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January 2020 exam schedule announced (revised)
Hampton City Schools has announced that high schools will administer exams January 17 to 23, 2020. Two exams are held each day according to the following schedule:
Friday, January 17
First Two Blocks on Dark Day
First Exam – 8:20 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
Second Exam – 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Dismissal 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, January 21
First Two Blocks on Light Day
First Exam – 8:20 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
Second Exam – 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Dismissal 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 22
Second Two Blocks on Dark Day
First Exam – 8:20 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
Second Exam – 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Dismissal 12:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 23
Second Two Blocks on Light Day
First Exam – 8:20 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
10:20 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. – First Lunch
10:45 a.m. - 11:05 a.m. - Second Lunch
Second Exam – 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m
Dismissal 12:30 p.m.
School buses are available to transport the students.
Lunch will only be served on January 23. Lunch will not be served during exams.
New Horizons Regional Education Center (NHREC) exams are scheduled for January 15 and 16, 2020. NHREC is open for students through January 23, 2020, and students are expected to attend when they do not have an HCS exam or early release.
Exam Schedule for Academy Students Who Ride the Shuttle Buses
January 17 –
2223 Exams:
Academy students who ride the shuttle buses will be dismissed at 12:30 p.m. in order to be transported to their zoned school. Activity buses will be at each high school at 1:00 p.m. to transport the students home.
January 23 Exams:
Students will depart on the academy shuttle at 12:30 p.m. to return to their zoned school for 1:10 p.m. transportation home.
HCS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age or other protected classes in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Robbin G. Ruth, Executive Director, Human Resources, One Franklin Street, Hampton, VA 23669 757-727-2000.
As stated in School Board Policy AC, Hampton City Schools ("HCS") does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, disability or other protected class in its programs, activities and employment practices and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. HCS also prohibits retaliation under School Board Policy GBAH for the purpose of interfering with a person's rights and/or privileges under federal civil rights laws, which can include: (i) raising concerns with Division personnel about a civil rights violation; (ii) asserting a right or advocating for the rights of a student or employee under federal civil rights laws; or (iii) participating in a complaint investigation or related proceedings.
All individuals are encouraged to promptly report any incident they believe to be discrimination, harassment or retaliation in violation of HCS School Board Policy. All reports should be made to the HCS Compliance Officer, who also serves as the HCS Executive Director of Human Resources. Upon receiving a report of alleged discrimination, harassment or retaliation, the Compliance Officer shall promptly authorize an investigation into the complaint, determine whether the alleged act occurred, and determine whether any action must be taken to end or prevent further harassment, discrimination, or retaliation. For more information about this process, please review School Board Policy GBAB-R.Should you have any questions about these procedures or the contents of this notice, please contact Hampton City Schools Compliance Officer at: One Franklin Street, Hampton, VA 23669 or (757) 727-2300.
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Ask westerners living in Afghanistan what they think about the country's future and you get a variety of answers, most cynical. But the best response I heard was two weeks ago over a coffee at Kabul's Flower Street Cafe, "The people are sweet and the country's a mess".
Shamsia epitomizes the 'people are sweet and the country's a mess' like few others. An artist and faculty professor of fine arts at Kabul University, she has a soft disposition and gentle face with large brown eyes and an easy smile that makes her seem even younger than her 23 years. After knowing Shamsia virtually for two years, I finally got to sit down with her at the artist refuge, The Venue in Kabul where one of her murals is a work in progress on an interior wall, to discuss her vision of art in Afghanistan and beyond.


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However, two weeks ago, New York Knicks point guard Raymond Felton was arraigned and charged with second, third and fourth-degree charges of criminal possession of a loaded FN Herstal, a Belgian weapon, which was unregistered.
His soon-to-be ex-wife turned the gun over to the authorities and also alleged that he threatened her with it on multiple occasions.
Two of the charges are felonies, including one involving an ammo clip with more than 10 rounds. According to the court complaint, the gun held 18 bullets when it was turned over to the police. If convicted, Felton faces a minimum sentence of three and a half years, and a maximum of 15 years. Court was adjourned until June 2.
Many people believe Felton will be sentenced to prison, not only because the gun was unregistered and New York City has some of the toughest gun laws in the country, but because he is an athlete that new Mayor Bill de Blasio can make an example of .
The question remains, should he serve time or be given a slap on the wrist?
Felton should do jail time, but it should not be severe. While we support New York's strict gun laws, he did not fire the weapon or kill anyone.
Unlike Burress, who carried his loaded weapon with him into a New York City night club and ended up shooting himself in the leg.
During the Bloomberg administration, the city approved some of the toughest gun laws in the country, and in January 2013, they passed even stricter ones. Gun permits must be renewed every three years, obtaining a permit to carry a pistol or a revolver is extremely difficult and carrying a rifle or shotgun in the city is illegal.
Out-of-state permits to carry a gun aren't recognized in the city. These strict gun laws have benefitted the city, because in 2012, there were 418 killings last year for a population of 8 million people, the lowest number since reliable records were kept.
On Dec. 31, a federal judge ruled New York's new gun laws, including an expanded ban on assault weapons, were constitutional, but struck down a provision forbidding gun owners to load more than seven rounds into a magazine.
So, with all of the statistics showing that tough gun laws keep the city safe, why should Felton be given a slap on the wrist? He has no criminal background and he did not use the gun.
We are not condoning Felton's behavior, but he should not be treated like a hardened criminal.


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We have the Dropbox app installed on our iPad, so photos quickly appeared for students to edit. They took turns opening the app, "Phantasy", imported their work, and applied a layer that looked like a sky with clouds. The background that was once white in their drawings became the sky!
Phantasy features a variety of different background options. The image of the sky worked perfectly and helped us to combine traditional and digital tools.
See more of our digitally altered "Love Birds" in our Artsonia gallery:
Dropbox is my all time favorite app when it comes to productivity in the art room. It allows me to take photos and wirelessly send them to all of our devices and computers in seconds. Check out Dropbox for yourself here: http://db.tt/de4U1Zp
Learn more about the app that we used, Phantasy here: http://bit.ly/xQSN3N


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Are you ready for a disaster? You can be – March is Red Cross month! The American Red Cross is one of the most widely recognized aid and preparedness organizations in the world. Founded in 1881 by leader Clara Barton, the Red Cross is a leader in emergency response all over the globe. Because the organization is non-profit, March is dedicated to raising awareness and funds for this prolific disaster-relief institution.
Clara Barton brought the idea of the Red Cross to Washington D.C. after a trip to Europe following the Civil War. She was inspired by the Swiss-inspired international Red Cross network there and felt that it was imperative that the work continue in the U.S.
According to the American Red Cross website, "the American Red Cross responds immediately to more than 70,000 disasters, including house or apartment fires (the majority of disaster responses), hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hazardous materials spills, transportation accidents, explosions, and other natural and man-made disasters. The Red Cross also feeds emergency workers, handles inquiries from concerned family members outside the disaster area, provides blood and blood products to disaster victims, and helps those affected by disaster to access other available resources."
Do YOU know how to survive and lend a hand in a disaster? Preparation is one of the important educational promotions of the Red Cross, and the group recommends being prepared with an Emergency Preparedness Kit. Here are some things you can stock up on to help you aid yourself and others in the event of a disaster.
Keep a 3-day food and water supply in an easy-to-carry kit, and have a 2-week supply stocked in your home for if you're stuck in your house during a calamity. Check and update your items every 6 months to ensure freshness.
Along with your food and water, some other good things to keep in a kit include:
- Cash
- Radio
- Flashlight
- First Aid kit
- Multi-purpose tool
- Emergency contact info and copies of personal documents
- Map
- Blanket
- Cell phone
- Sanitary supplies
- Medication
- If you have animals, pet food, water and meds
- Pre-arranged evacuation plan from your home, including meeting places, and duties for what to do before leaving the home for each family member.
When creating your kit and your plan for getting out of your home, take into account how many people and pets will use the kit for any amount of time, and add items accordingly for each.
Be proactive, be prepared! For more preparedness tips and info on how you can support your local American Red Cross chapter, visit http://www.redcross.org.


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I've been dieting…again.
And all I want to do when I'm dieting is eat…again.
Like a normal all American overindulgent human being.
Not that I've allowed myself to balloon up to my "Fat Summer" dimensions of a couple of years ago.
I haven't.
But if I don't put the brakes on and correct course now…who knows.
So I'm dieting.
I know….
Steer clear.
Watch out for the short tempered, irritable behavior that ensues whenever my food supply is altered.
I mean, I think Z could show a little bit more tolerance for my snack sneaking aptitude.
I don't know why she gets so cranky.
Slipping a whole package of Mallomars between the couch cushions was inspired.
How was I supposed to know they'd melt into a big, dark chocolate, marshmallow mess?
But tasty still ….mess or no.
And who knew mice were so fond of potato chips…in the back of my sock drawer?
So it's a battle.
And I know that whole thing about how bad it's supposed to be to yo-yo. Lose gain-lose gain.
But it's a long winter…what else is there to do except sit and eat?
It's not like my pants don't fit any more. Mostly because I have just about every waist size from 32 -36 in my closet.
But that's part of the problem. The best indicator, at least for me, of the rising scale, is when my waist band starts to get a big snug.
The smart, practical move would be to cut back on the calories right then and there.
Or you can just slip into the next size up.
Even though you tell yourself you're not going to do that…this time.
But…ahhhhhhhhhh…it's so nice to be comfortable…in the evening, before dinner…in front of the fire, with some tasty appetizers and adult cocktail of choice.
Why ruin it with your pants slicing through your spleen?
So you say, "Just for tonight."
And the next night and the next night.
Pretty soon you're saying it all over again, a few weeks later…totally forgetting that you've already moved up a size…at least that's what you tell yourself, when the only thing that will fit you are the living room drapes.
But they're nice drapes, and like I said….why should I be uncomfortable?
So that's how dieting goes…at least my dieting.
The truth is I've already been on and off it 3 times since I started writing this.
But I'll prevail…sooner or later, I'll prevail.
I'll drop 10, maybe 15, if I'm good.
And then at least I can really start eating again.
But right now I think it's time to break out the bigger shoes.
Why should I be uncomfortable…?


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Mel Gibson's 75-acre estate reported under contract
GREENWICH -- After nearly three years on the market, actor Mel Gibson's 75-acre Greenwich estate is under contract.
The property on Old Mill Road was listed in 2007 for $39.5 million, riding out the tumultuous local real estate market. Its most recent asking price was $29.7 million
The contract was reported on the Greenwich Multiple Listing Service Tuesday, according to local agents. There was no information available on the buyer or the sale price.
Listing agent Joseph Barbieri of Sotheby's International Realty in Greenwich did not return messages seeking comment.
The property boasts a nearly 16,000-square-foot Tudor-style mansion, built in 1926 for financier George Lewis Ohstrom, along with award-winning landscaping, a five-horse stable, log cabin, 60-foot swimming pool and nearly half-acre stream-fed pond.
Gibson purchased the estate in 1994 for $9.3 million, according to town records.
The Australian native rose to fame with roles in the "Mad Max" and "Lethal Weapon" series, later starring in the Academy Award-winning "Braveheart" in 1995, which he directed along with 2004's "The Passion of the Christ."
The sale comes after a low point for multimillion-dollar real estate transactions in Greenwich, with sales of homes priced above $10 million falling 33 percent, from 21 in 2007 to 14 sales in 2008, according to data from Riverside-based Shore and Country Properties. There were 13 such sales last year.
Realtors say it shows the market is looking up.
"I think what it's saying is there must be money out there to be spent," said Julianne Ward of Prudential Connecticut Realty.
Ward said it was likely the estate's size, amenities and privacy that likely influenced the buyers, not the celebrity.
"It's a very unique house," Ward said. "There's really nothing else like it."
Staff Writer Lisa Chamoff can be reached at email@example.com or 203-625-4439.


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Still trying to scare up a Halloween costume? Don't be surprised if you have trouble finding what you want.
Still trying to scare up a Halloween costume? Don't be surprised if you have trouble finding what you want.
Itza Party in Pembroke, Mass., readied for Halloween on Labor Day, but "people were definitely looking before then, mainly the kids,'' said store manager Sarah Deroche.
"We're probably going to start running out of things,'' she said. "The last week is the big rush, especially for the adults. They don't think ahead.''
Halloween Scene in Kingston, Mass., put out its costumes in early September, but the shopping rush kicked in within the past week, assistant store manager Patrick Dodgson said.
Halloween Scene has already sold out of Snooki wigs, a crucial piece to the hugely popular costumes modeled after the "Jersey Shore'' cast member, Dodgson said.
Other best-sellers inspired by pop culture include Lady Gaga costumes and Johnny Depp's Mad Hatter outfit, Deroche said.
Then there are the classics that kids enjoy: Greek goddess, princess, Dorothy, Darth Vader and characters from "Mario Bros." and "The Flintstones."
Cop uniforms are always popular with women, Deroche said, "and for the guys, there's always the prison jumpsuit,'' Dodgson said.
"(Classic) vampires aren't even that big this year,'' Dodgson said. "I guess people are going more for the 'Twilight' look.''
At both Halloween Scene and Itza Party, costumes generally cost between $30 and $40.
A survey by the National Retail Federation says Halloween spending is up from last year: People will shell out $66.28 on average for costumes, candy and decorations, up from last year's $56.31.
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The downwardly revised estimate for India's economic growth for this fiscal year is disappointing, but the final figure could still be higher than currently forecast, a top government adviser told Reuters on Thursday.
India's gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to grow an annual 5.0 percent in the 2012/13 fiscal year, signalling that the worst economic slump in a decade could be far deeper than earlier anticipated.
"It is disappointing. My own estimate is when the full year data becomes available, it can be revised upward," said C. Rangarajan, the chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council.
Despite the downwardly revised forecast, the economy could still grow at 5.5 percent or more for the current fiscal year ending March, he said.
He also said the government was expected to meet its revised fiscal deficit target of 5.3 percent for the fiscal year.


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Hooray for getting packages in the mail! Granted, I only check my mail about once a week so it's very likely this package had arrived days earlier, but that's neither here nor there. On Monday I got my WoW Secret Santa gift! I have no idea who it's from AT ALL. Either it's someone on Twitter I've not yet stumbled across or it's someone who I do follow but clearly have no clue where they live because the return address didn't ring a bell to me. In fact, the return address thoroughly confused me because it only listed a first name and an address and the first name was the exact same as mine. Even spelled the same, which is not the most common spelling. So I don't know if my Secret Santa shares a first name with me, or just threw mine in there to stay a secret for a while longer. I didn't spend too much time pondering about the address though, I jumped right in and started ripping it open.
Once unwrapped I quickly discovered I had NOT been sent a cake:
But the box was filled with goodies much better than a coffee cake:
Aside from the adorable, glittery mouse on the Christmas card, I got a handmade SpongeBob SquarePants ornament. Because he's my fave cartoon ever. Here's the front and the back:
And I got two AMAZING origami ornaments. I am so impressed with people who can do this. I love them so much. One is Alliance colors (awesome!), the other is my favorite color (even awesomer!) and I suppose Horde colors 😀
And here's the whole bundle of wonderful all together. Thank you Secret Santa! I love the gifts so much. I can't wait to learn who they're from.


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Steve Watson
Friday, Dec 11, 2009
Billionaire George Soros has suggested that poorer nations be persuaded to take on what he describes as "green loans" in the name of combating climate change, a policy that would land the already cripplingly poor third world with even more debt, payable to globalist institutions such as the IMF.
Speaking yesterday at the climate summit in Copenhagen, the financier said that $100 billion should be provided in loans to poorer nations to help slow global warming.
The proposal would entail third world countries paying back interest to the governments of the richer nations to stem a perceived crisis that they have had little or no direct involvement in manufacturing.
Soros suggested that the loans could be backed with "special drawing rights" – a synthetic international paper currency issued by the International Monetary Fund.
SDRs have recently been touted as a new global reserve currency, outside the control of any sovereign body, with the IMF overseeing it in a "bank of the world" role.
"Money must come from somewhere, not just from a printing machine," Artur Runge-Metzger, head of the European Commission delegation, said when asked about Soros' proposal.
Of course, it is no surprise that Soros would espouse such a proposal given that he has made billions speculating against currencies on the casino of the financial markets. Real and tangible assets mean nothing to the man.
Soros added that other proposals for funding, including a suggested $10bn emergency fund for developing nations, are insufficient.
"The $10bn fund is more than nothing but not much more because of the magnitude of the problem," Soros said.
"It's already becoming apparent that there's a gap between the developed and developing worlds on this issue that could actually wreck the conference." he added.
The IMF and the World Bank are organizations that have made a habit out of looting poorer countries with crippling loans that cannot be paid back, forcing such countries to hand over their entire infrastructure to globalist loan sharks.
Two men who have exposed this monumental scam for what it is are former World Bank chief economists John Perkins and Joseph Stiglitz in their respective works Confessions of an Economic Hit Man and Globalization and Its Discontents.
[efoods]In what amounts to little more than modern day colonialism, debt forgiveness requires countries to sell their health, education, electric, water and other public services to globalist corporations. Such "structural adjustment conditionalities" have led to massive cuts to health and education budgets in the third world.
Poorer countries have also had to discontinue subsidies and trade restrictions that support local business and development.
The long and short of it is that poorer countries continue to be politically neutralized and socially and economically dismembered by such policies.
Soros' latest proposal ties the whole sorry state of affairs up with a large green ribbon.
As we reported earlier this week, the implementation of policies arising out of fraudulent fearmongering and biased studies on global warming is already devastating the third world.
In addition, the leaked Copenhagen text that emerged earlier this week highlighted the fact that developed nations are planning to take on less of a burden than anticipated and that more would be demanded of poorer countries despite the fact that any further cuts in CO2 emissions will further cripple their flimsy economies and poverty-stricken people.
The leaked paper revealed that funds from climate financing, originally allocated to go to the UN and then be doled out piecemeal to third world nations, would instead be paid directly into the coffers of the World Bank and IMF.
The draft agreement would allow people in developed countries to emit twice as much carbon per head than those in poorer countries, who have not caused the rise in emissions said to be threatening our existence on the planet. The revelations have led third world leaders to accuse the developed world of "climate colonialism".
Another revelation from the summit reveals that under a plan tabled by Britain, money earmarked for education or health in poorer countries would be diverted into projects such as solar panels and wind farms, again diverting much needed aid away from efforts to increase the standard of living.
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The antioxidant effects of vitamin E, generally referred to as tocopherols, is well established. Alpha-tocopherol is the vitamin E form routinely used in clinical intervention trials and dietary supplements because of its well established antioxidant effects. Gamma-tocopherol, on the other hand, is a potent but uncommon supplemental form of vitamin E that contains unique properties.
In addition to antioxidant activity, gamma-tocopherol also has reactive nitrogen scavenging ability and anti-inflammatory effects. When combined with the omega-3 fat DHA, it's a particularly potent combination for reducing inflammation.
There is synergy between these agents on biological markers of inflammation and oxidative stress due to the protection of DHA from reactive oxygen species-mediated degradation by concurrently administered gamma-tocopherol, affording the DHA greater net anti-inflammatory effect per unit dose administered.
The effects of gamma-tocopherol may go beyond an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory according to results published by Australian researchers. They showed that muscle cells made insulin resistant had greater glucose uptake and improvements in insulin signaling when they were exposed to gamma-tocopherol.
The results show gamma-tocopherol is involved in more efficient disposal of glucose, which is important for athletes to speed glycogen synthesis as well as non-athletes to help better manage blood sugar and insulin levels.
This emerging research indicates gamma-tocopherol represents a more effective form of vitamin E. The purification of gamma-tocopherol from alpha is challenging, but some supplements can contain as much as approximately 70% gamma.
Suggested dosage would be 50-300 mg per day of gamma-tocopherol.
Jiang, Q. & Ames, B. N. Gamma-tocopherol, but not alpha-tocopherol, decreases proinflammatory eicosanoids and inflammation damage in rats. Faseb J. (2003); 17:816-822.
Wiser, J., Alexis, N. E., Jiang, Q., Wu, W., Robinette, C., Roubey, R. & Peden, D. B. In vivo gamma-tocopherol supplementation decreases systemic oxidative stress and cytokine responses of human monocytes in normal and asthmatic subjects. Free Radic Biol Med. (2008); 45:40-49.
Himmelfarb, J., Phinney, S., Ikizler, T. A., Kane, J., McMonagle, E. & Miller, G. Gamma-tocopherol and docosahexaenoic acid decrease inflammation in dialysis patients. J Ren Nutr. (2007); 17:296-304.
Singh I, Carey AL, Watson N, Febbraio MA, Hawley JA. Oxidative stress-induced insulin resistance in skeletal muscle cells is ameliorated by gamma-tocopherol treatment. Eur J Nutr. 2008 Sep 18. [Epub ahead of print]
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- 39.3 million identified a family member in a profile
- 20.4 million included their birth date and year in their profile
- 7.7 million "liked" a Facebook page pertaining to a religious affiliation
- 4.8 million posted where and when they're going on given days, tipping off potential burglars
- 4.7 million "liked" Facebook pages about health conditions that can be used against them by insurers
- 4.6 million discussed their love life on their wall
- 2.6 million discussed their recreational use of alcohol on their wall
- 2.3 million "liked" a page regarding sexual orientation
- Think before typing. Even if a user deletes his/her account (which takes Facebook about a month), some info can remain in Facebook's computers for up to 90 days.
- Regularly check Facebook exposure. Each month, users should check out how their page looks to others. Review individual privacy settings if necessary.
- Protect basic information. Set the audience for profile items, such as town or employer. And users should remember: Sharing info with "friends of friends" could expose them to tens of thousands.
- Know what can't be protected. Each user's name and profile picture are public. To protect one's identity, they should not use a photo, or use one that doesn't show their face.
- "UnPublic" the wall. Set the audience for all previous wall posts to just friends.
- Turn off Tag Suggest. If users would rather not have Facebook automatically recognize their face in photos, they could disable that feature in their privacy settings. The information will be deleted.
- Block apps and sites that snoop. Unless users intercede, friends can share personal information about them with apps. To block that, they should use controls to limit the info apps can see.
- Keep wall posts from friends. Users don't have to share every wall post with every friend. They can also keep certain people from viewing specific items in their profile.
- When all else fails, deactivate. When a user deactivates their account, Facebook retains their profile data but the account is made temporarily inaccessible. Deleting an account, on the other hand, makes it inaccessible forever.
CR also notes that it would like to see Facebook fix a security lapse that permits users to set up weak passwords including some six-letter dictionary word – a risk that they've documented for 2 years now.
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Utah State Senators on both sides of the aisle are trying to make it easier for the public to see what is in legislators' email inboxes.
Sens. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City, and Curt Bramble, R-Provo, have both submitted requests for bills that would deal with legislator's emails. The efforts were inspired by the fight for documents related to the Legislature's 2011 redistricting plan, which were being held back until the Utah Democratic Party paid almost $10,000 to cover the cost of putting the records together.
Lawmakers eventually released the documents after news outlets, including The Salt Lake Tribune, requested the documents under the Government Records Access and Management Act, commonly known as GRAMA.
"GRAMA is not working for journalists, the public or the Legislature," Dabakis said.
Dabakis, who is also the state Democratic Party chairman, said he is working with Bramble on a way to improve access to records, especially email. He says the 1992 law was written before email and electronic communications became prevalent, and the rules should reflect that reality.
However, open-records advocates have noted that GRAMA is medium-neutral; it covers records regardless of whether they were painted on a bleached buffalo skull or stored on a computer server.
Bramble claimed that answering the GRAMA request for redistricting correspondence was a laborious task for him and staff.
"It took me some four hours of going through because with every email that had an attachment I had to open the attachment, print it out and make sure that there was not any confidential information that had to be redacted," Bramble said. "The real problem the Democrat Party had was why are they being billed a high amount, because it takes time and there are functions that are not easily done with the stroke of a key."
Bramble said he wants to create a site where lawmakers can put their emails for the public to see without having to pay a fee. However, the site wouldn't offer everything. Bramble said participation would be entirely voluntary, and lawmakers would still have the option to make the public formally request emails through GRAMA. Legislators would still be able to delete emails as often as they would like, just as they were counseled to do by their attorneys.
However, Bramble thinks some lawmakers may feel pressure to participate from constituents or journalists.
He said he plans to run is proposal past the Utah Media Coalition, which helped fight HB477, the Legislature's attempt to gut GRAMA in 2011.
Linda Petersen, president of the Utah Foundation for Open Government, said she applauds any effort to make the Legislature more open to the public. But she said the voluntary nature of the proposed site may not offer much transparency.
"It will be interesting to see how many legislators will provide their email," Petersen said.


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Las Vegas, NV – Two Men Died After Lamborghini Crash
Posted on Monday, December 16th, 2019 at 8:39 am
Two men died after losing control of a Lamborghini.
The incident happened at the SPEEDVEGAS Supercar Experience, around 1:30 pm, December 15.
The driver was a man in his 30s accompanied by an instructor in his late 50s. The driver lost control and smashed the supercar into a concrete wall, bursting into flames.Dealing with the grief and trauma of a loved one being severely hurt or killed in an accident is painful. You may not be aware that it is possible to hold the responsible person accountable. Bourassa Law Group can help you get the medical treatment, financial compensation, and justice you need after being involved in a serious accident. Call (303) 331-6186 for a free consultation with one of our Denver injury lawyers.
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The Bourassa Law Group will work diligently with a supporting team of medical professionals, accident research specialists, and investigators to uncover the circumstances of your claim. We will seek out the degree of fault, analyze your injuries and losses, and evaluate the total impact the personal injury has had on your life. In addition to this, our team will assess the degree to which comparative negligence can affect your claim and determine if the at-fault party has insurance limits that would prevent them from compensating your total damages.
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Olde Forest Racquet Club was the overall team winner in the Alamance Swim Association championships Saturday at Maynard Aquatic Center at Burlington City Park.
Olde Forest Racquet Club tallied 1,108 points to finish ahead of Dogwood Swim Club�s 869. Gibsonville Swim and Racquet Club was third with 649 followed by the City of Burlington Aquatics Dragons with 610, Alamance Country Club with 254 and new association member Asheboro Wahoos with 56.
The Olde Forest relay of Jonathan Frodyma, Kacey Long, Meghan Frodyma and Alex Mebane won the 200-yard mixed freestyle relay in 1 minute, 46.5 seconds.
The diving portion of the championship is set for noon today at Gibsonville Swim and Racquet Club.
On the boys� side, Mebane dominated with victories in the 100 individual medley (1:01.22), 50 freestyle (23.0), 50 breaststroke (31.81), 50 backstroke (29.73) and 50 butterfly (25.65). All of those races were within 15-18-year-old division.
The Dragons� team of Jacob Brown, Trey Smiley, Brannin Webber and Chris Joyce won the 200 medley relay (2:02.28) for the 13-18 class.
Olde Forest�s Ben Esposito won the 100 individual medley for 13-14-year-olds (1:14.23). He also won the 50 backstroke (35.44) and 50 breaststroke (38.27).
Gibsonville Swim and Racquet Club�s Caleb Kennedy took first in the 50 freestyle (27.59) and 50 butterfly (32.85) for 13-14.
Noah Henderson of Gibsonville Swim and Racquet Club was first in the 100 individual medley (1:08.95) for the under-12 group. He also won the 50 freestyle (26.28), 50 backstroke (31.96), 50 breaststroke (35.75) and 25 butterfly (12.67) for 11-12.
Henderson teamed with Daniel Grant, Collin Smith and Nathan Oakes to win the 100 medley relay (1:07.6) for the under-12 group. That same quartet won the 100 freestyle relay (59.91) for 9-12-year-olds.
Patrick Esposito of Olde Forest won the 25 freestyle (15.16), 25 backstroke (19.12) and 25 breaststroke (19.88) events for 9-10 year olds. He won the 25 butterfly (16.61) in the 10-and-under grouping.
The Dragons� relay of Max Sommer, Jay Washington, Tigue Hipps and Owen Sawyer won the 100 freestyle (1:31.16) in the 8-and-under division.
Sawyer won the 25 freestyle (17.19) for 7-8 year olds.
Alex MacKenzie of the Asheboro Wahoos won the 25 backstroke (22.67) for 7-8 year olds.
Olde Forest�s Joey Leupold won the 25 breaststroke (24.53) for 8-and-under.
Owen Nye of Olde Forest Racquet Club won the 25 backstroke in 32.03 for the 6-and-under group. Nye won the 25 freestyle for 6-and-under in 27.12.
On the girls� side, Emily Carr of Dragons won the 100 individual medley (1:09.36) for 15-18. She also won the 50 freestyle (28.1), 50 breaststroke (38.03) and 50 backstroke (31.63) in the same division.
Carr teamed with Alaina Joyce, Annie Carr and Jamie Sommer to win the 200 medley relay (2:10.19) for 13-18.
Olde Forest�s Maddie Leupold won the 50 butterfly (30.35) for 15-18.
Annie Carr won the 100 individual medley for the 13-14 class in 1:08.55. She also won the 50 freestyle (27.06), 50 backstroke (32.19) and 50 butterfly (30.65) events, all for 13-14.
Dogwood� Swim Club�s Sarah Nelson won the 50 breaststroke (36.16) for 13-14.
Allison Widderich of Dogwood Swim Club took first in the 100 individual medley (1:22.63) for under-12. She also won the 50 freestyle (31.76) and 50 breaststroke (41.53) in the 11-12 age group.
Heidi Palethorpe of Gibsonville Swim and Racquet Club won the 50 backstroke (40.29) for 11-12.
Emerson Welborn of Olde Forest won the 25 butterfly (16.47) for 11-12.
Olde Forest Racquet Club�s team of Caroline Cox, Anna Gardner Gagnon, Madison Grajzar and Kate Stafford won the 100 medley relay (1:14.73) for the 12-and-under division. That grouping also won the 100 freestyle relay (1:03.91) for 9-12.
Gagnon won the 25 freestyle in 15.48 seconds for the 9-10 division.
Gradjzar notched a victory in the 25 backstroke (19.41) for 9-10. She won the 25 butterfly (16.5) in the 10-and-under bracket.
Dogwood Swim Club�s Sarah Widderich won the 25 breaststroke (20.31) for 9-10 year olds.
The Olde Forest relay of Makena Harper, Kennedy Smith, Anabelle Coffey and Casey Cox won the 100 freestyle (1:23.76) for 8-and-under.
Cox won the 25 freestyle in 16.71, the 25 breaststroke (23.89) and the 25 backstroke (21.81) for 7-8 year olds.
Ellie Kate Henderson of Gibsonville Swim and Racquet club won the 25 backstroke (21.72). Henderson won the 25 freestyle in 18.49. Both events were for 6-and-under competitors.


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I've written a good half-dozen posts on this topic over the years but I'll never stop finding it interesting.
We're getting there, guys. At the rate perceptions of blame are shifting, I think we've got an outside chance of Obama finally passing Bush by, say, summer 2016. Just in time.
Thirty-six percent of those questioned rate the current economic conditions as good. That's up four percentage points from December and it is the highest level since January 2008, a year before Obama entered the White House. Sixty-four percent continue to say the economy is in poor shape…
Five years into Obama's presidency, only a third of the public believes that Obama and the Democrats are primarily responsible for the country's current economic problems.
More Americans continue to blame former President Bush and the Republicans. But the number who say the GOP is more responsible – now at 44% – has dipped below the 50% mark for the first time since Bush left the White House. Fourteen percent blame both parties equally
The last media outlet to poll this was, I believe, ABC/WaPo, which posed the question in December. Their result: Fifty percent blamed Bush versus 38 percent who blamed Obama, virtually the same margin as in the new CNN numbers. What's significant about CNN, though, is the movement in Dubya's column. The big takeaway from ABC/WaPo was that, no matter what's happening in America politically or economically, the blame numbers almost never change. Remember?
Follow this link for data from other pollsters showing similar stasis over time. The numbers don't move — except now they have, per CNN. Why? I think Bush continues to get the lion's share of the blame partly for partisan reasons and partly because it was, after all, on his watch that the financial crisis occurred. That's why "I didn't make a mess, I inherited one" was persuasive enough to voters to get O reelected two years ago. And because Bush is an ex-president whom Republican partisans no longer need to protect being pitted against a sitting president whom Democrats do need to protect, there's more of an interest on the left in exculpating O than there is on the right in exculpating Dubya. Combine all that with the fact that Obama typically rates higher in polls than the GOP on questions about whether he understands the problems of "people like you," i.e. the middle class, and there's enough sentiment out there to keep Bush firmly in the lead.
But maybe not forever. Again, why have Dubya's numbers suddenly dipped after running steady for so long? Could be that it's just the passage of time breaking the link of causation in people's minds, in which case O may in fact end up taking the lead on this question before he leaves office. Another obvious possibility is that the ObamaCare launch has newly convinced a bunch of undecideds that this boondoggle is going to choke the economy, which means less blame for Dubya for the present miseries. One look at the headlines this week is enough to give any independent pause. But that only raises another question: If ObamaCare's shifting blame from Bush to Obama, why is the margin between them roughly the same now as it was in the ABC/WaPo poll two months ago? The truth, I think, is that blame isn't shifting so much as it's being shared. You'll see the "both are equally to blame" column start to grow over the next two years, but whether that means Obama will ever overtake Bush, I don't know. Keep hope alive?
Anyway. In case you're excited about a Jeb Bush run for president, re-read this post and think hard.


text: Tom Harkin is one of those idiots whose ability to get reelected gives me a low opinion of the electorate. He's exactly the sort of politician who ought to be run out of town on a rail, not elected to high office. He just went on record saying we don't have a spending problem. Our economy is stalling, our credit's been downgraded, and looks to be again, and we borrow nearly half of every dollar we spend. But we don't have a spending problem. His stance on guns is no different and no better. He's ignorant on the subject, and seems neither interested in or even capable of being educated about them. He's too doctrinaire. Like Feinstein, Schumer, Boxer, Lautenberg, and a few others, he's a lost cause. There's no question you can ask him that will make a difference, nor anything you can say. His mind's made up and no one here is going to change it. He'll support the most draconian anti-gun legislation that comes up for a vote. It strikes me as wiser to focus time, effort and money elsewhere, where it might have some effect.


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The event starts with informal networking where you will be greeted at the door by a member and guided through the breakfast ordering process, introduced to fellow members and have casual chats with people as the room starts to fill, this is followed by a structured meeting where you will have the opportunity to address the group to introduce yourself, and state your business industry. During the meeting your business cards will be distributed to the members and other visitors. The meeting concludes promptly at 8.30am and if your time permits, you are welcome to network further with members after the meeting.
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Projects Abroad in Jamaica: Arrival Procedure
- Arrival Airport: Kingston (KIN) or Montego Bay (MBJ)
A designated Projects Abroad driver meets volunteers at either Kingston International Airport or Montego Bay International Airport. Kingston is an hour and forty five minutes from our base in Mandeville and Montego Bay is two and a half hours away.
The driver will be waiting for you in the arrivals area holding an A4-sized laminated 'Projects Abroad' sign. The Country Director or Assistant Country Director will call the driver and speak with you upon arrival. You will then travel to your host family in Mandeville where you will be introduced and will spend some time settling in. You will receive your induction folder from the person who comes to pick you up at the airport.
Volunteering in Jamaica: Orientation and Induction
Your induction will be the following day if you arrive during the week, or on the Monday if you arrive at the weekend. During your orientation you will be shown internet cafés, the post office, where to change your money, how to get to each place from your host family, and other important sites and landmarks. You will then be taken to the office where a member staff will go through your induction package and the Jamaica Handbook with you and you will be given a chance to ask questions. The Projects Abroad office is based just north of the center of Mandeville. It is very accessible and is easy to find.
You will then be taken to your placement where you will meet the placement supervisor and staff you will be working with. After this you will go for lunch with a Projects Abroad staff member to enjoy some delicious Jamaican food. After lunch you will receive a more detailed orientation about your placement.
Some volunteers can walk to work, but most travel to work by shared taxi. If you are volunteering on a Standard Project, all necessary work-related transportation costs will be covered by Projects Abroad.
All volunteers stay with local host families and get an authentic Jamaican home-stay experience. Our host families are based in and around Mandeville, Montego Bay, Black River, and Accompong. Host families speak both English and Patois (local creole). Some host families take more than one volunteer at a time but others only host one. You are normally placed with a host family based on where you will be working and the preferences of both you and the family. Vegetarians can be easily catered for.
At the end of your placement we will arrange your journey back to Kingston or Montego Bay airports by a designated Projects Abroad driver.


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New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees is confident that he and the Saints will agree on a long-term contract.
NEW YORK — New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees is confident that he and the Saints will agree on a long-term contract.
With the start of training camp about a month off, the two sides still have "a ways to go" to close the gap, the 2010 Super Bowl MVP said Tuesday.
Nonetheless, he said, "I'm confident, and always have been, that we'll get a long-term deal accomplished."
Brees acknowledged that the NFL's bounty investigation into the Saints has slowed down negotiations.
"This has been a stressful offseason in a lot of ways. There's been a lot of distractions for everybody," he said. "I'm not using that as an excuse other than just stating it as fact. That has delayed things quite a bit at times."
And when it comes to that bounty probe, Brees is adamant that the league has not proved money ever changed hands in a pay-to-injure scheme.
"How can everybody think that when there's been no proof that's been put forth thus far?" he said. "There's been an investigation; there's been a lot of stuff put in the media as to what was going on. But is there any proof to back that up? No, there's not. Not yet."
Brees was in New York on Tuesday to discuss a program that provides free concussion testing for more than 3,300 middle and high schools and youth sports organizations. He was joined on a panel by retired New York Rangers goalie Mike Richter, former New York Giants linebacker Carl Banks and ex-U.S. women's soccer team goalkeeper Briana Scurry.
Scurry's career was ended by a concussion more than two years ago, and she still suffers symptoms such as short-term memory loss, she said. Against that backdrop are the allegations that Saints defensive players intended to injure their opponents.
But Brees described the NFL's evidence so far as "hearsay" and "hypotheticals," not the definitive proof needed.
"If there is, then it needs to come forward," he said. "If it is what they say it is, then punishments will be levied and deservedly so. But if there's not, then we need to vindicate the guys that were obviously wrongly accused."
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello responded in an email to The Associated Press that "the evidence is overwhelming."
"The investigation was thorough and includes statements from multiple sources with firsthand knowledge about the details of the program, corroborating documentation and other evidence," Aiello said. "The enforcement of the bounty rule is important to protect players that are put at risk by this kind of scheme. Certainly, Drew Brees would not want to be the target in a bounty scheme and that is why we must eliminate bounties from football."
Even if Brees signs a contract in time and doesn't miss any of training camp, the Saints will be short-handed after the penalties handed out by the NFL in the bounty case. Coach Sean Payton and linebacker Jonathan Vilma have been suspended the entire season. Assistant coach Joe Vitt, the interim replacement for Payton, is banned for six games, while defensive end Will Smith is docked four. General manager Mickey Loomis will miss eight games.
Former Saints defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove, now with Green Bay, was suspended eight games and linebacker Scott Fujita, now with Cleveland, got three games.
"They had a conclusion that they wanted to reach that this was going on," Brees said of the NFL. "So a predetermined conclusion: We're going to gear the investigation and everything toward that conclusion as opposed to let's just gather the facts."
The league accused the Saints of running a bounty system from 2009-11 under former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, who has been suspended indefinitely by Commissioner Roger Goodell and issued an apology for his role in the scandal.
Brees questioned the testimony coaches gave to the NFL.
"A lot those coaches were living in fear of their careers if they did not cooperate," he said.
The Saints placed their one-year franchise tag on Brees, barring him from negotiating with other teams. Brees has skipped voluntary practices and minicamp while holding out for a long-term deal.
"I feel like there's been progress made over the last few weeks," he said. "But there's still a ways to go. I'm hopeful that it will happen sooner than later."


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On March 21 and 22, the II Bi-National Meeting Chiapas-Guatemala in Defense of Territory took place; it dealt primarily with issues of mining, hydroelectric dams, and defense of water resources. Participants came from both sides of the border to share the problems they have had and their experiences of resistance. The Meeting took place in the town of San Antonio Huista, in the municipality of Huehuetenango in the north of Guatemala, in an area where a number of mining and dam projects are being developed by transnational companies.
Various organizations from Chiapas attended, including the Emiliano Zapata Campesino Organization, OCEZ-FNLS, the Popular Movement of Resistance of the Southeast, MRPS-FNLS, the Women's Collective Rosa Luxemburg-FNLS, the Regional Front against Privatization FRCP-FNLS, CIEPAC, Otros Mundos Chiapas, and the Civic Association Dos Valles Valientes – FRENTE CIVICO CHICOMUSELO. From the Guatemalan side, many different social organization and representatives of communities attended. SIPAZ was also present at the event.
One of the most discussed issues was mining, a growing problem in Chiapas as well as Guatemala. Particularly discussed was the experience of the community consultations that have been organized in order to confront the mining companies in Guatemala. Organized by the Departmental Assembly for the Defense of Natural Resources, it is an indigenous form which respects the traditional ways of making decisions within a community. To date, it is a process that has been used in 23 communities in the municipality of Huehuetenango, with the participation of almost 350,000 people. All of the communities have rejected the mining exploitation in their territory.
The final declaration of the Meeting stated: "We call everyone together for a permanent mobilization, breaking artificial borders, free of violence against women, picking up the historic struggle and resistance of our peoples, to build another world."
For More Information (In Spanish):
Carta Abierta II Encuentro Binacional por la Defensa del Territorio, San Antonio Huista, Guatemala
Convocatoria a II Encuentro Binacional, Centro de Medios Independientes Guatemala
Encuentro binacional En Defensa del Territorio se llevó a cabo en el país, (Noticias Nacionales Guatemala, 23/3)


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This isn't TECHNICALLY a BBQ recipe (which is the theme for this month's Recipe Box Swap), but it is the thing that I am asked to bring most frequently to Tony's work BBQs and our family 4th of July picnics. I hope that is a good enough connection. I found this in my mom's recipe file, and it has been a huge success...every time we make it.
Pizza Salad
Tomato-Basil Dressing:
2 plum tomatoes, seeded and coarsely chopped
1/2 cup olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. sugar
1/4 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves
Mix tomatoes, oil and garlic in a saucepan and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes. Transfer to blender. Add vinegar, salt, pepper, sugar and basil. Pulse to blend and set aside.
1 Bolboli crust
(baked at 450 degrees for 8-10minutes and then cut into 2" squares)
3 medium tomatoes, coarsely chopped
1/2 lb. diced mozzarella cheese
6 cups green leaf lettuce pieces (I use romaine)
1/2 of 3.5 oz. package of pepperoni, cut in half
Combine all ingredient and add dressing. Toss and serve. Delish.
Thanks, Randi, for another great swap!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
10 comments:
- zakkalife said...
I've never heard of this salad before. You've got me curious, I've got to try it now.
- July 3, 2008 at 9:27 AM
- jennwa said...
That looks terrific!!! Yum, I can not wait to try!
- July 3, 2008 at 9:31 AM
Wow! That sounds fabulous!!
- July 3, 2008 at 9:35 AM
- Renna said...
Yum! This sounds positively delicious! It's going into my recipe box!
- July 3, 2008 at 3:52 PM
- Kristi said...
Sounds delicous!
- July 3, 2008 at 4:14 PM
This looks like one the whole family will love! Yummy.
- July 3, 2008 at 4:41 PM
- Shannon said...
What a great idea! I love pizza, I love salad, but don't love all the dough! Sounds yummy!
- July 3, 2008 at 7:09 PM
- Cheri @ Blog This Mom!® said...
This is great. I usually make something similar, but put the salad on the baked dough. I like this idea better!
- July 3, 2008 at 8:44 PM
- Scribbit said...
I can vouch that this is one amazing recipe--you'll love it!
- July 5, 2008 at 12:08 PM
- Sonja said...
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Bids in; Long Beach to choose boardwalk contractor
Long Beach is expected to select a company next week to rebuild its iconic boardwalk, destroyed by superstorm Sandy.
Thursday was the deadline to submit bids to rebuild the 2.2-mile boardwalk, a project expected to cost $40 million.
Long Beach officials declined Thursday to say how many proposals were submitted, but did say bids were still arriving in the afternoon. Rebuilding the boardwalk quickly is critical to the city's economy, city councilman John McLaughlin said.
"It's kind of a sign -- the city is coming back," McLaughlin said. "I think it'll show to people on the outside that they are on the road to recovery."
The boardwalk bids are likely to be a topic of conversation at Tuesday's city council meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. Long Beach officials have said the city plans to award the bid in the first week of April.
The schematics for the new boardwalk -- released by the city earlier this month -- call for it to be made of a resilient tropical hardwood so it would be stronger than its predecessor. The remains of the old boardwalk were carted away in mid-February, after residents took some shards of the wood as souvenirs.
Long Beach officials have said they hope to pay for the boardwalk with Federal Emergency Management Agency dollars.
Sections of the boardwalk could be completed this summer, McLaughlin said. "You're going to want it done as expeditiously as possible," he said.
Also moving forward is a proposal by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to build a dune nearly 16 feet above sea level stretching the length of Long Beach's shoreline just in front of the boardwalk. That proposal has been approved by Long Beach and Hempstead Town and awaits approval from Nassau County and later from the state.
The Nassau legislature will vote on the proposal when county officials are finished discussing "the project's environmental impact to Nickerson Beach," Nassau public works department spokesman Mike Martino said in a statement.
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Outer Colony is now on Kickstarter. We're running a campaign to try to generate awareness of the project and to try to secure some funding, to help defray remaining development expenses.
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If you guys have any feedback about the campaign or suggestions for promoting it, definitely post them here. I'd love to discuss ideas for promoting the game, as marketing is outside my area of expertise. I know Reddit has rules against self promotion, but is it a fertile venue for indie game discussion? How about places like 4chan?
If anyone wants to support the campaign, you'd obviously have my eternal thanks, and I'd be glad to give you a custom forum title, if you'd like.
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Cauliflower cheese & spinach pasta bakes
Somewhere between macaroni and cauliflower cheese, these pasta bakes are perfect for a cold day
Nutrition and extra info
- Freezable
- Vegetarian
- kcal591
- fat29g
- saturates13g
- carbs60g
- sugars18g
- fibre8g
- protein28g
- salt1.91g
- 850ml milk
One of the most widely used ingredients, milk is often referred to as a 'complete' food…
- 50g plain flour
- 50g butter, plus 1 tbsp
Butter is a dairy product made from separating whole milk or cream into fat and…
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 100g extra mature cheddar, grated
Once cheddar was 'Cheddar', a large, hard-pressed barrel of cheese made by a particular…
- 25-50g blue cheese
- ½ tsp finely grated nutmeg
One of the most useful of spices for both sweet and savoury…
- 250g penne
- 1kg cauliflower (2 medium ones), cut into florets
A brassica, like cabbage and broccoli, cauliflower is a mass of tiny, tightly packed flower…
- 750g frozen spinach (whole leaf), defrosted and squeezed dry
Used in almost every cuisine across the world, spinach is an enormously popular green vegetable…
- 25g toasted pine nuts
For the tomato sauce
- 4 garlic cloves, 3 sliced, 1 left whole
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 700g jar tomato passata
For the tomato sauce, cook the sliced garlic in the oil for 1 min, then add the passata. Season, half-cover the pan and simmer for 20 mins until rich.
Meanwhile, make the cheese sauce. Put the milk, flour and 50g butter into a pan. Heat, whisking non-stop, until smooth, then bubble for 3 mins, stirring to make sure any flouriness is lost. Cool for 5 mins, then stir in the mustard, most of the cheddar, half the blue cheese and half the nutmeg.
Boil the penne and cauliflower for 8 mins in salted water until the pasta is almost cooked and the cauli is tender. Keep 2 tbsp water from the pan, then drain. Melt 1 tbsp butter in a pan, add the whole garlic clove, spinach, remaining nutmeg, salt and lots of black pepper. Stir for 2 mins, then remove the garlic clove.
Set aside 300ml cheese sauce and mix the rest into the cauli and pasta. Divide half the tomato sauce between 6 dishes and top with some spinach. Fill with cauli mix, top with more spinach, then the rest of the tomato sauce. Top with the cheese sauce, cheeses and pine nuts. Cover with cling film, cool and chill for up to 2 days or freeze for up to 1 month. To cook, defrost if frozen. Heat oven to 200C/ 180C fan/gas 6. Cook on a baking sheet for 18-20 mins until golden and bubbling. Good with green salad or garlic bread.


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I still haven't played it.
There's a lot of fantastic art there, it really makes me wish they'd make another Final Fantasy without Nomura's grubby hands all over it.
You mean for the characters? Because as far as I know Nomura has never done environmental art.
Oh for fucks sake...
Yes, but he's also been Director or Producer for many of their recent games, so he's still going to have a big influence on the overall art style. He wasn't involved in FFIX at all, and it looks completely different to the stuff they've put out recently.
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An intoxicated friend hands you his or her beer and says, "Watch this."
A story like that usually ends with a trip to the ER. Obviously alcohol is to blame. But, according to a new study, alcohol may actually be the reason your friend survives.
According to the study, researchers believe alcohol changes a victim's chemical response to injury, resulting in a lower risk of death, U.S. News & World reported:
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The latest study of 7,985 trauma patients found that 7 percent of sober patients died compared to 1 percent of intoxicated patients. All of the patients were of similar age and had similar injuries.
But before you try that next keg stand, be aware, this study isn't a license to binge drink.
"This study is not encouraging the use of alcohol," said principal investigator Dr. Christian de Virgilio of the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.
"It is seeking to further explore earlier studies that had found alcohol may improve the body's response to severe injuries. If alcohol is proven to improve the body's response to traumatic injury, it could lead to treatments that help patients survive and recover more quickly," Virgilio said.
So if you really want to up your chances of surviving a trauma, steer clear of the sauce all together.
"Hundreds of thousands of deaths occur each year due to alcohol-related intentional and unintentional injuries, and alcohol is involved in up to 30 percent of adult hospital admissions, particularly those to emergency rooms," according to the World Health Organization.
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ARLINGTON, VA -- In response to an internal audit of its fitness program, the Air Force announced plans that require airmen to take a physical fitness test twice a year, beginning in January 2010. Most reservists or guardsmen will continue taking the fitness test once a year, however.
The changes should help improve the overall health levels of Air Force personnel and save on Tricare military health insurance costs, according to Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley.
"Proper fitness is an important aspect of an overall healthy lifestyle," McKinley told senior Air Force leaders at a conference held at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH. "When our airmen are fit, eat healthy and reduce risk factors such as tobacco use and irresponsible alcohol consumption, their health will improve, they will visit the hospital less, and in the end, Tricare costs will be reduced."
The Air Force designed a new hierarchy of fitness for its program after consulting with fitness industry experts. Cardiovascular fitness now will make up 60 percent of the fitness test score, up from 50 percent, and the body composition aspect will drop from 30 percent to 20 percent of the score.
"The hierarchy starts with cardiovascular aerobic," said Lt. Gen. Richard Y. Newton III, deputy chief of staff for manpower and personnel. "The secondary piece of that is with body composition. The third is muscle fitness, starting first and foremost with the core area, your stomach area, and then with push-ups."
Currently, about 3.77 percent of active-duty airmen fail the annual fitness test, but the Air Force expects that number to go up slightly once the new standards go into effect.
The internal audit also found that certain aspects of the test were being performed inconsistently, so the Air Force decided to have civilians conduct the tests at centralized locations called fitness assessment cells.


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I hit level 85 on my Horde Warrior yesterday. That last level felt like it took forever. Seriously.
Once I hit level 85, I equipped all of the PvP gear I had earlier purchased and queued up for my first Heroics on that character.
Everything went pretty well besides me being a dumb ass and forgetting to pick up the quests at the start of Well of Eternity.
I was mostly last in DPS in the instances, but I aquitted myself well enough to not look like a total noob. I picked up several new pieces of gear including the Axe in End Time.
On most boss fights I did somewhere between 11-15k dps. I expect that to continue to go up as my gear gets better.
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Stretch your legs in a living Cornish landscape
Which places are open and what you need to know before you visit
We've opened more than 100 gardens and parks in England and Northern Ireland through advanced booking. From Monday 6 July, we're gradually opening gardens and parklands in Wales. Tickets are released on Friday for the following week. More than 200 coast and countryside car parks are open across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. All National Trust houses remain closed for now. Read this article to find out what's open and what to expect from your visit.


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Josh Soto lived for months with the kind of fear that most of us could not imagine. The young Marine from Sacramento was deployed on combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan six years ago.
"I was scared, the most scared I've even been," Soto recalled. "The thing that kept me sane at the time was having my buddies around me. You're wound up 24/7, thinking you're going to die, waiting to get shot at."
Soto and his Marine unit were taking so many casualties in combat, they actually talked about "being okay" if they only lost their legs. "I don't want to lose my arms, but I could lose my legs. I'll be alright with that," Soto said.
Like I said, it's a fear most of us could not imagine.
Six of his best friends were killed in action. Their names, and others from his unit who died, hang on the wall in his living room, including a buddy who committed suicide after returning home. Six years after his combat tour ended, Soto's battle now is with Post-Traumatic Stress.
"When I really noticed something was wrong, I went upstairs and I was lying next to my wife in bed, and I just started bawling," Soto said.
Post-Traumatic Stress is the reason this nation is seeing an epidemic of veterans committing suicide. Since 2001, the rate of veteran suicides in the US has jumped 32 percent. On average, every day in this country, 22 veterans take their own lives.
"Just finally one night I had enough of it," Soto said. "I took as many pain killers as I could. I just wanted to end it."
"I've got two (veterans) that I feel like are on suicide watch, even as we speak," said David Zelinsky, a volunteer service officer with El Dorado American Legion Post 119.
Zelinsky helps veterans in distress get the services they need. Housing, food, substance abuse and mental health counseling, and medical treatment. "You know, when you try to save someone's life, you reach out your hand, they have to grab your hand and let you pull them out," he said.
Isolation, violent outbursts, lack of sleep, nightmares, never feeling safe, frightened by loud noises – these are all possible signs of Post-Traumatic Stress. Not every veteran has the same symptoms. And not every treatment helps ease their suffering. There is no cure for PTS, only a variety of treatments to help cope with the symptoms.
"Even when we save lives, it's like, for how long?" Zelinsky said. Even among veterans who get counseling or medication for PTS, the suicide rate is up 9 percent since 2001. But it's up 40 percent in that same time period for veterans who go it alone.
"And that's the most important thing, getting people into treatment," said Lance Poinsett, Director of El Dorado County Veterans Services. "PTSD isn't something that's curable. It's never going to go away. There's not a time where you say 'You're done with your PTSD.'"
Soto sees a counselor and a psychiatrist, and takes comfort in talking to other vets and helping them cope with their PTS. More counselors are preferring to call it "PTS" or Post Traumatic Stress, leaving out the "D", and noting that it is not a "disorder." The symptoms can be a normal human response to the emotional trauma that veterans experience in combat.
PTS, claiming so many lives in our nation, is a tragedy that does not need to happen. El Dorado County Veterans Services and many other city, county, state and federal agencies can provide veterans more than hope. They can offer a plan for coping with PTS.
"People in the military, that's kind of their road back to getting that treatment," said Lance Poinsett. "You give them a purpose, you say 'I need you to do A, B, C, and D,' and then they feel 'Okay, I can do that A, B, C, and D.'"
"The way to really beat back the demons and thoughts of suicide and all that, is to talk to somebody about it," Soto said. "Because keeping it inside... that's the ultimate killer."
Someone needs to take that first step toward getting help. A veteran, a friend, loved one, or family member. One good place to start is the Veterans Affairs 'Vet Center Program.'
A hotline is available 24/7 at 877-WAR-VETS. Or check out their website at www.vetcenter.va.gov


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TxDMV issues quarterly hubometer permits for the following vehicle types:
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204 Affidavit of Exception - Self-Propelled or Trailer-Mounted Units
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