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By Paul Feinberg
The Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies recently honored Professor Victor Tabbush and UCLA Anderson's Management Development Institute (MDI) for their service in West Africa. The award was presented to Tabbush (representing the entirety of the MDI program) in Accra, Ghana before an audience that included Donald Teitelbaum, the United States Ambassador to Ghana.
"It was a nice recognition of UCLA Anderson's work in West Africa," said Tabbush upon his return. "It's indicative of the impact the program has made."
UCLA Anderson's MDI for HIV/AIDS service providers is aimed at enhancing and developing the management skills of managers and leaders of African organizations dedicated to the care and treatment of patients with HIV/AIDS and families coping with stricken-loved ones. Housed within Anderson's Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and sponsored by Johnson & Johnson, the program was developed and is now taught by Anderson faculty (including Tabbush and Senior Associate Dean Alfred E. Osborne) in conjunction with educators from African universities. In addition, UCLA Anderson MBA students travel to Africa during their summers to serve as teaching assistants.
There are six main learning modules in the MDI curriculum: organizational planning, operations management, health information systems, financial management, leadership and human resources and program monitoring and evaluation. Key to the program's success is the Community Healthcare Improvement Project (CHIP). This latter element encourages participants to bring their newly-acquired management skills to an issue, problem or project relevant to their current work within their own organizations. Through a peer-and-faculty consulting process, participants develop the strategic plan to resolve a significant issue or obstacle in their organization.
The success stories are numerous. They include the Coptic Hope Center for Infectious Diseases at Coptic Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya and Lusaka, Zambia where HIV/AIDS program were expanded to three additional locations; the expansion of services in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Heal Africa; and the "KCM Door-to-Door Family Health Check" project at Konkola Copper Mines Community Medicine clinic in Chingola, Zambia.
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The Martin Luther King Jr. Social Action Committee Inc. (MLK-SAC), Food Lion LLC and Citadel of Hope Christian Fellowship will present the ninth annual MLK Memorial Peace Conference at 2 p.m. April 4 at the Fairway Room at the Springs Golf Course, 1821 Springs Club Road.
The celebration will mark the 44th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This year's theme is "Remaining Hopeful through the Storm."
Because of the tough economy – with rising gas and grocery prices – one local church has made it a mission to make meals more affordable for struggling families in the Lancaster area.
New Horizon Community Church, in conjunction with food marketing company Supreme Sales and Marketing LLC of Braselton, Ga., has launched a new food box program offering groceries at a discount, as a helping hand for those in need.
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The Lancaster Women's Club will sponsor Jam'n for a Cure from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. March 23 at Famdamily's Restaurant and Tavern, 1227 Great Falls Highway.
Admission is $5 and proceeds benefit Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society.
Featured bands include A Few Shots Down, The Pam Taylor Band, Eight Oh Tree and Element. Dance music will be provided by DJ J Dub. There will also be a raffle for several prizes.
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Each spring, Donna White, with the help of her committee, turns a negative into a positive.
The date for that switch this year is April 14.
That's when the sixth annual Run for Ryan, a Kleine-Levin Syndrome fundraiser and awareness event that includes the county track meet, will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lancaster High School track.
Andrew Jackson State Park
Andrew Jackson State Park will host the annual Andrew Jackson Birthday Celebration 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 24. Take a stroll around the lawn to meet traditional crafters and re-enactors. Listen to the blasts of black powder guns during firing demonstrations by Revolutionary War re-enactors. See how everyday items now sold in retail stores were made by hand during President Andrew Jackson's time.
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University of South Carolina Lancaster Diabetes Education Clinic, Carolina Literacy Network and the Catawba Lions Club are sponsoring a health screening for Diabetes Alert Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 27 at the Carole Ray Dowling Center on Hubbard Drive.
In 2011, the American Diabetes Association encouraged Americans to Join the Millions challenge and more than 600,000 people took the diabetes risk test.
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Thinking about doing some spring cleaning? As you clean up, why not go a step further and clean out? That's what the volunteers at Family Promise of Lancaster hope you will do.
They are readily accepting donations of your gently used items from appliances to books for their third annual Giant Yard Sale and Bake Sale to be held April 20-21 at the American Legion Fairgrounds.
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The Catawba Salkehatchie Camp is looking for residents in Indian Land and Fort Mill who need help with substantial home repairs June 16-23.
Since 1998, Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church has hosted 60 plus campers each summer for a work week that has helped more than 75 homeowners in Indian Land, Van Wyck and Fort Mill.
The camp invites referrals from local agencies, such as the Indian Land Council on Aging, S.C. Department of Social Services and the Fort Mill Care Center, as well as local churches and individual concerned citizens.
The city of Lancaster will celebrate the arrival of Spring on May 18 with the third Annual Red Rose Festival. The 2012 event includes an outdoor concert, arts, crafts, and Kids Zone from 5 to 10 p.m. on May 18 and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on May 19 in beautiful historic downtown Lancaster.
This year's festival features more than 75 artisans, crafters, food vendors, as well as an A-list of nationally and locally known music artists.
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For The Lancaster News
Hard work, perseverance and effort are just a few words that describe Leanne Bailey.
Now, the Lancaster resident is garnering statewide accolades for her dedication to her job.
Bailey received the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control's Health Services Monthly Award of Excellence for February 2012.
Bailey is director of the Immunization division for the state Bureau of Disease Control.
By now, most New Year's resolutions have fallen to the wayside.
I make them every year. This year, after much thought and soul searching, I decided to tackle the hardest resolution of them all: I'm reducing the sodium in my diet.
As far as resolutions go, it doesn't have the popularity of "losing 10 pounds," "paying off debt" or "reading the Bible through."
Editor's note: The Lancaster News is tracking the progress of Katie Stogner and Jeff Holden as they undertake the Island Sun Tanning and Fitness 12-week Challenge for 2012. Here is their second progress report. You can also follow their progress at stevelewisplan.com.
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Four weeks down and I am so glad I did this. I have made some serious progress already, although I have a long way to go. I tend to be a little impatient, so to finally see some significant changes really helps me focus.
Talk show host David Letterman's Top 10 lists are all for fun. However, when it comes to the arts in Lancaster, for us, it takes a different focus. Here are our 10 reasons to support the local arts and cultural presence in our community.
On March 12, Girl Scouts will celebrate its 100th anniversary. And for a little more than 80 of those years, many of their troop activities have been funded by selling cookies.
Those cookies – Thin Mints, Shortbreads, Peanut Butter Sandwich, Peanut Butter Patties, Lemonades, Shout Outs, Thanks–A–Lots and Caramel deLites – become household words this time of year.
NASHVILLE – When Lancaster native Kassie Jordan hits the stage with her band, she knows immediately who the movers and shakers along Music Row are.
Hailed by one critic as "one of the hardest working girls in music around Nashville and a force to be reckoned with," the 2000 Buford High School graduate just released her first CD, "Timing," on Feb. 19.
Just steps away from the busy hubbub of the Lancaster County Courthouse and County Administration buildings, Justice Java offers a quiet getaway.
With a name like Justice Java, you may assume all they offer is coffee. However, this quaint little cottage offers everything from a light lunch to a glass of wine to cap off your workday.
The zigzagged walkway with brick inserts is edged in nandinas in brilliant reds, along with evergreen topiaries trimmed in swirls or neatly rounded sections.
Changing eating habits to adopt a healthier diet and lifestyle is challenging.
But it is worth the effort. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of Americans. Paying close attention to what and how we eat can reduce the risks of heart disease and stroke. A heart-healthy diet can help reduce LDL ("bad") cholesterol, lower blood pressure and body weight.
In many cases, diets focus on what we can't eat.
Father Christmas is truly long gone, but is the weight still here?
If the answer is yes, then it's time to detox (detoxify).
A good detox can help you loose weight easily, boost your health points, shed up to 5 pounds a week safely and gain sound knowledge for lasting health. You can get that Jennifer Hudson look without counting the points.
The problem is what is a good Detox program?
Sometimes, what isn't visible tells the story.
Take Janna Noland, for instance.
Right now, the 17-year-old senior at Carolina Christian Academy is putting the finishing touches on her Girl Scout Gold Award project.
An Ambassador Girl Scout with Troop 645 in Great Falls, Janna is hand-making 21 tote bags that will be filled with baby items to hand out at Springs Memorial Hospital the week of March 12.
That week commemorates the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouts.
I have often heard it said that "change is good."
In the last 70-plus years, I have found out that some promises of change backfire.
New ain't always better.
As soon as my daughter's broken leg heals, I'm gonna ask her if the "new" leg is an improvement over the old one.
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By Steve Horn • Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 12:45
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has granted the first ever LNG export permit license to Dominion Resources, Inc. to export gas obtained from the controversial hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") process in the Marcellus Shale basin.
It's the fourth ever export terminal approved by the DOE, with the three others along the Gulf Coast: Cheniere's Sabine Pass LNG, Freeport LNG (50-percent owned by ConocoPhillips) and Lake Charles Exports, LLC.
Located in Lusby, Maryland, the Dominion Cove Point LNG terminal will be a key regional hub to take gas fracked from one of the most prolific shale basins in the world - the Marcellus - and ship it to global markets, with shale gas exports a key geopolitical bargaining chip with Russia, the biggest producer of conventional gas in the world.
Dominion owns not only Cove Point, but also the pipeline infrastructure set to feed the terminal.
"Dominion…owns both the existing Cove Point LNG Terminal and the 88-mile Cove Point pipeline," explained industry publication LNG Global. "Dominion Cove Point…stated in their application that natural gas will be delivered to the Cove Point Pipeline from the interstate pipeline grid, thereby allowing gas to be sourced broadly."
DOE handed Dominion a permit lasting a generation.
"Subject to environmental review and final regulatory approval, the facility is conditionally authorized to export at a rate of up to 0.77 billion cubic feet of natural gas a day (Bcf/d) for a period of 20 years," LNG Global further explained.
It's a decision that is set to affect the course of U.S. energy markets, the global climate system and sensitive ecosystems for decades to come.
With the DOE authorizing Dominion to export gas from Cove Point, Maryland, "it is deeply disappointing to see that Secretary [Ernest] Moniz persists in leading the nation and the world into a dirty energy future. It's a bad deal all around: for public health, the environment, and America's working people," the Sierra Club said in a statement.
"Exporting LNG to foreign buyers will lock us into decades-long contracts, which in turn will lead to more drilling – and that means more fracking, more air and water pollution, and more climate-fueled weather disasters like record fires, droughts, and superstorms like last year's Sandy…As we have shown, once environmental impacts are evaluated, it becomes clear that the additional fracking and gas production exports would induce is unacceptable."
"Dominion" means "the act or fact of ruling" and today in the Marcellus it equates to the "golden rule": he who has the gold makes the rules, in which Marcellus fracked gas will soon flow to the highest bidder on the global market.
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Michael Berndtson replied on Permalink
Let me see here. The latest figure for proven reserves throughout Appalachia (Marcellus) is 31 trillion cubic feet. http://www.eia.gov/naturalgas/crudeoilreserves/
Appalachia states (New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Delaware, West Virginia, North Carolina) consume as of 2011 3,833 billion cubic feet of gas per year or 3.8 trillion cubic feet. The US consumes 24.4 trillion cubic feet.
So we want to ship 0.77 billion cubic feet per day or 280 billion cubic feet per year of gas overseas? That alone could gas up Maryland and Delaware for the year. Why are we sending natural gas overseas other than to trade on the world market to make a few commodity traders really rich and to keep the price up for O&G to keep drilling? Hell New York is building the Ambrose LNG plant to receive gas from someone somewhere. So LNG will go in and out.
Put it this way, if the Marcellus was only to supply state's sitting over the formation there'd only be about 8 years of gas (31 trillion in proven reserves / 3.8 consumed per year).
Thanks Steve and great work.
Its about making more money.
Its about oil companies wanting to make more money. If they can export or import, then natural gas will settle out to a global (higher than now) price.
However, this makes zero sense. The US is always complaining about dependance on foreign oil. Now that they have a local energy source, they are selling it? That makes no sense to me. That will simply increase local energy prices, and deplete American energy reserves.
In interesting factoid… 8-10% of the natural gas is burned to compress it.
(On the plus side LNG Export will raise prices which will make Solar\Wind more competitive.)
Michael Berndtson replied on Permalink
That is an interesting factoid
Is the 8 to 10 percent for compression just to move gas along in pipes or is it the energy associated with liquefying/expanding it? Add loses due to flaring, fugitive emissions, processing, storage (usually in porous subsurface formations) and we're talking a lot of gas is needed to produce a lesser bunch of gas. Add shipping tankers burning bunker C or whatever they burn and we're back to coal equivalent in CO2 emissions. If O&G companies don't have a seat on the trading floor (computer terminal), they better get one. That's where the money will be made. Assuming they don't do an Enron.
Here's an intesting factoid. Ship engines burning heavy fuel are pretty darn efficient so it almost does't make much sense to convert to natural gas. But that will become a selling point one of these days.
My understanding is that this is energy for compression.
I've already piqued Steve's curiosity about it. Dang if I can't find a single reasonable source of this.
There are a lot of losses in transportation. (I heard 3% was typical.)
Maybe Steve can remember that link I found.
Finally found the link..
Michael here's what I orignally found;
"Liquefaction plants are typically the most expensive element in an LNG project. Because 8%–10% of gas delivered to the plant is used to fuel the refrigeration process, overall operating costs are high even though other costs, such as labor and maintenance, are low."
This kind of data is private, and embedded in each port's operating model, so findign it is hard. The reality is that a considerable amount of energy must be used and\or lost with the LNG process. The only question is how much.


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Rather than impose a meaning to his work, Jaco Putker invites the viewers to associate freely and give his etchings personal significance through individual perceptions and filters. The titles of the etchings are descriptive and give no handle as to the meaning of the works. The artist considers his works to be illustrations to fables which don't exist, but hopefully take shape in the beholders' minds.
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Englander's new book "High Tide On Main Street: Rising Sea Level and the Coming Coastal Crisis" is a radically different point of view to understand sea level cycles. It explains how they are changing and why no one yet sees the giant, tsunami-like wave that will hit over the next hundred years and beyond. During the next decade this ultra long-term threat will become as real the devastation that occurred in Japan in 2011.
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Action Against Hunger will honor journalists Roger Thurow and Scott Kilman for bringing global hunger to the attention of a mass audience through their new book, Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty, and their ongoing reporting. Enough vividly illustrates how neglect and bad policies have kept more than a billion people hungry and calls readers to action to end this 21st century tragedy. The journalists' past coverage of hunger, food security, and famine for the Wall Street Journal shed new light on starvation in Africa and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
The Action Against Hunger Humanitarian Award, now in its 9th year, recognizes individuals whose philanthropy, public awareness efforts, or direct work in emergency settings has contributed significantly to the humanitarian field. Past recipients include filmmaker Terry George, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, President Nelson Mandela, journalist Anderson Cooper, and the late author Frank McCourt, among others.
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The British number one came into the tournament without having completed a match this season because of a left wrist injury and it showed.
Robson's wrist did not seem to bother her during the 50 minutes Belgian Flipkens took to beat her 6-3 6-0 but she looked rusty and her movement was sluggish.
It took Robson 10 points to get on the board, earning a big cheer from the crowd on Court Three, who were behind the Australia-born teenager.
Flipkens was much more reliable in every department but Robson at least put her bad start behind her with three successive holds of serve before her opponent broke again to clinch the opening set.
From there things simply got worse for the 19-year-old, who made 32 unforced errors in the match compared to 12 winners.
The result will be a big blow to Robson, who reached the third round in Melbourne last year and has established a reputation for upsetting seeds in grand slams.
Robson had the dubious honour of being the first player to exit this year's tournament, and she was understandably grim-faced when discussing her performance.
She said: "It took me a couple of games to actually win a point so it couldn't really have got any worse. But it was up and down the whole time, and I don't think I ever really got into a rhythm at all. I wasn't really able to deal with her slice that well. It just didn't go well.
"The support was great. It's amazing how many people turned up. I'm just sorry I didn't play better for them."
Robson was coy about the state of her wrist, saying: "I prefer not to talk about my wrist because then it's just going to become this massive excuse and whatnot. Really, she just played better than me."
The teenager felt a lack of match practice had counted against her.
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Master International Accounting and Financial Management - Máster en Contabilidad Internacional y Gestión Financiera
Become a business leader of the future with this career-enhancing postgraduate management qualification. This course is for individuals looking for a credible postgraduate Business and Management qualification with a specialism in accounting.
Prior work experience and a first degree in Business and Management are not essential; we explore fundamental principles of business and management with a focus on your employability.
At an advanced level, you'll study of a range of organisations and the rapidly changing environments in which they operate both nationally and internationally. You'll specialise by studying and researching within the field of accounting.
Expect to enhance your academic research skills and practical management skills. You'll need these in order to manage human resources, use complex organisational systems and face the challenging issues affecting business in a rigorous, pragmatic and effective manner.
Applications from a variety of backgrounds are welcomed. Normally a good honours degree in any academic discipline or a relevant professional qualification. Applicants who do not meet the academic entry standard, but who have relevant work experience, will be considered on their individual merits by the Course Director. Previous experience and learning can be taken into consideration.
Trimester 1 (60 Credits)
By the end of the first trimester you will have developed a core of knowledge about the contemporary business environment and the management skills through the core modules (30 credits).
Compulsory Module
Management in Practice (30 credits)
This module provides a springboard to management topics which are studied throughout the Masters in Business and Management. Completing this module will develop knowledge of management in a range of business contexts. The module is mindful and covers aspects for students wishing to own their business or develop their career through self-employmen
International Business and Management (30 credits)
This module is an advanced learning of international business management in the context of the dynamic, comprehensive and complex nature of this topic. The module provides a critical understanding of the topics that are relevant to international business and management theories and practices. This module aims to develop student's analytical skills of the essential principles of international business and management especially those relating to the initial stages of involvement in international business. It examines the decisions that have to be taken by international managers from an integrated functional perspective, against the dynamic global environment in which those decisions are made.
Trimester 2 (60 Credits)
All students take four half-modules. Students within Accounting pathway take two compulsory half-modules and each half-module forming a key component of the discipline of Accounting. Students can then choose two further optional half-modules from other disciplines, designed to enable them to tailor their degree whilst demonstrating the broadening of their knowledge and understanding from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Compulsory module
Financial and Management Accounting (15 credits)
The ability to effectively interpret financial information and to make informed decisions or allocate resources based on that information is a key competence for managers in any organisation, regardless of its size or sector. This module will focus on financial management including financial planning, control and how businesses make decisions and evaluate the relative benefits of alternative project proposals
Financial Management for International Business (15 credits)
The purpose of this module is to develop the understanding of Financial & Management Accounting in both UK and International businesses. The module will focus on the understanding and preparation of Financial Statements under International Accounting Standards. This will also explore the nature of costs and techniques used to analyse and control costs in a competitive environment.
Elective module
Marketing Management (15 credits)
The purpose of this module is to provide an understanding of the importance of the marketing concept within any organisation. The module outlines both the philosophical underpinning supporting contemporary marketing theory and its application in different organisational contexts.
Marketing Communications (15 credits)
This module explores the key issues and challenges in contemporary marketing communications. It covers strategic issues of brand strategy, planning, and channel integration as well as the tactical considerations needed to execute relevant and appropriate marketing communications campaigns that meet the needs of key identified audiences.
Entrepreneurship (15 credits)
This module explores the contribution of entrepreneurship and of individual entrepreneurs to future organisational growth and sustainability. It defines the different role of the entrepreneur in different organisational contexts – small, medium and international, and identifies the necessary requirements associated with the creation and management of an entrepreneurial culture.
Managing People (15 credits)
Whatever your specialism, managers increasingly need to be managers of people, lead teams and undertake many aspects of human resource management. It is also increasingly being recognised that organisational performance can be enhanced and competitive advantage gained through the strategic management and development of people.
Strategy and Governance (15 credits)
This module focuses on strategy and its importance to any organisation if it is to be able to grow and sustain itself within the contemporary global competitive environment. The module identifies the key concept of organisational purpose linked to both normative and technique based strategic tools and applies these in a variety of different organisational contexts.
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Dissertation/Consultancy Project (60 credits)
After successfully completing trimester 1 and 2, Master's students choose to work on a dissertation or a consultancy project (15,000 words). This is supported by a nominated supervisor. The module and embedded research methods workshops commences with a series of taught interventions designed to promote scholarly endeavour in the research context, which results in the formulation of clearly articulated research proposal outlining your research questions and the framing of the detailed work to be undertaken.
The dissertation is expected to be a scholarly work (that is, based on sound academic principles) that makes a contribution to a field of knowledge. It enables you to demonstrate your ability to use learning derived from your studies to resolve a problem, answer a question or prove/disprove a hypothesis related to business, markets, or organisations.
The Consultancy Project is expected to be a competently structured and professionally implemented investigation into a real-world issue being faced by a real-life organisation and will combine a sound base of investigative theory with a pragmatic and practical application to the practitioner environment. It enables you to demonstrate your ability to use learning derived from your past studies to confront and resolve a management problem or issue.
Accounting Pathway students must choo
This Master's programme is designed to prepare you for a wide range of occupations in general management across all industry sectors and the international environment.
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So, this is my first blog post...well, not really. I had a blog in college that I wrote on quite frequently, but at some point I stopped. A couple of months ago I started this blog and never managed to write in it.
For those of you who don't know, I moved to Indy during the summer of 2008. That decision was the best thing for me. I graduated college, and four days later my boyfriend( husband now) proposed to me. Obviously, I said yes. Less than a year later we were married in Destin, Florida on June 28, 2009 on the beach. The destination wedding was as close as I could get to eloping. I have this issue with breaking out in hives when I get nervous. Needless to say, there were several occasions where I'd break out in hives. Some of my coworkers were witnesses to those heinous hive breakouts. But that's all in the past.
Lets fast forward a bit, shall we? I married Michael Hubbard, my best friend. I think I've learned quite a bit about compromise since I've been married. Michael seemed a bit ahead of the game when it came to compromise. He grew up with three older siblings, so he really had no choice but to compromise on every little thing. I have one older sibling who spent most of his days reading encyclopedias and soaking up every piece of information he could while in his room. I, on the other hand, tried to spend every second I could outside playing sports. So, compromise... it can be harder than it sounds, whether it's trying to plan which family to spend Christmas with or which movie to see on a Friday night.
How about love? I think the one person that has taught me the most about love is my husband. I never thought I would find someone who would love all of me, not just the good but the bad as well. I can honestly say, I can thank God for him every night.
What's in store for the future? I'm not sure yet. Hopefully we can build a house, maybe go to Hawaii, and start a family. I hope it goes in that order...All three prospects are incredibly exciting, especially that third one.
That's it for the first post. It may not be the most entertaining or deep and profound. I thought a blog might be a good way for all of our family to stay up to date on what's going on in our lives. Hopefully I can provide you (the readers) with a bit more entertainment next time.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
First Post: The Past, The Present, and The Future
So, this is my first blog post...well, not really. I had a blog in college that I wrote on quite frequently, but at some point I stopped. A couple of months ago I started this blog and never managed to write in it.
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EDINBURGH, Scotland — Here are some highlights from Pope Benedict XVI's speech this morning to Queen Elizabeth II at Holyroodhouse Palace:
The name of Holyroodhouse, Your Majesty's official residence in Scotland, recalls the "Holy Cross" and points to the deep Christian roots that are still present in every layer of British life. The monarchs of England and Scotland have been Christians from very early times and include outstanding saints like Edward the Confessor and Margaret of Scotland. As you know, many of them consciously exercised their sovereign duty in the light of the Gospel, and in this way shaped the nation for good at the deepest level. As a result, the Christian message has been an integral part of the language, thought and culture of the peoples of these islands for more than a thousand years. Your forefathers' respect for truth and justice, for mercy and charity come to you from a faith that remains a mighty force for good in your kingdom, to the great benefit of Christians and non-Christians alike.
And, Pope Benedict said:
Today, the United Kingdom strives to be a modern and multicultural society. In this challenging enterprise, may it always maintain its respect for those traditional values and cultural expressions that more aggressive forms of secularism no longer value or even tolerate. Let it not obscure the Christian foundation that underpins its freedoms; and may that patrimony, which has always served the nation well, constantly inform the example your Government and people set before the two billion members of the Commonwealth and the great family of English-speaking nations throughout the world.


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Situated in the heart of sea-side Sanur Village, the Laghawa Beach Inn has easy access to all tourist attractions. Sanur Beach is just in front of the hotel, providing a wide range of water sport facilities, and within easy reach of shops and restaurants. Laghawa Beach Inn is ideally located in 2 hectares of picturesque, landscaped garden, right on the white sandy beach of Sanur, facing the Indian Ocean. Only a few minutes from Sanur center, which offers an amazing range of shopping, visitor's attractions and lovely sun-rise shotes. The hotel is only 5 kms from Denpasar and 15 minutes from the International Ngurah Rai Airport
Laghawa still manages to incorporate those modern facilities today's tourists expect. The rooms have a timeless elegance. The staff is unusually courteous and efficient - even by Balinese standards. The beach is at our doorstep and we are located in a beautiful and serene part of Sanur where wonderful restaurants and good shopping abound. Access to cultural events, such as traditional Balinese dance, is only minutes away.


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In western philosophy, skepticism is, broadly speaking, the attitude of systematically doubting knowledge claims. However, skepticism actually encompasses a range of views and philosophies. Skeptics have challenged the adequacy or reliability of many speculative claims, such as the existence of God, by asking what principles they are based upon or what they actually establish. They have questioned whether some such claims really are, as alleged, indubitable or necessarily true, and they have challenged the purported rational grounds of accepted assumptions. In everyday life, practically everyone is skeptical about some knowledge claims; but philosophical skeptics have doubted the possibility of any knowledge beyond that of the contents of directly felt experience. The original Greek meaning of skeptikos was "an inquirer," someone who was unsatisfied and still looking for truth.
- "[A skeptic is one] who doubts the validity of what claims to be knowledge in some particular department of inquiry; one who maintains a doubting attitude with reference to some particular question or statement. [1]"
- "By exposing inadequate justifications for beliefs, the way is cleared for the seeker of truth to find adequate justifications. [2]"
- "Being a skeptic doesn't mean you are doubtful of everything, forever. It means you don't accept claims as true without good reason. [3]"
In a way, epistemology is the counter part and opposite to skepticism.
- 1 Ancient skepticism
- 2 Modern skepticism
- 3 Difficulty in uniformly applying skepticism
- 4 Psychology of belief
- 5 Extreme skepticism
- 6 Self refuting?
- 7 Skepticism is not enough
- 8 Skeptical doubt is not the same as uninformed doubt
- 9 Scriptural support
- 10 Key ideas of skepticism
- 11 References
- 12 See also
- 13 External links
Ancient skepticism[edit]
"Nothing can be known, not even this"
- — Carneades, 159 BCE
- "...Pyrrhonian only withheld assent with regard to the non-evident propositions. [4]"
From ancient times onward skeptics have developed arguments to undermine the contentions of dogmatic philosophers, scientists, and theologians. The skeptical arguments and their employment against various forms of dogmatism have played an important role in shaping both the problems and the solutions offered in the course of Western philosophy. As ancient philosophy and science developed, doubts arose about various basic, widely accepted beliefs about the world. In ancient times, skeptics challenged the claims of Plato and Aristotle and their followers, as well as those of the Stoics.
Modern skepticism[edit]
The French philosopher and mathematician René Descartes suggested that our senses could be mislead by an evil demon, which would throw all our knowledge into doubt.
"[I] am finally compelled to admit that there is not one of my former beliefs about which a doubt may not properly be raised"
In the 17th century, skeptics attacked Cartesianism (the system established by René Descartes) along with other theories that attempted to justify the scientific revolution initiated by Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo.
David Hume is an influential skeptic who questioned religious belief that was supported by evidence. Later, a skeptical offensive was leveled against the Enlightenment philosopher Immanuel Kant and then against the philosophical idealist Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and his followers.
Skepticism, especially since the Enlightenment, has come to mean disbelief — primarily disbelief in religious or paranormal claims that lack proper justification.
Difficulty in uniformly applying skepticism[edit]
It is easy to be skeptical about unfamiliar claims but to be a skeptic, in the philosophical sense, would be to apply it universally to knowledge and even to one's own beliefs.
- "The most ardent skeptics enjoy their skepticism as long as it does not encroach upon their own cherished beliefs. [...] It is easy, even fun to challenge others' beliefs, when we are smug in the certainty of our own. But when ours are challenged, it takes great patience and ego strength to listen with an unjaundiced ear.[6]"
Psychology of belief[edit]
Belief is unconscious, disbelief is conscious[edit]
Some studies suggest that belief is an unconscious processes, in contrast to disbelief which requires concious consideration which can override the unconscious believing processes. Based on this, skepticism more cognitively taxing than unquestioning belief.
"The data suggest that readers must expend strategic effort to reject the information they acquire from literary narratives."
- — Richard Gerrig [7]
"Analytic processing inhibits these intuitions, which in turn discourages religious belief"
- — Ara Norenzayan [8]
Even if disbelief requires concious consideration, it does not necessarily make it a choice. Our conscious thinking is guided by criteria that are selected unconsciously.
Nietzsche also observed that suspension of judgement is difficult and people jump to conclusions. He pointed out this may confer a survival advantage.
"Whoever, for example, could not discern the "like" often enough with regard to food, and with regard to animals dangerous to him, whoever, therefore, deduced too slowly, or was too circumspect in his deductions, had smaller probability of survival than he who in all similar cases immediately divined the equality. [...] In itself every high degree of circumspection in conclusions, every sceptical inclination, is a great danger to life. No living being might have been preserved unless the contrary inclination — to affirm rather than suspend judgment, to mistake and fabricate rather than wait, to assent rather than deny, to decide rather than be in the right — had been cultivated with extraordinary assiduity. — The course of logical thought and reasoning in our modern brain corresponds to a process and struggle of impulses, which singly and in themselves are all very illogical and unjust; we experience usually only the result of the struggle, so rapidly and secretly does this primitive mechanism now operate in us."
One example in which this effect may be observed is the tendency of people to imagining phenomena are caused by intelligent agents.
Uncertainty is uncomfortable[edit]
Uncertainty, which is a possible outcome of skepticism, can be an uncomfortable experience. People are included to avoid this by choosing to believe a comfortable fiction.
- "The state of uncertainty is psychologically uncomfortable for humans and motives individuals to engage in actions and behaviors to reduce uncertainty, thus gaining predictability. [9]"
"Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one."
- — Voltaire
"First principle: any explanation is better than none. Because it is fundamentally just our desire to be rid of an unpleasant uncertainty, we are not very particular about how we get rid of it: the first interpretation that explains the unknown in familiar terms feels so good that one "accepts it as true.""
Some have argued that people seek for uncertainty and it is not always a negative experience. [9]
Extreme skepticism[edit]
Extreme skepticism is a niche philosophical position of adopting extreme doubt of all knowledge. Proponents fundamentally doubt the reliability of their senses, memory and cognition, which in turn implies the impossibility of belief in anything. This view tends towards perpetual indecision. Arguments for this view are the possibility of Descartes's evil genius or being a brain in a vat. Since it is impossible to maintain behaviour that is consistent with the view for very long, it is generally not considered a credible philosophical position and is rejected by most philosophers. Mainstream skeptics are willing to provisionally accept good evidence (Evidentialism) and, unlike extreme skeptics, do not insist on perfect evidence.
- "Whether your scepticism be as absolute and sincere as you pretend, we shall learn by and by, when the company breaks up: we shall then see, whether you go out at the door or the window; and whether you really doubt if your body has gravity, or can be injured by its fall; according to popular opinion, derived from our fallacious senses, and more fallacious experience. [10]"
The view can be traced back to the Greek school of Pyrrhonism. Extreme skepticism is similar to solipsism. Arguably, skeptical extremism is self-refuting [11] or at least self-undermining since it claims that knowledge is impossible. Some apologists make general statements that all skeptics are share this extreme view but this is usually a strawman argument.
Self refuting?[edit]
- "A standard ploy, dating back to antiquity, is to argue that skepticism can be shown to be self-refuting by turning skeptical arguments back upon themselves (peritrope). How, it is ask, can rational arguments be used to undercut rationality itself without thereby undercutting themselves?[12]"
- "Skepticism is itself a positive assertion about knowledge, and thus turned on itself cannot be held. If you are skeptical about everything, you would have to be skeptical of your own skepticism.[6]"
This objection applies to extreme skepticism but not to skepticism in general. Skepticism raises doubts over the possibility of absolute certainty but it does not usually go as far as denying all rationality. Many skeptics allow that provisional knowledge is possible for "evident propositions" i.e. things that are readily observable. For this reason, the argument against skepticism is a straw man. David Hume argued that having a high degree of confidence in rationality makes skeptical arguments appear stronger, while having a lower confidence in rationality makes the arguments appear weaker. For this reason, skepticism provides a useful counterbalance against over-confidence in rationality.
- "The sceptical and dogmatical reasons are of the same kind, though contrary in their operation and tendency; so that where the latter is strong, it has an enemy of equal force in the former to encounter; and as their forces were at first equal, they still continue so, as long as either of them subsists; nor does one of them lose any force in the contest, without taking as much from its antagonist. [13]"
As long as one is not a pure skeptic, it is quite possible to be skeptical about skepticism by doubting it and questioning it, but not necessarily rejecting it.
Academic skepticism, which says "nothing can be known except this statement", sidesteps being self refuting by special pleading.
Skepticism is not enough[edit]
Skepticism is not a productive policy when used by itself. To produce new knowledge, it requires additional philosophical tools such as empiricism and evidentialism.
"You can get into a habit of thought in which you enjoy making fun of all those other people who don't see things as clearly as you do. We have to guard carefully against it."
Skeptical doubt is not the same as uninformed doubt[edit]
Frank Turek asked his religion professor if God existed. The professor responded "I don't know". Frank responded:
- "I simply walked out, frustrated with the entire semester. I could have respected a qualified "yes" or "no" with some reasons given, but not "I don't know"-I could get that from an uninformed man on the street. I expected a lot more from a university religion professor.[2]"
This falsely equates considering the evidence and concluding "I don't know", with not looking at the evidence and saying "I don't know". Skeptical doubt on an issue is not the same being uninformed.
Scriptural support[edit]
Even the Bible recognises the need for skepticism:
"The simple believe anything, but the prudent give thought to their steps."
Key ideas of skepticism[edit]
- Occam's razor
- Hume's fork
- Descartes' evil demon
- Münchhausen trilemma
- Is-ought problem
- Evidentialism
- Empiricism
- ↑ Oxford English Dictionary
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/descartes-epistemology/
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time by Michael Shermer, 1997, W. H. Freeman.
- ↑ [3]
- ↑ [4]
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Patric R. Spence, Encyclopedia of Crisis Management, Volume 1, 2013
- ↑ David Hume, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, 1854
- ↑ [5]
- ↑ Robert J. Fogelin, Hume's Skeptical Crisis: A Textual Study
- ↑ [6]
- ↑ in Basil, 1988, p. 366)
See also[edit]
- Infinite regression of skepticism
- Religious skepticism
- Agnosticism
- Religious belief is not a choice
- I don't know


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Reid seeks middle path on filibuster
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) doesn't plan to advance a "talking filibuster" proposal envisioned by liberals who want sweeping changes to the stodgy Senate.
But he still may invoke what critics call the "nuclear option" to change Senate rules that would limit the use of the filibuster, force senators to hold the floor in certain situations and require those stalling legislation to deliver 41 votes, several people familiar with the matter said Thursday.
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The contents of a filibuster reform package are not yet finalized, sources say, and Reid is still trying to cut a bipartisan deal with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to avert a partisan showdown on the floor next week. But Reid seems to have discarded one of the more far-reaching proposals sought by liberals — forcing senators to actually carry out a filibuster — because of fears that the plan would effectively kill the potent delaying tactic used frequently by the minority party.
Still, there's a serious chance that Reid and McConnell will fail to cut a bipartisan deal. And that could prompt the Democratic leader to spearhead his own package and seek to change the rules by 51 votes — rather than a two-thirds majority that is typically required. That move would have major ramifications for the future of how the institution operates and prompt a procedural war with the GOP.
( Also on POLITICO: Democrats' hard road to a House majority)
Critics call that process the "nuclear option," saying future majorities would then be able to cite the precedent and decide to change whatever rules they want with just 51 votes, effectively turning the body into the House and running roughshod over the minority party. Supporters argue the tactic is well within bounds of the Constitution that allows the Senate to set its own rules, arguing it would allow a simple majority to make the body more workable.
Reid is considering several significant changes to Senate procedures, several of which Republicans strongly oppose. But the plan Reid is weighing would not go as far as outspoken Senate liberals are advocating, including Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), who is privately urging progressive activists to pressure Reid into pushing for a more aggressive package.
Reid's most pressing demand is to eliminate filibusters used to prevent debate on legislation from starting. He also wants to end filibusters used to prevent the Senate from convening conference committees with the House. And he's eager to pare back the use of filibusters on certain presidential nominations.
Senators could still filibuster in any number of situations under this approach. But Reid is weighing whether to shift the burden of the filibuster from those who are seeking to defeat it onto those who are threatening to wage one. Rather than requiring 60 votes to break a filibuster, Reid is considering requiring at least 41 senators to sustain a filibuster. That would amount to a subtle shift to force opponents to ensure every senator is present in order to mount a filibuster.


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Why is it taking so long for the NFL to investigate the Brett Favre situation?
He had to have a face-to-face meeting with NFL Vice President of Security Milt Ahlerich? Why?
Isn't there just one question to ask? "Is that your tallywhacker?"
I mean, as Beulah Balbricker said when she proposed a pants-down lineup when Angel Beach High School was faced with a similarly dangerous lower body appendage on the loose in "Porky's": "We have got to do it, as distasteful as it is."
Man, I go on the radio with the greatest show in the known universe, talk a little noise about my genius, and I had a couple of games get away from me that shouldn't have.
I still finished on a positive note, and if you aren't betting money with me now, I don't know what to do with you. If you are betting money with me, please seek help.
If you are that crazy about it, check out "The Blitz" with Fred Faour and A.J. Hoffman on ESPN 97.5 from 12-2 daily. I don't work for Faour anymore, so I can tell you the truth: he is the best radio host in town, and by far the best handicapper on air in Houston.
Pittsburgh (4-1) minus-3 at Miami (3-2) — Some guy was awarded $650,000 in a settlement after being hit in the eye by a stripper's high heel during a lap dance in West Palm Beach. Think he took payment in $1 bills?Steelers 30-23
Cincinnati (2-3) plus-4 at Atlanta (4-3) — Since somebody brought up clothing-optional dancers, Mr. Make it Rain himself, Atlanta native Pac Man Jones, welcomed Colts' punter Pat McAfee to the We've Embarrassed West Virginia University Club the other day. McAfee received a one-game suspension after being arrested for swimming shirtless in a canal at 5 a.m. in Indy. Try not to laugh at Comcast's write-up on the police report — McAfee was asked whether he was swimming in the canal and answered "I am not sure." When he was asked why he was wet, McAfee responded, "It was raining." When he was asked where his shirt was, McAfee said, "In the water." And when he was asked how much he had to drink, McAfee said: "A lot, cause I'm drunk." Falcons 31-20
Jacksonville (3-3) plus-9 at Kansas City (3-2) — New York versus Dallas in a baseball playoff game drew fewer viewers than Tennessee versus Jacksonville in football. And some old fogeys don't think MLB needs to rethink the way it does things. Chiefs 28-21
Philadelphia (4-2) plus-3 at Tennessee (4-2) — Speaking of Nashville, it was selected as the country's No. 9 Pet Friendly City by Livability.com. (Insert your own joke about the attractiveness of the women there because I refuse to participate in such juvenile behavior, but I do understand the pet friendly designation. Should have ranked higher, I believe.) Titans 24-20
Washington (3-3) plus-2 1/2 at Chicago (4-2) — Bears' linebacker Brian Urlacher said, "You know what we should do? We should just put flags on everybody. Let's make it the NFFL — the National Flag Football League. It's unbelievable." Bears 24-21
Cleveland (1-5) plus-13 at New Orleans (4-2) — NBA bans shoe that increased leaping ability. Man, and we were starting to think David Andersen had a chance. Some of you thought Colt McCoy would need special assistance after getting crushed by the Steelers. Naw. He might this week, though. Saints 31-13
San Francisco (1-5) minus-3 at Carolina (0-5) — A Palms Casino's DJ sent out this tweet about PGA Tour golfer and Shell Houston Open champion Anthony Kim earlier this week — "Anthony Kim is an animal 115 bottles then to top it off a 25k bottle of Dom, which he showered the dance floor with" … Kim, a noted partier, withdrew from this weekend's tournament saying his surgically-repaired thumb was still bothering him. Wonder if he reinjured it holding his thump in the bottle of champagne to spray it on the crowd? 49ers 24-20
Buffalo (0-5) plus-13 at Baltimore (4-2) — The last time I was in Buffalo, it was almost impossible to find a college football game on a Saturday night because the Sabres were playing that night. Why the NFL business is better than the NHL business Part I: "Buying a hockey team is like buying a piece of art. You don't do it to make a lot of money. You do it because you love it" — Matthew Hulsizer, on agreeing to purchase the Arizona Coyotes for $165M. Ravens 20-3
St. Louis (3-3) plus-2½ at Tampa Bay (3-2) — Why the NFL business is better than the NHL business Part II: Rick Stroud, of the St. Petersburg Times, says the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are last in the league in salary this season at $80 million, but the franchise will set a record for profits. Bucs 27-17
Arizona (3-2) plus-4 1/2 at Seattle (3-2) — The Professional Bowlers Association, which is located in Seattle, has instituted a replay system to make sure it gets calls right. Hear that MLB? Seahawks 28-20
New England (4-1) plus-3 at San Diego (2-4) — Justin Bieber is 16 and on every teen magazine cover, he just released an autobiography (I believe it is 16 pages long), he cracked on Tom Brady's hair in a rap and the kid isn't even American. The most amazing thing about all that is he tried to rap. Every time I start to like Canada, it does something like send a Bieber here. Chargers 31-30
Oakland (2-4) plus-9 at Denver (2-4) — For a little older and better (did I mention older?) rap flavor, the Fresh Fest Old School Reunion Tour, featuring Slick Rick, Naughty By Nature, Salt-N-Pepa, Kid-N-Play, Kurtis Blow and Doug E Fresh is coming to Reliant Stadium Nov. 6. Broncos 24-21
Minnesota (2-3) plus-3 at Green Bay (3-3) — Are you still laughing at the scene from Porky's? I am. Vikings 28-24
N.Y. Giants (4-2) plus-3 at Dallas (1-4) — Jimmy Kimmel dropped a funny one with his shot at the NFL for its new emphasis on hard hits by running a mock ad for a video titled "The NFL's Greatest Missed Tackles." My guess is Cliff Harris yelling "Ole! Ole!" as Earl Campbell ran past him on Thanksgiving Day in 1979 is featured in the video. Cowboys 31-23
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When I announced that I was to host my first ever food blogging event, it was with some trepidation. To be honest, I wasn't sure that anyone would enter. Even when fellow bloggers left encouraging comments and vowed they'd enter, I wasn't convinced. People get busy, life gets in the way.
So I was absolutely over-the-moon when the first entry arrived just days after I'd posted the announcement. And then, one-by-one, plenty of others appeared in my inbox. And what great entries they were. The round-up includes some of my very favourite British dishes and I've been drooling over all the lovely photos of your dishes. Thank you so much!
Without further ado, here are the dishes that put the 'Great' into Great Britain!
I thought I'd start with breakfast and this Victoria plum jam, made by Wendy from A Wee Bit of Cooking. She made this sticky sweet jam with fruit from her own tree - I'm so envious! This would be delicious on toast for breakfast but I reckon it might go well in some of those lovely scones you'll find further down the page...
Another great breakfast dish next - tattie scones. Made by Val from More than Burnt Toast who takes a trip down memory lane as she reminisces about her British roots. As Val points out, these are not only good as part of a traditional Scottish breakfast, but also great to snack on at any time of day. I love them and Val, your version looks far better than the M&S ones!
Next up, we have two soups.
Firstly we have a spectacular Purple Festival Soup made by Charlotte from The Great Big Vegetable Challenge. This stunning soup was made from purple cauliflower that she picked up at the Abergavenny Food Festival. Charlotte accounts for all the thoroughly British ingredients in the soup and I'll certainly let her off for the one intruder - long live the entente cordiale!
Next up, the first of two entries from Ulrike at Kuchenlatein. This cock-a-leekie soup looks fantastically hearty and wholesome. I didn't know that prunes were a traditional ingredient in this dish - that is what I love about food blogging; you are always learning something new!
Over now to the lovely Rosie from Rosie Bakes a Peace of Cake for a gorgeous beef and vegetable pie. Rosie, this is just the sort of dish I am craving now that the nights are cooler. And you even decorated it with stars - my favourite! How did you guess?!
And another wonderful pie, this time an ale and oxtail pie made by Lizzie over at Hollow Legs. I'll admit that I've never cooked with oxtail, but this pie may just persuade me to do so. It looks wonderful and I'd love to dive straight in through that pastry, wouldn't you?
I made the mistake of opening this next entry when I was hungry. Once I saw Sam's wonderful bangers and mash, I couldn't think of anything else. I've been craving these ever since and was relieved to finally make it to the butcher yesterday to pick up some really good bangers for supper tonight! The apple cider gravy sounds like a great accompaniment too. Bangers and mash is probably my all-time favourite comfort food. Especially at this time of year. Luckily Sam likes to cycle so he can really earn those sausages - I have no such excuse!
Sticking with the sausage theme, Holler from Tinned Tomatoes sent me her vegetarian take on sausage rolls. I'm always so impressed with how inventive some vegetarians can be with dishes that are usually meat-based. I'm ashamed to say how frequently I am stumped when I find my fridge to be meat or fish-less! These rolls are filled with all sort of delicious things - mushrooms, peanuts and sun-dried tomatoes. I think they may well be better than the 'real thing'. Thanks, Holler!
And we have another vegetarian take on a British classic next. This Shepherdess Pie is made by Sweatha from Tasty Curry Leaf. Sweatha has added TVP in place of the lamb and made a very-delicious-sounding topping of potatoes and cauliflower. It is always interesting to see how classic dishes evolve over time and to discover new twists on old favourites.
We now have the only fish-based entry of the challenge - a surprise when we are surrounded by water. It is true though that most the classic British dishes I can think of are either meat-based or dessert/tea-time treats. Anyway, this tasty kedgeree comes from... me, actually! I'd not made it before and it is now sure to become a regular fixture. It looks alarmingly yellow in the picture - I blame the failing light. My pictures always look terrible at this time of year!
Next we have one of my favourites from the challenge. Sorry - did I say favourite? I didn't mean that, of course. All the entries are favourites. But this one bought a smile to my face. I'd not heard of a Bedfordshire Clanger before. Luckily Joshua from Cooking the Books was on hand to enlighten me. This traditional suet pastry is an entire meal in one easy package. One end is packed with a meaty bacon filling and the other with cooked fruit, for pudding. Not sure about the middle, where you might get a bit of each by accident, but full marks to Joshua for re-creating this fascinating dish.
Onto some of Britain's most treasured puddings now...
Firstly, a real favourite for this time of year when cooking apples are at their very best. Elizabeth from Real Food Lover gives us these scrumptious baked apples. Hers are stuffed with dates, prunes and sunflower seeds and look fantastic. Elizabeth is also hosting her first ever blogging event, so do visit her blog to take a look.
I think that crumbles are probably my favourite British pudding full stop. Is there anything more comforting than a big bowl of steaming apple crumble with lots of custard? Maria from The Goddess's Kitchen has baked this super apple and oat crumble and it looks absolutely perfect. If only she could have send me a large helping by post!
I don't know why I started talking about favourites - I just have too many when it comes to traditional British puds. This bread and butter pudding has been baked by Marie from A Year from Oak Cottage. With lashings of British butter, organic eggs, sultanas and bread, this is heavenly. As Marie points out, it is also a very thrifty dish. A resurgence of these traditional puds could be the one upside to the credit crunch!
Oh my word. Just take a look at that. Trifle. Oh yum. And not just any trifle but one made with the best of the season's blackberries, handpicked by the highly entertaining Indigo of Happy Love Strawberry. She even made the sponge to line the bottom of this scrumptious blackberry trifle. Great entry, Indigo, thank you!
Apples are currently right in season and Lynn from Lynn's Cooking Blog has been eyeing up her neighbour's apple tree for a while now. Imagine her delight when she returned home to find a bag full of them on her doorstep. She set to work baking this wonderful-looking apple pie. I almost think I can smell its deliciousness through the computer screen (...I know, the men in white coats are coming for me....).
Margaret from Kitchen Delights shares my love of proper British puds and cooked up these heavenly individual Sussex pond puddings, made from a host of carefully sourced British ingredients. That pool of buttery lemony sauce looks just divine - I'd like to dive straight in right away...
Jules fromDomestic Goddess in Training won me over instantly with this fabulous Bakewell tart. I'm a sucker for the combination of almonds and raspberry and the pastry looks spot on. The frangipane looks so wonderfully moist. I think I may be borrowing this recipe, Jules.
It is tea-time. Hooray!
No celebration of British food would be complete without a traditional cream tea and Nicisme over at Cherrapeno
had me drooling at the sight of these scones smothered in clotted cream and with strawberry cream slowly oozing over the sides. I'm with you, Nic, the jam should definitely go on top!
We have more scones, too. This time, enhanced with figs and nuts - doesn't that sound wonderful? These are bought to you by Isa fromIsa's Cooking. Isa lives in Chile and once had to do a presentation in school about Britain. Isa wisely chose 'Afternoon Tea' as the basis for her presentation and baked scones for her whole class to share. Great idea! Take a look at her fig and nut scones (and her amusing shot of her family in London) on her blog.
I love this picture that Sylvie from A Pot of Tea and a Biscuit took of her Yorkshire Parkin. See those fireworks in the background? That is because this lovely gingery cake is traditionally eaten on bonfire night. Like Sylvie, I think it would be a shame to limit it to the 5th November. I've never made parkin but think that this is another recipe I may need to try out.
This is Ulrike of Kuchenleiten's second entry. Her shortbread fingers look delicious and would make a tasty addition to the cup of tea I have sitting here by my desk. I love shortbread - at first it seems so plain but once you take a bite and discover the great texture and gorgeous buttery flavour, you're hooked.
Next up we have this divine Battenburg cake. Elra from Elra's Baking has a gorgeous baking blog that really was a joy to discover. This pink-and-yellow cake wrapped in lovely marzipan is (yet another) favourite of mine and Elra's version looks so perfect in her photograph that I am in awe. You certainly get the prize for the prettiest entry!


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One of the most important differences between garden-variety fans of sports franchises and the stakeholders of this unique program is the purpose of those who support the program. ND Football does not exist, as some have recently posited, primarily as a means to entertain fans. It exists first and foremost for the students, then to a lesser extent the school as a whole and the alumni. Of course, this statement is in no way intended to denigrate non-alumni. It is to clarify priorities.
Demanding the best AD's and coaching staff for our student athletes has nothing to do with serving hopes of accumulating foam fingers and trash-talking our Big10 buddies. It has everything to do with demanding that the school hold up its end of the bargain. We ask a lot of our students. We ask even more from our student athletes, more than anyone. We should be adamant that the University, in turn, assure that they have the best to direct them.
This is why everyone should be nothing short of outraged when we see David Bruton's heart torn out because his highly paid coach didn't have the first idea how to assure victory over a two-win team. Our disgust should have nothing to do with facing the inevitable water-cooler grief from our co-workers. It should be rooted in the embarrassment of failure that young men like Bruton are forced to endure.
This is also why, for my money, there was nothing better this entire season than the scene on the field on Nov. 13. After all the disappointment, the horrible tragedy, everything ... this is what it's all about ...


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Ocean Seaweed Garden
Friday, July 16, 2010
It's taken a couple of weeks to post, but I did finish it by July 1st! As the hotter part of the year approaches we take more trips to the cooler coast. It's only 45 min. away and usually is about 20 degrees cooler and wonderfully foggy. So for June I chose seaweed shapes rather than leaf shapes. I used white pearls (yeah, I know they're freshwater - it's still aquatic, though!) to depict lines of foam as the waves go out. The other dyed ones were scattered around and used to construct a holdfast for my largest seaweed. And the shell was one I found washed up on the shore. It also repeats the spiral, which also popped up in last month's project. I think the colors and shapes of the seaweeds turned out pretty well. I mixed some garnet nuggets into the reddish one. I also used shiny rather than matte finish beads to give the impression of being wet and freshly washed up. Here's a couple of pictures of the beach and seaweeds that inspired me!
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Phils storm back to pick up Lee, even series in Arizona
PHOENIX -- Sometimes, even Cliff Lee can use some help. And maybe even a little good luck. Some tech support doesn't hurt, either.
All those elements came into play Saturday when the Phillies rallied for four runs in the eighth inning to overcome an early deficit and defeat the D-backs, 6-5, at Chase Field.View Full Game Coverage
PHOENIX -- Sometimes, even Cliff Lee can use some help. And maybe even a little good luck. Some tech support doesn't hurt, either.
All those elements came into play Saturday when the Phillies rallied for four runs in the eighth inning to overcome an early deficit and defeat the D-backs, 6-5, at Chase Field.View Full Game Coverage
The Phillies won three of four against the Dodgers in Los Angeles and now are a win away from securing another series victory. Overall, the victory improved the Phillies' record on their current 10-game road trip to 5-4.
"The guys hung in there and gritted it out," Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said. "It was a good character game for us."
Phillies center fielder Ben Revere notched the game-winning RBI with a soft liner to shallow center field that eluded A.J. Pollock to put the Phillies ahead, 6-5, in the eighth. Cody Asche's two-run pinch-hit double with the bases loaded tied the game at 5 and set the stage for Revere's heroics.
"It was a good team win," Asche said. "That's baseball. Good teams find a way to win."
Sometimes, teams find a way to lose, too.
Ryan Howard reached base on a dropped pop fly by third baseman Martin Prado to start the eventful eighth. Prado also played a key role in starting and ending an Arizona rally with no outs and the team's best hitter, Paul Goldschmidt, at the plate in the ninth. Prado, who represented the tying run, singled to lead off the frame and tried to advance to second on a passed ball. He was initially called safe on the play but was called out after the replay showed he slid passed the bag while Phillies second baseman Chase Utley kept his glove on him after the slide.
"[Carlos Ruiz] had a lot of hustle there and a great throw and then a heads up play by Chase to apply the tag and keep the tag on," Sandberg said. "It was hustling play. He could have very easily put it in his pocket but he made it fairly close and ended up with a big play."
Prado made no excuses.
"I slid too close to the base. My foot just came off the base a little bit," Prado said. "He tagged me at that time. This is not the time to make excuses right now. This is a lack of a lot of things. I'm trying not to feel bad about myself. Things happen. It's just unfortunate we lost the game."
The D-backs knew what to expect from Lee and they came out swinging. Five of the eight hits he allowed in the game came on his first or second pitch, including the single by Pollock on the first pitch in the bottom of the first.
Pollock scored Arizona's first run of the game on a sacrifice fly by Goldschmidt, also on the first pitch he saw. Catcher Miguel Montero, who singled on the fourth pitch he saw from Lee, scored on a single by second baseman Aaron Hill on -- you guessed it -- the first pitch for a 2-0 lead.
Pollock tripled on the second pitch he saw from Lee in the second inning to score Chris Owings to extend Arizona's lead to 3-0. In the third, Cody Ross' two-run single gave the D-backs a 5-0 lead.
Ross' hit came on the second pitch.
But that's when Lee took charge and retired the next nine batters in order before yielding to Jeff Manship to start the seventh.
"They got to me early. I don't know what it was," Lee said. "It was one of those days. I was missing on the plate a little bit, but they got their fair share of hits on decent pitches, too. I just feel good about keeping where it was at in the third and put up zeroes to give us a chance."
With Lee out of the game, the Philadelphia offense did the rest, starting with two runs in the top of the seventh.
"They came out swinging and they put hits together," Sandberg said. "[Lee] wasn't quite as sharp the first three innings and then he settled down and put up three zeroes. At the time, it minimized and was big. The bullpen did a nice job and finally the offense got going."
Jesse Sanchez is a national reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @JesseSanchezMLB.


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The sixth installment of our Profiles in Practice podcast series features Patricia Clay, a fisheries anthropologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Clay received her doctorate in anthropology from Indiana University-Bloomington, where she focused on ecological and economic development and the success of fisheries cooperatives started by the US government. Her inter-disciplinary work involves fisheries research, policy planning, and social impact assessment for environmental impact statements. Throughout her work, Clay, like many other applied anthropologists, found that she had to cultivate an understanding and appreciation of anthropology within her workplace. She also highlights the importance of skills that are often acquired outside of anthropology departments: statistics, budget management, facilitating cooperative work efforts, and networking.
In February 2007, the Practicing Anthropology Working Group (PAWG) launched a "Profiles in Practice" column in Anthropology News that highlighted anthropologists working outside of academia. PAWG soon transformed into the more permanent AAA Committee of Practicing, Applied and Public Interest Anthropology (CoPAPIA), which reimagined its Anthropology News column under the new title "Anthropology Works" in September 2008.
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This gorgeous infrared image offers a colorful spin on this famous Hubble image of the Sombrero Galaxy. It's actually a spiral galaxy much like the Milky Way...even if it looks more like a giant floating ring than anything else.
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope provided the infrared data for this image, which builds on the existing optical image from Hubble. The dense, reddish outer ring of dust catches the eye competes for attention with the bright infrared glow emanating from the center of the galaxy. That glow is so bright, in fact, that it largely overwhelms the dense central bulge that earned the Sombrero Galaxy its nickname in the first place. For more on this image, check out NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day Site.


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October is pumpkin month at the Queens County Farm Museum! Enjoy crisp autumn air as you wander through the planting fields to find their favorite pumpkin. A fun farm treat for the whole family!
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