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Sunday, January 8, 2012
10 comments:
- Vapid Vixen said...
What the hell? For to get out of the rain? Is this for real? What country were these published in and was there any sort of editor? I realize that's a hell of a lot of questions but seriously!!!! What the hell?
- January 8, 2012 at 10:39 PM
- Tara said...
We sang that part about the crocodile in Wren's swim class. Especially threatening when you're already in the water.
- January 9, 2012 at 9:03 AM
I am thinking these books were purchased out of the back of a van somewhere.
You better have them tested for off the charts lead levels.
- January 9, 2012 at 9:19 AM
- rockygrace said...
Sounds like Dollar Store to me ...
- January 9, 2012 at 12:18 PM
- Riot Kitty said...
That is hilarious! Speaking of kids' books, you should read what I posted yesterday. I bet you'll have some nifty ideas.
- January 9, 2012 at 9:19 PM
- Summer said...
The driver says beep, beep, beep? No. The driver does not say beep, beep, beep. I don't care where you reside. He doesn't.
- January 10, 2012 at 11:36 AM
Dude, keep these forever.
This is like the children's literature version of the INVERTED JENNY.
Postage doesn't seem so laughable when a stamp fetches over a million.
- January 10, 2012 at 11:57 AM
- Mandy_Fish said...
That crocodile line is comedy gold.
- January 10, 2012 at 12:51 PM
- Jen Has A Pen said...
The crocodile crap is terrifying. And I'm in my 30's! Clearly, anyone can write a children's book.
- January 10, 2012 at 8:21 PM
- LL Cool Joe said...
They are the kind of books you can buy in "Poundland" here in the UK. Maybe someone was very generous and splashed out at the Dollar Store for Meg. ;)
- January 13, 2012 at 6:46 AM


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There are no kangaroos in Austria. We're talking about Australia, the world's smallest continent. That being cleared up, let's dive right in! Australia is a sovereign state under the Commonwealth of Nations, which is in turn overseen by Queen Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Australia and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth. The continent was first sighted and charted by the Dutch in 1606. Captain James Cook of Britain came along in the next century to claim it for Britain and name it "New South Wales." Shortly thereafter it was declared to be a penal colony full of nothing but criminals and convicts, giving it the crap reputation you may have heard at your last cocktail party. This rumor ignores 40,000 years of pre-European human history, especially the Aboriginal concept of Dreamtime, an interesting explanation of physical and spiritual reality. The two biggest cities in Australia are Sydney and Melbourne. Sydney is more for business, Melbourne for arts. But that's painting in very broad strokes. Take a whirl around the panoramas to see for yourself! Text by Steve Smith.


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An esophageal perforation is a hole in the esophagus. The esophagus is the tube food passes through as it goes from the mouth to the stomach.
Alternative Names
Perforation of the esophagus
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
The contents of the esophagus can pass into the mediastinum, the surrounding area in the chest, when there is a hole in the esophagus. This often results in infection of the mediastinum (
The most common cause of an esophageal perforation is injury during a medical procedure. However, the use of flexible instruments has made this problem rare.
The esophagus may also become perforated as the result of:
A tumor
Gastric refluxwith ulceration
Previous surgery on the esophagus
Swallowing a foreign object or caustic chemicals, such as household cleaners, disk batteries, and battery acid
Trauma or injury to the chest and esophagus
Violent vomiting
Less common causes include injuries to the esophagus area (blunt trauma) and injury to the esophagus during an operation on another organ near the esophagus.
The main symptom is pain when the problem first occurs.
A perforation in the middle or lower most part of the esophagus may cause difficulty swallowing, chest pain, and breathing problems.
Signs and tests
Signs include:
Fast breathing
Low blood pressure
Rapid heart rate
- Neck pain or stiffness and air bubbles underneath the skin if the perforation is in the top part of the esophagus .
You may have a
You may also have
You may need surgery, depending on the location and size of the perforation. If surgery is done, it is best to have it within 24 hours of when the perforation occurred.
Treatment may include:
- Fluids given through a vein (IV)
IV antibiotics to prevent or treat infection
Draining of fluid around the lungs with a chest tube
Mediastinoscopyto remove fluid that has collected in the area behind the breastbone and between the lungs (mediastinum)
If little or no fluid has leaked, a stent may be placed in the esophagus. This may help you avoid surgery.
Sometimes a perforation in the uppermost (neck region) part of the esophagus may heal by itself if you do not eat or drink for a period of time. In this case, you will another way to get nutrients, such as a stomach feeding tube.
Surgery is often needed to repair a perforation in the middle or bottom portions of the esophagus. Depending on the size and location of the perforation, the leak may be treated by simple repair or by removing the esophagus.
Expectations (prognosis)
The condition can progress to
Outlook is good if the problem is found within 24 hours of it occurring. Most people survive hen surgery is performed within 24 hours. Survival rate goes down when treatment is delayed.
Possible complications include:
Permanent damage to the esophagus (narrowing or stricture)
Abscess formation in and around the esophagus
Infection in and around the lungs.
Calling your health care provider
Tell the doctors and nurses right away if you develop the problem when you are already in the hospital.
Go to the emergency room or call 911 if:
- You have recently had surgery or a tube placed in the esophagus and you have pain, problems swallowing or breathing
- You have another reason to suspect that you may have esophageal perforation.
Because of their nature, these injuries are difficult to prevent.


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Currently a PhD student in Olympic History, Brad is studying and writing his doctoral dissertation on the Ronald Reagan administration's attempts to influence those African countries under the Soviet sphere of influence to defy the Kremlin and attend the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games despite the Soviet Bloc boycott. He is also highly interested in the recreational culture of the Black Hills gold rush (and, thus, the story of the little known Mt. Rushmore baseball team). Brad currently holds a Masters degree in Sport Management and an undergraduate degree in journalism. He was awarded the 2007 Cochran Award for Outstanding Achievement in Collegiate Journalism.


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In aesthetic terms, Mercedes aftermarket tuners tend to fall into one of two categories: mild or wild. Brabus and Carlsson support the former school of thought, while Lorinser, MAE Design and Asma Design are proponents of the latter.
I expected no less than simple elegance when I came to see Carlsson's take on the new SLK, and I was not disappointed. As usual, their designer, Rolf Schepp, has done a fine job of getting a feel for the standard car's styling, and then seamlessly blending in the Carlsson house style for a relatively subtle but distinctively elegant result.
On the SLK, a designer has to be extra careful with bold design motifs that can become crowded if more than one appears together, or simply out of proportion if applied for their own sake.
Sound is important in a sports car, and the SLK presses all the right buttons here.
A case in point is the SLR-style nose treatment nose on the previous R171 SLK. The bulbous nose cone sat very uneasily on the front of the much shorter and narrower SLK. And when the AMG body styling was applied with its various larger intakes, the end result appeared far too fussy on a car of such small physical dimensions.
The latest R172 SLK has a much more sculpted look, with pronounced haunches that give it Coke-bottle rather than wedge-shaped flanks. This helps to balance the design when seen from different angles. But like so many production cars, in its base form with standard wheels, the SLK looks unfinished and just cries out for bigger wheels and wider rubber. The new, more muscular looking SLK takes to subtle body styling enhancements much better than its predecessors.
The optional AMG body styling ties in beautifully with the curved rear haunches, giving the car a more muscular look. Carlsson uses the AMG package as its base, adding a new front spoiler to which you can also fit the company's RS front bumper lip. The nine-piece, electro-polished stainless steel mesh kit for the grille and underbumper intakes looks particularly good on a black car, giving the front end a more classically sporting look.
At the rear, the new diffuser insert, which can be ordered in carbon fiber, has cutouts for the four big polished exhaust outlets. The small bootlid trailing edge spoiler is the finishing touch, and adds a bit of downforce to counter lift over the rear axle at speed.
Fitted with 235/35ZR19 and 265/35ZR19 rubber, the 8.5- and 9.5x19 Carlsson 1/10 Graphite Edition alloy wheels fill out the arches. Together with the 1.2-inch ride height drop provided by the sport spring set, they help to give the car its broader, more hunkered down stance.
The latest turbocharged 1,796cc four-cylinder is the best four-pot petrol engine Mercedes has ever made. Smooth, powerful and economical, in the SLK in particular it's a hoot to drive. Sound is important in a sports car, and the SLK presses all the right buttons here. On the intake side, the factory-tuned resonance chamber gives the induction system the acoustic properties of a brace of carburetors when you use the throttle in anger. Carlsson's stainless rear exhaust silencer helps to reduce backpressure and gives the exhaust a deeper, more mellifluous tone to match the gurgling induction roar.
For the tuners, the downside of the new motor is the Siemens ECU, which has pretty robust security protocols. For now at least, tuners have had to resort to using an external piggyback ECU to intercept the signals between the factory ECU and motor. The Carlsson C-Tronic unit performs this task in real time by tricking the Siemens unit into thinking that the information received is within normal operating parameters.
As manufacturers look ever more closely at controlling costs, the presence of components with significant performance headroom that can be taken up by the aftermarket tuners is dwindling. In the case of the SLK, the factory intercooler does not have far to go before it reaches its limit, so a 10 percent more efficient unit is part and parcel of Carlsson's CB25 S engine upgrade kit. Apart from allowing a 15 percent higher boost pressure over the stock 1.2 bar, it also benefits reliability by helping to limit the thermal stress imposed on the uprated engine.
The result of these modifications is an increase in power from 204 hp at 5,500 rpm to 239 hp, while torque goes up from 229 lb-ft between 2000 and 4300 rpm to 273 lb-ft. The higher peak figures are attained at the same engine speeds.
As the ECU remapping also affects the response of the e-gas throttle, there is more to the change in driving characteristics than just the power and torque increase. In Sport mode, the already responsive engine feels like it has just had its claws sharpened, delivering its newfound output with even more verve and eagerness. Couple that to the more sporting exhaust note, and you have a small roadster that gives you a fine stereo effect from both induction and exhaust when you're wringing it out on a twisty road.
You feel the extra torque more than the power because you use it all the time, especially around town and exiting bends. That same twisty road also reveals that the extra grip provided by the bigger tires and the enhanced stability of the lowered suspension are running ahead of the comparatively modest power increase. It feels like the chassis upgrade would only come into its own when paired with the more powerful V6.
With clients becoming more enlightened to the joys of bespoke interior trim, Carlsson was able to go some of the way with this car, which was bound for a customer in Thailand. The black and orange interior trim is extroverted to say the least. The headrests, side bolsters, and door inserts are covered with orange leather, while the seat inserts have three black panels each, with a quilted effect highlighted by orange cross-stitching.
In a reverse effect, the orange door inserts are set off with black quilt-effect cross-stitching. The same colors are used on the Carlsson gear knob, whose black leather gaiter has orange stitching highlights.
Finishing touches are the orange edging on the black Carlsson floor mats with larger than normal Carlsson logos, the alloy pedal set and footrest and the stainless steel doorsill entrance plates. While this interior color scheme might not be to everyone's taste, the quality of the workmanship is undeniably top-notch.
Mercedes claims the new SLK has been a big hit with customers. The fact that they managed to deliver the first cars this summer has certainly helped. Carlsson's modifications really make the car look complete, and the admiring glances we received from other drivers and people on the street when driving to and from our photo location certainly underlines that.
Carlsson SLK CB25 S
Longitudinal front engine, rear-wheel drive
1.8-liter I4, dohc, 16-valve, turbocharged. Carlsson CB25 S upgrade kit, sport exhaust, C-Tronic piggyback ECU
Lowering springs (1.2 in.)
Wheels and Tires
Carlsson 1/10 Graphite Edition alloys, 8.5x19 (f), 9.5x19 (r)
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx 235/35 (f) and 265/35 (r)
Carlsson front spoiler and RS carbon lip, stainless steel grille/intake mesh, rear diffuser insert, bootlid lip spoiler
Custom black and orange leather interior trim with contrasting stitching, Carlsson alloy pedal set and gearknob
Peak Power: 239 hp
Peak Torque: 273 lb-ft


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Benedicks Shares 10 Things She Knows About Writing• April 1, 2010 Share:
Visiting Assistant Professor of English Crystal Benedicks shared more than just the "Ten Things She Knows About Writing" in her Thursday Chapel Talk.
Benedicks titled her presentation "Ten Things" but offered some support that brought humor, insight, and maybe a little different way of looking at the writing process.
Watch Benedicks complete Chapel Talk in the video below or on the Wabash College YouTube Channel.
She noted that in her short time at Wabash when meeting alumni there is a consistent accolade. "They always say they're so grateful Wabash taught me how to write," she shared. The visiting professor said learning to write means" you'll stand out in your profession and you'll have influence."
She spent the first part of her talk noting the critics of college writing and how poorly most students perform. But when scholarly comparisons are made a reasonable argument emerges that while students may make as many mistakes as 100 years ago the assignments are far more difficult.
In running through her "Ten Things" she read the writing of Harvard students, quoted researchers on grammar and good writing, and used examples to illustrate the importance of the written word.
She debunked a few myths along the way. "Good grammar is not the same thing as good writing," she said. While the technical aspects of good writing are very important she used part of her talk to insist the thought process is equally if not more important.
She told Wabash men that developing good writing abilities would be the most important thing they'd learn in college.


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Governor Mike Pence shared the following statement in a meeting this afternoon with mayors from across the state.
"I believe that reform of the business personal property tax will mean jobs for Hoosiers.
"After listening to local communities across our state, I have informed legislative leaders that I am open to full state replacement revenue for local governments to cover the cost of eliminating the business personal property tax on small businesses with less than $25,000 in equipment, as proposed in Senate Bill 1. This would ensure that any reform of this tax does not unduly burden local governments or shift the cost of this tax onto hardworking Hoosiers.
"This reform, along with affording counties the option of ending the tax on new equipment as proposed in House Bill 1001, would make our communities and our state more attractive for the kind of investment that will create jobs for Hoosiers. In the end, Hoosiers and our local communities will benefit as business grow and companies bring new jobs to our state.
"I look forward to working together House and Senate leaders, as well as local officials, as we continue to advance these important reforms."
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There is a late night ad that drives me nuts, because it reminds me that sometimes 'innovative' attempts to repackage the basics are neither truly innovative, nor ultimately very useful. The same is true with the way some people (pseudo gurus) and organizations are trying to approach 'social' business. One of these things is just like the other: Behold, the Eggies System, which takes one of Mother Nature's most perfectly engineered foods and turns it into a flat, hardened mess in a singular form.
Much of the social business hype reminds me of the Eggies System battle cry "Finally enjoy Hard-Boiled Eggs without peeling a single shell!" And, "When it comes to eggs, hard-boiled means hard work! Messy shells, broken whites, and you'll be peeling all night! Well, not anymore… introducing Eggies, the fast, easy way to cook hard-boiled eggs without the shell!"
When I watch that commercial, and I admit I've watched it far more times than I should, I hear the voices of the Social Gurus in my head, touting their wares. "Cook your eggs just like in a real shell," sounds a lot like, "Go social, never mind how it fits into your core business." Even while watching the recent keynote and corresponding tweets for Dreamforce, I was alternating between mockery and ire, as Salesforce took it further and pitched 'collaboration' and 'workflow' so that they became sexy, trendy must-haves for the masses. This isn't new. Or even fresh. In fact, its long past the 'best before' date.
Collaboration, process, design and workflow aren't new for many of us. They're a given as necessary aspects in knowledge worker's days. I believe that the attention E20 got via the Salesforce event will help us shape and mold broader adoption, which is something we've long strived for, but inevitably, I'm still left wondering who it is that businesses will trust to crack the necessary eggs, (and the heads), to implement it all in the Enterprise?
Crack, Pour & Boil!
But guiding organizations as they evolve to include social and collaboration into their cultures, helping them change to grow, is a business like any other. It's not a brand new way to crack an egg and cook it. We often tell this to everyone who will listen, probably irritating them to no end with the repetition, and the sometimes strident tone. But, we will keep on saying it, because it needs to be said. Being a change agent is a business, with procedures that we study, refine, then improve upon, the same way that chefs learn to make a fluffy omelet or cook the perfect soft-boiled egg. It takes practice, and an understanding of methodology until techniques are honed through the years and time-tested to work.
Susan Scrupski recently sent up call-to-arms to practitioners in Zen and the Art of Enterprise Maintenance, while championing a corporate culture 'do over':
"To get to the "fix" part of this equation, it's going to take the smarts and knowhow of everyone who's focused on the Enterprise. There's a great thread on G+ from Sameer Patel on the "how." The lasting value will be to apply the spirit of social revolution in the enterprise to the practical application of social in the enterprise. I've heard reports from Dreamforce that the rhetoric-to-reality gap was pretty stark once you left the Benioff keynote cathedral and walked onto the show floor.
This is the hard part. Delivering on the promise of social. So consider it a clarion call for all practitioners, consultants, and vendors (big and small): Figure it out. Bring it home for the rest of us and the planet. We've done the first hard part which is selling the promise of revolutionary change. And we'll keep beating that drum, btw. It's the backbeat to the song we're singing."
Which is definitely a tune I'm in harmony with, but I believe there are challenges in building an army of experienced change agents that can be heard above the choir of social misfits who lack any genuine enterprise knowledge or experience.
Do you want it whipped, fried, baked, scrambled, or coddled & cooked in plastic?
Much like new and improved cracked shell Eggies, the social gurus seem to be easier and more appetizing to the HR gate-keepers than the hard-boiled trench soldiers presenting old style resumes as their shell. I hear it day in and day out from valued, truly expert contemporaries who have extensive domain knowledge, singing the same refrain for change, but they have to reinvent themselves first as the jargon changes to compete. We're forced to repackage the expertise and knowledge that will really benefit organizations into new HR marketing norms, using industry buzzwords that sometimes have little to do with the real value seasoned enterprise software vets have. Those of us ahead of the curve in experiences had better get cracking to stay competitive and findable.
And as a bonus – you'll get the Eggie Slicer!
While this outstanding piece by Sameer Patel was written to illustrate the need for process and innovation in the HR space within the enterprise, I'd add Assessing the Real Value of Me to the must read list for consultants who are trying to hatch-up a better way to get the HR wardens to give them a closer look. Consider the line "I'm much more than what HR thinks of me, today", as you read through the Four Dimensions of the Employee System of Record, then do an inventory to determine if you've put enough of your eggs into a basket that recruiters, colleagues and references can easily access.
We can't blame it all on the gate-keepers, if we're just recycling the same old CV's and portfolios that used to work years ago, and yapping away on twitter and Google+. While reading Sameer's piece, I recognized that while I have an extensive, solid body of work that clearly demonstrates my own abilities and value within a large enterprise that happens to be in the business of providing collaboration solutions – it isn't findable to external resources. And while I rail against the thin veneer of of buzzword SEO, I recognize that in order to get out there as trusted practitioners, we do need to work to remain relevant in the same way that we preach and promote change in the organizations we serve.
There are problems to be solved, and improvements to be made. Doesn't matter what the problem is really; companies should be hiring people who know how to do both. Not just people who speak fluent (pick your target industry/role) hype. But, this whole issue of relevancy and being heard is just another problem. And we're problem solvers and solution creators. We can do this.
While we might want to work with folks who dig a little deeper than the buzz anyway, we could be making it easier on them and ourselves by enriching the E20 community with ever more voices talking about the HOW TO get it done. In my case, that means bitching less about the gurus, and writing more about the delivery. We all need to keep talking, singing, preaching and cracking through shells so that social isn't just another gadget to clutter up the kitchen.
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Marko Perovic's successful first year with the Revs culminates with the 26-year-old being named the Revolution's Most Valuable Player by the club's fans
The following story was published in the Revolution's "Match Day" program for the Oct. 16 home finale against the Kansas City Wizards
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – When Marko Perovic signed with the New England Revolution back in March, most Revs fans wouldn't have recognized the 26-year-old Serb if he'd shown up on their doorstep. Just seven months later, Perovic has officially won a place in the hearts of the Foxborough faithful – not to mention a spot in the Revolution record books – as Revs fans voted the influential attacker the club's 2010 Most Valuable Player.
Perovic becomes the fifth different player to win the Revolution's MVP award in the last five years, joining Matt Reis (2006), Taylor Twellman (2007), Steve Ralston (2008) and Shalrie Joseph (2009).
Following a recent trend, Perovic claimed the honor primarily with his contributions in the attacking third of the field, leading the team in scoring with six goals and three assists in regular-season action heading into Saturday night's home finale against the Kansas City Wizards. Perovic also added two goals and one assist in five SuperLiga appearances.
"He's been huge for us," said Joseph, last year's team MVP. "I think he brings that attacking presence that we desperately needed this season. When he's on the ball, he's a thing of beauty to watch. He creates a lot of chances and finds a lot of holes. When he goes against defenders, he gives them nightmares."
It was apparent the first time Perovic stepped on the field at Gillette Stadium that he had something special. Within seconds of making his MLS debut as a substitute in the 70th minute of the home opener against Toronto FC, the inventive Serb effortlessly worked his way through midfield and after combining with teammate Chris Tierney, unleashed his first shot in a Revolution uniform. Although the effort sailed inches wide of the upper right corner, New England's newest weapon had stated his intent.
Perovic wasted little time turning his intent into action, scoring his first goal for the Revs on a curling 25-yard free kick on April 24 against the Colorado Rapids. It was the first of three goals Perovic scored direct from free kicks with his lethal left foot in 2010, while he also contributed on set pieces with assists from both corner kicks and indirect free kicks.
Touted as a left-sided midfielder when he crossed the Atlantic to join the Revs from Swiss club FC Basel, Perovic has played primarily as a withdrawn forward with the Revolution, most recently forming an effective partnership with fellow Serb Ilija Stolica. Not only did Perovic spend much of the season adjusting to a new position, but he also simultaneously adapted to an unfamiliar country and coped with a rigorous travel schedule the likes of which he'd never seen during his career in Europe.
Through it all, Perovic showed his class on the field and made it patently obvious to Revolution fans exactly why head coach Steve Nicol and the technical staff had been so keen to bring the dynamic Serb into the fold.
"I think you're probably seeing the best of him now," said Nicol. "It's quite a transition for foreign players coming here and adjusting to the league, particularly with the travel, but I think what you're seeing now is the best of him."
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Apprentice School fell into the losers' bracket of the U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association Small College World Series with a 6-0 defeat Wednesday to Cincinnati-Clermont.
Ryan Beard pitched a six-hit shutout for the Cougars, who are on a 20-game winning streak.
The Builders (34-9), who are 2-1 at the event in Butler, Pa., must win three consecutive games to capture the championship.
They will play at 11 a.m. Thursday against Penn State Greater Allegheny. Whichever team emerges will need to defeat Cincinnati-Clermont twice in the finals.
Mike Gastrich smashed a solo home run to left field for UC Clermont's first run. Trevor Cunningham and John Cloyd followed with RBI singles to push the lead to 3-0.
An unearned run in the fourth gave Clermont a 4-0 lead before Cloyd and Jake Scarloto had RBI singles in the sixth.
Beard struck out five and walked one. Trevin Wilson topped the Builders with a 2-for-4 performance.
More baseball:
Alex Perez drove in a career-high four runs as No. 22 Virginia Tech beat High Point for the sixth straight time, 11-4.
The host Hokies, in strong contention for an NCAA tournament at-large bid, improved to 31-19. Poquoson's Chad Pinder scored two runs and batted 1-for-4 for the Hokies. ...
Junior Joey Cujas had two hits and three RBI to help VCU (24-23) gain a 9-7 win at Maryland (28-24).
James Madison sophomore leadoff hitter Morgan Heath, a Grafton High graduate, batted 4-for-4 with a walk, a run and an RBI as the second-seeded Dukes routed No. 3 Delaware 10-2 in six innings in the first round of the four-team, double-elimination Colonial Athletic Association tournament in Hempstead, N.Y.
The Dukes (40-13) set a school record with 18 hits, reached the 40-victory mark for the first time and advanced to Thursday's game at top-seeded Hofstra, which beat No. 4 Towson 6-0.
Delaware (35-21) faces Towson at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in an elimination game.
Men's tennis:
Virginia Tech freshman Amerigo Contini moved into the 64-man NCAA singles field after originally being an alternate.
A spot was opened when No. 5 seed KU Singh of Georgia quit the team, citing differences with the coaching staff.
Women's soccer:
Old Dominion signed midfielder Jasmine Diaz of Dix Hills, N.Y., to a national letter of intent. She is a National Honor Society member from Half Hollow Hills East High.
The Monarchs' 11-member recruiting class also includes Kellam forward Carly Goldsborough, Ocean Lakes midfielder Grace Haverly and Cox forward Melanie Oaks.


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About RBC > Community & Sustainability > News >RBC joins the Global Impact Investing Network
October 19, 2012 – RBC has joined a network of global organizations dedicated to increasing the scale and effectiveness of impact investing. The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), recently launched a membership program with 83 founding member organizations from 15 countries around the world.
"We're pleased to be a GIIN founding member," said Sandra Odendahl, Director of Corporate Sustainability, RBC. "By financing social enterprises that provide market-based solutions to environmental and social issues, impact investing can help make mission-driven companies more mainstream."
Impact investing is the placement of capital in businesses that are deliberately designed to provide positive social and/or environmental benefits. It requires the evaluation of social and environmental performance in addition to financial risk and return, and covers virtually all sectors.
RBC introduced its social finance initiative in February 2012, designed to ignite the growth of social finance in Canada. Through a $20-million commitment, the RBC Social Finance initiative consists of:
GIIN membership provides information and access to organizations active in impact investing. GIIN is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to increasing the scale and effectiveness of impact investing.
RBC is recognized among the world's financial, social and environmental leaders and is listed on the 2012-2013 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and the DJSI North American Index. RBC has been named one of Canada's 50 Most Socially Responsible Corporations and one of the Best Workplaces in Canada. RBC is also included on the 2012 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World list, the Jantzi Social Index and the FTSE4Good Index.


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Monday, November 9, 2009
Creative Cuts and More Blog Hop!!!
If you didn't arrive via the CC&M Mega Recipe Blog Hop and you want to play along, head over to www.diecutdiva.com so you can get the instructions and start from the beginning.
I have to confess that I'm not a very good cook (though I make a mean macaroni and cheese from scratch). I do love to bake, so I decided to share a couple yummy brownie recipes with you. Here are my album pages from the fabulous Treasured Family Recipes kit:
Everything you need comes in the kit, except for adhesive and recipes. I added the ribbon and mini red stones.
And here are the recipes:
Super Duper Fudge Brownies
• 1 cup butter
• 4 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
• 2 cups white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 12 oz. bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
2. In a small saucepan over low heat, melt the butter and chocolate. Stir until blended. Remove from heat and add the sugar. Allow the mixture to cool slightly. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then add the vanilla. Combine the flour and salt and add to the chocolate mixture (don't over mix at this point). Fold in half of the chocolate chips. Pour batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips on top of the batter.
3. Bake in oven about 25-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Let cool completely and cut into squares.
Toffee Brownies
• 2 sticks butter
• 4 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs (not extra large or jumbo)
• 1 1/4 cup flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 bag chocolate chips
• 1 package of toffee bits (Skor Bar Bits) on top.
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
2. In a med saucepan over low heat, melt butter, unsweetened chocolate and vanilla. When melted, turn off heat and mix in sugar and eggs.
3. In a separate bowl mix flour, baking powder and salt. Add in chocolate mixture, then fold in chocolate chips.
4. Pour into baking pan and sprinkle toffee bits on top of batter.
5. Bake for 30 minutes.
As a continuing part of the celebration, CC&M is giving away great prizes. All you need to do is go through the blog hop and leave comments on every blog. After you have finished the blog hop, return to www.diecutdiva.com and instead of leaving a comment, you need to share a recipe to have a chance at winning a prize. Share the recipe on your blog and link it back and get another chance to win the prize!
Be sure and check back at www.diecutdiva.com tomorrow for the Holiday Treats Apron Recipe Album Blog Hop. There will also be 24 designers who will be showcasing their great creations and sharing holiday recipes.
Now head on over to Pam Smerker's blog and see what she has in store for you!!
21 comments:
- catdidit said...
What awesome page layouts! LOVE them and those recipes too!!
- November 9, 2009 at 8:45 AM
- mustangkayla said...
Fabulous pages! Love the red gems on top of the red dots of the paper! Beautiful work!
- November 9, 2009 at 9:10 AM
- Vijaya Siddharth said...
Fab Work! Gorgeous Pages:) And yummy recipes!!
- November 9, 2009 at 9:17 AM
- Sophia said...
Awesome page...
- November 9, 2009 at 9:38 AM
- Chrissy D said...
Yummmm - such great pages. Love the Dew Drops along the border. beautiful lay out!
- November 9, 2009 at 10:28 AM
- ellen s. said...
ooh that recipe sounds so good! TFS!
- November 9, 2009 at 10:30 AM
- Noelle Reese said...
FANTASTIC layouts! I love the skittles along the side!
- November 9, 2009 at 10:30 AM
- Teri said...
Cute layouts. Mmmmmmmmm recipes!
- November 9, 2009 at 10:41 AM
- Holly said...
Oh these pages are beautiful, and those recipes look dangerous for my hips! LOL Those red bling dots are fabulous!
- November 9, 2009 at 11:17 AM
- Joan Ervin said...
Your pages are sooo pretty with the scallops, dew drops, and all the wonderful colors and papers!!!! I'll have to try the brownie recipe, too..it sounds yummy!!!
- November 9, 2009 at 11:18 AM
- Whimcees said...
Wonderful recipe pages! The recipes themselves are also!
Barbara Diane
- November 9, 2009 at 11:24 AM
Your pages are wonderful. Love them!
- November 9, 2009 at 12:05 PM
- Hayley G said...
absolutely gorgeous pages - and I can't wait to try the recipes!
- November 9, 2009 at 12:59 PM
- junqueandroses said...
Awesome pages....you never disappoint with your creativeness. Thanks for sharing
- November 9, 2009 at 2:04 PM
- rozie640 said...
Oh my goodness, your pages are stunning, so many beautiful details, yummo!
- November 9, 2009 at 2:19 PM
- Sharon Harnist said...
Gorgeous pages and divine recipes! I was trying to think of something to add to the black chipboard letters and you found the perfect thing -- red gemstones! I'll definitely be trying your brownie recipes, thanks!
- November 9, 2009 at 6:57 PM
- Jeri said...
A girl after my own heart--don't do much cooking but love to bake those sweets. Love your album!
- November 9, 2009 at 8:20 PM
- Beth Warren said...
awesome job on the album, so much eye candy on all the blogs, I'm overwhelmed.
- November 9, 2009 at 8:27 PM
- Abby said...
beautiful! love the early bird line!
- November 9, 2009 at 8:54 PM
- Holly - Wild Wyoming Girl said...
Love the album, especially the bling on the black letters.
- November 9, 2009 at 9:16 PM
- Margie said...
You did a "Super Duper" job w/ this! The recipes look so delish, and the pages are beautiful. Love the stitching especially!
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Gamesa Technology Corp. Inc. has secured a 10-year, full-service operations and maintenance (O&M) agreement with NedPower for its 264 MW Mount Storm Wind Farm, located in West Virginia's eastern panhandle.
The companies did not disclose the value of the contract.
The wind farm, located about 120 miles west of Washington, D.C., in Grant County, W.Va., features 132 Gamesa G80 2.0 MW turbines. Gamesa has been providing O&M services under a five-year services agreement that went into effect when the project became operational in 2008. That O&M agreement ends June 30, 2013, and the new 10-year full-service agreement takes effect July 1, 2013.
The contract features the Gamesa Premium Availability program, which includes a full range of turbine platform upgrades, such as operational and software improvements to small correctives, logistics optimization for large correctives, and preventive maintenance solutions.


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Theresa Kelly
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Oh and for the month of April,
I ( Nanné ) have generously sponsored some hand made roses for one lucky die cut winner.
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Hat, skirt h&m - Cardigan, choker Ghost of Harlem - Tee Black Sanctuary - Tights Calzedonia - Boots Quanticlo
I hope you all had a great Easter! I ate so much chocolate and yummy things these last few days I could die ahah but even if I have no free time I'm doing my best to share always new posts :D I'll get some free time really soon so I can finally reply all of your comments, thank you so much for your lovely words! Today's outfit is feauturing one more tee from Black Sanctuary, as always the quality is amazing and I'm so in love with all the prints, do you like this one too? I try to do more colorful looks lately as you saw in the past weeks but I always end up to my usual and favorite all black coords eheh.


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Roadies Lacks What Made Almost Famous Great—Is Cameron Crowe Tapped Out?
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Which? reviews, based on tests in our independent labs, can help you decide on the best steam iron for you. We test how quickly and easily each iron flattens creases, how powerfully it steams and how well it fights off limescale. Still too many to choose from? Use our guide to how to buy the best steam iron.


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lapersonagiustaperte needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 154 designs submitted by 25 freelance designers.
La persona giusta per te
I'm an italian personal coach specialized in dating and relathionships.
I'm launching my website (with my blog) "La persona giusta per te" (means:"the right person for you") to give tips, sell products and coaching about dating, love and relathionships.
Single heterosexual men and women aged 30 - 50, who want to find Mr. o Ms. Right and are interested in improving themselves and their life.
Feel free to be creative! I want something new, reassuring and romantic.
People who visit my site must be attracted by something charming and reliable and immediately understand that they are in the right place to change their life and to find THE partner. They want to find their soulmates, they want to solve one of the biggest problem in their life: to find love.
So use colour and reliability at the same time.
My clients want to feel great emotions, they want to be in love, to have fun, to have a satisfying relation.
Remember that the name "La persona giusta per te" is part of the logo.
You can ispire yourself to the logos below:
The logo must have the exact size of the logo in the site below (it's another site of mine):
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Sure, the iPhone 3G launch is tomorrow. Consider this an amuse bouche. Or the opposite of that, an annoy bouche. Whatever. Something salty to make Friday taste all the more sweet!
The subject of today's battle royal? Nope, not iPhone vs. Blackberry. That's old. This time it's Blackberry vs. Blackberry, Blog vs. Blog, over the iClone to end all iClones: the touchscreen Blackberry Thunder!
Says our sister site Crackberry.com, 10th degree Blackberry belts and reigning world champions:
Touchscreen BlackBerry Thunder Keyboard To Utilize Haptic Technology... AMAZING Implementation! [...] Leave it to RIM to CRACK the touchscreen keyboard nut.
Says Boy Genius Report, craftiest of all mobile blogsphere Ninja:
The keyboard is incredibly annoying to type on, and the screen actually shows ripples even when pressed ever-so-lightly. [...] Most of the people who have handled it thinks it's a joke.
Read on for round 2!
Screen is glass. YEP, It's Multi-touch!!! [... RIM has] apparently been caught flat-footed by the 3G iPhone and its native support for Exchange and the whole Apple 'aura of goodness', in the sense that they don't have the Bold yet ready for comparisons and show'n'tell sessions, media comparisons, etc, so both as a platform-to-platform and device-to-device stakes RIM is feeling the heat from Apple's iPhone wave, thus they're putting serious effort into accelerating the Thunder.
But it's a quick tag to Mike Lazaridis for the RIM CEOh-Snap 180 turn-around KO:
THERE'S a reason that R.I.M. is averse to the iPhone's glass pad. "I couldn't type on it and I still can't type on it, and a lot of my friends can't type on it," says Mike Lazaridis, R.I.M.'s co-chief executive and technological visionary. "It's hard to type on a piece of glass."
D'oh! Guess he had no idea about the Thunder at that point either...
Softball sarcasm aside, what's my take?
Technology is hard. It took Apple a reported 2.5 years to get an iPhone ready to ship (and then, arguably, just barely with firmware that was soon updated), and that's on top of its rumored prior iTablet development efforts. So, my guess is that the truth lies somewhere in between the hype and the hate: RIM's working their apps off to get this thing tasty as soon as possible, but that soon won't be that soon.
Either way, all us smartphone lovers benefit. RIM is making the Thunder precisely because the iPhone has put the pressure on, and if the Thunder is a home run, that pressure shifts to Apple to make something even more astounding for the iPhone v3.
Prior to the iPhone, the industry was complacent. Now its moving again. And that's a good thing. (Even if it would be a better thing to see less iCloning and more differentiation and innovation from the other manufacturers, b'okay RIM?)


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Hi! Today is my day to post over on the OA Blog and it happens to be Tuesday which means....a tutorial! I have shared a tutorial, and hopefully answered some of the questions I've received, about how to create the confetti pockets in some of my recent projects.
Here are some recent projects with the confetti pockets
birthday gift card/cash holders created with OA Cakewalk Here & Now pages and embellishments
confetti pocket gift tag created with the new OA Midway line for CHA
confetti pockets from my recent Woodlank Park mini album
The pockets are really fun and you can fill them with anything you'd like for any kind of project. I hope you'll stop by the OA Blog to see the tutorial and post your pockets.
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
Coffee Chocolate Smoothies
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You are a bad. bad. person for bringing these into my life. *drool* When it's summer time I love making iced coffee during the day and mudslides at night! I think these little frozen cubes of heaven will be perfect for both. Thank you, thank you, thank you.ReplyDelete
BTW I tagged you in a post over at Epicurean Enthusiast. Hope you get a chance to zip over and check it out.
- AnonymousAugust 24, 2012 at 8:03 PM
Hi! Thanks for this recipe!ReplyDelete
I was just wondering if you or anyone else who reads this has tried using the pucks in the Magic Bullet. Just curious if it was strong enough before I freeze them. May use the ice cube trays instead.
I think for this to work in the Magic Bullet you would need to cut the cups into small pieces first. So let them sit at room temp first for a minute or so to soften up first.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 5, 2012 at 10:18 PM
I am allergic to almonds, what other nut would you suggest for this recipe?ReplyDelete
Pecans would work great!ReplyDelete
After they freeze you can put them in your food storage bags and extract the air and when you want one re-seal the bag... They stay great for weeks and weeks.. I go that with my fresh lemons and my fresh basil......ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 5, 2013 at 10:38 PM
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infinitystaff needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 29 designs submitted by 7 freelance designers.
Milwaukee Metro SHRM - http://www.mmshrm.org
MM SHRM (Milwaukee Metro Society of HR Management) serves HR professionals by providing growth, development and leadership opportunities. MM SHRM advances the HR profession by functioning as a community resource, reflecting expertise in leading and benefiting people and their organizations as a SHRM affiliate in Southeast Wisconsin.
Human Resources Professionals and Managers from companies of all sizes. MMSHRM is looking to provide information to them regarding events that are occuring, providing a Job Bank to post and look for listings, keep them abreast of current news.
Looking for a website that conveys to them a trust-building, professional image.
Tagline: Serve the Professional . . . Advance the Profession
SeeDesign Requirements.pdf document for more clarification! and mmshrm_design documents for an initial layout.
The logo and graphics are attached.
Site coloring needs to complement the logo's coloring, requested coloring that utilizes gray and purple. You may utilize a complementary color.
Fly out navigation needs to be demonstrated.
Showing diversity is important and images of people really hit home. Please utilize photos only from istockphoto.com or have their licensing be included.
Your creative will be developed to include placement for the following items:
- MMSHRM Logo - provided
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- Main Navigation (with drop down menus)
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2. Events & Programs
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4. Become a Member
5. Site Map
- Breadcrumb navigation
- Icon grouping of the following: member login, discussion group, linkedin, twitter, facebook
- Calendar (display month in a small version)
- Current Events List Area - will list Event Title, Date, Time, Deadline, Cost for member, Cost for Non-member and give Learn More or Register options.
- Introduction
- Mission Statement
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- Job Bank graphic - this is an online place to find a job or post openings.
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Tech biz today is WORSE than dot-com bubble days
Floating firms like it's 1999
Open ... and Shut Tech industry titans are fond of reminding us just how different 2012 is than the irrationally exuberant days of the dot-come bubble and crash, and they're right. According to some data, today is even worse.
Worse than 1999? Is that possible?
Definitely maybe. There's no question that the heyday of the dot-com boom was frothy in the extreme. A total of 18 companies between 1999 and 2000 reached the "billion-dollar club," attaining VC-set valuations of $1 billion or more. Today we have over 20 companies in this rarefied class, nearly all of which value has been established in 2011:
Not that hitting the big-time billion-dollar club means a whole lot. Of the 18 companies valued by VCs at $1 billion or more in 1999-2000, 12 soon after went bankrupt or were sold for scrap, a startling 66 per cent. The trend perhaps hit its nadir in 2003 when Zhone Technologies did a reverse merger with Tellium to take its unprofitable business public, and become even more unprofitable.
The problem seems to be that while VCs and tech executives are adept at growing valuations for their companies, they're much less talented at actually building sustainable companies. The problem, unfortunately, may be getting worse, not better.
For example, while 1999 was marked by a desperate mania to thrust anything and everyone onto the web, often resulting in silly companies and sillier valuations, there was apparently much more financial rigour in 1999 than in 2012. According to new data released by Tableau Software's Daniel Horn, the companies that file to go public today have much more revenue than those that filed in 1999, but far fewer are profitable:
The upside, then, is that companies are waiting until their revenues balloon to a healthy $100m. The downside, of course, is that even at this robust revenue, they're still not making money. As an industry, it seems that we increasingly value growth over sustainability. This can't be good.
It would be one thing if growth somehow magically transformed itself into profitability. But there's little indication that this is the case. And if the mostly-profitable IPO club of 1999 struggled to stick around, is there much reason to think that the newly minted IPO club is going to fare much better?
Yes, there are some solid companies in the mix, including LinkedIn and Zillow. But there are far more companies that seem to know how to grow sales but often at the expense of profitability. Groupon has been the poster child for fiscal irresponsibility – its model relying on expensive salespeople (who are now apparently quitting) trying to make up for unprofitable deals by selling more of them.
Again, not every company operates this way. Even within hype-filled markets like Big Data, there are responsibly run companies like Cloudera that manage to grow revenues at a torrid clip while still maintaining profitability.
But such may well be the exception, not the rule. It's troubling just how pervasive the mentality of "growth at all costs" is in Silicon Valley. Though I'm biased in saying this, I look at a company like Alfresco, my former employer, and compare it to Jive. The two companies are similar in their markets and pretty similar in their income statements, including revenue growth. But where they differ is that Alfresco has been profitable for the past three years, and Jive continues to hemorrhage red ink.
Care to guess which one is a public company?
No, this does not mean the sky is falling on Silicon Valley. But unless the Valley learns how to make profits, and not simply sales, we're in for a lot of financial carnage, most of which will be visited upon unsuspecting public investors. ®
Matt Asay is senior vice president of business development at Nodeable, offering systems management for managing and analysing cloud-based data. He was formerly SVP of biz dev at HTML5 start-up Strobe and chief operating officer of Ubuntu commercial operation Canonical. With more than a decade spent in open source, Asay served as Alfresco's general manager for the Americas and vice president of business development, and he helped put Novell on its open source track. Asay is an emeritus board member of the Open Source Initiative (OSI). His column, Open...and Shut, appears three times a week on The Register.


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Whether you're looking for a new pair of kicks for the weekend, or perhaps some wingtip brogues to match your suit - you can find it all right here. Our selection of men's shoes at Topman covers all bases - from derby shoes to plimsolls and everything in between. Why not opt for some Converse trainers and wear them with a cuffed pair of men's jeans?


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Lyndal needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 73 designs submitted by 15 freelance designers.
Cape Town Laser Vision
We are experience eye surgeons providing high quality laser refractive surgery to the public.
We positioned ourselves as the leading service provider in Cape Town with the most advanced laser surgery equipment.
Age group from 20 to 55, affluent, with disposable income. Sporty, outdoor.
We would like our name and entity to be remembered as soon as they see our logo.
ELEGANT, SIMPLE, CLASSY. When patients visit the site you need get the impression that this is a HIGH QUALITY facility.
- Logo to communicate the following about our company and products:
Up Market, modern, fun / creative, must stand out
- Elements /colors we would like to included in our logo design:
Charcoal / light grey back ground with either Green, Yellow (lemon), Red
and you are welcome to incorporate some white. (We are open to suggestions on colours)
- Point of emphasis must be on:
Cape Town LASER VISION
- An icon and text based logo is preferred.
- Preferred fonts and feel: Monaco / Futura / Univers (open to suggestions)
Our competition:
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Guy Fawkes Bonfire Festival Too Big for Brits
The annual Guy Fawkes Day celebration in the town of Lewes is known for its pyrotechnical excess and draws some 60,000 people a year. Some local officials think it's gotten too big for this small village. WSJ's Jenny Gross reports.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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*1/2 (out of four)
With all due respect to "The Kings of Summer" co-stars Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally and Alison Brie: What were you thinking?
I like a good coming-of-age story as much as anyone, but this inexplicable Sundance hit (which also features brief appearances from Hannibal Buress and Tony Hale) deserves a time-out, not an allowance boost. I mean, multiple jokes act as if racism's hilarious, and there's a gag in which the film's most excruciating character says he thinks he's gay because his lungs fill with fluid as seasons change … only to be corrected by the hero, who says, no, that's cystic fibrosis.
Hilarious stuff, clearly.
Poorly acted and directed, "The Kings of Summer" relies primarily on cliché while trying way too hard for laughs. The film is about the exploits of 15-year-old best pals Joe (Nick Robinson) and Patrick (Gabriel Basso of "Super 8") as they revolt against their irritating parents and build a house in the woods to secretly spend the summer. For incomprehensible reasons, they allow a miniature nuisance named Biaggio (Moises Arias, unbearable), who says things like "I don't really see myself as having a gender," to tag along and join their little forest club.
The pursuits of young boys to become young men frequently have merit, and first-time feature writer Chris Galletta doesn't make too much out of the building of the house or its maintenance. (I did wonder about the whole plumbing issue, though.) The movie's just such a pain in the ass. That's whether stealing the notion of parents who can't remember the name of celebs or their movies from "Saturday Night Live"--Patrick's mom, played by Mullally, thinks Will Smith in "Hancock" is actually Will Prince in "Heimlich"--or delivering a contrived (figurative) knife in the back of one of the guys for cheap dramatic purposes.
Not surprisingly, Kelly (Erin Moriarty), who always seems extremely interested in Joe, starts out with an older jackass of a boyfriend who quickly vanishes. It's not necessarily formulaic that Joe's sister (Brie) dates a total doofus (Eugene Cordero) or that Joe's dad (Offerman) freezes out his son as a way of coping with his wife's death. It's just bad, bad writing.
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Analyze Solar Food Dryer Designs with Heat Transfer Modeling
Brianne Christopher January 6, 2016
Contaminated produce contributes to food waste — a growing problem in the global agricultural industry. Solar dryers are one way to preserve fruits and vegetables, but these devices must be able to function properly to be effective. Heat transfer simulation can be used to analyze solar food dryer designs and identify the right building materials, including phase-change materials (PCMs), which conserve the solar heat. Today, we'll explore simulation research focused on optimizing a solar dryer design for efficient food preservation.Read More
Walter Frei January 5, 2016
It has been a remarkably warm winter in Boston, but we finally got our first snowfall. As I was staring out the window earlier, I started thinking about snowflakes and how their formation cannot be easily described mathematically. However, there is one special kind of snowflake that can be simply described, known as the Koch snowflake. Today, we will look at how this shape can be built with the Application Builder in COMSOL Multiphysics.Read More
Caty Fairclough January 4, 2016
Studying fish locomotion enables researchers to design vehicles and robots that can skillfully navigate aquatic environments. Performing such studies requires fluid-structure interaction (FSI) analyses of the fish and their environments. Using COMSOL Multiphysics, researchers from the Università Roma Tre were able to simulate carangiform swimming, a type of fish movement, and accurately evaluate its dynamics.Read More
Shruti Thiagarajan December 31, 2015
Say you're riding a bicycle and someone gives you a push from the side. To quickly stabilize yourself, you turn the handlebar of the bicycle in the same direction to counteract the fall. While riders do this instinctively, what's fascinating is that our bicycles can do the same thing. Modern bicycles are designed to be self stable; they're good at keeping balance while moving uncontrolled. Let's take a look at how we can simulate this effect in COMSOL Multiphysics.Read More
Bridget Cunningham December 30, 2015
Mufflers are used for acoustic soundproofing in combustion engines and HVAC systems. Before achieving optimal performance, a muffler design can go through several iterations. COMSOL Multiphysics provides a flexible environment for testing different designs, saving time and costs while ensuring high performance. Now, with simulation apps, each modification no longer requires the help of a simulation expert. Instead, colleagues can run their own tests and deliver faster results to customers. Our Absorptive Muffler Designer demo app offers insight.Read More
Walter Frei December 29, 2015
While designing a structure, have you ever been unsure of how to achieve the best shape? If so, then you will want to add a useful technique called shape optimization to your COMSOL Multiphysics modeling skill set. Today, we will discuss the concept of shape optimization and demonstrate its use through a classical problem.Read More
Lexi Carver December 28, 2015
Corrosion is one of the most serious factors affecting the transportation industry. In an effort to minimize its impact, a German research institute and the manufacturers of Mercedes-Benz joined forces to investigate the corrosion occurring in automotive rivets and sheet metal. Using COMSOL Multiphysics simulation, they were able to study corrosion's effects on car components.Read More
Walter Frei December 24, 2015
In this blog post, we will introduce the concept of shape optimization for adjusting part dimensions by using analytic sensitivity methods. If you have a single objective function that you want to improve, a set of geometric parameters that you want to change, as well as a set of constraints, then you can use the functionality of the Optimization Module and the Deformed Geometry interface in COMSOL Multiphysics to find the optimal structure without any remeshing. Let's find out how!Read More
Aditi Karandikar December 23, 2015
3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, has been a popular topic of discussion on the COMSOL Blog and throughout the scientific community. New initiatives have furthered the capabilities of this technology, while extending its reach in various fields of research, manufacturing, and design. With the help of COMSOL Multiphysics, researchers at the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) are investigating the promise of 3D printing in the realm of material design.Read More
Henrik Sönnerlind December 22, 2015
After recently encountering the equations of motion for rotating bodies for the first time, one of my sons came home with a number of interesting questions. His questions brought about a flashback, as I remembered sharing this sense of confusion when studying mechanics many years ago. In today's blog post, I will present two COMSOL Multiphysics models — one of a gyroscope and one of a spinning top — that illustrate the remarkable properties of rotating bodies.Read More
Caty Fairclough December 17, 2015
Reinforced concrete beams are commonly used in modern construction due to their strength and durability. To avoid failure, each new beam design needs to be optimized and tested for safety. Building physical prototypes to test every design modification can be a long and costly endeavor. Simulation apps offer a solution, saving time and money as they bring simulation power into the hands of more people. Explore the benefits of this approach with our Parameterized Concrete Beam demo app.Read More


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WASHINGTON, December 7, 2009 - While Yahoo and Microsoft announced Friday they remain hopeful they will be able to conclude a deal that would allow Microsoft to power Yahoo search and Yahoo to take over search advertising sales for both companies, Google said Friday it is making a number of enhancements to its search engine including personalizing the search experience. ComScore, a digital marketing intelligence company, found in September 2009 that Google sites led the U.S. core search market with 64.9 percent of the searches conducted, followed by Yahoo sites nabbing 18.8 percent, Microsoft sites with 9.4 percent, Ask Network and AOL each capturing between 3 and 4 percent of the market. Keep Reading


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Already in use by such domestic notables as E & J Gallo, Canandaigua, and Mondavi and by many European wineries, the Foss Winescan FT 120 Analyzer was recently installed at California State University, Fresno.
The $80,000 unit was purchased by the CSUF Department of Viticulture and Enology through funds provided by the American Vineyard Foundation.
At the recent CSUF grape day, Roy Thornton, a veteran wine microbiologist, described how the Winescan works and visitors watched it in use. He worked with the Winescan technology for five years at E & J Gallo before recently joining the CSUF faculty.
"The power and range of this technology to the grape and wine industry cannot be underestimated," he said.
The device, Thornton explained, quickly accomplishes analyses taking up to an hour-and-a-half with conventional chemistry. Basically, it casts an infrared beam through a sample of wine or juice, simultaneously reading components by the way they absorb the light.
For finished wines, the beam detects 18 components of the sample, including ethanol, total acid, malic acid, pH, and glycerol. It identifies 12 components in must and 10 in fermenting must. A sanitary index, available through companion software, reveals grey rot, yeast, and other microorganisms, while Brix, acids, nitrogen, ammonia, color, and other maturity levels are identified in juice samples.
Timely adjustments
"Grading can take place at grape receiving stations, straight away," the New Zealander added. "Then we can make adjustments in the winemaking process as it goes along, taking samples halfway through fermentation to be alert to any problems."
Noting that at times bad wines are made from good grapes, Thornton predicted the rapid analyses will be the future for quality. "Things will be a lot tighter for both sides of the equation, growers and vintners. We anticipate that grape quality will be measured at the sugar stand and that contracts will be structured to recognize quality parameters."
Once additional research is done, he even foresees using the Winescan to identify "precursors" of wine flavor in grapes.
Although relatively recent for the wine industry, the technology has been used by the dairy industry for some 20 years, he said.
Among other research projects showcased at the campus event were department chairman Robert Wample's efforts, funded by the American Vineyard Foundation, to develop a grapevine cold hardiness model.
With cooperation of Paso Robles grape growers, he is accumulating a database of temperatures at which grapevine buds freeze. By using thermoelectric modules in the field, he is recording those levels by the amount of heat vine tissues release as water turns to ice.
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The practical application of the predictive model, with attention to both effectiveness and costs, will be a guide, keyed to weather forecasts, for when to start sprinklers, wind machines, or other frost protection, now left to a mix of guesswork, anxiety, and sleepless nights for growers.
With a touch of irony, Wample, who researched cold hardiness at Washington State University before he came to CSUF in 2000, conceded he was once under the impression that frost protection was no issue for the California grape industry.
Since no testing equipment is commercially available, Wample rebuilt for the CSUF project the type of equipment he used earlier at Washington State. By observing buds and cane parts subjected to intense cold in the laboratory, he plans to estimate cold hardiness characteristics, which differ by variety.
For example, it is known that Cabernet Franc is hardier during the winter than Cabernet Sauvignon. However, the physiology of Cabernet Franc makes it vulnerable to spring frosts.
In deep cold snaps, when temperatures fall below a critical level, he said, vineyard frost control measures are of no effect and money spent running them would be wasted. "You might as well just have a glass of wine and go to bed."
Irrigation, nutrition
In another project, Wample is collaborating with faculty members Sanliang Gu and Kenneth Fugelsang on improving irrigation and nutrition practices for Cabernet Sauvignon in the central and southern portions of the San Joaquin Valley.
Grapes grown under various practices will be evaluated for fruit composition along with commercial winemaking practices in the campus winery to select for the highest quality.
The valley, particularly the southern portion, has traditionally been labeled unsuitable for quality wine grape production, but Wample cited the string of national and international award-winning wines made from valley grapes by the CSUF campus winery.
"These wines have demonstrated that fruit from this region can yield premium and ultra-premium quality wines. The valley has a reputation to build, and it also has a reputation to overcome."
Motorola Corp. Precision Agriculture is involved in the research with online technology to gather field data.
Faculty member Sayed Badr is tracing effects of Harmony, Freedom, Couderc 1616, and seven other popular rootstocks on the white, seedless, mid-season Princess table grape variety released in 1999.
Working with David Ramming of USDA in Fresno, who bred the variety, Badr is collecting data on vine growth, yield, and fruit quality of each scion-rootstock combination. He found during the 1999 through 2001 seasons that Salt Creek rootstock showed significantly higher nitrate and total nitrogen concentration at bloom. Differences in yield and fruit quality, however, have not been significant.
Grant monies
Another presenter, Pete Canessa, program manager of the Center for Irrigation Technology on the campus, reminded growers and handlers using electrical power the California Energy Commission has, depending on state budget developments, up to $2 million in Agricultural Peak Load Reduction Program grants to spend before Dec. 31.
The purpose is to reduce electricity use during the peak period of noon to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, June through September.
Eligible projects include installation of high efficiency electric equipment, pump repairs and retrofits, and pump efficiency tests. Among ineligible projects are conversion to diesel engines, co-generation, and projects already funded through power companies.
Canessa can be reached by phone, toll-free, at 866-297-3029 for details.
Since its establishment two years ago, the CSUF Department of Viticulture and Enology has been reorganized in response to industry needs for greater versatility.
Courses formerly taught in the Department of Plant Sciences and Department of Food Science and Nutrition have been combined into new curricula emphasizing cross-training between viticulture and enology.
Enrollment this fall in two bachelor's degree programs and one master's program will be about 150.


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sid74 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 152 diseños de 33 diseñadores freelance.
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We are a low-voltage company that offers: Security Systems with Monitoring, Home Theaters, Distributed Audio and Video Systems, Structured Wiring, Central Vacuum, CCTV, Lighting and Home Automation Systems... a full wide range of services.
We are a brand new company in a fairly competitive market. Security and monitoring will be about 65% of our business. This design will be our stamp on the yards (signs) and windows (decals) of high-end homes and businesses so we are looking for something that is powerful yet polished. Contemporary, yet classy.
Because we have so many services as a low-voltage company we want to accent the Security side, which is what people tend to be most familiar with. However, with smartphones, wireless networks, the increasing interest in energy efficiency and green technology, the Home Automation/Integration side will continue to grow as it becomes easier to understand and more reasonably priced.
Even though our end-users are homeowners and commercial businesses, our target audience also includes New Home Builders (in the $300K range and up), Remodelers, Interior Designers, Commercial Property Managers, Insurance and Real Estate Agents.
The Security Side of our business customers are of two different models. There are many who feel safer and more secure by having an alarm system activated to protect their families and personal property.
There is another segment of customers who are not fear motivated. They are more interested in the Monitoring aspect, a text on their smartphone sent from the security panel because the system was disarmed by a teenage child after school. This customer is more of the Home Automation/Integration customer that we don't want to overshadow by the "security" aspect of our business.
The customers that we service through our other offerings (Home Theaters, Distributed Audio, Central Vacuums) are a high end customer base typically in premium homes and developments.
This logo will be on an approximately 12in X 12in yard sign (exact shape not yet determined) as well as a small window decal. Easily read, and not overly intrecate will be important.
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D.A. Points opened with five straight birdies on his way to an 8-under 64 and the lead at the Houston Open on Thursday. New Smyrna Beach product Robert Streb is 6 back.
HUMBLE, Texas —� Rory McIlroy only had four birdie putts on the front nine, none closer than 20 feet. He took two chips to reach the second green. He found the water on the third-easiest hole at Redstone Golf Club and made double bogey. What he salvaged Thursday in the Houston Open was a 73, along with some optimism.
D.A. Points, using an old putter he once took from his mother, opened with five straight birdies on his way to an 8-under 64, giving him a one-shot lead over Cameron Tringale and John Rollins. Also coming to life was Angel Cabrera, the Argentine with two majors and a house at Redstone. He had a 66.
New Smyrna Beach transplant Robert Streb shot 2-under-par 70 and is tied for 28th.
Streb, who plays locally at Sugar Mill Golf Club, had two birdies.
Daytona Beach's Matt Every shot 7-over-par 79 and is tied for 146th. The Mainland product had two birdies, four bogeys and one double bogey.�


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AIR ~ Movement of the Day:
Day 98 of the 100 Day Challenge! Your final friday of the 100 Day Challenge means Pass Under Tabatas! You will likely have to be creative in finding a spot to do these (you can always 'pretend' there's a rope above you!), but once you do, your coordination, balance and leg strength will thank you! [Click here for additional Workouts]
Bonfire Fiesta Salad. A fantastic, colorful and convenient recipe to get your necessary greens! [Click here for additional Recipes]
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Quote of the Day: So often we try to alter circumstances to suit ourselves, instead of letting them alter us. ~ Maribel
Essential Element: In order to get different outcomes, you must adopt new behaviors. Now here's the rub: new behaviors can be awkward and difficult. You simply must practice new (better) behaviors until they become easier. [Click here to read Spark Insight: Influence & Control].
Journal: What new behavior have you attempted to adopt – maybe a few times now – and just can't seem to make it a part of your day? Maybe it's cutting out sugar… Maybe it's going to bed earlier… Maybe it's writing your spouse a note each day to let them know you appreciate them. Whatever it is that you want to make a habit, see it for the powerful thing it is, rather than just for the effort it requires; for the shaping and changing of you it will do, rather than the irksomeness of trying yet again to make it a part of your life. You are the decider of the action – but the action itself possesses unlimited ability to shape your life. In your journal – jot down three positive, life-shaping effects this one habit holds. Then do the thing… [Click here for additional Journal exercises]


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Hi everyone! I know I gave you all a sneak peek at this look on my Instagram and Facebook account a while back but here's the full post.
Off the shoulder tops, a must have in your summer wardrobe. I have been wearing off the shoulder tops for years. In fact my first designs were off the shoulder, back in the day when my mother would sew them for me. There's something very sexy about this style and exposing a little shoulder.
I'm wearing the 'Jax Off' shoulder top from Milli Lulo which also comes in white.
I have styled some different ways that you can incorporate an off the shoulder top into your summer looks. I hope you like them.
Take care lovely people.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – With the school's first-ever Atlantic Sun cross country championship achieved in November, head coach Bill Taylor has high expectations for his women's track and field team, which begins the after-Christmas portion of the schedule Saturday at Tennessee State's Ed Temple Classic, inside the Gentry Center at 8 a.m.
Joining Lipscomb and the host Tigers at this event will be Alabama A&M, Austin Peay, Chattahoochee Tech, Florida A&M, Jackson State, MTSU, Savannah State and Western Kentucky.
"We are a distance-strong women's team," Taylor said. "In addition, we have key contributors in the sprints from Sara Stephens, and the throws from April Terry, and are developing others. I think Brenna Thompson is going to develop really well too."
Stephens, a junior, is the school record holder in both indoor and outdoor 400m dash and part of relay teams holding school records in the 4x100m, 4x200m, 4x400m and distance medley. She ran a strong leg for the conference-champion distance medley team at last season's A-Sun Indoor Championships, breaking the meet record in the process.
Thompson, a freshman, will learn from Stephens and complement her in the sprints and relays.
"I am really excited about the women's 4x400m relay," Taylor said. "The 4x400 in our conference is very strong and keeps getting stronger, so I don't know how we will do at the A-Sun level ultimately, but I think we are going to have a very fast and very dynamic relay this year. There are a lot of women who can earn a spot."
Terry is one of the recruits Taylor is most excited about, and with good reason. At the Dec. 10 MTSU Christmas Invite, she set Lipscomb women's marks in the shot put (11.21m; 36' 9.50") and weight throw (12.33m; 40' 5.50") in her first collegiate meet.
"I think April Terry is going to be fun to watch in the throws," Taylor said. "She is a wonderful person with a ton of talent and she works really hard."
The distance team is one of the most dominant in the conference, and the depth is not limited to cross country stars like sophomore Tessa Hoefle (first-team all-conference in cross country, school 5000m record-holder) and senior Ashley Lehman (first-team all-conference in cross country).
Senior Catherine Beals won last season's 3000m steeplechase for her second all-conference honor. Junior Amanda Twigg was an all-conference performer in the 1500m run during outdoor season and and was part of the A-Sun champion distance medley team during indoor season in 2011, along with sophomore Katie Bunker.
Senior Louisa Van Batavia, sophomores Missy Dowd, Emily Longden and Alex Newby and freshmen Minna Fields, Megan McClain, Kellie Foley, Maggie Lawrence, Kendra Lobley and Kaitlyn Llewellyn are among other distance and middle distance runners Taylor expects to contribute.
"I expect to have five or six girls in the 16s (minutes) for 5000m this year," Taylor said. "I think all of our distance records will fall again, probably multiple times during the season. We've built this great atmosphere here where the distance girls really help each other get faster, both in practice and competition. It should be really fun."
Sophomore Dani Walker is expected to return from a broken foot that sidelined her during a large portion of the cross country season. The school record holder in multiple disciplines, including the 800m, mile, 4x400m and distance medley relays in indoor, Walker qualified for the U.S. Junior Nationals in four events and finished 12th in the nation in the 5000m run. She may remain sidelined during indoor season but will be back at full-strength by outdoor season.
"It will be interesting to see how quickly Dani Walker recovers from her broken foot," Taylor said. "Fortunately, we have a lot of depth in every distance and middle distance events."
The distance teams will not get going until Jan. 27 at ETSU's Niswonger Invitational in Johnson City.
Once basketball season ends, Taylor's team will be enhanced with the arrival of basketball players O'Neisha Smith, Anna Bowers and Brittany Duerk. Smith is the reigning conference champion in the high jump, while Bowers is the school record-holder in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m and long jump.
Last season, the Lipscomb teams put together a solid day at the Ed Temple Classic, led by the women's distance medley relay team. The A-team won by nearly 21 seconds and finished with a 12:17.47s mark.
Lipscomb will continue the indoor season next weekend at the Saluki Booster in Carbondale, Ill.
Check LipscombSports.com for all the Lipscomb cross country and track and field news, and be sure to like us on Facebook (Lipscomb-university XC-track).


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operationredhot needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 75 designs submitted by 20 freelance designers.
We are looking for a creative professional looking logo for a new sports / talk radio station.
910 The Dream
the station is called 910 The Dream.. we would like a clean logo that would be used mainly on the web and on station promotional materials..
the dream is a reference to the "sports dream"
the dial position is 910 and its called "The Dream"
- clean
- professional
- .psd format
- .ai format
- clouds
- fog or anything that references sleeping
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