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Friday, June 10, 2011
Birthday Lasagna!!
Yesterday was my birthday, and even though I had a busy day with lots of yoga classes to teach, I was in the mood to celebrate! Some years I'm not really in the groove, some years I am - and this year I am. So, I decided to make myself a giant lasagna. I really, really love lasagna. It's probably one of my favorite things in the whole world, but I don't make it all that often because it's a lot of work. Which means it's a perfect birthday splurge! Also, if I do say so myself, I make a damn good vegan lasagna. So, as my birthday present to you, I'm sharing my recipe with you! Go forth and lasagna!
The day before yesterday, I made a big double batch of Tofu Ricotta, a batch of cashew creme, and the tomato sauce. That made actual birthday-day work quick and not too much. Plus, Mr. Vegan Eats & Treats helped me in the kitchen, which is quite rare, and we had so much fun goofing off together while we assembled the lasagna. Here it is, all ready to go into the oven at the right time! I even have a pretty lasagna dish that Mr VE&T gave me a few years back!
Please forgive me for this blurry picture, but when this big beauty came out of the oven, we were all eager to dig in! In addition to Mr VE&T, we celebrated my birthday with my super love friend Jane and her great husband and their little cutie pie daughter. It was really great.
Jane and her family brought along this BIG and beautiful salad, all with food fresh from their amazing organic farm. So light and fresh and deeeelicious. It was a perfect compliment to the lasagna, too!
While we were in the kitchen making our lasagna, Mr VE&T also helped me make myself a birthday cake! After MUCH deliberation, I decided to make the Meyer Lemon Bundt Cake with Meyer Lemon Sauce from the Millenium Cookbook. Their recipe in the book is actually for 6 mini cakes, so I one-and-a-halved their recipe for my full-size bundt pan. I'd never made it before - but Hot Damn! didn't it just turn out perfectly??? I was quite delighted.
Here it is all dressed up and ready to be eaten... complete with Meyer Lemon Sauce drizzled all over it. So beautiful and... more importantly ... so super delicious. Moist, lemony, light, and positively perfect. I can't wait to make this cake again!
We had the cake with some amazing strawberry compote that Jane brought (with strawberries from their farm!), and pineapple-coconut ice cream... it was a perfect, fruity-fruity combo! And also, it was a perfect little birthday dinner... special and warm and fun and peaceful. Lucky me! To extend my birthday joy, now I will share with you, my beloved blog readers, my lasagna recipe:
Amey's Amazingly Yummy Vegan Lasagna
1 lb lasagna noodles
Tomato Sauce:
1 28-oz can diced tomatoes
1 28-oz can tomato sauce
1-2 tsp olive oil for sauteeing
1 large onion, diced
2-3 cloves of garlic, minced
2 tsp dried oregano
2 tsp dried basil
1/4-1/2 tsp black pepper
Tofu Ricotta (recipe from Voluptuous Vegan):
1 lb. firm tofu
2 Tbsp good extra virgin olive oil
1/4 c freshly-squeezed lemon juice
1 tsp salt
4 garlic cloves, peeled
2 tsp mellow miso paste
2 Tbsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped
Cashew Creme (adapted from Veganomicon):
1/4 c. cashews, soaked in water for at least one hour, or overnight... the longer, the creamier)
1/2 lb silken tofu
4 1/2 tsp freshly-squeezed lemon juice
1/2 tsp arrowroot powder, or cornstarch
1 small clove of garlic
pinch of nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp olive oil
4 zucchini (not the humongous ones)
2 carrots
3 big batches of spinach
Let's Get Cookin':
You can make the tomato sauce, tofu ricotta, & cashew creme all the night before, if you want.
Also, first things first, get your cashews soaking for the cashew creme.
To prepare the tomato sauce:
In a large sauce pan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions and saute until they are translucent, approx 5 minutes. Add the garlic and saute 1-2 more minutes. Add all the spices and saute another minute or two. Now add the diced tomatoes and the tomato sauce. Bring to a simmer, reduce the heat to medium-low and let simmer for about 10-15 minutes.
To prepare the Tofu Ricotta:
Crumble the tofu into a food processor. Add in the olive oil, lemon juice, salt, garlic, and miso. Process it all up until it's pretty smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Now add in the rosemary and pulse a few more times until it's all integrated. Scrape out into a bowl and set aside.
To prepare the Cashew Creme:
Add everything into the food processor (or blender) and blend it up until smooth. Scrape out the creme into a ziplock sandwich bag and set aside until you need it.
Cook your veggies:
Slice your zukes and carrots into thin little rounds (maybe 1/8"). This is an excellent opportunity to use your mandoline, if you have one. Then, heat the oil in a large wok or skillet over medium-high heat. Add the carrots first, and stir occasionally. After about 5 minutes, add in the zukes, and continue to saute until they are nicely softened, but not overly browned, about 10-15 more minutes. You can't really screw it up. Don't worry. Once they're ready, remove from heat and set aside.
If you can multi-task in the kitchen, you can wash your spinach while keeping an eye on the zukes and carrots. All the spinach needs to be really well washed. Then toss the leaves into a big skillet or soup and cook until truly wilted. Squeeze off any & all excess liquid, or else you will have a watery lasagna experience and you will be sad. Set aside your cooked-down spinach.
Cook your noodles! Until soft, but still firm. Basically, follow the directions on your lasagna noodle box.
Preheat your oven to 400 F. Now, you are officially ready to assemble your lasagna. I like to be very orderly about this affair and have everything laid out in one place on the counter top.
1. Put a little tomato sauce in the bottom of your dish
2. Lay down a layer of lasagna noodles
3. Take out 1/3 of the tofu ricotta and crumble/spread it all over the noodles. (I use my fingers... but wash your hands first, kiddos!)
4. Lay on half the zuke-carrot mix.
5. Lay on half the spinach.
6. Spread on some more tomato sauce.
7. Repeat steps 2-6 (noodles-ricotta, zuke-carrot, spinach, tomato sauce)
Be sure to save enough tomato sauce for the top!
8. Lay on another level of lasagna noodles.
9. Spread on the final 1/3 of the tofu ricotta
10. Spread on the rest of the tomato sauce.
11. Get your baggie of Cashew Creme and cut a smallish piece off one of the corners of the plastic baggie. Pipe the cashew creme all over the top of the lasagna.
Now, you are almost there! Pop your beautiful lasagna creation in the hot oven for 45 minutes - 1 hour. Personally, I like it a little crispy, so I leave it in a little closer to 1 hour. Take it out, and let it sit for 5-10 minutes before you cut it open. Eat, enjoy, be a lasagna piggy.
Happy Lasagna to You!
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That looks absolutely delicious. Thanks for the recipe! I just had lasagna for dinner - from the freezer, leftovers of something I posted about a couple of weeks ago. But yours looks better. Happy birthday!!!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday lady! I love the bundt cake its so beautiful. Glad you had an awesome birthday!ReplyDelete
Happy belated birthday! Your feast is impressive!ReplyDelete
It all looks wonderful!ReplyDelete
this looks awesome!!! added you to my blog roll (but it isn't updating not sure why?)ReplyDelete
great blog new follower!
happy birthday!!!!ReplyDelete
I love your lasagna! It looks amazing, I should be honest and tell you that this is the best lasagna I have ever seen!ReplyDelete
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Car Comparison
2013 vs. 2014 Cadillac CTS
The 2014 Cadillac CTS sedan is completely redesigned, while the CTS Coupe, CTS Sport Wagon and performance-oriented CTS-V models continue in their previous-generation format for the 2014 model year. As such, this installment of New vs. Old will focus solely on the 2014 CTS sedan and its outgoing 2013 counterparts.
The redesigned 2014 Cadillac CTS sedan is larger than the model it replaces, and Cadillac is positioning it as a true midsize luxury sport sedan contender. As a result, the base price rises by more than $6,000. Naturally, luxury sedan buyers might wonder if that premium is worth their consideration, especially since dealers are eager to unload remaining 2013 models and a certified pre-owned (CPO) CTS represents even greater value. We're here to help you decide which path is the right one for you.
Fuel Economy
The redesigned 2014 CTS sedan is more than 200 pounds lighter than the car it replaces and is equipped with a standard turbocharged 272-horsepower 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine. A 321-hp 3.6-liter V6 engine is optional, and the new CTS V-sport model has a twin-turbocharged 3.6-liter V6 engine making 420 hp. An all-wheel-drive system is optional with the turbocharged 4-cylinder and the normally aspirated V6.
Official Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fuel economy estimates are not available as this article is written. However, Cadillac estimates that the new 2014 CTS V-sport will return 17 miles per gallon in the city, and the CTS with the turbocharged 4-cylinder will achieve 30 mpg on the highway.
Compare those numbers to the outgoing 2013 CTS sedan, which is offered with a 270-hp 3.0-liter V6, a 318-hp 3.6-liter V6 and, in the CTS-V model, a 556-hp supercharged 6.2-liter V8. A CTS-V with an automatic transmission returns just 12 mpg city, while the most fuel-efficient CTS models are rated at 27 mpg.
At first glance, it would seem that the new 2014 CTS is the clear victor, but last year's 3.6-liter V6 was rated at 18 mpg city/27 mpg highway with rear-wheel drive. This year, that same engine returns 19 mpg city/28 mpg hwy. That means the most significant fuel economy benefits for the 2014 CTS are realized only when the car is equipped with the standard turbocharged 4-cylinder or the V-sport's twin-turbocharged V6.
Nevertheless, the new CTS gets better fuel economy than the old CTS, and emerges victorious on this front.
Within the luxury sedan segment, the 2013 Cadillac CTS is lacking when it comes to offering the latest safety technology. This, however, does not keep the car from achieving a 5-star overall crash test rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), or from earning a Top Safety Pick rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
As this article is written, neither organization has performed crash tests on the redesigned 2014 CTS. However, the new CTS is offered with a laundry list of safety technologies that were unavailable for the 2013 model. Highlights include 10 standard airbags, automatic safety belt tightening, Front and Rear Automatic Braking, Forward Collision Alert, Automatic Collision Preparation, Lane Departure Warning, Side Blind Zone Alert, Rear Cross Traffic Alert and a Safety Alert Seat.
While it sure sounds like a loaded 2014 CTS sedan will do more to avoid an accident in the first place, the fact remains that the far less expensive 2013 CTS has the highest possible crash test scores without all of this extra technology.
For now, we have to call this one a tie.
In recent years, the previous-generation CTS sedan has proven itself to provide better-than-average reliability over time -- a track record bolstered by Cadillac's impressive CPO vehicle program.
Every CPO Cadillac CTS receives bumper-to-bumper warranty protection for six years or 70,000 miles from the car's original in-service date. If that sounds good, listen to this: A CPO Cadillac CTS also provides 24-hour roadside assistance for that same period, as well as free maintenance for selected services. And if a CPO Cadillac CTS breaks down under warranty, the company provides alternate transportation or reimburses owners for certain travel-related expenses. Additionally, each CPO Cadillac CTS passes a 172-point inspection and is equipped with free 3-month trials to OnStar telematics and satellite radio service.
This warranty is similar to what's offered for a new Cadillac CTS. Either way, Cadillac is working hard to ensure that CTS buyers can buy with confidence, whether they choose a new model or a CPO model. Ladies and gentlemen, we have another tie.
Let's resolve this right up front: The old CTS provides a better value than the new CTS. Here's why.
First, there's the matter of the $6,000 price increase, as Cadillac positions the new CTS against bigger and more expensive competitors. Second, the 2014 CTS is a larger car, yet rear-seat legroom actually shrinks and the trunk is essentially the same size. Third, Cadillac is offering appealing lease rates and low-interest finance deals on the outgoing 2013 CTS Sedan. Fourth, there are deals to be had on CPO Cadillac CTS models.
As this article is written, there are 610 certified pre-owned 2008-to-2013 Cadillac CTS models on sale. They range in price and mileage from $18,900 for a 2009 CTS 3.6 with all-wheel drive and less than 48,000 miles to $43,000 for a 2013 CTS 3.6 with all-wheel drive and 17,500 miles. Of course, the performance-tuned CTS-V models are more expensive; one 2013 model is listed for $65,000, but it has fewer than 10 miles on the odometer.
A new 2013 CTS starts at $39,990 before adding options, and runs as high as $55,080 with all the trimmings. For 2014, the CTS carries a base price of $46,025, while the new twin-turbocharged CTS V-sport is priced at $59,995. A CTS-V is even more expensive, starting at $64,515 and ending at more than $74,000 when fully loaded. Remember, Cadillac continues to offer the previous-generation CTS-V for the 2014 model year.
Given the strength of Cadillac's CPO program, and the CTS model's record for reliability, a used CTS delivers better value than a new CTS.
At this point, the new and old CTS sedans are essentially tied. Despite the improvements made to the redesigned 2014 CTS, an outgoing 2013 CTS or a CPO Cadillac CTS presents a strong case for itself. Where that case falls apart is here, in regard to technology.
For 2014, Cadillac makes significant technology updates to the CTS. Instantly noticeable is the addition of a Cadillac User Experience (CUE) control panel, a touch-sensitive and haptic-feedback affair that Cadillac claims is based on smartphone and tablet design. CUE includes an 8-inch color touchscreen that allows the operator to swipe, pinch, expand and drag content just like popular tablet computers. The system includes USB and SD card ports, natural voice recognition and Bluetooth smartphone pairing and audio streaming capabilities.
Additionally, the new 2014 CTS can be equipped with a configurable LCD instrument cluster, a color Heads-Up Display, Automatic Parking Assist and the numerous safety-related features discussed above.
The victor here is clear: the 2014 CTS.
AutoTrader's Recommendation
Some people simply aren't fans of technology. Things can go wrong with that stuff, and it becomes quickly outdated. Show of hands: Who has a Mac or an iPhone no longer supported by iTunes?
While a test drive may ultimately prove the redesigned CTS to be a better car than the previous version, for now we're going to recommend getting a great deal on an outgoing 2013 CTS or a certified pre-owned version. These cars are safe, dependable and almost as big inside and almost as fuel efficient as the new 2014 CTS when equipped with the popular 3.6-liter V6 engine.


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As expected, Annette Bening got a best actress nomination for "The Kids Are All Right," in which she plays a lesbian mom trying to deal with her adolescent kids and the surrogate father (Mark Ruffalo) who has suddenly resurfaced in their lives. But Julianne Moore, who some might argue had the more challenging role as Bening's conflicted partner, was overlooked in both the lead and supporting actress categories.
Similarly, Michelle Williams garnered a deserved best actress nomination for "Blue Valentine" (opening Friday at Celebration!Lansing), in which she sears the screen as a woman who gradually realizes her marriage is beyond salvation. Unfortunately, Ryan Gosling — who is equally astonishing as her erratic husband — did not make the cut in the best actor field.
Tilda Swinton, thought to have a strong shot at best actress for "I Am Love," didn't make the final five. Andrew Garfield, who was touted as a string supporting actor candidate for "The Social Network," was overlooked, as was Matt Damon's colorful comic role in "True Grit."
Although the mind-bending dream-within-a-dream-within-a-dream thriller "Inception" landed a best picture nomination and a nod for Christopher Nolan's screenplay, Nolan was locked out of the running as best director; so was previous winner Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire"), even though his nerve-wracking "127 Hours" — a director's film if ever there was one — also got a best picture nomination and a slot in the adapted screenplay category.
Aside from a few minor surprises, such as Javier Bardem getting into the best actor category for the heavy-duty drama "Biutiful" and Australian actress Jacki Weaver landing a supporting actress nomination for "Animal Kingdom," the nominees were more or less what industry observers had expected. A few contests seem as if they've already been decided. Is anyone likely to steal the supporting actor Oscar from Christian Bale after his mesmerizing performance in "The Fighter"? Would voters dare deny Colin Firth the best actor prize for "The King's Speech" after disappointing him last year for his superb work in "A Single Man"?
But other races are more difficult to call, such as supporting actress, in which Weaver faces Amy Adams and Melissa Leo (both nominated for "The Fighter"), as well as Helena Bonham Carter (as the future Queen Mum in "The King's Speech") and 14-year-old firebrand Hailee Steinfeld, who arguably stole the show from Bridges and Damon in "True Grit." It will also be fascinating to see who goes home with the best director prize, considering this is one of the very rare occasions in which all five of the nominated movies — "Black Swan," "The Fighter," "The King's Speech," "The Social Network" and "True Grit" — are certifiable critical and commercial hits.
For the second year in a row, the Academy has honored 10 best picture contenders: "Black Swan," "The Fighter," "Inception," "The Kids Are All Right," "The King's Speech," "127 Hours," "The Social Network," "Toy Story 3" (also nominated as best animated feature), "True Grit" and "Winter's Bone." It's a stronger selection than last year, in which the battle quickly boiled down to "Avatar" vs. "The Hurt Locker." While "Social" and "Speech" may have the most gusto as of now, support has been building for "Swan," "Fighter" and even "Grit," which is one of the few remakes ever to be showered with Oscar nominations.
Expect the picture to become considerably clearer by the time the Academy Awards are presented Feb. 27.
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Moyse's Hall Museum
Collections of local and social history alongside horology fine art and costumes housed in a rare example of 12th century Norman domestic architecture: Includes objects associated with the notorious Red Barn Murder. Also houses the Suffolk Regiment Gallery. Exhibitions based on the extensive collections throughout the year.
Venue Type:
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Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. 10.00-17.00 (Last entry 16.00) Sun 12.00-16.00(Last entry 15.00)
Closed: Good Friday. Easter Sunday. Christmas Day. Boxing Day. New Years Day. Please telephone for details concerning other days over the Christmas period
Heritage Ticket: Allows multiple free return entries and entry to sister site West Stow Anglo - Saxon village for one year. https://www.weststow.org/
Day Tickets available
- Museums Association
- National Art Pass
Additional info
Lectures and workshops and themed weekend events run throughout the year.
Fine art, horology and costume alongside history of the Abbey of St Edmund, local and social history of the town. Other displays / collections include Witchcraft, death, coins, tokens, bicycles, Red Barn Murder.
Collection details
Weapons and War, Trade and Commerce, Toys and Hobbies, Social History, Science and Technology, Religion, Personalities, Music, Literature, Law and Order, Land Transport, Fine Art, Decorative and Applied Art, Costume and Textiles, Coins and Medals
Key artists and exhibits
- Red Barn murder,
- Bury St. Edmunds,
- medieval,
- West Suffolk,
- William Corder,
- Maria Marten,
- local history,
- tokens,
- numismatic,
- Roman Britain,
- St. Edmund,
- monastery,
- witchcraft,
- bicycles,
- Brother Jocelyn,
- Jocelyn of Brakelond,
- Abbot Samson,
- Ouida,
- Robert Bloomfield,
- Suffolk Regiment,
- 12th Foot,
- Minden
- Battle of Minden
- Mary Beale
- Cullum
- Gershom Parkington
- Abbey of St Edmunds
- Trade
- Costumes
- Irene Barnes
- Flapper
- Victorian costume
- timepieces
- sundials
- dials
- longcase clocks
Museum and Archaeology Club (MAC)
The Museum and Archaeology Club has been set up to look at ways to encourage young people to find out more about the Heritage Service and how it manages the collection it cares for.
Aims : To provide a club for young people aged 8-15 to explore, predominantly, topics relating to the collections held at Moyse's Hall and West Stow; to enable an understanding of how a museum works and see behind the scenes
How to obtain
Please contact either of the heritage site, Moyse's Hall Museum or West Stow Anglo-Saxon village
Moyse's Hall Museum
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PALMER — As casino opponents savored Tuesday's unexpected win over Mohegan Sun's proposed $1 billion resort casino on a hilltop overlooking the Mass Pike, the developer and its local support team said it was not ready to concede defeat.
Mohegan Sun and the Vote Yes for Palmer committee said Wednesday they were moving ahead, gathering the signatures needed from the town's four precincts to petition a recount.
Mohegan's well-orchestrated team of volunteers and paid staff were poised for a victory celebration at the Main Street storefront, but the jubilant mood quickly turned somber as poll results were passed along from Town Hall via social media.
A slim margin of 93 votes snatched away the expected victory among those backing the plan for a $1 billion resort casino on 152 acres off Thorndike Street overlooking the Massachusetts Turnpike and Exit 8.
The unofficial tally was 2,657 to 2,564, with two-thirds of the town's registered voters going to the polls.
Tuesday night Mitchell G. Etess, Mohegan Sun's chief executive, addressed casino supporters saying a recount was likely based on observed problems with a voting machine in Precinct 2 at the Converse Middle School.
On Wednesday, Mohegan Sun and the Vote Yes for Palmer committee said it had started to gather the needed signatures, 10 from each precinct, for a townwide recount of Tuesday's vote.
"Once completed, we will be filing those petitions with the Palmer town clerk, asking that the recount be performed as soon as possible," the statement said.
State voting regulations provide a 10-day window of opportunity to file a recount petition. The local board of registrars certifies the signatures and then must give three days written notice of the time, day and place of the recount.
The statement from Mohegan alluded to "possible irregularities in the balloting process" its observers had noted at the polls.
"We have great respect for the process and a strong level of voter engagement on both sides of this issue, and believe this action is appropriate to ensure an accurate count of all ballots," it reads.
If the vote outcome is unchanged by the recount, MGM Resorts International will have the only project in contention for the Western Massachusetts license. MGM has proposed an $800 million project for the southern Springfield, hard-hit by the June 2011 tornado.
The reaction Tuesday night from casino opponents was one of incredulity.
Three blocks from Mohegan's office, casino opponents gathered on the Central Street sidewalk in front of Quaboag Valley Against Casinos, jubilant, but still shocked at the unexpected victory.
Iris L. Cardin, co-chairman of the opponents' group, said she had prayed for a miracle and her prayers had been answered.
"I knew it would be close, but coming down to the final moment I didn't realize how close, and that we would be victorious," Mrs. Cardin said.
"All our hard work paid off, and I think over time the majority of Palmer voters came to realize they loved their town the way it was as much as Charlotte and I do," she said.
Charlotte Burns, also Quaboag Valley Against Casinos co-chairman, said her concerns with the Mohegan project ranged from the practical, such as increased traffic; social, such as increased crime, and environmental, in the possible destruction of what she called one of the more beautiful and environmentally important forests in town.
Both Ms. Burns and Mrs. Cardin questioned how voters could approve a project for which there were so many uncertainties, such as a definitive traffic plan.
Mrs. Cardin said it was evident in the days leading up to today's balloting that the quality of life issue resonated with voters who were unwilling to gamble on Mohegan Sun's promises to make life better for the community.
Asked if she thought the outcome was a "David and Goliath" scenario, Ms. Burns said that would seem to be the case as most had written off the efforts of the casino opponents.
"As it turns out we were the giant," she said.
Michael Eagan, an outspoken opponent of casinos and the Palmer project in particular, said, "From the very start we were saying to anyone who would listen that the more you know about a casino, the less likely it is you'd want one in your community.
"It is gratifying, and still somewhat surprising, that the public was listening and produced the results we see here tonight."


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Sarah Palin tweeted "Ground Zero Mosque supporters, doesn't it stab you in the heart as it does our throughout the heartland? Peaceful Muslims, please refudiate."
Seems to be a combination of repudiate and refute.
http://www.mediaite.com/online/sarah-pa … f-twitter/
Love it. Hear it all the time.
Mark Liberman has taken up "refudiate" on the Language Log: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2463
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
And on it goes..
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
Refudiate is a great blend. The phreno-demonic principle tells us that there are bound to be others out there in the fuzzy cloud that envelopes repudiate, refute, refuse, rebuke, repugn and maybe recuse. It could have been worse for Sarah:
The entire Church repuked Pope St. Victor when he threatened Asia with excommunication.
More doctrine
I guess I had always just imagined that Eve took the brunt of the repuke that God gave the couple—that Adam was only really punished because he was cast out of the garden, but this is pretty version is pretty clear. Adam was repuked severely for his transgression.
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"Repuke" is amazing. While looking through Web hits for it, I ran across "Repuke" as a nickname for Republicans. Barry Popik has a brief analysis and many examples: http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new … _nickname/
I agree with Pat, "repuke" for "rebuke" is choice.
Perhaps "revoke" should be added to the BFS. Note that "revoke" and "rebuke" are confused:
: "This is clearly an abuse case the government should rebuke the license of Wonderful World of Pets."
: "After that I calmed down. But I still want to kill that person, or at least rebuke his license "
This one covers all the bases:
: "And by the way, while you're dreaming up ways to revoke and rebuke the licenses of the nurses that take risk at the bedside and put their lives and livelihoods on the line from infectious diseases and long hours. you suffer no risk of reprimand or malpractice because you're no where near a patient. nurse?"
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Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
I have refudiate marked as standard for someone I know pre-1993. (It's been in the last chapter of my blooper book, David B can testify, since before Sarah Palin —or rather, people wanting to mock SP and make her look bad— made it famous.) It's also easy to find examples on the web dated to several years ago. It is the sort of blend that can very easily have occurred independently multiple times. I love it, but do not consider it much of a good eggcorn.
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*If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand,
we would be too simple-minded to understand it* .


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The TJ toe tap is a form of Mexican torture where a prisoner of war is detained and force-fed Habanero peppers and carne asada puree out of a blender for 5 straight hours. He has a gun held to his head with a torturer stating "I'll blow your fucking brains out if you release one ounce of shit on my floor!!!" The kicker to this torture is the actual "toe tap". They now bring in a torture trainee with the sweattiest feet and have him take off his boots and socks and proceed to tap the prisoners asshole lightly with his sweaty-ass big toe making it that much more impossible to hold in the MASSIVE SPICY SHIT he really needs to blast out!
Dude, I shouldn't have fucked Escobars daughter!!...now he has his goons out to give me the Tijuana Toe Tap!!!!!
by tRIP sEVN September 03, 2008


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Napoleon: Total War Latest News
Sega releases '15 years of Total War' retrospective video; teases Warhammer adaptation in the process
To celebrate fifteen years of Total War games, Sega has released a retrospective video that charts the course of franchise from inception to present day.
Most tantalizingly, the trailer also appears to tease the Total War: Warhammer game that developer Creative Assembly apparently has on the boil but has yet to make official.
New Total War game already in the works, the team "never stop"
Creatively Assembly have shipped Total War: Shogun 2 and now have the Aliens IP to work on, but that doesn't mean history gets a break from the UK studio.
Already they're digging into their next Total War chapter, which they were working on "whilst we were finishing Shogun 2", said studio director Tim Heaton.
SEGA hails UK internal studios as "bedrock" of their business
Total War's Creatively Assembly and Football Manager's Sports Interactive are the tops for SEGA, says Europe boss Gary Dunn. Both "outperforming" their plans.
The studios are "on top of the game," and are "very integral" to SEGA profitability. CA seen as "jewel in the crown" of SEGA - has "consistent highest quality".
Napoleon: Total War SDK "in the near future"
Modders rejoice! Creative Assembly has confirmed that they will be releasing a set of modding tools for Napoleon: Total War "in the near future".
The news came out during Strategy Informer's interview with Total War: Shogun 2's Lead Designer Jamie Ferguson, where we asked him why the relationship with the modding community had been a bit rocky recently.
SEGA focusing on Football Manager, Total War and Sonic series
Publisher SEGA will be sticking with its "three pillars" to ensure they have a "healthy and profitable" future as a "successful, medium-sized" outfit.
Their 'aces in the hole' are Football Manager, Sonic and Total War with the first two seeing releases this year. It's about "sustaining" their position.


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When i ask you about your dreams, I'm not simply implying i want to know what you dreamed about last night. I want to know about what your soul aspires to do within this life, what are your goals? I'm curious, so please share them with me.
I'll even share my dreams with you.
Here are just a basic outline of what I want in life. ( my dream )
-I want to become an animator.
-I want to either get hired into a nice company or freelance.
-I want to get married.
-I want to have kids.
-i want to create a movie or a great series.
-i want to create art for people to reflect upon.
-i want to be remembered.
Now you're turn! what does your soul want to do?
I like this. I will bite.
-I want to get married.
-I want to have two kids one girl one boy.
-I want to get back into my music and play at gigs again.
-I want to someday direct my own symphony
Now most importantly, I want the best for my friends and family. I want them to have all the happiness in the world and live a long fruitful life and I want to by at there side the whole way.
That Frolein is One Goofy Cat.
Well, my dreams in life are...
To start my own animation company
either make my own show or manga (even if i dont get published or animated :D)
get married and have a daughter
and learn how to jam skate :3
and never stop drawing
those are the biggest ones in my life right now and I'm always trying my best to achieve my dreams
I hope everyone has dreams they can follow and one day succeed at no matter how crazy they might be and if people keep you down just keep trying "Challenge the Impossible"
"all things are possible, the word impossible says I'm-possible"
Challenge the impossible!
Learn drums maybe.
Learn python and actually make something I'm proud of.
Move to Hong Kong at some point.
I would like to get married and adopt once it becomes legal.
I'm the least creative person I know and I'd like to change that so I guess my biggest goal is to find a hidden talent of mine or work towards being talented at creating something.
Some kind of profession that fits my needs.
Ego is just an extra plug-in.
we can't all just get along
Be able to fly.
we'll sneak out when they sleep and sail off in the night
bingo666 wrote:
Learn drums maybe.
Learn python and actually make something I'm proud of.
Move to Hong Kong at some point.
I would like to get married and adopt once it becomes legal.
I'm the least creative person I know and I'd like to change that so I guess my biggest goal is to find a hidden talent of mine or work towards being talented at creating something.
As for my dreams
1. The one I tell my buddies jokingly is I want a Asian girlfriend. (Ok i'm only half joking I do want a nice Asian girlfriend.)
2. Create a Startup and make something that fulfills a need and I'd be proud of (which is why I respect your learn Python dream.) Honestly It'd be cool to be around a cross-discipline group of very smart people trying to get something magical done. Think of IBM Watson the machine that played against the champions in jeopardy. They probably needed a linguist,, a neurologist/cognitive scientist, computer scientists of different specialties (machine learning and artificial intelligence) to implement algorithms, mathematicians computer engineer to act as a architect to figure what type of processing power and what type of hardware will be needed. etc.
3. Visit Japan (see dream #1 lol.)
4. Pick up a creative hobby, I'm currently trying violin, but I sway more toward the piano. Photography is kinda the technology/creative middle ground and would be cool to pick up just wish I had the time and motivation to properly invest into one of these hobbies but college meh.
I want to be able to adapt to any drawing style
Dreams ;
- I want to draw professionally.
- I would love to be married.
- I don't want to be invisible anymore.
- I would want to become a well-known author.
- I actually want my friends to understand me.
- I want my parents to understand me.
- I want to be admired for once.
Punch Romney in the throat
Purple wedding - greatest wedding in TV history
Mine is actually very simple.
They are more like desires than dreams.
I want true and honest friends.
I want my love for my husband to last forever and vice versa.
I want my next career to be exciting and give me more purpose
My dream is to be a blessing to people.
Trust me, I'm a nurse. ;)
My dream is to have a career that I will enjoy.
To not have my parents hate me for the career of my choice.
To travel.
To have many hobbies.
To not lose my friends.
To make something worthwhile.
I have an idea in my head for a series of space opera novels. My dream is to:
- Publish them for profit, using a business model powered by ads and suggested contributions.
- Animate these novels, releasing streams of these films to Youtube, Hulu, Netflix, (hopefully) Crunchyroll, and a home website to continue pulling in revenue..
I don't know how realistic any of this is, but it is a dream. Chapter 1 is complete!
Travel around the world..
learning to play the piano..
learning how to draw manga..
discover new things..
live life without regrets
I love love love anime!!
become an anime


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It was revealed Monday morning that Sony Computer Entertainment will be releasing a new firmware update for the PlayStation on Tuesday, June 26th. Here are some of the functions and fixes the firmware will bring.
I remember when FW used to be exciting.
I would hope to see more. A jump from 4.11 to 4.20 is big so I would assume there was more. I mean these things seem completely pointless to add. I don't care about cross game chatting anymore, but I would love to be able to have a better connection with Vita like seeing trophies from both systems on PS3 and being able to recognize Vita players ( they are always at the bottom of the list and it's wonky.)
Inb4 Xgamezchat XD
Seriously, it's been years since nothing good... wait the browser improved with the last update, right? :P
Sony ran out of space to actually add anything good a long time ago. All of it was pretty much wasted on 3D and Blu Ray updates too. Instead of adding features that we actually wanted, sony used it to turn it into an advertising box for thier newest tech.
Somehow, I feel used.
@ sikbeta
Browser may have improved, but the Vita has a better browser than the PS3, so hopefully the PS4 will have a good browser.
@ Pushagree
Maybe so, if it is true, then Sony should add major features with downloadable apps.
Still waiting on voice messaging or a good ol' PSN ID change feature....freaking Sony makes me wanna slap a baby...
After 4.11 some hackers claimed it was possible again to go online. I belive it's a major version jump (from 4.11 to 4.20) because of security update, not so much about features.
For me it's enough, I don't need cross chat or better Vita support, it's cool if they come, but a hack free online is way more important.
Best thing about this update is the timed shut down thing. Sometimes I want my console to shutdown after downloading for a while, but I don't know how long it will take, so rather than leave it on all day, I'd prefer it if I let it download for a couple of hours here and there.
The PS3 already does that. While downloading, go all the way to the left of the XMB and hit the Power Off button at the top, it will ask you if you want it to stay on until the download is done.
Give us the ability to delete and/or hide trophies.
That way we can get rid of BS, like Free Realms, which was supposed to be a demo.. along with other 0% or low percentage games we didn't like and don't want on our lists.
We can then play games to just try them out or just have a little fun without worrying about them being on your trophy list.
Trophies have made gaming more of a chore for me now. I either then 'have to' try to get 100%/Plat or I have to remember to go on a BS account to test games. I can't just play for fun on my account without having to worry about stuff I wind up not liking showing up on my trophy list. (I know I obviously COULD play for fun on my main account, but I don't want a crappy looking trophy list that's filled with stuff I don't like and 0-low %s)
@ EeJLP-
Sounds like someone played the Hannah Montana game.
@ Nuka
Yeah, it's about time they sorted that out.
They need to get the demos off of your download history and only have that for games you paid for. I'm going through 400 downloads trying to find the 20 or so things I bought.
'Give a crap about demo history?
Funny (barely), but no, I never played Hannah Montana... But I would like to get rid of Free Realms, Ragdoll Kung Fu, MLB10, and similar games that I played for 2 seconds and now are just eyesores on my trophy list.
@pixel, agreed on removing the demos in download history. Had the same annoyance recently trying to find old PS+ games I downloaded around a year ago like Goldenaxe, Streets of Rage 2, etc.
I want Chrome to replace the existing browser which would be even better than the so call X chat
that a minor update is going to give you any major changes that were not announced in the first place.
However, all those new additions and improvements listed are welcome.
@venom - yeah I know that, I mean if I'm downloading a large file and I know it will take a very long time, I'd rather switch it off before the download finishes and let it download at another time, for example when I'm playing a different game. I dunno if that makes sense.
Wow. I just downloaded yet another useless firmware update.
Amen to that brother. Goodbye to exciting FW's
It must be exciting, it's on the front page here and already over 100 comments.
"you can now adjust the sidetone level for microphone audio."
This was the most exciting "feature" for me. Now I don't have to listen to mic audio when using the headset.
"For those of you who use the Wireless Stereo Headset to watch Blu-ray or DVD movies on your PS3, this system software update will also enable virtual surround sound functionality, giving you a superior audio experience."
I like this too! this is exciting
"I remember when FW used to be exciting."
Maybe you where on the Xbox 360? For the past number of years, there has been a major update every year with significant features and improvements.
PS3 firmware has consistently been consistently lacking. Mostly bug fixes labeled as stability improvement.
There is always a risk that you brick your console during updates and there is no warranty replacement if it happens so I prefer one large update that is thoroughly tested than little tiny ones that have barely any features let alone ones I would use.
I'm not disappointed, because I gave up hope of any decent new firmware updates long ago, so this isn't anything to write home about, but its better than no update.
firmware 3.55 was very exciting and still is if you know what i mean ;)
I actually agree with you on the ability to delete or hide trophies....there are several games that I tried and didn't really care for that I have a 1% or something close that I really will not ever go back and play again.....at the very least it would be nice to be able to hide them.
(initiating ghost mode trophy whoring)
Not bad but shouldn't this be under rumor and isn't it a duplicate? Crazy how they listed their source from the neogaf forums as well.
Source: https://www.thesixthaxis.co...
Just noticed that 420 bit as well lol.
Edit: @ Telepot
As a frequent visitor of psxscene.com, ps3hax.com I can sadly say that 4.11 hasn't been exploited yet. They're still trying to work around the 3.55 firmware to play games.
420 eh! sounds good
I'll get the ganja. You grab the bong...
@MATT Talking about mj in a site that consists of 12 year olds will always get you Disagreed.
It's more the fact that getting all excited because you saw "420" somewhere makes you look like a damn teenage girl. Alcohol is a much more serious drug than weed and you don't see everyone acting crazy whenever they see beer bottles like it's some kind of super secret club thing
does this fw update come with a free joint?
updating has been annoying for ps3.
How is it annoying? Select update and wait a few minutes.
OH THE HORROR! Grow up.
I don't play too often with the ps3, but every time I do I have to update and then wait for the install which is often longer. It does get annoying and I just simply let it update and do not play. Console should allow anyone to update it in the background.
btw-I know it cannot be done conveniently because of the consoles puny memory. So let this be a lesson for Sony.
its something called PS+ auto updates ur software. Stop complaining would you rather no updates at all & receive crashes?
Yeah, so annoying, I know right?
Just maybe three or four updates a year, some of which are completely optional, and only take a few minutes to complete... Such an inconvenience, I think I'll sell my system now that you brought it up.
Actually that's one of the reasons I got rid of the system, when I wanted to play a game I hadnt played in a while, i pop it in , sit on the couch and, update 1/4 1% wtf! *turns off*.
I agree. That is one of my major sticking points with PSN and PS3. I don't use it that often, but every time I do, there are staggered updates and sometimes takes a long time.
On Xbox 360, when there is an update, I don't even have to exit the game.
While the game is running, I say yes to the update prompt and it downloads in the background and I can immediately play. No reboot of the game necessary. The updates are small and fast too.
Also, I don't have to wait for a game install that takes at least 15-20 minutes on top of the updates!
i guess thats y ur software and systems always crash lol
i buy PS+ and auto updates everything i dont even notice updates. Cant afford $50 a year dont complain get a job.
hm, is that how it is on the 360 now? i havent played it in so long i didnt know that.
@dantesparda, its been like that since it came out.
@ azmatik, i would much rather pay for live than that. ha!
Thats not true, it was not there from the beginning. That ability came much much later. Originally, you had to download and install the update, the difference was that it was much much faster on the 360. But you could not play the game while it was downloading the update or while updating it.
Yes! Multiple saves copying at last! Thank you!
This is especially good for the new PS+ subscribers who need to copy all of their saved games to the cloud. It won't be tedious anymore :)
why the hell cant you still back up first party game saves!!!!
I back them up all the time..?
some game saves are locked >.> so you can't copy the saves to a usb... you can use ps cloud tho but not everyone has ps+
Killzone 2
Crysis 2
Sly Cooper Collection
Any Skate game
Tomb Raider Underworld
All of the above game saves are locked.
i cant backup heavy rain god of war etc through sony back up utility or copying them normally
Add Demon's Souls and Dark Souls to the list. Crazy frustrating knowing they are gone if the system bricks. And I am not willing to pay $50 when I should be allowed to protect those saves for free.
you can backu GOWIII
and to
you can definitely save/backup GT5, its been that way since a certain update
Yes! That REALLY pissed me off, GT5 was (and I think still may be) save locked, so I couldnt back it up on my old PS3 which eventually got YLOD... After I had put in about 60 hours into te game and finished a good chunk of it >.>
Still, now there is no real reason NOT to join PS+ so I did, and can now back it up, and have. But I totally understand the annoyance of not having it. And I really think it should be universal feature, not exclusive to Plus... And that is coming from someone who actually does pay for it.
please the vita firmware to play psone games on the vita tomorrow to
that would be excellent timing for my plane trip I'm going on soon
A reskin of the XMB would've been nice... that won't ever happen.
what do you mean? that's what themes are for.
He means a totally new look for XMB.
The multi copy feature for saves is nice. I back up my game saves practically every day.
At least we can copy multiple save files. It can be a hassle coping over a bunch of data to cloud one by one. Still I wish we would see some nice new feature.
I've been wanting this for a while. It sounds like it makes backing up to USB a whole lot easier as well.


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The resulting mouthful that can occur while growling your woman and your teeth snag on her artificial pubes and you end up with a merkin in your mouth.
So there I was slurping away at her bacon curtains. I tried to go in deeper with a tongue plow and my top fangs got tangled up in her hairy letterbox. Next thing I know i'm eating a merkin sandwich! If she needed to buy a furry axe wound you think she'd at least get one that didn't look like Scary Spice.
by Jam Fancy October 25, 2007


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It looks like a flashlight on the outside, but feels like flesh on the inside. The hard plastic
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There were no tears shed in Philly back in March when the Eagles dealt wide receiver Greg Lewis and a seventh-round pick to the Patriots for a fifth-rounder.
But is G-Lew primed for a big season in New England with Tom Brady?
Sports Illustrated's Peter King sure thinks so. In fact, he said in his Monday Morning Quarterback column that he's expecting 50 catches for Lewis:
The last time Brady had his hands on this team for a full season, the Patriots set an NFL record, scoring 36.8 points a game, two points a game more than any other team in history. They've had to replace 82 wide-receiver catches from that team, with Jabar Gaffney and Donte' Stallworth out, so Greg Lewis and the ancient Joey Galloway are in. I see Lewis, a reliable darter, catching 50 balls.
G-Lew catching 50 balls would qualify as shocking news around these parts.
His best season came in 2005 when Lewis had 48 catches for 561 yards. G-Lew had just 32 receptions in 2007 and 2008 combined.
I don't want to discount the impact Brady and Bill Belichick can have on a guy, but if Lewis has 50 catches this season, I will sport a Patriots cut-off hoodie and make it my photo in the upper right-hand corner of MTC.
I know this is an NFL blog, but I have to share some thoughts from my trip to Yankee Stadium to see the Phils on Saturday.
There's no question the stadium is nice. The scoreboard. The sight-lines. The concessions. Top-notch.
But here's my problem.
Part of the allure of seeing a Yankees game is the tradition. And they cram it down your throats at the new stadium, which is fine. But then during the game, they employ the gimmicks we see at other ballparks around the country -- the Flex Cam, the Noise-Meter, blaring YMCA in between innings. There was even a "Gotta go to Mo's" jingle in the ninth inning when the Yanks were in the middle of mounting their comeback.
I'm old school when it comes to baseball. I've been to the old Yankee Stadium, Fenway and Wrigley, and the best part was walking in and imagining a similar scene playing out 50 years earlier. It's Yankee Stadium. There's no need for all the gimmicks, people.
And a few other things:
** To the Yankees fans chanting "Fooool" when Raul Ibanez came up to the plate, you should be very proud. It only took three or four innings to come up with that gem.
** Ten dollars for a Bud Light? At least it was a souvenir cup, I guess.
** As Phillies fans, it's hard for us to criticize that place for not holding lazy fly balls in the park, but a broken-bat homer? Really?
OK, I think that's all my complaining for the day.
And lastly, thanks to all the country's veterans. During our Eagles chats, we've had service men join in from Iraq, and it's been one of the coolest parts of this job to hear from you.


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Chris Hughton's men have now gone nine games with victory in the Premier League, after being held to a stalemate by the Cottagers in a match sorely lacking in any attacking quality
Neither goalkeeper had a serious save to make in a stale match at Carrow Road, where a number of new faces provided the only real excitement for either set of fans.
The hosts enjoyed the better of the opening 10 minutes, with the diminutive Wes Hoolahan, who scored his first goal for the Republic of Ireland in midweek, looking lively in behind full debutant Luciano Becchio.
The playmaker provided the Argentine striker with an early chance to open his account, picking the former Leeds man out with a low ball across the penalty area, but his low shot on the stretch was grabbed gratefully by Mark Schwarzer.
Wins had been few and far between for both these sides coming into the match, and this was evident from the tentative football on display, with neither team really managing to take the game by the scruff of the neck.
Becchio showed glimpses of his goal-scoring instincts by regularly getting himself into dangerous positions, but will have been frustrated by a lack of quality service from his new Premier League teammates.
Martin Jol will probably have been the happier of the two managers going in at halftime after seeing his team silence a usually vocal Carrow Road crowd, but neither boss could have enjoyed the opening period as an attacking spectacle.
Mark Bunn was a mere spectator in the first half, but he was finally forced into a save just after the break when Steve Sidwell hit a dipping strike from the edge of the penalty area that was easy enough for the Norwich keeper.
The visitors were certainly playing with more purpose at the start of the second half, and Sebastien Bassong was brave to block Bryan Ruiz's well-struck half-volley from just outside the box.
However, the game soon returned to the pedestrian pace of the opening 45 minutes, as the attacking players struggled to make an impact at either end of the pitch.
Norwich's best chance of a breakthrough seemed to be a set-piece from the cultured left foot of Robert Snodgrass, and the Scot tested the Cottagers defense with a couple of dangerous corners into a crowded penalty area.
Becchio's last contribution of the match was a beautiful layoff to Johnson, who struck the ball disappointingly wide from the edge of the box, as Kei Kamara was soon on to make his debut in the place of the former Leeds striker.
The Sierra Leonean forward made his presence felt straight away as he rose highest to meet a long ball into the penalty area, but the powerful striker's header was well over the bar.
The on-loan Sporting Kansas City man demonstrated an impressive turn of pace in his late cameo, and was also in the right place to meet a loose ball in the penalty area, forcing Mark Schwarzer to brave a clattering in order to close down the danger.
That promising glimpse of Kamara's potential will at least have provided the home supporters with a bright spark to focus on as they left the stadium, having failed to collect three points for the ninth successive game.


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Final Draft - January 27, 2009
The purpose of the Code of Ethics and Enforcement Procedure is to provide standards of ethical conduct to guide mediators who provide mediation services, to inform and protect consumers of mediation services, and to ensure the integrity of the mediation process. In order for mediation to be effective, there must be broad public confidence in the integrity of the process. Mediators have a responsibility not only to the parties and the legal system, but also to the continuing improvement of the process. They must observe high standards of ethical conduct. These provisions should be construed to advance these objectives.
Failure to comply with any provision in the Code of Ethics may be the basis for removal from the roster of mediators maintained by the State Court Administrator's Office and/or for such other action as may be taken by the North Dakota Supreme Court or the State Bar Association of North Dakota, or other professional organizations. Violation of a provision of this Code shall not create a cause of action nor shall it create any presumption that a legal duty has been breached. Nothing in this Code should be deemed to establish or augment any substantive legal duty on the part of mediators.
Rule I. Scope
This procedure applies to complaints against any individual mediator or mediation organization, including mediators listed on the statewide mediation roster pursuant to NDRC 8.9.
Advisory Comment
A mediator is subject to this complaint procedure when providing any mediation services. The complaint procedure applies whether the services are court ordered or not, and whether the services are or are not pursuant to North Dakota Rules of Court. The ADR Review Board will consider the full context of the alleged misconduct, including whether the mediator was subject to other applicable codes of ethics, or was representing a mediation organization at the time of the alleged misconduct.
Rule II. Board
The composition of the ADR Review Board will consist of three (3) experienced mediators as appointed by the Chief Justice of the ND Supreme Court after consultation with the President of the North Dakota Bar Association. At least one member appointed must be a non-lawyer mediator. Each member will serve for a term not to exceed three years; however, at the time of the creation of the ADR Review Board one member will serve one year before being eligible for reappointment, one member will serve two years before being eligible for reapppointment and one member will serve three years before being eligible for reappointment. No member may serve more than two consecutive three year terms. The Chief Justice shall designate a Chair of the ADR Review Board.
Rule III. Procedure
A. A complaint must be in writing, signed by the complainant, and mailed or delivered to the ADR Review Board. The complaint shall identify the mediator and make a short and plain statement of the conduct forming the basis of the complaint.
B. The Board shall review the complaint to determine whether the allegations(s), if true, constitute a violation of the Code of Ethics.
C. If the allegations(s) of the complaint do not constitute a violation of the Code of Ethics, the complaint shall be dismissed and the complainant and the mediator shall be notified in writing.
D. If the Board concludes that the allegations of the complaint, if true, constitute a violation of the Code of Ethics, the Board will undertake such review, investigation, and action it deems appropriate. In all such cases, the Board shall send to the mediator, by certified mail, a copy of the complaint, a list identifying the ethical rules which may have been violated, and a request for a written response to the allegations and to any specific questions posed by the Board. It shall not be considered a violation of the Code of Ethics for the mediator to disclose notes, records, or recollections of the mediation process complained of as part of the complaint procedure. Confidentiality will be upheld by the Board and only the records and notes relevant to the complaint will be considered in order to protect the parties and the integrity of the mediation process. Except for good cause shown, if the mediator fails to respond to the complaint in writing within thirty (30) days, the allegations(s) shall be deemed admitted.
E. The Board, at its discretion, may refer the complainant and mediator to mediation conducted by a neutral and qualified mediator to resolve the issues raised by the complainant. Mediation shall proceed only if both the complainant and mediator consent. If the complaint is resolved through mediation, the Board shall dismiss the complaint, unless the resolution includes sanctions to be imposed by the Board. If no agreement is reached in mediation, the Board shall determine whether to proceed further.
F. After review and investigation, the Board shall advise the complainant and mediator of the Board's action in writing by certified mail sent to their respective last known addresses. Upon request within fourteen (14) days from receipt of the Board's action on the complaint, the mediator and the complainant shall be entitled to a hearing before the Board to contest proposed sanctions or findings, and have the right to bring or defend against all charges, to be represented by an attorney, and to examine and cross-examine witnesses. The Board shall receive evidence that the Board deems necessary to understand and determine the dispute. Relevancy shall be liberally construed in favor of admission. The Board shall make an electronic recording of the proceedings. The Board at its own initiative, or by request of the complainant or mediator, may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents and other evidentiary matter. The Board's decision is final.
Rule IV. Sanctions
A. The Board may impose sanctions, including but not limited to:
(1) Issue a private reprimand.
(2) Designate the corrective action necessary for the mediator to remain on the statewide roster.
(3) Notify the appointing court and any professional licensing authority with which the mediator is affiliated of the complaint and its disposition.
(4) Publish the mediator's name, a summary of the violation, and any sanctions imposed.
(5) Remove the mediator from the roster of qualified mediators and set conditions for reinstatement.
B. Sanctions shall only be imposed if supported by clear and convincing evidence. Conduct considered in previous or concurrent ethical complaints against the mediator is admissible to show a pattern of related conduct, the cumulative effect of which constitutes an ethical violation, and in consideration of appropriate sanctions.
Rule V. Confidentiality
A. Unless and until sanctions are imposed, all files, records, and proceedings of the Board that relate to or arise out of any complaint shall be confidential, except:
(1) As between Board members and staff;
(2) Upon request of the mediator, the file maintained by the Board, excluding its work product, shall be provided to the mediator;
(3) As otherwise required or permitted by rule or statute; and
(4) To the extent that the mediator and complainant both waive confidentiality.
B. If sanctions are imposed against any mediator pursuant to Section III A (2)-(5), the sanction shall be of public record, and the Board file shall remain confidential.
C. Nothing in this rule shall be construed to require the disclosure of the mental processes or communications of the Board or staff.
Rule VI. Privilege; Immunity
A. Privilege. A statement made in these proceedings is absolutely privileged and may not serve as a basis for liability in any civil lawsuit brought against the person who made the statement.
B. Immunity. Board members and staff shall be immune from suit for any conduct in the course of their official duties.


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Susan E. Gustafson, professor of German and director of the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Womens Studies at the University of Rochester, has been named the Karl F. and Bertha A. Fuchs Professor of German Studies. A member of the University faculty since 1987, she has received several honors for her work in German literary and cultural studies.
Gustafson is the author of Men Desiring Men: The Poetry of Same-Sex Identity and Desire in German Classicism (2002), which has been hailed as a groundbreaking approach both to German Classicism and to gender and gay studies. In 2004, Gustafson was awarded the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Biennial Book Prize from the German Studies Association for the work. The DADD award is presented for the outstanding book on German language, literature, or cultural studies.
Previously, she has received fellowships from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for research study in Bonn and from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Gustafson is the recipient of the Florence Howe Award for Feminist Scholarship for the article Beautiful Statues, Beautiful Men, which appeared in PMLA, the journal of the Modern Language Association of America.
Gustafson also is the author of the book Absent Mothers and Orphaned Fathers: Narcissism and Abjection in Lessings Aesthetic and Dramatic Production, as well as numerous articles and reviews published in academic textbooks and journals. In addition to lecturing and presenting at institutions in the United States, Canada, and Germany, Gustafson has served as advisory editor to the Eighteenth-Century Studies Journal and on the executive committee of the Modern Language Association.
Professor Gustafsons innovative contributions to German literary and cultural studies have been widely recognized, said Thomas J. LeBlanc, Vice Provost and Robert L. and Mary L. Sproull Dean of the Faculty for the College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering. Her original and stimulating work is in the spirit of the Fuchs chair to promote fresh insights in German literature and language.
At Rochester, Gustafson teaches courses in comparative literature, German literature and culture, and womens studies. She has served as director of the Susan B. Anthony Institute since 2002, is an associate faculty member of the Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies, and is an affiliated faculty member of the Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies. In her current research she continues to focus on major figures of German Classicism and Romanticism. In addition, she has turned her attention recently to bestsellers in German by contemporary women writers.
Gustafson earned a bachelors degree at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, a masters degree from the University of California at Davis, and her doctoral degree from Stanford University. She was a Charles Taft Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Cincinnati.
The Fuchs Chair was created in 1980 by Mr. and Mrs. Fuchs, two residents who were instrumental in fostering opportunities for Germans and Americans in education and business. Born in the Black Forest area of Germany, Mr. Fuchs came to Rochester in 1925. He co-founded and was the retired chairman of Alliance Tool and Die, which was acquired by the Gleason Works in 1979. Long interested in higher education, Fuchs supported student awards for achievement in German studies as well as in technologies.
Note to Editors: Gustafson is a resident of Rochester.


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42 U.S. Code § 300gg–13 - Coverage of preventive health services
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(a) In general
A group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage shall, at a minimum provide coverage for and shall not impose any cost sharing requirements for—
(1) evidence-based items or services that have in effect a rating of "A" or "B" in the current recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force;
(2) immunizations that have in effect a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to the individual involved; and [1]
(3) with respect to infants, children, and adolescents, evidence-informed preventive care and screenings provided for in the comprehensive guidelines supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration. [2]
(4) with respect to women, such additional preventive care and screenings not described in paragraph (1) as provided for in comprehensive guidelines supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration for purposes of this paragraph. [2]
(5) for the purposes of this chapter, and for the purposes of any other provision of law, the current recommendations of the United States Preventive Service Task Force regarding breast cancer screening, mammography, and prevention shall be considered the most current other than those issued in or around November 2009.
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit a plan or issuer from providing coverage for services in addition to those recommended by United States Preventive Services Task Force or to deny coverage for services that are not recommended by such Task Force.
(b) Interval
(1) In general
The Secretary shall establish a minimum interval between the date on which a recommendation described in subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) or a guideline under subsection (a)(3) is issued and the plan year with respect to which the requirement described in subsection (a) is effective with respect to the service described in such recommendation or guideline.
(c) Value-based insurance design
The Secretary may develop guidelines to permit a group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage to utilize value-based insurance designs.
[1] So in original. The word "and" probably should not appear.
[2] So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon.
Source(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVII, § 2713, as added Pub. L. 111–148, title I, § 1001(5),Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 131.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 300gg–13, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVII, § 2713, as added Pub. L. 104–191, title I, § 102(a),Aug. 21, 1996, 110 Stat. 1966, was renumbered section 2709 of act July 1, 1944, and transferred to section 300gg–9 of this title by Pub. L. 111–148, title I, §§ 1001(3), 1563 (c)(10)(C), formerly § 1562(c)(10)(C), title X, § 10107(b)(1),Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 130, 268, 911.
Another prior section 2713 of act July 1, 1944, was successively renumbered by subsequent acts and transferred, see section 238l of this title.
Effective Date
Section effective for plan years beginning on or after the date that is 6 months after Mar. 23, 2010, see section 1004 ofPub. L. 111–148, set out as a note under section 300gg–11 of this title.
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Boston: Next Stop on Harry Potter, the Exhibit Tour, Opening in October
Jul 22, 2009
Cheers to Boston, which will be the next stop for Harry Potter, the Exhibit featuring many props and sets used in the beloved Harry Potter films. Currently open at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry until September 27, we've just gotten word the exhibit will move to the East Coast, as the Museum of Science in Boston, Mass states the Exhibition is to open Sunday, October 25, 2009 and run through Sunday, February 21, 2010. Tickets are now available via this link. UPDATE: Photos from Announcement now in our galleries. UPDATE 1: The Boston Globe is now carrying this news, as noted by the following:
"With a dramatic and perhaps magical flourish, the Museum of Science
today lowered a massive red velvet curtain today to reveal two
artifacts from its next exhibit: A flowing brown robe worn by a
character named Professor Slughorn and a 500-pound, 10-foot tall chess
piece… "The exhibit will give our visitors — wizards and muggles alike —
the opportunity to stop into the world of Harry Potter," Ioannis
Miaoulis, president and director of the Museum of Science said this
morning at the announcement.
In statement issued by the museum, Miaoulis added," We're confident
that this exhibition will attract visitors of all ages — some of whom
may never have visited a science center. This exhibit will spark their
curiosity and imagination, leading them to experience the excitement of
discovery that's also at the heart of the Museum's science and
technology exhibits and programs."
In a press release sent to TLC, it notes that "after its Boston
run, the exhibition will be displayed in other major cultural and
entertainment venues, museums and institutions in the U.S. and


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Case study
Catho is the largest job offer web site in Latin America, hosting more than 300,000 open positions. The company is very well known in the region and is extremely popular in Brazil specifically. Job seekers visit Catho to find employment opportunities quickly, while employers post positions to locate highly skilled employees. The company's mission is to assist job seekers and employers to find one another in this human resources exchange that ultimately results in a more productive and effective economy.
On an average day, Catho welcomes 4,000 new users signing in for the service. Six million unique visitors were present on the site in the month of August 2015 alone.
Eber Duarte, Head of IT for Data Infrastructure, Catho
The Challenge
Response time for the Catho application is of prime importance. "Our challenge is to handle a lot of information from job seekers and employers, as we try to make this match between people. We need to be very fast and precise. Therefore, responding in a short time is mandatory," said Eber Duarte, Head of IT for Data Infrastructure at Catho. The Catho database system is based on MySQL 5.5 and is continuously busy due to website traffic and required replication processes.
However, the architecture team began to detect some latency in the MySQL replication processes. "This was a very difficult issue to deal with," Duarte told us. "The replication lag was increasing and there was a much greater workload on the website." The hard disk drive architecture simply could not keep up with the I/O-intensive workloads. "In this regard, we were splitting the traffic through some slave machines and we started having too many servers to handle this traffic. We were concerned that, at some point, a user might write something on the web site and not see the updates immediately. In addition, we had some performance bottlenecks on the database side. These were more problematic internally, but were also very important to address."
The administration of the environment was also becoming very difficult because there were so many machines. The team felt that too many servers had been deployed and they were overwhelmed with maintenance tasks. "As we split the traffic among many servers, the read and write operations were happening on different servers," Duarte explained. "Data was replicating over the wire and this data needed to be re-written in the slave machines, which was, at times, introducing some latency into the process." The team was concerned that these issues, if left unchecked, would begin to directly affect user experience. Catho wanted to ensure that recruiters could continue to access profiles and CVs quickly, without having to wait for data to refresh.
Eber Duarte, Head of IT for Data Infrastructure, Catho
The Solution
The Catho database team began to consider alternatives to address these performance issues. "We considered buying more servers to handle the traffic, but this would have adversely affected our business financially," said Duarte. This solution would have required that Catho increase the number of servers, acquire additional space in the data center, and spend additional dollars on power and cooling.
"I was at a MySQL conference in Santa Clara and saw a benchmark where the guy was comparing regular disks, hard drives, and SSDs, and they were using Fusion ioMemory PCIe cards. The results were very impressive—specifically the amount of traffic and response time that the server could handle. At that time I was really curious about using these cards just to see how they would behave in our environment."
Duarte determined that Catho should test the Fusion ioMemory™ ioDrive®2 PCIe cards in their environment. He reached out to SanDisk staff in Brazil, who provided an opportunity to conduct a Proof of Concept evaluation of the Fusion ioMemory PCIe card. "We just set up an environment with one server that was in production and replaced the old hard disk drives with Fusion ioMemory PCIe cards. Then we returned the server to handle the traffic back into production. The results were impressive."
Catho initially had 14 servers to handle one slave cluster of traffic. "We were able to reduce this number of servers to one server running the Fusion ioMemory PCIe card," said Duarte. "It was amazing because we had a lot of traffic. Throughput was very high, while response time was kept very low. It was a very interesting solution for us."
Because Catho has geographical redundancies, the company operates two data centers. "We now have just two servers in each data center because we cannot have a single point of failure and we kept two servers in each of the two data centers to handle the traffic," explained Duarte. "We would be able to process all the requests using only one server. The same server that we were using with the regular hard drives is the same as the one that we are using with the Fusion ioMemory cards and the performance is remarkable."
The SanDisk deployment team spent some time onsite to assist Duarte and his team with tuning at the file system level, tweaking some configurations in MySQL Server, and tuning parameters to obtain all the benefits of the Fusion ioMemory solution. "We were pleased with our experience with SanDisk. They have very good, highly skilled staff who were responsive to our needs. We discussed things at a very deep level. The success of this project was due to our ability to work together."
Before acquiring the Fusion ioMemory PCIe cards, Catho had 14 servers in a general purpose cluster with the following configuration:
Catho replaced the 14 servers with only four servers with the following configuration:
The Result
Catho felt that it was very important to reduce the growth of the footprint in the data center. "The main result was with respect to server density," Duarte confirmed. "We reduced the number of servers from 14 to four. We used to have 14 servers to deal with this and now we are able to handle this same traffic with one server. In addition, during the test in the production environment, we were able to handle around 3000 queries per second."
The Catho team collected some slow queries in the MySQL log and compared the execution of these queries with the Fusion ioMemory PCIe card. The team saw a 30 percent faster response time when compared to traditional hard disk drives. "In the tests that we performed, one server with the Fusion ioMemory PCIe card was able to handle all the website traffic. However, we bought four for availability reasons—two servers for each datacenter. In addition, the average queries per second in this new server are up to 3000. In the old server we almost were able to hit this number, but we needed seven servers to perform close to this. We also perceived a great query response time improvement."
A sample query was tested against both configurations, with and without the Fusion ioMemory PCIe card.
When Catho tested a few queries obtained from the MySQL slow-log, the servers without Fusion ioMemory PCIe cards responded 30 percent more slowly on average.
Catho customers will likely also benefit from this deployment. Although, at one time, the IT team was concerned how a performance issue could potentially affect the customer experience and customer service, with the deployment of the new configuration, the team no longer has this concern.
Overall Experience
To Duarte and his team, the performance gains were very clear. The project as a whole, including deploying the Fusion ioMemory PCIe cards proved to be very simple. "We have had the server up and running for almost seven months now and we have no stopping or problems or anything that has jeopardized the productivity of the servers," confirmed Duarte. "It is really easy to use. It is very easy to set up and get things working."
The Catho team also plans to continue deploying Fusion ioMemory PCIe cards when needed. "The main goal of our database infrastructure is to expand the use of Fusion ioMemory PCIe cards. We just deployed this equipment in one cluster of slaves and we have many others where we are going to expand the use of these cards to reduce the number of servers and handle our traffic more efficiently."
The performance results and cost savings discussed herein are based on internal testing and use of Fusion ioMemory products. Results and performance may vary according to configurations and systems, including drive capacity, system architecture and applications.


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TEMPE, Ariz. – UC Santa Barbara (1-5) ended up on the wrong side of a complete team effort by No. 9 Stanford (4-1) on Sunday in its final game of the Kajikawa Classic. The Cardinal defeated the Gauchos, 11-0, in a five-inning mercy rule win.
Stanford pitchers Teagan Gerhart and Nyree White combined for a perfect game. Gerhart started the game and tossed 2.2 scoreless, hitless innings with four strikeouts. White entered the game with two outs in the bottom of the third and sealed up the perfect game.
The Cardinal opened the contest with a three-run first inning. Stanford took advantage of a pair of errors by the Gauchos. Leadoff hitter Sarah Hassman reached on a pitcher error and was sent home on a double to left center field by Hanna Winter. She advanced to third on another UCSB miscue in center field. A pitch hit Ashley Hansen and Jenna Rich drew a walk, loading the bases. A ground out by Danielle Miller sent Winter home and Hansen scored on a sacrifice fly by Caitlyn Pura.
Stanford added a couple more in the top of the second when Hansen hit a two-run homer that scored Hassman.
The third inning saw the Cardinal tack on two more to push the lead to 7-0. Maya Burns and Jenna Becerra singled and doubled, respectively, to put a pair of runners in scoring position. Hassman drew a walk to load the bases and then Winter hit a single through the right side, sending both Burns and Becerra across home plate.
In the fifth inning, Stanford loaded the bases on a fielder's choice, infield single and intentional walk. With two outs, Rich hit an RBI single to score Wells. The Cardinal added three more runs, including a pair off a single by Tegan Schmidt.
Freshman Shelby Wisdom (1-2) was credited with the loss after tossing 4.1 innings and allowing eight runs, six earned, on six hits. She walked five and struck out two. Andriana Collins pitched the final 0.2 innings and allowed three earned runs on three hits while walking two.
The Gauchos will continue their season-opening road swing at the Campbell/Cartier Classic next week in San Diego. UCSB will open the tournament against Boise State on Friday, Feb. 17 at 10 a.m.
UCSB will open at home on Feb. 23. Season tickets are available and the package includes All-Session passes for both the Gaucho Classic I (Feb. 23-26) and the Gaucho Classic II (March 16-18), in addition to tickets to 11 more exciting home contests.
Season tickets can be purchased for $60 – for a cost of just $2.61 per game – and with their purchase, fans will receive a $25 gift certificate to the Gauchos Shop.
To purchase 2012 softball season tickets, call 805-893-UCSB, visit the Ticket Office in the Intercollegiate Athletics Building on campus or click here to purchase online.
Members of GKids, the official kids club of UCSB Athletics, receive free admission to all home softball contests in addition to a GKids T-shirt and coloring book. To sign up for GKids or to learn more, click here.


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A Thomasville family escaped injury late Wednesday night after a family room in their two-story residence caught fire, causing extensive damage.
A Thomasville family escaped injury late Wednesday night after a family room in their two-story residence caught fire, causing extensive damage.
Firefighters with the Thomasville Fire Department were dispatched to 100 New York Drive at 11:58 p.m.
Smoke detectors alerted a mother and her two children, all of whom were asleep, to call 911, said Thomasville Fire Marshal Rocky Watts. The fire marshal, who identified the mother as Tamika McLean, said four people live at the residence, including the mom's fiance who was at work Wednesday night.
The family has been displaced as the power was pulled from the 1,400-square-foot residence, Watts said.
Watts was dispatched to the fire about 12:30 a.m., and upon his arrival the fire had been extinguished by firefighters.
He estimated the fire resulted in $60,000 in damage to the residence. The majority of the fire damage was contained to a family room on the first floor that was originally a garage. Its doors were shut, which kept the fire from spreading. That room is a total loss.
Watts said the fire did spread into some duct work and into the attic. The attic received smoke damage, and a small portion of it had fire damage.
Early indications, the fire marshal said, with his investigation show combustible materials around a water heater in the family room might be the cause of the fire. The family had a problem with the electric water heater in December and left a cover off of it after a button was reset. The fire marshal said it appears the combustible material made contact with the water heater's heating element.
Watts said he wasn't making a final ruling on the fire until he conducted further investigation Thursday.
The Greater High Point-Davidson Chapter of the American Red Cross is assisting the family. The fire marshal said the family does have homeowner's insurance.
TFD firefighters were assisted by Fair Grove firefighters at the fire scene.
Darrick Ignasiak can be reached at 249-3981, ext. 217, or at email@example.com.


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Initial wage negotiations at Hero inconclusive
The initial wage negotiations between workers and management of two-wheeler major Hero MotoCorp's Gurgaon plant remained inconclusive on Monday and the matter has now been referred to Haryana Deputy Labour Commissioner for further deliberations.
The negotiations have been going on since August 2012. Workers, who are demanding a monthly wage hike of up to Rs 18,000 over a three-year period, have decided to wait for the outcome of the discussions under the state Deputy Labour Commissioner (DLC) and will decide on its future course of action after one week.
"The initial discussions under the presence of a junior level state labour official have failed today. Now the matter has been forwarded to higher authorities under the state DLC," Hero MotoCorp Workers Union (HMCWU) President Kawalpreet Singh told PTI.
The management is offering workers a hike of slightly more than Rs 6,500 per month spread over three years, which was the hike for the company's Dharuhera plant's workers during the three-year agreement signed in 2011, he added.
"We are asking for a hike of about Rs 15,000-18,000 per month spread over a period of three years as cost of living in NCR is very high... The negotiations were held under the presence of many senior company officials like the heads from HR and finance departments," Singh said.
The workers union had submitted its demand in August last year and its representatives have been holding negotiations with the management since then.
When contacted, a company spokesperson said: "We have had several rounds of talks with members of the union at our Gurgaon plant with the hope of a reasonable, sustainable and sensible settlement.
"We will continue to engage with the workers towards achieving this objective of reaching at an amicable solution, without allowing ourselves to be coerced into decisions governed by external pressure tactics."
Photographs: Reuters.