer.
Manager Joe Girardi tried plugging David Robertson into the closer role, only for him to blow his first chance at a save. As it turned out, Robertson wasn't the right fit for the closer role, and in fact, scuffled in a lot of his appearances throughout the year; currently with a 2-7 record.
Enter the man whom I call "the silent assassin," Rafael Soriano.
In 46 save opps this season, Soriano has nailed down 42 – quite impressive for a reliever who wasn't the closer for a full year. When Rivera went down, Soriano stepped up in a huge way, a way the Yankees needed.
Without him, there's no telling where the Yankees would be right now; perhaps eliminated from playoff contention, without his spectacular ability to finish off opponents in the final inning.
Congrats on a wonderful season, Rafael. You won Yankee Yapping Reliever of the Year.
Slugger of the Year Award
Winner: Robinson Cano
It seems as if the Yankees' second baseman has made his whole life baseball. Aside from maybe Derek Jeter, personally, I don't think there's a player who works harder than Robinson Cano. In my mind, he's one of the best all-around players in the game today.
Cano went through a couple of dry spells this year at the plate, but that didn't stop him from hitting .308 with 31 homers and 88 RBIs. He clubbed a pair of grand slams this year and kept the Yankees in many games with his clutch hitting and flashy defense.
On Monday Cano smacked his latest home run, a moon shot that caromed off the Mohegan Sun sports bar over the center field wall at Yankee Stadium. Prior to the game Cano's cousin (also a ballplayer, who actually played for the Hudson Valley Renegades – the team I interned for in 2010 and covered this year) was tweeting.
He posted, "Add 'ya heard!' to the end of all your tweets."
I tweeted to him, "Robinson Cano will hit a homer tonight. YA HEARD!" He replied simply with "!!!"
Sure enough, I called that shot. I had to point that out after it happened.
Overall Cano had yet another remarkable season. There are only more good things to come in his career, and at this point in time, he's the best hitter on the team. Congrats, Robinson!
Home Run Champion
Winner: Curtis Granderson
For the second consecutive season, Curtis Granderson has smacked 40 home runs or more, this year currently with 41 dingers. When it comes to hitting for power, Granderson sure knows what the heck he's doing, and has emerged as one of the premiere power hitters in the AL.
On April 19 this season, Granderson proved that.
In a game at home vs. the Minnesota Twins, he cracked three homers in the first four innings, becoming at the time only the 12th player in MLB history to go yard three times in a single game. On the strength of his power surge, the Yanks went on to beat the Twinkies, 7-6.
Although he can hit for power, Granderson must improve on his average stroke. Going into tonight's 162nd game, Granderson is only batting a measly .230 at the plate – hitting for average probably being the only facet of the game he seems to struggle with.
But this isn't the "Batting Average Champion" award. It's the Home Run Champion award. And Curtis, you've earned it. Congrats!
Best Trade Deadline Pickup/Earned a 2013 Contract
Winner: Ichiro
The Yankees added two pieces before the trade deadline passed. One being a small pickup, Casey McGehee – a utility man a lot of fans probably forgot about, by now. But there's no way anyone forgot about the second player the Yanks traded for.
Ichiro joined the team on July 23 and since then has basically not stopped hitting. He brought 12 years of excellence with the Seattle Mariners when he was swapped, and has reached base safely 77 times (72 hits, five walks) in the 66 games he's played in pinstripes. He has also ignited the team on the base paths, stealing 13 bags.
Something tells me Ichiro is going to perform well in October, in what will be his first postseason since 2001. And although he's somewhat up there in age, 38 (he'll turn 39 on Oct. 22), I feel he deserves a chance to come back to the Yankees and play in pinstripes in 2013.
Ichiro is a lot like Jeter: ageless. It doesn't matter how old he is because his numbers have never really seen a steady decline; he is always close to 200 hits a year.
For his experience and veteran know-how, the man from Japan – in my humble opinion – earned another season in the Bronx, and was a solid acquisition over the summer.
Domo arigato, Mr. Suzuki. Congrats!
Well there you have it. Congrats to all the 2012 Yankee Yapping award winners, and make sure to check back here at the Yankee Yapping blog throughout the playoffs. I'll be posting previews, recaps, and I'll be writing about anything newsworthy this October.
Also check out the YY Facebook page and my Twitter for postseason news, updates, and of course my witty observations!


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This manly themed Jersey Soap Recipe is easy and fun to make if you have soaped before. Perfect for a Fathers Day gift or a gift for your favorite sports fan; using a combination of both cold processed and hot processed soap, you will be able to create a manly scented soap that looks very similar to a sports jersey. In creating this masterpiece, feel free to swap out the colors to select ones that batter fit the theme of the end product you are looking for.
Please Note: To complete this homemade project, it will take two days to create. Day one will be the cold process soap steps. Then, you will have to wait 24 hours before unmolding this soap. Once that time has elapsed, the second day will involve the hot process soap steps. Then, of course there is cure time involved due to the fact that there is cold process soap in your end product. But, you will have nice and firm bars when finished.
The majority of the ingredients and some of the supplies used in this recipe can be purchased at Natures Garden.
Here are the ingredients that you will need to make the cold process portion of this recipe:
For the lye solution:
65 grams Water
24 grams Lye
For your soaping ingredients:
60 grams Shea Butter
50 grams Coconut Oil 76
33 grams Apricot Kernel Oil
21 grams Grapeseed Oil
9 grams Castor Oil
6 grams Sodium Lactate
11 grams Game On Fragrance Oil
2 grams Titanium Dioxide
As for the mold, you will need to have the Mold Market Square Loaf mold. This mold is also available at Natures Garden.
Once you have everything and you are ready to start soaping, here are the steps, complete with pictures to show you how it is done:
Put on your safety gear, and prep your area. Then, make your lye solution.
Now, melt and combine your Apricot Kernel Oil, Grapeseed Oil, Shea Butter, Coconut Oil 76, and Castor Oil.
Once the lye solution has cooled add the sodium lactate and stir.
Next, remove 8 grams of the melted soaping ingredients, and place it into a separate mixing bowl. Then, add your titanium dioxide to this and stir in to make a paste. Set aside.
When ready, combine the lye solution and soaping ingredients together. Stick blend to emulsify.
Next, add titanium dioxide paste and stick blend to make the whole batter white in color. Then, add the fragrance and stick blend.
Once you have reached trace, pour the white soap batter into the 4 pound mold. Please Note: The batter will NOT fill the mold. This is done intentionally. Insulate.
After 24 hours: Carefully remove the white soap from the mold. Place it down flat and horizontally in front of you. Then, using a ruler, measure out 2 inches in height and mark it.
Now, using a knife, cut the soap so that you have one long bar. This will be the number one in your jersey soap. Then, set aside.
The cold process steps are now complete. You are now half way there. The next step is the Hot Process and here is the recipe (using the same ingredients with the addition soap colorant).
For the Lye solution:
420 grams Water
153 grams Lye
For your soaping ingredients:
387 grams Shea Butter
321 grams Coconut Oil 76
210 grams Apricot Kernel Oil
133 grams Grapeseed Oil
55 grams Castor Oil
35 grams Sodium Lactate
69 grams Game On Fragrance Oil
15 grams Ultramarine Blue Fun Soap Colorant
Set your crock pot to a low heat setting. Next, place all of your oils and butter into the crock pot. Heat and occasionally stir them until melted.
While you are melting the soaping ingredients, make your lye solution. Also, add the sodium lactate. Stir in to incorporate.
Once all of the soaping ingredients are melted, slowly pour the lye mixture into the crock pot.
Next, in short bursts, stick blend directly in the crock pot. Once you have the batter at light trace, add the ultramarine blue soap colorant. Then, stick blend to incorporate throughout the whole batter.
Now, keep blending in short bursts with your stick blender until the batter reaches a pudding like state. Remember to periodically stir the soap in between with your spatula. Once the batter has reached this state, lid the crock pot.
Allow the soap mixture to cook, and periodically stir it. Doing this will prevent the soap from scorching. As the soap cooks, the soap will start to dry out and take on a waxy appearance.
Remember to stir occasionally, but allow the soap to cook for about 2 hours. You will know that your soap has cooked long enough once it has the consistency of mashed potatoes.
Next, quickly add the Game On scent to the soap. Then, stir well throughout the whole batter.
Now, get your mold and place about one inch worth of the soap into it. Gently tap the soap in the mold to remove any air bubbles.
Once the mold has been tapped, vertically place the white soap into the mold. Using your fingers, gently wedge the soap into place. Try to keep the white soap centered. This will be the number 1 on the jersey soap.
Once the number 1 has been set into the soap, begin to carefully fill in the open sides with soap. As you are doing this, remember to gently tap the soap mold to remove any trapped air. Please Note: Due to the tapping of the mold, you may have to recenter the number 1 in the soap if it becomes askew.
Once the mold is filled, heap the top lip portion with the remaining soap.
Now, using your ladle, carefully run it down the center of the mold and remove the excess soap. Place the excess soap along the sides. This scooping manner will give your jersey soap its neck line. Allow the soap to mold overnight.
The next morning, remove the soap from the mold.
Finally, cut the soap into bar sized slices. Allow the soap to cure further (because of the cold process soap) before use.
That is it! You have just accomplished the jersey soap recipe. Enjoy your new soap!


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Did you ever have a unit that could go on forever and never run out of ideas? Bears and camping is just one of those units for me. There are so many great things to do that I always feel guilty about some of the great ideas I just don't have time for.
Each child brought a "bear buddy" to spend the week with us. We began our week singing and reading one of our favorites, "Going On A Bear Hunt". This activity was repeated many times throughout the week, by popular request (or more accurately, threat of pre-k lynch mob) sometimes at our spots, sometimes moving around the room, using little obstacles like balance beams and beanbags.
Colored counting bears are pretty much a standard in every pre-k classroom I've ever been in. We talked about the colors of the bears and the sizes ( I do have a special set that has small, medium and large). We sorted by color. We weighed and compared bears.
One of our favorite free creative movement songs is the "Gummy Bear Song" that one of my kids sent me last year. It's sort of a techno mix and the kids get more movement out dancing to that song than most of the rest of our day combined, and we're a pretty busy bunch! Our bears even danced with us a few times.
We talked noticed who had a lot or none of a particular color and which color we each had the most of. I've been in classrooms where this particular activity is a quiet one and the students are expected to listen, but this is not a quiet activity in my class. We talk a lot about our graphs and we speak out occasionally, but we are using this as a language experience as well. We did attempt to record the data, and some of them did pretty well, but I wasn't concerned with them getting every box colored correctly. Our goal was to understand the experience and to use language to further our understanding. Besides, we were excited to eat the results!
We wrote our very own camping story to read while we "camped out".
We took our bears outdoors and hung out and played. Sometimes, we just read a story to our bears.
We made binoculars using recycled tubes and tried them out on a nature walk. We also put a piece of masking tape around our wrists sticky side out and set out to "see what we could see". After we came back, we shared some of the things we found and saw along the way.
We practiced making shapes with toothpicks and mini marshmallows. I get such a kick out of their "discovering" how to make a square or triangle. Most of the shapes are pretty simple, but they also made a pentagon, hexagon, some 3 dimensional shapes, a star and even a chain!
We read many versions of "Goldilocks and the 3 Bears". The friends role played the story with dolls in the dollhouse center.
One of my favorite Goldilocks activities is to have the students take turns acting out the story. Last year, the group I had doing this activity really did a great job and were so animated. I have several siblings of those classmates this year and have been excited to have them repeat this activity to see how they do.
We had a teddy bear picnic in our pjs with Honeycomb cereal, Goldfish crackers, Teddy Grahams and Honey Bear cookies. We sorted and patterned before the more serious work of eating our bear snacks.
We made these cute bear headbands from circles and decorated the faces. This one just struck me with it's simplicity. It's "just right", as Goldilocks would say!
No camping adventure could possibly be complete without making s'mores. They're oogey, gooey treats that are almost as much fun to make as they are to eat. S'mores make a wonderful lesson on introducing changing states of matter. After we microwaved our s'mores, we discussed the changes in the marshmallows and chocolate. And then, of course, we ate them up!


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The Golden Compass
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Lyra Belacqua is an orphan who lives happily in Jordan College, Oxford, playing with local boys and terrorizing the professors. However, when Lyra overhears scholars discussing a plot against her uncle, Lord Asriel, centering on a mysterious substance called Dust, her curiosity is roused. Soon Lyra is in over her head as she uncovers a frightening plot and a whole new world of possibilities.
Starring Nicole Kidman, Dakota Blue Richards, Sam Elliott, Eva Green, Tom Courtenay, Ben Walker, Adam Godley, Simon McBurney, Nonso Anozie, Jim Carter, Clare Higgins, Jack Shepherd, Magda Szubanski, Ian McShane, Daniel Craig
Directed by Chris Weitz
Running Time - 1:53
Genre - Action/Adventure
Opened in Theaters - Friday, December 7th, 2007 (12 years ago)
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Every year a slew of business books arrive in stores claiming to help entrepreneurs become more successful. But which books are really going to help you tackle your short- or long-term challenges?
Since Robert and I are always searching online/offline for resources that are truly practical and relevant for entrepreneurs, in BusinessCast episode #122 — Smart Book Smarts — we review three books that effectively address some of the most common and critical entrepreneur challenges.
The books we review in this episode are the following:
1) Selling to the C-Suite. What Every Executive Wants You to Know About Successfully Selling to the Top;
2) The Inspiring Leader. Unlocking the Secrets of How Extraordinary Leaders Motivate; and
3) Upstarts. How Gen Y Entrepreneurs Are Rocking the World of Business.
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The calendar year of 2012 is a time of dramatic change on planet Earth. We will be challenged on every level to adapt and maneuver through rapidly changing circumstances and social unrest. Why so? The overall number for the year is a 5 (2+0+1+2=5), and 5 represents a restless intensity which seeks to express it's self through bold action and impulsive behavior. There is drama at play in a "no holds barred" arena when number 5 lets loose.
We are seeing the result of this as people have become increasingly frustrated with the present structures of education, medicine, finance, and government. Five represents revolt, and as sections of our society are feeling ignored or unheard we can expect to see a greater use of force by different factions. Currently the protests are peaceful, and will hopefully remain so, however 5 is known as the "wild card" number. This means anything can happen. The native American Indians have an expression which says, "Pray to God, and paddle away from the rocks."
As we venture forth into this fantastic new landscape, it is important to know that there really is a higher plan and purpose at work. It just may be difficult at times to distinguish exactly what that higher plan is. So, I will tell you one of the most important reasons for the changes to come next year. In a word, "inclusiveness".
Our present societal structure has disenfranchised masses of people who are now at a breaking point, and feel as though they have nothing left to lose. It is a very dangerous situation to have large groups of people who feel as though they are not included, or even heard, and therefore are willing to take stronger measures in order to have their voices acknowledged. Imagine if you couldn't afford to properly feed your children, or buy them a winter coat. How far might you go to remedy the situation? This is where we must next look to the Gift number for the year, which is a 12. The number 12 represents tribes, and the need for people to band together for nurturing and protection. As events unfold in 2012 we will see the necessity for people of similar geography, interest, and purpose banding together to help one another. Twelve reduces down to 3, and number 3 represents issues of nurturing, creativity, and what we call in the yogic terminology the "Positive Mind". The Positive Mind is an aspect of our thought process which says, "There are no problems, only solutions!" We will need this "can do" spirit to respond creatively and consciously to the rapidly changing circumstances. In our emerging tribal paradigm there will be the opportunity to dip into the wellspring of what is called the "collective pool of intelligence". Through this collective mindset anything can be solved.
As we look again to the Gift of this year, number 3 (last two digits of the year), it is significant to note that 3 represents children and their creative, joyful energy. As we adults are scratching our heads over a seemingly impossible problem, a 12 year old may come along and say, "Well, why don't you just do it this way?" To which we may likely hear the adult response of, "Oh yeah,…right, I was just thinking of that!"
The theme of inclusiveness needs to be incorporated into the inclusion of our youth.
The children born from 1999 onward are of a different vibrational frequency than before.
They have come here to be a direct working part of the Aquarian Age shift. At their individual age and maturity level their words and insights need to be factored into the solution equation. Can you ever remember as a child seeing your parents having an argument, and thinking to yourself, "It's so obvious, if they would just stop killing each other it could be worked out."
Looking again to 5, the overall number for the year, it is significant to note that 5 is the Earth Element. Yes, you probably guessed it, earth changes! We have already experienced record breaking intensities of temperatures around the world, along with the increase of devastation through tornados and other natural phenomenon. Just as I was writing this, I noticed the phonetic structure of the word "devastation", and thought how it could be re-built into the words "Deva station". As yogis we know that the Devas are the creative divine light beings who are present in the ethers, and would like to be invited to Earth to lend a helping hand. Your prayer is their invitation.
Now is the time to connect with your tribal members who hold the values of conscious right action, so that you may be a part of the creative unfolding of the Aquarian Age. We are the ones we have been waiting for.


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You turned 3 years old last week. You are such a big boy now, and you are quick to remind us of that fact. We are so very proud of you.
There is hardly anything of the baby about you now.
I'm so thankful for the rocking chair that you aren't yet ready to give up. Even when it's the middle of the night and you want me to rock you, I do. Because, although you would never admit it, you are still my baby and I know those precious moments are numbered.
You had a wonderful birthday! Balloons, noise-makers, pizza, presents… all the good stuff that a little boy wants. And a cake from your mama that was built according to your specifications: dirt, a road, a fence, some trucks, some m&m's, and lots of "shiny" parts (frosting). :)
You received your "dream machine" from Grandma – a push lawnmower that you've had your eye on all summer:
You've been a handful lately, but you've had a lot going on. 3 looks like a lot of fun, but we know it can be difficult too, don't we? There's a lot expected of you, so many new things to learn about, endless questions that Mommy doesn't always know the answers to, and rules, rules, rules! You are not a big fan of all the rules! :)
But, you know what? You are doing a great job, and we will always love you and help you when you need us.
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Retrieve the focus regions configured on the camera.
#include <camera/camera_api.h>
camera_error_t camera_get_focus_regions(camera_handle_t handle, int numasked, int *numsupported, int *numreturned, camera_region_t *regions)
- handle
The handle returned by a call to the camera_open() function.
- numasked
The requested number of regions to return in the regions array. You can specify a value of zero to determine the number of supported focus regions available on the camera.
- numsupported
The pointer to an integer that is populated with the number of focus regions supported by the camera.
- numreturned
The pointer to an integer that is populated with the number of focus regions returned in the regions array.
- regions
A pointer to a camera_region_t array. The array is updated with the focus regions configured on the camera. Ensure that you create an array with the same number of elements as the numasked argument.
This function allows you to retrieve the configured autofocus grid from the camera. See camera_set_focus_regions() for details on configuring this grid. When regions are defined, the autofocus algorithm will give priority to focusing on objects in the defined areas.
The maximum number of supported focus regions is determined by checking the numsupported argument when the function completes successfully.
When calling this function, ensure that the regions argument points to an array which has at least the number of elements allocated as specified in the numasked argument. To determine an appropriate size for this array, you can invoke this function in presizing-mode by setting the numasked argument to 0 or regions argument set to NULL. When the function is invoked in this presizing-mode, the maximum array size required is returned in numsupported argument. You can then allocate an array of the appropriate size and invoke the function again with numasked argument set to the value returned previously in the numsupported argument.
CAMERA_OK when the function successfully completes, otherwise another camera_error_t value that provides the reason that the call failed.


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Create a world-class customer experience by providing passionate customer service and selling through customer engagement
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Overly Theoretical? Or a Valuable Science?
Gut health is key to animal performance – intestinal immunity and the intestinal barrier function are known to influence about three-quarters of an animal's total immunity.
With the shift away from antibiotic growth promoters, holistic approaches to animal husbandry have put the focus on improved farm management and biosecurity, along with the potential benefits of novel growth promoters. To understand what happens at the cellular level, animal science has turned to the "Omics" – an emerging field of technologies such as genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics. These so-called omicstechnologies have been applied to the study of antibiotic resistance and the effects of novel growth promoters on multi-resistance bacteria for instance. When gut health is compromised by poor nutrition or disease challenges, the animal's immune system kicks into gear, a biological response that diverts precious energy and nutrients – as much as 10% – away from growth performance.
By allowing animal performance parameters to be clearly linked to specific biological pathways through their related genes or proteins, the Omics open new frontiers linking veterinary health and animal nutrition. It also offers new ways of understanding how feed additives act in the gut and hence, their measurable effect on animal growth and maintenance.
Franz Waxenecker
Designing Novel Growth Promoters
Feed substances that contribute to inflammation control work by suppressing inflammatory responses, thereby allowing animals to channel greater energies towards weight gain.
Well-regulated inflammatory responses, gut health and growth performance go hand-in-hand. One reason for the success of AGPs such as cyclines and macrolides lies in their anti-inflammatory mechanisms. In vivo tests of potentially interesting feed compounds that can prove to successfully down-regulate inflammatory parameters such as biomarkers in the serum, feces and the intestines, can aid in the discovery and development of truly effective NGPs. Given the importance of inflammation regulation for growth performance, designing novel growth promoters through rational design, rather than relying on trial and error, can provide the industry with truly effective feed solutions while weaning off reliance on antibiotics in the longer term.
Theo Niewold
Metagenomics: From Nutrition to Disease Prevention
The animal gut microbiome consists of the gut microorganisms as well as their genomes and genes.
Understanding the relationship between microbiome and the host is key to unlocking strategies to counter diseases and improve animal health. Studying this relationship would involve testing whole populations of microorganisms in their natural habitats. For this, researchers have turned to non-culture approaches, such as metagenomics sequencing. In animal health, metagenomic analysis can be used to determine and resolving resistance of infectious pathogens that reduce overall performance. By identifying genes and virulence pathways, and the interaction with environmental changes, metagenomics could also be used to predict disease susceptibility and drug responses, and potentially inform genetic selection so as to reduce the cost of vaccines and antibiotics.
Alessandra De Cesare
Congratulations to Dr. Rudolf Krska of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), for his lifetime achievement in the field of mycotoxins research. Since 2013, Dr Krska is the most-cited author of scientific papers on the topic of mycotoxins in the past decade.
Mycotoxin Session
Global Food Security Threat
As the true scale of the mycotoxin threat to our food security becomes clearer, several trends point to a higher risk than ever before. Climate change, global trade in raw commodities and novel feed ingredients all contribute to greater mycotoxin contamination of feed. This, combined with the knowledge that even low levels of mycotoxins impair animal health and performance, deserve greater attention and further research.
Christopher Elliott
Punch to the Gut
Combinations and low levels of mycotoxin contamination commonly found on farms can impair GIT functionality. Research suggests that AFLA, DON and FUM have an impact on gut barrier integrity, nutrient digestion and absorption, and gut immunity—predisposing animals to infection and performance loss. In light of this evidence, the link between mycotoxin ingestion and gut health merits a closer look.
Todd Applegate
Enzymatic Detoxification
BIOMIN has pioneered the development of feed additives containing microbial enzymes that act in the GI tract to convert mycotoxins to nontoxic metabolites. This technology is exemplified by FUMzyme®, the only EUregistered, mycotoxindegrading enzyme commercially available. Given the advantages of enzymatic detoxification, one can expect it to play a key role in increasing the value and safety of animal feed in the years to come.
Dieter Moll
Understanding Tomorrow
There is an economic and moral obligation to address the crop losses due to mycotoxins in the context of chronic undernourishment among 12% of the world's population. Advanced LC-MS/MS technologies mark significant progress in terms of mycotoxin analysis. Still, 'masked' and lesser known 'emerging' mycotoxins are coming to the fore. Metabolomic analyses and an integrated approach to mycotoxin risk management promise to shape the future.
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Richard Ault, Blacksmith for the Berrien Minute Men
Richard H. Ault born in New York in 1820. He came to Lowndes County, GA some time before 1860 to make his home in the 1200 Georgia Militia District. In the 1860 census, R. H. Ault was single, living in the household of William Bradford and taking his mail at the Troupville post office. His trade was blacksmithing.
With the onset of the Civil War, Richard H. Ault enlisted with Levi J. Knight's company of Berrien Minute Men on August 1, 1861 at Savannah, GA. This was one of two companies of Berrien Minute Men and was designated at various times as Capt. Knight's Company, Capt. Wylly's Company, (Old) Company C, and (New) Company G, 29th Regiment Georgia Infantry.
Initially, the Campfires of the Berrien Minute Men were made as a company of the 13th Georgia Regiment. Later they were sent to Sapelo Island where they "regulated" into the 29th Georgia Regiment Volunteer Infantry. They subsequently served at gun batteries defending Savannah.
About this time, Richard Ault and Berrien Minute Men Company G were stationed at Lawton Battery on Smith's Island (Barnwell Island), with the Savannah River Batteries, Col. Edward. C. Anderson, commanding. While Col. Anderson would have been glad to be rid of Company G's captain Levi J. Knight, Jr., he didn't want to let go of his skilled blacksmiths. The rest of the 29th Georgia Regiment was at Causton's Bluff.
Battery Lawton was armed with "one thirty-two pounder rifle gun,one forty-two-pounder smooth-bore, two eight-inch, and two ten-inch columbiads" which, along with the guns at Battery Cheves, and Battery Lee, thoroughly commanded the river.
Military records notate that Richard H. Ault was discharged by civil authority at Savannah on August 19, 1862, but on September 7 he was recalled by order of the Adjutant General.
In October, 1863 it appears there was a request that Pvt. Ault be detailed first to the Washington Artillery, SC, and second to Macon Arsenal. The Rebel Archives in the Record Division of the War Department show that Col. Edward C. Anderson, commander of the river batteries at Savannah requested that the detachment of R. H. Ault be reconsidered. At Battery Lawton, the Berrien Minute Men Company C had only three blacksmiths, Thomas J. Palin, Samuel Palin and Richard H. Ault. The two Palin men had already been pulled from the Berrien Minute Men and detailed as blacksmiths for other units. The relationship between the two Palin men is not known; both men deserted Confederate service in 1864, swore allegiance to the United States and were released north of the Ohio River. Thomas J. Palin was a Canadian who had come to Berrien County before the War. In the 1860 census T. J. Palin was a fellow boarder along with Levi J. Knight, Jr. (nephew of Captain Levi J. Knight) in the household of William Y. Hill. In 1861, Hill served as Ensign in Captain L. J. Knight's company of Berrien Minute Men.
Protesting the detachment of blacksmith Ault, on October 17, 1863 Col. E. C. Anderson wrote to the Assistant Adjutant General, Captain William W. Gordon.
Savannah River Batteries Oct 17, 1863
Capt W W Gordon
The enclosed papers were handed me by Capt Carroll having been received by him under cover direct from Charleston.
I would respectfully represent that private R H Ault is the only Blacksmith left me in the Company, private T Palin having already been detailed to Lt Col Cuyler at Macon and more recently private Saml Palin transferred to the Engineer troops here. Capt Carrolls Company is posted on Smith's Island, Lawton Battery. There is a constant use for a Blacksmith at this post & I respectfully ask that private Ault may not be taken from me.
Very Respectfully
Edward Anderson
Col. Cmdy
Head Quarters
Department of South Carolina, Ga. & Fla.
Charleston, S.C. Oct. 10th 1863
Special Orders,
No. 206
I. The following named men are detailed to report as follows:
Pvt A. H. Ault Co "G" 29th Ga. Vols until 31st Dec. prox. without pay or allowances to report to Lt. Col. R. M. Cuyler, Macon Arsenal.
By command of General Beauregard
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