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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Concrete Spalling and Repair | HomeSpot HQ Blog

Concrete spalling is one of those terms not found in everyday language, but I will bet you?ve seen this problem numerous times. Concrete spalling is where the surface of a driveway or sidewalk erodes away. This condition is most common in northern areas where ice is common during the winter.

Sources of Concrete Spalling

The freeze-thaw cycles and deicing chemicals used to keep a driveway clear create a nasty combo for unsealed cement. Water from melted snow seeps into the capillaries of the cement re-freezes. The freezing process puts a lot of pressure on the cement and starts to create the spalling effect. The deicing chemicals, most commonly rock salt, can create the same effect. If too much salt is applied, it begins to collect within the top layers of the cement. It will then crystallize and put pressure on the concrete. The last source of concrete spalling comes from the rebar. If it is exposed to air and moisture, it will begin to corrode and more pressure is applied to the concrete.

Prevention

All of the sources of the problem stem from water issues. If you can prevent water from seeping into the concrete, then you can prevent spalling. The best solution is to use a concrete sealer. Apply a concrete sealer after letting a new driveway settle for 30 days. From that point forward reapply a sealer every two years.

To apply a sealer, measure the square footage of the concrete and buy the appropriate amount of product. Next, clean the surface of dirt and other debris. The temperature will probably need to be above freezing (depends on the product) and the surface free of water. Pick a day when there is no rain or high winds in the forecast. Apply the sealer evenly while avoiding puddling. The sealant will need at least a couple hours to settle.

Repair Concrete Spalling

Repair the concrete on driveways and sidewalks to increase curb appeal. Concrete spalling is best repaired with polymer modified cementitious coating. The cement component will give the cured product a hard finish that blends in with the rest of the driveway or sidewalk. The polymer component gives it an adhesive trait that helps the compound fill in the hole. However, the surface must be prepped for the product to work. Otherwise, your home?s cement will be in the same problematic scenario again next year.

Use an acid wash if the surface is loose. After the surface is clean, apply the primer to give the surface adhesion. Use a broom to apply the primer evenly.

Make sure the repair product is the same strength and mix up the solution in a bucket. Then pour the mixture over the spalled areas. Use a squeegee to evenly distribute the material. Wait 24 hours for the mixture to harden and visually inspect. You can apply a second coat if there are still depressions. After letting is completely settle for week, apply a cement sealer to give it long lasting protection.

If you would like to see a video on the subject, check out the Concrete Network here.

About the author

Tyler Golberg wrote 28 articles on this blog.

Source: http://blog.homespothq.com/2012/10/concrete-spalling-and-repair/

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Report is 'call to arms' on Washington's adoption system

by JOHN LANGELER / KING 5 News

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Posted on October 22, 2012 at 10:28 PM

Updated yesterday at 10:55 PM

The system in place to oversee Washington state's adoption system lacks sufficient safeguards to protect children from potentially abusive homes, according to a report due out Tuesday.

The report was prepared by the Severe Abuse of Adopted Children Committee, a panel assembled in the wake of several high-profile child abuse incidents last year. It includes case studies of 15 incidents of child abuse or neglect that occurred in 2011 and 2010.

One of those incidents involved 13-year-old Hana Williams, who froze to death last fall just yards from her adopted Sedro-Woolley home. Investigators said her parents, Larry and Carri Williams, left her outside as a form of punishment. Both now face charges of homicide by abuse.

?These kids experienced terrible, terrible abuse," said Mary Meinig, the Ombudsman of Family and Children Services and a coauthor of the report.

The report concluded that the state provided "inadequate oversight," education and licensing of private adoption services; adoption cases were not sufficiently tracked, particularly cases where a final adoption did not go through after a child was placed with a family; evidence was found that showed some prospective parents were "shopping" for positive pre-adoption feedback; and, documents were not filed with courts as required by state law.

KING 5 News obtained a copy of the report on Monday night. Most of the report focuses on ways state officials could fix the system, including expanded training requirements for people working in the adoption system. Specific recommendations include:

The report suggests the state should:

- Strengthen Oversight of Child Placing Agencies
- Develop and Distribute ?Red Flags? On Troubled Adoptions
- Track Adoption Disruption and Dissolution
- Increase Qualifications for Individuals Conducting Adoption Home Studies and Post-Placement Reports
- Enhance Minimum Requirements for Adoption Home Studies
- Make Sure All Home Studies Are Filed With Courts
- Improve Training For Parents
- Create Minimum Requirements for Child Placing Agency Staff
- Train Professionals Involved in Adoption Process
- Enhance Support Services for Adoptive Families

?It did take us a while to step back and say, ?what?s going on,?? explained Becky Smith from Children?s Administration.

Smith called the report an indictment of the private and public adoption system, giving Washington a ?B? grade.

?We should be expecting the same requirements of a private adoption as we do an adoption done by Children?s Administration,? Smith said.

The report offers only vague prescriptions for fixing the sytem. It suggests more resources, money and oversight but no clear idea of how to accomplish or pay for the results.

?Maybe it?s a call to arms,? Meinig said, ?This is the launch point.?

One challenge the state faces in executing the recommendations is paying for them. As the report's authors note, "Almost all recommendations would likely require additional resources for implementation." Where those resources would come from is up to the legislature and governor.

State lawmakers will receive the report on Tuesday. Gubernatorial candidates Rob McKenna (R) and Jay Inslee (D) have both said they believe improving the adoption oversight system is a top priority.

Severe Abuse of Adopted Children Report 9 27 2012 (2)

Source: http://www.king5.com/home/Report-is-call-to-arms-on-Washingtons-adoption-system-175341081.html

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

NBA preseason scores and schedules

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NBA Preseason

Sunday's results

Orlando 104, San Antonio 100

Philadelphia 88, Boston 79

Oklahoma City 108, Denver 101

Sacramento 99, L.A. Lakers 92

Monday's results

Toronto 104, Milwaukee 95

Philadelphia 98, New York 90

Dallas 87, New Orleans 74

Sacramento at Phoenix, late

Utah at Portland, late

Golden State at L.A. Clippers, late

Today's games

Indiana at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Miami vs. Charlotte at Raleigh, N.C., 7

Oklahoma City at Chicago, 8

Phoenix at Golden State, 10:30

Source: http://www2.timesdispatch.com/sports/2012/oct/23/tdsport05-nba-preseason-scores-and-schedules-ar-2303798/

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Gadgets add complexity to brutal bank layoffs

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Conference Advice from Recent Cameron-Brooks Alumni | The ...

At the end of each of our Career Conferences, we strive to continually improve our services by asking our candidates for their feedback in several specific areas. Keep in mind that these candidates have just completed a four-day intensive Career Conference (two days of briefings and two days of interviews).? With this fresh ? and often fatigued ? perspective, they graciously provide us immediate feedback on their experience.

Since the Recruiters and Recruiting Team Leaders at Cameron-Brooks emphasize the importance of DPP? (the Development and Preparation Program?) from the moment a candidate steps into partnership with us, we thought it might be helpful to glean a different perspective on DPP? from our most recent Alumni.? One of the questions on our end-of-Conference feedback survey is directly focused on advice to incoming candidates.? The question reads, ?Now that you have attended a Career Conference, what specific preparation advice would you give to other Junior Officers to help them succeed at a Conference (i.e., Reading Program, Workshops, DPP?, study groups, etc.)??

Many candidates listed the Reading Program, starting early, knowing your resume well, and focusing on significant accomplishments, but over 60% of our candidates listed study groups with other JMO candidates and Interview Preparation Workshops as keys to their success at our Career Conferences.?

?Each section of our DPP? is intentionally selected and carefully crafted to methodically and thoroughly prepare the individual candidate.? One step builds upon the previous one until the candidate is ready to participate in a study group or Workshop that simulates an actual interview environment.? Yet, the overwhelming majority of our August candidates want to strongly communicate to future Conference attendees the importance of starting earlier in DPP, attending more workshops, and interacting more frequently with effective study groups.?

For decades it has been proven that the skills that propel a military officer to success in their military career are the same skills that will create success in the business sector.? However, translating those successes into business terms ? and communicating them in a compelling and effective way in a 45-minute interview ? is a completely different skill altogether.? Refining skills takes EFFECTIVE PRACTICE, and that is the point our new Alumni want to drive home.

Some additional sage advice from our August candidates:

? ?Start the reading list early enough to implement in your military career.? ?- Marine Corps CAPT, Logistics

? ?Approach the process with an open mind and listen to C-B advice.?? ? Army CPT, Logistics

? ?Dig deep into your accomplishments to find the connections to business.?? ? Air Force MAJ, Pilot

???Dedicate time to perfecting your answers long before the Conference.?? ? Marine Corps 1STLT, Aviation

? ?Attend as many workshops as possible.? ? ?Navy LTjg, Surface Warfare

? ?(When preparing interview answers), focus on the challenges you overcame.?? ? Army CPT, Intelligence

? ?Emphasize tying your answers to different kinds of jobs, i.e., ?Why sales???? ? Air Force CAPT, Pilot

? ?Practice with people who know nothing about the military.?? ? Marine Corps 1STLT, Intelligence

? ?Truly give yourself to the program and listen to C-B.?? - Army CPT, Armor

?At Cameron-Brooks, we strive to maintain a steady flow of feedback to continue refining our guidance and counsel.? Interestingly, though, we receive almost identical feedback in this area each Conference.? To reinforce your own success, heed the advice of those who have gone before you, especially as this wisdom rings true for any major endeavor:? start preparing early and practice, practice, practice.

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Monday, October 22, 2012

Papad Chai: Mumbai Food Bloggers Potluck Treat

It was a potluck party with a difference. All the food bloggers were invited by Rushina at her APB cook studio
I got interested to go for this meet-up chiefly because it had been quite some time since I had interacted with other food bloggers. Also I was curious to see the newly opened APB CookStudio that I was following since many days on FB with series of cooking events conducted at regular intervals. Reaching this place was quite frustrating, especially since I was going for the first time and I had to find my way through traffic jam, with no clear cut landmarks. ?The Google maps were of no help. After many U-turns and wrong turns, I finally reached the venue passing through the dirt path into a small lane behind the main road at Chandivili. Once I reached the ABP Cook Studio, I was transported into a new world, surrounded by pantries containing exotic sauces, several cook stations placed side by side, ovens, fridges, and the shelves containing cook-books and kitchen accessories, the mouth-watering aroma of food hung in the air.

One by one, we tasted the dishes as were presented by the food bloggers, a five course meal, starting with soup, snacks, drinks, main dishes and followed by desserts.

Towards the end of the session, Alan D?Mello and Aditya spoke about Street Smart, a non-profit organization for supporting the street children. The restaurants that are partnered with this cause places a card with al logo of sweet smart at the dining table, that ?indicates ?a small percentage of the food bill is siphoned out to support children and elderly to lead a better life. This is very successful venture in London and has improved the lives of the street children; it is recently introduced in the metropolitan cities of India and hoping to spread awareness of this cause amongst diners and hoteliers.

It was a wonderful evening, I was happy to share my Mirchi Bhajiya (Chili Fritters) soaked in imli (tamarind) sauce and it gave me immense pleasure when friends took extra helpings and relished it. This is a typical Sindhi cuisine, served as a snack. Chili Fritters in Tamarind Sauce. 2tbsp chopped coriander leaves. 200gms large green chilies Make the tamarind sauce by soaking tamarind for one hour. Squeeze out the pulp, add sugar, salt, cumin seeds powder, red chili powder and coriander leaves. Keep it aside Make the gram flour batter by adding water to gram flour, just enough to make it a pouring consistency, add salt, soda bicarbonate and red chili powder. Keep it aside Slit and boil the chilies, remove the seeds.
Stuff the chilies with mango powder, salt and red chilies
Dip the marinated chilies in the gram flour batter (step 2) and deep fry the fritters.
Transfer the fried chili fritters into the tamarind water (step one), soak it for 2 minutes

Arrange it in the serving dish and Serve it cold.

Source: http://papadchai.blogspot.com/2012/10/mumbai-food-bloggers-potluck-treat.html

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Why Greg Smith left Goldman Sachs

In this Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, photo, Greg Smith, the former Goldman Sachs banker, responds to questions during a news interview in New York. Smith was a vice president at Goldman Sachs until March when he announced his departure from the investment bank with a blistering editorial in The New York Times, accusing Goldman of routinely deceiving clients and relentlessly pursuing profit at the expense of morality.(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

In this Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, photo, Greg Smith, the former Goldman Sachs banker, poses for a photograph in New York. Smith was a vice president at Goldman Sachs until March when he announced his departure from the investment bank with a blistering editorial in The New York Times, accusing Goldman of routinely deceiving clients and relentlessly pursuing profit at the expense of morality.(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Greg Smith wrote the essay that echoed across Wall Street like a thunderclap.

Smith was a vice president at Goldman Sachs until March. He announced his departure from the investment bank with a blistering editorial in The New York Times, accusing Goldman of routinely deceiving clients and relentlessly pursuing profit at the expense of morality.

And he struck a nerve. The essay went viral in the financial world and beyond. Smith was praised for uncloaking corruption that was crying out to be addressed, and also derided as a disgruntled employee.

Goldman Sachs denies Smith's allegations about deceiving clients. The bank says it took his concerns seriously, thoroughly investigated them, and found no evidence to support them.

Smith's book, "Why I Left Goldman Sachs," is being released Monday. It's a window into a company that is notoriously tight-lipped, with stories about a swaggering place where interns arise for 5 a.m. meetings and business trips mean slapping down $150 for one person's dinner.

What Smith hopes to do, he says, is educate people about how Wall Street works, and fuel a public conversation about what went wrong ethically, and how to fix it. The practices that caused the financial crisis, he says, were never really resolved; they're just lying dormant.

Smith, 33, gave his first print interview to The Associated Press. Excerpts have been edited for clarity and length.

Q: Tell us about March 14, the day you left Goldman. You were working in the London office, and you say you had already cleaned out your desk and had been told the editorial would go online at 7 a.m. your time.

A: I get up at 6 a.m., and I type a very heartfelt email to nine people in Europe, including the CEO of Goldman Europe, and express in very personal terms why I'm leaving. I talk about exactly what I thought was wrong with the place, this obvious deceit of clients.

Within five minutes I get an email back from someone on the management committee in Europe who says, "I'm really surprised to hear this. I'm in London today. I'd love to meet with you." I get two voice mails from two other people. And then at 6:57 or 6:58, the piece comes online.

Q: What did the bank do?

A: My work BlackBerry stayed on for about three more hours, and I started getting emails from clients who were saying, "We completely agree with you, we don't trust Goldman Sachs, we do business with you guys with a 'buyer beware' attitude." I started getting text messages from Goldman managing directors who were supportive as well. And Goldman reached out to me in formal fashion and said, "We're sorry to hear you resigned; we'd like to air these concerns out."

Q: The bank denies everything you've charged about them ripping off clients.

A: The thing that disappoints me most is that management is denying there's a problem. Why not try to repair the trust instead? Clients are telling you they don't trust you. There's been an SEC fraud suit that was settled for half a billion dollars.

(The Securities and Exchange Commission accused the bank of selling investments to clients when the bank believed the investments were going to fail. Goldman paid $550 million. It remains the largest SEC penalty paid by a Wall Street firm.)

I'm not some lone voice who thought there was a problem, a change from a client fiduciary model (doing what's best for the client) to use-the-client-to-extract-wealth model. It's a problem that many, many of my colleagues felt and that the public feels as well, borne out in SEC suits and congressional testimonies and clients saying publicly that they don't trust us.

Q: Were you just disgruntled? Maybe you didn't get the bonus or the promotion you wanted?

A: I was actually doing well in my career at Goldman. My bonus, I was told I outperformed my peers by 10 percent. I'm a competitive person, and my goal was to get promoted, and I was told by multiple partners that I was two years away from getting promoted. So it certainly was a goal of mine. And on the compensation side, I was earning a lot of money and had a very good living, so I was grateful for what I was earning. It allowed me to have a good life and to support my family and to do things that I thought were valuable.

Q: But you were at Goldman for almost 12 years, if you start with your summer internship in 2000. Weren't there times when you should have stood up, should have said something about what you thought was morally wrong?

A: I actually made a conscious decision not to sell toxic deals to clients. I didn't think it was the right thing to do, but I also saw the idea that if clients' trust is being burned and they're getting blown up, you're not going to have a career for very long.

Now that does not mean I was not part of a system that was doing things that were unethical. In the book, I try to show some of the conflicts I noticed that gave me pause. For many years, I gave the firm the benefit of the doubt.

It absolutely could have happened quicker. But one can always see things earlier and sooner.

Q: OK, but isn't the purpose of any capitalist company to make money? You certainly made a lot of money at Goldman. (Smith says he made in the "high hundreds of thousands of dollars" in his best years but declines to be more specific. His publisher declines to say what he was paid for the book.)

A: Capitalism should be where everyone competes hard and makes money, in an environment where there is fair play and competitiveness. Right now the system is stacked against everyone else in favor of the banks.

It's a little like a casino. A real casino is regulated and there are cameras everywhere and the casino cannot see your cards. With Wall Street today, the bank can see what every government, every pension fund, every hedge fund in the world is doing. They can effectively see everyone's cards. Then, instead of facilitating the client's will, they're trying to get the client to facilitate their will.

Q: What do you hope to accomplish with your book?

A: People know there's this huge conflict, and that things are being done that are unethical but are not necessarily illegal. But nobody can put their finger on exactly what the problem is. My goal with the book was to write it to a general reader who knows nothing about finance. By the time someone reaches the end of the book, they can say, "I can now speak more intelligently about where the conflicts of interest are, and I can lobby my congressman or I can speak about it more." If people are not educated about what the issues are, they're powerless. That was the problem with Occupy Wall Street ? they didn't know what they were protesting.

Q: The banks are going to say any bad practices were caused by just a few bad actors, and that those guys are gone.

A: This is not some conspiracy of five people sitting in a room plotting to destroy the world. This is far more boring. This is where people have created a perverse incentive system.

If someone can overcharge a client by a million dollars, their leaders are going to say, "Great job, we just made an extra million dollars off this pension fund."

Q: So the endemic part is that people don't speak up?

A: People don't like being asked or compelled to make morally dubious decisions. But unfortunately a lot of people's livelihoods are tied up in this, and it's not an easy thing to unwind. Their lives are caught up in this system where they're sending their kids to private schools ? it's almost like the machine for them is working so well that there's no way to undo it unless you want to change your lifestyle.

Q: Why should we care about what happens on Wall Street?

A: You see a lot of commentary that Wall Street is just rich people gambling with other rich people's money. I want people to know that it ultimately affects everyone. In 2008, banks had to be bailed out and that hits taxpayers. If you're a teacher or a fireman or a charity, and you have an investment fund that is trading with Wall Street, and Wall Street is not being held accountable and behaving ethically, then that directly impacts everyone.

Q: What about the reaction of your family and friends to all this? You didn't tell them about the editorial beforehand.

A: No, my mother would have been really upset, and frankly my mother is still very upset. She's mostly worried about how I don't have a job right now. For my parents' generation, the idea of stability is very important, while my generation is a little more idealistic about wanting to actually change things, even if it involves some kind of personal risk. It took me a while to show my mother that I was actually very proud of this.

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Sunday, October 21, 2012

Victoria Advocate | Jackson County Youth Fair auction sets another ...

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Originally published October 20, 2012 at 5:57 p.m., updated October 20, 2012 at 5:57 p.m.

For the second consecutive year, a record was set Oct. 13 at the 63nd annual Jackson County Youth Fair.

Auction sales totaled $728,346, an increase of $123,042 from 2011's total of $605,304, which included sales of market animals, commercial heifers and sales from Dayton Scoggins' Artistry in Wood chainsaw sculptures.

Market animals made up $525,484 of the total; commercial heifers drew $77,270, and four of Dayton Scoggins' Artistry in Wood chainsaw sculptures were auctioned off for an additional $2,550.

The highest bid of the Oct. 13 auction went to Kalli Ellis' 1,305-pound grand champion steer, which sold for $15,100 to 34 buyers: Atzenhoffer Chevrolet, Bayou Feed Barn, Bep's Auto Supply - NAPA Auto Parts, Gary Beyer, Joe Bitter, Bulls-Eye Partners, Capital Farm Credit, Chris Davlin, Edna Livestock, Energy Transfer, Farm Bureau Insurance, Jake and Sharon Foltyn, Gabrysch Farms, Hayden Lease Service, H-E-B Foods, Hlavinka Equipment Co., Jackson County Farm Bureau, Kathy Veldwijk, Lance and Melissa Koop, LaWard Community Fund, Hondo and Shelley Marek, Glen and Barbara Martin, Matt Martin, Midco Supply, Keith and Michele Orsak, Premier Grains, Shirley Reichardt, Jason Revel, Shoppas Farm Supply, Stallion Oilfield Construction, Strauss Ranch, Sun Coast Resources, Inc., and W P Construction Co.

Katlyn Strauss' 1,285-pound reserve champion steer had the second highest sale at $14,750. Strauss' reserve champion steer included 24 buyers: Joe Bitter, Bulls-Eye Partners, Capital Farm Credit, Cuero Livestock, James and Dee Darilek, Edna Livestock, Larry and Sherri Ellis, G T Oilfield, H-E-B Foods, Hermes & Steffek, J-3 Ranch, Lance and Melissa Koop, LaWard Community Fund, Stevem and Linna Lesak, Garth and Elsie Myers, Gary Olson, Shannon and Tara Orsak, Premier Grains, Rice Belt Warehouse, Shoppas Farm Supply, Gary Skalicky, Strauss Ranch, Sun Coast Resources, Inc., Texana Insurance, and Gary and Debra Tomas.

Brady Davis' grand champion fryers sold for $3,475 to 28 buyers: AFLAC, Darrell Atkinson, Davis Jewelry and Gifts, William Davis, Efficiency Air, Elite Compression Services, LLC, Farquhar Financial, First Victoria Bank, Gresham Trucking, H-E-B Foods, Jackson County Vacuum Truck Service, K & T Farms, David and Lisa Kallus, Mary Kallus, Patricia Kallus, Kotlar Plumbing, Lavaca River Ranch, Alroy and Doris Malina, Garth and Elsie Myers, Keith and Michele Orsak, Prosperity Bank, Toby and Shelley Ressman, Judge Harrison Stafford, Stallion Oilfield Construction, Thompson Ins. Association, Doug and La Rhetta Tise, Variety Storage, and Wells Fargo Bank.

Makenna Strelec's reserve champion pen of fryer sold for $3,399 to 20 buyers: Area Wide House Inspectors, Darrell Atkinson, Michael and Anna Damborsky, Efficiency Air, Farquhar Financial, First Victoria Bank, H-E-B Foods, Mary Kallus, Kotlar Plumbing, Midco Supply, Keith and Michele Orsak, David and Terri Parker, Polasek Construction, Toby and Shelley Ressman, Roman Landscaping, Stallion Oilfield Construction, Texana Insurance, Howard and Evelyn Thompson, Doug and La RhettaTise, and Variety Storage.

Madison Grona's 119-pound grand champion goat earned $5,500 at auction. Madison's goat sold to 16 buyers: Darrell Atkinson, Preston and Robin Atkinson, Bures Farms, Efficiency Air, Farm Bureau Insurance, First Victoria Bank, Mike and Cindy Greer, Hayden Chiropractic, H-E-B Foods, Tom Lee, Rizzo Painting, Sonic Drive Inn - Edna, Tony J Doyle Inc., Variety Storage, Wells Fargo Bank, and Kenneth and Marsha Wright.

Sydney Grona's 107-pound reserve champion goat sold for $5,400 to Darrell Atkinson, Preston and Robin Atkinson, Bures Farms, Davis Jewelry & Gifts, Efficiency Air, Farm Bureau Insurance, Mike and Cindy Greer, H-E-B Foods, Rizzo Painting, Sonic Drive Inn - Edna, Tony J Doyle Inc., Variety Storage, Wells Fargo Bank, and Kenneth and Marsha Wright.

Brandi Ortolon's 128-pound grand champion lamb sold for $7,050 to Elite Compression Services LLC, H-E-B Foods, J - B Ranch, Midco Supply, and Stallion Oilfield Construction.

Sydney Peters' 125-pound reserve champion lamb sold for $7,174 to Willaim and Rebecca Alex, Atzenhoffer Chevrolet, Choice Storage, Colbey and Stephanie Cunningham, El Toro Consulting Inc., Farquhar Financial, Stuart and Margaret Gayle, Gresham Trucking, Tammy and Alan Harvey, Hayden Chiropractic, Henry and Deanna Holt, J B Hunt Contracting, Jackson County Farm Bureau, Jackson County Vacuum Truck Service, Zane and Shaye Johnson, Lionel Kubenka, Lakeway Veterinary Clinic, Lalonde Electric, Michael and Jessica Marthiljohni, Midco Supply, Neal's Welding, Brett and Kim Peters, Polasek Construction, Prosperity Bank, Judge Harrison Stafford, State Farm Ins. and Bryan Luedecke, Sue Ann Operating, The Other Feed Store & Fence Co., Timberline Mfg., Tony J Doyle Inc., TXAM Pumps, Wells Fargo Bank, X L Oilfield - Melissa and Andy Prove, and Y K Communication.

Kamryn Roman's grand champion rabbit sold for $5,075 to Coastal Bend Foundation, Coastal Bend Foundation Repair Conroe Division, Ganem Garage, H-E-B Foods, Shawn Malone, Prosperity Bank, Toby and Shelley Ressman, Don and Leslie Roman, Judge Harrison Stafford, State Farm Ins.- Bryan Luedecke, Union Compression, and Variety Storage.

Morgan Gabrysch's reserve champion rabbit sold for $5,500 to Atzenhoffer Chevrolet, Bulls-Eye Partners, C & M Damborsky Farms, CPS Crop Production Services, Larry and Sherri Ellis, Farm Bureau Insurance, First Victoria Bank,Gabrysch Farms, Hayden Chiropractic, H-E-B Foods, Hlavinka Equipment Co., Jackson County Farm Bureau, Lance and Melissa Koop, Lakeway Veterinary Clinic, Premier Grains, Primevest, Shirley Reichardt, Shoppas Farm Supply, Sklar Seed, Steve Stephenson, Sun Coast Resources, Inc., Vanderbilt LaSalle Community, and Wayne and Agnes Gabrysch Farms.

Maci Engelmohr's 272-pound grand champion swine sold for $8,800 to Basic Energy, Bep's Auto Supply - NAPA Auto Parts, BKB Oilfield, Black Water Services, Justin Bonnot, Bulls-Eye Partners, C & S Utsey Well Service, Monte and Kathy Callaway, Charlie's Welding service, Chromcak Company, Coastal Title Co., Efficiency Air, Farm Bureau Insurance, Ganem and Kelly Survey, Hayden Lease Service, H-E-B Foods, Hurt's Wastewater Management, LTD, Jackson County Farm Bureau, Kacers Kwik Stop, David and Lisa Kallus, Patricia Kallus, Ricky and Patty Love, Midco Supply, Oaklawn Funeral Home, Pest Solutions, Rice Belt Warehouse, Stockton Land and Cattle, The First State Bank of Louise, Howard and Evelyn Thompson, White Top Oilfield, X L Oilfield - Melissa and Andy Prove, Y K Communication.

Cory Holub's 261-pound swine sold for $6,100 to H-E-B Foods, Barbara Holub, Bobby and Sherri Leister, Walter and Dorine Leister, and Midco Supply.

Karis Hayden's grand champion turkey sold for $4,600 to Darrell Atkinson, Efficiency Air, Kenneth and Kim Fojtik, HAS Services, Hayden Chiropractic, Hayden Lease Service, H-E-B Foods, Jackson County Vacuum Truck Service, Jackson County Youth Builders, Dennis and Leslie Kallus, Lalonde Electric, M I Swaco, Wess and Debbie Prukop, Snap On Tools, Sue Ann Operating, The Other Feed Store and Fence Co., Union Compression, Vanderbilt LaSalle Community.

Devin Kallus' reserve champion turkey sold for $4,674 to AFLAC, Andel and Sons, CPS Crop Production Services, Edna Auto Supply, Edna Livestock, Efficiency Air, H-E-B Foods, Hlavinka Equipment Co., K and T Farms, David and Lisa Kallus, Mary Kallus, Patricia Kallus, Kubecka Flying Service, Midco Supply, Premier Grains, Prosperity Bank, Jason Revel, Sklar Seed, Judge Harrison Stafford, Sun Coast Resources, Inc., Thompson Ins. Association, Wells Fargo Bank.

Source: http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2012/oct/20/jp_jacksonlivestock2_102112_191509/

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Relationship Is The New Wonder Drug For Life | Online Dating Blog ...

Posted by admin on Oct 20, 2012 in Dating Tips | 0 comments

In the recent years, there has been a great steady growth in the online dating business. Not to mention, the string of young men and women logging on the Web 24/7. Somewhat it makes you guessing whether relationships are getting a new meaning.

In the past, it was all about the ways to flirt. But it doesn?t mean that nowadays, people don?t flirt. People have realized that it is better to be in a more matured relationship, rather than having a fling.

No wonder, you see celebrities opting for long term relationships. One perfect example is about John Mayer and Katy Perry. Everyone is guessing the status of their relationship. Both couples were seen going for outings and dates together. Recently, they were seen together in New York City for a romantic date.

The charming couples did give the paparazzi some beautiful shots, but still tabloids are perplexed over their relationship. A good strategy is taken by the young couples. It is something that you are unlikely to find in online dating websites.

It is very difficult to know what people really look out for in a relationship. Each person has different thoughts about relationships. This indefinite thought is what makes or creates the crest of the relationship. Needless to say, no wonder you can see some people being possessive of their partners.

What gives a relationship an added boost is knowing more and understanding your partner?s needs and requirements. Giving space is one of the formidable things you can do. It is not that giving space and room will make your partner slip away from your hands. If something like that happens, then it shows that you were not in a real relationship.

If you have gone through heart broken relationships, it doesn?t mean that you are not fit to be in a relationship. Sometimes it may take time to get the right partner. As the golden proverb, Patience is a virtue; it means that you may have to wait for some more time to get the right choice. Once you get that, then you are in a relationship that is truly amazing.

To conclude, it all depends on the kind of relationship you want to have. If you want to flirt, then the best thing to do is inform the person with whom you are going out about it. Well, at least it will avoid the misunderstanding and the heart breaks at the later stage.

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Earlier puberty seen in boys, just like in girls

CHICAGO (AP) ? When it comes to the birds and the bees, some parents may want to have that talk with their boys a little sooner than they expected.

Researchers have found signs of puberty in American boys up to two years earlier than previously reported ? age 9 on average for blacks, 10 for whites and Hispanics. Other studies have suggested that girls, too, are entering puberty younger.

Why is this happening? Theories range from higher levels of obesity and inactivity to chemicals in food and water, all of which might interfere with normal hormone production. But those are just theories, and they remain unproven.

Doctors say earlier puberty is not necessarily cause for concern. And some experts question whether the trend is even real.

Dr. William Adelman, an adolescent medicine specialist in the Baltimore area, says the new research is the first to find early, strong physical evidence that boys are maturing earlier. But he added that the study still isn't proof and said it raises a lot of questions.

Earlier research based on 20-year-old national data also suggested a trend toward early puberty in boys, but it was based on less rigorous information. The new study involved testes measurements in more than 4,000 boys. Enlargement of testes is generally the earliest sign of puberty in boys.

The study was published online Saturday in Pediatrics to coincide with the American Academy of Pediatrics' national conference in New Orleans.

Dr. Neerav Desai, an adolescent medicine specialist at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, said he's seen a subtle trend toward slightly earlier puberty in boys. He said it's important for parents and doctors to be aware so they can help children emotionally prepare for the changes that come with puberty.

Doctors generally consider puberty early if it begins before age 8 in girls and before age 9 in boys.

Boys are more likely than girls to have an underlying physical cause for early puberty. But it's likely that most, if not all, of the boys in the study were free of any conditions that might explain the results, said lead author Marcia Herman-Giddens, a researcher at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

Problems such as thyroid abnormalities and brain tumors have been linked to early puberty. But boys with chronic medical conditions or who were using medicines that could affect puberty were excluded from the research.

In girls, early puberty has been linked with increased chances for developing breast cancer, but whether it poses health risks for boys is uncertain. Some scientists think early testes development may increase the risk for testicular cancer, but a recent research analysis found no such link.

"If it's true that boys are starting puberty younger, it's not clear that means anything negative or has any implications for long-term," said Adelman, a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics' committee on adolescence.

For the new study, researchers recruited pediatricians in 41 states who participate in the academy's office-based research network. Doctors asked parents and boys aged 6 to 16 to take part during regular checkups. The visits took place between 2005 and 2010.

Half of the boys were white. The rest were almost evenly divided among blacks and Hispanics.

On average, white boys started puberty at age 10, a year and a half earlier than what has long been considered the normal average. For black boys, the average age of 9 was about two years earlier than in previous research. Among Hispanics, age 10 was similar to previous research that only involved Mexican-American boys. The new study included boys from other Hispanic backgrounds.

Testes enlargement was seen at age 6 in 9 percent of white boys, almost 20 percent of blacks and 7 percent of Hispanics.

Pubic hair growth, another early sign of puberty, started about a year after testes enlargement in all groups but still earlier than previously thought.

In girls, breast development is the first sign, and recent research suggested that it starts at age 7 in about 10 percent of white girls, 23 percent of blacks and 15 percent of Hispanics. That's substantially higher than rates reported more than a decade ago.

But some experts have questioned methods used in studies in girls, noting that the age when girls start menstruating has not changed much and remains around age 12 on average.

Dr. Dianne Deplewski, a pediatric endocrinologist at the University of Chicago, has not seen any increase in boys referred to her for signs of early puberty. She said it's possible that the new study results were skewed by families who brought their boys to the doctor because they already had concerns about their health.

The study had other limitations. Testes were measured just once, and doctors weren't randomly recruited but volunteered to participate. That means it's possible that those with early maturing patients were overly represented, but Herman-Giddens said it's unlikely boys in the study were different from those in the general U.S. population.

She said the research methods weren't perfect but that they're the best to date. She also stressed that the results shouldn't be used to establish a "new normal" for the start of puberty in boys.

"Just because this is happening doesn't mean this is normal or healthy," the researcher said.

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Online:

Pediatrics: http://www.pediatrics.org

Puberty: http://tinyurl.com/7mmntdz

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AP Medical Writer Lindsey Tanner can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/LindseyTanner

Associated Press

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Saturday, October 20, 2012

Karl Rove's Crossroads groups lead in U.S. outside spending race (reuters)

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Ally Financial latest U.S. bank to face cyber attack

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Exercise May Delay Early Aging of People With Diabetes

FRIDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Regular exercise may slow the premature aging of the cardiovascular system that occurs in people with type 2 diabetes, according to new research.

A healthy adult loses about 10 percent of fitness with each decade of life after age 40 or 50, but research shows that fitness levels in people with type 2 diabetes are about 20 percent lower than in healthy adults.

This accelerated loss of fitness increases the risk of early disability and death, said Amy Huebschmann, of the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and colleagues.

"Not only do these patients have more trouble with exercise ... but also with activities of daily living, such as a simple stroll to the corner store," the researchers said in an American Physiological Society news release.

The investigators confirmed other research, however, that has found that regular exercise can slow premature cardiovascular aging in diabetes patients. The findings suggest that their fitness levels can improve by as much as 40 percent after 12 to 20 weeks of exercise training.

"In other words, these defects are not necessarily permanent," Huebschmann said. "They can be improved, which is great news."

Regular exercise, however, does not restore diabetes patients' fitness levels to those of healthy adults, according to the findings. The research was presented last week at an exercise conference in Colorado sponsored by the American Physiological Society, the American College of Sports Medicine and the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology. Data and conclusions presented at medical meetings should be considered preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed medical journal

Although exercise can benefit diabetes patients, it may be difficult for them to achieve the recommended 150 minutes per week of moderate exercise. Huebschmann and her colleagues are working on ways to help diabetes patients reach their exercise goals.

"Type 2 diabetes has a significant negative impact on health, but that impact can be improved with as simple an intervention as regular brisk walking or other physical activity that most people with diabetes can do," Huebschmann said.

More than 8 percent of the U.S. population has diabetes, mostly type 2, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With type 2 diabetes, the body can't properly process glucose, the main type of sugar in the blood.

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention explains how to stay healthy with diabetes.

SOURCE: American Physiological Society, news release, Oct. 10, 2012

-- Robert Preidt

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Friday, October 19, 2012

R.I.P. town-hall presidential debates

In Tuesday?s presidential debate moderated by Candy Crowley, both candidates focused more on delivering their prepared quips and the equality of timekeeping than directly answering voters' questions. The town-hall debate has not lived up to its promise. It is time to try a fresh format.

By Amy E. Black / October 18, 2012

Mitt Romney and President Obama spar during the second presidential debate ? a town-hall debate moderated by CNN's Candy Crowley at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., Oct. 16. Op-ed contributor Amy E. Black writes: 'Voters deserve more from debates than memorable missteps and snappy one-liners....The time has come to try a new format that encourages clear policy discussion and focused answers even as it discourages desperate attempts to upstage the opponent.'

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Democrats claimed an Obama victory in the presidential debate Tuesday night. Republicans thought Mitt Romney held his own. The true loser was the American public.

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Twenty years ago, the first town-hall presidential debate premiered at the University of Richmond. Undecided voters assembled on stage to ask questions of candidates George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Ross Perot. Tuesday night, President Obama and Mr. Romney had their turn to interact with a similar audience and field voter questions in the second presidential debate, this one moderated by CNN?s Candy Crowley.

The town-hall format was introduced to provide contrast with the more formal debates, to include everyday voters in the process, and to add spontaneity. But like so many things that are far better in theory than in practice, the town hall-format began with great intentions but has not lived up to the promise. After two decades of this experiment, it is time to try a fresh format.

Modern candidate debates are a pale shadow of the venerable contests of yesteryear such as those made famous by senatorial candidates Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas who crisscrossed Illinois delivering their exhaustive exchanges. Each of their seven debates opened with a 60-minute speech followed by a 90-minute rebuttal and a 30-minute rejoinder.

The so-called debates of the television era provide too few opportunities for cogent discussion of points and counterpoints and too many occasions for grandstanding and posturing. Lincoln and Douglas are rolling in their graves.

Tuesday night?s forum did allow for 10 questions on a range of topics such as jobs, assault weapons, pay inequity, and the tragedy in Benghazi, Libya. But both candidates seemed more focused on weaving their prepared quips into their responses than answering questions directly. Moderator Candy Crowley tried to refocus the candidates to the specific issues raised, and at times they complied. But both seemed more worried about getting the last word and ensuring the equality of timekeeping than giving direct answers.

Voters deserve more from debates than memorable missteps and snappy one-liners. The candidates are too determined to stay on script. They spend weeks with their media teams preparing for the debates, memorizing statistics, planning choreography (even practicing how to sit on the barstool-style chairs), and carefully crafting answers that they intend to deliver at almost any cost.

The end result tells us more about the candidates? memorization skills than it does about how they will lead the country for the next four years.

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Photos: Fairmont Southampton Wellness Fair | Bernews.com

The Fairmont Southampton held its 4th Annual Wellness Fair yesterday [Oct 18]. Supported by community sponsors, this event provided free screenings for high blood pressure and diabetes as well as information on healthy eating, weight loss and fitness for employees at The Fairmont Southampton.

Organized by The Fairmont Southampton?s Health and Safety Committee, The Wellness Fair attendees included:?Argus,?Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre,?Bermuda Diabetes Association,?Bermuda Eye Institute,?Bermuda Heart Foundation,?Centre for Alcohol and Drug Abuse,?Department of Health,?EAP of Bermuda,?Foot and Ankle Clinic,?Jazzercize Lite,?National Drug Control,?Open Airways,?Sandy?s 360 Sports Aquatic and Enrichment Centre and?Willow Stream Spa.

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Sandusky victim says he contemplated suicide

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ? The young man whose claims of abuse began the criminal investigation that put Jerry Sandusky in prison said he contemplated suicide because authorities took so long to prosecute the former Penn State assistant football coach.

Speaking out publicly by name for the first time, Aaron Fisher said in an interview airing Friday on ABC's "20/20" that the Pennsylvania attorney general's office had told him it needed more victims before Sandusky would be charged.

Fisher first reported the abuse in 2008. Sandusky was arrested last November. Fisher said the delay made him increasingly desperate.

"I thought maybe it would be easier to take myself out of the equation," he told ABC. "Let somebody else deal with it."

Fisher, now 18, testified as Victim 1 at Sandusky's trial. He, his mother and his psychologist have co-written a forthcoming book about his ordeal.

Fisher told jurors that Sandusky approached him through a summer camp for youth sponsored by The Second Mile, a charity for at-risk youth the former coach had founded.

Physical contact began with a hand on his leg in the car, Fisher said, and he began spending nights at the Sandusky home in State College, about 30 miles from his own home in Lock Haven, when he was 11 years old. Kissing and back rubbing during those overnight visits progressed to oral sex. He said he tried to distance himself from Sandusky, to no avail.

Fisher was 15 when he and his mother eventually reported the abuse to the school principal, who responded that "Jerry has a heart of gold and that he wouldn't do those type of things," Fisher told ABC, repeating his trial testimony.

"They tell me to go home and think about it," he told ABC.

School officials reported Sandusky to Clinton County Children and Youth Services, which began an investigation.

The Associated Press typically does not name sexual abuse victims, unless they identify themselves publicly, as Fisher has done.

As he came forward, Sandusky launched his effort to overturn his conviction, contending there wasn't enough evidence against him and the trial wasn't fair. His lawyers filed a 31-page document Thursday that attacked rulings by the judge, the closing argument by the prosecution and the speed by which he went from arrest to trial.

Sandusky wants the charges tossed out "and/or" a new trial, saying the statute of limitations had run out for many of the 45 counts for which he was convicted in June. Currently in a county jail near State College, he is awaiting transfer to the state prison system to begin serving a 30- to 60-year sentence.

"The defendant submits the court's sentence was excessive and tantamount ... to a life sentence, which the defendant submits is in violation of his rights," his lawyers wrote.

A spokesman for the attorney general's office said the Sandusky filing was under review.

Fisher and seven other young men testified against him in June, describing a range of abuse they said included fondling and oral and anal sex when they were boys.

Sandusky didn't testify at his trial but has maintained his innocence in interviews and at sentencing.

Sandusky, 68, built a reputation as one of the country's premier defensive coaches while serving under head coach Joe Paterno, including two national championships. That image was shattered last year by his arrest.

The abuse scandal rocked Penn State, bringing down Paterno and the university's president and leading the NCAA, college sports' governing body, to levy unprecedented sanctions against the university's football program.

Two Penn State administrators were charged as a result of the investigation into the Sandusky allegations, accused of lying to the grand jury that investigated Sandusky and not reporting suspected child abuse to the proper authorities. Those two officials, athletic director Tim Curley, who is on administrative leave, and retired vice president Gary Schultz, await trial in January and maintain their innocence.

Former FBI Director Louis Freeh, hired by university trustees to conduct an investigation into the university's handling of abuse complaints against Sandusky, concluded that Paterno, who died in January, along with ousted President Graham Spanier, Curley and Schultz concealed a 2001 allegation against Sandusky to protect Penn State from bad publicity.

The late coach's family, as well as Spanier, Curley and Schultz, dispute Freeh's assertions.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/sandusky-victim-says-contemplated-suicide-132818393--spt.html

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