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Hiya. In case you're wondering, "Der Irrenden Magier" is pseudo-German for "The Wandering Mage." I say "pseudo" because the friend that translated it for me only speaks Dutch and English. Hehe... (Thanks, though, Paul! <3) Umm, it tells me that I can't create any folders on the main site. What'd I do wrong this time? o_O


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Many thanks to a lot of community help this Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving is a time to spend with family and friends, but there are some who have no family to spend it with, so the COA, with "a little help from our friends," worked with some community groups to help support our seniors this holiday. The Hildreth House was busy this Thanksgiving preparing turkey dinners with all the trimmings for delivery to those who are alone this holiday. The Harvard Council on Aging would like to offer a big thank you to the community members who helped with this project. We thank the Harvard Firefighter's Association for their generous donation of a turkey to the Hildreth House. We also want to thank the Farm to Friend volunteers for donating the prepared side dishes and Girl Scout Troop #30749 for making the desserts and packing and delivering the meals to our homebound seniors on Thanksgiving. What a great way to begin the 2012 holiday season here in Harvard!
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Apr 11, 2018
The Ylang Ylang Beach Resort, a family-owned Resort in Costa Rica, celebrates 29 years in business. The Ylang Ylang is known as one of the best resorts in Costa Rica. The Iocono family invites you to join them on the pristine white Costa Rican sands.
Montezuma, Costa Rica - April 12, 2018 /PressCable/ —
The family-owned and operated Ylang Ylang Beach Resort and Spa is well-known as one of the best resorts in Costa Rica. Travellers from around the globe visit here to relax on the pristine, white beach front property in the midst of the jungle. The five star resort has all the comforts of home, unparalleled natural beauty, a restful Spa and a restaurant with incredible organic food. In addition, the Ylang Ylang is a sustainable property boasting a solar garden.
Despite all this, the resort has humble beginnings. The founders of Ylang Ylang, Lenny and Patricia Iacono, acquired this beachfront property in the late 1970s and made a living selling dried fruit. They opened a health food restaurant, El Sano Banano in the center of Montezuma.
Over time, the family developed the tropical beach front resort that was destined to be the Ylang Ylang. The Iaconos envisioned a stunning oasis for family, friends and partners to enjoy the natural beauty of Costa Rica. They more than succeeded in creating a secluded yet nurturing and relaxing environment.
The hotel and bungalows opened in 1989. In early 2004, founders Lenny and Patricia changed the name to Ylang Ylang Beach Resort, after the aromatic Indonesian flower that dots the resort grounds.
The Ylang Ylang restaurant was launched to keep the guests from having to leave the hotel and beach resort for their meals and establishing a more complete service. Lenny & Patricia's home was transformed into this unique establishment … a shady, beach front palapa just yards from the ocean. Stone walkways part the lush tropical jungle to make way for guests.
Patricia and Lenny started with only a grove of coconut and banana trees Their years of hard work, dedication and a deep passion for nature have left an incredible legacy for their next generation and for the many fans of this beautiful hotel and beach resort in Costa Rica. The founders are now retired, but they left the Ylang Ylang Beach Resort and El Sano Banano in the capable hands of their children and spouses, Moraya, Emma and Syska. This generation continues their parents vision of the best hotel and beach resort in Costa Rica. They nurture it with the same love for nature, health, wellness, relaxation and natural adventures as the founders did.
About the Ylang Ylang Beach Resort
The Ylang Ylang Beach Resort has been a family-owned and operated business for two generations. It's considered one of the best resorts in Costa Rica. The resort opened in 2004 when the Iacono family renamed their pristine beach front property Ylang Ylang. The Iaconos have created a treasured, green sanctuary that's visited by travelers from all over the globe.To learn more about this stunning, self-sustaining tropical beach front resort in Costa Rica, visit http://www.ylangylangbeachresort.com/.
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Name: Moraya Iacono
Organization: Ylang Ylang Beach Resort and Spa
Address: , Montezuma, Costa Rica
Phone: +506-2642-0636
For more information, please visit http://www.ylangylangbeachresort.com/
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Carmelo vs. Garnett Fight Spills Over From Court To Locker Room To Bus.
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Microsoft Student Partner Opportunity - Academic Year 2015-2016
Microsoft Pakistan Liaison Office is looking for the right candidate for MSPs for the coming Academic year.
Interested students can email us your CVs at firstname.lastname@example.com by Sunday, 9th August 2015.
Please read the following before you apply:
1) While Applying, The Subject line of the email should be as follows:
"[University Name-Discipline-Semester-Region] First Name Last Name"
Example, a sample subject line can be:
[NUST SEECS-Software Engineering-5th- North] Muhammad Sohaib
Or it can also be:
[SZABIST-BBA-6th- South] Muhammad Sohaib
Regions are defined as below:
North Region: Parts of Pakistan above/North of Gujrat
Center Region: Parts of Pakistan starting from Gujrat to Sialkot, Multan, Bahwalpur etc.
South Region: Parts of Pakistan including Balochistan & Sindh.
Applications received without the aforementioned subject will not be entertained.
2) For those pursuing Bachelor Degree the criteria is:
a) You have at least completed your 3rd Semester
b) You have at least 2 semesters to go before the end of your Degree.
3) For those pursuing Master Degree the criteria is:
a) You have at least 2 semesters to go before the end of your Degree.
4) If possible, your Faculty (Preferably Head of Department) is aware that you are applying for Microsoft Student Partner. Faculty Endorsement will definitely add to your chances of getting selected.
Important Note: Microsoft is also encouraging Students from Non- IT / Computer Science disciplines to apply for Microsoft Student Partner Program so those of you who are pursuing Arts, Business, Social, Medical and Non Engineering subjects are also welcome & encouraged to apply.
1) What happens after I submit my CV?
A: You will get an email indicating if you have been shortlisted for an interview. The Interview time, date & location will be mentioned in the email. It will also mention how to prepare for the interview. :)
2) How do you select individuals?
A: We are looking for highly self-motivated individuals who can take initiatives themselves. Honestly though, you just have to sell yourself to us.
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Oct 14, 2005 (CIDRAP News) – A report published today by scientists who isolated an H5N1 virus resistant to oseltamivir from a infected Vietnamese girl further fuels concern over preparedness for a potential and widely anticipated pandemic caused by the strain.
Numerous countries are stockpiling oseltamivir as a tool against infection with H5N1. The drug has proved to be effective against a wide range of flu viruses; its effectiveness against H5N1 has not been tested extensively because of the small number of human cases to date.
Writing in Nature, a group headed by Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a virologist from the University of Tokyo and the University of Wisconsin, report on testing done in a 14-year-old Vietnamese girl hospitalized last spring with H5N1.
The girl, who recovered from the disease, had been treated with oseltamivir prophylactically (75 mg once daily for 4 days) and then therapeutically (75 mg twice daily for 7 days). The agent blocks neuraminidase, an enzyme that enables the virus to escape from an infected cell and spread to other cells.
The authors amplified a viral specimen collected at the end of the prophylactic treatment period by polymerase chain reaction. On direct sequencing, it was found that tyrosine was substituted for histidine at position 274 of the neuraminidase protein. This mutation is considered indicative of oseltamivir resistance, according to the researchers.
The authors then tested the sensitivity of the virus to oseltamivir and found that the dose required for 50% inhibition of neuraminidase activity (IC50) was higher than for oseltamivir-sensitive viruses (90 nM versus 0.1-10 nM).
Next the authors examined the likelihood of possible human transmission in the case. The girl had had no known contact with poultry. However, she had cared for her 21-year-old brother during the time that he had been infected with confirmed H5N1.
The researchers cloned the sample from the girl through plaque purification; randomly picked a number of clones, classifying them according to oseltamivir sensitivity; and then compared genes from the various clones with genes from the virus isolated from her brother during his illness.
Specific neuraminidase and hemagglutinin genes from the brother were identical or very similar to those from the cloned viruses from the girl. This finding, plus the timing of infection in the siblings and the fact that the girl had had no known contact with poultry, led the authors to conclude that it is possible the virus was transmitted from brother to sister.
In further testing, the researchers evaluated growth of the oseltamivir-sensitive and oseltamivir-resistant clones in ferrets. Viral titres were found to be higher in the animals infected with the drug-sensitive virus. When given oseltamivir treatment, animals with drug-sensitive virus showed reduced viral titres, but animals with the resistant virus did not. The drug-resistant animals did, however, show sensitivity to zanamivir, another neuraminidase inhibitor.
According to the authors, even though their study involved a single patient, the findings "raise the possibility that it might be useful to stockpile zanamivir as well as oseltamivir in the event of an H5N1 influenza pandemic."
The authors further point out that their findings "highlight the importance of monitoring the emergence of drug resistance in H5N1 isolates from patients treated with neuraminidase inhibitors."
When asked to comment on the implications of this study, infectious disease expert Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH, said the new study is important in that it confirms what we have known—that strains of H5N1 resistant to oseltamivir are emerging as the disease spreads and treatment expands. However, "What remains to be seen is how this will play out if a population is blanketed with treatment, as would be the case early in a pandemic. It would support emergence of resistant strains and even give those strains selective advantage."
Osterholm, director of CIDRAP, publisher of this Web site, added that while the stockpiling of zanamivir is a scientifically sound recommendation based on the current findings and others, limitations in the supply chain remain the roadblock. "Neither oseltamivir nor zanamivir can now be manufactured in quantities that would be meaningful once efficient human transmission started."
The H5N1 strain of avian influenza has caused mammoth numbers of poultry deaths across Asia and is spreading west in the bird population, reaching Turkey and possibly Romania in the past few days. It has caused 117 human infections in Southeast Asia, including 60 human deaths, according to official WHO numbers.
Le QM, Kiso M, Someya K, et al. Isolation of drug-resistant H5N1 virus. Nature 2005 Oct 20;437:1108 [Abstract]
See also:
Reports of oseltamivir resistance in H3N2 influenza A:
Bright et al, Lancet, Oct 2005 [Abstract with link to text]
Kiso et al, Lancet, Aug 2004 [Abstract with link to text]
Report on zanamivir for H5N1:
Tsang et al, Lancet, Aug 2005 [Listing with link to text]


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7 Successful Google AdWords Ads And Why They Crush The Competition
Some businesses are able to create phenomenally successful AdWords ads while others fail miserably. Ultimately, success with AdWords comes down to your landing page/website. But the first step on that road to winning at AdWords is to get the clicks.
What does it take to write an AdWords ad that gets the clicks?
Let's take a look at these winning AdWords ads in the video and see just why they work…
There are three other more general elements at work here that are important to note…
First, with the possible exception of the work from home ad, these ads are not overly sensationalistic.
You have very limited space with which to work in an AdWords ad. There's no room to be cute or gimmicky… you have to cut to the chase and make every character count to get the clicks.
Secondly, these ads do a good job of standing out from their competitors ads. It's not uncommon to do a search and see a good percentage of the AdWords ads with the same headline or using basically the same dry, boring message.
When you're coming up with ads, look at what the competition is doing and make sure your ads are unique.
Lastly, and most importantly, all these ads are successful because of extensive testing on the part of the businesses. Testing your ad copy and testing your landing pages is the single most important factor in developing a winning AdWords ad and campaign.
Because while the ads above are top performers, what works well for your business may be quite different. And the only way to figure out what ads will be successful for you is to test, test, test!
About the New Character Limits for Expanded Text Ads
The Expanded Text Ads gave a boost to the clickable real-estate of the ad, and a longer description for more detail. If you haven't updated your older ads, you're missing an opportunity to increase your position and Click Through Rate.
Here's a little more information:
(See below for the character limits list)
- Expanded Text Ads are the basic format for text based search ads on Google's Search Network.
- The ads will show slightly different from mobile and desktop (and variations on the Display Network).
- New character limits apply to the elements of the Expanded Text Ad.
- Ad Extension also carry their own unique character limits, which I've included below.
The image below is generated using an ad preview tool to show how all the various Ad Extensions display on an Expanded Text Ad, and the character limits list is located below.
Note, that the ad above the phone is the desktop view, and the ad in the device is a mobile view. That preview tool is located at: Expanded Text Ad Preview Tool
Character Limits for AdWords Ads and Extensions
Expanded Text Ad
Headline 1: 30 Characters
Headline 2: 30 Characters
Description: 80 Characters
Path 1: 15 Characters
Path 2: 15 Characters
Sitelink Extension
Link Text: 25 Characters
Description Line 1: 35 Characters
Description Line 2: 35 Characters
Callout Extension
Callout Text: 25 Characters
Top Tips For Successful AdWords Ads:
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Religious Promotional Items
With religious products you can spread the word about your organization and share your faith both in and around your community. Whether you want to list your church's service schedule on a calendar, pass out magnets to a youth organization, or notify members of your synagogue about upcoming events, religious products are always a welcome gift. One of the most common factors that plague the success of churches and other organizations is growing the congregation – developing awareness for your organization and then turning that awareness into new members in order to keep your community growing. Most of these institutions don't have a ton of money to spend on large advertising campaigns but something as simple as a direct mail-out can often be as effective and much less costly.


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"Jested" GCKDBV GEOCACHE OF THE WEEK – August 2nd, 2010
The Czech Republic geocache "Jested" (GCKDBV) rests high on Mt. Jested, not far from the border of Germany and Poland.
The search for this cache takes you to one of the most stunning landmarks of Northern Bohemia, Jested Tower. The structure is an architectural feat which combines a 94 meter (308 foot) tall transmitter tower, a hotel and a restaurant.
More than 1200 geocachers have logged "Jested" since Dorcadion Team hid the cache in August of 2004.
The regular-sized difficulty 2, terrain 2.5 geocache takes adventures up to an altitude of 987 meters (3,237 feet). Dorcadion says his other interest, "
(except geocaching) is photography of nature and architecture – and this tower is one of the most interesting examples of modern architecture in our country…"
Beyond discovering the traditional geocache, you'll also find an amazing view that extends to Germany and Poland.
Dorcadion says he didn't really expect the cache to become so popular, "in the time when I placed the cache (the first in the whole Liberec region) the number of all Czech geocachers was lower than 50… But I expected that people will visit this cache – Jested is very popular and easily accessible by rail car, car or by short steep hike."
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Inviting children and young people to explore the difference Jesus can make to the challenges and adventures of life
Watch Lucy's story
Sharing the good news with children and young people outside of church can be hard work. But when even one of those young people responds to Jesus, it really does make it all worth it. That's why we've filmed Lucy's story. Lucy didn't used to go to church. Christianity was just something she'd learnt about in school. But thanks to the opportunity to explore the good news in a non-church setting, she now has a vibrant and growing faith in Jesus!
Thank you for providing a great environment for us to learn about our faith more
The 95 Campaign
It's estimated that 95% of children and young people in England and Wales aren't in church. So let's step out and engage with them where they are!
The 95 Campaign is all about inspiring, encouraging and equipping those with a heart for the 95%. Together, we can give children who don't go to church the chance to discover Jesus for themselves.


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Sunday, April 8, 2012
Peanut Butter Sheet Cake
As I've said several times, my mom could live on peanut butter and ice-cream. This cake is one of her absolute favorites and the kids just love it with a cold glass of milk. Spring is upon us here on Beaty's Creek and it is gardening time a little early. I have been out planting like crazy so hopefully we don't get a winter cold snap. This is What's Cookin on Beaty's Creek today.
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 cup water
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups flour
1 t salt
1 t baking soda
1 vanilla bean-scraped
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
2 cups butter
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup peanut butter
3 cups powdered sugar
In a saucepan heat peanut butter, water, and butter together until it melts together. Pour into a bowl, now add in your sugars and stir until well blended. Now add in all the dry ingredients. Mix until all comes together, now add in the milk and vanilla bean and stir. Now pour into a parchment lined jelly roll pan. Spread out smoothly and bake at 325' for 15 minutes.
Mix butter and peanut butter in a saucepan. Heat until boiling, then remove from heat. Pour into your bowl and add in powdered sugar a cup at a time until all is added. Now add in the milk and whip until creamy. Frost cake while icing is still slightly warm.
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Composting Classes
Solid Waste and Recycling Division
The city of Grand Prairie's Solid Waste and Recycling Division conducts a composting class that teaches citizens how to turn yard trimmings and other organic waste into soil.
Upcoming Master Composter class dates: April 28, May 5, May 19
Click Here to Register!
Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com or 972-237-8061
Document Shredding
Crime Stoppers is a volunteer run, non-profit organization that offers Grand Prairie residents a chance to shred their personal documents twice per year, once in April and once in October.
The service is free, but a donation to Crime Stoppers of $5 is suggested.
A maximum of 3 boxes of personal documents will be accepted per household.
Business and industrial documents will not be accepted.
For more information, please call Gary at 972-890-4130.
Kirby Creek Experiential Gardens
The Kirby Creek Nature Center's Exhibition Garden is a collaborative effort of the city of Grand Prairie and the Grand Prairie ISD. Kids work with an onsite environmental science instructor to learn about nature and how we impact it. Every student in the district comes out to the garden at least one time in a year.
Contact: email@example.com or 972-237-8061
Luckett Community Garden and Tree Farm
Gardeners throughout the city are invited to participate in the Luckett Community Garden's monthly gardening workshops hosted at the Dalworth Recreation Center, 2012 Spikes St.
The Luckett Community Garden and Tree Farm is located in the Dalworth Neighborhood, 1037 Manning Road, Grand Prairie. This garden is a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) garden that was developed with the help of a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice through its Weed & Seed Program. It is based on Earth Kind principles, stressing the use of organic gardening methods.
Contact: Tammy Chan at 972-237-8152, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Rainwater Harvesting Classes
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The "Make It and Take It Rainwater Barrel Class" teaches residents how to collect and recycle rainwater for gardening and lawn care by using a handmade rain barrel using a large plastic drum, a few parts and some basic tools. The cost for the class including supplies is $40 for Grand Prairie residents and $55 for non-residents.
For information on the next class, call 972-237-8377.
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Topics at the ShadeMakers classes include Good Native Trees for Grand Prairie Soils, How to Plant, Prune and Care for Your Trees, City of Grand Prairie StreetScaping Program, and Volunteer Opportunities.
Information on when the next class is scheduled: 972-237-8152, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Water Wise Gardening Courses
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The city of Grand Prairie's horticulturist teaches free gardening courses including:
- Let's Talk Dirt: Preparing Landscape
- Does Your Grass Have a Drinking Problem?
- Are You Throwing Water Up-Hill? Situational Gardening
- Make It and Take It Rain Barrel Class
- Annuals: Crayons in the Landscape
- Get Smart: SmartScape Principals
- Play Smart: SmartScape Maintenance
- Keeping It Contained: Container Gardening
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View the Grand Prairie Parks, Arts & Recreation Horticulture Web Page for information on upcoming classes.
Water Wise Tours
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The city of Grand Prairie has several water wise demonstration gardens available for tours to civic and educational groups upon request. We have a site at 620 Small Hill that includes a brochure to guide you through the maze of beautiful native and adaptive water wise plants. This includes appropriate signs to identify the plants listed on the brochure map. Several of our water well sites are located in neighborhood situations, and to enhance the community the sites have been landscaped with water wise plants that require less water, fertilizer and pesticides.
These can be toured on request by calling 972-237-8377.
Low water plants and drip irrigation have become the norm in our public plantings. This has reduced maintenance and water use and set a grand example for our citizens. In addition, classes are held to promote this type of landscaping throughout the city.
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Hong Ning Liang-Hu Sheng Yuan Packaging
At Design Interviews
Interview with Hong Ning Liang : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Hong Ning Liang : Simple, fashion, design inspiration comes from the source of the water source, the expression of the local natural advantages. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Hong Ning Liang : The key is to convey the concept of healthy water, especially with a symbol to allow consumers to understand the concept! .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Hong Ning Liang : Combine it with the production of better, need to work more closely with the production! .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Hong Ning Liang : one month .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Hong Ning Liang : The product of local characteristics, determines the performance of creative packaging, according to the market characteristics of the principal, the final creative performance made by me! .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Hong Ning Liang : Yes, there are other companies that produce and sell. .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. Hong Ning Liang : Very challenging, hoping to get a different result. .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Hong Ning Liang : 3D software modeling, the need to use 3D printing technology model, and then carry out the details of the adjustment. .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Hong Ning Liang : Product packaging can be a clear expression of the characteristics of the local, but also very unique. .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Hong Ning Liang : We design and production technical personnel during the detailed communication and exchanges, and work together to solve the design problem of production. .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. Hong Ning Liang : Technology is the necessary means to realize the idea. .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. Hong Ning Liang : Yes, we have a study of the consumer population, market, drinking habits, including the same type of products. .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Hong Ning Liang : The pattern of the bottle on the planning, symmetry, depth, master a very challenging. .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. Hong Ning Liang : I think this design should comply with international standards, so let's review verify the world class my thoughts! .Frank Scott: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?. Hong Ning Liang : The close communication between creativity and production can have better performance results! Better work for the future design of the foundation. .
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I never thought I'd say this but I may be suffering from a slight cookie overdose. I know, I know, it's basically blasphemy. But somewhere in between the Biscoff Oatmeal Cookies, the Blogger Cookie Swap, and the cookies that keep magically appearing in lunchroom at work, I think I may have developed some cookie fatigue. Yesterday, someone asked me if I wanted a cookie and I paused to consider it. I PAUSED. That has never happened. My normal reaction is somewhat akin to that of Cookie Monster where I shove the cookie in my mouth, crumbs flying everywhere, before the person has even finished asking the question.
Lest you think my cookie fatigue has resulted in a desire to eat salads, fear not food friends! A few nights ago, I had a serious hankering for Panda Express but was too lazy to change out of my pajama pants (which may or may not have green frogs dancing the Macarena) to actually get my faux Chinese food on. And so I began searching on the holy grail that is Pinterest. As a side note, how are people pinning thousands of things ranging from cute outfits to DIY projects to delicious recipes? Are they pinning in the shower? While driving? While pondering people's pinning prowess, I ran into a delicious looking picture... with a broken link. Womp Womp. The picture and name, Bang Bang Chicken, were good enough to get me a' Googlin'.
Holy heck, there are a LOT of versions of Bang Bang Chicken. I'm sure some are more authentic than others but authenticity takes a back seat when a woman's got a craving for Panda Express. So I continued perusing recipes. Peanut Sauce? Sure. Soy and sesame oil? Okay. But my personal favorite? Crispy chicken bits drenched in a sweet and spicy mayo sauce. It was oddly (and deliciously) reminiscent of Honey Walnut Shrimp, sans the candied walnuts. And as dinnertime approached, I bravely exclaimed, "Challenge accepted!" I fried up some chicken and cooked up some veggies. I know, I know. Bang Bang Chicken (or even Honey Walnut Shrimp, for that matter) is not supposed to have veggies. But I'm still feeling a bit of cookie guilt (as is my waistline) so I threw in some veggies to balance out all the sugar and butter I've eaten in the last few weeks.
The result? A perfectly comforting bowl of Chinese-takeout'esque food. All in the comfort of my frog branded pajamas.
2 chicken breasts, cubed
1/2 cup mayonnaise
3 tbs. chili garlic sauce (I'm partial to the Rooster brand Sambal Oelek)
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. rice vinegar
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup panko
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
Steamed veggies of your choice
Heat a thin layer of oil in a small frying pan (you can deep fry the chicken bits but I found pan frying worked equally well). Combine the milk and egg in a bowl. Combine the flour, panko, salt, pepper, and garlic powder in a separate bowl. Bread the chicken cubes by dunking a few of them in the breading mixture, then the egg mixture, then back in the breading mixture. Continue until all chicken cubes are breaded. Fry chicken cubs in oil until golden.
While chicken cubes are frying, mix the mayo, chili garlic sauce, sugar, and rice vinegar in a separate bowl. Adjust seasoning to taste (I've also made this substituting honey instead of sugar and it's been great). Dump all of the fried chicken cubes in the sauce mixture and mix until the chicken cubes are coated.
Serve over steamed rice and veggies. Or not. I found the chicken was pretty fantastic on its own and ate many (many!) pieces while preparing my "real" chicken, rice, and veggies bowl.
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Ernesto Tinajero is a freelance writer in Spokane, Washington, who earned his master's degree in theology from Fuller Seminary. Visit his blog at beingandfaith.blogspot.com.
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Who is the Messiah of Evangelical Politicians?
The evangelical world expands to a far-off horizon and the topographical valleys and peaks cover landscapes that are both long and wide. Many in the media seem to have little knowledge of how large of a space the evangelical map covers. So, with this said, I welcomed Ross Douthat's thoughts in Monday's New York Times. His column, "American Theocracy Revisited," places good markers on the fears that Rick Perry and Michelle Bachmann's presidential runs are nothing more than an attempt at theocracy.
In much of the coverage of these two campaigns, the evangelical world gets flatten, stereotyped, and portrayed as only coming from one narrow point. Whether or not you agree with this view, the fact remains that any group that includes Miroslav Wolf, Jim Wallis, RC Sproul, Rick Warren, Joyce Meyers, Philip Yancy, Chuck Missler, Rob Bell, Albert Mohler Jr, TD Jakes, Amy Grant, Tony Campolo, Lucy Swindoll, Debrah Joy Winans, and so many more hues and colors of evangelicalism should not be placed in one bag and shaken into one lumpy mess, while saying that any one of their diverse views politically are the one true color. I know many will view this list and say who should or should not belong, and then justify their choices. A coherent political agenda could not be drawn from such a list of people. But following Jesus and making Jesus known in the world is at the core of each of these people's identity. Many on the list may disagree as to the best way to provide for the widows and orphans, but all would agree that we must care for them.
Choosing Between Ayn Rand and Jesus
In one of the most-viewed articles on FoxNews.com several weeks ago, writer Onkar Ghate presents a choice of competing moralities between Ayn Rand and Jesus. While his exegetical powers leave much to be desired, he is correct in noting that the choice many Americans will have to make, as far as political philosophies go, is between Ayn Rand and Jesus.
A Family Vacation Gone Awry: The Pain of Child Abuse
Ayn Rand, Manichaeism, and Christianity
Single Pastors, The Church, and Community
The Spiritual Power of Imagination
In Wake of Shooting, Love is the Better Portion
One Year Later, I Remain Against Football
Posting an unpopular position in a blog post online can be a bone jarring hit to your ego. Many people will come out of the woodwork to claim you have brain damage. Such was the result of my post last year about no longer supporting football on Christian grounds. I stopped watching football because of the new research that shows that playing the game will, in most cases, lead to brain damage. I could not, in good Christian conscience, support such suffering simply for my watching pleasure.
Justice in the Hole: A New Way to Educate
In Honor of Women's Equality Day
Suffer the Little Children
Is Google Making Us Ignore God?
Synthetic Life: The Final Frontier?
Drugs, Guns, and Immigration: An Unholy Trinity of Failed Policy
My Emergent Experience: 'Stories Can Close Humans as Much as Open Them'
Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns are a fun team to root for. They score a lot of points in an open style of basketball. Assists, points, and cheers abound in most of their games. Now it is even better. They are wearing their "Los Suns" jerseys tonight in game two of their series with the San Antonio Spurs to show support for the Latino community in Arizona.


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This Election Day, I'm Axing My Loudmouthed Facebook Friends. Are You? (Poll)
Yes, I voted. You have, too? Fantastic. But I can't wait for everyone with an opinion to stop typing about Election 2012.
I've had enough. Over the past month, I've systematically chopped all those whose annoying updates have populated my social streams. Asking for Obama's birth certificate? Unfollow. Just posted a 1,500-word screed on Prop 37? De-friend. Oh, a sepia-framed Instagram of your ballot? Awesome. Delete.
Click. Click. Click. It's liberating, I tell you.
By no means am I anti free speech. I love how the Web — and specifically platforms like Facebook and Twitter — has democratized the means of communication and activism for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. And I am more than fine with encouraging others to vote, regardless of political affiliation.
However, I draw the line at vitriolic, half-baked arguments for or against either candidate, regardless of my affiliation. Whatever happened to Lolcat pics and smart, biting commentary on the latest awful reality TV series?
I'm curious how many others feel the same, so I've put together a quick, informal poll asking how you're using social media this election season. Feel free to answer in the questionnaire below.
So this season, my fellow Americans, I encourage you to get to the polling booths before they close. Vote for the candidate you believe best for the job. Tell your friends to do the same.
And then please shut up about it.


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Homeowner hopes surveillance video helps capture burglars
Jackson break-in under investigation
A Jackson homeowner hopes surveillance video will lead to the arrests of two burglars.
"The fact that somebody had entered the home and violated our space is pretty disturbing," Seth Morrison said.
Morrison said Tuesday morning's break-in at his house on Newland Street was captured by surveillance cameras mounted on his neighbor's house. He said the video shows the men breaking in through the back door.
"They knew exactly what they were looking for," Morrison said. "They came up the street, pulled into the driveway, went and checked it out and figured they could get in. Then they pulled the car in."
The men, who Morrison said appear to be in their mid-20s, went through the back gate and paid no attention to Morrison's dogs or the security cameras.
"You could tell what they were wearing. One guy had on a red and white striped shirt and the other guy had on a blue sweatshirt," Morrison said.
After going through the house, Morrison said the men came out with nearly $2,000 worth of stolen jewelry, laptops and music equipment.
"They wanted things they could go in and sell at the pawn shop," he said.
Morrison hopes a distinguishing mark on the silver car the men drove will help police track them down.
"It's got a pretty serious set of dents in the driver's side front corner of the car," Morrison said.
Police said the burglary at Morrison's house is not uncommon during the holidays. Assistant Chief Lee Vance said police have seen a spike in these types of crimes over the years.
"We do everything we can do to prevent them," Vance said.
Vance said more homeowners are arming themselves with cameras, which he said helps solve cases.
"Having that video equipment in your house and taking pictures of these people is a great help toward No. 1, getting them identified and No. 2, getting them arrested," Vance said.
Anyone with information about the burglary is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS.


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Drama Mini Project in Romania Brings Volunteers Together
At the end of November all Projects Abroad volunteers in Romania were involved in the Drama Mini Project in Brasov. The project was directed by American volunteer Victoria Waldthausen, who adapted the classic story of 'Beauty and the Beast' for everyone to perform.
The play was performed at three different foster homes around Brasov and was narrated in Romanian by Projects Abroad staff member Alexandra Ichim. Great fun was had all round and a big thanks goes out to everyone involved, from those who helped create the set, to the budding photographers and of course the volunteers who performed this fantastic play.
The main Projects Abroad Drama Project rruns throughout the year in Romania and welcomes any volunteers who are enthusiastic to teach drama in elementary schools and high schools in Brasov.


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Preschool Storytime Registration
Registration for the next block of Storytime is now open. You can register online, by phone, or in person at the library. This block of Storytime runs six weeks from April 15 to May 22. For more information, visit our Storytime page.
Posted By Logan Library - Children's Chat at 2:41 PM / Category:Announcements
Spanish-Language Storytime / Hora del Cuento
¡Vengan a escuchar cuentos en español!
Todos los miércoles a las 10:00 a.m.
Empezamos el miércoles, 2 de abril del 2014 a las 10:00 a.m.
Aula Jim Bridger, en la biblioteca de Logan
Cuentos para niños de hasta 7 años
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Come listen to stories in Spanish!
Every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m.
Begins Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014 at 10:00 a.m.
Jim Bridger Room, Logan Library
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Thursday, March 27th
Join us for a hands-on look at stone tools and ancient pottery, and learn about the lives of some of our region's earliest inhabitants.
Presented by the USU Museum of Anthropology. Teaching Trunk programs are made possible by a grant from the Utah Humanities council.
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XML::FeedPP::MediaRSS - MediaRSS support for XML::FeedPP
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use XML::FeedPP; my $feed = XML::FeedPP->new('http://a.media.rss/source'); my $media = XML::FeedPP::MediaRSS->new($feed); for my $i ( $feed->get_item ) { for my $content ( $media->for_item($i) ) { die "18 or over" if $content->{adult}; } }
XML::FeedPP does not support Yahoo's MediaRSS extension, and it shouldn't. It's only supported in some formats, and XML::FeedPP is a lowest-common-denominator kind of module. That said, sometimes you need to consume feeds with MediaRSS in them.
new ( feed ) You have to pass in an XML::FeedPP object. "XML::FeedPP::MediaRSS" isn't a subclass of XML::FeedPP - it has one, and inspects its dirty innards (which is somewhat safe since they're produced by XML::TreePP) to find media content. for_item ( item ) Pass in a feed item (the things returned by "$feed->get_item") and get back a list of "XML::FeedPP::MediaRSS::Content" objects.
adult 1 or '' rating A hash of all the ratings found, schema => rating. title A hash of all titles found, type => value. keywords An arrayref of all the keywords found. The comma-delimiting is undone and duplicates are removed. thumbnails All thumnails found, from most specific (deepest) to least specific. This means that if the channel has a thumbnail and the item has a thumbnail, you'll get the item first, then the channel. If there are multiple thumbnails at the same level, you'll get them in document order. Time coding is not considered. They look like this: { url => '...', width => 400, height => 300, time => 'timecode' } category Hash of scheme => plain contents of tag hash Deepest only. { algorithm => 'md5', checksum => 'dfdec888b72151965a34b4b59031290a', } player Deepest only. { url => '...', height => 300, width => 400 } credit Hash of scheme to role-hash, like this: { 'urn:ebu' => { actor => [ 'Julia Roberts', 'Tom Hanks', ], director => [ 'Stevan Spielberg', ] } } copyright Deepest only. { url => '...', text => '2005 Foobar Media' } text A list of text objects in document order, like this: [ { type => 'plain', lang => 'en', start => 'timecode', end => 'timecode', text => 'The actual value', }, ] restriction { allow => (1|0), type => (country|uri|sharing) list => [ ... ] | 'all' | 'none' } If allow is false, that means deny. community Deepest only. { starRating => { average => 3.5, count => 20, min => 1, max => 10, }, statistics => { views => 5, favorites => 5, }, tags => { news => 5, abc => 3, reuters => undef, }, } comments Simple list of strings. embed Hash of key-value pairs. Deepest only. responses Simple list of strings backlinks Simple list of strings status Deepest only. { state => 'status', reason => 'reason' } price List of pricing structures, which are hashes with the keys "currency" (optional), "info" (optional), "type" (optional), and "price" (optional). If none of these is present for a given price tag, we're going to pretend it doesn't exist. license Hash of type, href, and name. Deepest only. subTitle Only one per language as per the spec. { 'en_us' => { href => 'http://www.example.org/subtitle.smil', type => 'application/smil', } } peerLink Deepest only, hash of type and href. location NOT SUPPORTED, mostly cause I don't need it and I don't feel like reading the geoRSS spec right now. Patches welcome! rights value of the status attribute for the deepest rights element. scenes Deepest only, list of hashes with keys title, description, start_time, and end_time.
This software hasn't yet been tested beyond the examples provided in the mRSS spec. Failing tests (even better, with patches that fix the failures) are very welcome! Fork and send a pull request on "GITHUB".
These are blessed hashes, but you're allowed to look inside them. In fact, you're really supposed to. It's okay, don't be nervous. The mapping from the MediaRSS spec (<http://video.search.yahoo.com/mrss>) to this hash is really straightforward. See the "KEYS" section for more detail. The shallowness-rules talked about in the spec are applied, e.g. specifiers at higher levels are applied to lower level objects unless they have a more specific rule.
Groups You don't have to (get to?) deal with media groups. All the content for an item gets flattened into one list. Future versions of this module may add support for media groups under a different method name ("groups_for_item") if anyone ever sends me a patch or I can ever find an actual use for it. Order The MediaRSS spec says some things about order being dependent on document order. We go by the order we get things from XML::FeedPP's hashes, which will only be the same as document order if you "use_ixhash => 1" in the feed. And even then, content in media:groups will come before content outside them. Read-Write This module only supports reading MediaRSS information from a feed, not adding it. I might add this someday, but of course patches are welcome in the meantime.
This project is hosted on github at http://github.com/frodwith/XML-FeedPP-MediaRSS <http://github.com/frodwith/XML-FeedPP-MediaRSS>.
Paul Driver <email@example.com>
This software is copyright (c) 2011 by Paul Driver <firstname.lastname@example.com>. This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.


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Our VIRTUAL.LOVE.SHARING.DAY is here again and it goes to my dear friend Pam of Pam Rodrigues Photo. Pam is just a very talented photographer and I just love her work! We've been very blessed to have her as friend. She's been part of our lives since Joshua was still in my belly and is amazing to see our lives growing through her lens.
(did you see the HUGE belly??)
Isn't she amazing? So when it came to do our Holiday pictures can you guess who we called?
I'm just going to give you a sneak peek on how it came out (cause I still need to choose the ones for the cards)
We decided to do it outside in our neighborhood and it was perfect.
Our big boy getting ready
We saw a guy walking his dog and Dan had this idea
Here is Pam and Joshua
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I smoked all day today. I woke up and went straight to the backyard to smoke. I was jonesing, so much so that I woke up at 7 a.m. today, when I should've slept in on a Saturday morning. I hope my neighbors didn't mind my early morning smoking habit. My hair, clothes, and skin smells of smoke. I'm amazed that my lungs were able to take that much in, as if I were still in my early 20s. It even kicked up some of my allergies. I can't wait to shower and scrub this smell off. The problem, though, is that I'm addicted. I love smoking… food, that is.
Smoked Spatchcock Cilantro-Garlic Chicken
1 (3 lb) whole chicken, spine removed
1 bunch cilantro, rinsed and finely chopped
4 jalapenos, sliced
12 garlic cloves, finely chopped
3 tablespoons sea salt or kosher salt
Place spatchcock chicken in a large glass bowl, breast side down, filled with water. Add the cilantro, garlic cloves, and sea salt. Carefully "stir" the water to mix all the ingredients. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
1/2 bunch cilantro, rinsed and finely chopped
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Combine all the ingredients into a paste in a small mixing bowl. Set aside.
Remove the chicken from the brine and pat dry with paper towels. Rub the cilantro paste underneath the skin and the entire exterior of the chicken. Set aside.
Heat the smoker per the manufacturer's instructions to 250 degrees F. If you are using a BGE, place a drip pan on the inverted plate setter. Place the chicken in the smoker, and smoke [I used applewood] until the breast reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F and the thighs reach 175 degrees F, or when the juices run clear, about 3-4 hours. Remove the chicken from the smoker, and allow it to rest for 15 minutes tented with foil.


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Hey Minnesota Atheists!
This is a great group, don't be fooled by the less than 100 members we have on this website; our meetup group has over 1,100!
Have you attended any Minnesota Atheists events lately? You can find upcoming events here: http://www.meetup.com/minnesota-atheists/
If you have a facebook account, be sure to join our group there: https://www.facebook.com/groups/minnatheists/
By the way, here's the link: http://www.continuumbooks.com/books/detail.aspx?BookId=166691&S...
Dear Comrades, Just wanted to let you know that my new book, The Modernist God State: A Literary Study of the Nazis' Christian Reich, was released yesterday. In the book, I do two separate things. I debunk the traditional view that western culture has become increasingly more secular since the Enlightenment. I clarify how Christians have been able to develop more sophisticated ways to control the modern body politic. Second, I demonstrate that Hitler and the Nazis consistently referred to themselves as a Christian Party. I also define the specific version of Christianity that they adopted. Some of you might find the book worth reading. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
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Property auctions
April 6, at 3pm, at the Albemarle County Courthouse Property: 3402 Moubry Lane Debtor: Twanda L. Lee Amount owing: $157,653 Bidder brings: $15,600 Info: Nectar Properties 540-751-1267
April 7, at 9:30am, at the Fluvanna County Courthouse Property: 4.350 acres at 1119 Hollands Road, Palmyra Debtor: Mandy J. Henry Amount owing: $97,728 Bidder brings: $7,500 Info: Samuel I. White 757-457-1460
April 8, at 2:30pm, at the Albemarle County Courthouse Property: 3266 Gateway Circle, Forest Lakes Debtor: Carol D. Zellers Amount owing: $118,700 Bidder brings: $10,000 or 10 percent of the sales price Info: Stephen B. Wood 804-288-0088
April 9, at 1pm, at the Madison County Courthouse Property: 3.005 acres on Route 601, Madison Debtor: James R. Pennell Amount owing: $79,903.32 Bidder brings: 10 percent of the sales price Info: Holly C. Fisher 757-499-8977
Bonne chance!
[This compilation was culled from published accounts of auctions scheduled by creditors. Such plans may change if the alleged debt is satisfied.] #


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Released July 2012
The IAB Digital Video Ad Serving Template (VAST) specification is a universal XML schema for serving ads to digital video players, and describes expected video player behavior when executing VAST-formatted ad responses. VAST 3.0 adds critical functionality that opens up the in-stream digital video advertising marketplace, reducing expensive technical barriers and encouraging advertisers to increase video ad spend.
For the latest release of VAST, please visit: VAST 4.0
Download: VAST 3.0 specifications VAST 3.0 XSD (.zip) Full IAB Video Suite
As online video content publishing has become more common, video publishers have sought to monetize their content with in‐stream video advertising. Before VAST, there was not a common in-stream advertising protocol for video players, which made scalable distribution of ads impossible for ad servers. In order to serve ads to multiple publishers using disparate proprietary video players, ad-serving organizations had to develop slightly different ad responses for every publisher/video player targeted. This approach was expensive and didn't easily scale.
VAST provides a common protocol that enables ad servers to use a single ad response format across multiple publishers/video players. In 2008, the IAB introduced the first version of VAST to the video advertising marketplace, which has since been widely adopted throughout the industry. In 2009 features were added that enabled additional functionality and more clarity. Today, as the in‐stream digital video advertising market becomes more sophisticated, additional features and functionality are required to improve support for in-‐stream ad display and reporting.
VAST 3.0 provides more features, increased functionality and better reporting, while maintaining backward compatibility with VAST 2.0 to ensure a smooth transition for the industry. VAST 3.0 provides additional detail for the ad response format and the expected behavior of video players.
With VAST 3.0, video players now have the ability to declare which ad formats they support. Five formats are provided as options: Linear Ads, NonLinear Ads, Skippable Linear Ads, Linear Ads with Companions, and Ad Pods (a sequenced group of ads). Skippable Linear Ads and Ad Pods are new formats offered with this release. Some video players choose to only support certain VAST ad formats in accordance with their publishing business model. With VAST 3.0, the guesswork of which VAST ad format a player supports is eliminated.
Video content publishers should upgrade their video players to support VAST 3.0 ad responses according to the ad formats they support. These video players should also adhere to the expected behaviors defined in this document. Additionally, ad-serving organizations should ensure that their VAST 3.0 ad responses are well formatted and adhere to the specifications outlined in this document.
As with all IAB guidelines and specifications, this document will be updated as in‐stream video advertising progresses and new ad formats become more widely adopted.
Download the Digital Video Ad Serving Template (VAST 3.0) specifications
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A Rainforest Refresh - Introducing Our Newest Critters!
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Visitors have enjoyed our "Rainforest Adventure" exhibit so much, that we've extended its run through the end of May! To refresh it a little, we've switched out Iggy, Tonks and the rest of the critters for a new group of rainforest friends. Be sure to stop by and say 'hello' in person, and learn more about them below!
Green Aracari
Green Aracaris are found in the lowland forests of northeastern South America, the northeast Amazon Basin, the Guianas and the eastern Orinoco River drainage of Venezuela. They nest in tree hollows and cavities, digging to expand the chambers for more room. Both parents cooperate to rear their young. The Green Aracari is the smallest member of the toucan family. Their diet consists primarily of fruit. The large bill's serrated edges help the bird to grip and gather fruit. Insects are an occasional part of the diet, providing protein.
Kindly loaned by Jason J. Crean, American Federation of Aviculture, Promoting a Future with Birds.
Ivory-Billed Aracari
Like the Green Aracari, Ivory-Billed Aracaris are also found in South America, mostly in the lowlands of southern Venezuela and northern Brazil, and in the lower elevations of the Andes. Ivory-Billed Aracaris are the smallest members of the Aracari family, typically weighing about 5.3 oz. Males have a black crown while females have a brown crown. The males also typically have longer bills.
Kindly loaned by Jason J. Crean, American Federation of Aviculture, Promoting a Future with Birds
Green Tree Monitor
This small to medium-sized tree dwelling monitor lizard is known for its unusual coloring, which serves as camouflage in its natural environment. The lizards are found in tropical forests, palm swamps and cocoa plantations in New Guinea and several surrounding islands. They have prehensile tails, long claws, and the soles of their feet have enlarged scales for extra grip. Their diet consists of large tree-dwelling arthropods including katydids, beetles, centipedes, spiders, stick insects and crabs, as well as birds and small mammals.
Kindly loaned by Julie TenBensel Vicary.
Lilac-Crowned Amazon
This parrot is native to the Pacific slopes of Mexico, but there are feral populations in several Southern California counties. Lilac-crowned Amazons have been kept as pets since the 1800s, and are one of the most popular parrot species in the pet trade. Due to the loss and degradation of habitat, the wild population of these parrots has declined by an estimated 30 to 49 percent over the past decade. The illegal Central and South American pet trade has also contributed to their decline. This species is listed as vulnerable within its natural range.
Kindly loaned by Jason J. Crean, American Federation of Aviculture, Promoting a Future with Birds.
Dumeril's Boa
This non-venomous Boa species is found on Madagascar and Reunion Island, located east of Madagascar on the Indian Ocean. Adults average 6.5 feet in length although specimens over 8 feet long have been reported. Dumeril's Boa is threatened by deforestation and hunting by humans. In some areas they are killed on sight due to unfounded fear. Their diet consists of small animals, including birds, lizards, and mammals, and they are also known to prey on other snakes.
Kindly loaned by The Wildlife Discovery Center in Lake Forest.
Henkel's Leaf-Tailed Gecko
Also known as Flat-tailed Geckos, there are eight species of these animals, all native to Madagascar. All Leaf-tailed Geckos are being threatened by habitat loss caused by deforestation across the island. Leaf-tailed Geckos' skin often resembles tree bark. This provides excellent camouflage when the geckos are basking in the sun during the day. They are carnivorous, with insects comprising the bulk of their diet, but, occasionally, they will hunt other invertebrates, small rodents or reptiles.
Kindly loaned by The Wildlife Discovery Center in Lake Forest.
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Until about two years ago, farmers could have been in a battle with the IRS concerning whether a repair was really a repair or an asset that needed to be depreciated. Beginning in late 2010 and through 2011, 100% bonus depreciation applied for any new purchase including what might have been classified as a repair by the farmer and an asset by the IRS. This led to most farmers not caring if a repair was a repair or not since in either case it was fully deductible.
Now, for 2012, we only have 50% bonus depreciation and Section 179 is limited to $139,000, so I would expect there to be a lot more repairs by farmers. Some of the repair rules have been loosened up and if you think you might need more "repairs" this year, make sure to review this with your tax advisor to make sure the repair is really a repair, otherwise the IRS may surprise you later on and classify it as an asset depreciable over 7 years or more. That can be costly.
This is also another area where proper documentation can be helpful. By documenting what was repaired and why, etc. you are more likely to withstand an IRS audit than having the wrong or no documentation.


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Verbum et Ecclesia
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Verbum Eccles. (Online) vol.32 no.1 Pretoria 2011
A pastoral investigation of the phrase 'go tloša Setšhila' [traditional purification] as the last phase in the process of bereavement mourning amongst the Basotho
Rantoa Letsosa; Kwena Semenya
Practical Theology, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa
This article investigates and attempts to provide answers from pastoral perspectives regarding the perception the Basotho have on the issue of traditional purification. The aim of this article is to find out why the bereaved, that have not yet been purified traditionally, are not allowed to be part of certain activities, like going to the church and also performing certain community activities.
The investigation was conducted by way of qualitative research. Three different Sotho Reformed congregations were selected, namely one from the Northern-Sotho speaking congregations, one from the Setswana speaking congregations and one from the Southern-Sesotho speaking congregations. Respondents included oneminister, oneolder man, one older woman, and two young members including a man and a woman from each congregation in order to get a broader perspective. For the sake of confidentiality the names of the congregations and participants remained anonymous.
The results of the article indicate that the rights of the bereaved to perform certain duties in the community are reduced till such time that they are purified traditionally.
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This is a guest review of Denis Lamoureux's new book "Evolutionary Creation" by Jordan Mallon. Jordan is a member of the CSCA and has just been accepted into a PhD program in the Dept. of Biological Sciences at the University of Calgary. Congratulations Jordan!
Like Denis Lamoureux, the author of Evolutionary Creation, I'm an Evangelical Christian and a student of palaeontology and evolution. At one time, such an admission would have incited whispers and invited accusations of cognitive dissonance. Many see the act of trying to marry evolutionary science with Christian theology as futile, like trying fit a square peg in a round hole. And for many years I felt the same way. I felt as though there was some piece of the puzzle missing that would help me to make sense of the book God inspired and the world He created.
The Missing Piece of the Puzzle
Lamoureux's latest contribution is that missing puzzle piece. Having been born and raised in a conservative Lutheran church, I was taught to believe in young earth creationism and was told that evolution is a tool of the devil. Probably the most common objection to evolution was that it contradicted the sin-death connection presented in the Bible. After all, if there was death before Adam, how could Adam's sin have introduced death into the world, as Paul repeats in the New Testament? In his book, Lamoureux attempts to answer the "sin-death problem". His solution is simple: There is no sin-death problem.
Approaches to the Relationship of Scripture and Science
We reach this conclusion by first recognizing two important categories in the evolution/creation dialogue: concordism and accommodationism. Concordism is the belief that the Bible's statements about science and history are always accurate, and that any scientific theory that contradicts the Bible must be wrong. Accommodationism is the understanding that God accommodated His message of faith, love, and redemption to the first Hebrew people using language and motifs they were familiar with (e.g. solid firmament in the sky, preformatism, numerology, etc.), and that any attempt to milk scientific insight from the Bible is missing the forest for the trees. Citing the example of Jesus' incarnation, Lamoureux sees the latter position as most in-line with God's nature. He defends this view using an inductive Bible study method, pointing to one example after another of the primitive science and history found in the Scriptures. Lamoureux is careful to defend biblical inerrancy, however, stating
"... the Bible is the inerrant and infallible eternal Word of God transcending time and incarnated in the incidental imperfect words of humans within history"Once we accept that the Bible does not necessarily contain accurate science, we are free to accept the conclusions of evolutionary science, regardless of whether or not they accord with the Genesis creation account. Using the analogy of human development in the womb (Psalm 139:13-14), Lamoureux presents evolution as just another natural process, ordained and sustained by God, by which the Lord achieves His good will and creates human life. In fact, Lamoureux sees evolution as the perfect creative process by which God both reveals Himself to us in the design reflected in that process (Deus Revelatus), and by which He hides Himself from us in the non-miraculous nature of that process (Deus Absconditus), thereby allowing us as His children the opportunity to truly exemplify our faith in Him. This was a key point that really struck a chord with me. After all, we wouldn't need faith if we could use science to prove God's handiwork in the world.
(p. 174).
Suffering and Death
But how can Jesus, the Prince of Peace, make use of evolution, which involves suffering and death, to achieve His good will? Lamoureux offers a robust theodicy in answer to this question, noting that Jesus himself declared that suffering and death exist to bring glory to God (e.g., John 11:4). Strangely, this contrasts with Paul's understanding of the origin of death through Adam, as revealed by Romans 5 and 1 Corinthians 15. Returning to the concept of accommodationism, Lamoureux completes this puzzle by noting that the origin of human suffering and death in Genesis 3 is itself an accommodation of God to the ancient motifs of the first Hebrew people. Death isn't a result of sin, as Genesis 3 states and Paul repeats. Death exists to bring glory to God, as Jesus himself tells us.
Some of these claims will no doubt leave many Christians uncomfortable. Lamoureux's suggestions are well removed from traditional church thinking (though perhaps not as far removed as some might think). I am still not sure how to feel about some aspects of the book, but that is part of the beauty of works like this one: It forces us to engage our Evangelical minds and to actually THINK about what we believe and why we believe it. Lamoureux admits to not having all the answers, but this is something he has learned to live with. What remains clear is the author's undying commitment to Christ and to understanding the world and the Word He has given us. And for that reason alone, I think Lamoureux deserves to be heard.


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Few days ago I realized I had a yellow shirt I got at River Island few seasons ago sitting on my closet.
I wasnt wearing it anymore and since I have a thing for modifying clothes when I think I wont wear them as they are , I decided to give it a little makeover.
It took me about an hour, the only thing I hate about sewing my clothes is when I have to bring my sewing machine plus all the other stuff I need downstairs, must times I have to go up and down like 5 times before I have everything I need on the table, appart from that, I LOVE IT!!!!
My sewing machine is the best thing that has ever happened to me (ok, maybe I am exagerating a bit) but its there, on my top 10 defenetely :P
skirt. river island, shirt. H&M, jacket. H&M, shoes. INWEAR, ring. forever21, belt.H&M


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LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Rollercoaster financial markets and the worst riots Britain has seen in decades have made it quite a week for a time of year that is usually so dead the newspapers are filled with "silly season" tales of amusing pet antics.
Everyone is pointing fingers — at blundering politicians, hooded thugs, disaffected youths, bumbling police and greedy bankers — but could the cause for all the madness really be the star at the centre of our solar system?
There isn't a lot of evidence pointing to little green men involving themselves in Earthly affairs, but the sun has been throwing bursts of highly charged particles into space in a phenomenon known as coronal mass ejections or CMEs.
Three large CMEs prompted U.S. government scientists to warn of solar storms that can cause power blackouts and the aurora borealis, or northern lights, caused by disturbances in the Earth's atmosphere, have been spotted as far south as England and Colorado, NASA said.
"Earth's magnetic field is still reverberating from a CME strike on August 5th that sparked one of the strongest geomagnetic storms in years", website SpaceWeather said.
Some academics have claimed that such geomagnetic storms can affect humans, altering moods and leading people into negative behaviour through effects on their biochemistry.
Some studies have found evidence that hospital admissions for depression rise during geomagnetic storms and that incidents of suicide increase.
A 2003 study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta found that such storms could affect the stock market, as traders were more likely to make pessimistic choices.
"Unusually high levels of geomagnetic activity have a negative, statistically and economically significant effect on the following week's stock returns for all US stock market indices," the authors found in their report.
It could of course be mere coincidence that this has been a rollercoaster week on the markets, and that Britain was rocked by a wave of ferocious rioting and looting.
But market watchers may take comfort from the fact that the space weather forecast for Friday has gone quiet again.
They shouldn't be too complacent though. The solar cycle is on an upswing due to peak in 2013 and there are likely to be more geomagnetic storms heading Earth's way in the months to come. (Editing by Paul Casciato)