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Just a little break in the Bangkok posts for my once-a-month Hay Hay it's Donna Day jaunt. I'm off to prepare for a dinner for my mom-in-law so this will be quick…
The host of this month's HHDD is Tami of Running with Tweezers, the talented blogger and food stylist who won last month's round, and two rounds before that. Yes, she is really a winner (just check out her site!) and this month she has chosen quite the winning theme: terrines.
The only rule she posed was that whatever terrine we chose, be it sweet or savory, must be rectangular or loaf shaped. Colors, multiple ingredients, and layers were not required, though encouraged. As soon as I saw the theme only one terrine popped into my head…and it wasn't fancy or layered or colorful. Thank goodness it was rectangular!
I have wanted to make Terrine de Campagne (Country Terrine) for quite some time. I love its rustic feel and robust flavor. There is a French couple in the weekend market I frequent that makes a delicious one. I stumbled upon a recipe from a back issue of Vogue Travel + Living which sounded perfect – plus, being Vogue, you can only imagine the photos that were there to dazzle me. Enter Tami and this month's theme, and I was good to go 🙂
Country Terrine
From Vogue Travel + Living, December/January 2005, page 103
- 16 thin rashers of bacon, rind removed, 4 chopped finely
- 500 grams ground pork
- 250 grams ground veal
- 250 grams chicken livers, trimmed and chopped finely
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon each ground allspice, ground cloves, and ground mace
- 4 tablespoons brandy
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 25 grams butter1 onion peeled and chopped finely
- 1 clove garlic peeled and chopped finely
- 1 organic egg
- 2-3 bay leaves
– In a bowl combine the chopped bacon, ground pork, ground veal, chicken livers, thyme, spices and brandy, and season well. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for a few hours to allow the flavors to develop.
– In a frying pan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onion and garlic and sauté gently until onion is translucent (about 5 minutes), taking care that it doesn't brown. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
– Line a 30cm x 11 cm x 10 cm terrine with the remaining bacon rashers, letting the ends extend over the sides.
– Remove the mince mixture from the fridge and add the cooked onion mixture and the egg, and combine well. Spoon the mixture into the prepared terrine and fold the bacon rasher back on top. Top with the bay leaves. Cover with a layer of well-buttered greaseproof paper and then wrap the whole terrine in two layers of aluminum foil.
– Placed the covered terrine in a large baking tray and pour warm water until halfway up the side of the terrine. Place in a 180C oven and cook for 1 1/2 hours.
– Remove from oven and set aside to cool, then place in the fridge for a few days. Serve with cornichons, bread, and some dressed greens.
The terrine presently lays waiting in the fridge for tonight's dinner. Of course, not one for unpleasant surprises, I have already tasted it. Not bad for a first-time terrine-maker I think! I do like this recipe and the flavors it incorporated…the terrine was all full-bodied bite of spices and brandy, while the liver's essence gave the terrine its distinctive taste.
I did make some changes to the recipe above: I didn't have any mace, instead I gave it a generous grating of nutmeg. I also added whole peppercorns because I love biting into whole peppercorns in a terrine (am I alone in this?). Veal is also very expensive here, so I used regular beef mince instead.
If anyone has country terrine tips I gladly welcome them…this will not be the last time terrine makes an appearance in my kitchen 🙂 Thanks Tami for being such an inspiration!Ok, I've got to run…please cross your fingers that this maiden terrine goes over well tonight!UPDATE: The terrine was a success! It got great reviews from my mom, my mom-in-law, and our godmother (along with a bunch of our friends)! I'm thrilled! YAY!:)


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I just hope that he enjoys himself and swings freely. That is all I care about. He has been hitting for about 3.5 years, but about once or twice a week for a year now. He is kind of nervous; the draw is tough and there are serious (for Boys 10s!) kids that have played many tournaments. His first round match is with a kid from Tucson that is driving here.
Andy advice on how to help him with the aggravation he is sure to feel (he hates to lose.)?
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Stop caring and have fun and go for your shots, plays, and talents....you will play better if you have more fun...& while you do this crush the Kid! - CoachV
this is a Joke....but Cheat
Don't let your opponents' crowd disturb you. Tune them out and if they start trying to make line calls, get the ref.
I think the opponent's crowd will be be fine. It turns out our local pro knows the kid from Tucson (bad sign), knows the dad (worse sign) because dad runs a popular tennis academy (nightmare.)
You never know. Maybe the kid was forced into tennis and doesn't even like it. lol
Actually, this boy is younger - he is only 7 or 8, but since there are no other boys at that level, he signs up for the 10s. He does have a 3-1 record in the 10s.
Have fun and hit it out! I hope he can overpower him since he's younger but the tennis pedigree is the same! :)
Doesnt mean anything you son is the best!
I go into every tournament as an underdog.....& guess what....all the players people talk about whos whos still lose to me or Im playing someone else in the finals......so its all talk.....tell your son it doesnt matter and just kick butt!
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Manufacturing - Plant Technician (Charles Town,WV)
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- Manufacturing, Specialty Trades
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P&G serves consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Always , Ambi Pur , Ariel , Bounty , Charmin , Crest , Dawn , Downy , Fairy , Febreze , Gain , Gillette , Head & Shoulders , Lenor , Olay , Oral-B , Pampers , Pantene , SK-II , Tide , Vicks , and Whisper . The P&G community includes operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide. Please visit for the latest news and information about P&G and its brands. Entry level plant technicians are hired as members of a work team. Technician work teams are responsible for keeping production flowing, for meeting performance goals and for maintaining the high level of quality that consumers expect from our products. Technicians do various types of work, including running high-speed converting and packing equipment, controlling the process from a computer terminal, and performing preventive maintenance on equipment. Technicians are expected to get involved, take charge of situations and confront business-related problems. As we work to start up the plant, technician roles will also include different work responsibilities such as creating operating standards, enabling the proper validation of equipment specifications, creating training materials, etc. Technicians are assigned to different departments such as operations, quality, safety/environmental, utilities, logistics, etc. Each department builds the capability in their technicians to accomplish the business needs and travel may be required to enable such plans. In order to perform the work described above in our manufacturing atmosphere, plant technicians use basic hand and power tools; lift up to 50 pounds floor to chest level; climb, stand, and move around on stairs, ladders and platforms; twist, turn and bend; and stand and walk on concrete floors for an extended period of time. Further, technicians have and are able to display skills in manufacturing processes, including operating, maintaining and cleaning automated equipment; maintaining accurate records and data; strong technical, interpersonal and problem-solving skills; and knowledge of computers. Additionally, the safety of technicians is of great importance to Procter & Gamble. Technicians will be required to wear appropriate safety equipment, such as safety shoes, hearing protection, and eye protection, wherever these things are required. The Procter & Gamble Tabler Station Plant is located approximately 4 miles south of Martinsburg, West Virginia at exit 8 off Interstate 81, between I-81 and Route 11. It sits just west of the Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport. The 458-acre site is part of the Tabler Station Business Park. The plant will operate 24-hours a day, seven days a week on a rotational shift schedule. Full benefit and compensation packages including paid holidays; paid vacation; life, medical, dental and disability insurance; 401K savings plan; company-paid profit sharing plan; and a clean, climate-controlled work environment. Qualifications All applicants must: Be 18 years of age or older; Have a high school diploma, GED or equivalent education; Be willing to work rotating shifts once the site is in normal production. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, citizenship, HIV/AIDS status or any other legally protected factor. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position. Applicants for US based positions are generally required to be eligible to work in the US without the need for current or future sponsorship. Except in rare situations based on Procter & Gamble's sole discretion. Procter & Gamble does not sponsor candidates for permanent residency. Any exceptions would be based on the Company's specific business needs at the time and place of recruitment as well as the particular qualifications of the individual. Procter & Gamble participates in e-verify as required by law. Qualified individuals will not be disadvantaged based on being unemployed Job ID MFG00005639 Locations United States , West Virginia , Martinsburg


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ABC Radio broadcasts around Australia on services that include Local Radio, Radio National, triple j, Classic FM, NewsRadio and Radio Australia. Online, live audio streams deliver broadcasts to your computer. Many programs and audio highlights are also available as on-demand audio or downloads. Find out more below.
How to Listen
Listening Online - Internet Radio and Streaming Audio
ABC streaming audio, sometimes called 'internet radio', turns broadcast audio into a format you can access and listen to on your computer. Clicking on a link to a stream will open the media player on your computer and the audio will start playing.
ABC Local sites offer audio in two streaming formats: Real Media and Windows Media. The format is indicated with the link on the web page where it appears. Clicking on a 'Real' link will open the Real Media Player. Clicking on a 'Windows' link will open the Windows Media Player. (Note: You must have the Real or Windows media player installed on your computer to access streaming.
For the best media experience, we recommend Real Player 11 and Windows Media Player 11 or higher. Older versions of both players may work but you could experience a lower quality stream. The players are free.
The Real player is available for download from the Real Audio website. You only need the free RealOne Player - you don't have to purchase RealOne premium player. The Windows Media player is available from the Windows Media website. Follow the download and installation instructions on the provider's website.
Streaming audio is not stored permanently on your computer. The audio is downloaded and played and then discarded automatically, but it does count against any download limit applied under your internet service plan. You should not leave the stream running if you are not listening to is as it will use up your download allocation.
If you encounter problems, check your computer's internet connection and your computer's sound settings and speakers. You may be able to find further information about problems with the players online. If the stream itself is not available, there may be excess demand or a technical problem with the stream itself. Technical problems may be reported to the ABC via the 'Contact Us' page (see link at the bottom of the page). Note: You may not be able to listen to streams at work if your network blocks such content.
Streaming on a Mac
Users on Apple Mac computers should be able to download a Mac version of the Real player. A Mac version of the Windows Media player is also available and these directions may help:
- Download the free software or Flip4Mac
- When you open the stream window, and option click (Firefox) or control click (Safari) on the "Choose a format - Windows" button (Firefox) or "download link as file" (Safari)
- Choose a destination to download the ".asx" file, for example to your desktop. This file is what your player will use to feed the audio stream to your Mac
- Press play to listen to the stream
Streaming on Mobiles
Some mobile phones support streaming through the use of 'Apps' (which may not be free). You should contact your phone service provider for more information about whether or not streaming is available and what it might cost.
Listening Online - Audio-on-Demand and Audio Downloads
Audio on demand is another way of listening online via the internet. Programs, program segments, interviews and other audio highlights will appear on your local ABC site with built in audio players. These players will play in the page when you click an audio link. The audio is provided in the MP3 format which may be downloaded to your computer - just click on the 'Download this file' link under the player. Please note that downloading audio will consume part of your download allocation from your internet service provider.
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ABC Radio is broadcast across Australia on a network of more than 650 transmitters. Use the Frequency Finder to discover the broadcast frequencies for ABC Radio services in your local area.
ABC radio services are broadcast in analogue on AM, FM and HF radio wavelengths. Since 2009, several ABC radio services may also be heard in digital format.
AM Radio
AM radio signals travel large distances and can achieve very wide coverage areas. ABC NewsRadio is a national AM station and many Local Radio and Radio National services are also broadcast in AM. AM radio stations operate on two frequency bands:
- Medium Frequency (MF) broadcasts on frequencies between 531kHz and 1602 kHz and relies on radio waves which follow the ground contours of the earth. This usually provides good coverage up to an 80 km radius. MF AM radio arrived in Australia in 1923.Today, more than 250 ABC, SBS, commercial and community stations operate in Australia in this band.
- High Frequency (HF), or "short wave" radio, broadcasts on frequencies between approximately 2 MHz and 26 MHz. For more than 60 years, the ABC's Radio Australia short wave broadcasts have reached overseas audiences throughout Asia and the Pacific. Programs on the international short wave band can be received with a short wave radio receiver and an appropriate antenna system.
FM Radio
Since FM radio arrived in Australia in 1974, the number of ABC, SBS and commercial radio stations broadcasting in this band has grown to more than 1,200. ABC Classic FM and triple j are both national stereo FM networks and many Radio National and Local Radio services are also broadcast in FM.
FM radio signals have good immunity to electrical interference and provide consistent quality reception day and night. The geographical coverage area for a high power FM transmitter can be up to 100 kilometres.
HF services in Australia
Radio Australia broadcasts primarily outside continental Australia. Although reception within Australia is possible, the quality may vary significantly. Listeners in North Queensland and north west Western Australia should be able to obtain reliable reception of Radio Australia in the 13, 15 , 17 and 21 MHz bands which are broadcast from Shepparton and Brandon.
The ABC also uses short wave to broadcast ABC Regional Radio to Alice Springs, Katherine and Tennant Creek. Listeners in the Northern Territory will need a radio receiver which can be tuned to frequencies between 2 MHz and 26 MHz.
Stereo and Mono
Radio is broadcast in either monophonic (mono) or stereophonic (stereo) sound. Stereo radio gives greater realism because it contains two channels of sound signals - left and right - whereas mono contains one channel.
To receive stereo broadcasts, the listener must have a stereo receiver. Stereo broadcasts can still be captured by a mono receiver, but the sound will be monophonic. Where radio signal strength is low, stereo sound can be distorted. Reception can often be improved by switching the receiver to mono mode.Digital Radio
Digital radio is the next generation of radio. It has the capacity to provide listeners with more services, clearer reception and sound quality and a range of other features, including tuning by station name, record and rewind capability, text information, graphics, pictures and web pages.
Digital radio is now well established in the UK and various other parts of Europe and Asia. In Australia, digital radio broadcasting began in 2009. ABC Digital Radio is already broadcasting in several capital cities with more digital services coming.
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The MITgcm (MIT General Circulation Model) is a numerical model for studying the ocean and atmosphere. It is capable of simulating these fluids at a wide range of scales and can resolve many different processes. It has a non-hydrostatic capability (Marshall et al., JGR 1997a & b) and uses the finite volume method to accurately represent the bottom boundary position (Adcroft et al., MWR 1998).
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jdewkid needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 48 designs submitted by 14 freelance designers.
Visual search company Superfish is building a demonstration website focused on helping users find women's shoes. We need your graphic design skills to build this one-page website.
What I want designed has already been largely wireframed. You can download the document here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/11766669/…sign-Brief
But I need a talented graphic designer to make these wireframes come to life. What colors should it be? Typefaces? How can we make it pleasing to the eye?
- I want a make-over on my wireframes. I'm looking for designs for the website described above.Feel free to send more than one version or approach to the pages.
I particularly care about the display functionality of theuser interface. Therefore, if the mock-up is just a flat layout, I will needsome accompanying narrative to describe how the functionality would work. Forexample, "Products are displayed here. User can mouse over the image, resultingin the following display. If they click on this button, they are taken to thispage…"
Ideally,the design and UI should be so intuitive, powerful, and "cool" that users willeagerly tell all their friends about it!
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President Obama offered an emotional thanks to his Chicago-based campaign staff the day after the election. Beginning at 3:10 in the video below, he tearfully tells his team:
"You're just going to do great things and that's why, even before last night's results, I felt that the work that I had done in running for office had come full circle. Because what you guys have done means that the work that I'm doing is important. And I'm really proud of that. I'm really proud of all of you.
And what you guys accomplished will go on in the annals of history. People will read about it and they'll marvel about it. But the most important thing you need to know is that your journey is just beginning. You're just starting. Whatever good we do over the next four years will just pale in comparison to what you guys end up accomplishing for years and years to come. And that's been my source of hope."
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Join us in this week's segway to freedom! And now with more tangents than a calculus derivation!
Featuring John "MusiM", Joey, Scott "Artisan002", WineMaker Joe, and Lauren (check out her Youtube channel at "http://www.youtube.com/user/LaurenLiterally").
Music by MusiM. Buy the new album at musim.bandcamp.com
Starting with literature we discuss Star Wars New Jedi Order, Star Wars Fate of the Jedi, Neuromancer, and the Death of Spiderman.
Continuing on with movies and the like we talk 24, Smallville, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.
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Attard is one of the so-called Three Villages, along with neighbouring Lija and Balzan. Many wealth families built summer residences here in the early years of the 20th century, and the Three Villages are still considered an exclusive urban area. Attard lies almost halfway between Malta's medieval capital Mdina and the Knights' `new' capital Valletta. Its position meant the village was always the centre of transport and communication projects between the two. First was the Wignacourt acquaduct, completed in 1615, built to solve the problems of Valletta's drinking water supply. In the late 19th century came the railway, a service which lasted only until the 1930s. Attard today is still characterised by large villas and gardens, the most impressive of which is San Anton Palace built by Grand Master Antoine de Paule in the late 16th century. It is now the official residence of the President of Malta and is used for state functions. The gardens, open to the public, are a baroque masterpiece. The village has many architectural gems, but the highlight is the Parish Church dedicated to the Assumption of Our Lady (1616) - a design by Maltese architect Tumas Dingli. It is considered as one of the best examples of Renaissance monuments on the Islands.


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You're flipping through the TV channels the Friday after Thanksgiving and spot a news clip of shoppers waiting in a long line to buy the new X-Bot electronic game from Wal-Mart or some other "Big Box" store.
You reflect for a moment on the mental state of folks who would do such things and change the channel, probably never thinking about the impact this craze for the latest video game or other electronic gizmo has on the demand for cotton textile and apparel products.
Although those topics are seemingly unrelated, this latest venue of competition for the consumer dollar is one of the more troubling factors in the current market projections for cotton, according to J. Berrye Worsham, president and CEO of Cotton Incorporated.
"I pulled together some numbers for 17 or 18 major apparel retailers and found that the average after-tax profit was about 3 cents on the dollar," said Worsham, who spoke recently on "National and International Factors Influencing California Cotton Production" at the Central Coast Cotton Conference in Shell Beach, Calif.
"That's not a lot," he noted, adding that retail margins for textile and apparel products have not been trending up in recent years although 2004 was a better year for most companies.
"The bottom line is that clothing, home furnishings and so on are competing for the consumer dollar with electronics and computers and video games," he said. "We've had so much competition for that dollar that in 9 of the past 10 years, the price of clothing has fallen – by nearly 3 percent in some years.
Beat down suppliers
"The take away message is that the retailer cannot add to his price," he said. "They're under pressure from shareholders to maintain profits. So they are relentless on the cost side. Companies like Wal-Mart especially are beating down its suppliers to make sure their prices are low. At the same time, they are telling the suppliers they want better quality."
The result is that the same apparel product that your wife purchases at a Wal-Mart or a Dillard's today is probably cheaper than it was five years ago, but the quality is probably also better.
Growers sometimes complain that they're growing higher quality cotton, but not getting paid for it. "Unfortunately, the reality is that neither is the retailer," Worsham said. "Consumers are receiving higher quality at a lower price."
In the current market, quality is almost a given, said Worsham. "You just can't afford to have any kind of negative reputation on quality. The quality of U.S. cotton going forward is going to be a big deal in terms of staying in the game and being able to compete in the world market."
The other unfortunate reality is that video game purchases aren't the only drag on clothing purchases in today's economy.
Worsham showed a slide comparing U.S. retail apparel sales growth and the five-year average for disposable income growth. The graph depicting the ratio between the two had a decided downward list.
"What we would like to see here is something that is relatively flat," he said, pointing to the slide. "That means that for every 1 percent change in disposable income you would have a 1 percent change in apparel sales. If that were the case, that line would be perfectly straight.
"The reality is that for every 1 percent change in income, it's taking about a 0.8 percent change in apparel sales. So what we've seen over the past 15 or so years is a kind of a downward movement in this slope. That means we have to earn more and more income to get the same amount of growth in demand for apparel, and apparel is our biggest market for cotton."
Buying options
Part of the explanation for that is consumers, particularly younger consumers, today have other options. "They have all kinds of gadgets, such as cell phones that didn't even exist 15 years ago," says Worsham. "They have computers and iPods and all this stuff, and that is, to some extent, cutting into demand for textile products.
On the other side of the spectrum, retail sales growth in the U.S. market is likely to be constrained by several factors, including demographics. The age of the U.S. population is rising, leading to increasing costs for health care and education and a possible overall slowing of growth in overall U.S. consumer spending.
"In the past 20 years or so, the United States has been the driver in the world cotton market in terms of consumer demand," says Worsham. "I think that's going to slow, and I think we will need to look for opportunities to grow consumer demand outside the U.S. market because we're not going to be able to carry that ball."
Thanks to Cotton Incorporated, cotton's market share has increased dramatically in the United States. (Worsham didn't say those first few words, but most of his audience would have agreed with the addition.) But outside the United States, that hasn't been happening.
For retailer brands to survive, he said, they will need more new products; they will need to do a better job of controlling costs; better communications with their customers; faster inventory turnover; enhanced product characteristics; and continued improvements in quality.
If you look at cotton use in all fiber products in the United States – apparel, home furnishings, floor coverings, automotive products – cotton's market share has held fairly steady around 41 percent since 1998. ("If you put just apparel and home furnishings this line would be steadier and straighter up," Worsham said. "But to do a worldwide comparison, I have to include all these other categories.")
Drops outside U.S.
Outside the United States, the opposite is true. Cotton's share of all fiber in world markets when you remove the United States has been declining – from about 51 percent to 39 percent – over the past 15 years.
"So worldwide, we have left a lot of demand for cotton on the table," he said. "If we had just maintained our market share as recently as 1997 in the rest of the world, we could possibly be using another 10 million bales of cotton. You go back to our graph on supply and demand and just think how that would change the value of cotton.
"It would change some other things, as well. If the value of the cotton was higher, and we had another 10 million to 15 million bales of demand, I don't think we'd be hearing from the West Africans or the Brazilians. This is one of the biggest challenges we face – how to improve the demand for cotton outside the U.S. market."
Cotton Council International, the export development arm of the National Cotton Council, and Cotton Incorporated have been working on joint projects to try to increase demand for cotton outside the United States.
"We're doing more now in China to investigate what options we have whether it's in public relations or advertising to try to stimulate demand for cotton compared to other fibers," he said. "But we need to do more in that country and in other countries that have the potential to make much greater purchases of cotton-based textile and apparel products."


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Much has been published about club design, but little has been written about club designers. So how does a club owner get the best results from his or her designer? Here are some suggestions.
1. Choose well. All designers have strong opinions about function, form and beauty. Question each candidate about these matters. You will quickly get a feel for the best fit. Make sure you are speaking with the person who will be doing the work rather than with the sales guy. Pick your architect as you would pick someone with whom you would want to travel. You'll be taking a long journey together, so a certain level of compatibility will make for a smoother ride.
2. Do the homework. Check references by visiting a real world example of the designer's work. Call a few clients not listed as references. Don't rely entirely on photography and awards. It's better to spend a few minutes making phone calls or traveling for a day than to spend hours poring through 10 pounds of self-promotional material for each candidate.
3. Avoid design competitions. The worst way to pick an architect is a design competition in which a club owner invites architects to submit designs that are judged by an independent jury. This approach prevents the client/owner from interactively contributing to the design process prior to most of the work being completed. Much of the design that comes out of this process is visually extravagant but poorly planned and contributes little substance to the member experience.
4. Start smart. The early stages of the planning and design are most critical. Insist on frequent reviews. Keep the concepts as sketches until the ideas are perfected. Work locally and quickly with your designer. Try to avoid multiple alternate solution paths. Instead, take a single solution path and subject it to multiple revision cycles.
5. Insist on self-critique. Push your designer to critique his or her own work. Poor design often grows out of an outdated defend-the-drawing mentality. Now, drawings can be easily changed and re-plotted with new technology. The modern architect can now use a drawing as a means of provoking a non-defensive discussion that will lead to a new and improved design.
6. Ask for on-site charrettes. Design sessions that take place at the facility are a particularly effective tool for renovating or expanding an existing club. The modern architect can work anywhere that has an Internet connection. Give them some space in your club to set up shop, develop the design, interact with staff and see firsthand how the club functions. This sets the stage for non-stop collaboration and constant course correction.
7. Review documents using the Internet. Use online services for multi-party interactive document review. This will keep you and/or your architect from wasting time flying across the country, driving across town or even walking across the building to attend progress meetings. Enabled by a multi-party teleconference connection, these web-based meeting services put the document under review on each participant's computer. The architect explains the thinking behind the drawing, invites critical review and revises the drawing during the meeting to test alternative ideas. Each participant has a better view of the document than if seated at a conference table looking at a drawing taped to the wall. This web-based technology improves design/client communication and can save thousands of dollars in travel expenses.
8. Use 3-D illustrations. Computer-aided drafting (CAD) has been around for years. Software development in the past five to six years has put powerful 3-D modeling tools into the hands of cutting-edge designers. Club owners no longer need to view flat images as they try to understand the three-dimensional realities of building design.
9. Wash, rinse and repeat. As is the case with most creative work, inspiration is not automatic. The first answer is rarely the best answer, but it can be used as a stepping stone. Give your designer's efforts your full respect, but never suspend judgment. If your designer's progress fails to meet your standards, send him or her, ever so gently, back to the studio for another go-round.
Good design is not as esoteric as mortgage-backed securities or Wall Street derivatives. You'll know it when you see it.
Hervey Lavoie is president of Ohlson Lavoie Collaborative, an architecture, aquatic design and interior design firm. With 35 years of design experience, he has completed club design assignments in 42 states and six countries. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Last night, Sk8mafia chose a unique location for the premiere of its new video STEE, a collab effort with Sweden's Sweet Skateboards. The Wavehouse in Mission Beach, located right on the boardwalk with a free standing wave was the locale. Red Bull parked its monstrous DJ-Mobile in the front of the venue and blasted hip hop to fuel the pre-party. Once it got dark, a movie screen was erected and the show began. Every part in the video was a shared part with one 'Mafia member and one Euro counterpart. For instance, Javier Sarmiento and Erik J Pettersson started the video off, while Tyler Surrey and Gustav Tonnesen closed it. Wes Kremer shared a part with Josef Jatta while Marshall Heath shared with Anton Myhrvold, and so on. Check the Busted Shoe Diaries for video covey! STEE drops on DVD at your local skateshop on June 17! Get it!
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Dear readers, I am participating in Alphabe-Thursday where *K* is for *K*nockout images inside the White House - and other private moments during Barack Obama's 2012 re-election year (by Pete Souza, official White House photographer).
My dear US readers are doubtless familiar with some of these images but they're worth revisiting, don't you agree?!
And, finally, thank you to all my dear readers who have visited or commented.


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tHe_pEsTiLeNcE wrote:Golden wrote:jsw548 wrote:This is from the bottom of an article on "Inside Bay Area"
Nelson said he deliberately left forward Matt Barnes on the bench Monday as a punishment. "I was mad at Barnes," Nelson said. "He's played four (bad) games in a row. I just wanted to slap him, and I figured that was the way to do it."
Nellie is such an asshole. For all of you that are so happy about this trade give it a month then all hell is going to break out on this team. Nellie will retire either at the end of this year are next and leave this team/franchies ****!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When you make a deal with the devil you always lose and we can thank Mullins for that
This was one of the few most one sided trades (in the warriors favor) in the history of the Franchise. You realize that you immediately lost all your credibility with that post
Like I really care about what you think.


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Di Matteo remains in contention for Chelsea post
Roberto Di Matteo's success in recent months has kept him squarely in the frame to be handed the permanent job at Chelsea, chief executive Ron Gourlay confirmed.
Di Matteo took over from sacked manager Andre Villas-Boas in March and guided the Blues to their maiden Champions League title, along with the club's seventh FA Cup triumph. Gourlay confirmed the trophies have enhanced Di Matteo's chances, but insists the club will only make a final decision once the board meets with owner Roman Abramovich in the near future.
"[A new manager could be appointed] any time over the next couple of weeks and certainly by the time we go on tour," Gourlay said. "The players report back on July 4th or 5th and in an ideal world you want the coach in position by then.
"It certainly would have made the discussions [with Di Matteo] a bit different. The fact that he has the Champions League on his CV helps him enormously. I know there has been speculation in the press and media about conversations with 'XYZ'. That has not been the case.
"We will sit down as a board of directors with our owner as quickly as we can and take our decision from there. We are going through that process now and then we'll sit down ... it's only been a couple of days [since the season ended]."
Russian oligarch Abramovich has hired nine different managers since purchasing the club in 2003, but Gourlay believes the changes at Stamford Bridge have helped maintain a level of success.
"When you take into account how many managers have been sacked or not, when you look at the success we have had on the field it has been there," he said. "We have demonstrated, whether you like our model or not, we have delivered.
"Certainly since I have been in the role, we have always done what we believe is right for the football club in the long term."
Villas-Boas was dismissed amid rumours that senior players in the dressing room had angled for him to be removed. Gourlay admitted the players are listened to but stressed they do not have the ultimate say.
"We do listen, but at the end of the day it won't force us to rush into a decision," he said. "We have to get it right.
"The players will always have a view, but at the end of the day it will be the owners and the board of directors that will decide the best way forward. Of course we speak to the players and we're always listening, but we won't get into the scenario where the players pick the next manager."


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Vietnam, Philippines turn to sports in Spratlys
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Vietnamese and Philippine naval personnel played football, volleyball and tug of war Sunday in a rare display of camaraderie in the South China Sea, where their territorial rifts with China have flared alarmingly.
The daylong sports festival was held on Vietnamese-occupied Southwest Cay Island and also included cultural presentations, the two countries' navies said in a joint statement. Philippine officials said about 40 Filipino navy personnel sailed by boat to the island, bringing local delicacies such as rice cakes.
China, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam have overlapping claims in the Spratlys, a group of mostly barren islands, reefs and atolls that are believed to be sitting atop oil and natural gas deposits and straddle some of the world's most traversed sea lanes.
Although they're technically rivals, Vietnam and the Philippines recently have discussed ways to cooperate to ease tensions in the disputed waters, where both have been engaged in dangerous standoffs with China. Southwest Cay Island, which the Philippines also claims and calls Pugad, used to be occupied by Filipino troops but was seized by Vietnamese forces in the 1970s.
During the games, each team included Vietnamese and Filipinos to underscore the friendly nature of the event, Philippine navy spokesman Gerald Fabic said. "We're trying to set an example," he said. "We want to show that there can be other approaches to the disputes that can in fact ease the tensions."
The rare event aimed "to foster camaraderie and friendly relations between the two nations," the two navies said, adding that it was "proof that disputes do not hinder development of practical and tangible cooperation."
"This also serves as a model of cooperation for the other navies to emulate," they said.
China, which claims it has had sovereign rights over virtually the entire South China Sea since ancient times, has protested any military activity in the area other than its own. Beijing has so far ignored a call by the United States and other governments for it to define the limits of its claims.
Philippine Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio, who has done extensive studies on the South China Sea disputes, said in a Manila forum Friday that dozens of official and unofficial Chinese maps produced for nearly a century until the early 1900s showed Hainan Island as China's southernmost territory, not the South China Sea, which lies beyond that point.
"China's nine-dash line claim is on its face a gigantic historical fraud," Carpio said, referring to a rough demarcation on official Chinese maps that envelops virtually the entire South China Sea.
The Chinese Embassy did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In early May, China deployed an oil rig in waters also claimed by Vietnam, setting off violent protests in the Southeast Asian country that killed at least two Chinese and led to the burning of several factories suspected to be owned by Chinese. The violence has since died down, but Chinese and Vietnamese ships remain in a tense standoff near the rig.
Chinese coast guard ships have also faced off against a small contingent of Philippine marines stationed on a grounded navy ship in the Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratlys since last year. The Chinese ships have tried to block Philippine civilian vessels delivering fresh batch of marines and food supplies to the disputed shoal.
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Before explaining my experiences I should put this post into context, both by explaining its reason for existence and by explaining where I as a developer am coming from, which I believe will offer some clues as to whether what I'm saying has any relevance (and I'm not arrogant enough to consider that it is). I should also explain that despite the bitching, I think LibGDX is fantastic. It's really the best option out there, I've recommended it to other developers because this is what I believe. The cross-platform stuff is genuinely brilliant, way beyond my ability to do these things, and therefore I hugely appreciate the work done here.
I'm fairly new to the world of Java, having made the switch a few months ago from PHP. As I've been learning Java, I've put together the Koala Software project we see today. I've had about 20 years away from game development so I'm a little rusty, but confident that I have the skills to get back into the game. My Java skills won't win any awards just yet but I'm getting there at a decent pace, helped by a day job coding Java.
Recently I have been developing a game with LibGDX with the aim of learning its workings ready for more advanced challenges ahead. The weekend just gone I had the pleasure of trying to get TiledMaps and LibGDX working together. It was an absolute nightmare. Were a swear jar to be placed next to my computer one imagines it would now be overflowing with coins. It was that bad. The result of this was a bit of a bitch and moan on twitter, see https://twitter.com/KoalaSoftware/status/298208867559546880, https://twitter.com/KoalaSoftware/status/298091520345661442 and https://twitter.com/KoalaSoftware/status/298156762522083329 where my ire is revealed. Looking back on that I should have been a little more polite, and kept my thoughts to myself, given that as I grew up I was always told that if I had nothing nice to say it was better to say nothing at all.
My experience with LibGDX may well have suffered for coming at a time when refactoring has been happening. Certainly there was a big refactoring of Scene2D as far as I can tell, which led to most of the tutorials available on google to be wrong. I stumbled upon http://steigert.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/libgdx for instance, which certainly looks like a well-written tutorial, and got a reasonable distance through, before hitting a brick wall, eventually determining that the refactoring (http://steigert.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/13-libgdx-tutorial-libgdx-refactoring.html) was the cause. Frankly this wrecked my flow, yes I could probably have grabbed an old copy of libgdx but then we were looking at going right back to the start again, and the explanation of the refactoring only added to the confusion.
Eventually I found https://www.youtube.com/user/doctoriley which got me back on my feet, but this was only after stumbling around blindly across half the internet wading through tutorials which had outdated code. So, I could get my engine together in terms of moving sprites around etc. Cool.
Next up tilemaps. I wanted a scrollable background after all, otherwise it wouldn't look like anything was moving. Got to http://code.google.com/p/libgdx-users/wiki/Tiles and decided to follow that, fell at Packing (http://code.google.com/p/libgdx/wiki/TiledMaps) and frankly there was no decent help to be found anywhere to explain why none of what I was trying to do would work. I tried packing the map via the command line, no dice. I tried doing it from within my java, no dice, the thing couldn't find the TMX files I'd lovingly placed in the assets folder. A complete write-off frankly, with obtuse tutorials and obtuse errors.
Eventually I made my way to Gleed2d (bit worried that it's not been developed since 2010) which despite some shortcomings (really wish you could have a palette of pre-configured items to drop in with attributes defined – ie temperature, solidity, slipperiness, etc) seems pretty cool. Found a tutorial at http://siondream.com/blog/games/gleed2d-level-loading-system-for-libgdx/ and every link led to a 404. Every single one. Couldn't download the helper jar, couldn't get to the git repository, absolutely hopeless. Eventually I managed to find my way to some stuff in what I think is the libgdx master repository where it's presently being moved to, and built from that, but there was no indication of what was going on.
So my experience here has been primarily that stuff gets changed with no thought for coders, tutorials become outdated the moment they are released, the interaction between elements of the libgdx ecosystem is unreliable (partly I suspect due to the haphazard moving of things by all concerned) and really this puts up a huge barrier for newbies. Not fun at all.
Nope, LibGDX is, as I said earlier, excellent. It does however suffer from a common flaw of open-source stuff (something I encountered when having to deal with Drupal for instance) where things just don't get documented that well. LibGDX needs someone who knows it well to put together a good newbies guide so that others don't have to experience what I did, and if I ever get to a point of knowing the system well enough to do that I'll gladly throw my hat in the ring, but in the meantime, I lack that ability and hope someone else can step up.


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Flying Sweden Postmortem
Oct 19, 2011—
uDevGames 2011 Entry
- Best Graphics
- Most Original
- 2nd place Best Presentation
- 3rd place Best Audio
About the TeamAAA games, including Civilization IV, Civilization Revolution, and soon to be released Kingdoms of Amalure: Reckoning. We've done several game jams together, but this is our first time participating in uDevGames. Thomas and I have been working on side projects together for a little over a year. He lives in Sweden, and when he's not drinking beer or playing League of Legends, he's drawing pictures and animating.
About Flying Sweden
uDevGames rolled around, and the three of us knew we wanted to participate. Initially, we threw around some ideas for action games and platformers – something we were pretty comfortable with from previous games we had done together. We even had tech built to create games like this. Given the three month time frame of the contest, though, we eventually decided to take some creative risks. Flying Sweden seemed like the perfect game to try.
Getting Started
When Thomas originally came up with the idea for Flying Sweden, he wrote a short design document, and drew several concept illustrations. These were a great help when we were getting the project off the ground, but the game he had designed was much different than the game I found myself making.
Flying Sweden was Thomas's baby, and he initially resisted changes to the original design. Through prototyping and conversation, Thomas and I began to trust each other, and with some give and take, we arrived at a design we were both very happy with. After that, it was off to the races.
One of the big risks we took when making Flying Sweden was to use the Unity engine. David and I had already developed a solid C-based toolset for making 2D games, and we were very comfortable using it. We knew, however, that Flying Sweden would require a more sophisticated UI, which we would have to build support for. The asset pipeline for our engine was also not the best, and getting art into the game quickly was going to be critical to its success. Eventually we decided to go with the Unity engine.
We had experience using Unity, but neither of us had attempted to make a 2D game with it. Fortunately, there are several 3rd party extensions to Unity that make 2D game development much easier. After evaluating several of them, we settled on Unikron Software's 2D Toolkit, which you can purchase from the Unity Asset Store. 2D Toolkit simplified many of the common problems one faces when making a 2D game. It easily handled sprite atlasing and batching, animation authoring, and even bitmap fonts. If you're making a 2D game in Unity, this is a must have.
Unity proved to be an invaluable tool. I'm not one to "drink the Kool-Aid" for a particular engine or development approach, but my experience making Flying Sweden with Unity has really sold me on the technology. It really made things easy. The engine got out of the way, and let me work on the game.
What Went Right
The iDevGames community is one of the most supportive game development communities I've ever seen. I kept a development thread on the iDevGames forum, and always got supportive and encouraging feedback. The camaraderie I found in this community really made uDevGames the best game development contest I have ever participated in. uDevGames is a proud mac gaming institution, and I was very happy to be a part of it.
Unity was really a huge win. Without it, we would have focused way to much of our time developing technologies and infrastructure that Unity provided for us out of the box. Whenever we ran into a situation that Unity didn't handle particularly well, or a workflow that was cumbersome, it was a simple task to extend the engine to make it do what we wanted. Unity was a pleasure to use, and if you haven't tried it yet, you really should.
Thomas really came through for us when making the art for Flying Sweden. Early in development, we made several spreadsheets with all of the buildings and enemies we wanted in the game. He marched down the list, and consistently delivered quality assets which I was able to get into the game quickly. The "graybox" prototype I was making began to transform into an actual game as his work came in. Because of Unity's awesome asset pipeline, sometimes new revisions of the assets he was working on would literally pop into the game as I was playing. As always, Thomas lent his own unique style to the game, and gave it a distinct personality.
While I was working on the building portion of the game, and Thomas was creating the art, David created most of the game's enemies and all of bosses. The bosses came very late in development, but David really knocked them out of the park. Every time I integrated a changelist from him and would see a new boss, I had to stop working because I was laughing so hard. The art Thomas made for the bosses was spectacular.
After we had wrapped development on Flying Sweden, the game was picked up by IndieGames.com. IndieGames is one of the largest independent game development blogs on the Internet, and a site I visit at least five times a day. This was huge for us, and came as quite a surprise. Not only did our game get great press, but the uDevGames contest got some excellent exposure as well.
What Went Wrong
Generally, we managed our time well. During the two years David and I worked together at Firaxis Games, he was a producer. As always, he did a good job of keeping us on track. Unfortunately, the three months of uDevGames happened to fall on the three months leading up to a massive milestone on the game David and I were working on at our real jobs at Big Huge Games. We knew we would be crunching at work right as things started to heat up in the contest. As it turned out, the majority of the game was created in only about two and a half weeks, working in the morning and late at night after work. We all were extremely pleased with what we were able to make in that time, but knew that if we had been able to devote the entire three months to the project, we could have made a much better game.
No Public Builds
I tried as best I could to keep a development blog on the iDevGames forums, but we never released public builds of the game until the contest was over. Flying Sweden's "build" and "battle" modes didn't come together until the very end of development, and I wasn't comfortable releasing builds of the game before it was playable. One of the things I really appreciate about uDevGames is how transparently each team approaches the contest. Teams post builds all the time, and get great feedback. I feel like we missed out on this, and it's something we'll keep in mind next year.
As a side effect of not releasing public builds and the time pressure we were under, the game didn't get much time devoted to balance. This is a shame for David and I, as we are both professional Systems Designers. So much effort was devoted to getting the content in the game, and getting the game's systems functioning that we ran out of time to polish the game's pace and difficulty.
uDevGames was a really great experience for all of us. It was truly an honor to compete with such talented and motivated people. We hope you enjoyed the game, and we look forward to next year!
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(CNN) -- Family members of two girls last seen riding bicycles near a lake in Evansdale, Iowa, put on a brave face Monday, saying they are "bracing for the worst, but hoping for the best."
The girls -- 8-year-old Elizabeth Collins and 10-year-old Lyric Cook -- were last seen by their grandmother on Friday when the two, who are cousins, left to go on a bike ride, authorities said.
"We just want our girls home," Tammy Brousseau, an aunt to both girls told CNN's "AC360." "We're bracing for the worst, but hoping for the best."
Sitting beside Brousseau during the interview was Misty Cook-Morrissey, Lyric's mother. She said she wanted people to know what the girls are like.
"They're very outgoing. They're very sweet, talkative, they're fun. They smile a lot. They're pretty persistent in the things that they want. They're great, they're really great. You know what I mean?" she said.
A massive volunteer search over the weekend failed to locate the girls, and authorities have suspended the volunteer effort.
"Are we going to get answers? I'm not sure," Lyric's father, Daniel Morrissey, told HLN's Jane Velez-Mitchell. "It's just baffling to try to figure out the pieces to the puzzle. Looking at it, it doesn't make any sense."
"It's just been a nightmare," he said. "It's been a challenge to hold everything together and continue to just keep believing and praying and trusting God that he's got this."
Brousseau, the aunt, also spoke to HLN's Velez-Mitchell, saying she believes her nieces must have been taken by a stranger.
"It's as though they disappeared into thin air in broad daylight," she said.
Authorities began dragging Meyers Lake over the weekend for a sign of the girls. Their bicycles were located hours after they were reported missing near that lake. The search remains a missing persons case.
"We really have nothing new that I can tell you, other than the fact the search is continuing," Rick Abben, chief deputy for the Black Hawk County Sheriff's Office, told reporters Monday. "... We're still looking for both of them. There's no new evidence or anything that's been found."
Nearly 1,000 volunteers helped in the search Saturday, and nearly 900 on Sunday, he said.
Calls are coming in to a tip line, he said, and each bit of information is being checked out. Police ask that anyone who may have seen the girls on Friday contact authorities.
Abben said the volunteer effort was suspended because authorities did not feel there was a benefit in having more people search. However, he said, "we can always call those folks back out."
Agents from the FBI and the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation joined the search on Saturday, authorities said.
Abben told reporters Monday there was no indication the girls were outside Evansdale, a town of about 4,700 located about 12 miles southeast of Cedar Falls. Nor was there any indication of foul play, he said.
"It's like they vanished," he told CNN affiliate KWWL. "There's just nothing."
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Markwest Energy : The stock is in the heart of the Marcellus Shale, said Cramer. For that reason alone I think it goes higher.
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Heckmann : I like Heckmann as a long-term spec play, said Cramer. It's a play on nat gas.
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CDCA Dental Exam Schedule
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CDCA Manikin Exam
Saturday, December 8, 2018
CDCA Manikin Exam
Saturday and Sunday, March 16-17, 2019
CDCA Patient Exam
Each of you who participate in the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments (CDCA) board examination at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry is very important to us. The team members of Patient Services, Auxiliary Services (Dispensing, Central Sterilization) and Dental Stores value you as a customer and strive toward achieving a common goal of providing you with the best possible instrumentation and service.
In addition to being our customer we also look upon you as a team member with a specific role to follow as an exam participant. Your role is an understanding of the guidelines on how we do business at this site. Take a few moments to read the following CDCA facility information and familiarize yourself with its contents. Without your total cooperation and understanding of our operational guidelines we cannot be expected to provide you with the best possible service.
We understand the importance of this exam to you and look forward to serving your instrument and consumable needs during your time with us.
Senior Associate Dean and Associate Dean for Patient Services
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Travel to Ann Arbor
- Driving directions and parking information online
- Local accommodations: here are a few of the many hotels in the area. Due to University and local events, we suggest calling ahead to book reservations.
- Central campus:
- Michigan League - 911 N University Ave, 734-764-3177 (across the street from the school)
- Bell Tower Hotel - 300 S Thayer St, 734-769-3010
- Graduate Ann Arbor (formerly The Campus Inn) - 615 E. Huron Street, 734-769-2200
- Ann Arbor:
- Motel 6 - 3764 S State Rd, 734-665-990 (3 miles from school)
- Red Roof Inn - 3621 Plymouth Rd, 734-996-5800 (4 miles from school)
- Hampton Inn North - 2300 Green Rd, 734-996-4444 (4 miles from school)
- Comfort Inn - 2455 Carpenter Rd., (734) 973-6100 (3 miles from school)
- Additional hotel information: Trip Advisor/Ann Arbor Hotels
- Travel resources: Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce; MLive.com
CDCA Facility Fees for External Candidates
- All non-U of M dental student candidates participating in the CDCA Examination at this site are assessed a $300.00 facility fee
- External dental hygiene candidates participating in the CDCA Examination at this site are assessed a $150.00 facility fee
- The facility fee must be paid at least 3 days prior to the start of the exam
- External candidates will not be allowed to start the exam until their facility fee has been paid in full
- Payment can be made in person at the Dental Stores, located in the basement of the Dental Building, or by calling Dental Stores at 734-764-1551
- Mastercard, Visa, Discover Card and American Express are accepted, no personal checks
- In addition to the facility fee, all external candidates who plan on utilizing instrumentation belonging to the School of Dentistry are required to complete a contract for loan instruments and leave a $500.00 security deposit, typically pre-authorized from your credit card
Instruments and Consumable Materials
- Blood pressure cuffs and additional consumable products and materials needed for the examination are available from the dispensary. A complete list of items available from the dispensary
- Consumable products necessary for the exam including gloves, masks, saliva ejectors, prophy materials and restorative materials are stocked in the cubicle.
- Disposable air water syringe tips are stocked into the cubicle along with saliva ejectors and HVE tips.
- All supplies for the manikin portion of the CDCA exam including the metal helmet and rubber mask are also provided.
- IMPORTANT: It is not necessary for candidates to send instruments or the metal bracket tray from the dental unit with your patient to the grading area; the School of Dentistry will supply these items to the CDCA.
Clinic Equipment
- Each dental chair has an operator stool. Assistant stools are available throughout the clinic. All dental chairs are equipped with an A-dec air/water syringe, a saliva ejector and HVE.
- The dental chair has a touch pad for adjusting the height and position of the chair. The water connection for ultrasonic scaling units is located on the base of the dental chair below the back of the chair.
- The dental light and bracket tray swivels to either the left or right side of the chair to accommodate the provider.
- The dental unit contains one dedicated fiber-optic line for high-speed, and one dedicated single line non-fiber optic for low-speed.
- Damage or loss of University property will result in appropriate deduction of the cost of the item(s) from the candidates security deposit. If the amount owed exceeds the amount of the security deposit the candidate will be responsible for paying the difference.
Returning Items to the Dispensing Area
- All instruments and equipment procured from the dispensary must be returned immediately after conclusion of the examination.
- Items used for patient care must be returned to the "contaminated delivery window" of the dispensary.
- Providers will be requested to wipe down all blue totes, amalgamators, curing lights and ultrasonic scalers with a disinfectant towelette.
Repairs to Equipment During the Examination
- If you experience mechanical problems with your assigned dental unit during the exam, the School of Dentistry provides on-site repair service. Repair technicians typically walk through the clinics during the exam. If a repair technician is not readily available then proceed to the clinic telephone and follow the posted procedure for paging a repair person directly to your assigned cubicle.
Sterilization Services
- Instrument sterilization services are available at the Central Sterilization Unit on the second floor. Just take your instruments to the "contaminated instrument" delivery window at the dispensing desk and request your instruments to be sterilized. It will take 1 hour to wash, bag and sterilize your instruments.
- We highly recommend you have your instruments sterilized prior to leaving this site.
Infection Control
- Each cubicle in the clinic is supplied with a canister of disinfectant towelettes.
- The disinfectant towelettes are used to clean all working surfaces of the cubicle. The towelettes should also be used to wipe down the amalgamator, curing light, cavitron unit and the tote they are stored in.
- Barriers to include blue wrap, papers for the counter top, head rest covers, patient napkins with disposable napkin chains and large plastic sleeves for the bracket tray are located in each clinic. Plastic sleeves for the saliva ejector and air/water syringe are located in the cubicle. The plastic sleeves are secured to the air/water syringe and saliva ejector using an ortho elastic also provided in the cubicle.
- Disposable safety glasses will be provided for your patient. These are available at the dispensing desk.
- Important: Candidates not cleaning their work area after the exam will be reported to the CDCA, assessed a "clean-up fee" by the School of Dentistry and appropriately billed $50.00 for this service.
Seating Assignments and Clinic Location
- Cubicle assignments for CDCA dentistry candidates are determined by the Office of Patient Services and will be posted in the area of the dispensary on either the second or third floor of the dental building, depending on which floor the exam is assigned to. Candidate orientation will take place in a designated lecture hall located on the "Ground" floor of the dental building.
- Signs are posted on the main entrance into the dental building and in the elevator lobbies indicating location of the exam and orientation.
- DO NOT remove the paper nameplate inside the plastic holder in the cubicle.
- DO NOT insert your CDCA candidate card inside the plastic cubicle plate in your assigned cubicle.
Entering the Building
- The dental building is open at 6:00 a.m. the day of the exam.
- We ask that you enter and exit the dental building from the plaza (level "P") of the Fletcher Street parking structure.
- A staff person will be monitoring the plaza entrance to let all external CDCA candidates into the building (on weekends only).
- For security purposes the building is not unlocked during the day on weekends.
- Dentistry and Dental Hygiene candidates are responsible to provide their own patients for the CDCA exam.
- Upon their arrival at the school, all exam patients are asked to check-in at the information desk on the floor of the exam.
- Candidates need to bring printed copies of their patient's x-rays to the exam.
- Prior to the start of the exam, all CDCA candidates are required to have their patient complete a consent form for patient treatment exclusive to the School of Dentistry. This form is for School of Dentistry use only and is not part of the exam. Place the completed form on top of the medicament cabinet. The form will be picked up in your cubicle by a representative from the Office of Patient Services during the exam.
- There are many eateries in close proximity to the dental school. There are many restaurants located on State Street only 3 blocks from the school down North University Avenue. Vending machines are located inside the dental building in the ground floor and basement cafeteria areas.


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Posted by Peep And on Wednesday, December 9, 2009
merry christmas
Posted by Peep And on Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Cool beans
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Because we have a link for clubpenguin we thought we would share
Another one of our favorite web sites www.webkinz.com
Here is on of pops favoreit websites called weeworld!

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Our newest busienss card we will be handing them out soon! leave us
a email at firstname.lastname@example.com telling us if u like it or some
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- Peep and pop! :)
|Shes good at gymnastics likes soccer is an artist her favorite animal is a cheetah she look like brown hair with a hint of pink and wears make up on a daily bases she wears jewels and enjoys hip hop music!
|i am awsome and can do 3 back flips on the floor. I am 14 am best freind's with peep. We go to school together and we are in same math class. I am pretty normal i go to school and math is my worst subject, and i have a teacup yorike that ways 4 pounds and is 1 year old. Also i have maltise that is one year too. By the way i suck like crap in writing as u can see.


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Like many geeks, I'm a big fan of making things or hacking them to suit my needs. A friend recently asked if all female programmers are also knitters, and while I think that's unlikely (I only learned to knit two weeks ago, and I've been a programmer for getting close to two decades), it does make a lot of sense that people who are good at writing code might be drawn to other types of patterns such as the algorithms used to generate knitted and crocheted items. What do you think?
And while I've got the maker spirit, here's two three geeky things I made this week:
16g necklace
16g necklace
by Terriko.
This hardly counts as something I made, as all I did was make a little circle of wire to attach this very shiny USB key to a necklace, but the end result is a reasonably cheap and totally functional piece of geeky jewelry. Bonus: the USB key is waterproof, so I don't have to worry about it getting wet if I get caught in a downpour or sprint all the way to work. This is the kind of pregnancy necklace or pendant that I would want to receive on my baby shower!
Kindle Fire Case
I'm not usually an early adopter for hardware since it's so easy to get burned, but I snagged a Kindle Fire before Christmas and haven't regretted it. What I *do* regret is that cases can be so darned expensive! I learned to knit less than a week before making this, so it's clearly a project suitable for a beginner. Instructions here for those who like patterns (or just want to know what yarn that is).
Edit: I forgot another geeky thing I made last week on the plane:
Penguin Ball
As I've mentioned here before, I've crocheted a lot of Angry Birds as an excuse to play games with strangers and friends alike. The round penguin pattern I made as an extension of that for when I was playing "real life Angry Birds" around open source folk, as a reference to the Linux penguin. This is one of a bunch I made for the Pycon sprints, where I gave them out to my fellow GNU Mailman developers. If you want to make your own, it's a very quick project: I wrote the pattern up here.
So… while all female programmers probably aren't also knitters, I know there's a lot of makers of various stripes within the Geek Feminism community. Please tell us about the cool things you've been making in the comments below!


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Brett Eldredge to Release Debut Album This Summer
Country newcomer Brett Eldredge is having the time of his life. Not only is he opening for Taylor Swift, one of the most famous and recognizable musicians in the world, but he is also set to release his eagerly-awaited debut album later this summer.
The album, which will be released on August 6, will include his current Top 25 hit single, 'Don't Ya' and his debut single 'Raymond,' and fans are eagerly awaiting their chance to hear a full-length record from the singer. Eldredge, an Illinois native, has been steadily climbing a well-deserved ladder to fame with his soulful voice, infectious songs and contagious energy.
It seems that everyone in the music industry is behind Eldredge, as Warner Music Nashville President & CEO John Esposito says, "There is no doubt in my mind or in my heart that Brett is a force of nature that one is lucky to bump into once in a lifetime. From the first demo I heard, Brett's powerful yet intimate voice stopped me in my tracks. I knew we had to sign him; that he would affect people in a profound way."
It's only fitting that an artist with that much potential would be asked to open for the '22' hitmaker. Eldredge is experiencing a whole slew of incredible moments on Swift's tour, which he captures in his Taste of Country-exclusive Red Tour photo blog. One of the most memorable events probably was playing his first stadium show in front of 50,000 people at the Detroit Ford Field Stadium.
The singer has talked before about the excitement of touring 19 fantastic tour dates with superstar Swift, and at the rate he's going, this breakout artist can expect more great things to come this way as he builds a committed fanbase. With the anticipation of his debut album and an unforgettable touring experience, Eldredge is making his mark in the world of country music. He's here to stay.


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RegistrationPage address: https://www.mnsu.edu/registrar/registration.html
Registration is the process of enrolling in courses for a term and possibly making adjustments (adding, dropping, withdrawing, changing grading method) to that schedule of classes.
Registration for classes is done via the web by securely logging into the Minnesota State web system (www.mnsu.edu/eservices) using a tech ID and a PIN or tech ID password.
Once logged in, a menu on the
left side of the screen details
what can be done. Selecting Courses & Registration:
These options provide the means for students to find courses they wish to take, enroll in those courses, and modify their schedule at a later time.
For any given term the same basic pattern is followed:
- Registration begins in roughly the middle of the previous term and continues through the fifth day of the term being enrolled in.
- At the beginning of the registration period, the times when students can begin to enroll ("windows") are controlled and based upon their earned credit total. Summer term registration does not utilize windows.
- Students can use the web to add, drop, and change the grading method of classes through the fifth day of the term.
- Dropping Courses
- After the fifth day of the term:
- students can no longer add courses via the web
- course drops are considered withdrawals
- students are no longer enrolled in the course, but the course is still a part of their record having a grade of "W" to signify that it was a withdrawal
- the course does count insofar as being attempted is concerned and does affect a student's completion rate
- withdrawals via the web can be done through roughly the twelfth week of a term
- grading method changes can still be done via the web through the tenth day of the term
- Adjustments to student schedules after the above times are considered appeals and need to be handled through the Registration Help Center.
- Official Withdrawal (dropping all courses for a term) can be done through roughly the fourteenth week of a term and is accomplished by contacting Student Financial Services
While registering for classes students may often find that they are not able to enroll in some classes on their first attempt. There are many different reasons for this (classes filled, prerequisites needed, instructor permission required, etc.) and the registration system gives that information to students on their unsuccessful attempts. The solutions, in most cases, to these problems normally involve contacting the instructor/department of the course. If the situation has been resolved favorably, the student then logs into the registration system and again attempts to enroll in the course--hopefully being successful.
It is important to note that instructors do not register students for classes. Instructors can make it possible for students to enroll themselves in classes.
Questions concerning registration problems should be directed to
room: WA 132; phone: 389-2252


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Adeenas Gluten Free Rosemary Teff Dinner Roll Recipe
When it comes to gluten-free bread, I am difficult to please. After growing up on packaged Ener-g foods bread, I now can't stand the stuff. Pamela's bread mix makes me shudder, Bob's Red Mill Hearty bread mix confuses my palate, and Kinnikinnick packaged, sliced bread just doesn't do much for me. What I like best is a soft, warm loaf of bread fresh from the oven or bread machine, baked from one of the lovely recipes in "The Gluten-free Gourmet Bakes Bread." Or, if I want to be really decadent, I'll make Bette Hagman's recipe for french bread from "More From the Gluten-Free Gourmet" for a dinner party. I don't know how she makes white rice flour and tapioca starch taste SO GOOD, but it's amazing, and that recipe has converted more than one glutenoid to having a favorable opinion of gluten-free breads. Actually, I can't make enough of it, as a moderate party of glutenoids tears through a loaf before I can say, "Would you like some basil dipping oil with that?" So, I have my favorite recipes well established, and although I've flirted with recipes by Carol Fenster or gluten-free bread recipes found online, I always end up coming back to Bette. However, I had to add one more to my favorite bread recipes of all times when I discovered Adeena's recipe for Gluten-free dinner rolls below. This recipe was added to the SillyYaks Yahoo group files in 2005 and everyone who tried it seemed to like it, so I was inspired to try it, especially when another member suggested adding a little teff flour and making it as rolls, rather than just bread. As I mixed up the dough I started to have a good feeling- after years of GF baking you can tell when a dough is going to be nice to work with and this stuff was gloriously elastic. I pulled out a glob to make into a roll and I was thrilled with how workable and easy-to-handle the dough was. I baked it up and had lovely, hearty brown gluten-free dinner rolls to enjoy with our dinner. I've made them many times over the years, and even served them at a Bay Area Celiac group get-together with very positive response. I wanted to post them here, but first asked Adeena's permission, which she kindly granted. I'd been reading about some interesting baking techniques lately, so I decided to see what would happen if I tried them out- I was hoping for a hard, crunchy exterior with the same soft, tender interior that I'd been enjoying. Happily, the ol' ice-cubes-in-the-oven technique, combined with a higher temperature for the first few minutes, did seem to create a crunchier crust, and brushing the rolls with egg wash, while not entirely necessary, gave them an attractive, glossy sheen. [Note: I also tried brushing them with milk, but found that egg wash created the best texture. See thumbnail photo below (#3) to see difference between egg brushed and milk brushed gloss.] Onion, rosemary, gourmet salt, and fresh thyme added another dimension to this tasty recipe, but you can experiment with your favorite seasonings to come up with a customized roll. I also tried sundried tomatoes in some of the rolls, but found that I preferred them without. This really is a great bread recipe. I've enjoyed them so much over the years I really wanted to share them with you. So thank you, Adeena, and thank you, M, for the brilliant idea to add teff and to bake these as rolls. Who knew gluten-free baking could be so much fun?
If you try this recipe, tell me what modifications you make and how they turned out! Also, do you have a favorite GF bread or roll recipe? Tell me about it in the comments!
Jill Elise of Hey that Tastes Good made Brilliant Herbed and apricot cardamom versions using sorghum. Oh Jill, won't you share some???
Adeenas Gluten-Free Hearty Rosemary-Thyme Dinner Roll Recipe
3 eggs – use Extra Large!
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 cups milk
1 tsp. salt
1 TBSP xanthan gum
1/3 cup potato starch (NOT flour)
1 cup white rice flour
1 cup brown rice flour
1 cup tapioca starch
1/3 c. GF teff or buckwheat flour (M's modification)
1 TBSP active dry yeast
1 tsp. apple cider vinegar
For rosemary thyme variation, mix chopped fresh thyme and rosemary, and dried onion flakes with a dash of olive oil and reserve.
If desired, minced sundried tomatoes, to taste
Garnish: More fresh, chopped rosemary (or dried), fresh thyme, chopped, black or kosher/gourmet salt (large crystals are key), dried onion flakes, and anything else you feel like.
Preheat Oven to 380 degrees.* Note: I actually started these at a higher temperature, more like 450, and then turned the temperature down, in the attempt to get a crunchier crust. Try experimenting with the temperature and see what you like. I'll be trying different things the next time I make this recipe. :)
Beat eggs in heavy duty mixer and then add oil, vinegar, and sugar, combining. Add dry ingredients. Warm milk in the microwave (or on the stove) and add to the bowl, gently folding it into the flour. Add your rosemary thyme mix. Turn on motor, let ingredients combine thoroughly then turn power to medium and leave for 4 minutes while it stirs. If you want sun dried tomatoes, add for the last minute or so of mixing.
Spray baking pan (cookie sheet type) with nonstick cooking spray and/or line with parchment paper.
Flour your hands with gluten free rice flour and grab a ball of dough from the mixing bowl. Gently shape it into a roll. Place it on the prepared cookie sheet. Make another roll, continuing until all dough has been used for rolls. (This part is fun!)
Brush with whisked egg. Sprinkle with garnish (fresh herbs, salt, onion), poppy seeds or sesame seeds if desired.
Let it rise in a warm place until doubled.(*edited)
Five minutes before you put the rolls in the oven, put ice cubes (in a pan) in the bottom rack of your oven and let them evaporate into steam. Open oven, put in your rack of rolls and let bake for 20-25 minutes. (Halfway through baking time, you may wish to turn over your rolls for even browning.)
Alternatively, place a pan w/ 1/4 to 1/2 inch of boiling water on the lowest rack in the oven 5 minutes before you put the bread in and leave in there until bread is done.
These two baking methods should result in a crunchier outer crust.
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Hometown Hero – Alyssa Sutton
Military Service Branch: Air Force
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Where Are They Stationed: Altys, OK
Submitted By: Dorothy Dodge (Mother)
Alyssa has just returned from Afghanistan. This was her second tour there. She and her husband, also in the U. S. Air Force have 2 little girls.


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2527-202 | Biaxial Dynacell, Dynamic Load Cell
+/- 10 kN (2250 lbf), +/-100Nm (880 in-lb)
For use with 8874 Machines
The fatigue life of the unit is 10E9 full stress reversed cycles at the capacity of the cell. Overload capability is 300% of the capacity before mechanical failure of the cell
Side load resistance is 40% of the capacity
Dynacell is a unique load measurement device which automatically compensates for load errors induced through inertia of the load string components. A method of dynamic inertia compensation is essential for all forms of dynamic testing.
|Accessory Diameter
|94 mm (3.7 in )
|Accessory Height
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|Lower Fitting
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