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What did you do this past weekend? Did you sit around in the dark for an hour on Saturday night, by chance?
I didn't. I was at a friend's housewarming party where just about every appliance large and small (including not one, but two crockpots) electronic gadget and gizmo (a ginormous plasma TV playing "The Never Ending Story" on mute with Britney Spears blasting in the background made for an odd combo) and light fixture (requisite not-so-moody party lighting) in my friend's one-bedroom apartment was switched to "on." Instead of a melamine platter, I should have given my friend a check for $20 to cover the spike in his utility bills as a housewarming gift.
I know that I'm not the only one who didn't spend Earth Hour in a dark room contemplating the effects of global warming. Instead, I spent the evening contemplating whether I should risk losing my seat on the couch to go to the kitchen for another deviled egg.
I also know I'm not the only one who wondered if Earth Hour should even exist as, once again, the World Wildlife Fund-sponsored event generated some backlash. This year, websites ranging from TreeHugger to GOOD published posts questioning the effectiveness and livelihood of the 4-year-old event. GOOD's Ben Jervey wrote that he believes Earth Hour "does more damage than good" while agreeing with Green Biz's Joel Makeower on the point that:
Turning off the lights for one hour seems a meek and hollow gesture, a feel-good measure that may fleetingly raise awareness, but does little to educate or change long-term habits, let alone 'take control over the future of our planet.' It is, simply put, a media event in search of actual content.
So with all this talk of turning off the lights to help combat climate change, how exactly are Americans faring when it comes to non-symbolic household energy conservation? According to the results of a Harris Poll released last week, not too shabby, although we do have a ways to go in some areas.
The poll, conducted online between Feb. 14 and Feb. 21, 2011 among 3,171 adults, found that six in 10 (61 percent) of Americans consider themselves savvy when it comes to energy issues, specifically knowing about sources of electrical power and improving energy efficiency at home. This is a 2 percent raise from 2009, when 59 percent of Americans claimed that they were knowledgeable about energy issues.
On the household energy efficiency front, eight in 10 Americans (84 percent) claim that they conserve energy by switching off lights and appliances when not in use. Sixty percent say that they've replaced incandescent bulbs with CFLs while 53 percent say that they've purchased EnergyStar appliances. Fifty-one percent of Americans claim to take shorter showers or wash clothing in cold water to reduce hot water usage.
The percentages drop significantly when it comes to more involved home improvement projects. According to the poll, only between 29 percent and 38 percent of those surveyed have installed low-flow faucets or showerheads, sealed gaps, changed air filters or used weather stripping to block air leaks. Only 25 percent of those polled have added insulation to an attic, crawlspace or exterior wall. Eleven percent of Americans polled have conducted a home energy audit or evaluation. Additionally, less than half of all Americans (56 percent) know what a smart grid is.
When it comes to being knowledgeable about energy sources, less than half of Americans (42 percent) say the benefits outweigh the risks of nuclear energy with 37 percent saying the risks outweigh the benefits. Twenty-one percent weren't sure. Sixty-nine percent agreed that nuclear power plant waste is a national issue. And to be clear, the poll took place before the devastating earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan thrust the dangers of nuclear power into the spotlight.
Interesting stuff. Read the full results of the poll here. Do these figures seem about right to you?
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During offseason workouts, the Eagles experimented with wide receiver Jeremy Maclin as a punt returner.
With Maclin lost for the season on Saturday with a torn ACL, he obviously won't be fielding any kicks. The team has Damaris Johnson, who did the job for much of last season, but they appear to be reaching further back into the past for a returner this season.
DeSean Jackson, who returned four punts for touchdowns in his first three seasons, said Saturday that he's back on the top of the punt return depth chart after returning just one kick last season.
"I'm very excited about that," Jackson said, via the Philadelphia Inquirer. "Able to go out there once again, help the offense get in great field position and things like that. Something I'm looking forward to."
While Jackson's dynamism as a punt returner can't be denied, it's worth watching to see if Maclin's injury winds up changing the Eagles' plans at all. Jackson's likely to be an even bigger focus of the passing game with Maclin out of the lineup and the additional workload (and risk of injury) could lead the Eagles to pick and choose their spots with Jackson more than they might have planned.

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The kids spoiled the party.
A late addition to the inaugural Lizzie Borden Softball Classic, the Mass Wildcats ran the table and capped the tourney as champions after Sunday's 6-1 victory over the Rhode Island Thunder.
The kids spoiled the party.
A late addition to the inaugural Lizzie Borden Softball Classic, the Mass Wildcats ran the table and capped the tourney as champions after Sunday's 6-1 victory over the Rhode Island Thunder.
In what was supposed to be a five-team field, the Cats were added as a sixth earlier this week after their tournament in Uxbridge was canceled. All they did was go 5-0 and emerge champions.
The Lizzie Borden Softball Classic, under the direction of Durfee softball coach John Ferreira, is a U16 tourney, but both the Wildcats and the Thunder were U14 teams looking to play up a level.
"Our pitcher is 12," said Wildcats coach Kathy Tracy, whose team is made up of mostly players from Berkley and Dighton. "Half the team is. We always feel that the game is no different, no matter what the age is. We feel if we play our game, we'll let the rest take care of itself."
Wildcats pitcher Vanessa Nightingale threw no-hit ball through six innings before surrendering three straight singles in the seventh that led to the Thunder's lone run.
Nightingale, who struck out seven and didn't allow a walk, was unaware of her no-hitter.
"I didn't even know I had one," said Nightingale, who had an 18-strikeout performance in a middle school game this year.
"She's a very hard worker and has ice water in her veins," Tracy said. "You don't usually see that in kids her age."
The Cats struck for a run in the first on an RBI groundout by Sara Poor and then added another in the third when Lindsay Chubbuck smacked the first of her two triples and came around to score on a single by Julia Coute that made it 2-0.
Chubbuck, unfazed by playing against older competition in the tourney, went 3-for-4 to lead the Wildcats offense.
"You just need to be confident and not doubt yourself," said Chubbuck, who just turned 13. "When you doubt yourself, it could cost you a game."
The Wildcats struck for two more runs in the fourth on a Lauren Tracy run-scoring single and a bases-loaded walk to Poor. It could have been worse for the Thunder, but Alex Soqui came in to pitch out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam and got the next two Cats to pop up to end the inning.
Chubbuck accounted for her team's final two runs in the sixth inning with a two-run triple. The inning ended when she was thrown out at the plate while attempting to stretch it into a home run.
Emily Piergustavo singled to left to lead the seventh for the Thunder's first hit and Soqui followed with another single. Lauren Manis drove home a run with the third straight hit off Nightingale, who ended the game by retiring the next three batters in order.
Emily Stevens also had two hits for the winners.
The game was twice delayed by lightning, the first coming after the first inning and the second in the bottom of the fourth.
Mike Thomas is the sports editor of The Herald News. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @NostraThomasHN.


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So i have from now one individual stones listed in Jnat aria with actual size and picture of actual stone you get !
Also i have some news that we got some super cool Green Aotos some of you have them already i sold them to some people as Red!
They was from the same mine and strata as Red Aoto but bit lower so it is harder and dish much slower, Also it is bit finer then Red one.
Speed sems to be same !
I got more of Green Aotos now then Red. But again we bought Hole stock of the green ones but there is not as many as there was with Red !
All Green and Red Will be listed as individual stone from now on.
Here are some pictures of Aotos listed in the store NOW !
Green Aotos
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Sears House under the Milky Way
A nearly 100 year old abandoned Sears House (yes, you used to be able to buy a house from Sears and assemble it yourself) underneath the Milky Way.
Taiban Church Under the Stars
The abandoned Taiban Church under the stars.
The Alien Throne
The Alien Throne in the Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness of New Mexico. The landscape here appears to be something from a sci-fi movie set.
Mother Nature put on a show with this thunderstorm outside Roswell, NM. The sheer power is stunning.
Only in New Mexico
Only in New Mexico do you find signs like this on rural highways. And yes, the sign is real. Remember - we are not alone.
Monsoon Lightning
Nice monsoon storm outside of Albuquerque, NM, Aug '18.
Enchanted Mesa and the Milky Way
Enchanted Mesa rises above the desert and seems to reach the stars.
Enchanted Mesa Illuminated
Enchanted Mesa, on the Acoma Reservation, is illuminated as the Milky Way shines bright.
Gateway to the Stars
A ranch gate outlines Cabezon Peak which rises almost 1100' above the ground in the NM desert as the Milky Way shines above.
Bisti Hoodoos
More Hoodoos in the Bisti Badlands (also known as the De-Na-Zin Wilderness) in New Mexico. The clouds weren't cooperating as they were hiding the stars.
Full Moon Crossing
The Full Moon rising over a lonely railroad crossing in the New Mexico desert.
The Alien Throne in the Bisti Badlands of New Mexico. The landscape here looks like something out of a sci-fi movie. The clouds were covering up the stars this evening but I still like how this pic turned out.
Albuquerque Skyline
The Albuquerque skyline shines underneath the Milky Way in this composite image. Light pollution keeps the majority of Americans from being able to view the night sky in great detail, get out and away from the city when you can and look up!
Light Trails
Shooting the night sky on a lonely highway and decided to turn towards the road and take the picture as a semi-trailer drove by. His lights made for an interesting effect.
Pump Jack
A pump jack pumps oil in the Permian Basin. With so many clouds that evening I didn't think I'd get any good star shots but the clouds reflected the nearby town lights and made for an interesting effect and parted just enough to show the core of the Milky Way.
The core of the Milky Way shines bright. The night sky can fill you with wonder if you get away from the City and watch the night sky.
Trestle Bridge and Milky Way
Staring up through the old Hwy 60 Rio Puerco Bridge in rural New Mexico at the Milky Way.
Lightning Storm
Another shot from the monsoon storm outside Roswell, NM.
Exploring an alien world one never knows what they will find...
This is actually Earth. The Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness in New Mexico looks like the surface of another planet. Thank you to my friend in the astronaut suit, and yes - the skeleton is real and was already out there.
Saguaro and the Stars
A lonely saguaro cactus stands tall and proud underneath the Milky Way in Arizona outside Phoenix.
Yucca and Full Moon 2
The Full Moon has now risen over the mountains on the horizon and darkness has settled over White Sands National Monument in NM.
Moon Rise
The moon rises over the Sandia Mountains and casts a reflection across the Rio Grande.
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Farming and Herding in Eastern Africa: Archaeological and Historical Perspectives
Freda Nkirote M'Mbogori
The inception of agriculture in eastern Africa is a major topic of discussion among Africanist archaeologists, although very sparse evidence exists. Questions range from whether domestication was a local invention or whether it was introduced from the Near East, Asia, or elsewhere outside of Africa. These questions have remained unanswered because wild progenitors and models of the spread of African domesticates are yet to be established using undisputable data. The paucity of direct data has therefore necessitated the use of objects of material culture such as pottery, beads, burial cairns, architectural structures, and so on as indicators of pastoralism and cereal farming. In addition to the origins of African domesticates, research in eastern Africa has concerned itself with questions of farming technologies from later archaeological and historical times to the present. The remains of elaborate farming systems with extensive irrigation networks have drawn considerable attention. Though not unchanged, some of these farming systems remain in contemporary use in Kenya, Tanzania, and Ethiopia.
The Swahili in the African and Indian Ocean Worlds to c. 1500
Abdul Sheriff
The East African coast is an interface between the continental world of Africa and the maritime world of the Indian Ocean, and the monsoons provided a convenient wind system to link them. It was inhabited by a littoral society that was best placed to play a leading role in economic, social, and cultural interaction, including intermarriage, between the two worlds. Its written history goes back at least to the beginning of the Contemporary Era, and it can be termed Swahili from the beginning of the second millennium when this branch of the Bantu languages spread down the coast to give it linguistic unity. Its speakers were organized in towns and villages from southern Somalia to northern Mozambique, which developed into city-states when there were major upturns in international trade and were integrated in the wider Indian Ocean world. The citizens spoke an "elegant" language that was further embellished through its interactions with Arabic and other Indian Ocean languages and literature. Islam spread with that trade, and mosques became a prominent part of the archaeological remains along the Swahili coast. In the process, the Swahili became thoroughly cosmopolitan. Any attempt to disentangle the different strands, "oriental" or "African"—which are two sides of the dense cultural fabric of the littoral people—is bound to be futile. They are two sides of the Swahili coin. This civilization was partially disrupted by the entry of the Portuguese in the 16th century when they tried to divert the spice trade to their channel around the Cape of Good Hope, but it revived during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Tropical Africa in the Global Economy
Ralph A. Austen
Tropical Africa has been in communication with the global economy since at least the last centuries
Urbanization in East Africa, circa 900–2010 CE
Andrew Burton
East Africa's urban past is broken down into five historical periods. The first (c. 900–1500


text: Elemental and Royal/T are hosting a benefit art auction for Build Change, a non-profit organization that helps build earthquake resistant homes. The night will feature 92 artists and over 100 works of art, as well as live music and free food. For more info on the show and the artists involved, please visit www.aftershockla.com. See some of my favorite images by artists in the show after the jump.


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Researchers from Purdue University are on the cusp on creating a new type of mobile technology that not only coverts non-potable water into drinking water, but also extracts hydrogen to generate electricity. The technology revolves around an aluminium alloy that the team believes could bring both water and power to poor villages around the world.
Leading the team is Jerry Woodall, a Purdue University distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering. Speaking to Science Daily, he stated that by immersing the new alloy (which contains aluminum, gallium, indium and tin) into water, you can create a spontaneous reaction that splits the water into hydrogen and oxygen molecules. The hydrogen can then be used to fuel power cells, while clean drinking water is produced in the form of steam.
"The steam would kill any bacteria contained in the water, and then it would condense to purified water," Woodall said. "So, you are converting undrinkable water to drinking water."
The technology even works with saltwater, which means it could be utilised on boats and marine vessels around the world to providing drinking water to sailors. A prototype has yet to be created and a patent is pending, but Woodall believes the portable technology could transform villages that aren't connected to a power grid.
"There is a big need for this sort of technology in places lacking connectivity to a power grid and where potable water is in short supply," he said. "Because aluminum is a low-cost, non-hazardous metal that is the third-most abundant metal on Earth, this technology promises to enable a global-scale potable water and power technology, especially for off-grid and remote locations."
It would be cheap too, as water could be produced for about $1 per gallon, while electricity could be generated for about 35 cents per kilowatt hour of energy. "There is no other technology to compare it against, economically, but it's obvious that 34 cents per kilowatt hour is cheap compared to building a power plant and installing power lines, especially in remote areas," Woodall said. "You could drop the alloy, a small reaction vessel and a fuel cell into a remote area via parachute. Then the reactor could be assembled along with the fuel cell. The polluted water or the seawater would be added to the reactor and the reaction converts the aluminum and water into aluminum hydroxide, heat and hydrogen gas on demand."
Simple! And as aluminum hydroxide waste is non-toxic it can be disposed of in a landfill.
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Marinate the pork chops in 1/2 cup of hoisin sauce for 30 minutes.
Preheat a grill. Place the pork chops on the hot grill and cook the pork chops, turning frequently and basting with the remaining hoisin sauce on each side until the pork is cooked through, approximately 15 to 20 minutes.
To make Sweet and Sour Lychees:
Heat the vegetable oil in a saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the sesame seeds and lightly toast. Add the lychees and the vinegar, cook for 30 seconds. Add the onions, toss and cook for an additional 30 seconds. Add the sesame oil and season with salt.
To make Cucumber Lychee Salad:
Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise, deseed with a spoon, quarter and dice 1/4-inch thick. In a bowl, mix the cucumber, halved lychees, cilantro stems, and chile. Add the lime zest, lime juice, sugar, salt and vinegar, and toss to combine. Before serving, garnish the salad with the cilantro leaves.
To make Potato Pancakes:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a bowl, beat the egg and 1/2 cup milk. Add the flour and mix well. Add the garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Add the other 1/2 cup milk and mix well. Add the cooked mashed potatoes and mix well. Add the green onion and incorporate into the mixture.
Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Once the pan is hot, spoon the potato mixture into the pan forming 4 pancakes. Add the butter to the pan. Flatten the pancakes for even cooking, cook 4 minutes, then flip. Place the pan in the oven for 5 minutes, or until the potato pancakes are brown and cooked through.
To make Lychee Cocktail:
Place the ice in 4 glasses. Divide the soda water equally among the glasses. Repeat with the vodka and lychee syrup, pouring them over the ice and soda water. Divide the cranberry juice equally among the glasses. Place one whole lychee in each glass for garnish.


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(Update added at end.)
Last week in my "Improving Science Journalism" post, I recapped an argument that I had previously made in an opinion column for the Guardian newspaper and in a speech at ScienceOnline2011: namely, that editors and writers could vastly better their coverage of science—and promote more public understanding of it, and maybe stave off the competitive threat from online public relations voices—by broadening their approach and rethinking what constitutes science news. Blah, blah, lots of talk, so what? Even if we all agree that the press release-driven pack journalism that now passes for science news is unfortunate, who is really doing anything about it?
Ed Yong of Not Exactly Rocket Science, that's who. Rather than nod and dismiss my screeds as undoubtedly drunken ravings, he took my criticisms to heart and started thinking about how he might approach science news differently. The irony is that Ed already routinely brings not just exquisite quality to his writing of science news but also abundant background information and a penchant for drawing the appropriate connections to familiar things and phenomena in readers' lives. He might be one of the writers who least needs to change.
Nevertheless, the first product of Ed's creativity is now on display. He keyed off of a new paper on induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which have widely been seen as a more practical, less controversial alternative to embryonic stem cells for future research and therapeutic uses: researchers Ryan Lister and Mattia Pelizzola and their colleagues have now shown, however, that human iPSCs are prone to many more functional mistakes and abnormalities than embryonic stem cells are (Nature: dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature09798). For the sake of comparison, here is the press release issued by the Salk Institute about Lister and Pelizzola's work ("Cell programming leaves a 'footprint' behind") and here is L.A. Times coverage of the same story ("Some cells hold onto their past, researchers say").
Departing from the usual mold, Ed did two things. First, he updated and reissued an older story about earlier evidence that had suggested this problem might exist with iPSCs ("Reprogrammed stem cells are loaded with errors"), blending the news about Lister and Pelizzola's with that background. Then, even more creatively, he used the online tools at Dipity.com to create an interactive timeline recapping the history of reprogrammed stem cell research. In fact, the timeline was noteworthy enough that Ed was instantly able to syndicate it to the Guardian.
So, what do you think of the result? I'd be curious to hear your impressions in comments, as would Ed (so please consider adding your thoughts there at Not Exactly Rocket Science, too.)
Personally, I love that Ed created such a rich journalistic package for this story; readers who want a deep understanding of the science here will get it. On the other hand, as Ed acknowledges, it took him a long time (about seven hours) to do all the research involved in making the timeline. It's also in the nature of timelines on fast-moving fields that they can become obsolete fast (Ed has already updated the timeline at least once). Those two considerations might make it difficult for most journalists to consider doing something precisely like this very often and for lots of stories. It's also true, though, that as journalists accumulate more of a backlog of material on which to draw, the easier it may be for them to pull together something new on demand.
The point, however, is not to say that what Ed did here is exactly what all science journalists should be doing hereafter. Far from it. The world still needs simple science news, too. Yet the universe of journalistic options beyond simple news, timelines and so on can be extremely large, if more of us start experimenting and finding new ways to bring all our intelligence to the job of telling compelling stories about science.
All of the foregoing is one reason why Ed represents the future of science news. But in light of this tweet from Ed—
Hmm. Apparently, I wrote a post tonight at the pace of 1 word per 3 seconds. I wonder what the average is? #geek #ohjustgotosleep
—I'm also inclined to think Ed deserves the same compliment that my idol, Perry White of The Daily Planet, paid to Clark Kent in the 1978 Superman movie:
Perry White: Lois, Clark Kent may seem like just a mild-mannered reporter, but listen, not only does he know how to treat his editor-in-chief with the proper respect, not only does he have a snappy, punchy prose style, but he is, in my forty years in this business, the fastest typist I've ever seen.
I'm awed to think that my remarks did anything to inspire you along these lines, Ed. Thanks for daring to experiment.Beyond complimenting you on doing this timeline, though, I think all of us with markers in this game need to mull over what we can learn from your experience with doing it. Yes, it's a first-rate piece of science journalism and a treat for readers. But as you've noted, it took a lot of time to research and produce, and it keeps screaming out to be updated. So maybe—maybe—we should conclude that a timeline like this is not something we should routinely try to emulate, at least for research topics that are "live" enough to demand ongoing, timely attention. Maybe those are better handled by some kind of wiki or, as you've suggested elsewhere, I think, by freelancers who aren't chasing any one particular news peg or deadline.Don't get me wrong: I don't want to discourage people from doing what Ed has done here, or to imply in any way that Ed's timeline is a failure. (If it were, I only wish my failures were this brilliant!) Rather, this was an experiment, and we should try to draw real lessons from it.Thanks again, Ed.


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Despite bitter and unprincipled attacks by enviro-extremists, more and more reputable scientists and surveys are attesting to the need for and utility of genetically engineered crops.
Most recently, the results of a survey by Ag Bio View came out with the following headline, "Americans Say Hunger More Urgent World Problem than Global Warming." "More than Two-Thirds (of the survey responding) Support the Use of Food and Agricultural Biotechnology as a Tool to Help Solve Problems."
The survey results were released on Oct. 16 at the World Food Prize meeting in Des Moines, Iowa.
The survey conducted for the Alliance for better foods, queried 1,000 adults who ranked world problems in order of their "urgency."
Seventy-five percent ranked hunger and malnutrition on top; 68 percent said disease and epidemics; 66 percent for pollution and environmental damages and only 43 percent for global warming.
By a margin of more than two to one - 69 percent to 26 percent - Americans support the use of biotechnology in food and agriculture and nearly three out of every four adults, 71 percent, believe biotechnology can help resolve problems of world hunger and malnutrition.
Our gut reaction is that this survey closely represents the views of most Americans and that radical fringe groups are providing most opposition - and naturally they attract disproportionate media attention.
Our courts are slowly throwing out "junk science" legal challenges. Most recent was the adjudication of a suit by the "eminent scientists" Jeremy Rifkin and his cohorts, which attempted to force FDA to set special and difficult standards for genetically enhanced crops.
Even the most recent adverse incident heralded by the "Antis" that of finding minuscule amounts of a not yet approved for human consumption genetically modified corn in Taco chips and possibly other items is of little real significance. Approval by FDA of the corn in question was only awaiting clarifications and refutation of some suspicions that the material might be allergenic.
This is making mountains of molehills for fear mongering and political effect. The producing company and EPA & USDA have bent over backward and gone to excess to maintain public confidence through their responsible actions. Watch the "plaintiffs" attorneys go after this one!
It is most unfortunate in our opinion that our national media and even worse in Europe seem to be willing to rundown scientific programs and breakthroughs which will have great benefit to mankind as a whole and are catering to fearful exaggerations and adverse claims by a Luddite anti-science minority.
These organizations play upon this media penchant to a fair- the- well. As a result, the fear monger gets far more media coverage than those who search for progress.
These same organizations distort science through extreme demands for exercising the "precautionary principle". When pushed to the extreme, this can be used to demand zero risk for any unknown.
This could stifle any scientific program in an impossible catch-22 situation.
Where risks are uncertain the same approach is used to demand unachievable safety factor multiples above those, which are already built in.
Demands for excessive surety, i.e., 99.9999 percentile of test results and exaggerating the Q superscript * (q-star/carcinogenic potential) factor used in scientific risk studies.
All this can be used to "manipulate" real science in a particular direction if those making the determinations have a predilection toward a certain direction.
Despite efforts by extremists and over cautious (possibly politically motivated) regulators, good old John Q. Farmer knows a good thing when he sees it - use of selected GMO seed continues increase.
We have yet to see the real potential of genetically engineered seed in the third world where it is really needed.
But that too will come at a rapid pace - If we maintain reasonable common sense and don't allow those who want to play "stop the world-let me get off" have the upper hand.


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In 2005, Jennifer Fulwiler began reading — and blogging — her way into the Catholic Church. For the lifelong atheist, who spent much of her childhood in the Bible Belt, Catholicism was unfamiliar territory, equal parts confounding and unsettling. Yet, she persevered, and in 2007, along with her husband Joe, found her way home.
Fulwiler's first book, "Something Other Than God: How I Passionately Sought Happiness and Accidentally Found It" (Ignatius Press, $22.95), tells the tale of that journey. Published this past spring, it offers guidance both for those seeking truth in the Catholic Church and for Catholics looking to help the seekers in their quest. Recently, Our Sunday Visitor spoke with Fulwiler about the book and the lessons in evangelization it offers.
Our Sunday Visitor: On your blog, ConversionDiary.com, you write on a wide variety of topics related to faith, life and culture. Any one of them would have made a great focus for your first book. But you went with the story of your conversion. Why?
Jennifer Fulwiler: The simple answer is that I thought it was a good story. I come from a long line of Texas storytellers and have always loved a good story. As I was thinking about what I wanted to write, I stepped back, looked at my life, and asked, "What is the most profound, transformational thing that has ever happened to me?" My conversion was the obvious answer.
OSV: As you were going through the process of conversion, how much did conversion stories help you?
Fulwiler: They played a huge role. When I would read the work of people who told me what was right or wrong, that immediately led me to put up my defenses. It's psychologically distressful to admit that you're wrong. Nobody wants to admit that. On the other hand, when I read people's conversion stories, I didn't have that same defensive reaction. I was just observing what had happened to somebody else. It became a way for me to get at the truth, but without needing to get defensive.
OSV: What else helped you through the process?
Fulwiler: So many things: blogs, social media, just the Internet, generally. Coming from an atheist background, I didn't feel like I could share with many people in my life that I was exploring this topic. There was a fear of looking stupid or being laughed at. I also didn't want to ask people a lot of questions in person, because I was self-conscious about the direction my life was taking. Talking online with people made it possible for me to get answers to all the questions I had in a way that was comfortable.
OSV: What did you find unhelpful along the way? What sort of things did people say or do that hindered your progress towards the Faith?
Fulwiler: Anytime someone treated me without love, it pushed me away. At the time, I told myself that my conversion was all about data and seeking the truth, that it wasn't about emotion. But looking back, I see that wasn't strictly the case. I'm human, and we all long for the love of Christ, even if we don't know how to articulate that. When people were trying to correct me or steer me on the right course, but didn't do it in the spirit of Christ, that set me back. That happened even if what they were saying was true.
OSV: What other mistakes did people make when they were trying to be helpful?
Fulwiler: Probably the biggest word of caution I can offer is to not buy into the image that the New Atheists project about their beliefs — that their atheism is all about logic and reason and that interpersonal factors don't play a role. Richard Dawkins and his followers would say, "I don't care if Christians are nice to me or not. My beliefs are all about data." Because they say that so often, we're tempted to think that's true and approach them in a very argumentative way. We'll say, "Look at what the Church Fathers said at this council, or look at this argument for such and such teaching." Those discussions are important. It's good to have them at some point. But we're making a huge mistake if we forget that these people yearn for the love of Christ as much as anyone. Catholics especially are prone to this. We think, "You like logic and reason? Well, so do we." And then we launch into talking about facts. But in the process, we often forget to check ourselves and ask if we're showing the love and acceptance of Christ as much as we can. Whenever you don't show Christ as much as you talk about Christ, you're going to have problems.
OSV: In the years since your conversion, what has surprised you the most about life as a Catholic?
Fulwiler: That life could get both harder and more joyful. If, at the outset, someone had told me the things we would go through as a Catholic family, I would have run away screaming. But the reality is, I've never been filled with so much joy, even though we have a lot more problems than we did when we were trying to live the perfect worldly life.
OSV: What have been your most difficult moments since entering the Church?
Fulwiler: If I had to pick just one, it would be the first few times I had fellow Catholics let me down in a big way — when Catholics turned their backs on me, said something hurtful, or did something unfair. In the beginning I was a little unrealistic in my expectations about others and have since adjusted those.
But I've heard from a couple people that similar letdowns were the trigger for them falling away. Faith is all about Christ. At least, it should be all about him. But the reality is that what the members of the body of Christ do impacts our faith.
Emily Stimpson is an OSV contributing editor.
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April 14, 2005
Chicken Corn Chowder
8 strips bacon
3 cups chopped onions
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon hot paprika
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon fresh thyme
3 cups Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and diced
8 cups chicken stock
2 cups heavy cream
1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts
6 cups fresh corn, reserve cobs
In large pan, cook bacon until crisp, then drain and crumble. Sprinkle both sides of the chicken breasts with salt, pepper and paprika. In the same pan you cooked the bacon in, sauté chicken breast. Remove, add onions and sauté until soft. Meanwhile, in a large pot, boil stock, chicken breasts and corn cobs. Remove corn cobs and chicken; add onion, garlic, potatoes, bay leaf and thyme. Cut up chicken into bit sized pieces, add to broth, along with the bacon. Cook uncovered until the potatoes were tender about 10-15 minutes. Add cream and corn. Cook until almost boiling, discard bay leaf and serve.
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came across this recipe while in the midst of my own chicken soup... but your recipe sounds AMAZING. i'm rarely one to try to follow a recipe to the letter, but this is one i'll have to try :)ReplyDelete
How much does this make or serve??ReplyDelete
Depends on how much you eat- there are 10 cups of liquid, so work it out.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 18, 2008 12:19 PM
This has to be THE BEST cChicken corn chowder I've EVER had!!!! MyReplyDelete
wife and kids love it too, which is a big plus. After tryingt many different recipes from many sites....I've thrown all the others away. I've added my own little bit to the recipe though. Instead of the cayenne powder, I substituted Cajun seasoning instead, since my wife and kids don't care for stuff thats too spicy. It keeps some heat with a nice blkend of flavors also. Try it....it's GOOD.
Thanks for the great recipe,
thanks for this recipe--it was delicious and has replaced our old corn chowder recipe. also made the pomegranate cookies to deliver to friends--tomorrow are your cinnamon rolls. thanks again!ReplyDelete
- meredithMay 05, 2009 4:59 PM
this one is a keeper and my husband's comment: "please make this for me whenever i'm sick". it really is a great recipe,thank you.ReplyDelete
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OK here goes,
I have been put in charge of securing a shared system with two sets of users. One set is computer savvy and know what they are doing. The other set doesn't know ****. All users run with admin rights (I know ). One of the latter users installed TONS of spyware on the comp. After cleaning, I've taken the following steps:
1. Converted the drive to NTFS
2. Created two sets of users. The first set has been assigned to power users. These people also have the admin password. The other set has been assigned to users.
Now, what I want to do, is really lock down what the second set of users does. [BOFH] I mean except for playing music/movies, using MS-Office and using the internet, they have NO rights [/BOFH]. I am planning to use the group policy editor for this. However, since I've never really played with it before, I can't figure out how to assign settings to only one user or group. All settings look system-wide to me. Please help me figure this one out.


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Pony Girls
Forge, May 2004, 24.95, 268 pp. ISBN: 0765306166 Thirty-six sperm whales died on an isolated Oregon beach. Two months later, sixteen European jumping horses followed by twenty-two Spanish Mustangs are murdered in various atrocities. A group forms called the Ad Hoc Committee to Save the Spanish Mustang. They hire Portland, Oregon based private investigating partners John Denson, Annie Dancer, and Willie Sees the Night to learn who and why the h...
Sonja's Run
Forge, Feb 2005, 24.95, 352 pp. ISBN: 0765306158 In late 1852 or early 1853 depending on which calendar you use, Tsar Nicholas hosts a Christmas gala in which he invites Mikhail Sankov, but the ailing poet is unable to attend. Instead his daughter, also a poet, Sonja Sankova, goes escorted by her father's friend mathematician Arkady Migalkin. At the party, Peter �Colonel Cut� Koslov, head of the vicious wolfpack, decides that the pretty waif ...
The Weatherman's Daughter
Forge, Jul 2003, 24.95, 304 pp. ISBN: 0765303329 While driving in the Oregon mountains, the heavy rain pours live salmon at private investigator John Denson's vehicle. During the fishy torrent, he stops, camera in hand, to help an accident victim. However, as the young woman tries to talk through her dying gurgles, fish continue to pelt John and the victim. He realizes this was no accident as someone shot the female who he identifies as Sharon...


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Littlebug necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 102 diseños de 36 diseñadores freelance.
Parents Teach Kids
As a special education teacher (40 years) I always focused on the potential within each individual, that it is possible to elicit that potential and consequently provide him/her success in school. Idealistic but firmly rooted in reality, I've guided students from experiences of total failure to honor roll achievements.
The website provides lots of free information in addition to 2 interrelated products I'm marketing. The bulk are special techniques I developed to address deficit skills that keep students from being successful. The other is an assessment process (via the internet) that identifies what critical skills a child may not have and that cause difficulties.
Academic success offers both students and their parents the hope that education should be offering (but doesn't). When parents consistently implement the methods, miracles happen: 2-6 years academic growth in less than a year. If the parents themselves have deficits, the methods could improve the skills of two generations simultaneously. Then 2 generations would have higher work-applicable skills.
The culture/personality I'm trying to get across is that all is possible, that overcoming obstacles is easy, that success is not only for the few, that families can be closer and more supportive of each other, that hope and wishes can become real for everyone.
In a sense, the market is both existing and new. There are many "parent" oriented websites and service providers, but none of them identify and target interventions specifically on the critical yet missing skills that cause children difficulty. While most parents focus on reading, written language, math, and behavior are also problem areas of performance.
I am targeting parents whose children may be struggling or failing in school. The family relationships are often strained because parents, teachers and children do not know what to do differently. The parents want their children to succeed in school but don't know what to do and can't afford the unlimited financial resources that tutoring consumes. Many may home school their children or live in rural areas without access to professionals qualified to help (even teachers aren't able to help most of these students or school performances would be better). Their children may be preschool through high school, but probably most will be in elementary and middle schools.
These will be parents who love and care about their children, who want them to be successful in school and live, and want to have good relationships with them.
I want a logo that suggests individuals creating a new life for themselves because the products and services change habitual patterns of interaction. New relationships and conditions for everyone develop as personalities and potentials change with school success.
I want something that suggests that both parent and children can simultaneously have positive close relationships and success, that parents can provide for them easily and inexpensively, and the long-term result is beneficial for the entire family.
The design should be elegant and simple to convey professionalism in a non-traditional manner. I am not fond of anything appearing traditional in symbols of school (books, building, grades, stars, teachers) and parenting (parent holding a child). I would rather have stylized alternatives if they must be used, but overall I'd rather have a fresh approach to all of these (please be creative!).
I like color but don't want it to overwhelm the design. I like simplicity with its power to suggest (instead of explicit line designs).
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DAYTIME COLD and FLU by PuraCap Pharmaceutical LLC
Dosage form: capsule, liquid filled
Ingredients: ACETAMINOPHEN 325mg, DEXTROMETHORPHAN HYDROBROMIDE 10mg, PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE 5mg
Labeler: PuraCap Pharmaceutical LLC
NDC Code: 51013-130
Disclaimer: Most OTC drugs are not reviewed and approved by FDA, however they may be marketed if they comply with applicable regulations and policies. FDA has not evaluated whether this product complies.
Acetaminophen 325 mg
Dextromethorphan HBr 10 mg
Phenylephrine HCl 5 mg
Pain reliever/fever reducer
Cough suppressant
Nasal decongestant
temporarily relieves common cold/flu symptoms:
- nasal congestion
- cough due to minor throat & bronchial irritation
- sore throat
- headache
- minor aches & pains
- fever
Liver warning
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- more than 4 doses in 24 hrs, which is the maximum daily amount for this product
- with other drugs containing acetaminophen
- 3 or more alcoholic drinks daily while using this product
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If a skin reaction occurs, stop use and seek medical help right away.
- with any other drug containing acetaminophen (prescription or nonprescription). If you are not sure whether a drug contains acetaminophen, ask a doctor or pharmacist.
- if you are now taking a prescription monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) (certain drugs for depression, psychiatric or emotional conditions, or Parkinson's disease), or for 2 weeks after stopping the MAOI drug. If you do not know if your prescription drug contains an MAOI, ask a doctor or pharmacist before taking this product.
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If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use.
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- ake only as directed - see Overdose warning
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2 softgels with water every 4 hrs
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The Beatles' invasion of America 50 years ago this month was a global event, but in 1964, in the Five Towns, it was very much a local story.
My future husband, Don, and I, both Lawrence High School seniors, caught the buzz around school days before — the Beatles would be landing at Idlewild Airport on their way to the city. Some of our friends said they would cut class, go to the airport and meet the plane. In those days, pre-9/11, pre-war on terror, you could pretty much wander onto the tarmac to greet an arrival, and that's what the Lawrence seniors intended to do.
You know how, all your life, you can regret not doing something? I have a couple of those might-have-beens, including Woodstock, but I'm really sorry I didn't cut Ms. Posner's fourth-year Spanish class the day the Beatles came to town. I was worried about getting caught, getting detention, my parents finding out . . . what was I thinking? I was just 17, you know what I mean, and I didn't want to break the rules.
So I learned to conjugate Spanish verbs, and my future husband went with the wise guys to Idlewild Airport. Mind you, this was before cell phones and such. The truants had to stop someplace, find a pay phone to call the airlines and ask enough questions to uncover when the lads were landing.
They got to Idlewild in plenty of time, parked their car and made their way out onto the tarmac, where they stood behind a hastily erected rope line. The plane rolled in, the Beatles bounded down the stairs and the girls screamed. The boys, who were way too cool to be wowed, just grinned for the TV cameras.
One time in all these years since, I have caught a glimpse of my husband in the crowd on vintage TV footage. There he was, a 17-year-old kid, welcoming the boys from Britain to America. Little did any of us know how historic a moment it would be.
Like so many Americans, I watched the group on Ed Sullivan, with my mother muttering in the background that she just didn't get it. "They look so ugly with those haircuts," she said.
"This isn't music," my dad said. "Sinatra is music."


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Wygląda na to, że nie posiadają Państwo aktualnej wersji przeglądarki.
Aby w bezpieczny sposób korzystać ze wszystkich funkcji na stronie KLM.com, zalecamy Państwu zaktualizowanie swojej przeglądarki lub wybranie innej. Przeglądanie na tej wersji może spowodować, że niektóre elementy nie będą się wyświetlały poprawnie lub też w ogóle się nie wyświetlą. Aktualna wersja przeglądarki gwarantuje również większe bezpieczeństwo Państwa danych osobowych.
During Tokyo's reconstruction after World War II, the city built several replicas of famous buildings from other countries. One example is the Tokyo Tower, a red and white tower inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris. This tower is perhaps Tokyo's most beloved retro icon and at over 333 metres tall, the views are even more impressive than those of its Paris rival.
The Tokyo Tower has appeared as a backdrop in numerous movies, from 'Godzilla' to 'King Kong'. Since the inauguration of the Tokyo Skytree in 2012, a structure which is almost twice the height, the Tokyo Tower is no longer the city's tallest building. But it is still an important tourist attraction: 3 million visitors a year flock here to visit cafés, restaurants, souvenir shops and the aquarium with 50,000 fish. However the highlight of the tower is still its breathtaking view.
Just like the Fernsehturm in Berlin, the CN Tower in Toronto and the Menara KL in Kuala Lumpur, the Tokyo Tower doubles as an active communications tower and tourist attraction. Whilst these other towers feature a futuristic concrete space age design, the Tokyo Tower is made with 4,000 tons of steel. To make the structure highly visible to air traffic, it is painted every 5 years using 28,000 litres of paint. The tower is the most recognisable landmark in Tokyo; in the daytime it stands out with its red and white colours and at night it is beautifully illuminated - bright white in summer and warm orange in winter. 3 express elevators depart from the base of the tower, transporting visitors to 2 different viewing platforms at heights of 150 and 250 metres. On a clear day you can see the skyscrapers, temples and city parks of Tokyo, as well as the Bay of Tokyo and even the Fuji volcano in the distance.
"The paint job every 5 years uses 28,000 litres of red and white paint"
The only obvious drawback of being in the Tokyo Tower is that you don't get a view of the city with the landmark building itself. For that you must go up another building. So for a great view of the Tokyo Tower, visit the panorama platform on top of the 238-metre-high Mori Tower in Roppongi Hills. A nearby alternative for a beautiful view is from the bar on the top floor of Prince Park Tower Tokyo Hotel in Shiba Park at the foot of the Tokyo Tower. The park is also home to the Zojo-ji, a 14th-century Buddhist temple complex with the mausoleum of the Tokugawa shoguns. The temple and adjoining buildings were rebuilt after the destruction of World War II, but the impressive 21-metre-high red-varnished main gate is a 17th-century original.


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Keith Williams
Aviation biofuel plant on track says BA
Cairo, January 17, 2013
British Airways (BA) and US-based bioenergy firm Solena are well on their way to making sustainable aviation fuel a reality for the airline by 2015, said its chief executive.
"We are delighted that the Greensky London project is getting ever closer to fruition," added Keith Williams, confirming that with world-class technology partners, the project is gaining momentum in its goal of producing sustainable jet fuel.
Greensky London, a flagship project launched by British Airways and Solena, a next generation zero emission bioenergy company, will see the construction of a state of the art facility that will annually convert approximately 500,000 tons of waste normally destined for landfill into 50,000 tons of sustainable low carbon jet fuel, 50,000 tons of biodiesel, bionaphtha and renewable power.
Solena's technology consortium continues to grow and includes Solena Fuels Corporation will provide the high temperature gasification process that converts waste matter into synthesis gas and the overall Integrated Biomass Gasification to Liquids (IBGTL) solution, Oxford Catalysts Group/Velocys will supply the Fisher-Tropsch (FT) reactors and catalyst which will convert the cleaned synthesis gas into liquid hydrocarbons.
Fluor has started the pre-front end engineering and design (Pre-FEED) for the project. Fluor is a world leader in project execution and bio-fuel projects, and is providing engineering services to support Solena.
British Airways has committed to purchasing, at market competitive prices, the jet fuel produced by the plant for the next ten years which equates to $500 million at today's prices.
Barclays has also been appointed as advisor to explore the optimal funding through Export Credit Agencies. A Competitive Letter of Interest has been obtained from one of the Agencies including associated term funding.
Greensky London has signed an exclusive option on a site for the facility and consent work for the site has begun. More than 150 jobs will be created to operate the facility, as well as 1000 construction positions.
Robert Do, president and CEO of Solena, said: "Our Greensky London project will provide clean, sustainable fuels at market competitive prices that will help address British Airways' sustainability goals."
"The British Airways off-take agreement represents the largest advanced biofuel commitment ever made by an airline and clearly demonstrates the airline's leadership and vision in achieving its carbon emission reduction targets. We are proud to have created a consortium of world class companies with expertise in the synthetic fuels sector to support our project," he added.
Roy Lipski, CEO of Oxford Catalysts Group, said: "Oxford Catalysts is pleased to be playing a key role in the enabling of Greensky London. This project looks set to become a landmark in the development of the sustainable fuels market, both in the UK and worldwide." – TradeArabia News Service


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NovaLash Artists also offer these post-application tips to their clients:
1. Read the label. Any cosmetic product or cleanser containing glycols, organic solvents, urea, or high concentrations of alcohol can break down the adhesive bond and shorten the lifespan of the extensions. Instead, use only NovaLash water-soluble mascara on your eyelashes.
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3. Avoid pulling, picking, or twisting your lash extensions.
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5. Use NovaLash's clean LASH pads to remove eye makeup and other debris from your extensions. The pads are saturated with pomegranate seed extracts to condition your extensions.


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Discovered in 1922 by American scientists Herbert McLean Evans and Katherine Scott Bishop, vitamin E was originally referred to as food factor X. The substance, which was initially found to be essential for pregnancy in rats and was soon after discovered to be contained in lettuce and yeast, was designated a vitamin by 1924 and correspondingly renamed according to the alphabetical nomenclature characteristic of that class of nutrients. Vitamin E was first isolated from wheat germ oil in 1936 and two years later was successfully synthesized for the first time. Since then, synthetic vitamin E has become a common component of many dietary supplements because the human body cannot make its own and must receive the nutrient from outside sources.
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Blog posts from February 2017
Endowment Fundraising: Four Steps To Sustainability
It's time to work smarter not harder. Just as you plan for a meal, the task of developing an endowment plan can at first be perceived as a daunting task. The lack of time, staff, capacity and a budget can be huge stumbling blocks to the necessary requirements for endowment development. Here are four steps you can take to get started.
Leading By Letting Go
I was chatting with a friend about professional development recently, and he brought up something that really irks both of us—nonprofit executives that are reluctant to provide mentorship or even to start a conversation with junior staff about their career goals. If I invest in this rising star, the thinking goes, then she will go get a better job and my organization will lose her talent. Our career development efforts will be wasted. This attitude does no one any good. Here's why.
Who Run The Nonprofit World?
For years, I've noticed that the majority of faces you see in most nonprofits belong to women. Beyonce got it right: women are the backbone of the social sector! They lead organizations, run departments, and power nonprofits at all levels. In fact, women make up most of the nonprofit workforce, yet despite that, we still occupy only a small percentage of the leadership slots at the top 400 charities. Read on to learn how we can change that.
Creating An Individual Giving Program
According to the GivingUSA reports for at least the last 5 years, more than 70% of the $378 billion contributed to nonprofits each year has come from individuals—and if you factor in family foundations, that number probably comes close to 80%. Since individuals consistently make up the largest donor group, it is worth looking at how to can create a sustainable fundraising model that focuses on building relationships with your donors.
Ten Characteristics of High Performing Nonprofit Organizations
Despite the size of the $1.5 trillion nonprofit sector in the U.S.—nearly 10% of the economy—nonprofits are subject to rather minimal independent professional scrutiny beyond annual audits. If you work at a nonprofit and want to assess your own performance or if you are an investor looking to give to the most impactful organizations, how can you spot superior performance? Here is a brief overview of ten things you should look for when determining if a nonprofit organization is a high performer.


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Jacob Butterfield admits he would be happy to extend his loan spell at Crystal Palace if he is not in the first-team picture at Norwich.
The midfielder has joined Palace on an initial month-long deal and made his debut in last Saturday's goalless draw against his former club Bolton.
Norwich have let the 22-year-old move out on loan to get a run of games and build up his fitness, and Butterfield hopes to play his part in Palace's promotion push.
"I'd like to think Norwich want me back in the picture, that's up to them," he said.
"But I'm happy to be here, I'm happy playing football and I've enjoyed it so far.
"The team is at the right end of the league and it's an exciting time down here, so if I can be a part of that for longer then that would be great."


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|2006-01-04, 16:27
|Link #1
Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Playing video (i.e. anime) on the PSP
Yeah I am not sure if this should be put in this section or if it has been asked, I just got PSP and I wanted to know how to put anime on the PSP memory stick, could someone provide a tutorial on how to do it? I would greatly appreciate any help.
|2006-01-04, 16:52
|Link #2
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Netherlands
Age: 39
1) Please pick descriptive thread titles. "Could someone help" doesn't tell ANYTHING what you're thread is about
2) Try http://www.pspvideo9.com/
I don't have a PSP though, so this is as far as I can help you...
|2006-01-04, 17:00
|Link #3
dn ʎɐʍ sıɥʇ
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Northern Ireland
the anime needs to be converted to mp4 format then conect your psp to your psp via a usb cable (a digi cam usb cable will work fine) then on your psp go to setting and scroll up to usb conection and press x
a box should pop up on your pc click on the folder then make a new folder in it called MOVIES and place your anime there (making sure you have enough memory on your psp card for the content u want on it)
and viola !?!
|2006-01-06, 18:08
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Sui Yein Ng 13
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Canada
Age: 34
I've been using 3pg converter, pretty simple program and works good with .avi files.
These are the steps I follow:
Convert the file
Plug the usb cable from your PC to PSP
Goto your removable drive(PSP)
Copy/move the converted file into "MemStick:\PSP\MP_ROOT\100MNV01\"
Disconnect the usb cable and the movie should be under the movies category in the PSP.
Note that in order for the PSP to detect the file, you'll need to rename your file to "M4V*****.MP4" replace the "*" with any numbers, example, "M4V12345.MP4".
|2006-01-07, 04:36
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AT Field
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: #animesuki
Age: 22
don't forget that:
- you'll need a version a quicktime intalled (not quicktime alternative)
- pspvideo9 encodes the video directly into the 16/9 format of the psp, not 3gp (usefull for 4/3 video files)
- 3gpconverter is faster than pspvideo9
- 768kbit/s is way enough for many videos, if you want to save some space
- both applications rename the files correctly so that the psp recognizes them. but the original name of the video will appear on the psp
|2006-01-07, 12:30
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Sui Yein Ng 13
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Canada
Age: 34
Yea, I've heard good stuff about PSP9 too, there's also a new program similar to PSP9 which is jMEmc which I've yet to try. I will try them later mainly cuz I'm to lazy to goto my PC and connect my PSP to my computer but jMEmc looks promising.
|2006-03-26, 09:19
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real folk blues..
Join Date: Dec 2005
video playback on the psp
first and foremost, i absolutely hate technical stuff ..
secondly, i've got a nice psp lying around with a 1gig mem stick..
so i try different forums to get me around putting an mpeg-4 file into my psp and getting it to be recognised..which i did..eventually
now, putting photos is easy, and i love it. music as well..but videos..now that's just cruel.
i use isquint for the mac, and it is pretty customizable.
so please lend a hand for dear old me, tell me what bitrate i should use, no. of frames per second, and every intricate detail i would need in order to change the "unsupported file" into a supported file by the psp.
and i thought all mpeg-4s are the same.
|2006-03-26, 13:47
|Link #10
Excessively jovial fellow
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: ISDB-T
Age: 32
An explanation of the difference between at least some of the different MPEG4 parts can be found here: http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost...0&postcount=21
A more detailed (and technical) explanation can be found at this wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-4
|2006-03-26, 16:01
|Link #11
Tech Bloke
Since you seem to be on a Mac, you should probably check out something like PSPWare or iPSP, both of which are available for OS X. ffmpegX sounds like it's just an OS X port of ffmpeg, in which case it's probably inscrutable and command-line-based, which is probably not what you want.
|2006-03-26, 21:31
|Link #12
real folk blues..
Join Date: Dec 2005
i think i'd go for the technical stuff now..
i've tried some, but to no avail, where am i going wrong?
|2006-03-27, 04:57
|Link #13
Tech Bloke
|2006-03-27, 06:36
|Link #14
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Edinburgh
Age: 36
FFmpegx is just a gui for mencoder/mplayer,
which means you need the binaries for mencoder/mplayer,
just read the stuff on their site.
However the gui is a shareware, but other than the
reminder screen i think it is fully useable.
Just tru it out and follow the guides on their site.
|2006-03-27, 18:42
|Link #15
real folk blues..
Join Date: Dec 2005
got it done finally!
i'm using pspware for the moment, and i haven't registered.
at least the developers was sensible enough to just limit transfers in the unregistered version and not have a trial period (i think so anyway)
besides, it doesn't matter that i can only transfer 5 movies at a time, 1 movie takes about an hour to convert anyway
thanks guys
|2006-04-18, 07:03
|Link #18
Join Date: Apr 2006
You could use a software called PSP9. Its here: http://www.pspvideo9.com/
|2006-04-18, 07:12
|Link #19
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Eugene, Oregon
Age: 29
Here is another site that you could find useful (page doesn't load sometimes, just keep reload it until it does):
|2006-04-19, 14:27
|Link #20
Senior Member
Nero rencode also supports PSP conversion.
here's a tutorial:
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NACE Ambassador Kevin Grubb
Assistant Director at Villanova University's Career Center.
Twitter: @kevincgrubb
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kevingrubb
Blog: "social @ edu".
A student e-mails you the day of a big interview. She's practiced and looked through her notes, studying like she should for a conversation like this. What should she focus on in the last few minutes before she goes into the room? One last look at the company website for any critical updates? A final check over her resume to make sure she has talking points for her experiences?
Maybe the answer is something else entirely. To boost her self esteem, she should spend about two minutes standing in power poses right before she goes into the room. Why? Because it will make her more confident in the interview and a more desirable candidate. That's what one Harvard professor, Amy Cuddy, discovered in her research on body language.
In the past, scientific studies have proven that when you smile, it triggers changes in your brain and body that can actually make you happier, which then makes you smile. So, maybe Buddy the Elf really was on to something ("I like smiling. Smiling's my favorite." – This gets me every time.). Cuddy wanted to know if the same could be said for body language. Body language changes the way others think of us, but can it also change our thoughts on ourselves?
The answer is yes. Cuddy's research found that standing in confident, positive poses changes the chemistry in your brain, boosting hormone levels related to confidence and decreasing hormone levels related to stress. Taking it a step further, research subjects in one of Cuddy's studies who were instructed to sit or stand in power poses, making their bodies big and wide, for two minutes prior to an interview performed significantly better in that interview than those who did the opposite. Those who did take the power poses were rated by observers as someone who would be a great hire.
Don't just take my word for it, check out Cuddy's TED talk. If you want to skip right to the interview study, start the video at about 10:00. The whole clip is fascinating.
So, NACE blog readers, who's up for a round or two of power posing at the 2014 NACE conference? I'm starting my practice now.


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Bill St. John
President and CEO,
Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals
On Jan. 1, the 50-year-old Dietary Managers Association changed its name and its focus as an organization. In becoming the Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals, the organization has acknowledged the need to adapt to a changing foodservice environment and evolving membership.
The man at the heart of this change has been its president and CEO for more than 25 years. Bill St. John, at a time in his life when he might contemplate retirement, has instead chosen to be part of a rebirth.
"DMA is at a pivotal moment in its history," said St. John when the name change was announced. "It has just celebrated its first 50 years and recognizes that, like so many other organizations, it must evolve and grow with the changes occurring around it. There is a growing demand for individuals who have the skills needed to navigate the increasingly complex foodservice environment and are able to combine that skill with a solid understanding of how to implement nutrition care plans."
St. John has had a profound influence on the DMA membership since he took over management of the group in 1986. Ironically, shortly before St. John joined the organization it had undergone a name change; when the group had formed under the sponsorship of the American Dietetic Association it was known as the Hospital, Institution and Educational Food Service Society.
"Bill has been just such a tremendous asset to this organization," says Ricky Clark, training and development coordinator supervisor at the Academy for Staff Development for the Virginia Department of Corrections and the current chair of ANFP. "He keeps us up on the latest trends and is instrumental in keeping the association moving forward."
Foodservice Director has undertaken a bold initiative by identifying people who we believe are having the biggest impact on non-commercial foodservice. Our list may surprise you and should certainly intrigue you. Our honorees have backgrounds as varied as their personalities. They range from the father of the modern-day food truck to the wife of a sitting president. They include operators and suppliers, chefs and consultants, CEOs and civil servants. There are traditionalists and there are mavericks. Well-known names share space with hot newcomers. In all, 17 people, two groups of individuals and one institution compose the list. It's time to meet FSD's 20 Most Influential.


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Saturday, January 28, 2012
Illustration Friday: Forward
68 comments:
- C.P.Adorio said...
Aaaaaawwwwwwwww What a treat!!!! OOOOOOOOOHHHHH!!! I am beside myself. Such a masterpiece. I am so excited my eyes are moving back and forth noticing all the details... OOOOOOOOOHHHHHH!! And I have not been on the computer all day until now.... AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!! I love this LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!
- January 28, 2012 at 2:40 PM
- C.P.Adorio said...
Oh my, I am so excited to see rocks! They are so beautiful and so sexy! Sexy rocks.
- January 28, 2012 at 2:42 PM
- C.P.Adorio said...
Oooohhh! The three sisters remind me of my three favorite ladies out west! Heheheh! TSUP! TSUP!!!!!
Wow, Bella sweetie, this is so wonderful. I am blown away by the details!
- January 28, 2012 at 2:44 PM
- heidi aldin monteleone said...
I can't believe I'm your first commenter... yay, yahoo, yippee!
I love the three little sisters, so busy at work, so cute! I think Elsie's got the best job by far though, I hope they take turns.Yum! Tillie looks a little stressed with the workload. :)
I love the look of the stones and the way the light from above balances with the semi-circle of the treacle below. It's cool too how their work stations look like a tiered dessert plate. So sweet!
Now I'm having my first ever yen for treacle cake!
Do they ship?
(By the time I finished, Ces beat me to it!)
Oh well! (no pun intended)
- January 28, 2012 at 2:47 PM
- Jessixa Bagley said...
That is so funny and really cute! Very nicely done! Great Characters!
- January 28, 2012 at 3:00 PM
- Sheryl McClure-Pitler said...
So whimsical and imaginative! I love the little ladies and their 3-tierd treacle Station. Lovely illustration!
- January 28, 2012 at 3:19 PM
- Funaek said...
So cute, whimsical and beautifully detailed! I'd love to see a continuation of this story, like an illustration of the mustached sisters sneaking around with their treats.
- January 28, 2012 at 3:52 PM
- Rabbit Town Animator said...
Oh my goodness Bella! I think you might have outdone yourself. This is fantastic! I love the little story behind the girls too!
- January 28, 2012 at 4:05 PM
- Tammie said...
oh my goodness, i simply LOVE this! so cute, so darn cute. even the stones are wonderful! do you know i love rocks, these are good rocks. but those girls they are just wonderful and your story is too!
- January 28, 2012 at 5:33 PM
- Steve E said...
Bella, you have OUT-DID your 'out-did' self this time. WOW and WOW!.
If I were smart, I'd turn off everything and just keep you and Ces as my daily "go-to's"...
Signed: NOT smart!
Thanks for the smiles, and true pleasantness of your blog.
- January 28, 2012 at 6:07 PM
- Steve E said...
I'd ask "Quality Control" for a date, if, if, and if! She and I think alike.
These are SO CUTE! I'm still here..ogling--is that a word?
- January 28, 2012 at 6:09 PM
- Steve E said...
Always wondered what is a 'meerkat' --grin! Sounds like an African Hamster.
I'm eating a slice--HA! I mean, "HALF OF" a chocolate ice-cream-cake. Gotta keep Elsie company!
I'll stop spamming you now.....
- January 28, 2012 at 6:27 PM
- C.P.Adorio said...
Oops! Sorry Heidi.
I love how Tillie stands, just like a ballerina!
- January 28, 2012 at 6:33 PM
- C.P.Adorio said...
I want to have something like that. Put a cake on the top layer and fill the middle and bottom layers with chocolates, cookies and strawberries. You should design dish patterns.
Okay, I really love this illustration.
- January 28, 2012 at 6:37 PM
- Caroline said...
Now, where else could they possibly live? How clever you are Bella - so creative and beautifully illustrated!
- January 28, 2012 at 8:32 PM
and a treacle tooth!
The illustration just makes me laugh!
- January 28, 2012 at 9:08 PM
- Cindy D. said...
Wonderful illustration, adorable story. Such terrific little details and great characters. Great job!
- January 28, 2012 at 9:46 PM
- Indigene said...
Oh, my, you have been very busy and look at the wealth you have given us! :) Love it!
- January 28, 2012 at 11:17 PM
- martinealison said...
ma chère Bella, quel régal des yeux... et du coeur...
Je craque devant chacun de vos petits détails qui sont à eux seuls une oeuvre... Comme le linge épinglé au fil... et tout ce mouvement qui nous amène à la dégustation qui nous fait saliver...
Une vue réaliste, une prise de conscience, à savoir que pour savourer toutes ces bonnes choses, il y a une véritable chaîne... Une fratrie nécessaire pour la petite gourmande !
Gros bisous et merci pour cet enchantement.
- January 29, 2012 at 1:03 AM
- rachel awes said...
i love bella.
the more of your fullness you share with us, the more my heart
swoons of you. this triple decker
delicious story.
brilliant. inspired.
+ now my favorite dessert.
- January 29, 2012 at 3:58 AM
- Hans_77 said...
this is a great illustration i love it, your characters are so cute.
- January 29, 2012 at 4:09 AM
- brandi said...
~could they come by for a visit and share some treacle cake...this is adorably sweet...i wonder what it would be like to live in a well...they look quite happy so it must do them well!!! love this tale that you weaved and your images to go along...much love light and blessings shining brightly upon you~
- January 29, 2012 at 7:35 AM
- Jess said...
Wonderful - you are coming into your own. Great work!
- January 29, 2012 at 9:29 AM
- Megan Coyle said...
Soooooo great :) those three sisters are so darling, and how sweet of them to pay it forward. Love that they like drawing things with "M" like meerkats :)
- January 29, 2012 at 11:12 AM
- Michaele Razi said...
Wonderful! Love the subject, colors, artwork--pretty much everything about it!
- January 29, 2012 at 11:16 AM
- Francisco Martins said...
Awww so Cuteee!!!!! loved the story as well, so funny!! :)
Bella!! Long time no see!, how are you my friend? hope that you and your girls are well! Great to stop by your blog again, I missed this!
Planetarian sized hug going in your direction direction from Lisbon!
- January 29, 2012 at 4:25 PM
Mmmm! Cake :)
- January 29, 2012 at 6:09 PM
- Tristania Art said...
I love their house!!! Everything is so colourful, and cute, and lovely, and sweet... I love it!!! :D
- January 29, 2012 at 6:35 PM
- highjumper said...
Really, really charming! Beautifully done!
- January 29, 2012 at 8:43 PM
- Lori ann said...
completely adorable bella. i know i always say this, but your imagination is beyond incredible. i could stare at this photo all day and still find something new, some detail, to enjoy.
you and the girls should come up the coast a bit, we have awesome tidepools where it's possible to discover many treasures.
- January 29, 2012 at 9:43 PM
- deepazartz said...
OMG Bella! SO very adorable!!! The three sisters are so cute and lovely ; what characters! & they are full of life spreading warmth, joy and love and ofcourse treacles too:)
- January 30, 2012 at 3:06 AM
- Becky Wink said...
Your illustrations are lovely they make me smile :)
- January 30, 2012 at 9:16 AM
- theartofpuro said...
I'm without words:)Love your illos and the concept:)
- January 30, 2012 at 11:49 AM
- Amalia K said...
Ooooh....I love, love, LOVE these adorale sweeties! Gosh, you always come up with the cutest things! I wonder what it's like to live at the bottom of a treacle well. Imagine how many inches would be added to my hips! oxx
- January 30, 2012 at 12:46 PM
- laughingwolf said...
looks to me the 4th M is... MOM... seen here handling the MILK! ;)
your MARVELOUS 'MAGINATION MAKES ME MIGHTY MIRTHFUL!
thx bella.. so much MAGNIFICENTS :)
- January 30, 2012 at 4:30 PM
- Ted Blackman said...
Is it just me.. am I the only one who imagines what a sticky mess their house would be in all the time? And the flies???
You know how much I hate house work and flies.
That being said; it's a stunning piece, as usual. Bravo!
- January 30, 2012 at 10:52 PM
- AtelierBrigitte said...
So lovely! All that detail - wonderful piece.
- January 31, 2012 at 3:21 AM
- Barbara said...
And I bet they make fabulous treacle treats too! Wish they'd visit my house.
Sweet little girls, Bella! Literally. :)
- January 31, 2012 at 3:51 AM
- Valerie Lorimer said...
Absolutely adore this one, Bella! It's just so beautifully done.
- January 31, 2012 at 12:38 PM
- Kay Aker said...
- January 31, 2012 at 1:51 PM
- Indigene said...
Dear whimsical, magical Bella! I adore this! :)
- January 31, 2012 at 3:36 PM
- Elizabeth Rose Stanton said...
This is absolutely adorable!
- January 31, 2012 at 3:50 PM
- Shirley said...
GOSH, Bella!!!!!
this is SO fantastic!
They are charming,
so lucky for their treacle treats.
Oh gosh..LOVELY lovely work, my friend.
I am in awe of your creativity, excellence in illustration and imagination. You have outdone yourself - and I have MANY favorites of yours.
Simply wonderful, Bella!!
- January 31, 2012 at 9:24 PM
- Inner Toddler said...
- February 1, 2012 at 12:01 AM
- deepazartz said...
Bella dear, Hope you saw the mail I sent you regarding kyoorius... if not pls do chk it out:)
- February 1, 2012 at 3:54 AM
- k.h.whitaker said...
This is so cute. How did I miss this post Bella? Hmmmmmm, I'm not sure why I didn't see it in my blog list. Maybe you have disappeared :o
Anyhoo, it is sooooooooooo cute. I love this illustration. Shirley is right, it is charming.
- February 1, 2012 at 6:42 AM
- Cindy said...
i love elsie, lacie and tillie, but tillie the most because the name reminds me of my grandmother, millie. wonderful as always! xo, c
- February 1, 2012 at 11:32 AM
- Andrea said...
I love them! But why didn't they leave treacle treats at my house? I would gladly pay it forward if they did!
- February 1, 2012 at 12:43 PM
- Mónica said...
Wonderful scene!!!
hugs ands kind regards, Bella :)
- February 1, 2012 at 2:48 PM
- Julia said...
Beautiful illustration. Such a great representation of the Dormouse's story
maternity clothes
- February 1, 2012 at 4:34 PM
- Ces said...
Oh, that's right! I need maternity clothes. So glad I stopped by here this evening. Heheh!
- February 1, 2012 at 6:02 PM
- Steve E said...
Does Ces have a name picked out yet? (Maternity clothes!)
HAHAHAHA! Hey! Why am I laughing?
Each time I view THREE SISTERS I'm seeing more and more little inspirings, Bella. It is REALLY REEEELY one of the finer pieces I've seen lately--and you know it, too. Just Magnifico!
I'm glad it is staying up for awhile...
PEACE...not 'pieces'....
- February 1, 2012 at 8:39 PM
- Ces said...
Yes! I have a name for the baby:
Treacle Steve!
Good night.
- February 1, 2012 at 10:19 PM
- Angel said...
So fantastic and detailed and gorgeous! What a wonderful illustration. You continue to WOW me with your creativity and imagination.
- February 2, 2012 at 2:14 PM
- Andrew Finnie said...
Heh, I see there are only 54 comments. I thought I was late. In fact I was feeling like a white rabbit about to fall in a hole.
Well, it's such a pleasure to read both the visual story and the verbal one. And it maid my salivary glands work ----- :) Amazing how you and Shirley stir up the warm fuzzies in me with your art. It's like a mother's heart beat - if you get my meaning. Memories of someone else's childhood that I can pretend were my own... Maybe it should be the new Jungian archetype ? Hero Witch Mother Trickster and SECM (someone elses' childhood memories).
So what was it like being the quality control girl? :)
Heh, I just loved that part!
see you
sorry to be late
I'm late / I'm late / For a very important date. / :) avec le/la blog d'Bella
- February 2, 2012 at 5:33 PM
- Amy C said...
eeeeeeeeeeeeeek so so so so so stinking cute Bella.
I think I might take up the habit of drawing a treacle mustache on myself in the afternoons.
- February 2, 2012 at 8:29 PM
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- February 3, 2012 at 12:00 AM
- Writer J said...
Just found your blog, and glad I did! :) I very much enjoy your drawings and stories.
- February 3, 2012 at 9:12 PM
- Draffin Bears said...
Dear Bella,
How adorable and ever so sweet your three little sisters are.
Your darling illustration put a smile on my face.
Love the story too and would like to have some treacle goodies, left at my house.
- February 4, 2012 at 8:12 PM
- Steve E said...
I'm eating treacle goodies (Butterscotch instead of molasses!) while commenting. Been too much existing on them lately, so Monday will begin again my periodic (idiotic?--grin!) FAST...this time for about 5 weeks...maybe I can then bend over to tie my shoes.
So please tell that chick on top floor in quality control, that I'll join her again--to lick the pot--in the middle of Lent...she'll probably want to take a break by then, to retrofit her wardrobe......
HAHAHA! It's been so long, I had forgotten--my shoes don't have tie strings, they are Velcro strapped.
- February 4, 2012 at 8:43 PM
- Amanda Dilworth said...
fantastic illustration and story Bella, i think i want to live in the treacle well and join Elsie in the quality control department :)
- February 5, 2012 at 5:09 AM
- Steve E said...
Plz tell Amanda, it is getting crowded here at the 'top'.--grin!
"Plenty of cake to go around..."
--Famous French Princess, not M.A.
- February 5, 2012 at 6:13 AM
- Steve E said...
The more I "drink in" "FORWARD", the more I'm convinced Bella: YOU ARE A GENIUS!
Drawings such as this COULD bring about World Peace--I mean, WHO could fight angrily over our differences as they observe these three working together in harmony.
And that nurse on 2nd floor--was she kidnapped from her oak tree? (It IS Ces, right?).......
- February 5, 2012 at 6:21 AM
- Steve E said...
- February 5, 2012 at 6:53 PM
- Rubin Pingk said...
If I could bottle the cuteness and charm you exude in art I am confident it would be the sweetest nectar in the world.
I love this.
Horror movies have made wells dank and scary (not that they didn't have that going for them already), but you have made them cute!
- February 10, 2012 at 10:05 AM
- aimee said...
dang, bella, these little ladies just keep getting cuter and happier by the drawing. i want to go live in bella world.
- February 10, 2012 at 2:02 PM
- Janine said...
I love that picture, like I love all your work.
- February 26, 2012 at 10:28 AM
- Steve E said...
Bella, I just enjoy SO much returning here to re-read and drink it all in one more time.
Also checking out to see if you've posted yet, or still in hibernation vacation...Whatever, I hope and pray that you are OK, and staying in joyful mode!
- July 10, 2012 at 9:05 PM


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*** (out of four)
Darius Rucker's demeanor just feels comfortable. You can guess right away this guy is a dad. That breezy, worn-in feeling was the kind of thing that made his band Hootie and the Blowfish an object of ridicule at times, but it's an asset for Rucker as an artist making country music--a genre that often celebrates the familiar.
Case in point: The breakout single from Rucker's third solo country album, "True Believers," is the Bob Dylan/Old Crow Medicine Show cover "Wagon Wheel." It's a well-known song, but Rucker makes it his own, his rugged voice giving it a sense of experience lacking in the OCMS version. It's also become the highest-charting single of his career.
That sense of familiarity is even better suited to exploring minor quotidian joys and losses, whether he's singing about throwing a football with his son on "Take Me Home" or dissecting a marriage that's lost its spark on "Miss You." Three songs about the fear of a lover leaving – "Lie To Me," "Heartbreak Road" and "I Will Love You Still," which features up-and-comer Mallary Hope – give the album's latter half a gut-punching immediacy. Rucker is astute in his treatment of the details that turn songs from vague platitudes into crush ballads.
The downside is that his dad vibes make him sound like, well, a dad when he tries to embrace a party vibe on a song like "Radio" or to deliver a clunky love ballad like "Lost In You." On the other hand, not many singers could pull off the total schmaltz of a marriage ode like opener and highlight "True Believers." (Excerpt: "We are one heartbeat in the darkness/we are one lasting answered prayer.") Over piercing guitars and a brief string interlude that together demand some lighter-waving, his voice is warm and empathetic, a convincing argument for settling in to a comfortable place.
Kyle Kramer is a RedEye special contributor. @redeyechimusic
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Welcome the newest beauty to the scene, Trinity Dang! She's an up and coming model from the Bay Area that's 100% Vietnamese and making her mark by hosting events all over the world. Oh yeah, and Dang, she fine!
Tell us a special skill that you have.
I can work some delicious magic in the kitchen. I'd like to consider myself a pretty good chef and can make some amazing creations!
Any interesting hobbies?
I recently fell in love with Pilates. It's really relaxing especially after a long day of work.
Guilty pleasures?
Fried food! Or should I say ANY food. Next would be sleep. Sometimes I'll wake up thinking about the next time I will get to sleep again.
Biggest pet peeve?
It bothers me when men are on their phones when you're spending time with them. So boys…pay attention to your women! (Ahem…it's usually the other way around! – Ed)
What do you do to kill time?
I'm addicted to online shopping and grocery shopping... or actually any shopping for that matter!
What's your go-to drink?
I'm a certified mixologist and I make a drink called the "The Trinity". Come party with me and see what it tastes like! But no matter what I drink, if there's Peach Ciroc in it, I love it! Peach Ciroc is my all time favorite.
What three songs right now get your booty shaking?
Definitely any Ke$ha songs, Scream & Shout by Will.i.am and Britney Spears, and any house mixes. (Ke$ha? SMH! – Ed)
Know anything about cars?
I know a good amount. You'd be surprised! I can change my own oil and I'm not afraid to get a little dirty under the car. First car was a… manual Scion tC. I loved that car so much!
What was your worst date?
I went on a first date with this guy I really liked. We went to a restaurant and my ex ended up sitting at the booth right next to us! He kept walking by and staring. It was so embarrassing.
Any girl crushes?
Victoria's Secret Angels. Who doesn't love an angel?
If you had 24 hours to live, what would you do?
Definitely spend it with my family. If I gotta go, who better to be with than the ones you love right?
Trinity Dang
Birthday March 14
Location Bay Area, CA
Facebook facebook.com/thetrinitydang
Instagram/Twitter @trinitydang


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Red Enchiladas with Chicken
10 dried
red chile pods
3 cups water
1 tablespoon olive oil
¼ cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon oregano
2 cloves garlic, minced
8 corn tortillas
2 cups cooked extra-lean chicken
1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
Toast the chiles in an oven at 200ºF for 5 to 10 minutes. Stir frequently so they do not burn. Remove the seeds and stems.
Put the chiles and 3 cups of water into a medium pan. Simmer for 15 minutes.
Put half the chiles with some of the cooking water into a blender. Puree and then strain. Discard the peels and seeds. Repeat with the other half of the chiles.
Heat oil in medium saucepan. Add flour and brown for one minute.
Add strained chile, the remaining cooking water and 1 additional cup of water.
Add salt, oregano and garlic. Simmer for 15 minutes.
Break tortillas into strips and divide into thirds. Add the tortillas to the pan (and the meat) and cook until heated through, stirring with a spoon from time to time.
Sprinkle the cheese over the enchiladas. Cover the pan and cook until the cheese has melted. Serve immediately.
Note: For a quick sauce, use frozen red chile puree instead of soaked dried chiles. Defrost the frozen chile and follow steps 4 through 8 of the recipe.
Flavors of Fiesta
by University of Illinois Extension
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