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Care, General Care Projects in Fiji by Carly Cullen
Bula Bula! My name is Carly Cullen and I just recently turned 21 years young. I am very excited to be writing about the greatest adventure of my life to date – volunteering in the most beautiful country on this planet, Fiji. To those of you who are considering volunteering, congratulations! It is the most fulfilling and heart-welling experience you will ever know.
I chose to volunteer with Projects Abroad because I wanted to travel and make a difference in the life of another person at the same time. My original summer plan for 2012 was to head home from school to get a silly summer job and do the same things with the same people I have known my whole life.
My roommate, Juliette Chausson, who had previously travelled to Senegal with Projects Abroad in 2009, encouraged me to do my research and look into a programme that would suit my skills and desires. I got in contact with people from my hometown that had gone to Fiji, took part in online information sessions and was constantly in contact with Projects Abroad to learn more about my role as a volunteer. The months flew by and before I knew it I was being dropped off at the airport on July 10th, 2012 to begin my journey to Fiji.
Projects Abroad staff
After spending hours on two different planes I finally landed in Fiji on July 12th, 2012, completely jet-lagged, but overwhelmed with excitement and wonder. Other volunteers landed at the same time my plane was arriving, so we all met with the Fiji staff coordinators, Auntie Meme and Oripa, who took us under their wings right away.
The Fiji staff support was truly incredible and they were so accommodating and supportive. If there is anything that you need at any time, they will be sure to deliver and make you feel as comfortable and at home as you could ever feel. Auntie Meme took me to my host family's home and stayed with me until she was sure that both my family and I felt comfortable enough with one another to begin settling in. She later arrived and showed me around the town, introduced me to the rest of the staff support team and took me to lunch with another volunteer, Pablo, to get to know each other and learn more about the culture of Fiji.
While I was in Fiji I actually ended up getting sick from strep throat and within minutes of getting a text message from me about how sick I was, Meme arrived and took me to the doctor immediately. Their office doors were always open for us to visit, use internet, grab books and each member of the team put a lot of work into organising weekly socials for the volunteers. They took time from their own families and friends to get to know the volunteers. It was so wonderful and I am so grateful to them all for the love they showed us.
My host family
My host family was a very typical Fijian family – very open, loving, kind and great cooks! My host mother, Mili, was only ten years older than I, so we became very close. Her mother came all the way from Suva for the month just to help around the house while I was visiting. Their home was in the traditional Nadi village, Namotomoto, so whenever I left the house I was to dress in the traditional Fijian way with a sari around my waist.
It was an unbelievable experience having two different worlds live together under one roof and I can honestly say we both learnt quite a lot about each other. Every volunteer was given their own room with a bed and dresser, as well as a safe to store important documents, passports and money. Please remember to do your best to help out around the house when you can, as Fijians treat you more like a guest in the house than a volunteer and someone there to work.
Working at the Care project
My placement was at the Saravi Kindergarten and I was lucky because my host mom was actually the teacher there, so it was an easy adjustment to make having her there for me. The school was not a school, but a barn that was used for school, prayer or community meetings. All of the school supplies were stored in Teacher Ma's home and the materials needed for the day would need to be transferred from his bedroom to the school.
Saravi was a young school, which opened about a year or so before I had arrived. My host mom and Ma were not trained teachers, but instead took time out of their day each morning to do the best they could with what they had to try to teach the children English. Many of the families in the Saravi village could not afford to send their children to another kindergarten, which is why Saravi kindergarten was born.
The children were amazing; I tear up just thinking about them. Every morning when I arrived to the village each child, and all the parents, would yell, 'Bula Teacher Carly!' and run to me for a hug. My duties at Saravi were to assist with teaching the English language, hygiene and community development initiatives.
I was sent to Saravi to work with the children, but I felt as though I worked well with the community as whole. I became close to the mothers and we opened up a lot of discussion about ways for the community to make money to send their children to school and ways to get funding to solidify the expansion and development of the Saravi Kindergarten.
While I was working there with a fellow volunteer, Amina Danieli, an Australian company, that the school was receiving funds from, had decided to cut their funding because of a misunderstanding with the school manager. Being a Westerner it was easier for me to mediate and communicate the frustrations on both ends of the debate and helped to resolve and come to a settlement that suited both parties.
I would say the most important aspect of volunteering in a community setting is to remain patient and to take yourself out of your point of view and actually live the lifestyle and see what important adjustments need to be made so that others can be satisfied with their standard of living.
My free time
Though Fiji was full of hard work, there was also a lot of time for fun! I met many great people from all over the world and each week we would plan trips to the surrounding islands to experience more of the Fijian culture. Travelling in Fiji is easy and all the locals are happy to make conversation with you to learn where you're from and why you're visiting.
Each weekly social was developed with thought and care to emphasise the beautiful aspects of the Fijian food, music, culture and people. You can't help but fall in love with Fiji and it makes volunteering for the people there so much more worth it.
When you live in the conditions that some Fijians live in day-to-day you feel as if you aren't making any difference at all, but you must remember that you are! Whether you are helping children learn to read, helping buy needed products, or compliment a mother on what a great job she's doing with her children, each step you take to ensure that they live a better quality of life is so meaningful to them and it will make you a happier, more fulfilled person. Vinaka!
Carly Cullen
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The site, where the Green Water Treatment Plant and the adjoining Austin Energy Control Center sit along the north bank of Lady Bird Lake, together represent Austin's largest downtown redevelopment effort to date. The plan includes delivering a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification on the entire project, including buildings outfitted with solar thermal collectors, double skin membranes, solar screens, and vegetated roofs.
The team's conceptual proposal, designed by Mithun Architects and Planners of Seattle, includes 2.6 million square feet of development, including office, retail, for-sale residential, for-rent residential, hotel, assisted living, and public space. The development would include 5,200 parking spaces, with a 1,800-space three-level underground parking garage and a garage area to include spaces for Austin Car Share and electric car plug-in stations.
The city of Austin will be responsible for administering contracts for deconstruction and demolition of the Green Water Treatment Plant and Austin Energy Control Center over the next two years, according to Trammel Crow project manager Tim McCabe. Neither site is believed to be a brownfield. Trammel Crow then expects to advertise contracts for construction, beginning with the underground parking garage, in 2010. "Vertical development will begin about four to five years out," said McCabe. "The market will dictate the rate of development."
"We expect for there to be multiple construction contracts and many opportunities for contractors," said John Heffington, associate with Trammel Crow.
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Even before her son was killed, Beverly Williams made the lively Share the Spirit holiday party at Downs Memorial United Methodist Church part of her Christmas.
There was the fellowship with others who gather once a year in the church's community hall to eat, sing and praise.
There was also the reality that, even with a full-time job, it was hard to make ends meet.
Then, after her son, Lorenzo Ward, was killed, Williams' grief made it hard for her to work.
Ward, 29, was shot to death the night of Sept. 1 less than two blocks from the main entrance to Children's Hospital in North Oakland.
Police believe he was by himself when someone approached and shot him. He died at the scene, becoming Oakland's 81st homicide of the year. Police haven't found the person who killed him.
The grief Williams felt was nearly overwhelming, and she could barely concentrate on her work as a tenant rights advocate for Just Cause, a nonprofit housing rights agency. Just Cause eventually reduced her hours from full time to three hours a day.
Williams, a former Alameda County Behavioral Health Services employee disabled by eye disease, said she is confident she'll be able to return to Just Cause full time.
But until then, the assistance from places like Downs is imperative to cover her rent, food and support for her two teenage children. "It really does help people," Williams said. She tried renewing her disability claim in October but has yet to receive anything.
So, after paying her $1,100 rent on a two-bedroom apartment, there's not a lot left over. "This year is worse than ever," she said.
Indeed, each year the need at Downs Memorial grows. In 2009, fewer than 150 people showed up for the Share the Spirit party. The next year, volunteers prepared for 200. At Wednesday's party, they ran out of chairs.
The annual Christmas party began five years ago as an extension of the weekly free lunch sponsored by Fishes and Loaves.
Most of the men and women who showed up every Wednesday for the lunchtime meal had no family and would have spent the holidays alone. So Fishes and Loaves director Norma Lampley decided to host a holiday party for them.
It is still a modest affair and does not make up for the precariousness of poverty, especially during Christmas.
But the Share the Spirit holiday party meal of gumbo, pie and eggnog was hearty, and the talent show, which began after a raffle, filled the room with singing, laughter and generous appreciation for every act.
Williams took to the floor and began singing "I Decided to Make Jesus my Choice."
"Go ahead girl and sing it," yelled her best friend, Redana Johnson, whose son was killed in 2004 in Richmond.
Williams' niece and Amber Evans, the girlfriend of Lorenzo Ward, recited a poem about Christmas.
The church serves mostly people from the area around Idaho and 60th streets, but no one is turned down. The food for the meal is sold to Downs at a discount by the Alameda County Community Food Bank. Funds for the event come from the Alameda County Social Services Agency, this newspaper's Share the Spirit campaign, Volunteers of the East Bay and donations from volunteers.
"Anybody who's hungry can come to this party," Lampley said.
Williams had to leave before gift bags were handed out.
She reluctantly left the church early to get to work on time, with a bag of food in one hand and another filled with toiletries in the other, still counting her blessings.
"It's going to be all right," she said.
The Share the Spirit campaign, sponsored by this newspaper, benefits nonprofit agencies in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. To help, clip the coupon accompanying this story or go to https://volunteer.truist.com/vccc/donate. Readers with questions and corporations interested in making large contributions may contact the Volunteer Center of the East Bay, which administers the fund, at 925-472-5760.


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- I have had this hero-worship for Bindi Irwin. Every single time I have seen that child, she is giddy with joy. She lost her father, yet she speaks of him glowingly, carries on his work tirelessly and with absolute pleasure and just seems to live a life of love and amazement for what the world holds. I adore her. That's why there's a picture of her here.----------------------
Birth Pangs is a curiously hysterical, satirical pro-choice website. What I found trickling down the right side:
Leading causes of Pregnancy
- Abstinence education
- Fundamentalist Religion
- Social Conservative Theory
Ten Reasons to Avoid Pregnancy
1.Shortage of ob/gyns
2.Forced to lay on your back to give birth
3.Coerced into a C-section, vaginal births take too long
4.No Childcare exists
5.Our gov't does not value women for having a career and a family at the same time
6.Unpaid labour at home still goes unrecognized
7.Women end up with 2 jobs
8.No income splitting
9.Too expensive to raise children, give them educations
10.Just no incentives whatsoever
Go read and laugh laugh laugh. If it weren't so serious, it would be funny.
- I read this interview of Dr. Paul Farmer, who, it sounds chooses to work months or years out of our country in very deserving countries around the world. He says the following profound words that I wish every physician would absorb into their souls - words I believe every one us could stand next to and embrace.
"Working there taught me several things:
- that all enduring, good work is done by teams (no doctor can be effective alone);
- that public health and public infrastructure is always important (even the biggest and most beautiful mission hospital cannot serve the people of an entire region, much less a nation);
- that community-based care, relying on village health workers is the secret to success for programs for chronic diseases, including AIDS and tuberculosis;
- that some services should not be sold, even for the tiniest price, because there will always be some who cannot pay these "users' fees," as they're called, and the ones who cannot pay are precisely the people we came to serve in the first place. These are also the people who are, often enough, hungry. There's only one treatment, we learned, for that affliction: food."
Please read the entire interview. I looked up the Peace Corps after reading it, dreaming of leaving and going to help in another country. It's so interesting how the compulsions inside me just bubble up and swell over like a shaken champagne bottle. I sit on my couch and know bloody well there are millions here in my own country who need me - and millions more who can use my help in the Spanish-speaking country directly next to me. And my office needs me. My kids need me. (Do they really? Not really.) My Sarah needs me. I'd miss my puppies.
But I'd be able to do so much! Learn so much. Help so much (I hope).
Another midwife in our community is in Africa (with Doctors Without Borders). I can only imagine what she is learning, seeing... no one could come back from that experience unchanged.
I'd given up on being able to go out of the country to help because of being chronically ill. It might still be too soon to go, but the prospect of my being able to go makes me salivate.
- Our community is doing the Bold Red Tent this coming weekend. I look forward to it. If I didn't have two women due, I'd have offered to read the play Birth; I'm a pretty good speaker and a really great reader (ask my kids!). Check out the website and see if someone is sponsoring the Bold Red Tent in your city and if they aren't, consider doing so. It doesn't have to be in September, either. Next year, let's have it in 150 cities around the country!
Someone in Orlando... sponsor it and I'll come and read Birth! Just give me a head's up so I can plan no babies.
Everyone enjoy your day!


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Analysts Say Samsung May Give Apple Some Real Competition
This week, smartphone giants Nokia, Motorola Mobility and Samsung posted fourth-quarter earnings that, each in its own way, reflected the looming presence -- and successes -- of Apple.
Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha noted that the Android-booster had made strides in the smartphone space during the quarter, but that sales were nonetheless affected by Verizon's announcement that it would soon offer an iPhone 4. Meanwhile, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, despite announcing that the world's leading phone maker had managed to increase smartphone sales by 38 percent during the quarter, conceded that Nokia still hasn't created a smartphone that can compete with the appeal of the iPhone or top-selling Android devices.
"Nokia faces some significant challenges in our competitiveness and our execution," Elop said a Jan. 27 statement. "In short, the industry changed, and now it's time for Nokia to change faster."
Samsung, however, had a different message for investors. "Despite the difficult business environment, we achieved record-high results both in terms of sales and operating profit in 2010," Robert Yi, vice president and head of Samsung Electronics' investor relations team, said in a Jan. 28 statement.
The Korean device maker, following cues from Apple, introduced a line of Galaxy S smartphones during 2010 that saw sales of 10 million units. The company also unveiled the successful Galaxy Tab, its answer to the Apple iPad. Samsung's overall mobile device sales reached 80.7 million units during the quarter, bringing year-end totals to 280 million units, thus "outperforming the overall market," Samsung noted in its earnings statement.
For more, read the eWeek article: Samsung May Be Apple's First Real Mobile Competitor: Analysts.
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Low End Theory
Before you even reach the top of the stairs at this gritty, bi-level dive bar, you can feel the bass booming in your belly. The legendary DJ night is a beat-head's dream, with a massive sound system spitting out a wide range of experimental hip hop and beat-driven electronic music (IDM, dubstep, glitch, etc.). The packed-to-the-gills crowd (it's 18+ here, so the throng skews young... and male) doesn't so much dance as surrender to the vibration. Keep your eyes peeled for live performances—everyone from Erykah Badu to Odd Future has graced the unassuming stage.


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HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — Chances are good next June that for the second consecutive year, the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft will have honed his skills and built his street cred on the asphalt courts of … Toronto, Ontario. And with Kansas forward Andrew Wiggins as a favourite to take the maple-leaf baton from UNLV's Anthony Bennett, we might want to refer to the heated jockeying for position among likely lottery teams as tanquing, for this season anyway.
A rising interest in Canada in the NBA is the primary reason behind tonight's game in Montreal, when the Boston Celtics (with first-round pick Kelly Olynyk, a 7-footer from Kamloops by way of Gonzaga) face the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Bell Centre. A year ago, the NBA staged its first-ever NBA Canada Series preseason games in that country (Knicks-Raptors in Montreal, Pistons-Timberwolves in Winnipeg) and the only thing surprising about that was that it took so long.
The Raptors, obviously, have been playing preseason games there since they entered the league via expansion in 1995. So did their newbie cohort Vancouver Grizzlies for six seasons, until their move to Memphis in 2001.
The NBA's and basketball's roots in the nation are undeniable. The man who invented the game in 1891, Dr. James Naismith, was a Canadian, after all. And what is accepted as the NBA's inaugural game was played at Maple Leaf Gardens between the New York Knicks and the Toronto Huskies, who lasted one season in the precursor BAA.
Sixty-seven years later, the NBA has just the Raptors' as its single toehold in Canada, and it stages its preseason games there much as it does in exotic lands like Taiwan and Brazil, with a missionary zeal that creates festivals of NBA basketball, stirring casual interest rather than relying on hardcore devotees of the league. The Grizzlies are gone, and expansion even in U.S. cities appears to be low on commissioner David Stern's or presumptive replacement Adam Silver's lists of priorities.
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
More Painted Paneling
8 comments:
- Debby said...
So glad that she didn't cave.
A couple years ago we were listing our home. We had paneling in our entire downstairs from the 70's. I painted it a tea light color....very mellow yellow. I didn't prime it but it only took 2 coats. It made the world of difference. Since it was the lower level of a bi-level, it made it so much brighter. Like you said they can paint it and live with it and can later change it if they want. What a mess that would have been if the contractor had gotten his way. Sounds like he was making all the decisions. Hmmmmmm, wouldn't trust that one for sure.
- November 14, 2012 at 8:45 AM
- Dewena Callis said...
Way to go, Nita's friend! Who's writing the checks here?
- November 14, 2012 at 10:58 AM
- Patty said...
Well!! I may have been right in my comment yesterday....he was anxious to separate your friend from her $$. I question his ethics. Glad she stood her ground. You are a good friend to her, and you found some really good pics to inspire her. I agree if she hates it painted, she can tear it out later...but, give it a try!
- November 14, 2012 at 7:22 PM
- Cynthia Myers said...
These photos are killing me!
Remember that house that I wanted so badly? It had paneling in the downstairs and.....sigh.
Oh, how I hope she stays with the paneling. It has so much character!
- November 14, 2012 at 7:56 PM
- Cyndia said...
My husband may kill you and me! The more of the pics I see, the more convinced I am that I want to put this wonderful paneling in my basement and paint it. I've tried to convince him for ages but so far he's not convinced. Why oh why don't they just HUSH and let us make these decisions?
It took me over ten years to convince him to paint the brick exterior. Now he loves it and can't believe he held out so long! I WILL get my way on this!
- November 15, 2012 at 12:19 AM
- Curtains in My Tree said...
My sister had her 1897 house entirely redone and in 4 rooms where the previous owners in 1970 added paneling, well my sister had them paint all the paneling and it looks like it was meant to be. you would never know it was darn brown panel sheets.
my laundry room still have paneling and I need to get it painted before I put my house on the market
- November 15, 2012 at 9:59 AM
- Kit said...
I am so glad you posted these photos. Hubby and I have been discusing painting the paneling in the bathroom. This convinces me! Bring on the paint! Kit
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Ethiopia - Tribal lands
Ethnic minorities on the edge. These tribes live in the remote South West of Ethiopia. They are nomadic pastoralists living their lives in a relatively lush savanna region close to the border with Sudan. The Omo valley is well known for its diversity of tribal peoples and they do get substantial numbers of tourists each year bringing change and perhaps bringing to an end the sustainable existence they have had for Millennia.Read More


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Digg (It's a Website) Sells for a Measly $500,000
There needs to be a term for when the shining tech star of the previous generation of the internet burns out then sells for less than the world's most expensive dollhouse. MySpacing out? New York tech incubator Betaworks has bought the skeleton of Digg, once a social networking monster—it even got verbed!—for a paltry $500,000, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The key takeway from Digg's collapse, as with MySpace: The internet used to be really bad, but now it's awesome and nothing like this will happen to any popular social websites ever again.
[Image of Digg founder Kevin Rose on the cover of Business Week in happier times]


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Glass Clock - 8 x 8 x 3/16 wall clock featuring Stephanie's art! Not only will this art clock be the finishing touch to any room in your house or business, it will also make a treasured gift, that is both functional and fun. These clocks have a quartz mechanism and a battery is included.


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March 29, 2008
Nashville, TN - The first game in the series between the Lipscomb softball team (13-18, 5-3 A-Sun) and the Hatters of Stetson University (29-13-1, 3-1-1 A-Sun) went into extra innings, but the Hatters came out on top in the pitchers duel, winning the game by a score of 2-1.
Sophomore Christen Campbell took the circle for the Lady Bisons and pitched all eight innings, scattering six hits and only allowing two runs.
Hatter pitcher Amanda Lindsey pitched all eight innings as well, and only allowed one run on five hits.
Campbell picked up the sole run for the Lady Bisons in the first inning when she hit a leadoff single down the middle, advanced on a sacrifice bunt by sophomore centerfielder Lauren Dortwegt, and scored on an RBI double by sophomore third baseman Kellie Sirus.
Sirus finished the game with two hits, Christen Campbell, sophomore shortstop Abby Keese, and Senior catcher Jennifer Allsup each added one hit.
The second game in the double header was postponed to Sunday on the account of heavy rain and is tentatively to be played following the conclusion of the Lipscomb Florida Gulf Coast makeup game.


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The official music video for Tony Yayo's new track "Roll It Up", off his upcoming mixtape "Gangsta Paradise" mixtape hosted by DJ Drama.
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Exchange: Event ID 508 "Information Store A request to write took an abnormally long time"
Event ID: 503 Application ESE. Information Store (8260) EX3-SG4: A request to write to the file "P:\EX3-SG4-MB1\EX3-SG4-MB1.edb" at offset 336986112 (0x0000000014160000) for 4096 (0x00001000) bytes succeeded, but took an abnormally long time (66 seconds) to be serviced by the OS. This problem is likely due to faulty hardware. Please contact your hardware vendor for further assistance diagnosing the problem. For more information, click http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp
Cause #1
This is likely due to excessive disk checking on a hard drive.
Resolution: Examine your hardware vendor's Event log to check for excessive disk checking and replace disk according to vendor's specification.
Cause #2
In some instances this is due to eseutil running during backup process to verify integrity of the backup. I've seen this on an Exchange server that was running Veritas to snapshot the Exchange database and this would occur when Veritas would perform eseutil to verify the integity of the database which is a very disk I\O intensive.
Resolution: Run performance baseline to check out disk I\O
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New firmwareFirmware Xerox WC 3225DN/DNI (SD) // 10 symbols .3.50.02.00f // SN + 5 dots
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Before you continue with the reprogramming of the firmware, please make sure that the device is installed on your computer. Remove the chip from the cartridge or seal it up. And make sure that any other devices (except mouse and keyboard), which are connected to your computer via USB or LPT ports are disconnected. It's preferable that the computer is connected to the "UPS" (uninterruptible power source) device, because if during the reprogramming process the electricity source has any interruptions, then the reprogramming will be carried out with an error, which makes the device unable to work.
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2 cups Cake flour
1 tbsp Baking powder
1 tbsp Baking powder
1/2tsp salt
3/4 cup Butter
1 tsp Vanilla essence
1/2 cup Sugar
3 Egg yolks (Size B)
2/3 cup UHT Full cream milk
3 Egg whites
1/4tsp Cream of tartar
1/2 cup sugar
45g unsweetened baking chocolate (melted)
45g unsweetened baking chocolate (melted)
**It can be replaced with coffee paste (1/2tbsp coffee melted in 1/2tbsp hot water)
~ Sift flour, baking powder and salt together.
~ Beat (A) butter, sugar and vanilla essense until light and fluffy.
~ Add in egg yolks one at a time
~ Fold in flour and milk alternately (always begin and end with flour). Set aside
~ In another bowl, beat egg whites, cream of tartar and sugar till stiff but not dry.
~ Then fold into egg yolks mixture (A)
~ Separate 3/4 or 1/2 of mixture and add in melted chocolate.
~ In a greased 9" round pan, pour the plain batter and then follow by the chocolate batter.
~ Swirl for marble effect.
~ Bake for 30mins at 180C
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MOLINE (AP) — He uses hair clippers like a painter uses a brush. His canvas is the scalp, where he creates intricate designs.
Since he was a boy, Miguel Rosas has been cutting hair, starting with his own. That followed by cutting the hair of family and friends.
Now, the 27-year-old barber/artist is owner of The New Style Barbershop in Moline, and he is winning awards and being recognized for his talents.
Over the Labor Day weekend, Mr. Rosas won first and second-place awards at the Xotics Hair Battle in Columbus, Ohio. He took first place for the fastest fade and second place for a freestyle competition with color where he cropped a design of Yosemite Sam into his subject's skull.
"I was in competition last year in Chicago and New York City," he said while shaving and trimming a customer's hair. "I took third place in both of those."
As a freshman at Rock Island High School, Mr. Rosas attended a career day and realized he already had found his calling. From there, he went to barber college and high school simultaneously, eventually graduating from Rocky and the Illinois Quad City Barber College in Moline.
His father, Nicolas, encouraged him to pursue his talents.
"It was this or concrete work with my dad," Mr. Rosas said. "I got pretty good at this. It's (cutting hair) a lot less stress on your body."
The barber shop smell of talcum is in the air as Mr. Rosas, with comb in one hand, clippers in the other, casually turns the barber chair slightly as he clips.
It's precision work with sure hands. He seems comfortable in his profession.
Mr. Rosas is a busy man. On Fridays and Saturday's, he's doing designer cuts he estimates, "at least half the day."
Traditional cuts are the mainstay for his business, but designer cuts are becoming more prominent.
He said there's a strong demand for designer cuts, mostly from younger customers. On a recent Wednesday, his first two customers received haircuts with stars and swirls.
Eventually, Mr. Rosas wants to own a chain of quality barbershops. His art work adds a little spice to his profession. He takes pride in his work.
"I just want people to know, it's just not cutting hair," Mr. Rosas said. "It's an art."
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Featured News - Current News - Archived News - News Categories
Dr. Glenda R. Rose, D.C., Dr. Thomas G. Barba, D.C., C.C.S.P., and the staff of Rose Chiropractic in Lewiston, held their 23rd annual "Doctor with a Heart Day" on Saturday, Feb. 9. Chiropractic adjustments and examinations were exchanged for donations of food collected to benefit the Niagara Community Action Program's food pantry.
"We would like to give a big thank you to all who participated this year to make Doctor's with a Heart such a huge success," said Dr. Rose.
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Earlier on Sunday, UC Santa Barbara head coach Andrew Checketts got his first career victory in dramatic fashion, and with a chance to add to it later on in the day, the Gauchos were unable to pull off the sweep.
A walk-off hit by Brett Vertigan on Sunday morning couldn't carry the Gauchos to a victory on Sunday afternoon as UCSB completed a game postponed due to darkness with a 13-12, 12-inning win followed by an 8-6 loss to No. 23 Oregon State.
UCSB dropped three of four on the weekend to the nationally-ranked Beavers but led in three of the games and despite committing nine errors on the weekend could be looking at a different overall result.
Yet the Gauchos scrapped and clawed in every game against the two-time national champions and led for the majority of Sudnay's finale.
Vertigan, the hero from the suspended game, tripled in a run and then scored in the fourth inning to give Santa Barbara a 2-0 lead.
Freshman Austin Pettibone was solid through the first five innings but ran into trouble in the sixth. An error by Joey Wallace put the leadoff man on and Pettibone walked the next batter before getting an out and then hitting a batter to load the bases.
Another walk forced in a run before Jeremy Peterson relieved Pettibone. Michael Conforto then blasted a three-run home run to hang five runs on the board and lead 5-2.
UCSB scored twice in the bottom of the sixth on a passed ball and on Lance Roenicke's ground ball to make it 5-4.
OSU scored three more times in the eighth, but the Gauchos didn't go down easily.
Marc Venning opened the bottom of the frame with a double and pinch-hitter Luke Swenson singled him home. A throwing error on a potential double play grounder put Swenson on third and Roenicke's fly ball scored him to make it 8-6.
However, after Wallace led off the ninth with a single the Gauchos couldn't bring him around.
UCSB, though, was riding high early on Sunday. After Ryan Palermo's game-tying home run in the ninth inning on Saturday pushed the game to be postponed due to darkness, Matt Vedo pitched 2.2 scoreless innings with three strikeouts to keep the Gauchos in it.
In the 12th inning Jow Winterburn was hit by a pitch and Joe Lent singled to left to put runners on first and second with no one out. Vertigan then popped a ball into shallow center field to score pinch-runner Joe Woodward to give the Gauchos a 13-12 victory.
UCSB returns home for a three-game series during the March 2 weekend vs. Loyola Marymount with all three games broadcast live online by clicking here.
Season tickets are still available by calling 893-UCSB or by clicking here.


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msmtp is a very simple and easy to use smtp client with excellent sendmail compatibility.
Template:Package Official is in the extra repository.
# pacman -S msmtp
Quick start
The following is an example of a msmtp configuration file for several accounts. If msmtp throws errors when using this file, search for double byte '\xc2\xa0' characters that may have been erroneously inserted. Template:File
msmtp will refuse to start if the file is readable and writeable to anyone else but the owner:
$ chmod 600 ~/.msmtprc
Test msmtp
The Template:Codeline flag specifies the account to use as sender; Template:Codeline is the recipient.
Save (with your own mail addresses)
To: <username>@domain.com From: firstname.lastname@example.com Subject: A test Yadda, yadda, yadda.
as, say, "test.mail".
Then execute
$ cat test.mail | msmtp -a default <username>@domain.com
Practical password management
The Template:Codeline directive may be omitted. In that case, if the account in question has Template:Codeline set to a legitimate value other than Template:Codeline, invoking msmtp from an interactive shell will ask for the password before sending mail. msmtp will not prompt if it has been called by another type of application, such as Mutt.
If this is not desired, an alternative is to place passwords in Template:Filename, a file that can act as a common pool for msmtp, OfflineIMAP, and associated tools.
Using msmtp offline
Although msmtp is great, it requires that you be online to use it. This isn't ideal for people on laptops with intermittent connections to the Internet or dialup users. Several scripts have been written to remedy this fact, collectively called msmtpqueue.
The scripts can be downloaded from SourceForge, the most recent of which is msmtpqueue-0.5.tar.gz.
Once the scripts have been downloaded extract them using:
$ tar xf msmtpqueue-0.5.tar.gz
After that, copy the scripts to a convenient location on your computer (Template:Filename is a good choice):
$ cp msmtpqueue-0.5/*.sh /usr/local/bin/
Finally, change your MUA to use msmtp-enqueue.sh instead of msmtp when sending e-mail. Queued messages will be stored in Template:Filename.
When you want to send any mail that you've created and queued up run:
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Adding Template:Filename to your PATH can save you some keystrokes if you're doing it manually. The README file that comes with the scripts has some handy information, reading it is recommended.
Vim syntax highlighting
The msmtp source distribution includes a Template:Filename highlighting script for Vim. Install it from Template:Filename.
Issues with TLS
If you see the following message:
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it probably means your tls_trust_file is not right.
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Randolph Enterprise
Junior Farmers Camp
And Have A Splendid Outing At Camp Good Luck
August 5, 1915
Junior Farmers Camp
And Have A Splendid Outing At Camp Good Luck
About twenty of the boys and girls doing agricultural club work in co-operation with the U. S. Department of agriculture and the W. Va. Agricultural Extension Department camped for three days the last of last week at Crouch.
Every one present knows it as "Camp Good Luck." Considering the weather Thursday morning it took more than luck to get through. Every club member showed his or her luck by being on time determined to go and make the outing a success.
Speaking for myself and Mrs. Shipman, in spite of the fact that we had the responsibility of the trip, the children showed so much obedience, willingness and true club spirit that we had a most enjoyable time.
This camping trip proves again that local institutions, such as schools and churches can co-operate with the agricultural movement and all concerned be benefited.
Teachers who are interested in their community can do much to help the patrons as well as the pupils. The White school just south of Elkins is the social center for the patrons. The school has the most active club members of any in the county. There has been an active teacher at that school. Teachers of that type are in demand.
The assistance of Miss Lutie Cunningham and Rev. C. R. Montague, while at camp, was very keenly felt by all present. Rev. Montague helped us all in many ways, and I am sure he has made strong friends of every boy and girl in camp. Is that not worth while?
Every club member is glad to see Mr. W. H. Kendrick, who has charge of boy club work in West Virginia. He was there with his big boy laugh, good stories, new games etc. He wants to spend full time at Good Luck Camp in 1916.
We can best tell the success of the trip and the appreciation of those present by reading what they have to say:
"The luckiest thing we had to happen was the finding of a comfortable building to stay in. We named it Camp Good Luck because nothing went wrong." Arthur Smith.
"One of the things about the camp was that every one had to do his cooking. Every one had to wash his dishes. So nobody had to work too hard and it was all fun." Fred Nefflen.
"We certainly had a good time while in camp. The morning of the 29th we got in about 10 o'clock and we had no sooner got up then we saw a big rattle-snake near the camp. We killed it and skinned it and by measure it was 7 1/2 inches around and 4 feet 7 inches long. It had 9 rattlers and 1 button. That was the last snake we had the fun of killing, but we certainly had lots of fun and sport." Ralph McLaughlin.
"I very much enjoyed the camping trip. We had a big bon-fire in Mr. Kendrick's honor and he showed us moving pictures and he gave an interesting talk. I enjoyed it very much and would like to go again." Annie Haddix.
"I had a fine time fishing and catching fish, and had a better time swimming and playing on the raft, which was not very substantial, but it served the purpose, "being the source of much pleasure." Elmer D. Goddin.
"During the days spent at camp "Good Luck" we enjoyed swimming, fishing and cooking over camp fires and telling ghost stories around the fire at night. The boys of our camp built a log raft on which we had lots of tumbles, Rev. Montague as "Engineer." Altogether our camping was perfectly lovely, and we all want to join the club next year of [sic] possible." Mora Mabel McCue.
"Among the other nice things at camp, on July 30th we built a raft with the assistance of four good carpenters. Mr. Montague was the first one to test it, four of us got on it and the sport was great." Edgar L. Nefflen.
"I had a very good time when we went camping. The rattle-snake we killed was the largest I ever saw. The place we camped was very good. The name of the camp is Good Luck which is a good name. The cooking was the best as the boys had to do most of it. I hope we can go again soon." Dale Taylor.
"I had a good time chasing pigs away from camp Good Luck, and doing some other jolly things. I want to go again." Ralph Haddix.
"I very much enjoyed learning to swim, the rides on the raft, our fishing trips and the feasting. Our camp is rightly called camp Good Luck. I hope we can go again next year." Eva Irene Griffith.
"While we were at camp Good Luck we had a mud roast. The chicken was stuffed with potatoes, we dipped it in a hole of mud and put it in the fire. When it came fourth [sic] it was some good eating." Robert Haddix.
"The season's work in my tomato patch was well repaid by the joyous time spent in fishing, cooking, swimming and other sports heartily enjoyed in "Camp Good Luck." Margaret Sutherland.
"While we were camping the things which were much enjoyed were fishing, swimming, cooking. Everything done was fine and we rightfully named our camp "Good Luck." Freda Ward.
"That camp life presents a most spledid opportunity for some practical teaching has been again demonstrated by County Agent and Mrs. Shipman. The open seasame [sic] of the boy and girl heart is never so good as when living close to nature. To those who love to see a young life unfold, the water is never finer that [sic] when you go camping. If you have something you are anxious to drive home plan your programme and work it out with the children in camp. The girls learned something of the high ideals while they afforded the most excellent opportunity to teach the boys courtesy and manliness. Everything was fine. Just ask the boys and girls if it was not and ask them to tell you something they learned while in camp." Wm. H. Kendrick, State Leader in Charge of Boys' Clubs.
"If all your corn, potato and pig club boys and your tomato and poultry girls could have seen the good times we had in "Camp Good Luck" and all the trouble you and Mrs. Shipman took to make them enjoy themselves, I am sure none of them would have missed the trip.
I am sure also that next year there will be a lot who will be in the clubs with the camp as an inducement aside from the satisfaction of seeing crops grow.
It was simply three days of solid fun with Mr. Kendrick's lantern slides and interesting lectures thrown in for good measure.
I can not tell you how much I admire the sensible, unselfish and thoughtful way that you and Mrs. Shipman managed the whole thing.
In deed sentiments are expressed in the camp yell which we adopted:
'Rip-saw! Rip-saw! Rip-saw! Bang!
We belong to the Good Luck gang!
Hoo-raw! Hoo-raw! Hoo-raw ray!
We'll all come again some other day!'
I am certainly glad that three of my Sunday-school boys belonged to the Agricultural club and that they were kind enough to invite me to go to camp with them.
With every good wish for the success of your splendid work, I am,
Yours for another camp next year.
R. Cary Montague


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Thursday, January 21, 2010
Cleaning Out the HoseMaster's Mental Fridge
Wine was shown to help alleviate the symptoms of Tourette's Syndrome in mice. Fucking rodents.
Two of the thirteen allowed varieties in Chateauneuf-du-Pape are Creamy Ranch and Spicy Chipotle.
Botrytis cinerea originated in Robert Lawrence Balzer's sock drawer.
Right, from my sock drawer
Saumur-Champigny is named for the sounds Voltaire made sneezing.
The only wine dogs will drink is Gruner Veltliner because it reminds them of licking their own butt. Cats like Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc for the same reason.
James Suckling. James Suckling. James Suckling.
Scientists now believe life may once have existed in Lodi.
In a startling coincidence, Rachel Alexandra was named Horse of the Year in the same year her owner was named Horse's Ass of the Year! You can take that to the Banke.
French oak can result in tongue slivers. Or bung slivers.
Jesus converted water into wine. Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio does the opposite. And don't forget to attend ZAP on January 30th--Jesus died for our Zins.
There is a special Hell just for people who make Zin puns. Dante's Zinferno.
Before he was a world-renowned winemaking consultant, Michel Rolland was a leg model. Now he only occasionally has one to stand on.
All of the wines tasted for the California State Fair Wine Competition in 2009 were Yellow Tail Shiraz. It was awarded 15 Double Golds, 123 Gold Medals, 157 Silver Medals, 567 Bronze Medals, and Miss Congeniality. It did best in the "Chardonnay $14.99 and Under" category.
In the altar wine winemaking process, yeast converts sugar to Roman Catholicism.
In a patented and highly secret process, the alcohol levels of Napa Valley Cabernets are routinely lowered through the use of spinning cones and human bladders. Avoid using tasting room toilets.
In order to help the notoriously late-ripening Mourvedre, BioDynamic winemakers in California venture out into the vineyards in October and sing, "The sun'll come out, Mataro, so you better hang on till tomorrow, come what may! Mataro, Mataro, I love you, Mataro, you're always a day away!"
7 comments:
- Charlie Olken said...
I usually warm up my leftovers in a microwave. What did you do to resuscitate this group of spicy tidbits?
Brilliant stuff that covers so many areas of comedy from lampooning to satire to exaggeration to sarcasm. And so much laugh out loud material.
I would stand in awe, but it would hurt my back leaning over to read the computer screen--so I sit in awe.
- January 21, 2010 at 12:34 PM
- Thomas said...
I beg to differ on the Santa Margherita thought: water has a taste.
- January 21, 2010 at 1:24 PM
- Ron Washam said...
Hey Charlie,
My leftovers are best served cold. I resuscitate them with great reluctance, and cardiac arrest paddles.
Thanks for the kind words. "Brilliant" is a little much, but I'll take it.
See you at ZAP! I hope.
Tasted blind in the finest traditions of Steve Heimoff, could one tell the difference between water and Santa Margherita? I guess so. One would be cold, refreshing, and delicious; the other has alcohol.
- January 21, 2010 at 4:33 PM
- Samantha Dugan said...
Heimoff would give the water a 94 and tell us all that water would never have sold without his high ranking....
- January 21, 2010 at 6:35 PM
I was once a big fan of the Val d'Aosta red wine made of Petit Rouge (amongst others)...this was Torrette's Syndrome according to Italian sommeliers. (not to be confused with an appreciation of Lodi red wines...an awful "Zindrome.")
When Allen Meadows sneezes it sounds like "Echezeaux."
Not sure if this is true, but supposedly a UC Davis study showed that Brettanomyces originated in Robert Parker's drawers...
Suckling Pig. Suckling Pig. Suckling Pig.
I suspect Lodi enologists (if you want to give them 'credit') are aware of the slivers from French oak which explains why they stave off the temptation to use real wooden barrels and simply add sawdust to their vinous cocktails.
Jess Jackson deserves a lot of credit for launching all those wine brands..."Back Acre" and its second label, "Tooth Acre," "Pepi du Chat," "AutoMoto" and its declassified wine, "Quasimoto," "Geode" (yet another sort of self-aggrandizing label), etc. Then JJ has a label called "Tiz" so that when he tastes it, Puff Daddy will know when the bottle is unveiled that, in fact, "Tiz Wine." Brilliant.
- January 23, 2010 at 10:34 AM
- Puff Daddy said...
Ah, yes, Anon 1, the king of the one-liners. I do miss tasting with him, although I never did understand why he came to my tastings with a bag over his head. I mean, blind tasting does not mean that the tasters are blind, just the wine. Of course, he always insisted that being Anon meant he had to taste that way also.
Buying wine at his shop is always fun. You don't know whether you are in a wine store or a left-over from Halloween.
- January 23, 2010 at 5:23 PM
- D J R-S said...
Wow. Leftovers dished for revenge? Deep, man.
(Or would that be 'Revenge dished as/for leftovers?' --English as second language *does* lead me up the occasional dead-end creek of idiomatic mixed metaphor...)
- January 25, 2010 at 5:54 PM


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MONTECASSINO — Pope Benedict XVI yesterday paid a visit to the Polish military cemetery in Montecassino, Italy. The prayer he recited there for all those who have fallen in any war seems appropriate to share today when the United States marks Memorial Day.
Here is the English translation of the pope's prayer from the Vatican Information Service:
O God, our Father,
endless source of life and peace,
welcome into Your merciful embrace
the fallen of the war that raged here,
the fallen of all wars that have bloodied the earth.
Grant that they may enjoy the light that does not fail,
which, in the reflection of Your splendor,
illumines the consciences of all men and women of good will.
You, Who in Your Son Jesus Christ gave suffering humanity
a glorious witness of Your love for us,
You, Who in our Lord Christ
gave us the sign of a suffering that is never in vain,
but fruitful in Your redeeming power,
grant those who yet suffer
for the blind violence of fratricidal wars
the strength of the hope that does not fade,
the dream of a definitive civilization of life,
the courage of a real and daily activity of peace.
Give us your Paraclete Spirit
so that the men of our time
may understand that the gift of peace
is much more precious than any corruptible treasure,
and that while awaiting the day that does not end
we are all called to be builders of peace for the future of Your children.
Make all Christians more convinced witnesses of life,
the inestimable gift of Your love,
You Who live and reign for ever and ever


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Christopher Teller is a Natural Nutritionist and a graduated of the Bauer's College of Nutrition, which is located in San Rafael, California. He has written over 225 natural remedy health articles that appear throughout the Internet. He now has over 43 natural remedy e-books on a variety of health issues. He now lives in the Philippines, where he is writing more health books and with the help of a small office is promoting these books so that you become aware of them.


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AmeriCan Multifamily Alliance Group is a Multifamily Acquisition Company specializing in medium to large size properties. Our Team of Professionals has a long track record of success in the multifamily sector. AmeriCan Multifamily Alliance Group owners have bought, sold, managed, rehabbed, and built hundreds of units over the past 20 years.
We currently own and self-manage the following properties in the Dallas, TX market. We plan to double our market share in the next 24 months: The following projects were purchased in distress and currently operate as stabilized projects with our ownership:
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The members of ICMI are neither individuals nor organizations, agencies, etc., but countries. Member states are of two categories.
All the countries which are member states of IMU are automatically members of ICMI as well. The membership of IMU for a given country is monitored and controlled by a so-called Adhering Organization, AO, (typically, the national academy of science, the national mathematical society, or suchlike) which in turn appoints a National Committee for Mathematics, CM, to be responsible for the executive aspects of the relations with the IMU.
However, ICMI may, with the approval of the Executive Committee of IMU, co-opt on an individual basis, as so-called non-IMU members, countries which for some reason or another are unable to join the IMU. In considering a non-IMU country?s application for membership in ICMI, the ICMI Executive Committee places emphasis on evidence of coordinated involvement of the major relevant interested parties in mathematics education within the country at issue, such as organizations of university and research mathematicians, of researchers in mathematics education, of mathematics teachers, and so forth, according to the specific circumstances. If the application is successful, a body (normally, the body responsible for the application) will be identified as an equivalent of the AO of that country with respect to ICMI.
There are currently 72 members states of ICMI. Each member state, whether an IMU country or not, is entitled to appoint a National Representative.
ICMI, as a commission, is defined by two constituent components: the Executive Committee (EC) of ICMI, elected by the General Assembly of IMU for a four-year term, and the National Representatives of the member states, appointed by or on behalf of the AO or the CM of their respective countries. The EC and the National Representatives together constitute the General Assembly of ICMI, which is summoned every four year in conjunction with the quadrennial International Congresses on Mathematical Education (ICMEs). Representatives of the so-called ICMI Affiliated Study Groups are invited to attend the GAs without the right to vote.
In quite a few countries, national Sub-Commissions of ICMI have been established with the dual purpose of providing an organized forum for exchange of information and for dealing with issues of mathematics education at a national level, and of offering an interface between that level and the international mathematics education community as represented by ICMI. In cases when a national Sub-Commission exists, the National Representative to ICMI is one of its members, often the chairperson of the Sub-Commission.


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Decor Dreams
By Kate Wilson - 1:36 PM
After what seems like years of procrastination I'm finally getting around to redecorating my bedroom and my workspace. Now this is where blogs and Pinterest really come into their own. The wealth of inspiration (or perhaps more of an excuse to procrastinate depending on how you look at it) is amazing and I'm keeping online & offline scrap books of ideas to keep in mind. Yes, my name is Kate and I have become a decor addict.
Now here are the kind of things I aspire to. A clean, calm room where I can find everything.
In reality though I'm pretty sure it will be organised chaos with a healthy dose of kitsch thrown in.
These are a good starting point for that!


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An abundance of new ready made Regency era items now in the shop!
Silk weskits, a pinner apron, spencers and pelisses, dresses galore, jackets,
chemisettes, petticoats and more!
Have fun browsing! I would love to hear which is your favorite item!
Wow!! I LOVE the lavender dotted dress!! Good job!!
I want all of them!! The are so pretty. I so wish that custom charges didn't exist and then I could buy them! You are a really talented seamstress. :)
Mmm... I'm loving that Regency morning jacket. So lovely!
Amazing work, as always=D
Can't choose. Brava! :)
Oh. My. Goodness!! I'm simply drooling over the keyboard looking at all these lovely items! It so makes me want to come over and dress up and have tea! :) And talk in very proper accents, of course. ;)
These are all SO very lovely!!! :) Your customers will be very lucky indeed. :):)
They are so pretty. Good job.


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Because of social media and texting, word spread with lightning speed throughout Bedford High School and the community Thursday afternoon that popular student and athlete Colton Durbin had died.
Because of social media and texting, word spread with lightning speed throughout Bedford High School and the community Thursday afternoon that popular student and athlete Colton Durbin had died.
David Scott, who was substitute teaching in football coach Jeff Wood?s classroom, said it took a matter of seconds for virtually the entire student body to learn about Colton?s death.
?I have never seen social media work so fast,? he said. ?Everyone in the school knew he passed away.?
RELATED: Bedford mourns football player's death
There are almost 1,700 students who attend BHS. Colton was a starter on the football team and tonight the game between the Mules and Jefferson will go on. All other events Thursday night, including the district?s board of education meeting, were canceled.
Assistant Supt. Edward Manuszak said there was discussion of canceling today?s varsity football game, but the Durbin family wanted it to be played. Mr. Manuszak said the scene inside the school Thursday was emotional because so many students were crying and upset at Colton?s death.
?Our prayers and thoughts go out to Colton?s family regarding their loss,? Mr. Manuszak said in a statement. ?It truly is a loss for our community.?
The Bedford Football Moms? Facebook page kept updates while Colton was in the hospital. He was severely injured Wednesday morning when his car struck the rear of a garbage truck on Samaria Rd.
Several updates on the Bedford Moms? Facebook page were posted, including results of surgeries and details involving the teen?s aorta and how doctors were trying to save his leg.
?Colton is still fighting,? one post read. ?He had been read last rites, and his parents were told that he would not make it through the night. Since then, he has made it through another heart surgery.?
Around 11:30 a.m. Thursday, students quickly began receiving and forwarding text messages that Colton had died. About an hour later, the school announced on the public address system that he had passed.
Mr. Scott said the school?s hallways and cafeteria, typically a bastion of activity and noise, were eerily quiet.
?You could hear a pin drop,? he said. ?Every kid in the school was affected by it.?
The Monroe County Sheriff?s Office investigated the accident. A press release Thursday night said the official time of death was 4:23 p.m.


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This is an applied climate science course with the aim to provide a broad working knowledge of the Earth's atmospheric environment. The course deals with pollution and resource issues pertinent to a career in environmental management. Topics include climate system components; climate resources for agriculture; forestry and renewable energy; air pollution and meteorology; anthropogenic drivers of atmospheric and climate changes; climate data resources; the scientific basis of greenhouse gas inventories; and atmospheric models to aid decision making. Biweekly assignments consist of problem sets, data manipulation, inventory scenarios, and model simulations. Students develop skill sets for handling atmospheric data and interpreting atmospheric models. Students also gain experience with state-of-the-art greenhouse gas inventory systems and the latest IPCC climate model products. Three hours lecture. Midterm exam/term paper. Group project.


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Neovault needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 52 designs submitted by 18 freelance designers.
Etikidsworld.com - "Earth friendly products to teach our children"
I am a small business owner and mother who believes that we must teach the young generation sustainability. I have developed a simple line a products that will empower parents to teach their children from the time they are infants how to conserve, reuse, and recycle. The line of products are made from all natural or recycled materials, and carry a strong message of environmental awareness.
The target audience are parents who have young children that are still developing their views, values and perceptions of the world. These parents subscribe to the notion that the earth is under siege, and we need to take action to save it. Values drive actions, and our parents/audience want to inculcate the values in their children that will lead to earth friendly actions throughout the rest of their lives. And so we want to provide them with a line of products that support this approach to raising the next generation on the planet.
The logo should have a visual representation of the earth in all iterations. This is the one strict requirement.
Other suggestions would be to visually represent the young generation of 'kids' maybe with some kind of silhouette. Other than that its up to the designers interpretation.
On a more abstract level we would like the logo to convey some of the following key words: kid friendly, organic, eco-friendly, all natural, teaching etiquette, wholesome, earth friendly.
A couple of tag lines that can be incorporated into the logo:
- "Their world . . . our responsibility"
- "Earth friendly products to teach our children"
We will be using the logo heavily to drive the brand, so it should be iconic or at least translate well to an iconic version.
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Mayor Don Wesely and the Gallup Organization invite the public to a discussion on tolerance Saturday, January 15, 2000 in honor of the celebration of Martin Luther King's birthday. The event is set for 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Education Center at Gallup's corporate headquarters, 301 S. 68th Street, Lincoln.
The Gallup Organization will present these discussions across the nation in 2000, and the Lincoln event will be the pilot for this year-long project.
The discussion will be moderated by composer, author and educator Mark Williams, a 1998 winner of the Global Tolerance Award given by the Friends of the United Nations for excellence in the promotion of multicultural understanding. Williams is the composer and lyricist of "One Song, Many Voices," the theme song for the U.N.'s International Day of Tolerance, which is set for November 16, 2000, and for millennium celebrations. He is the founder of Markus Communications and Bookmark Entertainment.
"This is a great opportunity for Lincoln area residents to come together to discuss the important issue of tolerance," Mayor Wesely said. "Our community faces rapid change and growth in the 21st century. Building greater understanding among our diverse citizens is one of the keys to moving forward together as one community."
The dialogue will be conducted using an innovative multi-media approach based on a video of "One Song, Many Voices," performed by Vanessa Williams and introduced by actor Christopher Reeve. The dialogue also incorporates taped interviews with recognized leaders including Horace Deets of the AARP, Julian Bond of the NAACP, Anne Bryant of the National School Boards Association and Becky Cain of the League of Women Voters.
The event is free, and no pre-registration is required.
Media note: A photo of Mark Williams is available on request. To arrange an interview with him, contact Cindy Prucha at the Mayor's Office, 441-7511.


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Jets coach Rex Ryan was asked on Thursday night whether new cornerback Dee Milliner or veteran Antonio Cromartie is the replacement for Darrelle Revis in the Jets' defense. Ryan answered none of the above.
"Nobody replaces Revis," Ryan said.
But Ryan said he's excited about what the Jets can do on defense by pairing Cromartie and Milliner.
"We want Cro to be Cro and we want to Dee Milliner to be himself," Ryan said. "That's it. He's a great football player. All these guys are. They don't have to worry about trying to be compared to Darrelle Revis. Darrelle is certainly a great player. I think both these two guys, obviously with Cro making the Pro Bowl last year, and we'll see with this young man. All he needs to do is be the guy we drafted, that's be himself, and we'll be more than happy with that."
Ryan said the Jets were thrilled that Milliner was still available for them to take with the ninth overall pick in the draft, and he's also thrilled that Sheldon Richardson was available for the Jets at No. 13.
"I think everybody is surprised, every team in the league is [thinking], 'I'm surprised that this guy was there,'" Ryan said. "These two players that we got, I think and we'll all see soon enough when we get out there, but when John mentions these are impactful players, I believe he's exactly right. These two guys are going to make an impact for us. We love what they bring to the defense – the kind of mentality that both these young men play with are the same traits that we look for in all of our players, but they certainly play like a Jet."
The last year has been rough on Ryan and the Jets, but he sees a bright future in his two new players.


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Hyperactivity means there is too much muscle activity.
Hyperactivity is also used to describe a situation when a part of your body is too active, such as when a gland makes too much of a hormone.
See also:
Alternative Names
Activity – increased; Hyperkinetic behavior
Hyperactive behavior usually refers to constant activity, being easily distracted, impulsiveness, inability to concentrate, aggressiveness, and similar behaviors.
Typical behaviors may include:
- Fidgeting or constant moving
- Wandering
- Talking too much
- Difficulty participating in quiet activities (such as reading)
Hyperactivity is not easily defined. It often depends on the observer. Behavior that seems excessive to one person may not seem excessive to another. However, certain children — when compared to others — are clearly far more active, which can become a problem if it interferes with school work or making friends.
Hyperactivity is often considered more of a problem for schools and parents than it is for the child. However, many hyperactive children are unhappy or even depressed. Hyperactive behavior may make a child a target for bullying, or make it harder to connect with other children. Schoolwork may be more difficult. Kids who are hyperactive are frequently punished for their behavior.
Excessive movement (hyperkinetic behavior) often decreases as the child grows older. It may disappear entirely by adolescence.
Common Causes
- Attention deficit disorder
- Brain or
central nervous systemdisorders
- Emotional disorders
- Hyperthyroidism
Home Care
A child who is normally very active often responds well to specific directions and a program of regular physical activity. A child with a hyperactivity disorder, on the other hand, has a hard time following directions and controlling impulses.
Call your health care provider if
- Your child seems persistently hyperactive.
- Your child is very active, aggressive, impulsive, and has difficulty concentrating.
- Your child's activity level is causing social difficulties, or difficulty with schoolwork.
What to expect at your health care provider's office
The doctor or nurse will perform a physical exam and ask questions about the symptoms and medical history, such as:
- Is this a new behavior for the child, or has the child always been very active?
- Is the behavior getting worse?
- Exactly what behavior have you noticed?
- Is the child physically active?
- Is the child easily distracted?
- Does the child have trouble following directions?
- Have you noticed anything that makes the child more or less active?
- Is the child more active at school than at home?
- What other symptoms are present?
The doctor or nurse may recommend a complete psychological evaluation. There may also be a review of the home and school environments.


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High speed rail isn't just an efficient, low-carbon way to get from point A to point B — it might just help your love life too! A new survey from Taiwan reports that the high speed rail line between Taipei in northern Taiwan to Kaohsiung in the south has helped keep romances alive and bring long-distance couples together. The survey also reveals how pleased people are with the high speed rail line and how it has improved their life overall. The Taiwan rail line is quickly approaching it's 1 millionth customer, who will soon be awarded with a free unlimited pass for rail service for a whole year.
The survey polled 1,601 people in 22 cities and counties in Taiwan who use the high speed rail line from Taipei to Kaohsiung. It shows that 17.3 percent said the rail system's convenience has saved romantic relationships for themselves, their friends or relatives. The 90 minute train ride, which would take four and a half hours with a conventional train, is making up for lost time with lovers. Being able to travel faster is much more convenient and makes it easier to visit your sweetheart more often.
Additionally, the survey shows that train riders can live away from their place of work, are more willing to travel longer distances, and are more willing to visit friends. The high speed trains allow for more leisure time, and riders report that they spend their time on the train reading, taking naps, appreciating the scenery, chatting with friends, and listening to music. As for their dislikes, the riders' biggest complaints are about people who talk loudly, small children who make noise, people talking on their cell phones, and food smells.
The train service is nearing the celebration of its 1 millionth customer since the line started in 2007. That person will receive an unlimited pass for a year to ride the train, and the persons both before and after will receive a one month pass.
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It took me half a day preparing the soup and stuffed the fillings into the beancurds and others but it really worth it. At least they finished all of it and even drank all the soup..:) And the most satisfying words from my daughter..."Yummy, I like this mummy"!!
Ingredients for the fillings:
200g Mackerel ( I used spanish mackerel) ~ Scraped out the flesh, make into small balls and soaked i salt water
50g minced pork (with fats)
2 tsps salted fish (panfry & mashed)
dash of pepper and salt to taste
~ Drain the fish paste and mix into minced pork. Mix in pepper and salt to taste. Set aside.
Ingredients for the soup:
The above Mackerel bone
50g yellow beans
5-6 cups water
1 tbsp fish sauce
~ Toast the yellow beans until slightly brown and washed clean.
~ Pan fry the fish bone and beans with a little oil until fragnant.
~ Pour in water and bring to boil. At low heat simmer for 30 mins.
Stuffed the fillings in all the prepared taufu, brinjals, bitter gourd, red chili, lady fingers...etc.
You can even make the fillings into small balls like fish balls. Then pan fry with some oil before putting them into the pot of soup. Note that for the white tau fu, just pan fry where the fillings were been stuffed.
Then about the brinjals, splash some light soy sauce in the pan when its almost done. Dish up and its ready to serve.
This dish is nice to serve with white steamed rice or noodles. Of course its good enough to go by its own...:)
We had a wonderful dinner last night and we were too full to have any desserts..hehe! Guess my daughter was the most happiest one, besides her favorite meal she had a big surprise gift from her daddy's trip! Me ah...a few packs of pepper...:(


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Merzouga is a village in the Sahara Desert in Morocco, on the edge of Erg Chebbi, a 50km long and 5km wide set of sand dunes that reach up to 350m high. Most people are here to take a camel safari into the dunes, and to get a taste of remote (tourism-influenced) Berber life.
Winter months (November to February) are cool but sunny, with daily high temperatures only slightly over 10 C, and cold nights. Spring until April is pleasant, with temperatures from 25 C up to 30 C in the afternoons, and with cool nights. Summer months are hot. In winter and spring there is occasional short rain or drizzle (a couple of days per month, on average), but heavy rain is unusual. Best time to visit Merzouga is February to April.
The local population is Berber, and generally welcoming and friendly.
Get in
Access to Merzouga is through Rissani.
From Marrakech, drive over the Atlas mountains to Ourzazate, with overnight stops in at least two of Ouarzazate or Ait Benhaddou, Boumalne du Dades, and Tinerhir. After Tinerhir head either to Erfoud and then Rissani, or for a less used alternative route, head south to Alnif and then Rissani. Most of the roads are quite scenic, with the Alnif-Rissani section scenic desert without villages.
From Fez, drive South to Erfoud (1 day) and then Rissani.
Once in Rissani, drive through the town and follow the road Southeast for 40km (24 miles) to Merzouga. In recent years, the road to Merzouga has been asphalted and also to Taouz, a southern military border town (foreigners cannot cross here). The short access roads (1 or 2km long) from the main road to the hotels alongside the sand dunes are normally not asphalted, but well maintained. There is now an asphalt road to Hassi Lybed, a smaller village about 4km before Merzouga.
From Rissani to Merzouga, a grand taxi or van is MAD10/12. If you don't want to wait for other people to fill your grand taxi, pay MAD60. If you arrive before sunrise (if you come on the 06:00-07:00bus from Fez) you can pay up to MAD00dh for a grand taxi.
Beware of guides in Rissani or Erfoud who offer to take you to Merzouga for MAD5 each, but instead strand you at their auberge 20km north of the village. If you decline their offers of camel rides and lodging, it is often quite difficult (and expensive) to make your way back to town. For example, they might ask you if you want to go to Merzouga desert or Merzouga village, so most people say desert and then are driven to the middle of nowhere.
You can also fly to Ouarzazate from Casablanca, then continue to Erfoud, Rissani and Merzouga.
There are also weekly flights into Errachidia, about 2 hours north of Merzouga by car.
Supratours buses from Marrakech and also from Fez have daily trips that stop in Merzouga village.
There are also public buses going to Errachidia and Rissani from Marrakech main bus station near medina. This option is cheaper then Supratours, you don't stop at overpriced restaurants in the middle of nowhere, but with less comfort. Then there is another bus from Errachidia to Rissani, if the time is not convenient take a grand taxi. In Errachidia, there is a taxi station 5 min walking distance from bus station.
If you're continuing on to one of the small villages nearby, such as Hassi Labied, the usual tourist price is a fairly steep MAD50 (total, not per person) for the short 5 km drive. Beware that overnight buses may sometimes arrive more than an hour early, putting you in Merzouga before sunrise. If this happens, you may find yourself with no cabs available, so be prepared to wait for someone to arrive.
Tour operators can arrange 4x4s with driver/guides from Marrakech or Casablanca and back.
Get around
The only way to get around Merzouga village is on foot. It's fairly small and easily walkable, but you'll likely want to avoid the midday heat during the unbearably hot summer months. The things worth seeing are either the dunes next to the village, or require transportation (car, 4WD, quad, or motorbike) outside the village.
Sunrise/sunset over the dunes. Folk dances and black G'naui music. Visits to villages near Merzouga inhabited by Senegalese musicians and dancers such as Khamlia can be arranged with some guides, ask at your hotel.
Best activity is walking on the dunes on foot.
Other activities include off-road driving with 4x4, motorbike, or camels. Camel safaris include overnight stays on permanent "nomad" settlements in the middle or the other side of the dunes (as visible on aerial photos of Merzouga).
Birding is possible in spring when the lake next to Merzouga village fills with water, with migrating birds stopping by.
Most people eat meals at their lodge, but a few basic restaurants are scattered around the town if you are in need.
Get out
Supra Tour Buses now travel from the centre of Merzouga village north to Meknes, Fes and also over to Ouarzazate and then Marrakech. The bus has many stops on the way so if you wish to visit Todra Gorge, Dades valley, Ait Ben Haddaou or Ourzazate, it is possible, but the bus won't wait for you and as it runs only once a day you will have to arrange an accomodation for a night. You can check the timetable at ONCF webpage http://www.oncf.ma/Pages/Accueil.aspx. There might be also public buses running between the towns, you need to check the schedule at the local bus station. Beware these ones might not be as comfortable and safe! The bus for Fes leaves Merzouga at 19:00 and arrives around 4-5 in the morning in front of the train station in Fes (MAD190). The bus for Marrakech via Er-Rachidia and Ouarzazate leaves at 08:00.
Stay safe