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25 delegates from 16 countries, and a representative from the European Commission participated in the first meeting of the Observatory's Task Force. The meeting provided a valuable opportunity to discuss the strategic directions and initial activities of the Observatory. At the end of the meeting, Task Force members supported the nomination of Canada and France as Co-chairs of the Task Force.
20 February 2012
Session 1 – Welcome and introduction of the agenda
The OECD Secretariat introduced the objectives for the meeting and discussed the challenges currently facing the public sector across OECD countries and beyond – including the immediate challenge of fiscal consolidation and longer term structural challenges such as unemployment, growth, and inequality. Innovation can play a role in this context, by supporting the public sector to meet these challenges. However it was noted that, until now, the public sector has rarely been associated with innovation. The Observatory will help to begin to alter this perception, providing countries with tools to manage both the obstacles and opportunities that the current context provides.
Session 2 – Building the analytical framework for mapping innovative practices
One key objective of the Observatory is to create and disseminate knowledge on innovation in the public sector by providing access to a systematised collection of country innovative practices. A sound framework for mapping innovative practices, including a comprehensive set of criteria, definitions and categories, is a precondition to carry out meaningful analysis and comparisons of countries' innovative practices.
This session provided countries with the opportunity to identify and discuss the key elements of an analytical framework for the work on innovation in the public sector, building on their own experiences and initial research undertaken by the OECD.
Task Force members emphasised the fundamental importance of a strong methodological foundation to select and categorise innovative practices to underpin the Observatory's work. They welcomed the OECD's proposal to develop an analytical framework to help achieve this, and provided input towards its design and development.
Lunch Discussion:
'How to mobilise and involve government innovators across your public administration in the work of the OECD Observatory?'
The discussion allowed Task Force members to share their views on how to 1) reach out to, and learn from front line innovators in their own countries, and 2) involve them in the Observatory work.
Session 3 – Populating the innovation database: format and procedures for data collection and reporting
This session focused on the format and procedures for the collection and reporting of innovative practices to ensure that the Observatory builds a critical mass of data in a reasonable timeframe. Countries discussed the strengths and weaknesses of suggested formats for collecting and presenting country data, and the possible procedures for data collection and reporting at country level.
Countries agreed with the OECD's proposal to collect data on innovative practices via a report card, and to conduct more in-depth analysis through case studies. To ensure a feasible and targeted data collection, they suggested that the scope of the initial data collection should be limited to ensure comparability of results and facilitate data gathering.
Session 4 – Observatory online platform
The Observatory will present its findings via an online platform. This will enable users to understand, share, discuss and evaluate innovations in the public sector. This session focused on the possible options and features for the online platform such as the degree of interactivity, access and users.
Countries asked the Secretariat to further develop a proposal for an online platform to provide access to categorised innovative practices, and potentially a forum where innovators can discuss and learn from each others' experiences. A detailed report including a usability study is expected to be produced for the next meeting of the Observatory.
21 February 2012
Session 5 – Innovative policy responses for service delivery under budget constraints: Draft Outline for the Report
Following the financial crisis and ensuing global economic downturn, governments are facing severe budget constraints and pressure to reduce public expenditures. In many OECD countries, this process has already begun with the implementation of fiscal consolidation plans. But once budgets have been cut, what happens to the services that governments provide, especially given that the demands on public services continue to increase?
This session discussed a study proposal to explore the measures that countries have employed to adjust their service delivery strategies in response to budget constraints, with a particular focus on examining innovative approaches as part of this response. Countries supported the OECD's study proposal and provided suggestions in view of the preparation of a questionnaire for data collection.
Session 6 – Observatory Partnerships
The Observatory is expected to operate as a knowledge hub bringing together expertise from different partners within and outside government. This session discussed how the Observatory can leverage knowledge partnerships with external non-government stakeholders (e.g. academia, other international organisations, non-for-profit organisations). In particular, countries discussed the next steps towards the creation of an ad-hoc Associate Group composed of experts from academia, NGOs, or private sector organisations with relevant experience on public sector innovation.
Session 7 – Future direction and next steps
This session summarised the key action items for Task Force members and the OECD Secretariat in the coming months. This included highlighting the main items to be covered in the next Task Force meeting, scheduled for 8-9 October 2012.
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First came news that Sam Raimi might be jumping back into the franchise with an Army of Darkness sequel with star Bruce Campbell returning. Things got wilder when it came to light that not only was Campbell back for that project, but that there would also be a sequel to Fede Alvarez' Evil Dead reboot. Finally heads nearly exploded when fans learned that the Army of Darkness continuity with Campbell and the rebooted Evil Dead 2013 continuity could eventually culminate in a crossover film.
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Latimer defeated incumbent Republican Rob Astorino of Mount Pleasant by 57 to 43 percent.
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The deal in December to avert the so- called fiscal cliff had one welcome consequence: It derailed a new farm bill, the $100 billion annual spending package that's renewed every five years and filled with subsidies for some of the nation's most prosperous businesses.
To keep the money flowing to farmers and food stamp recipients, the 2008 bill was extended until this September, allowing Congress time to come up with a bill that would cut unneeded handouts to farmers while preserving safety net programs. Instead, Congress is poised to make ill-advised cuts and dole out fresh largess to farmers who don't need it.
That's shameful, especially because President Barack Obama provided a good starting point in his proposed budget. It called for trimming spending by almost $38 billion during the next 10 years by eliminating the $5 billion in annual direct payments to owners of farmland and reducing subsidies for crop insurance.
Congress should build on this, starting with strict means testing for farm benefits. U.S. farmers as a group, with an average annual household income of more than $89,000, are much better off than most Americans. This year, farm net income will reach $128 billion, the highest in inflation-adjusted terms in 40 years.
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The most promising healthcare data exchange I see coming is the Direct Project. Sure, it's not the nirvana of health information exchange, but it's a really reasonable step in the right direction. Plus, it's something that's feasible and achievable.
Aaron Stranahan wrote a great post on the ICA HITme blog which talks about a key characteristic of the Direct Project.
Earlier I mentioned that whitelists were only half the story. Rather than create a whitelist as a list of addresses, Direct focuses on which third parties (or CA's) an organization trusts to vouch for addresses. In this way, a "circle of trust" can be created without the administrative overhead of listing out every address unless an organization really wants to. Instead, each organization exchanging Direct messages can decide for itself with which entities, and by extension the processes they represent, they'll interact.
As you may have guessed, building a whitelist of CA's involves key exchange. In this case, your Direct service provider, aka "HISP," will collect the public key, for whichever third parties you trust, to sign off on messages you will receive. In the world of Direct, these public keys are called "Trust Anchors" as a nod to the idea of the circle of trust these third parties represent.
So, that's it- Direct is about whitelists, but with a twist that simultaneously reduces administrative burden and ensures that messages are encrypted following best practices. It's a whitelist on steroids! Next time someone asks why they can't send a Direct "email" message to their gmail account you'll know it's because gmail isn't in your organization's circle of trust.
One of the biggest challenges to any HIE program is knowing who everyone is and in whom you trust. I love the way Direct Project is approaching this "Trust Circle." It's reasonable and is a major reason why I believe that Direct Project will be a major success. I'll be glad once every EHR vendor supports the Direct Project.


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Napachie's father, Josephee Sharky, and grandfather Sharky Nuna, were drowned at the same time in 1979. His mother is Ragee Killiktee, a carver and the daughter of master carver Kuppapik Ragee; his older brother, Toonoo Sharky, is also a carver. Despite all these influences, Napachie has evolved his own style. His interest in the world around him is evident in his range of subjects, but he is best known for his carvings of birdlife, for which his open, delicate style is ideally suited.
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Friday, February 11, 2011
February 11, 2011 - 'Shadow Bank'
'Shadow Bank' - oil 6x6 © Marc R. Hanson '11
This is another little 6x6 for entry into the California show at Randy Higbee Gallery. Painted this one from some winter river reference. Just a little tangle of scrubby trees and a bank that caught my eye for it's color. Thanks.
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Love this, Marc! Saw Randy Higbee's show in December when I was out in Laguna. It was fantastic! He's a great salesman too!
- February 11, 2011 at 5:21 PM
- Kelley Sanford said...
You're certainly rising the bar for Randy's show. Time to put my head down & get busy.
- February 11, 2011 at 5:22 PM
- Sara Mathewson said...
I'm really loving all of your 6x6's!
I think you will do well in the show!
- February 11, 2011 at 6:16 PM
- David Westerfield said...
These are really great Marc. I'm working on some too.
- February 11, 2011 at 7:12 PM
- greggart said...
I love the abstract qualities and the variation of warm and cool. You should paint some of these larger....they're strong compositions.
- February 11, 2011 at 8:08 PM
- Amanda Jones said...
Love this piece, full of great mood and atmosphere. Great colour palette.
- February 11, 2011 at 10:33 PM
- Marian Fortunati said...
It's another winner, Marc!!
- February 12, 2011 at 12:03 AM
- Erik said...
Hi Marc, I love all these 6x6's. They have a really spontaneous quality to them.
3 Days in a row, you're not starting a daily painting blog are you? (Not that I would mind :) )
- February 12, 2011 at 1:15 AM
- Marc R. Hanson said...
Thank YOU!
Yep, Randy's got something going out there with this one. It's nice that so many artists are getting involved with it and challenging themselves and others to think hard about these little paintings.
A little painting can have just as much power as those wall size paintings can.
My most memorable art experience to date, without exception, was the J. Sorolla exhibit in St Louis, MO back about 1990. Sorolla's paintings alone were unlike anything that I have ever seen and walking through the museum full of his marvelous large works was an emotional event of a lifetime.
But then we walked into a smaller room that was full of his 'Apuntes'... his pochade studies... small paintings painted with his thumb box, which he carried around in his coat pocket. These were painted on cardboard, wood, anything he could use and many of them were only 4" or so in dimension.
Despite all of the other masterpieces in the museum of his, These little Apuntes were where you saw what that man's genius was really all about. I wouldn't mind having 'Sewing the Sail' in my living room, but I'd trade that one in for a room full of his little studies without hesitation. He filled 12" or 20" square inches with more life and power than you could possibly imagine.
Little paintings are a noble effort. :)
- February 13, 2011 at 11:07 AM
- Don Gray said...
These are all fabulous paintings, Marc...great job!
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Governor Scott Celebrates 500th Anniversary of the First European Exploration of Florida
Governor Rick Scott today made the following statement regarding the 500th anniversary of Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León's arrival on the land he named "La Florida" in 1513.
Governor Scott said, "This week marks an historic anniversary for Florida and the entire United States of America. Ponce de León, during the week of April 2, 1513, became the first documented European to arrive anywhere in the current United States of America.
"This special anniversary is an opportunity to share Florida's unique story and reflect on the people, places and events that made Florida the dynamic state it is today.
"In addition to our work in creating a more business friendly climate, Florida's rich history and culture have supported tourism, which is among the many reasons that we've created nearly 300,000 private-sector jobs and our unemployment rate has dropped to 7.7 percent. The policies we are implementing are working and we encourage more people to come to Florida to contribute to the overall economic vitality of our state.
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After graduating from UMass Boston in 1991, Perkins spent one year as an Athletic Training Intern with the New England Patriots. From there he traveled west to work at Temple University, where he also earned his Master's Degree in Physical Education.
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The Libyan Ministry of Defense has issued orders to its military authorizing the use of force to stop a North Korea-flagged tanker loading crude oil sold by armed rebels seeking to bypass the Tripoli government, state media said yesterday.
The rebels, who have seized three major Libyan ports since August last year to press demands for a greater share of oil revenues and political autonomy, received the tanker on Saturday at the Es Sider port in the volatile east.
The docking and loading of crude escalates a seven-month blockade of key oil ports and is just one facet of deepening turmoil in the OPEC producer, which is struggling to control militias that helped oust former Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi in 2011, but kept their weapons and now challenge state authority.
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan on Saturday said Libya would bomb the 37,000-tonne tanker if it tried to exit the port, one of Libya's biggest oil export terminals.
State news agency LANA yesterday said the defense ministry had issued orders to the military and warned the tanker's owner.
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"The order authorizes the use of force and puts the responsibility of any damages resulting from this on the ship owner," it said.
Spokesmen for both the state-run National Oil Corp (NOC) and the rebels said the tanker was still docked at the port.
A local newspaper, al-Wasat, said the tanker had loaded US$36 million of crude.
A reporter who visited Es Sider on Saturday evening said there was only a small force at the gate consisting of about 10 cars.
The guards had orders not to let staff out until the loading was complete, one of them said.
The rebels are led by former anti-Qaddafi commander Ibrahim Jathran, who used to be in charge of a brigade paid by the state to protect petroleum facilities, but turned against the government and seized the port and two others in the east with thousands of his men in August.
Tripoli has held indirect talks with Jathran, but his demand for a greater share of oil revenues for the eastern region, which it had under Qaddafi's predecessor King Idris, is sensitive because the government worries this might lead to secession.
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Learn the art of Modern Calligraphy with Angi of Angelique, Ink in a three hour workshop, where you'll explore and practice the tools and proper techniques of modern pointed pen calligraphy. We'll go over everything from basic pen strokes to constructing and connecting letters, styling and composition, so you can walk away with everything you need for developing your skill and style. Each student will receive a complete take-home calligraphy supply set, curated by Angi which includes her instructional guide book with alphabet exemplars and styling tips.
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I'm just going to be blunt: I'm completely obsessed with Medicine Mama's Sweet Bee Magic products. I use them all, and each time I do, I thank my lucky stars to be able to have something so perfect for my skin at an affordable price. I'd like to think there's a perfect balm for everyone out there, and if you're still searching for yours, I can't recommend these enough. They have several multi-use formulas, all of which are far beyond capable of first-aid triage, healing a number of skin and scalp issues, basic or severe dryness, acne, skin sensitivity and reactivity, and just good ol' fashioned apres-bathing. To really enjoy their products, I allow them to transcend the necessity of their functions and to ritualize my time with them. Medicine Mama's were also the ones to finally get me to try dry brushing on my body, face and lips followed by Sweet Bee Magic (I now alternate days with the abhyanga I'm already doing.)
Confession: late at night, sometimes I get drunk on skin care products. Once in awhile, I've been known to write an email (or perhaps "love letter" is more fitting) to a deserving company in my delirious state. Eric Furrer from Medicine Mama's was the recipient of one such love letter, and he was so nice-- he even answered some interview questions for me, which you'll find below my product reviews.
What Would a Bee Do? (besides sit there lookin' all cute, I mean)
First, I'd like to review a couple of my favorite products of theirs-- the Ultra Beauty Balm and the Magic Wand. These will help describe the differences between some of the formulas. Their other formulas not reviewed here that I also use and love are: the original Sweet Bee Magic (2 and 4 oz jars), V Magic (2 oz jars) and Calendula Baby Balm (2 oz jars).
Ultra Beauty Balm (2oz, $32)
With twice the amount of their proprietary honey and propolis 28 day bio fusion called Melexylem, Ultra Beauty Balm stands out not just as a utilitarian skin care product, but as a multi-use beauty product. Why? Back to the Melexylem: this particular formula is incredibly fine and smooth, feels almost matte on the skin when used in moderation, and it makes the most comfortable makeup primer EVER.The hydration is profound and creates a calm, even canvas for liquid, cream or powder face cosmetics. It also contains a dose of organic sea buckthorn oil, which is loaded with antioxidants and essential fatty acids. Fine lines and imperfections are blurred and skin projects happiness and coolness all day. I actually use it on my face, hands, neck, decollete and elsewhere, so I wouldn't mind it if they sold this golden balm in a bigger size. I use it on my hands and cuticles (especially at night), neck and decollete twice a day, and on my face and under my eyes as the last step in my daily skin care routine. I really take my time massaging it into my skin, like, between five and ten minutes if I can. This increases circulation, which helps to heal and rejuvenate skin and hasten cellular regeneration-- that's the best beauty medicine there is. Since I began using Ultra Beauty Balm regularly, my skin is perpetually supple, elastic and line-free,
I'm also quite obsessed with the very faint musky bee scent of this stuff! I can't really pinpoint it, it just smells like exactly what it is-- all natural, bees and olive oil, and that's about as good as it gets in my book. I do have a very sensitive nose, so I'm not sure other people would even notice any scent at all. If only every other brand had a "what you see and what you smell is what you get" thing happening. The other Sweet Bee varieties tend to have more of a honey scent-- just a tad sweeter.
I'm also quite obsessed with the very faint musky bee scent of this stuff! I can't really pinpoint it, it just smells like exactly what it is-- all natural, bees and olive oil, and that's about as good as it gets in my book. I do have a very sensitive nose, so I'm not sure other people would even notice any scent at all. If only every other brand had a "what you see and what you smell is what you get" thing happening. The other Sweet Bee varieties tend to have more of a honey scent-- just a tad sweeter.
ingredients: organic extra virgin olive oil, organic beeswax, organic honey, Melexylem, organic sea buckthorn oil, royal jelly, bee pollen
I use the Magic Wand mostly as a lip balm, or if I'm traveling or just away from home, I'll use it for everything. It has the original Sweet Bee Magic formula with a heaping helping of organic avocado oil and extra beeswax added to the mix to make it a bit richer-- it stays on the lips much longer because of the increase in thickness and viscosity. It also makes an absolutely genius cuticle and hand treatment to use at night before you drift off to sleep. I like to keep several of the Magic Wands on hand at home and in my favorite bags (and my husband uses them too). Once I totally ran out and had no backup. I was WAY more crabby than you'd think was appropriate for the situation. If I'm being completely honest (hey, why not?), I have occasional anxiety problems, and one of the only things that helps me is if I have something like this on hand to busy myself with. Five minutes of massaging my cuticles and hands with Sweet Bee Magic is the best therapy. The basic act of being kind to my skin reverberates through my whole being. It really translates to self-love in the simplest way.
ingredients: organic extra virgin olive oil, organic extra virgin avocado oil, organic beeswax, Melexylem- a proprietary blend of honey and propolis
ingredients: organic extra virgin olive oil, organic extra virgin avocado oil, organic beeswax, Melexylem- a proprietary blend of honey and propolis
What follows is the result of an impromptu and fun interview I did a couple months ago with Eric Furrer of Medicine Mama's:
The shelf life of our product is two years. There's always a expiration date stamped on the label right below the bar code. Because they're all honey and oil based, they have no water and so they are completely protected from all bacterial influence. Water and honey mixed are just an invitation for bacteria to grow, but our olive oil and honey mixture keeps out the bacteria thus not needing any preservative or harmful chemicals to keep it fresh.
What is Melexylem, and is it something new to your products or did you simply put a new name to something you've been doing all along? Do all Sweet Bee Magic products have it?
Melexylem is a 28 day infusion with honey and propolis. It's trademarked and a creation of Medicine Mama's Apothecary. We've put years of testing and time into perfecting this science and it's our little secret. Shhh, but tell your friends!
What are the differences between your products and formulas? They're all very similar, it seems.
There are slight differentiations from the Sweet Bee Magic and our other product for different uses. Ultra Beauty has double the Melexylem. Baby Balm formula has no honey. The Lip Wand has extra beeswax and avocado oil for a heavier consistency and extreme element protection in sports chafing and lip protection. We follow a very careful mission with any product out of our shop, "What would a bee do?" and we try to remain consistent with the ingredients that have been proven through nature.
What makes your new Ultra Beauty Balm great for beauty use? What are a couple of things that it's particularly good at doing?
The Ultra Beauty Balm has twice the amount of Melexylem which acts as a gentle alpha hydroxy, smooths and tones facial skins and helps reduce fine lines, wrinkles and age spots.
What's the most unusual use for Sweet Bee Magic that you've ever heard of or tried?
There once was a Bee Friend of ours who was visiting friends and had just gotten done moisturizing her feet when she realized the bamboo mat she was standing on had oil foot prints. Not knowing what to do, her instinct was to camouflage the prints with more Sweet Bee Magic. The mat looked so bright and vibrant the friends ended up asking about it and what she could have possibly done to make it look so beautiful?
Do you have any new products in the works that you can tell me a little bit about?
In the spring we'll have our newest surprise.
(ED: here's the surprise I just found when I checked the site today: Honey Facial Scrub!)
Dry Brushing: in a nutshell, why do you recommend it?
Trees have the healthiest skin of all organism because of constant agitation from weather, and pests. They are our role models in how to maintain our largest organ, the skin. Dry brushing releases dead skin and helps with circulation and blood flow to the surface. It also increases the cell turnover factor. The more skin is stimulated the faster the dead cells slough off, the faster new cells rise to the surface. Medicine Mama's next blog post will be discussing the importance of dry brushing your lips though the winter months.
(ED: HERE's that blog post)
Is there anything that Sweet Bee Magic CAN'T do?
We have been trying to get it to do the dishes but so far it's not happening.
A huge shout-out, Big ups and major gratitude to Eric from Medicine Mama's and their whole team, who keep me and my skin super-mellow. If you're looking for a new (to you) indie skin care brand to get behind, I can't say enough good things about these products and the people who make them.
[all products were purchased by me for my own personal use. I have no affiliation with the brand. All photos via medicinemamasapothecary.com]


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After months of discussion, Augusta officials are moving toward a plan that would dismantle the existing urban services tax district to create a uniform set of taxes and fees for all property owners.
Officials who met with the city's property tax study committee Thursday agreed in principle to measures that would remove funding for fire service, trash pickup and neighborhood street lights from the urban services tax rate and convert those to revenue models paid by property owners in suburban areas.
Finance Director Donna Williams said those three items are the largest and most problematic portions of urban property taxes. The ultimate goal is to make the urban services district go away entirely, she said.
Augusta Commission member Wayne Guilfoyle, the chairman of the study committee, directed Williams to put together a provisional plan that can be presented to other members of the commission next month.
The problem with the current system is that property owners in different tax districts pay different amounts for the same services.
The city's multitiered property tax system divides most of the county into two main districts - one urban and one suburban - that roughly coincide with the pre-consolidation political lines between the old city and Richmond County. Each district has a combination of millage and fees that pay for the services, such as trash pickup, fire protection, streetlights and law enforcement.
City officials have been examining Augusta's flawed property tax system for months without making much headway.
The emerging plan is focusing on fire protection, trash pickup and streetlights.
The first measure would be to create one uniform fire service tax rate for all parts of Augusta. In order to do that, the current tax rate paid by suburban residents will rise by 0.681 mills, according to Williams, who explained that the urban tax digest isn't enough to generate sufficient revenue at the current rate in the suburban district.
"We would be about $2.5 million short otherwise," she said.
The second part of the plan would be to make every property owner pay the same fees for trash pickup, Currently in the urban district, trash pickup is funded through tax rates and a reduced fee of $107. In the suburban district, property owners pay a $310 fee on their tax bills. Changing the system would mean that some property owners in Augusta's poorer neighborhood's - perhaps more than 2,000 properties - would have to pay the full amount for the first time.
Officials acknowledged it would be a shock for those taxpayers, who would see their trash pickup fees triple on the next tax bill. Williams suggested it could be phased in over a two-year period, but others, including Commissioner Donnie Smith, said it would be best have a plan that passed the measures in one vote.
"It is better to get it over with and take our beating one time than to have to take it twice," he said.
The other part of the plan would be to convert streetlight funding to the fee-based model used in the suburban district - a formula based on the amount of road frontage to calculate the amount owed per property. That will be no easy task, Williams said.
She has asked city Traffic Engineer Steve Cassell to look at the streetlight data and come up with a proposal, but she said she doesn't expect that to be ready anytime soon.
"This is going to be a monumental task for his group," she said.
Officials plan to present information about the plan to other commissioners in a work session tentatively scheduled for April 25.


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Yes, that is right, I said "Healthy Cookies". 🙂 I have taken a liking to 2 cookbooks that I recently checked out of the library. The 2 books are Veganomicon, which I now own, and Eat, Drink & Be Vegan, which I am about to own. 😉 No, I am not vegan or even vegetarian, but I don't eat meat daily. I love veggie based dishes & find myself craving them. I love all kinds of beans & lentils and all the different varieties out there.
I happened upon this recipe for Super-Charge Me! Cookies and figured out that it would be very easy to modify to be gluten-free. The changes that I made are:
Bob's Red Mill GF Oats for the quick oats
Bob's Red Mill Sorghum Flour for the spelt flour
Tropical Traditions Coconut Oil for the canola oil
The results were amazing! These cookies are so addicting! I am glad that they are healthy because I certainly don't feel bad eating them for breakfast now! 😉 LOL!
I did use raisins for my dried fruit & chocolate chips, too. I might try nuts or maybe dried cherries, blueberries or chopped dried figs next time.
Definitely a keeper of a recipe! 🙂 Even super picky Jon loved these! One change he asked me to make…. leave out the raisins next time, though, because he prefers chocolate chips. Umm…no! LOL!
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EVERETT — A 67-foot, wooden pleasure boat ran aground near the Everett Marina after its operator miscalculated its position, the Coast Guard said Saturday.
The Cape Caution, built in 1939, ran aground in shallow water about 500 feet offshore Friday night. The operator of the vessel managed to get safely to land in a dinghy, but the boat began to list and then was declared to have sunk as the tide came in at about 4 a.m. Saturday.
The Coast Guard responded to help ensure any pollution from the incident was contained, and state Department of Ecology officials were also monitoring the response. An estimated 100 gallons of diesel was on board, but no spill was immediately reported and Global Diving and Salvage of Seattle surrounded the vessel with boom.
The operator reported that he miscalculated the boat's position while entering the Snohomish River.
Global Diving and Salvage workers managed to seal the vents on the vessel to make sure no fuel leaked and were considering whether to try to re-float the vessel, Ecology spokesman Dieter Bohrmann said. A photo posted on the department's Twitter feed showed it continuing to list Saturday, but not fully submerged.
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Woa there, Lily Allen . Lil' allegedly said to a group of photographers last night in London that she "has a 'really good mouth' for and is the 'best in London' for...blow jobs." Sounds like Lily can do more than just "Smile"! • Carmen Electra is engaged to Korn guitarist and tattoo enthusiast Rob Patterson. There's no way this marriage will be shorter than her 10-day matrimonial hijinx with Dennis Rodman, so they have that going for them. • Rumor has it that Jimmy Fallon will take over for Conan O'Brien on NBC's Late Night in 2009. We have to agree with Michael K over at Dlisted on this one: "Great. Another dude replacing another dude. Can we please get some vagina on late-night already!?" [Perez, Us, Dlisted]
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