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Outsourced Accounting and Administration Services
In today's competitive business environment, it is essential for family and privately-owned businesses to ensure that their financial operations are running efficiently. Berdon's outsourced accounting services allow our clients to focus more on operating their businesses and achieving their strategic objectives. Working collaboratively, we assist in a variety of areas, including forecasting, due diligence, financial reporting, business analysis and strategic planning. Our goal is to help ensure that our clients' financial processes and operating environments are running effectively and efficiently—enabling them to focus more on their businesses and achieving their growth and strategic objectives.
Berdon's professionals take the time to understand our clients' current operational and financial environment and identify areas needing improvement. By familiarizing ourselves with an organization's financial operations, accounting systems, internal controls, financial reporting requirements, and staff roles and responsibilities, we are able to understand the dynamics of their business and operating environment—resulting in a team of responsive professionals committed to improving the efficiency of their accounting and financial processes as well as helping develop and implement their business and operational strategies.
Fund Administration
Through Concept Fund Services, a Division of Berdon LLP, we also provide administration services that draw on broad expertise and deep resources to help clients manage day-to-day financial operations as well as the responsibilities for current and pending compliance and tax rules. The team identifies potential areas of risk and exposure and offers solutions. Finely attuned to adhering to best practices, our team of professionals matches the particular needs of our clients with the services provided—paying careful attention to deadlines and keeping clients compliant at reasonable costs. Whether it is providing general accounting or accurate financial reporting services, our goal is to give clients the support to help ensure compliance and move their businesses forward.
Please visit our Concept Fund Services website to learn more.
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Fields' shack is a location in the Mojave Wasteland. It is located just west of Nellis Air Force Base and north-west of Raul's shack under an overpass.
Inside, there are two lockers to the left. Past the lockers are three ammunition boxes and another locker. A toy box containing miscellaneous items is also nearby. There are two beds that can be slept in. A Sunset Sarsaparilla star bottle cap can be found inside the fridge. The items inside the shack are not 'owned'. There is a campfire directly in front.
Notable lootEdit
- Sunset Sarsaparilla star bottle cap - Found inside the broken fridge beside an empty Sunset Sarsaparilla bottle.
- The Abilene Kid LE BB gun can be found on a shelf on the left side of the shack about halfway up.
- If the Wild Wasteland trait has been selected, the Abilene Kid LE BB gun will not be found here, but instead at Jimmy's Well.
Fields' shack appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.
PC Playstation 3 Xbox 360 It is possible that neither the Sunset Sarsaparilla star bottle cap nor the Abilene Kid LE BB gun will appear here.[verified]
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Interior stylist and photographer Daniella Witte's dining room is my week's favourite image.
I love the black shelves on the left, so graphic and structured compared to the fluidity and slight disarray of the rest of the room.
The brightness and the green plants remind me that spring is close.
And that sofa...so inviting! Perfect for snuggling while having my morning coffee and going through the interior design magazines.
Have a nice weekend everyone.
photography: Daniella Witte


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Military families and child care – what are the options?
When mom and dad work, finding care for the little ones, especially if the child is under the age of two can be a challenge and quite an expense. According to Parents and the High Cost of Child Care: 2012 Report, in 35 states and the District of Columbia, the average annual cost for center-based care for an infant was higher than a year's in-state tuition and related fees at a four-year public college. Yikes.
Military families are not immune to this cost. Many times the Child Development Centers are backfilled for months and do not have space availability for new parents. Since many military families don't have the safety net of extended family and the service member's schedule is unpredictable, finding reliable child care is a top priority.
So what resources are available for military families?
Military OneSource is a great resource as families start thinking about what options are available when it comes to child care. The National Military Family Association also has a section on our website dedicated to information about child care for military kids. Both are good starting points!
If you are located near a military base, contact the local Information and Referral specialist and the Children, Youth, and Teen programs. The Information Referral specialist will provide information about child care on and off base. The Children, Youth, and Teen programs will have installation-specific options available. Services vary from installation or community and fees are tiered based on the total family income.
Military families may also be eligible for a subsidy through Child Care Aware (formerly NACCRRA). Child Care Aware can help parents locate quality resources in their local community. Child Care Aware also processes the military child care subsidy for most Services. The subsidy programs include Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood, Operation Military Child Care, and Child Care Assistance for Families of Severely Injured Military Members. Eligibility requirements vary from program to program, and Service-specific information is available on Child Care Aware's website.
Most military families are also eligible for a free membership to Sittercity, a popular child care website that is a great option for families new to an area that don't know any babysitters.
What child care resources have worked for you and your family?
Posted by Katie Savant, Government Relations Information
Manager at the National Military Family Association
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[…] else's care requires a leap of faith. As parents of small children we painstakingly review our child care options to find the setting and provider that is the best fit for our families. Most of the time, the faith […]
I have known people in the Military, and child care is a problem. You have provided a good set of resources that is going to help a number of people.


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Purslane a weedy edible to forage in the backyard – and its legal everywhere
Each summer about this time in June, a massive battle ensues in my garden beds among rows of kale, tomatoes, spinach and the like. It's the battle of the weeds.
This year something different happened: I read a Denver Post story on edible weeds.
A vast majority of my enemies in the garden are actually nutritious, edible greens with a variety of spicy flavors. My battle cry clogged in my throat as I began to salivate over dandelion greens, mallow leaves and violet flowers.
I hopped online to see if I could identify some other friendly foes crowding my cultivars. That's when I discovered purslane.


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Fox Business host Eric Bolling, the guy who this week expressed
concern over President Obama hosting "hoodlums" in the "hizzy," and
who just weeks ago worried about "Obama chugging 40s", has apologized
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ignorant bastard in general. Nor has Fox Business apologized for
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Decorating: Holiday Wreaths
Whether made of pinecones or magnolia leaves, all natural or sparkling plenty, the wreath—symbol of eternal life—is a timeless symbol of the holidays. Here are loads of ways to decorate with wreaths.
Here, a decorative wreath of fresh pine boughs, cheerful cardinals, and festive gold ribbons hangs above a cozy window niche. Traditionally, a wreath in the window during the holidays is a sign of kinship and hospitality.
Holiday decorations are kept simple in this light blue master bedroom—just greens and white flowers. A trio of delicate wreaths seasons the sitting area on the windows above the sofa.
Design: Nora Marra
A wreath made from a variety of greens circles around a white papier-mâchéd deer head. For even more interest, the wreathed trophy is suspended in front of a mirror above the dining room mantel.
Design: Emily Sullivan
A trio of rosemary wreaths propped up on the windows define the tub for the holidays and inject a touch of gold into the all white space.
Design: Emily Sullivan
Green with pink accents prevails in this chartreuse home office, and is reflected on the pink dressed wreaths that decorate each window.
Design: Gerald Pomeroy
Simply tied with a white bow, the large wreath on the window adds a little holiday oomph without distracting form the beautifully set table.
Design: Laura Langworthy
A festive wreath on the front door is both pretty and welcoming. Magnolia leaves, flowers, berries, and pinecones each bring a different element to the wreath, tied together by a big burlap bow.
Increase a wreath's visual impact by adding unexpected color or textures. Oversized snowflake ornaments and red felt angels peek out from the greenery; fuchsia blooms are a surprising accent against the traditional holiday hues.
Kitchens are already such a joyful room during the holidays—cookies baking, turkeys roasting, and pies cooling. Adding small touches of Christmas decorating in this otherwise unchanged space produces wonderful results. Twin wreaths hanging from thick colored ribbon spread holiday cheer inside and out.
By decorating the mudroom, holiday cheer greets guests the minute they enter. A bench offers a place to sit—and, of course, lots of space for gifts!
Juniper berries add subtle color and a lovely scent to a minimalist wreath. Hanging a wreath over a mirror is a great way to show it off.
Here, a wreath in the kitchen is enhanced with dried berries and tied together with a gold ribbon.
With the addition of snowflakes, twin wreaths hung over mirrored window frames say "Winter is here!" in the breakfast nook. A vase filled with Christmas lilies is a cheerful touch.
The combination for the perfect rustic wreath? Dried hydrangeas, quail feathers, and pinecones – oh my!
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A large window wreath above the kitchen sink is a fun way to jazz up the tastiest room in the house. Candy canes woven into the wreath are a sweet bonus.
Nothing welcomes holiday visitors quite like a gorgeous wreath on the front door. Here, pinecones, flowers, and leaves weave in some texture, while gold pears add glam.
Here, a blue-and-white pitcher serves as a vase for snow-white tulips in the center of an evergreen wreath. An ivory bow tops the fresh arrangement.
Blue and silver are a classic holiday color combination. Experimenting with different textures and hues yields gorgeous results, like the wreath on this shuttered window. Silver-painted pinecones bring texture to the arrangement, while turquoise balls inject playful color.
A large window wreath makes a beautiful display in this bright sunroom. Simple red berries add highlights while keeping the overall theme mellow; thick silvery ribbons stream down to match the home's quiet interior.
Tree ornaments spritzed with glitter make a dazzling wreath display.
Magnolia leaves add shine to a classic evergreen wreath with a burlap bow for texture.
Nothing says Christmas like a big, beautiful, natural wreath in red and green. This one is embellished with painted lotus seed pods, carnations and fragrant magnolia leaves.
Designer Barry Dixon partnered with Traditional Home to decorate the Lee Entrance Hall and Dining Room at Blair House—the President's official guesthouse for foreign heads of state visiting Washington, D.C. As part of his scheme, Dixon chose an overscale wreath dotted with apples, lemons, and nuts—as well as Hypericum berries and osage oranges. (See the next slide for a view of the wreath from farther away).
The wreath draws the eye all the way to the opposite end of the home as soon as you open the door.
Placing the wreath above the chair works well in this formal setting, and its colors enhance Dixon's jade, gold, and turquoise palette.
Wreaths and wrought iron go together like hot chocolate and a peppermint stick.
In designer Christopher Hyland's Chelsea apartment in NYC, a wreath hung at molding height over the doorway with a swag makes a festive transition from room to room.
Greenery and red bows at Beacon Hill windows are just enough decoration to transform the area into a neighborhood that's charmingly in the Christmas spirit. The home belongs to designer Gregory Van Boven. (See next slide for the interior.)
Sometimes simple is best. Evergreen wreaths with red bows against small-paned windows add holiday cheer to the dining room in designer Gregory Van Boven's Boston rowhouse.
A green and gold wreath and lighted garlands are all that is needed to accent a classic exterior, helping bring attention to the beautiful leaded glass panels that frame the door.
Use a wreath in the master bedroom not only to give it a holiday touch but also to elaborate on your palette.
Mini wreaths crown votives on a mantel.
Don't overlook the master bathroom. Here twin wreaths in silver add a holiday touch without taking away from the sophistication of this serene retreat.
A wreath with a shell motif welcomes guests to a home in Florida.
Gold leaves set around clear glass sconces set off the gilt frame of the portrait. We like the way one red bird perched on the wreath on the left keeps the arrangement from being too perfectly symmetrical.
A classically interpreted wreath, along with matching greens and accents in large planters, bestows an air of timelessness on the exterior of a new home on Chicago's Gold Coast. The next slide is from the home's interior.
Twin wreaths hung over mirrors and suspended from ribbons work with the white tulips and poinsettias to add a quietly festive touch to a living room.
Use a wreath to crown a bust for added depth in your holiday decorating.
Hanging a wreath over a mirror with an oval inside the frame is a technique that repeats the circle shape pleasingly. (The next slide shows how the wreath is reflected in a mirror on the opposite side of the dining room.)
The rectangular mirror reflects the wreath and mirror on the opposite wall, making the dining room feel more spacious. (The next slide shows the wreath close up.)
Such a pretty bedroom, made even prettier by the trio of wreaths hung on the fireplace surround, with a fetching blue ribbon threaded through them.
A large red wreath hung in the middle of the door, with two smaller ones above and below, works with the garland on the balcony and the topiaries flanking the door to give a storybook look to this lovely Federal-style home in Massachusetts.
Why is it that decorative accents always look so good in threes? The wreaths hung in the windows here are no exception.
The green in the striped ribbon on this boxwood wreath, hung on a shutter, references the green of the door frame, giving a rustic chic welcome to friends special enough to enter through the back door.
For extra holiday oomph, consider hanging a matching wreath inside the entry door as well as outside. (See the next slide for the other side of this door).
Wreaths hung at the same height on the inside and outside of the front door add substance to holiday décor. Aren't the pomegranates and oranges pretty against the charcoal color of the door? The burnished sienna ribbon is a subtle departure from the expected red.
Go glam with a wreath made of silver balls hanging in front of a lovely mirror.
Two small wreaths hung from the top of the coat closet doors add character to this inviting entryway.
Everything about this room looks comfortable. The smallish gold wreath hung on the door invites visitors to step outside and assess the temperature.
A mini wreath dresses up a wine bottle to give as a hostess gift (or to appear on your own holiday table).
Made of shells, this wreath enhances the cabinet door with texture and a pop of color.
A bit baroque, perhaps, but the holidays are a great excuse to go (almost) over the top.
Lighted wreaths hung on its fenceposts give a home an air of conviviality.
Wreaths at the windows give this bedroom holiday spirit, but are kept simple so as not to compete with the room's layers of pattern.
A simple white wreath, hung from the fireplace surround instead of above the mantel, grounds an elaborate Visions of Sugarplums mantel vignette.
Boxwood, often a feature of traditional gardens, is the ideal material for wreaths hung in this classical dining room, lavishly decorated and overflowing with seasonal bounty.
Never skimp! A huge Della Robbia wreath deepens the happy palette and robust warmth of this living room.
Pretty in pink, this wreath is ideal for a girl's bedroom.
An undecorated wreath in the window of this inviting kitchen contributes cheer without blocking the view.
Subtle gold balls and leaves used to trim the wreath contribute to the whispered elegance of this vignette.
Cool and unusual: Most of us wouldn't think to hang a wreath on the kitchen island, but it adds a certain élan, doesn't it?
Blue Christmas: A wreath made with materials from the sea looks lovely hanging over the mantel in this oceanfront home.
A small wreath with red berries adds Yuletide charm to kitchen shelving.
A deep green boxwood wreath trimmed with red velvet ribbon brings high drama to a black door.
Details: Even a tabletop reindeer dons a faux fur wreath.
Stud oranges with cloves to give a wreath fragrance.
An alert reindeer adds élan to this nicely textured white wreath.
Dried flowers and a ribbon in red-and-white peppermint stripes give this wreath and matching swag a homespun look that is just right for a cozy bedroom.


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The state's top prosecutor talks about his crackdown on the polygamist enclave of Colorado City.
Arizona and Utah attorneys general have been trying for years to stop the abuse in Colorado City. Why do the problems persist?
Prior attorneys general have not given this issue sufficient high priority. Immediately upon taking office in January 2011, I organized a task force of federal, state and local law-enforcement officials to seriously deal with this problem. They reported that the first priority was to get objective law enforcement into Colorado City, because the local police, called marshals, were under the thumb of the dominant church, and terrorize the people that object to the oppression that occurs.
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LeTourneau University will feature astronaut Dr. Byron Lichtenberg speaking about his faith and his experience orbiting the earth as a payload specialist on two NASA space shuttle missions during a chapel service at 10:50 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 25, in the S.E. Belcher Jr. Chapel and Performance Center, 2100 S. Mobberly Ave., in Longview. The event is free and open to the public.
Lichtenberg flew two space shuttle missions and has orbited the earth more than 300 times. He is currently in his first year of teaching engineering as a visiting scholar at LeTourneau University.
Lichtenberg came to teach at LETU from the Federal Aviation Administration Part 142 Flight School, where he served as a B-737 type rating instructor. He also served as a commercial airline captain for Southwest Airlines for almost 20 years, with over 13,000 hours of flying the B-737 aircraft before retiring in February.
He previously served in the U.S. Air Force from 1969 to 1973. During his service, Lichtenberg flew the F-4 Phantom and experienced 9 months of combat during the Vietnam War, with 138 combat missions. He received 2 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 11 Air Medals and numerous other awards.
After his service with the Air Force, Lichtenberg served as a fighter pilot for the Massachusetts Air National Guard, where he flew the F-100 Super Sabre and A-10 Thunderbolt II.
Lichtenberg is also the founder, president and chief technical officer for Zero Gravity Corporation, the first commercial parabolic flight aircraft service using the B-727 aircraft. ZERO-G has a contract with NASA to provide reduced gravity aircraft services for science and engineering research.
Lichtenberg was the first director of curriculum development and a founding board of directors member for the International Space University, a school educating future leaders in the space exploration and development field. He was also a founding member of the Association of Space Explorers, a worldwide astronaut and cosmonaut association, and X Prize Foundation, a non-profit organization that awards prizes for technological development.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in aerospace engineering from Brown University, a Master of Science in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a doctoral degree in biomedical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also holds an honorary doctoral degree from Westminster University.
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For example author John Green decided to do a signing on Monday near my house (again), and so I had to go. Of course.
Liza Kane, which was amazing, but we have way too much fun together, and we ended up talking in my car until after midnight...after a brilliant night listening to THE MAN JG--see Liza's awesome post on this HERE--and eggs and sausage and stuff at Bob Evans.
SO. Here I am. At 4 AM, posting finally about WisCon (conference in Madison, May 2011). I will make this brief. Err. Well.
Here I am with J. Koyanagi who is totally off-the-heezy awesome. Here we are upon arrival.
We hung (hanged?) with (from left after J) Derek Molata and Sara McClung and Brad Beaulieu and Holly McDowell. FanTASTIC group of people. So beautiful, I had to get an aerial view. Thank goodness I have angel wings.
Oh my word, I love us.
Is that wrong to say? Should I be more modest? Ok, I will say: Awwwwww, I MISS us.
P.S. This bar was kind of ooky, but the soft pretzels were drooling good.
We did lots of stuff. Like, we went out with these people to eat Nepalese food. The only one (of the new three) whose name I can remember is Shveta Thakrar because, although the other two were lovely people, Shveta is super sweet and I spent way more time with her and now we are happy friends. Also, my memory is pee poor.
We pretty much went to this cupcake shop every day. J is looking forlorn because she has a very restricted diet and cannot eat the most delicious foods like sweet stuff. She indulged only a little. I, on the other hand, indulged frequently. I'm pretty sure those cupcakes were laced with magic.
Here we are walking in the rain. Hence the umbrella.
(Sara, me and J)
Here is our group, looking most dapper.
I MISS us. SO MUCH.
Here I am sitting in between Holly and Brad, two people I would bookmark if they were websites.
Was that cheesy? Yes. Yes it was. Eh. Missing makes cheese of us all.
I'll come back to this when I review it, but for now, soak this in. The Girl of Fire and Thorns. Rae Carson. Remember it. After you read it, you will MISS it.
Here I am with Sara. I'll just let the picture speak for itself. Happy happy happy.
I MISS us. I MISS YOU. <3 <3
With J. OMG, awwww!
Seriously. MISS.
Derek joining in on the fun. Unexpectedly. MISS.
Sniff. I MISS you, Holly.
Don't you love it when people post pictures that depict a private joke that you're not in on? And then they say, "You just had to be there"?
Here I am with J and Shveta eating Mexican food. MISS. Had so much fun. Also our waitress was kind of slow. But the slowness was offset by the gigantic bowl of soup in front of me.


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jjac needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 132 designs submitted by 31 freelance designers.
A contemporary logo based on the word 'bookingflex' - looking for something professional but cool. The color scheme is not fixed and will guide the color scheme of the site, so this will mark out the winner contender (along with design of course).
BookingFlex is a site that will offer booking system services to other businesses. The site design is not yet developed so I am looking for a contemporary, cool, modern, professional logo that will guide the overall design and color scheme of the site.
One idea I had was very simple; to play on the 'flex' side of the name by having an 'f' that had a differentiated color and flex to it. Please don't be fixed on that though - I'll leave it to the designers!
I'd generally opt for all lower-case ('bookingflex') and in a one word format. Open to suggestions if this doesn't seem suitable though.
As a bit of a guide of my tastes only, I really like the green and curvey style used in the following:
The winning logo will be used on http://www.bookingflex.com and is due to go live later in 2008.
- A logo that projects a professional image in both its design and color scheme - clean, fresh, stylish
- A design and color scheme that helps to guide the overall site design
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- Over-complicated / over-the-top designs - I'm looking for something fairly minimal, and stylish
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When Medicaid was enacted by Congress in 1965, people with severe disabilities almost always lived in institutions. Since then, new medical treatments and the growing number of services that are available in the community have meant that it is now often possible for people with even the most severe disabilities to continue to live at home, as long as they have the support services they need.
• AIDS Community Care Alternatives Program (ACCAP);
• Community Resources for People with Disabilities (CRPD);
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and
• Global Options for Long-Term Care Program (GO).
These programs have provided a combination of both traditional medical services (i.e. dental services, skilled nursing services) as well as non-medical services (i.e. respite, case management, and environmental modifications) to those who meet both the established clinical and financial criteria. These programs were implemented to provide support services to an individual in the community to: prevent placement in an institutional setting (e.g. nursing home or hospital) or provide support to individuals who are re-entering a community setting after a period of institutionalization.
In 2012, New Jersey received federal approval under of an 1115 (a) demonstration waiver for the Comprehensive Medicaid Waiver, which included Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS)—a new way to help individuals live in the community for as long as possible with services and supports. Beginning July 1, 2014, participants in ACCAP, CRPD, TBI and GO will be automatically enrolled in the MLTSS program through their current Medicaid managed care organization (MCO). If individuals are receiving Personal Care Assistance (PCA) services and Adult Day Health Care, they have also been receiving them through their MCO since 2011.


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Barbecuing is a slow-cooking technique that's been used since the West was won in the late 1800s. Because cowboys were men of little means, they had to settle for inexpensive cuts of meat. The tough meat, often brisket, was made tender through many hours of cooking. Slow-cooked brisket remains a favorite throughout the United States today. Texas, in particular, is known for its barbecue, but you can prepare an amazing brisket no matter where you live. Follow these tips, and you'll be the superstar of this year's block party.
2. Season with a Recommended Rub or Marinade: There are thousands of rubs and marinades from which to choose. Experimenting can be fun. Ask for recommendations at a grilling store. Often grilling stores sell ideal cuts of meat in addition to a variety of rubs, marinades and sauces. They also frequently offer samples of barbecue, which is another way to choose a rub, marinade or sauce. Whether you marinade or rub, it will require 1-2 days in the refrigerator. Follow package directions, and don't be tempted to skip this important step.
3. Fire Up the Grill: There is a heated debate as to whether charcoal or propane grills do a better job when it comes to slow cooking. Charcoal lovers say there is no substitute for the smoke created by a charcoal grill. However, gas grill owners have won many awards by using flavored wood chips in conjunction with propane. Some prefer to move the slow cooking indoors; however, you will want to sear the brisket outdoors regardless of your technique.
4. Sear, then Cook Slowly: Brush on cooking oil, then sear the brisket on the outdoor grill for 8 to 10 minutes on both sides. Season the brisket with salt and pepper. If you're going to continue cooking the brisket outdoors, turn down the grill to about 200 degrees. Alternately, put the brisket in the oven at 200 degrees, wrapped in aluminum foil. The brisket will require approximately 8 hours of cooking time.
5. Sauce or Slice: If you prefer barbecue sauce, brush it on and cook another 15 minutes. If you put it on too early, the sugars in the sauce will burn. Personally, I recommend that you simply slice it up and serve. Be prepared to amaze your hungry guests, who can add the sauce they most prefer.
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Inspired by discussion with Fernando Lopez-Lezcano on LAU and jack-dev. I became motivated to create a tool that changes the CPU frequency according to DSP-load in order to address an issue on multi-core systems where system-load may still be too low for a default CPU governor to react while DSP load is already at the limit, causing x-runs.
jackfreqd is heavily based on powernowd. Instead of taking CPU load as parameter for deciding on the CPU frequency
jackfreqd uses JACK DSP-load and
jackfreqd only supports the powernowd's aggressive mode 1). Optionally
jackfreqd can also take CPU load into account which comes in handy when the JACK-daemon is temporarily unavailable or if frequency-scaling should also be done for on non-audio processes.
In order to gain access to modify CPU-speed and do so quickly,
jackfreqd needs to be run as root.
jackfreqd includes support to assume a given user-id which runs the JACK-daemon, and also to auto-detect a running JACK instances and (re) connect to it.
jackfreqd can be distributed in terms of the GNU General Public License.
Stop or remove existing CPU frequency scaling daemons from the system. and make sure your system supports userspace freq. scaling (
sudo modprobe cpufreq_userspace).
git clone git://rg42.org/jackfreqd cd jackfreqd make sudo make install sudo /etc/init.d/jackfreqd start
To launch it on bootup you need to create symlinks in
/etc/rc?.d/. e.g by running
update-rc.d jackfreqd defaults.
On debian you can automate that:
git clone git://rg42.org/jackfreqd cd jackfreqd git checkout -b debian origin/debian git-buildpackage --git-upstream-branch=master --git-debian-branch=debian -rfakeroot sudo dpkg -i ../jackfreqd_*.deb
Consult the man page
man jackfreqd or run
jackfreqd -h for details.
Note that, while CPU frequency scaling is usually not a problem with JACK, Front-Side-Bus frequency scaling and PCI power-saving often causes x-runs with JACK. The latter can usually be disabled in the BIOS.
To reproduce the issue you need to be quite "tuned" (in the wrong way),
you need an application that uses two cores at about 50-60% and then you
change the connections so that they have to execute in series in jackd.
Before the connection change everything is fine as they execute in
parallel. After the connection no cores trigger the cpuspeed scaling but
jackd misses the deadline anyway… In my case it was even worse, when I
set the speed to "high" it would almost work - doing other things would
trigger xruns and then to cap it off stopping cpuspeed would push things
over the edge and I would get no xruns. Bad luck in a way…
yes, there is a short delay when the CPU switches speeds, but it should
be irrelevant. I intent 'jackfreqd' to do the same as you do: switch to
"high CPU performance" when starting serious audio work and go back to
low-power only at the end of the session.
It uses very small High- and Low-watermarks: as soon as the DSP load
goes above 50% : CPU freq switches to 100%.
If and only if DSP load drops below 10% the CPU-speed is reduced by
one-step again.
There can be a x-run at the start of the session: If you manage to go
from <50% to >100% DSP load in one step.. (since 0.0.2 jackfreq checks
DSP load periodically and on each JACK graph change. The algorithm can
be optimized: lower the periodic update period after each graph-change
for a few cycles..). I still need to play around to find good defaults
for the high/low watermarks, etc.. For the time being I'm aiming at a
Sounds like a good solution and strategy and it would be very useful to have…


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Hey, Hungry Girl! I've noticed that a lot of your recipes call for light vanilla soymilk. I am allergic to soy! Any alternatives? Thanks! Soy-Free Donna
Hi Donna,
Yes, we do use light vanilla soymilk in many HG recipes. Why? Because it's sweet and creamy, and it has fewer calories than regular milk (even the fat-free kind) -- a cup of light vanilla soymilk has about 70 calories and 2g fat. But for those with soy allergies, there are definitely some swaps. Here they are now...
Blue Diamond Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze - We used to call for this stuff exclusively, since it's super-low in calories (40 per cup!) and extremely delicious. We switched to soymilk because it's more mainstream and easier to find, but the two are basically interchangeable. Depending on your taste buds, you might want to add a no-calorie sweetener packet to this, since most vanilla soymilk is sweetened and this isn't. Click for more info on UVAB! There are some other good almond milks out there too; just be sure to check the calorie counts.
So Delicious Unsweetened Coconut Milk Beverage - This stuff is a little higher in fat than light vanilla soy, but it's creamy and amazing and actually lower in calories (50 per cup). It is unsweetened and has just a slight coconut flavor, so feel free to zazzle it up with a drop or two of vanilla extract and some calorie-free sweetener. Click here for more info.
Fat-Free Dairy Milk - I have to be honest: This isn't my favorite swap, and it has about 20 extra calories per cup, but it'll work in a pinch. Start with the milk itself and add a small amount of vanilla extract and one or more calorie-free sweetener packets. It'll save you some fat, but it isn't as creamy as the others.
And now you know! P.S. For those who do go for soymilk, my favorite kinds are made by Silk and 8th Continent.
Hi HG, I need to know more about LAVASH. I saw you make chips from it on your TV show, and I am dying to get my hands on it. Is there a specific brand you like? Where do I find it? SPILL! Lookin' for Lavash
Hi Lookin',
I've gotten so many emails ever since that episode of Hungry Girl aired! Here's the deal... Lavash is a soft, thin Middle Eastern flatbread -- it's kind of like a rectangular tortilla, but it's larger and a little thinner. If you don't see lavash in the bread aisle of the supermarket, look for it near the bakery or in the ethnic foods aisle. Any brand is fine, just check the stats -- a large one should have about 100 calories, and the super-large ones should have around 200 calories. Here's an important tip, though: Since the sheets of lavash bread are larger than most bread products, the "serving size" may be for only HALF of one. So read the labels carefully. If you can't find lavash, look for tortilla-like products labeled FLATBREAD. Typically, those aren't quite as large, but they'll work perfectly in recipes like the Crispy Lavash Squares from the show. I'm crazy about Kim's Light Flat Bread. You can only get it online, but it's totally worth ordering (and pretty reasonable in price!). A great market find is Flatout Light Flatbread -- LOVE those things. Only 90 calories each, loaded with fiber, and they come in a LOT of flavors. Thanks for emailing -- now go make Crispy Lavash Squares (with my two-ingredient dip)! And for info on all the products and recipes seen on the show, check out all the episode pages on the HG show site.
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We all remember Hurricane Katrina. Not the largest storm to ever reach the US mainland, nor the strongest, yet how can we forget the apocalyptic scenes and trail of destruction it left behind; an entire metropolis in ruins and a country in shock. Then just about a year ago, Sandy came and again we witnessed more destruction and ruin, even in places usually safe from such phenomenon.
The Philippines is a very poor nation made up of a little over 7,000 small islands, situated in what geologists call the Ring of Fire. It is also home to over 30 active volcanoes. Earthquakes and powerful storms are common in this part of the world and the Filipino people have learned to cope with it, yet no one could have prepared them for what befell them on November 8.
Typhoon Haiyan, or Yolanda as the Filipinos named it, was something they had never seen before. Its sheer size and destructive power would move both Katrina and Sandy down the scale. It covered the entire archipelago and far beyond. Its destructive force knew no equal and spared no one. Now the country lies in ruins and millions of people, many of them women and children, are homeless.
As you know, International Children's Care operates a village for orphaned and abandoned children in the Philippines. We came there in the late 90s because of the thousands of destitute children living in the streets. Fortunately the children's village is located in the northern region, and away from the main brunt of the storm, and we are grateful to the Lord for that. But in all reality there was no safe place in the Philippines during this storm.
As servants of the children the Lord has entrusted to us, we feel a very strong sense of responsibility for them. We pray unceasingly for them. But we also think about the others, the unreached ones, the ones not inside our little cities of refuge. As Christians we know that life in this world of ours will only get worse. People are growing more evil, more selfish, and more calloused about the less fortunate. And what about terrible natural disasters like the one afflicting our Filipino brothers and sisters right now? The Bible tells us that those will also get worse.
The eyes of the world are on the Philippines right now, and that is good. Humanitarian aid organizations are shipping resources and personnel to assist the needy. But what is going to happen when all these philanthropists leave after a few months? Who is going to care for the child who lost his mommy and daddy in the flood? Who is going to take her home and love her?
The physical storm has passed, but the real storm in the lives of the orphaned, the abandoned, and the homeless has only begun, a very long storm that may last the rest of their lives. And that's where ICC comes in, becoming a shelter in their time of storm, not only in the Philippines, but in Congo, in India, in Guatemala and all the other countries where we are present.
We want to thank you today for being part of their family, for being that much needed shelter in their time of storm. Our hearts ache every time a child suffers, but we are also very grateful that with your help we can do something and offer them a loving hand. No, this world is not going to get any better. Worse things will happen and more and more, children will be left homeless. Thank you for partnering with us today to make a difference.


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Cal McAllister / Co-Founder and CEO
Gabe Hajiani / Production Director
Stephanie Peirolo / Director of Strategic Partnerships
Christine Wise / Director of Planning and Strategy
Ian Cohen / Co-Founder and CCO
One word sums up the experience of working with the team at the Seattle based ad agency, Wexley School for Girls: AWESOME. The long and short of it, is that these guys and gals are a riot, and life is never dull when working or hanging out with Wexley. They never so much as bat an eyelash when John shows up asking them to take their shirts off, dress up in chicken costumes, sprawl across the baby grand, or any other fantastically strange idea John has thrown at them over the years. Well, actually, not everyone was on board with this concept off the bat, but everyone came around eventually after a good pep talk.
Most business executives need headshots for speaking, press, articles, etc., and the leaders at Wexley are no different. These portraits are of the Wexley senior leadership team. As you can see, not only are they all pretty much topless, but they have Sara Coates and I smashing and manipulating their faces with our hands. At least the men do. The women got a couple of male interns to stand in, and it just so happened to be their first day on the job. It was awesome, and one of those shoots where we were laughing so hard we cried a little. Some people may have cried from awkwardness too, but it can be hard to tell the difference sometimes. Thanks Wexley for being great sports, and for working with us to create such awesome photography. I like to think this kind of work is the stuff that stands the test of time.
These pictures have already received some of the greatest comments on Facebook. It's almost like a social experiment the way some people are so confused by these portraits. "They aren't really going to use those for press are they?" Yes, yes they are.
Here is a quick behind the scenes video of the shoot. Can't wait to see what happens next time.
Thanks team Wexley, and thanks as always to Gigantic Squid for retouching!


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LGA urges lone resident tax change
People living alone in large homes should be exempt from their council tax discount to free up more money for struggling families on low incomes, the Local Government Association (LGA) has suggested.
Single dwellers currently receive 25% off their council tax bill, but under new proposals the LGA wants councils to have the flexibility to adjust the discount for working people living alone in homes rated council tax band E and above.
Its own analysis has shown that it is costing councils more than £200 million a year to give the compulsory discount to people living in such properties, which are typically bigger and more expensive than the average family home.
At the same time, it said one in three local authorities expects they will have to reduce council tax support for families on low incomes because of a major shortfall in Government funding for the subsidy.
The LGA, which represents councils in England and Wales, has set out proposals for reforming the single person discount in a submission to the Treasury ahead of this year's Budget.
It said that discounts for single people in smaller homes would remain protected, along with the reduction in price for pensioners.
Peter Fleming, chairman of the LGA's improvement board, said: "Funding for council tax support would fall by £1 billion over the next two years if the reduction in the money we receive from Government to provide it was passed on to residents.
"As a result, increasing numbers of local authorities are facing the unpalatable choice of whether to reduce the council tax discount for the working poor or make additional cuts to local services.
"It is difficult to justify why discounts for wealthy professionals living in large homes are protected while nearby there are low-income families struggling to make ends meet who are having their discounts cut.
"This 'wealthy bachelor' discount currently costs councils £200 million per year in lost council tax revenue and is subsidising individuals occupying large homes at a time when there is a dire shortage of housing. Giving local areas the option of removing this automatic discount would help protect discounts for struggling families and those who need it most."
Local Government Minister Brandon Lewis said: "Single person council tax discount is a long-standing feature of the council tax system, reflecting the fact that single adults make less use of local services than larger households. We have absolutely no plans to change this discount, and we have rejected the LGA's calls for a Bridget Jones tax."


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That was the case last season when they hit back from 2-0 down at the Emirates in February with five unanswered goals to earn a victory that sparked a surge in form that helped secure a 15th consecutive season in the Champions League.
Four wins from their opening 11 matches has left Arsenal in eighth position, a point and a place behind Tottenham and 11 behind leaders Manchester United.
"This year is important, every London derby is important," Wenger told a news conference on Friday.
"As well, we dropped some points recently and we want to come back in a more consistent way of results. That's why, of course, it's a good opportunity to do that tomorrow.
"The distance is not big. It's early in the season. First of all, we play at the Emirates. We know that it's important we are strong there. As well, for us, a successful season is down to consistency of results.
"At the moment that's what we are looking for."
Despite champions Manchester City and Chelsea looking the most likely challengers to United, Wenger said there was still plenty of time for Arsenal to get back in contention.
"We are a long way off the leaders and that is why we want to come back. We have had that before and we want to make up the ground as quickly as possible," he said.
Arsenal were already out of the title race by the time they hosted Spurs last season when defeat would have left them 13 points behind Tottenham, instead they won six of their next seven league matches and eventually pipped their north London rivals for third place to secure Champions League qualification.
Tottenham, who never really recovered from that collapse, missed out despite finishing fourth because Chelsea went on to win the competition.
"It was later on last year," Wenger said. "It was our last chance to catch Tottenham back, because if we lost the game, they were of course out of sight."
Wenger is still sweating on the fitness of Theo Walcott (muscle) and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (hip) while right back Bacary Sagna is also a doubt because of "fatigue" after recently returning from injury.
Sagna scored Arsenal's first goal to spark the comeback in February and said the win transformed their season.
"It changed our season because we got even more confident. From that time, we started winning games and came back," he told Arsenal's website. Reuters


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This month, the final versions of two of my articles have been published by Oxford University Press. OUP's approach to copyright allows pre-prints to be posted on sites like SSRN, but for final versions, the author is supplied with a free-access URL instead. This link can be posted on personal or institutional sites (like this one).
(1) Daithí Mac Síthigh, 'App law within: rights and regulation in the smartphone age' (2013) 21 International Journal of Law and Information Technology 154-186.
An earlier version appeared as a working paper, posted here. The final version includes the changes proposed by the editor and by peer reviewers (including some reorganisation and clarification of the core questions), as well as a small number of subsequent developments.
(2) Daithí Mac Síthigh, 'The fragmentation of intermediary liability in the UK' (2013) 8 Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 521-531.
This is now online for the first time. It's a shorter paper (just at the upper limit of 7500 words for this journal, although they print in columns so it's not too long when printed!), which started life as a talk and a briefing paper for events with legal practitioners. Subsequently, I wrote it up in more detail, and also added new material on the Defamation Bill (now Act) as it developed. Here's the abstract:
It is argued that the system for intermediary liability (for mere conduits, hosts and search engines) is splitting into a number of different systems.
In the case of copyright, intermediaries (particular mere conduits) have new duties. However, regarding defamation (and to a lesser extent privacy), new schemes are reducing the liability risk of hosts – under certain circumstances.
The result is that the single system of the Electronic Commerce Directive is being replaced by a mixture of EU and national legislation, revived common law doctrines, and specific provisions for particular areas of law.


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World Economic Outlook, May 1994 (English)
- I. Overview
- II World Economic Situation and Short-Term Prospects
- III Fostering Job Creation, Growth, and Price Stability in Industrial Countries
- IV Why Are Some Developing Countries Failing to Catch Up?
- V Stabilization, Reform, and the Role of External Financing in the Countries in Transition
- Annex I The Uruguay Round: Results and Implications
- Annex II Information Content of the Yield Curve
- Annex III Adjustment and Recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Statistical Appendix
IV Why Are Some Developing Countries Failing to Catch Up?
- International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
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quote:Originally posted by raybond: I don't believe all of what you said glass. I think a race from outer space that could come here would understand us. Simply because we all develop in the same way and go through the same paths of development all of it pushed forward by greed. If anything they would try to help us.
quote:Originally posted by glassman: don't mind me i'm just mad as hell cuz the Saints traded j=Jimmy Graham to the Seahawks
quote:Originally posted by raybond: posted by relentlessYou're making the mistake of assuming all intelligent life evolves the same way under the same stimuli. As I was trying to describe earlier, we have no current ability to know anything about what else there is out there in the universe.----------------------------------------------------I beg to differ material assets make social development.every society goes through hunter gatherer , agriculture . industrial , and with it certain character traits come with each one. That we know of.no society can jump from a hunter gatherer to manufacturing cars a society has to go through the steps if it is from another planet or our own.Now some society out there might be a couple of billion years older than ours. They would be like gods to us. And maybe it would be their wish not to talk to us but to observe us.
quote:Originally posted by Relentless.: Something to think about is we evolved in the way we did out of want for food.Is it possible for a society to evolve without that as it's prime need? Is it possible that there's life out there which does not need sustenance?Does life need to be based on carbon? What are the implications of being based on another element?


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Early Saturday, in Mineral beach in the Dead Sea, a thousand Israelis shed their clothes and participated in a massive naked photo session for US artist and photographer Spencer Tunick. As one of the participants, I thought I'd share a few short comments:
[singlepic id=296 w=300 h=450 float=right]1. This was a life affirming event, in which total strangers gathered in one place in order to achieve a mutual goal of capturing a fleeting moment of truth.
2. This was not a life changing moment, nor was it about embracing your inner nudist, naturist – or vegan, for that matter. This was about admitting that underneath our clothes we are all naked, and while all of the participants will get back to dressing themselves for work the next day, for two hours on a Saturday morning, hundreds of people said 'Hey, this is me. This is what I look like today'.
3. This was the opposite of individualism, as each participant was insignificant on their own. This was not about me or about you, as none of us mattered; Your name or social status made no difference; We came as individual people with the aim of becoming one thousandth of a group. You could literally feel the anonymity in the air.
4. This was an Israeli version of a Spencer Tunick photo shoot, and so you just need to accept the fact that the serene floating in the sea would be interrupted by motorized parachutes, or that the EMT team would be less than eager to clean up a bleeding, albeit minor, cut since they 'already locked the doors of the ambulance'.
One last comment:
Commanding a thousand Israelis to "put your hands to the side" gets you the opposite result, as that phrase means the exact opposite in English as it does in Hebrew (Yada'im latsdadim).
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