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Map of the Niagara Region with the Niagara Scenic Parkway highlighted in red
|Route information
|June 9, 2016–present
|Known as the Robert Moses State Parkway from 1964–June 9, 2016
|Southern segment
|3.24 mi[1] (5.21 km)
|South end
|LaSalle Expressway in Niagara Falls
|North end
|NY 384 (Buffalo Avenue) in Niagara Falls
|Northern segment
|15.18 mi[1] (24.43 km)
|South end
|Findlay Drive in Niagara Falls
|I-190 in Lewiston
|North end
|NY 18 in Porter
|Highway system
The Niagara Scenic Parkway (known as the Robert Moses State Parkway until 2016) is an 18.42-mile (29.64 km) long north–south highway in western Niagara County, New York, in the United States. Its southern terminus is at the LaSalle Expressway on the east bank of the Niagara River in Niagara Falls. The northern terminus is at New York State Route 18 (NY 18) at Four Mile Creek State Park in Porter near Lake Ontario. Originally, the parkway was one continuous road; however, due to low usage, a portion of the parkway near Niagara Falls was removed, separating the parkway into two sections. The length of the parkway is designated as New York State Route 957A by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). A 1.16-mile (1.87 km) long spur connecting the Niagara Scenic Parkway to Fort Niagara State Park near Youngstown is designated as New York State Route 958A. Both reference route designations are unsigned.
The parkway, a divided highway for most of its route, is one of the most unorthodox parkways in New York State, similar to Ocean Parkway on Long Island. Some portions, mainly between downtown Niagara Falls and Lewiston, are not built to freeway standards, and the parkway as a whole has gradually been relegated due to low usage.
Route description
The Niagara Scenic Parkway begins as a westward continuation of a spur off the LaSalle Expressway in Niagara Falls, New York.[1][2] It connects with Interstate 190 (I-190) and NY 384 just west of its official southern terminus and passes under the North Grand Island Bridge as it heads west along the Niagara River. Three miles (5 km) west of I-190, the parkway turns north and returns to grade level at Buffalo Avenue, where it terminates and continues north as John B. Daly Boulevard (designated but not signed as NY 952B by NYSDOT).[3]
The parkway begins again at Findlay Drive just before Whirlpool State Park. North of the park, the highway curves northeastward, matching the curvature of the gorge in the area. After serving the Devil's Hole State Park and interchanging with NY 104, it passes over the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant. Many features are within view at this point: to the west of the parkway at this point are the Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Power Stations; to the north are the Lewiston–Queenston Bridge and the Niagara River's course for miles ahead. The parkway interchanges with I-190 via Upper Mountain Road before passing under the bridge and re-widening to four lanes.[3]
Just north of the bridge, the Niagara Scenic Parkway approaches the edge of the Niagara Escarpment. Here, it is possible to see for several miles in any direction. Looking north, the remainder of the Niagara River can be seen, as can its mouth at Lake Ontario. The parkway descends the escarpment and meets NY 18F and NY 104 just east of the village of Lewiston. North of Lewiston, the Parkway follows a largely north–south routing as it passes through largely rural sections of the towns of Lewiston and Porter. During this stretch, it has an exit to Pletcher Road, which links the parkway to Joseph Davis State Park.[3]
At the village of Youngstown, the Niagara Scenic Parkway interchanges with NY 93. North of the village, the parkway's median widens as it interchanges with a short spur (designated but not signed as NY 958A) leading to Fort Niagara State Park and Fort Niagara within. Past this junction, the parkway turns east and begins to parallel Lake Ontario. It passes under NY 18F and interchanges with Four Mile Creek Drive, the entry road for Four Mile Creek State Park, before terminating at an at-grade intersection with NY 18.[3] The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has jurisdiction over the parkway and its spur to Fort Niagara; however, NYSDOT maintains both highways.[4]
|Niagara Falls–Porter
|1964[6]–June 9, 2016[5]
Proposals for a limited-access highway to connect downtown Niagara Falls with the proposed Niagara Thruway, a spur of the New York State Thruway, surfaced by the 1950s. The general routing of the highway would begin at the Rainbow Bridge in downtown and parallel NY 384 on its north side to the North Grand Island Bridge, where it would turn south to meet the northern terminus of the Niagara Thruway.[7][8] However, by the 1960s, a new alignment along the bank of the Niagara River and through the Niagara Falls State Park was selected instead. Two portions of the "Niagara Parkway", as it was then known, were completed by 1962. The first extended from the Niagara Thruway (Interstate 190) to the Rainbow Bridge. Another, representing a northward extension of the parkway, was open along the Niagara Gorge's eastern edge from Niagara Avenue to U.S. Route 104 in Lewiston. At the time, the sections from the Rainbow Bridge to Niagara Street and US 104 to Ridge Road in Lewiston were under construction.[9] Both were open to traffic by 1964.[6] An extension of the parkway, formerly named the "Robert Moses State Parkway" after public works developer Robert Moses, now named the Niagara Scenic Parkway, north to NY 18 in Porter was completed by 1968. A spur to Fort Niagara was built as part of the extension.[10]
The Niagara Scenic Parkway was to have been part of a vast network of limited-access highways in the Buffalo area. Under the 1971 Regional Highway Plan for the Buffalo–Niagara Falls area, the parkway would have been paralleled by a westward extension of the LaSalle Expressway, which would have extended from the Rainbow Bridge to I-190 along the proposed routing shown on maps 20 years before. Farther north, the northern end of the Niagara Scenic Parkway in Porter would have linked to a western extension of the Lake Ontario State Parkway.[11] Neither proposal ever came to fruition.
The portion of the Niagara Scenic Parkway within Niagara Falls State Park was closed and largely removed in the late 1980s as a result of a movement to restore the park to the original layout conceived for it by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.[12] As a result, the parkway became discontinuous. Its southern segment now began at the pre-existing interchange with Quay Street (John B. Daly Boulevard), which remained virtually untouched, while the southern end of the northern segment was reconfigured in the vicinity of downtown to terminate at an at-grade intersection with Main Street (NY 104).[13] Traffic must now employ NY 384 to bridge the two sections of the parkway. The portions of the Niagara Scenic Parkway that still exist within Niagara Falls State Park are mostly in the vicinity of the Rainbow Bridge and are used for park business only.
Additional downgrading of the highway has occurred in other areas. From Cedar Avenue in downtown Niagara Falls to I-190 in Lewiston, the southbound lanes were gradually converted into a recreation/bike trail during the 2000s, funneling all traffic into the former northbound lanes and turning the parkway into a two-lane highway.[citation needed]
In February 2013, New York State announced that the segment of the Parkway from Main Street north to Findlay Drive would be removed, allowing improved access by residents and tourists on the city streets to the gorgefront.[14] In early 2019, the stretch of parkway between Main Street (NY 104) and Findlay Drive was permanently closed and demolition began starting with the section of viaduct near the Whirlpool Rapids Bridge which was removed in mid-2019.[15] The space will be replaced with parkland. Officials immediately started removing that segment while discussing the possible removal of a further stretch, from Findlay north to the NY 104/18F interchange in Lewiston.[14] Engineering work for the removal of the first section began in April 2014.
Between 2014 and 2016, the Riverway Project, part of the Buffalo Billion state program, reconstructed and reconfigured a one-mile stretch of the Parkway near Goat Island. This included conversion of the John B. Daly Boulevard interchange into a roundabout which opened May 2015.[16][17]
On June 9, 2016, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the Robert Moses State Parkway would be renamed the Niagara Scenic Parkway.[5]
Exit list
The entire route is in Niagara County. All exits are unnumbered.
|Niagara Falls
|LaSalle Expressway east to NY 384 / NY 265 – Tonawanda
|Eastward continuation of the Niagara Scenic Parkway
|I-190 (New York Thruway) – Buffalo, Lewiston
|Southbound exit and northbound entrance
|NY 384 (Buffalo Avenue)
|Traffic circle; roadway continues north as John B. Daly Boulevard (NY 952B)
|Gap in parkway
|Findlay Drive
|Roadway continues southward as Whirlpool Street
|Town of Lewiston
|NY 104 – Devil's Hole, Niagara University, Power Vista
|Northbound entrance and exit
|I-190 – Niagara Falls, Queenston, Ontario
|No southbound exit; access via Upper Mountain Road
|NY 18F / NY 104 (Ridge Road) – Lewiston Artpark
|Southern terminus of NY 18F
|Pletcher Road – Joseph Davis State Park
|NY 93 – Youngstown
|To NY 18F (NY 958A) – Fort Niagara
|Fort Niagara spur
|Four Mile Creek State Park
|Northbound exit and southbound entrance
|NY 18 (Lake Road)
|At-grade intersection
|1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
Fort Niagara spur
The entire route is in Porter, Niagara County. All exits are unnumbered.
|Niagara Scenic Parkway
|NY 18F – Fort Niagara
|Southbound exit and northbound entrance
|Fort Niagara State Park
|1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
See also
- Niagara Parkway, the longer counterpart to the Niagara Scenic Parkway on the Ontario side of the Niagara River
- ^ a b c d e "2008 Traffic Volume Report for New York State" (PDF). New York State Department of Transportation. June 16, 2009. p. 279. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
- ^ Tonawanda West Digital Raster Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. New York State Department of Transportation. 1996. Retrieved April 10, 2009. The highway linking the Niagara Scenic Parkway to the LaSalle Expressway is part of the same internal state highway (SH C68002) as the westernmost portion of the LaSalle mainline, making it a spur of the LaSalle.
- ^ a b c d Microsoft; Nokia (February 1, 2013). "overview map of the Niagara Scenic State Parkway and Niagara Street" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ New York State Department of Transportation (January 2017). Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Bicycling Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Commemorative/Memorial Designations in New York State (PDF). Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ^ a b Besecker, Aaron (June 9, 2016). "Robert Moses Parkway becomes Niagara Scenic Parkway". The Buffalo News. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
- ^ a b New York and Metropolitan New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Sinclair Oil Corporation. 1964.
- ^ New York (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally and Company. Sunoco. 1952.
- ^ New York with Special Maps of Putnam–Rockland–Westchester Counties and Finger Lakes Region (Map) (1955–56 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1954.
- ^ New York with Sight-Seeing Guide (Map). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1962.
- ^ New York (Map) (1969–70 ed.). Cartography by General Drafting. Esso. 1968.
- ^ Regional Highway Plan for Buffalo and Niagara Falls (Map). City of Niagara Falls. 1971. Retrieved April 10, 2009.
- ^ McKinley, Dave (December 2008). "Robert Moses Parkway Talk Draws Big Falls Crowd". WGRZ. Buffalo, NY. Retrieved April 10, 2009.
- ^ New York (Map). Rand McNally and Company. 1995. ISBN 0-528-96764-9.
- ^ a b Specht, Charlie (February 20, 2013). "State will rip out Niagara Scenic Parkway in Niagara Falls". Buffalo News. Buffalo, New York. Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
- ^ reports, Staff. "Whirlpool Bridge set to reopen on Monday". Niagara Gazette. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ State of New York: Buffalo Billion. "Riverway Project".
- ^ "Robert Moses' 'Riverway' Roundabout Debuts to Traffic". Niagara Gazette. May 22, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
External links
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Niagara Scenic Parkway.
|KML file (edit • help)
- Niagara Scenic Parkway at Alps' Roads
- Buffalo / Niagara Falls: 1971 Regional Highway Plan


text: Very sorry but I've been insanely busy this week and unable to bring you an episode of Theatre of The Unconscious. I promise I'll be back next week and you won't want to miss the action-packed comic I've got planned. In the meantime I'll give you a sneak peek of my next vinyl toy project and some pictures of cool stuff from a recent visit to the Victoria & Albert Museum, probably my favourite place in all of London. The header pic is from a sketch of Doff in samurai armour that I drew in the Japan gallery.

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text: The move has been welcomed by animal welfare activists [Al Jazeera] The private ownership of wild animals has been outlawed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where keeping exotic creatures as pets is a status symbol for some, according to local media reports. Media reports said on Wednesday that the new law bans dealing in and ownership of all types of wild, domesticated and dangerous animals. Wildcats including endangered cheetahs are known to have been domesticated in the UAE and neighbouring Gulf countries as status symbols, with some even spotted being taken outside in the middle of big cities. In October, one such outing with five tigers on a beach near Dubai's iconic Burj Al Arab Hotel was captured on video and went viral on social media, while others have been filmed driving around with lions. Such animals can now only be kept at zoos, wildlife parks, circuses, breeding and research centres, Gulf News said. "Anyone who takes a leopard, cheetah or any other kind of exotic animal out in public will face a jail term of up to six months and a fine" of up to 500,000 dirhams ($136,000), it added. Al-Ittihad, an Arabic daily, said those who use wild animals to "terrorise" others would face jail or fine of up to 700,000 dirhams. Move welcomed The move has been welcomed by animal welfare activists. Elsayed Mohamed, regional director at the International Fund for Animal Welfare in Dubai, was quoted by Abu Dhabi-based The National newspaper as saying that the UAE had set an example for the GCC. "We welcome and congratulate the UAE Government in taking this important initiative, which we wish to be a milestone for the rest of the countries, not just in the region, but also in the world," he said. The legislation also imposes new restrictions on traditional pets. Dog owners are required to get permits and keep the animals on leashes in public, the reports said, adding that those who fail to obtain the licences face fines of up to 100,000 dirhams. SOURCE: News agencies Middle East UAE Law


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Thursday, December 22, 2011
De Ja Vu.....
gosh here we are again YEARS later and I'm still feeling the pain that is infertility. My little girl is now 3 yrs old....turned 3 in September and she's am amazing beautiful person. Never could I have imagined having a daughter so bright, smart, loving, empathetic as her. She amazes me every single day and I thank God for her everysingle day. But we are it again, trying to have another baby and I'm once again trying to cross the hurdle that is infertility. This time around I feel guilty for feeling jealous that another sister in law is about to have her first child and an aquantice is pregnant. I feel guilty because I feel I should be glad I have at least one child and not feel like I need to have another. But here is the thing....in my heart I feel our family is not complete I feel that we still need one more little "fortune" to make us complete. this is a short post but I needed to let some of my stress out somehow. Now if only I can destress from work but that is A WHOLE different blog all together. geez. well I will see if i can keep up the posting because i miss it so.
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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Replaygain without a setting, and other menu cleaning.
Re: Replaygain without a setting, and other menu cleaning.
From: pondlife <pondlife_at_ntlworld.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:57:31 +0100
> Yes, and it's quite hard to use (and goes contrary to established
You should find that the seek buttons are adjusting the X axis, and the
> This is based on the assumption that you're keeping the pitchscreen how it
How about having a list with 1 OR 3 entries - i.e. rate (always displayed),
Pitch and rate would need to handle semitones too (I'm not sure how).
Maybe we need both UIs - or maybe one for button targets and one for wheel
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BREC Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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The Botany Coordinator performs professional work within the Natural Resource Division including daily operations and execution of natural resource management plans and prescriptions. Responsible for collecting and analyzing data to assist in development of new management plan while also carrying out long-term management projects and assessing their effectiveness. Requirements and Job Specifications: Education Required: Graduation from an accredited 4-year college or university Preferred: Master's degree from an accredited college or university Area of Study (major) Required: Natural Resources, Biology, Botany, Forestry, Environmental Science, Wildlife Management or closely related field Preferred: Biology with a focus in plants Certifications Required: Professional membership with NRPA. First Aid and CPR/AED Certification within 30 days of hire. License(s) Required: Valid LA Driver's License Years Relevant Work Experience: Minimum 2 years of progressive experience in natural resource management or forestry with at least 1 years in supervisory capacity. Preferred: 5 or more years related experience Other Job Specifications: Advanced working knowledge of South Louisiana ecosystems. Advanced knowledge of plant species and ability to identify plants in the field and in a lab if needed. Extensive knowledge of botany as it relates to forestry, habitat restoration, native and non-native invasive species and management techniques specific to southern Louisiana ecosystems. Knowledge of GIS including data collection, management and map creation and how to utilize it for system-wide planning. Understanding of environmental policy as it relates to land designations, mitigation and NEPA. Understanding of herbicide use and application including laws licenses and safety protocols. Ability to learn Rapid Ecological Assessment Protocols and carry out effectively in the field. Ability to communicate data results efficiently to supervisors. Ability to write plans and reports from analyzed data. Ability to follow all BREC policies, operations and programs Ability to supervise and direct volunteers and staff, and develop a positive, productive working relationship is required. Ability to develop and maintain effective working relations with departmental staff and individuals from outside organizations. Ability to carry out instructions and see a project from start to completion effectively is required. Ability to communicate problems to direct supervisor. Ability motivate volunteers and explain safety procedures effectively. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing Ability to operate a BREC Vehicle and off-road vehicle to perform essential functions of the job. Ability to adjust to changing work demands, procedures, technology and or priorities Ability to work in outdoor conditions which may include a variety of terrain and weather conditions such as extreme heat, rain or cold. Ability to establish and maintain excellent working relationships with supervisor, volunteers, coworkers, employees and general public. Must have a positive attitude with the willingness and desire to learn new skills Functions and Duties: Essential Functions and Duties: Assist the Assistant Director of NRM with creation of new management plans and biodiversity surveys. Performs advanced natural resource management work involving extensive responsibility, complexity and variety. Execute the prescriptions outlined in the Invasive Species Management Plan and Aquatic Management Plans along with individual park plans as it relates to habitat health. Coordinate projects which utilize volunteers to carry out management prescriptions. Assists with the management of the Green Force Volunteer Program Utilize GIS in data collection and inventory process and create system wide and park related maps for planning and management purposes. Develops and manages comprehensive programs involving the coordination of projects within park ecosystems and habitats. Conducts REAP surveys and collects data in the field to assess habitat types, health, biodiversity and unique features. Develops citizens science projects which utilize volunteers to collect data and monitor resource conditions. Uses acquired data to assist with development of management plans and protocols and assess effectiveness of these prescriptions on a regular basis. Coordinate partnerships with other agencies in order to relay information and share data to foster new and innovative management techniques. Contributes expertise to assist with future management planning and innovative solutions to existing problems. Works closely with CORE division to communicate data and findings which will enhance education and programming of natural resources throughout the parish. Maintain a close working relationship with Conservation Education Program Coordinator and Nature Center Coordinate to discuss habitat changes and processes in their parks. Supplemental Information:Full-time position; schedule may vary within framework of 8 hours per day, 5 days per week; lunch break daily; Some evening and weekend hours as necessary; overtime as required. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. You must include all relevant education and experience on your official BREC online application or it will be deemed incomplete and you will be ineligible for this vacancy. Complete each section of this application (i.e. work experience, education, etc.) to demonstrate that you meet the eligibility and minimum qualification requirements described in this announcement. 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JUST JULIET by Charlotte Reagan is a book I won in a contest in return for an honest review. I always wonder about this almost standard tagline. Would I write that I am about to submit a dishonest review? Probably not.
This is probably in the YA genre. Some who follow that genre might be not happy with the explorations of gay sexuality, both male and female, or some of the "graphic" language used. I put that word in quotes because I can't tell what language is considered graphic anymore. The language used is not inappropriate, it is not salacious, it fits well with the story and characters, but some might say they would not want their young ones (13 and below) to read it. Fair enough. It just means more adults will have to read what their children are reading. That's more sales for Charlotte Reagan.
Lena is a high school senior. She socializes with a group that might be considered outsiders. Grace, a friend and fellow high school senior, is a married single parent who has some contact with her baby's father; their relationship is not adversarial. Lacey is Lena's best friend and is a self-styled, self-identified bitch. Lena has drifted into a long-standing relationship with Quinton because the two have known each other since grade school. Theirs is not a sexual relationship beyond mild petting. Juliet is the new girl in school, a transfer from a private school not far from Grant High, Lena's school. Juliet is beautiful but cold and distant. She keeps new possible friends at arm's length as she tries to get over a disappointing past at her old school which centered on her sexual "coming out."
Lena, car driver, gives Juliet a ride to her home to find a very different type of family relationship that, while strange, is warmer than Lena's home life. Juliet's mother is dead; she lives with her father, James, and cousin, Lakyn, who is in a very openly gay relationship with Scott, a popular football athlete from the school that Juliet left. Juliet's father is comfortable acting as a guardian to Lakyn. His nephew's openly expressive gay relationship is at the point that Scott lives more at the house with Juliet, James, and Lakyn than he does in his own home. James knows daughter Juliet is gay, recognizes that Lena might be Juliet's new love interest and is accepting of the fact that Lena is also staying more at his home than her own. Lena spends time trying to figure out if she is lesbian or bisexual.
All of this action and discussion of declaring true sexual orientation is played out in one year, the senior year of high school. Relationships have begun, matured, and might end as future plans for study at widely separated colleges and universities begin to be set.
So the entire novel is spent in discussions of sexual orientation. There are poor and untasteful jokes told by characters in fits of anger or annoyance. So the novel is not politically correct. But those same remarks are what happens in everyday life and they do the job for the writer in illustrating challenges the gay community faces. The value of this novel is heavily dependent on viewpoints, preconceptions, prejudices, and biases the reader brings. Because I feel so ambivalent about the issues raised, I could only appreciate the novel as a story well told. I will read more by this author.


text: It's official. After a few years of hiatus, Gregory House has become a sorcerer. Kind of. Well, actually… not at all. This fantasy comic book superhero movie from director Scott Derrickson released on November 4th, 2016, conjuring up nearly $580 million by its third weekend. The second installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Phase Three and the fourteenth outing overall, Doctor Strange has had a grueling pre-production beginning as far back as 1986, before producer Kevin Feige formally announced in October of 2014. Benedict Cumberbatch plays Stephen Strange, an acclaimed but arrogant and pragmatic neurosurgeon who gets into a car wreck one rainy night. The wreck renders his hands almost useless, and in a desperate quest for help, he joins a group of monks in the mountains of Nepal. Their leader, The Ancient One, chooses instead to widen his keyhole of life and teach him in the Mystic Arts. And now they must stop a former acolyte named Kaecilius from collapsing the multiverse in on itself. The result is one hell of an enjoyable movie. Soon after the film was announced a couple years ago, everyone on the Internet, myself included, speculated that Benedict Cumberbatch would get the part. And he's fantastic in the role, and as said my intro, the Batch of Cumber's American accent makes him sound like the titular character from the Fox television series, House M.D. You can tell he had a fun time filming his role, especially since this origin story shows that Stephen Strange initially does not want to become a defender of the dimensions. He can choose to use his learnings for a higher cause than himself and really break his inflated ego, or take the magic to simply heal his hands forever. The rest of the supporting cast was great. Chiwetel Ejiofor and Tilda Swinton are two actors who should just be cast into any script that comes their way, and their performances as Mordo and The Ancient One, respectively, felt right. Mads Mikkelsen, formerly known as Hannibal Lecter on the canceled NBC drama, proved yet again his ability to play great villains. At this point, he's kind of like Christopher Walken from the 90's; you want him to play a kickass antagonist no matter how ridiculous the role. Kaecilius isn't in the movie so much, but he's not totally useless like other Marvel villains, such as Zemo from Civil War or Whiplash from Iron Man 2. You get the idea that he was actually important to get the ball rolling. I also like how the magic in the movie worked. The characters explain each of the abilities on a molecular-based level, bolstered by the film's dazzling visual effects. When Strange remarks how none of this makes any sense, The Ancient One simply replies, "Not everything does. Not everything has to." I'm not going to say that Doctor Strange will get nominated for Best Special Effects, but it's definitely… strange. I know, it was too easy, but I really couldn't help myself. After proving his worth on big-budget projects such as Mission Impossible, Star Trek, and various Pixar movies, composer Michael Giacchino comes to score the soundtrack, and boy does it sound different than what I expected. Heavily influenced by the likes of Pink Floyd and Bob Dylan in the 1970's, the musical score largely consists of twangy electric guitars and extensive percussion sets. This by far the only Marvel movie where I have driven home and was constantly humming the main theme song. Guardians of the Galaxy doesn't count because it's soundtrack is made up of classic pop songs. However, in moving on, as one would probably expect from a Marvel entry at this point, there is a need to stick around after the credits have rolled to get clues about the next movie lined up for next year. And like many of the recent entries, there are actually two post-credits-scenes to look out for. Without spoiling anything, I personally enjoyed the second one better because it was just far more surprising and foreshadowing for a certain character's future. I will say that Doctor Strange is one of the best introductions to new Marvel characters we've had in a while. Best of the tear? That's still debatable. But if you're a fan of Marvel Studios, Benedict Cumberbatch, or just weird movies in general, it's a solid film to see with your kids this holiday break.


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Checking email addresses
My friend Morbus writes that he would like some way to validate email addresses... Well, the SMTP specification defines the VRFY command, which will validate that a given mailbox exists on a given server... I've tried this on various servers (including my own) with mixed results. Some servers will return an OK for ANY address, some only for those with actual mailboxes, and some for any address that has a forward, mailbox, or route setup.
Your mileage may vary, but it's a start.


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ALERT® EDIS, a software solution for emergency services, went live on October 26, 2010, in Doutor Antônio Faria Reis Emergency Services located in the city of Passos in the southeast of the Minas Gerais State.
This service has the capacity to process 400 appointments per day, which amounts to an average of 12 000 monthly episodes.
This Go Live involved the training of 354 professionals, including 107 physicians, 121 nurses, 35 registrars, 9 system administrators, 4 lab technicians, 49 imaging technicians, 27 triage professionals and 2 Manchester auditors.
The computerization of Doutor Antônio Faria Reis Emergency Services is part of the Minas Gerais Secretary of State for Health project to organize the state's emergency services.


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Review: The Stanford Prison Experiment
Among the most notorious psychological studies in human history, The Stanford Prison Experiment re-creates the events that pitted a group of American college students against each other as prisoners and guards, that resulted in very harsh consequences for the both participants and the larger discipline in itself.
Kyle Patrick Alvarez's film opens with Dr. Philip Zimbardo (Billy Crudup) recruiting various undergraduates in and around the campus, wanting to make some extra money before the next school year – not thinking greatly about what the ramifications of the experiment. Dividing the applicants through process of random ordering, and creating a makeshift cell block from empty offices, Zimbardo's study held the purpose of depicting how the average person reacts when they are put into an environment of extreme imprisonment, or conversely, one with opportunity for dictating power and abuse. As the film documents, it doesn't take very long for the participants to begin mentally deteriorating, as they uphold the parameters of the experiment and fully commit to their roles, while the situation escalates to its eventual breaking point.
Alvarez's film stays very close to the original events, culled from an expansive amount of research and archival footage, and the authenticity really shows itself on the screen. Despite the harsh events which unfold, it becomes very difficult to look away from the screen at certain moments, as one becomes very absorbed in the story and suturing themselves within the narrative. The sequences set in the cell block are incredibly claustrophobic and a case could be made for a correlation towards contemporary examples of prisoner abuse such as the U.S. Army Abu Ghraib case in 2003.
What makes the film especially compelling is the rich roster of talent, mostly consisting of young actors such as Ezra Miller, Tye Sheridan, Johnny Simmons, and Thomas Mann on the side of the prisoners. The strongest performance comes from Michael Angarano as one of the students playing a guard, who draws his persona from the sadistic prison warden in Cool Hand Luke. Every moment Angarano is on screen is full of magnetic and spellbinding power, despite the inherent cruelty being displayed. As Zimbardo, the man overseeing the events, Billy Crudup oscillates between the hero and the villain of the story, as his ambition towards the study begins to take control of his focus and he devolves into allowing for strictly forbidden and dangerous acts to occur – only caring about seeing the results of his research.
The Stanford Prison Experiment is an endearing analysis of how one's identity can be bent and broken by the environment they are present within, and the dangers of absolute power in most unethical hands. It is very effective, albeit disturbing, and works as an effective translation of the original story to the filmic medium.
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Repubs say Post hypocritical on tax breaks
Senate Republicans Monday night said they found one industry whose tax break they actually were OK with eliminating: newspapers.
Newspapers are not subject to sales tax, and eliminating the exemption would result in more than $7.3 million in revenue annually to the state. Newsprint and printer's ink also is exempted, costing the state $3 million a year.
Sen. Bill Cadman, R-Colorado Springs, cited a recent editorial in The Denver Post that supported the removal of some exemptions and credits and opposed others. Cadman said he wanted to make sure industries were equally "sharing the pain," and he offered an amendment to remove the sales tax exemption on newspapers.
The amendment, though, was not limited to the Post and would have affected any newspaper.
"Here we are targeting little industries across the state," Cadman said, when "one significant corporation" gets a tax break worth millions.
Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry, R-Grand Junction, agreed, saying, "We will leave off the hook newspaper magnates, but we will stick it to the little guy."
But Penry, who opposed eliminating any of the tax breaks, said he wouldn't actually vote for such an amendment.
It didn't matter: Democrats ruled the amendment out of order.


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Dog-Eze Cream Excel is a non steroid cream which has all the benefits of our Dog-Eze Cream but with the addition of a fine silver compound to promote quicker healing whilst fighting infection. Dog-Eze Cream Excel will soothe and restore skin and keep the skin healthy and hair growing normally. Our cream can be used on ears, feet or anywhere where dry, patchy, irritated or broken skin appears. A 250g pot should last approximately four weeks with normal usage. You should see visible results within the first five days and your dog should stop scratching or being irritated thus letting any hair grow back and the skin start to repair itself. Dog-Eze Cream Excel can also be used directly onto broken skin unlike many other creams or lotions.
Recommended application: Massage gently into affected areas by hand twice a day - you should see a noticable difference within five days.
Ingredients: Silver ions and sublimed flowers of sulphur; Benzyl benzoate to soothe and moisten, glycerine to soften hard skin and scabs; liquid paraffin and waxes to soothe and moisten; benzyl alcohol as a mild anaesthetic; iodine as a trusted preservative; natural oils.


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Here's an update on some friends I mentioned before.
It's happy news and sad news:
My friend, Catherine, just adopted this sweet baby on Friday! She and her husband are foster parents and have had Zoe since she was brand new. Now she's theirs to keep. I'm so happy for their family!
My friend, Atticus, is running for Tarrant County judge.
He got the most votes in the primary election, but needed 51% to win. There were 4 candidates, so that was hard to do. Now he's in the run off election with one other guy.
Early voting started today!
Some things you need to know:
*Atticus Gill won the most votes in the primary. (And he won the Tarrant County Conservative straw poll, and has been voted "Top Attorney" by his fellow attorneys-FTW Magazine, Dec 2013 issue.)
*Atticus is supported by almost every conservative group.
*Atticus Gill is passionate about making a difference in the lives of PEOPLE. This is not just a job, but an opportunity to meet people at a low point and help them make choices that will keep them from being "part of the system" for the rest of their lives.
In the past I never voted in the smaller elections and surely not in the run off elections. I'm sad to say I just didn't pay attention. It's our civic duty to vote when we can!
It's a privilege. Please vote!
And I also told you about sweet Bennett Coleman.
He had cancer and sadly, died at the end of April. He was just 21 months old.
Please pray for his parents and family.
You can read their blog here.
You will be BLESSED by their joy and faithfulness in the midst of this nightmare.
I think of their family often when I am struggling with my sleepless nights with a newborn. I can't complain. Sometimes I still do...but I just need to be grateful.
Some happy news and some sad news, but God's in control of all of it!


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Find your purpose in God's plan.
At Journey, we don't just offer a great Sunday service that you can forget about during the rest of the week. We help you live the rewarding, fulfilling life that God has planned for you. We believe in living our day-to-day lives to show Jesus' strength and goodness with every step.
Journey is about helping everyone find out how they fit into God's plan. Sometimes life gets tough, but with a strong church community to nudge you toward Christ we know that anyone can find their way.
So in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.Romans 12:5
We look for these five landmarks to guide our steps on life's journey.
God designed us to live in community. We're better together. It's that simple.
Our time with Jesus helps us grow and empowers us to help others.
The closer we get to Jesus, the more generosity flows from us.
Understanding our strengths and skills helps us serve Him the way He intended.
We live our lives to show Jesus' invitation to "Come Unto Me" in every moment.
Transforming lives, churches, and communities through Jesus Christ.
At Journey Wesleyan, we teach that a victorious Christian life is possible for all believers through the forgiveness of sins and the filling of the Holy Spirit in our lives. As we develop a relationship with Christ, we change the world.
Core Values
- Biblical Authority
- Christlikeness
- Disciple Making
- Local Church-Centred
- Servant Leadership
The Wesleyan Church
The Wesleyan Church is a Protestant denomination with a rich heritage.
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.Matthew 11:28-30


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Aesthetic Dentistry
Our Redmond dentist is highly trained in the aesthetics of creating new smiles for many of our patients. Using the latest in cosmetic dentistry, our dentist and professional staff will work together to restore or enhance your smile. We use the most modern technology and equipment in cosmetic dentistry so we can create the most natural looking smile for you. We believe that a beautiful smile is key to having a confident outlook and a happy life. Much depends on taking proper care of your teeth and mouth with regular dental visits. We at Redmond Dental Care will do our part in taking care of your teeth, providing you with the best new smile aesthetically and functionally.
Porcelain Veneers
Porcelain veneers are customized restorations made of a ceramic material very similar to teeth. These thin veneers are placed on the surface of a tooth to provide a cosmetic solution for a number of different problems including:
Dental veneers are considered a cosmetic dental procedure because they can create beautiful even white teeth perfectly shaped for a gorgeous bright smile. Today's porcelain veneers offer a much more natural appearance than veneers in the past ever did. It doesn't really matter what the cause of unattractive teeth are, with dental veneers most or perhaps all of them can be solved with porcelain veneers. Your dentist at Redmond Dental Care in Redmond is equipped to provide you with the latest in custom-made porcelain veneers, giving you the smile you've always dreamed about.
Bonding is a procedure normally used to repair imperfections and minor chips on front teeth. It's also commonly used to fill in the gaps between teeth. For larger cracks and crooked or misaligned teeth, porcelain veneers are usually used. When bonding is applied the material used is what dentists use for white or composite fillings. The bonding material can be matched to the color of your teeth and shaped to correct whatever the problem is. This procedure can usually be completed in one appointment, and anesthesia is rarely needed.
Teeth Whitening
There are many options for whitening your teeth available on the market today, aside from your dental office. There are over-the-counter whitening strips, toothpastes with whitening ingredients as well as bleaching systems. Any of these may work to give you a beautiful white smile, but this isn't going to happen anywhere near as fast as it would if you had your teeth whitened professionally.
White Composite Fillings
Do you feel self-conscious about your black fillings? Do you cover your mouth when you laugh so no one notices them? There is no reason to continue living this way when you can have natural looking white fillings instead. For the past few years composites have been made with high-tech plastic material very closely matching natural teeth. You can have your ugly black fillings replaced with composite fillings that match the color of your natural teeth. A single "Direct Composite" filling can be done in just one visit to your dentist at Redmond Dental Care. Composite fillings are perfect for small restorations.
Losing a tooth or teeth can adversely affect your self-confidence, the way you chew food and your general health. Dentures are the most common devices used to replace missing teeth. Depending on how many teeth are missing, a partial or complete denture would be in order. A partial denture can keep existing teeth from moving after a tooth loss. There are many different options for dentures these days and they can totally transform a smile.
Acrylic resins are usually used in creating dentures. There have been many advances made in cosmetic dentistry in recent years. There are many different materials being used so your dentist will discuss all appropriate options with you.
Dental Bridges
Dental bridges are another option for replacing missing teeth. When someone has one or more missing teeth it can affect their bite, cause surrounding teeth to shift, change their smile, cause symptoms of TMJ and even speech impediments. If this goes on over a period of time the wear and tear on your remaining teeth can cause health problems. There are many different kinds of bridges available to remedy this problem.
Your Redmond dentist will most likely need to reshape your surrounding teeth in order to fit your bridge. Once that's done a crown is placed over the reshaped teeth, which will then be connected to an artificial tooth. To replace front teeth a resin-bonded bridge us normally used. This can only be done if the surrounding gums and teeth are strong and healthy without a lot of fillings. A resin-bonded bridge doesn't require a lot of preparation for the adjacent teeth.
Your dentist at Redmond Dental Care can create a dental bridge for you, which will improve your confidence as it transforms your smile.
Dental Implants
Dental implants are used to replace a lost tooth or teeth. When people lose a tooth due to injury or disease they are often embarrassed about their appearance. Sometimes their speech or smile is adversely affected. It the tooth loss causes an irregular bite this can lead to other problems, even malnutrition. Tooth loss may also be caused by excessive wear and tear, gum disease or congenital defects. Whatever the cause of your tooth loss, you can discuss with your Redmond dentist whether or not a dental implant would be a good option for you.
Designing Your Smile
The cosmetic dentist at Redmond Dental Care is highly trained in all aspects of cosmetic dentistry. You can be confident that we can give you the beautiful smile you have always wanted. Please call to schedule a consultation to discuss the design of your new smile. At Redmond Dental Care we are highly artistic and can sense what is needed to provide you with a great looking smile. Many different factors need to be taken into consideration such as your age, facial features and the image you want to project. You and your dentist can select the smile that will look best on you. A number of different options will be presented to you including:
Once you're fully informed of exactly what to expect we will use all the latest technology in cosmetic dentistry to create your gorgeous new smile. In the end you will have a smile you can be proud of that will give you the confidence and self-esteem you deserve.
We provide dental services after working hours and on weekends. Call us at (425) 883-2100


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How To Break Up A Sectional Sofa: 5 Guides To Get Amazing Living Room
Here are several guides on how to break up a sectional sofa set. This piece is often spotted inside a small living room. The sectional sofa is very large and can accommodate several people depending on the shape and size of sectional sofa. The people decide to break up the sofa for they want to have a separate recliner and sofa. Moreover, you can move in and out of the sections depending on the number of guests in the living room.
How To Break Up A Sectional Sofa: Guide 1 Slipcover
Have you considered adding a slipcover on the surface of the sectional sofa set? It can increase the style and mood of the living room. Choose the slipcover which complements the living room design. Choose a plain colored slipcover if the living room is created in modern design. Make sure that the slipcover has different color from the wall. If the wall is painted in white, you have the slipcover in black or red tone.
How To Break Up A Sectional Sofa: Guide 2 The Dual Focal Points In The Living Room
The television and fireplace can be used as the focal point in the living room. The components of sectional sofa are amazing if both are facing each other. The sectional sofa components should be set in angling design.
How To Break Up A Sectional Sofa: Guide 3 Sofa And Chairs
If you break up the sectional sofa, you can create a new arrangement. The long sectional sofa can be turned into several chairs and a sofa. The sofa is used as the center of the arrangement where the chairs are located at angle position. The coffee table is put in the middle of the seating arrangement.
How To Break Up A Sectional Sofa: Guide 4 An Area Rug
An area rug on the floor is impressive to have. Put it below the coffee table. You can have an end table located between chairs. The empty area at the corner space can feature a nice potted plant or flower. Find ways on how to arrange living room with bay windows here.
How To Break Up A Sectional Sofa: Guide 5 The Toss Pillows
After you break up the sectional sofa, don't forget to decorate it using the stylish toss pillows. Pick the pillow covers which match the accent color of the living room. If you have a black and white decoration, the silver colored and white colored toss pillows are impressive to decorate the sofa and chairs. Get ideas on how to arrange living room sectional sofa here.
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This is an odd one and I know that the answer will be something simple that I have over looked... I have inherited responsibility for a Linux server running an old version of Ubuntu 10.04, it has a backup scrip running every hour but I can't find out where it's running from.
In the auth logs I see an entry every hour corresponding exactly to the time the backup is fired suggesting that this is a cron job:
"pam_unix(cron:session): session opened for user root"
It is not a remote command over SSH as there is no SSH session entry preceding it.
I have run the following command to list all user's cron jobs, which produces no results for anyone:
"for user in $(cut -f1 -d: /etc/passwd); do crontab -u $user -l; done"
It's not anacron either... What else is there? Any suggestions on where I might look next? I am thinking potentially there is a GUI app and the auth log entry is misleading.
Thanks in advance


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First you must buy bitcoins then transfer to Monero. Learn more here.
The 15% discount will apply automatically to your total in XMR and you will see it reflected on the Monero payment page.
NEW! "Motörhead wants you!" design printed on black 100% preshrunk cotton t-shirt. The perfect shirt for an election year.


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5 under 35, book reviews, Christina MacSweeney, Fiction, Foreign fiction, Foreign Literature, Latin American literature, Mexican Literature, National Book Foundation, novella, Reading Suggestions, The Story of My Teeth, Translated Literature, Valeria Luiselli, World Literature
"As with any story, this one begins with the Beginning; and then comes the Middle, and then the End. The rest, as a friend of mine always says, is literature: hyperbolics, parabolics, circulars, allegorics, and elliptics. I don't know what comes after that. Possibly ignominy, death, and finally, postmortem fame."
Valeria Luiselli's creative novella "The Story of My Teeth" is the imagined biography of the self-described world's best auctioneer, the memorable Gustavo Sánchez Sánchez, otherwise known as Highway.
"I explained that what I meant was that I could tell stories whose degree of deviation from the value of the conic section of their related objects was greater than zero. In other words, as the great Quintilian had once said, by means of my hyberbolics, I could restore an objects value through 'an elegant surpassing of the truth.' This meant that the stories I would tell about the lots would all be based on facts that were, occasionally, exaggerated or, to put it another way, better illuminated.
It is unclear why Ms. Luiselli had this novella translated into English by Christina MacSweeney. I saw her read from this novella at the Brooklyn Book Fair this past Fall and she seems to be fluent in English. Ms. MacSweeney adds a timeline at the conclusion of the English version of the novella. It is as tongue-and-cheek as the novella. It places Highway within a historic chronology of obscure events. It may add some insight into the creation of the story because it references the auction of Marilyn Monroe's and Winston Churchill's teeth.
The novella is the biography of Highway as reflected through the history of his teeth. The Afterward conveys the back-story about the author's development of the novella- a collaboration between the author and workers at a juice factory in Mexico. In part, the novella is an homage to tobacco readers that existed in Cuban cigar factories in mid- 19th Century. The chronology, like the book, is having some fun with the reader, as it publicizes the works of fellow Latin American writers/poets (and friends) such as Guadalupe Nettel, Paula Abramo, Alejandro Zambra, and many others. The book also has a small photographic gallery of venues in the novella, with accompanying quotations of various writers.
Ms. Luiselli, unlike many authors, understood that at a book reading it is essential to entertain. Greater prose can fall flat when read. She selected from this novella's Parabolics chapter the description of the "tent effect": the pyramid that aroused men create with a blanket or sheet when awaking in the morning.
Johnny Cash's "Highwayman" was a survivor and so is Highway. He is not a con man, he is a story-teller, creating value from nothing. A priest asks him to raise money for the church from its senile congregation. Highway auctions each tooth in his mouth, ascribing the tooth to notables in history, philosophy, literature and art. He ascribes life lessons to teachings of his relatives such as Juan Pablo Sánchez Sartre. He is a good person and is taken advantage of by his son Siddhartha. A friend El Perro (also the name of a literary magazine) remains loyal to him. "Since then, I've always thought that hell is the people you one day become." Highway does not change; finding beauty in everything. He gives value through his stories.
The book is funny and at times absurd. The weakest chapter is Allegorics. It seems to be the chapter that the workers collaborated on.
I was looking forward to reading this novella and was not disappointed. It is a different form of a novel- almost performance art. Her earlier novel, Faces in the Crowd was well received. She is an author worth paying attention to.


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Nutritional yeast
Pronounce it: new-trish-in-al yeest
Dried nutritional-yeast flakes differ from active and beer yeasts because, after being grown commercially, the yeast is heat treated to de-activate it, so it cannot ferment. Its special appeal is a relatively high flavour profile that is distinctly cheese-like and thus it can give a Parmesan-like kick to vegan and vegetarian dishes.
Although containing the complete protein profile of meat, eggs, cheese and other milk products, it is eaten in such small amounts it should not be seen as a protein contributor of any importance to diet.
Nutritional yeast is a very good source of B vitamins except for B12, which is vital for balanced diet and health, and must be added in some way. Vegetarians and vegans are recommended only to use products that have this addition. Although it contains glutamates, nutritional yeast does not contain monosodium glutamate, MSG.
Sold in bulk in specialty health food shops and in bottles and packets elsewhere, including online.
Choose the best
Nutritional yeast contains no salt, sugar, gluten or MSG and is best used with no other addition than vitamin B12; check labels assiduously.
Store it
Cool, dry, dark, and well sealed. It has a very long life if stored correctly.
Cook it
The high, cheese-like flavour tells you how to use it. Novice users are advised to think of it like grated Parmesan cheese and to use it as a sprinkle to finish dishes – from popcorn to mashed potatoes, from tofu dishes to bean stews. Start carefully so you do not overpower other flavours.
Nutritional yeast can be added as an ingredient into the cooking of vegetarian and vegan stews and soups and also makes a really interesting choice and difference for those who include animal products in their diet, especially in egg dishes but anywhere else that a variation on cheese might be welcomed.


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This easy chocolate peanut butter baked oatmeal recipe is a healthy breakfast for the whole family.
Cook just once, and get breakfast for the entire week!
Ooey, gooey, chocolatey peanut butter baked oatmeal that can be prepared the night before and is perfect for taking on the go.
The recipe yields a large number of servings, so it's great for when you have guests spending the night or are feeding a crowd.
Leftovers can easily be frozen, to reheat any time you're in a rush and need an instant and healthy breakfast.
Also Try These Applesauce Muffins – Oil Free
This chocolate peanut butter baked oatmeal can be all of the following:
Soy Free
Dairy Free
Gluten Free
Egg Free
Refined Sugar Free
Just 8 Ingredients
If you've been reading my blog for a while, you might have noticed that many of the recipes will call for "milk of choice" as one of the ingredients.
People often ask me what this means, or what milk I personally use. My favorite, and possibly the most-used ingredient in my entire kitchen, is Blue Diamond Almond Breeze. It's creamy, dairy-free and plant-based, and its unsweetened varieties (original, vanilla & chocolate) have less than 40 calories per cup. I go through so many cartons of almond milk that I usually buy them five or six at a time! (And yes, in case you were wondering, this is SUPER FUN to carry home from the grocery store.)
Most often my go-to will be the Almond Cashew Unsweetened Original, which—thanks to having zero grams of sugar—is especially good for using in savory recipes like these Cheesy Ramen Noodle Bowls or my Ultimate Vegan Cheese Sauce.
I also make sure to always have a couple shelf-stable Almond Breeze (good for up to a full year) tucked into my pantry, because you never know when you might run out of refrigerated almondmilk halfway through making a recipe.
This is exactly what happened to me yesterday morning when I was making the peanut butter oatmeal, and having that shelf-stable Almond Breeze on hand saved the day. Or, it saved my breakfast plans at least!
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Peanut Butter Brownie Baked Oatmeal
Adapted from my Breakfast Oatmeal Cups To Go
Peanut Butter Brownie Baked Oatmeal
- 1/3 cup peanut butter or allergy-friendly sub
- 2 2/3 cup overripe mashed banana (banana-free version here)
- 1 cup milk of choice – I like Almond Breeze Almondmilk
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup OR additional milk of choice if you are used to the lower sweetness level of clean-eating recipes
- 2 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp salt
- optional chocolate chips, melted peanut butter for garnish
Be sure to use bananas that are partially or mostly brown before peeling, which means they're ripe. Preheat the oven to 350 F and either line a 9×13 baking pan with parchment or grease the bottom and sides very well. In a large bowl, stir together the first 5 ingredients until evenly combined, then stir in remaining ingredients. Smooth into the pan, top with chocolate chips if desired. Bake on the center rack 30 minutes, then do not open the oven door even a little, but turn the oven off and let the pan sit in the turned-off oven for an additional 20 minutes. Garnish with additional peanut butter or maple syrup if desired, and serve hot or cold. This tastes even better if you loosely cover and refrigerate overnight, so I highly recommend serving it the day after it's made. Leftovers can also be sliced and frozen for up to two months.
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Now I understand why Hollywood, Netflix, HBO, ABC, CBS, NBC, Disney, Nickelodeon, Broadway, etc. will not hire actors with a diagnosis, with obvious or mild challenges.
Video: Trolls and Friends The Musical, Dunedin Community Center, FL
In an attempt to entertain, the writing may reflect some of the realities faced by an individual who is considered to have limitations. But a trained actor is the one hired to perform the role of someone they have no knowledge of, they cannot relate to, many times, they don't even respect who they are. This trained actor pretends to have a diagnosis and pretends to make others laugh or cry. Decent writing and marketing may save the show. This is pathetic, ridiculous and short sighted.
It can get expensive to bring to fruition the hiring of writers, camera men/women, technicians, actors, extras. Tons of laws have to be followed and liability insurance quadruples? But in this day in age, that's an excuse.
Fear of these uncharted waters — of bringing to a set a person who may require extra attention, assistance, repetition of directions or simply, not responding like everyone else would — is what rules the decision making in the big meetings taking place daily. Millions of dollars are being distributed, controlled by few who reject the notion of finally diversifying the creative arts. This explains why my requests, emails, notes, etc. have fallen into the dark zone…
This week my daughter participated in a theater summer camp — 40+ kids with teens and some adults with acting experience would organize an adapted version of Trolls in one week! That's commendable… and they did it. It was fun. It was cute. It was entertaining. It was real. It was far from perfect. It did not need to be.
My daughter did not get a leading role. My daughter had to be explained – several times – this show she'd be joining would not be identical to the movie she's seen 30 times… My daughter had brief behavior crisis during practice because she would not have the opportunity to jump on the trampolines, like other kids. The camp leader worked it out and made some adjustments. And this is the relevance of this post — the organizer, shaker, committed leader of the camp gave herself the opportunity to bring in children who have a diagnosis and give it a try.
As a parent, aware of what my child can and cannot do… I shared valuable info regarding her strengths and challenges. I emphasized, I just want her to be a part of the process not the end result. The process was beyond enriching for all. The end result was eye opening…
My daughter – who was supposed to be in the opening scene – was nowhere to be found!
My daughter appeared on stage 5 minutes into the show and joined everyone else.
My daughter was supposed to have a costume change (thanks to my brother who created an incredible and original wing and beak mask) – it did not happen, she was in the wrong side of the stage and missed that moment.
My daughter enjoyed the dance part and looked so happy – like all the other kids. (No rules, no expectations, no pressure)
My daughter did not scream when the whole stage was dark.
My daughter lasted the first half of the show and joined the audience for the second half.
My daughter did not bow at the end with everyone else.
The leading actress was so gracious and honest when she told her, I'm proud of you, you did so great.
That was the goal and it was achieved. My daughter did great because one more time she learned things are different. One more time she learned she needs to enjoy the moment.
For any company organizing a camp… It is a great opportunity to practice inclusion and create an environment – safe and entertaining – for countless kids who have a hard time feeling accepted elsewhere. It is a start and may they find the funds to do more camps, with all kinds of kids… Also, accepting the support of parents to guarantee kids will not miss their scenes.
I asked my brother to do only one wing for each of the girls and to do the beak and face mask different — as I explained: I've seen what my daughter did during practice — she interacted with the little ones and then she was by herself and she was always moving. So the way they dress should reflect who they are. Yes, different from the rest.
They are part of the whole yet they are slightly different and that is good. They're going to do what they can do and enjoy it most of all.
I shared with a mom: "The camp format is not what our kids need but if we decide to only have them where their needs are going to be catered, they will never learn to deal with the rest of the world."
And Hollywood and cronies can learn from our experience. Parents like me do not seek catering to, we seek an open door, opportunity. If it lasts 5 minutes OK, we try again. But let us try, don't shut the door and then say, it did not work, she did not follow the script or she wanted to change the script!
And that I look forward to… scripts changed by those who they supposedly represent!!
Variety recently published this valuable piece — Disabled Artisans Seek Equality in Behind-the-Camera Jobs
I wrote this last December –
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Midway through SIDS Awareness Month and in the midst of its annual conference, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released updated recommendations for promoting infant safe sleep.
The updated guidelines not only address ways to reduce the risk of SIDS, but also ways to reduce the risk of other sleep-related causes of infant death, such as suffocation or strangulation. The expanded AAP recommendations are available at: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2011/10/12/peds.2011-2284. You can also read about HHS agencies support for infant safe sleep recommendations.
The NICHD—through its research on SIDS and its SIDS outreach efforts, including the Back to Sleep campaign—has been working to understand SIDS and to reduce SIDS risk since the 1970s.
In 1994, the NICHD and its partners, including the AAP, launched the Back to Sleep campaign to raise awareness that placing infants on their backs to sleep reduced the risk of SIDS. Since then, the U.S. SIDS rate has dropped by more than 50 percent overall and the percentage of infants placed on their backs to sleep has more than tripled.
The number of sleep-related infant deaths that aren't from SIDS has risen sharply in the last decade. The rates of suffocation, strangulation, entrapment, and asphyxia have increased, often resulting from unsafe sleep environments for infants. For instance, 7 infants in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, died between May and August 2010, and each death was the result of the baby's sleep environment. Some were in adult beds and were suffocated when an adult rolled over them; others were found wedged between the back and seat of a couch. Combined, SIDS and other sleep-related causes of infant deaths exact too high a toll on communities in the United States and abroad.
Although its main message was initially focused solely on reducing SIDS risk, the Back to Sleep campaign has included messages about safe sleep environments since the late 1990s. Efforts are currently underway to revise and expand the campaign's identity to more accurately reflect its focus on SIDS risk reduction and safe sleep environments. This expanded identity will incorporate the NICHD's research findings on the possible mechanisms of SIDS, as well as the AAP's safe sleep recommendations. The expanded Back to Sleep campaign should debut in 2012.
The NICHD and the Back to Sleep campaign have not wavered in their commitment to reducing the risk of SIDS and promoting safe sleep environments—and their activities related to raising awareness and spreading safe sleep messages have only increased. For example:
The campaign will also be revising its existing materials to reflect the just released AAP safe sleep recommendations.
For nearly 20 years, the NICHD and the Back to Sleep campaign have been working to reduce infant deaths from a variety of causes, including SIDS and unsafe sleep environments. This important work complements many other NICHD research and outreach efforts to help promote healthy and safe child development.
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After about 80 days of no PMO I had sex, and the chaser got the better of me. The sex was great and I saw a lot of improvements - firm erection, increased sensitivity, etc. - although I binged and watched porn for hours the next day. In the past week I've had about four PMO sessions and had sex twice. I definitely felt a difference after watching porn, e.g. I struggled to maintain an erection, decreased sensitivity, typical shit. I'm not getting down on myself because I'm back at college now and I'm more disciplined when I'm on a schedule. My question to others who have experienced this is how far back have I put myself? I understand that it's different for everyone but any stories would be appreciated.
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congratulations on your recovery...the first time. That's a big accomplishment, and at least you have a sense of direction. That chaser can be mean.
There's really only one way to find out...get back on the bus. Let us know what you observe.
Can you do anything to prevent another relapse?
Having recovered to some
Having recovered to some degree has assuredly renewed my faith in the process and strengthened my resolve to not look at porn. Porn is nothing more than shadows in the cave, and I'm tired of it.
I don't feel like I'm back at day 1 but there is a difference. To anyone who is thinking about relapsing, it's just not worth it.
I relapsed today also. It
I relapsed today also. It sucks, but I guess the most important thing is not to beat yourself up about it!
I can definately feel a difference. I feel more depressed and restless and I am having a lot more sexual goal-orientated thoughts.
I try to look at relapses as
I try to look at relapses as part of the recovery. This may seem silly but if you look at it that way, they mean something and you can use them to prevent another relapse in the future.
you're definetly not back to day 0. That's just completely impossible. Compare it with working out in the gym, have you ever noticed how quickly you can get back to your old shape when you've neglected excercise for a while? Well this isn't any different.


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The Wines of Vega Sicilia
The history of Vega-Sicilia began in 1848, when Basque landowner Don Toribio Lecanda met the bankrupt Marques de Valbuena and bought a 2,000 hectare estate. Don Toribio's son later brought in 18,000 young vines of Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Malbec, Merlot and Pinot Noir from France to begin the vineyard.
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Subject: Fw: Little Girl Gives Her Hero Garbage Man A Gift
Brooklyn Andracke is a big fan of her garbage man, who always honks the truck's horn and waves when passing her house every Thursday morning.
Scratch that. She's a MASSIVE fan. Delvar Dopson is essentially her hero.
"To Brooklyn, he is our favorite awesome smiley garbage man," her mother, Traci Andracke, told The Huffington Post.
Brooklyn's fascination with Dopson started because his truck would drive by their house in Bloomington, Illinois, every Thursday right around the time Andracke and Brooklyn were leaving for daycare.
When the pair started going outside to see the truck, instead of watching it from inside the house, Brooklyn noticed Dopson driving the massive vehicle.
"It became all about him after that," Andracke said. "It wasn't the 'garbage truck' anymore, but it was the 'garbage man' that she wanted to see."
So on April 7, when Brooklyn turned 3, the tot decided she wanted to share part of her big day with him. She patiently waited outside her home until Dopson pulled onto their street. When Andracke motioned for Dopson to stop the garbage truck, Brooklyn presented him with one of her birthday cupcakes.
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Inspired by the classic baseball game snack boxes, we created an old-fashioned Easter Candy box filled with beautiful Easter candy. It's perfect to use outside while the kids are on the hunt for their Easter eggs! From gummy carrots to spring lollipops and chocolate bunnies, there's a little something for everyone in this box. We even added in a few Easter surprise carrots that can be popped opened for a small treat! It also makes it so much fun for the host serving candy in a charming, old-fashioned way!
To make the box, we used a wooden one from Michael's Arts and Crafts and spray painted it white. We then used soft Balsa wood in a long flat strip, spray painted it white, and cut it to create sections in the box. It was extremely easy!
We printed labels for each candy by choosing a pretty spring font, then used a 1 1/2 inch circle cutter to cut them out.
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Beavertown Brewery – Quelle
Saison • 4.1 % ABV • Tottenham, England
Next on the #biertaster list, I'll be trying out a can of Quelle? from Beavertown Brewery.
Beavertown Brewery kicked things off in 2011, when owner Logan Plant dabbled in a little home brewing, using little more than a 50 litre rice pan, a camping cooler box and a tea urn.
An idea was later spawned to open the brewery in the kitchen of a BBQ restaurant where a 650 litre brewhouse was installed and their 8 Ball Rye IPA was born.
Since these early days, they have grown from strength to strength now brewing from two units, 5500 Square foot in size in Tottenham 2014.
Beavertown describe Quelle? as being a clean, crisp farmhouse pale packing a pale ale dry hop punch! The Pokey hops on the nose paired with the under belly of french saison yeast aromatics are quite the sensory duo!
Its made up of extra pale malts and wheat, as well as Magnum, Amarillo and Simcoe hops.
Straight from the can, Quelle? poured with pale straw colour and a little haze. The beer was so lively that a monster head, white in colour, formed which settled down quickly but leaves a sizeable foam top on the surface.
The aroma packed a punch with plenty of vibrant floral and citrus notes, including lemon.
This is intensified in the flavour where you get lots of lemon zest and grapefruit. The fruitiness tailors off at the end, leaving you with a dry finish and a touch of bitter to seal the deal.
Quelle? is a really pleasant beer with plenty of carbonation and a crisp light body.
Perfect for the hot weather and a great alcoholic alternative to a bitter lemonade.
If you have had an opportunity to try a can, then tweet #biertaster and let me know what you thought of Quelle.


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Sometimes life just hits you between the eyes and you want to run and hide. Other times you feel like an eagle who is soaring over a great big city. You feel empowered and ready to tackle anything life sends your way. I choose to live empowered, but every once in a blue moon (no pun intended about blue) I just cannot get there. And I take it as a sign to stop and slow down. I think that maybe it is a warning that I have been going way to fast. Here are some ways to retreat when this happens to you.
Ways to retreat
1. Grab some munchies and head to a place of solitude.
I grab my bag of HONEY MUSTARD PRETZELS, a large glass of sweet tea and retreat. You could barricade yourself in your bedroom and turn off all the lights and sleep. Or you could watch endless hours of mindless tv. I know of a famous pediatrician who takes the day off and watches hours of Law & Order. And she doesn't feel guilty about it. Folks, do what you need to do to save yourselves.
2. Take short breaks throughout the day.
If I cannot get away I take short sections out of my day and quite my mind. I usually go to a park and take a walk/hike. A short walk outside even during the cold months can really boost your spirit/soul. A visit to a quiet library or museum could help you retreat. Take yourself on a picnic, grab some lunch and sit alone with your thoughts. This is also a good place to cry or talk to God.
One of my friends goes for a long run. This is how she gets "over" her blah days.
3. Plan a weekend getaway.
Don't runaway from home, but run to a place where no one is depending on you for anything. I bet if you posted on Facebook that you needed a place to get some quite alone time for a weekend, you'd get some offers.
How do you retreat?
What do you do when life gives you a knock on the head and you are worn out or emotionally crippled?
What gives you strength to fly again?
We all have different reasons for retreating. Retreat when you need it, as long as you know it should have a beginning, a middle and an end.
If you are a Christian or Jewish, what sense of God do you have when you retreat? Commune with the creator of the earth. Seek Peace during your retreat.
How do you know when the light comes back?
What is your sign that you are ready to enter back? For me it's when I desire to enter back to the mundane and simple part of my life. I start missing my family and maybe even the dog. Then I know, it's time to re-enter the world. Everyone has a gauge. You will know when you know. Am I right?
Whatever your reason take the time this weekend and do just that. Slow down and do nothing.


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