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I can't really explain it, but whenever I sit down to watch football, I get a sudden craving for foods teeming with meat. Is that a studly, handsome quarterback with bulging arm muscles dashing this way and that? Pass the hot wings. Did those players just fall on top of each other and tussle around on the field? Or was it something more? Cocktail wiener, stat!!!
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Why I'm suddenly filled with a lust for flesh any time I see shoulder pads is a mystery to me, but let's just say that I don't go into game day without something meaty on the table. Knowing that and if you're anything like me, here are 25 Super Bowl recipes that will satisfy everyone's inner carnivore from kickoff to halftime and on through to the after-show.
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2. Beer-Braised Bratwursts with Onion
If it's February, chances are that the weather outside is too cold for throwing some bangers on the grill. You can still get your sausage fix, however, by braising some brats in beer and infusing them with the aromas of hops and malt. Get our Beer-Braised Bratwursts with Onion recipe.
3. Mini Beer-and-Sausage Corn Dogs
There are those among us who are more into game day eats than the actual game. These corn dogs bites are the perfect Sunday cooking project to keep you busy in the kitchen instead of feigning interest in front of the TV. Get our Mini Beer-and-Sausage Corn Dogs recipe.
4. Spicy Chicken and Chile Taco Dip
The problem with nachos is that it's impossible to get an even distribution of toppings while also having them all stay put on your chip as it travels from the plate to your mouth. This recipe solves that problem by adhering everything with a layer of cheese, because a dip that cheeses together stays together. Get our Spicy Chicken and Chile Taco Dip recipe.
Do you feel like there just aren't enough buffalo-flavored things in your life (or dip versions of your favorite football foods)? Well, we've got a recipe for you: this spicy, cheesy, chicken-laced dip makes it possible to get your fix by the shovel-full, so grab some chips and start scooping. Get our Buffalo Chicken Dip recipe.
Sure, you could order a pizza and call it a day, but my guess is that if you're reading this list, you're not having just any old, run-of-the-mill game day party. Flip the script by turning that pizza into a dip, one that gushes with melted cheese and pepperoni in every oozing bite. Get our Pepperoni Pizza Dip recipe.
It wouldn't be a real meat lovers game day party unless you find a way to sneak meat into everything. Including the guac. Oh, and while you're at it, why not the crudité plate and dessert too? Get our Bacon and Tomato Guacamole recipe.
A game day feast without buffalo wings would be like a summer day without sunshine, a song without a melody, or, well, you get the point. Make sure to stock up on celery and blue cheese too while you're at the market. Get our Easy Buffalo Wings recipe.
Not a fan of buffalo? Okay, we'll forgive you, maybe. But you've still got to put some wings on the menu to make things complete: these sweet 'n sour ones with a dash of soy sauce will step up to the plate. Get our Maple-Mustard Wings recipe.
Face it: with so many appetizers to chow down on, you're not going to be having a real dinner tonight. You know, with like vegetables and stuff. But you can at least make a nod to supper with these pot pie bites that shrink the classic entree down to handheld size. Get our Chicken Pot Pie Bites recipe.
11. Bacon and Cheddar Jalapeño Poppers
These fiery, bite-size bombs of glory are the perfect use for your smokiest bacon. But save a few poppers in the kitchen because they're sure to disappear like air in a Patriot pigskin. Get our Bacon and Cheddar Jalapeño Poppers recipe.
12. Beef Pierogies
Pierogies may seem like a left field choice for a game day appetizer, but think about it: they're fried, they're beefy, and they go great with sour cream. Sounds like a classic nosh to me. Get our Beef Pierogies recipe.
13. Prosciutto-Wrapped Macaroni and Cheese Cups
Prosciutto isn't just for fancy antipasti plates. It can get down and dirty too with comfort food classics like mac 'n cheese. Get our Prosciutto-Wrapped Macaroni and Cheese Cups recipe.
14. Elk Meatballs with Bourbon Barbecue Sauce
There's not a foul ball in the bunch with these meaty bites. If you don't have any ground elk meat in your icebox (although really, why wouldn't you?), you can feel free to swap in lean beef. Get our Elk Meatballs with Bourbon Barbecue Sauce recipe.
15. Beer-Braised Pulled Pork Sliders
Make a big hunk of pulled pork and it will be the gift that keeps on giving. You can use it to stuff these saucy little sliders, or put it on top of the nachos that are further down this list. Get our Beer-Braised Pulled Pork Sliders recipe.
16. Roast Beef and Caramelized Onion Sliders
It's a known fact that foods are more fun when you shrink them down to miniature size. These roast beef sliders are full proof, packing tons of beefy and sweet onion flavor into each bite. Get our Roast Beef and Caramelized Onion Sliders recipe.
I suppose you could make nachos with only salsa and cheese, but would it be this meltingly sultry and satisfying? I think not. Get our Pulled Pork Nachos recipe.
Because it's never enough to just sear a steak. You've also got to surround it with cheese, fold it into a flour tortilla, and eat it with the spiciest sauce that you can handle. Get our Grilled Steak Quesadillas recipe.
You can dig into this beefy chili straight with a spoon or slather it over hot dogs and nachos. Either way, you'll want to have some melty cheese and sour cream on hand to top it off. Get our Easy Slow Cooker Chili recipe.
20. Philly Cheesesteak Potato Skins
You could try to get all elaborate and fill these with provolone or, heaven forbid, Swiss cheese, but really it's all about the Wiz. Get our Philly Cheesesteak Potato Skins recipe.
Anything a sandwich can do, a potato can do too (and sometimes better). Set these out for your gluten-free friends. Get our Reuben Potato Skins recipe.
22. Patty Melts
Thinly sliced beef with oozing cheese on buttered toast is incredibly delicious, but this is a recipe for a small gathering. Make these sandwiches in small batches for only your favorite people, because no one wants a lukewarm melt that's been hanging out. Get our Patty Melts recipe.
23. Chicken-Fried Chicken Sandwich with Pickled Peppers
Yeah, that's right: chicken-fried chicken. You'll want plenty of piquant pickled cubanelle peppers to balance out all of the meat's greasy, crispy deliciousness. Get our Chicken-Fried Chicken.
Bun, meat, meat, meat, cheese, meat, meat, meat. This is the layman's definition of a touchdown. Get our Juicy Lucy Burgers recipe.
Ribs are nature's version of meat on a stick. Either eat them with your hands or go back to watching croquet or whatever genteel sport it is that you're into. Get our Smoked Barbecue Ribs recipe.
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When gamers think of the developer Maxis, they probably think of Sim-type simulation games, not RPGs. But with this year's release of Darkspore, Maxis is making the move into the world of action role-playing games. I recently had a chance to talk to Darkspore's Executive Producer, Mike Perry, as part of a roundtable interview. Thanks to this discussion, I was able to obtain a great deal of information on Darkspore, which Maxis is set to release at the end of March.
Darkspore is envisioned as a unique, sci-fi themed action-RPG with a great deal of customization. This customization is a hallmark of Maxis games, and the developers have obviously given a great deal of consideration to how much customization is ideal for an action-RPG. While they did not give very much information on the game's plot, they did reveal that the game is bookended by FMV scenes detailing that story. The crogenitors, a benevolent race, struggle against the rise of the Darkspore, an enigmatic evil force controlled by a character called the Corruptor. There's no question that Darkspore's focus is not on the storyline – it merely exists as a framing device to get the player into the juicy aspects of gameplay and hero customization. Many more details were revealed about these aspects of the game during the roundtable.
The player-characters in Darkspore are the hero characters: those brave souls willing to fight the Darkspore. Mike Perry emphasized the customization options available when choosing a hero, which are plentiful. There are 25 unique hero characters in Darkspore, and each hero has three additional variants, bringing the total number of possible heroes to 100. But that's just the beginning. Players customize the heroes using a "parts" system, the details of which were outlined during the roundtable. There are two types of parts: statistic parts and detail parts. Statistic parts improve character statistics, which include strength, dexterity, mind, and health. All of these statistics feed into an overall rating, called the Hero Level. Detail parts are purely aesthetic, changing the look of the hero.
Each hero has twelve slots to add parts: six for statistic parts and six for detail parts. Statistic slots include weapon, offense, defense, utility, hands, and feet, and each hero can only equip one part that corresponds to each slot. Detail slots, however, are free-form and can be equipped anywhere on the character. And while both statistic parts and detail parts change the look of the hero, statistic parts can be turned into detail parts by stripping them of their statistics. This way, if the player finds a part that looks great on the hero, he or she can equip it without using up a statistic slot.
In addition to detail parts, Darkspore players can change color options on their heroes. There are two layers of color and pattern that can be changed, and the development team has dubbed the process the "car wash." These color options consist of an undercoat and overcoat, and the options for color and pattern change depending on who the hero is.
Despite the high level of customization in terms of the characters' looks, players are not able to create new heroes from scratch, although the development team insisted that there is good reason for the limitation. Heroes have characteristics called "class" and "type," and it is Maxis' intent that players be able to identify these characteristics at a glance, despite the level of customization. Type and class have a dramatic effect on character abilities and interactions, so players need to be able to determine these particular characteristics right away.
Classes in Darkspore determine how a character operates in battle, and the classes are broken into three types that should be familiar to many RPG gamers. These three classes are Ravager, Tempest, and Sentinel. Ravagers are speedy damage dealers, Tempests specialize in "magic"-type abilities such as healing, projectiles, and area-of-effect attacks, and Sentinels are melee-combat oriented tanks that absorb damage and deliver crushing blows.
As for types, these tend to correspond to elemental affinity in many other RPGs, and they reflect the kinds of abilities that the heroes wield. The type is reflected in the hero's appearance as well. The first type is plasmagenesis, and heroes of this type manipulate fire and lightning, with abilities that might involve projectiles or area-of-effect attacks. Biogenesis is plant-based, with abilities like healing, poison, and control of the flora. For fans of Diablo II's Necromancer class, there is the necrogenesis type for undead heroes, complete with life-draining skills. Cybergenesis heroes are technology-based, with cybernetic parts and weapons like lasers. Finally, there are quantumgenesis heroes, who are able to manipulate time and space. Each type deals double damage to other characters of the same type, so there is certainly a bit of strategy needed to inflict maximum damage and protect the player's hero when encountering different types.
With the 25 core heroes and their variants, there are plenty of possible combinations between type and class. Mike Perry used Zrin (who was featured in a video on RPGFan earlier this month) as an example often. Zrin is a plasmagenesis Sentinel, meaning that he is a close-combat oriented hero with fire and lightning abilities. Some heroes, including Zrin, are available from the outset of the game, while others need to be unlocked as the player progresses.
And how does the player progress through Darkspore? The single-player and co-operative modes of the game follow the same path. At any time, the player controls a single hero within a squad of three. And at any time, the player may create up to three squads to use. The player then deploys their squad to a planet, where they battle NPCs, gain loot for the hero, and eventually fight a boss character or horde of enemies. Players can switch between the three characters in the squad on the fly, and doing so can allow for variations in abilities and more effective combat. In addition to regular attacks, each character has up to four special abilities that can be used to change the pace of battle. While most of the abilities are what players might expect from an action-RPG (projectiles, healing, area-of-effect spells), each character also has a shared squad ability. These shared squad abilities are character-unique, but can be used by other members of the squad. For example, if the player were controlling a different character, but had Zrin in the squad, the character the player controls might be able to use Zrin's Plasma Column ability in addition to all of their own unique abilities.
The different planets in Darkspore's campaign correspond to different levels, and the game adds a risk/reward system called "planet chaining" to the normal level progression. At the end of a level, the player gets a special loot bonus for defeating the boss character or finishing the stage. There is an option to forgo the bonus, and to chain the next planet. In exchange for giving up the loot on the level that was just completed, the player has the option to move to the next level and receive bigger and better loot upon completion of the new level. This chain can continue on and on, and the rewards are staggering at some of the later levels. But if the player's characters bite off more than they can chew and are defeated, the player loses out on all of the loot they could have earned in the past and receives no bonus. This adds an element of danger and of great reward to those players that are willing to go for a big chain.
Another aspect of the game we discussed is enemy difficulty, and the unique approach to enemy artificial intelligence. Mike Perry specifically held up zombie shooter Left 4 Dead as an example of what the development team was attempting to use as a template for enemy AI. In Darkspore, there is an AI director, and the director feeds off of several inputs in order to provide an appropriate challenge for the player. Player ability, whether or not multiple players are playing co-op, and other factors influence the behavior, type, and number of enemies that players will be faced with in Darkspore. Also, upon completion of the main campaign, the game is not "over." Instead, new difficulty options are unlocked and more challenges await the player.
As mentioned before, there are several gameplay modes in Darkspore. The single-player campaign is fully functional on its own, but there are also cooperative and player-versus-player multiplayer modes. The co-op multiplayer mode can handle up to four players, and does not differ dramatically from the single-player campaign aside from an XP bonus given to players who co-op. But PvP is different, allowing players to fight in one-on-one or two-on-two arena battles using the characters from their campaigns. There is a robust matchmaking system that allows players to create custom matches with friends or find players of similar Hero Level from around the world to battle. This online component is supported through an EA nucleus account, usable by anyone who's played EA computer games in the recent past.
In truth, the game is not only online-capable, but it is actually online-only. Darkspore does not have any DRM restrictions, and the client can be downloaded on any PC. Data is persistent through the game world and stored on servers, allowing the player to pick up and play no matter which Darkspore-enabled PC they choose to use. This may be great news for computer gamers, but the Maxis team said that there was no plan for a console release at this time, though they would certainly listen to the fan and player community for input on that front.
One of the last questions that the Executive Producer answered was in regards to the game's music. He revealed that the game is being scored by the Dutch musician Junkie XL, and will reflect the musician's synthesizer-oriented techno sound. The development team mentioned that they were going for a science-fiction sound reminiscent of the film Blade Runner or other 1980's sci-fi movies. Since Darkspore is already very different from the traditional fantasy setting of many action-RPGs, this futuristic sound should certainly help highlight the uniqueness of the game.
The development team also revealed that there will be a few opportunities to play Darkspore before the official release date. Perry announced that public beta testing will be opening up very soon, and that these beta tests will include both PvE and PvP content. In addition, a demo will be made available before the product launch, and will continue to be available after Darkspore has hit retail shelves.
Surprisingly, the team is leveraging the Spore community to help develop enemy non-player characters in Darkspore. Spore features a robust creature creator, and Maxis has provided the Spore community with descriptions of certain kinds of NPCs they wish to use in the game. After giving attributes, qualities, and other information to Spore players, they opened up a submission system whereby Spore players could send in their designs for creatures to appear in Darkspore. This has been a resounding success for the development team, as thousands of submissions have come in. This aspect of crowdsourcing enemy designs gives people who are already part of Maxis' existing fanbase the opportunity to develop content for Darkspore in a small way.
Speaking of the Darkspore community, Executive Producer Perry made it very clear that Maxis fully intends to support the Darkspore player community through launch and continuing on into the future. While they have not announced any plans to introduce new content after release, the infrastructure to add new content exists within Maxis and within Darkspore, and the team insists that they will do everything they can to support the community of Darkspore players beyond this year's initial release.
In this roundtable, I was presented with a picture of a unique and highly customizable action-RPG. It appears obvious that the developers are extremely excited about the opportunities that Darkspore presents to players, and that the different modes of gameplay and number of hero types could provide a great deal of replay value. Anticipation is building for what could be a very exciting and fun-to-play game. Darkspore will be released on March 29th, 2011 for PC.
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Halthcare giant Kaiser Permanente is lowering its rates for Obamacare coverage in California by 1.4% next year, according to an industry report.
California's health insurance exchange recently announced that premiums were rising 4.2%, on average, statewide for 2015 policies. A new analysis by Citigroup healthcare analyst Carl McDonald offers new details on what consumers can expect by company.
Kaiser was among the most expensive health plans in 2014 and staggered to a fourth-place finish in exchange enrollment. Anthem Blue Cross was the leader statewide, followed by Blue Shield of California and Health Net Inc.
"Kaiser doesn't seem particularly happy with its exchange market share, as it is the only company reducing exchange premiums in 2015," McDonald said.
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They say that animals have much to teach us if we only take the time to listen. The two dogs in my household are getting up there in years—a ten-year-old English Bulldog named Zoe, and an eight-year-old Great Dane who goes by Sterling. Zoe came first, a gift from my wife's parents before we were married, when Lorie was living on her own and trying to keep her head above water during the 120-hour work weeks of her first year of medical residency. It was a time of pure survival, when the inside of the hospital felt more familiar than her own apartment and her pager buzzed incessantly at all hours of the day and night. In the midst of that stress and perpetual exhaustion, it's easy to lose sight of what you're working toward. Darkness has a way of settling in. The antidote, medically speaking, is an English Bulldog puppy. And although Zoe snores like a freight train and has always been the trouble maker, the obstinate one, she helped to get Lorie through that first year of residency, to remind her that even a bad night on-call can be rectified with soft white fur and a few Bulldog kisses.
Sterling, on the other hand, came to us in a different way. He was about six months old when we adopted him from a rescue organization. I don't know what happened to him during the first few months of his life, but I do know that it wasn't good. When I first met him, he cringed when I tried to pet him. He refused to get into our truck. Even to this day, he's leery of strangers—particularly, men in hats. And he's deferential to the Bulldog, who bosses him around as if she weren't seventy pounds lighter and a quarter of his height. But despite his inherent fear of the world, he's ferociously protective of my six-year-old daughter, and when it comes to my family, he's one of the most affectionate dogs I've ever known. The lesson, I think—for all of us—has been about trust. Quite simply, you've got to earn it.
There is one more dog that I should mention, a five-year-old French Mastiff we adopted around the same time as Sterling. We named him Dante, after the mobster Silvio Dante from The Sopranos. The mobster was tough and kind of jowly, but loyal to the bitter end. That was Dante—Big D, as my wife and I used to call him. He was only with us a short time. He watched over my wife during her pregnancy, kept an eye on our new baby for the first few months of her life, then Dante died of lymphoma just as our hearts were opened the widest. What he taught us is that you don't need to know an animal very long for it to hurt like hell when they're gone.
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- Electronics: LR-TCV preamp with LR Baggs Element pickup
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
Ceramics In The Raw
I would go so far as to say this is one of the best ranges of ceramics I have come across. Designed and made by Roos Van de Velde in Belgium. I love the rawness of each and every piece.
4 comments:
- Karena said...
Adore the leaves/ petals to casually arrange, brilliant works!
Art by Karena
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- shirley said...
Yet another great tip from you,which I always highlight on my blog. Not only are the ceramics incredible, the other work is too, and the site is one of the best artist's site i've seen including the beautiful music which is so appropriate.
thanks again.
- 3:22 pm
- Jimmy The Undercover Designer said...
So beautiful, so fragile and transparent.
They have a beautiful quality to them, these are gems.
- 8:33 am
- http://pimpmybricks.wordpress.com/ said...
I've been trying to learn ceramics for about six months now and every now and again fall into a slough of despond, not liking so much that I see out there, and despondent about my own lumpen creations.
And then something like this comes up and my love for ceramics is re-kindled again. Not only is the 'stuff' beautiful, but the site too. The music put me in a trancelike state and then the parade of utterly gorgeous pieces just slid past, like the smoothest of beautifully smooth things.
I expect you have discovered Fenella Elms and Valeria Nascimento, but thought I'd mention them just in case.
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There are lots of reasons that you might be considering renting out part or all of your home. Maybe you are PCSing and your house won't sell, maybe you want to hold on to a starter home while you move up to a larger house, or maybe renting out a room will help you cover your bills each month. Whatever the reason, becoming a landlord involves a lot of decisions and preparation.
Here are the top six things that you need to consider when you become a landlord:
- Learn everything you can about being a landlord, landlord-tenant law, and other associated information. Become educated about every aspect of the process before you begin.
- Budget realistically. Expenses will probably be higher than you initially estimate. This could be a huge problem if your tenants don't pay on time or the house requires repairs. It can be hard when you are a new landlord, but try to put aside a few month's rent for expenses and repairs. Eventually you will need it!
- Talk to your insurance company. Make sure that you have the right insurance coverage for your home - it is a "fire" policy versus a homeowners policy. It is a good idea to require that your tenants to carry homeowners insurance. Consider an umbrella liability policy in case your tenant or their guest were to be injured while on your property.
- Think about whether you want to hire a property manager or manage the property yourself. In my experience, hiring a property manager was nearly essential. We were thousands of miles away from the property and did not want to rely on friends or family to help with emergencies. My property manager has been wonderful, but it took me 5 property managers in two years to find the right fit. (He's in the Hampton Roads area, if you need a referral.) Keep in mind that some property management fees might be negotiable - it never hurts to ask.
- Put everything in writing. Have a solid lease reviewed by a lawyer. If you are using a property manager, read through the agreement thoroughly before you sign, and make sure that you have factored all the costs into your budget.
- Consider the tax implications. You will need to report all income and expenses to the IRS on a Schedule E, Rental Real Estate. You can claim an immediate tax benefit if you depreciate your house as an asset, but that will affect the taxes that you pay when you finally sell the house. Also, the rules for excluding capital gains on home sales changed in 2008. Previously, you had to live in the home for 2 out of the 5 years prior to selling in order to be able to use the $250,000 per person capital gains exemption. Now, your exemption will be prorated based on the amount of time that you lived in the house during the five years prior to selling. For many of us, the amounts are big enough that it doesn't matter (2 people times $250,000 equals $500,000 of exemption, times the percentage of time you lived in the house, still equals a lot of exempt capital gains.) However, if you purchased your home before the real estate boom and it's value has increased a lot, you will need to consider this carefully. (Note: don't forget that military members can defer their sale by up to 10 years if they meet certain qualifications.)
Here's a link to CNBC segment in which Carmen Wong Ulrich discussed the issues surrounding renting out your real estate: http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1022101685


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Favored U.S. Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama continued his historical campaign last night at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York City, where he once again courted the coveted "geek vote" by including in his speech the revelation that he was born on Krypton and sent by his father, Jor-El, to "save the planet Earth," a clear reference to Superman.
The Catholic charity dinner, hosted annually since 1945 in honor of former New York Governor Al Smith — the first Roman Catholic to run for President of the United States — is a traditional stop for candidates during an election year, and provides opponents with an opportunity to tell jokes at each others' expense in a neutral and extremely lighthearted atmosphere.
Obama previously associated himself with superhero comics' most beloved icon in a famous photograph of the Senator posing with the Superman statue in downtown Metropolis, Illinois; and in "Obama-man," an illustration by hugely popular comic book artist Alex Ross that depicts the Senator in the classic Clark Kent-Superman mold.
The Democratic Senator from Illinois also referenced geek paragon Mad Magazine, remarking, "It's been said that I share the politics of Alfred E. Smith and the ears of Alfred E. Neuman." Additionally, Obama has been endorsed by indie comics mainstay The Savage Dragon as well as Comics Industry for...Obama!, an organized group of comics professionals. Further, the Senator was reported to have identified "Star Trek" actor Leonard "Mr. Spock" Nimoy at a campaign event and acknowledged him with the Vulcan gesture of respect.
Beleaguered Republican candidate Senator John McCain may have been appealing to right-leaning geek constituents by spending the evening sitting next to Cardinal Edward M. Egan, head of the Archdiocese of New York, whose bright red robes invoked memories of the Imperial Guard of legendary "Star Wars" villain Emperor Palpatine, who McCain is said to resemble strongly.
The Senator from Arizona also told some jokes.
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"Lionsgate and the Weinstein Co. have decided to distribute "Teeth" worldwide as equal partners like they did with "Dogma" and "Farenheit 9/11″. After initially passing on the story of a virginal girl whose vagina turns into a secret weapon, the distributors revisited the project Sunday then picked up worldwide rights for $2.5 million…" (full details)
Sony Pictures Classics picked up worldwide rights to the art world docu-mystery "My Kid Could Paint That" for $1.85 million. Amir Bar-Lev's first feature follows four-year-old art world darling Marla Olmstead, who gained acclaim and more than $300,000 in sales before a "60 Minutes" profile questioned whether her work was an elaborate hoax. The low-budget docu had been the subject of much pre-fest buzz and interest…" (full details)
ThinkFilm made its biggest buy ever by spending more than $2.5 million to acquire all North American rights except for TV to David Sington's Apollo space mission docu "In the Shadow of the Moon." The film will be released in conjunction with Discovery Films this year, with a TV premiere on cable's Discovery Channel and Discovery HD Theater to follow…" (full details)


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PASADENA, CA - The Biola men's tennis did just enough to post a 5-4 win over Caltech on Friday afternoon.
The Eagles took what proved to be a pivotal points in the match as they won two of the three doubles matches. Biola won the first two double matches but Caltech stayed in the match with a 9-8 (5) win at the No. 2 doubles spot as Amol Kamat and Rushikesh Joshi prevailed.
Joshi continued that momentum with a straight sets win at the No. 2 singles match. It was his second consecutive singles win. Luka Mernik tallied a 6-3, 6-4 win at the third singles slot.
Alex Henny prevailed in straight sets at the fifth singles position. It was the first win of the season for the first-year.
Biola won straight set matches at No. 1, No. 4 and No. 5 singles to ensure themselves of the team win.
Tennis Match Results
Biola vs Caltech
02/15/2013 at Pasadena, CA
(Braun Tennis Courts)
Biola 5, Caltech 4
Singles competition
1. David Mossman (BIOLA) def. Devashish Joshi (CALTECHM) 6-2, 7-5
2. Rushikesh Joshi (CALTECHM) def. Isaiah Pekary (BIOLA) 7-5, 6-3
3. Luka Mernik (CALTECHM) def. Brandon Chang (BIOLA) 6-3, 6-4
4. Chris Evans (BIOLA) def. Amol Kamat (CALTECHM) 6-4, 6-4
5. Alex Henny (CALTECHM) def. Greg Cobain (BIOLA) 7-5, 6-2
6. Rodic Pence (BIOLA) def. Brian Kim (CALTECHM) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Isaiah Pekary/David Mossman (BIOLA) def. Devashish Joshi/Luka Mernik (CALTECHM) 8-4
2. Amol Kamat/Rushikesh Joshi (CALTECHM) def. Chris Evans/Greg Cobain (BIOLA) 9-8 (7-5)
3. Rodic Pence/Brandon Chang (BIOLA) def. JD Co-Reyes/Ishan Mehta (CALTECHM) 8-5
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Biola 1-3
Caltech 0-3
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European screenings of the new ChunkyKnit film: Last Winter
Here is some info about various screenings, premieres and parties taking place around the UK and Europe this month. Get yourself down to one and watch Last Winter on the big screen!
18th November – Innsbruck, Austria
Blue Chip Innsbruck (Wilhelm-Greilstrasse 17)
Entry: €4
Doors open: 22.00
Unleash The Lens Tour – 3 snowboard films plus DJ's at each event!
15th November – Manchester, England
Glass, Fallowfield.
Time: 19.30 – Late
16th November – Leeds, England
Xscape, Castleford Sno! Bar
Time 19.00 – 23.00
22nd November – Bristol, England
Stark Bar
Time: 19.30 – Late
23rd November – Chatham
Chatham Dry Slope
Time 19.00 – 23.00
Last Winter is all about last winter – a collection of snowboard adventures from around the world! This isn't your usual rider section film. This is the ChunkyKnit girls inviting you to be part of our experiences from last winter.
Produced not only by the usual ChunkyKnit crew but also the riders themselves, Last Winter includes a Romanian mountain hut trip, snowboarding in Scotland, a bad weather trip to Japan and lots of world class riding footage and other stories.
Packaged in a beautiful Super Jewel case with cardboard sleeve and booklet, Last Winter has a running time of 40 minutes plus DVD extras from their sponsors and friends.
Featuring: Kjersti Buaas, Jenny Jones, Lisa Filzmoser, Erin Valverde, Tina Birbaum, Manuela Pesko, Lesley McKenna and lots of other new faces.
Running time: 40 mins
Format: NTSC / DVD
Price: £19.95 / €29.30 / US$37.50


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The divisive issue of abortion is at the center of Citizen Ruth, a political satire that attempts to subject both pro-choice and pro-life forces to equal ridicule. Laura Dern portrays Ruth Stoops, an irresponsible, unemployed woman who's addicted to inhaling household chemicals and has becomes pregnant, for the fifth time. After she is arrested for substance abuse, the judge offers to lessen her sentence if Ruth chooses to abort her child...more
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Kitchen Furniture
This might look like a very familiar kitchen of yours. There are no such unfamiliar colours. This is the kitchen that many of you possess in your homes but you do not understand how it might turn into a modular one. As you notice here the steel look that has been provided to the oven area has completely changed the outlook of the place. The wall area over the oven has been decorated with tiles which ensure easy removal of any stains that might arise during cooking. Each cupboard has steel handrails attached for the convenience of usage. All the cupboard doors are made of opaque materials here which might be replaced with glass doors if convenient.


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The local share market drifted higher, following new record highs on Wall Street, with local gains led by the miners, while Goodman Fielder was punished hard for its profit downgrade.
Higher commodity prices, easing concerns about Chinese growth and a strong lead from Wall Street combined to push the Australian share market higher on Wednesday.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 added 14.1 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 5403.3, closing well below its intraday high. The broader All Ordinaries gained 13.9 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 5408.8.
The gains followed on from a strong performance from Wall Street overnight on Tuesday, which saw the S&P500 jump 0.7 per cent, while the Nasdaq surged 1.6 per cent.
While Wall Street basked in new all-time highs of the S&P500, the ASX200 remains well below its records. Local gains remained limited in comparison due to the fact that there was more potential for earnings growth in the recovering US economy, JBWere executive director Mike Kendall said.
"Particularly as the winter thaw takes hold, you're likely to see factories bounce back much more sharply, which gives potential for much better profitability, given consumers are in the store shopping," Mr Kendall said.
"Given that local corporate reporting season is past us, investors have got to wait another six months before we see the next one. I suspect people are going to be fairly reluctant to be too aggressive without very certain leads in the domestic market."
With corporate news slim, Australian investors will be waiting on more economic data, the looming federal budget and the upcoming US reporting season for leads.
"Sometimes markets just drift sideways in the absence of news. I think that's probably what we're doing to some extent," Auscap Asset Management principal Tim Carleton said.
"I think people are assessing where they're at and focusing on the individual stocks in their portfolio at the moment."
Goodman Fielder shares plummeted 22.1 per cent to 45.5¢ following a profit warning from the wholesale food manufacturer and supplier. The company expects full-year profit to come in up to $27 million lower than analyst forecasts of $180 million. Goodman Fielder warned that it expected to write-down some of its assets, with a close eye on its baking and grocery divisions.
Miners were big drivers in the market on Wednesday, with the materials sub-index pushing 0.7 per cent higher.
They were boosted by a further rise in the iron ore price, which saw the metal return above the level it was before March's 'flash crash' which saw it fall more than 8 per cent in one day. Iron ore is now sitting at $US117.60 per tonne.
Following reports of a $20 billion demerger plan, BHP Billiton shares lifted 0.9 per cent to $37.37. It is understood that investment bank Goldman Sachs is working on a number of strategic options for the miner. Rival Rio Tinto finished 0.4 per cent higher at $64.40, while Fortescue Metals jumped 2.8 per cent to $5.46.
Increasing animosity between the free-to-air networks and its pay-TV rivals over who will broadcast Australia's major sports has led to the FTA industry body accusing pay TV of attempting take key broadcasts "by stealth" and lobbying policymakers to change anti-siphoning laws.
Shares in broadcaster Nine Entertainment dropped 2.1 per cent to $2.32 , while Seven West Media gained 0.8 per cent to $1.96.
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers is considering a class action against QBE Insurance Group, just two months after Slater & Gordon explored the same thing over the insurers huge profit downgrade, but moved away after finding no evidence. QBE shares were largely unaffected, adding 0.5 per cent to finish at $12.80.
Shares in Leighton Holdings slipped 0.2 per cent to $20.85 following the appointment of a new chief financial officer three weeks after the ousting of the construction group's top executives.
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Who don't know this place?
The place where teenagers come around not only eating but also sharing their thought hehe i say like that. Never quite from visitors, comfy, and strategic! The right choice place to hang out, meet up with ur friends.
Speaking of strategic, this place near with high schools, no wonder it's easly to find out and with teenage around.
The prices of food, drink, bavarage here are appropriate! In students pocket. So don't worry about it, it's standard.
Traditional foods like cubit cookies, mushroom rice, pentol, siomay, soto in different taste, juice and still any still a lot of
It's open everyday 9 am – 12 pm except sunday 10 am – 10 pm and and national holiday is unavailable.
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Anisong World Matsuri makes American debut at Anime Expo 2016! Anisong World Matsuri is a series of events and music concerts featuring: Japan Super Live (7/2): Eir Aoi, JAM Project, Luna Haruna, Minami, sphere, T. M. Revolution, Yoko Ishida, DJ Kazu Japan Band Battle (7/3): FLOW, OLDCODEX ONE PUNCH MATSURI at AX (7/2): Performance by …
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TIMM has confirmed the performance dates and ticket information for OLDCODEX and Sekai no Owari at the music conference's concert series in October. The 12th Tokyo International Music Market (12th TIMM) will take place at Hotel Grand Pacific LE DAIBA from October 20th to October 22nd to promote the export of the Japanese music. The …
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Because professional development is essential to the aspiring conductor, the Conducting Department at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music organizes a series of workshops for conductors throughout the United States to hone their craft. These give both graduate students and career professionals the opportunity to study conducting in a focused and intense setting.
Atlanta Summer Choral Conducting Institute (co-hosted with Georgia State University)


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Happy Birthday Pinkfresh Studio! Four wonderful years full of beautiful collections and many more to come! To celebrate this special occasion we have a wonderful Birthday Blog Hop for you full of inspiration and prizes!
For this blog hop I wanted to create a layout full of happy colors and Let Your Heart Decide collection was perfect for this. The colors are so pretty and I used a variety of embellishments as my main design element.
The topic of this layout is our new puppy Alina. She is so cute!
Here are all the blog hop stops:
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Each stop on the blog will have a winner. Entry closes on Monday, April 9th at 6am PST.. We will post the winners on the Pinkfresh Blog on Monday April, 9th at 12:30pm PST. Remember to check out Pinkfresh Studio blog on that day to see if you have won! Remember also to comment on the Pinkfresh Studio blog for a chance to win a special prize!


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Lady Gaga is BFFs with Donatella Versace (heck, she even wrote a song about her) and now it looks like she may get the chance to play the fashion icon too.
American Crime Story creator Ryan Murphy got tongues wagging at Entertainment Weekly's PopFest on Sunday (October 30) at the prospect of recruiting Gaga for an upcoming season.
The showrunner will be tackling the story of Gianni Versace's murder in 1997 for season three, and during this weekend's panel, the moderator suggested that Gaga would make "the perfect Donatella."
Murphy replied: "Ya think?" and then grinned to a rapturous reception.
The role would mean a re-teaming of Murphy and Gaga after working together on American Horror Story: Hotel and the current season.
American Crime Story, which kicked off with The People vs OJ Simpson, will explore the Gianni murder in season three, after portraying the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in season two.
Speaking of the storyline, Murphy explained: "I was always very moved and freaked out by the Versace assassination, and I thought it was a really great story to do because it's a manhunt season.
"[Serial killer Andrew Cunanan] killed four people and then Versace, and was on the loose. We're exploring the reasons of how he got away with being undetected."
He added: "The tragedy of the Versace murder was that it should not have happened. He should have been caught by then. But he wasn't caught because he was targeting gay people, and people didn't care.
"That's why Gianni Versace was killed, for the most part. So it's a really tragic story and I've always said the thing that makes me cry the most in the world is lost potential, or lost possibility, and I think he was such an amazing force taken too soon for reasons which he shouldn't have been. That is a true crime story in America, so we're tackling that."
The two seasons will shoot simultaneously, and the Versace season is expected to air after Katrina: American Crime Story in 2017.
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Bold. Brilliant. Brave. Beautiful. Could I possibly go on? Of course, I could! Even so, there still would not be enough words in any dictionary (traditional or urban) to express my whole heart when it comes to the important role of men in our communities. They're our husbands, our guys or simply our "boo thangs." They're our fathers, our sons and our brothers. They're our nephews, our uncles and our godfathers. If the truth were to be told, I'd even go as far as to tell you that they're often fabricated, but not nearly enough celebrated. Isn't it about time someone expressed just how much they're appreciated? And that, my friends, is the aim of this edition: to celebrate and appreciate our men!
It is our hope that this month's edition will be a tremendous treat for you. We have so many positive vibes to share that I get excited just thinking about what's in store as you embark upon this literary journey. May every story put a smile on your face, may you learn something new, and may you feel just a little bit better about all that makes South Fulton the amazing place that it is. Happy reading! And to all the fathers out there, whether by birth, by marriage or by simply standing in the gap, Happy Father's Day!
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London: Brexit backers moved into a lead in the polls on Monday for the first time in weeks, putting pressure on the pound and raising pressure on Prime Minister David Cameron ahead of Britain's EU referendum.
The WhatUKThinks average now puts "Leave" at 51 percent against "Remain" at 49 percent ahead of the 23 June vote that could see financial markets plunge and hit global economic growth if Britain votes to go.
The balance tipped in favour of "Leave" after two polls at the weekend and one on Monday put them ahead. The last time it put "Leave" in the lead was on 12 May.
The vote could see Britain become the first country to leave the European Union and is being closely watched in countries where Euroscepticism is growing.
The "Remain" camp led by Cameron has warned of the economic dangers of leaving, while "Leave" supporters such as former London mayor Boris Johnson have said they want to curb immigrants from other parts of Europe.
Cameron took part in an event with political opponents Labour, the Liberal Democrats and Greens to accuse "Leave" supporters of "perpetuating an economic con-trick on the British people".
"While they peddle fantasy politics, in the real world our economy is slowing because of the huge uncertainty hanging over Britain's economic future," Cameron said at the "Britain Stronger In" event.
The broadside came after Johnson, who is seen as the most likely successor to Cameron, warned Britain would have to pay more for membership of the EU. "The risks of 'Remain' are massive," he said.
Conservative former prime minister John Major on Sunday accused Johnson, a charismatic politician with popular appeal, of being a "python" who could not be trusted, in a scathing personal attack.
Financial markets have proved volatile ahead of the vote and have been particularly so as the campaign has heated up.
The pound fell to 79.05 pence against the euro in Asian trading-its lowest level in three and a half weeks-and stood at around 78.61 pence against the euro at around 0910 GMT.
The pound also fell against the dollar to $1.4353-a three-week low point.
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A: It's important to note that teeth whitening isn't necessary — teeth naturally darken with age and accumulate surface stains. If you use tobacco products or consume specific food and drinks, this is bound to happen. Teeth aren't meant to be pearly white. In fact, we wouldn't recommend going that far, but it's natural to want to lift some of the stains and change the colour by a few shades.
In response to the desire for a brighter smile, there are tons of whitening products available to consumers. These products fall into two categories: surface whiteners or bleaches.
Surface whiteners are things like whitening toothpaste or chewing gum. The special abrasives in these products are unlikely to cause excessive wear on your teeth, but they aren't very useful for long-term whitening since the impact is limited to surface stains. Also, if you continue to consume staining beverages or use tobacco products, the discoloration will return quickly.
Many bleaching products are peroxide-based and can actually change the colour of your teeth. Not all teeth respond to bleaching treatments. It all depends on the cause of your discoloration. That is why it's so important to see your dentist and talk to them about which whitening option is best for you.
As much as the drug store options can be appealing because of price, the best option in all cases is professional teeth whitening. It's the safest way to go several shades whiter without damaging your enamel because it's customized to your needs. Our techniques and training allow us to protect your soft tissues better than drug store methods and the result is long term. You may need a brief touch up once or twice per year with the home kit we provide but most people don't need to Zoom! again.
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The grass in the town square was green again, and "Singing in the Rain" was playing at the restored Art Deco theater downtown.
It was maybe a bit warmer than it should have been for March. There were storms expected soon that could bring flooding. And the great
But there seemed to be a guarded sense of optimism in this Central Valley farm community.
Months ago, when Fox Hanford theater owner Danny Humasom and Zach Rodriguez — the town's most dedicated film buff — chose to show the classic musical, chances were the title would be nothing more than cruel irony. Rain had been scarce for nearly a decade during the worst drought in California's modern history.
"I do remember saying: 'Can you imagine if it rained?'" Rodriguez said. "But it was a wistful thing."
This week, there was blue sky outside the picture windows at Superior Dairy. Six-year-old Marley Oliver sat in front of a bowl of chocolate ice cream piled as big as a coconut before heading to her tap/ballet class at Miss Vicky's. Her mother, Laura Benavides, dipped into a root beer float with a long spoon.
During the worst of the drought, the sky had hung day after day in a lung-choking haze.
"First we were singing in the rain, and now we're singing in sunshine," Benavides said.
At the movie house snack bar, Jackie Barberick and Michelle Reed sold popcorn and soda in exchange for the theater making a donation to their organization, Paws and Claws.
"We raise money for seniors," Barberick said.
"For seniors' dogs," Reed interjected. "It's even funnier when she says: 'We raise money for spaying and neutering for seniors.'"
Barberick's boyfriend grows corn for cattle. "We have a lot of dairies around here, and it's been tough," she said of the years-long dry spell.
Reed said everyone in the area had suffered in some way. "We feed the United States. It's our economy," she said. "I can't tell you how nice it is to look around and see green."
The snowpack is nearly twice the historic average. After record rainfall, there's more worry about dams failing than another year of sucking the water table dry.
But the Central Valley is still sinking from depleted aquifers. And the adage that people forget a drought as soon as it rains isn't true any longer, at least for the people she knows, said Shaka Sudds, 28.
"We had the deep sense that the drought was going to be here for a while — maybe always. We're shaken. We were reminded that we can't prepare for droughts and floods like these," she said.
"I have a lot of friends that are farmworkers, and when it did finally rain days on end, I'd say: 'Oh, you couldn't go to work again today. I'm sorry.' I know they need the money. But they would always say: 'No, we're grateful. We need the rain.'"
Jason Jones, 37, said that every time it rains, he goes out in his backyard, dances around and throws a squeaky hamburger toy for his dogs.
He said he suspects he'll do it for many years to come, even if rivers overflow.
"We had a real scare," he said. "It's not that easy to shake off."
During the movie, Rodriguez, Sudds, Jones and their friend Sophia Delgado — a Fresno state student — cheered the on-screen splashing in puddles and sang along with the actors, emphasizing certain lines:
Come on with the rain
I've a smile on my face ...
After the show, the group mugged under the marquee, with "Singing in the Rain" framed by neon.
Rodriguez threw his arms out, Broadway-style.
"This is how we'll react to rain in Hanford," he said. "For a long time to come."
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Ole Tersløse, DK
Ole Tersløse graduated as a painter from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 2000 and has worked increasingly with computer manipulated photography and visualization in 3D computer programs ever since. He has participated in group and solo exhibitions in Europe and U.S.A.
Most of the visual components in Ole Tersløse's works are made from scratch in the same computer programs used in creating special effects for films such as Lord of the Rings and Avatar. The artist presents a digital "Model World" that may seem realistic from a distance, but when examined closely appears fabricated.
Concept and technique go hand in hand in Ole Tersløse's works. Illusion inducing computer programs are Ole Tersløse's laboratory where he creates digital Model Worlds, knowing full well that the models refer to a shared perception of reality which is not necessarily founded in any absolute truth about the world. If definitive insight into reality is impossible as all realizations are prey to misinterpretations, then the images we create of the world can never be truthful.


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Adult Day Care centers are designed to meet the needs of individuals with dementia and to support their strengths, abilities and independence. Centers typically have staffed activities such as music and exercise programs and discussion groups.
Why Use an Adult Day Care Center?
One reason to use an adult day center is to give yourself a break from caregiving. While your loved one is at a center, you'll have time to rest, run errands or finish other tasks. As a result, you'll return to caregiving responsibilities feeling refreshed and renewed. If you find yourself feeling guilty, ask yourself, "If I wear myself out to the point of total exhaustion, what good will I be to the person with dementia?
Adult day centers also offer the person with dementia opportunities to be social with others and participate in activities in a safe environment.
Selecting A Center
Adult day centers can vary. To choose the best setting for the individual with dementia, do the following:
- Consult a variety of sources to find an appropriate adult day center. Many caregivers rely on the advice from their local Alzheimer's Association and from other caregivers. Call your local senior center or area agency on aging, too.
- Give the day center a chance. Consider using its services at least twice a week for a month before making a final decision. Occasional use won't give you an accurate picture of how the center operates. In addition, give the person time to adjust to the experience of going to the center. While some people may resist going to the center at first, they often look forward to the visit after several weeks of attending, meeting people and joining in activities.
- Reevaluate your need for adult day services. At some point the person with Alzheimer's may need more care than the center can provide. Center staff and support groups can help evaluate your needs for future care.
Evaluating an Adult Day Center
Consider the following when you evaluate an adult day center.
Center Clients
Does the center provide services for people with different types of impairments as well as those in good physical health? Knowing about any service restrictions before using the center may help prevent problems.
Will the center evaluate the person's needs? How will this evaluation be accomplished and how often will it be repeated? Will it cover medical needs, social and family history, cognitive functioning, and social skills? Some centers perform assessments in the person's home.
Does the center offer the services that you and the person with dementia need? These are some of the specific services you may want to investigate. (Keep in mind that few adult day programs offer all of the services described below, and not all of the services are necessary for a program to be of high quality.)
Will the center provide support for clients and families? For example, can they offer guidance on outside resources and arrange for supportive care in the home?
Health Services
Will the center provide blood pressure checks and physical, dental, foot, eye and ear examinations? Will the center dispense medication and/or offer medication reminders?
Does the center provide nutritious meals and snacks? To make sure, you may want to sample one of the meals. In addition, can the center accommodate special diets or provide a culturally specific menu? And does the center provide some sort of nutritional education program?
Personal Care
Will the center's staff provide help with hairstyling, toileting, eating, showering and other personal care tasks?
Does the center offer a program of activities that the person with dementia can participate in and enjoy?
Behavior Management
Is the center prepared to deal with wandering, incontinence, hallucinations, sexually inappropriate behavior or speech difficulties?
Will the center help arrange for needed physical, occupational or speech therapy? Are there therapists onsite or on-call?
Special Needs
Is the center equipped to deal with someone who uses a wheelchair, who is hearing or visually impaired, or who is handicapped in another way?
Most centers are open from early morning to early afternoon. Some have extended or weekend hours. People may attend the center as little as one day per week or as many as five. Be sure to ask about the minimum attendance requirements and the notification policy for absences.
Many centers offer services on sliding scales, where caregivers pay according to ability or income. In some states, Medicaid covers cost for people with very low income and few assets. Be sure to ask about basic fees, financial assistance and additional charges for such services as crafts or field trips.
Location and Transportation
Getting to and from some centers may consume a large part of your day and be stressful on the person. However, some centers offer pick-up and drop-off transportation services, while others provide transportation for outings and medical appointments. Be sure to ask about the policy for late arrival or late pick-up.
Evaluate the overall appearance and quality of the facility. Is it warm, inviting and free of clutter? Is there adequate space for activities? Is there space available for outdoor activities? Are there secured areas for outside walking?
Assess the qualifications of the staff. What is the number of staff for each client? Do staff members have dementia-specific training? Does the center have a physician, nurse or health care professional on staff or on-call? If the center uses volunteers, are they adequately trained and supervised? Is staff warm and friendly to family members and caregivers? How well does the staff handle people with behavioral problems?
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Bulalo Craving! Yes I have that once in a while...When in Manila, if you are looking for bulalo house that can satisfy your taste bud, may I suggest Myrna's bulalo house.
Most local celebrities usually dine here which made visible by the pictures and plates with autograph posted all over their wall.
Bulalo was served in stainless burn pot. P250 with bone marrow - can serve 2-3 pax . It brought me to cholesterol heaven! Hot! Tasty! Comfy!
Mechadong Baka(Tomatoed Beef Casserole) is also good. P75/order.
Myrna's Bulalo Haus138 Tomas Morato corner Kamuning,
Quezon City, Manila, Philippines


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Your collection is alive all the way through: I got a great read out of it! Certain things stay with me, especially-- the trip over Highway 20, and the sun through the high church window when the blast clears . . . There are many worthy places ready to receive so strong a collection. -- William Stafford Poet Laureate of the United StatesThere's a quality in all of Mark Thalman's poems that's like glacier water. There's clarity here and deceptive depth. Many of his poems remind me of my old friends William Stafford and Gary Snyder with their precise reverence for language and the natural world. It's the kind of work that you can take a walk with, each poem a journey, each journey a discovery. -- Joseph Bruchac Poet, Novelist, Native American StorytellerMark Thalman's poetry makes one feel what it is to be a part of an endlessly intricate, infinitely subtle and ultimately sustaining whole. Catching the Limit harrows us with awareness of our human insignificance in time and in the vastness of nature. It is a book which sustains us with the sense that we belong. -- Ralph Salisbury Professor Emeritus, University of OregonNo one understands better than Mark Thalman the "ancestral messages" of landscape in his native Oregon, gathered here from a lifetime of attentiveness. Like river stones in a jar of water, glistening in the sun, his poems remind us of what endures. They will hold you steady, return you to the origins of wonder. -- Ingrid Wendt Editor, From Here We Speak: An Anthology of Oregon Poetry
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Explanation of Wi-Fi Floor Plans
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A site survey enables you to do it right the first time. Without a site survey, trial and error is the only way to place access points in locations that provide optimum signal. Conducting a site survey is one of the most critical components of properly designing and installing a wireless LAN. Every building is unique, therefore a network consultant should always do a thorough walk-through analyzing signal strength and identifying objects that may interfere with signal strength.
Analyze the five floor plans in the Floor Plan Site Survey exercise. Each floor plan has only one access point placed in the data center of each building. This will help you determine where other access points are needed. The location of the data center may not always be ideal for optimum signal coverage, but your site survey will determine whether or not it is.
Complete the tables in Appendix D based on the data gathered in the Floor Plan Site Survey.© BrainMass Inc. brainmass.com October 9, 2019, 11:23 pm ad1c9bdddf
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Identify areas of this floor plan that may present issues when designing your network. Why will these areas present issues? The conference room data center is in a corner, near the concrete wall in the conference room. This wall can obstruct the signal making the strength of the signal weak in certain spots.
Based on your site survey, do you think that placing the wireless access point in the data center is an ideal location? Would you place it somewhere else in the building? Do you think it will be necessary to have multiple access points in this building? The data center is not a good location, because the signal is being blocked by concrete walls between the conference room and the elevator. Placing it somewhere else would help strengthen the signal in the conference room, depending on the type of connections chosen for the network. Having multiple access points in this building is possible. If the choice is using a physical network, remember the media cable should not be any longer than 300 feet. However, if you choose to use a ...
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This solution is comprised of explaining what objects or materials obstruct the Wi-Fi signal on each floor.


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Iowa Officials End Contract with Prison Program That Pushed Fundamentalism
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Officials in Iowa have decided to sever ties with the InnerChange Freedom Initiative, a controversial fundamentalist Christian program that became the focus of an Americans United lawsuit.
Officials terminated the program last month. "There will be no funds allocated or applied in any way," Iowa Department of Corrections spokesman Fred Scaletta told the Des Moines Register.
InnerChange is a project of Charles Colson's Prison Fellowship. In 1999, Iowa officials decided to set up the program in a special wing at the Newton Correctional Facility. Millions of dollars were subsequently funneled into the program, despite its fundamentalist Christian approach.
Americans United, representing inmates, their family members and taxpayers, sued the Iowa Department of Corrections over its support of InnerChange. A U.S. District Court ruled that InnerChange immersed inmates in religiosity and should not be funded with public dollars, a decision that was later upheld by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
During the course of the litigation, Americans United discovered that inmates who participated in InnerChange received benefits not afforded to other inmates. For instance, InnerChange inmates were given better housing, quicker access to classes needed for parole and more contact with family members.
Moreover, InnerChange personnel and material often singled out other religions for degrading treatment. For example, InnerChange personnel told participants that a pope would be the Antichrist, belittled books of the Catholic version of the Bible and warned that inmates would suffer eternal damnation unless they became evangelical Christians. …


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Heavy Overall Expense Makes Such Rapid Transit Unfeasible
At first glance, high-speed trains between Phoenix and Tucson sound like a great idea. I love trains, and the idea of boarding a comfortable train that will whisk me to my destination seems very attractive.
But I am also an economist, so I have to ask, "Who will pay the cost? Who benefits? And do the benefits justify the costs?"
There is a good reason autos and airplanes have largely replaced passenger trains. Rail lines, especially high-speed lines, are extraordinarily expensive to build, maintain and operate. Justifying these costs requires huge volumes of traffic, and our decentralized world has few places dense enough to support such passenger traffic.
Take the Boston-to-Washington corridor, by far the densest in the nation. Amtrak's Acela may be the fastest way to get from downtown to downtown, but few people live or work downtown anymore, so the Acela carries only about 2 percent of passenger traffic in the corridor.
To cover its operating costs (but not its capital costs), Acela fares from New York to Washington begin at $139. By comparison, JetBlue fares begin at $39, while a variety of bus companies offering rides for $15 to $20 carry almost 50 percent more passenger miles than Amtrak. Buses take about 80 minutes longer than the Acela but offer free wireless Internet so travelers' time isn't wasted.
Amtrak carried the equivalent of more than 10 million trips in the Boston-Washington corridor in 2010. The Arizona Department of Transportation estimates a Phoenix-Tucson high-speed train would attract, at most, 1.9 million trips a year, or about 2,600 round trips per day, in 2050. That is nowhere near enough to cover costs, so the trains would require millions in annual operating subsidies as well as hundreds of millions, if not billions, in capital subsidies.
Nor are trains particularly environmentally friendly. Intercity buses use 60 percent less energy per passenger mile as Amtrak trains, and when full life-cycle costs are counted, the difference is even greater. Autos are getting more energy-efficient each year, and by 2025, the average car on the road will use less energy per passenger mile than any high-speed train.
Tourists riding the high-speed trains in France and Japan have come home with fantasies of American high-speed rail. Yet high-speed trains don't work very well in those countries, either. Most require significant subsidies, and the average residents of France and Japan ride the TGVs or bullet trains less than 500 miles, equal to about one round trip, per year.
I recently visited Japan and rode both the subsidized bullet trains and the parallel conventional trains that, because Japan is so densely populated, operate at a profit. Most riders of the conventional trains were students, senior citizens and working-class families, while most riders on the high-speed trains were well-to-do business travelers and foreign tourists.
For the vast majority of Arizona residents, building high-speed rail means taking their tax dollars to subsidize trains they won't be able to afford or find convenient to ride. Those who do ride the trains will be relatively wealthy people who don't need your subsidies. As much as I personally love trains, I have to conclude that high-speed rail is a bad idea for Arizona.


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Fans and drivers attending the 8th Annual Imperial Tire Silver Dollar Nationals will be made in the shade with special discounts and dozens of styles of sunglasses from Deatherage Opticians.
Set for Friday and Saturday, July 20-21, at the I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., USMTS competitors will be shooting for an $8,000 top prize but every competitor can take advantage of the Oakley souvenir trailer for any driver wanting to redeem certificates or get a discount on quality shades.
The Official Sunglasses of the United States Modified Touring Series, Deatherage Opticians is based in Wichita Falls, Texas, and was founded by dirt track racing legend Terry Deatherage in the late 1980s. The company is now owned and operated by his son, Greg Deatherage.
Deatherage Opticians carries a massive amount of different sunglass companies, which include Oakley, Maui Jim, Ray Ban, Costa Del Mar and many other top-end shades. Not only do they carry shades, they also carry Oakley Racing Equipment, along with apparel, watches and many more products.
For additional, check out Deatherage Opticians online at www.deatherageopticians.com and like them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/deatherageoptical. Deatherage Opticians is located at 2916 Garnett in Wichita Falls, Texas.
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trust me to make the promise of more regular posts and find myself not able to keep it (yet). To my regular visitors I am so sorry :(
We are on the tail end of school holidays here which turned out to be incredibly busy (but also fun for the most part) and I am hoping all will return to normal so that I might be able to blog a bit more often.
Think of me this week, I have my mother visiting from the Eastern states which is always a source of mega-stress for me. This time she's not even staying with me but I doubt I will stress less because of it.
More later....
Thanks for popping by :)