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Frankie70 writes: Siri’s dirty little secret is that she’s a bandwidth guzzler, the digital equivalent of a 10-miles-per-gallon Hummer H1.

A study by Arieso shows that users of the iPhone 4S demand three times as much data as iPhone 3G users and twice as much as iPhone 4 users, who were identified as the most demanding in the 2010 study.

In all, Arieso says that the Siri-equipped iPhone 4S “appears to unleash data consumption behaviors that have no precedent.”

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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Lets all just cry about it.

Censorship of television shows is a pretty big topic in today’s society. For each passing year we show more and more on television and there are a lot of people out there that don’t like it. I however am not one of those people; I enjoy the more graphic shows and the profane language used on many of these shows. Everyone complains about the stuff shown on television saying that they should be censored by the people making them when every single television set out there today has parental locks and child safety locks to lock channels. If you think something is to gory and you don’t want your kids to see it then wouldn’t be easier to not let them watch it instead of writing the TV studios and complaining. I will agree that there are some pretty gory TV shows on the air these days but on the other hand no one is making you watch them. It’s like you tell you kids all the time nobody likes a tattle tail so quit ruining it for everyone else that enjoy these shows. The way I see it if all you are spending your time doing is complaining about what is on television maybe you should get a hobby because if you have enough free time to skim through the channels to complain about what you see then you have way too much time on your hands. The problem nowadays isn’t the stuff  being shown on TV and the fact that your kids might see it; the problem is what ever happened to taking your kids to the park to play or going out in the yard and playing catch with your kids or some other games. This country has become so damn lazy that people would rather just have family TV time instead of getting out and having fun with your kids.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Topic free writing

My computer has been messed up pretty bad and it finally let me log in to attempt to do my blog and i have less than 8 minutes to do it so here goes. I have been thinking hard about the topic I want to use for my second paper and I'm still unsure. I am thinking about going with censorship of television shows. I believe that would be a good one to roll with because I very much enjoyed going on about that in my first blog. I have also been thinking about writing on how ignorant I find religion in general to be. I think that I am putting too much thought into these papers and that is why I am struggling so much, I need to just relax and let it come to me as I go. The main thing I touched on in my first blog about censorship was how dumb it is for people to watch things they don't want to watch just so they can complain about it. But I have like 30 seconds so I hope this works.

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Just another topic

The first Nba season began in 1946 has grown and changed a lot over the past 65 years. When the game first began there was no three point line the game was played by only two pointers. The initial rules for the nba that were chosen in 1945 were each team played a 60 game schedule followed by playoffs of the top 3 teams in each division, all games were 48 minutes long, all players were allowed 6 personal fouls, every time a team score the other team got the ball back, and zone defenses are allowed. Now they have added things to change the game dramatically over the years like lengthening the lane from 6 feet to 12 feet because of the dominant play by a player named George Mikan and then later lengthened again from 12 to 16 feet because of Wilt Chamberlain. In 1979 they added the 3 point line that was 22 feet from the basket in the corners and 23 feet from the basket at the top of the key.( lane ) They lengthened the season to 82 games now and changed the 3 point line to an even 22 feet all the way around the basket. Players are only allowed 5 fouls before they are out of the game and of coarse the apparel has changed to much longer shorts. There has been a ton of rule changes, way to many to list on here but if you would like to see all of them here is a link for the web site that I found all of them on.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

The C.S.I. effect has been a strong topic for the last few years with so many different arguments going on with both sides of the topic. There are many people that believe that the C.S.I. effect is helping criminals by showing them how to get rid of evidence making it harder for a C.S.I. to do his job. They say criminals are learning from these forensic shows that started back in 2000 with C.S.I. Crime Scene Investigation and in the last decade has spawned into 13 other shows about investigating crime scenes and showing how they are solved. They are backing this by saying that in 2000 when C.S.I. Crime Scene Investigation came out the percent of rape cases solved was are 46.9 and dropped to 41.3 percent in 2005. Also statements of some rape victims say that the person that raped them made them shower and was with bleach before they left the scene. Then you got people on the other side of the argument saying that statistics show that 90 percent of criminals are uneducated and would learn nothing from these shows. They say that if anything these shows scare the uneducated criminals away from doing the crimes when they see how easily these crimes get solved on television and they believe that its all real and everything they do on the show is how its done so they become to scared to try any crimes. The creators of these shows claim that everything they show on their shows is real techniques when it’s been estimated by a forensic scientist named Thomas Mauriello that 40 percent of the scientific techniques depicted on C.S.I. don’t actually exist. Then you have more people arguing that The techniques that don’t exist on these shows inspire scientists to invent these things and advance crime scene technology like in 2006, IBM worked with the Memphis Police Department and developed new software that can predict crime locations and time frames, an idea that they got from the movie Minority Report that came out in 2002. A lot of inventions have been taken from science fiction movies that came out in the past.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Super Bowl commercials need love too lmao....

I chose for my commercial the Doritos Pug, I thought it was hilarious. The commercial was aimed toward an audience of all ages and was focused more on making the commercial funny than actually trying to sell Doritos. The claim I got from watching this commercial is that it doesn’t matter if you are a human or an animal, if you really want to have some Doritos then nobody can stand in your way. The creators of this commercial supported the claim by showing this tiny pug dog nock down a glass door to get to the Doritos. I guess the warrant in the commercial is that they are assuming that everyone loves Doritos.

The commercial starts out with an average looking guy standing inside his house looking out a glass door while holding a bag of Spicy Doritos. The man then begins to tease the pug dog that is out in the yard by crouching over and waving a chip in front of the window and saying come on boy come and get it. They show the dog running in slow motion toward the door and the man’s girlfriend/wife tells him to stop and not to hurt the dog by making him run into the door. Then they take it out of slow motion as the pug jumps into the glass door and knocks it over on top of the guy and the pug starts eating the chips while the guy is smashed under the door.

I’m not sure how exactly to compare this commercial to the rhetorical triangle but I did my best. So Stephanie if you could let me know how I’m actually supposed to do it I would appreciate it. I didn’t really have time to get a hold of you to ask because I didn’t get home until 10:30 p.m. and had to do this right away.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

I’m going to blog this week about why I love to play pool. I guess you can tell the first reason is going to be that I enjoy the game. It’s one of those games where no matter how your health or age change you can always keep getting better at pool as long as you play. It is a great stress reliever, if you’ve had a horrible day and you’re in a bad mood go play some pool and slam the balls around a while and you will start to feel better. The game of pool is a great way to improve your hand eye coordination, as you get better at the game it helps your critical thinking skills by planning 2 to 3 shots ahead before taking your first shot, and it helps your social skills because it is a very social game that you can play with anybody at any time. You meet all kinds of new and unique people when you go out to the bar or pool hall and jump in on a game with someone. I personally play pool leagues on Wednesday and Friday nights and it’s a lot of fun. I met all kinds of new friends over the years and I learned how to be a good sport during healthy competition.

Most people think that pool is just a game for drunk people because it is generally played at bars but that couldn’t be more untrue. Pool is a game that can be played by anyone of pretty much any age, as long as you’re tall enough to see on the table you can learn the game. In pool leagues there is a handicap system that makes it fair for people of all skill levels to play. In 9-ball leagues that I play the handicaps are based on a point system ranging from a handicap of 1 that has to get 14 points to a handicap of 9 that has to get 75 points before that match is won. The points go by the balls you make. The first eight balls are worth one point a piece and the 9-ball is worth two points making ten points per rack. If you make a ball then scratch (the cue ball “white ball” goes in the pocket) the ball you just made is counted in the dead ball column and the point goes to nobody. So if a three handicap “that goes to 25 points” is playing against me “with my handicap of five where I have to get 38 points” and he gets to 25 before I get to 38 then he or she wins that match.

It is a lot of fun to play pool and it is just that much more fun to play leagues. It is a great way to get out of the house for a while and have a great time. I have been playing pool for 11 years now, when I started out playing I hated the game but as I started improving my love for the game formed and has been growing ever since. It is part of my life that I strive to become better at every time I get to the table. The best part is no matter how good you get at pool there is always something new to try or learn. People think you just go out and hit balls into the pockets but there are many different kinds of games in pool, there is 8-ball, 9-ball, trick shots, carom, and snooker to name some of the games. Pool is a game that I thoroughly enjoy and I believe that you will too.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

My opinions on the article, Cultural Studies and "Forensic Noir" by Thomas Doherty

I don’t fully understand the reasons that people constantly pick apart television shows/movies because of how gory it is, how much skin they show, or how vulgar the language that the actors use in it is and try to censor or ban them. I mean really I know it is human nature that most people feel the need to constantly complain about something weather they truly care about what it is or not. I personally enjoy all of the “forensic noir” on television, it’s entertaining and even though it’s some times extremely graphic and a little hard to stomach, these shows, show people that the real world of criminal activity isn’t all puppies and candy canes. If I don’t like a certain movie or show you know what I do, I change the channel to what I do like then wow, magically theirs nothing to complain about. I don’t go and write a huge article on why everybody else should feel the same way as I do about that show/movie.

Everybody complains, oh that show is way to gory, what if my children see it? Oh I don’t know maybe you could try doing some parenting and not let them watch it that works once in awhile. When I was a little kid if my parents didn’t want me to watch something I was told to go play in my room or go outside and play for awhile. Plus it’s not that hard to just watch something else and not complain about it. If something makes your stomach turn while you’re watching it then maybe you should turn it off, for example I completely agree with gay rights and gay marriage and I support them, I have a few gay friends but it makes my stomach turn to watch two guys making out so guess what, if it makes me sick to see it I’m not going to sit there and watch gay porn then complain to everybody I know about how vulgar and disgusting it was and write an article about it. I’m just not going to watch, it’s that simple. As the last paragraph of the article I’m talking about states “How much more can viewers stomach? How much further can television test the limits of forensic noir?” I’m going to guess, as much as they want or as far as they want to take it because just like you have your first amendment right to complain about everything with your we have freedom of speech rants all the time we have our rights to enjoy what ever we feel like. I know full well no matter what any one does you can never take that from anyone who wont give it up. Just like the actor who plays Edgar Friendly in the movie Demolition Man says, ( “According to Cocteau's plan, I'm the enemy, 'cause I like to think, I like to read. I'm into freedom of speech, and freedom of choice. I'm the kinda guy that likes to sit in a greasy spoon and wonder, "Gee, should I have the T-bone steak or the jumbo rack of barbecue ribs with the side-order of gravy fries?" I want high cholesterol! I wanna eat bacon, and butter, and buckets of cheese, okay?! I wanna smoke a Cuban cigar the size of Cincinnati in the non-smoking section! I wanna run naked through the street, with green Jell-O all over my body, reading Playboy magazine. Why? Because I suddenly may feel the need to, okay, pal? I've seen the future. You know what it is? It's a 47-year-old virgin, sitting around in his beige pajamas, drinking a banana-broccoli shake, singing, "I'm an Oscar Meyer wiener." ) Ha and he's considered the enemy because he enjoys our god given right to pursuit of happiness, what a load of shit.

You talk about the television networks going to far with the forensic shows they’re airing  and making them way to graphic and gory, I think your going to far trying to censor them. It kind of makes you wonder just who is trying to take complete control over society and the way people think, the people who make things to get you to buy or do what they want or the people who complain about everything under the goddamn sun and try to take away or censor everything you enjoy in life. Its the same thing with these television shows as it is with contact sports like football or boxing, if a man or woman wants to stand in a ring and trade punches throughout their career until somebody beats them retarded. then i think we should let them. But that’s just how I feel, I’m not taking upon my self to make the decision for everyone else too. I believe that these shows are a good influence on society, they show you that it's cool to be highly educated and use science to catch criminals instead of the usual muscle bound high school jock turned cop who is considered a bad ass busting criminals, not because he didn't listen to his supervisor  but because he was to stupid to listen. I guess all I'm saying is you criticize these shows when they have inspired me and many other people to go back to school and get an education majoring in crime scene technology so we can get a career as a C.S.I. so that one day when one of your family members gets murdered I can show up to work the crime scene to try to catch who did it and watch while irony kicks your teeth down your throat when I question you about what happened.

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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Social Innovation: Harnessing What Works to Address Critical National Challenges

I've been hearing a lot about the Social Innovation Fund lately, an element of the Serve America Act. A May 6th White House blog post by Jesse Lee, What is the Social Innovation Fund? says that the Fund will, "identify the most promising, results-oriented non-profit programs and expand their reach throughout the country."

To learn more about the Fund, I attended a panel called Social Innovation: Harnessing What Works to Address Critical National Challenges at the 2009 National Conference on Volunteering and Service.

The discussion focused less on what the Fund will do, and more on best practices it should adopt, and challenges it will face once it is up and running.

Michele Jolin, Senior Advisor for Social Innovation for the Domestic Policy Council at The White House was the panel moderator. If you would like to watch the video from the session, click on this link for the Social Innovation Forum. You will have to fill out a form, as if you were registering for a live webcast, to access the video.

Cheryl Dorsey, the President of Echoing Green, a nonprofit that provides seed funding and support to social entrepreneurs, talked about how providing capital for social innovation can:
  • Provide incentive for individual and collective engagement around social problems.
  • Engage people who are closest to the problem.
  • Create a competitive marketplace that showcases a variety of ideas.
  • Give voice to new and alternative actors.
Some factors she feels can support social innovations' success are:
  • Engaging the crowd and using the wisdom of the crowds to facilitate innovations coming through the pipeline.
  • Trusting in the importance of new ideas.
  • Accepting and championing failure and the learning that comes from failure.
  • Using open source innovation platforms (she mentioned something about Kellogg, that I didn't quite catch--maybe the Kellogg Innovation Network?).
  • Developing social innovation leaders.
Sarah Di Troia, Partner at New Profit, a nonprofit venture philanthropy company that provides multi-year financial and strategic support to social entrepreneurs, talked about the importance of funding not only program innovation, but also organizational innovation. She emphasized that when great programs are housed in bad organizations they die.

She encouraged focusing on what facilitates the building of strong organizations that can house successful programs, and "raising up patterns" of what is working operationally for organizations, and disseminating that information.

Steve Goldsmith, Vice Chair for the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Daniel Paul Professor of Government at Harvard's University's Kennedy School of Government, and the Director of the Innovations in American Government Program, addressed some of the challenges that the Social Innovation Fund will face:
  • Political economy: In politics, people get funding through manipulating relationships and protecting their turf.
  • Barriers to entry: The government prescribes a lot of requirements (i.e. teaching credentials, MSW's)
  • Curse of professionalism: A bunch of smart people get in a room and decide that they have a solution to a problem when the answer actually lies somewhere between that room and the people affected by the problem.
He would like to see the Fund support new models that disrupt the system, focus on results, and challenge other aspects of how government works. He also noted the need for an innovative way to capture ideas from the bottom up, and cited Apps for Democracy as an example.

Check out what the bloggers listed below have to say about the Social Innovation Fund, and tell the White House what you think about the idea on the Corporation for National and Community Service website.Full disclosure: I host Echoing Green's Be Bold podcast and have done social media consulting with them.

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Top photo: Michele Jolin and Steve Goldsmith. Second photo: Cheryl Dorsey, Sarah Di Triola, and Ian Hardman (President of Management Leadership for Tomorrow).

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  1. Britt,

    Great info on White House Social Innovation good-doings. It is hard, even when looped in to it all, to get all the facts down. I sent this on to a bunch of friends who are skeptical of Obama's moves. I think you are equally as pumped as I am to see terms like social innovation and entrepreneurship frequently playing through East Wing wavelengths!

    Samantha Given-Dennis

  2. Hi Samantha,

    I'm so glad you liked the post. It was exciting to be at the session.

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Coral may be placed on endangered list

Associated Press This Nov. 26, 2009 file photo shows orange colored ringed rice coral, or montipora patula, is waters off Waimanalo.

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HONOLULU — The National Marine Fisheries Service on Friday proposed listing 66 coral species in the Pacific and Caribbean oceans as endangered or threatened.

Corals provide habitat that support fisheries, generate jobs through recreation and tourism, and protect coastlines from erosion, said National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator Jane Lubchenco.

Yet, scientific research indicates climate change and human activities are putting corals at risk, she said.

“This is an important, sensible next step toward preserving the benefits provided by these species, both now and into the future,” Lubchenco said in a statement.

More than 40 of the corals are in American Samoa waters. Three are in Hawaii waters, either around the main Hawaiian Islands or in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.

Two of the Hawaii species are found only in Hawaiian archipelago.

Overall, the agency wants to list 59 species in the Pacific — seven as endangered, 52 as threatened. In the Caribbean, it says five should be listed as endangered and two as threatened.

Listing species would not prohibit people from fishing or diving near coral, but they may outlaw harming, wounding, killing or collecting the species. Such rules wouldn’t be automatic, but could be established.

The fisheries service will be seeking public feedback on the proposal over the next 90 days. It will accept comment online and at meetings in 18 locations in Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, Florida and other areas.

Agency spokeswoman Wende Goo urged public to submit comments before the government finalizes its decision. Samuel Pooley, director of the agency’s Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center, said a final decision on the listing will likely be made late next year.

The agency would double the number of listed species it oversees if all 66 were listed, Pooley said.

The agency said it was acting in response to a 2009 petition from the Center for Biological Diversity seeking to have 83 species listed. NOAA considered listing 82 of the species, and ultimately decided 66 met the criteria. The 16 not selected are abundant, geographically dispersed and aren’t vulnerable to threats.

Friday’s action is the result of a court-approved settlement between the agency and the environmental group.

“It’s a bittersweet victory to declare these animals endangered — I’m deeply saddened that our extraordinary coral reefs are on the brink of extinction, but there’s hope that protection under the Endangered Species Act will give them a powerful safety net for survival,” said Miyoko Sakashita, the ocean director at the Center for Biological Diversity.

To save corals, she says rapid cuts in greenhouse gas pollution will need to be made to stop global warming and the acidification of the oceans.

Greenhouse gases add carbon to the ocean, boosting its acidity. This makes it harder for coral to grow and weakens coral skeletons.

The fisheries service doesn’t regulate greenhouse gas emissions. But if corals are listed, another federal agency that does — like the Environmental Protection Agency — may have to consult with the fisheries service when it issues permits allowing emissions.

A similar issue arose with polar bears, which were listed as threatened in 2008.

But the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which manages conservation for the federal government, has said it’s inappropriate to use the Endangered Species Act to control greenhouse gas emissions. The Fish and Wildlife Service said this was in part because greenhouse gases that harm polar bear habitat come from all over the world.

Pooley said the tourism and diving industries might benefit the most from any listings. On the other hand, a listing may hinder the development of harbors as it may become more difficult to dredge coral.

Hawaii meetings are scheduled to be held in Hilo, Kailua-Kona, Kaunakakai, Wailuku, Lihue, and Honolulu.

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The Hoff lends star power to Berlin Wall campaign

Updated: 03/17/2013 10:09 PM

(AP) BERLIN - David Hasselhoff put his name behind a campaign to preserve one of the few remaining sections of the Berlin Wall, calling it a "sacred" monument to cheers Sunday from Germans who fondly remember his schmaltzy hit "Looking for Freedom" as one of the soundtracks to their peaceful 1989 revolution.

The actor, best known for starring in "Knight Rider" and "Baywatch," joined ordinary Berliners in protesting a real estate developer’s plans to move part of the wall to make way for an access path for a luxury housing development.

"It’s like tearing down an Indian burial ground. It’s a no-brainer," said Hasselhoff, before recounting his own memories of visiting East Germany _ grim cities, grim food _ shortly before unification.

Plans to move part of the East Side Gallery _ a 1.3 kilometer (3/4 mile) stretch of wall painted by artists after the fall of communism and popular with tourists _ sparked angry protests earlier this month. Activists have denounced it as part of a wider trend of steamrolling Berlin’s tumultuous history to make way for gleaming but soulless developments in the heart of the city.

At least 136 people died between 1961 and 1989 trying to cross the wall that divided the communist-run East Berlin from West Berlin. Most of the wall has since been destroyed, with only two large sections remaining as memorials.

"It’s a stupid idea to rip parts of the wall out for luxury apartments," said Roland Junge, one of thousands of locals who accompanied Hasselhoff on an impromptu walk along the wall Sunday.

"This last piece of the wall is really sacred," Hasselhoff told reporters. "It’s about people and it’s about hearts that were broken, hearts that were torn apart and lives that were lost. That’s what we’re talking about today, not a piece of real estate."

Asked if he thought his song _ belted out by a million people on both sides of the wall during a New Year’s Eve concert in 1989 _ had played any role in bringing down the most visible section of the Iron Curtain, Hasselhoff said: "Whether it had anything to do with anything, it’s a song about freedom and it stuck in their head because it had a good hook."

Berliners can prepare for a reprise if talks involving the developers, authorities and campaigners fail to reach a compromise next week.

"If it goes to the next step, we’ll come back with a huge concert and really rock Berlin," said `The Hoff.’

Ciaran Fahey and Donogh McCabe contributed to this story.

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New WWII Veterans Memorial Unveiled on the Mississippi River

Updated: 11/11/2013 8:01 PM By: Cassie Hart

Sheridan Memorial Park in Minneapolis echoed with cheers this Veterans Day.

Howard Weller, an 85 year old World War II Veteran, was among those celebrating the new veterans memorial unveiled on Monday.
Weller is the last surviving member of a group of WWII vets pushing for a site to honor veterans on the Mississippi River. The effort was led by the late Ed Karbo Senior.

"I hope and I know that Eddie Karbo is watching and taking it all in with his freedom guys. And I just can't say enough how happy I am," said Weller at the unveiling ceremony.

The memorial will honor all Minnesota veterans and will feature a central sculpture on a circular plaza.
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Constant Rain Causes Leaks for Homeowners Across the Metro

Updated: 05/01/2014 6:11 AM By: Todd Wilson

Matt Dlouhy of Roofs-R-Us in St. Paul pulls up to his next job, a leaky roof.

Quickly, one of his guys lays out a tarp. A ladder is up, and the crew is hard at work. Dlouhy says the problem started with poor instillation of a reglet.

"That flashing had actually popped out over the winter, and so the rain was running right behind it, so we're going to replace it."

Dlouhy shows the homeowner, April Estes, what his crew has done so far. She says Sunday is when she noticed she had a leak. The leaking forced her to put out a bucket and several pots and pans.

"Well, it had big bubbles everywhere. And then all of a sudden later that evening one of them broke and the water started coming down," Estes said.

Dlouhy says the job will cost Estes around $400. He says they've been busy.

"Between Sunday afternoon and Tuesday night, when we had all the driving sideways rain, we had 134 calls for roof leaks much like this one," he said.

Dlouhy says he's walked into places where there was nothing but a drip to entire ceilings on the floor. He says the important thing is to get the leak fixed quickly.

"Just a little bit of water can cause a lot of damage. It can cause mold, mildew, health hazards to the family," he said.


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Saturday, May 30, 2009

Boys weekend in the UP

Took a couple day's extra on a short week and went north to the UP.
This is my regular annual trip to our cabin, where me and my boy meet up with my dad, and brother.

On the way up we stopped at a well loved and memory filled but now vacant farm.

We found morels.

Our morel guide, my cousin, came through big time.

Once at the lake - the BLUEG harvest was on.

Some Big Lake rocks and rock climbing.

This is the boy casting a dry fly upstream to rising trout. Don't know where he picked that habit up from, obviously not inherited.

I netted the one keeper of the dozen or so he hooked.

He ate it.

He also ate the Morels.

These are morel stuffed thai dumplings with plum sauce and my cousin's home brew.

I got out for one evening on the stream fro a couple of hours.
Fished with this fly.

With all of the brown line blog talk I should feel good about catching nothing but these, but, the experience left me hollow.

A flowering Dogwood on the great cyr swamp plain.

This pic speaks for itself.

Last night at camp bonfire.

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  1. Nice pics. How did you prepare that sucker? Fried in butter with the fresh morels? Or did you plank it on the grill?

    Even though it was designed for another species, I find that pureed sucker in the Bass-o-Matic makes a refreshing and nutritious morning shake. Starts the day off right.


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Dan Phillips is a Pyromaniac. He’s also a pastor of Copperfield Bible Church in Texas and the author of two books, The World Tilting Gospel and God’s Wisdom in Proverbs. Although I’ve never met him, I’ve got to know and appreciate him through his lively online presence and these two books.

The World Tilting Gospel is one of the best “popular” presentations of the Bible’s message and theology I’ve come across. By “popular” I mean accessible and enjoyable. Dan has not written just to pass on facts, but to stir our feelings, and prod us into vigorous response. The language is fresh, pacey, gripping, sometimes combative, and often startling.

The book is divided into four sections: (1) Who are we? (2) What has God done for us? (3) How do we get in? (4) How do we get going? Kind of like a “Biblical Theology for the rest of us.” Although it’s quite lengthy (300 pages), that’s like a tabloid compared to most Biblical Theologies.  And the style of writing is also much more New York Post than Seminarese.

It’s not a book I would give to someone with no church background as it assumes some biblical literacy, but it’s certainly a book I would give to young believers who need a quick tour de force of biblical doctrine or ballast to prevent them being tossed to and fro by modern falsehoods. And if you know a lethargic Christian who needs electrocuted electrified, plug this into his life and watch the sparks fly.

My only quibble is I wouldn’t contrast the Old and New Covenant so starkly as Dan does in some places, especially  when thinking about the Spirit’s work in Old Testament believers. Maybe a case of good biblical theology needing a shot of good systematic theology.

You’ll find lots more of Dan’s zippy and memorable prose in God’s Wisdom in Proverbs. This isn’t a commentary on Proverbs, going verse by verse from start to finish. It’s more “A Practical Theology of Proverbs,” and at 430 pages it’s one of the most thorough treatments of Proverbs I’ve come across.

Pastors and scholars will be benefit from the significant chunks devoted to issues such as authorship, Hebrew poetry, and the various proverbial forms. However, the more general reader will find a ton of helpful material in the major sections on worship, relationships, marriage, and parenting – the best treatments of these Proverbial themes I’ve encountered. I’ll be re-reading them many times and encouraging my wife to do so too. Dan’s explanation and application of “the fear of the Lord” was the highlight of the book for me. Absolutely outstanding.

I’d go further than Dan in his Christology. He seems to see Proverbs as revealing Christ retrospectively rather than prospectively. He would say that we can see Christ looking back, but there’s little indication that Solomon and his fellow-Israelites had much of a Messianic clue looking forward. More canonical contextualization (Dan would never write that phrase) would have helped. By that, I mean seeing the book as part of the unfolding Messianic momentum of the whole Old Testament. Also, Proverbs 8, and its pivotal Christological role in the book, was left screaming out for attention.

As in The World Tilting Gospel, the writing is clear, snappy, punchy, Solomonic even! As I finished these books I couldn’t but thank and praise God for blessing His church in our day with such gifted, godly, and gracious authors. Gritty too. It takes huge effort, discipline, and perseverance to write books such as these. Thank you, Dan, for the thousands of hours you sacrificed to bless us with these books. Deeply, deeply appreciated.

  • http://teampyro.blogspot.com Frank Turk

    From your mouth to God’s ear, David — and to the ear of every Christian who reads for the sake of his local church.

    Did you know that TWTG earned Dan a nomination as best new Christian writer the year it came out? It was well-deserved then, and it stands the test of time.

    Thanks for noticing!

    • http://headhearthand.org/blog/ David Murray

      I did not know that, Frank, but it doesn’t surprise me. It’s a stand-out book that reflects not only writing talent but deep thought and meditation. Quite rare today.

  • http://veritasdomain.wordpress.com/ SLIMJIM

    I appreciated his book on the Gospel.

  • threegirldad

    As an unapologetic fan of Dan’s writing, I can’t thank you enough for this post. It puts you in rare company; he’s gotten very little promotion of either book in the Christian blogosphere up to this point, which I find baffling.

    I’ve benefited tremendously from both books, especially Appendix Three of God’s Wisdom in Proverbs, which is worth the price of the book all on its own.


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High Cholesterol

(Cholesterol, High; Hypercholesterolemia)

Definition    TOP

Cholesterol is a type of lipid in the blood. High cholesterol is an abnormally high level of cholesterol in the blood.

There are different types of cholesterol in your blood including:

  • Low density lipoproteins (LDL)—causes build up of cholesterol and other fats in the blood vessels. Known as bad cholesterol because high levels can cause disease in the arteries and heart disease.
  • High density lipoproteins (HDL)—can remove cholesterol and other fats from the blood. Known as good cholesterol because it may protect against heart disease.

Causes    TOP

Causes of high cholesterol include:

  • Genetics
  • High-fat diet
  • Overweight
  • Sedentary lifestyle

Risk Factors    TOP

The risk of high cholesterol increases with age. It is more common in men. It is also more common in women after menopause.

Factors that may increase your risk of high cholesterol include:

  • Family members with high cholesterol
  • High-fat diet
  • Obesity, overweight
  • Sedentary lifestyle

Symptoms    TOP

It is rare for high cholesterol to cause symptoms. However, high cholesterol can increase your risk of atherosclerosis. This is a dangerous hardening of the arteries. It can block the flow of blood. Some complications of atherosclerosis include:

Some people with high cholesterol may also have cholesterol deposits in tendons, under the eyes, or in the eye.

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Diagnosis    TOP

You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. You will be asked about factors that may increase your risk of heart disease or stroke.

A blood test will also be done. Blood will be sent to a lab to measure lipid levels in your blood. Tests may include:

  • Total cholesterol
  • HDL cholesterol
  • LDL cholesterol
  • Triglycerides

Other tests may be done to look for other conditions that can be associated with high cholesterol levels.

Treatment    TOP

Talk to your doctor about the best treatment plan for you. Treatment is aimed at decreasing your LDL cholesterol levels and decreasing your risk for heart disease and stroke. Options include:

Nutritional Changes

Talk to your doctor about the best meal plan for you. Consider the following changes:

  • Balance the amount of calories you are eating with the amount of calories you use through physical activity and basic body functions. This will help you reach or maintain a healthy weight.
  • Eat a diet that is high in fruits and vegetables.
  • Include foods that are whole grain and high in fiber.
  • Eat fish at least twice per week.
  • Limit foods with saturated fats, trans fats, or cholesterol.
  • Avoid processed and refined sugars and starches. This includes white bread, white potatoes, white rice, and simple sugars like soda.
  • Choose and prepare foods with little or no salt.
  • Consider drinking green or black tea, which have been shown to help reduce cholesterol.
  • If you drink alcohol, drink in moderation.

Lifestyle Changes

  • Begin a safe exercise program with the advice of your doctor.
  • If you smoke, talk to your doctor about ways to quit.
  • If you are overweight, talk to your doctor about ways to lose weight.
  • Make sure other medical conditions, such as high blood pressure and diabetes, are being treated and controlled.

Cholesterol-Lowering Medication    TOP

You may be prescribed statins to help lower your cholesterol. Statins have been shown to reduce mortality, heart attacks, and stroke.

These medications are best used as additions to diet and exercise. They should not be use in place of healthy lifestyle changes.

Prevention    TOP

To help reduce your chance of getting high cholesterol, follow the lifestyle and nutrition changes above.

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Fingernails bumpy

Common Questions and Answers about Fingernails bumpy

On the days it wasn't as red it was very dry bumpy and scaly horrible. The attack lasted months and the skin was starting to look wrinkly! I tried what seemed to be everthing I found vaseline the best to soothe and try to protect the skin. The pharmist told me to try aveeno cream which soothed it but it was still there. I paid for a Herbalist and she gave me a cream,and some horrible medicine to try which I took because I was fed up and would do anything .
i have some sort of growth on my right pinkie finger. They are round bumpy growths.
I was recently diagnosed as having some sort of nail dystrophy on my fingernails. I was told the name of the condition but I cannot remember it and I was hoping you could help. It began with a T and was called " T_________ dystrophy". Basically what is wrong with my nails now is that they have ridges that run vertically down the nail bed, and some have very prominent, bumpy knobs or ridges down the center of each nail.
It started with tingling hands, then moved on to hair loss (now my biggest concern), dry skin, bumpy fingernails, and the feeling of being cold ALL the time, especially my hands and feet. I have been to numerous doctors and have had blood work done every couple of months for the past year. The doctors are saying it isn't my thyroid (my TSH has been under 1), but I seem to have all of the symptoms. I took a look at my blood work over the past 10 years and noticed that my TSH was always around 1.
I had 5 negative ELISA during the last 6 month and 2 negative HIV 1 PCR tests, but my symptoms don't go away. For the past 8 month I'm having severe pharyngitis, the back of my throat all red and bumpy, severe cough with a congestion. I have feelings that I'm going to choke on it. In June I've got Proximal subungual onychomycosis on my toe nails, 6 month later it appeared on my fingernails. I know this kind of fungal infection associated with HIV. What should I do?
i have eczema all over my body and have acne (im 16 so the acne is obviously from my age) but i have this horrible rash on my shins and calf its very small bumpy bubbles. theyr not fungus i cant pop them theyr only viewable if u look at an angle but are not filled with anything.
based on your description, it sounds like your doctor is right. tactile defensives is a sensory processing disorder. you don't necessarily have to have a painful or burning sensation though. did you have a rough time in school as young child? this would explain it. Signs Of Tactile Dysfunction: 1.
Some weird sx that may /may not be related (new onset oily scalp,brittle,bumpy fingernails).I took a 6 cycle course of zithromax which ended in Sept. for ?infection on my fingernails(yellowing and bumpy, I have excema).I have read a lot about vit B deficiency and wonder could this be it?I had restarted multi vits 5 days prior to my B12 check.I have an Mri scheduled (had a negative Mri 4 yrs. ago for a stabbing headache) but would like any input!Thanks!
They appeared brown, small, slightly raised and flat,, like a piece of dirty splattered on. I was able to remove both of them using my fingernails fairly easily and with little to no pain. They bled profusely for a good while (relative to their size). Within weeks they grew back looking very characteristically like warts (raised, bumpy, skin colored).
all my facial hair has suddenly, over the course of 3 days, gone completely blonde. I am fairly dark skinned with black hair, so this comes as a great surprize. Any ideas about what could be the cause of any of these symptoms, or what might cause them to happen all at once would be greatly appreciated. I am at the end of my rope and my doctors seem fresh out of ideas.
I have gone through about 3 rounds of this the last couple of months. First I had a red, bumpy rash on my chest, no itch, felt like tiny bumps. Then it seemed to be on the top & sides of my shoulder/upper arm & upper back. The chest are if scratched seemed to have a minescule hard whitehead in it. It itched at night a couple of weeks. I had a cortisone shot (40 mg), tried different creams, lotions & it went away.
20 months ago I quit smoking and in that time I have put on over 100lbs my hair has turned in a thick frizzy mess, I have lost fingernails and toe nails, I have gotten severe acne that even acutane didn't treat, I get this bumpy red rash all over my arms, hands, legs and feet that scars rather badly, 75F weather and I'm freezing and I have chest and abdominal pain a lot.
Usually extreme changes in temperature cause bumpy rashes. Re-using towels after hot showers, exfoliating too much. I used to break out in hives all over my entire body. Zyrtec was the ONLY allergy med that got rid of them. And I tried them all. Have you had your thyroid levels checked? Hormonal disruptions and imbalances will cause thickening of the skin in certain areas. Are you scratching at it? It looks angry.
it's a rush of blood - My fingers feel warm (like the feeling in your cheeks when you blush) - Painless, itchless - Smooth, not bumpy/scaly - It appears in a somewhat strange rash-like pattern - kind of splotchy on the edges. (But the splotches are small).
Example, center of my bottom lip, left side of my bottom lip, both nostrils, knuckle of rt and lft pinky (approx 3mm, always in same place, bleeds occasionally), under fingernails on both hands (thumbs and index fingers, middle finger left hand). Amoxicillin for 7 days, Lamisil for 30 days (foot fungus), but no change with "cuts". Hands are constantly stinging, especially when washed. Cuts under my fingernails are especially painful when with liquids and temperature (cold/hot).
They appeared brown, small, slightly raised and flat,, like a piece of dirty splattered on. I was able to remove both of them using my fingernails fairly easily and with little to no pain. They bred profusely for a good while (relative to their size). Within weeks they grew back looking very characteristically like warts (raised, bumpy, skin colored).
The rash is mainly in the areas of my knuckles (at the base of my fingers) with the tiny blisters going up to the base of my fingernails. It goes down the webbed area between thumb and forefinger (bilaterally), and continues to my palms and faintly on the wrists. It has crept up slightly toward my ankles but is mainly at the base of my toes (top of feet). It is itchy. The skin at the rash seems thick and tough.
Went to lay down and developed slurred speech, inability to move right side, bluish color in fingernails and vertigo. My blood pressure was also elevated. Didn’t want to go to hospital since just there a week ago. Finally agreed to go to hospital 3 hours after event. When CT scan was done, didn’t show stroke. Other tests included echo, brain MRI and upper GI. All negative. There were some areas of high-signal in brain MRI, but they felt they were non-specific.
They appeared brown, small, slightly raised and flat,, like a piece of dirty splattered on. I was able to remove both of them using my fingernails fairly easily and with little to no pain. They bled profusely for a good while (relative to their size). Within weeks they grew back looking very characteristically like warts (raised, bumpy, skin colored).
I've watched the scale continue to climb, my fingernails are still scary looking and I still have some symptoms of being hypo... including headache as they Cytomel wears off before the next does. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I'm doing wrong... what my meds might need adjusted to... or a suggestion of if Amour might be a better route?? Any all suggestions are welcome... my ears are open. -- Thank you!
I have developed a number of itchy red bumps on various places on my body. Every once in awhile I develop hard bumpy red skin on my right index finger that is sore to the touch, but usually just goes away after awhile. It almost looks like a callus. It's annoying an hurts when I touch or bend my finger but eventually the bumps go away and everything is fine. Some of the new bumps kinda feel the same though, it's similar pain when touched. Recently I noticed similar bumps on my heel.
After a long and bumpy road where my wife's Dr refuses to test for Free T3 (they will do FT4), and my wife resisting me on the importance of FT3 testing. My wife finally decided to go to HealthcheckUSA and ordered the test on-line. We have to pay for this out of pocket but we'll FINALLY know where she stands. She will go to have blood drawn Monday. Hopefully the results will follow soon after. her last test in Mid July was FT4 0.68 ( 0.75 - 1.54) TOTAL T3 1.46 ( 0.7 - 1.7) TSH 3.
Riba) side effects. I didn’t have any significant SFX during treatment but have had a bumpy ride since then. The accumulation of the drugs seems to have attacked the weakest link: my digestion. Ironically, at my last doctor’s appointment (1 week post EOT), he asked me how my diarrhea was doing. I proudly told him he must have me confused with another patient because my digestion was rock solid.
For about the past 2 years, I've been experiencing bruises that are dark purple and then seem to "bleach out" after a couple days or so. At about that same time, the intense itching occurs with a red bumpy raised rash that takes up the exact size/shape of the original bruise. It seems that once I start scratching it at all, the more intense the itching becomes. In February of 2007, I fell with all my weight on my left knee in a kneeling position.
Cold extremities, inability to sweat even after strenuous exercise, allergies, brittle fingernails, aching joints(although my Dr. says that has nothing to do with it). Pretty much classic symptoms of hypothyroid. It seemed I couldn't get enough thyroxine in my system. Kept increasing dosage thinking I would ultimately get to the right level. I am not saying this applies to everyone and I was refusing to accept that generic was not "as good as" name brand. I am now a believer.
A child who has contracted scabies can also develop a bumpy red rash. Scabies is contagious, and is usually transmitted by skin-to-skin contact or through sexual contact with someone else who is infected with it. The infection spreads more easily in crowded conditions and in situations where there is a lot of close contact — like child-care centers or nursing homes.
I never thought that might actually be the truth. I pick at everything, but only with my fingernails, never with needles or tweezers or anything, but I also bite the skin on my lips, the inside of my lips and cheeks, and the skin on my fingers. I guess this will be one more thing to talk to the therapist about...
I mean, my hands don't look as attractive without nails as they would with them, but when you think about what's more important, I would rather have no fingernails, then have scabs all over my arms and legs that will most likely scar. And I live in Las Vegas, so I would love to let my arms and legs clear up so I can start wearing shorts and tank tops again. Just thought I'd let you know that you are not the only one with this problem and thought I'd share what worked for me.
I started having the same problem about 7 years ago. I live on an island so i always thought the humidity was doing it. Whenever I fly to the states it clears up all on it's own. However it has in the past gotten to the point where both of my hands have become completley involved up to my wrists. My feet have minor involvement, the area surrounding my armpits, my facial skin seems "bumpy" , the last two symptoms started to occur more recently.
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Game of Thrones Season 4 Episode 5 Recap: Top 5 Spoilers

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After last week’s episode, “Oathkeeper,” “First of His Name” plans to be an exciting and action packed episode. With White Walkers and wildlings on the move, Sansa on a mysterious boat, and a new king about to be crowned, anything can happen in the GoT universe.

Let’s see what’s going to happen. Here are the major highlights from tonight’s episode:

1. Tommen is Crowned King

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After a long and tumultuous journey, Westeros has a new, and hopefully better, king. Joffrey is dead, and he is succeeded by his younger, gentler, and equally illegitimate brother, Tommen. What will happen to Tommen? Will he successfully marry Margery and live happily ever after? Will he be murdered brutally in 3 episodes? Let’s see where this story leads…

2. Sansa Is United With Her Aunt

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After years of being alone in King’s Landing without any other Starks or kin to keep her company, Littlefinger has brought her to the Eyrie where she is greeted by her crazy aunt lady Arryn. Littlefinger marries the lady of the Vale and the two have excruciatingly loud sex.

Also in the scene, it is revealed that Lady Arryn and Littlefinger orchestrated the murder of Lord Arryn all the way back before the first episode of season 1. Remember? That’s why Ned Stark had to go to King’s Landing to begin with.

3. Westeros is Very Very In Debt to the Iron Bank of Bravos

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Tonight Tywin finally reveals more information about the “Iron Bank of Bravos” which has been not so subtly hinted at a dozen times since the season began. Westeros is deeply deeply in debt to the Iron Bank of Bravos, a seemingly all-powerful shadowy institution. With how many times this has been mentioned, I wouldn’t be surprised if this becomes a major plot point in the seasons to come.

4. Arya Stark Stabs The Hounds in the Stomach

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…Well she tries any way. After being taunted about her dead friends and family, Arya makes a strong attempt at actually crossing a name of her list. Using Needle, she attempts to stab the Hound in the stomach. The trailer was deceptive in that it made it seem as if this might actually be a kill shot. Unfortunately, the Hound is an experienced soldier who wears super thick armor.

Better luck next time Arya.

5. There’s a Big Battle at Craster’s Keep

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As the Night’s Watch storm Craster’s Keep, Jon’s assumed ally tried to kidnap Bran Stark only to have a warg-ed out Bran in Hodor’s body rip his head half-way off. After he is free and the Night’s Watch are about to win their battle, Bran decides not to join his brother after all and continue his odd quest north to find the three-eyed raven.

Then there’s a boss battle where Jon Snow fights the cockney expert knife fighter. It ends with an absurd head-stabbing where Jon puts his sword through the back of knife-guys head and out his mouth.

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Twitter: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

One of the best things about Twitter – indeed, perhaps its greatest appeal – is in its accessibility. It’s easy to use both for sharing information and for collecting it. Twitter provides unprecedented access to our lawmakers and to our celebrities, as well as to news as it’s happening. A recent study out of MIT even suggests that analyzing crowd statements on Twitter may allow researchers to predict the future, citing as one example early tweets associated with the 2013 coup d’etat in Egypt.

But Twitter—and all that accessible information—has some undeniable downsides, too. For one thing, there’s no system of accuracy or reliability in place: Anyone can say just about anything. It can be a temptingly easy way to attack your detractors—or for them to attack you—igniting the sort of “Twitter war” we’ve lately seen between figures like Ashton Kutcher and Charlie Sheen or ranting from the likes of pro footballer Richie Incognito. In those cases, no one wins. Here are some of the top pros and cons of life in the Twitterverse.

Good: It’s an easy way to share ideas and access the news.

A recent poll by the Associated Press and CNBC found that 44 percent of Twitter users turn to Twitter for breaking news at least some of the time, and 16 percent turn to it “frequently.” So much for the newspaper—or news longer than 140 characters for that matter.

Bad: Twitter saps productivity.

Some researchers believe that the combined effort of keeping up with Twitter—taking the time to craft a post, responding to others, and mining the feed for news you’re interested in—saps productivity. (Similar studies have revealed that Facebook makes you fat.) And, of course, all that evidence of how much time you spend on Twitter could give employers reason to worry that the habit is getting in the way of your actual work.

Good: Twitter is great for self-promotion.

Twitter can be an excellent way for those searching for work to market themselves, since so many companies use social media for recruiting purposes, seeking out potential employees who share their philosophy or have good ideas. A recent survey by found that nearly half of all employers use social networking sites to research job candidates.

Bad: Everyone’s watching!

Misuse of Twitter, however, can be a recipe for career trouble, since employers also use it to screen out employees. The same survey found that many employers reject potential employees whose Twitter profiles include provocative photos, evidence of drug use or drinking, negative posts about previous employers or co-workers, or comments that might be interpreted as racist, sexist, or ageist. Who could forget 2013’s Justine Sacco scandal, in which the PR exec’s last minute tweet before boarding a 12-hour flight got her fired before her plane had even landed: “Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white!”

Good: Great for self-promotion… but better for promoting others.

While Twitter is a good place to promote your own business or brand, too much self-promotion can turn followers off, which is why it’s a good idea to work in a healthy amount of promotion and praise for others. Spreading good news about others will benefit you anyway: Chances are that if you tweet good news about others, they’ll do the same for you in return.

Bad: It can be tempting to trash talk.

Twitter makes it easy to bash others, which generally has the opposite of its intended effect: Harsh words about others may make them look bad, but make you look worse. Case in point: Miami Dolphins footballer Richie Incognito went on a Twitter tirade against former teammate Jonathan Martin at a time when he was attempting to improve his public perception. Expressing his frustrations so publicly only seemed to make things worse. Days after his rant, Incognito went off Twitter. Similarly, Charlie Sheen’s Twitter-bashing of Ashton Kutcher’s performance on Two and a Half Men has only brought more attention to Kutcher—and made Sheen seem stuck in the past.

Good: Twitter may be used to predict the future (sort of).

Some researchers believe that Twitter can be useful for predicting certain outcomes—elections, box office sales, political protests—as well as human behavior. Though there are many variables—how to know if a post is genuine, for example—there is reason to believe that paying attention to what people are saying and how they’re feeling can be useful. And Twitter certainly provides more access to that than ever before.

Bad: Your self-esteem may suffer.

An obsession with everyone’s online goings-on, to the point where you neglect what’s happening in your own life right in front of you, can fuel feelings of isolation and self-doubt. Though no studies have looked specifically at the effect of Twitter, a 2012 study published in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking found that the longer people spent on Facebook each week, the more they agreed that everyone else was happier, cooler, and generally better off than they were.

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Fix Base System Device Not Found in Device Manager

I recently did a clean install of Windows 7 on my PC and downloaded all the drivers from the manufacture’s website and thought everything was good to go. I happened to go into Device Manager and noticed that there was a problem with Base System Device.

Actually, there were several Base System Device driver errors, all with question marks. I was surprised because I thought I had downloaded the important drivers for the system such as the graphics card, touchpad, network adapter etc.

base system device

Unfortunately, I didn’t seem to have downloaded all of the drivers. I eventually figured out what the problem was and didn’t get the error in Device Manager anymore. In this article, I’ll show you how to fix the driver issue in Windows.

Even though I installed most drivers, there were a couple that I didn’t install thinking that they were not necessary. The Base System Device is usually related to one of three pieces of hardware: the chipset, bluetooth or the SD card reader.

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Go to the manufacturer website and find the drivers for your specific model. Make sure to download the chipset drivers and install the latest version. Also, find the the drivers for bluetooth and SD card reader, if you have those on your system.

Also, you can figure out what driver is needed by finding the hardware IDs for any device that shows up as unknown or with a question mark in Device Manager. To do this, double-click on the Base System Device and choose Details. Then click on Hardware IDs from the drop down.

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It should look something like this:

Now you can go to a site like PCIDatabase and type in the vendor ID and device ID. Where are those numbers? The part after VEN_ is the Vendor ID. In the first line above, it’s 15AD. The device ID is the part after DEV_, which is 0405 in the above case.

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Now if I type those IDs into the respective Vendor search and Device search boxes on the PCIDatabase website, I’ll get the following results:

As you can see above, it’s a NVIDIA graphics card running under VMware. Since I have installed Windows 7 in a virtual machine, VMware is the the vendor. The device is the graphics card installed on my host PC. Pretty neat huh? The next time you see a big question mark or Unknown Device in Device Manager, you can now figure out exactly what piece of hardware is missing a driver.

Now just go through all the Base System Device listed there and figure out exactly which driver you need to download. If you have any questions, feel free to post a comment. Enjoy!

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Friday, August 21

The Friday Random Ten+5 puts itself even further out there.

With all the upheaval in my life of late -- have I mentioned that I'm being sued? -- I completely whiffed on the fact that the second anniversary of the Random Ten +5 came around a little over a month ago. Not that this milestone is necessarily as deserving of a celebration as, say, Kiribatian independence or even Disco Demolition Night, but still, y'all seem to enjoy embarrassing revelations from my personal life combined with random glimpses into my iPod, for some reason. So in commemoration of the second +5 I ever did -- the "From Russia With Love" of the series, if you will, the one that really made the series what it is, the one that made people sit up and say, "Ha, this is kind of a funny feature, and by the way, you're a sicko" -- I'm rehashing an old idea and making this week's +5 Five More Chicks I Shouldn't Think Are Hot, But Do.

Jane Curtin
Watched "I Love You, Man" the other day with my mom. Jane Curtin played Paul Rudd's mom. Looked her up on Wikipedia and it turns out she's almost 62. You believe that? Not bad for someone who was being called an ignorant slut on "Saturday Night Live" more than 30 years ago.

Bristol Palin
Yeah, her mom's a complete ass, but I've seen interviews with Bristol and she actually seems like she's got a pretty good head on her shoulders -- at the very least, she's someone who's learned from her mistakes, which, sadly, is rarer these days than you might realize. Plus she's good with kids. The thing is, no matter how cute she is, I could never be one of Sarah Palin's in-laws; I clearly don't like her, and she wouldn't like me. Even if I did score a date with Bristol, I'd give it two weeks before I'd find myself running through the wilderness being chased by Sarah leaning out the side door of a helicopter with a high-powered rifle.

Britney Spears
After a substantial hiatus for whatever reason, Brit's been out and about lately, and you know what? She doesn't look half bad these days. Granted, her abs haven't quite returned to their "Baby One More Time" heyday, but she's still way far ahead of where she was a couple years ago, when the paparazzi never had to wait outside of a Starbucks for more than 30 minutes before they could snap pictures of Britney waddling out the door, braless and dumping another Frappuccino down her gullet. Where'd all her lost poundage end up, you might wonder? Well, I do have one theory.

Phyllis from “The Office”
She has nice cheekbones. And she's apparently a complete animal in the sack, as evidenced by the "Blood Drive" episode in which she and her husband went on a double-date with Jim and Pam and then promptly snuck off to the handicapped restroom to screw. I'm not saying she's as hot as Pam, mind you, but as far as Dunder Mifflin goes she's a solid #2 in the rotation.

Jessica Simpson
I know, I know. Yes, she's given every indication that she's dumber than a box of nails. Yes, her dad is a freakshow. Yes, she probably still has some of Tony Romo's stank on her. And I could sit here and tell you that all those factors combined are enough to make me not want to have anything to do with her, but as Samuel L. Jackson said in "Pulp Fiction," "That shit ain't the truth." Look, we all remember the police-station scene from "The Dukes of Hazzard," and in spite of the room-temperature IQ, in spite of the creepy dad, in spite of the Romo-taint, I'd still hit that. I'm a dude, and a none-too-complex-or-mature one at that; blond hair and fantastic boobs make me do silly things.

Thank you for listening, everybody. I hope you can still respect me in the morning. Now, the Ten:

1. The Clash, "Somebody Got Murdered"
2. U2, "Pride (In the Name of Love)"
3. Groove Armada, "I See You Baby"
4. The Beastie Boys, "To All the Girls"
5. Buzzcocks, "Noise Annoys"
6. LTJ Bukem, "Demon's Theme"
7. Pet Shop Boys, "I Want a Dog"
8. Gorillaz, "Dracula"
9. Foxy Brown, "Letter to the Firm (Holy Matrimony)"
10. Ice Cube, "Dirty Mack"

Your turn to 'fess up, readers -- which members of the opposite sex (or same sex, if that's your thing) should you not be attracted to but are? Those lists, along with your Tens, are welcome in the comments.

Holly said...

Stephen Garcia. Like a younger, higher Jeremy Shockey. WHAT.

1. Nikkfurie - The A La Menthe
2. Fionn Regan - Abacus
3. Nouvelle Vague - Heart Of Glass
4. The Mountain Goats - Abide With Me
5. Steve Earle - Feel Alright
6. Pet Lions - Roman History
7. Harlem Shakes - Technicolor Health
8. Sad Day For Puppets - Marble Gods
9. Evil Nine - The Night
10. Glee Cast - Don't Stop Believin'

Reed said...

So.... Michelle Malkin ain't your type then? 'Cause I figured she'd end up on this list.

1.Black Sabbath, "Iron Man"
2.Albert Collins, "Frosty"
3.Gustav Mahler, "Symphony Of a Thousand"
4.The Who, "Pure and Easy"
5.Sly & The Family Stone, "Luv N' Haight"
6.Koufax, "Work Will Never End"
7.Wolf Parade, "Shine a Light"
8.Therapy & Fatal, "Come and Die"
9.Marvin Gaye, "Heavy Love Affair"
10.Crooked Fingers, "Twilight Creeps"

chg said...

I think throwing Jessica Simpson on here is kind of cheating. If any guy publicly claims she isn't hot, I pretty much assume he is making a transparent attempt to appear thoughtful and sensitive to any women present. Even if the box is empty, you can't argue with the packaging.

Jessica Simpson should probably be at or near the top of a list of Chicks Women Say You Shouldn't Think Are Hot, But Are.

Ollllddude said...

I get Britney. I get Jessica, but I feel like I need a shower. I even kind of get Jane in an Oedipus kind of way, but you are leaning very close to Lars and the Real Girl territory on the other two.

My five, in no particular order: Emma Thompson, Meryl Streep, Leslie Stahl, Renee Zellweger (I know, the chipmunk cheeks, and she is likely a carpet muncher, but I like a challenge) Blythe Danner.


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- Brought in as a "temporary" spark (Lundmark comparison is apt)
- Earned a spot on the big club

- Age
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Given the fact that this team is also littered with players who have basically come out of nowhere (Smith, Brodie, Giordano, Blair to an extent) despite the lack of success in their history, they're playing well for this team right now.
Don't think we can really dump all over a player when he hasn't had a chance with our club.
I like it! I know a few posters ate the crow on Brodie already, and personally, I've eaten the crow on Giordano. But boy am I glad that my assessment on Giordano was wrong and Dutter saw something in Gio that I didn't.

This, along with all the other posters who are in favour of this move, is exactly the kind of activity a Flames fan could use during trying times. Those glass half full comments that keep giving us hope that we were born cheering for the right team lol.

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12.1 Motivating for Performance
Motivation is defined as the psychological processes that arouse and direct goal–directed behavior. In a simple model of motivation, people have certain needs that motivate them to perform specific behaviors for which they receive rewards that feed back and satisfy the original need. Rewards are of two types: (1) An extrinsic reward is the payoff, such as money, a person receives from others for performing a particular task. (2) An intrinsic reward is the satisfaction, such as a feeling of accomplishment, that a person receives from performing the particular task itself.
      As a manager, you want to motivate people to do things that will benefit your organization—join it, stay with it, show up for work at it, perform better for it, and do extra for it.
      Four major perspectives on motivation are (1) content, (2) process, (3) job design, and (4) reinforcement.

12.2 Content Perspectives on Employee Motivation
Content perspectives or need-based perspectives emphasize the needs that motivate people. Needs are defined as physiological or psychological deficiencies that arouse behavior. Besides the McGregor Theory X/Theory Y (Chapter 1), need-based perspectives include (1) the hierarchy of needs theory, (2) the ERG theory, (3) the acquired needs theory, and (4) the two-factor theory.
      The hierarchy of needs theory proposes that people are motivated by five levels of need: physiological, safety, love, esteem, and self-actualization needs.
      ERG theory assumes that three basic needs influence behavior—existence, relatedness, and growth.
      The acquired needs theory states that three needs—achievement, affiliation, and power—are major motives determining people's behavior in the workplace.
      The two-factor theory proposes that work satisfaction and dissatisfaction arise from two different factors—work satisfaction from so-called motivating factors, and work dissatisfaction from so-called hygiene factors. Hygiene factors, the lower-level needs, are factors associated with job dissatisfaction—such as salary and working conditions—which affect the environment in which people work. Motivating factors, the higher-level needs, are factors associated with job satisfaction—such as achievement and advancement—which affect the rewards of work performance.

12.3 Process Perspectives on Employee Motivation
Process perspectives are concerned with the thought processes by which people decide how to act. Three process perspectives on motivation are (1) equity theory, (2) expectancy theory, and (3) goal setting theory.
      Equity theory focuses on employee perceptions as to how fairly they think they are being treated compared to others. The key elements in equity theory are inputs, outputs (rewards), and comparisons. (1) With inputs, employees consider what they are putting into the job in time, effort, and so on. (2) With outputs or rewards, employees consider what they think they're getting out of the job in terms of pay, praise, and so on. (3) With comparison, employees compare the ratio of their own outcomes to inputs against the ratio of someone else's outcomes to inputs. Three practical lessons of equity theory are that employee perceptions are what count, employee participation helps, and having an appeal process helps.
      Expectancy theory suggests that people are motivated by how much they want something and how likely they think they are to get it. The three elements affecting motivation are expectancy, instrumentality, and valence. (1) Expectancy is the belief that a particular level of effort will lead to a particular level of performance. (2) Instrumentality is the expectation that successful performance of the task will lead to the outcome desired. (3) Valence is the value, the importance a worker assigns to the possible outcome or reward. When attempting to motivate employees, according to the logic of expectancy theory, managers should ascertain what rewards employees value, what job objectives and performance level they desire, whether there are rewards linked to performance, and whether employees believe managers will deliver the right rewards for the right performance.
      Goal-setting theory suggests that employees can be motivated by goals that are specific and challenging but achievable. In addition, the theory suggests that goals should be set jointly with the employee, be measurable, and have a target date for accomplishment and that employees should receive feedback and rewards.

12.4 Job Design Perspectives on Motivation
Job design is, first, the division of an organization's work among its employees and, second, the application of motivational theories to jobs to increase satisfaction and performance. Two approaches to job design are fitting people to jobs (the traditional approach) and fitting jobs to people.
      Fitting jobs to people assumes people are underutilized and want more variety. Two techniques for this type of job design include (1) job enlargement, increasing the number of tasks in a job to increase variety and motivation, and (2) job enrichment, building into a job such motivating factors as responsibility, achievement, recognition, stimulating work, and advancement.
      An outgrowth of job enrichment is the job characteristics model, which consists of (a) five core job characteristics that affect (b) three critical psychological states of an employee that in turn affect (c) work outcomes—the employee's motivation, performance, and satisfaction. The five core job characteristics are (1) skill variety—how many different skills a job requires; (2) task identity—how many different tasks are required to complete the work; (3) task significance—how many other people are affected by the job; (4) autonomy—how much discretion the job allows the worker; and (5) feedback—how much employees find out how well they're doing. These five characteristics affect three critical psychological states: meaningfulness of work, responsibility for results, and knowledge of results. Three major steps to follow when applying the job characteristics model are (1) diagnose the work environment to see if a problem exists, (2) determine whether job redesign is appropriate, and (3) consider how to redesign the job.

12.5 Reinforcement Perspectives on Motivation
Reinforcement theory attempts to explain behavior change by suggesting that behavior with positive consequences tends to be repeated whereas behavior with negative consequences tends not to be repeated. Reinforcement is anything that causes a given behavior to be repeated or inhibited.
      There are four types of reinforcement. (1) Positive reinforcement is the use of positive consequences to encourage desirable behavior. (2) Negative reinforcement is the removal of unpleasant consequences followed by a desired behavior. (3) Extinction is the withholding or withdrawal of positive rewards for desirable behavior, so that the behavior is less likely to occur in the future. (4) Punishment is the application of negative consequences to stop or change undesirable behavior.
      In using positive reinforcement to motivate employees, managers should reward only desirable behavior, give rewards as soon as possible, be clear about what behavior is desired, and have different rewards and recognize individual differences. In using punishment, managers should punish only undesirable behavior, give reprimands or disciplinary actions as soon as possible, be clear about what behavior is undesirable, administer punishment in private, and combine punishment and positive reinforcement.

12.6 Using Compensation & Other Rewards to Motivate
Compensation is only one form of motivator. For incentive compensation plans for work, rewards must be linked to performance and be measurable; they must satisfy individual needs; they must be agreed on by manager and employee; and they must be perceived as being equitable, believable, and achievable by employees.
Popular incentive compensation plans are the following. (1) Pay for performance bases pay on one's results. One kind is payment according to piece rate, in which employees are paid according to how much output they produce. Another is the sales commission, in which sales representatives are paid a percentage of the earnings the company made from their sales. (2) Bonuses are cash awards given to employees who achieve specific performance objectives. (3) Profit sharing is the distribution to employees of a percentage of the company's profits. (4) Gainsharing is the distribution of savings or "gains" to groups of employees who reduced costs and increased measurable productivity. (5) Stock options allow certain employees to buy stock at a future date for a discounted price. (6) Pay for knowledge ties employee pay to the number of job-relevant skills or academic degrees they earn.
      There are also nonmonetary ways of compensating employees. Some employees will leave because they feel the need for work-life balance, the need to expand their skills, and the need to matter. To retain such employees, nonmonetary incentives have been introduced, such as the flexible workplace. Other incentives that keep employees from leaving are thoughtfulness by employees' managers, work-life benefits such as daycare, attractive surroundings, skill-building and educational opportunities, and work sabbaticals.

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Also available for sale are selected books and worship CDs at a discounted price. These items are often tied to various Bible studies, sermons, guest teachers or concerts. Also, a CD of the morning sermon can be purchased after the second service for $3.00. CDs of the Deeper Roots Tuesday morning Women’s Bible Study are also available.

We are regularly adding new items and resources, so please stop by and see what is available for every member of the family.

The Media Resource Center’s regular hours are Sundays, 8:30-9:00am and 10:00am-12:45pm; Tuesdays, 9:00-11:30am; and Wednesdays, 6:15-7:15pm.

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Friday, Jul 03, 2015

Weather forces fish deeper

Highlands Bass Angler

The fishing forecast for this week will give anglers a developing last-quarter lunar phase that is three days past orbit perigee today, and consistent typical hurricane season weather patterns.

Atmospheric pressure will be on the decline the next four to five days, however it will be a slow moving drop in barometric pressure, starting out with 30.20 In Hg today and dropping to 29.97 In Hg by this Sunday.

Water temperatures start out in the early morning hours just slightly below 80 degrees and finish at 85 degrees by 5 p.m.

Since barometric pressure will be causing fish to migrate slightly deeper each day, fish will be in the three to five foot depths in the early morning hours, but as water temps climb to the 82 degree mark, fish will move deeper to accommodate their need for proper dissolved oxygen levels and ideal feeding temperatures. However, the trophy bass will remain deeper, waiting in ambush at the five foot depths in the early morning, and moving to the five to eight foot depths by 10 a.m.

By midday all fish will be migrating deeper by at least two to three feet from their morning feeding depths and trophy sized bass to depths of eight to 12 feet where digestion and suspension takes place best in the summer months.

During the summer months, heat forces fish to migrate further during the daytime than at another time of year. The larger taller tree-piles at depths of 20 feet would be the only place of exception to this seasonal migration norm. Orange trees of 12 to 15 feet tall anchored along the fishes' normal migration routes will keep large numbers of fish of all sizes in close proximity.

Shallow lakes are more of a challenge because fish must migrate as deep as possible and that might not be deep enough to accommodate digestion speeds needed to keep up with temperature-controlled summertime diet requirements.

Increased heat causes greater appetite, however the hotter temperatures also have less oxygen present so digestion slows down dramatically unless oxygen-producing grass beds are healthy and close to eight to ten foot depths. Find these types of places in the lake and you'll be finding success.

The major feeding migration of the day occurs from 3 to 8 a.m. over the next four days. The peak period will turn on when bright sunlight appears and vegetation starts producing oxygen, 7:30 to 8 a.m. The rating will be in the five to six range with a fast start and a short duration of 30 minutes.

The minor feeding migration of the day occurs from 4 to 8 p.m. and will have a peak period from 6:30 to 8 p.m. that should reach five on the ratings scale of ten, ten being best.

Local big bass angler Chris King landed a 'career best bass' this past Sunday on Lake Placis, boating a 28 inch bass with an 18 inch girth, weighing 13.80 pounds.

He was using eight-pound test fluorocarbon line and 1/0 hook, drop-shot rigging, using small plastics. The battle lasted almost 20 minutes as the trophy bass pulled line several times before giving up.

Congrats Chris, it takes hundreds of bass fishing trips to find one of those big girls and it's another thing all together to trick her into striking artificial baits. Then it's very tricky to get her into the boat on line that light, one misstep and she'll snap the stressed out line with ease. I can tell you all about it.

Dave Douglass is a bass fishing guide and conservationist since 2006 in Highlands County. Website: Phone:863-381-8474. Email:


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Lebanon County notebook: Olivia Farabaugh comes up big in Palmyra's gold-medal finish at PIAA cross country

By DAVID BOHR, The Patriot-News
on November 08, 2012 8:55 AM, updated August 22, 2013 4:11 PM
Olivia Farabaugh's 17th-place finish was key to Palmyra winning the PIAA Class AA girls' championship (PAUL CHAPLIN, The Patriot-News)

Palmyra’s golden day
The Palmyra girls’ cross country team provided the first state championships for Lebanon County in the 2012-2013 athletic season by winning the PIAA Class AA title last Saturday.

The Cougars scored 91 points, edging out Dallas and its 94 points.

Although she was not the first finisher for Palmyra, senior Olivia Farabaugh may have had the most clutch finish.

Farabaugh was 17th among runners involved with the team competition with a 20:12. Two runners for Dallas, Bryanna Dissinger and Lindsey Oremus, were closely behind. They were 19th and 20th with 20:14 and 20:15 respectively.

Had Farabaugh finished three seconds slower, a fraction behind Oremus, Dallas would have finished with 92 points and Palmyra would have finished with 94.

Also contributing to the Cougar’s gold-medal score were Maria Tukis (5th, 19:40), Miranda Salvo (6th, 19:43), Laura Duquette (23rd, 20:21), and Devin Strynkowski (40th, 20:42).

Katie Keck (61, 21:15) and Mariah Ricci (69, 21:30) also ran for Palmyra.

Annville-Cleona’s boys squad also performed well at the PIAA Meet, finishing in third-place in the team standings with 151 points.

The Dutchmen had little hope of catching the top two, Pottsgrove and Grove City, with their 96 and 99 points. But A-C did hold off fourth-place Tunkhannock by one point.

That was because the top four runners for the Dutchmen finished ahead of their corresponding opponents from Tunkhannock. Those four were Shawn Wolfe (7th among team competition runners, 17:01), Ben Mason (10th, 17:14), Mark Bachman (19th, 17:24) and Jeff Inman (36th, 17:44).

Also scoring for A-C were Garrett Bosworth (79th, 18:19). Phil Corle (85th, 18:27) and Jon Zechman (94th, 18:39) were also on the course for the Dutchmen.

Nicole Berger to Delaware
Last Saturday was also a good day for the Palmyra field hockey team, which won the District 3-AA fifth-place game over Susquehanna Twp. 2-0 to qualify for states.

That stay in states did not last long, as the Cougars fell to unbeaten District 1 champion 3-2 on Tuesday.

But there was more good news for Palmyra. Junior goalie Nicole Berger verbally committed to The University of Delaware on Monday.

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The One

Dolce & Gabbana The One 50ml - £53
Hey Guys,
Do you know when you get an unexpected gift and it just makes your day.  Well this was one of those moments.  My lovely boyfriend brought me this back from his day at the Paralympics.  Don't mean to brag but he really is the best :) and the name of the perfume is just perfect to give to a partner - The One.  Put a big smile on my face.
This is such a lovely perfume.  For me its more of a night time, going out fragrance.
There are quite a few birthdays and weddings coming up in the next few weeks and this will be getting its first outing soon.
What is your favourite perfume at the minute?
G xox

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  1. How sweet of your boyfriend,that perfume has such a nice scent too! I'm loving YsL for perfumes ATM