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Dr. Grumpy: "How old was she at the time?"
Mr. Confuseme: "Like really old. She was almost dead. Maybe it was after that. Can you get Alzheimer's after that?"
A Blog detailing the insanity of my medical practice and the stupidity of everyday life.
Phlebas the Phoenician, a fortnight dead,
Forgot the cry of gulls, and the deep sea swell
And the profit and loss.
-TS Eliot, The Waste Land
Yes, and it's infectious - you clearly got it!!
I think the only thing you can catch after you're dead is worms...
I have a cold, I caught it from my children. I even diagnosed myself!
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Bwahahahahahahaha! :D
Alzheimer's after death, huh? Did you tell him that his mother must have been REALLY talented in order to pull that off?
As my sister often says... and I really hope I don't offend anyone here... "Stupid people should have to pay for oxygen!"
Maybe she was just mostly dead.
Cthulhu Sashimi wins the intertubes for today. Comedy gold, that, comedy gold.
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Picking raffle winners, and the world's freshest watercress for savory watercress flatbread
Thanks to all of you (hundreds) who entered our two raffles, one right here on the website, and other other at the booth at the Minnesota State Fair where we presented our method to an appreciative Gopher-State audience. After so many years as visitors to the Fair with our families, it was exhilirating to be on the other side of the booth. So, by random drawing, we selected two winners (drumroll):
Teresa, who wrote that she "loves sticky buns but hates the mess," is the winner of the web-based drawing. I recall she suggested that Zoe's idea for sticky buns on a stick was "ingenious;" but we promise that her flattery did not influence the drawing. Teresa will receive a signed copy of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. Jill is the winner of the MN State Fair drawing, and will receive the gift bucket we displayed at the booth, containing a signed copy of the book, plus a 6-quart dough bucket, and a bright red mixing spoon. Thanks for braving the heat in that Creative Activities building and hanging out with us.
As I said, we didn't just pick winners– I picked the world's freshest watercress from a chilly Minnesota river last week, and baked it into fantastic savory flatbread, all out in the wild (everything tastes better outdoors). This camping-trip method blends two favorite techniques from our book: rolling in something that wasn't originally mixed in the dough, like our raisin challah on page 183, and baking in a skillet on the stovetop (like our naan on page 173).
Family camping trips are a great time to make sure we all stay connected with each other. There are no distractions (from each other!) so this is nothing like the "real" life of work, running a household, and schoolwork. My family is addicted to it and though we only go once a year, none of us can imagine doing without it. We camp in the blufflands of Southern Minnesota, a unique and beautiful part of the state. It's actually quite a rolling terrain, not like the flat prairie that most people associate with the Upper Midwest. This year, we camped 30 steps from an chilly stream, and it was teeming with wild watercress, growing all along the shallows at the stream's edge. Bingo!
After the park ranger assured me that yes, it was edible watercress, and that it was legal to pick, I started to think about using it in bread. Watercress has a sharp, peppery, flavor that goes well in all kinds of salads and savory dishes. I love it, but it's often very difficult to find in supermarkets. So this was really a gold mine. If you can't find watercress, this recipe would work with any kind of savory green. Arugula comes to mind if I were to buy something for this from the supermarket.
We were a bit squeamish about eating the greens raw in salad (the river water isn't considered drinkable), but sauteed watercress, when nicely salted and garlicked up, makes a fantastic savory addition to bread, along the lines of our Spinach Feta Bread (page 110 in the book). After I got some help harvesting a bunch with a kitchen shears (above), I cut away the tough stems and roughly chopped the cress with an Opinel folding picnic knife (everyone who goes to France seems to buy for one of these for rustic picnics, but I have to admit that my wife got our Opinel from Amazon). It's an old-fashioned knife, made of a relatively soft carbon steel that is very easy to sharpen, so this thing is always razor-sharp for camping trips:
Then fire up a Coleman camping stove , liquid-fueled or propane (or whatever brand you like, so long as it provides a strong heat source that's comparable to your home stove). Saute a clove or two of chopped garlic in about a tablespoon of olive oil until fragrant and just beginning to turn color. Add a big bunch of chopped watercress and saute over medium-high heat until wilted. Salt to taste and remove from heat. I like a cast-iron skillet for this job.
Now, cut off a chunk of pre-mixed stored dough–enough to cover the bottom of your skillet when you roll it out to 1/8 to 1/4-inch thickness (it may take some trial and error, but it's usually about the size of a peach for a pan this size). On the camping trip, we store basic dough from the Master Recipe in a cooler packed with ice that we stow in the car at night (OK, we had a lapse and left it out in the open for "a while" and a racoon stole our organic watermelon out of it. Could have happened to anyone. We've been camping for years and never did this. Some subtle recipe advice: DON'T LEAVE YOUR COOLER OUTSIDE UNATTENDED IN THE WOODS!
Anyway, roll, stretch, or flatten the dough into a round; for this trip I just brought along a silicon mat and used that as my work surface with a little flour and my hands. No rolling pin on this trip. Which would have come in handy when I tried to intimidate the racoon using nothing but a flashlight. Once the dough is flat and round, scatter the surface with your sauteed watercress:
Then roll up the whole thing into a cylinder like so:
I love this method, because it allows you to use a very basic dough and add in something that radically changes the nature of the bread, just for this one loaf (you can go back to plain bread next time). This technique works well with greens, nuts, raisins, or just about anything. Chocolate, for example. But I digress.
Form the rolled-up cylinder into a ball by tucking the ends underneath, shape the ball briefly and then flatten it again with your hands and/or a rolling pin to form a flat round:
Pre-heat your skillet over medium-high heat with about a tablespoon of oil, add your dough round and then lower the heat to medium-low and cover closely to trap steam. The heat setting you want will take some trial and error; if it's too high the bottom will burn before the flatbread is set, if it's too low it takes forever and you get an unappetizing pale result.
If you've set the heat right and keep the lid on the skillet, you should get good caramelization like this with about five minutes on a side (flip the flatbread using a spatula when the underside is browned to your liking), but this all depends on the thickness of the dough and the power of your camping stove:
We devoured this thing after cutting it up with the kitchen shears– we used the pieces as improvised hamburger buns. They split well, even though this method doesn't encourage puffing.
Camping season is rapidly drawing to a close here in the great North– wherever you are, your season is probably longer than ours, so enjoy, and consider having fresh bread every night in your campsite with your family. And of course, if you're not a camper, you can do this on your kitchen range. If you like that sort of thing.


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Never since this years controversial debates between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton has there been such a hotly debated topic as whether or not leggings are pants. The parties on each side of this controversy are passionate about their position but we are hoping through this post we can prove to the naysayers that leggings are indeed worthy of being placed in the category of pants. What I ask you is more comfortable to wear then a pair of leggings? They allow the ease of movement of a dress or skirt without the risk of being exposed. They provide the coverage of a jean or pant without feeling binding and restrictive on the body. There are days when I have thrown on a pair of leggings and a sweater and actually forgotten I have anything on (perhaps that's just me). If styled well they can be dressed up or down and worn for literally any occasion.
This week we celebrate the legging (as pant) with a presentation of our favorite styles which enhance the basic legging with luxurious fabrics and unique flair.
Leather leggings elevate any style. They can make an outfit look sophisticated or just a little edgy depending on your personal styling. Some of our favorite combos for the leather legging are a beautiful oversized cashmere sweater with a pair of killer leopard print stilettos or dress them down with a cute army jacket, t-shirt and pair of motorcycle boots.
Vegan Leather Leggings:
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Who doesn't love suede? Suede always looks so rich, smooth and inviting like your favorite vanilla latte. It is almost impossible to resist reaching out and touching this fabric (albeit not always socially acceptable). To me suede equals luxury and it can be worn with everything from a t-shirt (instant chic) to a very tailored jacket with tall boots for the office but our favorite look is paired with a very romantic spun cotton and lace peasant blouse. Date night awaits, there is no way he can resist this look.
Another derivation of this look is the classic suede patch leggings. A touch of the luxe without being to bold at work.
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Ivory Suede Patch Leggings
At first thought these leggings may seem a little counter intuitive to the main point of what a legging is supposed to be; simple, streamlined, smooth and they can be a little more challenging to wear if you have wider hips but if paired properly with a light over-sized shirt or fitted jacket they can make for a great addition to your legging collection. WARNING: avoid any chunky, heavy, over-sized sweaters which can make the whole outfit look frumpy.
Leggings for the utilitarian:
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Silver Ponte Cargo Leggings
Rowan Cargo Skinnies
These might be the hardest leggings to pull off but they are soooo cute! You see them at the store, you can not resist the impulse buy and then you get home an wonder, now what? Where am I ever going to wear these? The key to pulling off the printed legging is making sure that the entire outfit does not get to busy. The best way to achieve this is with a simple, solid-colored top, avoid a lot of embellishment with jewelry or scarves, let your leggings speak for themselves and supply the pop of color and interest to your outfit without looking garish. Keep it simple!
Perfect printed leggings:
Floral Jersey Leggings
Purple Printed Leggings
Taylor Jersey Leggings
So, showcase your legs a little this season and find the perfect comfort and fashion balance that best fits you. Because, we here at Posh At Play always encourage you to


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Washington (CNN) -- Alcohol-related car crashes kill about 10,000 people each year in the United States and law enforcement wants more flexibility to determine whether a suspected drunk driver is, indeed, over the limit.
But the Supreme Court was clearly divided in oral arguments on Wednesday about whether police can obtain a blood test without a warrant to determine intoxication levels.
"One of the things that I think affects the view in this case is: It's a pretty scary image of somebody restrained, and a representative of the state approaching them with a needle," Chief Justice John Roberts said.
The justices as a group seemed reluctant to issue a bright line rule for either side and struggled to get a clear answer about how much time can elapse before police would reasonably be able to forgo warrants and order blood tests.
Half of U.S. states prohibit warrantless blood tests in "run-of-the-mill" drunk driving cases.
The appeal involves the case of Tyler McNeely, 25, who was stopped in the middle of the night two years ago for speeding near Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
He failed four field sobriety tests and then refused to take a portable Breathalyzer at the scene, records show. McNeely said he would not consent to a breath test in jail and was taken to a hospital.
A blood test was ordered unilaterally by the officer over McNeely's objections and the blood-alcohol reading was nearly twice the state's legal limit.
State courts subsequently divided over whether the test could be admitted as evidence, prompting the Supreme Court appeal.
Time is key
Law enforcement wants flexibility to conduct such "searches" without warrants, saying alcohol dissipates over time and that delays getting a judge to sign off on a blood sample can mean justice denied.
John Koester, Jr., an assistant prosecuting attorney, said during the arguments that the facts of the situation favor exceptions to the warrant requirement, essentially giving the officer in the field the benefit of the doubt in most cases.
The officer who arrested McNeely worried that it would take a "considerable amount of time" to secure a warrant, perhaps 90 minutes to two hours, in that rural area of the state.
Court records show the time lapse between the initial stop and the blood test was about 30 minutes.
Civil rights advocates say these kinds of "invasive" medical procedures are unnecessary and unconstitutional, absent any extraordinary circumstances negating a warrant.
The Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable search and seizure and permits warrants only in cases of probable cause.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor raised that issue with the state's lawyer.
"How can it be reasonable to forgo the Fourth Amendment in a procedure as intrusive as a needle going into someone's body?" she asked. "The ruling by us today is going to change that and is going to -- if in your favor -- change that and put the court's imprint, on: Use the most intrusive way you [police] can to prove your case."
But Justice Antonin Scalia said there was usually only one practical reason for suspects to insist on a warrant.
"What do you think your client would really get from the warrant requirement other than the delay that would entail allowing his blood alcohol to reduce itself?" he asked McNeely's lawyer. "I don't see how the independent magistrate [signing the warrant] is going to do you a whole lot of good, except for the fact that it will delay the process."
The justices have said the warrant requirement can be suspended under extraordinary circumstances, such as the risk of endangering lives or destruction of evidence. But the court has also said state intrusions into one's own body generally require prior review and approval by a judge.
"There was nothing that distinguished this case on the facts from other cases on the facts" where a warrant was legally obtained," Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said.
U.S. supports state
The Obama administration is backing Missouri, saying there is a strong federal interest in deterring drunk driving.
A lawyer for the Justice Department said blood samples are often more accurate than breath tests.
Justice Samuel Alito, a former U.S. attorney, said his experience was that many magistrates were "unreceptive to receiving warrant applications in the middle of the night" making it impractical in many jurisdictions to secure a timely order.
Steven Shapiro, the legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union who represented McNeely, said there was "no doubt" that using a needle triggers a warrant requirement.
Neither states nor criminal suspects in general should expect a clear ruling in their favor. It is more likely the court will issue a nuanced opinion.
A victory allowing automatic blood draws would not stop other states from maintaining strict standards for their use. Indeed, the simple threat of a needle may be incentive enough for suspected drunk drivers to agree to less invasive breath tests.
Both sides concede that dynamic already exists in many cases.
But if McNeely prevails, police may be required to adopt more extensive guidelines on testing policies, narrowing the emergency exceptions to the warrant requirement.
The practical effect may be to force police to streamline and speed up the warrant process, so that drunk drivers are tested before it is too late to preserve the evidence.
The case is Missouri v. McNeely (11-1425). The ruling is due by the spring.


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Mark Pincus is a leading Internet entrepreneur, having founded and established four successful companies.
In January 2007, Mark founded Zynga and has grown the company to become the leading social games provider with over 235 million monthly active users playing its games. Mark has created a team of more than 700 employees including senior executives from EA, Yahoo! and others to create such hits as FarmVille, Café World, Zynga Poker, FishVille, Mafia Wars, PetVille and YoVille. In October 2009, Mark started Zynga.org which is committed to transforming the world through virtual social goods. Zynga.org has raised more than $3 million for several international nonprofits.
Prior to Zynga, in 2003, Mark founded Tribe Networks (tribe.net), one of the first online communities and social networking sites, which foreshadowed the popularity of social networks.. Tribe partnered with major local newspapers and was funded by The Washington Post, Knight Ridder Digital and Mayfield Venture Capital. In 2007, Cisco purchased the core tribe.net assets to provide an initial platform for its digital media services group.
Prior to Tribe, Mark co-founded SupportSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPRT), originally known as Support.com, a provider of service and support automation software. Mark served as chairman and CEO and led the company through its successful IPO to become one of the world's leading publicly traded enterprise software companies. Mark's initial Internet success came with Freeloader, the first web-based consumer push information service. Freeloader was acquired seven months after launch by Individual, Inc. for $38 million. Prior to Freeloader, Mark worked in various capacities in venture capital, business development and financial services.
Mark is an advocate for entrepreneurs and regularly speaks at events such as GDC, Web 2.0 and SNAP Summit. In 2009, Mark was named "CEO of the Year" at the Crunchies. Mark earned his B.A. from University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business and his MBA from Harvard Business School. A native of Chicago, Mark has lived in several cities across U.S. including Philadelphia, Boston, Washington DC and Denver and currently resides in San Francisco with his wife and Lola, his American Bulldog.
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Retimed Lattingtown traffic lights ease congestion
Two traffic lights along a Lattingtown road packed with vehicles rerouted by construction on Sandy-damaged West Shore Road in Mill Neck have been adjusted to eliminate bottlenecks.
Nassau County officials Monday said they improved the intersections of Bayville Road and Hernan Avenue and Bayville Road and Horse Hollow Road, where local officials had said vehicles were stacking up in wait because the green lights were too short.
Cars and trucks that once took West Shore Road -- a direct route between Oyster Bay hamlet and Bayville and Centre Island devastated by superstorm Sandy -- have been forced to take detours on winding wooded roads unused to high volumes of traffic.
But now, at Bayville and Hernan, the light on Bayville stays green longer before vehicles waiting on Hernan or Michael "F" Street receive a green, county spokesman Michael Martino said in an email.
And "time-delayed amplifiers" were installed to prevent the light on Bayville from turning red if no vehicle is turning from the side street -- as was previously a problem, he said.
At Bayville and Horse Hollow, the green light on Bayville and "passage time" between vehicles are longer, and Horse Hollow Avenue has become a straight-through approach to Bayville Road, Martino said.
Mayors Clarence F. Michalis, of Lattingtown, and Lawrence Schmidlapp, of Centre Island, in February requested that the county retime the signals but were denied.
Martino Monday wrote that Nassau has since "performed additional inspections and found that the intersection, while performing well, could benefit from some changes given the added use as a detour for the West Shore Rd. seawall reconstruction project."
The seawall work is more than half complete and the roadwork is to begin in May, county officials said. West Shore Road is to be fully open by Fourth of July weekend, they said.


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Re:Focus House Dazzles the Internet!
With the European counterpart to the Solar Decathlon now complete, the team from University of Florida walks away as winner of the Internet Award based on online voting open during the competition. Their home, Project RE:FOCUS, blends three elements from historic Florida houses — a covered open porch, a breezeway oriented to prevailing winds, and a porous breathable skin — in a striking way.


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- Testing Resistance In Hong Kong. // Emerging Markets Monitor;11/18/2002, Vol. 8 Issue 30, p8
Discusses the performance of the Hong Kong stock market as of November 2002. Influence of the resumption of the United Nations weapons inspection in Iraq; Decline in retail sales; Concerns on fiscal accounts.
- CEE Safe Havens. // Emerging Markets Monitor;2/3/2003, Vol. 8 Issue 40, p13
Focuses on bourses in Slovenia, Romania and Bulgaria. Information on Bulgaria's Sofix index; Increase in Romanian bank's share price since April 2001; Slovenia's SBI bourse.
- Mauritius Still Tastes Sweet. // Emerging Markets Monitor;2/3/2003, Vol. 8 Issue 40, p17
Provides information on the Mauritius' Semdex index. Reason the boarse is trading at three-year highs around the 435 mark; Partnership of Mauritius Commercial Bank with Societe Generale.
- AUSM set for August launch. Hasenfuss, Marc // Finance Week;7/14/2003, p14
Discusses the launch of Africa Unlisted Share Market (AUSM) in South Africa. Geographic position of AUSM; Setbacks suffered by the market's backers; Quality of the market's listings; Cynicisms regarding unlisted stocks.


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Wednesday, 4 August 2010
Edward Bess Platinum Concealer
Although the consistency is smooth and creamy it's not at all oily and does not crease or cake. It feels really lightweight on and wears extremely well, even without powder.
It terms of coverage I'd say its medium. It's perfect for facial discolouration, but not quite heavy duty enough for my very dark circles.
I bought the lightest shade, Ivory Nude (£30). Its very pigmented and slightly yellow toned and although the colour is very blendable it is slightly too dark for me.
Swatched below: On the left its one swipe, on the right its blended in as much as possible.
Here are the ingredients:
Apart from it not being an exact colour match, I really am impressed with the texture and wear and it's easily one of the best concealers I have ever used.
I bought this from zuneta.com who stock EB exclusively for those in the UK (they also ship worldwide).
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Ooh I like the sound of this because it doesn't contain mineral oil like most other big brand concealers...ReplyDelete
But on the coverage, what other concealers do you recommend that wears as well, but has more coverage? I've been looking for a new undereye concealer and haven't found anything perfect yet...
Hello dear! Have you always had dark circles or is it your little boy keeping you up at night (you know, breaking favourite lipsticks and such!)?? Hope you're preparing a list of EB stuff for me, and you're right about the Becca palette, not sure when I'll get round to it! Can't to EOTDs anyway, as I left all my concealers at home and I vowed not to buy a new one till I've finished some of the ones i already have! xxxReplyDelete
Hello Beauty Scribbler,ReplyDelete
Unfortunately I too am looking for the perfect full coverage concealer for my under eyes and haven't found it yet. The best thing I have found for my eye area so far is By Terry Touche Veloutee however its not enough coverage, will be sure to do a post when I found the "one" :)
Hi Anna,
I've had dark circles for as long as I can remeber which just get worse the older I get..yehh..
Your gonna have a long list as I like all my EB stuff so far ;)
You didn't take concealer with you, thats rather brave, although thinking to what pictures I have seen of bits of your face its not like you need it anyhow..me jealous.. x
I had a little play with these at the launch and the texture is amazing. I was beguiled by the more 'exciting' make up but I am always interested in finding the "one" for my circles too. I wonder if this might too yellow for me though. I find the RMK leans a little too yellow and can look a wrong under my eyes.ReplyDelete
Haha, trust, I crop my pics so you don't see the humongous and angry pimple on my chin!!! xxReplyDelete
Hi Jane,ReplyDelete
Its less yellow than the RMK one, I gave up on that one. I seem to be using about 3 different concealer at a time for my undereyes, seems to work ok but not quite there yet! x
Hello Anna,
Ha, I bet your one measly spot would cower compared to mine ;P I have a face full of them at the moment, and I can tell you the intense redness of them looks rather fetching against my very pale skin....x


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Hotel "Zeil" situated in the centre of Frankfurt am Main, at the beginning of the vastest shopping street in Europe. At the hotel there is a restaurant with European and Russian cousine, a bar and a business centre. Each of 35 comfortable rooms are equipped with phone, TV and minibar. Free Internet access (Wi-Fi), 24-hours ready-to-service Reception as well as Roomservice are available to our guests. The nearest underground station and bus stop is at about 150 m from the hotel. Only 7 minutes with underground, and you'll see the biggest exhibition complex in Europe - the Frankfurt Fair. The "Mainhattan" skyscrapers area, Commercial centre of the EU, Frankfurt stock exchange, Old City, Museumsstrasse, "park belt" of Frankfurt and the river Main, as well as shops of most world-renowned manufacturers of clothing, shoes and accessoires, are in the short distance from the hotel "Zeil".
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In a new post to her site Francesca Krihely starts looking at the developer experience - how developers relate to your service and product and what kinds of things you need to be doing to help engage them.
I had a great brainstorm a few weeks back with the members of the Developer Evangelists meetup on the topic of the User Journey, or as I'll call it now, the Developer Experience. The main problem we wanted to solve was how we convert new users into experts or awesoms users. In many ways, a Community Manager and/or Developer Evangelist is responsible for driving user adoption and making users successful, so this is a topic near and dear to all of our hearts. I walked away with three key things that help improve the developer experience: Great Product, Great Support and Empowerment.
This post talks about the first point - the "great product" - and notes that, if the product isn't useful and enjoyable to use, even developers won't bother with it. She also talks some about the need for quality documentation and how it can be seen as a sort of "marketing" to developers.
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School of Divinity (SOD) Statement of Educational Effectiveness
The mission of the School of Divinity (SOD), Georgia Central University, is "to educate and train qualified students for ministerial, educational, and missionary leadership for Christ and His Kingdom through rigorous professional programs of theological studies and personal and spiritual disciplines" (Catalog, p. 5). To ensure that its academic programs fulfill the SOD's mission and commitment, the SOD regularly checks and analyzes the educational effectiveness by means of a variety of assessments.
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By the final class of each semester the SOD conducts the Course Evaluation & Outcome Assessment in order to know how effective we are in achieving the desired outcomes of the academic programs. The Course Evaluation & Outcome Assessment is basically divided into four large parts: (1) Academic
Self-Assessment; (2) Instructor Evaluation; (3) Course Evaluation; & (4) Facilities & Student Support Service Evaluation. The following graph shows levels of each area.
Chart 1. Level of Satisfaction of Course Evaluation & Outcome Assessment
The Academic Self- Assessment is composed of five questions and the following graph reflects the levels of five areas.
Chart 2. Level of Satisfaction of Academic Self Assessment
Satisfaction with Progress in Skills
The academic programs of the SOD are designed to educate its students to serve the church as well as the community. To collect the outcomes of this information each year graduates are asked to complete the ATS's the Graduating Student Questionnaire (GSQ). For this report we have chosen to only focus on those items which rate their satisfaction level with progress in skills related to their future ministerial work.
Chart 3. Level of Satisfaction with Progress in Skills Related to Future Work
Program Completion and Placement
The final measure of student achievement and educational effectiveness is the rate of graduation of students related to program completion and placement. Below is information concerning average time to completion and placement rates.
1. For all Master's of Divinity Graduates
2. For all Master's Program Graduates
3. Placement Rates
The SOD keeps records of job placement statistics for every year per degree program. The following table summarizes the placement rates per degree program. Many of graduates during those years were placed to seek ministry positions and further study.


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HOLLAND, Mich. – The Distinguished Lecture Series in Sports Medicine at Hope College will open its spring-semester season with a focus on the stresses placed on athletic trainers as they care for patients in crisis situations.
Dr. Shari Bartz, who is an assistant professor and athletic training program director at Grand Valley State University, will present the address "The Well Being of the Athletic Trainer – Personal Care in Crisis Situations" on Monday, Jan. 24, at 7 p.m. in Winants Auditorium of Graves Hall.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
Bartz has been with Grand Valley State University for the past 12 years, and was previously the head women's athletic trainer and assistant head football athletic trainer at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She has been a Certified Athletic Trainer for 18 years and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist for 16 years.
Her current research interests include eating disorders, strength and conditioning, and emergency care. She has recently had several textbook chapters published related to her research on eating disorders as well as a chapter on the well being of the athletic trainer in a text on emergency care.
Bartz is an active member of several professional organizations including the National Athletic Trainers Association, the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association, Michigan Athletic Trainers Society, the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and the American College of Sports Medicine. She earned her doctoral degree in health promotion and health Education from the University of Alabama and UAB in 2003, her master's degree in exercise physiology from UAB in 1995, and her bachelor's degree in health science with an emphasis in athletic training from Grand Valley State University in 1992.
The Distinguished Lecture Series in Sports Medicine is designed for health care professionals with an interest in physically active patients, and is intended for students, educators and clinicians alike. It is co-sponsored by Orthopaedic Associates of Michigan, Shoreline Orthopaedics, Holland Hospital Rehabilitation Services, The Bone and Joint Center, and the college.
Bartz-Smith's presentation is the third of five lectures scheduled through the series for the 2010-11 school year. The remaining addresses are: "Common Hand Injuries in Sports--Recognition and Management," by Dr. Richard Howell of Shoreline Orthopaedics on Monday, Feb. 21; and "Hip Injuries in Athletics" by Dr. Carl Wierks of The Holland Bone and Joint Center on Monday, April 11. Additional information about the series may be found online at http://www.hope.edu/academic/kinesiology/athtrain/dlssm/index.html
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As President George W. Bush's top speechwriter, Marc Thiessen was provided unique access to the CIA program used in interrogating top Al Qaeda terrorists, including the mastermind of the 9/11 attack, Khalid Sheikh Mohammad (KSM).
Now, in his riveting new book, Courting Disaster, How the CIA Kept America Safe and How Barack Obama Is Inviting the Next Attack.
Here is an excerpt from Courting Disaster:
Just before dawn on March 1, 2003, two dozen heavily armed Pakistani tactical assault forces move in and surround a safe house in Rawalpindi . A few hours earlier they had received a text message from an informant inside the house. It read: "I am with KSM."
Bursting in, they find the disheveled mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, in his bedroom. He is taken into custody. In the safe house, they find a treasure trove of computers, documents, cell phones and other valuable "pocket litter."
Once in custody, KSM is defiant. He refuses to answer questions, informing his captors that he will tell them everything when he gets to America and sees his lawyer. But KSM is not taken to America to see a lawyer. Instead he is taken to a secret CIA "black site" in an undisclosed location.
Upon arrival, KSM finds himself in the complete control of Americans. He does not know where he is, how long he will be there, or what his fate will be.
Despite his circumstances, KSM still refuses to talk. He spews contempt at his interrogators, telling them that Americans are weak, lack resilience, and are unable to do what is necessary to prevent the terrorists from succeeding in their goals. He has trained to resist interrogation. When he is asked for information about future attacks, he tells his questioners scornfully: "Soon, you will know."
It becomes clear he will not reveal the information using traditional interrogation techniques. So he undergoes a series of "enhanced interrogation techniques" approved for use only on the most high-value detainees. The techniques include waterboarding.
His resistance is described by one senior American official as "superhuman." Eventually, however, the techniques work, and KSM becomes cooperative-for reasons that will be described later in this book.
He begins telling his CIA de-briefers about active al Qaeda plots to launch attacks against the United States and other Western targets. He holds classes for CIA officials, using a chalkboard to draw a picture of al Qaeda's operating structure, financing, communications, and logistics. He identifies al Qaeda travel routes and safe havens, and helps intelligence officers make sense of documents and computer records seized in terrorist raids. He identifies voices in intercepted telephone calls, and helps officials understand the meaning of coded terrorist communications. He provides information that helps our intelligence community capture other high-ranking terrorists,
KSM's questioning, and that of other captured terrorists, produces more than 6,000 intelligence reports, which are shared across the intelligence community, as well as with our allies across the world.
In one of these reports, KSM describes in detail the revisions he made to his failed 1994-1995 plan known as the "Bojinka plot" to blow up a dozen airplanes carrying some 4,000 passengers over the Pacific Ocean .
Years later, an observant CIA officer notices that the activities of a cell being followed by British authorities appear to match KSM's description of his plans for a Bojinka-style attack.
In an operation that involves unprecedented intelligence cooperation between our countries, British officials proceed to unravel the plot. On the night of Aug.9, 2006 they launch a series of raids in a northeast London suburb that lead to the arrest of two dozen al Qaeda terrorist suspects. They find a USB thumb-drive in the pocket of one of the men with security details for Heathrow airport, and information on seven trans-Atlantic flights that were scheduled to take off within hours of each other:
* United Airlines Flight 931 to San Francisco departing at 2:15 p.m.;
* Air Canada Flight 849 to Toronto departing at 3:00 p.m.;
* Air Canada Flight 865 to Montreal departing at 3:15 p.m.;
* United Airlines Flight 959 to Chicago departing at 3:40 p.m.;
* United Airlines Flight 925 to Washington departing at 4:20 p.m.;
* American Airlines Flight 131 to New York departing at 4:35 p.m; and
* American Airlines Flight 91 to Chicago departing at 4:50 p.m.
They seize bomb-making equipment and hydrogen peroxide to make liquid explosives. And they find the chilling martyrdom videos the suicide bombers had prepared.
Today, if you asked an average person on the street what they know about the 2006 airlines plot, most would not be able to tell you much. Few Americans are aware of the fact that al Qaeda had planned to mark the fifth anniversary of 9/11 with an attack of similar scope and magnitude.
And still fewer realize that the terrorists' true intentions in this plot were uncovered thanks to critical information obtained through the interrogation of the man who conceived it: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
This is only one of the many attacks stopped with the help of the CIA interrogation program established by the Bush Administration in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Editor's Note: For other foiled terrorist plots, see page 9 of Courting Disaster.
In addition to helping break up these specific terrorist cells and plots, CIA questioning provided our intelligence community with an unparalleled body of information about al Qaeda
Until the program was temporarily suspended in 2006, intelligence officials say, well over half of the information our government had about al Qaeda-how it operates, how it moves money, how it communicates, how it recruits operatives, how it picks targets, how it plans and carries out attacks-came from the interrogation of terrorists in CIA custody.
Former CIA Director George Tenet has declared: "I know that this program has saved lives. I know we've disrupted plots. I know this program alone is worth more than what the FBI, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Agency put together have been able to tell us."
Former CIA Director Mike Hayden has said: "The facts of the case are that the use of these techniques against these terrorists made us safer. It really did work."
Even Barack Obama's Director of National Intelligence, Dennis Blair, has acknowledged: "High-value information came from interrogations in which those methods were used and provided a deeper understanding of the al Qaeda organization that was attacking this country."
Leon Panetta, Obama's CIA Director, has said: "Important information was gathered from these detainees. It provided information that was acted upon."
And John Brennan, Obama's Homeland Security Advisor, when asked in an interview if enhanced-interrogation techniques were necessary to keep America safe, replied :"Would the U.S. be handicapped if the CIA was not, in fact, able to carry out these types of detention and debriefing activities? I would say yes."
On Jan. 22, 2009, President Obama issued Executive Order 13491, closing the CIA program and directing that, henceforth, all interrogations by U.S personnel must follow the techniques contained in the Army Field Manual.
The morning of the announcement, Mike Hayden was still in his post as CIA Director, He called White House Counsel Greg Craig and told him bluntly: "You didn't ask, but this is the CIA officially nonconcurring. The president went ahead anyway, overruling the objections of the agency.
A few months later, on April 16, 2009, President Obama ordered the release of four Justice Department memos that described in detail the techniques used to interrogate KSM and other high-value terrorists. This time, not just Hayden (who was now retired) but five CIA directors -- including Obama's own director, Leon Panetta -- objected. George Tenet called to urge against the memos' release. So did Porter Goss. So did John Deutch Hayden says: "You had CIA directors in a continuous unbroken stream to 1995 calling saying, 'Don't do this.'"
In addition to objections from the men who led the agency for a collective 14 years, the President also heard objections from the agency's covert field operatives. A few weeks earlier, Panetta had arranged for the eight top officials of the Clandestine Service to meet with the President. It was highly unusual for these clandestine officers to visit the Oval Office, and they used the opportunity to warn the President that releasing the memos would put agency operatives at risk. The President reportedly listened respectfully-and then ignored their advice.
With these actions, Barack Obama arguably did more damage to America 's national security in his first 100 days of office than any President in American history
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These people still don't think that's relevant. Only when we put it this way do many --not all of -- them admit they would condone enhanced interrogation:
Home invaders rape and behead two of your children and kidnap the other child and your wife. One of the gang tells you they will behead them in three hours ... period ... for kicks. You capture him and ask him politely where they are. He just smiles and asks for a lawyer.
What'cha gonna do?
You see, many of These People -- like Joy Behar and Rosie O'Donnell -- don't agree that radical Islam is a problem. You have to personalize the problem to get these deep thinkers to see the issue clearly.
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I had no doubt that matty would find a way to rationalize evil behavior. No response on education. You kind of can't do that discussion thing can you, unless there is a TR bit to pirate.
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Mac you are entitled to your beliefs, I can respect that.
But when it is your job to keep the people, economy and assets of America safe, THAT IS NOT THE TIME TO INTERJECT YOUR PERSONAL IDEOLOGY!!!!
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"But when it is your job to keep the people, economy and assets of America safe, THAT IS NOT THE TIME TO INTERJECT YOUR PERSONAL IDEOLOGY!!!!"
That is funny.This poster starts with a long rant of some guys personal ideology and he posts it because it agrees with his own personal ideology.
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Times,dates, names, facts not ideology. You must be confused like most moonbats.
I found a picture of you and mac, heading to an ACLU meeting at Nancy house
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The conservative version of a concession speech is diversion, as illustrated above by my good buddy, Masshole matty!
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You know what they say boggsman, if it was not for us assholes, you SHITHEADS would not be around.
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Good, matty, you've been working on your spelling. Now try a little content.
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Why would I waste my time, when I can obviously get under your skin, with very little effort? Besides we all know what your response will be to me, and others who provide plenty of content.
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April 27, 2010, 1:30 PM ET
By Dawn Wotapka
Milton and Patricia Harper narrowly avoided foreclosure. Again.
Their 5,300-square-foot McMansion, built for the "Extreme Makeover" television show was set to be auctioned off in Atlanta earlier this month. But the Harpers averted that fate with a Chapter 13 bankruptcy filing–for the second time.
The couple had filed for their first Chapter 13 in early 2009, as foreclosure loomed on their supersized home. The bankruptcy halted the process. It's possible that the family was unable to fulfill the payment plan set up under the bankruptcy and thus had to file again this year–a common occurrence says Jessica Gabel, a law professor with Georgia State University.
The Harpers didn't return a call for comment. Lender JP Morgan Chase, which now needs court permission to proceed with a foreclosure sale, declined to comment.
As we've written, the Harper episode aired in the 2004-2005 season. The family's modest home with septic-tank issues was replaced by a showpiece resembling an English castle. In addition to a new house, which they were given outright, the Harpers received a scholarship fund for their three sons.
Mortgage troubles came after the family used the house as collateral for a $450,000 loan, which was modified by Chase in 2008.
Meanwhile, the family still seems to be trying to raffle off the house. They've recently updating their raffle Web site, however, no auction date is listed.
"That is unusual," said Ms. Gabel, the professor. "That doesn't pass the smell test. They're going to have to demonstrate to the court why they should proceed" with the raffle. Plus, she added, any post-bankruptcy petition income might have to go to creditors.
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