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Mayor Alvin Brown has unveiled a proposed 2014 city budget that contains $60 million in cuts and layoffs.
The $952.9 million budget includes $181.3 million in pension and retirement obligations and the mayor urged the City Council to approve the pension reform plan he negotiated with city police and fire unions.
The City Council has until Oct. 1, but it wants to see what a committee appointed by the mayor to explain the pension situation recommends.
The mayor also said he would veto any budget that contains a tax increase.
The 400-page budget is available online at www.myjaxbudget.com under the resources link. You can also read or watch the mayor's budget address at the same website.


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The WIN-T system is described in Army documents as
"a single integrating framework creating a network of networks," replacing the existing Tri-Service Tactical
Communications/Mobile Subscriber Equipment. It would
provide "reliable, secure and seamless video, data, imagery
and voice" communications, the documents said.
It is expected to be a vital element of the Army's massive Future Combat Force program to provide a new generation of networked combat and reconnaissance systems.
The key focus of the Army program, as with M2C2,
is to support command and control on the move. The
Army has added an emphasis on using commercial, off-the-shelf technologies and reducing the size and weight
of the communications equipment.
A full-rate production decision originally was
expected to be made last year. But the schedule has
slipped and the program restructured. It now is broken
into four increments.
Limited fielding to Army units of Increment 1 —
described as networking at halt — has started.
A $921 million contract to continue development of
Increments 2 and 3 was awarded in September 2007.
General Dynamics is the primary contractor and
Lockheed Martin is the principal subcontractor.
A production contract for Increment 2 — initial networking on the move — is expected to be awarded this
year and begin fielding in 2010. It would provide high-bandwidth, on-the-move communications and network management down to the company level, the
Army documents said, allowing commanders to maintain situational awareness, receive critical and timely
information and pass on operational orders while on
the move.
Increment 3 would expand those capabilities by
using unmanned aerial vehicles and provide full networking on the move.
Increment 4 would enable highly protected satellite
communications on the move using the Transformation
Communications Satellite.
Fielding of the full WIN-T system now is expected in
2013. But the Pentagon decided in December to scrap the
$18 billion Transformational Satellite program and seek
contracts on a scaled-down system. That could delay full
implementation of Increment 4. ■

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(Part One of a three-part series.)
Today, we will take a completely one-sided look at it: why you should NEVER, EVER, EVER compare yourself with other writers. Ignore your instinct to think about the merits of comparison—I'm saving those for next time, when we take another completely one-sided look at the topic. From the other side, naturally.
Last week, I compared comparison to a knife. Going along with today's one-sided perspective, we will look at the ways said knife can be absolutely useless, and even harmful. Next time, we'll look at how amazing and helpful a knife can be.
But not today.
Imagine you have a knife in your hand. If you grip it by it's handle, it can be helpful. Forget helpful. Imagine you're holding it by the blade.
Holding it by the blade is dangerous at worst and useless at best. The tighter you grip it, the more dangerous it becomes. Like the knife, comparison can be a useful tool, but only if you know how to properly hold it. The problem with comparison is that it's all to easy to hold it by the blade, where it becomes useless. Dangerous. Painful, especially if you wrap your hand around it and cling so tight you bleed.
Here are things we cling to that have the potential to make us bleed:
There will always be someone WORSE.
This one's tricky. On the surface, it looks encouraging. Surely I can't be the worst person to ever try this, we think. If THAT got published, my novel can, too. It's too easy to take that and proceed with confidence.
Problem: it's false confidence. It's a one-sided view that forgets that books on the shelf—any books on the shelf—are the product of much time and money, many stamps of approval. That view ignores what books do right and looks only at what we perceive to be flaws. All of this leads to the potential for deluded attitudes, which can lead to deluded writing.
In this sense, comparison is useless, because it does not challenge your work and it can lead to false confidence. It can all too easily foster a well, it's good enough! attitude, instead of a how good can it be? attitude.
There will always be someone BETTER.
Also true. Very, very, very true. It's probably not too hard to see where this mindset can get dangerous. We compare. We despair. We read something amazing, something mindblowing that resonates with us, and we think: that author is a superhuman genius and I can never be that good, ever, Ever, EVER, so I should just stop now and someone please pass me the trash can so I can forget I ever tried. Trash can. NOW!
Forget the years they spent developing their craft. Forget the innumerable drafts that go into the finished product on the shelf. Forget all the rejections it took for them to get there. We want to be them, we want to be them NOW, except we kind of just want to be the easy published version of them who just magically whipped up a perfect book in no time.
That will depress anyone.
This kills your writing, and maybe even all the heart you've put into it, because it's so dang depressing. Like the thoughts about there's always someone WORSE than me, it's unbalanced. Instead of only looking at the flaws, like we do when we perceive ourselves to be better than someone, we focus only on those areas where the superhuman geniuses succeed. We forget that even superhuman geniuses put sweat and tears into their work.
So, what?
Don't cling. Not to the blade, anyway. When you hold fast to the wrong things—only the flaws of some, only the raving successes of others—you're likely to bleed. Hold on to whole truth, not the skewed half-truths that so easily slip in under your skin.
After writing all this, it seems almost impossible that comparison can be helpful. It can be, though. Really. Next time, we'll look at the knife from the other unabashedly one-sided perspective: why you should TOTALLY compare yourself to other writers.


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The Big Bang Theory Review: Homeostasis For NowCarla Day at .
Where are the laughs? Okay, there were a few, but something is just a bit off with The Big Bang Theory this season, as "The Decoupling Fluctuation" followed the mundane path of the premiere.
None of the stories worked for me: not the relationship woes, not Howard in space and especially not Stuart joining the group. While there were a few funny lines scattered throughout the 30 minutes, overall, it was lacking in the laughs department.
Why can't Penny and Leonard be happy for once? As soon as they get together, the writers pull them apart. It's one thing for them to have issues in their relationship, but having Penny doubt their entire future is annoying.
I want to see them together in a real, committed, loving relationship for once. That can be funny! Amy and Sheldon's relationship is given more respect and that's saying a lot. The writers seem to running out of ideas, because they keep going back to old stories. Sheldon having to keep a secret again? Boring.
I was excited by the idea that we would get to see Howard in space. The potential fodder of space is being ignored for more of the same. Howard's relationship issues with Bernadette and his mother aren't new. The best they have is the other astronauts bullying him - why stay in space for that? He's been picked on plenty on Earth.
I'd love to see humor driven by the space station, the lack of gravity or interacting with the other astronauts in a confined space. The unique environment is being underutilized.Though Howards F-Loops face was worth a few chuckles. As was Sheldon's insistence at making walkie-talkie sounds during their video chat.
Stuart looks to be sticking around, since actor Kevin Sussman has been upgraded to a series regular on the show. It's nice for Raj to have someone to hang out with, but I hope he becomes more integrated into the group. He stuck out like a third wheel throughout the episode.
While that was probably supposed to be funny, I just felt bad for him. The Wolowitz-replacement jokes fell flat and the coffee and creamer one wasn't much better. As his character gets more rounded out, he should bring more laughs.
With all my complaining, there were some funny and touching moments. I've mentioned some above and a few more were the transformers conversation between Leonard and Sheldon, Leonard's puppy dog eyes, and Sheldon's visit to Penny's bedroom.
Sheldon's comment that he didn't want to see his friend hurt was one of the most sensitive things he has ever said. A little salty water may have accumulated in my eyes at that moment. He does have a heart.
Was I too tough on the episode? Or do you agree that The Big Bang Theory is missing its comedic mojo? I have my fingers crossed that the Penny and Leonard situation will correct itself with comedic gold!
There were a few humorous lines. Make sure to check out our The Big Bang Theory quotes for some laughs.
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After a challenging spring season that affected crops across the U.S., agronomists encourage growers to think about opportunities for alfalfa seeding this summer.
With proper management, late summer seeding can be a good alternative to spring planting and result in strong stands with high yield potential.
"Late summer can be an excellent opportunity to establish forage crops, especially this year because growers faced significant weather issues in the spring and might be looking for alternative planting options," said Craig Marsh, Syngenta agronomist.
"Summer alfalfa seeding has some unique risks, but with careful management it can be highly successful for growers."
Tips for successful summer seeding:
• Seed as early as possible. Aim to start planting at least six to eight weeks before the first frost to ensure seeds develop a good root system.
• Plant seed in firm and moist ground. Seed when moisture is adequate or when a good rain system is in the forecast as warmer, dryer weather can increase risk of moisture stress during germination and seedling establishment.
• Avoid planting alfalfa immediately after older established alfalfa. Older alfalfa stands tend to have auto-toxicity problems, which result in reduced germination, viability and yield of the newly seeded alfalfa.
Summer seeding advantages:
• Late summer alfalfa seeding can be an excellent opportunity for growers with heavy, poorly drained soils. Many growers had extremely wet land this year after heavy rain and flooding this spring, which should now be more suitable for planting in warmer summer temperatures.
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Besides their interests in Longville about this time, life pretty much went on in Pine River. I am always fascinated with their movements and comings and goings.
1. Mrs. Dawes opens a millinery store and visits her daughter in Grand Rapids, 22 April 1904.
2. Mrs. Dawes stepped on a nail, September 1904.
3. Mrs. Dawes and Mrs. McDonald went to Brainerd with the children, September 1904.
4. J.G. Dawes went to the Twin Cities and returned, Nov. 1904.
5. Masked ball at the Barclay Hall, masks are on sale at the Post Office, Dec. 1904.
Anyone for dancing….!!!


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Here's Nina Agdal, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition cover model and professional bikini-wearer, on the beach in Miami with a charming, two-tone Celine Nano Luggage Tote. Nina's probably in the area for Miami Swim Fashion Week, which is taking place as we speak. Megs recently gave her own Celine Nano the "Purseonal" treatment, and you can gauge her opinion of this uber-popular mini here.
If you're wondering what other designer bags celebs are getting a little sandy this summer, feel free to take a look at what all kinds of different celebs carry to the beach. Or if you're more interested in all things Celine, have a gander at "Celebs and Their Celine Luggage Totes: A Retrospective", and its very necessary follow-up post, "Celebs and Their Celine Luggage Totes: A Retrospective, Part Two."


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By Piotr Naskrecki - Since I needed for one of my book projects a few shots of the famous Gorongosa crocodiles, which rank among the largest in Africa, I asked for help from Bob Poole, a man with considerable crocodile experience. Bob is a legendary National Geographic cameraman who shot, among other NatGeo titles, "Africa's Lost Eden" and"War Elephants."
Photo: A Gorongosa crocodile sliding into the Urema River.
We decided to set up a blind near one of the crocodiles' basking beaches on the night before, arrive when it was still dark and sneak into the hide, and photograph the animals from there. But we both felt a bit lazy, and in the end did not leave the camp until the late morning, when the sun was already up.
Photo: Bob Poole holding all that remains of his hide, and his tripod dragged into the river by a crocodile.
When we got to our spot we found an empty beach, with not a trace of the hide. Or rather, all that we found were traces of the hide, which had been ripped off its stakes still embedded in the ground, and dragged under water by an enormous crocodile. Luckily, the beast did not take Bob's tripod, which we found in the mud nearby.
Photo: Tracks of the crocodile that took, and most likely ate, our hide.
I am not a morning person, and never in my life did I feel more grateful for that. Had we been in the hide before dawn as planned, there is no telling how our little adventure would have ended. I think I will continue sleeping in.
Read more on Piotr's blog "The Smaller Majority"


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On the campaign trail last year, President Obama laid out several specific promises for health care — both during the Democratic primaries and during the general election campaign. And in his first year in office, President Obama has made comprehensive health care reform the centerpiece of his domestic agenda.
But what happened to those promises?
1. No Individual Mandate (Long gone ……), 2. Complete Transparency – Candidate Obama promised that health care deliberations with Congress and special interests would be transparent to the extreme. (Democrats have now voted against posting the final bill along with the CBO cost estimate for 72 hours before a final vote). 3. Enable the Government to Directly Negotiate Drug Prices. 4. Allow Drug Importation, Drug prices and importation went out the window when Obama cut a "bcak room dela" with drug makers for cash that is being used to run the current "pro-reform" commercials. 5. Lower Premiums by $2,500 for a Family of Four, a real laugher –
CBS states the following – "If you've got health insurance through your employer, you can keep your health insurance, keep your choice of doctor, keep your plan," Mr. Obama said in his Oct. 15, 2008 debate against McCain. "The only thing we're going to try to do is lower costs so that those cost savings are passed onto you. And we estimate we can cut the average family's premium by about $2,500 per year." "recent studies also dispute whether Mr. Obama's cost saving mechanisms will work.", "Although different types of preventive care have different effects on spending, the evidence suggests that for most preventive services, expanded utilization leads to higher, not lower, medical spending overall," CBO Director Doug Elmendorf,
"the health care legislation coming out of the Senate Finance Committee could even actually result in higher premiums for customers — the insurance industry is threatening that the $6 billion industry-wide fee and other taxes Sen. Baucus has proposed will be passed on to consumers." (citing the NY Times – another conservative publication – http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/17/health/policy/17insure.html?_r=1
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consumers will face what would amount to a tax on their health benefits. During the campaign, Mr. Obama adamantly opposed taxing health care benefits, but Baucus' bill in the Senate would impose a tax on insurers for plans worth more than $8,000. The president endorsed this proposal during his speech to a joint session of Congress this month, even though nonpartisan analysis suggests the intent of the tax is to shift people to cheaper plans. (Citing a Politico article here: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/27368.html#ixzz0Rhe7a1QJ )
Read the whole CBS article here: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/09/21/politics/main5326987.shtml
To these 5 broken promises you can add: 6). The plan will be deficit neutral, 7). That you can keep your current plan – read the Politico article which admits that the intended result is to "shift" those with "comprehensive", "cadillac plans" to "cheaper" plans with the "saved" money be shifted to those currently without coverage, 8) there will be no cuts in medicare (say good bye to "Medicare Advantage", it won't be cut – it will be eliminated), 9). Federal Funding of Abortion – a dozen amendments have been offerred specifically stating that prohibition of Federal Funding of abortion will be extended to this reform – the Dems have voted down each and every amendment.
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DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Quinn Cook scored a career-high 27 points and No. 1 Duke held Clemson to its lowest-scoring half in 12 years in a 68-40 victory over the Tigers on Tuesday night.
Ryan Kelly added 12 points in the first half but sat out the second with what team officials said was a right leg injury.
The Blue Devils (15-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) shot 48 percent, built a 42-31 rebounding advantage and pulled away down the stretch to improve to 58-4 at home against the Tigers.
Devin Booker had 12 points and 15 rebounds for Clemson (8-6, 0-2), which had season lows for points and shooting percentage (28 percent) and shot 12 percent in its brutal first half.
The Tigers had just 10 points at halftime, their fewest since scoring nine against Wake Forest in 2001.
Still, Clemson made things interesting briefly in the second half, closing to 34-22 on Adonis Filer's layup with 15 1/2 minutes left.
That came after Duke's third consecutive turnover in the backcourt, and had an incensed coach Mike Krzyzewski thrusting his fist on the court as he called a timeout.
Tyler Thornton rattled in a 3-pointer two possessions later, and Seth Curry followed that with a jumper to push it to 39-22 and put Duke back in control. Clemson didn't get closer than 14 points the rest of the way.
Mason Plumlee finished with 13 rebounds - his ACC-leading 10th double-figure rebounding game this season - for the Blue Devils, who opened with 15 wins for the sixth time under Krzyzewski.
For Cook, it was a strong bounce-back performance after he missed all 11 of his shots - but had a career-high 14 assists - three days earlier in a rout of Wake Forest. He was 12 of 16 in this one with three of Duke's eight 3-pointers and easily surpassed his previous high of 17 points two months ago against Minnesota.
Yet neither he nor anyone else could make anything early in this one. The teams combined to miss their first 16 shots over the first 5 1/2 minutes.
But while Duke eventually warmed up, the Tigers spiraled to their coldest half in years.
Clemson was 3 for 25, went nearly 8 minutes between field goals, managed just one basket over the final 12 1/2 minutes and didn't reach double figures until 2:39 before the break - all tough numbers to overcome for a team looking for just its third victory against a No. 1 team and first since 2001.
Kelly scored 10 points during a 16-2 run that included 13 straight points for Duke - and by halftime, he had outscored the entire Clemson team.


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Frank Kim
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Founder of ThinkSec, a security consulting and CISO advisory firm. Previously, as CISO at the SANS Institute, Frank led the information risk function for the most trusted source of computer security training and certification in the world. With the SANS Institute, Frank continues to lead the management and DevSecOps curricula, helping to develop the next generation of security leaders.
Frank was also executive director of cybersecurity at Kaiser Permanente where he built an innovative security program to meet the unique needs of the nation's largest not-for-profit health plan and integrated health care provider with annual revenue of $60 billion, 10 million members, and 175,000 employees.
Frank holds degrees from the University of California at Berkeley and is the author and instructor of popular courses on strategic planning, leadership, cloud security, and DevSecOps. For more, visit frankkim.net
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One of the most common problems with Flash applications are memory leaks, programming flaws that cause Flash Player to loose access to memory that it could recycle otherwise. In the mobile space it's crucial to understand memory management to get the most out of the Flash Player, and ultimately to ensure a smooth ride for your consumers.
Flash Player memory management
Flash Player makes use of automatic memory management, to help you to create applications with ease and with less code. In fact the Flash Player uses a pretty simple mechanism that determines how many times you have referenced a particular object. Once an object has nothing referencing it then it can be garbage collected – predictably it's called "reference counting".
The following is a great example of reference counting in action, notice that I have created a Geolocation object (geo) and added updateHandler as a listener function for update events. This counts as a reference against updateHandler:
var geo:Geolocation = new Geolocation();
geo.addEventListener(GeolocationEvent.UPDATE, updateHandler);
function updateHandler(event:GeolocationEvent):void
The updateHandler function marks the location object null, tagging it for deletion by the garbage collector which is great. The problem is that the location object still has a reference to updateHandler, and therefore the location object cannot be deleted until that function looks like this:
function updateHandler(event:GeolocationEvent):void
geo.removeEventListener(GeolocationEvent.UPDATE, updateHandler);
Memory leaks are easy to create in Flash, and even harder to debug later. It's therefore essentially to build your applications with memory in mind and use all tools at your disposal to keep checking for leaks, slow performance, and run away code.
Flash Builder Profiler
Flash Builder 4 ships with a new feature called the Profiler and in the video below I'll show you how to use it to solve a memory leak. Now don't be fooled, this memory leak took a few hours to solve in reality – these aren't easy problems to solve.
In fact I found two memory leaks, the first is the ExternalInterface.addCallback holding onto a function reference. The other is more complex, and I have marked it "Flash Player Bug" as I believe this is a problem with the runtime itself.


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Kam Heong Clams
Golden Fragrant Clams/Kam Heong Lala
1 1/2 lbs Manila clams
1 t. salt
3 T. Malaysian Red Palm oil
2 sprigs of curry leaves, use only leaves
8-10 bird's eye chilies, chopped or 5 Serrano chilies
1 T. dried shrimp, soaked in water, drained and minced
8 shallots, lightly chopped or 1/2 a medium-sized onion
salt to taste (optional)
Seasoning Sauce:
1 T. oyster sauce
1 t. soybean paste
1 1/4 T. curry powder
1 1/2 T. Shaoxing wine
1 t. sugar or agave
1. Clean and scrub the shell of the clams thoroughly. Soak in salt water for 30 minutes, rinse in cold water and drained.
2. In a bowl, mix all the Seasoning ingredients, stir well and set aside.
3. Heat up oil in a wok. Stir-fry curry leaves, chilies and dried shrimp until fragrant. Add in chopped shallots and continue to stir-fry for 30 seconds.
4. Toss in the clams and Seasoning Sauce, and continue to stir-fry for 1 minute. Cover the wok and let the clams cook until they open up. Remove wok cover, give a quick stir, dish out and serve with steamed white rice.


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Since last July, when my Dad's bread baker went on the fritz and I watched him knead and then bake bread, I decided I wanted to give home baked bread a try. My goodness, about 75 loaves later, I'm still perfecting the loaf. I really enjoy baking bread!
It seems as though we go through more sandwich loaf type bread than anything else. Since I began baking bread Troy has toast each morning instead of his past usual Cocoa Wheats. Steve takes a sandwich to work every day, Tyler likes bread with his dinner and I eat bread once every few weeks as a fabulous sandwich or as my daily carb meal in my 'fortified' french toast recipe. (Bread soaked in 3 egg whites, 1 scoop protein powder, cinnamon, fried in Pam and served with sugar free syrup..oh yeah :)
In a perfect world, both the filling and the bread would be wonderful, but I, for one, would much rather have a so-so filling surrounded by superior bread than the other way around. Bad bread can ruin even the best sandwich, and good bread can make a bad sandwich better.
I have given up grocery store processed flours. I found a great mill in Middle River MN that grinds its organic grains. They ship to Maplewood's Alberts so I venture that way every few months to have my 6 gallon plastic jugs refilled with rye's, golden whites, whole wheats; fantastic. I only use organic ingredients and the loafs are so much tastier..and healthier.
A sandwich shouldn't be the last choice, it shouldn't be something you're forced to eat—it should be something you want to eat.
Organic peanut butter and whole fruit jam makes a marvelous sandwich or a great breakfast upon toast in the morning.
At times I enjoy the whole wheat artisan breads all alone without any toppings. I just want the flavor of the grain, of the yeast in a crusty cover. Yum.
Troy loves a grilled cheese on the white whole grain best. He likes his toast on the organic crusty oatmeal. I like leftover chicken breast with mushrooms and onions, a smear of real butter on the dark rye. Please, no margarine. If I'm going to do it, it will be butter, lettuce and tomato. Oh so good. Tyler likes pumpernickel rye with bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayo.
I have found that by baking three loaves of bread on Saturday or Sunday we can make it through the week, just eating the last pieces of the last loaf on Friday. I haven't had to freeze any loaves yet, but I am sure they will freeze fine.
The best loaf pans are made by Chicago Metallic. I purchased mine via Amazon. com and paid $11 per pan. I purchased two 1 pound pans and 2 1.5 pound loafs. I usually do grain breads in the bigger loafs, I have banana chocolate bread in the oven baking now, in the 1 pound loafs. These pans are guaranteed for 25 years and are nice and heavy, leaving a perfectly browned, crusty loaf. They bake evenly and they don't rust.
Temperature is very important in baking bread. It is essential to buy a cheap thermometer! I bought one at the grocery store for a few bucks. The loafs like to rise best at 74-80F, usually taking 2 hours for a double rise. If it is cooler than that the loafs take a lot longer to rise, but they will, eventually.
This is Troy's favorite for his morning toast:
Oatmeal Crusty Toasting Loaf
4 cups very hot water -150F (I heat mine in a tea kettle)
2-1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
1/2 cup oat bran
1/2 cup packed golden brown sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
1 Tablespoon instant yeast (slightly more if using active dry yeast)
6 to 7 cups bread flour
1 Tablespoon Salt
Combine oats, oat bran, brown sugar, and butter in a very large bowl. Add hot water and stir until combined. Let sit until about 80 degrees F, about 30 minutes.Combine yeast with 2 cups of flour and stir into oat mixture. Continue stirring in flour one cup at a time until a soft dough forms. Transfer dough to a well floured surface and knead for about 8 minutes. Cover dough with the bowl and let rest for 20 minutes.
Knead in salt & old dough for 5 minutes or until they are completely mixed in. Sprinkle flour in the dough bowl, place the dough in it, liberally dust it with flour, and cover it with a damp tea towel.
Ferment (first rise): Approximately 1-1/2 hours if dough is at an optimal 74 to 78 degrees F. When the dough is ready, you should be able to push your finger deep into it and leave an indentation that does not spring back.
Divide and shape into three loaves, if you want a heavy, even covering of oats on your loaves, you can brush them with water and then roll them gently in a plate of oats .
Then place seam side down in greased loaf tins and cover with a damp tea towel.
Proof (second rise): Approximately 1 hour if dough is 74 to 78 degrees F. The loaves are ready for baking when you make a slight indentation with your finger in the dough and it does not spring back.
Note: this dough will not rise a whole lot while baking, so you want your loaves to be nearly finished size before you put them in the oven.Bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes or until golden brown and bottoms sound hollow if tapped. Remove from pans and let cool on a wire rack. Try to wait at least 40 minutes before cutting into a loaf. Store at room temperature or freeze.
During the cold winter months I place my bread pans in the sunny window. If there is no sun I then boil a bowl of water in the microwave, placing pans into the microwave with the steaming water. I stick my thermometer in there to make sure it doesn't get too warm, killing my yeast.
Today was a balmy 45F! Crazy warm, my bread rose just fine in the window.
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An update on all things Global Citizens
Hello, readers! Here�s my first update on all things Global Citizens. On April 13, I arrived at the Charlotte airport. After sharing a tearful goodbye with my parents, I mustered some courage and headed through security to my gate.
After a small connection in Atlanta, I finally arrived at the Miami International Airport. As I disembarked from my flight, I was met by two smiling faces; Jenni and Megan � two of my chaperones. After collecting my bags, the three of us took a shuttle to our hotel nearby.
I was immediately greeted by the fellow participants and my two other chaperones, Alex and Damian. Everyone was genuinely excited to hear a southern accent. One of my goals is to teach everyone the appropriate use of y�all.
Every single one of the participants is extraordinary. We each have such unique personalities and backgrounds. One of our favorite things to discuss (besides the environment, of course) is the Canadian and American differences.
For example, our bathrooms are �washrooms� and our doughnut holes are �timbits� to them. We�ve enjoyed trading lingo and slang terms along with brushing up on our Spanish. Everyone has bonded magnificently and really enjoys one another�s company. We�ve had a lovely time sharing our views on environmental issues and constantly brainstorming solutions that we could implement in our everyday lives.
Thus far, our itinerary has consisted of many events that have highlighted Costa Rica and its prominent phrase �Pura Vida,� roughly translated to �pure life.�
The day of our arrival, we ventured through Immigration and Customs to meet our tour director, Alvaro Alvarez. He brought us to a local market where were got to experience foods and fresh fruit. Our group had a nice discussion about eating at low trophic levels to reduce environmental impact.
Next we visited the local park to play soccer with some of the residents. It is enthralling to see their different lifestyles.
Today, we went whitewater rafting on the Sarapiqui River. Here we saw firsthand the biodiversity Costa Rica has to offer. My favorite species sighting of the day was a flying toucan.
Tomorrow we will be off to Earth University where we will participate in workshops focusing on waste management, peri-urban agriculture and local farming.
Thank you for reading and I hope you�ll continue to follow along with me on all of our Global Leader�s Summit preparation and all things Global Citizens.
Kristin Caddick is a Gaston Day School junior who is in Costa Rica as one of 20 U.S. and Canadian students to receive the EF Global Citizen Scholarship.


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I try not to be too snarky, but this is my next out-of-office message:
"Hi, you've reached the desk of Michael Martineck. I'm out of the office, so please leave a message. If this is an emergency, please call Jim. He's not in the Advertising Department. He did two combat tours in Iraq and will tell you what a real emergency is."
A first-responder in the advertising world is someone who gets to the meeting ahead of everyone else to get the pick of the muffins.
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High street camera store Jessops has gone into administration today, Wednesday 9 January, appointing PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as administrator.
The camera chain runs about 200 stores in the UK and The Telegraph has reported that up to 2,000 jobs could be at risk.
The news might not come as a huge surprise, given that Jessops avoided administration and underwent bailout and restructuring in 2009. In 2012, smaller high street photographic retailer Jacobs closed all of its high street stores after a planned sell-off fell through.
Jessops was founded in 1935 by Frank Jessop, opening the first photography store in Leicester. It floated in 2004, but with pressure from increasingly competitive online retailers such as Amazon, we're not surprised to see the decline.
The boom in digital photography has shifted the emphasis away from the high street, with less of a requirement for film or printing services, and the growth in camera phones sees people using their mobile rather than a dedicated camera.
The loss of Jessops on the high street could be quite a blow for shoppers looking to find an extensive array of cameras and accessories to browse and buy.
UPDATE Sky News reports that it has spoken to PwC, which confirms it will be acting as administrator for Jessops. Stores are expected to remain open, but Jessops will not be honouring vouchers or accepting returns. Future store closures are said to be "inevitable".
UPDATE 11 January The BBC reports that all Jessops stores will close with a loss of 1,370 jobs.
Staff of the 200 stores are promised pay will continue during the course of the closure, though that may be little consulation for what's been a dark 12 months for high street photo stores, following the closure of Jacobs last year.
The Jessops website was taken offline at around 17:40 today, replaced by a customer notice saying: "Jessops online and retail stores have ceased trading" with immediate effect. Sad times for the high street.


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Advice on how to make a good presentation
Do not be afraid to make mistake
There are two types of mistakes: the funny ones and the cringey ones. Here is a few guidelines of dos and don'ts when it comes to making mistakes:
- Own up to your mistake: your audience will respect you for that
- Try to stay positive even when you make a mistake sometimes a good joke in the right place can make wonders
- Us people like to watch others making mistakes: it's just an example of noone being perfect.
- Remember, it's never the mistake but it's how you handle them which affects the audience. That's exactly also why it's so important for you to memorize and rehearse your presentation.
- If you want to see how to best handle mistakes watch figure staking. Even after they fall they stand up and continue where they've left off. And that's exactly what you also need to do. Don't let any mistakes distract you.


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U.S. Army official photo of Army Specialist Marshall Drake.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A U.S. Army soldier was sentenced on Thursday to nearly 12 years in a military prison for shooting and killing a fellow soldier early on Christmas Day, officials said.
Army Spc. Marshall Drake, stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, shot Pvt. Grant Wise in the face in what military prosecutors described as an alcohol-fueled joke that went awry.
Drake was convicted and sentenced in a military proceeding held Wednesday and Thursday on the Anchorage base. He pleaded guilty on Wednesday to violating military rules by failing to register his gun and storing the weapon in his barracks, but he defended himself against the charge of involuntary manslaughter.
At the hearing, Drake's attorney described the shooting as a tragic accident that was not the defendant's fault, Army officials said.
But military prosecutors presented testimony from a witness and other evidence showing that Drake had pointed the gun at Wise's face and fired, with the apparent belief that the weapon was not loaded, Army officials said. The two had been drinking all night and the witness testified that both appeared intoxicated prior to the fatal shooting, officials said.
A military judge ruled that Drake's gross negligence caused Wise's death, said Army spokesman John Pennell.
"It was an accident. However, it was an accident of his own making," Pennell said.
Drake, 23, will be demoted to the rank of private and dishonorably discharged and will lose all pay and benefits, Pennell said.
Drake, from Mount Pleasant, S.C., joined the Army in 2009 and served in Afghanistan from December 2011 to October 2012, officials said
Wise, from Fairport, N.Y., was 25. He joined the army in 2011 and was assigned to Fort Bragg in North Carolina before being transferred to Elmendorf-Richardson, officials said.


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Likud | political party, Israel | Britannica.com
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Likud,Hebrew in full Likud-Liberalim Leumi, English Unity-National Liberals, right-wing Israeli political party. It was founded in September 1973 to challenge the Israel Labour Party, which had governed the country since its independence in 1948, and first came to power in 1977, with Menachem Begin as prime minister. For decades thereafter, Likud alternated in government with the Labour Party, forming coalitions with minor parties, especially those with an ultrareligious or a nationalist ideology. Because of the countrys political fragmentation and unique security needs, Likud and Labour have sometimes entered into so-called unity governments with each other.
At its founding in 1973, the Likud coalition was dominated by the Gahal bloc, which consisted of the Herut (Freedom) party and the Liberal Party (Miflaget ha-Liberali). The Herut had its roots in the Russian Jewish Zionism of the 1920s and 30s and was formally organized in 1948, the year of Israels independence, in the merger of preindependence groups such as the Irgun Zvai Leumi. Some of the groups had been considered terrorist organizations by the British authorities. Begin, a Polish-born Jew, had been leader of the Irgun. The other member of the Gahal bloc, the Liberal Party, was formed in 1961 in the merger of the General Zionist Party (which was active from 1948 to 1961) and the smaller Progressive Party. Staunchly Zionist, it advocated retention of all territories conquered by Israel in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. The other partners in Likud were relatively small, though they were often influential.
During Begins prime ministry (197783), Israel signed a peace treaty with Egypt, for which Begin was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize with Egyptian Pres. Anwar el-Sdt, and launched a controversial invasion of Lebanon. Although Begins peace initiative was popular both at home and abroad, it alienated many party stalwarts who opposed the return of any territories. In 1983 he was succeeded as prime minister and party leader by Yitzak Shamir, who governed in coalition with the Israel Labour Party from 1984 to 1990. Likud was ousted from government by a Labour-led coalition in 1992, and in 1993 Shamir was succeeded as party leader by Benjamin Netanyahu, who led the Likud coalition back to power in 1996. Netanyahu was defeated in 1999 by Labours Ehud Barak, but in 2001, capitalizing on increasing attacks by Palestinians against Israelis, Likud candidate Ariel Sharon convincingly defeated Barak. With Israel facing attacks from Palestinian militant groups, Sharon subsequently formed a unity government with Labour. In 2003 Likud doubled its seats in the Knesset from 19 to 38; after Labour refused to join a coalition, Sharon formed a coalition government with Shinui, a centrist party, the National Religious Party (Mafdal), and an electoral coalition representing nationalist and Russian voters. In 2005 a Likud-led government under Sharons leadership oversaw a complete pullout of Israeli soldiers and settlers from the Gaza Strip. Many Likud members opposed Sharons disengagement policy, and in November 2005 he left Likud to form the centrist party Kadima (Forward), taking many Likud moderates with him. Kadima won the largest share of seats in parliamentary elections in March 2006; by then the party was led by Ehud Olmert, after Sharon had suffered a debilitating stroke. Likud, led by Netanyahu after Sharons departure, fared poorly in the election, finishing fourth. In the 2009 general election, Kadima again led with the most Knesset seats (28); this time, however, Likud finished in second place, a single seat behind Kadima. Because of the close and inconclusive nature of the results, it was not immediately clear whether Netanyahu or Tzipi Livniwho had been elected to lead Kadima in September 2008would be invited to form a coalition government. Netanyahu was able to gather the support of a number of key parties in the days that followed, and, in spite of Likuds second-place finish, Pres. Shimon Peres invited Netanyahu to form the government.
For elections in 2013, Likud ran in a combined list with the nationalist Yisrael Beiteinu party. Both parties kept their own political platforms. The LikudYisrael Beiteinu bloc won the largest number of seats, returning Netanyahu to the prime ministership. However, the alliance fell short of expectations, winning fewer seats than the two parties had won separately in 2009.
Early elections were held in March 2015. Although analysts predicted that it would be a tight race between Likud and the Zionist Union, a centre-left alliance comprising the Labour and Hatnua parties, results showed a surprising victory for Likud, which won 30 seats, more than any other party.
Ideologically, Likud is both conservative and nationalist. It took an equivocal stance toward the 1993 peace accord between Israel (signed for the country by the Labour-led government of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin) and the Palestine Liberation Organization; although Likud supported a peace with guarantees of security, it opposed ceding major portions of land to Palestinian control and dismantling Israeli settlements in the territories that Israel had conquered in 1967. However, in subsequent years the party grew increasingly divided over its policies concerning Palestine. In the early 21st century it adopted a policy opposing the establishment of a Palestinian state under any conditions.
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The hype surrounding Manti Te'o prior to the San Diego Chargers selecting him in the 2013 draft was mountainous, to say the least. Then first-year general manager Tom Telesco moved up seven slots (from 45th to 38th) to take the former Fighting Irish linebacker.
After all, Te'o had received a plethora of awards and trophies at the end of the 2012 collegiate season: The Nagurski Award, the Lombardi Award, the Bednarik Award, the Maxwell Trophy (the nation's most outstanding football player), the Walter Camp National Player of the Year and a two-time winner of The Butkus Award (once in high school and then again in 2012 with Notre Dame). There was also this one other little thing – Heisman Trophy runner-up.
Those are ALL spectacular acknowledgements. In 51 games at Notre Dame, he amassed a total of 437 tackles (212 solo/34 for loss), 12 quarterback hits, 8.5 sacks, seven interceptions, 10 pass break ups, 17 passes defensed with two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
Te'o has the distinction of being only the second linebacker of Polynesian descent drafted by the Bolts, the first, of course, being Junior Seau. Te'o was also the highest selected Fighting Irish linebacker drafted since Demetrius DuBose in 1993.
At this juncture in his young career, Te'o's pro stats look like this through 35 games: 202 tackles with 1.5 sacks, two interceptions and nine passes defensed. He has missed 13 games due to injuries to both feet dating back to his rookie season.
Here is the list of his various ailments since entering the NFL:
August 8, 2013: Sprains his foot in a game against the Seattle Seahawks. He is seen in a walking boot two days later and ends up missing the next five games. Ultimately has surgery in the offseason to repair a bone in his right foot.
August 15, 2014: Another preseason game versus the Seahawks has Te'o injuring his left foot. He sits out the next two weeks and is back in action for the season opener against the Arizona Cardinals.
September 21, 2014: In the road game versus the Buffalo Bills, he injures his right foot. It's bad news for the Bolts when it is announced that Te'o suffered a fracture. He doesn't take the field again until after the Week 10 bye when San Diego faced the Oakland Raiders.
Te'o stayed injury-free for the remainder of the 2014 season, compiling an additional 40 tackles over the last seven games. In that stretch, he managed to get his first NFL interception in a Sunday Night game against the New England Patriots on the Chargers' own turf. The pass was intended for Rob Gronkowski. Two weeks later, he collected the first sack of his pro career, on 49ers' quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
October 12, 2015: The Pittsburgh Steelers come to town for a Monday Night matchup. Unfortunately, the guy wearing No. 50 had to leave the game for a few snaps to get his ankle taped. While he did return to the contest, and finish with seven tackles, he again is out for over a month trying to get it strong once more.
The Chargers are in a bit of a pickle here. Right now the team is loaded at linebacker with the likes of Te'o (who will be calling the defensive plays), Melvin Ingram, Jeremiah Attaochu and sophomore Denzel Perryman most likely the starters. Joining the mix are second-year men Kyle Emanuel and Nick Dzubnar; plus rookies Joshua Perry, Jatavis Brown and Dexter McCoil. There is also fourth-year player Tourek Williams, who returns after a limited 2015 due to breaking his foot in a preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys.
Needless to say, linebackers coach Bob Babich and defensive coordinator John Pagano are going to be putting in plenty of observation and film study over the next couple of months to determine who potentially makes the roster, moves to the practice squad or ends up being released.
Whether Manti Te'o remains a Charger for the entirety of his career remains to be seen. However, Te'o staying injury-free might solidify his spot. The Chargers have always liked him for his leadership ability, strong work ethic, perseverance and instincts. He is an extremely smart player. His only downfall has been an inability to play an entire 16-game season.
Now, I know that there are many people out there who are not fans of Te'o for whatever reason(s). No, he doesn't always wrap up and tackle his target. Yes, sometimes he runs a bit slow. He is, however, starting to become the tackling machine that had him landing on several top-ten college recruiting lists before he began his senior year of high school.
Te'o himself said it best in a December 2014 interview with Michael Gehlken of the San Diego Union-Tribune: "I've always been one to keep grinding, keep grinding, keep grinding, keep grinding. I'm going to continue to get better because I'm going to continue to work."
Yet the question remains, is Te'o going to be part of San Diego's plans beyond the '16 campaign? When all is said and done, this is a business. There is going to be stiff competition at the inside linebacker spot next month from the rookie Perry. We could very well see a repeat of Butler versus Te'o, and that might not end well for Manti. He's been put on notice. As much as I like No. 50, I don't think he will be sporting blue and gold come the 2017 season.
I'm pulling for him to stay with the team and pick up where he left off in 2015.
What do you think? Share your thoughts. Thanks for reading!
Cheryl White


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Star Towing provides heavy-duty and light towing services across Monroe County, Michigan, with its 15 truck fleet.
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Hello everyone, Vicky here hope you all had a lovely weekend & those who had Bank Holiday hope you enjoyed the long weekend. I certainly did & spent the whole weekend with my family.
Today I have 2 projects for you.......I know I'm on a roll just lately....although I am running a wee late today....sssshhhhh dont tell the boss ;-)
Ok so we have 2 Graduation cards today, one for a female & one for a male.......yep another male card & its CAS..........OMG whats happening to me lol.
Ok ladies first of course ;-)
Not so much foofiness on this one...well not much compared to my normal standard lol. Quite a simple-ish card with feather die cuts & real feathers underneath...
A few flowers & some frill around the image.
The paper I actually recylced & used the cover sheet on the Lemoncraft 'Tiny Miracles' 6x6 pad.
The back cover I used on my 2nd card below as a backing underneath the top layer.......I recycled on each card ;-)
I also embossed with a Dutch Doobadoo mask art & then with the mask art still in place chose a few of the circles/bubbles to add Structure Paste.
The rubber stamp I used is a Whimsy stamp by Art Miran called 'Aleema' & she is coloured with distress ink markers & refills.
I also added pearl dots around her in places.
Ok for my next card which is also a graduation card & is for a male.
I have used no DP at all on this. Insteda I've used a Dutch Doobadoo mask art again, embossed it first then added structure paste all over. I've used the brick one as its like the building blocks to the future once you have graduated.
Here is a closer look at the brick work with the structure paste.
The rubber stamp I've used is from Magnolia's latest 'We Made It' collection & this one is called 'I Made It Edwin' & again I coloured him in distress markers & refills & then fussy cut him out & placed him on foam pads, then popped him onto the Little Darlings dies.
The sentiment is from my stash & I've just realised I forgot to add a sentiment to the first one oops.
Well thats it from me hope you like my cards today.
Dont forget come back tomorrow when we will have a brand new challenge for you & you will love it ;-)
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This post is about all the mindless Horde.
No, not the 95% of the furiously keyboard turning opposition, the other 5%…
Their pets.
Hunters and Warlocks, even Mages, love healers. We are easy targets
While their over armored buddies are taking one in the face for their side, they like to try and even the odds.
/tar healer
/send pet
If they are close enough and not yet under pressure from your side, they will also take a few pot shots. Nothing serious you understand, a few dots here, a few dots there.
Foolishly they don't give us their full attention. Our damage dealers are closing in, and there's honor kills to be made.
Just one problem dear Hordling, our job is to reduce your honor kills by keeping our side alive.
Negate rather than Obliterate
All we need to do is negate your pathetic attacks on us and we are free to save the day.
Shaman have a huge advantage here, we have a few tools and ridiculously simple tactics to stay alive and keep our plate lugging and fireball throwing team mates farming your honor.
So, some simple ones before we get onto our secret weapon.
Back up buddy
1st up, as a healer your job is to heal your team mates. If the ranged opposition are hitting you, you are probably too close to the action. You don't need to heal the enemy's back line, you need to heal your front line.
Get out of their range!
Heal thyself
You can self heal you know! Sure keeping the damage dealers alive is important, but…
- They are a dime a dozen, and
- You can't keep them alive (for long) while taking a dirt nap.
A quick LHW, herbal heal or draenei heal will allow you the time to clean up the healing mess.
Cleanse thyself
As I mentioned earlier, the opposition generally suffer from Alzheimer's. They dot you and move on chuckling as the mentally add an honor kill, you are forgotten until they realize the guy that is pummeling them is getting heals from… you… Ohh too late, too bad, so sad…
A quick cleanse or two will remove the dots, curses, bad luck, etc from you and allow you to focus fully on your team mates… You may not even need a heal!
Secret weapon
Now for the secret weapon… Well it's not that secret, it's in the title of this post and it's a reasonably well known totem.
The secret is no one expects the Spanish inquisition! Ohh I mean the Stoneclaw Totem, not in a BG anyway.
That's a PvE totem Squidly you douchebag!
Newsflash: There are NPCs in BGs. There are wolves, rams (why can't Hunters tame Rams?), there are NPC guards, and there's…
Pets are dumb!
Well they are only as smart as their handlers. If their handler sets and forgets, you can make the pet forget too!
Pet gnawing on your crown jewels while you are trying to heal…? Play fetch, throw that dog a stick!
Drop your Stoneclaw Totem, step away from that big red kitty, cleanse those dots, heal thyself and save the day!
All being well, your healed damage dealers are closing on the pet handler, who not only has more to think about than finishing you off, but is about to lose that pet when their health reaches the miserable total of 0.
The pet was never a concern!
Fluffy ran off to play in the park with your stick, no one took damage from it, not you, not the squishy Mage, not the overwhelmed plate wearer. When it's master got tired of living, the pet ran off to the spirit healer as well. Unless it's master remembers how you, a healer, just humiliated him, the pet won't be back.
- Keep your team mates up
- Keep yourself up
- Take one of the opposition forces out of the game.
Gnomer and Out, Squidly and Stout!
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I am told that the records were a jumbled mess, as were the actual locations of burials, but organization is setting in. A bunch of volunteers, including myself, went row by row in the sections next to South 10th Street and documented what could be found. South 10th Street is currently the only entrance and exit for the cemetery.
|Fredericka Kassenberg, died in 1912; unearthed today.
The cemetery has fallen into disrepair, neglect, and vandalism.
Great job, everyone!