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Harold Holzer, a Lincoln scholar, told CBS News: "Lincoln died long before audio recording was possible so we have no hints about what he really sounded like, except the reminiscences of his contemporaries. The most frequent things we read are that he had a nasal, high voice that somehow miraculously floated over large crowds."Day-Lewis said "said the voice materialised 'in my mind's ear'" and "If I hear a voice, I tend to believe that I hear it for good reason."
Here's a new trailer, including some of Day-Lewis's vocalizations. I don't have a problem with the presumably historically grounded high-pitched voice. But what's the point of going realistic about the sound of Lincoln's voice when everything else about the movie seems all theatrical and pretentious, including the lines Day-Lewis must speak with that voice? "I am the President of the United States clothed with enormous power!"


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Techniques for Evaluating Affective Objectives
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The paper presents three tools for evaluating the affective domain in students. These are the attitude checklist, the attitude questionnaire, and the projective indicator. The attitude checklist is a list of questions pertaining to affective outcomes. The questions are multiple choice with Likert scale ratings. The attitude questionnaire has open-ended questions, which are effective in discovering problem areas in a course. The projective indicator technique involves compiling the adjectives from a question such as "if I were to pick one adjective to describe my overall feeling about my lab experience it would be…" and then scaling the adjectives from +5 to -5 according to whether the adjective is positive or negative. Lastly the author gives some brief examples of how to use each type of evaluation.
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We get to Michael's just a couple of minutes early, and there's a line waiting for the store to open, but up we trek in our fancy clothes, happy to just stand around and digest for a bit. A few other people line up behind us, and then this other lady walks up, and as soon as she gets to the back of the line she starts announcing, over and over, to whoever is listening, I suppose, that she can't believe that there's a line to get into Michael's. She just happened to drive over to pick up a few things, she announced, because she just happened to notice that it would be open, and she never dreamed that people would actually line up just to get in. She didn't even know what was supposed to be on sale, even, and look, she's just wearing the same clothes that she wore to make Thanksgiving dinner.
When the doors finally opened, Matt swears on his life that she shoved him trying to get inside.
I've never been to a store right when it opened for Black Friday before, and it actually was a little hairy, because I guess everybody wanted these pre-lit artificial Christmas trees that were stacked right by the door, but the beauty of being on a team is that I left Matt and Syd to grab a cart at their leisure and negotiate their way in, and Will and I dodged past the tree-hoarders and jockeyed for position in front of the Cricut cartridge display.
The other middle-aged female scrapbookers were sweet as pie there, of course, but were grabbing up cartridges like CRAZY, so Will and I basically grabbed up whatever we were even halfway interested in, too, and then took them all over to a quiet place for a closer look. I was plenty okay with the prospect of walking my unwanted cartridges back to a sales clerk for the opportunity to browse in peace.
I made some very careful choices, spent my entire remaining Cricut allowance (I'm relying on my swagbucks for my Cricut upkeep allowance), and ended up with some cartridges that the girls and I are THRILLED with.
And, obviously, they're the nerdiest of the cartridges. We turned up our noses completely at all the Tinkerbell and Winnie the Pooh nonsense, and ended up with, along with a couple of awesome fonts, a cartridge that has maps of the continents and countries and various icons from those locations (including lots of farm die-cuts, Willow was delighted to see--now we can make a silo!), a cartridge that does maps of the states AND their correct flags AND their correct birds (this was one of the cartridges that made me want to buy a Cricut in the first place, I'm that big of a nerd), a cartridge that does a massive menagerie of animals, and a cartridge that does paper dolls.
Hell, yeah. A cartridge that does paper dolls.
It organizes them by all these random costumes, so there's a bride and groom, for instance, and a cowboy and cowgirl, and a caveman and cavewoman (I know--whatever), and for each costume it's got a couple of options and some hair and some random stuff that would go with that costume. So, you can cut out a wedding dress for the bride and also a three-tiered wedding cake, and for the caveman you can cut out a volcano and also about four different dinosaurs (hmmm.....who do I know who loves dinosaurs?)
Needless to say, we have been playing with this cartridge ALL WEEKEND.
You can put the paper doll tabs on some of the clothes, but not, you know, the wedding cake or the palm tree or Santa's sleigh and stuff (did I mention that it has Santa and Mrs. Claus and an elf, and the requisite sleigh and reindeer and junk?), so the girls actually prefer to play with everything laid flat on the table, in these little two-dimensional scenes, and they've snookered me into cutting out for them tons of different outfits from scrapbook paper.
Here's one of Sydney's favorite outfits:
It's the shirt and pants to the groom's tuxedo with Frankenstein's hair, I think? And obviously, drawing the features on the doll itself is something of a highlight.
Here's Willow's favorite doll and outfit so far:
I'm not sure why all their doll selections manage to look sort of ghoulish AND sort of tranny chic, but there you go.
Oh, and the woman in the line in front of Michael's? Matt claims that she was checking out at the register next to us (an hour after she went in? So much for "just dropping by for a few things"), and he could hear her telling the cashier all about how she was so surprised there were so many people rushing in here on Thanksgiving, she just happened to be there herself and couldn't believe all those people standing in line before the store was even open, etc. etc.
Yes, lady, it's one of the lamest things a person can choose to do, to stand in front of a Michael's before it's even open, waiting to buy scrapbooking toys, but if you're gonna do it, hell, you might as well own it!
I wonder if I saw her again when I went to Joann's at 7 am on Saturday for THEIR Cricut doorbuster?


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As Mero and Sir Loherangrin rode back from a hard season's fighting at the frontier, laden with laurels and plunder, they were beset by goblins. Mero was awakened from daydreams of gold spurs to see his master fall from the saddle with black arrows sprouting from his chest. Mero rode hard with wolves on his tail, until his horse was spent, then stood on a hillock and broke his sword on a wolf's skull. Thus did Mero find himself lost and alone in the hinterlands.
Mero follows a strict chivalric code: obey one's liege, disdain one's inferiors, perfect one's ability to conduct violence, maintain one's arms and armor, punish all transgressions upon one's honor, obey the will of Almighty Thuul, obey the saints, tithe to the Lawful Temples, sire progeny.
Mero bears the device of his former master: an argent swan charge on gules, indicating fidelity and martial prowess respectively.
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We brought Finn home three short months ago. She's a 2016.5 CX-5 GT AWD w/Tech in a stunning Deep Crystal Blue/Parchment color combo. Tam handpicked her off the lot as Finn is her new dd. Both of the girls have formed a nice bond over the last few months and she even lets me drive her from time to time. Initially, this color wasn't on our radar but after seeing it in person on the lot we both fell in love with it. Part of the purchase required us to hand over the keys of our 2002 Protege5. :`( Karen will be missed but we took advantage of what little monetary value she still had.
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Net sales for Precor, Woodinville, WA, fell by 3 percent in second quarter 2011 compared to the same period last year, but that was a 9 percent increase in local currencies, according to financials released by the company last week. Second quarter net sales for the fitness division of Amer Sports, the parent company of Precor, was EUR45.9 million ($65.9 million) in the quarter compared to EUR47.1 million ($67.7 million) in second quarter 2010.
"Our fitness business continued to strengthen. Sales were up and profitability continued to improve," Heikki Takala, president and CEO of Amer Sports, Helsinki, Finland, said in a press release.
Commercial business (clubs and institutions) sales increased by 11 percent in the second quarter. In the North American fitness market, the commercial business started to show some early signs of recovery during 2010, and the market continued to improve through the first half of 2011, according to the company.
Sales in the Americas in second quarter 2011 were EUR30.8 million ($44.2 million), which is down 2 percent from the EUR31.3 million ($45 million) in second quarter 2010, but it is a 14 percent increase in local currencies.
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The American version of the Who Do You Think You Are? television series just completed its first season on Friday, 30 April 2010. Beginning on 5 March 2010 and running for seven episodes during a nine-week period, below is my interpretation of the ratings as measured by major television rating services.
Ratings Comparison – Table
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Ratings Comparison – Charts
Comparison of Overall Ratings and 18-49 year old Ratings
Comparison of Overall Share and 18-49 year old Share
- Episode 3 with Lisa Kudrow was the first episode up against NCAA March Madness games on CBS. Note the slight drop in ratings for the 18-49 age group (from 1.8% to 1.7%) as compared to an increase for the overall (4.5% to 4.7%).
- Episode 4 with Matthew Broderick – major impact of NCAA Sweet Sixteen on CBS. The episode focused on military history which would have pulled a large male viewership but they were off watching the games.
- Episode 5 with Brooke Shields didn't see a major rebound in numbers from the Broderick lows what with CBS back to its regular programming.
- While the overall ratings resumed climbing with Episode 6 (Sarandon), for the 18-49 age group the ratings never really recovered and continued to decrease through to Episode 7.
- Episode 6 with Susan Sarandon had the highest evening ranking (2) of any of the WDYTYA episodes. April 2nd was also Good Friday with more older viewers at home.
- Evidence that Episode 7 with Spike Lee may have fared worse with older viewers who might see him as a polarizing figure: full percentage decline (8.0% to 7.0%) overall but remained the same (5.0%) for 18-49 age group. This was also one of the lowest evening ranked episodes of the WDYTYA series at 7.
I think for its first season – and an abbreviated season at that – Who Do You Think You Are? did very well and did a good job at bringing the fields of genealogy and family history front-and-center for American viewers.
Will Season 2 be able to build upon the ratings seen above? That remains to be seen especially since Season 1 relied heavily upon marketing during NBC's Winter Olympics coverage. That marketing venue won't be available but I expect that Ancestry.com – the major sponsor of WDYTYA – will continue its connection with the show. In fact, my next analysis will be reviewing the impact that WDYTYA has had on website visits, revenues, etc.
Oh, and how did WDYTYA stack up against Roots, the mini-series which debuted in 1977 on ABC? Well to be fair, this was back before cable television, the Internets, and DVRs had an impact on television. But the figures are here. An average rating of 45% with a 66% share? Not even close.
Stay tuned.
(Arranged in episode/date order)
- Nguyen, Hanh, "TV Ratings: CBS edges out NBC Friday," ZAP2it.com, Tribune Media Services, (http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/03/tv-ratings-cbs-edges-out-nbc-friday.html: accessed 4 May 2010), 6 March 2010.
- Porter, Rick, "TV Ratings: "'Numb3rs' finale leads CBS Friday," ZAP2it.com, Tribune Media Services, (http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/03/tv-ratings-numb3rs-finale-leads-cbs-friday.html: accessed 4 May 2010), 13 March 2010.
- Reiher, Andrea, "TV Ratings: March Madness a slam dunk for CBS Friday," ZAP2it.com, Tribune Media Services, (http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/03/tv-ratings-march-madness-a-slam-dunk-for-cbs.html: accessed 4 May 2010), 20 March 2010.
- Reiher, Andrea, "TV Ratings: Sweet Sixteen is sweet for CBS," ZAP2it.com, Tribune Media Services, (http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/03/tv-ratings-sweet-sixteen-is-sweet-for-cbs.html: accessed 4 May 2010), 27 March 2010.
- Nguyen, Hanh, "TV Ratings: CBS, NBC duke it out, 'Miami Medical' is most-watched Friday," ZAP2it.com, Tribune Media Services, (http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/04/tv-ratings-cbs-nbc-duke-it-out-miami-medical-is-most-watched-friday.html: accessed 4 May 2010), 3 April 2010.
- Law, Christine, "TV Ratings: Family tree show helps NBC take a Friday win," ZAP2it.com, Tribune Media Services, (http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/04/tv-ratings-family-tree-show-helps-nbc-take-a-friday-win.html: accessed 4 May 2010), 24 April 2010.
- Porter, Rick, "TV Ratings: CBS, NBC share Friday victory," ZAP2it.com, Tribune Media Services, (http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/05/tv-ratings-cbs-nbc-share-friday-victory.html: accessed 4 May 2010), 1 May 2010.
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What Does It Mean to Be a Christian Wife?
Answer: In our modern times, there is a lot of confusion surrounding the role of a Christian wife. In looking to Scripture, we see that it is actually quite simple.
In Proverbs 31:10–31 there is a beautiful poem we could call "The Virtuous Wife." This poem lists the attributes of a godly wife and praises her for her devotion to her husband and to the Lord. The virtuous wife is trustworthy, works hard, makes sacrifices to care for her family, and is generous, strong, wise, and kind.
In the New Testament, Paul gives advice to husbands and wives about marriage. Wives are to submit to their husbands (Ephesians 5:22–24). This command is what draws a lot of criticism because our modern world thinks that a submissive woman is reduced in her worth and can have no voice or opinions of her own. This is not the case in a biblical marriage, however. The submission of a Christian wife to her husband is the same kind as our submission to Christ. This is a voluntary submission, under the authority of another. In like fashion, husbands are to love their wives as Christ loves the church, meaning they must be willing to sacrifice for their wives. The passage closes with a command for each husband to love his own wife as himself and for wives to respect their husbands (Ephesians 5:33).
In marriages involving a Christian wife and an unsaved husband, she is not to seek a divorce: "If a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him" (1 Corinthians 7:13). She brings a blessing to the home, both to her husband and their children (1 Corinthians 7:14). Her goal should be to win her husband to Christ: "If any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives" (1 Peter 3:1).
In short, being a Christian wife is simple. She is to honor and respect her husband, submit to his authority, and be devout to the Lord. All the other godly attributes will fall into place as husbands and wives strive to be examples of our relationship with Christ.
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Hurricane Arthur Intensifies as it Heads for Land
The first hurricane of the Atlantic season gained strength on Thursday is expected to attain Category 2 status as it reaches the North Carolina coast, where thousands of vacationers scrubbed their July Fourth holiday plans amid evacuation orders.
Hurricane Arthur was about 110 miles (175 km) south-southwest of Cape Fear, North Carolina, with current maximum sustained winds of 90 miles per hour (145 km per hour), U.S. forecasters said.
Moving faster at 10 mph (17 kph), the center of the storm was now expected to brush close to the North Carolina Outer Banks late Thursday and early Friday with winds reaching up to 105 mph (170 kph), according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami.
Arthur would be the first hurricane to hit the U.S. since Superstorm Sandy devastated New York and New Jersey in October 2012 and caused $70 billion estimated damage.
After passing over the Outer Banks, Arthur should accelerate toward the northeast and remain offshore on Friday as it diminishes in strength, posing no serious risk to the northeastern United States, forecasters said.
"The worst of Arthur's wind will remain offshore, but some strong, gusty squalls will affect the North Carolina barrier islands," said Dan Kottlowski, a hurricane expert at AccuWeather.
The storm disrupted plans for holiday beachgoers and others ordered off low-lying barrier islands in the storm's path. Tourists and some residents packed ferries and crowded the only highway off Ocracoke and Hatteras islands, where voluntary and mandatory evacuations were in effect in anticipation of worsening weather conditions.
"Pre-storm jitters and preparation," Dare County Commissioner Allen Burrus said of the mood early on Thursday. "Right now it is beautiful, but it is going to deteriorate around 5 or 6 this afternoon."
Some locals said they would ride out the storm. Retiree Gerry Lebing, who owns a home in Waves on Hatteras Island, said he was tying things down at his house and moving cars to higher ground to avoid damage from the potential storm surge.
While the worst of Arthur's winds were expected to remain offshore, the storm could bring life-threatening rip currents and a storm surge of up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) to North Carolina's barrier islands, forecasters said.
North Carolina officials warned that the narrow 50-mile Highway 12 connecting Hatteras Island to the mainland could become impassable due to storm surge. The state was putting extra heavy equipment in place to remove sand and the overwash as soon as possible after the storm passes.
Part of the highway was cut by storm surge for two months after Sandy, forcing residents to use ferries to reach the mainland.
Officials asked residents to stay out of rough waters and to avoid driving through high water.
"Don't put your stupid hat on," North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory told a press conference. "We anticipate a beautiful holiday weekend after Hurricane Arthur is out of North Carolina."
State officials said 105 National Guard members have been deployed to help with storm preparation and safety, and 400 state troopers are assisting with the evacuation efforts.
"There could be loss of electricity, there could be restaurants closing, there could be cars flooding and roads could be compromised," Hyde County manager Bill Rich said.
Several towns and villages on North Carolina's coast rescheduled Independence Day festivities and fireworks as the storm approached.
Farther up the coast, the resort town of Ocean City, Maryland, moved its July Fourth fireworks display to Saturday because of the storm.
Boston officials also moved up to Thursday a nationally televised concert by the Boston Pops and a fireworks display, which draw hundreds of thousands of spectators to the city's riverfront.
(By Gene Cherry; Additional reporting by David Adams in Miami; Writing by Colleen Jenkins and David Adams; Editing by Eric Beech and Susan Heavey)


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Dave Hooton:The report with more details is the best.
The number of details is set by the user, they will just use the checkboxes to identify which details they want in the report.
Still cleaning up and testing the changes, haven't had time to get back to completing the webpage and add stuff for installation of the program.
QLinks, Bibl2, LLR, MacrosDell Insp 17-5748, i5, 1.7 GHz, 8G RAM, win 8.1
Martin Grainger Dean:But all the data from "Logos version" are false (all books in your library)?
steve clark:
Is having each title's Version number that critical in a report?
Is having each title's Version number that critical in a report?
Found a way to fix this. See example report below (my book version may not match yours, but check my LastUpdated date for when i updated my Library). Never-the-less, all books will now have accurate Versions now.
Click on image to view the report
i also added the generation of a CSV file (for use in a spreadsheet, e.g. Excel) when you generate a report on All books by Logos Type. It is automatically added to the program's My Reports folder.
Click on image below to view
(if you want to download it and open it in Excel, click on the link to the right) CSV file
EDIT: i plan on adding this ability to one other report (All Books as found in Logos Catalog DB)
EDIT2: after opening your CSV in Excel, you can make changes to enhance it's appearance and then save it as an Excel file (.xlsx)
steve clark:So if you are interested in using this program, then post a Thumb's-Up Reply to this post.
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Found a way to show Hidden books that are not shown in your Library. This will be a new report in the program LLReporter.
Click on image below to view the report
Why not turn the code over to the devs, and make it a new feature?
FWIW, I think you should be remunerated appropriately for this. More than a token sum, I should think.
Would love to see this made part of a feature in Logos.
This could be a worthwhile tool. I am interested!
Thank you.
OK, the Logos Library Reporter installer is active on the website.
After reading and agreeing with the disclaimer, scroll down to the Download & Installing section and click on the Reporter.zip link to download the zipped installer program (please follow the instructions to Download/Unzip/Install the program).
If you have questions or problems, PLEASE email me (don't use the forum for your problems, i don't check it very often). You will find an email address for me in the bottom right-corner of the webpage (see image below). Hover your mouse over the webpage's Contact link (admin) and right-click on the link & in the pop-up menu click COPY EMAIL ADDRESS. Then go to your email program and paste the email address into the TO: section of your email. Please be very descriptive of your problem. Include screen-shots of error messages in the email. Also you will find a log file in documents/Logos Lib Webpage/LogoLibReporter_Logfile.txt , please add it also to your email.
Hope that this works for you! Keep in mind that this has only be run on 2 computers (my Vista machine and my son's Win7 machine). So don't be surprise/discouraged if you run into problems. Remember i am a 1 man-development team . So be patient with me & the program.
Please add a Reply to this post upon successfully installing and getting your first report generated. Please note what computer operating system you have (i.e. Windows7 or Vista or whatever). Thank you!
Hi Steve, and thanks for the program.
Installation issue (a small one): The program would not initially install due to a missing Visual Basic Lib. (Visual Basic Powerpack v10).
The fix: Obtaining the required component from Microsoft (VisualBasicPowerPacksSetup.exe).
Once the missing component was obtained and installed, the installation process was straightforward.
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Erwin Stull, Sr.:The program would not initially install due to a missing Visual Basic Lib. (Visual Basic Powerpack v10).
i changed the manifest to include this library. The new version of the ZIP installer has been placed on the server.
Thank You again, excellent diagnostics Sir!
Program did not fully install on windows 8.1 error report popped up stating that the program could not determine if I had Logos 4 or 5. I do have Logos 5 most recent.
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Roger G Black:Program did not fully install on windows 8.1 error report popped up stating that the program could not determine if I had Logos 4 or 5. I do have Logos 5 most recent.
Could you look for the file: Documents\Logos Lib Webpage\LogoLibReporter_Logfile.txt
it is a log file. Could you post it here? This error message occurs after installation, it would happen when the program first executes. It searches your registry for information on Logos. It first checks for Logos 5, if not found it next checks the registry for Logos 4. Info on what it found in the registry might be in the log file.
The log file has me confused. This is a new laptop barely a month old and fresh install. 5807.LogoLibReporter_Logfile.txt
On Windows 8 when performing the initial copy of the catalog (Read DB box unchecked) I received an "unhandled" error that the resource manager DB could not be installed to a user sclark folder! After recovering the app I found the catalog had been copied to my user folder. But with the Read DB box checked I got a Status message that the "ResMan DB was not found in working folder".
Windows 10 & Android 8
Roger G Black:The log file has me confused.
Hmmm, i did not anticipate this combination of a registry entry. i will need to think on this and modify my code to handle this situation.
Can we take this conversation to email? (please send me a short email and i will respond: (removed to avoid spam-bots)
let me respond to you via the email that you sent me. It is easier that way.
Dave found a bug which will prevent the program from working for most of you.
Hope to have it fixed in a day or two, then i will put a notice up when it is fixed. In the meantime i will disable the download link in the website until i get it fixed.
I'm wondering if any devs are interested in reaching out to Steve here...
You're almost making me wish for a PC.
No, not really, but is there no Mac genius here who could do the same thing for Mac?
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Whole-Grain Waffle Mix
Total TimePrep/Total Time: 20 min.
Makes5 servings per batch
- 4 cups whole wheat flour
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup toasted wheat germ
- 1 cup toasted oat bran
- 1 cup buttermilk blend powder
- 3 tablespoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 tablespoons honey
- In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 6 months. Yield: 8-1/2 cups mix (about 4 batches).
- To prepare waffles: Place 2 cups waffle mix in a bowl. Combine the eggs, water, oil and honey; stir into waffle mix just until moistened. Bake in a preheated waffle iron according to manufacturer's directions until golden brown.
Nutrition Facts1 serving: 284 calories, 9g fat (2g saturated fat), 89mg cholesterol, 482mg sodium, 43g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 5g fiber), 12g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 starch, 1-1/2 fat.
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May 10, 2011
Many years ago there was a restaurant in Sausalito California and they served this version of Whole Wheat Waffles. It was and is fantastic. I have taken it down to 1/3 to serve the two of us but feel free to triple it if you want to serve a crowd. Thought you might enjoy this one too. 1-1/4 cups whole wheat flour, 1 teaspoon brown sugar, pinch of salt, 3/4 teaspoon baking powder, 2 well beaten eggs, 1 cup milk, 2 Tablespoons plus 1-1/2 teaspoons safflower oil. For the topping: Plain yogurt, sliced peaches or mangos, sliced bananas, snipped raisins, chopped nuts, sunflower seeds. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. In another bowl, combine eggs, milk and oil. Gradually stir liquid ingredients into dry ingredients, whisk until smooth. Heat waffle iron. Pour batter onto hot iron as directed for your waffle iron and bake until done. Place on warm serving plates and top with yogurt, peaches or mangos, bananas, raisins, nuts and sunflower seeds. Or you can serve the toping ingredients on the side and let everyone help themselves.
May 10, 2011
Bud Pues-if you look at thr recipe again, it is divided into 2 parts. First part are the dry ingredients that you mix together and store. The second part-additional ingredients- is the wet mixture that you add to the dry when you are ready to make them. Hope this helps!-Mrsfoxburr
May 10, 2011
This recipe is wonderful. It's great to have the mix in the fridge waiting for the weekend waffles. I always separate the eggs and whip the egg whites. Fold the egg whites into the batter right before pouring into your waffle iron and you will have really light waffles! YUM...
May 9, 2011
Recipe is not clear about how many eggs to add to the single batch.I do a similar recipe but replace wheat germ with oatmeal. Optional: add chopped walnuts to batter on serve on top. Can store baked waffles in freezer & reheat in toaster.
May 8, 2011
Thank you, joanpekrul, for your suggestion. I will process the rolled oats as you suggested to substitute for the oat bran.
May 8, 2011
loved them! and i was full until dinner time! they are very satisfying.
May 8, 2011
Mayberrygal, I have not made this recipe, but to answer your question on oat bran. In other recipes I've used I process old fashion oats in my food processor and it comes out like flour. I use the same amount as for the oat bran. I hope this helps. God Bless You.
May 8, 2011
I have made a very similar recipe for quite some time with the following changes: I always have buttermilk in my fridge as I have several recipes using it. I use old fashion oats rather than the bran. The wheat germ I buy is labeled "toasted" so there is no extra step for that.My family loves these. I serve them with a fruit topping - whatever is in season.
May 8, 2011
I have not tried this recipe yet but have a couple of questions first. The previous reviewer said she added ground flax seed to the mix. How much did you add, and did you substitute it for anything else? Also, I don't have oat bran and was wondering if anything else could substitute well for this. Any thoughts?
Jan 23, 2011
I was looking for a more healthful breakfast idea to enjoy while my parents were visiting. I decided to make these waffles, and also had a batch of buttermilk waffle mix made up just "in case." Well.... everyone LOVED these waffles, my kids even preferred the whole-grain waffles to our usual buttermilk recipe. The only change I made was to add some milled flax seed to the mix. This recipe has earned a spot in the family favorites recipe box. Thank you for a great recipe!


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Sunshine is Delicious
33 comments:
- Miles Of Style said...
ohhhh...how i'd love to be laying on a beach right now. a good book and cocktail in each hand without a care in the world....sigh :)
- March 21, 2011 at 11:45 PM
- Carmel's Closet said...
This quote is so true. We are still hot and humid here and I am quite looking forward to a bit cooler now.
Hope it warms up for you soon.
- March 22, 2011 at 12:21 AM
- tinajo said...
Wonderful, wonderful photos! We´ll hit the beach in a couple of weeks (going to Fuerteventura) and I just can´t wait. This has been a loooong winter..!
- March 22, 2011 at 12:36 AM
- Marie said...
I feel the same, it's been cold here in Los Angeles.
Thanks for these dreamy and relaxing photos!:D
***** Marie *****
- March 22, 2011 at 12:43 AM
- Life love, clutter and other beautiful things. said...
I know. I love living where I experience the four seasons, however some are better than others xox
- March 22, 2011 at 1:53 AM
- bron @ baby space said...
Lovely! 4th from the top has amazing movement...
We're heading into autumn here but still having steamy days.
- March 22, 2011 at 3:14 AM
- A Casa da Vá said...
Oh friend I hope you will get to enjoy the warm weather soon! I also adore the feeling of just touching sand.... I would normally invite you to visit me in Rio, but it has been raining the past few days...
- March 22, 2011 at 4:41 AM
- Kelly Frances Dunn said...
You have no idea how you just spoke to my heart and beautifully executed what lies in my heart and mind so much of the time. Maybe the last picture can be you and me. I am such a water, beach, sun person. SUMMER = bliss 4 me!! XO, Kelly
- March 22, 2011 at 5:15 AM
- THE ALTERNATIVE WIFE said...
Oh I am so with u, sweetie! I so need this right now! :)
- March 22, 2011 at 7:05 AM
- hogger and co. said...
My sentiments EXACTLY! There's only good weather when it's really GOOD! lol! Can't wait for the sunshine.
- March 22, 2011 at 7:38 AM
- amy b.s. said...
this so makes me want to leave the snowy day i am facing behind.
- March 22, 2011 at 7:50 AM
♥love this photoes!!!
- March 22, 2011 at 7:52 AM
- Everlasting Blooms said...
I agree! We are SO ready to bathe in the sun all day long! :)
~ Love all the photos your chose!
- March 22, 2011 at 8:25 AM
- About Last Weekend said...
Nothing like a pair of bare legs against the sea to make you feel happy. Its rain rain here and our Swedish friends always used to say there's no such thing as bad weather just bad clothing. Still shorts are the best!
- March 22, 2011 at 8:55 AM
- Traveling Distances said...
I love the quote- a positive in everything. The pictures are great too!
- March 22, 2011 at 10:04 AM
- Annie said...
the sun really is delicious! I just got back from Florida last night and I am soooo missing it. 5 days of it just wasn't enough, but I feel really lucky to have gotten down there at all.. at least warm weather is right around the corner :) the flowering trees really started to bloom in the short time that we were gone, which is so exciting and really pretty!
- March 22, 2011 at 1:06 PM
- Signe said...
Oh my, these images are amazing and makes me long for summer even more :)
- March 22, 2011 at 1:13 PM
- Gorgeous Glam said...
ah yes, a return of the sun! One day of rain is like a year without the old friend in the sky isn't it! We are too spoiled in Cali! xo
- March 22, 2011 at 2:16 PM
- Diana said...
You always post happy and exciting photos. Love the quote, but its true I am ready for the spring and summer warm weather too! :) Happy Day !
- March 22, 2011 at 7:19 PM
- Flotsam Friends said...
I hope it won't be too much longer for you. These are such fabulous, dream-like, magical shots. I adore the retro feel to them. Hang in there... Just think warm! Pruxxx
- March 22, 2011 at 8:12 PM
- Sem Nome said...
Fall is settling around here, sweet friend!!! I am so glad summer has changed address!!!rsrsrs...May your days be filled with JOY and lots of sunshine!!!!
Lots of love to you, my dear lady!!!
- March 23, 2011 at 11:46 AM
- Harper said...
Your blog is so adorable! those photos put me in the mood for summer real bad :) I just did a post on my spring Lilly Pulitzer picks that I think you might like! :)
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- March 23, 2011 at 12:16 PM
- Unknown said...
Ah what lovely pictures, summer feeling! :)
- March 23, 2011 at 12:34 PM
- georgia ~ gi gi said...
Oh such gorgeous beach pics Poppie Girl! That first one is so cool!
I have been beach obsessed lately. too! I have been working on a beach post for weeks, that I just keep adding to, maybe one of these days I'll post it :)
My best friend is moving to Cali this summer, so I hope to get there by end of summer ( fingers crossed) Let's sit on a beach with some fruity drinks, sound like a plan?!
Love ya
gi gi
- March 23, 2011 at 1:24 PM
- shopgirl said...
I'm with you sister! It's definitely time for summer!
p.s. love the blue in these photos!
Wishing lots of laughter and hugs!
- March 23, 2011 at 2:08 PM
- Gloria said...
Very pretty ways to think of the soon-to-come sunshine...and warmth...:)
I hope your evening is full of warm & cozy moments.
blessings to you,
xoxo Gloria
- March 23, 2011 at 4:39 PM
- Blank Musings said...
I love the colors in all these pictures; the blues and golden yellows. So pretty!! I would give anything to be in any of those pictures. :)
- March 23, 2011 at 5:07 PM
- Unknown said...
Great photos! I can't wait to be on the beach either!
- March 23, 2011 at 7:54 PM
- Diana Mieczan said...
Awww..I feel like Im there right now. Those photos are so amazing, sweetie. Enjoy your day
Ps: I'm hosting an amazing GIVEAWAY! You can win 5 cool art posters!
- March 24, 2011 at 5:55 AM
- Something Old, Something New said...
Oh these photos are making me lust after the beach! Can't wait for Spring/Summer weather and lounging in the sun all day!
- March 25, 2011 at 4:46 AM
- Alicia@ eco friendly homemaking said...
Oh I love all of the photos. They are so pretty!!
- March 25, 2011 at 7:34 PM
- Unknown said...
the pictures are very inspiring!
- March 27, 2011 at 2:44 AM
- Kelly said...
I totally want to go on a beach vacation!! It's literally all I've been talking about for the past couple weeks.
- April 3, 2011 at 6:18 AM


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Obama Names Eight Citizens to Highlight His Successes
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is featuring eight Americans as "citizen co-chairs" of his inauguration, a new role created to highlight his first-term accomplishments with examples of lives improved by his actions.
Inaugural planners say the honorees include a woman with a brain tumor no longer denied health care for a pre-existing condition. Another is an autoworker who got her job back after the General Motors bailout. A third is a gay pilot-in-training kicked out of the Air Force before the president repealed the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Inauguration officials said Wednesday that the president has met all eight of the individuals during his first term.
The eight will participate in the National Day of Service on Saturday, appear in Monday's inaugural parade and attend official balls.


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David Droga Talks Management Moves
10 agency leaders assume bigger roles
As the saying goes, success has many fathers and failure is an orphan.
As the saying goes, success has many fathers and failure is an orphan. Well, today Droga5, riding a wave of revenue growth from marketers such as Kraft, Coca-Cola and Prudential, recognized its many fathers (and mothers), promoting CEO Andrew Essex to vice chairman and president Sarah Thompson to CEO. At the same time, executive creative director Ted Royer rose to chief creative officer, group cds Kevin Brady and Neil Heymann became ecds and account management chief Susie Nam added the role of general manager. Founding father and creative chairman David Droga discussed with Adweek the rationale for the moves.
Your agency has been blessed through the years with continuity in leading roles. Is there any secret to that?
You hire well and just make sure you have enough runway for everyone to grow in the company's success. It creates loyalty and opportunity, really. We've grown enough where people can have the elbow room to be successful. But we do look at people's roles and work out how we can groom, protect and nurture them. We look at things beyond just what it is today.
At bigger agencies, the title of vice chairman is sometimes the kiss of death: it's nebulous, undefined and non-essential. But in your world, how do you define that role for Andrew Essex?
Well, Andrew has always been a fantastic partner with me. I had one foot grounded in running the day-to-day business [in the past]. But [this promotion is about] having a partner that can also help me try and map out and work out where we're going and how we're going to get there. Sarah is a spectacular partner in this agency and really runs the day-to-day [operation]. But sometimes we have our head in the trough and sometimes we want to look over the horizon. And Andrew, right from the beginning, he wasn't in the industry. So, he brought a really unique, different perspective to it. You can see that not only in the diversity of our clients and diversity of our output but also we're trying to push into new places in technology. It's good to have someone who is a day-to-day partner with me looking into those places.
Does his new job encompass looking over the horizon at where you want to be globally, what other cities you'd like to open in?
Yeah, sort of. I meant that metaphorically more than anything. I'm more obsessed with canvasses and opportunities than I am with geography as such. Not that I'm anti-global expansion. That's inevitable but that's not necessarily the definitive and only way we're looking at growing. I'm not going to measure our success by pins on the map.
That said, are you considering a third office beyond New York and Sydney? Are we going to see another office in say six months' time?
You mean like New Jersey [where Prudential is based] or something like that?
I was thinking more like Germany [where another client, Puma, is based]. But different clients, right? You have other cities on your wish list?
I think it's inevitable we will have [another] presence—probably in Europe first. There's been talk of that for years. And there are a lot of clients that want us to go there and there's good reason to go. For us, it comes down to the partnership of who you'd be in business with and how that would complement our global offering.
Amsterdam? London? Germany?
There's good reason to be in all of them. I've worked around the world. So, I have a soft spot for Asia, I have a soft spot for London. But I feel like again, if I open an office in Amsterdam, it wouldn't be because I wanted to dominate the Netherlands. Or if I had an office in London, it wouldn't be because I want to build a British agency. It would be, how can I build a global agency that just happens to be located in one of those countries?
What did you mean by new canvasses?
Other ventures, maybe in a physical space. It doesn't need to be [just] ventures in the digital space. Other partnerships and such. Andrew is as much a great connector as a great thinker. I just want us to have the elbow room to be able to think about where we're going because we're an industry that really is always looking down at today, which is fine because that helps us get through the day. But then we're always surprised as an industry when we trip ourselves up. It's good to have a co-pilot who can help me navigate that.
What CEO qualities do you see in Sarah?
Sarah is maybe one of the calmest people I know and she's just a natural leader of people. People trust her across all departments. She's obviously very bright—that's a given. She obviously subscribes to what our ambitions are, believes in the power of creativity and all that. And her bias is toward us being the smartest agency; it's not toward any department. … Composure and intelligence go really well together in this agency because we're a chaotic, passionate agency.
Given the agency's success recently, I'd imagine that your leaders get approached from time to time. Are some of these promotions designed to ward off poachers?
A title can't make you happy, you know what I mean? How much you get paid only makes you happy twice a month. At the end of the day, you really want to be in a job, in a role where you feel that you're living up to your own potential. [These promotions] certainly were not made as a defensive move; it was made because it's the right thing to do.


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Dateline: OTTAWA—Backed by a majority of Canadians, the Canadian government has passed a resolution urging Ukrainians to stop fighting and to handle their internal conflict by being more boring, like Canadians.
Ukraine is split between ethnic Russians in the eastern part of the country and pro-European, ethnic Ukrainians in the west. Likewise, Canada is split between Catholic, French-speaking Quebecers, left-wingers in Ontario and British Columbia, and conservatives in the prairies. But Canadians have learned to settle their disagreements peacefully, by not caring much about them or about anything at all.
"The key to world peace is to be boring," said Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. "I mean, dreadfully dull. You want to have a reputation for being so boring that you literally put people to sleep wherever you go.
"Take one of our Parliamentary debates, for example. Right in the middle of it, the ministers stopped talking and we all just fell asleep in our chairs. For the life of me I can't remember the issues we were debating because they were so tedious and minor league. That's a sign that Canadians are on the right track, you see. If the microtargeting of our constituents bores even the politicians to tears, if there are no big, interesting issues on our horizon, you can be sure there will be no significant conflict between Canadians.
"Or take my Lego hairstyle, for example. Have you ever seen something blander? I'm signaling to the world how dull and inoffensive I am. My hair looks like it was made in a mold for mass-produced, oversized plastic toys. I'm not going to rock the boat or say anything interesting to get people's attention. See? Not one hair out of place, not one wayward tuft hanging over my forehead.
"My hair is symbolic of how boring Canadians are. But that's how we get the job done, by golly! There's hardly any violence in our country. Do you know how that happens? It's because in the last several decades, we haven't cared enough about anything to fight for it.
"And that's what we're telling the people of Ukraine: stop caring so much about Europe or Russia. Be more boring and you'll get along just fine."
Asked whether they plan to take Canada's advice, a representative sample of both pro-European and pro-Russian Ukrainians said they have no idea what that advice is, because they never pay any attention to Canada—what with Canada being so uninteresting.


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Prostitution reform has little effect
5:00AM Monday May 26, 2008
The number of sex workers in New Zealand does not appear to have increased since legislation decriminalising prostitution became law, according to a new report.
The Prostitution Law Review Committee was set up to report on the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 three to five years after the act came into force.
Its report, just published, was based on work carried out by the Christchurch School of Medicine and Victoria University's Crime and Justice Research Centre.
The committee, chaired by former Police Assistant Commissioner Paul Fitzharris, said an accurate count of the number of sex workers was difficult.
However, a comparison between the number of sex workers in Christchurch in 1999, before decriminalisation, and 2006 - after the act was passed - showed the total had stayed about the same.
A 2007 estimate in five centres - Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Hawkes Bay and Nelson - found a total of 2332 sex workers, the committee said.
Numbers of sex workers should continue to be monitored, it said.
Around 93 per cent of sex workers cited money as the reason for getting into and staying in the sex industry.
"The most significant barriers to exiting are loss of income, reluctance to lose the flexible working hours available in the sex industry and the camaraderie and sense of belonging that some sex workers describe."
The committee said a Christchurch School of Medicine survey found that more than 90 per cent felt they had legal rights under the act.
More than 60 per cent felt they were more able to refuse to provide commercial sexual services to a particular client since the enactment of the law.
Before the act, the illicit status of the industry meant workers were open to coercion and exploitation by managers, pimps and clients. Research indicated there had been "some improvement" in employment conditions "but this is by no means universal".
Generally, brothels that had treated their workers fairly before the act continued to do so, while those that did not, continued to have unfair management practices, it said.
"The committee recommends that the sex industry, with the help of the Department of Labour and others, moves towards written, best-practice employment contracts ... becoming standard for sex workers working in brothels."
Other findings included that the majority of sex workers felt the act could do little about violence that occurred, although a significant majority felt there had been an improvement since the passing of the act.
The legislation made it an offence to arrange for or to receive, or facilitate or receive payment for, commercial sexual services from a person under 18.
The committee said the threshold of 18 should remain.
It found 1.3 per cent of sex workers were under age but did not believe the act had resulted in more underage people working in the industry.
Other recommendations included that the Government provide additional funding to the Ministry of Health to enable medical officers of health to carry out regular inspections of brothels.
It also said the Government should provide funding so that non-government organisations could provide services, including assistance with exiting for those who wanted to quit sex work.
Associate Justice Minister Lianne Dalziel said the report showed the act had had a positive effect on the health and safety of sex workers and had not led to an increase in numbers of sex workers as predicted by critics of the law reform.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Prostitution in NZ
Apparently Prostitution was partially decriminalized in New Zealand some time ago. The full report is here. An article summarizes here:
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October 29, 2012
Richard Robinson
After campaigning in Corby I am happy to report it is going well for Labour. Plenty of volunteers, lots of leaflet folding, good spirits, canvassing and of course rain. I left with the impression that it is going to be gain for #onenation Labour.
On my journey home from Corby I mused about the next General Election on 7 May 2015 as Tory MP Chris Skidmore helpfully pointed out we are now on election count down with less than 940 days to go until then. Yes, we can win Corby, but how do we really win the nation? My thoughts were interrupted by a Wayside Pulpit Message outside a rather bedraggled Methodist church I passed. I stopped the car to read its simple message "he who smiles last longer". This set me thinking.
Our Pulpit message is clear; One Nation Labour, which as Matthew d'Ancona recently alluded to means social cohesion, the shared obligations that bind us, and our collective mission. In terms of our collective mission towards One nation a country for all, with everyone playing their part, the recent Labour Party conference gave certain policy nudges in this direction for example towards a cap on the fees charged by pension funds. Add to this as Andrew Sparrow has written "the 2012 gathering in Manchester leaves us better informed about the party, its leader, its policies and its electability". Read more of this post


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California correctional facilities and programs are operated at public expense for the protection of society. The public has a right and a duty to know how such facilities and programs are being operated. It is the policy of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to make known to the public through the news media all relevant information pertaining to operations of the department and facilities.
Following is a summary of California regulations and department policies and procedures regarding media access and activities. The complete regulations are found in the California Code of Regulations Title 15, Sections 3260 through 3267, found at this link: http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Regulations/Adult_Operations/docs/Title152006Final.pdf
Authorized Release of Information
The following data that may be released about an inmate or parolee includes:
- Name
- Age
- Birthplace
- Place of previous residence
- Commitment information
- Facility assignments and behavior
- General state of health
- Cause of death
- Nature of injury or critical illness (unless the condition is related to the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
- Sentencing and release actions.
CDCR employee data that may be released includes:
- Name
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- Age
- Work assignment
- Length of service with the department and/or current division or unit
- Past work assignments
- Role or function in a newsworthy event
Media Access to Facilities
Access to adult CDCR facilities or contract facilities – prisons, community correctional facilities, re-entry facilities, prisoner mother facilities, and camps – and other CDCR offices including parole offices, requires prior approval of the institution head and the press secretary of the CDCR Office of Public and Employee Communications.
Within a facility, media representatives shall be under the direct supervision of the public information officer or his/her designee.
Media representatives cannot enter security housing units (SHU), condemned units (death row), the execution chamber, Administrative Segregation Units (AdSeg or ASU) or any area currently affected by an emergency without approval of the CDCR Secretary, the Director of the Division of Adult Institutions, or designee.
There may be limited access to other areas. These may include control booths, guard towers, protective housing units, reception centers, and units housing mentally, seriously or terminally ill inmates.
Media representatives need to supply a full name, date of birth, social security number and driver's license number to process a security clearance for access to an institution. Media representatives from outside the United States need to supply a full name, date of birth and passport information. If it is a breaking story, media representatives may be allowed access to an area outside the secure perimeter of the facility.
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Media representatives may contact any state prison inmate by mail. It is not necessary for media to notify CDCR before communicating with an inmate. Incoming letters are opened, inspected for contraband, subject to be read, and then forwarded to the inmate. To ensure prompt processing, mail the letter to the inmate using his/her full name and CDC number in care of the institution where he/she is incarcerated. To get an inmate's CDC number, call the Inmate Check Line at (916) 557-5933. You must have the correct date of birth to obtain the CDC number.
Most inmates have access to telephones and can make outgoing collect calls on designated telephones according to their privilege group. Limitations are placed on the frequency of such calls to allow equal access to telephones by all inmates. When corresponding with an inmate, media representatives may provide a telephone number where an inmate can call them collect. It is up to the inmate to initiate the call. No restriction is placed on the identity or relationship to the inmate of the person called providing the person agrees to accept all charges for the call. Telephone calls are limited to 15 minutes and may be recorded. Media representatives may also record the call with the inmate's permission. Messages will not be taken by staff to inmates.
All inmates are allowed visits with approved visitors. If a media representative wishes to visit an inmate, write to the inmate and ask him/her to send you a CDC Form 106, Visiting Questionnaire. Your completed questionnaire must be submitted and approved by the institution before your visit. The application process takes about 30 working days. All approved visitors – friend, relative, attorney, or member of the media – may visit; however, they may not bring in cameras or recording devices. The institution will provide, upon request, pencil and paper to an adult visitor as needed. For more information about visiting, call the toll-free CDCR Visiting Information number at 1-800-374-8474 or go to this link: https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/visitors/
Media Interviews
Media representatives can interview inmates or parolees randomly and random or specific-person face-to-face interviews with staff. Such interviews may be restricted by time, place, duration, and the number of people in a media crew.
Random interviews of inmates involved in a specific activity or program, or encountered while covering a facility activity or event, shall be limited to the time, areas and segments of the facility population designated by the institution head.
Inmates may not participate in specific-person, face-to-face interviews. No inmate, parolee or staff shall be interviewed against their will.
Use of cameras or recording devices inside an institution or on state property requires prior approval.
A CDC Form 146, Inmate Declaration To News Media Contact, shall be completed whenever an inmate is the subject of a still, motion picture or other recording intended for use by a television or radio station, or newspaper, magazine or other publication.
Media interviews shall not be permitted with an inmate suffering from a mental illness when, in the opinion of a psychiatrist or psychologist, the inmate is not capable of giving informed consent.
Controlled access may be permitted to seriously or terminally ill patients and their housing areas.
Media representatives or their organization may be required to pay the security or escort costs provided for interviews.
Cameras and Other Audio or Visual Recording Devices
Possession of any camera, wireless microphone or other recording device within a CDCR facility is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the institution head. A location agreement and a film permit from the California Film Commission may be required for filming on state property.
An inmate's consent is not required in settings like an exercise yard or dining hall where individuals are not singled out or where an inmate's identity is not revealed. Before such shots are taken however, inmates shall be advised so those who do not want to be recognized may turn away or leave the area.
Unless there is a specified threat of imminent danger to an inmate or parolee by releasing their photograph, media representatives shall be permitted access to identification photographs (mug shots) without the inmate's or parolee's consent.
Staff cannot prohibit a person who is not on state property from photographing, filming, video taping or otherwise recording any department facilities, employees, inmates, parolees or equipment.
Non-News Access to CDC Facilities
All non-news motion picture, radio, or television programs produced at any CDCR facility must have prior approval. For definition purposes, non-news related productions include features, documentaries, news magazine programs, commercials, and pilots for proposed news, public information, religious and entertainment television programs.
The process for approval consideration begins with a written request to the CDCR Press Office. The request should include:
- Details of the project and production location needs
- Production schedule and duration
- Crew size
- Any access to inmates
- Script sections that pertain to CDCR
- Scenes to be filmed inside a CDCR facility
- Type/quantity of production equipment on premises
- Any satellite or microwave transmission from a CDCR facility
If project approval is given, a location agreement must be executed with the parent firm and a California Film Commission permit (http://www.film.ca.gov/state/film/film_homepage.jsp) will be required along with evidence of financial responsibility and liability insurance in the amount of at least $1 million with the State of California, its offices, employees, and agents as the "additional insureds." Part of the agreement provides for defending and indemnifying the State against any lawsuits. Another part of the agreement also states that the parent firm is responsible for reasonable staffing costs, including benefits and overtime rates of pay, directly associated with its filming activities.
Editorial researchers, freelance writers, authors of books, independent filmmakers, and other unaccredited media must provide proof of employment by an accredited publication/production company, or have evidence that an accredited publication/production company has contracted to purchase the completed project.
Inmates may not participate in specific-person, face-to-face interviews. Random face-to-face interviews may be permitted with inmates as stipulated by the location agreement.
Please allow a minimum of 20 working days for the least complicated request. There are no assurances that access will be granted; however, CDCR does try to accommodate requests within available resources consistent with the safe and secure operations of its institutions and California law.
CDCR Press Office (916) 445-4950
The Press Office, located at CDCR headquarters in Sacramento, articulates the Department's position on issues, manages crisis communications, solicits media coverage of departmental activities, serves as a liaison to the media, and releases information to the public. The Press Office responds to media requests made under the California Public Records Act.
The Press Office also provides other services to media:
Inmate Check Line
Media representatives needing information about a convicted felon sent to state prison in California can call the Press Office's Inmate Check Line. To request whether an individual has been sent to state prison, call (916) 557-5933. Please provide the full name and either the date of birth or the CDC number. Sentencing and/or release information will be faxed within 24 hours.
Stock Video Footage and Still Photographs
The Office of Public and Employee Communications maintains a library of stock video footage and still photographs and makes these available to the media upon request. There is current and archived footage and photographs of correctional facilities and programs, including restricted or limited access areas such as control booths, guard towers, the execution chamber, death row, and Administrative Segregation and Security Housing Units.
Media Inquiries
The Press Office researches and responds to inquiries from the media. Facts are gathered as quickly as possible and provided to the inquirer. If the requested facts are not known or are otherwise unavailable, the inquirer shall be informed and the reasons therefore.
Media Access to Scheduled Executions
CDCR's Press Office processes all media requests for access to San Quentin State Prison to cover scheduled executions. The Press Office also coordinates media requests to witness executions.
In the event of an actual or suspected escape, the public information officer or designee shall notify radio and television stations and newspapers in the surrounding communities and the missing inmate's home community. The prison will provide the missing inmate's physical description, estimated time of disappearance, an identification photograph, the facility's search efforts and cooperation with law enforcement agencies.


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Maple-, Pecan-, and Bacon-Stuffed French Toast Recipe
Breakfast Sweets
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What do you need?
How to make?
3/4 cup pecans
1 pound sliced bacon cut into 1/2-inch slices
1/2 cup half and half
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup maple syrup
6 eggs, beaten
12 slices bread, crusts removed
Heat a large stainless steel skillet over medium high heat, add pecans and toast until nuts are aromatic and beginning to brown, gently tossing the nut in the skillet while they toast, about 5 minutes. Remove from pan and when cool enough to handle coarsely chop. Add bacon to skillet and return to medium heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until brown and crisp, about 12 minutes. transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. In a large bowl combine half and half, milk, maple syrup, eggs, and a pinch of salt and whisk to combine. Dip sliced bread in batter then arrange bread along bottom of an 8- by 11-inch baking dish. Scatter pecans and chopped bacon over the bread, then dip remaining bread in the batter and arrange on top. Re-whisk batter then pour remaining batter over the bread and press down gently. Let stuffed French toast sit in the fridge for an hour, or up to overnight. When ready to bake preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and bake until top of French toast is cooked though and tops are browned, about 25 minutes. Slice and serve hot with maple syrup.


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WHOI Ranks No. 2 in Top Ten Places for Postdocs to Work
March 1, 2011
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is ranked second of the ten best places to work for postdoctoral researchers, according to a 2011 survey by the magazine The Scientist. The rankings included 76 US institutions.
In 2010, WHOI ranked ninth and has been in the top ten in past postdoc surveys by The Scientist, but this marks the first time the Institution has been rated in the top three. The Whitehead Institute (Cambridge, MA) ranked first; Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI, ranked third.
"WHOI is very pleased to have been recognized in this way," said WHOI Vice President and Dean Jim Yoder. "The Institution appreciates the important contributions our postdocs make to our research programs and to the intellectual atmosphere of our Institution. Thus, we try hard to make WHOI a nice place for postdocs to work."
The survey received 2,881 responses from non-tenured life scientists working in academia, non-profit research institutions, government, hospitals and other organizations. Respondents were asked to assess their working environment and experience according to 38 criteria in nine different areas. Criteria included access to books and journals needed for research, training, support of the principal investigator and laboratory colleagues, quality of the research facilities, and pride in their research. The results were collated and compiled to show rankings for the best US and international institutions.
"The postdoctoral years are extremely important in helping young scientists mature into competent lab leaders," says The Scientist's Associate Editor Jef Akst, who oversees the Best Places surveys. "Our survey provides information about both the strengths and the weaknesses of institutions in training PhDs for that transition — straight from the postdocs themselves."
This year's postdoc respondents said they value creative freedom and individualism when rating the working environment at their institutions. WHOI received high scores for the value of the postdoc experience and for training and mentorship.
"It's such an academically stimulating environment," said Amy Apprill a postdoc in the WHOI Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry department whose research focuses on how animal-microbial relationships adapt to globally changing marine environments. "Postdocs are treated as junior colleagues, so we're able to come in and start new projects."
"I really do have the opportunity to do whatever I find is interesting," added Kakani Katija, a postdoctoral scholar in the Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering department, who studies the propulsion mechanisms of marine organisms.
Postdoctoral fellows, who come to WHOI with fellowship support from external agencies, also work on their own projects, often in collaboration with multiple advisors in one or more departments. And while postdoctoral investigators, initially funded by grants obtained by faculty, tend to work more closely with their advisors, all postdocs are allowed to be the lead principal investigator on grant proposals.
Between 60 and 90 postdocs are in residence at WHOI at any one time. While postdoctoral scientists and engineers have been associated with WHOI since the Institution's founding in 1930, the current year-round program was formalized in 1960. Private donors have provided funding for the WHOI Postdoctoral Scholar program for decades, and federal grants and contracts awarded to the scientific and technical staff also provides support for postdocs. Some secure their own funding from other national and international sources.
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is a private, independent organization in Falmouth, Mass., dedicated to marine research, engineering, and higher education. Established in 1930 on a recommendation from the National Academy of Sciences, its primary mission is to understand the ocean and its interaction with the Earth as a whole, and to communicate a basic understanding of the ocean's role in the changing global environment.


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Founders Day 2013 - Irma Voigt Collection
A woman of vision and integrity
Archives of Irma Voigt, OHIO's first dean of women, reveal 20th century pioneer
By Kristyn Repke
The first day Irma Voigt arrived on campus in September 1913, she went to then-University President Alston Ellis and asked for instructions to begin her job. In her journal, Voigt wrote that Ellis responded that he did "not know what a Dean of Women [was] for, or why Ohio University had to have one" and he expected that Voigt did not "know what a Dean of Women's duties are any more than [he did], so the sooner [she] find out, the better."
Voigt's journals are just one part of the Irma E. Voigt Collection held in the Robert E. and Jean R. Mahn Center in Alden Library. The collection contains seven boxes filled with articles, photographs, personal writings, letters, records, and other mementos of Voigt's four-decade tenure at Ohio University, which began 100 years ago. These boxes serve as a snapshot of student life at Ohio University—and Voigt's influence on it—from her first day in 1913 through the early 1950s.
According to University Archivist and Records Manager Bill Kimok, the Voigt collection is one of the Mahn Center's most important collections regarding the history of Ohio University.
"It is obvious from the very first page of Voigt's description of arriving at Ohio University that she faced challenges in work and attitudes," he said. "But as one continues through the collection, it is striking what a difference she made in her 36 years of work at OU, not only in the individual lives of the women she worked with, but in changing the culture of college education administration from the male-dominated environment in which she had found it."
Voigt set up shop at a table in the hallway of Cutler Hall—Ellis did not think she needed an office—and immediately made her presence known on campus. As dean of women, her basic job requirements were to oversee women's dormitories, coordinate women's programming, and handle disciplinary problems. By the end of her tenure 36 years later, Voigt had done much more.
Voigt eventually established an office in Chubb Hall that became an open place for all students or staff. They came to her with their problems and asked for her advice on numerous situations. During the flu epidemic of 1917–18, Voigt even turned her office into a temporary hospital quarters and acted as a nurse to over 300 students who fell victim to the disease. She also invited students to her home for meetings and tea. Over 2,500 students and faculty visited her home each year in the last five years of her tenure.
Voigt's students and staff also enjoyed her closest companion at the University: her dog Lady, a shepherd and collie mix. Lady accompanied Voigt all over campus—even to meetings, church, and social events. The dog was also a dues-paying member of the Athens Methodist Church and the American Red Cross. In addition, Lady held the rank of private first class in Dogs for Defense, a canine training program that became popular during the First World War.
Irma Voigt was active in many local and national organizations. On campus, she was the chairman of the Campus Affairs Committee, advisor to the Student Council, formed the OHIO chapter of Mortar Board (called Cresset), and established the Red Cross Auxiliary, the first at an American university. She also developed the University's chapter of the YWCA and was a charter member of Kappa Delta Pi, a national educational honorary society. In the community, she was president of the Athens branch of the American Association of University Women and was a member of the Business and Professional Women's Club. Nationally, Voigt served as president of the National Association of Deans of Women from 1935 to 1937, and was a member of the National Education Association.
Her involvement in a vast number of organizations demonstrates Voigt's dedication to the causes she fought for and the issues she believed in. First and foremost, though, she was dedicated to her female students at Ohio University.
One of Voigt's major contributions to OHIO was the establishment of the Women's League, the first self-governed body on campus. It was founded to unite the female students and to develop "spirit, loyalty, and standards" both politically and socially. The Women's Union had a great deal of support on campus as it strived to dissolve the separate codes of conduct and rule differences for male and female students. The parallel organization, the Men's Union, was not established until nearly eight years later. The two unions later combined to form what is today's Student Senate.
Voigt was devoted to her female charges personally as well. She held "fireside chats" at her home, where the girls sat on the floor drinking tea; listening to Voigt read stories, prose, and poetry; and discussing women's issues and politics.
During her three decades as Dean of Women, Voigt received letters from hundreds of groups and individuals, including Theodore Roosevelt. Some of the other letters in her archived collection today include correspondence from Albert Einstein, Eleanor Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Jane Addams, and several Governors of Ohio. Many, like Einstein and Keller, asked Voigt to raise awareness and money for different causes such as atomic energy and the American Federation for the Blind. Eleanor Roosevelt and Voigt often wrote about visiting each other and what Voigt was doing to improve the lives of her students and women.
Voigt had to improve her own life as well. While fixing a flat tire on her big sedan in 1925, the car slipped from the jack and she tried to hold the car from slipping. Two weeks later, she discovered her sacroiliac had been dislocated and adhesions had developed; so she was on crutches for two years. Many of her colleagues believed that had she not made up her mind to walk again, she would have been on crutches for several more years. It was believed that her determination (along with painful medical treatments) aided her recovery.
Overcoming her injury allowed Voigt to once again participate in one of the main social events for students on campus—dances. The most popular was the Junior Prom, or J-Prom, put on by the junior class. Bands were brought in from all over the world to provide music, including Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman. The prom king and prom queen titles were so coveted that students hired campaign managers in their quest for selection.
The J-Prom was so popular that Voigt developed the idea for the Co-Ed Prom, put on by the female students of campus. The girls asked the boys for dates and a contest was held for the best handmade corsages that the girls made for the guys. The corsages were often made out of vegetables and were very elaborate. One major difference was that the ticket cost had to be affordable so everyone could attend, unlike the expensive tickets required for J-Prom. Voigt attended the majority of campus dances and was remembered as a wonderful dancer.
Voigt also organized other social traditions on campus, including the annual Skit Show performances that raised money for the student loan fund and the May Day celebration held on College Green. Many of these traditions continued even after Voigt's retirement on June 30, 1949.
Voigt remained in Athens and a part of the Ohio University community until her death on May 9, 1953. "If it is true that the passing of an individual means the passing of an era, then Dean Voigt's death means the end of a great era for Ohio University," said then-President John C. Baker. "She was not only a forceful leader but [also] a maker of tradition and a person who developed a large following. Wherever Dean Voigt is known, her influence has been felt."
Her legacy continued through the 1954 construction of a women's residence hall, which was named in her honor. Located on East Green at 34 College St., Voigt Hall is still decorated in Voigt's favorite colors of blue and maroon and is the only remaining women-only dormitory on campus. The residents pass Voigt's portrait overlooking the hall lobby whenever they come and go.
"Many residents still believe that it is impolite and possibly unlucky to pass Irma's portrait without giving some form of acknowledgement," Kimok said.
Only three other women held the title "dean of women" after Voigt before the position was eliminated in 1962. None of her successors held as much power as Voigt did or had such an impact. During her tenure, female enrollment nearly quadrupled, sororities opened their own individual houses, and women had more freedom from the classroom to the dance floor. She witnessed major changes to the University, including its expansion from two colleges to seven and the establishment of schools of journalism, home economics, music, speech, and dramatic arts. She saw the University through two world wars, an influenza pandemic, Prohibition, and the Great Depression. As a result, the Voigt Collection is a time capsule not only of life on the OHIO campus, but life for university students all over the country during a tumultuous period of history.


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Your doctor has requested photoplethysmography to determine if there is a problem with your circulation to your fingers or toes under certain conditions. The circulation to your fingers and toes will be measured before and after submersion in cold water.
At the Cedars-Sinai S. Mark Taper Foundation Imaging Center, we have a specialized team of physicians and technologists who are experts in ultrasound technology.
Why choose the S. Mark Taper Foundation Imaging Center for a vascular ultrasound?
Before Your Exam
There is no preparation for this exam and you may eat and drink. You may take your scheduled medications.
If your doctor gave you an order, please bring it with you.
Bring a magazine, book or music player to help you pass the time in case you have to wait.
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You will be lying on the exam table on your back with your hands at your sides. The technologist will apply a warm gel to your arms and a transducer or a small microphone will be used to examine your arteries.
You will hear the sound of moving blood during the exam. Do not be alarmed; it is harmless. The exam will take approximately 60 minutes.
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Your study will be read by a physician who will send the results to your doctor. Your doctor, who ordered the study, will explain the findings to you.
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So.. You Celibate?
I meet a lot of females that are celibate these days. I ask them why and the give me 1 of 2 reasons. A, they holding out until they get into a real relationship or B they doing it to be more spiritual. To get more in tuned with themselves because sex was a big distraction. Now the first reason, waiting on finding a partner I can understand and respect. Anything other then that reason is just silly to me. If you can't have sex because it distracts you from life then my friend you have a problem. If you just decide to not have sex I can respect that but don't make up a crazy ass reasons that make you look like you can't control the little man eater between your legs. I know that secretly some women don't have sex because they enjoy it way too much and want it more then they would like to admit. I don't want to offend the celibate females that read my rants because that's all they are. I know a female that said she was being celibate so she can be closer to God. If the guy dick was that good that it made you lose sight of God, maybe you should keep him around. I know if I had a girl who made me get out of touch with what I believe I am going to marry her. That's some powerful pussy. If sex distracts you from being you then what you gone do when you get married? Stop having sex for two months so you can regroup then pick it back up? Can a celibate female please tell me what's this all about. Please.


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Emergency Response will be only as useful as privacy laws allow
There are several free and "for fee" apps in the iPhone and Android app marketplaces that leverage the Open GeoSMS standard recently approved by the OGC. One of the apps' primary benefits is for people to send location-enabled texts to first responders in order to learn the best evacuation procedures during a crisis and/or to facilitate rescue. Without the automatic inclusion of location in the texts, first responders often have difficulty determining the location of the sender of the text, and how best to respond.


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Wait time: How you cut it matters
DRAWING BY DEBORAH DERR McCLINTOCK
Q. On a busy day out, would you rather be faced with a one-minute walk followed by a seven-minute wait, or a six-minute walk and then a two-minute wait? And yes, it mattersa lot. Just ask management at Houston International Airport. –G. Bush
A. The psychology of the wait is important in determining queuing structures for businesses, says Bart Holland in What Are the Chances? Unexplained or unanticipated waits obviously seem longer, as do boring waits, the reason TV screens are common at checkouts and why the Manhattan Savings Bank once provided live entertainment.
But one of the strangest time-speeders was at baggage-checkout at the Houston airport, where customer criticism had become prevalent and strident. Managers stepped up the number of handlers, but to no avail. The average elapsed time of eight minutes from leaving the plane to having baggage in hand was within industry standards, so why the barrage of complaints?
The solution, it turned out, lay in a Disney -world trick of long "crocodile lines" weaving in and out to keep everyone happily moving. Now busy-time flights were brought into gates far from the baggage-claim area, forcing a six-minute walk with only a two-minute wait at the carousel: Both 1 + 7 and 6 + 2 equal 8, but the second sequencing made all the difference! "Customer dissatisfaction disappeared."
Q. Why is it a waste of time for a baseball player to "cork" his bat, drilling an axial hole and stuffing it with cork, rubber balls, etc? –B. Ruth
A. The supposed trampoline effect of a corked bat won't help because the bat-ball collision lasts a bare .0006 second (.6 of a millisecond), not enough time for the extra elastic energy to reach the bat surface, which may take up to three milliseconds, says Yale physicist Robert Adair in The Physics of Baseball. In fact, the filler will just add weight at the bat's end, slowing the swing. Better to just hollow out the wood as lightener, though this too is an "illegal" modification.
This same advantage can be achieved by choking up an inch on the bat, or legally shortening it by about 3/4 inch, or lathing it to be .1 inch thinner in the barrel. "All of these produce a bat with almost exactly the same swinging weight and swinging length of the illegally drilled bat."
Q. If a huge scale were built into the surface of a road, would your car weigh more a) when speeding along? b) when parked? c) do you take us for fools– it's the same either way. P. Newman
A. No folly here– the answer is b). Certainly a plane weighs less as it nears takeoff, which would be evident if the same huge scale were built into the runway surface. Something similar happens to cars as the airflow over the aerodynamically contoured car-top is faster than across the bottom, causing lower pressure above, says Barry Parker in The Isaac Newton School of Driving. This results in a lifting force– as if the car were an airplane wing– not great at passenger car speeds, but significant for racing cars.
Lift coefficients depend on the shape and angle of the nose of the car and on the overall styling. The lift also varies with the square of the speed (velocity times velocity), so if racers didn't incorporate spoilers or negative lift devices such as inverted wings, the several hundred pounds of generated lift per vehicle would sacrifice traction and maneuverability and have cars flying off the track everywhichway.
Q. For guys, being tall certainly helps in romance and politics. How about in business? Can a price be put on those extra inches of height for males in the workplace? –M. Hingeley
A. It's not fair, it's not logical, but height prejudice so permeates society that you won't find many short male executives. By one study, 90 percent of male business executives top the 5-foot-9 average for all men. (It's more complex for tall women, who may trigger "I-feel-threatened" reactions among bosses and co-workers.)
In dollar terms, report the University of Pittsburgh's Irene Hanson Frieze and Josephine Olson, surveys show male graduates with an MBA earn an annual height bonus of roughly $1,000 per inch over 5'6"! That's an additional $12,000 for a guy 6'6"– not bad for just taking along an extra foot of body through the workday paces.
Q. Dieters, a common pitfall is to lose a few pounds, then feel like you hit a wall. What'd you really hit? –J. Craig
A. In many cases, you just ran smack into physics: Which would you rather have to push for 500 feet– a Yugo or a Buick? Your overweight body is a big Buick and moving it burns more fuel (calories). As you slim down, you ease yourself into a small car's driver's seat: Now you're burning fewer calories so you have to cut back more on your intake to keep losing your half a pound a week.
Remember, you don't have to overdo it. Just keep on doing it.
Send Strange questions to brothers Bill and Rich at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Hot Luxury Quality Bridal Set style Engagement Ring, center is Oval shape Diamond Report by GIA, H Color & VVS2 clarity, Made in 14k White Gold (1.25 ct. tw.)
SKU: D619479-22925 Total Carat Weight: 1.25 ct.
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oval diamond engagement ring report by gia, h color & vvs2 clarity, 14k white gold (1.25 ct. tw.)
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U Prong Diamond Engagement Ring Oval Semi Mount Bridal Set 14k White Gold 0.8Ct.
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- Weight5.30 gram approx.
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- Carat 0.80 Carat
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