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NEW DELHI: Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony cautioned on Friday against expecting a breakthrough in the Siachen Glacier talks being held in Islamabad next week.
"Don't expect dramatic announcement or decision there on an issue which is very very important for us, specially in the context of national security," Mr Antony was quoted as saying on the sidelines of a public function here.
He did not spell out India's proposed stand at the Monday-Tuesday talks between the two defence secretaries, but local reports said Mr Antony was apparently referring to Delhi's demand for a proper authentication of current troop positions in Siachen by both the countries.
"Our stand is there and the defence secretary will explain the stand there," Mr Antony said. He stressed that India has a `clear cut position' on the Siachen issue.
"They (defence secretaries of both the sides) are going to have the discussion there. But we have already discussed this in detail. We have very clear cut position, since discussions are going to take place, I don't want to reply it here," he said.
Mr Antony's comments appeared to dampen the hope offered by Pakistan's High Commissioner Shahid Malik who was quoted as saying that both countries would benefit from demilitarisation in the world's highest battlefield.
India's Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) met on Thursday and reports said it was decided to stay with the country's known position on the authentication of troops. India sees it as the first step towards the ultimate objective of demilitarisation.
India wants Pakistan to agree to authenticate the troop positions and demarcate the Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) on the map before taking steps to demilitarise the Siachen. However, Pakistan has refused to do so.
Armies of both the countries are deployed there since 1984 and are observing ceasefire since 2003.
In a farewell interview to the United News of India, Mr Malik said there was a consensus in his country to resolve all outstanding issues with India.
Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani talked of demilitarisation of Siachen when hevisited the glacier in the aftermath of burying alive of 139 Pakistani soldiers in an avalanche in April.
Mr Malik, who leaves India after five years of service here, said Kashmir and confidence-building measures among other issues will be on the agenda of foreign secretary level talks between the two countries to be held in New Delhi on June 29.
Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna is expected to visit Islamabad next month and a breakthrough on Siachen and Sir Creek could facilitate a visit to Islamabad by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.


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Murdered: Soul Suspect: Solve Your Own Death On June 3
It may be the most promising title in Square Enix's hopper right now.
The intriguing Murdered: Soul Suspect has received a release date: It'll arrive in North America for the PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC on June 3. As usual, the European version will drop three days later.
Developed by Quantum Conundrum team Airtight Games, Soul Suspect follows the story of protagonist Ronan O'Connor's death at the hands of a mysterious attacker. The setting is Salem, Massachusetts (home of the infamous Salem witch trials of 1692) and after his murder, O'Connor must attempt to track down his killer, utilizing both the real world and a mysterious parallel dimension. To learn more, check out our in-depth preview.
If done correctly, this could be a very cool game. It always reminds me of one of my favorite games of all time, Shadow of Destiny on the PS2...
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Like that game, I hope this is a 'pure' experience, not bogged down with any unnecessary mechanics that are standard in most titles marketed with the 'action' tag.
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but thats also what makes it so exciting its such a unique and really cool concept.
i just hope for once the risk was worth it, and it actually gets done justice!
reminds me allot of LA noire this, or even beyond two souls, lets hope this is not another repeat of those..........
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Killeen Texas Area?
Hey everyone, so normally i wouldnt do this but my husband and i moved here from California in Novemeber with our 19 month old and we just had a baby girl about a month ago, i am a stay at home mom and my husband is a helicopter mechanic for one of the hospitals. We have met some people through his work and a few neighbors but no one our age or with kids the same age. I love my kids and being home with them and my husband but i need to meet some new people, make some friends, hopefully find someone for my son to play with i feel bad cause he has like no interaction with kids his age :(
so anyone up for some conversation? :)
Welcome! I'm not in Texas, but just wanted to welcome you to the group!
we've found a church but haven't gone lately cause were waiting for our daughter to get her shots, I'll definitely look into those groups though, thankyou :)
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I live in copperas cove. :) killern is super busy! Don't go anywhere at 9 am or 5 pm! Lol
Ha, isn't that true. I choose to stay away from driving then, and if you go anywhere near the base (the roads that lead to the gates) stay away around 11:30 am and 12/1 pm! When the soldiers come out for lunch and go back it's a mad house! I went because I had a doctor's appointment on base and I left at 12:50 I didn't get to my appointment until 1:20(It's usally a 10 minute drive there) because the gate was backed up so bad!
I live in Cove. And you are so right. Between 3:30-5 it's a craZy out there.
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Skip to comments.Operation "Saddam Exposed" (Iraqi Documents)
Posted on 04/12/2006 1:06:23 PM PDT by jveritas
Dear freepers
The Iraqi documents are revealing the truth about Saddam WMD, his relation to terrorism, and his crimes against humanity. These documents are proving that Saddam had always kept his WMD program reading and running in a secret way waiting the opportune moment to produce large stocks of them. Also Saddam not only had strong ties with terrorists but also his regime was recruiting individuals from the Iraqi military to launch terrorist suicide attacks against US interest.
Despite this smoking guns documents that prove that we right to go and remove Saddam regime, it seems that they are going unnoticed in most of the media except on FR, the blogsphere, the Weekly Standard, and few of our side Talk Radio Shows.
We should not expect the liberal media to embrace these documents and to be the first one to talk about it because just the few documents that we have seen already have shined the light of truth on their lies and the lies of liberals that they have been spewing for the last three years regarding Iraq and President Bush. However we should expect our side of the media, Talk Radio in particular, to be much more involved in spreading the truth and facts that these documents are revealing.
Thus we need to launch Operation Get The Truth Out to get the attention of our side of the media first and ask them to cover these very important Iraq documents. If you can please all help on this issue. We need to contact as many on our side of the media as we can and let the Truth Get Out, and once our side of the media start covering it, it will force the liberal media to talk about it as well, and hopefully our Republican politicians will talk about it too.
Four important documents you can contact our media about:
September 1998 Document: Secret Research Programs Related to WMD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1613509/posts
March 2001 Document: Saddam Regime Recruits Suicide Terrorists to Hit US Interests http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1610012/posts
Saddam Regime Document: Iraqi Intelligence met with Bin Laden in 1995 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1600579/posts
Document: Saddam Regime Training and Using Foreign Arab Terrorists As Suicide Bombers. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1600367/posts
Thank you all for your help.
The Truth is on our side.
God bless America. God bless our troops. God bless Free Republic.
Amen, let's roll.
Thank yo veyr much for doing this. I will try my best to get on Tony Snow show tomorrow.
I believe it is Carl/newsmax
Yes... But it will not look good for the UN, France, Germany, and our so-called "free" press when history books are written.
Now you know the MSM is gonna be all over this story! [/ sarc]
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I'm beginning to believe that America is lost and the blue flags (actually "red" flags, but focus groups have shown a more passive response to "blue" flags) will soon be popping up along my street. Of course, I will be the first one to be sent to a "reeducation camp" because I will not "go along to get along".
I'm telling you the truth, because of the lackluster prosecution of this "so called" WAR on terror, I will not visit either NYC or Washington DC for the forseeable future. I can't even imagine my grandfather standing by and doing nothing if there was an official outpost of the German Nazi Party or the Imperial Japanese Army operating openly in his town in 1942. Today's American is so fat, dumb, and weak that he will give the knife to his enemy to be used to kill him before he will defend himself.
excellent ............... eyes please....
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your efforts.
So when is the DOD going to put you on the payroll? ;o)
Time for me to do some cutting,pasting and emailing to
the dominant media.
Excellent idea.
You need to re ping this next week after Easter.
thanks again; bookmark and bttt
And God bless you.
Keep up the excellent work.
I want to write an article about this in my college newspaper, and if I actually find the time to do so, I will give you credit for the work.
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Giants vs. Redskins: Live Score, Highlights, and AnalysisSeptember 11, 2011
The Rex Grossman era of the Washington Redskins begins today at 4 PM. Whether or not this lasts for a few years or a few games, this first game will definitely be an intriguing game to watch.
The Redskins are certainly an interesting team to watch: After letting go of their one-year starter Donovan McNabb, they made the questionable decision to go with Rex Grossman and John Beck as their two quarterbacks, opting not to draft a quarterback of the future.
While the Redskins may not have a reliable quarterback, they have some potential with an improved defense and a few promising players on offense.
The Giants are also dealing with a team that has already been hit hard by injuries, with first-round pick Prince Amukamara gone for 6-8 weeks, and defensive star Osi Umenyiora out for at least this week after getting surgery.
A month ago, many would have picked the Giants to win this game easily, but all of the injuries and the free-agent losses have thrown this game into question. And the Redskins, who have some questions but also some promise, may actually have a chance to pull off the Week 1 win against their division rival.
Throughout the game, I'll keep you posted with updates and my thoughts on the game.
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By Diogenes (articles ) | Jun 28, 2007
Today is the memorial of St. Irenaeus, who died around the year 203), and my thoughts were carried back to Pope Benedict's excellent catechesis on Irenaeus given last March. While it's worth re-reading in its entirety, the following summary points are particularly striking. The Pope is speaking of Irenaeus as a theologian and an expositor of Church doctrine:
a) The Apostolic Tradition is "public," not private or secret. For Irenaeus, there is no doubt that the content of the faith transmitted by the Church is that received from the apostles and from Jesus, the Son of God. There is no teaching aside from this. Therefore, for one who wishes to know the true doctrine, it is enough to know "the Tradition that comes from the Apostles and the faith announced to men": tradition and faith that "have reached us through the succession of bishops" (Against Heresies 3,3,3-4). Thus, the succession of bishops, personal principle, Apostolic Tradition, and doctrinal principle all coincide.
Why is this important? Among other reasons, because the public nature of the faith protects the faithful from frauds aimed at them by purveyors of a false gospel, whether they be bogus mystics or prophets or revolutionaries. Christian faith is not something whispered in code to initiates, or attainable while in an ecstatic frenzy, or biologically restricted to Aryans (or women, or the descendants of the eighth avatar), but is "proclaimed from the housetops."
b) The Apostolic Tradition is "one." While gnosticism is divided into many sects, the Church's Tradition is one in its fundamental contents, which -- as we have seen -- Irenaeus calls "the rule of faith" or "the rule of truth." And given that it is one, it creates unity among peoples, different cultures and different communities. It has a common content like that of truth, despite different languages and cultures.
Note how this flips contemporary sentimentalisms about "diversity" on their head. If a man tells you he's a Unitarian (where anything goes doctrinally), you can accurately guess his race, income, social class, and how he voted for the past fifteen years. If you know nothing more about a man than that he's Catholic, you have no confidence about any of the above. The greater the insistence on doctrinal unity, the greater possibility for authentic diversity.
c) Finally, the Apostolic Tradition is, as he says in Greek, the language in which he wrote his book, "pneumatic," that is, spiritual, led by the Holy Spirit. In Greek, spirit is "pneuma." It is not a transmission entrusted to the abilities of more or less educated men, but the Spirit of God who guarantees faithfulness in the transmission of the faith.
Absolutely key. Irenaeus was no proto-Lollard, contemptuous of book-learning. Pope Benedict contends, on the contrary, that Irenaeus was the first systematic theologian. But the content of the faith is not something vouchsafed to the professoriat in preference to the simple, and those academics who would have us abandon inherited belief in favor of a theoretically superior novelty are scamming the faithful. Note too that the Spirit does not simply assist the Church in the articulation of true doctrine, but assists the individual Christian in adhering to it. A theologian is as likely as a waitress to be an apostate. A stable hand is as likely as a bishop to die a martyr.
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Jun. 30, 2007 2:24 PM ET USA
Sr. Sharon Euart RSM, JCD involved in Canon Law in the US with a heavy hand in US-centric USCCB matters, including the Dallas accord & the attending to "norms" of conduct, pro diversity. Irenaeus, "no doubt that the content of the faith transmitted by the Church is that received from the apostles and from Jesus, the Son of God... no teaching aside from this." Remember Gnosticism sows the roots of discord. We may mention episcopal discord with Rome. Note Pope's letter to China on same.
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Jun. 30, 2007 2:10 PM ET USA
Dear D.S.: thanks for the second thought. (Actually, am grateful for ANY thought!) Tricky, this business of "knowing"...
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Jun. 29, 2007 7:13 PM ET USA
Sterling, as Uncle Di uses it, 'Lollard' refers to to a person who has no, or very little, formal education. Originally, it referred to the followers of the 14th Century English heretic John Wyclif, most of whom had no formal education and who believed power to administer the Sacraments came from personal piety, rather than Holy Orders. The term 'Lollard' seems to come from the Dutch word 'lollaerd,' which means mumbler. As to Sister Sharon Euart, you'll have to ask Uncle Di.
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Jun. 29, 2007 6:58 PM ET USA
On second thought, mae, maybe what I said in my first comment was your point. If it was, I totally agree.
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Jun. 29, 2007 6:57 PM ET USA
mae, intellectuals are more likely than non-intellectuals to be heretics and apostates, these days. In fact, that's always been the case. Neither Arius nor Nestorius were day laborers.
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Jun. 29, 2007 5:43 PM ET USA
"Is a waitress as likely as an intellectual to be a theologian?" Both are servants of Christ.
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Jun. 29, 2007 3:09 PM ET USA
Is a waitress as likely as an intellectual to be a theologian?
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Jun. 28, 2007 10:12 PM ET USA
No proto-Lollard??? I may be in the wrong religion, this stuff is way over my head. Maybe I'm a seventies Catholic after all - "Know God, know peace. No God, no peace." At least I can understand it.
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Jun. 28, 2007 5:29 PM ET USA
Sorry, Di, but I'm missing the Sister Sharon Euart reference from your title. Can you enlighten or is it just one of those things that if you try to enlighten, it falls completely on its face?
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Jun. 28, 2007 1:05 PM ET USA
Dear Publicus, Well you are exactly right. I'm all in on the evangelism. It's the trumpeting of diversity that I could do without. On second reading, however, I'd like to redact my comment. Di wasn't championing the diversity of Catholicism. He was pointing out what fools Irenaeus makes of the diversity sentimentalists. Heigh ho! By the way, I'm not so sure about my own righteousness. I'm old school Lutheran. We fret about these things.
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Jun. 28, 2007 11:55 AM ET USA
Dr. FMc, we *should* give a hoot as those are our brethren. The Gospel calls us to correct our neighbor and earnestly contend for the faith. If is not enough to be happy in our own righteousness.
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Jun. 28, 2007 11:20 AM ET USA
Oh my, I may have found my first quibble with Di. Di writes: "The greater the insistence on doctrinal unity, the greater possibility for authentic diversity" I take your point, and it's true, but should we give a hoot? Let's just be happy about Christian orthodoxy for its own sake and not worry about secular measures of success, most especially those of a political-academic stripe. (Still it's hard to resist rubbing their noses in it.)
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Jun. 28, 2007 9:44 AM ET USA
"A theologian is as likely as a waitress to be an apostate. A stable hand is as likely as a bishop to die a martyr. " I would like to commit this to memory. It is a gem! Thank you.
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Jun. 28, 2007 8:21 AM ET USA
Excellent reading! A great way to start off my day-----immersing myself in some aspect of the truth.


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I'm surprising myself. It seems I eat a lot of eggs.
Oh well. I think it is a public service to share recipes that work for a crowd. Breakfast can be a challenge in that regard. I'm not crazy about the typical egg casserole that is really savory bread pudding packed to the top with bread. I like the concept, but I really like eggs. So when I make eggs, I want to have eggs, not a bread soufflé. I just found a recipe that splits the difference. It uses English muffins as its base and then eggs and other goodies are poured on top of the muffins. The result is a bread base, that lends some stability to the casserole, but it is not a bread casserole. I'm not sure that made a whole lot of sense. But take my word that this is a different breed.
Anyway, the other brilliant thing about it is that much like many of the "bread pudding" egg casseroles, this one is prepared the night before and kept in the fridge, and the one cooked component for the assembly can even be cooked a day before that. To wit, I called up my mom who is always a willing accomplice on PIE experiments and said, "We're all crashing at your place this weekend…will you cook up some bulk sausage and then clean up all the grease so I don't have to deal with it and have it ready to go when I get there?" I'm slightly spoiled. "We" is my family and my brother's family and then there is my mom and Bob so that is 6 alleged grown-ups and 4 kids, and we nearly polished this off, so while it makes an incredibly large amount of food, I suspect that you and yours will consume it with gusto just like we did.
I guess that if you don't like green chiles you could make this without it, but that would be silly. By the way if you love green chiles and you ever drive through Socorro, N.M. you need to go to Blake's Lot-a-Burger and have their green chile cheeseburger. I know I'm off topic, but this is a public service too.
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I'm not American, so November for me and 33 million others is essentially the month between Halloween and Christmas, but I still have something to be thankful for: hockey.
St. Louis Blues forward Alex Steen has 20 goals. That has him tied with Alex Ovechkin – who, unlike Steen, is known for scoring – for the NHL lead, and only through 24 games. Before this year, Steen's single-season max was 24 goals, which he scored in 68 games in 2010.
But if this were baseball, we'd be suspicious.
Whenever a player comes from nowhere to challenge for the Majors' home run title, we have to ask the question: is he on steroids? Or HGH? (If you haven't noticed by now, whenever people froth at the mouth and bark, "HE'S ON STEROIDS!", they really mean "He's on Human Growth Hormone.")
If Alex Steen played baseball, we'd wonder when and how often he was juicing and it would only be a matter of time before there would be evidence arising. We'd wonder what possibly could explain his sudden outburst. It couldn't be his talent. Oh, no. That just couldn't be it.
No, if this were baseball, we'd be questioning him on national radio shows even when he isn't a guest, writing about him with an attitude like, "Hey, I'm not accusing him… I'm just saying, what if?" (So, yeah, you'd be accusing him.)
Ask Chris Davis. Ask Jose Bautista. Ask Joey Votto, who had to admit to suffering crippling depression before people felt guilty enough to ask him whether he had "steroid withdrawal" anymore.
If this were baseball, Alex Steen would have to worry about a Home Run Derby, that annual All-Star festivity that destroys the seasons of individuals feasting on opposing pitchers with momentum, groove, and a lack of fatigue.
If this were football, Alex Steen would have to worry about Madden curses and Skip Bayless.
If this were football, Alex Steen would be Nick Foles.
If this were football, Alex Steen's first few years – labelled as disappointing in Toronto, either because of inconsistency on his part or utterly terrible play on his team's part – would have cast him out of paradise, banned from ever returning. He would have blown his chance before it even started, the Canadian equivalent to Vince Young or Willis McGahee.
If this were anything but hockey, all we'd be talking about are the distractions. Sideshows. Things that don't matter.
Take even college football, where quarterbacks and one or two running backs start out the season already on Heisman watch. They haven't played a game, and they're already the MVP. And, if they don't win it, they've blown it. Naturally, as the season takes its toll, preseason favourites fade away – a la Marcus Mariota, Teddy Bridgewater, or De'Anthony Thomas – and deserving challengers rise – A.J. McCarron and Jameis Winston this year, Johnny Manziel and Manti Te'o last year.
College football players have to deal with cyber/fake/dead girlfriend hoaxes. College football players are banned from even having dinner with their idols, just because it looks suspicious to the rest of us.
I'm thankful for hockey, one of the only sports left where the players can actually play, where we can enjoy Alex Steen's 20 goals without having to cut each tally into criticisms or something less than what they are.
The reasons for Steen's outburst are actually obvious: even in his worst years, say in those in Toronto, Steen was still putting up respectable point totals. 45 points in his rookie season, 35 the next. (And, remember, the Maple Leafs were terrible.) In full seasons with one team since then, he's never put up fewer than 40 points, the exception being 2009 when he shared time between Toronto and St. Louis and finished with 28.
Last year, he had 27 points in 40 games.
And, he's only 29. Despite being a nine-year veteran, he's only just entering his prime, which means his totals are sure to jump.
Sure, 20 goals in 24 games is a shocking increase but, as Puck Daddy's Ryan Lambert points out, Steen is scoring on 25.3 per cent on his shots. That's significantly higher than Ovechkin's 15.9 per cent or Patrick Kane's 18.8 per cent. (Kane is third in NHL goal scoring with 15.)
In other words, Steen isn't wasting his chances. And, with just 10 assists so far, he has essentially just changed how he contributes to the Blues' offence, which is prolific for the first time since they had guys named Hull and Oates.
This is enjoyable, for as long as it continues. And I'm thankful there are only nice things to say.


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P(x) is an increasing function and Q(x) is a decreasing function in interval , x is positive. Another function satisfies . Find the value of m and M if:
a. = P(x) . Q(x)
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I can't solve this problem because I think we need to know that kind of functions P(x) and Q(x) are.
My thoughts :
1. If P(x) is exponential function and Q(x) is linear function, the result will be different compared to P(x) is linear and Q(x) is exponential. It also will be different if both P(x) and Q(x) are linear.
2. Even for both P(x) and Q(x) are linear, the answer still can't be determined. Assume P(a) = 2, P(b) = 4, Q(a) = 4, and Q(b) = 2. Then for , P(a)*Q(a) = 8 and P(b)*Q(b)=8.
The result will be different if we assume P(a) = 0, P(b) = 1000, Q(a) = 4, Q(b) = 2.
Or there are flaws in my attempts?


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For as long as I can remember, I've been on the hunt for the perfect mascara… one that would make my lashes thicker and longer without clumping or leaving my poor lashes dry and brittle. And one that would of course cost less than $10.
I adore Clinique's Lash Doubling Mascara, but sadly it retails for $14. I'd much rather pay about half that. After all, I do have to replace said mascara every three months.
(This is the part where you nod vigorously because you know how important it is to change your mascara every few months to avoid bacteria build-up. Right?)
Anyways, I kept trying every single drugstore mascara the online world recommended, all to no avail. My latest failure? Rimmel's Volume Flash Mousse. Ugh. Clump City!
Then I found it. L'Oréal's Voluminous Million Lashes. Right in my local grocery store and on sale for $7 ($8.95 MSRP).
This mascara does not clump. At all. It makes my lashes longer, fuller, stronger, curvier. It somehow brightens up my eyes, and incredibly enough, lasts all day.
Don't believe me? See for yourself. The "after" picture was taken over 12 hours after I originally put on my Voluminous Million Lashes.
I'm picking up several more of these babies over the weekend just in case L'Oréal makes the poor corporate decision of discontinuing this incredible mascara.
Ladies, run! Don't walk. Because you're worth it. That is the L'Oréal slogan, right?


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Church of the Redeemer's Social Justice Education Program will show the 68-minute 2012 film Broken on All Sides: Race, Mass Incarceration, and New Visions for Criminal Justice in the US on Thursday, January 24, at 7:30.
This film, exploring the intersection of race, poverty, and our criminal justice and penal systems, demonstrates that people of color have been targeted at significantly higher rates for stops, searches, arrests, prosecution, and harsher sentences, with the result that more African-Americans are under control of the correctional system today than were enslaved in 1850.
Since time in prison reduces people's life opportunities even after they are released, this mass incarceration is creating a new caste system in America. A panel will follow with Martha Conley, chair of Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, and Bret Grote, of Human Rights Coalition/FedUp.
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Here is the actual article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Such uplifting news. Of course, the news media is always slow to react to such things. This has been the case for years. The Democrats and Republicans (really two prongs of a corporate machine) have sold the average working person down the river for the last 30-40 years. I know quite a few people with Master's degrees and law degrees who are unemployed. I was at my friend's house on Wednesday night, and the guy is pretty much done with medical school; he is now doing his rotations and then he will go back in May for graduation. He will start making about $49,000 a year as a podiatrist. This friend EXCELLED in med school - from the moment he started. As a result, he had his choice of rotations and residencies. Look where that got him!
I know, being a foot doctor is probably not the best decision in the world. But the malpractice insurance is relatively low, you can work in an office and have a regular schedule, you are not on call, and there are only about 300 slots a year in the U.S. In sum, this allows a doctor to have a normal family and personal life. Few med schools offer the program, and they do what they can to ensure that they do not collectively produce more podiatrists than there are available positions. If you go to med school to be one, you will ALMOST CERTAINLY have a paying job as a podiatrist. (This is not the same as law school, because the schools see it as their main priority to keep the cash cow going; this is why they produce 45,000 law grads every year when there are already too many JDs floating around.) This friend has over $220,000 in student debt, BTW.
We are in the early stages of a third world country - declining pay, longer hours, less career opportunities for the most educated part of the populace, less chances for advancement, no secure jobs, etc. I keep telling people who are interested in law school (or even MBA or a Master's of engineering): "Go on the cheap; know exactly what you want from the program/degree; realistically look at the job market for those in your field; and realize that you may earn the degree (and spend the time, money and energy on this pursuit) and end up EXACTLY WHERE YOU ARE NOW!!"
For instance, I work with a policy analyst (from another firm) who is dead set on going to law school for a J.D. and Master of Public Policy. The schools she is looking at are not cheap, and she does not want to go to the state school. She is 36 years old, and she is pretty bright. I have told her that she needs to go cheap, and preferably get a full-tuition scholarship. When I told her that she might get the J.D./M.P.P. and end up as a policy analyst working for the same industry making the same amount she is now, she got upset. She has her heart set on this endeavor. I also have a friend who is currently teaching English in Korea. He wants to go to law school in New York City. I have referred him to my blog list and provided other helpful info.
In the final analysis, we simply cannot compete with countries/corporations that pay their employees a crap wage, have deplorable working conditions, and have little to no environmental or human rights provisions/schemes to comply with. "Education is the key" has been our national mantra for the last few decades or so. But the reality is that higher education is simply a business. The professors and university administrators are there to keep up the faith of their customers/students.


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No, I think it will be your medical insurance. In Obama's healthcare bill, it says if you smoke, your insurance company can double the amount you have to pay for that insurance. It gave examples, and a 50 something man would pay over an extra $5,000 a yr. Who can afford that? People stop smoking in order to have insurance.
For guns it could go down like this: Guns are a health hazard and if you have one, your insurance company will charge you double for medical insurance. That means multiple thousands extra a year. Do you give up your guns to afford medical insurance?
Hussein has the authority to write rules/regulations for medical insurance right now and he could do that and get your guns that way. He is the devil incarnate.
I agree, they'll use that approach and it WILL work on all but the hard cases. Taking over insurance is the quickest way to take over. Switch "Liberty" for "Liability" as the operative word in America.
And sadly, I believe people will accept it. Nobody wants to make any sacrifices, though many bloviate about armed resistance (the odds of an opportunity arising being infinitesimally low).
In Revolutionary days, a good percentage of the people prized liberty enough to risk all. Today, tell the average citizen he might have to pay more for mandatory services that used to be optional, and he becomes a quivering mass of jelly, defenseless, impotent, cowardly.


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The developers previously made Blade Symphony.
Galacide was recently released on Early Access with support for 4-player local co-op.


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CA Labor Commission Rules that Uber Drivers Are Employees!/
Taxi Workers Respond to California Labor Commission
Game Changer Ruling:
Uber Drivers Are Employees
Decision Affirms That the Law is Catching Up to Uber
San Francisco Drivers Ready for Uber Showdown at
National Mayor's Conference
"California Labor Commission's Ruling today that Uber drivers are employees and entitled to protections under the law is empowering, gratifying and foretelling: finally, a set of laws Uber has not been allowed to violate or skirt. There is no doubt that more drivers will stand up, more states will verify their employee status, and all will boil over into federal rulings on drivers' right to collectively organize without retaliation or fear", said Bhairavi Desai, President of the National Taxi Workers Alliance.
This could have a game changing impact on a company that profiteers from breaking laws and cutting costs. Uber has left markets when required to carry insurance standards still subservient to taxis and for-hire-vehicles, but higher than their lobbying goals. On the other hand, a decision affirming drivers' rights in the share-the-scraps economy may be the wake up call to require consumer rights as well.
The decision comes on the eve of the National Mayor's Conference where San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has pulled out the red carpet for Uber to wine and dine. The San Francisco Taxi Workers Alliance is organizing actions throughout the conference, including a picket line in front of Uber Headquarters on June 22nd challenging Mayors to stand out the tour and stand instead with grieved workers.
The California Labor Commission's decision is consistent with findings by both state commissions and federal regulators that indeed for-hire-vehicle companies which, among other factors, dispatch fares, set the rates, and discipline at will, indeed exert control over drivers' working conditions and as such, the driver is entitled to employee benefits such as Unemployment Insurance or protections to collectively organize. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a duck.
"In their quest to maximize commissions on each dispatch, the Silicon Valley companies have refused to abide by bare minimum commercial licensing requirements, never mind the long-established laws for taxis and FHVs regarding insurance, vehicle standards, accessibility, driver security background checks and trainings, and price protection. And at several steps, they have been enabled by legislators complicit in selling out drivers, riders and their own constituents at a loss from the lack of local tax revenue", said San Francisco Taxi Workers Alliance Board Member and veteran driver Kamaljeet Singh.
"Uber has wreaked havoc on the lives of hundreds of thousands of taxi and black car drivers across this country; felt more poignantly nowhere other than in their home state of California, by their very neighbors. To have a decision upholding worker protections in the share-the-scraps economy come out of California, is a light at the end of a dreary dark tunnel which has left thousands of taxi drivers impoverished and battle-worn", added SFTWA Board Member Chakib Ayadi.


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3M, an international manufacturing and technology conglomerate, has entered the increasingly competitive arena of augmented reality. The company has developed a new application for iOS mobile devices that takes the idea of post-it notes and turns it digital. The app, fittingly called the Augmented Reality Post-It Application, seeks to bring a more social aspect to leaving notes. Users will be able to leave each other messages, which will not add to the clutter of an office or room as they will be entirely digital.
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Even if you've had a successful writing year, there's always going to be another writer who achieved more. Sure, I had a few short stories published last year, but none of them ended up on recommended reading lists. No matter what level of writer you are, there's always something to worry about. Take consolation in The Science Fiction Writer's Hierarchy of Doubt.
Why don't I have any ideas?
Why haven't I written anything?
Why haven't I written anything good?
Why won't anyone publish my stories?
Why won't anyone pay me for my stories?
Why won't any of the professional magazines buy my stories?
What if my first professional sale was a fluke?
Why do I need to worry about social media?
Why do people always get my name wrong?
Why doesn't anyone want to read the results of all the research I did?
Why is it so long since I sold a story?
Why is there never any buzz about any of my stories?
Why aren't I on any recommended reading lists?
Why aren't I in any of the Year's Best anthologies?
Why aren't my stories as good as Ted Chiang's?
Why doesn't anyone remember me when I meet them again at a convention?
Why does Jeff VanderMeer think my stories are too weird?
Why aren't I getting invited to any secret author dinners at conventions?
Why aren't I getting asked to contribute to invitation-only anthologies?
Why doesn't anyone think I'm destroying science fiction?
Why does Chuck Wendig think my characters swear too much?
Why have all my writing group classmates sold their novels?
Why isn't my name listed on the anthology's front cover?
Why aren't I nominated for any awards?
Why aren't I nominated for any awards that I didn't campaign for?
Why hasn't a Tangent reviewer illuminated my moral failings as a human being?
Why don't agents respond to my queries?
Why haven't I won any awards?
Why haven't I been pounded in the butt by Chuck Tingle?
When are my family and friends going to stop asking me when I'm going to sell a book?
Why don't I have an agent?
Why hasn't my agent sold my book?
Why did I get such a low advance for my book?
Why did my book get such a bad cover?
Why doesn't the book store have my book?
Why don't I have a bigger social media platform?
Why is no one buying my book?
Why doesn't the book store have my book in the display window?
Why isn't anyone reviewing my book?
Why aren't I getting value from the reviews I paid for?
Why isn't my agent answering my emails?
Why does no one suspect me of being Requires Hate?
Why aren't I on the New York Times bestseller list?
Why did that idiot who can't string two sentences together sell more books than me?
Why don't the critics like my book?
Why did my editor switch publishing houses?
Why aren't I getting invited to any writers' festivals or conventions?
Why is Neil Gaiman disappointed in me?
Why hasn't a publisher contacted me about doing a collection?
Why isn't my book getting translated into more languages?
Why aren't I big in Japan?
Why isn't anyone making fan art based on my stories?
Why are fan fiction writers making my characters do terrible things?
Why isn't Oprah telling everyone they have to read my book?
Why doesn't Robert Silverberg think I'm half the man that James Tiptree Jr. was?
How am I ever going to follow up on my first book with anything as good?
Why haven't any of the Sad Puppies accused me of ruining their childhood?
Why can't I make a living from my novels?
Why doesn't the publisher want my next book?
Why isn't John Scalzi MY arch enemy?
Why hasn't anyone made a movie or TV series based on my books?
Why hasn't anyone made a good movie or TV series based on my books?
Why doesn't anyone understand how long it takes to write a book?
Why isn't anyone accusing me of corrupting today's youth?
Why does everyone say they like my earlier work better?
Why don't people think I'm a serious writer?
Why hasn't anyone issued a fatwa against me?
Why haven't the North Koreans kidnapped me and forced me to make a Communist version of Star Wars?
Will anyone remember my books after I'm dead?
Why didn't I turn off retweet email notifications?
Why isn't Madame Tussaud's returning my calls?
Why isn't the religion I started as profitable as Scientology?
Why has no one named an asteroid after me?
Why haven't I won the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Why doesn't Mike Resnick think I look good in a swimsuit?
Why don't the people of Earth appreciate how much I've done for them?
Why haven't I been chosen as Earth's representative for the Galactic Senate?
Why aren't my stories as good as Ted Chiang's?


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"Once I came to St. John's I knew I'd be successful," says Kaitlin D'Aversa '11Ed. When Kaitlin arrived at St. John's University on the first day of her Freshman Orientation, she found herself among hundreds of new students. She was very nervous about being accepted by her new classmates, but soon discovered a group of fellow education majors, "Orientation was where I met two of my closest friends and began the best experience of my life."
Kaitlin says Grace Friedman, Ed.D. is one of the professors from The School of Education who influenced her to pursue a career in education, "Not only was Dr. Friedman's class one of the most fulfilling classes I've ever taken, but it was a class that helped shape me as a person." Kaitlin was inspired by the genuine interest Dr. Friedman took in her students' futures, "At the end of every class there was always a line of students waiting to speak with her. She showed me what it truly means to be an educator."
Since entering St. John's as a freshman, school has taken on a whole new meaning for Kaitlin, "I couldn't be more grateful to be a member of St. John's education program. The best part of being an educator is that you give the gift of knowledge to those willing to learn." Upon graduation from The School of Education, Kaitlin intends to become a teacher and believes that her experiences in St. John's education program have prepared her to make a difference in the classroom.


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Are you a frequent traveller, or have a trip planned and are travelling light? If so, would you consider helping the World Land Trust (WLT) transport essential books to non-government organisations in developing countries?
The 'Books for Conservation' project was initiated in 2002 when the Natural History Book Service (NHBS) and the WLT joined together in an imaginative arrangement to provide essential reference books for conservation non-government organisations in developing countries.
The books donated by the WLT cover a wide range of topics relevant to environmental and conservation issues and are an invaluable asset to conservation non-government organisations (NGOs), especially those in developing countries who often do not have the funding to buy even simple reference books. In response to an overwhelming number of requests since this project was launched, the WLT has been providing these books to organisations all over the world,
However, the project is currently being held up, because of the cost involved in shipping books. At the moment, the project relies on NGOs being able to organise the collection of books from the UK, and in many cases this is not possible meaning many NGOs miss out on this important opportunity. To enable the distribution of books to a wider range of NGOs, the WLT is seeking out people who would be willing to transport a few books on our behalf.
If you are planning a trip and are willing to take some books with you, please email your name, address and telephone number as well as details of your trip (i.e. destination, date, time) to projects*at*worldlandtrust.org (To avoid spam, we cannot show the email address in full. Please replace *at* with the symbol @ in your email address field.). The books are normally packed in 2.5, 5 and 10kg.
If you are not travelling or have too much luggage yourself - you can still help! A donation to the World Land Trust 'Books for Conservation' will enable us to post books directly to organisations that might not otherwise receive them. To make a donation to this important cause, call the World Land Trust on +44 (0) 1986 874 422.
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Definitions of shent
imp. & p. p. - of Shend 2
- obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Shend, for shendeth. 2
v. t. - To shend. 2
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No table setting is complete without the proper flatware pieces. Whether your guests are expecting a fine dining or quick diner experience understanding your flatware options is important and will contribute to the ambiance and style you're trying to achieve. Tundra Restaurant Supply offers a variety of commercial flatware at every price point.
A table knife is an item of cutlery, part of a traditional table setting. Table knives are typically of moderate sharpness only, designed to cut prepared and cooked food. They are usually made of stainless steel.
Butter Knife
Commonly, a butter knife refers to any non-serrated table knife designed with a dull edge and rounded point; formal table settings make a distinction between a dinner knife (table knife) and a butter knife.
Dinner Fork
The dinner fork is part of the traditional five-piece flatware setting. It is used during the main course. A dinner fork is a tool consisting of a handle with several narrow tines on one end.
Salad Fork
Similar to a dinner fork, but shorter and may have one of the outer tines shaped differently.
Dessert Fork
A dessert fork is smaller and features a thinner build then a salad fork. It is typically used for eating desserts like pie and cake. In Europe, a dessert fork is often referred to as a pudding fork or cake fork.
Cocktail Fork
A cocktail fork is a small fork resembling a trident used for spearing cocktail garnishes, such as olives or cheese. This is an individual fork traditionally used with the standard five-piece place setting.
A teaspoon is a small spoon, commonly part of a table place setting suitable for stirring and sipping the contents of a cup of tea or coffee.
Soup Spoon
A soup spoon is a type of spoon with a large or rounded bowl, used for eating soup. This term can refer to the Western soup spoon or the Chinese spoon. The Western soup spoon features a deep, circular bowl for holding liquid. The Chinese soup spoon is usually ceramic and of a distinct Chinese soup spoon shape.
Dessert Spoon
A dessert spoon is a spoon designed specifically for eating dessert and sometimes used for soup or cereals. Similar in size to a soup spoon but with an oval rather than round bowl, it typically has a capacity around twice that of a teaspoon.
A tablespoon is the largest type of spoon used for eating from a bowl. In Europe, a tablespoon is a type of large spoon usually used for serving.
Bouillon Spoon
This is another type of soup spoon mainly used for clear soups or broths. The bouillon spoon has a rounded spoon head.
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A demitasse spoon is a diminutive spoon and smaller than a teaspoon. It is traditionally used for coffee drinks in specialty cups and for spooning cappuccino froth. It is also used as a baby spoon.
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The 18/10 and 18/0 specifications are simply figures that illustrate the percentages of chromium and nickel content present in the stainless steel. Examples: if a piece of flatware has 18/10 construction, there is 18% chromium and 10% nickel content. If the flatware has an 18/0 construction, there is 18% chromium with zero nickel matter. Chromium is a hard metallic substance that helps increase product hardness. Nickel is defined as a silvery metallic element that helps resist corrosion.
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Premier 1 admits loss of Reynard may be a problem
THE Premier 1 racing series, which portrayed itself as a potential rival to Formula 1, is now admitting that the collapse of Reynard Racing Cars could be a problem but says that it has contingency plans to deal with it.
Premier 1's aim was to link motor racing with soccer by having cars running in the colors of well-known soccer teams. The response was not spectacular but a number of soccer organizations did sign up.
Premier 1 has yet to convince the F1 world that it has the money and the TV coverage to make the entire project pay off and the biggest threat to Premier 1 now is seen to be the collapse in demand for sports rights following the failure of pay-TV to make a huge impression. The recession is making it harder for all sports to generate income at the moment although Premier 1's concentration on merchandising is a bonus as this is an area where Formula 1 is not generating anywhere near the money it could be making. The recession might actually work in Premier 1's favor as many of the big soccer clubs are feeling the pinch and the potential for income from racing might seem attractive.
But the series will never get that far unless the TV deals are in place and we have not heard of any contracts having been agreed to date.
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The DRAchenfeder Kamera Experiment (DRAKE)
Below you will find some video clips that have been shot with our
self developed Drake HD camera (D.O.P: Markus Rupprecht, shot
on indoor and outdoor locations). Please note, that these original
film shots were produced in winter 2004/2005, mostly under critical
light situations. For the future shootings we really look forward
to have some sunlight!
All videos are in full HD 720p resolution (1280 x 720 pixel) /
24 frames per second. To save disk space the videos are compressed
with the divX codec at an average factor of 100. This tends to results in slight commpression
artefacts (click to download the free codec).
Due to the still very high resolution, playback problems may occur on slower computers! We recommend the Videolab player
(click to download the free player),
which largely elevates this problem.
If you want to see the shots in full quality, you can order umcompressed clips on DVD for free.
Just write us a short Email. Please bear in mind that these
uncompressed clips require high-end computer hardware.
An apt quotation regarding Drake :
"First of all: Very cool pictures, thank you for this! The camera design looks like "Murnau meets Matrix". I am a bit afraid that not everybody finds
this as sexy as I do, but I think that pros will prefer buying a solid piece of metal that looks like you could stop a battle tank with, instead of one of
these phallic shaped plastic cameras that exist on the prosumer market."
JPE, Hamburg, Germany
Video clips
Track shot towards
A short glimps into a dream sequence. The movement
towards the magician Anél
shows impressively the film-like qualities of our digital
HD camera. This depth-of-field (DOF) effect can't be
made with video cameras.
Notice the depth effect on the changing
background. The richness in detail is also very impressive.
Much to the discomfort of our make-up artist you can
see every pore!
Hunter close-up
Fiallan the hunter, here in close-up.
The depth-of-field measures only a few inches. The
fine hair is shown in full detail and can even be enlarged
any loss in detail.
The picture is softly illuminated by tube spotlights
and supported by a gentle gamma curve.
To our surprice we found the detail richness even increased by uprezzing
the mateieral to 1080p using the High Ende Quantel
Equipment over at Swiss Effects!
Mage hand detail
The sand is a good example of the "film shutter" effect:
the motion blur of the falling sand. This is something
you can't do with a video camera.
Hunter waist shot
Another example of the film motion blur. Fiallan the hunter spots something and draws her bow.
Fire basket night
An outdoor night shoot. The scene was illuminated with
two small Fresnel lense spotlights and real fire in
the foreground.
Please notice the fine contrasts at the gate in the
background. They remain after the print to
35mm film We calibrated the HD monitor in a way that
we can get a good feeling, how the contrasts will show
on the print - "what we see is what you get".
Torch night
Another shot from the same night scene with the
same light situation. Hogard grabs a torch
and enters
a building. Please notice the blur caused by
the fire basket in the foreground.
Although the fire can't be seen it remains
Eye detail
A macro track shot towards an eye, with only a few
milimeters DOF. You can see every vein.
Track shot towards blacksmith
Only illuminated by two of our "LED torch spotlights" and
one small tube light the red-hot iron comes to
full presence. The sparks are real and not digitally
Crane shot towards shamen
The DOF is not the only advantage of our camera. It
also allows the use of true wide angle lenses. Lenses
which deserve this name.
This crane shot starts in a height of approx. eight
meters and was shot with a 9mm lens.
Pictures of the Drake camera
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The Moab Music Festival was founded in 1992 by New York based musicians Michael Barrett, pianist/conductor and violist Leslie Tomkins. Captivated by the red rocks of Moab, they were inspired to combine the magical landscape with the joys of music-making. "Starting a music festival seemed like the perfect way to make sure we would return again and again," says Tomkins.
Now in its 26th year of making music in concert with the landscape™, the award- winning Moab Music Festival is noted for its distinctive programming, superb performances and intimate concert experiences of chamber music, traditional, jazz, Latin and music of living composers. The 20 concerts of the 2018 season are held in a variety of indoor and outdoor venues around Moab, with the Festival's signature events, the Grotto Concerts, taking place in a pristine wilderness grotto 30 miles down the Colorado River, reached by jet boat. A 3 day / 2 night Musical Raft Trip through Westwater Canyon kicks off the Festival, and a 4 day / 3 night Musical Raft Trip through Cataract Canyon concludes the eighteen days of events.
The Moab Music Festival, from its inception, has been committed to music education and cultural enrichment in the Moab area. It has an annual goal of reaching all children in the Grand County Schools, providing assemblies with visiting musicians for students during the Festival. Educational experiences for interested music lovers of all ages are also provided at other times of the year through an artist-in-residence program.
Performances with location, location, location...In nature's own concert hall, sound is forever - "The two grotto shows neatly combine culture with the area's reputation for adventure travel."
-The New York Times
"...a once in a lifetime experience. This inspiring event is worth driving great distances to attend."
"This might possibly be the most stunning place for music, ever."
-Salt Lake Magazine
The Festival is governed by a Board of Trustees and managed by a small professional staff, supported by enthusiastic community volunteers, housing donors and advertisers. Recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) tax exempt non-profit organization, the Festival is funded through ticket revenues and contributions from individuals, foundations, local businesses and grants from local, State and Federal agencies.


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Davis Being Eyed By Manchester Utd?
Reports in the Guardian suggest that Aston Villa are in talks to extend the deal that Steven Davis has with them in order to fend off any interest from Manchester United. He has three years left on his current contract which he signed last March, but Villa are thought to be wary of overtures from Old Trafford.
Sir Alex Ferguson has been linked to the 20 year old Villa and Northern Ireland midfielder before and following some impressive games this season, his interest could well be increasing. The report suggests that Utd have watched the player several times and his profile has increased since the England v Northern Ireland game. Davis who was voted Young Player of the Year last season, has been an ever present for Villa this season and has scored four goals.
Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez said recently 'What he has added to his game this season is scoring goals. If he continues to do that he can play wherever he wants to - and I don't think he would look out of place in any Premiership side.'
O'Leary seems to agree, he said that 'if Steven plays well, so do we'.


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You may be experiencing "physical intimacy" with a man but are you feeling emotionally close to him?
You may be experiencing "physical intimacy" with a man but are you feeling emotionally close to him?
Are you involved with a man you deeply care for but find that you can't get beyond having superficial conversations? Do you wish you could tell him more of what you're thinking and feeling? Are you afraid to talk about things that are important to you because you may scare him away or "burden" him with your thoughts?
It's really painful to hold yourself back in a relationship, to feel you have to limit your conversations to subjects you feel are "safe". What happens is you end up sharing everything with a man except your true self.
I know how bad this can feel because for years I went out with men who were entertaining and fun, but unavailable for meaningful or deep conversation. It was like they projected a barrier around themselves that said "don't bother me with your stuff, I'm not interested in going there with you."
Here are a few things you can keep in mind to help you to change this dynamic in your relationships:
1. The most important thing is that you need the courage to speak up. You're half of the couple and your needs and desires are worth as much as his.
2. When You begin to open up, be sure it's at a time where there are no distractions such as the TV or computer. Pick a time when you are both relaxed and it's easy to talk.
3. Men learn by example! If you begin to open up in an honest and gentle way, you may find he will begin to feel safe enough to open up to you.
Ultimately, to have a fulfilling relationship you need to be able to share your real self with a man and you will most likely be the one to make the first move in this area. If all your efforts fail and he resists opening up to you, you will have to decide if you want to stay in a relationship that lacks this kind of sharing.
It may be hard to be open with him but there is a reward. You'll feel more confident and sure of yourself. Your efforts will be a small price to pay for the benefit of having deepened your connection with your man.


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Gluten free, sugar-free summery blueberry, peach pie
Happy summer! We started our summer off with a fundraiser. The school's band sold pies at one of the municipal band concerts. TQ has a serious sweet tooth, even with fructose malabsorption. I thought he would grow out of it because all things sweet cause him sickness, not so. Working the pie booth might have been torture for the little man. He loves pie! (of course he hasn't had any in years) In my effort to stop him from drooling, I promised to make him a pie for himself. The gluten free, sugar free, summer blueberry peach pie was my effort.
Baking the pie
I have to confess, I was not optimistic about making a gluten free, sugar free pie. But, I was willing to at least give it a shot and maybe I'd learn a few thing along the way. I made it easy on myself to start, I found a pre-made gluten free crust at the store – winning! Fruit and fructose malabsorption don't obviously go hand in hand so the challenge was big to find an acceptable filling. I chose blueberries because I know TQ tolerates them well. Peaches are ok too, but they are new to his diet. Portion control was really going to be an issue and because of all of the fruit in the recipe, there was no way I could add more sugar to the pie party.
Sugar substitute
Recently, I was lucky enough to receive a sample of a new sugar substitute called Sola. It is made from stevia, monk fruit among other natural sweeteners. The company boasts that it measures and can be used like sugar without any other calculations or additions like the pure stevia powder. So, this seemed like a good opportunity to try this sugar substitute since the fruit was already providing the limit of fructose TQ should have. Added bonus is Sola is very low in calories and has a low glycemic index – good for all of us!
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Back to the pie
I decided to precook the peach filling a bit prior to baking the pie. Because I don't have too much experience with baking gluten free pie, I couldn't be sure how the crust would bake up. In a sauce pan the peaches, lemon, sugar substitute, cornstarch and cinnamon were added. I put the flame on medium and cooked until the fruit broke down a little and juices were released and thickened slightly. I did add about a 1/4 cup of extra water as the sauce was a little too thick. Taste the fruit and adjust the sweetness if necessary.
Meanwhile, the bottom crust was unwrapped and pressed into the pie plate. I added the peaches into the waiting pie crust. Next, I topped the peaches with the blueberries. I didn't want to precook the blueberries because they would have turned the entire pie purple. Brush a little egg wash over the edges of the bottom crust to seal the two crusts. Finally, the top crust was unwrapped and topped the fruit. So far, so good!
The edges of the pie needed to be crimped and sealed, nothing fancy here. I used my thumb and forefinger to make a fluted edge, but you can use a fork as well. Seriously, who is going to care when a fresh pie is being served. Lastly, paint an egg wash over the top of the pie to make it brown up nicely. I sprinkled the Sola sugar alternative over the top to make it extra pretty and sparkly. Vent the pie with 4 or 5 slits on top.
Almost finished!
I recommend baking the pie on a foil lined baking tray. Believe me, it will save you a lot of work later, should the pie bubble over. Bake for 10 minutes at 450, then reduce the heat to 350 and bake at least another 30 minutes until you see the juices bubbling over the top and the crust is a gorgeous golden brown. Tip: halfway through the baking process my pie edges were getting a little extra brown so I covered it with thin strips of foil.
Allow the pie to cool before slicing and enjoying. One of the things I was most curious about was how the pie would hold up as leftovers. I am very happy to report that it lasted at least 4 days without turning into a pile of gelatinous mush. TQ was able to eat this in very small slivers with an otherwise strict diet day. That made me most excited! I froze two or three of the remaining pieces to see how it would thaw out. It would be nice to have a special ready made dessert in the freezer for special occasions. I will report back on whether that was a success or not.
Side note: The Sola sugar alternative worked out nicely. It provided a pretty browned pie crust along with the egg wash. In addition, it provided just the right amount of sweetness to the fruit. No fructose, low calorie, good taste, easy measuring – Winner! I will continue to experiment with this sweetener and report back.
- 5 cups Peaches (about 5-6)
- 3/4 cup Blueberries
- 1/2 Lemon, juiced
- 1/4 cup Cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp Cinnamon
- 2 Frozen gluten-free pie crusts, thawed according to package directions
- 1 TB stevia (OR alternative equivalent, to equal 1/4-1/2 cup sugar)
- 1 Egg beaten with 1 TB of water for egg wash
- Wash peaches, cut in half, remove pit and slice fruit
- Add the peaches, juice of half a lemon, sugar substitute, cornstarch and cinnamon to a sauce pan. *Don't add the blueberries yet.
- Toss the fruit to distribute the cornstarch evenly.
- Cook on medium heat until the fruit breaks down a little and juices were released and thickened slightly. *Add about a 1/4 cup of extra water if the sauce is a little too thick.
- Taste the fruit and adjust the sweetness if necessary. Allow to cool slightly as crust is prepared.
- Prepare the crust: Make sure frozen crusts are thawed according to package instructions. Unwrap crust and pat into pie plate. Don't worry if it tears, just use extra dough to fill in any holes. The dough is forgiving. Keep a little extra dough hanging over the edges. Brush the crust overhang with a little egg wash to help seal when the top crust is placed.
- Fill the crust with the peach mixture. Sprinkle the blueberries over the top of the peaches.
- Unwrap the top crust carefully and place over the fruit. Seal the two crusts together and fold over any extra.
- Crimp the edges using thumb and forefinger to make a fluted edge or use a fork to press together.
- Paint an egg wash over the top of the pie to make it brown up nicely.
- Sprinkle top with with Sola sugar alternative (or sugar)
- Vent the pie with 4 or 5 slits on top.
- Place pie on a foil lined baking sheet
- Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes
- Turn heat down to 350 degrees and bake until golden brown and juices are bubbling over the top about 30-45 minutes (times vary depending on how much you precooked the fruit)
- If edges brown too much, place foil strips over edges to protect them from burning.
- Remove from over and allow to cool before slicing. Enjoy!
- * Using granulated sugar total will increase sugar intake total


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Weston Branch's Holiday Survey!
December 14, 2010
Nothing says Happy Holidays like a survey. What are your favorite holiday movies and music?
Heidi C. – A Christmas Story & Christmas Vacation/White Christmas sung by Bing Crosby & Carol of the Bells
Lynn C. – White Christmas/It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Andy Williams
Sandy T. – White Christmas/Jingle Bell Rock
Diana S. – The Nutcracker/any Christmas music by Jim Brickman and Sleigh Ride
Janet L. – How the Grinch Stole Christmas & Home Alone/I love Christmas carols, too many…Carol of the Bells, I guess
Mary Kay M. – Elf/Little Drummer Boy
Darlene J. – The Nutcracker
Cindy L. – White Christmas movie & song
Lauren M. – The Christmas Invasion-Doctor Who Christmas Special/What Child is This, Carol of the Bells, & Riu-Riu-Chiu Lauren won for nerdiest answer :)
Jesse W. – Black Christmas (1974), the first modern day slasher film/Christmas Canon by Trans Siberian Orchestra
Brandi B. – White Christmas/Christmas Song by Nat King Cole
Brandi B.
Weston Branch