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What the hell are you going to trade for? More sugar cane? Carter did all the trading we needed to do with them. Then we got boat loads of convicts and no goods. They can keep all their crap. Cuba's a non-player on the international stage, unless the are harboring Obama, er, I mean Ossama, and want to make a deal.

There are plenty of places to go for vacation in that part of the world, as opposed to Cuba, if that is what you're interested in. Plus, there are just as good, if not better cigars from places other than Cuba.
well not necessarily trade, but there really is no reason not to, and they did import stuff in starting in 2000, just not Cigars. But it would have been a sign of good intentions, not too many communistic countries left, it would have made the US look good to the rest of the world.

and they are only 90 miles away, so it would be nice to be friends with your neighbors, especially when they are communists and so are the chinese.
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One group, GHS Connections, formed last Friday by three Greenwich High seniors, is seeking to cultivate more open and inclusive social dynamics among students and to reduce bullying at the school. About 600 people have already joined.

Four of the group's members sat down with the Greenwich Time on campus Tuesday to discuss the social environment at Greenwich High and the challenges they face in taking on bullying and student alienation.

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Timmy Prier, senior: One of the things we want to do is try to eliminate bystanders, because most of the time bystanders can be as much of a problem as the bullies can. If you're seeing something and you don't really do anything about it, that's not solving the problem at all.

That's really what inspired me to join this club and really push this effort forward. In a huge group of people, I've seen bullying happen and I wanted to do something about it. But when there are 20 people around you and you're all by yourself, and no one really wants to help you, it's really hard to do that by yourself.

When we have this group of people together in a school as big as ours, I think we can have a big enough population to become one big ally and stop the bystanding.

Alleyha Dannett, senior: Bullies, or the people who are choosing to do that to other people, are almost easier to change than bystanders because bystanders are the ones who just watch what's happening and think that they can't do anything or they just don't care enough to.

When tragedies like this happen, then everyone realizes, wow, maybe I should've sat with him. But it's the people who didn't see anything then that may not say anything after. Those are the ones, in my opinion, who are a bit harder to change.

Anna Daccache, junior: I think people don't realize how big a problem this is. With the bullying, they don't realize that one little trigger could set someone off. What really got me involved in the club was, on top of Bart's story, my friend who lives in another state told me the same day her friend tried to commit suicide.

And, to me, that was the last straw because if this happening in another state, we're obviously missing the problem. No one should feel like they don't have any reason to live. The fact that it got that far says something about us as students that we're doing something wrong.

Gabi Hitel, senior: We're trying to change the school's culture so people won't be afraid to step up if they see bullying, and they'll feel like they have people to go to and people who do care about them. And I think it's important that it's students who are saying, `We do care about you. We're not just going to let this happen again.'

Dannett: A lot of the time people feel as though this is never going to change, it happened for years, it's just part of our culture. But it's something that can be changed and the good thing about this club is it's actual students who care. It's kind of giving hope to other students saying that there are other kids who care about how you feel and what's going on in your life, because that doesn't happen very often.

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Daccache: The sections in our school are so ingrained that it's like we're taught not to branch out, whereas if kids do something different from what their friends are used to, that's when bullying can happen. Or the kids who don't branch out, they also get bullied for being loners.

Prier: I'd say it's just really cliquey. And one of the problems with bullying is people aren't open-minded enough. Like the football players, sometimes, will only think about football and don't really care about anything else like theater or music. And that's a problem. If you just open up your mind, then you can realize that something before you think you would have hated, you go see the people around and see what they do and find out it's something you've wanted to do your entire life. And I feel if we can open more people's minds to doing more activities like that, then our group can be really successful.

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I do enjoy my school and I'm like, `Yeah, there are issues with bullying and it's very cliquey,' but there's no physical bullying that happens.' And I always say that. And I almost feel like a hypocrite saying that because a boy committed suicide. It wasn't alienation, it wasn't just verbal. It was verbal and physical and being left alone all the time and being completely ostracized. So because of that, I never though it was a problem until now.

As far as GHS goes, it's evident that there's a problem (bullying), but I know I experienced it a lot more when I was younger, as in middle school and elementary school.

It's messing everyone up, because it's messing them up from such a young age that they think that's how they're supposed to behave.

Hitel: The school is so big that sometimes it's hard to catch every instance of when a kid is being bullied. And that's why we want to connect the school because if we make more connections the school will start to feel a lot smaller and people will be looking out for each other.

Daccache: I also had no idea about the physical extent that the bullying has gone to in the school. I think the isolation and emotional bullying is very evident, which is almost kind of disturbing -- the fact that so many know about it and really not much has been done until now. So I think it's a clear problem that needs to be addressed and taken care of.

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Daccache: I know it's hard because there are so many students, but if they see something they need to say something. I think so many times they see something and they brush it under the rug, not doing it on purpose, but they don't really realize it could turn into something bigger, whereas if they addressed the problem and nipped it in the bud, it could've stopped it from becoming something much bigger.

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CAMBRIDGE — When renovations began at Cambridge Memorial Hospital in 2006, one of the casualties was a long donor-recognition wall decorated with plaques naming each contributor.

Hospital officials had to come up with a new, more compact way of recognizing those donors.

Enter d3 Impact, a small Cambridge design firm that specializes in public art and donor recognition.

The firm fashioned a more condensed version of the recognition wall that included the names of every donor inside a crest-shaped sign with artistic panels at the bottom.

More ambitious projects are also part of their repertoire, including an entranceway at McMaster University’s DeGroote School of Business, which features pillars, a sweeping roof and signs saluting donors.

A large tree climbs the wall at Langs Farm Village Association in Cambridge with donors’ names on each leaf. The green and brown colour scheme is replicated on washroom signs and directional points in the building to give the project an integrated look.

The latter is an example of the firm’s expertise in “wayfinding.”

Wayfinding includes “things that move you through a space,” whether it be directional signs, a floor plan, maps, electronic displays and so on, says Molly Hutchinson, a co-owner of d3 Impact.

Proper wayfinding involves “room-by-room analysis,” identifying “nexus points,” collaboration with an architect and integrating colour and font schemes, says co-owner Rick Murphy.

D3 came together in 2004 in a synergistic merger of three entrepreneurs with varied skills. Hutchinson ran her own communications firm after working as executive director of the Downtown Kitchener Business Improvement Association.

With d3 Artworks, Murphy specialized in public art projects, including a prominent installation at Galt Arena Gardens, while Mark Bugdale brought skills in graphic design with the Impact Group.

“An artist jamming with a graphic designer” is how Murphy describes his collaboration with Bugdale, while Hutchinson brings a “big-picture” perspective to the mix.

The three also appear to bring different personalities to the team. During an interview, Hutchinson was the articulate one, Murphy brimmed with passion while Bugdale was quiet and introspective.

The trio met in the late 1990s while working on an art project at the Kitchener Market Village.

D3 saw a market opportunity in combining donor recognition with public art, says Hutchinson.

When they entered the business, “donor recognition was very functional and not at all artistic,” she says.

“We’ve moved it in the direction of public art that also encapsulates the names of your donors. It’s much more than a sign. It’s telling a story. It’s a work of art.”

The firm also acts as a “conduit” between the donor development office and facility managers, Hutchinson says.

Murphy describes their work as a marriage of “information and emotion.”

“You’ve got your client’s standards and you’ve got your heights and you’ve got all the different systems. But how emotionally can you tie in the client’s personality? I don’t see it a lot in signage.”

The market niche they found has proved fertile. Ten projects for the University of Guelph and nearly that number at McMaster University in Hamilton bear their imprint. Other clients include the Hallman family and Drayton Entertainment.

The firm has five employees and works out of a studio on Ainslie Street in downtown Galt.

While the firm had to chase clients initially, the quality of its work now brings many customers to their door, Murphy says.

D3 doesn’t bid on projects. “Tendering is great for trades, but not for public art,” he notes.

Murphy was mentored and greatly influenced by the late Canadian artist John Littlejohn, while Bugdale was inspired by his father, who worked for an auto parts firm and made paper models of products.

Hutchinson’s mother did event planning for the Kitchener Public Library.

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On Friday July 30th, if you aren’t already strolling through Maker Faire Detroit, come out to the space and play with some old-skool on-the-go daily-living computer interface tech including the latest Vuzix AR glasses and Twiddler.

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  1. Drat, I’m going to be out of town. This sounds very interesting, wish I could be there.

  2. Dang ! I am at work this weekend – big deployment / release going out !

  3. For those of you who missed it, I think the discussion went well and I think a few follow up sessions and projects are likely. To sorta recreate my presentation, you can delve into the following web resources:

    http://wearcomp.wikia.org/ (The Rigs page, especially)
    http://handykey.com/ (And the parent TekGear site)

  4. Nice talk, I’m looking forward to the follow ups.

    Just discovered this at lunch today, aside from “not stealthy” it seems to be in the ballpark:

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AMD Makes New HD 7000-series Price Cuts Official

As many of you have noticed over the last few weeks, certain Radeon cards have been gradually falling in price.  AMD has now sent out a friendly reminder about this new cost structure being officially implemented. As Hardware Canucks mentioned in the GTX 660 Ti review, AMD’s HD 7950 can now be found for as little as [...]

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A few days ago, in an emotion-filled post, we raised a number of concerns about AMD launch of an upgraded HD 7950.  Luckily, it appears that PowerColor’s logical naming scheme has proven some of our worries unfounded.    Initially, AMD’s communication to the press stated that there would be no distinguishing name   At this point [...]

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AMD today pushed out a BIOS update for its Radeon HD 7950 line of cards, but only for reviewers — for the time being. The company says the updates to this refreshed BIOS will in many ways mirror the style of update delivered to the 7970: apparent performance boosts, new features, and an increased clock [...]

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AMD’s Radeon 7990, which was supposed to be launched at Computex according to information obtained by Hardware Canucks, has been apparently delayed again and pushed back until August according to a report by VR-Zone. Allegedly, the reason for the delay is a shortage of PEX8747 PCI-e bridge chips manufactured by PLX  – which are an [...]

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NVIDIA Releases New Tech Demo, “A New Dawn”

NVIDIA has released a new tech demo, called “A New Dawn”, on the tenth anniversary of the release of the Geforce FX-era tech demo “Dawn”. From NVIDIA: “A New Dawn” showcases the latest graphics advancements in hair, skin, and environment rendering. Based on fan feedback, “A New Dawn” has been tweaked to run on both [...]

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You want to make sure the SSD is set to use AHCI which can be forced on after the fresh install, and best to have it set to 4k format, also once installed do set the paging files correctly for all drives that will be in the system(tends to keep things faster) disable compression, defrag for the SSD and in my case I made sure prefetch and superfetch were also turned off (they serve next to no benefit for an SSD anyways) also do make sure TRIM is enabled there is a really easy way to double check this.

Now if you want the SSD to keep its speed for far longer, things like Favorites, pictures, even most documents really do not need to be on the SSD they see next to no benefit of it anways, you can put those on your secondary drive, it will keep as much crud off the SSD so it keeps its speed longer. While you are at it, you can even set partitions for your mechanical drive to make the most of the speed it has. Example a partition set for the paging file in the fastest portion of the mechnical drive, another partition set for drives and such etc. I know my caviar black is nowhere near the speed of my agility 3, but the partitioning of the CB 640 does help it alot, and rarely do I notice it "looking" for what I want it to open.

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The No.1 premium British spring water brand, Harrogate Spring Water, has signed a deal with the food supply contractor who exclusively supplies the Ministry of Defence (MoD) with bottled water.

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Harrogate Spring Water will provide bottles of its still water to the MoD’s worldwide food supply contractor who will supply Harrogate’s award winning water to the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force via MoD bases in the UK and around the world, as well as on HM ships and submarines.

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lawlz.awww update this soon please.
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9th August 2005:
oohhh! i luv it keep writing!

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Review #3, by yay! aka gt Learning to Breathe

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yay! the sequal!

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Love it! Keep wiriting! I love Draco/Hermione stories

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It's beautiful! Can't wait for the next chapter.

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the sequal is just as great as your other hpff story : )

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omg...thts awesome...this is the first time i m reviewing ...i read "Greeting Life" and found it awesome...this one also looks like its gonna be the same..just glad i came across this story...hope u update soon

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I think the song is perfect as well. Can't wait to read more.

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I thought it was perfect too. I love creed. The chapter almost brought a tear to my eye. I just don't see why you don't have more reviews. I love your writing style. rock on! ~SLY~

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oooh this does look like a good sequel. can't wait for. rock on!

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Awesome, I loved Greeting Life and I'm sure I'll love this one too!

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very nice. Very cute too. Actually one I haven't read. I've been re-reading stories all night, on accident, but still one does get tired of the same old. It was nice to read something new.

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Nice story. Sorry for the completely unfulfilling adjective, but "nice" seems to sum it up quite well. The story is organized well and reads well. My suggestion is to go back through it when you get the chance, cleaning up the edges. Sometimes things take on a new light when you come back to them later. Hopefully with a bit of polishing, we can get you a new adjective, eh?

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You have such a unique writing style. I really liked this. Keep writing!

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Uncle Orson Reviews Everything
November 26, 2006

First appeared in print in The Rhinoceros Times, Greensboro, NC.

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Is it really true that a seventh grade teacher in Greensboro gave a student a D on his "current event" solely because he got it out of the Rhinoceros Times?

The story I heard is that the teacher told him that the Rhino was "nothing but editorials" and he had to get his current event from a "real news source."

But a D? Even if that view of the Rhino were true, a grade of D seems punitive rather than educational. That's not teaching a kid what real news is, it's punishing him for daring to read a paper in which disapproved views are published.

The real irritant here, however, is that the Rhino has been the only news source on an astonishing number of important local stories over the years. If you don't read the Rhino, you don't get the story at all -- or you get it months later, in a sanitized, officially approved version, fully in line with the political correct opinion du jour.

Yes, there is opinion all over the Rhino, but the statements of fact are clearly distinguished.

There is also opinion all over every newspaper published in America; the only difference is that the Rhino doesn't pretend to be impartial.

It's impossible to write a story without opinion. For instance, to take a completely harmless example, the Tuesday News & Record had a story about how sales at school cafeterias are up "despite" a new healthier offering.

That "despite" in the headline could just as easily have been a "because." In fact, there is nothing in the story to justify the "despite."

What does it matter? It's the very heart of the story. If cafeteria sales are up despite the new healthier foods, that means there must be some other cause for the rise in sales, because the healthier foods themselves are dragging down sales.

But it might just as easily be true that cafeteria sales are up because of the healthier foods, and no other reason. To choose "despite" over "because" is a causal assertion that is justified by no evidence whatsoever.

At the same time, if the headline had been "because," that, too, would be opinion -- since there was no way to prove that there was not some other cause. In short, the only fact in evidence was that sales were up, and there were healthier food choices on offer.

Trivial? Maybe -- though it would be nice to know whether it was despite or because before somebody decides whether or not to continue or expand the healthy-food menus.

The point is that there is no news source that is not riddled with opinion. Even the placement of stories within the paper is an opinion decision, and everybody in the news business knows it.

So should the social studies teacher.

But the teacher will never read this, because it appears in the Rhino, and it's my opinion. And don't you dare tell her about it, because if you do, you'll get a D.

Speaking of teachers, I heard a great story the other day from a kid who apparently had read the Rhino -- including my opinion column.

A mother was called in to consult with a teacher at Jesse Wharton Elementary because her son had not turned in about half his homework.

The mother was perplexed, because she had made sure he completed every assignment on his homework agenda.

As she started explaining this to the teacher, she could see her son waving to her frantically from the doorway. So she excused herself and went out to talk to him.

Turns out that the lad had not written down the assignments that he thought were not important, so the mother never saw them and therefore never made him do them.

"Why?" the mother asked.

"Because it was too much homework for a fifth-grader," he said.

And, of course, he was right. Both he and his mother had read the research on homework's utter uselessness in fifth grade, so they knew that any homework was too much. And the kid had decided he would go so far to please his teachers and his parents -- and no farther.

So the mother goes back to the teacher and laughingly tells her what her son said. The teacher is annoyed; so the mother says, "Well, he is right. The research says that homework is useless in ..."

At which point the teacher, bristling, insisted that it was the policy of Jesse Wharton Elementary that fifth graders receive one hour of homework per night.

Policy? This mother saw red. As far as she could see, schools had no business having a policy that demanded homework whether it was needed or not. So she wrote to me about the story.

Being a semi-journalist, I asked my assistant to check with the principal of the school to see if that was, in fact, the policy. (I had my assistant make the call because there's something about my voice -- maybe the tone of constant sarcasm -- that offends people even when I'm not trying to. My assistant, on the other hand, is very nice.)

My assistant had a perfectly lovely conversation with Valerie Bridges, the principal at Jesse Wharton, and I'm happy to set the record straight. Jesse Wharton has no set policy about homework, and hasn't for several years.

However, this does not mean the teacher was fibbing. As Bridges explained, it was possible that the teacher was following an older policy and hadn't got the memo about the policy change. It was also possible that the teachers from each grade level had gotten together and decided on their own what their guidelines should be.

But, as Bridges pointed out, it is almost impossible to set a time-based guideline for homework, since children work at different speeds. A one-hour assignment for this child might be two hours for another -- and fifteen minutes for a third.

Bridges also said that it is left entirely up to each individual teacher to determine what is needed in the way of classwork and homework in order to meet the mandated curriculum.

Another question that came up was the AL program. I have long detested the common practice of holding the kids who go to the AL program responsible for all the classwork done in their absence. It turns AL into a kind of punishment -- because you're smart, you have to do twice as much work as the other kids.

So my assistant asked about that, and was told that beginning this year, at Jesse Wharton they have restructured their schedules so that nothing new is to be introduced or assigned during the time students are in AL.

This is the perfect solution. The AL students are in the program precisely because they are the students most likely to grasp classroom material immediately; so the time they spend in AL can be used productively in the regular classroom for review and reinforcement for students who might not have grasped it so quickly.

Meanwhile, Bridges has concerns of her own about the value of homework, and has asked some of her staff to research the subject. (In the spirit of helpfulness, I have ordered copies of the books I reviewed to be sent to her, in case they might be helpful in steering them to some easily overlooked studies as they review the scientific literature.)

Our contact with Valerie Bridges was most reassuring. One school, at least, does not have mindless habitual homework as a policy, and is led by a principal who is taking these questions seriously.

Good news on the restaurant front. In Orem, Utah, my parents' favorite restaurant has long been Mimi's Café -- and I'm glad, because it's always a pleasure to take them there for dinner when I'm visiting.

Now there's a Mimi's in Greensboro, in the new Shops at Friendly Center.

Mimi's Café is not in competition with the haute cuisine restaurants in town, or the restaurants with a foreign offering, or even the downhome southern restaurants and barbecue joints.

Mimi's offers American National Comfort Food. You don't go there to be surprised, you go there to feel good.

Chicken pot pie. Outstanding meat loaf. The kind of food that your mother used to make, only maybe a little better, and you don't have to do the dishes. The prices are also reasonable. What are you waiting for?

I've been using the new Colgate cinnamon-flavored toothpaste for about a month, and it's just fine. I even liked the tube design, with a large flip-top lid over a valved opening.

Well, now I don't like it any more, because under the rigors of normal use, that flip-top lid broke. Now it's very difficult to get it closed at all. And I've only used about a third of the toothpaste. Bad, bad design decisions here.

Speaking of which, why did Selsun Blue start rounding the caps of their shampoo bottles? They used to have caps that were absolutely flat, so you could balance them upside down in the shower or on the side of the tub.

That allowed you to let the shampoo collect right near the cap, so you could pop open even a mostly-empty bottle and get shampoo immediately, instead of having to shake the stuff down.

Now the cap is rounded. The best you can do is lay the bottle on its side so it takes only half as long to shake shampoo down to the opening. Again, an inexplicable design decision.

Mark your calendars right now: Friday, 15 December, at 7:00 pm, John Huntington, a noted baritone from southern California, will give a concert performance of the Christmas music of composer Robert Stoddard.

The cd of Huntington singing many of Stoddard's carols, December Tales, has long been one of my favorite albums. These are not your ordinary Christmas carols. Not only is Stoddard's music powerful, original, and expressive, he comes at Christmas from many different angles.

He uses the manger, for instance, as a symbol of the fellowship of Christ, speaking of fellow-believers gathering around the manger as they come to have more faith.

Another song speaks of the angels among us -- kind-hearted people who bless the lives of others as Christ asked them to do.

Yet there's also a romantic ballad about the gifts husband and wife give each other; a song of a new father comparing the Christ child to the new baby in his own life; even a song about ornaments on the Christmas tree!

There are also other songs -- new ones and old -- that were not on the album. This is a concert not to be missed.

And it's free.

It takes place at the LDS meetinghouse at 3719 Pinetop Rd., right across from Claxton Elementary. (For those who are worried about setting foot in a Mormon Church, let me assure you: This concert is a Christmas gift to the community. Missionaries will not call on you. These songs are for Christians of every sort -- and for anyone who loves beautiful, original, moving music and lyrics, regardless of your beliefs.)

The hero of Sue Stauffacher's novels Donuthead and Donutheart is a ten-year-old boy whose last name really is Donuthead. But even if he had been blessed with an ordinary name, it wouldn't have helped: This kid is obsessive about health and safety. To the point where he makes his mother nearly insane.

Of course, it's not as if she gave him a normal start in life: He was the product of artificial insemination, which means that neither he nor his mom has a clue who his biological father was, and there's no other man in the house -- at least not at the beginning of the story.

Donuthead doesn't do anything that will increase his risk factors. He suffers the taunts and abuse of school bullies in silence.

And then comes this girl -- with filthy, matted hair, old ill-fitting clothes, and a chip on her shoulder big enough to carve into a set of Lincoln Logs. She immediately leaps to Donuthead's defense, punching out one of the bullies. Donuthead is not grateful -- it's just going to cause him more trouble, later. Plus, he detests this girl.

So imagine his horror when his mother "adopts" her and helps her clean up. Not only that, she enlists the girl in her ongoing project of trying to get Donuthead to play baseball, a game that he loathes.

The sequel continues the story -- and the relationship within this rather strange ad hoc family. There are fights. There is ice skating. Donuthead is forced to try new things. The girl turns into a civilized human, mostly. Sort of. It's a great ride.

The trouble is, the hero is ten, and in the sequel, eleven. This means that many older kids who would actually enjoy the books will be turned off by the hero's age. Their loss. Me, I'm still basically nine years old (check with my wife; it's true), so I fit right into the target demographic.

If you're one of the many people who do not clip all my columns and past them into scrapbooks in order to save every precious word, I decided this Christmas to offer a review of Books That Would Make Great Gifts, based on books I reviewed this past year -- whether they first came out this year or not.

Novel of the Year

For the book lover, you simply can't do better than The Thirteenth Tale, by Diane Setterfield. This gorgeously written gothic is literary without being pedantic or difficult; on the contrary, you forget how good the writing is, you care so much about these strange and wonderful characters.

Best Teen Novels

Neal Shusterman's Everlost is the story of the spirits of dead children, trapped in this world until they find a way to "get where they were going." Sad and hopeful at the same time, Shusterman turns it into a fantasy adventure with such truth and emotional power that you could safely get this book as a gift for an adult. No better teen novel was published this year.

But don't stop with Everlost. David Lubar's Hidden Talents will make an extraordinarily good gift -- a sort of much-more-believable version of Heroes, starring teenagers trapped in a last-resort high school.

Both these novels are contemporary fantasies; for wonderful fantasies in a medieval setting, Megan Whalen Turner's Attolia series -- The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, and The King of Attolia -- are a perfect gift set, which will set teen (and younger) readers dreaming.

Best Family Novel

If you like to read books together as a family, here's the best choice this year: Fablehaven, by Brandon Mull. It's the story of a brother and sister who discover that their grandparents are guardians of a preserve for mythical creatures, where some pretty terrible things can happen -- especially when the kids don't think they have to obey the rules of this place.

Best Adult Fantasy Series

Lynn Flewelling's The Bone Doll's Twin, Hidden Warrior, and The Oracle's Queen are brilliantly original and moving. This story still haunts me, months after reading the books. There's plenty of gritty realism to make this a book for adults and mature teenagers, but what it definitely is not is "escapist." This book drags you through so much emotionally painful territory that you're almost relieved when it's done and you can escape to your safe regular life.

And if you're buying a gift for someone who reads far too fast for three volumes to be enough, then you have to go on to Kate Elliott's "Crown of Stars" series: King's Dragons, Prince of Dogs, The Burning Stone, Child of Flame, The Gathering Storm, In the Ruins, and Crown of Stars. This series has the sprawl -- and the realistic level of detail, and the extravagant invention -- of George R.R. Martin's ongoing (and unfinished, curse him!) series (most recent volume: A Feast for Crows). It also has a metaphysical layer all its own.

Both the Flewelling and the Elliott books have female protagonists. Usually this means you can't give them to males to read. All I can say is: I'm male. I loved these books. So if you give them as a gift to a (mature) teenage boy, and he balks ("You gave me books about a girl?"), you can say, "Orson Scott Card told me that these books work brilliantly for men and women readers."

And if he still doesn't believe you, bring out the big guns: "Card said that this book was perfect for men who are secure in their sexual identity."

Or you can just give him Prospero's Children by Jan Siegel. This standalone novel (it has sequels, but you aren't required to read them) has a contemporary English setting, where ancient magic comes to surface in the lives of a brother and sister who find themselves trapped in a strange and dangerous house, surrounded by enemies that nobody else can see. The story begins slowly, with an overwritten prologue, but it takes off soon enough.

Best Science Fiction Novel Not By Me

Without question, that would be Eifelheim, by Michael F. Flynn. This story of alien visitors to a medieval German village, and the modern scientists trying to piece together what really happened, will fill your mind with unforgettable images.

Best Period Mystery Series

If you have a friend or family member who loves a good character-based mystery, but is put off by rough language and dark and ugly situations, then the perfect gift this year will be the whole Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear: Maisie Dobbs, Birds of a Feather, Pardonable Lies, and now the new novel, Messenger of Truth.

I haven't finished Messenger yet, but halfway through, I can say it's every bit as good as the first three -- and that's very, very good. The first three are available in paperback; Messenger, in hardcover only.

Ongoing Mystery Series

The nice thing about Echo Park by Michael Connelly, S Is for Silence by Sue Grafton, Winter's Child by North Carolina's own Margaret Maron, Crusader's Cross by James Lee Burke, The Two-Minute Rule by Robert Crais, and Blue Screen, Sea Change, and Hundred-Dollar Baby by Robert B. Parker is that you can enjoy any of these books without having read a single previous book in the series. Unlike fantasy series, mystery series books are usually designed to stand completely alone. These do.

They are also gritty sometimes and use language that some younger and some older people might object to. I find them all to be in perfectly good taste, but tastes differ, so think of whom you're giving the gift to before deciding.

For a mystery series that is definitely aimed at women readers (and men secure in their sexual identity), I suggest Jane Stanton Hitchcock's Social Crimes: A Novel and One Dangerous Lady. Both books take high society apart, making it both delightful and repellant at the same time. I enjoyed them both enormously, and except for the jarring repeated use of the F-word by one character, these would make a great gift for anyone with a taste for satire, witty writing, and glamor.

Old Books

In case you want to get someone a book that has already stood the test of time, and you're pretty sure they've already gone through all the normal list -- Austen, the Brontes, Eliot, Hardy, Dickens, Twain, Melville, Thackeray -- may I suggest that you get a copy of C.S. Lewis's Till We Have Faces.

This retelling of the Cupid and Psyche myth is definitely not a Christian allegory (the attribute that for me makes the Perelandra books almost unreadably bad); instead it's a great reenvisioning of a classic story, the kind of book that moves you and also makes you think. At the end, there are many characters you love, and one that has made you so frustrated you want to scream at her -- except that she's already screaming at herself.

Next week, I'll provide my list of ideal nonfiction gift books.

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    I have read you can add slip ons to your bike without having to do any other work. My question is can you add true duel exhaust pipes and slip ons without having to install a tuner? My engine is stock and I plan to leave my stock air cleaner on for now. Would this cause me to run in to lean of a condition?
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I'd like to start by saying that if you're on any prescription medications you might talk to your doctor about your night terrors. I've had several clients at my healing practice who had terrible night terrors and visual hallucinations (only at night) and these were due to the medications that they were taking. Just thought I would mention this in the event that it might be the case with you. If medications are not an issue, I would suggest Aquamarine andLepidolite. Aquamarine and Lepidolite's energies are very calming and soothing. Additionally, I think you'd really benefit from Aragonite. It helps relieve stress and induce deeper levels of sleep. I would recommend keeping it under your pillow at night and carrying it with you during the day to keep your energy calm and grounded.

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Can i take Berocca and Vitamin C together?

Sorry guys i lied in my subject, its not proper berocca i use, its asda's own which contains about 490mg of vit c and 9mg of zinc.

I know there is lots more vitamins but there is a reason why i am interested in these 2 in particular...

I have a planned operation this month and was told by the pre-op nurse that taking vitamin c is very good and has been prooved to aid patinets after surgery.

I bought some vitamin c effervescents today which also have zinc in, the vit c is 1000mg and zinc is 15mg.

I am wondering if taking my asda's effervescents as well as the 1000mg vit c will be too much, or is nearly 1500mg of vitamin c / 24mg zinc ok to take each day?

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Tips for Using Behavior Charts to Shape Your Child's Behavior

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  • Over the past several months, I have been focusing on helping parents understand and manage some of the common behaviors in children with ADHD:

    When Your Child with ADHD Lies

    Managing Hyperactivity in Children with ADHD

    Curbing Impulsive Behavior in Children

    Six Ways to Help Your Child Focus

    Using behavior modification strategies is one of the most effective ways of helping a child with ADHD. Although we have talked a lot in the past about setting up a program like this at home or in conjunction with your child's school, it is not always as easy as it sounds. Behavioral charts certainly help keep track of your child's behavior and target those problem areas and many psychologists, doctors and ADHD coaches suggest parents use this type of tool not only to help change behaviors but to keep track of homework, chores and other daily activities.

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    Make sure behavior charts emphasize and reward desired behaviors. Behavior charts should place more emphasis on rewards than consequences, desired behaviors than undesired behaviors.

    Consistency is key. Creating a behavior chart is the easy part; follow-up and consistency is more difficult. If you create a chart for the week, be sure to follow up every day and finish out the week; if you create a monthly chart, make sure you continue to use the chart throughout the entire month. Your consistency with completing the chart will make a big difference in monitoring and changing behaviors.

    Make it fun. Children with ADHD often respond more favorably when behavior programs are fun and interesting. Use charts as a fun way to change behaviors. Using charts that your child can relate to, such as car racing or the Itsy Bitsy Spider for young children can help keep them motivated to improve their behavior.

    Be sure your expectations are reasonable. As you begin using behavior charts, it is important for your child to experience success. Reward any changes or improvements, no matter how small. Let your child's successes fuel his motivation to continue to improve. If your child is not earning stickers or stars, your expectations may be set to high. Review your expectations and revise to help your child succeed.

    Limit charts to one behavior at a time. Focus on one single behavior rather than asking your child to try to change many behaviors at one time will help make behavior charts more successful. As your child uses and succeeds with behavior charts, you can add a second behavior.

    Be sure goals are specific and trackable. Word goals in specific language to help your child understand what is expected of him, for example, rather than saying, "get along with siblings," state, "no hitting siblings." The more specific your goal, the easier it is to track the behavior.

    Use rewards that will motivate your child. Rewards should be simple and something your child enjoys. For young children, the chart itself may be motivation enough, getting a sticker or star each day can be exciting. Other rewards can include choosing what to have for dinner, renting a favorite movie or having a friend come over. The more your child relates to the reward, the higher the motivation.

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    Use frequent rewards. Children with ADHD often have difficulty connecting future rewards and consequences with the present moment, in other words, behaviors on Monday should be connected to a reward on Monday, not on the weekend.  While you can have a cumulative reward system as well, such as "if you get a sticker every day this week, we will go for ice cream on Saturday," there should be a daily reward as well (the sticker).

    Allow for partial rewards. Sometimes your child is not always able to attain a behavior. Rather than "punishing" him for failure, give credit for any improvement. For example, if your child is continuously hitting his sister and your goal is "no hitting" give him credit each time he interacts with his sister without hitting her rather than punishing him by withholding rewards if he hits her only once during the day. Accept that the behavior can improve in increments rather than changing all at once.

    Review the chart on a daily basis. This goes along with consistency, take a few moments each day to point out your child's successes and praise him for any improvements made that day.

    Review your behavior charts on a regular basis. As you begin using charts, you should review progress on a regular basis so you can make adjustments, either adding new behaviors or lowering expectations to help your child succeed.

    Use praise frequently. One of the best motivators for children is your approval. Praise your child often, several times a day to let him know you have noticed his efforts.

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Gluten Allergies

A gluten allergy—not to be confused with gluten sensitivity or celiac disease—is caused by gliadin, a glycoprotein that, along with glutenin (another protein), helps to form the gluten protein. Gluten is found in wheat and other related grains such as barley, oats, and rye. Gliadin is also one of the major allergens associated with wheat allergies and a trigger for celiac disease, a serious autoimmune disorder of the small intestine.

Unlike a gluten allergy, in which small amounts of gluten may be tolerated, a patient with celiac disease cannot tolerate any gluten at all. When a person with celiac disease eats gluten, the immune system begins unnecessary inflammation, and eventually damages the lining of the small intestine. Celiac disease restricts absorption of nutrients and may lead to weight loss and malnutrition. Because celiac disease shares symptoms with a number of other disorders, including a gluten allergy, it is important that a person be tested if she suspects she has the condition.

A person with gluten sensitivity (also known as gluten intolerance) may have symptoms such as bloating, abdominal pain, or diarrhea, but, because the immune or autoimmune symptoms are not involved, it is not considered as serious a condition as celiac disease or gluten allergy. As many as 6 percent of Americans have gluten sensitivity.

Gluten allergies and celiac disease are a major public health concern. It is estimated that 0.6 percent of children and 0.9 percent of adults in the U.S. have a gluten allergy while another one percent suffer from celiac disease.

Signs and Symptoms

In Adults

Symptoms of a gluten allergy are often similar to those in celiac disease and may include abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, fatigue, bloating, heartburn, bloating, anxiety and anemia.

Additional symptoms of a gluten allergy may include:

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  • ulcers in the mouth
  • asthma
  • depression
  • osteoporosis
  • weight loss
  • rash
  • swelling of the lips
  • irritability
  • anaphylaxis (in extreme cases)

In Children

A gluten allergy may look very different in children as opposed to adults, therefore it is important for parents to monitor their child's behavior, as well as his or her diet, if they suspect a gluten allergy.  This allergy may go into remission only to return in later years.

In addition to the above symptoms, children with a gluten allergy may experience eczema.

Gluten allergies are notoriously difficult to ascertain. Any number of conditions may cause symptoms similar to a gluten allergy, including gluten intolerance and celiac disease.  In addition, symptoms may vary greatly within a single individual, from constipation to diarrhea.

The only way for a person to find out if she has a gluten allergy for sure is to be tested. One of the most common tests to determine whether a person has a gluten allergy is an elimination diet. In an elimination diet, a person removes gluten-containing foods, such as wheat or pasta, from his or her diet for a period of time to see if symptoms resolve.  However, an elimination diet will not rule out either celiac disease or gluten sensitivity.

Other ways to test for a gluten allergy include an IgE or cell-mediated test, which times reactions to various allergens or skin tests. A blood test, along with a stool test for gluten intolerance, is generally recommended because it is possible to have a positive food allergy reading but a negative gluten sensitivity test reading for all of the grains containing gluten and vice versa with these types of tests.

Blood Tests

A food allergy/intolerance blood test such as skin prick tests (SPT), prick-in-prick tests, and lymphocyte activation tests can positively identify whether or not a person has a gluten allergy.

If a positive diagnosis for a gluten allergy is made and celiac disease is eliminated as a cause of the symptoms, a person can determine how much, if any, gluten he can tolerate in his diet. If a person has a gluten allergy, avoiding gluten may resolve symptoms, give ?him more energy, and generally improve his quality of life.

Wheat is the predominant grain product in the US, so removing it from the diet can be very difficult for many people. Because barley, oats, and rye also contain gluten, the list of replacement grains becomes even smaller. Alternatives include amaranth, corn, quinoa, rice, and tapioca. However, as the breadth of the health concerns associated with gluten are becoming more widely known, many food processing companies and restaurants are offering an ever-larger selection of gluten-free options every day.