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It’s a Secret: 1. Passwords must not be written down This is a simple rule. From my days working with the MOD I remember how easy it was to unlock safes and steal passwords as both were usually written down somewhere easy to locate. Favourite one for safes was on a colander not a million miles away from said safe! Don’t do it. Otherwise why bother….. 2. Passwords must be set This is pretty sensible – how many of us have seen SQL installations with SA <blank>! 3. Require as few passwords as possible If you come up with a goodun’ use it where you need it. My own personal favourite is to use a easily to remember phrase, as a few numbers add a ref to the site. 4. Staff must change their passwords regularly A password that’s older than 3 months is past its sell by date. 5. Make new passwords new Don’t just pay lip service and change a number or two change the whole password! 6. Avoid obvious words Don’t use words period. Use the first letters of a phrase or saying + numbers + a symbol. For example: EWTWC@WI66* so what does it mean?? Well England Won The World Cup @ Wembley In 66 * 7. Think long - but not too long 10 to 12 characters is about right, less is just too short. 8. Automate password changes Call for the change automatically don’t just rely on the user, he won’t do it! 9. Educate staff Make sure the staff understand why passwords are so important! 10. Look to the future Plan for bio, fingerprint and federated security.
Back in March we showed you an awesomely beautiful animated short action film called Ruin, directed by Wes Ball. The movie is set in a post-apocalyptic North American city overgrown with green foliage. It's really an impressive short, so it's not really a surprise that it's going to be adapted into a live-action full length feature film. 20th Century Fox has made an offer to acquire the rights for the short, and McG (Terminator Salvation) is in negotiations to produce it. Ball is attached to direct the feature, and will co-write the script with T.S. Nowlin. Lucasfilm executive Steve Tzirlin is also in negotiations to produce the film. He oversaw story and script development for Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The studio is hoping to turn this into a franchise. According to THR, Ball worked on Ruin on and off for two years. Before this deal, he did graphic work for HBO and Blu-ray and DVD featurettes for such movies as Star Trek and Aliens in the Attic. He also won a Student Academy Award bronze medal in 2003 for his story A Work in Progress. This is a great looking short, and it's great that Ball is going to get to turn it into a feature film! Congratulations Ball, we hope you have a blast making this film and starting a new career! Watch the short, and let us know what you think about it getting the big screen treatment!
"You guys, Republicans -- Florida, Ohio, Wisconsin -- all of you, don't you find this embarrassing? I mean if the only way you think you can win an election is to make it logistically more difficult for people who support Democrats to cast their votes or to make Democratic leaning states just count less towards who gets elected president, then you really are not competing in our democracy. You are competing against our democracy. How about competing on the merits? Democrats have ideas, Republicans have ideas. Let's air them out and let the voters pick -- all the voters, unless you are too chicken to try that again."
Male, #41585, (circa 1903 - 17 Jul 1943) Floyd Culpepper\|b. circa 1903\nd. 17 Jul 1943\|p41585.htm\|Joseph W. Culpepper\|b. Oct 1863\nd. 6 Aug 1915\|p41266.htm\|Clarra (?)\|b. Nov 1868\|p41267.htm\|Martin Culpepper of Wilcox Co. AL\|b. circa 1819\|p39016.htm\|Martha (?)\|b. circa 1823\|p39017.htm\|\|\|\|\|\|\| \|Father\|\|Joseph W. Culpepper (Oct 1863 - 6 Aug 1915)\| \|Mother\|\|Clarra (?) (Nov 1868 - )\| \|African\|\|He was an African-American.\| \|Birth\|\|circa 1903\|\|Floyd was born at Wilcox Co., Alabama, circa 1903.\| \|Death*\|\|17 Jul 1943\|\|He died at Mobile Co., Alabama, on 17 Jul 1943.1\| \|Charts\|\|Orphan / Martin Culpepper of Wilcox Co., AL: Descendant Chart\| \|Last Edited\|\|8 Sep 2005\| - State of Alabama Center for Health Statistics / Record Services Division, compiler, Alabama Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2011. Floyd Culpepper died 17 Jul 1943 in Mobile Co., Alabama.
Agnes Dickson Murray died on 15 June 1868 at Coldstream, Scotland. Agnes was the second wife of my 3x great grandfather George Murray. I suppose that makes her my step 3x great granny. Their marriage was a brief one, lasting only four years. I have found only one child for George and Agnes: a daughter Jane Agnes Murray who was only six months old when her mother died. (Since I missed out on my postaday on 14 June this is a catch-up post to make up for yesterday)
Q. What is the first thing one should do after returning for a ten day vacation? If you answered by saying “get a puppy!” then you are on par with Eliza and I. Yes, for many people there are probably lots of other things to do, but for us, it was puppy time. We’ve been talking about getting a dog for over a year now, and on Monday we found out that our local Humane Society shelter had a litter of new puppies that fit our desire, so that evening we went to check them out and now we have a dog. Here name is Ceres, which is, in chronological order of name usage, a Roman goddess of agriculture, a character in Shakespeare’s The Tempest, and a dwarf planet/largest object in the asteroid belt. She is a mix breed of an Australian Cattle Dog and a German Shepherd. And all around she is just a great bundle of adorable. Here is some visual proof: I have been very excited about getting Ceres because I have pretty much wanted another dog since the one I had growing up died when I was a sophomore in high school. Until now it was not really all that feasible for me to have one. The biggest reason I had not gotten one was because I work all day long M-F and would not be able to come home and spend time with the dog. Add to that financial considerations and a few other factors (like living in “no pet” house) and it just wasn’t going to happen. But now those concerns are not the same and so a puppy is what we got. Having not grown up as a dog person, Eliza really wanted her first experiences to be bonding with a puppy. So far this seems to be going great and we all love the little girl. I am sure there will be some moments of frustration and difficulty in our future, but fortunately we’re patient people and good pet owners. I don’t foresee anything we can’t handle. It’s great to have a dog again!
\|Hometown:\|\|Virginia Beach, Va.\| \|High School:\|\|Frank W. Cox\| 2011: One-year letterwinner that will look for an increased role in the midfield. 2010: Lettered in her debut campaign … appeared in 13 games off the bench, registering one goal … first collegiate goal came in a 4-3 loss to Sewanee (10/16). High School: Earned four letters in field hockey, three in swimming and two in softball at Frank W. Cox … helped lead the field hockey team to three-consecutive district, regional and state championships … also helped lead the swim team to three district championships and a pair of regional crowns. Personal: Undeclared major.
First of all, all of you in Zuccotti Park or Chicago or wherever–what you’re doing is kind of amazing. As a veteran of the anti-Vietnam War movement, I look at your protests and think how much the world has changed. I also wish we baby boomers could have provided you with a better world. We certainly tried. But we let the fat cats get away with too much. We let the Republicans get a way with a massive cheat in 2000 and 2004, and when Obama came in 2008, things were a little far gone for a good and quick fix. But a lot of what’s going on with the economy and the job picture, we couldn’t have predicted that. I don’t buy into conspiracy theories. Yes, there are a lot of bad guys. Some good guys let us down. (I’m talking to you Bill Clinton.) So now you, our kids, are using your energy to say, “stop, no more.” At least that’s what I think you’ve been saying. You guys aren’t exactly clear. It’s that “human mic” thing, which I’ll talk about later. Also, you’re not all kids as some studies have shown. (http://nyti.ms/vE8NwV) People my age have been down there every day, sleeping over, showing support. And thus my first bit of advice. - Call Your Mother. She Worries. I’m not kidding. And you can substitute any family or friends for “mother” there. Even if people in your life don’t agree with what you are doing, they do want to know you are safe. So far in New York City, Occupy Wall Street people have been pretty safe. But you never know. The protestors in Oakland weren’t expecting a former marine to suffer a brain injury. - Think of How What You’re Doing Looks to Others. The chant “The Whole World’s Watching” worked really well at the Democratic convention in Chicago in 1968 when Mayor Daley’s police went after the protestors with billy clubs. Indeed, it was the Democratic Convention, and the whole world was watching. #OWS has a different kind of coverage–live-streaming, tweets–along with the mainstream media which has been very much on the story despite some complaints. This was The New York Times reporter Sarah Maslin Nir’s tweet about her annoyance with this after Nate Silver’s story on the press coverage on October 7, 2011:A lot of what you’re doing in Zuccotti Park looks a little dumb unless you’re there and caught up with it, like the drumming circle. - So Don’t Make Drumming a Priority. Yeah, it’s cool and spiritual, but it looks really silly. And you are bothering people who live and work in the neighborhood. Take a minute to think how important it is to our economy and the eventual easing of unemployment to allow people to get a good night’s sleep and go to their jobs. The more jobs we lose now, the worse it will be. Meeting with the community board and getting porto potties, that was a good thing that showed strength of character. - Not So Much What Happened at the DOE Meeting. Since few OWS people went to the small meetings after the large one was broken up, those there looked more interested in disruption than construction. Believe me. I am a long time veteran of dealing with the DOE. I had two kids who went all the way through in public school, and things have gotten worse. But doing “human mic” checks instead of listening and designating a speaker from your group–you–we–lost an opportunity to put stuff out to the DOE. - One Thing About the Human Mic. Remember the game telephone. That’s what can happen. So be careful. - Don’t Antagonize the Police. @OccupyWallStNYC made a good point yesterday in the tweet:Document, don’t fight, unless you’re ready to be arrested and maybe beat up a little. Tear gas is painful (I’ve been tear-gassed). - But Count Your Blessings. This is not Tahir. You are not fighting in Syria. Thank your lucky stars for that. In Egypt protestors get horribly tortured (as the US has tortured and still may those they suspect of being terrorists). They die. We do live in democracy with a free press (even Fox is a free press, sort of). You can say a lot of things in the USA that people can’t say elsewhere without being in fear of their lives. Which reminds me: - Occupy a Voting Booth. Democracy is really slow, and that can be frustrating. But voting generally has an impact. (Look what has happened since people voted all those right wingers and Tea Party supporters into office last year.) - Back to the Police. Every since 9/11 Americans have had lots of nice things to say about police. They are generally brave people. But people willing to put their lives on the line often have a toughness that with a slight shove moves over to bullying. Most of the police don’t see themselves as part of the 99%. They see themselves as guys who can legally walk around with clubs and guns–and use them. Did you notice the turnout in the Bronx of off-duty police supporting the police indicted of ticket-fixing schemes? If a guy has a night stick, try not to come into contact with it. - And Don’t Be Naive. This from an article in today’s Times (http://nyti.ms/vE8NwV): Sonny Singh, 31, a Sikh musician from Brooklyn who joined Occupy Wall Street early on, recounted the scene in Zuccotti Park the day the general assembly drafted its “Declaration of the Occupation of New York City” — the closest thing to a political manifesto the protesters have put out thus far.Mr. Singh said that he and a few other “brown” people at the assembly were appalled by what was going to become the first paragraph of the declaration: “As one people, formerly divided by the color of our skin,” the document began, “we acknowledge the reality: that there is only one race, the human race.” “That was obviously not written by a person of color,” Mr. Singh said, calling the statement naïve. “Race is a reality in the lives of people of color, you can’t put out a statement like that without alienating them.” You don’t want to sound stupid. - And If It Gets Too Cold . . . Go Home. Yes, the protestors who are staying there all the time are admirable in their determination. But New York City gets cold in the winter. Soldiers manage to stay camped out in tents during frigid weather, but not everyone is supposed to be a soldier. At this point the Occupy Wall Street movement has changed the way Americans think about protest. It’s not clear that anything can be changed by these protests–except our way of thinking about things. So if you have to leave, you haven’t lost. In many ways you’re winning every day. I’d love to hear from everyone what they think, those in favor of the demonstrations, those against. Use the comment box as a forum. And in the meanwhile, stay safe.
The word “leadership” is currently featuring ad nauseam in the UK media. Because Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called an election. Ever taken a time out to watch the weekly UK Prime Minister’s Questions? This gives both his own party and opposition members of parliament the opportunity to question the PM. The leader of the opposition gets to question at length. There’s a lot of posturing and stage management. And there’s a lot of point scoring about leadership; everything is about the right leadership. The accusations come thick and fast: “The PM cannot lead his political party.” “The PM cannot lead the country.” There are of course, parallels between this situation and corporate life. There are always dissenting grumbles that the CEO cannot lead his Board or senior managers, or that the CEO cannot lead his company. What emerges from all of this? First, the PM—the CEO, the leader—cannot manage all the personalities and activity undertaken in his party or company. He or she will never win over all hearts and minds. There will always be dissent, and there will never be enough energy or hours in the day. The trick is to devote your leadership energy to those who count… whose minds are open and who want to go in your direction. Others will follow or fall by the wayside. And the trick is to focus on the issues and initiatives that matter. Others will by nature resolve themselves or prove to be the non-issues that they actually are. And the other trick is to be very thick-skinned. A thicker skin makes bigger winners. Looking at my weight I must have gotten that wrong one way or another. It could—and probably will—be the thickest skin that wins the UK election because that person will be losing the least sleep over dissenting voices. Tags: accusations ad nauseam ceo dissenting voices gordon brown hearts and minds leader of the opposition members of parliament opposition members parliament personalities prime minister gordon brown senior managers stage management thicker skin uk election
Way back in June of last year, the city added seven new liquor licenses to the Georgetown moratorium cap. The idea was to address a perception that good restaurants were avoiding opening shop in Georgetown because the cost to buy an outstanding license was too high. Moreover, since about seven licenses had be forfeited since the moratorium was originally put in place, adding seven back to the mix would only bring us back to the original level. So once those license spots became available, they were quickly snatched up by the following places: - Puro Cafe, - Zenobia Lounge - Paul Bakery - Bill’s Bar and Burger - Hu’s Wear GM was wondering recently what happened with all those licenses. His curiosity coincided with a new liquor license application, whose provenance GM was confused over. But first to the seven licenses: - Puro Cafe was already open before it got one of the new licenses. It is still open. - Tacklebox was also already open before it got one of the new licenses (it had tried to “share” a license with Hook, but was thwarted). It suffered a fire and is still closed, with a promise to open soon. - Zenobia Lounge was yet another already existing establishment that obtained one of the new licenses. But GM has heard that they recently surrendered the license. - Paul Bakery’s opening was long delayed, but they are opening next week, presumably with liquor sales. - Bill’s Bar and Burger was supposed to move into the old Cellar Door building (which was more recently the Philadelphia Cheesesteak Factory). But that deal fell through and Fugghetaboutit Pizza is supposed to move in there without a liquor license. - Hu’s Wear is a clothing store but the owners plan to open a restaurant in the old Bartleby’s Books space. GM has not heard anything about this deal falling through, but he’ll note that there has been no sign of construction in the space. - SPINDC was going to open a table tennis themed restaurant called the International House of Pong. It was supposed to go somewhere in the office building at 1010 Wisconsin Ave. The license was issued but so far GM has not heard any news of the restaurant actually opening. So of the seven new licenses: three went to existing restaurants (one of which is closed due to fire the other has already surrendered the license), one went to a project that has fallen through, two went to projects that GM’s not sure are still on, and only one went to a new restaurant that is actually open (or rather is actually about to open). Not exactly what people had in mind when they released the new licenses. As for that new license application–M Cafe at 3236 Prospect–GM believes that it is taking the license surrendered by Zenobia Lounge. But that still leaves the license spot that was designated for Bill’s Bar and Burger. GM has been unable to figure out what happened to that spot, and as far as he can tell, it’s still available. So if you want to open a restaurant, you might want to snatch up that liquor license.
News & Policies > For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary March 1, 2007 President Bush Meets with Elected Officials and Community Leaders in Louisiana Lil Dizzy's Café New Orleans, Louisiana 2:22 P.M. CST THE PRESIDENT: It is my pleasure to be back in New Orleans. I want to thank the Lieutenant Governor, the Mayor, the head of the City Council, the parish presidents for joining me. I committed to stay involved in the rebuilding of -- gosh, a United States Senator, excuse me, Senator -- and the Congressman, I beg your pardon. I committed to the people of this part of the world and the Gulf Coast that the federal government would fund recovery and stay committed to the recovery. And one of the reasons I have come down is to hear from you. I fully understand that there are frustrations and I want to know the frustrations. And to the extent we can help, we'll help. I told the people that I would work with the Congress to write a $110 billion check -- the people of Louisiana and Mississippi, and that check has been written. And now it's incumbent upon us to get the money into people's hands. Sometimes it's hard to see progress when you're living close to the scene. I guess the New Orleans Saints football team represents to me what's happening in this part of the state -- a resurgence, there's a renewal. Even though there's a lot of work to do, the spirit of the people down here is strong. And so I want to thank these leaders for joining me. It means a lot to me. It's good to be with you. It's also good to be in a place where you can buy some pretty good food. (Laughter.) I'm looking forward to it. END 2:24 P.M. CST
Like all Saints fans, I am immensely proud of our Academy. For years now it has competed with the best in the country, and many believe with the current improvements being made it may well take the title of “the best”. So when Roy Hodgson announced his England squad for this summer’s European Championships it filled me with pride to see a certain double-barrelled youngster amongst the big names. Make no mistake, this is no “surprise” to me, and no risk on Roy’s part, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has it all, pace, skill, technique, awareness with an added dash of infectious youthful enthusiasm. In fact I would go as far as to say he is everything we don’t usually look for in traditional English coaching sessions. When Chamberlain made his debut for Saints aged 16 years and 199 days against Southend United at the end of the 2009/10 season it was with great anticipation, we had been blessed with the baby faced bows of Walcott and Bale after all. Chamberlain did not disappoint. Scoring on his first competitive start against Bournemouth the following season and ending it with a return of 10 goals and 8 assists arguably he had a bigger impact than his predecessors, making the League One Team of the Year, the icing on the cake. While I rate Walcott, a player who seems to get a lot of uncalled for stick despite consistently scoring and providing goals for Arsenal, Chamberlain was always going to eclipse him for me, but who knows, should Roy decide to go that way maybe they will play on either side of a forward three this summer. You could do a lot worse. The number of ex-Saints academy players in the Premier League is ever growing, and with two in this England squad I think this could definitely be a sign of the future. Three in the 2014 World Cup squad? Maybe more. While we keep producing players who play the game the right way, the club can only progress. The big challenge is keeping them away from North London. I offer massive congratulations to Alex on his call up, and to Southampton Football Club for spotting and nurturing another talent. It is on merit, and when he steps on to that training pitch with the likes of Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney he can be confident that he is good enough to be there. Let’s hope this call up isn’t like Theo in 2006. You had the conviction to put the Ox in your squad Roy, now have the nerve to unleash him…. p.s. If you have enjoyed reading the blog over the past year, why not vote for us in the “Club Specific” category at the Football Blogging Awards? Either via Facebook here. Or, tweet the following:- @TheFBAs @crstig #Club
[Geowanking] MS local.live.com & privacy (lack of) rich.gibson at gmail.com Tue Dec 13 10:18:00 PST 2005 On 12/12/05, Jeremy Irish <jeremy at groundspeak.com> wrote: > This, however, doesn't bother me at all: > > Microsoft may disclose location information if required to do so by law or > > in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) conform to > > the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Microsoft; > > (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Microsoft and our family > > of Web sites; or (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal > > safety of Microsoft employees or agents, users of Microsoft products or > > services, or members of the public. This says 'we will disclose your location information if we think we should.' Who determines 'the edicts of the law?' Microsoft does. They do not require legal process; a hair up their butt that you are doing something wrong is all they require. 'Defend the rights or property?' What does that mean? Stopping someone from burning down Microsoft headquarters is probably a good thing, but Microsoft's ideas of their 'rights' and their 'property' and my idea of their rights and property are radically different. Clause c) is good in effect, though the wording is pretty damn creepy. First we protect ourselves, then we protect our customers, and finally we deign to protect the general public. It seems to me that when you make a list you are intrinsically implying priority. So this whole paragraph says basically we will protect ourselves, and last of all we will protect the personal safety of the general public. > And this is just plain necessary: > > Location information collected by Location Finder may be stored and > > processed in the United States or any other country in which Microsoft or > > its affiliates, subsidiaries or agents maintain facilities. " > Well duh. If I'm saving information to restore for a user in the future, I have to store it somewhere. It seems to me that this kind of text is meant to make sure people understand that information is stored for later retrieval. For example the service saves the most recent queries so you can click on them and not have to retype them. Addresses are particularly nice to click on after you search for a local McDonalds or whatever to do a second search. We have had some 'controversies' of late in which medical records have been off shored for transcription and processing. In several cases contractors have threatened to disclose that information, or even just the fact that they had that information, raising all sorts of excitement. The innocent patients, or their calculating agents, then vent their sound and fury against sending 'my information' overseas. I suspect that this clause will suffer when brought up against the European data privacy directorate. More information about the Geowanking
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What is a Softphone?By:Robert Pepper (G+) A softphone is software that allows the user to make telephone calls on a computer. Google Voice and Skype are popular softphones. Softphones have their own network, and typically calling one user within the network is free, but it costs a small amount to send or receive calls. Some VoIP providers, including residential provider Vonage, and enterprise provider 8x8, have softphone software as an add-on. Most enterprise VoIP providers offer an app that connects your smartphone to their network, rather than the phone's native carrier, essentially turning a phone into another kind of phone. There are many ways to use a softphone the same way you would use a landline. You can buy a Skype phone, use a headset or microphone, or use a USB adapter as an ATD converter. There are also apps for tablets, including the iPod Touch, that allow you to use softphones over Wi-Fi. A softphone is good for residential users, and works well as a second line in a home.
DHS: Radicalization of U.S. Military Veterans, Conservative Activists Will Carry Out More Violent Attacks - Category: Uncensored News - Published on Tuesday, 14 August 2012 22:45 By Susanne Posel August 15, 2012 Officials and private experts who track extremists groups say U.S. laws, particularly the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, prevent official investigators from bringing cases against Americans for having extreme beliefs. And past attempts by the U.S. government to highlight the threat of right-wing extremism have provoked a political backlash, further complicating attempts to deal with the issue. After the leak of a 2009 Department of Homeland Security report that noted the potential radicalization of U.S. military veterans, conservative activists complained that it defamed the troops. DHS was forced to apologize for the document and disband the unit that produced it. Michael Chertoff, former director of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have brought his style of Zionist training, local police are being mentally and physically shifted from being protectors of American law to purveyors of Zionist control-schemes. While the suppressive White House administration, under control of the global Elite, turns our Constitutional Republic in a Fascist Dictatorship, the police forces have been a clear reflection. Suddenly the use of military uniforms, armored vehicles, assault weapons, illegal surveillance is evidence of a Nazi-style computer interference systems are evidencing a dramatic shift in American societal structure. By demonizing US veterans and alleged members of white supremacist groups, as in the case of the staged psy-opSikh shooting in Wisconsin, the DHS hopes to use the pre-crime technologies at their disposal in conjunction with local police to infiltrate and stop domestic extremism. DHS Lone Wolf Extremists The Marine Corp have created a law-enforcement battalion (ELB) consisting of specialized military police officers (SMP) that will be deployed to assist in investigating crimes dealing with drug trafficking, train security and terrorism. The ELBs contain an estimated 500 SMPs and trained dogs. While capitalizing on their investigative and police training, they will take the role of current street cops while still remaining part of the Marine Corp. SMPs would be deployed to assist in any event of civil disturbance, handling of detainees, use biometrics to identify suspects and conduct forensic work. Their assistance is not limited to conducting DUIs and writing speeding tickets in an effort to re-brand the Marine Corps as being more involved with average work now allocated to local law enforcement. Police departments nationwide are engaging in re-directive training for civil war, domestic insurrection, and cooperative efforts with military forces in accord with covert policies. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and DHS, “extremist domestic organizations is just as dangerous as terrorism from foreign organizations” and law enforcement must be enabled to pre-emptively stop these home grown terrorists without the hindrances of Constitutional rights like the 1st Amendment. Wade Michael Page, the alleged shooter in the Sikh murders, has been called a white supremacist by two suspect organizations. First is the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) which is known to have ties to the FBI after having been infiltrated by federal agents. Second is the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai Brith (ADL) which is a non-governmental (NGO) organization founded for the benefit of Zionists in America by using the threat of anti-Semitism as a means of “defending the security of Israel and Jews worldwide.” While the DHS solicits for 700 pounds of High Density Ammonium Nitrate and 700 pounds of A-5 Flake RDX which is the exact ingredients need to manufacture an improvised explosive device (IEDs), the Pentagon is coming before Congress to demand that Posse Comitatis be “relaxed” so that military troops can freely patrol American streets looking for the home-grown terrorists. Using James Holmes’ “booby-trapped” apartment with IEDs as an example, Army Lt. Gen. Michael Barbero told Congress that the threat “from both homegrown terrorists and global threat networks is real and presents a significant security challenge for the United States and our international partners.” At the University of Rhode Island, Jimmie Carol Oxley , chemist and professor, works with the DHS on projects with her students to analyze IEDs from manufacturing to various “terrorist scenarios” that these diverse explosives could be used for. Oxley has worked with many governmental agencies, such as the FBI, NSF, and National Academy of Sciences (NAS) National Research Council (NRC); as well as written over 80 papers on “energetic materials (explosives, propellants, pyrotechnics). She has worked on law enforcement issues [with the FBI simulating the World Trade Center bombing (1993), with FEL examining large fertilizer bombs, and with ATF studying the behavior of pipe bombs]; however, her main research interest is hazard analysis of energetic materials.” On a 2,200 acre site, Oxley and her students take IEDs constructed in the lab and detonate them to “see what happens.” They use chemicals such as hydrogen peroxide to study how chemical additives can reduce or exacerbate the effects of a home-made bomb. Most of Oxley’s students go on to work for the DHS specializing in criminal and terrorist investigations. In 2009, the Office of Intelligence and Analysis published a report entitled Rightwing Extremism , wherein domestic extremists, particularly white supremacists, were proposed to be the newest and most dangerous threat to the US since al-Qaeda. While admitting that they had no definitive proof that “domestic rightwing terrorists are currently planning acts of violence, [however] rightwing extremists may be gaining new recruits by playing on their fears about several emergent issues. The economic downturn and the election of the first African American president present unique drivers for rightwing radicalization and recruitment.” The DHS wanted to instill the idea that veterans were being recruited to become “right-wing extremists” upon returned from Iraq and Afghanistan. Janet Napolitano intimated that military veterans could become instruments of domestic terror. When Napolitano’s comments were met with public distain, the DHS amended their assertion that extremist groups were highly-marked; but rather it was a lone wolf type that would carry out the biggest act of domestic terrorism. As the FBI reported in 2007 white supremacist groups are “relatively disorganized” and the “individuals acting alone” will be the most obvious threat as a more resourceful implementation of premeditated terrorist attacks. Mainstream media has spun the propaganda perfectly by asserting that “the return of military veterans facing significant challenges reintegrating into their communities could lead to the potential emergence of terrorist groups or lone wolf extremists capable of carrying out violent attacks.” This plot hatched over a decade ago to frame veterans as the new terrorist Boogeyman is being played out in the theater of reality as more instances of staged attacks may be looming in the not so distant future. With intentions on destroying the 2nd Amendment, along with demonizing US troops have obvious implications. Former military are trained in tactical operations and could pose a threat to the marital law scenario that the DHS is planning on implementing just in time for the collapse of the US dollar.
Choose from our stock of local photos, prepared and sized for wall murals or use one of your own. We print on Photo Tex, a revolutionarily media that is self-adhesive and repositionable. This product is a wall fabric that does not harm the surface to which it is applied. This is an example of a wall mural done for Ruth Sanderson, Artist/Illustrator. The finished piece is 42×36 inches. It will soon available for sale on her web site, www.Ruthsanderson.com.
After reading Pride and Prejudice and Zombies I moved on to Dawn of the Dreadfuls. This book is from a different author but basically serves as a prequel to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. It focuses on the resurgence of the undead plague and how the Bennet sisters come into their zombie slaying prime. I haven’t finished reading it yet but so far it’s been decent. It isn’t as good as the original book in the series but not bad at all. It’s worth a read. Buy it at Amazon! Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls
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Hurricane Sandy in Pictures Hurricane Sandy's wild and crazy weather will continue across much of the eastern United States through at least Wednesday, including heavy rainfall, strong winds, a continued threat of coastal storm surge and even snow blizzard conditions in some locations, according to local National Weather Service forecasts. A crane hangs precariously from the side of 157 W. 57th Street after wind has damaged it before the expected landfall of Hurricane Sandy in New York People walk through water on the beach near the time of high tide as Hurricane Sandy approaches October 29, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Fire fighters evaluate the scene of an apartment building which had the front wall collapse due to Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012 in New York, United States Rising water, caused by Hurricane Sandy, rushes into a subterranian parking garage on October 29, 2012, in the Financial District of New York, United States Flooded cars, caused by Hurricane Sandy, are seen on October 29, 2012, in the Financial District of New York, United States. This CCTV photo released by the official Twitter feed of The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey shows flood waters from Hurricane Sandy rushing in to the Hoboken PATH station through an elevator shaft on October 29, 2012 in Hoboken, New Jersey. US Route 30 into Atlantic City, USA Water rushes into the Carey Tunnel (previously the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel), caused by Hurricane Sandy, October 29, 2012, in the Financial District of New York, United States. A handout photo released by the US Coast Guard on 29 October 2012 shows the HMS Bounty, a 180-foot (54.86 meters) tall ship, submerged in the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Sandy approximately 90 nautical miles (166 km) southeast of Hatteras, North Carolina, USA, on 29 October 2012. Of the 16-person crew, the Coast Guard rescued 14, recovered a woman and is still searching for the captain of the vessel. HMS Bounty is a replica of the original 1789 ship Bounty and has been seen in several films President Obama receives an update on the ongoing response to Hurricane Sandy in the Situation Room Public Works personnel try to secure a tree while high winds begin to blow through Ocean City, MD, October 29, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy nears landfall in the area A driver navigates under a downed tree and power lines in Newton, Massachusetts, USA A downed ppower line, knocked over by a falling tree, is seen in the wake of Hurricane Sandy October 30, 2012 in Chevy Chase, Maryland A view of a building that had its facade ripped off by Hurricane Sandy in New York, New York, USA A downed ppower line, knocked over by a falling tree, is seen in the wake of Hurricane Sandy A man wades through the water to speak with US National Guard about his submerged car in Ocean City, Maryland David Dodds clears debris from the front of Water Ways Marina in Ocean City, Maryland, ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 30: Sections of an old boardwalk are seen destroyed by flooding from Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey The aftermath of flooding following Hurricaine Sandy on October 30, 2012 in the Financial District of New York, United States. The storm has claimed at least 16 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding accross much of the Atlantic seaboard. Picture shows Hurricane Sandy approaches the northeast. (Might be fake)
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Last week I put up a not so seductive recent picture, this one is a little old, from this past spring, but whatever. This is Kayla. She is fantabulous, and she’s one of my best friends. Go visit her and say nice things! Julia. Sixteen, genderqueer, dyke. I like books, cats, and music. idk what my life is. http://toobadsosadxd.tumblr.com/ Hi I’m Hannah. I love new company :D Submission page opens only on weekends. It will be closed once it reaches the limit.
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Mark Your Calendar Now! The Annual Spring Social is just around the Corner: Wednesday, June 1 at 6:30 pm St. Paul’s Church in Old Town More details are coming. And bring a friend to join us for morning tea this month on Tuesday, May 17, 9:00 to 11:00 am at the home of Pamela Larson. Do you have a friend you’d like to introduce to The Giving Circle? Please invite her to attend an informal morning tea at the home of Pamela Larson. Just RSVP to Pamela. She lives at 300 North View Terrace in Rosemont.
If I show up for something on time, it's probably an accident. Some of us just weren't born with internal clocks that sync up with the rest of the world—these gifts are for people who're late for everything. BTW, if you hate the gallery format as much as the Grinch hated Christmas, click here. Sonic Bomb Alarm Clock: Step one to showing up on time is getting up on time, and there's simply no way to ignore the siren song Sonic Bomb Alarm Clock. The 113dB blast is almost as loud as a jet plane, and it shakes the entire bed, traumatically jolting even the utterly comatose to life. It's also simply a horrible way to wake up. $43. [Link] Jolt Caffeinated Gum: Late people don't have time to make coffee or brush their teeth. Jolt's spearmint gum takes care of caffeine and fresh breath in seconds. Sorta. $3-$10. [Link] Vibram FiveFingers Sprint Shoes: When all else fails—like public transit in New York City—sometimes you've just gotta sprint to where you're going. Vibram's FiveFingers shoes are the footies of choice for Google's Sergey Brin, and the center of a hippie natural running movement. Also, the hideousness should make you run even faster to wherever you're going. $80. [Link] Tokyoflash Watches: They look awesome, but no one call tell what the hell time it is with these things. $43-$250. [Link] Casio G-Shock Watch: Casio's G-Shock watches withstand serious abuse and drowning, so excuses like "Oh, I broke my watch" won't exactly fly. And uh, neon green's a real hard color to ignore. $110. [Link] Hermione's Time Turner: Our fantasy gift, we're talking about the real thing, not the $50 knock off on Amazon. Turn back time, and arrive everywhere right when you're supposed to. Oh, who am I kidding? I'd still be late. Priceless (or $50 on Amazon). [Link] I was late turning this in, so surely, there's something I missed—toss your own ideas in the comments. All Giz Wants is our annual round-up of favorite gift ideas, including amazing attainable objects and a few far-out fantasies. We'll be popping guides catered to different interests several times per day for the next week, so keep checking back.
PBS Newshour has a wonderful new tool that lets you make political ads quickly and easily. Ostensibly, it's to show you how cookie cutter campaign ads are. But in reality? It's a great way to make a dumb video of you being the villain of a political attack ad. And it works wonderfully! You stop at various points in the video to pick which of your idiot Facebook posts or photos you want to insert, and it renders them into the ad's template. So, what do you stand for? [PBS via Nieman Lab]
We continue our series of Q&As with the people behind Glastonbury fields and venues, with Dance Village area organiser Malcolm Haynes. 1. How would you describe your area of the Festival to someone who hasn't visited it before? For all lovers of dance music the Dance Village offers something for everyone, with a diversity of live bands, DJs and visual art. 2. Have you made any changes/additions for this year? Yes, we have renamed the West Tent to Oxlyers in West, and have installed a bar and garden next to it. Oxlyers in West will feature a host of well known Indie bands that previously would have played the Queen's Head, which is no more. From 6ish, Oxlyers in West moves things up a notch to some impressive artists…check the line-up! We have also put a more full programme of live acts in the Bubbles this year. The Dance Village will offer two headphone parties (Heds Party) this year, in both East Dance and the Cubehenge. The same headphones can be used for either/both areas. Headphones can be collected with a deposit from the cabin which will be positioned near the trackway that runs through the Dance Village. The deposit will be £20 pounds and we ask that you return the headsets before leaving the area. This is going to be particularly fantastic in Cubehenge as we can make full use of the lighting effects until the early hours. 3. Which of your acts are you most excited about in 2011? Very excited about all the acts that play the Dance Village. Wow Stage is very strong this year with; Ms Dynamite, Mary Jane Cole, Julio Bashmore, Neneh Cherry, Nero and Netksy to name a few - plus a very special guest on the Thursday. We have a showcase of fantastic acts from Australia and New Zealand mainly playing the Pussy Parlure (but can also be found in Wow! and Bubbles and East Stages), which I am particularly excited about. Plus in East I’m personally looking forward to Carl Cox and Fatboy Back2back, Midnight Beast, Katy B and all of the line-up for Saturday East. Oh yes, and a first for Pete Tong in the Dance Village celebrating 20 years in the business on Sunday. Don’t miss an explosive set from D&B maestros; from New Zealand NZ Shapeshifter. 4. Do you have any good food recommendations in and around your area? There are a host of food outlets on the west of the Dance Village. Most of them have had that position for many years, so that's a good recommendation. 5. How/when did you first get involved with the Festival? I first got involved in 1990 when I started working and programming the Jazz-World Stage. In 1995 I went over to the newly created Dance Tent and ran/programmed this. I programmed both these areas for ten years. The Dance tent grew in size for the first 5 years then dance music culture changed, and the area responded to this by evolving into the Dance Village as it is now known. 6. What's the best thing about running an area at Glastonbury? Having a great team around me and knowing that I am part of a bigger creative group. Glastonbury is the best, biggest and most famous festival in the world…and that would make anyone feel good. It’s a great occasion for catching up with family of/and friends. 7. And what's the worst? No bad points just challenges! 8. Is there anything outside your area at this year's Festival that you're particularly looking forward to? I love walking around the Festival earlier on in the week, the Tuesday and Wednesday before things really kick off. This is when I can get a feel of what's going on across the site and is the only time I can. I would like to try and get up to the Campo Pequeno, as it sounds so impressive. And seeing Beyoncé. 9. What's the best performance you've ever seen at Glastonbury? Steven and Damian Marley at the Jazz-World in the year that was the anniversary of Bob Marley’s Exodus album about 4/5 years ago I think. It was amazing. The field was so packed with everyone singing along to the songs - the memory will live with me forever! 10. Finally, what's your top Glastonbury tip for people coming to the Festival for the first time? Pace yourself, as it’s a long five days. Arrange meeting points if you are meeting friends and have a great time.
Luther laid down the blueprint of a classic house party in a sparkly jacket! James Brown shares his ideas on Black unity with Don Cornelius. He tells you to get your self together! A 19 year old named Al Sharpton presents James with an award for his ‘Pay Back’ record & they both have processes! The O’Jays put me up on game to make me aware of the lames that smile in your face & dirty mack when you ain’t around. James Brown says down with black on black crime as Al Sharpton shouts him out! These are 2 legendary process havers!
I have a new signature. :) \ Hello? Who's there? I carry a Rape Whistle. 00:17, March 30, 2011 (UTC)Read more > KurtHummel here. So, Myself, GleeGirl, missrachelberry and missmahaliah are starting a Glee roleplay on twitter, We need people to play our roleplay cast, here is our cast so far, Myself - as Kurt Hummel. GleeGirl - as Quinn Fabray. Missmahaliah - as Santana Lopez and i think missrachelberry - as Brittany S. Pierce So, Please. if you want to join. Please just write your name in the comments below, and who you want to play, we are open for ideas. and what not. thankyou. if you want to talk, here are our twitters. KurtHummel My lips are sealed, Just like your legs. 12:05, March 26, 2011 (UTC)Read more > i got a new signature, with the help of buffy, we're bestfriends again.Read more > i've been noticing glee's been talking the talk in their promos. but not walking the walk in the episodes. example. in the promo of furt. Finn says 'i never knew how to tie on a tie' and Santana says 'It's a clip on'. That didn't happen in the actual episode. Santana didn't say anything. Comment more promo mishaps. ! KurtHummelRead more > tomorrow. will be another Glee wedding. You all will be attending my wedding on glee wiki, on the 5th of December which is a Sunday, or in America, a Saturday. I will be marrying who i've known the longest, been together for years on end, and ready to make a marriage. oh cute. myself. as one. now as two. please accept my invitation or miss the thrill of a lifetime. kurt.Read more >
Critic speaks on life lessons in Jane Austen’s work Updated: June 5, 2012 8:53PM Literary critic William Deresiewicz speaks about his book, A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter, at 7 p.m. Monday, June 11, at the Highland Park Public Library, 494 Laurel Ave. Part memoir, part literary criticism, Deresiewicz’s book looks back at his youth and explains how he realized the relevance of Austen’s message and the triumph of her vision. The event at the library is free and open to the public. Books will be for sale and the event will conclude with a book signing. Call (847) 432-0216 or visit hplibrary.org.
Monday, March 7, 2011 Good morning friends! I hope that your week gets off with a great start! I wanted to share a little bit of manly inspiration with you today; my entry for the Hambo Hoedown (#5). I am LOVING this progressive challenge Hambo has going on, each week you get a new digi and a new challenge to play along with! Provided you continue to participate, you get the next week's digi in your e-mail, just in time to stamp some more! Can't be beat! Thanks Hambo. :) Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you have a wonderful day, and I'll see you back here tomorrow for another Prettie Peek from Paper Pretties! Wednesday is release day!
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Following its spectacular plunge from grace in 2008 when its banking system crashed, inflicting huge damage on foreign creditors as well as on local residents, Iceland caught attention for trying to come to grips with what happened by bringing court cases against bankers and others allegedly responsible for the crash as well as for inviting the people of Iceland and its directly elected representatives to draft a new post-crash constitution designed inter alia to reduce the likelihood of another crash. Up against the wall, with throngs of protesters boisterously banging their pots and pans in parliament square in Reykjavík, the post-crash government formed in 2009, to its credit, set the process in motion. A National Assembly was convened comprising 950 individuals selected at random from the national registry. Every Icelander 18 years or older had an equal chance of being selected to a seat in the assembly. Next, from a roaster of 522 candidates from all walks of life, 25 representatives were elected by the nation to a Constitutional Assembly to draft a new constitution reflecting the popular will as expressed by the National Assembly. Believe it or not, the Supreme Court, with eight of its nine justices at the time having been appointed by the Independence Party, now disgraced as the main culprit of the crash and in opposition, annulled the Constitutional Assembly election on flimsy and probably also illegal grounds, a unique event. The parliament then decided to appoint the 25 candidates who got the most votes to a Constitutional Council which took four months in 2011, as did the framers of the US constitution in Philadelphia in 1787, to draft and unanimously pass a new constitution. The constitutional bill stipulates, among other things: (a) electoral reform securing ‘one person, one vote’; (b) national ownership of natural resources; (c) direct democracy through national referenda; (d) freedom of information; and (e) environmental protection plus a number of new provisions designed to superimpose a layer of checks and balances on the existing system of semi-presidential parliamentary form of government. The preamble sets the tone: “We, the people of Iceland, wish to create a just society where everyone has a seat at the same table.” The people were invited to contribute to the drafting through the Constitutional Council’s interactive website. Foreign experts on constitutions, e.g. Prof. Jon Elster of Columbia University and Prof. Tom Ginsburg of the University of Chicago, have publicly praised the bill and the democratic way in which it was drafted. Even so, it was clear from the outset that strong political forces would seek to undermine the bill. First, there are many politicians who think it is their prerogative and theirs alone to revise the constitution and view the National Assembly and the Constitutional Council elected by the people and appointed by parliament as intruders on their turf. Second, many politicians rightly worry about their reelection prospects under ‘one person, one vote’. Third, many politicians fear losing their clout with more frequent use of national referenda, and also fear exposure under a new freedom of information act. For example, a crucial telephone conversation between the prime minister and the governor of the Central Bank in the days before the crash in 2008 is still being kept secret even if a parliamentary committee has demanded to hear a recording of it. Last but not least, many vessel owners dislike the prospect of being deprived of their privileged and hugely profitable access to the common-property fishing grounds. As a matter of public record after the crash, politicians and political parties were handsomely rewarded by the banks before the crash. It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that vessel owners must have likewise treated politicians and political parties generously in the past, an umbilical cord that many politicians clearly want to preserve. In sum, it was clear that in a secret ballot the constitutional bill would never have had a chance of being adopted by parliament, not even after the national referendum on the bill on 20 October 2012 where 67% of the electorate expressed their support for the bill as well as for its main individual provisions, including national ownership of natural resources (83% said Yes), direct democracy (73% said Yes), and ‘one person, one vote’ (67% said Yes). But the parliament does not vote in secret. In fact, 32 out of 63 members of parliament were induced by an e-mail campaign organized by ordinary citizens to declare that they supported the bill and wanted to adopt it now. Despite these public declarations, however, the bill was not brought to a vote in the parliament, a heinous betrayal – and probably also an illegal act committed with impunity by the president of the parliament. Rather, the parliament decided to disrespect its own publicly declared will as well as the popular will as expressed in the national referendum by putting the bill on ice and, to add insult to injury, hastily requiring 2/3 of parliament plus 40% of the popular vote to approve any change in the constitution in the next parliament, meaning that at least 80% voter turnout would be required for a constitutional reform to be accepted in the next session of parliament. The politicians apparently paid no heed to the fact that under these rules Iceland’s separation from Denmark would not have been accepted in the referendum of 1918. In practice, this means that we are back to square one as intended by the enemies of the new constitution. There is faint hope that the new parliament will respect the will of the people if the outgoing one failed to do so despite its promises. In her farewell address, the outgoing Prime Minister, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, declared this to be the saddest day of her 35 years in parliament. via Thorvaldur Gylfason. - Crowdsourcing Icelandic constitution: a myth or reality? \| Re:Imagining Democracy - Why Did The Media Keep The Recent Peaceful Icelandic Revolution Quiet? (secretsofthefed.com) - Iceland’s Revolution Against Globalist Banksters (leaksource.wordpress.com) - Icelandic Politicians Ignore Crowdsourced Constitution; Pirate Party Rejoices (intellihub.com)
Chrysalis work involves the creation of safe, sacred “containers” in which individuals, groups and systems can transform themselves and the systems they inhabit. The nature of these “containers” varies as needed to best fit the players and the situation. Chrysalis work is not new. AA’s 12-step program, spiritual retreats, on-going therapy sessions, etc., can be seen as forms of chrysalis work. Chrysalis work varies dramatically as a function of the size, complexity and nature of the social form involved. Well-designed and executed chrysalis work is best measured by examining the generative nature and duration of its ripple effects — through time and across boundaries. Chrysalis work — - Creates constructive ripples that endure and spread - Is life-giving and life-evolving — a “fusion energy” generator - Evokes Spirit and feeds the Soul — is grounded in Nature — feeds on spaciousness and beauty — involves healing and “wholing” - Provides ample opportunity for all voices to be heard — feels spacious and unrushed - Challenges participants to step into their special genius — to quest for and to experiment with discovering the work that is theirs to do. - Tends to be recursive and cumulative — involves ongoing learning and action in a way that is organic rather than mechanistic - Serves as hospice for what’s needing to die and midwife to what’s ready to be born — supports individuals and systems in shedding old patterns/structures/beliefs that no longer serve, and create openings for the new to emerge - Involves telling our evolving stories — again and again - Produces magical irreversible shifts at one or more levels of system - Does not replace existing systems — it enlivens and evolves them. Social metamorphosis, like nature’s metamorphosis, takes the time it takes. Thus trying to force chrysalis work into today’s frenetic A-work time/space frames is a recipe for failure. In undertaking organizational or regional metamorphosis we are pioneering new chrysalis work territory. The GALE Approach offers a high level vision that begins to describe some of the added challenges and opportunities involved in more complex chrysalis work.
This cookbook was a Julia Child Cookbook Award Finalist in 1998. Finalist in the International Category Cooking Tip from Marcella Cucina: "Except for bluefish, which should be eaten as quickly as possible after it is caught, whole gutted fish with its skin on, such as this red snapper, whole squid, or unshelled shrimp can be kept in good condition for two or three days in the refrigerator. Cover with ice and put the fish on a rack to let the melting ice drain. Shrimp and squid will fit into a footed pasta colander set over a bowl." by Marcella Hazan Photography by Alison Harris HarperCollins Publishers; $35.00 480 pages; 1997 Reprinted with permission. "Taste is not produced by just any capricious assortment of flavors. Taste is real, it is a potent sensory encounter that has a deep and satisfying reach, it is a powerful emotion that you experience through your taste buds and that you can store, more perfectly than almost any other, in your memory." Marcella Cucina is her first completely new collection of recipes in more than a decade from one of the most revered cooks and teachers in the world: Marcella Hazan. It is a book filled with Marcella's passion and personality, a treasure not only of wonderful recipes and gorgeous photographs, but of intimate reminiscences, penetrating judgments and sage commentary about fine food and its preparation, its sensual pleasures and meaning in our lives. Marcella Cucina is, in every sense, the ultimate book from Marcella Hazan. In its selection of dishes from every corner of her native country, it is the culmination of a life spent exploring the richest pathways of Italian cookery. In its simplicity, practicality and reliability, it is a perfect guide to cooking well in true Italian style—in our American homes, every day, all year long. And, it is literally her ultimate work, as Marcella has declared—with characteristic certainty—that this is the last cookbook she will ever write. In its 185 recipes, Marcella Cucina leads another exciting journey through the rich and varied landscape of Italian regional cuisines. Marcella shares dishes discovered in her favorite restaurants in Venice, in fishing villages in Sardinia, in the wine country of the Piedmont and a small trattoria in Rome. There are preparations remembered from childhood on the coast of the Adriatic in Romagna, and creations newly inspired by the marvelous seafood of the North American Atlantic, perfected on Long Island. The recipe collection is broad and irresistible, an extraordinary introduction to Italian cooking for those just discovering Marcella, and a treasure of new gems for her longtime students and fans. Yet, for all the diverse cooking traditions, the heady range of flavors, seasonal ingredients, and techniques presented, Marcella Cucina is a sharply focused and unified volume. Each recipe, Marcella makes clear, says something essential about how she cooks in the Italian style. In the refined, yet powerfully opinionated voice for which she is celebrated, she explains why and how she puts her dishes together, the choices she makes, the nuances of ingredients and cooking techniques. Cooks of every ability will learn from the logic and lucidity of her detailed instructions. Through Hazan's introductory essays and headnotes, there unfolds the narrative of an extraordinary culinary life. As Marcella recalls a trip, a chance encounter, a meal, or a taste—as she writes about how she shops or refines a dish—we glimpse a girl growing up in a world of great cooks, amidst an idyllic bounty of fresh foods from the sea and garden. We see a young bride learning to cook, discovering a vocation and developing her culinary gifts. And from nearly every page of Marcella Cucina emerges a vivid portrait of her marriage and partnership with Victor Hazan, which, over four decades, has inspired, enriched and shaped her work. This is more than a splendid cookbook. It is also a warm and wonderful love story. "The Queen of Italian Cuisine." It is a title linked so often to Marcella Hazan—in feature articles in The New York Times, USA Today, Food & Wine and American Way magazines we might well think she was born to wear the crown. But she gained her regal position the old-fashioned way: she earned power and held it. More than twenty-five years ago, Marcella burst onto the American culinary scene, first as a much sought after private cooking teacher and, in 1973, with her groundbreaking volume, The Classic Italian Cookbook. Almost immediately, she was acclaimed for her prodigious talent and brilliant advocacy for authentic Italian cooking. Her authority was proclaimed by the greatest culinarians in the country: James Beard traveled to Bologna to study with her. Craig Claiborne called her "a national treasure." Julia Child lauded her as "my mentor in all things Italian." Over the years her dominion has grown—through three more award-winning cookbooks and her legendary classes in Bologna and Venice—as literally millions of home cooks (and scores of chefs and other cookbook writers) have followed her into new realms, filled with the great flavors, fresh foods, and vital spirit of real Italian cooking. The ingredients she made familiar to American tastes—extra-virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, pesto, radicchio, fresh pasta and real Parmigiano-Reggiano—have become staples in our common larder; her principles of flavor and freshness have helped reshape how two generations of Americans shop and cook; and her recipes, more than any others, have raised fine Italian cooking to its preeminence as America's favorite cuisine. With design and illustration as tempting and colorful as its recipes, Marcella Cucina is truly a glorious finale to Marcella's cookbook career. More than in any of her previous books, the photographs in Marcella Cucina add a visual sensuality to the culinary work. Photographer Alison Harris took all the images in Marcella's Venice, in the colorful Rialto market and in her palazzo apartment. The foods and the finished dishes are illuminated with the haunting natural light of the city. Printed in magnificent four-color throughout the book, they are a striking document of the spontaneous artistry of Marcella's cooking. This page originally published as a Global Gourmet Today column in 1998. Copyright © 2007, Forkmedia LLC. All rights reserved. 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Today's album is a hell of a find but unfortunately it sounds like nothing. The whole LP has a disturbing hiss and that is a real shame. Normally I would not ask but, which one of you smart ol' digital devils is the first to give us back a link with a polished version ? ( part from that little rough start ) According to the online discography's it's the Star Band's first album, from the early seventies, great historic stuff that deserves a clean listen. Thank you for being such help! 1 Bamos pa'al monte 2 Cheri Coco
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This article, by Andrea Dip, is a part of Agência Pública's special #CopaPública [pt] coverage, and was originally published on June 26, 2012, with the title Elisângela Got Home Just in Time to See it Being Torn Down: Watch the Minidoc [pt] Elisângela wasn't home when authorities arrived without warning to tear down her house on Pavão-Pavãozinho hill in Rio de Janeiro. Her 17-year-old daughter answered the door and was told that the property was going to be destroyed at that very moment. Panicking, the girl called her mother: Tem vários homens da Prefeitura aqui na porta; eles estão dizendo que vão derrubar a nossa casa. There are many men here from the city at the door; they're saying they are going to tear down our house. Elisângela ran back home, tried to reason with the men, ask for some time to find another home, but it was no use. In a few hours, all that was left was debris. This happened in early 2011. To this day, Elisângela has not been compensated nor relocated. Her daughter had to go live with her grandmother, while Elisângela still searches for a new home. The minidocumentary “We Are the Legacy: the Story of Elisângela” (“O Legado Somos Nós: A História de Elisângela”) is the first in a series of video portraits being produced by the human rights organization Witness, which partnered with the Rio People's World Cup and Olympics Committee (Comitê Popular Rio Copa e Olimpíadas), in an attempt to tell the stories of those affected by forced evictions in Rio de Janeiro, directly or indirectly connected to the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. Priscila Neri, from Witness, explains that the idea is to give an alternative to the official narrative, which claims that everything is being done in compliance with the law and through constant dialogue with the communities. In Elisângela's particular case, the justification provided at the time of the eviction was that her home was in a risk area in Pavão-Pavãozinho, but only some houses were destroyed and, according to the Rio People's World Cup and Olympics Committee, the city hasn't even removed the debris yet. The hill is located between two of Rio's most sought-after neighborhoods: Ipanema and Copacabana. According to the dossier [pt] published by the Rio People's World Cup and Olympics Committee, the city intends to use the argument of geotechnical or structural risk to evict more than 300 families from the Pavão-Pavãozinho community: Até o momento a Prefeitura não apresentou o laudo que comprove o risco e nem discutiu com a comunidade a possibilidade de realização de obras para garantir a segurança dos moradores. Up until now the city hasn't presented any technical report that backs up the risk claim nor has it discussed with the community the possibility of carrying out infrastructural work to ensure the residents’ safety. Still according to the Rio People's World Cup and Olympics Committee, engineers that have written technical reports about areas like the Pavão-Pavãozinho have pointed out that doing construction work to restrain or strengthen the slope, in order to eliminate the risk of slippage, would cost even less than relocating the families that live in the area. Watch the minidoc:
I have an 1985 4WD 5.8L bronco xlt and 1997 2WD 5.7L chevy silverado with 200k miles on it. I bought the bronco for a deer hunting vehicle, then got the pickup, so now I don't have a use for the bronco. There's a guy wanting the bronco, but doesn't have the spare cash to drop on it. He has a 2000 2WD Sierra 1500 with 117k miles and is entertaining the idea of trading his truck for both of mine. I don't necessarily need the cash and wouldn't mind having a newer, nicer truck. If he decides he is willing to make the trade, I need to decide if I am willing myself. The pros are basically a 3 year newer truck, fewer miles, a small increase in horse power and fuel economy. We traded trucks for the evening so one another has a chance to look over the trucks. So far, no leaks, everything is clean, no major scratches. I ran a carfax report on it...clean title, he is the second owner. If I was to sell the Bronco, I'd probably be able to get $2000-2500 for it. Any input?
Originally Posted by DannyR The cure for the older 10-round 9mm mags is a 9mm-3 follower. I agree with Danny here, the issue with the 10 rounders is the 2183 folowers with the "bump" in the back. I have had several issues with these and when I use standard mags in the same guns they are problem free. If you call Glock they might send you some replacements. Just don't tell them you have 60 mags that need new followers, they only send you 6.
Did you get that? It says “I am crazy for this peanut butter”! For months I have read about P.B.Loco on many blogs, but never could find any in my local stores. Sure, I could have ordered it online, but I really try to avoid shipping charges at any cost. I waited patiently. Good things come to those who wait. While on vacation last week in Sunset Beach, NC, we traveled South (my Mom & I) to Myrtle Beach for a day full of shopping & lunch out. We hit up a store called “The Peanut Shop“. I love all things nuts, so I figured that I couldn’t go wrong in that store! LOL! I was purchasing some gifts (I can’t share yet) and overheard this woman saying something about chocolate chip cookie dough peanut butter. My little ears perked right up and I made a beeline right over to where these nice ladies were. Imagine my surprise when there was a nice display rack of P.B.Loco jars sitting there! I almost squealed! Okay, maybe I did a little bit. I quickly grabbed the Dark Chocolate Duo, as it was the only one they had! Hands off my dark chocolate, people! Next I snagged a Sumatra Cinnamon Raisin and a Jungle Banana. The only other kind they had that day was the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. I wasn’t sure if that variety was gluten-free, so I left it behind. Later I saw that all 3 jars that I did pick up had “Gluten-Free” written on the side. I wish I would have looked closer at the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough! My Mom could do nothing but giggle at me. Fast forward to this morning. Yes, I still have other nut butters open in my pantry, but had to open the Sumatra Cinnamon. I couldn’t wait any longer. I spread this delicacy on my brown rice cake (lots of raisins!). I topped with Trader Joe’s Pumpkin butter. If that was not just a little party in my mouth!! OH.MY.GOSH! Yes, I know those flavors say “Fall” more than “Summer”, but I don’t care. My mouth doesn’t care. This was an amazing combo. This peanut butter is one of the most unique nut butters that I have tried. A definite must purchase again product! Meal picture (sorry for the poor lighting…it was still dark out when I ate). Now, onto the other new love of my life (my first love, other than my dear husband, is Barney Butter) is Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Butter. I picked this up on the spur of the moment when I had won a gift card to Trader Joe’s. It has been in my fridge, unopened, for about a month. I thought today would be the perfect time to give it a try. Another win!! Wow!! Perfect pumpkin flavor for the pumpkin freak that I am . If you love raisins, peanut butter & pumpkin, give these products a try!
How to: AFK in Raids: a noob’s guide to collecting badges It’s easy to AFK in Battlegrounds, and we all know how, right? I mean I see enough of it myself, and certainly read enough about it on the blogs. Everyone loves and AFKer right? Anyhow, AFKing in a Raid is an Art, requiring special skills and abilities. It isn’t open to all classes. - If you are a tank class, you might as well stop reading. - The sole healer? This strategy probably isn’t for you either. For the rest of you, the DPS classes, primarily the ranged DPS classes, this is a guide on how to rack up the badges and phat loot by AFKing in Raids. It works for Honor, so why not for badges? The 1st rule of AFKing is to be an active participant. What? How can you be active and AFK at the same time? Well there are degrees of AFK, there’s: - AFK – Literally away: Doing the dishes, taking the kids to school, a quicky to say goodnight to your partner. - Semi-AFK: Your not really there. You are otherwise occupied: Watching TV, Staring out the window, Browsing the Web (Maybe checking out the phat loot that is dropping while you are AFK) - Pseudo-AFK: You are watching the game, but not participating in the Raid: Chatting in Guild Chat, Showing off your Epic loot to mates in whispers, Hawking your goods on Trade channel (Or maybe just boasting on Trade channel how you are with a bunch of noobs that are farming badges for you… been there, seen that!) Lines of Communication Whatever you do, you need to be communicating with the Raid – especially during check points. eg: - Ready Checks - Loot Distribution - Strategy Discussion - Group Hugs (I mean rebuffing) - Kicking those other lazy AFKers. It is very helpful if you have a wireless headset/mic (but sound throug speakers will do) for this because: - You can continue chatting (You can’t be AFK, can you?) - You can hear those cues for action, or questions regarding your status – Get to know the various sound prompts from the game! Follow the Healer OK, the next key to AFK Raiding is to follow the healer (or if you are Mellee DSP, follow the tank or another Melee toon). - That way you are always moving with the group. - They will always stand at a nice safe range - You will probably be standing behind them, so the wont notice you aren’t casting. - If you pick a toon with a short casting range, all the better. You are likely to get a bit of AoE love. Taking damage = needing heals = You can’t be AFK! Ready for Ready Checks. You must be ready for Ready Checks, they are a dead giveaway, and people are more annoyed waiting for a response to ready checks than anything else – because they have to repeatedly press the Ready button. However, once you have pressed the Ready button, know you have 10 unadulterated minutes of leaisure time. Isn’t it rude when people leave the dinner table early? Be a slow eater (It’s good for your health) Don’t let their rudeness spoil your meal. Make sure you loot, then buff as everyone else finishes. Then sit down to eat & drink. With 9/10 or 24/25 people ready, the Raid will push on, and you can relax and go and prepare a Real Life gourmet meal. Best part of this is often when they wipe, you are Out of Combat. Thus you can jist sit and relax for another 10 minutes while they ghostrun and rebuff. Just be ready for the Ready Check this time. Die Early and Often. This is actually a Twinking trick. You don’t earn XP when you are dead, but you are still eligible for the reputation and loot. So the trick here is to pull aggro A.S.A.P., get thumped and die. Preferably stand apart from the rest of the raid, as you don’t want to take the healers with you. Dead Healers = Dead Raid = no AFK Time * * This isn’t quite true. - 1) You can do an AFK death run by following another raid members ghost. But remember you may get stuck on some environmental outcrop, and you will need to refresh your follow once you are in the raid instance. - 2) I guess you could just wait for the Rez… but there is no phat loot waiting for you). What Battle Rez? Ohhh the bane of the Die Early and Often technique. If you have been practising professional AFKing your damage will be so low that a Battle Rez wont be wasted on you. However, if it is, cancel the offer and mumble some swearing and apologise. If that it didn’t work, hurry up and die! (Autorun into AoE etc) you wont get a 2nd chance battle Rez! Gief Mez da Lootz If your Raid is being good to you the AFKer, they will pick your item 1st for DKP/Rolls. Great, bid, roll, whatever you need to do, then walk away from your PC. Remember, don’t loot your badges until everyone else has finished looting & eating … You don’t want to waste precious AFK moments and opportunities. The Lock Out Some boss encounters require you to be in a certain position or you get locked out of the battle (eg: Shade of Aran). So make sure you are in the wrong position and get locked out. Those AFK moments are free. Hunters can Feign Death to get out of combat… Well you can Feign DC. Preferably set up the scene early in the run, with some “EXIT WOW” button pressing at non-loot-critical moments. Then when you want to go AFK, kill your Voice Chat (only). We all know that sometimes it can take a few minutes for the “Offline” to appear on your toon, so no voice comms is sometimes the only indication of a Disconnect. Just don’t move your toon! Start up voice comms and ask if you are offline yet… Then just start moving – BLAME BLIZZARD, you know it’s always their fault. Actually I can’t go on… this seemed fun to begin with, but I fear some people will add this to their favourite strategy guide bookmarks… Don’t do it folks! Only noobs of the worst variety would do this.. and by noobs I don’t mean newbies, I mean complete and utter @$#Fhats! Gnomer and Out!
…to a future free of liver disease. That is the goal the volunteers and staff of the American Liver Foundation® work toward every day. You can join them and make a difference as a participant in the Liver Life Walk®. Your participation will keep us moving forward in the fight against one of America's fastest growing public health concerns -- liver disease. This year's walk/5K run will incorporate a registration fee for runners and walkers. The registration fee provides all participants with a BornFit Tech Style T-shirt along with other race day benefits for both runners and walkers. Whether a person participates as a runner or walker, the registration fee will be $25 before August 2, 2013 at 12 noon and $30 the day of the event. A discount registration fee of $20 ($25 on day of event) is available for walkers or runners 17 years old and younger; and 60 years old and older. Deadline for online registration is August 2, 2013 at 12 noon. City Park Pavillion Event Contact Information: Event Manager: Joseph McCormack Event Manager Phone: (303) 988-4388 x10
Ferguson's farewell - 11th May A selection of Soccer Am's finest Sir Alex Ferguson moments. Hairy Strikers - 11th May The Hairy Strikers welcome Adebayo Akinfenwa and the Rizzle Kicks to their show. Rizzle Kicks - 11th May The Rizzle Kicks join Max and Helen on the Soccer Am sofa.
Goal, The New York Times soccer blog, will report on news and features from the world of soccer and around the Web. Times editors and reporters will follow international tournaments and provide analysis of games. There will be interviews with players, coaches and notable soccer fans, as well as a weekly blog column by Red Bulls forward Jozy Altidore. Readers can discuss Major League Soccer, foreign leagues and other issues with fellow soccer fans. Posts published by Andrew Das Chelsea beat Manchester United on an exquisite goal by Demba Ba to complete the F.A. Cup semifinal lineup. The Red Bulls got their first win of the season Saturday, and Landon Donovan got his first minutes for the Galaxy. Landon Donovan, speaking with reporters Thursday for the first time since ending his self-imposed sabbatical from soccer, talked about a return to the game, to the national team and about the reactions of others to his difficult “mental place.” Rating the performance of U.S. players in Tuesday’s night’s World Cup qualifying match at Mexico. The United States and Mexico play a World Cup qualifier at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City on March 26. Jermaine Jones returned home to Germany to nurse a foot injury that will keep him out of Tuesday night’s World Cup qualifier against Mexico. Maurice Edu is one candidate to replace him, but where? His choices limited by injuries, Coach Jurgen Klinsmann announced a remade lineup for Friday night’s World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica at Commerce City, Colo. Coach Jurgen Klinsmann is projecting calm as the United States prepares to face Costa Rica in an important World Cup qualifier on Friday. But how about you? United States Coach Jurgen Klinsmann announced his roster for the Americans’ next two World Cup qualifiers, against Costa Rica and Mexico. Jurgen Klinsmann will name his roster for the United States national team’s next two qualifiers on Monday morning. But who will be going? Did it or didn’t it? That was the question after D.C. United goalkeeper Bill Hamid swatted a ball off his line to preserve a 0-0 tie against the Red Bulls. The Spanish rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona and the German giants Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund avoided each other when the matchups were drawn for the Champions League quarterfinals on Friday in Nyon, Switzerland. Power rankings of the teams left in the Champions League before Friday’s draw in Switzerland. The new pope, Francis, is a soccer fan and a supporter of the Argentine club San Lorenzo. The best nuggets from Jurgen Klinsmann’s Q and A with fans on Twitter on Monday afternoon.
KAC, located in an attractive historic brick building in downtown Kirkland, is a nonprofit visual arts school and gallery that offers ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, painting, drawing, glass fusing, and multimedia classes for all ages. Current class schedules are available online. The Center also offers half-day summer art camps for kids ages five-seven and full-day camps for kids ages eight-12; each week campers explore a different art theme like people, cities, and nature. Camps run from late June-August. A $75 Family Membership to the KAC entitles you to class discounts and pre-registration privileges; eligibility for members' only open studios, exhibitions and art sales; a quarterly newsletter; and invitations to all school and gallery events. Located in Kirkland, about 15 miles east of Seattle. From Seattle: Take SR 520 eastbound from I-5, just north of downtown. Travel about five miles to the Bellevue Way NE/Lake Washington Boulevard NE exit, and follow Lake Washington Boulevard NE for almost two miles. Continue to Central Way and turn left, then turn right on Market Street. Served by Metro routes 255 and 234. Although Nickelodeon Parents and Preschool Network provides fun and useful info, none of its content is meant to substitute for medical or other professional advice. In other words, if you're having a medical, parenting, or other emergency, we urge you to contact an appropriate professional (or dial 911!) rather than rely solely on us. By using the site, you agree to be bound by our long-but-informative
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Remember when I announced Leah’s List.com last summer? A web directory that I designed to simulate an Angie’s List approach where people join and pay a membership fee to pay for the work that goes into creating a directory resource? I spent hundreds of hours and filled it with thousands of businesses who proudly boast that they area sworn to only patronize like-minded Christian businesses? On Leah’s List I shared that they call it “Keeping Kingdom Dollars in the Kingdom”. Well – my good friends, Lester & Charlie, found a site that embodies this parallel economy mindset called “Praytriot Pages” of all things. That name brings it all together…I have to give them that. Afterall, they view themselves as not only “real Christians”, but the only true patriots as well. For anyone who thinks that they are small in number, think again. For example, once I am able to fire Leah’s List back up again, I will again start entering the years of accumulated businesses – totaling over 240,000 – that are sitting, ready to be entered into that directory that span all 50 states. And those are just the ones who have literally signed “Statements of Faith” with the promise of abiding by “biblical business principles” and being true to restricting their needs to Christian-owned businesses providing goods and services. Because their numbers are so expansive, this has a very real effect on secular businesses in America. In addition to sheer numbers, some of the largest “big-box” corporations are among these businesses such as Walmart, Sam’s Club, Hobby Lobby and thousands more – many of which are listed in my directory already. Even though they have managed to function under the radar, it is important for us to grasp the damage they do and make informed decisions about where we shop accordingly. This is precisely what they do and I guarantee you that they are much better at implementing effective strategies that work than we are. I kid you not. From business to politics, they develop a plan, they put that plan into action and they get 99% adherence by their Sheople who do not question the calls to action. US? As the saying goes – getting the progressive/liberal/moderate crowd on board is truly like “herding cats” and we do not support one another. We just don’t. Making Changes in 2013 Which brings me to this announcement. Because support is nearly non-existent in our community I have had to re-evaluate my work as an activist, researcher, writer and radio host for the coming year. Those half dozen of you who have stepped up and donated amounts that totaled $280 for the entire 2012 year – I truly thank you and even amounts as low as $5 is humbly appreciated by me more than I can express. I used every penny to help off-set the costs of hosting and other annual fees associated with maintaining a web site. Thank you! And the 54 folks who paid for Leah’s List membership – before I had to make it free, after receiving so many complaints that it cost a whopping $9.95 a year – many, many thanks! Unfortunately, I can no longer keep up with the cost of Leah’s List for now, so I sincerely apologize for letting it slip into slumber. The membership fee was what I anticipated would generate all that I would need to cover my out-of-pocket costs and earn a modest compensation for my time, but it failed to to do so. The same goes for The Kryptonite Project – both the web site where we displayed an interactive results map of the national elections in 2012 and have hopes to provide ReBiblican candidate profiles for 2014 for local, state and national races. We must abandon the radio show with the same name as well where Nicole Nichols and I discuss the news behind the headlines regarding ReBiblican politics. We are sadly forced to let these projects go into hibernation for now until such time that we have the income to finance them once again. I have drained my savings and overspent my personal budget each month in attempt to keep up with the associated costs to fund these projects and it is a further hardship for my spouse to be expected to fund these efforts any more. We are no longer willing to debate whether we can afford a cord of wood for heat, or pay the fees for my activist work. I am not quitting – but I am taking leave to pursue paid employment. I will, on occasion, post something here when I have time. Each post usually takes me a minimum of 4 hours or more because my whole position is about research and accuracy as I work to inform people about the dangers of theocracy and the bible-based cult of Dominionism. I will not have that luxury of time for the greater portion of 2013. When I do have time, I will be more inclined to write at www.politicusUSA.com (PUSA) because they are a very active and popular news site that draws substantially more traffic than I do here. And because my activity will be falling off here, my site will also dramatically fall in its internet ranking – meaning that it will eventually have nominal visibility on the internet. I will try to keep this site up as long as I can so that my post titled, “What IS DOminionism?” continues to stay on the internet. So please look for me at PUSA…they are a great site chock full of excellent articles and up to the minute news. Rmuse and Hrafnkell are very good at writing about Dominionism so I highly recommend that you follow them when you can. With that said, I thank all of you that total in the thousands – for loyally following my work and sending me warm messages of encouragement over the years. Every time I hear from a new voice telling me they have learned from my work and shared it with others, it fuels my soul. I sincerely wish that I was suddenly the recipient of a wealthy estate, but I am not, nor is that in my foreseeable future…lol. So off I go! Please continue to spread the word about this extremism, and I hope to be back at this later this year. Wish me luck Lester & Charlie’s Institute of Forward Thinking This Week’s Poll from the Lester & Charlie Institute of Forward Thinking: Where Would Jesus Shop? Last week, we assured you that your government is anxiously readying to quell an imminent Tea Party armed insurrection. We wondered if — despite threats from loonies like failed Senate candidate Sharron Angle – gearing up for battle with the musket brigade isn’t just a little bit paranoid. Perhaps not. As it turns out, our humble HuffPost poll was picked up by something called the Tea Party Command Center, where it was met by paranoid patriots who informed us that, in the event of violent uprising, armed rebels will “NEVER go after Americans, only progressives!” Oh, and Muslims. And that guns won’t be necessary, because “baseball bats are much more painful and pro-long the dying.” And they ‘learned’ us that Obama (who wasn’t born, he was “hatched”) is just like Adolf Hitler because — just like Obama! — he was “able to get just about anything he wanted.” (Wow. Really? Obama gets anything he wants? Then how come there’s still such a thing as the filibuster and Hillary Clinton has been allowed to retire?) Truth be told, we’re not even all that sure what the Tea Party faithful was saying over at their Command Center. It’s hard to read ALL CAPS, and even harder when you’re deciphering sentences like “THSOE OF YOU THAT HAVE SUCH AS HE IS AN EVIL TYRANT THAT WILL DO ANYTHING TO GET HIS NAME IN THE HISTORY BOOKS THE WAY HE WANTS TO BE REMEMBERED.” Well, now that that’s clear. No wonder the Army is bracing for an attack. Of course, such is the Internet. There’s a place for everybody! Which brings us to our favorite new site of Christian nationalist insanity: America’s Praytriot Pages, a place where Christian shoppers can, for the low cost of $7.77, gain access to a list of businesses that promise to “keep Kingdom dollars in the Kingdom!” Yes, this really is a thing. There seems to be a movement to keep Christian dollars in Christian pockets while doing the Christian deed of putting everyone else out of business. Companies that list with Praytriot Pages promise they will never engage in commerce that is “unbiblical, sinful, or illegal.” That’s a tall order. Really! Neither illegal nor unbiblical? So much for Leviticus and any thrifty online shopper looking for the cheapest stone to kill his swearing neighbor. The main question behind the site is, of course, “Where would Jesus shop?” And don’t just assume he’s at the hardware store buying a nail puller. Because, see, the Bible is really dedicated to what to do with your disposable income. Kind of gives new meaning to a Sunday Circular! But, since we don’t want to prejudice you, why not check out one of the site’s testimonials? Like the one from Connie, a woman who hopes to someday get her Associates degree and end up working for “a Christian based organization.” (Hey Connie, some advice: skip the applications and become a nun.) We weren’t quite prepared to fork over our blood money to see what kinds of businesses are listed behind that Christian paywall. Not when our imaginations are free! So we’re wondering: What do YOU think? What business would YOU expect to see on those holy Praytriot Pages?
\|High School:\|\|Archbishop Murphy HS '08\| \|College:\|\|Saint Martin's University\| At Saint Martin’s: Started all 19 games for the Saints during her freshman campaign. Tallied four assists, which was the second-highest on the team, and had seven shots. As a sophomore, Mansfield played in three games, recording two shots, one of which was on frame. High School: Three-time First-team All-State selection while playing for Archbishop Murphy HS in Everett, Wash. Also named to the all-conference first team from 2005-07, and selected as a member of the all-area first team as a junior and senior. Her high school team won the state championship in 2006, while finishing third in 2005 and 2007 and second in 2004. Named the defensive player of the year in 2006. Personal: Daughter of Mark and Lynne Mansfield. Majoring in business and marketing.
Women's soccer adds six to roster April 23, 2009 Misenheimer, NC – Head women’s soccer coach Elijah Denton announces six student-athletes have committed to Pfeiffer University to begin competing in the fall semester. Two forwards, three midfielders and one defender have agreed to play for Pfeiffer. Kaylie Lawing, a defender from Weston, FL, played on the Cypress Bay High School’s three year varsity soccer district champion team. She played on Utah’s ODP team in 2002 and plays for the Plantation Eagles club team. Lawing also played on her school’s four year varsity flag football district champion team. She is a member of the Health Science Students of America, is an aide to Cypress Bay’s director of athletics, and will graduate with over 500 service hours. Lindsay McQuade, a midfielder from Uxbridge, MA, is a two-time Southern Worcester County League All-Star, a two-time central Massachusetts All-Star, and a two-time Worcester Telegram and Gazette Divisional Super Team member. She was a member of the 2008 All-State team, the 2008 District Select Massachusetts State Champion team, and the 2008 Central Massachusetts High School District Champion team. McQuade plays for the Fuller Hamlets in the Massachusetts MAPLE league and the Blackwatch Alliance in the Super-Y league. She is a member of the Uxbridge High School Student Council and the Superintendant’s Advisory Council. McQuade also participated in baseball, tennis, and softball at Uxbridge. Lexi Makris, a midfielder from Fredericksburg, VA, was the recipient of the Coaching Award for coaching a developmental soccer team. She earned the Scholar-Athlete award at Riverbend High School. She lettered in soccer as well as volleyball. Makris is a member of the National Honor Society, Latin Honor Society, Latin Club, Young Life, FFA, and National Art Honor Society. She plays for the FASA Impact club team. Sam Brown, a forward from Baltimore, MD, is a member of the Long Reach High School girls varsity soccer team. She holds the all-time school record for most goals scored. Brown plays for the Freestate Sharks club team. Nikki Powell, a midfielder from Monroe, NC, was a 2009 captain on the Piedmont High School soccer team. She was All-Conference South Piedmont in 2007 and 2008. She is a Very Special Arts volunteer and AWANA leader. Powell is a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Medical Education Student Society, Health Occupations Students of America, and Interact Club. She also lettered in basketball. Powell plays for the Mecklenburg Union Futbol Club.
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UCCS Picked Ninth in Preseason Poll A year ago, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs men's basketball team overcame a dismal 0-7 start, rallying to finish with a 10-9 record in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and qualifying for the conference playoffs for only the third time in school history. Coming into the 2009-10 season, the Mountain Lions lost only two players to graduation from that team and added a strong recruiting class. All that should be reason for optimism. But not according to the RMAC coaches who will be playing against UCCS this season. The Mountain Lions were picked to finish fifth in the RMAC's Eastern Division and ninth overall by the RMAC preseason coaches' poll. No UCCS player was selected for the RMAC's preseason all-conference team. The coaches ranked conference teams from 1-13, omitting their own team. The points were then added to determine the predicted finish with the lowest point total being the top pick. New Mexico Highlands, coming off a tremendous 20-8 season and returning three preseason all-conference selections (Roman Andrade, Chris Dunn and Rashard Peterson) was the top pick by RMAC coaches with 22 points. Metro State was tabbed to win the East Division and take second overall with 27 points. Those two division leaders were followed by Fort Lewis (42), Mesa State (50), Colorado Christian (61), Nebraska-Kearney (78), Colorado State-Pueblo (86) and Colorado School of Mines (88). UCCS led the teams on the outside of the eight-team playoff field with 124 points, followed closely by Regis (125), Western State (132), Western New Mexico (135), Chadron State (148) and Adams State (160). UCCS coach Russ Caton, who has guided the Mountain Lions to the playoffs in two of his three seasons at the school, returns a strong core. Guards Ben Feilmeier, Jordan McClung and Scott Sublousky averaged 9.6, 8.9 and 8.5 points respectively. Forward Cole Smith was named third-team All-RMAC East Division despite playing much of the season with a painful leg injury. Forward Chris Fernandez averaged 7.1 points per game while shooting 51.1 percent from the field, including 39.5 percent from 3-point range. Sophomore center Tommy Klausner was a force as a freshman, averaging 14.4 rebounds per 40 minutes, a total a full two rebounds better than anybody else in the RMAC. Defensive-minded swingman Alex Snyder, a senior, also returns along with former quarterback Luke Hristou and promising Rob Howe and Levi Harris. To that group, Caton added two transfers, Brent Jones and Eric Gardzina, plus a pair of freshmen, Adam Link and Damar Hill, both of whom could see significant playing time immediately. The Mountain Lions will play exhibition games against two Division I teams, Weber State and Idaho, on Monday and Tuesday before opening the season at home against Colorado College on Nov. 20. UCCS Players/Staff Featured \|Additional News Stories\| \|December 18, 2010\|\|UCCS Men Say Goodbye to Lions' Den by Setting Records in Win Over CSU-Pueblo\|\|COLORADO SPRINGS - Cole Smith grabbed 14 of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs' 51 rebounds as the Mountain Lions said goodbye to the Lions' Den with a 96-88 win over the Colorado State-Pueblo Thunderwolves Friday evening.\| \|May 5, 2010\|\|Mountain Lions add JUCO guard\|\|University of Colorado at Colorado Springs men's basketball coach Russ Caton continued to add talent to his team with Wednesday's announcement of the signing of guard Chase Richards to a national letter of intent.\| \|May 3, 2010\|\|Caton adds two freshmen to recruiting class\|\|University of Colorado at Colorado Springs men's basketball coach Russ Caton announced Monday the signing of two Colorado freshmen to national letters of intent. Joining the Mountain Lions for the 2010-11 season will be Jordan Carter of Chatfield High School and Dalton Patten from Chaparral High School.\| \|April 29, 2010\|\|Frick joins Mountain Lions for 2010-11\|\|University of Colorado at Colorado Springs men's basketball coach Russ Caton announced Thursday the signing of forward Garrett Frick to a national letter of intent.\| \|March 3, 2010\|\|Three Mountain Lions named third-team All-RMAC East Division\|\|Chris Fernandez, Alex Snyder and Ben Feilmeier were all named third-team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference East Division for men's basketball, the conference announced Wednesday.\|
Alissa Cohen Appearance I just received a newsletter about Alissa Cohen appearing on the Tyra Banks show this January 17th. If anyone sees it, I’d love to hear about the show (no tv here). Times are here: tyrashow.warnerbros.com Here’s a link to a few minutes of the show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10vWOJFbGAM
I am not much of a Family Guy watcher (at all), but your post reminded me so much of this I couldn't help but share. Take care & Happy knitting! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNkp4QF3we8 rachel,that was dead on!!except henry usually ends with, "i want . . . something". and then can't decide what.love family guy. appropriately inappropriate. AHAHAHA! Lulu does this too. Drives me NUTS! LOVE!! and remembering that time with my own kids! YES! that is so our house right now. usually, the pressing question is "what are you doing...?" I have made my nearly grown daughters laugh very hard re-enacting an identical dialogue for them. Your website reminds me of myself, but I lack the expression. Thank you. Robin This just made me smile!! Yep, I can remember those days so well - lego people tucked into the most charming places, and "mommy" being repeated a thousand times a day. And actually the 12 year old still does that even now..."mom. mom. mommy. mom. mom. mommy....."I love your watermelon banner! Compliments, grievances and any other general feedback
Review: Predatory Game (GhostWalkers, Book 6) by Christine FeehanWednesday, February 27, 2008 13:00 Lately, the Game series by Feehan has been my favorite writing of hers by far. The recent Carpathian books haven’t been horrible – well, with perhaps the exception of Dark Celebration (blech) – but haven’t been to the standard I expect from Feehan. These Game novels, though, have always been fun reads. This one stands out among them as being the best so far. Saber and Jesse were both very likable, believable characters, for all their paranormal gifts. I loved their relationship and the ease they had with each other – it’s a true friendship. I won’t give any spoilers here, but there is one thing that surpised the absolute hell out of me about the hero and I loved it! I’ve never read that particular element in a book and I thought it was terrific. You’ll know what I mean when you read it. The suspense part of the book – the whole mystery over who is trying to kill the GhostWalkers, who is supporting Whitney, where is Whitney – just gets deeper and the stakes higher in this sixth entry in the series. Unlike the book about Ken, Deadly Game, I felt that the mystery and suspense elements in Predatory Game were nicely interleaved. In Deadly, it seemed like an afterthought. This book had another absolutely perfect confession of love from the hero. The first love scene between the Saber and Jesse is so heartbreakingly beautiful, it made me mist up a bit. The love story is absolutely the reason to buy this book. Not to mention Feehan’s trademark sizzling sex. I want to find my own Jesse, though – he absolutely made the romance romantic. I don’t have a lot more to say about this book other than if you’re a contemporary paranormal fan, a Feehan fan, or a romantic suspense fan, you’ll be thrilled with Deadly Game. I do not recommend that readers new to the series start with this book – there’s too much back-story that isn’t rehashed. But if you’re reading the Game series, you want to read this one. From the back cover: Saber Wynter is running from her past when she meets ex-Navy SEAL and Ghostwalker Jess Calhoun. But the riddles of both their pasts are about to collide, shattering the promise of their future with the ultimate betrayal. Read an excerpt. Other books in this series:
\| Welcome to the lava tube portion of the Virtual Cave. Lava tube caves are found throughout the world in places where fluid lava has flown over the surface. The longest and most vertically extensive lava tubes known are on the Big Island of Hawai`i. Our idealized lava tube cross-section is based on the tubes there, and most of the photos are from there. Lava tubes are found in the western U.S.A. (Washington, California, Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona), the Canary Islands, Galapagos Islands, Italy, Japan, Korea, Kenya, Mexico, and many other volcanic regions. Most tubes form when fluid lava flows down the sides of volcanoes, the upper layer begins to cool, and the lava beneath continues to flow in tubular conduits beneath the surface. Due to the insulating effects of the hardened lava above, molten lava is able to travel a considerable distance underground with very little cooling. In Hawaii, lava tubes have carried fluid lavas 50 or more miles from their source! Tubes may also form when lava follows trenches or gulleys on the surface, which then roof over as lava accumulates along the top edges. Lava tubes contain many features similar to those in limestone caves, such as stalactites and stalagmites, helictites, and a sort of flowstone. Most of the features in the diagram were made when the cave was active and during the early cooling stage. Secondary minerals may be deposited in the tubes later, such as gypsum or calcite crystals, but these tend to be on a much smaller scale than you can find in limestone caves. To take a tour of the wondrous world of lava tubes, select a feature in context on our very cool Virtual Lava Tube Map (drawn by master lava tube cartographer Carlene Allred) or choose from the list above it. Not all of the items in the text list are represented on the image map. Those are shown in all capital letters, so be sure to check these newer pages out. Start here: BIRTH of a LAVA TUBE Check out my new book on lava tubes, based on the Virtual Lava Tube, called CAVES OF FIRE: INSIDE AMERICA'S LAVA TUBES. It is both a guide to lava tube features (with many more examples of each than shown here on the website) and describes and pictures many lava tubes that you can easily find and visit in national, state, and county parks and forests. It has 128 pages with 345 color images. Now available through the National Speleological Society Bookstore \|Created: August 4, 2000 Last update: December 11, 2008 Author: Dave Bunnell Reviewed by Kevin & Carlene Allred
Continuing Medical Education (CME) Continuing Medical Education activities at Good Samaritan Hospital have been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles. Good Samaritan Hospital is accredited by the ACCME to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. It is the policy of Good Samaritan Hospital to ensure fair balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all its sponsored programs. All faculty participating in sponsored programs are expected to disclose to the audience any real or apparent conflicts of interest related to the content of their presentations. Participating physicians should only claim those hours actually spent in each educational activity. CME Mission Statement Good Samaritan Hospital’s purpose of the CME Program is to broaden and enhance the competence and performance of physicians so they can provide and help facilitate high quality, evidence-based, and culturally relevant care to the patients they serve in the community. The content of our CME activities will be designed so that it disseminates current, relevant, practical, evidence-based, cultural and linguistic competent, medical and scientific information. This information will be based on physician core competencies, hospital performance improvement initiatives, practice gaps in the knowledge, competence, or performance of our medical staff, and/or practice gaps in the current systems used in the hospital to facilitate the improvement of patient care. Our target audience consists of physicians who practice at Good Samaritan Hospital, community physicians who use the hospital as a tertiary center, and physicians who on a national level desire to take advantage of the experience and expertise offered from the various specialty departments of care at the hospital. Other Healthcare professionals who serve as team members with physicians will be invited and included in the educational event. The types of activities we plan fall into these categories: - Live, 1 hour to multi-hour courses targeted at the primary care level - Regularly Scheduled Series’ mainly for specialties and sub-specialties - Enduring materials (if the need arises) - Joint-sponsor CME We expect that when we design our CME activities based on an identified gap analysis, our 2013 CME outcomes will be: - Improved physician knowledge & competence by 20% - Improved physician performance as measured by hospital collected data - Improved hospital-wide systems used to improve patient outcomes To submit a Good Samaritan Hospital CME Program/Activity Proposal click here. Medical Grand Rounds Wednesdays 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM (Not scheduled in August or December) Sequoia Room in the Moseley-Salvatori Conference Center Contact: Andrea Harrow (213) 977-2331 CME Special Events Check back for special events.
Question from Amanda: Where and what acids are found in wine. Which wines have more acid (dry or sweet) and why due to the climate. Explain why and how titration can be used to determine the relative acid content of wine. If you could help answer my question i would be very grateful. Answer: Hi, Amanda! Thanks for your question! I’ll do my best…. The main grape acid is tartaric, a relatively strong acid, unlike most fruits. It’s followed by malic (found in lots of fruits and vegetables) and there are trace amounts of lots of different acids. We have an article on wine components, including acid, at goosecross.com. Generally, white wines are higher in acid than reds, for aesthetic reasons. Sweet wines should be the highest of all, to offset the sweetness, or the wine will be cloying. Cool climates usually produce wines of high acid compared to warm climates because heat causes the sugar to go up and the acid to go down. A Chardonnay from Burgundy, France is almost always higher in acid than a Napa Valley Chardonnay because of the difference in climate. Imagine trying to ripen tomatoes in a cold climate–they will be quite tart! Titration is a simple color-change test. I’ve paraphrased this from a wine text: Titration is the process of determining the concentration of a substance, such as acid, in a solution by adding a carefully measured standard reagent (usually sodium hydroxide) until a reaction (change in color) occurs due to the presence of an indicator (phenolphthalein). Most home winemakers buy inexpensive kits to do this. I hope this helps you. Are you studying wine making?
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Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by The Hammer, Feb 7, 2013. You breath through your mouth don't you? Titans will be contenders this year................ Did you know it's a sign of weakness for someone to resort to insults when they feel hopeless. I guess you accidentally left out the last part of my statement. Nice attempt. No its not, it is actually a sign of a straw man argument but you would know nothing about that since I am now having to tell you that I have been critical this whole thread on the LAPD and how they hunted this man. and shame on you, hypocrite. KFC, Church's, Bojangles or Popeyes? here you go sweet heart Oh hell no! Not now, you will not save this guy! Ohh my God this is the dumbest **** I have ever seen. Let me tell you a little something about myself. I used to work with Navy SEAL and Marine Force Recon guys all the time while I was in the service gathering intel. None of these men used coke or any other narcotics. Your seriously out of touch with reality. You truthfully need a mental evaluation. I did coke ALL the time when I was deployed. I mean I would just get so tired and needed a pick me up. Used to get it out of the vending machines for about $1.25. Separate names with a comma.
The Government of the District of Columbia, Office of Contracting and Procurement, on behalf of the District Department of Transportation, (the District) is seeking a Contractor to operate the DC Streetcar System. - Project Title: Operation and Maintenance of the DC Streetcar System - Invitation No.: DCKA-2011-R-0121 The Government of the District of Columbia, Office of Contracting and Procurement, on behalf of the District Department of Transportation, (the District) is seeking a Contractor to operate the DC Streetcar System (“Streetcar”). The services required under the proposed contract for Streetcar operations and maintenance will include responsibility for all day-to-day functions associated with the operation of the line: streetcar operation, service dispatch and management, hiring and training of staff, safety programs, maintenance of vehicles, maintenance of way, maintenance of facilities and systems, support for emergency response, customer service, provision of special services as required, assistance and participation in system testing and start-up activities, and administrative and recordkeeping functions. Specific facilities, vehicles and equipment to be provided by DDOT in connection with these services are identified within the detailed Scope of Work incorporated into the solicitation. The following list is a summary of the services that the contractor shall provide: - Operate Streetcar to the service levels and standards as defined in the RFP. - Provide sufficient and qualified operating, maintenance, supervisory, management and administrative personnel based on effective hiring and retention programs. - Establish and conduct training and retraining programs. - Develop emergency response procedures and during incidents work with on-site emergency responders. - Participate in Streetcar system and vehicle testing and startup activities. - Participate in design review of Streetcar expansion plans. - Provide required insurance as set forth in Section. - Support the District’s program of marketing, promotion and special events. - Provide all required reports and performance data, including reports required for federal, regional and local agencies. - Maintain revenue vehicles and support vehicles and equipment. The following services may be subcontracted: - Maintain track, traction electrification system, communication systems, stations, and associated fixed facilities and systems. - Develop maintenance programs and operate the maintenance facility according to all required regulations and safety standards. - Provide a maintenance information system for tracking status and maintenance history for vehicles and facilities. - Provide revenue collection and processing functions. - Provide maintenance services for fare collection system. The evaluation criteria for selection are listed below: - Management, Organization and Staffing (30 Points); - Approach to Operations (15 Points); - Approach to Vehicle Maintenance (15 Points); - Price Criterion (40 Points Maximum); TOTAL = 100 Points Maximum This solicitation will be procured in accordance with CHAPTER 3A of GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT, DC Official Law 18-371, Sections 2-351.01 thru 2-362.03, Subchapters I thru Subchapter XII, effective 4/8/11. The Operation & Maintenance of the DC Streetcar System Contractor agrees to ensure that CBE’s as defined in the Small, Local, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Development and Assistance Act of 2005”, as amended, DC Official Code § 2-218.01 et seq. (the Act), have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of individuality awarded task orders on this federally-funded contract and that he/she shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national , origin, age sex or handicapped in the prosecution of this contract. The proposals must be received no later than 2:00 pm on October 12, 2011 at the following address: District of Columbia Department of Public Works Office of Contracting and Procurement 2000 14th Street, NW, 3rd Floor Bid Room Washington, DC 20009 A pre-proposal conference has been set for August 30, 2011. Questions can be sent via email to: email@example.com. Questions will not be responded to if received after September 12, 2011. Telephone contacts are not acceptable. Updates to this solicitation will be made available at ddot.dc.gov/procurement.
Staffing and Recruiting Coming Back Even Stronger in 2013 73 Percent of Staffing Firms Reached Goals in 2012 By: Shala Marks The staffing and recruiting report also revealed the following: Firms are planning to expand in multiple ways in 2013, 82 percent of staffing agency executives plan to add staff to their businesses in 2013- an almost 3 percent jump from 2012, 48 percent of respondents said their companies would expand into new geographies in 2013 compared to 44 percent last year, and that the demand for mobile access to recruiting technology has increased with more than half of recruiters saying it’s an extremely important factor for success. “This report reveals some very encouraging news, especially coming out of the economic downturn,” Art Papas, founder and CEO of Bullhorn, global leader in recruiting software, said. “Hearing directly from staffing professionals that they expect 2013 to be a year of considerable growth for their firms should be a positive sign for not only the industry, but also for job seekers.” The survey also showed that recruiters: - Feel a lack of skilled candidates is their greatest challenge in 2013 while accessing passive job candidates through social channels is their greatest opportunity - 98 percent of those polled used social media —LinkedIn (97 percent), Facebook (51 percent) and Twitter (49 percent) —for recruiting in 2012, a boost from 94 percent in 2011 - 38 percent of respondents said they plan on using Twitter and Facebook (37 percent) more in 2013, yet, interestingly, when asked which social networks produced the best candidates, 17 percent said Facebook and 13 percent said Twitter Original Article at: http://www.recruiter.com/news.html/all Like Us! Read our blog! Follow us!
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We hope you'll join us for a weekend service to see for yourself what we're about. We want to welcome you to our home! For your first visit: Pick a service: \|Morning Services\|\|Evening Service\| Morning Worship at 8:30 am Sunday School at 9:45 am Morning Worship at 10:45 am \|Sunday at 6 p.m\| - Both our 8:30 and 10:45 am services are contemporary. At both services we worship God, hear a practical message from the scripture, and enjoy fellowship with each other. - Don't be concerned about what to wear. Some of our people dress up and some dress down. We want you to feel comfortable in whatever you wear and to focus on the message of God’s love for you. - We are located at 164 Laurel Lane & Logan Blvd (Route 36) in Hollidaysburg. - There is plenty of parking available. Parking spots for guests are located near the front of the church building. Follow the signs and feel free to pull in to one of these. Shuttle service from the lower parking lot is available during the 10:45 am service. - As you come in one of the entrances, a greeter will be available to help you find your way and answer any questions. - Friendly people are waiting to personally greet and welcome you at the Welcome Center. They can assist you with questions about our ministries and provide directional assistance regarding location of age-specific classes or activities. First-time guests to the Welcome Center will also receive a special gift. The Welcome Center is located in the main foyer just outside the Worship Center. If you have children, drop them off before the service at one of our children's ministries. If you need help or information, check with one of our greeters, or stop at the Welcome Center. - Nurseries are available for all services for infants and toddlers through age 2-1/2. The Nurseries are just behind the main entrance on the ground floor. - Children's programs are available during Sunday School at 9:45 am, and during the 10:45 am worship service. A smaller program for children is available during the 8:30 am worship service. - Wee Worship serves children 3-Kindergarten and meets on the second floor children's hallway. - Zone56 serves children in first and second grades and Zone serves older grade school children from third through sixth grades. Both Zones meet on the third floor. Go to the main sanctuary for the adult service. It's located in the front of the building at ground level. - As the services start we have ushers at the entrance to the sanctuary to give you a bulletin and to help you find a seat. There is plenty of seating available in the sanctuary, either on the main floor or up in the balcony. Sit wherever you like, there aren't any reserved seats. - You don't have to pay anything. We don't expect our guests to put anything in the offering plate, though you are certainly welcome to if you would like. Our members and regular attenders freely give to support our ministries. - Our services are interpreted for the deaf. Interpreters are located in the balcony. We can also provide headphones for those with hearing difficulties. After the service: - We love meeting new people. That’s why we invite guests to come to the Welcome Center in the foyer after the service. This gives you a chance to have your questions answered, receive relevant information about the church and receive a simple gift from us. Relax. we won’t hound you or embarrass you...we’d just like to introduce ourselves and get to know you a little better. - P.S. Remember to pick up your children after the service! Are you looking for more information? Do you want to build connections with others and get involved in the action at GBC? We want to get to know you! Gateway to Grace is a new ministry to help guests become established in our church family. Do you truly seek to grow in your faith, be better connected to others, and experience a deeper understanding of God's plan for your life and for the mission of the Church in the world? If so, you will find that Adult Sunday School classes are perfect places for fostering fellowship, learning more about the Bible, strengthening your faith, and developing a deeper, richer Christian worldview. The classes are a great way to get to meet people and make friends since they're smaller than the worship services and have lots of relaxed, open discussion.
Westminster Confession of Faith The Westminster Confession of Faith is perhaps the most notable expression in creedal form of the truths of the Bible. It was the work of that assembly of divines which was called together by Parliament and met in London, at Westminster Abbey, during the years 1643-1648. It was this assembly which also produced the Larger and Shorter Catechisms. The Confession and the Catechisms are used by many churches as their doctrinal standards, subordinate to the Word of God. The text of the Confession as given in this document is in the form adopted by the Bible Presbyterian Church in 1938, and, except for a few revisions, which are largely concerned with eschatology, as well as with the relation of the civil magistrate to the church, it agrees with the text of the original manuscript of the Confession. A list of changes can be found here, together with the reading of the original.
We - as in good friend S and I - have decided to designate every Friday morning as "arts day out" with the girls. But this week, she'll be at church camp, so we brought forward our art morning to Monday instead. The first day of the June school hols is usually filled with lots of anticipation. For us, it was a welcome break from the routine of school dropoff and site meetings. We visited the Festival Arts Village - it's done by our friends at Esplanade Park. Unfortunately, due to some of the venues not being ready, the activity venues were not open in the morning. The girls however had no problems entertaining themselves - with picking flowers from the ground, watering the plants, walking around reading the little notes put up by the other visitors. We are coming back again on Sunday, where hopefully there'll be more activities, and I've booked the girls in for a crafting session in the afternoon. Esplanade Park is accessed via the Esplanade underpass (below the highway). The lovely structures make for a nice photospot. We were early, so there was hardly anybody around! After meeting up with S and her troupe, we headed towards the nearby Asian Civilisation Museum, where the flower / seed picking continues....The 4 girls after a really HOT and SWEATY morning! It was rather nice to be in the civic district, on a Monday morning, watching all the office workers rushing about their day, knowing that we are not 1 of them!! Heh. The joys of a flexi-workday! K walking back to the Esplanade. We're looking forward to our next Arts Day Out!!! :)
Gateway to Your Future The Graduate School at Michigan's only urban research university is among the twenty largest in the nation. It provides leadership in advancing graduate education and cultivates a supportive environment for research, scholarly activities and other creative endeavors that are integral to successful graduate students and faculty members. Our Featured Alumni Laura Estill began her doctorate in English at Wayne State University in 2006 as a DeRoy Fellow. Her doctoral studies were supported by a Rumble Fellowship, a Graduate School Summer Dissertation Fellowship, a Renaissance Society of America Research Grant, and a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Doctoral Fellowship. In 2010, Laura defended her dissertation, and she has since spent time as a visiting assistant professor and postdoctoral fellow. Laura's research also has been published in a numerous journals and other publications. In fall 2013, Laura will be joining the English Department and Initiative for Digital Humanities, Research, and Culture at Texas A&M University as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Digital Shakespeare.
The purpose of this qualitative research study was to examine the connections between identities and literacies for a group of students entering the university while highlighting their adolescent literacy experiences as urban-schooled Latino/as. This year-long qualitative research study utilized case study research methods (Merriam, 1998; Stake, 1994, 1995), along with the constant comparative method (Glaser & Strauss, 1967; Lincoln & Guba, 1984), and the critical analytical tools of Fairclough's (1995) levels of discourse, and Curriculum Spaces Research Theory (Cary, 2006). Data collection included focus group interviews, along with individual interviews, digitally recorded and transcribed in their entirety, as well as occasional observations, participants' class syllabi, written work, and personal online communication with the researcher. A theory of identities in practice (Holland, Skinner, Lachicotte, and Cain, 1998) coupled with a broad definition of literacies (Gee, 2000-2001; New London Group, 1996; Street, 1995, 2003) were utilized as frameworks for viewing the university as a figured world where literacies serve as mediating tools for the negotiation of identities (Holland, et al., 1998; Holquist, 1990; Vygotsky, 1962). At the same time, a discussion of discourses (Cary, 2006; Foucault, 1977; Usher & Edwards, 1994) and academic literacies (Zamel & Spack, 1998) offered a window into a discussion of power within institutions. Findings suggest that these students experienced a continuous redefinition of self, due in large part to exposure to White, middle to upper class students who were not a part of their urban school experience. Additionally, as students learned to participate in the academic community of the university, they noted a growing disconnect with family and friends, even though their education was taking place less than six miles from where they attended high school. Learning these new literacies, both academic and otherwise, appeared to cause participants to reevaluate their former identities and their positions in and around various figured worlds. These case studies offer insight into the literacy experiences of Latino/a students in both secondary and post-secondary schools. This research encourages identity work as a means of exploring the individuality of experience of students who are traditionally under-served in our nation's secondary and post-secondary institutions.
Upload Your Favorite Photos, You Could Win a Prize The deadline for our weekly photo contest is 6 p.m. Monday. As the year comes to a close, so does our final photo contest of 2012. You only have until 6 p.m. tomorrow, Dec. 31, to upload your favorite pictures taken in 2012. All entries submitted before then will be under consideration for a $25 gift card. So, if you haven't shown us your pictures yet, simply click on this link and follow the easy instructions to upload. (Please make sure to follow the above link to enter the contest; while you are welcome to upload pictures here, this is not the contest page and therefore your photos won't count as an official entry.) Good luck! We can't wait to see your pictures!
Work HardeningWhat is work hardening? Our hands allow us to hold the hand of a child, to plant beautiful gardens, to perform activities which support our communities and our families, to make a living and enjoy life. When injuries occur, we quickly realize how often we take our hands for granted. At Columbia Physical Therapy our headache program includes a variety of approaches to aide in the reduction of your headaches and the pain associated with them. First, we identify individuals whose headaches are appropriate for treatment by a physical therapist. Next, we focus on locating areas that may be contributing to your headaches. Once a thorough evaluation has been completed you will be given an individualized treatment program that is right for you. Treatment options often include self management techniques, postural education, exercises, cervical traction, and a variety of hands on techniques to help you get control of your headaches and restore your quality of life.<\p> MVA and Whiplash Services After a person is in an automobile accident or sustains a whiplash injury their symptoms can become intense. Feelings of neck pain, headaches, muscle weakness, and fatigue often occur. This is usually referred to as a soft tissue injury, as no bones are broken, but muscle tissue and ligaments are stretched too far. These tissues can heal, however they may need special help. Physical therapy is used to help the healing process. The treatments may include ice or heat, stretching, modalities such as ultrasound or electrical stimulation, and strengthening activities. Posture and good body mechanics play a critical role in the healing of soft tissue injuries. Your physical therapist will help guide you through the healing by instructing you in the appropriate stretches, strengthening, and posture activities. Sports Injury Prevention Prevention of sports related injuries is just as important to the competitive athlete as it is to the weekend warrior. You want to be able to perform your best and avoid an injury in the process. Many sports related injuries are due to lack of preparation and can be avoided. Our physical therapists have had extensive training and we can assist you in developing a training program specifically geared to your goals. This will not only reduce your risk of injury but improve your speed, power, and agility, which will ultimately improve your overall performance. So whether you are preparing for an upcoming marathon, want to bulk up before football season, would like to increase your vertical leap to get more rebounds, or would just like to lose a few pounds; let our physical therapists set up the perfect training and injury prevention program just for you. Physical Therapy plays an important role in your rehabilitation following surgery. Some of the most common surgeries requiring physical therapy include total and partial joint replacements of the knee, hip, or shoulder. Although all of these surgical procedures continue to improve with time and are now less invasive, patients still require early and comprehensive physical therapy for the best possible outcomes to be achieved. Work ConditioningWhat is work conditioning? Whirlpool therapy is a common physical therapy modality and is one of the oldest forms of medical treatment. Typically, a treatment will consist of placing an injured body part into the jetted whirlpool or Jacuzzi for 15 minutes. Whirlpool therapy has many healing and recuperative properties such as reducing stress, improving circulation, decreasing pain, loosening tense muscles, and promoting wound healing. The jetted water will massage the injured body part and calm and soothe your pain away. Balance problems, dizziness, and vertigo can interrupt daily life and put you at an increased risk for falls. One of the services we offer is treatment to improve your balance, increase your independence and safety, and treat vertigo (if needed). One of the principles of treatment is challenging your balance in a safe environment. We offer a variety of activities including balance on foam rollers, rocker boards, rebound trampolines, and many floor exercises. As always, you will be assisted by a licensed physical therapist in progressing your activity and learning a home program to improve your balance and safety. We also provide treatment for vertigo. This is done by a licensed physical therapist and can be highly effective in just 1 or 2 treatments.
Notice Number: NOT-HL-08-104 Release Date: October 18, 2007 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) (http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/) The purpose of this Notice is to announce the NHLBI’s intention to issue a Request for Applications (RFA) in the late fall of 2007 to fund up to six awards in fiscal year 2008 to develop and validate efficient, accessible large-scale genome-wide targeted resequencing, drawing upon available massively parallel single-molecule DNA sequencing and region-specific DNA capture technologies. NHLBI’s ultimate goal is to apply this technology to large numbers of DNA samples from NHLBI’s well-phenotyped populations in a future phase. Recognition of the power of conventional resequencing of candidate genes to detect highly informative, low frequency disease alleles provides the motivation for finding more cost-effective approaches that would allow expansion of resequencing to large numbers of genes and individuals. Recent advances in the development of single-molecule DNA sequencing technologies and efficient methods for capturing specific genomic segments are bringing the goal of large-scale targeted human genome resequencing in thousands of humans within reach. Multiple approaches could be responsive to this RFA and the awardees participating in this effort will be expected to work collaboratively. Applications in response to this RFA will be for short-term awards involving the development of the technologies and standardized measures of success. Investigators would validate their approaches in small to medium scale-up of the technologies. Applicants will be expected to provide comprehensive proposals not only for the experimental component of the work, but also for data management and data analysis methods. The receipt date for applications is projected to be in the late winter of 2008. This Notice encourages investigators with the laboratory technology, data management and analysis capabilities, and resource infrastructure necessary to carry out the proposed program to begin to consider applying for this new RFA. APPLICATIONS ARE NOT BEING SOLICITED AT THIS TIME. Interested parties may contact: Weiniu Gan, Ph.D. Division of Lung Diseases National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 10042, MSC 7952 Bethesda, MD 20892-7952 Telephone: (301) 435-0202 Weekly TOC for this Announcement NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices Office of Extramural National Institutes of Health (NIH) 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda, Maryland 20892 Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Note: For help accessing PDF, RTF, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Audio or Video files, see Help Downloading Files.
I am a recovering news addict. In times past, political news was one of my chief interests. However, I have left that life behind me and it has made me much happier and calmer. I needed it for my emotional, spiritual and physical health. God has promised us peace in Christ and all Christians should pursue it: "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
It’s the Year of the Snake! I’ve seen lots of people celebrating by giving out cute little pieces of money or by eating in Chinatown. I love well-made Chinese food and with all those goopy sauces and fried dumplings, Champagne is a fantastic choice to go with. Feel free to choose any sparkler to go with your Chinese, but Iron Horse Vineyards made a limited-edition 2004 Chinese Year of the Snake Cuvée that’s perfect! It’s 50% Chardonnay and 50% Pinot Noir. I haven’t tried it but they describe it as “dry, spicy, vibrant and bright” with a silky mouthfeel. This is the second Chinese New Year sparkling wine they made. Last year’s Dragon Cuvée was actually served at the White House when then-VP Xi Jinping came for a little visit. Get ready for next year’s Year of the Horse Cuvée!
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We are looking for subjects for an experiment that will involve trying out different augmented reality user interfaces outdoors on a mobile phone. The experiment will take about an hour to complete and you will receive $15 for your participation. If you are interested, please contact Nicolas Dedual to make an appointment. His email address is firstname.lastname@example.org. Thank you in advance for your help. Award includes funding to support her dissertation on “User Interfaces for Communicating Patient Status and Progress.” Lauren’s work addresses an important gap in health information technology: there has been limited research to date that explores the impact of providing hospitalized patients with direct access to health information throughout their care. Her research will yield new insights into how such technology can be used to educate and engage hospitalized patients and their families, by developing tablet-computer-based user interfaces with which hospitalized patients and their families can review clinical and health-related information. It will advance scientific knowledge in the field of patient-clinician communication, demonstrate new technical capabilities for sharing information among patients and their care team, and explore potential improvements to patient engagement, knowledge, and satisfaction. IEEE 3DUI (7th Symposium on 3D User Interfaces), which took place March 4-5 2012 in Costa Mesa, California is focused on the design and development of 3D user interfaces. The poster, “Manipulating Virtual Objects in Hand-Held Augmented Reality using Stored Snapshots” was the work of Ph.D. student Mengu Sukan, with M.S. student Semih Energin and Prof. Steve Feiner. Their work is an example of augmented reality, in which camera imagery is overlaid with live 3D graphics. The poster presents a set of interaction techniques that allow a user to first take snapshots of a scene using a tablet computer, and then jump back and forth between the snapshots, to revisit them virtually for interaction. By storing for each snapshot a still image of the scene, along with the camera position and orientation determined by computer vision software, this approach allows the overlaid 3D graphics to be dynamic and interactive. This makes it possible for the user to move and rotate virtual 3D objects from the vantage points of different locations, without the overhead of physically traveling between those locations. 3DUI attendees tried a real-time demo in which they laid out virtual furniture. They could rapidly transition between the live view and the viewpoints of multiple snapshots, as they moved and rotated items of virtual furniture, iteratively designing a desired layout. The paper, “Augmented Reality in the Psychomotor Phase of a Procedural Task”, reports on a key part of Steve Henderson’s spring 2011 dissertation. It presents the design and evaluation of a prototype augmented reality user interface designed to assist users in performing an aircraft maintenance assembly task. The prototype tracks the user and multiple physical task objects, and provides dynamic, prescriptive, overlaid instructions on a tracked, see-through, head-worn display in response to the user’s ongoing activity. A user study shows participants were able to complete aspects of the assembly task in which they physically manipulated task objects significantly faster and with significantly greater accuracy when using augmented reality than when using 3D-graphics-based assistance presented on a stationary LCD panel. This year, Prof. Steven Feiner was honored at CHI 2011 by being elected to the CHI academy. The CHI Academy is an honorary group of individuals who have made extensive contributions to the study of HCI and who have led the shaping of the field. The official press release can be found here.
[GRASS-dev] OSGeo Journal vol. 1 - Now Available michael.barton at asu.edu Tue May 15 18:11:16 CEST 2007 Great job Martin. It is very nice. On 5/15/07 8:31 AM, "Martin Wegmann" <wegmann at biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Tyler Mitchell <tmitchell at osgeo.org> > Date: May 15, 2007 10:54 AM > Subject: OSGeo Journal Now Available > It is my pleasure to announce that Volume 1 of the OSGeo Journal is > now available for your reading pleasure! > This is the first volume of the new Journal and includes many > interesting articles, news and updates from our open source > We already have some content ready for Volume 2 and have learned many > lessons along the way that will help the next volume be even better. > A big thanks to the editorial team for their hard work in pulling it > all together and to all the great contributions we received from > writers, developers, users and project teams. I'm excited to see that > we can promote projects, educate readers and provide news/info all in > our own professional publication. > I hope you enjoy it! > p.s. Please note that the Journal has an official ISSN number > (1994-1897) that you can cite in your formal bibliographic references. Michael Barton, Professor of Anthropology School of Human Evolution & Social Change Center for Social Dynamics & Complexity Arizona State University More information about the grass-dev
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Not a Flame tho perhaps bad tone Re: [Marxism] From M E R (Middle East Realities) cutemdown2003 at yahoo.com Tue Aug 31 10:27:24 MDT 2004 Carrol Cox <cbcox at ilstu.edu> wrote: James Daly wrote: > I am refraining from replying to Carrol's post, and I think a similar > abstention on the part of other listers would often save us from depressing > flame wars. -- JD RE the use of IQ in the satirical anti-Bush song-When it was pointed out to Johnny Cash that his song "Folsom Prison Blues" was inconsistant because the crime ("I shot a man in Reno, etc.") was in Nevada and Folsom prison is in California, Cash replied with a smile, "artistic license". The same with this song. No sense in making a mountain out of a mole hill. We all have a hell of a lot more important things to concern ourselves with. Marxism mailing list Marxism at lists.econ.utah.edu Do you Yahoo!? Win 1 of 4,000 free domain names from Yahoo! Enter now. More information about the Marxism
Today’s Question Time was like a bad mystery/horror movie in which the only interest was who would be the members of the Liberal front bench left standing. The sending off for one hour got started pretty early after Harry Jenkins issued a “general warning”. This came after Chris Pyne wanted to make sure everyone in the chamber knew that he had got up to H in the dictionary as he called the PM a “Harridan”. According to the first dictionary google gave me this means “A strict, bossy, or belligerent old woman”. You could tell Pyne thought he was oh so clever because when he withdrew the remark instead of withdrawing, he said “I withdraw the word harridan” – you to really make sure everyone heard it. It is a pity Pyne had never sat in any of my English Lit tutorials where I told students that those who use big words in an attempt to appear intelligent, merely come across as someone who is using big words in a vain attempt to appear intelligent. Jenkins, if he had any sense, should have booted Pyne straight away, but instead he warned everyone and so booted a half dozen Lib MPs. First gone was Tony Smith – no loss, he hasn’t said or done anything of note since… (look I have my people working on finding the answer to that, we’ll get back to you at a dater to be specified later). Next gone was Julie Bishop – for the crime of tabling a CD of Obama saying the a cap and trade would cause prices to “skyrocket”. Unfortunately Julie Bishop did not indulge in song: Because that would have energised things somewhat. Chris Pyne however quickly leapt to Bishop the Younger’s defence and Jenkins realising that he had made a little rash decision that was a little rash, let her stay. Next gone was Ewan Jones, followed quickly by Sophie Mirabella. Absolutely no one cared that the Member for Indi would be absent for an hour. Many wanted longer. The big scalp of the day was Joe Hockey who was sent off next to the change rooms for an hour. This was followed by the Member for Forde, Bert van Mane, biding the house adieu for 60 minutes. The day’s catch ended with that intellectual leviathan Peter Dutton taking the walk. No doubt he and Mirabella could have reflected on that other time both were absent together from the House – during the apology to the Stolen Generation… There were other mysteries to solve – for example why did the PM take a Dorothy Dixer that referred to the “top 1000 big polluters paying for the carbon they create”. For mine it devalues the argument of the carbon price – it is not a mechanism which picks on specific companies it just puts a price on carbon and caps the amount of emissions (meaning that companies that emit carbon can trade carbon permits). Referring to the top 1000 companies is not the look of a market based scheme – but rather something dopey like Abbott’s direct action scheme. Sure talk about big companies paying – or big polluters paying – but don’t put a number on it, because in reality the system won’t work that way. Other mysteries to solve were why two questions on immigration were asked by Michael Keenan and Bronwyn Bishop, and why the only question Shadow Immigration Minister, Scott Morrison, asked was to Kevin Rudd? Even more of a mystery was why Tony Abbott asked a supplementary to Keenan’s question asking Gillard to guarantee that none of the asylum seekers involved in the riots on Christmas Island would be ever allowed entry in this country. Given the answer is the Migration Act doesn't allow her to do so it is rather a mystery that Abbott would be so pig ignorant of the fact. Obviously he isn’t – he just wants to be able to go on Alan Jones etc and say she should rule it out. At that stage both Abbott and Jones would delicately avoid mentioning that if we get to the point that leader of a democratic country were able to guarantee something that was actually governed by judicial process it would be rather contrary to living in a democratic country. Rather a conundrum to unravel as well was why Scott Morrison sought to table a document referred to by Bronwyn Bishop in her question to Chris Bowen given he didn’t have the nerve to ask it himself – perhaps Bowen’s fiery response was the answer – though given Kevin Rudd’s answer to Morrison’s question was also cutting, perhaps Morrison should stick to Bowen. Rudd may have been deposed as PM, but in the chamber he is still a class above the likes of Morrison. Another puzzle is why the Liberal think praising Rudd for his work on Libya is in their favour. Rudd is doing what a Foreign Minister should do and doing it well – and the Lib’s praise of him only serves to reinforce that (and also does not put Julie Bishop in a great contrast). If they think this increases leadership tensions then they are pretty silly. Rudd is finished in leadership. But he obviously loves being an active Foreign Minister. Good on him. Finally, then there is the real mystery of why the issue of whether or not the Bible should be on the national curriculum got asked of Julia Gillard. The reason of course was due to the PM’s statement yesterday on Australian Agenda (a show watched by almost nobody that apparently is now setting the agenda) where this was related: Now, I know people might look at me and think that’s something that they wouldn’t necessarily expect me to say, but that is what I believe, and you know, I’m on the record as saying things like I think it’s important for people to understand their Bible stories, not because I’m an advocate of religion – clearly, I’m not – but once again, what comes from the Bible has formed such an important part of our culture. It’s impossible to understand Western literature without having that key of understanding the Bible stories and how Western literature builds on them and reflects them and deconstructs them and brings them back together. Now I completely agree with her about understanding Western Literature and the Bible. When I taught English Lit, those student who knew the Bible had a major advantage over those who didn’t. The Biblical allusions throughout the work of writers like TS Eliott, Joyce and Lawrence meant if you knowing the Bible gave you a head start. As one who attended Sunday School and had read the Bible a couple times (well the interesting parts at least), I remember being pretty stunned that there were some in my tutorial groups who were pretty ignorant of fairly basic Biblical stories like Noah and the flood, or the Tower of Babel. That doesn’t mean Year 8s need to know it, but I’ve never been against teaching parts of the Bible such as Genesis which contains so many of the foundation myths of our culture from a literature/cultural point of view because if you are going to study English literature you really should know them. But that of course is a long way from having compulsory Bible lessons for kids. What I don’t agree is her sense that because she was brought up in a conservative explains why she is against gay marriage: I do find myself on the conservative side in this question, and I find myself on the conservative side because of the way our society is and how we got here. I think that there are some important things from our past that need to continue to be part of our present and part of our future. I had a pro-union, pro-Labor upbringing in a quite conservative family, in the sense of personal values. I mean, we believed in lots of things that are old-fashioned in the modern age. We believed in politeness and thrift and fortitude and doing duty and discipline. These are things that were part of my upbringing. They’re part of who I am today. It’s a pretty odd reason for someone to argue for anything – “because I was brought up that way”. Surely we should at least question what we were brought up to think – we may often come to agree with those things, but we don’t come to that point (or we shouldn't) purely because that was what our parents told us to think. The PM when advocating pro-Labor policies doesn't argue them because she was brought up that way – she argues for them for grown-up reasons. So too I think should people argue on the issue of gay marriage. I do think sections of the political spectrum give Gillard more heat on this issue than she deserves. She deserves heat on this issue equal with that which Tony Abbott gets. Both advocate the same policy – those who think the ALP is some bastion of gay advocacy are living in a bit of a dream world. Gay marriage is outside the political spectrum – if it ever does happen you know it will be done through a conscience vote. I only ask that those advocating the staus quo – whether it be Abbott, Gillard, Rudd, Bishop, Turnbull, etc etal – explain how the lives on heterosexual people will be in any way affected. The only person I know who has attempted that was Bruce Billson last year when he said in Parliament: But the important thing is that if we are to move forward with this recognition we cannot do so by diminishing the sense of right and designation that people who have married have chosen for themselves. It is quite ironic that this charge for rights is being pursued by diminishing the rights of those who have chosen to designate their relationship a traditional marriage. I do not understand that logic. People who have entered into a marriage as it is defined and recognised under the law, whether it be by way of tradition, custom, conservatism or religious orientation, have done so consciously, knowing that that is the designation they have sought, that that will be the designation they will secure and that the nature of the relationship they have entered into will be recognised as such by the broader community. We should not seek to remove that from people who have chosen that pathway and have operated within the current definition of marriage, which I agree with. Yep my marriage apparently would be devalued if gay people could get married. At least Bill gave a reason, but geez, if that’s the best they can do… Just before anyone else decides to comment on the issue – my suggesting studying the Bible is good for those studying literature does not mean I don’t think they need to study other foundation texts – eg Greek mythology. When I was first studying the Romantic poets, I found I really needed to go back and read the mythologies. When I studied the Modernists, I needed to know both them and the Bible – take Joyce’s Ulysses for example. I’m also talking pretty higher level stuff here. Year 11 English Student don’t need to know it (but again I bet you could tell the ones who do). I also never understand why people think if someone suggests the Bible should be studied for cultural reasons that that means they don’t also think other sacred texts should be studied. I wish for eg, when I was in high school I had been taught some aspects of what is in the Koran because I often feel woefully lacking in my understanding of Islamic culture, and funnily I think understanding other cultures – including their beliefs, is actually a good thing. When I was in Year 6 we were given a very basic background on Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Judaism and Buddhism. It is a disgrace I think that the one page worksheets I did in Year 6 on each of them was the sum total of my knowledge of those cultures provided to me by my education system.
Most of us know someone with a food allergy. I certainly do-two of my children have been labeled with life threatening food allergies; one to peanuts and tree nuts and the other to soy. Every time I head to the grocery store I spend a tremendous amount of time reading each and every label-including labels that I am familiar with to be sure they haven’t changed. This is a necessity to keep my family safe and healthy. In January, 2006, the new Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA) took effect. The law requires food manufacturers to identify all ingredients in a food product containing one or more of the eight major allergens. The eight foods identified by the law are: - Fish (e.g., bass, flounder, cod) - Crustacean shellfish (e.g. crab, lobster, shrimp) - Tree nuts (e.g., almonds, walnuts, pecans) The law states that the name of the food source of a major food allergen must appear: - In parentheses following the name of the ingredient. Examples: “lecithin (soy),” “flour (wheat),” and “whey (milk)” – OR – - Immediately after or next to the list of ingredients in a “contains” statement. Example: “Contains Wheat, Milk, and Soy.” Most companies are very clear in their labeling and use the “contains” language in bold after their ingredient list. HERE’S WHERE IT GETS REALLY CONFUSING I have been scrutinizing food labels for years-I am noticing that I have to squint these days to read the fine print. Many labels contain language about cross-contamination-if the food was processed on shared equipment or shared processing lines with one of the 8 allergens. But not all manufacturers are listing cross-contamination information. The reason being- companies are not required to include this information. There are no particular regulations on whether they need to add statements such as “may contain traces of peanuts,” for example, for foods that aren’t supposed to contain such allergens. It is a company’s choice whether or not to include this information, and how to word it. How to decide if cross-contamination is an issue So the bottom line is YOU will need to determine what degree of risk you are comfortable with when purchasing foods. That is a lot of pressure when you are buying food for someone else. Here is my internal checklist for deciding whether or not to buy a product: - I first check the ingredients list for the 8 common allergens. - If there is no cross-contamination or “may contain” information I then look at the other same brand products on the shelf. If there are other products that have either nuts or soy I will more often than not assume there might be cross-contamination. - I might contact the manufacturer on occasion to ask specifically about a cross-contamination issue. Let me know how do you decide which products are safe to purchase? My Go-To Food Allergy Sites:
The basics of heat stress When the thermometer rises, it can-and often does-create a multitude of problems. Anyone, given the right (or wrong) conditions, can get heat stress. Some are lucky enough to suffer only from heat cramps, while those who are less fortunate may be laid up by heat exhaustion or devastated by heat stroke. As the long, hot days of summer approach, it is helpful to review the effects of warm weather on the human body, the illnesses that may result and what you can do. How the body stays cool Unknowingly, you constantly engage your body in the life-and-death struggle to disperse the heat it produces. If allowed to accumulate, this heat would quickly increase your body temperature beyond its comfortable 98.6oF. This does not normally happen because your body is able to lose enough heat to maintain a steady temperature. You become aware of this struggle for heat balance during hard labor or exercise in hot environments, when your body produces heat faster than it can lose it. Under certain conditions, your body may build up too much heat, your temperature may rise to life-threatening levels, and you may become delirious or lose consciousness. This is called heat stroke, and it is a serious medical emergency. If you do not rid your body of excess heat fast enough, it cooks the brain and other vital organs. It often is fatal, and those who survive may have permanent damage to their vital organs. Before your temperature reaches heat-stroke levels, however, you may suffer heat exhaustion with its flu-like symptoms, and while treating its symptoms you avoid heat stroke. How does your body dispose of excess heat? Humans lose heat largely through their skin, similar to how a car loses heat through its radiator. Exercising muscles warms the blood, just as a car's hot engine warms its radiator fluid. Warm blood travels through the skin's dilated blood vessels losing heat by evaporating sweat to the surrounding air, just like a car loses engine heat through its radiator. When blood delivers heat to the skin, two of the most important ways the body loses heat are radiation and evaporation (vaporization of sweat). When the temperature is 70oF or less, the body releases its heat by radiation. As environmental temperatures approach your body temperature, you lose less heat through radiation. In fact, people working on hot summer days actually gain heat through radiation from the sun. This leaves evaporation as the only way to effectively control body temperature. Water loss Your body is about half water. You lose about 2 quarts every day (breathing, urinating, bowel movements and sweat). A working adult can produce 2 quarts of sweat per hour for short periods and up to 15 quarts per day. Because the body's water absorption rate of 1.5 quarts per hour is less than the body's 2 quarts per hour sweat rate, dehydration results. This happens because you cannot drink enough water to keep up with your sweat losses. If you drink only when you are thirsty, you are dehydrated already. Thirst is not a good guide for when to drink water. In fact, in hot and humid conditions, you may be so dehydrated by the time you become thirsty that you will have trouble catching up with your fluid losses. One guideline regarding your water intake is to monitor your urine. You are getting enough water if you produce clear urine at least five times a day. Cloudy or dark urine, or urinating less than five times a day, means you should drink more. In the Gulf War, American armed forces followed the practice of the Israeli army: drinking a minimum of 1 quart of fluid per hour. This tactic resulted in zero deaths from heat illness. In contrast, during the Six Day War of 1967, more than 20,000 Egyptian soldiers died3/4with no visible wounds3/4most likely from dehydration and heat illness because they were restricted to 3 quarts daily. While working in hot weather, drink 8 ounces of water every 20 minutes. Generally, 16 ounces is the most a person can comfortably drink at once. You cannot "catch up" by drinking extra water later because only about 1 quart of water per hour can pass out of the stomach. Therefore, if possible, workers should begin drinking water before they start work. Cool water (50oF) is easier for the stomach to absorb than warm water, and a little flavoring may make the water more tasty. The best fluids are those that leave the stomach fast and contain little sodium and some sugar (less than 8 percent). You should avoid coffee and tea because they contain caffeine, which is a diuretic that increases water loss through urination. Alcoholic beverages also dehydrate by increasing urination. Soda pop contains about 10 percent sugar and, therefore, your body does not absorb it as well as water or commercial sports drinks. The sugar content of fruit juices ranges from 11 to 18 percent and has an even longer absorption time. Commercial sports drinks contain about 5 to 8 percent sugar. Electrolyte loss Sweat and urine contain potassium and sodium, which are essential electrolytes that control the movement of water in and out of the body's cells. Many everyday foods contain these electrolytes. Bananas and nuts are rich with potassium, and most American diets have up to 10 times as much sodium as the body needs. Getting enough salt is rarely a problem in the typical American diet. In fact, most Americans consume an excessive amount of sodium-averaging 5 to 10 grams of sodium per day-although we probably require only 1 to 3 grams. Therefore, sodium loss is seldom a problem, unless a person is sweating profusely for long periods and drinking large amounts of water. Commercial sports drinks can be useful if you are participating in vigorous physical activity for longer than 1 hour (some experts say longer than 4 hours). Most of the time, however, people merely require water to remain hydrated. The truth is that excessive sodium can draw water out of the body cells, accentuating the dehydration. In addition, drinking large amounts of water (more than 1 quart an hour) can cause water intoxication, a condition that flushes electrolytes from the body. Frequent urination and behavior changes (irrationality, combativeness, coma, seizures, etc.) are signs of water intoxication. Effects of humidity Sweat can only cool the body if it evaporates. In dry air, you will not notice sweat evaporating. However, sweat cannot evaporate in high-humidity conditions; it just drips off the skin. At about 70-percent humidity, sweating is ineffective in cooling the body. Because humidity can significantly reduce evaporative cooling, a highly humid but mildly warm day can be more stressful than a hot, dry one. Therefore, the higher the humidity, the lower the temperature at which heat risk begins, especially those who are generating heat with vigorous work. Who is at risk? Everyone is susceptible to heat illness if environmental conditions overwhelm the body's temperature-regulating mechanisms. Heat waves can set the stage for a rash of heat-stroke victims. For example, during the 1995 summer heat wave in Chicago, the death toll reached 590. People who are obese, chronically ill or alcoholics have an increased risk. The elderly are at higher risk because of impaired cardiac output and decreased ability to sweat. Infants and young children also are susceptible to heat stroke, as well. The fluid loss and dehydration resulting from physical activity puts outdoor laborers at particular risk. Certain medications predispose individuals to heat stroke, such as drugs that alter sweat production (antihistamines, antipsychotics, antidepressants) or interfere with thermoregulation. Heat illnesses Several disorders exist along the spectrum of heat illnesses. Heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke are on the more serious side of the scale, whereas heat syncope, heat edema and prickly heat are less serious (see "Heat illnesses," page C 18). Only heat stroke is life-threatening. Untreated heat-stroke victims always die. * Heat cramps are painful muscular spasms that occur suddenly. They usually involve the muscles in the back of the leg or the abdominal muscles. They tend to occur immediately after exertion and are caused by salt depletion. Victims may be drinking water without adequate salt content. However, some experts disagree because the typical American diet is heavy with salt. * Heat exhaustion is characterized by heavy perspiration with normal or slightly above-normal body temperatures. A depletion of water or salt3/4or both3/4causes this condition. Some experts believe severe dehydration is a better term because it happens to workers who do not drink enough fluids while working in hot environments. Symptoms include severe thirst, fatigue, headache, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. The affected person often mistakenly believes he or she has the flu. Uncontrolled heat exhaustion can evolve into heat stroke. * Heat stroke is classified in two ways: classic and exertional. Classic heat stroke, also known as the "slow cooker," may take days to develop. This condition is prevalent during summer heat waves and typically affects poor, elderly, chronically ill, alcoholic or obese persons. Because the elderly often have medical problems, heat stroke exacerbates the problem, and more than 50 percent of elderly heat-stroke victims die3/4even with medical care. Death results from a combination of a hot environment and dehydration. Exertional heat stroke also is more common in the summer. You see it frequently in athletes, laborers and military personnel who sweat profusely. Known as the "fast cooker," this condition affects healthy, active individuals who strenuously work or play in a warm environment. Exertional heat-stroke victims usually are sweating when stricken, while the classic victims are not sweating. Its rapid onset does not allow enough time for severe dehydration to occur. Because uncontrolled heat exhaustion can evolve into heat stroke, you should know how to tell the difference between them. If the victim feels extremely hot when touched, suspect heat stroke. Another mark of heat stroke is that the victim's mental status (behavior) changes drastically3/4ranging from being slightly confused and disoriented to falling into a coma. In between these conditions, victims usually become irrational, agitated or even aggressive and may have seizures. In severe cases, the victim can go into a coma in less than 1 hour. The longer a coma lasts, the lower the chance for survival, so rescuers must be quick. A third way of distinguishing heat stroke from heat exhaustion is by rectal temperature. Obviously, this is not very practical because conscious heat-stroke victims may not cooperate. Taking a rectal temperature can be embarrassing to both victim and rescuer. Moreover, rectal thermometers are seldom available, and the whole procedure of finding the appropriate thermometer and then using it wastes time and distracts from important emergency care. In most cases, an ambulance arrives within 10 to 20 minutes. * Heat syncope, in which a person becomes dizzy or faints after exposure to high temperatures, is a self-limiting condition. Victims should lie down in a cool place when it occurs. Victims who are not nauseated can drink water. * Heat edema, which is also a self-limiting condition, causes ankles and feet to swell from heat exposure. It is more common in women unacclimated to a hot climate. It is related to salt and water retention and tends to disappear after acclimation. Wearing support stockings and elevating the legs often helps reduce swelling. * Prickly heat, also known as a heat rash, is an itchy rash that develops on skin that is wet from sweating. Dry and cool the skin. Cooling methods Sometimes the only way to stop possible damage is to cool the victim as quickly as possible. However, it is important to pay attention to both the cooling methods and cautions. * Ice baths cool a victim quickly but require a great deal of ice3/4at least 80 pounds3/4to be effective. Needing a big enough tub also limits this method. Cool-water baths3/4(less than 60oF)3/4can be successful if you stir the water to prevent a warm layer from forming around the body. This is the most effective method in highly humid conditions (greater than 75-percent humidity). * Spraying the victim with water combined with fanning is another method for cooling the body. The water droplets act as artificial sweat and cool the body through evaporation. However, this method is not effective in high humidity3/4greater than 75 percent. * Ice bags wrapped in wet towels and placed against the large veins in the groin, armpits and sides of the neck also cool the body, though not nearly as quickly as immersion. Cautions to remember when employing any cooling method include: * Do not delay the onset of cooling while waiting for an ambulance. Doing so increases the risk of tissue damage and prolonged hospitalization. * Stop cooling when the victim's mental status improves to avoid hypothermia. * Do not use rubbing alcohol to cool the skin. It can be absorbed into the blood, causing alcohol poisoning. Its vapors are a potential fire hazard. * Do not use aspirin or acetaminophen. They are not effective because the brain's control-center temperature is not elevated as it is with fever caused by diseases. Adjusting to heat Most heat illness occur during the first days of working in the heat. Therefore, acclimation (adjusting to the heat) is the main preventive measure. To better handle the heat, the body adjusts by decreasing the salt content in sweat and increases the sweating rate. Year-round exercise can help workers prepare for hot weather. Such activity raises the body's core temperature so it becomes accustomed to heat. Full acclimation, however, requires exercise in hot weather. You can do this by exercising a minimum of 60 to 90 minutes in the heat each day for 1 to 2 weeks. The acclimated heart pumps more blood with each stroke than a heart unused to working in the heat. Sweating earlier and doubles the amount of sweat per hour from 1.5 quarts to 3 quarts or more. When new workers are exposed to hot weather, team them with veterans of the heat who know how much water to drink. Heat illnesses are avoidable. With knowledge, preparation, fluid replacement and prompt emergency care, heat casualties need not be a factor for those working in warm weather. Dr. Alton Thygerson is a professor of health science at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. He also serves as the technical consultant for the National Safety Council's First Aid Institute. Want to use this article? Click here for options! © 2013 Penton Media Inc.
Oh! I love that book. I borrow it from a friend. The fabric is cute, what will you make it into? Such a fun book! Aww..the cover itself is already adorable! I'd bet you'll be making something fun. :-) Thanks for your comment.. It is nice to know that there is someone out there (other than my husband) reading my posts! Xx
Mike Meyer’s excellent piece in the Star Tribune today on Nobel Prize winner Leonid Hurwicz, a 90-year-old economist at the U of M, provides talking points for those of us who believe that public good and private good should be balanced and that the marketplace has its limits. Hurwicz, it turns out, was not only a longtime progressive activist, but his work was built around the idea that the effectiveness of markets is hampered by the fact that some players have much more information than others. Also more money, but more on that later. The “incentive compatibility’’ principles advanced by Hurwicz and his colleagues have led to some real-life improvements in the way public and private interests are balanced. Cited as examples were government “auctions” for pollution credits, which resulted in a reduction in the pollutants that caused acid rain, and for cell phone frequencies, which resulted in substantial government revenues and more efficient telecommunication systems. A colleague of Hurwicz says that in the 1950s, the alternatives would have been total control of those spheres by either business or government. On another quadrant of the unequal playing field, conservative columnist George Will this week delivered an uncharacteristically derisive piece about the pain and suffering among the super-rich. Apparently, they are having to spend a lot more money and find new luxuries to differentiate themselves from the merely rich. Picking up on the term “plutonomy’’ to describe this privileged elite, Will cites a figure often promulgated by progressives, noting that the richest 1 percent of households in the United States owns more than half the nation’s stocks and controls more wealth than the bottom 90 percent. Will neglects to mention that the top 1/10th of a percent —where the truly rich and the super-rich reside — also enjoys the greatest income growth. Dalton Conley, a sociologist at New York University, put it another way in a WSJ article looking at the use of debt to stay afloat in the earnings stratosphere: "What we're seeing is the top 1% struggling to keep up with the top 1/10th of 1%," he adds. "And those people trying to keep up with the top 1/100th of 1%. There is a drive by the merely rich to keep up with the obscenely rich." Will goes on to mockingly lament the fact that the Cost of Living Extremely Well, an index calculated by the folks at Forbes, is rising much faster than the Consumer Price Index. We wrote last summer about Census Bureau statistics for Minnesota that show a spike in luxury spending, and we posited that most forms of public investment — in education and transportation and health care — are actually a better deal for more people than at least some forms of personal spending. It’s nice to have George Will ratify that the excess is getting a little wretched. — Dane Smith and Charlie Quimby
Ramblings of an Emergency Physician in Texas Well, not really. But, he gives EM some love (sort-of) today. symtym has some comments on the love, as well. No related posts. Return to top of page Copyright © 2013 · eleven40 theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in
Scholar All-America Honors Awarded to Swimming & Diving Team Statesboro, Ga. - The College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced its Scholar All-America teams for the fall 2011 semester and the Georgia Southern Swimming and Diving team has been honored for the eighth-straight semester. The CSCAA ranks all NCAA Division I teams twice a year, once each academic term, and teams with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher are named to the distinguished CSCAA Scholar All-America list. With the current Scholar All-America program in place since 2008, the Eagles have been included each and every semester. The Georgia Southern swimmers and divers posted an impressive 3.29 grade point average and finished ahead of Vanderbilt, Duke, and Harvard. Seven members of the Swimming and Diving team earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average last semester and six made the Dean's List with GPAs above 3.5. "I am very proud of our women for earning CSCAA Scholar-All Academic team this past fall semester," said Georgia Southern Head Coach Nate Kellogg. "It is a testament to what our team values and the high level of focus and commitment our swimmers and divers have as student-athletes." News and information for Eagle fans can be found at GeorgiaSouthernEagles.com. Short updates are also available on Facebook at facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics or Google+. - Category: Swimming & Diving - Published on Wednesday, 29 February 2012 18:05
So yeah, I tend to start wikis all the time. The past months have been no exception. Marc had been talking a lot about "Cultwiki" (or at least about cults in various forms) so while in Israel I took a little moment and set up Cultwiki, which so far almost hasn't seen many edits - I'm not really that interested in cults myself - or well, to think about why a specific group I like or don't like is a cult. But maybe you are just as interested as Marc? I also set up Drupal Wiki, which is not running Drupal. I love Drupal, but it just doesn't cut it for wikis. Wikis need a certain simplicity and MediaWiki can provide that. Drupal adds too much overhead. On the other hand, through Drupal I've learned a lot about search engine optimization, for which MediaWiki sucks quite badly. I've done some work on MediaWiki extensions and I have some ideas that might improve the ranking of MediaWiki's. Last year I started Cashwiki and Visawiki. I was a little naughty by copying loads of stuff from other wikis that were available under the same Creative Commons ShareAlike Attribution license, but as it goes, both of those wikis have been unavailable for a while now. So by duplicating their content I actually saved it. And even though there's hardly any activity on either of these wikis I definitely want to keep them as notepads for my own experiences. From my experience with these two I came to think it doesn't hurt to start a couple more wikis than necessary so I went ahead and set up Wiki Limburg and Wikifurniture. These last two especially make sense as I've successfully been working together with my brother on keeping our family's furniture business out of the downturn economy. So we already have a lot of appropriate content and it's fun to see where we can take this. Today I got myself a new portable 320 GB harddrive. I've been setting up rsnapshot for some time machine like backups, both from my laptop as well as from my Hetzner server. Now I'm hoping rsnapshot will also properly run under cygwin so it can run on my brother's laptop with a future Lacie RAID 2TB Hard Disk MAX, for extra data security with RAID 1. P.S. Rename USB drive in Ubuntu. Right now we have 1 guest. Sebastian from Sweden. He got here through Stephen, who came on his bicycle from Chicahgo. We've had quite some more guests in the meanwhile, another friend of Stephen, and then I had too many requests too handle through couchsurfing for the weekend of the 4th of July. I kind of told people there would be a lot of people and let them figure it all out - and I almost never say no to hitchhikers. It started to feel like Casa Robino and the more people arrived, the better it was. It was great, for a few people it the first experience with hospitality exchange, and dumpster diving. Erga will be leaving the 13th and before I fly back to Europe I will be visiting my friend Joe Edelman whom I haven't seen in 1,5 years or so. He sounded very exciting about his recent progress with the future of social adventure. Yesterday my 30-day unlimited ride was finished. So I decided to get a new one for 7 days, to cover the last full week in Harlem. I put in 20 US$ in the machines, then another 20, which was refused. So I tried again. Then it came out, but it got stuck. It got stuck in such a way that I didn't dare to pull it out. I didn't know what to do, Erga was not underground because of a phone call that came in and I tried to summon the guy in the booth. He didn't come out. Then after some moments of wondering what to do the machine ate my 20! And no metrocard came out, no money. Instead I got a little receipt that said I paid 20 US$. I went back to the guy in the booth and the only thing he could do was give me a restitution form in which I'm going to put a printed version of this story. And I'm supposed to hope to receive a check for 40 US$ in my mailbox at some point, but I don't have a clue what I should do with that. Fuck the MTA. Fuck American institutions (more about this later). 6.99$. You get to the counter, and then it's suddenly 7.58$. In the US it's annoying that it's always unclear if tax is included or not. Fortunately Chinatown seems to be the exception. Today we had some cheap (4.5 US$, tax included) and greasy but still nice food there. 0.99$. You get to the counter and it's 1.50$. Fortunately it was just because of a Duane Reed customer card that was quickly provided by a girl behind me. Americans are usually really really friendly, unless they're employees of some kind. Fuck American corporations. I've started addressing West-Africans, in the subway and in the street. "E be bamanankan?" "Ueeh?" [amused surprised face] "I ka kene?" ... "E togo?" "Abubakar Keita" [laughter]. Meanwhile I'm about to start a couple of new wikis, I'm working for some human rights NGOs (about which I will definitely write more when the time is right). I also got very excited about search engine optimization. It's such a fun game to play. And then there are little tidbits of things I'm working on. More later, for sure. Anyway, I will be back in Amsterdam on the 19th of July. Ready for a dose of Europeanness. "The recent figure I just got was over 92% of all soy grown in the Amazon is for animal consumption, not human." Last year September my brother and I started working on a Drupal site for our family's business: Souren Furniture. As is often the case I didn't really have a clear idea about what to expect. From the start we've been playing with search engine optimization Let's see if the wordpress ping.fm plugin is working properly at guaka.org Hopefully no one noticed my blog has moved to another server. After almost two years of excellent (and free) service on Callum's server it's now at hetzner.de, a company offering excellent value for money and that is running on green power. I've been using hetzner for a lot of sites that I've worked on in the past 6 months and right now I'm considering giving up my Slicehost for a new offer by Hetzner. While Erga and I were planning to leave the war crazed country where the instigators of the massacres in Gaza are hailed by very large parts of the population I found out that Chen, a friend of mine from my time at the Conservatory in the Hague was living in Haifa. So we made a slight detour. We first visited Erga's 90 year old grandmother who lives in Netanya to drop off some stuff. Very warm and cozy. The next day we tried to hitch to Haifa, but it turned out the worst hitchhiking experience in Israel so far. There is no good spot to hitch on the on-ramp onto the highway 2 north so we tried road number 4, where we only managed to get 2 shorter rides. Finally we took a bus into Haifa. It was great to see Chen again. She took us on a little tour on the mountain after a remarkable event. At some point we heard the neighbours shouting "fire, fire". I first grabbed my shoes, Chen and Erga ran over there directly, to find a panicking old woman and her Philippino household aide. My first reaction was: where can I find a bucket? I couldn't find anything, and the rest of the bunch was too busy leaving the house. The old woman was worried about not being dresses properly. My next reflex was: blankets. I found a pile of blankets and chose the one that felt most like cotton and went into the bedroom which was mostly very smoky with a relatively big fire in the corner. I first tried it out on the burning electric plug, which worked really well and then on to the two fire spots. Pushing the blanket onto the heart of the fire worked really well and I'm glad I couldn't find a bucket. Chen had called the firebrigades and when they arrived they turned off the electricity (this you should do first, in any fire). Of course I'm hypocrite to call for a boycott while being in Israel. But it's the least I can do. Today I went to the market in Ramallah. With Casper, a Danish guy who is living in Malmo. We took bus 18 from close to Damascus Gate in Al Quds (as it's called in Arabic). When we got to the checkpoint we heard several shots. There was a demonstration going on next to the security wall and two Israeli soldiers were firing at them. Of course I'm hypocrite to call for a boycott while being in Israel. But it's the least I can do. Today I went to the market in Ramallah. With Casper, a Danish guy who is living in Malmo. We took bus 18 from close to Damascus Gate in Al Quds (as it's called in Arabic). When we got to the checkpoint we heard several shots. There was a demonstration going on next to the security wall and two Israeli soldiers were firing at them. It didn't look like people were seriously wounded, though not a pleasant sight. In Ramallah the atmosphere was not cheerful. TVs were showing the news, rain was falling down. We had 2 falafels, walked around at the market. Unfortunately I only met one of the guys I had met last time I visited Ramallah - and he was a little bit more annoying than the others. At the juice bar we had orange, banana, ginger, date smoothie - no milk (because I also mostly boycott animal products). adding picture any moment Meanwhile on CouchSurfing the war in the Peace in the Middle East group is full on, someone started a thread called Why I'm fully supporting military operation in Gaza, to which Ram responded: I think the logic of your statement depends on certain assumptions which form the very basis of our [Israeli] narrative: 1. its "us" against "them". 2. we're not responsible for their situation. 3. The "other side" can not be a partner. (+they want to kill us). 4. so long as an enemy is an enemy, he must be fought. it's the only way. 5. we're the good guys. 6. We've exhausted all other possibilities. 7. It is more dangerous not to act, then to go out to war. 8. We have no alternatives.So yeah, apparently that's actually what most Israelis think here. Fortunately I'm now in an apartment with an antizionist Israeli, a European and 4 cats.
Kermit Gosnell is a Philidelphia abortionist currently on trial for several counts of murder. The shocking trial is only now getting media attention, but Alliance for Life Ontario released several reports based on the Grand Jury Report in 2011. They can be found by clicking here. Euthanasia: Hospice Wellington recently hosted a "Speak Up Guelph" event regarding end-of-life care, which included the pro-euthanasia group "Dying with Dignity". A report on that event can be found by clicking here.
Management calls and leaves a message BEGGING you to come in "for any part of tonight at all...any part...a few hours, that's all...please...I'll make any deal you want: All your weekends off next month? Anything! Call me please..." I'd consider it, but I just worked five out of the last 6 days--all 12-hour shifts. I'm beat, and I'm already ensconced on the couch with a beer, Star Wars Robot Chicken on DVD, and my knitting. I'm not getting up.
lila Williams, President Randall Ramsay, Vice President Texas Chapter Graduates First Class! - November 15, 2011 New Chapter Forms in Texas September 2011 - lila Williams announces the formation of the new Texas chapter of Guitars Not Guns. lila has experience working with GNG in California. The initial focus will be the Dallas, TX area of the state. If you are interested in volunteering please contact lila Williams. Read lila Williams' biography. Visit lila's personal Web page. lila with a GNG student in California
Do you really believe that, absent some catastrophe, demand, in the long run, will diminish anywhere? Well, if it doesn't, so what? If the end of civilization as we know it is inevitable, does that mean we should be energy hogs now and use everything up as quickly as possible (which would bring on that catastrophe)? Demand will level out or diminish at some point: we'll either lean to live within our means, or we'll use up our resources and return (perhaps violently) to lower populations and older lifestyles. I favor trying to learn to live within our means. The sooner we start, the greater chance that we'll avoid a catastrophe. Technology can help. Conservation can help. That's what Carter was talking about 30 years ago. And if people had paid more attention, I think we could have been about 25 years ahead of where we are today. And there are a few trends towards decreasing energy consumption. Population is a big driver of demand, but many developed nations are experiencing close to zero or even negative population growth. There's little reason why we couldn't reduce our gasoline consumption if we all got more fuel-efficient vehicles over the next decade, and if we didn't have population growth we wouldn't need more cars. I agree that near-term global demand will go up, but I don't see why it needs to go up indefinitely. And that growth will stand a better chance of being sustainable if it's done more efficiently rather than less. No outcome is certain, but I think it's worth making the effort.
Loc: Sittin' Pretty in Fat City I've never skied there past Easter, but can't 'member if it was a late Easter year. My quess is that it won't be good but you can try to call the various county Chamber of Commerce offices for info about x-c ski trails, if that helps. I don't have any inside sources up there anymore. I would think not. It gets big dumps thanks to the Lake, but it's not especially cold there. If there's a bright spot, it would be the snowmobiling. Sleds are king there and they pack the trails HARD. Which might allow an icy ribbon to survive into April.

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