June 15, 2012

Have I mentioned that I really miss my knitting machine? My original of almost 20 years finally fizzled out, so I bought a replacement finally after a couple years of not having one. I missed it SO much ... when the new one arrived I dropped everything, set it up, & knitted most of the back of a sweater. And there is sits since that day. I am so busy that I never can get to it. I tried again last night, but no luck. I did manage however to do a Sam's run for the FD & on the way back from that the next town over got toned out for a fully involved structure fire. Ut oh ... uhhh ... step on it! See, if they get a structure fire, we're almost surely getting bumped out as mutual aid. One other town got bumped before us, & then right before I got to the station with my truckload of soda, water, & munchies, we got bumped. OK then ... dump the kids off at the house & GO! We were on stanyby & never bumped out to actually get en route, so once we were cleared to stand down, we did the report & I now had help to unload the truck. HA! Thanks guys!! :) Pete, Kyle, & I will be out of district all day tomorrow to attend Hero Rush.

Blausen Human Atlas:

The Blausen English Human Atlas combines 3D medical animations in English with a cross searchable medical term glossary and detailed still images. For doctors, nurses, students and consumer caregivers, this is the ideal resource for communicating core concepts, right in the palm of your hand and right at point of care.
"A must have for healthcare providers… Quite simply, we found the videos to be brilliant... A vast library of medical information… the Medical Glossary is a great feature." Mobihealthnews
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NOTE: It is strongly recommended that if you have previously purchased any Blausen Medical Atlas app, be sure to use the "In App Purchase" option within that app for purchasing additional Blausen Atlases. The content is the same and you will avoid being charged twice.
NOTE: REQUIRES INTERNET (Wi-Fi OR 3G) CONNECTION.
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Used as a complement to academic learning tools, the app can accelerate and reinforce understanding and comprehension of common medical conditions and treatments.
Blausen's English Human Atlas is derived from the world's largest 3D medical animation library. The main component is the 150 animations (each approximately 1-2 minutes in length with accompanying narration), serving as an ideal starting point for patient understanding.
In addition to the 150 3D animation videos, the new English Human Atlas includes:
* 360 degree rotatable 3D Human Figures showing nine full body systems, e.g. circulatory, muscular, nervous, etc.
* Searchable 1,500+ term medical glossary, cross referenced to related animations, images and definitions
* 1,200 detailed still images derived from the animations
* Ability to purchase additional individual atlases in 12 languages (Arabic, British, Castilian, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish) with expanded number of animations in specific topic areas:
Topics
* Cancer
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* Digestive
* Ear
* Endocrine
* Eye
* Immune
* Muscular
* Nervous
* Pediatric
* Reproductive
* Respiratory
* Skeletal
* Skin
* Urinary
As a mobile means of patient education, the Blausen English Human Atlas has no equal in information quality, scientific accuracy or ease of use. It is a dynamic way to help alleviate fears and concerns by simply explaining and showing, in 3D animation, the basic anatomy and physiology as it relates to common medical conditions and treatments. In the hands of professionals, students or consumers, it is an educational tool that goes well past static illustrations, bringing core concepts to life and accelerating understanding.
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Portions of this application developed by CodeMorphic.

Cumberland Falls State Resort Park, KY:

It's the best place to see a moonbow: a rainbow formed by the mist of a waterfall & the light of the full moon.

How many grooves are there on each side of a standard 33-1/3 record album that has 6 songs on each side?

Indigence:

A level of poverty in which real hardship & deprivation are suffered & comforts of life are wholly lacking.

In times of economic recession more people slip into indigence, straining the resources of food banks.

If your vocabulary is impoverished by a lack of synonyms for "poverty," we can help. "Poverty," "penury," "want," "destitution," & "indigence" all describe the state of someone who is lacking in key resources. "Poverty" ranges from an absence of material comforts to a severl lack of basic necessities ("the refugees lived in extreme poverty"). "Penury" suggests a cramping or oppressive lack of money ("Illness condemned him to years of penury"). "Want" & "destitution" imply extreme, even life-threatening, poverty ("they lived in a perpetual state of want" or "the widespread destitution in countries beset by famine"). "Indigence," which descends from a Latin verb meaning "to need," implies seriously straitened circumstances & usually connotes the endurance of many hardships & the lack of comforts ("she struggled through the indigence of her college years").

Invest in a purse that fits your lifestyle. Make sure the bag has multiple pockets for divided storage. A secure closure for obvious security is a must. Finally, your purse needs handles that are at a comfortable length for you.

Overdoing the booze in-flight should be avoided. Alcohol hits harder at high altitudes, so it's not surprising that drunk passengers are often behind instances of "air rage." Skip the cocktail, or drink in moderation if you must, & you'll also be in better shape for whoever, or whatever, awaits you when you land.

Party guest brought you a pot of blooming 'Tete-aTete' cyclamineus narcissus, a small daffodil variety. You've fallen in love with it. Too bad: the plant will die when the blooms are done & that's that. Right?

Police search Van der Sloot home in Holloway disappearance (2005):

On this day in 2005, more than two weeks after American teen Natalee Holloway vanished while on a high school graduation trip to the Caribbean island of Aruba, police there search the home of 17-year-old Joran Van der Sloot, one of the last known people to see the young woman alive. Although Van der Sloot would emerge as a prime suspect in the case, he was never charged. Holloway’s disappearance generated massive media attention in the United States; however, her body never has been found, and in 2012 she was declared legally dead.

Holloway, an 18-year-old from Mountain Brook, Alabama, was last seen leaving an Aruban bar and restaurant with Van der Sloot and two of his friends, Deepak Kalpoe, 21, and Satish Kalpoe, 18, in the early hours of May 30. The young men initially claimed they dropped the blonde teen at her hotel around 2 a.m.; however, the three, who were arrested on June 9, later changed their stories. Van der Sloot reportedly admitted to being alone with Holloway on the beach on May 30, after being dropped there by the Kalpoe brothers, but said he never harmed her. After a judge deemed there was not enough evidence to hold them, the Kalpoes were released from custody in early July. Van der Sloot, who was born in the Netherlands and raised in Dutch-speaking Aruba, was released in September. A string of additional suspects were detained but no charges were filed. Despite extensive searches of the island and surrounding ocean by investigators and volunteers, the case remained unsolved.

In 2007, police re-arrested Van der Sloot and the Kalpoes in connection with Holloway’s disappearance, but once again soon released them due to insufficient evidence. The following year, a Dutch television program aired a secretly made tape in which Van der Sloot alleged Holloway had collapsed on the beach, and that after failing to revive her he had disposed of her body. He later retracted this statement.

On June 3, 2010, Van der Sloot was arrested in South America in connection with the slaying of 21-year-old Stephany Flores, in Lima, Peru. Flores was murdered on May 30, 2010, exactly five years to the day after Holloway went missing. Van der Sloot met the Peruvian college student at a Lima casino while he was there for a poker tournament. After Flores was found dead in a hotel room, beaten and with a broken neck, hotel surveillance video linked the Dutchman to the crime. After his arrest, he admitted to Peruvian authorities he had killed Flores following an argument. However, he later recanted this confession, saying he was frightened and confused when he made it. On the day Van der Sloot was arrested in South America, U.S. authorities issued a warrant for his arrest in connection with a plot to extort $250,000 from Holloway’s family in exchange for revealing the location of her remains.

On January 11, 2012, Van der Sloot, who has been behind bars in Peru since his June 2010 arrest, pleaded guilty in a Lima courtroom to Flores’ murder. His lawyer contended the Dutchman killed Flores due to “extreme psychological trauma” after being accused in Holloway’s disappearance. Van der Sloot was sentenced to 28 years in prison.

One day before the sentencing in Peru, a judge in Birmingham, Alabama, signed an order declaring Natalee Holloway legally dead. The judge made the ruling at the request of Holloway’s father, so that he could settle his daughter’s estate.

Rake your lawn & burn 300 calories / hr. = 1 strawberry daiquiri.

Studio Ghibli founded (1985)

There's nothing wrong with having a little blow money figured in as long as you're both in agreement on the amount & having this category as part of your monthly budget. Everyone needs a little pocket money & the freedom to have a little fun. It's a healthy thing. The problems start when couples don't agree on these kinds of things, or even worse, when they start lying to each other.

Vexillologist is expert at what?

What biblical feast is the setting of the largest painting hanging in the Louvre Museum in Paris?

Which John Steinbeck novel was written 1st, 2nd, & 3rd?

A. The Grapes of Wrath

B. Of Mice & Men

C. East of Eden

BAC. Grapes of Wrath was banned in 1939 in California, due to its supposed coarse language & nudity. These days the book remains off limits in some schools, with some indiscreet people still being caught with illicit copies of the book.

Which spacecraft flew the fastest, 2nd fastest, & 3rd fastest?

A. Apollo 11

B. Apollo 13

C. Apollo 10

Who was the first African American athlete to carry the U.S. flag and light the Olympic flame at opening ceremonies of the Olympics?

Rafer Johnson, the Olympic decathlon gold medalist. He carried the flag at the 1960 opening ceremony in Rome, and lit the Olympic flame at the 1984 opening ceremony in Los Angeles.

You got a miniature rose in a fancy pot as a birthday gift. The problem is, you already have 3 miniature roses in fancy ots & you don't want another one. If you plant it outside, will it survive?

Probably, but you'll have to proceed slowly. Though most miniature rose varieties are easy to care for & comparatively hardy (usually to zone 5), plants like yours have never lived in anything like a garden. They're raised in greenhouses, heavily fertilized, & repeatedly doused with strong biocides to keep pests & fungi at bay. So they're in no shape to brave the real world when they 1st leave the tender care of their sellers.

Plant it anytime from the date of the last frost in spring to 6 weeks before the 1st frost in fall - but not right away! For the 1st few days, just set thepot in shade for 3½ hours, & then bring it back in.

After that, start putting it out in the shade in the morning & bringing it in at night. After about a week of this treatment, it should be ready to get morning sun; & after a week of that, it should be ready to be planted.

"Your collection of rare record albums almost rivals your murdered aunt's world famous collection," said Shadow to Sam Sham. "Yes," replied Sam, "she had several 1-of-a-kinds. As her accountant I can certainly verify the value of such a collection." "We're not sure what the burglar was after when he murdered your aunt," said Shadow, "but we found 2 very rare records hidden under the floorboards. These would certainly be of interest to you." Sam leaned forward & indicated he would very much like to read them. Shadow then withdrew the 2 accounting records hidden by the deceased lady which showed the debits & credits of a substantial fortune. "My aunt was going senile so her entries wouldn't mean a thing," offered Sam. "I believe you were involved in your aunt's murder," accused Shadow. Why?

When Shadow said he found 2 records hidden under the floor boards, Sam indicated his desire to read them. He should have expressed his desire to listen to or see them. It was obvious the records Sam desired most were accounting records that would probably be incriminating to his dubious accounting practices.