Friday, June 27, 2008

Smoking Hot Needles: Half a blanket ...

-ne In an effort to leverage my bet on lower oil prices, I increased my overdraft (which costs me only 5% p.a.) and purchased Kesem Optzia Neft Put 20 which pays the difference between 70 $ per barrel and the Brent Nov 17 futures price on the ILO exchange. (2) Conventional oil supply may decline but tar sands in Canada, Venezuelan heavy oils, and shale oil in the USA will make up all the decline. (4) Oil purchases by China and India will decrease because their internal demand is subsidized. Demand is growing only where oil products are subsidized, in the rest of the world it is dead. All this activity is fast changing the oil market and lowering prices.
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Not fully cleaned up yet but - A very important piece of the puzzle
http://www.secinfo.com/d111wf.5w.htm
Committee of Concerned Maxxam Shareholders · DEFC14A · Maxxam Inc · On 5/9/00

Filed On 5/9/00 · SEC File 1-03924 · Accession Number 1083040-0-26

5/09/00 Committee of Concer..Shareholders DEFC14A
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Reasons for Electing Independent Directors
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[PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A MENU FROM WHICH TO PICK AND CHOOSE ONE OR MORE MEDITATIONS. PLEASE DO NOT THINK YOU HAVE TO PRAY ALL OF IT. PLEASE THINK OF IT AS A BUFFET OF THE DIFFERENT FLAVORS OF CHRISTIANITY. IT IS HOPED THAT ALL WILL PRAY THE COLLECT, REFLECT ON THE DAY'S SCRIPTURES AND PRAY THE ANGLICAN CYCLE OF PRAYER. AFTER THAT, YOUR CHOICE. THANK YOU]

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Blessed are those for whom Easter is...
not a hunt, but a find;
not a greeting, but a proclamation;
not outward fashions, but inward grace;
not a day, but an eternity.

Collect

O God, you have prepared for those who love you such good things as surpass our understanding: Pour into our hearts such love towards you, that we, loving you in all things and above all things, may obtain your promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.


Today's Scripture http://www.satucket.com/lectionary/

AM Psalm 119:97-120
Baruch 3:24-37; James 5:13-18; Luke 12:22-31


From Forward Day by Day: http://www.forwardmovement.org/todaysreading.cfm

Luke 12:22-31. Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

One Lent, I decided to give up anxiety. My discipline was to make mental note of what made me anxious and offer it to God. I thought such a discipline would not be difficult for one with regular prayer time and whose worries were minor compared to the needs of the world. Was I ever wrong! That season I became aware how often I fretted over something. Should we buy a sound system for the church? Were my children doing what they should? What's for dinner? Should I have given the homeless man more money? How much should our parish give to outreach? How can we be peacemakers? You get the idea. I realized anxiety rather than prayer was my rule of life.


The good news was that in realizing how much of my day was filled with mind clutter and self-judgment, I could take small steps to let it go. No, my children are probably not living up to their potential. Who is? Peace in the Middle East? Get moving, say your prayers, pay attention to the news, act. And most of all, look around. Take a breath. See God's world which offers so many signs of his power, care, and love.


Today we remember: http://satucket.com/lectionary/Calendar.htm

[Martyrs of Sudan]
Psalms 109, 110, 111, 116:10-17
Wisdom 3:1-9; Hebrews 10:32-39; Matthew 24:9-14

O God, the One who is steadfast in the midst of persecution, by your providence the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church: Grant that we who remember before you the blessed martyrs of the Sudan, may, like them, be steadfast in our faith in Jesus Christ, to whom they refuse to abandon, even in the face of death, and by their sacrifice brought forth a plentiful harvest, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Eve of Ascension:
PM Psalm 68:1-20
2 Kings 2:1-15; Rev. 5:1-14


Today in the Anglican Cycle of Prayer we pray for the Diocese of Northern Mexico (Mexico)
http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/index.cfm


Carmelite.com: Reflections http://www.carmelite.com/spirituality/reflection.php

In the evening of this life you will be examined in love. Learn then to love as God desires to be loved and abandon your own ways of acting.
St John of the Cross
Sayings of Light and Love, 60.


Reading from the Desert Christians http://www.cin.org/dsrtftin.html

When abba Macarius was in Egypt, he found a man who had brought a beast to his cell and he was steeling his possessions. He went up to the thief as though he were a traveller who did not live there and helped him to load the beast and led him on his way in peace, saying to himself, We brought nothing into this world
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-ne Thanks for stopping by, (I promise I won't do this again and call it a post) 1 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 2 Canada Nanaimo, British Columbia 3 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 4 United Kingdom 5 Spain Collblanch Y La Torrassa, Cataluna 6 United Kingdom Harrogate, Leeds 7 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 8 United States Northwood, Ohio 9 United States Rochester, New York 10 United States Augusta, West Virginia 11 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 12 Canada Thunder Bay, Ontario 13 Italy Venice, Veneto 14 United States Salt Lake City, Utah 15 United States Killeen, Texas 16 United States San Diego, California 17 United Kingdom Kingswood, South Gloucestershire 18 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 19 United States Atlanta, Georgia 20 United States Boone, Iowa 21 United States Lithonia, Georgia 22 Greece Sna, Lakonia 23 United States Portland, Oregon 24 United Arab Emirates Dubai, Dubayy 25 Canada London, Ontario 26 Malaysia Klang, Selangor 27 Australia Ashfield, New South Wales 28 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 29 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 30 United States Washington, District of Columbia 31 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 32 Canada New Glasgow, Nova Scotia 33 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 34 Canada Nelson House, Manitoba 35 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 36 United States 37 United Kingdom Newark Upon Trent, Nottingham 38 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 39 United States Boone, Iowa 40 Canada The Pas, Manitoba 41 Canada New Glasgow, Nova Scotia 42 Canada Thunder Bay, Ontario 43 Canada York Factory, Manitoba 44 Canada York Factory, Manitoba 45 Japan Saga 46 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 47 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 48 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 49 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 50 Canada Thunder Bay, Ontario 51 United States Salem, New Hampshire 52 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 53 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 54 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 55 United States Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 56 France 57 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 58 Japan Tokyo 59 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 60 United Kingdom Kingswood, South Gloucestershire 61 United States Piketon, Ohio 62 Canada Thunder Bay, Ontario 63 United States Houston, Texas 64 Canada York Factory, Manitoba 65 Canada Thunder Bay, Ontario 66 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 67 United Kingdom 68 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 69 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 70 United States 71 Ireland Dundalk, Louth 72 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 73 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 74 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 75 Canada New Glasgow, Nova Scotia 76 United States Boone, Iowa 77 Canada Thunder Bay, Ontario 78 Japan Hattanda, Yamaguchi 79 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 80 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 81 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 82 Canada Thunder Bay, Ontario 83 Canada Coquitlam, British Columbia 84 United States Jacksonville, Florida 85 Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba 86 United Kingdom 87 Unknown Country ?
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or rather the squares to knit it, can be found in the Barbara Walker Mosaic Knitting book. You only knit garter stitch, RS and WS, you just have to slip some stitches. and you thought I didn't get any knitting done! I decided to make Hannah's Magic Mosaic Blanket NOT with 63 squares, but with 40 squares. I just couldn't stand the thought of the never ending squares lining up to be knitted. You count black or white squares and knit accordingly. Anyway, after I've agreed with myself, that 40 is a much more realistic and human number, the knitting got easier. (I love my little camera with all it's - to me - hidden features) ... I try to knit two squares a week. She's knitting this blanket too. I think we even have the same amount of squares finished, but she's way faster than I am, and knits one sweater after another as well. I wanted to give it another chance and knit on, but in the end I knew it's not going to happen.
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The Digital Guy: Part 1 of 2 DONE!!

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One night, after a beer party, the Danes settled in the hall for
sleep; they knew no sorrows. The evil creature, grim and hungry,
grabbed thirty warriors and went home laughing. At dawn, when the
Danes learned of Grendel's strength, there was great weeping. The old
king sat sadly, crying for his men. Bloody footprints were found. That
was bad enough, but the following night Grendel killed more-- blinded
by sin, he felt no remorse. (You can bet the survivors started
sleeping elsewhere.) So Grendel ruled, fighting right, one against
many, and the greatest hall in all the earth stood empty at night.
Twelve years this went on, Hrothgar suffering the greatest of sorrows.
Poets sang sad songs throughout the world, how Grendel tormented
Hrothgar; how no warrior, no matter how brave, could kill Grendel. How
Grendel wasn't about to stop, or pay damages. Grendel kept ambushing
from his lair, the moors which lay in perpetual darkness. Then, the
cruelest of all injuries, he moved into the hall-- stayed there every
night (though God would never allow such an evil thing to actually
touch the throne). Hrothgar was broken; council after council proposed
what to do against the attacks. They even went to heathen temples,
worshipped idols, and called to the Devil for help. The Danes forgot
God. (Woe be to those who go to the fire's embrace, even in great
distress-- There is no consolation there.) No counselor, no warrior
could destroy the evil. They wept and seethed. Beowulf Hears of
Grendel But a warrior of Hygelac's heard of Grendel's doings; he was
the strongest of men alive in that day, mighty and noble. That man
called for a ship, said he would cross the ocean and help the king who
needed help. Wise men urged him to that adventure though he was dear
to them. They examined omens and whetted him on. So the good Geat
chose the bravest warriors, fourteen of them, and that crafty sailor
led them to the land's brim, to the ship. They readied the ship on the
waves under the cliffs and the warriors stood at the prow as the water
wound against the sand. The warriors bore into the ship's bosom bright
weapons, fitted armor. The men shoved the well-braced ship out on the
journey they'd dreamed of. The foamy-necked ship went out like a bird
so that the next day its curved prow had gone so far that the
seafarers saw land, shining shore cliffs and steep mountains. Their
journey was already over and the Geat warriors pulled their ship to
the shore and stood on land in their rattling shirts, their
war-clothes. They thanked God for an easy trip. From his wall the
sea-guard of the Danes, protector of the cliffs, saw bright shields
and ready war dress coming over the gang plank and he wondered who
those men were. Hrothgar's warrior rode to shore on his horse. Shaking
a mighty spear, he spoke: Who are you, in armor, who come over the

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Content: Hurricane Ivan left tourism outlook bleak in the western Fl panhandle where summer is the peak season. Panhandle resort communities east of Navarre Beach, however, survived Ivan with relatively little damage. The info is current Jan 25, 2005 The author is informing about the destruction of Florida beaches and loss caused by Ivan.
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-ne * Spent the day in our Western office. I visited the new office space being prepped, and sat in on a meeting with the people providing the new telephone system.
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-ne The Monroe County Public Library opposes government supported internet filters becuase they think that it will block out potentially vital information for people doing research. I personally think that it is unfiar to have internet filters at the library becuase it is a violation of our first ammendment right.
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-ne Whew...after months of work and studing and practice tests, I have completed my first round of A Certification. This round of tests consisted of 80 questions randomly selected from a number of areas ranging from hardware installation, to internal functions and how they work.
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Sunday, June 15, 2008

The kettz zone: Eu

-ne Vuelve la Terapia Hormonal (TH ) durante la Transición Menopausica y la Postmenopausia ( por recomendación de la Sociedad Internacional de Menopausia, el Colegio Americano de Ginecólogos y Obstetras así como de la Sociedad Norteamericana de Menopausia ) Jaime Urdinola M.D. Colombia La TH regresa nuevamente a la escena, indicada en mujeres durante su transición menopáusica así como en la postmenopausia, de acuerdo con la recomendación actualizada de la Sociedad Internacional de Menopausia ( IMS ) 1, el Colegio Americano de Ginecólogos y Obstetras ( ACOG ) 2 , así como de la Sociedad Norteamericana de Menopausia ( NAMS ) 3 y del pronunciamiento de la Asociación Colombiana de Menopausia ( ACM ) 4 que considera que la TH es Calidad de Vida. La aparición de riesgo significativo desde el primer año de uso sugiere que el exceso de cancer de seno surge de los sesgos de observación y que no fue inducido realmente por las hormonas. - En los estudios observacionales se prescribieron las hormonas a mujeres que se encontraban en la transición de la menopausia, la mayoría de las cuales se encontraba sintomática y que tenían 55 años o menos de edad al momento de iniciar el tratamiento. En ausencia de nueva información relevante sobre THR iniciada durante la transición menopáusica ( sin que se opongan los datos positivos de las mujeres jóvenes que participaron en el estudio de la WHI sólo con estrógenos ), el Comité Ejecutivo recomienda la continuación de la practica global aceptada, que incluye el uso de estrógenos con gestágeno o de sólo estrógenos en el caso de mujeres con histerectomía, para el alivio de los síntomas de la menopausia o de los síntomas urogenitales, para evitar la pérdida ósea y las fracturas y la atrofia del tejido conectivo o del epitelio. Con la WHI se aprecia la tendencia continuada de los efectos contradictorios sobre el cancer de seno ( un pequeño aumento absoluto en el grupo de estrógenos con gestágeno y una disminución del riesgo en el grupo con sólo estrógenos ) y la disminución del riesgo de cancer de colon y de fracturas óseas, incluyendo las fracturas de cadera. El péndulo de la opinión popular se ha desplazado con la aparición de los resultados de la WHI, desde el mito equivocado que los estrógenos eran la panacea para una variedad de enfermeda-des hasta la asustadora creencia de hace poco, que ahora son un anatema aún para tratar condiciones como las oleadas de calor. Aunque se considera que las terapias hormonales no se deben utilizar sólo para la prevención de enfermedades, existen instancias en las que la prevención es un beneficio secundario para la mujer tomando hormonas para los síntomas vasomotores, como la prevención de la osteoporosis o bajo circunstancias limitadas- no como la primera elección-, en aquella mujer con depresión leve a moderada. Ejemplo: 44 por 10 000 por año , - riesgo relativo ( RR ) Incidencia en los expuestos dividida por la incidencia en los no expuestos Ejemplo: ( 44 por 10 000 por año ) / ( 22 por 10 000 por año ) = 2.0 - riesgo atribuible ( RA ) Incidencia en los expuestos menos incidencia en los no expuestos Ejemplo: ( 44 por 10 000 por año) - ( 22 por 10 000 por año ) = 22 por 10 000 por año - número necesario para tratar ( NNT ) Número de individuos que deben ser tratados con una intervención durante un periodo especifico de tiempo, para prevenir 1 resultado desfavorable o para obtener el resultado de 1 evento favorable Ejemplo: 1 dividido por ( incidencia en los expuestos menos incidencia en los no expuestos ) = 1/0.0022 = 454 Aclara los riesgos en contexto, de acuerdo con la definición del CIOMS ( Council for Internacional Organizations of Medical Sciences = Consejo para las Organizaciones Internacionales de Ciencias Médicas ), de la siguiente forma: · admi- nistracion diaria de estrógenos, añadiendo el gestageno en una secuencia determinada - TE/TEG sistémica Preparaciones de TE / TEG con efecto sistémico - TE local Preparaciones de TE que tienen predominantemente un efecto local no sistemico Recomendaciones de la NAMS no incluídas dentro de las anteriores de la IMS y del ACOG: I- No existe evidencia suficiente en relación a la seguridad endometrial, para recomendar el uso de ciclos largos de gestágeno ( cada 3-6 meses durante 12 a 14 días ), el uso de un dispositivo intrauterino que contenga gestágeno o estrógenos de baja dosis con gestágeno, como alternativas frente a los regímenes estándar de TEG. II- La menopausia prematura y la falla ovárica precoz son condiciones asociadas con un comienzo más temprano de osteoporosis y de enfermedad cardíaca coronaria, aunque no existan datos claros sobre la forma en que la TE ó la TEG reducen la morbilidad o la mortalidad de estas condiciones.
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-ne 扁:國民黨黨國不分 3個月改黨徽 否則泛綠過半改國徽 記者朱蒲青/台北報導 陳水扁總統21日晚間再度拋出新議題,他表示,國民黨過去執政始終黨國不分,黨徽和國徽混淆用在不同的場合。他手舉國旗、三軍旗和消防旗等7張旗幟當例證,要求國民黨應該在3個月內更改黨徽的樣式,去除黨國不分現象,否則他希望選民支持民進黨的立委候選人,讓泛綠可以年底立委選舉過半,修改國徽法,排除人民團體和政黨使用國徽,以正視聽。 21日晚間陳水扁總統的平安幸福助選團抵達台北縣新莊體育場,除了再次提及柔性政變的議題以外,更準備了演說道具,顯然有備而來。只見陳總統高舉分別畫了一個「國民黨黨徽」和一個「中華民國國徽」的道具表示,長久以來國民黨黨國不分,在許多場合黨徽和國徽混淆使用,例如警察所掛的警徽,竟然不是用中華民國國徽為標誌,而是採用國民黨的黨徽,就算國民黨說這些旗幟使用的不是黨徽,但是不僅民眾分不出來,甚至仔細看國民黨的黨徽還比國徽大,哪有這種道理。 在支持者的汽笛聲中,陳總統另外還出示他個人、夫人吳淑珍分、副總統呂秀蓮、中華奧委會主席黃大洲別在希臘雅典奧運、雅典帕運之後,與多人簽名的「中華奧會會旗梅花旗」合照,陸軍總司令、海軍總司令的軍旗和內政部警政署的警徽,大聲質疑國民黨黨徽為何會變成國徽? 總統說,這種現象不應該也不合民主常態。既然現階段國民黨黨徽和中華民國國徽容易讓人弄錯,那麼他給國民黨3個月時間修改黨徽作明確的區隔,以避免再騙人、竊國。陳水扁說,如果國民黨不改的話也沒有關係,等到12月11日泛綠成為國會多數時再來修改國徽法。 陳總統指出,民國17年通過的中華民國國徽國旗法,由於不是民主時代,因此,以國民黨黨徽變成類似的國徽。7、8十年來,大家都搞不清楚國徽,「阿扁有時也搞不清楚,包括軍中、警界都把黨徽當成國徽」。如今台灣完成政黨輪替已邁入第五年,國民黨應該放棄黨國一家的封建思維,黨不是國、國也不是黨,中華民國主權不屬於任何政黨、不屬於個人。 在柔性政變說還讓藍營不暇接招之際,陳水扁又迅速出招,為年底立委選戰再掀一個新議題的高潮,接下來藍營和各方候選人如何應對接招,勢必將成為下一波選舉論戰的焦點。 閱讀延伸: 柔性政變?蔣仲苓怒指扁滿口謊言 要求電視前公開對質2004/11/21 10:55 記者陳賜政/台北報導 被陳水扁總統暗指柔性政變的前國防部長蔣仲苓21日舉行記者會,強烈指責陳水扁說謊,信口開河,亂戴帽子、挑撥離間國軍退役及現役袍澤,對國家及軍人團結造成傷害。他要求湯曜明、李傑等人站出來,也願意與陳水扁公開在電視前公開對質。 陳總統昨天說,321和324這兩件柔性政變時間、地點及當事人已經查得很清楚,相關當事人也已承認,他特別提起兩個人,一位是前總政治作戰部主任許歷農,為何走向街頭?一位做過國防部長,322也走向街頭,他的另一身分是國民黨的副主席,非常不可思議。但有人要對號入座,他也沒辦法。不過,陳總統所指副主席的蔣仲苓已在第一時間回應,並在今天召開記者會,砲火猛烈直指陳總統說謊。 蔣仲苓今天在記者會主要有3點訴求,第一是否認總統的政變說法,並嚴厲抨擊陳總統亂扣帽子,其次是希望前國防部長湯曜明與國防部長李傑出面說明,為他證明,同時希望國軍能夠站出來支持他的說法。 蔣仲苓今天說陳總統提到前國防部長、擔任過國民黨副主席人士涉入所謂柔性政變,這位人士應就是指他,因此,他公開宣布,絕無此事,沒有退伍將領策動柔性政變、沒有退伍將領要求現役將領裝病、住院、辭職等情事。 蔣仲苓表示,陳總統為了爭取選票,說了不少謊言,信口開河,他應立即拿出証據交給檢調單位查辦,他本人如有違反國法,絕不迴避。 蔣仲苓說,國軍歷經抗戰、保台,最重視的是榮譽,陳水扁挑撥離開分化國軍退役及現役袍澤、亂戴帽子,對軍人及軍人團結已造成傷害,湯曜明,李傑應站出來,不能任陳水扁胡說八道,他可以與陳水扁公開對質。 蔣仲苓說,國軍將領都從槍林彈雨出來的,共過患難,一生奉獻國家,從不變節投降,效忠中華民國,他呼籲所有軍人團結一致,效忠國家。 12月即將舉行立委選舉投開票,蔣仲苓特別呼籲政府不應藉任何理由,限制軍人投票權,希望每個軍人能投出自己的一票。 新黨主席郁慕明則替前行政院輔導會主任委員許歷農發言指出,陳總統所謂柔性政變說法,是選舉考量,目的在轉移選舉焦點,因此,不隨之起舞,許歷農回國後將依法辦理。 http://www.ettoday.com/image/i885988.jpg
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SteelRider2: What do WE have have to do...

-ne So this morning I read a 47 page article, Aborted Fetal Cell Line Vaccines and The Catholic Family: An Appeal to the National Catholic Bioethics Center and the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Seems, indeed it is true, aborted babies were used in developing the Varicella and Rubella vaccines.So I will try and summarize the article without plagerizing to the best of my ability.The first dirived vaccine is the Rubella, dirivative of RA273 ((Rubella, Abortus, 27, 3rd tissue explant)). Another rubella strain was developed in Great Britian and it's came from a baby boy, scientifically refered to as MRC-5.The only Rubella vaccine option today not tied to these two aborted babies is still awaiting FDA approval. There is another varicella vaccine, HPV-77, which is dirived from animal cell, but this option is not on the market.What I gleened from the article is that babies were sought after if they were believed to be infected with the disease researchers were hoping to issolate for vaccine development. The aborted fetal cell lines are not immortal and additional tissue from aborted babies is being used to create new vaccines and sustain the existing ones4. The use of the vaccines provide financial incentive and support for further research and vaccine developement using aborted babies8.
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Here's just a small list of companies that have already started blogging:Apple, General Motors, Google, GreenPeace, Republican National Party, Democratic National Party, CNN, NASA, Microsoft, and about 86,400 other people each dayAccording to the latest Pew Internet & American Life Survey: * 11% of net users have read blogs or 12 million American adults * 2-7% have created blogs (2.4 – 8.4M blogs) 2005: One new blog created just about every second, every day (86,400 seconds in a day) * Blog readership was up 58% in 2004 (27% of all Internet users) * 12% of Internet users have posted comments or other material on blogsTune in next time for reason #2.
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Economic Moderate (50% permissive) You are best described as a: Centrist Link: The Politics Test on Ok CupidAlso: The OkCupid Dating Persona TestInterestingly, they also asked some social issue questions coupled with a who did you vote for in 2004 for President.Here are there results:How People Came Down On The Issues 42% pro-choice 27% pro-death penalty 35% for gun control 28% against the War on Drugs 15% for the War on IraqElection breakdown:KERRY: 216,688 BUSH: 112,811Let me help interpret this...58% are Pro-Life out of a group of people composed of almost 2/3rds Democrats!
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But the following was at least less of a whitewash (pun intended):Emergency Declared After Anti-Nazi RiotsOct 16 12:27 AM US/EasternBy JOHN SEEWERAssociated Press WriterTOLEDO, OhioA crowd protesting a white supremacists' march Saturday turned violent, throwing baseball-sized rocks at police, vandalizing vehicles and stores, and setting fire to a neighborhood bar, authorities said.When Mayor Jack Ford and a local minister tried to calm the rioting, they were cursed for allowing the march, and Ford said a masked gang member threatened to shoot him.At least 65 people were arrested and several police officers were injured before calm was restored about four hours later.Ford blamed the rioting on gangs taking advantage of a volatile situation. said White, 29.That last comment - expressing an apparently common sentiment amongst the rioters - is what could be called the Racist's Veto, a variation of the Ignoramus's Veto, which is itself a variation of the Heckler's Veto. A timeline of events shows the Nazis marched non-violently for less than 80 minutes and left, after which violent protesters began a senseless riot that 3 hours later was still out of control:Many of the firefighters are wearing bulletproof vests. You know, a world where the headlines read Emergency Declared After Anti-Pinko Riots or Ohio Residents Clash With Neo-Panthers Group and the focus is on how the Pinkos and the Allah-Lovin Brothas bring violence on themselves with their negative messages.
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Are we willing to not give people the finger when the get too close or honk at us.What does the cycling industry have to do to sell more bikes. Part of the answer is going to come from how innovative the bike industry is at developing its product and marketing its product. In my mind cyclings biggest negative is cyclists (well some of cyclists) Those arrogant condesending folks that think you must ride at 27 plus mph on every ride, that think you must have a 000 plus machine before you are accepted into their group. They never agree to hold a bike rodeo at a local elementary school on a Saturday instead of going on their long ride.
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Sunday, May 25, 2008

On and off the Track: Baseball and running?????

-ne Jack Taschner followed Chulk, allowing only a groundball basehit up the middle, while getting 2 groundball outs and 1 flyball out.
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is the name given to a community where the people who cut sugar cane live. There can be many separate bateys just a few kilometers from each other and some are much poorer than others. (I think the ones we visited are not considered to be that poor.) A lot of the cane is owned by a company called Central Romana and entire bateys either work for El Romana or for smaller, private owners. Women cook over fires which hurts their lungs and children sit outside chewing on cane. The bateys where the caña is owned by smaller, private owners (and also some of El Romana) have houses that would not even been deemed acceptable sheds in the US. Many of the people who cut cane and live in the bateys are Haitian. It used to be that most worked cutting cane but now the production of cane is decreasing and more and more are working in construction. And looking around the bateys, I must admit that one of my first thoughts was how much blacker the people were than in most towns; At the batey La Higuera we saw the way they cut cane, how the oxen pull big trains/carts of it to the weighing station, and how they weigh it. They pay workers 80-100 pesos per ton of cane (about .50-). It is very hard work and many of the workers don’t use gloves so the cane cuts up their hands. Then, I saw a dark spot on my mosquito net and realized the rat had climbed up the net and was now sitting at the top of it, weighing it down. After about another hour of hide and seek where I laid curled up in a ball afraid the rat might make it inside my net somehow, I think I saw the rat leave. Knowing that you will spend two years like this, trying to make this country your home but always being the foreigner, the outsider who will never fit in and will never truly understand what it feels like to be a Dominican…it’s hard to know this and be comfortable with the concept. I will always have a safety net that I can fall into if something were to happen, will always be able to buy food-even if my money runs out before the end of the month, and will be able to receive medical care.
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Guide in Wedding Here are the required items and fees: You can buy these at SW of Prontera: The NPC where can you buy these: Male1,300,000zx1 Tuxedox1 Diamond Ring Female1,200,000zx1 Wedding Dressx1 Diamond Ring After gathering the required items, proceed to the Prontera Church / The Sanctuary (NE of Prontera). Groom Ring: (This is mine ^^ Notes: Your Wedding Sprites will be on for 1 hour. You will be walking for half of your normal speed.Skills: Romantic Rendezvous (I'm Missing You) Loving Touch (I'll save you if you are in danger) Undying Love (I'll sacrifice myself for you) After wedding, you can visit the Honeymoon Place known as Jawaii.. You can buy some Memory of Wedding at Jawaii which costs 50,000z each.The Memory of Wedding can change your sprites into Wedding Dress' and Tuxedo.(Don't use it when you are STILL in Wedding Dress' and Tuxedo costumes). Memory of Wedding NPC: Memory of Wedding: II.
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Its up to u to put your statpoint on wherever u want....but initially ill state them in lvl of importance in WOE1-DEX = Sniper is all about DEX it ups your damage,almost ALL skill damage,and gives u hit,this is y Sniper are defined as cheap...coz it up your HIT , your ATK, and your casting time.2-VIT= now i put vit in second place,u WILL need vit if u want to survive WOE....pots healing rate depends on this,hp oso,and status ailment....having 60 is a good asset if u want to fight freaking hammering WS's3-AGI=now i put agi below vit,becoz in WOE u will get MOBBED....no way u can flee...forget those mocking mufflers...and those yoyo cards as well...there is no way u can have enuf flee to dodge...even sinX nowadays give up on dodging put this up for some aspd....for faster skill spam...tats all bout it4-INT=okie....int is a bit important....but really minimize it...coz u have honey in WOE...and u wont need int...the MDEF is worthless....u will still die if u get spawn in a SG lvl10.5-STR=more str more pots....tats all i gotta say6=LUK= LUK is important for Snipers that mainly use SS. Among the best are Land mine ankle snare Combustion mine...and maybe shockwave,thought i doubt it.if u have int 99 Land mine and Combustions can do some serious damage....which can at least make the enemy waste their pots/honey/watever.3-Status effect=these SNipers have incredible aspd and use bows such as savage babe and magnolia,and these are the only Snipers tat are allowed to attack ....mainly they will try to shoot low vit characters like wiz...and....uh....wiz only i think .....if u wan to become this Sniper, get ready with a hand messager coz your hands will be numb by the end of WOE.4-Wiz support= these Sniper use wind arrow and breaks frost enemy in a running SG (hopefully a lvl10)this is wat makes being in an SG so painful,getting hit by SG with 2000 damage,getting frost,then getting hit by an element SS for 5000 ...then get frost back by SG........these Snipers up dex agi and luk for increase of crit chances.5-AttackSniper= FA Snipers are wat we call it,these Snipers are unussualy quite useful in attacking other guilds,as a well timed FA lex can cause pain ful damage and kill any job class with 10k hp and below (god bless us ,no assump in WOE ) oh one more....they have 11k hp....and 80 vit so they can whisttand SG lvl10 by drinking those pots like a drunkard.Its all up2u,if u wan to bring a Sniper to WOE....take one role only...but ussualy Sniper are for defence,coz they just die in SG with their pathetic hp....tats all i have to say, proness is not by your stat,its by your skills,and your hand speed...dun forget tat Sniper must bring with them royal jelly till 89% weight in WOE...coz they have low sp and hp....Snipers, natural enemy ?
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Maybe he will cause a revolution and wake up baseball people.The amount of pitches he throws is akin to running mileage. Think about it, a starter throws 100 pitches at high intensity for a game. The vast amounts of pitches and the long toss he does probably goes a long way to giving him arm strength/endurance that American pitchers seemingly lack.One thing that has always made me wonder is, do you ever see a pitcher cool down after a start? I had a brief discussion on baseball pitchers and how they throw with an expert in biomechanics a couple months ago and it was very interesting. Basically, he broke down all the wrong things that he's seen baseball coaches over the years try and teach their pitchers. For example, there was a craze for a couple years where coaches would teach pitchers to make their arm, on the follow through, swing across their body and basically try and get it to the opposite leg or around there. You don't actively make your leg cycle through on recovery, it does it naturally (and faster than if you tried to do it) because of a correct hip extension/push off phase.The braves of the 90s, early 2000s and there pitching mastermind similarly went against the norm and look at their results. This could be because the braves had their pitchers actually pitch more than other teams. For example, the day after Tom Glavine pitched 131 pitches in a game, he threw long toss from 60 to 120 ft at 75-80%, then 20min off the mound, 20 min of running, then leg exercises, stretching and arm strengthening drills with a 2.5lb baseball. Another team's renowned orthopedist told pitchers to pitch through the pain of shoulder injuries to break adhesions (they just ended up breaking their shoulders).Just something to think about.
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GPUC NEWS: Week of October 15-21

The RUT/MIDs also trading up with small cap value leading.Strongest sectors- airlines, homies, retail, financials and utils while metals, oils, drugs, emerging markets and large cap value lags.Key stocks- half are in the green including DECK ISRG NVDA GRMN UA AAPL GS COST MO MSFT while the losers include MA BG POT RIMM XOM CROX ICE and MTW;NYSE internals - 600 net losers;NAZ internals -130 net losers;NDX internals -60 WINNERS;OEX internals- 50 WINNERS;IBD 100- 30 WINNERS;BIGGEST WINNERS- CRNT CYNO ISRG NVDA VMW GRMN BDK ORCL WFC MRK DIS AES XRX ETR GS LVLT ROST SNDK XMSR SPLS MNST LOW;BIGGEST LOSERS- MICC SEPR SGP ERIC RIMM ESRX EBAY MXIM NXY COP SLB CVX WY EP MMM FSTR LIFC VSEC OII BTJ EXM MR DSX;VIX index FLAT and about 20% above the 10 day SMA;Up volume- 320M Down volume 380M so just slightly more to the downside;TRIN .91 and its been down each of the last 5 days- BUY SIGNAL along with VIX and 2 day RSI signals;NYSE new highs-14NYSE new lows-170NAZ new highs-45NAZ new lows-282Markets actually looking pretty good as they improve as I type.
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(6PM-License Committee Meeting, 6:45PM-Presentation to 2007 Babe Ruth League Champs)REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2007, 7:00 PM, PETER J. MCCARREN MEMORIAL CHAMBERS, EVERETT, MAPUBLIC HEARINGS1. A0318-07 To all parties interested in the petition of National Grid for the installation of one (1) new 35' Class 4 J.O. Pole #44-84 and appurtenances in the sidewalk of Lynn Street.COMMUNICATIONS FROM HIS HONOR THE MAYOR2. A0325-07 Order/s/Alderman Joseph McGonagle, as PresidentTo accept the donation to the City Council Celebration Committee of an American Flag from RF Walsh Project Management, Inc., HMFH Architects, Inc. and Suffolk Construction Company.3. A0326-07 /s/Communication and ReappointmentSubject to confirmation by the Honorable Board of Aldermen, and pursuant to Chapter Two, Section 2-31 (5) c. of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Everett, I hereby reappoint John Juliano to the Everett Historical Commission for a term ending September 2010. 4. A0327-07 Order/s/Communication and ReappointmentSubject to confirmation by the Honorable Board of Aldermen, and pursuant to Chapter Two, Section 2-31 (5) c. of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Everett, I hereby reappoint Rosemary Catterson to the Everett Historical Commission for a term ending September 2010.PAPERS FROM THE COMMON COUNCIL5. C0232-07 Ordinance/s/Councilor Millie J. CardelloTo amend the service zone at 72 Ferry Street, from 24 hours to Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with favorable recommendation from Traffic Commission. (Ordained, sent down for ordainment)6. A0037-07 Ordinance/s/Aldermen Joseph McGonagle and L. Charles DiPerriTo increase lot size and frontage for residential properties; with a recommendation from the Rules & Ordinances Committee that residential lots and frontage requirements in existence prior to the passage of this ordinance shall be exempt for a period of five (5) years from the date of passage of this ordinance, but shall conform to the requirements in effect prior to passage of this ordinance. (Enrolled as amended, in concurrence, sent up for ordainment, as amended.)7. C0298-07 Order/s/Councilor James KeaneThat the City of Everett form a Charter Review Committee to be placed on the ballot for the November 2009 Election. (Passed sent up for concurrence)PETITIONS AND LICENSES8. A0321-07 PetitionPetition for Lodging House License from Robert H. Laquidara (Trustee) for 11-13 Ellsworth Street.9. A0322-07 PetitionPetition for Lodging House License from 51 Cottage Realty Trust-Robert H. Laquidara-Trustee at 51 Cottage Street.10. A0323-07 PetitionPetition from Elm Street Scrap Iron for Junk Dealer License at #88 and #91 East Elm Street.COMMUNICATIONS11. A0298-07 CommunicationResponse from School Building Commission relative to Resolution offered by Alderman Stephen Smith-That the School Building Commission correct the mistakes on the dedication plaque at the new High School.12. A0328-07 /s/Communication and OrderThat the City Clerk is hereby authorized to begin the revocation process for the following two Second Class Motor Dealer Licenses, as both have closed.1. Boston Auto Sales, 26 Garvey Street, and 2. The Car Store, 383 Second Street.COMMITTEE REPORTS13. A0290-07 Committee ReportCommittee on Licenses Report on the Petition from NextG Networks East to install, locate and attach conduit, fiber optic cables and telecommunications network equipment to and on existing utility poles and/or streetlights in, across, and over certain public streets, lanes, highways, and places of the City of Everett as described in exhibits and plans.14. A0292-07 Committee ReportCommittee on Licenses Report on the Petition from National Grid for the installation of /-35' of 1-2 conduit encased in concrete from bus shelter to manhole 454 at Broadway and Cameron Street, 888 Broadway, Everett, MA.15. A0293-07 Committee ReportCommittee on Licenses Report on the Petition from Paris Autobody, Inc. for Auto Body Shop and General Spray Painting at 101 Paris Street, Unit
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View videoHabana scored a record-equalling eight tries in the tournament though he was unable to add to his tally in a tight final the Springboks won by beating England 15-6 at the Stade de France yesterday.South Africa's Jake White, whose team were the only unbeaten side in the tournament, was voted coach of the year and the Springboks took the team award.The other four nominees for the award were Argentine pair Felipe Contepomi and Juan Martin Hernandez, France centre Yannick Jauzion and New Zealand flanker and captain Richie McCaw, last year's winner.Habana, who started out as a halfback, is a fast and powerful runner who equalled the eight-try record that New Zealand wing Jonah Lomu set at the 1999 World Cup.The 24-year-old also helped the Bulls beat the Sharks 20-19 in the all-South African Super 14 final in Durban in May, scoring one of their tries.
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coffee hour was humming with activity.There was lots of interest - even among visitors - for the new book group on HEART OF CHRISTIANITY which will begin on Tuesday night at 7:30. SO BE SURE TO COME CELEBRATE WHAT IS YOURS AND OURS ON NOVEMBER 9th!Back to Monday - apparently Ministry Group was fairly uneventful - the minutes will go up on the website shortly.Tuesday and Wednesday I spent about 12 hours each day at home chopping up a 116-page transcript of the divorce videos into paragraph-sized pieces, and rearranging them into 12 themes, and in some sort of rational order. So the script looks kind of like this: IN - Tape 2 Person 1, 27:43OUT - 31:24IN - Tape 7, Person 2, 12:37OUT - 14:02CUT TO STAND-UPEven though anger is normal and natural, it CAN be a dangerous emotion, often alienating you from other people. But I was pretty sure I could do it in my sleep and turns out he was really happy when he saw me doing it - said I should have gone into broadcasting instead of this church gig - ha ha. I took the plunge and learned THREE new names this week, so I can greet the three of them by name next week.Last night there were 17 came to our potluck - pretty much all people in couples who've been around the church for a good long time. It was really fun, and the food was great.That's pretty much the news from my angle - Anne Marie had a quiet week with me out of the office so I'm sure she caught up on a lot of work!
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008

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-ne Tuesday’s snow storm provided moments of déjà vu for me. It was just last year that Indianapolis was hit by a snow storm that snarled afternoon rush hour traffic in a fierce way. My dogs dislike going in the back yard because it is covered with snow, yet going on walks makes their paws cold. Instead, they are tracking all the smells trapped in the snow and going out of their way to see who left the beautiful yellow snow on the ground.Also creating a challenge with walking the dogs is the number of neighbors who choose not to shovel their walks, creating a challenge for anyone walking their dogs, walking to school, or walking to the bus stop. I am ready for baseball.And very few things are more synonymous with baseball that hot dogs. Anyone that knows me and has read my blog for long enough knows what a fan I am of hot dogs and sausages in general. And I find great joy in finding new hot dog destinations. A very filling and recommended meal.There will be many returns for me as I expect to try every variety they have, starting with the Reuben dog (Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and thousand island dressing). I am still a big fan of the Chicago-original Vienna Beef, but I’m so happy to find an Indianapolis based hot dog joint with their own recipe for their dogs.
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For example, in Positive Emotional Style Predicts Resistance to Illness After Experimental Exposure to Rhinovirus or Influenza A Virus:One hundred ninety-three healthy volunteers ages 21 to 55 years were assessed for a PES [positive emotional style] characterized by being happy, lively, and calm; For both viruses, increased PES was associated with lower risk of developing an upper respiratory illness as defined by objective criteria (adjusted odds ratio comparing lowest with highest tertile = 2.9) and with reporting fewer symptoms than expected from concurrent objective markers of illness.I'm certainly not suggesting that statistical approaches should be avoided, but it's hard to escape the impression that something important is missing.
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-ne The most prominent feature of the Peachtree Boulevard transformation is becoming visible now. The Peachtree Boulevard transformation is the major enhancement of a stretch of Peachtree Road in Buckhead into a more livable, walkable, bikable and drivable promenade.
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-ne Making Sweet Corn Even SweeterHedgehog came in all excited yesterday and said that her mother’s spring bulbs grew another couple of inches in the rain. We were planning to plant corn on several acres, until the Advanced Nutrients tech guys told us that corn tends to suck the soil dry of nutrition, and such soil has to lie fallow for a number of years after corn has been grown on it.”“Shows our ignorance, that we weren’t aware of this, so we only planted an acre of corn, an acre of assorted vegetables, and left three acres unplanted, waiting for the corn planting next year.”“If each year we leave three acres lying fallow, that will give them a chance to recharge their batteries, or so we thought. They in effect create an underground biosphere, so to speak, where future corn plants will develop healthy root systems and therefore healthy plants above ground, as well.”“I will, of course, continue to apply composted horse manure, a la Sara, to every inch of soil where we grow crops. Some of the sugars are derived from corn, so we are essentially feeding the plants' sugars back to itself.”“Next week we will be adding Sweet Leaf, which contains four of the sweetest sugars known, that affect the production of essential oils in the plant. It takes only 77 days from seed to harvest, so it was six weeks vegging and now it’s five weeks flowering.”“Even though we’ve tasted this variety and it’s very sweet on its own, there is no harm in enhancing the sweetness and that sweet corn aroma, is there?”“Harvest is not too far away.
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