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December is always a busy month, what with friends & family flying in from out of the country, parties, events and meets. Everyone is in a festive mood and the weather is lovely even in Mumbai.
My best friend who moved to another continent last year, visited. Other regulars made their annual trips. I've attending all manner of events, from tweet-ups, to weddings to movie premiers to dance workshops. I also managed to catch a few interesting things online. A new assignment came my way, via SocialSamosa, a one-stop shop for information on the Indian social media. Twitter called telecom minister, Kapil Sibal an idiot and boosted an insofar little known Tamil actor to fame with Kolaveri Da. It's been a fun end to an eventful year.
- 'Why This Kolaveri Da: Reply Cover-Female Version' (via Youtube, link courtesy SangitaBhargavi)
- 'Why Guest Posting Is Such A Good Idea': I've been a guest-blogger at other sites myself. And in the past few months, XX Factor has welcomed guest contributors. Here's why it works so well. (via FamousBloggers)
- "Social Networking: How Communities Were Built: (via SocialSamosa)
- 'Kapil Sibal & The C-word': My take on the phenomenon that made our telecom minister trend on Twitter. (via SocialSamosa)
- 'Whats goin' on': This video should make us all wonder if we ever bullied someone more than we needed to. (via Youtube, link courtesy AshwiniMishra)
- 'Mommie Dearest: The fanatic, fraudulent Mother Teresa': Watching idols crumble is always a difficult experience…and a valuable one for the inquiring mind. I don't know how much of this is fact but it does open up the field for inquiry where there was only blind belief before. (via Slate, link courtesy KiranManral)
- 'An Untold Tale': I loved this poem for the first two lines: "We each have our story to tell
A part narrated by others" (via PreetiS)
- 'A Very Calvin & Hobbes Christmas': Fans of Calvin and Hobbes, remember his winter sculptures? Here's a hilarious video that recreates many of them to the tune of 'Winter Wonderland'! (via YouTube, link courtesy Betty Confidential)
- 'The Creation & Consumption Of Content' (via Social Samosa)
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You can catch the links as they come in and even post your own to The Idea-smithy Facebook Page.
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Lemon ice box pie is the lemon version of key lime pie – with a small but important twist. On a hot, sticky Southern summer day, lemon ice box pie always beats out its key lime cousin because lemon ice box pie is served frozen! I made my lemon ice box pie as jumbo cupcakes, ripe for sharing on the porch swing with a tall glass of sweet tea.
Rather than the traditional graham cracker crust, these lemon ice box pie cupcakes have a lavender benne seed shortbread crust. The lavender is almost undetectable unless you are looking for it. However, it adds a complex floral note that makes the cupcakes seem extra-special – even if you can't put your finger on why.
I topped the lemon ice box pie cupcakes with the biggest blackberries that I've ever seen and some lemon basil picked right off of the plant. Think of the top of your lemon ice box pie cupcakes as a palette. There's tons of room up there for whatever fresh fruit you can find! If you are still looking for that perfect July 4th cupcake, lemon ice box cupcakes topped with red raspberries and blueberries would surely fit the bill.
My favorite quote about these cupcakes came from my new friend, Amy, who said, "These are stooopid!" You have to imagine her saying it with long Southern drawl on the "oooo" and you must realize that calling them "stooopid" was her utmost compliment!
Lemon Ice Box Pie Cupcake Recipe
Yield: 6 jumbo cupcakes (or 12 regular-sized cupcakes)
The Lavender Benne Shortbread Crust
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup lavender sugar (I recommend a lavender sugar that is not too intensely lavender-flavored. I used the lavender sugar from The Charleston Spice Company. You can use plain white sugar or any other flavored sugar that you like.)
- 3 tablespoons benne (sesame) seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 4 1/2 tablespoons cold, unsalted butter cut into small pieces
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl mix all ingredients except butter.
- Mix in butter until mixture resembles course sand. (I find it easiest to do this with my hands – plus I get to eat anything that sticks to my hands!)
- Press mixture into the bottom of six jumbo cupcake liners, making sure that it is somewhat evenly divided between them (no one will ever know if it's not perfect, so don't stress).
- Bake at 350 F for 15 minutes or until the crust is a light brown.
The Lemon Ice Box Pie
While the shortbread crust is my own recipe, the lemon ice box pie recipe is converted to cupcakes from Food and Wine.
- 2 cans (14 oz each) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest
- 8 large egg yolks
- Fresh berries for garnish (optional)
- Lemon basil leaves for garnish (optional)
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the condensed milk with the lemon juice.
- In another medium-sized bowl, beat the lemon zest with the egg yolks until pale.
- Beat in the condensed milk mixture until smooth.
- Pour the filling into the prepared cupcake liners (if the crust is still hot, that's fine – it doesn't matter if it's hot or cold).
- Bake at 350 F for 20 minutes or until the center jiggles slightly and the edges are set.
- Let cupcakes cool for 1 hour (until they come to room temperature).
- Loosely cover the cupcakes with plastic wrap and freeze for at least 6 hours.
- Top with fresh berries and lemon basil leaves just before serving.
Thank you to the city of Charleston, South Carolina for inspiring these cupcakes (for more on that, read my post all about the events leading up to baking these cupcakes), and thanks again to HomeAway for the opportunity to bake on the road!

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I'm very pleased to announce that my first full-length publication, Rabun County, Georgia, Newspapers, 1894 – 1899, will be ready for purchase and delivery early next week.
I'm so excited about this publication. Newspapers are an underutilized source of historical and genealogical information, primarily because they're unindexed and sometimes difficult to locate. There are three newspapers covered by this compilation: The Clayton Argus (1894), The Tallulah Falls Spray (1897 – 1898), and The Clayton Tribune (1899).1 Of the extant issues, only a handful have been microfilmed. The remainder are only available as original issues or as photocopies of news items clipped from the originals, and all of those are held by the Rabun County Historical Society, which is open a limited number of hours each week.


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I'm a little shocked that people are still reading and commenting here, especially as I am a poor and inconstant blogger. So what have I been up to since last I wrote?
In July we moved to a new brewery! A bigger, better, shinier new brewery. Isn't it pretty? No more fiddling around with a paella burner, or using a pump from a coffee maker to transfer hot wort. The new brewery is also around twice the size of the old one, and instead of being in an industrial unit somewhere in Scunthorpe, it's actually in the Isle of Axholme, at a Holiday Park. So at the end of a hard days brewing, we get to sit in the Lakeside bar overlooking 7 Lakes, drinking our own beer, out of our own fancy glasses (we still have to pay for the beer).
We are also bottling beer, which can be bought from us at several Farmers Markets and Food Fairs, and also from shops!
(If you fancy actually drinking our beer, you can order it from http://www.yorkshireales.co.uk/breweries/axholme-brewing-co.html).
It turns out that Setting Up Your Own Damn Business takes time. All your time. You will crawl out of bed cursing, you will drink more than you should. You will fall asleep on the sofa to repeats of QI on Dave most evenings. Your love of spending hours making traditional Mexican food will be a distant dream, as on the days when you actually have the time to do it, you'll just want to sit on the sofa and drink your own bodyweight in tea. And, weirdly, it will be worth every damn minute.
Also having a ferret helps. This is Custard in his Fortress of Doom (aka several boxes stuck together and connected by plastic tubes). He's a rescue. We also have a goldfish that I obtained in a fight with a Carny.
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Let's clarify that headline a bit: according to RadarOnline, Stewart's actually been "banished" from the event. Banished! Exiled! Cast into the wilds alone, Hot Topic storefronts her only shelter, steady tears her only sustenance. J/K, everybody! Organizers just don't want Stewart on the red carpet for Pattinson's first public appearance since the scandal broke -- and, incidentally, the Cosmopolis New York premiere doesn't take place until August 13. She's also reportedly "banished" from the after-parties -- this despite the fact the troubled couple "have been communicating by cell phone" recently, according to Radar. "Security was briefed and they were told that Kristen is not allowed anywhere near the red carpet or the after party," a source told Radar. "The decision was made because Robert just doesn't want to see her. There were fears that she could use it as a chance to talk to him in person and that sort of drama is not wanted at the premiere. ... There's also the fact that if she did attend, it would distract from the film premiere itself and the movie bosses are not interested in that sort of publicity."
And in other KStew news ...
Following the first reports of the scandal, word was Stewart had moved out of the $6 million home she shared with Pattinson in L.A. neighbourhood Los Feliz. Still -- now newly sad and lonely -- Pattinson was rumoured to be staying with a friend, his Water for Elephants co-star Reese Witherspoon. According to Entertainment Tonight, however, those reports are false, and if he's crying on Witherspoon's teeny tiny shoulder, the actor isn't doing it at her Ojai, Calif. ranch as previously suggested. As for Stewart, the New York Daily News reports she's staying with her parents in Woodland Hills, Calif.
Meanwhile, Rupert Sanders' wife has banned him from directing Stewart ...
Twihards aren't the beginning and end of the world of hurt caused by Stewart's cheating scandal, there's also Sanders' side to consider. Liberty Ross, the director's fashion-model wife and mother of their two children, is reportedly willing to stay with the guy after his highly publicized slip-up, but only on one condition: he can't direct Stewart in a Snow White and the Huntsman sequel. "She just doesn't want him to ever work with Kristen again," some source told Radar. In a perfect world, this may have created an opportunity to cast a Snow White who's truly "fairest of them all" -- or at least capable of expressing an emotion other than indigestion. However, the Hollywood Reporter notes that Stewart's contract has her signed up for a potential sequel. Sanders wasn't so lucky.
Pattinson will be forced to hang with KStew for the sake of Breaking Dawn - Part 2, despite 'banishment'
Perhaps these two sparklevamps will have cried their last, bloody tear by the movie's Nov. 16 premiere. Or not. But however Stewart and Pattinson are feeling about one another, the makers of the Twilight Saga told Entertainment Weekly that both actors are expected to promote, promote, promote their upcoming movie like nothing ever happened. "While it is studio policy not to comment on the personal lives of actors, Summit is moving full steam ahead and looking forward to this November's opening of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 2," the studio's president of worldwide marketing told EW.
Does it all matter? Not really, because Kristen is Stewart is moving on (from Twilight, anyway)
With three upcoming projects, Stewart's got plenty of distraction from the scandal. According to the New York Daily News, her latest win is the lead role in Crazy Heart director Scott Cooper's adaptation of Lie Down in Darkness. No release date for that one, yet, but Stewart's On the Road reaches theatres in the fall, and she's also signed up to produce her first film, Alex Pettyfer comedy Cali, in which she'll also star.
And, finally, Will Ferrell sums up what we're all feeling about the Kristen Stewart/Robert Pattinson drama


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ABBOTSFORD — His goal started the comeback, but Carter Bancks also scored important points that didn't show up on the scoreboard Saturday.
With the Abbotsford Heat looking for the third-year centre to make a much greater impact with the AHL club, he did so in the right fashion during a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Wolves. After Wolves centre Alex Mallet drilled Heat winger Tyler Ruegsegger into the sideboards with a thunderous and questionable second-period check, it was Bancks who gamely took on Mallet. And although he came out on the short end of the bout and absorbed more than a few punches to his swollen face, it was the kind of response coach Troy Ward lauded.
While Dustin Sylvester got the winning goal at 8:44 of the third period after Ben Walter fired the puck from the slot through a maze — and Sven Baertschi and Roman Horak followed to seal the deal — it was Bancks who did everything he could to help the Heat improve to 3-0-0-1 while the Wolves fell to 4-1-0-0.
"We got a great push from Carter," said Ward. "This is two of the last three games that he's answered the bell and for not being a big guy, he't got a lot of heart and character. It's an emotional lift for our team and I can't explain it. Last night [Friday] I didn't think we stood up for each other and we played a 200-foot game tonight."
Bancks has never scored more than five goals in his first two Heat seasons, but knew exactly what he was doing to beat Eddie Lack after Zack Kassian had staked the Wolves to an early lead with his third goal in five games.
Lack left his crease to play a loose puck in the second period. Caught way out of his net, the Swede scurried back to the crease on the ensuing 2-on-1 but couldn't collect himself in time as Bancks was able to slip a backhand home to make it 1-1 at 5:10.
"I thought our line had a good first period and I was lucky to get that goal because Adam [Estoclet] made a great play to me and I was fortunate to finish it and it just seem we built from that and played an outstanding second period," Bancks said of outshooting the Wolves 15-5 in the middle frame. "We got pucks to the net and it just tuned into a great team effort."
So was the obvious redness around his swollen left eye and cheek from the Mallet punches.
"That's something that our team takes a lot of pride in — we've got lot of guys who will step up," said Bancks. "When you see something like that, somebody taking liberty, you've got to let them know that's not alright, especially in our building. Unfortunately, he kind of let me know a little bit more. But it was a good fight."
"We've got off to a good start," summed up Ward. "We got puck deeps tonight and got a lot of pucks back because we made their defence pivot and go and get pucks and I just thought we got our legs."


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The La Jolla Village Merchants Association's (LJVMA) "Haute La Jolla Nights" is back again with live music, art, after-hours shopping and dining in the Village on Sept. 15 from 6 to 9 p.m.
This month's free event will feature 16 musical groups performing everything from blues to bluegrass, more than 75 shops and galleries staying open late for a Village-wide sidewalk sale, and food and drink specials at many of La Jolla's restaurants.
For the final event in the summer series, the LJVMA is introducing a few new events. Visitors can take advantage of a free ride with Social Cycle, a community bicycle. Pick up a free ticket at Barfly, Jose's, We Olive, Karl Strauss or La Jolla Brew House.
Barfly will host an after party with free entry, drink specials and a $10-and-under menu.
Haute La Jolla Nights takes place along Fay, Girard and Herschel from Prospect to Pearl. For more information, visit www.lajollabythesea.com or call (858) 775-6378.
Fifty paralyzed surfers and 200 volunteers will descend on La Jolla Shores beach for the Life Rolls On Foundation's "They Will Surf Again" adaptive surfing event on Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. The foundation's final event of the season, "They Will Surf Again" empowers paraplegics and quadriplegics to surf with the assistance of adaptive equipment and teams of volunteers. The events took place in seven states over the course of the year. All materials, meals equipment and instruction are provided at no cost to the participants.
For more information, visit www.liferollson.org.
THURSDAY, Sept. 13
• La Jolla Town Council meeting, 5 p.m., La Jolla Rec Center, 615 Prospect St., (858) 454-1444, www.lajollatowncouncil.org, free
• "The Forgetting Tree," 7:30 p.m., Warwick's, 7812 Girard Ave., Tatjana Soli with her new novel, (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free
• "Take Shape for Life," 2 p.m., La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., how to reach and maintain a healthy weight and renew health and spirit, RSVP, (858) 459-0347, www.lajollacommunitycenter.org, free
• Self-publishing workshop, 6 p.m., La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., with Scriber Publishing editor Giana Rosetti, RSVP, (858) 459-0831, www.ljcommunitycenter.org, free
FRIDAY, Sept. 14
• "The Skin's the Thing," 1:30 p.m., ., La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., Catharine Kaufman's "Fountain of Youth Cooking Series," (858) 459-0831, www.ljcommunitycenter.org, $40 members, $45 nonmembers
• Dinner in the library, 5:30 p.m., UCSD Arts Library, 9500 Gilman Drive, cocktails, dining and conversation with David L. Ulin, author of "The Lost Art of Reading," (858) 534-1183, libraries.ucsd.edu, $225
SATURDAY, Sept. 15
• Book sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, free
• Rummage sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., La Jolla Lutheran Church, 7111 La Jolla Blvd., benefits Operation Homefront and Feeding America, (858) 454-6459, www.lajollalutheranchurch.com, free
• "Snapshots of Scripps Science," 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Birch Aquarium, 2300 Expedition Way, hands-on activities demonstrating Scripps research, (858) 534-7336, acquarium.ucsd.edu, included in price of admission
• Black and White Juried Art Exhibition, 5 to 9 p.m., La Jolla Art Association Gallery, 8100 Paseo del Ocaso, Ste. B, (858) 459-1196, www.lajollaart.org, $20-$150
SUNDAY, Sept. 16
• La Jolla Open Aire Market, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., La Jolla Elementary School, 1111 Marine St., (858) 454-1699, www.lajollamarket.com, free
• Weekend with the Locals, noon, Warwick's, 7812 Girard Ave., Duff Brenna, author of "Murdering the Mom," (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free
MONDAY, Sept. 17
• Laughter Yoga, 11 a.m., La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., (858) 459-0831, www.ljcommunitycenter.org, free
• National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic surfing lessons, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Kellogg Park, rehabilitative clinic open to recently injured military veterans with spinal cord or traumatic brain injuries, certain neurological conditions, amputations or other mobility impairments, or post-traumatic stress disorder, www.summersportsclinic.va.gov., free
TUESDAY, Sept. 18
• "Twisted Justice: A Memoir of Conspiracy and Personal Politics," 7:30 p.m., Warwick's, 7812 Girard Ave., former Oklahoma gov. David Hall, (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free
• Distinguished Speaker Series: Dr. Gloria Harris, 5:30 p.m., La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., Dr. Harris' stories of trailblazing women in California, (858) 459-0831, www.ljcommunitycenter.org, free
• Spanish classes, Coggan Aquatic Center, 800 Nautilus, basic conversation and reading selections from a native speaker and retired Spanish teacher, advanced and intermediate courses run through Nov. 13 (advanced from 9 to 10:30 a.m., intermediate from 10:35 a.m. to 12:05 p.m.), (858) 459-1202, $170 for nine weeks
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 19
• Children's storytime, 3 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, free
• "The Good Woman" and "Monarch Beach," 7:30 p.m., Warwick's, 7812 Girard Ave., authors Jane Porter and Anita Hughes, (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free
• Green Flash Concert Series: Steve Poltz, 5:30 to 9 p.m., Birch Aquarium, 2300 Expedition Way, concert with food from French Gourmet and craft beer from Gordon Biersch Brewery for purchase, 21 and up, (858) 534-4109, aquarium.ucsd.edu, $24-$32
• "The Candidate: What it Takes to Win – And Hold – The White House," 5 p.m., UCSD Faculty Club, 9500 Gilman Drive, reception, dinner and discussion with political scientist Samual L. Popkin, (858) 246-0372, firstname.lastname@example.com, $40-$65
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• "Little Gems: Smaller Art Museums of Europe," 7:30 p.m., Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., lecture by historian James Grebl, (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, $19 members, $24 nonmembers
• Baby & toddler storytime, 11 a.m., Warwick's, 7812 Girard Ave., (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free
• Canvas Design & Wine, 5 p.m., La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., the basics of acrylic painting from artist Dottie Stanley, (858) 459-0831, www.ljcommunitycenter.org, $40 members, $45 nonmembers
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As the new year began, The New York Times offered a 780-word article to a protest for illegal immigrants – with four marchers walking from Miami to Washington. But on Saturday, tens of thousands of Americans gathering in Washington for Friday's annual March for Life received – part of a sentence.
In the Saturday paper on January 23, an article on the trial facing the killer of late-term abortionist George Tiller on page A-11 featured this note in paragraph 9 of a 12-paragraph dispatch by Monica Davey:
Testimony began the same day that abortion rights groups celebrated, and abortion opponents protested, the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal.
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37 Years: Just one day after the Supreme Court announced its latest landmark decision, abortion opponents will gather in Washington to mark the 37th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion. Among the events: a National March for Life rally.
The Washington Post carried a calm story by William Wan on the March for Life with color photos of each side of the abortion divide. (An online video on the Post website gave substantial time to both sides, even though the pro-abortion contingent was vastly outnumbered, as usual.)
The Los Angeles Times covered the Tiller trial in Wichita, but reporter Robin Abcarian made no mention of the March for Life. Neither did anyone else at that paper.


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BLUE EARTH, Minn. — A cleanup was under way in the southern Minnesota town of Blue Earth, where 17 cars derailed on a train carrying corn, and 10 tipped on their sides.
Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis said the 73-car train was carrying corn from Fairmont, Minn., to Blair, Neb., when it happened about 5:20 p.m. Sunday. Nobody was hurt.
The cause is under investigation, and there's no estimate yet on how much grain spilled.
Davis said crews worked through the night and had about half of the cars out of the way by morning.
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Monkeys do not pass Ebola to one another through the air, researchers report. The result confirms observations of human outbreaks: Infection with the deadly virus requires contact with bodily fluids.
The study follows up on a 2012 report that raised concerns Ebola might be able to spread by air (SN: 12/15/12, p. 12). That study, led by infectious disease researcher Gary Kobinger of the Public Health Agency of Canada, found that macaques contracted Ebola when housed in cages near a pen containing piglets infected with Ebola. The animals never touched. The researchers said the finding meant that the virus probably floated to the monkeys' cages as a fine airborne spray of particles shed by the pigs.
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This is the old United Nations University website. Visit the new site at http://unu.edu
With contributions from prominent urban planning scholars and experts in Africa, The Urban Challenge in Africa: Growth and Management of Its Large Cities, edited by Professor Carole Rakodi of the University of Wales, Cardiff, represents the latest in a series of books from the United Nations University Programme on Mega-cities and Urban Development.
Africa, long thought of as one of the least urbanized continents, will likely have over one half of its population in urban areas by 2020. The Urban Challenge in Africa introduces and highlights many important development issues in Africa. In addition to chapters on individual cities including Cairo, Johannesburg, Kinshasa, and Lagos, the book also explores important sectoral issues such as property markets, urban governance, and urban-rural linkages.
With the goal of examining the social, economic, and environmental aspects of large metropolitan centres, the UNU launched its research programme by organizing an international conference on Mega-city Growth and the Future in cooperation with the United Nations Population Division and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in 1990. The UNU later initiated an ambitious study of evolving urban systems at the regional level addressed to Pacific Asia, Latin America, and, of course, Africa. Mega-city Growth and the Future (the first volume in the series), Emerging World Cities in Pacific Asia, and The Mega-city in Latin America have already been released.
As the Rector of the United Nations University, I am proud that the UNU has been involved in research and dissemination on the issues of mega-cities and urban development since the early 1990s. I believe we have made a valuable contribution to related academic fields and the preparatory work for the United Nations Habitat II Conference held in Istanbul, Turkey. It is my hope that this work will continue well into the next century through the UNU/Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU/IAS), the new research and training centre that started its activities in 1995 and is located next to the University headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.
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The printer in IV is always out of paper. If it isn't out of paper, there is some kind of jam or swipe connection problem or toner problem or dead animal inside it that makes a noise when you try to print anything. I know no one can really anticipate the technical/biological problems with that printer, but can we at least put it behind a proctor's station so that people don't take the paper out for their own printers? ...more »


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As I gave a re-listen to the Rhino issue of King of America I finally read the liner notes. The last paragraph refered to a tune written by Elvis and David Was. The song found it's way on the Was (Not Was) album, What Up, Dog? which I had. It must be twenty years since I put on that cd and so I had to rummage around for it. It's a great album with the biggest hit being 'Walk the Dinosaur'
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Cape Brett Track
Cape Brett Track traverses through native and regenerating bush. The track runs along the ridge through Maori-owned land before reaching conservation land
Type Out-and-back Tramping Track
Entry / Exit Point Start: Rawhiti
Entry / Exit Point (2) Finish: Rawhiti
Distance 16.3Km
Est Time 8 hours
Standard Tramping Track
Grade Easy to Medium
Category All levels from day walkers
Cape Brett track begins at Oke Bay in Rawhiti and ends below the lighthouse at the seaward end of the Cape Brett peninsula. The Department of Conservation administers this house. The distance of the track is approximately 16.5 kilometres. At a comfortable pace this track takes 8-hours to complete. It crosses Te Rawhiti 3B2 Trust and DOC land and traverses over reasonably undulating and at times steep terrain up to a maximum height of 345 metres. There is 90% of bush cover, which is mainly secondary growth. The track is well marked and maintained.
Cape Brett Hut
The hut accommodates 22 people and is administered by the Department of Conservation (DOC). Book at Russell Information Centre + 64 9 403 8020 firstname.lastname@example.com.
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When accessing Greta's Genealogy Bog today I first noticed that it took one to two minutes for the page to load. Then when I went to the "Layout" page only the top section would appear; it took another minute or two for that to load.
I googled various word combinations having to do with blog problems and finally found some advice to check Activity under Window. That revealed that the problem involved the Contact Button. It was then that I noticed that my blog no longer showed the Contact Button. I visited several blogs that I remembered having these buttons, and none of them appeared to have it any longer, either.
What's up?
Update: Today (Monday) the Contact Button seems to be working and the blog seems to load OK. Not sure what happened. Some type of Blogger maintenance maybe?
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Where Have Our Contact Buttons Gone?
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Can't imagine what's wrong! Greta, thanks so much for reading my post about my grandfather and his sisters. Means a lot when you leave your kind comments!ReplyDelete
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Like the times our "followers" disappear!ReplyDelete
I like the change to a Bog from a Blog. Sounds like the software may just be blogged down.ReplyDelete
I've seen all kinds of glitches on blogger over the years. Be very happy that your button returned on it's own!ReplyDelete
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Fit Celebrities Who Swear By CrossFit
Jack Osbourne
Jack Osbourne grew up in the public eye on MTV's Meet the Osbournes, so we all watched as he transformed from a troubled teen with substance abuse issues to a healthy, happy family man. But when Osbourne was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2012, his health became even more of a priority. He turned to CrossFit and a "pretty insane" regimen of vitamins and hormone therapies to manage his symptoms. "Right now am I going to be in a wheelchair? No," he says. "But if I don't take care of myself, who knows?"
Paula Patton
There's nothing like starring in a major action movie opposite Tom Cruise to motivate you to get into shape! That's what initially drew new mom Paula Patton to a CrossFit box. "It was really the most grueling and one of the hardest things I've done," she says.
Patton admits to some dark moments at first. "I worked out for two and half hours, six days a week for a couple of months. It was so hard! I would never cry in front of the boys, but inside I was hurting and a little depressed." But it got better. "You have to get past that moment of self-doubt. After a month, the wall came down and the training felt doable. It still wasn't easy, but doable, and that felt really empowering."
As anyone who saw her in Mission: Impossible--Ghost Protocol can attest, the results were impressive!
Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw is a new man, inside and out. Recently the country star and father of two admitted to battling alcoholism. Fitness was one thing that helped him get clean, trading in the six-pack in his hand for an impressive set of chiseled abs. And CrossFit is hisgo-to workout! Even better, he's convinced his band to join in the sweaty fun. "It is a way for us to hang out together when we are not playing. It is good for the band. We enjoy it."
Channing Tatum
Channing Tatum has always had an impressive physique, but now that he's the "Sexiest Man Alive" according to People magazine, everyone is dying to know how the actor stays so sculpted.
"I like to be lean. If I get too bulky I can't move well, and I like to move," he says. "When I'm not training, I get really round and soft."
Tatum recently shared that variety is his favorite workout trick. Constantly changing up his routine keeps him from getting bored and keeps his body from getting complacent, which is why he finds CrossFit, where every day brings a new challenge, so perfect.
Cameron Diaz
"Exercise for me is like eating, sleeping, and breathing," Cameron Diaz says, explaining her chiseled bod. "I'm consistent, and when I'm not consistent, it shows up on my body."
Diaz first discovered CrossFitwith her pro athlete ex, Alex Rodriguez, and it soon became one of her favorite ways to stay consistent with exercise and sculpted from head to toe.
Jessica Biel
Jessica Biel is one of the rare Hollywood beauties who isn't afraid to show how much work goes into maintaining her famously fit figure—the one that has landed her on almost every "hot list" in spite of the fact that she bucks the super skinny trend.
"There is so much pressure to look a certain way in this town. But it's nice to have a little meat on you, and I hope I inspire women to appreciate their muscular calves!" Biel says, adding that she maintains her famous physique with hardcore CrossFit workouts and following a Paleo style of eating. "I'm comfortable with my body and who I am because I work out a lot!"
Bob Harper
Perhaps the original celebrity endorser of CrossFit, The Biggest Loser trainer Bob Harper
has been very vocal about his love for the short-but-intense workouts. In an interview with
Men's Fitness
, he explained, "Jumping into
was like jumping into the deep end of a pool. These workouts are so compact. I used to do long sessions all the time, and my body started to get beat up. But with CrossFit, it's almost like my body is finally getting a chance to rest while, at the same time, I'm pushing it harder than I've ever pushed it."
Vanessa Hudgens
High School Musical cutie Vanessa Hudgens decided to trade in her school-girl look for something a little tougher for her role in the 2011 gritty action film Sucker Punch. Trainer Logan Hood put Hudgens and her tough-girl costars through grueling 90-minute workouts based on CrossFit principles.
"[The girls] pulled heavy ropes, hoisted kettlebells, and dragged tractor tires—definitely not your typical Hollywood workout," Hood says. "Initially, the girls were skeptical, but Vanessa was stronger than she imagined—and has the body to prove it." Hudgens even gave SHAPE readers an exclusive look at her workout.
Jason Statham
Go big or go home is Jason Statham's motto, and that is especially true for his CrossFit workouts. The actor and former competitive diver dropped 17 pounds in six weeks by working out 35 minutes a day, six days a week. "My workout is murder, a nightmare—and priceless," he says.
Mallory Hagan
Beauty queens are probably the last people you'd imagine flipping tires, smashing balls into the ground, and doing ring pull-ups. But Miss America 2013 Mallory Hagan challenged a lot of stereotypes, especially when it comes to her workouts. "She did not want to be rail-thin," boyfriend Charmel Maynard told the New York Post. "She did it the right way: She did a lot of CrossFit, and she just ate a lot better."
Malin Akerman
Malin Akerman was another actress who turned to Logan Hood and his CrossFit-style workouts to whip her into superhero shape for her action flick, The Watchmen. To help her get camera-ready as quickly as possible, Logan amped up the intensity of workouts, while still keeping them short.
"My muscles have never had such tone," Akermam told Women's Health
magazine. "My body was noticeably different."
Christmas Abbott
The first woman to work the pits at NASCAR's highest level, Christmas Abbott is no stranger to hard work. And some of that toughness started with CrossFit. Abbott, a fan of the fierce workouts for years, made a name for herself as a competitor and star in many CrossFit videos. Now she even owns her own box, CrossFit Invoke in North Carolina.
Kelly Clarkson
Singer Kelly Clarkson credits CrossFit with helping her shape up and feel confident about her body. "You never work out more than 35 minutes, but it's so intense… It makes me feel like G.I. Jane. It's very empowering," she says about the notoriously tough workout. "I do it totally for my psyche. I'm much better when those endorphins are going. It's a release. And I also love food, so there's a payoff!"


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What is a Kosher Fridg-eez? Do you like having a light in your refrigerator all week but need a way to keep the light off during Shabbos or Yom Tov? That is what the Kosher Fridg-eez is for. It's designed to hold down the fridge light switch in order to keep the light turned off. When Shabbos or Yom Tov is over, simply pull the plastic tab to remove it, letting the fridge light shine again.
What makes Kosher Fridg-eez so special? It's a simple and inexpensive solution to a common problem: how to keep the light turned off during Shabbos that is not messy, so you won't have to remove the bulb or keep applying tape over and over again. There's no cutting involved, Fridg-eez is ready to use right out of the package.
How it works: Kosher Fridg-eez is made from reusable velcro. There are three pieces: two short Fridg-eez strips with an adhesive backing (to stay attached to the fridge) and one long Fridg-eez strip with a plastic pull-tab. Just stick the two small Fridg-eez strips on either side of the light switch and use the long Fridg-eez velcro strip to hold down the light switch.
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Lightning Recall Dana Tyrell, Brett Connolly From Syracuseby Staff Writer / Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled forwards Dana Tyrell and Brett Connolly from the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced today. Additionally the team has reassigned forwards Mike Angelidis and Ondrej Palat, along with defenseman Andrej Sustr and goaltender Cedrick Desjardins to the Crunch.
Tyrell, 23, has played in 12 games with the Lightning this season, collecting a goal and two assists to go along with four penalty minutes. The Airdrie, Alberta native made his season debut on January 22 in Carolina against the Hurricanes and recorded two penalty minutes. Tyrell has skated in 116 career NHL games, registering seven goals and 23 points with 22 penalty minutes.
The 5-foot-11, 192-pound forward has also played in 15 games with the Crunch, posting five goals and eight points with 11 penalty minutes. He has posted a positive or even plus/minus rating in 12 of his 15 games with Syracuse. Tyrell was originally drafted by the Lightning in the second round, 47th overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
Connolly, 20, has appeared in 67 games with Syracuse this season, registering 27 goals and 57 points to go along with a plus-15 rating and 51 penalty minutes. The Campbell River, British Columbia native ranks second on the Crunch for goals and points, and third for assists with 30. Of his 27 goals this season, eight have come while with the man-advantage, ranking second on the Crunch in that category.
The 6-foot-2, 200-pound forward has skated in 68 career NHL games with the Lightning, all during the 2011-12 season, recording four goals and 15 points with 30 penalty minutes. Two of Connolly's four goals last season were game-winners. He scored his first career NHL goal on November 1 at Carolina and also made his NHL debut against the Hurricanes on October 7. Connolly was originally drafted by the Lightning in the first round, sixth overall, in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.


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As our economy continues to leave most folks feeling anything but optimistic, I would like to revisit a topic I wrote about several years ago. Unemployment, shrinking 401(k) portfolios, working longer hours for less pay and other looming uncertainties are leaving the average Joe feeling pretty anxious. Change is never easy. Perhaps parents have an additional worry. If things are this bad now, how are my kids going to fare when they hit the adult world?
A fair question. I think the one very thin silver lining while living in what some are calling the worst recession since The Great Depression is the fact that folks are reexamining their lifestyles. Keeping up with the Jones� may very well be getting replaced with, �To heck with the Jones�. It�s time we decide what�s best for our family.�
Parents are right to be concerned for their children. Our young people are staying at university longer with fewer opportunities awaiting them upon graduation. These young adults entering the workplace are the first generation in decades who very well may not have the opportunity to have an equal or better material lifestyle than their parents. But the key word here is material.
How can you as millennium parents better prepare your children for the future? Begin with the mindset that children accumulating more stuff, plastic participation trophies, framed certificates for accomplishments (such as attending school or completing homework for crying out loud), and more ways to be entertained isn�t the way to go. It�s my hope that current events will lead parents to redefine what being successful truly means � and begin to teach these values to their children.
What? Did he say values?
It wasn�t that long ago when the idea of teaching our children �values� was being criticized by all kinds of people. Not me. Values isn�t a bad word and each household needs to examine what family values are important. True character in our children can be developed with traits such as responsibility, fairness, courage, perseverance, dependability, honesty, and compassion for others. And please hear this. The crucial element for today�s parents to instill in their children to prepare them for an uncertain future is self-respect.
Why self-respect? Honestly, I think this is the one vital characteristic that is lacking with so many of our millennium young people. Just log into Facebook and spend a few minutes stalking some of the pages. See if you don�t agree that self-respect, for many young people, has been replaced with desperation for attention, popularity, and acceptance by peers.
You see, your children should never place their sense of self worth by what others think about them. My hope for today�s generation of children is to become confident, content young adults in the near future. How about you? Begin by setting boundaries, modeling contentment in life without all eggs in the material wealth basket, and teaching the importance of having compassion for others. Finding ways for our children and teens to volunteer time and efforts to help those in need is a great avenue to help learn that self-respect comes from a job well done. There so much more to life�s work than looking for the next bonus check.
Bryan Greeson is a nationally certified schoolpsychologist and serves as the Director of Special Services in York School District One.


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Due to some negative childhood experiences with real Christmas trees (picking endless pine needles out of our dark green shag carpet by hand), when it was time for me to buy a Christmas tree for my own home, I did not hesitate to buy a plastic tree. This was before I agonized over every plastic purchase. I bought it after Christmas for 75% off (I'm cheap like that). But it was a piece of trash. Pieces of it fell off when I decorated it and it barely survived the disassembling. A couple of years later when I moved, it was relegated to the Goodwill heap. That experience led to no Christmas tree for the next few years.
Then, last December, my husband returned from Target with a real Christmas tree in hand. He had purchased it for $12 (50% off, because Christmas was so near). To my surprise, it barely shed any needles. I had read a short blurb in some magazine recently that claimed it was actually greener to purchase a real Christmas tree than to reuse a fake plastic one (see more on this below), so I felt OK about it. This year I decided to look into the matter more thoroughly.
Real Tree
Fake Tree
- Don't have a Christmas tree (bah, humbug)
- Enjoy your neighbor's/ sister's/ cousin's tree. This is what we did for many years between the plastic tree failure and my conversion to real trees.
- Decorate a sturdy outdoor living tree (maybe even a pine tree!). A tree next to a big window would be ideal for bringing the holiday spirit inside. You'll most likely want to put your presents elsewhere. If you have small children like me, you can't put the real presents under your tree until Christmas Day anyway.
- Buy a tree you can keep indoors for a week or so and then plant outside. This seems like a risky venture to me, since I have very limited gardening experience, but if you have a green thumb, this might be a good option for you.
- Buy a nice tall tree-like indoor plant, and decorate it. I would be all over this (I do better with indoor plants), except that I have small children and under no circumstances will have a pot full of dirt on the floor until my kids are much older.
- Be creative and make something tree-like with branches or repurposed materials, and then decorate it.
National Christmas Tree Association (Find My Tree Now in top left corner)
Search Local Harvest (just enter your zip code)
Green Promise's List of Organic Christmas Tree Farms
Real Tree Recycling
Earth 911
Royal Tannenbaums: How to Pick the Best and Greenest Christmas Tree (The Daily Green, 2007)
Holiday Greenery, Lights and Ornaments (The Green Guide, 2006)
Bio: Betsy is a SAHM of two young children who is trying to go green without becoming totally overwhelmed. She especially enjoys making green changes that save money and simplify life, like buying less, cooking from scratch, and early potty training. Check out her Green Holiday Series on her blog Eco-novice for more ways to go green and save green during the holidays.


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For those wanting to donate to the victims of the explosion in West, TX.
The Brazos Valley Media Giving Back fund has been reinstated for those wishing to help locally. Online donations are now accepted via credit card.
The Downtown Bryan Association in partnership with the City of Bryan, the Bryan Fire Department and the Bryan Police Department invites everyone to join us for a benefit concert for the town of West, Texas.
The event will take place on Sunday, May 5th, from noon-7pm in the Palace Theater in Downtown Bryan.
The hearts of our community are with the citizens, families, and victims of West. In light of the tragedy that they have suffered, we are compelled to come together and raise funds to assist them in rebuilding & restoring West to the town we all know and love.
"Fest for West" will be an all day crawfish boil and music festival located in Downtown at the Palace Theater on Cinco De Mayo, 2013. All proceeds will go to benefit the people of West, Texas. Music lineup & ticket sales information will be released soon.
Stay tuned to facebook.com/downtownbryan for details in the coming
If you are interested in sponsoring or volunteering or for additional
information please contact email@example.com by email.
Aggieland Outfitters is now accepting cash donations at store locations on George Bush Drive and University Drive. All donations will go towards the purchase of more supplies, according to the store.
The business has also set up a number to text for information about volunteering. By texting "HELPWEST" to 99000, Aggieland Outfitters will provide information as it becomes available. They add that the list will be deleted when relief efforts have ended and information of those who text in will not be kept for marketing purposes.
Robertson County News will also be assisting in the relief efforts.
They are collecting needed items at their office located at 120 W. Third St. in downtown Hearne.
They are requesting:
• Canned Food
• Water
• Clothing
• Bedding
• Stuffed toys for the kids
The Madison County Chamber of Commerce & KMVL Radio Station in Madisonville are the two designated locations in Madison County for anyone who wants to donate Clothing, Non-Perishable Foods, Diapers, Baby Food, Gift Cards, Toiletries, and Blankets.
Other regional / Waco organizations accepting donations:
Point West Bank - drop off or send to 200 West Oak Street, West 76691
Both Peas & Tots and Smarty Pants consignment stores in Waco are accepting clothing donations in all sizes for those in West.
ESPN 1660 AM is taking donations at their Bagby Ave., Waco location
KBTX Media, The Eagle and WTAW/Candy 95 are collecting funds for people affected by Wednesday night's fertilizer plant explosion in West. An account has been set up by Brazos Valley Media Giving Back so that donations can be made at any of the The Bank and Trust locations or online with a credit card via PayPal.
On Wednesday, April 24, Wingstop locations in Waco will donate 10 percent of sales to Red Cross to benefit those affected by last week's tragic events in West. Donations will be accepted from 11 a.m. to midnight on Wednesday. The Waco Wingstop restaurants are located at:
220 S 2nd St., Waco
111 S New Rd, Waco
600 N Loop 340, Bellmead
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krayzie Bone wrote:Aries is just all about his gimmick now, his wrestling fucking sucks.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, I was about to think someone had gone insane, but then I realized it's just you.
krayzie Bone wrote:Aries is just all about his gimmick now, his wrestling fucking sucks.
krayzie Bone wrote:I think some of these fans on the board just like Austin Aries's pipe. Perhaps they want to smoke his pipe lol
krayzie Bone wrote:Fuck Las Vegas, I'm from Dat Mad Ass Middle. Chi Town ILLA. Don't speak for the Mods.
krayzie Bone wrote:I'm not Colt. Colt is from Deerfield a nice fancy suburb north of Chicago. I was raised in Rogers Park, the gangbang city Joe, Like Twista said. "Its Chi Town or Nothing" Where you stay in Vegas?
Ebessan wrote:What fools, they got rid of Aries? He's a guy who doesn't go stale.
Aries/Peter Avalon team. 8)
redboar wrote:Back to topic, I don't know what people see in Aries, he used to more intense and hard hitting. Maybe his stint / vacation in TNA softened him up a bit?
krayzie Bone wrote:That's right he is Lazy. Also Peter Avalon is yet to prove himself inside PWG ring. All we've seen so far is him wrestling Candice in comedy matches. PWG needs Sami Callahan by far one of the best up and coming young talent in America today. The guy hits like a truck and can mat wrestle with the best of them.
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Despite giving up 70 pounds, PLU senior linebacker Tim Lax brought down Rowan tight end David Sadowski en route to nine total tackles and three for loss.
Photo by Pat Coleman, D3football.com
The Lutes traveled halfway around the world to get there and rolled up 42 points as they upended Rowan 42-13 in Stagg Bowl XXVII. We also take a look at the feel-good Lutes and the kids who buy into head coach Frosty Westering's system.
- Keith McMillan: Dynasty of disappointment
- Pat Coleman: Five rounds, five stories
- Mark Simon: The feel-good Lutes
- Lutes left no question unanswered
- Stagg Bowl box score
Take a look back at preview information and see which of our experts picked Pacific Lutheran to win.
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Playoff roundup
West seventh-seeded Pacific Lutheran rallied with 13 unanswered second-half points to defeat St. John's 19-9 and earn a trip to San Antonio and become the first-ever seven seed to reach the national semifinals. OK, it's the first year of seven-team brackets, but that's still impressive. Hardin-Simmons drove from their 35-yard line to the Trinity 15 with five seconds left but was unable to get the ball in the end zone and falls to the top-seeded Tigers 40-33. The Cowboys again suffered from turnovers, coughing up the ball eight times. Ohio Northern's Cinderella season came to a shocking conclusion, as Mount Union pulled off another second-half rout in winning 56-31. The Polar Bears had led 16-14 at the half before the machine scored four third-quarter touchdowns. And Rowan put together a Mount Union-like burst of its own with 21 fourth-quarter points to put Montclair State away 42-13. All the final scores, plus game stories.
Second-round action
Two No. 1 seeds went one-and-out Saturday afternoon, as Western Connecticut lost to Montclair State 32-24 and Pacific Lutheran blew out Wartburg 49-14. That sets up PLU at St. John's next week in the West final, and Rowan at Montclair State in the East. In the North, Ohio Northern romped past Wittenberg 58-24, setting up a rematch at Mount Union, while it's an all-Texas final in the South, with Hardin-Simmons at Trinity. All the scores, including game stories. Plus, Western Connecticut doesn't file the paperwork to host a third-round game and only avoids an embarrassing road trip to New Jersey by losing.
First round: Wisconsin ousted
For all the talk about Wisconsin power, the Badger State went 0-3 in opening-week playoff action. UW-La Crosse lost 38-17, UW-Stevens Point lost 23-10 and St. Norbert lost 39-32. Washington & Jefferson recorded the first big upset of the postseason as it toppled Lycoming 14-7. Did we say the key was defense? Also advancing: Pacific Lutheran, Hardin-Simmons, Rowan, Montclair State, Ursinus, Central, Wittenberg, Ohio Northern, Augustana, St. John's and Western Maryland.
Stagg Bowl XXVII
at Salem, Va.
Pacific Lutheran 42, Rowan 13
Rowan 24, Mount Union 17 (OT)
Pacific Lutheran 49, Trinity (Texas) 28
|North Bracket
|1. Mount Union
5. Augustana 33
|1. Mount Union
4. Ohio Northern 31
|5. Augustana 39
7. St. Norbert 32
|3. Hanover 14
4. Ohio Northern 56
|4. Ohio Northern
2. Wittenberg 24
|2. Wittenberg 42
6. Alma 19
|East Bracket
|1. Western
Connecticut 24
4. Montclair State 32
|4. Montclair
State 13
5. Rowan 42
|4. Montclair State 37
6. Buffalo State 34
5. Rowan 29
|5. Rowan 55
7. Ursinus 0
|2. Bridgewater State 38
7. Ursinus 43
|West Bracket
|1. Wartburg
7. Pacific Lutheran 49
|7. Pacific
Lutheran 19
2. St. John's 9
|6. Willamette 24
7. Pacific Lutheran 28
|3. UW-La Crosse 17
4. Central 38
|4. Central 9
2. St. John's 10
|2. St. John's 23
6. UW-Stevens Point 10
|South Bracket
|1. Trinity 20
4. Western Maryland 16
|1. Trinity 40
3. Hardin-Simmons 33
|4. Western Maryland 20
5. Catholic 16
|3. Hardin-Simmons 28
7. Washington U. 21
|3. Hardin-Simmons
6. Washington & Jefferson 3
|2. Lycoming 7
6. Washington & Jefferson 14
Selection Sunday analysis
Surprises? Sure, there are some surprises. We were quite surprised to see Western Connecticut gain the top seed in the East, as we had been projecting Lycoming to slide into that region. It appears that Lycoming's nine-game schedule might have hurt them, as Trinity is seeded ahead of them. In fact, it appears that the seeding is almost all by winning percentage. How else can we explain Bridgewater State, the champion of the weakest automatic qualifying conference, getting a No. 2 seed?
Other items of note: Western Maryland and Catholic finally play each other, in their third consecutive season reaching the South Bracket together. The last two years, they've each gone 10-0 through the regular season and lost to Lycoming and Trinity in the first round of the playoffs.
Of the four Pool C teams selected, not one got a home game. One did get a No. 4 seed (Central) but will be playing on the road thanks to the West bracket geography. And that's primarily caused by the selection of two Northwest Conference teams.
NCAA national football committee chair Mike Clary summed that up this way: "We felt all along that Pacific Lutheran was a strong team and Willamette by virtue of a great win against Linfield yesterday worked into the tournament. It was just a good pairing for us there."
Also, Pacific Lutheran's only loss on the season is to Willamette. Willamette is one of two three-loss teams in the field (the other is AQ UW-La Crosse), but two of those losses were to an NAIA and a Division II team.


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We bet a few of you are wondering what an SD card is doing on our 2011 Holiday Gift Guide, but give us a moment to explain. Eye-Fi cards are the bomb. What you're getting here is freedom and convenience, as these cards will sync and upload the content stored on them without the need for a cable. In other words, put this thing into a camera and snap away. When you get back home to your Wi-Fi network, the images will be transferred to your computer right over the network, over the air. You can also optionally tell it that you'd also like the images uploaded to your favorite social network, like, say, Facebook. Even better? Your images get geotagged too by the Eye-Fi card. These things are straight up awesome, and you can get one on Amazon for $88 (a 17% discount.)
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ISTANBUL, Turkey — How much do I love eating in Istanbul? Let me count the ways (and know that the addresses listed below barely skim the possibilities). For the food lover, the city that bridges Europe and Asia, for centuries the ruling city of a great empire, is an irresistible draw. Istanbul is stuffed to bursting with great food at every level, from street carts to posh rooftop restaurants.
You can get fresh-squeezed orange juice on every corner or buy sesame-dusted simit (doughnut-shaped breads) for breakfast from a red and gold street cart. Small mom-and-pop shops specialize in clotted buffalo milk to eat with bread and honey or subtly spiced kofte (meatballs). Young and old line up for doner kebab, reserve a table in a popular lokanta (tavern) or grab a grill-side seat and watch a master perform with skewers of sweetbreads or lamb.
On a recent trip, I opted out of touristy or trendy spots and explored beloved neighborhood restaurants and specialty food shops.
I can't wait to go back. Here are 10 of the highlights from an April visit.
(Since the end of May, Turkey has been in the news for anti-government demonstrations in Istanbul and other cities. Now, demonstrations are sporadic and, in Istanbul, mostly centered on Taksim Square. There and elsewhere in the city life goes on as usual. Restaurants are open and serve both residents and tourists. The State Department's worldwide travel alert issued Friday mentions security issues in the Middle East but does not specifically mention Turkey.)
Semsa Denizsel's farm-to-table restaurant in the posh Nisantasi neighborhood is hands-down my favorite. Her chalkboard lists 14 dishes each day, and you'll want all of them. I could have eaten here every day for the week: I'm still craving globe artichokes from Izmir that were braised in olive oil with rice; her thin, crisp flatbreads topped with greens; soulful soups; thin slices of beef tongue with sultanas, her beautiful desserts — and the crusty loaves she bakes from an Anatolian heirloom wheat that dates back 8,000 years. Downstairs is her takeout boutique. No surprise that she's known as the Alice Waters of Istanbul.
Kantin, 30 Akkavak Sokagi, Nisantasi; 011-90-212-219-3114. Lunch and early dinner. No alcohol. A meal for two about $75.
Asmali Cavit
On a street off Iskeli Caddesi (the European side's main pedestrian shopping street), lined with meyhane (taverns specializing in meze), this one stands out for the fresh, vibrant flavors of each little dish. Plan to stay awhile — that's the point. Order a few cold dishes to start, maybe local cheese, roasted red peppers, braised artichoke or lakerda (cured bonito) and a bottle of raki (Turkey's anise-flavored spirit). Eat a little. Drink a little. Talk a lot. Repeat, ordering warm meze until it's closing time. Don't miss the flash-fried, wafer-thin slices of lamb liver or the calamari. For the real scene, head upstairs, where family and friends sit at long tables covered in myriad dishes. Raki and talk flow. And from time to time, guests squeeze onto a small balcony to have a smoke.
Asmali Cavit, 16/D Asmali Mescit Caddesi, Beyoglu; 011-90-212-292-4950, no website. Be sure to reserve ahead. Meal for two, about $80.
On a Sunday, we took the Metro and then a taxi to Tarabya, an old resort and port along the Bosporus. Our destination: Kiyi, a lovely old-fashioned restaurant with classic, correct service and a well-heeled clientele. The hot and cold meze are outstanding — crimson roasted peppers, baby pickled okra, octopus salad, taramasalata (fish roe spread), fried sand smelt, grilled calamari and crisp phyllo "cigarettes" filled with cheese. Nibbling on this and that, sipping raki, we whiled away the afternoon and finished the feast with a perfectly grilled whole sea bass. Do let your waiter point out the best of the season.
Kiyi, 126 Kefelikoy Caddesi, Tarabya; 011-90-212-262-0002. Meal for two, including raki, about $90.
Ciya Sofrasi
Chef-owner Musa Dagdeviren has done extensive research into historical and regional dishes and serves an astonishing array at his three simple restaurants in Caferaga Mahallesi surrounded by the sprawling Kadikoy market. At Ciya Sofrasi, step up to the counter and choose cold meze, as many as you like: You pay by the weight. Hummus with pickled chile peppers is terrific with flatbread from a wood-burning oven. For a non-Turkish speaker, it can be difficult to figure out what to order. Just point. I had to come back my last night for another kebab, actually two — lamb minced with tail fat and bracketed with either whole spring garlic bulbs or sweet-tart loquat to wrap up in that wonderful flatbread. For dessert? Candied pumpkin with clotted buffalo milk.
Ciya Sofrasi, 48/B Gunesli Bahce Sokak , Caferaga Mahallesi, Kadikoy; 011-90-216-330-1390. Meal for two about $30.
Istanbul food tour with Tuba Satana
Tuba Satana gave up a career as a hotel food and beverage director to follow her passion: the food scene in Istanbul, documenting the places she has loved all her life, pointing out the best shops for Turkish delight, baklava and spices, deciphering the open-air markets, collecting the stories of particular dishes and becoming a regular at old-fashioned workers restaurants. You can take advantage of her expertise by signing up for a half-day food tour organized around your interests and her latest passions. She took three of us on a tour of the Kadikoy market that began with Turkish coffee and ended with lunch at Ciya Sofrasi. Her blog Istanbul Food (in English) is an invaluable resource.
Tuba Satana, Istanbul Food; email firstname.lastname@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Sekiz Istanbul
This chef-driven restaurant, in the heart of the Beyoglu district, is on the ground floor of a suite hotel but has its own entrance. Lively and hip, it's crowded on weekends. Working in an open kitchen, chef Maksut Askar does his take on modern Turkish cuisine with global influences. His ingredients are impeccable: He's a stickler for local resources. You can find dishes such as merguez sausage with romesco, slow-cooked octopus and sea bass ceviche, but if you have a hankering, you can also get a barbecue beef sandwich, a burger and shoestring fries, or a pizza topped with lamb and shallots.
Sekiz Istanbul, Kuloglu Mah. 1 Erol Dernek Sokak, Beyoglu, 011-90-212-249-8924; Meal for two about $100.
Tarihi Karakoy Balikcisi Lokantasi
Tucked in a back alley in Karakoy, in the working-class hardware district, this tiny fish kebab restaurant is as compact as a boat. A small window into the kitchen displays the day's kebabs on offer. Inside, grill master Muharrem Usta operates in a kitchen the size of a galley, deftly turning skewers threaded with prawns or sole over a charcoal fire. A drawer to his right holds the bread, another napkins and silverware. There is an upstairs, but you'll want to sit at one of the two tables downstairs to better catch the action. Add a green salad and maybe the sea bass in parchment paper.
Tarihi Karakoy Balikcisi Lokantasi, 30 Tersane Caddesi Kardesim Sokak, Karakoy; 011-90-212-251-1371. Lunch for two, $90
Halil Lahmacun
When visiting the Kadikoy market on the Asian side (a $2 ferry ride across the Marmara Sea from Karakoy), don't miss this tiny place turning out Turkish-style pizzas called lahmacun. It's fascinating to watch the assembly line in front of the wood-burning oven that takes up half the space. One guy rolls out the dough. Another garnishes it with spicy minced beef instead of the usual lamb. The third slips the rounds into the oven. The fourth stacks and plates them while the owner holds court in the corner. At about $2 apiece, these crisp flatbreads with the merest smear of beef are utterly addictive. Eat with a squeeze of lemon and some parsley leaves. Check out the pide (boat-shaped pie) with parsley filling too.
Halil Lahmacun, 26/A Gunesli Bahce Sokak, Kadikoy; 011-90-216-337-0123; no website. Lahmacun about $2 each.
Karadeniz Pide Doner Salonu
I'd almost given up, feet tired, but was determined to find the hole-in-the-wall doner kebab spot Satana had mentioned. We had walked along the Bosporus to Besiktas, a district of Istanbul, and finally found it on a nondescript street next to a phone store. The line was a block long, but it was worth the wait for the thinly sliced lamb and beef piled into a soft bun with tomatoes and slow-cooked peppers. We stood in the middle of the street eating our sandwich, juices dripping, unable to stop ourselves from groaning. It was that good.
Karadeniz Pide Doner Salonu, 6 Mumcu Bakkai Sokak, Sinan Pasa Mahallesi, Besiktas; 011-90-212-261-7693, no website.
Uc Yildizs Sekerleme
Every time I threaded my way through the crowds on Iskeli Caddesi, I had to turn off onto a side street and buy a bag of lokum, or Turkish delight, from this shop that dates to 1926. Flavored with pistachio, hazelnuts, rose or my favorite, a hauntingly musky mastic, the lokum here is less gummy than that at other perhaps more famous sweet shops, and with a meltingly tender texture. Now that I'm home and can't get my lokum fix, I wish I'd brought back a huge box of the traditional sweets.
Uc Yildizs Sekerleme, 15 Dudu Odalan Sokak., Beyoglu; 011-90-212-293-8170.
Kenan Usta Ocakbasi
There were no seats left around the charcoal brazier at this top grill restaurant, so we headed upstairs to the modest dining room, where every table, except the one we'd reserved, was full. I watched as two women talked and ate like crazy and couldn't believe it when they ordered yet another round of skewers. These women could eat. We tried valiantly but didn't come close — a few meze, rich fatty lamb sweetbreads threaded on skewers, and like all the meats here served with a pile of paper-thin flat bread, the better to collect all the juices. My favorite? The spiced beef. Like the practiced women, we liberally sprinkled our meats with smoky Turkish red pepper.
Kenan Usta Ocakbasi, 18 Kurabiye Sokak, Beyoglu; 011- 90-212-293-5611. Meal for two, about $50.


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A Hidden Danger in Your Home: Cockroaches
Cockroaches are more than just a household nuisance; they are also significant danger in the home. Hulett Environmental warns that cockroaches can pose a health threat to humans by spreading many different types of bacteria that can increase asthma and allergy symptoms, especially in children.
The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) reports that cockroaches are known to spread diseases like Salmonella by picking up germs on the spines of their legs. Furthermore, their saliva and droppings contain allergen proteins known to cause allergy flare-ups and increase asthma symptoms.
During the colder months, the threat for accumulated cockroach allergens is elevated because people spend more time indoors, thus increasing their chances of encountering cockroaches. Since the temperatures are still dropping in certain regions across the country, it's not too late for homeowners to take preventative measures to keep cockroaches out of the home.
Hulett experts advise homeowners that cockroaches prefer warm, moist places with available food sources, so it's important to eliminate those attractive environments. Homeowners should pay special attention to kitchens and bathrooms — especially under appliances and sinks — as these areas are particularly vulnerable to cockroach infestations. In addition, homeowners should vacuum frequently, and keep counters and floors clean at all times.
If a cockroach infestation is suspected, a licensed pest professional will properly identify what species is present and recommend the best course of treatment.


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Find-a-Friend Friday: GeorgeNovember 23rd, 2012 1:02 pm by Kelly
I know that Tofurky Day has come and gone, but in honor of the holiday, today's adoptable animal is (drumroll please) a turkey!
Depending on where you live, adoptable farmed animals aren't always easy to find locally; birds who are exploited for their meat, like chickens and turkeys, are even rarer at shelters and humane societies. So today, let's take a trip to Sultan, Washington, where Pasado's Safe Haven cares for a variety of companion and farmed animals – turkeys included.
Along with Newbie and Eagle, George the turkey is one of a few lucky birds who have found refuge at Pasado's.
George is a 3 year old, male, Bronze Turkey. The Bronze turkey has very big, patterned and colored, fanning plumage to show off and this big beautiful guy is a typical older male turkey. He is very confident, and gets along well with everyone, assuming they give him room to strut and spread out those gorgeous feathers that make the turkey ladies swoon!
George is able to fly, and can go over the 4 foot fence with ease, so any family that takes George in, should be aware that he needs an extra high enclosure to keep him safe from predators. George gets along well with chickens, roosters, and other turkeys, but should be monitored when he is with other male turkeys to ensure that no rivalries are started. George loves to roost, and it is not uncommon to find him perched somewhere high, resting and watching the flock.
If you're not set up to care for farmed animals – and, let's face it, most of us aren't – please consider a donation to help fund Pasado's kind and compassionate work. Like many rescue groups, they also need volunteers, foster homes, and even an intern. Please spread the word (and spare the turkeys)!


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Underdog Co-Creator William Biggers Dies at 85
Feb 16, 2013 11:04 AM EST
William Watts Biggers, who co-created the NBC cartoon Underdog, died on Feb. 10, the Associated Press reports. He was 85. A family friend told the AP that Biggers, who went by "Buck," died unexpectedly at his home in Plymouth, Mass. Born in Georgia,… Read more


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Crack Juniper Router Passwords, Juniper Password Hash Details
Recently I needed to find out information about a Juniper router password which is stored as a hash in the router configuration. The tricky part is while the password hash is technically a MD5 hash it is modified to make it unique and make it harder to crack. Luckily there is a way to crack the hash using JTR (John The Ripper) though it will require that you also have the username associated to the password as the username is used as part of the salt for the hash. Below there is first information on how to crack Juniper hashes which are the same as Netscreen hashes followed by more information about the hash itself.


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Become a social impact investor for as little as $50.
Do you have staff who telecommute some of the time? Have you been able to measure the impact on expenses, productivity, and the environment? Share what policies and tools have worked for your organization.
--Shabnam Sigman, Managing Editor, TechSoup.org
I've been a remote worker for a year now and love it. My productivity is way higher than when I was in an office, and I am able to use tools like Skype, basecamp, and Google docs to operate in real time with my colleagues.
Not sure I'd call it telecommuting though! I use my phone for work less than once a week!
I really hope that organizations that work with staff working from home will respond. I've heard from many people who are telecommuting regarding their experiences, but rarely from organizations - and never nonprofits - that are involving telecommuters.
I telecommute, and I am frequently frustrated at the misconception of some of my nonprofit clients - and those I'm hoping to turn into clients - regarding the time it takes to get work done, something that doesn't seem to happen when I'm onsite. It doesn't matter what report or other product I've produced in a week or a month and shared on Googledocs, or that we've had video conferences on Skype once a week about what I'm doing, etc.
The most successful way I've found to counter this misconception, as well as to not have clients balk at the end of the month when I turn in my hours, is to summarize my activities twice a day, every day worked, in an email - once after lunch and once after I sign off for the day. Which is something I wouldn't have to do if I was in the office down the hall.
Then it can become a real struggle to get them to actually read those emails - I know in about five minutes into a video conference if anything I've shared has been reviewed. Some video conferences take much longer than they normally should, as I wait for the person to go back and try to read a week's worth of email before we proceed further. Which, of course, does not lead to improved productivity... working with others online means being prepared to meet in a way that, perhaps, isn't necessary offline.
So in addition to hearing from nonprofits about improved productivity and what not, I would also like to hear from them about how they ensure telecommuting staff aren't ignored, and how they build their own onsite staff understanding about what the offsite staff person is doing (and how long their work takes!).
-=-=-=-=-=- Jayne Cravens Author, The LAST Virtual Volunteering Guidebook
Our 501(c)3 is fully remote based. I work from my office and communicate with our Directors, partners and clients via Skype, our distance learning classroom, email and phone. We serve a large geographic region and my Board decided years ago that a) paying an office expense, b) mileage and c) time expended on the road was a waste of resources and time.
With gas now over $4 - our approach is being lauded rather than questioned.
The upside is we get a tremendous amount of work done. The downside is getting people to use Skype and there still is a need to see the face of the person you're talking to? It certainly has made my life easier as I have some health issues that make driving difficult. And it's our access to information , resources and contacts that defines what we do - which is 90% online.
Yes. I manage a group of virtual workers from different parts of the world. It did save me a lot of office and other costs. We just try to maintain that office like work environment.
For our tools, we use Skype for chat, Basecamp and Google Docs for communication and collaboration, and more importantly Time Doctor for time tracking and task management.
I've been doing this for more than 3 years. Everything is doing good.
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by Pete Mazzaccaro
City Council passed a budget this afternoon that does not include Mayor Michael Nutter's proposal to raise an additional $94 million in a broad change in city property tax assessment called Actual Value Initiative. That initiative would have changed the way property taxes are assessed by moving from the current system, which is based on a formula, to a system based on real market values.
In Chestnut Hill, AVI promised to raise taxes for nearly every home owner. a look at potential scenarios showed annual tax bills rising as much as 100 percent. See our recent coverage here and here.
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Council did, however, increase property taxes 3.6 percent to raise $20 million and increased the Use and Occupancy taxes for businesses to raise another $20 million. The total additional revenue amounts to $40 million, much less than the $94 million Nutter was looking for.
The bill must be signed by Nutter to take effect. There was no word yet whether he planned to veto or pass the bill.


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Find a complete list of our dining, lodging, and entertainment attractions below.
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Lone Tree is located in Metro Denver at the crossroads of I-25 and C-470. Less than 20 miles south of downtown Denver, it's a short drive or a simple light-rail ride to see major league sporting events, world-class theatrical and musical performances, and all of Colorado's outdoor recreational amenities.
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The Lady Eagles came up short of their first win Monday evening, as they fell to Okaw Valley, 12-2.
Despite the lopsided score, St. Elmo played well throughout, as Tess Philpot went all five innings, allowing just seven hits.
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I have 2 databases on the same server. I can add connections to them both without a hitch in ArcCatalog (or catalog in ArcMap). The problem is that I seem to be losing some options when right clicking one of the database connections. Here is the first connection:
and here is the second:
As you can see, on my second connection, I do not have the option for "new", "import", or "export". Another user with seemingly identical permissions still has the options when they right click, so it only seems to be affecting me and only with this one database connection. How do I regain the ability to select these options? Also, I am on 10.1 for everything.