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I would like to hire a Marketing Specialist
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I need some help with finding some leads.
We are an interior design duo, combining our companies to create one firm. We will be based in Atlanta, GA and as we launch, would like to create some hype around our new company to be seen as "Atlanta's hot new design duo to hire" except definitely not in those words :) We need someone to help us create relationships with print companies, web companies as we are interested in being featured on blogs and local publications to tell our story, let people know about our interesting dynamic of how our company came to be and get our name out there. We also would like to create relationships with individuals in the entertainment/creative industry to help be our voice and look out for opportunities to collaborate, volunteer and eventually generate leads and clients.
We are open to whatever this situation may be - if it's on a monthly basis, etc. Open to conversation about this marketing venture.
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Feb. 11, 2007
The Lady Bisons tennis team won its first match of the 2007 spring season defeating Alabama A &M Saturday night at the Whitworth Tennis Center in Nashville.
The Lady Bisons lost only one singles match on the way to a 6-1 win.
Senior Emily Ellis extended her singles match unbeaten string to 3-0.
Also winning singles matches were Raphaela Jann, Olivia Ellis, Casey Hall and Caitlin Khouri.
The Lady Bisons are 1-2 heading into Thursday's 2 p.m. match at the University of the South.
No. 1: Tsangamwe-Bvunzawabaya (AL) def. Jann-Moakler (LU) 8-6
No. 2: Ellis-Ellis (LU) def. Pinder-Jones (AM) 8-6
No. 3: Hall-Vanatta (LU) def. Jelks-Gladness (AL) 8-1
No. 1: Raphaela Jann (LU) def. Charlene Tasngamwe 6-2, 6-3
No. 2: Shaniek Pinder (AL) def. Erin Moakler (LU) 3-6, 7-5 (10-8)
No. 3: Emily Ellis (LU) def. Batsi Bvunzawabaya (AL) 6-1, 7-5
No. 4:Olivia Ellis (LU) def. Monique Jones (AL) 6-3, 2-6 (10-7)
No. 5:Casey Hall (LU) def. Brittany Jelks (AL) 6-1, 6-1
No. 6: Caitlin Khouri (LU) def. Diuana Grant (AL) 6-0, 6-0

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So... how's the battery life on your brand new iPhone 4S? We've already asked you about battery life under iOS 5 in general, but now that you have that Apple A5 processor to power and the Siri voice assistant feature to play with, battery life could be getting hit harder than ever.
Now a new phone, especially one that talks back to you, is so fun to use that we might not get back down to every day levels for a while still. But if you're not talking to Siri every minute, if you set up as new rather than restoring from backup, if you're not lighting up all the new location-based Reminders and Find my Friends, and your Notification Center isn't set to the full fire hose, how do you think battery life compares to your previous phone?
Is it great, gets through the day, no problems whatsoever? Is it about the same? Is it so bad you've stopped using Siri, turned off location services, disabled push notifications, and gone to commiserate with your Android wielding friends?
Vote up top and give us the details, including anything that's helped you improve battery life, in the comments below!


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Whipped Black Beans
1 can (15 ounces) black beans
3 ounces lean pork
2 slices bacon
1 onion
2 teaspoon of minced garlic
2 teaspoon of oregano
½ cup of evaporated milk
1 teaspoon each: Salt, pepper, cumin.
Put the beans in a pot with the pork and the onion. Cook until beans are smooth and creamy.
Let them cool a little, stir to make a liquid and return them to the pot.
In a separate saucepan, fry the bacon and the garlic.
Season with salt, pepper, cumin and oregano.
When everything has been browned in the saucepan, pour the beans in the saucepan and boil for 15 minutes.
Add the evaporated milk and stir.
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Twitter Shares Surge as User Growth Picks Up
Twitter Inc. posted strong results across the board in the second quarter on Tuesday, reversing its fortunes from three months earlier, when it sparked concerns that its popularity had peaked. WSJ's Scott Austin and Yoree Koh report. Photo: Getty Images
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Nightly Business Report Washington spills over to Wall Street. Stocks tumble as talks to avert the fiscal cliff fall apart. NBR's Washington Bureau Chief Darren Gersh has reaction from both sides of the aisle. D
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Outdoor Idaho "Working for Wildlife" Professionals and volunteers are in forests and fields - even cities - throughout Idaho working to increase knowledge about wildlife and its chances for survival. Cameras capture "deer tackling" in eastern Idaho; follow scientists and volunteers through deep snows to radio collar the seldom-seen elusive wolverine; and visit a woman raising orphan bears in her backyard in Garden City, adjacent to Boise.G
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Global Voices "A Son's Sacrifice" Imran, a young Muslim American, struggles to take over his father's neighborhood halal slaughterhouse in New York City. The son of an immigrant, Imran must confront his mixed heritage and gain acceptance from his father's conservative community. On one of Islam's holiest days, Imran must lead a sacrifice that will define him as a Muslim, as an American and as a son. D
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Iranian Americans This program explores the history and lives of the Iranian American community in the United States. Beginning with the 1979 Iranian Revolution, through the mass immigration of the Iranians to the U.S., the story of the Iranian Americans is a classic American Immigrant story. D


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ACT Clutch Kits
Designed specifically for the B7 Audi RS4 and S4, Advanced Clutch Technology's new Street and Race clutch kits feature heavy-duty pressure plates, a choice of disc type, release bearing and alignment tool. These parts will provide a claimed 41-80% increase in torque capacity over the stock clutch. The Street kits feature organic friction materials to withstand high temps and endure general abuse, while the Race kits are recommended for the track only, combining the heavy-duty pressure plate with a cerametallic Xtreme Race disc. This combination is said to provide durability while promoting quick shifting.
Pocket Power Bank
Worried about draining the battery on your mobile device? Digital Treasures presents its all-in-one charging station that's small and lightweight enough to carry in a briefcase, purse or cargo pocket. With 3600mAh of power, the miniature power strip eliminates the need to carry around multiple chargers and cables. It includes three output options for charging a variety of devices with the Micro USB or 30- and 8-pin Apple connectors attached to the unit.
Passport Max HD Detector
Escort has introduced a high-definition radar detector said to blow its competitors out of the water, or at very least out of your car. Its Passport Max HD detector boasts excellent range and fast processing. Engineered to filter true radar gun alerts from false alarms caused by automatic door openers, motion sensors, etc, the detector is claimed to search for threats 50 times faster than any of its rivals. The Max even comes with patented GPS Location Awareness technology, alerting the driver to red light cameras, speed cameras and speed traps as you approach.
Bimmian Reflectors
Available for F10 BMW 5 Series and F30 3 Series models, Bimmian is offering painted reflectors to replace the stock amber and red rear reflectors on each model. The body-colored reflectors are the same size and shape of the stock reflectors and easily pop into place with the use of a flat-head screwdriver and tape. Quality tested and in limited supply, Bimmian's product will enhance the appearance of your Bimmer.
Nordschleife Chronograph
Now available with a matte black racing finish, the Nordschleife Chronograph is a piece of German engineering to be worn on your wrist while pushing your other German engineering to the limit. The large stainless steel case brags a 1.7" diameter and was blackened electronically, creating the backdrop for the watch face, which sports the white Nordschleife logo. The wristwatch should not only keep time with quartz precision, but also has chronograph functions such as a stopwatch, split time display, and 24-hour display with date function.
BMW Service Reset Tool
AutoEnginuity, a specialist in PC-based diagnostics tools, has released its new service reset tool for the 2001-13 BMW and Mini models. The reset tool is the first of its kind to perform the CBS oil reset and battery replacement registration without a personal computer. What's more it can perform these functions as well as the Service Interval Reset (SIR) on late-model BMWs and Minis. This handy tool will determine the correct protocol for your vehicle and send the proper commands with the simple push of a button.
B&O Dodecahedron
Named after Greek philosopher Plato, who remarked that Dodecahedron was what the gods used to embroider the constellations, Bang & Olufsen's BeoLab 19 domestic speakers enhance the mood and depth of any cinematic experience by providing extraordinary bass precision. The speakers feature striking geometric planes that change their aspect and hue depending on the viewing angle. Furthermore, the precision of each hole carefully drilled into the enclosure uses the same experience gained from years of experience making speaker components and grilles for companies such as BMW, Audi, AMG and Aston Martin.
Lithium 4400 Power Pot
You might have guessed we're obsessed with keeping our phones charged and have had a chance to sample this rechargeable battery pack. It's claimed to power your device up to three times on one charge and can double as a lantern. Compact in size, the Lithium 4400 will easily fit in your pocket and is the perfect companion for any escapade from spelunking to camping. The 3-in-1 fast charging cable is included, compatible with iOS devices, micro & mini USB. The charging cable can be used with any other device and cuts down charge times by up to 75%. The Lithium 4400 can be recharged via any computer or USB port. During use, we did find it charged the phone quicker than many alternatives, but half its charge was drained after one session. We've not been able to use it more than twice but it still seems perfectly satisfactory. Four small LEDs on the side show the charge status and can be brightened by switching to the lamp mode. It then gives you extra illumination if needed. With its compact size and fast charging, we like the Lithium 4400.
Fiat Abarth Exhaust
The Neu-F stainless steel downpipe-back Race Exhaust system was constructed from T304 stainless steel with 2.5" diameter tubing. It's connected with a "V" band clamp system for a good seal with adjustability during fitting. Featuring a "Y" pipe to even out the exhaust flow, the Neu-F Race Exhaust system retains the factory's average dB level but alters and enhances the resonance. Axle-back system $549.95; Full system (downpipe-back)
Royal Purple Diesel Treatment
The Max-Tane 6-in-1 diesel fuel treatment is said to be the only diesel additive engineered to work as a total fuel system cleaner as well as a Cetane booster, fuel stabilizer, fuel pump lubricator, cold flow improver and demulsifier. This Royal Purple fuel system treatment is also claimed to be compatible with any type or grade of diesel fuel, including #1 and #2 diesel, biodiesel and ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD). It's therefore safe to use in engines equipped with all types of diesel exhaust emissions equipment, including diesel particulate filters (DPFs) and catalytic converters. Max-Tane 10oz
Philips LED Lighting
Philips has debuted legal applications for LED stop, tail, and reverse lighting, using its X-tremeVision LED Exterior Lighting. The high-powered LEDs deliver five-times more light output than standard 1156, 1157, and 921 incandescent bulbs, but use 13-times less energy. Boasting a life expectancy of up to 12 years, the bulbs go the distance and are available in intense red for 1156 and 1157 stop and tail lights, as well as 6000K Xenon white for reverse light applications.
Falken Mega Line ZIEX ZE950 A/S
Replacing the popular ZIEX ZE912, the all-new ZIEX ZE950 A/S Falken tire boast ultra-high performance with all-season capability. Among its slew of features is Dynamic Range Technology (DRT) - exclusive compound construction that provides maximum performance over a wide range of climate conditions along with innovative tread design. These features contribute to a quoted 18% improvement in tread life and 10% better winter traction compared to its predecessor.
Pyle Audio HD Camera
If you thought there wasn't room for any more action cameras, think again. Pyle Audio has joined the fray with its high-speed, high-resolution digital camera/camcorder. Recording at 120 frames-per-second and boasting 12 megapixels, the device produces high-quality videos suitable for production or reliving a special moment. The HD camera includes CMOS image sensor technology, 4x zoom and is controlled via the 2.5" LCD touchscreen. The Hi-Speed HD Camera/Camcorder is available in black, blue, grey, red and silver.
B&O BeoLab 17
Available in black, white, blue or ice, the color fabrics on the BeoLab 17 speakers swap out easily and were designed to adapt quickly to match a mood or atmosphere. Regardless of which way it's pointing, the beautifully designed cabinet delivers stunning performance beyond its minimal size. Proving the adage "size doesn't matter" Bang & Olufsen's diminutive BeoLab 17 offers clutter-free convenience by reducing cable clutter to a single power cord.
Dinan Forged Wheel
Designed specifically for the latest BMW M5 and M6 platforms, the Dinan ultra-light forged wheel is said to reduce unsprung weight, thus improving grip, braking and ride quality. Cut from a single aluminum forging, the Dinan product is claimed to be the lightest 20" diameter wheel on the market. The open-spoke design improves brake cooling, and the wheels are sized at 20x9.5" front and 20x10.5" rear. These will allow substantially larger tires without rubbing or modification to the wheel well. The custom sizing and offset means you should be able to fit 285mm front tires and 305mm rears. The increased contact patch and corresponding grip level will allow better power transfer to the ground.
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Alpinestars Anniversary Book
In celebration of Alpinestars' 50th anniversary, the company has released a hardcover book that documents the past half-century, taking a chronological journey through five decades of motor, moto and action sports achievement. From humble beginnings as a boot manufacturer in Northern Italy, to a global pioneer of motorsports and fashion, the Alpinestars book reflects on the past and looks toward the future. Notable contributors include Alpinestars athletes and motorsports legends such as Kenny Roberts Sr and Randy Mamola.
Volk Wheels
Volk Racing has introduced two new wheels including the CE28RT Black Edition as well as the G2 Progressive Model (seen here). Both have "Volk Racing Original" machined into one of the spokes to differentiate these new designs from the regular products. The wheel hub was also machined to decrease weight. The VR G2 PM will be offered in Formula silver with black clear as well as Mercury silver. Both colors feature a matching center cap and black valve stem. Sizes start at 16" in 4x100 bolt patters, with 17" and 18" diameters offering multiple offsets and widths in both 5x100 and 5x114.3 fitments, with more sizes to follow.
Royal Purple HMX Synthetic Oil
Another new product from Royal Purple is its high-mileage synthetic motor oil specifically designed to minimize wear and restore lost performance for engines that have clocked more than 75000 miles. Formulated with zinc/phosphorus anti-wear compounds and combined with the brand's proprietary Synerlec additive, HMX is chemically enhanced to revitalize hardened seals, reducing oil consumption common in high-mileage engines. HMX is also fortified with detergents to remove buildup and deposits, maintain cleanliness and promote longevity. The Synerlec technology is claimed to provide exceptional film strength, reducing friction and metal-to-metal contact for peak engine performance.
Pioneer In-Dash
If you're keeping it old school and upgrading the factory head unit then Pioneer Electronics' 2014 lineup will provide you with the most in-car entertainment options. They include five stylish, updated in-dash models that are compatible with just about every system out there. The new receivers function alongside entertainment selections including Mixtrax virtual DJ technology, DVD/CD media playback and MirrorLink. The systems also feature an improved AppRadio Mode for the iPhone 5, Pandora station creation, SiriusXM satellite radio compatibility, built-in HD Radio and USB connectivity. Models AVH-X2600BT and up also feature built-in Bluetooth wireless capability for hands-free compliance and music streaming.
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Description:IBM Intel Xeon E5520(2.26GHz/4-core/8MB/80W)Full Processor Option Kit w/VRM and HeatsinkPart Number(s)
IBM Part# 46D1352
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Overview:The Xeon processor 5500 series automatically and intelligently adjusts server performance according to your application needs. Xeon processor-based servers are the best in class for virtualization, energy efficiency, and performance.


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Bobux, i-walk, twist sandal, red/navy/white bobux design shoes to meet the ever changing needs of your child's feet. The i-walk range is perfect for confident walkers, with foot development focussed design and new flexi sole, all wrapped up in classic styling. Beautiful designs and supreme quality make these shoes a range to fall in love with. Upper 100% full grain leather lining 100% soft natural leather sole highly flexible rubber, gum coloured multi flex points to allow for correct heel to toe foot movement flexible sole to accommodate growing feet and correct foot development fastening adjustable velcro strap with elastic lace for easy access and fit stage walking sizing bobux i walk are a large fit we recommend going down


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I was trying to install GrapViz.pm.
First obviously it was failing because I didn't have GraphViz installed. Easy solved with:
sudo aptitude install graphviz graphviz-dev graphviz-doc libgraphviz-dev graphviz-cairo
But then when I tried again it was not working:
cpan> install GraphViz
'/home/pablo/localperl/bin/perl Makefile.PL' returned status 512, won't make
Running make test
Make had some problems, won't test
Running make install
Make had some problems, won't install
So I went to the dir where GV was unpacked and tried to Make it by hand:
pablo@pmg-linux:~/.cpan/build/GraphViz-2.04-HQxvwp$ perl Makefile.PL
Scalar value @ENV{PATH} better written as $ENV{PATH} at Makefile.PL line 37.
Scalar value @ENV{PATH} better written as $ENV{PATH} at Makefile.PL line 40.
Looking for dot... found it at /usr/bin/dot
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Warning: prerequisite IPC::Run 0.6 not found.
Writing Makefile for GraphViz
OK, this explain it all: I need IPC::Run but it was not show in CPAN
After Intalling IPC::Run, deleting the GraphViz directory in the build dir (CPAN> clean GraphViz does not work) I tried to install again from CPAN but failed again with the same error that before.
I went to the extracted GraphViz dir and intalled manually and all was OK.
> perl Makefile.PL
> make
> make test
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /home/pablo/localperl/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_harness(0, 'blib/lib', 'blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/dumper.t .. ok
t/foo.t ..... ok
t/pod.t ..... ok
t/simple.t .. ok
All tests successful.
Files=4, Tests=71, 1 wallclock secs ( 0.04 usr 0.06 sys + 0.42 cusr 0.58 csys = 1.10 CPU)
Result: PASS
> make install
So I don't know why the second time CPAN installation failed, but now it works after the manual install.


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kbridgman necesitaba un nuevo diseño de otro y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 50 diseños de 18 diseñadores freelance.
We are an established staffing company about to launch an exciting cloud computing solution which automates the recruiting, interviewing and hiring highly-skilled talent for the best companies all across the globe.
Unlike monstrous job-boards promising to build your career and help you climb the ladder, we employ advanced technology and dedicated staff to put top talent to work.
JOBCLOUD has a talented and proven team delivering this exciting solution to the market. The management team brings more than 30 years of combined experience – employing cutting-edge technology, generating broad adoption in the market, and establishing successful new business models.
Our audience will be individual job-seekers, as well as small, medium and enterprise businesses looking to employ top talent. We provide a Global answer to hiring as we posses International experts that can assist both candidate and employer work their way through the immigration maze.
Our solution is a pay-as-you-go model that makes it perfect for small companies with minimal risk, and is appropriate for large companies who want to augment their existing HR and recruiting methods.
Dear Designers,
We have a very exciting project for your consideration. We are developing a new product portfolio we call JOBCLOUD. (We actually used a 99designs.com contest for our cool logo.)
The JOBCLOUD product portfolio will include a main web site (jobcloud.com), applicant tracking application we refer to as TalentWorkspace, smartphone apps for Android, Windows Phone 7, iPhone and other web sites "Powered by JOBCLOUD". We have developed some mock-up designs using stock graphics and a few graphics we created in house, but we wanted to tap the pool of design experts on 99design.com.
Here's what's needed … we require a set of graphics (approx. 44 icons, buttons, and labels) with a consistent look & feel. This means they will share common design characteristics, attributes and complementary color scheme. Below is a table of graphics we require, with example graphics (only to provide context) and a brief description.
In general, these graphics should be at least 64 x 64 in size, but some may be larger. We will scale down the final graphics to fit the layout of our pages. These graphics should also be transparent, but in most cases will be placed on a white background. The color choices for the graphics should work well with the blue color scheme illustrated above in the entry page.
The Development Team at JOBCLOUD
(Please see attached PDF for details)


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2014 Chevrolet Silverado Z71 Volunteer Firefighter ConceptPosted in News on September 30, 2013
The Chevrolet Silverado Z71 Volunteer Firefighter Concept truck honors grassroots fire responders and shows off the new Silverado's capability and dependability. The National Volunteer Fire Council and Chevrolet partnered up earlier this year to raise awareness for volunteer emergency services, EMS personnel, and volunteer firefighters. Did you know that about three-quarters of firefighters are volunteers, and that about 90% of fire departments in the United States are mostly or entirely volunteer-run? That's phenomenal! These volunteer firefighters deserve recognition for their service, and the Silverado was built for these kinds of hard-working Americans.
The EcoTec3 5.3L V8 Double Cab Silverado Firefighter Volunteer SEMA Concept is outfitted with tools and safety equipment and plenty of room for personal gear. Chevrolet Accessory parts include: six-spoke 22-inch wheels with a custom painted finish, chrome assist steps, chrome door handles and mirror caps, molded hood protector, gull-wing tool box, and a brushed aluminum cantilever cab-over TracRac. An emergency roof light bar and additional LED perimeter lighting, red and silver paint, emergency siren and PA system, chrome fire extinguishers and mounting hardware, billet aluminum front brush guard and billet aluminum bed rails, and mounted axe and halligan equip the Silverado for firefighting action. From the factory, the 355 horsepower, 383 lb.-ft. of torque Chevy Z71 comes with a six-speed automatic transmission with hill descent control, electric power steering, four-wheel-disc brakes with Duralife rotors, StabiliTrak with hill start assist, and a CornerStep rear bumper.
Thank you to the volunteer firefighters who so graciously dedicate their time and talents to protecting what matters most.


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Not too sure what you're talking about, but I'll try... 1) Do you HOPE to work at a big firm? If yes, your salary will be whatever "market" is for that city (e.g. NY, Chi, DC, LA, Boston, etc. is $160k, Philly, Atlanta, etc. is around $145k, Denver is roughly $120k, and so on down the line). 2) If you end up at a mid-size firm, your salary will be 40-65% of whatever "market" is for that city (with a few rare exceptions). 3) Most big firms, as well as some mid-size firms (i.e. ones that aren't just insurance defense sweatshops), do some type of (transactional) construction work. For many, it's based out of their real estate practices. All associates are generally paid the same salary within a given firm, based on their class year (e.g. first year, fourth year, etc.), regardless of practice area (with the exception of some IP work, noted below). 4) Some firms, particularly mid-size (and some smaller firms), do a good amount of construction-related litigation (if mid-size, it's likely defense-oriented; if small, more likely plaintiffs). 5) Your engineering background would matter (for salary purposes) only for "hard" intellectual property work (i.e. patent), in which case some firms are paying a bit more to their patent lawyers. But I don't think electrical engineering would count for much in IP. Perhaps there is some rare niche practice area reserved for folks with electrical engineering backgrounds, but I'm not aware of it. 6) By "contract law," do you mean that you want to be a transactional lawyer (i.e. drafting contracts, closing deals, etc. related to construction/development), or a litigator (i.e. bringing or defending lawsuits for breach of contract or warranty, e.g. faulty construction, building product defects, etc.)? 7) For the city in which you plan to practice, research law firm websites for construction-related work. This should give you a sense of what the firm does in the practice area. Look at the bio's of the associates and partners in the construction/development practice groups, looking at both their undergraduate educations (i.e. for any signs of engineering backgrounds) as well as their recent legal work (if listed). If nothing else, their bio's should be informative as to what exactly a "construction" lawyer does. Here's some bonus insights: given the crises in the credit and housing markets, it stands to reason that transactional work in construction/development will be increasingly scarce (however, such is not the case internationally, in emerging or rapidly developing markets). My guess would be that construction-related litigation will be on the rise over the next few years (as are most litigation practices when the economy hits the skids). 9) Good luck.
I thought the majority of patent work (at least the work pursued by the big IP firms) tended to be bio-chem stuff, which would mean that an EE degree wouldn't be all that helpful?
Wow, you've become so well informed and authoritative. Just a week and a half ago, you wrote that you "would like to pursue construction / engineering / contract law," but were unable to find "any information on typical salaries for construction law." "Contract law"?! Unable to find information on salaries? And now you're an authority on the (hard) IP market? Jee whiz, what a waste it would be if you opted for "construction law"!I must confess, I think my firm only has around 100 IP lawyers, including both hard and soft. So perhaps I'm a bit ignorant. Could you please enlighten us as to what it is that makes electrical engineering-related work the "majority" of the IP market? Some examples of clients, or at least client types, along with some products, might help to clear up the extremely widespread (and, according to you, incorrect) belief that bio-tech, chemical, and software work account for the vast majority of the (hard) IP market.
If you want to work in construction law so bad, why not go in house with John Deer?


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Treasuries and U.S. stocks rose as a report showing a plunge in home sales eased concern the Federal Reserve will cut stimulus efforts next month. Gold and oil rallied while the dollar weakened. Emerging-market equities gained for the first time in seven days.
The 10-year Treasury yield dropped seven basis points to 2.82% at 4 p.m. in New York, after reaching a two-year high yesterday. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 0.4% for the first back-to-back advance in three weeks. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index climbed 1.4%, trimming this week's loss to 2.4% as currencies from India's rupee to Brazil's real strengthened. Gold rallied 1.8%. The Bloomberg U.S. Dollar Index fell for the first time in three days.
Fed officials met today at a conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to discuss monetary policy. Purchases of new U.S. homes plunged in July by the most in more than three years, a sign that growth in the industry may be taking a pause as mortgage rates rise. Countries from India to Indonesia signaled they will take steps to support financial markets and Brazil announced a $60 billion intervention program involving currency swaps and loans.
"The new home-sales data tells us that all is not well with the economy, and the Fed needs to continue to support growth," Tom Power, a senior commodity broker at R.J. O'Brien & Associates in Chicago, said in a telephone interview. "The housing recovery is an important thing that the Fed will be looking at when it makes its decision on the timing of the tapering."
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U.S. sales of newly built homes declined 13% to a 394,000 annualized pace, the weakest since October, following a 455,000 rate in the prior period that was lower than previously estimated, Commerce Department figures showed today in Washington. The median estimate of 74 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for a decrease to 487,000. Last month's decline was the biggest since May 2010.
"The fact that there are rising interest rates looks like it may be starting to bite into new home sales," Paul Zemsky, the New York-based head of asset allocation for ING Investment Management, which oversees $180 billion, said in a phone interview. "That's probably going to cause the economy be a little softer in the second half."
Benchmark 10-year yields had touched the highest level since July 2011 after Fed minutes released this week showed most officials are comfortable with a plan to start reducing bond purchases if the economy improves.
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"We can take our time" on slowing purchases, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard, who holds a vote on policy this year, said in a Bloomberg Radio interview from Jackson Hole. San Francisco's John Williams told CNBC he wants to "taper our purchases later this year" if the economy doesn't flag, while Atlanta's Dennis Lockhart said he "would be supportive" of slowing purchases next month if the expansion holds up.
Microsoft Inc. rallied 7.3% today after Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said he would retire within 12 months. PulteGroup Inc. sank 1.6% to pace declines in an index of homebuilder stocks.
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February 7, 2005
a real Dutch treat (no, it was all on me)
If you happen to have read oneof my old (actually, oldest) posts (picture here), you might probably know that I love Dutch stroopwafels. Stroopwafel, sometimes called caramel wafer or syrup cookie, is a sandwich of two extra-thin, hard and crisp wafers filled with caramel-y syrup. It is pretty sweet, but irresistible - that's all I can say. It is highly challenging for me to restrict myself from buying stack of them every time I see them at a store, and to stop eating all up once I have opened a bag/box at home (but I manage to do so as a sensible adult).
Fortunately or unfortunately, I have some resources to obtain decent stroopwafels nearby, such as Shady Maple Farm's Maple Waffles or Lady Walton's, and I am fortunate enough to have a thoughtful friend who have sent me some Daelmans mini "caramel bites", which are delicious but not available in my neighborhood. On my last visit to Japan I got myself a package of Kanjers stroopwafels, which I manage to tightly store in a cupboard for a rainy day.
What I have already eaten is ones I got at Starbucks - not ones in the States but Japanese ones. I knew Starbucks's got quite different product ranges from a country to another, and I am not sure if American ones have those stroopwafels... I doubt it, though.
These are made in the Netherlands, and tasted just as good as most other ready-made stroopwafels, and although it suggests that you should put it on a cup of hot coffee (naturally) to warm up the waffle (that's the way to do it - wafers got a bit tender and full-flavored, while the caramel filling becomes soft and syrup-y, aaaaah), I had it on a cup of strong Assam tea with milk. It was a nice little afternoon treat, while I was lazily calling the day to my mind... the day in Prague when we got a large, hot, right-out-of-the-iron Stroopwafel from a street stall, shared it as we walked away, and aahed and oohed about how delicious it was, and went straight back to the line for more waffles...
(And he's got pretty large hands...)
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that is the biggest stroopwafel that ive ever seen and ive seen A LOT, its a favourite treat of mine as well! absolutely delicious and a good comfort food with a steaming hot cup of black coffee :)
Posted by Cat
- 2:16 AM, February 07, 2005
trader joe's if you have that where u r, has some that are very tasty from belgium, i think...
they're GOOD!
love your posts!
Posted by mindy
- 9:32 AM, February 07, 2005
such a sweet blog!!!
Posted by leova (↑)
- 11:50 AM, February 07, 2005
I didn't know that our stroopwafels were such a Big Thing in Hawaii :)
Posted by Robert
- 12:38 PM, February 07, 2005
Damn, you make these crakers look preety tasty!
Posted by F. Castilho
- 3:43 PM, February 07, 2005
Oh my god! Sombody else has the stroopwafel craving! Since my half-Dutch boyfriend introduced them to me I have been addicted. They are unbelievably good - and I just love the cinnamon flavour through them.
Recently we were in Europe, and my bf stayed on in Holland with his family after I returned to Australia. I received a text message one morning when I was hard at work, wishing I was back in Europe which went along the lines of "the sun is shining, sky is blue. Just had chips with mayonnaise and stroopwafel hot off the griddle!" I was just green with envy.
Posted by Niki
- 2:59 AM, February 08, 2005
she who eats:
it's good to have found you. your pictures are GREAT - talk about "food porn" - i can almost feel the crispness of these stroopwafels through the screen.
Posted by the ulterior epicure
- 7:59 AM, February 08, 2005
I could die for these! I love them.. Especially with warm cocoa *sigh*
Posted by Anke
- 11:01 PM, February 08, 2005
Hi there,
Cat - it really was huge, but I wouldn't complain :)
mindy - thanks for the info, but unfortunately there isn't any Trader Joe's or Whole Foods over here. :(
I love Belgian waffles, too, I see Dutch ones are quite different from them, though.
leova - thank you, too!
Robert - I don't know if it's a big thing in whole Hawaii, but it sure is at my house :)
And the one in the last pic was actually big!
F. Castilho - thanks, they were good!
Niki - ooo that was harsh! I want "stroopwafel hot off the griddle", too!!
the ulterior epicure - thanks!
Anke - oh you must be a die-hard sweet lover if you can have those waffle together with sweet hot chocolate! ;)
Posted by chika
- 7:51 PM, February 09, 2005
- 11:24 PM, February 10, 2005
Hi Anke
Seems like it :)
Posted by chika
- 10:26 AM, February 13, 2005
they remind me kind of of samoas girl scout cookies without the coconut
Posted by ya
- 11:04 AM, February 21, 2005
Hi ya,
actually, they aren't very similar to each other in my opinion... but sure they both have a lot of caramel in, right? :)
Posted by chika
- 6:12 AM, February 22, 2005
Holland's Best, also known as Holland Pastry & Gift Shop, is located in San Jose, California. We have been serving our Dutch and Indonesian customers since 1949. The comments and suggestions from our customers have helped us to identify areas where improvements could be made in our service. We send our Dutch products to you all over North America!
Posted by klaas
- 12:01 PM, July 16, 2005
In the United States, You can purchase them online or via mail from All Things Dutch, or The Dutch Shop LLC.
No Trader Joes in our area either :(
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- 11:02 AM, December 01, 2006


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Dear Most Powerful Democracy(TM) in the World,
Congratulations on taking another step closer to having a woman break the ultimate glass ceiling in your country, with Hillary Clinton being declared the presumptive nominee of one of your two political parties. We look forward to welcoming you to the large community of nations that have been electing women leaders to head their government for decades now. It may surprise your citizens—especially those rooting for the big orange loudmouth presumptive nominee of the other party—to find that even a number of Islamic nations have elected women to their highest offices. But don't be embarrassed about joining this group now. When it comes to matters of democracy and human rights and equality, "better late than never" always applies. Long arc of history and all that considering, you know?
I imagine you know that your presidential election tends to capture the attention of the rest of the world, and this one in particular has the world in its thrall like a spectacular car crash that one cannot look away from, even though the outcome may be disastrous for occupants of the cars and spectators alike. The popularity of the orange loudmouth with the strange hair alternately baffles and frightens the world's citizens who can scarcely believe that so many citizens of this superpower nation, known for your leadership in science and technology, for crying out loud, are falling for the dubious charms of a globally well-known con-man. That one of your two parties, half of your entire political spectrum (seriously, America, how on earth do you do democracy in such a big diverse country with just two political parties? But let's leave that question for another time!) has been hijacked by a narcissistic demagogue happy to use bombastic nationalism and xenophobia laced with racist and sexist slurs to score television rating in this election turned into reality show, is…incredibly depressing.
At the same time, though, what's happening in the other party offers more hope for the world. A fierce battle over liberal/progressive ideology between, gasp, a woman and an old school socialist? Who could have even imagined this in America a decade ago? Now it appears that the woman may be winning the party's nomination to become the first female presidential candidate ever in your long and storied history as the world's leading democracy? And a majority of your citizens might well retain their senses to elect her to follow your first Black President? How wonderful of you to finally move into this new phase in this new millennium! (Let's set aside, for now, the more touchy subject of how they both have continued to rain bombs on much of the world – but we must address that too, soon, after you send the lunatic orange man packing.)
What took you so long?
So many younger nations, often learning about democracy from your own history, have lapped you and surged so much farther ahead in how they run their elections now – you really should feel embarrassed. Looking at you from the polling booths of some of these younger nations might feel like looking at a venerable but arthritic old man who is too set in his eccentric ways and unwilling to adjust with the times to learn how to run things in this new millennium. We hope that you will pay attention to and build on the energy of your younger citizens, many of whom have been involved in this election campaign with no little passion, calling out the injustices of the really bizarre ways you still run your elections. Like it is still the 18th century and you are still an agrarian nation deeply mired in social, economic, and cultural inequalities spread across a vast and mostly depopulated continent.
But never mind that for now; let us be cautiously optimistic that you just might follow up on your first Black Man in the White House with your first Woman President! What a way to make another grand entrance on to the world stage, two hundred and forty years after your birth as a democratic nation! So please: don't throw this opportunity away, and for Earth's sake, don't let the narcissistic con-man steal this election too, like his predecessor did at the turn of the millennium.
You still have much work to do in fixing your democracy and bringing it up to date though, all the way from the design of ballots to drawing of voting district maps to how votes are counted in different states to who actually oversees and runs your elections to these myriad and ludicrously convoluted ways your parties hold primaries… to who pays for the whole circus… the list is so long and so hilariously tragic! You really do have a lot of work to do – which may be why you show so little enthusiasm for actually cleaning up the mess! It is like the aftermath of a centuries old frat party (or democracy rave) in your living room when you just can't summon up the energy to throw all the trash out and start a new day afresh. Yet that is what you need to do! And you might start with the odd thing that happened tonight, and keeps happening every election – when your media gives away the results of the game before the last votes have been cast! What's up with that?
While we are getting ready to applaud this apparent imminent shattering of the glass ceiling in America, many of us are also baffled at how your much-lauded free press decided to declare the winner before so many states have even held the vote for their primaries! How does your free press, which is supposed to be such a crucial pillar for democracy in a free society, continue to undermine the most basic process at the heart of democracy: the casting of votes to elect representatives? How does this make any sense? I mean, sure, the press has an obligation – and more, a competitive drive – to report whatever it deems newsworthy, so some of the fault lies with those who release these results that can tip the electoral scales. Still, surely this is something that could be fixed by reminding the media of their serious responsibility and making them keep their megaphones switched off until the last vote has been cast? That's how some other democracies do it, to protect the sanctity of every vote.
While there is much you should learn from studying how other nations run their elections, at least in this one instance, you might consider the Most Populous Democracy in the World: India. Did you know that the press there, while invited and encouraged to closely observe and report on the entire election, is nevertheless restrained from announcing any results until after all the votes are cast and counted? And mind you, restraint is not likely to be the first word—hell, not even among the first 100 words—to come to mind when one thinks of / observes the Indian media these days; they are a cacophonous, obnoxious, loud-mouthed, argumentative lot, are India's TV talking heads, who seemed to have learned too well the ratings game from your television networks. Yet, when it comes to election results, they exhibit remarkable restraint (or pay the price of jumping the gun).
Media Coverage
In order to bring as much transparency as possible to the electoral process, the media are encouraged and provided with facilities to cover the election, although subject to maintaining the secrecy of the vote. Media persons are given special passes to enter polling stations to cover the poll process and the counting halls during the actual counting of votes.
Doesn't that sound like something for your press to try, at least for the general election?
Do click on that link and look around the helpful website of the Election Commission of India: all the fascinating details of how that rambunctious cacophony of a democracy, with over a billion people scattered densely across a varied landscape with poor infrastructure and much less money than you, manages to run its parliamentary elections—featuring thousands of candidates from dozens of political parties vying for hundreds of millions of votes cast at nearly a million polling stations—with much less of a fuss and a bother. Imagine, for example, running your entire presidential election, from the first primary to the general election, in just a couple of months instead of the years-long and practically never ending campaigns you force your candidates to run now! Wouldn't that be refreshing? And conducive to the actual business of governing the nation for the public good?
Of course there is much that is also wrong with the running of elections in India – just see who they elected Prime Minister in the last election. Has any nation figured out a fool-proof way to conduct the messy business of democracy? Shouldn't they all be talking to each other and borrowing from each other the best ways to make things work most impartially and openly and fairly?
There is a great deal more we could tell you about how to improve and modernize your elections, to bring you up to date in the 21st century. If you really put your mind and considerable resources to it, you might even come up blazing the trail again for the rest of the world, showing us how to get it done properly. Many other nations would love to help you with that, even as you claim to be the designated driver of democracy around the world. It is past time you got your own house in order, and we would love to talk to you about that. Perhaps after you're done with this most insane of your recent elections, and are able to take a breather. Hopefully.
For now, let us raise a glass to the sound of all that tinkling glass, beginning to fall down slowly from that almost shattered ceiling… the world may hold its breath waiting for the final blow that breaks it fully apart come November. Until then, you do you – in the best way you know how!
– from a humble representative of your friends and well-wishers, citizens of other democracies.


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Saturday, September 27, 2008
Frostwyrm Lair Needs a Key
I think Blizzard should add a key to Frostwyrm Lair. What I would suggest is have a quest requiring a item from each of the four bosses at the end of the four wings. Then you turn the quest in, and the NPC gives you a key that allows you to unlock Frostwyrm Lair. Only one person in the raid should need the key.
1. Naxx is a large instance. A more-casual guild which only raids for one or two nights a week will have a very hard time killing Sapphiron and Kel'thuzad, simply because of the time they need to spend clearing the instance.
A key makes this much easier. Consider a guild that only raids for one night a week. They can now work on a wing at a time, and when they have cleared all four wings over several weeks, they can start work on Frostwyrm Lair. They can continue to progress at their own pace, without being forced to play more than they want.
2. Naxx is the first instance. That means that at some point it must be dropped from a guild's raid schedule in order to progress forward. But it is very hard for casual guilds to be weaned off farming, especially if they still need stuff from the later bosses. Having a key would allow guilds to move forward, while still farming the parts of Naxx where they still need loot.
Naxx as one large instance was a good model for the capstone raid of original WoW. It is not a good model for the entry-level raid for Wrath. A Frostwyrm Lair Key would go a long way towards making Naxx more casual-friendly and more importantly, more expendable, which is a necessary quality for an entry level dungeon.
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I like this idea, but one concern is that an experienced player could let new players skip right to the later bosses with better loot. I heard a lot of complaining about this sort of thing when they removed the attunements for Hyjal and the Black Temple. The first few bosses in those raids are so much easier than Vashj or Kael'thas that it was like 'free loot.' I have no idea whether Sapphiron or Kel'thuzad are easy or difficult, but I would expect to hear that sort of complaint. Personally I think loot from a particular boss should be a reward for killing that boss, not for getting through some previous annoying roadblock. And if a boss is too easy (or difficult) for the loot that it drops, then the boss should be re-tuned. So I think your key idea is fantastic.ReplyDelete
- Tzatziki2:40 PM, September 27, 2008
But the thing with MH attunement was that there was a (realtively) easy boss in Rage Winterchill who was seen as the "reward" for beating the difficult end T5 bosses wasn't it? It's a different story from locking away the most difficult bosses with a ton of easy bosses and trash, which is more of a timesink than a feat of strength.ReplyDelete
Coming from a guild who raid 2 evenings a week (3 now when we're farming bears in ZA) I can only endorse the suggestion to free up Naxx in the way Rohan suggests.
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I don't like only one person needing the key, since that allows for a lot of skipped content. I doubt this key would be added though. Blizzard continues to design raids and instances with excessive, mind-numbing trash. Removing huge wastes of time would run counter to their pattern up to now.ReplyDelete
I couldn't find an edit function and I wanted to add that I like the idea, even if I was very negative.
Well, the only one key thing is mostly to prevent the situation with attunements, where if one person doesn't have the key, no one can go.ReplyDelete
Though to be honest, as it is the first dungeon, I'm not sweating skipping content. I just want people to not get stuck in Naxx, like it seems that they got stuck in Kara. I think it's better for everyone if people to move past Naxx and on to newer content as soon as they can.
I don't think you need to put any keys into the game, just make it so that you can fight Kel/Sapph without having cleared all 4 wings. But tune the encounter to expect everyone to have almost all "Naxx+" gear, so that people can't just bring along undergeared friends right off the bat. While SWP guilds won't find this to be very challenging (as I expect their gear is pretty close to Naxx-level), "their content," is higher up the totem pole, anyway.ReplyDelete
- Protectorate, Thrillah (Kil'Jaeden)6:36 AM, September 28, 2008
I like the idea of the key, or of just letting people go through. I imagine that after a certain amount of time (probably ~6 months post-release), Blizzard will implement this. But at first, there's no way.ReplyDelete
I liken it to SSC/TK - where guilds can go straight to Vashj and Kael'thas now, post 2.4, where previously they were locked till all bosses were cleared in the instance. I heard some complaining at the time (lots of complaining about the Hyjal/BT attunements lifted, but that's another story all together).
The fact is, allowing people to go straight to either of those end-dungeon bosses didn't have much, if any, impact on the game or the raid scene.
I'd just to ask, though, what's the problem with allowing an experienced group to take a new player around and gear them up faster? I can't really think of many situations where that would be unwanted. If a guild would like to get an alt or new recruit geared up for the later raids quickly, blasting them through Naxx with a group that really overgears the instance is the best way to go about it.ReplyDelete
Besides, it's very unlikely that the last bosses would have a full set of gear anyway. A new player would have to run everything to get fully geared anyway.
I think I'll have to agree with Protectorate. It's likely that they won't include a key at first, and after the gear starts to flow around the game some then they'll either remove the lock or add a key in afterward.
RJ, I don't understand your comment. Nothing prevents you from doing the other wings once you have a key.ReplyDelete
It's just that you don't *have to* do them in order to get to the last two. You can cut wings from your schedule as you see fit. Presumably you'll have killed the earlier bosses a lot more, and will have gotten most of the loot you need from them. Maybe you'll end up doing Deathknight wing + Frostwyrm Lair when you're working on Malygos.
It's about time management more than anything. 14 bosses is a lot of fights to get through, and if you are a guild that raids on a limited schedule, balancing farming with new content is going to give you a lot of headaches under the current system.
I was referring to the first comment specifically: "I like this idea, but one concern is that an experienced player could let new players skip right to the later bosses with better loot."ReplyDelete
Also, I didn't say anything about not doing the other wings. In fact, I said that players would anyway even with one, since that's how they'd get the full set of gear (and Naxx level badges).
Add an interesting quest-line where you clear all 4 wings (In any order!!) and you end-up with a permanent key to get to the big-guy.
Frankly, I don't really care if some new 'toons get carried to better gear. Currently, in my guild, there's been a number of folks in greens who have helped us kill the Prince in KZ, why should that change with Wrath?
Clearing the whole of Naxx would be very time-prohibitive.
Very nice idea. As you say that would make it alot easyer for more casual guilds.ReplyDelete
I would say even, that it would make it possible for em. 14 bosses in 2 raid nights, is a hell of a lot for them. And I cant see any downfall in the idea tbh. Hardcore guilds, as some of you point out, would anyway take all, as long as there is some in the guild needing the gear. After all they have the time to do it... ;)
Good idea, and as it is my first time posting, but a long time reader. Great blog, keep it all coming.


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My mother, Theresa Geffre Pfeifer, has seen a lot of life. She is 94, and still remains a vital, energetic, intelligent woman. She lives in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and greatly enjoys her family and friends.
My mother was born on October 10, 1890 in Leola, South Dakota. She married Peter Pfeiffer on January 19, 1915 at St. Hyacinth's Church in Leola. They lived in several communities: first in Leola, and later in Aberdeen and Strasburg, North Dakota, and then back to Aberdeen.
They had ten children: Edward, Anna Marie, Bertha, Cecilia, Leocadia, Albet, Agnes, Mathilda (Marge), Theresa, and Herman Peter. Their son, Albert, died at age nine of Bright's Disease on February 12, 1932. Their daughter, Theresa, died on December 18, 1981.
Now, of course, the family is spread all over the nation, from New York to California to South Dakota. There are 41 grandchildren and 53 great grandchildren.
My brothers and sisters all remember our mother as being a kind, loving, and hard-working person, plus a deeply religious woman. (She still spends much time each day in prayer.)
It certainly was no easy task raising a large family during the Depression years. Both our father and mother did a lot of gardening. They even developed their gardening into a kind of small business. Mother prepared the vegetables for selling, which was done by the children who took their wagons early in the morning.
On good days, the business netted from $15 to $30 per day.
Father was a building contractor and carpenter, but, during the Depression years, it was rough.
Mother did the usual household chores: sewing, cooking, baking all the family's bread, milking one cow, taking care of chickens, and whatever else needed to be done. Children helped according to their ages as time went by.
We children all vividly recall the tantalizing fragrant smells which greeted our nostrils before we even opened the door, returning home from school. It was the delicious aroma of fresh baked bread. Who can forget such wonderful baking smells? And then there were the fresh pugnant scents during the canning seasons!
After the children were grown, Mother went to daily Mass, from about 1945 to 1972, as weather and health permitted. This practice of attending Mass occasionally during the week was continued up until 1980 when she broke her shoulder.
In September 1983, she was hospitalized for congestive heart failure, and was very ill. Her recovery was slow, but steady, and now she is greatly improved.
At age 94, she still writes in her diary, which she has done since about 1965. Previous to that she wrote in a composition book, important things that she wanted to remember.
She also enjoys very much making her famous sour cream sugar cookies and molasses sugar cookies—which her grandchildren enjoy even more! She thoroughly relishes these baking occasions.
She tries to keep as active as possible. She likes to help with the drying of dishes, and does a lot of reading: especially daily newspapers and magazines. And of course, she prays a lot. She is still very excited about life and rarely gets to bed before midnight. She has a delightful sense of humor and loves to get mail.
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Her daughters, Bertha, Cecilia, and I, live in her apartment house.
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A while back I was invited into a Facebook group of fabulous cookiers. This group has turned out to be a tight knit group of women sharing tips and experiences with one another that has bonded us as online friends. So when one of our members, Cristin of Cristin's Cookies, announced she was becoming a first time grandmother, it was only natural that someone in the group would initiate some sort of congratulatory celebration.
Kim over at The Cookie Puzzle, came up with the idea to hold a virtual baby shower! So we all chose a book that we love and we turned it into a cookie! A cookie that was made with just Cristin and her grand-baby-to-be in mind.
I want to send a big CONGRATULATIONS to Cristin (and her daughter!) on their soon to be new addition to the family. I know you will enjoy every minute of taking care of your new baby girl!
Also a huge THANK YOU to Melissa of Simply Sweets by Honeybee and Kim of The Cookie Puzzle for coordinating all of this and keeping us all on track with what to do and when! You both ROCK!
Here are our cookies together in a collage and the links to their appropriate blogs. Everyone did a fantastic job and I hope Cristin can see just how excited we are for her!
1)The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? by Kim of The Cookie Puzzle
2)Ladybug Girl by Stephanie of Ellie's Bites Decorated Cookies
3)Oh, The Places You'll Go! by Shannon of The Sweet Shop Cookie Company
4)Rainbow Colors Peekaboo by Kristina of Kristina's Kreations
5)Camilla the Cupcake Fairy by Melissa of Simply Sweets by Honeybee
6)Are You My Mother? by Stephanie of Sweets by Steph
7)Pinkalicious by Aymee of Wacky Cookies
8)Because I Love You by Jamie of Fresh Baked
9)Pat the Bunny by Margaret of Edible Canvas Creations
10)Peter Rabbit by Tiffany of Tiff's Tasty Cookies
11)Birdie'sBig-Girl Shoes by Ansa of Sweet Treats by Ansa
12)If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Kate of Kooking in Kate's Kitchen
Saturday, July 14, 2012
A Suprise Virtual Grand-Baby Shower
Posted by Jhdixon2007 at 10:00 AM
3 comments:
- The Cookie Puzzle said...
Thanks for joining in the fun Jamie...your cookie is amazing!
- July 14, 2012 at 10:18 AM
- SimplySweetsbyHoneybee{Melissa} said...
I love your cookie! Thanks for being a part of this fun project :)
- July 14, 2012 at 6:54 PM
- Cristin (Pinkie) said...
Jamie thank you so much for the surprise virtual shower! I have been oohing and aahing over everyone's incredible cookies. Your grandma and me cookie is just perfect and so adorable! Mellissa and I have had such fun reading all the books together. It will be so fun to read them to Abigail! I'm glad you joined our little cookie group and thank you so much for the wonderful book! Hugs, Cristin
- July 18, 2012 at 11:39 PM
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Today's eye-opening statistic: One in nine women have used the morning after pill. New data has been released that the use of emergency contraception is on the rise. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, 11 percent of sexually experienced women between 15 and 44 said they've used the morning after pill between 2006 and 2010. This is compared to 4 percent in 2002. Well, hello there, awareness. It's nice to see you've spread across America.
The most interesting part to me? Research shows more educated women are most likely to use it, and heck, I'm happy that's true. There's no excuse not to know what contraception options are on the market. Whether you have a college education or not, take this chance to educate yourself with these 5 need-to-know facts on emergency contraception:
1. The morning after pill can be purchased at any pharmacy: As long as you are above the age of 18, you can buy the pill with a photo ID at any local pharmacy. It will cost you anywhere from $10 to $70.
2. There can be side effects: I know many women who have experienced extreme nausea from taking the pill. Aside from nausea, throwing up, breast tenderness, dizziness, headaches, and irregular bleeding are other potential side effects.
3. You have five days: This was interesting to me, as I've always been told you have three. According to Planned Parenthood, the pill can reduce the risk of pregnancy for up to 120 hours after unprotected intercourse.
4. It works: The pill can reduce the risk of pregnancy by 89 percent when you take it within the first 72 hours of unprotected intercourse. As time goes on, the hormone becomes less effective.
5. The morning after pill doesn't protect you from STDs: Yes, the pill can prevent unwanted pregnancy, but once you've come into contact with an infected partner -- that's it. The only way to 100 percent protect yourself from STDs is to use condoms.
What do you think about the morning after pill? Do any of these facts surprise you?
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Location: Agroecosystem Management ResearchTitle: Distribution and quantification of antibiotic resistance genes and bacteria across agricultural and non-agricultural metagenomes Author
Submitted to: PLoS One
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/24/2012
Publication Date: 11/2/2012
Publication URL: http://handle.nal.usda.gov/10113/57132
Citation: Durso, L.M., Miller, D.N., Wienhold, B.J. 2012. Distribution and quantification of antibiotic resistance genes and bacteria across agricultural and non-agricultural metagenomes. PLoS One [online]. Available: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0048325.
Interpretive Summary: The issue of antibitoic resistance is of concern to consumers, and scientists. One area of particular concern is the transfer of antibitoic resistance through the food chain, especially for foods of animal origin. While a broad conceptual framework has been worked out describing how use of antibitoics in food animals has the potential to adversely impact human health, many of the specific details remain unknown. A number of studies have measured antibiotic resistance in animal production environments, and the general public perception is that agricultural environments have more antibiotic resistance than natural and non-agricultural environments. We have tested this hypothesis by counting the numbers and kinds of antibiotic resistance genes from 26 environments, including natural and agricultural samples. In addition, we were interested in determining what bacteria are likely carrying the antibiotic resistance genes, and if there are differences in the kinds of antibiotic resistant bacteria in agricultural and natural settings. Genes coding for antibiotic resistance were found in all samples, including agricultural and human samples, as well as costal-marine habitats such as Chesapeake Bay and Key West, and minimally-impacted samples like the Sargasso Sea and Antarctic Lakes. Agricultural, human, and coastal-marine samples have characteristic distributions of antibiotic resistance genes, and different bacteria that carry the genes. There is a larger percentage of the total genome associated with antibiotic resistance in gastrointestinal-associated and agricultural samples compared to marine and Antarctic samples.
Technical Abstract: There is concern that antibiotic resistance can potentially be transferred from animals to humans through the food chain. The relationship between specific antibiotic resistant bacteria and the genes they carry remains to be described and few details are known about how antibiotic resistance genes in food animals compare to antibiotic resistance genes in other ecosystems. Here we report the distribution of antibiotic resistant genes in publicly available agricultural and non-agricultural metagenomic samples and identify which bacteria are likely to be carrying those genes. Antibiotic resistance, as coded for in the genes used in this study, is a process that was associated with all natural, agricultural, and human-impacted ecosystems examined, with between 0.7 to 4.4% of all classified genes in each habitat coding for resistance to antibiotic and toxic compounds (RATC). Agricultural, human, and coastal-marine metagenomes have characteristic distributions of antibiotic resistance genes, and different bacteria that carry the genes. There is a larger percentage of the total genome associated with antibiotic resistance in gastrointestinal-associated and agricultural metagenomes compared to marine and Antarctic samples. We raise questions regarding whether the underlying biology of each type of bacteria contributes to the likelihood of transfer via the food chain.


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Can this term be finally over? Well I guess not, we still have three months to go (that's not to bad!).
I want to thank you all for your support and apologise for not being as active in the blogging sphere as I used to be lately, but as I mentioned in my last posts I have a lot of hand-ins going on right now. However I will do my best and try to read, answer all of your comments and visit your blogs! I hope you are having a less stressful month than I do.
I am wearing:
Jacket - Sinsay
Top - Persunmall
Skirt - Persunmall
Ballerinas - Sinsay
Bag - Primark
Necklace - Primark
Watch - Swatch
Bracelets - Gift
Rings - Primark


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Cable Beach is a popular tourist resort on the northern coast of New Providence, about halfway between Nassau and the airport.
Get in
There are busses that run to the hotels along the beach. You can also take a taxi or rent a car.
Get around
You shouldn't need to get around much unless you are going to a near by hotel's casino. If you're too lazy to walk, then drive. There is also scooter rental available which is a fun way to get around and enjoy the beautiful weather at the same time.
Most people just come to relax on the beaches. There are casinos in a couple of the hotels, if you want feel like gambling.There is also a golf course for the golfers and for those who just want that release on the range. There is Goodman's Bay beach for the family which is a beach and a park. Along the strip there is a small outside hut like bar where they offer virgin and non virgin daiquiris along with music. Even though its very small inside there are bar stools and a casual inviting environment and you are able to mingle with others.
Most hotels have at least small souvenir shop. However, much of the merchandise is over priced. If your looking for a bit of a bargain and are not feeling going to the Straw Market in Nassau there is a little straw market located on the other side of the strip. It's not as much variety as the one in downtown Nassau, but it is something nice to do to and you can find nice cheap gifts. Further located in Cable beach are more shopping plazas with liqueur stores, some clothing shops and fast food restaurant.
Most hotels along the beach have numerous restaurants. There are also some fast food restaurants along the road.
Alcoholic beverages are offered at the hotels' restaurants and bars.
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The Big Ten has lost its last six Bowl Championship Series games by an average score of 17.3 points.
The Big Ten is 6-16 in bowl games over the same three-year period. The league won only one bowl last year in Iowa's 31-10 thrashing of South Carolina in the Outback Bowl.
Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany has not shied from controversy, especially when it relates to his conference's bowl record. After a 2-5 bowl showing following the 2006 season, Delany took exception to a story that discussed the league's lack of talent. He even wrote a letter on the league's Web site that touted the Big Ten's strengths against the Southeastern Conference.
When discussing the league's potential for changing its bowl lineup, Delany said the league is almost at a disadvantage when playing bowl games from a geographic perspective.
"I know that from time to time people say you haven't won enough bowl games," he said. "Well, not everybody is playing Pac-10 champ in Pasadena. Not everybody is playing the SEC in Orlando and Orlando (Capital One and Champs) and formerly in Nashville (Music City). Not everybody is playing the Southwest Conference (former Big 12 teams) in Texas and Arizona. So it's been part of our brand to play the best, and just let the chips fall where they may."
Delany also said competition remains the key factor, not the final result, in picking bowl locations.
"I think opponents are almost one, and location two," he said. "While these are away competitive locations, they're not away in terms of where our alums have chosen to retire. They're not away in terms of where recruiting advantages lie. They're not away with regard to where our fans like to spend four or five days. But they are away competitively.
"Our teams are built for September and October and December, but they're also built for late October and November. I think our teams have very good speed, whether or not they have the best speed that you might see in places where the game is always played in good weather.
"I think that if you look at NFL rosters, half of the NFL is played in cold weather, while the bowl games are not. There's certainly a case to be made by anybody who's playing for the Cleveland Browns, the Giants, the Patriots, the Packers, etc., on the value of playing in both weather climates."
Big Ten officials will discuss the league's bowl lineup this week in their annual meetings. Five of the league's bowl contracts expire after the season. Those include the Capital One, Outback, Champs, Alamo and Motor City bowls. The league has four years remaining on contracts with the Rose and Insight bowls.


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Local dentist to brighten smiles with free dental work day
Local residents without dental insurance coverage should have cause to smile, as a local dentist is offering free dental work to people in urgent need during the 6th annual Dentistry from the Heart event.
Dr. Steven Johnson and his staff will offer free fillings, extractions and cleanings to participants in the free event on February 20 as part of a nationwide effort to aid a growing population of underinsured and unemployed citizens.
More: http://www.thedailysound.com
Woman, 73, Finds Its Never Too Late For Braces. Free dental braces
On Friday, friends, family and Naumann Johnson Orthodontists presented the 73-year-old South Kitsap resident with something to grin about — free orthodontic care.
Mahan is the first recipient of Naumann Johnson's Save-a-Smile award, given to deserving individuals who would otherwise not be able to afford braces.
More: http://www.kitsapsun.com
Free dental care for kids Monday
The bright blue 39-foot Mobile Dental Van has logged more than 11,000 miles since it came to the Community Healthcare Center in late 2007.
While February delivers plenty of smiles with the hearts and flowers of Valentine's Day, the month also focuses on smiles for another reason — it's National Children's Dental Health Month, which is designed to instill healthy habits and attitudes at a young age.
In celebration of that, parents have a chance Monday to take their children — ages 1-12 — to visit the dental van for a complimentary dental screening.
More: http://www.timesrecordnews.com
Free dental work at Brookview Dental in Sylvania
It's their third annual "Denistry from the Heart" day where free dental service is provided for disadvantaged adults.
Normally, it can cost a pretty penny to get a perfect smile. But today, Brookview Dental in Sylvania is hosting their Third Annual "Denistry from the Heart" day. It's a day of free dental services for disadvantaged adults in the community.
The program is meant for those unable to afford dental care. You must be 18 or older to receive care and be willing to wait in a long line! Along with a routine exam and cleaning, the staff made up of doctors, dental assistants, and hygienists will fill cavities and pull teeth if necessary.
More: http://abclocal.go.com
Healthy teeth project for elderly
Pattaya Mayor Ittipol Khunplome announced on the morning of 12th February about preparations for a new project at City Hall on the subject of promoting the maintenance of healthy teeth for the elderly. Examinations will be organised for giving out information about maintaining oral health. Also the Public Health Department will now be providing free dental care, including free dentures to the elderly in the community.
More: http://www.pattayapeople.com
CV Education Foundation Organizes Hundreds of Student Dental Exams
For the past two weeks, local volunteer dentists have performed hundreds of free dental screenings to fourth graders at Castro Valley's nine elementary school campuses.
rganized by the Castro Valley Education Foundation, the program's goal is to encourage better dental health practices among the district's 637 fourth graders as part of National Children's Dental Health Month.
More: http://news.ebpublishing.com
Event helps children get free dental work
R.J. came to Loveland's Rocky Mountain Smiles on Friday for Give Kids a Smile, a program that provides free services to children without dental insurance.
More: http://www.coloradoan.com
Dozens Get Free Dental Work Thanks To Charity
CINCINNATI — Dozens of people came out to get a brand new smile on Saturday. The charity group Dentistry From The Heart held a clinic at Westendorf Dentistry for the needy. People over the age of 18 stood in line for hours to get a free dental cleaning, extraction or filling.
More: http://www.wlwt.com
Free dental clinic cleans mans teeth for first time
IRON MOUNTAIN — One group in Iron Mountain is giving a gift other than chocolate this Valentine's weekend, the gift of a clean smile.
The annual free dental clinic took place at the Fronetti dental clinic on Saturday. The line stretched out the door, sometimes 40 people deep. More than 150 people waited for fillings, extractions and teeth cleanings at the Fourth annual Free Dental Clinic.
More: http://www.uppermichiganssource.com
Free dental clinic scheduled at SOTC
ARDMORE — Some free dental care will be available in Ardmore next weekend. But organizers say you need to sign up soon for the free sealants clinic.
More: http://www.kxii.com
Free dental work for children
More than 1,000 Sangamon County children receive free dental examinations and have sealants applied to their teeth each year as part of an in-school program funded by the state.
But that doesn't mean follow-up care, such as fillings or extractions for children, is affordable or easily accessible, public-health advocates say.
More: http://www.sj-r.com
Few options for low-income people seeking dental care in Springfield
It's a troubling scene that plays out more than 3,000 times a year in Springfield's emergency rooms: A patient, often an adult, rocks back and forth on a stretcher, holding his jaw while suffering through a severe toothache.
More: http://www.sj-r.com
Dental office gives free dental work gift to dozens of patients
HOUSTON (KTRK) — Sunday is Valentine's Day and dozens of people in Sugar Land will be headed into it with clean smiles. They were all able to see a dentist, and many say it was just what they needed because the visit was free.
More: http://abclocal.go.com
Bellingham event offers preventive dental care to low-income children
BELLINGHAM – As many as 100 children from low-income families will get preventive dental care during the fifth annual Whatcom County Free Sealant Day on Saturday, Feb. 27.
Free dental screenings, X-rays, sealants on back teeth and fluoride treatments will be offered to prevent tooth decay, thanks to the generosity of about 90 volunteer dental professionals and other volunteers from the community.
More: http://www.bellinghamherald.com
Cape dentist plays part in national free dental work and care effort
BREWSTER – Usually, Dr. Stephen Bellorini sees about 25 patients in a day, but yesterday he aimed to treat 100.
And his fee? Yesterday, free.
Bellorini, owner of East Brewster Dental, and four dental assistants participated in the national Dentistry From the Heart program from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. They helped people who lack dental health coverage, and who don't qualify for Mass Health's dental plan.
More: http://www.capecodonline.com
Free dental work scheduled
As part of National Children's Dental Health Month and the national initiative — Give Kids a Smile — Dr. Saba Rizvi at Affordable Dental Center will be offering free cleanings, X-rays, exams, fluoride, sealants and small fillings from 1 to 6 p.m. Wednesday for any child 18 or younger.
More: http://www.miamiherald.com
Dentists donate service to low-income kids
Several dentists in Northeastern Wisconsin are donating their services to help low-income children avoid painful problems with their teeth.
It is all part of the Wisconsin Dental Association's "Give Kids a Smile" program, which has helped 23,000 kids in Wisconsin with $3.4 million worth of charitable care since the program started in 2003.
The program continues throughout February, which is National Children's Dental Health Month.
Some dentists open up their practices for low-income children, while others forge partnerships with such groups as Head Start, the Boys & Girls Clubs and the Green Bay School District.
More: http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com
Crowd turns out for free dental work
ST. GEORGE – More than 100 people lined up to see the dentist Saturday, and didn't pay a dime for the visit.
While most people rue getting a tooth pulled or having a cavity filled, many of the people waiting their turn in the parking lot at Riverside Dental Care were smiling and sharing a few laughs.
The group was taking advantage of the opportunity to get one of three dental services free as part of Dentistry With A Heart, the clinic's annual effort to give something back to the community as a show of goodwill.
More: http://www.thespectrum.com
Free dental work provided
Tito Ruiz, of Las Cruces, opens wide Friday as Dr. Brian Gilbert puts a filling in a tooth for him, free of charge, during the Dentistry From the Heart program at Bright Star Dental in Las Cruces. The clinic offered free services from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and expected to help about 400 people.
A large group of people sits and waits in the parking lot in front of Bright Star Dental on Friday for the opportunity to receive free dental work from the clinic. Patients over the age of 18 were given the option of receiving a free cleaning, extraction or filling at the fourth annual Dentistry From the Heart program.


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Robin Bond necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 117 diseños de 20 diseñadores freelance.
I'm a "female 40-something filmmaker" with 20+years in the biz. I'm launching out on my own to create what will ultimately be the high-end / low-cost option for producing 2-minute web videos and feature-length documentary films. I'm relatively known in the industry as an Emmy-winner and very recently the Executive Producer of a large production house in Denver. My friends and colleagues would describe me as perky, edgy and professional. I'm frequently told my face / personality remind folks of Reese Witherspoon.
My clients have always been executives at mid-to large-sized businesses. They are smart, savvy and have good taste in creative products. They know good photography, design and TV advertising when they see it. They know that in today's market they can find lower-cost video and TV production services that will be "good enough," but that often comes at the cost of not-exactly-the-look-they-wanted, or it comes with an unprofessional filmmaker who doesn't understand business, deliverables, legal issues, processes, etc. Robin Bond Media can offer the edgy, fresh, high-impact video storytelling they need to sell their products, services, and messages. And that comes with a smile, professionalism, and under-promising / over-delivering. My team manages to make every production fun - from the concept and shooting, through final delivery. And we get the message right, which means their sales and marketing goals are met, through the video or TV commercial we create together.
I like simple text treatments and use of color.
I'm a writer-based Producer/Director so.. I produce shows with elegant text treatments and I want that reflected in the logo. Feel free to play with my company initials, or a single letter. Also, I like punctuation marks used in this way:
This sample is great because it also incorporates the flower, which says fresh, organic. The logo for my last business was a green butterfly over yellow, so .. I love flowers and butterflies. But I don't want it to be too "girly."
Another example of punctation marks in a fun logo:
Here's another spec logo that uses punctuation, typography, and it's simple black and white. So I am open to graphical (non-color) as well.
Yellow and Green are my favorite colors - and the most "me." HOWEVER, here are a couple of color combos that I adore:
http://www.five65.com/work.html - SEE THE "enviromat" logo. Love the blue/green combo.
For simple font and the style of my initial landing page (this project will follow shortly), I love the orange color, simple font, and layout of this:
I've included my own version of this type of landing page (doc attached) below to show more about what my company's image and message will be.
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TORONTO -- The NHL has made a new offer to the players' association that proposes a 50-50 split of hockey-related revenue and a full 82-game season starting Nov. 2.
As talks resumed Tuesday in Toronto between the league and the NHLPA, Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the offer, which is crafted for _ if nothing else _ a quick response from the head of the players' association, Donald Fehr.
"It was done," Bettman said, "in the spirit of getting a deal done."
Fehr told reporters that the proposal is for six years. Bettman did not confirm that number.
"Our hope," he said, "after we review this is that there will be a feeling on the players' side that this will be a proposal from which we can negotiate and try and reach a conclusion."
When asked if the new proposal was an improvement over previous offers made by the NHL, Fehr said: "In some respects I think it is. In other respects I'm not sure. We have to look at it."
The NHL locked out its players on Sept. 15, and the regular season was scheduled to begin on Oct. 11. A Nov. 2 start date would extend the season well into June, but would preserve some of the marquee events, such as the Jan. 1 Winter Classic in Michigan.
"I don't want to get into the substance other than to say we believe that this was a fair offer for a long-term deal, and it's one that we hope gets a positive reaction," Bettman said. "We have about nine or ten days to get this all put to bed, signed, sealed and delivered, in order for this offer to be effective and for us to move forward."
Bettman said the long-term deal takes steps to guarantee the players will get full value from their existing deals. And in order to pull off the logistics of the schedule, each team would have one additional game every five weeks in order to get a full season in.
"Gary indicated to me and I assume he indicated to you that they would like to get a full 82-game season in," Fehr said. "We, of course, share that view and would like to get a full 82-game season in. But, we are not in a position to make any comments about it beyond that at this point."
All teams would also hold a makeshift training camp, lasting approximately one week. Veteran players who signed contracts overseas would need to scramble back to their team headquarters, as will the younger players who are working in the minor leagues, like the AHL, this month.
It is clearly the best offer _ or counteroffer, for that matter _ that has been made in the months of negotiations since last season ended. And the proposal is now in the hands of Fehr and his team of executives.
"We're going to be on-call to them. They have some work to do internally. Obviously, we didn't put this proposal, this offer, together overnight, and they're going to need a little time to review it," Bettman said. "I'm hoping that review will get us to a positive and constructive place."
The union has requested time to look the proposal over.
"We're focused on getting the puck dropped on Nov. 2 and playing a full 82-game regular season and full playoffs," Bettman said. "That's what this offer is all about."
This is the third lockout under Bettman's watch, but unlike the previous two, dialogue has remained steady. The two sides last met last week in New York.
"We've given it," Bettman said, "our best shot."