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Na h-Eileanan an Iar MP Angus MacNeil says the decision of the UK Government to deny support to island renewables is an 'epic kick in the teeth' for the Scottish islands and will threaten the UK's long term carbon targets.
He was informed by Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Greg Clark MP this morning (Wednesday) that the islands would not be included in the next round of Contract for Difference – a vital source of support to make projects viable.
Mr MacNeil said he was 'staggered' by this move by the UK Government which had only sought and gained informal approval for this scheme from the European Union but had never pursued formal approval despite repeated requests from Scotland's Islands and the SNP Government.
Mr MacNeil has been pursuing this matter on behalf of island groups, both in his role as MP and as former Chair of the Energy and Climate Change Committee.
He said: "I am staggered by this mis-governance from the UK Government which is a real kick in the teeth to the Scottish Islands.
"The reality is that renewable energy from the Scottish Islands would be cheaper than offshore, the UK Government has not chosen the best value for money option and will instead procure the more expensive energy sources.
"The fact is that the Scottish Islands are already disadvantaged by the UK Government's peculiar regime of penalising the sources of the best wind resource in places like the Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland with ludicrous transmission charges.
"Unfortunately we lost the ability to determine our own affairs in the Scottish referendum and are now at the mercy of others.
"The only glimmer of hope is that Greg Clark, Secretary of State for BEIS, promised me this morning that he will visit the Outer Hebrides and will launch an inquiry into the feasibility of Remote Island Wind.
"I hope this will not just be a calming exercise to dissipate people's righteous indignation at this decision by the UK Tory Government, on what is a perfect day for burying bad news."
Meanwhile, Na h-Eileanan an Iar SNP MSP Alasdair Allan has expressed his 'utter disappointment' at the decision, which he said 'kicks far into the long grass' the prospects for developing the islands' energy potential.
Alasdair Allan commented: "The UK Government has been lobbied again and again by the Scottish Government, by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and by the local MP and MSP about the importance of reaching a decision on island windpower.
"Today's announcement – slipped out while the results of the US election were flooding Scotland's media – mean the UK government has ignored everything they have been told on this issue by Scotland.
"We have waited years for an answer about what level of support will be offered to island wind power. Now it looks like we could have to wait another two years for an answer to that question.
"Meanwhile the UK Government have completely failed to understand that the islands are the very place which could be the renewables powerhouse for the country.
"I will be meeting up with the Comhairle about this in the coming days, and will also be seeking a meeting with Scottish ministers so that this issue can again be raised with the Westminster Government."


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Creating Affordable Housing Opportunities Means Talking Equity
Fifty years ago, on the day after Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, President Johnson implored members of Congress to ask themselves, "What more can I do to achieve brotherhood and equality among all Americans?" The most immediate answer, he said, was to enact legislation that would ban discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing. Five days later, the US House of Representatives passed the Fair Housing Act.
While the law was certainly a big step forward, we have much farther to go. Today, millions of families across the country still struggle to afford a home that is safe, healthy, and connected to the resources they need: good schools, jobs that pay living wages, safe and reliable transportation, and high-quality health care. One in six families in the United States spends more than half of their income on housing. This often forces families to forego other necessities, including food and medicine. Others—some 600,000 Americans on any given night—live on the streets or in homeless shelters.
Housing insecurity is not evenly distributed across the population; it disproportionately affects people of color, older people, and those living on low incomes. As rents continue to rise and wages continue to stagnate, more and more working families are finding it harder to find high-quality, affordable homes. By 2025, the number of families that spend at least half of their income on rent will reach 13 million—an increase of 11 percent over 2015 levels, according to recent projections.
Housing and community development advocates understand that high-quality, stable housing is central to the health and well-being of all families. It helps foster relationships and opportunities in communities, limits chronic stress, and allows families to support positive child development. Research shows that substandard housing, on the other hand, contributes to injury and illness, such as asthma, heart and lung disease, and cancer, while poor neighborhood conditions can make it harder to play and exercise outdoors, buy healthy food, and access good jobs, schools, and transportation. Ultimately, if we hope to address inequity, whether by race, class, or age, we must address America's affordable housing shortage.
And yet, the lack of affordable housing doesn't rank high on public perceptions of pressing national problems, and lawmakers have failed to adequately address it. To gain traction, catalyze stronger investments in community-led solutions, and scale-up programs that work, we need to spark a different conversation.
Over the last three years, the FrameWorks Institute and Enterprise Community Partnershave been working together to strengthen the affordable housing sector's capacity to shift public thinking and mobilize action. As part of this effort, we have conducted research on how we might talk about affordable housing in a way that moves public thinking and increases support for the changes necessary to address this issue.
We have found that most people see housing as an issue of consumer choice. From this perspective, housing is a marketplace where individuals try to maximize value through purchases from producers who are out to maximize profit. This leads people to view housing quality as a simple function of cost: Some people can afford high-quality, healthy housing, and some simply can't.
Many people see differences in housing quality as an inherent feature of this market, and even as inevitable; differences in affordability and access indicate that the market is working as it should. This perspective allows people to rationalize disparities in housing quality and justify the fact that so many people in the United States live in unhealthy, unsafe, and unstable housing situations.
We have also found that people see housing affordability in terms of wildly rising costs—like a train that has jumped its tracks and is picking up speed as it careens toward inevitable crisis. This leads to fatalistic views about the ability to address affordability: If housing costs are out of control and destined to climb, then increasing affordability is an impossible dream. Affordable housing becomes almost laughable, unworthy of serious policy consideration, and people direct attention to other social problems they think might actually be solvable.
As a result, advocates have difficulty building support for policy solutions, such as stronger tax incentives for affordable housing and community development in neglected communities. Even though these solutions are grounded in research, have been shown to be cost-effective, and have broad impacts in the communities they've reached, messaging can still backfire. NIMBYism (the well-known acronym for "not in my backyard") is one of several entrenched beliefs that derail conversations.
Stories told in the media and by housing organizations themselves often reinforce unproductive ways of thinking, such as the idea that housing is a matter of individual choice, and that better decision-making and more conscientious planning will remedy problems. While the latter are important solutions, they won't solve our affordable housing shortage. Public thinking is also primed by what media and advocacy stories don't say. These stories often fail to explain why housing is increasingly out of reach for many people, or the societal benefits of creating and preserving affordable housing.
If we don't explain the structural causes and consequences of a lack of affordable housing, we allow the view that the housing market is beyond human control to go unchecked. Journalists and advocates who assert that "housing costs are rising" or discuss the "affordable housing crisis" are not helping connect the causes of the "crisis" to the effects on the ground.
So how can we change the frame and shift how people think and what they are willing to do to achieve better housing for all?
First, we must be careful with the language of "opportunity for all." When presented with the idea that everyone should have the opportunity to live in high-quality, affordable housing, research participants responded in surprising ways. For many, the idea of "opportunity for all" triggered thinking about housing as something individuals earn and deserve rather than as a fundamental human right. In other words, everyone does not have the right to high-quality housing if they haven't earned and can't afford it.
When people see housing with this lens, they reason that the opportunity to obtain high-quality housing already exists; it is up to individuals to work hard, earn money, and make good decisions so they can take advantage of it. The opportunity for all to access high-quality housing is not an inalienable part of American Dream, the logic goes; it is the reward claimed by those who work hard and make the right decisions.
Second, we must highlight the systems that create and enable equity. Messages that are explicit about the structural causes of housing inequities and the need for structural solutions—that show how systems often determine outcomes—are more effective at getting people to see housing as an important issue and be more supportive of policy change. Unlike emphasizing that people with low incomes or other disadvantages deserve the opportunity for high-quality, affordable housing, this framing explains that systems change can open up greater opportunities for everyone.
When put in this context, the public is more likely to view changing land and zoning regulations to build more affordable homes, providing financial benefits for developers to build more affordable housing options, and creating tax deductions for rental payments as appropriate and effective solutions. Enterprise Community Partners has taken this work to heart. It is aiming to help affordable housing advocates show how systems produce inequities and to bring into focus the specific ways these systems must change. We believe doing so can mobilize people to address systems rigged to benefit the few and step on the many.
As the wealth gap in America widens, the full vision of the Fair Housing Act and the dream that underlies it may seem may seem less achievable than ever. But we can and must find new pathways forward. Changing how we talk about affordable housing for all will not, in itself, rewrite the future. But it is an important part of reaching that dream. It is time to change the story we are telling about housing in America and why it matters. The good news is we have a better understanding of what keeps Americans from connecting to this issue, and we are building the tools to frame a different, more powerful story.

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So, here we are....2017.Doesn't that sound odd?
I had a wonderful Christmas with friends and family and absolutely no sketching at all!!!! So not like me.
I was spoiled rotten and, to my delight, unwrapped many pairs of shoes on Christmas day!
This is a pair I purchased and sketched before Christmas...aren't they adorable?
I hope you all had a warm, wonderful, relaxing holiday and, although a tad late, I wish you all a fantastic new year!


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Camp Woodland Hills
A part of Woodland Hills Private School
C.I.T. Program: 7th – 8th grade
The Counselor in Training (C.I.T.) program* is for youth entering grades 7 and 8 (up to age 12).
Under the supervision of the counselors, C.I.T.s work with the younger campers during the regular camp morning program, on field trips and for special events. In the afternoon, they enjoy time with their fellow C.I.T.s in the game room and pool. These campers will meet with the camp director for leadership training weekly and enjoy a special field trip for CITs only, once a session.
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FreeToBeZ and I have just returned from a hot and lazy 10 days in Morocco with FreeToBeB. Well, I'll take credit for the 'lazy' part (not something I usually have the chance or inclination to describe myself as) as I readjust to being back with both of my children and not having a man around who does all the cooking and cleaning (strictly speaking – in order not to discredit my dad's amazing hosting skills! – this will be true as of three days' time when we leave my birthtown and really return to the life of a lone parent family in another part of the UK).
Apologies for the lack of live travel blogging but all my good intentions were thwarted by our trusty technology; between an unreliable wifi connection and a dodgy computer, my attempts to get some posts out resulted in frustration and failure.
However, a good amount of writing got done out there and I hope to make up for my silence by posting more frequently over the next fortnight in order to update you on our trip.
From reflections on Ramadan, to tips for taking children to Morocco, to feedback on the reality of our Paltry Packing, to cohabiting with cockroaches (!), I have a variety of musings I'm looking forward to sharing with you.
In the meantime, here's my favourite non-FreeToBeZ shot of the trip – always good to get a "mummy milk" picture, whatever the species!


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What people are saying about Frances and The Bridge
Frances is an excellent kind tutor. I love my sessions with her and I am now doing really well in maths.
- Harper, 9 years old
My sessions with Frances are the best part of my week.
- Archie, 8 years old
When we first took Carter to Frances we thought we were just getting some help for his reading and writing. What we didn't realize was going to happen was how much his sessions were going to impact the whole family dynamic. Not only is Carter doing well at reading and writing, his anxiety has disappeared, he enjoys going to school and has just blossomed in so many ways. This means, as Carter's mum, my stress has decreased. I feel I can relax on so many levels now that Carter has weekly sessions with Frances. Our whole family life has become less stressed, more playful and light-hearted. Frances is a hugely important person in not only Carter's life – but for our whole family.
- Mandy and Carter
When we first found out that Ben had Dyslexia and ADHD, we went into shock. Then we went into panic. Then we found Frances. Anyone who is on this journey as a parent, is extremely lucky if they find Frances (and if she has any space). With Frances you know you are getting the best for your child.
Frances has helped Ben with his reading and writing, but also, with how to 'play the game' (as she calls it) of tests, how to control his anxiety and she has ignited a passion in him for reading that I never imagined would ever happen.
Frances always keeps us, as Ben's parents, informed as to how Ben is doing, and she gives us incredibly useful information for how to deal with all the things that come up when you have an 'out of the box' child at school. She is on our team. With Frances we feel like we don't get swept up in all the hype and confusion that is out there with Dyslexia and ADHD. We have a plan and feel very clear in our direction with Ben.
Frances is an incredibly unique blend of having expert knowledge and then adapting it in creative fun ways for the kids, while all making it look like a breeze in the park.
We cannot recommend Frances highly enough.
- Sally and Vincent (Ben's (age 7) parents)
Feedback from teacher workshops, with Frances:
- Fabulous ideas that I can use straight away. Loved the music/drama – will use these ideas on Monday. FANTASTIC! Thank-you so much!
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Yvonne Smith, Head Teacher at Waverley Kindergarten, Nelson
I am a Frances "groupie". I have been on 4 of her workshops now, and I always get re-inspired and learn something new. Her workshops have directly increased the learning outcomes and joy our children have in literacy. We teachers are noticing it. The parents are noticing. We are all happy!
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Frances held two workshops for us, for 60 teachers. The day after, we were inundated with feedback of how amazing the workshop had been; how inspired all the teachers were and how they were buzzing to implement Frances' ideas. Our teachers love Frances and her work.
Carol Beets, Literacy Specialist, Auckland
Frances is my go-to person when I need to be re-energized. Her knowledge and creativity around phonics, inspiring reluctant readers and generally working with 'out of the box' kids is unequaled.
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Frances has that rare spark, creativity and an incredible gift for working with people. Her work with children is inspirational.
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Consumer products maker Jarden raised its quarterly revenue forecast on Monday and said it expects to return to organic revenue growth in 2010. Doug Lane, consumer products analyst at Jefferies, shared his investment plays on the company.
"This company has done a lot over the past year to put up stellar results in the face of a weak economy and has done a lot to improve its balance sheet as well," Lane told CNBC.
Lane has a "buy" rating on the company .
"We think Jarden has still got room to move," he said. "The stock is among the cheapest among our mid- and large-cap consumer products coverage group. We think there's room for estimates to move up as they integrate recent acquisition they announced; and a return to organic growth should help the multiple as well."
More Market Analysis:
- Cramer: For Stocks, 2010 is All About Earnings
- Market Tips: Stay Invested in First Half
- US Can 'Certainly' See Double-Dip This Year: Strategist
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Black Hills Today – Endorses Donald John Trump for President
Mr. Donald Trump – American Business Man
A True GOP Conservative For President
Conservatism is not so much a philosophy as an attitude, a constant force, performing a timeless function in the development of a free society, and corresponding to a deep and permanent requirement of human nature itself. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others, called reactionaries, oppose modernism and seek a return to "the way things were". Trump, is here to "Make America Great Again!" We believe he can do this.
Donald J. Trump is the very definition of the American success story, continually setting the standards of excellence in business.
He has the track record of success and accomplishment. He is not the friend of the DC beltway lobby nor does he wear a NASCAR jacket of corporate sponsors. He is a man of action! He has changed and become wiser with his age and has developed a strong "Constitutional Conservative" ideal and we respect that. That is why Black Hills Today is stepping forward and endorsing Trump for President. We strongly believe in the Free Market System, Legal Immigration and a strong American Military.
We also support Mr. Trump because he believes in a strong and fair foreign policy on trade. He will more than likely bring a strong sense of "REAL TRANSPARENCY" to DC. We would like him to audit the federal reserve and provide some light to things that have been covered up or put in the shadows.
Making America Great Again!
Mr. Trump! Congratulations on your success of gathering the attention of real true Americans. We believe you and we stand behind you! May God Bless You! BlackHillsToday.com


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DeepBlue1984 precisava de um novo design de logo e criou um concurso na 99designs.
2 vencedores foram selecionados entre 44 designs enviados por 22 designers freelancers.
We want a web2.0ish logo for the site order.gr that permits people to order food from restaurants online.
Desired Style:
Minimal, clean, cute, web2.0
Accepted File Formats:
The only thing necessary to appear is the sites name: order.gr
Besides that the designers are free to add anything minimal, clean, cute. You can get an idea from my previous contests, espesially the first one.
There is guaranteed winner and runner up.
I have already organised 3 contests, and although there was some delay in one of them I award the prize always, even for projects that i have abandoned. You can see them here:
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Tending toward the Untamed: Artists Respond to the ...
Janelle Lynch
Tending toward the Untamed: Artists Respond to the Wild Garden
Glyndor Gallery | April 3—August 19, 2012
In her Garden Remains series, Janelle Lynch broadens her decade-long exploration of representations of the life cycle of landscapes to investigate the process of organic decomposition. Over the fall and winter months, in consultation with horticulture staff, Lynch studied Wave Hill's composting system and photographed the residue. Simultaneously, staff collected and provided her with, vegetal remains from Wave Hill's Wild Garden that otherwise would have been integrated into the compost pile, and Lynch took the remains to her property in the Catskills, where she observed and photographed them as they decomposed. She extended her investigation to include clippings and dead plants from her own garden, offering another rendering of this ubiquitous process. Lynch's images of composting material provoke reflection on this often unconsidered aspect of the Wild Garden. As with all of her work related to the cycle of bloom, death, and now decay, Garden Remains is a metaphor for the arc of human existence.
Janelle Lynch has garnered international recognition for her large-format photographs of urban and rural landscapes. Her work has been widely exhibited, including in solo exhibitions at the Museo Archivo de la Fotografía, Mexico City, Mexico, and the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Salta, Argentina, as well as in group exhibitions at the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film, Rochester, NY; the Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY; the Burchfield Penney Art Center at Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY; and the Fundació Vila Casas, Barcelona, Spain, all of which have also acquired her photographs for their collections. Lynch received an MFA in photography from the School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, and completed a Master Class in Photography at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. In 2011, Radius Books published her first monograph, Los Jardines de México.
Garden Remains was made possible by a generous 8x10 Kodak Professional Portra 400 film grant.
Garden Remains I, 2012
44" x 35" each
Inkjet prints mounted on Dibond with UV laminate
Courtesy of the artist and JHB Gallery, New York, NY
Garden Remains II (diptych), 2012
28" x 22.4" each
Ink Jet Prints mounted on dibond with UV laminate
Courtesy of the artists and JHB Gallery, New York, NY
Garden Remains III, 2012
25" x 20"
Ink Jet Print mounted on dibond with UV laminate
Courtesy of the artists and JHB Gallery, New York, NY
The Arts at Wave Hill are supported by the Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Inc.; Michael J. Shannon; Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation; the National Endowment for the Arts; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; New York Community Trust Edward and Sally Van Lier Fund; New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; The Pollock-Krasner Foundation; The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation; and by the Cathy and Stephen Weinroth Commissioning Fund for the Arts.


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When the city rolls out its share-a-cab program this fall, the solitary taxi ride — and its private, if jerky, moments of contemplation — will yield to the more intimate world of communal travel.
Those seeking a preview of this new regime would do well to seek out its little-known antecedent: a small taxi stand on the far Upper East Side, where Yorkville dwellers pile in four to a car and pay $6 each for a quick, if squished, trip to Wall Street.
The stand is the only one of its kind in Manhattan sanctioned by the city. And after two decades, the peculiar arrangement has given rise to an unspoken and unusual etiquette of cab-taking, a set of customs that may now spread well beyond its origins at York Avenue and 79th Street.
For starters, yammering is out.
"We don't speak to each other," said Tobi Stern, 61, who shares a cab on weekdays to her job at an insurance company near John Street. "Once in a while you get a neighbor or somebody you know, but you don't get into chitchat."
Indeed, evidence gathered this week suggested that to enter a shared cab is akin to a vow of silence.
Cellphone conversations, bane of the confined commuter, are verboten. Travelers plugged in iPod headphones, flipped through rumpled copies of The Wall Street Journal, and prodded the glowing screens of smartphones. Few acknowledged their fellow passengers, save for the universal motion to scooch over.
"Everybody seems to know the rules," said Glenn Caldwell, 26, as he zipped down the F.D.R. Drive toward the insurance company where he works. "People are considerate."
Still, keeping close quarters with a group of harried commuters has its challenges. A few months ago, Mr. Caldwell recalled, a cabby missed a turnoff at the Brooklyn Bridge, prompting the man sitting inches away from him to "freak out."
"He said he was late for a meeting. They just kind of screamed at each other," Mr. Caldwell said of the driver and his fellow passenger.
Shared rides also upend the traditional hierarchy of taxicab seating arrangements. Riding shotgun is suddenly preferred.
Ninetta Dafnos, who works in the financial sector, arrived at the stand on Wednesday to find a taxi already halfway filled. She strolled past to the next cab and hopped into the passenger-side front seat. Her trip was delayed, but she said she didn't mind. "I like to sit here in the front all the time," she said.
The taxi stand began about 20 years ago — nobody involved seems to know exactly when — after residents, stymied by a formidable walk to the Lexington Avenue subway line, complained that cabs in the area were scarce.
It quickly became popular among Wall Street types, attracted by a quick commute — 10 minutes, with no traffic — to the financial district. (The stand sits around the corner from an on-ramp to the F.D.R.) The price has crept up over the years — it started at $3.50 a person — but most still consider it a bargain.
Matthew W. Daus, the chairman of the Taxi and Limousine Commission, said the stand inspired the city's contingency plan during a brief cabdrivers' strike in 2007, the last time a citywide cab-sharing program went into effect. That in turn led to the current set of proposals, which would create pickup points at Penn Station, Grand Central Terminal and other high-traffic areas.
Mr. Daus said that a code of conduct would be placed in taxicabs that participate in the pilot program, perhaps obviating the need for any impromptu social rules.
Not all involved, however, believe that the stand's patrons are strict followers of Emily Post.
"It's been a disaster," said Betty Cooper Wallerstein, doyenne of the East 79th Street Neighborhood Association, the community group that spearheaded the cab stand in the late 1980s.
Ms. Wallerstein explained that the stand was intended to serve all of the neighborhood's residents, regardless of destination. But the Wall Street crowd quickly elbowed out the competition.
"There were fights," she said the other day. "People said that they were pushed by the Wall Streeters when they tried to get in line." Drivers refused to accept fares to other areas. Enforcers from the city were called in, to little avail.
The cabdrivers who regularly work the stand said they do not mind waiting for passengers, a process that can take more than an hour, if it means $24 in fares to Wall Street.
The biggest problem, they say, is that there are fewer Wall Streeters than in the past.
"This place used to be packed at 6," said Mohammed Choudhry, who has been working the corner for 10 years. "Now no one shows up until 7:15."


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Department Of Social Services
Jeff Harrison, Director
130 W King Street
Kinston, NC 28501-4836
P.O. Box 6
Kinston, NC 28503-0006
Notice of Your Rights Under Hawkins v. Cohen - English Version
Notice of Your Rights Under Hawkins v. Cohen - Spanish Version
Main Phone: 252 559 6400
Fax: 252-559-6380 – Services, Child Support, Work First, Day Care, Transportation
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It is our mission as agents of the Lenoir County Department of Social Services to provide an optimal level of services and assistance to children, families seniors, and disabled adults--as well as the other individuals targeted or determined to be in need of our services-in a compassionate, caring, courteous, confidential and professional manner. It is the intent of every action taken, or endeavor undertaken to promote and maintain the integrity and dignity of the individual while focusing on enhancing a quality of life that we believe is an integral part of the inalienable rights of every person for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It is our belief as human service professionals that service to humanity is the greatest work of life.
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Lenoir County Department of Social Services is a county operated, state supervised, public, non-profit service delivery organization funded by federal, state, and county revenues.
The agency's purpose is to provide economic assistance, child support enforcement, and professional social work services to individuals and families living in Lenoir County, and to deliver a large number of specialized and complex programs designed to assist the county in coping with a variety of social and economic conditions.
Gov Benefits links you to a federal web site where you can enter basic data and find out which programs and services you are potentially eligible to receive.
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Division of Child Development. It includes information about the Star-rated license system for North Carolina Child Care centers and homes, a search page for finding a licensed child care provider in your area, and a description of the North Carolina Subsidized Child Care Program. There is also a link to "How to Choose Good Child Care".
Division of Medical Assistance. . It includes a description of Medicaid for Disabled Adults, Medicaid for Families and Children, Nursing Home Assistance, North Carolina Health Choice for Children, and the Be Smart Family Planning Program.
Department of Social Services Manuals. These manuals contain the rules, policies, and procedures used by the agency to administer services and programs.
These are links to the application forms for the following programs:
Food & Nutrition Services Application Spanish Version
Food & Nutrition Services App for Individuals Who Receive SSI Benefits
Child Support Services Spanish version
Cover Letters for Child Support Applications Spanish Version
A Change in Situation Report Form
Frequently Asked Questions about DSS
DSS Contract forms and instructions. These forms are required of any vendor doing business with DSS and any contractors.
Title VI Limited English Proficiency
Special Needs Brochure 2012 Spanish Version
Special Needs Registration Form Spanish Version
Employment Information:
Lenoir County Department of Social Services is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Lenoir County provides eligible employees with a very competitive benefits package including health and dental insurance, 12 paid holidays per year, 5% match to 401-K, and other optional benefits.
How to apply to work at DSS?
Submit a State PD-107 application form to Lenoir County Department of Social Services, Personnel Officer, PO Box 6, Kinston, NC 28502 (Telephone 252-559-6400, ext. 6360) or to the North Carolina Employment Security Commission. Incomplete or unsigned applications will not be processed. This agency uses the structured interview process.
All DSS staff are required to have a valid North Carolina driver's license and to have access to a vehicle for use at work.
130 South Queen Street | Post Office Box 3289 Kinston, NC 28502
Phone: (252) 559-6450 Fax: (252) 559-6454


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SIR Tasker Watkins has pledged that his working party report on the running of rugby in Wales will be presented to member clubs in full at a special general meeting next January.
Sir Tasker's working party, which has been meeting for more than a year, is winding up its deliberations and he expects the report and recommendations to be presented to clubs at district meetings by the end of next month.
"It will be an interim report," said Sir Tasker, the president of the Welsh Rugby Union. "The advisory committee of the working party which was looking into the governance of the game has drawn up its report and that is being considered by the full working party.
"I would expect that we will have everything tied up in the next few weeks and the report will go directly to the clubs. The working party members will be present at all the district meetings because we want to listen to what everyone has to say.
"Once we have been to all the district meetings, the working party will then meet again, consider what the clubs have said and draw up the report and recommendations which will be presented to all members at a special general meeting at the end of January."
It is the fourth time in 12 years that a report into the administration of the game in Wales has been drawn up, and the recommendations of the other three were not put to the clubs for their consideration.
Sir Tasker is adamant that his report will make it all the way to the special general meeting. It will first be discussed by the general committee of the WRU, but it will not be watered down.
If the general committee opposes any of the recommendations, it will have to put its case to the clubs at the sgm.
"The clubs are the masters of this report, not anyone else," said Sir Tasker. "What they do with it will be reflected in the final analysis.
"A lot of time and effort has gone into compiling the report and I would like to think that it is the most thorough investigation of its kind ever conducted with people involved in the game at all levels interviewed.
"Our interim report will go directly to the clubs undiluted and I just hope that it does not turn out to be time wasted."


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I was still in elementary school when Adolf Eichmann was put on trial in Israel. As I remember, it couldn't have been long after Anne Frank's diary had been published and made into a well-publicized movie. I knew nothing of the Holocaust until then. I lived in Bell Park Gardens, Bayside, NY, a garden apartment development for United States military veterans. Over 90% of the residents were Jewish. None of the parents had European accents, as I remember. Only our grandparents did. Maybe other families talked about the Holocaust, but mine didn't.
I learned of the Holocaust from the media and the Oakland Jewish Center Hebrew School. I was starving for information and decided that I just had to read The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. So, I went to the Hebrew School Library and asked the librarian for it. Remember, I was just in the Sixth Grade at the time, not even twelve years old yet. Even for a (possibly) precocious eleven year a book of 1,245 pages is too much. The librarian, very wisely, steered me away from it and suggested I try a different book, Minister of Death: The Adolf Eichmann Story (by Zwy Aldouby and Quentin James Reynolds), Viking 1960. So I read it for an oral book report that was coming up. I'll never forget the day. I stood up, as I had been taught, and proudly and clearly stated that I was doing my book report on "Minister of Death by Quentin Reynolds." The teacher immediately interrupted with:
"A Sixth Grader couldn't have read a book by Quentin Reynolds. You're lying. You get a zero."I was so shocked that I just sat down and didn't say a word about it for years. It took me decades to even mention it to my parents. I didn't expect any support for my obvious "peculiarity," making the teacher angry by reading a book that interested me.
Looking back fifty years already... Maybe I hadn't understood every word, nuance, concept, whatever, but I did get the basic narrative. Obviously, the Hebrew School Librarian had taken more time to get to know me than my teacher, who taught me full-time, five days a week. And my parents didn't see their role as my advocate to represent my needs to the education system. At least it never occurred to me to ask for their help.
That scene has come back to haunt me, and still does. A decade after graduating the Sixth Grade I became a mother and I promised myself and my children that I'd do my best to represent them, as their advocate as they each made their ways through the school system.
From the difficulties I had as a child and student, I learned that being a parent requires many skills. Helping my children get what they needed from schools and librarians to reach their full potential was always a challenge. Each of my children is very different and had different needs. I had to be creative, diplomatic and sometimes very forceful.
As a teacher I had always enjoyed meeting with the parents, especially when I found kindred spirits, those who were willing to fight for their children, those who didn't lie to themselves and others about their children's strong and weak points, in terms of learning. One of the reasons I felt that the time had come for me to leave teaching was that no parent came to see me during my last Parent-Teacher Meeting. I had always made a point of systematically meeting with each of my children's teachers and frequently came armed with lists of things to speak to them about after consulting with my kids. It's not enough to just speak to the homeroom teacher.
Even if your child is very bright and gets good grades, it's important to speak to the teachers. I'll never forget the time when the teacher of one of my kids said:
"- doesn't have to work hard to get good grades."He apologized, and then when I saw him again at the next meeting he said:
I reared up in shock:
"- works very hard to get those good grades. Just because - doesn't seem stressed by it doesn't mean that great efforts hadn't been made."
"Now I've paid more attention to -, and I can see how hard - works. Thank you for pointing it out."My parents did the best job that they could, but it was a very different generation. Their parents entrusted them to get through school without complications and without help. My grandparents didn't have the English skills to deal with the New York City Public Schools of the time. I never expected help from my parents, but my generation took parenting differently. Many of us became very involved parents. It didn't matter if our kids were "too gifted," "too bright" for the system or if they couldn't keep up, due to "learning problems," like dyslexia, lower intelligence, personal problems with the teacher or any combination plus.
I took the pain and embarrassment of that day in the Sixth Grade and made it a very important lesson for me as a parent. That's what we must do. We must learn from everything that happens to us and convert it into something good.
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Trinity College is an historic college campus founded in the late 16th century. It has stood the test of time to become one of the leading universities in the area, famous for its humanities, science, and medical programs. The school is home to its own zoological museum, several restaurants and cafes, and a science gallery.
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child words development, child words, child development
Even when he appears to be paying no attention to a conversation he is absorbing words, and the manner in which they are used gives him an idea of their meaning. He likes to use new words merely to let an adult know he can say them, as did lively David when he said, " I can say nuclear physics." In that case, the child had been intrigued by the vocal novelty of those words as he heard them spoken by his father during a conversation with another physicist.
Three and four year olds choose words for their own use by simply taking possession of the ones they need to express what they want to say.
Children like colorful words
If children are never given the opportunity to hear talk that has variety and freshness, and if their books do not have unfamiliar words tucked in, like delightful surprises among the everyday ones, how can they ever obtain a stock of language needed to express new experiences and ideas ?
Children relish words that give flavor and zest and direction to a rhyme, or story.child words development, child words, child development
Children like detailed descriptions and charming illustrations
A three-year-old enjoys repetition of the stories he likes. He is, however, very likely to ask for details concerning the characters that appear in them. As this age a child has a remarkable capacity for just looking. His eyes take in detail after detail in a picture. Familiar pictures are as fascinating as new ones. And that is one very good reason for choosing well-illustrated books for a little child.
Imaginative stories delight the child
Imaginative stories about persons and animals are interesting to the child. This is the age, too, when a child likes to learn about things in nature. He wants this information in story form. You will be interrupted by the child at this age who wishes to comment on the subject matter.
Young child often has imaginary playmates
A child's interests during the first three years are usually confined to himself. He may have an imaginary playmate but that companion belongs solely to him, does the things he would like to do, and possesses the things he desires. One little boy's imaginary playmate was Beady. When his mother read to him " Some one came knocking, at my wee, small door", he said, "That's Beady. He's coming to play with me.
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L'Escargot is the oldest French restaurant in London. Established in 1927 it is to be found in a wonderful Georgian townhouse, almost 300 years old. Widely recognised as one of the best French restaurants in London, we look forward to welcoming you.
Set in the heart of Soho and conveniently located near the great theatres of London, L'Escargot has been at the epicentre of London life for almost a century. It has regularly been voted one of the best restaurants in London and is famous for its bourgeois French cooking. Snails, not surprisingly are a speciality of the house; the menu changes seasonally and centres on your French favourites including Lobster bisque, Salade Nicoise, and Coq au Vin. There is an excellent wine list with many reasonably priced bottles.
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Author Sudesna Ghosh speaks about the importance of empathy and writing honestly
|Author Sudesna Ghosh
It's tough to write on a subject that requires sensitive handling! As an author, what do you think are the key elements one has to keep in mind while writing about a sensitive topic?
Writing about a sensitive topic requires two things – empathy and the ability to write honestly. In my
case, writing a book that started with my own experiences of battling negative body image, was not a
challenge because I had these two traits in me. I have always emphasised the need to speak openly about mental health issues even though that definitely scares some people away. But you know, the
people who matter, appreciated my belief and responded to my frankness with empathy and often, opened up about their own mental health concerns.
I have read a great amount of fiction and nonfiction since my childhood and there are two books that
have touched me for the way that the author has handled a sensitive topic; first one is Sons and Lovers, a classic by D.H. Lawrence, and then there is Ramona and her Father by Beverly Cleary. Sons and Lovers is a must read for anybody keen on understanding psychology and human behavior. The author has handled the mother-son relationship and how it can be unhealthy, to perfection – with
no attempt to sugar coat the dark nature of the bond, and with adequate attention to the feelings of each character involved. In other words, the reader is allowed to visit each character's mind to understand why the mother is behaving that way and why the son is responding in his way. Clarity and no bias towards any character. A fair representation of both sides of each relationship.
As for Ramona and her Father, it is a children's book, which any adult can enjoy and love as well. In fact, I re-read it recently. The author focuses on the relationship between a little girl and her father, after he has lost his job. As expected, she worries. A lot. Some people do not understand how deeply children can feel, but if you read this book, you won't make that mistake again. Cleary has done a fantastic job of sharing with the reader what goes through a child's mind when her family is in trouble, especially her father. She spends a large part of the story worrying about her father's smoking habit too, something that hasn't been covered in any other children's books I've read.
Writing something and writing something that touches the reader are two different tasks. I certainly
hope that I can achieve the latter with Just me, the Sink & the Pot.
About the Author
Sudesna (Sue) Ghosh is a writer based in Kolkata. She was born in the United States and moved to India when she was 9. After completing high school there, she went back to the US for her higher education at University of Rochester. She has also penned What Would I Tell Her @ 13 and News Now, along with several short stories. When Sudesna isn't writing, she tries to do her bit for animal welfare.
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Debian package: please add "Provides: virtualbox-source" to debian/control
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Description (last modified by aeichner) (diff)
There's a problem if you do the following:
- Install virtualbox-2.2, this will install a symlink: /usr/src/vboxdrv-2.2.2 -> ../share/virtualbox/src/vboxdrv
- Install virtualbox-ose-source
- Remove virtualbox-2.2, e.g. by installing virtualbox-ose
This leads to the following: In 2. virtualbox-ose-source appears to install its files into the symlink's target. In 3. /usr/src/share/virtualbox/src/vboxdrv gets removed and a dangling symlink is left behind
I've tried to workaround this using "Conflicts", but (for some reason to clarify) we provide those names (virtualbox, virtualbox-2.0, virtualbox-2.1, virtualbox-2.2) ourselves.
The solution to this problems appears to be if you would add "Provides: virtualbox-source" to your packages (after all, they provide/ship it), since the packages in Debian/Ubuntu already conflict/replace/provide "virtualbox-source".
See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox-ose/+bug/379878 for the bug in Launchpad.
Keep in mind that this might be wrong of course, so maybe wait if there's any negative feedback from the Debian maintainers.
Change History
comment:1 Changed 3 years ago by aeichner
- Status changed from new to closed
- Resolution set to obsolete
- Description modified (diff)
Please reopen if still relevant with a recent VirtualBox release.


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I have a feeling that my situation is the exception, not the norm. VERY fortunate, especially since the wife was convinced we should stay on Verizon. With a 13 year old, caps on data were killing us. I didn't do much internet research, I just got the feedback from the neighbors, when I found Sprint people to actually function up here, while consistently the others didn't the choice was a no brainer.
As an IT veteran of nearly 20 years, I would not have heard the end of it. I am also concerned that as Xmas nears, the more devices that Sprint issues as gifts might saturate the area. I live in between Seattle and Tacoma, closer to the Tacoma side, but not much, so it isn't like an area of low population, but I could see where being in NY or LA could be an issue.
I hope that Sprint get their system up to acceptable standards soon, with unlimited data plans, they are surely to take a good market share from the others. When I talked to the Verizon rep just to see if they would make a deal good enough to keep me, even he admitted that Sprint was gaining customers based on Verizon's mistake of capping any new data plans.
I think Sprint has potential IF they keep unlimited data as they have already began to data cap other service they offer. But I read that Sprint is worth $8 billion. This is after years ago they bought Nextel for like $32 billion.
They have pretty much lost money every year. They are in a $20 billion dollar deal with apple. I read reports that even with all the new accounts added cause of the iphone these last few months, they still posted a loss for the quarter.
I think this is an all or nothing for Sprint. Having the unlimited data, iphone, and rolling out a new network is either going to gain them the customers and momentum they need to pull out of this constant loss in revenue. Or it is going to be the end of the company.
Just going to have to wait and see what happens. Very interesting though
In wichita we have had 7 voice upgrades, 12 data speed upgrades, and 21 data capacity upgrades, and the results show for themselves. The 2.25 was late at night but the 2.10 was at 1 PM on a Sunday when it was busy everywhere.
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I think Sprint has potential IF they keep unlimited data as they have already began to data cap other service they offer. But I read that Sprint is worth $8 billion. This is after years ago they bought Nextel for like $32 billion.
They have pretty much lost money every year. They are in a $20 billion dollar deal with apple. I read reports that even with all the new accounts added cause of the iphone these last few months, they still posted a loss for the quarter.
Yes Sprint has been losing money year after year (it was in the article i posted at the other forum to after you said Sprint was losing costumers and I proved you wrong). Now you say that you "read reports that even with all the new accounts added cause of the iphone theses last few months, they still posted a loss for the quarter" Jon can I see that report. Sprint Iphone came out in quarter 4 and Sprint as well as every other company is still in quarter 4 so there are no reports out. Also all investors know and Sprint has said it that the first year of the iphone Sprint is going to lose money since the phone are subsidize. Sprint however will start making money out those costumers once a year passes.
PS if tmobile is valued at 39 billion because of it Spectrum Sprint is in reality worth way more than 39 billion since it has more spectrum than tmobile. (This is according to ATT which set the price so high for tmobile)
Dont put words in my mouth. I did not state in that response that "I speak the truth". I do not believe everything I read from 3rd party sources about a companies profits or losses. I would think that only a handful few know the truth about their companies profit or loss. They will then manipulate as they see needed. Did we not learn anything from the recent crash with banks and the housing market?
Anyone can pick an article they feel works for their point they are trying to prove. Here's just one article I found:
-According to this article sprint posted 3rd quarter loss of $300 mil, down from $900 mil the year before
-They still need $7 billion to pay off handsets and a new network upgrade
-Sprint has $20 billion in outstanding debt that is due in the next 5 years
-Profits are not likely to roll in until around 2015
I dont really care to much about this kind of info. Im not sure how we got on this subject and how it pertains to the slowing 3G network because of the release of the iphone.
You state that "I speak the truth but continue to post wronge information". I have already said I speak the truth about what I have personally gone through with sprint and the speeds I am getting from their 3G network. NOTHING MORE!!!
-I was getting data speeds of 100 to 500kbps
-I had a line wrongfully upgraded to another 2 year contract
-I was told unlimited data and then later had it capped
-I was charged to return a defective phone
-I have had posts deleted and user accounts banned in efforts to hid the truth of the slowing 3G networks
-I have watched my second line phone act up cause of a forced GB update
-I was sold a phone with known issues and told they never heard of it before
-I was told that a tower was down, thats why speeds are slow
-I was told the problem was Apple
-There have been so many issues I really forget them now
The article you posted was because I said "I bet sprint is loosing more customers because of the slowing 3G data."
Your response is then to post an article about the quarter 3 results but then come back and say we dont know the quarter 4. Quarter 4 is the quarter that will tell you how much customers Sprint has loss. Also the quartely posting include their Virgin network in the customer growth area.
I understand you are a Sprint fanboy and Im sure you have much reason to be. Im just not sure why you would think that you have the right to say that someone has not been going through whatever issues they have with Sprint. That just because it didnt happen to you, it must be a lie. You have no idea what Sprint might do to another customer. Just because they haven't treated you wrongly means they have treated everyone the same way. Its ok for someone to go to another carrier you know? We're not all data hogging Sprint fanboys like yourself.
Sprint is the new Cricket soon there will be Chirping then nothing....The data simply does not work in Chicago or Chicago area, unreal. Have any of you been able to use or download apps w/o getting network "error" messages? I personally have not.
I would personally dare CNET or APPLE INSIDER or better yet SPRINT to come to Chicago and do the test and see what happens....
I was on the Sprint's side of blocking ATT/TMO merger but I now think the opposite. TMO and Sprint need to go out of business altogether as only thing they're doing unnecessarily defrauding their customers.
I'd be happy with either ATT or VZW.
I really wish they'd cap the data. Whoever uses this "unlimited" data thing to the max has got to be complete and biggest loser in the world. What kind of losers watch movies on their 3.7 inch phones? I have [...] 50 inch samsung plasma for that. There is a time and a place for that. I understand maybe here and there you might go over 2GB but....I never got those people that use more than 3-4 GB's constantly month after month, seriously get a life...
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Same with me. i had originally signed with Sprint 6 years ago. I use to like them cause they were cheaper, had excellent customer service, and always had a good voice/texting network.
I do not know what went wrong. I think them being the only unlimited data provider I guess. I'm like you...how the hell do you use that much data? Between work, sleep, and spending time with the wife, I barely have time to really do much with the phone. I much rather have a 2 gig limit with faster data speeds.
Sprint has attracted alot of data hogs and it has caused the long time Sprint customer who only uses occasional data to have to suffer.
As I looked at my sprint contract, I noticed they were not cheap anymore. After my recent dealings with sprint, I noticed they did not have excellent customer service anymore. As my phone started dropping calls, I noticed they didnt have a reliable voice network anymore.
If you only have 1 or 2 lines, it may be worth paying the ETF. Its either that or continue to pay the service that you have. But if you want a quicker network, my I recommend...
I don't either...with work and family I barely have any time either so I really don't get how it is possible for person to use more than 3-4 GB's. I am giving them extra 1 - 2GB of buffer room for data usage but apparently alot of people when you give them something good, they find ways to always abuse them.
Anyhow, I am a verizon guy myself. I can't handle ATT's phone call quality. Their data speeds are amazing. I have a buddy here at work who showed me. Blazing speed, zero buffer time, unreal. I am one of those few people who actually uses the phone for "Phone" purposes and I like to have uninterrupted conversations with other humans when Im on the phone instead of "what did you say" 10x.
Ok so your thought is anyone who uses there phone for on site research or to access sites for work are losers? Look some of us need to be in touch with customers and the web and tons of other data useing reasons. An unlimited plan is ideal for these folks because of obvious reasons. So in other words its because we acctually yave a life and a reason to have a smart phone besides to show off, facebook,or just make calls. Then come on a website bashing others for useing there phone for what its meant for not just to look good for friends or at the bar. So ya not only does your statement apply to you but you now look like a Real smart guy dave.
It was between Verizon and At&t for me. I dont really talk alot though. And at&t was cheaper than Sprint because of an employer discount. They have so far had pretty good voice quality though in my area. As with all the providers, it really depends on your area.
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- ORDER: Charadriiformes
- FAMILY: Alcidae
Basic Description
A Black-And-White bird of the northern seas, the Black Guillemot breeds along the coasts of Canada and Greenland. Unlike other members of the puffin family, it prefers to forage in relatively shallow near-shore waters.More ID Info
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Other Names
- Arao Aliblanco (Spanish)
- Guillemot à miroir (French)
- Cool Facts
- The Black Guillemot carries fish crosswise in its bill. Some adults seem to show a preference for the direction in which the fish heads point; this "handedness" may be related to the selection of foraging sites.
- The Black Guillemot can stay underwater for up to 2 minutes and 20 seconds.
- The Black Guillemot shows a considerable amount of geographic variation in the amount of white in its winter plumage. Higher-latitude populations show more white background color than do southern populations, and can be nearly pure white with black wings.
- The Black Guillemot breeds colonially, with different densities at different sites. Colonies tend to be smaller in the southern portion of breeding range, perhaps because prey is more widely distributed. In the high Arctic, where food is more concentrated, some colonies have 2,000-10,000 pairs.
- The oldest Black Guillemot recorded was over 27 years old when it was recaptured and rereleased during banding operations in Alaska.


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Shrimp Pad Thai ranks in the top 10 of my all time favorite dishes.
If you ever go to a Thai restaurant and you're not sure what to order, go with the Pad Thai. It almost never disappoints.
If you're in the need of a quick and tasty dinner recipe at home, then you should also go with Pad Thai.
This dish has a nutty sauce that is bold and flavorful, with just a kick of spice. You can completely customize the veg in it too, from snow peas to broccoli, and even some red bell peppers it all works. Sprinkle with crushed peanuts, and squeeze on a little lime, for a dinner that begs to be made over and over again.
If you're not a fan of shrimp, switch it out for chicken. Either way it's a fantastic meal that comes together in less than 30 minutes!Print
Easy Shrimp Pad Thai
This dish has a nutty sauce that is bold and flavorful, with just a kick of spice. You can completely customize the veg in it too, from snow peas to broccoli, and even some red bell peppers it all works.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: serves 4 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian
- 8 oz linguine pasta
- 2 cups chopped broccoli
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 pound raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 tsp garlic, minced
- 1 tsp ginger, minced
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 3 tbsp hot water
- 1 tsp sriracha hot sauce (or more to kick up the heat)
- 1 green onion sliced at an angle
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- 1/4 cup chopped peanuts
- 4 lime wedges
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook linguine noodles. Place the broccoli and peas in a large bowl and set aside.
- Prepare the sauce by adding peanut butter, soy sauce, hot water, and sriracha hot sauce in a bowl and whisk till smooth. Set aside for later.
- Place a colander over the bowl of broccoli and peas, then drain your pasta noodles into the colander, allowing the hot water to quickly cook the vegetables. Let sit in hot water until you're ready to add to the wok.
- In a large wok (or large skillet) heat up sesame oil on medium high heat. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for 30 seconds, then add the shrimp and cook for 2-3 minutes per side or until they turn pink and curl in. Add the sauce to the wok and stir quickly. Toss in the noodles then vegetables, making sure to coat everything with the peanut sauce.
- Serve warm and topped with fresh chopped cilantro, green onions, chopped peanuts, and a lime wedge.
- Enjoy!
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Police said several people were still unaccounted for as rescuers searched the wreckage near the farming town of Kerang in central Victoria state.
The passenger train was travelling to Melbourne city when it collided with a lorry at a level crossing.
Police said it was not yet clear what had caused the crash.
The most seriously injured - including a young child - were being airlifted to hospitals in Melbourne 281km (175 miles) away.
The train was 40 minutes into its journey from Swan Hill, north of Kerang town, to Melbourne when the collision happened at a level crossing at 1340 (0340GMT).
The impact of the crash was so severe that some carriages were flipped onto their sides, the BBC's Phil Mercer in Sydney says.
One passenger who had been sitting in first class described the panic on board.
"All we could hear was people screaming and crying and moaning - it was just awful, devastating," Sue Fyffe told Sky News television.
"There was just glass, and elderly ladies sitting there, I helped some of the elderly who had lots of cuts, some of them had broken bones."
Ms Fyffe said the truck hit the carriage behind hers.
"The truck just didn't stop, he tried. I don't know whether he didn't see the train until the last minute, but he tried to divert and hit the carriage behind me and we just felt it," she said.
"It just felt as if the whole train was going to derail. The carriage behind mine is just half gone; there's a big gaping hole in the carriage behind."
At least 12 people were reported to be in a serious condition after the accident.
Six ambulance teams as well as two helicopters and two aircraft were immediately sent to the crash scene 10km (six miles) north of Kerang.
Local officials said the level crossing had flashing lights but no safety barriers.
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Benjamin Netanyahu on Rohani & a Nuclear Iran
"The last century has taught us that when a radical regime with global ambitions gets awesome power, sooner or later its appetite for aggression knows no bounds." – Benjamin Netanyahu
The following are excerpts from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the United Nations General Assembly on October 1, 2013 woven together to form a singular narrative. Read the full transcript at Haaretz.com
Today our hope for the future is challenged by a nuclear-armed Iran that seeks our destruction.
[P]residents of Iran have come and gone. Some presidents were considered moderates, other hard-liners. But they've all served that same unforgiving creed, that same unforgiving regime, that creed that is espoused and enforced by the real power in Iran, the dictator known as the supreme leader, first Ayatollah Khomeini and now Ayatollah Khamenei.
[Current Iranian President] Rohani headed Iran's Supreme National Security Council from 1989 through 2003. During that time Iran's henchmen gunned down opposition leaders in a Berlin restaurant. They murdered 85 people at the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires. They killed 19 American soldiers by blowing up the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia.
Rohani was also Iran's chief nuclear negotiator between 2003 and 2005. He masterminded the — the strategy which enabled Iran to advance its nuclear weapons program behind a smoke screen of diplomatic engagement and very soothing rhetoric.
[At this very podium last week] Rohani condemned the "violent scourge of terrorism." Yet, in the last three years alone, Iran has ordered, planned or perpetrated terrorist attacks in 25 cities in five continents.
Rohani promises "constructive engagement with other countries." Yet, two years ago, Iranian agents tried to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador in Washington, D.C. And just three weeks ago, an Iranian agent was arrested trying to collect information for possible attacks against the American embassy in Tel Aviv.
Ladies and gentlemen, I wish I could believe Rohani, but I don't because facts are stubborn things, and the facts are that Iran's savage record flatly contradicts Rohani's soothing rhetoric.
Iran is not building a peaceful nuclear program; Iran is developing nuclear weapons.
Last year when I spoke here at the UN I drew a red line. Now, Iran has been very careful not to cross that line but Iran is positioning itself to race across that line in the future at a time of its choosing. Iran wants to be in a position to rush forward to build nuclear bombs before the international community can detect it and much less prevent it.
You know why Rohani thinks he can get away with this? Because he's gotten away with it before, because his strategy of talking a lot and doing little has worked for him in the past.
He even brags about this. Here's what he said in his 2011 book about his time as Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, and I quote: "While we were talking to the Europeans in Tehran, we were installing equipment in Isfahan."
A nuclear-armed Iran would have a choke hold on the world's main energy supplies. It would trigger nuclear proliferation throughout the Middle East, turning the most unstable part of the planet into a nuclear tinderbox. And for the first time in history, it would make the specter of nuclear terrorism a clear and present danger. A nuclear-armed Iran in the Middle East wouldn't be another North Korea. It would be another 50 North Koreas.
The last century has taught us that when a radical regime with global ambitions gets awesome power, sooner or later its appetite for aggression knows no bounds.
That's the central lesson of the 20th century. And we cannot forget it. The world may have forgotten this lesson. The Jewish people have not.
I want there to be no confusion on this point. Israel will not allow Iran to get nuclear weapons. If Israel is forced to stand alone, Israel will stand alone. Yet, in standing alone, Israel will know that we will be defending many, many others.
One hopes the global community stops Iran before Israel is able to say "we warned you." – Grizzly Joe
Benjamin Netanyahu on Radical Islam & a Nuclear Iran OBS 10/3/12


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The Day Kappa Kappa Killed My Youth
I knocked on the door and waited. Knocked again. Waited.
Damn kids.
I walked into their house in my bare feet and my pajamas, hair wild, no bra, middle-of-the-night-breath. I suppose it was as scary as I've been seen in public ever in my life. I stood in the kitchen and waited for someone to notice me but they were dancing pretty hard and it was super dark anyway. Aside from the strobe lights that blinked, synchronized to the low thumps of the rap music that bounced the pictures up and down on the adjoining wall between their living room and mine, I could hardly see a thing without my glasses on.
Then they saw me. Their faces lit up in recognition then dropped in the panic of realizing why I must be standing in their living room at 2:30 in the morning.
It went downhill from there.
They "yes m'am"'d me to death as I waved my arms like a bona fide crazy person and said "Don't you <expletive> work?" and "This is a <expletive> movie! That movie! You know the one…. where the <expletive> frat boys move into the nice, quiet neighborhood? I'm in a <expletive> movie!"
They turned the music off but then I listened to them for a few more hours as they talked on the back deck, over the water, in the kind of amplified voices that come along with booze and cigarettes. Like, oh my God. It was, like, so, like…. loud. Yanno what I mean?
I brought them Krispy Kremes the next day to apologize for my colorful and unladylike dialogue. I knocked on that same door again in a deja vu kind of moment and they yelled for me to come in, certain that it was one of their buddies and not the Evil Old Lady from next door.
I am now the Evil Old Lady from next door.
When they saw me, they jumped to their feet as fast as their wicked hangovers would allow, almost dropping their vaping thingies, and said absolutely. not. one. word. to me. It was pure terror on their faces. I asked for a clean slate. That is, I asked for a clean slate right after I reminded them about how punchy I get on three hours of sleep. They got the point.
Their power got shut off the next day.
And I have to take their trash out for them or the raccoons come and plunder at night.
And I watched one of them almost burn his eyebrows off as he tried to learn how to light their new propane grill. It exploded because the gas was on too high. Amateur mistake.
And all their bedspreads are soaked from being left on the back deck and apparently their moms forgot to tell them it storms on the beach rather often. Now they have no blankets.
Poor kids.
Adulting is kicking their asses right now. It's a little funny, and always loud.
And I've become the Evil Old Lady from next door, which is absolutely not funny at all.
Author's Note: A short but loooooong eight months after they first came into my life, I saw the tell-tale signs of Dad's truck backed into their driveway, packing up the condo and taking them back home. Managing an adult life is not easy. I wish them the best, I liked them a little bit, but I like them a lot more now that they aren't living next door to me, sharing their vaping things with my kid and asking him to come pick them up from the local bars in the middle of the night.


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New Delhi: Dr Taraprasad Das, Vice Chair, L V Prasad Eye Institute, and Regional Chair, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, South East Asia (IAPB, SEA), has been elected as the President of Vision 2020 India. The selection of the new board was made on June 2.
The mission of Vision 2020 – The Right to Sight – India is to reduce the cases of avoidable visual impairment by the year 2020. It is part of a global initiative of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB). Every quarter, the board of Vision 2020 India discusses the progress of the strategic plan and issues related to eye health.
"Vision 2020 is a not-for-profit advocacy body. In partnership with eye hospitals, eye care centres, NGOs across the country, we work with the government of India and different state governments, advocating quality care and help the governments in implementing policies towards eye care of public. Currently, there are six zones – North, Central, South, East, West and Northeast – and every zone has got a chairperson, called zonal representative, who works closely with the central secretariat of Vision 2020 to implement the plans in their areas," Dr Das told ETHealthworld.
Talking about the mission for the next three years, Dr Das said, "We want to help the government in cutting the big data for eye care health. We are also helping the government in creating a Medical Industry Accredited (MIA) system. Our aim is to build relationship with the government to become good partners for delivery of eye care in India. Capacity building of skilled forces is also one of the prime objectives. Unless skilled talent is available, eye care cannot be delivered."
Dr Das further said, "Due to our suggestions and lobbying to enhance the health budget allocation for eye care, the government increased the budget for eye care to Rs 2,506.90 crore in the 12th Five Year Plan from Rs 1,250 crore in the 11th Five Year Plan. This gives more leverage in terms of money expenditure towards eye care across the country, touching the lower level of the health pyramid, providing a system of eye care to villages from metro cities. It promises the provision of eye vision centres in coastal villages of 50,000 people. Development of 1,000 vision centres in the country is also in pipeline as the budget has been allocated. Other private partners are also putting their vision centres for the primary care in villages."
Some of the other members elected on the board of Vision 2020 India are Dr Santosh Moses, Regional Manager - South Asia, Operation Eyesight Universal (India) as Vice President; Govind Hari, Chairman, Administration, Pushpagiri Vitreo Retina Institute as Secretary; and Dr Rahul Ali, Country Director, India, Orbis International as Treasurer.