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Texas school district to train teachers to carry guns
DALLAS — A small, mostly rural school district in East Texas will allow some teachers and administrators with training to carry concealed weapons, making it at least the second school system in the state to implement such a policy.
The seven-member board of the Union Grove Independent School District voted unanimously Thursday to enact the policy, Superintendent Brian Gray said Friday.
Residents asked faculty and staff be allowed to carry guns after the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Conn., that left 26 people dead, including 20 children.
"We wanted it, our community supported it, and it's a local decision," Gray said.
The district has about 750 students at its two adjoining campuses near Gladewater, about 110 miles east of Dallas.
Officials haven't decided how many faculty and staff members will be trained to carry weapons or whether the district will provide them with guns, Gray said.
Texas law bans guns in schools unless the school has given written authorization. The state doesn't track which schools allow them, said Debbie Graves Ratcliffe, spokeswoman for the Texas Education Agency.
The Texas Association of School Boards helps local school boards draft policies. Association spokeswoman Shelley Stoll said at least two Texas districts have policies for concealed weapons, but there could be more.
The Harrold school district, about 160 miles northwest of Dallas, implemented such a policy in 2007.
The school board decides which teachers and staff members can carry guns on campus. Those teachers must take additional training on shooting accuracy, hostage situations and how to clear a classroom.
Since the Newtown shootings, dozens of school superintendents, board members, even state lawmakers from around and outside Texas have been calling David Thweatt, superintendent of the single-campus, 110-student Harrold district.
"We spent a lot of time problem-solving and looking at some of the various situations that have come up" in school settings, he said. As for the need for incorporating teachers and staff into the security structure of the school, Thweatt said, "it would seem pretty obvious to me."
Opponents insist that having more people armed at a school, especially teachers or administrators who aren't trained to deal with crime on a daily basis, could lead to more injuries and deaths.
The idea of having guns on campus has been gaining momentum in other states.
A rural school district in Ohio plans to arm some of its nonteaching employees with handguns this year — perhaps even janitors. Teachers in an Indiana county soon may be carrying guns in school if officials accept a proposal from the county sheriff.
In Texas, the Plano school district has backed a proposal to hire armed security guards to patrol all 71 campuses in suburban Dallas.


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KellyBLSC needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 53 designs submitted by 19 freelance designers.
Blue Line Strategic Communications
We are a small, boutique public relations firm that is just branching off from a larger firm. The company name [Blue Line Strategic Communications] is a hockey reference and is based on the principle that for effective public relations sometimes you play on offense and sometimes you play on defense and you need to have a strategy for both.
We specialize in crisis communications and inside the beltway earned media efforts. BLSC has experience providing media training to candidates and developing short and long term communications strategy. The team has more than 40 combined years of experience working on the hill in Congressional offices and political campaigns on every level.
We laugh a lot and all of our group meetings are highly entertaining. It is a relaxed work environment until 2 hours before deadline when the real work gets done. The two principles of the group are long time DC insiders who can't walk to a meeting in town without running into someone they know.
Much of our work will be targeted at organizations, companies, and associations who have a presence in Washington, DC. Most of our business will come from referrals and preexisting relationships the team has. We will collaborate with other firms in DC to round out our offerings. Although we do not currently, we may target political campaigns in the future. Presently we are focused on associations and smaller companies. General markets include Boston, New York, Washington, and Chicago.
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
General Hayes
Lucy Hayes was also active with his regiment:
Lucy Hayes routinely visited his camp and assisted in military hospitals. She also secured supplies from Northern civilians to better equip the Union soldiers. Soldiers in the Twenty-third Ohio nicknamed Lucy Hayes "Mother of the Regiment" for her contributions to their welfare.
To go with this post, I'm including a few of their Civil War letters as well for you to enjoy:
Camp Reynolds- Jan 25th [1863]
Dear Uncle- [this would Sardis Brichard]
You will be surprised to know we are in Camp- Birch and Webb are perfectly happy. We had a pleasant trip - though the ride from Camp Piott in Ambulance for 28 miles was sufficiently muddy and as rough as heart could wish- we reached Camp last night and were so glad to find all well - by some means I have lost a day in the week and cannot yet believe that it is Sunday- and as it is very muddy I have not been out through the Camp but from our Cabin we have a beautiful view and the roaring of the waters all make it very delightful- I do not think Uncle that I answered your very kind letter with Christmas enclosed for the boys- it was not neglect- but Mother was then quite sick- then myself for a few days and lastly little Rud quite ill then the start for Va- occupied my time so closely- the little fellows were kindly remembered by their friends- Birchie bought a very interesting book with his portion - while Webb Joe and Rud being supplied with all toys added their portion to their fund- so all thanked Uncle for Christmas
The little girls were quite well when I left they come to see us quite often, but not as much as I would like- they are cheerful and happy.
I wish Ruddy Platt was with us- what a merry time they would have.
My Regards to all
Cincinnati- March 24th 63
Dearest R.
We reached home safely Sunday evening between five and six- the boys were very good- giving me no trouble- and then Mr Little took B to see the machinery- while Mr Forbes was constant in his attentions to them- every thing was pleasant- the Clerk Mr Sontag- was polite and attentive to me and the boys- I always meet with Kindness- and will always try more than ever- to return what I always receive- Dr and Mrs McCune are agreable [sic] acquaintances- and the trip from Charleston to Cincinnati was pleasant- until we came in sight of the City- then I realized the change- I had left you- after so much happiness dearest- the pain of parting is more severe- by the time we reached home we were ready to cry- Birch and I- and after meeting with such a cordial loving greeting- they were not looking for us, and yet were expecting us- Birch took a good cry- and I could hardly avoid following him (through sympathy). Rud was wild with joy- Joe dear little fellow- with a pleased joyous look- doubting somewhat- but in a few moments laughing and clinging to me- home is sweet- but oh we do miss you so much- Mother looks as well as usual and is in very good spirits- all are happy- but we would willingly give you the benefit of our society for a little while-
School opened this morning- Rud is really very smart but poor Webb- it is a hard task for him- but still I have hopes- Mr George Carlile died on Sunday after a short illness- Typhoid fever- Sunday evening little Eva Mitchell- (living in Bates house)- she was Birchies age a very pretty child- if you remember the little girls skating she was the most graceful and rapid- her death was very sudden- sick only that day- I have not seen any of our friends yet- hear all are well- I shall send this by Mr Forbes thinking you will get it sooner- than Mail- Little Joe is walking around-
All join in love- Every thing is very high- do not know whether we will be able to get any butter for Joe or not- Write soon-
Yours Affec. L.W.H.
2 comments:
- coriolan said...
"Hayes was a general in the Civil War and always preferred "General Hayes" as a mode of address, considering his wartime years and contribution more important than his presidency."
The historical marker in front of the Benjamin Harrison House identifies the site as the home of
"Brig. General Benjamin Harrison" (rather than President Benjamin Harrison). This reflects Harrison's belief - like Rutherford Hayes - that his Civil War achievements were the most important accomplishments of his life.
BTW, the Harrison House recently acquired Harrison's promotion papers, certifying his promotion to Brigadier General, signed by Abraham Lincoln and Edwin Stanton.
- Rob Velella said...
When I think of Hayes, all I think of is, "He's the guy that appointed James Russell Lowell to an ambassadorship!" Power to the poets, right?


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Ever wonder how anyone becomes a paid "extra" in TV shows and movies? Wonder no more.
Sandra Carr, a Chestnut Hill resident, will teach "Getting Paid as a TV Extra," Saturday, May 18, 10 a.m. to noon, and Saturday, June 8, noon to 2 p.m., on behalf of the Mt. Airy Learning Tree (MALT) at the Lutheran Seminary, 7301 Germantown Ave.
The May class will focus on helping beginners find work and will feature Carr's 10 tips to being cast. The June class will help those in attendance learn how to fill out an online profile for a casting network site.
When Carr, 49, first acquainted herself with the world of performing, she was unemployed and had hardly ever acted. Six months later she had landed roles as a background actress on television shows like "Law and Order: SVU" and "Political Animals" and two major motion pictures, one starring Ben Stiller, the other, Morgan Freeman.
It all seems to have happened simply by Carr registering with major casting agencies, responding to their calls and possessing, or at least giving off, a certain attitude and style. "If you're available, and they are looking for a certain type of person," said Carr, "you can make as much as you want."
It started for her in June, 2011, when Carr was laid off from her job as director of development at the Sunshine Foundation, an organization that works to grant the wishes of seriously ill, handicapped and abused children. "I wasn't surprised by it," said Carr. "It happens."
It had happened to her before in her career. She'd worked hard since graduating from Indiana State University in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in journalism. After school she worked for a year in South Bend, Ind., as a reporter "but was so distraught by the experience that I quit trying to be a writer."
She tried television and worked in the marketing arm of the industry. But in 1992, she moved from South Bend back to her hometown of Gary, Ind. There she worked for six years as a medical social service assistant before deciding to attend graduate school.
She earned her master's degree in integrated marketing communication from Roosevelt University in Chicago in 1999. During school she worked for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. At the turn of the century, she moved to California, where she worked for four years for a non-profit organization.
In 2004 she left west for east, moved to Chestnut Hill and came to work for the Center for Responsible Funding (CRF) in Philadelphia. In 2006 she was promoted to executive director, and through the agency, which is associated with City of Philadelphia, she eventually managed the University of Pennsylvania's Penn's Way Campaign with United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
After two years as executive director she left CRF and worked as director of the Brain Hurricane, an after-school program for at-risk children. Then, in the fall of 2009, she volunteered as a consultant to help the Mt Airy Learning Tree develop its capital campaign. Carr started with the Sunshine Foundation in January 2010.
When she saw an ad for MALT's acting class, she said "I'm not working. Let's do something fun." She took the class in the fall of 2011. That's when her teacher mentioned Actor's Best, a casting agency in New York. She got her headshots and registered. She also registered with Central Casting, which does casting for some CBS shows.
Carr now receives alerts from Central Casting that are specific in their descriptions. They want a tall or short individual who is athletic or not, or in the case of Carr, they are looking for a business person. The ads describe what colors to wear.
Her suggestions include taking inventory of all your skills. Some ads are looking for people who jog, do yoga or sing. If anything, Carr thinks working as a background actor can help one learn how different aspects of a TV show or movie are shot. And as an extra, she has yet to interact with a celebrity.
Still, it was a fun period for Carr, who started a full-time job last June at The American College in Bryn Mawr. But she has had her "15 minutes of fame" and has been paid for it.
For more information, visit www.mtairylearningtree.org or call 215-843-6333.


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I have to give credit to Mike Williams' Nov. 27, 2012 Rice University news release for the "James' bond" phrase used to describe this graphene/nanotube hybrid,
A seamless graphene/nanotube hybrid created at Rice University may be the best electrode interface material possible for many energy storage and electronics applications.
Led by Rice chemist James Tour, researchers have successfully grown forests of carbon nanotubes that rise quickly from sheets of graphene to astounding lengths of up to 120 microns, according to a paper published today by Nature Communications. A house on an average plot with the same aspect ratio would rise into space.
The Rice hybrid combines two-dimensional graphene, which is a sheet of carbon one atom thick, and nanotubes into a seamless three-dimensional structure. The bonds between them are covalent, which means adjacent carbon atoms share electrons in a highly stable configuration. The nanotubes aren't merely sitting on the graphene sheet; they become a part of it.
"Many people have tried to attach nanotubes to a metal electrode and it's never gone very well because they get a little electronic barrier right at the interface," Tour said. "By growing graphene on metal (in this case copper) and then growing nanotubes from the graphene, the electrical contact between the nanotubes and the metal electrode is ohmic. That means electrons see no difference, because it's all one seamless material.
In the new work, the team grew a specialized odako that retained the iron catalyst and aluminum oxide buffer but put them on top of a layer of graphene grown separately on a copper substrate. The copper stayed to serve as an excellent current collector for the three-dimensional hybrids that were grown within minutes to controllable lengths of up to 120 microns.
Electron microscope images showed the one-, two- and three-walled nanotubes firmly embedded in the graphene, and electrical testing showed no resistance to the flow of current at the junction.
"The performance we see in this study is as good as the best carbon-based supercapacitors that have ever been made," Tour said. "We're not really a supercapacitor lab, and still we were able to match the performance because of the quality of the electrode. It's really remarkable, and it all harkens back to that unique interface."
Here's the citation and a link for the article,
A seamless three-dimensional carbon nanotube graphene hybrid material by Yu Zhu, Lei Li, Chenguang Zhang, Gilberto Casillas, Zhengzong Sun, Zheng Yan, Gedeng Ruan, Zhiwei Peng, Abdul-Rahman O. Raji, Carter Kittrell, Robert H. Hauge & James M. Tour in Nature Communications 3, Article number:1225 doi:10.1038/ncomms2234 Published 27 November 2012
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Apple has released new iPad ads showcasing the iPad 4 and iPad mini both. As with previous iPad ads, these focus on apps and the experience of using the iPad. However, the jauntiness has been ratcheted up a notch, and the text with it. Actually, the text has gone rapid-fire.
Together starts off with: spark, go, tether, hello, watch, leap, roam, flick and a bunch of other words before finally settling on wild. Then an app mash up starts, another set of words ending on bright, more apps, more words ending in together, yet more apps, and a last set of words ending in iPad. Everything from built-in apps like FacetTime, to iBooks, to games, to medical apps and more are showcased.
Alive follows the same formula, hitting loud, deep, alive, and iPad, and a wide range of apps, games, and other digital content shown in between, mapping to each word. For example, loud includes loud music, the anatomy of the human ear, visually loud fashion, and drums.
While keeping the theme of iPad ads to date, the pace feels a little bit faster and catchier, more like the iPod ads. It's a fun, interesting for Apple, and given then new, lower starting price point of the iPad mini, maybe the right one.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 17 diseños de 7 diseñadores freelance.
Looking for an application icon and one screen for my iphone application.
Split Fair
We've got a simple application. It can be used as a simple tip calculator or it can be used to allow people around the table to enter the amount of a bill they are responsible for including their own tip and the app will keep track of who's paying what and whether they're paying with cash or card and how much is left remaining to be paid on the bill as well as the total amount to be paid including all tips and the total tips applied.
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NEW PORT RICHEY — A development group has withdrawn its proposal to build and operate an elevated toll road in south Pasco County but says it will resubmit the idea to state transportation officials in December.
International Infrastructure Partners cited an "unfavorable" political climate, as well as a state transportation study calling for "managed bus lanes," as reasons for rethinking the project along State Road 54/56.
"Given these reasons and the anticipated additional cost to build, IIP and its partners need more time and clarity from all parties affected," Wayne A. Middleton, a partner in the group, wrote to transportation officials this week.
The partnership's request to extend the deadline for developers' proposals surprised local officials who have sought ways to ease congestion on the busy corridor.
The group submitted an initial draft in June, promising the toll road would not involve tax dollars while offering a potential windfall to the state through right-of-way leases. State transportation officials extended the deadline to Dec. 9.
But Pasco's development director, Richard Gehring, urged not reading too much into the delay. "I see it just as asking more time to put their package together, to assess everything that's happened," he said.
Middleton, an accountant from Jacksonville, declined to elaborate when reached by the Times. His letter alluded to a joint study this year by the Department of Transportation and the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority that recommended any toll road in south Pasco allow for mass transit, a prospect not envisioned in the partnership's initial plan. It also referenced a panel discussion two weeks ago that recommended Pasco drop the toll road idea in favor of a beefed-up transit system.
Charles Long, chairman of the panel from the Urban Land Institute, noted that some cities are scrapping their elevated highways because residents and businesses view them as unsightly.
Both the study and the institute's presentation provoked some local leaders to question whether an elevated toll road would resolve future congestion.
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After 15 years of recording, Akron-based singer-songwriter, Zach, will release his 15th record, The Antidote, which is also his fifth record with his backing band, The Bright Lights.The title of this latest album derives from Zach's personal journey through depression to emerge with even greater optimism. He speaks of music as his own personal cure. "Music is so powerful. It can touch a soul at such a level as nothing else can," Zach said.
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Winners and Losers: Big Week for Dell, Tourre
Michael Dell moved closer to a deal in the Dell saga, but things didn't go so well for Fabrice Tourre in his high-profile trial. David Benoit recounts the week's winners and losers.
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... it is Friday what we do every Friday the MoneyBeat show ... when down the winners and losers of the week with our friend day Benoit ... would be weak ... another weekend another the week was all it was underlies on this ... I know ... many of us in all it was on his are ... knocking again and I it's it's a sort of start up without one of the first winner is Herbalife move Eileen and I thought this eight months ago but ... big big quarter for them ready eighteenth straight quarter they've beaten Wall Street expectations ... aam shares up again due to speak to our a ... pop up under percentage handed down a little bit today but the whole market Suntech ... Adi a real hundred percent I mean this stock ... now the stock to become the House of the truck leasing and the right one eateries are the directions filing that ... but I mean uh hundred percent just that it's almost unbelievable aside fiscal whoever has the company before it is only ... so ... big news for them ... the trooper then big winner ... by next career is on the continent who do since the sub is happen late Sunday afternoon last weekend ... of the few ... giant ad agencies are now forming the largest ad agency in the world thirty five billion dollar merger of equals ... aam is a big deal essentially it's then saying ... that we see two goals getting all this money for ads and we've got a ton of your head is at ... the velodrome is is ... that ... there are the focus was not WPP now the other the images in ... their focuses bouillon Facebook write exactly it's it's how how can ... ad agencies of of the Mad Men Don Draper era become ... that ad agencies of the Mark sucker for daring you to ... RI ... was our big winner Harvey led to the filing it wasn't that ... of ... our big winner is is Michael Dell yes on he has just this morning we're just talking about ... reached a new deal with the special committee so this one signed and sealed ... it'll socially will and control the company of those as planned for now ... stay more money he insults exit personally financing ... of thirteen seventy five ... dollar offer and and a special dividend he's a spy in a special dividend itself ... and changes in voting rules which ... essentially will hear him ... say is that they were right now well we'll know in a month or so right right when you think you know it all is well ... write I let's show some of them the losers in this year's big ones this week yet ... a ten day will switch ... you name in another company at the hospital operator it got a buy at which usually makes them under our winners list ... but this is such a strange primary ally miles or so they're getting paid three point nine billion dollars by community Health another ... hospital company ... but the price is actually lower than the stock and trade because it meant so much speculation about a deal here ... the part that is because Glenview his hedge fund move ... has a huge stake in HMA ... handed a stake in Trinity Health right ... the fund is coming out saying how we like the steel we want our money so it was too ... so it was such a weird story right time with with our next live there is air products in ... the industrial gas company is ... the latest target of Bill Ackman the prominent hedge fund and activists ... to two point two billion dollars stake in coming this weekend you revealed at least move ... on ... you know ... the not too much to lose their their their shares one up ... but not that much and then they Ardi have a defense against it so he he took a stake he wants to go in there are shaping up rate that is the importance of the sites that the Carl Icahn him open all the other hedge fund guys ... the Mets are easily net ... I will say ... if the title of the big bloody we knew the answer is that the fabulous Fab Fabulous ... priests for a yes on the former Goldman Sachs trader ... was found liable in in in the CCC yesterday ... up pretty stunning result really ... on after this this ... this case the last reader really haven't ... been focusing on a lot ... the ... his defense certainly felt like they had won the case in a new color of witnesses ... the jury comes back and says no ... even so hard for the Fed's ... to convicting these guys really saying is the first really big Wainwright ... right ... and that alone will cause some ... concern among people peak of what people think ... he's just kind of a fall guy this is not really a decision


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Asiana Pilots May Face Prosecution in South Korea
Safety advocates and U.S. pilot-union officials are up in arms about the potential for criminal prosecution in South Korea of the Asiana Flight 214 pilots. Andy Pasztor reports. Photo: AP.
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... the the ... the pilots to see on a lines jet that crash landed in sentences go two weekends ago to ... say they feel they will be hit with criminal charges upon return to South Korea ... Andy Pasztor Wood joins us on the phone from Los Angeles' with the story ... the morning and I'm ... and if you want to depose concerns of gotten U S pilot union reps up in alms including broil a National Transportation safety Board in conflict house up that tried to prominent player over the next few months I that Lime y without much public attention but the fact is that the pilot of ... an aircraft are very concerned that that that might be prosecuted criminally in South Korea Jeffrey has a history of doing that over there has been a major ... criminal prosecution for ... some time but they've gotten indication so the airline and the government that they could face ... criminal charges and the issue he reports in the form and yet he gives birth to ... a pilot union officials ... all I think that it ... creates problems because house will be less ... willing to share information about ... the safety issues will be less willing to ... voluntarily report problems and to ... those opposed to criminal ... prosecution with a ... cripple in many ways the of the building the industry and regulators to learn from ... that accident and translate them into action to prevent ... additional action ... interesting times so and and the role played by the NTSB in this ... well the ... the the ay unusual situation it began with the head and I'm usually ... that an aggressive ... and leaking information about that ... from the data recorders and other information from quiet about what happened in all of that information since we pointed to pilot error ... I love the warm watching speed of the aircraft to part with the other thing that we're going on ... and go up there are those those ... folks in the in the safety community and say that ... the of ... the information I was relieved that actually stoking ... pressure ... in South Korea ... for criminal prosecution ... laser into the presence for these sorts of criminal prosecutions as we mentioned that there's some some history to Busan South Korea's anywhere else will do something happens very much so France and the neatest thing we know you can read a lot of the country were pilot had been ... criminally investigated in many cases prosecuted for a stake in the U S by law by regulation ... criminal prosecutions are typically ... included ... pocket that it into the bout will pull intentional ... actions ... or reduce recklessness or drug and alcohol ... but in any other country is quite common in just the high profile ... commercial aircraft ... for prosecution is to try to see if they can incremental wait ... for the


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As I mentioned in my last post, I was taking a short holiday and then upon my return had a decent bit of time off. I had a really good time in San Diego and I am proud to say that I was completely unplugged the entire trip. It was…really good. It was also sunny and 75 the entire weekend that we were there! Brade and I walked around for three days, and were generally so exhausted (and a little sun burnt) by the time we got home we just crashed. A couple of the nights, after dinner, we stopped by and caught a movie. It was a nice break from everything.
Anyhow, I thought I'd share a few of the 600 or so pictures that I took while I was away. These are all from Sea World 🙂
This one here is my absolute favorite from the trip!
Sea World had amazing Penguin and Turtle exhibits. I literally could not get enough pictures! You would not believe how huge some of these penguins and turtles were!
Of course, the first thing you think of when you think "Sea World" is polar bears, right?!
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Sea World as a whole is a fantastic experience, and I really can't recommend it enough if you have the opportunity to visit (I think there are three in the US). Be sure to schedule time in your day for all three of the shows as they are all amazing and you will have time to see all of the other exhibits in the day around the show schedules. I would recommend getting to the arenas about 30 minutes before each show to ensure that you get good seats and aren't stuck in the "soak zone" or the nose bleed seats! If you'd like to see the other pictures I took at Sea World you can view them here. Some are better than others…and some are just plain missed shots (those dolphins are FAST!). I'll be back to posting about druid/WoW related things next week – but not before I share some shots of the Safari Park and the Zoo 😉


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Ripe, fresh tomatoes are elusive this time of year, but good quality canned tomatoes do the trick in this hearty winter-time soup. They can be just as sweet as the ones you find in the middle of August, and you get to skip over the washing and chopping step. Plus, they break down a little faster than the fresh kind.
I used half stock and half water for the liquid, but the broth was still quite flavorful from the onions, celery, and garlic cooked at the beginning. I especially liked the celery, which was subtle, but noticeable and appreciated. With the addition of bulgur the soup becomes heartier and more of a standalone meal. As mentioned below, the starch lends a surprising creaminess, making this soup seem much richer than it is. Unlike most soups, I found that I really preferred this one on day 1, so try to serve it all at once if possible. It shouldn't be too hard to find willing eaters. Recipe from The Food Matters Cookbook.


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Ok, all these new "no pitbull" acts are really crashing down in Michigan. I live in a small town called Grand Haven (it used to be called "Coast Guard City USA"). We have to have pitbulls muzzled and harnessed and have a valid I.D. just to walk our dogs. I live in a nice neighborhood with my mother.
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The Design Council Slide Collection has its origins in the Photographic Library set up by the Council of Industrial Design (CoID) in 1945. The CoID had been established by the British government the previous year "to promote by all practicable means the improvement of design in the products of British industry", and to this end it sought to foster a critical awareness of design among manufacturers, retailers and consumers.
As part of this broadly educational role, the Council built up a collection of slides illustrating various aspects of design, and eventually a separate slide library was formed. During the 1950s and 60s the CoID gradually broadened its scope to encompass most areas of design as well as technical and management issues, and by 1972 (when the CoID was renamed the Design Council) it had also become heavily involved in the field of engineering design. These developments were reflected in the contents of the slide collection, which continued to grow until 1990. Following a review of the Design Council's role and functions in 1993, it withdrew from many of the services it operated, including the running of the slide library. However, the Council recognised the historical significance of the material in the slide library and sought a suitable new home for it. As a result, the collection was deposited on permanent loan to the Manchester Metropolitan University in 1995. The collection comprises almost 22,500 images and covers most areas of design. The majority of images show products of various kinds (including tableware, furniture, lighting, toys, domestic appliances, textiles, wallpapers, office equipment, engineering components and machinery), but other areas of design such as architecture, town planning, interior design, graphic design and corporate identity are also included. Due to the national role of the Council, the emphasis is mainly upon British design from 1945 to 1990, but there are also many images illustrating design from other countries and from earlier periods. Furthermore, the collection contains a large number of original and unique images that record directly many of the Council's own activities, including its annual design award scheme introduced in 1957, and the various exhibitions and other events that it organised or contributed to in the UK and abroad.
A representative sample of 2800 images from the collection were digitised as part of the JISC Image Digitisation Initiative (JIDI) in 1997-99, and over 6300 further images were deposited with VADS as a result of a cataloguing and digitisation project funded by the Research Support Libraries Programme (RSLP) in 1999-2002, and a further 4000 images were deposited with VADS as a result of a project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) in 2008-9. An illustrated online guide was also launched in 2009, which aims to indicate the strengths of the collection, enabling users to exploit it more fully as a resource for learning and research.
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Lassen Peak Trail (Southeast Ridge) Climber's Log
SuperChthonic - May 5, 2018 6:42 pm Date Climbed: May 5, 2012From SW Park Entrance on snowshoes
The easiest way to the summit in winter. About 12 hours RT. You will need aggressive snowshoes like the MSR Lightning Ascents.
Deb - Jun 14, 2016 10:52 am Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2016Climb/Ski
Tough in approach shoes on frozen snow lower section but blazed the cinder trail and scrambled to summit, then skied SE face. Good stuff although short day.
Larry Laverty - Jun 1, 2013 2:57 am Date Climbed: Apr 22, 2013Southeast Ridge, Winter
Starting at Kohm Yah-Mah-nee, walked the road as far as it was plowed, then on to snowshoes up to the ridge proper, and into crampons to the top. Not another soul seen all day once past the road construction by Sulfur Works. Returned to the car after dark, enjoying a moonlit road down.
telemarkdude - Nov 13, 2012 5:53 pm Date Climbed: Oct 8, 1986Nice Fall Hike
Did this hike as a quick side trip during a drive from San Diego to Seattle.
telemarkdude - Oct 9, 2012 1:01 am Date Climbed: Oct 8, 1986Nice Fall Hike
Did this hike as a quick side trip during a drive from San Diego to Seattle.
WayneFry - Nov 26, 2011 3:59 am Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2008Interesting trail
My son and I decided to give the peak trail a shot during our backpacking trip to Lassen. We had a good time and met some characters along the way. I think our favorite was the guy wearing flip-flops and a homemade tin foil hat.
jonathanluk - Oct 29, 2011 4:14 am Date Climbed: Jul 19, 2003Nice day hike
Hiked it with a group of high school friends. Carried my 1-year old most of the way. Learned not to jog/run at 10,000ft (major headache)!
Simon Singer - Sep 7, 2011 4:37 pm Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2011A nice Hike
It was a nice easy hike, although this was by far the most crowded trail I have ever hiked in all of my mountaineering. So when it's open, expect there to be tons of people going up and down.
Krylon - Mar 24, 2011 2:22 pm Date Climbed: Sep 27, 20102010
Administrative fail on this route. Who the hell closes down an entire mountain for a month for trail work? Oh, the NPS does :)
Simon Singer - Sep 7, 2011 4:35 pmRe: 2010
I know how you feel on this. The day after I climbed the trail, it was closed. We thought about using the trailhead for another peak near by but was worried we would be accused of climbing Lassen while trail work was in action.
moohead - Feb 13, 2011 1:09 am Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2010Great Hike
Well maintained trail, nice short scramble at the summit.
rhyang - Dec 29, 2010 9:40 pmMarch 2008
Snowshoed in from the SW entrance, snowcamped around 8500' the night before. Pretty good snow good coverage up high, but some thin spots due to a drought year and wind scouring. Cold and windy at the top.
SKI - Dec 10, 2010 7:31 am Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2007Good stuff!
A nice trail run. 45 Minutes, Car to Car
Shane Rathbun - Dec 13, 2010 2:20 pmRe: Good stuff!
Nice. I have wanted to do this.
Shane Rathbun - Dec 6, 2010 4:00 pm Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2007Next time I'll go in dead winter
Have done this one numerous times throughout my life, always in the summer before I started climbing.
DougBenton - Jul 9, 2010 4:45 pm Date Climbed: Jul 15, 1984My first major ascent!
I was a young lad when my father took me up this mountain. I think somewhere between age 7 and 9...which would have been 1982-1984. I'll have to update this when I get a picture and the year from him!
PellucidWombat - Apr 27, 2009 7:27 am Date Climbed: Apr 5, 2009CHAOS Beginner Mountaineering Clinic
Spent two nights in the snow beneath this peak teaching some members of the Cal Hiking and Outdoor Society (CHAOS) basic winter mountaineering skills from climbing and beacon searches to snow shelter construction. We topped it off with a nice snow climb of the peak.
Groundswell - Mar 27, 2009 12:53 amspring 02
nice trail because it was a little damp. must get dusty in summer.
mdostby - Oct 27, 2008 3:53 pmTwice
June 29th, 2007
Early morning hike. Very windy. Sunrise from this mountain was beautiful. Brought back 35 year old memories of when my dad took me for a hike up Lassen when I was 10 years old. It was the first mountain I ever climbed.
Lassen Peak was the very first mountain I ever climbed. I was ten years old. My father took me for hike to the summit. I don't remember much except how awesome I felt when we reached the top. Little did I realize........that this was the start of my love for climbing and all that the wilderness has to offer!


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ENT doc needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 86 designs submitted by 7 freelance designers.
Children's ENT Specialists
I am a specialist Ear Nose and Throat Surgeon (Otolaryngologist) with an interest in children. I am a female doctor and have a good rapport with my patients and their parents.
The logo will be used on business cards, letterheads and website, invoices, stamps, envelopes, advertising and referral pads (mostly on a white background).
I would like to build a centre of excellence offering complete care for children with conditions of the head and neck region and airway. The emphasis is on quality care, being thorough and offering the best and most up to date treatment options. I pride myself on taking time to listen and treat each individual appropriately, explaining in plain language what the problem is and what are the risks, benefits and alternatives.
The core values of my practice include: service and professionalism, integrity, respect and compassion, commitment and diligence, collaboration and teamwork. I have an interest in research and teaching as well.
I understand that many parents want the best for their children and will spend time searching for the right doctor - I WOULD LIKE A LOGO THAT ENCOURAGES THEIR TRUST AND THAT THEY WILL CHOOSE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AT MY PRACTICE!
Parents of children - looking for a children's ENT specialist on the internet, wanting a second opinion, researching our services
General practitioners/local doctors
Other ENT surgeons/Otolaryngologists
Speech therapists
* Something simple and memorable
* Subliminally child friendly but not necessarily child like
* Perhaps with a figure of a child/children/family
* Could consider using ears, nose and throat or other medical icons in literal or abstract form
* Logo, colours and fonts should reflect compassion, warmth and empathy as well as professionalism, expertise and skill - definitely no pink or pastels
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo
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Chris Hansen is happy that he has finally reached an agreement with members of the Seattle City Council for financing a new basketball arena in Sodo.
So happy that he's offering to buy all his supporters a beer.
On Tuesday, after an amended "memorandum of understanding" was announced at City Hall, Hansen posted a message to his project's website, SonicsArena.com, for all of his supporters to read:
As you have all read by now, we have reached an agreement with the City Council on the MOU. As I think you can all appreciate, this was a very difficult process and we really did our best to find a solution that addressed the needs of the City and County as well as the concerns of project opponents, while still making this a workable transaction from our perspective. In this regard, I would like to personally thank all of the City Council members for putting so much effort and thoughtfulness into the MOU and our negotiations over the last month. It really took a lot of effort to get this done and your City Council members and their staff really deserve a lot of credit for making this happen.
As I have said in the past, the democratic process is a unique part of our City's culture and one of the things that makes it great. Thus, even as I feel the initial transaction terms we offered were exceptional and amongst the best ever offered to a city for an Arena, I am truly happy that we were able to find the common ground to reach an agreement that addressed the concerns of both Councils and the various stakeholders in the SoDo neighborhood — that's what getting things done is all about.
But most of all, I would just like to thank all of you for all of your support. All of the emails and letters to council members, the turnout at the City and County Council hearings, the rally at Occidental Park, and the flood of Green and Gold throughout our City for the entire summer… Your voices were heard and your hearts spoke volumes. I really hope you all just appreciate how much it meant and what a difference each and every one of you made. Anyone who thinks Seattle doesn't have great sports fans with incredible passion doesn't know what they are talking about. As one fan told me at Bumbershoot last weekend, "they can tear out my heart bro, but they can never take my Sonic Soul."
And on that note, I would personally like to buy you all a beer at FX McRory's this Thursday from 5-7. First beer for everyone is on me.
Visit seattlepi.com for more Seattle news. Contact Nick Eaton at firstname.lastname@example.com or on Twitter as @njeaton.


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France is breeding ground for some of the best graff artists in the world, so it is no surprise that avant-garde artist Remed began his work there. Now residing in Sao Paolo, he blesses cities all over the world with his art. The guy is a genius, and is known to be one of the hardest working artists in the field. His canvases range from paper to metal, rocks, train stations and even less intelligible surfaces like billboards. His style embodies the art nouveau movement with graphics from the 1970s and distinct color collaborations from the 1980s. Hit the jump to see his art.
Make sure to check out his flickr for all of his work.


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I am a mom, a wife, a writer, a crocheter, a kisser of boo-boos, and a lover of touchable, colorful art. My daughter is one of the big reasons I got into amigurimi crochet -- after making afghans (and just about everything else) for more than 15 years, I fell in love with a baby girl and have been making dolls to delight her ever since. You can find more of my work and follow me, my daughter, and my latest designs at itsybitsyspidercrochet.blogspot.com/


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There is unity of teaching, and transubstantiation is a non-negotiable. Unfortunately, there is often bad catechesis and it sounds as if your friend is the result. Catholics should not believe that the Eucharist is symbolic.
Yes, this. I'm very blessed in that my home parish offers wine to everyone, so it's not been a big issue. But if her parish doesn't normally offer wine, she needs to talk to her priest. I've found that in most cases, they are helpful because their job is to ensure that the faithful receive the sacraments. I'm a music minister so I explained to my pastor why I would only receive the wine at Masses (in case some nosy-body made a big deal about it) and he even offered to look into the low-gluten hosts on my behalf. I've been receiving just the wine for the past year now and it hasn't been a big deal at all. Now that I think about it, my celiac friend belongs to a small parish where there are a couple of other celiac and wheat-allergic parishoners. Their pastor arranged for them to have their own special small chalice of wine at one Mass each Sunday. Another poster here bought a pyx (small metal box in which to carry consecrated hosts) in which she places a low-gluten host and then gives it to the priest, who consecrates it with the other bread and then gives her the entire pyx at communion.
Angry About Food In General!
i-geek replied to Kimbalou's topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseTry laying off of all alcohol until you've healed somewhat. It made my stomach burn for the first month or so after I went gluten-free. I don't have problems with it now (officially 1 year gluten-free today!). Ditto for onions and things like peppers and broccoli- notoriously hard-to-digest veggies. This is such a hard time of year to go gluten-free, but it will be so worth it once your gut heals. It does get easier and so much better, I promise. Could you take a big fruit salad to your work potluck? If you bake, how about gluten-free cookies? I found in my holiday baking this year that a mix of 1 part each sorghum flour, millet flour, potato starch and arrowroot starch with 3/4 tsp xanthan gum per cup of flour mix worked beautifully as a substitute for gluten flour in my old favorite standard cookie recipes. In fact, the only cookies that crumbled were the ones that I made with a store-bought flour mix. I took big gluten-free cookie and candy trays to family parties and all the gluten-eaters were quite happy.
Christmas Goodies... Aiaiaiaiai
i-geek replied to Rowena's topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseI think the only food gifts I received were a holiday lunch from my boss (at a restaurant where I could get a safe fish and rice meal- he was kind enough to ask before making the reservations for our group) and a fancy box of Penzey's baking spices from my sister- and brother-in-law. Oh, and a bottle of wine in a gift exchange. My parents and in-laws cooked dinners for us, but they were both very careful and kept the meals simple on purpose (and they apparently did well since I didn't get sick). I admit to giving (gluten-free) goodies as gifts this year. Family and co-workers got homemade candy boxes from us- although I specifically only gave candy to people who I know would like to receive it. It's tricky to give it to acquaintances since I don't always know dietary habits. And on that note, I like the idea of regifting sealed packages of candy. I'll have to remember that in future if it comes up.
I survived! My in-laws roasted a safe ham and served it with spinach salad (homemade dressing, all safe ingredients), mashed sweet potatoes and homemade cranberry-walnut sauce. I brought food from home for breakfast and lunch, and the extended family dinner main dish was gluten-free homemade sloppy joe meat with either buns or corn chips. Couldn't eat all of the sides, but there were a couple of bean-veggie salads and a fruit-jello dish that I could eat safely. I ate my own cookies and candies for dessert both nights (as did many gluten-eaters, and they all raved). Yay! So great to hear others' success stories, too. Here's to a happy, gluten-free new year.
Looking For A 1200 Calorie Diet
i-geek replied to csteht's topic in Weight Issues & Celiac DiseaseThis. I totally agree. I don't know that such an extreme diet would be healthy for anyone out of childhood. I am 5 feet tall and small-framed (105-110 lbs is my natural weight set point), and I have to eat at least 1600 calories per day or else I turn into a crabby, shaky mess. I also find that my weight stabilizes if very few of those calories come from refined carbs, simple sugars, and highly processed foods. I try to get in significant exercise twice per week (one cardio session- elliptical, spin bike- and one core training session- yoga, pilates, calisthenics). I actually lost 12 lbs last year by cutting portions down a bit (I think I was averaging 1700 calories per day), paying more attention to what I ate, and adding the exercise to my routine. It took several months but it did work. A daily menu for me might look like this: Breakfast: two brown rice cakes with peanut butter and a banana OR two eggs with corn tortillas, black beans and salsa OR hot cereal (gluten-free oatmeal or Bob's Red Mill gluten-free hot cereal). Lunch: Dinner leftovers OR a can of gluten-free soup (Progresso has a delicious lentil soup) and cup of yogurt OR a big salad Afternoon snack: herbal tea, Kind bar, piece of fruit Dinner: gluten-free pasta and sauce with ground beef or Jennie-O turkey italian sausage OR grilled chicken, homemade rice pilaf or quinoa and side veggie OR chili OR chunky homemade soup, etc. On average I eat every 3-4 hours, which for me is key to keeping the blood sugar stable. Stable blood sugar = no frantic rummaging to eat the first food (usually junk) that I can find.
It's my first gluten-free Christmas (last Christmas was my unofficial gluten challenge/last hurrah) and so far, so good. I've survived two restaurant lunches (the second in an awesome restaurant with a big gluten-free menu) and Christmas Eve dinner at my parents' house (my mom has been super awesome about gluten-free cooking and roasted a whole beef tenderloin). I made four batches of candy and four batches of cookies, all gluten-free. Now the real challenge will be tonight's dinner with my husband's parents (although they have been asking all sorts of questions about safe foods and food prep and husband had food allergies as a kid, so they do understand the complications) as well as husband's big family party tomorrow. His celiac uncle is hosting, but considering the menu includes the line "cheesecake from [local bakery], crust not gluten-free", I'm thinking I should bring my own food. I'll definitely bring a big dessert plate.
Need Advice :)
i-geek replied to Jamieappleby's topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseDo the bread and cookies both have tapioca starch in them? I had trouble with that one for a few months post-diagnosis. I can eat it now, but it used to upset my stomach. Otherwise, yeah, check your ingredients. Anything that a glutened knife or measuring cup/spoon could have contaminated is cause for suspicion. I replaced all of my sugars and leavening agents for that reason. Ditto for peanut butter.
I wonder if it's CYA- the fries themselves don't contain gluten, but this warning covers all the restaurants that don't use dedicated fryers and thus drop the fries in the same oil as battered stuff.
Five Guys burger joints have safe fries. They only do french fries in the fryers. Mmm...
Poll: gluten-free Diet - Easy Or Hard
i-geek replied to tarnalberry's topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseIt will be one year for me at the end of this month. As long as I can control food purchases and prep or can rely on someone I trust (my husband, my parents)- about 95% of the time- it's easy. The other 5% is sometimes a challenge but it's worth it.
Interesting Article About Autoimmune Diease
i-geek replied to realmaverick's topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseHere's a link to a short review on autoimmune T cells from the Public Library of Science Biology journal: http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.0040393 It should be freely available to the public. If I come across any other good ones that are free I'll post links.
Interesting Article About Autoimmune Diease
i-geek replied to realmaverick's topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseNerd alert again- a lot of why you feel sick when you have, say, a cold is due to your very active immune system spitting out inflammatory chemicals and causing tissue damage in the process of clearing the infection. And fever is actually good- it upregulates heat shock proteins that help cells recognize infection. Autoimmune cells are behaving in a similar inflammatory manner, except that there's no target infection to clear, just one's own cells. I've also noticed from watching my grad advisor and dissertation committee members teach immunology to med students that the vast majority of med students don't give a toss about immunology beyond what they need to memorize for the test or the basics of very specific diseases. That is why so many medical doctors don't seem to have much of a clue about autoimmune disease.
Interesting Article About Autoimmune Diease
i-geek replied to realmaverick's topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseThis. Also, the T cell biology is out of date and what is there is highly inaccurate. As a T cell immunologist, I am actually offended that someone wrote this article with so many inaccuracies. T cell-based autoimmunity results from inappropriate selection of immature T cells during their development in the thymus. T cells are normally selected so that they recognize but don't respond in an inappropriate way to self-proteins- T cells that respond too strongly to self-proteins are normally directed to die before they finish developing, a failsafe which is broken in people with autoimmune disease. It has nothing to do with cells in the peripheral organs not being able to signal that they are "self". I'll stop there so as not to nerd out too much, but I couldn't read on much further anyway.
Hodgson Mill
i-geek replied to Ox on the Roof's topic in Coping with Celiac DiseaseI haven't tried any cookie mixes, although I was impressed with Gluten-Free Pantry's truffle brownie mix (even more awesome with a few tbsp of peanut butter swirled into the batter before baking) and all-purpose flour (used to successfully replace gluteny flour in a standard cranberry-nut bread recipe). So far I've done my gluten-free cookies from scratch with mostly good results. The best results were from the 36-Hour Chocolate Chip cookie recipe on the Gluten-Free Girl and the Chef blog. The recipe made a HUGE batch and my gluten-eating family and friends scarfed them down. This year the same bloggers are posting a new gluten-free cookie recipe every weekday in December up until the 23rd. Here's the first post for Jam Tarts and a list of what they'll be posting later in the month: gluten-free jam tart cookies Long story short: you can totally still make all sorts of cookies with your kids. Have fun, good luck, and happy holidays!


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Google open sources web app security scanner
Skipfish released from captivity
Google has released an open source security scanner designed to seek out holes in, yes, web applications.
Dubbed Skipfish, this web app "security reconnaissance tool" generates an interactive map of an application based on checks for certain security flaws, involving everything from self-signed SSL certificates to server-side SQL and XML injection. It performs a recursive crawl of a site, but it can also probe a list of pre-defined links.
In a post to the Skipfish wiki, Google's Michal Zalewski describes the tool as something similar to the open source Nikto scanner or the now commercial Nessus scanner from Tenable Network Security. But he claims that Google's scanner is particularly fast and particularly easy to use.
Built with pure C code and equipped with a customized http stack, Skipfish can bombard an application with more than 2,000 http requests a second over local and metropolitan area networks, according to Zaleswki. And it has reached more than 7,000 requests a second, he says, on local instances.
Larry Suto, a freelance security consultant who specializes in web applications, has spent less than a day with the new scanner, but he expects that - this being a Google tool - Skipfish will be particularly adept at crawling, something you can't expect from other scanners.
"Crawling is difficult to get right," Suto tells The Reg. "And given Google's history, I expect very interesting things on the crawling front."
But he warns that judging from Google's documentation, the tool may have problems with sites that use complex Javascript structures. He's also wary that the tool doesn't include a database of existing attacks.
Skipfish is open sourced under the Apache 2 license, and it should support Linux, FreeBSD 7.0+, MacOS X, and Windows. You can download it here. ®