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Searching for ancestors of Joseph Lacon married Mary Jane _______
Had a son John Lacon b abt 1854 England in Orangeville, Ontario, Canada married Mary Ann Coulson 1898, had 2 daughters Mary Amelia and Ruth.
Dead end, anyone know of this family before Canada? Thank you.
Marshall Coulson ? Hackness Yorkshire England
Looking for certain place of birth of Marshall Coulson believe b. 1840 from Yorkshire married Margaret &/or Elizabeth Codd abt 1860. Moved to Canada when, arrived when, died In Canada Halton County 24 Jan 1908. Any siblings.
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Seeking grandparents roots and info on their villages
of, I believe, Michalowka and Kapusince, their parishes
and news of the famillies to someday be able to go there.
Seek also anyone of these names doing research as well.
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New York marks 9/11 anniversary while moving on
NEW YORK — The attack on Sept 11, 2001, stopped New York cold, but on that same day a decade later, it was the Gotham of lore, the city that never sleeps.
As President Barack Obama and other dignitaries gathered in lower Manhattan early Sunday morning to commemorate the dead, for others throughout the city, it was pretty much business as usual, though many also recognized the importance of remembering.
"I hate it, but it's necessary," said Joe Garofola, 50, who was sketching a piece of sculpture in Madison Square Park. "It keeps us together."
"It keeps us on our toes," said Monique Boardraye, 25, a lifelong resident as she rushed down West 14th Street to work.
Despite the day's solemnity, the city bustled. Streets buzzed with the harsh rat-tat-tat of pneumatic drills as repair crews ripped into concrete. The new pipework clanged as it hit the pavement and echoed blocks away.
Armadas of bright, yellow taxis hurtled up and down the wide avenues. A fashion shoot with models who appeared to have been poured into their dresses drew onlookers near Broadway and Fifth Avenue. Over on West 27th Street, a 20-something was breakfasting on pizza and staring at his cell phone.
"Everyone goes about their business, no one will be cowed, no one is going to let their day-to-day lives be changed," said Pam Quigley, 53, a hospital research administrator, seated on a bench along Broadway.
But the day will always weigh heavily, she said.
"Everyone in New York knows someone directly or knows someone or has friends or family who knows somebody," Quigley said. "We're all connected in this. It's easy to say you can move on, but you never forget."
There's no escaping the past in New York. It peeks out from old stone buildings with fine, but largely forgotten craftsmanship. Beneath all the sleek steel and glass, the winking neon and frantic pace of traffic, lies a city in amber whose moments, even those as nightmarish as 9/11, live on.
More than 2,700 people from the New York area were killed in the conflagration and collapse that took place when the planes hit the World Trade Center. On its 10-year anniversary, the skies eerily were just as bright and clear.
The death toll included people who worked in the towers, as well as police officers, firefighters and paramedics. The remains of more than 1,100 victims are still unidentified.
Yet at what point does the endless replay of the event become exploitative? Joe Richard, a 23-year-old law student said he has seen stories about 9/11 babies and even memorial wines.
"It's kind of shocking," he said. "You draw a close line between commemorating something and commercializing it."
Boardraye said all the attention is good, and the city is safer and "much more friendly than it used to be."
"New Yorkers normally have this hard shell, this mask on all the time," she said. "Normally, you wouldn't stop on the street to talk to someone you didn't know."
Has the city of hard knocks, and where a measure of irony will also help see you through the day, gone soft?
"There is a tendency to do what you have to do to survive the day," said former Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey, a New York resident who served as president of the New School in Greenwich Village at the time of the attacks.
In Union Square, chess players had taken up their positions on old card table chairs and overturned green plastic crates and were already deeply engaged in their games when the memorial service at Ground Zero was remembering the dead.
"They each had a face, a story, a life cut short," said New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
His words came out of a portable radio that belonged to one of the artists who were just then setting up their work.
"Part of me feels like I know everyone who was there," said Wanda Gonzalez, a 41-year-old nursing assistant at a pediatric center.
She had just arrived at Union Square after pulling an overnight shift and was enjoying a cigarette and talking to a friend.
"They were all human beings like I am," Gonzalez said. "They had children, they were mothers and fathers, they were sons and daughters. It really feels like a family was gone that day."
In Shanksville, Pa., a memorial to heroism 'that will live forever'
10 years after 9/11, suspected al Qaida figure still eludes FBI
Americans have learned to keep terrorism fears in check
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You may have noticed when you go to L4's Discovery Centre, PlaNet Pasifika that there are always very cool and beautiful artworks in the space. They usually hang from the high ceiling. These artworks are created by children from various schools all around New Zealand. Staff go out to certain schools and work with them on creating amazing artworks especially for this area.
The artworks up at the moment were created by thirty students from Room 5 at St Bernadette's Primary School in Naenae, Lower Hutt. These were formally launched at PlaNet Pasifika, Te Papa on Tuesday 3 November 2009 at 9.30am.
The launch involved a blessing of the artworks and a performance from the school's culture group to celebrate the students' achievement. 75 representatives from St Bernadette's came along to this special ceremony.
The artworks were inspired by traditional myths and legends from the Pacific Island communities in New Zealand – Tonga, Fiji, Samoa, Tuvalu, Tokelau, Cook Islands and Niue.
Tell us what you can see in the picture – what is one of the stories behind it?
It was truly a wonderful experience to see the St Bernadette's children, teachers and the caregivers arrive at Te Papa, all dressed up in their dance outfits carrying pate (Cook Island drums) and other musical instruments. It was clear that the day was going to be fun, exciting and memorable.
To the manuhiri's (our guests') amazement, they were welcomed into the warmth and calmness of PlaNet Pasifika by the Te Papa whanau, with the beautiful sounds of putatara (conch shells) and pukaea (trumpets). This put a smile and tears of joy to many of our visitors.
Following the Blessing ceremony everyone joined together for morning tea. We presented a small gift to the school, and each student was given a certificate of achievement to mark the special occasion.
I am proud of the beautiful artworks that the students have produced. I am greatful for the time, commitment and effort that both St Bernadette's school and the Te Papa staff put into this project and I am proud to be involved in such a magnificent project. What a joy….
These artworks will be on display here until October next year – come and see them.


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Thursday, February 16, 2012
Truffle Time @ Sage Restaurant & Bar, The Gardens Residences, Kuala Lumpur
One of the best things about January is the annual windfall of winter truffles that start to grace our tables in Kuala Lumpur.
This year, saw a bonus dinner hosted by my friend CS who gifted us with a truffle she had bought during her travels. The big time foodie does this yearly sojourns somewhere over the ocean that often see her coming back to our city bearing wickedly good food gifts like this prized truffle.
Babied with a little dampness to keep it from drying out (seems that keep it in the rice trick does not work), we enjoyed that black gold in the most unusual combination - Chinese food.
That hefty piece of black "diamond" was entrusted in CS' brother aka "The Chef and he ingeniously came up with a pairing of steamed kurau fish lightly tossed in an egg white sauce and an extremely generous sprinkling of black truffle shavings.
Honestly they looked like black butterflies flitting around the fish that it was a pity to even sink my teeth in it.
A whiff of the woody aromas waft up to my nose that I can't resist...
Indeed, this was a brilliant combination since the egg white sauce seemed to complement the truffle beautifully while the fish was silky smooth being steamed to perfection.
We also enjoyed the truffle on a classic combination, tossed in al dente pasta with crab meat.
I really loved how they served it in an old fashioned style to us...the wait staff all in unison opening the top of the lids to unveil the beautiful pasta... that reminds me of yesteryear Kuala Lumpur.
But, like the title says. I totally digress from its true intentions i.e. this year's truffle menu at the venerable dining place.
As usual, the same group of friends flock together to enjoy this special occasion. More people came along to enjoy the trip and with some persuasion, Sage kept us nice and cosy in their newly renovated private rooms for a lovely dinner.
Prized at RM260 nett per person, the menu offers an abundance of black truffles but bear in mind, these are not the Italian ones but their Tibetan cousins. While the far relatives are a little lacking in the aroma department (I noticed that the lighter ones seemed a bit aromatic but maybe it was just me), Sage made it up with the excellent preparation of their food.
Where is the best steak in Kuala Lumpur? I often get asked..occupational hazard I guess.
While the brain processes steak houses, I often forget that the best steak is from this place.
Only when I taste their aged Angus tenderloin perfectly cooked, it jogs that part of my brain to say, "this is THE place for steak".
I didn't really eat the whole steak since I ordered the pan roasted New Zealand Pink snapper (drats, double drats!) but I tasted Splashie Boy's plate and wished I could have eaten all of his.
My fish with its sweet sauce Perigueux and stuffed zucchini blossom paled in comparison to that awesome steak.
The awesomeness of that piece of meat was only slightly overshadowed by another favourite: the fedellini pasta tossed in the truffles and parmesan cheese.
We had kicked off with a lovely scallop carpaccio in a piquant dressing and dusted with truffle. To end, for that day, we had the dessert of the day - truffle dusted ice cream with mango feulleteine.
Ahh...there goes another season of truffles...till we meet again next year!
Sage Restaurant and Bar
6th Floor
The Gardens Residences
Mid Valley City
Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-2268 1328
(Pork Free. The truffle menu is available until end of February and for dinner unless special arrangements are made. More pictures in the Flickr set. For the full details, see their website.)
*Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here is entirely based on my personal tastebuds and may vary for others. This review is time sensitive; changes may occur to the place later on that can affect this opinion. The reviewer also declares that she has not received any monetary or non-monetary compensation from this place for writing the review.
11 comments:
- Baby Sumo said...
We do enjoy the steaks here too, it is indeed quite a difficult question to answer if quizzed about where the best steak is. I think it depends on what type of steaks you like (big large steaks vs delicate)
- Kenny Mah said...
CS and the Chef certainly have good taste and generous hearts. Friends like this bind the world together - reminds us we do not only eat when we dine together. :)
Have a beautiful Thursday, my dear.
- Michelle Chin said...
Truffle in first picture looked really different from the truffles in the last few pictures.
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- worldwindows said...
Great presentation. Tibetan will do for now.
- ckiong said...
Laser and me always think that we should go and eat at Sage one day... But so far, think only! LOL
- ronnycakes said...
beautiful photos!
- CUMI & CIKI said...
i got so confused when i saw Sage.. then i saw the Chef choi fish shot;)
Ah.... Sage.. i miss thee! Time to revisit:)
- The Yum List said...
Very generous servings of truffles. Meal looks delish.
- Julian Si said...
Ah ha ... best steak in town eh. Must give it a go :-)
ps - Hope you had a great CNY!
- eiling lim said...
wah i'll die of overdosed-truffles!


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oh how lovely for you! i haven't been (yet) but i can't wait to see your polaroids... :)
lucky, i hear paris is amazing in the spring! we used parisattitude.com and stayed at #2507 (reference number) which was amazing, lovely and roomy and the owner so helpful. the only downfall is that it wasn't by much so we rode the metro a lot. :)
Fabulous blog! I'm coming back often.
Have fun in Paris. I'm afraid I can't help with addresses but I look forward your future posts about the trip.
I.am.so.jealous. Nothing beats Paris in spring...hope some of this is helpful:
So, so jealous. Please have a fabulous time and report back in detail so that I can live vicariously through you!!
I'm afraid that I can't offer you any real suggestions, since I've never been, but I'm sure Molly at Orangette would have plenty to share! I believe she is in France right now.
I've only spent a short time in Paris, but loved the Marais district. Lots of neat unique boutiques and people watching. I stayed in the cheapest hotel in the whole city [one bathroom in the whole place - just a hole in the ground] so can't recommend anything there :) I spent my money on FOOD!
I'm from Paris... Just tell me by email what kind of things you wanna see and I will help you...
You should see :
- Saint Germain des Prés and Le Café de Flore
- Le Marais with its concept store
- Le Palais de Tokyo, contemporean art museum
- Le quai Branly new concept museum of Prime Arts
- Colette shop located Rue Saint Honoré see www.colette.fr
- Place Vendome for jewels and haute couture
- Regarding restaurants, you can check the Pershing Hall or Chez toi near the Champs Elysées
- For nightclub, you should go to the hypy places Le Baron or le Paris Paris... Le Show Case is also quite nice.
- You should eat Macaron at La Durée on the Champs Elysées
But contact me if you want more ideas
hi jen, first time on your blog and love your photos. paris...ahhhhh...i'm going to paris in may. i rented an apt from the agency NY HABITAT in montparnasse (14th), and have also used LODGIS to rent in the 13th arr.
in addition to the above suggestions, if time allows, check out the cool neighborhoods around the bastille (rue de la roquette) and canal st. martin (10th & 11th). this time i'll be exploring belleville (19th arr).
would also recommend as a source STYLE CITY: PARIS.
have fun, and make sure to take lots of pictures! you may very well fall in love and never want to come back, like so many others!
what fun! you'll have a wonderful time. my fav area is Saint Germain, so if you go there have a glass of wine in Cafe Flore for me :-)
I really like your Flickr and Blogs!!
ooh have fun! i'm going in may and i can't wait!
if your there on the first sunday of the month..you can go to the louvre for free..and have a walk down st martin canal..aussi visit bon marche!
(et also berthillion ice cream on the ile st louis..miam!)
ps. you might want to go to provence for more than a day..it'll take a little while to get there on the train
Paris is wonderful - it's impossible not to have a great time there. I've used the following company a number of times for apartments, particularly in the Marais district. http://apartments-rental.yellowstay.eu/index.php
Apartments can be pricey in Paris so at the other end if you want a great B&B try http://www.eldoradohotel.fr/. You have to ask for rooms with washrooms(!) and a garden view but it's very special, cheap & has a great bistro next door worth checking out.
For great recommendations for accommodation throughout France check out http://www.sawdays.co.uk/accommodation/france/
I hope you have a wonderful time. It is definitely a goal of mine to go and spend some serious time there. Savor every moment.
I love your blog, very clever and nice to visit.
Hi - I went to Paris on a college trip just before Christmas. Here are some of suggestions: visit or stay in the Marais - just beautiful, have lunch/a coffee in the stupendous blue-domed cafe at Printemps, enjoy the walks along the river, palais de tokyo for modern art and if the Christian Lacroix exhibition is still on at the Musee des Beaux Arts have a look there too. For a night out packed with salsa try Barrio Latino near the Bastille. I used the lonely planet Encounter guide to get some ideas.
hey jen. i have to second going to laduree... people say go for the macarons (and they are lovely!) but i say go for breakfast. just gorgeous.
also, don't forget to stop by rose bakery if you like simple, beautiful, hearty organic food (although it is admittedly English).
and i say pick up a time out paris the second you land unless you haven't been to paris and already have a full itinerary. :)
Be sure you go to the Musee Marmottan-Monet ......ahhh, c'est magnifique!
I stayed in a great little hotel in Paris, The Little Palace, http://www.littlepalacehotel.com/index.en.html It was lovely and pretty close to everything.
Provence--We took the TGV to Avignon (about 3 hrs) and rented a car. Stayed in an amazing village, Roussillon, at a wondeful hotel http://www.le-clos-de-la-glycine.com/accueil_us.html
Close to lots of little villages: Lacoste, Menerbes, Bonnieux, Gordes...You might need more than 1 day! And LOTS of polaroid film.
I love, love, love your blog.
the picture is so amazing! the sliced up picture! it gave an idea to the next project that i am going to make! thanks for the inspiration!
I just found your blog, so exciting to find another Polaroid-er. And I just returned from Paris and posted some photos. Wild.
I would also endorse staying in the Marais, which is filled with great cafes, restaurants and boutiques. The Bastille and the Oberkamp neighborhoods are centerally located too. Meant to check out the Menilmont neighborhood but didn't have enough time on this trip.
And macaroons from La Duree. If you bring some of the macaroons home as presents your friends will love you.
My favorite restaurant in Paris: http://www.aupieddefouet.com/English/
It is a tiny little place with incredible food and a great clientele of locals and food-centric travelers. We met the nicest people and had two incredible meals. Yes, it is good enough to go twice in one trip.
you should definitely go to this restaurant called creperie ty breiz! it is my favorite restaurant ever and you can get amazing savory crepes. it's either in the 14th or 15th arr.
52, Boulevard Vaugirard
75015 Paris, France
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I once had a cat called Bones. My wife named him that and I could never undestand why, since Bones generally was better fed than me.
I like cats — even though my grandmother's Siamese loved to ambush me with stinging nips to the hand — but I've always been more of a dog person.
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Somewhere in the dark, Bones must have been grinning.
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Let's take a closer look on how to find information in the military archive, in this case closing in a specific regiment and a specific conscript, my great grandfather, Knud Christian Hansen Skov. This post is about how I found some of the military records available regarding my great grandfather and hopefully it can be a kind of 'how-to' when you need to find information about your own ancestors.
I started out with nothing more than my great grandfather's name and an old photo of him in uniform as well as a general idea of when he served (my initial guess was 1890 +/- 5 years). Unfortunately noone in my family could give me anymore details than that, except of cource that everyone remembers my grat grandmother telling that "he looked so handsome in his uniform". Not much to go by, but lets see what we can find. Luckily the Danish archives have rather much information available and the resources are generally very well organized.
The Judicial District of Koldinghus ("Koldinghus Birk") was in effect from 1719 to the 1765/67, and covered the districs of Elbo, Holman, Brusk, and Jerlev (Vejle County) and Anst and Slav (Ribe County). The Birk, also known as "Birketing" or "Ting" (see also Thing (assembly) from Wikipedia) where both a legislative and judiciary assembly. The term "Ting" is preserved in modern Danish, for example the "Folketing", the Danish Parliament.
The following extracts contains cases of alleged paternity, collection of rewards, illegal distilling of spirits, tithe not paid and even murder!


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Sunday, April 25, 2010
Pierogies- caramelized onion, cabbage and potato
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Okay, I'm convinced: I am trying pierogies! Those look amazing! And all of the dough left over would not last long in this house, trust me! How sweet of your dad to get you the pasta maker! I love mine, don't you love it? I think we have the same one--crank it by hand is the only way to go--great post!ReplyDelete
What a great recipe especially with all the step by step pics and instructions! Thanks a lot! I have not had these since 2002! :)ReplyDelete
Kelly...You must try pierogies. They are the best little dumplings ever! My dad is such a good guy, he bought me the pasta maker for my birthday when I was living in Montreal. I don't use it as often as I should, but when I do, I know why I wanted it:)Yes it is a crank by hand,I find it very meditative. Thanks.ReplyDelete
Noelle...2002!! that is crazy. You must make these. I want to try and make a vegan gyoza:)
It was fun taking the pictures, glad you like'm:)
Beautiful dumplings! Pierogies are one of my favourite foods in the world! This looks incredibly delicious.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 27, 2010 at 10:15 PM
Kristen, these dumplings look amazing. I want to make them soon. Thank you for the recipe.ReplyDelete
Those look tasty! My folks live near Philly and I've heard horror stories about pierogies. Greasy little buggers that they are. I just may make your version for them this weekend. :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 28, 2010 at 10:40 PM
what is the recipe for the potato filling?ReplyDelete
The filling is mashed potatoes, shredded cabbage and onions sauteed with dried mustard, sea salt and freshly ground pepper.ReplyDelete
Those look amazing!ReplyDelete


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Myst, Neverland, Wonderland and Oz.
Ever since Grimm Fairy Tales transformed from a anthology style book into the flagship title of the Grimm Universe, we have heard about these four realms. Four realms of power that are inexorably linked to Earth and have shaped it's inhabitants for generations. Up until now readers have experienced the worlds of Myst, Wonderland and Neverland in various miniseries and regular series with characters meeting, living and dying right before our eyes. But Oz has always been behind a curtain, talked about and glimpsed sparingly since we all got our first look at the final realm in the conclusion of The Dream Eater Saga back in 2011.
This year, that all changes.
July will see the launch of Oz, a new series written by Zenescope President Joe Brusha that will fling open the doors and put the spotlight firmly on Dorothy, the Wicked Witch and, yes, flying monkeys. The Zenescope faithful will finally learn all about the fourth realm of power and how it fits in with the rest of the ever expanding Grimm Universe.
And if ever a concept was perfect for the type of stories Zenescope likes to tell, it's Oz.
Oz has all the elements that make for a great Zenescope series. You have the beautiful yet tough as nails heroine in Dorothy, the tailor-made for Zenescope villain in the Wicked Witch and easily one of the best and most original supporting casts in literature in the Scarecrow, Tin Woodsman and the rest.
And did I mention the flying monkeys?
If you need further proof, just look what Zenescope did with Wonderland. If you ever read the original story by Lewis Carroll, then you know there was already a wealth of material and story ideas there to play with, but what Raven Gregory managed to do is something else entirely. He took the story of Alice and turned it into a generational saga of one family's war against the realm of madness. Look at his Cheshire Cat or the Jabberwocky, do they seem like anything Lewis Carroll might have had in mind when he wrote Alice in Wonderland? No, instead they were transformed into some of the scariest and most entertaining characters in the Grimm Universe.
Now just imagine what Joe Brusha and the rest of the warped minds at Zenescope could do with something like Oz. The directions they could go in are practically endless. I'm getting dizzy just thinking about the variant cover possibilities alone. Imagine what Anthony Spay or Jamie Tyndall will come up with with that cast of characters, it boggles the mind.
So when we all finally get to see Oz this July, get ready to be amazed. If could be one of the best pairings in the history of comics: Zenescope and Oz, a match made in heaven.


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Cheesy chips are the guilty pleasure of many a food fan, but one connoisseur said they were left "raging" after a branch of Wetherspoons served them a sorry excuse for the dish.
Angus Scott was expecting good things when he ordered his meal at Edinburgh Airport, but was flabbergasted when he was presented with a single slice of unmelted cheese on his chips.
"Kids are all crying," he joked on Twitter. "Pint's been thrown. The Mrs has been arrested. Raging."
Asked for chips and cheese. Wetherspoons hand me this. Kids are all crying. Pints been thrown. The Mrs has been arrested. Raging pic.twitter.com/SyPd4q4PN3
— Angus Scott (@angusscottt) January 8, 2019
Chips and cheese gone viral
Scott's tweet has racked up four thousand retweets and over 29 thousand likes, and inspired fellow users to share their own Wetherspoons food horror stories, from a pathetic cheesy garlic bread, to this unappealing avocado and chips.
'It still got scranned'
Some have been questioning the authenticity of the tweet, with loyal customers arguing that the plate featured in the image is "not even a Wetherspoons plate".
"Which Wetherspoons did this not happen in please?" asked one user, while another wrote, "Twitter has reached the stage where people are taking slices of cheese to the pub with them in order to gain retweets."
"It was Edinburgh Airport so how could I smuggle in cheese to frame it?" Scott told LADbible.
"It still got scranned," he confirmed on Twitter.
This article originally appeared on our sister site, Edinburgh Evening News


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It looks to be all, but official. We're getting a SHIELD TV show and Whedon is said to write and direct the first episode! I'd love to see Mockingbird appear in the show and she damn well better be a smartass, haha. It would be sweet too to get some Hawkeye development, as its been said movie characters will be making appearances.
Who would you all like to see and happen with this show?
Bet it's before the Avengers, and Phil Coulson is the main character. He's a fan-favorite, and the actor playing him isn't too expensive, and doesn't have a job playing Coulson after the Avengers. They could have Nick Fury, Hawkeye, and Black Widow in the series once in a awhile, without needing Cap, Iron Man, and Thor, who would be more expensive and harder to have on tv. Unless they recast some actors, which I really hope doesn't happen. As for villains, terror cells like Hydra and A.I.M. would work perfectly, some small-time villains like Grey Gargoyle, and they should have some alien races, like the Skrulls and Kree. There should be a lot of easter eggs and references to the films and comics, and characters like Mockingbird and Carol Danvers should be introduced. this should be awesome.
That's an awesome idea, Loki. His actor's more of a TV actor, I think, anyways, so it'd make tons of sense. I don't see Fury appearing very much, just because Samual L. Jackson might not want to be on the show too often, though I could see him appearing in the first episode or something to get things started and then letting Smulders as Hill take over more of the "leadership" role, possibly. Introducing Carol in this show would be awesome, though. If it's successful, they could even use it to launch her into the movies by giving her powers later on.
But they definitely shouldn't include a lame character like Mockingbird. No one likes her! haha, just kidding, Hawk. Mockingbird would be cool.
it's a cool idea, but I have a feeling there won't be all that many cameos from other Marvel characters
just due to all the liscensing balony
I hope they open the world up a bit and mention past marvel events and other races and worlds we know play a big role in the marvel U
I really don't get the love that Coulson gets, haha.
There's a quote going around with Whedon saying that the show will be pretty much indepedent from the movie storylines, which makes me wonder if they're gonna decide to do this in a separate TV universe. It'd give them plenty of freedom and allow them to use and recast characters like Fury, Black Widow, and Hawkeye, which I'd be all in favor of since I don't think they can bank on "Hey, this is related to the movie everyone saw!" to support it and I doubt we'll be seeing Widow or Hawkeye getting their own movies. But I haven't seen an exact quote from Whedon so I could be completely wrong, haha. I think it'd be weird to do SHIELD without Fury though, it's like X-Men without Professor X.
yeah it's a little weird that Fury won't be there, at least not for the majority of the time
maybe he'll pop up from time to time
I'm hoping the pick a few marvel characters to add to mix and let them shine
maybe Mockingbird, Spider-woman, GW Bridge, Sharon Carter, etc
maybe even bring in another team or two, like Heroes for Hire or the Invaders for an arc or two
I think this series has a lot of potential
but I'm scared it's going to end up feeling like a procedural cop show or something
Yeah, I don't want to see a procedural cop show either, I'm not a fan of those and I'm not sure there's enough villains to do it that way, especially since a lot of the big names will be reserved for the movies. I'd like to see a big overarching story about AIM or Hydra, with the occasional Villain-of-the-week type of episode peppered in here and there.
There's way too many of those procedural shows out there, but I don't think (or want to think) that this'll be like that, since Whedon's making the pilot and I assume he'll have some control over the show. A generic show like that doesn't seem like his thing.
Not too big on SHIELD so I probably won't be watching it.
I don't know enough about SHIELD to be (totally) interested but I'll definitly give it a try.
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It started out as a standard reunion row, an enjoyable way to add spice to Northeastern's traditional Saturday night get-together during the Head of the Charles Regatta. Then the Huskies, who'd won the inaugural race for men's alumni eights in 2009, won it again and again and again. "It's hysterical how competitive it has become," says coxswain Rachele Pojednic. "Nobody can let it go. At first it was, hey, it's fun to be back on the water — and now we've created a monster."
These days NU's old dogs have everyone else trying to chase them off the Rivah. "They always feel threatened and they're thinking about the age handicap," says head coach John Pojednic, Rachele's husband. "I'm sure they're a little bit nervous."
Brown is coming after them again on Saturday afternoon. So is Harvard, Crabtree (the Cambridge Univ. boat), Georgetown, and a pack of others. People actually are serious about wanting to win a single-file alumni race. "It's getting out of hand," jokes Gracio Garcia, who graduated from Northeastern in 2000. "We've got to do something about that and bring it back to what alumni rowing should be all about."
What it used to be about was buddy boats, with oversized grads cramming themselves between the gunwales for 3 miles of undue exertion. Then the Northeastern guys figured that it might be a good idea to get in shape and actually practice. "A lot of the alumni crews are unhappy that we made it such a serious event," says Joe Carroll, who graduated in 2010. "We've raised the bar. But I think deep down they really like it."
The alumni event brings back memories of Saturday morning cup races in the Charles basin with shirts on the line and the trash-talking endures. "The heckling at the line," says Rachele, who coxed the men's varsity a decade ago. "We got called out by the referee to tone it down a bit."
It doesn't take more than the creak of an oarlock to restoke the competitive fires. "I was rowing full time for 10-plus years and it really gets under your skin," says Petar Lovric, a former Olympic spare for Croatia. "Rowing is like a virus. You can't shake it off for good or bad."
What the alumni event has done is create a bond across generations of Huskies as the undergrads get to meet grads who've been framed faces on the boathouse wall. "They've been a great source of programmatic pride and spirit," says Pojednic, who's beginning his 14th season at the helm of the program.
That spirit was on group display at last summer's Henley regatta, where Northeastern boated not only its varsity and JV but also an alumni eight and four and where the 1973 crew did a ceremonial row-over to observe the 40th anniversary of making the Grand Challenge final. "We had stripes on our blazers," says Lovric. "We looked like soldiers. People wondered, who is this squadron of Army guys?"
It was Northeastern's first visit in two dozen years to the fabled Thames town where Jack Grinold, the school's legendary sports information director, still is renowned as the Duke of Huntington Avenue. "All of the bartenders in town knew us by the end of the week," says Carroll, who stroked the alumni eight. The aging Hounds showed that they still could pull an oar, with the four reaching the quarterfinals before falling to Harvard's national lightweight champs.
When stroke Craig Smallwood couldn't make it across The Pond, the quartet tapped two-time Olympian Elliot Hovey, a Cal grad whose grandfather Chandler helped found the program in the '60s. "My wife and I had just bought a condo and we had to prioritize our money," says Smallwood, who'll be stroking the eight again on Saturday. "I'll be hearing about that for years, I imagine."
Alumni rowing is all about finding able-bodied spares. "We're constantly looking for subs to plug holes in the boat," says Garcia, who's a hardy Head perennial. Fortunately, the Huskies have a pool of more than a dozen who live in the area and who have tolerant wives and girlfriends. "With Northeastern being in Boston, you have a hub of guys who are here," says Carroll. "Guys who aren't afraid to get up at 5 in the morning and go row."
The NU advantage also includes having a cox who probably can steer the course blindfolded without grazing a buoy, plus head-of-the-line privileges as defending champions. "Starting first in the Head of the Charles is probably the best thing you can have going for you," reckons Pojednic.
The Huskies dispatched Crabtree comfortably last year with the addition of Will Miller, fresh off rowing in the US eight at Olympus, and assistant coach Dan Walsh, who'd won bronze in Beijing. "We had a serious engine room," observes Rachele.
With Miller and Walsh absent this time, the Huskies are fretting that their hegemony might be over. Not that they'd ever planned on establishing one. "We said we were going to retire after three," muses Lovric. "Then we thought that four was an odd number, so we'll go for five. If we win five we can turn it over to the younger generation. But if we lose the fifth time, I think we'll have to come back and reinstate our status."
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Corporate and Other Business Excise Description
Beginning in Fiscal Year 2013, the corporate section of the Tax Expenditure Budget includes other business excises along with the corporate excise. These additional business excise taxes are the financial institution excise, the public utility excise (which was repealed effective January 1, 2014), the excises on insurance companies, and the excise on security corporations. The financial institution excise and the public utility excise are structured similarly to the corporate excise. They begin with federal net income with certain Massachusetts modifications, proceed to additional Massachusetts deductions, apply the appropriate apportionment percentage, apply the appropriate tax rate to compute the excise due before credits and apply credits to reach the final excise due. The revenue estimates for the items in the list will now reflect their use by financial institutions and public utilities. Note that most of the expenditure items are unavailable to insurance companies as these companies are not taxed on net income. However, insurance companies can apply certain credits to reduce their excises. Credits available to insurance companies are so indicated within the item descriptions and the revenue estimates for these credits will reflect their use.
In Fiscal Year 2013, revenues from the corporate excise and the other business excises mentioned above represented 10.3% of total Department of Revenue tax collections. Together these taxes ranked third in Fiscal Year 2013 in terms of total taxes collected, after the individual income tax and the sales and use tax.
Corporate Excise: Short History and Basic Structure
The corporate excise was enacted in 1919, replacing a corporate franchise tax, which was levied on the value of capital stock. Initially, the corporate excise was imposed on corporate excess and on net income.
In 1962, the corporate excess measure was repealed. The corporate excise tax is now levied on tangible property or net worth (depending on the mix of property held by the corporation) and on net income.
Tax Base:
Most business corporations are subject to tax under the corporate excise which has three components: an income measure, a non-income measure, and a minimum excise.
The income measure of the tax is based on net income for federal tax purposes with certain additions, such as interest earned on state obligations, and certain deductions, most of which are allowable under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Many of the deductions are considered to be part of the basic structure. For example, in providing for depreciation deductions, the basic structure would allow the cost of property to be written-off evenly over its useful life (so-called "straight-line depreciation"). However, rules that allow accelerated depreciation deductions are listed as tax expenditures.
Under the non-income measure, corporations with qualifying tangible assets in Massachusetts that equal or exceed 10% of their qualifying total assets in Massachusetts (apportioned according to their income apportionment percentages) are taxed on the values of their tangible properties. Other corporations are taxed on a net worth basis.
The minimum excise is $456.
Taxable Unit: A corporation is a taxpayer separate and distinct from its shareholders.
Rate Structure: Since January 2010, the rates have been scheduled to decline (see Appendix A for further details). However, the minimum excise remains unchanged at $456. The current (TY2013) excise rate on C-corporations is 8.00% of net income apportioned to Massachusetts, and $2.60 per $1,000 of the value of Massachusetts tangible property or net worth allocable to Massachusetts. The excise rate on S-corporations is 2.75% for companies with total receipts greater than $9 million, and 1.83% for companies with total receipts between $6 million and $9 million. The tax rate on tangible property or net worth is the same as for C-corporations. No further decline of tax rate is scheduled. However, tax rates for S-corporations are scheduled to increase slightly since these rates are linked to Part B personal income tax rate, which decreased from 5.25% to 5.20% effective January 1, 2014. As a result, effective January 1, 2014, the excise rate on S-corporations slightly increased to 2.80% for companies with total receipts greater than $9 million, and 1.87% for companies with total receipts between $6 million and $9 million.
Estimation of corporate tax expenditure items takes into account these tax rate changes.
Taxable Period and Net Operating Loss Carry-forward: The taxable periods for corporations are diverse and can be chosen by each tax filer. Estimated payments are made every three months during the taxable period. Net operating loss (NOL) carry-forwards are allowed for future deductions. Before January 2010, qualifying losses could be carried forward up to five years. However, there was a statutory expansion of the general NOL carry-forward period from 5 to 20 years for business corporations. Refer to Appendix A for details.
Interstate and International Aspects: All domestic and foreign corporations with nexus in Massachusetts are subject to the corporate excise. Corporations are required to apportion their net incomes if they have incomes from business activity that is taxable in another jurisdiction using a formula based on the proportions of corporate real and tangible property, payroll, and sales that are located in Massachusetts. Under certain circumstances, taxpayers may petition for, or the Commissioner may impose, alternative methods of accounting to reflect more fairly a taxpayer's income from business operations in Massachusetts.
Combined Reporting: Since January 1, 2009, Massachusetts has required certain businesses engaged in a unitary business to calculate their income on a combined basis. A corporation is subject to this requirement if it is subject to a tax on its income under Massachusetts General Laws (M.G.L). c. 63, s. 2, s. 2B, s. 32D, s. 39 or s. 52A and it is engaged in a unitary business with one or more other corporations under common control, whether or not the other corporations are taxable in Massachusetts. Those certain businesses can be general corporations, financial institutions, or public utilities. Note that combined reporting does not apply to the non-income measure of corporate excise.
The Other Business Excises
The other business excises possess some different features from the corporate excise. First, many of the financial institutions and public utilities still do not qualify for combined reporting, and no insurance companies are subject to combined reporting. Second, these businesses are not allowed to take net operating loss deductions. Third, financial institutions and public utility companies weigh the three apportionment factors (sales, payroll, property) equally. Fourth, the main tax base of insurance companies is the insurance premiums those companies have charged. Fifth, some credits such as the investment tax credit are not applicable to these businesses. There are some additional differences. For further details, refer to the applicable tax return forms. The basic structures of the excises for these businesses are described in the diagrams that follow. Please note that, prior to January 1, 2014, public utility corporations were subject to an excise tax of 6.5% on net income. Legislation enacted in 2013 repealed the separate excise tax for utility corporations, which are now subject to the corporate excise imposed on business corporations.
|Tax Form
|Type of Company
|Foreign or Domestic
|Base of Tax
|Tax Rate
|Retaliatory Tax Provision
|Life Insurance
|Taxable life, accident and health insurance premiums, net value of policies
|2% on life and acc./health ins. premiums
|Life Insurance
|Taxable life insurance premiums attributable to Massachusetts, accident and health insurance premiums
|2% on all premiums
|Insurance Companies, except Life Insurance or Ocean Marine
|Taxable (non-life) insurance premiums and gross investment income
|2.28% on premiums; then: 1%, 0.8%, 0.6%, 0.4%, 0.2% or 0.0% on investment income
|Insurance Companies, except Life Insurance or Ocean Marine
|Taxable premiums for insurance of property or interests attributable to Massachusetts
|Preferred Providers (Accident and Health Insurers, Nonprofit Hospitals, HMO's, and other nonprofit medical, optometric or dental companies)
|Domestic and Foreign
|Gross premiums for coverage of persons who reside in Massachusetts
Types of Tax Expenditures
As with the personal income tax, the basic structure of the corporate excise tax is subject to several different types of modifications that can produce tax expenditures.
Exclusions from Gross Income: Gross income is the starting point in the calculation of the income component of the corporate excise. In the absence of tax expenditures, it would include all income received from all sources. Items of income that are excluded from gross income escape taxation permanently.
Deferrals of Gross Income: Where an item of income is not included in gross income in the year when it is actually received, but is instead included in a later year, the result is a tax expenditure in the form of an interest-free loan from the state to the taxpayer in the amount of the tax payment that is postponed.
Deductions from Gross Income: Certain amounts are subtracted from gross income to arrive at taxable income. Many of these deducted amounts reflect the costs of producing income (business expenses) and are not included in the corporate income measure of excise; such deductions are not tax expenditures. Other deductions, which do not reflect business expenses, but permit income to escape taxation permanently, do constitute tax expenditures.
Accelerated Deductions from Gross Income: In a number of cases, corporations are allowed to deduct business expenses from gross income at a time earlier than such expenses would ordinarily be recognized under accepted accounting principles. The total amount of the permissible deduction is not increased but it can be utilized more quickly to reduce taxable income. The result is to defer taxes, thus in effect occasioning an interest-free loan from the state to the taxpayer.
Adjustments to Apportionment Formula: In the case of a business that earns income both inside and outside the Commonwealth, an apportionment formula is used to determine what portion of the total business income to allocate to Massachusetts for the calculation of corporate excise. When the standard formula is adjusted to reduce the apportionment ratios for certain businesses, tax expenditures result. The practical effect is to exclude certain portions of those business incomes from taxation.
Exclusions from Property Component: In addition to the excise based on income, corporations pay the excise tax based on the value of their property in the state. To the extent that certain classes of property are not included in the excise's property measure, tax expenditures result.
Credits against Tax: After a corporation has computed its basic tax liability, it may subtract certain credit amounts in determining the actual amount of taxes due. It is important to note that, whereas one-dollar exclusion or deduction results in tax savings of only a few cents (one dollar times the applicable tax rate), one-dollar credit generally results in one-dollar tax saving.
Entity Exempt from Taxation: In some cases, a business or other entity may be completely exempt from taxation. To the extent businesses or investment incomes go untaxed, tax expenditures result.
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All cables are made up of a number of strands. Generally these strands are 0.20mm or 0.30mm diameter. In our list for each cable we also give the cross sectional area in sq mm and the continuous current carrying capacity in amps.
The breakdown of the cable specification 28/0.30mm, 2mm2, 17.5amp is as follows:
28 strands of 0.30mm diameter, 2mm2 cross sectional area, 17.5amp continuous current carrying capacity.The following equation may prove useful to work out a cable size required amps = watts/volts.
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The MD8475A is an all-in-one base station simulator supporting LTE, LTE-Advanced, W-CDMA/HSPA/HSPA Evolution/DC-HSDPA, GSM/EGPRS, CDMA2000 1X/1xEV-DO Rev. A. and TD-SCDMA/TD-HSPA. It supports services such as eCall, IMS, VoLTE, WLAN off-load tests and call-processing tests for smartphones which are now present on vehicles. In addition, the time required to configure a test environment is greatly reduced by the easy-to-use GUI-based SmartStudio software, as well as supplied test sequences for automatic remote control of the GUI. All this will make vehicle testing easy, quick and reliable.
The MT8870A is the best solution for testing at R&D and production stages of all wireless standards: cellular (2G, 3G, LTE, and LTE-Advanced), SRW (802.11x, Bluetooth and ZigBee), navigation (GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou and Galileo) and broadcast technologies (FM radio, DVB and ISDB). It is ideal not only for production, where it can make fast measurements, including calibration, validation and 3GPP tests, but it also includes CombiView which is ideal for R&D and troubleshooting. And it is prepared for future standards without additional hardware improvements, thanks to its wide frequency operating range and 160 MHz measurement bandwidth.
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The MT8852B is designed for performing RF tests on Bluetooth devices for R&D and manufacturing as defined in the Bluetooth RF Test Specification. The product is compliant with Bluetooth Core Specification including v5.0. Features include:
The MG3710A is a best-of-class, multi-function signal generator with excellent RF and baseband performance that can be used to test performance on all in-vehicle broadcast technologies including AM, DVB, ISDB and Bluetooth standards among others.
It features wideband vector modulation and offers built-in baseband waveform generation with large-capacity memory to ensure maximum versatility. It supports all key mobile communications and wireless LAN standards, and it also has the exceptional performance required for emerging and proprietary wireless communications technologies.
The MS2830A is the best option for in-vehicle testing of 2G, 3G, LTE and LTE-Advanced signals. It supports measurement of modulation and Tx characteristics, including adjacent channel leakage power and spectrum mask as well as spurious measurements requiring a wide dynamic range.
The capture and replay function can be used to better compare the real world effects with simulated designs and performance, which will ensure the product quality
The MT8862A has Network Mode for testing all WLAN devices integrated to a vehicle, and for evaluating the RF test items based on IEEE802.11 standard. The MT8862A supports both OTA and contacted measurements, thus supporting testing of modules, instruments and cars within the automotive industry. MT8862A plays the role of power meters, spectrum analyzers, and Golden Radios in one box.
The MT8821C is an all-in-one solution supporting all cellular standards used in current vehicle telematics systems (2G/3G/LTE / LTE-Advanced up to DL 5CA).With up to 8 TX RF, the MT8821C can test 4CA 2x2 MIMO, 3CA 4x4 MIMO and 2CA 4x4 MIMO in a single box. Built-in flexible internal RF front end reduces the connection between the terminal and MT8821C.
The MT8820C is an all-in-one solution supporting all cellular standards available on a vehicle, including LTE-Advanced, LTE, 3G and 2G technologies. It is a high-end instrument for RF measurements, which makes it ideal for all stages of product development, not only for R&D but also at production due to its non-call processing mode, reducing test times to optimize cost per unit.


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FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2012 (HealthDay News) — Diabetes patients require continuous health coverage to ensure they receive recommended care, a new study concludes.
For the study, U.S. researchers analyzed data from nearly 3,400 diabetes patients who received medical care between 2005 and 2007 at 50 federally qualified health centers in Oregon. At these centers, free or reduced-cost care is provided to low-income patients whether they have insurance or not.
Of the patients in the study, 52 percent had continuous health insurance coverage (most often provided by Medicaid), 21 percent had interrupted coverage during the three-year period, and 27 percent had no coverage. Patients with private insurance were not included in the study.
The researchers looked at whether the patients received four health services recommended at least once a year for diabetes patients: a lipid test for high cholesterol; a flu vaccine; a blood sugar level test; and a urine test that can detect kidney damage.
Among patients with continuous insurance, 48 percent received at least three lipid-screening tests during the three-year study, 25 percent received three or more flu shots, 72 percent received three or more blood glucose screenings, and 19 percent underwent three or more screenings for kidney damage.
Patients with interrupted or no coverage received far fewer of these preventive health services, the investigators found.
"Our study shows that patients need continuous health insurance coverage in order to ensure adequate preventive care, even when that care is provided at a reduced cost," study author Rachel Gold, an investigator with the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research in Portland, Ore., said in a Kaiser Permanente news release.
While services at the clinics are free, some of the diagnostic tests require a small co-payment that is usually covered by Medicaid. Patients who lose Medicaid coverage often delay getting the tests because they can't afford the co-payment, the researchers noted.
The study, funded in part by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, is published online and in the January-February issue of the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.


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Lafayette Square, in Washington, D.C., is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by virtue of its designation as a National Historic Landmark in 1970. This lesson is based on the National Register of Historic Places documentation "Lafayette Square Historic District" (with photos) and on materials on Lafayette Park and the National Woman's Party (NWP). The lesson was written by Marilyn Harper, former Teaching with Historic Places historian, and edited by staff members of the Teaching with Historic Places program, President's Park, National Park Service, and the White House Historical Association.
The lesson was made possible by a generous grant from the White House Historical Association. This lesson is one in a series that brings the important stories of historic places into classrooms across the country.
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About ClubHack
ClubHack is a community driven initiative to bring security awareness in common people who use computers and internet in their daily life. It's a member driven open community to make cyber security a common sense. The phenomenal growth of the Internet economy has led to a sharp increase in computer crimes and hacking incidents. ClubHack aims at making technology users aware of the risks associated with cyber transactions as well as the security measures.
To fulfill the motto of "Empowering Innovation & Leadership in Information Security" ClubHack does a lot of activities such as
- Annual Hackers Convention
- Hacking Magazine
- Projects
- Meetups
- Roundtable Conferences
- Public Presentations
- Guest lectures in colleges
- Assistance to Law Enforcement Agencies
- Very Specialized Training
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ClubHack is coming to your town and giving you a chance to connect with local hackers. Check out the details of your local ClubHack Chapter and the next Connect.
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Washington Tribe Welcomes State's First Same-Sex Weddings
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They'd been together 15 years. Friends had gone out of state to get married, but Bill Trombly, age 59, and Greg Nolan, 64, of Vashon Island, Wash., wanted to get married in their beloved home state. And on Sunday, December 9, the first day same-sex couples could legally marry in Washington state, they were among hundreds who finally made that dream a reality.
With them at the wedding were Trombly's adult children, Bob and Emily Trombly. "We grew up with both dads," Emily said. "They were both there for us through every milestone."
"We wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for all the love," Trombly senior said. It took the support of straight people to pass the same-sex marriage referendum, he said, because the gay community lacked the numbers to get that done on its own.
The wedding took place at the historic Heronswood botanical garden, in Kingston, Wash. The famous garden was recently acquired at auction by the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe, which opened the grounds free of charge to same-sex couples who wanted to get married on Sunday.
"We saw that Seattle was opening the doors to City Hall on Sunday, and we thought, why aren't we doing that?" said Noel Higa, the tribe's director of economic development. "We weren't really ready, and everyone said we were crazy. But we wanted to open our arms to everyone. We wanted everyone to know they're welcome here."
Same-Sex Marriage Brings Healing to Me—and My Tribe
Heather Purser set out to win gay marriage rights within the Suquamish Tribe and found herself on a personal journey toward self-acceptance.
The tribe quickly set up two wedding chapels in the small house on the grounds. They provided a makeup artist and photographer, who both offered their services at no cost to the couples, and provided refreshments to wedding parties on their way to their weddings and afterwards. The moist December weather around Puget Sound couldn't dampen the mood of the couples and the friends and family who accompanied them.
Maria Carlos, 59, and Dusty Vonberg, 65, of Poulsbo, Wash., had already had a wedding ceremony last July after being together for 25 years, but that was under Washington's civil union law. It makes a difference to them that, this time around, they are married.
"We had taken care of wills, power of attorney, and so forth," Carlos said. "But there was always a question. This seals it."
Kathryn Higgins, 58, and JoIda Reed, also 58, were second in line to get their marriage license at Seattle City Hall, getting in line well before midnight on December 5 after waiting 15 years for the chance to get married.
"Being married makes it a sacred commitment," Higgins said. "It means we can feel affirmed in our relationship by friends, family, and God. It means we're committed for life."
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- Placement Location: Accra
- Requirements: Degree in Social Work or a related subject and 2 years' experience
- Accomodation: Host family
- Length of placement: From 2 weeks
- Start Dates: Flexible
This volunteer social work project is perfect for experienced social workers on a career break or recent graduates.
Social work is not a field that is practiced widely in Ghana. Few people have a degree in Social Work, and even fewer actually practice social work as a career. This is mainly due to the fact that in Ghanaian society mental health issues are not always given the same level of recognition or attention as physical illnesses. In other words, if you are physically fit and healthy, there must be nothing wrong with you.
As such, there are many groups of people in Ghana who are in real need of psychological support, such as children who are victims of domestic abuse, child trafficking, or troubled home environments. Your skills and knowledge as a social worker will be extremely valuable at the projects we work with as it will help to enhance the support we can offer these vulnerable individuals.
Here you will find answers to the following questions:
How can volunteer social workers help in Ghana?
What will I gain from this project?
What will Projects Abroad PRO provide?
What skills or qualifications do I need?
How can volunteer social workers help in Ghana?
One of the benefits of volunteering as a professional volunteer is that your placement will be tailored to your expertise and interests. Additionally you can select your own start date. We recommend undertaking this project for 1 month minimum.
The vision of this project is to develop frameworks surrounding social care and support. During your time in Ghana you will be placed in a variety of centres established to protect victims of abuses such as abused children's shelters, correctional facilities and children's homes. Eventually, with the help of your expertise and training of local staff, we hope to improve conditions for the children and young people in these institutions.
On your arrival our team will sensitize you to the issues at hand and highlight the importance of this work: you will work in institutions with children and youths from troubled backgrounds. It is not only important to try to understand and get to know the children, but it is extremely important to understand the Ghanaian culture, values and norms well. You may encounter children who have been abused by their parents, children who were sold as cheap labor and children from poor and uneducated backgrounds.
You can use your knowledge and training to help local staff deal with some of these problems. You will work on tasks such as:
- Raising awareness and sensitizing communities on social factors and problems.
- Assess and address the needs of rehabilitative support centres and organizations that deal with troubled children. You will have the opportunity to develop long-term care plans and health practices for these institutions and their dependents.
- Review routines of support centres and suggest alternative improvements.
- Interact with children and assess their conditions and needs.
- Improve counseling and therapy methods by providing workshops and seminars to staff, volunteers, and local social workers.
This project provides you the chance of a lifetime to make a valuable contribution to some of the most vulnerable people of Ghana.
What will I gain from this project?
Your time in Ghana will be spent in local communities and institutes, working with staff, young adults and children; learning about a different culture and way of life in a developing country. They will want to hear about your life back home and your family and friends. This "cultural exchange" helps our volunteers gain a new perspective on life.
Social work in Ghana is scarcely practiced. As a result, its importance is rarely appreciated or understood by the majority. They may have very different attitudes and approaches which could make you reconsider how you work in your home country. You will have the opportunity to share your expertise and ideas with those on the ground in Ghana. Volunteer Social Work project will give you the experience of working with limited resources to improve the social system, develop long term rehabilitative programs and structures but most importantly provide a better, hopeful future for victims of abuses in Ghana.
What will Projects Abroad PRO provide?
We have over 25 years' experience of running volunteer projects. We provide you with the following support to make sure your time in Ghana is successful and enjoyable:
- Safe accommodation with a Ghanaian family close to your project.
- Friendly and dedicated local staff available to help 24 hours a day.
- A member of staff to meet you at the airport when you arrive.
- Comprehensive medical and travel insurance.
What skills or qualifications do I need?
Social Work volunteers need at least 3 years' experience. If you have at least a degree in Social Work or a related subject then you are perfectly suited for this project. Volunteers also require a valid criminal record check.
If you specialize in a certain area of social work, such as treating children with disabilities, then please let us know when you apply.
If you are interested in this project but don't have the relevant experience, then please read about our standard Care projects in Ghana.


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The panel for this event will include: Robert Kozar, director of research and development, University of Toledo; Daryl Stockburger of Northcoast Wind and Power; Dr. Randall Ellingson associate professor, physics, University of Toledo; Clifford Fleener, environmental manager at Pilkington Glass; Dr. Constance A. Schall, associate professor, chemical and environmental engineering, University of Toledo; Bob Blythe, president, CH4 Biogas; and three students from PENTA Career Center's Green Energy Management Program – Nick Irving, Jon Stone and Ryan Murtha. Darren LaShelle will moderate.
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Hello to all! Looking for tennis partners. I am about a 4.0 and always ready to hit. I am available Friday, Saturday and Sunday anytime of day or night. Every now and again I'll leave work early during the week and sometimes get some hitting in. I stay at 45 south and Beltway 8. I sometimes play at Clearbrook High, Bay Oaks Tennis club, or San Jacinto Central. I am will to drive but not too far. Feel free to drop me a line!
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I am interested in tennis and live in pearland. If we can find a middle ground we can play.
Hey Patrick! Another Opolite txted me. He hasn't played in a while also but he used to be 4.0-4.5. When can you play again?
Yo Chin! I can play anytime during week. I got some new string and want to try it out. Let me know!
if anyone wants to hit tonight please let me know. 3.5-4.0 player, has been a while but want to get out and play.
does that mean you want to play?
sorry posted in the wrong thread and had to erase it. It wouldn't let me erase the whole post so I left a period. Where do you normally play Justin?
If you're interested in hitting just let me know a location and time, I usually play at st.lukes church tennis courts or sageglen tennis court
I see potential for round robin singles and a round of doubles here.
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Srawberry Drink Recipes
Strawberry Kiwi Smoothie Recipe
I can't believe almost half of 2012 has already passed by and now we're already in June! After having my wonderful daughter, finishing my first cookbook (which by the way is already available for pre-order and will be released December 18th) and finally becoming an American citizen, my husband Lulu thought I deserved a little celebratory vacation to Yountville in the Napa Valley. Even though it's a short ride from our house, I made small energy drinks before hitting the road to enjoy during the drive.
The drink is a blend of strawberries, raspberries, kiwis, peanuts and vanilla extract. The fruit gives you an instant energy boost, and the protein in the peanuts will keep you going longer than your average smoothie. It's a delicious and healthy way to start the day!
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Atten-shun, spacenerds! The American Museum of Natural History and Vimeo are hosting a private screening party in anticipation for the museum's next amazing exhibit: Beyond Planet Earth. If you are in NYC on October 4, you can't miss this.
If you are a Vimeo user, you would be able to see a special selection of space-themed videos in the big screen, as well as a private tour of in the Hayden Planetarium. You will be able to meet with museum scientists and check out the science that is behind Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration.
The event will also serve as the kick-off for a contest in which people would be able to send their ideas about the future exploration of space using Vimeo. RVSP here! (but only if you are really going to go).


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Startups see healthy future for Google Glass in medicine
(02-05) 09:45 PST San Francisco -- Among the tech elite, Google Glass is a sleek symbol of minimalist, futuristic cool.
But several startups see deeper potential in Glass: the ability to heal wounds and save lives.
Pristine in Austin, Texas makes the app EyeSight, which enables physicians and nurses to transmit live video and audio of wound patients from Glass to authorized computers, smartphones and tablets. After months of a pilot program at UC Irvine, the startup said this week it will soon roll out the technology at outpatient wound care clinics operated by Wound Care Advantage in Southern California.
"We're really using this primarily as a tool, to help people connect where it was either not possible or practical before," said Kyle Samani, CEO of Pristine, which started last spring in Austin, Texas. "If, for whatever reason, the doctor is not physically here, we'll find the next best way to get him here."
For decades, telemedicine has been slowly working its way into the doctor's office in the form of desktops, laptops, digital cameras, tablets and other gadgets. Now comes Glass, which Google plans to make available to the public this year. And Pristine isn't the only company seeking to capitalize on the device's Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, camera and voice activation in the medical world.
Augmedix, founded by two former Stanford University students, is working on a system that would roughly translate information from Glass' audiovisual stream directly into a patient's medical record. Healium, co-founded by a Mill Valley doctor, is also developing an app that would let doctors share patient information through Glass.
Linking patients, experts
In Pristine's case, a nurse will use Glass to stream a video of a patient's wound to a doctor, who will then decide whether he or she should examine the injury in person, said Mike Comer, CEO of Wound Care Advantage. The company operates or helps run wound care clinics in hospitals, which involves providing equipment and hiring and training personnel to deal with chronic injuries.
"It's a way for us to bring experts to patients very quickly, very seamlessly," Comer said.
Chronic wounds, a market worth $25 billion, offer a particularly promising opportunity for Glass because patients need constant monitoring and outpatient care. About 6.5 million patients in the United States suffer from the condition, according to the National Institutes of Health. These wounds, such as diabetic ulcers and venous ulcers, can take more than six weeks to heal.
Since October, Pristine has been testing EyeSight through a pilot program with surgeons and anesthesiologists at UC Irvine.
Dr. Leslie Garson, one of the anesthesiologists, said Glass has proved useful during the 15 or so surgeries he has worked on so far, especially because he often monitors two or even three surgeries simultaneously.
"A resident could have Google Glass on, they could be looking at a monitor, and I could have a tablet down the hall and could see exactly what they're seeing," he said. "They can send me an alert - 'Take a look at this,' 'Is this something I should be concerned about?' "
Still, Glass, like any new technology, has skeptics.
San Jose doctor skeptical
Dr. Peter Schubart, director of the Wound Care Clinic at O'Connor Hospital in San Jose, doesn't see a great advantage in Glass. Schubart and his staff constantly take digital photographs of wounds and upload them to the electronic medical record system. It takes all of 20 seconds, he said. He also wonders if insurers and Medicare will still compensate him if he determined, by way of Glass, that a patient didn't require in-person treatment. Under health care reform, Samani said insurers will increasingly pay for quality of care instead of the standard fee-for-service model.
Consumer advocates have also raised concerns that hackers might steal sensitive patient information. To allay those fears, Pristine executives say the company offers the only commercially available Glass software that complies with the federal government's strict rules on patient privacy. EyeSight's encrypted video stream is strictly live, Samani said.
"Videos are not being saved, not even for a microsecond," he said. "We don't want anyone to feel the world is watching."
Over the long term, Pristine plans to bring Glass into intensive-care units, emergency rooms and ambulances. Samani wouldn't disclose how much it costs for hospitals to sign up but believes Glass offers plenty of opportunities in health care. Over the next month, wound care centers of three hospitals, including the University of Southern California's Verdugo Hills Hospital, will use the device.
Even Schubart, the skeptic, said he will keep an open mind about the new technology.
"I've learned to never say never," he said.
Stephanie M. Lee is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @stephaniemlee


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Could anyone break down the terms for the Java programming language? Could you tell me what the terms mean. Such as:
class Car{}; // minimal dummy class
Car[] cars1; // null reference
Car[] cars2 = new Car[10]; // null references
for (int i = 0; i < cars2.length; i++)
cars2[i] = new Car();
// Aggregated initialization
Car[] cars3 = {new Car(), new Car(), new Car(), new Car()};
cars1 = {new Car(), new Car(), new Car()};
I have no idea why those symbols are needed. Please explain.


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Xtal LED Watch
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The mysterious Kisai Xtal watch combines a crystalline shaped stainless steel case with a faceted mineral crystal lens and a cryptic yet simple to read LED time display.
Kisai Xtal includes two different time display modes, date mode, alarm, six different user-selectable animations and comes in a choice of four vivid LED colors in black or gold stainless steel.
Choose Digital Time or Cryptic Time
There are two time modes programmed into Kisai Xtal. The first is regular mode and displays time in a row of four stylized hexagonal LED digits.
The second mode is cryptic mode - to outsiders these LED shapes look like an alien code - but is in fact the same digital numbers with the middle line removed. The 8 is an exception but it's easy to learn.
The date and alarm time is shown in the same way and you can choose 12 or 24 hour time mode.
Kisai Xtal is easy to read when you know how but creates a sense of mystery for onlookers. Find out more below:
The LED display is activated at the touch of a button. When the time is not displayed you see the dark screen housed in a modern bracelet, making Kisai Xtal look like a futuristic wrist band.
Minimal Watch Design in Futuristic Material Colors
Available in black or gold stainless steel, one of Kisai Xtal's most attractive features is the material contrast between the smoked mineral crystal lens, polished case and finely brushed strap.
The black version is set off by a beautiful silver polished trim around the edge of case and strap. The custom made mineral crystal lens features a central horizontal edge facing the wearer.
Customise Your Watch Animation
Kisai Xtal features six different user-selectable animation patterns. When turned on, your choice of animation will illuminate the display every 15 minutes between 6pm and midnight. You can turn this on or off in the settings.
The watch is USB rechargeable which means you'll never have to change the battery. To recharge, connect to your computer with the USB cable provided.
One full charge will take 3.5 hours and each charge should last for at least 2 months between charges.
Kisai Xtal is a unisex watch and has a fully adjustable strap to fit large or small wrists.
Like all watches from Tokyoflash Japan it is a limited edition design which means that it is guaranteed to be an original watch that not many other people own.
For more information, take a look at the video demonstration above. A PDF user manual is also featured above which includes more detailed information about this watch.
- Displays the time (12/24 hour modes)
- Date mode
- Two time display modes: normal & cryptic
- Alarm mode
- Six user selectable animations (can be turned off)
- USB rechargeable: unscrew & connect to your computer
- USB cable and screw driver included
- Stainless steel case
- Adjustable stainless steel strap
- Minimum wrist size: 100 mm (approx.)
- Maximum wrist size: 210 mm (approx.)
- Case Dimensions: 36 mm x 33 mm x 13.8 mm
- Weight: 140 grams
- Battery: PL301517 rechargeable watch battery
- English instructions
- One year warranty
Concept to Reality
In February 2010, Tokyoflash Japan opened its Design Studio Blog to showcase concept designs and request ideas for new watch designs from fans. The idea for Kisai Xtal was submitted by Sam Jerichow from Germany.
Blog reader & watch designer Sam Jerichow says:
Sometimes the work on a concept takes weeks with little steps day by day, sometimes it's really quick. Back then when I was sketching the numbers for the Xtal it was spontaneously while having lunch. I liked my scribbles instantly and developed a matching watch. It was a stroke of luck that this idea came to me. I am amazed by how the people in the blog, including Tokyoflash received the concept! Thank you so much for your support, your opinions and your confidence everybody!
My concepts are always more or less idealistic. Seeing a working real life version of the idea is just priceless! Tokyoflash came up with a golden version and it is awesome! Depending on the material, the LED color and the time mode there are different appearances from classic to alien.
I hope you find yours and enjoy it. I certainly do. Just gotta love this lens ♥.
Tokyoflash, you did a great job again, with the watch and with the presentation. Thank you!
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