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Get Ready for 2016 Mitsubishi SUV
Motor enthusiasts haven't heard much from Mitsubishi's end in a long time. Agreed. When it comes to launching new cars, we can safely state that the company has not given us much to talk about, of late. That is not to question its merit but true enough we have been all ears and no news has hit us since Pajero Sport SUV, which was very well-received. However, on the new offering front, the company is going to delight us. Hold your breath for you will get a satisfying dose of 2016 Mitsubishi SUV, is when it will all unravel in front of the world.
And this grand beginning of a new era starts this very year with the launch of the automatic transmission version of the Pajero Sport. Of course, it will be followed by an amazing trail of new offerings. 2016 Mitsubishi Mirage hatchback happens to be just one of them. It appears to be a strong contender, a magic machine. One thing that you need to bear in mind is that the name Mirage was used for Mitsubishi Lancer Sedan. However, it now refers to the ultra-new compact Hatchback. The news of Mirage hitting the roads has got the car lovers talking enthusiastically. Their eyes are now focused on 2016 Mitsubishi SUVs, we just can't wait any longer, they say!
Mirage seems to be just one of the gifts in a mammoth package. We will tell you why we say so. A little birdie has revealed that Mitsubishi's top official have, in deed, spoken about the company's plans of working on a new business strategy, particularly for Indian markets. This strategy, the details of which are left to our imagination, is going to change the way Indian roads look. There were many takers for Mitsubishi Pajero here and it can be assumed that any new 2016 Mitsubishi SUV is likely to get a glad-hand. That the dealers in Asian markets will get to sell around 5 models by the year 2016 is what has been floating in the air. Most of these models will be imported from ASEAN markets. Clearly, if there is even an iota of truth in what we have heard, the likes of Maruti Celerio, Hyundai i10 in Indian sub-continent are likely to suffer. For, to contest them there is the new 2016 Mitsubishi Mirage which is powered by a 77bhp, 1.2 litre, three-cylinder petrol engine, not to mention the rich look that every Mitsubishi machine boasts of. Wait till we tell you about a manual gearbox and a CVT automation option, too.
So, car lovers, here is a what we should learn. If we don't hear from one of our favourite car manufacturing companies for too long, we shouldn't assume it is resting or just content with its last offering. In the year 2016 Mitsubishi SUVs, Mirage included, are going to grace the roads. All those who were disappointed or just wondering what the company was up to, here is the answer and an impressive one, at that.


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Announcing … the publication of my new book, "Lobster! 55 Fresh and Simple Recipes for Everyday Eating" (Storey Publishing), which should be in your local bookstores now.
An author turns a cookbook manuscript in to the publisher a year or so ahead of publication and then waits to see what the team of editors, designers, photographers, food stylists, illustrators and printers produces.
Storey has a very talented team, and this book is a beauty – a small-format hardcover with a wonderful design all around. I could not be happier – or more proud.
Storey is throwing a launch party for the book this Saturday at Gritty McDuff's Brew Pub on Fore Street in Portland. It's open to the public from 2 to 4 p.m., so please stop by to say hello, sip a brew and snack on some lobster goodies prepared by Gritty's chef.
Meanwhile, if you're in the mood to cook up a beautiful lobster chowder, here are recipes from the book for a really lovely meal.
This is an utterly delicious and gorgeous-to-look-at chowder, with its nuggets of yellow corn, pink-tinged lobster meat and flecks of thyme, spangled on top with pools of melted butter. It's some work to make, so when I go to the effort, I start this chowder as a main course and serve it with Focaccia Garlic Toasts and a platter of sliced tomatoes with basil dribbled with good olive oil. Strawberry Shortcake with Rich Egg Biscuit is an ideal finish.
Servings: Six as a main course
4 live lobsters (1¼ to 1½ pounds each), rinsed (see note)
1 teaspoon salt
¼ pound bacon, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1 large celery stalk, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
½ cup dry white wine
4 medium all-purpose potatoes, diced (about 4 cups)
4 ears of corn, kernels cut from cob (or 2 cups frozen kernels)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
2 cups heavy cream
¼ teaspoon cayenne
Freshly ground black pepper
6 tablespoons butter
Bring 7 cups of water to a boil in a large soup pot and add the 1 teaspoon salt. Add lobsters, cover, return to boil and cook, covered, until bright red and fully cooked, about 10 minutes per pound.
Use tongs to remove to a bowl, leaving cooking liquid in the pot. Break off lobster bodies, rinse out most of the tomalley (green material), and add bodies back to the pot. Return to boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 15 minutes. Strain through a medium-mesh strainer into a bowl. You should have about 5 cups of broth.
Meanwhile, pick out lobster claw and tail meat, chop into bite-size pieces and refrigerate. (These steps can be done up to 24 hours ahead.)
Cook the bacon in a large soup pot over medium-low heat until crisp and fat is rendered, about 15 minutes. Remove bits with a slotted spoon, drain on paper towels, and reserve. Add onion and celery to the fat in the pan and cook over medium-high heat until softened, about 5 minutes. Add flour and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the wine and 5 cups lobster broth and bring to a boil, stirring.
Add the potatoes, corn and thyme, return to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer covered until potatoes are almost tender. Add the lobster, cream and cayenne, and simmer uncovered for 5 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper as necessary. Cut butter into chunks and add to the chowder to melt. Serve immediately or, better yet, refrigerate overnight.
Reheat reserved bacon bits in the microwave. Ladle chowder into soup bowls, sprinkle with the bacon, and serve.
Note: You can also use 1 pound chopped picked-out lobster meat and 5 cups seafood broth, or clam juice or a combination of clam juice and water. Seafood broth or stock can often be found in supermarkets with the chicken and beef broth. Bottled clam juice is shelved with the canned seafood. If the clam juice is salty, dilute half and half with water.
Round focaccia loaves, which are usually topped with a sprinkling of salt and rosemary, are split and slathered with garlic butter to create fabulous garlic bread. The focaccia toasts up into buttery crunchy golden deliciousness.
Servings: About four
¼ pound (1 stick) butter, softened
1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic (see note)
Pinch of cayenne pepper
1 loaf focaccia
Stir together butter, garlic and cayenne in a small bowl. Cover and set aside for at least an hour to blend flavors. (Can be made up to a week ahead and refrigerated. Bring to room temperature before using.)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Using a large serrated knife, cut focaccia in half horizontally. Spread the cut sides with the garlic butter and arrange buttered sides up on a baking sheet. (Can be prepared up to several hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
Bake bread in the preheated oven until lightly browned and toasted, about 10 minutes. Cut into wedges, arrange in a napkin-lined basket and serve.
Note: To tame the garlic a bit, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a small skillet and cook the garlic over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 1 to 2 minutes. Do not allow to brown. Stir cooked garlic into the softened butter and proceed with the recipe. Any leftover garlic butter is delicious on steamed vegetables or fish.
I know I've run this recipe before, but it happens to be just the right dessert for this meal at this time of year. This "short" (meaning very buttery) egg biscuit is baked in one large cake for an impressive presentation – and any leftovers are delicious for breakfast!
Servings: About eight
2 quarts ripe strawberries
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons lemon juice
2 cups all-purpose flour
¼ cup sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut in about 12 pieces
½ cup milk
1 egg
1½ cups heavy cream
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
3 tablespoons softened unsalted butter
Choose 8 pretty berries and set them aside. Hull the rest. Place half the berries in a large shallow bowl and crush with a large fork or a potato masher. Slice remaining berries and combine with the crushed berries. Stir in the sugar and lemon juice, and set aside at room temperature for at least 30 minutes to allow the juices to flow. (Strawberries can be prepared up to 6 hours ahead and refrigerated. Return to room temperature before serving.)
In a food processor, pulse flour, sugar, baking powder and salt to blend. Distribute cold butter over the flour mixture and pulse until the mixture looks crumbly. Pour milk into a glass measure and whisk in the egg. With motor running, pour milk mixture through the feed tube and process just until the dough begins to clump together.
(To make by hand, whisk the dry ingredients together in a bowl, work in the cold butter with your fingertips, add the milk and egg, and stir with a large fork to make a soft dough.)
Scrape out onto a lightly floured surface, knead lightly a few times and roll to an 8-inch round. Transfer to a generously buttered 8-inch cake pan. (The dough can be prepared to this point and refrigerated for up to 3 hours.)
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place the shortcake in the oven and immediately reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees. Bake until cake is pale golden brown on top, 22 to 26 minutes. Cool in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes.
Whip the cream with the powdered sugar to soft peaks. (Can be done a couple of hours ahead and refrigerated.)
To assemble, transfer shortcake to a large serving platter. Using a large serrated knife, split the cake horizontally and lift off the top with a large spatula. Spread the bottom layer with the softened butter, spoon on about half the berry mixture, and spread with about half the whipped cream.
Replace the top, spoon over the remaining berry mixture, and top with cream. Decorate with the reserved berries. Cut into wedges to serve.
Note: To make individual biscuits, roll dough to about ¾-inch thickness and cut out 8 biscuits using a 2½-inch cutter. Arrange on a baking sheet and bake for 15 to 18 minutes.
Brooke Dojny is author or co-author of more than a dozen cookbooks, most recently "Lobster!" (Storey, 2012). She lives on the Blue Hill peninsula, and can be contacted via Facebook at: facebook.com/brookedojny
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It began with not placing in the high school state finals. It continued with trying to make the cut at Tennessee State and figuring out how to fit into a team that had already gelled. It ended with a jump for joy. Jumps specialist Daniecce Ward looks back at her track and field career at TSU and provides fans with an inside look at track and field with the storied Tigerbelles.
"I have been running track since I was nine years old," says Ward, a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, introduced to the sport when an aunt started a summer track club. "I remembered racing in my neighborhood and I would win so I figured this would be fun and easy." She likes track because the sport's individuality fits her personality, and "there is a lot of variety and depending on the person and day anything can happen. You may come in the worse person in the event but the top performer can be having a bad day and you come out on top. Track is full of surprises."
Representing Lynde & Harry Bradley Technology and Trade School, Ward knows just how much track and field can surprise an athlete. She qualified for her high school state championships in at least two events each of her four years and was favored to win but came away with nothing. "In the hurdles my junior year a young lady tripped over her hurdle and it tripped me and knocked me out of my second place spot in the race."
Not allowing her high school bad luck to deter her, Ward turned her attention to college. "I knew I wanted to go to an HBCU in Tennessee," but she was nearly persuaded by a basketball scholarship to a junior college in Kansas and a basketball/track scholarship to a junior college in California. "Finally, I called my cousin in Jackson, Tenn. who works at Lane College to see if he could help me get in. He helped me get a basketball and track scholarship."
Lane was working out for her until she found out that it wasn't going to offer a Nursing program as she had expected. Ward decided to apply to Tennessee State the spring semester of her freshman year after attending a track meet at Ed Temple Track and learning of its nursing program. Lane released her, and Ward transferred to TSU.
"My first year running with the Tigerbelles was nice," says Ward. "At first I really didn't talk to anyone because I was a walk-on and I came after they had been training, so the team didn't know me."
Adding to the awkwardness, Lane didn't have a track nor did the college conduct serious practices, so Ward thought she would fail the three-meet trial period. As a backup plan, she tried out for the volleyball team, where in high school she was the voted the best spiker and front-line defender.
One of her track practices was a solo practice with track coach Chandra Cheeseborough, where she was made to run six 200s with 30-second intervals.
"Because I thought I was going to play ball all I had were basketball shorts, big t-shirts and my Black Adidas Pro-Models to run in. I was slow and thought my lungs were going to fall out during this practice. After I finished, Coach got in her blue two-door and left me while I was lying on the ground having an asthma attack. She didn't know I was asthmatic at the time so I couldn't get mad."
Ward made the cut to stay on the team and began to bond with her teammates. Because of her "old spirit," many of her teammates confided in her and Ward says they became her "sisters, kids, nieces and grand-daughters. We had this thing where we would get lady bugs in which the old heads would take a new Tigerbelle under their wing, but they told me that I was too old spirited and it wouldn't be fair for me to only be one person's ladybug, so I was some people's aunty-bug, sister-bug, mama-bug, and grandma-bug."
Ward struggled to make her mark with the Tigerbelles. However, she prepared to finish in style her senior year by flying in her mother to see her compete at the 2012 Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships. Before the championships, the Ohio Valley Conference handed her the indoor co-field athlete of the season. However, she struggled all season long in the high jump, failing to clear 5' 3".
The pressure was on her to deliver great performances, but in her first event, the long jump, Ward did not place. With her spirits down she turned to the high jump. She passed on the first two heights, a strategy high jumpers use to save energy for more challenging heights. Then she cleared the next two heights and stepped away from the event to run the 55-meter hurdles while the high jump continued without her.
When Ward returned, "I was like, 'Oh my goodness!' I haven't cleared 5-3 all season and now I have to clear 5-8. I took my first jump and missed." Her teammates consoled her and encouraged her. "I jumped again and missed. I went back and told the Lord to help me fly." With her third and final jump, "scriptures ran through my head and I began my approach. I remember taking off and the jump felt awesome. I hopped up and everything in me shouted 'hallelujah!'"
Everyone else hopped up, too, including Coach Cheese, who looked like she wanted to turn into a high jumper herself. Ward cleared the bar at 5' 8", set a personal record and won her first OVC title. She followed with the triple jump title at 12.22m (40' 1").
Ward's athletic eligibility has expired, but she remains at TSU for the Fall 2012 semester to finish her degree and to encourage her teammates. Growing up in the church all her life, she hopes to be "a spiritual mentor for the team ... and I will be praying for them like I always have done."
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
21 years on the World Wide Web
The World Wide Web turns 21 this year, but we've all seen enough "revolutions" in the cyber world to know it's still in its infancy and will never reach full, static adulthood.
On August 6, 1991, physicist Tim Berners-Lee created the first basic website and published it on the world's first web server from the CERN facility in the Swiss Alps. The only people who could see it were Berners-Lee and his colleagues, because they were the only ones on Earth who had web browser software. The WWW didn't become truly worldwide until the Mosaic browser (remember that?) was released in 1993.
But wait, I can hear you say, the internet was around before 1993. Yes, it was, but those of us who would rather pull out our teeth with tweezers than learn anything technical may forget that the internet didn't begin as a vast collection of websites.
Like all great leaps forward, the concept of high-speed electronic communication and exchange of information existed in the minds of scientists before the technology to support it had been invented. MIT researchers published papers and memos on a "Galactic Network" and "packet-switching theory" in the early 1960s. These ideas drove the development of software and hardware. The first e-mail was sent in 1971 by computer scientist Ray Tomlinson – to himself, as a test. By the 1980s, the internet and e-mail were widely used in scientific and academic circles, and with the advent of small personal computers the cyber world opened up to the rest of us. Websites began to appear in the 1990s.
Although only about one-third of the world's population uses the internet, well over three billion e-mail accounts now exist worldwide. Depending on the source you consult, between 367 million and 555 million websites are up. Millions of sites are added every month. (Sometimes it seems as if most of them belong to writers, all of whom want me to "take a look and tell me what you think.")
My first computer was an IBM PC, purchased in the early 1980s, but I didn't have the internet or even an e-mail account for another decade. When I finally ventured online, I used the CompuServe subscription service. Cserve was born as a dial-up financial information service in 1969, and it evolved over the years into the world's largest consumer information source. By 1990, it was an interactive social/professional network, complete with e-mail service. My first e-mail address consisted of my CompuServe account number. For a few years I spent hours every day on Cserve, where I was an unpaid sysop, or section manager, in the Writers Forum and the Authors Forum. This was the first community of writers I had ever been part of, and it changed my life in a very real way. I "met" the incomparable Diana Gabaldon (who was also a sysop) and many other writers there, and I learned a lot about writing, agents, and the publishing business. I also discovered the internet through Cserve, when it became the first online service to offer internet access to its subscribers at no extra cost.
America Online came along in 1989 for Apple and 1991 for PCs, and that meant trouble for CompuServe. When AOL bought Cserve in 1998, subscribers were promised that nothing would change, but within a year dozens of Cserve's 400 forums had vanished, and the devastation continued until my cyber home was unrecognizable. I dropped my membership. I felt bereft, adrift, but that didn't last long. By then the WWW was bursting with free special interest groups for writers. Both AOL and CompuServe still exist, but I don't know why anybody would pay for either service when most of what they offer is available without charge.
By the time my first novel, The Heat of the Moon, was published in 2006, writers were expected to have websites where readers could learn more about them and their books. I hired Doranna Durgin, who designed a beauty for me, and it was up before the book came out. I was more resistant to blogging, which was fast becoming all the rage among writers. It looked like just another chore I didn't want to take on, like an extra bathtub that needs scrubbing regularly. I could be heard ranting against the person who started the insidious practice of posting little essays about oneself.
I couldn't pin the blame on any individual, though, because blogs didn't spring up overnight in their current form, but rather evolved over several years and didn't get a name that stuck until the late 1990s. The origin of blogs was being debated as long ago as 2007, when this article, which is still up on the CNET site (nothing on the internet ever goes away, does it?), first appeared. As the article notes, programmer and James Joyce scholar Jorn Borger coined the term "web log" in December of 1997. Before long the two words were compressed into one snappy moniker and blogs were born.
Although I resisted for a while, I was swayed by the refrain coming at me from every side: A writer MUST have a blog these days! Before long, here I was, posting once a week as part of this group we named Poe's Deadly Daughters. As you can see, I'm still on board after nearly six years. Today the number of blogs on the web is reportedly between 180 and 200 million. I don't want to guess at how many are writers' blogs, competing for attention. I'll settle for knowing that at least a few people will click in here to read this one. While it's true that on the internet nobody knows if you're a dog, I always try through this imperfect medium to be honest with you about who I am.
Those of us who couldn't have imagined the internet 40 years ago are too wise to make firm predictions about its future. All we know for sure is this: it will change, and change again, endlessly, and as long as we're alive we'll change with it.
12 comments:
- Sheila Connolly said...
When I worked at The Historical Society of Pennsylvania in the mid 1990s, the then-president was a Luddite--she firmly believed that the Internet was no more than a place to play games and had no practical value for an historical institution. A couple of years later I helped write the grant proposal to fund the first digitizing project so that members could view at least a portion of our resources online. Now there are millions of items available through the website. (P.S. that president was forced out by the Board.)
My daughter's fifth college reunion would have been this month. When I asked (tongue in cheek) if she was thinking of going, she said "we've got Facebook now--we know what everybody is doing anyway."
Life keeps moving forward.
- June 20, 2012 at 8:28 AM
Thanks, Sandy, for an informative article. Thelma Straw, MWA-NY
- June 20, 2012 at 10:32 AM
- Sandra Parshall said...
Sheila, it's become imperative for even the smallest businesses and cultural institutions to have websites. The web may be killing newspapers and magazines, but it's making life easier in a lot of ways.
- June 20, 2012 at 10:50 AM
- Patg said...
I can't remember anything :), but I had a techy hubby and once they became for home use, we always had one. I visualize email and always using computers very early in life because was was such a SF fan. Technology is moving very fast, but it still hasn't caught up with some SF imaginings.
I think email was my all time favorite invention. That ability to do a quick, little blast of what was on your mind without going though all the 'proper' procedures of letter writing. And I speak from a position where I had lots of experience with business letters, of the British sort.
- June 20, 2012 at 10:54 AM
- Sandra Parshall said...
Yes, e-mail is a great invention, Pat. Spammers really love it. :-) An estimated 71% of all e-mail worldwide is spam. My e-mail server, Verizon, used to be good at blocking spam, but now it seems to let a lot more stuff get through. Not the sex-related ads, though. My spam folder on the Verizon site is full of that garbage.
- June 20, 2012 at 11:49 AM
- Diane said...
Even though I was a computer programmer, I didn't get onto the internet until the mid 1990s, a couple of years after I moved to Arizona. And you're right - is ever changing. Early on, my skeptical luddite of a mother said, okay, I've lost my recipe for pickled green beans. Bet you can't find one on the internet. Really? From booting up the ocmputer through printing it out took less than 10 minutes. She never said a thing about it after that. But wouldn't use it, either. I had set up an email account for her, because a couple of her friends had one. She made ME type out her answers (and, yes, she could type - or used to). Kind of missed the whole 'private' part of email.
- June 20, 2012 at 3:36 PM
- JJM said...
My first glimpse of what would become the Internet in the mid 1980s when the campus computers became connected to something called Usenet, where a whole community of strangers were arguing about the "New Coke". A few years later came the "bitnet" era -- email and (thank you, Eric Thomas!) Listserv ™ -- including a lovely little community, mostly librarians, called Dorothy-L. It was also the era of gopher, and lynx, and archie. You could "finger" people to see if they were online -- or even one of the Coke vending machines at the Carnegie-Mellon U. to see what sodas it had stocked. And, yes, if you knew how, you could exchange instant messages. All this from the command line!
I remember how cool it was to point the 'puter to the Library of Congress ftp server and download graphics -- blindly, since all you had to go on was the file names. You didn't really know what you had until you viewed it in a graphics program.
My first personal computer communicated with the server at work via kermit, and I can still remember, note for note, the "handshake" tones.
And then came the web ... I remember how miraculous it seemed in the first half of the 1990s to attend, live, a wedding in Israel from an office in beautiful downtown Washington, DC through a series of photos taken and sent out at one minute intervals. Today, it'd be streaming, full colour and motion ...
What a magnificent world we live in, to be sure! And thank you, Sandra, for your excellent essay, and for giving me the excuse to wander down Memory Lane!
- June 20, 2012 at 4:56 PM
I first saw college when I was an undergrad in college. I saw someone poke a floppy disk into an Apple II and thought, "It's no better than a typewriter." Then I saw the "computer lab" at college where a person needed to know BASIC or some other computer language with long complicated commands to make the thing to work. In the 1980s I had a friend with AOL but I could never get their computer to work. For many, many years I had a DOS computer with WordPerfect that I dearly loved and would still be using except that everyone's on Word now (and WP is the better program).
Sally Carpenter
- June 20, 2012 at 6:05 PM
- Cat Dubie said...
Great post, Sandy. Brought back memories of a time when the only way I could get online beyond local bulletin boards or the public library was to join CompuServe or AOL. I joined CompuServe and it seemed a whole world opened up. It was a revelation – I was not alone tapping the keyboard of my old 386, running Windows version 3.1! At that point to me the world wide web was a big scary place. What was going to be lurking out there? And I did venture out onto the web through CompuServe a few times, but always returned "home, where everybody knew your name." That all changed, as was inevitable, when CompuServe became just another web destination for anyone and access to the internet was easy through a browser.
I remember how few publishers and agents had Internet pages at first. There seemed a lot of resistance from those who saw it as a passing fad. Well, now those who don't have a page are the odd ones. That applies to businesses of all types. They need to have an Internet presence.
Kids nowadays are growing up with the Internet and the world at their fingertips. I sometimes feel like one of the fogeys who lived through the computer revolution. :-)
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Experts in the medical study, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illness. Specialties can include child, adolescent and adult psychiatric disorders, fitness for duty, forensic psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, insanity and psychiatric malpractice. Psychiatry experts serve as expert witnesses and forensic consultants in Minnesota legal matters, and provide expert reports and testimony for judges, attorneys, lawyers, law firms, insurance companies and government agencies in Federal and state court trials and arbitrations in Minnesota.
The listings below are of Psychiatry experts serving Minnesota.
Featured ListingsGloria M. Kardong, MD, DFAPA
Medical Expert Witness, Psychiatry
Palo Alto, CA
Dr. Kardong is an APA Distinguished Fellow. She is an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University Medical Center. She provides consultation to the Stanford Schools of Law and Medicine and the California Medical Board. Specialties include all areas of General Adult Psychiatry, Impaired Professionals, Women's Health Care and PTSD.
General and Forensic Psychiatry
Pogos H. Voskanian, MD
Philadelphia, PA
Board-certified in Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry. Forensic Psychiatric Evaluations, Consultations, and Expert Testimony. Civil and Criminal. Plaintiff or Defense.
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Karen Reimers, MD
Minneapolis, MN
Dr. Reimers is an experienced expert witness in will contests testamentary capacity undue influence and addictions. She practices adult Psychiatry in the greater Minneapolis-St. Paul area and rural Wisconsin. Dr. Reimers is Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota.
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Tamara Moore, RN, CLNC
La Salle, MI
Tamara Moore is an experienced legal nurse consultant - working with plaintiff and defense attorneys. Medical record review record organization location of experts literature research and the creation of timelines/chronologies are but a few of the many services offered. Your time is important - rush cases accepted at no additional charge.
Matthew Steiner, MD
Psychiatry, Medical Expert Witness
West Hollywood, CA
As a board certified psychiatrist and Diplomate of the American Board of Addiction Medicine Dr. Steiner brings a broad range of experience and interests through his 11 years' experience providing mental health services including treatment of adolescents transitional age youth and adults exhibiting moderate to severe psychiatric diagnoses.
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David E. Arredondo, MD
Menlo Park, CA
Dr. Arredondo is an impeccably trained and very experienced psychiatrist who specializes in child adolescent adult and family psychiatry. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Medical School.
Glaser Forensic Group
David Glaser
Encino, CA
David Glaser M.D. has been performing psychiatric evaluations and teaching about Forensic Psychiatry over three decades. Since the inception of his career Dr. Glaser has performed over a thousand evaluations criminal and civil defense and plaintiff at the request of attorneys individuals industry insurance companies and judges.
National Medical Consultants, PC
Initial Case Screening at No Charge
Bayside, NY
National Medical Consultants, PC, is the premier medical review team from some of the finest institutions in the country. Our physicians will review your case to assess merit. Initial screening based on the summary of your case is always performed by qualified doctors at NO CHARGE. Our services are only available to medical malpractice attorneys and LNC's.
Harold J. Bursztajn, MD
Medicine & Psychiatry Expert
Cambridge, MA
Forensic Neuropsychiatry; Malpractice: Medical & Psychiatric; Employment: Harassment, Discrimination, Workers Compensation, Disability; Trauma; Brain Injury; Chronic Pain; Pharmaceutical Product Liability; Addiction; Criminal Responsibility; Testamentary Capacity; Divorce & Custody; Professional Misconduct
Stephen M. Raffle, M.D. & Associates
Stephen Raffle, M.D.
Kentfield, CA
Stephen M. Raffle, M.D. has conducted over 5,000 psychiatric evaluations and testified in over 150 civil and criminal trials as an expert witness, Board-Certified in Forensic Psychiatry and (general) Psychiatry. He has conducted thousands of Fitness for Duty and Threat Assessments for employers.
Elite Medical Experts, LLC
Burton Bentley II, M.D.
Tucson, AZ
Elite Medical Experts specializes in medical litigation. From Stanford to Yale, and from all places in between, Elite secures top-tier Psychiatry experts from the nation's leading universities. Each is recognized Professor of Psychiatry with a busy clinical practice. Please call today for a case analysis by an in-house physician or nurse. Elite Medical Experts works directly with legal teams and does not accept inquiries from private parties.
Sanford I. Finkel, MD, SC
Sanford I. Finkel MD
Wilmette, IL
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Chicago, 40+ years of clinical experience. More than 35 cases. Contested wills; testamentary capacity; undue influence; competency.
Roger K. Pitman, MD
Charlestown, MA
Dr. Pitman is Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and an internationally recognized academic researcher, teacher, and clinician with 150 publications on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including 8 on its forensic aspects. He is board-certified in psychiatry and forensic psychiatry. He has 26 years' experience as a forensic psychiatric consultant and expert witness.
Lawrence Amsel, MD, MPH
New York, NY
Based on 28 years of experience in clinical psychiatry practice, academic research, and public health, Dr. Amsel serves as an expert witness at the interface of legal and psychiatric issues. His focus is on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Malpractice , Suicide, Medical Decision Making, Hospital Psychiatric Care, and Appropriate Standards of Care. Excellent references from top Law Firms available on request.
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J. Harold Berberick, Ed.D.
Foxborough, MA
Dr. Berberick is highly experienced as a senior manager in the fields of Mental Health, Community Mental Health, Behavioral Health, Managed Care and Mental Retardation. He has over 35 years of experience in the field, has worked in both the public and private sectors and has managed large systems of Mental Health and Mental Retardation care in New York and Massachusetts.
Sanjay Adhia, M.D. Forensic Psychiatrist
Sanjay Adhia
Houston, TX
Sanjay Adhia, M.D. is a double Board- Certified Forensic Psychiatrist assessing emotional distress and psychiatric damages associated with a triggering and traumatic event, or litigated controversy. His forensic and clinical practice overlap with respect to psychiatric diagnosis and prognosis, and treatment plans. Dr. Adhia has expertise in PTSD, Anxiety and Depressive Disorders, Impulse Disorders, Schizoaffective Disorders such as Schizophrenia; hallucinations and delusions; dissociative disorders. Dr. Adhia treats victims and perpetrators of sexual harassment and misconduct, violent assault, rape, undue influence including false imprisonment, and susceptibility to fraud. He routinely addresses PTSD, severe anxiety and depressive disorders. Dr. Adhia has conducted dozens of competency evaluations. Dr. Adhia is available to assess testamentary capacity, competency to enter into a contract (e.g. a Trust,) undue influence, and elder abuse. As a psychopharmacologist, Dr. Adhia is qualified to testify about medication interactions and impact on competency. He considers impact of alcohol and drug addiction including prescription and opioid drug abuse, and medication interactions. In prison psychiatric hospital Dr. Adhia works with inmates that present with dissociative disorders, schizophrenia, other schizoaffective disorders, hallucinations and delusions, psychopathic behavior, and malingering. Dr. Adhias experience, with institutional standards of care and medical malpractice in hospital and correctional facilities, is applicable to private rehab or senior care. Dr. Adhia is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at University of Texas Medical Branch. He also volunteers with Physicians for Human Rights treating victims of human trafficking, kidnapping and false imprisonment, and undue influence. Dr. Adhia conducts Independent Medical Examinations and a review of medical records to render findings and opinions by report and testimony.
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Pamela Noel, MD, MPH
Lutz, FL
Dr. Pamela Noel graduated, Magna Cum Laude, from Florida Atlantic University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She received her medical degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and completed Internal Medicine residency at Johns Hopkins University/Sinai Hospital in Baltimore. She completed fellowship training in Infectious Diseases at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. She also earned a graduate certificate in Infection Control and has a Master of Public Health degree in Public Health Practice at the University of South Florida. She is board certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases.


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Dame Peggy Ashcroft, original name Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft, (born Dec. 22, 1907, Croydon, London, Eng.—died June 14, 1991, London), English stage actress who appeared in both classic and modern plays.
After graduation from London's Central School of Dramatic Art, Ashcroft made her debut as Margaret in the Birmingham Repertory's production of Dear Brutus (1926). She made her initial London appearance in 1927, but her first important notices were for the role of Naomi in Jew Süss (1929).
Beginning in 1932 her appearances with the Old Vic Company established her reputation; she portrayed G.B. Shaw's Cleopatra, John Drinkwater's Mary Stuart, and Rosalind in William Shakespeare's As You Like It. Her portrayal of Shakespeare's Juliet in John Gielgud's production of Romeo and Juliet (1935) established Ashcroft as perhaps the outstanding Juliet of the 20th century. Her American debut was as Lise in Maxwell Anderson's High Tor (1937). Ashcroft performed principal roles in more than 100 productions in England and on tour, displaying her versatility in both comic and tragic roles. Her other roles of particular note included Nina in The Seagull (1936), Cecily in The Importance of Being Earnest (1939 and 1942), and the title role in The Duchess of Malfi (1945 and 1960).
Ashcroft first appeared in films in 1933; her infrequent screen work includes the classic Alfred Hitchcock thriller The Thirty-nine Steps (1935) and A Passage to India (1984), for which she won an Academy Award for best supporting actress. She also made television appearances, and her performance in The Jewel in the Crown (1984) was widely acclaimed.
Ashcroft was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1951 and Dame Commander in 1956; in 1962 a new theatre in Croydon was named in her honour.


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I'm gonna tell you right now, you can't throw a rock and not hit a tutorial for a coffee cup sleeve out there on the web. Reversible, not reversible, buttons, Velcro, skinny, wide, you name it. For that matter, you can probably work a pattern out yourself. However, just in case your rock lands here, I'm going to share my version with you. I've made a few of these for Christmas and birthday gifts. You can see the one I made for my grandma here. I made a holiday version for myself, but I realized in the middle of Starbucks last week it's not Christmas anymore. One more decoration to store for next year.
I was trying to decide which fabrics to use for a new one and my wandering eyes landed on my seasonal fabric stack. I must have one for every holiday now! Yeah, we'll see about that, but I'm all over Valentine's Day. And if you're looking for a gift, nothing says "I Love You" like keeping their coffee warm. Well, it would at my house.
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To make one, you'll need this coffee cup sleeve pattern . As when printing any pattern, make sure it doesn't scale down to print. The pattern should measure 10 3/4" straight across the top (corner to corner, not on the curve) and 9 1/8" across the bottom (again, corner to corner). It's just barely under 3" wide. I use "borderless printing" in my print options to make sure the pattern prints full size.
Cut one from cotton batting, two from ironing board cover fabric and two from cotton fabric. Make sure you flip the pattern piece over to cut the second pieces, so they're opposite the first. Another lesson I learned the hard way. You'll also need a coordinating elastic hair band or elastic cord and two 5/8" or 3/4" buttons. I prefer buttons with two holes because they're easier to stitch on.
I happen to have scraps of batting and ironing board fabric*, but if you don't and will be buying the supplies, another product you can use is InsulBright. It's insulated batting, usually used for things like potholders. If you use it, replace the cotton batting throughout the instructions with a piece cut from Insul Bright and leave out the ironing board fabric.
*after making hundreds of these, I now use InsulBright and add one layer of fusible interfacing to the back of one piece of fabric
You'll only need half of the hair tie, so zigzag stitch through the center, about 3/8" long, then clip through the center.
Layer the pieces: first, a piece of ironing board fabric, face down.
Next, cotton fabric, face up.
Place the hair band in the middle of the straight end, with the ends even with the edge of the fabric.
Next, the other piece of cotton fabric, face down.
Second piece of ironing board fabric, face up.
Last, the batting.
Pin in place. Stitch around the edge with a 1/4" seam, leaving about 2" open on the bottom edge for turning. Backstitch over the elastic when you reach that point. Clip the curves and corners.
Turn and press, turning in the opening. Stitch all the way around, close to the edge.
Lay flat. Fold both sides in so edges meet. Stick a pencil through the elastic and mark the farthest point it will reach without stretching.
Stitch a button on each side over the mark, sliding a toothpick under each button.
After stitching, remove the toothpicks. Wrap the thread around under each button a few times before knotting the thread under one of the buttons.
The hardest parts? Remembering to ask for your drink without a cardboard sleeve and remembering to remove it before you throw away your cup.
Check out my Coffee Sleeve Patterns page for lots of other designs and shapes you can make!
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NEW YORK — It seemed like white was going to be the new black when the fashion world gathered for its biannual show- and schmooze-fest amid a snowstorm that dumped a foot of fresh powder on Manhattan earlier in the weekend.
But streets got shoveled and the weather warmed enough to melt a lot of the snow Sunday for a full day of fall previews that included such veteran women designers as Donna Karan for DKNY, Diane Von Furstenberg and Trina Turk.
And plenty of people were wearing the fashion fold's perennial favorite: black. Not to mention the sky-high heels. Peep-toe booties were among the more popular shoes styles tottering around at the shows in Lincoln Center and Chelsea Sunday, no matter that pedicured toes were apt to freeze or the footwear serve as snow scoops. (Pro: pointy heels can also serve as ice picks. Con: you have to be able to stay upright in them when you hit a slick patch.)
But back to the main topic: the action at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, as it is officially known, mostly occurs at Lincoln Center, where four show venues are kept busy from morning through about 10 p.m. each night. Organizers estimate that 100,000 people will pass through during the eight days of fall-winter 2013-14 shows that started Thursday.
Here are some highlights from Day Four:
Donna Karan's DKNY line has long been the go-to wardrobe for women who want sportswear that is both up-to-the-minute and wearable. For these customers, Karan and her team showed a slew of outerwear, including bombers, oversized parkas, herringbone overcoats, and the most modern, neoprene designs with a mixture of other fabrics, such as leather panels or herringbone sleeves. Quilted details were a recurring motif, either on coats or dresses. Stretch slim pants went with everything.
To take her bow at the end of the show, Karan wore a sleeping-bag like black down coat, exposing bare shoulders, her signature.
Diane Von Furstenberg seemed to be channeling her early days — and nights — with the Studio 54 crowd in her "Life is a Party" collection. The hot pink satin pantsuit and plunge-neck turquoise halter dress she sent out were among the many looks that would be perfect for a modern-day Bianca Jagger (perhaps daughter Jade Jagger?) or Marisa Berenson. Flowing chiffon tops, fur-trimmed jackets and a suede (not Ultrasuede) wrap dress were part of the parade.
The models were actually smiling as they confidently strode the catwalk, long hair curled and bouncy. Metallic high heels and sleek clutches were the primary accessories — the clothes stood on their own without need for a bunch of jewelry. Denver salon owner Matthew Morris was among the backstage team with Orlando Pita of Orlo Salon. He concurred that the mood of the show was "Diane in the '70s, at the end of the night."
Trina Turk showed her fall lineup in a tableau-vivant style presentation rather than on a runway. Like DKNY, the collection is meant for women with lives that take them from work to play and sometimes overlap. Vibrant colors like plum and deep green (she called in "lake") are a refreshing change from so much black and gray that typically dominates in the winter. And her clever mixes of menswear fabrics such as houndstooth and glen plaids done in feminine silhouettes (shorts and cropped jackets) will fit right in with many women's work wardrobes.
The designer knows how to layer without piling on too much weight on, which is why the sleeveless curly lamb vest and sleeveless jacket over a python print shirt and trousers looked so good.
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This time i will be visiting in Sanjo Shigefusa, Iwasaki, Masayuki, Takeshi and many new blacksmiths
Near Tokyo, National Treasure Sword Polisher, Kato and stone shops
Kyoto, Ohira, Atagoyama and many Stone Wholesalers to find new cool stones :)
So i will clean up my stock and try to raise some money for that huge learning trip, and also so i can bring many new cool products back with me ;)
So every week from now on i will put 1 category in my store for 15 % Discount
This week i start with Kato !! Yoshiaki Fujiwara and it will run to next Thursday. Then i will start a new one.
I have limited amount of knives in Stock so when they sold there will be no more for that price !!!
So there will be 3 categories, one each week, Discounts will stop 28 March 2013 and we take of to Japan 1th to 12 April 2013


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USDA officials announced they have begun signup for the 2008 Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment Program, one of the actions required under the 2008 Food, Conservation and Energy Act.
Contracts for direct and counter-cyclical payments became available at USDA Farm Service Agency county offices Wednesday (June 25). Signup for the program will continue through Sept. 30.
"Within weeks of its becoming law, we began to put a farm bill into the field and into the country," said Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer in announcing the signup under the new farm bill. "USDA does what its employees do best: putting policy into action and delivering results."
Producers can fill out their 2008 DCP contract at any USDA Service Center. Producers can also sign-up online. They can choose payment options, assign crop shares and sign and submit their contracts from any computer with Internet access. They can also view and print submitted contract options.
USDA computes DCP payments using base acres and payment yields established for each farm. Eligible producers receive direct payments at rates established by statute regardless of market prices.
For 2008, eligible producers may request to receive an advance payment of 22 percent of the direct payment for each commodity associated with the farm. USDA will issue advance direct payments as soon as practical after enrollment. Final direct payments will be issued after Oct. 1, 2008. Counter-cyclical payments vary depending on market prices, and are issued only when the effective price for a commodity is below its target price (which takes into account the direct payment rate, market price and loan rate).
Since 2002, USDA has issued approximately $40 billion in DCP payments to America's agricultural producers. Participants must submit the completed DCP contract by Sept. 30, 2008. Applications filed after this date will not be approved.
The online, electronic DCP (or eDCP) service saves producers time, reduces paperwork and speeds contract processing at USDA Farm Service Agency offices. It is available to all producers who are eligible to participate in DCP and who obtain eAuthentication accounts.
The electronic service is available by going to http://www.fsa.usda.gov and clicking on "Access eDCP Service." To access the service, producers must have an active USDA eAuthentication Level 2 account. To get a Level 2 account, producers must complete an online registration form at http://www.eauth.egov.usda.gov and then visit the local USDA Service Center to verify their identity.
The service has strict security measures to protect participants' private information. Only authorized federal employees have access to information producers submit electronically. For more information about DCP, which will include a fact sheet, go to the DCP Web page at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov.
Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, commended USDA's announcement that enrollment in the farm commodity programs is now open. The new farm bill, the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, called for the implementation of the programs, which include direct and counter-cyclical as well as the marketing loan program.
He also applauded Secretary Schafer's comments that farmers will not be required to report crop acreage until Aug. 15th, an extension of the usual June 30 reporting date, without facing a late fee.
"It is welcome news that the farm bill we worked so hard to craft is now being implemented in a way that benefits farmers," said Harkin. "Even though signup is later than usual this year, farmers will not face a late fee to enroll. This is good news for all farmers, but especially those in the Midwest states like Iowa, where flooding and excessive rainfall have devastated agriculture."


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When asked what Team Smiley interns do for the summer, I can come up with an answer pretty quickly; they act as Eat'n Park's brand ambassadors in the community. I know this, because for the 2009 summer, that was me. When asked what my time on Team Smiley taught me, I have a much harder time summing it up.
That's me on the right!
You learn to plan for events (as much as you can plan for an event!) and when that doesn't work, you learn to go with the flow and be flexible. Nothing can stop us (including weather) from handing out those iconic cookies and getting to know our guests. All it takes is watching one kid decorate their own cookie (lots of icing, of course!) and take a big bite to understand why we love our jobs.
It's probably pretty safe to say that any high school or college student has once been a part of a team. But it's probably also safe to assume that the team wasn't together for almost 40 hours a week. When you spend that much time together, you quickly learn each other's strengths and weaknesses and, as a team, how to use them to your advantage. That's not to say we always did the same thing – every day our role was different. We shared the work and we shared the responsibility. I know most internships don't offer that.
Looking back, I remember walking into my Team Smiley interview a nervous, absurdly over-energetic college student looking for a paying job that didn't require getting people to sign up for credit cards. But after my summer with Smiley's Cookie Cruiser, I learned how to work with new people, plan for the unexpected, use my "inside voice" in a corporate setting, and positively engage in dialogue with guests. And boy, did that come in handy! Upon graduating from the University of Pittsburgh last May, I accepted the position of Community Marketing Assistant for Eat'n Park. I now have the honor of overseeing the program that taught me so much. My passion for Eat'n Park is as strong as ever and I'm still overly energetic, but now, I'm a professional in the making.
Think you have what it takes to be on Team Smiley? Apply here.
And maybe I'll see you this summer!
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December 11, 2010
Eight Wabash wrestlers earned top-six finishes Saturday at the 2010 North Central College Wrestling Invitational. Jake Strausbaugh's individual championship at 149 pounds helped the Little Giants finish third out of ten teams overall.
Strausbaugh posted a 4-0 record for the tournament, starting with a pin 4:02 into his first match of the day against Augustana's Tyler Hernandez. Back-to-back major decisions over eighth-seeded Kaleb Ashworth from Knox College (18-6) and fourth-seed Gage Pederson of Olivet (13-3) put the top-seeded Strausbaugh into the championship bout. He scored a 9-3 victory in the finals over second-seeded Kevin Fynboh from Concordia Moorehead to win the 149-pound title.
Jake Moore finished second at 165 pounds. Moore entered the tournament as the number one seed. He started with a quick pin (1:19) against Ian Knepshield from Augustana, then won 14-3 against Jared Hutterer from Wisconsin-Platteville. A 10-6 decision over fifth-seeded Jordan Graham from Augustana sent Moore to the finals against the number two seed, Greg Schroeder from North Central. The bout went to overtime, where Schroeder scored a 4-2 sudden victory to take the title.
Josh Boyer and Pat Clegg each took third place in their respective weight classes. Boyer, the second seed at 125 pounds, scored a technical fall with a 24-7 victory in his first match, but lost 12-2 in the championship semis. A 13-9 win in the consolation semis put him against sixth-seeded Justin Fleeson of Olivet. Boyer forced overtime before winning 8-6 with a sudden victory. Teammate Marc Escobedo went 2-2 for the day, including a 3-0 loss to top-seeded Mack Drees from Platteville in the quarterfinals, to finish fifth at 125 pounds with a 2-1 win against fifth-seeded Nicolas Santos from North Central.
Clegg was wrestling for the first time this season after earning significant playing time for the Wabash football team this fall. The sophomore heavyweight started with a pin in his first match, then scored a 7-4 win the quarterfinals before being pinned in the semis. He rallied for a 9-4 victory in the championship round to take third place.
Graham Youngs took fourth place at 157 pounds with a record of 4-2. Jimmy LaRowe finished in sixth place at 157 pounds. Greg Rhoads was fourth in the 184-pound weight class with a record of 2-2. Devan Young took fifth place at 285 pounds by scoring four wins in the consolation bracket.
Concordia Moorehead won the team competition with a total 145.5 points. Olivet College was second (144) while Wabash scored 119 points.
The Little Giants return to the mats on December 18-19 at the Midwest Classic, hosted by the University of Indianapolis.
Photo - The Wabash wrestling team celebrates its third-place finish at the 2010 North Central Invitational.


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The tree that this chest was made from grew on my father's, Thomas A. Collins', farm in Russell County, Kentucky.
This farm was transferred to my brother, Samuel B. Collins sometime in the seventies [1870s]. It furnished shelter and shade for my brothers S. B. and Uriah when we were boys. Uriah and I left there in the early eighties and went to Texas. Sam remained on the old homestead or a part of it.
After I had been away for about thirty six years, Wife [Amanda Jane Perryman] and I went back to visit our old homes, and while there found the old cedar grove nearly all gone. In looking around, I found the trunk of one tree that had been cut about two years but in good condition.
Wife and I conceived the idea of having a chest made of it.
We told Sam our plans and he said, "I am delighted with it and I will haul it to my sawmill and saw the lumber for you", which he did.
Then we told my sister Susie Antle about it and she said, "My husband, Sampson Antle, who is a carpenter, will make it for you." When she told him about it, he seemed to be delighted and took great pains with it.
Then my niece became interested – Kate Browning – and said, "I will have my husband Sam Browning to haul it to the station for you."
After we got home in Texas, we decided to give it to our only daughter, Beulah Emma Williams who was living in New Mexico at that time. Two years later, she came to visit us, at Abilene, Texas. We presented it to her with this little history, hoping it will remain in the family as long as possible.
As you can see from the story, this is truly a Family Chest, as many family members participated in its creation.


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Friday, August 31, 2012 - Street Hunting - Marek Kral - GONZO
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Our Gonzo cameraman is out hunting again. He gets rebuffed a couple of times as he tries to interview some guys in the street. But things get better for him when he finds Marek Kral. At least Marek will talk to him. After some persuasion Marek agrees to show his stomach, for money. It is not a big step to persuade him to go further, for more money and the guys go off to find a quite place. As they walk, looking for somewhere to film the cameraman keeps up the conversation. Eventually they find a nice quite spot and Marek is persuaded to get naked. As he drops his jeans we see, that as he told us, he doesn't wear underwear. More than that he is already rock hard. Asked if the cameraman can fuck him, if he hands over all his money, Marek is a little reticent, as he has never done it before. So a slight change of tack the cameraman whips his cock out, and suggests that Marek sucks it. He obliges, by squatting down and taking that big cock in his mouth. He licks it and takes it in his mouth, taking his time to enjoy the taste of cock. His own dick stays rock hard and gets some wanking by the cameraman. It seems, though, that Marek likes the taste of cock and carries on with his sucking. After a time he stands again and is wanked some more before turning around to show his ass. The cameraman feels the ass and Marek waits for what he knows is going to happen. That big, fat cock slides into his virgin hole and begins to fuck him. Nice long, deep thrusts of that cock into Marek's ass does nothing to reduce his own stiff cock. It seems that he likes the feeling and takes it very well indeed. He gets fucked and wanked for quite a while until it is time for both guys to deliver their cum. Marek sits down and wanks himself, with the gonzo guy standing over him and wanking as well. Soon Marek moans as he shoots his cum all over himself. He pays close attention to the cock that has just been fucking him, as it squirts its big load of cum over him as well. The cameraman then thanks him, and Marek tells him that it was great and agrees to exchange phone numbers so he can get more work. What a lovely model Marek is and he did a great job taking it for the very first time.
Libor Lustig is 20 years old and lives in Prague, where he works as a market manager. He enjoys skating and football as well as most sports. Libor is a very good looking guy. He is smartly dressed for his interview, in English. Then, interview over, he begins his show. Opening his shirt we see that Libor has a hairy chest, and his hands begin to run over it, paying particular attention to the nipples. Opening his pants he pulls out his cock, which looks great, with its big, bulbous head. He wanks on that hard cock before turning around and showing us his ass. His hands move to that ass, feeling it, before dropping his jeans some and bending over to give a better view. His cheeks part, showing his hole, as he pushes his hard cock back between his legs. He wanks on his cock while we check that hot ass out. Then Libor stands up again and gives another great view of his hard cock, wanking it all the time. He sits on the chair and removes his shoes and jeans, so that he can lean back and wank himself. Pulling his legs in the air, as he sits, we see that shaven hole again as Libor continues to pull on his cock. What a great view, hot hole and hard cock. Libor wanks himself real hard, while holding one leg aloft to keep that ass in view. Soon he can't hold back and shoots a very nice load for us. Having finished a very good show Libor goes off for a very well deserved shower.
Kamil Jezek is aged 18 and lives in Prague where he is a studen. In his leisure time Kamil enjoys girls, fitness and athletics. He is a very good looking guy, with a lovely, slim body. He certainly looks very good as he poses for the camera, with his sultry expression. Then, slowly stripping off his clothes, Kamil reveals himself. His skin looks silky, smooth and, when he pushes his underwear dwon we see a gorgeous, flaccid cock. A nice smooth ass too is one of Kamil's best features. But he really gets into his stride as he makes his cock hard and we can see just how big and luscious it look. Having posed for us, with that cock rock hard Kamil then focuses on making sure we see just as much of his ass as well, and his tight little pucker hole. All in all a very good shoot, with a really fine model. His erotic video, when it appears next week, should be a surefire winner.
Wank Party 2012 #6 was a really enjoyable scene. It featured Tomek Sirnad, Kaja Kolomaz, Roman Ditrch, Albert Kroka and Radim Valovy as they did their football practice and then got to grips with each other for some hot and horny fun. Here we have a backstage video of that scene, showing the guys at work, with the crew, creating the scene and having fun as they did. A wonderful behind-the-scenes, look at our work and the interaction between cast and crew as they make one hot scene.


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2011 Wabash Day - Greenfield, In.by Kyle McClammer '08 • October 17, 2011 Share:
We were small but mighty at the Greenfield, Indiana, Wabash Day. In attendance were Charlie Lopez '05, Kyle McClammer '08, and Sara Benson, soon-to-be Wabash wife. We ran the concession stand at Edelweiss Horse Therapy Farm's first annual horse show and fundraiser. It was a great event.


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China may expand exporters' tax rebates to help them cope with a slump in trade growth, according to three people with direct knowledge of the plan, deploying a stimulus tool used during the global credit crunch.
The government may give a full rebate of the 17 percent value-added tax on products including furniture, shoes and toys, up from the current range of 13 percent to 15 percent, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the discussions are private. The policy may be rolled out as soon as this month, depending on whether trade remains weak, they said.
Premier Wen Jiabao has pledged policy "fine tuning" to cope with a deepening slowdown in the world's second-largest economy that saw export gains slump to an annual 1 percent pace in July from 11 percent in June. The deterioration in trade escalated the risk that Wen will miss his full-year economic expansion target for the first time since he took office in 2003.
"The tax rebates cover mainly labor-intensive products, and it reflects the government's concern about rising unemployment pressures," said Joy Yang, chief Greater China economist for Mirae Asset Securities (HK) Ltd. in Hong Kong.
The policy change is unlikely to increase exports, said Yang, who formerly worked for the International Monetary Fund. "The biggest problem for Chinese exports now is the weak demand from overseas markets, and tax rebates won't help much in boosting demand."
Finance Ministry
Dai Bohua, a spokesman for the Ministry of Finance, which oversees tax policy, didn't answer the phone when Bloomberg News attempted to reach him three times today. The ministry didn't immediately respond to faxed questions from Bloomberg News.
China used the tool in 2008 and 2009 to help the economy when exports plunged during the global financial crisis, at one point raising tax rebates on 553 products including motorcycles and sewing machines. The nation's exports fell 16 percent in 2009 from 2008.
Shipments abroad of products covered by the tax change totaled at least $130 billion in 2011, or about 6.8 percent of China's overseas sales, based on data compiled by Bloomberg News. China's customs administration is scheduled to publish August trade data on Sept. 10, and the September figures on Oct. 13.
The nation's gross domestic product expanded 7.6 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier, the slowest pace in three years. Wen set a 2012 goal of 7.5 percent in March.
"Further policy loosening is needed to prevent a further slowdown in production growth," Sun Mingchun and Sun Chi, Hong Kong-based economists at Daiwa Securities Group Inc., wrote in a note today. "Export growth should remain weak."
China needs targeted measures to promote steady growth in overseas sales, including speedier payment of tax rebates, Wen said during a visit last month to Guangdong, the biggest exporter among China's provinces.
The government provided 531.6 billion yuan ($84 billion) in export-tax rebates in the first half of 2012, an increase of 16.4 percent from a year earlier, according to the Finance Ministry.
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Founded by Samuel de Champlain in 1608, the city of Quebec stood on a bluff overlooking the St. Lawrence River, the main route into Canada. Its vital location made Quebec the most important city in French Canada, and French merchants filled the lower town, between the river and the bluffs, with their homes and warehouses. The citadel and public buildings dominated the upper town, which stood on the bluffs 300 feet above the river. These cliffs provided natural protection against an attack from the water, but on the land side a large open plain extended beyond the city walls. An enemy approaching from this direction would have a much greater chance of victory.
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Before I move away from my last post about a drink created by London bartender Dick Bradsell — and a drink made with blackberry liqueur, at that — I wanted to dig into one other cocktail that shares these characteristics: the Wibble.
As if the use of blackberry liqueur wasn't distinguishing enough, the Wibble builds much of its flavor on the tart crispness of Plymouth Sloe Gin. Toss in some grapefruit and lemon to round out the tartness, with an ounce of gin for power and balance, and the Wibble is surprisingly engaging, one of the better sloe gin cocktails I've come across.
A couple of notes about the recipe: I've seen several versions of this around, and while George Sinclair was kind enough to drop by in the comments section on the Bramble to note that the recipe I listed was the one used by Dick, I honestly have no idea what the original recipe for the Wibble is. I first heard of the Wibble last summer, from a Shaken & Stirred column in the New York Times, by Jonathan Miles. In that column, Miles used a recipe provided by Naren Young at Bobo in New York; Naren substituted creme de cassis for the creme de mure (presumably for the reasons I listed yesterday: creme de mure just ain't all that common in US bars and liquor stores), and relied on the liqueur and the sloe gin to sweeten the drink (by the way, that version is quite lovely as well — if you don't have blackberry liqueur on hand, you can still get an idea of how this cocktail works by using a decent creme de cassis). Later in the summer, while working on a sloe gin story for Imbibe, I talked to Marcovaldo Dionysos from Clock Bar in San Francisco; Marco named the Wibble as a favorite, and the recipe he gave me for the story used creme de mure for the sweetener. And just to round out what's become a confusing paragraph, I did a quick Google on the Wibble and found a couple of recipes that called for a small amount — 5ml, or a teaspoon — of simple syrup to be added to the mix. The drink in front of me, that is rapidly disappearing as I type, was made using the recipe below, without the addition of simple syrup. To my palate, it works, but if you still find it too tart, you may wish to add a bit of sugar, and do so in good conscience.
Anyway — here it is:
The Wibble
- 1 ounce gin (Bradsell recommends Plymouth)
- 1 ounce Plymouth Sloe Gin
- 1 ounce grapefruit juice
- 1/2 ounce lemon juice
- 1/2 ounce blackberry liqueur
Combine ingredients in a shaker and fill with ice; shake well and strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.
This drink is part of 30/30, a series of 30 drinks in 30 days — or as much as I can keep up before collapsing in a weary, booze-addled heap.


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Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia is a fungal infection of the lungs. The disease used to be called Pneumocystis carini or PCP pneumonia.
Alternative Names
Pneumocystosis; PCP; Pneumocystis carinii
This type of pneumonia is caused by the fungus Pneumocystis jiroveci. This fungus is common in the environment and rarely causes illness in healthy people.
However, it can cause a lung infection in people with a weakened immune system due to:
Chronic use of corticosteroids or other medications that weaken the immune system
Organ or bone marrow transplant
Pneumocystis jiroveci was a relatively rare infection before the AIDS epidemic. Before the use of preventive antibiotics for the condition, most people in the United States with advanced AIDS would develop this infection.
Pneumocystis pneumonia in those with AIDS usually develops slowly over days to weeks or even months, and is less severe. People with pneumocystis pneumonia who do not have AIDS usually get sick faster and are more acutely ill.
Symptoms include:
- Cough, often mild and dry
- Fever
- Rapid breathing
- Shortness of breath, especially with activity (exertion)
Exams and Tests
Blood gases Bronchoscopy(with lavage) Lung biopsy X-ray of the chest
- Sputum exam to check for fungus that causes the infection
- ß-1,3 glucan level in the blood
Antibiotics can be given by mouth (orally) or through a vein (
People with low oxygen levels and moderate to severe disease are often prescribed corticosteroids as well.
Outlook (Prognosis)
Pneumocystis pneumonia can be life-threatening, causing respiratory failure that can lead to death. People with this condition need early and effective treatment. For moderate to severe pneumocystis pneumonia in people with AIDS, the short term use of corticosteroids has decreased the incidence of death.
Possible Complications
Pleural effusion(extremely rare) Pneumothorax(collapsed lung) Respiratoryfailure (may require breathing support)
When to Contact a Medical Professional
If you have a weakened immune system due to AIDS, cancer, transplantation, or corticosteroid use, call your doctor if you develop a cough, fever, or shortness of breath.
Many infections can lead to similar symptoms. Your health care provider can help rule out opportunistic infections such as pneumocystis.
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Patients with AIDS who have CD4 counts below 200 cells/microliter
Bone marrow transplant recipients
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"I have always loved the Mao cap, though I hate violent revolution." Thus spake legendary British designer Vivienne Westwood, who cites China as the key inspiration behind her Spring/Summer 2012 Gold Label collection at Paris Fashion Week on Friday. Coupled with oversized 17th century corsetry, the Berbers of North Africa, and desertification as a result of climate change, and you have an idiosyncratic panoply of cobweb knits, tablecloth-lace wedding gowns, stiff brocade jackets, and ticking-stripe bedspread dresses that could only have sprung from the mind of the Godmother of Punk herself. But back to the Chinese. "I hope their traditional wisdom and experience from a culture going back to Confucius may help us to save the planet," she says.
Westwood enlisted Zhijia Wang, deputy director of UNEP's Division of Regional Cooperation, to pen the Chinese characters that adorn some of her garments. "Mr. Wang wrote my name and the words 'green economy' in his calligraphy," she says. "And I incorporated this in a print taken from Chinese flower painting."
Westwood enlisted Zhijia Wang, who works with the UN, to pen the calligraphy that adorns some of her garments.
Westwood enlisted Zhijia Wang, who works with the UN, to pen the calligraphy that adorns some of her garments.
Accompanying her show was live music from 16-year-old pianist Kyle Nash-Baker, who composed a piece that dovetailed with Westwood's "World Family Tree," a noodle-twisting, pseudo-intellectual concept that starts off with the marriage of "Gaia the Earth Mother" and "Science" and climaxes with the birth of "Unlimited Profit," "Unlimited Consumption" and, quite possibly, the apocalypse.
"I agree with Vivienne that art rests as the center of human existence," Nash-Baker says. "The path she maps on the tree, regarding the union of Gaia and science demonstrates our better chance to navigate the problems that humanity is building for itself."
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Friday, August 22, 2008
Mistreatments Round Three
As a refresher, here is what my window looked like before I decided to mistreat it...I still like this look and am not opposed to returning to it.
Here is my bare naked window...
Here is what my kitchen window looked like after my first mistreatment. This mistreatment was too low (among other problems.)
Here we have the same window with a higher mistreatment (later on I fixed the poufs...they were off kilter in this picture)
And here we have what I did yesterday. Actually, I did this after filling in all the nail holes from the plates and the previous attempts at mistreating. My poor wall was looking quite sad! I still have to touch up the paint, but at least the bajillion holes are filled!
My bad picture aside (camera was on the wrong settings--ooops!), I like this mistreatment SO much better! That painfully obvious horizontal crease isn't at all obvious in real life--I didn't notice it until looking at the pictures. I think I need to shorten the mistreatment a tad, but other than that, I'm really liking this one a lot and think I'll keep it for awhile. No sewing at all--just some hot glue, safety pins (to do the gathers and attach the bows), and upholstery tacks.
So after tackling the kitchen window, I decided to rework my mistreatment on the sliding door in the eating area of the kitchen.
Here is what it looked like before. Blech. Just didn't work for me. At all.
Here is what it looks like now. Much better--except it is a bit too long and needs to be shortened so that you don't feel like ducking as you head out the door.
And here is a bad picture of the two windows together. Further down the wall (past the sliding door) is the family room and that is where I have the faux roman shade I posted about earlier in the week. I'm still unsure about having the two different mistreatments in a row (this version and the faux roman shade) but they are two different rooms, so maybe it works.
20 comments:
- gnome517 said...
love it! was going to tell you to go back to the plates after the first set, but i like these new ones!
- August 22, 2008 at 7:42 AM
- Jessica said...
I Love Love Love the new mistreatments! I think mistreating is going to be my friend in the new "home" ~ that and a whole lot of paint!! :) (all with your help, right?!?!)
- August 22, 2008 at 8:13 AM
- frillsfluffandtrucks said...
Thanks, Nom and Jess. And Jess, I'll help you--but not with mistreatments. I stink at those--I've been puzzling over mine since JUNE!!
- August 22, 2008 at 8:17 AM
- Laura said...
Nice job! I'd still find a place for those cute plates/clock that you originally had - they would be adorable on a kitchen wall. You did a nice job! Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting - I appreciate it!
- August 22, 2008 at 8:49 AM
- Our Complete Family said...
What an amazing job you did! It looks GREAT! And your view out the window above the sink it so nice and inviting! It might even make me like doing dishes!!! ;) Happy almost the weekend to you~ Leslie
- August 22, 2008 at 9:10 AM
- Shannon said...
I thought your first ones looked nice but you are right! I LOVE these!!
- August 22, 2008 at 9:30 AM
- Empty Nest Full Life said...
Saw your post over at Kimba's. I was in the dollar tree today, and they had everything to do that centerpiece, several sizes of stemware, the tiny pumpkins, etc. All for a 1.00. Jackie
- August 22, 2008 at 11:10 AM
- Tausha said...
I think that they look great! I agree-they look better than the first. I don't think that they are too long-I woulnd't change a thing. I will have to go and look at the other post and look at your roman shade. I am sure that it looks great!
You should be proud my dear-you rock at the mistreatment.(among other things of course)
- August 22, 2008 at 11:28 AM
- Krista ~ Bits and pieces said...
Looks so good!!! You are quite creative!
- August 22, 2008 at 11:36 AM
- Jo - To a Pretty Life said...
Wow, those look great! I agree, much better than the first attempt.
- August 22, 2008 at 11:51 AM
- Marie said...
I liked the mistreatments before but I REALLY like them now! Did you just reuse the same fabric?? Looks great!
- August 22, 2008 at 12:47 PM
- frillsfluffandtrucks said...
Thanks, everyone! And yes they do need to be shortened because they're kind of low on the sliding door and I want the kitchen and the sliding door to match.
And yes, I did reuse the same fabric--you can see the nail holes if you get up close, but they're not too obvious.
I spent no money redoing this project--the ribbon was from my stash and the fabric was what I used the first time. I love freebie projects!
~ Sarah
- August 22, 2008 at 1:52 PM
- Nicole said...
Your new window treatments look awesome. I don't think the ones over your sink look to long either. Your like a mistreating pro, I love the fabrics that you used.
- August 22, 2008 at 3:16 PM
- Darlene said...
WOW...LOVE, LOVE the new mistreatments!!! They look so elegant now...what a difference...great job!!!
- August 22, 2008 at 4:47 PM
- The Shoup Family said...
Wow those are super cute... I am going for the bumpy one in our living room if I can get to the fabric store tomorrow. It is fun to see the process you are going through to get it right. Have fun!!
- August 22, 2008 at 9:47 PM
- Screaming Meme said...
It looks wonderful! I love it! Your home is very warm! I want to personally invite you to Screaming Meme's Faux School...bring a paint Brush and a piece of furniture or decor and get to class! Your late! :)
- August 23, 2008 at 6:26 AM
- Jennifer P. said...
I think we have a winner!!! I have treatment like this in my living room and they cost me an arm and a leg and a spleen too! Oh if only I'd know about mistreating 2 years ago...
And I really like the setting you had your camera on. Made it look all warm and glowy in there ;)!
- August 23, 2008 at 11:09 PM
- Kacey Randolph said...
Thanks for stopping by my blog! Nice to meet you! I really like your new window treatments. Great job! I especially like the no sewing part! Ha! Ha! Happy spray painting! I'm going to try to get a project complete next weekend. Keep your fingers crossed for me!
- August 25, 2008 at 4:38 PM
- megan said...
I'd have to agree. I like this treatment much better. I like the clean look though. And maybe since the faux roman is clean-lined too, it will probably work!
- August 25, 2008 at 8:07 PM
- Blissful Nikki said...
I love this! I acutally did my kichen three times and Im still not sure what I think of it! lol
But I like this idea a whole bunch. I think I might have to give it a try...maybe with some fabric I already have because my budget is slim to none right now! lol
- August 27, 2008 at 6:42 PM