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Pathogen resistance and antibiotic use are important global issues. While antibiotic use in animals is just one part of the larger issue of growing resistance of human pathogens to antibiotics, it does impact cattle producers directly.
In an ongoing effort to enhance antibiotic use, as well as overall healthfulness of livestock, veterinary groups have developed and adopted prudent antibiotic use guidelines. Much of this information will be familiar to cattlemen, as they are contained in the national and state quality assurance programs that some cattlemen have been following for over a decade.
Each of the 1 million U.S. cattle operations must use antibiotics responsibly or all stand to lose these important tools. Let's look at the 13 points in the American Association of Bovine Practitioners' Prudent Drug Usage Guidelines.
13 Prudent Use Points The Guidelines' preamble reminds us that preventive immune system management is key to the production of safe and wholesome beef. This includes use of vaccines, parasiticides, stress reduction and proper nutritional management.
With proper and timely management practices, we can reduce the incidence of disease and thus reduce the need for antibiotics. But, even with a sound disease prevention plan, antibiotics remain a necessary tool to humanely and effectively manage infectious diseases in cattle.
* Point #1 talks about the veterinarian and cattle producer teaming up to design management, immunization, housing and nutritional programs that will reduce disease incidence and the need for antibiotics.
* Point #2 reminds us that prescription antibiotics should be used only within a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship. It also stresses that anytime you use an antibiotic in a manner other than exactly as listed on the label instructions (extra-label use), a veterinarian needs to be involved.
* Point #3 is about making sure we have an idea of what we are treating - a diagnosis. Many diseases share clinical signs, making diagnosis tricky. Your veterinarian can provide training in these matters, as wellas direct diagnostic support. Additionally, they can periodically monitor changes in microbial susceptibility that should influence antibiotic selections.
* Point #4 discusses the complexity of choosing antibiotics and developing a plan to use them. This involves combining information from package inserts, diagnostic lab and additional data in the literature, along with consideration of how the drug works, moves through the animal and is broken down. Your veterinarian can help you in these choices.
* Point #5 reminds us to use antibiotics at a dosage and duration appropriate for the condition being treated. The instructions provide directions, and deviation from these directions constitutes extra-label use.
* Point #6 suggests we avoid treatment of chronic cases where there's little chance for response. Working with your veterinarian to develop written treatment protocols can help you determine when to quit treatment.
* Point #7 states that, when appropriate, local therapy (e.g., intramammary, intrauterine, topical) is preferred over systemic therapy.
* Point #8 discourages combination antibiotic therapy unless there is information to show an increase in efficacy or suppression of resistance development for the target organism. Many of us are guilty of thinking that if one drug is good, two or three will be better. Oftentimes, this does not improve treatment response, but raises treatment costs, muddles our ability to determine which drug is getting the job done, and exposes bacteria to more antibiotics. Some drugs actually counteract other drugs when used together.
* Point #9 states that antibiotic use on groups should be a selective rather than standard practice. This is sound advice from an economic, as well as a prudent use standpoint.
* Point #10 stresses that veterinarians are legally required to rule out the effectiveness of label and extra-label use of approved antibiotics before using unapproved products, including their own concoctions. Producers should question the legality and rationale of such formulations, if they're offered.
* Don't stockpile antibiotics. Quantities of antibiotics prescribed or dispensed to you should be of appropriate size, as outlined in point #11.
* Veterinarians are required by law to participate in continuing education programs to maintain their licenses. Point #12 suggests that some of this work should address emergence and/or development of antibiotic resistance and prudent drug usage.
* Point #13 urges veterinarians to play an active role in training cattlemen on diagnosis of common diseases, indications for antibiotic use, dosage, withdrawal times, route of administration, injection site precautions, storage, handling and record keeping.
Clearly, cattlemen can do much to ensure antibiotic use in livestock is optimally effective and withstands outside scrutiny by those concerned that our use of antibiotics might be contributing to resistance in human pathogens. Developing and maintaining a productive working relationship with a veterinarian is a key. Having written herd health management and treatment programs can benefit you in several ways.
So what's the bottom-line? Scanning back over the 13 guides, you'll note that prudent drug use equates to good animal husbandry, sound business practices and using drugs legally. This is nothing new for responsible cattlemen. If you want to learn more about beef quality assurance, visit www.bqa.org.


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Its no secret that the band is greatly admired by Maxwell. We thought it would only be fair to have a "Meet the Band" segment so that you can see and hear what these talented individuals are like off stage. Over the next couple of days we will have interviews with different band members and give them the spotlight they have earned and deserve.
Meet the Band
17 Responses to Meet the Band
The band is great. I saw the show in Birmingham. Maxwell is great how he gives them their props..Maxwell loves to say "we" as he discusses his music. That says alot about his band. I just wish someone had not bumped my car at the show 😦
I agree! That's why myself and the girls at the "forum" love MAX so much…he's SO humble and thankful for everything in his life and we can see how much he values the good things in his life. He takes nothing for granted which is the sign of a beautiful soul. Honoring the band is one of those things that is typical of MAX, and of course, they are the most deserving….
Can't wait to see them again in 2009!!!
Nurse Deb
Max and the Max Crew!
Your Atlanta show was the most exhilarating, intimately personal and closely knit show that I've ever seen between you, your band, and your loving audience! As we danced on our feet from beginning to end of your sensually charged show, there was much "connected chemistry" in the air for we love you very much here, and are awaiting with much anticipation for your 2009 return! Songs you performed from your old and forthcoming CD like "Bad Habits", "Pretty Wings" and "Help Me (Haitian song)" were the tip of what was a very climactic and energized night from your beautiful, spiritual soul! I loved how security were having difficulty containing all of us "your Max women" who rushed the stage when you gave out hugs & kisses on both ends! As you jumped from high speaker to speaker with great agility, your floetic dance moves were SO hot (reminiscent of Marvin Gaye), particularly when you "broke it down" to the floor in roundabout mode, which the crowd, including myself enjoyed with wild cheers! Thank you for being you, so beautiful inside and out, humble, attentive, comical, energetic, brilliant and creatively talented! To cap it off, your band is completely awesome, very personable, intuitive and musically explosive, matching you in every way! Hurry back soon to ATL, and be safe in your travels with God's infinite blessings! Peaceful love…
Maxwell- This is wonderful! Please keep in touch with your fans through the internet. You may not believe this, but we really love it! We eat it up! It brings us a little closer to you! I am more than happy to meet your band and get to know a little more about each one of them. They definitely deserve the spotlight 2!
-your MFF loves and respects you very much!!
Flew from Jackson Ms to see ur Dallas show. It was to die for…easily the best concert I've been to…EVER! The band played beautifully and I loved ur background singer's waves. She was reminiscent of a Renaissance woman & you r definitely a modern day Renaissance man. It was a good look & the short duet "If it 's alright w/ u…" was my fav part of the show. Well, besides you freakin' the mic stand (lol). Can't wait til ur next tour. Don't let it take six yrs this time! O and I know u prefer ur privacy (can't say I blame you) but don't turn Essence down if they ask to interview ya. I've been pressing them like crazy.
P.S. and quit teasing us with the snippets already~lol
Thank you for this 'Meet the Band' section. I look forward to getting to know a little bit more about those who help make the magic happen night after night.
And thank you so much to the band members who have been extremely gracious to the MAXfam after the shows. You guys are awesome. ON and OFF the stage!
The band is great. I saw your show for the third time in Chicago. Latina has the sweetest voice and you guys harmonize so well together. Maybe a duet in the near future??? I love the live band, it reminds me of a Sade concert! She has one of the best bands ever outside of Earth Wind and Fire!
Stay Blessed
Another thing I noticed about Max……. here in Detroit and everywhere else Im sure. He gae mad props to Jazmine. I looooooooooooove that about him. Its never *I*. so unselfish of him. And just thing he can be home keeping at all Talent to himself.
God Bless You boo and your Band.
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You were awsome in Greensboro NC Last night!!!
Maxwell, you never cease to amaze me. Your thoughtfulness shines through in everything you do. I love the way you introduced your band members in Atlanta. College Park in da House, LOL. I really enjoyed the show. It was a feat to get there, but I made it and was extremely happy that I did. Had I not, you wouldn't have been rocking the house with glitter all over your face. Sorry Max, I hope it didn't irritate your skin. I am so happy that you are selling out shows everywhere. I know that it takes the coming together of all participants to make things happen. And what happens with you is always magical. Kudos to the band, your singers and especiallly to you for keeping it real and showing us 100% of the time that you appreciate us, the fans who love you. God bless you! See you in 2009 if it be His will.
I just wanted to say that I was at the Indy show and the band was awesome. You all fit
Maxwell perfectly. I love the way you all look at each other and you can sense that you all are like family….I didn't get to comment on the Indy show because there was no segment on this twitter page, but I would like to say that it was a great pleasure to meet Maxwell and to get a picture and a signed autograph. I was on the third row center and I tossed a few blue roses and you were able to sing with one of them. Having that Maxwell experience was the best ever. Also, after the show a few of us were interviewed by Max's camera man for the BET Maxwell Live 08 tour to give our comments on the show…. Please check it out. Maxwell you are the best ever and I will always be a supporter of your music. This was my second show and I took my sister and she knew that you were good but she stated that you were the top of the top when it comes to music. I told her that's what I've been saying since 1997.
You are truly blessed and I pray that God will one day bless you with the right woman so that you may experience the unconditional love of having your own family.
MaxFanFam member
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Maxwell, last night's performance in Richmond was exhilerating! IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK!! The band was EXCEPTIONAL! The horns took my breath away! I was waiting for you to sing "BAD HABITS" because I love the horns and the harmony, but you didn't sing it. I did enjoy "Pretty Wings" and "Help Someone." The men in the band looked suave and professional and LaTina was, as always, lovely and on point. The atmosphere was indeed celabratory, although it was quite warm. (smile) I hope you feel as recharged and happy as you looked. I believe that music is a gift from God. Therefore, you all are true blessings.
Love and Hapiness,
VENA, your "my space" friend
P.S. – Maxwell, did you get my gift? I gave someone on your tour staff a gift to give to you. He assured me he would.
Such a beautiful soul you are. Caught the show in Greensboro, NC and it was such a beautiful thing truly. You never disappoint and the other half of you (the band) was also very pleasing (for lack of a better word). YOUR HUMILITY just makes one love, you are truly a rarity to be treasured. Happy Touring & Happy Holidays Upcoming as I happily await all that which is to come. No matter what, my love endures and thanks for creating a space that allows my voice to praise once again. Have your best day ever! Andreana
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_Maxwell_: cant believe DC represented like they did!! Had me sweating like a pig. Hello Philly
Maxwell, I caught your Nov 17th show in DC… TRUST ME you had us sweating too! :0)
We (DC/MD/VA) appreciate REAL talent! You and Da Band definitely know how to work dat stage. 🙂 James Brown would give his stamp of approval. Special shout out to Ms. LaTina. 🙂
Big Up to… Jazmine Sullivan! 🙂
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! Maxwell's show was AWESOME!!! I went to one of the DC shows and I enjoyed myself sooooooooooo much I brought a ticket to see him in Baltimore. We all appreciate you for blessing us with your presence again. I can't wait until the album comes out!!!!!
Hey Max –
Saw you at United Palace Theatre last night. You rocked! Thanks for making NYC your last tour date. It did my heart good.
I also know you don't feel very well. I am praying for your god speed recovery.
Take care!
Hi Maxwell,
My name is Tia and I am just learning about your music. After reading some of the above messages, I am embarrassed to say I did not know about the concerts or your return to performing. My youngest son told me about your music and encouraged me to listen to "This Woman's Work". Today I am haunted by the melody and the lyrics. It is a beautiful song but would like to know what it means to you. I watched a live video of you singing it, and the emotion leapt from the screen. I truly enjoyed the performance/experience. I look forward to hearing your new music in the coming year.

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But hey, when you're wrong 70% of the time you're right 30% of the time, right?
Jesus, this is going to be a long four years.
Also, what Chet said.
Okay, drinking now.
Monday, October 25, 2010
And my history of prognostication continues to be somewhat less than 30% accurate
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Learning Basic Cooking Techniques
In cooking, one of the most significant factors which make the entire process successful is those we call cooking techniques. Such techniques do not only organize your ways and means in the process. The more, it increases excitement, enjoyment and easiness in cooking, which gives the dishes a taste of the personality of the cook.
From the word "basic" itself, this article is intended for cook aspirants who aim to cook foods at the little most time with success held at hand. Basic cooking techniques are specified commonly with the universal name among cookbook authors, schools for cooking and professional chefs time and again. Having the easy ways and means of basic cooking in mind is vital to all cooking related professions and even amateur cooks.
By Tom Forrest
Here are some cooking techniques:
Parboiling. This is a technique which refers to the softening of the vegetables before moving to another cooking step. Also called as Blanching, plunging vegetables have done this procedure into water, preferably cold water. The soaking is made to prevent the veggies from being overcooked. This is done to remove unnecessary vegetable skins and the bitter taste of some vegetables.
Broiling. This is the most highly associated method to cooking. This procedure is the heating up of raw foods under direct heat. Commonly, this is the step when raw food turns brown. For some foods and veggies, such as eggplant, they can be cooked fully through mere broiling. Broiling also serves as a secondary cooking process just for toasting food tops. It is advisable that when one uses a broiler in cooking, the foods must be kept about 4 inches away from the heat source.
Steaming. This technique is the cooking of food or vegetables over a heated small quantity of water. This preserves the healthy nutrients of the vegetables. Steaming pots, a kitchen tool providing a hold of vegetables on top of heated water, are exclusively designed for this food preparation, which could be availed in kitchen stores.
Sautéing. Sautéing is another term used to describe the way of cooking vegetables on a high heat wherein usually such ingredients are placed in a specially designed pan. Saute is a term being used to refer the cooking technique or a purposely designed pan and as a name or fashion of preparation.
Cooking can't be cooking without these techniques. The more you master the skill of these techniques, the more you conquer the world of cooking with producing well-made and delicious dishes.


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A warm welcome to counselling and psychotherapy services...
Many people experience difficulties at some stage of life and can benefit from counselling and psychotherapy. It can be helpful for most people, in most situations and can empower you to make better life choices and decisions. Therapy is not just for resolving problems, it is valuable for anyone who wants to learn more about themselves and their relationships, or to achieve a greater sense of emotional wellbeing.
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I am a digital analytics professional with an integrated lean product strategy mindset. I'm an adaptable, strategic, and forward-thinking Swiss Army Knife that can take complex data and turn it into understandable concepts and insights. I can put on different hats and look at the perspective that others may have, and take that into account when thinking about a user's experience with a business. Though I've primarily focused on web analytics and UX research, I also have experience with email campaigns, content strategy and editing, SEO, SEM, and other areas as well.
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Digital Analytics Freelancer
July 2017 – Present
Web Analyst
February 2018 – August 2018
- Led analytics tracking efforts for the Sabre Hospitality Solutions Synxis Booking Engine, a React.js application.
- Maintained product's Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics accounts and considered subject-matter expert for both.
- Maintained Product DataLayer event structure, keys, and values.
- Conducted ad-hoc analysis and reporting for both Sabre and its customers.
- Solved complex analytics problems and provided support on customer calls.
- Created customer guides for product tracking.
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September 2015 – Present
- Managed multiple email campaigns while collaborating with UTSW physicians as well as internal web team. Handled all email project assets and effectively communicated with high-profile clients to deliver the best results possible.
- Designed, conducted, and analyzed qualitative & quantitative user-testing for the utsouthwestern.edu redesign, along with our other web products.
- Analyzed web pages with heat-maps and session recording, and interpreted into actionable insights such as adding CTAs or cutting specific design elements.
- Successfully converted all live and development sites to Google Tag Manager and determined new call to actions for all web properties in doing so.
- Regularly conducted competitive analysis to enhance our web products.
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January 2015 – September 2015
- Researched and implemented Cyfe analytics dashboard tool for custom analytics reporting for multiple marketing clients and head leadership.
- Maintained and analyzed Google Analytics for actionable insights for data-driven strategies.
- Conducted thorough quality assurance analyses on all web products.
- Analyzed web pages with heat-maps and session recording, and interpreted into actionable insights such as adding CTAs or cutting specific design elements.
- Served as primary content editor for the UTSW Faculty Profiles and Labs sites. Involved heavy collaboration and communication between physicians, researchers, and myself.
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- Worked as a content editor. Wrote effective patient-oriented material and edited HTML for multiple web pages.
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Business Support
A forthcoming event will explain how Rotherham people can be supported whilst setting up a business by the Chamber of Commerce.
The event on Tuesday, 7th February, (4pm - 6pm) at Brinsworth Training will explain how the Chamber is providing guidance through the start-up process, mentoring owners once their business has been established and introducing them to useful contacts – all through the Regional Enterprise Programme (REP) which is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
The introduction of the REP follows the success of Business Community Support Officers (BCSO) programme, also funded by ERDF, which the Chamber delivered in Rotherham. Over the past three years, the BCSO programme delivered business support, advice and mentoring to over 350 local businesses, in addition to creating 115 new jobs and safeguarding over 500 local jobs. Gary Dunne, REP Programme Manager, said: "The BCSO programme was a huge success both for the Chamber and for local Rotherham businesses. "We've now built on that success and, through the support of the European Regional Development Fund, your Chamber has once again secured funding to further support local people who are thinking of starting a business, and also local existing businesses that wish to develop and grow."
The event will also provide an opportunity for attendees to meet the Chamber's Business Development Manager Michael Cullen, who took up his role at the beginning of January.
Pre and post start up business support is now available FREE of charge, from Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber of Commerce to both, individuals and businesses alike in the Rotherham Borough through the Regional Enterprise Programme. The programme is supported financially by the European Union. It has attracted £3.2 million investment from the European Regional Development Fund as part of Europe's support for the region's economic development through the Yorkshire and Humber ERDF Programme 2007-13.
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Due to the high demand for the Chamber's National Enterprise Allowance Programme (NEA) delivered in both Barnsley & Rotherham, we are looking for more mentors. The programme is to deliver Business Mentoring to local people on Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) who wish to become self employed/start their own business.
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I dare you: take in the first sentence of this abstract appearing in the academic journal Comedy Studies (because of course there is such a journal) and just try to keep a straight face:
Hannah Ballou
This article proposes that the heteronormatively sexy female comic body can derive or enhance its comic proposal via the incongruity of its designated unfunniness. Performances by practitioners Ursula Martinez, Olivia Côte, Tig Notaro, and Olivia Lee are analysed in order to illuminate and confound potentially heteronormative conceptions of humour and the comic body. The potentiality of a 'sexy scatology' is revealed.
The first thing that comes to mind is the classic answer to the question, "How many feminists does it take to change a light bulb?" Answer: "That's not funny!" "Designated unfunniness" would seem to be a credo for the whole enterprise, no?
And "sexy scatology"?? Does this refer to a particular scene from Team America, World Police? Seems to me a future issue of Comedy Studies should explore this further.


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Youth Ministry
St. Joseph Old Cathedral Youth Ministry has the mission of bringing teens closer to Christ through prayer, praise and worship, the reception of the Sacraments, fun and fellowship. Helping our youth become holy and committed disciples of Jesus is our number one goal!
Come and be part of a Spirit-filled youth group where you will experience the love of Christ every week! You will encounter Jesus through prayer, the sacraments, praise & worship, retreats, games, social, food, and much more!
We have youth group every Wednesday from 7:00-9:00 pm in the basement or church. Teens ages 13-18 are welcome!
Adoration and Confessions*: 4th Wednesday of the month.
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A couple of days ago my husband Jonny and I were driving near our house and saw a man mowing his yard. The scene was so crazy I almost drove off the road watching him. Now let me describe the scene. Small older man with small older looking push lawnmower. Yard that was about the size of a tennis court. Grass that was about 2 feet tall.
Since the man's lawn mower was not a tractor or even riding lawn mower he was just ramming the lawn mower into the grass over and over in an attempt to make the grass lay over enough so that the blades of the mower would have a chance to do their chopping. In the 15 seconds it took us to drive by I don't think the man made an inch of progress but you could clearly see that he had already made three lanes of cutting around the outskirts of the yard. I began to wonder how long he had been mowing. Surely he had been out there for hours. What a daunting task! I'm not sure that I would have stuck with it. I think I would have found a way to live jungle style or even a moved on to a new house with the grass already cut. About 2 and a half hours later it was dark and Jonny and I drove back by the house and saw the yard was half done. The man had diligently labored for hours, probably till the sun went down and all that was finished was half. I imagined the soreness that he would be feeling the next day and the dread of knowing there would be many more hours in the sun working on the second half of the yard but by the third day he would be able to wake and see it was done.
Well, as usual, my head started swimming with the spiritual. How many times have I known people who have thought their lives were too messed up for the Lord to save them or for them to turn it around. I know people who have made huge lying messes and thought the only way out was even more lying. I know that when I go to the doctor with a sickness that the antibiotics don't fix all the symptoms and sickness right away but I take them anyway knowing that eventually I will be well. So I am thinking of this man and his way too tall grass and reminding myself that it is never too late to repent. It is never too late to be saved. It is never too late to turn our faces once again to our Savior and let Him take the time to reshape our lives into something that glorifies Him. It will take time but we can know that eventually we will be well and we can wake and see that His work is done.


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A Rehman & Sons launches new website
London, UK, February 17, 2012 — A.Rehman & Sons are top quality suppliers of halal meat, poultry, fish, seasonal game, vegetables, international spices and groceries to the local community and businesses in Sheffield, UK.
A.Rehman & Sons is happy to announce that it has recently launched a new website. Customers can easily place inquiries and orders directly from the website using the inquiry form on the website: www.arehmanandsons.co.uk
A.Rehman & Sons has been operating for over 25 years under the ownership of Mr A Rehman and the business is currently being operated by his sons Basharat and Zaire, stocking all top brands in the store. Top quality halal meat meat and chicken is sourced from reputed names like K&K, Premium Poultry, Najib & Sons and Iqbal Poultry.
A.Rehman & Sons has over 1000 satisfied customers, including business customers in and around Sheffield, UK. Some of our customers are: Potofino Restaurant, Kebabish Original, Chinos, Curry Tonight, Everest Restaurant, Clay Oven. We look forward to serving all customers in and around Sheffield, UK.
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Genies brings lifelike avatars to other apps with $10M from celebrities
Genies is emerging as the top competitor to Snapchat's wildly popular Bitmoji as Facebook, Apple, and Google have been slow to get serious about personalized avatars. Over one million people have customized dozens of traits to build a realistic digital lookalike of themselves from over a million possible permutations. When Genies launched a year ago after raising $15 million in stealth, it misstepped by trying to show people's Genies interpreting a few weekly news stories and seasonal moments. Now the startup has figured out users want more […]Read more


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Applies to: DAPLITE, Debug Access Port (DAP)
These functions are in Chapter 3 - Common Debug Port (DP) Features in the ARM Debug Interface v5 Architecture Specification, and therefore apply to all types of DP. They are detailed in section 3.4. Section 6.2.3 indicates how to access the CTRL/STAT register for each type of DP.
The REQ bits in the CTRL/STAT register drive the corresponding output ports of the DAP while the ACK bits in the CTRL/STAT reflect the state of the corresponding input ports. The only relevant functionality inside the DAP is that debug requests from the debugger will not be propagated to the Debug bus while the corresponding PWRUPACK is not asserted.
The main functionality of these bits is in your on-chip logic outside of the ARM IP components, and therefore beyond the scope of any test which might be shipped with your ARM IP. However, you should be able to use the SWJIM module, if you have this, to exercise these features of the (DAP + external controller) on your chip.
CDBGPWRUPREQ and CSYSPWRUPREQ request your power and clock controller to restore power and clocks to the Debug bus domain and the main system domain. The corresponding C***PWRUPACK signals are asserted by your power and clock controller once the respective domains have power and clocks restored. If you are not using power or clock gating on your chip, feed each REQ back to the corresponding ACK.
NOTE: CDBPWRUPACK and CSYSPWRUPACK cannot simply be tied HIGH, as this violates the ARM Debug Interface v5 Architecture Specifcation requirement that C***PRWUPACK defaults to LOW and that a debugger may only assert a power-up request when the corresponding ACK is LOW.
The CDBGRSTREQ / CDBGRSTACK feature is an optional feature to allow the debugger to interact with the chip's Reset Controller logic in the case where the Debug bus appears to be locked up for any unexplained reason. If you implement this feature, your Reset Controller would be expected to reset the DAP bus in the DAPCLK domain plus any additional Debug buses such as the Debug APB bus driven by an APB-AP and the Trace bus in the ATCLK domain, for example. The exact set of buses included in this is imprecise, as it depends upon the debug structure of your particular chip.
The front side of the DP (the SWCLK/TCK domain) is NOT included in this reset request scope, therefore the CDBGRSTACK will not be corrupted by the action of the CDBGRSTREQ. Debuggers should be designed to poll the CDBGRSTACK for completion, and if no CDBGRSTACK is returned after a suitable time-out, to deduce that CDBGRSTREQ is not implemented on this chip.
The relevant description is in section 3.4.5 of the ARM Debug Interface v5 Architecture Specification:
The DP Control/Status register provides two bits, bits [27:26], for reset control of the debug domain, see The Control/Status Register, CTRL/STAT on page 6-10. The debug domain controlled by these signals covers the internal DAP and the connection between the DAP and the debug components, for example the debug bus. The two bits provide a debug reset request, CDBGRSTREQ, and a reset acknowledge, CDBGRSTACK. The associated signals provide a connection to a system reset controller.
The DP registers are in the always-on power domain on the external interface side of the DP. Therefore, the registers can be driven at any time, to generate a reset request to the system reset controller.
See also section 6.8 of the CoreSight Technology System Design Guide:
Tools controlled debug reset
The control and status register provides 2 bits for reset control of the debug domain, DAPRESETn, PRESETDBGn, ATRESETn.
Please note that the final bullet point in section 6.8
* If you do not require this functionality, you must connect CDBGRSTACK to CDBGRSTREQ.
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I have moved. Not just moved to another room in another flat. I have made bigger changes. I have even left Catalunya! I was thinking I would show you my new city poquito a poco.
But just to get one thing straight, I am still in Spain.
You might wonder why I haven't said anything here on the blog before now? The last few weeks in Barcelona were completely stressful in so many ways, both physical and emotional. And I hate goodbye's. I really do. I get sad, sentimental and might cry. I want to pretend it's not the last time I do this and that,
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Too tired to do much blogging (in fact, I have strict instructions to get to bed now, as we've got another busy day tomorrow) but we just finished our day 1 of The Children's Food Festival.
We are tired but happy - it was an incredible experience.
There were doubters, and undoubtably there were a few things that didn't got to plan, but everyone who came along to the first day of this, the first ever food festival for children on this scale were fair blown away.
Stars of the day included Sophie Grigson (who compared the Rangemaster Cookery Theatre (1 500-seat audio-vidual live cooking demonstration theatre - awesome) and then demonstrated herself.
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The people of Clinton enjoyed intimate access to the stars of "True Blood," currently cable TV's hottest series, for the duration of its July location shoot here, but this was one brave "True Blood" fan.
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This season, Kwanten's character was aligned for several episodes with an anti-vampire group - all while sister Sookie got ever closer to her vampire boyfriend, Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer).
The series started as a cult hit but has exploded in its second season, racking up ever-larger ratings and moving mounds of first-season DVDs.
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Age of Empires Online – Review
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Reviewed: 09/20/11
Age of Mythology Online minus the myth units
When I heard about Age of Empires Online, I was initially excited. I've been a fan of the series and it's Spin-offs since the very beginning, and while the AoM:Titans x-pack and Age of Empires 3 were a bit lack luster compared to AoM and AoE2, respectively, they were playable. I came into the game willing to give it a try, though thus far I've been EXTREMELY unimpressed.
The Game has 2 parts the RTS component and the MMO component. I'll cover those separately.
The RTS:
Sadly to say, the RTS part of AoEO is basically Age of Mythologies, but minus the god powers, myth units and requiring you to pay 20 bucks PER civ to get each civ's full tech tree.
You also have to pay to be able to equip rare quality or above items to your civ. These items are similar to the God/Lesser God civ bonus's you get in AoM. Each unit/building type has several slots that can be equipped with certain items that increase their effectiveness in particular ways, and each type of item for a slot has several different modifiers. You can get items that reduce the cost of a type of building while increasing it's HP slightly, and/or decreasing it's build time. The More power the item the higher the bonus or number of less bonus' it can have. While you can equip common and uncommon as a free civ, they are woefully underpowered compared to Epic items premium can get. This can lead to very imbalanced PVP, more on that later.
The Units. Each Civ gets a tiny handful of units. They're somewhat similar atm.
Greeks get a spear man (anti-horse), Archer (anti-infantry), swordsman (Hypocast or something similar), that's very good against infantry (it has a slight aoe in it's frontal arc), their basic horse man is good against siege and archers, and then they have a heavier swordsman that's reasonably good at everything, but it costs you 20 bucks to get access to that one. They also have some siege weapons and monk types later in the tech tree. The greeks are fairly sturdy but a little more expensive and slower then Egyptian units.
The Egyptians play exactly like a Ra Egyptians from AoM (minus myth units of course). They get Priests in age 1 that can empower buildings (without items, increases effectiveness by 10%) and heal. And can convert at higher ages. They get a spear man (anti-cavalry), an axeman (anti-infantry), a slinger (anti-archer), their cavalry is mostly archer based. Like the greeks they get a good against everything unit (if you pay 20 bucks), and a siege unit. Their units are cheaper and slightly faster then greek units, but more fragile in combat.
Now, if you're getting that for free, it's not so bad, but 90% of people that play RTS are going to do it for the PVP, and this is where the game model falters. Premium Civs (20 bucks each), have full access to their tech trees including several special advisor units that are extremely powerful, as well as a few extra passive civ techs that only premium can get. They can also use items of any quality which the difference between green and blue isn't too much, but the difference between green and purple is HUGE. Unless you're opponent is just completely horrible at the game, and you're very good, or he just made very very poor item choices, 9/10 a premium will win. This leads to another problem in the PVP matchmaking...it just randomly throws 2 people together, with no consideration for free/premium or even the difference in levels between your civs. It's entirely possible to be a Free10 and get put up against a premium 40, who can literally wipe you out with a handful of his advisor units. And even if you try to rush them to keep them from getting to age 3 (which a 10 can't upgrade to), his units will most likely have the best epic items money can buy and will stream roll you even if you grossly outnumber them, WITH COUNTER UNITS.
It also lacks a built-in skirmish mode. Which is in development and WILL cost money to use.
Now to change focus, we'll look at the "MMO" aspect of it.
Your civ has a home city, that functions somewhat like the Home cities from AoE3. Except that your tech tree is directly tied to the level of your home city and you don't get shipments, you simply have the things available for construction or research at the appropriate ages. Each time you level, you get civ points that can be used to unlock techs, which gives a bit of customization to your civs. This determines not only which units you have available, but also what buildings and unit boosting techs, there's also a few passive techs that require a premium civ. You level up by taking quests and going on missions that are as varied as (Build so many buildings in the time limit, save so many villagers, survive for X minutes, kill/save some merchants, wipe out the enemy, gather so many resources) which gives xp and there's usually hidden treasures that can give you materials to use in your home city, items for use on your civs, or items to sell in your city to get gold.
As you progress through the single player portion, you unlock various buildings that you can build in your home city. Some produce resources, some produce items that can be used in battle (somewhat similar to god powers from AoM, actually), some produce items you can use to boost your unit's stats. Free players can have 2 of each category of building, but your ability to make or buy things is EXTREMELY limited. Most of the stuff you'll have available will be unusable till you shell out 20 bucks (per civ). Setting up shops can be profitable, as people who visit your city can buy stuff and you earn a percentage of the item price, but ultimately, unless you pay for a civ, gold is of very little use, you'll cap out on things to buy long before you finish the single player quest line.
Some of the MMO aspects are, you have basically full control of what your city looks like, with exception to the terrain, which is randomly generated when you first create the city. This allows you to make attractive cities with numerous shops to attract people to come and visit and spend money so you can buy those super rare godly items that will make you nigh invincible in PVP. There's also co-op quests you can do with other people as well as elite mode quests. There's a chat box for the server available at all times, allowing to you to shoot the breeze while doing boring missions, or to trade or find co-op partners.
However, it does have some issues. One, it's basically a blatant rip off of certain Facebook games. Two: Bots, 5 year olds and trade spam usually fill up chat boxes unless you make extremely liberal use of the ignore function. 3, In order to get more then 20% usage of your home city, you have to shell out 20 bucks (per civ).
In Summary. The game does have some potential, though as most people have stated, it's pricing model is extremely misguided. While there are vanity packs that do make sense to charge individually for, the game itself it's HIGHLY expensive. Making you pay for each part of the game individually is incredibly dumb. Atm, There's a "discount" option that for 100 bucks, you can get premium versions of both current and the next 2 civs, and all of the extra content slated for release in the next 6 months. Most game critics have agreed that this makes Age of Empires Online the most most expensive, mediocre RTS ever made.
Going back to the title.
Unless you don't care at all about pvp, and just like socializing that while doing EXTREMELY boring and repetitive objectives, which most of your options locked out, I'd recommend just buying Age of Mythology (not the Titans X-pack). The game is about 10 bucks or less now. Gives the exact same RTS experience in a much more balanced setting, gives the full tech trees for 3 civs, a single player campaign of similar length to AoEO's quest line, pretty much identical graphics, MUCH better pvp, a built-in skirmish mode, all for half the price of a single premium civ. If you want to socialize...go play Farmville, or some of the other Facebook games, it's literally the exact same thing, without the AoE name.
Rating: 1.5 - Bad
Product Release: Age of Empires Online (US, 08/16/11)
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Our pediatric urology team is led by Dr. Mohan Gundeti, an internationally renowned, accomplished and innovative pediatric urologist. Dr. Gundeti has two decades of experience in the field of pediatric urology, and over ten years of experience with pediatric robotic surgery. He strives to advance patient care, not only in Chicago, but also all over the world.
One common surgery performed by our pediatric urology team is pyeloplasty surgery to relieve a blocking of urine in the kidney. Another common surgery is the reimplantation of ureter to treat kidney reflux disease, correcting the flow of urine. In 2008, Dr. Gundeti performed the world's first successful complete intracorporeal bladder reconstructive surgery. The program remains the only center for complex pediatric bladder reconstruction.


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I wanted to make her something very special but was a little stuck on a design so I decided to use the sketch the GDP guys had set up. It's such a clean, simple design and I knew it would be great for this type of card.
I usually stay away from glitter or glitz when it comes to sympathy cards, but I just felt the little Something Borrowed embellishment finished the butterfly nicely.
I also wanted to add lots of layers to this card, while still keeping it elegant. The lacy "ribbon" in the background, is actually cut out of a sheet of DSP from the Timeless Elegance paper and the two different types of ribbon makes it feel very soft and feminine.
I hope you guys get a chance to pop over to the Global Design Project and maybe take part!
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Iconic Nashville treat, Goo Goo Clusters, now come in adorable packs of Lil' Goos!
"Hardware Things: Killing, Reviving, and Owning an Amazon Dash Button" by Scott Vanderlind
Pipegram - build 3D shapes joining various rigid metal pipes and flexible joints
Tempting Theo Slow Drip Coffee Maker by Stelton - stunning in matte black stoneware with a shiny glaze with bamboo lid and a collar of heat insulating silicone. Designed by Francis Cayouette.
Jabuticasa Banco de Bar - Le Clerc. A bar stool that is a stool on stilts.
Areaware Solitaire Cards by Susan Kare (of old school mac icons and windows 3.0 solitaire too!) in all their pixelated glory. Solitaire goes from physical to digital to physical!
NASA's Orbit Pavilion sculpture, on display at the Intrepid Air, Sea and Space Museum in New York, creates a visual impression of swirling motion to accompany the movement and sounds of space satellites.
Tye Haus - A-frame cabin/ski-chalet for rent at Steven's Pass, WA.
PushmiPullyu is a small table named after the two-headed Doctor Doolittle character who couldn't decide which way to go. He has different faces either end and perfect for a child or adult.
SURIA Luminary is inspired by mandalas. It has been designed, taking into account the folding concept, based on the use of paper engineering techniques. Designed by Agustina Ruiz.
Bureau A's Portuguese Pink Marble Urinal in an open air Zurich car park... which of course dilutes liquids and channels them to a pothole filled with gravel and plants... and has a neon sign so you can find it.
Upper Playground releases the Bumble Beer Glass Can with Art by Jeremy Fish.
Nike Kevin Durant Ferrofluid Shoe Display by Guild brings together 3D printing, ferrofluid, magnets, and motors to bring it all to life. Fun idea - crazy loud motors in the video!
Chateau La Coste, a winemaker with Art and Architecture installations designed by Jean Nouvel, Tadao Ando, Frank O.Gehry.
VIDEOSix chapters about the people of Bali by Brandon Li. A cultural journey filmed over a month of living on the island.
FEATUREDInfiniti's "From Pencil to Metal" uses YouTube's 360 video play back to bring you right into the design of QX30 concept car - from sketch lines to digital modeling to clay to reality!
Dismaland - the official Banksy site. The bemusement park will be open everyday from 22nd August – 27th September 2015. Dismaland is situated on the seafront in legendary Weston-super-Mare - Marine Parade BS23 1BE
Banksy's Dismaland opens tomorrow in the UK and The Colossal has a peek inside for you! "A demented assortment of bizarre and macabre artworks from no less than 50 artists from around the world... In addition, Banksy is showing 10 artworks of his own."
The ABOUT page at Cornett in Lexington, KY - love the gear filled flat lay pics for each member of their team.
Matt W. Moore new solo-exhibition 'SHADOVVS' at 886 Geary Gallery in San Francisco.
Hungry Eyes NY has ramen, taco, bao, fried chicken sandwich, burger, and donut pins/stickers with googly eyes.
Fuzzco Pocket Art Director Dice! "A custom 20-sided die, made mostly in America from fine European plastics. Each face offers concise, constructive art direction when you need it most."
The Collar Stay Punch lets you turn old credit cards, gift cards, and other pieces of plastic into collar stays.
FEATUREDBulls Bay Saltworks - great sea monster/lighthouse icons for the branding of this sustainable, small batch, South Carolina sea salt company by inspiring couple, Rustin and Teresa Gooden. They even have margarita salt.
The Westmore Chamber Desk by Melbourne designer C K Goff features a secret drawer that can only be unlocked using the included cigar box. A satisfying "thunk" lets you know that you've hit the right spot…
Leccare Lollipops are so pretty and have so many surprising flavors - from peach cobbler to rose & marshmallow, pumpkin spice and far more.
Gent's Gingerale "soft drinks made the hard way" - from Lexington, Kentucky - great branding! Check out the instagram to see more.
Iwachu cast iron omelette pan - Japanese cast iron with a sleek shape and unusual ergonomics
Y'allsome 'The Cannon' shirts help you "fight the bad times with bourbon" - cute graphic.
As part of a current exhibition held at The Lowry, UK, Berlin-based Polish artist Karina Smigla-Bobinski exhibits ADA, a giant interactive analogue installation.
Seersucker Candy Co from Nashville's Olive & Sinclair. Seersuckers (soft sea salted dark choc ganache), Muzzle Loaders (salted bourbon caramel filled choc spheres) + Cherry Bombs (pickled cherry cordials) in old phonograph cylinder style packaging.
Project B, from the beehive to the plate by Marc-André Roberge is a modern hive for restaurants and urban shops.
FEATUREDThe 72U Venice Pop Up Park! When is a fence not just a fence, and a mural not just a mural? When they transform into TABLES that open into the park! NOTCOT helped 72U bring this park to life - see the making of and launch party!
VIDEOCharming animated advertising spot for British bakery company The Fabulous Bakers telling the stories of pineapples, cranberries and bees.
FEATUREDThe Leatherman Tread in person! This customizable wearable multitool bracelet can do everything from screwdriving to bottle opening, sim card popping, glass breaking, attaching sockets and more! And it's TSA/Disneyland friendly...
To recruit runners for The North Face 100 Ultra Marathon, Fred & Farid Shanghai created The Warm-Up Cup, and gave it to finishers of a competitors's marathon. The message? Great Warm-Up. Now sign up for a real race.
R35 collection of minimal side tables by Vienna based studio bonpart.
Frozen Gun Games beautiful new puzzler "Freeze! 2 - Brothers" coming September 24.
Géraldine Biard, a young french designer created a medical collection of furniture called Jardin d'hiver. Every piece is integrating aromatherapy and light therapy to alleviate sleep disturbances and anxiety, and engages the user's sight, smell and tactile senses.
Tanner Goods Memori Brass Pen. Locally machined in Oregon from solid, pure brass. I'm far too excited that this fits my favorite Pilot G-2 05 cartridges perfectly!
Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang, known for his use of gun powder to create art, recently used a whole lot of it pay tribute to his grandmother's 100th birthday with a stunning art piece, "Sky Ladder".
VIDEOClever ads for Quickdraw Animation use YouTube annotations to show the power of imagination.
MSTY (My Song To You) - Mobile music messaging app that just launched. Send friends a song + picture + caption! Love how the messages look like little records.
Shhhowercap - Showercaps don't have to be crinkly gross plastic. They should be beautiful and a pleasure to wear!
TiiPii Bed can be hung indoors or out, under the patio, down the beach, in the garden or from your favorite shady tree. Capable of supporting 170kg, adults will love this as much as the kids.
Photographer Troy Moth imagines a future where markets sell moss and other remains from a once lush natural world.
The highly sought after Nike Air Max 95 sneakers just became more collectable on it's 20th anniversary with these exclusive collectable cards, beautifully illustrated by local artists in Hong Kong.
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Will the hypocrisy ever end??!!
[Dozens of businesses from Pittsburgh to the Mon Valley were raided this week by more than 100 law enforcement officers, who seized nearly 400 electronic poker machines from the proprietors, police said.
No arrests have been made in an investigation lead by the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office]
Maybe we should just rename the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office the Don Barden Security Force. I mean come on! Pittsburgh is about to get a huge casino smack dab in downtown Pittsburgh with probably 1000s of slot machines and rows of card tables, yet the DA is concerned with some video poker machines??!! What hypocrites!
["I can confirm that earlier this week a significant operation was carried out under the direction of the District Attorney's Office," said Mike Manko, spokesman for District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr.
He declined to comment on the depth and breadth of the investigation. Mr. Manko, when asked whether a county grand jury was part of the investigation, said he is "not permitted to comment on the workings" of that body]
It was bad enough that the state facilitated gambling with the numbers games (daily lottery, lotto, pick 6, powerball, scratch-n-win, etc, etc) and had the nerve to say that these programs benefited senior citizens. Yeah, right! Many of the gambling addicted seniors in the region are who fuel the lottery programs and who will lose everything once an actual casino lands here. These folks cannot afford their prescription drugs because of the money they blow on the lottery – how is that a benefit??!
[The task force included officers from Pittsburgh, district attorney detectives, state police, state Liquor Control Enforcement officers and local police from various departments in towns where the businesses are operated, including the borough and township of Elizabeth. Borough Police Chief John Snelson said one of the raided operators was the social club of Elizabeth Borough Volunteer Fire Department.
Mr. Manko said the raids are aimed at curtailing organized criminal activity in the region]
I would like to see these folks utilize their resources a little better. How about educating youngsters on the dangers of gambling? How about setting up programs for seniors who suffer from this dire disease?? This just doesn't make any sense! How much do you think this raid cost the taxpayers in this region? Was it worth it? I think not!


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As moving day draws near we are getting more excited about becoming innkeepers, everywhere I look I see boxes! We are looking forward to getting settled in to our new life in Maine. It will be a big change for us but one we are ready for.
Since there are so many upgrades to the inn and to lower village Kennebunk we decided to give the name of the inn an update too so it will now be called The Inn at English Meadows and for your convenience the web address will remain the same www.englishmeadowsinn.com
The adventure has only just begun so stayed tuned for more updates. We will have so many to share now that we will be living full time in Kennebunk we look forward to sharing them all with you.


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Aileen Hanschu
Services for retired farm wife, rural teacher, and school cook Aileen Hanschu, 91, who died Monday at St. Luke Hospital, will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Savior Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Lewis Cemetery, Ramona.
Born July 3, 1925, to Ernest and Minnie (Hill) Bird of Hope, she married Theodore Hanschu on May 24, 1947. The couple farmed for 29 years, and she worked as a teacher at a rural school for five years. They moved to Marion in 1976, and she cooked at the elementary school and did housework for others.
In addition to her husband, son Steve and brothers Lowell and Kenneth preceded her in death.
Survivors include daughter Linda Bradley of Topeka, four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandsons.
A memorial fund has been established with the church.
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A little deflated, I turned away from the conversation feeling much less knowledgeable than both of them.
Until I started reading the new issue of the Economist. Which happened to have: 1) an article on the relevance of London as a financial capital, and 2) an article on difficult languages to learn and pronounce (with the anecdote about the French "oh").
Bwwwaha, I'm on to you now! And I must remember to read the Economist before family dinners.


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Bison world
Published time: 19 Feb, 2010 06:31
Time was when people worshipped the wild forest bull as a living incarnation of the forces of nature. At the turn of the 20th Century there were only 50 bison left in the world. It has taken scientists nearly 100 years to rehabilitate them. Today, Russian scientists are conducting a unique experiment to restore the bison to the wild.


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And last, but not least, something yummy in the tummy to conclude our 13 Days of Halloween. I hope you enjoyed this series and until next year, happy Halloween!
Ghostbusters Green Slime Popcorn:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 2 Tablespoons light corn syrup
- 2 heaping cups miniature marshmallows
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 drops each green and yellow food coloring
- 8 cups popped popcorn
- Place butter, brown sugar and corn syrup into a sauce pan. Cook over medium heat until sugar is dissolved.
- Remove from heat and add marshmallows and vanilla extract. Stir until smooth.
- Add the green and yellow food coloring to create desired color.
- Put the popcorn in a large bowl and pour the "green slime" marshmallow mixture over the popcorn. Stir with a large spoon until coated. Cover until ready to serve.
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I, Nikki, am Blogging my crazy thoughts and cravings during my on-going Candida Cleanse, in a step by step journal titled The Candida Chronicles, so I can share with you the The Dietary Rules, the Meal Plans and Recipes, the Tips and Facts, and most importantly, the Results. If I can lick this problem, letting 'Food be my Medicine' and only using Herbals then you can too! Day 1 of my Candida Journal STARTS HERE.
Take the preliminary Candida Quiz to see what Candida is,and if you have the Symptoms of this nasty Yeast condition affecting both women, and men.
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Knocked on my ass today.
That's what happens when I stop taking my Anti-inflammatory for three days. You see, the thing is it's human nature. You start feeling good and forget that you ever had a problem so you go off course and BAMM! It shows up again saying, "Remember me?"
So, the moral of the story is ..if you find something that gives you relief…keep up the routines that make you feel good. If you fall off the wagon guess what? Feeling good falls off the wagon too. End of very clever dialogue. I'm a Hurting Unit. If I was Jewish I'd say OY-ee-vay. My good pal the Tin Man and I are signing off now.
Acidophilus + Herbals
Was a lame assed bowl of Millet Puffs by Nature's Path
(sorry…not a fan)
Chicken and Vegetable Soup
Herbal Tea
2 Fried Chicken Legs
Spinach Salad
2 Fizzy Bubbelas
Bag of Snapea Crisps
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May 2012 Issue
Pilot MyCast Morphs into Garmin Pilot
Garmin redesigned their app for iOS and Android with new navigation and a host of improvements large and small. We think it works well.
Garmins Pilot MyCast app has been an outlier in the Garmin family. Now its been revised and rebranded as simply Garmin Pilot. The changes bring some welcome improvements and make navigation similar to other Garmin products. The core change is in navigation, with a home function that calls up big-button navigation similar to the aera or GTN navigators. Functionally, its basically the same as Pilot MyCast, but its simplified and, we think, more intuitive. Theres also a dedicated direct-to button, just like other new Garmin navigators. Press and hold on the map view and you will get something Garmin calls the radial menu. This is a context-sensitive pop-up offering a ring of three to six large, turbulence-friendly buttons for quick weather, airport or airspace info, flight plan editing or direct-to.
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Retreats & Events
Some define a Christian as someone who goes to church. Others even think that a Christian is simply someone who regularly attends worship services. But there is so much more to the Christian life than going to church and attending worship! A true hunger for God's holiness can only be satisfied through a combination of worship, prayer, witness and renewal. And attending a retreat can be a wonderful way to draw closer to God.
God breathes strength into our souls when we open our hearts and minds, and allow him to rejuvenate us. At First Presbyterian Church, we invite you to "taste and see that the Lord is good." (Psalm 34:8) Just as we are saved to serve others, we are also saved to be perfected in God's likeness (Matthew 5:48). As children of God, we are called to immerse ourselves in his living Word — the Bible — which is the textbook of our faith in Jesus Christ. The apostle Paul tells us in Romans 12:2 to "be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is — his good, pleasing and perfect will."
You're invited to investigate the many opportunities for retreating with God through First Presbyterian Church.


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__________________________________________________________________________The Cambridge companion to life and death / edited by Steven Luper.
This volume meets the increasing interest in a range of philosophical issues connected with the nature and significance of life and death, and the ethics of killing. What is it to be alive and to die? What is it to be a person? What must time be like if we are to persist? What makes one life better than another? May death or posthumous events harm the dead? The chapters in this volume address these questions, and also discuss topical issues such as abortion, euthanasia, and suicide. They explore the interrelation between the metaphysics, significance, and ethics of life and death, and they discuss the moral significance of killing both people and animals, and the extent to which death harms them. The volume is for all those studying the philosophy of life and death, for readers taking applied ethics courses, and for those studying ethics and metaphysics more generally.
Table of contents: Introduction/ Steven Luper -- Part I. The Metaphysics of Life and Death: 1. The nature of life / Mark A. Bedau -- 2. The nature of people / Eric T. Olson -- 3. Persistence and time / Katherine Hawley -- 4. The malleability of identity / Marya Schechtman -- 5. The nature of human death / David DeGrazia -- Part II. The Significance of Life and Death: 6. Assessing lives / Noah Lemos -- 7. On the length of a good life / Eyjolfur K. Emilsson -- 8. Mortal harm / John Martin Fischer -- 9. When do we incur mortal harm? / Jens Johansson -- 10. The symmetry problem / James Warren -- 11. Posthumous harm / Simon Keller -- 12. Life's meaning / Steven Luper -- Part III. The Ethics of Life and Death: 13. Enhancing humanity / Nicholas Agar -- 14. Procreating / David Archard -- 15. Abortion / Michael Tooley -- 16. Killing ourselves / Thomas Hill, Jr -- 17. Killing in self-defense / Kadri Vihvelin -- 18. Imperfect aiding / Matthew Hanser -- 19. Killing and extinction / Krister Bykvist.


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OAKLAND – Terrelle Pryor put up big numbers in last week's loss. He was far quieter in Sunday's win.
His totals were chopped in half during a 19-9 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars at Oakland Coliseum, but he was fine with it.
Anything for the win.
The Raiders asked him to lead last week's charge against the Colts. On Sunday, he was asked to manage it.
The Jaguars were committed to stopping Pryor the runner. They wanted him to throw often. They wanted him to make big mistakes. Never happened.
Pryor's only improved stat was invaluable. He went from two turnovers to zero. That's huge in a game where an early lead must be protected at all costs.
"I feel like I did my job with the plays that were called in," Pryor said. "I did my job and we got a 'W.' I'm very happy about it."
The ground game was going strong behind Darren McFadden on designed handoffs, so the Raiders stuck with what was working.
[RELATED: As McFadden goes, so do the Raiders]
Pryor missed some open men, and was behind on several throws, but he stayed out of danger and operated with low risk. He was 15-of-24 passing for 126 yards and had 50 yards on nine carries. Zero touchdowns, zero turnovers.
"There weren't a lot of opportunities to throw the ball today," Pryor said. "The defense was playing well and we were running strong, so we didn't need to throw much. We had a lead and the coaches wanted to keep grinding with the run. We did what we had to do to win."
Pryor had one regret, and it came in the red zone. The Raiders scored one touchdown in five trips, which won't be good enough against the NFL's better teams.
"I don't like field goals," Pryor said. "They're better than nothing, but we want to score touchdowns. That's always our goal, but we were happy to keep putting points on the board. We have to get better in the red zone, and be more efficient in that area."
Pryor was less dynamic, but smarter with his decisions. He avoided some unnecessary hits and kept it out of the opponents hands. He put his ego in check and grinded out a win where he wasn't the focal point.
"Everything we do with Terrelle is a growing process," Raiders coach Dennis Allen said. "That's what you deal with having young players. He also plays a position where there's a lot of learning involved. Every play, every game is a learning experience. There were some good things he did in the game. There were some things we have to work on, but that's part of football. We'll keep working and he'll keep getting better."