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The driver cut in front of me, honking his horn while sticking his middle finger out his car window, pointing it in my direction.
"What's he so mad about?" I remember asking myself.
I had apparently failed to move fast enough when the light for the right-turn lane signaled green.
That wasn't the first time someone had so visibly disapproved of my driving. I admit I'm not NASCAR driving material. I once had a friend tell me that driving with me was like being a passenger with Mr. Magoo at the wheel.
President George W. Bush considered it the Pearl Harbor of the 21st century.
Ask someone where they were during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and they can tell you without having to stop and think about it.
From the first words they heard about the attacks to who they held hands with during a moment of silence, most Americans can remember every vivid detail from that awful day. My story is a bit different - in fact at times I have felt uncomfortable sharing it.
In the past few days, I've seen an outpouring of love, kindness and compassion. And it's wonderful to see. But I expected nothing less.
If anyone needed proof that the Taylor County community is made up of some great people, they only need to read a story on the front page of today's issue. Various fundraisers have begun to help Tony Grider and Alex Quinn - and their fellow EMS, firefighter, dispatch and law enforcement co-workers.
Usually it's these people who are there for us when we need help. Well now, we get to return that favor.
"And he said to them, 'Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.'"
-Mark 16:15
In today's issue, you can read a story about Zion Separate Baptist Church and their support for the Village of Nassian on Africa's Ivory Coast.
Although the congregation is fairly small, with about 70 who attend every Sunday, their donations have funded 95 percent of the construction of a new church in Nassian.
I've heard it said that golf is a good walk spoiled.
I have to say I don't agree, and although I'm not what you'd consider a good golfer, I enjoy playing from time to time.
This past week, I spent six days on the course at Valhalla Golf Club covering the PGA Championship. I got to see the best golfers in the world, and I realized just how bad my game actually is when compared to someone who plays for a living, and to be honest, that was no surprise.
"Hey, that's J.B. Holmes from Campbellsville!"
Those words were heard more often than you might think at the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on Tuesday.
For anyone from Campbellsville, it might not seem like a big deal. After all, it's just J.B., or as most folks around town know him, John. But when you consider that he's playing on a worldwide stage, it's quite impressive that so many people are rooting for him.
I still remember it - the excitement of the first day of school.
My school supplies were ready. I had carefully picked out a backpack, pencils, notebooks and markers.
I loved milk breaks, reading and playground time. It was always nice to be in a homeroom with someone I knew, but I also enjoyed meeting new friends.
As a reporter, there are some stories you just don't want to write.
Bad stuff happens, and it's our job to report it. But that doesn't mean it's fun and we enjoy it.
I've heard people question why we have published such and such story. They've also asked why those stories have to be printed on the front page.
Twenty-five years. It's hard to believe, and, as I look back, it just doesn't seem like it's been that long. Really, it doesn't even feel like I should be much older than 25, and it sure doesn't seem like I should be 25 years removed from my high school graduation.
Balloonist's Prayer
"The winds have welcomed you with softness.
The sun has blessed you with his warm hands.
You have flown so high and so well,
That God has joined you in laughter,
And he has set you gently back again,
Into the loving arms of Mother Earth."
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Checking in on… the WACPosted by Brian Goodman on February 23rd, 2011
Sam Wasson, Co-Founder and Editor of bleedCrimson.net covering New Mexico State athletics and Kevin McCarthy, Founder of Parsing The WAC, are the RTC correspondents for the WAC.
A Look Back
Despite a down year in the WAC, the league still took care of business on Bracketbusters weekend finishing 8-1 with the lone loss by New Mexico State against the Big Sky's Northern Colorado. The marquee game of the weekend slate saw Utah State rally from a nine-point halftime deficit and dominate the St. Mary's Gaels in the second half, winning 75-65. The game also provided a "Dunk of the Year" candidate as USU's Brady Jardine posterized Mitchell Young.
After the Bracketbusters romp, the WAC heads into the final two weeks of conference play with spots two through nine still up for grabs.
Player of the Week: Utah State's Tai Wesley was named the Player of the Week for Feb. 14–20 after leading Utah State to a pair of wins last week over Montana Western (100-66) and No. 23 Saint Mary's (75-65) on the road. Against Montana Western, Wesley had 20 points, eight rebounds, three assists and one blocked shot in 21 minutes. Against Saint Mary's, he posted his sixth double-double of the season with 22 points and 11 rebound and added two blocked shots and an assist.
Sitting Out: There are currently three players who have been suspended indefinitely from WAC play by their respective head coaches, Fresno State's Tim Steed , Louisiana Tech's DeAndre Brown and San Jose State's Brylle Kamen. In addition, Joston Thomas took the weekend off to decide whether Hawai'i was truly the place he wanted to be (he went with "Yes").
Power Rankings
1. Utah State (25-3, 12-1)
Up Next: 02/26 vs. Idaho
The Aggies finally picked up a statement win this season as they endured a 20-2 Gael run in the first half and smoked St. Mary's in the second half (48-29) snapping SMC's 19-game home win streak in the process. Whether the win will be enough to ensure an at-large bid remains to be seen, but the UtAgs would rather win their final three regular season conference games and the WAC Tournament than have to sit through Selection Sunday to find out. Idaho comes calling on Saturday and you can be sure the head coach Stew Morrill will have an offense in place to counter the box-and-one defense used against him by his protege, Don Verlin, in the last meeting.
2. New Mexico State (14-13, 8-4)
Up Next: 02/23 at San Jose State (ESPN2), 02/26 at Hawai'i
The Aggies were the lone team to lose on Bracketbusters weekend as Northern Colorado stunned the Aggies 82-80 in Las Cruces and snapped a five-game Bracketbusters win streak. Northern Colorado hit nine first half treys but didn't hit a single three in the second half, but poor free throw shooting (9-16) in the second half by the Aggies prevented them from a comeback victory. Troy Gillenwater returned from his ankle injury but was hampered by foul trouble and produced only 13 points and five rebounds in 24 minutes of action. The Aggies made the difficult trip to San Jose and Honolulu this week with second place hopes hanging in the balance. New Mexico State holds a one game lead in the standings over Nevada with the Wolf Pack having won the first meeting. A pair of wins is a must with Nevada and Utah State coming to Las Cruces to end the regular season next week. Tonight's game will be a battle of the league's two best scorers. Adrian Oliver leads the way averaging 23.9 PPG (22.1 in conference) and Troy Gillenwater at 20.0 PPG (21.8 in conference). The Aggies have made the Honolulu/San Jose swing twice and split both times.
3. Nevada (11-15, 7-5)
Up Next: 02/24 vs. Idaho, 02/26 vs. Boise State
Nevada took care of business against UC-Irvine in the Bracketbusters, winning 74-63 behind 20 points from Dario Hunt. The Wolf Pack host Idaho and Boise State, the two teams directly behind them in the conference standings as they try to put a little distance between themselves and fourth place. The Wolf Pack lost at Idaho (72-67) but defeated Boise State (69-67) in the first meetings. A home sweep by the Pack will set up a potential showdown next week for second place as Nevada travels to LA Tech and New Mexico State to end the regular season.
4. Boise State (15-11, 7-6)
Up Next: 02/24 at Fresno State, 02/26 at Nevada
After a mid-schedule swoon, the Broncos have reeled off three in a row, including a 78-76 overtime win at UC-Santa Barbara. The Broncos head out on the road to take on Fresno state and Nevada as they try to move up into third place in the conference standings. A pair of victories could have them sitting as high as second place after the weekend depending on what happens to New Mexico State and Nevada. There is still much to play for for Leon Rice's club and a road split is the minimum requirement this week to stay in the top four
5. Idaho (15-11, 7-6)
Up Next: 02/24 at Nevada, 02/26 at Utah State
After thumping Montana State 65-50 on the road, the Vandals have their work cut out for them as they travel to Reno and Logan to take on third place Nevada and first place Utah State. The Vandals are the only team that has beaten both Nevada and Utah State and a road sweep would send shockwaves through the league. We'll have to wait and see what tricks Don Verlin has up his sleeves this time around when the team travels to Logan to take on his mentor, Stew Morrill.
6. Hawai'i (15-10, 5-7)
Up Next: 02/24 vs. Louisiana Tech, 02/26 vs. New Mexico State
A BracketBuster contest on the mainland against UC Davis turned into a second half rout for the Rainbow Warriors, as wing Zane Johnson buried nine treys (in 15 attempts) on his way to 32 points. Plus, this was accomplished minus starting point Hiram Thompson out due to injury and forward Joston Thomas away apparently deciding on his membership with the team. Hawaii shot 61% for the game. Jeremiah Ostrowski filled in for Thompson with nine points, seven assists and a trio of steals. Moving up in the rotation, freshman forward Trevor Wiseman matched eight points with eight boards in 26 minutes of play. Louisiana Tech comes in on February 24 (minus the services of starting PG DeAndre Brown, who has been suspended indefinitely) followed New Mexico State on the 26th. Thomas will be back with the team after having a heart-to-heart with head coach Gib Arnold and deciding that Honolulu was indeed the place he wants to be.
7. Fresno State (13-14, 5-8)
Up Next: 02/24 vs. Boise State
Going outside of conference play, the Bulldogs got healthy feasting on Cal State Bakersfield (73-55) and UC Riverside 68-49), the latter a BracketBuster matchup. Despite just nine foul shots against the Roadrunners in addition to being out-boarded by seven, FSU shot a remarkable 30-60 from the floor while holding Bakersfield to 17-61 accuracy. Tim Steed scored 23 points and grabbed seven boards. Versus Riverside, a Steed-less Bulldog squad utilized center Greg Smith's 23/14 double-double in lowering the Highlanders. A 46-26 rebound differential plus a 40-22 points-in-the-paint margin paved the way to success. Coach Steve Cleveland announced prior to the Riverside matchup that Steed was on suspension — his return date unknown. Next up is Boise State coming to town on February 24. FSU lost 75-61 up in Boise on February 10.
8. San Jose State (13-12, 3-9)
Up Next: 02/23 vs. New Mexico State (ESPN2), 02/26 vs. Louisiana Tech
It was "Pick on the Big Sky Conference Week" for SJSU, as the Spartans got past Montana State 77-73 and then waxed Weber State 62-46. The former was a tale of two halves as the Spartans led 46-25 at the half but were outscored by 17 points in the second 20 minutes. Adrian Oliver totaled 35 points for San Jose State. The Weber matchup was a fizzle for the Wildcats as they entered the game shooting 51% from the floor on three-pointers as part of a six-game winning streak but were held to 23% from long distance. Spartan forward Wil Carter posted a 16/14 double-double and freshman guard Keith Shamburger led the way with 21 points. New Mexico State is in February 23 with Louisiana Tech arriving on the 26th. The latter may prove critical as SJSU is currently one game ahead of LT in the WAC standings and it appears one or the other will miss the conference tournament since the last place finisher doesn't receive an invite. San Jose State defeated the Bulldogs 79-74 in Ruston on January 13.
9. Louisiana Tech (12-16, 2-10)
Up Next: 02/24 at Hawai'i, 02/26 at San Jose State
It's the last chance to dance for the Bulldogs as their conference tournament hopes hinge greatly on their performance this week against Hawai'i and SJSU. With Nevada and Utah State visiting next week, two wins this week are a must. It won't be an easy task as leading scorer DeAndre Brown (15.8 PPG in conference) has been suspended indefinitely by head coach Kerry Rupp. The Bulldogs lost at home to both Hawai'i and San Jose State earlier this season.
A Look Ahead
The conference tournament looms for the WAC teams and the seeding is still up in the air for spots two through eight. The team with the most to lose this week is New Mexico State, who currently occupies the second place spot, and has a tough road trip at San Jose State and at Hawai'i. Two wins and they'll head back to Las Cruces feeling very good about themselves. Two losses and they could drop from second to fifth and go from looking at a double bye into the semis to facing the prospect of having to win four games in four days to make it to the NCAA Tournament. Nevada, Boise State and Idaho are also all fighting for byes as all three could conceivably finish as high as second.


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We usually address our sensei by their last name: "Smith Sensei." But sometimes you will hear sensei addressed by their first name: "Charles Sensei."
When I first learned Shorin-Ryu, I remember that our sensei was often referred to by his first name. I believe that this was because he had started training as a child and had literally grown up in the dojo. When he became the Sensei of his own branch dojo, many of the senior students were older than my sensei. They probably remembered him when he was just a child. So they addressed him by his first name followed by "Sensei."
Other people heard this and probably copied it.
But it is not appropriate for a junior to address his senior in this manner, even if the junior is older. You might see an older senior do so, somewhat out of affection.
It becomes more awkward as the sensei gets older. When a sensei is in his 30s, 40s, 50s, or older, it looks very awkward when people refer to him as "Charles Sensei."
I have even seen this done with 9th dan in their 60's!
The sensei will usually not complain or correct people, but it is my experience that they do not like it. I do not think that this happens as much in Okinawa and Japan. It seems to be more of a Western phenomenon.
It is more polite to refer to the sensei by his last name: Smith Sensei.
This is just my view on the subject.
In my dojo, it can be confusing, since my second son and I are both named Charles and we both are sensei. But is is easy to tell us apart as one of us is tall, dark and muscular.
Charles C. Goodin
"Charles" Sensei
We usually address our sensei by their last name: "Smith Sensei." But sometimes you will hear sensei addressed by their first name: "Charles Sensei."
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Just imagine - Next Lemony book #12
What do you think the next LEMONY book will be like?
Where will it be? What will happen? Will there be any new characters?
What horrendous thing will engulf those afflicted waifs????
I would have no idea..... but of course, I believe the orphans should find out more secrets about their life.
They might find out which parent is still alive.
They might manage to save the Quigmaire Twins from Olaf.
.... I'm sort of running out of ideas already....
Maybe they'll even find the sugarbowl!! Loads could happen in the next book!!! I don't have any idea what the book name is yet.... Does anyone else know?
"I decided that I wanted to make movies that would uplift people." - Jim Carrey
no idea about the title.... it doesnt say in the back of book 11... and i searched the internet high and low and no one knows the title..... i think they might find the sugar bowl... or maybe they find quigly... or they could find ALL about V.F.D. there are really unliminted possibilities......
Even though in some instances they go back to the same place they
always end up in another place.
When I saw the movie I imagined Briny Beach a little bit more happy,
perhaps the weather at the beach was as bad as the news they received
that day, but I thought they had good memories of being with their
parents at the beach?
I thought that they released the title of the 12th book because i got an email saying there was a new release from Lemony Snicket... but it turned out to only be the first three books in one novel.... like a 3 in 1 kinda thing.... i got all excited for nothing..... i cant wait to find out what the next book will be
lol, that's the same email i got. And i got excited too... but no.... it's just the "Omonious Omnibus"............ excuse my spelling.... cause my brain's not functioning properly at the moment. I can't wait for the next book too..... *sigh*
"I decided that I wanted to make movies that would uplift people." - Jim Carrey
All I know is that they are supposed to go to the hotel and meet the twins.
All I ask is that you do each and everything that pops into my head, While enjoy the fortune you parents left behind.
uhh ya. The last page always gives a clue.
All I ask is that you do each and everything that pops into my head, While enjoy the fortune you parents left behind.
RE: Book 12.
I can't wait for that.
yours sincerly, Countess Olafina equalor
yeah i was really annoyed when the title of book 12 was not in the back of 11.... in all the other books the title was in the back... i got so frustrated i looked all over the internet but found nothing and soon realized a title had not been released. i can not wait for this book.
dying from the suspense
i wonder what happened to captain widdershins
and fiona ahhhhhhhh... too many questions
cant wait.....**dreamy eyes**
i got this info from the barnes and noble website
A Series of Unfortunate Events: Book the Twelfth
Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist (Illustrator)
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Pub. Date: October 18, 2005
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I'm posting this question because I have recently started going back to work, and my freezer supply is almost diminished now. My LO only needs one bottle of milk 5 days a week when I'm not there to nurse her. I have started pumping again and haven't been able to produce as much as I used to I really, really, REALLY don't want to give her formula, and have been researching coconut milk and want to see other's opinions on it.
I kind of don't want to give her cow's milk, as my family doesn't drink it (no allergies, just for our health.) We drink almond milk instead. Now, almonds are nuts so I know that she can't have that until she's at least 1. I have been researching coconut milk because of the high fat content, and I think it's comparable (if not better) than whole cow's milk.
I'm kinda afraid to ask the pedi about it, just because she doesn't seem pro breastfeeding much-every time I go in for Ainsley's checkup she seems genuinely surprised that I'm still nursing. For some reason I think she'll look at me like I'm crazy if I suggest coconut milk (she told me it was "weird" to give my baby avocado as a first food)
Any thoughts? The only thing that makes me a little nervous is that Ainsley is allergic to bananas (we're pretty sure-she gets a rosy rash on her cheeks when she eats them) and I've read that most people who are allergic to bananas are allergic to latex. I recently read that some people with latex allergies can be allergic to coconuts, although rare.


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From Media Day until opening night, NBA.com's John Schuhmann will provide a key stat for each team in the league and show you, with film and analysis, why it matters. Up next are the New York Knicks, who are trying to stay near the top of the Eastern Conference.
|The basics
The stat
31.9 percent – Percentage of shots (from both teams) that were 3-pointers in Knicks games last season.
The context
The Knicks took 35.4 percent of their shots from 3-point range, the highest mark in NBA history. And Knicks opponents took 28.1 percent of their shots from 3-point range, the highest opponent mark in NBA history.
The Knicks' own threes were a good thing, as they helped propel them to No. 3 in offensive efficiency. New York was at the forefront of a 3-point shooting revolution last season, with the league putting more value in floor spacing and that extra point you get for having your feet behind the arc. Over the last few seasons, it has become more important to be able to both shoot and defend 3-pointers.
The Knicks ranked 15th in opponent 3-point percentage, actually holding their opponents slightly under the league average of 35.9 percent. But volume was the issue.
Even at that less-than-league-average rate, those threes were worth a lot more (1.07 points per attempt) than a mid-range, two-point jumper against the Knicks (0.79). And New York was one of three teams to allow over 100 more 3-point attempts than mid-range attempts last season. The other two — Charlotte and New Orleans — ranked in the bottom three defensively.
More opponent 3PA than mid-range attempts
|Opp M-R FGA
|Opp 3PA
|New Orleans
|New York
The Knicks' issues with defending the 3-point line mostly stemmed from over-helping, both in the post and on pick-and-rolls. Too often, they got caught in positions where they didn't have time to recover and run a shooter off the 3-point line. It was a stark contrast to how the Pacers defended the same kinds of plays, and we really saw it in the playoff series between the two teams.
We can see more of New York's issues in these clips from a January game in which Brooklyn shot 12-for-24 from 3-point range at MSG …
The departed Chris Copeland, Jason Kidd and Steve Novak took 322 (36 percent) of the Knicks' 3-pointers with them. It's unclear if Andrea Bargnani, Beno Udrih and Metta World Peace will be able to replace that perimeter production and keep New York in the top five of offensive efficiency.
Either way, if the Knicks want to remain at the top of the Eastern Conference, how well they defend threes will be just as important as how well they shoot them.
Pace = Possessions per 48 minutes
OffRtg = Points scored per 100 possessions
DefRtg = Points allowed per 100 possessions
NetRtg = Point differential per 100 possessions


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The Muffin has turned three!
And, as she is currently completely obsessed with ponies in general, and My Little Pony in particular, this year we had a Pony party, which of course meant a My Little Pony cake.
Other things were also made for this party - there were decorated cookies (ponies, of course), sparkly unicorn horns, Twinklewish Jellies (jelly jigglers set in heart shaped moulds, with pink edible glitter sprinkled on afterward), etc. I actually didn't get photos of everything, but my mum did, so I'll put some up when I get them (and if they turn out well).
But, as usual, the cake was the big deal, and that I do have photos of.
Now, I will just say that I've done something here that I don't normally do. Some time ago, I received the Wilton Romantic Castle kit as a gift, and have been itching for a chance to use it. A Pony party was the perfect excuse! The thing is, this kit involves applying icing to plastic, and I also decided early on in the design stage that my daughter would rather have plastic ponies she could keep and play with, rather than icing ones that would be eaten or thrown out. So for the first time ever on this blog, what you are seeing here is a cake that contains significant non-edible components. Even so, I am still pretty proud of this cake, and after all not everything is plastic. Apart from the towers, door, windows and ponies, everything is edible (my daughter was very pleased with the teapot, which she devoured complete with cups. And table).
One interesting thing about this cake: it is my first ever attempt at ganaching a cake (using the Planet Cake method). In the past I've always worked with buttercream, but I wanted as much stability as possible with the castle kit, so that the towers didn't just fall over. And when it's summer in Western Australia, buttercream doesn't stay terribly solid for long. The night I ganached the cakes it was 30 degrees Celsius at 9pm (yes, in our airconditioned house - we have evaporative), so even the ganache was fairly soft. Luckily the weather was a bit more reasonable the following day, so I was able to ice over the ganache with no problems.
Anyway, I've been wanting to try this method out for a while now (ever since my darling husband bought me the Planet Cake book - big kisses for him!). And wow. Don't get me wrong - I still love my buttercream, and I'll still be using it. But not under sugarpaste. Ever again. The ganache was actually easier to work with (which I was not expecting), and did indeed enable me to get slightly sharper corners than usual. I didn't make a huge effort with the edges on the bottom tier, as I wanted that to look a bit softer, as the green is obviously supposed to represent a grassy hill. But I was quite pleased with the edges on my round cake. I mean okay, they're not super-sharp, but it was my first attempt, and it was fairly warm.
So the cake itself? The bottom tier was lemon madeira cake, layered with lemon curd and white chocolate ganache, iced with the same ganache and then covered with green sugarpaste (or rolled fondant). The castle was dark chocolate mud cake, iced with the white chocolate ganache, and covered with white sugarpaste. The path is made of "Fizzers" lollies. The icing on the turrets and around the windows was royal icing coated with coloured sanding sugar, the leaves/plants were piped in royal icing, and all the other edibles (balloons, flowers, presents, ponies' hats, etc) were modelled in sugarpaste.
As for attaching the towers, I took the excellent advice of someone on a forum somewhere, and used a hot glue gun to attach a flower nail to the bottom of each tower. The kit suggests "gluing" plastic dowels onto them with chocolate, but I just felt that was not going to work here in February... Anyway, the flower nails worked a treat, and I actually found this whole kit very easy to use. Also fun. And it was worth the time it took to see the big eyes and delighted smile on my little girl's face.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
My Little Pony Castle Cake
The Muffin has turned three!
Posted by Sugary Flower at 10:52 PM
Labels: 3D Novelty Cakes, Birthday Cakes, Children's Cakes, Themed Parties
8 comments:
- Gabby said...
Hello: Today my 6 year old and I came across your cake on Google. Your cake is amaizing, and now my daughter wants it for her 7th birthday party. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful creation. Wish me luck! Gaby from Huntington Beach, California.
- July 13, 2011 at 6:34 AM
- Sugary Flower said...
Thanks Gabby! Good luck with the cake - I had lots of fun with it.
- July 13, 2011 at 9:11 AM
- wannabecakegoddess said...
hi. seen this gorgeous cake for my three year old. how did you make the balloons?
- June 28, 2012 at 5:55 AM
- Sugary Flower said...
Hi wannabecakegoddess! The balloons are actually really easy - they are just sugarpaste (RTR, fondant, whatever you want to call it) rolled into little balls & tapered at one end by hand. If you want the pearly effect, just dust each balloon with a little white lustre dust.
Poke a thin wire into each for the "string", then leave them to dry for a day or two. I poked these straight into my cake, but I did it at the last minute before bringing the cake out at the party so the wire wasn't in contact with the cake for too long.
Good luck!
- June 28, 2012 at 7:50 PM
- wannabecakegoddess said...
ok next question is how thick was the wire. used similar for name discs for sons birthday and made them as thin as possible but there was a bit of weighing down! mind you i stuck them on the cake a couple of days in advance..maybe that was the problem. . .
- June 29, 2012 at 5:55 AM
- Sugary Flower said...
I used fairly sturdy wire for this, as I wanted to be able to make little loops etc in the "balloon strings" to give them a bit of movement, without the wire drooping under the weight of the icing. I have just looked at the packet and it is #20 florist wire (bought from a cake decorating shop). Hope that helps.
- June 29, 2012 at 9:28 AM
- Tammy said...
Would you mind sharing the size of the cakes that you used for this cake! My daughter loves this cake and wants me to make one for her birthday. It is beautiful! Thank you!
- September 12, 2012 at 9:14 PM
- Sugary Flower said...
Thanks Tammy! I think I used a 13x9 inch cake tin for the bottom layer, and a six inch round for the top one. But really you could use any size cakes, as long as the bottom one is big enough to support the top one plus the towers. Good luck!
- September 12, 2012 at 10:42 PM


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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows is, essentially, a love story. It's a traditional love story to be sure, but more importantly, it is the story of a small island community composed of very disparate people who came together during the German occupation of World War II to protect, comfort, and in some cases, save one another. Therein lays the true story of love.
The novel is told through a series of letters sent between January and September 1946. In these letters and nine short months, a whole world of tragedy, deprivation, evil, camaraderie, humor, and love is revealed.
In his lust for land acquisition, Hitler sends troops onto the Guernsey Channel Islands in 1940 to hold them for the homeland until the war is over. It is during this, a five-year occupation, that we learn the story of Elizabeth, who, though missing from the island, is nevertheless central to the story.
It is Elizabeth who saves a group of her friends from serious punishment for a curfew violation by lying to the guards and telling them they are just leaving from a book club discussion.
A true book club is then born, becoming the center of community for the people living in Guernsey and who are suffering the starvation and humiliation of the occupation. It is this society that keeps sanity and hope alive. And, it is to this society that the protagonist, Juliet Ashton, is introduced serendipitously.
Living in London and a writer of some note, Juliet receives a letter from a man in Guernsey, Dawsey Adams, who has come in possession of a secondhand book by Charles Lamb with Juliet's name and address inside. Dawsey loves Lamb and writes to Juliet in hopes that she can connect him with a bookstore in London that can provide him with more of Lamb's books.
This letter begins a correspondence between Juliet and Dawsey that soon expands to others in the literary society and before long, Juliet decides she must come meet these people and travels to Guernsey. Here she finds a wide host of wonderful characters including, Kit, daughter of Elizabeth, who has been arrested and is now in German hands – whereabouts unknown.
It is through Juliet's letters back home to her best friend and to her publisher that we learn about the courage, humanity, and even good humor that the people of Guernsey exhibited while withstanding the horrors of war and occupation.
While this could be a sad and sentimental reflection on a terrible time in history, the story is, instead, warm and often funny while never flinching or backing away from the losses and deprivation endured. There is a reader's guide at the back of the book to stimulate discussion and better understanding of the impact of war in even the remotest of locales.
Random House; ISBN 978-0-3853-4100-4; $14.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: Reader's Guide
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The picture of recovery in Pakistan | Ajay Chhibber
15 Feb 2013
I had the great pleasure this week of speaking at the National Press Club in Washington at an exhibit of photos taken in 2010-2011 in Pakistan by the Japanese photojournalist Satomi Kato. Key partners from the U.S., Japanese, Pakistani, and other governments, journalists, World Bank officials, civil society organizations, and others all turned out to see these remarkable images—which beautifully illustrate our recovery work after floods devastated the country.
We at UNDP focus intently on concrete results and measurable outcomes—as we should. This is a crucial part of our efforts to deliver maximum value with the full transparency and accountability that our partners rightly expect. But these photos remind us that the tangible results and unique value of our long-term work, supporting human development, is reflected not only in spreadsheets, indices, and growth rates, but also in the faces and stories of the people whose lives and communities we've helped restore.
These floods caused unprecedented destruction, submerging one-fifth of the country and affecting close to 20 million people. Some 1.67 million houses were destroyed or damaged, and 2.2 million hectares of agricultural land was covered with floods, destroying crops that were the only source of income for hundreds of thousands of families. GDP plunged, and infrastructure damage was estimated at US $10 billion.
The United Nations, with civil society organizations support from many of our partners, worked closely with the Government of Pakistan to embark on large-scale early recovery support. We focused on creating livelihood opportunities, cash for work, and agricultural support to farmers.
Against an appeal of almost US $1.2 billion for early recovery, our partners provided US $1 billion through the UN system. UNDP launched a US $90 million early recovery programme, to which Japan contributed US $50 million.
Through UNDP's early recovery programme alone, we covered 4,000 villages across the country, benefiting more than 5.5 million people in the 29 most-affected districts, adopting an area-based development approach to early recovery with a special focus on women.
We helped create short-term work opportunities through cash for work, benefiting almost 1.3 million people. They not only made a living, but they also rebuilt their communities through more than 3,600 small-scale community infrastructure schemes. UNDP helped to restore 60 micro-hydro power units and established 2,000 bio-gas plants to provide communities with access to alternate energy.
We introduced solar water pumps, solar street lights, and solar heaters in affected areas for the first time. We helped create assistance centers that allowed the government to efficiently provide 4,000 individuals with replacement legal documents lost in the floods—from birth certificates and national ID cards to marriage certificates and land titles.
In Pakistan, early recovery worked. We helped build back better, and the work continues as we support Pakistan in becoming more resilient, better able to absorb shocks and recover quickly the next time crisis strikes.
We see progress on the ground, and we see it in the numbers. But we see it in photos and on faces, too—the impact and the promise of our work.


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Basketball Upset: Business as usual
The James Madison University men's basketball team just became the first #16 seed to knock off a #1 seed in the history of the NCAA tournament. While the university is extremely proud of our team and their accomplishment today, doing hard things and changing the course of history is exactly what we set out to do here at JMU. Equipped with the power that knowledge gives, JMU students, faculty and alumni work toward a brighter future in nearly every sector of global society.
We expand the world's knowledge through innovative and cutting-edge research, widely available to our undergraduates.
- Researchers study effects of caffeine on cyclists' performance
- Handing down an artistic tradition
- Striking gold: Student research leads to scientific discovery
We explore new worlds through global-centric perspectives and study abroad programs.
- Urbino Project: Coached by experience
- A springboard for career and mission
- Leave home, find yourself
We devise new ways to generate prosperity. We help those struggling with disease, poverty, handicaps or lack of opportunity through science, education and service.
- 'Suitcase clinics' deliver health care to the homeless
- Intervening for success: Response to Intervention instruction
- Facing AIDS
With the mentoring of faculty whose first love is teaching, we help students fulfill their destinies. JMU offers each student a future of significance — not an education of mere prestige, but an extraordinary education of exceptional scholarship, inventive thinking, unparalleled attention to the world community, a university-wide enthusiasm for teaching, and a commitment to student success.
And our alumni continue to demonstrate the unrestrained liberty of individuals to use their acquired knowledge to transform the world.Disaster relief: All in a day's work
Published: Friday, March 22, 2013
Last Updated: Tuesday, February 27, 2018


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Blueboy needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 90 designs submitted by 25 freelance designers.
Apple Fountain
I'm looking for a design that's simple and memorable.
This is a dating website, but that doesn't mean that the logo needs to be overly explicit about dating (i.e. the color red, hearts, rings, etc). The audience is people aged 18-35.
I am fairly certain what I want the logo to look like, but if you feel you have a great idea that doesn't match it, feel free to submit it.
The name of the website is Apple Fountain, so my idea is to have an apple with a little jet of water (the fountain) coming out of the top where the stem would be.
For colors I'm thinking yellow/gold, light blue, or both.
As for style, I need a design that's ***clean, elegant, and simple***.
Also, there needs to be enough differentiation with the Apple Computer logo so there's no confusion between the two.
I haven't decided whether to have the text "Apple Fountain" as part of the logo or separate. I'll leave that to you.
I'd be interested to see if anyone create a design using the globus cruciger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globus_cruciger) as an inspiration. By this, I mean a symmetrical fountain on top of solid golden orb. This is just a suggestion.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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News from the world of Maths
Has your school been using our sister site Maths and Sport: Countdown to the Games as a learning resource? If yes, your commitment could earn you a reward from London 2012.
Mathematics is the language of the sciences, and the 2011 British Science Festival will be speaking volumes about how exciting maths can be. From events exploring the impact of maths on ground breaking scientific ideas to the role of statistics in professional sports, there's enough to bring out the mathlete in everyone.
he Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will visit Bletchley Park today to unveil a memorial to the codebreakers who played a vital role in the second world war. To celebrate their visit the Queen has challenged UK children aged between 13 and 16 to crack six secret messages.
What's a particular piece of mathematics good for? It can take decades, or even centuries for an answer to this question to materialise. In today's climate, in which scientific research is increasingly judged according to its impact, this can pose a problem for pure mathematics. Now a collection of examples of mathematical ideas that have found applications long after their discovery has been published in the journal Nature.
Sometimes people are nasty when it would have been better to be nice.
Professor John Barrow, director of the Millennium Mathematics Project (the home of Plus), wins the IMA-LMS Christopher Zeeman Medal for his work promoting mathematics to the public.
How would it feel to look in a mirror and see not your own reflection but instead how you would look as the opposite sex? You can explore this strange alternate reality at this year's Royal Society Summer Exhibition where scientists from Queen Mary, University of London and University College London will use mathematical wizardry to produce gender reversed images of faces.
Plus has teamed up with the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2011 to reveal the maths behind some of the science on show. We have chosen two exhibits from this year's participants and produced postcards for people to pick up at the stand, accopmanied by Plus articles to reveal some of the the maths behind them. Read the articles and if you can't make it to the exhibition yourself, you can also download pdfs of the postcards.


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Asiana Pilot Called For Go-Around
A pilot aboard Asiana Flight 214 called for a go-around 1.5 seconds before the tail of the aircraft struck a seawall off the end of Runway 28L and San Francisco International Airport Saturday morning. At a news conference Sunday, NTSB Chairwoman Deborah Hersman said the cockpit voice recorder also recorded a crew member calling for more speed seven seconds before the aircraft struck the seawall, tearing off the tail and resulting in the deaths of two passengers. She also said preliminary flight data recorder information showed the aircraft was hanging on the stall before it smacked the concrete and rotated laterally almost 180 degrees before coming to rest on the grass beside the runway. Also,�CNN has obtained amateur video of the crash sequence. Meanwhile, airport officials have confirmed the glideslope of the ILS system for Runway 28L at San Francisco International Airport wasn't working at the time of the crash. That means the Boeing 777's autoland system would not have been available to the crew and they would have had only localizer guidance to the runway. Visibility was unlimited and winds were light when the 777 touched down about 1,000 feet before the normal landing point, leaving its horizontal and vertical stabilizers on the threshold before careening off the runway. Two 16-year-old Chinese girls were killed and more than 180 others were hurt, about 50 of them seriously.�
A NOTAM issued in June advises the glideslope will be unavailable until Aug. 23. A pilot familiar with SFO (whose name we agreed not to publish) said the inoperative equipment has challenged many pilots who have grown accustomed to the electronics flying the approach, regardless of the weather. "It can be exciting for an airline crew to have to fly a LOC approach with step downs and everything, after not having done anything but ILSes for the last gazillion approaches," he said.


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squaddiefox replied to andyuk7's topic in Ford Fiesta Clubif you have access to a haynes manual look it up in there. though agood oil changewill help. do you know if the car has full service history?
Monster Project...need advice
squaddiefox replied to nick_s's topic in General Ford Related Discussionseverything is possible, but i don't know if the 4x4 system will go in well, but aslong as you know how to wield an angle grinder and a welder in anger you will do ok.
squaddiefox replied to poohbear's topic in Ford Fiesta Clubi passed my test a month after my 17th birthday, only because i was just finishing my basic training with the army, passed my bike test on my birthday, both licenses through the army. i have a few others aswell. by the time i was 17 and 3 months i could drive artic trucks and a challenger main battle tank! :D my first car was a BMW 316i 4door with an alpina bodykit and wheels, tuned engine and suspension. (G634 PUE) no.2 renault 19 1.4 saloon. (J770 UCY) no.3 honda civic 1.4 3 door. (J161 NDD) no.4 land rover series 3 2.5D 88inch (YOJ 148T) no.5 mazda 323 1.3 4 door (B*** NUY) no.6 back to the renault as the mazda died no.7 VW golf mk2 GTi left hand drive with the big bumpers lowered and BBS multispokes (LIP ZZ 722) no.8 ranger rover classic vogue 3.5litre V8 monster! running around 300 brake. (F30 XVG) no.9 range rover 2.5VM diesel, off road beast. :D (H225 RDW) no.10 ford fiesta flame 1.4 16v (still here and being modified)(BV05 OTB) no.11 land rover discovery 300TDi lots of off road mods. (M221 LYP) no.12 is on its way which will be another V8 range rover. (TBC) and im only 21! :D all my cars have been modified in some way or another, some more than others. since i bought my series three i have always run two cars, one being an off roader (the rangies etc) and the other being my road car. im currently looking for another rangie to replace the discovery tyhat i broke at the weekend! cant be bothered to just change the engine
Am I suffering head gasket failure?
squaddiefox replied to ste.richards's topic in Ford Fiesta Clubyou need tomake sure the oil isn't getting into the water etc, but i would suggest getting it checked over. are you blowing alot of blue smoke from the exhaust.
Keyless Entry + Key in Boot =
squaddiefox replied to tt07's topic in Ford Fiesta Clubwell, once the key is within the bubble of the car it will be communicating with it. im still weary of locking keys in cars. was easy to get into my older cars if i made the mistake, not so in the newer cars.
Top speed...
squaddiefox replied to poohbear's topic in Ford Fiesta Clubnope, i was definitely on a private road, airfield to be exact.
squaddiefox replied to Jonny87's topic in Ford Fiesta Clubi have had the same problem, but i never got mine fixed. still dont know if im going to be able to make it yet.
BHP per ton?
squaddiefox replied to JAR897's topic in Ford Fiesta Clubit was probably driven properly with no weight in it. :D
transit connect
squaddiefox replied to takeoverpete's topic in Technical Knowledgedoes it turn over at all? check that any earths are good and everything is tight. if it is just clicking, then get to the starter with a decent bar and tap it, quite hard. it will have just seized. failing that, take it off and soak it in WD40 or similar. as it starts when its bumped down the road i wouldn't suspect any thing else really.
Help me pick new wheels
squaddiefox replied to Graeme09's topic in Ford Fiesta Clubi like the second option, but that is only because i am trying to get hold of some white speedline corse's in a 5 spoke design. though i dont like the look of those multifit holes. the first ones will probably go with the car better, i saw one earlier same colour with the same style wheels, though not my cup of tea, they didn't look too bad. though i will say, don't put lexarse lights on the rear! they look toss! IMHO.
Drums to discs
squaddiefox replied to swift's topic in Ford Fiesta Clubi was just about to say, i saw an ST500 earlier on! nice looking wheels on them. could do with being a bit lower....
wheel balancing on the car
squaddiefox replied to craggy's topic in General Ford Related Discussionshave you had the tracking done recently? or is one of your alloys damaged? both would cause the vibration, along with balancing.
ahhhh fair enough, i assumed it was when driving.
MK7 inaccurate average speed
squaddiefox replied to scaryfruit's topic in Ford Fiesta Clubtest it with a GPS a 20 mile stretch of FLAT motorway driven at a constant speed of 60 mph will take twenty minutes. i challenge you to find a stretch of motorway that is flat for 20 straight miles! dont forget that even with cruise control set a hill will slow the car or speed it up depending on which way it goes. you should be pretty much bang on using this method. then you will be able to check the average speed computer.
why? that shouldn't affect the vibrating issue <_<


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Darbie needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 73 designs submitted by 13 freelance designers.
California Pistachios
An apéritif is a light alcoholic drink taken in the late afternoon, meant to stimulate the appetite.
The French typically consume pistachios as part of their apéritif. I am looking for an elegant, stylish icon to illustrate this concept.
French women 25 – 54, educated, typically higher income, with a healthy and active lifestyle. She is smart, sophisticated and elegant. She believes in intelligent indulgence, that's why she chooses healthy snacks like pistachios for her afternoon apéritif with a glass of champagne or wine.
• Seamlessly incorporate the concept of the apéritif with pistachios
• Design should be clean, elegant, modern and sophisticated
• Use pistachio image/s in your design
• Concepts using vector art or actual pistachio images are both welcome
• No copy/text necessary
• CMYK colors
Green 47/0/94/0
Green 25/8/80/20
Purple 60/100/65/30


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Hojat-ol-Islam Seyed Mostafa Hosseini, head of the organization's Quranic Affairs Center, said Maryam Shafiei will compete for Iran in the Quranic event.
Shafiei is a visually-impaired memorizer of the entire Quran from Eyvan city in the western province of Ilam.
She came second in Iran's 40th national Quran competition in the category of memorization of the entire Quran for women.
Shafiei has also won numerous titles in other Quranic events at the regional and national levels.
Jordan's 2018 international Quran competition is slated to be held in the Arab country's capital, Amman, from March 19 to 24.


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Remember all those horrific injury stories we heard when the Nintendo Wii first began arriving in homes, with flying Wii remotes carving a path of devastation and injury to humans and their canine friends? Apparently iPhone is next product in line to join the proud pantheon of killer consumer devices.
Travis Gohr learned a valuable lesson while excercising - treadmills and iPhones don't mix. He chronicles the sad sequences of events that led to his folly.
Or, how to kill yourself with an iPhone. Step 1. Purchase an iPhone. I'd recommend the more valuable one as that will make you more willing to risk life for it. Step 2. Gain access to a treadmill. Step 3. Use said iPhone while using treadmill. Step 4. When your iPhone magically slides off the stand, hits the treadmill and rockets off behind you, make SURE to follow it's trajectory with your head, not just your eyes. Step 5. If you've completed step 4 correctly you should now be facing sideways on the treadmill instead of forward. Your head should also be cranked completely around behind you. The position of your body will lead to you being completely off balance. Let the treadmill do the rest. Step 6. Your feet should fly out from under you and if your head is still facing backwards you should land flat on your back on the treadmill. It will then proceed to rocket you backwards. Step 7. This is of UTMOST importance. You will only stay airborne for a quick second and when you come down, the back of the treadmill will strike somewhere on your body. Make SURE it hits you DIRECTLY in the spine. Step 8. You should now have a broken spine. If not, repeat. Or, you might just end up blogging about how you ended up with a wicked pressure burst on your back.


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Sarah Robinson
Sarah Margolis Ketron Robinson, 70, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, at Meadowview Regional Medical Center.
She was born in Dayton, Ky., on April 10, 1943, to the late Frank Ketron and Frances Glass Cummings.
Sarah attended New Life Fellowship Church.
Among survivors are her children, Mary Freeland of Decatur, Teresa Thieme of Columbia City, Dorothy Myers of Phoenix, Ariz., and Paul Davis Freeland II of Bluffton; sister, Virginia Ketron of Augusta, Ky.; nine grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 20 at New Life Fellowship Church.
Memorials may be made to New Life Fellowship Church, 2360 Mt. Zion Rd. Brooksville, Ky.
Online condolences may be made at www.mooreandparkerfh.com.


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Although the average Los Angeles driver spends about six percent (1.5 hours) of his or her day on the road, that period of time accounts for 33 to 45 percent of total exposure to diesel and ultrafine particles (UFP), according to the study by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC). On freeways, diesel-fuelled trucks are the source of the highest concentrations of harmful pollutants.
"If you have otherwise healthy habits and don't smoke, driving to work is probably the most unhealthy part of your day," says Scott Fruin, D.Env., assistant professor of environmental health at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. High air exchange rates that occur when a vehicle is moving make roadways a major source of exposure. Particulate matter has been linked to cardiovascular disease, but the ultrafine fraction on roadways appears to be more toxic than larger sizes.
Researchers measured exposure by outfitting an electric vehicle with nine, fast-response air pollution instruments. A video recorded surrounding traffic and driving conditions on freeways and arterial roads throughout the Los Angeles region. Measurements were collected during a three-month period. Results showed that the two main sources of pollution were diesel-fuelled trucks on freeways and hard accelerations on surface streets. Surprisingly, overall congestion was only a factor on arterial roads and, even then, the highest concentrations of pollutants occurred only when vehicles were accelerating from a stop, Fruin says.
Driving with the windows closed and recirculating air settings can modestly reduce the particle pollution exposures but does not reduce most gaseous pollutants. Driving at speeds lower than 20 miles-per-hour can also reduce exposure, but none of these measures are as effective as simply cutting back on driving time, he says.
MEDICA.de; Source: University of Southern California Health Sciences


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Terri and Rick bought their first houseboat in 2006 and used it for 6 months. They first started houseboating five years before that with a 10 x 30 and their current boat they bought in 2009. Total, they have been houseboating for more than ten years.
They enjoy being on the water most of all, going to their many coves on Pine Flat Lake, and relaxing and having fun with friends and family. "You can't beat the evenings when most of the skiers and tubers have all gone in for the day, the stillness of the water is quite a picture, Terri explains.
Their boat is a 14 x 59 Fun Country houseboat that they purchased from Cottonwood Cove in Nevada. Many modifications were made to give it their personal touch. With Rick's construction/engineering knowledge and attention to detail, he designed and built the canopy and rear swim step with the help of a welder. They also installed a solar system on the boat to take care of all their power needs while on the boat. After they installed their new stereo system they had pretty much remodeled 90% of the boat's interior. It started with wood floors to carpet in bedrooms, to light fixtures.. They also installed custom alder cabinets and granite countertops in the kitchen and bathrooms.
The Langdon's never did name their boat. It is yet to be determined. After their visit to Lake Cumberland, there were many names we liked, but nothing seemed to fit just right. "I am sure we will come up with something soon," mentions Terri.
The dock at Pine Flat Lake Marina is located about 20 miles east of Fresno, owned and run by the Brockman family. "It a great place to keep a houseboat like ours.. We normally leave the dock as often as we can and will usually pull our Magic Deck boat out to the coves along with us to make daily runs back to the marina for ice and things like that, Rick comments. The marina is almost exactly one hour away from their house, which makes it pretty convenient to go back and forth. Many times they will run up after work during the week to do little projects on the boat to get it ready for the weekend.
Terri and Rick houseboat with their good friends, the Wilkinsons. They too have a houseboat in which they will typically tie up next to each other and start experimenting with different types of drinks throughout the weekend and mostly discuss what they can do next to each of their houseboats.
Rick and Terri try to go to the lake every weekend from early spring until late fall. The only time they are not there is when they have other commitments that don't allow them to go up to the lake. "We also spend many weekends during the winter on the houseboat. Our dog Emerson loves houseboating just as much as we do and has only missed one night with us," says Rick.
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Category: Religious News
Atheist Billboart Rejection
MANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio atheist group is upset that a
Mansfield-based company rejected billboards depicting Jesus,
Poseidon, Satan and Santa Clause as myths.
The Mansfield News Journal reports that Mid Ohio Atheists
accused Lind Media of waiting until one business day before the
billboards were to go up to inform the group that they had been
Lind vice president Maura Siegenthaler says the company felt
that the signs were intentionally shocking. She says it's the
company's right to reject content it deems inappropriate.
American Atheists President Dave Silverman, who heads the Ohio
organization's parent group, says the billboards showed how
atheists recognize Poseidon, Jesus, Santa and the devil as myths.
He says the target audience is "fellow atheists who are still in
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Lady Cats win district
The Three Rivers volleyball team made history Saturday morning by winning their first district title with a four game win over Wolverine Conference rival Vicksburg.
The Lady Cats opened the finals on fire, building a 7-0 lead. They went on to win the first game 25-15.
"We had to come out and control the emotional part of the game," coach Brandy Stalhood said. "We wanted to start strong and take away some of their (Vicksburg) confidence."
Three Rivers looked to be in control of the match, taking the second game 25-12.
Vicksburg wasn't about to go quietly, the Lady Dawgs won game three 25-17 and had a commanding lead in the fourth game 22-15.
Stalhood took her second time out of the game.
"We got a little flat, maybe got a little head of ourselves," Stalhood said. "I told the kids, that Vicksburg wasn't going to lay down, we were playing not to lose instead of playing to win.
"I told them we need to pull together as a group and it has to be now," Stalhood said.
Three Rivers went on to score the final points of the game to win 25-22 and winning the district crown.
Teagan Reeves had 21 digs, 17 kills and nine blocks and Linsey Masnari added 20 digs, 17 assists and eight kills.
Carly Nichols had 12 kills and seven blocks and Marissa Wyngarden added 20 digs, five blocks and two aces.
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Elcelyx Therapeutics' NewMet for Type 2 Diabetes Meets Primary Endpoint in Phase 2b Study
SAN DIEGO, September 4, 2013 – Elcelyx Therapeutics announced today that NewMet™, the delayed-release formulation of generic metformin for the treatment of patients with Type 2 diabetes, met its primary study endpoint with statistically significant reductions in fasting plasma glucose at four weeks of treatment compared to placebo.
The results from the randomized, 240-patient, multicenter U.S. Phase 2b trial confirm previous studies that showed NewMet reduced fasting plasma glucose to a similar extent as generic metformin but at plasma exposure levels previously shown to be as much as 65% lower than comparable doses of generic metformin.
The double-blind, dose-finding trial evaluated NewMet once-daily doses of 1,000, 800 and 600 milligrams compared to placebo. There were also two comparator arms with Glucophage XR dosed once-daily at 1,000 and 2,000 milligrams. Secondary endpoints through 12 weeks include changes in fasting plasma glucose, hemoglobin A1c, body weight and measures of safety and tolerability. Twelve-week results are expected in late October.
The results at four weeks provide confirmation that the primary site of metformin activity is the lower bowel and not the circulation. The reduced systemic absorption of NewMet indicates that it may be an appropriate treatment for Type 2 diabetes patients who have renal impairment and are contraindicated for metformin use due to the risk of lactic acidosis, a life-threatening condition that can result from metformin build-up in the blood.
About Elcelyx Therapeutics, Inc.
Elcelyx Therapeutics is developing pharmaceutical product candidate NewMet™ for use by Type 2 diabetes patients who have difficulty tolerating generic metformin or are contraindicated for its use. NewMet presents a near-term, blockbuster commercial opportunity. Elcelyx is based in San Diego, CA. For more information, visit www.Elcelyx.com.
Media Contacts:
Martin Brown, Elcelyx Therapeutics
Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations
(858) 876-1814 ext. 103
Pam Lord
Canale Communications


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Maginot Technologies needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 223 designs submitted by 72 freelance designers.
Project: Create a homepage and one interior page. Interior page can be done once you win.
NOTE: Please read the current contest comments after you read the brief. There is a lot of information packed into this brief. By reading it and the current contest comments carefully and submitting entries that respond to it you'll have a better chance of creating a winning design. Thanks!
Thanks for checking out our most current project. We have done a number of very successful contests on 99designs and really enjoy working with the community of designers here. We promise to provide quick feedback, detailed responses to anyone who messages us, and a fast decision at the end of the contest. We're looking forward to working with all of you again.
CloudCrowd connects people who want to work with companies that need work done on-demand. We break large work projects into small tasks, which workers can do one at a time, from anywhere-- over the internet.
Our current website is located at http://www.cloudcrowd.com. Our platform is built as a Facebook application, which you can visit at http://apps.facebook.com/cloudcrowd.
We're looking for:
1. A corporate, clean, modern replacement for the home page currently at http://www.cloudcrowd.com.
***Note: Do not use the images on the current site as primary images in the new site.***
This is not a redesign, but a complete replacement that will focus on our corporate customers and prospects.
We do, however, also need two calls-to-action for potential workers to visit our application on Facebook (One near the top of the page, and another in a content box below the primary messaging/graphics).
2. One representative interior page that complements the homepage look and feel and uses the copy currently at http://www.cloudcrowd.com/solutions.
Our target audience is decision makers at companies and organizations ranging from universities to Fortune 500 companies.
A couple of sites we think our target responds well to are:
Our audience is looking for ways to get large projects done quickly, for less money, and with less management. For example, they may have 100,000 photos they need categorized and tagged or need to find the Facebook pages for 20,000 alumni. They either don't have the resources to do this in-house, or don't want to ramp up to handle the project and then have to ramp back down when it's done.
Our solution provides an on-demand workforce that can tackle projects as needed, without the cost and aggravation of hiring permanent employees, or bringing in a large group of temps.
The companies using our services trust us to not only get their work done, but to manage it, and ensure that it's done accurately without their oversight, so we're looking for a design that exudes a modern interpretation of professionalism, reliability, and competence. At the same time we want just enough design flair to convey that we're a technology company with an evolutionary solution.
1. Nav header with: Services, Solutions, News, Company and Contact
2. Visible Call to Action: "Want to Work? Earn Money
3. Rectangular area (more long than it is high) with the copy, "BPO On-Demand" in larger text, with the subtitle, "The Next Evolution of Outsourcing" as a secondary read, and a complementary image- no globes or businessspeople please. See current comments.
4. The rectangular area will rotate copy and images as a slide show, so please include a solution that we can code to allow the user to interact with the slides.
5. Content boxes in a row below:
• Latest News– (This blog feed can be greeked)
• Recent Clients (rotating slideshow of client logos) Use the attached
USC logo.
• White papers/Case Studies Use the white paper title: "How to
Implement BPO On-Demand."
• Worker Call to Action: "Want to Work? Earn Money
6. CloudCrowd Logo: Please make it white on a blue background.
Images: Feel free to use anything up to three hundred for unlimited use. Getty royalty free, iStock's Vetta images, etc. If you find a killer cheap image that's ok too.
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First, I obviously have to mention my collaboration shade, piCture pOlish Ultra Violence. The literary amongst you will know that the name is inspired by Anthony Burgess's book A Clockwork Orange. I love the holo iridescent glitter against the rich purple! I've included a bottle of Ultra Violence in my 2nd blogiversary giveaway here.
I blogged about the stunningly pretty Pretty Serious BSOD here earlier. What happened next was that while wearing it, my laptop did actually have a heart-stopping BSOD moment, in the middle of thesis-writing! Luckily I didn't lose anything, but Kaz was too sweet, and in her usual above-and-beyond customer service style, she sent me a few polishes to dull the pain.
OPI Keeping Suzi At Bay is a gorgeous blue creme that is both interesting and elegant. It may be my favourite creme shade ever. I think dark blue is actually quite work safe, but definitely not boring.
ulta3 Triple Threat was a big surprise for me. This is a complex holo glitter jelly that's indie-worthy, but comes at the ridiculously budget-friendly price of $2.
Orly Digital Glitter is one of my top 5 Orly polishes, ever. I usually think of Orly as a brand which does salon-friendly classic polishes well, but whenever they come out with something a bit different it's usually ridiculously cool (Fowl Play! Space Cadet!). I love the unlikely brown/purple/red combination - it's a bit steampunk in my opinion, and makes me think of Neal Stephenson novels. To top it off, the purple shimmer is duochrome.
I will be back soon with some of my indie picks of 2013 - hold onto your wallets!
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Course Substitutions for Students with Documented Disabilities
Otherwise qualified students with documented disabilities covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended, who are, by reason of their disability, unable to complete a requirement of the program pursued by the student, with or without reasonable accommodations, may request an approved course substitution.
Substitutions will generally not be granted for any course that is deemed essential to the program of instruction being pursued by such student, or to any directly related licensing requirement. If requirements are waived, students must successfully complete other courses to compensate for the credit hours.


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Disney Springs
West Side
All Ages
Catch current box-office hits in comfort at this state-of-the-art cinema with Fork & Screen® Dine-In Theatre.
The 24-theatre complex provides the finest in film presentation with a sleek, modern interior. Stretch out in rocker-style stadium seats with Digital Sight and Sound™ for a truly immersive entertainment experience. ETX™ AMC Entertainment upgraded one of its auditoriums to an Enhanced Theater Experience. The ETX auditorium includes a 20 percent larger, floor-to-ceiling screen, 3D technology, 12 channel audio and digital projection that delivers higher resolution than HD.
AMC offers the latest in box office fare. Visit the AMC website to find current movies and show times.
Enjoy delicious foods and cocktails paired with great movies in an immersive, big-screen theatre. Fork & Screen® offers reserved seating with upgraded seats, a personal call button and seat-side service. Select from an extensive menu of favorites like burgers, sandwiches and pizzettas.
There's something for everyone at surprisingly affordable prices. Guests must be at least 18 years of age or accompanied by a parent or guardian that is 21 years or older.
Sip cocktails and savor conversation before or after the show. Or, grab your drink to take with you into the movie. When you stop in at MacGuffins Bar and Lounge, it's a great way to make your movie-going experience even more relaxing. Choose from 2 locations: one adjacent to the Fork & Screen® Dine-In Theatres and the other located in the main theatre complex.
The concessions area—The Marketplace—offers some exciting new items, as well as a check-out process that's sure to please.
Concessions include hot chicken tenders, specialty smoothies and coffee drinks, gourmet popcorn, pizza and healthier options. Snacks are made hot and fresh when you order. Be sure to check out Coca-Cola Freestyle®, the ultimate beverage experience that features 100+ drink choices in one sleek touchscreen!
The Marketplace is designed like a convenience store. Just choose whatever items you'd like from the various food and beverage stations, and then proceed to one of several registers to complete the purchase.
Discover the incredible array of things to do at Disney Springs right now, tonight and tomorrow.


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my book
Sew Organized for the Busy Girl is really just a snapshot of my life, a chance to share with you how much I love to sew and how I find time to do it in the midst of a busy life. There are lots of projects in here that are quick to finish and easy to customize for different occasions. I've also included some bigger items that can be worked on over a longer period of time. Throughout the book you'll find tips from popular sewing bloggers and pages where you can journal your own ideas for your personal sewing journey.
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With all the running, climbing, and exploring kids do, it's not surprising that falls are common. Although many falls result in mild bumps, cuts, and bruises, some falls can cause serious injuries that need immediate medical attention.
Here are some possible signs that a child had a serious fall:
If you think the child had a serious fall:
If the child doesn't seem to have serious injuries after a fall:
Call the parents if a child hits or injures his or her head. They may want to call the doctor. They'll also want to watch the child closely for the next 24 hours for unusual symptoms or behavior.
Luckily, you can take steps to help prevent falls — and make it less likely you'll have to deal with the panic and worry that go with them. Always follow these simple rules:
Reviewed by: Kate M. Cronan, MD
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Obama's 'compliment' backfires
Ohio's Mike DeWine, Alabama's Luther Strange and Georgia's Sam Olens, eat your hearts out: President Barack Obama thinks California's Kamala Harris is the belle of the ball among the nation's top government lawyers.
"She's brilliant and she's dedicated, she's tough … She also happens to be, by far, the best looking attorney general," Obama said at a Democratic National Committee luncheon in Atherton, Calif., Thursday. "It's true! C'mon."
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Obama's remark set the chattering class atwitter.
( Also on POLITICO: Obama calls Harris 'best looking' AG)
Certainly, Obama meant no insult, but in singling out Harris for her looks, Obama joins a long list of public figures who just can't seem to let an attractive woman's looks go without comment.
In 2011, FOX News Chief Roger Ailes told the Associated Press that he hired Palin because "she was hot and got ratings."
Last year, Republican attorney general candidate David Freed said Democratic opponent Kathleen Kane's strengths were that she's "pretty and has a lot of money," according to Pennsylvania's Daily Review.
A spokesman for Harris's office said she was traveling and unavailable for comment.
The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
The comment jolted the political world's central nervous system.
Buzzfeed popped up a list of the dozen hottest male attorneys general, headed up by Delaware's Beau Biden, the son of Vice President Joe Biden. (The elder Biden's sex appeal with the sun-setting set has been noted by POLITICO before.)
S.E. Cupp, a conservative woman who co-hosts MSNBC's The Cycle, called Obama's remark "unsettling" in a Tweet.
Jonathan Chait of New York Magazine went further in a quick post on the publication's Website.
"For those who don't see a problem here, the degree to which women are judged by their appearance remains an important hurdle to gender equality in the workforce," Chait wrote. "It's not a compliment. And for a president who has become a cultural model for many of his supporters in so many other ways, the example he's setting here is disgraceful."
Without a doubt, Obama's subject matter seemed more suited to the pages of Maxim magazine – which has actually published a list of the world's hottest female politicians – than a political event.
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Independence Day week was full of class reunions, family reunions, friends getting together, smiles and laughter this year. The Corrao family of Grand Island was no different, only more so.
For about the last 15 years, the Corraos have been having Fourth of July gatherings with family coming in from all over New York state and Connecticut. The Fourth of July is always at least a two-day event for the family. According to Monique Corrao, out-of-state family members joke about the setting up of chairs days in advance of the parade along Grand Island Boulevard. Some years, guests have participated in the road race. After-parade festivities hosted by Mark and Desi Corrao always include a day of poolside and backyard barbecues and sometimes boating. Day 2 includes fun and games such as KanJam tournaments, horseshoes, ladder or ring toss and a family softball game.
This year, to change things up a bit, Day 2 hosts Monique and Tommy Corrao held the Great Corrao Race. Five teams of participants ranging in age from 7 to 57 were given two pages of items they needed to obtain or obtain pictures and/or video of. Items included pictures of a stranger wearing a Bills jersey, photos with a police officer, a veteran or a hockey player at the VFW, pictures on the slide at McDonald's, pictures with a Mighty Taco employee (bonus if it was of Alex Corrao, who was working that day), a Tops employee, pictures of the new Island mural, of a light house, team members under the bridge, running bases at Veterans Park, running the track at the high school, participating in a flash dance mob, and the list goes on. Points were awarded for each picture obtained with participants unaware of set point value.
The race was won by Joneen, Hannah, Jenna, Ginger and Michael Corrao with 477 points.


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Bucs impress with six on Top 100 Prospects list
An offseason of the baseball cognoscenti's fascination with Gregory Polanco, and of Pirates fans' runaway anticipation of his imminent arrival, continued Thursday night with the outfielder's confirmation as the Bucs' top prospect as MLB.com's Top 100 Prospects were revealed on MLB Network.
Polanco, at No. 13, and right-hander Jameson Taillon, at No. 16, headlined a roster of six Pirates players on the list, ranking Pittsburgh fourth among all 30 Major League organizations.
An offseason of the baseball cognoscenti's fascination with Gregory Polanco, and of Pirates fans' runaway anticipation of his imminent arrival, continued Thursday night with the outfielder's confirmation as the Bucs' top prospect as MLB.com's Top 100 Prospects were revealed on MLB Network.
Polanco, at No. 13, and right-hander Jameson Taillon, at No. 16, headlined a roster of six Pirates players on the list, ranking Pittsburgh fourth among all 30 Major League organizations.
Right-hander Tyler Glasnow (No. 27), outfielder Austin Meadows (No. 45), shortstop Alen Hanson (No. 67) and outfielder Josh Bell (No. 74) rounded out the Bucs on a list whose main components are being close to making the Majors and making a big impact once there.
The annual ranking of baseball's biggest and brightest young talent is assembled by MLBPipeline.com Draft and prospect experts Jonathan Mayo and Jim Callis, who compile input from industry sources, including scouts and scouting directors. It is based on analysis of players' skill sets, upsides, proximity to the Majors and potential immediate impact to their teams. The list, which is one of several prospect rankings on MLBPipeline.com's Prospect Watch, only includes players with rookie status in 2014.
Polanco, the 22-year-old Dominican native who has dibs on PNC Park's right field, scores high on "proximity" and "impact."
Described by Pirates manager Clint Hurdle as "a young Darryl Strawberry" -- invoking the lanky left-handed swinger who had 280 homers and 201 stolen bases through his age-29 season until injuries and off-field problems marred his career -- Polanco has spent the winter collecting compliments and honors.
The latter included both the Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player Awards in the Dominican Winter League, where Polanco sparked Escogido to a league-best 31-19 regular-season record by hitting .331 and reaching base 42.8 percent of the time.
The plaudits have come from all over. MLB Network's Peter Gammons calls Polanco's breakout the "single most significant winter ball story." A rival National League GM foresees the coming Starling Marte-Andrew McCutchen-Polanco alignment as "the best outfield in the league."
The Pirates are committed to having Polanco, who has a grand total of only nine Triple-A at-bats, start the season in Indianapolis. That puts him on the same timetable as Marte, who in 2012 gained three months of Triple-A seasoning before a late-July big league debut.
Similarly, Taillon is a candidate to be Gerrit Cole 2.0. Cole checked in last June after a dozen Indianapolis starts, and Taillon could be the rotation's next midseason jolt, if he continues to progress in several key areas.
"It depends on the development of his offspeed pitches," pitching coach Ray Searage said after checking out Taillon during the Pirates' recent voluntary workouts in Bradenton, Fla. "He needs to throw them for strikes. We've got to see how he pitches in April and May, but he's promising."
While Polanco is a newcomer on the 40-man roster and Taillon will be in Spring Training on an invite -- as will Hanson -- the three other cited prospects will not be in camp, since they are early in their development.
Glasnow, 20, put himself on the map with an eye-catching season for Class A West Virginia. The 2011 fifth-round Draft choice went 9-3 with a 2.18 ERA in 24 starts, piling up 164 strikeouts in 111 1/3 innings.
Meadows' ranking bears out his pre-Draft reputation as the high school player closest to being big league ready. After being the Bucs' highest choice in last June's First-Year Player Draft, at No. 9 overall, the 6-foot-3, 200-pound lefty hit .316, with an on-base percentage of .424, in 48 games between Rookie and A-ball.
Meadows thus leapfrogged Bell, the multisport star whose 2012 pro debut was cut dramatically short by a severe knee injury. Bell took nearly a year to recover, and put in a full 2013 season with West Virginia, displaying terrific gap power (37 doubles).
Hanson remains the most fascinating infield prospect in the Pittsburgh system. He has put in four full seasons in the Minors, yet does not turn 22 until late October. The athletic Dominican has battled consistency in the field (committing an error about every three games) and his prospects as the Pirates' future shortstop may well depend on how he responds to his first Triple-A exposure.
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer.


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If you're using adb in Linux and you get the error that adb devices shows this:
"???????????? no permissions", then here are two ways to fix it:
One is to add a special file to the udev rules to provide your normal user with permissions to access the devices file. Let me refer you to a good guide here.
The easy quick-fix is to start the adb server as root:
./adb kill-server
sudo ./adb devices
The device should show up now. After you're killed the server and run one command with sudo, the other commands should all work as a normal user. Otherwise you have a different problem where I don't know the fix.
By the way, if you don't even see your device in the list after adb devices, you probably forgot to turn on USB debugging on your phone in the Developer Settings.


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New Car Hotline 877-372-9894
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Davie, FL 33331
Maybe you already know which Volvo you want next, or perhaps you want to see what the rest of the new 2019 Volvo lineup has to offer. Whatever you end up looking for, we know you won't be disappointed with what you'll find here at Weston Volvo Cars. Our lot, which boasts a variety of body styles and features, includes the new 2019 Volvo S60, XC60, XC90, XC40 and more. Have a gander at our selection, and stop in for a test drive!
Congratulations on selecting your new or used vehicle! The party isn't over when we move into the auto financing portion of the car buying process, though. In fact, responsible financing will make you feel more confident with your purchase. We at Weston Volvo Cars want to contribute to that vision by sharing with you your auto loan and lease options and working with you to select the one that best serves your budget. If you have questions or comments, we're here to help!


text: As a reminder, students who now wish to drop a full-term class (while still remaining enrolled in at least one other class) must obtain a signature from their professor and complete a DROP/ADD/WITHDRAWAL FORM. After completion, this form should be taken to the Records Office. Students who wish to drop all of their classes, however, must speak with an Advisor/Counselor in the Advising Center or Completion Advisor in an Academic Division. The last day to withdraw and receive a "W" for a full-term fall semester class is Friday, March 22, 2019. (Please refer to the "Academic Calendar" for withdrawal dates of classes in First Seven Week, Second Five Week, Third Five Week, Second Seven Week, and Ten Week Terms.) Before dropping a class, students should remember that sometimes merely speaking with the instructor might ease their minds and there may not be a need to drop it at all. Students may be doing better academically than they think OR after conferring with the instructor they may mutually decide on some strategies that may help them improve their performance. There are many student support services available. (See "College Success Zone" on the website.) It is extremely important for students who are receiving financial aid (grants, loans, lottery funds, scholarships, etc.) to notify the Financial Aid Office prior to dropping a class or withdrawing from the College.


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