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Nobel Prize with help from Sea Slugs??
Neuroscientists love Aplysia. They are a type of sea slug that grows to be about a foot long. With only 20,000 nerve cells -- compared with about 100 billion found in the human brain -- Aplysia are the perfect lab animals for brain researchers hoping to isolate a crucial connection.
Plus, "they're just attractive to look at," says Dr. Eric Kandel, a biochemistry and biophysics professor at Columbia University.
Kandel won the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work with Aplysia -- or more specifically, for his work on the biological mechanisms of memory storage.
For decades, Kandel has studied how we create short-term and long-term memories at the molecular level. His work has shown what genes are changed during the learning process, how these genes are altered and how the changes contribute to the growth of new connections in the brain.
CNN spoke with Kandel about his research and why he's fascinated by the human brain. The following interview has been edited for brevity and clarity:
CNN: Why do you think the Nobel Prize committee recognized your work?
Dr. Eric Kandel: There are two forms (of memory). One is complex forms of memory, which require the hippocampus and (are called) explicit memory storage. The very simple forms like driving a car -- once you know how to do it, you do it automatically -- we call that implicit memory storage. And the two involve different systems in the brain.
Being a romantic, I started out with Alden Spencer to study the hippocampus. I'm thinking, 'That's the seat of complex memory, and I want to get complicated.' And we succeeded to record from the hippocampus. We were the first scientists to do this and we were euphoric.
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But after a while, we realized that studying the cells in a region involved in memory is necessary but not sufficient. You've got to see how a memory is formed. You've got to see how information comes into the hippocampus and how it is stored over the long term. And when we tried to see what comes into the hippocampus, we found it very complicated to analyze. So I realized we had to take a very different approach.
Rather than studying the most complex form of memory in a very complicated animal, we had to take the most simple form -- an implicit form of memory -- in a very simple animal. So I began to look around for very simple animals. And I focused in on the marine snail Aplysia.
My colleagues and I found that learning involves alterations in the strength of communication between nerve cells.
Nerve cells communicate with one another at specialized points called synapses. And these synapses are plastic -- they can be modified by learning. If you produce a short-term memory -- if you look up a telephone number you just remember for a short period of time (or) you meet somebody and remember their name briefly -- you have a transient change in the strength of communication. But if you have a long-term memory, you alter the expression of genes in the brain and you grow new synaptic connections.
So as I tell my friends, if you remember anything about this conversation, you will have a different brain than you started out with before the conversation.
CNN: So would memory work the same in a human as it does in a snail? In other words, is what you've discovered applicable to us?
Kandel: Yes and no. Obviously human memory is much more complicated than memory of a snail. We can learn things that they can't learn, obviously. We (have) conscious experiences as well as unconscious experiences. So the level of complexity is infinitely greater.
But the remarkable thing that Darwin discovered is that evolution is very conservative. If it finds through natural selection that some set of mechanisms work, it tends to retain those mechanisms in perpetuity. And this is what one finds with the learning process.
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CNN: What led you to neuroscience research?
Kandel: I had no interest in science whatsoever. I went to medical school after having decided to do so somewhere between my junior and senior year at Harvard -- very late. I initially wanted to be an intellectual historian.
And I didn't particularly enjoy the science courses; even in medical school, I enjoyed the clinical work much more than the basic science courses. But I found working in the lab is so completely different than reading a textbook about it. You know, you're planning strategies; you're working with your own hands. There's essential satisfaction in running experiments.
I remember having dinner with my wife before we were married and telling her, 'You know, I can see doing this for the rest of my life, but it's ridiculous. You don't have any money and I don't have any money. We want to raise a family, and I've got to earn a living going into private practice.' And she goes, 'Money is of no significance.'
She has never uttered those magic words again, I can assure you (laughs). But that, at the moment, was quite inspirational.
CNN: Why has memory research held your attention for so long?
Kandel: Well, I think it's a fascinating problem because it's so central to everything we do.
I once had the privilege of going to a Willem de Kooning retrospective at MOMA (the Museum of Modern Art in New York). De Kooning already had Alzheimer's disease. With Alzheimer's disease, you lose explicit memory, complicated memory, so he would have difficulty recognizing people. But he would go into studio, and he'd be another person because for a gifted painter, painting is like an implicit skill. It's like driving a car -- after you learn it, you can do it automatically. And he did some beautiful paintings when he had fairly advanced Alzheimer's disease.
Clive Wearing -- the choir conductor in England -- had a severe explicit memory deficit. He couldn't recognize people, places. But when he sat down at the piano, he could play almost as well as he ever did. If you ask him afterward, 'What's it like to play the piano?' He would say, 'What are you talking about? I haven't played the piano in 20 years.'
It's amazing.
The other reason memory is so important is there is a number of a diseases that affect memory storage, and we'd like to know how they work so we can try to remedy them.
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CNN: There's been a lot of talk lately about "mapping" the brain. Why is that important?
Kandel: The brain is the most complex object in the universe. And it is so important that we understand it, not only to understand ourselves and who we are, but also to be able to overcome many of the miseries that affect the brain.
It's not just schizophrenia and depression and post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety syndromes and autism. It's Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease -- dreadful disorders that we want to be able to help people with. So this is a major challenge.
To see the president of the United States announce this first, in his State of the Union address, and then more recently at the White House -- and I had the privilege of being there -- is very exciting. They introduced President Obama by saying, this is our scientist in chief, and Obama broadly took on that title. So I think it's wonderful.
CNN: In 2004, you said that we could have effective memory drugs in two years. Why do you think that's proved to be a bit more difficult than expected?
Kandel: We have a reasonably good understanding of the molecular underpinnings of age-related memory loss. With Alzheimer's disease, I think the understanding is surprisingly good. But if we're so smart, how come we're not rich? How come we don't have treatments for Alzheimer's disease?
There are two possibilities -- one is that we're deceiving ourselves and our understanding is much less complete than we think it is. Or, and I think this is a real possibility, we are starting to treat people too late in the disorder.
By the time they come to us with symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, they've had the disease for 10 years. Now if, God forbid, somebody has breast cancer or colon cancer for 10 years and you sought treatment then, that's pretty darn late if they're (even) still alive at that particular point with this severe form of cancer. So the whole thrust in Alzheimer's disease -- or at least an important thrust -- is to try to get early diagnoses so we can treat people much earlier than we are now treating them.
CNN: When you first began your research, did you think we'd get this far?
Kandel: Well, you know, it's a relative thing. When I started, we knew, on the level that I now work, practically nothing. We knew the anatomy a bit, we knew a lot from clinical insights, but we had very little insight into the underlying mechanism. And we've made a lot of progress on that, not just in learning but in perception and motor coordination and development.
But if you look at where we want to go, what we ultimately want to understand, and how large the task is, one has to be very modest. ... There's much, much more to be studied, and much, much more to be learned.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark III Firmware 1.2.1 Officially Available
The firmware update for the Canon EOS 5D Mark III (price & specs) is now officially available for download (click here).
Canon EOS 5D Mark III price check: Amazon USA, Amazon CA, B&H Photo, Adorama, Digitalrev, KEH Camera, eBay US, Canon USA, Canon CA, BestBuy
Firmware Version 1.2.1 incorporates the following functional improvements and fixes:
Uncompressed HDMI output is now enabled.
Enables the center AF point to autofocus when the camera is used with Canon EF lens/extender combinations whose combined maximum aperture is f/8.
Improves the speed of the camera's acquisition of focus when using a Canon Speedlite's AF-assist beam.
Fixes a phenomenon in which the LCD monitor may freeze and display Err 70 or Err 80 when a still photo is taken during Live View or in movie shooting mode.
Fixes a phenomenon that may occur when the continuous shooting priority setting is enabled for multiple exposures, such that, after the sixth image is taken, there is a slight pause before the remainder of the sequence is completed.
Fixes a phenomenon in which the viewfinder display shows incorrect information during AEB shooting.
Communication with the WFT-E7 Wireless File Transmitter has been improved.
When images have been successfully transferred with the WFT-E7 Wireless File Transmitter through the FTP protocol, an "O" will be displayed. When images have not been successfully transferred with the WFT-E7 Wireless File Transmitter through the FTP protocol, an "X" will be displayed.
Fixes a phenomenon in which the camera may not function properly when an Eye-Fi card is used.
Fixes a phenomenon in which the focal length value listed in the Exif information is not displayed correctly for images shot with the EF 24-70mm F4L IS USM lens.
Fixes a phenomenon in which the lens firmware cannot be updated properly.
Corrects errors in the Arabic language menu.
Fixes a phenomenon in which the camera changes the AF microadjustment value to -8.
Fixes a phenomenon in which the on-screen guidance cannot be fully displayed when setting the maximum limit value for the "Setting the ISO Speed Range for Auto ISO" option.
* Items No.1 through 12 have been incorporated into firmware version 1.2.0.
* Items No.1 through 14 have been incorporated into firmware version 1.2.1.
Firmware Version 1.2.1 is for cameras with firmware version 1.2.0 or earlier. If the camera's firmware is already version 1.2.1, it is not necessary to update the firmware.
When updating the firmware of your camera, please first review the instructions thoroughly before you download the firmware.
The new Firmware Version 1.2.1 can be downloaded by clicking here.
For more information on this improvement, please visit the Canon website to download the latest version of the EOS 5D Mark III instruction manual.
This information is for residents of the United States and Puerto Rico only. If you do not reside in the USA or Puerto Rico, please contact the Canon Customer Support Center in your region. Please register the EOS 5D Mark III. By registering, we will be able to notify you via email when service updates are available.
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The recent natural disasters in Japan have left the country focused on being as prepared as possible for the next event. And that even includes ensuring man's best friends have everything they need to survive an emergency situation, including this elaborate coat that protects dogs from fire, freezing temperatures, and even falling debris.
Reflective fire-retardent fabric ensures leaping flames and falling sparks stay off your dog's body and fur. And the material also works as an effective insulator should you and your dog need to escape outside on a frigid night. For larger debris, your dog's head and neck are protected by a half-inch of shock absorbing foam which extends over their eyes as well.
A series of elastic straps and velcro fasteners ensure this $200 disaster-proof coat doesn't accidentally fall off, but it also means your dog will need your help putting it on. In Japan, where early warning systems provide ample notice to prepare for the worst, that's not a problem. But in the event of something like a house fire, you'll probably just want to get your pup outside as soon as possible. [Retriever.org via Newlaunches]


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Dont forget this weekend JULY18/19th will be our second demo of the year. We are hoping to have a couple of Starboard Phantoms to race together, the wind is looking promising on Saturday.
Hope to see a few of you there.
Cheers Nick & Rich
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The "Modern Family" guys will kiss on screen, but nobody will tell exactly when.
When it happens, it will be part of a "very nice twist," the show's executive producer Steve Levitan said coyly at a pre-Emmy party in Los Angeles, wrote Hollywood Reporter.
Levitan said a kissing scene between the show's gay couple, Cam and Mitchell, will happen "as part of the natural development of the show."
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A Facebook campaign developed recently, demanding a kiss between the two characters.
Eric Stonestreet and Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who play Cam and Mitchell told E! that the kiss scene has already been shot.
"It's a very organic kiss," Ferguson told E! "People are going to be very surprised when they see it."
The duo offered a sneak peek at a red carpet event on Friday. "The kiss, not such a big deal," Stonestreet told Hollywood Reporter, "but we have been practicing the scene."
At which point the two puckered up and demonstrated for the press.
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GNOME version 2.0 officially 'not of use to anyone'
Letters ran 3:1 defending Gnome. Remarkably, almost all were polite, articulate and charming.
However many others expressed relief that somebody had dared do the unthinkable, and castigate the project for late delivery and over-marketing. But since pro-Gnome letters are longer, that's reflected in the selection below.
Thank you for saying about Gnome what everyone in the open source Community has been thinking and afraid to say because of the Slapdork weenies! It's about time somebody freely admitted Gnome is pointless bullshit.
Zach Hartley
As an avid and long-time Gnome user myself I am impelled to respond: well said. It's absolutely true. Gnome is beached. Let's get the painful transition over with as soon as possible and get on with life.
Great article!
A visiting Martian would choose GNOME because his company can build on top of it without paying thousands of dollars per developer to some company - but that I'll let pass too.
What I'd quite like you to suggest is that:
"It transpires that the release announcement was slightly mis-worded, and that contrary to popular belief, this was the first in a set of staged releases of only the underlying GNOME platform libraries - and includes no applications that end users could play with."
Some of your comments about GNOME's release schedule as opposed to KDE's were indeed fair, we need to speed our schedule up, and it's extremely frustrating for me as much as anyone that we are not shipping incremental releases every 6 months. Still, schedule slippage is hardly something new in the software world as you know :-)
Yours in amusement,
Michael Meeks
I found your comments rather too harsh on Gnome. We have a couple of dozen Linux workstations, with all of the users using Gnome.
We don't have any problems getting anything done.
It's true KDE does have a time advantage on Gnome, but there are several Gnome apps unsurpassed in quality in KDE (e.g. abiword, evolution, gumeric), so Gnome isn't dead at all.
There are news apps being written all the time (e.g. sodipodi).
You may also remember that Sun are going to
ship Gnome with their workstations, leading to a large number of possible users. Also remember that Staroffice is being converted to use a native Gnome UI.
Gnome does have advantages over KDE. It's possible to write Gnome apps in virtually any computer language. In KDE you're limited to C++ (I am a C++ programmer). [So I'm just hallucinating this Python script that wraps KDE calls, right? - ed.] This means that you'll have problems linking between compilers because of the non-standard C++ ABI.
Jeremy Sanders
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Just a note that if you use the ALSA project sound drivers, then there isn't any problem, as the alsa support allows multiple opens of the sound device. You don't even need 'esd' running.
As you said, you enjoy using Gnome apps ... Isn't it funny that the Gnome apps are about a year ahead of the KDE apps.
If KDE would just give up and start helping out Gnome, we wouldn't have this problem.
See how stupid your argument is? If you don't want to help code, then stop criticizing. A desktop with pathetic apps is not much of a desktop now is it?
William O'Shea
As a member of the GNOME 2 release team, I'd like to make a few points regarding your article:
GNOME 2 was never promised by a specific date. I don't know where you heard this, but anyone who promised it by a specific date did so unofficially and hadn't a clue. [The September 2000 date was pledged by Miguel de Icaza at LinuxWorld Xpo in San Jose in August 1999, and the author was present at the press conference - ed.]
GNOME 2 will be released when it's ready. We do now have a release schedule that covers the begins of the release of the platform and are hammering out schedules which will go further into the release cycle. Even now, however we do not promise any final release date. It's too early.
The reason this doesn't include anything of use to end-users is that it is a "platform" release. This means, to programmers, that it's a set of libraries and tools to develop applications with. The API and libraries are out there in this alpha release. Developers can port their GNOME 1.x applications to this new GNOME 2.x platform. When applications (including the GNOME desktop) have been ported the GNOME 2 full release will occur.
As a member of the release team and someone involved in the GNOME developer community, I can tell you you're flat wrong on this point.
I personally know hundreds of hackers who are working round the clock to make GNOME better and couldn't care less about politics. The GNOME platform is very elegant in design. In fact that is precisely what brought me to GNOME over KDE.
From a developers standpoint it's very high-quality and offers a powerful set of tools to work with. In addition to being a pleasure to develop with, the applications GNOME provides surpass anything I've seen in the KDE camp with a few exceptions. For example I find KOffice to be sorely lacking in comparison with GNOME applications such as AbiWord, Gnumeric (arguably the best open source spreadsheet out there), SodiPodi, The Gimp, etc.
Evolution is the best open source groupware and PIM suite I've seen, period. Galeon is an outstanding browser and continues to offer more polish with each release.
The GNOME desktop itself is ideal for my purposes. It's aesthetically pleasing(a big plus for me as I spend nearly all my time using my Linux desktop), I can configure it to look exactly like I want. Maybe with time the themes and configuration options for KDE will catch up to where GNOME's at, but for now, it's not close.
I would argue that GNOME's great gift has been giving us the best open source desktop, development platform, and set of applications on the planet. Hundreds of thousands of other GNOME users would argue the same, no doubt.
It's amazing that the GNOME project has equaled and surpassed KDE given the temporal jump KDE had.
I've had the opportunity to speak with some folks at Sun. The reason they chose GNOME to be the future Solaris desktop environment was based on the technical merits of the platform, not on politics or GNOME marketing genius.
It's a testament to the outstanding platform GNOME is.
Having said all this, I wish the KDE project good
luck, look forward to more collaboration of the tworojects, and say that I cheer for all open source/free software projects. The power of choice is good.
Jamin Philip Gray
A sucker for punishment? Check out the following debate that the story generate on LinuxToday, here.
We'll post a explanation of why we wrote this tongue-in-cheek article soon, but thanks to everyone in the GNOME camp who replied, and showed you haven't lost your sense of humour. ®


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Game of the Week for November 26
|Nick Adenhart is one of the top pitching prospects in the minors.
The latest Minor League Game of the Week takes us to Cedar Rapids, Iowa … It's April 18, 2006, and the Kernels are hosting the West Michigan Whitecaps. Top pitching prospect Nick Adenhart is on the mound, and doesn't disappoint as he chases a perfect game early in the contest. Longtime Kernels broadcaster John Rodgers calls the action on KMRY 1450 AM in Cedar Rapids.
Also of interest is the pre-game show. Iowa broadcasting legend Bob Brooks tells how he interviewed rookie Jackie Robinson in Chicago despite the best efforts of the Brooklyn Dodgers to keep the press away from him. It was sixty years before this broadcast that Robinson made his professional debut.
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Discussion in 'Ride Reports - Day Trippin'' started by LadyDraco, Dec 17, 2008.
Yes Mark is a welder .... And a darn good one one I might add...
Charlyne is in to Flamingos...
Thursday mid-morning we headed out to meet up with a bunch of our riding buddies in Knoxville for the weekend of riding in TN.
Once the others showed up, we all went out for a bite.. We all jammed it our buddies van…
Seating was a little strange as SmokinJoe sat on the commode!!
Bellies full now time for tire kicking….
a little roll call..Highbinder/DaveWeaver/SmokinJoe
Friday Morning sure was frosty !!
We all grabbed a bite as we waited for a few more riders to show up..
Bellies full... It will be a good day for a ride...
As we hit the back roads to get out of Knoxville..
And off to Ozone Falls ..
My buddy took this photo.. Yes I did get yelled at by Highbinder...
After the falls it was off to The Calf Killer Creek road..
A very cool road.....
Then Dinner @ The Loveless Cafe
The food is nothing really fancy.. Just home type cooking..
Always take time for that Family photo..
Off to Natchez Trace Parkway.. One of the few roads that Don & I have never been on...
We only rode about 50 miles of it.Will have to do 444 miles of it one day...
Our last stop before heading into Lexington,Tn.
Friday was a sun up to sun down ride!!
We rolled into the motel well after dark....
Another group of Valk riders where waiting there for us!
I'm just not sure what theses guys are looking at and smiling ?
BigAL being BigAl Believe me .. It's a full time job…
Joe telling Thumper that he lite the wrong end of his cigar..
Thumper just got the news that all the "Shine is gone !!
It was a good night of cock n bull !!
Saturday morning it was off to Shiloh !!!
With one little detour to Adamsville.
To the site where BufordH.Pusser was killed..And that ever so important group shot...
SmokinJoe has a G.G.Grand father at the cemetery in Shiloh..
Joe was sure digging LadyFame at Shiloh...
You just can't take the boy out of the man....
We wondered around the Battlefield..
Number of dead buried at Shiloh...The two-day battle, April 6-7, 1862, resulted in 24,000 casualties!!
All flags were at Half Mast due to Thursday shootings..
As we waited for all the riders to gather back up ..
I showed a few of my fancy moves and wresled Highbinder to the ground !!
At this point CrazyHorse took the lead ...
Then it was off to the other side of TN..To the Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park .. The one museum was closed so off we went to the top where there was another museum.. They had a few native critters there...
As we were at the highest point in Tn..
We hear rifle shots !! Come to find out ,that there is a muzzle loader shoot with Civil war rifles !!! So off the mountain we go 25 valks strong...
The folks were very happy to see us as we were to see them shoot the black powders..
I even got a chance to hold a a .68 cal smooth bore original rifle used in the Civil War !!!
It was just as long as I am tall !!
This turned out to be a cool shot..
Once again we arrived back at the motel well after dark...
Sunday morning was a grand day ... Said our see ya laters...
Early morning shadow riders.
We had a great ride home ..The weather all weekend was wonderful for Nov.
Our total was 1221 miles...
Pulled in our drive to see a wonderful Nov.SunSet...
Here's a link to more photos....
Shiloh Run
Pretty cool! Thanks for sharing Natchez Trace will be one to add to my ever-growing list...
The Natchez is a lot like the BRP...From what I could tell... But bigger sweepers... I do recommend to check out The LoveLess Cafe..
A lot of Nashville singers have stopped there... Plus a lot of cool art work..
The writing on the pie said: Shaky Puddin Pie...
Always good to see the two of you out and riding....and when you do, you ride!
We had a fantastic time last weekend that's for sure....
Good food good company and conversion...
With a lot of history
Thanks for sharing..............
Haha looks like you came out on top this time! Thanks for bringing us along; I'm feeling the fun. Great pictures, too. Theres' living on the edge, then there's sitting on the edge of a cliff! Glad you didn't slip and fall....
It's something I have done my whole life ... I just have to sit/stand on the edge..
It really bugs Highbinder (Don)...
I'm part mountain goat It's in my blood
Thanks for sharing your ride.
Last big adventure for this year.. Maybe ..
It started out with our buddy Pen showed up on our door step Thursday
Hey Pen do you know we have a big storm coming ??
We all felt it was best that he stayed a few days till this storm passed...
I needed to get eggs for morning and Italian sausages for their supper...
Plus I just needed to get out and ride.. Thinking it could be a while
This storm was coming you could feel it in the air
I left the farm around noonish
All was good on the roads when I left.
Then as I hit Bluefield,Va. the weather started to hit..
Sleet and snow ... I ran into Food City to get what I needed...
Still sleeting & snowing as I load TheBeast up throw my leg over the saddle
and off I go back to the farm... It's about 55 miles round trip..
The roads were wet but didn't appear icy ...
As I roll into Tazewell OMG!!! It was a mess...
It must have started snowing right after I left the farm.. At a rate of 2" an hour..
The plows had been out but only to put salt & sand down..
The slush was bad.... Our main road now had 3" of slush ruts and was icy to boot!! And snowing big time....
I just took my time, as all the other traffic was doing the same..
My 10 mile ride home from Tazewell was one Helluva an ADV.,It took 45 min.,
slipping and sliding my way home...
I get to our driveway only to find it wasn't plowed yet!!!:eek1
I look and said yeah I think I can make that ... WRONG ..
I get over our bridge, hmm that went well I think to self, as I didn't slide off the edge...
Ugh the first hill stopped me cold. It started a spinning and sliding !!! WTF !!!
Once I stopped sliding .. A thought comes to mind I wish I had studs ..
I got it stopped as it was going backwards....OK I didn't get it stopped ~LOL It came to a stop
That really is an odd feeling you have NO control at all !!!
I was very glad that it was sliding towards the bank and not the edge side..
Then here comes my Honey with the quad and the plow !! Yee Haw !!
I tried once more and got up to the hill... Nope couldn't make it up that one...
This time I'm really sliding and sideways!!!! Yikes that was hairy
Don hooks the winch to my engine guard , He is in reverse on the quad. My bike is spinning and sliding ..But we get up to the gate, Yeah!!
I sat there as he plowed the road a bit more... This is the only flat spot on the whole driveway... Outside of the bridge at the bottom
Don returns looks at me gives me a
This time I knew TheBeast could do the rest of our drive unassisted..
Fingers crossed ...
It spun and slipped but made it all the way from the gate to the garage !!
And up the last 2 hills...Dang that was a helluva ride !!!
I got to the top and yelled !! THATS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT !!!!
That would be my last big ADVenture for the year of 09
I think
I just wish I took a few pix of my bike sitting sideways on our driveway..
I only took pix at the garage
Lets face it, grabbing the camera
While your looking at your bike and saying WTF am I going to do now
But ya know I had a Blast !!!
The all fenders where packed tight with snow n ice
To bad a bunch of snow fell off the bike while I was getting up the driveway.
This is from Friday after 14" of snow fell ..This is the flat spot @ the gate..
The total length from bottom to the top is apx. 1900'
Here is a shot of the two hills that gave me the hardest time ,
the upper one was the winch part....
I have many great adventures with this bike !!
And loved each and everyone .....
Merry Christmas To All~And To All a Good night..
Merry Christmas my friends!
You are the adventure queen, it's true.
Great to see you made it up there a'k.
Me too B....
It was a bit scary going sideways the second time ... I slid 30+ feet..
I really thought it was going to do a 180 !!! :huh
A run to TX for the best BBQ Brisket
And The Gathering of Fools
The first big ride of the year after a a really bad winter ..
We headed out of VA. @ 630 am...Wed morning, Not the earliest but a good time..
I love early morning riding
Our neighbors met up with us down the road
It looked to be a grand day..
It was early evening when we made it to Hattiesburg, MS just about 700 miles ..
We all where getting hungry for supper, so we grabbed a bite then the rains came..
So we had already stopped why not just get a room for the night
We all agreed
Thursday morning looked great
Bit windy but blue skies
Timed it just right thru Baton Rouge
I couldnt believe how full the Bayou was this time..
It really looked different then last year
The winds really picked up by Winnie as we picked up 124/87 The Beach
Heading to the Bolivar Free Ferry
I was really amazed just how much they have cleaned up ,and with the rebuilding progress..
That area was hit by Hurricane Ike
Total devastation
They have come a long way since last year , really good progress they now have fuel
We had a bit of a wait for the ferry about a half hour
Not to bad we just made it before rush hour..
I really get a kick from all the sea birds
The Gulf and The Bay had a good deal of white caps..
The last year it was calm.. So this was a blast for me
Salt spray was great
Just glad the Valks dont get that all the time
Ah made it to Friendswood TX
For the Gathering Of Fools BBQ
Time to sit a talk about the ride to TX..
I found this little fella..
Then I saw this .. Hey I can reach the ground !!
Friday was hey lets check out downtown Galveston, and ride on the beach
Our little group stopped at Benno's Seafood for dinner time..
I had the best Mudbugs.. I have ever ate
They were so big even the claws had meat
After that we all went to the beach
Now watching big Valks go through a deep drifts of sand was a blast
Most were game to get there bikes on the beach
Nothing like a CatHerders on the Beach
After all that fun it was back to the gathering for Gumbo and drinks and tire kicking
Saturday HotGlue had the cooker going early already
Time to go check out Brazos Bend State Park to see some Gators..
Warning signs all over the place
To bad these folks didnt heed the warnings; they are now gator poo!!
Oh wow did we see Gators and a lot of them !!
Even saw some little RedEars(Turtles) Keeping away from the Gators..
They have some cool boardwalks too..
Very cool
I do recommend checking out the Park they have camping too..
Back to GOTF for Supper and the big shindig
Here Have some...
This year the Charity was The Lions Club Kids Camp. If I can recall a total of $ 3,400 was raised
Don's plate sure was Full..
My plate was SeaTrout and a side Plus some of the best Whiskey Psst it's home made
Sunday was just a hang out and relax, do laundry and pack up..
Did get to meet a fellow Inmate !
I think his name is Rick , But he does have this Motocampers.com site
It was great that he could get away for the weekend..
Ok so we all stayed up kind of late
No biggy, after all sleep is over rated..
Monday morning ...
Our Host woke up at 5 am to see us off
It must have been a bit early for Mark ,He did a morning Jig for us ..
My Black Valk hit a milestone..On the way home..
It rolled over a 100k.. It's like having a NEW bike !
We hit a few light showers on Monday.. Nothing bad..
Even took this cool shop of 3 abreast..
We stopped for the night on the south side of Birmingham, AL..
On Tuesday morning it look like it was going to be nice..
But once we hit the road for about an hour the rains came and NEVER left..
That made the last 400+ miles in rain all the way
It was a bit chilly had the Gerbings liner and gloves going ..
Ah heat
It was a great week and a wonderful ride , even with the rain
Here's a link to the rest of the weeks Photos...Enjoy...
The week of photos, many more
Mudbugs!!! I lived in MS for 3-1/2 years. Man I miss the food!!
Good on'ya for the fundraising!
Great stuff and big miles. Tasty looking bbq
It was only a total of 2498.6 miles...
It sure felt great after the worst winter in Virginia that I can ever remember.
Wow, ma...you've flipped me about Valkyries. They're suddenly very cool.
cool JD... They are a Blast....
Valks on the beach?!
...I struggled getting my Deezer through the sand. Very nice trip!
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Founded on November 16, 1965, as Somerset County College by resolution of the Somerset County Board of Freeholders, the College was officially established April 5, 1966, by the appointment of a nine-member Board of Trustees. Somerset County College opened its doors to 229 students on September 12, 1968 at its temporary home: Green Brook High School. In May of 1970, the first commencement was held for 75 graduates.
In July of 1968, the College found a permanent home with the purchase of a 240-acre site in North Branch. With the first phase of construction underway, an interim facility - the current Arts Building - was built to house all College operations. In September 1973, students finally moved into new, permanent facilities that included the current Hunterdon Hall and Somerset Hall buildings. The second phase of construction was completed in1975, adding to the complex a new College Center - including the cafeteria, bookstore, Student Enrollment Center, Student Activities area - and a Physical Education building featuring a full gymnasium, fitness center and swimming pool. The campus continued to grow with the opening in 1985 of a new library and 1,000-seat Theatre.
The College's major redefining moment came in November 1986, when freeholders from Hunterdon and Somerset approved co-sponsorship of the College. The first bi-county college in the state was officially named "Raritan Valley Community College" in July 1987.
With the merger and new name, the College continued to expand.March 1990 marked the official opening of the 100-seat Planetarium. As part of the College's 25th anniversary celebration in 1993, the library was named to honor founding trustee Evelyn S.Field, and the Theatre was named for founding trustee Edward Nash. In June 1993, a Child Care Center opened to serve the children of RVCC students, faculty, staff and administrators. The Center for Advanced Teaching and Technology, which opened in 1994, brought multimedia resources into the classroom via fiber optics, enabling RVCC to become the first community college in the state to offer the new classroom technology. Four years later, the state-of-the-art Conference Center opened, serving as a conduit to bring the corporate and academic communities together. In January1999 the college opened a satelite location in Franklin Township, Somerset County. Franklin Center offers both credit and professional development courses.
Recent additions to the College complex include the Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Resource Center and the Paul Robeson Institute for Ethics, Leadership and Social Justice. In September 2002, the Christine Todd Whitman Science Center opened. The state-of-the-art facility houses the biology, biotechnology, chemistry, physics and engineering laboratories, as well as a lecture hall that provides interactive centers for teaching using technology. An Academic Support Center opened in September 2005, enabling students who need extra help in such areas as math, writing or science to find everything they need in one centralized location at the College. The 44,500 square-foot West Building, the largest classroom building on campus, opened for classes in the Fall 2007. The facility, which houses the Computer Science Department's faculty offices and most of the department's classes, contains 18 classrooms and a multimedia laboratory.
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The Samsung IDCS 100 took the previous Compact-II electronics into a new sphere of communications ability. The ITM module was instrumental in enabling VoIP communication; it was replaced in the OfficeServ range by the MGI – media gateway interface. The Samsung IDCS 100 was the first generation of voice over IP technology as far as its manufacturer Samsung was concerned and the platforms that later evolved into the OfficeServ7000 series.
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Adenosine reduces the normal flow of the
electrical impulses through the
atrioventricular (AV) node of the heart.
Adenosine is used in the hospital to try to restore a
normal heart rate and rhythm when you are having an episode of
supraventricular tachycardia.
Adenosine is always given by a doctor
while you are hooked up to a heart monitor. It is given through a vein
(intravenous, or IV). Adenosine works very quickly and lasts only a short
period of time (less than 1 minute).
may be used to diagnose tachycardia or to help find the location of the
fast heart rate.
Adenosine can slow or stop a rapid heart rate if the problem is caused by an abnormal
electrical pathway in the heart.1 Adenosine will not work if the fast heart rate
has a different cause. Adenosine may only slow your heart rate for a short time
if you also have
atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter.
Adenosine is given in a hospital. Your doctor will watch you closely for any side effects.
Possible side effects include:
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug
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Adenosine is a quick-acting,
short-term therapy intended to convert the fast heart rhythm of a
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Thai-Style Green Beans
Total TimePrep/Total Time: 20 min.
Makes2 servings
- 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter
- 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon chopped shallot
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh gingerroot
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1/2 pound fresh green beans, trimmed
- Optional: Minced fresh cilantro and chopped dry roasted peanuts
- In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, hoisin sauce, peanut butter and red pepper flakes; set aside.
- In a small skillet, saute shallot and ginger in oil over medium heat for 2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add green beans; cook and stir for 3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add sauce; toss to coat. Sprinkle with cilantro and peanuts if desired.
Nutrition Facts1 cup: 168 calories, 12g fat (1g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 476mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 4g fiber), 5g protein.
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I picked fresh green beans out of our garden and cooked in a wok on the gas stove. I quadrupled the recipe for the size of my family. I found the sauce to be VERY salty - I'd recommend half the soy sauce ( I used Braggs Liquid Aminos). Overall though a very good recipe!
Aug 12, 2017
These beans were very tasty. I ended up cooking the beans twice as long and they were still crisp. Used cilantro and really like the flavor.
Oct 24, 2016
Had to use ground ginger and onions in place of shallots- still spectacular flavor!
Jul 31, 2015
The Hoisin sauce seemed out of place to me in this dish. The dish was too sweet for me, and it tasted more like Chinese food than Thai food. I made this dish to supplement some Thai carry-out, and it didn't go. If I were to make this again, I'd cut back on the Hoisin (or find a substitution), and/or I'd eat it with the rice, as opposed to serving it as a side dish the way I did. I think adding meat would have been good too. I was just reading on BuzzFeed that they suggest using Hoisin sauce with meat (rather than vegetables), and I think I agree.Also, I used Skippy peanut butter, and I think that was a mistake. It just made the dish all the sweeter. Next time, I'd use an all-natural, no-sugar-added peanut butter.
Jun 27, 2015
so tasty!
Jan 14, 2014
Hubby liked this recipe. I wasn't wild about it.
Apr 27, 2013
Really enjoyed this recipe...it made a perfect side with vegan Thai pineapple fried rice, and provided a use for the vegetarian hoisin sauce that has been languishing in my pantry. Salty, sweet, crispy, spicy; in the tradition of Thai cooking, this recipe has it all. Thanks so much; will definitely make again!
Mar 7, 2011
I thought this was good. I love Mala String Beans when we go out for Chinese food. Can't quite figure out what makes it so special. Tonite we added chicken to this, also rice, also the peanuts. It still needed some zing. Perhaps next time we will add jalapeno peppers to it for some spice.
May 26, 2010
This is a pretty classic Thai style recipe, with the exception of the cilantro. I don't know if it's because I'm from the Southwest, but cilantro is something I connect with Mexican food. It has a flavor all its own. But, oh yeah baby, you gotta add the chopped dry roasted peanuts to this one. Yummy!
Sep 7, 2009
I tried this based on the positive reviews and yuck! I did not like the combination of ingredients in the sauce - the taste was odd and overpowering and the consistency of the sauce with the green beans was odd.


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Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) - The Chicago White Sox tied the game with a two-run ninth inning and pulled out a 7-6 win over the Minnesota Twins thanks to a wild pitch in the 11th inning on Wednesday. Leury Garcia led off the bottom of the 11th inning with a bunt single before advancing to second on a balk by Samuel Deduno. Garcia moved to third on a wild pitch in the dirt, and Deduno sailed a 3-2 pitch to Adam Dunn outside and past catcher Kurt Suzuki, and Garcia scored without a play at the plate. Alexei Ramirez went 2-for-3 with a two-run double and Garcia was 2-for-4 with an RBI single in the ninth inning. Adam Eaton drove in two despite not recording a hit and Dunn hit a solo home run. Paul Konerko started the bottom of the ninth with a pinch-hit single in his first at-bat of the season. Pinch-runner Adrian Nieto went to second on Dayan Viciedo's singled and scored on Garcia's hit. After a wild pitch from Glen Perkins, Eaton reached base on a fielder's choice, which brought Viciedo across to send the game to extras. "You want to be a good team, day in and day out. The struggle with the small things, you really have to pay attention to those things. It's not fun, you have to have discipline, you have to show up everyday focused and that's what it takes to be a big leaguer and that's what it takes to be a good team," said Konerko. Perkins' blown save robbed Twins starter Kevin Correia of a win. Correia was touched for three runs -- two earned -- over six innings, allowing five hits and picking up five strikeouts. Perkins gave up two runs in the ninth and Deduno (0-1) was tagged with the loss. "A lot of things happened in that game, throughout the game. Some missed opportunities by us, some fundamental things we didn't get done. Ultimately you have the lead and you get the ball to your closer, you feel pretty good about it. It just didn't work out, couldn't finish the game off," said Twins manager Ron Gardenhire. Trevor Plouffe drove in three runs, going 3-for-5, and Jason Kubel went 2- for-6 with two doubles and an RBI. Suzuki added three hits in six at-bats with a double and an RBI. In his first major-league start since June 6, 2012, Felipe Paulino allowed two runs -- one earned -- on seven hits while fanning six through 5 1/3 innings. Ronald Belisario (1-0) retired all four hitters he faced to pick up the win. Plouffe worked a one-out walk in the top of the ninth before reaching second on a fielder's choice. Suzuki ripped a line drive the opposite way to bring Plouffe around to score, giving Minnesota a 6-4 lead heading into the bottom of the frame. Dunn's two-out solo home run in the eighth was No. 441 for his career, which moved him one behind Dave Kingman for 38th on the all-time list. The blast brought the White Sox within 5-4. Earlier, Joe Mauer and Josh Willingham recorded consecutive walks to lead off the seventh, which Kubel followed up with a ground-rule double to score Mauer. Plouffe then drove in Willingham and Kubel with a single to right, giving the Twins a 5-3 lead. The teams were scoreless from the fourth through the sixth inning, combining for just three hits, while stranding four men on base. The Twins' Oswaldo Arcia scored the first run of the game in the top of the second after Paulino issued back-to-back walks following a Suzuki single. The Solid White Sox fired back in the bottom half of the second with three runs. Avisail Garcia and Alejandro De Aza hit back-to-back singles before Ramirez doubled down the left field line to bring them around to score. Tyler Flowers then ripped a single, sending Ramirez to third, one batter before Eaton hit a sacrifice fly to center to bring Ramirez home. In the top of the third Plouffe picked up an RBI single following a one-out double down the right field line from Kubel. Game Notes Robin Ventura picked up win No. 150 as the manager of the Sox ... The White Sox have won seven of eight against Minnesota ... Chicago, which won the opener of the three-game series on Monday, is 2-0 for the third time in the last four seasons ... Jared Burton made his 300th career appearance, allowing Dunn's home run in his one inning of work ... The Twins were 5-for-16 with runners in scoring position, compared to the Sox going 3-for-12 with RISP.
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Saturday, March 3, 2012
well, you asked, Candy.
I'm trying to wow you with a shot of the gravel saved by the surgeon from my husband's kidney surgery. But I'm probably just really grossing you out. It was actually one big stone but it had to be broken into these bits to get it out through the scope in my husband's poor back. It's amazing what they can do nowadays, isn't it? If you live in my area you can't go wrong with Dr. Scott Shelfo if you have a kidney stone the size of a VW bus. He's an awesome surgeon. Shout out to you, Doc Shelfo! (snapping fingers and pointing)
Just so this post has some redeeming value for those of you who are icked out right now, jump over here instead and read a non-medical, fantastic review of my Wee Mouse Tin House pattern written up by Stephanie with help from her seven year old Sweet Pea. The pictures of her daughter helping to make the mouse house are so adorable, and you can get a real world synopsis of the process.
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When I was pregnant with my first I passed two kidney stones about the size of a peppercorn and I thought I might DIE! It was torturous pain!
Your husband is a total rock star.
Oh my lord! You were right. They're indeed the size of Jupiter!! I cannot imagine the pain your poor hubby went though. Glad these stones are now out of his system.ReplyDelete
I sure hope he's feeling better after having that removed! I wish that upon noone.. Poor Guy! *hugs* to you both!ReplyDelete
That looks like it was quite a stone!!! My dad had kidney stones a few years ago and my mum said she'd never seen him whine so much before in her life lolReplyDelete
Hey, thanks for the shout out! Mucho appreciated!ReplyDelete
That stone must have been painful. Glad you had good medical care for him though!
Thinking of you guys!
I can't imagine the pain he went through with a stone that big. I hope he's feeling much better soon.ReplyDelete
Ack!! LOL! Wellll.... ahem.... a couple of firsts here for me. Let's just say one of them was that I've never seen a kidney stone before. That must've been one humongous rock! OUCH!!ReplyDelete
I have no experience with stones, Thank God . . . that looks like a doozer.ReplyDelete
Congrats on the awesome review! I just read the whole post and it encouraged me to think upon a project I could do with my daughter. She's only 4, but she really wants to sew with me!
I've heard that passing a stone is worse than childbirth, so your hubby has my sympathy. It is amazing what surgeons can do nowadays. I know you will be taking excellent care of the poor fellow. Best of luck and how nice of you to credit the surgeon.ReplyDelete
I am so sorry for your husband, this must have been quite the ordeal! Way to make light of it now...ReplyDelete
The stones look like the prehistorical arrow head my father would sometimes find in the woods in France.
HOLY GOODNESS. The poor man. My dad had a stone recently, 2 mm. He thought he was dying. Your hubby must be a man of steel.ReplyDelete
Oh. My. Goodness. I can't believe that! Remind me never to get a kidney stone.ReplyDelete
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Volunteers in Senegal organise beach clean-up
From the first time she set foot on the beach in St Louis teaching volunteer Danielle Paffard wondered what could be done to help clear the litter that spoils an otherwise idyllic spot. Having decided to extend her placement by a month at the end of January, she set about finding a way to organise the big clean-up.
At first it all seemed simple - surely plenty of St Louis' Talibés - street children, would be happy to help, in return for a day off from begging, a bit of lunch, and the chance to play on the beach. But the Marabouts weren't so sure. So, with the help of Issa (one of the Projects Abroad staff in Senegal) , Danni set of on a tour of local Marabouts to explain the plan and ask them to let their Talibés participate. Together they managed to put across a convincing presentation, and one by one the Marabouts agreed to cooperate. Donations from the volunteers, Projects Abroad and friends at home had begun to mount up and it was decided to pay each Marabout a small amount as a gesture of goodwill.
With around a hundred Talibés now able to come to the beach, the problem was how to get them from the Talibé Centre in Sor on the mainland to Hydrobase, about four miles away on the peninsular. Danni's skills of persuasion meant that after a meeting at the local barracks, she found herself in charge of two army trucks and ten men for the day! The local council had already agreed to provide a tractor, refuse sacks and litter-picking sticks, and suggested that when we'd done the beach we could maybe start on the rest of the town.
By 9 o'clock on Sunday morning the lorries had ferried over 100 Talibés to Hydrobase beach and they were getting stuck in to the litter picking - although many of them seemed far too distracted by having a free day on the beach to do too much work. Luckily the volunteers were also up early and in a more industrious mood and were soon filling up their sacks. Following announcements on the local radio and in St Louis schools, several more willing pairs of hands turned up throughout the morning, as well as a few curious onlookers.
Meanwhile, back at the Projects Abroad office a mission was underway to make enough sandwiches and juice to feed 150 hungry workers. Three different bakeries were relieved of all their bread and got to close early for the day as we gathered up enough loaves. The arrival at the beach of two chocolate-spread-smeared people carrying three sacks of 'lunch' prompted a mini stampede of Talibés, but once some crowd-control measures had been put in place, everyone somehow ended up with a sandwich and settled down in the (litter-free) sand to tuck in. The day proved not to have been too educative when several Talibés had to be reprimanded for throwing their plastic cups away on the beach! They were last seen disappearing back to their compounds on the backs of the army lorries, happily singing improvised songs about chocolate spread and orange juice, while several truly dedicated volunteers worked well into the afternoon finishing off a great clean-up effort.


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The Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) released on Monday its long awaited final regulation on investment advice, which stipulates that service providers can also provide investment advice if they meet two criteria: under a level fee basis or via a computer model.
"Given the rise in participation in 401(k)-type plans and IRAs, the retirement security of millions of America's workers increasingly depends on their investment decisions," said Phyllis Borzi, EBSA's Assistant Secretary. "This rule will make high-quality fiduciary investment advice more accessible, while providing important safeguards to minimize potential conflicts of interest."
The DOL's investment advice rule—which Borzi made clear is separate from and does not affect the DOL's reproposed rule on the definition of fiduciary investment advice—was cleared by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Oct. 4.
Borzi (left) said during a press briefing Monday that the investment advice rule is projected to reduce investment mistakes made by retirement plan participants by $7 billion to $18 billion annually. She added that she hopes that by the rule's Dec. 27 effective date those "employers who have been reluctant to provide investment advice as a service will move forward" and do so. "Participants are always asking for individual advice; they need it."
The regulation implements a prohibited transaction exemption under an amendment to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) that is part of the Pension Protection Act (PPA) of 2006.
However, Borzi explained during the press briefing that the final investment advice rule is a "supplement" to DOL's fiduciary rule. As the fiduciary rule will identify "the class of people" who are fiduciaries under ERISA, the investment advice rule "assists fiduciaries in making sure they are providing quality, unbiased investment advice" to participants in 401(k)s and in the IRA marketplace, Borzi said.
As DOL explains, the prohibited transaction rules in ERISA and the IRC generally prevent a fiduciary investment advisor from recommending plan investment options if the advisor receives additional fees from the investment providers. "Although these rules protect participants from conflicts of interest," DOL says, "ERISA provides exemptions from the rules in appropriate circumstances and permits the department to grant exemptions that have participant-protective conditions."
The new investment advice regulation implements an exemption that Congress enacted as part of the PPA to improve participant access to fiduciary investment advice, which contains certain safeguards and conditions to prevent investment advisors from providing biased advice that is not in a participant's best interest.
Brad Campbell, former head of EBSA who's now counsel with the law firm Schiff Hardin in Washington, told AdvisorOne on Monday that while the goal of the final rule is to "allow a service provider who has some prohibited relationship with the investment options the participant will be choosing to provide advice without a conflict," he believes that the rule is too "narrow."
Says Campbell: "You can already provide a form of computer model-based advice under prior DOL advisory opinion, and you can already do a form of fee leveling. Yes, the new regulation adds some new variations on these themes, but they do not materially change the likely take-up rates from current law. In other words, there is not a large group of advisors who have been anxiously awaiting these new variations just so they can provide services they are not already providing."
Campbell sees the final rule as "another lost opportunity to make meaningful reforms that would facilitate the availability of face-to-face investment advice."
To qualify for the exemption in the final regulation, DOL says that "investment advice must be given through the use of a computer model that is certified as unbiased by an independent expert or through an advisor compensated on a 'level-fee' basis, meaning that the fees do not vary based on investments selected." Both types of arrangements, DOL says, "must also satisfy several other conditions, including the disclosure of the advisor's fees and an annual audit of the arrangement for compliance with the regulation."


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Gods and Beasts: The Nazis and the Occult
A Backward Look: Germans Remember
"It all reads like a movie scenario," writes James P. O'Donnell at one point, as he recounts the lurid goings-on in Hitler's underground bunker in Berlin in 1945—the wish, no doubt, being father to the thought. The same verdict, unfortunately, applies to far too much recent writing about Nazi Germany. In part, I suppose, we must attribute this to the success of "Holocaust," and the prospect it holds out of another golden jackpot for another lucky author. But I suspect the trouble reaches further back—to Walter Langer and his progeny of psychohistorians.1 Once historians began prying into Hitler's sex life and alleged sexual aberrations, anything was permissible, provided it was sordid, scurrilous, and scandalous enough.
On this score no one will find James P. O'Donnell's book disappointing. It has, I am informed, "been getting a lot of attention." Scandal and prurience apart, I cannot think why. Someone, I suppose, may be titillated by learning (if it is true) that Albert Speer was involved with the film star Leni Riefenstahl, or that Eva Braun's sister, Gretl, "the nymphomaniac of the Obersalzberg," may (or may not) have had an abortion performed by the notorious Dr. Morell. Even if true, this sort of gossip is hardly going to affect our judgment of the Nazi phenomenon or help us to understand its hold over the German people.
The question whether it is true does not appear to worry Mr. O'Donnell unduly. His "composite account," as he calls it, is distilled from interviews with fifty or more garrulous, vindictive, vain, self-serving, quarrelsome old men, who contradict each other at almost every point. Even if they were honest—and some certainly were lying or embroidering, not least of all Albert Speer, who figures high on Mr. O'Donnell's list of "major witnesses"—it would be a miracle, after thirty years, if their memories were reliable. But Mr. O'Donnell, so he tells us, is not concerned with "historical truth." What he is looking for is "psychological truth."
If I confess that I find this distinction somewhat baffling, I suppose I shall be accused of being simple-minded. It is a risk I shall have to take, and since I am committed (pedantically, no doubt) to what Mr. O'Donnell calls "the kind of documentation an academic historian insists on," I cannot pretend that his book fills me with enthusiasm. In any case, once you have subtracted long, involved, and inherently improbable stories, such as the saga of the imaginary spy "whimsically called Mata O'Hara," it tells you nothing of substance about the last days of Hitler that you cannot find, more persuasively, in Hugh Trevor-Roper's classic account, published as long ago as 1947. 2 Mr. O'Donnell, to his credit, describes Trevor-Roper's book as "basically accurate." I wish I could say as much of his.
The difference between Trevor-Roper's book and Mr. O'Donnell's is that the former had a serious practical purpose—namely, to scotch possible rumors that Hitler might still be alive—whereas the object of the latter, not to…
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Chef Roberth Sundell worked in restaurant kitchens in Sweden, Britain and the U,S, before opening his Nordic-inspired California restaurant, Pläj, in 2012. The following year, he became a member of the Norwegian Seafood Council Culinary Board, helping bring awareness to sustainable seafood from Norway. Chef Roberth continues to celebrate and share his rich Scandinavian background through his cooking.
- Based on his Nordic background and award-winning Scandinavian cuisine, Roberth was chosen as a member of the Norwegian Seafood Council's Culinary Board in 2013. He participated on a weeklong culinary enrichment trip to Norway where he was able to see the thriving seafood industry firsthand. Upon returning, he promoted Norwegian Salmon and Skrei on his menu, highlighting the unique attributes of each species.
- In the summer of 2012, Roberth opened Pläj in San Francisco. Pläj was an innovative new concept that fused California fare and Scandinavian flavors. The San Francisco Chronicle lists Pläj as one of the Top 100 Bay Area Restaurants.
- In April 2008, Roberth moved to Northern California to work as an executive chef at a prestigious country club just outside of Lake Tahoe.
- He moved to Los Angeles where he worked for two years as Chef de Cuisine under Guy Gabrielle and Remi Lamoue at Café Pierre in Manhattan Beach.
- Upon moving to the U.S., Roberth worked as an Executive Chef for Noble House and appeared on several morning shows in Scottsdale, Arizona.
- He then moved to Britain and worked as Chef de Partie at Bailey's, one of London's oldest hotels. During his tenure, he cooked for Prince Charles at Wimbledon Club.
- Roberth began cooking professionally at the National Museum of Stockholm under Master Chef Örjan Klein from Restaurant KB, the first restaurant in Stockholm to receive a Michelin star. While at the museum he enjoyed unique opportunities to cook for the Swedish royal family and for a Nobel Peace Prize dinner.
- Born in Stockholm, Sweden, Roberth's culinary family history goes back two generations to his grandmother who was Garde Manger at the historic Swedish inn, Ulriksdals Vardshus.


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|Sulacu (talk)
|Date Created:
|March 28, 2009
|Please feel free to edit constructively!
|Small Outsider (Chaotic, Demon, Evil, Extraplanar)
|Hit Dice:
|4d8+8 (26 hp)
|20 ft. (4 squares)
|Armor Class:
|20 (+1 size, +5 natural, +4 insight), touch 15, flat-footed 20
|Base Attack/Grapple:
|Claw +6 melee (1d6+1) or ray +6 ranged touch (eyesteal)
|Full Attack:
|2 claws +6 melee (1d6+1) and ray +6 ranged touch (eyesteal)
|5 ft./5 ft.
|Special Attacks:
|Confusing gaze, eyesteal, spying eyes, summon demons
|Special Qualities:
|All-around vision, DR 5/cold iron or good, darkvision 60 ft., immunity to electricity and poison, resistance to acid 10, cold 10, fire 10, telepathy 100 ft.
|Fort +6, Ref +8, Will +6
|Str 12, Dex 10, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 15, Cha 21
|Bluff +12, Disguise +12, Hide +6, Knowledge (nature) +7, Listen +9, Search +7, Spot +13
|Alertness, Weapon Focus (ray)
|The Abyss
|Solitary, gang (1 gibling plus 2-5 dretches), crowd (2-3 giblings plus 4-12 dretches), or mob (4-10 giblings plus 6-30 dretches)
|Challenge Rating:
|Always chaotic evil
|5-8 HD (Small)
|Level Adjustment:
|+5 (cohort)
This small, skulking fiend has a strange physiology and is covered in a multitude of eyes, large and small, mammalian and reptilian, that constantly shift across its form. Every eye drifts after you and eerily dogs your every step.
Not very different from a dretch physically, a gibling's midsection and back, as well as parts of its thighs and upper arms, are covered by ever-shifting eyes of every size and kind, ranging from human eyes to those of amphibians, reptiles and even the compound eyes of insectoids. Despite this, the actual face has empty sockets where normally the eyes should be. In the center of the stomach sits the gibling's biggest eye - its true, central eye - which is a full 6 inches large. A gibling is roughly 4 feet tall and weighs 60 pounds.
Combat Edit
Much more intelligent than its dretch cousin, the gibling disdains the manual labor of physical combat and prefers a groveling lifestyle of catering to stronger demons, offering its invaluable services as a spy and a watchful eye. Giblings love stealing the eyes of mortals whenever they get the chance, and adding to their body-displayed collection.
All-Around Vision (Ex): Due to the many eyes festooning every part of its body, a gibling has a full, 360-degree line of sight. A gibling cannot be flanked by any creature it can see with its eyes. Furthermore, its all-around vision bestows the gibling with a +4 insight bonus to its Armor Class, as well as its Reflex saves and Spot checks. These bonuses are already factored in the statistics above.
Confusing Gaze (Su): Targets become confused for 2d4 rounds (as per the spell), 30 feet, Will DC 17 negates. Any creature that succeeds on a save against a gibling's confusing gaze is immune against that particular gibling's gaze ability for 24 hours. The save DC is Charisma-based.
Eyesteal (Su): At a failed save against a gibling's ray attack, the target creature's eyes are surgically removed from its head, leaving its eyesockets empty and the creature permanently blinded. The creature becomes sickened for 2 rounds due to the excruciating pain from the removal process. Eyes that have been stolen using this ability appear in a random location upon the gibling's body during the start of its next turn. If the stolen eyes had a special mode of vision, such as low-light vision or constant true seeing, the gibling acquires them when the stolen eyes appear on its body. The gibling may channel its own darkvision through any of its eyes, even those that cannot innately see in the dark.
To restore a victim of eyesteal back to normal, its eyes must be recovered from the Gibling within 30 minutes and returned into its eyesockets with a DC 25 Heal check or a lesser restoration or stronger spell. If the eyes are destroyed or unavailable, they may be regrown with a restoration, regenerate or stronger spell. In either case, the victim remains blind for 2d6 hours unless remove blindness/deafness is cast.
Spying Eyes (Su): A gibling can have detached up to ten of its eyes at any one time, and use them to scout. These hovering eyes are 2 inches across and treated as Fine constructs, having 1 hit point and AC 18 (+8 size), that can fly at a speed of 30 feet with perfect maneuverability and no sound. The eyes have an effective scouting range of 1 mile and maintain a constant telepathic link with the gibling controlling them. At any time and through no significant effort of its own, the gibling can control these eyes and see everything that they can see. A gibling can detach any eye that it possesses except for its central eye; if the eye in question possesses special modes of vision, it retains these vision modes when detached as well. Like the gibling itself, all its eyes have darkvision.
Ray (Su): Eyesteal, 60 feet, Fortitude DC 17 negates. Can only be used against living creatures that have eyes. The save DC is Charisma-based.
Summon Demon (Sp): Once per day a gibling can attempt to summon 1d4+1 dretches with a 50% chance of success, or another gibling with a 35 % chance of success. This ability is the equivalent of a 3rd-level spell.
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The Washington Examiner
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro plans to replace the oldest rail cars in its fleet while also trying to cover the service on the new Silver Line when it receives its first batches of new rail cars.
The transit agency is putting together a service plan to do both missions at the same time, General Manager Richard Sarles told The Washington Examiner.
The issue represents the two competing demands tugging at the Metro system: fulfilling a pledge to improve safety while also keeping up with service demands.
For riders, this is a mixed blessing.
It means that some of the 1000-series cars that have been called death traps during crashes will start to be replaced as soon as new 7000-series cars come to Metro. Sarles did warn, though, it would take at least a couple of years to replace all 290 of them, representing about a quarter of the fleet.
But it also means that Metro's fleet of rail cars will be stretched even thinner as the agency starts up its new Silver Line.
Metro is paying Kawasaki Rail Car Inc. $886 million to build 428 rail cars, including 128 for the Silver Line and the remaining 300 to replace the 1000-series cars. But due to delays following the Japanese earthquake and in building a test track, only a "handful" of the new rail cars will have arrived at Metro by the time the first leg of the Silver Line opens, now scheduled for late 2013 or early 2014. Once rail cars arrive, they cannot be used on the system until they undergo what a Metro official called a "rigorous, months-long inspection process."
Metro also won't be able to test the new cars at its new track facility until January 2014, so it will test rail cars on its
existing system in off hours.
Metro said last week that it will rely on its existing rail fleet to fill the gap, running some of those trains on the new
line. That already could stretch thin resources. But now, with Metro retiring some 1000-series cars as it gets the new 7000-series cars, there will be even fewer rail cars in the mix.
The 1000-series cars are as old as the Metro system. And some have telescoped in upon themselves during crashes. The National Transportation Safety Board has warned Metro about their dangers since a 1996 crash killed a train operator at Shady Grove.
All nine of the people who died in the June 2009 Red Line crash were in a 1000-series car that was crushed to less than a third of its original size.
A subsequent rail yard crash when a train was moving at 17 mph, far below typical operating speeds, caused massive damage to the same model rail cars even though they were insulated from impact in the middle of a train.
Information from: The Washington Examiner,
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge has blocked an Ohio law trimming early voting and ordered the swing state's elections chief to set an expanded voting schedule.
The ruling Thursday from U.S. District Judge Peter Economus comes in a lawsuit filed by civil rights groups and others challenging two early-voting measures.
One is a directive from Secretary of State Jon Husted setting uniform voting times that restricted weekend and evening hours. Another is a law that eliminates so-called "golden week" — when people could both register to vote and cast ballots.
The judge sided with groups that claimed the changes disproportionately hurt low-income and black voters. The state argued the organizations couldn't prove the rules illegally placed an undue burden on voters.
Under the judge's order, early voting would begin Sept. 30.
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It's not Everest – but Mount Coolum has its own claim to fame as the second largest rock in the world. A grand volcanic dome that offers 360 degree views of the region, the mountain presides over the landscape of leafy backstreets and this beautiful coastal town.
Coolum Beach has a laid-back, holiday atmosphere which makes it quite distinct from the hustle and bustle of neighbouring beach towns. The home break of pro surfer Julian Wilson, the beach's consistent waves and glassy waters make it a favourite for surfers and body boarders.
Coolum Beach is backed by a shopping and entertainment strip featuring a range of fine dining and casual eateries. Fronted by a large grassy beachfront park and skate ramp, it's a great spot for barbecues, playing cricket and kicking a ball. The park is also the location for the Coolum Twilight Markets (seasonal) and outdoor movies during the school holidays.
Coolum Beach has a proud surf club culture and lifesavers have patrolled the waters since 1919. The local surf club welcomes visitors and is a wonderful place to enjoy quality bistro fare and watch the waves roll in to this holiday paradise.
Note: Information on listed products and services are provided by the operator and were correct at the time of publishing. Rates are indicative based on the minimum and maximum available prices of products and services. Please visit the operator's website for further information. All prices quoted are in Australian dollars (AUD).


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Making Sense of Type 1 Diabetes
Managing type 1 diabetes and living healthfully can present a formidable challenge to both those who have it and the people who care for them. Since diabetes requires constant monitoring of food-intake and regular glucose readings, the psychological burden of dealing with the disease can be significant. Here are some guidelines if you or someone you love has type 1 diabetes.
Familiarize yourself with the facts. In type 1 diabetes (formerly called juvenile-onset or insulin-dependent), the pancreas completely stops producing any insulin, a hormone that enables the body to use glucose (sugar) found in foods for energy. Instead of the body converting glucose into energy, it backs up in the blood stream and causes a variety of symptoms, including fatigue. Type 1 diabetes primarily impacts children and teenagers, although it can occur at any age when the pancreas stops producing insulin. Type 1 diabetes is different from type 2 diabetes because it is treatable only with insulin, delivered either via multiple syringe injections subcutaneously (under the skin) or through an insulin pump.
Leave behind the blame game. It is important for people with type 1 diabetes to know that they did not cause the onset of the disease, and that they are not to blame for being diagnosed with diabetes; this is especially true for children who have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. It is crucial that you periodically check-in with your son or daughter to gauge where they are at in terms of understanding diabetes, and what they need to do to stay healthy. Remember that everyone deals with serious issues at a different pace, so if your child doesn't want to talk about how they feel right away, don't pressure him or her.
Learn the symptoms of highs and lows. If your child has just been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, you should talk to them about symptoms of both high and low blood glucose. Learning the symptoms objectively will help your son or daughter identify them if they experience a low or high blood glucose reaction. Likewise, if you're an adult who has just been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, be sure you understand the symptoms of both conditions, and always carry a snack with at least 15 g of carbohydrate to treat hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).
Understand the importance of glucose testing. Regular testing of glucose before and after meals will help you get your blood glucose under control. If you've recently been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, it is very important that you test regularly and log your readings. This will allow you to document patterns in your glucose (sugar) readings, and treat them accordingly. Likewise, children with type 1 need to understand the rationale for regular checking, whether or not they can do the checks themselves. As they mature, they'll understand that greater glucose control comes from frequent glucose monitoring, and they'll take on the responsibility themselves.
Introduce injection or pump management. Every child is different in his or her capacity to cope with the demands of diabetes, but all children need and deserve their parents' help and support well into the teenage years. Before you give your child the responsibility for measuring and injecting insulin, remember that this is a serious and complex matter. Your child needs to be mature enough to handle the job, and generally, children are not capable of having sole responsibility for insulin injections until they are older adolescents. Eventually, you may want to explore insulin pumping and what kind of advantages it might offer your child. Whatever the decision you make, be sure that you research all options and consider your child's opinion about their preferred method of treatment. If you're an adult and have been diagnosed with type 1, explore all options for insulin delivery, because the best treatment program is the one that best fits your lifestyle.
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Thursday, December 12, 2013
Christmas Cupcakes!
"Just hear those sleigh bells ringin'...dah, dah, dah, something, do dah...." Okay, so I never claimed to know the words to Christmas carols...I just sing along, jumping in with the words I do know wherever I can.
When my niece and nephew (Leslie and Lucas) were toddlers, they once sang this in church: "Go tell it on the mountain...over the hills and far away! Go tell it on the mountain, Jesus Price is four!" Violet and Jason (my sister and her hubby) still laugh whenever they hear that song.
So the holidays aren't so much about getting it right but about making memories. If you have little ones around, a fun way to make memories is with cupcakes. They're yummy and not as much work as cookies or cakes.
Below are some links to some cute cupcakes to make for or with your favorite merry-makers:
41 Cutest and Most Creative Christmas Cupcakes
Cupcake Corner: Fun Christmas Cupcakes
Christmas Cupcakes from The Party Dress
As part of Killer Characters' "Season's Readings," my friends Gayle Trent and Amanda Lee are giving away copies of their books BATTERED TO DEATH and CROSS STITCH BEFORE DYING, respectively! Please leave your email address with your comment so they can contact you if you win. Good luck, and Merry Christmas! :)
53 comments:
- AnonymousDecember 12, 2013 at 1:47 AM
My List of Too Read books just keeps getting longer and longer and longer and that makes me super happy! Thanks muchly! Happy reading!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 12, 2013 at 4:44 AM
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- AnonymousDecember 12, 2013 at 4:48 AM
Both of these series are great reads. Reading your posts reminds me of the pen name you use.ReplyDelete
I've never baked cupcakes. We've always made cookies.ReplyDelete
More books to add to my TBR list, yes! firstname.lastname@example.com
- Dianne B.December 12, 2013 at 6:44 AM
Love to hear about youngsters and their interpretations of songs. I'd love to be able to make cupcakes as shown in women's magazines and on the various web sites. My list of books to read is getting longer. email@example.com
both series are on my WishList!!! what a fun way to start them!!ReplyDelete
thank you for the giveaways!!!
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Those both look really interesting - I'd love to read them! jlong AT parker DOT comReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 12, 2013 at 8:15 AM
Thanks for the links. Some of those cupcakes are works of art. Would love to read Battered to Death. thanks, mlarkin at reitmr dot comReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 12, 2013 at 8:27 AM
Kim JReplyDelete
Happy Holidays to you both!
I need to bake more cupcakes. I wish I had one right now! email@example.com
- Elaine EllenDecember 12, 2013 at 9:30 AM
My husband is retiring at the end of the month and we are in the process of moving to another state so we are spending the next few weeks in a motel. So there won't be any baking for me this year. I will have to look these things up next year when I will have a kitchen again. Thanks for the links! And the books sound great!ReplyDelete
Both books sound great and I think you're right about cupcakes!ReplyDelete
They both look wonderful and would love to win! And love cupcakes!ReplyDelete
littleone AT shaw DOT ca
Love both seriesReplyDelete
Can't wait to start these.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 12, 2013 at 11:43 AM
Love the reindeer cupcakes. I will have to try and bake some of those for the holidays. The books look great as well!ReplyDelete
These cupcakes would be great if they were delivered!ReplyDelete
Cupcakes and cross stitch! Who could choose? Both books sound like ones to be added to every increasing list of books to pick up! firstname.lastname@example.com
The baked treats don't have to turn out beautifully to make a fun memory. Lots of our spritz experiments are what the boys talk about. Thanks for this lovely post and raffle!ReplyDelete
Yea, another chance to win Battered to Death! I've loved all the other three books of yours, Daphne and can't wait to read this one. And Cross Stitch Before Dying would be my first Marcy Singer but I'm eager to start that series as well.ReplyDelete
I have some new unused silicone baking cups so will have to make cupcakes soon! I have CROSS STITCH BEFORE DYING sitting on top of my TBR pile but would love to win BATTERED TO DEATH.ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas.
Daphne Martin and I share the 'can't remember the lyrics' trait. Also, a fondness for cupcakes. And anything sweet. ::sigh:: This will be a good book, I'm sure.ReplyDelete
More books to read.ReplyDelete
Just got a new cupcake pan today---Baking this afternoon---maybe I should read about cupcakes tonight. Please enter me in your drawing.ReplyDelete
I think Battered to Death is one of the best titles I've seen. Good luck. firstname.lastname@example.com
Thanks for the links to the holiday cupcake ideas. I'll be using a few of them!!ReplyDelete
Would love to win this sounds greatReplyDelete
Love to read great mysteries, this sound like one that could curl up in my chair, read. Hope I can make the cupcakes, taste yummy. I use to cross stitch, before my eyes start going bad. Thanks, for the giveaway. email@example.com
Keep on reading it keep, the mind sharp
Lovely cupcakes, mouthwatering pictures, that is for sure.ReplyDelete
I have a question, I follow by email, and haven't got any for over a week now. Could someone please look into that?
I don't have human children, but my furkids make the holiday happy! I Love cupcakes too.ReplyDelete
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Cupcake making could become a new tradition. Creating yummy things to eat & memories.ReplyDelete
Nothing says happiness like Christmas cupcakes. And fun mysteries on my to be read list. Thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the wonderful cupcake links and the Giveaway Books! Kids and adults alike would love these cute and yummy works of art! :) Both books are on my to read list now. I can't get enough Cozy Mysteries, so please keep writing more!! Merry Christmas!ReplyDelete
Reminds me of my daughter when she was little, she sang "We Three Kings of Oregon Are". Thanks for the links for the cupcakes, I'm going to check that out now. momzillasteel at gmail dot comReplyDelete
Cupcakes yummmmm........new projects to stitch - talk about stress relief :)ReplyDelete
Not a great decorator so cupcakes is more my style - yum! Thanks for the giveaway opportunity. kuzlin(at)aol(dot)comReplyDelete
I love Daphne!ReplyDelete
I am eager to read both books. I eat cupcakes, no longer bake them. I no longer cross stitch or do any needlework. I sure do enjoy reading though! firstname.lastname@example.com
Thank you for the chance to win. Looks like some good books. griperang at embarqmail dot comReplyDelete
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Both books look good. email@example.com is my normal emailReplyDelete
I collect cupcake recipes and cupcake decorating books. Can't get enough of them!ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night reading.
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- AnonymousDecember 12, 2013 at 9:56 PM
I would love to read both of them! bubs(dot)girl(at)yahoo(dot)comReplyDelete
Thanks for giveaway.ReplyDelete
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Somehow I missed knowing about Gayle's latest book; so now that I realize that it is out, I sure would LOVE to win a copy of it. There are so many great cozy mystery writers and I try to follow as many as I can and read every one of their books, but I don't use an e-reader so buying paperbacks and sometimes hardcovers gets a bit pricey, so it would be great to have a book sent to me by an author here and there. Thank you for that opportunity. Have a joyous Holiday season. CynthiaReplyDelete
Cross stitch is definitely more my speed than baking, but I'd love to read both books. Happy Holidays everyone.ReplyDelete
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Two more great books to add to my out of control TBR list.ReplyDelete
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Thanks so much to everyone who participated! And congratulations to Mary P.! I so enjoyed reading all your comments. Merry Christmas, everybody!ReplyDelete


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Board of Regents Secretary David Iha to retire after 40 years of service to UHUniversity of Hawaiʻi
Mia Noguchi, (808) 956-9095
External Affairs & University Relations
KĀNEʻOHE, Oʻahu — David Iha, executive administrator and secretary to the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents, will retire on October 1 after more than 40 years of service to the University of Hawaiʻi system. Iha was recognized for his contributions to the university at the UH Board of Regents monthly meeting today at Windward Community College.
As part of an incentive early retirement plan, Iha will continue on a part-time basis assisting with the transition and with special Board of Regents projects for a period of time.
"On behalf of the Board of Regents, I extend my sincere gratitude to David for his exceptional dedication and service to the university and the State of Hawaiʻi," said UH BOR Chair Kitty Lagareta. "David's institutional knowledge and support has been vital to the Board in performing our duties, and his retirement is bittersweet for us. We are grateful that he has structured his retirement so that we will have the benefit of his tremendous knowledge and experience on a part-time basis for a while longer."
Iha has served as the executive responsible for planning, coordinating, and directing the administrative support services for the Board of Regents since 1998. Prior to that, he was provost at Kauaʻi Community College, a position he held for 16 years and for which he was awarded the 1986 State of Hawaiʻi Governor's Award for Employee of the Year.
"For four decades, including through two hurricanes as provost of Kauaʻi Community College, David Iha has provided calm, stable and farsighted leadership in support of student access to higher education for the benefit of Hawaiʻi's communities," said UH President David McClain. "I'm most grateful for his many contributions to our university."
Iha was also director of administrative services at Kauaʻi Community College from 1970 to 1982, and served in various budget positions for the university system and the community college system. He has received numerous awards for his service to the university, including the UH Manager of the Year award in 1993 and the UH Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award in 1988.
During his tenure at UH, Iha held several regional and national positions in higher education associations, including the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, for which he was president and chair of the Board of Directors from 1993-1995, and the American Council on Education and American Association of Community Colleges.
Iha is an active participant in a variety of community activities, including the Kauaʻi Chorale and as Honorary President of the Kauaʻi Chapter of the Urasenke Foundation, a Japanese tea ceremony group. He also sits on the board of directors for the Hawaiʻi Public Schools Foundation and Community Links of Hawaiʻi.
A Kauaʻi native and graduate of Kauaʻi High School, Iha received a bachelor's degree from Wheaton College in Illinois and a master's degree from UH Mānoa. He served two years in the U.S. Army with assignments in Korea and Hawaiʻi.
The Board has appointed Presley Pang, UH associate general counsel, as interim executive administrator and secretary to the board.