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Elkader Pizzeria: New owner expands hours, menus
By Pam Reinig
Register Editor
hen Elkader businessman and mayor Josh Pope was ready to sell JNJ pizza, he didn't have to look far for a new owner. His longtime manager, Bryton Rentschler, was ready to take on the restaurant where he'd worked for more than seven years.
"It was always a dream of mine to own a place like this," Bryton said. "I was pretty surprised that it happened when it did but I was ready."
Pope, who had been part of JNJ since 2004, admitted that parting with the business was tough. But, he added, "knowing someone would carry on the great pizza tradition and even expand on it" made his decision easier.
Bryton is a Volga native and a 2009 Central High School graduate. He started working for Pope in 2011 and became manager in 2013. His parents, Scott and Becci Rentschler, still make their home in Volga. Becci is an integral part of the restaurant, which her son opened earlier this month under the new name Elkader Pizzeria. She gets credit for suggesting that Bryton add early morning hours and a breakfast menu. Mornings on Main at the Elkader Pizzeria serves a variety of sandwiches, wraps and treats from 6:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. One of the most unique menu items is a carryover from Becci's employment at Pedretti's Bakery. It's a glazed doughnut split in half to make room for an egg, sausage patty and cheese.
"I'm not sure where the idea came from," Becci admitted. "I guess it's because the doughnut is the right size and shape for a breakfast sandwich. I've used glazed doughnuts to make French toast so I knew there were other ways to enjoy them."
Bryton also added lunch hours to his schedule. In addition to the regular menu, he offers one pasta specialty a day. His goal is to serve a good lunch that "gets people in and out the door in 30 minutes."
Of course, pizza will remain the mainstay of his operation. The restaurant has a loyal following and Bryton says that's one reason he was attracted to the business.
"What I like best about this business is getting to know the customers," he said. "We have a lot of regulars and they were so supportive when we had to close (during the food and liquor license approval process). It was really great to have people stop by and tell us how happy they were that we'd opened up again."
Bryton has a few more changes planned. He'll soon offer a gluten-free pizza crust, new flavors like garlic, Parmesan, chicken pizza, and a party room that he's crafting from space at the rear of the restaurant.
According to the Small Business Association, Bryton is a bit of an anomaly. At age 27, he's nearly two decades younger than the average age of small-business owners, which the SBA places at just over 50. However, he's part of a growing trend in Northeast Iowa of business owners well under the SBA average. Over the summer months, the Register will publish a series of Business Spotlights on other enterprises headed by young people.

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Have you ever done something in your life that you have completely regretted? Like if you could turn back time you would and that entire course of time would be the complete opposite. Now that I have a high schooler I find myself constantly telling him to not give up, slow down, be a kid…
What I am really saying is if I could reverse the course of my own high school years I would have done this,this, and this. So you do it and I will sleep better at night. It's simply my version of living vicariously through my own child.
I gave up too easily in high school. If something wasn't going the way I thought it should, I was ready to quit. As a matter of fact, I often did. School sports simply became a thing of the past. I was more interested in hanging out with my friends after school than joining another sport. Something you would have had to pry me away from kicking and screaming my entire childhood prior. It was easy for me to quit the dance team my junior year, because they expected so much of my precious time that I thought was better spent going to football games, rather than being a part of them.
I wasn't thinking about my future, I was thinking about the present time. I never pushed myself to get the best grades. I just wanted to be an adult, get school over with and spend time doing "nothing" with my friends. I accomplished those goals and looking back they were single-handedly the worst decisions of my life.
Time flew by and soon enough I was out of high school. Some of my friends moved away to college. I got my wish and those that stayed behind I spent hours and hours doing much of nothing with. I had no real goals other than working retail, taking a few junior college courses and hanging with my friends. For years after high school I was pained with the realization that I threw my high school years away rushing for this… adulthood was not what I expected. It was rough living paycheck to paycheck, having to depend on other people and realizing that high school was the time I should have given it all I had.
I regret not giving it my all in school, being so quick to quit sports, the dance team, and rushing to grow up. I didn't enjoy being a high schooler, I merely rushed through the days dreaming about growing up and moving on. I wish someone would have given me a big shake and pushed me to be a better student, not be a quitter and said "slow down Michelle be a kid while you still can". Would I have listened? Who knows, but I do know that I will make it a point to let my own kid know that he has someone rooting for him. Who won't let him quit so easily and remind him that it's okay to be a kid.
Do you have any life regrets? I'd love to hear them.
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Tight Control Of Type 1 Diabetes Saves Lives, But It's Tough
As someone who has lived with Type 1 myself for over 40 years – I was diagnosed in 1973, at age 9 – I can tell you that keeping my blood sugars in control 24/7 is incredibly difficult. And that's despite having the knowledge on how to do it, as well as the health insurance that covers my test strips and insulin pump supplies. Many others with Type 1 diabetes don't, which helps explain the gap between what the studies say is best practice and what happens in real life.
The article makes it sound like we're all living on the brink of death, and that because of it, we don't take care of ourselves -- which surely is true for some diabetics, but not for all.
Last night before bed my blood sugar was also in the 200s; I was working late, and stress hormones alone can raise blood sugar. So I told my insulin pump to give me a small "correction" dose to lower it. But I held back giving the full amount that my pump recommended because, as always, I feared over-correcting and dropping too low during the night. The fear of not waking up in the morning because of low blood sugar is a constant in the life of those of us with Type 1 diabetes, and it's one of the main reasons we struggle to stay in control.
Certainly I am guilty of being conservative about how much insulin I give myself to correct before bed, but it's not because I am afraid of never waking up -- it's because I hate the experience of waking up crashing.
Overall, though, I think the article does a good job of illustrating the position type 1 diabetics are in: Staying in good control is like walking a tightrope, with too-high blood sugars on one side and too-low blood sugars on the other. And the author is absolutely right, in that good health care at least makes tight control possible, whereas many diabetics don't even have that option.
The picture the article paints isn't quite as dark and gloomy as you would think, though. It talks about the huge impact staying in tight control can have on one's health. I found it inspiring, and am resolving to make a better effort to stay in good control. I used to be, but over the past year or two, my control has slipped.
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trya commented on 2015-02-22 21:57
trya commented on 2014-08-30 21:20
Updated sources to build with linux 3.16.
trya commented on 2014-04-11 14:01
Updated sources to build with linux 3.14.
trya commented on 2013-12-29 18:05
Updated sources to build with linux 3.12.
trya commented on 2013-01-30 10:59
Updated sources to build with linux 3.7.
trya commented on 2012-10-18 22:09
Updated sources to build with linux 3.6.
trya commented on 2012-10-18 11:05
The code is ready for 3.6, but the Makefile has a bug in the clean target. You'll have to wait a little before the update.
trya commented on 2012-09-18 15:57
@BenoitSvB: yes, you're right, DRI support in the xorg driver came back since July 17th. The instructions in the wiki still apply.
Anonymous comment on 2012-09-18 15:35
RE: 21 Jun 2012, [quote] ...Anyway, DRI is disabled on the xf86-video-mach64 package from [extra]. If you want to try the DRI driver, you have to rebuild xf86-video-mach64 with --enable-dri and build mach64-dri from the PKGBUILD: ...[endquote]
Is this still true?
We have mach64-dri 7.11.2-2 from [community] since 2012-06-28: http://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/i686/mach64-dri/ and xf86-video-mach64 6.9.3-1 from [extra] mentions optional DRI1 support from this mach64-dri: http://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/i686/xf86-video-mach64/
trya commented on 2012-07-14 22:13
Normally, it should build without modification, since /lib is symlinked to /usr/lib. If you can't build, it probably means you have a problem with your filesystem hierarchy. Nonetheless, I edited my PKGBUILD in order to reflect the change, as it only applies to Arch.


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You can check out the whole collection here.
I love the feminine lace and pale colors paired with the masculinity of the collared shirts, blazers and pleated trousers.
Sadly it is absolutely impossible for me to own solid ivory shirts. I never consider myself a messy person until I put on something pale and gorgeous. Without fail, I will dribble down my shirt or cook with oil or find a way to get lipstick on it. Please tell me I'm not the only one doomed to wear dark colors my whole life!


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GRANBY — A fatal crash in Massachusetts is affecting traffic in town, police said.
Route 10 is closed in Southwick at the state line, Capt. William Tyler said Monday afternoon. Motorists are urged to take Route 189 as an alternate route.
The road was reported open by police about 5 p.m. Southwick police confirmed that one person died in the crash.


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Our collection of interesting informative and fun horse facts
Basic horse facts can elude horse owners who are busy caring for a large living breathing creature.
And who's equestrian sport or hobby often takes up significant personal time.
Horse riding can take up to several hours of every day.
Simple daily grooming, taking care of horse tack and the actual horse riding all take time.
Learning basic horse facts and figures as well as the more fun and interesting ones is often placed on the back burner or never considered important.
The following bulleted lists are for those too busy to stick their nose in a four hundred page book …. enjoy.
Basic Horse Facts … The things every horse owner should know
- A horse isn't considered an adult until it reaches age four.
- A female horse over 4 years old is called a mare.
- A male horse over 4 years old is called a Stallion or a Gelding, if castrated.
- Horses are measured in hands high (hh).
- A hand is equivalent to four inches or 10.2cm.
- Horses are normally over 14.2hh except for miniature horses.
- Anything under 14.2hh is classed as a pony.
- There are over 200 breeds of horses in the world.
- A horse's gestation period (time from breeding to birth) is about 11 mths
- Horses usually live to be 20-25 years old. The oldest horse lived to be 62.
- A father horse is called a sire.
- A mother horse is called a dam.
- A young female is called a filly.
- A young male is called a colt.
- The scientific name for the horse is equus caballus.
- A mule is a cross between a male donkey (a jack) and a female horse (a mare).
- Mules are usually sterile.
- A hinny is a cross between a male horse (a stallion) and a female donkey (a jenny).
- Hinnies are usually sterile.
- Mules are known for having very long ears.
Foals and Foaling … Interesting facts about baby horses
- A newborn foals legs are already 80 to 90% of the length they will be when full grown.
- A foal is able to stand just one hour after birth.
- A foal can walk, trot, and run just two hours after birth.
- The first milk the mare makes is called colostrum. This rich milk builds the foals immune system.
- Most foals will start to nurse less than two hours after birth.
- A female foal is called a filly.
- A male foal is called a colt.
- More foals are born between April 15 and May 15 than at any other time.
- Mares usually foal at night.
- Foaling mares don't like being watched. They will stop foaling and wait till a person leaves.
- A mare may give birth in as little as 15 minutes, but usually no longer than an hour.
- If a mare is still straining after an hour has passed, something is seriously wrong.
- If you have to help pull a foal out, NEVER pull up! Always pull down, toward the mares feet.
- Unusual Horse Facts
- Truth or Fiction
- Small & Tall
- Technical Terms
- Scientific
- Horse Anatomy
- The Horses Eye
- Inside The Horse
Strange and Unusual Horse Facts
- Horses like classical music.
- The oldest horse was named Old Billy. He was a cross breed, he was born in 1760 and lived to 62.
- The oldest pony ever recorded was named Teddy E. Bear. He lived to be 55 and was owned by Kathy Pennington of Virginia Beach, VA. He was still alive in 1998.
- The World's Largest Horse was a purebred Belgian stallion named Brooklyn Supreme. He stood 19.2hh (6'6″) at his withers. He weighed over 3,200 pounds and is entered in the Guinness Book of World Records. He was foaled in 1928 and died in 1948. He lived in Iowa, USA.
The oldest winning thoroughbred racehorses are ;
- The 18-year-olds – Revenge, at Shrewsbury England in 1790; Marksman, at Ashford Kent, England in 1826; and Jorrocks, at Bathurst Australia in 1851
- Also at 18yrs old; Wild Aster won three hurdle races in 1919 and Sonny Somers won two steeplechases in February 1980.
Horse Superstitions …. Truth or Fiction Who Knows?
- Horseshoes are supposed to be lucky.
- The luckiest horse shoe of all, is one from the hind leg of a grey mare.
- If you hang a horseshoe upside down, the luck runs out.
- Grey horses are supposed to be lucky and piebalds unlucky.
- A local superstition in Lincolnshire, UK says;( If you see a white dog, stay silent until you see a white horse. )
Small & Tall … from miniature horse's to massive draught horse's
The smallest horse breed is the Falebella miniature horse of Argentina.
- The tallest recorded member of the breed stands just 74cm (30 inches) at the shoulder.
- The smallest pony in history was a stallion named "Little Pumpkin". He stood just 14 inches tall and weighed only 20lbs.
- The tallest horse recorded was a Shire horse called Samson. He stood 21.2hh (7ft 2in). Samson is also recorded as the heaviest horse weighing in at 1524kg (3360lbs)
- The World Record log pull was set in 1893. 2 Clydesdale Stallions hauled a sledge stacked with timber weighing 128 tonnes. The equivalent of pulling 22 African Elephants.
- The record for the highest jump is 8ft. 1.25in (247cm). By Huaso – ridden by Capt. Alberto Larraguibel Morales (Chile) at Vina del Mar, Santiago, Chile on Feb. 5, 1949.
- The record for the longest jump over water is 27ft 6.75in (8.4m). By Something – ridden by Andre Ferreira (South Africa) in Johannesburg, South Africa on April 25, 1975.
Technical horse terms … including Latin Terms and Meanings
Here are some words that are derived from the latin word for horse, equus, and the Greek word for horse, hippos. From the American Heritage Dictionary
- equine adj. – 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a horse. 2. Of or belonging to the family Equidae, which includes horses, asses, and zebras.
- equestrian adj. – 1. Of or relating to horseback riding or horseback riders. 2. Depicted or represented on horseback: an equestrian statue of a famous monarch.
- equestrian n. – One who rides a horse or performs on horseback. [From Latin equester, equestr-, from eques, horseman, from equus, horse.
- equitation n. – The art and practice of riding a horse. [Latin equitatio, equitation-, from equitare, to ride horseback.
- equitant adj. – Overlapping at the base to form a flat, fanlike arrangement in two ranks, as the leaves of some irises. [Latin equitans, equitant-, present participle of equitare, to ride horseback, from eques, equit-, horseman, from equus, horse.
- equisetum n., pl. equisetums or equiseta. (horsetail). – Any of various nonflowering plants of the genus Equisetum, having a jointed, hollow stem and narrow, sometimes much reduced leaves. Also called equisetum.
- eohippus n. – A small, herbivorous, extinct mammal of the genus Hyracotherium (or Eohippus) from the Eocene Epoch of the western United States, having four-toed front feet and three-toed hind feet and related ancestrally to the horse. [New Latin : eo- + Greek hippos, horse]
Classification of the Horse … How Science Classifies The Equine
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Subphylum: Vertebrata
- Class: Mammalia
- Subclass: Theria
- Infraclass: Eutheria
- Order: Perissodactyla
- Family: Equidae
Horse Anatomy Facts … About your horses' body
- A full grown horse weighing 1000 pounds (455kg) contains approximately 13.2 gallons of blood.
- Horses have about 175 bones in their body.
- A horses hoof grows at about 1cm per month.
- Horses leg joints are not fully fused (grown) until the age of 3.5yrs.
- Most horse breeds have 18 ribs.
- The Arabian horse has 17 ribs.
- Most horses have 6 lumbar bones.
- The Arabian horse has 5 lumbar bones.
- Most horses have 18 tail vertabrea.
- The Arabian horse has 16 tail vertabrea.
- Arabian horse are very strong for their size.
- Horses can see in two directions at once.
- Horses can see everywhere, except directly in front or behind them.
- Horses can't vomit and it is very dangerous if a horse chokes
- Horses make 8 basic sounds; Snort, Squeal, Greeting nicker, Courtship nicker, Maternal nicker, Neigh, Roar, Blow.
- Horses cannot breathe through their mouths.
- Horses have a prehensile upper lip. Prehensile means "adapted for seizing, grasping, or taking hold of something." Their upper lips are very sensitive and capable of feeling the smallest of differences in objects.
- Scientists believe that the first known ancestor of the horse lived about 50 million years ago. This prehistoric horse is called Eohippus and had four padded toes on the front legs and three padded toes on the back legs. Eo means "dawn" and hippus means "horse," so Eohippus is "dawn horse."
- A horses splint bones are thought to be remnants of toes from prehistoric horses. The splint bones are small bones (about the size of a pencil at the top and tapering down to be much smaller) found on each side of the cannon bone.
- Sometimes a small bulge will appear on the horses lower leg, this is usually a splint bone that has popped. This happens when the splint bone becomes detached from the cannon bone. A splint might become detached due to a nutritional imbalance or trauma. It is usually not a cause for concern. In most cases a popped splint will cause mild pain to the horse but when the splint has "set" or healed it is completely pain free and is not a health or soundness concern
Your horses vision … that amazing equine eye
- Most of the time, a horse has monocular vision. This means a different image is seen by each eye so that a horse is seeing two different pictures at the same time.
- Your horse can also have binocular vision. Binocular vision is when both eyes work together to see one picture (humans have binocular vision). A horse only has binocular vision when it is looking down its nose.
- Your horse has a wide visual range. Your horse can see completely around its entire body except for two small blind spots. One directly in front of its face, underneath its head, and the other directly behind itself.
This is why it's very important not to walk up, directly behind a horse – you are in its blind spot and if you startle it you can get kicked.
Inside your horse … that powerful heart and other organs
- The average horse heart weighs approximately 9 or 10 pounds. The great New Zealand / Australian racehorse, Phar Lap, had a heart that weighed 14 pounds.
- The great American racehorse Secretariat had a heart estimated during his autopsy to weigh 21 pounds, though the heart was not weighed.
- The horse has one stomach. In contrast, cattle, sheep, goats, bison, deer, elk, caribou, moose, and camels are "ruminants" which means (among other things) they have four digestive chambers instead of just one stomach.
- The horse is a herbivore, which means it feeds mostly on plants.
- The normal horse small intestine is about 70 feet long.
- The normal horse large intestine is about 12 feet long.
- Horses produce approximately 10 gallons of saliva a day.
All horses, regardless of when they were actually born, are considered to have a common birthday of January 1; which is one reason why most horsemen and equine breeders don't want their foals to be born late in the year.
Even if a foal, colt or filly, is born on December 31st he or she will have their first birthday the very next day.


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I have been on a fit kick lately. Trying to tone up and get my body into better shape has been quite the task. As mom's we are last on the priority list. We cook, clean and take care of the kids. For me I also work on top of that. Brandon is a huge help thankfully, but we still don't take care of ourselves like we should.
I lately have been following Whitneyysimmons on instagram. She has amazing fit tips, and meal plans. I have always loved Kodiak Cakes but she has helped me find a new love for them. Protein packed and easy to make for mornings I have to work. When you are trying to tone up and weight train protein is your best friend. These pancakes are my favorite for post workouts. They are packed with protein and help with muscle soreness after a work out. I love these pancakes. They are so easy to make. I can make them in 10 minutes.
You can also make mass amounts and refrigerate them for meal planning. You can top them with so many things. Use them instead of bread for a sandwich or bun. I am so thankful Costco sells these at an inexpensive price because we go through these boxes like there is no tomorrow. Aria loves them!
Agave (optional)
I like to get everything out and pre-measure before baking. It helps with time and cleanup. It also helps me make sure I have what I need. I have started baking before just to realize I don't have enough sugar, or flour, or baking soda..and it really sucks! Smart people usually check that, but until now I wasn't one of those people.
Because there are so many ingredients in this recipe..haha not. Mix the water and the Kodiak Protein Cakes mix. It needs to be smooth, and kind of thin. Nobody likes clumpy pancakes.
Throw them on the griddle. I like to oil my griddle with coconut oil. It helps boost metabolism, and it tastes amazing. Seriously coconut oil can be used for everything. The trick to perfectly golden pancakes is to flip the pancake when you see the top bubbling.
Top with Almond Butter and Bananas. I like to drizzle Agave on pretty much everything. It adds sweetness, and it's natural. Yummy!
- 1 cup Kodiak Cakes Protein Mix
- 1 cup Water
- 1 Banana
- 2 Tblsp Almond Butter
- 2 Tblsp Agave (optional)
- Mix water and pancake mix
- Heat up griddle or pan
- Place pancakes on the griddle
- While pancakes are cooking start chopping up banana's
- After pancakes are fully cooked, spread almond butter on top.
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Protesting the Pat Down
One New Yorker made headlines when he showed up to the airport in nothing but his underwear (pictured above). 33-year-old Jason Rockwood (Seriously?! He shows up to the airport in his underwear, waiting to be felt up, and his name is ROCKWOOD!? Anybody see the potential for a gay porn parody here?) said that "[the] procedures TSA uses to screen passengers [are] undignified."
Undignified though some stories coming out may sound, I'd like you all to take a quick step back. While I am all for personal privacy - the gym locker room is my own private hell, especially when unbelievably gorgeous people are changing around me - and wanting to not have strangers' hands traveling up and down your body, I think we need to figure out with whom we're truly angry.
Quick story: I used to be a juvenile detention officer. As part of my intake duties, I was required to strip search every new male detainee. Mind you, I was a juvenile detention officer. That means the guys being locked up at my facility were between the ages of 10 and 18. There was no way around doing this. Every detainee had to be strip searched before entering the facility in order to check for drugs, weapons, etc. (Believe me, the places some people will put a few blunts, a bottle of pills, a knife, razor blade, or even a gun would shock, disgust, and baffle you.) The detainees could not shower, have new clothes, be given a dinner tray, or offered any services until the strip search is performed. It's policy. It's the law. It's also the least favorite part of being an officer or a detainee. Trust that I had no satisfaction in trying to quiet down a 10-year-old after he spent an hour screaming and crying that he didn't want to go through the procedure. However, again, if I wanted my paycheck, I had to do the job. I might not like it. I might not enjoy it. I might even wish every single time I go through it that I could punch the person in the face who made the process so invasive. Alternatively, every time I found the drugs or the weapon being hidden by the new detainee, I understood why it had to be done. But, I did not make the policy.
Don't think that parents never bitched and moaned that their poor baby had to be stripped by an adult male. Don't think that I didn't get dirty looks by the little criminals' loved ones.
Making it more difficult for the officers and agents who have to perform these searches isn't going to do anything except piss off the officers and agents. They didn't write the policy. They're just the poor schmucks on the bottom of the totem pole who have to enforce the policy. If they want their paycheck, that is. Keep in mind that the only way this particular form of protest is going to affect change is if the TSA executives are the ones doing the pat downs - and being forced to 'accidentally cup' the genitalia of fat men in kilts.
My thoughts on the going-commando-kilt protests specifically, in case you care, is that it makes you look like an ass that wants to get fondled. Possibly a skeezy, creepy perv. Don't do it. It's not funny, and you're not punishing the right person.
Now, I would just like to say... This discussion does not preclude my own Riot against the highly invasive nature of these scans and searches. I mean, think of the millions of people driving deathmobiles at 80mph. We had a potential terrorist leave a poorly made fertilizer bomb in a parked car, but nobody is stopping every driver in their driveway before they get in their car. Police aren't randomly pulling over every 10th or 20th car just to check for weapons or bombs. It's not a fair way of thinking. Terrorists come in many forms and go about performing their acts in many ways. Flying is still the safest form of travel. I think this kind of searching and scanning and such merely makes the fears most people already have artificially heightened. Thus, the crazy kilt protests.
Reports, though, are saying that most airports aren't seeing too many underwear clad, half-naked, commando-kilt protesters. So, I guess not so many people jumped on that particular bandwagon.
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All I have to say on the topic is that I am NOT flying anywhere...period. LOL! Not that I fly anyway. I have no money and nowhere to go but now? Not a chance.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 25, 2010 at 11:51 AM
Lol I just wanted to say that I do not like flying. When I have to fly however I wear one of my Utilikilts. Not out of any form of protest, but because they are the most comfortable clothing I own. Going commando is part of that comfort. Plus with the plethora of pockets I don't need a carry on. Next time I fly I may have to reconsider my wardrobe,ReplyDelete
I'm glad we don't have this sort of thing in the UK.ReplyDelete
My grandmother lives in Ireland so I have to fly to see her which would mean, if this sort of process occurred in UK airports, some total randomer would see me naked about 4 times a year.
It's just a no. I've committed no crime so why should I be made to feel humiliated? Even then, I feel sorry for people who have committed crimes and have to undergo such a mentally invasive procedure.
I hate flying. It's not glamorous and it's not fun. It's like taking the bus but in the air. Such a procedure would make me swear off flying for good.
- Roy the AnatomistNovember 28, 2010 at 12:54 AM
While I appreciate your analogy, I feel that it's flawed. The common air traveler hasn't been sentenced to detention and rehabilitation in a secure facility. He hasn't committed a crime. He just wants to get from point A to point B. Does this in any way make it reasonable to search him like a convict? I tend to think not. Yes, we are shooting the messengers. But all the customer complaints in the world won't change TSA policy unless the TSA employees also decide that the policy's at the top of the Bad Decisions List (TM), right after shipboard romances and talking in the theatre, and let their supervisors know that in no uncertain terms.ReplyDelete


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Search for your company name and industry. Use the search box in the top toolbar to search for terms related to your company name, product names, or even terms related to your industry to see what is getting buzz. After you conduct the search, you can filter results. Pin results are the default, but you can also look for boards related to your company or industry. You can also search people, which can be an important way to watch out for people impersonating your brand.
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Safari Mac Safari Webclipper - nothing happens
Andrew R posted a topic in Web ClipperI thought the previous version of clipper was fun enough (constantly being asked to sign in, suggestions to "why not clip this PDF" on every single PDF opened) but it's now not working at all. When I click the evernote button a new tabs opens and ends up at URL www.evernote.com/ClipperSuccess.action?canClose=true&login=true This quickly closes leaving me back on the page I wanted to clip but nothing else happens. I've already tried reinstalling the extension (now on 6.11), restarting browser, clearing all evernote cookies/local storage. Update: This was resolved as follows: Uninstall the Evernote Web Clipper in Safari by navigating to Safari > Preferences > Extensions > Evernote Web Clipper and choose Uninstall From the menubar, choose Safari > Clear History and choose All History > **Clear History On your keyboard, press ⌘ command + ⌥ option + esc simultaneously, then select Safari and choose Force Quit Restart your Mac Open Safari and install the Evernote Web Clipper from www.evernote.com/webclipper If prompted to choose between installing the extension from the Safari Extensions Gallery or directly from the developer choose Install from Developer. Navigate to Safari > Preferences > Extensions > Updates to ensure you have the latest version of the extension installed
Firefox Problem with clipping pdf
Generito posted a topic in Web ClipperWhen trying to clip PDF web pages. This appears to have started after upgrading Windows 10 to V 1803. This is happening with both Firefox and Edge. Reloading the page accomplishes nothing.
Possible Work Around for Webclipper iOS/Mac
PinkElephant posted a topic in Web ClipperWe all hope Web Clipper will return to work as soon as possible under Safari to the Mac. As long as it is missing, there is a workaround using a new feature of Safari under iOS 13. It is working much better in keeping the original page view than the "Export to pdf ..." menu item in Safari 13 on my Mac. Open the page in an iOS device. Make a screenshot (home button: Press on-switch and home at the same time, Face-ID: Press Side-button and volume-up at the same time). Then pick "full page" to the right on top of the screen shot page that is showing. This will create a pdf of the full website you are viewing, not only the part that shows in your screen. You can save it to a folder in the "Files App". If you have this folder inside of your iCloud-Drive, it will share within a few moments into the iCloud-Drive of your Mac for further action. Unfortunately on my iPhone there is currently no option to share the pdf directly into Evernote. This does not replace WebClipper, but does allow to pick pretty accurate pdfs of websites as long as it is missing.
I have installed the Evernote Webclipper App but get this prompt when trying to activate it: Due to the restrictions set by the browser, you cannot clip this page Have looked over Settings but not found where I can configure the settings to make it work?
Web Clipper 'Undefined' error
Advait C posted a topic in Web ClipperChrome browser. See attached image. How do I fix this? When I click to unselect the "Select All Message" box nothing happens. Can this be fixed? How? I want to clip some of my gmails to evernote. Thanks,
I'm a big fan of clipping Wikipedia pages. I have found recently that some embedded images are not rendered in Evernote after clipping. Often these are inline equations in .svg format. See excerpt screen shots of the same content, from the page Tropical Cyclone, and from my clipped page in EN. I am using Windows 10, and this happens in ALL browsers on this platform. Ironically, my iPhone can clip this page perfectly after I request the desktop version. What gives?!
Safari Improvement when creating notes
juli33 posted an idea in Web ClipperMuchas veces queremos sacar una captura de pantalla a elementos que no alcanzan a entrar en la pantalla. Otras veces queremos que simplemente teniendo un texto seleccionado y haciendo click en el clipper podamos crear una nota con solo ese texto. Many times we want to take a screenshot of elements that do not reach the screen. Other times we want that by simply having a selected text and clicking on the clipper we can create a note with only that text.
other MathJax and Evernote
ahambi posted a topic in Web ClipperI want to clip Math pages with formulas into Evernote. The formulas are rendered by MathJax http://www.mathjax.org/demos/copy-and-paste/ and just disappear when I clip the article : ( This makes the Evernote completely useless for Math, Physics, Chemistry lectures which are available online and rendered with MathJax. I tried now the webclipper in Chrome and Firefox - both don't work.
chrome [Feature Request]Append to an Existing Note
The-Droidster posted an idea in Web ClipperHi, I would like to make a feature request. The default behavior of the web clipper is to create a new note with the selected content in a given notebook. A separate note for every little clip is not always necessary. So, why not include an option to append the clipped content to an existing note. It would be somewhat similar to merging 2 notes, only difference being, the process is now automatic and on-the-fly, instead of being manual. PS: Sorry for the poor English. Thanks, The-Droidster
ie How do I disable Web Clipper?
rickscafe posted a topic in Web ClipperOr better yet, uninstall it, if that is possible. I installed an Evernote update today and discovered that every time I copy text, it's turned into a note in Evernote. Among other things, this can be one hell of a security risk (try copying a password). There's also the fact that this wasn't mentioned during the update installation. And, finally, it's simply annoying. If I can't stop this behavior, then I'll have to go back to an earlier version of Evernote. If that doesn't work, goodbye, Evernote. Thanks to anyone who has an answer.
chrome Cannot save Disqus reader comments
deardavid posted a topic in Web ClipperI find that I cannot use Evernote Web Clipper to save reader comments powered by Disqus. Here are two sample sites demonstrating this problem: http://news.sciencemag.org/health/2014/03/scientists-fix-errors-controversial-paper-about-saturated-fats http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/03/28/295332576/why-we-got-fatter-during-the-fat-free-food-boom There is just a blank area where the reader comments would be. Clearly does the same thing. Selecting All in the Evernote Web Clipper and clipping the selection does not work either. This problem is discussed for Zotero, a program similar to Evernote: https://forums.zotero.org/discussion/27314/good-way-to-save-comments-from-website-articles/ So far, the only way I can save these reader comments, which sometimes have more valuable information than the original articles, is by printing the whole article (including the expanded notes section) to a PDF file and saving that on my computer, then attaching it to a new Evernote note. If anyone else has encountered this problem, or has another, more efficient solution, I would like to hear from you. David Scientists Fix Errors in Controversial Paper About Saturated Fats ScienceAAAS News - results from using Evernote Web Clipper.html
Chrome Web clipper doesn't capture embedded twitter posts
Greg Allen posted an idea in Web ClipperEvernote and web clipper are great products, but they almost never capture embedded twitter posts when using the "simplified article" capture. Capturing twitter posts is an important aspect of how I use evernote for my job. Please fix this.
Other Webclipper for Brave browser
kilolo posted an idea in Web ClipperHi there, @evernotehelps suggested I post this here – I've recently begun to use the Brave browser (https://www.brave.com/) and so far think it's pretty great. On Safari I'm a big fan of the webclipper and would love to see it implemented for Brave as well. Any chance that might happen soon?
chrome Evernote doesn't support webp image?
littne posted an idea in Web ClipperSometimes I use chrome web clipper to clip some pages to my notes, I could not view the webp images in the note. Just try to clip this page: https://developers.google.com/speed/webp/gallery1 And you can reproduce the issue, you can't see those webp images. Very annoying. I'm not sure this is a clipper problem, I think it might be that Evernote doesn't support webp image. I attached two images, that's how it looks on my web evernote and evernote Mac app, it's simliar on my iOS devices. Could you add support to webp format? I think more and more webp images are used on web now.
Chrome Web clipper keeps logging out
jomickler posted a topic in Web ClipperI am using Web Clipper 6.10.1(35f63f9)/11.00.926 on Chrome 54.0.2840.99 m and Windows 7 Pro 64.. Every time I look up from my work Web Clipper has that familiar red dot. But actually now that I have click on it to get the above version number it is once again logged in... I am confused this is very different behavior than in the past
Chrome Web Clipper interfering with Gmail keyboard shortcuts
chirmer posted a topic in Web ClipperHas anyone else noticed issues with Chrome's clipper interfering with keyboard shortcuts in Gmail? When I have the clipper installed, the shortcuts act like they don't work. If I refresh the page, they do whatever they were trying to do (archive, label, etc.). Even if I go back to my inbox, the changes don't apply until I refresh the page. For me this began on Friday. I'm on a Mac running macOS 10.14.2, Chrome Version 73.0.3683.86 (Official Build) (64-bit).
Chrome Web clipper 7.9.0 deciding where to put my info
jbenson2 posted a topic in Web ClipperEvernote Web Cliper extension 7.9.0 in Chrome The Web Clipper used to always put my web captures in my default notebook. Recently it has decided to put the web capture in a notebook it thinks is more appropriate. How do I tell it to stop and revert to the normal method?
Apologies if this was already discussed somewhere, but I can't seem to find it anywhere so here goes: Just recently, my laptop's hard drive crashed, and I attempted to save my system files by copying over my Library to an external drive. Attempting to restore my "current" Evernote onto my new drive (by pasting the old Library) worked out fine, however the long list of notes I had stored in the "quick-note"/clipper (on the toolbar) seems to have disappeared, and I don't know where I can recover it — actually, is there a way to recover what was written in the quick-note/clipper? Was there a backup made somewhere? I've located a file named "quick-note-preserved.obj", but I can't seem to open it with anything. Do I have to import it somewhere? If it helps, I'm a macbook pro user, and the application was downloaded from the "app store" on this laptop. Thanks for your help TT.TT Just any way to view the information will do....
Firefox Evernote clipper: can't type symbols like '?' and '/'
chipqvist posted a topic in Web ClipperHi, Lately, I'm not able to type question marks and slashes into the "remarks" box of the Evernote web clipper add-on. Other characters show up when I hit their keys but nothing happens for '?' or '/'. This is on Windows 10, Firefox 59.0.2 This is a bug, but there seems to be no other way to report it.
Not sure if this is related to the latest update or not. Anyone else using Outlook 2013 (as a part of the installed Office apps) and Windows 10 and finding the outlook clipper is broken? I tend to forward emails these days, so haven't tried the Clipper for a while, but recently it failed on one email, and then the next... and I haven't been able to successfully clip an email since. The full error in the clipper window is I raised a ticket #2753464 and will report outcomes. Interestingly I had extra problems reporting this - in Firefox 64.0.2 (64bit) I filled in the ticket form at https://help.evernote.com/hc/en-us/requests/new and the 'send' button would not work. Reloaded the page, checked I was logged in and filled in the form. Again. Still no send button action. So I used Vivaldi - no problems. And. Being conscientious I created a note to record all this and keep my clips. Drag and drop into the note didn't work for this image. I had to 'attach' this pic (a 4kb PNG) to the note. My other stats are Windows 10 (1709) and Evernote Desktop 220.127.116.1170 I'll flag this in the release thread for 6.17.4 too, in case anything is related...
I've been using the clipper feature for a very long time and I usually access it by using the WIN+SHIFT+S hotkey. Lately, I've noticed that while the clipper comes up, my highlight selection border is red and no clips are made. If I use any other method to clip (chrome extension or right clicking on the Evernote ICON + clip screenshot, it works. Any suggestions?
Chrome Related Results in Chrome - Is this working?
Stacey posted a topic in Web ClipperI have this web-clipper setting turned on, but it does not seem to be working. I am not seeing related results from Evernote in any Chrome search I do. The box doesn't even appear on the right. I've also had a customer report that it isn't working for them either. Is this a bug? I'm not finding other people reporting this in the forums recently so wanted to ask.
Chrome New Gmail clipping broken
ToddsterAU posted a topic in Web ClipperHi. The Evernote Web Clipper doesn't work in the new Gmail. When trying to clip an email, it only saves an "Undefined" page. Is happening in both Chrome and Firefox on the latest version of web clipper. When I switch back to the old Gmail, it works fine. Hoping this can be fixed soon. Thanks
I added https://evernote.com/ per the suggestion of Mettarefuge. That did not work. I would rather not, for security reason, allow a blanket rule to allow third party cookies. Evernote has 5 cookies set on my PC already. I would prefer not to allow a blanket rules for allowing third party cookies as that presents obvious security issues. I hope Evernote can come up with a less drastic solution.
chrome ANSWERED Scroll While using Web Clipper Screen Shot
TLMiller49 posted a topic in Web ClipperIs there a way to scroll beyond the screen bottom while selecting material with screenshot? Often the section I want to clip is longer than my screen displays. When I drag the box to the bottom of the screen it stops. Similarly, "Simplified Article" will include all the comments which I don't want, so I need to use "Screenshot" to select only the article. If the article is longer than 1 page (screen) I'm stuck. Any help?


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I have a lot of prayer gardens in my yard and home. Its amazing after a while how these gardens do take on the personality of who I'm praying for.
For example, my inside my home are plants of people I know personally, and have named each plant by their name. Over the last few years they truly have taken on the personality of the person I've been praying for. Recently I was moving one that was getting filtered light and thought it was slow growing. When I picked it up to move it I found that in the darkness it had grown twice as much but I've seen this plant stand tall, not dropping. It gave me a new perspective in praying for this person.
Another time I had a Ivy that was growing rapidly and I was going to move it so it could spread out a little more in another location. Being on a bookshelf I hadn't noticed that one of the ivy stems had merged in a book and was rooting in the book!
Another time I had moved a plant as I felt the Lord tell me there was a story with it. I moved it outdoors and it started to die and so I moved it back in, and had placed a vine in with it that I connect other plants to as well. Within a year that person had moved to another climate and realized she needed to be home and have the connection of others to survive. God has showed me how this journey now created a new person in her and the vine is spreading inside the pot as well as beyond.
My outdoor prayer gardens are my African Prayer garden, The Church of Brookings Prayer garden and also my herb garden is from my Selah prayer group and other personal Bible studies I've belonged to.
I'll post pics of my gardens later. Its Fall and things are starting to turn for the next season which is a lesson in its own.


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Americans hope that President Trump and his team can resolve the North Korean tension. Nobody wants anyplace in America to be struck by an atomic or hydrogen bomb. We are not totally clear on what North Korea can do with a missile but it is growing clearer their program has advanced and growing stronger almost day by day. Although few people seem to believe North Korea has a hydrogen bomb.
We were blindsided by Japan Dec. 7, 1941, when they attacked Pearl Harbor. The Japanese killed 2,335 servicemen. An additional 1,143 were wounded. They attacked us for 110 minutes from 7:55 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. Hundreds of Japanese planes sank or damaged 21 warships and destroyed more than 150 planes on nearby airfields. That was a horrendous day in our history that we never want repeated.
There is no way to be blindsided by North Korea. Kim Jong -un doesn't like the United States and has not made that a secret. North Korea appears to have the ability to hit major US cities according to experts with their increasingly developed missiles.
What has not been determined is how heavy a payload the missile was carrying in its most recent test which occurred last Friday. According to experts the heavier the payload the shorter the range. Experts have estimated that last Friday's test missile had the ability to hit Alaska.
The state run Korean Central News Agency said Saturday that the most recent missile test was a Hwasongt-14, the same missile tested earlier this month. The news agency also added that Washington should regard the launch as a "grave warning." Kim Jong-un has been quoted saying "the whole US mainland" is now within North Korea's reach. He called Pyongyang's weapons program "a precious asset" that cannot be reversed or replaced, according to the agency.
In light of North Korea's advancing missile program what should President Trump and his current leadership do?
We must continue to work with China and Japan and all others to impose economic sanctions on North Korea. Diplomacy must always be the first effort. We aren't interested in hurting North Korea. We aren't their enemy. Unfortunately, they have not only threatened our nation verbally but they are demonstrating an advancing ability to hurt us.
Eventually our President will have to do what no one in our country wants to happen and that is make an effort to destroy Yongbyron which is North Korea's nuclear facility built in 1965. Some reports indicate there may be as many as twenty nuclear bombs at Yongbyron and that North Korea has enough highly enriched Uranium to make six to eight additional nuclear bombs a year.
The repercussions of us making an effort to destroy or greatly impair Yongbryon and their missile launching capabilities could greatly jeopardize South Korea's safety. Almost 30,000 American troops are in South Korea. North Korea could in probability launch some kind of attack against South Korea which could be catastrophic.
We come back to the bottom line and that is the security of our homeland. We cannot wait for North Korea to have a successful attack against the United States. Unless severe economic sanctions are imposed and carried out successfully with International support we will be placed into a stalemate scenario and have to react aggressively to protect our country.
Our own recent missile test this week from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California was a chess move by our own Pentagon to remind North Korea they are playing with fire and about to be burned. Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson assured North Korea, "We are not your enemy," but said that Pyongyang "is presenting an unacceptable threat to us and we have to respond."
When will President Trump bomb North Korea? If we do not receive some word from Pyongyang that they are going to back off and live in peace with the world, then look for us to strike them after their next missile test.
Glenn Mollette is an American syndicated columnist and author. He is the author of 11 books. Visit his website at glennmollette.com


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-Score: Regis College 9, Clark University 0
-Records: Clark (1-4), Regis (7-1)
-Location: Weston, Mass. (Regis Tennis Center)
-The Lead: Regis swept their home match Thursday evening over the Clark University women's tennis team, 9-0.
-For doubles matches, Anna Gates (North Scituate, RI) and Elizabeth Garfield (Cape Elizabeth, ME) fell to the pair of Jarvis and Donovan, 8-2. Clark's Maggie Tarbox (Lebanon, CT) and Chloe Dunnell (Montclair, NJ) loss 8-3 to Regis's Katelyn Mogelnicki and Lauren Mogelnecki. Lastly, Kathryn Benson (Hudson, MA) and Zahara Shidad (Lewiston, ME) were bested by the No. 3 duo of Boodakian and Fitzpatrick.
-In singles, Gates was defeated by Carly Donovan 6-1, 6-0. Katasha Jarvis of Regis had a close victory over Clark's Garfield, 6-4 and 7-5. In an exciting three set match, No. 3 K. Mogelnicki bested Tarbox with scores of 6-1, 7-5, 1-0 (10-6). Benson fell in two sets to L. Mogelnicki. 6-2, 6-4. For Clark in No. 5 singles, Dunnell was taken down by Fitzpatrick, 6-3 and 6-2. Clark Senior Kaylyn Landahl (Brookfield, IL) competed in No. 6 singles today and was defeated by Boodakian 6-0, 6-2.
-Clark has three matches left this fall, their next is at home this Saturday. Curry College comes to Worcester (10/6) for a noon start.
-Regis has two matches left and will travel to Colby-Sawyer this Saturday at 1PM.


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Whether you'd like to volunteer internationally, make a difference in a needy rural village, or simply practice your first "Ni Hao's" in the company of kids, Harvard China Care has something special for you!
Our Internship Program sends 10 to 20 volunteers each year to orphanages throughout China for 5-8 weeks during the summer and 2-3 weeks during the winter. HCC matches our volunteers with orphanages, helps them secure funding, and prepares them for the volunteer work they will be expected to do.
Volunteers tutor and teach English, assist administratively, or simply play with children who often do not receive the love and attention they deserve. Many of the children that you will come to know were abandoned at birth or shortly afterwards because of their disabilities. They grow up in a variety of institutions, some far better equipped than others, where the orphanage staff works hard to meet their daily needs. All, however, are quite deprived of the one-on-one interaction that stimulates growth during these critical years. Volunteers are always needed to help fill this void.
Volunteers leave touched by the kids they have met, convinced of their ability to make a difference. Many continue to work on the behalf of their new friends after returning home through advocating and fundraising and getting involved with Harvard China Care's many local programs and fundraising and awareness efforts.
Orphanage Placement:
Orphanage placement is based on individual preferences. Conditions vary from the fully equipped and well-attended Hope Foster Home in Beijing and the Tianjin Institute of Children's Welfare to impoverished state-run orphanages in tiny villages in Shanxi and Henan provinces.
Preparing for the Summer and Winter Internships:
Throughout the semester we will run workshops to familiarize the volunteers with the current state of orphanages in China and prepare them to deal with the challenges of living abroad. We will also familiarize the volunteers with the fundraising process and teach them activities and games to play with the children.


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"The analyzer", VHS video 11min, 2005.
A movable cardboard box is designed as a research office. After putting it together in the street the artist settles in a spot and starts writing and photographing the activities out there and then return.
François Dey (CH, 1981), studied engineering in Fribourg, with Friedl Kubelka in Vienna, at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. In residency at IFP in Beijing, Jan van Eyck Academy Maastricht. Lately showed at Galerie van Gelder Amsterdam, plays as well in a duo with A. Papamarkou.


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Members of CCRDA Sign a Code of Conduct
Members of CCRDA Signing the Code of Conduct
Members of CCRDA have signed a Code of Conduct on a historic event that took place at the CCRDA Conference Hall on December 29, 2016. The Code of Conduct (CoC) is intended to further step up the commitment of CCRDA members to internalize self-regulation and become accountable to the people they serve.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Meshesha Shewarega, Executive Director of CCRDA, said, "The sector cannot exist without ensuring good governance and ethical practices. The Code of Conduct is thus very important to ensure the development effectiveness of CSOs/NGOs by making them accountable to their beneficiaries." Dr Meshesha further said that the sector has had distorted image among the public, the government and other development partners. Signing and implementing the CoC is thus a way to build the positive image of the sector. Dr Meshesha concluded his speech by saying that the CoC is a way to correct one another and improve the image of CSOs.
CCRDA established a Panel of Ethics at its General Assembly held in March 2016. The Panel that serves as custodian of the Code has nine members who are Executive Directors of nine CCRDA member organizations. President of the Panel, Tsigie Haile, who is also Executive Director of Organization for Women in Self Employment (WISE), said the Panel has been familiarized with its responsibilities, and have had a deeper knowledge of the CoC and have prepared well to accomplish its tasks and responsibilities.
From left to right: Debebe Hailegebriel, Tsigie Haile, and Dr Meshesha Shewarega
Debebe Hailegebriel, a legal expert, had a presentation that helped familiarize the participants of the meeting with the CoC.
Sixty two member organizations of CCRDA who attended the CoC launching and signing meeting signed the CoC. Members that have not signed the Code today are expected to sign in due course.
CCRDA is a Consortium of more than 400 Ethiopian resident and foreign charity organizations. One of the criteria to join the Consortium is to sign the Code of Conduct. The Consortium and its partners have been exerting a serious effort since the late 1990s to promote self-regulation within the CCRDA membership and beyond.


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On the Fright Night Friends, I stitched the 3 pumpkins. The two pumpkins on the side of the middle is in Kreinik threads. It really slowed me down. The sign below the pumpkins are 90% Kreinik. My goal is to complete the sign this week and hopefully I can pick up speed after the sign is done. The good news is I finished page 2 and now on page 3. :D :D
I have a new start, Little House Needleworks Songs of the Season. I am stitching the pattern on Hand-Dyed Fabrics by Stephanie Meadow. I just love the colors, a mixture of blue, green, and yellow. This picture is half of part 1 and was able stitch this part in 2 days. Part 2 came in this past week and there is lot more stitching in that section, so that will take a little longer.
This past weekend one of my groups is having a super Stitching Weekend Challenge, which ends on July 31st. As of Monday afternoon, I had made 2300 stitches. My original goal was 2500 but I changed it to 5000 last night. Some of the stitches in the LHN was counted. I have a finish and a new start, my second one this week.
Long May She Wave
by Val's Stuff
14ct purple/pinkish aida
DMC threads
gold beads
I will be finishing this into an ornament this week. I will show the finish piece next week.
I started this piece last night, Sunday. It's a lot of fun. The pattern is from Stitchy Kitty. I am hoping to finish this piece by Wednesday. I will be giving it to my friend. I don't have any fur babies but I do have a fur nephew and 2 fur nieces. I am thinking personalizing it, but not sure yet.
Are ready for the winner? Because I am since I am done with my update. There were only 4 that express interest in the traveling pattern. I wrote the names on a piece of paper, shook them in a bag, and pulled a name. The winner is.....
Congratulations Meari!!!
Meari will be getting the pattern soon and she will offer it on her blog when it is ready to travel again.
I hope you have a great week!


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Bumbak restocafe At Ninety
Bumbak restocafe at Ninety
Bumbak restocafe at Ninety was, in my opinion, one of the best pool bars in Bali, and serves fairly priced reasonable tasty food and drinks. They closed mid 2015
Have you been to Bumbak restocafe at Ninety and like to share something? Leave your comment and rate Bumbak restocafe at Ninety at the bottom of this page.
Not far from Umalas, Bumbak restocafe @90 is a beautifully designed two storey restaurant/café/bar with downstairs more the restaurant while upstairs, with daytime views and night time breezes, is much more the hang out zone.
The name, at Ninety, relates to the address being 90 Jalan Bumbak, Bumbak, in Bali.
Bumbak restocafe at 90 have two pool tables, of the proper (10 by 5) size, one of which is top class while the other one is still a decent table. The cues are quite good as well.
They occasionally hold Bali pool competitions here, and having two tables this is a fast moving, fun affair if that is your interest.
Bumbak restocafe at 90 had a soft opening in 2014, but as of April 2015 is fully open.
Owner Andi has installed many funky little design touches that complement ones previously contributed by Sue Robbie, a Gold Coast Australia, designer, so there are lots of touches that are really nice, plus the lighting provides a very nice ambience. And low music volume is appreciated.
Scroll to the bottom of this page for more photos of Bumbak restocafe At Ninety.
The menu is fairly simply though tasty. I had the coriander chicken which was really nice but the boiled veggies were a bit of a come down. I guess these will improve as stuff gets sorted out.
My friend had a pasta Bolognese which was not so impressive although the taste was fine.
You can, at the time of writing, also order Thai food from Bumbak Thai restaurant Thai Gardens just down the road at no extra cost.
Cool tables and lighting, some interesting colour effects, and a sense of spaciousness make this a really nice bar to hang out in. Having two pool tables means little waiting and you can play with friends instead of the usual winner-stays-on, cut-throat competition that most Bali pool bars have.
I really like it here, and it may just become my bar of choice, being fairly close to my house and out of the busyness of Seminyak, with good music, a lovely ambience, and good pool tables.
I can see Bumbak restocafe At Ninety getting really popular and busy as it becomes Bali's best pool bar, so get along before it gets too busy.
By Mark O'Brien, April 2015
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Possibly Bali's best pool venue, good tables and cues, lovely vibe, worth a visit
Great tables, had a fun night here playing pool with a friend. Food OK, beer quite cheap for a place like this. Great pool bar


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HIV/AIDS News
Sites Awarded, Renewed for Community-Based AIDS Trials
Community-based physicians will study promising HIV therapies at four new sites joining the community-based clinical trials network supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
Awards to the four new sites and 12 incumbent sites, effective Sept. 1, stem from the recompetition of NIAID's Terry Beirn Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS (CPCRA). The first-year funding for the 16 five-year awards totals $12 million.
These CPCRA awards strengthen our capability and commitment to offer HIV-infected patients clinical trials of HIV therapies in community settings such as private practices and clinics as well as health centers," says Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of NIAID. "The CPCRA uses the expertise of primary care physicians and nurses caring for people with HIV disease and involves these health care professionals in clinical research on AIDS."
NIAID started the CPCRA in 1989, adding Terry Beirn's name in 1991 in honor of the late, former manager at the American Foundation for AIDS Research and health policy consultant for Sen. Edward Kennedy. The CPCRA is one of four HIV clinical trials programs supported by NIAID, which is a component of the National Institutes of Health, a U.S. Public Health Service agency.
As a result of the recompetition, the CPCRA will have units in 15 U.S. cities, providing broad geographic diversity, and will be well positioned to continue conducting HIV treatment research and enrolling an ethnically and demographically diverse patient population," says Jack Y. Killen, M.D., director of the NIAID Division of AIDS (DAIDS). "Through this diversity, the CPCRA extends significant opportunities for participation in clinical research to women, minorities and injection drug users."
The four new sites are Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center in Camden, N.J., Philadelphia FIGHT, Pa., University of Maryland at Baltimore and University of New Mexico Medical Center in Albuquerque.
The 12 renewing CPCRA sites are: AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta, Inc., Ga., Chicago Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS, Ill., Columbia University in New York, N.Y., Denver Department of Health and Hospitals, Colo., Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Mich., Legacy-Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center in Portland, Ore., North Jersey Community Research Initiative in Newark, N.J., Tulane University Medical Center in New Orleans, La., University of California at San Francisco, Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Washington Regional AIDS Program in Washington, D.C. and Wayne State University in Detroit, Mich.
Peer review committees met in March 1994 to assess applications from 37 candidate organizations seeking to become or renew as CPCRA sites. The committee members considered each site's ability to recruit, screen and enroll an adequate number of patients, including women, minorities and injection drug users, availability of primary care medical services and ability to retain and provide long-term followup of patients as well as to collect and report high quality data.
Of the existing 17 CPCRA units, 16 chose to recompete. The four unsuccessful incumbent sites and the site choosing not to recompete will receive phase-out funding for up to three years to ensure that patients currently enrolled in studies will be followed until the studies are completed.
Since 1989, more than 15,000 patients have enrolled in 23 CPCRA trials. Among these participants, 39 percent are African American, 18 percent are Hispanic, 43 percent are white, 20 percent are women and 35 percent describe themselves as injection drug users. CPCRA study findings include: didanosine and zalcitabine are similarly effective and safe for slowing disease progression in HIV-infected people who no longer benefit from zidovudine.
Currently, finding new ways to prevent and treat opportunistic infections (OIs) associated with HIV infection is the CPCRA's highest scientific priority, explains Lawrence R. Deyton, M.S.P.H., M.D., chief of the Community Clinical Research Branch in DAIDS.
Specifically, ongoing trials examine therapeutic strategies to prevent multiple OIs seen in the late stages of HIV infection, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, fungal infections common to HIV-infected women and cytomegalovirus infections. Also, the CPCRA is investigating agents to prevent and treat Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium intracellulare.
The CPCRA pursues trials to identify the most effective antiretroviral treatments for patients at various stages of HIV infection. In addition, the CPCRA conducts observational studies that collect information on demographics, HIV diagnosis, treatment and laboratory studies of patients followed in a variety of primary care centers.
As part of the CPCRA network, a statistical center manages research design and data analysis, an operations center offers administrative, technical and educational services and a clinical site monitoring group independently reviews the quality and reliability of data collected in the trials. Michael P. Hedderman, R.N., M.P.H., chief of the Operations and Data Management Section in the DAIDS Community Clinical Research Branch, is the CPCRA project officer.
In addition to the CPCRA, NIAID supports the AIDS Clinical Trials Group, which conducts large, multicenter studies at 57 units based at U.S. universities and medical centers, the Division of AIDS Treatment Research Initiative, a small contract-supported program that conducts small trials to rapidly address critical questions about HIV therapies or innovative treatment approaches, and studies by the institute's Division of Intramural Research, which examine therapies against HIV infection and explore reconstitution of HIV-infected patients' damaged immune systems.
NIAID supports investigators and scientific studies at universities, medical schools, hospitals and research institutions in the United States and abroad aimed at preventing, diagnosing and treating such illnesses as AIDS, tuberculosis and asthma as well as allergies.


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The Canon IFC-400PCU USB Interface Cable enables you to transfer your camera pictures to a computer fast
The cable connects to your camera and to the USB port on your PC or MAC Computer. Comes standard with the EOS 1Ds Mark III, 1D Mark IV, 1D Mark III, 1Ds Mark II, 1D Mark II N, 1D Mark II, 5D Mark II, 7D, 5D, 50D, 40D, 30D, 20D, 10D, Digital Rebel XTi, Digital Rebel XT and Digital Rebel. Please see Compatibility tab for compatible models. 9370A001


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A concern about teaching online involves the authenticity of assessment. Some instructors are concerned there isn't a way to verify that the papers/projects/tests being submitted are those of their students. Although in many ways this same statement could be made about the on-site classroom, there is a greater feeling of security when one is able to establish a personal relationship with one's students.
One way to check a student's work for suspected plagiarism is to look at his/her postings in a class threaded discussion. These postings are generally spontaneous and more likely to demonstrate the student's writing style. If the style differs dramatically from the written report, a red flag would be raised. For more tips on this subject see – Drexel Library's Plagiarism Guide .
In addition, a reminder that Saint Joseph's University subscribes to the anti-plagiarism services provided by Turnitin.com. This site provides the means to submit students' papers electronically in order to validate their originality. Turnitin is part of iParadigms, LLC. Please visit Plagiarism.org, the educational arm of iParadigms, for tips and references on how to avoid plagiarism and cite sources properly.
If you have subscribed to this service in the past, you can login at the site (http://www.turnitin.com/) with your email address and previously assigned password. Once on your Homepage, click the Add a Class button on the right. Fill in the requested information and click Submit.
If you are new to this service, please send me your name and email address. I will enroll you in the service. You will then receive an email from Turnitin with your login information and instructions for accessing the site.


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Best Marketing Practices For Entrepreneurs
Starting a venture is all about courage, dreaming of your passion and believing in ones abilities for the longest times. Accepting the risk and turning that into a prudent one is not everyone's cup of tea. Entrepreneurs do a lot to reach a point that gives them the boost to work further and in this process marketing has a big role to play.
Marketing is all about getting customers to take action. The pace of change in technology and media today dictates that new kinds of answers will emerge, on how to engage and promote the brand.
Here are some essentials that will help one enhance the marketing genre:
- People always go for the benefit in the product and not the feature: It is not enough to be better, different, or more expensive; it's about, how you frame those differences in terms of their associated risks, benefits and value that resonates with the customers.
- A Unique Strategy always Works: It pays off to be innovative. Without an effective strategy, execution would be of no use. Hence it is very important to build the brand with a plan of action.
- Remember to be creative and listen to what customer wants: Sometimes, the simplest and basic of the strategies are the best to follow. All one needs to do is just pay attention and offer a close ear to the customer's needs.
- Create experiences and not just products: Marketing is a blend of a lot of fields – content, sales, finance, digital, product, technical etc; and all these together create an experience first and then a product. Make sure that one uses the best of each field or optimising it to an extent that it creates or gives birth to a unique experience; something that the customers don't forget.
- Market for the right reasons: Always, know the goals and define the strategies and keeping them in mind, work on a frame that lets the picture fit in perfectly. Build a bond between the goals and marketing strategies in a way that it stands out of the league.
Bring the best to every opportunity and remember that with time, energy and determination, one will get there. Never forget that quality and consistency are and always shall be the best form of marketing.


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The complete collection of Hotel Stories is now available on Amazon. The volume contains all of the Hotel Stories, set in luxury five-star hotels. All star the world's most brilliant, unpredictable and occasionally homicidal hotel manager, Ms N; and Tatiana, her beautiful but naive accomplice.
Rather than have me tell you about them, let's see what reviewers have said about the individual Hotel Stories:
– "You'll never make a fuss at a hotel again"
– "Tatiana is Watson to Ms N's Sherlock Holmes"
– "A slick read, lots going on here, finely paced and loved the subtle unsheathing of a hidden cutting edge in 5-star hotel-keeping."
– "A cross between The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency and Fawlty Towers"
– "Delightful, dark, twisted, ingenious humour"
– "This is strong stuff. When the beam of Tatiana's torch swings round in stifling darkness to reveal handcuffs and workmen's tools,we know it's time to right some truly awful wrongs"
– "Would love to know more about the list of extras ordered by the Swiss gay couple, but I guess this establishment is just too discreet for that"
– "Wickedly funny but twisted dark Roald Dahl-esque tale. A growing sense of foreboding climaxes in a satisfying if cruelly just resolution"
– "The distortions of understanding caused by Engineering Manager Susan's obscure accent had me chuckling on the tube"
– "Anyone can commit a murder. But only Ms N can use a mobile phone wielded by a total stranger as a weapon"
– "The undertones of feminism and the surprising dénouement left me with a gleeful sense of satisfaction"
– "Surely [Tatiana's] phrase: One day, I would like to be like her will surely enter the English lexicon. I'm guessing most readers will want to be like Ms N, too"
– [Pimm is] "a wicked and subtle observer of the foibles of the wealthy, the self-important, and the arrogant who inhabit the world of five-star hotels"
Sound good? Hotel Stories: The Complete Collection is available on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de and other reputable Amazon outlets now.
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China Chilcano Brunch
by Amanda
As the business of Bitching and brunching in Washington goes, you know you've hit it big when you find yourself doing a José Andrés restaurant crawl with the culinary legend himself. Not that we need to remind you, but José is the owner and chef extraordinaire behind numerous restaurants inWashington, including: Jaleo, Zaytinya, minibar, Oyamel, America Eats Tavern, China Chilcano, the Pepe food truck, and a fast-casual concept that inspires you to eat your veggies, Beefsteak. If that sounded like an extensive resume, he also runs restaurants across the country in Las Vegas, Miami, Beverly Hills, and Puerto Rico.
Let it be said: I am a big fan. So, I apologize if this review is a bit gushy.
The D.C. Bitches were extended a gracious invitation to join him over a late-afternoon brunch at China Chilcano. This was actually our second destination after wine and small plates at Jaleo. Between fork-fed bites from Chef José (yes, that really happened) of his delicious and diverse fare, we learned that he has translated his culinary prowess into advocacy and charitable work through organizations like DC Central Kitchen. Read the full interview with the man himself here.
During what is now affectionately known as our "José Andrés Day" meal, we sampled an impressive amount of the China Chilcano menu, which features traditional Peruvian cuisine that highlights the culture's Chinese influences. After sipping on the signature (and delightfully potent) Pisco sours, we let the chef do the ordering. Which essentially meant we sampled the entire menu.
First up, was a variety of dumplings, pot stickers, and siu mai, stuffed with succulent combinations of lamb, chicken, scallops and pork. These were all a hit and were repeatedly dipped in the savory with a touch-of-sweet dipping sauces. We loved the Dorado Siu Mai, which was a shrimp, pork, and jicama dumpling topped with a quail egg and flakes of gold. This was one of the most unique and exceptional dishes we'd sampled to date. And this was just the beginning.
We also sampled the Pegao Norteño, a lamb pot sticker with aderozo norteño, cumin, crispy lace (fried in a special fashion and made yellow by yellow Jalapeño.
We also had the HaKao, the steamed glass dumplings with shrimp, pork and soy sauce. These traditional dumplings were the lightest we've experienced. Incredibly well done.
Next came several sashimi dishes, including a beautiful live scallop on a half-shell, served with Kumquat leche de tigre, masago pearls, and Tobiko
One of Cori Sue's favorite dishes was the Nobu, Usuzukuri, or the Flounder ceviche, served with watermelon radish, white soy ponzu, drops of sweet pepper, and Aji limo. This beautiful dish was sweet, fresh, and light—it was impeccably done.
We also enjoyed the beautiful fresh selection of sashimi, which was served in a beautiful marble bowl.
Also stunning was the Unagi, which was BBQ eel, Okinawa purple potato causa, wasabi, and hot mustard.
Continuing on our Asian-inspired portion of the meal, Chef Jose sent out a selection of China Chilcano's unique varieties of sushi: an inventive twist on a California roll using potato, lump crab, cucumber, avocado and spicy mayo; a BBQ eel roll with purple potato, wasabi and hot mustard; and, finally, a spicy tuna iteration rolled with cucumber avocado, cilantro, aji lime pepper, and the secret ingredient, puffed quinoa.
Thinking we were close to done was a mistake. Before we could even clean our plates, the fried rice and noodle dishes arrived. We were intrigued by the unique and Bitch-first Hong-Kong style flour noodles served in a tomato stew topped with cilantro, black garlic, egg, and a welcome hit of Chinese five spice.
Chef Jose showed off his talent for making vegetarian dishes that are far from boring in an Arroz al Cubano dish, boasting white rice, fried plaintains fried eggs, cucumber, and fried potatoes. Yes, it may have had its fair share of fried elements, but we found that it made for very interesting textures.
The last, but certainly not least, of our savory dishes featured tender and savory short rib, rice, squash, bean puree, and cool cilantro. Although we were stuffed, we kept coming back for more.
We also ate several noodle and rice dishes, including the poor man's noodle dish—that's not the technical term—but it's apparently a staple in the diets of lower income Chinese people, according to José. It was pretty good, too, but not as delicious or nutritious as the sashimis.
The closing act of the meal was one of the most unique desserts we've laid on our eyes on in a while, and had the taste to match, too. First up, the dessert was shaped as a snail. Adorable. It was a crispy fried spiral cookie atop chocolate cream, banana, and ice cream. A sweet finish to the most gluttonous meal every. Can we celebrate José Andrés Day ever year?
The Bitches Say: A. This downtown addition to Jose Andre's D.C. empire specializes in inventive dishes that showed a welcome new-side of international culinary cuisine. The company was pretty good, too.
China Chilcano
418 7th St. N.W.
Washington, D.C.
China Chilcano serves brunch Saturdays and Sundays.


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If you are looking for the ultimate escape with complete relaxation, then a Transatlantic Cruise should be at the top of your list for one of the most stress free ways to unwind and kick back. Cruising the Atlantic is so much more of an experience than just gazing at the, albeit beautiful, endless rise and fall of the huge swell, that is our mighty ocean. With the myriad of exciting activities and entertainments on board, coupled with the outstanding cuisine and sumptuous accommodation, you hardly need even notice the outside world! However when you do, a whole host of treats lay in store for you.
Start your cruise conveniently in either the UK or one of the magical Mediterranean ports of either Italy, Spain, France or even Madeira and enjoy their iconic hidden gems. You will then spend six nights aboard a Transatlantic cruise, really doing as little or as much as you please. This sophisticated, relaxed, sociable method of crossing the Pond will enable new friendships to blossom whilst enjoying black tie gala dinners and some serious pampering. With very few ports of call, and after a week of total relaxation you will disembark from your Transatlantic cruise, refreshed and ready to hit the streets of either pulsating New York, fabulous Florida or the charismatic Caribbean.
- Take the ferry to Ellis Island in New York
- See New York City from above at the Empire State Building Observation Deck
- Feast on delicious Chinese food in New York's China Town
- Take a carriage ride through Central Park
- Stroll along the art-deco Ocean Drive in Miami
- Take an airboat ride in the Florida Everglades
- Play golf in Tampa


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Barbie's New Look
My sister and I loved our Barbie dolls growing up. I loved those dolls but even at a young age I was keenly aware that I looked nothing like my favorite dolls. Tall, thin, and blonde was never going to be an accurate representation of me.
Today, Barbie made a big change. Three new body types were announced; petite, curvy, and tall. The new body types will also be available in seven different skin tones, 22 eye colors, and 24 hair styles.
Girls all over the world will soon be able to play with dolls that look a bit more like they do.


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The best way to stay fresh in your client's minds is to keep regular contact with them. Sending postcards and promotional material about your business doesn't work anymore and at my house…it usually ends up in the trash. So why not instead provide value to your clients and prospects. Not only are they going to be thankful but they will remember you because it's unexpected. This will require that you actually know a little about your clients and prospects. The best way is to have a client relationship management (CRM) system where you can enter notes and any information about your clients. The more information, the better! Here are some ideas you can use to "wow" your clients:
- Send how-to and tips to help them with something
- Send a magazine subscription
- Send birthday cards, holiday cards, congratulations cards, etc.
- Send your favourite recipe
- Send a newsletter with company news or changes such as new products or services or a new team member
- Send them an interesting newspaper article
- Send them golf balls, gardening gloves, anything around their hobbies
- If they have pets-send dog treats or cat toys
- Send good coffee
- Send movie Tickets
- Call them to catch up and update your database of information about them
- Send them a bottle of wine (if appropriate of course)
- Send a free offer to try your product or services
- Send them a book or eBook that might be of interest
- Just say thank you!
Remember to do this on a regular basis so that your clients don't forget about you. Segregating your clients using an A-B-C system is the right way to approach this strategy. You can classify your clients in order of current and potential business. Example, an A client would be your best clients or someone with a great sphere of influence. Focusing your time on a highly targeted market will always payoff if you do it right! Not only are they going to remember you when they need your services but they will refer you to their friends and partners.
What do you do to remind your clients and prospects that you exist?


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If you become 270 days past due on your Federal student loan payment, your loan is considered to be in default. Prior to your student loan being declared in default, your loan servicer will make numerous attempts to contact you to resolve the situation. Once your loan is declared in default, the remaining balance of the loan and all interest will become immediately due and payable.
If you have defaulted on a Federal student loan, it is very important that you contact the agency that is billing you. Ask them about the options available to get out of default. If you do not know who your loan servicer or collection agency is, please sign on to NSLDS. Once you have signed into your NSLDS account, click on each loan to find your loan servicer contact information.