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When Kimberly C. sent me to Capital Confection's post on some crazy cool cake videos, I knew I had to share them with you guys. Check out the magic these bakers in Malaysia can achieve using nothing more than heavy (frozen?) cream, a spinning turn table, and a few basic tools:
(For your sanity's sake, I advise turning the sound off.)
The technique is called "clay art" because of the pottery techniques used. Isn't it amazing?
Here's another one:
My jaw hit the desk when s/he used that plastic bottle to puff air into the ripples. Sooo cool.
These are from the Quenary Academy, which apparently specializes in clay art and really annoying music (keep your sound off - trust me). There are even more videos under a different user name on Youtube, too - although they all appear to feature the same instructor:
If you're like me and could watch these all day, then check out the Quenary Academy's Youtube page, and also user ahntuank19's for lots more.
Also, if any of you have any more information on these techniques (especially on what kind of cream is being used), let me know in the comments!
(Note from john- I just added the second video which features the plastic bottle. Thanks comment section!)


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Mahmoud Al-Habbash was appointed Minister of Religious Affairs by PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in June 2009. He served in that position until June 2014, when the Fatah-Hamas unity government was formed. He was then appointed Supreme
Shari'ah Judge and Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious and Islamic Affairs and Chairman of the Supreme Council for Shari'ah Justice.
In a press conference broadcast on Al-Aqsa TV, Al-Habbash explained that when he served as Minister of Religious Affairs, he was responsible for "all activity within the mosques" including the sermons, which require prior approval by his ministry:
"It should be noted that the Ministry of Religious Affairs held the press briefing in the conference hall at the Ministry of Information to talk about the steps taken by the PA in order to regulate the activity of the mosques…
Al-Habbash [PA Minister of Religious Affairs] emphasized that the mosques and everything related to them belong to the Ministry of Religious Affairs, from the employees – the imam, the speaker, the Quran teacher, the librarian, the caretakers and custodians –via the mosque and its adjacent structures… to regulation of the activity and the functioning, in accordance with Shari'ah and civil law…
He emphasized that the Ministry is responsible for all activity within the mosques – the functioning, the centers for Quran study, the calls to prayer, and the sermons – and that the Ministry would not take lightly or be negligent in the fulfillment of its obligation. He noted that the religious lessons, Quran study and other activities going on in the mosques require prior approval by the Ministry." [Al-Ayyam, Aug. 16, 2010]
In his capacity as minister, Al-Habbash delivered the Friday sermons transmitted on official PA TV, using them to convey different messages to the people. The sermons, many which of are documented on PMW's website, are a reflection of the messages that the Ministry of Religious Affairs choose to disseminate to the Palestinian people.
A recurring message propagated in Al-Habbash's sermons is that Palestinians are in a Ribat, an eternal religious conflict with Israel. In many of his sermons, Al-Habbash emphasizes the importance of Ribat as a religious duty incumbent upon all Muslim Palestinians, as expressed in the following example:
"Allah has preordained for us the Ribat (religious war) on this blessed land. We are committed to it by Allah's command. Let no one be mistaken or under the illusion that Ribat (religious war) is a choice and nothing more. It is a commandment that necessitates hardship and requires the person to rush to fulfill this command. If Allah has chosen you for Ribat on the land of Ribat, you, the choicest of God's servants, then this is an honor. The enemy is patient, it is waiting for the nation to collapse. The struggle over this land is not merely a struggle over a piece of land here or there. Not at all. The struggle has the symbolism of holiness, or blessing. It is a struggle between those whom Allah has chosen for Ribat and those who are trying to mutilate the land of Ribat." [Official PA TV, Feb. 12, 2010]

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Jeep Wrangler '97-'06
Failure of your heat and/or A/C in your Jeep Wrangler is due to the failure of your blend door.
Heater Treater replaces the cheap, plastic blend door with steel. Replacing the blend door with the same plastic part from the manufacturer WILL result in continued problems — the same system design problem that caused the failure in the first place WILL happen again.
Heater Treater attacks the root cause of the failure by constructing hardware that is designed to meet the rigors of normal operation of the HVAC system, and last for the life of the Jeep.
If you feel uncomfortable installing the repair yourself, go Here to find a HeaterTreater certified garage near you.
Do you have the problem?
The usual symptom is an inability to effectively control the temperature in your car. Note that this symptom can also be caused by a bad temp control knob, and this is a common failure on Ford trucks. Please check carefully before considering the blend door fix.
The problems with the Cherokee and Wrangler are different than our other kits. First, be sure your Jeep has electronic control and isn't the "old fashioned" cable link to a slide lever. If there is a little actuator motor on the bottom of the box next to the transmission tunnel, our kit is correct.
The door on these models is a flexible plastic instead of the usual hard plastic with foam sealing. The door has a tiny stop nub inside the box that breaks quickly and the door can move past the stop point and even wedge in the air flow opening. You're usually OK until the flexible door "wears out" and bends when the motor forces it to the correct stop point. Once the door gets too much flexibility from the constant bending, it twists the axle too far when the computer attempts to calibrate the system and the HVAC controls get "confused" and won't move the door correctly between hot and cold. The problem isn't that the door physically breaks like other models, but that it becomes too flexible over time and the computer is expecting a hard stop which doesn't occur. The fail symptom can be a lack of control over temperature is the door is stuck or just very flakey behavior from a computer that doesn't "know" whether the door is fully open or closed.
If you remove the actuator motor and turn the blend door axle you can manually switch between heat and AC, but once the door begins to move too far from a broken stop point and an overly flexible door, the computer can't properly modulate the door.
Our kit replaces the plastic door with steel that won't flex and will properly stop on the frame of the door openings. This allows the computer control system to properly calibrate and operate correctly again. It's a fairly simple repair to a very annoying problem.
The Heater Treater Kit does the following:
- Replaces the plastic blend doors and axle with steel components.
- All work is done through the glove box opening and no disassembly of the dash or evacuation of the AC system is required.
- Tools required are a screw driver, pair of pliers, and a Dremel tool (purchased at any Target or hardware store).
- Includes detailed instructions and all hardware required to complete the fix, including dremel bits and metal tape to seal the cut.
- The repair will take about an 90 minutes the first time, and once you have experience, about 45 minutes.
- No extensive mechanical skills are required.
- The instructions are dual-level, for mechanics and a "Instructions for Dummies" version.
- The fix is really easy and MUCH preferable to disassembly of the entire dash and engine cooling systems.
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Magageni is an amazing wild African climbing venue on the escarpment overlooking Loskop Dam. Routes range from 50 to 120m and the rock quality is mostly excellent. The area was climbed at mostly in the '60's and '70's and since then there has been little activity. This means that most of the routes are easier than about grade 20 (or else they have aid) so the place is a playground for first ascents and first free ascents. But you better hurry up because the routes are falling thick and fast.
The JHB MCSA gets access here once a year for a meet, usually in September. Consult their meet sheet.
The land is privately owned and, although the land-owner is climber-friendly, he values his privacy and his property very highly. So if you want to climb here, go through the MCSA and FOLLOW ALL THE RULES GIVEN BY THE LANDOWNER! Usually he requires: 1) Names and telephone numbers of members of your club who will be in the group. 2) Car registration numbers. 3) Time of arrival. 4) Everyone will have to sign an indemnity form on arrival.
The gates are normally locked and the land-owner makes an arrangement with his employee to open for climbers at a pre-arranged time. DO NOT BE LATE BECAUSE THERE IS NO CELL PHONE SIGNAL AND YOU WILL PISS EVERYONE OFF IF THE GATE-KEEPER IS KEPT WAITING!
There are a number of dwellings on the property. Please stay well away from these and respect the privacy of the land-owner and his family/guests.
Facilities & Camping
There are no facilities. Camping is in the thorn trees by the cars, next to a usually dry dam. NO FIRES ALLOWED! THE RISK OF VELD FIRE IS TOO HIGH!
The campsite is above the cliffs. It is a 15 to 20 minute easy walk down a dirt track to the base of the cliffs. DO NOT DRIVE DOWN THIS ROAD - YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET BACK UP AGAIN!
The Climbing
The crags consist of an East and West Wing, split by a waterfall with a deep pool at the base. Counter-intuitively, the East Wing faces west (morning shade) and the West Wing faces east (afternoon shade).
The descent gulley/track descends to the east of the East Wing. There is a very scrappy-looking crag further east of this with one route on it but it really doesn't look worthwhile. It has been dubbed the Scrap Heap.
At the far western end of the West Wing the crag is much shorter. There are currently no routes here but there appears to be some good rock. It looks like it owuld be easiest to access this by walking west along the top and then down past the far end of the crag.
The routes are listed from left to right, looking up.
True right is on the right when looking downstream.
The Scrap Heap
When descending the gulley/track, just after you pop out of the cutting look to your right. You will see a pile of choss. Climb over the wall of the track and traverse to the crag.


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The employees of the Lancaster County General Assistance Office are committed to providing essential human services to those who are determined to be financially eligible and medically indigent. The General Assistance Office is a Lancaster County agency providing services as required by state statute and funded by Lancaster County.
Our mission is to determine an applicants' eligibility for health care by determining financial eligibility and medical need. This agency reviews all applications and applies the Lancaster County General Assistance guidelines in a fair and equitable manner.


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Use a paring knife to trim away all of the artichokes' fibrous leaves and chokes so only the hearts remain. Slice the hearts thinly crosswise. In a small bowl, toss artichoke hearts with lemon juice.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Lightly oil a baking sheet. Stretch dough on prepared sheet and brush with oil, making sure to coat edges well. Scatter spoonfuls of ricotta over dough. Top with tomatoes, artichokes, olives, and 3/4 of the Pecorino. Season with salt and pepper.
Bake pizza until browned, 20 to 25 minutes. Top cooked pizza with basil and reserved Pecorino.


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Thanks to our generous sponsors and the growing support of the Jeep JK enthusiasts, we are able to keep this premier event going strong in 2015. Off Road Evolution® is honored to announce Nitto Tire U.S.A will be the new Title Sponsor of the JK Experience and Discount Tire as the presenting sponsor. The JK Experience was designed to give manufactures a platform to showcase, test, and prove their products on the highway and off of the highway. We are proud to announce for 2015 the Nitto JK Experience presented by Discount Tire has expanded into a series covering East Coast, West Coast and Middle America. With this expansion, we are excited about the opportunities it can bring to manufactures and companies. It is a great event to be part of!
This event, by design, is intended to be the most demanding and toughest JK event EVER. It truly is unbelievable and a once in a life time wheeling experience. Everyone is encourage to apply! All it takes is a Jeep JK and a team of two that can wheel, wrench, get along with others, and abide by our only real rule: No Whiners! There other requirements which can be read on the requirements page BUT a positive attitude and the ability to go with the flow and fix what you have makes the trip a lot easier for everyone. With a limited invitation of 10 guests and 10 sponsors we encourage submission of your application early.
The dates of the 2015 series are: East Coast (April 18th-24th), Middle America (May 23rd-25th) and West Coast (September 5th-12th). If you submit your application, it will be kept throughout the entire year for possible selection in any one of the series.
Please remember if selected each person is responsible for your own expenses, getting the time off of work, wheel, gas and get home. The starting location will not released until 2 months before. The lodging accommodations will be prearranged by our event coordinator to secure the "secrecy" of the route. Participants will be invoiced and responsible for taking care of that prior to start date.
Are you up for it?
Unique to this event is the chance to be able to wheel, camp and relax with your favorite leading manufacturer. Yes, they are running the same trails, eating the same foods and enjoying the same weather as you. Through this event many participants, including ourselves, have made lasting friendships.
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Plucked from the obscurity of his London commute back in the mid-Nineties to live in Bath and edit bike mags our man made the jump to the interweb back in 2006 as launch editor of a large cycling website somewhat confusingly named after a piece of navigational equipment. He came up with the idea for road.cc mainly to avoid being told what to do… Oh dear, issues there then. Tony tries to ride his bike every day and if he doesn't he gets grumpy, he likes carbon, but owns steel, and wants titanium. When not on his bike or eating cake Tony spends his time looking for new ways to annoy the road.cc team. He's remarkably good at it.
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Apple TV users who are also Time Warner Cable subscribers may soon have something new to watch on their little black boxes. According to Bloomberg, Apple and Time Warner are hammering out a deal that would allow current TWC subscribers to watch live TV on Apple's set-top box.
Unfortunately, as with so many of these deals, the Apple TV service appears to be a value-add for existing Time Warner customers rather than a separate subscription service. Individual cable networks like HBO and ESPN offer similar access to their programming—you can watch on a tablet or set-top box if you want, but only if you already subscribe to the channels through your cable provider. Those waiting on a true Internet-based alternative to traditional cable companies will have to keep on waiting.
Time Warner already offers (or will offer) similar streaming services for Apple's own iOS devices, the Roku set-top box, and Microsoft's Xbox 360 console—the latter deal was announced just last week. Bloomberg's sources say to expect the Apple TV deal to become official "within a few months."


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A former Apple employee named David Sobotta caused a bit of a stir when he called Tim Cook a technology "lightweight."
Speaking with ReadWrite, he said, "Technology-wise, I think Tim Cook is a lightweight. I never felt passion for technology from Tim like I did from Steve and some of the great engineers."
We reached out to Sobotta for some clarity about his remarks. We wondered how the CEO of the world's biggest technology company could be a lightweight in the world of tech. How could be not be passionate about technology and run Apple?
"There's a difference between loving technology," Sobotta told us, "and being enamored with technology."
Sobotta has a book on his 20-years at Apple, where he worked in Federal sales. It's called the Pomme Company. He didn't work directly under Tim Cook, but he did work with him quite a bit.
Sobotta says he saw the difference between loving technology and being enamored with it in Steve Jobs.
"If we saw Steve Jobs come into a briefing, he couldn't talk about anything else, other than the thing he was working on," says Sobotta. "He came into an enterprise sales briefing, and at the time he was working on iMovie. So, we'd be talking about home movies in the enterprise briefing."
This is one of the key differences between Jobs and Cook. Cook, in Sobotta's opinion, isn't going to be carrying around the latest Apple gadget and obsessing over it like Jobs.
Assuming he's right, we're not sure it's a big problem. Apple has a lot of people at the company that can fill the role of a product obsessive. Jony Ive, for instance, can be the guy that can't sleep at night because he's so excited about the next big Apple product.
Cook's job is to make sure that person is there, especially if he's not going to be the guy to handle that mission.
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Peetee's Palace
I hope I inspire the marvelous in you!
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Swept away
Yesterday I bought a ticket to San Diego in December for my birthday. It was a spur of the moment decision as tickets were priced at half what I normally pay. Jumped on that! I also had liquid nitrogen sprayed on my face in three spots. Fun stuff. Years of sun bathing has finally caught up with this redheaded girl. If I had only listened to my Mama back then :)
BUT my favorite Swedish band
came out with a new album that I am totally digging!
and I have a really big Betsey Johnson ring on that sparkles in the sun.
Peetee loves me and it's still sunny in Oregon. STILL SUNNY, did you hear that?
I scored a new shimmery purple pair of Chucks for $24.
I'm wearing a scarf as a belt.
and bling to boot.
I'm on the hunt for some art for the bedroom.
I really love the colors and mood of this, but it's a bit expensive, although how can you put a price on
Suzees art.
Why only she can.
I have always loved this print Naiad done in 1893 by John William Waterhouse. I think this is the one. Chris made some funny comment about, yeah this one has boobies in it~ I guess that seals the deal. Since we share our bedroom I shy away from stuff that is too girlie, I have the rest of the house for that!
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Flowers and Stripes
There really are only a few things in life that rattle my cage. Dealing with big banks is one of them. I won't get into all the boring details that would only bore you and cause my blood pressure to rise. However I can say logically that if the government bailed out the banks with our tax dollars then don't they work for us now? I mean if we paid them don't we have a say in how they do business?
Can you tell I'm annoyed?
Ok now I'm over it, not really but I'd rather talk about my dress:) I picked this up in the UK for $3 quid it's a current brand Joe Browns and it meets my three requirements~ COMFY and CUTE and CHEAP!
I also scored this jacket recently for $4. I really love the print and the fit!
I picked up this blue religious bracelet too.
The pink one is from
Same with this Barry M #52 :)
I also picked up these cheap knock offs for $20 quid.
I spent most of the weekend in the sunshine, hanging out with the animals and changing out a ton of pictures in the house. I am so happy to see pictures from my trip hanging in the hallway. It just puts a big ole smile on my face.
I picked up some beautiful flowers this weekend. I love Dahlias and due to their lack of smell Chris can tolerate them too.
We also had a yummy dinner with friends this weekend. They have two hamsters. They call this one Jabba the Hutt! No, we didn't eat him, that would be hardly worth the effort.
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Friday, September 21, 2012
Holding onto Sunshine
Thanks for taking the time to check out my holiday photos, your comments were all so sweet! It's been so long since I took some outfit pictures, I MISS IT~So I am getting out one of my new frocks just for you! I picked this up in Edinburgh for $9 quid, not bad huh. Since it's been hot all week here this dress just feels right. I am loving this Indian summer and so is Peetee.
I'm wearing a necklace
sent me, it's a Dior strawberry. I could care less about the brand but the strawberry now that's sweet.
and it sparkles!
a bit of arm candy too
I got so used to not curling my hair on holiday I think I might give it a rest for a while. I also went a bit mad at every Boots location and stocked up on Barry M.
I know but I can't get it over here so I had to get my fix!
also turned me on to Batiste dry shampoo and I have to say I am a fan. It totally makes your hair look and smell amazing even after not washing it for 3 days. A huge part of keeping my hair bright is to only wash it twice a week. I'm pretty stoked too because I can buy this here:)
If you haven't tried it you are missing out, this one smells like coconut. I'm looking forward to hitting the Farmers Market bright and early tomorrow, I have a new obession called pineapple tomatillos. They look like this on the vine
and then you pop them out of that skin
and eat them raw by the handful. They are pretty tasty on a salad too. It's makes me so happy that at 41 I am still open minded when it comes to food. Now if I could just like olives and mushrooms:)
Have a wonderful weekend!
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Thursday, September 20, 2012
Beautiful ending to a dream come true!
I had no idea what to expect when we got to Edinburgh, one of the worlds most haunted cities. The weather was a lot cooler and the rain did come but the gothic landscapes seemed oh so fitting.
We spent some time exploring the castle.
And wandered through the streets and spotted Will Ferrell playing a bagpipe :)
Ate some delicious pork sandwiches at a place called PINK.
Did a bit more shopping at Armstrong & Son.
They had an incredible amount of stuff!
Though it wasn't as good as Second to None.
I did like these proper dressing rooms though.
I couldn't help but think of you when I saw this dress.
I love playing dress up.
We made our way to Greyfriars Cemetary where graves date as far back as the 1500's.
The imagery here scared the piss out of me!
It was also the spot where all the kids come to smoke weed, we saw several little parties going on.
BUT what really blew my mind was St. Giles Cathedral. I'm not a religious person but being in here brought me too my knees.
The ceiling was my favorite part.
I seriously had to sit down because I was getting light headed.
It felt safe and quiet to just sit in here away from the rain and hustle of the city outside.
If you are still with me I wanted to finish things off with our time spent in the Lake District with
and Jon. We stayed in Ambleside which had the perfect mix of scenery and delicious food and drinks. We popped in here one night for yummy cocktails.
We ate plenty of chips from a proper chip shop ;)
The lush rolling green hills were all around.
plenty of old stone bridges.
We hiked up a 1000ft mountain in the rain.
looking fabulous doing it!
Got a break when the sun came out.
Kept calm and climbed on.
This is place of fairies and gnomes.
And we were rewarded with a rainbow!
We had to stop and take it all in because nothing beats the beauty of nature.
Chris had a full English breakfast!
We had time for a little more shopping.
and proper tea.
plenty more cocktails.
and delicious curries.
Our last day together was bitter sweet but I know our paths will cross again and that puts a smile on my face and butterflies in my belly.
Thanks to
and Jon for sharing their home and loving hearts with us.
CHEERS to making new friends and visiting foreign lands! I am forever changed!
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FORT WORTH – Gov. Rick Perry told the RedState Gathering of conservative activists that it's time for "a little rebellion," citing the American and Texas revolutions as examples.
Perry said Americans rebelled against a tyrannical king and Texians rebelled against "very oppressive injustice" and "it was a good thing."
"Thomas Jefferson was right when he said a little rebellion now and then is a good thing. And now, faced with another power-hungry oppressive ruler in a faraway place, it's time for us to start a little rebellion," said Perry, who is contemplating a second run for president in 2016 and frequently slams President Barack Obama.
"This war that we will fight will be on the battlefield of ideas. We're going to show up," he said, with "common sense," conservative ideas and constitutional protections.
Perry, who frequently expounds on the value of giving power to the states, said that "our founders gave us the means by which to fight this fight" with the 10th amendment.
When Perry announced for president three years ago, he did so at the event hosted by RedState, a conservative blog whose meeting attracts members of is grassroots network from around the country.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, also a potential 2016 candidate, is scheduled to speak Friday afternoon. RedState's Erick Erickson said Cruz has spoken at every such gathering except one – and that Cruz ended up attending that one anyway and hanging out with the crowd when his schedule opened up.
Both Cruz and Perry next head to Iowa, a crucial early-voting state.
As Perry seeks to rehabilitate his image after his misstep-plagued run for the 2012 GOP nod, he has received national attention for sending enforcements to the border, and he highlighted that effort Friday.
Erickson introduced Perry as "a man who while the president is on the golf course is leading the nation at the border."
Many in the crowd stood to applaud when Perry said, "If Washington won't act to secure the border, as the governor of Texas I will."


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Coffee speeds up return of bowel function after colon surgery
Patients who drank coffee, rather than water, after bowel surgery to remove a part of their colon experienced a quicker return to bowel movements and tolerance of solid food.
Those are two of the key findings of a comparative study of 80 patients, carried out at University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany, and published in the surgical journal BJS.
"Post-operative bowel obstruction is a common problem after abdominal surgery and the aim of this study was to test our theory that coffee would help to alleviate this" says lead author Dr Sascha Müller, who is now based at Kantonsspital St Gallen, Switzerland.
The 80 patients were randomised into coffee and water groups before their operation, with one patient in the water arm subsequently excluded due to a change in their surgical procedure.
Patient characteristics were similar in both groups. Their average age was 61 years and 56 per cent were male.
Just over half (56 per cent) had colonic cancer, 28 per cent had diverticular disease (a structural problem with the wall of their colon), 13 per cent had inflammatory bowel disease and four per cent had other conditions. The majority had open surgery (61 per cent) and the remainder had laparoscopic surgery.
The patients were given 100mls of coffee or water three times a day.
Key findings were:
- Time to first bowel movement after surgery was just over 60 hours in the coffee group and 74 hours in the water group.
- The coffee group were able to tolerate solid food in just over 49 hours, compared to just under 56 hours in the water group.
- The coffee drinkers were also able to pass wind just under 41 hours after surgery, compared with over 46 hours for the water group.
- Length of hospital stay and ill health were similar in both groups.
"Although 10 per cent of the patients did not want to drink strong coffee at this time, it was well accepted by the group and no coffee-related complications were noted.
"It is not clear how coffee stimulates the intestine and caffeine appears to have been ruled out by previous studies, which found that decaffeinated coffee, which was not used in this study, also has beneficial effects.
"Whatever the mechanism, it is clear that postoperative coffee consumption is a cheap and safe way to activate bowel motility after elective colonic surgery."
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This thread gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling inside. Love it.
This thread gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling inside. Love it.
This sounds like fun, may take me awhile but I'm into it!
Wish I still had photos of myself from that era. My aunt or cousin might. I'll get ahold of them and see if they do.
Those Godzillas were really popular back then.
Christmas 1974, I got my first Star Trek item - the Enterprise model kit!
Photo was taken from an 8mm film reel, so it's not the sharpest.
Look what happens when you aren't allowed to play with "dolls"...
WANTED: partly-unsealed or bubble-damaged carded Romulan + unbroken plant trap from Mission to Gamma VI
Here's mine. Not sure of the year. Heroes in Action were the thing at the time. I was quite militant.
Here is everything I have left of me and Christmas in the 70's...Which, sadly, isn't much....Not alot in the way of "toys" in the photos, but Christmas nevertheless...
Me and my older brother Tony...Probably 1974 or 1975....Barksdale AFB, LA...Another thing I miss about Christmas from years ago are all the unique and different tree decorations we had...Nothing fancy or expensive, but still brings back memories
1975, Christmas b. by Matthew Peregoy, on Flickr
Another from that same year I think...Based on my clothing...Me and my sis....Don't recognize alot in the photo except for I think a Shirley Temple doll box....
1975, Christmas by Matthew Peregoy, on Flickr
My older brother Gary hogging my army men...Presumably a Christmas present...Its amazing the many years of fun you can have with a simple, cheap toy like those army men....
1975, Christmas, Gary by Matthew Peregoy, on Flickr
Finally my sis in Alabama...probably 1978 or 1979...Whenever Alphie came out anyway...I do actually remember that toy from when we were kids...Hard to believe that little girl has 4 boys of her own now...
1978, Christmas, Jessica by Matthew Peregoy, on Flickr
Great pics! My family was at Barksdale a year or two before that. Small world.
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The REAL King Cake
Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death, so I thought I'd feature some appropriate cakes. However, I realize many of our younger readers may not be familiar with The King. So listen up, whipper snappers! Picture an older, more talented, better looking, Southern Justin Bieber wearing a white, bedazzled jumpsuit.
Also, he may or may not be dead.
Maybe don't picture that part.
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John claims this looks like Jimmy Durante. It's like I don't even know who he is anymore. (John, I mean. Jimmy I had to wiki.)
I'm going with Liza Minelli.
Oh! Wait! I know this one!
The Brawny paper towel guy!
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Queen Amidala. Or maybe one of the guys from Menudo. (Thanks, John!)
No, no, I'm staying with Amidala.
Thanks to Paula H., Diana C., Connie B., and Chrissy K. who are all, collectively, nuthin' but hound dogs. And oh! The crying! ALL the TIME! Enough, already!
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Update from john: The Munsters! The last one looks like the kid from The Munsters! I knew it was something with an "M" from my childhood.
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Feb. 17, 2007
Lipscomb guard Brian Fisk made the most of his last game in Allen Arena.
Fisk scored a game-high 18 points and made a game-high five assists as the Bisons edged Gardner-Webb 59-57 in the last home regular season Atlantic Sun game on a snowy Saturday afternoon.
Fisk, point guard Trey Williams and guard JanAndre Williams were all honored prior to the start of the game in celebration of "Senior Day". Lipscomb coach Scott Sanderson admitted it was an emotional afternoon.
"There are a lot of guys who have put us on the map in Division I, but he is the main guy as far as being the heartbeat of our team in willing us to win," Sanderson said. "He has been like a son to me. I can him anyway I want to coach him.
"We ask him to do so much. We ask him to score. We ask him to guard the best guy on the other team. We also ask him not to get tired. I got teary-eyed when he came by the office the other day."
Sanderson also credits the Williams brothers for their contributions to the team.
"Jan hasn't played a whole lot," Sanderson said. "He is a great person. He has been a walk-on and role player on our team. He has been a major asset to our team, more so in practice than anywhere else.
"Trey has been an invaluable leader at the point guard spot. He takes care of the basketball. His assist to turnover ratio is very, very good. He shot the ball well early in the year. I trust him in late game situations to make the right decision."
The Bisons shot only 36.4 percent from the floor, hitting 20-of-55 shots. They were five-of-23 from the 3-point arc, 21.7 percent.
"We are good shooting team, but we haven't shot the ball the last couple of games," Sanderson said. "We are getting wide-open looks. We have just missed them. You have to take your open shots. Eventually, they will go in. It's hard to win when you aren't shooting well.
"The margin of error against Gardner-Webb is very small. There are not a lot of possessions. They are going to run the clock down. They spread the floor out so much because they are a terrific shooting team. We were very fortunate to win."
The key to the game was the Bisons free throw shooting. They hit 14-of-15 attempts, including six in the final 3:37.
Gardner-Webb hit 18-of-42 shots from the field, a 42.9 percent success rate and 10-of-21 from 3-point range, 47.6 percent. From the free throw line Gardner-Webb was 11-of-19, 57.9 percent.
The Bisons held a 28-26 lead the half. Their biggest lead in the second half was 38-30 with 15:28 left to play on a tip-in by center Thomas Pfaff.
But Gardner-Webb was never far away. They went on an 8-2 run to turn a 49-43 Bisons advantage into a 51-51 tie 3:36 remaining.
Gardner-Webb took the lead at 56-55 on a 3-point shot by Takayo Siddle with 2:02 left. The Bisons came right back with a lay-up by center Jason Hopkins for a 57-56 edge with 1:48 on the clock.
The Bisons made a key steal with 10 seconds left when Williams and Fisk took the ball away from Siddle.
With the Bisons leading 59-56 with six seconds left guard Michael Lusk fouled Siddle. He made the first shot and missed the second with Gardner-Webb getting the rebound with one second left.
"I don't like these kinds of games," Sanderson said of the Bisons wins over Campbell and Gardner-Webb this week. "But winning these kinds of games is good for you when you get into tournament play. Right now, when the game is close we feel like we are supposed to win. You can't simulate that in practice.
"Every possession is big. Every stop is big. We made enough plays down the stretch the last two games to win. That is a credit to our players. Trey and Brian have been around a long time and even when we don't play well they know how to make plays and win games."
Also in double figures for the Bisons was forward Eddie Ard with 12 points. Hopkins led the Bisons in rebounds with eight.
The Bisons held a 36-29 advantage on the boards which also helped them overcome a poor shooting performance.
"We had three offensive rebounds the first possession of the game, but didn't have any points to show for it," Sanderson said.
Gardner-Webb placed three players in double figures with Ricky McPhee coming off the bench to score 14 followed by Chris Gash with 11 and Siddle with 10. Gash also led Gardner-Webb in rebounding with eight.
The Bisons are 17-10, 11-5 in the Atlantic Sun with two road games with North Florida and Jacksonville remaining.
"Jacksonville is going to be very difficult," Sanderson said. "North Florida has played a lot of people very close. It is going to be dogfight the rest of the season."
Gardner-Webb slipped to 10-18, 8-9 in the conference.


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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Duane Chapman, aka Dog the Bounty Hunter, has vowed to track down War Machine.
The 61-year-old reality star issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the 32-year-old MMA star Monday night, and is now actively seeking the fighter to bring him to justice. Jonathan Koppenhaver, who legally changed his name to War Machine in 2008, is accused of brutally assaulting his girlfriend, porn star Christy Mack.
Mack issued a statement that described the attack Monday, along with graphic photos of her injuries. She said War Machine arrived unannounced at her home late Friday night, and beat her male friend before sending him away. The MMA fighter made Mack undress and shower in front of him before he beat her as well, leaving her with 20 broken bones, missing teeth and a severely ruptured liver.
"I believed I was going to die," she said. "He has beaten me many times before, but never this badly."
War Machine has been imprisoned twice for assault, and asserted Sunday he is "not a bad guy."
"I went to surprise my gf," he claimed on Twitter. "Help her set up her show and to give her an engagement ring and ended up fighting for my life. The cops will never give me fair play, never believe me. Still deciding what to do but at the end of the day it's just all heart breaking."
"I only wish that man hadn't been there and that Christy & I would be happily engaged," he continued. "I don't know y I'm so cursed. One day truth will come out."
War Machine has evaded arrest thus far, and has a $10,000 bounty on his head. Chapman starred on Dog the Bounty Hunter for eight seasons on A&E, and currently apprehends criminals on CMT series Dog and Beth: On the Hunt.


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San Francisco Mansion Asks $30 Million
A Santa Monica artist's compound asks $18.8 million. A 14,000-square-foot home in Montecito, Calif., has been listed for $16.9 million. A 70-acre estate in Fort Washington, Pa., has had its price cut to $25 million. A 13,500-square-foot Queen Anne style home in San Francisco is for sale asking $30 million. Alyssa Abkowtiz has details on The News Hub. Photo: Vince Valdes.
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Young Jeezy arrested after shooting at Wiz Khalifa show
Rapper Jay Jenkins, better known as Young Jeezy, was one of six people arrested on suspicion of possessing an assault weapon following Friday's shooting death of a man at a Wiz Khalifa concert at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, authorities said Monday.
Young Jeezy has been touring with Khalifa as part of the Under the Influence of Music tour.
The investigation that led to the arrests began after 38-year-old Eric Johnson of Orinda was shot multiple times at the concert. Johnson, who died Saturday at a hospital, was shot in the backstage area of the large venue, police said.
On Sunday, Mountain View detectives executed search warrants at the Verizon Amphitheatre in Irvine, at another Wiz Khalifa concert, officials said.
After allegedly finding an assault weapon, they arrested Jenkins, 36, along with Kena Marshall, 39, Peter Maynard, 38, David Kuniansky-Altman, 31, William Gilmore, 48, and Alexa Beason, 52, said Mountain View police Sgt. Saul Jaeger. All six were booked in the Orange County Jail.
"The investigation in Mountain View led to our detectives developing enough information to write a search (warrant), which was executed on the group in Irvine," Jaeger said.
Authorities did not specify how Sunday's operation was related to Friday's shooting. No suspects have been charged in connection with Johnson's death.
"This remains an active homicide investigation and detectives are aggressively following up on all leads," Jaeger said.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About two-thirds of Americans say drug abusers need access to treatment to address their addiction rather than criminal prosecution that could lead to jail time, according to a poll released on Wednesday that highlights the public's shifting attitude toward illegal drugs in the United States.
While people are still worried about the extent of drug abuse, especially in their schools and neighborhoods, those surveyed supported less harsh punishment for non-violent offenders, especially marijuana users, the Pew Research Center found.
Among the 1,821 U.S. adults polled, 67 percent said they backed treatment for drug users compared to 26 percent who said the government should focus on prosecution. Another 7 percent said they did not know what to focus on.
Two thirds also said they supported the growing movement among some U.S. states to back away from mandatory sentences for minor drug crimes, according to the nonpartisan group's survey. In comparison, less than half of those polled in 2001 backed reduced prison time.
"The public appears ready for a truce in the long-running war on drugs," Pew researchers wrote.
The poll, conducted from February 14 through February 23, comes as policy makers and top U.S. law enforcement officials reexamine the nation's drug policy to allow judges greater discretion in sentencing offenders, although some prosecutors have balked at the effort.
The Obama administration has endorsed reducing prison sentences in federal drug cases, an idea some Republicans also endorse. Lawmakers in Congress in both political parties are also revisiting the issue.
American's relaxing attitude toward marijuana use was particularly clear: 44 percent of those polled said the medical use of the drug should be legal and 39 percent backed its legalization for personal use. Sixteen percent said it should be illegal.
And an overwhelming majority, including supporters and opponents, said the drug will likely be legalized eventually.
A separate Pew poll four years ago found, overall, 52 percent of Americans thought marijuana should be illegal while 41 percent said it should be legal. "Today, those numbers are roughly reversed," researchers said on Wednesday.
Already, 20 states and Washington, D.C. have laws allowing medical use of marijuana while Washington state and Colorado allow wider recreational use.
Despite the softening stance toward U.S. drug policy, many Americans surveyed now said they still harbor concerns about drug abuse and legalized marijuana.
More than half said drug abuse is "a serious problem" while 32 percent called it "a crisis," Pew researchers found. The rest said it was not a problem or did not know.
That is roughly in line with Pew's earlier surveys over the last two decades, the group said.
Those polled this year expressed particular concern about the impact of legalizing marijuana on youth, saying it could lead more children and teenagers to try it.
They also had other worries: 63 percent said if marijuana was legal they would be bothered by people using it in public. Forty-one percent also said they would not want marijuana sellers in their neighborhood.
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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Secretary Robert Barham announced that all areas west of the Mississippi River are open to recreational and commercial fishing, including shrimping, with the exception of the areas listed below, effective at noon today, May 10, 2010.
All state inside waters north of the inside/outside shrimp line from the eastern shore of the Empire Canal at 89 degrees 36 minutes 19.9 seconds west longitude eastward to the Mississippi River
The portion of state inside waters south of 29 degrees 13 minutes 12 seconds north latitude from the western shore of Bayou Lafourche westward to the western shore of Oyster Bayou at 91 degrees 07 minutes 53 seconds west longitude
- All state outside waters extending seaward of the inside/outside shrimp line from the Mississippi River westward to the eastern portion of Atchafalaya Bay at Pointe au Fer Island at 91 degrees 20 minutes 44 seconds west longitude
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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – A 3-for-5, three RBI and two runs scored afternoon for Rich Guillod helped to carry the Pioneers of William Paterson University to an 11-2 win over baseball in the spring trip finale for the Beacons Thursday afternoon at Chain of Lakes Park.
With Thursday's loss the Beacons finished their 2013 trip to Florida with a less than stellar 3-6 record, which was plagued by errors. For the Pioneers they improved to 8-3 overall and marked the second New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) team to hand the Beacons a loss this season.
Known for their hitting, the Pioneers pounded out 15 hits in the win over the Beacons with five of those stretched for extra bases. UMass nearly matched their New Jersey opponent in hits, as they finished with 10, but UMB was unable to get players around the base paths when players did get on.
Hoping to build-off of yesterday's back-to-back nine innings doubleheader the Beacons looked to close out their trip with a huge win over the Pioneers. Unfortunately, William Paterson struck early and consistently as they tacked on six runs in the first three innings, while UMB only managed two in the bottom half of the third.
William Paterson tacked on two more runs in the fourth and then three more in the eighth to clinch the victory. On the hill Steve Coral improved to 4-0 for the Pioneers as he went seven complete innings scattering nine singles, while only allowing the two runs in the third.
The Beacons bullpen featured a combined four hurlers in Thursday's contest, with Steve Roche (Worcester, Mass.) and Ryan Augustine (Burlington, Conn.) each having solid appearances. Junior right Lucas Ilges (Gloucester, Mass.) was handed the loss after going just 2.1 innings allowing six runs, all earned, on nine hits.
Senior Matt Consiglio (Southbury, Conn.) led the Beacons in total hits as he finished 3-for-5, while Charles LaPaglia (Marshfield, Mass.) recorded the lone RBI for UMB as he went 2-for-3.
Baseball will make their New England debut on Sunday, weather permitting, as they take on nationally ranked St. Joseph's College (ME) in a doubleheader scheduled to begin at noon. The game will be played at Campanelli Stadium in Brockton, MA and will mark the second time that the two teams will face each other this season.
In only their second and third games of the year, the Beacons split with the No. 9 Monks to earn their first win of the year, behind a solid pitching performance from Kyle Szatrowski (Agawam, Mass.)


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Americans back Keystone pipeline in new poll
A major new oil spill in Arkansas is prompting environmentalists to intensify their opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline. Still, a poll shows most Americans back the pending Canada-to-U.S. project.
As President Obama nears a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline, a poll Tuesday finds 66% of Americans support the Canada-to-U.S. project. The numbers come amid continuing efforts to clean up a major new oil spill in Arkansas and lingering problems from the 2010 BP blowout on the Gulf Coast.
In the Pew Research Center survey, 66% of U.S. adults say they favor the pipeline, which would carry heavy crude or tar sands from Canada through the Midwest to Texas refineries, and 22% oppose it. Support is highest among Republicans (82%) and independents (70%) and lowest among Democrats (54%), according to the poll of 1,501 adults taken March 13-17.
"There's been pretty consistent support for traditional energy sources," says Pew's Carroll Doherty, noting similar Keystone XL support in other recent polls by Fox News and Yale University. He says he doubts the Arkansas spill, which occurred after the Pew poll was taken, would do much to alter attitudes on Keystone. He says support for offshore oil drilling bounced back quickly after the 2010 BP oil spill, the largest in U.S. history.
Pew's results come as environmentalists intensify their opposition to the pending northern leg of the Keystone XL, likely to get Obama's final decision as early as this summer. Critics say the project is unnecessary and poses safety risks. They point to Friday's ExxonMobil pipeline spill of thousands of barrels of heavy Canadian crude oil in Mayflower, Ark., that prompted the voluntary evacuation of 22 homes.
ExxonMobil's ongoing cleanup measures can handle 10,000 barrels of spilled oil but "we don't think it's that many," says company spokesman Alan Jeffers.He says the removal of oil-soaked soil, which began Tuesday, and its replacement with new sod should be finished in a few days. After that, he says it's up to health authorities to decide when residents can return to their homes. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency considers any spill of 250 barrels or more to be "major."
"We don't know what caused it (the spill) yet," Jeffers says, adding the company has begun its own inquiry. On Tuesday, Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said he'll also investigate the spill's cause and impact. Jeffers says it's the first spill for the Illinois-to-Texas Pegasus pipeline, which was built in the late 1940s and carries conventionally drilled oil from Alberta's Wabasca region that's about as heavy as the tar sands.
Still, Jeffers says he doesn't understand environmentalists' alarms about the Keystone XL, saying it will be "a state-of-the-art, new pipeline."
"The fact remains that pipelines are the safest way to move oil and other products to markets to meet consumer demands and maintain our quality of life," says Shawn Howard of Alberta-based TransCanada, Keystone XL's developer.
Howard says the pipeline has already undergone four federal environmental reviews, including a largely positive one last month from the U.S. State Department that said the project won't make much of a difference to climate change because the tar sands will likely be developed anyway.
Still, environmentalists say the State Department is wrong, and the Arkansas spill shows how heavy crude oil can corrode a pipeline and increase its risk of rupture.
"Tar sands poses an additional risk to pipelines," says Anthony Swift of the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental group. He says 38 miles of the Kalamazoo River remain contaminated because of a 2010 Enbridge pipeline spill in Michigan.
Jim Murphy of the National Wildlife Federation, a private advocacy group, says, "There's a very heavy odor of oil in the air," from the spill in Mayflower, a small town about 20 miles northwest of Little Rock. "We don't need another Kalamazoo," he says.
His group issued a report Tuesday that says wildlife remains hurt by BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill nearly three years ago in the Gulf of Mexico. The report says more dolphins are dying in the spill-contaminated areas than did before the disaster and the number of infant dolphins found dead this past January and February were six times as high as average rates.
"The Gulf oil disaster is not over," says the report's lead author, Doug Inkley, a senior NWF scientist.
Obama's pending Keystone XL decision involves a pipeline that would stretch from the Canadian border through Montana and South Dakota to Steele City, Neb. The State Department is involved in the review process, because the project crosses a national border.
In January 2012, Obama rejected the initial 1,700-mile project, saying he needed more time for environmental review. TransCanada has since split the project into two parts and offered a revised route for the northern leg that avoids some environmentally sensitive areas in Nebraska. It received approval last year from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin construction of the 485-mile, $2.3 billion southern leg of the project from Cushing, Okla., to Texas.


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Frequently Asked Questions [FAQs]
What Is an Order of Custody?
An order of custody gives responsibility for the care, control and maintenance of a child to one or both of the child's parents or to another party.
Who May File a Petition for an Order of Custody?
A parent, grandparent or a person with a substantial connection or relationship with the child may file a petition in Family Court requesting that the court place the child in his or her custody. A copy of the petition and a summons must be served upon (delivered personally to) the person or parties who presently have custody of the child. If the child's parents are separated and one parent seeks a custody order, that parent must have the papers served upon the other parent. If a non-parent is seeking custody of the child, then both of the child's parents must be served.
There are no filing fees in Family Court.
What Happens at the Hearing?
If the parties agree about custody of the child, the judge may take testimony from both parties and enter an order of custody on consent, without the need for a formal hearing. If the parties cannot reach an agreement about custody, the court will hold a hearing, taking testimony from both sides, and may appoint a lawyer to represent the child. The court may order an investigation and report from a social services agency or mental health professional. After considering the evidence presented, the court will award custody based upon what is in the child's best interests.
In some counties in New York City, a custody or visitation case may be heard by a Family Court "court attorney-referee", who may hear and decide the case and issue orders.
Judges or referees may also refer parties to mediation
What Is an Order of Visitation?
A parent seeking to visit with a child may file a petition in Family Court against the person or persons who have custody of the child. Custody and visitation matters are often heard together within the same hearing, but a visitation petition may also be filed as a separate matter. Other family members, such as grandparents or siblings, may also file a petition seeking an order of visitation. The court will order visitation if it is in the child's best interests.
Must the Parties Have Lawyers to Represent Them?
The parties to custody and visitation matters may represent themselves or hire lawyers. In some cases, when a party cannot afford to hire a lawyer, the judge may appoint a lawyer at no cost. The judge may also appoint a lawyer to represent the child; this lawyer is called the "Attorney for Child."
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What is Custody/Visitation Mediation?
- Mediation is a voluntary and confidential process to resolve conflicts.
- A trained, neutral person (the mediator) can help you develop a parenting plan that will work for your particular family. The mediator will not make any decisions; you will speak and decide for yourself.
- Mediation helps you learn how to communicate with the other parent about issues concerning your child.
- Mediation can help you understand your situation in new ways so you can resolve your conflicts.
- Mediation gives you the chance to discuss all the issues affecting your child, not just the legal ones.
- If you reach an agreement, it is sent back to court on your adjourn date. If the judge or referee agrees, it can become a court order.
Can a Custody or Visitation Order Be Changed?
Either party may file a petition to have a custody or visitation order modified (changed). The party seeking to have the order modified must prove that there has been a substantial change of circumstances since the original order was issued. The court holds a hearing to determine if a change is in the child's best interests.
You can use the free and easy DIY Form program to make your petition to ask the Family Court to change the custody/visitation order.
What Happens If One Side Interferes with the Custody or Visitation That Was Ordered by the Court?
If a court order gives certain custody or visitation rights to a party and the other party fails to obey the order, the complaining party may file a petition alleging a violation of the order. After the court holds a hearing, the judge may change the order and/or impose sanctions on the party who has failed to comply with the order.
You can use the free and easy DIY Form program to make your petition to ask the Family Court to take action against the other parent who fails to follow the custody/visitation order.
Are There Ways to Settle Cases Without Going to Trial?
When you come to court about custody or visitation with your child, you may have a choice: whether to litigate your case before a judge (or referee) or to have your case referred to mediation.
Mediation is a free, voluntary and confidential process where you and the other parent work with a neutral mediator to create your own parenting plan. <click here to see more>


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U.S. Grounds Entire F-35 Fleet Over Engine Issues
Feb. 22, 2013 - 02:28PM |
By AARON MEHTA
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Pentagon has suspended all test flights for the entire Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fleet due to engine problems.
The move came nine days after the Pentagon cleared the F-35B jump-jet variant, designed for the U.S. Marines, to resume tests after a monthlong suspension. Both suspensions are due to problems with the engines. It also comes at a time when the program is facing increased scrutiny from lawmakers and senior DoD officials.
Unlike the last suspension, which was only for the B variant, this suspension affects all three variants: the F-35A Air Force conventional takeoff version, the F35-B for the Marines, and the F35-C carrier variant for the Navy.
"On Feb. 19, 2013, a routine engine inspection revealed a crack on a low pressure turbine blade of an F135 engine installed in a [conventional takeoff] test aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif," wrote Kyra Hawn, Joint Program Office (JPO) spokeswoman, in a statement.
"Engineering teams are shipping the turbine blade to Pratt & Whitney's Engine Facility in Middletown, CT, to conduct more thorough evaluation and root cause analysis. It is too early to know the fleet-wide impact of this finding, however as a precautionary measure, all F-35 flight operations have been suspended until the investigation is complete and the cause of the blade crack is fully understood," Hawn wrote.
"The F-35 Joint Program Office is working closely with Pratt & Whitney and Lockheed Martin at all F-35 locations to ensure the integrity of the engine, and to return the fleet safely to flight as soon as possible."
"Lockheed Martin is fully engaged and working closely with the JPO and Pratt & Whitney to determine the root cause of the blade crack found during a routine inspection of an F135 engine on an F-35A at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.," wrote Lockheed spokesman Mike Rein in an emailed statement. "Safety is always our first consideration."
Matthew Bates, a P&W spokesman, wrote in an email that following the test flight, "maintainers conducted a routine boroscope engine inspection and discovered the crack."
"A routine boroscope visual inspection provided an indication there was a crack, and a subsequent Eddy Current Inspection, or ECI, appears to corroborate the results of the boroscope inspection. However, additional testing will be required to fully understand the cause," he wrote.
Bates added that the engine with the crack has 700 total engine operating hours, with 409 of those accrued in flight. He believes the engine analysis should take "roughly" a week.
The F-35B was initially grounded after a Jan. 16 test flight at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., was aborted due to an engine problem that was later identified as a fueldraulic system failure in the jet.
The failure was caused by an improperly crimped fueldraulic line. After an investigation by the JPO and engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney, six non-compliant lines were discovered.
"We don't know what it means yet," said Richard Aboulafia, an analyst with the Virginia-based Teal Group. "It could be a one-off. We just have to investigate right away."
Still, the timing of the F-35 grounding comes as the Pentagon is facing much budget uncertainty.
"It's under a lot of political heat and scrutiny, both in terms of cost and performance," Aboulafia said. "It just doesn't need this."
More Responsibility for Pratt
Bennett Croswell, Pratt's president for military engines, talked to Defense News Thursday afternoon at the Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Fla.
Croswell said the lines that caused January's issue were provided by Stratoflex, a sub-contractor, and that problems with the work done in similar situation is "rare."
And while he believes the engine will continue to improve in performance over time, he said the company has taken on more responsibility for potential overruns to the engines.
"One of the things we did to show our dedication to the program and our confidence in our ability to keep reducing cost was, we accepted a 100-0 share ratio on the LRIP-5 contract we signed recently," Croswell said.
That means any overruns from the production of the engines will be paid for by Pratt, and won't come out of the JSF budget.
"We were willing to accept that to show our commitment to the program and to continue to keep reducing costs to the benefit of the program," Croswell said.
Initially, P&W was going to move to that kind of contract in LRIP-6, but agreed to do so early to help the program.
As to LRIP-6, Croswell said he feels "pretty good" about how negotiations will go, citing how recently negotiations were handled on LRIP-5 and an understanding with the JPO on program costs.
JSF Hot Topic at AFA
The JSF was a major topic of discussion at the AFA conference, with top Air Force brass expressing concern about the impacts of sequestration on the already delayed program.
In the morning, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh told the gathered audience that three Air Force F-35s that were due to be delivered this year may be pushed back to 2014 due to the budget situation.
"I can't give an answer on how it's going to affect contracts in the future." Lt. Gen. Burton Field, the deputy chief of staff for operations, planning and requirements, told reporters when asked how the delays could impact the overall F-35 buy. "It's a balancing act to try and preserve what we can for the future."
Field seconded Welsh's statement at a congressional hearing last week that the program will have to be looked at in light of sequestration.
"We think everything is on the table. We're not sure if anything is off the table," Field said.
Despite the potential delay due to the budget, the service still believes that the target goal of 1,763 F-35 jets is the right number, and have no plans to cut it down at this time.
"Given our current strategy that we are required to execute, the Air Force thinks that is the right number of F-35s to execute that strategy," Field said. "If the strategy changes or something else changes, maybe we will have to re-evaluate. But given what we're tasked to do right now in light of that strategy, 1,763 is the right number for the Air Force.
"Any advancement in some kind of capabilities we may have to fight is obviously worrisome," Field said. But the 1,763 figure has not been changed by the development of new top-line fighters from China and Russia, Field said. He argued those developments show the need for America to have the advanced F-35 systems.
Later in the day, Gen. Mike Hostage, commander of Air Combat Command, offered a full throated endorsement of the F-35.
"My job is to worry about operational effective power. I worry about it now, I worry about it when my grandkids are worried about this country," said Hostage during the day's closing panel. "I think we owe it to them to have a path to maintaining this, our strength and our capability for the long term. My view of that is a fleet of 1,763 Air Force F-35s."
While acknowledging the "challenge of the current situation," Hostage argued that the F-35 fleet is necessary to match future threats, and that going through the next two decades with a legacy fleet and a "very small" number of F-22s would leave the country vulnerable.
"We'll do what we have to do, but I'd much rather do it with a healthy fleet of F-35s," Hostage said.


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I used to run a series here on Better Business Blogging called Spotlight on UK Blogs where I'd link to business focused blogs based in the UK which had caught my attention. The aim was to show a cross section of what people and businesses were writing about and how they approached the task of using blogs in their business activities. As a result, the posts contained a mix of Blogs displaying a range of topics and styles.
I haven't written one for a while but there has been such an upturn in the use of blogging for business over the past year that I feel a return for the series is long overdue and so will be starting again next weekend.
As an intro, and because it is particularly relevant in the current economic climate that we all find ourselves, there's one that I'd like to draw your attention to ahead of this. It's also one that I have been following avidly over the last couple of months simply because of the sort of information it has been offering. The blog in question is Peston's Picks written by the BBC's economic editor, Robert Peston.
So why do I think that this is a good example of a blog? I think because it goes back to the core elements of clear writing and pertinent topics, couple with excellent use of the immediacy of the web. Specifically, it offers to us as readers:
- Authority: whether it's direct reported information or informed opinion, you get the feeling from the blog that this where you need to go to get the low down on the subject at hand;
- Instant access to news: when I'm looking for an up to date view on the latest situation in the financial markets or general economy then I know that I'm likley to find it here first;
- Clean format: the short paragraphs and clean text doesn't distract the reader away from the information being displayed, while the overall format gives a clear branding message while still making it clearly RP's;
- Encourages Debate: no matter whether it is because of the topics covered or the way that they are covered, the posts encourage comments and discussion, which then duly arrive!;
- Informed opinion and trust: this comes clearly across as an expert writing about a subject area that knows intimately. As such it helps develop trust in both him and the information he provides;
- Encourages further reading: the use of the sidebar encourages further reading of the blog and, just as importantly, makes it easy to do so.
- Authentic voice – when I read the words I can hear Robert Peston delivering them. That adds to both the experience online and when we see him elsewhere
Are these what we should be looking for in every blog? No, not necessarily. Every blog has a different goal and hopefully uses what a blog format and technology can offer to help achieve them. However, as I've often said before, it's not the technology which makes a blog, it's the content; and here, I feel that the content delivers on all counts, allowing the blog to then do its job too!
Tags: BBC, Business Blogs, Peston Picks, Robert Peston, UK blogs
2 Responses to "Spotlight on UK Business Blogs"
Jim Symcox says:
February 4th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
Hi Mark,
A blog after my own heart. It's good that you're showing the UK business blogs and I agree that the blog is simply a business tool.
amber masson says:
September 16th, 2009 at 4:20 am
your recommendations plays a strong part in the development of the blogging and blog attractions


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I am having an incredible time out on the road! I have had so many great shows and I'm so grateful for the opportunity to see old friends. Thank you so much for coming and laughing!!
We have a lot of the tour left ahead, and there's even really cool new shirts! In the midst of the constant travel, Jim Short and I have been interviewing some fantastic guests like Joan Rivers, Frank Turner, Kurt Sutter and Billy Bragg for Monsters of Talk- please have a listen! It's really inspiring to be able to hang out with artists I admire so much and each episode is a real joy and honor to present. Thank you so much for your support and love – and I hope to see you in your town very soon!! Until then, here are some videos that I've been making with Jim Short.


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Dordt provides the perfect environment in which to unwind after a busy day. Our guests can work out in our state-of-the-art weight room located in the Rec Center, take a swim in the Olympic-size lap pool in the All Seasons Center, be inspired by our modern artwork displayed in the Campus Center, or simply rest in the shade of a tree in one of several landscaped areas or in Open Space Park, located adjacent to the college.
We invite you to enjoy the grounds of Dordt University or take advantage of the many recreational opportunities located in the city of Sioux Center. Two parks contain playground equipment, shelter houses, and paved volleyball courts. The Ridge Golf Club, which opened in 2009, offers an 18-hole course designed on a scenic location. The bike trail takes you on a 2.9-mile trail across town where it then joins the Sandy Hollow Trail. You can bike, walk, jog, or rollerblade along this beautiful paved system.
Recreation Options and Rental Rates
The Recreation Center
The Recreation Center includes two weight rooms, a large fitness room, three regulation racquetball courts, an indoor track, classrooms, a long jump pit, and a variety of other excellent facilities. All conference visitors are welcome to use our Rec Center for a variety of fitness and fun activities. The exercise/fitness room has multiple treadmills, step machines, and stationary bikes for aerobic workouts. The weight rooms have a specially-designed floor for safer weightlifting as well as numerous Cybex Selectorized machines and free weights. Batting cages allow individuals to work on their batting skills year-round.
Guest Pass: $5/day (per person; groups larger than 20: $4 each)
Facility Rental: $350/day (includes set-up of 100 chairs; for an additional 100 chairs add $100)
Mache Sound: $50/day (system provides superb audio)
Game Room
The Game Room includes four bowling lanes, pool tables, foosball tables, and a ping-pong table. A small adjoining room can be used for serving snacks.
Bowling Pass: $5/game (per person)
Facility Rental: $175/session (or $50/hour)
All Seasons Center
The All Seasons Center is located north of the Rec Center in Open Space Park. It includes both an indoor aquatic center and an outdoor swimming area. The indoor facility has two water slides, a zero depth leisure pool with play features including lily pads and water jets, and a six-lane, 25-yard lap pool with two diving boards. The Outdoor Aquatic Center also has a zero depth leisure pool with play features, a 3.5 to 5-foot deep recreation pool, and a wet play area with water jets and a waterfall.
In September the Vernon Arena opens. Housed in the All Seasons Center, this NHL-sized ice rink is home to the Dordt Blades hockey team and is open for recreational ice skating.
Aquatic Pass: $5/adult (K-12: $4; Pre-school: $1)
Ice Skate Pass: $4/person (Pre-school: free)
Skate Rental: $3


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This used to be a blog, but I didn't update it in a really long time, and blogs are somewhat passé now, don't you think? Most blogs these days usually have a lot of posts that start with "try this one weird trick" and "you won't believe who" and are built around the premise that you're a sucker. You're not a sucker, are you?
I live in Texas with my family. I get paid to type really fast, usually with a lot of dollar signs and other special characters. I enjoy technology, web programming, rock music, cooking meat with fire, and many other things that you may also enjoy.
If you want to connect, use the links below:
You may also be looking for one of the games I made a long time ago, when I was still young and dumb, before people started paying me to do that sort of thing:
At some point in the future, I may decide to do something else with this website. It's got my name in it and everything, right? Until then, I suppose this will have to do.


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Advanced new data capture technique for virtualized environments, looking to extend our existing work on Sebek for high interaction honeypot I/O capture to the hypervizor layer, for increased stealth, tamper-resistence and data correlation.
Primary Mentor: Brian Hay
Student: Chengyu Song
Deliverables: GPL licensed source code and a working demostration system running in my lab at Peking University.
During the GSoC 2009 I intend to implement a VMI-based honeynet monitoring tool for data capture on high interaction honeypots. This tool will have all the capability Sebek does now:
But it will be
May 23rd: Get familiar with modifying translation codes of Argos.
June 20th: Finish the basic system call interception framework, including unit test.
Basic Features:
Advanced Features:
June 27th: Finish the SVR support routine, including unit test.
Process Information:
July 6th: Finish ConsoleSpy component.
July 13th: Finish mid-term evaluation.
July 27th: Finish porting current Sebek's hooked functions, i.e. port handler functions.
August 3rd: Finish adding correlation support of keystroke data and socket.
August 10th: Finish integration test and optimization.
August 25th: Finish final evaluation.
Detailed Plans
First Week
(May 11th - May 22th)
Second to Seventh Week
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Finish hook framework basic features and use console spy function and unit test:
Eighth Week
(June 22nd - June 28th)
Finish SVR support routine and use console spy function and unit test: i.e. port GetProcessInfo function.
Ninth Week
(June 29th - July 5th)
Finish hook framework basic features and use console spy function and unit test:
Test and Measurement
As the console spy is almost finished, the next stage is mainly for network activities. Sebek Win32 version uses TDI hook to get this done. However, since getting driver object in virtualization layer is hard and TDI is TDI is on the path to deprecation, I need to find another way. The best solution seems to be hooking NtDeviceIoControlFile, the API Windows uses to do network related stuff and has been widely mentioned in malware behavior analysis papers. After some days of searching, I encounter a very useful resources today, a master thesis from TTAnalyze team:
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This phenomenon is first observed when I tried the NtReadFile test last week, sometimes when the postNtReadFile is called, the handle value, buffer address and buffer size got from the stack is quite different from values got in preNtReadFile. I didn't pay much attention to this problem that time, but, when I tried to debug the NtSecureConnectPort API with WinDBG today, this phenomenon appeared again. So I did a further study on it.
First, I set a break point at nt!NtSecureConnectPort:
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This is supposed to be the first Qebek blog, but unfortunately, it cannot pass the check of mod_security (even today), so I posted here.
When using hooking technology to intercept system calls, there are two different places to collect information: before the original function is called (precall) and after the original function returns (postcall). For example, in Sebek Win32 client, when callback function OnZwReadFile is called, it first calls the original function s_fnZwReadFile, after the original function returns, it checks whether the original call succeeds, if does, it then calls the data collection function LogIfStdHandle: Read more »
Sebek Windows client has two keystroke sources, one is read or write std stream, the other is csrss port. In the callback function of NtReadFile and NtWriteFile, Sebek will check if the given file handle match one of the three standard stream handles. if matches, it then logs the given data of keystrokes: Read more »
One difference in Qebek from other existing virtualization based honeypot monitoring tool is that I want to 'hook' the function of system service instead of the dispatcher, more precisely, the 'sysenter' or 'int 2e' instruction. This is similar to the difference between SSDT (System Service Descriptor Table) hook and kernel inline hook. However, doing it this way must face a problem: how to get the function address? One way is get it directly from SSDT. Read more »


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Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 has a new senior enlisted leader.
Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 has a new senior enlisted leader.
Marine Sgt. Maj. Jeffery Cullen passed the non-commissioned officer sword to Sgt. Maj. Bradley Baiotto during a relief and appointment ceremony Wednesday in the VMM-365 hangar, according to base reports. Cullen, who assumed command of VMM-365 in 2011, retired from the Corps during the same ceremony.
Baiotto previously served aboard Camp Lejeune with Combat Logistics Battalion 8, where he was the battalion�s sergeant major during its recent deployment to Afghanistan. Before his tour with CLB-8, he served as a first sergeant with Marine Special Operations Command. This will be Baiotto�s first time serving with the air wing.
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Hosting a ladies-only Halloween bash? Read on as Treetopia shows you some wickedly smart tips for ensuring your party is a monster hit!
Pick a Theme for Easier Party Planning
Choosing a specific theme will not only make your ladies-only Halloween bash more cohesive, it will also cut the planning time in half. A theme gives you a nice start-up and direction, making the whole process so much simpler. If you like to have a party with some serious scare, why not center your ideas on scary female villains from books and movies? If you want a more historical approach to your party, ask friends to dress up as famous women throughout history. You can also host an Oscars-style gala if you prefer to party in Hollywood fashion.
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Don't Do Everything Alone
Passing some responsibilities and tasks to your friends can relieve you from a huge amount of stress. Make a list of all the tasks that need to be done, and get things running smoothly by asking the help of reliable and capable people. Meet with your girl friends to talk about food, entertainment, and everything else on your list. Plan the menu as a group, and check if anyone has any special food preferences for their diet. Discuss who brings what if it's going to be a potluck party. Other tasks to consider delegating are decorations, music that fits the theme, and the after party clean-up.


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Dalglish: Lucas injury will test us
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Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has challenged his squad to step up after Lucas Leiva was ruled out for the season.
The Brazilian has become an Anfield favourite in recent times, but will miss the season remainder due to a ruptured cruciate ligament.
Liverpool are now missing Lucas and Gerrard, two of their most influential midfielders, but Dalglish says this is where his fringe players earn their crust.
"We're not the only club who has an injury which means we have to fulfil our obligations by using the squad," said the Scot.
"He has been playing really well. We are disappointed he has picked up an injury but it is not career-threatening."
Liverpool face Fulham on Monday night and Dalglish expressed the importance of focussing on continuing the Reds recent good run – not dwelling on injuries.
"Lucas is not moping about feeling sorry for himself. We can do that, we can feel sorry for him," he added.
"But we cannot feel sorry for ourselves and we have plenty of people who can have a go and won't let us down."
Dalglish also talked up his reserves after their impressive performances took the Anfield club to a Carling Cup semi-final with Manchester City.
"You saw at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night there were a lot of really good performances," concluded Dalglish.
"It is at times like this you are tested but we have been happy with the squad and the results we have had reflect that."News Now - Sport News


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Section 34002. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 186, Sec. 2.)
Cite as: Cal. Health & Safety Code §34002.
(a) As used in this part:
(1) "Disaster" means any flood, fire, hurricane, earthquake, storm, tidal wave, or other catastrophe occurring on or after January 1, 1996, for which the Governor of the state has certified the need for assistance and which the President of the United States has determined to be a major disaster pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Public Law 93-288), as it may be from time to time amended.
(2) "Project area" is an area that meets both of the following requirements:
(A) It is an area that is predominantly urbanized, as that term is defined in paragraph (3).
(B) It is limited to an area in which the disaster damage has caused conditions that are so prevalent and so substantial that they have caused a reduction, or a lack, of the normal predisaster usage of the area to an extent that causes a serious physical and economic burden that cannot reasonably be expected to be reversed or alleviated during the term of the redevelopment plan by private enterprise or governmental action, or both, without redevelopment.
(3) "Predominantly urbanized" means that not less than 80 percent of the land in the project area meets the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 33320.1.
(4) "Redevelopment agency" means any agency provided for and authorized to function pursuant to the Community Redevelopment Law or this part.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this part, all words, terms, and phrases in this part shall have the same meanings as set forth in the Community Redevelopment Law.


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Beginner Sewing for a Good Cause (Free Pattern Link)
My sewing machine features 100 different stitches, adjustable sewing speeds, and is quiet enough that Carina can nap nearby while I sew. I have not had a chance to use all of the great features and stitches yet, but I'm excited for when I do!
I have found that it is extremely important to have a couple of pairs of good scissors, like the Fiskars Softgrip Pinking Shears and the Razor-Edged version, along with a Seam Ripper. I also have used my 96-inch, flexible vinyl tape measure and my large Clear Acrylic Quilting Ruler on almost every project that I have attempted so far. Along with the rulers, using one of the Water-Soluble "Mark B Gone" Pens on the fabric before cutting has helped me avoid mistakes.
I like using Quilting Pins because they are longer and easier for me weave through layers of fabric. I also bought a huge package of different sized Safety Pins at the dollar store. There are many pretty pin cushions, but I am going to wait to buy one because I may make my own. It's a good idea to have extra Bobbins on hand so you can quickly change your thread. I am using a Wood Sketch Box to organize all of my thread, bobbins, pins, and other supplies.
I buy a lot of my sewing supplies online, but as a beginner, I like going to the stores to see what I'm buying, to feel the fabrics and compare them, etc. I visit Hancock Fabrics and Hobby Lobby the most:
Hancock Fabrics
323 South Mason Road
Katy, TX 77450-1746
(281) 578-3638
Hobby Lobby
6811 South Fry Road
Katy, TX 77494
(281) 395-0080
Hobby Lobby
1787 Fry Road
Katy, TX 77449
(281) 578-7750